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Dates announced for Trixie and Katya
News Desk, December 7th, 2021
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Legendary queens Trixie Mattel and Yekaterina Petrovna Zamolodchikova, but you can just call her Katya, can finally put road-tripping women on their resume as they head out on... Read more
Tears for Fears coming to Baltimore!
News Desk, November 19th, 2021
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Hot on the heels of the announcement of their upcoming record release -... Read more
Jo Koy coming to Baltimore!
One of the most popular comics on today's circuit, it's rather hard to... Read more
Jim Jefferies dates for your diary
News Desk, November 3rd, 2021
Regarded as one of the fastest rising stars in the comedy world, his shockingly charming style has... Read more
Dates announced for Disney On Ice: Let's Celebrate
News Desk, September 22nd, 2021
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Classic and contemporary Disney songs, an original storyline, brilliant costumes and high energy... Read more
Bill Burr coming to Baltimore!
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Never afraid to speak his mind, Bill Burr can deliver an elegant rant on just about anything. Relationships,... Read more
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Hamilton dates for your diary
News Desk, July 7th, 2021
A true cultural phenomenon, Lin-Manuel Miranda's Pulitzer Prize-winning Hamilton is changing the face of the modern musical. An exhilarating historical epic, that is equal parts Sondheim and Notorious...
Dates announced for Disney Princess - The Concert
News Desk, May 6th, 2021
Join a quartet of Disney's strongest, best loved characters for this extra special production! Disney Princess: The Concert sees four incredible female performers join forces to share songs and stories...
Dates announced for Jerry Seinfeld
News Desk, March 16th, 2020
He will always be unquestionably linked to his namesake series, but since finishing it in 1998, Jerry Seinfeld has kept extremely busy. In 2002 he starred as the subject of "Comedian", a behind-the-scenes...
Dates announced for Alicia Keys
News Desk, January 23rd, 2020
Now five years since the release of her last album (Here) Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, poet, and actress Alicia Keys returns with her recent album, 'Alicia' in 2022! In celebration...
Hairspray coming to Baltimore!
News Desk, January 15th, 2020
Broadway's award-winning creative team is bringing 1960's Baltimore to stages across North America! That's right, the feel-good musical is heading back on tour and bringing ample amounts of Hairspray with...
Mean Girls coming to Baltimore!
Tina Fey's Drama Desk award-winning Broadway musical, based on the 2004 Lindsay Lohan film, Mean Girls is out on its national tour! With a book by Fey, direction by Book of Mormon's Casey Nicholaw, music...
News Desk, December 10th, 2019
The Bachelor Live On Stage dates for your diary
News Desk, July 26th, 2019
Your favorite TV show is now giving you a new way to experience it firsthand! The Bachelor Live on Stage is making its way across the country in an exciting new way, guaranteed to be packed with all the...
Summer: The Donna Summer Musical coming to Baltimore!
News Desk, January 22nd, 2019
Get ready for some hot stuff as Summer: The Donna Summer Musical wows on tour! Documenting many of the disco icon's successive hits, including, "She Works Hard for the Money", "Hot Stuff", "Bad Girls",...
Dates announced for Dear Evan Hansen
Following its hugely successful run at Broadway's Music Box Theater, this darkly comic musical is touring across the country. The six-time Tony winner, poignant and thought-provoking production has received...


NASA Goes Live with New Hurricane Web Page
NASA has launched an Internet resource page highlighting the agency's hurricane research.
The site opens just in time for the 2005 Atlantic Ocean hurricane season, which officially runs from June 1 through Nov. 30. The information is available on the Web, at: http://www.nasa.gov/hurricane
The Web page is a compilation of data from various satellites and computer models, and it explains why and how NASA investigates hurricanes. It also covers the relationship of NASA's research focus as compared to other agencies' operational emphasis.
The site provides access to data about active hurricanes and famous past storms. Users can search by hurricane topic, such as how storms are formed; how they are measured; and how they affect land or ocean life. The multimedia section of the site features animation, satellite, video, and still images of hurricanes.
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Kenyan Alcohol Manufacturers Rebut the 15% Tax Increase
The alcohol manufacturers through their organization, Alcoholic Beverages Association of Kenya (ABAK} have disputed the 15 per cent hike on alcohol and tobacco products saying that it will derail efforts to fight down illicit brew.
Gamblers were also with a 10 per cent excise tax on the amount they bet, a move that will automatically give the government a sizeable share of the billions of shillings that Kenyans have been staking in sports betting.
ABAK chairman Mr Gordon Mutugi in a statement said that the proposal by the financial CS affects the sense of predictability in the taxation of the alcohol and beverage industry thereby leaving the players uncertain in their business plans and investments.
The CS defended the tax increase saying that the government seeks to address the fall in excise duty revenue in the 2017/2018 fiscal year.
Treasury CS Henry Rotich said that the tax increases are intended to rake in the ex-chequer Sh37 billion in additional revenue.


'A threat to public safety:' Judge upholds ex-York College student's sentence for rape
Ethan Rippey, 23, of Westminster, Maryland, had argued in a post-sentence motion that the court handed down an excessive sentence.
'A threat to public safety:' Judge upholds ex-York College student's sentence for rape Ethan Rippey, 23, of Westminster, Maryland, had argued in a post-sentence motion that the court handed down an excessive sentence. Check out this story on ydr.com: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/crime/2019/03/25/judge-upholds-prison-sentence-rape-ex-york-college-student/3245492002/
Dylan Segelbaum, York Daily Record Published 1:06 p.m. ET March 25, 2019 | Updated 1:45 p.m. ET March 25, 2019
Ethan Rippey, 23, of Westminster, Maryland, had argued in a post-sentence motion that court did not consider his rehabilitative needs and handed down an unduly excessive sentence.
A former York College student who raped a classmate in a case that a judge remarked demonstrated "cruelty on a breathtaking scale" will continue to serve 17 to 34 years in prison.
Ethan Rippey, 23, of Westminster, Maryland. (Photo: Submitted)
Common Pleas Judge Craig T. Treiblcock on Monday denied a post-sentence motion from Ethan Rippey, 23, of Westminster, Maryland, who was found guilty of rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and simple assault. He had argued that the court did not consider his rehabilitative needs and handed down an unduly excessive punishment.
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"The court has a strong concern that Mr. Rippey is a threat to public safety," Trebilcock said. "Accordingly, having considered all of these matters and factors, the court denies the defense request."
On Aug. 21, 2016, Rippey held down a woman at his home on West Jackson Street, raped her and then laughed about the attack. A forensic nurse later testified that out of 270 examinations that she'd done in her career, she documented the most injuries on the survivor.
READ: York County man wanted for rape and kidnapping, police say
Diana Spurlin, Rippey's attorney, mostly rested on the arguments that she set out in the post-sentence motion.
The law is clear that a judge can go outside the sentencing guidelines if he or she articulates the reasons and considers certain factors, Senior Deputy Prosecutor Kara Bowser said.
Trebilcock, she said, laid out the rationale for his sentence.
"It was appropriate based on all the circumstances of this case," Bowser said.
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Rippey plans to appeal his sentence and conviction to the Pennsylvania Superior Court.
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1. SAMUEL ETO'O. Without debate, the Cameroon forward is regarded as the most decorated African footballer to have ever played the game.
For us, George Weah wins the gold medal as the best Africa that has already played football – mainly because he was the only representative of the continent to take the award for best player in the world in history.
The 1995 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by George Weah. He is the first African player to win the award and the only one to date.
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In 1989, 1994 and 1995, he was also named the African Footballer of the Year, and in 1996, he was named African Player of the Century.
