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The 2019 class of new releases from Australian superstar Penfolds hits the market this morning with a number of hotly anticipated vintages of some of Australia's leading wines.
Having tasted this superlative new line-up at Penfolds' London Masterclass led by chief winemaker Peter Gago last week, we are pleased to report that they are thoroughly impressive for their sheer style and power across the range. After all, who can claim such a diverse, prestigious stable of wines anywhere in the world?
This release class shows a resurgence of the Shiraz-based wines, following on from a particularly strong performance from the Cabernets last year. The Cabs have continued their strong form but it is hard to argue with 98 points for St. Henri and a perfect 100-point Grange!
The whites are similarly fantastic, with the Tumbarumba and Yattarna performing their annual double act as the Vaudésir and Meursault Charmes of Australia. Really there is not a single weak link in this year's releases and lovers of Penfolds' varied, yet iconic styles will be entranced. We know we were!


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In her new role as Director of Victor O. Schinnerer & Company's Risk Management Services, Yvonne Castillo will be expanding the company's resources in terms of project delivery for public works. She's identified the 10 things on which architects should focus when trying to enter the public-private partnership or P3 project delivery market.
With governments across the nation struggling to make ends meet, i.e., increased infrastructure demand with decreased funding, many are turning to new ways to fund the upfront costs associated with the design and construction of horizontal and vertical infrastructure. One of those new ways involves private financing of public infrastructure.
When you hear "P3" or "PPP" or "public-private partnerships," substitute "design-build-finance-operate-maintain project delivery." It's been used for decades in other parts of the world to deliver public infrastructure (horizontal and vertical) and now governmental entities (federal, state, and local) in the United States have developed a strong interest in institutionalizing this as a new project delivery method to deliver public infrastructure.
To gain traction in the U.S. and minimize the political risks for investors, comprehensive enabling legislation has either passed or is being considered across the country. As an architect, you have a vested interest in influencing how these laws are written and how your services will be procured. You can view a comprehensive webinar on the legislative landscape. Contact your state professional association to explore ways for you (and your profession) to get involved.
To assist states in identifying, vetting, and developing a pipeline of P3 projects and to support agencies that have an interest in exploring the use of P3, states are following cues from other countries' experiences by creating stand-alone agencies with P3 expertise who can effectively analyze value for money and a comparison to other project delivery methods.
The market drivers for P3 in the U.S. are (1) severe deferred maintenance and (2) severe budgetary constraints. Depending on the type of infrastructure (i.e. roads, bridges, ports, water treatment facilities, dams, airports, schools, etc.), the last major investments occurred 50 years ago.
The pipeline of greenfield projects in the U.S. is robust, having more than tripled in 2016 so far, as compared to 2015, with a capital expenditure value of almost $8 billion…and we're only halfway through the year. Brownfield projects have been a tougher nut to crack in this space, but in the U.S., due to the vast under-investment over the past several decades in existing infrastructure, there should likely be a similarly robust pipeline of projects.
In the last 18 months, 11 deals have closed with a value of $10.4 billion total, with an average per capital expenditure of $945 million. Next Wave: Depending on your state, there are a number of P3 projects being planned in California, Virginia, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Michigan, Iowa, Texas, and Florida – 23 known so far. See InfraDeals, Breaking the Barriers to US Infrastructure Potential (2016).
The P3 procurement process is lengthy, averaging just over two years per project, and involving multi-million dollar front-end investment by teams in hopes of winning the project. See InfraDeals, Breaking the Barriers to US Infrastructure Potential (2016).
This isn't a funding tool; it's all about financing, and there's plenty of private capital ready to be tapped to help finance the upfront planning, design, and construction. Institutional investors (such as pension funds) have a keen interest in investing in public infrastructure because of low yields in other markets and the fact that public asset classes perform consistently well and are well-suited for long-term returns. Municipal bonds remain another source of funding and are often instrumental in attracting private investor interests to make the P3 contracts an attractive return on investment.
Government capital construction budgets have not historically accounted for operations and maintenance issues. P3, because it is based on long-term financing, allows (and encourages) governments to think about what it costs to own a building or other asset throughout its life-cycle. It's important to note that P3 involves ownership remaining with the public entity, while M&O responsibilities are transferred over a long-term period.
This project delivery method generally makes sense for investors when the projects are large and complex due to the high-transactional costs, but lately there's been a trend toward bundling smaller assets (schools, bridges, municipal buildings), which means small and medium-sized design firms may see an uptick in activity.
Private financing of public infrastructure is a solution, among others, that can help governments not only in moving forward with new construction, but also, and most importantly, in renewing infrastructure and integrating modern design and technology. It's not a panacea, however; the vast majority of projects aren't necessarily large enough to be bankable prospects. The key takeaway and benefit is that if certain large-scale projects can access private financing, capital construction budgets will be freed-up to move forward with traditional funding, and that's a good thing for everyone.
If you're reading this and wondering how your firm might start exploring P3 work, the ways are not unlike exploring any other public works—your firm should read industry publications, including P3 publications, (e.g. P3 Bulletin, InfraAmericas), review local planning board and city council meeting minutes to flag P3 planning, review state public agency websites for upcoming solicitations, and prioritize relationship-building with large A/E (E/A) firms who are currently doing this kind of work.
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This past year El Paso had a lot of rain. Some parts of the city flooded. I got to see some interesting critters in my garden that I did not know I had because they normally do not live in the desert. I probably brought them home from Lowe's and instead of dying in the arid sand they thrived a reproduced. I now have earthworms and snails! I felt pretty good when I saw them because I must be doing something right. I still have mushrooms too. 🙂
Now you may think those are little flecks of dirt, but they are tiny round snails! El Paso does have some snails and they usually have coned shaped houses, so these are not native to the area.


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Source Reveals Wenger's Replacement, Deal Might Be Announced Soon
Goonersden brings you news from top football news sites from the likes of ESPN, SkySport, Daily Mail, Daily Star and Metro… We also Analyse football, player, transfer and predict Arsenal starting line-up.
According to reports making the round, former Chelsea assistant boss Ray Wilkins has made a shock prediction that Ronald Koeman could be the next manager of Arsenal.
Wenger has failed to win the premier league since the invincible and fans have been calling for his resignation after the Gunners saw their season collapse in March, losing out in the Champions League and also the FA Cup.
The reports also claim Fans are planning to boycott tonight's game against West Brom in protest against Wenger's failure as they are plotting to walk out in the 75th minute to express their frustration.
Wilkins believes the Dutch man has the experience to win trophies and take the team to glory.
'Ronald Koeman could go into Arsenal tomorrow,' Wilkins told talkSPORT.
'I've been so impressed with him. He's built two teams at Southampton and he's been mentioned for the Manchester United job in the past.
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Astellas Pharma and Pfizer announced FDA approval of enzalutamide for treatment of men with nonmetastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). It is the first and only oral medication FDA approved for both nonmetastatic and metastatic CRPC.
Enzalutamide was first approved by FDA in 2012 to treat patients with metastatic CRPC who had previously received docetaxel, and in 2014, it was granted approval for chemotherapy-naive men with metastatic CRPC.
The updated label is based on results from the Phase III PROSPER trial, which demonstrated that use of enzalutamide plus androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) significantly reduced the risk of developing metastasis or death compared with ADT alone in men with nonmetastatic CRPC.
The most common adverse reactions in the clinical trial were asthenic conditions, hot flush, hypertension, dizziness, nausea, and fall.


