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Pre-existing conditions
Friends from countries with national health services - that is, any developed country other than the US - often ask in puzzlement why so many Americans oppose something that the rest of the developed world regards as a human right. Ill-health comes to us all, whether because we hedonistically drank, smoked, drugged, sugared, salted, fatted, and unsafely fucked our way to it or despite our living in drink-free, smoke-free, drug-free, vegetable-filled, celibate austerity. There is as the late film critic Roger Ebert wrote, a pre-existing condition we all have. It's called life.
A new round of questioning will likely follow yesterday's House vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act (aka "Obamacare") and replace it with the American healthcare Act. The bill's provisions, Mother Jones reports include defunding Planned Parenthood, cut Medicaid funding by 25%, and allowing insurance companies to raise premiums for pre-existing conditions, and deny coverage for maternity care and mental health. (Gotta love the logic of denying both contraception and maternity care.) The margin was only four votes, and the bill hasn't been scored, so its path through the Senate may stall.
In the meantime, what do you make of a country where people call care for the elderly abusive socialism and totalitarianism?
It looks increasingly like the best chance at national healthcare were blown in the early 1970s. The plan Nixon announced in 1972 was, as many have pointed out, very like the AHA President Barack Obama pushed through in 2010. Reportedly, long-serving Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) was prepared to cut a deal with Nixon to make it happen, but ran afoul of labor leaders demanding a single-payer system. Nearly 50 years later, that hope is receded: Nixon was then seen as deeply conservative; today we call Obama a liberal. Nixon's personal history of a childhood in poverty and the loss of two brothers to tuberculosis was the key. By 1980, it was on to Ronald Reagan, who called universal healthcare as socialized medicine, despite passing the law requiring hospitals to treat all patients needing emergency care, whether or not they could pay.
Tarring healthcare with "socialism" was superb marketing in a country that deeply feared communists. Wikipedia pins "socialized medicine" as a term of disparagement to 1945, when President Harry S. Truman proposed a universal healthcare plan, right when the House Un-American Activities Committeewas peering everywhere for communists, most notoriously in Hollywood. As Ebert wrote in 2009, "socialist" served as shorthand to shut down all discussion - Godwin's Law of American medicine. Ebert also marveled at the marketing prowess of death panels (he called them a "lie" and a "meme"; today we'd yell, "Fake news!").
However, Ebert also said something that ought to give anyone pause: "I had group health insurance plans through my unions at both jobs. They were good plans. But during the course [of] four major surgeries--no, make that five--I maxed out one, and so much for that policy. I'm approaching the cap on the second. Most policies aren't unlimited, you know. Luckily, I now qualify for Medicare."
If someone as prominent and successful as Roger Ebert cannot make it in the American healthcare system, you know it's utterly broken. This is why so many British people stepped up during the 2009 debates to say, We love the NHS.
So: why are they like this? "Socialism is bad" is clearly one deep-rooted reason. Related is calling healthcare a "benefit" and tacking it to employment. An American with a good job is "taking care of themselves", an idea the folksinger Bill Steele lampooned in his song Please Take Care of Me. Paid healthcare is aspirational, something anyone can qualify for out of merit and hard work, a cleanly devised class system that can pretend to be no such thing. It is of course profoundly destructive: it means that American workers, fearing the loss of health insurance, cannot afford to stand up to their employers and effectively turns the American middle class into peasants. It makes starting your own business once you have children hugely risky unless you're already wealthy. See also I Owe My Soul to the Company Store.
The same individualist element that helped immigrants survive in populating the country works against Americans here by making collectivism seem like imposing an unfair burden on people who think everyone ought to be able to manage their own lives. This ties neatly into some of the more extreme religious attitudes you come across that suggest that ill-health is some god's way of meting out punishment the sick person undoubtedly did something to deserve. The best response to that came from late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel, whose newborn son has a heart condition.
Yet the lack of universal access to healthcare is far more dangerous now than it was 50 years ago. The spread of cheap air travel links us all together in a physical analogue to the internet. Bacteria and viruses don't care who they infect. Even in New Zealand.
Illustrations: March 2017 White house meeting to replace the ACA (aka Obamacare); Asclepius, god of medicine; Roger Ebert.
Wendy M. Grossman is the 2013 winner of the Enigma Award. Her Web site has an extensive archive of her books, articles, and music, and an archive of earlier columns in this series. Stories about the border wars between cyberspace and real life are posted occasionally during the week at the net.wars Pinboard - or follow on Twitter.


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The Sierra Medical Group project is a completely renovated building that was fully transformed into an attractive new medical center. The center features physician offices, 29 individual patient exam rooms, 10 well-equipped nursing stations, a large radiology department that includes rad fluoro (x-ray) equipment, a CT scanner, a hematology blood lab, and various wash stations. It also contains a comfortable conference room, staff break-rooms and plenty of other storage rooms. Additionally, a large office area specifically designated for the administrative support staff can be found on the over 5,000 s.f. second floor of this newly renovated medical facility.
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Frozen Food Stores & Delivery in Spain
- By Maxine --
- 08 Apr 2013 --
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If you're looking for an alternative to Iceland frozen food stores (or you don't have one nearby) and your local supermarket has only a limited selection in their freezers, find out what other companies exist in Spain. Some are traditional bricks & mortar stores whilst others only offer home delivery. Frozen food stores don't tend to be cheap, but there are some ways you can save – just read on.
Bo Frost
BoFrost covers the largest geographical area for their home delivery service (they don't have physical stores) across the mainland and on both the Balearic and Canary Islands, with 25 different distribution points in total. Additionally they offer their catalogue in English as well as Spanish and German.
Visit their website to order a catalogue or browse it online. You can order directly online or by phone via a free call number. Payment is made upon delivery in cash or by credit card.
BoFrost has no minimum order threshold and doesn't charge for delivery. You can save by checking which items are on promotion on their website. BoFrost also offer your money back on any item that you're not fully satisfied with – either return any unused part of the product or if you've already eaten it just let them know.
Eismann is an online-only frozen food store that covers the Barcelona and Madrid areas – for other locations you'll have to put in your postcode to see if they offer their delivery service in that area (postcode search box on home page).
Your first order has to be for a minimum of 25€, with a subsequent minimum threshold of 17€. However, in order to get free delivery you'll have to make an order above 39€ or pay a 2.95€ charge. You can order online or by phone and pay when your items are delivered (you won't need to give your card details over the phone).
Discounts change on a fortnightly basis and you can check their latest offers online.
If you recommend a friend who makes an order, you'll either get a discount on your next order or free products.
La Sirena
La Sirena frozen food stores can be found in the Madrid, Catalunya and Castellón/Valencia areas. They also have an online service with home delivery but only for areas near their stores. You can check their product catalogue online.
Special offers are available for families with 3 or more kids, with a 5% discount on all items (except those already reduced), free home delivery and additional exclusive promos. To get this all you have to do is fill in a form and send a copy of your "Familia Numerosa" card.
Check out their offers page for reductions on specific products – changes monthly.
Related post: Discount vouchers in Spain, Supermarket Promos & Special Offers


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Some good recipes.
Creamy Garlic Chicken and Pasta
Source: From the test labs of SomethingEdible.com
Servings: Serves about 3-4.
Prep Time: 5 minutesCook Time: 20 minutes
The Meat
The Pasta
The Rest
To start the chicken, combine the first 1/2 tsp salt, the first tsp of salt-free seasoning, and the 2 tsps of flour. Coat the chicken chunks well and set aside.
For the pasta, fill a 4 quart pot 3/4 full of water, add the smashed garlic cloves and bring to a boil. Add 1 Tbsp salt, return to a boil, and cook pasta until almost al dente (about 5-6 minutes). Reserve 1/2 cup of the water the pasta was cooked in and drain the pasta (but don't rinse it!).
To bring it all together, start with a cold 10-12 inch skillet. Toss in the minced garlic, butter and olive oil and put the burner on medium-high. When garlic just starts to brown, toss in the chicken to brown for 2 minutes. Don't move the chicken much; it'll brown better. After the 2 minutes have elapsed (btw, the chicken won't be done), stir in the frozen vegetable medley and continue to heat through until chicken is no longer pink (~ 5 minutes) stir in the pasta, remaining salt-free seasoning, salt, mustard, sour cream, bacon, and enough pasta water so as to make sure that everything is coated evenly (start with about a 1/4 cup). Stir for another 2-3 minutes over the heat and adjust the sauce thickness with the remaning pasta water as necessary before serving.
To start the chicken, combine the first 1/2 tsp salt, the first tsp of salt-free seasoning, and the 2 tsps of flour. Coat the chicken chunks well and set aside.
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WASHINGTON (JTA) – Two Jewish organizations joined the Interfaith Alliance in calling on the U.S. Senate to include a ban on religious profiling in its immigration reform bill.
Rabbi David Saperstein, director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, and Nancy Kaufman, CEO of the National Council of Jewish Women, joined other religious leaders in criticizing an immigration reform bill, written by a bi-partisan group of senators nicknamed the "Gang of Eight," for not including religion or natural origin in its list of items banned as profiling.
"This glaring loophole must be closed," the Interfaith Alliance wrote in a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee, which currently is reviewing the proposal drafted by the Senate's Gang of Eight.
"By omitting religion and national origin in this manner, Congress would effectively give law enforcement the go-ahead to target Americans based on these defining characteristics," the alliance wrote in the letter.
The letter also was signed by Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy, president of the Interfaith Alliance, and Rev. J. Brent Walker, executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty.


