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Arrest Made In Nursing Center Shooting
William LaRocque, 27, Had Prior Drug Conviction
Police have arrested one man in the murder of a nursing center employee.
It's the day Carmen Medran has been waiting for. The day police would arrest the man they say was responsible for murdering her friend Casey Dominguez.
It was last Tuesday when police say Dominguez ran to the rescue of a co-worker after she was robbed of her paycheck outside the Las Palomos Nursing Center.
Dominguez then chased the suspects down a diversion channel. That's when police say the two men turned around and shot and killed Dominguez.
While police have arrested 27-year-old William LaRocque, they're still looking for a second suspect.
Medran says justice won't be served until both men are put behind bars.
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Reputation Management for Montreal Dealerships "I have never been treated with such disrespect in my life!" "Worst Service, Worst Dealer I have ever been to. Do yourself a favor, avoid a headache and go to another Dealer. "Wished they had a 0 rating, I should've reviewed the comments before setting foot in this dealership. Customer service here is horrible." Comments You Do Not Want To See These are actual reviews from local Montreal car dealerships. These comments are on the very first page of Google for everyone to see. Would you do business with a company with such comments? I know I wouldn't. National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) claims that 91% of car buyers consult online reviews of the dealership and the car they want to purchase. 57% of buyers say they will NOT buy a car from a...Read More
Woman Hit With $3,500 Fine and Bad Credit Score… For Writing A Negative Review
In 2008 Jen Palmer orders a few items from Kleargear.com. The items aren't delivered within 30 days so Paypal cancels the transaction. Palmer's husband has tried to get in touch with the company during that time but all in vein, Jen decided to write a review on RipoffReport to rant about KlearGear's poor customer service. "There is absolutely no way to get in touch with a physical human being," Jen Palmer wrote in here review. The story should have ended there, right? Well, it didn't. Full 3 years pass and Jen's husband receives an e-mail from KlearGear demanding the removal of the negative review or face a fine of $3,500. The Palmers had supposedly violated a non-disparagement clause hidden in the terms of sale: In an effort to ensure fair and honest public feedback, and to prevent the publishing...Read More
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More and more business owners see a decline in their sales when bad comments and reviews about their company are posted on the internet. Some companies start getting more telephone calls not from potential customers but from people inquiring about their negative online reputation. "Hello, I was going to visit your office but I read on Google that your customer service is really horrible and now I am not sure if I should do business with you…" Many entrepreneurs will try to justify the bad review by saying; it was a very difficult clients who left an exaggerated review, it was an old employed who was fired and now seeking revenge but trying to tarnish the company's online reputation, it was a competitor who's trying to get more clients… Unfortunately the reason behind the bad review is not all...Read More
Why You Can't Post Fake Reviews Online
Business owners and managers from all over the world have figured out that online reputation is the most important part of their marketing strategy. Some re-hauled their businesses to create an amazing customer experience and received amazing reviews on the internet, however, some entrepreneurs decided to write their own fake reviews and post them all over the internet. Yelp, one of the biggest online review portals started detecting fake reviews and even displaying a warning in the business listing, advising potential customers to stay away from the business because the reviews are fake. There are even "marketing" companies who offer to post fake reviews for you, which can also be very dangerous. Marketing Land reports: A Texas marketing company that was accused of registering more than 2,000 fake accounts to write car dealer reviews on Edmunds.com has agreed to...Read More
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Preventive Pest Control Tips for Your Home
These simple preventive pest control tips are great for all homes!
Insect and rodent pests are more than just a benign nuisance. Perhaps, it's mice that contaminate food surfaces with their bacteria-laden feces causing food poisoning. Or termites and other wood-destroying insects which cause an estimated $5 billion dollars in structural damage every year in the U.S. Certain beetles and moths can turn valuable wool and fur clothing and rugs into patchy piles of dusts. And then there are cockroaches, bed bugs, flesh flies, fleas, mosquitoes, and a nearly endless list of critters that we would rather not share our homes with!
Fortunately, while all pests have unique and distinct behaviors, all pests require food, moisture, and shelter. So, by focusing on those three features, you can prevent many pest problems from taking hold.
Store food in airtight containers
Plastic and paper bags are no match for the a rodent's teeth or tiny insect pests. Products should be stored in insect-resistant packaging such as hard plastic or glass containers with tight fitting lids. Don't forget about bird seed and pet food (a favorite of mice) – these should also be stored inside trash can-type containers with tight-fitting lids.
Keep garbage cans sealed, clean and away from the home
Pretty much everything you put in the garbage is going to have a certain allure to wildlife, rodent, and insect pests. Rodents and cockroaches will appreciate the proximity of a good meal to your warm home and will start looking for ways to get in. Therefore, it is best to keep your bins about 10 feet away from the house. This way pest won't associate the trash with your house and start looking for a way in. Always put trash in garbage bags and rinse out containers – the sugary residue is sure to attract ants and yellow jackets. Finally, fasten the lids with bungee cords. Make sure there's no slack in the cord to ensure the lids are tight.
Reduce possible moisture sources
We mentioned above that all pests need moisture to survive. Some pests, like mosquitoes, requiring standing water to lay eggs and complete their life cycle. Other pests rely on water to damage and weaken wood before they begin building nests inside the timber. Plumbing should be checked regularly for leaking pipes. In addition, you should check the seals around your bathtubs and toilets. If the seal is old and deteriorating, caulk it to prevent infestations. Gutters are another source of excess moisture outside the home. Gutters should be free of clogs with downspouts properly draining away from the foundation. Crawlspaces are often overlooked as sources of moisture. Our inspectors use moisture meters to determine if conditions are favorable for infestations. If the humidity in wood is too high, it may be colonized by termites or wood destroying insects and fungus.
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Not only will clutter offer pests a quiet spot to live but it will also make you less likely to notice a problem. Stored boxes that are seldom observed and disturbed means pest infestations can grow. Particular attention should be made when storing wool and natural fiber items as these are a favorite for clothing moths and carpet and dermestid beetles. Silverfish feed on glue, paper, books, and wallpaper. Therefore you should regularly discard newspapers and other items saved for recycling. Anything that must be stored for an extended time should be put in tightly sealed containers after they are washed or dry cleaned.
Weatherize your home
Your home may have a few hidden passageways that pests are using to get inside your home. Schedule a time every few months to make a visual inspection of your home's exterior to look for small cracks and holes. Door sweeps, window and vent screens, and patching holes around exterior faucets and wires are critical to keeping pests outside. This step is most critical in the fall when the weather cools and insects and rodents begin looking for a warm spot to spend the winter. Most repairs can be done with caulk and cement. Not sure where to start? Our exclusion teams can help you locate the small cracks and holes that could become potential entrance points and install lasting protection.
