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The state of Minnesota will appeal a landmark ruling on the excessive pumping of groundwater around White Bear Lake, saying it is "not supported by scientific evidence" and would "immediately halt important development" within five miles of the lake.
In a written statement Tuesday underlining the ruling's potential to reach all across Minnesota, DNR Commissioner Tom Landwehr said:
"The DNR is strongly committed to protecting Minnesota's many precious water resources, including White Bear Lake and its surrounding aquifers. We take that responsibility very seriously. But responsible, effective water management must be supported by sound science."
Katie Crosby Lehmann, lead attorney in a team of lawyers that worked the case over several years' time, said in a statement late Tuesday:
"We stand by the detailed scientific evidence from the monthlong trial. As demonstrated by the [judge's 140-page] opinion, the DNR has known of the problems caused by its permitting actions since issuing its own 1998 study and has concluded that the water use in the north and east metro area is not sustainable."
The case stems from a long drought that turned much of White Bear Lake into a weedy mudhole, forcing lake owners to extend docks hundreds of feet in order to keep boating and causing the closure of a popular beach.
Heavy rains in recent years have pushed the lake several feet higher than the low point it reached in 2013. But the plaintiffs and Ramsey County District Judge Margaret Marrinan, now retired and moved to senior status, stressed that the case was not about short-term climate trends. Rather, it's the principle of state officials acting as proper trustees of public resources, including aquifers.
The DNR counters that, under the terms of the ruling, "if water levels remain below 923.5 feet above sea level in White Bear Lake, new irrigation and development restrictions would be imposed on area residents and businesses.
"DNR data show, however, that White Bear Lake's water levels have registered below this proposed 923.5-foot trigger level in 48 out of the past 58 years. And according to the best available science, the DNR has concluded these new restrictions would have little impact on raising or maintaining the court's desired water levels in White Bear Lake."
Watering concerns
The basis for the case was the DNR's role in granting permits for high-capacity wells as suburbs sprawled in the area, with their heavy use of groundwater to irrigate lawns and the like. While some parts of the metro rely on water from the Mississippi River, the DNR itself chose the northeast metro as a staging ground for careful inspection of long-term water use because the area relies on aquifers.
Marrinan's opinion suggests that the agency was caught between its own scientists' concern for long-term sustainability of the water in the area and the fury of growth-minded suburbs at the prospect of suffering restrictions that would force brown lawns and dead gardens on suburbanites while choking off revenue that cities count on to pay for water infrastructure.
The DNR's statement on Tuesday underscores its concern at what could happen with tough restrictions.
Unless the state Court of Appeals overturns the ruling, the agency said, "residential watering would be banned for 500,000 area residents by early 2018, and could not resume until the lake rises above 924 feet [and that] would remain in place for multiple years during dry periods, and would have likely been in place for the past 10 years had the court's order been in effect.
"Additionally, all temporary water permits for construction within five miles of White Bear Lake would be immediately prohibited under the court's ruling — a change that would stall road construction, utility, and residential development projects in area communities. In the last five years alone, 31 construction projects within five miles of the lake required such a permit."
In her statement, Crosby Lehmann countered by saying that the issue is the protection of the underlying resource.
"The DNR is the steward of our water and is bound to follow the law," she said. The judge "found that the DNR violated the law, and provides a road map as to how to hold the DNR accountable while protecting the lake and the underlying aquifer."
The agency said that although it has until Oct. 30 to appeal, it is signaling its intent sooner "because many area communities are concerned with the ruling and want to know how the DNR will proceed. During the appeal process, the DNR will work with permit holders in the White Bear Lake area to implement some elements of the ruling.The agency will be talking soon with communities about how it will approach this in as collaborative a manner as possible."
David Peterson • 651-925-5039


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The Account Management team is a small, talented group supporting the Account Executive team, reporting directly to the Regional Director of Sales. AM's have a passion for engaging and closing customers, and a healthy appreciation for facing a variety of diverse challenges while working under pressure.
- Generate revenue by soliciting and obtaining orders, understanding and interpreting technical requirements, providing technical information, and developing accounts.
- Develop sales opportunities by researching and identifying potential accounts, soliciting new accounts, building rapport, providing technical information and explanations, as well as preparing quotations.
- Respond to inbound leads to schedule intro meetings.
- Develop Transactional Accounts by reviewing the customer's buying history, suggesting related and new items, and explaining technical features.
- Maintain and improve quality results by following standards and recommending improved policies and procedures.
- Update job knowledge by studying new product descriptions and competitor offerings, and participating in educational opportunities.
- Accomplish department and organization goals by accepting ownership for new and different requests.
- Results orientation with a track record of driving sales
- Motivated self-starter with an ability to work independently
- Expertise in prospecting and growing sales in assigned territory
- Ability to adapt quickly to change and work effectively on various assignments
- Excellent rapport and relationship building skills
- Strong learning agility with an ability to understand and communicate complex technical information as well as maintain the required technical expertise including competitive product knowledge
- Professional demeanor with a passion for people
- Ability to supporting a client base and maintain a customer focus
- Exceptional closing skills
- Data entry skills
BA/BS degree with a concentration in marketing, promotions, advertising sales, or business administration
Work Experience
3 to 5 years of telco/SDN/SD-WAN/SaaS/Cloud Services sales experience preferred
About PacketFabric
Quickly maturing startup seeking like minded Account Executive to join our team! PacketFabric redefines how companies procure and manage their network and cloud connectivity. The Direct Sales Team is a growing, diverse, talented, and close knit group who are 100% remote. We are looking for high-energy go-getters who enjoy a fast-paced, changeable environment, and want to sell amazing, innovative products that customers love!
What PacketFabric Offers
- Remote first, globally distributed team.
- The chance to disrupt the entrenched telecommunications infrastructure industry.
- A supportive and optimistic team that likes to learn from each other.
- A product development pipeline that's constantly pushing new features and enhancing the quality of existing products.
- The opportunity to work with many different industries and customer types.
- A small company culture.
- Great health, dental, and 401(k) for US residents.
What PacketFabric Doesn't Offer
- Lack of direction: we maintain a clear roadmap and product pipeline.
- A commute: no hours wasted in megaregion rush hour traffic.
- A dress code: a robe and slippers is acceptable attire any day of the week
PacketFabric is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics.

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Purgatory People, Inc. respects your privacy. This privacy policy provides you with details of how we collect and process your personal data through your use of our site at purgatorypeople.com. Purgatory People, Inc. (referred to as "we", "us" or "our" in this Privacy Policy). We may revise and update this Privacy Policy at any time. Your continued usage of the Purgatory People website ("Site") will mean you accept those changes.
When accessing the Website, we will learn certain information about you, both automatically and through voluntary actions you may take, during your visit. This policy applies to information we collect on the Website and in email, text, or other electronic messages between you and the Website.
By providing us with your data, you warrant to us that you are over 13 years of age.
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Full name of legal entity: Purgatory People, Inc.
Email address: email@example.com
It is very important that the information we hold about you is accurate and up to date. Please let us know if at any time your personal information changes by emailing us at email@example.com
Personal data means any information capable of identifying an individual. It does not include anonymized data.
We may process the following categories of personal data about you:
- Communication Data that includes any communication that you send to us whether that be through the contact form on our website, through email, text, social media messaging, social media posting or any other communication that you send us. We process this data for the purposes of communicating with you, for record keeping and for the establishment, pursuance or defense of legal claims. Our lawful ground for this processing is our legitimate interests which in this case are to reply to communications sent to us, to keep records and to establish, pursue or defend legal claims.
- Customer Data that includes data relating to any purchases of goods and/or services such as your name, title, billing address, delivery address, email address, phone number, contact details, and your purchase details. We process this data to supply the goods and/or services you have purchased and to keep records of such transactions. Our lawful ground for this processing is the performance of a contract between you and us and/or taking steps at your request to enter into such a contract.
