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Scan To Pictures is a visual symbol training system, a symbolic direct selection communicator program and a communicator training program designed for use by teachers or parents working with children who have cognitive, communication, or speech disabilities or autism. This application (or app) for the Apple iPad provides a library of animations and pictures of real-world consequences, allowing the child to pair his or her switch action with receiving the actual item such as food, toy, activity, person or song. Scan To Pictures can be operated via the iPad's touchscreen or controlled by a switch. The child can also use the app as an alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) system to communicate via pictures and/or text. The teacher or parent can add his or her own pictures to the library to personally motivate the child. COMPATIBILITY: For use with the Apple iPad. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: Apple iOS 6.0 or later.
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Dolly opens first Stampede Dinner Attraction in Pigeon Forge, Tenn.
Part musical, part rodeo and Wild West show, Dolly Parton's Stampede thundered into Pigeon Forge, Tenn., in June of 1988, with a mix of music, food and fun. More than a year earlier, Dolly Parton along with other developers came up with this concept and brought it to fruition.
The original show was called "The Life and Times of Billy Kincaid," featuring the adventures of a young man from Tennessee who heads West. Along the journey, he encountered Wild West legends, such as Wild Bill Hickok, Chief Sitting Bull and Calamity Jane and took part in raids and shootouts. For guests, it was a one-of-a-kind, Wild West musical comedy.
Dolly invited her guests to choose a side, North or South. While rodeo performers, trick riders, and even audience members competed on the stage, the audience rooted for their side.
The performance was only part of the attraction. The other star of the show would be the feast, which was brought on chuck wagons. Each guest's meal included a two-pound roasted chicken per person, barbecued ribs, baked potato, corn on the cob and dessert. It was a dinner that would not leave you hungry.
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Managing Editor - Jacob Timmons
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Senior Editor - Amanda Webb
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- NBC To Air "Dolly Parton: 50 Years At The Grand Ole Opry" - October 10, 2019
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We're MOTION.
Thanks for dropping by!
We're a team of content creators at TWR (Trans World Radio) who are passionate about making disciples. God has gifted us in the areas of video production, animation, graphic design, digital illustration and storytelling.
What we've found is about 84.5% of the world's unreached population lives in areas where YouTube is either the No. 1 or No. 2 most-visited website. That means people who likely have never heard about Jesus are watching hours of videos online every day…
What if one of those videos was about Jesus?
That's where we come in. We create custom gospel-centered videos church planters and ministries can use to connect with people online.
We're grateful God has given us these tools
for this generation to share his good news with the world.
Meet our team
Candace Mackie
Candace Mackie loves playing music (she's a drummer). Cats are her favorite but, ironically, she doesn't have one. And in her opinion, Harry Potter is the best story ever. She serves as the director for this crazy team of creatives, keeping the ministry vision on track. She's also a video producer and designer.
Tyler Church
Tyler Church loves roasting coffee and jumping out of airplanes. He once almost made it on America's Funniest Home Videos for an undisclosed stunt. When our operations manager isn't beating us at foosball, he is a video producer, budget balancer and tech guru.
Rachel Mehlhaff
Rachel Mehlhaff once ate durian — king of fruit (read: smelliest) — in exchange for free coffee. If you ask any other member of the team what their marketing manager does, they'd quickly chime in, "social media." She also generates ideas and develops marketing and communication strategies… as well as producing the occasional video.
Kayla Schlipf
Kayla Schlipf's childhood dream of becoming a dolphin trainer didn't work out so she decided to pursue art. She is our resident digital illustrator, animator in training and artwork painter. (Any animators
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Andrew Haas
Andrew Haas once stopped shaving for more than a year. It was a bet with his wife about who would get tired of the awesome beard first. (Guess who won?) As a video producer, his greatest contributions to MOTION are storytelling strategies, editing and grey hair.
Elizabeth Harrison
Elizabeth Harrison absolutely loves musicals but can't sing a lick. True crime podcasts are her go-to time killer. (Thankfully, time is all she's ever killed.) As a part-time digital content producer, she serves remotely while wrangling two of the world's most adorable toddlers.
Hannah McGurk
Hannah McGurk loves photography, art and furry creatures. She once called a trained guard dog her pet and currently has two cats. There's nothing like four-footed companions to help keep perspective while serving as an assistant video producer.
Alex Lemus
Alex Lemus, a native of El Salvador, wins the prize for most volunteer work on the team as he serves whenever his class schedule permits. He's also served as a summer intern while finishing his degree at Campbell University.