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Vacuum carpets and furniture regularly, especially if you have cats or dogs that can pick up fleas outdoors. Wipe counters, wash dishes and sweep the kitchen floor daily. Inspect your pantry and spice cabinets regularly for meal moths and flour beetles that can enter the house in boxed grain products from the store. Our experts can find the damage and help you identify the life stages of pests you may have.
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As International Women's Day (Thursday, 8 March 2018) puts the spotlight on women's achievements, Norwich partnership homes developer Lovell is urging more girls and women to consider construction careers.
Lovell, which has women working across its East Anglian business, would like to see more coming into an industry where female workers remain under-represented, making up just 12.8 per cent of the overall national construction workforce.
Lovell's local team includes Norwich-based customer care manager Daisy Foord, who ensures that all homes built by the firm meet the highest quality standards.
Daisy says her experience is that perceptions of the industry as a 'man's world' are now well and truly out of date: "Attitudes – and legislation – have changed so much in recent years that the barriers have all but disappeared."
She would particularly like to see more done to raise awareness about construction careers among girls and young women while they are in education. "It's important to make it clear that there are no jobs in construction that women cannot do – and do well. I would also like to see increased promotion of the opportunities there are, including the many apprenticeships available for both manual and managerial roles and the wide variety of technical and degree courses that can lead to creative and well-paid careers."
Daisy began her own construction career after following her father, a roofing contractor, into the industry: "I'm a very active person and knew I didn't want to work nine-to-five in an office. I liked the idea of a job that would offer challenge and variety. Construction certainly provides that and I find I thrive under pressure.
"When the end product is someone's home and it has to be ready and perfect by a deadline, it motivates everyone to work to the best of their ability. I like the buzz and satisfaction of seeing a family delighted with what is probably going to be the biggest purchase of their lives. That moment when the customers arrive to view their home for the first time is an extremely enjoyable part of the job."
Lovell regional managing director Simon Medler says: "The industry is a different place today and that's a message we need to communicate more widely in order to get more girls and young women thinking about construction as a career. Sharing the experience of someone like Daisy is a great way of demonstrating the opportunities available for talented young people looking for a successful and rewarding career. We'd encourage any young woman interested in working in construction to get in touch and see what we can offer them."
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This is for all you ladies and gentle men out there who would rather put it in God's hands than make efforts! Who told you that God loves a lazy hand? That he yearns to help and help such like ones?
You have a problem,your boyfriend complains about your attitude wanting to quit the relationship and all you could do is start praying,asking God to change things for you. Never!You have to change things yourself!
And you are a student and want to pass your exam and you are praying asking God to pass you while you are busy gallivanting. You would fail because God is not partial.You must do things,change things yourself!
Hey,stop making it look like prayer is bad or that God does not hear prayers. He does,and prayer is such a powerful medium that can help solve difficult situations! But first,you must pray with right motive!
Again,did he suddenly show indifference? Not interested in you any more? Then pray for wisdom to follow it. Ask God to help you follow the situation! You need wisdom you need strength from above to unfollow any man who says it is over. You need to learn to leave a dried leaf be! You cannot resurrect the dead!
I know many people in relationship aren't enjoying the impacts. Sometimes they don't even know if they are in relationships or not and so,all they just want is a miracle from heaven to make everything work out. Unfortunately and yes,very disappointing,things don't work that way.
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Read this: Ladies,What Are You Looking For In Church?
Some times,you need to check yourself. Maybe,the fault is from you and you are expecting God to cast spell on your faultless boyfriend who has done no bad to change. Is it plausible? Does it make sense? Aren't you wasting your time?
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Toyota Has Dedicated Three Murals to the Special Olympics
As the official partner to the Special Olympics World Games, Toyota has dedicated three murals to the Special Olympics which portray Special Olympics athletes and related historic events. The murals were dedicated last Tuesday, July 7, and were part of Toyota's Share the Journey Campaign.
Each mural was painted by a different artist: one by David Flores, which can be seen at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum; one by Cryptik located on South Figueroa Street; and one Kent Twitchell found on South Hope Street. These gorgeous murals are now part of the LA landscape and will showcase the journeys of Special Olympics athletes for years to come.
These murals are a throwback to the original Los Angeles murals painted for the 1984 Olympic Games. This year's Special Olympics World Games will be held from July 25 through August 2. Toyota says that the murals are both a dedication to the Special Olympics athletes and a tribute to LA's storied history of outdoor art.


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I have not used a strap-on in several years but when I did it was for his excitement. OMG I remember once having him configure the strap-on harness with a medium dildo on it to go inside me and a vibrator that rode my clit when I had it on. I had him on the bed on his back with his butt just past the edge; his legs were up on two chairs, his ass cheeks spread so his big pink hole was exposed to me. I stood between his legs with the big dildo (10 inch) lubed up (I had him do that) then slowly worked it in and out going deeper every so often until it was buried and held it there as I looked into his eyes and started fucking him. I was surprised to see the pure joy in his eyes saying to me please keep fucking me so I rode him hard for quite a while, I was going full out and back in, I had already come myself several times because the vibrator was right on my clit perfectly. I jacked him off while I fucked him; he shot a huge load shooting on to the bed with several spurts. I think my only regret is I never fucked him until he came with just the penetration with no hand job.


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Enhanced CPC bidding
Note: Enhanced cost-per-click (ECPC) is a Smart Bidding strategy that works with Hotel campaigns and replaces the automatic bid multipliers (ABM) strategy. You can still use automatic bid multipliers until May 2018, when it will be sunset along with legacy account structures. If you're using ABM, it's strongly recommended that you switch to campaigns and use ECPC.
OverviewEnhanced cost-per-click (ECPC) adjusts your bid up or down at auction time automatically. Campaigns with the Max CPC (fixed or percent) bid strategies can use ECPC.
You can't use ECPC when the campaign's bid strategy is CPA, Target ROAS, or Commission. Learn more about bidding with campaigns
ECPC is a campaign-level setting. You can enable ECPC in addition to having custom bid multipliers, which can be set at the campaign or ad group levels. To use ECPC, a campaign must have conversion tracking enabled.
How it worksEnhanced CPC compares performance metrics like device type, user country, advanced booking window, and other indicators to find your best converting and most valuable segments. Based on this analysis, ECPC will adjust your bid up or down at auction time to reflect whether a particular auction is more or less likely to result in a valuable conversion for you.