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Shehnila Taufiq, who was in her 40s, died along with her 19-year-old daughter and sons, aged 17 and 15, when their British home was engulfed in flames early yesterday.
Ms Taufiq's neurosurgeon husband, Dr Muhammad Taufiq Al Sattar, has worked for the past six years in a number of Irish hospitals including Beaumont Hospital and Temple St Children's Hospital in Dublin.
He also held clinics at Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children in Crumlin, the Mater Private Hospital, the Blackrock Clinic and the Hermitage Medical Clinic.
The dead woman and her children, named locally as Zainab, Jamal and Bilal, died in their bedrooms at their terraced house in the Spinney Hills area of Leicester city, hours after a man was killed in nearby Kent St.
Police said they could not rule out a link between the two events and said they are investigating whether the fire had been intentionally started as a revenge attack.
However, neighbours of the family reacted with disbelief to the idea that they could have been intentionally killed, and claimed they may not have been the intended targets.
A middle-aged man, who did not want to be named, said: "Most people feel this was meant for somebody else and they got the wrong house."
The police launched the first murder inquiry shortly after 5.30pm yesterday when a man in his 20s was taken from Kent St — half a mile from the scene of the fire — to Leicester Royal Infirmary, where he died.
Less than 24 hours later a second inquiry began after neighbours reported flames shooting out of the first floor of the Taufiq family home at 12.30am.
Assistant Chief Constable Roger Bannister said officers were investigating a theory that Ms Taufiq and her children were killed in revenge for the earlier attack.
Ms Taufiq and the children had lived with Dr Sattar in Ireland for a number of years before moving to Britain about five years ago for an Islamic education. However they returned regularly to be with their father at the family home in Castleknock, Dublin.
Colleagues of the distraught doctor yesterday expressed shock at the news.
A statement issued by Beaumont Hospital said its board and staff wished to express their sincere condolences to Dr Sattar and assure him that their support and thoughts were with him "at this terrible time".
The chief executive of Temple St Hospital, Mona Baker, on behalf of its board and staff, also expressed shock at their colleague's tragic loss.
Dr Sattar is believed to have been working in Beaumont Hospital when he was informed of the horrific arson attack.
Last evening, Ali Selim of the Islamic Cultural Centre in Clonskeagh said the local Muslim community was deeply saddened by the tragedy.
"Dr Sattar is very well known among Muslims in Ireland. He is very active in our community," said Dr Selim, who taught the consultant's three children when they attended primary school in Clonskeagh.
The family members were together about a month ago when they spent the festival of Ramadan in Ireland.
Dr Selim said the family, originally from Pakistan, had planned to reunite in Ireland after the children finished their education.
They have had a home in Ireland for at least 15 years and the children are Irish citizens.
It is understood that Mr Sattar's wife was a qualified doctor but was not working.


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West wins by two Yan dominates the field
The Hurricane Junior Golf Tour traveled to Oldsmar, FL on February 22-23 for the Hurricane Tour Shop Series at East Lake Woodlands. The weekend had beautiful weather, which kept scores low. Winners from all four age divisions received an invitation to the 2014 Tour Championship and Mid-Season Invitational. The top three finishers and ties in all divisions received an invite to the Hurricane Tour Shop Invitational. The top ten finishers received points towards end of the year honors which include state teams, ALL HJGT teams and the Hurricane Cup. The divisions received NJGS rankings as well as Florida Junior Tour Exemptions. Additionally, the Boys 15-18 division champion received four AJGA performance stars while the top five each received one. The Girls 15-18 division winner received four AJGA performance stars and Girls 11-14 division winner received one AJGA performance star.
In the Boys 15-18 division, Kyle West of Litha, FL went low on Saturday firing a 69 and carded a one over 73 on Sunday. His dominance during the first round awarded him the first place trophy. West finished the weekend with a total score of 142 with nine birdies. Brett Beazant of Orlando, FL came in a close second after posting even par both days. Beazant's consistency over the weekend including his seven birdies allowed him to finish two strokes off the lead to end the weekend at 144. Trevor Grant of Windermere, FL came in third place after an impressive comeback during round two. He improved upon his first round score by eight strokes on Sunday, firing a 69. Grant also recorded an eagle on the par five, 13th hole on Sunday to finish the weekend at 146.
Hiu Lam Vanessa Yan of Bradenton, FL secured first place in the Girls 15-18 division after producing a great second round on Sunday. She fired an impressive 72-68 for the weekend. Yan had a bogey free scorecard during Sunday's round with four birdies to finish four under par for the day and the weekend. Kelsey Holbert of Lutz, FL finished with an eight over 152, which was good enough for second place. Holbert had a nice stretch of three straight birdies on the front nine during Sunday's round. Ju Young Park of Jacksonville, FL finished in third place with a 159 for the weekend. Park had birdies on the 12th and 16th hole.
Cody Carroll of Jacksonville, FL came out on top in the Boys 11-14 division after posting scores of 74-72. Carroll made seven birdies over the two-day tournament, which built him a commanding lead. This helped him win the division by seven strokes. Ryder Sutcliffe of Jupiter, FL ended the weekend in second place after consistent rounds of 77 and 76. Sutcliffe shot one under on the front nine during Sunday's round, giving him hope for a comeback but Carroll was out of reach. Sutcliffe finished the weekend at a respectable 153. Finishing one stroke behind Sutcliffe was Adam Xiao of Manhasset, NY. Xiao started round two in seventh place after a rocky Saturday. He improved by eight strokes during the second round to pass up much of the field. Xiao fired a weekend total of 154 with four birdies to secure third place.
Alyssa Lamoureux of Seminole, FL finished the weekend as champion in the Girls 11-14 division. After a first day front nine of 39 and back nine 38, Lamoureux led the field. Her consistency was the key to victory as she matched her Saturday total on Sunday to finish at 154. Bianca Sol Cruz of Largo, FL earned second place after posting a total score of 166. Cruz finished with a pair of birdies on nine and 18 during Sunday's round. Georgie Ruffolo of Tampa, FL ended the weekend with a 170 to receive the third place trophy. Ruffolo was extremely consistent firing an 85 both days. Weather: Day 1- Mid 50's in the morning, low 70's in the afternoon. Sunny all day Day 2- 80 degrees with sunshine in the afternoon. Tournament Yardage: Boys 15-18: 6,564 yards Boys 11-14: 6,126 yards Girls 15-18: 5,700 yards Girls 11-14: 5,700 yards About us: The Hurricane Junior Golf Tour (HJGT) was founded in 2008 with the intention of providing junior golfers between the ages of 11-18 an opportunity to play exceptional courses in a competitive environment. Golfers who participate on the tour will compete in one of four age divisions: Boys 15-18, Boys 11-14, Girls 11-14 and Girls 15-18. Based out of Jacksonville, FL, the HJGT administers events all across the nation, with stops in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Ohio, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Indiana, and Connecticut. For more information regarding the Hurricane Tour Shop Series please visit our website at www.hjgt.org, call the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour headquarters at (904) 379-2697, or email email@example.com.


