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To assess the failures of the Irish health system, and also to raise awareness for Endometriosis Awareness Month, Trinity News spoke with ten people who all suffer in some way from either endometriosis or PolyCystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). Several of these individuals also suffer from adenomyosis and Crohn's disease as well as poor mental health due to the neglect of the health systems they've experienced for most of their lives.
Endometriosis is a painful disorder in which tissue similar to the tissue that normally lines the inside of the uterus, the endometrium, grows outside the uterus. Endometriosis most commonly involves ovaries, fallopian tubes and the tissue lining the pelvis but can affect the whole body.
Kate, who is a 23-year-old nurse from Dublin, told Trinity News about her experiences with endometriosis. Coming from a family with several women who suffer from the condition, it is surprising that she wasn't diagnosed until she was 20, but that highlights the complications and failures of the public health system in Ireland. "From when I was 13 I always had horrible period symptoms, extreme cramping, migraines…when I was about 16 this became a major issue as I was regularly being hospitalised due to episodes of pain that would often cause me to faint. I felt like I was never understood and people would constantly tell me it was "normal" to be in pain," she explained.
Kate spent around four years "in and out of different hospitals" before her diagnosis. "Just about every doctor I spoke to told me I was "too young" to have endometriosis. The one doctor who told me he could put me on a public waiting list for a laparoscopy told me that due to waiting lists I'd likely not get a call until my mid-twenties." When she turned 20, she was diagnosed with stage 3 endometriosis and told it had progressed badly for someone so young.
As for treatment, Kate was offered hormone replacement therapy (HRT), the Mirena coil or a yearly laparoscopy. "I point-blank refused HRT and accepted the Mirena coil with a view of continuing laparoscopies to have endometriosis burnt off my uterus. I had a horrible experience with the Mirena and had it taken out not long after insertion, to which my gynaecologist informed me he no longer sees how he could treat me and discharged me against my wishes," Kate recalled.
Kate was also gaslit by her medical practitioners. She explained how last year she made an appointment with a new gynaecologist and had "a nightmare experience." Kate had the same repeated conversations with him regarding HRT and her preferences and so offered her an alternative of a contraceptive pill for her condition. "While in the hospital car park, the doctor called me and said I wouldn't have protection on this pill and would still have to use barrier methods. I brought my prescription to my local chemist who told me I wouldn't be able to use my medical card to cover the cost of the drug and it would be €177 a month."
"The pharmacist said she was 99% certain the drug I had been prescribed was a form of HRT. I did my own research once home and found out this was true. Since then, I have not sought any treatment for my endometriosis as I feel traumatised from my previous experiences. I now just take standard painkillers to manage it, which is rarely effective."
"[They did] everything to shift the blame of my pain onto me. Demanding if I was pregnant, did I have STDs? Did I hurt myself with a sex toy, am I getting my 'holes' mixed up?"
Jodi, a 21-year-old student, has a similar experience with being treated horribly by staff in an Irish hospital. She explained: "I had a bad experience with nurses and doctors in James' Hospital Dublin who did not take my pain or symptoms seriously. [They did] everything to shift the blame of my pain onto me. Demanding if I was pregnant, did I have STDs? Did I hurt myself with a sex toy, am I getting my 'holes' mixed up?" As a result, she went to Poland earlier this year for treatment: "I travelled to Poland to seek a medical exam. I wanted to go and get seen so badly I didn't register properly that I was travelling to the other side of Europe for a doctor's appointment."
Detailing her treatment abroad, Jodi noted how the appointment was "smooth" and "an overall positive experience". "I was treated for an infection in my uterus but it still hasn't gotten me all the answers I need, something like an infection could've been so easily treated at home," she explained.
When asked how endometriosis affects her daily life, Jodi pointed out that she misses days of work, days of college, and that "It's really starting to have a hugely negative emotional toll on [her] with feelings of anger, frustration, guilt, restlessness, agitation, sadness." She noted the emotional toll it has had on her: "I never know when a flare-up is coming so I can never prepare for it, the fear that it's going to come at an inconvenient time makes me incredibly anxious, constantly living on edge of when it's going to attack,"
"I cannot have painless sex, I cannot wear tight clothes. I have pelvic floor therapy every fortnight. The fear of infertility, along with the unknown, has a huge emotional toll. I go to therapy along with taking 20mg of Lexapro. I would not be able to live without painkillers and I am in constant fear of ovulating or menstruating."
Lara, a 21-year-old from Navan, Co.Meath also spoke to us about her daily experiences with endometriosis. Currently studying for her Master's in human resource management in DCU, Lara described how endometriosis affects her in "every way" on a daily basis. "From the moment I wake up in the morning, I feel bladder pain, bowel issues, along with my regular endometriosis pain," she said. "I cannot have painless sex, I cannot wear tight clothes. I have pelvic floor therapy every fortnight. The fear of infertility, along with the unknown, has a huge emotional toll. I go to therapy along with taking 20mg of Lexapro. I would not be able to live without painkillers and I am in constant fear of ovulating or menstruating."
On February 4, RTÉ reported the case of Laura Newell, a 39-year-old woman who died after taking over-the-counter medicines to treat her undiagnosed endometriosis. But instead of focusing on the issue of endometriosis – which takes nine years on average to get a diagnosis in Ireland – TDs in the Dáil discussed the availability of strong painkillers on the internet. When asked about how she felt about the news story, Lara commented that she can "relate to being treated like I was "just looking for painkillers".
"I am privileged to be prescribed the painkillers that I need, but if I wasn't, I would not be able to live without them. This is a tragedy for the endometriosis community, as it highlights the mistreatment and lack of education surrounding the disease. If this woman had adequate healthcare, this would not have happened," she continued. As for improving the system in Ireland, Lara has a few ideas: "Shaming women for needing painkillers or basic healthcare is not normal. It is a chronic disease and needs to be treated as one. I am privileged to be able to access private healthcare and health insurance, but if I had to wait publicly for my treatment, I do not know if I would be here today."
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affects how ovaries function. It can affect hormones, fertility and periods, causing hair loss, chronic pain, internal cysts and weight gain. Polycystic ovaries are very common, approximately affecting 20% of women.
Éabha, a Master's student from Cork, spoke to Trinity News about her diagnosis journey: "I suppose while I had been noticing symptoms of PCOS since I was 18, I only really started to take these seriously and seek a diagnosis when I was 20. I had started to notice that my hair was thinning a lot, to the point I had two almost bald patches behind my ears. I decided to properly get checked out by a doctor, since Googling my symptoms had freaked me out a bit."
Éabha noted that "as usual" Google was very wrong but was "surprisingly was more accurate than how the real doctor reacted." She was told to stay away from Google and everything was once again blamed on stress and her lifestyle. It took until she was 22 to get an ultrasound.
"After many arguments with my doctor, he eventually referred me to the HSE. While I was delighted to get the referral it really felt more like he was doing it to get me off his back rather than out of actual concern for my health," she explained.
When Éabha received her HSE letter it stated that she was on an 18-month waiting list to be seen. Through a family connection, she was fortunate enough to get a private consultation and a diagnosis but still can't afford to get a smear test due to the cost. Even after obtaining her official PCOS diagnosis, Éabha has found that medical assistance is incredibly poor: "Upon returning to my previous GP, he never really gave me any advice regarding treating my PCOS. The only advice he did give me was to exercise more and try losing weight. This makes me laugh as if he actually paid attention to my medical files he would have seen that I'm medically underweight."
When asked what she thinks should be done by the Government to improve PCOS screening measures, Éabha pointed out that accessibility is a major issue. "I think the screening process could definitely be evaluated that every woman in Ireland over the age of 16 should be eligible for a free ultrasound much the same way as every woman over 25 can access smear tests and every woman over 35 can access mammograms," she said. Éabha also noted that medical staff need to be taught how to show compassion so they "know how to speak to a woman who is being told that she may never be able to have kids, to be able to actually sound empathetic while saying "I'm sorry that your reproductive organs are going to cause you pain for the rest of your life."
Rachel, a 27-year-old from Meath, told us her story about how her sexuality affected her diagnosis journey and what it was like to seek PCOS treatment abroad. "At 12 I started my first contraceptive pill to help manage the pain. Despite the fact my period reduced me to tears every month and left me lying in bed unable to move, I stopped looking for help. I kept being told that it was normal, that it was part of being a woman," said Rachel. "When I was 23 I met my now wife, Karen. She rarely needs to even take paracetamol for her period. It was only then I really started to think about the difference in our experiences and started to look into what could be causing my severe period pain."
Her experience with PCOS has been "long, frustrating, and sometimes absolutely heartbreaking." "I can't count how many appointments I had with GPs from the age of 11-25 about my periods," explained Rachel. "Each time it was just a different combination of painkillers that were recommended. In 2019, when I turned 25 I went for my first smear test and as part of the appointment, I talked about my period history. The doctor listened to everything I had to say and was the first person to tell me that the pain I was experiencing was not normal."
Rachel described how she was referred to a gynaecologist who scheduled her in for surgery to look for endometriosis. "I ended up being readmitted to the hospital twice after the surgery within two weeks for severe pain. It turned out I had cysts on both ovaries and I had developed an infection after the surgery," she recalled. After being discharged with dysmenorrhea – "a fancy medical term for painful periods" according to Rachel – she was bed-bound for three months in 2020 due to pain. "I ended up in A&E multiple times over this period due to cyst ruptures. My GP referred me to a gynaecology service and I received a letter to say I was on the urgent list and I would be seen in approximately 56 weeks," she explained. After seeking private treatment, she finally received her diagnosis of PCOS.
But things didn't get better for Rachel. In 2021, she still faced multiple A&E visits due to cysts rupturing. Her hospital then suggested a trial of decapeptyl, which induces menopause for a few months. "The reasoning was that it would shut my hormones off and if the pain disappeared or stayed then they could rule out possibilities," Rachel explained. When she realised she would have to see a gynaecologist again, she specifically requested not to see her initial male doctor as "he had been dismissive previously" and "didn't take [her] pain seriously." Despite reassurance that he would not be present, he appeared during the appointment to sign off on her drug trial. He refused to.
