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Today, it's time to pick up a pair of drumsticks and get behind the kit in honor of Stewart Copeland — as the legendary drummer/songwriter/rock and roll icon celebrates his 66th birthday.
In fact, he'll do so in grand fashion, as the premiere episode of his guest-hosting duties on HDNet Movies' Classic Rock Week airs tonight. How better to celebrate your own birthday than by premiering a documentary on your band on a TV network?
Recently, we paid a visit to Copeland's home studio in Southern California for RockCellarTV and spoke with him at length about Classic Rock Week, his favorite rock documentaries and much more:
Among the topics discussed are the same ones covered in the HDNET docu-series, from the Doors to the Who to Rush (note Copeland's reverence for Rush's Neil Peart) to the Police's involvement with the US Festival in 1982, and more.
The 19-film line-up kicks off with the Copeland-directed film "Everyone Stares, The Police Inside Out" on his birthday, July 16, and also features critically acclaimed docs profiling The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, The Allman Brothers, The Doors, Elton John, Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, The Who, Bad Company, Rush, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Chicago, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Doobie Brothers, Rod Stewart, Les Paul and The 1982 US Festival.
In addition to his years drumming, Copeland is also an accomplished composer, something he spoke with us about in 2015 for an interview. Truly gifted with a personality as robust as his skills behind the drum set, Copeland is worthy of all accolades thrown at him.
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It takes more than one method to bring a hospital's hand hygiene compliance rate above 90%. At Barnes-Jewish St. Peters (MO) Hospital (BJSPH), it was a matter of trial and error to reach its compliance goal.
"We started collecting hand hygiene observations back in 2004," says Kathleen Dougherty, RN, MSN, manager of professional practice and leadership development at BJSPH. "We wanted to see where we were with compliance for guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]."
Taking 100 observations per quarter, the organization found its hand hygiene compliance rate was 57%. Conversations began on how to reach the CDC goal. The 2004 numbers illustrated the need for increased compliance; the renewed awareness alone caused a significant jump in compliance in 2005.
"We got our rates up to 79% [in 2005]," says Dougherty. "This came about just based on a general heightened awareness of hand hygiene. We didn't have a pointed focus or implementation plan."
Although the jump was encouraging, it still did not bring the organization's compliance numbers to an acceptable level. But the organization was collecting data.
The facility has seen significant rates of improvement each year since this time—remaining over 90% and at times hitting 99% compliance in 2009.
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BJSPH is a member of BJC HealthCare, a 13-hospital system in Missouri. The hospitals share a center for healthcare quality and effectiveness, which works closely with all facilities to develop standards and practices to be used across the system.
"The center looks at regulations that relate to clinical quality and patient safety and assists with development of protocols and procedures to facilitate positive results," says Dougherty. The center knew hand hygiene compliance was about to explode on the national level. At the time, The Joint Commission (formerly JCAHO) was increasing its focus on this issue, and BJC wanted to be prepared.
"We also knew we'd be accountable to publish data [on hand hygiene compliance] on a regular basis," says Dougherty. Thus, in 2006, mandatory training was implemented. "Every employee was provided with training on hand hygiene in 2006," she says.
However, the increase in compliance was minimal, climbing to 80% that year. Simultaneous to the training, the organization started using hand hygiene auditors—essentially undercover agents looking for hand hygiene compliance—to act as observers.
"These auditors were on all shifts like secret shoppers," says Dougherty.
They came from all walks of hospital life—not just physicians and nurses, but secretaries, housekeepers, lab techs, and others.
When the numbers did not rise as much as expected, extra training was provided, additional auditors were trained, and compliance rates were reported at departmental meetings.
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"In 2007, we knew we had to do more, and we wanted to do more," says Dougherty. "We wanted to be at 90% hand hygiene compliance by the end of that year."
BJSPH increased the frequency of the audits to a minimum of 100 per month.
"Our point of view was if you increase your 'n,' you have a better chance of being successful," Dougherty explains.
In February 2007, after a brief discussion with a Joint Commission surveyor, BJSPH learned of the idea to use cards as a method of feedback during audits. The hospital took this idea and developed it further into a very simple but highly effective concept: "You've Been Spotted" cards.
These cards—adorned with a Dalmatian to support the "spotted" theme—come in two varieties. At a distance, they appear indistinguishable, but up close, the two varieties are unique.
For positive reinforcement, some of the cards are flagged for incidents in which the receiver has been spotted using good hand hygiene practices. These cards include a $2 coupon that's good in the hospital cafeteria or gift shop, which is enough for a cup of coffee or candy bar.
Receivers of multiple positive reinforcement cards can use them together to purchase lunch. Funding for these coupons came from the infection prevention budget.
On the spot
The second type of card reads, "We are putting you on the spot for not using hand hygiene."
The reason the cards look nearly identical is to prevent embarrassment for the people involved. It's impossible to tell from a few feet away whether you've received a positive or negative card.
"We needed something nonconfrontational," says Dougherty. "We wanted something with positive reinforcement, but also something to notify you if you got caught. We didn't want this to be a public display."
The dynamic is an interesting one, especially because the auditors can be from any area of the hospital hierarchy. For example, secretaries have had to give cards to physicians.
The introduction of the cards showed an increase in compliance, but not enough of a jump to be completely satisfactory. "We saw an increase that year. We made it to 90% one month, but for year-to-date we were at 86%," says Dougherty.
Posting names was the next step toward improvement. "We continued the positive rewards program, but … we started reporting both those who did well and those who needed to improve," explains Dougherty.
The good with the bad
There was much deliberation within the leadership team on the concept of posting names. Leaders made a conscious decision to hold everyone accountable while continuing to use the carrot instead of the stick, staying with positive reinforcement to motivate their employees to higher hand hygiene compliance.
