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Our guide to pop and rock shows and the best of live jazz happening this weekend and in the week ahead.
Pop & Rock
SUSANA BACA at Sony Hall (Feb. 12, 8 p.m.). This 74-year-old Peruvian singer-songwriter started her career as an ethnomusicologist, specifically focusing on Afro-Peruvian culture. But when David Byrne featured her recording "Maria Lando" on his 1995 compilation "Soul of Black Peru," she was thrust upon the international stage. Since, she has recorded six albums for his Luaka Bop label and won two Latin Grammys. Baca's repertoire includes both traditional Peruvian songs and her own originals, but the sound is consistent thanks to her ensemble's elegant acoustic instrumentation and her superlative, powerful voice.
212-997-5123, sonyhall.com
ANITA BAKER at Radio City Music Hall (Feb. 13-14, 8 p.m.). At 61, this R&B legend concluded what was billed as her farewell tour in 2018 with a star-studded finale in September that included appearances by Stevie Wonder, Lalah Hathaway and Kelly Rowland. Thankfully for fans, she's back with this two-night run at Radio City. The "Giving You the Best That I Got" singer's roster of hits may have helped define the quiet storm era, which started in the 1970s, but at recent live shows, she has sounded as vital and captivating as ever.
212-465-6000, radiocity.com
TALIB KWELI at the BRIC House Ballroom (Feb. 14, 8 p.m.). A Brooklyn native, this rapper gives an interesting spin to Valentine's Day concerts: His is a love letter to his home borough. Brooklyn — specifically Park Slope, where Kweli grew up, and Fort Greene, where this concert will take place — has changed dramatically since he first rose to prominence in the late 1990s as half of Black Star, which he formed with the M.C. Yasiin Bey (then known as Mos Def), a fellow Brooklynite. Kweli's message, though, has remained the same: He's still using his technical mastery to push for social and political reform in Brooklyn and beyond.
718-683-5600, bricartsmedia.org
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LIFE AND DEATH X SÓNAR at the Avant Gardner (Feb. 8, 10 p.m.). The influential electronic music label Life and Death is partnering with the Spanish festival Sónar to curate a night of D.J.s from around the world at this multiroom Brooklyn club. The lineup includes Life and Death's co-founder, D.J. Tennis (a.k.a. Manfredi Romano), who specializes in techno; the Los Angeles-based producer Daedelus, who makes experimental electronic music; the London-based house D.J. Call Super; and the Israeli D.J. Mor Elian, whose recent work skews toward electro and ambient music.
347-987-3146, avant-gardner.com
SARAH SHOOK & THE DISARMERS at the Knitting Factory (Feb. 14, 8 p.m.). With a rare combination of deft, classic country sounds and plain-spoken storytelling, Shook bucks both Nashville's mainstream and the overly self-aware Americana scene. The twist comes from Shook's unconventionally compelling voice, which is low, steady and a little nasal, recalling Appalachian yodeling but with a grungy edge. Plentiful slide guitar and a reliance on barn-dance-ready shuffle rhythms ground the songs in tradition, and the execution is sharp enough that the band's old-school approach is convincing, a believable transformation of country's vintage melancholy.
347-529-6696, knittingfactory.com
SHARON VAN ETTEN at the Beacon Theater (Feb. 9, 8 p.m.). Van Etten's new album, "Remind Me Tomorrow," is receiving rave reviews, thanks in part to the New Jersey-bred singer-songwriter's fairly dramatic stylistic shift. On her most recent releases, her confessional, poetic songs are bolstered by a slew of different electronic effects and synths instead of basic rock instrumentation. "I found that I was more drawn to the darkness and the driven synths and the syncopated beats," she told The New York Times last month. The elaborate production, though, does little to obscure her music's potent vulnerability.
212-465-6000, beacontheatre.com
CLAUDIA ACUÑA at the Birdland Theater (through Feb. 9, 7 and 9:45 p.m.). Last week Acuña released "Turning Pages," her first album in a decade and her first to consist of mostly original tunes. It finds the Chilean-born vocalist luxuriating in the breadth of her powers, whether covering Abbey Lincoln or unveiling her own compositions; she's equal parts taut rhythm, flowing largess (think Cassandra Wilson in the 1990s) and sky-seeking mountain folk. Acuña performs songs from that album here with her band, featuring Juancho Herrera on guitar, Pablo Vergara on keyboard, Carlos Henderson on bass and Yayo Serka on drums.
212-581-3080, birdlandjazz.com
ITAMAR BOROCHOV at Nublu 151 (Feb. 13, 9 p.m.). An Israeli-born trumpeter, Borochov plays contemporary jazz that's easy to enjoy. His melodies are direct and often plangent, his harmonies and rhythms sturdy and repetitious. His latest album, "Blue Nights," draws together influences from the Middle East and North Africa with jazz-academy thinking. He performs here, using his signature quarter-tone trumpet (a custom instrument that allows him to play more fluidly in Middle Eastern modes), with Rob Clearfield on keyboard, Sam Weber on bass and Jay Sawyer on drums. The North African folk band Innov Gnawa, which was featured on one track on "Blue Nights," will appear as special guests.
DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER at 92nd Street Y (Feb. 14, 7:30 p.m.). A recently minted National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master, Bridgewater is one of jazz's most beloved straight-ahead veterans of the 1970s and '80s, with a style that's rooted in theater; she carries forth the storytelling legacies of Dinah Washington and Nancy Wilson. Her most recent album, "Memphis," is a homage to the soul music of the city where she was born, but at this Valentine's Day concert — joined by her typical backing trio of the pianist Carmen Staaf, the bassist Tabari Lake and the drummer Tyson Jackson — expect a more standard serving of romantic jazz fare.
212-415-5500, 92y.org
RUDRESH MAHANTHAPPA'S INDO-PAK COALITION at the Miller Theater (Feb. 9, 8 p.m.). Mahanthappa, an alto saxophonist, has been working with his Indo-Pak Coalition for long enough now that the group is starting to subtly outgrow the initial mission statement. They are no longer simply jazz improvisers combining musical traditions from across the Indian subcontinent. The trio — which also includes the guitarist Rez Abbasi and the drummer and tabla player Dan Weiss — has the restless, unboxable rapport of musicians broadly exploring musical sounds and strategies, with Indian classical as its launchpad.
212-854-7799, millertheatre.com
THUNDERCAT at the Blue Note (Feb. 12-14, 8 and 10:30 p.m.; through Feb. 17). Thundercat, a six-string-electric-bass wunderkind and merry prankster, might be the most hopelessly enjoyable artist currently making music in jazz's crossover territory. He will do a six-night run in the coming week, welcoming a range of unannounced special guests throughout. Expect wry, hilarious non sequiturs muttered in between songs — like "Them Changes" and "Show You the Way" — that will be full of elastic funk grooves and blistering bass solos. Thundercat, whose birth name is Stephen Bruner, has been improving his vocal chops recently; his singing still has an unpretentious, conversational allure, but now there's more body and breath behind it.
212-475-8592, bluenote.net
WING WALKER ORCHESTRA AND BRIAN KROCK'S LIDDLE at Threes Brewing Gowanus (Feb. 12, 8 p.m.). Led by the young multi-reedist Drew Williams, the Wing Walker Orchestra is about to release a remarkable debut album, "Hazel." The music stays tightly woven, even as Williams switches up the grooves and harmonic palettes constantly; there's almost always a sharp, biting cadence coming from some part of the band (though not necessarily the rhythm section). The group shares this bill with Liddle, a combo fronted by the alto saxophonist Brian Krock, playing music that draws in equal measure from Charlie Parker, Anthony Braxton and Battles — putting checkered rock rhythms underneath pelting, hard-edge melodies.
718-522-2110, threesbrewing.com


