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After watching the FYRE festival documentaries, I began to ponder some existential musings about my generation and the concept of social media that I had always acknowledged but attempted to ignore due to my snowflake heart. Most conscious citizens are aware that what people post on social media isn't a true reflection of the person behind the screen, and just because someone's life looks wonderful, deep down, we know it's a façade, the filtered face of a calculated identity. But these documentaries exposing such a gross injustice forced me to think about the people involved—the perpetrators and the victims. Because they all had one thing in common—they were millennials. Older generations are quick to place blame and judge this demographic, but this documentary made me go back, go beyond the stereotypes to the genesis. Where did this generation come from, and why are we the way we are? I decided to turn to my 8-year-old self and see what she had to say. Maybe she could shed some light on this label: Millennial. She quickly responded with two stories for me to assess.
Story 1:
In the US, we are conditioned to believe in a few things from birth:
I devised a plan to see if, in fact, Santa was real. I had a fascination with flying saucers and aliens (no one is surprised), so I created a significantly detailed blueprint of the spaceship I desired and mailed it to the North Pole, undetected by my parents. Needless to say, I never received the gift, so I outwardly asked my parents if Santa was real. They said it was clear I already knew the answer, and we moved on. However, the thread I began pulling would soon be my fall from Grace.
Story 2:
When I was 7 years old, Bill Clinton was elected for his first term as President. I really liked Bill. He seemed personable, and as my parents implied, I was born a Democratic Socialist. I still don't know what those words mean, but I guess it suggested he and I should be friends. I played the flute and thought it was super cool that this politician played the sax. How much more human can a guy seem at 7?
In 1992, my elementary school informed us about the electoral college and democracy. That November, we became ambassadors for the election. Our school held a faux-election, and Clinton won. The experience inspired me to write to the President. I thought he was so cool, so I wanted to tell him all my thoughts and dreams. I needed to tell him I wanted to be president, too, and that someday, I was going to live that dream. I asked my mom to help me mail it, and off my hopes and dreams went to the most important building in the US—the White House.
Eventually I received a letter back in return. I couldn't contain myself as I ran my fingers over the stamped seal on the outside. I tore open the letter, and out came two pictures and a typed piece of paper. I'm going to be honest, I don't remember what the letter said. I burned it. But not right away.
The Connection:
Fast-forward to the Clinton sex scandal. In the final months of 97' into the early months of 98', I was in 7th grade, and my existential world came crashing down. How could my hero be a dirt bag? Not only was the ideal I created of this man false, but I was convinced the President would want to speak to me personally. Why wouldn't he? I'm awesome, and I thought he was cool. However, I was too naïve to realize the disconnect between the public and the government. Us and them.
At the end of the day, I was bummed I wasn't special. And I was super bummed that, later in his Presidency, he lied. I learned a hard truth that day: The President is just a man. Just a man that, like all of us, is human. Every other kid in America got the same letter, and they also had the same crappy man as their president.
Here's why I burned the letter: I realized Santa wasn't real. It was in this moment at 13 years old I woke up, became conscious, and saw the veil of the matrix in front of me. But it didn't end with politics. I lost my faith. I refused to go to church. I started having nightmares. Hyperbolic? Maybe. But for me, this was a defining moment in my life. If parents, politicians, and society could lie about so many things, and deem this transgression a completely normal aspect of our daily lives, what else didn't I know? Who else was lying?
I am considered a millennial, a word I despise because it's been given a negative connotation. We are called dreamers, lazy, unrealistic. We are stereotyped as broke kids living in their parents' basements. We are labeled privileged, unemployed, and ungrateful. But here's the kicker: all these adultier adults that hate on my generation raised us. They fed us these lies without question, they voted these liars into office, and they continue to do so. They bitch about the system yet despise change. Then they look to my generation to make these changes but constantly tell us we are doing it wrong. Why do people hate millennials? Plot twist: Because when they look at us, we force them to look in the mirror. To look at their teachings, their wisdoms, their failings and short-comings. This is where the heart of the millennial genesis lies—in all of us.
I think, deep down, we all want Santa to be real, and maybe that's why older generations are so mad. Because they wanted to believe, too, just like we did. But instead of creating a divide, maybe this is the key to bringing humanity together, through the love of magic and a sense of wonder we all wish to share.
I can't tell you how everyone else is dealing with their loss of Santa, but for me, through all the ups and downs, I've found hope. By watching imagined realities fall apart, I realized I can create my own beautiful world of authenticity. By watching politicians lie to the public and make horrible decisions that do not benefit the masses, I realized I can change the world, day by day, by having integrity. Surprisingly, my fall from Grace landed me in a cloud of optimism, and while that concept may be the ultimate gift and curse, it taught me to persevere, even in the face of false idols and cranky old white men. You may say that I'm a millennial, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us.
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Hi Friends!
Last week, I started my first byline writing gig at Healthyplace.com, a website that aims to help anyone and everyone with mental health issues, relationships issues, addiction, and so much more. I am beyond grateful.
I was hired as a writer for the Verbal Abuse in Relationships blog. Many of you probably don't know about my past abuse. It's something I may speak of in passing when discussing my "worst relationships," but this opportunity is allowing me to dig deep and share some personal stuff in hopes of helping others safely leave abusive relationships.
In our society, it's easy to see verbal abuse as yelling, screaming, and name-calling, but abuse can be passive and sneaky. You may be the victim and not even realize it.
I hope you'll follow me on this journey through the depths of my relationships and take something from my mistakes, missteps, and misfortunes. Today, I get to own all parts of abuse, stand in my power, and help others do the same.
Here's the link to my intro!
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Peace and love
Drugstore millennial
As a teen, I was led to believe the drugs were coming in from other countries, that we, Americans, weren't the problem. That the rest of the world was causing drug addiction. I was led to believe that junkies were crazy people that shot up in the streets and meth addicts were something that existed far away from Boston, MA. I was led to believe the war on drugs was something our government was fighting against, that they were trying to protect us from addiction and pain and suffering. But then I had surgery.
I was 17, going into my senior year of high school. It was the last summer of being a kid without any responsibilities because the following summer, I would prepare for college life. This was my first surgery. I was terrified. But a tonsillectomy being such a common operation gave me solace. I felt everyone involved must know what they were doing, and they must have my best interest in mind.
After the operation, I felt great because they had given me a shot of Demerol, a heavy-duty pain killer found in hospitals. Come to find out, it was one of the meds Michael Jackson reportedly abused. Once I got home, the pain meds wore off, and I was in a world of hurt. I couldn't swallow my own spit, and I was puking from the anesthesia. This was a new level of pain. However, the doctor prescribed a large bottle of liquid Roxicet. Its other name? Percocet. The bottle read: "High risk for addiction and dependence. Can cause respiratory distress and death when taken in high doses or when combined with other substances, especially alcohol." Cool.
I downed the Alice in Wonderland size cup that provided me relief. But it was more than relief. I felt like I was floating. All my problems disappeared. I felt warm and protected and happy. But the happiness soon faded, as the tiny drink would send me into a downward spiral, one that kept me on the streets looking for pills and in nightclubs looking for the next high. A real-life Wonderland.
The addiction started by taking the medication as prescribed every 4-6 hours for pain. After a week or so, the pain stopped. But I didn't stop the medication. It helped me sleep, and that became my excuse. I learned others were already abusing said medication, so I brought it around them and started enjoying the substance with others. Wow, this was fun! Or so it seemed, until I began taking way too much which always ended up with me puking my brains out. But puking wasn't even close to rock bottom. It was simply a side effect I acknowledged.
Then the bottle ran out, but thankfully, people in my friend group knew where to get more. This time, it was in pill form. I took whatever they gave me. Sometimes they were free. Sometimes I paid. Sometimes I would just date the person and sex seemed like an easy trade. Nothing else really mattered than insuring I had at least a few pills on hand. Years later, I would come to find out I was taking OC 80s—a high dose of OxyContin. No wonder my life was such a mess.
The next few years would consist of working in nightclubs as a shot girl, a bartender, and eventually, a go-go dancer. The next few years would consist of multiple sexual partners which left me with HPV, cancerous cells and surgery. The next few years would leave me broke, uneducated, and removed from real friends and family. I OD'd in a bathtub. I hung out with big name DJs. I partied at festivals all over North America. On the outside, it looked like a movie. On the inside, I was depressed. I was anxious. I was terrified. I was exhausted. I was scared. I was confused. And most importantly, I was an addict. And I had no idea what that meant.
I can't tell you how many times I came close to death, looking for that same high that I felt with pain killers. Ecstasy was cool, but short-lived. Vodka made me sick and violent. Adderall's main job was keeping me functional during the day. I wanted my pain killers, but the next best thing were benzos. I would eat any pill I could find. Ativan, Xanax, Klonopin. Why? Because it took the anxiety away. It took the pain away. It took the withdrawal away. Ultimately, it took reality away. So where did that leave me? A twenty-nothing in a severely abusive relationship who failed out of college twice, who barely spoke to her family, who had no idea who the fuck she was. And honestly, the only thing that kept me away from heroin was my fear of needles.
What did I learn from three stints in rehab and a long climb out of a dark hole? All of my assumptions were wrong. My best friends were shooting up and doing meth. And they were white, privileged, had money, careers, "real lives". Where did my drug addiction come from? Not Mexico. Not Indiana in a trailer. It came from big pharma. It came from a local pharmacy that I bought toilet paper and mascara from. It came from a doctor who was supposed to have my best interest in mind. What did I really learn from this entire experience? Capitalism will be the second fall of Rome.
please don't touch me.
Please don't touch me.
It feels like a simple request. It feels like it shouldn't have to be said. It feels, ridiculous. And I also feel I shouldn't have to say please.
But even in 2019, because I am covered in tattoos, apparently, I am a petting zoo.
It doesn't matter where I go: supermarket, bar, night club, my school. People react to my body by wanting to touch it.
And let me be clear: this is men and women, but I do feel a little less bullshit when a female touches me. And that's a whole other can of worms regarding safety we can open at another time.
I can't tell you how many times a man has come up to me and simply reached for my arm, some actually touching it before I could pull it away. The responses I get are incredible. I get called a "bitch" or a "whore" when I refuse to let them touch me. I have men immediately turn the tension around on me with them backtracking and demanding I read the situation incorrectly. Can you imagine that level of privilege? I don't want to be touched, and because my response is not necessarily polite and/or matching their expectation, I am the one that is then shamed and blamed.
Now, there are people that will read this post and say, "You chose to get the tattoos. Obviously people are going to stare." Great start. Nope. No, they don't. They don't have to look at me. And they definitely don't have to touch me. And if they feel this way, then there is a level of entitlement they need to be knocked down from. (Quickly, to clarify, the tattoos are not a child's sensation book. They are flat to my skin. THERE IS NOTHING TO TOUCH.) I've also received several, "Obviously you want the attention, or you wouldn't have done that to your body," remarks. Again, cool, but no. Not so much, little man. With this current narrative, my choice, my free will, is negated with their anger.
This is where the narrative needs revision. This concept of entitlement regarding a woman's body. No, sir, you don't get to stare because I look different. That's rude. No, sir, you don't have the right to ask or touch or even engage with me. Engagement is a two-way street, and both sides must consent. I do not owe anyone a conversation, an explanation, and especially, a physical encounter.
As I reflect on these moments, I begin to make connections to other subversive norms. It reminds me of the argument about women wearing scantily clad clothing. WHICH THEY HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO DO WITHOUT FEELING AS THOUGH THEY ARE AN OBJECT. I grew up with the idea that it is a woman's fault if something happens to her based on her clothing choices. It is on her, not the other person who may be cat calling, touching, or far worse. But if we continue to allow this premise to be true, then it means everything from touching to sexual assault is a woman's fault. And I sure as hell ain't living in that reality.
Think about this objectively: a woman has cleavage, and that gives someone the right to judge or touch or take? A woman wears a dress that hugs her curves, and that gives someone permission to stare and cat call? HELL to the no.
I know this isn't a new topic. I know many women before me have written and yelled and cried about it. But it's still happening, so here I am. Now, the solution--how do we rewrite this? One word: accountability. It's time to hold people accountable, and I am quite thankful for all the women that were brave enough to stand the fuck up and start every movement that brings women to an elevated platform of safety and respect. I am so thankful I have myriad role models, from my friends to celebrities that are showing me I can do the same. I can stand the fuck up and call someone out for their negative behaviors. And I don't mean chastise them, although sometimes it does come to this. I simply mean pointing out the wrong and trying to help someone find their accountability. With love, peace, and grace. Unless they're a dick, and my safety is threatened. Then the "bitch" will absolutely come out. Without apology.
What does this have to do with tattoos? It's all the fucking same. Just because I have them does not give anyone the right to ask about them, touch them or simply judge my character/integrity. If I wear a short-ass skirt, it means the same damn thing. We don't walk up to people and ask, why do you have that mole? Why is your hair brown? Why are you choosing to wear a collared shirt today? Those are asinine questions. As should be the ones directed at myself and other women on a daily basis. If you disagree, I ask that you dig deeper into WHY you think one behavior is okay and not the other.
People need to start taking responsibility for their actions and acknowledge that a woman's body is sacred. And no one outside of that woman is owed shit. Leave the pregnant woman alone. Leave the confident-ass female with her amazing boobs alone. Leave the girl with pink hair and piercings and tattoos and fur coat alone. Smile at her, but realize she's a doctor, soldier, a teacher, a lawyer, a mom, barista, a tattoo artist, a grad student, an addict. She just had a long-ass day at work. She just dealt with abuse at home. She just got a promotion. She just landed her dream job. She just got married. She just finalized her divorce. She is MORE THAN WHAT YOU SEE. And if you want to start a conversation with a woman, it's easy. Start with "hey," and ask about something beyond her physical appearance.
To all the women that have suffered this fate: stand the fuck up. If you feel uncomfortable, say it. You are in the right. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. That's old programming.
To all the men reading this: I'm just asking you to take a look at your behaviors and become more cognizant of how you treat women. Maybe you're a good dude. Cool. Maybe you've made some poor choices in the past—no worries; we all fuck up. But stop that shit. And if you're the dude that isn't doing this shit, you have the most important role of ALL—negating this perpetuation. If you see a friend/another man doing something like this, tell them to knock it off. If you do and say nothing, then are you not an ally. Remember that. Help us help you!
I'm not the feminist that says all men are bad. I am the feminist that simply wants to point shit out so we can start rewriting how women are perceived and treated. Because EVERYONE on this planet, no matter how you identify, no matter what you wear, should be treated with light, love, and deep-seeded respect.
I used to wear makeup to work. Every day. And it took me what feels like a lifetime to answer the question why? There are the obvious reasons: I want to look good. I should look good. I look more put together when I wear it. I feel better about myself when I wear it. But that rabbit hole starts to get reaaaaaaal dark if you keep climbing down. Wait, why does makeup make me feel better? Don't I look good without it? But society dictates…and so on.
Why did I stop wearing makeup? Because I fucking felt like it.
I remember when I started to fade out makeup use. I got a lot of, "Ms. C, are you sick?" "You look tired today." "Is everything okay?"
Cool. This is helping, she said, sarcastically.
Can I blame them? No.
Okay, I absolutely did for a minute. Because wtf. If you don't have anything nice to say…but that was the turning point—people believe this behavior, these comments, are nice. The question "are you okay?" comes from a place of concern. But really, it comes from a place of subversive norms.
And that's where the rabbit hole takes you. And if you keep going down that aforementioned rabbit hole, you can see why. In the 90s, all my favorite catalogs, yes catalogs, featured grungy, punk, goth-style females that weren't airbrushed or covered in foundation. Delia's, Alloy, Zoe. I miss the 90s…Fast-forward to 2019, and we are living in a completely different marketed world. Between filters on Snapchat/Instagram and every airbrushed/botoxed celebrity, how can a female FEEL good every day simply being themselves?
To be clear—I will never put down a woman for modifying her body. And I actually love putting on/wearing makeup. I'd like to point out I have myriad pictures on this website that are airbrushed and creatively inspired. And I love them. My best friend and I had a blast working on these creative shoots. But what have I learned over 34 years? They are just that—an artistic expression—a moment in time that does not need to be fulfilled every day I get up and leave my house. And that's the takeaway. I stopped letting it control me. The feeling of "have to." The feeling that people won't like me or care about me without my mask. Because that is MY personal takeaway. I was being controlled by an external force, and my intentions were driven by fear.
Sadly, it feels true and is often reinforced on Instagram. I get the most "likes" from filtered selfies. I get the most responses from pictures with loads of makeup. And that's okay. Now. After a lot of self-work and self-worth.
But to those that are still struggling to find the balance between I love myself/fuck makeup, and I will NEVER leave the house without it, here is a reminder: it's okay. It's okay to wear it. It's okay to not wear it. It's okay to wear it every day. It's okay to wear it on a special occasion. But if the conversation in your head is fueled by negative self-talk and societal standards based on fear, it's also okay to start exploring the why, just as I did.
Check out my inspiration page for some books that can help you feel better about all of your choices, no matter what those choices look like for you. But at the end of the day, no one should feel they "have to" do anything. Especially if that negative "have to" is coming from your own damn mind! Except maybe go to work…we gotta eat, right?
But that's why I stopped wearing makeup. Because now, I get to sleep in longer and call myself beautiful every day, in a way I never thought possible. Free your mind. Free your heart. And free your damn face.
[If you are the person that needed to hear this, please leave a comment! Even if it's a simple smiley face. If you hated this, please leave a comment. Even if it's the middle finger emoji.]


