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Exhibit 10.24
THIS NONCOMPETITION AGREEMENT (this Agreement) is entered into as of October 27, 2004 by and between U-STORE-IT TRUST, a Maryland real estate investment trust (the Company), and Todd C. Amsdell (the Executive).
WHEREAS, the Company and U-Store-It, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, of which the Company is the general partner (the Operating Partnership), are engaging in various related transactions pursuant to which, among other things, the Company will effect an initial public offering of its common shares and contribute the proceeds therefrom for units of partnership interest in the Operating Partnership (the U-Store-It IPO, and together with all related transactions, the U-Store-It IPO Transactions);
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company and the Executive are entering into an Employment Agreement dated as of the date hereof, pursuant to which, among other things, the Company has agreed to employ the Executive, and the Executive has agreed to be employed by the Company, in accordance with the terms thereof (the Employment Agreement); and
WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive agree that, as part of the U-Store-It IPO Transactions, the Executive will not engage in competition with the Company and will refrain from taking certain other actions pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof in an effort to protect the Companys legitimate business interests and goodwill and for other business purposes.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which hereby are acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Noncompetition. The Executive agrees with the Company that for the longer of (i) the three-year period beginning on the date of this Agreement or (ii) the period during which the Executive is employed by, or serving as an officer or trustee or director of, the Company, the Operating Partnership or any of their direct or indirect subsidiaries (collectively, the REIT), and for one year thereafter (the Restricted Period), the Executive will not, (a) directly or indirectly, engage in any business involving self-storage facility development, construction, acquisition or operation, whether such business is conducted by the Executive individually or as a principal, partner, member, stockholder, director, trustee, officer, employee or independent contractor of any Person (as defined below) or (b) own any interests in any self-storage facilities, in each case in the United States of America; provided, however, that this Section 1 shall not be deemed to prohibit the direct or indirect ownership by the Executive of up to five percent of the outstanding equity interests of any public company. For purposes of this Agreement, "Person means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, company, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association or other entity.
2. Nonsolicitation. The Executive agrees with the Company that for the longer of (i) the three-year period beginning on the date of this Agreement or (ii) the period during which the Executive is employed by, or serving as an officer or trustee or director of, the REIT, and for two years thereafter, such Executive will not (a) directly or indirectly solicit, induce or encourage any employee or independent contractor to terminate their employment with the REIT or to cease rendering services to the REIT, and the Executive shall not initiate discussions with any such Person for any such purpose or authorize or knowingly cooperate with the taking of any such actions by any other Person, or (b) hire (on behalf of the Executive or any other person or entity) any employee or independent contractor who has left the employment or other service of the REIT (or any predecessor thereof) within one year of the termination of such employees or independent contractors employment or other service with the REIT.
3. Reasonable and Necessary Restrictions. The Executive acknowledges that the restrictions, prohibitions and other provisions hereof, including, without limitation, the Restricted Period set forth in Section 2, are reasonable, fair and equitable in terms of duration, scope and geographic area, are necessary to protect the legitimate business interests of the REIT, and are a material inducement to the Company to enter into this Agreement and the Employment Agreement.
4. Specific Performance. The Executive acknowledges that the obligations undertaken by such Executive pursuant to this Agreement are unique and that the Company likely will have no adequate remedy at law if the Executive shall fail to perform any of such Executives obligations hereunder, and the Executive therefore confirms that the Companys right to specific performance of the terms of this Agreement is essential to protect the rights and interests of the Company. Accordingly, in addition to any other remedies that the Company may have at law or in equity, the Company shall have the right to have all obligations, covenants, agreements and other provisions of this Agreement specifically performed by the Executive, and the Company shall have the right to obtain preliminary and permanent injunctive relief to secure specific performance and to prevent a breach or contemplated breach of this Agreement by the Executive. Further, the Executive agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company from and against any reasonable costs
and expenses incurred by the Company as a result of any breach of this Agreement by such Executive, and in enforcing and preserving the Companys rights under this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Companys reasonable attorneys fees. The Executive hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Company shall not be required to post bond as a condition to obtaining or exercising such remedies, and the Executive hereby waives any such requirement or condition. If the Executive is the prevailing party in any action in which the Company seeks to enforce its rights under this Agreement, the Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Executive from and against any reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Executive as a result of such action, including, without limitation, the Executives reasonable attorneys fees.
5. Miscellaneous Provisions.
5.1 Assignment; Binding Effect. This Agreement may not be assigned by the Executive, but may be assigned by the Company to any successor to its business and will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon any such successor. Subject to the foregoing provisions restricting assignment, all covenants and agreements in this Agreement by or on behalf of any of the parties hereto shall bind and inure to the benefit of the respective successors, assigns, heirs, and personal representatives.
5.2 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Employment Agreement, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the matters set forth herein and supersedes and renders of no force and effect all prior oral or written agreements, commitments and understandings among the parties with respect to the matters set forth herein. This Section 5.2 shall not be used to limit or restrict the rights or remedies, whether express or implied, of any noncompetition or nonsolicitation policies of the REIT applicable to the Executive.
5.3 Amendment. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, no amendment, modification or discharge of this Agreement shall be valid or binding unless set forth in writing and duly executed by each of the parties hereto.
5.4 Waivers. No waiver by a party hereto shall be effective unless made in a written instrument duly executed by the party against whom such waiver is sought to be enforced, and only to the extent set forth in such instrument. Neither the waiver by either of the parties hereto of a breach or a default under any of the provisions of this Agreement, nor the failure of either of the parties, on one or more occasions, to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement or to exercise any right or privilege hereunder shall thereafter be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach or default of a similar nature, or as a waiver of any such provisions, rights or privileges hereunder.
5.5 Severability. If fulfillment of any provision of this Agreement, at the time such fulfillment shall be due, shall transcend the limit of validity prescribed by law, then the obligation to be fulfilled shall be reduced to the limit of such validity; and if any clause or provision contained in this Agreement operates or would operate to invalidate this Agreement, in whole or in part, then such clause or provision only shall be held ineffective, as though not herein contained, and the remainder of this Agreement shall remain operative and in full force and effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the restrictions against engaging in competitive activity contained in this Agreement
shall be determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable by reason of their extending for too great a period of time or over too great a geographical area or by reason of their being too extensive or unreasonable in any other respect, the Agreement shall be interpreted to extend only over the maximum period of time for which it may be enforceable and over the maximum geographical area as to which it may be enforceable and to the maximum extent in all other respects as to which it may be enforceable, all as determined by such court in such action and the court may limit the application of any other provision or covenant, or modify any such term, provision or covenant and proceed to enforce this Agreement as so limited or modified. To the extent necessary, the parties shall revise the Agreement and enter into an appropriate amendment to the extent necessary to implement any of the foregoing.
5.6 Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement, the rights and obligations of the parties hereto, and any claims or disputes relating thereto, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio, but not including the choice-of-law rules thereof.
5.7 Headings. Section and subsection headings contained in this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only, shall not be deemed to be a part of this Agreement for any purpose, and shall not in any way define or affect the meaning, construction or scope of any of the provisions hereof.
5.8 Executives Acknowledgement. The Executive acknowledges (i) that he has had the opportunity to consult with independent counsel of his own choice concerning this Agreement, and (ii) that he has read and understands this Agreement, is fully aware of its legal effect, and has entered into it freely based on his own judgment.
5.9 Notices. All notices, requests, demands, and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been delivered (i) when physically received by personal delivery (which shall include the confirmed receipt of a telecopied facsimile transmission), or (ii) three business days after being deposited in the United States certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid or (iii) one business day after being deposited with a nationally known commercial courier service providing next day delivery service (such as Federal Express), to the following addresses:
|if to the Executive, to the address set forth in the records of the Company; and
|if to the Company,
|U-Store-It Trust
6745 Engle Road
Suite 300
Middleburg Heights, OH 44130
Attn: Steven G. Osgood
Telecopy No.: (440) 234-8776
5.10 Execution in Counterparts. To facilitate execution, this Agreement may be executed in as many counterparts as may be required. It shall not be necessary that the signature of or on behalf of each party appears on each counterpart, but it shall be sufficient that the signature of or on behalf of each party appears on one or more of the counterparts. All counterparts shall collectively constitute a single agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed and delivered this Agreement, or caused this Agreement to be duly executed on its behalf, as of the date first set forth above.
|/s/ Todd C. Amsdell
|Todd C. Amsdell
|/s/ Steven G. Osgood
|Steven G. Osgood


