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RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. (NYSE: APLE) (the "Company" or "Apple Hospitality") today announced voting results from the Company's 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 17, 2018 (the "Annual Meeting"). At the Annual Meeting, with over 93% of votes cast voting in favor of each director nominee and proposal, the Company's shareholders approved:
- the election of Bruce H. Matson, Blythe J. McGarvie and L. Hugh Redd to the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board");
- the adoption of an amendment to the Company's amended and restated articles of incorporation (the "Charter") to declassify the Board and provide for annual elections of directors;
- on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company's executive officers; and
- the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm to serve for 2018.
Upon election to the Board, Ms. McGarvie was appointed by the Board to serve on the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Matson will continue to serve as Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and on the Executive Committee, and Mr. Redd will continue to serve as Chairman of the Audit Committee and on the Compensation Committee.
As a result of the approval of the amendment to the Company's Charter to declassify the Board, each director elected at the Annual Meeting will serve a one-year term, as will each director elected at future shareholder meetings.
In addition, the Company today announced that its Board declared a regular monthly cash distribution of $0.10 per common share for the month of June 2018. The distribution is payable on June 18, 2018, to shareholders of record as of June 4, 2018.
Based on the Company's common stock closing price of $18.39 on May 18, 2018, the annualized distribution of $1.20 per common share represents an annual yield of approximately 6.5 percent.
About Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.
Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. (NYSE: APLE) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns one of the largest and most diverse portfolios of upscale, select-service hotels in the United States. Apple Hospitality's portfolio consists of 242 hotels with more than 30,700 guest rooms located in 88 markets throughout 34 states. Franchised with industry-leading brands, the Company's portfolio comprises 117 Marriott®-branded hotels and 125 Hilton®-branded hotels. For more information, please visit www.applehospitalityreit.com.
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Certain statements contained in this press release other than historical facts may be considered forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are predictions and generally can be identified by use of statements that include phrases such as "may," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate," "project," "target," "goal," "plan," "should," "will," "predict," "potential," "outlook," "strategy," and similar expressions that convey the uncertainty of future events or outcomes. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of Apple Hospitality to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the ability of Apple Hospitality to effectively acquire and dispose of properties; the ability of Apple Hospitality to implement its operating strategy; changes in general political, economic and competitive conditions and specific market conditions; adverse changes in the real estate and real estate capital markets; financing risks; litigation risks; regulatory proceedings or inquiries; and changes in laws or regulations or interpretations of current laws and regulations that impact Apple Hospitality's business, assets or classification as a real estate investment trust. Although Apple Hospitality believes that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements contained herein are reasonable, any of the assumptions could be inaccurate, and therefore there can be no assurance that such statements included in this press release will prove to be accurate. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements included herein, the inclusion of such information should not be regarded as a representation by Apple Hospitality or any other person that the results or conditions described in such statements or the objectives and plans of Apple Hospitality will be achieved. In addition, Apple Hospitality's qualification as a real estate investment trust involves the application of highly technical and complex provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Readers should carefully review Apple Hospitality's financial statements and the notes thereto, as well as the risk factors described in Apple Hospitality's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017. Any forward-looking statement that Apple Hospitality makes speaks only as of the date of such statement. Apple Hospitality undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements or cautionary factors, as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.
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Jonas Gloër, 22, "Tomorrow Is Another Day:" "I've been listening to some Bauhaus lately...but listen to the album 'Maxed Out on Distractions' by Corners."
Sarah Brannon, 21, New York Models: "Pride" by Kendrick Lamar.
Vanessa Axente, 21, DNA: "Wild Love" by Elle King.
Myles Dominique, 19, Fusion: "Signs" by Drake.
Doug Payne, "22 today," State Management: "What's that Smiths song that's about dying and being on a bus?" ["There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" by the Smiths.]
Ricky Graham, Soul, 18: "Bad 4 Us" by Superfruit.
Callum Stoddart, 18, Re:Quest: "South of the River" by Tom Misch.
Liam Little, 20, DNA: "Summertime Blues" by The Who.
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This is the first time I try to design a cube with Pentaho Cube Designer. I'm at first step and I don't know how to select my access data source. I don't know which driver do I have to select, which connect string, username and password.
I have installed Pentaho Open BI Suite and I don't know how to design my cube because I don't find it at documentation. Does anybody know where can I find any information about this?
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Linux Tip of the Month
Here we present each month tips from Linux professionals and authors helping you to find your way through Linux and Open Source software.
Below are links to former articles.
Linux Tip of the Month:
March 2013: Linux file permissons
April 2013: Set and change Linux file permissions
May 2013: Extended Permissions (ACL)
June 2013: Secure Server Login With OpenSSH
July 2013: OpenSSH Public Key Authentication - Part 1
August 2013: OpenSSH Public Key Authentication - Part 2
September 2013: OpenSSH Public Key Authentication - Part 3
Oktober 2013: Check SSL encryption of web pages
November 2013: Create SSL Certificates with OpenSSL
December 2013: SSL Certificates in the Web Server
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Becky is a Psychologist graduated from the University of Guadalajara and have a Master's degree in Psychology with a Sistemic Family Therapy specialization from the UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México) which included 800 hours of lived supervision family therapy.
Since 2009, she began to work with postmodern approaches, and, along with her colleague and husband, start a welfare consulting space: ConSol (Construyamos Soluciones), in which they do individual, couple and family therapy working together as a reflective team, along with some occasional organizational counseling and private workshops. In 2010, they connect with the TAOS Network thanks to the group Campos Elíseos and the Kanankil Institute and begin to participate and collaborate in the events of the area.
In recent years, Becky had been working as a school psychologist with children and teenagers mainly, lately as part of a private school, but she also had experience in public high school and university. In these spaces, she does orientation functions like vocational orientation, conflict solutions between students and work with kids with disciplinary problems and low academic performance, for witch, she takes parents and teachers support.
She also worked with government institutions in mental health and prevention violence programs for vulnerable populations in the city and in rural areas. At the same time, in ConSol, they organize learning communities with small groups of different professional to share collaborative practices ideas in different topics as: death, love, appreciative inquiry, sacred movement, among others like cinematographic appreciation. The idea in these spaces is contribute to social change, personal wellness and to have conversational spaces to share experiences with people with similar philosophies in work and life in general.
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I've recently started to re-read Godel, Escher, Bach by Douglas Hofstadter. It's an insanely great book about emergence. I first read it during high school, around '98 or so. It's getting a second read cause it deals with a lot of issues rolling about in my brain-parts lately- one of the ideas I'm mulling over for an animated short deals with emergence, and I figured its time to brush up on it.
My mangled gist of the book is that Hofstadter uses connections between the work of Mathman Godel, Artist Escher, and Musician Bach and plenty of others to show how a set of rules can create a whole complex system/reality/self. The Matrix is pretty much an adaptation of this book. BTW, here's an awesome comic about Hofstadter.
What I'm totally loving about this go around of the book are the new connections I'm making this time around. Half due to the fact that a good amount went over my head at the time, and half cause I see examples of what he's talking about everywhere now. A good amount of the themes in this book touch on self-reference (meta) and paradoxes, and thanks to people like JJ Abrams and Dan Harmon, I'm pretty solid on both these days.
I wish I had an audiobook version of this narrated by Neil deGrasse Tyson, but that would take precious time away from him being generally awesome.
Speaking of meta, I'm really excited for Community returning March 15th- only 2 more days!
(full disclosure, I edited the crap outta this post cause I quickly realized that I can go on for hours about this. If you are into that sorta thing, leave a comment, and we can talk more!)


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The Peat Inn wins restaurant of the year at Scottish Restaurant Awards
The awards, held at Edinburgh's Corn Exchange last night, saw a host of restaurants, pubs and hotels pick up awards from reservation and review website 5pm.co.uk, who asked diners, restaurateurs and suppliers to vote online for their favourite venues in 15 categories before a judging panel cast the final votes.
