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It had been a week since Irelia's small band had defeated the Zaunite forces. She had sent a messenger back to Karma, trying to find out what the newest plan was, but to no avail. She waited five days, more than the time needed, but heard nothing back. Malthrir had seemed to be past the imminent danger, so Irelia let Master Yi take over again and declare everything back to normal. On the fifth day, she bid Master Yi farewell and headed back to the capital.
The journey took her two days, and during that time she had much to think on. She wanted to know why Zaun had sent such a small invasion force. Why was Karma not taking this seriously? What had happened to her in recent weeks that had caused this? She was curious as to what had happened to Vladimir, the charismatic stranger from Noxus. She hoped Soraka would have some news when she returned.
The traveling was uneventful, and Irelia arrived in Ionia precisely when she meant to. As she traveled through the city, headed towards the Placidium, she noticed the people were acting strangely. As she passed by a shop, she asked a customer coming out, "Why does everyone seem so one edge?" The Ionian gave her a strange look and said, "You haven't heard? Zaun has attacked our southern shores and grievously injured Master Wukong. Even now he sits in the Placidium, where the Starchild attempts to revive him."
Irelia thanked her and hurried on her way. Well, at least one question was answered. Zaun invaded the north because they were invading the entire country. This, coming so soon after the Noxian invasion, would be difficult to counter. They had not had time to rebuild their strength, and under Karma's leadership, they weren't likely to anyway.
When she reached the Placidium, she burst inside and went straight to Karma's chambers. There were two sentries posted outside the doors, something Irelia had never seen before. As she moved to step inside, the sentries both crossed their spears and said, "No entry right now. Orders from the Duchess." Irelia gave them a withering stare and said, "If you don't move now, I will go in by force. I do not wish to hurt you."
The guards looked at each other and moved their spears. Irelia did enjoy having a reputation sometimes. She thanked them and entered the inner sanctum. Soraka was kneeling before Wukong's prone body, and Karma stood off to the side, observing. The Duchess turned quickly, and upon seeing Irelia, wore a look of disapproval. Irelia was shocked to see this once wise and caring woman so callous.
"Irelia, leave us. The Starchild needs to concentrate." Soraka stood up and turned towards them. She looked surprised to see Irelia but merely stated, "I've done all I can. It's up to Wukong now." Karma pursed her lips and didn't say anything. Soraka smiled at Irelia, trying to infuse her with confidence. Irelia looked at the Duchess and said, "Reporting from Malthrir, we met with a Zaunite invasion force. We held them off and pushed them back, but I think we need to go into a full defensive. This is obviously a full scale invasion."
Karma smirked and said, "No, we are handling things just fine. If the Monkey King over there had been smarter, we would have lost no ground against the Zaunites. We are withstanding their invasion just fine." Irelia was concerned and started, "Ma'am, please. If I may speak bluntly-" but Karma cut her off. "No, you may not. I have new orders for you and I expect you to follow them. There was a break from the prison west of here. It was that man from Noxus and a Shojin monk who showed seditious tendencies that escaped. I want you to bring them back."
Irelia was incensed. "You mean in the middle of an invasion on our shores, you want me to worry about two escaped convicts?" She could barely keep the disdain out her tone and Karma's eyes narrowed dangerously. "That is exactly what I want you to worry about. If there's a problem with that, please, let me know." Irelia took the hint and merely said, "Yes ma'am. I would request that Soraka come with me. If they're as dangerous as you hint, I may need the healer with me."
Karma considered for a moment before saying, "That is fine. Oh, and when you meet the Noxian, tell him that if he resists, his friend dies." Irelia was aghast that Karma could be this cold and uncaring, but said nothing. At that moment, a page burst into the chambers. Karma looked angry and was about to tell him off when the page shouted, "Freljord has fallen, Freljord has fallen!" He stopped a moment to gather his breath, then went on.
"Reports are that infighting between Queen Ashe and another tribe leader Sejuani caused their fall, and Noxus stepped in to help negotiate a truce. They refused and started an all-out civil war that led to the destruction of the territory." For a moment a look of pleasure crossed Karma's face and Irelia could not fathom why this was good news. "This doesn't sound good Duchess. I've met Ashe before she was queen, and she always had a fairly level head. I don't see why she would fight until her people fell."
Karma said, "Thank you Irelia. Your opinion has been noted. Please carry out your orders." Irelia begrudgingly bowed to the Duchess and left. Behind her, Soraka gave the unstable leader a severe look before bowing as well. She followed Irelia out of the building. They didn't say anything until they had successfully left the Placidium behind.
Quietly, Irelia said, "What on Runeterra is wrong with her?" Soraka, keeping her voice hushed, replied, "It's been getting worse lately. She appears power hungry and was disappearing for long hours a few months ago. It has stopped lately, but her attitude has obviously taken a turn for the worse." Irelia looked grim. "Well… regardless, we have some escaped convicts to catch. I would make a guess that they headed west from the prison, and I think we both know what lies in that direction."
Soraka shook her head and said, "Yes, I pray they have not already run afoul of the Kinkou."
This is easily the most fun I've had writing yet (and I had a lot of fun writing the Crimson Elite Series). Hopefully this is enough to both sate some of your thirst for knowledge, while teasing you to want even more! I hope no one has managed to figure everything out yet, but I welcome all guesses.
By the way, am I the only one who thinks Kinkou sounds like a dumb name? I haven't had a problem with anything else from the lore, but I kinda wish there was a better name for that one. Oh well. Have a good one summoners.
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We've all heard the term "pay it forward" as it's been a part of the present social consciousness since 2000 when a book and movie debuted with the same title. It refers to the concept of doing a favor or blessing individuals in hopes that they will do the same for others, thereby paying forward good will.
But my theme this month is about paying forward to create an overall better society by starting small, within our own homes. If you have children, you know what a momentous task it is to raise them in this crazy, digital, over-indulged, 24-hour news, reality TV world. They have peer pressure from other kids in their proximity, as well as from their Instagram feed, You-tube videos, Snapchat and the shows they absorb too readily from the many devices we have in our lives. And somewhere along the way, a lot of parents have lost their direction in preparing their children for the outside world.
Sometime in the last 30 years, we began to parent by "neighborhood council" where we let what other families were doing become the norm so that we did what everyone else was doing. It's a tough job raising kids without having to come up with our own set of rules, especially when parents feel pressured by other parents. If Suzy comes home saying that all of her other friends' parents are saying yes, well by golly, you'd better say yes too.
Unfortunately, our society seems to be hurting due to this method of parenting. Every day common courtesies and polite behavior are becoming unusual and no longer the norm. Fight for your rights, stand up for yourself, it's "me" time are the mantras of the enlightened individual.