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IU Opens Up About The One Artist Who She Never Seems To Be Able To Beat In Music Charts
IU had recently appeared on a radio show where the host revealed that her newest music was only able to gain 2nd place on the music charts.
IU sighed as she replied, "There's someone I just can't seem to beat…."
The host then revealed that IU's newest release "Blueming" couldn't take home the trophy for best digital single in November because of… IU's "Love Poem"!
IU opened up about how she was disappointed that "Blueming" lost, but revealed she's also a fan of the song that "beat" her.
I am.. a little.. disappointed, but "Love Poem" seems to be a good song.. I also enjoy listening to it. I don't feel that great but I have to admit that it's a good song.
Since IU seems to be doing really well these days.. I guess I'll just have to work harder!
IU released her song "Love poem" before "Blueming" back in November. And she ended up competing against herself for 1st place not just on music charts but also music shows!
And this isn't the first time IU lost out to IU! IU's been competing against and constantly losing (and also winning) because of her other songs!
IU vowed to work harder in 2020 so that she can beat her one rival – herself!


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Affordable Housing in Newport Beach (June 2015)
The Newport Beach Housing Element is a state-mandated element of the City's General Plan; it covers the planning period for the years 2014-2021.
The Housing Element evaluates the City's population, income and housing data and sets forth goals, policies and actions to facilitate future development and preservation of housing for all economic segments within the community.
Housing is considered affordable when a household pays 30% or less of its income (e.g., a family with an income of $75,000 should pay no more than $1,875 per month for housing.)
For more information on this important topic, please read the presentation here which was made to SPON at its June 2015 Board Meeting.
Newport Beach resident Carolyn Martin, who made this presentation, is a former Laguna Beach Planner and advocate for affordable housing.
For more information, please request by email here.


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Monday, 17 May 2010
Shopping for this half
7 comments:
- Make Do Style said...
Brilliant buy!
- 18 May 2010 at 08:28
- Amy said...
This is a PERFECT outfit. Steve, you look incredible!
- 18 May 2010 at 11:21
Looking good Steve, nice buy you got there! Like the colour and the very simple dot, the detachable collar's a nice touch too.
I'm still in awe of the shoes though, they're simply stunning.
- 18 May 2010 at 11:26
- Unknown said...
nice look! adore the matching socks!
- 18 May 2010 at 12:55
- Style Salvage Steve said...
Make Do Style: Thanks. It made all of the shuffling and queuing worthwhile. I'm so pleased with it.
Amy: Thanks! I wouldn't go that far though, teehee.
Lineageofinfluence: Cheers matey. Agreed, it is one of those items that can be worn throughout the year really because it is so simple. The shoes are something else though, I can't stop stroking them!
Elizar33: Thanks, it is all abou the little details.
- 18 May 2010 at 13:04
- Cassiopeia said...
Great outfit, especially the nonchalantly detached collar! Loving the sale description... Xxxc
- 18 May 2010 at 14:17
- Unknown said...
ah steve, you are a good bf aren't you, it's not your fault they didn't have anything good enough for susie and your eyes started to wonder.
that is one of the best bargains i've seen on SS to this date! it looks super with your new shoes.
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What the hell are we talking about?
The most notorious public "wardrobe malfunction" since Justin Timberlake "accidentally" exposed Janet Jackson's nipple back at the Super Bowl Half Time show in 2004…this time, it was Australian drag singing superstar COURTNEY ACT who exposed her tuck tape when the former "RuPaul's Drag Race" star's skirt took a tumble as the performer made a grand entrance on live TV for her appearance on the popular British reality show, "Celebrity Big Brother". The heavily sequinned skirt "fell off" and exposed the fact that Courtney, aka Shane Jenek was only wearing…well, nothing really underneath except clear tape to tuck back his genitals.
We smell a stunt, frankly.
If you watch the video it looks a tad…forced. And, social media is screaming that it's a publicity stunt.
But, good for her!
ANY publicity is good publicity!
Courtney is a contestant on the 21st edition of "Celebrity Big Brother" which is a big deal in the UK…despite the fact the vast majority of the "celebrities" involved are pretty low rent. The show tends to feature stars from other reality/competitive shows plus British soap opera actors, fading pop stars, inconsequential athletes, and an occasional "real" person like a politician or name in the news. The only name you might recognize would be Ginuwine, an American singer from 20 years and Malika Haqq who appears on the awful American "reality" show "Keeping Up With The Kardashians".
It's been a big year for Courtney as she seems to be forging a career in reality TV land. The star also appeared in the British MTV show "Single AF" last year in addition to being a runner-up on RPDR Season 6 in 2014. Courtney's first big break was appearing on "Australian Idol" in 2003.
Other familiar names you might recognize who have appeared over the years: "famous" pop singer/brother of an actual successful pop star, Frankie Grande; annoying gay blogger Perez Hilton; "RuPaul's Drag Race" second banana, Michelle Visage; first "Supermodel", Janice Dickinson; Donald Trump's first wife, Ivana Trump; Dead or Alive 80s pop star, Pete Burns and both Jermaine and LaToya Jackson but on separate years.
For those unaware, the premise works much like the regular "Big Brother" shows where a bunch of random people all live together under constant scrutiny for several weeks with various stunts being performed, alliances formed and contestants tossed out at regular intervals.
This is a British show so technically you can't watch it here (in the US) but if you Google "How To Watch Celebrity Big Brother in the US" you MIGHT find a way to do so but beware of gimmicky, spammy sites.
As for Courtney, we wish her the best of luck.
And, hope she packed a lot of extra "tuck tape".
Tags: Celebrity Big Brother, Channel 5 UK, Courtney Act, Courtney Act Wardrobe Malfunction


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Foothill softball pitcher Lindsay Davis commits to Seattle University
Photo by Andreas Fuhrmann/Record Searchlight
Foothill High School pitcher Lindsay Davis has verbally committed to accept a full-ride scholarship to play softball for Seattle University.____________________________________________________________________________________________________
The north state is producing NCAA Division I softball talent at a high rate lately.
Red Bluff's Haley Harris verbally committed to play for UC Riverside and on Thursday, Foothill senior pitcher Lindsay Davis verbally committed to Seattle University, a D-I school out of the Western Athletic Conference.
The decision came not more than a week after her official visit ended on Sunday. It will be a full scholarship.
"I love the location up there, it's beautiful and the school has come a long way," Davis said. "The girls and everyone seem so nice and the softball program you can tell its going in the right direction."
Davis, who was a first-team All-Record Searchlight pick last year, led the Cougars to a Northern Section Division III championship in 2012. She has been a second-team All-RS pick as a freshman and sophomore, helping Foothill to a championship in 2010.
This past year, though, Davis brought her game to a new level. She finished third in the state in strikeouts with 336 and posted a 17-5 record and a 0.88 ERA.
"I worked at getting my location down, I could always throw hard but was wild," Davis said. "I worked on my spin and location and being more disciplined when I pitched."
Davis could also swing the bat as well, belting seven homers, a .320 average and 19 RBIs.
Her career stats:
15-7, 2.58 ERA, 215 Ks (146.2 IP), 19 CG, 7 SO
8-5, 2.51 ERA, 128 Ks (89.1 IP), 13 CG, 2 SO
17-5, 0.88 ERA, 336 Ks (183 IP)
*Northern Section championship seasons.
She played for the Reno Comets in the offseason and had interest from others D-I schools in New York and other NAIA schools like Simpson University, Corbin College and College of Idaho.
Before her junior season, Davis was leaning toward Simpson but then her career year allowed her to blossom. Still, she will be a Red Hawk, just in a different state.
Davis expects to play right away as the coach makes his freshman pitch and work through everything, she said.
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|Fulvous Whistling Duck
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|Taim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
August 2004
The Fulvous Whistling-duck is distributed in the Americas from southern USA to northern Argentina; in Africa south of the Sahara and in India and Burma.
|It is generally rufous in colour with dark brown wings and white streaks on the lower flanks. We saw some very large flocks in Rio Grande do Sul almost always in association with White-faced Whistling Duck D. viduata one of which is in the foreground of the first photo.
They feed by dabbling on vegetation and seem particularly fond of rice.