The Peat Inn's chef/owner Geoffrey Smeddle also beat off Tom Kitchin and Ian McAndrew to win Chef Of The Year, making it a top night for the Fife-based restaurant with rooms.
Best Newcomer went to Rocpool Reserve Hotel in Inverness and the Best Customer Service tribute was won by Hotel Du Vin in Glasgow.
Charles Shaw, chairman of 5pm.co.uk, said: "The culinary standard in Scotland gets better and better every year. 5pm.co.uk is delighted to support the recognition of these fantastic chefs and restaurateurs."
The winners are:
Best Italian Restaurant - Osteria Piero, Glasgow
Best Indian Restaurant - Mother India, Edinburgh
Best Oriental Restaurant - Nanakusa, Glasgow
Best Specialty Restaurant - Calistoga Central, Edinburgh
Best Family Friendly Restaurant - Di Maggio's, Glasgow
Best Chef of the Year - Geoffrey Smeddle, Peat Inn, Fife
Best Fine Dining Restaurant - Restaurant Martin Wishart, Edinburgh
Best Pub Grub - The Kings Wark, Edinburgh
Best Urban Restaurant - Opus One Restaurant, Perth
Best Seafood Restaurant - Ondine, Edinburgh
Best Newcomer Restaurant - Rocpool Reserve Restaurant & Bar, Inverness
Best Hotel Restaurant - Ardeonaig Hotel & Restaurant, Perthshire
Best Rural Restaurant - Cail Bruich, Bridge of Weir
Best Customer Service - Hotel du Vin and Bistro, Glasgow
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Happy Monday Sweet Friends.
I am still recovering from our busy weekend.
Daniel and Richard gave a lovely poetry reading at our local bookstore, The Gnu's Room.
The reading was set up to celebrate Richards new chapbook which was released last week.
Will and his sweet wife Michelle drove down from Atlanta and we spent the night catching up.
Daniel, Richard, Will, and Michelle were classmates at the University of Southern Mississippi.
Both Daniel and Richard were amazing.
Here we are, old friends reunited.
Our new friends, Jill and David were there too.
It was a perfect fall friday night filled with homemade chile, friends--new and old--brown apple betty, poetry, and sweet memories.
I wish you all could have been there.
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Honduran flags fly over the awning, in the window, and inside of Progreso, the only catracho joint in New York City off of Staten Island. The owner, who must hail from El Progreso, a city in the northwest, also has a small grocery and deli at 4503 Fort Hamilton Parkway of the same name. That location serves steam table foods and has a wide range of Central American products.
At the restaurant though, the menu is quite extensive and the city's small Honduran community can really get a familiar taste with a wide range of meals and three popular beers from back home.
The space is covered in blue, with tablecloths and walls all taking their image from the Honduran flag. A jukebox is available as well as two very large screen TVs for futbol. Scenes from El Progreso decorate the walls.
When I sat down for a late lunch, a table of five large women were gossiping at a decent volume, but once their five large platters arrived, the delicious smells almost drove me and my empty stomach mad.
I ordered the daily lunch special ($8, below) which gives you either chicken or steak with beans, a coleslaw like salad, and rice. The chicken version you see comes with a nice stewed red sauce, although the beans seemed like an afterthought and not typically Honduran.
Despite being alone and not being able to split an order of baleadas sencillas ($5, below), I went ahead and ordered the Honduran specialty and took most of it home. The beans, cheese, and cream inside are just about perfect, and this is certainly my favorite baleada I have ever eaten outside of Tegucigalpa.
My only concern was the stubbornly mean server and her complete disregard for any form of friendliness. When the word "lunch" slipped into my otherwise Spanish sentence, she spat "No inglés!" back at me and was thoroughly unconcerned with any of the patrons.
I do look forward to being here for some big games, cheering on one of the smallest countries to make the World Cup in 2014. This is definitely the spot for that to happen!
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I couldn't help but laugh when I saw the Tesler Software scam website! These scammers will go to great lengths to make it seem like they are legitimate. Who are they fooling with a name like Tesler software? Do they think that people will believe that this has something to do with the Tesla the car company? I'm not sure whether that's their hope but on this page I'm going to share my full review and expose this scam.
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Tesler Software – 100% Scam System
So is Tesler a scam? I really hope you are finding this page before you get started with the Tesler software because I have to warn you that it's a complete and utter scam. Similar to one scams that have launched recently in the cryptocurrency niche like Omnia Tech and CryptoFundz. Fortunately for you, binary is dying, it seems that Tesler system is just about the only binary options scam that is still going. So what is tesler all about? Luckily for you I'm here to share my honest review and help you avoid this nasty scam. Be under no illusion that the tesler software has nothing to do with the real company Tesla. The people in the sales video are actors and are not genuine people.
The creator of the tesler trading system states that "For me Tesler is all about helping others (just like you) make money from 100% risk free binary trading". I can tell you from experience there is something massively wrong with this statement. There is no such thing as 100% risk free binary trading, it simply DOES NOT exist! The very fact that he is telling you it does exist is a lie and is just reason to add the tesler scam software to a growing list of reasons why you need to avoid this system.
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Also did you notice the women that he went to visit? Seemed an awful lot like an actor right? Plus who would just turn up at someones house with a film crew without even letting them know they were coming? Clearly this whole video is staged and is all part of their scam to convince you to sign up to their 7 Tesler software which will scam you out of your cash!
How Does Tesler Software Work?
You might be wondering how exactly this Tesler software will scam you? It starts off with you hearing about the tesler system and signing up to get started. Of course the sales video is supposed to convince you that they have the solution for making money when in truth it's a lie. After you sign up you'll be told you need to make a deposit so you can fund your account and so that their Tesler software has a balance to make trades with. The minimum deposit is $250 however you are always encouraged to make a larger deposit, after all the bigger the deposit the more money you can make (that is what they will tell you) but in reality it's the more money they will make when they scam you as you won't make a penny. After you do this you'll get access to your account and the Tesler trading system will start making automatic trades for you. However these trades won't be good trades they will be completely random and you'll start losing money. You won't be able to stop it though, it will keep trading automatically until you have no money left and you'll soon find your account balance hit zero.
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Once this happens you'll be left wondering why it happened and perhaps wondering if you made a mistake. This is how the scammers get you, they'll say you put the software on the wrong setting or something and they'll try and convince you to deposit more. They'll even try and get you to deposit things like your life savings and really try and maximise the amount of money that they can scam out of you. It's very sad but they have been known to scam people out of $1,000's especially vulnerable people. Also they employ sales people who use high pressure sales tactics in order to get you to deposit more money and they can be very convincing. If anyone calls you up about binary options I recommend you ignore them completely! This is all part of the tesler software scam and it won't help you one bit!
Conclusion – Tesler Software Is A Scam
After taking a closer look I have no doubts that Tesler is a scam and I am warning you to stay away from it. Do not get sucked into their fancy presentation because everything they talk about is a lie and they are only out to get your money. The people behind this scam have been behind dozens in the past few months alone and collectively have scammed people out of millions. It is really not worth your time, or money to waste another second on this software.
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EDISON, NJ — Close to 500 people gathered Thursday, July 25, for Allegiance Retail Services LLC's annual holiday buying show, held here at the New Jersey Convention & Exposition Center.
The show also drew "in excess of 250 booths" to the all-day event, according to Victor Savanello, director of produce and floral at Allegiance, a retailer-owned cooperative headquartered in Iselin, NJ.
The holiday show had previously been limited to the perishables segments of retail, such as bakery, deli, dairy, meat and, of course, fresh produce, but has now expanded to "every department in the store for the Foodtown, D'Agostino and other independent banners serviced by Allegiance," Savanello told The Produce News during the show.


