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Have you ever wondered if you were something or someone else in your past life? Or if you had a past life in the first place?
A chief question for many philosophers and scientists alike is whether or not humans have souls. A soul is the spiritual, immortal part of a human being that pre-exists the body and stays alive after death. It is the reason why people are able, if possible, to reincarnate and start a new life in a different body.
Although many people do believe that they have souls, others are skeptical and want real evidence of the existence of such spiritual entities. So without further ado, here are clues that may prove we all have souls.
1. Soul Captured on Photo & Video
Sometimes we see photos that seem to capture images of ghosts or an always blurry bigfoot so it would make sense that cameras may be able to capture souls as well and regardless of whether they are real photos or not, they are always interesting and sometimes very hard to explain.
For example, in Powell County, Kentucky there supposedly was a horrible motorbike crash, and a guy named Sal Vazquez took a picture of the incident while driving by in his truck. Vazquez posted his picture on Facebook to share the devastating news, but what he received in the comments wasn't what he expected. People who saw the picture claimed that Vazquez had captured the dead man's soul leaving his body. They shared the post, and eventually, it became viral. The picture shows a translucent, human-shaped figure leaving the body of the man who passed away.
Next, we take a look at a video posted in a Chinese hospital. Which showed the body of a deceased woman lying on a stretcher. The body was covered by a sheet, and the room was dark, and you can clearly see a ghostly figure begins to exit the body of the deceased woman. Now if this were real, I would just hope that this is something that can only be captured on camera because can you imagine seeing this in real life. I'm glad this was in a hospital because I would definitely have a heart attack.
2. Near Death Experiences
We all know the story, someone almost dies and is brought back to life, they then talk about a white light and probably heading towards it. But that's the thing, you've heard about it before because it happens a lot and the stories all seem to be pretty similar.
For example, after the horrific Tang Mountain Earthquake in 1976, doctors brought many victims back from the brinks of death with most of these individuals recounting similar experiences of floating above their own bodies and instead of pain and fear they felt very much at peace. And although according to a 2011 study in which researchers say near death experiences are just biological reactions, a Harvard Neurosurgeon named Dr. Eben Alexander disagrees.
Dr. Alexander didn't believe that souls existed. But one day, Dr. he fell into a coma for a week due to bacterial meningitis. During that time, he claimed to have a surreal journey into the afterlife in which he experienced something so real that it made the human world seem artificial in comparison. He also said that the afterlife was filled with love and that communication in that dimension was telepathic.
People didn't need to speak to each other to understand what they were trying to say. When he regained consciousness seven days later, he was healed of his meningitis and was so intrigued by his otherworldly experience that he wrote an entire book on it called "Proof of Heaven."
3. Bioelectric Photographs
Next, we have an experiment done by Russian scientist Konstantin Korotkov, who photographed a person using a special bioelectrographic camera at the time of his death. Korotkov teaches physics at St. Petersburg State Technical University and is famous for his research on human energy fields. The bioelectrographic camera creates a high-intensity electric field and produces a flow around the object. Once, Korotkov photographed a person at the moment of his death, and the pictures showed him the soul leaving the body. He explained that the life force (in blue) first left the core, then the head, and lastly the heart and groin.
4. Brain Activities
Canadian Neurosurgeon Dr. Wilder Penfield is responsible for a lot of what we currently understand about our brains and is widely considered the father of neurosurgery. For years Penfield though that the brain could explain all human behavior, but after decades of research, he changed his mind. For example in one experiment Penfield conducted. He wanted to observe the brain activity of one of his subjects, so he set up a system that would monitor all the subject's brain activities.
He first told the subject to raise his hand, and when he raised his arm, a certain part of his brain was activated. When he took his arm down, that same part of the brain was deactivated. At the same time, Penfield asked the subject did you raise your arm, which the subject replied, "Yes I did."
Then, Dr. Penfield used a machine to activate that part of the brain again but this time artificially. The arm rose up. Then, he deactivated that part of the brain, and the arm fell down. When asked again if he raised his arm the subject said No it went up by itself. This simple experiment is really amazing because in the second case, it was Penfield who triggered the brain to cause the arm to go up, but in the first case who or what triggered the brain?
Because of this Penfield concluded that: "The brain is a computer, but it is programmed by something outside of itself."
He also said in his last book The Mystery of the Mind, "I came to take seriously, even to believe, that the consciousness of man, the mind, is NOT something to be reduced to brain mechanism.
5. Ghosts
I ain't afraid of no ghosts… well actually that's a lie, I am deathly afraid of ghosts. Personally, I think ghost hunting is one of the worst things that you can do. I mean what are you doing? You don't have a proton pack, what are you gonna do when a ghost attack? Throw your iPhone at it. Oh, there's the ghost, oh it's getting close, and now it's choking me, and now I'm dead… But seriously, we all know there are countless pictures and videos and testimonials out there that are evidence that ghosts may in fact exist and ghosts are suppose to be lost souls so this is also evidence that we do indeed have souls.
6. Reincarnation
Throughout history there have been countless cases of people remembering their past lives, some cultures even treat reincarnation as fact.
Professor Ian Stevenson formerly of the University of Virginia and his successor Dr. Jim Tucker spent decades researching claims of reincarnation by children and is said to have investigated over 3000 cases. In many of these cases like the people, mainly children were able to remember incredibly specific details of their previous lives.
For example one of the cases was a boy known as Sam, Sam was four years old when his grandmother died. His father brought an old photo album home from her house when he cleaned it out. To Sam's parents' knowledge, Sam had never seen a photo of his grandfather.
When they were looking through the album, Sam pointed to a photo of a car, and said: "That's my car." It was his grandfather's first car. Sam's mother was skeptical, so she showed him a photo of his grandfather as a young boy with other boys of the same age. Sam pointed to his grandfather and said, "There I am."
Testing it further, Sam's mother asked if he remembered anything else from his past life. Sam said someone "turned my sister into a fish." When asked who, Sam replied "Bad men."
It turns out the grandfather's sister had been murdered, and her corpse was dumped in a body of water.
Do you think that humans have souls?
- http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/14/us/spirit-leaving-body-photo-trnd/index.html
- http://study.com/academy/lesson/dr-wilder-penfield-biography-research.html
- http://www.korotkov.eu/
- http://www.iisis.net/index.php%3Fpage%3Dian-stevenson-semkiw-childhood-memories-reincarnation-past-life-lives


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After Nicolet, I graduated from Marquette with an English degree and then decided to accompany the love-of-my-life, Jason, to Los Angeles where he had plans to study music. LA was paradise for Jason as he learned from and performed with some of the most accomplished musicians in the industry (see Jason's bio, if he ever writes one). I, on the other hand, struggled to find meaningful work. I begged him to move back home and after he finished up school, we did just that. We settled in the North Shore and married in 1995. Once back in Wisconsin, I was able to find work in communications: first, in advertising/public relations and, eventually, as editor of Marquette University's alumni magazine. When I was editor, Jason and I had our first child, Benny (1999). I fell in love with him and quickly learned my passion for my work was eclipsed by my calling to be home with him. After two years of struggling to find some kind of balance, I left Marquette in 2001 to be a stay-at-home mom. We added Grace to our family in 2003 and Brady a year ago. I try to do some freelance writing projects between loads of laundry and wiping butts. And I'm still dreaming of breaking into the children's book market some day (any publishers out there?). By the way, Jason and I live two blocks from Nicolet and our kids love to watch the marching band practice! Life is good. I hope yours is too.
High points: Falling in love with Jason; performing in Battle of the Bands with fellow classmates Jason, Mark Solveson, Tracy Wabyick, Lisa Weiss, Matt Schrager and Bill Schmitt; soccer; can-can dance in dream sequence of Oklahoma production(Who wouldn't love that costume?)
Low Points: Having to live with the wrong yearbook picture for the past 20 years (My daughter just saw it and asked, "Who are you talking to in that picture?" See!); getting violently drunk at one of Sam Sodos' parties and having friends call my mom to pick me up (she did); quitting cross country two weeks before the end of the season 'cause I just couldn't cross the finish line dead last and puking one more time!
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Flashback Friday – Funfetti Cake Batter Milkshakes
This week's Flashback Friday is going back to March of 2012 – back to these absolutely delicious Funfetti Cake Batter Milkshakes. They're fabulous!
Three words. Cake Batter Milkshakes. Wait…make that four….because this isn't just any cake batter. These yummylicious milkshakes are jazzed up with Funfetti!
Just saying those 4 words excites me. It's like a birthday party in a glass. The kind of birthday party where you get everything you want. Because quite frankly, this milkshake has everything you could possibly want in it. Well, at least everything that I could possibly want.
It's drinkable perfection.
Wanna know what makes this even better? Only 3 ingredients. Yep. Well, 5 if you want sprinkles on your glass. To get the pretty sprinkled rim, all you do is dip the rim of the glass in corn syrup & then give it a spin in a dish full of sprinkles. Very simple.
Funfetti Cake Batter Milkshakes
- half of a box of Funfetti cake mix
- 5 scoops vanilla ice cream
- 3 cups milk
- corn syrup optional
- sprinkles optional
- Put all the ingredients inside of a blender. Combine at high speed until combined. Scrape the edges of the blender pitcher with a spatula, and then mix at high speed for another minute.
- To serve with a sprinkled rim – spin the rim of the glass in a corn syrup & then into a dish of sprinkles. Fill with the milkshake, insert a straw, and enjoy!