"I asked him at what point would a hysterectomy be considered for my pain considering I have tried all of the less invasive options that are recommended. He told me that it would not be an option because of my age. He said I was too young to consider such a drastic decision," said Rachel. "He said he had never performed a hysterectomy on someone my age and he didn't plan to do so either. He said that it would be a different conversation if I was 45, but as I'm so young and have 15 plus years left of fertility, he wouldn't consider it as an option."
"Word for word he said, "I don't want you to have regrets if circumstances change for you, maybe you leave your partner, your sexual orientation changes, you meet someone and HE wants children."
Once Rachel and her wife challenged him further, the reasoning only got worse from there. After explaining to him that she had felt suicidal due to the pain, the consultant then said that he didn't want Rachel to get a hysterectomy while her judgement was "clouded by the pain". "Word for word he said, "I don't want you to have regrets if circumstances change for you, maybe you leave your partner, your sexual orientation changes, you meet someone and HE wants children." At this point, I knew there was no room to discuss this with him. I had opened up about how bad the pain is and how much it impacts my mental health, but his only concern was for a fictional man who may want me to carry his child in the future," she recalled.
Soon after this, Rachel was admitted to A&E again. The doctor gave her ten days' worth of codeine and warned her to only come back if she showed signs of sepsis as it "wasn't the place for chronic conditions."
Rachel recalled the moment she gave up on Ireland's healthcare system: " I asked her what I should do if the pain doesn't go away and she told me to speak to my GP about getting a referral to a pain clinic for ketamine injections to manage the pain. At that point I gave up on Ireland being able to give me proper reproductive healthcare."
Christine, who was born in Limerick but has now relocated to Scotland, highlighted the lack of care and affordable treatment options for those with PCOS when telling their story.
Christine explained how "there's a relief in receiving a diagnosis" but "as a lesbian, being on the pill is an unnecessary convenience". The increased risk of blood clots and diabetes as a result of the contraceptive pill is an issue that is often brushed under the carpet. Looking at the backlash from the possibility of blood clots with the Astra-Zeneca vaccine, it is infuriating to realise that the general public simply doesn't care enough about reproductive health. Christine also noted the cost of the pill as a treatment", and said "it should be free" as a result. According to Christine, there is a "lack of knowledge and an insistence that period pain and irregular cycles are normal when severe cramps never are " which contributes to misdiagnosing of these conditions.
Kitty, 24 and from Limerick, has also recently relocated to Scotland. They expressed their frustration at the Irish healthcare system as when they were 17, a doctor had found high testosterone levels in their blood, which was caused by PCOS. Kitty discussed how the Scottish system is much preferable to the Irish one as medical appointments are free. "I used to be paying €90 for my medications, plus €60 for my doctor's visits and an extra €30 for any blood tests or examinations," Kitty explained.
When asked what they are most angry about when it comes to the treatment of people with reproductive issues in Ireland, Kitty pointed to the fact that these disorders are "so overlooked despite being so common."
"It got ignored by my first doctor, I was never taught anything about it in school, the information I did find is incomplete or dangerous regarding diets and fertility because we're made to rely on word of mouth online, and a lot of wellness bloggers exploit that in my opinion. A lot of the information out there is misleading or downright dangerous. I came across so many wellness blogs pushing for people with PCOS to stick to a strict keto diet, to cut out all sugars, basically saying if you eat white bread or anything fried then you're 100% gonna become diabetic," Kitty explained.
"That makes me really angry because I've struggled with an eating disorder for most of my life and a lot of people with PCOS do, so for wellness bloggers to advise such strict food exclusions is very dangerous."
Several of those who came forward to tell their stories for this article suffer from multiple disorders as well as endometriosis or PCOS. Danielle, a speech and language therapist, told us about her experiences with endometriosis, PCOS and adenomyosis. She recalled when she was a teenager, she "was asked by a doctor if I discussed my periods with my friends. I was 15 at the time and so embarrassed by this. I answered no and the doctor responded by asking how I knew my periods were so bad if I wasn't comparing them to others."
Danielle travelled to the UK in 2020 in order to receive excision surgery which is comparable to "taking the weed out by the root- it takes longer for the weed to grow back and doesn't in some instances." When asked what she wishes people would know about her conditions, she said: "That there is no cure. Endometriosis is not the lining of the womb but cells similar to the lining of the womb. The definition is so important as it gives reason as to why medically stopping the lining of the womb from growing doesn't halt the growth of endometriosis. A hysterectomy will not cure endometriosis. Endometriosis is a whole-body disease."
She explained that she feels that health issues that just happen to be associated with reproductive organs aren't seen as medical issues: "I have bowel endometriosis and have seen a dietician and now eat a gluten-free diet to try and manage the bowel symptoms I experience due to the damage endometriosis has done to my bowel. What is the pill going to do for that?"
"I would have done anything to be able to function like a normal teenage girl. I tried my best but sometimes it was hard. I found it hard to talk about this because I was under the illusion that you don't talk about women's health issues"
Sarah Jane, a 28-year-old media coordinator at Web Summit, also came forward to tell her story about suffering from PCOS, endometriosis and adenomyosis. She became aware of her chronic pain at the age of 8: "From the age of 8 up until I was 23, I was in and out of A&E as I was always struggling with the pain. But every time I went into the hospital, I was dismissed. I was told it was rumbling appendix, IBS, that I'm not clearing my bowels properly, that I was looking for attention or the worse of all – it's just period pain."
She described how as a teenager, she missed so much school that the Department of Education sent an officer to her house to see if she really was sick. "I would have done anything to be able to function like a normal teenage girl. I tried my best but sometimes it was hard. I found it hard to talk about this because I was under the illusion that you don't talk about women's health issues," Sarah Jane explained.
She now uses her experiences to educate others on what it means to have chronic pain. "I make it my mission to de-stigmatise these issues. I talk about when I get my period on my socials (@sarahjanevlogs), at work, to my friends etc. I talk about every appointment I have and what is going on. I post about what side effects I have and try to educate others on these conditions. I talk so openly about it that the company I work for, Web Summit, asked me to do a talk on my journey with endo, PCOS and adeno to help educate people about these issues."
Sarah Jane described how nearly all of the good experiences she's had with her diagnosis journey have been outside of Ireland. "There are three standout moments of horrible experiences that will never leave me. The first one was when one of my Irish gynaecologists told me I was the issue. It's my fault I can't be helped – and she was saying this all because I can't take the pill due to mental health issues as well as suffering from migraines."
"The second moment was when my second Irish gynaecologist said to me that he didn't know what to do next for me. He then turned and flippantly said 'how about we take out your right ovary and see if that helps.'. I broke down into tears. The fact that he wanted to do this without freezing my eggs or couldn't guarantee this would help was utterly upsetting. He couldn't understand why this was upsetting either."
The third stand out moment for Sarah was in August 2020. She had been suffering from pain for almost 10 days and was unable to eat. "A gynaecologist came up to me and looked at my notes and then said "Have you a boyfriend?", I was confused but I said yes. She then said "Do you want kids?" and I said "Yes, but not for another few years yet, I'm on 26 and just got my dream job" and she turned to me and said "Well, my advice is to play that card and get pregnant, it will cure you," she said. This was the fifth time Sarah Jane had been told to get pregnant. She sobbed for the rest of the day in the hospital bed.
It took Sarah Jane 14 years to get a diagnosis. She has had 9 surgeries since 2016. She described the severe pain she experiences nearly every day: "Sometimes, when I am in bed at night I can't move because if I move, this shooting pain will start again; I'll be sweating, I'll be putting the pillow in my mouth as to not scream in pain, my chest against my bed, grasping the sheets tightly, tears will be streaming down my face. I'll take the strongest pain relief I can and watch the clock until I can take my next batch. Sometimes, I try not to breathe too much because that causes the pain to increase. These days, all I can do is make a hot water bottle and tea and get back into bed. Some days I need a walking stick to get from place to place. Sometimes I need a wheelchair because I can't stand up straight."
It's not surprising that word-of-mouth and online activism has become a major support for those who suffer from these disorders. Northern Irish activist and writer Sarah Rose, also known as @mypelvicpain on Instagram, spoke to Trinity News about the misinformation that exists when it comes to these chronic disorders: "There's no updated knowledge surrounding these conditions. There's no joining up the dots or the big picture when you're getting diagnosed." She also notes that endometriosis is automatically linked to the womb's lining: "It isn't the endometrium. It's not a bad period, it's not a menstrual disease, it's a full-body condition. It impacts every organ, including the brain and lungs."
"When I first considered I had endometriosis, I Googled it and all the information I found was incorrect. I know until recently the NHS had the incorrect definition on their website."
Her own experiences with chronic pain began before she turned ten. As a teenager, Sarah Rose developed an eating disorder due to the pain. From the age of 18, it took her a decade to get a diagnosis. "I felt like I was losing my mind, I was constantly in A&E, constantly seeking help. I'd wait two years to see somebody just for them to say there's nothing wrong with me." If it wasn't for social media, Sarah Rose wouldn't have realised that she had endometriosis. "When I first considered I had endo, I Googled it and all the information I found was incorrect. I know until recently the NHS had the incorrect definition on their website," she explained.
Sarah Rose shares information about her experiences with endometriosis, adenomyosis and Crohn's on her Instagram page, @mypelvicpain. With over ten thousand followers, she promotes how both the UK and Ireland can reform their healthcare systems to start taking chronic illnesses seriously. When asked what she thinks should be everyday knowledge about these conditions, Sarah Rose pointed out that people are often left suffering for nearly a decade before getting help. Currently in Ireland, it takes on average nine years to get an endometriosis diagnosis. In Northern Ireland, it takes an average of eight and a half. "The one thing that is the most damaging thing about endometriosis is the misinformation," she explains. "There's no cure. And people assume that there is. All the "cures" relate to the womb and nothing else. People are also told it can only occur during certain ages so they're dismissed and forgotten about."
In order to write this article, I put out the call on my social media. I lost track of all the people who responded to me. A wave of horrific stories and sadness flooded my mentions on Twitter and Instagram. The cost of these issues both emotionally and financially is irreparable. No one should suffer like this.