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Watermelon Coolers with NO alcohol
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- 4 cups cubed, seedless watermelon, chilled
- 1 cup ice cubes
- 1/4 cup fresh-squeezed lime juice
- 1/4 cup coconut milk
- Blend all ingredients together until smooth.
- Rim glasses with granulated sugar and serve up watermelon lime coolers!
- Garnish with a lime wedge or small watermelon slice.
- Enjoy!
This above is a modified version of a recipe found from Style Me Pretty Living.
Or you can make it with lemonade and 2 tbsp honey and use these instructions:
- Freeze the watermelon in a ziploc bag until just frozen, about one hour. Add the frozen watermelon to a blender, along with your lemonade and honey. Process until blended, and pour into frosted jars or glasses.
Decisions, decisions!
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This week, Ric explains how he got Westworld pulled from the App Store. Okay, so that's not 100% true, but we've decided he has to shoulder a percentage of the blame and he's not here to stop me typing this.
Other news involves 22 SNES game names hidden on the Switch, and there are new releases like Forged Fantasy, Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes, and Hang Line: Mountain Climber.
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Learn more about: The Farmer's Guide to Ruminant Nutrition
About Dr. Terry McCosker
Terry's mission is to change agriculture in Australia. He has a vision for a 'regenerative' agricultural landscape, including, people, land, livestock and businesses.
Here is just a little of his background…
Dr. Terry McCosker, director of RCS, is an internationally acclaimed teacher and has worked in research, extension and property management in both government and private sectors since 1967.
In his research era, Terry published over 40 papers and made several world first discoveries in the 1980s in the fields of bull fertility, ruminant nutrition, animal production and pasture ecology.
Terry developed his passion for ruminant nutrition in the 1980s when he was tasked with improving the production on a cattle station in northern Australia, running 12,000 breeders on 310,000ha.
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I often get asked – "did my family own Irish Castles?" It's the ultimate fairy tale – Kings, Queens, Princes and Princesses all living in beautiful old castles.Continue reading
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Thursday, 5 July 2012
Whatever Is Necessary To Protect Ourselves
This was recorded on 7.03.93. I am not sure where. We were playing live over a tape with the drums and percussion. Gary Burroughs had gone for the last time.
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Trevor Simpson - bass
01 Whatever Is Necessary To Protect Ourselves
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Danbury seniors could get tax break for community service
"The idea is to create a program that in exchange for community service, qualifying seniors will get a reduction on their property taxes," Boughton said.
Senior citizens who meet income requirements could save between $500 and $700.
However, the details of the program have yet to be worked out.
The Common Council created a five-person committee earlier this month to research the issue.
Boughton is calling the program "Seniors Add Value and Experience" to our community, or "SAVE."
Types of community service the seniors could do in exchange for the tax break include volunteering at a Danbury non-profit agency.
"It would be one flat fee for roughly 120 hours of community service," Boughton said. "It could be anything from volunteering as a greeter at City Hall to volunteering at the senior center or the music center or any one of our non-profit partners."
Paul Feiner, the town supervisor in Greenburgh, N.Y., asked his town board last year to create a similar program in his Westchester County town.
However, New York state does not authorize tax credits, so Greenburgh is going will create part-time jobs for their seniors.
Feiner said in an e-mail that 125 municipalities across the nation have created similar programs.


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Rich & Fudgy Zucchini Brownies
2 c. chopped, fresh zucchini
3 T. butter, melted
3 eggs
1 t. pure vanilla extract
¾ c. sugar
⅔ c. unsweetened cocoa powder
½ t. espresso powder (optional)
½ t. baking powder
¼ t. salt
½ c. flour
1½ c. chocolate chips, divided
¼ c. half-and-half or heavy cream
Place the chopped zucchini, eggs, butter, and vanilla in the bowl of a food processor. Cover, and process until the mixture is smooth.
Add the sugar, cocoa powder, espresso powder, baking powder, salt, and flour. Pulse a few times until well combined. Add ¾ cup of the chocolate chips and pulse a few more times to mix in the chocolate and chop it up just a bit.
Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes, until a tester comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
Once cool, combine the remaining ¾ cup of chocolate chips with the cream. Microwave in 30 second intervals, until warmed and stir until the mixture comes together into a smooth ganache. Spread the glaze over the top of the cooled brownies.
Place the pan in the refrigerator for an hour, just to set the chocolate topping. Remove from the fridge and bring to room temperature before slicing and serving.


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alienjesus wrote:Just because they were on PC doesn't mean they aren't defining games for the Amiga! Bullfrog was practically synonymous with the system after all.
This is true, but you also don't want the Defining list for a platform to be overrun with cross-platform titles, at least not if the best version of that title isn't on that platform. I think you have to curate those cross-platform selections carefully.


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McQueen maintained above a 3.0 grade point average throughout his high school career and enrolled in online courses, which allowed him to graduate from high school a semester early. He will begin his classes at SMU this month, as well as participate in spring football practices.
"I think I will have a huge advantage by being able to start a semester early," McQueen shared. "It will allow me to get a semester of classes under my belt before going into the fall season with all of the other new freshmen."
Terrell Tiger Head Football Coach, Mike Shields, addressed the crowd at the signing, urging the younger players to follow in McQueen's footsteps by prioritizing their academics, along with proving themselves on the football field. Over his three-year career in Terrell, Shields has coached several outstanding athletes who have received scholarships to play football on the collegiate level.
"We want our students to know if they work hard on their grades and play hard on the field, colleges and universities will take notice," shared Shields. "At some point, football will come to an end, and Elijah will have a $250,000 education to fall back on. That is something to be very proud of."
While McQueen's high school days have just barely ended, he is already looking forward to beginning his college career.
"I am excited for the opportunity to play for such a fantastic program like SMU, and earn a great education at the same time."
From the entire Terrell Tiger community, congratulations on this tremendous accomplishment, Elijah.