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Samuel Eto'o Fils is the richest footballer in Africa. He is currently one of the richest and most influential football player in Cameroon with an estimated net worth of $95 million with endorsements worth $3 M.
Analysing them has been an eye- opener. The total shows Nelson Mandela as your No. 1 Greatest African of all time, followed closely by Kwame Nkrumah, and Robert Mugabe in third place.
The 50 greatest footballers of all time
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Alfredo Di Stefano. …
Cristiano Ronaldo. …
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Lionel Messi. Messi is the top scorer in La Liga history, for the Argentine national team and for Barcelona. …
Diego Maradona. Maradona made his debut for Argentinos Juniors 10 days before his 16th birthday.
So here we give you the Top 5 best African players around the world in 2020.
Riyad Mahrez. Getty Images. …
Kalidou Koulibaly. Getty Images. …
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Getty Images. …
Mohamed Salah. Getty Images. …
Sadio Mane. Getty Images.
To date, the only African player to ever win the Ballon d'Or, Weah clinched the award in 1995—the first year that the prize was opened to non-European players. In that year, he defeated Jurgen Klinsmann—in second place—by 144 votes to 108, and would also pick up 13 votes the year afterwards.
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Ejuke is one of the fastest players in the world according to #FIFA21 ratings card and in Africa, pitched against the likes of Sadio Mane, Ismaila Sarr and Achraf Hakimi, the Nigerian is at par. The former SC Heerenveen star was tagged at 94 for Pace as was Mane, his Senegalese compatriots Sarr and Krepin Diatta.
The first black man to play international football was Andrew Watson, who earned the first of his three caps for Scotland on 12 March 1881, when he captained them in a 6–1 win away to England at The Oval in London. Born in Demerara, British Guiana (now Guyana) to an Afro-Guyanese mother and Scottish father.
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Cristiano Ronaldo – $500 million.
David Beckham – $450 million. …
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Dave Whelan – $210 million. …
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Alexandre Pato – $145 million. …
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iPad Apps Near 5,000 Mark
The number of applications in the Apple App Store for iPad has climbed to 4,870 since the launch of the device on April 3, according to the latest report from app store analytics firm Distimo.
Nine days after the release of the iPad, the Apple App Store for the device had 3,670 applications, with 2,654 applications that were only compatible with the iPad and 1,016 universal applications.
In the last two weeks the total number of applications for the iPad has grown by 32.7 percent to 4,870 on April 26. The total number of applications now available in the Apple App Store is 189,851.
The largest category of apps for the iPad is games with 1,577 titles (32%), followed by entertainment and books with 455 and 396 titles, respectively.
The majority (82%) of the 1,577 games for the iPad are paid, compared with 69 percent of the 34,181 games for the iPhone that are paid.
Along with differences in the proportion of free versus paid applications between iPad and iPhone, the average prices differ as well. On average, an application in the Apple App Store for iPhone costs $3.82, as opposed to $4.67 in the Apple App Store for iPad.
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Private Corporation Tax Proposals: "Striking a Balance" or Introducing Greater Complexity?
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Michael FriedmanEhsan Wahidie
Michael Friedman, Ehsan Wahidie
On July 18, 2017, the Department of Finance ("Finance") introduced a number of proposed technical amendments to the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the "Tax Act") specifically targeting:
Arrangements used to "sprinkle" income earned by private corporations among shareholders;
Structures employed to maximize the utilization of the lifetime capital gains exemption (the "capital gains exemption") within a family unit; and
Tax planning strategies that have the effect of converting regular or dividend income into capital gains.
The proposed technical amendments include (i) an extension of the "tax on split income" to capture "unreasonable" amounts paid to Canadian resident individuals, regardless of their age, (ii) measures aimed at severely curtailing access to the capital gains exemption, and (iii) revisions to the "surplus stripping" rules in the Tax Act (the "July Proposals").
In addition to the July Proposals, the Government also released a discussion paper (the "White Paper"), which set out a number of potential policy options for neutralizing what the Government perceives to be undue tax benefits arising from private corporations passively investing after-tax earnings rather than immediately distributing such earnings to shareholders (the "Passive Income Proposals"). The Passive Income Proposals, although only presented in conceptual form, call for materially heightened taxation of passive income earned by private corporations.
The release of the White Paper and the July Proposals was followed by a 75 day consultation period, during which the tax community and other stakeholders were invited to submit comments to the Government. By October 2, 2017, over 21,000 submissions were made to the Government from a broad array of industry groups, professional organizations, and private interests. Many detailed and thoughtful analyses were submitted to Finance, including a lengthy submission made by the Joint Committee of the Canadian Bar Association and CPA Canada.
This week, Finance released three responses to the submissions received during the consultation period. On October 16 and 19, 2017, Finance addressed several of the concerns raised in respect of the July Proposals. On October 18, 2017, Finance released amended policy options to address what the Government continues to perceive to be deficiencies in the taxation of passive income earned by private corporations.
The October Announcements (A Play in 3 Acts)
Act I: A Partial Retreat
On October 16, 2017, Finance announced its intention to lower the federal small business tax rate from 10.5% to 9% over the next 14 months.
In addition, citing potential unintended consequences associated with the July Proposals, Finance announced that it will not be moving forward with proposed measures to limit access to the capital gains exemption.
Finally, Finance confirmed its intention to extend the tax on split income, while indicating its preference for any amended legislation not to impact businesses to which there are clear and meaningful "contributions" made by spouses, children and other family members. However, Finance did not elaborate on how the July Proposals would be modified to more effectively accommodate and recognize contributions made by family members to private corporations.
Act II: Revised Passive Income Proposals
On October 18, 2017, Finance released revised policy options for reforming the taxation of passive income earned by private corporations (the "New Proposals").
The New Proposals do not provide additional clarity on the technical elements of the legislation that will enact the Passive Income Proposals. However, Finance did announce that the first $50,000 of passive income earned by a private corporation each year will not be subject to the heightened level of taxation contemplated by the Passive Income Proposals. Finance indicated that the new $50,000 "safe harbour" is aimed at allowing private corporations to earn a 5% "nominal" return on an acceptable level of passive investments without being subject to the new tax regime.
The New Proposals were accompanied by an assurance from Finance that any new rules would only apply on a "go-forward basis" (i.e., investments already made by private corporations, including future income earned from such investments, will not be affected by the rules that are ultimately enacted into law).
Finance has indicated that draft legislation to implement the revised Passive Income Proposals will be released as part of the 2018 federal Budget (which will likely be tabled in March or April of 2018). Given that Finance has stressed that the revised Passive Income Proposals will "only apply on a go-forward basis", one might be inclined to infer that investments made prior to the tabling of Budget 2018 will not be subject to the new taxation measures. However, the New Proposals are not entirely clear in this regard.
Act III: Further Backtracking
On October 19, 2017, Finance announced that, in light of several unintended consequences of the July Proposals identified during the consultation period, the Government will not be moving forward with the elements of the July Proposals relating to the conversion of income into capital gains.
While the reduction of the small business tax rate, the decision not to move forward with proposed amendments relating to the capital gains exemption and the conversion of income into capital gains, and the recognition that earnings may be retained by a private corporation for non-tax reasons are all positive developments, the New Proposals nevertheless introduce further complexity, and potentially distortive economic effects, into a set of contemplated legislative changes that are already burdened by several challenges.
The New Proposals give rise to several additional concerns beyond those that were associated with the initial Passive Income Proposals.
How is Passive Income to be Recognized under the New Proposals?
The New Proposals appear to be predicated on the notion that investment returns are predictable and are earned on a consistent basis in each taxation year (such as interest earned on amounts deposited in a bank account). However, many investments do not have a fixed rate of return, and returns earned on investments may not be realized until future periods.