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As mayor, I want to take this opportunity to invite you to visit my home town of Sigourney! Like many of the local residents, I have spent most of my life here. Oftentimes today's youth leave for a short time to see the world but quickly return as it's true "there's no place like home".
Founded in 1844 and named after poetess Lydia Sigourney, Sigourney offers a relaxed and friendly way of life. We are conveniently located 55 miles from Iowa City, 25 miles from Oskaloosa and 30 miles from Ottumwa (five hours from Minneapolis, Chicago, St. Louis and Kansas City).
Sigourney offers all the amenities found n larger communities – a grocery store, convenience stores, specialty shops, health care resources, car repair, schools for K-12, and churches of all denominations – the list goes on. You will find many generations of families living in Sigourney as our youth return to raise their families in a community which supports and takes care of each other.
We are the ideal bedroom community for individuals seeing refuge from today's fast paced lifestyle in a setting which is surrounded by farmland and rolling landscape, is complete with old-fashioned values, and is committed to education, growth and industry.
Whether you come for the day, or come to stay, we are confident you will see Sigourney as we do – a place to visit, to live, to work, to organize, to play, to heal, to learn, to eat, to sightsee, to shop, to relax…to call home.
Come visit us!
Pat Miletich
Mayor of Sigourney


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* CBO says stimulus boosted economy by up to 3.5 pct
* It lowered jobless rate by up to 2.1 pct (Adds detail, background)
WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The massive stimulus package passed last year to blunt the impact of the worst U.S. recession in 70 years created up to 2.1 million jobs in the last three months of 2009, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office said on Tuesday.
The package boosted the economy by up to 3.5 percent and lowered the unemployment rate by up to 2.1 percent during that period, CBO said.
The report comes as President Barack Obama and his fellow Democrats are pushing further measures to bring down the 9.7 percent unemployment rate before the November congressional elections.
The $787 billion price tag of the package, officially called the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, has prompted a growing backlash from voters worried about record budget deficits. Republicans have labeled the package a failure, though economists on the left and right say it helped ward off a depression.
CBO's new report closely resembles its initial estimates from March 2009, shortly after Obama signed the bill into law.
Though the economy performed more poorly than predicted, that was not due to the ineffectiveness of the stimulus package, CBO said.
"In CBO's judgment, that outcome reflects greater-than-projected weakness in the underlying economy rather than lower-than-expected effects" of the stimulus, the research office said.
The package is likely to have the greatest impact this year, according to CBO. It is expected to boost GDP by between 1.4 percent and 4 percent and bring down the unemployment rate by between 0.7 percent and 1.8 percent in 2010, higher figures than last year when many of its programs were being set up. The impact is expected to trail off over the next two years.
Direct purchasing of goods and services by the federal government and states have been the most effective provision of the act, CBO said. Among the least effective: a tax credit for first-time homebuyers and a tax cut for the wealthy.
Since the start of the recession in December 2007, 8.4 million jobs have been lost. Though the economy started growing again last year, CBO chief Doug Elmendorf said at a congressional hearing that any recovery was likely to be slow.
Reporting by Andy Sullivan, editing by Eric Beech
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Discussion in 'Reality Check' started by Lex Lucas, Dec 24, 2003.
I got it too. Merry Christmas All!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanx RC
fuck I didnt get it!
Sorry, I think the RC mail server is programmed to steer clear of Spryfield mail servers. Last time some emails went missing
Funny how I got my email, fawkers
You probably stole it!
ahh man I give up.. Yes I know I'm a spry, and I'm dirty. I'll just be a pesant on the site. sounds good? hahaha
me neither !
dunno why some didn't get it
I didnt get one
I'm dirt
Turns out a few were stuck in the mail queue... you may still get one
I got 2.
2 of the same email ?
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U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice has withdrawn her name from consideration for Secretary of State.
This is part of what she wrote to President Obama:
I am highly honored to be considered by you for appointment as Secretary of State. I am fully confident that I could serve our country ably and effectively in that role. However, if nominated, I am now convinced that the confirmation process would be lengthy, disruptive and costly - to you and to our most pressing national and international priorities. That trade-off is simply not worth it to our country.
Here's the full letter from Rice to Obama.
Obama said in a statement:
"For two decades, Susan has proven to be an extraordinarily capable, patriotic, and passionate public servant."
Rice had been considered a front-runner to replace Hillary Clinton as the nation's top diplomat.
We'll have more reaction and analysis on CNN's Political Ticker and CNNPolitics.com.
Her mentor is Madeline Albright and she was hand groomed for a place receiving all the right positions.
As an aside; a previous MS Rice, no blood relation, had as her sponsor/mentor Madeline Albrights father.
A connect the dot game shows many such connections in the true positioning of personages in our state departments including foreign dignatories at head of many,including top position at UN, and does help to understand power shifts and actions in foreign lands.
Her mentor is Madeline Albright and she was hand groomed for that position. The past has passed but today that past explains the Who is Who in non elected government power structures.