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Ever since Meghan Markle became engaged to Prince Harry, the world has been obsessed with her glowing complexion – and Dermalux is reaping the benefits since reports emerged that the now Duchess of Sussex has been having regular LED light treatments since moving to London.
According to 'The Sun' and numerous other online news sites, Meghan has been visiting the Skinesis Clinic for facials by owner Sarah Chapman.
Sarah, whose hands are insured for £1million, is renowned for her signature facials – using products from her Skinesis skincare range, each facial includes a 'gymnastics' massage session and ends with a 20-minute Dermalux LED session "to deliver skin that glows with youthful radiance".
Although Sarah, whose A-list clients include Victoria Beckham (one of Meghan's new friends), Gigi Hadid and Naomi Watts, has not confirmed the reports, she did however reveal her top bridal skincare tips for the leadup to a wedding – they included booking a facial at least every four weeks and Dermalux.
"A course of Dermalux LED Light Therapy is a non-invasive way to fight fine lines, wrinkles and acne, as well as promoting instant radiance," she said.
"This clever technology increases cell energy and collagen production with infrared light, while antibacterial blue light helps if you're prone to spots.
"It's a highly effective treatment to improve skin texture, which will make a huge difference in all those close-ups."
Not surprisingly the reports have proved to be excellent PR for Dermalux.
Alison Mattock, marketing and public relations coordinator for Professional Beauty Solutions (the distributor of Dermalux LED in Australia), says there has been a significant increase in demand for Dermalux LED since the Meghan Markle effect hit "with salon owners calling to find out more about the brand" and "increased enquiries on social media".
"We have also noticed an influx of people recommending LED light on online forums, social media groups and face-to-face as the solution to many problematic skin conditions.
"The response has been incredible!"
Alison is confident that the treatment's popularity will continue to grow as celebrities "catching on [to the benefits of Dermalux treatments] creates a greater awareness (especially across Instagram) and consumers continue to seek to find the holy grail of anti-ageing and beautiful skin".
Voted 'Energy Treatment of the Year' for five consecutive years, Dermalux combines "proven wavelengths of light with the latest generation LED technology to deliver clinically safe and effective results for a wide range of skin conditions without discomfort or downtime".
According to the company just one treatment "instantly energises skin cells to revitalise a dull and tired complexion" while a course "offers long lasting results, stimulating the skin's natural rejuvenation and repair processes to promote healthy looking skin, accelerate cell renewal and resolve a range of skin concerns".
Alison adds that the treatment is also popular in salons due to its "unrivalled profitability".
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Authorities are still looking into the death of a 20-year-old woman three years after she was shot on a party bus on Cleveland's east side. Crime Stoppers is offering a $2,500 cash reward for information leading to the arrest and indictment of the person or people responsible.
According to Cleveland police, the woman, Brionna Boddy, and two men, ages 26 and 21 at the time, were shot around 3:15 a.m. in the area of E. 86th Street and Kenmore Avenue on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015.
All three of the victims were taken to MetroHealth Medical Center, according to police. Authorities said the two men survived. The 26-year-old man was in critical condition at the time from a gunshot wound to his torso, and the 21-year-old man was in serious condition from a gunshot wound to the lower body.
Investigators believe that while the party bus was parked, an unknown suspect fired multiple shots at the bus from the area of E. 90th Place and Kenmore. There is no suspect description available.
You can submit a tip with Crime Stoppers online or call the tip line at 216-252-7463.


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Toning Solution Level 2 - 100ml - $28.75 - contains 10% glycolic acid - the highest concentration allowed on the market - and 2% salicylic acid. Glycolic acid's exfoliant action removes the build-up of dead skins cells on the epidermis. This means pores don't clog up,which translates into a clearer, smoother, acne-free complexion. Salicylic acid has purifying antibacterial properties, so it deep cleanses pores, preventing the formation of acne. Combined, these concentrations of glycolic and salicylic acids form a fast-acting antibacterial toner that unclogs pores and removes oils without stripping the skin's natural barrier.
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Rotterdam Music City December 2019
Fri 29 Nov '19
7 Rotterdam venues, Rotown, WORM, Baroeg, Roodkapje, Grounds, Bird and LantarenVenster – have joined forces to highlight the strong alternative / underground music scene in Rotterdam. Each venue has picked a couple of shows from their programme. For other shows, check the venue websites.
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Unless you've been living under a rock, you'll know that on 23rd of June, the citizens of the UK will be voting either to remain in or leave the European Union. This week's image in use makes for a very topical example - it can be seen heading up an article about the referendum in Dezeen magazine. Dezeen is 'one of the world's most popular and influential architecture and design magazines', whose mission is to bring together a selection of the best architecture, design and interiors projects from around the world.
Dezeen have chosen an awesome shot of the Union Jack hanging alongside the EU flag, which comes from photographer DD. The shot features as a hero image for an article about the UK's creatives' predicted rejection of Brexit. It looks fantastic, congratulations to DD and many thanks to Dezeen for choosing an image from Picfair!
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Present a plan that looks professional and contains all the important elements about your business. By following the outline provided in Business Plan Components, you will have a standard format business plan.
Write concisely and professionally; use business terminology where applicable, but do not get too wordy—people don't trust things they don't understand. Be persuasive and compelling; show that you have put in the time and energy to assure your reader that your plan is viable. Take time to write your executive summary, this is the synopsis of your plan, and where you'll either win or lose the reader's interest.