The assumptions implicit in the New Proposals raise a number of practical issues. For instance, the New Proposals do not appear to address whether the unused portion of the proposed $50,000 "safe harbour" in any year may be carried forward or back so that a corporation that earns the same amount of passive income each year will be treated the same as a corporation that earns nil passive income in one year, $150,000 of passive income in the next year, and nil passive income in the third year. Similarly, where a corporation earns passive income in certain years, and incurs losses on investments in subsequent years, it is unclear how recognition of such losses will be integrated into the contemplated legislative amendments.
The New Proposals also do not provide any guidance as to how the realization of gains, that may have accrued over several years, will be taxed.
Will the New Proposals Create Unintended Economic Distortions?
Absent express policy motivations to the contrary, it is generally accepted that tax measures should not divert a taxpayer's resources from their perceived highest and best use.
Unfortunately, the New Proposals appear to create an unintended bias in favour of fixed income investments (with a predictable, yet limited, return) over equity investments.
Potential returns on equity investments are naturally higher in recognition of the risks associated with such investments. Yet, if a portion of the returns on equity investments (which cannot be predicted in advance) may be subject to a heightened level of taxation under the Passive Income Proposals, an unintended incentive favouring fixed income investments may be created, which will be economically inefficient.
Will the "Safe Harbour" be Inflation Adjusted?
The New Proposals carve-out the first $50,000 of passive earnings from the ambit of the new taxation measures.
Finance has reported that the $50,000 income threshold is predicated on a 5% "nominal" rate of return on an acceptable $1,000,000 investment base. However, the chosen $50,000 threshold is based on a nominal rate of return that has been formulated in the context of an historically low inflationary environment.
Rates of return naturally have two components: (i) a return for the use of funds, and (ii) a return to offset inflation that arises during the period of the investment. In simplified terms, the "real" return on an investment is equal to the stated rate of return less the applicable rate of inflation.
If inflation rates were to materially increase, a 5% nominal rate of return would not allow private corporations to earn any substantive returns on their investments. In fact, if inflation rates increase to 5%, private corporations will not be permitted to make investments that generate any "real" returns without triggering the heightened taxation of the resulting passive income.
Will the Additional Tax Revenue Generated by the New Proposals Outweigh the Added Administrative Costs of Compliance?
The New Proposals will introduce additional administrative reporting and record keeping burdens on small businesses. With the range of taxpayers that may be subject to the heightened tax under the New Proposals reportedly having been narrowed, it will be instructive to compare the anticipated tax revenue emanating from the enactment of the contemplated proposals with the added administrative costs that will be imposed on all private corporations that must comply with the new rules. To date, the Government has not released projections of the anticipated tax revenue to be generated by the contemplated legislative amendments.
We are pleased that Finance has retreated from, or revised what were, problematic proposals; however, any further proposals or legislative amendments will continue to require significant scrutiny to ensure that they conform with sound policy objectives, and do not add unnecessary complexity to the Canadian tax landscape.
by Michael Friedman, Jonathan Bright and Ehsan Wahidie


UN-brokered ceasefire agreed in south Tripoli militia fighting
UNSMIL brokered a ceasefire today between militias taking part in fighting in south Tripoli (Photo: UNSMIL).
Frankfurt, 4 September 2018:
Ghassan Salame, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and UNSMIL head, facilitated a ceasefire agreement between Tripoli's fighting militias at a meeting held in the city of Zawia today. Two militia coalitions have been fighting in the southern suburbs of Tripoli since 26 August.
The agreement – signed by representatives of the Government of National Accord, military commanders, security apparatuses and armed groups present in and around the Capital – comprises an immediate cessation of hostilities and a mechanism to monitor infractions. Upon signing the agreement, the parties committed to:
Cease all hostilities;
Halt any further hostile movement that would hamper implementation of the ceasefire;
Ensure civilians are not put at risk and human rights are respected as stipulated by national and international laws;
Protect all private and public properties;
Ensure the reopening of Mitiga airport as well as all roads in and out of the capital;
Refrain from taking any action that may lead to armed confrontation including all movement of forces, ammunition resupply, or any other action that could be viewed as generating tensions;
Ensure that all groups under their command shall observe this Agreement.
UNSMIL said that it will also reach out to other parties who had expressed interest in joining the ceasefire but were unable to attend. It also committed to continue facilitations to strengthen the ceasefire and discuss the appropriate security arrangements in the capital. It gave no details of these much promised and illusive ''security arrangements'' that are part of the Skhirat Libyan Political Agreement (LPA) of 2015
UNSMIL said that Salame will continue to offer good offices and work with all parties to reach a lasting political agreement acceptable to all to avoid further loss of lives and for the benefit of the people of Libya.
Meanwhile, there were reports of ongoing fighting in the southern Tripoli suburbs of Khalat al-Furjan, Wadi Rabea, and Airport Road. Both sides were reporting advances and inflicting damage on the opponent.
What is not in dispute, is that the Tripoli-based forces have now stemmed the advance of the Tarhuna forces who were threatening to occupy Tripoli 48-72 hours ago.
Meanwhile, the Faiez Serraj-led Presidency Council and Government of National Accord (PC/GNA) formed a 13-member Emergency and Crisis Committee, headed by Serraj himself, which will ''follow-up operations and put in place needed (security) measures''. It will sit in permanent session until stability is returned to Tripoli, the decree (1269/2018) stated.
Serraj also passed a decree (122) today, in his role as the Supreme Commander of the (Tripoli-based) Libya Army, creating a 9-member Joint Operations Room tasked with ''proposals to deter ay attacks on Tripoli''.
The Tripoli-based Ministry of Interior, aligned to Faiez Serraj, today assured citizens that ''security conditions in the capital were constantly improving after the activation of security checkpoints and security positions''.
It also added that it is ''in the process of mandating a number of its security agencies to fill this (security) void, and until these arrangements are carried out'', it ''alerts citizens to move away from the areas of clashes and to reduce their movement within these areas where there are no security agents inside''.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM), meanwhile, reported that ''Due to clashes between armed groups in southern Tripoli since 27 August at least 1,834 households (approximately 9,221 individuals) have been displaced to Bani Walid, Tarhuna and other areas in Tripoli, including 663 families displaced in the last 24 hours. Displaced households originate mostly from conflict-affected neighborhoods in Southern Tripoli, including Ain Zara, Salah Eddin, Qasr Ben Gashir, Ben Aoun and Khallat Al Furjan''.
Reports that the vacant US embassy compound was struck by a missile were refuted by the embassy today, as smoke was seen billowing from an adjacent property.
Mitiga airport was still closed tonight.
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TRAINING BAND
Hesketh Bank Silver Band
Welcome to Hesketh Bank Silver Band's website. This website contains all the information you may need to know about the band.
We are a non-contesting village band that believes the enjoyment of music is paramount. The band plays a wide range of music from traditional marches and hymns through to jazz and modern compositions. We also have a Facebook Page and a Twitter Feed. These are used for up to the minute announcements. Links to both can be found in our contacts section. The band is also currently raising funds to support our training band. You can help by making a donation at JustGiving. More details can be found on our Training Band Page.
The band is available for weddings, parties, summer fairs and other occasions. For further details please contact the band secretary.
Hesketh Bank Silver Band has a long history, dating back as far as 1895. It was initially established as a temperance band, providing an alternative to the consumption of alcohol as a means of entertainment. The band has been through a number of ups and downs over the years and is currently in a strong position with an excess of players. In recent years our training band has been re-established. A number of players have already progressed to the main band and many more are in the pipeline. This will hopefully ensure the band will still be around in 2095. Hesketh Bank Silver Band plays a wide range of music from traditional marches and hymns through to jazz and modern compositions. You will find all the information you will need about the band, where we are performing, vacancies, etc. The band is available for weddings, parties, summer fayres and other occasions. For further details please contact the band secretary.
