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Early registration is now open for the Alton, Illinois Miles for Meso 5K Race & 2K Fun Run/Walk. The race will begin at Simmons Hanly Conroy Building at One Court Street on Saturday, Sept. 21 at 8:30 a.m. It will be hosted by the Firm and is coordinated by the Metro TriClub.
Miles for Meso races have been held in Illinois, Virginia, Ohio, Indiana and Florida. Funds raised over the past four years have exceeded a total of $300,000 and have been donated to the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation. The race is a fun, active, educational event for people of all ages and athletic abilities.
The Alton race is considered to be the flagship event for Miles for Meso. The past Alton races alone have raised $100,000 for mesothelioma research. In 2011, organizers expanded the Alton race to elite runners from around the world. They also increased the total prize money awarded to these elite runners. Doing this attracted Olympic-caliber runners who travel to Alton to compete.
“It is our goal to continue to use the Alton race as springboard for other races around the country,” said Mike Wever, Alton Race Director and president of the Metro Tri Club, on the Miles for Meso website.
The Miles for Meso race not only raises essential funds for mesothelioma research, but also promotes awareness of the deadly cancer. Mesothelioma is one of the lowest-funded cancers by the National Cancer Institute, yet more than 3,000 Americans are diagnosed with it every year. Raising funds and awareness for mesothelioma through events like Miles for Meso aid in the efforts to find a cure for this terminal disease.
You don’t have to be an elite runner to participate in the Miles for Meso event. This event is for people of all ages. Early registration costs $25 through August 31. After that date, registration costs are $30. If you register on the day of the race, it will cost $35.
Everyone who registers for the 2013 Miles for Meso race will receive a long-sleeved T-shirt commemorating this year’s five year anniversary of the start of Miles for Meso.
Learn more about Miles for Meso including how to register, race times and more other information now.
To learn more about the 2012 Miles for Meso race, watch the video below.

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What do you think about street food? can you explain properly what is street food? I think no... because it does not have any perfect sentence about street food right ? But we can say that Street food is exactly what the words conjure up: food available in a public place, such as from a vendor on a street. And so much more! Typically, street food is tasty, ready-to-eat food or drink sold on the street, in a market, fair, park or other public place. It is sold by a hawker or vendor from a portable stall, cart or food truck.
When we are talking about street food history, The term probably came from America, where for several years the food truck craze has been steadily growing into a sizable industry. Many of the UK’s first street food traders took inspiration from the American food trucks for the food they serve, cooking methods, marketing (especially social media) and to a degree attitude.
Today we are going to discuss about South Korean street food and we knows that South Korea is full of such gems. What’s more, you ask me? Their street food! Let me give you some of the street food that South Korean peoples loves.!!
Tornado Potato -- one of a kind, spiral-cut potato that could be imitated, but never duplicated The key to our powerful product is freshness. Tornado Potatoes is totally Tasmanian owned and operated. You can already enjoy this at a stall in Besant Nagar Beach, Chennai if you have the luck to go there. Spiral Potato/Tornado Fries. For a healthier way to make, instead of deep frying, dunk them in egg whites and bake on a cookie sheet for 30-35 min's at 450.
it’s a crispy outside, hot, fish shaped bread in the shape of a fish, with a red bean filling. In Korean, a “bungeo” is a crucian carp, which looks like a big goldfish. And “ppang” is the Korean word for bread. They sell them all over the Korea in the streets, and they’re very cheap.
One thing that struck me about finding the French fry coated hot dog on a stick in South Korea was that they were doing it wrong, the sort of cultural misunderstanding that happens when one culture cooks the food of an unrelated and unattached culture and then impales said food on a wooden stick. The hot dog on a stick wasn’t coated in real American fries but chunks of potato and secondly, the hot dog batter was wheat flour rather than a more American corn dog batter.
Spicy Korean rice cakes are not only anyone personal favorite; it is perhaps all Korean people's favorite as well. Most local Koreans grow up eating these rice cakes. It is a nostalgic comfort food for any Korean. There are many ways to prepare this dish, and many people have their secret way to flavor the sauce.
The one time you actually make vegetarians jealous of what you can eat. Bright, bold and richly flavored, these are not your typical fish cakes. That flavor is layered into every step: the fish is browned with some garlic, and both are mixed with mashed potatoes along with vibrant herbs, green chile and fragrant lime zest.
Yeah, you read it right! It is very different as its name. But when you have a chance you should try it once.
Nothing narcotic about it except, you’ll get addicted to it. Mayak gimbap literally translates into "narcotic gimbap." No, it does not have any special substance in it. It's just highly addictive, hence the name. This child-size gimbap (or kimbap) is called ggoma gimbap because of its small size. Ggoma means a little one or little kid in Korean. It’s also known as mayak gimbap.
It’s so delicious when the bread is fresh from the oven. it simply means egg bread and that’s what it is. It’s a famous snack that you can find quite easily in Korea.
Korean Ice Cream Cone, it is really amazing when you see that in their local street food. because when you see it first time you will shocked because of its size. normally we can think ice cream cone size is average right ? but in korean street you will very large size.
Egg toasts are sold by street stall vendors in Korea to cater for those in a hurry. Koreans usually have a hot breakfast of rice, soup, kimchi and side dishes. It is a kind of toast that I’ve been craving. There are many places in Korea that sell this delicious sandwich, especially in the morning. This is popular in Korea because the bread, egg, and vegetables can give you enough nutrition to start the day and the taste is so good.

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Name: Membership Meeting: May 2019 - "Eggs & Issues with Delaware State Representative Richard Collins & Sussex County Councilman John Rieley"
Join us on May 2, 2019 to “Meet & Greet” Delaware State Representative Richard Collins who serves House District 41 and Sussex County Council’s newest member John Rieley, who serves District 5.
These districts encompass parts the Bethany-Fenwick Area Chamber service areas and beyond. Both will discuss their goals for 2019, county issues and how these might impact both the county/area and the business environment.
It will be followed up with a short Q&A session.

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Comprehensive range of spray booth extraction filters to suit all types of spray or product preparation area. Our range includes filters made from cardboard, glass fibre or woven paper and supplied in either concertina or roll form.
Air entering a spray booth or clean room, should be filtered to remove dust. We have a full range of different specification media to best suit your requirements.
Pleated or fibreglass panel spray booth filters can be used for filtering the air either entering or exiting your spray booth or preparation area. These panels come in either a cardboard or metal frame in a large range of sizes.
Our products range from large filtration sacks for high volume, rolls of filter medium for flat-bed filtration and high-pressure filters including woven cylinders and carbon.
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A video showing the installation of our Procart cardboard filters.
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Spraybooth cleaning, limescale removal and hard paint removal. Choice of container size available.
View the latest news, announcements and insights from the SPCB team.
A brief outline of what a spray booth filter is, the different types of booth filter available and which filter should be used where and when.