- Granular, real-time bid adjustments during an auction that target your best performing customer segments
- More control than CPA (a pay-per-conversion strategy) or Target ROAS
Before you begin
To use ECPC, you must have conversion tracking enabled. It's also strongly recommended you use the following parameters with conversion tracking:
Optional: The following parameters also help Google optimize your performance:
Optional: It's recommended to Include the following booking values:
net_booking_valuecurrency code
Enable or disable ECPC in your Hotel Ads accountECPC will be enabled by default for all new campaigns that have the Max CPC bid strategies.The feature isn't available for advertisers using CPA, Target ROAS, or Commission bidding strategies.
Set Enhanced CPC for campaigns:
- Log into your Hotel Ads account and navigate to Dashboard.
- Click the campaign you'd like to configure for ECPC. (Note: You can only select ECPC when your bidding strategy is set to Max CPC).
- Click the Campaign settings button.
- Click the Enhanced CPC box to enable it.
Bid calculations for ECPC
The following table shows how the final bid is calculated based on whether ECPC is enabled and if there is a custom bid multiplier:
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|Final bid = bid * ECPC multiplier
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|Final bid = bid
Using ECPC with negative bid multipliers
Enhanced CPC can be used together with -100% negative bid multipliers to exclude certain traffic from your campaign. For instance, if you bid $5, select Enhanced CPC, and also set a -100% bid multiplier for mobile devices, your bid will be $0 for mobile devices.


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André P.C. Faaij is Academic Director for the Energy Academy Europe—a centre of excellence on Energy Research, Education and Entrepreneurship—and Distinguished Professor Energy System Analysis at Groningen University. Until April 2014, he was Professor and scientific director of the Copernicus Institute of Utrecht.
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Coloured plexi beach art installation, Sydney
This sculpture installation of coloured plexiglas by Nicholas Elias takes me back to my 60s/70s childood. It's part of the Sculpture By The Sea exhibition in Sydney, Australia. I'm a bit annoyed I didn't do this first, though I wanted to make more of a landscaping or entrance feature. As a child I had a toy that looked a lot like this, made of interlocking coloured plexi squares similar to the interlocking Eames house-of-cards deck. Does anyone else remember that? I can't find any picture of it online. Via BBC. Photos by AP and Sam Burns.


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Author: Rena Rocford
Genre: YA Urban Fantasy
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Wow. Now that's a concept. LOL. I love it! Now I want to read it. *stares intently*ReplyDelete
I'm not familiar with this contest so don't know if it's okay to comment, but i'm doing it anyway.
This sounds like so much fun! And man, that is a heck of a choice she needs to make. Also, have i seen this elsewhere before?
this sounds awesome to me!! love the idea of fantasy creatures hidden among us! good luck, woman!ReplyDelete
Hi Rena,
WOW! You had me at dragon. I want this pitch as my pick. You're through to the editor round. Give me a shout on twitter. @staceynash
Congratulations. I saw the post on the Aussie blog and scrolled through impatiently to see if you'd made the cut (Stacey's choices would be second to last in an alphabetical list!) Good luck with the next phase. Now all you need is an editor who loves dragons and trolls too.ReplyDelete


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Monday was Mom's birthday, and I made sure to have some handknit gifts ready. First was a pair of mittens she had requested last year.
These were knit top-down, the first mittens I've ever done this way. I wanted to tailor them to fit Mom's hands. And because she already knew she was getting mittens, I could try them on her hands along the way.
I've always liked to incorporate one garter ridge at the top of the ribbed cuffs on my mittens. In order to match this ridge on the tips, I used a provisional cast on and knit one garter ridge, then started knitting in the round after knitting one row and picking up stitches from the cast-on. I'm quite happy with how this worked out, but would make the tip wider next time.
I also asked Mom to point out the hats she liked in Hats On!, so that I could knit a matching hat, yarn permitting. I chose the simplest one she liked, the Tam, since I was leery of yardage after the Gansey Watch Cap incident earlier this month.
It turned out that there was plenty of yarn for a hat, whew. I was very surprised at how quickly this tam knit up!
Because it wasn't as floppy as I would've liked, I would consider this hat more of a beret. (Maybe I will try again, with a size medium circumference for the cuff, but increase to a size large diameter?) But, most importantly, Mom was really surprised and very happy with the tam, and it looked great on her!
These were gifted just in time… the above picture was taken on Monday before we went out for her birthday dinner, and it rained. Then, the day after (Tuesday), temperatures plummeted with a severe wind chill, yikes!
Pattern: "Tam" by Charlene Schurch, Hats On! Size: Medium Yarn: Misti Cotton/Silk, Terracotta, Needles: Takumi Clover US 3 (3.25 mm) DPNs and US 6 (4 mm) circulars Started & Completed: January 27, 2008
Pattern: loosely based on "Mittens from the Top" by Meilynne Travis, Yarngear Size: Women's Large Yarn: Misti Cotton/Silk, Terracotta, 97.5 grams Needles: Bryson Rosewood US 4 (3.5 mm) and Takumi Clover US 3 (3.25 mm) DPNs Started: January 10, 2008 Completed: January 22, 2008
Token Progress: 5 and 6 of 10
SKD January Challenge: 186 + 116 (+ 877 = 1179 of 1760!)
Tags: birthday, charlene-schurch, cotton, gift, misti, mittens, mom, pink, silk, tam
14 Responses to "For Mom"
Chris Says:
January 30th, 2008 at 7:35 am
Very timely completion on those!! They look great.
Guinifer Says:
January 30th, 2008 at 10:16 am
They look great. Today I'd even be tempted to layer those babies!
Nicole Says:
January 30th, 2008 at 10:43 am
What a great set! The mittens look really fantastic.
Miss T Says:
January 30th, 2008 at 11:46 am
Jeanne Says:
January 30th, 2008 at 12:16 pm
What a beautiful gift. And I'm sure appreciated today.
Jill Says:
January 30th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
Great looking mittens and hat and you're right – the timing is perfect with this unbelievable weather we're having!
lisa Says:
January 30th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
very pretty…!!! I like that garter row above the ribbing.
Carrie K Says:
January 30th, 2008 at 10:12 pm
Those are so cute! I love the color.
mrspao Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 1:04 am
Lovely gift – perfect for cold days!
Rina Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 1:26 am
Say Happy Belated Birthday to your Mom. Those are lovely gifts for your Mom. Love all the matching colors and the tam.
Opal Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 4:38 pm
Beautiful set! I like the added garter stitch ridge before the cuff. It really adds balance to the design.