So my thought is this: rather than buy coffee for the next 3 people in line behind you at Starbucks, why not pay it forward to society by resolving to send a responsible, compassionate, non-self-centered adult into the world when they leave your home? Teach your child to take the high road when they are slighted by other children. Speak compassionately of individuals who have less materially than you do, and instead highlight some of their assets in other areas. Model an "I am Third" attitude in your home and praise your children when they do the same. Teach them to be respectful and polite always—not just when they are treated likewise. Forgive. Forgive. Forgive.
And if your children are grown and have left the home, you can still influence them by example…grow old with grace, let go of old grudges, model patience and compassion. Let's pay it forward to the world in which our children will raise their children. Let's take back the era of rude behavior and carve out a bit of Pleasantville in our lives. What's wrong with being nice?

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Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation sues Mellon estate for slander
The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation, based in Lexington, filed suit Thursday against the estate of Thoroughbred breeder Paul Mellon, alleging that the executors slandered the TRF last year, according to the Daily Racing Form.
The Mellon Estate, which has provided $7 million for an endowment, allegedly cost the foundation hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations by hurting the organization's reputation, according to the suit filed in New York.
TRF chairman John Moore told the Daily Racing Form that the foundation decided that it had to sue to clear its name after a letter was sent to the New York Attorney General alleging financial irregularities.
At the time, the office was investigating charges, including those described in a New York Times story, that the foundation had neglected horses in its care.
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Depending on the capacity and requirements on variety of colours and frequent colour changes 3 different models are available. The Smart is a standard spray machine with all necessary feature but in limited configurations. The Comfort is the next step up for higher processing speeds and full options to be chosen from. The Perfect is the high-end sprayer which often will be combined with an integrated robot arm for spraying of most oddly shapes you may think of.
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At the moment the cameras can only "watch" the driver's seat but it won' be long until even the use of child car seats will be monitored.
According to sources in the DGT as well as seat-belt compliance, the 7 quick succession photos are also catching drivers talking on their mobiles.
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The story: A surgeon gets syphilis from a patient when he cuts himself during an operation. The doctor's life is destroyed, but unlike the patient, he doesn't destroy others along with him.
Along with Sanshiro Sugata Part II, The Quiet Duel has been my least favourite Kurosawa film. Having watched so many of his films back to back, and in chronological order, I am perhaps beginning to understand what projects he was less interested in. On the other hand, he was so incredibly prolific that the occasional misstep is inevitable.
Nonetheless, the film's high rating on IMDB makes me thing – am I wrong?
(After all, the fact that I had watched Black Orpheus by Marcel Camus, a polar opposite type of film, might have affected my reaction to the film.)
Yet, history is on my side. Kurosawa's original vision had been altered by the censors, who forbid him to allow his surgeon to go mad as a result of his syphilis. But what is even more disappointing is that Kurosawa doesn't emphasize the fact that, ultimately, the surgeon is the one who is denying his and his loved one's happiness. He is too focused on showing his forced rejection of a life of love together, and his virginity, as an act of quiet heroism, which like many other of the kind in other films of his, seems to be doomed to go by misunderstood.
The Quiet Duel, at times, feels like an Ingmar Bergman film. But the introspection is widely mismanaged. What remains is a by-the-book adaptation of a changed contemporary Japanese play. Kurosawa does nothing to add his own psychological touch to it. The camera movements remain stable, and yet all too aware of themselves in this theatrical exercise. The lack of interest affect the acting, which instead of taking centre stage, is itself negatively affected.
Toshiro Mifune is only allowed one scene of dramatic prowess – a breakdown, near the end, one, to be sure, which is nothing like what it might have been had the film not been forced to change. As a result, it is awkward and downright bad. Not at all, for instance, like the ending of Throne of Blood.
Despite my disappointment, I must point out that the opening sequence is great. I remember it as a completely different movie. It even has that nice touch of the dripping of rainwater from the ceiling into a container, reminiscent of a similar thing in One Wonderful Sunday (that came before it) and Sergio Leone's opening to Once Upon a Time in the West (which came after it).
Not to mention that Mifune playing a doctor, after Drunken Angel, and in a completely different performance from the one of his first collaboration with Kurosawa is still worthy of some interest.


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I've been up all night tonight, and to be frank, I've had enough of the internet. It's a perverted playground; a steel-and-glass shopping mall with an enormous dungeon below it, with free entry to all. You walk through this mall, and the storefront logos run out towards you and block your path, flashing and jumping and shouting about special offers. You see a pretty girl walk past, and in an instant she's naked and covered in baby oil for your pleasure, writhing around with her most private areas craftily concealed, and she's begging you to give her some money so you can watch her defile herself. She doesn't even beckon towards an out-of-sight corner as she thrusts a free preview onto you. You're a man, and you have urges, and this girl is naked but for some reason, it doesn't turn you on. And then you turn around and some horrible lowlife approaches with a sack full of DVDs, throwing them to anyone who feigns an interest, and you know it's full of expensive software, the latest movies, music and games, and although you know it's wrong this guy is just giving this stuff to you.
Well, fuck that. I don't like this mall of temptations. I want the Internet to be sophisticated. And you can argue that it already is, and that it's easy to avoid the dark alleyways if you want to, and all that bullshit, but the fact remains that whilst you're in one of the trendier parts of the mall drinking an organic latte and having a chat with some eminent intellectuals, somewhere far below you in the same building a fat pervert is watching some Eastern European bastard having anal sex with a twelve-year-old girl. It's distasteful.
So what should the Internet be like? I don't know. The Internet should be like sitting in a vibrating leather chair with a goblet of wine, having your feet massaged whilst the cast of the latest Hollywood blockbuster personally perform the movie in front of you; your own private stage production.
I don't know. But somebody needs to fucking fix it. And don't comment telling me it's impossible, because I don't give a shit – we're talking about ideas man, and they're indestructable. I don't want Big Brother, and I don't want to suppress free speech – I just want the law to be like it used to be; tangible, dangerous, powerful. Let's make it so the dirty paedophile fucks out there can't get their rocks off over the loss of innocence. As soon as his filthy pornography is downloaded he's clapped in irons and never seen again. I want someone who downloads a DVD rip to be instantly accosted by security, like they would if they strolled out of HMV with it under their arm. I freely admit, I download shit all the time, and I've looked at pornography in my lifetime, and that sucks. Because I prefer owning movies, or watching new ones at the cinema. Because I like physical CDs and album art. And I've never walked into a newsagents and bought a porn mag and I've never stolen anything from a shop in my life, but this stupid fucking Internet lets me make an ass of the law without even trying.
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These new programs add an extra layer of opportunities, services, and activities for our military families to enjoy. These programs are focused on togetherness, bonding and social growth for youth and families alike. Our first activities included a youth trip to Edmonton to spend time together at West Edmonton Mall and a family outing to Lake Louise's world-famous Ice Festival for our families. These programs will continue. Keep an eye on this page and our event calendar for upcoming events.