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About the Silver Pins
- Handmade in sterling silver.
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- Malachite Bug Stick Pin
- This cute little bug is sterling silver with an 8mm malachite cabochon body.
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- A whimsical little stick pin in sterling silver with a flourite cabochon body, peridot eyes, and kiln-fired glass enamel wings.
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Learning from the Balinese
My hosts at Suastika Lodge, Ubud.
I've spent a month living in Ubud, Bali now and I can't help but notice that we Westerners are spending a lot of time, money and energy trying to get into a relaxed contented state - at one with each other and the world - which most Balinese seem to function on every day.
Of course no nationality is perfect, but I'm renting a room from a family who fully live up to the Balinese stereotype as constantly smiling, caring, warm and patient people.
Even when the daughter in their family had to stay several nights in hospital the tranquility of the family home prevailed. Their smiles through hard times 'were like medicine' her brother said.
So I was honored to be invited by the family to their local temple this week for a festival referred to as 'the birthday of the temple', where I could witness first-hand how spirituality is woven into their community life.
These celebrations are no small affair. They run over four days, and the family would attend every day, with their own role to play.
Before we left the home we made our preparations; we washed and then dressed in the customary sarong (and a headdress for men, scarf around the waist for women), and prayed in the family's temple for protection on our visit to the public temple.
As we arrived, the temple and it's the large entrance-square were buzzing with the activity of hundreds of people; dancers in costume awaiting their time, ladies carrying trays of cups and saucers, and rows of seated male musicians filled the air with the tuneful clanging of bronze xylophones.
The celebrations were traditional, yet informal. There was freedom to move around as you wished, to explore the expectant, joyous atmosphere. Gatherings of young people, all clothed in pristine traditional dress, talked excitedly amongst themselves. Children played games on their smart phones, oblivious to the surrounding spectacle.
As I joined those sitting cross-legged in the section of the temple reserved for prayer, I received a few intrigued stares and amused giggles. Luckily a procession soon moved through the crowd, distracting attention from me as multi-coloured umbrellas were held high and giant puppet-like figures were paraded up to the altar.
I made my way back into the square in time for the dancers' performance. Groups of heavily made up women, and then men, moved in unison to the hypnotic music, twirling their hands with expressive dexterity.
As the tropical rain started to fall I slipped back to my home-stay, feeling lighter from the infusion of music, colour and celebration.
I'm spending a lot of time here reflecting and digging inside, thinking about life, but I'm also resolved to follow the Balinese and not take myself too seriously, and to give back out the warmth of smiles than I receive.
What I really want is...
Sunrise from Mount Batur, Bali
Since arriving in Ubud last month I've been a regular attendee at Alchemy of the Breath, a weekly breathwork session at Ubud's Yoga Barn with facilitator Anthony Abbagnano. It's been my first introduction to breathwork (beyond the traditional pranayama breath-control techniques of ancient yoga) and I've found it confronting and mind-blowing in many ways.
As a warm-up exercise to one session we had to do an activity that really pushed my buttons, but which I think is a very simple tool to help us understand ourselves and other people better. It's an exercise that could create more intimacy in our relationships and would be a great opener to many types of personal development workshop.
We were asked to get into pairs and to place ourselves sitting opposite each other, looking into each other's eyes if that was possible for us. For the next three minutes one person would then repeatedly tell the other person 'What I really want is….'
We would repeat the phrase, filling in the blank with what we felt was appropriate in each moment, and our partner would sit in silence and listen to what we have to say.
We were told that as we progressed, accessing deeper needs and desires inside ourselves, we may be surprised that what we really want can appear as something other than what we expected.
With these words ringing in my ears, I felt an undeniable apprehension about the task. I blamed it on my British nature, but I felt afraid at the thought of revealing myself too deeply to a stranger, of losing some control.
My partner began with his list of wants, and it was a surprise to me, although I'm sure not to psychologists, that we shared 95% of the same desires. I don't want a Ferarri or a Harley, but when he shared 'What I really want is to stop looking' I felt an intimate connection with this relative stranger.
My turn began and sure enough, I was soon exposing desires that I don't feel on the surface every day. I'm a confident independent traveller, but I was voicing that basic human need to be safe, to be protected.
As three minutes slowly ticked by it became evident how keenly emotion and the intimacies of our soul can be carried in our eyes, if we take the time and face our discomfort in looking long enough.
Afterwards I was aware that it's too rare that in my personal relationships I take the time to ask about and understand other people's core needs and hopes.
The session left me wishing that we all could connect more honestly and openly with one other.
I am currently practicing mysore style ashtanga vinyasa yoga in Ubud, Bali. For three weeks my teachers are Kirsten and Mitchell, two internationally respected teachers who are based between Ubud, the States and Thailand. They trained over many years with the (now deceased) guru of ashtanga yoga, Pattabhi Jois, in Mysore, India, and have his personal authorisation to teach.
This is not my usual style of yoga, so whilst I know most of the poses, which are also key postures in the hatha yoga tradition, in many ways I'm a beginner in the class.
New students of ashtanga start with the primary series, a set programme of asanas (postures) to be repeated each time that they practice. When learning 'mysore style' each student is taught individually within the group, so after practicing sun salutations A and B five times, they are instructed on each posture to add to their practice as they are ready to progress. This means that I have had to adopt a patient attitude, which is an excellent practice for me at the moment.
In the Western world society projects that the path to happiness is through externally visible success (a respected job, money, an equally or more successful partner), and that we must be seen to be achieving to gain respect in our communities.
Whilst I have recently moved away from the mainstream life path and have taken time out to travel and to explore my passions of yoga and meditation, I've still found it hard to let go of my own high expectations and my desire to prove myself to the outside world.
I wanted a less stressful lifestyle, but I soon found I was demanding of myself why I wasn't teaching more classes with bigger numbers, and more advanced poses. Thankfully, I soon realised that in this miserable mindset I'd lost the essence of yoga – accepting the present moment and the beauty of our own journey.
Through my recent reflections, I've become aware that the feelings that I classed as ambition and motivation, were really the need to prove that I'm good enough. My competitive drive was coming from a place of lack and feeling inadequate, rather than a confidence that I was ready for more.
So, back in my ashtanga class, whilst I believe I can already do many of the poses later on in the primary sequence, I have to start at the beginning and wait until my teachers tells me I'm ready to progress.
I finish early and roll up my mat, and then I watch whilst the others cross their heads behind their legs in a way I doubt I'll ever master, and also as they enjoy poses that I know well and would love to do today.
But I'm learning to be ok with where I am, because my own practice is what I was ready for today. We are not in competition, in life or on our yoga mats.
Karen Iles
Yoga, Travel, Spirit
September 2018