To temper the negative reinforcement of posting names—which helped improve compliance as well—BJSPH implemented an additional, and very public, way of rewarding those who were spotted using proper hand hygiene processes.
"Any [month] we meet or exceed our goal, we will take the names of everyone who was recognized as doing a good job, put their names into a drawing, and have a 'hand hygiene hero' drawn in the cafeteria," says Dougherty.
The cafeteria is shared by staff members and guests, so the congratulatory ceremony, which includes the loud playing of Bonnie Tyler's 1980's hit "Holding Out for a Hero," can be witnessed not only by staff members, but also patients and their visitors. The winner of the drawing receives a $25 gift certificate, and in months in which the goal is exceeded, multiple names are drawn.
Winners' pictures are taken and posted throughout the building and even made into screensavers on hospital computers. The tactic has been well received by staff members, and when a winner is present in the cafeteria during the drawing, cheers have been known to break out.
Handling positive recognition is easy. Those spotted to be noncompliant can be more of a challenge.
Non–staff members are not immune to the card system. If a physician or advanced practice nurse is spotted not following hand hygiene protocol, the hospital's risk manager follows up with the independent practitioner separately.
It's not all "gotcha," either. BJSPH uses the "Just Culture" concepts, acknowledging human error, and the follow-up for noncompliance is not without managerial discretion. The factors leading up to an incident are taken into consideration when a noncompliant employee is spotted. "Managers are expected to hold staff accountable," says Dougherty.
To the program's benefit, the auditors have remained remarkably consistent over its duration. To keep the secret shopper concept fresh, the auditors don't continually work the same shifts or areas of the building. A fluid schedule allows the auditors to remain anonymous even as they keep their role year after year.
"We've sent the message that these patients belong to all of us," says Dougherty.
Adapted from Briefings on The Joint Commission, December 2009, HCPro, Inc.


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[email protected]: Trade unions of military and civilian staff discuss the future of the European Defence Union
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• What are the opportunities and threats regarding the European Defence Union, the European Defence Fund and the European Defence Industrial Development Programme?
• What are the challenges for the establishment of the military planning and conduct capability (MPCC) within the EU military staff (EUMS)?
• What role should military and civilian staff should play in establishing the European Security and Defence Union and what are the lessons learnt so far from past cooperation and joint missions?
Particular attention was given to the role of the military staff, to its rights and duties.
Captain Andreas Steinmetz from CESI's member organisation DBwV demanded harmonised high standards of military staff at EU levels. "Military personnel is key for the European Defence Union. Why not open discussions on social rights of military staff?" asked Emmanuel Jacob, President of Euromil.
Brigadier Heinz Krieb from the European External Action Service (EEAS) Military Staff noted: "European Defence Union should focus on prevention & foreseeability. Prevention is better than conflict resolution!"
MEP Michael Gahler (EPP) emphasised that "the solution is cooperation. We cannot be efficient alone in the field of defence." He suggested a more solidary European Defence Union, based on a common project and shared responsibilities.
CESI President Romain Wolff concluded: "It is important to keep track of what's happening on the ground. EU military staff should enjoy the same rights & standards as civilians in uniform. Protect those who protect us!"
Background of the conference
During the course of 2015 – 2017, Europe has witnessed a rapid change of its security policies due to new external factors, new threats and a steady increase of its security needs. Trend changing measures are now being envisaged. In summer, the Commission has issued a reflection paper on the future of European defence as part of the white paper process. Common military assets and the will of the EU "to engage at an unprecedented level in defence to support Member States" are being discussed. In order to create a defence union, all EU instruments, including EU funding, as well as the full potential of the Treaties shall be exploited.
This [email protected] gathered over 130 participants, practitioners from national armies, European stakeholders and representatives of the national delegations.
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Coverage of the event in foreign press
• https://www.dbwv.de/aktuelle-themen/politik-verband/beitrag/news/cesi-berufsrat-verteidigung-tagt-in-bruessel/
• https://www.dbwv.de/aktuelle-themen/politik-verband/beitrag/news/europaeische-verteidigungspolitik-die-menschen-in-den-streitkraeften-nicht-vergessen/
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New research shows that global demand for faux leather footwear, furnishings, and automotive interiors will create a spike in the animal-free materials market, as a recent survey found the faux leather industry to be worth a whopping $85.05 billion by 2025.
The study by business consulting firm Grand View Research revealed that China, India, Brazil, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam will drive the demand for animal-free leather due to rising interest for affordable footwear in those countries. The report states: "As textile technology is evolving, consumers are preferring vegan fashion, which refers to adopting non-leather products."
Polyurethane was identified as the fastest growing material in the sector due to its durability, low cost of production, and water-resistant qualities. In recent years, car manufactures such as Tesla and Ferrari have developed vegan interiors due to customer demand for cruelty-free options, and companies such as Piñatex—which creates faux leather materials from pineapples—have created innovative alternatives to animal hides.
Consumers today are much more conscious of the ethics of what they're buying. High on the list is an approach to fashion which takes care of the environment and the people who make the things we wear. And this is where vegan leather comes in.
So, what is vegan leather, and why is this natural leather alternative booming?
Most vegan leather is made of polyurethane, a polymer that can be made to order for any designer's fancy. The best examples, as mentioned before, include Piñatex and cork leather. Pinatex is made from the fibres of pineapple leaves and has already been used on the red carpet. Cork leather, which has a very long list of benefits, has also made its debut in high fashion thanks to the big names such as Calvin Klein, Tory Burch and Stella McCartney.