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Getting Soft in Prison
As anyone who knows me can tell you, I have an irrational fear of going to prison. I'm pretty sure it started in college when I went to see Midnight Express. Two things I remember from College: the Mexican casserole the cafeteria served on Wednesdays, (7 layers with REAL tortillas,) and Brad Davis wasting away in a Turkish prison after getting beaten for stealing a gnarly blanket. Just thinking about it can cause my IBS to flare up.
So, I feel for Teresa Giudice, as she begins her 15 month prison term, leaving her four daughters and piece of crap husband to fend for themselves, in their mansion, that by the way, is for sale if anyone is interested in purchasing a home that is over 10,000 square feet, with an onyx kitchen sink and marble stairways. I believe for the right price they will throw in their meat slicer and panini sandwich maker. I would definitely write that into the offer—never hurts to ask.
Anyway, being the Real Housewives of Everywhere junkie that I am, I have been reading up on her final days at home and her entrance into prison life which began this week, and really I am actually starting to feel better about this whole prison thing. Frankly, it doesn't sound that bad.
Guess what! You also get to have snacks, and I don't mean raisins and a juice box. You can choose from Dove Bars, Hummus, Oreos and what's this? Cilantro Cubes? What the hell is that? They don't even have those at Fresh Market! Only a woman's prison carries these epicurean delicacies. Keep in mind this is above and beyond the three squares you get each day. This really puts a whole new spin on the prison thing for me. It's enough to keep me from sharting next time I get pulled over for rolling through a stop sign.
Since Teresa has written several cook books, she has requested that her work detail be in the kitchen. I mean, I like to make an occasional chili in the crock pot, but I don't know that I want to work in a kitchen for 15 months. Maybe I could be in charge of the media room, you know keeping the Tivo programmed and the Pandora on the right stations. I became an expert on handing out bottled waters when I worked at the spa, not to mention my deft ability at folding the fitted sheet now, so I will be totally marketable in prison. Finally, a place where my talents will be appreciated.
So here's how I picture my typical day in prison. I wake up where I will immediately be served a carb laden breakfast. From there I will head to my work detail, where me and the girls will dish about that weird girl in cellblock 2. Around 10:30 or so, I will go to the commissary and get my snack, maybe a sleeve of Oreos, or a wild berry yogurt. Back to work until lunch when I WILL BE SERVED a satisfying meal. After lunch I will get some exercise, or maybe do some yoga in the yard, and then hit the commissary again for a light snack, I think Hummus, as dinner is just a few hours away.
After dinner, I will hit the media room with the gals, where we will all sit around watching The Bachelor and eating our Dove bars. Then just when I feel myself beginning to tire, it's lights out!
You know what? It sounds just like home, except I don't have to cook and the toilet paper is better.
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By Roger Cox, Editor
When the Mauna Lani Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows opened, it thoroughly revised the very definition of a great Hawaiian resort. Instead of the usual lobby, it has a soaring atrium with walls of windows on the Hawaiian coastalscape to the north and south. Shallow ponds filled with tropical fish began outdoors near the swimming pool and extended into the atrium, passing through an indoor garden of swaybacked palms, flowering shrubs, and plashing waterfalls, before continuing out the other side.
Guests eager for tennis hop a free shuttle or takea five-minute walk to the six-court Mauna Lani Racquet and Sports Club adjacent to the Mauna Lani Spa. Andy Klug, who had previously been a fixture at the Kona Village Resort until its destruction in 2011, directs the programs, joining a staff of pros to handle the varied adult and junior clinics, Cardio tennis workouts, provide private lessons, and run summer junior day camps. The staff works to match hotel guests and the general public (you don't have to be staying there to play there) with local homeowners, community members, and their own stable of preferred fill-ins. The stroke-of-the-day clinic draws four to six players. The courts, now painted in U.S. Open blue, are well spaced with oleander hedges serving as windbreaks and trellised patios providing courtside shade.
If you are a hotel guest, the well-equipped fitness center overlooking the sunken clubhouse court is accessible to you without charge. And the other reason to come is the Mauna Lani Spa, an eco-conscious retreat with thatched-roof hales (little huts) for massages, outdoor lava-rock saunas, and a Watsu pool, among other amenities.
Pro Shop: 808-881-7071
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Beach. The portion of the beach directly in front of the hotel is man-made, however a much better stretch of sand on Makaiwa Bay begins just to the south, a short walk beyond the outdoor swimming pool and historic fish ponds.
Golf Courses. The resort has the 36-hole Francis I'i Brown Golf Course, a spectacular course carved out of a black-lava flow and extending from the coast inland.
If you like the sound of the Mauna Lani, check out the other resorts along this part of the Kona Coast (see Southwest & Hawaii Map) or the following resorts:
Lodging consists of rooms in an eight-story tower, bungalows (complete with valet service), and 1-to-3-bedroom villas.
Visit the website for current rates
Seasons. Year-round.
General Tourist Information. For information about the resorts along this corridor, visit the Kohala Coast Resort Association website or the Big Island Visitors Bureau website or contact them at 68-1330 Mauna Lani Dr., Ste. 109B, Kohala Coast, HI 96743. Phone: 800-648-2441. Or for information about Hawaii as a whole, visit the Hawaii Visitors Bureau website or contact them at 2270 Kalakaua Ave., Suite 801, Honolulu, HI 96815. Phone: 800-464-2924.


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We've featured Enpass before here on CrackBerry as it's my password keeper or choice. Why I use this app comes down to three reasons. First up is its ability to sync with Dropbox, Box and OneDrive - meaning you're never going to lose your passwords. Secondly is the fact that there is a desktop version too so you don't have to use your BlackBerry to find or enter passwords. Last but not least - I just love the whole user experience and UI. It looks good and feels safe.
The app has this week received an update bringing the following changes:
Sync error with Box fixed
UI fixes for 10.3
New languages - Hebrew,Czech, Greek, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Dutch, Polish, Thai, Turkish and Vietnamese
Enpass is free to download and is available for all BlackBerry 10 smartphones. What are you waiting for? Give it a try.


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The best way to learn about the long and fascinating history of our beautiful church is to serve a stint as a docent! Each Saturday from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, and the second Sunday of the month from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM, from September through mid-June a pair from our crew of docents proudly shows off our historic landmark to visitors from all over the world. All church members and friends are invited to join this dedicated crew for duty once each month. Each new docent is paired with an experienced docent, and all training and materials you will need are provided. Contact Tom Hartry at 843-225-1439 for additional information about volunteering for this valuable and fun service.
For more about our historic building, visit Landmark Buildings & Grounds, and the History pages.