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Online Applications are invited from Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) for the post of 04 Staff Nurse Grade II in Health Services Department. Apply before 03 January 2018. Qualification, eligibility criteria, how to apply and other details are given below:
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10 Exciting and Elegant Pet Furniture Ideas for Dogs and Cats
By KeithMom on July 14, 2014
Are you a pet lover? Whatever the type of pet you have, they create fun atmosphere but make sure you are taking proper care for its well-being and comfort. Furniture of your home takes important part while providing everything required for pets. Creating innovative and comfortable furniture designs is most brilliant idea to keep your pet happy and comfortable as well as usable by you too. Here, you will get some helpful information regarding pet furniture designs.
- Vintage things make a creative and favorite furniture design for your pet. Old suitcases, spiral chairs and TVs can come in use to prepare a soft lounge for your pet to relax. You can make in your own style that match your home furniture as well.
- If your pet is a cat, decorate your wall with climbing shelves. Cats usually love to sit on the tops and enjoy looking down.
- Protect your pet from weather conditions when it is with you. Create seating arrangement for both you and your pet in a single chair.
- Every pet has the habit of scratching!! Then why not protect your furniture by wrapping them with scratch able surfaces. Another good idea is getting the furniture that is scratch resistant.
- Create a cat shelf with a beautiful view. This would be simple and always pets love to have a view.
- Is your pet fallen sick!!?? Do not worry!!! Arrange some stair lift or elevator to make it easy for its mobility here and there with you.
- Interior pet house would be favorite idea for creating unique and stylish home to your beloved pets. You can arrange pet home beside your bed as well.
- Another good idea is arranging sofa tunnel that adds additional space for playing.
- Keep your pets active instead of doing nothing!! You can place some gorgeous designs to the wall so that pets feel to play.
- A beautiful birdcage with modern designs looks stylish and comfortable for your bird pet as well.


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Tiny Homes Growing SlowlyAugust 28, 2014 | by Brooke Willmes
There are many reasons why the "tiny house movement" is on the rise. The rising fuel cost, tight mortgages, and concerns about one's environmental footprint are just a few reasons why many people are choosing to live in smaller homes. So what is a tiny house? In square footage, it can be something around 172 to 875 square feet and on Sept 6 and 7th the Tumbleweed Tiny House Company will be having their first workshop here at the Wyndham Philadelphia, Historic District Hotel on 400 Arch St.A� The workshops aim to help those who are interested in a simpler lifestyle. Andrew Morrison and his wife Gabriella Morrison who run the workshops for tinyhousebuild.com first discovered the idea after longing for a life of uncluttered, simple, environmentally friendly and affordable home. The thought of owning a small home has definitely not been always been the epitome of The American Dream. The large house and white fence has been the symbol of the American Dream for a long time and owning a large home has also been a sign of success. But with a large home, often comes with a large mortgage, a lot to furnish and a lot to clean! Some families who look for large homes outside their price range can often time forget what a burden it can be to have to work extra to pay for it, clean it and maintain it. Couples and families who have chosen to live in smaller places say they feel a financial burden lifted off their shoulders and seem to have more time for their families and hobbies. These tiny homes on average cost around $23,000 and 78% of them own their homes compare to 65% homeowners with traditional houses. It is definitely not for everyone and you have to be extremely dedicated and motivated to live in simplicity. The tiny house movement has begun to grow in the east coast in such places as Boston, Washington, and Asheville, N.C. Outside of the workshop there are a lot of resource to you can do to find out more about down sizing and decluttering small homes and the affordability of the tiny home movement. We may be seeing more tiny homes in the future as people begin to discover different ways of saving money and becoming more environmentally conscience with their homes and lifestyle. The American Dream could soon be changing as smaller homes and smaller cars become the norm.
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Holiday lights highlight some historic local trees
Through a grant approved by the Cambria Tourism Board and funded through the San Luis Obispo County Business Improvement District, a small committee of volunteers from the Cambria Historical Society bedecked three local trees with bright (low-energy) lights.
At the west end of Main Street, visitors to our town are greeted by a colorfully lit Monterey pine (Pinus radiata) sponsored by Cambria Chamber of Commerce.
It is gratifying to see so many shops, big and small, joining in the holiday spirit with their lights and decorations. Perhaps this will inspire even more participation next year to delight locals and the many tourists who come to Cambria during one of our best seasons.
Marking the western edge of early-1880s Cambria is a coast redwood growing adjacent to the Bluebird Inn, which at the time was George Lull's two-story house. The sequoia sempervirens is also lit under the CTB grant for Christmas, though it has been overshadowed by the stately Monterey cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa) on the other side of the Bluebird's office.
Standing close by is an unusual mature cow itch tree (Lagunaria patersoni), also known as the pyramid tree, pink hibiscus and the Australian Christmas tree.
How apt that the native of Queensland, Australia, traditionally puts forth delicate pink blooms in December. The burr-like seeds are said to have plagued cattle so much it was given the whimsical appellation.
I should mention at this point that the botanical information comes from a 1986 treatise (pardon the pun) printed by the late Millie Heath, who with Bill Wagnon "searched out trees to be lighted for our Christmas celebration promoted by the Chamber of Commerce. Properties were being sold and developed rapidly then and I thought it would be a real loss to our 'Old Town' if these special trees were cut down."
She approached several groups (unsuccessfully) for funds to research, fertilize and groom, and facilitate signage, which was ultimately provided by Village Lumber. Two dedicated Cal Poly students, Michelle Gill and Michael Monahan, made it their senior project with their Horticulture Department adviser, Dr. Woody Frey. Millie worked tirelessly herself to "make it happen," and also credits Dale Perry, Elly Larabee, Dr. Shaw, Mrs. Louise Squibb, and our own Sharon Lovejoy!
The Historical Society subsequently made a reprint of the self-guided tour of the trees, which the current membership may be enlisted to include online and as part of the historic structures project. Festively lit as Cambria's East Village official Christmas tree, the Port Orford cedar (Chamaecypari lawsoniana) is featured in the document. A native of the Oregon forest, it was planted by Sarah and Samuel Guthrie about 1905 in the front yard of their Center Street home, now the historical museum. (The CTB grant funded lights and installation this year.)
Next month, the Historical Society will go into greater detail about the remaining Canary Island palm near the Burton Inn, and the coast redwood in the front yard of the Olallieberry Inn. But most notable is the deciduous dawn redwood, a short walk up Wall Street, west of both Linn's restaurants.
The Cambria Historical Society salutes those who planted, cultivated, nurtured, and those who continue to respect our heritage of the natural environment. May the blessings of abundant rain fall upon our community in 2014.


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Inspired By: Bespoke Kitchen
I'm often asked where I get my ideas for recipes, styling and concepts both for this blog and my daily posts on Instagram. My vivid imagination plays a huge role in this process (I am a Pisces, after all), but often I find inspiration when I experience something unexpected, like on my recent visit to new restaurant, Bespoke.
While dining at a Preview Dinner where we got a sneak peak of the menu, we had the opportunity to try some of their signature cocktails. We kicked off the evening with the Bespoke Cocktail, which is a weekly blend of fresh seasonal ingredients from the market. That day Chef Franco Barrio brought in watermelon and cantaloupe for the mixologist to create an end-of-summer cocktail. When I first heard of the two main ingredients, I was skeptical. I like watermelon, but I don't love it and the pairing with cantaloupe, vodka and mint was unfamiliar to me.
All of that doubt subsided after the first sip. The flashy pink drink laced with flecks of green mint was divine. It was so good that I was still talking about it well after our dinner had ended. Since I don't make cocktails at home unless I'm entertaining, I started thinking of how I could recreate this flavor profile in a form I would actually enjoy in the comfort of my home. It could definitely be a wonderful non-alcoholic drink with fresh muddled watermelon and mint, cantaloupe juice with a splash of club soda and a twist of lime, but I took my inspiration one step further and decided to experiment with a Watermelon, Cantaloup & Mint Smoothie.