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Datalogic, a global leader in automatic data capture and industrial automation markets, introduces the Rhino™ II Vehicle Mount Computer (VMC) designed to survive the rugged use found in warehouse, factories and distribution environments. This new VMC is offered with a wide array of operating system choices including WEC7, Windows Embedded Standard 7 and Windows IoT. The WEC7 version offers a path for optional field upgrade to Android™6.0 Marshmallow operating system.
The Rhino II VMC is available in either a 10" or 12" high resolution color touchscreen with 3mm armored glass bonded to the touch panel. The unit is tested to an IP67 rating and is available in various models to best fit specific application needs. A dedicated freezer-rated model with an integrated display heater allows use in and out of cold storage, and capacitive touch models feature 3mm anti-glare armored glass that operates when using gloves.
"The Rhino II Vehicle Mount Computer completes the full line of rugged mobile computers offered by Datalogic allowing our customers to single source for all their warehouse and distribution mobile computer needs," states Tom Burke, VP Mobile Computers at Datalogic. "The Rhino is aptly named; this tough device has the computing power, flexibility and ruggedness to deliver maximum productivity in the most extreme warehouse environments."
The Rhino II VMC is uniquely enabled with application specific features including an internal isolated power supply, ignition sense technology for automatic power control and an optional battery backup for protection against data loss. Mounting options include various brackets and RAM mounts for the device and ABCD or QWERTY external keyboards. A dedicated software keyboard is included with a multitude of layouts and languages making the Rhino computer the ideal solution for global applications.
Software tools for this device are dependent on the operating system chosen and can include various Datalogic Utilities, pre-licensed and pre-loaded Wavelink® Avalanche™ and Terminal Emulation.
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Beating the Holiday Blues
Mental wellness is important at all times of the year but especially during the winter holidays. The cold winter months may affect your mental well-being more than you realize -- and the holiday festivities can just add to the stress. It's not uncommon to feel that you are in a "funk" during this time of year.


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Meditation 6/9 - 6/15: Use the narrow gate Lk 13:24-30 NLT
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Enter by the narrow gate
"Work hard to enter the narrow door to God's Kingdom, for many will try to enter but will fail. When the master of the house has locked the door, it will be too late. You will stand outside knocking and pleading, 'Lord, open the door for us!' But he will reply, 'I don't know you or where you come from.' Then you will say, 'But we ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.' And he will reply, 'I tell you, I don't know you or where you come from. Get away from me, all you who do evil.'
There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, for you will see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the Kingdom of God, but you will be thrown out. And people will come from all over the world—from east and west, north and south—to take their places in the Kingdom of God. And note this: Some who seem least important now will be the greatest then, and some who are the greatest now will be least important then.[a]"
Luke 13:24-30 NLT


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On Monday, March 25, the History, Philosophy, Religion, and Social Sciences department hosted James Surowiecki '84, who presented this year's Stevenson Lecture. Since 1976, the annual lecture, named for Illinois governor, two-time presidential candidate, and UN Ambassador, Adlai Stevenson II Class of 1918, has brought to campus speakers who have made a distinguished contribution to public life and who might inspire students to public service.
At Choate, James was a member of the Computer Club, Cum Laude Society, and the Choate News. After graduating in 1984, James attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he graduated with highest distinction. He later pursued his Ph.D. in American history on a Mellon Fellowship at Yale University. He found his calling as a writer and journalist, writing for The New Yorker, Slate, and Talk, just to name a few. His book The Wisdom of Crowds was published in 2004.
In his remarks, James focused on the issue of crowd mentality, discussing how groups of people together can be more knowledgeable or wise than individual participants. He specified that certain parameters must be met for this to work – namely diversity, independence, and decentralization. He explained that social media can warp these parameters and diminish the overall wisdom of crowds, hurting the efficacy of the internet.James visited four classes on Monday and Tuesday in a wide variety of disciplines. Says HPRSS teacher Jonas Akins, "Students were very impressed with Jim's range of knowledge, his deep engagement with the students, and his clear enjoyment in being back on campus. [Students] also really appreciated the message that social media can distort their own world view, to the detriment of one of the aims of the internet."
This year's Junior Fellow was Ian Bamford '19, who delivered a brief interpretation of the life and work of Adlai Stevenson. James was a Junior Fellow himself about 35 years ago.
Photos of the event are available here.


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If you have a strong woman in your life or you are one, you should appreciate them/ yourself more.
Here are some of the signs that you or someone you know has a strong personality that intimidates others:
1. A female leader is very confident
Strong women are very confident. They don't pretend to be someone else as they have a defined sense of identity that is in tune with their beliefs and morals.
2. Strong women stand up for themselves and others
Strong women are frank when it comes to confronting people about being treated badly. They are willing to stand up for others as well, in case they witness an injustice.
3. They are very accepting
Strong women are pragmatic, so their expectations of both themselves and others are realistic. They understand that accepting situations and people as they are is the key to being able to move on.
4. Strong women like being single
A strong woman knows that the key to happiness doesn't lie in having a partner, so she is not willing to compromise her happiness only to be dating someone. She is okay with being single.
5. They have a tight circle of close friends
Strong women have a very small group of close friends, only the ones they truly love and appreciate. This is because they are great at cutting out toxic and negative people of their lives.
6. Strong women are good planners
Strong women are great at getting things done! They are goal-oriented, ambitious, and extremely organized, which makes them great planners.
7. They are annoyed by poor planning
Given that strong women themselves are great planners, it is no wonder they are disappointed and even annoyed by poor planning. They cannot stand doing things at the last minute!
8. They probably have enough friends in their circle
A strong woman has made enough friendships and doesn't feel the need to add to the list. She feels more than happy with the social life and support system she already has.
9. Insecure men are afraid of strong women
Insecure men are intimidated by strong women as their assertiveness and confidence make them feel threatened.
10. They are great managers
Thanks to their leading role at home, a strong woman is used to multitasking. This quality makes her a great manager or supervisor due to her ability to see the big picture.
11. Strong woman comes from another strong woman
Girls in the family shape themselves by picking up traits from their mothers. If the mother possessed strong traits like assertiveness and confidence, the daughter will grow into a strong woman too.
12. They admire other strong women
Strong women look up to other strong women as role models.
13. They like making the first move
Strong women have no problem with making the first move if they find the right man.
14. Strong women are feminists
Strong women consider themselves equals! They are natural-born feminists.
15. They celebrate the strength of other women
Strong women are supportive and encouraging, so they are all about celebrating the strength of other women.
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The 44 metre motor yacht Zita has been sold after Jan Jaap Minnema at Fraser Yachts brokered a deal with Starship Yachts in Hong Kong.
Just three months ago Zita had a central agency change, when she became jointly listed for sale by Y.CO and Fraser Yachts.
Zita was built in GRP by Italian yard Benetti to a design by Stefano Righini and launched in 2006 as one of the yard's Vision 45 series. Formerly known as * Larisa*, she sleeps 10 guests in five cabins. These are configured as a split level master suite on the main deck, two VIP suites below and two twin cabins, all with en suite facilities.
The three decks of Zita have ample outdoor seating areas and there is a bar on each deck, making alfresco entertaining a joy. The upper lounging deck has canvas shaded areas, while the sun deck has a Jacuzzi spa pool, bar, dining area and a spacious sunning area. Twin 1,300hp Caterpillar engines give her a range of 3,000 nautical miles and she is fitted with zero speed stabilisers.
Lying in Golfe Juan, France, Zita was for sale asking €9.9 million.