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Keratosis Pilaris is a common condition that results in red and inflamed bumps on the surface of the skin. This is often times rather common in children because it is a genetic condition passed down from the parents. For young children, Keratosis Pilaris can become somewhat uncomfortable and embarrassing because it is impossible to treat completely. Some normal signs of keratosis pilaris are red or white bumps on cheeks, buttocks, legs, upper arms. You also feel itchy, rough and dry on skin particularly your skin will be drier and worse whenever winter comes. On the other hand, all hope is not lost! There are natural herbal remedies available to treat and control this condition so that it remains barely noticeable as a result. There is a variety of Keratosis Pilaris Herbal Treatment that may help alleviate keratosis pilaris including.
There are some natural remedies and very good Natural Treatment for Keratosis Pilaris like different oils and further natural products. The Keratosis Pilaris Treatment and easy herbal remedies has always remained an effective Keratosis Pilaris Herbal Treatment method for chicken skin. There are three things that are very important while treating keratosis pilaris: cleaning, exfoliation and moisturizing. For cleaning different products are utilized, but by far the most successful and affordable product is possibly present in your home.
Tea Tree Oil shampoos are known as very successful Treatment for Keratosis Pilaris. A solution of aloe Vera gel and tea tree oil will prove to be much helpful and you can get ready it yourself. Solution will contain a balanced quantity of both the liquids.
The condition of keratosis pilaris can be cured with the Use of Coconut Oil. You can apply coconut oil on the affected part after taking a shower. A combination of coconut oil and apple cider vinegar can also be applied on the skin. Honey can also be added to this combination for successful results.
Apple cider vinegar wash – in some cases, using apple cider vinegar to wash the area affected by keratosis pilaris could take the place of using lactic acid washes and creams. Sometimes, products containing lactic acid could irritate the skin. This natural wash may possibly serve as a more effective alternative.
Olive oil and sugar exfoliant – Mixing equal parts of olive oil and sugar can give you an successful exfoliant that you can use in order to slough off the keratin plugs as well as further dirt particles from your skin.
Chickweed is also referred to as “Stellaria Media”. You can use chickweed leaves and flowers to obtain relief from the inflammation and irritation resulting from the problem. A poultice made with the utilize of chickweed juice can be applied on the affected part to reduce the Symptoms of Keratosis Pilaris. This natural treatment should be discontinued if the inflammation persists or worsens.
Witch hazel is a powerful herb when it comes to treating skin condition. When the bumps on the skin are due to dry skin or hair removal, witch hazel is an outstanding Keratosis Pilaris Herbal Treatment. It soothes the skin, decrease inflammation, and kills any bacteria that may be present.
Evening primrose is a small plant with yellow flowers. It is commonly used in the treatment of skin injuries. You can apply this oil on the affected area to get the desired results. On the other hand, it is essential to discuss with a skin specialist before using this Natural Treatment for Keratosis Pilaris.
At least 5 servings of fresh fruits and vegetables in your every day diet.
Foods rich in vitamin A and E like carrots, pumpkins, papayas, mangoes, tomatoes, green leafy vegetables, and strawberries.
Foods rich in Omega – 3 and 6 fatty acids like salmon, walnuts, and flaxseeds.
Herbs for Keratosis Pilaris like calendula, chickweed, burdock, marshmallow, and slippery elm.
Cold water fish like tuna, salmon and mackerel contain omega – 3 fatty acids. Eat cold water fish three times weekly to prevent and Natural Treatment for Keratosis Pilaris. Alternately take fish oil supplements on a regular basis.
Eating balanced diet had been discovered to be one more effective way to treat Keratosis Pilaris. Make sure that your food is rich in supplements; particularly in vitamins. In order to ensure that you get the normal supply of vitamins per day, you can also rely on vitamin supplements. You can be sure that these Keratosis Pilaris Herbal Treatment and Natural Remedies for Keratosis Pilaris will get rid of the skin problem within a short period of time; provided that you never grow impatient with them.
Drink water as much as possible and take a balanced diet. A balanced diet will control hormonal balance and ensure that you remain stress free most of the time. Taking vitamins and supplements is also helpful in curing them.

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After getting off to a slow start and being a bit paralyzed by options, we are in full blown Halloween excitement! I think panicking early on and getting costumes decided on helped, because now we're just enjoying everything.
E has been wearing Halloween themed outfits to daycare for the past week (oh gosh, can you tell I'm a first time parent!?), we've got pumpkins EVERYWHERE, and this past weekend we hit our first Halloween party! Since Saturday was nice out (and not the washout that Sunday was supposed to be) we spent the day getting in the holiday spirit.
We visited a community celebration which had so many fun activities - pretty much all for older kids, but it was exciting to watch and know that this will be us in a few years! It's really nice to know there are fun events like this around. We saw haunted houses, haunted woods, bonfires, bouncy houses, games, trick or trunking, and much more.
We topped the night off with a baby friendly Halloween party. E had fun for the most part, but then he let us know that he wasn't too happy with missing bedtime. This kid likes his routine. So after some fussing and a few tears, we headed home. E made up for sleep with some awesome naps the next day, and hopefully will be prepared for Halloween night! (Slash we're bringing PJs and fully intend to just put him to sleep where we are if we need to).


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Another star in his early 40's has passed away. Bryan Adams, best known as Crush from four tours of duty with WWE, passed away in his sleep in the Tampa, FL area. I didn't know Crush personally, but this continues a troubling trend at a time when both government agencies and media outlets are examining what's going on with the major league federations. Are all of these deaths ruining fans enjoyment of current day pro wrestling?
This comes at the same time The Missing Link (Dewey Robertson) appears to be losing his battle with cancer.


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EdgeWater CityCenter is a multi-family, 276-unit complex located in Lenexa, KS. Tenants have a choice between 1 and 2 bedroom apartments with detached garages, car ports and surface parking. In addition, the project has a one-story, 6,426 sq. ft., clubhouse. The clubhouse has a commercial kitchen, fitness center, sports court, reading gardens, internet cafe, dog park and wash, as well as, a zero entry pool.
Located near the historic River Market is a new, 264,000 GSF, mixed-use project. The multi-family project includes 185 apartments on top of a two-story parking pedestal, plus 10,000 sq. ft. of retail space.
A 215,079 sq. ft., multi-family project located on the Country Club Plaza. The 5-story building will have a mix of 1-bedroom, 1-bedroom plus den, and 2-bedroom apartments that will sit on a podium style garage. The 84,502 sq. ft.,cast-in-place garage will accomodate 242 parked cars.
The project will have numerous modern-day communal amenities. Such amenities will include: a club house, car charging stations, dog wash and park, a bicycle repair shop, fitness studio and pool.

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Born in London in 1953, Graham Gooch is one of England's greatest ever cricketers. Captain of Essex and England, he scored 8,900 runs in Test matches and 44,846 first-class runs at an average of 49. His aggregate 456 against India at Lords in 1990 remains a world record. As a bowler he took over 200 first-class wickets and returned best figures in a Test of 3-39. As captain of England his commitment to personal fitness and a strong work ethic inspired the team to some outstanding performances at a time when results had been disappointing. He captained England 34 times and was Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1980. He has continued to play an active role in cricket since his retirement from playing. Graham has been an England selector, England specialist batting coach and was England Tour Test Manager to Australia in 1998/99. He is also in great demand as a broadcaster.
In 2006 Graham Gooch was made an Honorary Doctor of the University.
"The Senate of Anglia Ruskin University is pleased to confer on Graham Gooch OBE the award of Honorary Doctor of the University in recognition of his long and dedicated contribution to County Cricket in Essex, and of his illustrious international record as a successful Test captain of England, and one of England's foremost batsman of any generation.
Whilst this University confers honours on many truly outstanding people from many walks of life, it is not often that we have the pleasure of honouring a contemporary living legend, but today is one of those occasions. How did this career develop and what is the evidence for this assertion?
He was born in Leytonstone in East London in 1953, and his interest in cricket was nurtured by his father Alf and at the Ilford Cricket School by his mentor, Bill Morris. He progressed as a cricketer who could do a bit of everything, and was sent on the London Schools Tour of East Africa. Shortly after he made the Essex Second Eleven and in 1973, made his first class debut. In 1975, he broke into the national scene making 75 for the MCC against the Australians but in his First Test, which followed on the strength of this, he regretfully made a pair! He returned to the Test team in 1978, his self-discipline, determination and technique having been substantially reinforced with an emerging Essex side which was soon to dominate the County scene.
The next decade and a half witnessed the greatest personal run accumulation exercised in the history of cricket. On his retirement from Test cricket in 1995 at the age of 41, he still is England's all time highest run scorer with 44,846 runs in all first class cricket at an average of 49, including 128 centuries (20 in Tests) and a further 22,211 runs in List A matches, in all, a world record. He lies eighth in the highest ever Test innings (one run behind Bradman); Has the record of most Test runs in a calendar year (1,264); and is third in the world in terms of most runs in a Test career, just behind Border and Gavaskar, both of whom play rather more innings. He is the only Test player in history to have scored a triple century and century in the same Test, against India in 1990, and his match aggregate of 456 remains the world record for a Test match. Many pundits and he himself, would count his greatest performance to have been against the West Indies in 1991, where he carried his bat for 154 out of 252 on a damp wicket against the combined artillery of Ambrose, Walsh, Marshall and Pattison. He captained England on 34 occasions and gave way to Michael Atherton in 1993. He made a brief comeback for MCC against New Zealand at the age of 47 but time was not on his side.
When one considers he lost three years Test cricket as a result of captaining the so-called Rebel Tour of South Africa in 1982 at the height of apartheid, it is clear that virtually every record in the book would have been comfortable smashed.
His personal regime throughout has been one of strict discipline, self determination and inner strength, linked to a ruthless commitment to physical training. As captain, this stern philosophy did not entirely endear to more cavalier brethren so as David Gower and Ian Botham. This personal philosophy reinforces his belief that coaching can only go so far - it is the inner man that matters. He thus thrives on responsibility and unlike some other captains his batting actually improved with the captaincy.
After retirement from the pleasurable employment of belting red leather to sundry parts of the planet, he has certainly ploughed his expertise and experience back into the game in many capacities - as an England cricket selector (1996 - 1999); as England Specialise Batting Coach (1998 - 2000); as England Test Tour Manager to Australia (1998 - 1999); as 'A' Team Tour Manager to Sri Lanka (1998); as Batting Coach at Durham County Cricket Club (1998 - 2001) and Head Coach at Essex County Cricket Club (2002 - 2004).
However, it is as Special Ambassador to Essex County Cricket that he sees his principal priorities these days - and who better to fulfil this role. This role has developed into a multi-faceted one. In the commercial domain, he has long acknowledged that County Cricket cannot rely on government or TV handouts, but has to generate its own independent funding streams (just like universities!). The centre piece of this is the ambition to make the Ford County Ground at Chelmsford into a world-class facility in its city centre location. This involves considerable activity in seeking out and securing new corporate contracts and sponsorships also, in supporting the County Academy for both boys and girls of 12 - 19 years of age. He has established the "Graham Gooch Scholarship Fund", an initiative to raise money to send some of the Club's best young players for experience overseas. He is keen on persuading state schools to embrace cricket once more, through a colt system and by a coach development programme. The selling of school playing fields for development is clearly not helping his cause! His links with this university are also evident in that Tony Palladino and other Essex players have attended this university.
In short, in the above, we see a massive commitment to the integration of the Club into Essex life and society; to its contribution to Country life; and its role as a family club. The University is itself honoured to be associated with these endeavours and to future collaboration - our vision is very similar in these respects.
Among its more serious manifestations such as national pride; triumphalism and cyclical despondency; and international strife, sport and particularly cricket can certainly be classed both as entertainment and education. In his post-retirement era, our honorary graduand has developed an enviable reputation in this regard. He has been a special commentator for Channel 4, Sky, Test Match Special and Radio Five Live since 2000 when his witty and penetrating observations have raised significantly the understanding of millions of the intricacies of cricket. He is a regular contributor to Question of Sport and is a much sought after pundit at senior management development seminars for well known companies on such topics as leadership, motivation, management talent and teamwork, where his style of analysis, relevant anecdotes and intelligent humour has provided fascinating insights on common leadership issues in business and sport. A receding hairline lately has also offered him scope to advocate and advertise the virtues of hair transplants!
So, in the light of the above, and exercising the power conferred on me by Senate, may I therefore invite the Vice Chancellor, to bestow the award of Honorary Doctor of the University upon Graham Gooch."