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The Lord works in mysterious ways…and sometimes ratings for reality TV does too!
Keyshia Cole has reunited with her estranged family while taping her forthcoming reality show for BET.
It's no secret the R&B singer has always had strained relationships with her mother, Frankie Lons and sister Neffe. They've aired their dirty laundry…washed, rinsed, and repeated for years.
In March, Keyshia told "The Breakfast Club" why she chose to cut her mother off and revealed Frankie didn't even have her phone number.
It's a respect thing, for one and the last time I had my mom [Frankie] around I sent her through rehab and I tried to really help her…I spent a lot of money, you know what I mean?
I wasn't even out at the time so I wasn't doing shows like that. I was just making sure DJ was straight and she just took it way too far yelling in my house and screaming.
Luckily, my child was asleep. And after that I was just like 'Nah, you gotta make an adult decision to move that out.'
But, it looks like Keyshia Cole, Frankie, Neffe, and Elite may be one big happy (and complicated) family again….at least while the cameras are rolling.
See photos from their fun day of filming below.
Life is too short and at the end of the day all you have is family.
It looks like Keyshia may have had a moment of clarity when she shared this message on Instagram:
To be honest, I wasn't really interested in watching Keyshia Cole's new reality TV show after the last one with her estranged husband, Boobie Gibson.
But, now that I know it's going to be a Code 10 Man Down Situation…I may have to check it out!
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In day-to-day activities, we all need a reliable source of power to make lives more efficient. Solar batteries have been in the market for a long time now and this has made them more popular over the years. In Kenya, solar batteries are more popular in rural areas where there is no electricity connectivity.
Nowadays, even people who have electric connections are slowly adapting to solar batteries at their homes as backup mostly when the electricity goes off. After purchasing a solar battery, the energy is free thus making solar battery prices in Kenya more friendly. The following are some of the things leading to low solar prices in Kenya.
Increased electricity bill
In Kenya, the cost of producing electricity is increasing day by day this is due to increased taxation on things like fuel. For example, according to the leading company providing electricity, buying less than ten units, a customer is charged twelve shillings for each unit. This has become a challenge for low-income earners.
Recently, customers are now opting to purchase solar batteries because one can store extra energy for later uses thus using the power when one needs it. Companies selling these solar batteries have reduced their prices thus making them more available. Their prices are becoming friendlier as days go by.
Also, installing solar batteries is cheap as compared to installing electricity. There are no tiresome processes to follow when installing them. One just goes to the nearest dealer, buy a solar battery that suits your needs, find qualified personnel to safely install it and everything will be set and ready for use. This will eventually reduce the electricity bill in one's home.
Solar batteries are durable
When it comes to durability, a solar battery has a longer lifespan because for example, if installed today, there is a possibility that one will replace it once after twenty years of usage. This important factor has played a major impact in making the solar battery prices in Kenya friendlier to the new buyers.
Solar batteries are redeeming themselves in the market
Recently, the Kenyan government came up with a project called the last mile intending to connect electricity to more homes. This project enabled more homes to access electricity thus abandoning the solar battery power for good. This made solar batteries less or even completely not used.
But recently, due to the increased cost of electricity, more people are opting back to using solar batteries as their backup source of power. There is a notable increase in people purchasing solar batteries. Solar batteries are now coming up with discounts to attract more customers thus leading to reduced prices.
Solar batteries are easy to maintain
There are simple and cheap maintenance costs that most do not require much expertise. One needs to clean the battery terminals regularly and make sure that the connections are tight and well placed. Using batteries is cost-efficient because there is less maintenance cost thus saves money.
All in all, we all need a source of power that is reliable and cheap. Although some risks come along with using solar batteries, there are more benefits as compared to other sources of power. The above-explained reasons are the factors leading to favorable solar battery prices in Kenya.