Watermelon, Cantaloup & Mint Smoothie
3 cups watermelon
1 cup cantaloupe (frozen)
juice of 1/2 lime
5 sprigs mint
1/2 teaspoon fresh ginger
1/2 banana (optional)
coconut water (optional)
Add all ingredients in a high speed blender and mix until smooth. Depending on the consistency and your preference, add coconut water thin out the smoothie, or add the banana to thicken it. Serve chilled and enjoy.
So that's one example of how I find my inspiration. Use your imagination and always remain open to the possibilities as you experience new things. You never know where it can take you.


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Longtime Panthers assistant coach Williamson dies at age 74
Richard Williamson was old school.
Those two words invariably come up when anyone talks about Williamson, an assistant coach for 15 years with the Carolina Panthers from the team's inaugural season in 1995 until his retirement following the 2009 season.
Williamson died Monday night in Charlotte after a brief illness. He was 74.
I always enjoyed talking with Williamson, and I still remember the first time I ever did. It was January 1995. The Panthers hadn't played a real game yet. Dom Capers was days from being hired as their first coach but had not been.
Nevertheless, Panthers general manager Bill Polian thought so much of Williamson and offensive line coach Jim McNally that he hired them both soon after they were fired in Cincinnati. Williamson was the team's first wide receivers coach, a position he held for 13 of his 15 seasons with the Panthers.
I called Williamson that day in 1995 and asked him what he wanted in his new crop of Panthers receivers.
"I want some who will run fast, catch everything and make people miss," Williamson said. "I want a mixture. I want some big strong guys who catch balls in traffic and some guys who can really run."
He ended up getting all of that. Williamson coaxed 1,000-yard seasons not only from Steve Smith and Muhsin Muhammad – his two best-known Carolina receivers – but also from Patrick Jeffers, Rocket Ismail and Mark Carrier.
Williamson was so valuable as an assistant that he worked for the first three Panthers head coaches full-time. He even consulted a little for the fourth, Ron Rivera, helping one of his former pupils, Ricky Proehl, set up shop as the new wide receivers coach.
With a craggy face, a loud voice and an ever-present visor that he would angrily fire into the ground in Spurrier-esque fashion, Williamson rarely smiled on the field. Tight end Wesley Walls fondly called the coach a "fire and brimstone guy" and said Williamson could have been a great preacher.
But Williamson was quite funny off the field and had a warehouse of stories. He played for and coached with Bear Bryant at Alabama. He was a teammate of Joe Namath. As an assistant, he helped recruit Danny Ford to Alabama.
"He was definitely old school," Panthers center Ryan Kalil said of Williamson. "His guys respected him a lot. He had been around the league a long time, and he was a hard-nosed coach. But you respected him because of his experience. Off the field, he was a really funny character with a lot of personality."
Williamson was a head coach twice – with Memphis State from 1975 through '80 and with Tampa Bay for three games in the 1990 season and throughout the 1991 season. He was 4-15 as the Tampa Bay head coach.
With the Panthers, Williamson was temporarily elevated to offensive coordinator in 2000 when Bill Musgrave got fed up and quit on George Seifert four games into the season.
Williamson continued as offensive coordinator for Seifert in 2001 and returned as receivers coach in 2002 under John Fox. He was a key part of the Panthers' Super Bowl staff in 2003 and continued to make his home in Charlotte after his retirement. He will be greatly missed.
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One of the more brilliant things to come out of nine seasons of How I Met Your Mother was the Hot/Crazy scale laid out by Barney Stinson. It's something that seems to take years for most men to grasp, and is often denied having any truth by the opposite sex. (You guys/girls can save that debate for the comments. I'm just here to share this funny video.)
There's so much more to this psychological blueprint of than just HOT and CRAZY though -- there's also unicorns! There's a delicate balance that each man must navigate through in order to achieve what is the perfect balance of hot/crazy. (It's 8/5 in case you were wondering.) Luckily, there's this guy Dana McClendon to break it all down with who to avoid -- generally redheaded women named Tiffany who are hairdressers -- and who to marry.
Not really sure why he's wearing both a pocket protector and a gun in the video. Maybe in case any of these "crazy" women from his past kick the door open and disrupt his tutorial??
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Dana also draws up the male version of this matrix, which of course is a lot less complicated. Now, let the war of the sexes begin!


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I am off to VooDoo jam so this weeks post is a little early but still stacked with the moist goodness you crave from our drippings of shit talking and updates from riders and nothing in general. This week we received and email from a parent who was concerned about our content on the site. Well you have to be 18 or sneaky as hell to visit us or we will send down a laser and annihilate you on the spot. Your kidding me, our content is rated G as far as I am concerned. Anyways, Mat Olson claims 1st place on dirt and stacks some chedda, congrats. The 430 crew has been busy on their DVD coming out soon, check the trailer. I'm riding a Captain America colored bike, might be going color blind? Zach checks in after a long time with a sweet whip on GUNS. Coplon with a weekend away…always consistent on the pics. Where are you Ludwick, ohh here you are with two clips. Limited RWB Grab Some tee available now. Ice, wood, and metal =? Jayda Diamonde responds to being a porn star on twitter. Lastly, pic up hitchhikers just for the story. -Chad D
So I decided to take off to Colorado for the road 34 comp out in ft. Collins Colorado. I flew out there and met up with clay. We hung out at the shop for the rest of the day and then we went out to ride. We session'd DTC Til dark. After we ate some food clay took a few of us out to see some music. Couple local bands at a bar downtown. The next morning a few of us took clays car up there and started practice in the rain. As the day went on the weather cleared up and we were ready to start the contest. Aj Anaya, Brian Banghart, trey hererra, and a few others made up the finals. Colorado is so packed full of amazing riders. It was nuts. In the end it was myself Aj and Brian that made up the top three. Such a rad comp and a sweet cash prize. Now that I have a little cash, I think I am gonna stay for a little bit longer. Coloradeco represent! -Mat Olson
430 new dvd " run " trailer
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edit : takahiro yasuda
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Chad's Captain America color blind bike. It's a LIFTED sample, were still working on the color, got one right and one wrong. That is the process…
Zach Zaluske hasn't checked in for awhile…but glad as hell he is doing this whip on the roof of GUNS, so american…
Matt Coplon in Richmond and in between, checking in with some choice pics as usual.
John Ludwick has been a bit quit, but he still shreds in Tennesee now. Click the clips below to see some wild ass tricks. John has been on a Deco frame for a few years now and rocks the front wheel boogie to…Thanks.
Tom loves America so much he had to show his pride, and to show our pride get a limited edition 4th of July tee HERE while limited supplies last. If your a gambler and want a real limited tee colored in Large only, let me know. Only ten made.
Good blend of ice and wood. Real rugged. Just need a slab of meat.
Messin with fools on Twitter is sweet. Porn stars really are uptight even though they get it in every hole.
Here are some good ones…if you haven't seen or just want a laugh…
Stay tuned to our Facebook and Twitter for updates on the VooDoo Jam.
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PS21 update – A Month of Trump
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Rebecca McCabe Ibel is the owner and director of Contemporary Art Matters. Originally from Columbus, she graduated from The Branson School in Marin County, California. She received her BA in Art History at The American University of Paris. Her career in the arts began at Sotheby's auction house in New York and worked in Berlin prior to returning to Columbus, Ohio. For 18 years, she ran the Rebecca Ibel Gallery, working with prominent local and international artists. In 2011, Ibel became the founding Director and Curator of the Pizzuti Collection where she curated numerous exhibitions including: Cuban Forever, NOW-ISM, US IS THEM and Visions from India. Rebecca currently serves on the board of trustees for the Columbus College of Art & Design and The Matriots. She lives with her husband Sebastian and her daughter Sarah Elisabeth.
