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President Trump said the firing of his national security adviser was "really a sad thing that he was treated so badly." Trump spoke during a White House news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday blamed the media and "illegally leaked" intelligence information for bringing down his national security adviser Michael Flynn, one day after the White House said Trump had asked Flynn to resign because he misled Vice President Mike Pence about his contacts with Russia.
Flynn's ouster has sparked a new swirl of controversy over Trump's potential ties to Moscow. Flynn resigned Monday night — at the behest of Trump, the White House later said — after reports that he had discussed sanctions with Russia's ambassador to the U.S. before the inauguration, despite previously denying those conversations to Pence and other top officials.
But in Trump's first public comments on Flynn, he appeared to side with his former aide, saying it was "really a sad thing that he was treated so badly."
Trump is said to favor Vice Admiral Robert Harward, a former Navy SEAL, as his next national security adviser, according to a White House official. Harward met with top White House officials last week and has the backing of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis.
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Flynn's ouster was a blow to a White House struggling to find its footing in Trump's first weeks in office. The questions about Russia only deepened late Tuesday when The New York Times reported that U.S. agencies had intercepted phone calls last year between Russian intelligence officials and members of Trump's 2016 campaign team. Current and former U.S. officials who spoke to the Times anonymously said they found no evidence that the Trump campaign was working with the Russians on hacking or other efforts to influence the election.
Trump didn't directly address the veracity of the report during a news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but lashed out at what he called the "criminal act" of leaking information. Earlier Wednesday, Trump tweeted that "classified information is illegally given out by 'intelligence' like candy. Very un-American!"
The president ignored shouted questions about whether his advisers were in touch with Russian officials. His spokesman Sean Spicer said he wasn't aware of any such contacts and panned the Times report for relying on "unnamed sources."
Democrats called for an independent investigation into Trump's Russia ties and urged Republicans to join them.
"This is a moment for Republicans to put country ahead of party," Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy said. "There's only one or two times like this in your political career where you face a moment like this where what's good for your country may not be good for your party."
GOP lawmakers, led by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, resisted, saying that the existing congressional committees will continue their investigations into Russian interference in the presidential election.
The chairmen of the House committees on oversight and the judiciary sent a letter Wednesday to the Justice Department's inspector general urging him to investigate the leaks that led to Flynn's removal. "We have serious concerns about the potential inadequate protection of classified information here," Reps. Jason Chaffetz and Bob Goodlatte wrote.
Flynn maintained for weeks that he had not discussed U.S. sanctions in his conversations with Russia's ambassador. He later conceded that the topic may have come up.
Trump initially thought Flynn could survive the controversy, according to a person with direct knowledge of the president's views, but a pair of explosive stories in The Washington Post in recent days made the situation untenable. As early as last week, he and aides began making contingency plans for Flynn's dismissal, a senior administration official said. While the president was said to be upset with Flynn, he also expressed anger with other aides for "losing control" of the story and making his young administration look bad.
The vice president, who had vouched for Flynn in a televised interview, is said to have been angry and deeply frustrated. Pence spokesman Marc Lotter said Pence became aware that he had received "incomplete information" from Flynn only after the first Washington Post report Thursday night. At about the same time, Pence learned that the Justice Department had warned the White House last month regarding Flynn's conversations with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak.
Flynn, in an interview with The Daily Caller News Foundation, said Monday "there were no lines crossed" in his conversations with Kislyak.
The officials and others with knowledge of the situation were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and requested anonymity.
Ahead of the Jan. 20 inauguration, Pence and other officials insisted publicly that Flynn had not discussed sanctions in his talks with the Russian ambassador. On Jan. 26, Acting Attorney General Sally Yates contacted White House counsel Don McGahn to raise concerns about discrepancies between the public accounting and what intelligence officials knew to be true about the contacts based on routine recordings of communications with foreign officials who are in the U.S.
The Justice Department warned the White House that the inconsistencies would leave the president's top national security aide vulnerable to blackmail from Russia, according to a person with knowledge of the discussion. The president was informed of the warnings the same day, Spicer said.
Flynn was interviewed by the FBI around the same time, according to a U.S. official who was briefed on the investigation.