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Hurricane Florence – level 3
17-09-2018 15:00
NOAA (The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) released images of Hurricane Florence moving across the Atlantic.
Last week on Tuesday, it was moving towards the American states of North and South Carolina. When it hits, people expect it to reach a Category 5 strength with winds of up to 250 kilometres per hour.
Authorities ordered more than 1 million people to evacuate coastal areas.
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A comment (an admirably succinct "Projectdox plus") on my recent Projectdox rejects SaaS approach post led me to look at the website of US document collaboration vendor Spacedox. The site tells me a bit about the web-based hosted service, but not much about the firm behind it (no corporate 'about us' or 'latest news' to help users gauge the company's size, history, infrastructure, etc).
A quick search via Google, and Spacedox appears to be an offering from Spaceaudit (also known as Obendorf and Associates, Inc.), "founded in 1993 to create and maintain accurate floor plans and square footage calculations primarily in commercial office space".


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In a botched attempt to honor baseball legend Willie Mays on his 90th birthday, a photo of Willie McCovey, who is also black, was posted to Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Twitter account with a birthday message for Mays captioning the shot.
Pelosi would later change out the photo to one of her and Mr. Hays, and issue a statement blaming a staffer for the screwup. Read more from The Wire.


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Every two years the fear is obvious. A sense of trepidation engulfs the England team in a way that few other sides experience.
It can be seen through the way the ball is shifted to a teammate a fraction quicker than at club level, the passes more often than not to the safest option. It can be justified by the way the media come down on their preferred scapegoat. Risks are rarely taken as the fear of failure is too great. Risks that could provide the moment of magic that the side is in desperate need of.
All of England's performances in major tournaments in the last 20 years are characterised by this. Obviously not the only reason for the failures, but an underlying theme. The issue is ridding the players of this palpable dread. Despite the immense pressures that the same players are subjected to at club level, very few players seem to be immune from the fear that consumes the national team at tournament time.
One option is a siege mentality. An 'us versus them' position that can gel the side together against a common cause (usually the media). Bobby Robson employed this during Italia '90 following extensive criticism of the team after a dismal showing in the previous European Championships, to considerable effect.
However the slight indifference combined with cautious optimism that surrounds the England team at present doesn't usually provide the right conditions to adopt one. The Sun's needless and racially motivated attack on Raheem Sterling recently provided Gareth Southgate with a perfect opportunity to aggressively fire back and rally the team around Sterling's unwarranted persecution. Unfortunately Southgate's usual calm and statesman-like instincts took over, and a relatively mild mannered and measured response was issued.
There does exist a certain breed of player though that is not affected by this condition that envelops the rest of the squad. A player rising up the ranks too quickly to acclimatise to the added burden of not just a city's but a country's expectations on his shoulders.
The step up to international football is just another rung of the ladder, and there isn't time for the reality to fully sink in. Obvious examples are Michael Owen in 1998, Wayne Rooney in 2004, and even the 4 minutes that Marcus Rashford played at Euro 2016. In general their professional career's had yet to experience any real setbacks, and their belief and optimism had yet to be contaminated with the rest of the team's dread. The expectance of many future tournaments, along with not yet realising the ceiling of their ability led to performances packed with flair and brilliance.
Consider Owen's own words on that goal against Argentina. The fearlessness and confidence in his own ability is obvious.:
I remember looking up and there was only one guy that I needed to beat and I had a run on him so he had no chance. It looked so easy to me and I clipped it in….I was ready to go, didn't have any fear of the opposition and I just felt convinced I would score, as that's what I always did.
Undoubtedly Owen and Rooney possessed genuine talent, and went on to have illustrious and successful careers. It wasn't Owen's mentality alone that raced through the centre of the Argentinian defence in Saint-Étienne in the summer of 1998. However this brilliance on their tournament debuts represented the peak of their international careers. The expectations both players had made for themselves were never truly fulfilled.
This leaves the question of who could be England's Owen '98™ in Russia? Players fitting the criteria of young, exciting and genuinely talented with their career's on an undisputed upward trajectory seem to understandably be in short supply. This perhaps explains the yearning for the inclusion of Ryan Sessegnon or Jadon Sancho when the squad was named, largely based on a few six-second clips on Twitter.
It's difficult to get excited about this England team. It's predominantly the same group that fared so dismally in France two years ago. In fact the only attacking player in the squad left untainted by the events of two years ago is Jesse Lingard, who doesn't seem to have the devil or guile required to garner the excitement of the nation.
Southgate appears to have been given a free pass by the media in regard to this tournament, with hope of ultimate success at its lowest for a decade. Although this has resulted, somewhat ironically, in 'low expectations' being cited as a reason why England can go on to overachieve this summer. Early indications for this team seem to be positive, and media outlets so far have only reported a harmonious and spirited squad.
A media day on Tuesday resulted in all 23 players being interviewed simultaneously, and described by Mark Chapman as 'approachable, open, funny, confident and hugely likeable.' Encouraging signs, but past evidence points to this all vanishing after the 0-0 draw with Tunisia.