- User Data that includes data about how you use our website and any online services together with any data that you post for publication on our website or through other online services. We process this data to operate our website and ensure relevant content is provided to you, to ensure the security of our website, to maintain back- ups of our website and/or databases and to enable publication and administration of our website, other online services and business. Our lawful ground for this processing is our legitimate interests which in this case are to enable us to properly administer our website and our business.
- Technical Data that includes data about your use of our website and online services such as your IP address, your login data, details about your browser, length of visit to pages on our website, page views and navigation paths, details about the number of times you use our website, time zone settings and other technology on the devices you use to access our website. The source of this data is from our analytics tracking system. We process this data to analyze your use of our website and other online services, to administer and protect our business and website, to deliver relevant website content and advertisements to you and to understand the effectiveness of our advertising. Our lawful ground for this processing is our legitimate interests which in this case are to enable us to properly administer our website and our business and to grow our business and to decide our marketing strategy.
- Marketing Data that includes data about your preferences in receiving marketing from us and our third parties and your communication preferences. We process this data to enable you to partake in our promotions such as competitions, prize draws and free giveaways, to deliver relevant website content and advertisements to you and measure or understand the effectiveness of this advertising. Our lawful ground for this processing is our legitimate interests which in this case are to study how customers use our products/services, to develop them, to grow our business and to decide our marketing strategy.
We may use Customer Data, User Data, Technical Data and Marketing Data to deliver relevant website content and advertisements to you (including Facebook ads or other display advertisements) and to measure or understand the effectiveness of the advertising we serve you. Our lawful ground for this processing is legitimate interests which is to grow our business. We may also use such data to send other marketing communications to you. Our lawful ground for this processing is either consent or legitimate interests (namely to grow our business).
Where we are required to collect personal data by law, or under the terms of the contract between us and you do not provide us with that data when requested, we may not be able to perform the contract (for example, to deliver goods or services to you). If you don't provide us with the requested data, we may have to cancel a product or service you have ordered but if we do, we will notify you at the time.
We will only use your personal data for a purpose it was collected for or a reasonably compatible purpose if necessary. For more information on this please email us at email@example.com. In case we need to use your details for an unrelated new purpose we will let you know and explain the legal grounds for processing.
We may process your personal data without your knowledge or consent where this is required or permitted by law.
Sensitive Data
We do not collect any Sensitive Data about you. Sensitive data refers to data that includes details about your race or ethnicity, religious or philosophical beliefs, sex life, sexual orientation, political opinions, trade union membership, information about your health and genetic and biometric data. We do not collect any information about criminal convictions and offenses.
We may collect data about you by you providing the data directly to us (for example by filling in forms on our site or by sending us emails). We may automatically collect certain data from you as you use our website by using cookies and similar technologies.
We may receive data from third parties such as analytics providers such as Google, advertising networks such as Facebook, such as search information providers such as Google, providers of technical, payment and delivery services, such as data brokers or aggregators.
Our lawful ground of processing your personal data to send you marketing communications is either your consent or our legitimate interests (namely to grow our business).
Under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations, we may send you marketing communications from us if (i) you made a purchase or asked for information from us about our goods or services or (ii) you agreed to receive marketing communications and in each case you have not opted out of receiving such communications since. Under these regulations, if you are a limited company, we may send you marketing emails without your consent. However you can still opt out of receiving marketing emails from us at any time.
Before we share your personal data with any third party for their own marketing purposes we will get your express consent.
You can ask us or third parties to stop sending you marketing messages at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link on any marketing message sent to you OR by emailing us at email@example.com at any time.
If you opt out of receiving marketing communications this opt-out does not apply to personal data provided as a result of other transactions, such as purchases, warranty registrations etc.
We may have to share your personal data with the parties set out below:
- Other companies in our group who provide services to us.
- Service providers who provide IT and system administration services.
- Professional advisers including lawyers, bankers, auditors and insurers.
- Government bodies that require us to report processing activities.
- Third parties to whom we sell, transfer, or merge parts of our business or our assets.
We require all third parties to whom we transfer your data to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with the law. We only allow such third parties to process your personal data for specified purposes and in accordance with our instructions.
We are subject to the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulations that protect your personal data. Where we transfer your data to third parties outside of the EEA, we will ensure that certain safeguards are in place to ensure a similar degree of security for your personal data. As such:
- We may transfer your personal data to countries that the European Commission have approved as providing an adequate level of protection for personal data; or
- If we use US-based providers that are part of EU-US Privacy Shield, we may transfer data to them, as they have equivalent safeguards in place; or
- Where we use certain service providers who are established outside of the EEA, we may use specific contracts or codes of conduct or certification mechanisms approved by the European Commission which give personal data the same protection it has in Europe.
If none of the above safeguards is available, we may request your explicit consent to the specific transfer. You will have the right to withdraw this consent at any time.
We have put in place security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, altered, disclosed, or accessed without authorization. We also allow access to your personal data only to those employees and partners who have a business need to know such data. They will only process your personal data on our instructions and they must keep it confidential.
We have procedures in place to deal with any suspected personal data breach and will notify you and any applicable regulator of a breach if we are legally required to.
We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.
When deciding what the correct time is to keep the data for we look at its amount, nature and sensitivity, potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure, the processing purposes, if these can be achieved by other means and legal requirements.
For tax purposes the law requires us to keep basic information about our customers (including Contact, Identity, Financial and Transaction Data) for six years after they stop being customers.
In some circumstances we may anonymize your personal data for research or statistical purposes in which case we may use this information indefinitely without further notice to you.
Under data protection laws you have rights in relation to your personal data that include the right to request access, correction, erasure, restriction, transfer, to object to processing, to portability of data and (where the lawful ground of processing is consent) to withdraw consent.
You can see more about these rights at:
If you wish to exercise any of the rights set out above, please email us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
You will not have to pay a fee to access your personal data (or to exercise any of the other rights). However, we may charge a reasonable fee if your request is clearly unfounded, repetitive or excessive or refuse to comply with your request in these circumstances.
We may need to request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and ensure your right to access your personal data (or to exercise any of your other rights). This is a security measure to ensure that personal data is not disclosed to any person who has no right to receive it. We may also contact you to ask you for further information in relation to your request to speed up our response.
We try to respond to all legitimate requests within one month. Occasionally it may take us longer than a month if your request is particularly complex or you have made a number of requests. In this case, we will notify you.
This website may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements. When you leave our website, we encourage you to read the Privacy Policy of every website you visit.
You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this website may become inaccessible or not function properly.
Because we value your privacy we have taken the necessary precautions to be in compliance with the California Online Privacy Protection Act. California's privacy standards are very high and we strive to live up to those strict standards. We therefore will not distribute your personal information to outside parties without your consent except as noted above.
At this time we do not respond to DNT (Do Not Track) signals.
We are in compliance with the requirements of COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act). We do not knowingly collect any information from anyone under 13 years of age. Our website, products and services are all directed to people who are at least 13 years old or older. We recommend that anyone under 18 years of age participate and use our website, products or services only with parental permission and supervision.
We do not intend to collect any personal information from children under the age of 18. If a parent or guardian of a child who has provided us with such personal information would like the information deleted from our records, he or she should contact us at email@example.com We will then delete the child's personal information from our files.
If we become aware that personally identifiable information regarding a child under the age of 13 has been collected at the site, we will use such information for the sole purpose of contacting a parent or guardian of the child to obtain verifiable parental consent. If we cannot obtain consent after a reasonable time, or if when contacted a parent or guardian requests that we do not use or maintain such information, we will make reasonable efforts to delete it from our records. Upon request by a parent or guardian, we will provide a description of the specific types of personal information collected from a child who is under the age of 13.
This site is not a part of any social media companies Facebook/Instagram/Pinterest/youTube website, Messenger app, or Facebook, Inc. Additionally, this site is NOT endorsed by Facebook/Instagram/Pinterest/youTube in any way.
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If you would like to contact us for any reason regarding our privacy practices, please e-mail or write us at the following address:
Purgatory People, Inc.
5000 W. Esplanade Ave. #333
Metairie, LA 70006
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The plant-based food craze is still on a roll, and with the Christmas feasts almost in full swing, there's no better time to make your family meals healthier than this holiday season.