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The largest federal program for high schools—the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education program—would get a major makeover under a proposal unveiled by the U.S. Department of Education last week.
The proposal outlines the administration's vision for reauthorizing the Perkins law, which was funded at $1.14 billion in fiscal 2012. The Obama administration is seeking to ensure the program, last reauthorized in 2006, does a better job of preparing students to join the labor market. The administration also wants to boost collaboration among high school programs, postsecondary institutions, and business partners.
"This is not a time to tinker or just look for change around the margin," U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan told reporters during a conference call April 19. The program, "must be transformed if it is to live up to its potential."
One piece of the proposal—which would radically revamp the way the grants are allocated within states—already is setting off alarm bells with advocates for career and technical education, as well as key members of Congress.
Right now, funding for the Career and Technical Education program is distributed within states by a formula. But, under the administration's proposal, states would set up a competition to distribute the funds. That change might leave some career and technical students out in the cold, said Alisha Hyslop, the assistant director of public policy at the Association for Career and Technical Education in Alexandria, Va.
"In a competitive grant situation, there's no way you don't create winners and losers," Ms. Hyslop said. "Our goal is to make sure all students have access to high-quality [career and technical] programs. … Somebody is going to get left out."
U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., is concerned that the change could create "haves and have-nots" that may worsen achievement gaps in struggling districts, said Eli Zupnick, her spokesman. But overall, Sen. Murray strongly supports the administration's proposal, he said.
Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, the chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee, also is a fan of the proposal.
"I want to commend Secretary Duncan for bringing attention to the need for more alignment, collaboration, accountability, and innovation, as well as the need for equity," he said in a statement.
The proposal also seeks to boost collaboration among districts and postsecondary institutions by making them share grants.
Right now, districts and postsecondary institutions get separate funding. The administration instead would fund consortia of districts, postsecondary institutions, and their partners. Partners could include employers, labor organizations, and industry associations, among others.
Jessica Cardichon, the director of federal advocacy at the Alliance for Excellent Education, a nonprofit organization in Washington that promotes high school transformation, applauded that move. "This could be something that has a positive effect in terms of collaboration, alignment, performance, and accountability across institutions," she said.
But Ms. Hyslop worried that if just one member of a consortium holds the purse strings, the funds may not make it to the other partners. "We're not sure the consortia structure is going to be the most effective way" to ensure partnerships, she said.
The proposal also would require a 25 percent private-sector match for grants, which could be filled through actual dollars, or in-kind donations, such as equipment, or training facilities.
The idea is to make "business and industry really feel like they have some skin in the game," said Brenda Dann-Messier, the assistant secretary for the office of vocational and adult education.
That's another aspect of the plan that has Ms. Hyslop worried.
"We don't [only] want businesses that bring the most money to the table" to decide how a state spends its federal career and technical education dollars, she said. Some employers that can't provide a big match but have lots of job opportunities—such as cash-strapped hospitals—might lose out, she said.
The proposal would also give states a bigger role in deciding what sort of career and technical education programs get funded, by empowering them to pinpoint "high growth" jobs and industries on which to focus Perkins dollars. And it calls for diverting 10 percent of Perkins funds to a new, competitive "innovation" fund to improve career and technical programs at the state and federal levels.
"Obama Administration Seeks to Remake Career-Tech Programs," (Politics K-12 Blog) April 18, 2012.


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Excursions to camping sites at wildlife sanctuaries could be arranged by the hotel.
Excursions to Arugam Bay (destination of International Surfing Competitions) en-route visiting the Lahugala Nature Reserve renowned for its elephant gatherings.
Excursions to the ancient sites of Buduruwagala and Sithulpawwa. Buduruwagala reflects distinct Mahayana influence which prevailed in the region between the 3rd and 9th century AD.
Excursion to Maligawila, situated 17 kilometers off the main Kataragama–Buttala Road from the Kumbukkan Oya junction.

