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When I first visited Minneapolis Public Elementary Schools nearly a decade ago to choose one for my kids, I was appalled by the cafeteria choices: sugar-saturated cereals for breakfast, pre-packaged French Toast “stix” with syrup for lunch, and chocolate- or strawberry-flavored milk.
We hadn’t gotten there overnight. During the 1970s and ’80s, many schools in larger districts across the U.S. moved away from their kitchens in favor of receiving packaged food prepped in mass quantities at central facilities. Add in budget and staffing restrictions, and the challenges of getting fresh food to school kids became formidable.
Today, though, the offerings on one day’s Minneapolis Public Schools lunch menu include: fresh fruit, a salad bar, even quinoa. The foods are free of artificial food dyes, artificial sweeteners, even most antibiotics and hormones used in livestock.
Much of the change can be credited to the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act signed into law by President Obama in 2010. As the first real national reform to the school lunch and breakfast program in 30 years, it heightened nutritional requirements and allocated federal funds for increased free meals for children in need.
Skeptics have been critical (tweeting pictures of lunches with small portion sizes to Michelle Obama, a champion of the act), but health advocates call the measure a landmark public health victory. Research indicates that schools are meeting nutrition goals, and that children living in or near poverty are seeing better outcomes. A recent study out of Harvard says that the updated nutrition standards will prevent nearly 2 million cases of childhood obesity by 2025.
Although some fear a lack of reauthorization would send school lunch programs into the pre-packaged past, many schools in Minnesota were early adopters of the changes and are unlikely to shift course regardless of politics or federal mandates.
One factor is the national Farm to School movement, which entered the scene about 10 years ago in 18 school districts in Minnesota and now reaches more than half of them. Its goal of providing resources to match up state farmers with local food districts is touted as both a health and economic benefit. In one recent example, the St. Paul Public Schools sourced food from the Hmong American Farmers Association and paired it with a cultural curriculum developed by Farm to School, combining nutrition with education.
School gardens are proliferating as well. Kids are husking corn to send to school cafeterias in Foley; a new scratch kitchen in Dover-Eyota has a machine that peels root vegetables grown in their school garden; and the Minneapolis school system just hired a school garden coordinator. In many ways, the habit of eating healthy at school has developed into an expectation that will spur further creative solutions.
These days, one Minneapolis Public Schools executive chef is testing out a batch of barley butternut squash risotto (inspired by the restaurant Victory 44) that he’s considering for this fall’s menu. We’ve come a long way from the days when school-lunch regulators proposed counting ketchup as a vegetable, and there are good things ahead. MPS has committed funds so that in the next seven years, every school will again have its own working kitchen, serving up real food to promote childhood health and wellness.


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Anomaly's first go at Astrology. Starring 12 babies representing each sign of the Zodiac. Here you see SCORPIO (Oct. 24th-Nov. 22).
Humble • Quiet • Encompassing.
Dimensions: The baby charm is 2 inches tall and hangs on a chain 24 inches long.

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REPORT | Colin Ackermann and Tom Taylor each recorded a half-century but Worcestershire CCC continued their impressive performance to inflict a first Specsavers County Championship defeat of 2019 on the Foxes.
As the final day got underway at the Fischer County Ground, the visitors were in a commanding position, and the first aim for Leicestershire CCC was to negate the opening exchanges.
But Worcestershire CCC came out firing on all cylinders, taking three wickets in the first five overs.
The visitors form continued throughout the first session, as 20 minutes into the 30-minute extension before lunch, Charlie Morris took his seventh wicket of the innings, the final Foxes wicket to fall.
Chris Wright had assumed the role of nightwatchman again, as he did in the first innings following Hassan Azad’s dismissal with seven overs left of the third day.
Colin Ackermann was approaching his half-century and who held the majority of the hope that the Foxes had going into the final day.
The fifth wicket of the innings was taken as Wright was bowled by Josh Tongue, who sent the middle stump out with a fine delivery.
Harry Dearden replaced Wright and suffered a similar fate, losing his leg stump on this occasion to Tongue’s bowling partner, Morris. Wicket-keeper Lewis Hill came in and was caught behind by captain Ben Cox off Morris, who was completing his five-for.
No.5 batsman Ackermann was still at the crease and trying to inject some momentum into the final day for the Foxes as he brought up his 127-ball half-century with a smart sweep down to square-leg for a single.
Tom Taylor came in and had an excellent partnership with Ackermann as the Foxes moved towards making Worcestershire CCC bat again.
With lunch approaching, and the first milestone in sight for the Foxes, Ackermann (69) was caught behind by Cox from the bowling of Whiteley. Ackermann set himself for a drive and nicked it through to the wicketkeeper.
Ben Mike (6) came in and spent 21 minutes at the crease, registering his first four of the game bounce over the rope.
The next ball, though, was Mike’s final delivery as he nicked Morris to third slip Tom Fell who was on hand to comfortably catch - and Morris had taken his sixth wicket of the innings.
Leicestershire CCC’s ninth wicket to fall meant that play was extended by 30 minutes before the interval for lunch, and Worcestershire needed 20 of them to find the final wicket.
The wicket was Tom Taylor – who moments before had just earned an excellent 50 from 85 balls (7x4) – was caught by Whiteley from the bowling of Morris, who finished with a career-best seven for 45.
It meant that Worcestershire CCC had ran out winners by an innings and 18 runs, and the Foxes now turn their attentions to the start of the Royal London One-Day Cup with a trip to face Yorkshire Vikings at Headingley on Wednesday.

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Minnesota Gold Rush: There’s Gold in Them ‘Thar Hills!
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The prospector George W. Davis unleashed gold fever with his discovery of gold on the wooded, desolate Little American Island on Rainy Lake in July 1893. In his crew were prospectors who had found the enormous Homestake Mine twenty years before in the Black Hills. That mine was producing 25 percent of the world’s gold supply now and would generate a stunning 40 million troy ounces of gold until it closed in 2002.
They brought instant credibility to his claim and in less than two years almost 1,000 men had converged in the ramshackle Rainy Lake City to seek their fortune. Besides the bricks of gold on display in Duluth, the Minneapolis Tribune reported that the mine generated $36,500, a small fortune in its first year of operation.
And reaching Rainy Lake City was reserved for the brave; an expedition in itself. The train only ran as far as Tower, Minnesota — and then you were facing treacherous snow shoeing, dog-sledding or stage coach over 26 miles of swamp, brush and rocks. Combine that with two arduous portages using steamer ships over Lake Vermillion and from Crane Lake — and it was survival of the fittest for gold seekers.
Rainy Lake City was incorporated 9 months after the mine was discovered. The editor of the Rainy Lake Journal reported the “birth of the city was duly celebrated and hilarity reigned supreme.” The Journal added that the town was home to miners, prospectors, and prostitutes spread over fourteen saloons, two hotels, two restaurants, and a barber shop. From the looks of this photo, it also looks like a good place to get shot, Deadwood style?
Fast forward to today. Without the aid of snowshoes or dog sleds, my sole effort is my finger hovering nervously over the ‘Submit’ button to buy shares in a new Rainy River gold miner — New Gold (NGD). Do I have a modern day case of gold fever? You bet. I read about the company in the Duluth News Tribune, building a new open pit gold mine in Emo Ontario, barely 25 miles from the original Little American island site. Yes, I will admit watching a couple seasons of the reality show Gold Rush Alaska, commiserating with its cast of unemployed, down-on-their-luck prospectors from Portland.
What type of venture is this New Gold? Well, this is not some seat-of-the-pants operator. Take a look at the huge plant they have built to crush and refine gold and silver at the new Rainy River mine (see photo). Earth movers have excavated a pit nearly a mile long and quarter mile deep, while drilling rigs are exploring hundreds of feet below the surface.
After one year of operation, the Minneapolis Tribune reported that the Little American processing mill was being doubled in size, the underground shaft reaching 180 feet deep and the exposed gold vein spanning six feet wide — enough gold to run the mill for a year. 1,000 people attended the July 4th grand opening of the stamping mill. At the same time, real estate speculators descended on the Twin Cities, claiming the discovery was valued at more than a million dollars and selling neighboring 2,000 acre tracts at outrageous prices. At Rainy Lake, mining operations dotted the islands and shores of the lake.
Richard W. Ojankangas’ detailed research in his book Minnesota Geology tells a much different story. He writes that the first 30 tons of ore that were crushed yielded a meager $988 of gold. In the year that followed, he reported that the mine generated only $4,500-$5,600 in gold. The results were so scant that the mill closed after 52 days and Rainy Lake City was a ghost town within two years. Moreover, by 1906, county records displayed that Rainy Lake City had only one resident left!
Whoa, maybe I should pump the brakes on the New Gold stock buy? Waves of doubt rush over me, envisioning the company crashing headlong into the same fool’s gold bum rush that replaced miners with tumble weeds more than a century ago.
On the bright side, I am pleased to add Rainy Lake to my travel bucket list. I read a couple of recommendations to take the National Park Service boat tour of the lake. Their Voyageur Boat Tour cruises Rainy Lake in search of active eagle nests, circles a commercial fishing camp and encounters all kinds of wildlife. Even better, tourists are dropped on Little American Island for a hike around the overgrown ruins of the old mining operation.
At a cost of $30 for adults, I am quickly coming to the conclusion that the Rainy Lake boat tour will be a much better use of my retirement savings than the next Minnesota gold rush. I may not have what it takes to snowshoe 26 miles to stake my claim, but deep down I am rooting for New Gold to hit the mother lode this time. Only time will tell the ending of New Gold’s 21st century bid to get rich at Rainy Lake.
Retired after more than 20 years in marketing with United and Northwest Airlines, Tony has been published by the Star and Tribune, Minnesota Monthly, MinnPost, Minnesota Connected, Air Cargo News, The Forward, CNS Air Cargo Focus and the TC Daily Planet. As a result, he has been a regular guest on the CBS-Entercom Radio ‘Jordana Green Show’ in the Midwest. His cold case mystery novel Unpremeditated: A Murderous Caribbean Travelogue — is available now on Amazon.