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Well how did that happen the 4th Annual Bloggers Bash had come and gone. ??
It was the best ever Sacha and the committee excelled themselves every thing was perfect.
Last year I had such a nightmare getting to the Bash. For some reason all the motorways into London from where I live were shut.That resulted in the other roads being rammed packed ! As it got later and later I started to panic so, hubby gave up and suggested I catch a tube from Hatton Cross. I got to the bash in the nick of time! This year there was an important wedding just up the road from us so as hubby was going to drop me off we decided to leave early! We left just after eight and were in Chiswick by 9.25am ….M4 was clear and we sailed through 😁.
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A huge hug and vote of thanks to Sacha, Geoff, Hugh, Suzie, Shelley, Graeme, Helen and Adam for working so hard hard all year to make The Bash the Best Yet!💜
My lovely blog sister Ritu gave a really great presentation on how to be a supermum, have a full-time job, balance to children and a husband (who we met and he is a treasure.) And still run a full and popular blog. I think everyone would of come away with help full tips.
Well I have put up my pictures the good the bad and blurred on yesterday's post Bloggers Bash 2018. A Wonderful Day.
But you will just have to see them again because I just want to share!
Sacha gave up loads of great info about mailing lists very interesting and helpful.
There was also a panel for question time with Greame asking the questions.
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These two were great fun to meet and winners too Joanne and Isa you can find them
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WASHINGTON (ChurchMilitant.com) - A Washington, D.C. prosecutor refuses to pursue charges against pro-life advocates who take sidewalk counseling inside abortion mill waiting rooms.
In December 2018, three pro-life activists — Fr. Stephen Imbarrato, Linda Mueller and a third, anonymous rescuer — staged a Red Rose Rescue at Washington Surgi-Clinic in Washington, D.C. They stood for almost three hours both inside and outside the abortion mill, offering love and support to the mothers in the hopes of saving the lives of their unborn children.
Despite being arrested for trespassing, on Jan. 29, a federal judge dropped the charges for the three pro-life activists after a prosecutor refused to pursue the case.
Church Militant spoke with Fr. Imbarrato, one of the pro-lifers arrested during the Red Rose Rescue, who said they never received any indication as to why.
"We did have one police officer posit the possibility that the prosecutors understand our motives and that we are peaceful," Fr. Imbarrato said.
As a long-time advocate for the unborn with Priests for Life and Protest Child Killing, he said, "The mission of the Red Rose Rescues was always to save babies from abortion by witnessing to their moms inside abortion facilities where there is little to no access to the moms outside the facility."
Monica Miller, the national director of Citizens for a Pro-Life Society and one of the founders of the Red Rose Rescues, told Church Militant, "Any time that a pro-lifer, or really anyone defies an unjust law for the sake of doing right, then charges are never filed against us, or the charges are dismissed, that is always a good thing!"
She explained it means people are not penalized for doing what is morally right and "those in the judicial system do not become entangled in doing evil."
This is the fourth Red Rose Rescue performed in Washington, D.C. since they began doing rescues inside abortion mills in September 2017. Two Red Rose Rescues were also conducted at Capital Women's Services, one in May 2018 and another in July 2018. Only one of the Red Rose Rescues resulted in charges.
Aside from this trial, two of the women who participated in the May rescue were not even charged, despite one of them telling police her name was "Baby Jane Doe." The charges against a third participant were dropped without explanation.
Government witnesses failed to show up for the trial for the July Red Rose Rescue.
For his participation in the first Red Rose Rescue in December 2017, Fr. Imbarrato spent seven days in jail. He refused to pay the fine and accept probation.
"I have come to the conclusion that my voice for the babies becomes greatest if I, as a Catholic priest, is in jail," he explained.
Father Imbarrato has been advocating for the unborn and a Personhood Presidential Order with the Trump administration since 2017 when he distributed ashes to Kellyanne Conway on Ash Wednesday. That order, if signed by President Trump, would require government agencies to recognize "the personhood of the unborn and protect their full legal status as Americans."
The lack of charges somewhat frustrates Fr. Imbarrato's plan for pushing for constitutional personhood through the courts.
"My strategy this past rescue [in court] was to represent myself, waive all preliminary hearings and go to trial ASAP in the hopes that in court, I could be a voice for the babies, and in going to jail, have a greater voice for the babies," he said.
How the D.C. Red Rose rescuers were treated differs dramatically with how the Red Rose rescuers were treated in other states. After the rescue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, Judge Marc Barron sentenced three of the five rescuers to jail for 90 days. The city's prosecuting attorney, Larry Sherman, even attempted to prove, unsuccessfully, the rescuers were liable for $7,000 in lost revenue and damages.
Despite the abortion mill's manager testifying that over half of the patients did not show up for their appointments that day and could not be reached for rescheduling, Barron, of the 48th District Court of Michigan, could not attribute the loss of revenue solely to the rescuers. A legal protest was also being held on the sidewalk the day of the rescue.
He also noted that there was "no basis" for restitution.
"D.C. deals with protests and protests all the time," Fr. Imbarrato said. He said one officer told them there were 45 known protests going on in the city that day. "They have a different perspective than podunk U.S.A. where the Judge Barrons preside."
Miller agreed, saying, "Everything depends on the local court, the judge before whom we are brought." She said the fact is that some jurisdictions are much harsher than others and "that's what we experienced in Oakland County's 48th District."
Miller said in some ways, it makes sense to do rescues where they will not be so poorly treated, "But I think we need to be careful that the consequences to us are not all that dictates where we do a Red Rose Rescue."
"Sad to say, babies are just as dead in a country that might not be as harsh," she explained.
Washington Sugi-Clinic offers abortions up to 27-weeks gestation — well past the limit of viability of 21–22 weeks — and is owned by abortionist Cesare Santangelo. Father Imbarrato was aware of the "notorious" history of the facility and chose to do a rescue there to see if charges would be filed.
Santangelo was named in a 2011 medical malpractice and wrongful death lawsuit after Rebecca Carey Charland died after receiving treatment for a miscarriage that is very similar to a late-term abortion.
Santangelo was also featured in one of a series of undercover videos by Live Action that attempted to show the willingness of the abortion mill workers to violate the Born Alive Infant Protection Act. Passed in 2002, it requires any baby surviving an attempted abortion to be given legal protections and life-saving help.
"There's a theme of infanticide or the willingness to commit infanticide," explained Lila Rose, founder of Live Action, in a 2013 interview with CNN. Similar to what was exposed during the trial of the notorious late-term abortionist Hermit Gosnell, Rose wanted to draw attention to the "vastly unregulated [abortion] industry."
Miller explained that the charges could have been dropped because the abortionists "do not want to come to court and have their operation exposed for what it is."
Miller said their aim is not just to advance a defense of others in court, their first goal is to "save the babies, be there for the mothers and defend the babies whose mothers still opt to put them to death."
She continued to say if they are taken to court, then "we will do all that we can to advocate for the victims in the legal system."
"We really had such a beautiful opportunity to witness to the sanctuary of life before the judge, the jury, the prosecutors, the media and all the pro-abortion people who had to listen to us," she added.
"All that we endured was a true blessing, I mean everything," Miller said. "I would do it all over again if God wills it!"
"It is important to expand Red Rose Rescues," Miller said. "We would love to see many of them take place all over the United States."
The first Red Rose Rescue at a Planned Parenthood facility was held in Trenton, New Jersey on Dec. 22. Father Fidelis Moscinski, William Goodman, Patrice Woodward and Matthew Connolly were arrested for trespassing during that rescue. The date of their trial has not been confirmed.
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By Steve Schreck, Tribune Sports Writer
March 18, 2015
It's nearly 1,500 miles from Great Falls to Geneva, Ill.
That's a long road.
It's fitting, the trip across the country for the Great Falls Americans, who are traveling to the Midwest for the 2015 North American 3 Hockey League Silver Cup Tournament, which starts Thursday.
After businessman Jim Keough bought the team back in 2010, the Great Falls Americans opened their first season in 2011 after an eight-year layoff with a 1-47 campaign.
"It was the worst (junior team) in America," Keough said.
The Americans were young, the owner explained.
"It was kind of like a nightmare," he said. "Like a bad dream."
It's been a long road back from that one win season, but the Americans (38-10-3) are now riding on all cylinders.
They just swept the Helena Bighorns last weekend to win the Frontier Playoffs and, if they finish as one of the top two teams this week in the six-team field, they will travel even farther, to Simsbury, Conn., for the Tier III National Tournament.
Keough says he takes pride in bringing the Americans, and hockey, back to Great Falls. He knew it was a good program, and he knew it would be good for the community. Jeff Cunniff, a Great Falls resident and longtime hockey advocate, bothered him for several years to buy the team, Keough said.
"It was an opportunity to stay in sports," he said. "I never played hockey in my life. I know the marketing side of it very well. And my son-in-law is a hockey player, so he was excited about it. So that's kind of how I got involved in it. I would have never dreamt that I would have a hockey team at this age."
The turnaround has been remarkable. From that one win team to 16 wins the next year. Then the league finals in the third year and a championship trophy in the fourth.
Jeff Heimel, the American West Hockey League Coach of the Year last season, has been a big part of it. Heimel, in his third year, wasn't around for that one-win season, though.
"We had quite a few applicants when we interviewed Jeff," Keough said. "And we felt, as an ownership, that he was someone that we wanted, that we could build (with). We kind of had a three-year goal to get where we wanted to. And then basically three years in, we won the championship. He's done a fantastic job of not only recruiting but really being a mentor to the young kids that we have."
Keough remembers last season, as the president of the league, being on the ice and handing the trophy to Helena after it swept Great Falls in the finals. He said that was one of the worst moments he's experienced, seeing his team skate off the ice in defeat as he hands their rival a trophy.
"So this year, it was such sweet revenge that we beat Helena in their own barn. It was fantastic," he said.
The trip this week adds up to $10,000-15,000. But that's part of the business, he explained.
To remember where they were to where they are now, it's well worth it.
"I really appreciate all of the fans that stuck with us through the first year and all of the sponsors," he said. " … They stuck by us and that meant a lot to us as a program."
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Aurelia Dey – Huntress (Prodby. Partillo)
Through dance, music, acting and dialogue, Aurelia Dey is constantly finding new ways of expressing herself. She brings her pro-black and gender equality message along with her entertainment and speaks openly about her mental health linked to her Afrophobic experience as both Ghanaian and Swedish.
On April 23, afrobeat and dancehall artist Aurelia Dey released this gully dancehall track via Rudeboy Records as the fourth single on her upcoming album "Sunday Service". Aurelia Dey wrote Huntress in 2018 and inspired by the previous own song "Sweet Love", Aurelia made a demo of the song and went with it to producer Partillo. Together, they produced Huntress over an approximately 4-month period of various sessions.
Huntress stands for a form of liberal feminism on another level. Women are still considered to be passive in a society where they should not take initiative or take an obvious place. When women do it anyway, they can be branded as maneaters, aggressive, too much, like a huntress. The song is thus a parody of this stereotyping that we experience, says Aurelia.
-Yes you can call me Katniss or Xena Warrior Princess!
-Meal done, now she need a toothpick
This witch hopped on a broom stick.
The sensual references in the song are inspired by the artist Spice, who uses fun metaphorical sex references that Aurelia also plays within several of her songs. Teasing with words and using her voice in superior tones is something we have heard Aurelia do in her 2018 single Sweet Love and now also in Huntress when she ends her chorus with "so let me be clear, little boy".
Huntress is about female empowerment, about taking command both in terms of love but also socially or within the career. If they want to call us huntresses or bossy, they can do it, but then they get the whole package, Aurelia continues and quotes from the song:
"If you don't come over here
I will hunt you down with the spear
Grown woman have no fear
So come for this!
How you love it
Cause I'm certified, Huntress making career"
The upcoming album "Sunday Service" is planned to be released in late 2021. In the summer of 2020, Aurelia Dey released the first single "Powerbank". Something that has attracted attention in, among others, SVT:s PSL, Göteborgs-Posten, P4 Göteborg och Hymn. . In February 2021, the single "Rising" was released, which was played on radio channels in Sweden, France, USA and Ghana, as well as her latest single "All These Neighbors", which has received much attention in various feminist networks in Sweden.