Help us raise funds for our training band by JustGiving.
Tunes in our library.
Performances each year.
OUR TRAINING BAND
Many bands operate training bands but here at Hesketh Bank Silver Band we think we offer something different. To start, we do not charge. We believe that learning to play a musical instrument should not depend on the ability to pay. We can provide an instrument on a free loan basis if you do not have one or until you decide you want to buy your own. This avoids the costly mistake of purchasing an instrument and then 6 months later deciding it's not for you!
The aim of the band is to teach new players of any age how to play a brass instrument and be part of a band. This helps ensure the long tradition of brass banding in West Lancashire can continue into the future. As players progress they can move on to the main band. In the last 2 years at least 4 players have progressed from the training band to become established members of the main band.
The band is open to all regardless of age or ability. Currently we have members from the age of 6 all the way up to the late 50s. The training band meets every Thursday at 6.30pm at the band room and sessions last around an hour. If you do not wish to learn to play but would like to support our training band then you can do so by donating a small gift via our JustGivingPage
For further information contact Alan on 07788947936 or email heskethbanksilverband@gmail.com
The Harry Bentham Memorial Trophy
This trophy is awarded in memory of Harry Bentham, a brass banding legend and musical director of Hesketh Bank Silver Band. Regarded by many, including Richard Evans, as, 'an icon of the banding movement' he enjoyed a remarkable musical career.
He began playing with Coppull Band at only 8 years old, and by the age of 14 he was Principal Cornet. In his heyday he played at the top level with various bands, winning the coveted Grand Shield, broadcasting regularly on the B.B.C. and played under the baton of the late Harry Mortimer.
Harry's conducting career began in 1951, winning many prizes with bands at all levels and was a much-loved teacher and mentor to countless young players, some becoming well-respected professional musicians. Harry took over the baton at Hesketh Bank in 1980 and became a firm favourite with audiences far and wide, presenting a wide selection of music at the band's concerts.
One of the finest moments in Harry's career came in 1985 when he conducted Hesketh Bank as they won the National Brass Band Finals at London's Royal Albert Hall.
Harry told friends that he had enjoyed the time he spent at Hesketh Bank over the years and he felt that they were like a family to him.
The trophy is awarded for outstanding performance. The winner is chosen by a secret ballot of the playing members of the band. It is awarded to the player they believe has made an outstanding contribution to the band during the year.
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Rachel Cummings 2012
Harry Ballantyne 2013
Rachel Cummings and Dave Davis 2014
Michael and Thomas Ascroft 2015
Jack Mears 2018
Hesketh Bank Silver Band was formed in 1895 as a temperance band. Members of the village joined along with members of their family. The original instruments were bought from the neighbouring band in the village of Banks for only four pounds (less than the cost of one hymn book today). The band's original drum survives in the band room.
After the war the band changed to silver-plated instruments and subsequently changed to its current name; Hesketh Bank Silver Band.
The 1950's saw the dissolving of the band as many players were called up for National Service, however, in the 1960's, under the direction of J.H. Hughes, the band regrouped and soon were known as the 'band to beat' in the local area. Following many successful years, the band appointed Harry Bentham as Musical Director. Under Mr Bentham the band saw great success, with an outstanding performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and became National Champions in 1985. Through the efforts of its players and the committee the band continue to play a wide variety of concerts, walking days, village fetes and charity events.
A friendly band that is open to any player regardless of age or ability. If you are an experienced player looking for a change, a novice looking to learn how to play or you haven't played for a number of years then this is the band for you.
Extensive studies have shown that children display long-term positive results from playing musical instruments. The benefits of music have been proven more effective in strengthening abstract reasoning skills in younger and older children than does teaching them computers skills.
A band that is available for weddings, garden parties and any other event you could imagine. We offfer very reasonable rates and special discounts for charities and community organisations.
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5 May Plough Sunday Hornby Farm Guide Road 10.30am
2 June Heskin Steam Rally Malt Kiln Farm, Tincklers Lane, Eccleston, PR7 5QC 1.30pm
8 June Tarleton Walking Day Holy Trinity School Field 1.30pm
9 June Hesketh Bank Walking Day Christian Centre, Moss Lane 1.00pm
16 June Merebrow Walking Day Huntapac 1.30pm TBC
22 June Tarleton Rose Queen Holy Trinity School (TBC) 12.45pm
30 June Banks Walking Day Banks Methodist Church 2pm
6 July Classic and Proms Rufford St Mary's Church 7.30pm
13 July Churchtown Fair United Reformed Church, Churchtown 1pm TBC
21 July Old Church Sunday All Saints Church 10am
11 August Wedding Nr Edgerton TBC
25 August Concert in the Park Botanic Gardens, Southport 1.45pm
10 November Remembrance Sunday Booths 10.15am
1 Decemeber Lights of Love for Queens Court Hospice Ormskirk Parish Church 3.45pm
7 December Christmas Concert Tarleton Bowling Club 7.30pm
22 December Carol Service All Saints Church 6.30pm
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Band Secretary- Alan Cummings
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Main Band 8.00 pm to 10.00 pm
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Tiger Woods and EA Sports' video game partnership has drawn to a close after a decade and a half, EA revealed today. There will be no more Tiger Woods PGA Tour games.
"EA SPORTS and Tiger Woods have also made a mutual decision to end our partnership, which includes Tiger's named PGA TOUR golf game," EA said. We've always been big fans of Tiger and we wish him continued success in all his future endeavors."
There have been 16 Tiger Woods PGA Tour games since Woods and EA partnered up in the mid-nineties. The partnership endured Woods' infidelity scandal in 2009 and his subsequent hiatus from golf. Many sponsors distanced themselves from the golfer during this period but EA was conspicuously supportive of their cover athlete.
"Our relationship with Tiger has always been rooted in golf. We didn't form a relationship with him so that he could act as an arm's length endorser," said Peter Moore, then the president of EA Sports, back in 2010. "Far from it. We chose to partner with Tiger in 1997 because we saw him as the world's best, most talented and exciting golfer. We struck that partnership with the assumption that he would remain near or at the top of his sport for years to come."
"By his own admission, he's made some mistakes off the course. But regardless of what's happening in his personal life, and regardless of his decision to take a personal leave from the sport, Tiger Woods is still one of the greatest athletes in history."
EA didn't explain the reasons for ending the partnership today. Maybe they simply felt putting his name on their games wasn't worth the licensing fees anymore. Though he's still the most recognizable golfer in the world, he's far from the unstoppable behemoth he once was. Perhaps EA felt that, with a new CEO at their helm and a new generation of gaming on the way, now was the time to make a clean break with Woods. It did seem like they were slowly phasing him over the past few years by partnering him with other athletes on the game covers.
ESPN reports that Woods' agent is currently negotiating with another company regarding the golfer's video game rights. They don't mention the name of said company but it seems likely that it's 2K Sports, EA's main competition in that genre. EA's had a stranglehold over golf games for years but Tiger's name could give 2K the foothold they need to challenge their reign.
EA isn't done with golf games, either. They still have an exclusive agreement to create PGA Tour games. You just won't see Tiger Woods on the cover or in the games, though.
"EA SPORTS golf fans have always loved authentic courses and players, but they've also asked for more choice and customization in how and where they play. We're working on a new approach to deliver the best golf experience to our fans — we think you'll love it, and so we're excited to share the first screenshot of our next generation golf game currently in development."