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Winners of 32nd State Yoga Championship and dignitaries posing for group photograph.
JAMMU, Oct 30: The 32nd Yoga Championship, organized by J&K Yoga Association concluded at Indoor Hall, MA Stadium, here today.
83 yoga players both boys and girls, who qualified in the districts Yoga Championships organized at Jammu, Rajouri, Udhampur and Reasi took part in the championship.
On the valedictory function, Former Deputy Chief Minister Kavinder Gupta was the chief guest, who awarded the winners with certificates and medals in the presence of Abhijit Jasrotia, Spokesperson PDP, who was guest of honour. Prof (Dr) Ashutosh Sharma, Vice President Indian Olympic Association and General Secretary J&K Olympic Association was the special invitee.
Deepak Handa, President J&K Yoga Association and Vice-President of Yoga Federation of India, Surinder Pathak, General Secretary, Vinod Bhatia Associate Secretary, Anil Gupta Chief Coach, Rajinder Koul, Ravi Singh, Divisional Sports Officer Jammu, Satish Gupta, Manager Indoor Stadium, Mohammad Salman, Ashwani Katoch, Surinder Kumar, Mukesh Sharma, Harinder Singh and Vishal Kumar were also present on the occasion.
The championship was officiated by Mukesh Sharma, Vishal Kumar, Shamsher Singh, Harinder Singh, Ritu Chib, Vishu Sharma, Surinder Kumar, Mohammad Salman, Dayal Ram, Ashwani Katoch from Reasi.
Speaking on the occasion, Kavinder Gupta said that yoga has gained importance allover the world and every individual is practicing yoga to keep himself physically fit, mentally alert, socially sound and spiritually pious. He urged the parents of the players who had accompanied their wards to give more stress on yoga. He also promised to provide Yoga Hall to the Association.
In 8 to 11 years girls, Tejasvi Jamwal, Aakriti and Parima Sharma bagged Gold, Silver and Bronze medals respectively, whereas in boys section, Anmol Saini, Manthan Sharma and Sidharth Abrol secured Gold, Silver and Bronze medals respectively.
In 11 to 14 years girls, Anu Devi, Palak Bhagat and Iva Bharti secured Gold, Silver and Bronze medals respectively, whereas in boys section, Ramakant Behera, Varun Attri and Sourav Verma bagged Gold, Silver and Bronze medals respectively.
In 14 to 17 years girls, Mrinalani Manhas, Afreen Kour and Himani Verma bagged Gold, Silver and Bronze medals respectively, whereas in boys section, Ketan Sharma, Sunil Singh and Anupam Khajuria clinched Gold, Silver and Bronze medals respectively.
In 17 to 21 years girls, Navratri Rakwal bagged Gold medal, whereas in boys section, Baljinder Singh, Sudesh Kumar and Dipinjeet Singh clinched Gold, Silver and Bronze medals respectively.
In 21 to 25 years, Rakesh Singh bagged Gold medal.


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Congress Leader C Ramachandraiah opined AP BJP has been divided into two groups and none other than CM Chandrababu Naidu is behind this partition.
Recently, AP BJP Chief Kambhampati Haribabu wrote a letter to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh seeking replacement of ESL Narasimhan as Governor. Even BJP Floor Leader Vishnu Kumar Raju alleged Governor has been offering step-motherly treatment to AP.
Now, C Ramachandraiah accused Chandrababu Naidu of making the BJP Leaders who are supportive of him to revolt against the Governor. 'Governor brought the corrupt practices of Chandrababu to the notice of Centre. So, He made BJP Leaders criticize and write a Letter seeking Narasimhan's replacement. Chandrababu has compromised for personal gains after getting caught in cash-for-vote case. He is the only obstacle for Polavaram Project. The approach of Naidu has been delaying the completion of the project,' he alleges.
Will the comments made by C Ramachandraiah affect the decision of Centre on this issue? Let's see..!
PK To Mediate Between Babu & Mudragada?

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(Adopted by the Parish Pastoral Council in June 2016).
Empowered by the Holy Spirit, the Catholic Community of St. Pascal Baylon follows the mandate of Jesus Christ to proclaim and work to bring about the Kingdom of God in the East Metro area. We accomplish this by celebrating prayerful liturgy and providing faith formation for all ages. We enrich our community through hospitality and pastoral care. We respect the God-given dignity of everyone by welcoming their gifts and talents and working for social justice.
St. Pascal Baylon Catholic Church is a parish attuned to the needs, hopes and dreams of our parishioners and neighbors and possessed of the resources to respond to them.
Liturgical celebrations that draw us into prayer and reflection and which inspire us to reach beyond our walls.
A universally welcoming community offering hospitality to all.
Life-long faith formation that fosters a sense of responsibility, gratitude, and mission.
The dignity of all persons by focusing on social justice and acts of charity.
Competent, progressive leadership that will draw out and welcome the gifts and talents of the entire community.


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Aphids, also known as plant lice are soft-bodied, sucking insects. They feed on plant sap and excrete a sugary honeydew that attracts ants and creates the conditions for sooty mold, a type of fungus (saprophytic) that feeds on decaying organic matter.
There are several aphid species, all belonging to the insect family Aphididae, that are capable of attacking any type of vegetation. Aphids that pose the most serious problem to Wisconsin vegetable production include the green peach, melon, and potato aphids.
All aphids are soft-bodied and pear-shaped with a pair of cornicles, or little horns, projecting from the rear end of their abdomens. Adult aphids may or may not be winged. Some of the more common species are listed below.
Reduced plant vigor, stunting and deformed plant parts are common symptoms of aphid infestations. In some cases, it’s the production of honeydew or presence of sooty mold that alerts the gardener to an aphid outbreak. Most importantly, aphids are excellent transmitters of several viral diseases, such as the mosaic viruses, that cause leaves to shrivel and that infect a wide range of hosts. In some cases, it’s the appearance of virus symptoms that indicate aphid activity.
It is difficult to generalize the life cycle of all aphids because of the diversity of their life habits, which can range from single to multiple hosts. One of the unique characteristics of aphids that sets them apart from all other insects is their ability to bear live young. Aphids overwinter as eggs on a perennial host. In spring, the eggs hatch and the aphids migrate onto their summer host when it becomes available. The female aphids can then reproduce without mating and will hold the eggs in their bodies to give birth to live young. By eliminating mating and egg laying, aphids have successfully shortened their life cycle and thereby increased their reproductive capability. Throughout the summer, wingless females predominate. However, winged forms may arise when populations become too large for the available food source. In late summer, in response to the shortened daylight hours, wingless females and males are produced for the purpose of mating and laying fertilized eggs that will survive adverse winter conditions.
Look for “hot spots” of aphid activity scattered throughout the field. Because of the spotty nature of infestations, look for aphids on a number of plants in several areas. Examine the terminals of 15 consecutive plants or sample units and rate the plants as infested or uninfested. Given the huge reproductive potential of aphids, an infestation level of 5%-10% indicates a potentially damaging infestation. Repeat checks at weekly intervals to determine the need to treat.
Predators such as lady-bird beetle adults and larvae, green lacewing larvae, syrphid fly larvae and several parasitic wasps all help reduce aphid numbers. Heavy rains help dislodge aphids from the plant and, during periods of high humidity, fungal diseases may greatly reduce populations. The remarkable reproductive capacity of the aphid normally overcomes the effects of natural controls in spring when cool temperatures hinder the development of natural enemies. These natural controls most often catch up in the warmer weather of summer and fall.
Treat crops with an insecticide when threshold levels have been reached. One of the problems associated with the control of green peach and melon aphids results from their resistance to several insecticides. In particular, aphids have shown resistance to organophosphate insecticides.
Refer to the UW-Extension publication Commercial Vegetable Production in Wisconsin (A3422) for a list of registered insecticides and management recommendations.
Description: The asparagus aphid is a recent import from Europe that causes a brooming distorted growth of the ferns of asparagus. It is bluish gray in color, and the cornicles aren’t readily apparent. Normally only isolated plants are affected and can be spot treated.
Winter hosts: Euonymous & Viburnum spp.
Cabbage aphids are gray in color and live in closely packed groups. Heavy infestations cause leaves to curl and may prevent head formation. Aphid damage is most serious on young cabbage and in the seedbed. Once cabbage heads form, this insect is difficult to control.
Description: The green peach aphid is the most destructive and insecticide-resistant aphid in Wisconsin. Many crops are attacked including greenhouse transplants of pepper, tomato, and cabbage, along with beet, carrot, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, lettuce, eggplant, and potato. Green peach aphids are 1/8 inch long, yellowish green, peach, or dirty red in color, and can be found on the undersides of leaves. This aphid is a very efficient vector of many virus diseases. Scouting is usually done by examining the undersides of leaves and looking for aphid activity.
In potatoes, remove 25 leaves per sample from the lower half of 25 different plants, with at least 10 sample sites per field. Treat if more than 10 aphids are found per 100 leaves in seed fields or more than 30 per 100 leaves in table stock or processing potatoes.
Description: Melon aphid is a small dark aphid that can be found building up on the undersides of leaves of cucumber, squash, pumpkin, and melon. They can produce up to 10 generations per year and cause infested plants to yellow and wilt. Low numbers are most often controlled by natural enemies.
Description: Potato aphids are larger than green peach aphids and come in both red and green. They attack eggplant, tomato, and potato and are most often found on young, actively growing tissue. To sample for potato aphids, remove leaves from the terminal parts of 35 plants and count the number of aphids. Repeat in at least 10 locations per field. When aphid counts exceed 20 per 100 in seed potato and 50 per 100 leaves in table or processing potatoes, control measures are suggested.

