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Geopolitical senior analyst also adds "he is not going to say anything in contrary to the interests of Israeli side."
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Will the US congress be able to reach a deal on the JCPOA that can meet Trump's demands? How will such agreement be?
I don't believe US congress can reach such a deal. As I told you, I don't think the European mechanism be helpful at all and one of the European signatories, I mean Britain, is already on the exit door of EU.
Keep in mind that Trump is the first US president who is fully owned subsidiary of the Israelis in this case. He is not going to say anything in contrary to the interests of Israeli side.
Israelis have always been very critical of JCPOA. Of course this is nonsensical to me because it was a horrible deal for Iran not for the west. The Israel haven't been so emboldened and now they are supporting Saudis who are practically in a de facto coalition with Israelis.
They feel emboldened and untouchable. As I told you this deal has already been terrible for Iran and this country has no idea to renegotiate it. The situation is the result of Trump coming into power.
Perhaps if Hillary Clinton was in the position, the Obama administration policy which was based on cooperation rather than conflict would have continued.
I'm afraid Trump tends to pursue conflict with Iran. We have to keep in mind that this president's foreign visit after he got elected was to Saudi Arabia as Iran's arch enemy in the region.
Let's not forget $300 billion weapons contract was signed with Saudi Arabia making the country the third largest spender when it comes to weapons after the US and China.
So all these signals are out there and I don't believe that it is just symbolic but they are preparing for war with Iran. The coming into power of John Bolton a neocon warmonger is an important sign. As you know Republicans has a majority in US congress.
Of course we have the November election later in this year which would be basically an election that presents the approval and disapproval of American voters feeling towards Trump.
So even if Democrats regain seats in the House of Representatives, I don't think there would be any change in policy. This is the sad situation Iran is facing right now.
What can the EU alternative be if the US withdraws from JCPOA, given the fact that the investment and working condition in Iran will probably be affected as a result? In that situation, what real guaranties can the EU offer to Iran ?
There will be a transitory period in Iran if Trump doesn't certify the nuclear deal this May. There will be many challenges for the European if they want to pursue their own policies when it comes to this.
My prediction is that Europeans will do everything possible and they are actually doing it right now and they also have the contingency plans and they are having this for 2 years now ever since Trump nominated himself as a candidate for the presidency in 2015 and Europeans had enough time to come up with contingency plans in order to deal with the US possible exit that now seems to be very much probable.
It is possible that the contract they signed with the Iranian counterparts could actually be implemented nevertheless it is going to be quite difficult because of the financial and the banking arrangements as well as the situation that exists between EU and the US It is going to be quite difficult maybe because the parameters for such steps could be taken so that Europe would not be bullied so much or be taken hostage by the U.S. in the future.
Maybe reneging of Trump and the exit of Washington from JCPOA would create that opportunity for EU to pursue more independent policy. Let's not forget that the biggest ally for Germany and Britain will continue to be the US in the decades to come and these are the 2 out of 3 signatories of the JCPOA from the European side.
Franc has already given some hints that perhaps the Iranian missile technology program can be negotiated- a red line for Iranian side that is never going to happen and I think that Emmanuel macron French president should come in terms with reality.


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By: J1 Reporter Chiara Wallen
A day spent serving those less fortunate than yourself can make a bigger difference than can be seen by the naked eye. Every Monday a small group of juniors go to the Open Door Mission (ODM) for their retreat.
Marian has been serving at the ODM forJunior Retreat since 2006. One faculty or staff member volunteers to go each week and drive a Marian vehicle to the ODM, which is located at 2726 N 23rd St E, near Eppley Airfield.
Junior Retreat is never as hyped-up as some of the other annual retreats. Due to its under-the-radar nature people, particularly non-junior students, tend to disregard it until they notice the absence of a friend. Although it's rarely mentioned, the importance of the day becomes evident clearly to participants.
"I think it was extremely beneficial. We had lots of laughs and learned so much about what they do at the Open Door Mission," junior Maddie Warrick said.
Warrick served on Nov. 12, with five of her classmates and art teacher Mrs. Joan Sanders.
Throughout their day at the Open Door Mission the Marian juniors can be found making sack lunches, serving food, or helping in any other way the volunteer coordinator determines. It truly does have an impact on the lives of so many people.
Warrick said,"It 100 percent was an enlightening experience. It allowed me to see how happy these people could be even if they had nothing other than a bed to sleep in."
Every day at the ODM provides 816 safe shelter beds to men, women, and children from the Omaha and Council Bluffs community. They also serve more than 2,100 hot meals on top of providing preventative measures to more than 1,082 people who are living in poverty.
During the lunch hour students get the opportunity to eat with some of the guests of the Open Door Mission. This is because it's important to talk to these people so you can better understand their lives,"I met a lot of the people who were staying and the center and learned so much about them and their stories," Warrick said.
"There was this guy that was there and he was in a really good mood. So he came up to us and he was like, 'how are you guys?' And we were like, 'we're doing great, how are you?' And he was like, 'I'm doing groovy!'… he was just so funny, it really made my day!" junior Mary Said said. She also attended retreat on Oct. 1.
The juniors also get a tour of the facility and campus of the Open Door Mission, Lydia House, and Garland Thompson Men's Center.
Having juniors fulfill their retreat at the ODM allows them to experience a place where they could continue serving the community on a regular basis. Many students share their experience with friends and family and continue to donate food, clothing, and household items along with their time throughout the year.
The Open Door Mission serves as a fantastic example of just how much can get done when people come together as a community. When juniors spend their Monday at the ODM they experience all of Marian's core values. It's perfect for Marian's Junior Retreat because the ODM reflects not only the students' eagerness to serve but also their Christian desire to help others.
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salivary low-grade cribriform adenocarcinoma
Friday 9 February 2018
Low-grade cribriform cystadenocarcinoma of salivary glands
Definition : Low-grade cribriform cystadenocarcinoma (LGCCC) is a recently described rare tumor of salivary gland which exhibits clinically indolent behavior.
This tumor predominantly consists of intraductal components and frequently exhibits papillary-cystic or cribriform proliferation pattern.
Considering the histological features of LGCCC, it should be distinguished with papillocystic variant of acinic cell carcinoma, conventional salivary duct carcinoma, cystadenocarcinoma, polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma, carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma and mammary analogue secretory carcinoma.
Immunohistochemically, the luminal tumor cells show diffuse expression of CK and S100; p63 and smooth muscle actin displayed a continuous rim of myoepithelial cells around all tumor islets; no myoepithelial cells were admixed with the luminal cells. Both patients were alive with no tumor recurrence or metastasis at follow-up.