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Yes, it's Super Tuesday, but let's take a break from all the divisive political talk and focus on something noncontroversial: sports.
Wait, what!?
I kid. I kid.
But with spring training started and the sweet smell of fresh-cut grass in the air, I wanted to call your attention to a recent St. Louis Post-Dispatch column on the team's chaplain:
JUPITER, Fla. — As he promenaded about the Cardinals clubhouse Sunday, this guy had some sort of a magnetism to him, like a popular ex-ballplayer, back to see the boys. But I didn't recognize this guy from the mental packs and stacks of baseball cards in my brain. Still, the current Cardinals seemed so comfortable chatting with him; clubhouse employees, too.
Who is this guy?
"We've got strength coaches, we've got hitting coaches, we've got pitching coaches," he'd tell me later. "I just want to be the guy who's kind of a spiritual coach, really."
His name is Darrin Patrick, and he's important to your favorite players.
He's the Cardinals' chaplain, and he's carved a niche for himself here. He's a disarming dude the players relate to and still admire. He wears jeans. He sports stylish gray glasses that complement his salt-and-pepper stubble.
In my Associated Press days, I profiled the full-time chaplain of the Houston Astros. Besides that, I've gone into clubhouses in a number of major-league cities — Detroit, Los Angeles and Washington among them — to interview major-league players about their faith. So the subject matter of the St. Louis story definitely piqued my interest.
Alas, the piece ended up disappointing me.
For the reasons why, I'm going to turn to a pinch hitter. A reader sent us a home run of an email diagnosing the holy ghosts in the Post-Dispatch column:
I'm not sure how you write a story about a "team chaplain" and not mention anything about religion, but (the writer) managed. Is Mr. Patrick ... what exactly? Protestant minister, rabbi, high priest of Thor? No clue.
Cardinals manager Mike Matheny is pretty up front about his evangelicalism. Did he bring Mr. Patrick into the clubhouse? Is he a paid employee? Do Cardinals players from other backgrounds and beliefs look to him for guidance? Is he the only (official or unofficial ) "chaplain?"
St. Louis is one of the more Roman Catholic towns in America. Is there a Catholic priest associated with the team? (If there isn't, I have a long list of volunteers.) This story gave me no insight into Mr. Patrick — other then he's comfortable around ballplayers and says "dude" — and no insight into what role he, and faith, play in the Cardinals organization. Pity.
The reader gets extra credit for the "high priest of Thor" and "comfortable saying dude" remarks. That kind of sarcasm will take you a long way in life — or least in the blogging world.
Probably nobody expects a sports columnist to provide the same kind of insight that the St. Louis newspaper's award-winning religion writers did before the Post-Dispatch eliminated the Godbeat last year. Still, a few basic details concerning the actual faith of the team chaplain would be helpful, as the reader above so eloquently pointed out.
A quick Google search reveals that Patrick is the lead pastor of an evangelical church called The Journey and the vice president of a church-planting network called Acts 29. He also wrote "The Dude's Guide to Manhood" and, with his wife, Amie, "The Dude's Guide to Marriage."
So obviously, the dude saying "dude" is a crucial part of the story. But so, too, should be what the dude believes and preaches. Right, dude?


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"Park that car, drop that phone, sleep on the floor, dream about me." - Broken Social Scene
The Holidays were nice but it is equally nice being back in Cambridge after eight days away. Got some good loot for Xmas including this and this and even this. But more than that it was just nice to hang out with people I don't see very often such as Zippy, Abrazzi, Lanky Jim, Deano and Agent Buck. Set up my folks on their new desktop and got my dad's blackberry working -- two things he hopes to master. I hope he can at least derive some entertainment value out of the PC. I set up a My Yahoo page for him to use as a launch pad. We'll see how that goes.
My year end best of list for the rock and roll should be posted at CheekyMonkey sometime in the next couple weeks, keep checking in.
Broadband arrives and changes everything on Friday. If we correspond with any regularity I will probably hit you with an email from a new Comcast account soon. If we don't correspond regularly and you need to get me, hit my Wesleyan account and I will try to remember to check it a couple times in the next couple months.
Heading out this evening for some Chinese food and light recreation thereafter at the Housh-Thomases. Should be splendid. Trying to get the house straightened up and all the Christmas stuff in place. Dug out two of the three boxes I need to box up the old desktop, which goes offline for good Friday as well. Change is afoot. Still haven't seen The Return of the King or any of the other movies I'd like to see, but hope to knock some out between now and Monday, or at least between now and when we head off to Tortola to attend the pending Posse/Perkins nuptials there. Happy new year, nerds.
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There are five national park service sites in Louisiana. One site is shared with Mississippi: Vicksburg National Military Park.
NPS Sites Louisiana
- Cane River Creole National Historical Park
- Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
- New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
- Poverty Point National Monument
- Vicksburg National Military Park
Cane River Creole National Historical Park
This national historical park was established in 1994 and is aimed at preserving the cultural landscape and natural resources of the Cane River and its surrounding areas. The park measures 63 acres in land area and encompasses the following: French Creole cotton plantations of Magnolia and Oakland. These plantations are important for their historical setting and include plantation houses, landscapes, outbuildings, and other important historical artifacts. These two are also considered as the most intact French Creole cotton plantations in the country.
Aside from these cotton plantations, the main goal of the park is to preserve the Creole culture that Louisiana is known for. Creole has since generated different meanings and managed to surpass racial boundaries. Due to its colonial roots, the naming of the Cane River Park as one of the national park service sites in Louisiana will hopefully preserve that heritage.
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
The rich natural and cultural resources within this park and preserve have qualified it for the list of national park service sites in Louisiana. It encompasses the area within the Mississippi River Delta region. The park was named after Jean Lafitte, which showcases the impact that environment and history play on the formation of a unique regional culture in the area. There are six different parks included within this property. The properties included in this site listing are the Acadian Cultural Center, Prairie Acadian Cultural Center, Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center, Barataria Preserve, Chalmette Battlefield, and National Cemetery, and the Charlotte Monument and Grounds.
New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
If there is one thing that Louisiana (especially New Orleans) is known for, it's the jazz music. Indeed, the music is a huge part of the culture and history of New Orleans. The New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park is located close to the famous French Quarter. The park was established in 1994 in order to celebrate the evolution and history of jazz music in the region.
The historical park is a unique national park service sites in Louisiana and the US as a whole. The entire 4-acre area of the park is dedicated to the preservation of this musical tradition. It encompasses the Louis Armstrong Park, visitor center, office and a concert venue. All of these sites contributed to the development of jazz music in New Orleans.
Poverty Point National Monument
Poverty Point National Monument is located in northeastern Louisiana. It is open for visitors all season. The property is believed to be the site of the largest prehistoric earthworks in the continent. It is currently managed by the state of Louisiana and the NPS, thus listing it as one of the national park service sites in Louisiana.
About 3,000 years ago, Poverty Point served as an important part of an enormous trading network within the continent. It is also considered an engineering marvel, which resulted in today's most important archaeological site in North America. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Vicksburg National Military Park
This military park aims to preserve the site of American Civil War Battle of Vicksburg that took place in 1863. The site is located close to the Mississippi River and is shared between Louisiana and Mississippi. The park itself encompasses 1,325 historical monuments and markers. Meanwhile, it also covers up to 20 miles of historic earthworks and trenches. Other components included within the property are two antebellum homes, emplaced cannons, and the restored USS Cairo that sunk on the Yazoo River in 1862.
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Young people make up a third of the population of Belfast, making our city one of the youngest in Europe.
As Belfast is home to so many young people, we thought it was time they had a say in how our city is run and show that they're listened to by adults.
If you're a young person, we've set up the Belfast Youth Forum to help make this happen.
The United Nations Convention on the rights of the Child (UNCRC) is a list of rights created to protect all children and young people and make sure they have everything they need to live a happy and healthy life.