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|Alexander Teichrib knows how important it is for a company to invest in apprenticeships. From 2010 to 2013 he completed his training as IT systems assistant at BORM-INFORMATIK GmbH and has been an established member of the team right from the start. In his current role as ERP project manager he not only puts his ideas into practice, he also supports our customers with his expertise in informatics through all questions on technical system changeovers. But his interest in profitable strategies and his analytical way of thinking can also be seen away from the workplace: He loves playing basketball and chess.


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A few posts ago I mentioned the new Orange "gold spot" cinema advert featuring The Muppets. I promised to keep an eye out for it becoming available online... and it has! Here it is:
Men should think twice before making widowhood woman's only path to power. Gloria Steinem
Sorry, but couldn't bear to watch more than the first 20 secs.
Maybe Raybeard should have watched for longer because this is AMAZING. Best Orange ad for ages. MUPPETS!!11
Not watching more than 20seconds!?
It's the Muppets how could you not?
The Muppets sending up Orange, brilliant.
Never one to ignore a challenge, because of the expert(?) recommendations of Anon1 and Anon2, I gritted my teeth and watched the whole darned thing. So what's the big deal?
Btw I've never owned a mobile phone. (I assume that this is what the ad is aimed at). Maybe appreciation is dependent on that?


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Step 1 is for new volunteers and consists of a Core Session (Volunteering with Opendoors), a special session on Homelessness, a special session on Safeguarding and an online session on Food Hygiene for Kitchen volunteers. We hope existing volunteers will 'catch up' on any of Step 1 sessions they haven't already covered.
Step 2 is mainly for Hall volunteers but Kitchen volunteers are welcome. There is a Core session (Engaging with Guests) and special sessions on Dealing with Addiction, Mental Health Challenges and Everyday First Aid. Volunteers are encouraged to attend two or three sessions this autumn and any they haven't been able to fit in, could then be signed up fpr when they are repeated in the spring.


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After Controversy, Luxury Condos Underway in Sewickley
After being delayed two years by court challenges, 400/420 Centennial broke ground in August.
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After a controversial beginning, a new luxury condo project is moving forward in Sewickley.
Pittsburgh-based Zamagias Properties broke ground in August on 400/420 Centennial, a set of two buildings — each featuring 10 to 12 residences — located about a block from the village's main business district on Beaver Street.
Designed by Sewickely's JMAC Architects, the four-story buildings, which will feature a brick-and-limestone exterior, will house residences ranging in size from 2,000 to 6,000 square feet. Construction is being handled by Pittsburgh's P.J. Dick with customizable interiors by Kolano Design.
David Martens, president of Zamagias Properties, says each condo includes lofty ceilings, expansive windows and high-end finishes. One of the development's standout features are oversized outdoor terraces.
"We wanted everyone to have the opportunity to be able to entertain outside," Martens says, noting the decks range in size from 200 to 2,500 square feet. "Not just have a chair and a small coffee table, but to literally be able to entertain."
Other amenities include underground parking, a fitness room with a Pilates area and a sauna. A private, pet-friendly fenced area with a regulation-size bocce court and a fire pit will be situated between the two buildings.
The condos start at $1.4 million.
"We're super excited to be under construction," Martens says. "It's been an interesting journey."
Martens says court challenges delayed the project by about two years. Some residents objected to the project's four-story height, saying that it wouldn't fit the borough's style and character, according to the Sewickley Herald. Most of Sewickley's buildings are two-stories tall.
In December 2017, a judge dismissed a lawsuit that the organization Character Matters, led by a group of Sewickley residents, filed in Common Pleas Court challenging the borough's approval of the project.
"An appeal process like that in the court system takes its time. We did everything by the book," Martens says. "Some people felt that they didn't want to see this kind of change to the village. I think the vast majority are pretty happy with it."
The condo project is located between Blackburn Road, Centennial Avenue and Locust Place. Martens says it formerly was home to a series of rundown office buildings and three abandoned houses.
"It was pretty much a disaster," he says. "We are replacing something that was an eyesore."
He believes the development will attract residents with a desire to ditch the headaches of home maintenance, but unwilling to forgo a luxury environment. Already, half of the units in the first building are sold, he says. The project's second building is on track to begin construction in the next eight to 10 months. Martens says the first building should be ready for occupancy by fall of 2020.
"It's always exciting to get to this phase." he says. "I think it's a great statement of where Sewickley is with the shops and restaurants moving in. This is only going to make it better."