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Hi I'm Hilarie and I'm a control freak, perfectionist, hypochondriac, anxiety disorder, and panic attack having person.
Wow. That may sound like a funny "I know how to pick fun at myself" sort of comment, but the truth is, it's all too true. And, I've only told a handful of people about that side of myself that I try very hard to hide. In fact, I've been hiding it since I was in elementary school.
Let me explain. My first memory of a panic attack is when I was 8 years old, but I'm pretty sure I was having them before that age. I remember lying in bed with overwhelming repetitive thoughts of death. Running through my head like a ticker at the bottom of my favorite television program were the words… "You are going to die. Your family is going to die. Your friends will die. Everyone you know and don't know will die at any moment and there is nothing you can do about it."
I remember trying desperately to shake the thoughts or think about something else…anything else. I reminded myself that the next night was family night at Dairy Queen, that I'd get to go to the library after lunch at school, and that my best friend and I had plans to start a new secret club at recess, but nothing could shake the "death ticker" scrolling through my mind.
By the time I started sweating and my heart was pounding in my ears I started yelling for my Mom. My Mom sat with me, held me, and told me repeatedly that everything was going to be okay, no one was dying, to keep taking deep breaths and calm down. I eventually broke into a cold sweat, cried, and began to calm down. This episode became a routine that I grew to hate, but learned to deal with….and years letter learned was a panic attack.
At some point, I learned to handle them without having to call for help from my Mom or Dad. For a couple years in my early twenties I stopped having panic attacks all together. Or so I thought. They returned with a vengeance, and Fiance began to take the roll of holding me and loving me until the panic attack passed.
For many years I ignored the fact that I was suffering. Once the panic was over, I could forget it ever happened. The fact that I was suffering with high anxiety went unknown because A) I'd always lived with it and knew no different, and B) I didn't tell anyone about the crazy panic stricken thoughts I often had.
By the time I grew up a little, realized I was different, and learned about anxiety disorders I went through years of denial. This is where my "perfectionist" side kicks into action. I am not a perfectionist in every aspect of my life (just watch me attempt to cook), but I used to be a perfectionist about my body, and how people perceived me. I also used to be desperate to fit in, basically go unnoticed. No one who knows me recently would believe this, but I was painfully shy growing up and NEVER wanted to stand out.
Okay, I've gone off topic now…where was I? Oh yes… perfection. I live to please. I am a yes person, and I want to make everyone happy and proud of me, not necessarily a bad quality. Because I was so determined to be the "perfect" daughter, student, sister, friend, employee, etc…I did not want to disappoint anyone by letting them know my secrets. Most notably, I didn't want to disappoint myself. There was no way I was going to admit I had a problem, a flaw, or most terrifying…something I had no control over.
That's right…one more great personality trait. I'm a control freak. Sometimes, this is great: I tend to move up my career quickly because of my tendency to take control of situations. I get things done, and I do them well. I have great grades. I eat healthy. I workout. I make an effort to stay in touch with people. Basically, anything I can have control over, I will master. The problem is things I have no control over.
See, I have tried very hard to "control" my life…my schooling, my career, my home, my Health. So when something comes up (…sickness….) that I have not control over, I do not know how to deal.
Now let's discuss hypochondria. For me this is what ties everything together. I have a severe fear of dying, therefore; any little symptom becomes a life-threatening disease in my mind. My OCD then takes over and I have a constant stream of thoughts telling me I have some terrible disease. I get even more upset and obsessed because I, of course, have no control over these thoughts or the sickness. My anxiety progresses, and will eventually lead to a panic attack.
Now, that I'm all growed up and forcing myself to face my faults, I've taken many many steps to change things. I have prayed, meditated, relaxed, gotten extra sleep, researched, stuck to a strict workout regimen and diet, etc. etc. These things helped and would often lessen my anxiety, but nothing would fully "cure" me.
Two years ago, I had a major breakdown. The doctor told me my blood pressure was a little high. Now, I tried reminding myself that I was (at the time) working over 70 hours a week, getting an average of 4 hours of sleep a night, teaching a class full of underprivileged children, coaching dance and drama, tutoring, taking dance classes, and preparing to move to Albania… all of which would make my blood pressure "a little high". "Nothing is seriously wrong with me, I am just stressed and need to chill"…I tried telling myself. However, from the moment I left the doctor I freaked out.
For days, I could do nothing but dwell over the thought that I was going to die of a heart attack at any moment. I could focus on nothing, I could not sleep, I could only hear my heart pounding and imagine the world without me in it. This all ended in a massive panic attack, lots of nausea, and 2 days of missed work…. I know it's all very dramatic.
Fiance (who is always amazingly supportive and very understanding) managed to convince me to go to a doctor (my biggest fear). As soon as I stepped in the office I started telling the doctor about my problem. Before I could get out the words "I am a little nervous…" I started crying like a baby.
I think the relief of admitting my fears and concerns was so overwhelming and relieving at once that all I could do was cry. This doctor, whose name is Candy, was so wonderful to me. She told me I was not crazy, that I'm not alone, and that I can get help.
The problem with this appointment is that she suggested I go on medication.
Uh what? Medication?? Like a crazy person?!? Was this doctor seriously telling me I needed to take pills to think like a normal human??? I was humiliated and horrified! Only crazy people take medication like this! I am an educated, self-sufficient, successful, well adjusted, woman!
I told Peter about the nerve of this "doctor" prescribing me medication! I fully expected him to tell me that was nuts and I do not need to take medication. See a psychiatrist maybe, do more yoga, sure, but not take a filthy pill. Well, Peter shocked me…
He agreed…. With the doctor.
My response? "Great. So I am crazy? So crazy, in fact, that the love of my life thinks I should be medicated. I am a crazy person!"
Peter's response? "Yes, you are crazy. Only a crazy person eats an entire jar of peanut butter in one sitting. Only a crazy person wears 4 inch heels when they teach for 8 hours a day. Only a crazy person drinks coffee on their way to work, and then stops at Starbucks to buy more coffee. Medicine isn't going to help you stop being crazy. But, it will help you stop being sick. It will help you feel like yourself again. Just like a diabetic needs insulin, you may need some medicine, and there is nothing wrong with that, or with you…besides your coffee addiction."
Well, maybe, since he put it that way. He gets me all to well.
I decided to confide with a friend at work. Which must have been fate.
Guess what? This friend, has a daughter, about my age, who suffers from the exact same problems…since she was a very little girl!!! In fact, she had been recently diagnosed and medicated. I decided to talk with both of them about everything I'd been going through, feeling, thinking, and get their opinions.
I could not believe I had someone I could talk to who truly understood how I felt, who could relate to my pain, be sympathetic, and tell me honestly that it WILL get better, and nothing is wrong with taking medication. I will forever be grateful to both of these amazing ladies.
I started the medication that night.
Best decision I ever made. Even better than when I dipped Oreo's in peanut butter for the first time. For the first time in a long time, I could think clearly. I could think positively. I could listen to someone talk about a disease without breaking out in a hot sweat. I NEVER imagined I would feel this relief.
I decided to share this in my blog for a couple reasons.
If ANYONE else is going through anything similar I want them to know that they are not alone, they are not crazy, and that there is hope. I hope that my stories will encourage others to face their fears, seek help, and turn their lives around. I also hope that telling you about my secrets will be a healing process for myself. It's a relief to share my secrets, and I just want to be as open and honest as possible, not only with you, but with myself.
I know I just shared way too much about myself, but I'm not even finished! From here on out I'll share with you about mine and Fiance's new life in New York, our exciting wedding plans, the ups and downs of a 400 square foot apartment, and I will continue to share how I cope and live with my positively panicked life.


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Amid the gloom and doom that is the current wine industry, I've had an epiphany. The sky is not falling.
Consider: California Pinot Noir, once upon a time thought to be a lost cause, has emerged as one of the great success stories of the past two decades. Amazing Pinots abound. Black Kite. Freestone. Sojourn. Golden Eye. ROAR. Longboard. Dutton Goldfield. Papapietro Perry. Those are but a few of the remarkable Pinot Noir producers that weren't even in business a few years ago.
Williams Selyem, the benchmark for California Pinot, no longer holds the high ground. This new generation of California Pinot has the elegance and finesse to compete on even footing, even with the best Oregon and Burgundy have to offer. This is real progress, and a development wine enthusiasts everywhere can celebrate.
Consider: That despite the sinking value of the dollar against the euro, great wines at bargain prices are still flooding the market from Spain and Italy. From Spain, the new and improved wines of Rioja remain well priced, and up-and-coming regions such as Navarra and Jumilla are vying for a foothold in the U.S. market with stunning red wines (made primarily from Tempranillo, Mourvedre, Garnacha and Cabernet Sauvignon) at value prices.
Italian reds and whites from Sicily and Puglia are from the same mold. Improved viticultural practices have made Italy's Nero d'Avola and Puglia's Negroamaro and Primitivo better than ever, and both regions have found success with Cabernet Sauvignon.
Availability and distribution remain troublesome issues, but so long as prices remain low (usually well below $20 a bottle) wine lovers can have great fun taking the occasional stab at an unknown producer from one of these impressive wine regions.
Consider: Economic conditions have made it a necessity as well as chic and trendy to back off on the amount of new oak used in the production of Chardonnay. This is a worldwide trend, but it is most noticeable in California, where the emergence of aromatic, clean, crisp Chardonnay is a recent phenomenon. I can't even remember the last time I rejected a Chardonnay solely on the basis of an overly wooded nose.
Consider: The rise of Malbec has been nothing short of stunning. American wine consumers have a new appreciation for the wines of South America, and it is Argentine Malbec that has paved the way. Even the entry level Malbecs of Argentina deliver a fair amount of complexity, palate weight and pleasure, and the prices are often in the $10 to $12 range, which makes everyone happy.
Consider: That California sparkling wine has found its voice with the likes of Domaine Carneros, J Wine Company, Gloria Ferrer, Schramsberg and Roederer Estate. And dollar for dollar, there isn't a better value in methode-champenoise bubbly than Mumm Napa Valley's Brut Prestige at about $18. I still love Champagne, but much of it is now out of my price range except for rare special occasions.
Consider: That wine is made in virtually every state, and it's getting better all the time. New York, Virginia, North Carolina, New Jersey, Rhode Island, New Mexico, Missouri and even Michigan have sent impressive wines and won scads of medals at the major wine competitions with which I'm involved. Yes, I'm the one rummaging through the leftover wines after each competition in search of a spare bottle of Dr. Konstantin Frank Riesling from the Finger Lakes. I can actually encourage you to drink local wine and mean it!
Consider: Restaurants have never been more wine friendly, waiving or reducing corkage fees and introducing half-price wine nights to bring in more customers during these difficult economic times. Some have been so successful with their wine promotions that I expect them to continue long after the recession ends.
Consider: That scores of wineries with vision have recognized their prices were unsustainable and have lowered them to meet the new reality. Those that haven't are sitting on large inventories and soon will arrive at the same conclusion. The upshot is a boon for consumers who have the wherewithal to stock up, especially for the holidays.
Consider: The wine crowd is bursting at the seams, including a new generation of young wine drinkers that prefer the grape to beer and martinis. Evidence of this is all around. Just pop into any urban wine bar and size up the age of the crowd. They're young and casual, without any pretense of snobbery. They're savvy, too. I mean, why else would every single one of these establishments have a Gruner Veltliner by the glass?
Consider: This Christmas you can buy that special someone a bottle of Caymus Special Selection or BV Georges de Latour Private Reserve for less than they cost wholesale at this time last year. From where I sit, the future of wine appears to be sunny and bright. And I can say with some certainty that the sky is not falling.