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The fall is almost over, but memories of its gorgeous colors will stay for a long time. For me this beautiful fall will stay in this beautiful hair wreath from crystals. Its elegance, sparkle and color palette whisper to you “You will never forget about me”. It would be just perfect for an autumn wedding. Can you imagine all these red, orange, and yellow leaves around you, a dress of your dreams, and an elegant hair piece reflecting both the nature and the gown… Yes, so pretty. Of course, it works just fine with a less festive outfit – you simply cannot be wrong with this hair wreath. Here’s how I decided to wear it.
I fell in love from the first sight with this beautiful skirt from Zara. First of all – the flowers. Do you see how pretty they are? So natural and so stunning – like a Dutch flower painting. The print is a great match to the hair wreath.
This is a very casual grey vertical striped turtle neck shirt. Not even sure what the brand is, but I love it so much! With it I can wear pretty much any accessory I want – it’s very simple yet stylish.
My good old “Yes or No” brand boots. I bought them quite cheap in Switzerland and they served me well for 3 busy years. I wore them with jeans and dresses, in rain and snow, warm spring and cold winter (just with more socks on). I have even hiked in the Swiss Alps with them. So unbelievably comfortable. Unfortunately, they started to tear apart this autumn, so I had to put them on the side and find a replacement. But so far no luck. Ah, what should I do?
It took me about 15 hours to make. I used a copper wire as a base and all kinds of crystals. Some are shiny golden crystals, some are with a lemon yellow shine, also red crystals in different sizes, tear-shaped red crystals, natural stone crystals in deep orange color, and, last but not least, golden beads. As you can see, all these colors play just perfect together and create a wonderful picture of autumn mood. Even now when it’s cold and grey outside, I can only think of the warm autumn days when I look at this hair piece.
I’d also say, that this hair wreath is just perfect for a wedding in autumn. Just imagine – an unbelievably beautiful elegant cream white dress and a stunning hair accessory, which enhances the beauty. Something like a cherry on the cake – you simply want it there.
Additionally, there’s another way, how to wear this hair piece to make it even more standing out. Just fold it in half and put any decorative band on the sides. It will make it look more like a crown, not a wreath. This would work for someone who just loves some extra sparkle!
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An extremely limited production of one of the first known written absinthe recipes discovered, written down for posterity in 1797 and attributed to Abram-Louis Perrenoud, Henri-Louis Pernod's father. Translated from old French and put into production by two absinthe historians using anicient measurements and colouring techniques, along with only local Pontarlier absinthe plants, it shows another side to absinthe that had been modified so many times during the 19th century. It is more herbaceous and slightly medicinal, as it was most likely originally intended, yet quite tasty, and it has a louche that is more of a light, opaque olive green instead of milky white. This may have been what absinthe was like before the Pernod son went main-stream and is certainly an interesting historical experiment.
The color of this absinthe is one of my favorites, a deep peridot green. Very inviting and intriguing.
The louche was nice, but it seemed to build up rather uniformly as opposed to layering.
Aroma was clean and crisp with hints of pine and wormwood. Very herbal. Extremely attractive.
I liked the flavor of this absinthe because the bitterness of the wormwood and the sweetness of the anise really married well, and there was also a bubblegummy scent in the back of your mouth. Quite pleasant, with a crisp wormwood finish.
Overall, the flavors marry well, but nothing really stands out dramatically. It is a very interesting insight into the beginnings of absinthe, so it's worthy of any liquor cabinet.
A Medicine I Would Have Loved to Take in My Youth.
A very quirky "pre-commercialization" interpretatiion that both hits, and misses the mark...I love the aroma, which reminds me of an alpine meadow in springtime, and the color, which is a very deep green that carries through the louche, however, said louche is definitely on the thin side, no matter how slowly, and carefully I water the glass.
The flavor is definitely on the medicinal side, and there is a bubblegummy quality to it that reminds me of a Belgian Tripel style ale,and I mean this in a complementary way. However, the finish is just a tad on the metalic, or burnt side, so it has to lose points.
Overall, a very worthwhile effort that I found mostly appealing, and I can't wait to taste the final version.