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Low-grade cribriform cystadenocarcinoma of salivary glands: report of two cases and review of the literature. Wang L, Liu Y, Lin X, Zhang D, Li Q, Qiu X, Wang EH. Diagn Pathol. 2013 Feb 18;8:28. doi : 10.1186/1746-1596-8-28 PMID: 23419146 Free


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THIS IS MY DREAM LIST. IT WILL PROBABLY CHANGE. But for now, these are the things I'd love to do before I die. The ones I've crossed off are the things I've already done… 🙂
Adventure and Travel
- Live in Venice like Rosalba in the Italian movie, Bread & Tulips
- Stomp grapes at a vineyard in Italy to make wine
- Visit all "Wonders of the World" at New 7 Wonders
- Tango in Argentina
- Participate in a Carnival parade in Brazil.
- Go on safari in Africa
- Participate in La Tomatina (last Wednesday in August) Buñol in the Valencia region of Spain
- Do the pilgrim's journey to Camino de Santiago de Compostela. (Camino de Santiago)
- Run with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain during San Fermines
- Participate in Australia Day (January 26)
- Play a didgeridoo with aborigines in the Australian Outback
Sit in a hot tub outdoors in Banff, Canada and look at the stars
- Eat the most AMAZING ice cream in the World at the Taiwanese night market
- Eat fresh fruit at the Floating Market in Thailand
- Hike in the Amazon Rainforest.
Walk all through Petra, Jordan and ride a camel, a horse and a donkey. Take a boat to an island in the Aegean Sea off the coast of Turkey Go out in a boat on the Ganges at sunrise in Varanasi, India Visit a fortune-teller/guru
- Take a tour of a fortune cookie factory
Climb an active volcano (Santorini and the Big Island, Hawaii)
Visit the Taj Mahal in Agra, India
- Shower in a waterfall
- See the Northern Lights
Take a camel safari in Jaisalmer, India
ive and work in South Korea Live and work in Oman
- Learn how to make a national dish
- Go to a yoga retreat in India
- Attend a music festival in another country
Visit the temples of Angkor in Siem Reap, Cambodia Take a junk on Halong Bay in northern Vietnam
- Ride a donkey at the Grand Canyon
Go white water rafting on the Salmon River in Idaho.And the Colorado River. Climb Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park, Maine
- Go Parasailing
Go water skiing Go snow skiing
- Run a half marathon
- Fly in First Class
Sit at a cafe in Paris and write like my hero Ernest Hemingway
- Ride a motorbike in Hanoi, Vietnam
- Take a gondola ride in Venice, Italy
Take a hot air balloon ride in Cappadocia, Turkey Visit the Greek islands: Crete & Santorini
- Go hang gliding
- Go to the hanging monastery in China
- Take a boat ride in Guilin, China
- Go shopping and touring in Hong Kong
- Take a whale watching boat trip
- Spend New Years in an exotic location
- Spend New Years in Time Square, NYC
Live in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Take a streetcar in San Francisco, CA Hike in Yellowstone National Park Ride a camel in the desert See the Old Faithful geyser erupt Hike in Glacier National Park
- Walk the Golden Gate Bridge
Using the ordnance maps in Great Britain, hike in the Cotswolds and the Lake District
- Do something you should regret, but don't
- Visit the Catacombs in Paris
Go to the top of the Eiffel Tower Climb to the top of Notre Dame in Paris
- Jump off a cliff into a natural body of water in an exotic location
- Take a tour of the Favellas in Rio de Janeiro
- Drink beer in a pub in Cornwall, England
- Mardi Gras in New Orleans
- Trek through the jungle on the back of an elephant
- Visit the souq in Marrakesh, Morocco
- Stay in a tiki hut on an exotic beach
- See the Valley of the Kings in Luxor and Aswan Dam in Egypt
See the Pyramids of Giza Visit the Great Wall of China
- See the Mayan temples
- Spend 3 months in Japan doing Buddhist practice
- Ride a tandem bike
- Go to the Kentucky Derby
- Climb to the top of St. Catherine's monastery in Egypt
Live like a local for at least a month in another country (Egypt, South Korea, Oman).
- Live and work in Cairo, Egypt.
Take a 3 month trip around the USA and into Canada.
- Jump out of an airplane in a parachute
- Visit Iguazu National Park in Argentina (see Celebrating The Wonder Of Iguassu!)
- Go boating on the Puerto Princesa Underground River, Palawan, Philippines: Boating Underground: One of the New 7 Wonders of Nature.
- Croatia: Plitvice Lakes National Park (Shutter Bug: Croatia Photo of the Day: Plitvice Lakes National Park)
- Take a balloon safari over the Serengeti in Tanzania. Tanzania Serengeti Balloon Safaris
- Go tent camping in the Serengeti: On the Go with Lynne: Tanzanian Bucket List: Tent Camping in the Serengeti
- Visit the rice terraces in Sa Pa, northern Vietnam: Janaline's World Journey: Weekly Photo Challenge: Green
Visit Ethiopia: Addis Ababa, the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, and Lake Langano.
- Do a 5 week Moorish tour of Spain, Portugal and Morocco.
Visit United Arab Emirates: Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
- Do the 88 Temple Pilgrimage, a 1,647-kilometer Buddhist pilgrimage circuit around the island of Shikoku, Japan: artist. hippie. cali chic.: Wanderlust Wednesday: The 88 Temple Pilgrimage


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It's been two years. Say what now? I do recall almost being late for the flight to California April 4, 2011 for PC staging the day prior to my departure to Indonesia. The night before that flight, my family gathered for dinner, my close friends came over for one last goodbye, and the morning before … Continue reading
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|Reviews for Bring me to life
| Tarot-Mistress585 chapter 6 . 11/1/2006
This is such a beautifully written story and the abstract ideas are absolutely stunning. Wonderful. I hope you keep writing.
| some random girl chapter 6 . 7/8/2006
i really like the flow of your stories and the poetic feel to the castle world. although gram isn't quite relistic yet i know he'll get there keep up the good work
| Sarah chapter 1 . 4/16/2006
Well. I think I like this better than your Experiment/NQDY stories. (Don't get me wrong. I love what you've done with character/plot development)
This is so compelling. I want to say it surrounds you and draws you into her world. You've been studying psychology and effects of trauma, haven't you?
I wonder what pushed Gram out of his world. I think my favorite scenes are the dual vision ones, and the ones where Gram's affecting her mentally. Makes me sound like some kinda wacko, doesn't it?
This reminds me of 2nd-6th grade. Not to Kiernan's intensity, but still.
You haven't updated in a long time, so I won't be pestering you to write. You've probably moved on with other things. _
Good luck, and thanks for the fic!