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Have you earned your $150 incentive yet? Employees and their spouses enrolled in the State Group Health Insurance program are eligible to participate, and you have until Friday, October 19, 2018.
1. Log into the StayWell website (https://wellwisconsin.staywell.com/).
2. Click on My Progress in the middle of the menu bar. This will show the three steps needed to get your $150 incentive and your progress. (Please note that it may take up to three business days for activities to show as completed.)
3. Health Screening: If you haven't yet completed your health screening, you can ask you doctor to complete a Health Care Provider form during your annual physical, but you must have it completed and submitted by October 19, 2018. If you completed your health screening at UW-Green Bay on April 25, 2018 or September 21, 2018, you have completed the Health Screening step.
4. Health Assessment: Click "Go Here" in the Health Assessment box and complete the questionnaire (it takes about 10 minutes).
5. Well-Being Activity: Click "Go Here" in the Well-Being Activity box to see your options. The easiest and quickest option is to complete the Health Benefits and Preventative Care Quiz. Another option is to complete 20 daily challenges found in Daily Dash emails that you receive each morning – the challenges will help improve your fitness, sleep, stress level, and nutrition.
After you have completed all three steps, you will get an email asking you to make your gift card selection on the StayWell website. Please note that it may take up to three business days for activities to show as completed. Please follow the steps in your email to select the way you want to receive your $150 incentive, and make sure to complete this step by October 31, 2018. You'll have the option to have the gift card mailed to you or you can choose to have it instantly sent to you via an email code and then download the gift card to your phone or computer to be used for online purchases and at some local retailers.
Both you and your spouse can earn the $150 incentive if you are enrolled in the State Group Health Insurance. The $150 gift cards are taxable income. Make sure to use your gift card before it expires. If you need help with logging into the StayWell website, please contact them at 1-800-821-6591 or email@example.com. The deadline is Friday, October 19, 2018.


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McDonald's has launched a new "Seasons Cravings" special menu across Canada for the holiday season.
Potato Rosti and Bacon Burger ($5.99)
- This burger is made with a "snowflake bun" topped with oatmeal, beef patty, a slice of processed cheese, onions, bacon crumbles, mayo, and a potato rosti.
- The potato rosti tastes just like a hash brown with a crisp deep fried exterior and a soft fluffy potato inside.
- The bun was tasty and the ideal balance of softness with enough substance to hold up the thick patty.
- I loved this burger and thought the combination of beef, cheese, and potato was surprisingly delicious. I loved the crunch the potato rosti added inside and the big dollop of creamy mayo.
- I would definitely order this again and am already craving another.
Waffle Cut Fries ($2.99)
- I've tried these on two occasions and the first time they were not fresh which resulted in them being too starchy. The second time they were freshly made and so much better. They had a crisp coating that tastes like normal fries, however, the potato flavour is much more prominent than the regular fries.
- These are worth trying for the novelty and I enjoyed them, but the original fries are still the best.
Final Thoughts?
The new McDonald's seasons cravings menu is definitely worth trying for a fun holiday treat.


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How Much Do You Know About Copper?
General Introduction To Copper
A. Copper Attribute
Copper is most common metal just after gold and is early found by ancient people. As the first metal to be used for production, copper has an abundant reserve as a natural resource.Copper is one of the best pure metals featured by strong hardness and toughness, wear-resistance, ductility and malleability.
B. Wide Application Of Copper
Copper is nonferrous metal which has a close relationship to human and wide applied to electric industry, light industry, machinery manufacturing, building industry, defence industry and etc.
1. In electric and electronics industry, copper is the most widely applied and consumed metal, mainly for the winding of cable, wire, motor and transformer.
2. In machinery manufacturing, copper is most used for industrial valve, mold, heating exchangers, etc.
3. In defence industry, copper is essential metal for making bullets and gun parts.
4. In building industry, copper is used to make pipeline, spare parts of pipeline and some decoration parts.
The Past & Futurer Of Copper Recycling
A. Past Situation
For thousands of years, copper and copper alloys have been recycled. This has been a normal economic practice. One of the wonders of the old world, the Colossus of Rhodes, a statue spanning the entrance to Rhodes Harbour, was said to have been made of copper. No trace of it remains since it was recycled to make useful artifact. In the Middle Ages it was common that after a war the bronze cannons were melted down to make more useful items. But in times of war even church bells were used to produce cannon.
B. Current Situation
In modern times, metal recycling industry is more prosperous and popular. Copper, as a very common and most widely used metal, is in urgent demand all the time. Because there are lots of limitations to copper refinery, copper recycling is a very economic and efficient way to meed the increasing demand. Firstly, by recycling copper, we can reduce landfill areas produced by burying the scrape copper. Secondly, by recycling copper, the cost is greatly reduced. Compared with refining the pure copper from the copper core, the copper recycling process is more simple and much easier. Thirdly, recycling copper can help us to protect earth.