It has been estimated that over the last 10 years the number of British vegans and vegetarians increased by 360%, and combined with the number of people who eat meat but are against animal cruelty, it comes as no surprise that fashion is becoming more vegan. And why wouldn't it be? Especially when vegan leather can be saturated in all kinds of shades that put real leather to shame.
We're merely skimming the surface when it comes to cruelty-free materials in the fashion industry; stay tuned for our blog next week on an array of vegan materials finding their way into the industry. And in the meantime, find your very own vegan leather watch from the incredible Votch here at Ethea.


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The Uckfield chairman of East Sussex County Council, Cllr Chris Dowling will be visiting Dieppe later this month to attend the 70th anniversary of the Dieppe Raid.
Also there will be other county dignitaries including David Allam, High Sheriff of East Sussex; Cllr Tony nicholson, chairman of Lewes District Council and Cllr Graham Amy, the Mayor of Newhaven.
The disastrous Dieppe Raid took place on August 19, 1942. It was launched partly to test the allies readiness for a beach landing in France but casualties included more than 3,300 Canadians killed, wounded or taken prisoner and 275 British commandos.
The Royal Navy lost one destroyer and 33 landing craft, suffering 550 dead and wounded. The RAF lost 106 aircraft to the Luftwaffe's 48. The German army casualties were just under 600.
The allied forces included 5,000 Canadians and 1,000 British military personnel and some of the troops set off from Newhaven.
Cllr Dowling said: "Thousands of people will be travelling to Dieppe to take part in the 70th anniversary of the raid. Many of those attending will be veterans or families of those who took part.
"Some of the troops involved in the raid set off from Newhaven and the anniversary event will give us the chance to mark the huge sacrifice made by all those who took part."
There will be another memorial service in Newhaven on August 12, a week before the Dieppe commemoration that falls on the exact date of the raid.
The civic dignitaries have been invited to the anniversary by the Mayor of Dieppe, Sebastien Jumel.
The annual commemorative events include a vigil at the Canadian Cemetery by war veterans from Dieppe and services at the Canadian monuments in Dieppe and at the beach at Puys.


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Anyone who registers at www.bcanwalk.org will receive the 2020 Walk T-shirt. If you are already registered, you should have received your t-shirt in the mail.
You may be aware that BCAN hosted a live virtual event via Facebook, Twitter and YouTube on May 2nd. We hope you were able to participate. If not, you can find the video of the broadcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IrfUVhwDT8&t=1795s. The broadcast includes clips from patients, caregivers, doctors and more. It also has BCAN mission moments and a warm up. We recommend watching it to get pumped up for your walk.
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Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool all won their Capital One Cup matches with quite hefty scorelines. Chelsea did admittedly have the biggest challenge of them all, however, they still produced a favourable outcome like the rest.
Arsenal had an astounding 4-0 win against Nottingham Forest. The first of their goals was netted by Xhaka in the 23rd minute and this remained the only goal of the first half. Arsenal's new signing has once again proved useful to the team.
In the second half, three more goals followed and they were all scored by the Gunners! Two were by Pérez Martínez and the last one was netted in extra time by Oxlade-Chambelain. There wasn't a single incorrect step taken by Wenger's side.
The Gunners weren't the only red team firing cannons at their opponents. Liverpool demolished Derby County in a similar fashion. Klavan gave the Reds the lead with his goal in the 24th minute and two goals followed this in the second half. The Premier League teams almost seem to be finding the League Cup -dare I say- easy!
Well, that is when they are not up against one another. Chelsea unfortunately had to face-off against Leicester City, the Premier League Champions! Leicester netted two goals within the first 34 minutes! The Blues could have easily accepted defeat at this point. However, instead, they did something else...
They made a comeback! Cahill netted an optimistic goal in extra time of the first half. Then, within the first five minutes of the second half, Azpilicueta scored the equaliser. Any advantage had been cancelled out and all was still to play for!
Antonio Conte had tried to rest his key players for their weekend match against their London rival,Arsenal, however, he eventually decided to call on Diego Costa and Hazard to help the Blues secure a win. The win was achieved.
In extra time Leicester had a player sent off and so they were forced to play in added time with only ten men. With such rough behaviour, it was a long time coming. Within the first five minutes of added time Fàbregas netted two glorious goals to earn a golden victory for the Blues! Sometimes, the future just can't be so easily predicted.
So, it has been settled. Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea have all progressed to the next stage of the English League. They demolished their opponents with great vigour; who knows how far they could go?
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Can You Steam A Fondant Cake That Has Ganache Underneath?
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AHi all, I'm going to attempt to make my first car cake (Ferrari 458 italia). I've read many tutorials and watched a lot of YouTube videos and have decided to use white chocolate ganache instead of buttercream. I had planned to steam the car after covering with fondant to give it a shiny look but I'm not sure if the ganache will tolerate the steam. I understand that white chocolate ganache is already softer than regular ganache and I'm worried that all my effort will be wasted. My guess is that you gently steam the fondant and don't want to steam it for longer periods of time anyway to avoid fondant sweating. Am I correct in my assumption?
the ganache does not react to water/steam the same way that chocolate alone would. PLUS, the ganache is well hidden underneath the fondant. With that said, steam away. If this is your first time using a steamer, don't be afraid to USE the steam for a second. You don't want to over steam by any-means, but a solid one-two seconds per area will help you.
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See the life all around you
See that part you hold tightly in yourself
That part is in all these others
The four legged, the fliers,
The crawlers, two legged, and all
Know that all life comes from the same source
All life holds value to their journey,
Whether short or long, hard or easy
Learn to know that all life trembles before violence
All fear death, all love life.