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As a reminder, this conference call is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to your host, Lee Ahlstrom, CFO. You may begin sir.
Thank you, Nicole. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to RigNet's third quarter 2018 earnings call. Copy of our earnings press release with supporting schedules, including the schedules, which reconcile the non-GAAP metrics we'll discuss today to GAAP metrics is posted to our website www.rig.net under our Investor Relations page. For those of you who would like the release in PDF format, we've posted that as well.
Before we get started, I'd like to make you aware that we will be making forward-looking statements today. Any statements that are not historical facts, including statements related but not limited to market expectations and future plans for the rest of 2018 and beyond, are forward-looking statements that involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. These include but are not limited to risks associated with the general nature of the oil and gas industry, customer and other third-party interactions and other factors detailed in the risk factors section of RigNet's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those indicated. RigNet disclaims any duty to update the information presented on this call.
And now I'd like to turn the call over to Steve Pickett, RigNet's Chief Executive Officer and President, Steve?
Thank you, Lee. And thank you to everyone who is joining today's call. I'm very pleased to be here in Houston with Lee, who joined us in August as our CFO. Lee has a strong background in oil and gas, has global experience, prior public company CFO experience, M&A experience and is an Engineer, who has come up to speed on our technology offerings quite quickly. Lee, welcome.
This morning, I'll open up with a general update on our progress in executing our growth strategy and I'll summarize some of the key wins we achieved during the quarter. Then Lee will go through some of the financial highlights. Following that, as always, we'll open it up for questions.
Yesterday, after the close, RigNet reported a net loss of $2.8 million or $0.15 per share, based on revenues of $64.8 million, which were up nearly 8% from the second quarter. This is our second consecutive quarter of delivering top line growth and our third consecutive quarter with improved earnings. Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure we defined in our press release and one of our key performance metrics, was $8.7 million, up just under 8% from the second quarter. This was our second consecutive quarterly increase in adjusted EBITDA.
Revenue increased across each of our three reporting segments, both sequentially and versus the prior year period, showing healthy activity across all three segments. We're particularly pleased with the growth in the apps and IoT segment, where revenues were up 13.5% from the second quarter and almost 50% from third quarter 2017.
Let me take a moment to remind everyone of our overall strategy, which is driving the ongoing transformation of RigNet from a company that's historically been seen as an oilfield services company, to a company that is a holistic digital transformation solutions provider. To begin with the base business, managed communication services will continue to be core to serving our global customers, who rely on us in more than 50 countries to deliver consistent and reliable communications services. As you know, RigNet is highly leveraged in the energy vertical, although we've diversified away from only serving offshore rigs and now have over 6,000 midstream pipeline sites, where we are providing SCADA and Internet of Things solution.
These pipeline sites are not included in our reported site count, because individually each one is a small contributor. Although in total, the contribution is meaningful and we hope to continue to grow in this area. Additionally, we now serve 332 production sites, including both FPSOs and fixed platforms. In speaking with our customers, there is growing enthusiasm with the energy industry, particularly offshore is in the early stages of recovery and we share that enthusiasm. However, in spite of our growth, utilization of rigs across both jackups and floaters is up only slightly year-over-year. And although we expect improvement going forward, we are forecasting hockey-stick shaped growth in this sub-segment. We're focused on driving network efficiencies across our business. Network efficiencies improve with scale, so as we move ahead, we'll look to continue acquisitions that help us build that scale, whether in energy, where we hold a leading market share position or in different verticals allowing us to diversify or even within specific geographic areas.
We're also taking advantage of unique opportunities to expand and improve our network. For example, on our second quarter call, we announced we are investing along with a major telecommunications partner to enhance our existing Gulf of Mexico infrastructure to provide 4G and 5G capabilities to existing network. I'm pleased to report that the build-out is progressing well, although some weather delays in September have nudged capital spending somewhat to the right, meaning that we will see that spend mostly come in the fourth quarter of this year and the first quarter of 2019.
Beyond the core business, we continue to make great progress in building our apps and IoT segment, growing revenue 13.5% sequentially and almost 50% versus third quarter 2017. Although apps and IoT comprises many solutions including AVI, which stands for Advanced Video Intelligence; SCADA in IoT service; MetOcean in value-adding connectivity and entertainment options for crews on our customers assets. Let me focus on two of the product areas that generate the most excitement around RigNet. The first is Intelie, our advanced real-time machine learning and AI platform, which we acquired in March of this year. Intelie is an incredibly robust, adaptable technology platform that is already making significant impacts in the oilfield, though this application is by no means restricted to oil and gas.
The company, which just celebrated its 10th birthday, counted Petrobras, the Brazilian national oil company as one of its first major and continuing customers. Petrobras has publicly stated that this type of real-time machine learning and artificial intelligence has saved them $100 million per year by reducing their complex ultra-deepwater planning process from 90 days to less than 10 days and by helping to manage drilling performance in real-time as they drill through the challenging salt layer in their pre-salt wells. As we've introduced Intelli to our customers, they are recognizing the potential for significant positive impacts on their business by improving safety, increasing top line revenues and by controlling costs. In fact, the majority of our meetings around Intelli result in a Proof of Value trial or commitment. And I'm pleased to report that we secured new commitments from both offshore customers and in onshore fracking customer during the quarter. The fracking win based on a newly developed capability represents the first time we've delivered a solution to this market.
Additionally, during the quarter we announced via our social media channels that Intelie was selected for Shell's GameChanger program to develop its Digital Decision Assistant, a virtual decision assistant module that helps engineers make data driven decisions for real-time drilling operations in longer-term data-intensive projects such as well construction.
The second product area that we're excited about is related to Cyphre, a cyber security platform. Cyphre represents some of the most sophisticated hardware-based encryption available anywhere in the market today. It provides best-in-class encryption on all network types and is easily integrated with existing technology. Like Intelli, Cyphre is not oil and gas specific, we've already announced both AT&T and Singapore-based telecommunications provider Singtel as channel partners to distribute Cyphre in verticals outside of energy. We're also very pleased to announce that Cyphre has been accepted into the Cryptographic Module Validation Program at the National Institute of Technology and Standards, often referred to as NIST, where we anticipate we will be certified under FIPS 140-2 sometime in 2019, marking an important milestone for use of Cyphre products in government and regulated industries. Our Cyphre capabilities have helped catalyze the growth of what we believe is now the leading bundle of Cyber Security Solutions in the energy sector, including best-in-class data protection, network protection, key management, IoT security, border security and, as we will announce to the market next week, an AI-based intrusion detection system that's backed by a global security operation center. All of these are delivered to our managed communication services and IoT customers as a service, allowing them to pay for these critical capabilities on a variable cost basis.
We believe our investment in Intelie, Cyphre and other over-the-top applications will enable us to capture opportunities in multiple vertical markets and can drive a growth rate that's higher than the managed communications market alone. Before turning the call over to Lee, let me comment on our System Integration or SI business. As many of you know, RigNet struggled with SI for a period of time, failing to deliver results, which were satisfactory to shareholders or to ourselves. We increased our attention on this part of the business and are very pleased with the results. By providing focused oversight and improving our bidding and cost management practices, we've not only managed first to stabilize and then grow the margins on this business, we've improved relationships and gained credibility with customers, enabling us to more than double the project backlog in SI quarter-over-quarter to $41 million. The business itself is always going to be what we call lumpy in the sense that it's project driven based on the macro environment. This makes it a bit difficult to predict revenues too far out, but we believe we're punching above our weight class in this segment and winning more than our fair share of bit.
With that, let me ask Lee to make a few comments on the financials.
Thanks, Steve. Expanding on what Steve mentioned earlier, consolidated quarterly revenue was $64.8 million, up 27.4% compared to $50.8 million in the prior year quarter and up 7.9% from $60 million in the prior quarter. All of our segments reported revenue increases. Managed communication services revenue was $44.9 million for the quarter compared to $40.2 in the prior year quarter and $41.7 million in the prior quarter. A majority of the increase quarter-on-quarter was due to equipment sales, which as I think you know, results in a smaller margin versus our traditional bandwidth sales. This is probably the right place to make a few comments about site count, which was 1,350, up by 53 sites quarter-over-quarter and by 175 sites year-over-year. Now referring back to Steve's comments, we simply haven't seen offshore rig activity increase that significantly. Of course, you're aware that we lost a Noble work this year, through September we've had about nine Noble rigs roll off. But if you look at our drilling rig category count at year-end 2017, which was 282, we've certainly more than made up for the lost Noble business given our rig count of 191 at the end of Q3.
In general, the Noble changeover has proceeded more slowly than we originally anticipated. And we currently expect that it will not be complete until sometime in 1Q '19. So there will be some revenue impact in Q1 and Q4 of '18, unless we're able to secure additional opportunities to replace those rigs. Our other three site count categories, production, maritime and other, which is mostly onshore North America, all grew during the quarter and we would highlight the McDermott win announced in September as one of our significant achievements. They have a global fleet of 11 offshore construction vessels that we are providing not only managed comms to, but over-the-top solutions as well. These OTT solutions were a key differentiator in McDermott's selection of RigNet. Apps & IoT revenue was $7.5 million for the quarter compared to $5 million in the prior year quarter and $6.6 million in the prior quarter. The main drivers here were increases in SaaS revenues as well as some equipment sales. Steve talked a little bit about systems integration but revenue for the quarter was $12.4 million, up 120% from $5.6 million in the prior year quarter and 5.5% from the $11.7 million in the prior quarter. At June 30, project backlog in the SI business was $19.6 million. During the quarter, we worked off about $9.3 million of backlog, but we added net wins and change orders totaling $29.4 million, bringing our total project backlog for the SI business at September 30 to $39.7 million or more than double the backlog at June 30.
Now in addition to the SI backlog and activity we just described, we also won an additional service project of $2 million for which we will be recognizing revenue under a percentage of completion methodology. For this project as of September 30, we had recognized about $0.3 million of revenue, with a remaining backlog of $1.7 million. Now this brings our total backlog for all of our POC projects to $41.4 million as of September 30. Gross margin for SI did decline from 33.7% in Q2 to 26.2% in Q3. Margins in Q2 were primarily higher as a result of several change orders, which we received at high margin levels, as well as some cost savings recognized on several projects as they neared completion during Q2.