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The Life and Times of the Backpack
Backpacks are one of those accessories that no matter who you are, how old you are, or where you're from, you can find one perfect for you. They come in so many shapes and styles making them a unique accessory. In hip hop, the backpack has become a necessity for rappers. There has even been a genre created called "Backpack Rap" dedicated to the backpackers. Let's take a look at the history of the Backpack in Hip Hop.The backpack originally used for students' school supplies, has far expanded pas …
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Don't Call It A Comeback: The Evolution of the Du-Rag
The Durag became a popular fashion trend around the late 90's into 2000's. All the hottest rappers from Jay Z, Cam'ron, 50 Cent, Nelly, to Eminem rocked the durag and it became a major fashion statement. From the bedroom to the streets to the red carpet, durags have symbolized so much in urban culture and it looks like it is here to stay. Let's rewind back to when the durag became mainstream. From album covers, award shows, basketball games, and red carpet appearances, the durag was everywh …
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Fashion & Hip Hop: A Lifelong Friendship
Since the birth of hip hop in the late 70s, fashion has played a major role in its existence. Over the years, fashion in hip hop has changed, evolved, and has even repeated itself in some cases. Starting from the very beginning, here is a time line of the bond and relationship between the two best friends: Fashion and Hip Hop.The Late 70s/ Early 80s- The Intro Pioneers of hip hop such as Grandmaster Flash …
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President Obama supports holding a moment of silence at this year's Olympics to commemorate 11 Israeli athletes and trainers killed at the 1972 games, Yahoo News reports.
The campaign to recognize the fallen athletes forty years after their deaths was started by Ankie Spitzer, the widow of a fencing coach who was among those killed, the BBC reported.
Olympics organizers last month rejected Spitzer's proposal, which sought to hold the moment of silence during the opening ceremonies. The BBC quoted a spokesman for the London 2012 games as saying that holding a separate ceremony to pay tribute would be the "most appropriate" alternative.
But Spitzer has since collected over 100,000 signatures via a Change.org petition seeking the official tribute, anyway. According to the petition, Spitzer and others have called on the International Olympic Committee repeatedly over the decades for "recognition of the Munich massacre." The athletes and trainers were killed in a harrowing scene during the 1972 Munich Olympics after being taken hostage by Palestinian extremists who broke into the Olympic Village.
In an e-mail to Yahoo News, Tommy Vietor, a National Security Council spokesman, said, "We absolutely support the campaign for a minute of silence at the Olympics to honor the Israeli athletes killed in Munich," according to Yahoo.
The White House's endorsement comes on the heels of a bombing in Bulgaria yesterday that killed at least seven people, five of them Israeli.
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Moltonborough, NH In late December 2017, one of New Hampshire's largest solar PV array went online, as NECA New Hampshire Division electrical contractor, Ayer Electric, Inc., completed installation of the 2.59MW solar project for utility company New Hampshire Electric Cooperative (NHEC).
The photovoltaic (PV) array is comprised of 7,200 solar panels installed across nine acres of a 13-acre site and wired to a NHEC substation in town. The project scope included Ayer Electric's installation and wiring of 40 480V-AC inverters, which feed a NHEC transformer. The inverters are installed on steel framing and are rated for exterior use. All underground conduit was installed on the remote and secluded site.
Ayer's final phase of work was performed durng the severe December cold snap, as the electrical team provided wire management, which included a comprehensive and detailed tie-in check list for the 7,200 solar panels.
The solar site is projected to generate 3.5 million kWH of electricity per year, enough to power approximately 600 homes and will save NHEC more than $280,000 annually in power costs. The green energy project will dramatically help the region's electricity demands during peak use in the summer.
Ayer Electric handled the project working as a subcontractor to general contractor Ameresco. Ameresco supplied the solar panels and a Terrasmart racking system.
Ayer managed a field crew of 25 to 30 IBEW Local 490 electricians, based out of Concord, NH, in the fast-track, three month project. The Ayer management team, headed by Project Supervisor Todd Sanborn and Project Estimator Frank Ganter worked in close cooperation with NHEC project engineer Gary LeMay and Ameresco project manager Nabih Younis.
"The Moultonborough solar project is important for NHEC and its customers, and Ayer Electric is pleased to have worked to have worked in tandem with Ameresco in its installation. Our Local 490 crew did a skillful job throughout the project, and especially in extremely harsh weather conditions, to meet the project scope and timeline," said Ganter.
The NHEC Moultonborhough solar project is a Davis Bacon project, funded by New Clean Renewable Energy US Bonds.
Ayer Electric is New Hampshire's largest solar installation company (excluding solar developers). The electrical contractor installed 4.224MW of solar power in 2017 and has tripled its solar production each year since 2014.


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Happy weekend everybody! I wanted to share something with you today in the hope that it might appeal to you crafty makers out there too.
I came to hear about Project Linus (Project Linus USA * Project Linus UK) through my dear friend who works as a doctor of critically and terminally ill children.
You remember Linus from the cartoon Snoopy? He's the inspiration for the name as he was almost always seen with his blue security blanket.
Their vision is to:
"Provide love, a sense of security, warmth and comfort to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need through the gifts of new, handmade blankets and Afghans, lovingly created by volunteer "blanketeers."
In short to provide a blanket anywhere that a child might be in need of a big hug.
Blankets are collected locally and distributed to children in hospitals, shelters, social service agencies etc – read Duncan's story here but have a tissue ready.
I have a stupid amount of fabric and yarn stashed away that I will never use up even if I crafted everyday for the rest of my life! And I already have enough blankets and quilts but still love to make them regardless of that. So this was the perfect project for me as I still got to indulge my love of crocheting and quilting, benefitted by slimming my stashes down and got to make something that's much-needed by someone else.
I used Ikea fleece blankets to make my fabric quilts – it's a simpler and cheaper way to back them and they are so snuggly.
And there is nothing I like better than seeing an unappealing tangle of yarn like this…
magically transformed into a beautiful and useful blanket (and it justified all my tv and film watching!)
In the UK Project Linus gave away 26,980 items in 2014, their best year yet – I'd love our crafting community to spread the word and maybe make a blanket and help 2015 be even better. And if making something seems too large an endeavour, they also need donations of fabric, money and time.
If you have been inspired to become a 'blanketeer' and you live in the UK you can find out where to donate your handmade blanket here or for the USA here.


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Imagine I Can
Imagine I Can collection has a total of 28 activities including make-it-myself projects, role-play, games and arts and crafts. They are packaged in colorfully designed tins that are portable and reusable. Perfect for gift giving, rainy-day or travel activity that encourages cooperative play and creativity!
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Debashis Mondal will be presenting a guest talk titled "Markov Random Fields, Geostatistics, and Matrix-Free Computation" on Friday, October 5, 2018.
Debashis Mondal is an associate professor at the Department of Statistics, Oregon State University. Prior to joining Oregon State in 2014, Mondal was on the statistics faculty at the University of Chicago. He received his PhD. in statistics from the University of Washington and both his bachelor and master's degrees in statistics from the Indian Statistical Institute in Kolkata, India.
Mondal's research interests include spatial statistics, MCMC and time series. He is a recipient of the NSF career award, the young researcher award by the International Indian Statistical Association, and is an elected member of the International Statistical Institute.