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The Union Market stall that formerly housed Trickling Springs Creamery, the in-demand Pennsylvania dairy company that abruptly ceased production in September, recently rebooted under a new name with plans to continue using the defunct brand's ice cream recipes.
The Creamery at Union Market opened last week in the vacated stall tucked in the back of the bustling Northeast food hall. Daniel Burdge, the longtime retail manager for Trickling Springs's Union Market and Eastern Market shops, is running the ice cream counter with his wife, Jessica. Burdge scored ice cream from the last available run of production for Trickling Springs. He says a farm he declined to name in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, has acquired Trickling Springs's recipes, and he's working with them bring the ice cream back under a new name.
"It's the quality we want," Burdge says of the dairy products.
Burdge brought on two of his former Trickling Springs colleagues to help run the new counter, and there's no current plans for expansion. Hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily and will likely expand down the road.
The Washington Post this week published a deep dive on Trickling Springs that detailed how a complicated web of loans — many from neighbors within conservative Mennonite communities of Maryland and Pennsylvania — skirted financial norms, allegedly misled investors about the company's financial health, and potentially left several of them penniless.
Burdge says he was "100 percent" an employee with no ownership stake during his 8-year gig and that he was not linked to internal woes that ultimately led to the dairy producers' demise.
"I don't really want to comment a lot about that — it's a chapter I'd rather put behind me," he says.
Production for 12 flavors of the old recipes under the new brand is expected to start by the end of the year. Right now, the Creamery is stocking freezers with to-go pints from New York City's Van Leeuwen brand, which also plays in the non-dairy space. There are also some remaining half gallons of Trickling Springs ice cream (coffee, butter pecan, strawberry).
Eventually the plan is to put the house ice cream brand in pint and half-gallon containers. That will likely happen in six months, because packaging logistics take time.
Burdge has plans to partner with multiple ice cream companies so customers can try a range of flavors and brands, and the counter isn't reliant on a single producer. Out of the dipping case, ice cream costs $5 for up to two flavors and is served in a cup or a fresh waffle cone. Ice cream floats made with nitro coffee are coming soon, and cookies that once appeared at Trickling Springs counter will make a comeback.
When the news of Trickling Springs's demise broke in September, Burdge says he fielded job offers but needed to figure out whether he wanted to take on a management role for someone else or step out on his own. The latter idea won out.
"Milk is the thing I get really excited about," he says.
The retail side of the Creamery won't be tied to an individual brand, which will be the major difference from its predecessor. A refrigerated grocery component will remain a core part of the business. Pequea Valley Farms yogurt is back, and there are Nature's Yoke eggs for sale.
For now, Burdge is stocking milk from Deliteful Dairy, an eight-generation farm in Williamsport, Maryland, that started bottling its own milk this summer. At Union Market, he's selling BPA-free plastic bottles full of portions from 12 ounces to 96 ounces.
"It's a great option for people when it doesn't work to bring the glass back," he says. A brand selling milk in glass bottles could come on, too.
- Gorgeous Italian Sweets Await at Union Market's New Pastry Shop [EDC]
- A Pennsylvania dairy was built on Mennonites' trust and money. Now they're left holding the bag. [WaPo]
- Two of D.C.'s Best Ice Cream Shops Are Reportedly Weeks Away From Closing [EDC]
- Trickling Springs Creamery to cease production, close doors [RH]


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Maybe you're hooking up on Hinge, joining the League's interminable waiting list, or maybe you're confused by them all. Either way, a growing number of dating apps are competing for our romantic attention. So where is mobile matchmaking headed? City Visions host Joseph Pace explores the universe of dating apps – how we use them, how they shape us, and how they're constantly evolving to meet our desires.
Jessica Nemire, dating columnist at SF Weekly: "If someone rejects you over an app, it hurts a lot less than to your face."
Patrick King, dating expert at Patrick King Consulting: "If this becomes the preeminent form of dating, you better take it seriously if you're not meeting people in any other way."
Tony Bravo, contributor to San Francisco Chronicle's "Connectivity" column: "We're compartmentalizing people as the online profiles they have."
Lauren, everyday user of many popular dating apps: "Everyone's very busy and it's much easier to just message somebody."
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You might have seen or heard a new weight gain term —as if we need another. It's called the "COVID 15."
Fifteen pounds is the amount of weight researchers have found that many people gained in this past pandemic year. It's obvious the COVID 15 weight gain occurred due to a multitude of factors: persistent stress which increases the hormone cortisol and consequently hunger; lessened activity due to gyms being closed or fear of leaving the house; an increase of comfort foods which usually aren't the healthiest; or convenience and takeout foods due to one's lack of cooking ability.
Fortunately, we appear to be on the path back to normalcy so it's time to tackle the weight gain before it becomes problematic. One very important aspect of weight gain is that the longer you maintain the added pounds, the harder it is to return to a healthier weight. Oh, and chances are that weight gain isn't in the form of muscle.
Despite being back to our former lifestyle, I've heard some say the weight came on easily but just not coming off! Unfortunately, our bodies are programmed to hold on to that reserve. It will call on the added weight in times of severe illness or stress. Believe it or not, our bodies even fear a famine (highly unlikely but we're ready for one).
This is where a sensible diet is key and slow and steady wins the race. It took a year to gain weight so give it a few months for sustained weight loss. Fad diets which eliminate whole food groups only confuses the body's metabolism even more. Yes, many argue that they can only lose weight when they lower their intake of carbohydrate to dangerously low amounts.
I'll focus on the issues with a low carbohydrate diets because that seems to be the current trend. One reason a low carb diet is fashionable is that weight loss is seen quickly. Actually, the first 10 pounds on a low carb diet is water weight. I always ask those on this diet (50- 75 gms or less) if they will never eat a slice of bread or have a piece of birthday cake or pasta or even fruit again. The answer is yes after I reach my weight loss. Well, that weight will return faster than it came on. Many essential nutrients are also inadequate.
Sensible easily weight loss tips to get you started:
Use a food journal or app to track your intake. It's impossible to modify your diet if you don't know that you're eating.
Follow a healthy meal plan. Choose a plan that you can maintain – well forever. Year after year, research shows that the Mediterranean Diet has been found to be the healthiest way to eat. All foods are acceptable, some in more moderate amounts but still cravings for less healthy foods are diminished. This eating plan encourages more lean proteins like chicken and fish and increases vegetables and fruits. Unhealthy fats are discouraged and replaced with olive oil. Wine and chocolate in modest amounts are acceptable as well. For more information on a Mediterranean Diet refer to www.MedinsteadofMeds.com.
Schedule times to exercise. It is so easy to say you'll exercise tomorrow and often tomorrow never comes if not on your calendar. If you've been sedentary, a daily 20 or 30 minute walk is a good place to start. Elicit the help of a family member or friend to meet for an "activity" date. Don't forget to strength train as muscle mass will keep the weight off in the long run. Above all, if you've not exercised much in the past and have some health issues, check with your doctor before starting a plan.
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4.—(1) Save as provided in paragraph (2), every person driving or riding (otherwise than in a side-car) on a motor bicycle when on a road shall wear protective headgear.
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"motor bicycle" means a two-wheeled motor cycle, whether or not having a side-car attached, and for the purposes of this definition where the distance measured between the centre of the area of contact with the road surface of any two wheels of a motor cycle is less than 460 millimetres, those wheels shall be counted as one wheel;
"protective headgear" means a helmet which—
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Bachasson (Paul) runs in the Limestone Lad Grade 3 Hurdle over 2 miles. This trip might be a bit short but it is difficult to find suitable opportunities for him. This will be tough for a horse his age but he has his chance.
El Barra (Paul) goes for division one of the 2m 3f maiden hurdle. He burst a blood vessel at Leopardstown last time and that is always a worry. He seems in good form at home since and he should be competitive if he can return to the form of his win at Thurles last November. Arctic Warrior is second reserve. He is closely related to Arctic Fire and might want better ground than he is likely to encounter here.
Glens Of Antrim (Mark Walsh) runs in division two. She ran a terrific race when second to Stattler at Leopardstown last month. With a little improvement and some slicker jumping she should be hard to beat.
We have two runners in the 3 mile hunters chase. Billaway (Patrick) won this race last year and with a bit of luck he might do the same again this time round. We are hoping he will build on his Down Royal win in preparation for another tilt at the Foxhunters at Cheltenham. Dragon D'estruval (Richie Deegan) ran well in a point to point last time. He had a rating of 147 in England before coming to us and would have a real chance here if coming back to his best form.