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It's only Tuesday and I have already finished 3 hats!
The e-book is selling well! Thank you to all who have purchased a copy of "Chemo Caps to Share" - you can purchase it by using the link to the left or on Ravelry, Etsy or Craftsy.
This first hat is a redo of a pattern I came up with a couple of weeks ago...........I wasn't sure of something in my notes, so I knit it again. This pattern will be part of the fundraiser ebook out in the Fall.
|The S-ential Hat
Then I had to try this pattern.......first time I knit it flat. I don't recommend that at all! It's a great pattern and I have visions of washcloths that will be adorable, but it's awful to seam.
So, I tried again and knit it in the round...using different colors. Much easier to finish and just as cute. I will post the pattern in a separate post as soon as it gets a name!
The heat isn't letting up this year. It's brutally hot here, but I'm thinking of all the treatment centers that will be calling for hats in September, so I'm knitting away. Join us if you can!
Remember, all are welcome to join us in some way - we love to see new people and are grateful when more people hear about us. So, spread the word! And, as always, if you or anyone you know is in need of chemo caps, please feel free to contact me directly at firstname.lastname@example.com and I will be happy to ship some out. If there is a chemo center that is near and dear to your heart and you think they could use some hats, let me know and I will ship a box off to them. This is what we do!!
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Kozy Kovers for Kids


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Attorney and background check expert Lester Rosen, Founder and CEO of Employment Screening Resources (ESR), will present two sessions at the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) 2012 Annual Conference and Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia. Rosen will present 'International Background Checks: Global Due Diligence and Legal Compliance' on Monday, June 25, 2012 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. Eastern and 'The Top 10 Trends for Background Checks in 2012 – What Every Employer Needs to Know' on Tuesday, June 26, 2012 from 2:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern. For more information about the sessions, visit http://annual.shrm.org/sessionplanner/session/1537 and http://annual.shrm.org/sessionplanner/session/1531.
"Employment is no longer restricted by international borders, and due diligence now requires an understanding of international background checks," says Rosen, author of 'The Safe Hiring Manual,' a comprehensive guide to employment screening. "With the mobility of workers across international borders it is no longer adequate to conduct these checks just in the U.S."
- Rosen's first session – 'International Background Checks: Global Due Diligence and Legal Compliance' – is worth 1.25 International Recertification Credits and will introduce participants to international background checks, including the legal, practical, and cultural challenges faced when obtaining information outside of the country. Topics covered include the ins and outs of international criminal records, terrorist databases, and whether background checks are needed on applicants with a visa.
- Rosen's second session – 'The Top 10 Trends for Background Checks in 2012 – What Every Employer Needs to Know' – is worth 1.25 General Recertification Credits and will review the top 10 background check trends for 2012, including the use of social networking sites, the EEOC approach to the use of criminal records and credit reports, international screening, resume fraud, dealing with temporary workers, privacy and off shoring of personal data, and tools to protect against workplace violence.
"Many employee problems are caused by problem employees," says Rosen, a frequent speaker on safe hiring issues as part of the 'ESR Speaks' training program. "This session will help you avoid bad hires in the first place by keeping current on trends, best practices, and legal developments affecting background checks and due diligence in your hiring programs."
Rosen founded Employment Screening Resources (ESR) in 1997 and the company is accredited by the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS®). He was also the chairperson of the steering committee that founded the NAPBS, a non-profit trade group for the background screening industry, and served as the first co-chairman.
The SHRM 2012 Annual Conference & Exposition takes place June 24 to 27, 2012 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information, visit http://annual.shrm.org/. For more information about SHRM, the world's largest association devoted to human resource management representing more than 250,000 members in over 140 countries, visit http://www.shrm.org/.
To learn more about background checks, visit Employment Screening Resources (ESR) – 'The Background Check AuthoritySM' – at http://www.esrcheck.com/, call 415.898.0044, or email email@example.com.
About Employment Screening Resources (ESR):
Employment Screening Resources (ESR) – 'The Background Check AuthoritySM'– provides accurate and actionable information, empowering employers to make informed safe hiring decisions for the benefit for our clients, their employees, and the public. ESR literally wrote the book on background screening with "The Safe Hiring Manual" by Founder and CEO Lester Rosen. ESR is accredited by The National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS), a distinction held by a small percentage of screening firms. By choosing an accredited screening firm like ESR, employers know they have selected an agency that meets the highest industry standards. For more information about Employment Screening Resources (ESR), visit http://www.esrcheck.com/, call 415.898.0044 or 888.999.4474 (Toll Free), or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
About ESR News:
The Employment Screening Resources (ESR) News blog – ESR News – provides employment screening information for employers, recruiters, and jobseekers on a variety of topics including credit reports, criminal records, data privacy, discrimination, E-Verify, jobs reports, legal updates, negligent hiring, workplace violence, and use of search engines and social network sites for background checks. For more information about ESR News or to send comments or questions, please email ESR News Editor Thomas Ahearn at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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To make beaded jewelry, practice the basics on a pair of chandelier earrings by stringing pearls onto a wire, wrapping the top loop and attaching the loop to an O-ring. Secure the bead strings to chandelier findings, and attach the chandeliers to earring posts.
- String pearls
String pearls onto a ball head pin, adding as many as you want on the finished product. Leave enough room to wrap the loop. Make enough of the stringed pearls to fill your chandelier findings.
- Wrap the loop
Use needle-nose pliers to bend the wire at a 90-degree angle just above the top bead. Push the wire over the top barrel of the pliers. Roll the pliers to complete the loop. Take hold of the wire end with another set of pliers, and wrap it between the loop and the bead three times. Trim the excess wire.
- Attach the wrapped loop
Use the pliers to open an O-ring slightly. Slip the ring onto the loop. Hook the open O-ring onto a jump ring on the chandelier finding, and close the loop to secure. Repeat this step for all the bead strings.
- Attach the chandelier to the post
Use the pliers to slightly open the top jump ring on the chandelier findings. Hook the ring through the jump ring on the post, and close the chandelier ring. Repeat for the other earring.


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Observation in a recovery room for up to 4 hours, possibly followed by small amounts of abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding for 24 hours, are typical recovery stages after a hysteroscopy procedure, according to WebMD. Some women remain in the hospital, while others return home the same day.
Over-the-counter pain relievers are normally sufficient for treating any mild pain experienced in the first day after a hysteroscopy, explains WebMD. Unusual symptoms that require immediate consultation with a doctor include a fever, severe abdominal pain or cramping, heavy vaginal bleeding, difficulty breathing, and vomiting. A hysteroscope is a thin diagnostic tool, with a light and camera attached, that is inserted into the vagina and gently guided through the cervix to allow a doctor to examine the lining of a woman's uterus, states WebMD. The doctor often views the images on a video screen.
A hysteroscopy procedure is used to diagnose the causes of infertility or to determine the presence of fibroids or cancer. A doctor passes tools through the hysteroscope to stop uterine bleeding in a procedure called an endometrial ablation. The procedure may also be used to remove polyps, fibroids or a misplaced intrauterine device. In cases of blocked fallopian tubes, special tools are passed through the hysteroscope to re-open the tubes.


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We're giving away two life-saving JOJOCASEs! You've probably already seen Supermat's video, in which he shows us what these things are good for, and that they can prevent your screen looking like a spider web! So join our contest!
Our contest runs from August 10, 2016 to August 17, 2016, exactly one week!
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You are eligible to enter if you live in Europe - Our General Terms and Conditions apply
You can win one of two JOJOCASEs of Supermats video. We're giving away one JOJOCASE for an iPhone 6/6s and one JOJOCASE for a Samsung S7/S7 EDGE.
Winners are chosen by random. So it is not our decision who wins the cases. It is completely random.
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Rihanna Releases First 'ANTI' Single "Work"
The track, from Rihanna's highly anticipated and long-awaited new album, finds her reteaming with frequent collaborator/ex Drake.
Rihanna announced "the wait is ova" back in 2009, but that applies equally today — finally, a new Rihanna song from the long-awaited ANTI is here! Even better, it features none other than Drake.
"Work," available exclusively online via Tidal but being serviced to radio this morning, finds Rihanna reteaming with frequent collaborator/ex Drake, but that's the only predictable thing about this song — while it's hardly a 180-degree turn for Rih, its minimal production subverts expectations of what you'd expect a major pop star to release when they're gearing up to drop their long-delayed new album.
Speaking of which, as Billboard reported yesterday, ANTI should be upon us very soon — as in, quite possibly tomorrow, according to sources. Get ready and get excited that the wait finally is ova.
FIRST SINGLE #WORK ft. @Drake from #ANTI is here!! Listen up --> https://t.co/CYqrvPRahc pic.twitter.com/0WvHi4x3Ut
— Rihanna (@rihanna) January 27, 2016
This article first appeared on billboard.com