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There was just something about this dress. The color, the pattern, the length, the style. It just seemed like something i'd appreciate wearing. A short while back I posted it in the collage, Autumn Hues.
I eventually caved on the dress and the sweater, which i'll be wearing in combination soon. I paired my dress with a high heel boots. Next time i'll go the flat heel route.
| Dress: Zara | Booties: Jessica Simpson | Sunnies: Tom Ford |
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XXXSurgat, spirit of the Grimorium Verum.
Jake Stratton-Kent, in his book Geosophia vol. 2, aligns Surgat with the 25th Mansion of the Moon which begins at roughly 9 degrees Aquarius. This apparently follows attributions he has set up using the Kabbalistic Tree of Life as the outline with some astrological correspondences. I think there is great merit to his list of correspondences but it is my belief that perhaps Surgat is misattributed.
In the Grimoire of Pope Honorius Surgat is also called Aquiel. I don't think it is too far of a stretch to imagine this might indicate a relation to Aquila, the constellation called The Eagle. The stars in Aquila extend from the middle of Capricorn to just the first few degrees of Aquarius. A little far perhaps to match with JSK's attribution but really close. The major star in Aquila is Altair which these days sits at about 1 degree Aquarius. So far I take all this as confirmation that I'm on the right track; three occurrences of the Aqu- prefix. For astrological timing in works of Surgat I will use Altair as the indicator star. Altair falls directly in the middle of the 24th Mansion of the Moon.
Surgat Correspondences, part 1
1. the star Altair
2. the first degree of Aquarius
3. the Eagle, the constellation and by extension the mythic figure.
4. the element Air
Let's look at the mythic figure of the Eagle. In Classic Greek myth there are two prominent occurrences of the Eagle. First is in the story of Ganymede who was kidnapped by Zeus in the form of an Eagle. Ganymede became Zeus's water bearer and is commemorated in the constellation Aquarius. The second reference to the Eagle occurs in the imprisonment and punishment of Prometheus. Everyday the Eagle would eat Prometheus's liver as part of the punishment for giving the gift of Fire to humanity. In both of these cases the Eagle is an agent of imprisonment. This attribute supports Surgat's qualities as one who has providence over things locked or shut. Surgat is the only spirit in the Grimorium Verum described as dangerous. Perhaps it is this quality that makes him so dangerous.
Surgat Correspondences, part 2
5. the fox
6. Sunday
7. locks and keys
In Book 2 of the Grimorium Verum we have a spell using the auspices of Surgat called To Open Anything That is Shut or Locked. In this section we have a spell to enchant a lodestone with the power to open all locks. For my talisman I am taking this ability as more metaphoric than literal. At any rate, in the description of the spell we are given more correspondences.
Surgat Correspondences, part 3
8. lodestone
9. St. Andrew's cross (X)
10. the number 3
11. lead
12. the "lunar plant" and by extension The Moon
The glyph for The Moon also shows up in Surgat's sigil as do the slightly modified glyphs of Venus and Mars. It is a rather peculiar sigil. Let's analyze its elements.
At first glance this sigil looks a bit like a frowning face turned sideways, the eyes formed from the glyphs of Mars and Venus, the mouth formed by the glyph of The Moon. The "head" is formed by an ellipse with two lines on the left seeming to form an arrow and two more lines at the top forming a triangle. With the inclusion of the three planetary glyphs I can't help but see this ellipse as an astrological chart. The lines on the left forming the arrow indicate the direction the houses are counted and the direction of the planets as they travel around the circle of the represented zodiac. I'm not sure what to make of the triangle at the top of the ellipse. Perhaps it indicates the Midheaven. In the Grimorium Verum only Frimost and Surgat have explicit astrological glyphs in their sigils. The ellipse and arrow in Surgat's sigil suggests cycles; moving around a circle, beginning, traveling, and ending at the beginning. It could also indicate the span of a year or simply the passage of time.
I will continue these contemplations as I seek to work further with this spirit.