All have dreams and passions
All have loves and fears
All crave happiness and contentment
And so, when you see yourself in others,
Then whom can you hurt?
What harm can you do?
For in truly knowing of your part in others,
How can you harm them without harming yourself
Know that you who seek your own happiness from without
Seeking your answer by hurting others
Those others who seek their own happiness,
You will be doomed to never find happiness for yourself.
For your brother is alike to you,
He may look different, believe differently, talk differently,
Yet he simply wants to be happy.
Never harm him, for in harming him,
You harm yourself so much more
Seek for real happiness within yourself
Look deep within to know your own connection to Spirit
You own strengths and weaknesses
Your own wants and needs
In this way you too will find happiness.
In this life……
And after you leave this life, to return home…
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I left college in 1998 with a bunch of student debt and credit card debts. My cc accounts were sent to collection and I paid off some of those already, rests are still behind me. Meanwhile I took few payday loans. These payday loans are really sharks, you know, they create a circle of debts and I was trapped. Long story short, somehow I managed to pay these payday loans. Presently I owe credit card debts and student debts. Credit card accounts are under collection, but nobody ever contacted me for these student loans. Please suggest me what can I do to improve my credit. BTW, I am with a nicely paid job right now.
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This book is a reprint of a 2004 book, entitled "Out of the Question . . . Into the Mystery," and is subtitled, "How we got the point but Missed the Person." This is a very powerful book by Sweet and is very challenging. The premise for Sweet is that we've lost our first love. Jesus should be our first love, we should have a dynamic faith, yet we have allowed belief to trump faith
Of course we need both, but Sweet believes we've bought into rules over faith. We talk about belief, but not about the relationship which should come from our belief in Jesus. We don't exhibit the transformed life Paul talks about in 2 Corinthians 5:17.
Sweet believes we are missing the point and relationships should be the cornerstone of our faith. Without relationship, relationship with Jesus; then relationship with one another, we cannot demonstrate love.
Some quotes from Sweet include ~
- "We are more in love with our principles of peace, than we are with the Prince of Peace."
- "We don't follow Jesus because we understand Him or because we know the truth about Him. We follow Jesus because He is the Truth, and He leads us into truth through our relationship with Him."
- Faith in God is a relationship involving all of who you are and all that is around you. Faith is a lived encounter, a relationship of truth with the divine."
I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review.


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Hyderabad: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) Chief Spokesperson Dr. Sravan Dasoju has ridiculed the claims being made by caretaker Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao of sacrificing power for the sake of people of Telangana.
Addressing a press conference at Gandhi Bhavan on Saturday, Sravan alleged that by advancing Assembly elections, TRS has not only imposed additional burden on public exchequer, but also created huge obstruction in the development of Telangana.
Questioning the rationale behind TRS changing its stand on holding simultaneous polls, he reminded that on 6th July, 2018, KCR had submitted a representation to Law Commission Chairman B.S. Chowhan recommending 'One State, One Election'.
He also played a video clip of TRS MP Vinod Kumar wherein he explained KCR's stand on simultaneous polls for Assembly and Lok Sabha.
Ironically KCR took a U turn within two months and on 6th September, 2018 dissolved assembly on the pretext of political fragility enforcing two elections within 2-3 months causing huge burden on state exchequer and deprival of development for almost 9 months and it only shows the height of hypocrisy of Mr KCR, Sravan said.
He also pointed out that "KCR has sacrificed people's interest just for his own political gains.
Sravan said that KCR had earlier contended that separate elections for Assembly and Lok Sabha results in waste of time and resources like administrative and security.
KCR was of the view that separate elections for Assembly and Lok Sabha also increases the expenses of political parties and the development process get affected due to imposition of Model Code of Conduct twice. Despite making such tall claims, KCR dissolved the Assembly almost nine months ahead of scheduled polls.
He said KCR has failed to explain the reasons that forced him to impose early Assembly polls on people of Telangana. He said there was no logic behind holding Assembly and Lok Sabha elections within a gap of four months.
The Congress leader claimed that KCR had a sensed a humiliating defeat if elections are held on time. Since TRS Government had failed to implement a single major electoral promise, KCR apparently feared that it would be impossible for any TRS leader to even enter a habitation and face the people.
Just to avoid questioning by people on his failure to deliver on promises, KCR enacted the drama and dissolved the Assembly nine months ahead of schedule. KCR was also worried over the rising popularity of Congress party among masses, he said.
Sravan leader said people of Telangana would never forgive KCR for burdening them with additional expenses by advancing Assembly elections and gave call to public to question TRS contestants for whose benefit these early elections.


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The Philadelphia 76ers have fined Amir Johnson an undisclosed amount for looking at his phone in the fourth quarter of their loss to the Brooklyn Nets in Game 1 of the NBA playoffs first-round series.
Joel Embiid was caught along with Johnson looking at what appeared to be Johnson's phone on the bench.
76ers general manager Elton Brand issued a statement saying the organization has fined Johnson for "conduct detrimental to the team."
Brand said he had addressed the situation with Johnson, "and he understands why his actions were unacceptable. We are moving forward together with our focus now on Game 2."
Embiid said Johnson was just checking on his sick daughter, according to a report from The Athletic.
Johnson later issued a statement apologizing.
"I apologize for having my phone on the bench in today's game," the statement read. "I take full responsibility and will accept the consequences of my actions. I also apologize to my team-mates, the 76ers organization and the fans for the distraction this has caused."
Johnson was inactive for the game. Embiid was doubtful coming into the game with a knee injury, but he ultimately started and played.
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"Desperation Mona," as historic Colorado Springs investor Spencer Penrose and others have called her, always appears at the same time — dusk — and in the same place — mile marker 13 — on the Pikes Peak Highway, which Penrose built in 1916.