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Donald Trump and Rep. Maxine Waters actually agree on something: Facebook's cryptocurrency is a bad idea
By Leo Jakobson / July 11, 2019 /
Facebook is so powerful it can even make President Donald Trump agree with Rep. Maxine Waters, the liberal House Democrat from California's 43rd district, near Los Angeles.
Trump called out bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies on Twitter this evening, saying that he is "not a fan of Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies, which are not money, and whose value is highly volatile and based on thin air."
Calling the U.S. dollar the only "real currency in the USA," Trump said the greenback is "stronger than ever, both dependable and reliable. It is by far the most dominant currency anywhere in the World, and it will always stay that way."
He added that cryptocurrencies "can facilitate unlawful behavior, including drug trade and other illegal activity."
But his real target was Facebook, which raised a chorus of disapproval and alarm from elected officials and regulators around the world when it announced it had put together a coalition to create a stablecoin—Libra—that could be used for financial transactions by the 2.7 billion people on Facebook and its WhatsApp messaging service.
This put Trump on the same page—for once—as Waters, who chairs the House Financial Services committee. Waters immediately slammed the Libra announcement on June 18, railing against Facebook for deceiving consumers and ignoring their privacy. She demanded that the company and Libra Association colleagues like Visa, PayPal, and Uber stop work on their cryptocurrency project until hearings can be held.
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell added his voice to that call in hearings Wednesday before Waters' committee, arguing that "Libra raises many serious concerns regarding privacy, money laundering, consumer protection and financial stability." Until those are addressed, he added, the project should not be allowed to go forward, he added.
Many other many politicians and central bankers from around the world have expressed similar concerns. Among the first was French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, who warned, "it is out of the question that [Libra] becomes a sovereign currency," on June 18.
Unlike Waters and Powell, Trump was derisive, predicting "Facebook Libra's 'virtual currency' will have little standing or dependability."
He added that if the social media giant wants to start offering banking services, it "must seek a new Banking Charter and become subject to all Banking Regulations, just like other Banks, both National and International."
Facebook has made fairly clear that it hopes to go beyond just payments. David Marcus, who leads Facebook's new Calibra wallet division, told CNBC on June 18 that the company hopes to offer other bank financial services like consumer loans. "If the network is successful, it will be a big opportunity for us to provide lending to all these consumers," said Marcus.
Cryptocurrency proponents, for their part, replied with the cryptoverse's usual respect for authority. Bitcoin booster Jimmy Song tweeted, "Thankfully, Bitcoin doesn't care what you think, even if you're really powerful."
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Minimum 2-Year Outcomes of Hip Arthroscopic Surgery in Patients With Acetabular Overcoverage and Profunda Acetabulae Compared With Matched Controls With Normal Acetabular Coverage.
Abstract: Advancements in instrumentation and techniques have extended the scope of hip arthroscopic surgery to treat complex osseous deformities that were previously best addressed with an open approach. Global pincer-type femoroacetabular impingement is an example of an abnormality requiring osseous correction with a technically challenging access point.
Methods: Data were collected on all patients undergoing hip arthroscopic surgery during the study period from April 2008 to April 2013. All patients who had undergone hip arthroscopic surgery for symptomatic labral tears not responsive to a minimum of 3 months of physical therapy with both an LCEA >40° and profunda acetabulae, as defined by the ilioischial line lateral to the medial border of the teardrop, and without a history of hip surgery or hip conditions were included


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The McLaren 720S delivers blistering performance, comfort, cutting-edge technology, and head-turning looks
At approach, the McLaren 720S is a car that appears to move even when it's standing still. Silently cutting through the air in anticipation of the drive, carrying an aggressive stance with wind tunnel sculpted body lines and massive air intakes, it's a car that begs to be driven.
Pop open the door with the handle integrated into the backside of the air duct and the hydraulic dihedral doors open to expose a leather lined carbon fiber constructed cockpit. Once you enter and lock down the door, you're transported to the inside of a fighter jet. Everything has its place, its purpose. The controls are all centered around the driver, placed with intent to improve the driving experience and make them feel one with the machine. The full LED instrument cluster in front of you allows you to see as much or as little information as you would like, including a folding F1 style racing display that is automatically engaged in the race mode dynamic setup.
Front and center in the car you will find a larger display for not only the infotainment system but also some track day toys, including a Variable Drift Mode, more on that later. The UX interface provides an intuitive feel and touch with both analog and digital inputs. The start button, decked out in missile control red is directly below the large display and right above the launch control, which primes the turbos during a takeoff. The start button fires up a 4.0 L twin-turbocharged V8 power plant that produces 710bhp and 585-foot-pounds of torque. At idle the short dual exhaust mounted dead center in the rear sounds deep and throaty, yet unassuming.
That all changes once you get onto some open road and add a little weight to the peddle — the 720S skyrockets from 0-62mph in mind-numbing 2.9 seconds, and up to 124 mph in just 7.8 seconds. That's hypercar fast, beating out seven-figure cars like the Porsche Spyder 918 and La Ferrari in a package that is just under $300,000.
All that power is being managed with McLaren's Proactive Chassis Control II, a culmination of five years of research at the University of Cambridge. The stability control package also includes the previously mentioned Variable Drift Mode, which allows the driver, depending on their desire for adrenalin, to manipulate the stability control to drift the car safely. The 720S is an absolute blast to drive gliding along with endless amounts of power even at lower RPMs. It is a car that makes a driver feel much more skilled than they are, which makes it endlessly enjoyable, don't ever forget who's really in control.
Powerful engines and clever suspensions might all have been things you expected to hear about, but the biggest surprise about the McLaren 720S is how practical it is when stacks against its competition. Not only is it beautiful to look at, but has to cold air in the dead of summer, comfortable seats for long drives and can fit more than an overnight bag. Space was the biggest surprise; it almost seemed endless for a car in this class, a larger than average boot, shelf behind the drive for things like briefcases, and even a center console with cup holder and space for odds and ends.
With a car with so much going for it, it's no wonder the wait list is over three years long. The McLaren racing spirit is alive and well in their production cars, and the 720S is a shining example.
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Old Mill Road Recording, a new state-of-the-art destination recording studio housed in the Gristmill of East Arlington, Vermont, opened its doors at the weekend.
The control room, live room, and isolation booth have been designed and tuned by architectural acoustic designer Francis Manzella.
The studio has top of the line equipment, including a 48 channel SSL Duality mixing console, Yamaha C7 Grand Piano, and Griffin Speakers, and offers breathtaking river views in the heart of the Green Mountains of Vermont. It is available for recording and mixing local talent, advertising work (jingles/commercials), post-production work (digital media/ TV/film), and as a destination studio for recording artists.
Old Mill Road Recording, located just three hours from New York and Boston, also offers customised packages for creatives that can include a full range of additional service amenities, such as lodging, video services, indoor and outdoor event spaces, and food services, among others.
In-house Grammy Award winning engineer, Benjamin J. Arrindell has over 30 years of experience recording and mixing for notable artists such as Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, Mary J. Blige, Janet Jackson, Busta Rhymes, and more. Founder and in-house producer Joshua Sherman on the other hand has produced dozens of tracks featuring some of the biggest Broadway stars.
"Over the years, Ben and I worked in many of NYC's biggest studios. We dreamed of creating something different – a luxurious and inviting space that would allow artists to relax, rejuvenate and record without the pressures associated with recording in the city," said Sherman. "That dream is now a reality, right here in East Arlington, Vermont."
Fran Manzella added, "We were able to help Josh and Ben realise their vision of a truly inspiring music recording environment in an absolutely beautiful location. Offering world class acoustics and equipment, I'm sure artists from all genres will enjoy the experience of recording at Old Mill Road Recording."