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a) 240 b)495 c) $\frac{1}{120}$
Work Step by Step
a) Because the order is important, we can use the permutation rule to determine the number of possibilities: $\frac{16!}{(16-14)!}=240.$ b)Because the order is not important, we can use the combination rule to determine the number of possibilities: $\frac{16!}{(16-14)!14!}=120.$ c) By using the properties of b), and we also know that $probability=\frac{number \ of \ good \ outcomes}{number\ of\ all\ outcomes}$, therefore $P=\frac{1}{120}$.


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Delicately flavoured with rosewater, these homemade Turkish Delights look gorgeous and taste wonderful. A great gift. This easy rose Turkish Delight recipe makes 36-49 squares and is the perfect food gift to wrap up in cellophane bags and give to loved ones. It's a classic recipe that you'll want to make time and time again. Don't forget to dust each cube with icing sugar before handing to friends and family. Once you've made your Turkish Delight store in a cool, dry place (but not in the fridge) for up to 1 week. This recipe is not suitable for freezing. Turkish Delight like most recipes to best made and eaten on the same day.
8 leaves gelatine
500 g (1 lb) granulated sugar
Few drops of rosewater
Few drops of pink liquid food colouring
2 level tbsp icing sugar
1 level tbsp cornflour
18 cm (7 in) square sandwich tin
[1] Pour 300 ml (½ pint) water into a pan and add the gelatine leaves, breaking them in half, if necessary, so that they fit. Leave the gelatine to bloom for about 5 mins, then place the pan on a low heat and stir gently until the gelatine melts. Add the sugar and stir until it has dissolved. Increase the heat and bring the mixture to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer it gently for 20 mins.
[2] Remove the pan from the heat and stir in rose water and food colouring, until it's pale pink. Wet the sandwich tin with cold water, then pour in the rose syrup. Leave this in a cool place to set overnight.
[3] Sift the icing sugar and cornflour together onto a plate or board. Ease the set Turkish Delight out of the tin on to the icing-sugar mixture. Use a long knife with a damp blade to cut the jelly into 2.5-3cm (1-1¼in) squares. Coat all cut surfaces in the powder mixture.
[4] Store in a cardboard box, lined with baking parchment, in a single layer, dusted with a little extra icing-sugar mixture. Keep in a cool, dry place (but not in the fridge) for up to 1 week (not suitable for freezing).


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HUD simulating design, driving more safe: The holder is in an excellent location of the edge of car dashboard. It allows the driver to look at the phone screen while driving. The line of sight is consistent with the road, and has the same purpose with HUD which makes you keeping your eyes always on road to avoid unnecessary accidents when driving.
Safe and easy to use: One hand operation. Drivers can easily use one hand to touch and operate the phone screen with hands still holding the steering wheel when driving. It keeps us more safety when driving.
Long clip arm: The clamp arm maximum opening width can fit smartphone up to 6.5-inch.
Double curved base design: The holder base has the vertically and horizontally curved design, clips the top lid tightly with the strong clip,and perfectly fits with the dashboard cove through the non-slip silicone pad,which make it holding the phone stable.
Use super tough polymer: Tsumbay holder adapts to the high temperature environment of the automobile instrument table, and Using RoHS certification and high strength ABS materials. One molding process injection molding, so that products in – 25 degrees to 85 degrees range can be used perfectly.