Associated Press writers Vivian Salama, Jonathan Lemire, Eric Tucker, Ken Thomas, Jill Colvin, Erica Werner and Catherine Lucey contributed to this report.
Online: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3461508-Michael-Flynn-Resignation-Letter.html
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Advance copies of this statement are made available to the press under lock-up conditions with the explicit understanding that the data are embargoed until 8:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. Statement of Keith Hall Commissioner Bureau of Labor Statistics Friday, January 9, 2009 The labor market continued to deteriorate in December. Total nonfarm payroll employment fell by 524,000. This brings job losses in 2008 to 2.6 million, 1.9 million of which occurred in the past 4 months. Employment dropped in nearly all major industry sectors over this 4-month period. In December, the unemployment rate rose from 6.8 percent to 7.2 percent, the highest rate since January 1993. Employment in manufacturing continued to fall over the month (-149,000), with job losses spread throughout the sector. Manufacturing has lost 791,000 jobs since the start of the recession in December 2007 (as designated by the National Bureau of Economic Research). The largest declines over the month occurred in fabricated metals (-28,000) and in motor vehicles and parts (-21,000). Since the start of the recession, employment in motor vehicles and parts has fallen by 162,000, or about 17 percent. Manufacturing hours and overtime declined in December by 0.4 hour and 0.3 hour, respectively. Construction employment dropped by 101,000 over the month, with declines dispersed throughout the sector. Since peaking in September 2006, employment has fallen by 899,000. In the service-providing sector, temporary help agencies lost 81,000 jobs in December and 490,000 over the past 12 months. Employment in retail trade fell by 67,000 over the month. While job losses were widespread among retail industries, about a third of the decline occurred in automobile dealerships. Employment in wholesale trade also contracted over the month (-30,000). The only major private industry sector that continued to add a significant number of jobs was health care. Employment in this industry rose by 32,000 over the month and by 372,000 over the past 12 months. Average hourly earnings for production and nonsupervisory workers in the private sector rose by 5 cents, or 0.3 percent, in December. Over the past 12 months, average hourly earnings have increased by 3.7 percent. From November 2007 to November 2008, the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) rose by 0.6 percent. The measures from the household survey also highlight the deterioration in labor market conditions. The unemployment rate rose by 0.4 percentage point in December to 7.2 percent, and the number of unemployed persons increased by 632,000 to 11.1 million. In 2008, the jobless rate rose by 2.3 percentage points, and the number of unemployed increased by 3.6 million. The rise in unemployment has been widespread across demographic groups. The number of persons experiencing long spells of unemployment also has risen. About 2.6 million individuals had been unemployed for 27 weeks or more in December, an increase of 384,000 over the month and nearly 1.3 million over the past 12 months. The number of persons working part time who would have preferred full-time employment also continued to increase in December, rising to 8.0 million. Over the last 12 months, the number of such workers has grown by 3.4 million. In addition to providing information on employment and unemployment, the household survey provides information about persons not in the labor force--that is, those who are not working or currently looking for work. Among this group, about 1.9 million persons in December were classified as marginally attached to the labor force, up from 1.3 million a year earlier. These individuals wanted a job, were available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. The number of discouraged workers--a subset of the marginally attached--was 642,000 in December, up from 363,000 a year earlier. Discouraged workers are individuals who were not looking for a job because they believed no jobs were available for them. Data users are reminded that seasonal adjustment factors for the household survey are updated each year with the release of December's data. Seasonally adjusted estimates going back 5 years--to January 2004--are subject to revision. Summarizing labor market developments for December, nonfarm payroll employment declined by 524,000, bringing losses for the last 4 months to 1.9 million. The unemployment rate rose to 7.2 percent. Before concluding, I am pleased to announce that, concurrent with next month's release of the Employment Situation on February 6, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will begin publishing on its Web site monthly estimates of the labor force status of persons with disabilities. These new data series will provide timely information to analysts and policymakers into how changing labor market conditions affect this group. The collection of these data is sponsored by the Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy.

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The Dri-Eco2s optional, wireless switch offers manual control over the DRI-ECO-LINK-HC Positive Input Ventilation system.