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The Build Back Better Act worth $1.75 trillion proposes additional tex credit for electric vehicles made by union workers within the US.Canada and Mexico are vehemently opposed to this and say it is against the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
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The Joe Biden administration has been pushing for electric vehicles to be manufactured in the United States and the Build Back Better Act worth $1.75 trillion has a provision according to which there would be tax credit on EVs made in the country by union workers. Canada and Mexico, however, have made their respective angst known loud and clear at what is being termed by many in these two countries as a 'discriminatory' move.
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A buyer in the US can look forward to tax credit of up to $7,500 if purchasing an EV. But if the same EV has been union-made within US borders, there is also an additional tax credit worth $4,500. While the idea is to both popularize EVs among US buyers as well as ensure that the EV movement generates more and more jobs for Americans, Canada and Mexico aren't too pleased and cite trade agreements with the US.
Canada's Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, in a letter to US senators, stated that Ottawa is 'deeply concerned' by the EV tax credit that has been proposed in the Build Back Better Act. The letter said that this move violets the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement and is being seen as a major threat to the Canadian automotive industry. (Read more here)
While Canada has cleared that it will take retaliatory action if the proposal is passed, Mexico too is digging in heels for a confrontation. "This bill is not consistent with the US obligations under the TMC and the rules of World Trade Organization. We would apply trade reprisals," said Tatiana Clouthier, Mexico's Secretary of the Economy. Several American and European car makers have factories in Mexico and there is mounting concern that EVs manufactured here would lose ground against EVs manufactured by unions within the US. (Read more here)
And it isn't as if non-union auto brands are happy either. The likes of Toyota and Tesla have already made their views clear about the proposals in the bill.
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We were looking at a map of North American petroleum pipelines yesterday and it depicted a massive intricately woven tapestry of gathering and transmission pipelines. We were astounded at the sheer number of pipelines and the complexity of the network. Of course the majority of them are buried and therefore out of sight, so unless you are looking at a map of them such as we were, you would never know that there are so many.
The first of these pipelines were built over 100 years ago. The majority of the pipelines that we see in the map today are over 50 years old and also predate the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). These lines were placed and their locations mapped using survey equipment and the survey datum prevalent in the day was NAD 27. This survey datum is still used today and, in fact, the map we were viewing today used NAD 27 as the reference datum. Considering that the survey equipment used at the time to establish this datum was replaced in later years by more precise equipment, the datum was refined in 1983 to establish the new NAD 83 datum. In Texas, for example, the difference in the datum produces a horizontal shift of 22 meters at the eastern border to about 52 meters at the western border. By itself, this change in datum introduces some errors, but as long as we know which datum and geoid were used, we can do a transformation to ensure that we are positionally correct. Of a more serious nature and one where we cannot do a simple transformation to correct the data is related to how the GIS data was created.
Even as late as the 1980's, Geographic Information Systems were still in their infancy and almost all records that were created in GIS systems were manually entered based on historical information from plans and paper maps. Even today, there are many firms that still interpret what they are provided on paper and manually enter the features by "eyeballing" this into the corporate GIS. The result anywhere from fairly minor inaccuracies of several feet to gross errors of hundreds of feet or more. All too often these errors, even the gross ones, go unnoticed for years. These geospatial errors continue to exist for two reasons; the continued use of paper resulting in manual data entry into GIS applications, and the inability of personnel in the field to visualize the GIS information so that they can verify the accuracy of the GIS data. Newly developed data collection tools can provide the necessary visualization and communication channel between the GIS Department and Field Operations to eliminate these errors. At some State DOT's, in recognition of the source and accuracy of the records, they define GIS as an acronym for "Get It Surveyed". Creating accurate records is precisely what State Department of Transportation professionals and professionals in other industries are working on.
At ProStar we are working with industry to make our world a safer place to live and work in. We do this by providing solutions to allow our clients to precisely record and easily visualize the location of infrastructure that we otherwise cannot see. We do this by integrating cloud, GPS, EM Locate tool, and Laser Range Finder technologies into easy to use software applications that enable users to capture, register, and share the nature and exact location of buried assets.
ProStar has developed two closely integrated and complementary products, a desktop application called Transparent Earth® that is offered on the cloud and used to manage and display the data, and PointMan®, a mobile data collection and display application. Transparent Earth provides the ability to communicate and share data in real time with internal corporate and external business systems such as GIS and CAD applications in addition to being fully integrated with our PointMan mobile data collection app. Any data imported by Transparent Earth can be displayed on the map, searched for, sorted, filtered, and shared. PointMan is also able to export data to external systems, and it is capable of working completely offline and syncing when a cellular or WiFi network is available. PointMan can be run on any Android or iOS device and can be coupled via Bluetooth to a GPS receiver to allow the user to capture and record Survey Grade data in real time.
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Stage one of Echuca's $5M riverfront redevelopment almost complete
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REDEVELOPMENT of Echuca's old kiosk is 90 per cent complete.
The project is part of stage one of the multi-million dollar riverfront project with the end result expected to improve acceptability and the visual appearance of the area.
Meanwhile, tender for stage two of the project is expected to be announced soon.
By early next year Echuca is expected to have a new riverfront - an area to enjoy the natural surroundings of the river, while supporting access to commercial houseboats and paddlesteamers, and providing universal access across the riverfront and precinct.
Once the kiosk is built the building will continue to be fenced and when stage two works start, the entire site will be fenced, so the kiosk itself won't be operational until the whole project is completed.
But council can start the leasing process during stage two works so that the site is opened, the the kiosk will be ready for operations.
The $5 million project has been jointly funded with the Federal Government contributing $2.6 million, Victorian Government $1.3 million and council $1 million.
Council said commercial boat operators would continue to operate from the site until stage two construction starts with alternate mooring locations agreed to ''support all boat business operations during the works''.
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MEMBER for Murray Plains Peter Walsh is encouraging local not-for-profit groups to apply for grants of up to $15,000 under the ANZ Seeds of Renewal Program.
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One grand jury declined to indict DeLay
A grand jury in Texas declined to indict former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay and two of his associates last week before another grand jury indicted them on money laundering charges.
"We have inquired carefully into the case" and "failed to find a bill of indictment against him," the grand jury said. A judge then issued an order of "no-bill" for DeLay and his associates Jim Ellis and John Colyandro.
Copies of the no-bill do not contain the alleged charges or offense dates, according to the Travis County district clerk's office.
DeLay, Ellis and Colyandro were indicted last week by a grand jury on a charge of criminal conspiracy to violate election laws. The indictment forced DeLay to step down as majority leader pending the outcome of the case.
Evidence was then heard by the grand jury that didn't indict. A third grand jury brought the money laundering charges Monday.
DeLay attorney sought dismissal
Dick DeGuerin, attorney for DeLay, sought to have the original conspiracy charge dismissed Monday by arguing in a court filing that the indictment was based on a law that the Legislature changed in 2003.
The indictment alleges that the illegal acts date to 2002. On the same day, a new Travis County grand jury brought an indictment against DeLay that included one count of conspiracy to launder money and one count of money laundering.
DeGuerin said Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle learned of his plan and went to a third grand jury to get the money laundering charges. DeGuerin accused Earle of "trying to patch up a terrible blunder he made last week for indicting Mr. DeLay for something that wasn't a crime."
But Earle said in a statement released late Tuesday that issues had arisen so he went to the second grand jury.
"Out of an abundance of caution because of the passage of time, the district attorney's office presented some evidence of those allegations to another grand jury. That grand jury declined to indict on the last day of its regular term," on Sept. 28, Earle's statement said.