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Hi bump,
With a bit of good fortune I should be seeing you in about 5 months time. I'm over the moon and terrified in equal measure. I have never changed a nappy and I'm turning 50 next year, but when I saw you move on the screen the emotions were unlike anything I have ever felt before; the tears were real and the fear palpable as your tiny beating heart took my breath away.
I'm sorry to say that we are bringing you into a world that I don't much like. It scares me, it depresses me, it makes me want to hide somewhere, away from the madness of modern life. Despite all the effort and progress, hatred, mistrust, racism, misogyny and homophobia seems endless, instantly transmitted by eager fingers hitting the share button in glee or dismay. Millions are dying in wars across the globe, and the best the so-called leader of the free world can do is tweet his rage whilst hiding his pathetic narcissism behind lawsuits and payoffs. Don't get me started on climate change, let alone terrorism and genocide.
It isn't much better closer to home. We sell arms, we protect the rich, we destroy the environment and we justify it all in the name of economic growth. Not human growth, just economic growth, which the faithful think is the same. We are slaves to capitalism at the altar of ego, building a future on the very consumerism that is going to destroy everything that I think is good about the world; trees, polar bears, orangutans, dolphins, songbirds, orchids, butterflies & bees. (Not wasps though). We will be reading books together saying that was what a rhino looked like before it was wiped out by poaching and greed, and re-watching Chasing Ice so that you know what a glacier looked like before they melted.
Just down the road, inequality is so real that teachers are providing hot meals for hungry kids growing up next door to others demanding an upgrade to so last year's smart-phone. Style advice is dispensed by 'trend setters' with millions of followers desperately wanting to know where they bought their fake tan products. I'm saddened to think that at some point you are going to learn about people trafficking, sexual exploitation and rape. That is if you can notice in between the emojis & likes.
But your mum and I are incredibly thankful we are blessed with good health and opportunities, and will be all the more so with you in the world. We've got solar panels and bikes and walking boots and I can't wait to take you to the beach and tell you about how precious the ocean is. I hope you don't feel bad when we take you to the countryside instead of going to the shops. (I also hope you don't vote Tory when we tell you how important democracy is, but that's up to you). But most of all, I hope we can tell you that the people in power have realised just how precious our world is and begun to reverse the damage that is being done.
I'm learning to have faith in a bigger picture that reaches far beyond our current understanding, and I maintain hope that there is an alternative to our current path, for if not, what is the point of bringing you on this journey. I can't tell you how much I'm looking forward to seeing you, but in the meantime, I promise you I'm going to do everything I can to build a better world to share with you.
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The flying turns is going to be the old-school one, orginally developed by Norman Bartlett and John Miller in the 1930's. The only issue they are facing is the trains. They're talking to PTC about recreating them, since PTC was the company that built the trains. Here's a drawing of what Knoebel's is aiming for:
http://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/co ... 20_3.shtml
If they are already teasing the new coaster than my guess is the all the train "hurdles" have been cleared.
I can't wait for this one!
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That's cool that they are bringing a classic coaster back to life.
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GoldenEye 007 – Review
Nintendo 64
Review by Casanova973
Reviewed: 07/16/04
I was so close to beating this game, then it froze. But the replay value made me come back to the game and play it non-stop!
As soon as I heard that this game was released, I rushed straight down to the store to get it. Nothing, stopped me, I even pushed in front to make sure that I played this game first before anyone else I knew. I have now been playing it for over four years, and not once have I ever got bored of this game. I play it all night, even though I have completed it about a million times now. I know that there have been other James Bond first-person shooter games that will be more up to date and more high-tech weapons, but I know that there will be no other James Bond games better than this one. This game is just a classic. Totally James Bond. No fancy technology and no high-tech lasers or nothing as such, this game keeps the James Bond tradition, and it will do for years to come.
The graphics are brilliant, even with all the glitches. The sound is taken from the film, but with added sound effects and better music, the gameplay is just the best, the story is just amazing, even though it has been taken from the film. Everything is just so good about this game. Even now you think that this game could have done much better with vehicles in the game, but I think that vehicles would have ruined this game. There would just be no place to put vehicles in this game. On with the review!
Graphics: 9/10
The graphics are brilliant, just brilliant. The characters in the game look almost the same as the actors in the film, but there are just minor mistakes in the graphics that can be fixed. Like sometimes their mouths just don't look normal, and the eyes look massive. Also, in the graphics, you will find quite a few glitches. There are many glitches in this game, but most of them are for the best because they are actually quite funny. These glitches include things like the guns not fitting your hand properly and the walls being invisible but again, these are only minor mistakes. Goldeneye 007 is a first-person shooter. You are playing James Bond, and you can only see your hand and gun when you are playing. The enemies look brilliant too! As there are different missions in the game and there are many different settings, the enemies look just right and they are always different in different settings. The graphics would have got a ten if it didn't have as many mistakes and glitches, but they are still amazing! Maybe the graphics would have been better on a PS2 but who knows?! All we know is that they are excellent graphics for an N64 game!
Sound: 10/10
If you have seen the film Goldeneye before and you have played the game, you will probably find them very similar. the game has taken most of the music from the film and put it in the game. They have cut out the bad bits of the music from the film in the game which is good, and they have added other parts to the music like improvisations. The sound effects are brilliant too! The guns make different noises, and when you get hurt or shot, James makes this noise like he's out of breath and I found that quite realistic. The thing that I don't really like about the sound is that the characters don't speak at all in the game. James Bond never speaks, and neither do the villains in the game. Instead of speaking, they're dialogue comes up in writing at the bottom of the screen. The sound is still good, and it still deserves a ten.
Gameplay: 10/10
I just can't think of the right word to describe the gameplay in this game. It is just absolutely brilliant. And the best thing about the gameplay is that it never goes over the top with things like vehicles and more new high-tech guns. I think that things like that would spoil Goldeneye. You can do a lot with the gameplay, battle your way through loads of missions, play multi-player with your best friend, do cool stuff on missions and just everything you could ever imagine from a James Bond game, but better! There is one single mission in the game that involves driving a tank, but they didn't spoil the gameplay with that because it worked out brilliantly just how it is. You will find yourself in a lot of different types of gameplay like stealth missions and chases, and with all the different settings in the game I find it very hard to get bored of the gameplay. If you can think of the right word for the gameplay, you are a genius, because the gameplay is just too good for words. Please note that the gameplay is very similar to other first-person shooter games, with a little touch of James Bond flavour.
Story: 10/10
Although the storyline in the game has just been taken straight from the film, I still find it incredible. The storyline in the film is a lot longer and a bit different. The game cut a few bits out of the film but it still kept the main story branch of the film in the game but just deleted some parts of it. The story is a bit too complicated, so I won't go into a lot of detail right now. The game has also added a bit more to the story like they have put in two secret levels in the game that you can unlock by getting high scores on the missions. The story is really good, not brilliant, just really good. It still deserves a ten.
Replay value: 10/10
As I have mentioned before, this game has excellent replay value and you will be playing it for at least four years before you get bored of it. You might complete this game in about 8 or 9 days playing non-stop because some missions are really hard. There are also a lot more things to do other than missions you know. If you beat certain levels in certain times you can unlock cheats. All of the cheats are really funny like DK mode shows everyone's head massive. There are also two hidden missions in the game that you can unlock by getting high scores in other missions. You will be playing this game for years to come, unless you throw out your N64. If you have a Nintendo64, but you don't have this game, that's a good enough reason to get rid of your console, because this game is just amazing. Multi-player keeps this game alive. I think you will enjoy this game better than any other James Bond game ever to hit any console in the world.
Multi-player: 9/10
A very good multi-player system. You can choose who you play as. You can play out of characters from previous Bond games and movies, and you can even play as guards and officers. You can choose your level and you can unlock secret levels, so basically it's just your average multi-player system. The gameplay is just the same as in single player, but it still rocks! I am still playing this game with my brother and it's 2004! The multi-player takes up a big part of the replay value, so it has to be good if you want decent replay value. I don't think you will be let down at all with the multi-player. I am pretty sure you will love it.
Rent Or Buy: Buy
Seriously, it's your choice, but I think you should buy this game. It will probably be very hard to find one now unless you borrow it from your friend or something. This game is a classic game, and you will be a bit ashamed if you only rented it for a week and you don't have it in your game pile. You should buy it, you will NOT regret it.
Rating: 10
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A Story That Teaches......
All these things are easier read than done,we just need to keep reading to Remember when to apply them if we can...!
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True...stay away from negative peopleReplyDelete
Words of wisdomReplyDelete
- Anonymous4 February 2019 at 17:27
Chieeeee this story reminds me of my lizard husband before u say jack "if u c d way people were just looking at me looking at me"so one faithful day on coming down from d car his trouser tore at d back I just quiet dey look,when we got home he started his normal praise how people were looking at him I still quite when he pulled his trousers I told him to look at it he screamed his head out n asked me y didn't I tell him I just smiled n told him because people were just looking at u,since that day henceforth he couple himselfReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous4 February 2019 at 17:52
Nne, you should have taken a picture because the look on his face would have been priceless.Delete
- Anonymous4 February 2019 at 17:54
Anonymous 1727, how did he couple himself??Delete
Don't hoard the rest of the gist.
- Anonymous4 February 2019 at 17:55
Nor be only couple himself. Did he marriage himself too?Delete
- Too bleesed to curse4 February 2019 at 18:09
Did you say Lizard husband?Delete
You married a lizard.. Nah person Son be Lizard kaiiii.. Nneoma Please Ehen have Mercy o..Delete
Hahahaha...You meant "humble" right?Delete
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣, lizard, couple??😂😂😂Delete
So true, moving on and not reacting gets them infuriated.ReplyDelete
It's everywhere, people bully you in the church, at work, on the internet and so on.
Most times waiting patiently to see your reaction. You don't always have to defend yourself especially when you're sure you are on the right path
Most might feel you're beneath them while others just want to drag you down to their level.
Whatever the case remember they don't know your struggles, your gains and your aspirations.
They have time to dissect other peoples life, since their life is stagnant, eniti titie ti jona
If I notice someone is constantly on my matter I just table it before the God of Celestial lobatan, loro bapari .Replies
- Enigma4 February 2019 at 17:46
I like youDelete
- Anonymous4 February 2019 at 19:08
Bless you sis.Delete
You be Confirm Jah Jehova ChicDelete
That's exactly what I do too,I can't shout,let the God of Cherubim deal with whoeverDelete
Eh God, Let's be realistic, sometimes it is just so hard to look away, some people also take your docility for weakeness.but isn't it just best to make them keep wondering what stuff we are really made of?ReplyDelete
Nothing as peaceful as staying away from negativity, maintaining your alone and fighting selected battles that are worth itReplyDelete
I love this story. It makes a lot of sense. I have started applying this wisdom to my life BUT mehn...some people will test the patience of a saint. Sometimes, you can't just help but strike back. I don't bully people so I hate it when I'm bullied. Some days I shake my head and walk away, other times, I give as good as I get. God help usReplyDelete
- Anonymous4 February 2019 at 18:17
A lady really frustrated me at my job yesterday. All I told her was that silence is not an act of cowardice and I walked away. Cos I said it with a smile in the presence of everybody, she kept avoiding me for the 14 hours I spent there.ReplyDelete
True talk. At least it serves as a reminder. My hubby need to read this, he always want me to reply his relatives each time they annoy me, I won't do so. I always tell him that silent is golden.ReplyDelete
Words of wisdom hmmReplyDelete
- Anonymous4 February 2019 at 19:31
Silence is goldenReplyDelete
If only we can apply this always...ReplyDelete
Yeah, silence is golden... That's how one lady was insulting me, I just pretend as if I was not the one, people was just looking at her as if she's mad, wondering who she was quarreling with 😋😋😋😋ReplyDelete
And suddenly, everyone becomes saints! If I hear!! Hmmm!!!!!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous4 February 2019 at 21:06
sometimes when you are quiet,they will feel that its because you are scared of them and they will keep on hurting you and taking you for a fool. sometimes giving them the silent treatment gives them the liver to do more because they know that you won't do anythingReplyDelete
- Anonymous4 February 2019 at 21:34
off point I know but....ReplyDelete
Am I wicked?
Why do I love it when my husband is broke.
When he is broke he is home
When he is broke his wandering dick stops poking around
When he is broke less cash flows to the "student" ashanas who are sincerely in need of cash and sent from hell to run him into the ground
I love it when darling dh is broke.
When dh is broke we are one big happy family
This comment has been removed by the author.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous5 February 2019 at 07:10
no time for silence,if you give me fire,I give you fire and brimstone... life continue, las las we go die 1 day and life to short to allow person to frustrate meReplyDelete
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GCR Tires & Service names new vice-president of sales
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Bridgestone Americas revealed today that Brian Cunningham has been named its new vice-president of sales for GCR Tires & Service (GCR), a division of Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations (BATO).
In his new position, Cunningham will lead the sales program across the GCR organization. He replaces Doyle Bradford, who was promoted to executive director, service offerings for GCR Tires & Service.
Cunningham joined the Bridgestone team in 1997 as part of the Bandag retread organization. Since then, he has served in a variety of sales and strategic roles for Bandag and the Bridgestone truck and bus division, including area sales and strategic account representative, regional sales manager, national sales & operations manager, Canada, director, strategic distribution and director– sales distribution.
"Brian's extensive sales background and his strong drive to achieve both results and business growth will be implemented across our sales structure," said John Vasuta, president, GCR Tires & Service, Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations. "We are excited to bring Brian's customer knowledge, vast industry expertise and account development experience to the GCR organization."
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How can I assign a new IP address (or Elastic IP) to an already existing AWS EC2 instance using boto library.
Make sure you have set properly with
~/.boto and connect to aws, have the boto module ready in python. If not, go through this first: Getting Started with Boto
For example, you need assign a new EIP
22.214.171.124 to the instance
Make sure, EIP has been allocated(existed) and you can get its
$ python
>>> import boto.ec2
>>> conn = boto.ec2.connect_to_region("us-west-2")
>>> conn.get_all_addresses()
>>> allocation=conn.get_all_addresses(filters={'public_ip': '126.96.36.199'})[0].allocation_id
then call associate_address and give
instance_id or
private_ip_address, then you should be fine to assign the EIP to Amazon EC2 instance using boto library
associate_address(instance_id=None, public_ip=None, allocation_id=None, network_interface_id=None, private_ip_address=None, allow_reassociation=False, dry_run=False)
So you will have the command as:
>>> conn.associate_address(instance_id='i-12345678', allocation_id=allocation)