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One can't come to New York and visit Sarabeth's, at least that's what I've heard. Craving some fine eggs Benedict or a hefty breakfast, this is the place of choice.
Located on 381 Park Avenue is a large place with blue tents and a white logo that can't be missed. Inside is a beautifully decorated space made of light colored materials, lots of wood, white tiles and marble covered walls.
As you enter, you're greeted by the hostess who hands you to the waitress to seat you. The first hall is occupied by the bar while the dining area is down in a separate room.
A high ceiling with lanterns hanging from it, two blackboards showing the wines and specials, designer chairs made of straps, light wooden squares and round tables, a bench with colorful textures follows the large glass facades in a restaurant created of intimate spaces separated by wooden walls.
The hostess doesn't smile, neither do the waiters, you're asked if you want coffee with speed and taking the order was done rudely and in a quick way to make you eat and leave. The service is ridiculously unprofessional.
I was invited to be seated, coffee was poured and I waited. 10 long minutes until the waiter approached me rudely asking for the order. I said, eggs Benedict... Trying to continue, he grabbed the menu and was preparing to leave. Shouting, I ordered the waffles.
A fully loaded place on a Wednesday morning where everyone had come for food and fun, some businessmen having a meeting, a woman with her daughter and a few couples. Plates landed on tables filled with huge portions making my mouth water. Excitement arose...
I was expecting to be amazed, but surely wasn't. Two very think English muffins that chew like they were produced yesterday, topped with a round poached egg over cooked on the sides, topped with too little hollandaise sauce on a thick slice of chewy Canadian bacon -ham would have been better- creating an unpleasant texture in the mouth. For me, real eggs Benedict are smooth, light, juicy and topped with hollandaise sauce, but these were watery eggs in a thick English muffin with hard sides, that wasn't airy but chewy.
The waffles were fine, but not exceptional. A bit chewy for my taste despite the beautiful presentation and great flavors. I loved the maple syrup, enjoyed the cream, adored the jam and it's firm fruit bits as well as the coconut boost. They're good, not great.
It took them five long minutes to get the bill.
A huge logo, a large place, the talk of town... I was expecting better from their service, and it the food was average quality for such prices. Not recommended.


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Which? response to the NAO's report on food safety and authenticity
In response to the National Audit Office's report on food safety and authenticity, Which? executive director, Richard Lloyd, said:
"Our research shows a third of people say they are buying less meat following the horsemeat scandal so there's still a way to go to restore consumer confidence in the food industry. The scandal exposed a web of confusion, which is why we have been calling for the Government to move responsibilities for labelling and standards back to the FSA.
"We support the NAO's recommendation that the split of responsibilities needs to be re-considered and that intelligence gathering needs to improve so that consumers can have greater assurance over what they are buying."
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Food survey: Populus, on behalf of Which?, surveyed 2,028 GB adults, of which 1,969 were grocery shoppers, online between 28 and 30 June 2013. Data were weighted to be representative of the GB population. Populus is a member of the British Polling Council and abides by its rules.