Tracey Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 7:45 pm
Hooray for handknit birthday gifts, they are tops.
kmkat Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 9:53 pm
Yay for warm hands and head!
Becky Says:
February 2nd, 2008 at 7:25 pm
What a great birthday present! I love the classic look of the set.


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A psychedelic rock conceptual album conceived by two amigos out of Aguacalientes, Mexico. Gusman tells the story of two friends separated at the age of ten, and reunited after many years in London when Gustav (Gus man) is invited over for a nice meal. Would their friendship be the way they once remembered? Or would a silent and unappreciative Gus get stabbed in the fucking left eye? You'll have to listen to find out. Gusman is a one time recording project for this album only, but I certainly hope we'll be hearing more from these two dudes in the near future. This one was originally submitted to our facebook page, which has been a great source of new tunes recently. Join, listen, share.
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Housing: after food, air and water, a safe place to lay your head may be the most basic of human needs. But with the fastest-growing rents in the country and a ballooning homeless population, Seattle is becoming home to fewer and fewer homes for the poor and working class.
Jon Grant aims to change that. Campaigning for city council on a three-plank platform of affordable housing, police reform, and public campaign financing, the executive director of the WA Tenants Union presents himself as a scrappy underdog taking on the city's complacent status quo.
"It would be one thing if the incumbents were do-nothing," Grant told CHS shortly after declaring his candidacy. "[But] they're actively aiding and abetting developers in getting out of paying into affordable housing."
Grant will be running for one of two city-wide seats (the other seven are elected by district), against either current council president Tim Burgess or former president and current councilor Sally Clark. Both, he said, have failed lower-income renters and shown "wholesale deference to developers" in recent years.
He pointed to 2013's South Lake Union upzone controversy as evidence: Clark and Burgess called on developers to set aside about $18 per square foot to fund affordable housing, while uber-liberal councilor Nick Licata argued for something closer to $100 per foot, which he said was more commensurate with what other cities were doing.
The council eventually settled on Mike O'Brien's compromise of $21.68. For Grant, that's $75 per foot down the toilet.
"Once those buildings are built," he said, "we can't go back and ask for that money again."
With real progressives like himself on the council, Grant said, such discounted public giveaways will be harder for business lobbies to push through.
In addition to his hawkish attitude toward developers, Grant specifically wants the city to use its bonding authority — that is, its ability to take out low-interest loans — to provide a funding source for affordable housing. With this infusion of city money to private nonprofits and "quasi-governmental" groups like Capitol Hill Housing, Seattle rents would make less of a killing for investors and provide more of a living for renters. Grant also wants the city to pressure Olympia to allow rent control (or "rent stabilization," as he calls it). And he wants to see a "robust principal reduction program" to help homeowners with underwater mortgages.
But the only way any of that will happen, according to Grant, is if voters elect new, "bold" leadership to the council.
"There is a feedback loop between the development that's happening in the city and the people who get elected and then encourage that same development," Grant said, pointing to the campaign money Burgess and Clark both receive from developer and real estate interests. By contrast, Grant pledges to take no contributions from developers.
Dealing with this "feedback loop" is the second plank of Grant's platform: campaign finance reform. This might not sound sexy, but it's definitely relevant. A Princeton study last year found that the US is more or less an oligarchy in which Mammon rules while "the American public [wields] little influence over the policies our government adopts."
To bring the people back into city hall, Grant supports a public financing model similar to the one proposed by Mike O'Brien last year. The Stranger described O'Brien's plan this way:
If a candidate could get hundreds of small donations to demonstrate he or she was serious and had support, the city would then match that small money pile sixfold, giving the candidate enough of a war chest to be relatively competitive against the people who are funded by maxed-out political checks.
Here, Grant again conflicts with Burgess, who used his authority as council president to keep O'Brien's proposal off the council's agenda. At the time, Burgess said he didn't want to give voters 'tax fatigue' and thereby place at risk his own plan to expand the city's preschools.
On the third and final plank of his platform — Seattle's beleaguered and beleaguering police department –Grant's position is straightforward: follow the Community Police Commission's recommendations, starting with independent oversight of officer discipline. "Right now with the [in-house] Disciplinary Review Board, it's cops policing cops," he said. "That's gotta be a top priority." He also acknowledged that communities of color and black men in particular are "target[ed]" by police, and said that it's "pretty clear" SPD used inappropriate surveillance to illegally quash #BlackLivesMatter protests.
Earlier this month, Burgess told CHS that Seattle has "one of the best civilian oversight systems in the whole country" and pointed to the federal monitor and the CPC as examples. Grant's response? "I'm shocked to hear him say that."
Grant pointed out that both the monitor and the CPC aren't "something that we did, it is something that was done to us" by the DoJ and court mandate. "It is definitively the case that we do not have the best system," he said.
November's election, said Grant, isn't about rent or police or campaign finance as disparate issues. It's about how they connect to each other, creating a situation where the public is peripheral to decisions made in its name.
"It shouldn't be the case that the community has to lobby city hall four times as hard [as business] to get the things we need to survive in this city," Grant said. "It should be the other way around."


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Security personnel at the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center intercepted a package at the facility containing cell phones and other items of contraband. During the investigation, correctional officers viewed video surveillance footage from Sunday, June 19, 2016. Just prior to 8:20 am, a male subject is seen dropping a package into a trash can at the law enforcement center. Detectives are currently working to identify the male suspect. Anyone with information on his identity may contact the St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office at 337-828-1960, 985-384-1622, or by email at email@example.com. Anyone offering tips can remain anonymous.
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McDonald County Recorder of Deeds:
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Now Open 24/7 on the Web. The McDonald County Recorder of Deeds is making searching easier. By making records available online, you can now search wherever you have the Internet, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, from the convenience of your own home or office. As a subscriber, you get unlimited access or simply sign-in as a guest to view the index for FREE! Click on the link below:
- Both applicants must apply in person at the Recorder's Office between the hours of 8-4pm Mon-Fri.
- Both must bring proof of Social Security Number (Social Security card) and a valid Photo ID (Driver's License)
- Payment of $60 IN CASH (EXACT CHANGE REQUIRED) must be made at time of application. This fee includes the certified copy fee.
Under new Missouri which took effect August 28, 2018 1. No one under the age of 16 may obtain a marriage license. 2. No one under the age of 18 may marry anyone 21 years old or older. Parental consent is still required for minors to marry someone under the age of 21. Custodial parent must be present at the same time to sign consent. Please Bring ID.