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New Bridal Collection: Jump in the Line by Alca Line Bride
We are swooning over the new bridal collection by local bridal designer Alca Line Bride.
Seven unique pieces that are made of all the things we love; full skirts, sparkles, billowing sleeves, polka dots, slinky silk, cute cut-outs and splashes of colour.
There is literally everything to love about her new bridal collection.
This Inspiration
Betelgeuse, The brightest star in the sky visible to the human eye: the doorway to the infinite blackness of outer space.
A luminous red super-giant, forever changing.
Our Muse; Betelgeuse personified. She is the gate keeper to her own alternate universe. Unafraid to embrace her individuality and follow her instincts.
She is the true spirit of an alca line bride.
What are you loving in the collection?
Creative Team
Bridal Designer: Alca Line Bride / Photography: Amy Hibbard Photography / Model: Jess Purchase / Hair: Megan Blain Hair / Makeup: Hayley McIver Makeup / Jewellery: Ruby & Sage
The Bride & Her Team
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Designated February 25, 1993
This archaeological district encompasses City Hall Park (formerly known as the Commons) and the area to the north (the African Burial Ground). Although it may have been in use earlier, the first written reference to the burial ground is from 1712, and it was first included on a map in 1735. Into the 1790s an estimated 20,000 free and enslaved Africans were buried here.
The Commons served as New York's village green and was the site of protests, civic celebrations, executions and other community events and assemblies. A number of structures stood here in the 18th-century including a tavern, an almshouse and a prison before the present City Hall built between 1803 and 1811.
STATUS Designated Historic District
The Neighborhood
The area now known as Tribeca was originally developed in the early 19th century as a residential neighborhood close to the city's center in Lower Manhattan. Its street grid was laid out at right angles off of Greenwich Street and on a diagonal off of...Explore the Neighborhood >
Local Voices
"I don't know what the City would be without HDC. [They] testified before LPC time after time and helped us focus on the right issues. We would not be an historic district without HDC! "
Doreen Gallo: DUMBO Neighborhood Alliance
Local Voices
"Use HDC as a resource because they know what they are doing and can offer advice on how to go about creating a district from every front: architectural, political, LPC, and the media. I had floundered prior to my involvement with this invaluable organization."
Fern Luskin: Lamartine Place Historic District; Friends of Lamartine Place & Gibbons Underground Railroad Site
Local Voices
"HDC provided guidance and shared information during that process—we knew which Council members were going one way or another and we changed a few minds. I don't think NoHo would have had as cohesive a district had it not been for HDC's aid."
Zella Jones: NoHo Historic District; NoHo East; and NoHo Extension
Local Voices
"I remember Richard saying at a meeting, we have someone here from HDC, Nadezhda Williams, Director of Preservation and Research, to help us. She said to us, 'You are not the only ones going through this.' HDC included us in an enormous community"
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FALMOUTH — A Barnstable County Correctional Facility inmate was sentenced to a year in jail Friday in connection with a fight in which he fractured another inmate's face and broke his nose, according to Falmouth District court documents.
Eric Caterino, 27, pleaded guilty to a charge of assault and battery with serious bodily injury. Caterino, previously a South Dennis resident, walked up to another prisoner in June and punched him in the face multiple times and caused injuries that required surgery, according to a report from the Barnstable County Sheriff's Office.
Caterino was given credit for 141 days of his sentence and the balance was suspended until 2018.


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Every Saturday we round-up the week in mobile applications bringing you news of the biggest new releases across all major platforms and a host of reviews from T3's App Chart. Let's crack on...
Android app news: Android Market movie rentals launched
Amazing news for Android fans in the States. They can now stream titles direct to their tablet or smartphone thanks to the launch of the new Android Market movie rentals store. All the top titles are there, priced the same as the iTunes Store and apps are coming to devices shortly. Lets have this in the UK asap please Google.
Twitter app news: Twitpic wants to sell your pictures
In the most controversial app story of the week, Twitpic has changed its terms and conditions so it can sell your pictures to make money for itself. Now, every time you upload a picture using Twitpic, you sign the picture over the company. That means if you get a pic of a celeb in a compromising position, Twitpic will make a few bob selling it on and you get diddly-squat.
iPhone app news: Stop-motion comes to the iPhone
In one of the neatest little app launches of recent times, Joby, the guys behind those funky GorillaPod tripods have released a stop-motion camera app to allow you to create video animations in the style of Wallace & Gromit. It's free and packed with a whole host of camera-enhancing features.
All-platform app news: Microsoft acquires Skype
After a blockbusting $8.5m sale to Microsoft, the mantra on every Skype user's lips has to be please don't mess this up. The brilliant VoIP app is now in the hands of the Big M and we're praying the company doesn't try and integrate Skype into Hotmail or something equally pointless.
App of the Day | 7Digital
The Android market store gets a makeover and the ability to download music
T3 App Chart | Top 10 Android Apps| 7Digital Review
Android app review: Duck Hunt
There's nobody happier about the mobile gaming revolution than the retro games that have been gathering dust for a decade or two. Duck Hunt gets the dust brushed off in this Android redux. This unofficial iteration of the game is a worthy addition, but beware it may damage your memories of the original...
iPhone app review: EyeTV by Egalto
Slingbox has been allowing you to bring content from your set-top box to your handset for a while now, and this little app teams up with your Mac to do the same. By adding a TV tuner and Eglato's software you can now watch live TV on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Marvelous.
Android app review: 7ditial
Music download service 7digital recently underwent a massive Android app overhaul, turning it into a five star contender. You can now download songs directly to your Android device. The app, which also boasts a really tidy media player, is a welcome boost, while the UK waits patiently for Google Music to cross the pond.
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Feels like ages ago it's just finding the time to right up all this…
The final day of the festival started off early again due to once your awake there's no way you can get back to sleep in the tent. Went to look at merchandise and tried on a Blood Red Shoes t-shirt the woman at the stall didn't look very happy when I decided not to buy it. Oh, well. First band of the day were The Joy Formidable a band who I've been wanting to see for ages and ages and ages. A great start to the day as was expected bringing their epic guitar noise to a bleary eyed other stage. Just one of a number of bands other the weekend who looked like they were having the time of their lives. Especially in set closer the eight minute long 'Whirring'. Next up was my last trip over to The Park to see Irish folk outfit Villagers. Very impressed by their heartaching tales of love and loss perfect for just lying down and chilling in the midday sun. Back over to the other side of the festival next for These New Puritans. Personally I thought they were great but obviously not for everyone's taste. So like the majority of other English football fans I decided to go over and watch the game only to notice on the way that Laura Marling was performing on BBC Intoducing stage later in the afternoon. Hmmm Marling or England, I know I made to right choice. Laura performed two acoustic songs from new album 'I Speak Because I Can' for Radio 1 which was very nice indeed.
The later part of the afternoon was spent for the majority at The Other Stage where I first enjoyed Grizzly Bear who were good but no way near as good as they are on the record. Shame they had to play to a smaller crowd due obvious reasons. Next up We Are Scientists were nothing other than brilliant. O.K. some of the newer songs aren't so great but that can't take away how fucking awesome the likes of 'Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt' and 'The Great Escape' are. The banter from the guys were top-notch as was expected and performed through a blistering set of new and old. Fun was had by all. MGMT followed and were boring as expected, the new songs aren't as bad as some people make them out to be but don't translate too well live. The Brooklyn two still managed to bring the hits out and 'Time to Pretend' still sounds as fresh as it did back in 'o8. LCD Soundsystem impeccable as always. How can James Murphy call time on the band when they've got those kind of tune. An hour was no way near long enough need to dance myself clean. The only reason it wasn't as good as their show in Manchester back in May was because of the length. Still enough time to back in the likes of 'Drunk Girls' and 'Daft Punk is Playing at My House' before removing their 'LA douche' sunglasses to perform a truly epic 'Yeah'.
Finally it was the one and the only Stevie Wonder and god do I wish I'd got a good position or not be so tired that I can barely stand up. From what I saw on the screens his performances looks like it could go down as being one of the all time great Glasto headliners. Got so much respect for that guy. But the circumstances meant that I had to turn in half way through only to be unable to get to the sleep due to the constant noise of the Dance Village and Orbital.
Woke up feeling a lot less tired, some random Scottish guy gave us a shed load of beer so me and my friends sat around just drinking and chilling playing toilet roll cricket and human buckaroo. Put the tent away successfully before heading to they drop-off point again at five. Felt so sad to walk out of the gate knowing that it would be a long time before I would head back to Worthy Farm again.
Glastonbury really was the most perfect weekend and as I look back two weeks on I have to say it was probably one of the best experiences of my life. No matter what you decide to do at the festival you know you're gonna experience something really special. And I suppose that's what makes Glastonbury the king of all festivals. Like where else would you get the likes of Rolf Harris, Snoop Dogg and Vampire Weekend play on the same stage on the same day. And there is no way you can explore everything that the festival has to offer in the four proper days that are on offer. Everything is just perfect and I could go on about how great it is forever so if you get the chance go because you know you're gonna have the time of you're life.