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Summary: Planning a bathroom layout and design, bathroom space, bathroom layout, and bathroom functionality.
From traditional Victorian bathrooms to futuristic modern designs to zen retreats; the range of bathroom styles today is astonishing. Looking at a bathroom magazine or around a showroom will give you some ideas for a look that suits you.
Keeping floor space free makes the room seem larger. Wall-mounted basins and toilets are very fashionable with exposed chrome pipes adding a touch of contemporary chic.
Keep fixtures small. If you want a toilet with an accessible cistern, opt for one with a slim-line or wall-mounted cistern. Pick a shallow basin or a small countertop basin.
Consider replacing the bath with a shower. Walk-in showers or wet rooms with glass screens also add to the sense of space. By building a false wall or partition, you can separate it from fixtures on the same wall.
If you like to soak in a bath, consider installing a combined shower bath. Place a roll-top bath in the middle of the room to make space around it and give it a sculptural significance.
Mirrors make a room seem bigger. Place them opposite windows to reflect light back into the room. Strangely, large mirrors do not make a room seem cluttered but have the opposite effect of suggesting space. Choose bathroom cabinets with mirrored fronts.
Pale flooring and walls will make the room seem larger and brighter.
Get rid of clutter. Keep all your toiletries hidden away in a cupboard and place only a select few items in attractive bottles out on display.
Bright and bold statements that would look garish in a large bathroom can work very well in a small space.
Vertical radiators take up less space, are more attractive than the traditional kind and can be a feature of the bathroom.
If the bathroom is next to your bedroom, then you may consider an open plan bath/bedroom, which are becoming increasingly popular.
The layout for your bathroom will depend on the shape of the room. Draw a scaled plan on graph paper and cut out scale drawings of the bathroom fixtures to see where they fit best. Start with the bath and move on to smaller fixtures.
An L-shaped bathroom usually has the vanity or basin and the toilet along one side wall, with the bath against the back wall. This arrangement is cost-effective as supply and drainage pipes can be in the same wall as the other fixtures.
A corridor bathroom typically has the bath along one side wall and the basin and toilet along the opposite wall.
A U-shaped bathroom has fixtures on three walls; it generally gives the most spacious appearance, but also requires a relatively large, square room.
Reviewing your bathroom requirements is an important step of designing any bathroom. You will need to consider your long term needs because bathrooms are not usually renovated often.
A Wet room is an open shower area with a waste that drains directly into the floor, without a shower tray. Wet rooms are becoming increasingly popular in the UK, allowing you to build a spacious shower that blends naturally with the rest of the room. Small bathrooms benefit from the lack of enclosure. Large bathrooms can be made to feel like a spa with body jets, different floor levels, wet and dry areas, and underfloor heating.
Many couples prefer to have separate his and hers basins, or even separate bathrooms, to prevent the morning crush in the bathroom. If you want a shower and a bath in your house but have small rooms, you might consider turning a small storage or guest room into a second bathroom. To add a second basin, the most common design places the basins side by side in the same countertop with matching mirrors above. You might also consider building a small partition with basins wall-mounted on either side. Or you could build an island unit with basins set opposite each other, perhaps with mirrors suspended from the ceiling in the middle to divide the space.
When designing your bathroom, consider how much space you need for all your toiletries, towels etc. Vanity units are a good idea if you need a lot of storage space and can double up as basin countertops. You could combine these with matching wall-mounted units with mirrors set in them. Alternatively, bathroom cabinets come in a range of styles, including mirror-fronted cabinets, which can be recessed. If you need clothes storage space; surround fitted cupboards with stone to blend them with the bathroom. You could make the cupboard double up as a partition wall for the shower. Make use of the space in your room, turning alcoves and airing cupboards into storage spaces. You may even be able to squeeze a little extra storage under the bath.

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Remember the "good old days" when simply being present on social media was enough to stand out from the crowd? Unfortunately, today is a hell of a lot different. As the social media marketing landscape gets more clustered and competitive, being memorable may seem impossible at worst and extremely difficult at best.
Yet, no matter how large or small your marketing budget is, there's one simple tactic to ensure your audience on social media remembers you: creating a brand kit.
Defined, a brand kit is a set of templates where a company agrees on their color palette, types of fonts and more, which will then be used on all marketing materials to create consistency.
A terrific example of a brand kit done well is a company we all love to hate or hate to love: Coca-Cola. No matter what platform you're scrolling through, the second we see that crimson and white color palette coupled with a Spencerian font, we instantly know the content is promoting Coke products.
Want to have the same effect at your own company? Here's why your company should create a brand kit for your social media channels and how to get started.
The primary reason you need to have a brand kit is it will help you to be instantly identifiable in the eyes of your audience due to basic consumer psychology. By having a consistent theme on all your visual assets (color scheme, styles of text, filters on your photos, etc.), your most loyal fans will immediately think of your brand anytime they see that arrangement colors and fonts on their social media feeds (if the association you hold in their mind is positive, of course). Because consumers are exposed to so many competing brands on social media, being immediately recognizable will put you ahead of the pack.
On top of the psychological benefits of standardizing all your assets, you'll also be saving you and your team an immense amount of time formatting and reformatting content across social media platforms. By having a brand kit, anyone on your team will be able to go into the kit and seamlessly create new social media posts which follow those themes.
In the business world, time is money, and having a brand kit is yet another way to buy time back.
Choose which colors will be used in all your visual assets. That way, no matter if you're creating an infographic or Instagram post, you won't have to decide which colors are "fair game" and which aren't, time and time again.
2. Decide on a font, or fonts, that all your content will use.
Having consistent typeface across all your social media content is another way to make an imprint on your audience. If you're switching your font on every single post, not only will your brand appear tacky, it'll also be limiting how instantly recognizable you will be on social media.
3. Construct templates for all the styles of content your brand typically creates.
If your company frequently publishes infographics, video snippets, word art or any other style of posts, creating branded templates to streamline the content creation process will save you time.
In today's marketplace, as competition increases by the day, brand awareness is getting more difficult as a direct result. Creating a brand kit is something any brand, large or small, can do for free to ensure they're memorable on social media.
Sometime soon, set aside an afternoon, pull out the whiteboard and begin creating a brand kit. You'll be happy you did.
A very special thanks to Dylan Nunley for providing insight and inspiration for this article.