PLEASE NOTE: We do NOT have a "Justice of the Peace". You will need to make arrangements for your service prior to coming to the courthouse. Effective August 28, 2007, Missouri no longer requires the three-day waiting period. Applicants will receive the license the same day they apply. Once the license is issued, it is good for thirty (30) days and can be used anywhere in the State of Missouri.
If you need a certified copy of your marriage license, mail $9 to our office payable to the McDonald County Recorder. With your request include a return address, name of the bride/groom, and a contact phone number. We cannot take payment over the phone. However, you are welcome to visit our office in person to obtain a certified copy. A non-certified copy, commonly used for genealogy research, is available for $2 each; you will need to send payment and request by mail.
- County's Digital Interactive Map: The County Assessor's Office maintains this map.
- County's Marriage License Index: Sign in as a guest to view the index for ALL McDonald County Public Records.
- Death Certificates 1910-1961: The Missouri Secretary of State's office maintains Birth and Death Records.
- Find a Grave: Search Cemetery's worldwide to locate gravesites.
- Google Earth: Interesting site!
- McDonald County Library Genealogy: A great resource for genealogist. Search obituaries, county history and more!
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The Rogue Tones
Cody Hagler
Eddie's Attic
515-B North McDonough St.
Decatur, GA, 30030
Doors 6:30 PM / Show 8:00 PM
The Rogue Tones are a high energy, Atlanta based five-piece band that are quickly making a name for themselves around the Southeast. They bring a versatile blend of influences that include rock, Americana, and funk, that are complimented by their southern roots. With each show, you're guaranteed to feel the heart and soul they pour into their music and listeners will be invited to be a part of the show.
The Rogue Tones will release their first LP, "Black Sheep", this spring and will hold their CD release party at Eddie's Attic. The album consists of songs ranging from riff-heavy rock and roll, to acoustic driven Americana songs reminiscent of Ryan Adam's "Cold Roses". The album's title track, "Black Sheep", speaks to the struggles of navigating the world while doing what you love, despite what some would consider to be unconventional life choices. Another highlight on the record, "Amelia", laments the feeling of loss and the difficulty of finally making the choice to move on and start over.
With a range of influences from The Black Crowes and Tom Petty, Marvin Gaye and Prince, The Rogue Tones continue to develop a groove-heavy, organic sound that pays tribute to the classic music that built the foundation for new artists today. Listeners can expect to hear thoughtful lyrics and melodies, delivered through carefully crafted arrangements and performances that come from the heart. "Black Sheep" will be released on May 16th, 2018.
$10.00 - $14.00
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Upcoming Events
Eddie's Attic
Sat, February 1
John McCutcheon
Sun, March 1
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Ultraviolet light is routinely used by conservators as an aid in examination of objects. UV light causes the materials of the object to fluoresce differently giving the viewer a whole new perspective on the object. Glue squeeze out turns bright green or white, fresh shellac is neon orange, deteriorated natural resin varnishes are green, waxes, oils, and raw wood don't fluoresce at all. (Think trippy blacklight posters.) This can be helpful for quickly finding previous repairs or to facilitate surface cleaning.
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The other situation I have found this handy in is when I need to scrape a thermoset (indissoluble) adhesive from a joint. Because these glues need to be removed in order to get good adhesion for new glue, the UV light causes the otherwise transparent glue film to fluoresce a bright whitish green. Once you can see what is glue and what is wood, you can safely proceed with mechanical scraping without tearing up the wood beneath.
|Note the raw wood does not fluoresce when adhesive is scraped away
|Surface scraped completely clean
There are high powered conservation UV lights available for a few hundred dollars but I have always just used a blacklight bulb from the Halloween store. (There are online sources too.) With the studio's windows covered and the lights off, you can see fine enough to get the job done. For $10.00 you can't go wrong.


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The author of "The Valley of Amazement" and "The Joy Luck Club" fantasizes about catching up on reading in prison: "No email, no useless warranties, . . . no invitations to fund-raisers."
What's the best book you've read so far this year?
Richard Ford's "Canada." I've loved all his books, from the characters to the parenthetical sentences. His voice always sounds so casual, as if the narrator is working it out in his head for the first time. There's quiet intensity, an easy familiarity with the character. You know the habits in how the character thinks, what he might take into account. The narrator is more observational than judgmental, and forgiving in that way. It has much to do with a need to be rewarded for doing more, or compensated for following the rules or recognized as better for working harder. It's not simple greed. It's about a sense of self before and after you've taken the wrong road to a land of diminishing opportunity.
Describe your ideal reading experience (when, where, what, how).
I've often fantasized I would get a lot of writing done if I were put in prison for a minor crime. Three to six months. Incarceration would be good for reading as well. No email, no useless warranties to get steamed about, no invitations to fund-raisers. But until I commit the necessary minor crime, I would choose a 12-hour flight. Time flies by fast with a good book. Two benefits. I do have to pick the right-length book matched to destination. It's terrible to have 20 pages left and then be told to put your seat in an upright position. That happened when I read "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks."
Who are your favorite novelists?
My favorite anything is always relative to the context of present time, place and mood. When I finish a book and want to immediately find another by the same author and no other, that author is elevated to my favorite. In the past, they have included: Louise Erdrich, Vladimir Nabokov, Javier Marías, Richard Ford, Ha Jin, Annie Proulx, Arthur Conan Doyle, F. Scott Fitzgerald, D. H. Lawrence, Jamaica Kincaid — many, many others.
Do you have a favorite classic work of Chinese literature?
"Jing Ping Mei" ("The Plum in the Golden Vase"). The author is anonymous. I would describe it as a book of manners for the debauched. Its readers in the late Ming period likely hid it under their bedcovers, because it was banned as pornographic. It has a fairly modern, naturalistic style — "Show, don't tell" — and there are a lot of sex scenes shown. For years, I didn't know I had the expurgated edition that provided only elliptical hints of what went on between falling into bed and waking up refreshed. The unexpurgated edition is instructional.
Who are the best Chinese and Chinese-American writers working today?
I've read Chinese novels only in translation, which limits how well I can judge who is "best." I've read work by the early feminist writers Wang Anyi, Zhang Jie and Cheng Naishan (who died recently). You have to understand how radical their novels and short stories were at the time they were published. They included notions of suffering, thwarted love, the Cultural Revolution, a forlorn look at the past, and a nostalgic Shanghai. A love story could have been seen as criticism of the Cultural Revolution. I also admire Yan Geling's stories. Beneath beauty and idealism is cruelty and ill intent. I've read a couple of Mo Yan's novels, which also could be judged as a less patriotic view of the Great Leap Forward. When he won the Nobel Prize in Literature, there was a flurry of criticism accusing him of being an apple polisher to the party for not speaking up for another Nobel laureate, who was in prison, the dissident Liu Xiaobo. Then came the bashing of Mo Yan's work for its crude literary style and subjects. With prizes, I've observed, literary merit is often a sliding scale based on the author's political actions — or inaction.