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Happy New Year!
Ok, so I'm a little late. We're almost halfway through the month. Wow. Craziness.
I've been deep diving into two major areas right now: spirituality and fashion. I know, they seem like polar extremes but there's a thread I believe that carries through them both...stories.
Stories are linked to our beliefs, our past, our culture, our values and this relates directly to spirituality.
How we dress is an extension of our world view. Whether we believe clothes and style are important, how we want others to see us, who we want to be or how we think of ourselves.
It's a lot to drill down into 120 characters but I'm working on it. Along with ways to shift the culture around fast fashion and creating more environmentally sound options.
There's a lot to be done, especially since fashion is the second biggest polluter next to the oil industry. That's just gross. And sad.
We can do so much better.
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ModulAir is a work in progress, unfinished, buggy, as of now with only a few quirky presets. Expect horrible things to happen. It is a clumsy unhandy complicated piece of software. I cannot even guarantee that the next version of ModulAir is backwards compatible to any version you may download in the future or might already have downloaded.
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- Plug-in supports Windows and macOS (32 bit and 64 bit).
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mid-Seventeenth Century, England was torn apart by a civil
war that pitted the Royalists, who were loyal to the King,
against the Roundheads, who supported Parliament. After the
execution of King Charles I, Oliver Cromwell, the leader of
the Parliamentary forces, became Lord Protector of England.
In 1655, he dispatched an army to take Jamaica away from
Spain. Some of his soldiers deserted and escaped to the
Cayman Islands.
Following the restoration of the British monarchy, the
Cayman Islands officially became a possession of the British
Crown in 1670 when Spain recognized Britain's claim in the
Treaty of Madrid.
In the years that followed, cotton, sugar cane, and indigo
were planted on the islands. This led to the importation of
slaves from Africa. However, slavery was limited and is said
not to have reached the same reached the same level of harsh
and oppressive conditions as on some other Caribbean
islands. Slavery was abolished in 1835.
Above: An 18th century cannon recovered from a shipwreck.
Below: The remains of Fort George in George Town.
Another source of livelihood was the sea. In the early years, the islands were reportedly used as a base by pirates. Later, the islands became known for their fishermen. In addition, the shipwrecks that periodically occurred on the surrounding reefs were also a source of income. In 1794, ten ships wrecked on Grand Cayman in one storm.. The islanders acted quickly and rescued all of the crews and passengers.
Democracy came to the islands in 1831 when a group of
residents met at Pedro St. James Great House and decided that representatives from each of the islands' five districts should be elected for the purpose of making local laws. The Legislative Assembly met for the first time later that year.
In 1962, Jamaica became independent. Since the Cayman Islands had been historically administered as part of the Jamaica colony, the Cayman Islanders had to decide whether to become independent as well. They decided to continue under the Crown but with local self-government.
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Grand Cayman:
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Click here for an article on Seven Mile Beach
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Click here for our page on Hell
Click here for our page on the Turtle Farm
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If you're an influencer and still don't use NFT(Non-fungible token), you're potentially losing millions of dollars. Before diving into the process, you've to understand what actually NFTs are?
Nowadays, NFTs have become a buzzword in the creative and gaming communities.
What are NFTs?
NFTs represent Non-Fungible Tokens. They are uncommon things, ie, they can't be traded and exchanged with something different. For instance, a stand-out advanced exchanging card is a NFT, which implies you can't alter it with another card. They are unique in relation to fungible things.
NFTs are presently turning into a web trend, and specialists, purchasers are happy at the costs characters will pay for computerized craftsmanship.
NFTs can likewise be utilized to demonstrate responsibility for resources, for example, restricted release satchels. These are turning out to be generally famous in the present time, and assuming you need the most noteworthy offers, you'll need a very much arranged NFT showcasing technique to advance your work and create efficiency around your undertakings.
What do I need to become an Influencer on SOCIAL NFT Marketplace?
Since the utilization of NFTs are spreading across the globe, with powerhouses considering them to be a way of verifying their advanced works of art.They are even popular for things that can scarcely be thought of as creative artwork. Recently an NYC filmmaker digitized the sound of fart and turned it into an NFT. It was sold for millions of dollars.
One of the biggest advantages of influencers in exploring the world of NFTs is that if you're a musician who uploads songs to spotify, you only receive money that spotify pays. If you create an NFT for the song and sell it directly to your best fans. He or she will know that they've the original, authenticated in the NFT coding. You, as the influencer, keep all the funds paid, except all the NFT marketplace cuts.
All you have to do is just to click on the following below link:
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It is an NFT show that showcases potential products, and impending trends in the field. It is represented by well known established influencers such as Nifty and more. All of them have a strong interest in NFTs.
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As of now, there are different huge stages where new clients can make, purchase or sell their own NFTs. Among all, Social NFT is the best approach. In case you are ready to feature and offer their work to gatherers dependent on blockchain innovation.
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Production resumes at Grasberg Mine
Production is set to ramp up again at Freeport McMoRan's Grasberg Mine, six weeks after a deadly collapse at a training facility at the mine killed 28 people, Reuters reported.
Trade union workers at the Grasberg mine in remote West Papua were also returning to production work, while postponed pay talks with the Arizona-based firm have been resumed, a union official added. Freeport Indonesia employs about 24,000 workers, of which three-quarters belong to the union.
Production from the mine, the second largest copper operation in the world, was stopped on May 15, a day after the accident at the training tunnel.
The company said it had slowly resumed openpit mining after receiving approval from the Indonesian government, although underground production remained closed.
"We herewith confirm that we have started to ramp up production since Saturday (June 22)," Freeport Indonesia spokeswoman Daisy Primayanti said in an email to Reuters. "(We) also confirm that our workers have returned to work at the production side."
The openpit mine normally produces around 140 kt/d (155,000 stpd), while output from underground operations is 80,000 mt/d (88,000 stpd). Freeport was forced to declare force majeure on shipments due to the prolonged closure of the mine.
Previously, union officials had demanded that all probes into the accident be completed before production was allowed to resume, and that they wanted to evaluate the final investigation report and see if Freeport implemented all recommendations.
However, Papua-based union official Virgo Solossa told Reuters by telephone. "The union encourages the workers to go back to work."
The Freeport Indonesia management had not consulted the union when asking workers to return to their duties, Solossa said, adding that the government would be held accountable should there be any further accidents at the mining site.
The union successfully demanded the suspension of five senior Freeport employees that it suspected bore responsibility for the accident.
Relations between Freeport and the union have been strained in recent years, after a three-month strike in late 2011 and a series of minor spats.
After the May 14 tunnel collapse, the company and the union put on hold pay negotiations that began on May 13 and were forecast to last for up to 60 days.


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Legal Concerns for Hiring Retail Workers in Cannabis Industry
When it comes to hiring, retail cannabis operations have some special considerations. A consult with a California marijuana business lawyer helping entrepreneurs navigate the world's largest cannabis marketplace should not overlook corporate structure, business plans – and hiring. Our team has longtime experience, both in cannabis and employment law.
Human Resources is a budding new branch of the cannabis industry, as marijuana retailers want to be certain they are following both the spirit and letter of the law when it comes to recruitment, hiring, promotions and adverse employment action.
Job growth in this sector has reportedly been impacting other industries, such as hospitality and restaurants, where cooks, servers and others are flocking to greener pastures. Some dispensaries are finding they have a glut of applications and resumes, so the question becomes how to hire the best people – and cover all your legal bases. Continue reading


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Oysters Rockefeller For Carl
Makes 18 oysters
Turmeric Breadcrumbs
4 tablespoons/2 ounces/57g ghee or unsalted butter
2 teaspoons/8g turmeric
2 cups/114 g panko breadcrumbs
Salt and pepper
(enough for 16 oysters)
Pickled shallots
1/2 cup (114 g) champagne or white wine vinegar
2 shallots (about 45g), sliced thinly
1/2 lemon, juiced (24g)
Spinach topping
2 tablespoons plus another 3 tablespoons avocado or other neutral oil
1/2 medium yellow onion, finely chopped (120 g)
1 (1-inch thumb) ginger, peeled and minced (about 1 tablespoon, 18 g)
4 cloves garlic, minced, (16 g)
1 large green serrano chile, finely chopped (seeds removed if you don't like it spicy!) (14g)
2 teaspoons ground panch poran spice mix (14g)
1/2 teaspoon cayenne (3g)
2 ounces Pernod (59g)
1 cup heavy cream (230g)
(total yield approx 350 g, about 1.5 cups >> approx 18 oysters at 1 T each oyster)
18 oysters, on the half shell
rock salt to keep oysters upright
lemon wedges for garnish
Cilantro leaves for garnish
In a small saucepan over medium low heat, melt butter. Add turmeric and a couple of good pinches of salt. Simmer slowly to extract the flavors into the butter, about 3 minutes. When aromatic and a rich golden color, remove from heat and toss with panko breadcrumbs to coat well. Taste and adjust seasoning (s&p)
With a mandolin or a sharp paring knife, slice the shallots into thin rings. In a non-reactive bowl, marinate the shallots with champagne vinegar, S&P, and lemon juice. Reserve for garnish.
Place a large non-stick skillet over medium heat 2 T oil, saute the spinach, season with salt and pepper, remove to several layers of paper towels, pat dry, chop.
Carefully wipe the pan dry with paper towels. In the same pan, add the remaining 3 tablespoons oil to the pan. Add the onions, ginger, garlic and serrano chile. Season with a pinch of salt. Now here's the important part: saute the mixture until it's evenly toffee-coloured, which should take about 15 minutes. Don't skip this step - this is the foundation of the dish! If you feel like the mixture is drying out and burning, add a couple of tablespoons of water.
Add ground panch poran and cayenne. If you haven't already, sprinkle a little water to keep the spices from burning. Cook, stirring often, until the raw scent of the spices cook out, and it all smells a bit more melodious, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat, carefully deglaze with Pernod, it will probably flambee.
Add the spinach and stir well, incorporating the spiced onion mixture into the spinach. Add a little salt and 1 cup of heavy cream, stir, and cook about 5 minutes with the lid off. The liquid should be thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.
Taste and adjust seasoning. Can be made ahead to this point.
Preheat the oven to 450F.
Shuck the oysters and loosen them from the bottom shell. Collect the oyster liquor and stir into the spinach mixture.
Add about 1 tablespoon of the spinach mixture to the oysters, arrange on rock salt to keep upright, top with the turmeric-buttered breadcrumbs. Cook for 5 minutes, or until oysters are cooked through, and the breadcrumbs are golden brown and crispy.
Garnish each oyster with a ring of marinated shallot, a couple of cilantro leaves, and lemon wedge. Serve immediately.


text: Calico Life Sciences LLC 1 article published in JoVE Biology Genome-wide Purification of Extrachromosomal Circular DNA from Eukaryotic Cells Henrik D. Møller1, Rasmus K. Bojsen2, Chris Tachibana3, Lance Parsons4, David Botstein5, Birgitte Regenberg1 1Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, 2National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark, 3Group Health Research Institute, 4Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University, 5Calico Life Sciences LLC This paper presents a sensitive method called Circle-Seq for purifying extrachromosomal circular DNA (eccDNA). The method encompasses column purification, removal of remaining linear chromosomal DNA, rolling-circle amplification and high-throughput sequencing. Circle-Seq is applicable to genome-scale screening of eukaryotic eccDNA and studying genome instability and copy-number variation.