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When you are considering the possibility or have decided that divorce is inevitable, you want to know that when the divorce is final, your rights will be protected, your property divided equitably and that the custody of your children will be properly addressed.
You want to know that your lawyer will not compound the stress that inevitably attends such a major transition. You want to know that the lawyer you choose to represent you will fight tirelessly and fervently for your rights.
At George & Davis, P.C., we have extensive experience representing clients from Sturbridge and throughout surrounding areas in divorce proceedings. We understand that divorce is not simply the end of a marriage — it is a new beginning for both spouses. We are here to help you lay a foundation for a prosperous and successful post-divorce life.
We tailor our approach to suit the unique needs of each and every client. We strive to resolve divorce disputes amicably, without causing the undue expense and anxiety that accompany a protracted legal battle. However, we are always prepared for aggressive litigation when necessary.
When a marriage between parents ends in divorce or when unmarried parents separate, the parent-child relationship does not go away. The most important legal issues facing parents in this situation involves the future care and well-being of the children.
If you face a child custody issue in Massachusetts, the attorneys at George & Davis, P.C., are here to protect your parental rights and the best interests of your children.
Karen Davis is an experienced family law attorney and a mother of three. She knows the law and understands the tremendous personal stakes that accompany child custody and visitation matters.
Child custody disputes are among the most sensitive and contentious in all of the law. Whenever possible, we guide our clients to amicable resolutions to these disputes. We understand that parties are sometimes unwilling to be reasonable, however, and we are always prepared for strong litigation.
The courts look at several factors when determining child custody arrangements, including the established living pattern of the child, and the ability of each parent to care for the child and the best interests of the child.
In most cases, the child is best served by maintaining a meaningful relationship with both parents. We are here to ensure that your child-parent relationship remains strong in the wake of a divorce or separation.
Issues that personally affect you and your family can be stressful and highly emotional. When it comes to matters involving your finances or the amount of time you spend with your children, disagreements are fairly common and often require the involvement of a third party to sort out.
Many spouses in Massachusetts who choose to divorce or separate aim to do so in a constructive and respectful manner. For these individuals, mediation serves as an attractive alternative to a traditional divorce or custody battlewhere major decisions with regard to the distribution of marital property and parenting time and visitation are made by a judge and the courts.
Through the mediation process, divorcing spouses come together to discuss, negotiate and finalize the terms of a divorce including property, support and parenting issues. When successful, mediation allows spouses to maintain more control over the outcome of their divorce. It also provides for opportunities to find creative solutions when dividing property and figuring out matters related to their children.
Our role in the mediation process is to help parties come to a fair and reasonable solution to what is often a difficult and confusing process. As a mediator, we do not act as a traditional family law attorney or represent either party individually, but rather provide information to help each spouse understand the issues at hand and the related financial and legal considerations. The goal is to procure an agreement that both spouses consider to be fair and mutually beneficial. Once a final agreement is reached, we draft all of the necessary documents to file and finalize your divorce.
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SILVER CITY – Doctors Mason Heywood and james T. Shen have been selected from a pool of more than 900 applicants to participate in the Hidalgo Medical Services (HMS) Family Medicine Residency Program.
They will begin their training with HMS in July 2018.
Resident physicians complete a diverse curriculum that includes anesthesia, behavioral health, cardiology, community health orientation, dermatology, emergency medicine, electives/selectives, evidence-based medicine, family medicine inpatient and outpatient, geriatrics, gynecology outpatient and women’s health, newborn nursery, obstetrics inpatient, orthopedics and sports medicine, pediatric inpatient and outpatient, podiatry, practice management, pulmonology, radiology, and surgery services.
Heywood grew up in the small community of Magna, Utah and obtained his undergraduate degree in Health Promotion and Education from the University of Utah After graduating, he spent several years working in medical research in the field of pediatric cardiology before going back to school to obtain his medical degree from St. George’s University on the island of Grenada, and completing his clinical rotations in Paterson, New Jersey.
Shen was born and raised in Southern California. After graduating with a bachelor's of science in biological sciences from the University of California Riverside, he went on earn his medical degree from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. He finished a surgical internship at Albert Einstein Medical Center before starting his military service with the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command as a Special Operations Forces Medical Element (SOFME) flight surgeon.
"Dr. Nelson and the HMS Family Medicine Residency Program faculty leaders seek to train the next generation of family medicine primary care physicians in a rural community health center environment – right here in Hidalgo and Grant counties, said Dan Otero, HMS chief executive officer. “Since July 2013, various healthcare providers in both Hidalgo and Grant counties have come together, and continue to work very hard, to ensure quality patient care and patient safety offered within the communities that HMS serves."
HMS is Hidalgo and Grant counties’ only federally qualified community health center and serves approximately 16,000 patients every year. Recognized as New Mexico’s first teaching health center, the HMS Family Medicine Residency Program has graduated five family medicine physicians since 2015, will be graduating two more physicians in June 2018, and maintains a 100 percent passing rating of its physician residents on the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) board certification exam.

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Republican presidential contender Jeb Bush took a jab at Hillary Clinton Monday evening, telling the Democratic frontrunner on Twitter that he had “fixed” her logo for her.
This is Hillary’s actual logo.
The altered logo featured the Clinton logo’s trademark arrow, but with a twist. Instead of pointing right, it was pointing upward with the word “taxes” inscribed in the background.
The logo suggestion came after Clinton and Bush battled throughout the day over education.
After Clinton posted her education plan, Bush responded with a statistic that pointed toward increased student debt under President Barack Obama’s administration.
Clinton then “fixed” his graphic for him, citing an “F” grade Florida was given for college affordability under Bush.
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PlaybackPro Plus نام مبدلی قدرتمند جهت تبدیل فایل های ویدیویی می باشد. این نرم افزاربرنامه‌ای پیشرفته است که جدیدترین امکانات پایدارسازی نرم‌افزار و قابلیت‌های گرافیکی را در اختیار شما قرار می‌دهد. این نرم‌افزار کاربردی با بهره گیری از یک خروجی بعنوان رابط اپراتور، فایل ویدیوی مورد نظر را برای خروجی ویدیویی ثانویه ارسال می‌کند و از کارت گرافیک به منظور افزایش سرعت سخت‌افزار و مدیریت حجم و نسبت ابعاد ویدیو استفاده می‌نماید.
رابط کاربری ساده و آسان به همراه حجم کم نرم افزار سبب شده است تا کاربران زیادی در سرتاسر دنیا جهت تبدیل فایل های ویدئویی از این نرم افزار کاربردی استفاده کنند. همچنین شما می توانید با استفاده از این نرم افزار امکان ضبط انواع و اقسام ویدیوهای مورد نظر خود را انجام دهید.
PlaybackPro Plus drives professional, high-definition, nonlinear media playback to the next level. Live event experts will benefit immediately from a mixer for crossfades and direct cuts between clips, support for still images and available remote control over Ethernet. Like PlaybackPro, it far surpasses the limitations of legacy technologies like DDRs, DVD players and video tape machines, streamlining digital workflows.
PlaybackPro Plus is the expansion of the core PlaybackPro feature set and includes a mixer for crossfades and direct cuts between clips, support for still images and remote control over ethernet. It makes professional media playback on a Mac quick and simple. Using the same high-end Apple media engine as PlaybackPro, PlaybackPro Plus has been optimized to play virtually any modern Mac file type. The familiar and intuitive interface allows the user to rapidly add media, organize and play clips, set transition times, apply custom settings and save runlists for instant recall, all without altering the original files. The expanded yet flexible show controls allow users to quickly gain confidence and proficiency with the nonlinear function of PlaybackPro Plus.
Remote control and multi-sync video rolls are possible with PlaybackPro Plus. Using TCP, UDP or SimpleSync protocol options, a remote system can send commands over an ethernet network to control many functions within PlaybackPro Plus. A complete list of commands is available in the PlaybackPro Plus user guide.
Like PlaybackPro, automatic output resolution and aspect ratio functions are built-in, with real-time manual adjustments available for sizing, stretching and cropping, as well as gain, saturation, gamma, black levels and volume.
Connecting a PlaybackPro Plus system is simple, too. By using modern Apple video adapters or third party converters, a Mac easily connects with high-resolution monitors, video walls, video projectors and professional switchers.
پس از دانلود نرم افزار ابتدا ارتباط اینترن ت خود را قطع کنید، سپس فایل PlaybackPro Plus همراه نرم افزار را کپی کنید و بعد از آن وارد پوشه Applications شوید. سپس روی برنامه PlaybackPro Plus.app راست کلیک کرده و سپس روی گزینه Show Package Contents کلیک کنید. سپس وارد پوشه Contents شده و سپس وارد MacOS شوید و فایل PlaybackPro Plus را در این پوشه کپی کنید.


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Creed: Rise to Glory, the upcoming VR boxing game from developer Survios (Raw Data, Sprint Vector), will be coming to the PlayStation VR and Oculus on September 25th. It’ll be available via PSN, Steam and Oculus Home, and if you don’t have a VR headset, you can check it out at VR arcades starting on the launch day.
We had a chance to play the game during E3 2018, and it’s an intense workout that’ll have you feeling like an actual boxer – without the pain from getting pounded in the face and ribs. (You can read about it here.) In the game, you play as Adonis Creed, the son of Apollo Creed, and he’ll be facing many opponents. Rocky Balboa will be helping you with training at gyms like Might Mick’s and Front Street Gym.
Creed: Rise to Glory is now available for pre-order on Steam and Oculus Home.
It’s the year of Adonis Creed since Creed II will be hitting theaters on November 21st.
The post Creed: Rise to Glory coming to PSVR and Oculus on September 25 appeared first on Nerd Reactor.