Among Chinese-American writers, two immediately come to mind: Yiyun Li and Ha Jin, with their particular mix of displaced characters, circumstances and past. Their stories often have tragedy, but rise above that. They elicit discomfort and compassion — good and necessary conditions that change me, as any writing is capable of doing by putting me in unfamiliar situations and magnifying the details I would have overlooked.
Please take a moment to herald your favorite overlooked or underappreciated writer.
For years, I have been heralding the work of Rabih Alameddine, a Lebanese-American writer. His prose is gorgeous, his approach irreverent, and the ideas in his stories are sometimes comical or fantastical, but always deadly serious — very relevant to understanding the complex history behind multiple holy wars today. In Italy and Spain, his books are best sellers. He has full-page profiles in major newspapers, has garnered prizes, is a darling of literary festivals and has won acclaim from international writers. In the U.S., he's hardly known. Why is there a geographic divide in literary appreciation?
What kinds of stories are you drawn to? Any you steer clear of?
I'm open to reading almost anything — fiction, nonfiction — as long as I know from the first sentence or two that this is a voice I want to listen to for a good long while. It has much to do with imagery and language, a particular perspective, the assured knowledge of the particular universe the writer has created.
I don't steer clear of genres. I simply haven't steered myself toward some of them. I haven't sought out much science fiction since the days when my husband and I read aloud H. P. Lovecraft while sitting around the campfire on backpacking trips. In those days, I would also read aloud gruesome passages from "Bear Attacks." We enjoyed scaring ourselves witless in the wilderness, where there were, in fact, many bears. These days, I simply read the news and all the horror stories about the House of Representatives.
What books might we be surprised to find on your shelves?
A lot of books on animal cognition and behavior — crows, ravens, dogs and even ants. I'm a sucker for dog training books as well. And I collect antiquarian books on biology. One is a four-volume set, "The Science of Life," by sci-fi writer H. G. Wells; his son G. P. Wells; and Julian Huxley, a biologist and also a prominent eugenicist.
What's the best book you've ever received as a gift?
On Dec. 7, 1999, I left the bedside of my editor Faith Sale, just before she was removed from life support. We had been like sisters. Two hours later, Stephen King called and asked my husband, Lou, and me to meet him at his hotel room. It was his first public foray after being nearly killed by a van six months before. He gave me an advance reading copy of "On Writing." A couple of years before, we had talked about the question no one asks us in interviews: language. He had been thinking of doing a book on writing, and I had said, "Do it." He now asked me to look at the dedication. It was for me. We then went to see the premiere of "The Green Mile," about a man on death row who can heal people, including those dying of cancer. That night was both enormously sad and gloriously uplifting.
What book has had the greatest impact on you?
Probably the Bible. My father was a minister, and I heard verses every day. I memorized big whacks of passages to earn progressive levels of pins. The repetitive rhythms of the Bible were inscribed in my writing brain from childhood. (And it may account for my tendency to start sentences with "and.") Many of my stories also relate to undoing handed-down beliefs, whether they come from religion, society or mothers. And my writing sensibility was also warped by a steady dose of gothic imagery, often related to religious sins or virtue: David braining Goliath, Samson's bloody head missing a lock of hair, a stinking corpse arising to be kissed by relatives.
If you could require the president to read one book, what would it be?
I would never require anyone to read any book. That seems antithetical to why we read — which is to choose a book for our personal reasons. I always shudder when I'm told my books are on required reading lists.
Did you grow up with a lot of books? What are your memories of being read to as a child?
Books were luxuries. We had the World Book Encyclopedia, donated Reader's Digest Condensed Books, inspirational books by Billy Graham, Bibles in foreign languages and my favorite, a book on a high shelf called "Psychopathia Sexualis." One Christmas I received an Italian book of Chinese fairy tales. All the sages, gods and mortals looked like Italian movie actors and actresses. I recently unearthed it.
My mother and father didn't read fiction books, at least not in English. But for one year, my father read to my brothers and me bedtime stories, a page a night from a book called "365 Stories," covering the daily life of happy American kids with minor dilemmas. The fiction books I read on my own came from the library. From the age of 6, I carefully chose five or six every two weeks, working my way through the ones I could reach on progressively higher shelves. Fairy tales were favorites. I crossed a threshold of reader pride after finishing "To Kill a Mockingbird." And I made it a point to read banned books, like "The Catcher in the Rye," which led to counseling sessions with a youth minister, who told me such books would give me sinful feelings. That incident solidified feelings I have about the power of books and one's helplessness without them.
Do you have a favorite childhood literary character or hero?
Jane Eyre remains a favorite. Her truthfulness sometimes made me laugh. And her loneliness and need to make her own way mirrored my feelings. The Little Prince is another lost soul I clung to. Pippi Longstocking was a bit too cheerful.
Which writers inspire you?
When I first started writing short stories, I read collections by Amy Hempel, Mavis Gallant, Alice Munro, Molly Giles, Flannery O'Connor, Eudora Welty, Richard Ford, Mary Robison, Chekhov and many others. And then I read Louise Erdrich's "Love Medicine," with its strong multiple voices. The stories were bound by community and mutual loss. That later became a model for the structure of "The Joy Luck Club."
These days, any book that astonishes me can either inspire me or make me feel I should give up writing. Coetzee's "Disgrace" made me feel the latter.
If you could meet any writer, dead or alive, who would it be? What would you want to know?
Emily Dickinson. I would be her nursemaid, her quiet companion on walks in the woods. I imagine that anything she spotted — feathers, tea leaves, a hole in a fence — would lead her to utter something profound about human emotions in a lifetime of expectation.
If you could meet any character from literature, who would it be?
I would not want characters to come to my world. They'd lose their special qualities, the perfect amount of what I should know about them. On the other hand, I could go to theirs because they would not have any preconceptions of who I was. I'd like to hang out with the Cheshire cat, learn how to disappear, and speak in smart illogic. He would look exactly like his pen-and-ink illustration by Tenniel. I'd be rendered in pen and ink, too. That would be required for entering a pen-and-ink world with its particular dimensional strangeness.
Do you miss playing with your old band, the Rock Bottom Remainders?