(I have a few burning questions, so if you randomly decide to email me, I won't mind.
| Alenor chapter 6 . 1/21/2006
oh ok i would love to find out what happens at the end of this...but you last updated in 2003 so i don't think i will. but ahh well, cya later ~ Alenor.
| MiidKniight chapter 6 . 8/3/2005
Wow this is great. I couldn't stop reading! You make everything thing seem so real. from her up in her tower and then coming back down to face the real world. Its absolutely amazing
| Essence of Reality chapter 6 . 2/9/2005
Oh... This fic rocks!
The tower is awesome... beautifully written, I commend you.
Please, please, please, please update!
| Queen of Irony chapter 4 . 10/10/2004
Magnificent! Update!
| Rispah Marie chapter 6 . 6/19/2004
Is this the end?
| Tsukinani chapter 6 . 5/23/2004
This is an awesome story Kerrin. You have to continue it. The tower is a wonderful concept. Just where did you come up with it? Anyway, it's awesome and deserves praise.
We Could Be Gone
| Neophrite chapter 6 . 4/25/2004
This story is beautiful! I love the parallel of the tower in her mind and her emotions in the real world - it's so clever! I hope she realizes she shouldn't stay locked up inside forever! Gram would be good for her.
Hope you add soon, even though I know you have another story you're working on. :)
| chasehappiness chapter 6 . 1/11/2004
Hi Kerrin. I can't believe I just stumbled upon this story of yours today. I loved The Experiment, and I'm waiting oh so patiently for the second chapter in "Not Quite Done Yet".
This story has an interesting storyline, in which the girl lives in her own tower, up away so high, and has this incredible connection with someone else, who has experienced the same pain and sorrow as her. I can't wait for the next chapter ;] although it looks like you haven't updated in awhile, I hope that changes soon!
- Angela
| J. S. Lansing chapter 6 . 9/27/2003
Very sweet. Very good. Update soon!
| purplepiano chapter 6 . 9/25/2003
Hi there. I hadn't got round to reading this before...exams etc kept me rather busy, but it's very good. Different to The Experiment, but I like it. Keep writing :)
| MimiGhost chapter 6 . 9/23/2003
update soon
| Cheese and DG chapter 6 . 9/16/2003
My gosh-did i mention that i absolutely LOVE this story? You rock-lots of love!
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When the consequences of inaction matter more than action
Donald Trump, sure to be a mystery to future historians, is heading for his preordained crackup, tripping over a tongue bigger even than his hands. To some, his performance has been appalling, not to mention frightening. To others, though, it has been downright fortunate. Among other things, Trump has averted our eyes from Barack Obama.
It was during the recent Trump circus that The Atlantic magazine published a comprehensive and remarkable series of interviews with the president conducted by Jeffrey Goldberg. The article was titled "The Obama Doctrine," and such it was. The doctrine, as we all know, comes down — in its bowdlerized version — to not doing "stupid stuff." Trouble is, the doctrine itself falls into that category.
This was an article to challenge the capacity of my highlighter. Revealed is the not-very-cozy relationship between Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry, who proposed that Syria would be more amenable to negotiations if the U.S. sent some missiles its way — and did not acknowledge where they came from. Obama reportedly got so vexed by this suggestion that he forbade anyone but the secretary of defense from proposing military plans. In other words, Kerry, shut up!
It's a rule that Obama himself should have followed. He speaks the unspeakable, conceding that eastern Ukraine, Moldova and Crimea are Russia's for the taking. "Now, if there is somebody in this town that would claim that we would consider going to war with Russia over Crimea and eastern Ukraine, they should speak up and be very clear about it," he told Goldberg.
Ambiguity is not Obama's forte. Rather than keeping Putin guessing — and maybe restrained — he signals the Russian president not to worry. Putin already has Crimea. He's got eastern Ukraine. Will Moldova be next? Just a matter of time, it seems to me.
More important than any single item in the article is the overall impression it gives. To me, it read as an unwelcome vindication of what Obama's right-wing critics said of him from the get-go: He's a caricature of a Hyde Park (Chicago) liberal — tougher on America than he is on its enemies. Like Trump, he has a bogeyman. In Obama's case, it is not the establishment in general, but the foreign policy establishment in particular. Obama and his aides mention it several times to Goldberg. It is forever urging the president into wars that, somehow, only he realizes are stupid.
Such was the case with Syria, which Obama reimagines as a triumph. He did just about everything right, down to insisting that Bashar Assad had to go, refraining early on from intervening and avoiding what no one, in fact, had proposed: boots on the ground.
But the Syrian civil war has produced a humanitarian calamity, at least 250,000 dead and an almost unprecedented refugee crisis that is destabilizing Europe. Obama acts as if this is a minor matter, just another Middle Eastern dustup, but the Syrian mess is an example of the slippery slope he does not mention when he mentions the one he wants to avoid. Like, possibly, Moldova, it is the consequence of inaction that may matter more than any action itself.
To what has to be the virtually erotic glee of his critics, Obama extols multilateralism not as a way of sharing the burden and legitimizing whatever the effort might be — NATO's intervention in Bosnia, for instance, or George H.W. Bush's grand coalition to free Kuwait — but as a brake on American arrogance. "One of the reasons I am so focused on taking action multilaterally where our direct interests are not at stake is that multilateralism regulates hubris," he told Goldberg.
No doubt whatever GOP presidential candidate emerges from the primordial muck of this campaign will demand that Hillary Clinton defend that remark. It can be done in a classroom, I suppose. Hubris oozed from every pore of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, but the Iraq War was the failure upon which Obama had based his entire foreign policy and the justification for doing so little in Syria. The success in the Balkans never gets mentioned, nor, for that matter, does he seem to notice that Putin got in and out of Syria, apparently accomplishing what he wanted without getting too involved on the ground.
In an odd way, Obama's failure to intervene in Syria or to enforce his stated "red line" there has become the rationale for an entire foreign policy doctrine — one based more on hubris than success. Where are the allies to restrain him?
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Sketchcrawl 33 began at the Tate Modern on the South bank of the Thames. We crossed the river to St Pauls Cathedral where we encountered people protesting the economic troubles. Those who know me will understand that my sketches of people tend to be somewhat whimsical. Despite that, I appreciate the serious nature of the protester's grievances. Two weeks after these drawings were made they are still camped out in front of the cathedral. The city and the cathedral management have called for them to move on.
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Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900/Oldfield, Thomas Hinton Burley
OLDFIELD, THOMAS HINTON BURLEY (1755–1822), political historian and antiquary, born in 1755, was according to the 'Gentleman's Magazine,' 1822, pt. ii. p. 566, 'an attorney of great celebrity.' His name, however, is unknown to the 'Law List.' He died at Exeter on 25 July 1822.