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Slate: How are these two Missouri Democrats surviving in Trumpish Missouri?
Breaking the mold. Don't miss the 'background checks' video in the middle of the article. That's authenticity. That's what I'm talking about.
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Unfortunately, it's one of just a few surprises in American Music, the collection of Leibovitz photos currently on display at the Rock Hall.
Leibovitz traveled cross-country for the book project from which more than 60 images were selected, and the exhibition is a fairly comprehensive overview of American music history. Her talent for creating flawless images is legendary, and these portraits of famous and not-so-famous musicians demonstrate why. In a shot from 2002, Eminem, posed between noticeably larger black rappers Dr. Dre and Rakim, holds his own; Leibovitz's carefully framed and lit portrait acknowledges Em's position in a black-dominated genre without letting that sometimes controversial fact overwhelm the image. Though almost absurdly pale and slight in comparison to the others, he radiates the confidence and toughness that are essential to his public persona.
Even more image-conscious is her portrait of Hank Williams III, one of the few color shots in the collection. The hard-living grandson of Hank Williams here epitomizes the virile cowboy; he sits on an old Cadillac in the requisite hat, boots, and torn jeans (sporting a pot-leaf belt buckle), and aims a gun at an unseen target to his left. Like a seasoned publicist, Leibovitz knows exactly how stars want to be perceived and how to best communicate that image.
Her roots, however, are in photojournalism. In the '70s, she shot for Rolling Stone. Her work, including a famous image of a passed-out Keith Richards, helped shape the look and feel of the magazine. But her foray into celebrity photography taught her all about the sneaky little fame-game: All she had to do was make the Stones look really crazy and cool, and everyone was happy.
Since then, her sleek images of the wealthy and influential have fit right into -- and maybe even contributed to -- the glossy celebrity culture we know today. Though ostensibly showing stars in their natural habitats, most of Leibovitz's images are carefully arranged. In that sense, she is not unlike a wedding photographer, posing and cajoling her subjects into idealized versions of themselves, staging photographs so meticulously that they appear unstaged. The downside is that she rarely reveals anything new or unexpected about her subjects. Case in point: Brassy rapper Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott is practically dripping in fur, lip gloss, jewelry and attitude, just as she typically appears on her albums and in her videos.
To be fair, without access, Leibovitz might be just another paparazzo. And the price of access is a certain complicity in the care and maintenance of fame. Even more fickle than celebrities are the people who celebrate them.
And perhaps not coincidentally, Leibovitz has become fairly famous herself. After being shot by her in 2003, Secretary of State Donald Rumsfeld reportedly gushed to a friend: "Guess who photographed me yesterday? Amy Leibovitz!"


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When getting out of debt, you really have three options: reduce your debt amount, increase your income, or reduce your expenses. Usually, you'll want to do a combo of all three, but by far the easiest is to reduce your expense. And one of the easiest ways to reduce your expenses is on common, recurring household expenses.
Here are a few simple ways anyone can save even more around the house.
1) Stop Paying a Yard Service
Homeowners spend around $100 to $300 per month on yard work. The more of this work a homeowner can do, the more they save. Additionally, working in the yard offers other benefits like a sense of accomplishment, pride in the yard's appearance, reduction of stress, and health benefits. Yard work is also great exercise.
2) Plan Meals Carefully
Planning meals is a wonderful way to save money on food waste. The average family wastes between 50 and 20 percent of the food they buy. Preparing meals ahead of time, and storing them in individual containers for reheating is one of the best ways to reduce waste and save money.
When preparing food, it is also helpful to use containers that are freezer and microwave safe. Using one box for food storage, heating, and serving meals reduces the number of dishes used and the frequency of dishwasher use.
3) Reduce Paper Products
Paper products are a significant expense, especially for larger families. If possible, it is best to use kitchen towels or reusable rags rather than paper towels. Using ceramic dishes that are dishwasher safe is also better than using paper products that are consumable and costly.
4) Don't Overuse Products
The overuse of products is common. Many people think using more is better, but that is not always the case. Here are some of the most overused products:
- Body wash
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Lotion
- Soap
- Detergent
- Cleaning products
To avoid overuse, it is essential to check product labels. Most items give consumers the correct amount to use, and reducing the amount consumed is a great way to save.
5) Switch to Long-Lasting Energy Efficient Lightbulbs
Changing traditional incandescent lightbulbs out for energy-efficient LED, fluorescent, or CFL bulbs requires a more substantial initial investment. However, the newer energy-friendly bulbs use less power, and they last longer.
6) Grow a Garden
Growing a garden is a perfect way to save money. It is incredibly easy to plant commonly used vegetables and herbs, even with limited space. Not to mention gardening is an excellent way to reduce stress and increase the appearance of an outdoor space.
Some items that are easy to grow and add up to significant savings are:
- Tomatoes
- Basil
- Green onions
- Fruit trees
- Peppers
7) Compost Vegetables
Composting vegetables saves money, and it is also a great way to reduce food waste. It is relatively easy to start composting. A compost bucket is good because it prevents animals from getting into the food items and spreading them throughout the yard. However, it is not necessary to spend money on a specific container.
An old trash can makes an excellent compost bucket. Drilling holes in the top allows air to get inside. It is also a good idea to turn the compost frequently, so it decomposes evenly.
For those who do not have animals to worry about, a simple compost pile works. A specific section of the yard can serve as a compost pile location, and not using a bucket allows worms that add in the process to make their way into the compost. After the compost forms, it makes an excellent fertilizer for a home garden.
8) Cancel Unnecessary Subscription Services
Subscription services can add up to hundreds of dollars each month. Many users sign up for services using a credit card and automatic payments. So, they do not realize how much money is coming out of their accounts. So, it is a good idea to review what services are worth the money every few months and cancel any that are unnecessary.
9) Cancel Gym Memberships, Workout at Home
Working out at home is a lot more affordable than paying for a monthly gym membership. Gym memberships cost between $40 and $50 a month on average. So, working out at home instead is a perfect way to keep more money.
Many people who have memberships at fitness clubs do not even use them often, which makes the expense even less justified. When canceling a gym membership, it is essential to notify the gym as soon as possible. Many require cancelation at the beginning of the month. Otherwise, they charge for the next month.
10) Repurpose Household Items
Many household items are to repurpose. Using items already in the home is an excellent way to save money that would otherwise be necessary to buy new things. Most containers from the store are suitable for storing other items.
Some great examples are:
- Baby wipe containers
- Shoe boxes
- Plastic food containers
- Baby diaper boxes
- Glass jars
- Plastic and paper bags
Old shirts and clothing items make great rags for cleaning up messes. Plus, numerous other items are reusable.
It's Easy to Save Money Around the Home
Saving money around the home does not take a lot of effort. Many of the things people can do become second nature after some time. So, there is no reason not to implement these money-saving tips.


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I had a strange dream early this morning. It was the kind of dream in which my conscious self knows that I'm dreaming and even talks to me as the action of the dream is unfolding about the fact that I'm dreaming. It was my conscious self that ended the dream, that made the decision to open my eyes and wake up so that the dream would stop.
In the dream, my worst ex was in my apartment. This isn't the Morphine Man or Vlad or any other ex I've mentioned. This is the dangerous, abusive man I never talk about here. And he didn't show up in this apartment. I was living in some enormous loft/performance space, similar to the loft I lived in when I was dating that man, only much, much bigger (and with the performance space my actual apartment, sadly, lacked).
This man — let's call him Michael — came into my room and woke me up, yelling and threatening me with … I don't know what. I had done something to piss him off and he had come to exact some revenge. He was advancing through the apartment, breaking things, tearing things off of shelves and flinging them against the walls.
I was scared, but I was also surprised to see him, surprised that he would suddenly be there, in my house, in my life. I watched him come toward me, watched the mess he was making of my home, but didn't do anything. And that was when I noticed that a) my apartment was a performance space and b) it was full of people, including my brother and some of my friends from college. I used the distraction of the crowded room to slip out of bed (because of course all of this was happening while I was in bed) and hide, first at one end of the apartment and then at the other.
My conscious self was annoyed, kept rejecting the idea that Michael would ever come after me in any kind of violent way. Yes, he was abusive, but not physically. I started reviewing all the terrible things that happened between us and pointed out to my dreaming self that none of them had involved physical violence. Dream me was unconvinced and continued to look for a hiding place.
I caught my brother's eye, and he smiled and patted the air with his hand as if to say, "Calm down. Everything's going to be fine."
I could hear Michael behind me and crouched down so I could crawl under a table … and that was when conscious me decided I'd had enough and snapped my eyes open into my just-before-sunrise room, and I was awake.
Years ago, I read Louise Meriwether's Daddy Was a Number Runner with my class. That book was a great experience, gave me a chance to learn so much more from my students than they learned from me. One day they taught me about number books, about interpreting their dreams so they'd know which number to play. This was a world I knew nothing about. Happily, there were plenty of places that still sold those books, and I bought a few to bring to class. My favorite was Aunt Sally's Policy Players Dream Book. My students and I had a great time with the dream books, recording and interpreting our dreams.
I still have Aunt Sally around here somewhere. I need to find her. This is the first dream I've remembered in a long time, and the most vivid I've had in ages. Surely my lucky number is in there somewhere. Hitting Powerball from a dream about Michael would be excellent. Finally, something positive would come from that unfortunate relationship.