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TOLEDO, OH (WTOL) - One woman is in the hospital, another is facing charges, after a fight Saturday night.
Toledo police say a woman was stabbed in the abdomen by another woman Saturday around 8 PM.
The women were arguing on the 900 block of Bricker Avenue in North Toledo, when one of the women pulled out a knife.
The victim's injuries are not expected to be life threatening.
We're working to learn the name of the woman accused in the stabbing.
Stay with WTOL for an update.
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Marvin was working on a film he wrote and in which he had a small part when he died. It is called, "Lookin' Up". The film was finished under the careful direction of Johnny Crear. The movie stars Steve Guttenberg of "Ballers" fame and a lot of other work..
The Kaplan-Loring Foundation is sponsoring a week of showing the movie. If you are a fan of Marvin's work and want to see
him in his last role (of course he quite funny and charming), we hope you can join us:
DATES: May 11-17, 2018
WHERE: Laemmle NoHo Theatre
5240 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91601
TIMES: 7:30 PM Nightly
2:00 PM Matinee Saturday, May 12; Sunday, May 13
TICKETS: $5.at the door
Live! In person! Steve Guttenberg at the finale of the run. Q & A to follow. May 17 at the Laemmle Theatre 7:30 PM
If you loved Marvin and his work, we hope you will join us to watch this last piece of his work. Come often and bring your friends.
Discovered by Katharine Hepburn, Marvin Kaplan launched his film career in Adam's Rib. An accomplished actor and prolific writer and producer, Marvin is actively engaged in theater and film.
Don't miss this "gray comedy" film, written and produced by Marvin Kaplan. An award-winning, full-length film, Slick will keep you laughing … and keep you guessing!
If so, you're in good company. Marvin Kaplan created the Kaplan-Loring Foundation to support comedians, songwriters, composers, lyricists, and more.
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A question-and-answer session with co-producer Greg Jacobs will follow the screening.
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Pocket-Lint: An Android tablet that runs on Ice Cream Sandwich for just £179.99 has been unveiled. Too good to be true? Well yes and no, in that the Disgo 9104 fits both criteria, but not without cutting some corners along the way.
The Disgo 9104 tablet is not Google certified, meaning owners of the Ice Cream Sandwich device won't be able to download apps from Google Play. That's not to say the Disgo 9104 doesn't have its own supply of applications.


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The Aryan Way: Episode III
A Call To Boers: Rise and Defend Yourselves… PLEASE!
William de Hewitt sits down and talks to his fellow White South African Aryans about the dire situation we find ourselves in.
He expands on his article A Call To Boers: Rise and Defend Yourselves.
Opening Song: Joy Division "Wilderness"
Closing Song: Mission of Burma "That's When I Reach For My Revolver"


text: Fans of the new adventure fantasy "Clash of the Titans" can also look to the Museum of Modern Art, where a lively exhibition is featuring the work of ray Harryhausen. He's the stop-motion wizard whose special effects have enlivened fantastic films since "Mighty Joe Young" in 1949. On view at the museum are models, sketches, and drawings from movies (realized and unrealized) throughout his career. It's an entertaining show, supplemented with screenings of various Harryhausen classics. His work is more personal, and looks much more old-fashioned, than the computerized visual effects of the "2001" and "Star Wars" generation. For a while, a few years ago, it looked like time and Hollywood had passed him by. But his latest epic shows that he's still in there pitching, and the museum exhibition is a timely reminder of the riches he has brought to the movies for more than three decades. He is a genuine artist, after his own unusual fashion.


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Herrera decodes a flower at NY Fashion Week
NEW YORK (AP) — It's not easy being Carolina Herrera after 34 years in fashion.
Coming up with something fresh every season while remaining loyal to her house had her turning to digital prints and foam geometric embellishments in colors fit for spring — reds in deep shades and bright neon, soft yellow and neutrals in a light mushroom tan — as she introduced her spring 2015 collection at New York Fashion Week on Monday.
"Fashion is all about newness. You come out with something new that you have to offer women who come to buy that are always asking what is new now. So you have to be able to show something new but in the same style of the house," Herrera explained in a backstage interview Monday before her runway show.
This season, she endeavored to decode flowers in different ways. She pixelated a large red one with leaves in foam pieces sewn to the long full gown of one of her final looks, pairing it with a stiff bright white bodice.
Elsewhere, she used splashes of beading. One in deep red covered the front of a loose skirt above the knee with more of the same beading at the collar of a matching, boxy shortsleeved top.
The technical fabrics allowed her to mold some collars high off the neck, including a sporty knit open jacket in neon orange paired with a roomy white jersey top and loose trousers.
Layers of chiffon overlaid at the shoulders and through some gowns might be problematic for some on a windy day. So might some of her open-backed tops in canvas and other fabrics.
Herrera called her mix of neutral color combinations and graphic floral prints "in a way very seductive and feminine."
Associated Press writer Bonnie Ghosh contributed to this report.
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A practised real tennis player, Kate Leeming fell in love with long-distance cycling while travelling through Europe. However, in more recent years she's been employing her cycling abilities to raise funds and awareness for the underprivileged, culminating in her current campaign – Breaking the Cycle: South Pole.
Leeming, who was previously featured in Wild issue 149, has pledged to involve every continent as part of her education initiative in the lead up to, and after, completing a gruelling traverse of Antarctica. The expedition is also supported by a foundation of the same name, which raises funds for community development projects and awareness of poverty-related issues.
While The Breaking the Cycle Foundation is still in development, Leeming hopes it shall be up and running by the end of this year, in time for the Antarctic expedition.
Now on the final leg of the journey before heading to Antarctica, Leeming recently completed a trial in Greenland. Wild caught up with Leeming soon after the completion of her Greenland expedition, and the following is a transcript of her responses to our questions.
How did the Greenland expedition go?
I flew to Constable Point in between Jameson Land and Liverpool Land in Northeast Greenland to make what we understand to be the first bicycle expedition through this region. The main purpose of the journey was to prepare for my Breaking the Cycle South Pole expedition, planned for the end of the year.
Travelling with me was renowned Swiss filmmaker, Claudio von Planta, who came to film the expedition for a stand alone documentary, an episode for the Breaking the Cycle: South Pole series and to produce short teaser videos to garner support for the project as a whole. This trip was as much a test for Claudio to film in this extreme environment and test new equipment as it was for me to cycle. Logistical support was provided by Paul Walker and his Tangent Expeditions team. We learned much from our guides, Phil, Darren and Peter who accompanied us on snowmobiles for the various stages.
I was expecting to face temperatures of between -5oC and -20oC, however Spring arrived early and conditions were unseasonably warm. Instead I had to wait for eight days before I could start the expedition due to forecast blizzard conditions, typical when temperatures are around 0C (give or take). As a result, I did not have an opportunity to make the extended physical test I had hoped for and conditions were generally softer than I will expect to find in Antarctica, and as the melt began, very slushy much of the time.
The seven days I spent out on the modified route were very testing and I believe have provided valuable experience for Antarctica. In that time I was exposed to a range of conditions, setting off into the teeth of a howling Arctic gale. The blizzard brought fresh snow that inland was unrideable, even for my all-wheel drive bike for much of the third day and I pushed most of the 24 kilometres up Klitdal and into Jameson Land.
Into the fourth day and conditions improved dramatically – the sun shone, the wind died down and I was treated to sweeping vistas as I pedaled for 50 kilometres, the length of spectacular Hurry Fjord which separates the volcanic peaks of Liverpool Land from the sedimentary geology of Jameson Land. In the distance, the high mountains on the south side of Scoresby Sund, the world's largest Fjord formed a stunning backdrop. I really found my rhythm riding down Hurry Fjord and after the trials of the first three days, I started to feel fitter and stronger.
I turned away from Hurry Fjord, off the sea ice and over some hilly terrain towards Ittoqqortoormitt, Greenland's most northerly habitable town. It was suggested that I would not be able to cycle most of this because of the steep climbs and soft snow, but the snowmobile track was compacted just enough for my tyres to grip the surface, and although heavy going, I pedalled the whole way. Dropping back down to sea level once more, the snow surfaces became extremely slushy, and as the path tracked along the lower slopes of the hills, the angle and soft deep snow meant I was constantly fighting to stay upright and to stop sliding sideways down the slope. Without my AWD bike, this surface would have been impossible to ride.
After spending a day around Ittoqqortoormitt, I headed for the final destination, Kap Tobin, the most southerly point of Liverpool Land. It was just a short 10-kilometre ride over the sea ice and back on land to the settlement. Pedalling all the way to the most southerly isthmus was like cycling to the end of the world… the end of my journey anyway.
It was one of the most spectacular places I have ever been to. Around the cape, the turbulent ocean currents were constantly shifting the icebergs and ice debris; swirling eddies causing ice blocks to collide or scrape past one another. Occasionally a chunk would sheer off and flip over to reveal its aquamarine underbelly. Although the seascape was constantly in motion, the atmosphere was tranquil and the icy waters perfectly clear.
Apart from a few minor issues, the brand new Christini all-wheel drive polar bike (mark II) held up beautifully. It really came into its own on rough surfaces such as sastruggi where the front wheel drive grips and helps me climb over the lumps and bumps. The AWD system makes it possible to ride on more difficult surfaces than a regular fatbike.
I was impressed with most of my component selection, in particular, the wheels. The Vee Tire Company's Snowshoe XL tyres are made of a new silica compound that sheds snow. The combination of the tubeless tyres and HED carbon BFD rims made for very light, strong wheels, an advantage in the soft conditions. My 45NRTH Wolfgar boots (the best extreme cold cycling boot, good for -31C) were a success. The cleats often iced up in the warmer than expected conditions, but I think this will be less of an issue in the drier, colder Antarctic conditions. Being attached to the pedals meant that I could focus on the upstroke and have a more even pedalling action rather than bouncing deeper into the snow when I only push down. Revelate's Expedition Pogies (handlebar mitts) and Mountain Feeder bags were invaluable.
Were there any specific lessons learned that will help when it comes to Antarctica?
One of the biggest issues I have is with controlling the perspiration. In the relatively warm conditions, I just used a base layer and outer shell, custom designed by Mont Australia. Even opening the various vents, it was never long before I became saturated and so any time I stopped, I would very quickly get cold. My down jacket was never far away. Skiers are more easily able to control this problem by simply slowing down, but on a bike, my effort tends to be all-or-nothing. If I stop pedaling, I stop all together. The removable liners of my 45NRTH Wolfgar boots also got damp pretty quickly. I believe that wearing vapour barrier socks may be the answer in this case. Conditions will be colder in Antarctica, but I need to improve this aspect.
I've learned that I the need to get my body used to consuming the kind of diet that I will need in Antarctica before I start (high fat and protein, regular carbohydrates). It took me a few days to get the calorie intake right. Constant hydration is also paramount. I found myself thirsty most of the time because I was losing so much fluid through perspiration and breathing. Once I started to load up with water and weak hydration drinks before I started for the day, it really made a difference.
I can be confident that my body is capable of responding to the extreme workload. I hadn't done a serious expedition workload for three years, just general training. This expedition was about testing my 'match fitness' Fortunately I have built a high based level of fitness over the years and was really pleased that, after a three days of struggle, my body responded very well, my permanently damaged knee held up and I started to feel really strong.
How's your gear holding up? What products other than your bike are your most important and why?
- Julbo Aerospace goggles – These are a revelation. The lens clicks out to separate from the frame to allow airflow, so my goggles did not fog even when I was working so hard.
- Revelate's Expedition pogies – these are undoubtedly the business for keeping hands warm in extreme conditions – like putting your hands into a kangaroo's pouch!
- Mont Hydronaut outer shell and down jacket – with a few more tweaks in the design of the vents, my Mont custom made outer shell should be perfect to keep out the wind chill.
- Hilleberg Keron 3GT tent – withstood a week of blizzard conditions with ease before we even started. The tent is incredibly spacious with generous vestibules at either end, and we found it really fast and easy to pitch.
What's in the rest of your training and prep schedule between now and the final expedition?
This Greenland training expedition has reconnected me with the reality of how tough this Antarctic bicycle crossing will be. It is helping me to fine-tune my preparation physically and with all the key equipment and systems.
My training while in Melbourne needs to include more time on the bike, long, steady resistance and hills, some sand work and trips to Mount Buller/Mount Stirling in the winter for some more work in the snow (even though the conditions will be different to Antarctica. I need to continue my work in the gym focusing on core strength and interval training.
I have two trips planned for altitude training in the Indian Himalaya, in June I am leading a journey along the Manali Road for World Expeditions and if I can find the funding for Antarctica, I will return to do a more intensive journey in September.