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Steer clear of these delusional hiring practices
Friday, May 24, 2019
To discuss talent, your organization's needs, or anything you read in the article below, email Roberta at email@example.com.
I don't know about you, but I'm growing tired of hearing leaders complain that they can't fill jobs. When asked, they can come up with a dozen reasons why this is so. Are you guilty of this as well?
Imagine a VP of sales telling her CEO that she is unable to bring in deals. Do you think she'd be told, "That's OK; everyone else is having a tough time selling." No, of course not!
Yet, CEOs keep giving their teams a pass when it comes to unfilled jobs. And to make matters worse, they are looking the other way when a particular executive has a higher turnover than most.
Too many organizations are delusional when it comes to their hiring practices. They have a system in place and continue to use it, regardless of the dismal results. This is nuts!
Here are some of the more common delusional hiring practices that I see.
If you build it, they will come. Let's say you've created this great company. You pay people a fair wage, and you've got the standard cool perks that have become commonplace these days. Your feeling is that people would be crazy not to work for your firm.
You post your jobs online, and what happens next? Nothing — absolutely nothing. OK, I'm exaggerating here. You get a few resumes from people who are responding to every post they see.
You tell a friend about your situation, and he assures you the same thing is happening to him. You both blame the low rate of unemployment in your area because let's admit it; it's easier to place blame than it is to find the cause.
Offering additional crazy perks.
Have you noticed that perks are getting even more insane as the labor market tightens? I'm here to tell you that all the free beer in the world won't make employees delusional enough to stay and work for a crappy manager. Don't believe me?
Have a third party reach out to employees who have recently left your firm and ask them why they choose to leave. (Do this even if they've gone through exit interviews, as it's my experience that people are less than truthful on their way out the door.) Listen carefully to the feedback you receive and be prepared to take action.
Relying on HR to fill jobs.
By now, you'd think most companies would have figured out that if HR could fill these jobs, they would have done so already. They can't.
You need to turn your entire team into a hiring machine. I know this works because I've done this with other organizations. Do this today.
We're already spending a ton of money on recruiting and can't afford to spend more.
I'm not suggesting you pay more money. What I am recommending is that you blow up your current approach and invest your resources more wisely.
We're doing the best we can with the limited resources we have.
Here's the thing. There are lots of things you can do to improve your hiring practices that don't require additional capital. The first step is to be open to change.
We need buy-in from everyone before hiring.
Every step you add to the hiring process will slow things down. In today's tight labor market, speed trumps perfection time and time again.
Look at your hiring process with an eye towards dramatically reducing the time it takes to make a job offer. Begin by making a list of everyone currently involved in the hiring process. Draw a line through the middle of this list. The people under the line should be immediately relieved of their hiring responsibilities.
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Group A
Rajasthan 228 (Khoda 106) and 256 (Saxena 103, Nechim 5-57, Konwar 4-72) beat Assam 189 (Aziz 53, Pankaj 4-44, Yadav 4-28) and 200 (Pankaj 7-64) by 95 runs
Pankaj Singh picked up 7 for 64 during Assam's chase as Rajasthan put aside their off-the-field troubles to take full points in Guwahati. Madhur Khatri dealt Assam the first blow on the final day, sending back Dheeraj Jadhav for 16, with the hosts needing 294 to win. That opened the gates for Pankaj, who repeatedly dented Assam - an even better showing than his 4 for 44 in the first innings. The right-arm fast bowler was unstoppable as none of the batsmen managed to convert their starts, with Parvez Aziz top scoring with 45. Assam captain Amol Muzumdar had reason to celebrate though, becoming the highest run-getter in the Ranji Trophy, courtesy his 25 in the second innings.
Goa 474 (Ratra 121, Bandekar 100) and 203 (Wakhare 5-65) drew with Vidarbha 338 (Paunikar 98, Shrivastava 78, Paradkar 72) and 83 for 1
Akshay Wakhare's five-for might have come too late as Goa held on to first-innings points against Vidarbha in Nagpur. The offpsinner ran through the Goa top and middle orders before they declared on 203 for 8 in their second innings. First-innings centurion Saurabh Bandekar was the top scorer for Goa with 40 off 53 balls. The target of 340 was near impossible to achieve as Jayesh Dongaonkar and captain Alind Naidu saw Vidarbha through to the end of the day's play at 83 for 1.
Jharkhand 431 (Gautham 95*) and 167 for 3 (Sinha 76) drew with Tripura 438 (Shetty 104, Dutta 60*)
Debabrata Chowdhury's half-century ensured crucial first-innings points for Tripura against Jharkhand in the drawn-game in Ranchi. Chowdhury added 44 to his overnight score of 34, taking Tripura's first-innings total to 438 - a narrow lead of seven. Opener Siddhartha Sinha gave Jharkhand a solid start in their second innings with 76 and they finally took stumps at 167 for 3. Jharkhand would look to make-up for the lost points when they take on Vidarbha on November 10.
Group B
Andhra 442 (Sahabuddin 120, Sumanth 117) and 46 for 0 (Watekar 21*, Reddy 18*) drew with Kerala 336 (Jagadeesh 50, Prem 91, Prasad 5-100)
Girikina Prasad's five-for ensured Andhra grabbed first-innings against Kerala. Continuing from their overnight score of 208 for 6, Preambhastn Prem and Padmanbhan Prasanth battled valiantly, as the seventh-wicket stand yielded 82. Prem surrendered to Prasad nine short of his fifty, and the offspinner then proceeded to take out the last two batsmen to end with a well-deserved 5 for 100. Sitting pretty on a lead of 106, the Andhra openers, Hemal Watekar and Prasad Reddy, saw out the remaining 11 overs in the day without trouble.
Haryana 546 (Sunny 312, Sumeet 45) and 244 (Dewan 133, Rawat 100) drew with Madhya Pradesh 434 (Saxena 142, Kanitkar 72, Budhwar 4-116)
The runs continued to flow in Indore as the Haryana openers made merry after they had ensured first-innings points against Madhya Pradesh. Resuming on 364 for 7, still 182 behind Haryana's mammoth first-innings total, Sanjay Pandey's patient 46 only delayed the inevitable. He was the last wicket to fall, with the last three wickets contributing 70. Ahead by 112, Rahul Dewan and Ankit Rawat chose to extend Haryana's domination, smashing 133 and 100 respectively. While Dewan scored 20 fours during his 171-ball innings, Rawat managed nine fours and three sixes during his knock. The unbeaten 244-run partnership was the perfect icing to the three points Haryana gained.