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Since 2009 Art Spin has been activating decommissioned venues and unique public spaces to produce large scale group exhibitions along with curated bicycle-led art tours to showcase a wide range of newly commissioned art programming in unique site-specific settings. Led by Layne Hinton and Rui Pimenta, artists and independent curators, Art Spin is driven by a strong sense of commitment and passion for presenting contemporary artworks in alternative, everyday spaces in order to make its audience's experiences with art more engaging and exciting.
Art Spin could best be described as a project that creatively mediates relationships between the Toronto art community and the general public. The primary goal of our events is to produce new creative content in alternative venues and to bridge the gap between the art world and the general public. Our events aim to be accessible, inviting and fun, while also being educational, critically engaging and thoughtfully curated.
Art Spin challenges traditional contexts of exhibiting art and brings work outside of a traditional gallery context, into unique and unorthodox spaces. Art Spin's geographical route is just as curated as the artwork, and as a result neighbourhoods are temporarily transformed, with their inhabitants seeing familiar streets in a different light during an Art Spin tour.
Art Spin, initially called Gallery Spin was created in 2009 by founder Rui Pimenta and in its first year consisted of bicycle tours of galleries. In this first year, the tours saw an average of 30-40 participants per tour. After curating unique performances specifically for the bicycle tour, Pimenta saw the potential for growth and the need to expand outside of the gallery walls and to begin exploring alternative spaces and temporary site-specific works.
In 2010 Pimenta brought on board Casey Hinton and Layne Hinton and Gallery Spin became Art Spin, a more multi-disciplinary bicycle tour that takes participants to a range of galleries, but also a plethora of unique and unconventional locations for viewing art. In the summer of 2010, Art Spin went from having 30 participants to having 200, and has continued to see these groups grow in size and enthusiasm over the years.
Since 2009 Art Spin has commissioned fifty two new projects in the areas of painting, sculpture and installation, video/integrated media, sonic art, dance, music and theatre and introduced an approximate audience of 4000 people to these projects. In 2013 alone Art Spin worked directly with 40 artists, 6 collectives, 4 guest curators and an additional 80 performers over the span of three bicycle tours and our annual group exhibition.
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The private equity investors of Pipavav Shipyard are not selling any of their holdings in the forthcoming initial public offering of the company, according to the red herring prospectus. The private ship builder has raised funds from more than a dozen investors including banks, financial institutions and private equity funds.
Pipavav, a firm promoted by Punj Lloyd and SKIL Infrastructure, has set its price band at Rs 55-60 and plans to hit the market between September 16-18. The public offering aims to raise Rs 510 crore at the upper end of the price band.
Pipavav is located on the south western coast of Gujarat and claims that it will be the biggest shipyard upon completion in India. The shipyard is spread over an area of 198.92 hectares, which also comprises of a special economic zone (SEZ).
The IPO will offer liquidity for investors of the company, which could not hit capital markets first time around when it had filed for listing in January 2008 as the markets had crashed then. Major private equity investors in Pipavav are Trinity Capital, 2i Capital, SCB Asian Infrastructure Fund, New York Life Investment Management India Fund II (NYLIM), Citadel, among others. While Trinity, NYLIM and 2i Capital have picked up the shares at Rs 25 each, the other two investors paid Rs 45 per share.
Others like Blackstone, Merrill Lynch, Galleon, Manz Retail (a Future Group entity), Deutsche Bank also hold small - below 1% - stakes in the firm. These investors have picked up the stake for Rs 80 per share.
Other shareholders in the firm include financial institutions like Infrastructure Leasing & Finance Services (IL&FS), Export Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank), UTI Mutual Fund and Industrial & Development Bank of India (IDBI).
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Pipavav is being valued at 1.1X EV/Order book even at the lower end of the price band. This is as compared to 0.2X for Indian shipyards and 0.3-0.5X for global shipyards, said investment bank Noble Group in its research note. Given the uncertain order book, the valuation seem to be a little aggressive.
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Just because households might not clean bed linens on the same plan doesn'capital t indicate that there can be no common meeting for bed linen washing! In the desk below, I've defined the ideal frequencies with which bedding, pillows, comfroters, mattress addresses, and additional bed linen should be washed. pillow cover with button.
Nobody is perfect when it comes to laundry (unless one can afford a maid assistance that manages this), and I doubt that a lot of people adhere to these standards, but it'ersus still great to understand how often issues should be washed! I hope you discover this desk to be as useful a guide point as I perform. pillow case gray.
Ok, therefore you know how frequently you're supposed to clean points, but do you know how to clean them to be greatest of your capability? Here are some ideas to help you up your washing game.
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My name is Rebecca Roney and I am currently in my Third year at the University of Regina and my second year in the faculty of education. I am majoring in chemistry and minoring in mathematics. I graduated from Peacock collegiate in June 2015. I was born and raised in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan and currently still live there and commute to Regina for school. I graduated from Peacock collegiate in June 2015. Throughout elementary and high school I played basketball, badminton, helped create the school yearbook, was apart of the crew for the school musical, and played a large part in the schools student government even being vice president in grade twelve. These activities are all something that I would love to continue with any job I may end up in. I have been around children and schools for most of my life. I have been babysitting since elementary school. As I got into higher grades in elementary school and as I got into high school I started to score keep and ref basketball games. I spent two summers working for the Prairie South School Division at the facilities department painting and cutting grass.
For as long as I can remember I've wanted to become a teacher. My dad is a teacher and when I was younger I spent many weekends playing in the gym or drawing on whiteboards. I grew up around teachers and have seen teaching and education from different perspectives. I've seen it from the perspective of a student and a teacher. As I got older I became involved in student government. I loved planning activities for the student body and the leadership it required. Being involved in the student government helped me realize a career in education might be a good choice for me. Another reason I wanted to become a teacher is because of my high school chemistry teacher. Although his classes were very hard and made me want to cry he truly prepared me for university. His passion for teaching and the amount he cared for his students really inspired me to become a teacher. My hope is I will be able to inspire my own students like my teacher inspired me.


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I know the old "11th Commandment" notion has been observed mostly in the breach, but McCain and Giuliani have decided to abandon any pretense to collegiality. If McCain keeps hitting Giuliani on his criminal associates (there's a phrase that usually doesn't help candidates), they could wind up badly damaging each other before the voting begins.
Also, this exchange will hardly help the GOP improve its image after all of the many problems with corruption of House members in recent years.
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20, 40, 60, 80 …
…100? How many books do you think I've written? Well, I'd lost count, so today I heaved out a big box from under the bed, gently tipped out my books and counted the titles, just out of curiosity. Would you believe it? I've written ONE HUNDRED AND TEN BOOKS – plus a further few titles that I've co-authored with other writers! Well, I was flabbergasted! A few of my books have only been published in the USA; a few others, only in Hong Kong. A further few titles have been translated into French, with different titles. So Poles Apart, for example, a story about a walrus from the north pole who meets a penguin from the south pole, is called Aux Antipodes in the French version. What fun!
If I'd lost count of the number of books I've written, how much more have I lost count of the number of poems? They are countless indeed! But in wishing all readers a very Happy New Year, I thought I'd share my newest poem – the first of 2015. It all began with a drawing I doodled on my tablet … then followed the words. I hope you'll enjoy these ANT-ics!
Ants in the Fruit Bowl
Ants in the fruit bowl,
Looking for a ride,
Find a ripe banana
Makes a super slide;
Spot a lot of oranges:
Climb up on top –
Once they are spinning,
Will they ever, ever stop?
Ants in the fruit bowl,
Playing keeps them busy,
But when they try to march away
They're all extremely dizzy.
By the time it's bedtime,
Every ant's asleep,
Dreaming dreams of fruit bowls
And memories to keep.
© Celia Warren 2015
If you'd like to hear more poems and stories that I've written about minibeasts, come to Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery on the afternoon of Saturday, 31st January, where I'll be joining a day of minibeasts fun! You will also have the chance to buy a SIGNED COPY of my newest book of poems DON'T POKE A WORM TILL IT WRIGGLES.


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You Really Can Die of Happiness
05 May 2016
You've heard it before. Your friends just got engaged, or landed a dream job or found out they're going to be parents, at last. "I'm so happy I could die!"
We smile at those comments and dismiss the hyperbole, but here's the catch: Though it's seldom life-threatening, too much happiness could kill you.

Researchers have shown that our emotional state affects not just whether we get sick, but whether we live or die. But until now, only negative emotions were implicated, such as those associated with stressful life events like divorce or the death of a loved one. Indeed, a study published in March in the journal Open Heart analyzed the records of more than 88,000 heart patients in Denmark and found further evidence that a broken heart can be fatal.

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The study found that for one year after losing a spouse or partner, the surviving partner had an increased risk of atrial fibrillation – changes to the heart's rhythm that can lead to a life-threatening stroke or heart failure – especially when the loss was unexpected.

And then there's the disease named after an octopus trap, whose symptoms mirror those of a heart attack.