A boost button gives the occupant the option to temporarily increase the speed of the fan when high levels of moisture are being produced, for example when cooking or drying clothes indoors. The unit will revert back to its usual settings after two hours, to maintain optimum levels of comfort for the occupants.
The DRI-ECO-2S is an optional control, which can be sited anywhere in the home.
Features and Benifits
Occupant controllability – allows the occupant the ability to set the levels to suit their preferences for their home environment
Wireless control – the PIV unit (DRI-ECO-LINK-HC) is controlled via radio frequency to allow wireless commands from switch to unit
Extremely low power consumption – a 3V lithium battery (approx. 10 year life) is provided upon purchase
Automated technology – the PIV unit receives a signal from the DRI-ECO-2S which intelligently responds to the occupants' individual airflow requirements
Easy installation – switch comes with adhesive tape pre-fitted on the back, or the
option to screw in to the wall. Can be fitted anywhere in the home
Technical Spec
The DRI-ECO-2S comes fitted with a 3v lithium battery.
Upon installation it is 'bound' to the PIV unit in the loft space via radio frequency, making it a wireless control option.
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The Mundo Unico Enchanted Trunk is a trunk style boxer that is shorter on the leg than a traditional boxer brief which are longer on the leg. They have a low-rise wide elastic waistband and sit nicely on the hips. The contour pouch has a seam around the pouch as well as a seam in the centre that provides good support and definition. They have a seam running down the front inner thigh. As well as on the rear, with a seam on the centre and seat to give a comfortable fit.
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Returning and new cast members will join together for the final installment of the Skywalker saga.
Star Wars: Episode IX will begin filming at London's Pinewood Studios on August 1, 2018. J.J. Abrams returns to direct the final installment of the Skywalker saga. Abrams co-wrote the screenplay with Chris Terrio.
Returning cast members include Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong'o, Domhnall Gleeson, Kelly Marie Tran, Joonas Suotamo, and Billie Lourd. Joining the cast of Episode IX are Naomi Ackie, Richard E. Grant, and Keri Russell, who will be joined by veteran Star Wars actors Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, and Billy Dee Williams, who will reprise his role as Lando Calrissian.
The role of Leia Organa will once again be played by Carrie Fisher, using previously unreleased footage shot for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. "We desperately loved Carrie Fisher," says Abrams. "Finding a truly satisfying conclusion to the Skywalker saga without her eluded us. We were never going to recast, or use a CG character. With the support and blessing from her daughter, Billie, we have found a way to honor Carrie's legacy and role as Leia in Episode IX by using unseen footage we shot together in Episode VII."
Composer John Williams, who has scored every chapter in the Star Wars saga since 1977's A New Hope, will return to a galaxy far, far away with Episode IX.
Star Wars: Episode IX will be produced by Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, and Michelle Rejwan, and executive produced by Callum Greene and Jason McGatlin. The crew includes Dan Mindel (Director of Photography), Rick Carter and Kevin Jenkins (Co-Production Designers), Michael Kaplan (Costume Designer), Neal Scanlan (Creature and Droid FX), Maryann Brandon and Stefan Grube (Editors), Roger Guyett (VFX Supervisor), Tommy Gormley (1st AD), and Victoria Mahoney (2nd Unit Director).
Release is scheduled for December 2019.
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You've almost definitely seen a lot of ads for penis enlargement pills, tablets and herbal remedies, whether they're being sold via spam email, at a gas station, or through banner ads on certain websites. There's a couple of obvious questions most people have about these enhancement options - do they work, and are they safe?
Quick answers to these - not in the way you were hoping, and usually if purchased through a trusted retailer.
While there's a lot of different herbal options being advertised to help increase penis size, there's absolutely no evidence of them increasing penis size. In some cases, they will be able to improve your blood flow, resulting in harder, longer-lasting erections, whether it's the subtle effects of ginseng or more custom-designed medication.
Some herbal treatments focus more on the stimulation of various positive hormones - serotonin and similar. Having a more positive outlook on things will help you achieve better erections, but relying on products for this isn't generally going to be the best option, while there's definitely not going to be an effect on actual length.