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Iron ore's darkish clouds create silver lining for Pilbara miners
A casual observer might have thought the past couple of weeks haven't been good for our iron ore miners. They'd be wrong.
The sector has been hit by a spate of adverse events, most notably the collapse of another of Vale's tailings dams at Brumadinho in Brazil. That led to the shutting in of more than 80 million tonnes of annual production at mines that used similar dams to the one that collapsed.
More recently, Rio Tinto disclosed that Cyclone Veronica and a fire at its Cape Lambert port facility would result in the loss of 14 million tonnes of ore this year. BHP followed up with this week's operational review, which revealed that it, too, had reduced its guidance as a result of Veronica. It expects to lose between 6 million and 8 million tonnes. Fortescue has lost 2.5 million tonnes.
There has been, however, a silver lining, for the Australian producers at least, within those darkish clouds.
The iron ore price started the year around $US68 a tonne after dipping to just above $US60 a tonne late last year.
Vale's disastrous dam failure, which occurred late in January, saw the price rocket from $US72 a tonne to almost $US90 a tonne. It had fallen back to about $US83 a tonne when Veronica hit the Pilbara and caused another surge in the price to about $US94 a tonne.
Despite Vale's announcement on Wednesday that one of its mines, the 30 million-tonne-a-year Brucutu mine, would re-open "in the next 72 hours", the price held up, trading around $US93 a tonne.
The modest nature of the price impact probably relates to Vale saying that heavy rains in March and April had affected its ports and rail systems. Despite the resumption of mining at Brucutu, it has left its 2019 sales guidance – between 307 and 332 million tonnes – unchanged.
Illustrating how significant the impact of its mine shutdowns have been, that's roughly 70 million to 80 million tonnes less than it produced in 2018. With the Rio and BHP production losses, that's as much as 100 million tonnes less supply than the three big iron ore groups produced last year.
The responsiveness of the price to the lower supply coming out of Brazil and the Pilbara indicates the market for iron ore is now very tight, indeed some analysts believe there is a deficit of supply relative to demand.
If that were to persist through to the rest of this year, the price impacts on Rio and BHP's production would vastly outweigh the impact of the lost volumes.
As a crude illustration of the relationship between volume and value, at the $US83-a-tonne level at which ore was trading before Veronica, the 6 million to 8 million tonnes that BHP lost would have generated annual revenue of between about $US500 million and $US660 million. The $US10-a-tonne price spike would add about $US2.7 billion a year of revenue.
While the current prices might not be sustained as Vale eventually brings back more production and the Pilbara mines recover those lost volumes, they are a tidy fillip and not just for the producers.
Each $US10 a tonne increase in the price generates somewhere between $3 billion and $4 billion of extra revenue for the federal government. With the recent budget predicting a slide in the price from its elevated levels to about $US55 a tonne by the end of March next year, the longer it remains around the $US90 a tonne level, the better for the incoming government's bottom line.
Each $US10 a tonne increase in the price generates somewhere between $3 billion and $4 billion of extra revenue for the federal government.
There's a chance it could remain relatively strong.
China's economic data this week painted a picture of an economy that, while faltering earlier in the year, is now responding to the targeted measures taken by the authorities. China, unsettled by the impact of the trade conflict with the US, injected liquidity into its system, made some selective tax cuts and ramped up infrastructure spending.
The economy has responded, with GDP growth of 6.4 per cent in the March quarter. Industrial production rose 8.5 per cent year-on-year, fixed asset investment rose 6.3 per cent, property investment was 11.8 per cent higher and retail sales were up 8.7 per cent. Auto production in March rose for the first time in six months and steel production hit record levels.
A combination of solid growth in China's economy and a tight supply-demand equation is a good one for the Pilbara producers, and Australia's budget and economy.
With the US and China moving slowly towards some sort of agreed settlement of the US-driven confrontation over trade and a likelihood that, even if the current tit-for-tat tariffs remain in place for some time, the conflict and its impact on China's economy won't worsen, the nadir in China's economic performance and the peak vulnerability of our iron ore prices to a China slowdown may have been reached.
Stephen is one of Australia's most respected business journalists. He was most recently co-founder and associate editor of the Business Spectator website and an associate editor and senior columnist at The Australian.


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California experienced a severe, seven-year drought that placed a lot of stress on its residence and environment. Although officials have declared the drought officially over, the need for an eco-friendly lawn with natural grass alternatives is still a major priority for the state. California Drought Preparedness published a study that showed more than half of all water used in California households goes to watering their lawn.
In an effort to prevent any further droughts and to cut water waste in general, more and more homeowners are investing in lawn alternatives and grass replacements, to do their part. Besides the environmental benefits this provides, it also gives people a chance to get creative and customize their own homes in a unique and exciting way. For those of you who are looking to participate, or who are simply just curious, we're going to take a look at some of the most popular grass alternatives for 2019.
Lawn Alternatives – Artificial Turf
Above all, artificial turf is the most eco-friendly, low maintenance, and visually appealing grass alternative on the market today. Not once will it need to be watered, nor will it ever be overcome with weeds. The installation process is precise but easy, and you will get your money's worth, as artificial grass lasts around 20 years. Your options of style, brand, design, and location for your artificial turf seem endless, and you are sure to be more than satisfied with the finished product. If you find that artificial turf isn't for you, there are still a lot of other great lawn alternatives.
Grass Alternatives – Clover
Perhaps one of the most visually appealing and charming lawn alternatives is replacing grass with clover. You'll still have the classic foliage groundcover, but without the high maintenance, fertilizer, and massive amounts of water. The clovers deep roots allow it to survive off little amounts of water, while also balancing the amount of nitrogen in the soil. It can grow in even the most unhealthy soil and resists pet urine stains and weeds. The height of clovers stays virtually the same throughout time, so mowing it is not necessary. The only downside would be that your home may become host to a small family of leprechauns if you use clover as a grass replacement.
Lawn Alternatives – Moss
Moss is among the easiest lawn alternatives to manage, its only main competitor being artificial turf. The installation process is relatively easy and affordable and, like clovers, it never grows tall and requires mowing. It is a resilient surface, not easily damaged by foot traffic, but it doesn't do well in sunlight. Your moss will thrive in the shade, so it might be best to place it in an area that is lined with high trees and bushes.
Grass Replacement – Ornamental Grass
You may have seen ornamental grass on your neighbors' lawns or even public parks and buildings. Just like clovers, ornamental grass doesn't require mowing and are naturally pest- and disease-resistant. They are unique in the way they grow, all in individual shapes and sizes, and are sure to attract some attention. A small amount of ornamental grass can fill up a lot of space, too. The only restriction with this grass alternative is that it restricts foot traffic on your lawn. Its beauty will help you overlook that, though.
JusTurf has been providing Southern California with high-end artificial grass for more than 35 years. Whether you're looking for turf as a grass alternative for your lawn, or for a playground, putting green, or pet area, JusTurf is the best place to go. For inquiries on installation and pricing, call 858-578-2517 for the Miramar location or 619-428-8873 for the Southbay location.


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This paper describes a walking stabilization control based on gait analysis for a biped humanoid robot. We have developed a human-like foot mechanism mimicking the medial longitudinal arch to clarify the function of the foot arch structure. To evaluate the arch function through walking experiments using a robot, a walking stabilization control should also be designed based on gait analysis. Physiologists suggest the ankle, hip and stepping strategies, but these strategies are proposed by measuring human beings who are not "walking" but "standing" against force disturbances. Therefore, first we conducted gait analysis in this study, and we modeled human walking strategy enough to be implemented on humanoid robots. We obtained following two findings from gait analysis: i) a foot-landing point exists on the line joining the stance leg and the projected point of CoM on the ground, and ii) the distance between steps is modified to keep mechanical energy at the landing within a certain value. A walking stabilization control is designed based on the gait analysis. Verification of the proposed control is conducted through experiments with a human-sized humanoid robot WABIAN-2R. The experimental videos are supplemented.
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The combined scale and grandness of a big idea brought to life with aesthetic and intricate architectural designs grazed with rich detail are what makes this DLC stand out among the rest. The Clockwork City blows every other zone in the Elder Scrolls Online out of the water. This makes what I'd argue is the runner up, Orsinium, look like a little village.
As posted before we are launching this site to endeavor to provide gaming communities, but development and modding communities in particular, with a more objective handle on critical reviews that focus especially on visual and interactive design.