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A tortilla chronicle
Everyone has their preference for qualities that make up the ideal flour tortilla. For those who grew up in Mexican or Mexican-American households, the tortilla recipe passed on in their family from generation to generation makes for a tortilla that evokes childhood memories of family, kitchen, eating, sharing, and maybe arguing a case as to who was going to get to eat the last tortilla. Then we turn to adults and our familiar tortilla which we took for granted is usually not so easily available anymore. We've all had our share of commercially made flour tortillas and will eat plenty more in our lifetime. They vary in texture and taste, with some being more acceptable to our palate than others. They may get the job done, but we will all agree that they are a poor substitute for what we know as a homemade tortilla. You can't avoid them. The vast majority of Mexican restaurants serve factory made tortillas. Even if you are in a household that makes them, you are going to opt to buying factory made ones when you are in a crunch to feed or entertain guests. Those tortillas get regulated to the task of simply being the edible vessel that holds the homemade filling. A well done homemade tortilla easily becomes part of the conversation and can outshine what is inside that taco. It's amazing what flour, shortening, salt , and water properly mixed together can acheive.
So I'm here on a journey of sorts to find that elusive magical formula of my ideal tortilla. It's the flour tortilla one of my grandmothers made and passed on to my mom, who to this day continues the tradition. You might be thinking, " Why don't you just journey over to your mom's and learn from the source?" Well I could do that and I eventually will . It would take me practice to develop the right touch and feel. Maybe I would never be able to perfectly get it. After all, we all have a slightly nuanced way in which we manipulate dough no matter how hard we try to duplicate another's method. I can't compete with the technique that comes with all those years of experience. I've made many a tortilla following recipes in cookbooks and have experimented with variations . What happens if I knead the dough 1 minute instead of 3 or 4 . Let's gradually vary the flour to shortening ratio. What will be the result if I add a 1/2 teaspoon more baking powder . Even for just 4 or 5 ingrediants, going through all the permutations is no weekend project. The term "empirical data" comes to mind when describing the experimentations. But by taking on this project, I'm getting to know flour tortillas inside and out.
Most of my next posts will be about my road to find that elusive magical formula. Because it's a very particular quality I'm looking for, I may never get it. But at least I will be making some very edible tortillas along the way.


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Master storyteller and perennial Edinburgh Fringe sell-out returns to Berlin with a brand new show bursting with heart and hurt and hope (that's right, The Big Three!). Either Side of Everything is a show about that brief blip in the sprawling boundless ocean of the universe where you exist. That bit where your heart works. And your nose. And your eyes. That bit where music matters and you can smile at a smiling stranger. The brief and beautiful moment when you are alive. Sounds good ay?
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It's no easy task taking the leap to starting your own photography business, it's going to take a lot of time, and in some cases finances, to get the ball rolling. It's only in the past few years that small businesses in the UK are beginning to be taken seriously especially when it comes to small photography businesses. The photography industry has always been quick to state that unless you're selling your photography for a small fortune in art galleries, have a HUGE social media following and spend your evenings shoulder to shoulder with celebs, you haven't made it. Success is different to everyone and I personally don't need all that to feel successful. Before we go any further it's important you judge success on your own terms, that way you will create a photography business that works for you and your own goals.
There's no point me trying to tell you what success looks like as I'd only be contradicting myself, there's enough opinions out there that will tell you, be warned they're usually built on unrealistic goals and achievements. Not one photographer will see success the same as the other, so it's down to the person and maybe the friends and family you surround yourself with to make that claim. If you are interested in how I made the leap from freelance to a full-time photographer you will find more information on my blog post: How I went from freelance to a Full Time Photographer. The photography industry is a unique one, where nobody starts with the same slate, experience, age, finances, equipment, family commitments and much more. So ask yourself this:
What does a successful photography business look like to you?
What finances do you need to follow that path?
Whilst you shouldn't judge your success solely on how much money you earn, you will need to address your finances. You may have a dream lifestyle you would like to reach and you will need "X" amount of income each month to run a photography business, so yes money is important. If you want to earn a high salary there is nothing wrong with that but never let that take the lead when it comes to your purpose and values in the business.
There's more boring things to come when you're considering your business models and structures. You may or may not have heard of business entity, business entity is the structure of your business. Which one you choose affects things like your initial paperwork, the taxes you will mange, how your business pays you profits and personal responsibilities in the business. The UK government allows you to change your business structure after your business starts, but when possible, it's good practice to get it right from the outset.
Sole Trader
A sole trader exists when you start working for yourself, you're automatically classed as a self-employed sole trader even if you haven't told the HM Revenue and Customs. As a sole trader there is no distinction between you and the business, you run your own business as an individual, allowing you to simply keep all your business's profits after you've submitted your personal tax.
As a sole trader you can name the business after yourself or a business name of your choice. Make sure you take time to think about this, it will save you the hassle of changing your forms if you decide you've chosen the wrong name.
You are also responsible for all losses in the business and as a sole trader you could be liable to pay losses from your personal estate and finances. It's important that you take out business insurance when becoming a sole trader, you will have the peace of mind with legal security if the worst were to happen.
Limited Company
A limited company is the preferred method for most independent/small businesses (as well as huge businesses). So why become a Limited Company? Well other than having LTD at the end of your name it also ensures the business is a separate legal entity. This allows you to sell the business or even shares down the line if you so desire and it also protects you on a personal level. Unlike a sole trader, if a Limited Company had losses to pay it would be down to the business assets rather than your own personal assets, such as your own home. If you run your business well, efficiently and honestly you should never incur any huge losses but you can never be too prepared for matters that are out of your hands and being a Limited Company provides you with that security.
Partnerships are very common with Husband & Wife teams, especially in wedding photography. A partnerships works very similar to a sole trader business, the only difference is there will be a contract/agreement in place between the partners. Therefore all partners are liable for any business losses, this is very important, if you intend to go into a partnership you need to place a ton of trust into your partners. Any problems that occur due to bad business, even if it was entirely your partners fault, you may be liable. I would highly recommend speaking to a legal advisor before you take the step into partnerships.
Make sure you seek legal advice before you take any steps in your business structure and entity. It's important the first steps you take in business are effective and correct from the start.


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As another very expensive time for girls around my age is coming up, I've decided to do a post on the debs, whether if be your own or you are the arm candy for some lucky guy (or lady). If you haven't got your dress already, my heart goes out to you! I was in the exact same boat last year for my own debs and was so panicked that I thought it was the end of the world. I find that Ireland do a very limited selection of formal dresses at affordable prices if you're not into the diamante riddled, cleavage bearing cut out frocks that will result in your nana refusing to get in the family picture with you. All is not lost fortunately, with more and more Irish girls choosing to buy their dresses online on websites such as ASOS (who do next day free delivery FYI) I've decided to do my top ten debs dress available online that will leave you money to get wrecked on jagerbombs and forget about all your dress stressin!