As for health risks, there's two factors to consider. Some products can have potentially dangerous side effects, like headaches, hearing loss and potential heart issues. It's also important to be sure of what you're getting - many of the more unscrupulous online sellers don't have a problem with packaging just about anything as a herbal supplement. If you're going to use this kind of treatment, make sure to only buy from legitimate retailers.
As for increased size, however, you'll have to turn to a different option. There's a couple of different choices out there, but there's one that definitely stands out from the crowd - Bathmate.
Penis Enlargement Surgery
A drastic step, the medical nature of penis enlargement surgery appeals to some as a definite solution for size concerns. The truth is a lot more complicated than that, however. There's two main forms of penis enlargement surgery out there:
Penile Lengthening generally involves the cutting of the suspensory ligament, which typically holds the penis up. While this can result in a noticeable increase in apparent length, it often results in less satisfying sex, with the penis now unsupported by the ligament.
Penile Girth Enhancement helps create a wider penis, typically involving the injection of fat into the penis. While this adds size, it's not a permanent measure, with the body reabsorbing fat over time, and can be dangerous, occasionally resulting in a full-on loss of sensation for unlucky patients.
Penile Extenders
Whether they work by attaching weight or applying constant pressure, there's a lot of different makes of penile extender available. In all cases, they're attached to the penis, with the idea being that users should, over time, see an increase in size.
While some models apparently deliver real results, there's a few concerns - the devices are uncomfortable to use and can often be noticed when in use, can result in pain or damage to the penis tissue, are generally both expensive and flimsy, and tend to only really have an effect when it comes to flaccid size.
Bathmate Penis Pumps
Using vacuum pressure to bring more blood into the penis, penis pumps give their users harder erections, while the pressure results in the penis becoming longer and girthier over time. If sold by a legitimate provider, there's no danger using most penis pumps, with a strict limit on the amount of pressure that can be generated - so beware of counterfeits!
Although there's a lot of penis pump options on the market, there's a simple reason Bathmate is the single best-selling pump brand in the world - we deliver better results.
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You can register online at the Michigan Voter Information Center. You can also register at any of the 131 Secretary of State Offices, the office of your local city or township clerk, the office of your county clerk and other state offices.
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Voters may register in person or by mail up to 14 days prior to an election. You may register to vote at the Office of the City Clerk or any Michigan Secretary of State Branch Office. You may also register to vote by mail.
Voters may also register within 14 days of an election, up to and including Election Day, only through the following:
By law, voters must be 30-day residents of a jurisdiction to be qualified to vote in that jurisdiction.
No, you do not have to register each time. Registration is permanent as long as you continue to live in the city or township where you are registered.
Yes, you must mail a completed voter registration application postmarked on or before 14 days prior to the next election you wish to vote in. If you have never registered to vote in Michigan and choose to mail in your application, you will need to verify your identity by including the following:
All registered voters are eligible to vote via absentee ballot. Ballots may be obtained via postal mail until 5 p.m. the Friday before an election. Ballots may also be requested in person directly at the Office of the City Clerk up until 4 p.m. the Monday before an election - however, any ballots requested the day before the election must be voted immediately at City Hall.
The City Clerk's Office cannot automatically send ballots to voters. Per Michigan state law, in order to issue an absentee ballot we must have a written request from the voter that is specific for that election.
No. Election law allows for only the registered voter to obtain a ballot. However, you may pick up an application for an absentee ballot for your spouse and you can deliver a voted ballot of any member of your immediate family or any a member of your household.
No - election law specifically states that power of attorney does not apply for voting purposes.
Any voter may ask to be placed on the Permanent Absentee Ballot Application List. Being on the Permanent List means the City Clerk's Office will send a date-specific absentee ballot application to you prior to every election. In order to get a ballot, a voter on the permanent list must sign and return the absentee ballot application for that election.
Voters must ask to be on the list. The City Clerk's Office cannot put voters on the permanent list without a request from the voter. You can call the Office at 269-329-4511 or email a request to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Being on the permanent list does not guarantee a ballot for every election. Rather, it means that you will automatically receive an application for an absentee ballot. The application must be completed and returned to the Office of the City Clerk prior to receiving a ballot. If you returned a completed application already, your ballot may be in process or your application may have been lost in the mail. Please call the City Clerk's Office to verify at 269-329-4511.