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Front Row Education Books $5.3 Million to Help Students Master Math
Front Row Education Is Changing The Way Math Is Taught In U.S. Elementary And Middle Schools
We're on Forbes, that's so cool.
Front Row Education Is Changing The Way Math Is Taught In U.S. Elementary And Middle Schools
Podcast interview with Paul Kemp the App Guy
Super fun chat with Paul Kemp, check it out!
Clojure's instaparse TI-style math interpreter
There aren't too many examples of Clojure's instaparse use out there, so if you're working on parsing a little language of your own, I hope this might come in handy.
I've been working on a little interpreter for some internal stuff part of the Front Row stack, mainly for validating student answers in the more complex middle school math domains. The interpreting the answer becomes pretty much mandatory for validating things like equivalence of two polynomials. This is what came out from the early efforts.
The EBNF grammar itself can be found here, the implementation of the parser is here (still blows my mind it's under 50 lines), and the tests are all here. Wouldn't have touched this with a ten foot pole without testing every single incremental addition.
A couple of resources I found useful, in addition to instaparse's official docs:
The author of instaparse himself was also generous with a few tips on the library's Google Groups.
RegularExpression – Greg's Wiki
Another great little guide on understanding differences between traditional Regular Expression engines. Greg's wiki is generally considered a real goldmine.
Ansbile 1.3 changelog
First satisfied school of the year
Front Row Classroom has been out for less than a week and already the visionaries at FCPS are experiencing the power of adaptive math practice and teacher analytics to improve teacher effectiveness and quality of education.
Very satisfying to see the hard work paying off when students across the country have a much better time with math.
Link here.
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HOLY COW !!! What an amazing LIAHL playoff week our 16u AA team had. It all started on March 6th with the GNY Stars hosting the L.I.Edge. After splitting the season series 1-1 and finishing one point ahead of the Edge to eliminate them from State contention they looked for revenge against us and they came out strong but if not for Mike Marino our star goal tender who stopped 34 out of 36 shots against, we would not have had the opportunity to win the game in overtime. Right after killing off 3 minutes of an Edge power play to start the OT our Captain Bobby Farr scored the game winner with the assists coming from our assistant captains Joe Lachase and Daniel Apice sending the team to the championship game on Sunday @ Dix Hills vs the Rebels.
Coming into the game the Rebels were definitely the favorites they were undefeated in the LIAHL and especially since they had the home ice advantage. But The Stars started out strong and they were not intimidated playing probably their best hockey of the year, after coming close to beating them 3-2 and a 1-1 tie in the beginning of the year it was our time for revenge, the boys couldnt wait to get a shot at them again. The momentum swung back and forth as everyone was on the edge of their seats after every shot wondering when one of these boys would let one past them and once again it was the Mike Marino show stopping all 52 shots thrown at him. It was an amazing effort by him and also the Rebel goalie must get credit because he matched Mike and denied us 36 times.
It wasnt until the second sudden death overtime on a penalty that the refs had to call with 5 minutes left that our power play begun with Lucca Vicino passing the puck from the left side of the ice in the offensive zone back to the point man Ryan Murphy who made a nice move on the blue line to create separation and giving the puck back to Vicino who walked in just below the left face off circle and unleashed a perfect screen shot between the defenders legs that the goalie never saw the puck until it was in the back of the net. WE WIN WE WIN !!
Thanks to all the parents and coaches who all helped make this a most memorable season to not be forgotten now its off to state championships in Buffalo N.Y. story to be continued.......
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Environmental Working Group released it's 2017 Dirty Dozen list and it serves as a solid reminder that we still have a lot of work to do when it comes to cleaning up the food system. This year, the annual report found that almost 70 percent of 48 non-organic samples tested positive for at least one pesticide. (In many cases, the numbers were much higher.) And get this: A single strawberry sample harbored 20 different pesticide residues.
A "Clean 15" list is also included in the report, identifying the non-organic produce least likely to be contaminated with pesticide levels. I advise choosing and growing organic as often as possible, but if you're on a budget or your selection is limited, these lists help you focus your attention on avoiding the most contaminated fruits and veggies.
Key Findings of the 2017 Dirty Dozen Report
- More than 98 percent of samples of strawberries, spinach, peaches, nectarines, cherries and apples tested positive for residue of at least one pesticide.
- A single sample of strawberries showed 20 different pesticides.
- Spinach samples had, on average, twice as much pesticide residue by weight than any other crop.
- Avocados and sweet corn were the cleanest: only 1 percent of samples showed any detectable pesticides.
- More than 80 percent of pineapples, papayas, asparagus, onions and cabbage had no pesticide residues. (Note: Some papayas are GMOs. Choose organic to avoid that.)
- No single fruit sample from the Clean Fifteen tested positive for more than four types of pesticides.
The 2017 Dirty Dozen List & Clean 15 List
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Kitsap is a Leader in the State's and Nation's Defense Industry
Poised on the Pacific Rim, Washington State is a national leader in military installations and defense industry operations with nearly 90,000 military personnel and defense employees located in Central Puget Sound.
Kitsap County:
- Home to Naval Base Kitsap
- Densest concentration of defense-related industry in the state
- Home to over one-third of the region's defense workforce of which more than 90% are civilian employees.
- Highest concentration per capita of engineers in Washington
- More than 15,000 direct Department of Defense employees work side-by-side with nearly 5,000 defense contract workers accounting for an annual military and defense payroll in excess of $1.5 B.
Aerospace/Defense Experience:
- Firms with AS9100 certification
- Firms certified by major defense contractors
Three major commands of the U.S. Navy operate in Kitsap: NAVSEA (Naval Sea Systems Command), NAVSUP (Naval Supply Systems Command) and NAVFAC NW (Naval Engineering Facilities Command Northwest).
PSNS-IMF is the U.S. Navy's largest shipyard on the West Coast and the second largest industrial complex in the Pacific Northwest – second only to Boeing's Everett Plant. One out of every three jobs in Washington State's shipbuilding, repair and maintenance industry is located in Kitsap.
Kitsap's defense workforce is highly skilled and includes the highest concentration of engineering talent in Washington State. Many large multi-national defense firms maintain significant operations in Kitsap County, including; Electric Boat (General Dynamics); Lockheed Martin; Raytheon; Northrop Grumman, BAE, and Huntington Ingalls.
Kitsap's defense industry has spawned many new technologies as well as technology and advanced manufacturing companies in Kitsap and the Greater Seattle Region.
KEDA delivers a host of client services to defense-based business in Kitsap including its highly effective PTAC Program (Procurement Technical Assistance Center) assisting local businesses with securing government contract work. Since starting PTAC outreach in 2007, Kitsap companies receiving assistance through this no-cost program have received nearly $224.9B ($6.6B in subcontracts) in DoD contracts and subcontracts.
Kitsap is one of the largest and busiest federal naval shipyards in the nation
5,400 Jobs, 2012 – 2014 average, direct and secondary
500 Primes and subs
Boat Manufacturing $100 M
Engineering and Technical Services $150 M
Commercial & Residential Construction $250 M
$6,200 Kitsap County
Top Contractors
- Raytheon
- Lockheed Martin
- Huntington Ingalls (AMSEC)
- Leidos
- General Dynamics
- Northrop Grumman
Top ten contractors by defense contracts amount, FY 2015, based on companies maintaining a regional office or HQ in Kitsap County.
Defense Personnel
- 15,200 Active Duty Military
- 17,600 Civilians
- 1,000 Reserves Based in Kitsap
Sources: Office of Management and Budget, 2016; Washington State Department of Revenue, 2015; Washington State Office of Financial Management, 2015, 2016; Washington State Employment Security Department, 2016; Department of Defense OEA Survey, 2016; Naval Base Kitsap, 2016; Community Attributes Inc., 2016.