The site is where, in 1932, Wynona "Mona" Roberts' car went off the edge of the road and plunged 150 feet down the mountain. While the crash didn't kill her or her new husband, Mona died after she got out of the hospital three weeks later. She expired in a bathtub in the California couple's honeymoon cottage in Manitou Springs.
The beautiful, young brunette had succumbed to a brain hemorrhage, doctors surmised. But her husband later confessed to bashing her in the head with a hammer, before he was executed for the murder of his five previous wives.
Since then, storyteller Sebrena Forrest said Friday during a ghost story presentation at the Ute Pass Library, there have been many police reports of people seeing a naked woman with long, stringy dark hair on Pikes Peak making gestures of desperation.
In 1973, a man who had worked on Pikes Peak for 33 years stopped his motorcycle at Glen Cove one June night after work to have a cigarette and take a leak, when he spotted the woman. He said he threw his leather jacket over her shoulders and gave her a ride to the toll booth down the hill.
"He remembered her hands around him were clammy, and her breath on his neck was freezing, icy cold," Forrest said.
But when he stopped the bike, the woman got off, took off his jacket and ran back up the mountain.
"When he goes home, he looks for his cigarette lighter in his jacket and pulls out a receipt from what was then the Glen Cove Gift Shop," Forrest said. "It was dated Sept. 21, 1932."
The next day, he went to the gift shop and learned that the nude woman who had hopped on the back of his motorcycle was a ghost. People, including Spencer Penrose, had known about her for years and had named her Desperation Mona.
Such ghost stories from the Pikes Peak region are interesting, Forrest said, because "these are documented cases from responsible people who have experienced encounters. It's not just one person making something up."
And the accounts happen over a long period of years, from people who have not known the stories, she said.
But the Pikes Peak region is no more or less haunted than other communities, said Forrest, a Cascade resident and member of the Mohawk Nation who is best known for preserving Native American culture and was named 2017 Elder of the Year by the Native American Women's Association.
At the request of the Pikes Peak Library District, she dug up unexplained events and documented ghost encounters from the area, based on the library district's Special Collections section of archived materials and personal interviews.
Desperation Mona is known as a crisis apparition because she died in a crisis, so she materializes in her naked, drowned state, Forrest said.
"Hauntings can be at a place you're stuck or where something happened or you had a fond memory of," she said.
Up in Woodland Park, employees of the Ute Inn, an historic bar and restaurant, have reported glasses zooming through the air and exploding, Forrest said.
"It's not like a big truck goes by and knocks one off from the vibration," she said. "It's like a whole bunch flying off the shelves."
When the old Homestead House in Colorado Springs was a bed-and-breakfast, no one wanted to go in one upstairs room because furniture would rearrange itself, and noises could be heard coming from the empty room, Forrest said.
The Egg Man of Manitou Springs has been known to follow people, attack them and beat them with his cane. Victims can hear the short man with whiskers and a hat dragging something like a leg or a cane, Forrest said, and the sulfurous smell of rotten eggs emanates from the ghost.
In 1988, a man named Gail Bailey ended up in the hospital from an Egg Man beating, Forrest said.
"It's been going on for a long time," she said, and is thought to be linked to a man who carried a basket of eggs to eat at a local bar and one day committed suicide at the pub.
Another tale of the unexplained comes from Simla, about 50 miles northeast of Colorado Springs.
In the late 1950s, ranchers named the Lemleys, who ran about 50 head of cattle, would see bright spotlights at night across their prairie land that would mess up their television, but they couldn't pinpoint the source.
"It was a mystery," Forrest said. "All the ranchers were talking about it."
One night, the husband found his wife, Louise, crouched in the kitchen, naked and trembling. But she had no memory of what had happened. Their son was found in his Jeep in the long driveway, where he had been all night, after seeing bright lights and not remembering anything else.
And then, the family could not find some of their cattle. They located 10 cows laid in a circle dead, with a tree and sand in the middle.
"There were no footprints, no tire tracks," Forrest said.
The cows' genitals and eyes had been removed.
"But they were not torn up; it was a neat scene." And, "No predators would go near those dead cattle."
Law enforcement and Air Force officials responded, and told the family if anybody asks, it was predators.
"Just because I can't see something doesn't mean it doesn't exist," Forrest said.
One of the creepiest stories that made national news concerns Old Jackknife Tom. A mean Irishman with red hair and buck teeth who in the 1850s, Tom kept a knife in his boot and cut off people's ears or fingers if he lost too much money in the gambling halls in Old Colorado City.
One day, a guy killed Jackknife Tom by shooting him in the head.
Dr. Isaac Davis, Manitou Springs' pharmacist, town coroner, doctor, mayor, chief of police and judge, collected specimens such as severed limbs and fetuses and kept them in pickle jars in his laboratory.
When nobody claimed Jackknife Tom's body after three days, the doctor/coroner removed the organs and mummified the body.
"He'd prop the body up in the sun to dry in front of his pharmacy on Canon Avenue," Forrest said. "He'd prop him up in the barber shop and put whipped cream on his face. He dressed him as a woman. He took him to the bar. It was in all the papers."
After the doctor died, Tom's mummified body ended up in Kansas City and toured the country in an exhibit called "The Petrified Indian of the Manitou Caverns."
"Nobody knows where it is now," Forrest said.