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Jazz is timeless. Jazz is borderless. However, there are movements within Jazz that can certainly be categorised, and not just historically, but in the here and now. One of these we feel is Modern British Jazz, and these are our ten favourite albums from this incredibly innovative genre.
The words 'modern', 'British' and Jazz' may not seem to naturally go together very well. However, Modern British Jazz is a hotbed of creativity and innovation, and perhaps most importantly is responsible for some of the most excitingly beautiful music to come out of the UK in recent memory. And, as an added bonus, much of it is very well recorded, well produced and available on vinyl and/or high-resolution download.
It definitely has a feel of a 'movement' as well, and there's a fair degree of crossover between the acts, and while there may not be a massive popular local appeal, the number of Mercury Music nods and global festival appearances attests to the quality on offer here.
Many of the acts may appear traditional – there's a number of 'piano trios' in this list – but with the obvious love of modern classical, experimental, dance, dub, rock and ambient on display in this collection, we can pretty much guarantee there will be something here that will find a regular slot on your playlist.
Basically, just enjoy…
Portico Quartet – Ruins
Portico Quartet are a group that we know very well at Bowers & Wilkins, having released two of their excellent albums via Society of Sound. In many ways Portico Quartet encapsulate our idea of Modern British Jazz, crossing over as they do from the more traditional jazz forms into electronic, ambient and "World' music. The trance-like nature of much of their music is a thing of beauty.
GoGo Penguin – Man Made Object
We could have opted for GoGo Penguin's Mercury-nominated and rather excellent V2.0, but then this year's Man Made Object came along on Bluenote and blew us away all over again. The wonderful shuffling beats and wide open landscapes of this new album just keep on bringing us back time and time again. And it sounds especially good on our vinyl copy.
Polar Bear – Peepers
Polar Bear are an experimental jazz outfit featuring the highly-talented Seb Roachard – who appears elsewhere on this list and also played on and produced MC Bee's debut offering for Society of Sound Cash Is King. Twice nominated for the Mercury Prize as well as BBC Jazz Awards, Polar Bear refuse to stand still. They constantly change their approach, although everything they have so far released has been notable for being refreshingly innovative and eminently listenable. This album just about pushes out their other offerings as our favourite.
Matthew Halsall – On the Go
Halsall's On the Go is one of the more traditional sounding albums here, not least because of the timeless quality of his trumpet playing. However, while he is certainly inspired by jazz greats of the past, this album is very much in the here and now. Beautifully eloquent, and very well recorded, it makes for a great introduction to a blossoming discography.
Troyka – Orithophobia
Orithophobia is the three-handed Troyka's third album, and it sees jazz, rock and electronica collide in an innovative, completely absorbing manner. Yes, it's an incredibly intense listen – after dinner jazz this is not! – but it soon draws you in and leaves you with little desire to escape. Purchasing the HD download version is strongly advised.
Acoustic Ladyland – Living with a Tiger
Acoustic Ladyland started out almost as a tongue in cheek side project for two members of Polar Bear, with an album of jazz inspired Jimi Hendrix covers. However, by the time Living with a Tiger was released they had put that well behind them, and the band – and this album – stand out in their own right. At times fast and furious, this collection is considarably more punky than many of the offerings here.
Get The Blessing – Bugs in Amber
This is jazz meets rock at its finest! Then jazz meets north African. Then jazz meets… well, lots of things really. The BBC Jazz Award-winning Bristol four-piece deliver a seamless collection of breath-taking innovation. To be honest, almost all of their albums could have been the one in this list, so it is well worth a journey of discovery.
Neil Cowley Trio – Radio Silence
Neil Cowley is a very much in demand pianist: as a session musician he can count the likes of Adele and Emile Sandé as clients. But his award-winning Jazz trio is where is heart lies, and the results are at times spellbinding. A blend of jazz, rock and the experimental, it sounds incredibly engaging. This album, their third, is a particular favourite of ours, but the debut Displaced is well worth a listen as well.
Sons of Kemet – Burn
This modern jazz supergroup has at its heart the sax talent of Shabaka Hutchings and the percussion skills of Polar Bear's Seb Roachard, and they are very much one of the signature acts of the Modern British Jazz scene. This amazing debut album was released the same year the group won the jazz award at the 2013 Mobos, and it is a truly remarkable record that we just keep coming back to.
Led Bib – Sensible Shoes
Yet another Mercury award-nominated album rounds off our ten favourite Modern British Jazz albums. This avant-garde work by the London five-piece may be one of the more challenging albums in this selection, but it's complex rhythms and incredibly intertwined instrumentation make for a truly exciting listen if you give it the room in your life.