Q3 margins are more in line with our normalized expectations. SG&A expenses totaled $16.6 million in Q3 compared to $13.4 million in the prior year quarter and $19.7 million in the prior quarter. Recall that in the second quarter, there was an increase in the fair value of the TECNOR earn-out of $2.8 million, driving SG&A higher for Q2. So Q3 costs were lower without that but were partially offset by a $0.8 million decrease in the fair value of the TECNOR earn-out in Q3, which reduced that fair value to zero. GAAP net loss was $2.8 million or $0.15 per share in the current quarter compared to both net loss of $4.2 million or $0.23 per share in the prior year quarter and a net loss of $4.2 billion or $0.23 per share in the prior year quarter.
Adjusted EBITDA was $8.7 million in the quarter compared to $7.8 million in the prior year quarter and $8.1 million in the prior quarter. We are very pleased with the continued growth of this metric, which we believe is an important indicator of the health of the company. Capital expenditures were $6.5 million compared to $5.9 million in the prior year quarter and $6.6 million in the prior quarter. CapEx spend for the quarter was substantially composed of success based commitments with certain large customers. As Steve has already mentioned the build out of our LTE network in the Gulf, we had expected to see that CapEx begin to ramp up in Q3, but we experienced some delays, largely weather-based, which has pushed the spending a bit to the right. So we still expect the project to be completed within Q4 and Q1, the LTE project CapEx along with the purchase of our new facility in Lafayette, Louisiana that will enable us to consolidate three separate legacy facilities, means that Q4 is expected to be a heavy quarter in terms of CapEx.
And we anticipate that this Q4 CapEx spend will be close to $15 million. Finally, let's turn to the balance sheet. As of September 30, 2018, cash was $20.7 million, net working capital, excluding cash, was $35 million and our outstanding debt was $71.2 million, including both current and long-term. Working capital increased largely due to a buildup in AR, where some systems issues over the summer put us a bit behind on collections with customers. However, I believe we're back on track on that front and I expect to see improvement by year-end. So with that, let me turn it back over to Steve.
Thank you, Lee. Before opening up the line to questions, I want to take a moment to thank RigNet's employees for delivering a very strong quarter. Thank you also for working safely in delivering a zero incident quarter. Ensured focus and dedication, that's helping drive the transformation of RigNet in becoming a leading provider of digital transformation solutions to our customers in more than 50 countries around the world and the Board and the management team very much appreciate you. Let's open it up for questions now please.
(Operator Instructions) And our first question comes from Allen Klee from Maxim Group. Your line is now open.
Yes, hi. You commented on the Noble contract rolling off a little slower. Can you provide any more color on that if all else being equal, what the impact of that might be over the next two quarters?
Hey, Allen, good morning. This is Lee. No, I'm not going to give you any guidance around that, other than to say I think Q4 we do have a little bit of a heavier impact in terms of the number of rigs rolling off. I think the transition to our competitor in terms of providing services has not gone as smoothly as perhaps anticipated and I think part of it is also a bit driven by when rigs are available in ports to make those changes. So I think that's really all the color, we're going to provide on where we are on that. I think the important thing really for us was the replacement of the Noble business as we saw in our offshore drilling count.
Okay, thank you. And then you made some comments toward the end on collections and how you might think of that improving going forward, could you just -- I missed some of that, if you'd go into some of that a little more?
Sure. Over the summer, we had some issues with our system, particularly and this is probably more detailed that you want to know but calculating sales tax on various invoices that needed to go out, which then caused us to have to recycle some of that, we're now in the -- maybe buildup in AR seeing that roll through the AR and we expect to get back on track with collections here and resolving all of those outstanding invoices from May and June as our customers get those into their systems and improve those and start submitting the cash associated with it.
So it was really a one-time issue for us over the summer that we're now back on track on.
Okay, great. And then for the Gulf of Mexico, what you're doing there to move to 4G and 5G, how much of it had CapEx of the total amount you planned have you already spent on that and how much is left over the next two quarters? And then is there a way for us to think about when this is built out, what you see is the incremental opportunity?
Let me take the CapEx and then I'll turn it over to Steve to sort of talk about the opportunity. On the CapEx side, we had thought that that was going to ramp up more significantly in September, I believe, we announced that at the end of August or early September and the weather in the Gulf really pushed us back on that. So the total project cost around that LTE build out was, is going to be close to 7-ish. We expect between 5 and 6 here in Q4 and then the rest in Q1. I think we only booked about $200,000 of CapEx on the LTE projects in Q3.
And to add some color to that in terms of the network, it'll be the only 4G and 5G network available. But will be new in terms of what we can deliver to our customers is the fact that it provides mobility services, as well as, point-to-point services, today we just deliver point-to-point services using a WiMAX capability. It will also be enabled to support both 600 megahertz and 700 megahertz and those tend to be frequencies that allow for much better propagation of the signal, into hard to reach places, think about offshore assets where there's a lot of metal, 600 and 700 megahertz ought to penetrate into those structures better, than something that's operating at a much higher frequency. So once the build outs begun, I would expect maybe beginning in 2020, we ought to begin to see some incremental revenue related to roaming opportunities that would be out there, particularly with customers who have never been RigNet customers in the past.
Okay, thank you. And it was interesting to hear you say that you felt that the application and Internet of Things segment should have a faster growth rate than managed services. It looks like this particular quarter -- is it true that this is kind of a clean quarter and that you didn't have any acquisitions that were closed within the middle of it? So is this kind of a good kind of run rate to kind of start at?
Allen, it is a quarter where there weren't any acquisitions. And the last acquisitions we closed were in April. So to use your term, it's clean from that point of view.
And also with the systems integration, this also generated a segment operating margin of around 18% and I know that it's a lumpy business but does that feel like that's a reasonable level longer term?
So, this is Lee, Allen. I mean, I think my calculation around segment margin, just taking the revenue less the cost was close to 26.2%. So I'm not sure what you're including to get down to the 18%, but I would say that -- we would expect sort of mid-20s based on the calculation I just gave you as a reasonable run rate for the segment. Obviously, can go up or down, but that's not a bad place to be for the business. And remember too, that when you think about -- while the SI margins are certainly below what we'd expect on both the MCS and the SI and IoT business. We look at SI business as our gateway drug right, we go into these projects with the idea of providing the equipment, building out the networks and trying to get in a position where when there is an offering for ongoing communication services at a plant or facility, we are in the catbird seat to be able to capture that business.
And by the way to add to that. We're also seeing situations today given our over-the-top capability or apps and IoT capability that there are situations where we have opportunities to pull through revenue in that category as well from the SI base.
Okay, great. Maybe one more just on the -- would you talk about your partnerships with AT&T and Singtel on your -- how have those gone so far? What's your view of the opportunity that they can increase that business?
Well, more slowly than we'd like, but we certainly recognize that it takes time to get a sales force fully trained and it takes a little while to get momentum around new customer wins that end up building momentum across a broader cross-section of the sales team. The Singtel selection was the one that we announced most recently, we announced on our last quarterly call, and the engagement there has been surprisingly robust in the early days here.
Great. Okay. Congratulations on the quarter. Thank you.
(Operator Instructions) And our next question comes from Walt Chancellor from Macquarie. Your line is now open.
Good morning. Just to get started on apps and IoT, you've had some success there, solid revenue growth in the quarter. I'm just curious how the selling effort is evolving there as you're trying to get better penetration among customers that maybe in pretty nascent stages of adopting these technologies?
At this point, our sales force is fully trained, of course, over time to become more and more expert on these new capabilities. But you are in no doubt, your comment is quite relevant. These are relatively new capabilities for us. And I'd say to use a baseball analogy, we're in early innings as it relates to getting this rolled out to our customers and driving the kind of revenue growth that we think is possible over time.
Okay. And to switch gears financially, in managed services gross profit has been in that high 30% range, hovering 39%, 38%. I guess what are the near-term puts and takes as you think about that business. Are you expecting pressure due to pricing and some rollovers, how do we see that evolving, I guess, directionally over the coming quarters?
This quarter we, as Lee commented on, we did see the margins defined but that was largely related to a bit heavier quarter in terms of hardware sales. But we're not well, Lee, maybe I can have you comment from here?
Good morning, Walt. I think we always have puts and takes in the business, right. We always have customers who are going to roll on and roll off, so we're out battling back on a daily basis, we are, in spite of the remarks we made earlier about not being overly seeing a huge increase in the number of rigs. There are more tenders out there and that's a good sign. So we would look to that to be a driving factor for anybody who is providing communication services to the oil and gas industry. So we will also have some satellite capacity that rolls over next year. So we'll be renegotiating there. So yes, as we are renegotiating with customers on price levels, we're also renegotiating on our bandwidth purchases to capture synergies and drive those costs lower as well. So I don't think there's anything particularly unusual that changes the margin profile of the MCS business in the coming quarters.
Okay, fair enough. I appreciate that color. Yes, just one final one from me, the onshore frac crew win for Intelie, just curious of what the competitive landscape for that sort of offering looks like? And what the broader penetration is for an offering like that among that sub-sector, it's obviously a critical part of the US onshore story. So just trying to understand what the competitive landscape looks like there and what the opportunity to be?
Yes, So couple of comments, one, no doubt, it's a large addressable market for us and this is our first entry into that market with a real-time machine learning capability. So no doubt it's competitive, but we are very pleased with how quickly we were able to get the capability introduced in the market and get our first win closed. It's actually a win that will result in this capability being deployed across the fracking sites and that they are currently operating.
And if I might add just a little bit of color to that. What's really interesting to me, and when you think about the application that Intelie has been used for here, the company is going to be monitoring pressure performance on its trucks over time, right. So just like you have issues in your car perhaps where you need to change your engine(ph) oil, we are going to be helping them optimize the change out of valves and seats and things like that on the pumps to prevent a catastrophic failure in the middle of an operation, say, but also to prevent them from doing all of these change-outs too early, it used to be changed at your oil and your car every 3,000 miles. Now, you don't need to do that anymore, right. You got a little sensor the pops on at 6,000 or 7,000 miles in your car. And if you were to keep changing it out every 3,000, you'd be spending a lot of extra money. So we believe that we can help our customer here increase both their top line revenue but also help them to cut their costs as well. And when you look at it from that perspective, we think that it's a broad application not just at fracking but some of the other potential onshore services as well.
Really appreciate that color, Lee. Thank you for the time.
Thank you. And I'm showing no further questions at this time, I would now like to turn the call back to Lee Ahlstrom, CFO, for any further remarks.
Alright. Thanks, Nicole, and thank you to everybody who joined us today on the third quarter earnings call. I'll be available in the office later on if you have any follow-on questions that weren't addressed today. And we, of course, invite you to join us in March 2019 when we expect to report our fourth quarter and full year 2018 earnings. Have a good day.
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for your participation in today's conference. This concludes the program. You may all disconnect. Everyone have a great day.