Oldfield was a zealous pioneer of parliamentary reform, and the author of (1) 'An Entire and Complete History, Political and Personal, of the Boroughs of Great Britain, together with the Cinque Ports; to which is prefixed an original Sketch of constitutional rights from the earliest Period until the present Time,' &c., London, 1792, 3 vols. 8vo; 2nd ed. 1794, 2 vols. 8vo. (2) 'History of the Original Constitution of Parliaments from the Time of the Britons to the present Day; to which is added the present State of the Representation,' London, 1797, 8vo.
Both works were subsequently reprinted under the title 'A Complete History, Political and Personal, of the Boroughs of Great Britain, together with the Cinque Ports; To which is now first added the History of the Original Constitution of Parliaments,' &c., London (no date), 3 vols. 8vo. A final edition, revised and amplified, entitled 'The Representative History of Great Britain and Ireland; being a History of the House of Commons, and of the Counties, Cities, and Boroughs of the United Kingdom from the earliest Period,' appeared in 1816, London, 6 vols. 8vo. Oldfield also compiled 'A Key to the House of Commons, being a History of the last General Election in 1818; and a correct State of the virtual Representation of England and Wales,' London, 1820, 8vo.
[Gent Mag. 1822, pt. ii. p. 566; Biogr. Dict. of Living Authors, 1816; Brit. Mus. Cat.; Edinburgh Review, June 1816.]


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AOL Earnings Train Wreck Driven By Bebo and Ad Revenue Shortfall
After warning analysts that its financial results for the latest quarter would be disappointing, AOL (s aol) couldn't even manage to hit those lowered expectations, thanks in part to a $1.4 billion writedown on assets — primarily Bebo, the European social network that it unloaded earlier this year. AOL's CEO Tim Armstrong, a former Google (s GOOG) executive who joined the company last year, said that he was "pleased with this quarter's internal and external trends," but virtually every single revenue line on the web company's balance sheet had a minus sign in front of it, including all of the entries related to online advertising, which the company is relying on to provide much of its future growth.
Overall revenue at AOL, which was spun off from parent Time Warner (s TWX) last year, declined by 26 percent compared with the same quarter a year earlier, and that drop was fueled primarily by a steep decline in advertising revenue, which fell by 27 percent year-over-year. The company also saw a 27 percent drop in subscription revenue, as subscribers to its dial-up and online service continued to drop off. AOL has seen double-digit declines in subscribers virtually every quarter for the past several years, and it now has just 4 million subscribers, down from almost 9 million in 2008. Cash flow from that business is one of the things AOL has been relying on to fund its restructuring.
But advertising declines were the biggest thorn in the company's side: display advertising revenue sank by 13 percent compared with the same quarter a year earlier, search and contextual advertising dropped by 28 percent, and third-party network ads fell by 42 percent. Each of those ad sectors was also down on a quarter-over-quarter basis. Armstrong said that some of the decline came because the company has been restructuring its ad network to try and deliver higher-quality results and focus on premium ads.
On the positive side of the ledger, AOL said that it has almost $400 million in cash on hand, and that operating costs had been reduced in the quarter. But it's clear that Armstrong has a significant challenge on his hands as the newly public company tries to restructure its way to profitability — something Brad Garlinghouse, AOL's mobile and Internet chief and a former Yahoo executive, admitted in a presentation earlier this week, when he said the company had "a big f***ing problem." AOL is also busy trying to fulfill Armstrong's hopes for its future as a media entity — including building up its Patch.com hyper-local news operation, which the company said had expanded into 83 towns from 44 the previous quarter.
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He's a Wausau native, top East Coast landscape architect. He says plants can help us cope in troubled times.
WASSIAC, New York - The little town of Wassiac, New York, is nestled in the hills of the Hudson River Valley about 75 miles north of Manhattan.
The countryside is gorgeous. The rugged hills are nearly mountains, but not quite, and in the summer, they are lush with green forests. It makes sense that Wausau native, landscape architect and plant lover Mark K. Morrison would settle here. He's a two-hour train ride to New York City, and it's a reasonable-for-East Coast drive to his office in the suburb of New Rochelle.
That makes it convenient for him to do his work as president and CEO of MKM, a landscape architecture firm he founded over 35 years ago. It allows him to indulge in his passion for plants and outdoor design on his own property, and gives him space to curate and add to his extensive collection of garden tools.
It's this collection that brought me in early March to Morrison's home in Wassiac. In 2014, I first wrote about how Morrison and his colleagues at MKM were making a splash in New York City, primarily because of their expertise in building rooftop and wall gardens. They built their reputation on bringing color and plants and the natural world into the urban environment. Morrison, 70, was profiled in the Wall Street Journal and other publications. He spoke then about his love of plants, the efficiency of rooftop gardens and his passion for design.
But he really got animated when he started to talk about his collection of garden tools, thousands of implements that include watering cans, dibbers (planting tools that bore holes in the ground for seeds and bulbs), pruning shears, hoes, plows, asparagus cutters and sprinklers. The oldest tool he has dates back to the 1600s.
"It's a collection that rivals any museum in the world," Morrison said to me previously. "You should come see it some time."
I tucked the invitation away in my memory's filing cabinet. My wife grew up about 65 miles away from Wassiac, in New City, New York, and we travel there each year to visit relatives and friends. Usually the vacation gets packed with activities; this year, we took two weeks as my 95-year-old father-in-law was recovering in a rehab facility, and that gave me some extra time to finally take advantage of the invitation.
It was nearly 60 degrees and sunny when I drove to Wassiac, and even though the grass hadn't quite greened up, you could feel everything getting ready to pop out the color.
After I arrived at Morrison's home, it didn't take long to realize that he wasn't exaggerating about his tool collection. There are tools everywhere. They are part of the decor in his home; there is a staging area where he brings in new tools; and then there is the barn area that he uses to display the bulk of the collection.
It's fantastic, and he's constantly on the search for more.
"It's definitely about the thrill of the hunt," he said.
Morrison has appeared on "The Martha Stewart Show" with a small percentage of his tools. Some of his water cans and other tools were on display at The Met during a 2018 exhibition entitled "Public Parks, Private Gardens: Paris to Provence."
It all stems from his primal love of plants. Plants not only helped him build a profession and earn an income that allowed him to build MKM and another construction company. His job has taken him all over the planet, and helped him educate and raise three children.
But plants are more than just business for Morrison. They are art, they are food and they are life. They consume carbon dioxide, which can be toxic to humans, and produce oxygen, a fundamental need for people.
"This is about passion," Morrison said. "I'm trying to tell a story here, and each one of these tools has its own story."
There are the overall stories, about how tools and gardening changed through time. But then there are the little stories that each tool represents. When Morrison picks up a dibber, for example, the questions run through his mind: Who were the other people to hold the tool? How much food did it help produce? What impact did that food have on families and communities?
We met just as COVID-19 was beginning take its deadly toll in the United States. This was before most travel was limited and states began to require people to stay "safe at home." Before the city of New Rochelle, 34 miles and across the Hudson River from where my father-in-law lives, went into a lockdown mode.