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ES #F More buying
After some temporary bearish tunes and a swing low on April the 17th, more buying pressure developed gradually over the last 3 days in the ES continuous contract. The current Wyckoff volume up wave in progress, is the highest point up move since the up move that ended on April the 5th. No bar closed below the 2332.25 level, as mentioned in a number of previous analysis, to look out for since the previous swing low and price action and the extend of the current up move suggests that supply is spent for now. The Volume Simplified Oscillator shows a little selling pressure is developing and a pull back is possible to the 2342.50 to 2336.75 area. The Cumulative Volume Oscillator shows that the recent buying volume up swings is increasing and higher prices are likely, after completion of a possible pull back. A bar close below 2332.25 can turn buying sentiment around.
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The name Kim Wilde brings back memories of the 80's, the time the English singer stormed the charts with songs as You Keep Me Hangin' On and Cambodia. Twenty-five years after her biggest hit and a wealth of gardening experience under her belt the musical drive returns. The gay-icon is back!
Kim Wilde could always count on a large gay following. Homos adore this queen and love her personality. The ash blond singer with the crystal-clear voice and Monroe image has always been one of the most appealing pop stars. Not for nothing the French labeled her the 'Brigitte Bardot of rock' and the Germans still perceive Kim as the most sexy glamour girl of the eighties. These ingredients make Kim Wilde a British icon that recently made a modest comeback with her Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime, unforgettable in every disco.
Kim Wilde started her career in the 80's. In her career she scored fourteen number-1 hits and close to fifty top ten hits worldwide. With that she became the most successful female British artist ever and a gay-icon. Kim, like Madonna and Kylie, is a strong woman with a message and an attitude in which many recognise themselves. The homo community embraced Kim from the beginning. How does Kim explain this herself?
"I presume it is because of my openness and enthusiasm. I've always supported the homo community. When I started, in the early eighties, they were having a tough time being accepted. In those days homos really needed to fight for acceptance. Often I've talked with homos about their experiences. The homo community has always seen me as a kind of icon, as someone who understood them and with whom they could identify. I myself have many homo friends. Many of them I've known from the time they were fans. My songs also seem to have helped them during these difficult moments. And I consider that a wonderful compliment."
This year Kim Wilde celebrates her 25th anniversary. "Yeah. I'm only 45 but sometimes, when I look back on my lengthy career, I feel very old. Even though I haven't always been in the picture. The past ten years I introduced a kind of sabbatical where my career was concerned. I'd arrived at the point that I realised how much I'd missed in my life. When you become famous at a young age you lose control over your own life. There came a moment that I said to myself: Kim, enough is enough! So I put my career on hold to lead a 'normal' life. As a housewife, wife, mother, kids and a quiet life in the English countryside. And of course: gardening, because that became a hobby, a new passion in which I found satisfaction and peace. Music however never entirely disappeared from my life, but was put on the backburner for a while. Except playing at being a housewife I studied horticulture. I've even got a degree in it! Flowers, plants and gardening still take up my time, every day. It's really something good and positive for me, something I need."
But blood will tell. So Kim has returned to her first love: music. "Music is my first passion and you simply can't suppress it. After my collaboration with Nena and Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime, three years ago, I felt music would be a really good thing for me to do again. I'm terribly pleased with my new album Never Say Never, an apt title wouldn't you say? The disc includes new tracks and reworked versions of classic dance pop songs. Music is back in my life. I'm really looking forward to the concerts, the renewed contacts with the fans. Obviously true love is an everlasting love."


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Chapel Haven West in Tucson, Arizona empowers adults 18+ with varying abilities to live independent and self-determined lives. This award-winning non-profit school and transition program offers a wide range of services, including structured-residential, social communication therapy, day, college and vocational supports, to meet individuals where they most need assistance. Our campus location, five blocks from the University of Arizona, provides a unique setting in a vibrant college community – perfect for adults who are ready to launch!
In 2019, Chapel Haven West undertook a comprehensive review of services. Based on wide ranging feedback from our families and professionals, we are proud to announce a new constellation of services with varying price points and choices for families looking for the next right step for their loved ones.
Among our new offerings:
Electronics Perseveration
Addressing screen addiction and perseveration on electronics is a new addition to our unique curriculum designed around our expertise in social communicative competency. Teaming with Dr. Laurie Sperry, an internationally recognized forensic expert in autism, this area of our curriculum will address the barriers that Internet addictions present to adult success in all settings, from paid employment, to the college classroom, and learning to connect with a circle of adult friends.
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Our newly revamped model takes the building blocks of our curriculum into a more customized model, directing our teaching into authentic settings where learning occurs most successfully. Our students benefit from individualized programming in the community, apartment, vocation and college settings, across a range of peer groups. Students gain confidence in social interactions, self-advocacy, building a healthy menu, grocery shopping, banking and budgeting, meal preparation, and apartment maintenance.
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Chapel Haven West offers a robust day and community life curriculum for families living in the Tucson area. We are an authorized DDD vendor and an approved school through the AZ Department of Education. Many families are pleased to learn their child's DDD funding may cover a significant portion of day and residential costs at Chapel Haven West.
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Last night I stood over you for a little longer than I usually do, watching you sleep, seeing the rise and fall of your chest. It seems impossible that my little girl is going to school. It's a total cliche, I know, but these past five years have really flown by and it feels like so little time ago that I was eagerly waiting your arrival. Now, with just a couple of months until you turn five, you are off on your next big adventure.
You've always been confident, more independent than your big brother, but I am still nervous to say goodbye this morning, to let you go… I've been thinking of all the things that might make you scared, might make you feel out of your depth.
Not much fazes you, you aren't a worrier like me, but it's a big step for someone so small, and I can't help but panic a little about this change.
You look so adorable in your uniform. I know you don't like people telling you that, but you really and truly do. You're my only little girl, my princess, and I am fiercely overprotective of you, whether you want me to be or not.