I deeply miss our founder, Kathi Kamen Goldmark. But I have a feeling the Remainders will go on like the sequels of novels. We are already banding together at the Miami Book Fair to do our first annual reunion.
What's next on your reading list?
I've just started two books. One is dark, "Weights and Measures," by Joseph Roth. It fits the mood of what I feel is happening in the U.S. — the dangerous shifts, the disintegration of what held the country together, the moral demise of politicians, moneylenders and heroes.
The other is more hopeful: "My Beloved World," by Sonia Sotomayor. I'm grateful for her wisdom and compassion on the Supreme Court. In June, Justice Sotomayor invited my husband and me to have a private lunch with her in her chambers. This was right when the justices began deliberations over the major cases. We talked about our mothers' fears, about publishing, translations, snorkeling, adopted kids and cultural self-identification — all sorts of things, except the cases. I've read the first 10 pages of her memoir and know already that it's like a continuation of the conversation we had.


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Learning about Twitter
7 May 2010I was going to write a long post about Twitter and how useful it is. I've spoken to several people who think it's all celebs and teenagers. There's a fair amount of that, but there is so much more. Lots of people are using it for very useful purposes. Twitter demographic statistics can be found here.
Anyway, like I said, I was going to write a post about Twitter, but the post I wanted to write has already been written by Scott Hanselman. If you aren't on Twitter or don't know much about it, I highly recommend you read this post.
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I've been really excited about trying The Diner, Columbia's new and much hyped family restaurant. Other fellow bloggers got to it pretty quickly, along with local media, praising their take on Southern staples and unique twist and turns on a few of the classics. It opened with a bit of a rocky start, but critics have said they've ironed out a lot of their early issues and hit their stride. Hearing that, I decided it was finally time to take my turn at the wheel and see what was going on at The Diner.
|Lemon-berry marscapone cake. Yum!
Desert, however, shimmered a little more with a nice variety of cake and chocolate dishes. Best of all was this lemon berry marscapone cake. Creamy, sweet, with a little tartness from the berries and sauce, it was a charming bite that sent the meal off on a much better note. I would come back just for a slice, and I very well might since there's a lack of great affordable cake slices around town. Compared to other desert dishes, this was definitely a bang-for-your-buck choice as well as the slice of pecan pie and brownie offered was just a bit on the small size for the same price.
Though I was disappointed in my experience, The Diner wasn't bad by any means, but rather simply just another solid, new offering for the Columbia area. In many ways, I think I still would rather frequent a place like Yesterday's which offers much of the same fare. The Diner is a touch cheaper then its Five Points competition, but for dishes like the meatloaf and chicken fried chicken, I believe Yesterday's edges the Diner out on quality and quantity for that matter. There is still brunch at the Diner for me to venture to, which I have heard good, even great things about, especially their chicken and waffles. Outside of that though, the Diner is worth a visit for a little change of scenery at the dinner table, but it shouldn't be shifting the masses in its general direction quite yet from what I've had.


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Slowpokes ep35 - Injustice 2
June 5th, 2018 · 1 hr 12 mins
About this Episode
Content note: This episode contains discussion of how Injustice 2 depicts intimate partner violence and trauma.
The Slowpokes play their first fighting game, Injustice 2! In this modern industry over-saturated with dating sims, cooking games, and visual novels, it's easy to overlook that small percentage of games that include combat. John and David decided to explore this niche market of "games with fighting in them" and ponder if games featuring violence might be the next big thing.
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Lakenheath Anchorhistorical closure era: mid 20th century
closed between 1966 and 1976?
14? Anchor La
The pub is shown on OS maps as late as 1966 but seems to have gone by the 1976 sheet (and subsequent issues) so presumably closed between those dates.
Shown here on the 1905 OS map.
It was reported at 12 Anchor Lane in the 1871 & 1881 censuses.
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After a long hiatus I'm finally back in action. Its the longest I've been away from Aapplemint, but for a beautiful reason. Having a baby and spending time with him and watching him grow is definitely the most fulfilling thing ever. Nothing in the world compares to the joy of experiencing motherhood. My son just turned 3 months old, and every month is a milestone till they are a year old. Had to celebrate and couldn't think of anything better than all white. Hence this beautiful all white vanilla cake with a divine n silky buttercream frosting.
This cake is fairly simple compared to the buttercream. This one is made only from egg whites and no yellow, which is why the colour of the cake remains white and also lending it a delicate flavour and taste.
- 1 and 3/4 cups cake flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4th tsp salt
- 3 large egg whites
- 3/4th cup whole fat milk
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter at room temp, cut in cubes
- 3/4th cup sugar
- 1 tbsp vanilla bean extract
Grease and line two 6 X 2 inch round cake tins. Preheat oven to 180 C. Sift together the dry ingredients except the sugar n set aside. Whisk together the egg whites and milk in another bowl and set them aside. In the 3rd bowl, beat the butter till it softens and add the sugar bit by bit and beat together till it has lightened in colour and fluffy in texture. Now alternately add the milk/egg mixtures with the dry mixture. Give it a good stir and equally divide between the 2 tins. Bake for about 20-30 mins till the knife comes out clean. For this cake i just used one cake and i wrapped the other one and kept it in the freezer for the next time.
Buttercream Frosting
I found this recipe here. Check the link for a detailed step by step guide. Only difference is i prefer using cream instead of milk … makes the icing creamier and more sinful 🙂
- 1 stick salted butter – room temperature
- 1 stick unsalted butter – room temperature
- 1 cup shortening
- 1 tablespoon Clear Vanilla extract
- 2 pounds confectioner's sugar (powdered sugar, 10x)
- 4-6 tablespoons very cold cream
Cream the butter and shortening in the bowl of an electric or stand mixer. Add the clear vanilla extract and combine well. Begin adding in the sugar and mixing thoroughly after each addition. After all of the sugar has been added and mixed thoroughly, begin adding the very cold cram… one tablespoon at a time, combining very well after each addition (mixer on medium-high to high speed) until you reach the desired consistency.


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So my story as brief as I can make it. I always wanted to make video games but had no idea where to start until at home sick from work about 2 years ago I stumbled on Gamesalad. As a complete beginner with all things coding I jumped straight in. I went from one unfinished game to another, templates, tutorials etc. I always hit a wall but I was learning all the time. About a year ago I started a supernes style platform game to see how I could go. It's been difficult but also great fun and I'm about 95% there.
So let me introduce a trailer for DASHER, coming soon.