Receiving an absentee ballot application does not obligate the voter to cast an absentee ballot for that election. If a voter receives an absentee ballot application but doesn't want to vote in that particular election or wants to vote in person on Election Day, they can simply throw the form away (or shred it). If the voter does not return the request form there is no consequence to the voter's registration status, their ability to vote in person on election day, their ability to request an absentee ballot for future elections, or their place on the permanent list.
To learn more about the tabulators and voter assist terminals used by Kalamazoo County, visit https://www.essvote.com/faqs/.
Signature requirements for mailed ballots allow election officials to verify a mailed ballot has been filled out by the correct voter. Signatures on file are compared with those on the envelope containing mailed ballots. Measures are in place to ensure ballots are as private as those completed at a polling booth. Mailed ballots are typically delivered to and picked up from the post office by two election office staff and transported in a secure container. These ballots are also processed by teams of election staff to ensure the integrity of the counting process.
Transparency is a critical part of election security. Almost all processes and procedures require two or more trained personnel be involved, and these election workers have taken an oath to uphold state election laws and protect election security. Representatives of political parties or candidates, and sometimes even members of the general public, are also allowed to observe and monitor activities throughout the election processes. Election officials also have contingency plans for emergencies like natural disasters and power loss.
Voting equipment is given logic and accuracy tests against a known set of marked ballots to ensure tabulators are counting ballots correctly. Post-election audits also ensure votes are counted correctly and procedures associated with transporting and securing ballots were followed throughout the election process. On election night, there are multiple sources of election results. Election data are reported by local jurisdictions, typically precinct by precinct, and these data are then uploaded to the county and state's election reporting systems. This distributed system provides an archive of the results in addition to the hard copy, paper ballots in secure storage. If there is a problem with the reporting system, these archived copies can be used as backup.
After Election Day, each election jurisdiction engages in a canvassing process, where the entire election is reviewed. This canvass ensures that the number of voters recorded as having voted coincides with the number of ballots cast.


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Let your vacation begin this year in Acadia National Park on the majestic Mount Desert Island, located off the rocky coast of Maine. There is no other place like it in North America. Mountains, abundant wildlife and trees, granite, and the thunder of crashing waves await you and your family in this land of realized dreams.
Venture along the ocean's edge or inland via the famous carriage roads and abundant hiking trails that traverse brooks, streams, lakes, ponds, cliffs and beautiful gardens. Acadia National Park has much more than you can imagine. This is a magical place that answers to the call of both adventure and relaxation. So, let it fill your senses until your your heart and mind are refreshed.
There are many nearby towns and villages to explore on and off the island such as Bar Harbor, Northeast Harbor, Southwest Harbor, Ellsworth, and more. Take a boat to one of the many smaller out islands where you can look back at the gorgeous panoramic view. This time is your time!
Most vacation rentals run Saturday through Saturday and there are many cottages, cabins, homes - large and small, and even small suites to choose from. You will find a list of some good rental options by selecting Vacation Rentals here or in the left navigation column while on any of the other pages in this website.
Plan your Maine vacation now. Take the time to explore a few of the many places to visit and sights to see by clicking on the links to the left. More more in depth information, consider visiting a great Acadia National Park resource call AcadiaMagic.com. There is much delicious Maine seafood and warm hospitality awaiting you and even better memories that can last a lifetime!
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Spending time together outdoors is pretty much the neatest thing you can do with your dog. Here's how to do it safely.
In the 14 months that we've been together, Wiley's been to Big Sur twice, the High Sierras once, chased coyotes around Joshua Tree, been attacked by a mountain lion in the Sespe Wilderness, tagged along on a dirt bike trip to Death Valley, seen a knife fight at a remote biker bar and climbed most of the mountains surrounding our home in Los Angeles.
Turning him into the ultimate outdoors companion has been a bit of trial and error though. I've made mistakes and we've both paid for them, but I've also learned a lot along the way. I'm not a vet or a dog trainer, but I am someone who's now able to rely on his 16 month old puppy to keep up on long, difficult trips, who trusts him to tackle dangerous obstacles by himself, can rely on him around dangerous wildlife and who sleeps soundly at night, safe in the knowledge that my dog will warn me of any problems. If he doesn't deal with them himself, that is. This is what worked for us, consult your vet about your dog's fitness and special needs and then get out there.