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UND ROTC cadet commander makes the grade after inauspicious beginning to military career
Jake Wessling answered his first subordinate salute as an Army officer on Saturday.
Later the same day, he shook hands with UND President Kennedy after receiving his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.
It was a day of achievements for the freshly minted second lieutenant. However, over the span of five years as a student-soldier in UND's Army Reserve Officer Training Corps, there were days that either milestone could have been considered a longshot.
In fact, Wessling's quest to become a military officer was nearly over before it started after he suffered a severe case of rhabdomyolysis, or heat exhaustion, his freshman year. The military takes heat-stress injuries among its officer candidates seriously, to the point that a soldier may be ineligible to commission.
A challenging academic discipline in mechanical engineering also took its toll on Wessling, so much he considered quitting the major his sophomore year.
But Wessling, a native of Maple Grove, Minn., who played varsity football on the defensive line and raced motocross bikes as a kid, persevered in both cases. He moved up the ROTC ranks to become UND's battalion cadet commander this past semester, and graduated with a 3.0 grade point average in mechanical engineering.
Long time coming
On Saturday, Wessling joined 15 other UND Army cadets at a commissioning ceremony on the drill floor of the UND Armory. There, his mother and father, Karnie and David, pinned second lieutenant bars on his dress uniform lapels.
"It's been a longtime in coming," Wessling said. "I've been fortunate to have great opportunities for leadership here among my peers, going back to my freshman year."
The young cadet's freshman year started out with all the promise you might expect from a motivated individual who dreamed of being a leader of soldiers.
Then, in April 2014, while competing in an ROTC "Ranger Buddy" skills competition at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, the path suddenly got a lot harder.
"We were excited and we wanted to compete," Wessling said about himself and his teammates during the last event of the day, a nearly 11-mile rucksack march. "We felt great and we were running by people and were doing really well.
"It was the about the last mile from the finish line that I started to shut down – but I kept pushing."
Fine line
Wessling was overheating. About 100 yards from the finish, he started losing some brain function; he dropped, tried to get up again and dropped again.
It was determined that his body temperature, at the time, was 104 degrees, just three degrees shy of life-threatening heat stroke and the likelihood of severe brain damage.
He would spend the next two days in the hospital with his family by his side.
"I blame myself for drinking too much water and flushing out my system," Wessling said. "It happened, I recovered as quickly as I could and I certainly learned from it."
But the military wasn't as quick to move on, Wessling explained.
Higher U.S. Amy medical commands requested more information about Wessling's ordeal because there's such a fine line between heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
"If I would have had heat stroke, I would have been done," he said. "I would not even have gotten the chance to commission – and maybe not get into the military."
Home support
Wessling credits local physicians, such as Dr. Charles Christianson at the UND Family Practice Center, and other local specialists, for helping him fully recover and provide documentation that proved his body temperature never rose to a level that put him at risk for brain disease.
Wessling also thanks the UND ROTC staff for their constant support and "can-do" attitude through it all.
"It was bad – don't get me wrong," Wessling said. "I just had a really severe case of heat exhaustion."
Once cleared to resume ROTC activities, Wessling never looked back.
This past fall, Wessling captained UND's Ranger Challenge team that captured the title as the best battalion in North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota for the first time since 2012.
"That was an amazing experience," he said.
Duty calls
As important as the military training has been for Wessling, he equally appreciates his time in the classroom. Despite challenges, Wessling's drive to succeed and assistance from past and present mechanical engineering faculty advisors, such as Peter Letvin, Matthew Cavalli and Jeremiah Neubert, as well as senior student mentors, helped him get through.
Wessling's hard work in the classroom was rewarded recently when his interdisciplinary team of student engineers took first place out of 90 projects senior engineering design projects. He teamed with Rooney Villegas (mechanical engineer), Justin Nelson (electrical engineering) and Zeinab El-Rewini (computer science) on the project.
"I got the sense here that they don't just teach engineering," Wessling said. "They teach leadership, too, and what it is to be a person and a leaders outside of an educational setting."
Wessling now has his sights set on his first military assignment in July, when he goes to Ft. Sill, Okla., for field artillery officer training. After that, he'll be sent to Ft. Drum, N.Y., to serve with the 10th Mountain Division.
"I've changed for the better since I've been here at UND," he said. "I'm not the perfect soldier or the perfect student but that's okay, because it's the mistakes that have helped me grow."


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So you're ready to jump into the fresh and exciting world of YA books? Well, I've got some favorites for you. This list is by no means exclusive or complete. It will grow as long as there are new YA books going out into the world, so like forever…
Sherman Alexie, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian
A protag we can all learn from.
Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak, Wintergirls
Rape. Eating Disorder. Finding your voice. And watching it disappear.
Jay Asher, 13 Reasons Why
Why would someone end it all?
Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Life on the outside looking in.
Liz Coley, Pretty Girl 13
Will haunt you for days.
Debra Driza, Mila 2.0
Finding out who you are, can destroy you.
John Green (You CANNOT go wrong with any of his books. Male Protag typically.)
An Abundance of Katherines
Looking for Alaska
The Fault in Our Stars
Will Grayson Will Grayson
Ellen Hopkins, Crank
Drug addiction in verse. (Yeah, it's freakin' amazing)
Lauren Oliver, Before I Fall
How would you change your last day?
Rainbow Rowell, Eleanor & Park
A story about real life and first love and so much more.
Kimberly Sabatini, Touching the Surface
It will touch your heart.
I am a sucker for a series. Here are some of my All-time Favs.
Cassandra Clare, City of Bones
Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games
Becca Fitzpatrick, Hush, Hush
Paranormal Romance
Ellen Hopkins, Crank
*I already mentioned her, but she's great. Try her out.
Stephenie Meyers, Twilight
Paranormal Romance
Lauren Oliver, Delirium
Veronica Roth, Divergent
Dystopia, Sci Fi
**To find any of these, type the title or the author into Google and hit Enter!
Write on,
Kim Briggs


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Why Mothers Are the Unsung Heroes of Prison
"I've seen disasters averted because an inmate said these simple words: 'What would your mother think?'"
When Prisons Cut Off Visits—Indefinitely
It's been nearly 25 years since Michigan adopted a controversial visitation policy. Families have been fighting it ever since.
'It Takes a Certain Kind of Magic to be able to Survive This Kind of Separation.'
A 32-year-old woman on what it's like being engaged to someone serving a life sentence, long-distance romantic gestures, and the cost of each visit.
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The rugged Olympic Mountains present a challenge that is treated with respect even by today's mountaineer equipped with sophisticated gear. More than one hundred years ago, during one of the most severe winters ever recorded in western Washington, six men set out to cross the mountain wilderness of the Olympic Peninsula.
The era of explorers had not quite ended in 1889, but few unknown wilderness areas remained. The mysterious snow-capped Olympics, surrounded by mists and Indian legend, were tantalizingly visible to the adventurous. Six weeks after the Seattle Press newspaper published a call from then governor Elisha Ferry "for some of the hardy citizens to acquire fame by unveiling the mystery," the Press itself sponsored an expedition - comprising six men, four dogs, and two mules.
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As a way to win back customers from the ever-growing mobile money craze, Bank of Africa Uganda introduced a mobile banking service that is equally convenient.
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Get Your Own Sealskin Slippers at www.gnpcraft.com
I am the proud owner of two pairs of sealskin moccasins or slippers as well as other sealskin products. Some people have seen me wearing the slippers at the Confederation Building over the past number of weeks. Santa did bring me a pair.
If you would like to get your own pair, GNP Craft Producers in Shoal Cove East on the Great Northern Peninsula can take your order over the telephone and ship your product. Visit their site at http://www.gnpcraft.com. Their prices range from $115-130 a pair depending on size. They also have children's sizes and a variety of other products.
All items are locally made, by local people. This social enterprise continues to train and pass on the long-lived traditional skills of making sealskin clothing and boots. They have their own tannery, workshop and storefront.
Support local business, local traditions – let's create larger local demand for sealskin products!
Live Rural NL –Christopher Mitchelmore, MHA The Straits-White Bay North
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Sealskin Slippers for Christmas?
There is snow on the ground and a crisp chill in the air – already this season appears to be one that promises a more traditional Christmas season. As the weather becomes colder, I ponder if I should purchase a warm pair of sealskin slippers made by local artisans?
I remember one year for Christmas receiving a pair that would be much to small for my now adult-size feet. They were incredibly warm and completely comfortable, conforming to ones feet.
My father was a fishermen and a sealer. He took great pride in preparing the sealskin, barking them in the water, lacing them in frames, soaking them in "Skin" Pond and letting them tan to perfection before using a pattern to prepare the sealskin leather. A local woman from Green Island Brook, would make our boots. She has been doing it now for more than 7 decades. There is a natural process that is followed that is part of our living heritage on the Great Northern Peninsula.
If you would like to purchase sealskin products that are 100% handcrafted and made by local artisans visit www.gnpcrafts.ca. They have an array of product for those of you that would like to also experience rural Newfoundland & Labrador.
I will most likely pay a visit to GNP Crafts in the near future as sealskin slippers will surely keep my toes nice and snug when we hit -40 degrees C.
Live Rural NL –Christopher C. Mitchelmore, MHA The Straits-White Bay North
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From getting him off a scooter last summer to smithing down ledges. First time I saw Andyn riding I knew there was a lot to come. Andyn always kills it when his feet touch the pedals. Always is ditermind to his riding and never gives up even if its not 1st try or 25 tries. Andyn's been riding for 1 year... wait till he's 16, 17 how good this kid will be -Myles Lavery
Charles St. Romain 10 year old Edit by Jason St. Romain.
So Henry and I have been working on this edit for around 8 months now, we started the edit when he was 9 and finished it when he was 10. The skateparks in the edit are Rom skatepark, Better Extreme and Corby skatepark. Henry is a 10 year old bmxer and this is his edit.
11 years old ripper from Japan. Enjoy.
First Rookie Ride BMX Contest in Flensburg Germany for Kids under 14 years! Schlachthof Flensburg is the #butcherjam local park near the border to Denmark. The Riders can use the complete Park.
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BMX Pro for a Week YMCA Summer Camp running strong in its 4th year. Justin Kosman captures the day in the life of our campers. It's all about getting new kids on and excited about BMX Racing.
Jacob Thiem with a few clips from the Kitchen skatepark.
Born and raised in Rochester, NY; 14 year old Jayden Mucha has progressed his ramp riding at a scary rate while making the most of the long East Coast Winters! Shot throughout the East Coast skatepark staples, Jayden is riding well beyond his young age. From going higher than everyone, to lacing big tricks with ease; this kid is a lot of fun to watch ride and we're stoked to have him on the Kink Flow squad.
Andrés Castro, from Madrid, Spain is 11 years old, and rides consistently on his 18´ BMX bike, and has a lot of fun making videos like this. He has the support of the local shop Bunnyshop BMX, where Andrés took his first freestyle lessons cause they have a BMX Academy too.
The title says it all... The world of BMX is about to experience a dramatic change as 14 year old Marcus Christopher steps up to the plate of Pro BMX Contests. Join Marcus for a tour of his brand new backyard on this very special warm day in Ohio in February when it would normally be covered in snow. Welcome to the Marcus Christopher Show.


