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Sunday, October 31, 2010
Sophie's Party 10-1-10
She invited street friends, school friends, and old neighborhood friends. We had pizza for dinner, played Minute to Win It games, played night games, and made s'mores in the fire pit.
She was happy.
I was exhausted. (Shhh. Don't tell her.) (Well, I guess she knows, since I told her the next day how totally exhausted I was. And maybe I told her the day after that, too.)
I'm so glad she has such nice, fun, sweet friends, and I'm glad that I was able to make up her disappointing tenth birthday (a week before our move...let's just say the promised party never materialized.)
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My First Piano Trio 9.30.10
Then I was asked if my kids could do something for our ward's Primary Program at the end of October (one Sunday a year, the main meeting of our congregation is turned over to the children's organization. The kids do almost all of the talking and singing. It gets pretty entertaining.) When I got the assignment, I decided it was time to get started for real.
I thought I had until the end of October, but then Josh signed himself (and his sisters) up for a performance in his seminary class on Oct. 1. So September 29 and 30 found me at the keyboard, scribbling away, trying to finish in time to allow the kids to actually practice once or twice before an 8:10 call time. I'm not a natural at this composing business. I don't have a lot of experience. I am constantly second guessing myself. This was NOT an easy process. But I did it...after lots of prayer and erasing and more prayer and more erasing. I finished...at 2 am of the night before the performance.
And they DID get to play it once or twice before school.
It's just too bad once or twice wasn't enough...Not nearly enough, especially for the seven year old pianist. And despite the sloppiness of the seminary performance, I was quite proud of my efforts AND their efforts.
I was also grateful we had another four weeks before our real performance. Even though I'd been cursing Josh earlier for forcing me to finish the piece early, it was definitely a blessing in disguise. So now I've finished one. I guess I'd better get started on the second...maybe I'll do a Christmas song.
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Saturday, October 30, 2010
Friend School 9.29.10
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Piano Group and Salute to Youth 9.28.10
But does anybody have a better name than Piano Group? We've all been discussing it and we haven't figured anything out. Shout out any suggestions you have.
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Sunday, October 24, 2010
Lacrosse 9.25.10
He's really doing it! I went to his first scrimmage in South Utah County. The other parents warned me that my first lacrosse match might make me cringe. And it did. But by the end, I was thinking hitting people with big metal sticks sounded like a lot of fun.
And even if I was a little worried (which I am. A LITTLE worried) about injury, I can't describe to you how happy my boy is. He loves this sport. He loves his coach. He loves his teammates. And that's good enough for me. Talk to me again after he gets a broken wrist. Maybe I'll change my mind then. But for now, I'm really happy he's found something to be passionate about.
And Sophie got to go to her first college football game with our neighbors. Josh was jealous.
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Pretzels 9.24.10
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I'm Kinda Busy Right Now 9.23.10
So, you might have noticed that my blog posting has become slightly sporadic. This might be why.
Can you read it?
That's right. I'm crazy. Totally and completely crazy.
And yet, kinda completely excited too.
So I've started the application process for my DMA. And the auditions are in February. And I'm freaked out. And I shouldn't even talk about this in public, because what if I play my audition and they're all, "Ummmm...yeah...you're not really who we're looking for. You're a little old. And your playing is a little rusty. So come back when you're younger and a superstar and have no children demanding dinner every night or help with homework or need someone to clean up the carpet yet again."? Yeah. That will be embarrassing, won't it, since I've announced my intentions publicly now and you all know what I'm intending.
So maybe pretend you didn't read this. And if you did read it, and you're so inclined, pray for me. Pray for me hard. And also pray that Ben gets fully potty trained a little more quickly so I can be practicing instead of cleaning carpets. And also pray that the people who will be listening to me in four months (FOUR MONTHS???) will think I'm worth taking a chance on.
(Because I am... I think.)
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Phoning It In 9.22.10
Ummm...I think I need to step up the originality of the pictures of the day. I think we've had three or four pictures of Little People.
Then again, this IS my life, right? And my life has a lot of toys in it right now. So oh well, there may be three or four MORE pictures of Little People before we're all done. Originality is for people without children.
Oh, I know that's not true. Originality can also be for people with children, just as long as they aren't me.
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Why I Love My Carpet Cleaner 9.21.10
In the background (behind the couch), you can see Natalia. In the foreground, you can see Ben. To the right, you can see my handy-dandy carpet cleaner.
Why is this my picture of the day?
Potty-training the three-year-old boy (yikes) and cleaning up after the 14 1/2 year old dog (double yikes) has worn me clear out. I hate that so much of my life is revolving around pee.
Seriously. Did any of us know how much our lives would revolve around pee before we decided to have children? Or before we invited a dog to live with us?
Is this something I will miss once Ben has moved out of this stage?
No. Nope. Nuh-uh. There's lots about mothering I'll miss when it's gone, but I really don't think this is one of those things.
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We've started something (sporadically) that is working well (when we actually do it). During Family Home Evening on Monday nights, we get out our calendars and talk about the schedule for the next couple of weeks. We also review the kids' housework responsibilities and goals.
Doesn't that sound well-organized and efficient of us? It IS (when we remember to pull out the calendars.)
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Just to make you feel better about your life 9.19.10
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Neighborhood Party. Also, Bri Doing Homework. 9.18.10
Gorgeous night, good friends, good food, lots of laughter and building friendships. Best part? Our next-door-neighbors threw it. We just had to show up. Loved it.
Mike and Bri came back after the race to hang out overnight (well, and Bri also had to do homework, which was very industrious and impressive of her.) I miss them bunches. We tried to convince them that Utah would be a perfect place for Mike to practice law. I'm afraid we did not make a convincing enough argument. Darn.
Mike and Bri came back after the race to hang out overnight (well, and Bri also had to do homework, which was very industrious and impressive of her.) I miss them bunches. We tried to convince them that Utah would be a perfect place for Mike to practice law. I'm afraid we did not make a convincing enough argument. Darn.
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Arianne's Wedding. 9.17.10 (again)
This is my sweet niece, Arianne. This is NOT her groom, of course. David made sure he was in as many pictures as possible.
I love family weddings. I love having an excuse to hang out with so many people we love in one place. (Also, I love the food.)
(See what I mean about the relationship between Soph and Ben? Seriously sweet.)
At the reception. David thought it was fun to chat up the musicians while they were playing. I think he made them very very nervous.
And Five Guys to end our night...yummy.
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Sophie. Eleven. 9.17.10
She's 11.
I love this girl. She's a remarkable girl, turning into a remarkable teenager, just a couple of years too early.
Her birthday was a little complicated, as she had to share it with her cousin Arianne's wedding, but we did let her choose her own breakfast (Toaster Strudel, if you can believe it) and took her to dinner after the reception (Five Guys again.)
What do I love about Sophia?
1. I can no longer call her Sophia. She really dislikes her name. She tolerates Sophie, but really hates Sophia. I hope that this changes over time, because I really thought how nice it would be for her to have a long name and a nickname. I always wished I had been Caroline or something and that Kerri could have been just a nickname. Sigh. Just goes to show, sometimes mothers just don't get things right, no matter how hard they try.
2. How sweet she is with Ben. She calls him "Hon" and carts him around on her hip and plays with him and lets him have her old stuffed animals.
3. Her sense of style. The girl is just cool.
4. Her tender heart.
5. Her responsibility. She's turning into quite a good babysitter, and is starting to have moms in the ward call her. She especially loves babysitting for her Activity Day leader.
6. Her individuality. She knows what she wants and what she does NOT want. She hates to wear her hair down (which makes this picture all the more special) and will NOT wear something that isn't just right.