People who have takotsubo cardiomyopathy – conservatively estimated at one to two percent of patients who show up at the hospital with the symptoms of a heart attack or other acute coronary syndrome – experience a temporary weakening of the left ventricle, the heart's main pumping chamber. The ventricle takes on an unusual shape: a narrow

upper portion and enlarged lower portion that resembles the ceramic Japanese fishing pot used to trap octopus, or tako-tsubo, from which the disorder takes its name.

Because it is generally set off by severe stress, this heart disorder – which almost exclusively affects women over 50 – is more popularly referred to as broken heart syndrome.

But what does that have to do with happiness?

Well, it turns out that stress isn't the only trigger for takotsubo syndrome.

In March, the European Heart Journal published a study finding that takotsubo isn't only for the broken-hearted. It can also be triggered by a joyous occasion. The study shows these can range from a wedding or a birthday party to seemingly more mundane events like a visit from your favorite nephew or watching your team win a game.

Dr. Jelena Ghadri. (Credit: Source)

The researchers call this "happy heart syndrome."

"We have shown that the triggers for TTS [takotsubo syndrome] can be more varied than previously thought," said Dr. Jelena Ghadri, the lead author of the study and the study coordinator and co-investigator at University Hospital Zurich's Cardiovascular Center. "A TTS patient is no longer the classic 'broken hearted' patient, and the disease can be preceded by positive emotions too."

Ghadri and the other researchers examined the records of 1,750 takotsubo patients treated

 between 2011 and 2014 to find out what they said had precipitated the symptoms that had brought them to seek medical care.

Ghadri and her colleagues found that of the 485 patients who presented with an emotional incident – but no physical event – leading to a takotsubo episode, 4 percent could be classified as "happy hearts" and the rest as "broken hearts."

The researchers speculate that when the precipitating event is happy, it may take more potent stimuli than with a negative event to induce enough of an emotional response to affect the heart, but they add that more research is needed.

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One limitation of this study is the small number of people who have sought medical care for their overly happy hearts. The data are derived from the largest study on takotsubo syndrome worldwide, which includes 1,750 takotsubo cases. Yet the study's findings of happy heart syndrome are based only on 20 happy heart cases, or 1 percent of all takotsubo cases in the registry. In addition, it's difficult, if not impossible, to verify that the happy event described caused the TTS episode.

The patient records were culled from the International Takotsubo Registry, which was founded in 2011 at the University Hospital Zurich, the leading hospital of a consortium of about two dozen medical centers around the world that collaborate on the registry.

The findings indicate that doctors should keep in mind that patients don't need to have

had their hearts broken to have broken heart syndrome, said Ghadri.

"Clinicians should be aware of this and also consider that patients who arrive in the emergency department with signs of heart attacks, such as chest pain and breathlessness, but after a happy event or emotion, could be suffering from TTS just as much as a similar patient presenting after a negative emotional event," she said. "Our findings broaden the clinical spectrum of TTS. They also suggest that happy and sad life events may share similar emotional pathways that can ultimately cause TTS."

Good prognosis

More than 90 percent of reported takotsubo cases are in women ages 58-75. But that does not mean women over that age or their loved ones should live in fear that a surprise birthday party could lead to their death

The good news is that while takotsubo syndrome can have potentially life-threatening complications, those affect only a small subset of patients. In most cases, the prognosis is good and the heart dysfunction reversible, with abnormalities fading within a few weeks.

Still, it's important to get immediate medical care, both because takotsubo can be life-threatening in its acute phase and because the same symptoms – including chest pain, shortness of breath and an abnormal EKG – can signal another life-threatening situation: a heart attack, which is much more common.

The hallmark octopus trap-shaped ballooning, lack of artery obstruction and, later, a rapid

recovery are among the ways doctors can differentiate between takotsubo and a heart attack.

Weird takotsubo triggers

In addition to stressful or joyous events, previous research has found that less common takotsubo triggers can include cocaine use, opiate withdrawal and being struck by lightning.

And a 2009 analysis of Italian heart patients found that there is a seasonal component to the disorder. Takotsubo, it turns out, is most prevalent in July and least common in March, according to a report in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. The heart condition is also more likely to strike in the morning than at other times of day, the study found, though the reasons for these cycles are unclear.

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Takotsubo was first identified in Japan in 1990 by Japanese doctor Hikaru Sato and colleagues and has since become a widely-recognized disorder by scientists around the world, with the number of scientific articles on the topic rising sharply in the mid-2000s.

But there are still a lot of things about takotsubo syndrome that researchers don't know, primarily how it works – why does strong emotion cause part of the heart to balloon? – and why it predominantly affects women. There has been a lot of conjecture, however.

One theory is that postmenopausal women are more prone to the disease because of their reduced estrogen level. Estrogen may play a role in keeping blood vessels flexible, but the American Heart Association cautions against using hormone therapy to reduce heart disease risk because there is no consensus that it would help.

A 2008 study in Circulation suggests that a toxically high level of catecholamines – hormones like adrenaline, norepinephrine and dopamine, released in times of stress – go to

the blood vessels and the heart. The study finds that in postmenopausal women, the loss of estrogen might reduce the production of substances that protect the heart.

Another study, published in the Texas Heart Institute Journal, noted excessive levels of catecholamines observed in takotsubo patients have also been shown to damage the muscular tissue of the heart.

As for Ghadri and her fellow happy heart researchers, they are attempting to better understand the relationship between the heart and the brain, the European Society of Cardiology said.

To do so, they are using functional MRI to examine what exactly happens in the parts of the brain involved in processing emotions, reactions and behavior, including the amygdala and prefrontal cortex.

Earlier imaging studies have revealed that specific areas of the brain associated with processing emotions are activated when people feel emotions such as happiness, sadness, and fear (though not disgust or anger), the researchers said in the happy heart study. They noted that the amygdala had recently been implicated in processing pleasant emotions like happiness as well as negative emotions.

Dr. Christian Templin, the principal investigator at University Hospital Zurich's Cardiovascular Center and one of the study authors, suggested that the broken heart and happy heart variations of takotsubo syndrome may ultimately work the same way.