I called Morrison after I returned to Wisconsin, and it's no surprise that Morrison believes gardening and plants can help Americans deal with the most devastating health emergency in generations.
"Gardening throughout history has been therapeutic," he said. "This shows how important it is to grow plants and grow food."
He talked about how he and his firm do a lot of work with the New York public school system, converting paved areas into green areas. Creating little parks with trees and plants has been shown through studies to help increase test scores and student performance, Morrison said, and helps quash behavioral problems.
There is still snow on the ground in central Wisconsin, and southern areas of the state are just beginning to green up. But even though it might be a little early, perhaps it's time now to be thinking about planting things, planning for fresh vegetables and designing our colorful flower gardens.
"It just psychologically makes people feel better," Morrison said.
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Then, however, Bitcoin's unprecedented flash crash sent shockwaves throughout the crypto markets, leading XRP and other major altcoins to plummet significantly.
Despite this overt short-term bearishness, one analyst is noting that XRP has been able to reclaim a key multi-year support that it recently dipped below, showing that another massive uptrend could be imminent.
XRP Inches Higher as Bitcoin Shows Signs of Recovering
At the time of writing, XRP is trading up just under 1% at its current price of $0.275, which marks a slight climb from recent lows of $0.26 that were set at the bottom of its recent selloff.
It is imperative to note that the embattled crypto has been severely underperforming Bitcoin in the time following its recent drop, as BTC has been able to climb from lows of $9,200 to highs of $9,700.
In the near-term, $0.30 remains the key region that analysts are watching, as a sustained flip above this level is critical in order for the crypto to incur a sustainable uptrend.
Some analysts, however, still remain wary of the cryptocurrency's mid-term outlook.
Bitcoin Jack – a popular cryptocurrency trader and commentator – explained in a recent tweet that he thinks $0.20 seems like a decent entry point.
"$0.20 for $XRP would be nice," he concisely stated.
$0.20 for $XRP would be nice
— //Bitcoin 𝕵ack (@BTC_JackSparrow) February 20, 2020
A drop to these levels wouldn't be unprecedented, as it was trading here just under one-month ago.
Could Bull's Defense of this Key Level Spark an Intense Uptrend?
One recent development that is counting in bull's favor is the fact that XRP's rally over the past few weeks has allowed it to recapture a key support level that it had lost during its drop to lows of $0.18.
Caltrades, a popular cryptocurrency analyst on Twitter, spoke about this occurance in a recent tweet, telling his followers that another bounce at this key multi-year support at roughly $0.25 could confirm a bullish inverse head and shoulders pattern.
"XRP fell through a 2 year support but bounced and just smashed straight through it. I think a lot are underestimating the importance of this. If we get a pull back into this 2 year support again I think it will catapult XRP higher very, very quickly," he explained.
$XRP fell through a 2 year support but bounced and just smashed straight through it.
I think a lot are underestimating the importance of this.
If we get a pull back into this 2 year support again I think it will catapult XRP higher very, very quickly. pic.twitter.com/yZU2BHEfns
— Cal (@caltrades_) February 20, 2020
If XRP sees some slightly further downside from its current price levels but posts a strong defense of this multi-year support level, it could soon start a massive uptrend that leads it to set fresh year-to-date highs.
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Crunch time is upon us for Super Fun TV Hour! I've settled on layout tweeks, and Leah's sketches have started to roll in. We're on target to have this ready for electronic publishing by August 3rd! I'm just going to go wet my pants in excitement now.
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College Announcements to Withhold Student Names
College acceptance announcements from Director of College Counseling Cindy Pendergast are about to change.
Last Friday, Upper School Head Joshua Neudel met with the senior class, who expressed concern about making public where individuals gain acceptance. Now, acceptances will be announced by Pendergast, but without a student's name attached.
"The college process is a really personal process for students and everyone handles it in different ways," says Neudel. "Some people are really open about their test scores, where their applying to, their grades, where they get in, and where they don't get in. Some people are really private and do not want anyone to know anything."
Noa Schabes '17 echoes Neudel, explaining that some students might be disappointed about not getting into their school of choice. "If one of the schools a student applied to is not as pristine and they get in, a public announcement might make them feel inadequate—as opposed to someone who got into an ivy or top college."
However, not all seniors are on board with the change. Alex Dolan '17 says, "I think that people deserve to be credited for the hard work they put in over the four years of high school. Having their name read aloud is almost like receiving an award."
For his part, Neudel says the School should celebrate student accomplishments, and that "getting into different colleges and universities is a big moment for our seniors." At the same time, he reiterated the private nature that some associate with the college process.
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Fran McCaffery calls Gary Dolphin comments 'inexcusable,' but his Hawkeyes insist they are moving on
IOWA CITY, Ia. — The Iowa men's basketball team hasn't let the regrettable words of its radio broadcaster get in the way of preparation for a defining stretch of games.
That was the word from coach Fran McCaffery and two Hawkeye players Thursday.
"It hasn't been a problem that's really arised in our locker room. We're the same carefree guys," junior point guard Jordan Bohannon said when asked about pointed comments made by Gary Dolphin during the broadcast of Tuesday's win over Pitt.
Dolphin, who has been the radio voice of the Hawkeye men's basketball team for 22 seasons, was suspended from calling the next two games after critical comments that were inadvertently aired. Iowa's next two games are its first in Big Ten Conference play — at home Friday vs. Wisconsin and at Michigan State on Monday. Jim Albracht will provide play-by-play for those games instead.
Dolphin apologized on-air after Tuesday's game, but he hasn't yet spoken to the players.
Dolphin, speaking to broadcast partner Bobby Hansen during what he assumed was a commercial break, was lamenting the Hawkeyes' inability to recruit players that he believed were as talented as Pitt's.
Dolphin singled out Iowa junior Maishe Dailey, a reserve guard.
"We get Maishe Dailey," Dolphin said. "Dribbles into a double-team with his head down. God."
"When one of our own attacks one of our players the way he did, it's inexcusable," McCaffery said Thursday
"I talked to my team about it. I think the prevailing feeling was to talk about it and move past it."
Bohannon said he wasn't concerned about whether Dolphin issues an in-person apology to the Hawkeyes.
"I love Dolph. I love Maishe," Bohannon said. "We're just worried about basketball right now. That's not really a basketball thing right now for us to worry about. It's off the court. Yeah, he's a play-by-play guy, but at the end of the day we're worried about the next game on the schedule and trying to win it."
After Tuesday's game, Dolphin told the Register: "We want them to win so bad, sometimes we get frustrated when they're not playing well in certain stretches."
He has made no public statement since.