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Tarkan Awards Show Update
Tarkan has made an appearance in the Turkish media today, with reports out revealing the winners of the major Turkish music society MÜ-YAP awards.
Although these figures are yet to be officially confirmed, an article in Gazeteport claims that at first instance the sales of Tarkan's 2007 album Metamorfoz - which went platinum with just two weeks of sales - has now taken the top diamond award this year for achieving the highest sales for an album in 2008 as well.
Other articles (as pictured left) write that to currently achieve diamond status in Turkey, an album needs to sell over 300,000 copies. If figures are correct, and as Tarkan Deluxe predicted last year, even though his album sales had been divided into two, this makes Tarkan one of the few Turkish artists to win two top industry sale awards for the same album - notching up well over three quarters of a million copies sold.
Gazeteport's article also writes that Tarkan will not be appearing to perform at the award ceremony, as first speculated in previous reports.
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The selloff in stocks has further to go, Brian Kelly of Shelter Harbor Capital said Wednesday after the major indices closed lower.
"I think it's a little early to have a victory lap," he said. "It was a lot more comfortable in the bear suit today."
On CNBC's "Fast Money," Kelly said that he was watching the bond market for a tell, also adding that Europe was "the biggest catalyst out there."
Kelly saw a "significant deterioration of the economy there, and that's 30 percent of the global economy."
"That has a major impact on corporations, and so that's why I think that this selloff, if today was the beginning of it, has a lot more legs," he said.
Kelly said that he would likely add to his short positions in Asian indices.
He also added that he was short crude oil and commodities, except for gold, which also saw declines, with a stop at $1,550 an ounce.
One factor not to consider too closely included bond spreads, Kelly said.
"You really shouldn't be looking at the bond spreads because what happened with Cyprus is they told you you're a lot safer to be in a government bond than you are to actually be in a bank," he said.
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Equine Herpes Virus
by Keith Kleine
Equine herpesvirus-1, also known as EHV-1, has been making headlines for the past few years.
In 2011, horses that attended the National Cutting Horse Association Western National Championship in Ogden, Utah, began showing neurologic signs after leaving the event. This particular outbreak affected the equine industry in multiple states and led to fatalities in the horses that developed the neurologic form of EHV-1, called equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy (EHM).
EHV-1 is highly contagious to other horses and can cause respiratory disease primarily in juvenile horses, such as nasal discharge, fever, and coughing; infection can also result in abortion and neonatal death. The most concerning manifestations of EHV-1 infection are neurological signs, such as a wobbly gait caused by lack of coordination of the limbs, with the hind limbs often more severely affected, as well as urinary incontinence. These appear when the virus causes damage to blood vessels in the brain and spinal cord. Though EHM is not new, more outbreaks are being recognized, with more horses seeming to be affected in each outbreak, causing concern among many equine owners.
EHV-1 can affect horses of all breeds and ages and is spread via direct contact (nose-to-nose contact), indirect contact (from shared water buckets or tack, as well as from people's hands), and through the air (aerosolized transmission).
Though there are many vaccines containing EHV-1 (the rhinopneumonitis vaccine your horse typically gets in his regular vaccine series), there is no vaccine currently on the market that has a label claim for prevention of the neurologic form of the disease. The goal of vaccination is to boost immunity in order to control respiratory disease or abortion resulting from EHV-1 infection.
Most horses have been exposed to and infected by EHV-1 by the time they are 2-year-olds (typically as they are foals in contact with their dams). Often the virus becomes inactive once the horse is infected, but the animal will remain a life-long carrier of the virus. These carriers may show no outward signs of infection with EHV-1, though the virus can be re-activated should the horse become stressed, such as during transport, weaning or intense exercise. Once activated, the virus can spread via the aerosol route (even from a seemingly "healthy" horse).
How Do I Prevent It?
Implementing basic biosecurity measures are key to preventing the spread of EHV-1, according to Dr. Nicola Pusterla, DVM, Ph.D., Diplomate ACVIM and professor at University of California-Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. He concedes that while no horse owner will be able to eliminate all risks, everyday precautions should be taken, including washing hands, using a separate pair of boots when visiting other farms, and keeping horses that leave the premises separate from those that live on the farm full-time. Simply knowing the health status of other horses your horse might come into contact with can minimize the risk of spreading the disease to your horse.
If your horse travels, Dr. Josie Traub-Dargatz, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVIM and professor at Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, suggests taking daily temperatures while he is away from his home base and then continuing to monitor his temperature for about a week once he returns. Though the incubation period for EHV-1 can be as short as 24 hours, horses begin to show signs typically a few days after exposure. Dr. Traub-Dargatz notes that the horse may only have a mild fever, slight nasal discharge or a cough (some horses exhibit no signs of disease) before neurologic signs develop, so careful monitoring is key.
If you find your horse's temperature to be above the normal 99 to 101.5 degrees Fahrenheit, you should contact your veterinarian, who will do a physical examination and, if indicated, will take both a nasal swab and a blood sample, and send them to a laboratory to be tested.
Should these tests come back positive for EHV-1 and your horse is showing neurologic signs, there is no "quick fix;" your veterinarian will base treatment on clinical and laboratory information available. Treatment with anti-inflammatories is often given. Antiviral drugs have also been used to treat EHV-1 cases.
Contracting the neurologic form of EHV-1 is not a death sentence; some horses may recover fully while others have life-long neurologic deficits to which some can adapt.
According to Dr. Pusterla, 5 to 30 percent of horses that contract EHV-1 will develop EHM; of these EHM cases, 5 to 50 percent will necessitate euthanasia.
Dr. Pusterla stressed that each neurologic case should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
EHV Research Continues
Dr. Traub-Dargatz notes that multiple issues need to be investigated, including discovering what, beyond infection with EHV-1, contributes to the disease; the role of stress in the predisposition to EHV-1; how far the disease can spread; and how long it can survive in the environment. Thus far, the impact of treatment under field conditions has not been widely studied in a regimented way that allows veterinarians to determine the efficacy of the various treatments. Since there has not been a reliable way to recreate the disease other than in the geriatric horse challenge model, doing challenge studies to determine the efficacy of treatment has limitations. Both Drs. Traub-Dargatz and Pusterla agree that collection of information from horses with EHM – occurring during EHV-1 outbreaks, as well as from non-affected horses (controls), is necessary to learn more about potential risk factors for the disease.


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King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword is the latest interpretation of the classic Arthurian legend. Here, we find a much different Arthur than we are used to; this is a more modern, street wise take than that of Nigel Terry in Excalibur (1981), Richard Harris in Camelot (1967) or even Clive Owen in King Arthur (2004)
With Guy Ritchie at the helm, this movie has a very unique feel. The movie ends up being a mixed bag; it feels like a cross between 80's sword and sorcery flicks and Snatch (2000) in one scene you have castle sized elephants and magic mages laying siege to Camelot; and in the next you have a snarky, comical back and forth between Arthur and the Captain of the Guard. These two genres and tones rarely gel, leaving a film that feels disjointed.
Ultimately, it is a fun, harmless film that won't leave a lasting impression. Charlie Hunnam does a fine job as Arthur; while he doesn't feel like King Arthur, he has a fun, sarcastic personality that's enjoyable to watch. Jude Law does a good job as the villain of the movie, but doesn't end up having too much to do. And is it me, or do the villains costumes remind you of the villains in Willow (1988)?
The rest of the cast is fine, Aiden Gillen and Djimon Hounsou are both likable and play their roles well. The only miscast in my opinion, is the Mage, a Merlin stand-in played by Astrid Berges-Frisby. I think they were trying for a mystical, disconnected feel, but it came across as bad acting and delivery.
By far the best part of this film is everything involving the sword Excalibur. From the swords design, the way the sword wound up in the stone, and the way they showcased the swords power. This is by far the most powerful we've seen Excalibur on film, and it's fun to watch.
Overall, this film is a fun popcorn flick that's a tad disjointed. It's the perfect redbox rental, but don't set your hopes too high.