Earle said prosecutors found new evidence over the weekend and presented it to the third grand jury on Monday, leading to the new indictment on money laundering charges.
Earle did not release any details about the new evidence Tuesday.
New charges are heavier
The newest charges are more severe, carrying up to five years' probation or up to life in prison. The possible penalty for a conspiracy conviction is up to two years in state jail.
DeGuerin said he believes the new indictment replaces the first. But Earle said prosecutors would press ahead with all three charges, and the final decision would be resolved by a judge.
The money laundering indictment claims DeLay's political committee, Texans for a Republican Majority, accepted corporate contributions and then sent $190,000 to the Republican National Committee with a list of seven Texas state House candidates that should receive contributions. The committee then allegedly issued checks to the candidates for a total of $190,000.
Prosecutors have argued that was a violation of the state's ban on the use of corporate money in local election campaigns.
They allege DeLay, Colyandro and Ellis hatched a campaign-finance scheme to boost Republicans to victory in state House races in 2002. The GOP won a majority in the House that year and took control of the chamber in January 2003 for the first time in 130 years. The Republican-controlled Legislature then passed a GOP-leaning congressional redistricting plan brokered by DeLay that put more Republicans in Congress.


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FRIDAY, March 20, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- While most white people who develop skin cancer are older men, the reverse is true in Asian and Hispanic populations, a new study suggests.
Researchers contend that shifting preferences for tanning among Asians and Hispanics in the United States -- along with the belief that their darker skin protects them from the sun's harmful rays -- may be contributing to rising skin cancer rates in both groups.
"I think the main point we were trying to bring home is that ethnic skin is not really thought of as at risk for skin cancer, but all ethnicities need to be mindful and diligent about getting their skin checked and protecting themselves from the sun," said study author Dr. Arisa Ortiz, an assistant clinical professor of dermatology at University of California, San Diego (UCSD).
The study is to be presented Friday at the American Academy of Dermatology's annual meeting in San Francisco. Research presented at scientific conferences typically has not been published or peer-reviewed, and results are considered preliminary.
More than 3.5 million cases of non-melanoma skin cancers are diagnosed in the United States each year, making it the most commonly diagnosed malignancy, according to the American Cancer Society.
Called non-melanomas to distinguish them from melanoma (a more aggressive and deadly type of skin cancer), these cancers develop on sun-exposed skin on the face, ears, neck, lips and back of the hands. They rarely spread to other areas of the body, and treatment typically involves removing the lesion.
Reviewing more than 4,000 cases of non-melanoma skin cancers in white, Hispanic and Asian patients who underwent a specific type of surgical removal of those cancers, Ortiz and her colleagues found that 96 percent of cases occurred in whites. Of those patients, 64 percent were men with an average age of 66.
But in Asians and Hispanics, these ratios were reversed, with about two-thirds of skin cancers occurring in women. Hispanic women were an average age of 62; Asian women were an average age of 70.
Because Hispanic and Asian populations in the United States are steadily increasing, the study authors had wanted to analyze skin cancer incidence in these groups. Hispanics, in particular, are the fastest-growing population in the United States, with a 43 percent rise in their numbers between 2000 and 2010, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation.
Asian cultures traditionally valued fair skin as a beauty standard, Ortiz said, but values may have shifted among immigrants' children and grandchildren to favor the U.S. preference for tanning.
Also, Asians and Hispanics may wrongly believe their darker skin protects them from skin cancer, she said. In fact, the rate of melanoma -- far more deadly than non-melanoma skin cancers -- rose 19 percent among Hispanics over the past two decades, according to a 2013 study in the journal JAMA Dermatology.
"It does protect them to some degree, but obviously we're seeing an increased risk, so they're not immune," said Ortiz, also director of laser and cosmetic dermatology at UCSD.
Dr. Maritza Perez, senior vice president of the Skin Cancer Foundation, agreed with Ortiz that non-melanoma skin cancers can present health problems far more pressing than just cosmetic concerns. Squamous cell carcinoma, one of the two types of non-melanoma skin cancers, can spread to other body parts and prove fatal, the experts said.
If non-melanoma skin cancers are left untreated, they can also invade tissues deeply enough to cause speaking or vision problems if located near the mouth or eyes, for example.
"It's important for all physicians, particularly dermatologists, to be trained and knowledgeable of different populations and how they're affected by different cancers," Perez said.
SOURCES: Arisa Ortiz, M.D., assistant clinical professor, dermatology, and director, laser and cosmetic dermatology, University of California, San Diego; Maritza Perez, M.D., senior vice president, Skin Cancer Foundation, New York City; March 20, 2015, presentation, American Academy of Dermatology annual meeting, San Francisco
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When Disney sent Tom Wolber to Disneyland Paris, he was boarding a sinking ship. Revenues were so low the park couldn't afford proper maintenance in the park and moral was low among employees. They gave him the title of President and a cash infusion courtesy the mothership and told him to fix things. It took a lot of money, more than a billion, but by most accounts Disneyland Paris is back on track with the potential to attract more guests in 2016 than a number of years. Sadly, the terrorism attacks in Paris put a damper on tourism growth. But Wolber has laid the seeds for growth.
Perhaps that is why he is being asked to move back to Disney Cruise Line and given the keys to the two new ships that will be joining the fleet in four to five years.
Prior to Disneyland Paris Wolber had been Sr. Vice President at Walt Disney World in charge of transportation operations and before that he was Sr. Vice President of operations at DCL where he oversaw the launch of the two Disney Dream class ships.
Congratulations to Wolber. The Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy are two amazing ships. I can't wait to see how the two new ships turn out with his stewardship.
Not answered in this equation would be who takes over at Disneyland Paris. Wolber is expected to stay in Paris to help with the transition. Anyone want to go live on Paris for a few years and help finish the restoration of one of Disney's most beautiful theme parks.
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Councilman Moon making a "splash" pad in Mukilteo
July 14, 2022 July 14, 2022 Bo John Brusco 0 Comments 2 min read
MARYSVILLE, Wash., July 14, 2022 — Splash pads, spray parks, spray grounds, whatever you want to call them, small parks equipped with waterworks are a crowd favorite among families with small children. In 2008, hundreds of kids tested the spray pad at Snohomish County's Willis D. Tucker Park before the ribbon was even cut for the new facility. Splash parks in Everett, Marysville, Edmonds, and Lynnwood have opened to similar enthusiasm. With so many fantastic aquatic venues nearby, one Mukilteo City Council member is looking to build one in his city. "I would love to see something like this in #Mukilteo would you?" Councilman Jason Moon wrote in a Facebook post with a photo of Willis D. Tucker's splash pad.
Councilman Jason Moon's Facebook post about building a splash pad in Mukilteo.
Councilman Moon said the inspiration behind the post came from having young kids and his family's search for fun and free destinations. "Some of the great places that we like to go to are the [spray parks] in Edmonds, Lynnwood, and the one at Willis D. Park. So, I was thinking, 'you know, Mukilteo doesn't have too many parks in general for kids.'"
To follow through with the idea, Moon intends to propose building a splash pad in Mukilteo to his fellow council members. "Once we have our work session around how to use the [American Rescue Plan Act] funds, I'm going to propose we use that for a spray park. And if I don't get enough support there, then I'm going to work with the [Mukilteo's] Waterfront Development Committee and the Port of Everett to see what their thoughts are on having a water park on the waterfront."
When estimating the price of an aquatic venue, there are several variables including size, operation costs, and the number of features. Commercial grade splash pads can range from $65,000 – $500,000, according to Splash Pads USA, a national spray parks contractor. Operation costs also vary depending on flow rates and whether or not the water is recirculated.