Exercise is the single best thing you can do for your dog. But, you have to start slowly. A dog's joints can be damaged by too much distance or too much exertion too early. The rule of thumb I've heard is 5 minutes of out-of-the-house exercise for each month of age, until the dog is fully-grown, twice daily. So, at three months you're doing 15 minutes, twice daily, and at six months you're doing 30 minutes. That may be Frisbee in the park or a brisk walk or whatever.
Having said that, Wiley started going on long hikes when he was about four months old. I just took it easy, made sure he didn't over-exert himself and had to pick him up and carry him more than a few times. Your dog will tell you if it's too much, it's just up to you to listen.
Don't have your dog carry any weight until he's fully grown. The age at which that occurs depends on breed and size. I waited until Wiley was nearly a year old before putting a backpack on him, and even then made sure it was light.
The most important piece of training you need is a reliable recall. Does your dog come when you call? Even if there's other dogs around? Even if there's distractions? Work on him at a dog park to make him reliable and train him to come both when called, and to a dog whistle; the latter carries much further.
"Leave it" or some other command to stop what they're doing and drop what's in their mouth is also really important. On Saturday, a large snake crossed the trail right in front of us. Wiley went to go grab it, but stopped the second I shouted at him.
Teaching your dog to stay in a car until he's invited to come out is also going to be handy. You don't want him leaping out of the car and running around on the side of a busy road. On a long trip, it's nice to be able to access your luggage, sit on the tailgate and change your shoes or any such open-door activity without having to worry about your dog's safety.
The more commands your dog knows the better, but the most important thing is to use positive reinforcement, encouraging your dog to trust you and demonstrating your trust in him. It's a complex relationship that's about more than a dog doing what he's told. He needs to feel like keeping up with you and staying by your side is a fun thing for him to do.
Start Slowly
Wiley's first hike was about a mile long, through the red woods in Big Sur up to a waterfall. It was away from any roads, away from other people and with a couple friends. We took him off his leash at the beginning and he stayed right in the middle of our pack throughout. When we reached obstacles, we let him try and tackle them himself first, then helped him up the slippery rocks or over the running water when needed. A puppy is pretty resistant to damage and needs to develop the confidence and mental flexibility to solve problems himself; just don't allow any scenario to develop where the danger outweighs your ability to quickly and immediately make the puppy safe. It's good if he learns the consequences of falling down, but bad if he hurts himself doing it.
When we reached the waterfall, I slipped and fell in. Wiley — all 11 weeks and 14lbs of him — dove in to save me. That's the kind of behavior you want.
The same approach is applicable to going off-leash. You can learn more about that in dog training manuals — I recommend the Monks of New Skete books — start doing it where it's safe and easy for the dog to behave. That's somewhere with no roads, few people and no other dogs. Then work up to more complex environments. If you don't have a big yard, find a nearby park that's empty during the day or see if you can use a friend's yard. From there progress to local trails, again when they're quiet. Until you can rely on him totally, put your puppy back on the leash well in advance of any roads or other dogs. It's also a good idea to make going back on a leash a positive thing for the dog, not a punishment. Shower him with praise and affection when it's time to go back on.
Set your dog up for success and he will succeed.
Water: Set aside a collapsible or light plastic water bowl and water bottle for your dog right now. Carry a separate bottle of water for the dog, in addition to any you take for yourself. Dogs are unable to sweat, so rely on drinking water in order to cool down. During hikes, give your dog access to water any time you yourself take a break.
Backpacks: On long hikes and multi-day trips, the weight of water and food and other supplies for your dog can really add up, so putting that on his back might save yours. Dogs can safely carry up to 25 percent of their own body weight. When I judged it was time for Wiley to start hauling his own stuff, I bought a cheap Outward Hound pack on Amazon for $30, figuring I'd see if he took to it before investing in something nicer. I strapped it to him for his usual evening hike and carrying it became second nature after the first 15 minutes of confused protesting.