But is there really a middle ground? This lechon house in La Loma proudly says: yes, and it's a good place to be.
That's because ELPI Vellychon Haus, situated in the lechon capital of the country, is selling what they dubbed "the world's first 100% plant-based belly roll": the vegan lechon.
Started by a chef whose small vegan restaurant in South Cotabato bowed down to the pandemic, he found his second wind and brought his passion for plant-based foods here in Metro Manila, and it was all juicy success from there.Â
If vegan pork belly boggles you, it shouldn't, as the alternative is really nothing new. Instead of genuine pork belly, he substitutes it with staple vegan ingredients such as soybeans, wheat, corn, and cassava, thereby giving you virtually zero cholesterol, zero fat, and more than twice the protein.
What makes it special is the unique way Filipinos cook lechon: seasoned with the rich flavors of salt, sugar, garlic, black pepper, atsuete or annatto seeds, and lemongrass, then roasted until its juices ooze and the aroma is smelled from across the room.
If it tasted too bland, don't worry; they actually make it that way so you can flavor it further with your own marinate. You can either baste the belly with ELPI's signature toyomansi sauce before cooking or dip it into ELPI's own "Lech-Un Sauce" which is also plant-based and contains zero preservatives.
You can buy this FDA-approved, Halal-certified vegan lechon either frozen (P595) or cooked (P695), and is available for delivery or pick-up at their location at 56 N.S. Amoranto Sr. Street, La Loma, Quezon City. For orders, you may contact 0968-345-7020 anytime from Tuesday to Sunday, from 4 PM to 9 PM.Â
Holiday feasts are happening left and right which means stocks are running out fast, so you better call quick!


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Haligonians are passionate about their city and nowhere is that local spirit and pride of place more evident than in the stands of our local sports teams or along the route of an annual race.
Halifax loves sports and it shows.
Halifax sports teams
Whether it's on the ice, on the pitch, or in the box, there's something for everyone to cheer about in Halifax. We like to go big or go home, so join the crowd and get behind the home team!
Halifax Wanderers Football Club
Sport: Soccer
League: Canadian Premier League (CPL)
Season: April - October
Home games: Wanderers Grounds
If you come to see the HFX Wanderers FC play, don't forget to sport your Wanderers blue! One of the newest and most popular additions to Halifax's sporting landscape is the HFX Wanderers Football Club. The professional soccer team, founded in 2019, plays in the Canadian Premier League.
Nestled between the Halifax Commons and Public Gardens, the Wanderers Grounds is an outdoor stadium that fits about 6,500 enthusiastic soccer fans - with room to grow! The modular stadium is designed to be able to expand as the team grows in popularity, which shouldn't take long as Halifax proudly boasts the Canadian Premier League's 2021 Player of the Year (and top goal scorer) in Brazilian-born João Morelli.
The now ubiquitous blue ombre jerseys and scarfs are must-have accessories - and will keep you warm during those fall Saturday matches! And fun fact: the club's motto is Scottish Gaelic for Our Harbour, Our Home, Our Soul. Does it get more East Coast than that?
Halifax Mooseheads Hockey
Sport: Hockey
League: Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)
Season: October - May
Home games: Scotiabank Centre
Halifax Mooseheads fans are some of the loudest and proudest hockey fans in the country. Home games at the Scotiabank Centre draw thousands of fans and the city is always hopping when it hosts Canada's best junior hockey players.
Since becoming the first Atlantic Canadian team to join the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), the Moosehead's home ice has been the launching pad for numerous NHL and Team Canada stars including Alex Tanguay, Nathan MacKinnon, and Jonathan Drouin. In fact, in the 2018-19 NHL season, three of the NHL's top seven scorers were QMJHL alumni from Halifax – two of them former Mooseheads.
So put on your jersey and follow the herd to Moose Country. And when these super-talented juniors hit the pros one day, you'll be able to proudly say you saw them play in Halifax!
Halifax Thunderbirds Lacrosse
Sport: Lacrosse
League: National Lacrosse League (NLL)
Season: December - April
Home games: Scotiabank Centre
Lacrosse is Canada's official summer sport and North America's oldest sport, dating back over 600 years! The sport has gained a popular following in Halifax in recent years thanks to the Halifax Thunderbirds professional box lacrosse team. The Thunderbirds play in the National Lacrosse League (NLL), having made their debut in 2019 in front of a crowd of almost 7,000 fans.
A night out at a Thunderbirds game provides all the energy of a professional sporting event at an extremely reasonable price. It's a great way to enjoy a fun night out during the coldest months of the year in Halifax.
University sports
Halifax is home to half a dozen universities, which means that no matter the time of year, there is always a great variety of men's and women's sports to enjoy. In the fall, head to Saint Mary's University's Huskies Stadium, or to Dalhousie's Wickwire Field to watch the Dal Tigers play. In the winter, check out exciting team sports like basketball and volleyball or get your athletic fix with swimming and indoor track and field.
Dalhousie University Tigers
Saint Mary's University Huskies
Mount Saint Vincent University Mystics
University of King's College Blue Devils
Annual athletic events
Halifax plays host to some of the world's largest sporting competitions and events, and when it comes to hosting, we know how to do it right.
Blue Nose Marathon
This much-loved annual event lets you get in on the action (if you want!). If your legs aren't up for it, it's worth coming out to cheer as the Blue Nose Marathon winds its way through the city of Halifax.
The race is known as "the people's marathon" for its reputation for inclusivity, welcoming runners of all ages, abilities and fitness levels. The marathon traditionally takes place in the spring and offers six running events: 5 KM, 10 KM, half marathon, full marathon, team relay and youth run (4 KM and 2 KM).
The race features some challenging hill climbs, but it's totally worth it to see some of the city's most beautiful attractions, like Citadel Hill and Point Pleasant Park. And don't worry - what goes up, must come down!
Maritime Race Weekend
This race is everything quintessential East Coast: stunning coastlines, salty ocean air, pirates, music and of course, beer. It's like a kitchen party, but with running!
Maritime Race Weekend offers two race distances along a beautiful coastal route: Sunrise 5 KM, Sunset 5 KM, or the Coastal 10 KM – all with stunning views of Atlantic Canada's seascape. The courses follow the flat coastline of Eastern Passage, showing off the area's interior beauty and the rolling hills through the Cow Bay area.
Special events in 2022
When you get the opportunity to see the best athletes from around the world do their thing, you take it!
The 2022 ICF Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe World Championships (also known as Canoe '22) will take place from August 3-7, in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Canoe sprint is a race to the line on a flatwater course with international competition set over four distances: 200, 500, 1,000 and 5,000 meters. The 'City of Lakes' will welcome athletes, families, officials and fans from across the globe to celebrate sport, community and excellence.
From August 31-September 5, St. Margaret's Bay will host the World Championships for three Olympic sailing classes: the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17. This is the first time the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Sailing Championships will be held in Canada, drawing more than 400 athletes from over 35 countries. St. Margaret's Bay is the perfect venue for world-class sailing events thanks to its consistent strong-to-moderate winds and spectacularly beautiful setting.


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Open year-round, The Forklift is a Snowbird staple offering breakfast and lunch, as well as a bustling après-ski scene during the winter. Located just next to the Aerial Tram, The Forklift is within walking distance from all lodging at Snowbird. This traditional American bistro focuses on contemporary comfort food with a complete array of made-to-order breakfast options, soups, salads, sandwiches and burgers.
Weather permitting, outdoor seating is available and diners enjoy beautiful mountain views while departing trams whisk overhead.
The Forklift is first come, first served. However, large groups are strongly advised to call ahead for planned seating.
Taking the ski bus to Utah's resorts is the relaxing, affordable and sustainable way to enjoy yourmountain commute.