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Biomed Technician Supervisor
Banner Health
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Essential Functions
Hires, trains, conducts performance evaluations, and directs the workflow for assigned technical staff. This position is also accountable for participating in the development and implementation of department goals and objectives. Ensures all goals and objectives are met timely and effectively.
Participates in the coordination of equipment installations and project work involving patient care and medical communications technology, and clinical application networks. Inspects incoming equipment for compliance with codes, standards, and manufacturers recommendations.
Installs, repairs, and calibrates a wide variety of complex patient care equipment, medical communications equipment, PCs, and clinical applications networks to board/module level and occasionally component level through an understanding of electronics theory and applications and fundamentals of LAN networking. Reads detailed electronic schematics. Troubleshoots equipment, instrumentation, and systems utilizing applicable test equipment.
Performs scheduled/preventive maintenance, electrical safety inspections, and quality assurance on all patient care equipment in a timely manner consistent with regulatory standards. Monitors and oversees the work of external contractors/vendors engaged in repair work.
Provides customer relations and resolves equipment service problems by ensuring that clinical capability is restored as quickly as possible. Maintains communication with customers regarding the status of equipment repairs. Proactively solves technology issues when appropriate. Coordinates/schedules service (self, vendor and, when appropriate, other technicians) via management of customer expectations. Performs device investigations related to regulations and/or incident reporting.
Identifies the need for patient care equipment education and provides user (physician, nursing, other allied health staff) education on medical equipment. Trains field technicians with less expertise in preventative maintenance and repair of medical equipment, and service delivery methods.
Provides direct marketing and sales support to Technology Management internal and external customers.
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China has applied for membership in an international police organization but has attached tough conditions to its application. The Paris-based International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) is one of the few remaining international organizations in which Taiwan holds full membership and China does not.
Interpol's executive committee is expected to submit China's application for membership during the organization's annual meeting, being held in Luxembourg Sept. 4-11.
According to Parris A. Chang, a scholar who has studied this case, China has demanded, among other things:
(1) that the Taiwan delegation to Interpol drop the name ''Republic of China'' (ROC) and use instead ''Taiwan, China'';
(2) that Interpol cease using ''Republic of China'' in its documents and at its conferences and stop flying the ROC flag; and
(3) that the Taiwan delegation be made part of China's delegation. (Taiwan would no longer be able to vote in plenary sessions.)
In a paper presented last week to the American Political Science Association's annual meeting here, Professor Chang argued that demands such as these undermine Peking's ''peace offensive'' toward Taiwan and reinforce the impression that Taiwan's peaceful unification with the mainland is still ''light years away.''
Chang, who is chairman of Asian Area Studies at the Pennsylvania State University, said that Peking is also still trying to oust Taiwan from the Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) or at least humiliate Taiwan by forcing it to change its name in order to remain in that international lending organization. This, said Chang, a Taiwan-born US citizen, does not generate good will in Taiwan or inspire confidence toward Peking.
Although Chang and some other observers consider China's conditions for entry into Interpol to be tough, unrealistic, and unfair to Taiwan, those conditions do mark a softening of Peking's approach. At one time, Peking simply demanded Taiwan's ouster from international organizations. Now, it is saying in effect that Taiwan can stay - but only if it yields up its influence and its status as an independent state.
All this is of more than passing significance for the United States. The US wants to encourage China to play a constructive role in international organizations. China's application for membership in Interpol can be seen as a step in that direction. But just as was the case with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) nearly two years ago, the US does not want to see Peking's entry into an international organization add up to a total defeat for Taiwan.
The result has been intricate and sometimes agonizing attempts on the part of the US diplomats to find compromises that will permit Peking's entry into a given organization while preserving some semblance of influence and dignity for Taiwan.
In the case of the Asian Development Bank, the State Department has argued that Taiwan has played a ''constructive role'' not only in the bank but also in the region as a whole. And in a statement on the subject last year, the State Department said many members of the US Congress ''believe strongly that Taiwan should be permitted to continue to participate'' in the ADB.
''We share this concern and hope that it can be met within the context of our policy that the people's Republic of China is the sole legal government of China ,'' the State Department said.
''This is another issue on which we are in danger of being backed into a corner and forced to choose between support for the PRC and support for Taiwan, '' said a congressional specialist concerning China's application to join Interpol. But the State Department's statement makes it clear that the US will do everything possible to avoid, or at least delay, that choice. It is the kind of choice which diplomats are paid to avoid.