That same, el cheapo pack tore apart on the first day of our first backpacking trip (I rebuilt it stronger than new with paracord) and, this weekend, became a little loose during the hike, resulting in horrible blisters in one armpit and along his side. Wiley gave no signs of pain or discomfort, so it wasn't until the next morning that I discovered how hurt he was. He walked out slowly, with a limp and is taking a few days off this week to recuperate; I learned a lesson and that pack now lives in the trash can, soon to be replaced with something of higher quality. I'll be checking him regularly, throughout hikes in the future.
With any pack, put most of the weight (the water) low and forward, over the dog's shoulders. Don't put anything in there that can't get banged around, shaken up and soaked in water. Packs with secure harnesses and carry handles are great for helping the dog through or over obstacles, but be sure to get a proper weight bearing harness and learn how to use it if you're going to be hoisting the dog anywhere on a rope.
Lights: Any time you're outside during twilight or full dark, you'll want to know where your dog is and allow other people to see him too. A flashing red light that hangs on his collar is the best way to do that. This $6 Nite Ize light has lived on Wiley's collar for the last 6 months or so. It still has its original batteries and works just fine. It's survived multiple trips, submersion in water and all the abuse you can imagine.
Tether: Never leave a tethered dog unattended. But, at night, one can be a good way to keep your dog from wandering outside camp. A braided steel cable, sheathed in plastic is best; the dog can't bite through it. I use this one. At 30 feet, it's long enough to wrap around a big tree or rock whatever, making tying Wiley up easy wherever we are. I rarely have to do that anymore though.
First Aid: We'll go over dog first aid more in depth in a future article. Until then, it's very much worth investigating and preparing for on your own. Most dog first aid is the same as human first aid — stop bleeding, prevent infection — but gets a little more complicated when it comes to medicine. You can buy readymade dog first aid kits to supplement your human one.
Other Animals
Fleas and ticks: I put a Bayer Seresto collaron Wiley a few months ago and he hasn't had a single flea or tick since. Not bad when you consider the $50 collar lasts eight months. Frontline never kept the buggers off. Spraying coconut oil across his coat has also proved effective and is a healthy alternative.
Predators: If you have a big dog, all you have to worry about is other dogs, other humans and, if you're in their habitat, brown bears. If you have a small dog, then it's time to worry about coyotes, mountain lions, black bears and other dogs. If it's a very small dog, add big birds to that list. If your recall is 100 percent reliable, then you don't have to worry about any of this.
Snakes: They sell a rattlesnake vaccine, but I don't like the sound of putting poison in Wiley's body once every year. Instead, get your dog trained in snake avoidance. A handler will bring snakes either with plastic cups taped over their heads or in cages, fit your dog with an electro shock collar, then walk him around the snakes, zapping the dog anytime he approaches or shows interest in a snake. It sounds cruel, but it works. Your vet or a good pet food store should be able to recommend a snake trainer in your area.
Weather Extremes
Getting too cold or too hot is the fastest, easiest way for a human to die and the same thing goes for dogs. Spend less time worrying about rattlesnakes and grizzly bears and more time worrying about hyperthermia.
In the summer, plan hikes around water. If your dog has a readily accessible source of water to drink and splash around in, he won't overheat. Don't be tempted to shave your dog (although some very long haired dogs will benefit from a trim), hair acts like a radiator, helping them shed heat, in addition to protecting them from sunburn and scrapes from thorns and rocks. Keep an eye out for signs of overheating — coughing, laying down in the shade instead of keeping up, excessive panting, lethargy — and give your dog a break and water the second you see any of that occurring.
In the winter, don't think that your dog is immune to the cold just because he's wearing a fur coat. A spoiled housedog will adapt to moderate temperatures just like you do. If it's cold, keep them warm with a dog coat and look for signs of freezing — limping, shivering, walking hunched over — and get them to a warm place immediately. Snow, ice and the chemicals put down on roads and sidewalks to melt it all hurt a dog's paws. Booties are a great idea if you're going outside in cold weather. You can also help by keeping their paw fur trimmed (a hair trimmer works fine) or using a balm. Vaseline works too.