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Obama Drops Plan to Tax College Savings Accounts
How did they think this was a good plan? Luckily they've dropped it. What does it say about Obama that even Nancy Pelosi thought this was a bad idea?
Bernie Becker of The Hill reports.
Obama scraps plan to tax college accounts
President Obama is scrapping his proposal to tax withdrawals from a popular savings account for college expenses, after facing sharp criticism from both Republicans and outside groups, a White House official said Tuesday.
The president's plan to overhaul the so-called 529 accounts was just one part of his broader plan to raise taxes, mostly on the wealthy, to help expand incentives for higher education.
But the White House found itself on the defensive after Republicans latched on to the 529 proposal to accuse the president of raising taxes on the middle class, hurting its ability to make a case for the president's broader plan.
"Given it has become such a distraction, we're not going to ask Congress to pass the 529 provision so that they can instead focus on delivering a larger package of education tax relief that has bipartisan support, as well as the president's broader package of tax relief for childcare and working families, paid for by eliminating the trust fund loophole and making sure the wealthy pay their fair share," a White House official said Tuesday.Obama made the decision to drop the proposal, which was first reported by The New York Times, at the urging of senior Democrats including House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.). Raising taxes on the accounts would have raised around a reported $1 billion — enough to pay for roughly 2 percent of the president's plan to expand tax incentives for higher education for the middle class.


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I did a little morning birding here in Old Trail yesterday and today. Each day I ended up with 20 to 25 avian species. The recently fledged Red-shouldered Hawks are flying about, and calling loudly.
Juvenile American Crows
Juvenile American Crows
Carolina Wren
Northern Mockingbird
Northern Mockingbird
Red-bellied Woodpeckers
Blue Grosbeak
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-winged Blackbird


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Rating: 3.25 stars
Buy Link: Amazon | All Romance | Amazon UK
Length: Novel
Dax has returned home from war, but now has a new fight. He survived one battle, but now has another one to face: the battle to find himself and his place in the world. Dax never thought coming out to his family was a possibility, he continues to feel like an outsider, and his PTSD is at times paralyzing. Moving to California with his best friend, Chloe, has him looking toward a new life. Things start looking up even more when he meets tattoo artist, Beck.
Beck has never been part of a real relationship and he never dreamed he could have someone to come home to. Growing up without a father and with a drug addicted mother, he was the only one to take care of his sister and his scars run deep. As the men are immediately drawn to each other, they try to figure out if a relationship is in the future for them. But, before they can really get started, life has other plans. Pulled in different directions by family issues and poor communication, the guys may never the find balance they need to have the family they have always wanted.
This is the second book I have read by this author and it is hard not to compare them as the prior book had such distinct characters. On Solid Ground has a lot of elements going for it that appeal to me: a closeted military hero, a tattoo artist, dual points of view, and a lot of darker issues. Somewhere though, this story missed the mark for me and did not emotionally attach me to the characters overall. The beginning sets up a good story with Dax coming home from war and then the two guys meeting. They both find each other attractive and are interested in each other, which is all working fine. Their first real interaction is when Beck is giving Dax a tattoo and Dax has a PTSD anxiety attack. Beck is completely cool with the whole thing and is also cool when Dax attacks one of his friends during an anxiety attack. Dax instantly relaxes when Beck touches him and that part was a little harder to believe.
Dual POV always appeals to me as the more I can know about each character and their thoughts and motivations the better. Each chapter here alternates POV and the character name is listed at the beginning of each chapter. However, both Dax and Beck have a similar voice and many times I had to recall whose head we were in as they are not distinct characters.
Both guys have a lot to deal with. There is so much going on with both of them at the very start of their relationship and the issues keep piling on them. There are so many issues between them at times I did agree with the guys when they said it was not the right time for them to have a relationship. They then have one misunderstanding after the other. Dax is so quick to think the worst that he barely lets Beck get a word out. A little communication, really just the slightest bit, would have avoided a whole lot of the scripted angst going on. And, that's what they story felt like, a script, where the drama was just inserted at each point and there was a checklist of characteristics added to each guy. The author did not make me care about the characters enough to become emotionally invested in them and all that was going on. Because of this, smaller issues become magnified and the story line lost credibility. Little things, like when Dax goes for his tattoo that has significant meaning to him and he never thought about where he was going to put it. He is having violent anxiety attacks and is given a service dog without having met the dog or trainer previously. After learning only a couple of hand signals, he is then given the dog and he even admits that he doesn't know anything about dogs. I generally don't read a lot of stories with children in them and when I do it is often clearly stated there is a child, which is not the case here. A good portion of this story involves a child and the story, and clearly the ending, is more geared toward the child. And, all throughout the book the guys don't talk about their relationship and then we are told they have this defining conversation that is off page. We learn of so many issues that have damaged the men and the only one that is really dealt with directly is Dax's coming out. Beck has an incredibly troubled past and in anger he states that he is over everything, but the way he is living is life does not indicate he is dealing with anything. There is almost no resolution to many of their issues. Everything is seemingly better just by the guys being together and it is difficult for me to believe in all of it given the magnitude of history that is piled onto them.
At the start, this book had many elements that appealed to me, but along the way a good portion did not quite come together for me. As with all reading it is personal preference and this book may fall more strongly into that category. If some of the points that were a miss for me would not bother you, then this could be one to try.
One last note on the cover: Beck is a tattoo artist. He has many tattoos, including two full sleeves, and he gives Dax a defining tattoo. There are no tattoos pictured on the cover models.


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Beech Conscious Chair Black Finish by Børge Mogensen & Esben Klint for Mater
The Conscious Chair was designed in 1958 by the renowned Danish furniture designer and architect Børge Mogensen and Esben Klint.
The chair's base is crafted from solid FSC-certified oak wood, the label for responsible forestry, which means the wood comes from responsibly managed forests. The seat and backrest are made of Mater Circular Materials, where an innovative technology allows them to recycle fiber-based waste materials such as coffee shell waste or wood fibres with recycled plastic waste from GROHE.
The chair is available in three versions: Soaped oak and light coffee waste, Black lacquered beech and black coffee waste, Grey Beech and Wood waste.
- Design: Børge Mogensen and Esben Klint for Mater
- Material: Black lacquered wood FSC certified, black coffee waste
- Dimensions:
- Overall: W 18.5" x D 18.3" x H 30.9"
- Seat Height: 11.1"
- Made in: Europe
- Mater Product Care