The work of the Belfast Youth Forum is guided by the UNCRC, in particular:
The forum is made up of 40 young people from communities across Belfast.
All of our members are aged between 13-18 (21 if you are disabled or have just left care) and are a forum member for two years.
The Belfast Youth Forum has organised a number of events and campaigns, including:
The Belfast Youth Forum 2016 - 2018 focussed on these three campaign areas:
Poverty is real, it exists in our city.
Poverty is not a lifestyle choice.
Poverty is not inevitable, we can do something about it.
These are the key messages of the Youth Forum's latest campaign, called Poverty: It's not a choice. As part of this campaign, our young people launched their research report on young people's views on poverty in Belfast on Wednesday 10 May 2017. They presented their key findings to a room of decision makers and influencers in City Hall and put forward their actions for Local Government.
They also teamed up with the Greater Belfast Seniors Forum to tackle poverty in Belfast to create a video that challenged the stereotypes and myths surrounding poverty in Belfast.
Our young people will now raise awareness online and will engage with decision makers and influencers across Belfast to implement the actions for government in their research report.
To join their campaign, you can use Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to share your messages about poverty in Belfast. Help us to challenge the stereotypes, influence decision makers and get people talking.
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As a committed music educator and performer, I believe in the importance of developing a well-rounded, multi-faceted musician. In my teaching, the importance of solid fundamentals for all levels of flutists is essential. Without a strong foundation, artistry cannot be displayed to its full effect. Through the use of innovative techniques and exercises I aim to help a student develop these basics, not necessarily through monotonous repetition but through the most effective and efficient use of the student's time.
I also believe in the importance of developing the full artist from the inside out. I strive to nurture individual creativity and expression with the understanding that each student has his or her own voice and unique purpose with the instrument. I am also a strong advocate of complete body awareness: how the entire body aids in the process of creating the ideal sound and how best to use the body in order to avoid pain and unnecessary tensions. I help students develop techniques to deal with the stresses and pressures of a career in music as well as performance anxiety for any level.
Repertoire selection is also very important in the development of an artist. I strive to tailor repertoire choice to the student's abilities and to challenge his or her weaknesses. Placing attainable challenges constantly in front of a student allows for optimal positive growth. Learning through example and in collaborative settings helps the student's ears to develop and builds lifelong collaborative skills applicable to any field. Group lessons are also another option for synergistic learning.
I currently teach privately in the DMV area. Previous positions include Teaching Artist at the Omaha Conservatory and Adjunct Faculty at the College of St. Mary. Current students have won positions in All-State Marching Band, All-State Band, SWIBA, superiors in solo and ensemble, acceptance into local youth orchestras, and placement in top school bands.
I am available for private lessons (including Skype lessons), sectionals, masterclasses, and performances.


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The process of making cultured meat (also known as clean meat) is similar to making livestock meat, except the cells grow outside the animal's body.
The first step is to take some cells from the muscle of an animal, such as a cow if we're making beef, which is done with a small biopsy under anaesthesia.
The cells that are taken are called "myosatellite" cells, which are the stem cells of muscles. The function of these stem cells within the animal is to create new muscle tissue when the muscle is injured. It is this inherent talent of the stem cells that is utilised in making cultured meat.
The cells are placed in a medium containing nutrients and naturally-occurring growth factors, and allowed to proliferate just as they would inside an animal.
They proliferate until we get trillions of cells from a small sample. This growth takes place in a bioreactor, which looks similar to the bioreactors that beer and yoghurt are fermented in.
When we want the cells to differentiate into muscle cells, we simply stop feeding them growth factors, and they differentiate on their own. The muscle cells naturally merge to form "myotubes" (a primitive muscle fibre that is no longer than 0.3mm long).
The myotubes are then placed in a gel that is 99% water, which helps the cells form the shape of muscle fibres. The muscle cells' innate tendency to contract causes them to start putting on bulk, growing into a small strand of muscle tissue.
From one sample from a cow, we can produce 800 million strands of muscle tissue (enough to make 80,000 quarter pounders).
When all these strands are layered together, we get what we started with – meat.
The meat can then be processed using standard food technologies, for example by putting them through a meat grinder to make ground beef.
We are often asked whether the process involves genetic modification, and the answer is "no". Genetic modification is unnecessary for the process. The cells are doing what they would normally do inside the animal, so they do not need to be re-programmed in any way.
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Last night I wanted something light and fresh but still filling and full of good fats and protein to fuel me after my BODYPUMP class. I settled on a Salmon Salad Nicoise – or my version of one – topped with a gooey poached egg and some avocado and dill salsa. Fats from the oily fish, egg yolk and avocado mixed with protein from the fish and eggs and adding some almonds for protein and fats too aswell as some olives I was sure this was going to be a filling and sustaining salad.
I started by zesting a lemon and sprinkling this over the salmon as well as plenty of black pepper. I then wrapped it in tin foil and roasted it in the oven at 180C for about 15mins.
While it was cooking I prepped the avocado salsa. Mashing up 1 avocado, the juice of half a lime, quarter of a red onion, a handful of chopped chives, a sprinkling of fresh dill and plenty of black pepper, it came together really easily and I couldn't help picking at it throughout the whole meal prep as it was so fresh and delicious.
Next up was to prepare the salad. I used rocket and mixed leaf salad as the base and topped it with some sliced green pepper. Then I steamed some fine asparagus for a minute or so – they were really tiny spears so didn't take any time at all. I added a few (10ish) almonds and the same amount of kalamata olives to the salad.
By this time the fish was ready so I took that out of the oven and got to work poaching my egg. I used my go-to Easy Poached Eggs method (it really never fails me) and this time was no exception. When I cut into the yolk it was perfectly runny and delicious. I topped the salad with the salmon, the avocado salsa and the poached egg. A heavy sprinkling of black pepper and everything was ready.
I didn't feel that it needed any dressing as the gooey yolk coated most of the salad, but you could always add some olive oil and lemon juice (or your favourite salad dressing) to the top. I think a pesto dressing might go really well!!


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Brown is forced to revise its illegal Social Media Policy.
When UPS claimed the right to discipline Teamsters based on an illegal "Social Media Guidelines", Hoffa-Hall gave management a pass. But Teamster action by a local union has forced UPS to make a U-turn.
As Facebook and Twitter took off, UPS issued employee "Social Media Guidelines" governing everything from online chat rooms and forums to blogs, and Facebook.
Management warned that "Activities that violate the standards outlined in these guidelines can lead to disciplinary action, including job termination."
TDU pointed out that, "Brown's guidelines banned virtually any online speech on union or workplace issues and clearly violate the National Labor Relations Act."
The International Union had the right to bargain with UPS over the policy. But they never did. And sure enough, the company took advantage. Management disciplined members in multiple local unions for violating its social media guidelines.
Rhode Island Local 251 stepped up. When the company cited violations of its social media guidelines to justify disciplinary action, the local filed an Unfair Labor Practice charge.
Brown backed down. The company was forced to post a notice that members' labor rights would be respected and that UPS would rescind Social Media Guidelines that "improperly restrict employees' protected right to discuss wage, hours and working conditions with others."
UPS has now issued new guidelines, including deleting language that allowed the company to discipline workers for criticizing managers or supervisors by banning "offensive posts that could harm someone's reputation."
The stand made by Local 251 strengthens the protections of all UPS Teamsters. But that doesn't mean members can post anything they want about UPS without consequences.
You can be legally disciplined in some cases for what you post, even if it's on your own time and on your personal Facebook page.
What are your rights? What are the limits? And what are some do's and don'ts?
Protected Posts
Under federal law, you can use social media to criticize your employer, management or working conditions as long as you are engaged in "protected, concerted activity."