7. Her strong will. Today was our ward Primary Program (the children present the main meeting of our church congregation once a year.) I wrote a trio for the kids to play. She asked me to carry her glasses because she had too many things to carry. When it was time for them to perform, I set up the music stand, and then, since she was holding her bow and violin, I put her glasses on her face for her. She looked disgusted at me and said "NO!" and shook them off. No way was she wearing those glasses. Never mind that she had ASKED ME TO TAKE THEM UP THERE FOR HER. It was hysterical (I had almost as many comments about the glasses incident as I did about the kids' performance) and just so Sophie.
8. Her intelligence.
9. Her sense of right and wrong. She won't listen to songs if she hears a bad word. Today we were studying the scriptures. It was her turn and she read up to a certain point and said, "I don't want to read that word." It was "hell." I said, "Sweetie, if it's in the scriptures, you can read it." But she wouldn't. David read it for her instead. He's good at that word. (Just kidding.) (Maybe.)
I could tell Sophie stories all day. She has made our lives so full and rich and fun.
Happy birthday, my darling. I only wish I could make the years go by much much MUCH more slowly.
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Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Family Party and Celebrating Sophie 9.16.10
My sister, Bri, and her cute family came up so her husband Mike could run Top of Utah again. (Was I sad I wasn't running it, too? Actually, no. I wasn't sad at all... My decision to wait for Ogden in May was a very good one.) We were lucky enough to have them stay here, so we threw a party.
Of course, we need no excuse to throw a party, but we had a great one: Sophie's birthday was the next day.
Pizza (thanks to Bri and Mike) and brownies and ice cream and a bunch of happy people = successful party.
And look at my darling almost-11-year-old. She's not REALLY that old, is she?
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Saturday, October 9, 2010
Guess What Sport Josh is Loving? 9.15.10
I was always so grateful that my children were small because I knew my boys would not play football and all that it entails: namely, wearing lots of pads and being knocked to the ground over and over.
Instead, Josh has decided to fall in love with a different sport. Lacrosse. Now he gets to wear fewer pads and get knocked by big metal sticks over and over.
I should be more worried about this, shouldn't I? Instead, I'm kind of loving his lacrosse coach (our neighbor, Gary) and his lacrosse teammates (boys also newly reveling in their changing voices and using them loudly on our carpools to lacrosse practice) and also his love of all things lacrosse. I think he would sleep with his stick if it wasn't a little uncomfortable.
And also, please ignore the green tint to this picture. I could have edited it, but I didn't because, well, I'm still three weeks behind on my pics.
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Thursday, October 7, 2010
Park Time with Ben 9.14.10
I love having some alone time with Ben during the day. He is very entertaining company. Much of our drive to and from school involves singing songs about trains, telling knock knock jokes, and playing I Spy. What can I say? Three year olds turn an ordinary day into an adventure. And every once in a while, he'll convince me to leave the dishes and laundry and take him to the park. It's always a party at the park, even when he can't find anyone to befriend.
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Helicopters and Crayons 9.13.10
David has a friend with a helicopter. I don't have any friends with helicopters, do you? It seems like a friend with a helicopter might be a fun friend to have, especially if he invites you to fly with him.
And this is Provo Canyon from the helicopter.
And this is Ben, coloring. School has transformed Ben in some darling ways. One of them is his sudden love of coloring. He will color, intently, for longer than I've ever seen him focus. It's darling, really.
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Reading Time 9.12.10
I love watching my children interact with each other.
Let me rephrase that: I love watching my children interact POSITIVELY with each other.
I especially love when Kate and Ben have reading time together. Ben listens intently, Kate uses her best dramatic reading voice, and I feel like something is going right in our home, at least for a short, fleeting moment.
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Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Something happened here, but I don't remember what 9.11.10
I'm pretty sure Josh had a party in this space and that I've blocked it out of my memory. This teenage party thing is pretty hard on a mom. I WILL admit, his friends are really cute and nice and I'm so glad he is enjoying life. And we just provided pizza or hot dogs or something and stuff for s'mores and a movie (I guess, because that's what this picture seems to prove) and they had a great time. The boys all walked around with their lacrosse sticks and the girls were polite and friendly and actually talked to us parents. (Are all teenage girls that different than teenage boys?)
And make it FOUR bad pictures in a row.
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Greek Festival 9.9.10
This is the third in a row of really terrible pictures.
I guess my project is NOT about quality pictures, but about remembering the life that inspired them.
And even though this is a terrible picture, it's a wonderful memory. One of our favorite traditions is attending the annual Greek festival with our friends Llew and Sally. We adore Llew and Sally and their amazing boys. Hanging out with them is always fun. But hanging out with them at the Greek Festival is ESPECIALLY fun. We've been doing this since Josh was a baby, I think, and we've only missed a year or two in all that time. We eat ourselves silly and watch the Greek dancers. We've always had one or two kids dance along near our table, and this year it was Ben's turn. I will be sad when they're all too old to want to dance at the Greek festival.
Josh is gorging himself on his own box (bought with his own money) of loukoumades, a fried dough tossed with honey and cinnamon. Yummy. I want one right now. And YES, it looks like I'm eating one in the picture, but NO, I was STRONG. I was holding Ben's and feeding him so he didn't end up covered in honey. THAT is how strong I am. I can HOLD a loukoumade and NOT EAT IT. (Impressive, yes?)
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Friend School 9-8-10
Ben has preschool at the U on Tuesdays and Thursdays, but Wednesdays are also special days for him. This summer, my friend Emily asked me to join their preschool for Wednesday mornings. It's like Joy School, where we trade off teaching week by week. I have loved getting to know the other moms a little more, and I love watching Ben having a wonderful time learning about birds, apples, feelings, and zoo animals with his friends. I AM a little out of my league, though. Check out the darling mats they sit on for circle time. Yup. That's the kind of darling project made by these awesome women that are part of the group. I'm learning from them, but it's a little bit daunting. Oh well, they'll learn to love me for who I am, right?
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Youth City Council 9.7.10
Moving to Davis County had its adjustments, but the move has been (overall) really great for Josh. I've been so happy to see him having so many rich and varied experiences, from Scouts to lacrosse to orchestra, and now to Youth City Council. Our neighbors have three great kids. Their son, Trevor, is the mayor of the Youth City Council. His brother, Blake, is Josh's good friend (and their daughter, Leanne, is Sophie's good friend) and they both decided to join, too. This was the night of their swearing in ceremony.
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Sunday, October 3, 2010
Just Because Ben is Awesome 9.5.10
Really. Wouldn't you want this kid running around YOUR house? I mean, his fashion sense is dead on. And that smile?
(And yes, I know I'm out of order, but I forgot to download the pictures from my other camera until just now. Oops.)
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Playing Catchup
As of right now, I'm finally LESS THAN A MONTH BEHIND in my Picture of the Day project. Aren't you proud of me? And it only took eighteen posts in one day.
Sorry to flood your Google Reader, folks. Hope you're not ultra-tired of us by the end of all the posts. Feel free to just "Mark All as Read." I promise I won't give you a quiz on the subject matter.
Sorry to flood your Google Reader, folks. Hope you're not ultra-tired of us by the end of all the posts. Feel free to just "Mark All as Read." I promise I won't give you a quiz on the subject matter.
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Labor Day 9.6.10
I love picnics in Heber. The food is amazing and the company is great.
Yes, Alysha is wearing a mask. They found a box of old masks leftover from David's dad's office and made good use of them. More cousin fun...I love cousins.
After the picnic, we had a barbecue at our house with Llew, Sally, Jeff and Hillary, complete with bonfire and s'mores. And the hardest part for me? Not only did our picnic at David's mom's have TWO DESSERTS AND ICE CREAM, but at the barbecue, what did we end up with? TWO DESSERTS AND ICE CREAM. Seriously unfair. I was strong, though. I have $20 on the line (a contest with my cousin, Peggy) and I'm determined not to give up.