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15 June 2017
TiGenix Partners with U.S. and European Patient Advocacy Groups Focused on Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
- Joins the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation's President's Corporate Circle
- Signs Sponsorship Agreement with the European Federation of Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis Associations (EFCCA)
Leuven (BELGIUM) – June 15, 2017, 07:00h CEST – TiGenix NV (Euronext Brussels and NASDAQ: TIG), an advanced biopharmaceutical company focused on exploiting the anti-inflammatory properties of allogeneic, or donor-derived, stem cells to develop novel therapies for serious medical conditions, today announces partnerships with the largest patient advocacy groups focused on Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. In the United States, TiGenix has joined the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation's President's Corporate Circle, and in Europe, TiGenix has signed a sponsorship agreement with the European Federation of Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis Associations (EFCCA). The Company will work with both organizations to broaden the understanding and awareness of complex perianal fistulas in Crohn's disease.
"We are delighted to join the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation and EFCCA in their ongoing efforts to bring novel treatment options to patients with IBD," "Complex perianal fistulas are a relatively common, severe and debilitating complication of Crohn's disease for which there remains a large unmet medical need."
Dr. Mary Carmen DiezVice President, Commercialization and Medical Affairs at TiGenix
"The Foundation is at the forefront of research in inflammatory bowel diseases, convening key stakeholders - researchers, physicians, and healthcare companies - to unite the IBD community with a focus on bringing new treatment options to our patients. Our President's Corporate Circle members support us in our mission to do impactful and crucial work to improve the lives of patients living with IBD and find cures for these diseases. We look forward to working with TiGenix alongside our other esteemed and committed industry partners."
Michael OssoPresident and Chief Executive Officer of the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation
"The overall objective of the EFCCA is to improve the quality of life of people living with IBD and to raise awareness of associated diseases," "We are pleased to have the support of TiGenix in our ongoing initiatives and activities designed to improve the well-being of people with IBD in Europe."
Martin KojinkovChairman of the EFCCA
TiGenix is currently developing Cx601 for the treatment of complex perianal fistulas. The Company has filed Cx601 for potential approval in Europe with the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and anticipates a decision in the second half of 2017. In addition, on 13th June, TiGenix announced the launch of a global pivotal Phase III study to support a future regulatory filing in the U.S.
For more information
Claudia D'Augusta
Chief Financial Officer
About TiGenix
TiGenix NV (Euronext Brussels and NASDAQ: TIG) is an advanced biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies for serious medical conditions by exploiting the anti-inflammatory properties of allogeneic, or donor-derived, stem cells.
TiGenix´ lead product, Cx601, has successfully completed a European Phase III clinical trial for the treatment of complex perianal fistulas - a severe, debilitating complication of Crohn's disease. Cx601 has been filed for regulatory approval in Europe and a global Phase III trial intended to support a future U.S. Biologic License Application (BLA) is expected to start in 2017. TiGenix has entered into a licensing agreement with Takeda, a global pharmaceutical company active in gastroenterology, under which Takeda acquired the exclusive right to develop and commercialize Cx601 for complex perianal fistulas outside the U.S. TiGenix' second adipose-derived product, Cx611, is undergoing a Phase I/II trial in severe sepsis – a major cause of mortality in the developed world. Finally, AlloCSC-01, targeting acute ischemic heart disease, has demonstrated positive results in a Phase I/II trial in acute myocardial infarction (AMI). TiGenix is headquartered in Leuven (Belgium) and has operations in Madrid (Spain). For more information, please visit http://www.tigenix.com.
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Preview of Cincinnati Open 2017
Roger Federer has won the Cincinnati Masters as many as 7 times. This year, as the second seed he will be hoping to win his 8th which will also ensure his returning to world Number 1 Ranking . In King's way will be top seeded Rafa Nadal who will also be hoping to win this tournament for the second time and become world number 1.
Yes, whoever among Federer and Rafa does better in this edition of Cincinnati Masters will finish the tournament as the new World No.1. We will come to that later. Before that let us 1st get a few basic facts and info out of our way.
Tournament's history
The Cincinnati Masters is one of the 9 elite Masters 1000 tennis tournaments on the ATP Worls Tour. One of the oldest tournaments ever which started in 1899, it was played on clay till 1979 and since then has been played on Hardcourts. Apart from the 4 Grand Slams, this is the only tennis tournament to have more than 2 stadium courts. In fact it has 17 courts in total including as many as 4 stadium courts.
The 1st ever champion here was Nat Emerson in 1899 who defeated Dudley Sutphin. An apple orchard owner and a top American amateur player, Nat could enter a Grand Slam semi final only once ( US open in 1908). However he was a Cincinnati Open hall of famer and still holds the record of maximum appearances in last 16, which are as many as 12, a record he holds with his brother H Truxton Emerson and Michael Chang.
There were various well known champions over the years. Lets identify and name a few. Bobby Riggs won 4 times in 5 yearsfrom 1936 to 1940. Ken Rosewall, Connors, Mcenroe, Lendl, Wilander, Edberg, Sampras, Agassi and Chang are also Champions who have won here.
What about Current Big 4.
Roger Federer won here for the 1st time in 2005, defeating Andy Roddick in the final. He then won again in 2007, 2009, 2010 , 2012 , 2014 and 2015. That makes it a staggering 7 titles here. Roddick, James Blake, Mardy Fish, Ferrer and Novak (thrice) are the worthy finalists whom Federer has defeated at Cincinnati. 5 of his 7 wins here have come in straight sets, while Mardy Fish and Ferrer are the only two opponents who have taken a set off him. Federer has a perfect 7-0 record here in all the 7 Finals he has played here. His 7 is also the maximum titles won here by any champion
Rafa has entered only one final which was in 2013 and he defeated the giant American 7-6, 7-6. Andy Murray who has opted out this year has won twice, in 2008 and 2011 and both times Novak lost out. Andy also entered the final last year where he lost to Cilic. Djokovic, who too is not playing this year however has not won here and this is the only Masters title which has eluded him. His 5 finals have resulted in 3 losses to Federer and 2 to Andy.
In 2016 the champion was Marion Cilic while the runners up was Andy Murray. Both are not playing this year. The two favourites for this year will be Federer and Rafa, followed by probably Zverev and Thiem.
Lets see how the draw looks for the top 2 seeds after they deservedly get their 1st round bye.
The likely opponents for Federer are Khachanovor or shwartzman in the second round and Jack Sock in the 3rd. Thereafter other top players he is likely to meet are dimitrov, Del Potro, Berdych, Zverev and Raonic. Now Zverev in the semi-finals promises to be an interesting encounter , since he defeated Fed with ease to win the Canadian Masters. Both are locked 2-2 head to head and it will hopefully be a good match
Rafa also has a tough route to the final. His likely opponents are Richard Gasquet in the second round, Muller and Tsonga in the 3rd and QF. Certainly Rafa will certainly be looking to avenge his painful Wimbledon exit at the hands of Muller. Thereafter if Rafa is to proceed to the final he has to defeat Thiem who himself will reach semi final if he gets the better of Nishikori in the quarters.
Dangerous floaters could be Sam Querrey, Jack Sock, Nick Kyrgios and Del Potro who on their day can take out anybody especially in a best of three tournament where there is less time to get back.
So its time to get rolling. There is enough motivation for both Rafa and Federer to win as they have a chance to get the world number 1 ranking back. Federer will also if he wins at 36 become the oldest winner here eclipsing the record of Ken Rosewall who was 35 years and 8 months when he won here 47 years back in 1970. The youngest champion here at 17 was Boris Becker in his breakthrough year in 1985. That record seems likely to continue for at least a year, if not more.
Will Federer win, or will it be Rafa. The record and history says it will be Federer, especially as Cincinnati's faster courts will suit him. However never count out Rafa as he is capable of anything. Or will it be a new champion like Zverev who this year has won 5 titles including 2 masters, one each on clay and hardcourts, that too be defeating Novak and Federer with ease.
We will know soon. Let the action begin.