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All was quiet on the Fediverse leading up to the very moment that would soon bring rise to a tumultuous situation in the free software community. Librem One is a suite of services and apps to access those services that are "ethical, respectful of your digital rights[,] and concerned about your privacy." While everyone should be clamoring about the problem this project aims to solve, that isn't the case following the announcement. What's got people talking is the striking similarity the Librem One suite of apps bears to existing free software projects. The only party that seems to be silent on this front, however, is Purism.
Judging from the screenshots of previews of the apps that the bundle will contain you might already be able to see that the apps are simply slightly modified versions of existing apps. They've been rebranded to hold Purism's Librem namesake and the modifications made simply hard-code configuration of the apps to point towards Purism's services. In reality, the only thing being sold here is the hosting of the backend for these services, so you can't say they're selling the apps. This is especially true when they're available for anyone to download and use without relying on Purism's infrastructure.
It's perfectly normal for projects to be forked. It's even normal that from time to time someone might rename their fork and go in a different direction. This is free software and modifications are to be made all the time. What's not normal is for all of this to happen with a highly publicized project without so much as a nod from the project leads to the original developers or their community. Four years after the original fork, even a project like Gitea still gives mention to the Gogs project that Gitea was born from.
What's worse is that in order to demonstrate what their services are, the screenshots used are those of apps. The wording on the project homepage makes one believe that Purism created these apps themselves. The apps are also inconsistent in theming compared to one another. This is mainly due to the fact that they are literally forks of the original apps as seen here(source.puri.sm). When looking at the README.md files, they have not been modified to reflect the changes made in the repo.
Upon closer inspection, we can see that earliest signs of work being done to transform the original apps into their Librem counterparts a little over 3 months ago. When you look at the commit linked, you'll see that at one point the VPN app would have been called Liberty Tunnel Adblocker. Each of the apps have some sort of mention to "liberty" which makes sense considering that Purism's goal is to liberate people from the strongholds of Big Tech. Can they achieve that goal? Librem One will certainly help achieve that, but only if they make good by their target demographic.
While we can see that the source code for the Librem One apps is out there, it seems that there's no mention of it at the time of writing on the Librem One project homepage or on any of the app pages on the respective app stores. Each of the apps forked here are under some type of free software license. However, only Tusky here has a non-permissive free software license of GPLv3. That being said, each of the original licenses require that when the work is distributed, that the work display a prominent notice that the work has been modified.
The only service to contain the original branding is the social.librem.one Mastodon instance. That being said, the instance functionality deviates highly from most instances in that it does not include the federated timeline, they don't have a local timeline, and there's no profile directory. This makes it very difficult to find other users on the service but this may simply be a consequence of Librem One still being in development.
As of writing, the project is still calling for funding via their crowdfunding product and Purism has been mostly silent regarding the concerns laid out in this article. I reached out on their forum and got a response saying that a blog post would be coming and that links to the source code would be provided. It's not clear whether Purism reached out to the developers of the apps the Librem suite is forked from but word on the street is that they do right by upstream and contribute their changes back to the original project when necessary.
This is not a call to action to boycott Purism. I think their products and their efforts should be praised. This is simply a case of lack of communication as far as can be seen at the moment. It's simply too early to make any calls as to what the intentions of the Purism executives and the like have regarding this project and judging by their track record I would assume that all will be sorted out and most will be happy in the end.
Note: They could have avoided this whole thing by following emsenn's "Escalation of Communication"
UPDATE: Purism has posted a few more details regarding their Librem One launch and gave a little explanation as to why they decided to launch the project itself. This post includes links to the apps that Purism forked to create their Librem One mobile clients and a link to where their clients' source code repositories are. There's still no news on why they modified their Mastodon instance the way they did (they also removed the ability to report and to directly message others). The Librem One project homepage has not been updated to reflect this post as of writing.
Librem One Android Apps (Google Play)
Author's note: A previous version of this article stated that the Librem Social mastodon instance was not federating. This is not the case.
Author's second note: A previous version of this article stated that Purism's second post about Librem One did not include links to the modified source code. This is not the case.


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The Scapegoat is our most off road focused touring machine. It is essentially a fully rigid MTB, with all the mounts you could ever hope for on an extended backroad/no road bike trip.
The frame is made from double butted heat treated chromoly and ready to withstand the abuse of life on the road.
Small frame is designed around the 26+ platform while every other size is designed around 27.5+
Spacing is boost all-around. This means 110mm X 15mm up front and 148mm X 12mm in the rear.
Internal dropper routing. (31.6 post & 34.9 clamp.)
Rocker dropouts, so you can run single speed if desired.
73mm threaded BB.
Straight 1,1/8th head tube.
The Top tubes on these are long, with the use of short stems in mind. The theory behind this is two things. 1: frame bag space is increased and 2: the wheelbase becomes longer for a more stable ride.
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Contrasting associations of body mass index and measles with asthma and rhinitis in young adults
Asthma and allergic rhinitis often coexist and are increasing worldwide, particularly among the younger generation. Although the prevalences of adult asthma and allergic rhinitis and their risk factors have been reported, there have been few studies focusing on young adults. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalences of asthma and allergic rhinitis and their associated factors in Japanese young adults. A questionnaire survey of new students at Hokkaido University about the presence of current wheeze and rhinitis and a history of several viral infections during childhood was conducted in 2008 and 2010. The prevalences of wheeze and rhinitis and their associated factors were evaluated. Of 4076 nonsmoking subjects aged 18‐25 years, 261 (6.4%) had current wheeze and 1373 (33.7%) had allergic rhinitis. On multivariate analyses, current wheeze was associated with high body mass index (BMI), atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, food allergy, and a history of measles infection. In contrast, allergic rhinitis was associated with low BMI, current wheeze, atopic dermatitis, food allergy, and no history of measles. When subjects were classified into four groups by the presence or absence of wheeze and rhinitis, both high BMI and a history of measles were positively associated with wheeze without rhinitis but negatively associated with rhinitis without wheeze. High BMI and past measles infection showed contrasting associations with asthma and allergic rhinitis in nonsmoking young adults. It is important to not only recognize the common pathophysiological characteristics of asthma and allergic rhinitis but also to understand their differences.
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Keywords: Japanese; Questionnaire; asthma; body mass index; measles; prevalence; rhinitis; students; wheeze; young adults
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Affiliations: First Department of Medicine, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
Publication date: July 1, 2015
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KUWAIT CITY, Aug 27: A vehicle that was parked in a restricted location near a mosque in Riqqa area raised suspicions. However, no explosives were found inside the vehicle and the Kuwaiti owner of the vehicle has been summoned to sign a written pledge to not commit such a violation again, reports Al-Anba daily.
According to security sources, State Security officers rushed to the mosque after receiving information about a vehicle parked near the mosque despite strict structures place to stop vehicles from parking near mosques. They cordoned the area and prevented worshippers from approaching or entering the mosque.
The owner of the vehicle who is a Kuwaiti citizen was identified through the system of the General Traffic Department. Even though securitymen called him several times, his mobile phone was switched off and this had aroused more suspicion. No explosives were found in the vehicle and it was lifted. The Kuwaiti owner of the vehicle will be summoned and forced to sign a written pledge to affirm that he will not repeat such a violation again


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Saanich's ban on plastic bags could be seen as early as December 2019, after Saanich council unanimously approved the new bylaw in its first and second reading on Monday night.
Fines for Victoria's plastic bag ban officially went into effect on January 1st, 2019, and Saanich is expected to follow suit.
The ban would prohibit retailers from giving out plastic bags for free in order to reduce plastic waste.
Back in August 2018, Saanich originally passed a motion to ban plastic bags in the municipality, but then decided to delay any action until the B.C. Supreme Court ruled on whether or not municipalities had jurisdiction on the issue.
Once B.C.'s Supreme Court ruled in favour of Victoria's ban, Saanich proposed a timeline for establishing the new bylaw.
While the process for enacting the new bylaw was originally set to mirror Victoria's – which includes a phase out period for the community to adjust and for businesses to use up their remaining plastic bag stock – some amendments were made Monday night.
One notable amendment is the removal of a 6 month grace period for businesses to use up their remaining plastic bag stock.
"The business community has seen this coming for months," said Councillor Ned Taylor.
Council believes that both the business community and local consumers are prepared and eager to enact change.
However, Councillor Colin Plant noted that if the municipality receives negative feedback from the public, they will review their process.
"If the business community says they need more time, we need to listen," said Plant.
The bylaw still has a third reading scheduled for May before it can be adopted. If Saanich sticks to their projected timeline, the bylaw will be passed in June, with an effective date sometime in December 2019.