I have absolutely no worries about you making friends at school – you were instantly popular at nursery and with your kind heart and infectious laugh, everyone who meets you falls under your spell (you're going to be a nightmare when you're older, I can tell).
I've had a head start on this whole school thing with your big brother – I've had two years of school runs to get used to this, but yet I still felt like I was holding back the tears this morning when I waved goodbye to you.
I can't wait for you to finish and tell me all about your first day. I know you're going to love it! I'm so proud of you, my Carly bear…


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Medieval fun with Sir Justyn at the Castle
Well known medieval performer and educator and Sunshine Castle resident Knight Sir Justyn, features regularly in the Sunshine Castle during School Holidays and will return this September for his monthly displays at the castle.
Be sure not to miss the canon fire or the weapons and armour talks or one of his ever changing archery challenges, jousting or trebuchet firing activities. Sir Justyn brings history to life and appears to have an answer for even the tricky questions. Get up close and personal and enjoy the different elements of his medieval themed interactive displays.
All children must be accompanied by their parent or guardian at all times. Activity is free with castle admission.
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University of Chicago: the SAT or ACT is optional. What does it mean for you?
Earlier this summer, the University of Chicago announced that, for future admissions applicants, taking the SAT or ACT is optional. Because the University of Chicago is consistently ranked in the top five universities in the United States, the school's decision is very important to all current high school students, whether they are considering Chicago or not. We have seen this trend – that the SAT or ACT is optional – among lesser known schools for several years. Here's why the University of Chicago's decision is so important.
Think Beyond GPA and Test Scores
UCEazy has been steadfast in our belief that students need to think beyond just GPA and Test Scores. This development from the University of Chicago (#3 ranked college in the country) proves our point. There is more to your application than your SAT/ACT scores. All high school students applying to college should pay very close attention to all parts of their application outside their test scores.
Colleges Look at the Whole Child
Increasingly, colleges are looking at the "whole child", meaning they are looking beyond academic performance, in addition to test scores. What is the student's passion? What are the student's core beliefs? What are the student's key personality traits? What would the student add to our campus life? These are the kinds of questions that colleges and universities are actually seeking to answer. Students should be prepared to talk candidly about life outside the classroom. Your test scores are only one facet for acceptance at all colleges.
Document Your Life Outside the Classroom
What else do you have to offer a college campus besides your grades and test scores? A simple way to answer this question is to start with a blank piece of paper. Now, at the top, write "GPA" and then your actual GPA number. On the next line, write "SAT" or "ACT", whichever test you took. Then write your numeric score. Notice that the rest of the paper is completely blank. You've written two lines! The rest of the page is for you to document your life outside of the classroom. Upon completing this exercise, it becomes very obvious why colleges look at more than just your grades and test scores.
You Need a Guide
No need to become stressed. Our team of counselors and teachers can help you navigate this complex and constantly changing process. This announcement by the University of Chicago that the SAT or ACT is optional is not the first major change in college admissions, and it won't be the last. Students who are applying to college should have a guide and the guide's job is to know and understand the constantly changing landscape of college admissions.


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The House of Wellness Radio – Full Show 28th April
In this week's episode the team discuss:
- New research that shows more than two thirds of Australian adults have at least three risk factors for heart disease, as National Heart Week kicks off on 28 April.
- The recent outbreak of measles and why being fully immunised matters.
- Zoe's Inner Glow Breakfast Smoothie recipe.
- Ed Phillips, Host
- Zoe Bingley-Pullin, Co-Host
- Gerald Quigley, Community Pharmacist & Accredited Herbalist
- Adjunct Professor John Kelly, National CEO at Heart Foundation of Australia


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Risotto with Garlic Shrimp and Fresh Spinach
Serves: 4
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 25 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Risotto is very easy to make and the garlic shrimp makes this one extra delish! The key is to stir it constantly while it cooks, slowly adding the liquids a little at a time, allowing the liquids to be absorbed before adding more. It takes about 20 minutes of hands on cooking time. You can make this vegetarian by eliminating shrimp, using vegetable broth, and doubling up on the mushrooms and spinach.
1 pound shrimp, raw (medium or large), peeled and cleaned
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon garlic, crushed from jar, or 1 clove fresh, minced
1/2 onion(s), medium
8 ounce(s) mushrooms, Crimini or button or combo, sliced
1 1/4 cups rice, Arborio
1 cup water
3 cups chicken broth, reduced sodium (or vegetable broth, reduced sodium)
2 cups spinach, fresh baby, chopped
In a heavy medium sized pan, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add garlic and stir. Add shrimp and cook for 1 to 2 minutes per side until just cooked and opaque. Remove shrimp to a plate. Place chopped onions in pan and cook for 2 to 3 minutes over medium heat. Add chopped mushrooms and stir. Cook over medium heat for about 3 to 4 minutes. Add rice and stir. Add one cup of water (or you could use a cup of white wine instead if desired). Bring to a low boil and stir. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally. When liquid is absorbed, add broth in half cup increments, stirring and cooking each time until liquids are absorbed before adding another half cup of broth. The cooking time for the rice is about 18 to 20 minutes. When all liquid is absorbed, add chopped spinach and stir. Serve in bowls with shrimp on top. Garnish with parmesan cheese if desired.
Per Serving About: 280 calories, 5 g fat, 1 g saturated fat, 0 g trans fat, 28 g protein, 29 g carbohydrates, 2 g dietary fiber, 500 mg sodium


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Thursday, 01 March 2018 06:31 PM
Dan DiMicco, the former CEO of U.S. steelmaker Nucor, said President Donald Trump is right to slap tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, especially from China.