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Thursday, January 12, 2017
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With a life that spanned times of war and times of peace, times of plenty and times of want, Tresa Skomski was a blessing in the lives of those around her. Although life was not without times of trial for her, she faced whatever came her way with both grace and courage that were to be admired. Tresa was a devoted wife and mother, yet there was nothing as near and dear to her heart as holding her grandson for the first time. Straightforward and to the point, she wasn't generally one to mince words and didn't shy away from speaking her mind. Life will never be the same without Tresa here, but she leaves behind a priceless collection of moments with loved ones that will be priceless memories for years to come.
The year 1929 is often remembered as the year that the crash of the stock market sent our nation and much of the world spiraling down into the depths of the Great Depression. Although the 1920s were primarily prosperous days for most Americans, the 1930s were drastically different with jobs that were hard to find and a soaring unemployment rate. It was shortly before the historic day when the stock market crashed that Joseph and Anna Danuinas were eagerly awaiting the birth of their new baby as spring appeared on the horizon in Centralia, Pennsylvania, in March of 1929. The big day finally arrived when the baby girl they named Tresa B. drew her first breath on March 6th. She was raised on a small farm in Columbia County located in Eastern Pennsylvania. When she was just a young girl of two, her father died from black lung disease as he was a coal miner.
Life was not easy for Tresa while she was growing up as they were dirt poor. Her mother later remarried another coal miner, but sadly, he died when she was a senior in high school. Tresa was raised in the family home alongside her siblings, Anna, Joseph, Mary, and Albert. She has been described as mischievous and even crazy while growing up as there were several stories of her antics. Tresa once tried to throw cantaloupes out of car windows from the back seat and ended up hitting the inside of the windshield! She and her girlfriends once stole earrings at the fair, too. Even later in life Tresa was a bit crazy as she once started a spitball fight with one of her kids and their friends. There were little wads of napkins all over the basement! While growing up, Tresa attended local schools and graduated from high school. She later went on to beauty school.
New and exciting changes were in store for Tresa when she met the young man of her dreams, who was visiting from Michigan with his friends. His name was Andrew J. Skomski, and they met at a Fourth of July party in 1956, in Pennsylvania. Tresa was playing the accordion at the time, and Andrew couldn't help but notice her. They began dating, and it didn't take long long for love to grow. With a desire to establish a life together Tresa and Andrew were married at Our Lady of Mercy in Slabtown, Pennsylvania, in 1957. Afterwards, they moved to Michigan and together they welcomed their son, Andrew, and their daughter, Andrea, into their hearts and home. Some of Tresa's favorite memories were made on their three week car trip out West in 1968. They saw so many amazing things together on that trip. Later in life she was filled with unspeakable joy to hold her grandson, David, for the first time. For the rest of her life she was so thrilled to be a grandmother, and being with her family brought her so much joy.
Throughout her life Tresa worked hard. As a young woman she worked making shirts in a local shirt factory. In addition, she was the organist at her church for 13 years. Once she got married she left these jobs. In addition to caring for her family, Tresa also kept up her cosmetology license and ran her business out of her basement.
Always a bustle of activity, Tresa was a woman of many interests. A woman of faith, she was always a devout Catholic. Tresa enjoyed things like bowling, playing the slot machines, and playing cards, but she was also a hardworking farm girl through and through as she enjoyed all aspects of farming, gardening, and weeding. She liked cooking, crocheting, and playing Bingo. Tresa was never really a typical girly girl. In fact, her family nearly died laughing the time she blew her nose into a linen napkin while they were eating at a fancy restaurant!
All who knew Tresa Skomski would agree that there was no one else like her. She was free spirited and not afraid to do things her own way, which made her so much fun to be around. Tresa could even be silly at times, and it was so easy to see how much she loved life. Accompanied by her Catholic faith, she was kind and compassionate with a love for her family that had no equal. Always quick to remind people that she was just a farm girl from Pennsylvania, she loved the simple things in life. Deeply loved, Tresa will be forever missed.
Tresa B. Skomski passed away peacefully on January 8, 2017. Tresa's family includes her children, Andrew, Jr and Andrea Kowalski (James), and her grandson, David J Kowalski. Tresa was preceded in death by her husband, Andrew J. Sr. Family will receive friends Thursday 2-9 p.m. at Neely-Turowski Life Story Funeral Home, 30200 Five Mile Rd, Livonia (btwn Merriman and Middlebelt) with a rosary at 7 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, 10:30 a.m. at St Michael the Archangel Church, 11441 Hubbard, Livonia. In state 10 a.m. until Mass begins. Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. To sign the online guestbook or to leave a condolence for Tresa's family go to www.TurowskiLifeStory.com


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The LIFE Project is a mentoring program for youth who have been impacted by the incarceration of a parent or parental figure in their life. The LIFE Project serves youth throughout Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco and San Mateo counties. Mentors are expected to spend a minimum of four hours per month with their mentee and all matches attend monthly group events that are seperate from their individual meet up. Group events consist of fun, educational and creative activities which are paired with topics and issues related to incarceration.
Mission: Leaders in Future Environments (LIFE) Project is a mentoring program which aims to strengthen and promote leadership in youth affected by parental incarceration.
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While concern world-wide over climate change has risen steadily and sharply over the past 5 years the latest polling of public attitudes to climate change locally tells a sad and distrubing story. The number of people in Australia, Britian and the USA who believe that climate change is a serious problem has actually fallen in recent years. Why is it so? According to a piece by Simon Butler published in Green Left Weekly (Issue 825 – February 10, 2010) the causes can be grouped under the umbrella of the Climate Change Denial Industry. Here's how they do it.
Firstly be aware that NO CLIMATE CHANGE DENIER HAS HAD A PEER REVIEWED ARTICLE PUBLISHED IN OVER 15 YEARS.
Are you getting this?
You see climate change deniers are free to act like adversarial lawyers whereas scientists are far more circumspect and aim for factual objectivity. According to Andrew Glickson on the ABC's unleashed blog July 2009 – deniers tend to scan for errors "real or imagined" and will use any minor discrepancies as justification to undermine entire reports and much otherwise sound scientific data and output.
Case in point. A small factual error in the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report concerning Himalayan glacial melt projections. Climate deniers have seized on this one small error (since corrected) to damn the entire 938 page IPCC report.
You were warned . .this is the UGLY truth about climate change denial. It gets worse.
A very nasty stick that the deniers are using is the use of prostitutes . . .er i mean PR people – how could i have gotten that wrong?! Author of Climate Cover-up, a dude by the name of Jim Hoggen is also a PR consultant. But Jim's happy to spill the beans and tell it like it really is. He is on the record as saying it is "infuriating . . .to watch my colleagues use their skills, their training and their considerable intellect to poison the international debate on climate change." He said ""few PR offences have been so obvious, so successful and so despicable as this attack on the science of climate change. It has been a triumph of disinformation – one of the boldest and most extensive PR campaigns in history, primarily financed by the energy industry and executed by some of the best PR talent in the world."
One is tempted to say something like . . .same shit different day, except this is worse shit and and the different day is the future of your children and your children's children's children. Shame on those climate change deniers who are just doing it for the money. We must all be appalled at this blatant toadyism to the rich and powerful at the expense of our common future. One can only hope that Tony Abbott and Barbnaby Joyce will see a shift in public attitude back towards climate change reality by the next election. Putting climate change deniers into political power is among other things an invitation for the perfect bush-fire storm to visit Australia. I mean really . . . what's it going to take for these meat-heads to wake up? Does anyone actually want more of the catastrophic fires of last year like they had in Victoria? Because let's face it folks, man proposes and nature disposes.
Come on all you Aussies, Brits and Yanks . . .it's time to shake off this Ostrich-like apathy and get real. Here's what you can do when you pull your head out of the sand. Go to your window, stick your head out and yell at the top of your lungs I'M AS MAD AS HELL AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE!!!!!


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Best friendship is a sign of social aptitude in children, especially young girls. They wear it on their sleeves with charm bracelets, with secret codes and even — shh, don't tell Mom! — with Instagram bios. To have a best friend at age 10 is to forget who you are without that person, to be inseparable and almost indistinguishable.
Then come crushes and puberty, sex, maybe love, and still sometimes marriage. With each milestone, the label can begin to seem like a cute school-age relic. If a best friend is someone whose hair you braided and whom you told about your first kiss, can she also be the woman who keeps the spare keys to your first studio apartment, lets you cry in her arms after a boss threatens to fire you or listens when you tell her, and only her, of a sexual encounter that left you with a bad feeling?
For some, the answer is a resounding yes. But others have replaced the one-size-fits-all designation with personalized titles to convey the magnitude of their closest relationships.
Stephie Grob Plante adapted the BFF abbreviation when she was in her early 20s to underscore the eternal quality of her relationship with her best friend, whom she met in preschool.
"'Best friend' gets thrown around a lot," Ms. Grob Plante said. "It isn't strong enough. It doesn't carry the same weight as 'brother' or 'sister.'" So she and her best friend became each other's BFF!F, adding the exclamation point and another "F" for a particular emphasis.
Sometimes circumstances, rather than years of friendship, enhance the connections between women. Kim Vandenberg, 34, an Olympic swimmer who won a bronze in the 800-meter freestyle relay at the 2008 Beijing Games, calls some of her teammates "soul sisters" because they feel like family.
"If one of us had a bad swim, we'd cry about it in the warm-down pool," she said. "We were sisters. You're away from your family, training for four to five hours a day. Even if we fought we'd get over it. Our friendship was more important."
Erica Cerulo and Claire Mazur, who founded the e-commerce platform Of a Kind, use "work wives" to emphasize that they are devoted to one another.
"We're friends who started a company and spend an inordinate amount of time together, and the nature of our relationship is really hard to put into words quickly," Ms. Cerulo says. "Referring to each other as 'work wife' gets at the blend of the professional and the personal — and the commitment."
Ms. Cerulo and Ms. Mazur are collecting stories about other female business partners for their book "Work Wife," to be published in January 2019.
As the median age for marriage continues to climb, friendships between women have not only endured but also intensified. These alliances have borne comedic fruit, bolstered political campaigns and kept people alive.
They have also stood in for romantic partnerships during pivotal moments. On an episode of the medical drama "Grey's Anatomy," Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh) reveals to her fellow surgical intern Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) that she is pregnant and has decided to have an abortion.
"The clinic has a policy," Cristina tells Meredith. "They wouldn't let me confirm my appointment unless I designated an emergency contact person … someone to be there just in case." She gives Meredith's name, she says, because "you're my person."
The founders of the website Go Fug Yourself, Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan, use "person" for each other as an ode to the TV characters.
"That is one of my favorite female friendships ever featured on television," Ms. Cocks said. "Those two knew each other inside and out, good and bad and ugly, and never wavered, and that's what we are for each other also."
Aminatou Sow, 32, a host of the podcast "Call Your Girlfriend," uses "person," too, independent of the "Grey's" phenomenon. Her mother died a couple of years ago, and she isn't close to any other relatives and is single. "So for me friendship holds such a central place of importance," she said. "It's always been a really big deal."
Ms. Sow's "people" are the beneficiaries for her 401(k) and life insurance ("Where it says 'relationship' on the form, there's never a box for 'friend,'" she said). They have also, in recent months when she has been sick, been her hospital visitors.
"The hospital is always like, 'Oh, are you two married?' 'Are you two dating?'" Ms. Sow said. "It's like, 'No, but this is my person.'"
Labeling something is powerful, said Rosalind Wiseman, the author of "Queen Bees and Wannabes," who popularized the term "mean girls" and whose book inspired the film.
"It's important for people to have a language because it's a starting place for discussion," she said.
In a way, these names are a nod to the codes of childhood: two little girls speaking in a language only they can understand.