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A Mexican Judge has granted two people the right to use cocaine recreationally, in a ruling said to be the first of its kind.
Commenting on the ruling, the Mexico United Against Crime (MUCD) which seeks to end the country's "war on drugs" described it as a "historic step". However for the two petitioners to "possess, transport and use cocaine" which they are not expected to sell, the ruling must be reviewed by a higher court.
"This case represents another step in the fight to construct alternative drug policies that allow [Mexico] to redirect its security efforts and better address public health," Mexico United Against Crime said in a statement.
"We have spent years working for a more secure, just and peaceful Mexico. This case is about insisting on the need to stop criminalising … drug users and designing better public policies that explore all the available options," said the group's director, Lisa Sanchez.
Steps to block the court order has been taken by Cofepris, who told AFP that its authorization would be outside of its legal remit. The court ruling is coming on the heels of Mexico's long struggle with drug cartels and killings stemming from drug-related conflicts.


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The Dallas Cowboys announced on Tuesday that they have opted out of the NFL's deal with Ticketmaster and have elected to give their primary box office business to ticket reseller SeatGeek.
Terms were not disclosed. The Cowboys also have purchased an undisclosed stake in the company.
"We honestly thought we would continue with Ticketmaster," said Chad Estis, the team's executive vice president of business operations. "But we have a commitment to have the best in class and we thought that SeatGeek's technology from a fan standpoint and the ease of use and flexibility on the back end with our folks internally made this deal the right one."
The Cowboys aren't the first team to opt out of the Ticketmaster deal. The Detroit Lions switched primary ticketing to Veritix for the 2013 season but will return to Ticketmaster for the 2018 season. The Cowboys and New Orleans Saints, who signed with SeatGeek in November, will be the only teams not currently part of the league deal.
The move is consistent with the history of Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, who famously struck deals with Pepsi and American Express in the 1990s, when the league had deals with Coca-Cola and Visa. The NFL sued but eventually dropped the case.
In 2002, Jones became only the owner to opt out of the NFL's licensing deal, which split revenues equally. Jones felt that the Cowboys contributed a disproportionate share and sought to be rewarded by going on his own to distribute and choose where he wanted the Cowboys gear to be sold. Sixteen years later, the Cowboys are still the only team that does that.
"The financials had to be right, but we also have an owner who isn't afraid to take a little risk," Estis said of the SeatGeek decision. "We expect there could be a bump or two along the way."
Estis said that being able to own a piece of the future business, instead of just being a customer, was also appealing.
SeatGeek's move into primary ticketing was enabled through its $56 million acquisition last year of ticketing software company TopTix.
The majority of SeatGeek's business is still the resale market, but the primary business has been growing.
Clients include five MLS teams, including the most robust franchises, Seattle Sounders FC and the Portland Timbers.
The deal with the Cowboys gives the brand even more credibility.
"We're thrilled that the Dallas Cowboys, the most valuable team in the world, has chosen us to be their partner," said SeatGeek co-founder Russ D'Souza. "We think we have the best user experience for managing tickets."
Cowboys fans will not be charged for transferring their tickets to other fans, unless they sell them on any one of three authenticated resale sites -- Ticketmaster, StubHub or SeatGeek.
SeatGeek also was said to have won the Cowboys over by showing them how their ticketing software gives the team a better idea of who is actually sitting in the seat.
"The team has such a large fan base, it's hard to know exactly who is showing up and who they should be talking to," D'Souza said. "They will know now."
Interestingly, Jones partners with Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, in a venture with the New York Yankees on its Legends hospitality business. Estis is also an executive vice president with Legends.


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A North Carolina family and congregation are mourning the death of a senior pastor after a fatal accident. The pastor of the Abundant Life Church of God was killed in a tragic drunk driving accident on a recent Tuesday evening in December. All three his children, who were traveling with him, were also injured in the accident.
Congregation mourns death of pastor after drunk driving accident
Drunk driving over Halloween a problem in Guilford County, NC
North Carolina conducted a state-wide 4-day road safety program between Oct. 28 and Oct. 31. The program named Halloween Boo-ze It & Lose It was aimed at decreasing the dangers of drunk driving by removing imbibed drivers from the roads. Over the four-day period, a total of 605 citations for driving while impaired were issued.


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The Lantern Walk, a parade of Chinese lanterns along the Newcastle foreshore from Nobby's to Wickham's Figtree Park, will converge in Honeysuckle on the Saturday 21 February for an evening of entertainment, food and fireworks to mark Chinese New Year.
NSW Deputy Premier and Minister for Tourism and Major Events Troy Grant said: "The Lantern Walk promises to be a spectacular sight, as the Hunter foreshore lights up to celebrate Chinese New Year. The NSW Government is proud to support this vibrant event through its tourism and major events agency, Destination NSW."
Lanterns will be for sale from 4-8pm at 10 harbour side locations. The lantern walks will form a snake along the waterfront of Newcastle harbour and Light up Newcastle before converging in the Maritime Centre Square for a short official ceremony and Chinese lion dancing at 7pm.
Around the Honeysuckle Precinct you will find Chinese lion dancers, dancers, musicians, singers, marching bands, choirs and much more to entertain you. You can join in the tai chi demonstrations and Chinese style 'get-fit' exercises.
The Honeysuckle big screen will have continuous screenings of Chinese films, opera and other information. During the afternoon dragon boat races will be held near the Maritime Centre between 2-5pm and Newcastle's tugs and ferry will be decorated with lanterns and the tugs will perform a water ballet between 6-7pm.
You can find out more about the event here: http://www.lightupnewcastle.com.au/


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Which companies are most respected? Some 3,900 executives, analysts, directors, and experts voted—and here are the results.
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As we have in the past, Fortune collaborated with our partner Korn Ferry on this survey of corporate reputations. We began with a universe of about 1,500 candidates: the 1,000 largest U.S. companies ranked by revenue, along with non-U.S. companies in Fortune's Global 500 database that have revenues of $10 billion or more.
We then winnowed the assortment to the highest-revenue companies in each industry, a total of 680 in 29 countries. The top-rated companies were picked from that pool of 680; the executives who voted work at the companies in that group.
To determine the best-regarded companies in 52 industries, Korn Ferry asked executives, directors, and analysts to rate enterprises in their own industry on nine criteria, from investment value and quality of management and products to social responsibility and ability to attract talent. A company's score must rank in the top half of its industry survey to be listed.
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Florida State has played the vast majority of its season without the help of sophomore safety Derwin James. He only appeared in two games before injuring his lateral meniscus and needed surgery. That has kept him out the rest of the season, but it looks like he could be back for FSU's last game.
RELATED: After frustrating 2016 campaign, FSU's Derwin James makes impassioned plea to Nole nation
While there hasn't been any official word from the school or coach Jimbo Fisher on James' injury and recovery, the young man did send out this cryptic tweet:
Is James coming back for the likely New Year's 6 bowl? We won't know for sure until Fisher says for sure, but this does bode well for the Seminoles. As a freshman last year, James recorded 91 total tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks.