I'll post updates as I get close to ironing out all the little glitches
I like the character game looks smooth with nice graphics , good job !
Thanks Icebox.
Well done! Wish you luck with the game
So I've finally completed my first game. Live on Amazon and Google Play. I thought I was about 95% last May but I lost motivation for awhile. Its been fun and frustrating in equal measure. Hope you enjoy!. Would love to get some feedback.
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Any plans for an iOS release?
Looks great. iOS please. Really hope my android device arrives soon. Some great games I can't play. Argh.
Love the character.
Sorry guys. I'm going to start looking into IOS publishing soon. I thought it would be better to start with the easier platforms. First time publishing is seriously difficult for inexperienced game designers. Will keep you updated.
I only have iOS as well, but good luck with it!
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Thursday, 9 February 2012
Single Review: Towns / Damages – Split Single
Label: Cartoon Records
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Two completely different, yet utterly fantastic, slices of noisy pop.
With a decent marketing push behind them and talk of their '90s influences it'd be easy for Towns to be written off as the Viva Brother of 2012. And while it's way too early to say for certain what the band will bring in the long term, it's safe to say that their contribution to this split single is rather fab. 'Gone Are The Days' takes cues from shoegaze acts such as Ride, encapsulating the vibe of pre-Oasis creation. The drums race as splinters of guitar noise and effects shimmer abrasively over amongst the beats. The vocal sounds breathless and yet confident resulting in some exquisite dream-pop.
Of course there is every chance that Towns, from here are going to go on to be an irritating landfil act. However as groups with British 90s influences are hard to come by right now and the period in our pop history being sadly washed over it'd be very nice to have a counterpoint to all of the grunge influenced acts. If the next single is anywhere near as good as 'Gone Are The Days' I'll be sold on Towns.
From the same hometown (Bristol) as Towns come the second contributors to this split release. Damages however couldn't be more different. From the off 'Tie A Ribbon' is scratchy, aggressive art-pop in the vein of Help She Can't Swim or Bearsuit. On the intro, as the fuzzy guitars slot amongst the dance-punk drumming and yelped vocals you could easily imagine this single slaying indie dancefloors in 2004. Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Hot Hot Heat are recalled with a catchy and yet slurred hook – essentially this is undeniably ace fight-pop that although of a recent style rarely gets made any more.
As a split single this gets top marks and is only prevented from taking a Track of the Week spot due to a plethora of very strong releases coming this way over the past couple of weeks. Keep an eye on both of these acts.
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Myrrh is an aromatic gum resin that contains an oleoresin essential oil and originates from the sap of certain tree species of the genus Commiphora. Myrrh is primarily derived from Commiphora myrrha, a large shrub or small tree commonly known as the, Somali Myrrh, or Common Myrrh. The pale-yellow gum resin exudes naturally from the stems and hardens as it dries in the air and sun, but the flow can be accelerated by wounding the tree. Another related species, Commiphora erythraea, produces Opopanax, a gum resin sometimes called Sweet Myrrh or Bisabol Myrrh.
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In traditional Chinese medicine, Myrrh is used to treat conditions related to the heart, liver and spleen, as well as blood circulation. It is recommended for arthritic, rheumatic, and circulatory problems, period pains and menstrual problems, the menopause and tumours of the uterus. Myrrh is often combined with Frankincense or herbs.
Traditionally, Myrrh has been used as a general tonic and was believed to have rejuvenating properties. It may help to lower blood glucose and improve glucose tolerance in diabetics. It may also lower LDL cholesterol (bad cholesterol) levels as well increasing HDL cholesterol (good cholesterol) levels.
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Congratulations to the Morris Educational Foundation, which tops the nation!
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Morris Educational Foundation is #1 In the Nation
The Morris Educational Foundation is honored to announce that we have been ranked first in the nation among foundations of our size (annual revenues less than $500,000) by the nation's only annual study and ranking of K-12 education foundations – Stepping Up: The Nation's Top K-12 Education Foundations 2017.
"We are thrilled to have received this recognition for the work we do in partnership with the Morris School District. We strive to impact the education of every student, every day, by making each investment meaningful and thoughtful. Our relationships within our community further impact our students, opening doors and partnerships. Community partnerships are the key to strong schools,"
-Patty Haralampoudis, Chair of the Morris Educational Foundation
The MEF is also ranked 36th in the nation out of 191 K-12 education foundations in the Industry's Top-50. Stepping Up, which studies K-12 education foundations more often and more in-depth than anyone in the nation, cites the Morris Educational Foundation's "per student funds" as the key to its jump in the rankings.
"This year's top 50 includes something new: a foundation from Division 4 ($500,000 or less). Morris Educational Foundation (New Jersey) ranks 36th up from 51st last year. What Morris appears to lack in revenues, they make up for it in per student funds. Some foundations raise large amounts of money but, when compared to the number of students in their districts, it becomes clear the impact on most students is minimal."
–Caruthers Institute
Stepping Up looks at eight performance categories to determine the rankings: annual revenues, revenues per student, total assets, assets per student, investment income, grant and program expenses, grant and program expenses per student, and volunteers. Foundations also are placed into four divisions based on revenues. To view the study, visit www.caruthers.institute.
"The Morris Educational Foundation's dedication to enhancing public education in the Morris School District acts as a model throughout the state of New Jersey. As public funding diminishes, education foundation support is invaluable in enhancing the educational experiences of students. The MEF works within their community to provide additional support to the students they serve."
-Megan Dzwonkowski, Executive Director of the New Jersey Education Foundation Partnership
Celebrating its 25th year, the Morris Educational Foundation has provided over $3 million dollars in resources impacting the education of Morris School District students.
"This year the MEF marks its 25th year serving the Morris School District and its students. We could not be more proud of what we have been able to accomplish during this time. We are able to touch every student while we continue to work towards closing the opportunity gap for our socio-economically diverse population. The number one ranking is really a reflection of the exceptional schools, leadership and community we are able to serve."
-Debbie Sontupe, Executive Director of the Morris Educational Foundation


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It's hiking season and it's time to get out and enjoy the weather. We have a few hikes scheduled for the season. Hikes will begin at 9:30am and generally last 1-2 hours. Most hikes will be about 2 miles in length. More information will be posted as we get closer to the dates. December 11th […]
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Lego League Reflections: This Year vs Last Year
Ryan Dinnan and Tanner Saadi take some time to reflect on changes in First Lego League from last year. They analyzed the good and bad of how things have changed. Including, bot design, board layout, challenges, overall topic, the team and much more. Tanner's Thoughts The bot design is much better this year. We can […]
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