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Transparent SSH host-jumping (Expert)
A while ago in the Transparent SSH host-jumping (Advanced) post I described a technique on how one could jump quite effortlessly through a chain of intermediate hosts. However, there was a catch: the user names and ports across the whole chain should be the same and there was no easy way to change that. Given that I recently paid quite a lot of attention to the ProxyCommand directive I decided to look into the implementation of a helper script that will allow one to tweak parameters for hosts in the chain.
You can read the original post for the details of how this host-jumping technique works, here I am only going to provide the proxy script and the corresponding ssh config parameter block to use the script. The goal was to support the following syntax:
$ ssh default_user@userA^hostA/userB^hostB:port/hostCIt was a little challenge to come up with the character for identifying the user part for intermediate hosts:
- @ - cannot be used since SSH parses the command line before providing the string to the ProxyCommand script
- % - cannot be used since SSH was thinking that I'm trying to do an expansion of the internal SSH variable
- !, $, (, ), and & - are all shell unfriendly
The script is a bit not optimised (bash is really slow on string processing, but I decided to stick with pure bash where it was possible):
$ cat ~/bin/ssh-helper.sh #!/bin/bash set -eu -o pipefail exec 10<&0 11>&1 0<&2 1>&2 DEFAULT_USER="$1" DEFAULT_PORT="$3" HOST_CHAIN="$2" HOST_NEXT="${HOST_CHAIN%%/*}" HOST_USER="${HOST_NEXT%%^*}" [ "$HOST_USER" == "$HOST_NEXT" ] && HOST_USER="$DEFAULT_USER" ||: HOST_PORT="${HOST_NEXT##*:}" [ "$HOST_PORT" == "$HOST_NEXT" ] && HOST_PORT="$DEFAULT_PORT" ||: TARGET_HOST="${HOST_CHAIN##*/}" TARGET_PORT="${TARGET_HOST##*:}" TARGET_HOST="${TARGET_HOST%:*}" [ "$TARGET_PORT" == "$TARGET_HOST" ] && TARGET_PORT="$DEFAULT_PORT" ||: TARGET_HOST="${TARGET_HOST#*^}" HOST_NEXT="${HOST_NEXT#*^}" HOST_NEXT="${HOST_NEXT%:*}" HOST_CHAIN="${HOST_CHAIN%/*}" [ "$HOST_CHAIN" == "${HOST_CHAIN#*/}" ] && HOST_CHAIN= || HOST_CHAIN="${HOST_CHAIN#*/}" HOST_CHAIN="$HOST_NEXT${HOST_CHAIN:+/$HOST_CHAIN}" if [ ! -d "$HOME/.ssh/.sessions" ]; then echo "Creating the sessions directory" >&2 mkdir -m700 "$HOME/.ssh/.sessions" fi CONTROL_SOCKET=$(printf "$HOST_USER@HOST_CHAIN:$HOST_PORT\n" | shasum | cut -f1 -d' ') exec 0<&10 1>&11 exec ssh \ -o "ControlMaster auto" \ -o "ControlPath ~/.ssh/.sessions/$CONTROL_SOCKET" \ -o "ControlPersist 120s" \ -l "$HOST_USER" \ -p "$HOST_PORT" \ "$HOST_CHAIN" \ -W "$TARGET_HOST":"$TARGET_PORT" $The above is the proof of concept and it "works for me" :). I am using it every day when I need to access boxes behind a bastion host. Your mileage may vary and you are free to create your own version of the script that would perform better (I would be really glad if a version of such a script could be shared with me).
The corresponding configuration block in the ssh config file looks as follows:
$ fgrep -A8 'Host */*' ~/.ssh/config Host */* # if you uncomment ControlPath you also need to uncomment ControlMaster #ControlMaster auto # For OpenSSH < 6.7 you may uncomment the following, but long chains will fail: #ControlPath ~/.ssh/.sessions/%r@%h:%p # For OpenSSH >= 6.7 you should uncomment the following: #ControlPath ~/.ssh/.sessions/%C ProxyCommand ~/bin/ssh-helper.sh %r %h %p $Well, this is a bit messy since OpenSSH introduced the %C macro in version 6.7 and without %C the ControlPath string gets too long for OpenSSH to create a socket on the filesystem for long chains of hosts.


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Aid flows in Yemen as temporary ceasefire takes hold
SANAA - Aid agencies began delivering help to desperate civilians Wednesday as a temporary ceasefire took hold in Yemen after nearly seven weeks of Saudi-led air strikes against Iran-backed rebels.
The five-day humanitarian pause -- which began at 11:00 pm (2000 GMT) on Tuesday -- is the first break in the air war in support of exiled President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi since its launch on March 26 and has strong backing from Washington.
The Huthi rebels and their allies have indicated they will abide by the ceasefire but Riyadh has warned it will punish any attempt to exploit it for military advantage.
As aid agencies said they were starting to deliver assistance, residents of the rebel-held capital Sanaa said the ceasefire came as a much-needed relief.
"We hope this truce becomes permanent. We finally managed to sleep peacefully last night," said 25-year-old Mohammed al-Saadi.
Saudi Arabia's King Salman also used the first day of the pause to announce the doubling of the kingdom's aid commitment to Yemen to some $540 million.
More than 1,500 people have been killed since mid-March in the air campaign and fighting between rebel forces and Hadi loyalists, according to the United Nations.
The Huthi rebels, allied with army units loyal to ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh, have taken control of large parts of Yemen including Sanaa and were advancing on Hadi's southern stronghold of Aden when Riyadh launched the air campaign.
Saudi Arabia has accused regional rival Iran of arming and funding the rebels, a charge Tehran denies.
The weeks since the start of the air war have seen repeated warnings of a dire humanitarian crisis, with shortages of food, water, fuel and medical aid.
UN agencies and private aid groups had been preparing to boost their efforts since the ceasefire was announced last week and on Wednesday began taking steps.
A ship chartered by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), which arrived in Yemen last week, began distributing its shipment of much-needed fuel to areas across the country, an industry official in the port city of Hodeidah said.
The country has been suffering from severe fuel shortages -- grinding humanitarian operations to a halt -- and news of the deliveries prompted motorists to start queing at petrol stations in Sanaa, residents said.
The head of Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Yemen, Marie-Elisabeth Ingres, said that her group was hoping to "take advantage of the truce that seems to be holding".
A plane carrying medical aid and MSF personnel was expected to arrive in Yemen later Wednesday, she said, with a second aircraft set to follow on Thursday.
But the five-day truce is "not sufficient given the needs of the population," Ingres said, insisting on the need for "permanent access" to all regions affected by the conflict.
Iran has also announced it is sending an aid ship to Yemen, prompting a fresh war of words with Washington.
Iranian Brigadier General Masoud Jazayeri warned the United States against stopping the ship, after Washington said it was tracking its movements.
Jazayeri said that if Saudi Arabia or the United States "continue to create obstacles on Iran's aid delivery, a fire might start that would definitely be out of their control."
It took several hours for the ceasefire to take hold fully, with residents and loyalists reporting continued skirmishes in the southern provinces of Daleh and Shabwa, as well as in third city Taez and the eastern oil province of Marib.
But by Wednesday morning the guns appeared to have largely fallen silent.
"Sanaa had a quiet night," resident Tawfiq Abdulwahab said. "The noise of bombs and anti-aircraft fire that had terrified everyone came to a halt."
The newly appointed UN envoy to Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, arrived in Sanaa on Tuesday for talks on restarting a collapsed political dialogue.
"We are not ready to announce a date for talks but that remains the goal," UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said, adding that "the fact that he got into Sanaa and is meeting with the Huthis today is a sign in the right direction."


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Despite the worst fears of Chicken Little pundits, the sky did not fall for Canadian defence in the 29 March federal budget. Predicted cuts of 8-10% or more did not materialize, and so it would appear, in the tradition of Trudeau, that many analysts have been gulled by the old 'bait-and-switch' tactic, one that seems to have governed the entire budget. Leaked stories about draconian cuts to the public service in general, and to the defence budget in particular, simply did not transpire.
This is not to say that DND and the CF will not suffer cuts, but rather that these were not as far-reaching as many predicted. Defence expenditures will be cut be by nearly $319 million in the coming fiscal year, and by some $1.1 billion in total over the next three years. Reasonably enough, the government justifies these 'planned savings' on the basis of: an operational slow-down following the end of Canada's combat mission in Afghanistan; and in planned improvements in contracting, procurement of support equipment, centralized real property management, and improved personnel management. These cuts are in addition to the already scheduled reductions arising from the 2010 Strategic Review and the 2011 Deficit Reduction Action Plan – amounting to some $1.1 billion this coming fiscal year alone.
The point is, DND and the CF already knew that the bulk of these cuts were coming, and have already been planning to accommodate them. What this budget has done is to set a baseline of 69,000 regular force and 27,000 reservists for the CF, and to defer (ie in bureaucratese, to 're-profile') about $3.54 billion over 7 years in capital spending to preserve the baseline personnel levels. This means capital savings of roughly $500 million per year to sustain the baseline force levels.
Exactly which equipment programs while be 'adjusted' remains to be seen, but the Harper government did pledge to continue to purchase new ships via the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy, and to acquire "an affordable replacement" – a tantalizing phrase – for the CF-18 fighter fleet. Of course, the devil really is in the details, and the Canadian public will have to wait, along with the military, to see what scheduled procurement programs are or are not affected over the next seven years.
So, as for the budget as a whole, the tone for defence is one of caution and restraint in a time of economic uncertainty. But this is not a world-ender for DND and the CF. Above all else, defence planners need a sense of priority and stability to do their job, and this is roughly what they got from this budget. The rest of us may lament the abolition of the penny, and worry about Old Age Security savings post-2023, but what is needed now from the government and from DND is a clearer set of guidelines about how they expect the Canadian Forces to operate – and with what equipment – within the fiscal strictures provided by the government.