The closest bus stop is located at
Snowbird Center
The closest Park and Ride stop is located at
Cottonwood Heights Park & Ride "aka Swamp Lot"
Highway 210, Little Cottonwood Canyon
Snowbird, UT 84092
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Pastor Appreciation at Grace Bible Church
Grace Bible Church is having pastor appreciation day on Sunday, June 18 with special singing by Danny Pilkey at 10:00 a.m., followed by preaching with Bro. Greg Fench at 11:00. June 18 is also Fathers Day. The church invites everyone to bring their father and come worship the Lord as they honor their pastor, Bro. Wayne Miller. TS24
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About Transfers
Maximise your time in the Iguassu area. Reserve your private transfer from your hotel or the airport to the Brazil side of the falls, and then onwards to the airport or a hotel. Select the transfer you need according to the city, hotel, or airport you need to be picked up from, and then dropped off at.
Below is info to help you understand how to time your visit to the Iguazu Falls on the Brazil side.
Brazil Park Opening Hours
The park opens at 09:00am, and last entrance is at 17:00pm. The park closes at 18:30pm.
If you have limited time, you can see the Brazilian side of the falls in 2 hours if walking briskly.
Recommended time for your visit where you can enjoy them at a casual pace is 3.5hrs.
If think about doing the boat trip, then count on 5.5 hours.
Average Drive Times
*Remember that if you are travelling between Brazil & Argentina you have to do Border procedures. How busy the border is will affect travel time.
Between Foz Downtown Hotels & Brazil side of Falls Entrance = 35 min
Between Brazil side of Falls Entrance & Foz Airport = 15 min
Between Puerto Iguazu Downtown Hotels & Brazil side of Falls Entrance = 1 hr 40 min
Between Brazil Falls Entrance & Puerto Iguazu Airport = 2 hours
Meeting the Driver After the Falls
When you arrive to the entrance of the falls, you will set the time and place where you will meet the driver after your visit. If you have luggage, the driver will show you where the luggage storage room is at the entrance to the park, and you are responsible for storing them there.
Border Procedures
If crossing the border, the driver will show you where to do immigration procedures on the Brazil side. On the Argentine side the driver may take your passports and do the immigration procedures for you.
You are responsible for having your documents in order.


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Ricky Cagle was sentenced to death by the State of North Carolina for a robbery murder. According to court documents Ricky Cagle and his accomplices decided to rob the victim, Dennis Craig House, and in the process would murder him. Ricky Cagle would be arrested, convicted and sentenced to death
North Carolina Death Row Inmate List
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Offender Number: | 0061528 |
Inmate Status: | ACTIVE |
Probation/Parole/Post Release Status: | INACTIVE |
Gender: | MALE |
Race: | WHITE |
Ethnic Group: | EUROPEAN/N.AM./AUSTR |
Birth Date: | 06/28/1969 |
Age: | 51 |
Current Location: | CENTRAL PRISON |
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The evidence presented at trial tended to show the following facts, based substantially on the testimony of Ryan Christopher Jones. In November of 1993, defendant Cagle and his girlfriend, Jamie Kass, were living together at the Cape Fear Motel in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Defendant Scott and Ryan Christopher Jones were magazine salesmen for Sun Circulation and were also staying at the Cape Fear Motel. On the evening of 4 November 1993, Cagle left Kass in the motel room to rest while he went across the street to a nightclub called "The Oz Club," which was considered to be a gay bar. Subsequently, Kass spoke with Scott and Jones at the motel. They also went to the Oz Club, where defendant Cagle was playing pool with Dennis Craig House, the victim.
After Cagle and House finished playing pool, House drove his truck to the motel; Cagle, Scott, Jones, and Kass walked. Kass testified that while they were walking to the motel, Cagle, Scott, and Jones joked about "rolling a fag," which she understood to mean taking money from a homosexual. Jones testified that during the walk, Cagle said he knew the combination to House's safe, he knew that House had about $4,000 and a pound of marijuana, and he suggested that they rob him. Jones testified that he understood from the conversation that they were going to rob House.
The group went to Cagle and Kass' motel room, where Kass rested on the bed, and the others drank alcohol and talked. Cagle used a tattoo gun to draw a tattoo on Jones. Whenever House stepped out of the room, the joking about "rolling a fag" continued. At approximately 2:00 a.m., Cagle, Scott, Jones, and House decided to leave the motel and drive to House's home while Kass went to sleep in the motel room. Jones testified that Cagle and House got into House's truck first while Jones and Scott stayed in the motel room and argued about who was going to take a knife that Kass had there. After Scott took the knife, he and Jones got into the truck, and House drove them all to his trailer.
At House's trailer, the group drank alcohol and smoked marijuana. According to Jones' testimony, at one point, Jones and Scott were sitting in the living room while Cagle and House were in the back room. Scott told Jones that the plan was for Jones to stab House while House was performing oral sex on Cagle. Shortly after that conversation, Cagle walked out of the back room carrying a cat by the neck. Jones testified that Cagle slammed the cat's head against the wall, and the cat's head split open. Cagle then bashed the cat's head on the fish tank. Then Cagle sat on the couch, and House entered the room. Next, Cagle followed Jones to the bathroom, gave him a knife, and told him that "he was gonna get [House] to give him oral sex and [Jones] was supposed to stab him."
According to Jones' testimony, he waited in the bathroom while Cagle returned to the living room. When Jones subsequently entered the living room, he saw Cagle lying on the couch and House performing oral sex on Cagle. Cagle reached out to grab Jones by the belt, and Jones stabbed House in the back once. Jones pulled the knife out and dropped it on the ground, and Cagle picked it up. House said, "Why are you guys doing this? I'll give you anything." House then lunged and grabbed Jones, and Scott began punching House in the head. Jones pulled away from House. Then Cagle stabbed House three or four times in the chest and dropped the knife on the ground. Scott tried to hit House with a bowling ball. While Jones, Scott, and House were wrestling, Cagle hit House with something that looked like either a fireplace poker or a pool cue, according to the testimony. Next, Cagle, Scott, and Jones ran toward the back room, where Cagle said, "Go finish him, go kill him." Cagle, Scott, and Jones ran out the front door, with Jones picking up the knife as he ran through the living room. The only item they took from House's home was a camera that Cagle picked up.
House ran to the home of his neighbor, Roger Ayscue, and knocked on the door. When Ayscue let him in, House collapsed and said, "Roger, they are trying to kill me." Ayscue looked out his window and saw Cagle and Scott leaving House's trailer. House ultimately died from stab wounds in the chest.
While fleeing, Cagle, Jones, and Scott discussed an alibi. They decided to tell police that they got in a fight at a keg party and that House left with another man. Shortly after leaving the murder scene, they reached a house and knocked on the door. Elizabeth Hales answered the door, and Cagle asked to use her phone to call a cab because their car had broken down. Hales refused, but told them she would call a cab for them. Hales called a cab company and the police. Cagle, Jones, and Scott then began walking down the road. A deputy sheriff responding to Hales' call spotted them and asked them what had happened. Cagle said they had been to a keg party, and their car had broken down. Cagle said the blood on his pants was from a fight at the keg party. The deputy sheriff then arrested Cagle, Jones, and Scott.


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Funny game succeeds
Deep Silver have had quite the couple of years. They've gone from a European publisher of quietly successful strategy games and RPGs (the X games, Gothic, others), to finding mainstream success with Dead Island, to picking up where THQ left off with Metro: Last Light and Saints Row 4.
In an interview with Deep Silver's CEO, The Penny Arcade Report mention that Saints Row IV has sold triple that of Saints Row 3 on PC over the same time period, and that Metro: Last Light sold more across all platforms in a single week than the original did in three months.
Like the original, Metro: Last Light was equal parts shonky and polished, but it was an interesting game. Saints Row IV was, like its immediate predecessor, wonderfully silly, and better than its rushed production would have suggested. I'm glad these games are doing well, and I'm glad they're doing well on PC. This is news.
There is another, juicier part of this story though, which I've buried down here. After championing the sales success, CEO Klemens Kundratitz talked about the company's approach to piracy.