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Vinatier G, Corsi JM, Mignotte B, Gaumer S.
Quantification of Ataxin-3 and Ataxin-7 aggregates formed in vivo in Drosophila reveals a threshold of aggregated polyglutamine proteins associated with cellular toxicity.
Polyglutamine diseases are nine dominantly inherited neurodegenerative pathologies caused by the expansion of a polyglutamine domain in a protein responsible for the disease. This expansion leads to protein aggregation, inclusion formation and toxicity. Despite numerous studies focusing on the subject, whether soluble polyglutamine proteins are responsible for toxicity or not remains debated. To focus on this matter, we evaluated the level of soluble and insoluble truncated pathological Ataxin-3 in vivo in Drosophila, in presence or absence of two suppressors (i.e. Hsp70 and non-pathological Ataxin-3) and along aging. Suppressing truncated Ataxin-3-induced toxicity resulted in a lowered level of aggregated polyglutamine protein. Interestingly, aggregates accumulated as flies aged and reached a maximum level when cell death was detected. Our results were similar with two other pathological polyglutamine proteins, namely truncated Ataxin-7 and full-length Ataxin-3. Our data suggest that accumulation of insoluble aggregates beyond a critical threshold could be responsible for toxicity.


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Nouveau Newfoundland: Breathing life into our traditional cuisine.
“The cod cheek is a beautiful piece of the fish. I like to cook with all parts of the fish or the animal,” says Chef Jeremy Charles, co-owner of Raymonds Restaurant.
And so begins your food journey in St. John’s. It’s an exploration of centuries-old, locally-farmed and harvested ingredients that are now being creatively reinvented to include pride and sense of place.
As national and international food writers have attested with exuberance, the food scene in St. John’s is a beacon for food lovers, and we have the delicacies of the land and sea, and the talented chefs and kitchen brigades to thank for this.
We asked some of our renowned chefs to explore the reasons the food culture is an integral part of the Newfoundland experience, and how local ingredients are being celebrated in the dishes they create.
As thousands of coastal communities were only accessible by boat until 60 years ago (some still are), the fishery was the main source of income for most communities. Families used what was on hand. Root vegetables grow readily here; wild berries are plentiful, rabbit, moose, partridge, seabird, and, of course, fish. And when we say fish, we really mean cod. Cod was king, is king. Ask Chef Todd Perrin of Mallard Cottage what is the quintessential meal that represents Newfoundland and he will tell you cod.
Imagine a recipe that has been handed down from generation to generation. A yellowing page in a recipe book, dog-eared and perfectly stained with buttered thumb prints. This depicts the food scene for generations. It was familial, traditional, and unaltered.
Roary’s pick is boiled dinner or Jiggs’ Dinner (root vegetables and salt meat), in addition to his grandmother’s bread and the pure joy of eating the whole, warm loaf in one sitting.
Todd’s fond memory is that food brought people together. The ethos of the Newfoundland culture, the conviviality of the Newfoundlander, the infamous kitchen party all spawn from the gathering of family and friends at the dinner table.
is a range of eclectic sophistication to rustic fare, the simple, staple ingredients of our culinary past are still the stars of this new culinary renaissance. They are just celebrated differently.
Equally as exciting for the chefs is experimenting with the ingredients that were overlooked. In some cases, ingredients that were literally walked over.
Jeremy was a city boy who had the pleasure of growing up in rural Newfoundland at his grandparents’ house in the summer. His hands-on experience of pulling vegetables from the garden, catching rabbits, hauling traps and cleaning fish right on the wharf have served him well. It rooted in him a sincere appreciation for the ingredients that the sea and land provide.
“We take these beautiful ingredients and use them as background notes in a dish or they may be the star of the plate at Raymonds,” says Jeremy.
Accompanying a piece of skin-on-cod you may find some sea grass, wild flowers, and kelp. Items which normally provide nutrients to the soil or feed for the sheep are being served in ways that were never considered before.
Five years ago, you wouldn’t have found moose carpaccio or seal sliders on any menu. Having wild game readily available and having the ability to serve it commercially is certainly one thing that sets the destination apart from the rest of North America.
Knowing where your food comes from is playing an important role for many in choosing where and what to eat. Our chefs are working one-on-one with the purveyors of food.
Farmers on the west coast of the island are experimenting with Romanesca broccoli. Apiaries are growing and creating wild flower honey from the healthy bee population. Sea buckthorn berries are becoming more readily available.
Harvesting from the land and the sea, our ‘wild’ cuisine creates an uncommon and transformative dining experience that our chefs are excited to share.

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Is your strict landlord standing between you and your interior design aspirations? Painting, drilling and renovation restrictions might feel like barriers to your creativity, but they’re nothing that you can’t get around with a bit of ingenuity and some clever products designed specifically for renters. Read on for eight of our favorite temporary decor ideas that look fabulous and can be gone without a trace the moment you need to move out.
There’s nothing that quite screams “I am a college student” more than a bunch of posters and photos taped to your wall with no frames. But as a renter, nailing hardware to your walls may not be an option. The solution? Removable washi tape wall frames! See how it’s done at Design Sponge.
If you’ve been “pinspired” to create a chalkboard wall in your apartment, your paint-banning landlord might be your only obstacle. But did you know that there’s a temporary way to get the blackboard effect using removable chalkboard wall decals? They’re relatively inexpensive, and available in a wide variety of designs. Plus, they’re a snap to put up with no mess, and can be removed and reused.
Let there be Colorful Delight!
Just because you can’t paint doesn’t mean you can’t add color to your walls. Think outside of the box and try a removable stained glass window film, and let the sunlight cast soft hues onto your white walls for a pastel effect.
Another way to use light as your paintbrush is to pop up some lamps or light fixtures that cast bold and interesting shadows. For example, these lovely 3D-printed Lacelamps by designers Linlin and Pierre-Yves Jaques can fill a room with breathtaking patterns that make it look like you put up expensive wallpaper.
Not a fan of your floors? If you don’t own your home, you most likely can’t make any drastic changes, but you can put down a rug that gives the illusion of gorgeous distressed hardwood, like this trompe l’oeil floor mat from Urban Outfitters.
Using valuable vertical space for storage is one of the best ways to stay organized in a small home, but not being able to drill holes can be a serious damper. IKEA took note of the need for a temporary solution that provided the same kind of functionality as a fixed wall rack and came up with this clever freestanding wall shelf. Problem solved!
Wish you could spruce up your bathroom or kitchen tiles with a little extra pop? Or maybe you inherited an apartment with the most hideous patterned tile anyone could ever imagine. 2Jane’s waterproof Mibo stickers allow you to give your tiles a facelift by masking ugly ones with solid colors, or accenting boring ones with clear-backed tats.
The idea of temporary wallpaper might make you cringe a little, but nowadays, there are some really quality options that are peel-and-stick but don’t look it. Tempaper offers an environmentally safe, VOC-free, lead-free product that comes in a wonderful array of designs. And the best part? No need for any goopy wallpaper paste.
Are you a renter with a strict landlord? What are some ways you’ve gotten around the rules to infuse your apartment with your own style?


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With his side's chances of proceeding to the play-offs looking slim, Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gautam Gambhir on Saturday said his boys messed up the Indian Premier League game against Rajasthan Royals here.
"Obviously our destiny was in our hands, but we seem to have messed it up. Lot of credit to the Royals,' said Gambhir after the nine-run defeat at the Brabourne Stadium.
The skipper said the 199/6 posted by the Royals would have been tough to overhaul as chasers on any wicket. He also praised man of the match Shane Watson, who struck a 59 ball 104 for the Royals.
In reply to the Royals' challenging score, the Kinghts could manage 190/9.
"199 would be tough on any wicket. Credit to Shane the way he batted. If a top order batsman bat through more often than not they'd win," said Gambhir.
"170-180 could have been an ideal total, we knew it would he high-scoring."
Kolkata's chances of making it to the play-offs look very tough as they have secured 15 points from 14 games. They are now placed fourth, but would be overtaken by the winner of the Sunrisers Hyderabad versus Mumbai Indians match.
However, Knights could be in with a chance if the Hyderabad-Mumbai match is washed out.
Another mathematical possibility favouring the Knights could be if in the other Sunday outing, Delhi Daredevils inflict a very huge defeat on Royal Challenger Bangalore.
Talking about the title holders' campaign, Gambhir said "The points table shows all sides are quality. It's one of the difficult leagues to play. We've played reasonably good cricket but there are games we should have won. That's why we're here.
"It's going to be tough, but you have to take it on your chin and move on"