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and here's a photo of me on my debs last year :)
My dress was from here and my amazing best friend Sarah did my hair and I did my own make up. I had an absolutely amazing night and I've a friend's debs this month so I can't wait to do it all again!
1. When shopping for your dress keep in mind that this picture is going to hang in your mother's living room and (hopefully not) haunt you for the rest of your life, so try to pick a classic style of dress. Whatever the current style in fashion maybe just keep that in mind because in a few years time you won't want to die of mortification at what you wore to your debs (confirmation outfits were bad enough!)Tips!
2. Invite someone that you're going to have a good time with. I can't imagine anything worse than spending the whole night of the debs with someone who is dull and isn't up for the traditional carry on of shots, shameful dancing and lending you his jacket when you're falling asleep circa 4 AM. Also do you really want to bring someone that's going to get locked and make a show of you by getting wasted and as a result getting sick on your dress? If in doubt bring a friend, male or female. Lots of girls bring other girls dressed up in the female equivalent of a tux and it looks great!
3. Do you own make up! You've been doing it for years and you know what suits you and what doesn't! I had a make up trial at the Benefit counter in Wexford a few days before the debs (along with eyelash extensions, one word, DISASTER) and I ended up looking like a man in drag, a tangerine faced one at that! So I scrapped the whole lot and spent the money that I would have paid to have my make up done on a MAC lipstick and a NAKED pallet and was much more comfortable with how I looked as a result.
4. Don't get too drunk before arriving at the hotel for your meal and pictures. We're young and we're Irish and for most of us our priority for the debs is to get smashed and have a great night but do you really want to be that girl that pukes at the dinner table and has her eyes closed in all the pictures for the local paper? There's plenty of time for drunken debauchery when you have that out of the way!
5. Don't stress out too much. Make sure you have plenty of time to get ready and book your hair, nails and tan appointments (if you're that way inclined) so that you'll have plenty of time to get everything ready. It's for you to enjoy yourself and you only get to have your own debs once so make the most of it!
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On Landshapes' sophomore album, Heyoon, the band goes full force into the strange and dark realms that nourish the bizarre, eccentric, and ominous. Sonically, Heyoon relies on jangling guitars, fuzzed-out bass, and heavy drums, all awash in atmospherics and feedback. It's hazy, psyche-rock with a kick. Lyrically, the songs are all over the map. But that's part of the point - to explore and immerse oneself into the strange, into your art, or any artistic endeavour for that matter.
Album opener, 'Stay', bursts forth with rollicking drums, and the layered jangles of guitars. The vocals shine here. The bandmates sing a balancing act of near banshee wails in the background when the song is chugging at full force and crystalline harmonies in the more sparse, slowed down outro. The fact that the song slows to a near crawl two-thirds through the song is an indicator for what is to come. The creeping, dark, dreaminess has only just begun.
Then there is 'Moongee', one of the singles off of Heyoon. Sonicallly, it is the heaviest song on the album. The track has pulsing drums and a chugging, crunchy bass line that both slowly drags you around and gets the blood pumping. Add in the guitar layers and atmospherics full of dissonance, you almost forget the song is referencing a 17th century story by Bishop Francis Godwin about traveling wildfowl from space, "swimming around/ lunar bound".
'Ader' is their catchiest track without compromising any artistic integrity. 'Ader' has a groove that gets you up and dancing; a perfect song for those smokey warehouse shows that need a good loosening up. The song opens with screams and then breaks into a straightforward rock beat, precise guitars, and an electric organ that completes vibe. The vocals also sound the most confident. Lyrically, this song explores the failed Atlantic crossing of Dutch artist Bas Jan Ader. "And I'm too sad to tell you/ and we all die alone/...I'll take my chances." The song successfully finds that balance between upbeat feel and tragic content.
Heyoon does have its more mellow moments. 'Lone Wolf' is sparse, pairing warped sound effects with serene backing vocals. 'Red Kite' has a guitar line that is very Pink Floyd. Even thought the song has a strong build up, it doesn't go to the intensity it could have during the guitar solo.
But with any form of experimentation, there are always downfalls. While Landshapes uses this time to explore soundscapes, buildups and breakdowns, there are moments when some songs drag on. Musically, the vocals are on point. But, too often the listener must strain to catch the lyrics because words either aren't enunciated or are drowned out. And while part of this can be attributed to natural singing styles, which are sacred to any vocalist, and rightly so, there can be frustrations when listeners can't understand the words.
But never fear, Landshapes took a risk lyrically and sonically, pushing themselves to explore sounds and concepts that could have easily fallen flat. Heyoon accomplishes what many fuzzed-out, shoegaze inspired bands strive to do - create an album that is heavy, sludgy, experimental and equally precise; musical, catchy. In recent and upcoming shows, Landshapes are looking to up the ante. They are bringing the structure featured on the cover art and inside will be a phone. According to drummer, Dan Blackett, "People can go and record stories about their secret places. We've already started these mixtapes on SoundCloud, of other artists and a few recordings which we've done in the past. We're going to incorporate this idea of taking people's anecdotes or stories and working them into a playlist. They will end up on our mixtape." Exciting stuff. Especially for a band that is already succeeding in pushing itself artistically.
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Well-versed in all communication forms, Gary is a former social media strategist and public relations manager. He is an aficionado of sports and has an insatiable thirst for travel, believing that learning about different cultures is one of the most valuable education forms.
He has lived in five continents and currently resides in Vancouver, Canada. Hailing from Calgary, the home of the Calgary Stampede, 1988 Winter Olympics and the 1989 Stanley Cup Champions, Gary hopes he will see his beloved Flames win another Stanley Cup while he's still young enough to celebrate in style.
Gary's family is from Essex, England, where his cultural roots remain deeply embedded.
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The New Yorker, April 25, 1959 P. 108
ONWARD & UPWARD WITH THE ARTS about French food and wine Recalls visiting the wine cellars of Gervey-Chambertin, having been introduced as a rich American bootlegger come to Cote d'Or to buy wine, about visiting the cellar of Fixin, and Vougeot, and Nuits-Saint-Georges: Mentions the wines of the region: Burdungy, Romanee-Conti, Grands Echezeaux. Itis much easier to prove a relation between the chemical composition of the soil & the kind of wine it produces, than betw. the nature of the wine & the local civilization. Hymetus, which grows on a mountain over-looking Athens, has no hint of philosophy.. The best wine grown around Rome is no great shakes. As for the vintage of Lebanon, and of Egypt, they are less suave & polished than the wine grown on the islands of Lake Erie.