"Many publishers are not launching day and date because the PC is so difficult, but they fear the piracy issues, so they'd rather first focus on consoles," he said. When the Penny Arcade Report asked if Deep Silver have considered launching a service similar to Origin or uPlay, Kundratitz was definitive. "We have not, no. Uplay is not the way we want to approach things, definitely. I think we just need to make sure that the games we publish are worth the money, and certainly there is always this piracy situation that any publisher has. No publisher can tackle, really." He continued, "In a business plan, we typically ignore it. It's not something that is new, it's something that has been part of our business for decades. As a publisher you just live with it, yes?"
This is the sort of thing we like to hear, which is probably why it was said, and that's why I've put it at the end of the story and not at the top. It's good that Deep Silver don't plan to release a swarm of killer bees into the population any time soon, but CEO's of large companies tend not to be naive about public perception.
If we're to judge Deep Silver - and you don't have to, you can just go play a videogame - then lets do it based on their actions and not on their compelling headlines. Saints Row 4 was joyful! Supporting modding is good! Apologising for a horrible thing and then doing it anyway is terrible! I like PCs. The frogurt is also cursed. Here is a GIF of a sea lion which is too heavy.


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Some teens still use snow days to make a buck (Opinion)
We've all heard how kids today are lazy, how they don't play outside anymore, and we've certainly heard how they don't want to do things like shovel for money.
So along came this nor'easter.
I live in Raritan Township (even though I always say Flemington because that's the mailing address) and my driveway is long. You can fit five or six cars lengthwise and two cars widthwise. So when it snows, I shovel.
And shovel. And ... you get the idea.
I never invested in a snowblower because we were rather house poor just to acquire the home, and the last few winters have been fairly mild. So a shovel was fine. Until now.
Even by midday Monday we had 15 inches on our property and it's only gone up since then. I've been at a hotel near the station because of the bad roads so I haven't even been there to begin the shoveling process.
By last night my wife went online and found some community forums and started asking about plow guys. From my end I contacted these places, left voicemails, left text messages, and nothing. No response.
Which I get. We're not regular, established customers and I realize how these guys could be pulling all-nighters doing business parking lots as well. So I'm not surprised.
Looked like I would have tons (literally) of shoveling ahead of me.
Then this morning I got a text from home that a mom who saw the forum last night contacted us about her son and his friend, two teenagers who were looking for shoveling gigs. Of course I said go for it.
Long story short with one snowblower and one shovel these high school kids said they'd do the entire driveway and walkway for $120. Hired. And they're there now, on time when they said they would be, working hard, even cleaning her car off for her unasked. They will be getting paid a lot more than $120.
I'm impressed that kids like this still exist. Kids will work at established businesses, sure. But to see that entrepreneurial spirit is still out there is good to see. You set your price. You have the discipline to show up on time, get things done with no one guiding you. These are the kinds of guys who go on to have their own companies one day.
Now should I finally buy a snowblower? Or support this fledgling entrepreneurial spirit? Hmmm.
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Week 4 of the LMC XCOM campaign begins with Commander Kevin in a bit of a pickle when it comes to upgrades. He needs lasers, and armour and money, and scientists… and pretty much everything to be honest. Despite all this the team continues to develop and takes on a new kind of UFO… but problems await in Europe.


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By Paula Buckton, independent living advisor, Ruils
Individuals can pool their personal budgets, not only to save money, but also to share ideas, skills and support mechanisms. However, while pooling personal budgets is a great idea in principle, it can be difficult to orchestrate and keep running smoothly in practice.
The latest research and development on pooling is gathered on Ruils' new pooling budgets website. This follows the production of our 2010 Guide to Pooling Direct Payments and takes reference from the subsequent pilot schemes and pooling work carried out by local authorities and voluntary organisations who purchased the guide or attended subsequent workshops.
Many projects made good progress, and some have stood the test of time, but others have faltered or folded when funding ran dry or pilots took longer than expected to get off the ground. The tools, templates and advice on Ruils' website are intended to encourage groups to set things up efficiently and safeguard against some of the pitfalls and delays.
Tips for practitioners on pooling budgets
- Allocate resource to focus on pooling. Even if this is part of another role, it is important that there is positive encouragement for pooling arrangements and a safety net for when things falter or wobble.
- Encourage individuals to think about pooling when it's right for them, not when it suits you and your processes.
- Allow flexibility in the budget so that it is possible to return to individual arrangements if necessary.
- Do not be too regimented in your approach or try to impose structure and process.
- Educate your colleagues, especially those in finance.
The most important factor to be highlighted from all the events and workshops was that the most successful pooling arrangements have been made where there is resource from the local authority or local voluntary organisation to support them to be set up and run.
As part of this there is a key role for social workers in supporting people to take up and get the best out of pooling arrangements. Ruils has provided the following advice to answer common questions from practitioners about how pooling should work.
When and how should pooling be discussed with individuals?
Our experience suggests that introducing the idea of pooling budgets to individuals too early in the process can be confusing. An individual at the start of the support planning/direct payment process has a lot to think about. They might be new to direct employment and having control of a budget. If they have social needs, it might be something that can be discussed as an idea but it is best to wait until the individual is reasonably confident with managing their direct payment before into more detail.
In some situations, the group itself might guide the process. For example, a group of people about to leave college might be looking for a way to stay in contact with each other, or people in shared accommodation might want to make their funding go a bit further, in which case this might influence the timing.
There are no rules but introduction of the idea of pooling must be at a time to suit the individual and if it is factored into a first support plan, the individual should always have enough funds to achieve outcomes without the pooling element until the arrangement is well established.
How do people interested in pooling find others with similar interests?
Many people have an idea of a group of friends they want to share resources with, but if not finding others with similar interests can be difficult because social workers are often working in isolation or in small teams and may not get to know of others who may be looking. The 'finding friends' facility on Ruils' pooling budgets website is an ideal way for individuals to find others. There is an opportunity for local authorities to promote the facility in a local area and use it as a way for people to meet others.
What is the role of the social worker in helping pooling to succeed?
Social workers can be tempted to try and create rigid processes but pooling arrangements need to have some flexibility to give them the best chance of working out. It really helps if social workers understand the concept of pooling and the benefits that can be achieved; hopefully our website will give some insight into this.
One thing we would absolutely recommend is that one person in a team or voluntary support organisation is given the responsibility (and the associated time) for co-ordinating and encouraging poolingactivity. They would learn about pooling, help colleagues to understand how it works and be there as a support for groups who might need support to set up or keep going.
How does pooling relate to outcomes, reviews and recording?
Support planning will always be individually based and this would not need to change in a pooling arrangement. The pooled budget will usually be only part of an individual's total budget and may relate to only one or two of their outcomes. So reviews take place in the normal way for the individual and members of a group would usually be reviewed at different times anyway.
It is good practice to review the pooling arrangement with all the members of the group regularly and although this does not necessarily need to involve social services, the process could be linked and referenced in the individual's reviews. Finally think about how you record the activity of pooling groups. Most recording is done individually but it is important to be able to reference the success or otherwise of pooling initiatives so social work teams should give some thought to how this might be done within their current frameworks.
How can finance teams help to make pooling work in practice?
Finance teams can often be a block to pooling arrangements. For example, they generally do not like to make payments into two different accounts so if someone wants to pool part of their budget into a joint account they need to set up a standing order from one to the other. Finance departments will often have rigid processes and rules and may have limited understanding. So first make sure you talk to the person who can influence changes – talk in pound notes and try to explain the possible savings and educate them to the benefits.
For more information and support, go to Ruils pooling budget website. You can also purchase an updated version of our Guide to pooling direct payments.


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Three powerful mining corporations can't seem to divide the galaxy between themselves and continue to wage perpetual war against each other. New players are asked to chose which of these corporations they wish to join. Each has a different attitude towards their place in the galaxy. Switching factions is possible but not without a stiff cost. The three Mining Corporations are:
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Last month, media reported that studies found excessive cadmium in some rice samples in Mainland China which raised public concerns as rice is the main staple.
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State officials, hit with a surge in spending on home health care services, have asked Attorney General Maura Healey to investigate providers that they suspect of submitting fraudulent bills.