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Panther Queen slot launched by Pragmatic Play in April, 2017, follows the ancient mythology of the indigenous Maya people and their lost treasure. Do not hesitate to enter the exotic Amazonian jungle hunting for the riches but also possible dangers.
If you are a big fan of the wildlife, antique temples and mesmerizing but also fearless queens that inhabit them, then this slot will definitely satisfy your expectations. Another great thing worth mentioning is that you can expect some superb graphics, animations and sound effects which make the whole gaming experience even more enjoyable and fun.
Panther Queen slot features 5 main reels, the sixth one for the multipliers and 25 fixed paylines. The game is playable from just $0.25 and up to $125 per spin. The slot also offers some amazing features like the Blazing Reels. Embark on this epic, unforgettable journey and try your best to win a life-changing sum.
As you may expect, the symbols are largely inspired by Amazonian wasteland and moors where the Panther Queen herself stands for the Wild and is also the most lucrative one among all the icons. Once the generous lady lands on the central position on any reel, it expands to cover the entire reel which can really provide you with an exciting gaming experience. The top prize is granted when this happens on all five reels and the multiplier on the sixth one is 10 times your original stake.
Besides the Queen, the slot also features a panther, a monkey, a toucan, a snake, and a flower. Low-value symbols include the letters J, Q, A and K and the number 10.
Queen Panther is a 5-reel video slot with 25 fixed paylines. The game's coin value ranges from $0.01 to $0.5 and is playable at only $0.25 per spin. The maximum possible wager is $125 per spin.
Players also have the option of activating Autoplay, which can make the game even more fluent and entertaining.
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The multipliers are located on the sixth reel and they can go up to 10x. There, you will also find a pyramid icon, which stands for the Scatter and triggers the Free Spins feature where you will be given five gratis turns.
The three reels located in the center are filled with humongous 3x3 symbols during this round. The multipliers will still remain in play and you can reactivate even more spins provided the pyramid comes again on the sixth reel.
As we previously mentioned, the Panther Queen represents the Wild of the game. When it lands on the center position of a reel, it expands covering all three spots on the reel. If you are fortunate enough to spin 5 Wild symbols on the central line, you can expect to get the more than lucrative sum of up to 100.000 coins.
The Pragmatic Play has made the 2017 release available for both desktop and mobile devices, which will definitely please the players who love trying their luck on the go. The level of quality remains intact, so the same great gaming experience is guaranteed across all platforms.


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Roundup has systemic action so it goes into the roots and kills the plant. Yet, for poison ivy you will often need to spray more than once for effective kill due to its tenacious, perennial nature. If you have a patch of poison ivy that is 5 feetwide and 20 feet long, or some patch that is too big for careful hand removal, that's where Roundup is useful.
For a few plants, you can just chop the plantstem at the base with a long-handled shovel. If you see a poison ivy trunk growing up a tree.... even monster trunks up to 3-4 inches in diameter.... you can wait until winter. In the dormant season, you can cut the woody
trunk at the base. Interestingly, severinga big vine in the dormant season is often fatal to the plant. It does not sprout back. I forgot to mention that the Tecnu brand of products has revolutionized the alleviation of suffering from rashes. It removes the
urushiol oils from your skin, which soap and water alone don't do very well. Washing with Tecnu helps avoid a rash developing, and reduces suffering once you do get it. Washing your clothes with Tecnu can helpprevent re-exposure.
http://www.teclabsinc.com/ Tecnu Calagel IvyStat! CortiCool I'm working through my 3rd rash this season. There are two roadside vegetation andgardening projects I'm working on with monster poison ivy patches, so it's on my mind. Steve Diver
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Dependable Quality and Savings with a Used Car in Austin, TX
A used car in Austin, TX may bring you just as much luck in life as a new car. As long as the pre-owned car is kept in excellent condition, there is no reason why you cannot find a sedan, hatchback, or SUV that you will love driving for many years to come. That is exactly what we have to offer you here at Subaru of Georgetown: a high quality, dependable car that will bring you many great years of driving. Ask our experts why buy used and discover one for yourself today here at our Georgetown, TX Subaru dealership by using our handy directions and finding the best route!
Savings and Quality in Any Used Car
It is a well-established fact that Subaru models are built to last, with at least 97 percent of models released 10 years ago being fully functional to this day. Well, there are a few other brands that can boast a similar reputation, so their top models are also included in this inventory. If you do not find what you are looking for in a used Subaru here in Georgetown, then you may find it among one of the popular Toyota models we offer, such as the Toyota Highlander, RAV4, or Corolla. If Subaru is your preferred brand of choice, then you might find top models such as the Forester, Outback, or Impreza to be to your liking. Many of these used cars are less than five years old and have less than 50,000 miles on their odometers; many of our used Subaru models belong to our Certified Pre-Owned Subaru inventory and come backed by some comprehensive warranty coverage, among other benefits. Want to save the most you can? Our monthly featured used vehicles showcase quality used cars in Georgetown, TX at competitive prices, hand selected by our staff for your benefit.
Not searching for a Subaru? We've got used Honda, used Toyota, and used Ford available here in Austin, TX, too!
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Feel free to peruse our used inventory in Georgetown, TX at your leisure, then schedule a test drive when you find something that fits you and be sure to get an estimate for your trade-in vehicle using our trade-in form. Subaru of Georgetown is just a short drive outside of Austin, TX and we look forward to seeing you behind the wheel of your next car!


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As a straight white male, I plan to protest this ranking as loudly and obnoxiously as possible.
Newsweek ranks Georgetown among the nation's most diverse and LGBTQ-friendly schools
Earlier this week, Newsweek named Georgetown as the 23rd-most diverse and 24th-most LGBT-friendly school in the country, despite last year's slew of bias-related incidents against LGBTQ students and allies.
The University of Pennsylvania topped both lists.
To compile the rankings, Newsweek used statistics based on ethnicity, geographic diversity, economic background, gender, and sexual orientation. (The magazine also relied on lists of LGBTQ-friendly campuses published by The Advocate and InsideCollege.com.)
The magazine's annual list of top colleges also placed Georgetown as one of the nation's most desirable urban schools, a "school for brainiacs," and a top "power-broker" college.
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New rules for selling grapes
Moldovan Winemakers will be able to sell grapes only after receiving a safety certificate from the National food safety Agency (ANSA) and entry in the State register of phytosanitary products and fertilizers. The safety certificate is issued on the basis of the results of laboratory analysis or on the basis of an application under personal responsibility for compliance with the rules for the use of phytosanitary products and fertilizers. What a bunch of giants, grown in Moldova? In order to obtain a certificate, laboratory tests, the grape producer must contact the local territorial Bureau ANSA, experts who take samples and product samples and send them to an accredited laboratory. The safety certificate on the basis of the Declaration under their own responsibility can be obtained, if the manufacturer will submit a copy of the records on the use of phytosanitary products and fertilizers for this year, animals registry, as well as copies of cash receipts or invoices, tax, confirming the purchase of plant protection products and fertilizers.


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Friends, Family & Love for Skiff Sailing
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Our Club | Your Club
Middle Harbour Skiff Club has had a rich history of friendships and sailing for over a hundred years. It has been a second home to many locals and sailors for over a century. Whilst the Club has had its up and downs - it has, and always will be, run for the benefit of our members.
Today's Club offers beverages and food on what would have to be one of the most beautiful parts of Sydney Harbour. Enjoy our vast selection of beer and wine, along with our bistro classics, whilst you take in the wonderful harbour side atmosphere. On weekends see our skiffs sailing from the Club in some of the most impressive, high-performance craft in the world. Come down and join us for lunch or dinner or just for a refreshing beer!
Skiffies | Bar and Bistro
Enjoy our breathtaking views over lunch or dinner. With our boatshed style interior, fantastic selection of food and beverages, you can't beat 'Skiffies' as the perfect location to meet with friends and family.
Junior | Sailing
Our Junior sailing program offers an exciting opportunity to get kids involved in sailing from a young age and provides a fantastic experience for both parents and children. Sunday sailing includes learn-to-sail, learn-to-race and competitive racing in classes such as Optimists, Manly Juniors and Flying 11's.
Skiff | Sailing
Skiff sailing is the heart and soul of our Club. 16ft Skiff's have progressed from heavy wooden cumbersome boats to high-performance carbon racing machines that give an exhilarating and thrilling experience for sailors of all skill levels. With the introduction of 13ft skiffs, the skiff fleet at the club is now thriving.
Be a part of our community by becoming a member of the Club. Social members have access to the Club, priority outdoor seating and discounts on Skiffies food and beverage. In addition to this, you can also make bookings for your own private function and Club facilities such as our boardroom. Sailing members are covered by Club insurance, Australian Sailing Registration and have access to all the facilities the Club has to offer.


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The Boy Who Couldn't Grow Up : En tematisk analys av döden i J. M. Barries drama om Peter Pan
Sammanfattning: The aim of this study is to analyse the thematic purpose of death in J.M. Barries play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up. Peter Pan, the Darlings and Neverland each get analysed in separate chapters, to get a fuller understanding of their relation to death. This has been done through the use of copingtheory, and comparisons to earlier myths about catabasis, Pan, and British changelings. Further support has been found through earlier works written about the subject, to deepen the understanding of death's part in this play for children. The essay concludes that the children in the play are deathly ill – and thus Neverland and Peter Pan are representations of the afterlife, and a spirit which guides children on from this life in to the next.
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Mumbai. Mexico's multi billionaire Karlos Fatsos who was once hailed as world's richest man reported a huge decrease in wealth yesterday after he took an Uber taxi ride from Dadar to Elphinstone Road. When Karlos entered the cab he was apparently world's richest man as per Forbes but when he got down he was shocked to find that he was now downgraded to the world's 2nd richest man.
Karlos who was in Mumbai for an Indo-Mexico business ties summit and few other key business meetings has been in a state of depression since this incident. This incident reportedly happened when Karlos' own car suddenly broke down outside Hotel Bawa Oberoi and he had to hail an Uber SUV service, a ride which apparently costed him millions.
Later talking to reporters at the business-summit Karlos narrated the whole incident, "When my car broke down I booked an Uber SUV through the Uber App and that was my biggest mistake, as it is the most expensive of all options. In addition to the heinous per KM fare, it was also under 20.3 x surge pricing. I was forced to book it as I had to reach my destination ASAP, and was not getting any other taxi options due to heavy rains and unavailability of cabs. I even thought of taking a normal taxi but that might have been costlier, so I stuck to Uber," Karlos rued.
He further continued, "Exactly at the time when I was entering the Uber SUV cab, a BBC correspondent took my pic and uploaded it onto the BBC website with the headline "Karlos takes Uber, stakeholders beware". It was then shared on twitter by a CNN correspondent. Just after that a business news channel analyst took that photo and presented an analysis that this Uber ride will actually cost me atleast a million dollars. He gave a reason that there was a huge Uber surge-pricing going ON in Mumbai plus Mumbai roads were blocked due to heavy traffic, which will further pushup the waiting time tariff."
"After this analysis report there was no stopping to this news, as it snow-balled into a major discussion all over the world. The news spread like a real wildfire across markets and my stocks started tanking sharply. Although my actual Uber bill came to be only Rs. 3498.57 for a 3.1 KM ride, but due to this negative market sentiment my company stocks are all in red and I have lost millions within a few hours. Indeed the most expensive cab ride of my life," Karlos wiped the sweat on his forehead and said.
While Uber has not issued an official comment on the whole issue, Karlos' company stocks are reported to be stable from the time he got down from the cab and quickly changed his Facebook location from "Uber Cab" to "On the street".