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Justia › US Law › Case Law › Minnesota Case Law › Minnesota Supreme Court Decisions › 1995 › Dean v. American Family Mut. Ins. Co.
Dean v. American Family Mut. Ins. Co.
Dale E. DEAN, et al., Respondents, v. AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner, Appellant.
*343 Joe E. Thompson, Schmidt, Thompson, Johnson & Moody, P.A., Willmar, for appellant.
Ronald H. Schneider, Schneider Law Office, Willmar, for respondents.
In a claim for underinsured motorist benefits, the trial court applied the collateral source provision in Minn.Stat. § 548.36 (1994) to reduce the aggregate damage award before subtracting the amount associated with the claimant's comparative fault, as determined in an earlier jury trial. The court of appeals affirmed, and we reverse.
While driving his own car, Dale Dean, the plaintiff-respondent in this matter, was injured in a two-car collision with a vehicle driven by Nathan Sing. The passenger in Sing's car was killed, and the trustee for her heirs and next of kin brought an action against both Sing and Dean. In that action, Dean was only a party defendant and did not assert any personal injury cross-claim against Sing. The jury found Dean 10 percent at fault and Sing 90 percent at fault. Dean settled with Sing's insurer for the policy limits of $100,000 and gave proper notice to American Family Mutual Insurance Company (AFM), his underinsured motorist (UIM) carrier.
Dean then asserted a claim against AFM to collect underinsured motorist benefits. The only issue presented to the jury was the amount of damages Dean was entitled to collect. The jury awarded Dean $353,646. The trial judge initially determined that Dean's 10 percent fault should be deducted from the jury's damage award, and then the $100,000 settlement award Dean received from Sing's insurer should be subtracted. As a result, the trial court issued a judgment against AFM for $218,281.40. However, Dean brought a timely post-trial motion requesting the court apply the collateral source statute, Minn.Stat. § 548.36, and amend the judgment by reducing the aggregate damage award by the settlement award before applying Dean's 10 percent comparative fault. The trial court applied the collateral source rule and amended the judgment against AFM to reflect a damage award in the amount of $228,281.40, a difference of $10,000. The court of appeals upheld the amended judgment and AFM appealed.
The only issue we must address is whether an automobile accident liability insurance payment from an underinsured tortfeasor triggers the collateral source rule in a claim for underinsured motorist benefits when the claimant is partially at fault. Where there is no dispute of facts, a de novo standard of review is applied to determine whether the lower courts erred in their application of the law. State by Cooper v. French, 460 N.W.2d 2 (Minn.1990).
Subd. 1. For purposes of this section, "collateral sources" means payments related to the injury or disability in question made to the plaintiff, or on the plaintiff's behalf up to the date of the verdict, by or pursuant to: * * * * * * (2) health, accident and sickness, or automobile accident insurance or liability insurance *344 that provides health benefits or income disability coverage; * * * Subd. 2. In a civil action, whether based on contract or tort, when liability is admitted or is determined by the trier of fact, and when damages include an award to compensate the plaintiff for losses available to the date of the verdict by collateral sources, a party may file a motion within ten days of the date of entry of the verdict requesting determination of collateral sources. If the motion is filed, the parties shall submit written evidence of, and the court shall determine: (1) amounts of collateral sources that have been paid for the benefit of the plaintiff or are otherwise available to the plaintiff as a result of losses except those for which a subrogation right has been asserted; and (2) amounts that have been paid, contributed, or forfeited by, or on behalf of, the plaintiff or members of the plaintiff's immediate family for the two-year period immediately before the accrual of the action to secure the right to a collateral source benefit that the plaintiff is receiving as a result of losses. Subd. 3. (a) The court shall reduce the award by the amounts determined under subdivision 2, clause (1), and offset any reduction in the award by the amounts determined under subdivision 2, clause (2). * * * * * * (c) In any case where the claimant is found to be at fault under section 604.01, the reduction required under paragraph (a) must be made before the claimant's damages are reduced under section 604.01, subdivision 1.
AFM argues that if the tortfeasor, Sing, had been sufficiently covered to fully compensate Dean, then Dean would have received $318,281.40, but by deeming Sing's $100,000 liability payment a collateral source, the amended judgment awarded Dean $10,000 more than his actual damages. We agree.
Because the primary purpose of this statute is to prevent double recoveries, no deduction is allowed where subrogation rights are asserted "to ensure that the amount of collateral sources deducted from the award is the amount to which the plaintiff is actually entitled, and does not include amounts plaintiff must ultimately pay over to a subrogee."
Imlay v. City of Lake Crystal, 453 N.W.2d 326, 334 (Minn.1990) (citing Buck v. Schneider, 413 N.W.2d 569, 572 (Minn.App.1987)).
UIM coverage is a tort based coverage designed to provide a supplemental source of recovery only when the damages that the insured is legally entitled to recover from the tortfeasor exceed the tortfeasor's liability insurance limits. The tort judgment establishes conclusively the damages to which the claimant is legally entitled, and if these damages exceed the tortfeasor's liability insurance limits, the excess is payable by the underinsurance carrier to the extent of its coverage * * *.
Richards, 518 N.W.2d at 28. Thus, both the collateral source rule and the UIM provisions were meant to avoid double recovery. As a *345 result, applying the collateral source rule in this case is unwarranted because it would clearly allow Dean to recover more than the amount needed to compensate him for actual damages.
Minn.Stat. § 548.36, subd. 1(2), is poorly written, ambiguous, and could conceivably be read as providing for one, two, three or four different types of collateral source benefits. Since there are grammatical and analytical problems with each of the possibilities, the legislature may wish to reexamine this subsection to clarify its intentions.
Under this rule, if an injured person receives compensation for his injuries from a source wholly independent of the tort-feasor, the payment should not be deducted from the damages which he would otherwise collect from the tortfeasor. In other words, a defendant tortfeasor may not benefit from the fact that the plaintiff has received money from other sources as a result of the defendant's tort, e.g. sickness and health insurance.
Black's Law Dictionary, 262 (6th ed. 1990) (emphasis added) (citations omitted). Additionally, we have previously stated that one distinguishing element of a collateral source is that the money or services in reparation of plaintiff's injury is from a source other than the tortfeasor. See Hueper v. Goodrich, 314 N.W.2d 828 (Minn.1982); see also Richard C. Maxwell, The Collateral Source Rule in the American Law of Damages, 46 Minn.L.Rev. 669, 670-71 (1962). The analysis in Hueper illustrates why a tortfeasor's liability insurance payment does not trigger the collateral source rule.
The rule has been applied where the plaintiff has received insurance proceeds, employment benefits, gifts of money or medical services, welfare benefits or tax advantages. * * * Various justifications have been given for applying the rule. Where the plaintiff has paid for the benefit such as by buying an insurance policy, the rationale is that the plaintiff should be reimbursed and the tortfeasor should not get a windfall. If the benefit is a gift from a third party, such as an employer, a relative or a charity, the argument is that the donor intended that the injured party receive the gift and not that the benefits be shifted to the tortfeasor. * * * Other reasons for applying the rule are that the wrongdoer should be punished by being made to take full responsibility for his negligence and that the plaintiff will be more fully compensated if he is allowed to recover from the tortfeasor.
Hueper, 314 N.W.2d at 830 (citations omitted). As a result, neither the language of the statute nor the underlying justifications for applying the collateral source rule warrant its application in this case.
We reverse the court of appeals decision and order the reinstatement of the trial court's original judgment awarding Dean uncompensated damages totalling $218,281.40.
With respect to underinsured motorist coverage, the maximum liability of an insurer is the amount of damages sustained but not recovered from the insurance policy of the driver or owner of any underinsured at fault vehicle. * * * [I]n no event shall the underinsured motorist carrier have to pay more than the amount of its underinsured motorist limits.
Minn.Stat. § 65B.49, subd. 4a (1994).


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June 20, 2013, Victoria, BC (ISN) – A two-run double by Noah Doorschot in the bottom of the sixth inning broke a 9-9 tie and vaulted the Carnarvon Trappers to a 13-10 win over the Triangle Jays in the 2013 Greater Victoria Baseball Association (GVBA) Pee Wee “A” Championship game Thursday night at Carnarvon Park in Victoria.
The Trappers had to overcome an early 7-2 deficit that was built by the Jays thanks in part to a pair of doubles from Jason Thorrisen – a 2-RBI effort in the first inning and another in the top of the third – and the strong starting pitching of Jayden Wakeham, who allowed just a pair of runs while striking out four over the first two innings.
The Trappers would bounce back for a pair of runs off Wakeham in the bottom of the third, and then would jump into a 9-7 lead with a five-run fourth inning highlighted by hits from Brandon Thom, Freeman Taylor, Cole Mayhew and an inning ending 2-RBI single from Hayden Wilcox (there is a 5-run limit per inning in Pee Wee baseball).
In the top of the fifth inning, the Jays would get to Carnarvon reliever Doorschot – who had come on in relief of starter Mayhew in the fourth – for a pair of runs, thanks in part to a single by Ethan Emile and a double from Gavin Duncan. The Trappers would not respond and the game headed to the sixth inning tied 9-9.
The Jays would threaten again in the top of the sixth, as the first two batters were walked by Doorschot, but the Trapper’s hurler would then settle down, striking out the next three batters to get out of the inning unscathed.
In the bottom of the sixth, Triangle pitcher Emile, who had come on in relief of Gavin Duncan in the bottom of the fifth inning, found himself in trouble, walking the bottom two batters in the Trappers lineup. That set the stage for Doorschot, whose double cashed both those runners and gave the Trappers a 11-9 lead.
Two more singles by Mayhew and Nick Carson resulted in another pair of runs and the Trappers took a 13-9 lead into the final frame.
In the top of the seventh, Triangle’s Emile would be walked, reaching base for the fourth time in the game, and would come around to score (also his fourth run of the game) after an RBI single by Duncan.
After an out and a walk, the Jays Thorrisen – already with two doubles – came to the plate and laced a hard ground ball to third, where it was picked up on a nice play by the third baseman for the force out, leaving the game in the hands of the next batter Spencer Enns.
Enns would battle Doorschot hard and on a 2-2 count would launch a deep fly ball to centre field where it looked like it would drop in to keep the inning going, however a great running catch by the Trappers Jack Carson would keep that from happening and give the Trappers the exciting 13-10 win.
Offensively for the Trappers, Mayhew would lead the way with three hits and three runs scored and a pair of RBIs. Doorschot had a pair of doubles and scored a pair of runs, while Taylor scored three runs and Wilcox would quietly notch four RBIs on the day with a pair of singles. Also of note would be Thom and Owen Jacques who would score a pair of runs each, making for significant contributions from the bottom of the Trappers order.
For the Jays, Emile’s 3 walks and a hit with four runs scored would lead the way, followed by Thorrisen’s two doubles and pair of runs scored. Chris Plaja would also reach base three times with a single and two walks, while Gavin Duncan would have a pair of hits and a run scored.