Governor Charlie Baker's Executive Office of Health and Human Services referred a dozen agencies to the attorney general's Medicaid Fraud Division after reviewing internal data and fielding consumer complaints that pointed to possible fraud. Officials did not name the agencies.
"Our office is taking a hard look at the home health industry and is investigating the companies referred to us by MassHealth," Cyndi Roy Gonzalez, a spokeswoman for the attorney general, said in a statement. "Our focus is on rooting out the companies who are taking advantage of people at the taxpayers' expense and ensuring that legitimate companies can continue to provide the necessary home supports people need."
State officials did not detail what kind of wrongdoing they suspect, but Medicaid fraud includes activities such as billing for medical services that are never provided or are unnecessary.
The state's costs for providing home health services have been soaring. MassHealth, the state Medicaid program that is funded by taxpayers and provides insurance to poor and low-income residents, is on track to spend more than $755 million on home health services in the fiscal year ending June 30. That would be an 82 percent increase from just two years earlier.
State officials said they are taking steps to control rising spending, such as requiring prior authorization before paying for home health services, which include nursing care, aides, and physical and occupational therapy. They are also auditing home health agencies and have temporarily stopped doing business with new providers.
Health and Human Secretary Marylou Sudders said the changes were made "to maintain the integrity of the MassHealth program [and] to manage skyrocketing spending in home health."
More than 80 percent of the spending growth since 2013 has been driven by 62 companies that started doing business with the state during that time, according to state officials. Massachusetts works with 195 home health providers overall.
The state apparently isn't waiting for Healey's office to take action. Compassionate Homecare Inc. of Worcester filed a lawsuit on Jan. 22 alleging that MassHealth has been withholding more than $3.2 million in payments, putting the company in critical financial condition. MassHealth stopped making payments while alleging the company committed fraud, but it has not detailed the fraud allegations, according to the complaint.
James Fuccione, legislative and public affairs director for the Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts, said his organization, which represents home health care agencies, welcomes more oversight of companies that are new to the market and driving up costs.
But the alliance is concerned that other steps state officials are taking, such as requiring prior authorization for services, could be burdensome for home health companies and may prevent some patients from getting needed medical care.
"It's going to be an extra cost on agencies," Fuccione said. "We are concerned that with a rate of reimbursement that's below the cost of care already, this is going to lead to access issues. Our nurses may not want to perform these services anymore if agencies can't pay them enough."
Al Norman, executive director of Mass Home Care, a network of nonprofit agencies that manage patient care, said the state should also investigate whether certain doctors are involved in fraud by "rubber-stamping" their approval of services that patients don't need.
"If there is anyone who is gaming the system, we need to try to reduce and eliminate this kind of activity," Norman said. "It's wasting tax dollars to do that, and it's not really helping [patients]."
Dr. Dennis M. Dimitri, president of the Massachusetts Medical Society, said he was unaware of any such incidents involving doctors. "I believe most physicians recognize that their first responsibility is to provide essential care for their patients and exercise prudent judgment in approving medically necessary patient care plans," he said in a statement.
Home health care spending is a significant part of the MassHealth budget, which the governor's state budget proposal puts at $15.4 billion next fiscal year. MassHealth represents the single biggest piece of state spending and covers nearly 1.9 million poor and low-income people.
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Farm system: The farm system aims at fodder autonomy. The animals are fed in priority by grazed grass. Stocks of winter forage are produced on the farm on the basis of legume-based temporary grasslands. Dairy cows receive also concentrates produced on the farm. The system includes also a partial processing of the dairy production into cheese and butter and marketing of these processed products in direct sale on the farm. It is also characterized by the absence of large investments in buildings and machines.
Holstein x Jersey cross-breed: The dominant breed is the Holstein Friesian but part of the herd is a cross between this breed and the Jersey breed. The cows resulting from this crossing are smaller, have less maintenance requirements, and use better grasslands than Holstein Friesian cows. These crossed animals recover also better after calving or drying up.
Before 1987, the dairy production system was intensive. This system required a lot of work and did not ensure a sufficient income. In 1987, the farmer understood that grazing is the cheapest feeding system for dairy cows. Part of the green maize area was gradually converted to permanent grassland. Stocking management remained though rather complicated. In 1995, the farmer discovered the system of André Pochon based on perennial ryegrass and white clover, without inorganic nitrogen fertilization and with standard rest periods (5 to 6 weeks) in the course of the years. As a result, the system became much simpler. In 1998, green maize was deleted from animal feeding and the farm became completely forage and concentrate self- sufficient. Starting from 2001, part of the dairy products were processed into butter and half hard cheese. In 2009, under the influence of the farmer's wife, the system converted to organic.
Farm description
- Soil type: Loam
- Climate: Temperate oceanic climate
- Altitude: 70 m asl
- Slope: 0 %
Grassland management
- Grazing : Yes
- Grazing management type: Rotational
- Hay and silage
- Most grasslands are exclusively grazed
- Exclusively mown temporary grasslands are cut four times a year
- Annual Work Unit: 3
- Agricultural Area : 50 ha UAA
- Permanent grassland area: 22 ha
- Temporary grassland area: 20 ha
- Annual crop area: 8 ha
- Breed: Holstein Friesian and cross breed with Jersey
- Stocking rate: 1.7 LU per ha of grassland area
Animal performance
- Dairy production: 6,500 l/cow*year
Why it is working
Adequate techniques have been found.
They are applied in a rigorous way.
The whole farm system is coherent.


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During this year's Cards and Payments Middle East, which will be held in Dubai on May 12th-13th, Finesse will be showcasing their innovative business and technology solutions to the participating global banking, telco, retail and enterprise community.
The Finesse team will be displaying their scalable, functional and integrated solutions that enable organisations to accelerate performance and create value in business, while maintaining the highest level of data and content security.
Finesse's financial services and payments solutions portfolio include for Card Management, Lending Solutions, E-commerce & Internet Payment Gateways, EBPP & Cash Management, Monitoring, Platform Security among others. Finesse works with their partners to create the perfect end-to-end solutions, with a wrap-around layer of managed services.
Finesse also offers real-time intelligent Big Data – Enterprise Fraud Management solution that combats sophisticated fraud with real-time actionable insights. It even monitors suspicious activities in real-time, and takes the right decision at the right time as opposed to end of day reporting and analysis. This solution is designed to meet the fraud detection, investigation, prevention, monitoring compliance and audit needs of banks & financial institutions.


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The season finale for the insanely popular Nickelodeon show Zoey 101 is set to air on January 10.
Rumor has it that the crux of the show will be Zoey (played by Jamie Lynn) deciding whether or not she is going to stay at Pacific Coast Academy or go with her family to London.
Now that Jamie Lynn is no longer preganant, does this mean that she will be returning to her Nickelodeon show Zoey 101?
Moss is known for her previous work on the show The West Wing, in which she played Zoey Bartlet and worked alongside Charlie Sheen.
While older sibling Brit has come under fire recently for her lack of parenting skills and odd behaviors, Jamie Lynn was hailed as the good girl who starred on Nickelodeon's Zoey 101.
The fourth season of Zoey 101 has finished taping and officials have not commented on their further plans.
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Royal Priesthood - Zamar (@royalpghana)
AudioRoyal Priesthood, Ghana's Urban Gospel Music Initiators and International award wining duo drops their second single for the year 2016. The track which is titled Zamar is a dancehall track which features Minister Kobby and is produced by Phee the Initiator. Minister Kobby is an International Gospel Reggae/Dancehall artiste, Speaker, Song writer and radio personality.
Zamar is a Hebrew word which means to sing Praise with instruments and to make music accompanied by the voice and therefore the song seeks to revive the spirit of true Praise in Christians in Ghana and beyond (Psalm 150). This is the second time the two Urban Gospel music Giants are featuring on a track and this promise to be another Holy Spirit filled banger that will cause their fans to give God crazy Praise at any given opportunity.


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Lili Reinhart Is Focusing On Her Mental Health: 'I'm Not Taking This Time For Granted'
Lili Reinhart is using her quarantine time to really focus on herself.