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Boss Tweed, of Tammany Hall notoriety, said it:
"I don't care who does the electing, so long as I get to do the nominating."
(Quoted by Jason Riley, Wall Street Journal, 11/2/16)
Think of all the poor saps, and dupes (like us), who have wasted their effort and their sincerity, working to elect party-system candidates. What a mighty outpouring of time and effort, just to help things get worse and worse!
"In a republic, whoever controls nominations for elective offices controls the resulting government."
[such as in Iran, Cuba, China, the old Soviet bloc; Tammany Hall, and Chicago] --from The Right To Nominate, pg 9
This axiom remains true in our two-party system. Less obvious perhaps, but still true. (Just ask Boss Tweed.) It reveals how political parties took away the American people's sovereignty.
The People As Objects
If the people's Right to Nominate is lost, usurped or stolen, then the people lose their sovereignty and become Objects of manipulation.
The People Subjected
If the people do not have the power or means to nominate their own candidates, then they will remain Subject to the manipulations of those who do nominate candidates.
--Right to Nominate, pp. 151-152
The Solution
"The people of a republic must possess the power and the means, independent of the government and independent of all parties and interest groups, to seek out and nominate their own candidates for public office."
"The people must have the power in their own hands to nominate candidates, regardless of whether political parties exist or do not exist. And †hey must have this power independent from parties, if parties do exist." --ibid.
Primary Elections Do Not Solve This Problem
"...everyone in a primary is either a party member or self-nominated...so virtually all nominees emerging from primaries will be what? Party candidates. So control of government stays in the hands of the parties and party leaders..." --Ibid.
Your Old Boss's way of thinking is alive and well in your current Party Boss's mind.
* Additional recommended reading: Rude Republic, by Altschuler & Blumin. 2 Cornell scholars do real investigative history on 19th century party politics, giving us a far more accurate picture..


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Andrew has roughly 25 years of finance experience, including over 10 years in the investment banking and brokerage industry and over 5 years as an officer and director of a publicly traded company.
Mr. Haag has provided IR and financial consulting services to public companies for over 2 decades. He has assisted companies in going public through the traditional IPO process and reverse mergers. Additionally, he has successfully helped client companies up-list their shares from OTCBB to National exchanges. Clients and projects he has been a part of have secured $100s of millions in capital. Andrew has played key parts in the corporate structuring, financial development, and growth of companies from the seed stage through the many phases of private and public offerings.
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Robert has been active in the brokerage, investment banking and investment management industry in various capacities for almost 20 years. He has set up and managed branch offices for several NASD member firms where he held the Series 7, 24 and 63 licenses.
Based in Asia from 2009-2012, he has held senior positions with an investment fund and investment bank based in Vietnam and also served as Managing Director of Asia for IRTH. Robert was previously Director of Investments at KMVI, a $500 million plus holding company with interests in private equity, public market companies and real estate in a wide array of industries. Robert was Managing Director of the NASD member firm of Auerbach, Pollak and Richardson, where he founded the Beverly Hills office and was responsible for managing client assets as well as a team of brokers and support staff. He also served with NASD member firms of Laidlaw Holdings, Inc. as Vice President of Investments, and at Crary, Onthank and O'Neil as a Managing Director.
Robert is a passionate world traveler and avid scuba diver. He has studied Mandarin Chinese for the past 5 years.
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Mr. Steele has 18 years private and public company finance experience. As CEO or President, Mr. Steele has raised more than $20m for private and public companies he has managed or founded. As President and CFO of Rightscorp, Inc. (OTCQB:RIHT), he assisted the company in public listing via reverse merger and helped secure contracts with major entertainment companies. As CEO of Quintek Technologies, Inc (formerly OTC:QTEK), he helped restructure the company and secure contracts with Fortune 500 clients. Mr. Steele was trained in investor presentation best practices by Jerry Weisman, coach to more than 400 CEOs on their Wall Street IPO presentations.
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December 25, 2005 | Mary Schmich, Chicago Tribune
For some, hard work can be a true blessing
Umoja is built on the belief that one way to help students do well in school is to teach them to be productive outside of it. The program teaches kids to rehab houses that are sold at a low price to someone in the neighborhood.
Hayes and Doss started working for Umoja as students. "It came as a challenge to me just to be average in school," said Hayes, who grew up as one of 11 kids raised by a single mother. "Without Umoja, I'd just be in the house."
Through Umoja, they learned to build things. Tool boxes. Tissue boxes. Napkin holders. Then walls, floors, roofs--and relationships with helpful people. When Doss, who has learning disabilities, was failing in school, Umoja found him tutors.
Meanwhile, Lila Leff, the effervescent New Yorker who created Umoja, gets tearful when she thinks of what it took for these men to get the chance of employment beyond odd jobs.
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Everywhere you went last year, you heard about the ketogenic diet. It's most likely not going anywhere this year, either. It basically breaks down to a high-fat and low-carb diet. It then takes you into ketosis. It helps you lose weight quickly, but it doesn't come without its share of scary problems.
Ketosis is a metabolic state characterized by raised levels of ketone bodies in the body tissues. Ketones are produced when the body burns fat for energy or fuel. Ketosis is good because it will burn your fat instead of just breaking down the sugars that are in your system. It also is hard on the kidneys and can you send into kidney failure even if you're kidneys are in top shape. It also causes a "flu" that I've heard several of my friends talk about on social media. The reason why people feel so terrible is for two reasons. The first is the body is not getting what it needs from carbs and a carb withdrawal.
Secondly, eating high-fat, including saturated and trans, will send your cholesterol and triglycerides through the roof, respectively. High cholesterol and high triglycerides will then cause heart issues, high blood pressure, and will eventually send you into metabolic syndrome. Then when they're higher, you should then go into a somewhat ketogenic diet with less starchy and carb-laden foods. So, one side of it caused you to have issues, and then you follow the other side of it. It seems like a double-edged sword that I would rather not go to battle with from the start.
Third, proponents of the diet will tell you not to eat fruits. That eating fruit has too much fructose and carbohydrates. They will also tell you not to eat nuts, seeds, and grains. It's a no on the diet list because they contain too many calories and carbohydrates, as well. However, the fiber that is in fruit helps deter heart problems. The antioxidants and nutritious components in apples, blueberries, and other colorful foods are not found in other food groups. If you cut out the seeds, nuts, and grains, you lose the chance of extending your life and having a higher risk of getting a disease as they extend your life and cut your risk of getting a disease by a great margin.