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Australian Open Super Series: Indian shuttler PV Sindhu on Friday lost to Chinese opponent Tai Tzu Ying by 21-10,20-22,16-21 in quarter-finals of the Australian Open Super Series.
Australian Open Super Series: Indian shuttler PV Sindhu on Friday lost to Chinese opponent Tai Tzu Ying by 21-10,20-22,16-21 in quarter-finals of the Australian Open Super Series. Sindhu had outmuscled China's Chen to seal a spot in the quarter-finals of the women's singles. Sindhu dominated Chen Xiaoxin 21-13, 21-18. Earlier in the day, ace Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth continued his rich vein of form as he got the better of fellow countryman B.Sai Praneeth in straight games to romp into the semi-finals of the Australian Open Super Series in Sydney.
Srikanth, who was playing his third quarterfinal in last five tournaments, outplayed Praneeth 25-23, 21-17 in a thrilling all-Indian last-eight clash of the men's singles event that lasted 45 minutes at the Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre. After trailing 6-9 in the opening set, Praneeth rebounded strongly to earn three points in a row to make it 9-9. However, the Hyderabadi player didn't manage to hold Kidambi, who eventually extended his lead to 11-9 at the break of the second game. With the win, Srikanth has avenged his Singapore Open loss, where Praneeth defeated the former 17-21, 21-17, 21-12 in all-Indian final to lift his first ever Super Series title.
Srikanth will next lock horns with the winner of another quarter-final clash between China's Shi Yuqi and Denmark's Hans-Kristian Vittinghus. In this Australian Open, Kidambi Srikanth and B Sai Praneeth had eked out thrilling victories in the men's singles second round.
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Livestock SaleThursday 7th December 2017
York Auction Centre had 189 head of stock through the market including 44 calves, 74 store cattle, 5 store sheep, 5 store goats and 61 store pigs at their weekly Store Stock market.
Steers sold to £975 for a British Blue from G Kay.
Heifers sold to £1095 for a Simmental X from W H Lockwood & Co.
Bulls sold to £1020 for a Limousin from T H Kilby & Son.
BRB-£975, £800 G Kay.
CHX-£955 (four times) C Humphrey; £870, £845, £770, £755 F W O Richardson & Son.
AAX-£940 E Lazenby; £815 (twice) F W O Richardson & Son.
SM-£875 (three times) M & D Nicholson.
LIM-£850 G E & M D Sykes; £815, £800, £795 Rose Bros; £780 G Kay.
SMX-£1095, £900 (twice), £870, £845 W H Lockwood & Co.
SAX-£895 F Sellars
LIM-£895 F Sellars; £890 G E & M D Sykes; £805, £785 Rose Bros.
AAX-£830 F Sellars.
LIM-£1020 (twice), £950 (twice), £805 T H Kilby & Son.
BRB-£950 (twice), £905, £880, £830 T H Kilby & Son.
SMX-£830, £795 S E Shields.
BA-£755 N T & J H Barrett.
Calves sold to £730 for British Blue bull from T H Kilby & Son; to average £191.81.
Store sheep sold to £58 from Meanwood Valley Urban Farm.
Store goats sold to £37.50 from Meanwood Valley Urban Farm; to average £35.30.
Store pigs sold to £26 from J A Cartwright; to average £21.63.
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Don't Make Me Use The Bat
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CJ McCollum
Position: PG/SG
Hgt: 6'3"
Wgt: 197
Age: 21
Projected Draft Number: #9 NBADraft.net/#8 Draftexpress.com
College: Lehigh
College Stats 2012-13: 31.0min 23.9pts (.495FG% .516TPt% .849FT%) 5.0reb 2.9ast 1.4stl 0.3blk 2.7TO
Baja's Review: If your looking for a combo guard that can put the ball in the basket, look no futher than McCollum. He may be the most efficient scoring guard in the draft. He shot 49.5% overall, and 51.6% from the three this past season. Of course its a small sample base since he only played 12 games due to a broken bone in his foot. Don't let that dissuade you though, he's put up very efficient numbers for the last three years, leading Lehigh to a Patriot league championship, and into the tourney, where McCollum almost singlehandedly elliminated Duke from the tournament. McCollum will impact any game he's in. Also, you should take note of the fact that every team he played against had just one thing in mind, find a way to stop McCollum. And they couldn't!! I defy anyone out there to name me one other player off the Lehigh team without looking it up. McCollum was the team. The question of course is, can he play the point well enough to justify drafting him at that position. All I can say in that regard is that he certainly has the tools to be a competent PG. He's an excellent ballhandler, and when he's actually making a pass with an assist attached to it, he's a pretty good passer. He does turn the ball over more than he should, but most of those come when trying to score. Dribbling into heavy traffic etc. Like Burke, he's a good athlete, but not a great athlete. And like Burke, he's crafty with change of speeds and hesitation moves, which allows him to get just about anywhere on the floor. Stat wise, he hasn't put up good numbers in the assist dept, but then the team never asked him to play that role. Defensively, he puts in the effort, and has averaged 2.1 steals for his career. Obviously when matched up against SG's that are taller than him he's at a disadvantage, but he does well when matched up against players his own size or smaller. He shows good anticipation on defense, and while he does have trouble fighting through screens at times, he never quits on a play. Personally I think McCollum will be a better NBA player than he was a college player, and depending on what kind of offense you want to run, he could well turn into a competent PG. I don't see him as pass first playmaker, but I can see him as bring up the ball and then play off the ball type of PG, similiar to what Mike Bibby did when on the Kings. I also see him as a possible future star in the league. Say what you want about defense, but GM's love guys that can put the ball in the basket, and McCollum can do that in spades!
Gilles's Review: Senior. Is 6'3" with 6'6" wingspan. Not a great athlete, but pretty quick so he might have a chance to compete with PGs on D. Versatile scorer from anywhere on the court and became known for his explosive scoring against major schools. Good rebounder for PG. Level of competition is question as kenpom.com list their SOS somewhere around #200, but then again Weber State last year was around #300. What Lillard has on McCollum though is much better efficiency that reached .635TS% on 33% usage rate in his last year. McCollum had .628 with 37.2% usage rate his senior season but it was over the weakest part of the season (only 12 games) that was cut short by foot injury so it's not clear if he improved his shot selection or simply took advantage of weak schedule. McCollum didn't get to assist% that true PGs get stopping at .249 but neither had Lillard at .271. Success of this year's ROY will guarantee much closer looks to McCollum, but to find early success he have to get to offensively potent roster that needs more assistance than guidance from their PG. Then again Lillard was more athletic, more efficient player and probably better shooter. Still McCollum is a fine shooter himself and that might be enough to at least stay as a backup or fringe starter in the mold of Fisher or Chalmers.
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|"Portlandia" protecting the city of Portland
I was very fortunate to attend the 2015 Niada Conference (National Institute of American Doll Artists) that took place in Portland, Oregon. I had a wonderful time, travelling to the conference with friends (on Amtrak for the first time), to taking a master doll class with renowned cloth doll artist Shelley Thorton, being enthralled with the key note speaker, Ronnie Burkett to enjoying the vibrant, funky city that is Portland!
I have long admired Shelley Thorton's "painterly" cloth dolls. They evoke a sense of innocence, purity, and fun that is the best of childhood:
|Her trademark is the fabric sculpted hair shapes for the hairdo.
|Shelley's demonstration head
I was thrilled to share my love of art dolls with my sister who travelled from Toronto and joined me in Portland. While I took doll classes and attended lectures she was busy visiting the sites of this fun city:
|Washington Park (a natural park that includes a rose garden and a zoo!
|One of the funky neighbourhoods complete with metal sculptures in the front yard.
|Japanese Garden
|My sister and I at the Gallery Night
|Connie Smith
My sister was able to attend the "Gallery Night" (open to the public) where the newest work of NIADA artists is presented. What a thrill:
|A porcelain artist from Sidney, BC (Heather Mesiak)
|Tanya Marriott (current NIADA President)
|Stephanie Blythe
|Leslie Molen
|Neva Waldt
|Kate Church
|Susan Scogin (she made us a Oregon pioneer souvenir doll)
|Russian artist Ima Naroditskaya (one of my favourite pieces)
|Made by E. J. Taylor
What is a trip to a doll conference without a wee bit of shopping? I visited the Fabric Depot, Bolt, the artsy Gallery district on Alberta Street, and the downtown Button Emporium to name but a few! The local Portland doll group gave an opening day tea at the Museum for the attendees and showed us their dolls-such talent:
|Internal armature in Caroline (first Laika studio movie)
|Creative Supervisor, Geergina Hayns adjusting the face on one of the puppets.
|Cute character puppet from the Box Trolls movie
|My favourite puppet.
There were many more wonderful highlights, not the least of which was connecting with fellow doll makers, some new, some very experienced but all full of enthusiasm and love of the dolls!
I would highly recommend attending a NIADA doll conference should it come to a region near you. Next year's conference will be on the east coast in Washington DC.