The Hawkeyes are ranked 15th in the coaches' poll and are off to a 6-0 start for the first time in five seasons. Wisconsin is ranked 22nd; Michigan State is eighth. After that, Iowa hosts in-state rival Iowa State, which is 6-1. That Thursday home game would mark Dolphin's return.
McCaffery said he pulled Dailey aside after Dolphin's remarks became public.
"It was incredibly unfair. The kid has given his all for us. He plays hard. He's a good person. He didn't deserve it," McCaffery said. "But he's also a young guy with tremendous character. I've been really impressed with how he's handled it."
Dailey was unavailable for interviews Thursday.
Junior center Ryan Kriener said the players had spoken to him about the issue.
"Everybody in our locker room and everyone in the administration has Maishe's back, 100 percent. And really we're just looking forward to move on, to not have stuff blown out of proportion," Kriener said.
"In my mind, it's kind of a minor thing. ... We've got fans tweeting stuff or whatever after a game. It doesn't matter because you have to have thick skin if you're doing it here."
In a news release Wednesday announcing the suspension, Iowa athletic director Gary Barta added a layer of intrigue to the story, saying it was a result of Dolphin's Tuesday comments "as well as some ongoing tensions that have built up over the past couple of years. This time away from the microphone will allow a chance to work through some of these issues."
Presumably, those tensions are between Dolphin and McCaffery.
Barta did not speak to the media Thursday, but said he will address the Dolphin suspension before Friday's 7 p.m. game with Wisconsin.
"I think it's pretty well-known we've had some issues," McCaffery said of Dolphin, who also hosts his weekly radio call-in show during the season. "We've gotten along fine. I"m disappointed in him."


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This is the third and final variety of the Juzz's Mee I got from Prima a while back. So far, the other two were extremely good and I've been looking forward to this one. I've always been fond of creamy chicken instant noodles – a couple companies here in the Us have made creamy chicken variants that have been some of the best chicken varieties I've tried. I'm very curious about a Singaporean take on creamy chicken – so let's have a look!
Here's the back of the package (click to enlarge). Looks to be meat free but check for yourself. To prepare, add noodles to 380ml boiling water and cook 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add in sachet contents. Stir and enjoy!
The noodle block.
A powder sachet.
The chicken soup base.
A second sachet.
Non-dairy creamer.
Finished (click to enlarge). Added hard boiled egg and chicken baked with Johnny's Chicken Seasoning and BonCabe Level 10 rubber into it at 375 degrees for 45 minutes. The noodles are great – flat and have a great chewiness. The broth is indeed creamy chicken; almost cream of chicken which is especially appreciated; great thickness and flavor. The interesting thing is the inclusion of what were like little meaty floaters in there – like TVP meat and it was very good. My new favorite creamy chicken! 5.0 out of 5.0 stars. EAN bar code 8886350068103.
Here's the one that's been on my top ten list for a few years – Prima Taste Singapore Curry Lamian Noodles, 26 Ounce
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The facts about viewer advocacy
March 20, 2014 01:30
By Forrest Carr, RTDNA Contributor
Recently a small-market TV station in Idaho aired a pair of news promos arguing for small government and against the influence of "outsiders" trying to influence the state's health care policies. The spots furrowed some brows, to say the least, forcing the station to withdraw the ads. The GM, while conceding that the promos needed "adjustment," told the Boise Weekly that the spots were intended to support the station's "viewer advocacy news philosophy."
Supporting one side or another in a political fight is not what mainstream journalism in America is supposed to be about. And it's certainly not what Viewer Advocacy is about.
The confusion is perhaps understandable, even predictable. TV news is a fad-driven industry. In its flavor-of-the-month environment, strategies and news philosophies tend to come and go, sometimes rather quickly, and old ones evolve. What was new and exciting yesterday is routine the next day, looks a bit different next week, and is unrecognizable next month.
When we began using the term "Viewer Advocacy" nearly fifteen years ago, my colleagues and I at KGUN9-TV in Tucson had just set forth the philosophy in our somewhat experimental "Viewers' Bill of Rights" – what was then a ground-breaking document that not only specified our promises to our viewers, but provided a way for them to hold us to our word. The strategy took off like a rocket. Viewers responded with accolades and with ratings. When anything works in TV news, you can bet it's going to get emulated – and this concept was no exception. Trade journalists wrote about it. Some news consultants began blogging about it and pushing it to their clients around the country. And the idea spread.
So what is it, exactly?
At its heart, Viewer Advocacy is simply good old-fashioned watchdog journalism. It's also a commitment to help the "little guy" – the normal, everyday Joe Sixpacks and Ethel Iceteas who live in our communities – engage with the powerful, in support of democracy. Viewer Advocacy guards residents' interests by making it harder for big government and big business to blow them off. It advocates their right to be heard, saying in effect, "We know you sometimes get the bureaucratic runaround. But we have a trumpet in the form of a TV transmitter. We'll use it to help you blow down those brick walls and get to the answers." And, importantly, Viewer Advocacy provides a promise for the station to hold itself accountable to the community by establishing a dialogue about its coverage decisions. Fifteen years ago, the public engagement component of the philosophy was probably a bit ahead of its time. But in this age of social media – well, you can run from viewer feedback, but you can't hide. In the old days no one had to know about a complainy, whiny nastygram you'd just received from a viewer via snail mail – you could file it and forget it. Today the comment goes up on Facebook or Twitter and might even make the mainstream news – as happened in the Boise case. Newsrooms wanting to remain relevant must respond and engage. To its credit, the Boise station did not run for cover, as so many do. It faced this issue head on and took corrective action.
Here's what Viewer Advocacy is not: it's not a promise to advocate any party's or any viewer's particular opinion or viewpoint. The station, using its editorial judgment, may decide that a community question needs an answer, or that a particular viewer has a good story or issue that deserves a response. Having made that judgment, the station's commitment is to uncover the facts – not to help the viewer "beat city hall" or whatever else the viewer may want. Sometimes, in the face of bureaucratic stiff-arming, the process of seeking answers may itself become the story, temporarily. But getting the answers is always the ultimate goal. Public answers often lead to public action, and that's fine, as long as the newsroom doesn't have a predetermined outcome in mind. All the traditional standards and requirements of ethical journalism – fair play, stone cold accuracy, and objective reporting methods – are still in play.
So what does Viewer Advocacy look like on air? When I was a news director in Florida, a suspect died at the hands of sheriff's deputies. The initial statement was that the deputies had chased the guy into a drainage canal after a "routine traffic stop," and that when the suspect came back to the shore, a struggle ensued, the officers deployed a Taser, and the suspect died. The stated facts didn't add up. And then the medical examiner refused to give us the preliminary autopsy report. We then hit the air with aggressive coverage challenging the official secrecy. Our station refused to let the story drop, finding new angles to explore multiple times a week. Soon we were airing reports with a graphic containing the word "Stonewalling" and giving a day count. We were relentless – I think we were up to Stonewalling Day 220 or so before the sheriff finally divulged the report. As it turned out, the suspect had been tased from several feet away while swimming, and had drowned immediately. Prosecutors declined to take the case – in part because the deputies had been trained, and believed, that Tasers were non-lethal even when used in water. But at least the facts were now on the table.