The truth on carbohydrates is, that when chosen in the right foods, help provide the body with energy. Without them, the body starts to shut down and doesn't have a proper energy source. As with the keto "flu", it will make you feel so sick that you are down for at least a week. You also need carbs for ultimate thyroid function. That's an essay for another time, but your thyroid controls your whole body and its thermostat. And despite what other people think, eating micros gives an athlete better function and it helps to bounce back faster.
There are some diseases that need high fat. A high fat diet can be benefitted by people that suffer from epilepsy, other brain injuries, and degenerative issues like Parkinson's Disease. Bacon and unhealthy fats, not included. Avocado is a very heathy fat. Though you are not supposed to consume that on a ketogenic diet, either.
If you are just using this as a get thin quick routine, it will all come back once you stop or are not following it as faithfully. You can't just cut out a food group that your body's cells have a receptor for to run properly. In fact, eating both fruits and vegetables will help to eliminate your fat cells by making you less inflamed. Eating more real food and less processed food will help you to reach your goals.
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Tour Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival and Transfer to Gangtok
An IHPL representative will attend to you on arrival at New Jalpaiguri Railway Station (NJP) / Bagdogra Airport (IXB) / Tenzing Norgay Bus Stand (Junction). From here IHPL will be assisting your transfer to Gangtok, nearly 135 kilometers which is a 4.5 to 5 hour drive.
Day 2: Excursion to Tsomgo Lake & Baba Mandir (Full Day)
Start your Morning with a delicious breakfast at hotel. Next is the excursion to Tsomgo Lake & Baba Mandir which is nearly 40 kilometers. The beautiful Tsomgo Lake is an oval shaped glacial lake. 1km in length and nearly 50 feet in depth, the lake lies at an altitude of 12,400 ft. Though covered in snow for most of the year, Brahmini ducks & many migratory birds call it home. Enjoy the view of birds, rest on the lake banks and snap ample pictures to make the moment memorable. On the banks of the lake lies a sacred Lord Shiva Mandir. The holy site should be visited as well.
Day 3: Drive to Lachen from Gangtok
Start the next day with early morning breakfast in hotel. The drive to Lachen awaits. The 135 kilometers journey makes a 5-6 hour drive. To ease the long ride for guests, a stop is made at Chungthang (96 kilometers from Gangtok) for lunch. Post lunch the drive continues to Lachen (35 kilometers from Chungthang).
Day 4: Excursion to Gurudongmar Lake and Drive to Lachung
Start another day with early morning breakfast in hotel. Next is the visit to Gurudongmar Lake which is 55 kilometers, from Lachen. The almost 4 hours' drive takes you for an adventure. The views are exciting and as the day is starting, the first rays of sun colors everything in its splendid light.
Day 5: Sight Seeing at Yumthang & Drive to Gangtok
Next day starts with breakfast in hotel. Next on schedule is the drive towards Yumthang situated at nearly 11,800 feet. The one hour drive to beautiful Yumthang crosses through the famous hot spring known for its curative properties of skin diseases. Near the river Lachung Chu, Yumthang is a valley surrounded by towering snow covered mountains. The ethereal beauty is grace for all visitors. Feel blessed as you witness the natural spectacle. In spring this valley erupts in riots of colors as Primulae, Rhododendrons and many other Alpine flowers are in full bloom.
Day 6: Journey back home
After a lavish rest, get up in Morning for breakfast. After concluding your meal, pack your bags as your ride awaits. Get your ride back to Siliguri / New Jalpaiguri Railway Station (NJP) / Bagdogra Airport (IXB) / Tenzing Norgay Bus Stand (Junction). The nearly 135 kilometers will be covered in 4.5 to 5 hours' drive. Return home with cherished memories of North Sikkim tour.
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Air Tickets:-
Air Ticket Booking is a fastest travelling way of world. It covers miles in few minutes. It is a fastest, reliable and time saver. All the business minded peoples always prefer to fly because time is money for them. Here in India Air Ticket rate are very cheaper than other countries and Low Cost Carrier (LCC) has become it more popular and reachable for all. Shweta holidays provides the facility to book all available national and international Air Ticket Booking with LCC.
All Tickets/Bookings issued to the customer shall additionally be governed under the terms and conditions as laid out by the respective Airlines / supplier.
User should refer airline T&C before booking/Travel to avoid any confusion and/or Dispute afterwards.
charges a service fee on all domestic airline bookings. In case of cancellation of booking, this fee is non-refundable.
The customer must read individual airline specific terms and conditions in order to find out if the ticket proposed to be booked/purchased is subject to any additional cancellation fee or charge and Shweta assumes no liability whatsoever in this regard.
The above mentioned cancellation process and refund processing time may vary. In case of lost or damaged tickets, the refund process cannot be initiated with the airline.
Rail Ticket Booking
Indian Rail is a most popular travelling system of India and it is a first choice of middle & poor class family because of budget. Few years back Rail ticket booking was a challenge work for all.
Hotel Booking
Finding a suitable place in unknown cities are really a biggest headache and during a season you all are aware the situation like high charges, less facility, distance from the city and some time we have to come back. Suitable Hotel booking is a bigger tension than rail and flight booking and we never get the value of money. We provide you best hotels of destination cities with value of your money. With the help of our hotel booking you can book any Star hotel of any city,helps you to fine the best deal according to comfort and budget.
Cancellation Policy:
Every hotel has a different cancellation policy and the user shall be charged accordingly.
Don't call the hotel directly for reservation changes or cancellations. The hotel's agents can't make changes to or process refunds for these specially-negotiated rates.
Car/ Taxi Booking
It is fastest and reliable services which provide you 24x7 supports. You can schedule your journey in unknown cities with suitable price. These taxies are reliable, secure and punctual and make your journey meaningful. We will gives you good margin and available in all metropolitan cities of India.
Price change without prior notice like gasolin price high or Govt.policy.
Booking Procedure -
Booking will be confirmed on receipt of advance deposit only.
(1) We require 50% advance deposit to hold the booking.
(2) Balance 50% must reach us to tour starting date.
Liability -
The prices are subject to amendment should the Transporters/Hoteliers amend their rates prior to commencement of the tour while undertaking tours, transportation, hotel accommodation and other services only act as an agent on the clear understanding that they shall not be, in any way responsible or liable for any accident, damages, loss, delay or inconvenience caused in connection with the travel facilities arranged by the Company, its employees or agents. All bookings are accepted and executed with utmost care, yet no responsibility is undertaken for any change or deviation on account of factors beyond our control.
Refund -
After commencement of Travel, no refund in full or in part will be given for services includes in the program, which are not utilized.
Hotel Check In - Check Out Time -
Hotel Check in-Check out time is 12 noon. Extended check in-check out time may be granted subject to availability and agreement by the participating hotels.