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Artist Matthew Hunt (right), reviewing framing options at M Gentile Studios.
After years of uncertainty, artist Matthew Hunt has been fully paid for his Dennis Kucinich mayoral portrait, which he finished in 2014. The painting may at last grace the Mayor's Red Room at City Hall, where Kucinich is the only modern mayor in Cleveland's history not to have his portrait on display.
Hunt, of Akron, delivered the painting to Cleveland's M Gentile Studios in January. Together with the AFL-CIO's Harriet Applegate, he selected a frame for the portrait.
Kucinich is currently running for Governor of Ohio. He'll be on a crowded Democratic primary ticket on May 8. He served as Cleveland's mayor from 1977-1979, a tumultuous term in which he was constantly at odds with the region's business community.
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Spirit of the Game – Ultimate stresses sportsmanship and fair play. Competitive play is encouraged, but never at the expense of respect between players, adherence to the rules, and the basic joy of play. It is assumed that no one will intentionally break the rules.
The Pitch – An ultimate pitch is rectangular in shape with endzones at each end. The full sized pitch is 37 metres wide and 64 metres from goal line to goal line. Each endzone is 18 metres deep, making the full pitch 100 metres long. A player, or disc, is only out of bounds if they land out of bounds. A player running out after a catch should simply return to the pitch and play on.
Teams – Teams may have as many players as they wish but only 7 may be on the pitch for any point. New players can only replace those on the pitch after a point has been scored.
Starting Play – Each point begins with teams lining up on the front of opposite endzones. The defense throws (“pulls”) the disc to the offense. Once this throw is released, all players are free to move about the pitch.
Scoring – A team scores a point by catching a pass in the endzone their team is attacking.
Moving the Disc – Any player holding the disc must stand still. They are allowed pivot from side to side on one foot, but nothing more. If they do move (“travel”), they simply need to return to the correct spot before throwing. The disc is moved towards the endzone by passing, in any direction, to other members of your team. A thrower has 10 seconds to make their pass. If they don’t throw within 10 seconds, they should drop the disc on the ground.
Change of Possession – The responsibility is on the throwing team to catch a pass. Failure to catch, for any reason (e.g. out of bounds, drop, block, interception), results in a turn over and the other team taking possession.
Non-Contact – No contact is allowed between players either as an attacker or a defender. Nor is anyone allowed take the disc out of the hands of someone already holding it. Any contact between players results in a foul so should be avoided.
Defending – Only one defender is allowed beside the thrower. While making it hard for the thrower to complete a pass, it is also this defenders job to count the 10 seconds the thrower has to pass.
Self-Refereeing – All players act as referees in a game of Ultimate. Each player should point out when a rule has been broken and talk with the player who broke it (either opponent or team mate) to decide how the game should be re-started. Since any breaking of rules is accidental, players should look to re-tart the game as if the incident had never happened.
used. Outdoors a pitch roughly 18 metres wide, 25 metres from goal line to goal line with 6 meter endzones works well as a starting point. As knowledge and ability increase, the pitch size can be gradually increased until reaching full size.
(3) When using a smaller pitch, it is recommended to use smaller team sizes. 4-a-side is good for the first few games in order to get everyone involved. 5-a-side allows for team work and tactical play.
(4) In the full rules, play stops after each score and teams change ends (and the direction they are playing in). For new players this can be confusing and makes for a very stop-start experience. By having the scoring team drop the disc and allowing the other team pick up and resume play in the same direction they had been going, players got more time involved in the game and less time waiting for play to begin.
(6 & 9) It may not be necessary to have any time limit for new players to make their pass (as they will rarely hold it for more than 2 seconds!). The necessity to pass and move towards the end zone is usually enough to encourage players to move the disc quickly.
pass, a Centre Line rule can be used. Divide pitch into left and right halves. Players are only allowed run away from thrower on right side of line and towards thrower on left side of line.
(6) To help players learn the forehand throw, it can be beneficial to play a game where only that throw is allowed. As they become confident in forehand and backhand, it can be beneficial to add a rule forcing the players to throw on the correct side of their body (ie for right handers – backhand to someone on their left, forehand to someone on their right).
(7) As players are learning how to throw and catch, changing possession on every dropped pass can again be very stop-start. Allowing a team to pick up and continue playing as long as they attempted to catch can enable them to get a better sense of how the game can flow while they are still learning the skills.
(7) Only having a change of possession when the defending team blocks or intercepts a pass can serve as a good method of teaching a team the importance of defending.
(10) With self-refereeing being a new concept when in a structured environment (it is the method used while playing any game in a park!), it may be necessary for the group leader or teacher to start discussions between players. The leader should not try to resolve a dispute but instead encourage the players involved to discuss the incident and reach a resolution between themselves. The three basic resolutions possible are to agree that Player A was right and go with their opinion, agree that Player B was right and go with their opinion or decide they can’t agree who was right and instead give the disc back to the last person who had it.
(10) As players knowledge and experience of the game advances, the group can be encouraged to be more aware of specific rules such as traveling, in or out of bounds and minor contact that is the norm in other sports. With all players being attentive to these specific rules, it becomes easier for them all to learn them and play by them.