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Languaged lives - a new perspective on TESOL teacher identity
Plats: B487, Södra huset, Stockhoms universitet
I september 2017 gästades Institutionen för språkdidaktik vid Stockholms universitet av Associate Professor Liz Ellis, University of New England, Australien. Hon höll då två språkdidaktiska seminarier.
Liz Ellis is Associate Professor at University of New England in Australia. Dr Ellis has extensive experience in teaching applied linguistics and English as a Second and Foreign Language, and in educating language teachers. Her research interests are in bilingualism, especially bilingual teacher cognition and bilingual family language practices, and in sociolinguistic perspectives on monolingualism.
Language teacher identity research, despite widespread recognition of the contested, complex and discursive nature of identity, has remained mired in the dichotomy of native- and non-native speaker teachers. Inequitable employment opportunities keep the dichotomy alive in TESOL, even as scholars argue against it by repositioning non-native teachers as 'bilinguals'. The latter initiative both limits the reach of the term 'bilingual' and transfers the stigma of 'non-native' to 'bilingual' via the process of euphemisation. Further, native-speaker teachers are virtually always presumed to be monolinguals. This paper responds to Pavlenko's call (2003:266) for "new discourses, new identity options and new imagined communities" within TESOL. It acknowledges Faez' (2011) framing of teachers' linguistic identities as situated and co-constructed, and chimes with Motha et al's (2012) call for 'translinguistic identity-as-pedagogy'. The paper reports an approach which eschews traditional language identity categories. It proposes that TESOL teachers' languaged lives - their experiences of learning, using and teaching languages - are foundational to the informing and shaping of their identities, and much more significant to their teaching practice than earlier identity ascriptions involving 'nativeness'.
The paper reports selected data from four studies conducted over several years involving over a hundred teachers in several countries. The studies explored teachers' complex 'languaged lives' as L2 learners, users and teachers (Ellis, 2016) and the connections of those lived experiences to their current professional beliefs. The paper employs the concept of plurilingual repertoires (Taylor and Snoddon 2013) and draws on theory in teacher cognition (Borg 2009), teacher identity studies (Motha et al 2012), bilingual lifewriting (Besemeres 2002) and the place of L1 in the learning of L2 (Cook 2007) to argue for a reconceptualization of the role of teachers' language biographies in research on teacher identity and teacher professional learning.
Seminarierna med Dr Liz Ellis var ett samarrangemang mellan Institutionen för språkdidaktik och Centrum för tvåspråkighetsforskning.
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"The Bold and the Beautiful's" Katherine Kelly Lang (Brooke Logan) is on fire! Not only did the athletic actress ace the Abu Dhabi International Triathalon that took place on March 15 in the United Arab Emirates, she followed up the tough challenge by also acing the difficult Ironman triathalon that took place this past Saturday in Oceanside, California!
The busy actress managed to finish the 70.3-mile triathalon (the half version of the most grueling endurance event in the world, consisting of a 1.20-mile swim, 56-mile bike ride, and 13.1-mile run) in seven hours, one minute and eight seconds. The time landed her in the position of 1,826 out of 2,414 athletes.
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Chicago, IL –July 8, 2019 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Amazon (AMZN - Free Report) , UnitedHealth (UNH - Free Report) , AbbVie (ABBV - Free Report) , Simon Property Group (SPG - Free Report) and Autodesk (ADSK - Free Report) .
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Top Stock Reports for Amazon, UnitedHealth and AbbVie
The Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Amazon, UnitedHealth and AbbVie. These research reports have been hand-picked from the roughly 70 reports published by our analyst team today.
You can see all of today's research reports here >>>
Amazon's shares have outperformed the broader market in the past year (the stock is up +10.8% vs. the +7.4% increase for the S&P 500 as a whole). The Zacks analyst thinks Amazon continues to ride on its aggressive retail strategies, distribution strength and robust Prime program. Moreover, rapid adoption of Prime driven by customer benefits and strengthening grocery services is aiding its top line. Expanding content portfolio of Prime remains a tailwind.
Further, strengthening AWS services portfolio, rising number of availability zones and growing adoption are aiding Amazon's dominance in the cloud space. Improving Alexa skills and growing advertisement business remain major positives.
However, intensifying competition in the cloud computing market from the likes of Microsoft Azure and Google cloud is a significant headwind. Heavy investment in fulfillment centers remains a concern.
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Shares of UnitedHealth have lost -2.8% in the past year, underperforming the Zacks Medical Insurance industry, which has declined -1.4% over the same period. The Zacks analyst likes its strong operating performance, favorable business profile and disciplined enterprise risk management. It stands apart in the industry by virtue of healthcare services, technology and innovations offered by its unit, Optum.
Numerous acquisitions made by the company have broadened its business profile and provide benefits of diversification. Its solid balance sheet and consistent cash flow generation has enabled higher investment in business which will drive long term growth.
Capital management by dividend payment and share buyback is another positive. However, slowdown of growth in international operations and underperformance in Medicaid business are concerns. An increase in leverage and interest burden raises financial risk.
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AbbVie's shares have declined -21.3% year to date, underperforming the Zacks Large-Cap Pharmaceuticals industry's increase of +4.7%. The Zacks analyst thinks AbbVie's key drug, Humira is performing well based on strong demand trends despite new competition. Imbruvica has multibillion dollar potential.
AbbVie has been successful in expanding approvals for its cancer drugs, Imbruvica and Venclexta. Moreover, AbbVie has an impressive late-stage pipeline comprising several products with multibillion-dollar potential expected to be launched in the near term. The acquisition of Allergan, if successful, will add the former's blockbuster Botox to AbbVie's portfolio.
Sales erosion due to direct biosimilar competition to Humira in international markets will be a major headwind in 2019. Estimates have gone down ahead of Q2 earnings. However, AbbVie has a positive record of earnings surprises in the recent quarters.
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KARACHI: Winds full of dust have been blowing in the metropolis for long which have made the environment very messy.
As per Pakistan's Met Office, winds are blowing across Karachi at 40-45 km/hr from Northeast areas. Humidity levels recorded in the city are 22 per cent.M
et Office also stated that such waves will continue to blow till tomorrow (Wednesday) therefore the citizens must opt for masks which cover their face from the dust.
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