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Last Words On Lecture Controversy
Editors, Daily Planet:
In its Feb. 13-16 edition, the Berkeley Daily Planet printed a letter to the editor written against me, an African American progressive activist, by a conservative pro-Israel individual named Dan Spitzer.
That letter contained an absolutely false allegation about a statement that Spitzer purported I made while engaged in a public protest at the Feb. 10 speech by right-wing, pro-Israel media pundit Daniel Pipes. Spitzer pathetically claimed that I screamed, "You're all a bunch of filthy Jewish liars."
As the anti-racist, anti-Zionist, Jewish-American essayist and public lecturer Tim Wise noted, "[Zionists] can't be expected to place a very high premium on truth" and, obviously, no lie is too brazen.
As I understand it, it is general newspaper policy to refrain from printing an undocumented accusation such as a second-hand, unverified quote.
Of course, I did not say what Spitzer claimed, as many witnesses to the event can readily attest. In fact, it was I who urged the Daily Planet, in their published apology to me for printing Spitzer's letter, to seek to obtain a recording of the event from Berkeley Hillel. Such a recording would directly demonstrate the falseness of his accusation.
My actual verbal protest against Pipes was only one voice amongst numerous others speaking out from both the campus and the community. Pipes is a highly controversial and divisive figure, well-known as the American voice for the most reactionary anti-Palestinian and anti-Muslim elements in the far right wing of Israel's conservative Likud Party.
Pipes is also a founder of CampusWatch, a right-wing ideological organization that engages in McCarthyist intimidations of academics. It attacks the very free speech and academic freedom that Berkeley Hillel pretends to champion in this case: CW attacks, particularly, those who politically criticize Israel or Zionism (its fundamentalist, apartheid ideology), or for their so-called "un-Americanism."
Pipes has taken the position that the Middle East peace process should be abandoned altogether. He believes that Israel should pursue the most extreme military action until the Palestinians are totally crushed as a viable, indigenous people and abjectly surrender all claims to their homeland and self-determination. He also characterizes the vast majority of Muslims and Arabs—internationally and in the Muslim and Arab-American community—as either actual or potential terrorists.
Given his background, it is shocking and shameful that his Hillel sponsors—who are keen to count (typically including any political criticism of Israel) every single incidence of hate speech against Bay Area Jews—would invite a hate speaker like Daniel Pipes to campus.
This invitation prompted a Feb. 10 formal letter to the Daily Californian, signed by many Jews and others in the university community, objecting to Hillel's invitation to Pipes in the strongest possible terms. The letter described Pipes' remarks as "vilely xenophobic" and "echo[ing] messages directed against Jews in the past." The signatories of the letter included Professor Emerita Bluma Goldstein, who lost more than 30 members of her family in the Holocaust, but who nonetheless morally rejects the imposition of nationalist Zionism in Palestine.
I, especially as an African American, consider Pipes' notorious anti-Arab racist views and extreme anti-Muslim bigotries morally unacceptable. Thus, my conscience compelled me to be included in the many ethnically and religiously diverse (including Jews, Muslims, Christians, other faiths, and secular) voices of objection to Pipes' hate speech.
In a highly visible, nonviolent form of potential civil disobedience, with the voluntary expectation of being escorted out, I proclaimed to Pipes individually, stating: "You're a racist Jew [implicitly noting the irony] and you should be ashamed of yourself. Gandhi opposed Zionism. Nelson Mandela opposes Zionism. Desmond Tutu opposes Zionism. Paul Robeson opposed Zionism. You're the Jewish David Duke!"
Thus I did not—contrary to Spitzer's false quote—engage in invective or derogatory remarks about Jewish people as a group. I noted Pipes' Jewishness to emphasize the tragic irony of such a person engaging in the same sort of racist and bigoted behavior which Jews themselves have suffered under throughout history, and which goes against the traditions and philosophy of the Jewish faith.
As for right-wing Spitzer duplicitously invoking Mario Savio: First, Savio was not a racist or a bigot. Second, Savio championed the meaningful free speech rights of those who politically dissent—those without state or corporate media backing—to speak truth to power; he didn't champion power's right to free speech, which it inherently has. Third, Savio said that when a system becomes so heinously oppressive, people of conscience must throw themselves upon the gears of that onerous system. In a small but visible way, that's what we protesters did. Savio also said that protest should be principled, not necessarily polite.
Not one word of Pipes' prepared speech went unspoken: He still had his (otherwise media-ubiquitous) "free speech." No protester attempted to actually stop him from speaking. But we people of conscience will not let an evident racist/bigot like Pipes carry on without inconvenient interruptions for truth.
There's a clear message here: If you're a notorious racist, bigot, or oppressor, don't come to Berkeley.
Joseph Anderson
Editors, Daily Planet:
On Feb. 17, the Berkeley Daily Planet apologized to Joseph Anderson "for any problems" the publication of Dan Spitzer's Feb. 13 letter to the editor "might have created for him."
I in turn regret that you apologized to Mr. Anderson because I, the speaker at the UC Berkeley event in question on Feb. 10, clearly heard verbatim exactly what Mr. Spitzer reported, namely Mr. Anderson yelling repeatedly "You're all a bunch of filthy Jewish liars."
Daniel Pipes
Editor's Note: The controversy over who said what at a Daniel Pipes lecture on the UC campus reminds us of the movie Rashomon, which told the story of an incident through the eyes of several different witnesses who saw what happened in different ways. We originally printed a letter in which one attendee recounted his recollection of what was said by another attendee, after which the second person wrote in to deny that he had said what the first letter reported. At the request of the second attendee, we've asked for any tapes which were made of the incident, but none have been produced. In this issue we are printing the second person's recollection, as well as a brief letter from the lecturer regarding his own memory of the event, and that's all the farther we're going to go with this discussion, even though we've had several more letters from witnesses with a variety of perceptions of what happened. In the future we request that our correspondents refrain from making specific accusations against individuals who are not public figures.

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Son of socialite Jackie Rafter and celebrity hairdresser David Marshall died after taking heroin, inquest hears
THE SON of socialite and former model Jackie Rafter and celebrity hairdresser David Marshall died of acute heroin toxicity, an inquest heard.
Daniel Marshall (25) of Coppinger Glade, Stillorgan, Co Dublin was found dead in the toilets at Fitzwilliam Hotel, opposite St Stephen's Green in Dublin city centre on July 12 2014.
In unexpected scenes at the inquest Mr Marshall, dad of Daniel, stood up to address Coroner Dr Brian Farrell from the public gallery. However, he was asked by a friend to stay calm and gardai moved to escort Mr Marshall from the court.
The coroner said the cause of death was mixed drug toxicity involving heroin and prescribed drugs including benzodiazepines and the sleeping pill zimovane and there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding Daniel's death.
The inquest heard that Daniel was last seen alive by a bouncer at Dandelion Nightclub next to the Fitzwilliam Hotel. David Boyle saw Daniel walk past the nightclub at 11.30pm.
The deceased's girlfriend of four years, Kate Bonner said the couple had met earlier that evening and had a long talk.
"He was in good form. We just chatted for awhile and he went off, he said he was going to Donnybrook," she said. Asked if she had any concerns for Daniel, Miss Bonner said 'not really.'
"We'd had a long talk and arranged to meet the next day. I was aware of his addiction but he'd been doing really well. That's what makes this all the more tragic. It was the best I'd seen him do, so it was a shock," Miss Bonner said.