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Our story
We are often asked how and why Weaving Hope started and the simple answer is we fell in love with the toys!
The more detailed answer is that while on a family sabbatical volunteering in Sri Lanka, our founders - Joe and Nicky (in the photo above) - saw the beautiful handwoven items, got talking to the women behind them and were invited to see them being made in person. By the time they left, they felt compelled to set up a company to support the skilled craftspeople they had met by creating a market for their toys and gifts in the UK.
A few years later, our current owner (Anne, here on the right hand side) met Nicky and also fell in love with both the products and the Fair Trade ethos behind them. She worked alongside Nicky for a while to learn the ropes and, since taking over, has gone on to develop the range as well as increase the variety of places where people can buy them.


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About The Elliots
The Elliots is a Swedish alternative rock band formed in 1990 in Gothenburg. The band consists of vocalist Petur Olafsson, guitarist Christian Rosengren, lead guitarist Fredrik Berggren and drummer Mathias Flodin. The band's musical style is powerful indie-rock, putting emphasis on great melodies and heartfelt songwriting ranging from mellow melancholy to rousing energy.
The members of the group have been friends since youth. Fredrik Berggren, Christian Rosengren and Petur Olafsson went to the same school outside of Gothenburg. Christan Rosengren's and Mathias Flodin's families spent their summers on a small island outside the west coast of Sweden.
In the 90's they called themselves Beep and recorded a handful of demos aspiring on a record deal. They got good reviews and some attention in radio and music magazines, but never got signed to any major label. The legendary Swedish music magazine POP included them a list called "Bra för att vara svenskt" (Good even though it's Swedish) alongside well-known artists like Soundtrack of Our Lives and Staffan Hellstrand.
After a break for a couple of years in the early 2000's, the band decided to make a new start. They took a new band name, The Elliots, and started recording an album in Studio Cloudchamber with producer Charles Storm. Charles had worked with Scandinavian artists like Blue for Two, Staffan Hellstrand, Mazarine Street and David Urwitz. The recordings were made in only two weeks and led the band in new musical directions. The result became nine songs featured on the album "Bullet for Pretty Boy".
Shortly after the release of "Bullet for Pretty Boy" The Elliots were approached by Crucial Music, an Hollywood based online service that provides music supervisors, music editors and creative directors in the American TV and movie industry with songs from independent record labels and artists. This has led to placements of The Elliots music in highly rated television shows like Kyle XY, Close To Home and Moonlight.
In 2011 the band released their second album "Love|Decay", which showed a darker, moodier side of the band. The first single "When Evil Happens" was a atmospheric duet with Swedish singer-songwriter Camela Leierth. The next single "Blood Call" was a track that the band recorded during the sessions for "Love|Decay", but it was never included on the album. The song was released after it was used on the soundtrack of "The Vampire Diaries".
The Elliots run their own label, Rocketride Recordings.
Blood Call, single – 2011 (Rocketride Recordings, RRR 1006)
Love | Decay, Album – 2011 (Rocketride Recordings, RRR 1004)
When Evil Happens, single feat. Camela Leierth – 2011 (Rocketride Recordings, RRR 1003)
Bullet for Pretty Boy, Album – 2007 (Rocketride Recordings, RRR 1002)
Catch My Fall, EP – 2006 (Rocketride Recordings, RRR 1001)
Groove CD – Collection – 2007 (Groove Magazine)
The Circus, Collection – 2007 (Wonderland Records & Faktum)
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CROSBY – Victor and Debbie Holmelin started the newest version of Crosby 4-H long ago with a vigor for being inclusive and encouraging area youth to explore their world. Today, Crosby 4-H Club is the largest 4-H club in Harris County, as well as the largest in Texas, with 174 members.
An Annual Banquet celebrates accomplishments of each member and their project/projects and recognize members for their years in 4-H. Seven Clover kids were given pins first, a Clover kid is between 5 and 8 years old and just getting started in 4-H, then a host of others were given pins for each year they had been in 4-H, concluding with Dylan Harthorn, Maggie Hearn and Hunter Eilers receiving 10 year pins.
Following Officer installation, all the high school seniors were called forward and presented a gift by the club.


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Any avid World of Warcraft player is wondering when is the new raid coming? If Blizzard sticks to their usual schedule, we're looking at the Antorus raid opening around Nov. 14, 2017. This gives everyone a chance to see what is going on at BlizzCon first and get us hyped for what will come next. Of course, there's a lot of speculation for the next expansion, but we'll stick to the facts for now.
Antorus, the Burning Throne is in Antoran Wastes, and you'll enter on the side entrance, close to the Felfire Amory. If you even step close to the main gate, it will annihilate you. There are a total of 11 bosses, making this raid quite lengthy and plenty exciting for end-game raiders. While we won't know everything about this raid until it's Live on servers, we do know some.
The first boss listed in the Dungeon Journal is Garothi Worldbreaker. We can tell that he is a war machine that is designed to destroy the Army of the Light with it's well rounded arsenal.
It looks like up next will be the Felhounds of Sargeras, infused with fire and shadow, we will face Sargeras' pets. These two pups F'harg and Shatug are bred to the will of their master and are ready to unleash their vicious disposition on the Army of the Light.
Next, we will face a trio of Demon Commanders known as the War Council. These Commander's are some of Sargeras' most trusted military tacticians. They will use the full might of the Legion's army to carry out the Burning Legion's missives.
Portal Keeper Hasabel is ready to tear holes through space calling upon her aides from the Great Dark Beyond.
When we see Eonar the Life-Binder it's a bit confusing, but after reading the journal it makes sense. We are trying to protect Eonar's soul from the dark grasp of the Legion.
Imonar the Soulhunter, tracks his prey across the cosmos, and we will face him next.
Up next we will face Kin'garoth, a war-machine master who has devised a super-weapon that he thinks will decimate us all.
We face a more familiar foe next, Varimathras, who failed to stop the Lich King. Varminathras was forced to pay for his failure by enduring torture from the Coven of Shivarra, whom we will face next.
The Coven of Shivarra is the most depraved of all of Sargeras' followers as they enjoy twisting the minds of their opposed and deriving pleasure from the screams of their enemies.
As we glimpsed in the quests leading up to the release of the raid, we must face Aggramar. In the history of the Pantheon, Aggramar was warped into a titan of destruction by the hand of Sargeras himself. He now guards the core of Argus, that holds enough enough power to unmake the universe.
Last, but not least, we're going to face Argus the Unmaker. Much like Azeroth, the planet Argus itself is a Titan. He has been bound and broken for eons, his soul tormented for eternity.
It was a bit disappointing to not have the opportunity to deal with Sargeras, but who knows what's in store for the next expansion…