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What is the best thing that I love about my work? The drunkenness – not to be attached to a place, to be opened to the energies, to what connects, in the process even the experience of the temporality becomes different.
What is my idea of perfect happiness? ( …) an animist vision … some kinds of child dreams…
What is my greatest fear? That the shame does not go out with the death
What is the trait that I most deplore in myself? I m always apologize for everything …or nothing, of the evil to understand / include, what is important …
Which living persons in my profession do i most admire? Barcelo and my Brother
What is my greatest extravagance? ( Have sent an animal modelled and embroidered with my hair to a friend writer … )
On what occasion would I lie? Every hour
What is the thing that I dislike the most in my work? When the toil replaces exaltation
When and where was I the happiest, in my work? In the South i had a common studio, I painted outside on a place, , very large canvas, i ' was in touch with the looking people ( spectators ) i liked that, this exchange.
If I could, what would I change about myself? Nothing … ( i would be stronger , wilder , louder , louder )
What is my greatest achievement in work? The images for the artistbooks with Mr Michel Houellebecq , I was, I believe that I was, just ( fair ) .
Where would I most like to live? Everywhere
What is my most treasured possession? The word " possesssion " troubles me , I possessed my tears, my smile, my pain, my joy, … oh , i ' found: my hands .
What is my most marked characteristic? My big mouth and my fervor
What is my most inspirational location, in my city? The Subway
What is my favourite place to eat and drink, in my city? At Malakoff near Paris , you can eat the best pizza of the world and discuss ( in a small sicilian place : Pizza della nonna )
What books influenced my life and how? Jean Hatzfeld ( all ) and Berthold Brecht ( all) for the need to act " les choses " de Georges Perec , for space and time fractures, Musset ( all) Shakespeare ( all) Molière ( all) : Love / death/ laughter ( scream ) " L art de la joie " de Goliarda Sapienza , no resilience , but move forward and lives
Who are my favorite writers? Adventurous lives, rhythm, what burned and what calms ; ( Rimbaud, Cendrars , Malaquais, Malaparte, Fo ,Eco, , Scisa , Sapienza , Balzac , Zola , Dumas , Pouchkine, Gauthier, Kipling, London, Steinbeck, Conrad, Tolkien , Bolano ,Bon, Bertina, Joyce, Wilde, Connolly ( john) , Harisson, Mac Carthy, Mac Cann, Mac Coy, Landsale, Couto, Busch, Petterson, Padura, Pelecannos, KEN KESEY … again and again … still so much writers
You Only Die Once. What music would I listen on my last day? it depends of the hour… EDERLEZI
Who is my hero or heroine in fiction? LOBO
Who are my heroes and heroines in real life? Ben Stiller :)))
Which movie would i recommend to see once in a lifetime? Let's Get Lost (Chet Baker by Bruce Weber )
What role plays art in my life and work? FANION ( flag) ( emblem, reunification, communication)
Who is my greatest fan, sponsor, partner in crime? My Men
Whom would I like to work with in 2017? Rubens or Caravage
Which people in my profession would i love to meet in 2017? François Bon
What project, in 2017, am I looking forward to work on? a project of modeling and sculpture this summer
Where can you see me or my work in 2017? Paris, Lyon
What do the words "Passion Never Retires" mean to me? Stay on the ring
Which creative heroines should Peter invite to tell their story? Myriam Mechita
How can you contact me? mail: email@example.com
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Lennar (LEN) is ready for the spring housing season. The No.2 U.S. homebuilder is up 9% after raising the number of houses they expect to sell this year ahead of the crucial spring selling season. The homebuilder said it would sell 45,765 homes in fiscal 2018, compared with its previous forecast of 32,000-32,500 units. The raised expectation follows a strong first quarter in which the company reported higher revenue and profit.
Things are a little cloudy at Cloudera (CLDR). The software firm is down 40%, its lowest level since going public last year following disappointing guidance. The stock has shed roughly $1.25 billion in shareholder value by midday, despite beating analyst estimates for fourth-quarter earnings. Chief Financial Officer Jim Frankola said the company expected "uneven results" while it made changes to corporate structure.The company's competitors include Hortonworks, as well as cloud infrastructure providers like Amazon, Google and Microsoft.


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I know what you mean with regards to the listings Jules puts up as it does make it difficult/frustrating/disappointing if you're not very good at 2-way communication as the listings are quite generic, however, please don't give in to doubt as it could rob you of a very unique bonding experience. The first spirit I got from Jules was a Transylvanian Psy Vampire and although it took me quite a long time to get to know him (as I didn't have much information and he was one of my first spirits) I now have one of the strongest bonds with him. Jules's spirits are very different to other sellers I've come across as they all seem to take their time to really get to know you and your life before they make themselves known; they truly are life-long companions.Aiko wrote:Yes, she communicates well. Anyway i got astral djinn from her few weeks ago...did everything as instructed but nothing ?
I'm spending the time with him and all to bond */
Then few days ago, i see exact same description and a pendant listed for sale. That just left bad taste in my mouth.
I'll give it few more months and come back for an update.
Recently I picked up a Blood Wolf from her and again it has taken some work from both of us (me and my Blood Wolf) but we're getting there the life-long bond you get from working with one of Jule's spirits is very special and if you stick at it and work with your spirit regularly, you will be rewarded for your efforts with an amazing spirit friend who communicates well and will be there for you no matter what. This is also why they will really help you to improve your psychic abilities as you have to work with them one-on-one to really get to know them and their likes/dislikes etc (unlike other spirits who come with all their information pre-stated)...working with spirits in this way allows you to trust your intuition more and helps you to develop stronger communication channels with your spirit which is one of the reasons why Mags and Ash advise against spirit readings by anyone but yourself.


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Orly Levy is a member of the Knesset for Likud and Yisrael Beiteinu parties. Before going into politics, Levy worked as a model and television host. She also did her national service in the Israeli Air Force.
She is currently a member of the Knesset for the secular-nationalist party Jisra'el Beitenu and acts as a Deputy Speaker of the Knesset. Levy is the daughter of former Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy. She completed her military service with the Israeli air forces and later earned a diploma in law. Before she entered politics, she worked as a model and television advisor.
After the 2009 parliamentary elections, where she was on the sixth place for Jisra'el Beitenu, she moved into the Knesset. Levy is married, has three children and lives in Kibbutz Mesilot. Her brother Jackie is a former mayor of Beit She'an and a member of Likud.
She was reappointed Chair of the Committee of the Rights of the Child. In May 2016, she announced she was quitting the Yisrael Beiteinu party due to the lack of attention to social affairs in the party's negotiations over joining the coalition government. She is considered one of the hottest politician in the world alongside Kolinda Grabar Kitarović, Belinda Stronach, Luciana Leon, Mara Carfagna and Alina Kabaeva.