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Look up in the sky! It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a Copyright Custody Battle! For more than 60 years, Superman could not be stopped, not even by Kryptonite. But now the last son of Krypton, an orphan rocketed to Earth, is torn between the family of one of his creators and publisher DC Comics in a super-battle over his copyright.
DC Comics stands to lose half the rights to Superman due to documents filed in the U.S. Copyright Office by heirs of the late Superman creator Jerry Siegel. His wife, Joanne (the first model for Lois Lane) and daughter, Laura Siegel Larson, revoked the transfer of copyright Siegel and his co-creator, the late Joe Shuster, granted DC Comics in 1938. The price back then: a mere $130. Under the law, Siegel's heirs have been entitled to half of the revenue from Superman starting April 16, 1999, says Michael Lovitz, an attorney with Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld specializing in copyright law, who has been following the case for some time.
Further, the termination means that DC Comics no longer holds the exclusive rights to produce Superman comics and related merchandise. This means that the Siegels could create their own Superman comic book or even television series or movie to compete with DC's publications and series, as the Siegels and DC now co-own the Superman copyright. However, if the Siegels were to produce their own Superman comic book or movie, they would have to pay DC Comics one-half of the revenue it generated as well. Merchandising Superman has been extremely lucrative over the years. The image of the Man of Steel has appeared on everything from pajamas to American Express ads. Toys, movies, animated and live-action TV series: all have borne Superman's likeness.
Superman has emerged from his humble roots based in the science fiction imaginings and scratchbooks of two young boys in Cleveland, Ohio (writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster) to become a multi-billion dollar pop icon, perhaps the most successfully marketed fictional character.
Superman was created by Siegel and Shuster in the early '30s and went through a number of incarnations before the two finally sold the character to DC Comics (then Detective Comics) in 1938 for a reported $130, which included the copyright and a contract to supply DC with future Superman stories. Siegel and Shuster made a good living as comic creators in the early '40s, but were increasingly convinced that DC owed them more money, as the publisher had fully exploited the character and spinoffs such as Superboy and Starman, and was making millions on Superman comics and other merchandise.
Siegel and Shuster sued DC in 1948 over issues related to Superboy, and DC settled with the creators for a reported $120,000 apiece, less than two years' salary for the two at the time. The case cost Siegel and Shuster their contracts with DC as well as the creator credit in Superman comic books where it had appeared since 1938.
In the ensuing years, Siegel and Shuster continued to try to get a larger piece of the millions of dollars' worth of profits Superman was generating for DC, but both fell upon hard times. Shuster, suffering from vision problems, was reduced to working as a messenger boy in New York City.
Shuster was so down on his luck that a comics industry tale has it that he once delivered a message to the offices of DC Comics, where he was recognized and asked up to the then-president's office. The legend goes that Shuster was thinking he was going to finally be recognized and welcomed back, but was stunned when the then-president of DC Comics told him that he never wanted to see Shuster in the offices again. Although it's probably just an outrageous embellishment, the tale illustrates the precipitous fall of Shuster's fortune.
Siegel's fortunes were similar. DC gave Siegel a nominal amount of work in the late '50s, but dismissed him when he reportedly made comments about wanting to be better treated. Later, Joanne traveled to DC's offices and asked the then-publisher if he wanted to read the headline 'Creator of Superman Starves to Death' in the New York papers, according to comics historian Mark Evanier, who related the story in Siegel's 1996 obituary.
While Siegel continued to fight for a piece of the Superman fortune, he tried to get media attention in support of his cause, going so far as to send out 400 press releases in 1975 to major media outlets, according to Philip Yeh, founder of Cartoonists Across America & The World, who interviewed Siegel at the time. "No one in the media knew who he was. I figured he would have about a hundred interviews lined up, but he told me I was the only one who responded and interviewed him. He had ceased to exist among the comic book community, and that's a shame on the entire industry."
It wasn't until 1978, thanks to the efforts of Neal Adams and other prominent comic creators as well as pressure from DC's new corporate parent Warner Brothers, that the publisher relented, giving both creators a yearly stipend which began at $20,000 and increased with time until their deaths. "They got some money toward the end of their lives," Yeh says. "But it wasn't anything like they would've seen if they would've been given credit for creating Superman and paid all along in a situation such as Charles Schultz or the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' creators, Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird who have all become multi-millionaires thanks to their creations." With Shuster's death in 1992 and Siegel's death in 1996, it seemed that the legal battles over the ownership and control of the Last Son of Krypton were over. But that may be changing.
AnotherUniverse.com obtained documents filed with the Copyright Office in Washington, D.C. on April 3, 1997. In them, Siegel's wife, Joanne, and daughter, Laura Siegel Larson, terminated the transfer of renewal copyright "to the extent of author Jerome Siegel's share in the ownership of the renewal of the copyrights made in a certain agreement between Jerome Siegel and Joe Shuster and Detective Comics, Inc. [DC] executed on or about December 4, 1937 [The date Siegel and Shuster began work for DC Comics - Superman wasn't officially a DC Copyright until April 18, 1938 when the first issue of Action Comics was published]"
What this means in plain English is this: The Copyright Act of the United States recognizes that over their lifetimes and the years after their deaths, creators and their heirs have different bargaining positions.
"When the Copyright Act was changed over the last 20-some years to put the U.S. in line with the European and world copyright community, part of that alignment included an extension of the terms of protection for the copyright," says Lovitz.
"Originally, the copyright term was 56 years - 28 which was granted automatically, renewable for a second 28-year period. In the late '70s, the term of copyright protection was extended to put us in line with the Berne Convention, which increased the term to the lifetime of the creator plus 50 years, which came into play in '78," Lovitz said.
The Berne Convention, an international copyright treaty that has been adopted by more than 70 countries in Europe and around the world, has been in effect for more than 100 years. It is designed to protect authors' and creators' rights as well as their works.
"Recently, the Sonny Bono Amendment added another 20 years making copyright length life plus 70 years, to put us again in line with the Berne Convention and the European Community," said Lovitz. "Each time there is an extension of the term of copyright protection; the Copyright Act provides the original authors or their heirs the opportunity to profit from their works during these extensions. If there were grants of rights by those authors, those rights need to be 'taken back' by the author first. The right of reversion section of the Copyright Act gives authors the ability to do just that."
In recognition of the weak bargaining positions authors have early in their careers, the Copyright Act provides for a termination of any grant of transfer of copyright. For grants of transfer of copyright made prior to Jan. 1, 1978, termination may be effected at any time during a 5-year period which begins at the end of the 56 years from the date the copyright was originally secured. In the case of Superman, that period began in 1994 (1938 + 56 years). Also according to the statute, parties have to give a 2-year notice of the termination, which is why the papers were filed in 1997 with the Copyright Office.
"Superman was originally developed and created by Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel and then brought to DC," Lovitz says. "All rights were assigned over to DC, and there was subsequent litigation that confirmed the assignment with some additional nuances. Now that there's a term extension which changes the Copyright Act, the author, or in this case, the author's heirs have terminated that transfer so that the Siegel half of the rights to Superman are being taken back by the Siegel family."
According to the documents filed with the Copyright Office, the termination of transfer applies not only to Superman himself, but to: "each and every work (in any medium whatsoever, whenever created) that includes or embodies any character, story element, or indicia reasonably associated with Superman or the Superman stories, such as, without limitation, Superman, Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Perry White, Jimmy Olsen, Superboy, Supergirl, Lana Lang, Lex Luthor, Mr. Mxyzptlk, Ma and Pa Kent, Steel, the planet Krypton, Kryptonite, Metropolis, Smallville, or the Daily Planet."
The documents then go on to list every Superman-related work ever created, from unpublished Superman stories written by Siegel in 1933 to Action Comics #1 through #734 to Superman: The Movie and Superman: The Animated Series as well as soundtracks, clothing and other Superman-styled merchandise. Even R.E.M.'s song with the line "I am Superman," which was recently used by Lotus in an ad campaign and the Spin Doctors' "Pocketful of Kryptonite" are included.
As you can imagine, the documents themselves, three in total, one for each of the agreements between Siegel, Shuster and DC (1938, 1948 and 1978) are massive, each coming in at more than 500 pages.
As for the tricky question about the copyright on Superman material and products created between 1938 and April 16, 1999, DC still owns the copyright on the materials produced, but since they are derivative materials of the original work and constitute an exploitation of the original work, any future revenues made from those works (Action Comics Archives, The Dominus Effect trade paperback, etc.) would need to be split with the Siegels.
Further, DC and Time Warner must share revenues from other Superman projects with the Siegels 50/50. This fact may have very well had a chilling effect on the Tim Burton/Nicolas Cage Superman movie that was never produced but was supposed to have been released in 2000, as well as future deals for Superman licensed products from DC and Time Warner. However, if the Siegels wish to produce a lithograph or sculpture, they would be completely within their rights to do so, according to Lovitz, and would need no permission from DC or Time Warner. However, the 50/50 ownership would require the Siegels to share revenues with DC.
An absolute worst-case scenario for DC would occur if the Siegels chose to license other creators to produce a comic book and other merchandise based on Superman and the related characters that would compete with the products produced by DC.
Something important to remember regarding the issue is that the termination of transfer of copyright does not and should not go to trial in order to take effect. The Copyright Office processed the reversion and it became effective April of this year, flowing automatically from the provisions laid out by the copyright statute.
As for where the matter currently stands, neither side was willing to comment on the matter as of Tuesday, Aug. 31, suggesting that negotiations between the parties are ongoing, and may have been ongoing since the documents were filed in 1997.
"The notices of termination were valid and effective," says Arthur Levine, counsel for Joanne Siegel and Laura Siegel Larson. "Certain legal consequences flow from there, and that's all I can say about the matter." When reached for comment, DC Publisher Paul Levitz said only, "We have a long and happy and complex relationship with the Siegel family."
Ideally, DC would like that long and happy relationship to continue. But judging from both sides' silence, unless both parties signed a gag order regarding the arrangement, it can be safely assumed that the Siegels and DC are still in negotiations, (and may well have been in negotiations since the papers were filed in 1997) over the matter and are trying to reach a compromise.
"The Siegels filed the appropriate documents with the Copyright Office and served notice on all of the parties that might be affected by this reversion and termination of rights," Lovitz says. "They're obligated to give advance warning, which the filing did. Unless something is done in terms of a lawsuit to try and stop this, it's just a matter of the termination occurring on the date that was noticed, specifically, April 16, 1999 so as of that date, there is an obligation for DC to share in the revenue generated by Superman with the Siegels."
For DC Comics, the best-case scenario is that the Siegels are willing to reach a compromise for a yearly or one-time settlement that would be considered a perpetual license for the use of Superman in comics or on licensed merchandise.
On the other hand, if no compromise can be reached, DC could find itself in a medium-case scenario, forking over 50% of every dollar they make on anything having to do with Superman worldwide for the remainder of the copyright term, which extends until 2033.
Despite the ramifications of the Siegel's termination of copyright, Lovitz doesn't believe this will open the floodgates for Golden and Silver Age creators trying to regain the copyrights of characters they created, but it will probably have a few creators dusting off decades-old contracts.
While this means legal wrangling for Superman, it doesn't mean that you'll soon see Stan Lee doing the same thing. Along with Jack Kirby, Lee created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and the rest of the Marvel Universe under a work-for-hire contract. By the letter of the law, the company hiring the writer under such a contract is considered the sole author of the work and therefore, the copyright to any character is in the company's name. Superman is different.
"It is a possibility that you could have anyone in the Silver Age or Golden Age coming back and challenging ownership in the copyright," Lovitz says. "Take Martin Nodell for example - if he created Green Lantern and then brought it to DC, he'd be in a similar situation concerning the original Green Lantern and all work that has come from it. However, if Nodell was working for DC at the time, and as part of his employment and daily work ritual was to come up with a variety of new characters, one of which just happened to be Green Lantern, then under the work-for-hire doctrine, he would not have individual ownership, rather, the company would've had initial ownership in the copyright."
As for the man with the S, what will the future hold? Only time and a cadre of lawyers can say for sure. It may be that Superman's biggest concern all along hasn't been Kryptonite, but rather the Copyright Act itself, which may have the power to bring the Man of Steel down.
"It would be nice to see something turn out well for Jerry Siegel, even now after his death," Yeh says. "Both his and Joe's memories deserve far better than what they're getting."

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We are Mosphaiti (mɒsfeiti / mos-fay-tee), a clothing company based in the Newcastle Upon Tyne in the north of the UK. A small independent run by a couple of friends, Tom, Sam and Sarah.
We started in 2013 out of an idea of wanting to do something better with our spare time. We very quickly established that quality was the main thing we wanted to get right. From the quality of the T-shirt, the print, the packaging, we wanted to make sure it was something we were happy with and would want to buy ourselves. We spent a good few months testing out different blank T-shirts for quality of feel, fit, printing ability and more, in addition to putting them through multiple washes to check how they would react. After plenty of testing we unsurprisingly went with a more expensive set of blank garments, but we're not in it for massive profit, if we were we could just get a bunch of poor quality cheap tees and flog them off.
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A day to remember and rise against aren't even close to being metal, why the f*** is this on metal underground?
I actually like a few Rise Against albums. Some good steamlined pop punk with "left" lyrics,ala Bad Religion. Good stuff,although i probably wont see this tour. Cheers kids!
Between the Gwar guitarist dying and this news, this week is looking downright jolly.
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