Cancellation :-
Policy Regarding Cancellation / No Show / Early Departure In case of cancellation of tour/travel services due to any avoidable/unavoidable reason/s we must be informed in writing. Cancellation charges would be effective from the date we receive letter in writing and cancellation charges would be as follows:
45 days prior to arrival - 25% of the tour/service cost.
30 to 15 days prior to arrival - 50% of the tour/service cost.
06 days to 48 hours prior to arrival - or no show - No Refund.
Please Note - Irrespective of above mentioned cancellations slabs - incase of cancellation of tour services after the booking is made with us - a minimum 10% service charges would be applicable. Once Tour has commenced no refund is made for unused services.
Visa issuance is sole discretion of the Embassy and we do not undertake to maneuver
Grand India trip shall not be liable in any manner whatsoever, in connection with the documentation, baggage, registration, transportation, Insurance, accident, delay, cancellation,suspension, improper arrangements or any other eventuality
The client understands that he/she cannot make or raise any action demand or claim against Shweta Holidays or its employee, or its Directors and shall also indemnify Shweta Holidays, if any claim or action is brought by any party claiming through the client for dealing with Shweta Holidays and shall always keep Shweta Holidays or its employees fully indemnified against any claims howsoever caused.
If you have a complaint
Should you have any complaint you are urged to discuss it at the time with the relevant authority, eg hotel manager, airline supervisor, etc.
If your complaint is not resolved please notify the Company immediately.
No claim or complaint of whatsoever nature and or any claim for damages shall be entertained and or admitted for consideration if lodged with the Company beyond 10 days from the end of our services
Grand India Trip has the right to postpone or cancel the tour without prior notice.
The passengers are fully responsible for any illness and injuries occurred during the travel.
We take at least 7 to 10 working days to process refunds for bookings cancelled online.
Your bank may debit its own separate charges from refunds made to your credit card or bank account.
All disputes are subject to Varanasi jurisdiction only.
Travel Documents -
It is the Tour member responsibility to ensure that they have valid passport and visas, where necessary.
Travel Tips
Information For Tourist (Visa)
All foreign tourists must obtain a visa before travelling to India; without one you will be refused entry. Foreign nationals arriving in India on long term multiple entry visas must register with the nearest Foreigners Regional Registration Officer within 14 days of arrival.
Over-stayers will be fined and may be prosecuted or detained and later deported. They may also need to appear in person at the Ministry of Home Affairs in Delhi. The High Commission/Deputy High Commission may not be able to intervene in these cases.
It is recommended to obtain a multiple Entry Tourist Visa since this simplifies the procedure for visiting neighbouring countries like Nepal and Sri Lanka.
Document Required-
1. Original passport valid for at least 6 months
2. Correct visa fee
3. Two passport size photographs.
4. Supporting documents, where necessary
5. Duly completed application form.
Grand India Trip reserves the right to add, alter, modify, withdraw all or any of the Terms and Conditions or replace, wholly or in part, the program by any other program, whether similar to this program or not or withdraw it altogether without any prior notice.
In case of dispute with any party, Grand India Trip decision will be binding and final.
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Collects Girl Comics #1-3.
The women of Marvel! The Invisible Woman, Storm, She-Hulk - all are powerful Marvel women that can go toe-to-toe with any man. And while they all appear in GIRL COMICS, the focus isn't on them - it's on the incredible women behind the scenes. GIRL COMICS is Marvel's first-ever series made completely by female creators. From the writers and artists to the letterers and editors, a woman's hands crafted every piece of this volume - showing that not only does Marvel have the best female characters but the best creators as well. Featuring the work of Ann Nocenti, Jill Thompson, Colleen Coover, Amanda Conner, Lea Hernandez, Carla Speed McNeil and more, Girl Comics offers up a heaping helping of comics in the Mighty Marvel Manner
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Page Count
133 Pages
Digital Release Date
August 9 2018
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Written by:
Christine Boylan
Stephanie Buscema
Colleen Coover
Valerie D'Orazio
Kelly Sue DeConnick
Abby Denson
Robin Furth
Devin Grayson
Lea Hernandez
Faith Erin Hicks
Kathryn Immonen
Lucy Knisley
Marjorie Liu
Carla Speed McNeil
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Trina Robbins
Louise Simonson
Jill Thompson
G. Willow Wilson
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Mariah Benes
Elizabeth Breitweiser
June Brigman
Rebecca Buchman
Stephanie Buscema
June Chung
Barbara Ciardo
Nikki Cook
Colleen Coover
Molly Crabapple
Ming Doyle
Agnes Garbowska
Lea Hernandez
Faith Erin Hicks
Lucy Knisley
Cynthia Martin
Carla Speed McNeil
Adriana Melo
Ronda Pattison
Cris Peter
Sara Pichelli
Emma Rios
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With the most controversial question in the Marvel Universe finally answered right on the cover, Marvel is proud to bring you a celebration of amazing women in comics with the first of a three issue anthology entirely created by the most talented and exciting women working in comics today, including Ann Nocenti (DAREDEVIL), Amanda Conner (POWER GIRL), Laura Martin (SECRET INVASION), G. Willow Wils
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AnnouncementsCommunity October 11, 2017 Press release
Patriotic fall concert at Thomas Dale High School
Thomas Dale High School's performance bands are have their first
concert of the year Thursday, Oct. 19, at 7p.m. The music will be a
tribute to American composers. The admission price is $5. Please
join us for an evening of great music.
2017 Chester Kiwanis Christmas Parade
Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing
the world one child and one community at a time. This year's
Chester Kiwanis Christmas Parade theme is "Parade of the
Christmas Toys."
The parade will take place Sunday, Dec. 10 at 2 p.m. It will begin at
the Chester YMCA and end at Harrowgate Road. Entrants who wish
to compete for trophies should express their group's idea of the
theme. Deadline for entries is Dec. 1. Entry fee for participants is
$40 if postmarked by Nov.r 1. Entries postmarked after Nov. 1
require a $50 application fee.
Applications and parade information can be found by visiting
www.chesterkiwanis.org, calling the parade chairman, Pam Dvorak
at (804) 318-1564, or e-mailing
Dupler to retire from county
Chesterfield Government Aug 13, 2019
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Bluegrass Beacon: Making transparency-tough choices connection key to solving pension crisis
Chris Tobe, a former Kentucky Retirement Systems trustee and author of "Kentucky Fried Pensions: A Culture of Cover-up and Corruption," describes the commonwealth's pension crisis as a "cancer eating its way through the whole state."
This cancer has spread – from Louisville, where a judge ruled that Seven Counties Services – a mental health agency serving 32,000 clients that filed for bankruptcy – can pull out of KRS, to the Northern Kentucky city of Fort Wright, which is suing the system with claims of "illegal and imprudent" investment activities involving state retirement funds.