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Reports are scathing of the RCMP, but little will change
Two reports were released Monday by the Public Safety Minister in Ottawa. The first, was written by the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP and can be found here. The CRCC broadly reviewed workplace harassment and bullying in the Force.
The other was authored by former Auditor General Sheila Fraser. It looked at four particular cases where harassment lawsuits were filed individually by female members Catherine Galliford, Alice Fox, Susan Gastaldo and Atoya Montague. That report can be found here.
The RCMP has had both reports for several weeks but thus far has had little positive reaction to either report both scathing in their criticism of the Mounties essentially saying the organization is dysfunctional and the harassment and bullying was systemic. Where have we heard this before?
I have long described the RCMP as "144 years of tradition unhampered by progress." These two reports just reinforce that statement.
None of this is new. There have been a number of reports over the past decade or so and successive commissioners have mouthed all the platitudes including the current one, Bob Paulson, who has been described by a number of officers to me as the biggest bully of all. I cannot argue. Indeed, Galliford told me this is the fifth such report she has participated in.
Both reports recommend some form of civilian oversight for the Force. If that is to happen then the RCMP Act will require the appropriate amendments, if not re-written in its entirety, given the recent union certification application made by the newly formed National Police Federation.
But even then I am not sure much will change. The problem is the culture within the RCMP. It, in and of itself, causes the dysfunction. Part of it is the Old Boys network. For example when Gary Bass was the CO of E Division (BC) his sycophants were referred to as the Bass Boys Club or BBC for short. Promotions literally depended on whether one was a member of the BBC.
When Craig Callens took over upon Bass' retirement nothing changed except the name. The sycophants were then referred to as being on "Craigslist."
Another significant issue is the "go along to get along" unwritten rule. Members don't dare colour outside the box. But the overriding issue is the, again unstated policy, not to do or say anything that could damage the reputation of the RCMP. This is at the heart of the problem.
If a member has a complaint about a superior, even if validated, which is rare, the member is discouraged from pushing it for the good of the Force or the miscreant is simply transferred. Out of sight, out of mind so to speak.
The RCMP Act was re-written in 2014 ostensibly to make it easier for the Commissioner to fire the "bad apples."
The CRCC report identifies what the RCMP has done since it's last report on the matter in 2013 were simply small initiatives that had little or no effect. Said Ian McPhail, Chair of the CRCC in the report, "If the last 10 years, over 15 reports and hundreds of recommendations for reform have produced any lessons, it is that the RCMP is not capable of making the necessary systemic changes of its own accord."
Stunning words. Paulson's response? Meh.
Well, to be fair he did put out a one page response in which he gave no reaction to the major recommendation common to both reports, the establishment of civilian oversight committee or board that will assume control for administration, finance and human resource management of the RCMP.
This is his response: "These reports make recommendations that require careful review and consideration. They will no doubt help improve policies to further support a healthy and respectful workplace as the RCMP continues moving forward." How about that for tepid?
McPhail's report also says that little has changed in the RCMP from their previous report in 2013 to the present day. Paulson's response? "It should be noted that many of the reports' judgments rely on the historical context of RCMP transformation efforts that are not, in my view, reflective of current RCMP environment, policies or processes."
Yeah, that sure sounds like he is seized with the findings and recommendations doesn't it?
Paulson has already announced he is leaving at the end of next month. We don't yet know who his replacement will be, but unless the Trudeau government picks a strong leader – a real leader who can take the Old Boys'Network by the scruff and shake the heck out of it – nothing will change. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau telegraphed today that the appointment will be either a female or someone well-versed in aboriginal issues. Leadership qualities apparently are not the criteria.
Equally, I don't think Ralph Goodale, the Public Safety Minister, has the intestinal fortitude to take on the RCMP because any effort to establish some form of civilian oversight with authority over the Commissioner's office will be fought every step of the way by seniour management in the RCMP. Take that to the bank.
The female members who were interviewed by Fraser were told that the Minister is "absolutely committed to follow the recommendations." I'm sure Fraser believes that. I, on the other hand, don't buy it for a second.
I spoke with former West Vancouver Chief and former BC Solicitor General Kash Heed to get his take. He said, "Nothing will change in the RCMP. There are consecutive reports over the past 15 years; Kennedy, Duxbury, Brown 'et al' calling for the same changes. The organization will not change unless they are redefined and stick to just federal policing."
It's hard to argue that. But that sort of institutional change would have to come from government. The same government lacking in the same sort of leadership that's needed in the RCMP.
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.
Leo Knight
Competence at heart of VPD / IIO court petition
News broke yesterday that the Independent Investigations Office (IIO) has filed a petition with the courts to try and force members of the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) to cooperate with their investigators citing "obstruction" in the aftermath of a shooting which occurred in November at the Canadian Tire store on Grandview Highway in Vancouver. This is disingenuous in and of itself. The VPU has never said their members will not cooperate.
I have previously written about what happened that day. If you're interested, you can read that piece here.
VPD Chief Constable, Adam Palmer, when he received a demand from the IIO that he order involved officers to cooperate and provide statements replied, on March 13, that he would be seeking legal advice. While he was in the process of doing that, the IIO filed the court petition, apparently not content with the Chief's words and trying to force his hand. And with that, the battle lines are now drawn. Frankly, this was inevitable.
The IIO has been plagued with incompetence since its launch in September of 2012. I have outlined that incompetence in file after file in the intervening time. It has now gotten to the point that the Vancouver Police Union (VPU) has lost all faith in the IIO to conduct a competent investigation that they have picked this particular hill upon which to make a stand.
They want their members to have pre-interview disclosure to ensure whatever statement is made by any member will allow that individual to review CAD (Computer Aided Dispatch) information, radio dispatch traffic and any CCTV video footage germane to the incident prior to talking to IIO investigators. If you want to understand why, you need only to consider the four RCMP officers who were involved in the taser death of Robert Dziekanski at YVR in 2007. Two of the four were convicted of perjury in what can only be described as a travesty of justice. (For more on that, click here)
The VPU wants their members to be able to avail themselves of as much information to ensure the accuracy of their statements in any IIO investigation. The IIO says no, they should rely on their memory and notes. In a situation such as occurred at the Canadian Tire store on that fateful day, as police were responding to first a robbery call, which escalated to a stabbing of a clerk, then a hostage taking, then an officer down, then shots fired, trust me, no one was making notes as they responded Code 3 to the scene.
As an aside, the IIO tried to manage the media coverage of this. In fact, the Vancouver Sun in their coverage said this: "A police officer was also hurt during the incident." Well, that's one way of putting it. The officer in question was stabbed multiple times by the suspect, Daniel Peter Rintoul, 38. Who, by the way, was a big man weighing in at over 380 lbs. The stabbed officer fired the first shot and fell to the pavement with his intestines hanging out. So, yes, I guess you could say he was "hurt" in the incident.
This is all about confidence on the part of the VPU that their members will be treated fairly and the investigation will be done in a competent and fair manner. Thus far, the IIO has proven its approach to investigations are anything but on both levels.
In this matter, the IIO was advised promptly, as required, by the Duty Officer. They ordered that all members on scene be held pending their arrival. There was more than 30 officers who responded ultimately to the escalating calls. It took the IIO more than five hours to arrive from their office in Surrey. Five hours. That's a lot of police man hours standing around doing nothing instead of serving the citizens of the city they are paid to protect.
In point of fact, the IIO investigators tried to seize the uniforms and weapons of the ERT officers who responded even though they arrived after the shooting was done and the gun smoke had cleared. This in itself shows the incompetence. In the first place ERT officers weren't there at the time. In the second place their weapons are high-tech and very personal, sighted in for and by each individual member. In the third place, VPD doesn't have an armoury large enough to simply replace all of those weapons for however long it would have taken the moribund IIO to process whatever request they might have had for ballistics tests on weapons that weren't used in the shooting. It's madness.
The IIO then upped the ante for incompetence when they held an assembly for all involved officers at 2120 Cambie, police headquarters. They gave a Charter caution to everyone in the room and said they wanted to seize all laptops from police cars that attended the scene. Seriously.
Police laptops or mobile data terminals can communicate car to car and presumably the IIO wanted to ascertain whether any responding member had off-line communications which could be germane to their investigation. So, they actually wanted to seize dozens of laptops without considering what the VPD would use in the interim. The laptops are used to query criminal databases and write reports, stuff inherently needed by the police for virtually every call they take.
Common sense prevailed when the Duty Officer told them no in no uncertain terms.
A competent investigator would have simply attended EComm on Hastings Street where the computer servers are and had all communications downloaded from the server. Where, I might add, they would have to attend anyway to get the radio traffic for the incident downloaded from another server sitting right beside it.
This isn't complicated stuff. Detective work rarely is, it's methodical but it requires a level of competence and common sense and the ability to use critical thinking skills. Skills apparently lacking in the IIO and exactly why the VPU and Chief Palmer are taking the stand they are.
This will be interesting to watch and could dictate the fate of the current structure of the IIO moving forward. I only hope the provincial government is paying attention because this monster is their creation and only they can fix it.
Leo Knight
Favours for political donations is corruption
Reaction to my column this week in 24 Hours because of the NDP's intention to give one last big favour to the unions in return for their being the largest donors to the NDP incensed some, all of whom are pro-union and anti-business.
Fair enough. I suppose that was predictable. But their aim was off with their pointed shots and rhetorical diatribe. In the first instance, it is the recycling of taxpayer dollars to government coffers, to government workers wages, to union dues to NDP donations that at best creates a conflict of interest so large you could fly a 747 through it. At worst it lends itself to a quasi-legal version of the corruption we are seeing played out in the findings of the Charbonneau Commission in Quebec.
In the second instance no comparison was made to somehow say business contributions were good but union contributions were bad. I said the NDP platform released two weeks ago contained a sop to the unions that was nothing more than reward for their loyalty and contributions – card check.
Card check is the term for the elimination of the secret ballot in an organization attempt for a union and in my view this will cost all of us a lot of money if the NDP get a majority and try and ram this through.
A version of card check used to be the norm in Canada, but more enlightened governments through the 80's and 90's brought in the secret ballot so that all affected workers could have a vote to say yes or no to the union's application to organize a bargaining unit.
In a great leap of mental gymnastics, the unions say that one person, one vote is somehow not democratic. The reality is that a majority of Canadians want nothing to do with the shackles of a union and would never vote for a system that wants to create a universal system of mediocrity and support for progressive causes which by definition are nothing but.
Consider the case in Waterloo, Ontario last December when two activist type municipal workers were dispatched on a Saturday to build a shed behind a city building. With all the rest of their colleagues enjoying their weekend, they signed cards to join the Carpenters' union which because Waterloo Regional Municipality allowed card check, certified them and all of their colleagues as members of that new bargaining unit. And the kicker is that they were already members of another union these two didn't think were active enough. (Here's the story: http://www.canadianbusiness.com/blogs-and-comment/if-you-want-a-union-vote-for-it/)
So much for card check being democratic when the rights of two, simply because they were the only ones at the "workplace" that day, could affect the whole group. Whatever happened to Solidarity Forever?
Card check is the antithesis of what is democratic and is exactly why the unions want it and exactly why this is wrong. The taxpayers of Waterloo are being held ransom to pay what could be an additional $20 million for the shed.
I have issues with of the misuse of taxpayer dollars at all levels. The donation of union dues taken from public sector workers, paid by tax dollars, and then given to the NDP is just one of those issues.
Corporate donations given to parties who are in a position to award contracts is also anathema to what is good for the taxpayer as evidenced in the Charbonneau inquiry. And is especially made more so when one adds organized crime into that equation.
As are donations by organizations in expectation of tax subsidies or other benefits. It all contributes to the corruption of our political system and costs all of us much more money that we need be paying for the functions of government.
I don't have any issue with the NDP saying they are going to eliminate union and corporate political donations. In fact, I wish them good luck with that. The problem is that it is very difficult to police.
Again, I point to the Charbonneau Commission as evidence of that. Suppose I am a family member of a highly placed union or company executive who wants to give money
to a particular party or candidate. I donate $1,000 or whatever the individual contribution level is set at and my family member repays me for that donation. I am not out a cent. But I also get a tax-deductible receipt from the party for my efforts and will get a cheque from the government for somewhere between $300-$500 depending on my income level. The line-up to play along would be miles long.
This is especially more likely on the union side because they are not susceptible to things like annual CCRA audits or annual reports to shareholders.
They technically have to report to their members how money was spent but with a line item marked 'political activities' they can hide all manner of mis-deeds.
Card check is wrong. Donations to political parties by public sector unions is especially wrong. Any donation for a favour in kind is also wrong regardless of political stripe.
That is called corruption.
Leo Knight