Concerted activity happens when: 1) employees discuss wages, hours, or working conditions or union or TDU activity together, or; 2) one or more employees voice concern on an issue that impacts other co-workers (safety, for example) or 3) one or more employees discuss lawful union activity.
In short, if you are discussing your working conditions with coworkers, you have legal protections. But this does not mean that "anything goes".
Posts that May Cross the Line
Here are some missteps that could still get you in trouble.
If you are posting comments about your employer that could be considered "egregious" or "disloyal" or if you're posting work-related photos that have nothing to do with the union, the contract, TDU or improving wages and working conditions, then you may not be protected.
Extreme personal attacks against bosses or co-workers may not be protected. The legal test is whether your post is so "egregious" that it makes your continued employment untenable. Posting racist or sexist comments about co-workers or management is not protected. Neither are violent threats.
Criticizing your employer's product, service or customers may not be protected. The issue here is "disloyalty" particularly if your comments could hurt the company's business and are not made as part of a labor dispute.
Posting photos from when you're on the job may or may not be protected. It's one thing to post a photo of an unsafe working condition. It's another to post a photo from the job that could hurt the employer's business or image.
Think Before You Post
Use common sense. Don't post when you're on the clock, unless you are clearly on break. If you would have to deny saying it if you were confronted by management, then you shouldn't say it online.
Use social media to build Teamster unity and solidarity. Share information and have a laugh. But think before you post.
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Mike Gillespie commented 2016-03-11 10:00:04 -0500I've worked at the CHEMA hub for almost 10 years. A couple of years ago I used a pic I found on FB that had a green UPS logo, with the words "United Pot Smokers" as a profile pic. A few days later, 2 corporate guys, 2 high level security suits, and a shop steward gathered outside my feeder. They called me outside. One of the security guys had a 2 inch thick folder and pulled out a piece of paper with my profile page on it. They explained it wasn't a big deal, but they'd like me to remove it. They said it was technically trademark infringement
even though I didn't produce it myself. Normally I would have told them to go sh!t in their hat. But, since they were nice about it, and weren't trying to bust my balls, I took it off when I got home. I asked what brought it to their attention? They said that as an employee, if you type the letters upsit notifies them. Even if you type the phrase "I've had my ups and downs" They'll get a notification. Be careful….Big brown brother is watching.


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Hi all.
I have a working Wordpress installation with no problems in my Raspberry Pi, but now I need to install another standalone Wordpress site (no multisite). The main Wordpress site is in /var/www/html and I have created a subfolder inside HTML folder (/html/wordpress2/). I placed all new Wordpress installation files inside there (using console commands and sudo) and changed ownership and permissions recursively for all those files. Same owner and permissions used in the first Wordpress and Working site.
Now, when I visit .../html/wordpress2/ to start the Wordpress installation but I receive a 403 code from server, No permission to access.
I changed all those folders and files to the correct ownership and permissions, like I did in my first Wordpress site so... whats the problem? apache? .htaccess?. Im a bit lost now.
Any help or clue will be welcome.
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With Memorial Day right around the corner, and inspired by three of my style moods, I am rounding up some of my favorite items for the season! Whether you are jetting off somewhere special for the three day weekend, heading out on a road trip, or simply staying put with casual barbecue plans, the below picks should help you with packing for Memorial Day. I hope you all have a fun and relaxing few days!
Overalls: Sold out, similar here. Striped top: Nordstrom. Boat shoes: Sperry. Jacket: Joules (in six colors). Suitcase: Mark and Graham (now in pink). Tote: Cuyana. Hat: Gucci.
IN THE MOOD FOR PREPPY CASUAL // Stripes, primary colors, and easy denim are the perfect combination for a preppy-yet-casual weekend look. When it comes to denim I will be packing these skinnies and this pair of overalls (no surprise here as these pieces have been Atlantic-Pacific all stars). For shoes, these and these anchor flats will be making the journey with me – no need for fancy heels. With cool nights still in the forecast, I am packing this light jacket and this one as well. For a dip in the lake I am bringing this happy one piece and probably bringing along this easy bag.
Top: Beaufille. Skirt: C/MEO (old). Heart Shaped Sunglasses: Saint Laurent. Shoes: Chanel (I typically buy mine pre-owned here!). Trench: Khaite (similar under $100). Hat: Amazon (seriously best hat ever and under $30). Suitcase: Steamline. Bag: Mansur Gavriel.
IN THE MOOD FOR TIMELESS CLASSICS // A neutral color palette, pearl details, and lady-like silhouettes are all of the necessary ingredients for timeless style. In my suitcase I have these incredibly chic shoes as well as these sling backs (that look far more expensive than they are). For a modern take on the LBD I am packing this and for a sweet polka dot moment I need this frock in my bag! Unexpected pearls at the pool? Count me in with these slides and this chic one piece.
Dress: 1901 (also love this one and this striped one). Sweater: Everlane. Suitcase: Steamline. Bag: Anthropologie. Sunglasses: Illesteva.
IN THE MOOD FOR FEMME // In packing for Memorial Day, blush tones, floral prints, and ruffles for days are always constant themes for me. For easy outfitting, I am all about dresses back to summer sandals. This buttercup yellow dress, this easy floral piece and this precious printed midi make the perfect summer travel companions. To pair back to these easy dresses I am packing these bow flats and this pair of perfectly pink wedges.


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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Health care.... where will we get the money?
Education....how will we pay for it?
Roads, bridges, environmental clean-up....where will the money come from?
Well, fellow commodities, the money will come from where it always comes from: LABOR! Even in all-out war such as World War 2 there was enough labor for both guns and butter albeit some shortages in non military goods. Otherwise there is not only enough labor, there is an excess! The other part of the equation is materials. As yet, as of now, at this moment the planet has enough stuff to take care of now and to have enough for a few decades and maybe even a millennium or two, IF it is handled wisely. Here is where we get political: corporate capitalism is not able to handle it wisely. EXAMPLE: There are 3 million more people in the U.S. every year needing more goods and services. In spite of this ever-increasing demand we have economic CONTRACTIONS periodically. More people need more things yet the economy CONTRACTS. Go figure.
Tom R Dooley
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Monday, November 9, 2009
Sad but true
Yoga, Roy-Style
"Field Notes on Democracy: Listening to Grasshoppers," Essays by Arundhati Roy, 2009
India is a caldron of ethnic, religious and class hatreds, folks. Not the land of mellow 'gurus,' yoga, Gandhi, vegetarian food, beaches and quaintness, as it is marketed to the hipster elite. Or of bright, enthusiastic entrepreneurs and high-tech workers in Bangalore, marketed to, and also paid-for by corporate America.
Roy is the gorgeous pin-up woman of Indian activism, who wrote the novel "The God of Small Things," which won the Booker prize in 1997. This, her latest book, details the slow descent of Indian political culture, of both the Congress and BJP parties, into an India dominated by Hindu nationalism and creeping fascism. Bollywood objected to "Slumdog Millionaire,' which revealed India's poverty-ridden cities. The Indian political elite ground their teeth when "The White Tiger," about a servant who kills his master in Delhi, wound up on the best-seller charts. (And which also won the Booker prize.) The Congress and BJP hate Roy and various other writers like Vandana Shiva, who detail the legal, political, environmental and communal disasters that have occurred on their watches. They have both been threatened many times for speaking out and organizing.
India broke with a somewhat centralized economic model of development in 1991, which consisted of controlling the 'commanding heights of the economy;' then adopted neo-liberal market methods, at which point many things began to come apart. According to Roy, this period was preceded in 1989 by the BJP beginning a program of Hindu nationalism – Hindutva. This is a country, after all, that has as one of its major founding events the British 'Partition' of 1947. Partition resulted in hundreds of thousands of Hindus and Muslims dying in communalist violence, and millions became homeless or moving, as the British 'created' Pakistan, Bangladesh and India out of the fabric of one multi-ethnic and multi-religious society.