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DENVER — A bill to reform the state's Independent Ethics Commission (IEC) has been assigned to the legislature's "kill committee," but supporters of the measure say Democrats should think twice before sending it to its doom.
While Republicans have long criticized the commission as a partisan vehicle for damaging political reputations, Democrats learned last year that the headline-mongering can go both ways after two complaints were filed against Gov. John Hickenlooper.
The Democratic governor was hit by another embarrassing headline last month when the commission voted to keep the latest complaint instead of sending it to an administrative law judge, even though three of the five commissioners have contributed to Hickenlooper's past campaigns.
"Former state Reps. Rosemary Marshall and Bob Bacon, both Democrats, and former U.S. Attorney Bill Leone, a Republican, donated to Hickenlooper before being appointed to the commission," said the Denver Post's Lynn Bartels in the Feb.25 article.
House Bill 14-1258, sponsored by state Rep. Amy Stephens (R-Monument), would require the commission to inform respondents of the charges against them once those are deemed not frivolous. The bill also requires the panel to offer a state-paid legal defense to those subject to complaints.
The measure, scheduled for a hearing Monday before the House State Veterans and Military Affairs Committee, would also make commissioners personally liable if a respondent's legal rights were violated in a manner that was "reckless, intentional, or willful."
Critics of the bill have said it penalizes commissioners for merely doing their jobs, but attorney Elliot Fladen, who's championing the bill, called the provisions an effort to give basic due process rights to those targeted by ethics complaints.
"It's not that this bill is singling out the IEC for doing their job — this bill is singling out commissioners who act in a manner where they violate people's due process rights," said Fladen. "The IEC does not have to violate due process rights to do their job."
Luis Toro, executive director of Colorado Ethics Watch, a liberal group that filed a high-profile complaint two years ago against Republican Secretary of State Scott Gessler, said he opposes the bill.
"While it is a good idea to provide some predictability to state defense of those accused of ethics violations, this bill doesn't really do that," said Toro in an email. "Moreover, we oppose one-sided attempts to reform IEC process designed only to help respondents."
The five-member commission was created by Amendment 41, a 2006 voter-approved ethics initiative sponsored by Democratic Rep. Jared Polis and Colorado Common Cause.
Kelly Maher, who filed the latest complaint against Hickenlooper, said she hadn't examined the bill but agreed that the commission is in need of reform.
"From my perspective, I think there were a lot of terms of 41 that weren't thought out particularly well, and there are a lot of aspects of it that clearly have unintended consequences both financially and politically," said Maher, executive director of conservative Compass Colorado.
"It's always kind of a tough way to legislate, through an amendment that's written by one rich dude who doesn't have to take money from anybody anyway," said Maher, referring to the multi-millionaire Polis. "I appreciate the fact Polis was trying to do something he thought was good, but he really didn't consider all of the ramifications."
The Hickenlooper complaint alleges that he violated the state's gift ban by allowing the Democratic Governors Association to pick up costs related to a conference last year in Aspen. The governor's office has argued that he was exempt from the rule because he participated in the event as a host and speaker.
A previous complaint filed against the governor in July, which alleged that he broke the rules by giving a ride on a state-owned plane to a campaign donor, was dismissed by the commission without comment.


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Vision — Transforming Lives and Advancing Communities
Mission — The mission of Glen Oaks Community College is to provide quality educational programs that meet the life-long learning needs of its students and the communities it serves.
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The core values guiding Glen Oaks Community College's internal and external interactions:
C – Communication and Civility: Glen Oaks values the open and responsible exchange of ideas. We uphold the importance of interacting in ways that demonstrate caring, civility, and respect while encouraging improved models for using technology to connect and improve the linkages among individuals and groups.
A – Access and Academic Success: Glen Oaks values having an open door to all students and believe that appropriate support is vital to the success of all students. Holding students and ourselves to high expectations, we celebrate learning within an educationally transformative environment: one that embraces diverse perspectives and creates meaningful connections between students, faculty, and student affairs professionals.
R – Responsiveness and Service: Glen Oaks values targeted actions to address area needs and internal needs within available resources. Recognizing that existing needs change dynamically, we value the role of the college in helping our communities prepare for the future as they develop, succeed, and prosper.
E – Ethical Conduct and Transparency: Glen Oaks values acting on the basis of mutual respect. We hold ourselves accountable to the communities we serve and seek to model integrity in all we do. Information related to the college and its performance is understood as public and is made accessible and transparent.
S– Sustainability and Stewardship: Glen Oaks values habits and skills to improve our ability to acquire, develop, use, and manage resources to sustain the college's mission. We exercise appropriate control over the college's human, financial, academic, support services, and physical plant as essential to effective public stewardship.


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Kenan Demirel was born on the tenth of August in 1983. He grew up on the lower east side of Izmir. In 2008 he graduated in Public Relations and Advertising from Izmir University of Economics. During graduate education, he decided to go to Istanbul where his career expectations would have been made. Upon arriving to Istanbul he attended "Advertising Summer School" to get a break in advertising sector. Along with his deftly paced project of personal branding, he gained an internship at Y&R advertising agency. This was actually the revolutionary and life-changing moment of his career. When he first came to the attention of the advertising agency, it was all too easy to tag him as a "passionate boy" and a copywriter of not much depth. Moreover, the rest of the agency did not acknowledge his talent, possibly out of jealousy and storyboarding. Later on, he interned at TRT (The State Media Company of Turkey) in the department of Advertising, Public Relations and Protocol. He did not have a large part in this internship. Upon graduation from Izmir University of Economics he joined No:1 Public Relations, Advertising and Communication Agency as a project manager. He accepted that job because he felt to really stand out as a manager for strategy, planning and research concerning social projects. This has indeed been only starting point of his professional career which, however, lasted six months. Right after the completion of this job, there was compulsory situation to do one of two choices, either enlisting military or doing master abroad. When he was 27 he decided to move Germany for the Master's degree in Media and Communication Science at Ilmenau University of Technology. More specifically, this degree was an another important point for his career, which led him to become more keen on research and methodology.
After 3 years in Europe he returned to Turkey for his military service. As a Sergeant he served to Turkish Land Forces Command (Ankara) for 5 months. After completion of this bounden duty he got a job at American Cultural Association Language School in which he worked as an English teacher. In the year of 2014 he took charged in Pınar Institute (Yaşar University) as a communication specialist and game manager at Mayn Games / T-Nations. At present he is a PhD candidate in Communication Research at Ege University and Lecturer at Izmir University of Economics. In addition to these details, the prominent professions he recently has are as follows:
Title: Brand Manager
Areas of Specialization: Advertising, Social Media, Mobile Advertising, Self-Branding, Public Relations, Media Entertainment, Crisis Management, Communication Research.
Title: Researcher
Areas of Specialization: Social Psychology, Public Relations, Communication, Qualitative Research, Quantitative Research, Scale Development.
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Areas of Speacialization: Public Relations, Persuasive Communication, Communication Science, Advertising, Call Center Management.