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If basil is bursting from your garden and you've always wanted to make homemade pesto, but don't love that it can be high in calories (one-quarter-cup serving is 276 calories), here's a lower-cal recipe that delivers all that fresh, sweet basil flavor, but with fewer calories and no cholesterol.
Vegans, Paleo people, and others avoiding dairy, rejoice! This recipe involves no cheese, so you can really savor the deliciously bold basil flavor. This recipe couldn't be easily to whip up, and once you do, use it to top toasted bread or pizza dough instead of tomato sauce. Add it to warm pasta with peas, or stir it into roasted veggies to add to risotto.
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Twins call up Wheeler, Rucinski to boost 'pen
MINNEAPOLIS -- Following a 15-inning marathon on Sunday, the Twins added a pair of arms from Triple-A Rochester to help a taxed bullpen for a three-game set with the Astros at Target Field.On Monday, Minnesota recalled right-hander Drew Rucinski and selected the contract of lefty Jason Wheeler, but it was
MINNEAPOLIS -- Following a 15-inning marathon on Sunday, the Twins added a pair of arms from Triple-A Rochester to help a taxed bullpen for a three-game set with the Astros at Target Field.
On Monday, Minnesota recalled right-hander
"It's a really cool thing to be here, and see a jersey with my name on it and this awesome clubhouse. I've never been in a clubhouse this big," Wheeler said. "It was always the goal that I thought I could reach to get here to the big leagues."
Wheeler, who was selected in the eighth round of the 2011 Draft, has started in seven of his eight outings with the Red Wings. He was slated to start for Rochester on Monday. Wheeler has gone 4-1 with a 4.50 ERA and 37 strikeouts compared to 10 walks over a total of 44 innings of work.
In fact, Wheeler has made only one relief appearance during regular-season play in Minnesota's Minor League system. Wheeler has made 139 starts in six seasons in the team's farm system, going 55-37 with a 3.70 ERA.
Because of his inexperience coming out of the bullpen, Wheeler admitted he will learn just as much by simply watching the routine of the Twins' relievers.
"I was talking with
The corresponding moves before the series opener were necessary after Minnesota demoted
"I know Jason fairly well so I didn't have to do a lot of digging," Twins manager Paul Molitor said. "He's a guy who knows his stuff. He's not overpowering. But he's not afraid to pitch in. He's got enough offspeed stuff to keep you honest, and throws strikes."
Worth noting
• Molitor also said that left-hander
• Left-hander
• Right-hander
Shane Jackson is a reporter for MLB.com based in Minneapolis.


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Schuylerville High School students in Fred Lefton's Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) class had some fun with one of their final projects of the year; they designed and produced a classroom bowling alley. Students chose to use the classroom laser engraver to mass produce all of the parts needed to assemble enough bowling pins and bowling balls for a two lane bowling competition to be held in the classroom.
Students used discarded corrugated cardboard paper boxes to produce all of the parts. They designed the parts using CorelDraw templates and learned a number of features related to layout, design and recommended speed and power laser printout settings.
Once all of the templates were produced, students then took turns over the course of two weeks to raster and vector cut out the assigned bowling ball and pin parts on the engraver. Each student took their turn cutting out, gluing and assembling enough parts for the competition.
"They did this while balancing the completion of two other required class assigned projects," Lefton said. "This required students to do a really good job multi-tasking and learning how to manage their time."
Students then formed two teams. They were required to come up with a team name and a laser engraved team sign due the day of competition. Team King Pin and Team P.C. Master Race set up spread sheets to keep score during the competition.
The event took place over two days, with Team P.C. Master Race being victorious. Each student was able to take home a souvenir bowling pin and the student with the highest score got to take home a bowling ball.
"I am very proud of how hard my students worked and how much they learned as they prepared for this competition," Lefton said. "It is not often that I am able to cover so many team building skills and technical skills all in one project."
Lefton hopes to offer this opportunity to his CIM students again next year.


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Posted May 20, 2019
The Ethics in Business Award recognizes individuals who exemplify the concept of "service above self" and work to build a positive sense of self-worth within both the business community and the broader community as a whole. Criteria for the award is based on adherence to the high ethical standards of honesty, integrity and consistency in dealing with employees, contractors and customers, while positively enhancing the economic well-being of the firm's stakeholders and providing jobs, opportunities and profits.
Apple, founder and owner of Apple Market, a neighborhood grocery store in Pensacola, was recognized for the small business sector, or businesses with 49 or fewer employees. Apple Market is a family-run business that opened more than 20 years ago. McNally, a UWF alumna, was recognized for the large business sector, or businesses with 50 or more employees. McNally is a regional operations manager at Envision Physician Services, which is responsible for emergency departments and hospitalist services in more than 40 states.
"Over the past 17 years the Combined Rotary Clubs of Pensacola and the UWF College of Business have recognized distinguished Pensacola business leaders whose business practices and relationships with customers, employees and the community exemplify the highest standards of business ethics and conform to the Rotary principles of Serve Above Self," said Dr. Ed Ranelli, director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and dean emeritus for the college.
Apple regularly volunteers time and donates food to local schools, churches and non-profit organizations. He is one of the community's largest employers of Waterfront Rescue Mission graduates.
"Normally I'm never at a loss for words." Apple said. "I feel that there are so many others that are more deserving than me. It's just a very great honor."
McNally is a founding member of Seville Rotary Club, Chairman of Rotary Youth Leadership Awards and serves as chair of Gulf Coast Kid's House, where she first began volunteering more than 10 years ago prior to serving in the role of fundraising chair for more than six years. She works with her company to raise awareness of human trafficking on a national scale.
"The group I joined as a recipient of the Ethics in Business award is a group I greatly respect," McNally said. "I am honored to be included and I am honored to be selected for this year's award."
For more information about the Ethics in Business Award, visit uwf.edu/cob/ethics-in-business-award.
For more information about the UWF College of Business, visit uwf.edu/cob.
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Posted March 1, 2020
Each year, the Rotary Club of Pensacola supports local community projects with a limited number of grants to local charitable 501(c)3 organizations. Applications are open until April 15th.
Posted November 6, 2019
Betty Roberts, Past President of Rotery Club Pensacola, was awarded the 2018-19 Rotary District Governor's Citation from Rotary Club District Governor Innes Richards and Assistant District Governor Dan Sulger, and the 2018-19 Rotary Citation with Gold Distinction from Rotary International President Barry Rassin.
Posted June 21, 2019
The 2019 Grover Robinson III Award was presented to Malcolm Thomas, School Superintendent of Escambia County, and the Sandra Robinson Award was presented to Dr. Nell Potter at the Club Change of Command Ceremony.
Posted June 20, 2019
Betty Roberts, President of Rotary Club of Pensacola, welcomed District 6940 Area Presidents, Past Presidents, Past District Governors, District Governor Elects, Club members and guests to the Installation of Rotarian Innes Richards as the 106th District Governor.