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Well, no one believes the quote more than English actress Tamla Kari.
Growing up under the guidance of her actress mother, Kari thought of achieving great heights in the acting realm from an early age. So, she enrolled at the Drama Centre London; a school, where many stars are born!
It was her role as Lucy in the 2011 British coming-of-age comedy, The Inbetweeners Movie, which paved a professional acting path for her. Subsequently, after three years, she made her appearance in the sequel titled, The Inbetweeners 2.
As of her television career, Kari was spotted as Pearl in British supernatural comedy-drama series Being Human in 2012. Besides, she appeared as Nadine in the seventh season of a BBC period drama series, Call the Midwife in 2018.
With budding anticipation from her acting credentials, Tamla is bliss is to kiss her feet in the future.
Tamla Kari, age 30, was born in 1988, in Coventry, West Midlands. She celebrates her birthday on 27 July every year and carries English nationality with white ethnicity.
Tamla was raised by an actress mother, who did acting for about ten years. So, to fill her mother’s shoes, she used to go to her mother’s drama school from a young age.
However, Kari’s primary focus was on dancing as she started her dance lessons at the age of four. Subsequently, she became pro in tap and modern dancing as well as in gymnastics. It was up until her age of 20 that Tamla went along with ballet and street dancing.
As of her academic background, Tamla received her education from Wyken Croft and Earlsdon Primary Schools before moving to Westwood School and Community College.
Later, while she was doing her A-levels in France, Biology, and Drama & Theatre Studies, she finally prioritized acting as her go-to career.
As far as Tamla’s family relationship is concerned, she actively mentions them on her social media accounts.
One such instance was on 18 June 2017 when Tamla wished her father on the special occasion of Father’s Day via Instagram and stated that she loves him very much.
Besides, it was a beautiful moment on 16 June 2018 when Kari was spotted flashing a beautiful smile with her mother on her Twitter post. The occasion was lavishing as it was the joyous birthday of her wonderful mom.
Tamla also is a huge admirer of her nanny as she frequently mentions the post related to her on her social feed. One such instance was on 22 January 2012 when she tweeted a birthday post for her late-nanny, who would have been 84 that day.
She further revealed how much she missed her every passing day. With her love-filled posts, it is clear that Tamla holds an adorable affection for her parents and family.
Is Tamla Kari Married Yet?
Well, Tamla Kari is presumably single at this time like she was in the Valentines month of 2016. Not we are saying this, Tamla herself announced her being single through her Twitter post.
A radio station in LA is advertising crisps as a Valentines Day gift...I'm glad I'm single!
Besides, a flashback to her other Twitter status posted on 28 October 2015 urges that she likes the thought of getting married; not with the real man, but with ‘carbohydrates.’ Sarcastic? She is the queen of it!
Moreover, Keeping her social-media life active, Tamla through her Twitter post on 13 July 2014 asked whether she should tell a woman sitting on next table to leave her boyfriend because he is an utter prick. Seems like she is also a relationship guru.
But apart from hilarious posts, Tamla is only in a relationship in on-screen, which is a part of her job being an actress. In reality, she is still to find the right partner, who can carry the soothing life journey with her.


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See where your neighborhood ranks.
The most dangerous neighborhood in Los Angeles for burglaries is actually one of the priciest enclaves in town, where the median home value is $3.3 million.
Hancock Park, home to actors such as Mindy Kaling, George Takei, and once upon a time the likes of Clark Gable and Mae West, had more burglaries per capita than any other area in the city in the first half of 2018.
Burglaries for the entire city have been dropping slightly over the past year, though the decline has not been steady.
While it tops the list for burglaries per capita, Hancock Park is certainly one of the safest parts of the city. In fact, it can feel like a bunker. Most homes have alarm systems, a few even have their own guards. Private security companies patrol the area.
But a burglary in Hancock Park can pay off. Six years ago, thieves hauled of a three-foot tall safe with jewelry worth $10 million.
There are other reasons why this neighborhood might top the list. Burglaries in wealthy areas are often more likely to be reported to the police than in poorer areas where the relationship with law enforcement can be more strained. And when it comes to burglaries, there are plenty of well-to-do areas on the list. The adjacent neighborhood, Windsor Square, which includes the official residence of Mayor Eric Garcetti, comes in at No. 3. Cheviot Hills is No. 4.
Here is a list of the top 20 neighborhoods in the City of Los Angeles, ranked by burglary rate for the first six months of 2018.
Don’t see your neighborhood on the list? Write to us at askus@xtown.la and we’ll tell you. Or ask us on Twitter at @CrosstownLA.
*Burglaries per 100,000 residents from January to June 2018.
How we did it: We collect crime reports from LAPD and we sort them by neighborhood. For neighborhood boundaries, we rely on the borders defined by the Los Angeles Times. You can read more about our data and how we use it here and here.


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There is always room for improvement in your swimming technique once you have learned the basics of the popular swimming strokes.
In fact, because swimming is a sport that can be practiced at any age, you can virtually spend the rest of your life fine-tuning your swim strokes!
There’s always room for improvement in your swimming technique!
Hereunder you’ll find an overview of common mistakes that occur in the different swimming strokes with links to articles that describe each mistake in more detail and give tips on how to correct it.
How to Swim Faster with Less Effort: Swimming faster isn’t only about getting stronger and building up your endurance.
You also need to decrease drag by improving your position in the water. This article gives you more details.
The article also explains how to correct this mistake in your technique.
Freestyle Stroke Swimming Mistakes – Overreaching: Explains why overreaching during the arm recovery in the freestyle stroke can strain your shoulders and lead to injury. Corrective exercises are proposed.
Freestyle Stroke Swimming Mistakes – Wide Arm Recovery: A wide arm recovery wastes energy, creates drag and can strain your shoulders.
Find out why this is the case and discover the means to correct this swimming mistake.
Some great links here to these articles.
I’ve found that after 2 kids (one of which needed constant carrying) has thrown my whole left side completely out and my swimming technique is shocking!
I’m currently seeing a chiro but have you see much of this over the years?
No sorry I haven’t seen this problem yet.


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Let’s get a player on the screen. This means introducing a new SadConsole class called Entities. Entities are objects that have an X and Y position on a console, a name, and – this is for much later – an animation. An Entity can be something as simple as a single dot on the screen, or a complex animated creature. Let’s try the single dot first.
In this tutorial we’ll create an Entity (our Player’s character), and display it on the screen.
Start by declaring a new Entity belonging to your Program class. Variable declarations belong between the Class definition and class methods.
The “private” declares this as a private variable, meaning that only methods in the Program class can see it. No other class is allowed to peek into Program’s private data. We’ll talk about public variables later. The “static” keyword tells the compiler that we plan on making a single copy of player, not a hundred instances of it. We’ll talk about instancing later. For now, just accept that it needs to be a static variable.
Now let’s create a new method that creates or “instantiates” the player variable by filling it with some basic data that describes its position and name.
A private method is one that only this class (Program) has access to. No other class is able to call CreatePlayer() except Program. Void is the “return type” of this class. A return is a final value that a method spits out when it finishes running. A method that returns a void basically says to the compiler: I don’t care about what the final output of this method is, I just want the method to run and do its thing.
And again, this is a static method because there can only be one instance of it. There’s a Highlander joke there somewhere. We’ll talk about that much later in the tutorial.
MyCat is an instance of Cat. There are a kazillion instances of Cat all with different colours and features, but only one general class of Cat.
That’s what we’re doing here with an Entity. We’ve got a general framework of Entity that we’re populating with some specific data… and in the process we’re making a new Entity called player.
The “new” keyword tells the compiler that we want to create a new instance of an existing class called Entity. The (1,1) are parameters passed to the Entity class’s constructor.. these tell the constructor to create an Entity of a certain kind. In this case, 1 and 1 refer to the Width and Height of the Entity… meaning that it will be 1 character wide and 1 character tall. The Entity constructor can accept many kinds of parameters, like Animation data, font type, and so on. For now, let’s stick with a Player character that’s sized 1×1.
CreatePlayer() runs the method that we wrote earlier.
startingConsole.Children.Add() is one of the most important methods in SadConsole. Think of a Console as a blank canvas that can have many things stuck on to it. To stick something on to a console – and have the ability to pull it off the console later, you need to Add it as a Child of the console. That’s so the console can keep track of what has been added or removed. Every console can act like a parent to other entities, and even other consoles! Think of your e-mail client. It’s a window, and it has other windows nested inside of it like individual e-mails and the composer. That’s how consoles work too.
So if you forget to add an Entity to your console, SadConsole won’t draw it! Whenever you run into a situation where you’re seeing a black screen and expected to see graphics on it – it’s likely because somewhere along the way you forgot to add a graphics element to a parent Console. This probably seems confusing for now, but Parent-Child relationships between consoles, other consoles, and entities, will become an extremely useful concept later in this tutorial when we start building our own graphical user interfaces.
So go ahead and run your project. You should have a little white @ symbol doing a whole lotta nothin in the top left corner of the window.
The .Foreground property allows you to change an ASCII Glyph’s colour on the fly. Color is a Microsoft XNA class that gives you access to a predefined table of colours, which I’ve found really useful. Try changing HotPink to any of the colours you see in the list.
the .Position property sets the X and Y coordinates of the Entity on the console. You’ll notice that we set both the X and Y coordinates at the same time using a new variable type called “Point”. A Point consists of two integer coordinates (e.g. if this were a piratey treasure map, a Point on it would be at: Latitude 60, Longitude 20). We use the “new” keyword to tell the compiler to create a new variable of type Point with 20 and 10 as its coordinates.
Download the final program-example.cs file for this tutorial here.
Run your program. You can move the player’s character anywhere you’d like on the screen by changing the values in the Point() statement. In our next tutorial, we’ll work on moving the character around using the keyboard in real-time instead.