Why did officials drag their feet and keep the public in the dark for so many months? Why do you think? The sheriff's office admitted to our station that it had used the time in part to seek other medical opinions, hoping to hear that the suspect had died from some cause other than drowning. In other words, the delay was simply about public relations, and the natural desire to avoid a black eye for as long as possible. One has to wonder what might have happened in this case had our station not been so persistent. Meanwhile, no further cases of unarmed suspects being deliberately zapped with 5,000 volts of electricity while doing the Australian crawl have made the news. Perhaps 220 days of aggressive, in-your-face public inquiry made an impression.
During the entire controversy our station received a flood of emails from viewers, many of whom were critical of our efforts (the more vocal among the public tend to be very supportive of law enforcement). We published more than one column on our website excerpting those comments and responding to them in detail. In explaining our actions, we frequently referenced the coverage principles set forth in our Viewer's Bill of Rights, and stated that our purpose was not to prove the officers guilty of anything or to pursue any other preconceived notion, but simply to get to the facts, which we felt had been withheld inappropriately. Some viewers bought it. Some didn't. But many let us know they respected us for responding to their feedback. This story, and many like it, corresponded to a period of time where our station's prime time newscast, in fairly short order, rose from a distant #3 in the ratings to #1.
In summary: What Viewer Advocacy does not do is to support any party's or anyone's particular point of view. What it does do is to fight for the right of everyday people to be heard, and to get answers from the powerful, in support of a free and enlightened society. And, realizing that journalists are among the powerful who must be held accountable, the philosophy commits to engaging in a dialogue with the community about the coverage choices the station makes.
TV news being what it is, there certainly is a marketing component to Viewer Advocacy. News spots tend to focus on the process of fighting for the "little guy" and getting answers from those who'd prefer to keep the public in the dark. And there is nothing wrong with that kind of marketing, provided it's sincere. With local TV news on the ropes today, what future does it have if not in rock-solid, aggressive, ethical, hyperlocal watchdog journalism, well executed and well promoted?
Done right, that's exactly what Viewer Advocacy is all about.
Forrest Carr has worked as a television news director in Arizona, New Mexico and Florida, and as an ethics fellow at the Poynter Institute. He can be reached at forrestcarr99 at gmail dot com


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Artistic Director Robert Mills has heard the same comment from patrons for seven years at Oklahoma City Ballet.
A comment that comes up with people is, I dont know much about ballet, so will I like it? Mills said. Regardless of what were doing, you dont have to know anything.
OKC Ballets upcoming triple bill Nine Sinatra Songs a mixture of ballet, ballroom and modern dance was crafted around just this question.
Aside from the musical appeal of Frank Sinatra, Patsy Cline and electronic musician Moby, each show meets the audience on street level and in everyday clothes.
The thing I like is theyre all dressed like human beings, Mills said.
Mills focused on popular music progression, choreographic diversity and costuming appeal when putting together the program.
Including two Oklahoma premiers, Nine Sinatra Songs and Dear Miss Cline, the bill ends with a cinematic techno-styled performance of Play, each piece seeking to integrate popular music of various eras into an accessible work with wide appeal.
I thought it would be really great to put together three ballets that use very familiar music to show people that it can be relevant, it can be current, Mills said.
In Play, male characters don suits and ties and the women are dressed as if theyre walking down the street. Wardrobe choices are similar in Cline. Appropriately, the costumes for Nine Sinatra Songs designed for the premier by Oscar de la Renta put performers in tuxedos and women in gowns.
You could put the dancers in any beautiful gala and no one would think any different, Mills said.
Nine Sinatra Songs was choreographed for its 1982 premier by New York writer, choreographer and dancer Twyla Tharp and presents seven couples in a spectrum of romantic interactions. Dance styles include swing, tango and cha-cha.
Dear Miss Cline is San Francisco choreographer Amy Seiwerts second work performance for OKC Ballet and features the music of country music star Patsy Cline.
Play, named after Mobys 1999 album, was choreographed by Houston Ballet Artistic Director Stanton Welch. The piece reflects the crowded streets of urban environments.
I wanted to do an entire evening with works that used popular music, Mills said. To my knowledge, that hasnt been done by a classical ballet company.'
Print headline: Striking steps, Music by Moby, Patsy Cline and Frank Sinatra fill this eclectic, modern triple bill.
Print headline: Striking steps, Music by Moby, Patsy Cline and Frank Sinatra fill this eclectic, modern triple bill.


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The evidence lies dying in BasraBy Robert Fisk in Beirut,
THE INDEPENDENT, 25 January 2000
In IRAQ, there are doctors aplenty who would like to meet the Royal Society's scientists. In the main Basra teaching hospital, the cancer sufferers who live near the fields where depleted uranium shells (DU) were fired by the hundred in 1991 queue at the door of the tiny cancer clinic each morning. But will the British scientists meet them?
Will they go to Iraq and study the documentation of Basra's leading cancer specialist, Dr Jawad al-Ali, who has maps showing the rate of leukemia growth in the areas where Saddam's tanks were torn apart by DU in the last days of the war?
I think not. When Iraq asked the World Health Organisation to investigate DU two years ago, a team of experts arrived to see if such a study was feasible; but no investigation took place. And what about Kosovo? The US used DU rounds in its attacks across the Serb province - and then arrogantly refused to tell UN investigators the location of its attacks. The Foreign Secretary, Robin Cook, admitted as much in the Commons last autumn. Why? Why cannot we be told where these rounds were fired?
Will the Royal Society's experts visit Kosovo? Will they ask Nato for the information it refused to give to the UN? And what if Nato treats them with the same disdain?
They could do worse, for example, than visit the bombed-out paramilitary police barracks in Djakovica, where DU fired by American A-10 aircraft exploded in the very centre of the city. But will they go to other parts of Yugoslavia? Will they visit the areas around Belgrade where DU was also used? Will the British government, indeed, allow them to go there?
And what kind of brief is it that tells the scientists they are to "review the available evidence"? If this is to be anything more than a palliative to shut up the Gulf War veterans who suspect they are dying of DU poisoning, these six experts have to find the available evidence lying in the fields of Kosovo and southern Iraq, not just trawl through published reports and military denials. At one of Nato's May press conferences, spokesman James Shea stated that there was no evidence suggesting DU was dangerous, citing a report which turned out to be inaccurate. Is this the sort of stuff the experts will be "reviewing"?