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One of the best ways to assure your first year of homeschooling is successful is to be well prepared in many areas. These tips will help.
By the time you are actually to the point of beginning to teach and set up your homeschool, be sure that you have checked the homeschooling laws in your state. Each state has its own requirements and your job will be much easier if you know what is required from the beginning. Some states mandate that a daily log be kept of classes and topics. The number of school days required also varies, but often is 180 days. Some states will be counting by hours instead of actual days. Find out if you will need to request permission to homeschool from your school district, and if you will need to keep a portfolio of the student's work. If a portfolio is required, does it need to be handed in to the school district for the superintendent to inspect at the end of the school term? Does your state require a visit to an evaluator at the end of the school year?
The first thing to do when you have the legalities researched is to be prepared. Familiarize yourself with the curriculum you have chosen and be sure to be aware of extra materials you will need for the course. Find out how many pages will need to be done each day or week to get to the end of the course in the number of days you are required to have a school session. Your very first decision will be whether you will be choosing the curriculum piece by piece from the publishers of your choice, or joining an umbrella school, Christian or secular, or a charter school.
While you are finding out how many pages need to be covered each day, it is a good time to decide which days the non-daily subjects will be covered each day, including things like art, music, physical education, etc. Get an idea about materials you will need to teach a day or weeks' worth of lessons. It is quite stressful to wait until morning to check on what you might need for teaching the day's lessons.
Set aside a time to do the daily lesson plans. Doing a week at a time seems to work best for most home teachers, but you may want to expand that and do more at one sitting. A lesson plan book works well for this. Sit down with the entire curriculum you will be using and make note of what will be done each day.
Anything that you can think of to make the school day go more smoothly should be discussed and implemented. Which daily chores can be assigned to which child? Which child will help prepare breakfast and lunch on certain days? Are there any lessons that older children will be able to help the younger ones accomplish? This, of course, is for families with more than one child, but most of these tips can be easily adapted for a one-student household as well.
One of the most important non-education related things that you will be doing is figuring out how to make things like chores go as flawlessly as possible. Ask the children for ideas on how to accomplish this. They will be glad to help come up with ideas, plus it gives them responsibility and "ownership" of the plan. They will try harder to make it work if they have a stake in the outcome.
Another thing to consider ahead of time to avoid stress later is to think about what kinds of questions and comments people will be making. Most parents who decide to teach the children at home realize it is a good idea to share the plan with neighbors and family members ahead of time. This does not guarantee people will understand or support your decision, but it will at least help to avoid a neighbor reporting your children as truant from school.
One thing that may very well help first year survival is to join a homeschooling group or form one if a local group does not yet exist. This kind of support from other parents doing the same thing as you are doing will be important to you in various ways. Most likely some of them are veterans with the home teaching and will be able to give you tips as well as offer support as you begin this journey. A group is also a good idea for the children to be able to attend activities, meet other home taught children, and often help to plan and manage meetings and activities.
There is one thing that often gets lost in the shuffle of beginning to homeschool. No matter how hectic the days will be getting, or how many chores are waiting in addition to the teaching, it is very important to set aside some private time for yourself. This could be something as simple as an uninterrupted bubble bath each night, or perhaps a Saturday night "date" with your spouse. Whether your private time is spent actually getting out of the house, or is simply an hour set aside for reading or phone calls to friends, you will find that it will be a very important part of surviving your first year of homeschooling.


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This is a re-post from the last three years (with a little updating). I post it every year at Girl Scout Cookie Time. Well worth repeating. . . . . It is that time of year again – Girl Scout Cookie Time! Who doesn't love Girl Scout Cookies? I think everyone has his or her…(Read More)
Want to lose weight? Want one of the biggest secrets to losing weight? Ditch the alcohol. Surprised? I bet not. My clients aren't surprised either when we start talking about why they are having difficulty losing weight. But, people still have a hard time giving up alcohol when pursuing a weight loss goal. Why…(Read More)
Kermit the frog sings a song called "It's Not Easy Being Green". The first verse is: It's not that easy being green Having to spend each day the color of the leaves When I think it could be nicer being red, or yellow or gold Or something much more colorful like that However…(Read More)


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A former claims adjuster supervisor at Allstate Insurance testified in a first party bad faith case in Kentucky that Allstate strong armed injury victims and bullied them into taking less than fair value for their personal injury cases. According to the former Allstate manager, the company changed its paradigm in 1995 and created a "dehumanizing process" where the only goal was maximizing profits.
The former Allstate employee made a few other claims of note. First, if Colossus, the computer program that evaluates the value of personal injury claims, came out with a value not to Allstate's liking, the adjusters would manipulate the data so it produces a lower figure. Adjusters who paid out too much were punished in their evaluations. This adjuster also testified, as I have written about in the past, that Allstate keeps track of which plaintiff personal injury lawyers are willing to go to trial and who simply settles for the best possible offer.
I'm sure all of these allegations are true. But Allstate is hardly the only insurance company that puts profits first and tries to pay as little as possible nor is it the most egregious practitioner of this art. Insurance companies by their inherent nature are good at accepting premiums and bad at playing claims. Bobby Kennedy, one of my idols, said, "Some men see things as they are and ask why. I dream of things that never were and say why not?" When it comes to insurance companies,
I am no Bobby Kennedy. I don't even bother to ask why nor do I take great umbrage at their tactics, even with bad faith laws. It is what it is and it is not going to change. Thankfully, in the adversarial system, there are remedies to the insurance companies' refusal to pay fair value on claims.


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Clad in a jacket, gray beanie and black fingerless mittens, Carolyn Levy hid underneath a blanket fort and quibbled with two St. Paul police officers Wednesday afternoon.
"We want to help you," said officer Lamichael Shead. "You just have to talk to us."
"You're cops?" Levy asked. "Did the president send you? I'm going to get in trouble if I go with you."
The exchange seemed to plateau as Levy complained about being harassed by students at her railroad yard encampment, but eventually, Shead and officer Jessica Stiffarm convinced Levy to admit herself to a hospital for examination.
The back-and-forth took place on the second floor of Hamline University's Klas Center as part of the department's crisis intervention training, but police and actors hope the mock calls will aid officers in the real world.
"I really leapt at the opportunity" to participate, said Levy, a theater professor at Hamline and director of the school's Making Waves: Social Justice Theater Troupe. "The scenarios get very real."
Twenty-five of the Police Department's recent academy graduates are undergoing a week of crisis intervention training at Hamline, where the troupe's actors mimicked myriad mental health symptoms to test their ability to de-escalate tension. Several speakers and advocates also addressed the officers, who will make visits to Regions Hospital and other locations.
It's the first time the department has staged its own in-house crisis intervention training. Previous training was outsourced to a private company.
"It's important to have strangers do it … so this has been a very effective learning strategy," said Sgt. Sean Zauhar, a coordinator in the training unit who organized this week's training. "I'm just glad we got to use people in the community."
The training also dovetails with the troupe's goals of bringing attention to social justice issues around race, gender and sexual orientation, among others.
"It's just great to be a part of something that can improve how our society deals with individuals with mental illness," said Aida Shahghasemi, the troupe's assistant director and an actor in this week's training.
The scenarios were based on exercises used by other agencies across the nation, and included depression, suicidal behavior, schizophrenia, delusion, dementia and traumatic brain injury. As a twist, the department included one scenario in which an actor exhibited signs of mental illness that were actually symptoms of diabetic shock.
Although actors were given a page-long description of the scene and their character's symptoms, they improvised all of their dialogue and reactions, tailoring their responses to each officer's actions.
Joe Hendren, a Hamline theater student and troupe member, acted out symptoms of schizophrenia, shutting down as officers tried to convince him that people entering a nearby bar weren't a physical threat to his safety. In character, Hendren expressed delusions of being an undercover FBI agent.
Each round of role playing unfurled organically, Hendren later said, with officers responding in unique and different ways.
"I thought they went really well," Hendren said of the exercises. "There's definitely a give and take there."
A veteran officer served as a "coach," observing each scenario and debriefing the officers and actors afterward. Dr. Garry Allen, a psychologist at Regions Hospital, also observed several of the exercises, providing insights and tips.
Officer and coach Cindy Rost debriefed officers Charles Busch and Kevin Besaw when they hit roadblocks in their scenario with Hendren.
"You guys were thinking you were getting things for a [police] report — I have to ask this, I have to ask that," Rost said. "You have to get away from that. You have to build rapport."
"It really does work on the street. You've got to drop your officer shield and put on your human shield."
The in-house crisis intervention training will become standard for all new academy graduates, with the goal that the entire department will also undergo the training, Zauhar said. More than 200 officers have already received crisis intervention training, he added.