What's needed, Tobe says, is for Frankfort's legislative doctors to replace their spin machines with the pension-policy equivalent of X-ray machines – transparency laws requiring revelation of both individual benefits and administrative decisions related to investments of public-retirement funds.
"We can't even begin to unravel this mess until we get some transparency and accountability, which will then make it more possible to make the tough choices that will – sooner rather than later – have to be made," he said.
While bills have been filed in recent years that would open up the retirement system, they've not been pushed with the same intensity as legislation involving funding issues – including Senate Bill 2, the pension-reform measure passed during last year's General Assembly.
This indicates that not enough policymakers understand the critical connection between transparency and tough choices – especially as it relates to difficult funding decisions.
Even lawmakers serious about addressing the pension crisis, which threatens to swallow our commonwealth's economy like Pacman on steroids, think it's somehow easier to solve huge costly challenges by allowing shady investments made in back-room deals or those gaming the system to escape unnoticed.
Yet by not putting transparency on the front burner, legislators actually make it harder on themselves and tougher to tackle the issue.
Had lawmakers previously passed transparency legislation filed by Sen. Chris McDaniel, R-Taylor Mill, Rep. Robert Benvenuti, R-Lexington, and Rep. Jim Wayne, D-Louisville, they very well could have set the stage for taking much-bolder action than Senate Bill 2, which made little more than a dent in the state's $34 billion unfunded pension liability.
While Tobe believes that the legislature's failure to fully fund retirement plans for the past decade is a major contributor to the system's current condition, he claims that it will never be properly funded and kept solvent without the glaring light of transparency.
"Without it, it's like a black hole that we're putting money into," he said. "You can have fair fights over how much more taxpayers are going to contribute versus how much more employees must kick in, but we can't even begin to unravel this mess until we get some transparency and accountability – until there's some trust in the public that if we do put more revenues into the system, we're going to use them wisely."
Such trust is not engendered with shenanigans like what happened in 2011 when Frankfort borrowed $800 million via pension bonds to shore up teachers' retirement and health-care plans without public discussion or media attention.
"People in the Finance Cabinet didn't even seem to know about it," Tobe said. "And it's not that what they did was illegal – it wasn't – but there should have been a vigorous public debate about such a major funding decision, yet most people in government didn't even know about it."
Shouldn't the public also know how the state's retirement system arrived at the decision to invest more than $24 million in an equity fund that was charged with stealing millions from investors?
Lawmakers who want to effectively address Kentucky's pension impasse must understand: getting a "second opinion" from taxpayers in the form of making pension information public will provide them with stronger support needed when the time for really tough choices soon arrives.
Jim Waters is president of the Bluegrass Institute, Kentucky's free-market think tank. Reach him at email@example.com. Read previously published columns at www.bipps.org.
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Heart Of Mirrors
Sometimes I allow the ideologies of my past to dictate my present...
I don't want to surrender-- instead I find myself stirring in old stories and faulty beliefs,
And suddenly I'm dizzily sitting in a self-made prison,
Totally disconnected from you.
There is a cacophony of spite that encroaches on my space
And makes it hard for me to hear your voice;
I tend to fully lose myself in this place.
My veins fill with former self-abnegation
And for a moment, I abandon myself
And, in turn, you.
It's the ultimate sabotage in a house of mirrors -
Constant reflections of old insecurities and expired fears;
A ceaseless doubt of your love for me.
"Am I even worthy?"
And if I stay long enough in this disempowered illusion
The evidence of delusion always seems to surface…
Because thoughts become things,
And my outer reality mimics my inner way of being.
…I've gotten really close to losing you.
But thankfully I never have.
Our connection is far too sacred and solid
And my awareness prevails beyond my ability to be deceived…
So as loud as the lies are, they're only lies.
Stories woven together from many broken threads.
I know this…
And thus, I find your voice again amidst the discord that fills my chamber —
I open to and breathe in the vastness of our love,
And I break through the wounding of my past.
Your devotion to my heart always brings me back.
I surrender again.
The Feminine Heart
I spent my whole life searching for love outside of myself; it wasn't until I found it within me that he appeared.
"Love in The City: Tales from the Feminine Heart" is a column devoted to vulnerably conveying the words of my heart through the unfolding of the greatest love I've ever known.
Jessica Winterstern B.Sc., M.Ed., M.A., is an intimacy and relationship coach who helps women and men discover the love they've been yearning for all their lives. Learn more about Jessica at www.jessicawinterstern.com and follow her at@jessicawinterstern and @thefeminineheart


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Cannabis advocacy organization "Patients Lives Matter" criticized Bill C-45 and Trudeau's government in a press conference in Ottawa this Tuesday, arguing that the government shouldn't close down dispensaries that have been operating for years.
It's not all fine and dandy in Canada, as legalization is starting to bring forth a new wave of complaints from the cannabis consumer market. This Tuesday, a cannabis advocacy group called "Patients Lives Matter" went on an emotional attack of the government's Bill C-45 and the latest legislation which aims to shut down grey market dispensaries and set up government operated stores that would function in a similar manner.
A spokesperson for this advocacy group first pointed out that "Trudeau's government will have more people arrested than Steven Harper's ever had."
Regarding the dispensaries being shut down to open government-run stores, he added:
"Speaking of criminalization, what's happening with current dispensaries is not only despicable but absolutely disappointing. What reasonable body of government could see something being done across the country for years and think they could close it down and do it better with no experience. How would you feel if somebody declared your job invalid? Something you've been doing for years, they walk right in and tell you that have no more right to do the things you've been doing and if you try to do it again they'll throw you in jail for up to 14 years. On top of that, you see that they plan to open up the exact same business as you had and just expect you to sit down and accept that?"
This reaction is nothing short of expected, as there have been talks of current dispensary owners rebelling against the government's upcoming monopoly.
According to Kyle McKay, a dispensary owner and a member of "Vote for Dispensaries" association whom we've interviewed several months ago, Ontario is making a huge mistake by shutting down the private market:
"I think Ontario should follow what BC is implementing right now. They have a plan in which every dispensary is paying a certain yearly license fee, it's well regulated, the dispensaries are paying taxes, and they are operating by themselves. They aren't being bogged down by the government, they aren't being raided by the cops, and I truly believe we should follow that model and their footsteps.", said Kyle.
Another point of concern for "Patients Lives Matter" was the fact that Canadians who rent might not be eligible to consume cannabis at home as the new bill allows landlords to ban smoking weed on their properties.
"Those with neighbors won't be able to consume in their backyards as the smell is considered a nuisance, and punishable by fines should anybody complain. It's also forbidden to smoke in the general public and lounges are forbidden for various reasons. Where exactly does this government expect us people to consume this product?"
The new bill allows people to smoke cannabis inside their own residences and, according to "Patients Lives Matter" the average smoker doesn't own their own home.