CCTV footage revealed Daniel entering the hotel at 12.28am through the main entrance and making his way to the lower floor. He entered the ladies toilets on his own and no one else entered the toilets until he was found four hours later. At around 4.30am, assistant night manager Miroslav Voisnis checked the toilets. Unable to open the door to the last cubicle, he found an unresponsive male on the floor. A used syringe was found on the floor next to him, Dublin Coroner's Court heard.
"From his (medical) reports, it's clear Daniel had a difficulty over a long period of time," Coroner Dr Brian Farrell said. "It looks to me as if he collapsed very soon after taking heroin, which is something we've seen so many times before," the coroner said.
Barrister Peter Lennon, representing Jackie Rafter and her daughter, said he had known Daniel since he was a young man.
"He went to a very good school; he played rugby to a high level. Unfortunately he fell to the scourge that is heroin. His mother spent years trying her very best for Daniel," Mr Lennon said.
On behalf of Ms Rafter and her daughter, Mr Lennon praised Garda Linda Crennan whom he said had been a 'tower of strength' to them in the wake of Daniel's untimely death.
Ed Martin, an uncle of Daniel's who married Jackie's twin sister, became emotional as he also addressed the court from the public gallery.
"I'm very upset by this whole thing. I've known these two people (Mr Marshall and Ms Rafter) since they were married. We went through rehab with Daniel on a couple of occasions," he said.
"A better mother you could not find. She tried everything for Daniel. Despite many up's and more down's, she kept on trying, both public and private. I've known. I've been married to her sister for 30 years. I saw the whole thing unfold.
"I couldn't leave court without saying what a great mother she is and Dan was a great young fellow, he just fell at the last ditch," Mr Martin said.
The coroner returned a verdict of death by misadventure and extended his sympathies to family members.
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Learn all of the steps necessary for building your first native iOS app. With this introductory video course, experienced iOS developer Alasdair Allan walks you through the entire process, from downloading the developer tools to submitting your finished app to Apple's App Store.
You'll discover how to work with the Objective-C language, Xcode, Cocoa Touch, and many other tools and techniques along the way. If you're a beginning programmer, this video is an ideal to start creating your own apps for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.


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Episode 038: Professional Tools
This week's episode covers the following stories on 8BitDad.com and around the internets for the week leading up to July 24th, 2012: Dad Is Most …
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A couple of our readers tipped us off to a recent advertising gaffe that had one baby bottle company in a blowback from both dad bloggers and the breastfeeding folk.
"Your breast don't have air-vents, why should baby bottles," asks Bittylab's website for their BARE bottle. The vent-free bottles are meant to imitate a breast and reduce gas intake by the baby. Sounds great, right? It very well could be, but the product became second-fiddle to the message behind it when Bittylab took to Twitter and started advertising.


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Just 44 miles west of La Paz lies the mysterious ruins of Tiwanaku, dating back to pre-Incan times. Located on the shores of Lake Titicaca, it is widely believed that this town was once a thriving metropolis and marine fossils found near the town also suggest that Lake Titicaca was once right at Tiwanaku's door. An important precursor to Incan times, Tiwanaku was a major state power for over 500 years.
The Tiwanaku mystery of La Paz comes about as you walk through these ancient ruins. The intricately carved geometric designs and complex craftsmanship can still be seen today and many structures still stand as an ode to the dedication of these ancient architects. It is these structures that the Tiwanaku mystery of La Paz surrounds as their elaborately carved symbols have not been deciphered to this day.
Tiwanaku's End
The Tiwanaku mystery of La Paz deepens when the question of what happened to this civilisation arises. The people of Tiwanaku had no written language, so very little is known about them other than the myths passed down through the generations. Many argue that another group invaded the city and took it over, while others blame a loss of faith in their religion that caused people to abandon their architectural haven. Some theorists have gone as far to say that Lake Titicaca had a cataclysmic flood that ended the city's dominance and created the Tiwanaku mystery of La Paz.
Unravelling the Mystery of Tiwanaku of La Paz with Oasis Overland
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98 Traveller reviews from Holiday Watchdog
excellent value
"chalet a bit cramped for 4 food surprisingly good pool good staff good no beach at high tide everywhere clean could do with a lick of paint very good value entertainment ok had to go to reception for the whats on guide after getting the keys in the ballroom will stay in a club chalet next time "
Holiday details
- Travel date: 14th January 2017
Value for money
"We have stayed at Pontins 3 weeks out of the last 4 and we really enjoy it,over the last 4 years we have stayed over 20 times Mon -Fri . We read bad comments about Pakefield but i can honestly say we have always had a clean chalet,ok it's basic but what do people expect for what you pay.The last three chalets had recently been redecorated and everything was new including floor covering .The meals recently have been ok and although you may have to wait in a que there is always enough .Entertainment team excellent and Annie on the organ gets people on the floor,There is good access for disabled .We recommended it to friends two weeks ago and they booked to stay another week and their chalets were clean both weeks.£99 FOR TWO half board Mon -Fri its cheap and cheerful."
Holiday details
- Travel date: 27th November 2016
"The chalets are very very basic and where not very clean, lots of noise from younger people in other chalets although advertised as adult only. that was rubbish. were calling security nites after mid nite because of the noise and could not sleep. last evening it was still going on till 3am. reception really interested. we would never ever go again. i know it is budget but we called our slum."
Holiday details
- Travel date: 17th September 2016
Below par even for a 'budget' stay
"We didn't pay much for the break so I was expecting it to be cheap and cheerful but it wasn't very cheerful! The good points were that the park was nice for young children, there was direct beach access and the crazy golf was free :) However there were also of negatives. The accommodation had a lot of maintenance issues, the windows didn't shut properly (some didn't shut at all), the furniture was pretty beaten up and very old, water leaked over the floor when you showered as the bath wasn't sealed, the front door was hanging off it's hinges. Cleanliness was poor, there were toenails from a previous occupant still on the floor, mold in the bathroom, dirty cutlery in the draw. The bed linen was all 100% polyester and we paid extra for that! We had to go and buy sheets! It was very small and dingy in the chalet, the TV didn't work and bizarrely wasn't in the living area but in the double bedroom. The other bedroom with bunk beds in didn't have any plug sockets at all. We didn't complain about our room during the stay as there was a large sign printed in reception saying that they were fully booked and not to ask to change rooms...they are probably used to complaints! Breakfast and evening meals were included but they were very stressful. If you went early the queues were ridiculous, we waited an hour at the children's food station for my daughters meal and then had to queue again at the adults food station for a further 30 minutes...there was even a queue to get ketchup!!!!! If you went a little later there was nowhere to sit as all the tables were full. If you went very late they had run out of food!!!!! We gave up in the end and got all our meals off site. The food wasn't very good. Most of it was deep fried and the things that weren't were very poorly cooked or still frozen in some cases. We took our baby who is weaning and resorted to shop bought baby food and snacks for her because there were so little fresh food and we were a little concerned about the food hygiene standards. We couldn't wait to leave! "
Holiday details
- Travel date: 1st September 2016
great value
"Just got back from Pakefield and i must say i really enjoyed it the apartment was dated and basic but for what we paid i cant complain food was ok my son loved it bingo was good and the entertainment was better than Butlins drinks were cheap crazy golf free plus hire of tennis bats etc all free a really great value holiday for the family staff were great too going back again also right next to the beach. "
Holiday details
- Travel date: 22nd August 2016
"Yes we booked a cheap and cheerful holiday and the activities we did and visits to the beach were great, even the evening entertainment my son (6) loved. However, the chalet was really small and absolutely covered in dust, there was moldy seal round the bath with holes in it and grime like you wouldn't believe. It was smelly in the chalet and the floor definitely had not been mopped either. I found old sweets on a mirror ledge and there was food from the previous occupants use on cutlery (which there was a minimal amount of anyway). The microwave was barely accessible due to where it was placed on the wall! On arrival there were maintenance guys in our apartment fixing a draw apparently, when I went in the draws had no feet on the front and it was all tilted and dangerous as the draw could just slide out and whack you. The dinner menu was terrible and I either barely ate or had to have jacket potato. The ATM's are useless and you are charged as they are pay point ones not bank ones. All in all we had a nice time but the filthiness was my main gripe! "
Holiday details
- Travel date: 12th August 2016
"Five day holiday with majestic tours for £130 pounds Monday to Friday and trips every day with a brilliant driver andy, bed breakfast and evening meal the chalets maybe be basic the food hall a bit crazy at times but the chalets were clean and the food was good and so was the entertainment we had a fantastic week with a lovely coach of people. One good thing about the week was adults only. Great value for money would certainly go again. We don't expect 5 star for that price but some people do really enjoyed it."