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Kutter, A. (2014) A catalytic moment: the Greek crisis in the German financial press
The Greek crisis has attracted more public-political attention than any other sovereign debt crisis within the European Union. This article investigates the argument that this is due to the symbolic-catalytic role that the Greek crisis played in forging a specific approach to state rescue and the reform of th.e European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). Drawing on assumptions of narrative political studies and Critical Discourse Analysis, the study shows how this approach was 'catalyzed' by a specific construction of the 'Greek case' in editorials of the financial press.


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His Dog Was Overheating, So He Did The Sweetest Thing For Her
Really loving a pet means doing whatever you can to keep her happy and comfortable - even if other people think what you're doing is over-the-top.
Wyomar Ramos de Araújo and his beloved dog, Hana, live in Guaraí, Brazil, where temperatures can easily reach over 100 degrees for much of the year.
So Araújo decided to do something that no one else in his neighborhood had done: He installed an air conditioner in Hana's doghouse.
Araújo told a local news outlet that he got the idea to put in an AC on a particularly hot day, when Hana was restless even though she had plenty of food and water.
Only a cold bath could calm her down, so Araújo realized he needed a way to keep her doghouse nice and cool.
Araújo said he's not done improving Hana's doghouse - there are still more changes he wants to make. But the AC is in, and Hana is probably much more comfortable already.
He and Hana have been together since she was a puppy, so Araújo is totally devoted to his beloved dog. Maybe someday Hana's doghouse will have its own swimming pool?
Araújo isn't the only pet owner to go above and beyond for his furry family - this woman turned her home into a jungle gym for eight rescue cats.


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The 4th annual Pig and Punch in New Orleans hosted by Bon Vivant and Imbibe.
On my way out of the city after a long and tiring weekend of debauchery through the jazz filled streets of New Orleans for Tales of the Cocktail, I happened to stumble upon one last party. I was killing my last hour in the French Quarter awaiting my flight and there I walked into the perfect sunday picnic. Multiple pig roasts with southern style sides alongside multiple garbage bins full of pre-made boozy punches.
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The first taste of tender pork washed down with ginny punch had me feeling much better from my earlier exhausted hungover self. As soon as I finished my above plate the dry, humid 90 degree sunny day turned in a flash to an epic downpour and thunder and lightening storm.
This was the perfect combination for me to miss my flight and drench absolutely everything I owned in that moment. Luckily everything turned out okay and eventually I made it back to New York.
When in New Orleans remember… Would you like that cocktail for here or to go?


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Governor, Lawmakers Stump Over Tax Cut Bill
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JEFFERSON CITY- A Senate bill delivered to Governor Nixon would lower Missourians' personal income taxes throughout the next period of years beginning in 2017 but the Missouri State Teachers Association and Governor say the bill would negatively impact education in Missouri.
In a news conference Tuesday afternoon, Nixon said, "Senate 509 would cripple schools." He added, "the consequences would be a fiscal disaster and it'd be difficult to undue."
Missouri State Teachers Association Spokesperson Todd Fuller said the bill would cut more than half the state's revenue that goes toward Missouri's education budget.
Fuller said it would affect "testing and technology, and equal advancements for student's education" because schools depend mostly on the state budget for revenue.
According to a news release from the governor's office, an analysis of the bill done by a Washington University school of law professor states the bill would reduce state revenue by $4.8 billion annually.
House Speaker Tim Jones said in a news conference Monday the bill would not affect the education budget because it would also promote business revenue and growth.
Jones said the governor just doesn't want to see lower taxes for Missourians.
Nixon said he's "calling on members of this legislation to abandon this bill."
If the governor vetoes the tax cut bill, lawmakers would have to override his veto with a majority vote.
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Let's face it, organic seems to be the way to go these days, whether its fruits, vegetables, meat or dairy. Unfortunately, organic often comes at a hefty price. If you want to go organic but can't afford to go "all the way" due to the confines of your pocketbook, you can still get the health benefits of organic foods by knowing which foods to focus on. If you want to go "semi-organic," you need to learn which foods have the most contaminants and which do not necessarily need to be 100 percent organic.
Some of the foods that are the most contaminated when it comes to pesticides include fruits. Fruits such as apples, pears, peaches, plums, grapes, cherries, blueberries, strawberries and other berries contain pesticides that remain on the fruit even after you wash it. Although these foods are considered "good for you" they contain pesticides that may negate their health benefits. And while you could peel certain fruits to ensure reduced exposure to pesticides (such as apples or pears), you then miss out on the important nutrients those skins provide.
Fruits such as pineapple, bananas, kiwi, mangoes and oranges do not carry the same content of pesticides because of their relatively thick skins. If you want to go semi-organic, you do not need to worry so much about getting the full organic versions of these fruits.
Vegetables are another type of food that many people shop organic. But if you can't quite afford to choose organic with all of your veggies, there are some that are lower on the pesticide scale. Onions, asparagus, broccoli and cabbage all have a fairly low "pest threat" and therefore require less pesticide to begin with. Sweet peas and eggplant are two of the vegetables least likely to have pesticide residue. Sweet corn and sweet potatoes are two other options for semi-organic consumers.
But, on the other hand, there are certain vegetables where you would definitely want to choose the organic variety. These include peppers, celery, carrots, kale, leafy greens and regular potatoes.
When it comes to meats, you should look for organic meats and poultry as the regular versions often contain growth hormones, antibiotics, pesticide residue (from the grain fed to the animals) and other harmful chemicals. The same goes for milk and other dairy products. For your best health, it would be wise to invest in organic meats and dairy.
Fish is one food that you might not think you have to worry about when it comes to organics, especially "wild" fish. After all, how could something grown in the wild be non-organic? It may seem like a backwards way to go about it, but wild fish are not included on the USDA's list of organic foods. It actually comes down to what the fish eat: in a controlled fish farm environment, the farmers can ensure the fish are fed only organic nutrients. But in the wild, that same guarantee does not exist. Currently a limited amount of seafood is being sold as organic at stores in the United States, usually because it was certified by other countries or by third-party accreditation agencies.
One type of food you might not think to go organic with is bread. Organic breads do not contain the additives and preservatives that regular breads do, which mean fewer chemicals to which you and your family are exposed. Remember that if you go for organic breads, they will not last as long as breads that are filled with preservatives, so choose a smaller loaf if you don't think you can finish it before the mold sets in. Want to go a health step further? Opt for whole grain breads when going organic.
Similar to breads, cereals are another item in which you want to go organic. The amount of chemicals in regular cereals, not to mention the sugars, is frightening. If you want to feed your family healthy cereal, look for organic versions. Most are available at your local grocery store or health food store.
It's true . . . organic foods are more costly and can be out of the price range for some people. But, the good news is that you do not have to go organic all the way to enjoy the benefits of organic foods. By choosing some foods that are organic and others that are still considered "healthy," you are well on your way to improving your health and well being, as well as that of your family.