The 23-year-old Riverdale actress took to her Instagram Story to share that she has felt overworked, and constantly stressed and depressed for the last year.
"I literally just laughed so hard that I pulled something in my neck," she started out. "I tend to be a glass half empty kind of person but I have had some wonderful moments during this sh–ty quarantine. And I'm thankful for that 🙏"
"This last year has been incredibly overwhelming. I felt overworked, constantly stressed, depressed, etc etc," Lili added. "This has been a very rare experience- to stay in one spot for an extended period of time. No travel, no alarm clocks, no work. And I'm so grateful for the men and women in this country who are risking their lives every day to continue the fight against this virus."
"My point is, I am definitely not taking this time for granted. And those of us lucky enough to be safe at home should take the opportunity to focus on our mental health- because it usually goes overlooked," she continued. "May is mental health awareness month. Don't delegitimize your emotions during this time. Your feelings deserve attention and validation 🙏"
In case you missed the exciting news, Lili's new movie Chemical Hearts has found a home and release date!


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Nottingham is one of the three largest cities in the East Midlands, the other two being Leicester and Derby. Its city status dates from 1897, when it won its charter as part of the celebrations for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. It is inextricably linked with the Robin Hood legend, and in its day was famous for the production of lace. For those of us who lived through the 1980s, Nottingham will additionally be forever associated with ice dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean.
When Bruce first proposed the city as a possible weekend destination, I thought it was very much a left-field idea; however it turns out that Nottingham was placed 13th on the list of most visited English cities in 2014, a higher position than I would ever have imagined. Certainly we had an enjoyable time there, the oft repeated mantra during our stay being "Nottingham - who knew?"
Nottingham Castle
The present-day Nottingham Castle, standing proudly in a raised position on Castle Rock and set in extensive gardens, is the third-generation building of that name. The original 11th-century fortress was demolished 600 years later, to be replaced by a mansion that was itself razed in the 19th century. This was subsequently rebuilt as the museum and art gallery that we see today.
Old Market Square
Old Market Square is the focal point of Nottingham city centre, and indeed it had a lively market in progress during our stay. It is also home to the imposing sight of the 'Council House', Nottingham's city hall. It's a name that tends to cause a degree of amusement in UK citizens who are not from the Midlands.
LEFT: Nottingham's 'Council House', in Old Market Square | |||
Lace Market quarter and St Mary's Church
The Lace Market is an attractive and interesting corner of Nottingham city centre. Now a protected heritage area, it is home to many fine examples of 19th-century industrial architecture, including renovated former warehouses. The historic Church of St Mary the Virgin dates from the 14th century and is the oldest religious building in the city. The church was mentioned in the Domesday Book and even turns up in the tales of Robin Hood, but nowadays it is better known for its strong choral tradition. Just along the street (High Pavement), we made an interesting Sunday-afternoon visit to the Galleries of Justice Museum.
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Robin Hood and his Merry Men, usually portrayed as a band of outlaws who rob the rich to provide for the poor, are popular and enduring heroes of English folklore. The earliest tales describe Robin as living in Sherwood Forest, a real place in the northern part of Nottinghamshire. Robin's arch-enemy in the stories is the Sheriff of Nottingham.
Base: Mercure City Centre
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How wonderful would it be to drive around freely on an empty road – to feel the speed, without any inhibition! But unfortunately, the city streets are neither empty nor very safe. Car accidents are growing more and more common with every passing day. Even if you're a cautious driver, there's always a chance of encountering a reckless driver on the road.
These accidents usually occur due to speeding cars, drunk driving, distracted driving, drivers falling asleep, reckless driving, and so on.
Car accidents can lead to both medical and legal trouble. That is why you should get in touch with a renowned car accident lawyer and let him handle the rest. If you're wondering how a lawyer can help, you should read about these five reasons to resolve your doubts.
Reason 1: Financial Loss Recovery
If you have been in a car accident, know that you can recover your losses incurred in the accidents. This is applicable for both physical injuries and any property damage.
Your lawyer can fight on your behalf for compensation for your medical bills, future surgeries, lost wages, and damaged property. Insurance companies usually want to avoid paying claims as much as possible. Your lawyer can also help you get your claim.
Reason 2: Proper Investigation
Winning a car accident lawsuit requires a thorough investigation. An individual cannot conduct a proper investigation. Let your professional lawyer do it for you. They have a team of experts to reconstruct the scene and determine the severity of the accident. They can also consult with doctors to estimate the medical care the victim might need. Some law firms can also find a doctor for you if you so desire.
All of these points will help you settle your car accident case and recover all losses – financial, medical, and emotional.
Reason 3: Experience
Experience can be essential when fighting a car accident lawsuit. An experienced lawyer like car accident lawyer in Palm Harbor, FL, would know how to investigate properly and utilize the findings to recover most of the damages. If you have a professional lawyer to represent you, getting claim money also becomes much easier.
They have the required knowledge of the law to help you fight your case. Let the professionals do their job.
Reason 4: Court Representation
Sometimes, cases are too complicated, hence difficult to settle quickly. These cases need court intervention for settlement. Court representation is something you simply cannot do alone without any knowledge or experience in law. Car accident lawyers can effectively represent you in court and settle your case. They can handle all the proceedings and documents so that you can rest easy.
Reason 5: Cost
Any reputed firm will never dupe you into paying a hefty sum. They will not drag the case just to extort money from the client.
Fighting for your rights alone can be frustrating. Hiring a lawyer to do it for you can actually be profitable for you.
Final Advice
When you hire a lawyer, make sure they have experience and success in plenty of similar or more complicated cases.


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According to this report, there is a deep disconnect between traditional news media and young users in terms of perception of values and content.
Young readers and users of news media are different: while traditional media see news as what you should know, young people see news also as what is useful/interesting/fun to know.
Young people are exposed to news in different ways, and news media are not the only source: background or indirect exposure to news is provided by social media, online conversations, documentaries, and TV shows.
Flamingo spoke to individuals in the UK and the USA.
The analysis of young readers' behaviours was split in 3 stages followed by a final semiotic analysis, trying to get to know not only what people usually tell, but also what people do not tell (for example by tracking their smartphone behaviour).
Interviews in the 3rd stage were made in small groups, where individuals had to react to more innovative formats.
Attention was paid to the subjects of the research, young people with their wishes, points of view, interests, differences across moments, usage categories and platforms.
The report recognises four types of news consumers (the Heritage News Consumers, who make a concerted effort to at least consume some of the same traditional news brands that they grew up seeing; the Passive News Absorbers, who are just not interested enough to have any sort of regular relationship with news brands; the Dedicated News Devotees, who have a routine, habitual appointment with their primary news branda nd the Proactive News Lovers, who are committed to news consumption, and no doubt brand aware, but they assume responsibility for collating their news), each with its own potential for news media.
There is no "one-size-fits-all solution", as each category suggests different approaches: "there is not going to be a single solution for increasing loyal news engagement with younger audiences".
Other chapters of this report deal with the relevance of the news agenda ("Young people also have a strong appetite for coverage of a broader range of topics in general"), negativity in the news, the tone of the news (it "can at times feel overly serious, institutional, dry, and technical for younger people"), the wrong use of new formats ("a lack of sensitivity to the role each platform plays in the person's repertoire of social media apps"), trust in the news and the overwhelming amount of items (the so-called "general media noise").
Conclusions and recommendations to media
The study identifies five main challenges for news providers wishing to better engage with under-35s, such as Access and Ease of Use (responding to audience frustration around complex or lengthy news stories), Third Party Spaces (when news content on other platforms is not designed for how young people use the platform), building habits, re-forging relevance, and promoting points of view. This analysis produces three main recommendations to media:
- "The experience of news should feel as easy and accessible as Facebook and Netflix, and this can be achieved with clearer language and more explanatory content";
- "News brands need to tell stories in ways that fit the expectations of young people, and the moments when they are open to news";
- "The way the news media covers stories may need to change. Young people are often put off by relentlessly negative news. (…) Authenticity, fairness, diversity and inclusiveness are the kind of values that resonate with under-35s".