Holiday details
- Travel date: 11th June 2016
Stay at own risk *Pakefield pontins*
"Upon arrival *June 2016*it was very clear it was not well loved the only clean place was the reception we got our keys after a lengthy wait but that's to be expected in half term went to our rooms to find dirt on the walls skirting boards window ledges TV toilet the floors looked like they hadn't been cleaned in years and we had to have shoes on constantly the tiles in the bathroom where all cracked dirty with moldy sealant around the bath the light flickered on and off constantly the curtains where half hanging off and the beds needed burning paper thin and not looking so great, the entertainment was ok the arcade was ok and I got poorly the first night after eating in the restaurant followed by my 2 year old and then my husband so we couldn't use the facilities but from another mum I got talking too we wouldn't want too anyway she commented on how unsafe and dirty everything is, the indoor play area and messy play room was lovely the one day we could use it on our last night we found out that a lot of families had become poorly at similar times and some actually left we will never return disgusting place, the staff if they acknowledge you seemed nice enough more so the kitchen staff then the blue coats."
Holiday details
- Travel date: 4th June 2016
ignore the bad reviews pay for a 2 star resort get a 2 star resort
"Myself and my daughter have stayed at Pontins several time over the last few years ok the place is not a 5 star holiday resort its about 2 and a half but look at the price the food is very edible the bingo is enjoyed by 99% of the people playing and the entertainment is to to a good standard ok so it only has a small pool with only one slide and the main club room decor is a bit out of date but think if they raised the standards to center park you would be paying around £2000 for a week in august instead of a few hundred pounds."
Holiday details
- Travel date: 19th April 2016
Turkey and tinsel Nov 2015 roflol
"We were looking forward to this adult break with my parents, we traveled from Cornwall and parents traveled from Lincoln , what a waste of time, effort and money. I wish I had read the reviews first to save the £500 for two chalets (club, ) supposedly their top accommodation! The chalets were dirty, one tap was barely attached, bathroom had no lock , the sliding doors were a joke, you'd need to be Arnold Schwarzenegger arms to open and close them. The chalets were more than dated, the mattresses painfully uncomfortable, the bed sheets were shiny nylon on a plastic coated mattress, the double bed might have been classed as a double in the 1950s, what a joke. the cutlery provided still had food from the previous users on. The food, after traveling several hours, we were hungry, the choice was limited, over cooked, tasteless and Awful, the plates were cold and gritty , some still had crusted on food from the previous meal time. The deserts had been there way too long, the ice cream was more ice and gritty. Needless to say we didn't eat, breakfast , we'll stick to cereal, bacon over cooked,but cold,in fact all the hot food was not hot. I never thought it possible to muck up custard but sadly, I was wrong, it was colored water, disgusting... This is the only time I decided school dinners were not so bad after all! Entertainment... Bingo , expensive shambles, need I say more. The pianist/organ player Annie was good, people enjoyed the dances etc, as for the rest of the entertainment laid on, don't bother. We were supposed to be there from Monday till Friday, we left Wednesday as soon as it was daybreak. Take my advice.. Do not go to Pakefield unless you like wasting ur money... The only positive ..it's great for loosing weight!"
Holiday details
- Travel date: 4th November 2015
our over 50,s visit to pakefield
"The Chalets were dated and the mattresses tired and worn,shower had not been cleaned properly..the food was awful, and the dining room did nothing to wet your appetite, it was like a school dinner hall,waited 40mins for a jacket potato and salad,,breakfast was possible, bacon was awful,plates cold...thought this sort of dining had gone with the earlier images of holiday camps, went to Mill Rythe Hayling island, was like a 5 star hotel up to this...entertainment was more suitable for disco,s one comedian fair, and a magic act, the other two ..a girl singer Karmella cleared the entertainment hall she was flat and too loud, the two lads again loud and not for the over fifties nites, the bingo was chaotic, broke down, so were given fresh tickets, which was a shambles as some people were waiting for 1 or 2 numbers on their previous cards...all in all a disaster..never again for us a Pontins break....."
Holiday details
- Travel date: 1st July 2015
great holiday
"We enjoy Pakerfield been twice 2013/2014 half board with my husband and two sons ,the accommodation has been clean,the breakfast is good but the evening menu could be better. There isn't much to do in the day time on the park, but the evening entertainment is good.The blue coats work hard to keep the kids entertained. your holiday is what you make it, if you want a five star holiday book elsewhere."
Holiday details
- Travel date: 14th June 2015
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Top traveller tips for Pontins Pakefield Holiday Park
"Find a table in the dining hall before going for food if park is full"
"Go with low expectations and expect to still be disappointed "
"dont expect 5 star hoiliday but a good cheap great value holiday for the family "
"Just be prepared for a bit of cleaning before you can relax! "
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"Stay away but if u do go the only clean place is the indoor play area/messy play room "
"look for discount code sign up to their free membership"
"Knock it all down and update it."
"Organise your day ie swimming, lunch, games room, beech, golf dinner, evening entertainment."
"If you want a quiet area during the day to relax the bar in front of the restaurant is peaceful sometimes also the Seaview Bar is very nice ..."
"Don't stay on site...visit other places nearby!!!"
"get better cleaners in and new beds"
"Go on day trips out if they still do them"
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"eat plenty and take a good book to read"
"excellent food with good value for money "
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This project developed a draft code of ethics for professional robotics engineers by researching into the fields of robotics, ethics and roboethics to develop the necessary understanding. The code was drafted and presented to students, professors and professionals for feedback and revision. The code is now hosted at the Illinois Institute of Technology's Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions website (ethics.iit.edu), and is open for discussion at (rbethics.lefora.com. It is being proposed for adoption to the WPI Robotics Program faculty and the WPI Robotics Engineering Honors Fraternity, Rho Beta Epsilon.
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The goal of this project is to continue and finalize Hydrologic Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) watershed model construction and complete the calibration/validation process. The project will add representation of point source discharges to the model, compile flow and water quality data for the purposes of calibration and validation. The end result will be an HSPF watershed model that can readily be used to provide information to support conventional parameter TMDLs.
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Numerous County ditch systems in Pennington County end at a natural drainage prior to outleting into a river or other watercourse and these outlets can be in a very erosive state. The goal of this project is to inventory these systems to determine needs and prioritize projects for implementation.
The Drinking Water Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CEC) program identifies environmental contaminants for which current health-based standards currently do not exist or need to be updated, investigate the potential for human exposure to these chemicals, and develop guidance values for drinking water. Contaminants evaluated by CEC staff include contaminants that have been released or detected in Minnesota waters (surface water and groundwater) or that have the potential to migrate to or be detected in Minnesota waters.
The Crow Wing River is a valuable natural resource and forested regions in the watershed are at risk from conversion to cropland and clearing for other uses. In order to maintain the high quality upland that protects the water quality, forestry practices are being encouraged with cost-sharing and education in an effort to manage, protect, and improve existing forest stands.