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When Delta launched its pioneering program of Porsche vehicles to transfer Diamond Medallion customers from gate to gate at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in 2011, the team knew that the unique cars and SUVs would turn some heads. And indeed they did. Customers loved the service.
The service was soon expanded to Los Angeles, New York-JFK and Minneapolis/St. Paul in 2013. The latest cities to receive the service are Detroit, New York-LaGuardia and Seattle.
Delta News Hub rode along with Dawn Torres from Delta's Elite Services team for a behind-the-scenes perspective of a typical day.
5:24 a.m. – Arrive at MSP airport. Proceed through employee security checkpoint.
5:38 a.m. – Clear security and go to concourse F to meet with the Elite Services team
Delta News Hub: So how do you choose which customers get to ride in the Porsche?
Dawn Torres: I go through our list and it shows all of our Diamond customers that are coming in and where they're going. If they end up having less than a 30 minute connection, we know who's coming where so we can be ready for them. We also go through our delayed flights and we look at flights with tight connections to see who we can help. We try to help as many people as we can.
6:08 a.m. – Review inbound passenger traffic lists.
6:22 a.m. – Briefing to discuss incoming and connecting passengers for the morning.
6:37 a.m. – Establish the morning customer priority list.
DNH: When somebody outside of work asks you what you do, how do you respond to them? How do you describe your job at Delta?
DT: Driving a Porsche all day is just the undertone. To me, it's delivering top quality customer service. And that's what I say, I tell them, "I give the very best customer service I can and by the way, I drive a Porsche from gate to gate."
7:34 a.m. – Depart for first customer pick-up.
7:47 a.m. – Check customer flight status with the Fly Delta app for incoming flight. The flight tracker map shows where the aircraft is in its flight path and when it's landed.
8:04 a.m. – Arrive at gate G20 and receive another trip alert that the inbound flight has a later arrival time. When the inbound aircraft arrives, greet the customer who now has a 25 minute connect time to get to gate G15 and help them into the waiting Porsche.
8:42 a.m. – Call the gate agent to confirm seat, arrive at the gate with the customer and escort him to seat 2C.
DNH: What's it like to get some of the reactions from customers?
DT: It's pretty cool. Last year, I had a husband and wife who used a picture next to a Porsche with an aircraft in the background as their Christmas card.
One of the great times is when you have someone that travels a lot and they have their family with them to experience the service. If we can reward the family for all the things they deal with because their loved one is gone, then that's a good thing, too.
8:52 a.m. – Drive to gate G10 for another customer pickup and arrive at 9:01 a.m. Check the flight status on the customer's inbound aircraft.
9:12 a.m. – Pick-up a Diamond Medallion customer and help her with bags. Transport her to gate F2 and escort customer to her seat on the aircraft.
DNH: Is there anything that has really stayed with you from a particular individual or experience since you've been doing this job?
DT: I've met so many very interesting people. The coolest person I've ever met was a Sherpa from Nepal. He spoke very little English and he was coming over to speak at a climate summit in South Dakota. He was telling me about all the things that he did and he was so down-to-earth, but I just thought, wow, that's amazing.
9:54 a.m. – Depart for F9 to pick up the next customer. Check the inbound flight status and assist him to his connecting flight.
10:19 a.m. – Return to the staging office to review additional inbound customer lists.
DNH: What's the favorite part of your job or the best part of your day?
DT: Truthfully, it's when I have a 10-minute connect and everything works together. You call the tower, you have the team get the bags and everybody is working together from DGS to the tower to the ramp guys to the gate agents and it seamless. When it looks like we've got it all under control, but you know there's a lot going on behind the scenes. I always say to our customers, 'If I'm not worried, you don't have to be worried.' Then they make their connection and they're so grateful they made it.
10:32 a.m. – Arrive at gate F3 and check flight status of the next inbound flight.
10:39 a.m. – Greet the next Diamond Medallion customer and help him to the Porsche.
10:44 a.m. – Arrive at the customer's departing gate and escort customer to his flight.
DNH: How do you think our customers think about Delta after they experience getting picked up in a Porsche?
DT: They love it! I'll have people talk about how wonderful their experience with Delta has been. I've had customers say to me, "I have a million miles with United, American and Delta – and I prefer Delta." And that's the only way we're going to keep winning them.
Read more about Delta's relationship with Porsche.


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Launching for iOS and Android phones and tablets on November 13 in North America (22 in Europe), the free official PlayStation App adds almost as much functionality to the PlayStation 4 as the day one patch.
The PlayStation App is an interface to the PlayStation Network, tying together the Vita, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 in a cacophony of notifications, game invitations and messaging. It's a direct link to the PlayStation website, which you could just visit using your phone or tablet's browser, but why? You can purchase content on the PlayStation Store, downloading it to your systems at your leisure.
In terms of PlayStation 4 specific features, the PlayStation App will let users' devices act as a limited remote for the system, waking it from and putting it to sleep, and acting as a keyboard for entering pesky download codes and credit card information. It's also what players will use to access second screen functionality, which a lot of people think is the way of the future but I think the Dreamcast already nailed with its VMU.
Finally, the PlayStation App will allow players to watch their friends uploaded or streaming gameplay videos, though it seems like all the app does is notify one that such video content exists, launching other apps to view the content.
Here's the official list of features coming in the app all new PlayStation owners with iOS or Android devices will be downloading November 13.
- Directly access various PSN features and information
Users can access their own profile screen.
Users can access/compare their own and friends' Trophy accomplishments.
Exchange messages between PS4 systems, PlayStation 3 systems, PlayStation Vita systems, and mobile devices installed with PlayStation App.
Access and filter friend profiles.
Notify users about their friends' shared activities on "What's New".
Notify PS4 users when they receive any new notifications or game invitations. Users can also display their lists of game items.
- Browse the official PlayStation website and access information
Users can access the PlayStation official website to browse through news, blogs and game information. The language and content of the website will depend on the country the user's Sony Entertainment Network account is registered.
- PS4 Second Screen Feature
Users can install PlayStation App on to their mobile devices to use as a second screen in supported games. For example on THE PLAYROOM, a title pre-installed in all PS4 systems that requires PlayStation Camera, users can draw pictures on their mobile device screens and flick them towards the TV. The images then appear as a 3D object within the game.
- Spectate other PS4 users' gameplay
When users' friends upload or begin live streaming their gameplay on PS4 systems, the friends' activities are displayed on "What's New" of the PlayStation App screen. When users tap on this notification, they can boot pre-installed applications, such as browsers, to spectate the uploaded gameplay. Users can also post comments on gameplay screenshots, footage and live streams.
- Purchase game content on PlayStation Store
Users can purchase game content while away from home and download it directly onto their PS4, PS3, and PS Vita systems.
- Use a mobile device as a simple remote to control the PS4 system
Once installed, users can use their PlayStation App to control their PS4 system as long as both devices have access to the same Wi-Fi access point. For example, users can switch their PS4 system to standby mode, startup their PS4 system from standby mode, and use their mobile phone as a keyboard for their PS4 system.


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Walk Correction
Walking, which you've been doing all your life, but are you getting it right? An average person takes between 3,000 to 4,000 steps a day and has been walking since their first birthday. But, frighteningly most of us are still doing it incorrectly.
The fact
While walking can be a great way to get in shape, an incorrect technique or a wrong piece of footwear can cause more harm than good. It's not as simple as just getting the posture right. Did you know that your arms should be bent at 90 degrees? It takes practice to reverse bad habits. Remember, the way we walk is central towards creating the first impression.
By using our time-tested and proven walking techniques, you can become more efficient in your stride. Healthacation reveals it all.
So, what exactly is walking correctly?
The sole of your foot has over 2, 00, 000 nerve endings in it; one of the highest concentrations anywhere in the body. Our feet are designed to act as earthward antennae, helping us balance and transmitting information to us about the ground we're walking on. If our heels hurt when we walk, it is a direct message that we are walking in a manner we are not supposed to.
Comfortable and efficient walking begins with a good foot-stride, which allows our ankle to move through its complete range of motion. We are walking right if we are propelled forward by the force thrown in by our back foot when the heel of our front foot strikes; thus, pushing us forward. Unlike a running stride, when walking, our feet should never lift off the ground completely.
Our form is totally dependent upon our posture. Our walking form efficiency is directly proportional to the quality of our posture. Walking properly has plenty of benefits, from improving general posture and muscle tone to preventing twisted ankles, calluses and long-term joint damage. But, it takes time and concentration to achieve it.
Healthacation's walk correction techniques help you:
- increase your efficiency
- optimize your energy supplies
- burn more calories
- relieve stress
- boost your intellectual creativity
- sort your problems
- improve you muscle conditioning and body shaping
People who walk approximately 20-25 miles per week outlive those who don't, by several years. On an average, every walking minute can extend your life by 1.5 to 2 minutes.