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The Village of Eze
The village of Eze belongs to the municipality of Calice Ligure, in the province of Savona, region Liguria.
The village of Eze is 1,44 kilometers far from the same town of Calice Ligure to whom it belongs.
To the municipality of Calice Ligure also belong the localities of Ca' de Ramundi (2,10 km), Campogrande (0,73 km), Canto (2,07 km), Carbuta (2,00 km), Case Ciri (1,45 km), Case sparse (-- km), Cia (2,58 km), Santa Libera (0,60 km), Trinchieri (1,14 km).
The number in parentheses following each village name indicate the distance between the same village and the municipality of Calice Ligure.
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Expanded GME a solution to veteran's health care access?
Associate Dean Dr. Patrick Brunett invited to participate in D.C. congressional briefing to discuss solutions to VA patient backlog
Reprinted from July 22, 2014
At the invitation of the Association of American Medical Colleges, Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education Patrick Brunett, M.D., FACEP, represented OHSU at a July 17 congressional briefing that included Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Interim Under Secretary for Health Carolyn Clancy, M.D., and AAMC leadership. The briefing was titled Addressing VA Physician Shortages: The Link Between VA & Medicare GME and Other Challenges to Expanding Access.
In a post-briefing recap, the AAMC wrote that:
"AAMC Chief Academic Officer John Prescott, M.D., announced that 161 AAMC-member medical schools and teaching hospitals have indicated that they have capacity to help the VA reduce its patient backlogs. Dr. Prescott also outlined AAMC's recommendations, including expedited contracting with non-VA facilities, timely reimbursement for care, and expanded VA and Medicare graduate medical education (GME).
AAMC Chief Public Policy Officer Atul Grover, M.D., Ph.D., described VA physician shortages (in both primary care and specialties) in the context of nationwide workforce shortages that are a result of the cap on Medicare's support for GME. He highlighted the connection between VA GME and Medicare GME, and the necessity to increase federal funding for both.
Patrick Brunett, M.D., associate dean for graduate medical education and clinical professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, presented on OHSU's affiliation with the Portland VA Medical Center and challenges to expanding VA GME independently."
Dr. Brunett's commentary brought the perspective of an academic health center to the well-attended briefing. He described the important role of the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center in helping to train the next generation of physicians. In describing the nature of the OHSU-PVAMC partnership, he noted that many of the 800 OHSU residents/fellows participate in training at the VA, and the VA funds about 175 GME positions. However, the VA relies on OHSU for the majority of resident recruitment, training, faculty development, administrative oversight, remediation and support services. Further, the academic health center is the entity accountable to accrediting agencies for educational program quality; the VA does not have this accountability.
"What I describe is fairly typical of the educational partnership between academic health centers and the VA across the country," said Dr. Brunett.
Dr. Brunett also observed that recent access issues experienced by veterans are emblematic of broader access issues in other communities, especially rural and urban underserved, concluding that expanded GME programs could improve access in these areas as well.


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I cringe every time I hear someone claim they have no regrets. I wonder, "Are they that flawless a person? Are they deeply in denial? Have they discovered the secret to accepting their mistakes and moving on, and if that's the case, would they mind sharing it with me?"
I understand that some people reach a point in their lives where they have found happiness, success, enlightenment, and they view their past as a convoluted but necessary path that brought them to that place. My life isn't perfect—I'm still waiting for greater professional success and personal enlightenment, and I struggle to be a better mother, wife, friend—but for the first time in many years, I'm happy with my little place in the world, and I realize that if I had made different choices, I might not be able to say that. Yet I don't believe I will ever be able to say I have no regrets.
A list of lingering regrets, incomplete and in no particular order:
- I regret losing interest in my beloved horse, Darby, when I discovered boys.
- I regret forgetting to dance with my father at my (first) wedding.
- I regret hurting people, deliberately or unintentionally. Every single one of them.
- I regret wasting two years of college drinking and chasing boys.
- I regret not spending more time with my brother.
- I regret that awful perm and makeup during the eighties.
- I regret not visiting my grandfather just weeks before he died.
- I regret the hundreds of times I could have said, "I love you," but didn't.
- I regret worrying about what other people think of my appearance. (I'm still working on that.)
- I regret all the time and money I spent on clothes and home décor, trying to impress people.
- I regret the times I made an ass of myself when drunk.
- I regret that I have no relationship with my parents, regardless of the circumstances of our estrangement.
- I regret allowing fear to keep me from doing things I wanted to do.
- I regret losing touch with good friends.
- I regret time wasted worrying.
- I regret that unfortunate tumble down the stairs of the Nordstrom shoe department.
- I regret every chance I passed up to show my daughter something wondrous—a full moon at bedtime, Christmas lights when it was cold and late, a concert that might have been crowded.
- I regret letting that financial advisor talk me out of investing in environmentally-friendly mutual funds.
- I regret that I didn't make my novel available on Kindle.
My daughter was born during my first marriage. How can I second guess anything leading up to the moment my egg said howdy-do to my ex's sperm and gave us a healthy baby girl? Divorce was a wrenching decision and painful process, but it allowed me to meet my current (and final) husband, who makes both my daughter and me happier than I thought possible.
My diverse work experience has provided a range of skills that I hope will one day make it possible for me to earn a better living doing what I enjoy: writing, editing, and futzing around with website design and development.
And the Jane Goodall project? I still kick myself over that one, because I sometimes imagine the adventure of living in Tanzania, the satisfaction of teaching children to be responsible stewards of their own environment, and the sheer awesomeness of working with Jane Goodall. But if those two years had sent my life in a different direction—one that didn't include my quirky little family and friends and a promising, fulfilling career—I wouldn't be the same kind of happy I am today, regrets and all.


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Onion - Bianca di Maggio
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HEIRLOOM -An Italian classic, this white cipollini onion has a well-balanced flavor suited to any variation of pickling, roasting, or grilling. Enjoy them fresh since they don't hold up for long term storage. Intermediate day. Onions are the backbone to nearly any savory dish acting with such humility that they are often overlooked in the garden. While easy to grow from seed, the key is selecting the right type for the region. Long day onions tend to grow best in the North, when the longer days of summer trigger bulbing. Short day onions tend to grow best overwintered in the South when the shorter days of spring are enough to promote bulbing. Intermediate day onions fall more or less in the middle. And take heart! If all else fails, any onion can be pulled and eaten as a scallion. Nutrients: dietary fiber, vitamins C, B6, folate, manganese and calcium.
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|100 lbs
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|Very Tolerant
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Choose a site with full sun to partial shade. Onions are a biennial plant that prefers loose, well-drained soil. Amend with compost, but avoid applying excess nitrogen which promotes top growth at the expense of bulb size.
Onions can be grown from starts (young plants) or seed. Regardless of method, choose the right type of onion for your particular area. The proper day length is critical to promote bulbing. Long day onions do best in the northern U.S., while short day onions are good for southern states. Intermediate day onions do well in areas in between.
Plant onion starts outdoors four weeks before the last frost or when soil temperatures reach 50˚F. Space starts 6" apart in rows 12" apart. Place onion starts in a hole to a depth of ½" and lightly firm soil around the plant. Keep moist until well established and mulch to conserve moisture and minimize weeds.
Sow onion seeds ½" deep and 1" apart. Seeds germinate best when soil temperatures are between 50-90˚ F. Seeds will sprout in 6-16 days. Thin seedlings so that mature plants are 3-6" apart. For northern growers: Sow onion seeds in early spring into flats of rich soil. Transplant seedlings in late spring and harvest in late summer when long days have initiated bulb formation. For southern growers: Sow seeds outdoors in late summer for overwintering. Cover with light frost protection as needed. Onions can be harvested in the spring once 10 hr days promote bulbing.
Young onion leaves can be harvested for scallions. Mature onions are ready to harvest when the tops begin to turn yellow. Use the back of a rake and push plant tops over horizontally to interrupt the flow of water and nutrients to the bulb. Once tops turn fully brown, usually within a couple of days, choose a sunny day to remove onions from the ground. Dry the onions outdoors or if rainy, choose a warm dry place indoors. Lay the tops of one row of onions over the bulbs of the other to prevent sunscald.
Seed Saving
Onions are biennial, meaning they flower, set seed and die during their second year of growth. Harvest seed when flowers dry and turn brown. Store seeds in a cool, dry place. Seeds remain viable for 1-2 years.


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