This project will finalize HSPF watershed model construction and complete the calibration/validation process. The consultant will add representation of point source discharges to the model. The consultant will compile flow data for the purposes of calibration and validation. An initial hydrologic calibration will be performed and submitted for approval.
This phase of the project will complete the analysis of existing and newly collected water quality data in the Red River of the North-Grand Marais Creek watershed and also verify the impairments on the currently listed reaches and determine the status of the remaining river reaches as being either impaired or currently meeting standards. Stakeholder involvement and public participation will be a primary focus throughout the project.
The goal of this project is to develop a TMDL for all impaired stream reaches within the Crow Wing Watershed and for Eighth Crow Wing Lake.
The Crow Wing River Watershed consists of approximately 1,959 square miles in the north to north central portion of the Upper Mississippi River Basin in Central Minnesota. The watershed encompasses all or parts of Becker, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Morrison, Otter Tail, Todd and Wadena Counties. The dominant land use within the watershed is forested (41%), agriculture (32%), grass, shrub and wetland make up 17%, water (7%) and urban (3%).
This project will continue HSPF watershed model construction beyond the initial framework development. The consultant will add representation of point source discharges to the model. The consultant will also compile flow data for the purposes of calibration and validation. Finally, an initial hydrologic calibration will be performed and submitted for approval.
The purpose of this project is to identify effective irrigation and nutrient management best management practices and technologies and the barriers that prevent irrigators, producers, and other agricultural partners from adopting them in Otter Tail County. The primary goal is to reduce nitrate in areas where groundwater is susceptible to contamination as mapped by The Minnesota Department of Health by identifying effective BMPs and addressing the barriers to their adoption.
This project will identify areas for potential Best Management Practice (BMP) placement and identify strategies to strengthen social capacity and effectively engage citizens in development of the upcoming Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) report.
The purpose of this project is to develop a detailed tool that can be used in all watersheds within the Otter Tail and Becker counties to prioritize, target, and measure implementation practices at the field scale. The PTM App will significantly increase the targeting capabilities in Otter Tail and Becker Counties. The Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy has not been completed for Otter Tail County, yet, and the PTM App will be able to assist targeting and prioritizing when those documents are created.
Consistent with the implementation recommendation of the Total Maximum Daily Load Study , the goal of this project is to install 30 grade stabilization structures along Polk County Ditch 80 to reduce sediment loading by 270 tons per year. Polk County Ditch 80 contributes a large amount of sediment to the Sand Hill River which currently does not meet state water quality standards for sediment.
Realizing the need for increased technical capacity in the field offices, the Becker, East Otter Tail and West Otter Tail Soil and Water Conservation Districts have developed an agreement that will increase technical capacity while minimizing costs to each district. The first step was taken in this agreement through the recent hire of a shared engineer. Currently, minimal survey grade equipment is owned by the districts. This grant will be used to purchase an integrated survey system.
This project will collect real-time parameter data for specific conductance, water temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, turbidity and stream flow at the United States geological Survey (USGS) gaging stations located at Fargo, ND and Grand Forks, ND on the Red River of the North; and publish the data both on the USGS NWIS website and in the USGS Annual Report.
The purpose of the project is to reduce the amount of sediment entering Burnham Creek, which is a tributary of the Red Lake River within the Red River Basin. The Red Lake River is classified as a source water protection area for the City of East Grand Forks and currently does not meet state water quality standards for sediment. The goal of this project is to install one grade stabilization structure within the channel which outlets into the Burnham Creek channel and two side water inlets with buffers.
The goal of this project is to collect real-time, parameter data for specific conductance, water temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, and stream flow at the United States Geological Survey (USGS) gaging stations located at Fargo and Grand Forks, ND on the Red River of the North. The data will be published on the USGS National Water Information System (NWIS) website.
The goal of this project is to extend, calibrate, and validate the existing Hydrological Simulation Program – FORTRAN (HSPF) watershed models in the Red Lake River, Thief River, Clearwater River and Red Lake watersheds.
The goals of the Sand Hill River WRAP will be accomplished in two project phases.
The goal of this project is to update the time series and calibration for the Sandhill River Hydrological Simulation Program – FORTRAN (HSPF) model.
Approximately 70 percent of all Minnesotans rely on groundwater as their primary source of drinking water. Wells used for drinking water must be properly sealed when removed from service to protect both public health and Minnesota's invaluable groundwater resources. The Minnesota Department of Health protects both public health and groundwater by assuring the proper sealing of unused wells.
Clean Water funds are being provided to well owners as a 50% cost-share assistance for sealing unused public water-supply wells.
The primary goal of this project is to examine the calibration and validation of recently extended Hydrological Simulation Program – FORTRAN (HSPF) watershed models for the Mississippi River-Headwaters, Mississippi River-Grand Rapids, Mississippi River-Brainerd, Mississippi River-Sartell, Mississippi River-St. Cloud, Leech Lake, Pine River, Crow Wing River, Long Prairie River, and Redeye River watersheds and revise the calibration.
This is a joint project between the United States Geological Survey (USGS), Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), North Dakota, and Manitoba. The project is a basin-wide, up-to-date water quality trend analysis using the "QWTrend" program for approximately 40 bi-national river sites to review nutrients, total suspended solids, total dissolved solids, sulfate and chloride from 1980 - 2015.
Trained staff will help assure the water chemistry data that is collected is of good quality. After the 1 day training events participants will be able to calibrate sonde water quality monitoring sensors in a lab or field setting, deploy the calibrated sonde to collect water chemistry, store sondes properly during non-field season and perform preventative maintenance or simple troubleshooting actions with the help of tech support. This will be satisfied by two different training events held in 2017.


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Golden Mile OCEANFRONT Assemblage-For Sale-Myrtle Beach, SC
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For Sale: Two Oceanfront Lots to build a dream Mansion in the Heart of the Golden Mile on almost a full Acre of Land with 150 Feet of Ocean Frontage. One Lot is vacant and the other boasts a Cape Code Beach House. There are multiple options for this assemblage.
Assemblage Consists of Two Oceanfront Lots Totaling Approximately 1.0 +/- Acres
Approximately 150' Ocean Frontage
Approximately 150' Frontage on N. Ocean Blvd
150 x 277 x 150 x 278
Cape Cod Oceanfront Beach House
Approximately 2,776 Heated SF with private guest area & over 3,300 Total SF
Main House: 6 Bedroom, 4.5 Bath, Built in mid 1950's with Brick and Frame Construction
Fully Furnished. Sleeps 10-16 People
2 Stories, 1st Floor Master Bedroom with private bath
Beautiful Knotty Wood Pine Walls, Cedar Walls and True Hardwood Floors
Kitchen conveniently at front entrance with lots of cabinet space, tile backsplash, Double window above sink and a wet bar by entry way
Recessed Lighting and ceiling fans throughout, Painted Ceilings and Trim Opens the flow of the home
Formal Dining Room leads to Living Room with Ocean views, Brick-Wood Burning Fireplace
Wide, Low Step Stairway with Cedar Walls leading to 2nd Floor
2nd Floor Master Bedroom and 1st Guest Bedroom with an Abundance of Direct Ocean Views
Windows have Large Plantation Shutters & Vintage Shutters as well
Solid Wood Doors with Classic Iron Door Handles
Dual Climate Zone HVAC's
Laundry Room with Washer Dryer and Main Guest Bathroom on 2nd Floor
Den area with Double Hung Vinyl Windows with views of the porch and Ocean
Oversized "L" Shaped, Covered Porch with engineered decking
Private Parking up to 10 cars
Business License Grandfathered in for Vacation rentals
Private Fenced in yard with brick and white picket fence
Irrigation System and an Abundance of Mature Palm Trees with landscape
Natural Gas is Available
Approximately .48 +/- Acres
Approximately 75 Feet of Ocean Frontage
Large Lot Approximately 277' x 75'
Water/Sewer Ready
Preferred Builder List to design your Dream Home
Plenty of room for in-ground pool, In-Law Suite, Gated Entrance
Possibilities are Endless
No HOA
One of the last buildable lots in The Golden Mile
Use the Cape Cod Beach House as Primary Residence, 2nd Home, or use the business license to do vacation rentals
Build a new Oceanfront Home on the Vacant lot
Tear Down the Cape Cod Beach House and build one Large Luxury Beach House on both lots for almost a full acre of Oceanfront, which you do not find in The Golden Mile
The Golden Mile where the beachfront turns residential. One of the finest sections of real estate in the heart Myrtle Beach, SC. It stretches about a mile long where there are no hotels, just beautiful homes and scenic views of the beach.