"The hard reality for most domestic manufacturers including the steel industry is that we've been in a trade war for 20 years," DiMicco said on CNBC. "And now is the first time we're standing up and saying, 'Enough's enough! We're going to fight back!'"
President Trump on Thursday said he will approve plans to impose 25 percent duties on steel imports and 10 percent on aluminum even as allies and some advisers objected.
Investors who must have fallen asleep during Trump's presidential campaign reacted negatively to his plan as the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 366 points, or 1.5 percent, to 24,669.
"You're going to see a lot of good things happen. You're going to see expansion of the companies," Trump said. "When it comes to a time when our country can't make aluminum and steel, you almost don't have much of a country."
Trump justified the tariffs with a little-used Cold War era law that gives presidents the power to cut imports that could be a threat to "national security," according to The Wall Street Journal.
DiNicco said the stock market decline was a "major overreaction" and that warnings on inflation were scare tactics typical of Wall Street. Gary Cohn, the director of the National Economic Council who used to be president of Goldman Sachs, may leave the White House because of Trump's decision on tariffs, Politico reported, citing unnamed sources.
"The costs of steel are a small portion of most of the products that people are afraid about influencing," DiNicco said, pointing out that an unlikely rise in steel prices of $100 a ton would barely affect the price of a car that only uses about a ton of steel.
"You're talking about the car costing $100 to $200 more on a $30,000 car or a $20,000 car or an $80,000 car," he said. "This is a non-issue in terms of the fear mongering that's going on by the folks on Wall Street and elsewhere."
DiNicco said Trump needs to get tough with China, whose entry into the World Trade Organization in 2001 accelerated the decline of U.S. factories.
"We're fighting back for them to abide by the rules they agreed to when they joined the WTO, for them to abide by the rules they agreed to when they got permanent favored nation trading status with the United States," DiNicco said. "They've been cheating. They steal our IT. They cheat on the products. They subsidize. They manipulate their currency. We've been in a trade war, and we're the ones that have been decimated because of this."
Anybody who is surprised by Trump's actions didn't paid pay much attention to his presidential campaign or his long history of criticizing China for unfair trade practices.
"Trump is delivering on his campaign promises to the American people, to working men and women who put him in office," DiNicco said. "Trump is just getting started when it comes to trade."
DiNicco, who ran Nucor from 2000 until 2012, served as a trade adviser to Trump's presidential campaign. He currently is chairman of the Coalition for a Prosperous America, a non-profit group that has opposed trade agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which Trump shelved after describing it as "a rape of our country."
Wall Street-to-Washington globalists need to be reminded of Trump's five-point economic plan to reform taxes, trade, regulations and energy policy, and to rebuild America's decaying infrastructure.
"Each one of those parts of the plan act together in a synergistic fashion to deliver exactly what he promised to the American people," DiNicco said. "Our economy is going to benefit because he's executing on the entire plan, not just one segment of it."
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Now please, don't do anything stupid, don't go and run a marathon or powerlift, just take 3-4 days off, rest, mediate, visualise, get sleep (no playstation til 4AM for god's sake), stretch, get a massage. Then go out there and do that same jump again with a lobber and DUNK! This is it buddy! You can do it now. Judgement day is here. Do your best!
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Popping in quick with a little bit of inspiration and a reminder that you have until the 31st to play along! Link up as many times as you want and for January it's Anything Goes so have fun!
I'm sharing some Valentines I made that will go to a local Children's Home. To see all of the cards and more details visit me here!
Hope that you'll join us! And if you've already linked up, I will be visiting you soon!! And if you're waiting for something in the mail from me, that will be sent soon also... I'm slow... but it always gets there!...lol!


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When I first listened to The Traders' new album "Too Young… So Old," I got three tracks into it and I turned it off. The French band's debut album was abrasive and disjointed. I kind of dreaded having to listen to it a few more times to review it.
But this album is the definition of a grower.
On my third or fourth listen through, I was transported back to my first year out of high school, driving around in my car, blowing out my speakers to "Dancing for Decadence" by the Sainte Catherines, by far my favorite album of 2006. I swear I am not making this comparison because they're both from French-speaking areas, there is serious overlap in the sound between the bands. The raw, yelling vocals, the melodic guitar, even the guitar tone harkens back to the late Ontario punks. And it rules. The album's first two tracks blow me out of the water, being that perfect mix of angry, modern punk and dirty, 80s metal that was almost popular in the late 2000s, but never really took off. I also hear some Glass and Ashes in here, and I'm loving that as well.
As a lot of albums do, the sustained blast that is the first half of "Too Young… So Old" gives way to a more subdued, poppy second half. The record features an acoustic track, as well as stuff that is a lot cleaner and melodic. These tracks are still great, particularly "Black Page Syndrome" and the title track, "Too Young… So Old," but dude, if the whole album had been an assault like the first few tracks, this thing would be damn near perfect.
I would definitely recommend this album to anyone who's still mourning the demise of the Sainte Catherines, digs Glass and Ashes, or really wishes Motorhead was on No Idea.
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Creamy Hot Chocolate Recipe from Lynn's Hallmark-Wilson
Submitted by Chris Ashworth on Tue, 11/12/2013 - 4:01pm
This delicious recipe comes to us from Allen, our manager at our Wilson location. He made this creamy hot chocolate this weekend and it was a huge hit. He set up a hot chocolate bar complete with whipped cream, M&Ms, peppermint bark, marshmallows, powdered sugar, sprinkles, and other sugary treats. He said the first batch was a little strong and he recommends adding a little more milk if you prefer a creamier hot chocolate. Thanks Allen for the recipe and we hope you all enjoy this delicious idea.