"We believe that TTS is a classic example of an intertwined feedback mechanism, involving the psychological and/or physical stimuli, the brain and the cardiovascular system," said Templin. "Perhaps both happy and sad life events, while inherently distinct, share final common pathways."

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So you didn't get the A-Level exam results you were hoping for. First of all, everybody calm down and take a breath…
Lots of universities, including Cardiff Met, have clearing places available – so you still have a chance to go to uni without having to wait another year.
And you won't be alone – more than 33,000 people went to uni via clearing last year.
It could be a chance to go somewhere you never expected, and study something totally new.
Here are six ways to get the best out of clearing:
1. Don't be scared
The process isn't as daunting as it sounds – it's only a phonecall. You can get through to our Clearing team on 0300 330 0755. If you prefer, you can even contact us through Twitter on @cmetadmissions.
2. Be prepared
You'll need your UCAS number, your grades and your contact info. A copy of your personal statement will help too. Be sure to have a pen and paper handy so you can make a note of who you speak to and any important information.
3. Ask questions
If you're not sure about something, ask – it's a big decision. Make sure you get all the information you need – is it a campus or a city university? Is there accommodation? What about work placements?
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Make sure you think carefully before accepting an offer – don't let anybody rush you.
There is time – clearing doesn't close on results day, although the earlier you get involved the more options will be open to you.
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Head to a Clearing Open Day if possible so you can see the uni for yourself – it might turn out to be love at first sight.
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I'm looking to make some more guy friends, and possibly take it slow and have a relationship. I don't know a lot of guys, and I'm honestly terrified to talk to to one in real life. So I ask: Are these apps worth it?
I just found out about Bumble, which seems safe. I also know Tinder is a thing, but I've heard so many horror stories or ones about guys who just wanna bang.
Not sure what I'm trying to do here. I have some hesitation in this area. So I need advice, or any stories that don't end with "And then I left the coffee shop because he was talking about how he was a vampire, but only drinks type O- blood, because it's organic..."
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The YouTube video posted by the US Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration offers a glimpse into the life of Liz Marks' life.
"This is the story of how my daughter Liz's car accident from texting while driving has changed our lives forever. If you get a text, don't look at it while you're driving. It's not worth it," reads the caption of the video posted to the US Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's YouTube page.
Liz Marks said that she was in high school when she was involved in an accident caused because she was reading a text while driving.
The wreck left her blind in one eye and hard of hearing. It also left her with a diminished sense of smell and she is no longer able to create tears or fall asleep without medication. She says the most difficult part of all of it, was going from being very social and popular to being alone, without friends.
"We hope that Liz Marks' story will remind you of what's at stake when we say #JustDrive. Please watch this brave testimony from Liz and her mother Betty, and share it with your loved ones," the Department of Transportation's Todd Solomon wrote.
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Source: http://wtvr.com/2014/11/02/texting-while-driving-wreck-leaves-girl-blind-in-one-eye/


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The Australian government emission targets announced today are plainly inadequate but that is not the real problem.
The real difficulty lies with the fact that large elements of the business sector are operating with a fatally flawed understanding of reality that was revealed in their response that a 5% reduction was way to much because of the economic adjustment problems that it would cause.
The failure here is the models of reality that are behind such commentary. The model used is one in which we have two realms, the realm of the economy and the realm of the environment with trade-offs between the two weighted in favour of the "real world" of business.
The reality is that the "small economy" of which they speak is a sub-set of the "great economy" (to borrow the image of Wendell Berry) upon which we all depend and without which the small economy - the world of economic "growth" could not exist.
Or to put it in terms of business - the world of business and national economies is a wholly owned subsidiary of the environment not the other way around.