Single-family Detached Residential Districts (R15)
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Today a big black crow landed on the rope of utility lines that extends just beyond our balcony wall, hopped up onto one of the transformers and then took off.
The boys and I fly to New York tomorrow.
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Reynolds, James (2013) Applied theatre as a strategy for recovery from addiction. In: Public Lecture, Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts; 13 Jan 2013, Hong Kong, China. (Unpublished)Full text not available from this archive.
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DWS Group (DWS) is one of the world's leading asset managers with EUR 692bn of assets under management (as of 30 September 2018). Building on more than 60 years of experience and a reputation for excellence in Germany and across Europe, DWS has come to be recognized by clients globally as a trusted source for integrated investment solutions, stability and innovation across a full spectrum of investment disciplines. We offer individuals and institutions access to our strong investment capabilities across all major asset classes and solutions aligned to growth trends. Our diverse expertise in Active, Passive and Alternatives asset management – as well as our deep environmental, social and governance focus – complement each other when creating targeted solutions for our clients. Our expertise and on-the-ground-knowledge of our economists, research analysts and investment professionals are brought together in one consistent global CIO View, which guides our strategic investment approach. DWS wants to innovate and shape the future of investing: with approximately 3,600 employees in offices all over the world, we are local while being one global team.
Contact: Sven Simonis, Phone: +49 69 91 01 31 63, E-Mail: firstname.lastname@example.com, www.dws.com
ACATIS Investment is an independent boutique asset manager that specializes in value investing according to Benjamin Graham and Warren Buffett. The company was established in 1994 in Frankfurt/Main. Today, ACATIS manages several global and regional investment funds and mandates, including equity, balanced and bond strategies. Four of the funds also pursue a sustainability strategy. The companys flagship fund - ACATIS Aktien Global Fonds - was launched in 1997. ACATIS has also been working on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its application in portfolio management for the past few years. In 2016, the first practical application of AI took place at ACATIS. At the moment four funds use tools from artificial intelligence. ACATIS is owned and managed by the three managing partners Dr. Hendrik Leber (portfolio management), Dr. Claudia Giani-Leber (marketing) and Faik Yargucu (sales). The company manages assets of around EUR 5.3 bn (as of October 31, 2018).
Contact: Faik Yargucu, Phone: +49 69 97 58 37 77, www.acatis.de
Allianz Global Investors is a leading active asset manager with over 730 investment professionals in 25 offices worldwide and managing more than EUR 530 bn in assets for individuals, families and institutions. Active is the most important word in our vocabulary. Active is how we create and share value with clients. We believe in solving, not selling, and in adding value beyond pure economic gain. We invest for the long term, employing our innovative investment expertise and global resources. Our goal is to ensure a superior experience for our clients, wherever they are based and whatever their investment needs.
Contact: Arne Tölsner, Phone: +49 69 244 31 47 41, www.allianzglobalinvestors.com
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) is an active, long-term, global, multi-asset investor. We work with clients today to provide the solutions they need to help build a better tomorrow for their investments, while creating a positive change for the world in which we all live. With approximately EUR 740 bn in assets under management as at end of September 2018, AXA IM employs over 2,370 employees around the world and operates out of 28 offices across 21 countries. AXA IM is part of the AXA Group, a world leader in financial protection and wealth management.
Contact: Jörg Schomburg, Phone: +49 69 900 25 21 23, www.axa-im.de
Founded in the US in 1931, Capital Group is one of the world's largest independent investment managers, with over USD 1.8 trillion of assets under management. Investment management is our only business. Throughout our history of more than 80 years, our aim has always been to deliver superior, consistent results for long-term investors. The stability of our privately owned organisation and our singular investment focus have enabled us to maintain a long-term perspective throughout the decades. We believe this helps to align our goals with the interests of our clients. Our active investment process is designed to enable individual investment professionals to act on their highest convictions, while limiting the risk associated with isolated decision-making. Fundamental proprietary research provided by our global network of over 380 experienced investment analysts forms the backbone of our approach.
Contact: Henning Busch, Phone: +49 69 427 27 87 10, www.thecapitalgroup.com/europe
ComStage is the ETF brand of Commerzbank, Germany's second largest bank. A range of more than 100 ETFs covers equity-, bond-, commodity- and strategy indices. Low flat fees and minimal tracking errors are typical for ComStage ETFs. The ComStage ETF DAX (ETF001) has got the lowest management fee among all ETFs on the DAX: Investors pay a mere 0.08% p.a. ComStage has launched a series of fully replicating ETFs that exclude securities lending completely and cover the needs of investors in search of distributing ETFs.
Contact: Thomas Meyer zu Drewer, Phone: +49 69 13 68 11 11, www.comstage.de
MainFirst Asset Management is an independent European multi-investment boutique with an active management approach. The firm manages mutual funds and individual special mandates. With its multi-boutique approach it focuses on investment strategies in the selected asset classes equities, fixed income, multi-asset and liquid alternatives. Experienced portfolio management teams with long-standing track records develop strategies with a high active share and individual investment processes. The firm thus combines the expertise and flexibility of focused investment teams with the strengths and clearly defined processes of a broad-based international platform.
Contact: Marco Seminerio, Phone: +49 69 78 80 81 42, www.mainfirst.com
Aviva Investors is the asset management arm of Aviva plc, a multinational financial services company that is one of the leading insurers in the UK and operates in selected markets in Europe, Asia and North America. With a presence in 17 financial centres, Aviva Investors is globally positioned to offer expertise in credit bonds, emerging market debt, style-agnostic high-conviction equity strategies, convertible bonds and multi-asset/multi-strategy mandates, managed by 438 investment specialists. A particular focus for the firm is private market investments as a source of alternative income strategies for institutional investors. These alternative income strategies include Aviva Investors' Infrastructure Debt, Corporate Lending, Real Estate Finance, Structured Finance, Infrastructure Equity and Real Estate Equity, e.g. also in form of long lease real estate portfolios.
Contact: Torben Dunkel, Phone: +49 69 257 82 61 15, www.avivainvestors.com
BlackRock helps investors build better financial futures. As a fiduciary to our clients, we provide the investment and technology solutions they need when planning for their most important goals. As of December 31, 2018, the firm managed approximately USD 5.98 trillion in assets on behalf of investors worldwide.
Contact: Harald Klug, Phone: +49 89 427 29 58 34, www.blackrock.com/institutions/de-de
Credit Suisse Asset Management is a global asset manager with more than EUR 356 bn of assets under management (as of 30.09.2018) operating within the International Wealth Management division of Credit Suisse. Backed by the institutional quality governance, stability, and opportunity of Credit Suisse's worldwide franchise, we deliver distinct product expertise through active and passive solutions in both traditional and alternative investments in Switzerland, EMEA, APAC and the Americas.