For almost two years, Defence Ministry officials have been claiming in letters to MPs that "the Government has not seen any peer-reviewed epidemiological research data" on affected populations, mentioning my own reports in The Independent of deformities, cancers and birth defects in southern Iraq. Is this, then, what this team is meant to do - to provide the Government with some "peer-reviewed" data without any serious on-site inspection? I rather suspect it is.


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It's actually starting to feel like spring now, and even if I can't go outside much, I can enjoy the breeze and the sun from my window, and even feel the cherry blossoms coming into my room! Isn't spring just magical?
Pretty in Pink
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Tabitha Brown (@iamtabithabrown) is a multi-talented actress and TikToker whose popular online content combines vegan cooking with humor and inspiring messages. It's no surprise that almost 5 million TikTok users are drawn to her infectious personality and optimism.
While Brown doesn't sugarcoat that life can be challenging, she has no time for cynicism. Here are 5 times Tabitha Brown inspired parents and non-parents alike with her wisdom.
1. "You are more than somebody's mom."
In this video, Brown takes to the camera to remind viewers that you are more than a title, no matter your role in your family. Brown wants people to know that your identity isn't confined to being a parent and that it's essential to care for yourself, too.
2. "Everything is not going wrong, baby. You're just having a moment."
This video features Brown's lesson on having a good attitude when the road gets rocky. Throughout the clip, Brown reassures her audience that just because life can be challenging, that doesn't mean that everything is going wrong. "You're just having a moment," she reinstates after every sentence. A bad day does not equal a bad life. You're just having a moment.
3. Her Mother's Day Message
For Mother's Day, Brown took to TikTok to send love to those who have lost their moms. Blinking back tears, Brown confesses that she lost her mother 13 years ago, and the pain of the loss is fresh to this day. But while it's important to grieve, the one thing Brown can promise to all those missing their moms is that "she wants you to be okay. She wants you to smile again."
4. "You can't heal in the same environment that made you sick."
In this video, Brown coaches her viewers on self-preservation and reminds them that you can't make progress in a toxic environment. She emphasizes the importance of breaking self-destructive habits and that ultimately "you can't heal in the same environment that made you sick."
5. "Just a little reminder to water yourself and embrace all that's good in the day!"
Plants are an excellent metaphor for growth, as Brown demonstrates in this video. "I was about to water my little plant. I had forgotten to water her for two days, and honey, she's showing me," Brown says, gesturing to the wilted leaves. "And then this thing came across me and said there's a message in this. Sometimes we forget to water ourselves, and this is the result of it. We start to feel a little down." The moral of the TikTok? We thrive and grow by caring for ourselves the same way plants do with water.
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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtowntown /taʊn/ ●●● S1 W1 noun 1 place [countable]SGTOWN a large area with houses, shops, offices etc where people live and work, that is smaller than a city and larger than a village an industrial town in the Midlandstown of the town of Norwalk, Connecticut I walked to the nearest town.► see thesaurus at city2 main centre [uncountable]SGTOWN the business or shopping centre of a town We're going into town tonight to see a film. They have a small apartment in town.3 people [singular]GROUP OF PEOPLE all the people who live in a particular town The whole town turned out to watch the procession.4 where you live [uncountable]TOWN the town or city where you live Cam left town about an hour ago, so he should be out at the farm by now. I'll be out of town for about a week. Guess who's in town? Jodie's sister! Do you know of a good place to eat? I'm from out of town (=from a different town). We're moving to another part of town.5 village [countable] American EnglishSGTOWN several houses forming a small group around a church, shops etc SYN village British English Rowayton is a small town of around 4,000 people. 6 → the town7 → go to town (on something)8 → (out) on the town9 → town and gown → ghost town, home town, → paint the town (red) at paint2(5)COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + townsmall/bigI grew up in a small town in Iowa.The nearest big town is 20 miles away.a little towna pretty little town in the French Alps a major townIt is one of the UK's biggest retailers with shops in every major town.busy/bustlingThe town was busy even in November.quietThe town is quiet in the summer.Cannigione is a quiet little town with a scattering of shops, restaurants and cafés.sleepy (=very quiet, with not much happening)Johnson grew up in the sleepy retirement town of Asheville.a historic/ancient townVisitors can go on a tour of this historic town.an industrial townThousands moved to the newly forming industrial towns to work in the mills.a seaside townyoung people looking for seasonal work in seaside townsa provincial town (=one that is not near the capital)Many provincial towns were transformed by the coming of the railway.a market town (=a town in Britain where there is a regular outdoor market)The pretty market town of Ashbourne is only 9 miles away.somebody's home town (=the town where someone was born)He was buried in his home town of Leeds.a new town (=one of several towns built in Britain since 1946)The design of Milton Keynes and other new towns proved unpopular.phrasesthe centre of town/the town centre British English, the center of town/the town center American EnglishThe hotel was right in the center of town.the outskirts/edge of a townIt was six o'clock when she reached the outskirts of the town.
Examples from the Corpustown• a town of about 35,000 people• Villages as well as towns expanded rapidly during the first half of the nineteenth century.• deep divisions in wealth between town and country• The Delta towns, and even Rangoon, came under threat.• More and more people were seeking work in the growing towns.• Although the population is increasing-estimated to be 32 million-over half live in towns or cities.• Steyne Street was a narrow street in a shabby but respectable part of town.• Our responsibility stops at our town line, another board member blurted out.• La Coruna is a pretty seaside town on the north-western tip of Spain.• He grew up in a small town.• a small town in the Midwest• We were too busy admiring the town to let their griping bother us.• A large sign announced that we were entering the town of Knock.• You can discover the great square keep, and enjoy the panoramic view from the top over the town below.• In the surprise attack, they torched the town and rounded up its inhabitants.• The town is situated some 23 miles north of London.• Just about the whole town showed up at the funeral.going into town• Ben had said nothing about going into town.• I can remember me and my mum going into town to buy these shoes for school.• The passenger wagons were not going into town for another half hour, so I hired a carriage and went in myself.• So I pre-empted them and suggested going into town.• The next morning, Bea woke me and told me to get dressed because we were going into town for church services.left town• When Jefferson defeated Adams for the presidency, Adams left town before the inauguration rather than shake hands with him.• Albert had left town, his secretary said.• Maybe S.. Blackman had left town or died mysteriously.• But it was Sunday, and most of the members of the government had left town.• Cases five and six had not left town and the urban area was, therefore, the only plausible site of infection.• As far as she was concerned, Christine had simply left town and never been heard from again.• Schools have been closed for the week, and large numbers of residents have simply left town.• It doesn't take long once you've left town before you're walking along the cliff-path with spectacular views.Origin town Old English tun "yard, buildings inside a wall, village, town"