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Law enforcement officials are investigating whether the disappearances of a Honolulu man and a Kauai man 16 years apart are connected.
The son of the 51-year-old Honolulu man who disappeared in 1990 is hoping others will come forward with evidence about the theft of money, property and disappearance of his father, and of Kauai man John Elwin.
When retired Honolulu Detective Bertha Nahoopii heard the case of missing Kauai man John Elwin, she immediately called Michael Young, whose father, Arthur, disappeared in October 1990.
"The feeling struck me this guy's doing it again 15 years later," Michael Young said. "The two cases sound like the same situation, the same MO, maybe not identical," but similar.
Both disappeared in the Philippines, both were involved in polo and both had properties essentially transferred to the same man: Henry Calucag, also known as Hank Jacinto.
Calucag, who is being held without bail in Honolulu, is charged with first-degree theft, first-degree identity theft and second-degree forgery involving Elwin's property.
Elwin has been missing since early May after a trip to the Philippines.
No charges were ever filed in the Young case.
After Arthur Young's 1990 disappearance, Michael Young alleged, Calucag was seen on videotape withdrawing cash from automated teller machines using his father's bank card and fraudulently used his father's business checks, and even took his grandmother's Social Security checks.
Yet despite the evidence, police said they could not do anything because "how did they know that my father didn't give Henry permission to withdraw the money?" he said. He even hired a private investigator to try to stop Calucag and girlfriend Debbie Anagaran from taking over the house. They even sold off his grandmother's and father's personal possessions in a garage sale.
Young, then 33, ended up paying for his grandmother's care home costs until her death since she was not receiving her Social Security checks, and his father was missing.
"Hopefully, now they can prove something," Michael Young said.
Nahoopii said police ran into a dead end after discovering the elder Young transferred the property to Anagaran and left, supposedly with Calucag, and police had exhausted avenues of investigation.
Calucag and Anagaran have been living in what was Arthur Young's mother's house in St. Louis Heights since his disappearance in 1990. The attorney general's office and the Honolulu police are investigating the 16-year-old cold case.
The city Prosecutor's Office and Kauai police are investigating the Elwin case.
Michael Young estimates the three-quarter-acre property is worth $2 million, and the city assesses it at $1.3 million.


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The first photo above shows our Patented Cowl Air Induction Cooling System where air is sucked into the front of the cowl and into the inner housing of the grinder. This cool air circulates throughout the interior of the grinder cooling off the interior parts of the grinder and the hot air is expelled out the back vent of the grinder. This type of cooling system keeps the motor nearly 200% cooler than regular electric meat grinders and can virtually double the life of your unit.
The second photo shows our 3 Speed Control System with a Stop & Reset Button. ON/1 is the High Speed used mostly for grinding all meats, ON/2 is the Low Speed normally used when you want to Stuff Sausage and REVERSE is used in case something gets caught inside the grinding head and needs to be backed out. If the grinder maxes out its Wattage by something very hard being dropped down the feed chute (like a knife or a hard bone), it will immediately stop to avoid damage. All you have to do is take the grinding head off the unit and clear the obstruction, reattach the grinding head to the unit, wait for 10 Seconds and then push the STOP & RESET Button and the grinder will turn back on so you can continue grinding.
The Grinding Head on this grinder is a Size #12 and not a smaller size #5 or #8 like most kitchen grinders. The 4 parts of this Grinding Head (shown above in the 1st photo above) are manufactured out of 100% Polished Cast Aluminum (NOT Coated). These parts should NOT be washed in the dishwasher, but should be washed with a mild detergent (like Dawn Liquid) and hot water, towel dried and stored in a dry place.
This unit also comes with 3 Each 100% 304 Grade Stainless Steel Cutting Blades (shown in the 2nd photo above). We include the 3 Cutting Blades so you can match up one of the Cutting Blades with one of the Grinding Plates (shown below) so they are a Matched Set. When you match up a Cutting Blade with a Grinding Plate as a set, this keeps the cutting blades much sharper and your will get a much faster and more precise Grind on your meat. Since the cutting blades are manufactured out of Stainless Steel, you can wash these either by hand or put them in the dishwasher.
This unit comes standard with 3 Tempered Steel Grinding Plates (Course, Medium & Fine). The diameter of the grinding plates (shown above in the 1st photo) are 2 5/8 Inches (the Standard for a Size #12 Grinder) which makes for a much faster grind due to the larger output for the meat that you are grinding. The grinding plate that looks like a Wagon Wheel is used for a Coarse Grind, the grinding plate with the Medium Holes (1/4" Diameter Holes) is used for a Medium Grind and the grinding plate with the Small Holes (5/32 Inch Diameter Holes) is used for a Fine Grind. Please note that these Grinding Plates are made from Tempered Steel and should (like the Grinding Head) NOT be washed in the dishwasher. They should also be washed with a mild detergent (like Dawn Liquid) and hot water, towel dried immediately, coated with a food grade oil or food grade silicone and stored in a plastic bag ready for their next use.
This grinder also comes with what is called a modified Beaner Plate, otherwise known as a Sausage Stuffing Plate (shown above in the 2nd photo). These plates are made specifically for use in electric meat grinders when you want to stuff sausage as they let more sausage flow through the grinding head into the sausage casing. When stuffing sausage with this grinder DO NOT use the cutting blade while doing this. To stuff sausage: Insert the auger (or snake as some people call it) into the grinding head, then insert the Beaner Plate next to keep the auger centered. Next insert one of the 3 sizes of stuffing tubes into the back of the round white adapter (parts shown two pictures above these). Hold these connected sausage tube parts to the front of the grinding head and secure them by placing the head locking cap over them and tightening them to the grinding head. You are now ready to stuff your sausage.
A Set of 3 Sizes of Sausage Stuffing Tubes along with the Adapter are also included (shown in the 1st photo above). The Diameter of the Sausage Stuffing Tubes are 3/4 Inch, 5/8 Inch and 1/2 Inch.
The 2nd photo above shows the Kubbe (also know as Kibbe) Attachment that comes with this grinder. For those of you who are not familiar with Kubbes, they are Traditional Middle Eastern Dish comprised of a cylinder-like shell made from meat which lamb and bulghar wheat. The center is then stuffed with a spiced minced lamb filling and the ends are sealed to form the Kubbe which is then Deep-Fried.
The above photos show the actual Grind of the 3 sizes of grinding plates that come with the grinder. The STX Turboforce 3000 Series Grinder will grind (set on high) between 175 lbs. and 225 lbs. of meat per hour depending on the consistency and coldness of the meat you are grinding. Photo one above shows the Grind using the Wagon Wheel grinding plate, photo two shows the Grind using the 1/4" grinding plate and photo three shows the Grind using the 5/32" grinding plate.
Please note that a lot of our customers will Double Grind their meat for a better mix of the lean and the fat in the mixture. For Example: If you wish to make hamburger out of a chuck roast, you might want to grind the meat the first time with the Wagon Wheel grinding plate and then grind it again using the 5/32" grinding plate. This helps to make sure that the lean meat and the fat are completely mixed with no clumps of fat. We have found that either an 80-20 ratio mix (80% lean to 20% fat) or an 85-15 ratio (85% lean to 15% fat) are the two best mixes for making hamburger for cooking on your outdoor grill. If you make your ground meat too lean (without enough fat) and cook them out your outdoor grill, your hamburger will turn out to be as hard as a rock because all of the fat will be cooked out of it. You can use a leaner mix if you are going to use the ground meat for pan frying, making a meat loaf or something like chili.


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There were a few hundred of these lovely doors (each painted a different way on top). The middle class and nicer neighborhoods in town are still in the old kinda #Traditional style with a big front Door to the courtyard and small rooms for the Family off the center. Very Awesome! And Beautiful artwork!
Monthly Archives: May 2017
Happy Dragon Boat Festival!
Happy Dragon Boat Festival! Today in #China we are celebrating the Duanwu #端午 festival! It's been a Holiday here for more than 2000 years!
It celebrates the Famous #poet #quyuan. Devoted to #China 🇨🇳, he wrote beautiful poems about its history, nature, and people. When the invading Qin armies approached, he chose to drown himself rather than see his beloved country fall. Although they sent out many #dragon boats to look for him, they could not save him in time.
So to commemorate his memory, every year they eat #粽子 (aka Zongzi), a sticky #rice #treat wrapped in banana leaves. And the big cities send out Dragon #boats for big battles and races on the lakes and rivers! Cool!
#Stewed Iron Eggs
Stewed Iron Eggs – everypne's favorite food! It even comes #SPICED! As my ESL students say – 'have a try!'
Notice the star #anise on the picture (tastes like licorice – often poisonous here in #China since the legit anise stars go to theraflu factories). Can only imagine that added to stewed egg flavor!
Whistling Through the Vines
Gongyi is home to the Kang Family Mansion – a Ming Dynasty mansion still preserved centuries later. Also called the KangBaiWan Mansion 河南巩义康百万庄园. It is #10 on China's list of famous mansions! A truly beautiful place filled with all sorts of ancient buildings and gardens. At one time, he was apparently the wealthiest businessman in China. The family was famous be being good and virtuous, so much so that the emperor wrote them a poem just for them after 8 generations of wise and honorable leaders in a row. Wish I could have met them!
Stay Out!
Chinese historical sites (and some city buildings) here in Henan have a tendency to have these sharp warnings NOT to climb the walls. Given how much looting and destruction they've faced with their heritage in the past, it is a pointed (pun intended) reminder that history is to be protected, not stolen or broken. Also – avoid the Baiju (China's alcoholic beverage which is as much as 70% alcohol). Getting drunk on that and stupidly climbing the fence is a REALLY BAD idea here!
Shaolin Temple's Wushu Monks!
Henan is home to the Shaolin Temple – made famous in Jackie Chan's films and the center of Chinese Kungfu or "Wushu." The monks did a performance for the Henan Tourism Festival!