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Hello again!
It feels like I just did this a couple days ago... :)
Some cool things that have happened between Thursday and now:
1. We had a movie night with Chelsea (our exchange student friend from Idaho) and watched The Testaments and ate pizza! It was super fun, and she is always so lonely cuz she doesn't have very many friends here, so we were able to keep her company for a little while!
2. We have three new investigators!! They're all super cute and super awesome :) Brigitte is the daughter of a member here, and her own daughter is a member, but she's not! She had been investigating the church about a year ago but stopped, and now she has said that she is interested again, and we are hoping we can set a baptismal date with her soon! The other two new investigators are daughters of a different member and they're so cute! They're half Ecuadorean, and they have finally agreed to start taking the discussions and they're starting to make great progress!
3. Another girl, Gina, that we are friends with finally came to church!! She is soooo cute and I just love her guts! We are helping her with her English class at school, and little by little we will get her coming to church regularly!
4. We did a district fast for Nadine! It was a cool experience, and so nice of the whole district to join in to help our investigator!
So now for some sad news. Nadine's parents have refused to sign her baptismal papers, and they're confused about the church but refuse to speak with us or the bishop, or anyone else from the church, so she can't get baptized for now :( It was so devastating and heartbreaking, especially after having planned the whole thing and having fasted with our whole district, but she will eventually get baptized!! The date is now set for June 2017, when she turns 18, and I know that it will happen in the Lord's timing! Having such a big thing fall through like that definitely sets you back a little, but luckily I had just read about Christlike attributes in my personal study that morning and part of having faith and patience means trusting the Lord and in His timing! He wants Nadine to get baptized more than we do, and He is in charge! So I guess I'll just let Him be in charge still and not worry about it :) We are doing our part, and that's all that we can do!
Okay, so Sister Staack and I have decided to speak only German to each other for our last two weeks together so I literally can't think in English at all because my brain is a German jumble! And for some reason random Spanish words pop into my head too and sometimes come out of my mouth. (haha) Important lessons I've learned this week:
1. Follow and trust the priesthood.
2. Why be sad and discouraged when you can be happy and hopeful??
3. Fasting for something doesn't always mean you will get what you want. Sometimes you receive a direct answer that is the exact opposite of what you expected!
4. When you actually speak German, you realize that you know A LOT more than you thought you did.
I've been thinking a lot about the end of my mission this week. Which is a strange thing to be thinking about because I still have a year left, but I've been thinking about what kind of person I want to be on the last day of my mission. I was also thinking about the things I need to do now to make sure that my goals and vision for who and what I am are reached, and not just wish upon a star that they will magically happen. Then I thought about after my mission. I want to be able to keep this same spirit with me, and continue to strive to try a little harder to be a little better every day! I've heard that it can be a really hard transition back into normal life from mission life, but I decided that for me it doesn't have to be! It will be just like getting a new mission call, with a little bit of a different mission purpose :)
I know who I am, I know God's plan, I'll follow Him in faith! So to apply this to your own life: think about who you want to be at the end of this school year, at the end of the summer, or at the end of this year in December! Think about how you want to feel about yourself, how you want Heavenly Father to feel about you, and what you are going to accomplish, and then set a plan for how you are going to get there! Make specific goals, not general ones that are blurry and immeasurable. And start small! For me, little goals like simply not eating while I'm studying the scriptures can help me fulfill my purpose better and feel closer to the spirit. Have a little more patience, pray a little more, and move forward with faith!
Love you all from the bottom of my heart!
German word of the week: spielvarenfachgeschäft (game store)
Liebe Grüße,
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Oisín O'Neill has no plans to switch to Aussie Rules
EMERGING Armagh star Oisín O'Neill has no plans to swap Gaelic football for Aussie Rules, according to his father Gareth.
O'Neill made his senior debut for the Orchardmen in his native Crossmaglen last Sunday and scored five points in an impressive display against a fledgling Derry side in the Ó Fiaich Cup.
Rumours abounded that the talented teenager had been offered an AFL contract and Armagh manager Kieran McGeeney agreed that the former minor star had the talent to be a success in Aussie Rules.
"It's the first I heard of it but he's good enough," said McGeeney, who added: "Oisín and his brother Rian are excellent players."
But Gareth O'Neill - a former Armagh full-back and All-Ireland winner as player and joint-manager of Crossmaglen Rangers - says his son remains committed to club and county.
"He was talking to a few guys, but he's not going anywhere," he said.
The news that O'Neill has no plans to explore his AFL options will be welcomed by McGeeney who hopes to have James Morgan and Andrew Murnin back in harness for January's Dr McKenna Cup campaign.
Murnin missed last season with injury while Morgan has recovered quicker than normal after undergoing wrist surgery but it's unclear whether Jamie Clarke will be involved. Clarke is due to return home from the USA later this month.
"Jamie will come back when he is ready," said McGeeney after Armagh's 2-20 to 3-13 win over Derry.
"You don't push him into anything. He is a free spirit that way. He is a good lad and he will make up his own mind."
Crossmaglen's Paul Hughes returned to action last Sunday after missing last season, but Cullyhanna pair Sean Connell and Mickey Murray weren't involved and the inter-county future of Tony Kernan remains up in the air.
"I know Tony is playing with Ulster at the minute, so I haven't got speaking to him," said McGeeney.
"I think we will leave him until after Christmas, he will have to make his own mind up."
Armagh have an Ó Fiaich Cup final against the winners of this Sunday's Tyrone versus Louth semi-final to look forward to on December 18 as McGeeney assembles his panel for a Division Three
"We need to get our confidence back," said McGeeney.
"We had a tough run of injuries last year. We probably had a stronger team not playing than playing we had so many missing and stuff.
"Although in one game we could have been pushing for promotion to Division One, you go the other way and it is unfortunate because Division Three will be just as tough as Division Two.
"We have Sligo away first, then we have Laois at home, then Tipperary, Louth… They are teams that will always be tough to beat and have ambitions of pushing on themselves
"We have a tough campaign ahead of us but the good thing I suppose about last year and the injuries is that there are a lot of players who got game-time like Shea [Heffron] and Joe [McElroy], who maybe wouldn't have got it if Paul [Hughes] and James [Morgan] and these fellas had been about.
"It has really stood to them - Shea and Joe were both excellent today and we are hoping we get the mix right and have a decent campaign.
"But it's about blooding a few players through and trying to get a competitive set-up. Probably over the last number of years, the competition for places wasn't at the strongest.
"We have to get that. When you have been in a set-up that has people competing for places, then you are in a chance of doing something."


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DirecTV, Raycom Reach Retrans Deal
DirecTV and Raycom Media resolved their six-day retransmission consent spat on Sunday, just in time for the afternoon slate of National Football League games.
Raycom went dark to DirecTV customers in 37 markets on Sept.1, with the two sides at loggerheads mainly over price. In a joint statement on Sunday, both sides said they had reached an agreement, terms of which were not disclosed, in time for the 1 p.m. kickoff of the opening weekend for the NFL.
DirecTV had claimed that Raycom was demanding a doubling of the price it had previously charged for its 43 stations. In announcing the agreement, DirecTV, a big critic of rising sports and retransmission consent costs, managed to get that point across.
"We thank all of our affected customers for their patience over these past several days and regret that Raycom and too many other broadcast stations are willing to resort to these contrived blackouts to antagonize the public rather than serve it," DirecTV chief content officer Dan York, said in a statement. "Broadcast station groups who ransom their content back into their communities at exorbitant fees deserve the scrutiny of the Federal Communications Commission and local Congressional representatives. Raycom's intentional recent black outs of Dish, Cox and now DirecTV customers creates an even greater sense of urgency for lawmakers to review and overhaul this anti-consumer retransmission consent process once and for all."
In a statement issued at 11:45 a.m. on Sept. 7, Raycom said it had an agreement in principle with DirecTV and that service would be restored to DirecTV subscribers within two hours.
The company said it would work with DirecTV "over the next few days to finalize the full agreement."
In a statement, Raycom Media CEO, Paul McTear expressed appreciation to viewers for their patience during the dispute.
"We apologize for the inconvenience and thank them for their loyalty to their local stations throughout this process," McTear said in the statement. "We are very pleased to be, once again, serving them on the DirecTV system and will keep them informed as we work to finalize this agreement."