Contact: Barbara Diaz, Phone: +49 69 75 38 10 33, www.credit-suisse.com/de
DJE Kapital AG is an independent wealth and asset manager since more than 40 years. With its in-house research it stands for a value-based and risk-aware investment policy. DJE is a family-run company based in Pullach near Munich and manages more than EUR 12.1 bn with about 125 employees (as at October 31, 2018) in the sectors individual wealth management, institutional asset management and mutual funds. It is one of the leading independent financial services provider in German-speaking Europe.
Contact: Michael Schnabl, Phone: +49 89 790 45 36 51, www.dje.de
Eurizon Capital is one of Europe's leading active Asset Managers with more than EUR 311 bn (Nov. 2018) under Management and belongs to Intesa Sanpaolo Bank in Italy. Founded more than 30 years ago with around 180 Investment professionals Eurizon helps professional investors and retail investors to achieve their investment goals by providing innovative and responsible investment funds. Our funds cover Multi-Asset, Active Market as well as structured and quant driven solutions, managed by teams with award winning long term track records. Eurizon is proud to pursue the principals of ESG and SRI in many of its funds and are a signatory the UNPRI. Eurizon is present in Asia through: Eurizon Capital (HK) Limited, an asset management company based in Hong Kong and a 49% stake in Penghua Fund Management, one of China's leading asset managers, and in Yi Tsai (20%), a wealth management company of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group. Eurizon is markets its Luxembourg range of funds in more than 25 countries and operates its own commercial branches in France, Germany, Spain and Switzerland.
Contact: Jörg Ahlheid, Phone: +49 69 667 74 84 85, www.eurizoncapital.com
Fidelity International pursues a clear target: We support our clients in reaching their financial goals with outstanding investment solutions and excellent service. Fidelity offers actively managed investment solutions covering all regions, sectors and asset classes. Currently we have Assets under Management (AuM) of EUR 272,8 bn and assets under administration (AuA) of EUR 94,6 bn internationally. (as of 31.03.2019).
Contact: Annika Milz, Phone: +49 6173 509 32 09, www.fidelity.de/institutionelle
Goldman Sachs Asset Management is one of the world's leading investment managers. With more than 2,000 professionals across 31 offices worldwide, GSAM provides institutional and individual investors with investment and advisory solutions, with strategies spanning asset classes, industries and geographies. Our investment solutions include fixed income, money markets, public equity, commodities, hedge funds, private equity and real estate. Our investment teams represent over 650 investment professionals, capitalizing on the market insights, risk management expertise and technology of Goldman Sachs. We help our clients navigate today's dynamic markets and identify the opportunities that shape their portfolios and long-term investment goals. We extend these global capabilities to the world's leading pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, central banks, insurance companies, financial institutions, endowments, foundations, individuals and family offices, for whom we invest or advise on more than USD 1.520 trillion of assets.
Contact: Dennis Lübcke, Phone: +49 69 75 32 21 30, www.gsam.com
Man Group is a global active investment management firm focused on delivering client solutions through its five investment management businesses: Man AHL; Man Numeric; Man GLG; Man Global Private Markets and Man FRM. Man Group's investment management businesses provide long-only, alternative and private markets products on a discretionary and quantitative basis in single and multi-manager formats, leveraging the firm's robust infrastructure to provide a diverse range of strategies across investment approaches, styles and asset classes. As at 30 September 2018, Man Group's funds under management were USD 114.1 billion. Man Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Man Group supports many awards, charities and initiatives around the world, including sponsorship of the Man Booker literary prizes.
Contact: Konstantinos Karamanlis, Phone: +41 55 417 63 08, www.man.com
Muzinich & Co. is a privately owned, institutionally focused investment firm specializing in public and private corporate credit. The firm was founded in New York in 1988 and has offices in London, Frankfurt, Madrid, Manchester, Milan, Paris, Dublin, Singapore and Zurich. Muzinich & Co. offers a broad range of corporate credit funds across both developed and emerging markets and currently manages USD 32 bn. Our long-term track record highlights the ability of Muzinich & Co. to offer superior and sustainable investment solutions across a variety of market conditions.
Contact: Markus Taubert, Phone: +49 69 15 32 57 00, www.muzinich.com/
PGIM Fixed Income manages assets for public and corporate institutional clients and retail investors worldwide, with decades of experience managing credit-related and other fixed income strategies. Our Worldwide AUM stands at USD 729 bn, as of 30 September 2018, of which USD 62.4 bn is from EMEA based clients. We have 283 investment professionals, with our senior investment professionals averaging 28 years experience and 22 years with PGIM. Our key strategies include Global Corporate Bonds, Global Loans, High Yield, Emerging Market Debt, Absolute Return Bonds.
Contact: Andreas Mittler, Phone: +49 69 244 341 615, www.pgimfixedincome.com
Pictet Group was founded in Geneva in 1805. Pictet is today one of Europe's leading independent wealth and asset managers. Pictet Asset Management (PAM), one of the three divisions of the group, is responsible for the asset management for institutional investors and investment funds. With around EUR 166 bn (as of 30 September 2018) in assets under management, we offer a full range of active and quantitative investment solutions to some of the world's largest global pension funds, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, foundations and financial institutions.
Contact: Frank Böhmer, Phone: +49 69 79 50 09 12 24, www.pictet.com
State Street Global Advisors rely on a long heritage, legacy of experience with a history of innovation, and has been committed to helping our clients achieve financial security. We partner with many of the world's largest, most sophisticated investors and financial intermediaries to help them reach their goals through a rigorous, research-driven investment process spanning both indexing and active disciplines.
With trillions in assets, our scale and global reach offer clients access to markets, geographies and asset classes, and allow us to deliver thoughtful insights and innovative solutions (AUM as per 30. September 2018 was USD 2.81 trillion.
Kontakt: Frank Becker, Phone: +49 89 55 87 84 14, www.ssga.com
Swiss Life Asset Managers has more than 160 years of experience in managing the assets of the Swiss Life Group. This insurance background has exerted a key influence on the investment philosophy of Swiss Life Asset Managers, which is governed by such principles as value preservation, the generation of consistent and sustainable performance and a responsible approach to risks. Swiss Life Asset Managers offers this proven approach to third-party clients in Switzerland, France, Germany, Luxembourg and the UK. As at 31 December 2018 assets under management for third-party clients amount to EUR 63 bn. Together with insurance assets for the Swiss Life Group, total assets under management at Swiss Life Asset Managers stood at EUR 206.7 bn. Swiss Life Asset Managers is the leading real estate manager in Europe1. Of the assets totaling EUR 206.7 bn, EUR 55.7 bn is invested in real estate. In addition, Swiss Life Asset Managers has real estate under administration of EUR 25.3 bn through its subsidiaries Livit, Corpus Sireo and Beos. Total real estate under management and administration at the end of December 2018 thus came to EUR 81 bn. Swiss Life Asset Managers employs about 1800 people in Europe.
Contact: Michael Henning, Phone: +49 69 24 75 68 95 22, www.swisslife-am.com


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Authorities say the present Wattay International Airport has no room for expansion and will not be able to accommodate the two-millon passengers expected in the next five years.
The new international aiport will be built at KM 17 on Route 13 South in Xaythani district on a 2 km-wide and 4 km-long lot, and expected to cost no less than $50 million.
Lao authorities also say they expect to fund the project through loans from Japan, the Asian Development Bank, and other ASEAN nations.
In addition, Laos plan to improve and modernize existing airports in Luang Namtha, Savannakhet, and Pakse. Meanwhile, China says it plans to help Laos upgrade the internationsl airport in Luang Prabang, so that it will be able to accommodate more tourists expected to visit the World's heritage site.
Listen to our Laos Today report for more details.