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Mike Vanneman turned his cancer into a career. In 2018, Mike was diagnosed with prostate cancer. After being successfully treated in December 2018, Mike chose to shift his career from executive search to non-profit development and joined the Prostate Cancer Foundation as Vice President of Development, Major Gifts.
The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) funds the world's most promising research to improve the prevention, detection, and treatment of prostate cancer with the goal of curing it for good.
The lessons Mike learned on this unanticipated journey can benefit both men and families that are dealing with prostate cancer.
Mike visits with Mark for a look at what's going on in the search for a cure.
For information on prostate cancer visit: www.pcf.org
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New U.S. Ambassador Amy Gutmann Wants to 'Advance Alliances and Defend Democracy'
Amy Gutmann, the new U.S. Ambassador to Germany, held her first public speech in Berlin. At Freie Universität, she talked "about the difficult road to democracy that we often take for granted, and about what these times of great change require."
Sofia, Bulgaria, April 6th, 2022 (The Berlin Spectator) — Just after Ambassador Amy Gutmann presented her credentials to Germany's President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in February, she took part in the Munich Security Conference. At Freie Universität she said, the main topic had been the potential consequences of a Russian invasion [of Ukraine]. "Days later, Russia invaded, with a brutality that absolutely shocked decent people worldwide", the Ambassador stated.
Courage and Unity
She said there had indeed been consequences for President Putin. He had never foreseen them. "He thought Ukraine would fall. Ukraine stands strong against his brutal forces. He thought he would show the absolute might of Russia. Russia is shown to be no might against the force of Ukraine and their courage. He banked on NATO being split. NATO has never been more united than it is today", Amy Gutmann told the audience.
"I see that unity in our work with partners at all levels of the German government and German civil society." Ambassador Gutmann stated she was "greatly appreciative of that". She said she knew she spoke "for so many in my country, including the Administration and Congress by saying how grateful we are for Germany and the United States' unity."
Juncture in History
Amy Gutmann said the unity mentioned was reflected in three key goals that would guide her team's diplomatic work. "Advance our alliances, innovate inclusively and defend democracy. These goals sound simple, they are short and to the point. But, in fact, they represent the complex and difficult challenges we face in the United States, in Germany and all around the world", the new U.S. Ambassador said.
"Today we are at another critically important juncture in history." The coordinated response to Russia's invasion of the Ukraine demonstrated "a new unity of purpose and action, a new period in trans-Atlantic solidarity. As we confront new threats to global peace and security, the U.S.-German relationship and friendship could not be more important." According to the Ambassador, the U.S. Embassy in Berlin and its five consulates have a vital role to play "in ensuring a revitalized trans-Atlantic relationship that goes far beyond ending Putin's brutal, cruel, inhumane war."
Visit to Feuchtwangen
Amy Gutmann's father Kurt Gutmann was a German Jew from Feuchtwangen who fled Nazi Germany. She said she would visit his birth city soon, for the first time ever. The 72-year-old former President of the University of Pennsylvania is the first female U.S. Ambassador to Germany. She was appointed by President Joe Biden in July of last year.
Amy Gutmann's entire speech at Freie Universität Berlin can be heard and watched in the video above, posted by the U.S. Embassy.
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Questions About Borax, H2O2, Magnesium Oil
Good Morning,
I recently joined earth clinic, and have read so many comments with great interest. Nine years ago, I was diagnosed with cancer, and given only 3 months to live, but beat all the odds with alternative methods as well as a lot of prayer. Finding your site recently has been a real blessing as well.
I've read some information from Ted, and the questions that I have for him are as follows: The below purchases were made after reading some of the comments on earth clinic...
1. I recently purchased some HCL 31% from a local chemical supplier, but was unsure if I should dilute it in order to put a few drops into a glass or better still, a liter of water in order to increase the amount of HCL for the digestion of food...? ..... by the way, I'm 61 years young!
2. I've been taking 1/4 teaspoon of borax in a liter of water per day for the past week, and feel sharper mentally, (more alert)...
3. I also purchased some 35% H2O2, and was wondering if I should place a few drops of this as well in with the borax liter bottle, or should it be diluted as well, and if so, how to do it?
4. I'll be making some magnesium oil soon, as after reading on your site, it seems very beneficial.
Well, I won't take up any more of your time at the moment, but want to thank you all, and especially TED for his wisdom, and willingness to share some valuable information for those of us who feel that the traditional methods of medicine are not meant to cure, but only to treat the symptoms.
If it is not too much trouble for TED to answer the above questions, I would be greatly appreciative.
Dear C,
HCl I used is about 31-35%. When putting a drop of HCl in a full glass of water the dose can be anywhere from 2 drops to 6 drops, on the average taken along with meals to help the digestion and improve energy.
Borax raises hormones to normal level and hence the improve energy and mental issues, but also normalizes magnesium and calcium balances.
3. A 35% H2O2, is best diluted to 3% for easier handling. When using 3% H2O2, it's about 10 drops per glass of water, or 1 drop for a 35% H2O2. For most purposes I used 3% H2O2 one capful in one liter of drinking water.
A borax can be added to the liter drinking water.
Thank you so much for your response, you all have been such an Enormous Blessing!
Also, if you don't mind, could you possibly respond to the following:
About 20 years ago, my thyroid was removed after the doctors found some nodules around the thyroid, but the nodules were NOT cancerous, and most doctors say that today they would not have removed my thyroid, but that is a little too late to say... Therefore, with my thyroid gone, and I have been on 0.15 of levothyroxin every day since then.
Then, five years later, I had a CT scan, and they tried to inject some Iodine for the "contrast", and I had a severe allergic reaction, and could hardly breathe, so they told me to never take any additional Iodine.... Well, I don't know if I was allergic to the radioisotope of the injected "contrast" iodine, or just to the iodine.... I say all that to say this, that today I saw a chiropractor who gave me what I think was called a "VEGA" test, and said that he was going to give me some Iodine tablets from a company called Energenics that had 100mcg per tablet of Iodine, plus other things in the tablets... Well, I took 2 as he mentioned, (supposed to take 2 tablets twice daily), and found it a little difficult to breathe when I laid down, but that may be due to my fighting off a head and chest cold at the present. I'm a little concerned about taking the Iodine, but know that Iodine is good for other organs of the body. I want to take supplemental Iodine, if it will assist my body in functioning properly, but may hold off until I get rid of this head and chest cold. If you have any ideas as to whether the Iodine might be alright to use, or if I should possibly just steer clear of it, I would be greatly appreciative.
Thanks again for all your help....
Just to recap on the response you gave below, if I add just 1 drop of the 31% HCL to a glass of water with a meal, that should help with the digestion...
Just add 1 drop of 35% H2O2 to the liter of water that contains the 1/4 teaspoon of Borax. and just do that once a day.??
Also, how would I dilute say a 10oz glass of 35% H2O2 to 3% H2O2 for easier handling??
Thanks my friends, you really are a Blessing!
Warm Regards
Dear C.
The reaction to the iodine was actually a radioactive iodine rather then the iodine itself. Since iodine basically go every part of the body, most of the body becomes radioactive, but most shall be concentrated in the thyroid area. The purpose was simply to kill the remaining thyroid. My personal opinion is that it kills most of the body's organs. A nodules I found is due to lack of iodine, which tends to cause them in the first place. But anyway if a person plans to take the iodine, I believe that just one drop of Lugol's solution in a glass of water before sleep may help get the iodine back to the system, at the very least to displace the radioactive iodine. The issue for me is just to remove the remaining radioactivity from the body which I view as a radiation hazard. As to the questions of Just add 1 drop of 35% H2O2 to the liter of water that contains the 1/4 teaspoon of Borax. and just do that once a day.?? This can be done as many times as necessary if the bottle is used up.
Also, how would I dilute say a 10oz glass of 35% H2O2 to 3% H2O2 for easier handling?? A simple way is 1 part H2O2 35% and 11 part is water.
To help reduce some problems in taking iodine, I will take 1000 mg of vitamin C sodium ascorbate before sleep also.