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text: This Men´s Cashmere Hooded Zipper Sweater is inspired by varsity jackets. This contemporary version is knitted in a pure cashmere, in a diagonal stitch and hoodie. It's finished with striped ribbed trims and will be your new favorite piece for the coming chilly days.


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Presenting a very, very eye catching addition to the concept phones segment, here’s My Dream Nokia #19.
It’s a C7 inspired design (already hailed for being quite a looker) from the front but with some very exquisite twists. The front face is all black and all flat. No disrupting lines or shapes anywhere.
It has a 3.5″ screen and an unusual resolution of 720×405. That’s still 16:9, it’s just an increase of x 1.125 pixels in either direction.
Below the screen is a mini capacitive OLED display, 330×50 pixels. This could alternatively display infomation like number of new messages/emails/tweets/facebook updates etc.
The back features a similar all black with border design. It has a 12mp autofocus camera with LED flash. The side is quite interesting as it features a battery indicator and what appears to be a capacitive capera button.
I’ve been very interested in the development of a whole touch capable surrounding edge to a phone. The buttons could easily be programmable to what ever function. Zooming/volume movement would be smoother, additional shortcut buttons like media/video-stills switch/led could be implemented. Though I’m not quite sure how a two step autofocus button would work. Perhaps press it could be somewhat pressure sensitive too? On the N900 there’s an app that can detect pressure on the screen whereby light press shows a thin line and hard press shows a thick line.
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Ron English interpreted Slash’s iconic skull with a top hat with guitar/derriere crossbones.
These busts will be available for $7,500 at Popaganda in a limited edition of 10, each signed and numbered by Ron English and Slash.
Francois Robert spent hundreds of hours to create this artwork. He purchased a human skeleton in the mid-90’s, during an auction from an old school and he called this work Stop the violence.


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PRINCESS ANNE, MD. - (Feb. 14, 2014) - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore's popular undergraduate major - Hotel and Restaurant Management - has a new name.
Department chairman Dr. Ernest Boger announced to students in early February that the program will now be known as Hospitality and Tourism Management.
"The change reflects what we actually do, what we program students for," Boger said.
The new name brings UMES in line with its peers, Boger noted, and addresses a long-standing observation by the Accreditation Commission on Programs in Hospitality Administration.
When UMES' program received the commission's formal endorsement in 2008, the organization noted its name suggested a far more limited career scope than the existing curriculum projected. Accordingly, the faculty proceeded to lay the groundwork for a name change. However, a previous administration had other priorities, Boger said. So the program stuck with nomenclature that the chairman said was applicable a half-century ago, but is viewed today by educators and professionals in the field as outdated.
"The great majority of our courses … apply to the broader industry and careers areas of hospitality and tourism," Boger said.
Indeed, recent UMES graduates in hotel restaurant management have found careers with industry stalwarts Sodexo, Aramark and Enterprise as well as the National Park Service, airlines and convention and visitors' bureaus. UMES' professional golf management degree combines an ability to play and teach competitive golf at a high level with training to manage the business aspects of a $60 billion industry, including PGA certified golf courses and their affiliated resorts.
"It's our way of embracing the entire hospitality and tourism industry," Boger said, "and recognizing the broad spectrum of opportunities for students who complete their degrees here."
UMES is Maryland's lone public college that offers a hospitality / tourism management degree. Boger believes the name change will enhance the program's reputation as "the state's academic and intellectual specialist in the field."
With state-sanctioned gaming starting to blossom across Maryland, Boger said casino operators are looking for specially trained employees and want to hire home-grown professionals. "We feel that's a niche we ready -- and prepared -- to fill," he said.
"Hotels and restaurants are what we like to call the 'physical plant' of tourism. There's so much more to the profession than bricks and mortar," Boger said.
The chairman said he's heartened by support from his dean, Dr. Ayodele Alade, Provost Ronald Nykiel and President Juliette B. Bell.
With the new name in place, Boger said the UMES faculty is exploring ways to broaden the hospitality-tourism curriculum, including development of a master's degree.

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Worse than Wild Wing, worse than Burger King, worse than the unused Blues thing. These are the worst sweaters ever, I concur 100%.
Talked at length with the manager at Pro Image and he said the Leafs 3rd is just going to be the St. Pats & we won’t see it in action til March. Shannahan lobbied for it as a full time third, but maybe Lou (still in charge at that point denied it). That’s allegedly from the Adidas rep, but whether true or not we’ll see.
I didn’t know this when my Tavares jersey arrived and was livid (not because I like the button, but rather that I was sent tampered/damaged product). So i scoured the Internet and luckily found the answer on CoolHockey’s site. As for the Sharks, despite my love of teal and black I feel like they may have really missed the boat again here. I also have strongly sour on the primary logo, not the design itself by the art style.
They are so far overdue for a nice yellow alternate. The original Winter Classic sweater should’ve stuck around!
Are the Leafs still getting a third?
As a diehard Leafs fan, I always grew up liking Marleau for some reason. When the rumours came out last year of him coming to the Leafs I almost didn’t want him because it felt wrong for him to leave San Jose. I think in time, if the Leafs are successful in winning (obviously this year or next) it’ll be seen as a Ray Bourque esque not so much “wrong” uniform, but accepted uniform. He’ll always be a Sharks legend.
What are the Leafs waiting for at this point?
First time I've seen Boston in action with the black socks. When I first heard I thought it'd be great, but I realize now how wrong I was!
Funny thing is with my age I see him as a Star.
Right uniform, wrong helmet. Anyone have any information on why the Jets did this and for how long? Just saw a clip on the Leafs intermission and was dumbfounded.
Never seen it but I kinda of love it!
It was about today being the anniversary of the announcing of the "Next 6".
This is from an official NHL video posted today, was this logo supposed to be oriented this way or is just a blunder because, well we all know the NHL.
The Kings is really wrong! I do own a Avs one, but that is also wrong!


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Inside scoop: All glass and built in the shape of a “soft triangle,” One Dalton will be the tallest residential building in Boston. It’s already set the record for the city’s priciest condo, at a cool $40 million.
Expected completion: Given that developer Boston Properties is dealing with the MBTA in this massive renovation, it’s stayed understandably mum on the projected arrival date.
Inside scoop: Built above Back Bay Station, this complex stands out from the pack thanks to its non-traditional tower design, which looks like a stack of crates or boxes.
Inside scoop: Overlooking Boston Harbor, the North End, the Financial District, the Back Bay, and the Charles River, the mixed-use project (which boasts retail, residences, and a hotel) is impressively green, with LEED-certified buildings and a net-zero-energy pedestrian public square.
Inside scoop: Yes, it’s another tall building in the Financial District, but it also promises to become the “next great public space” and will host farmers’ markets and art shows throughout the year.
Cost: The developers haven’t disclosed the cost, but let’s assume it’s more than an Acela ticket to New York.
Inside scoop: The sleek glass tower, rising up from the center of South Station—an icon atop an icon—is designed to refract light, making it look both taller and skinnier than it actually is.
Inside scoop: Echelon’s luxe three-tower complex aims to be an oasis of bustling warmth against the sterile backdrop of the Seaport. Built around a central piazza that will be filled with shops and eateries, its high-end condos—dotted with balconies and rooftop green spaces—will overlook a neighborhood in miniature.


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