The recent slaughter of Tamil's in Sri Lanka by the Sinhalese government's army in April and May 2009, mostly hidden from the world, has inspired the present Congress government to now declare war on the Maoist Naxalites in the east-central regions of India. I think hoping to duplicate that feat. The Naxalites, who got their name from a village in West Bengal named Naxalbari, are still waging a guerrilla war to defend the forests and land of the poor, bottom-caste people of those regions against corporations eager to control their land and the mineral and water wealth beneath it. This struggle has been almost invisible outside India. Congress hopes that drowning it in blood will be equally invisible.
Against this background, Roy's essays focus on the collapse of the police and legal system in the face of Hindu fundamentalism and Muslim terrorism - real and fabricated – something that accelerated greatly after 9/11. George Bush essentially gave the green light to anti-Muslim pogroms and politics in India, and the Hindu nationalist politicians eagerly took advantage of it. Essentially, Roy sees much evidence pointing to the Indian secret police carrying out many frame-ups and provocations. For her, the central events are:
- 1984 - Congress Party leads mobs in Delhi in slaughter of thousands of Sikh's as revenge for the assassination of Indira Gandhi.
December 1992 – mobs of Hindu fundamentalists converged on the town of Ayodhya and demolished an old Muslim mosque. Plans to build a huge Hindu temple over that spot are underway.
1993 – a fundamentalist Hindu mob killed a 1,000 Muslims in Mumbai. In response, Muslim terrorists used bombs to kill 250 people in that same city.
1998 – Using this polarization, the BJP takes national power after starting with only two representatives in 1989. Roy sees this as linked to the anti-Islamism of the first Gulf war. The BJP then conducted nuclear tests within weeks of taking power, linking nuclear weapons to the pride of being 'Hindu.'
January 1999 – Bajrang Dal, a Hindu militia, burns a Christian missionary and his two sons alive.
December 2001 – Attack on the Indian parliament resulted in 5 dead "Pakistani" terrorists, never identified, and the remaining 'conspirators' being judging innocent or being declared guilty in the face of much evidence that this was actually a police provocation by the "Special Cell." Roy spends several chapters on this incident.
February 2002 – 58 Hindu pilgrims on an express train burned alive as they returned from Ayodhya. According to Roy, the BJP government in Gujarat, lead by Chief Minister Modi, responded with a carefully planned genocide; 2,000 Muslims were murdered, Muslim women gang-raped, and 150,000 Muslims driven from their homes and forced to live in the woods or on the outskirts of towns. Modi has now been re-elected 3 times, running against Congress party candidates that are mostly ex-BJP. He has never been prosecuted. Roy focuses especially on this event.
November 2002 – Undercover Delhi police kill alleged Muslim terrorists in Lashkar-e-Taiba. Witnesses say the victims were unarmed.
2002 - Draconian Prevention of Terrorism Act passed. The Indian Congress repealed it in 2004, then adopted a tougher law in December 2008, with almost no debate between parties.
December 2007 – Systematic attacks in three states against Christians lead to the burning of churches. Lower-caste Muslim Dalit and Adivasi are urged to attack Christians Dalits and Adivasi by the BJP. Thousands of Christians now live in refugee camps in the forests. Roy thinks this was actually an attack on the base of the Maoists.
November 2008 (or as the press calls it, 26/11) - The attack in Delhi by alleged Pakistani-backed Muslim terrorists, has been promoted to basically turn India into a police-state. Roy hints that it, too, might have been a police operation.
December 2008 – Hindu fundamentalists attack women in Bangalore and Mangalore for wearing jeans and western clothes, protected by the new BJP government.
Roy links the recent 2009 election – in which UPA/Congress triumphed with 10% of the vote – as showing the unity of both parties behind neo-liberal economic practice. Roy delineates how this economic philosophy is actually intimately linked to the pogramist BJP and the tolerant-of-pograms Congress. For instance in Chattisgarh, the BJP government and the Congress-Party militia Salwah Judum work together in a war with the Maoists and the low-caste Adivasis population. 644 villages have been emptied. 50,000 people have been moved into Salway Judum camps. 300,000 hide in the forests. The newest Gandhi, Varun Gandhi, is a BJP campaigner who believes Muslims should be sterilized. He won overwhelmingly.
The Left Front in West Bengal took a hard right, according to Roy, and made deals to build a chemical complex, a plant for Tata motors, and a Jindal steel plant in the forests. This was opposed by the population, but the Left Front attempted to make this come true virtually at gun-point, using thugs in their own party militia. The population eventually defeated the Front over these plans. The Left Front, of course, was decimated in the 2009 elections for embracing neo-liberalism - the first time they had lost elections in 30 years. The ruling class press said it was because the Left Front was too antagonistic to neo-liberalism, not the reverse. Roy also analyzes the strengths of the multi-headed, very well-organized, reactionary-nationalist, pogramist BJP, which has mass educational, military, economic and social organizations all over the country.
Roy ends with a description of the endless and brutal occupation of Islamic Kashmir by the Indian army, supported by both Indian Parties, the intelligentsia, the bureaucracy and the media. The occupation has gone on for 20 years, leaving 70,000 dead, 1,000s tortured, many raped, fabricated elections, and an occupation army of half-a-million. Massive non-violent protests by the Kashmiri population in summer 2008 put a dent in this occupation, but it still sits at the center of every violent vortex in the area, and even Indian politics itself.
For those Americans who have only the haziest understanding of India, and think of it more in relation to the beaches in Goa, this book is a great introduction to the politicians, organizations and issues that are tearing India apart. Within the limitations of the essay style, Roy makes impassioned, yet factual, analyses of every contradiction she uncovers, in sibliant prose.
And I bought it at Mayday Books!
Red Frog, 11/09/2009
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Dennis Kucinich on why he voted against the healthcare "reform" bill
Postscript: This article by John Geyman is also eminently worth reading.


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Set in Riviera Nayarit and overlooking the majestic Pacific, Hotel Riu Jalisco opens its doors to holiday makers that are in search of peerless luxury and comfort.
Set in Riviera Nayarit and overlooking the majestic Pacific, Hotel Riu Jalisco opens its doors to holiday makers that are in search of peerless luxury and comfort. The Playa de Flamingos beach on which its sun loungers are set helps you get a tan that will make you an instant head turner.
It is strategically located on a grand 5-storey building about 2 kilometers from the shopping district, 8 miles from the airport, and 300 meters from the Flamingoes Golf Course.
The resort houses 700 accommodation units which are classified into double rooms, family rooms, family suites, and junior suites. Each of the rooms is fitted with amenities such as hairdryers, satellite TV, iron and ironing board, a balcony or terrace, liqour dispenser, ceiling fan, a minibar, Wi-Fi among others.
For your dining needs, you can visit popular eateries such as Dona Adelita where you will be served Mexican cuisine buffet-style, Gran Dragon for buffet Asian cuisine dining, La Piazza for Italian delicacies, and La Botana for grilled specialties.
The liquor dispensers and minibars are restocked daily with local or imported beverages. Popular watering holes at the resort include the La Cantina Bar, Sports Bar, Pancho Pavilion Bar, Villa Pavilion Bar Bahia Banderas Poolside Bar and the Swim-up Bar.
If you are into outdoors activities, you will be interested to know that there are facilities such as tennis courts, workout gyms, French Bowls, air gun shooting, volleyball, windsurfing, riding the catamarans, kayaking, snorkeling and many more.
Outside the facility, there are abundant watersports, horse riding services bicycle hire and an 18-hole golf course open for your use.
The RiuLand has entertainment programs for kids aged 4-8 and 8-12. Adult entertainment is divided into two - daytime programs and evening programs such as shows, lives performances, and discotheque.
At Hotel Riu Jalisco, you will suddenly discover that all you have to do is live a little and love will follow you like the sunflower follows the sun. Happy holidaying!
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