Aside from the waterfront, Moon is also considering Harbor Pointe Park as a potential location. According to him, adding regular playground equipment to the park is already on the Council's list of possible capital projects.
"On the council, I think I represent a large portion of parents who have kids that are in elementary school and preschool, and I think we need places to play," Councilman Moon concluded.
The hours of operation for Marysville's spray park at Comeford Park posted on the city's website.
Splash pads are designed so that standing water cannot collect thereby reducing the risk of drowning. This safety aspect makes them an easy alternative to pools for concerned parents, but spray parks aren't entirely risk-free. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), unregulated spraygrounds "can spread germs and make users sick if the water is not adequately disinfected."
If your city has a splash pad, you can find its hours of operations by visiting your city's website.
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By DENEESHA EDWARDS The Dispatch
Jan 27, 2007 at 8:18 AM Jan 27, 2007 at 10:01 AM
What started out as a friendship more than 30 years ago is now a bond of brotherhood for Andy Calvert and Marcos Destro.
The two met in 1975 when Destro came to Lexington to live with the Calvert family as a foreign exchange student from Brazil.
"It was like having a brother, but we didn't have to grow up fighting for 16 years," Calvert said. "It was fun."
Destro was 17 at the time and enrolled as a senior at Lexington Senior High School.
"That was a great year for me," Destro said. "We had lots of good times. It was fun, and I loved it."
Considering it was his first time in America, Destro said he was able to easily adapt to the culture.
He had watched television and read books about America. He also learned to speak some English, but he still found it hard to understand his host family at times. His native language is Portuguese.
"It was funny because I couldn't understand their English," he said. "Maybe it was because of their Southern accent."
Calvert said it was awkward when Destro first moved in with them. He said for some odd reason, the family yelled at Destro when talking to him, thinking that would help him understand what they were saying.
"We were a little shy," Calvert said. "We didn't know how good his English was. After the first week, he fit right in like he had been to Lexington before."
Calvert was a year younger than Destro in school, but he found it funny that Destro was getting better grades in English than everybody else.
The two kept in contact after Destro graduated in 1976. They said it's easier to communicate now because of the Internet.
They also see each other almost every four years. Calvert went to Brazil during Christmas break when he was in college in 1978.
"It was my first time out of the country," Calvert said. "I left the cold in Boone and got sunburned in Brazil because it was their summertime. I will never forget that trip."
His parents went to Brazil to see Destro in 2000.
Destro came to Lexington in the early '80s to be in Calvert's wedding. In the early '90s he came down with his former wife and daughter, who was 4 years old at the time. He then came back in 2004 for the funeral of Calvert's mother.
Destro's visit this week was extra-special because he brought his daughter again, who is now 13 years old, and his 9-year-old son, who was visiting America for the first time.
"I wanted my kids to get to know my American family," Destro said. "The Calverts can do that for them in a very special way."
Destro said he would like it if his children participated in the student exchange program. Calvert said he would be more than happy to host them. He also would like to take his children to Brazil one time to experience what he called "a beautiful culture."
During the late '70s Destro and Calvert said they played tons of basketball, hung out at High Rock Lake and cruised up and down Main Street.
Now when Destro comes to visit, they get together with old friends and sit around and talk. It's always important for Destro to go to the Barbecue Center, the Army-Navy Store and "The Monk," which is Lexington Barbecue No. 1.
Destro said he has noticed how Lexington has changed through the years, with once-thriving furniture factories now shuttered and vacant.
"You could smell the furniture being made because there were a lot of furniture places here," he said, recalling the time he was in school here. "It's sad now."
He said Main Street has had the most change, with new stores opening and old stores closing.
"Except for the churches, everything has changed," Destro said.
Destro runs a language school in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Calvert is co-owner of Mountcastle Insurance.
The Calvert family also hosted a female exchange student from Chile as well, but the family didn't develop a strong relationship like the one they have with Destro.
"He was the brother I never had," Calvert said.
Neither Calvert nor Destro had any brothers. They both had sisters.
Destro described his family as having two mothers, two fathers and two sisters. After the death of his parents six years ago, he said the Calverts were all that he had.
"I was fortunate enough to have the Calverts as a host family," Destro said. "I'm really glad to have the Calverts as a second family."
Deneesha Edwards can be reached at 249-3981, ext. 213, or at deneesha.edwards@the-dispatch.com.


European Union welcomes achievements of COP18
The European Union welcomes the outcome of the Doha climate conference which lays the basis for more ambitious international action against climate change in the short term. The conference paved the way for a new global climate agreement to be finalised in 2015 and enables a second period of the Kyoto Protocol to start on 1 January 2013.
Climate Action European Commissioner Connie Hedegaard said: "In Doha, we have crossed the bridge from the old climate regime to the new system. We are now our way to the 2015 global deal. It was not an easy and comfortable ride. It was not a very fast ride either. But we have managed to cross the bridge. Very intense negotiations lie ahead of us. What we need now is more ambition and more speed."
As requested by the EU, the conference agreed a workplan for 2013 and beyond under the Durban Platform. The Platform has a dual mandate: to draw up a new global climate agreement with all countries, to be adopted in 2015, and to identify ways to achieve more ambitious global emission reductions for 2020 in order to close the gap between current emission pledges and what is needed to hold global warming below 2°C. The work plan agreed in Doha sets out a schedule of events and suggests themes to be addressed under both workstreams. The intention of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to convene a summit of world leaders on climate change in 2014 will give added political momentum to this work.
Doha addressed a key concern of developing countries by agreeing to establish institutional arrangements, such as an international mechanism, to address loss and damage associated with the impacts of climate change in particularly vulnerable developing countries. The arrangements will be established at the UN climate conference to be held at the end of next year in Warsaw.
The balanced Doha outcome enabled the EU to confirm its commitment to participate in the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol starting on 1 January 2013. The conference adopted a ratifiable amendment setting out the rules governing the second period. It will run for eight years, thus ensuring no gap occurs between its end and the entry into force of the new global agreement in 2020. The EU will apply the amendment from 1 January 2013 even though formal ratification by the European institutions and Member States is likely to take over a year.
Speaking on his return from the Doha talks, UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary Edward Davey said: "This round of international climate change talks was a modest step forward. We always knew they would be very tough after the breakthrough at the same conference in Durban last year. We can be pleased that we have maintained the momentum towards a new legally binding agreement for 2020 after the Kyoto Protocol has expired.
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Hurricane Irma will pass through the Caribbean islands of St. Eustatius, Saba and St. Maarten from Tuesday night through Wednesday afternoon.
In connection with Kingdom relations the concerned Ministries are making preparations to support to the islands, limit damage and confront the possible consequences head on. Almost 100 Dutch soldiers have departed Curaçao and Aruba en route to St. Maarten, St. Eustatius and Saba. In addition, two Navy ships will depart from Curaçao and Aruba in order to deliver extra soldiers and supplies after the passing of Irma. The Netherlands has offered help and support, also help with any possible damage after the passage of the hurricane.
A Weather Impact Team with representatives of the Ministries of Infrastructure and the Environment, Security and Justice, Economic Affairs, Defense and the Interior and Kingdom Relations will concentrate, together with the representatives on the islands, on any further requests for assistance. Minister Plasterk of the Interior and Kingdom Relations has spoken extensively with and maintains contact with Prime Minister Marlin of St. Maarten and through the Kingdom Representative with the authorities in St. Eustatius and Saba.
According to the KNMI (Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute) code red is in force. Irma is now a hurricane of the 5th category.
In the past investments were already made in making the islands resistant for a possible hurricane, so that the damage turns out better than anticipated. For example, many power lines were placed underground and contingency plans are improved.
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