Also think about hydration and nutrition during the winter. Not all dogs know how to eat snow or want to. Like you, your dog will need more calories and more fat to stay warm when it's cold. A bouillon cube in warm water will get a dog to drink and warm them up before bed. They also need to get off the ground and under something warm just like you do.
Dog Life On The Trail
Now, when bags and tents and boots start getting pulled out of the closet, Wiley knows what's up and excitedly runs around the house until it's time to go. Hold up his backpack and he'll run over, sit down and patiently wait while you slip it over his head and fasten the buckles. If it's just the two of us, he'll stay within a hundred yards or so of me and stay on the trail. If it's a group, he likes to walk in the middle, keeping an eye on everyone. Last weekend, he kept limping back to check on stragglers if they lagged too far behind. I don't need to worry about him around animals or people or dangerous obstacles, but sometimes I do need to lift him over a boulder or pass him down a cliff. He rarely seems more content than when he's sleeping next to a campfire.
Getting there has been nerve wracking at times. I've watched him stand on the very edge of a thousand foot cliff and look down and constantly fret about snakes. It also wasn't a turnkey thing, we progressed, little by little, until we trusted each other and into activities that he could comfortably manage. If you're patient, start small and work on building the kind of relationship where you dog is reliable, responsive and focused on you, then you'll be able to take your dog on adventures too. It's worth it.
Lead and final images: Chris Brinlee Jr
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Unless you've been living under a rock, you will be well aware that protein powders are big business. Nowadays protein powders, bars and even brownies can be picked up in airports, gas stations and local convenience stores. Gone are the days when your Whey protein was sold in a shady part of town by a man resembling the Hulk.
According to a 2013 report by Euromonitor International, annual sales of protein powder in the US alone rose from $1,200 million to just over $2,000 million from 2008 to 2013. Furthermore the group estimated that by 2018, sales could be as high as $3, 000 million. Its big business, and despite what people many think, its a business that is becoming increasingly scrutinised.
While the FDA and other government bodies are often criticised for slackness in their testing mechanisms, the average consumer has begun to take an interest in the contents of their powder, resulting in a series of freely available test results on which supplements are the real deal.
So with all this money and scrutiny in today's modern climate, it seems a good time to examine Bob Hoffman's 'Hi-Proteen' protein powder. A supplement devised in the 1950s that lays claim to being one of the first ever bodybuilding protein powders. While today's producers use labs and testing, Hoffman's methods were a little more lax to say the least.
Who was Bob Hoffman and why did he create 'Hi-Proteen'?
Regular readers of this website will be familiar with Bob Hoffman, the owner of York Barbell and coach of the United States Weightlifting team from the late 1940s to early 1960s. In the weightlifting game, Hoffman was of the the pivotal figures. Only to be displaced by the Weider brothers in the 1970s.
His word was highly regarded and his York Barbell company was associated with some of the biggest names in bodybuilding, powerlifting and of course, olympic weightlifting. He also ran the physical culture magazine Health and Strength, which further soldified his power.
Although Hoffman was all of these things and more, he was no dietician. Something which begs the question…
Why did Hoffman create 'Hi-Proteen'?
This is an important question to ask for a number of reasons.
Hoffman had been contacted in the 1940s by the famous American nutritionist Paul Bragg about creating a line of weightlifting supplements to which the Muscle Man had displayed an incredible lack of interest. Furthermore in his late 1930s articles Hoffman was often steadfast in his belief that good nutritious food was all the modern weightlifter needed.
What changed Hoffman's mind was the changing nature of the weightlifting market. Yes despite all the modern rhetoric about fitness being a business, the iron game has long been motivated by selling. Heck even Eugen Sandow sold supplements in the early 1900s!
But back to our story…
In the early 1950s, Irvin Johnson (later called Rheo H. Blair) began selling "Johnson's Hi Protein Food" through Hoffman's Health and Strength magazine. Despite the fact that as recently as September 1951 Hoffman admitted he was not convinced by the need for food supplements, Johnson's sales of protein and before/after pictures seem to have altered Hoffman's opinions on the matter.
By 1952 Hoffman had severed links with Johnson and begun marketing his own 'Hi-Proteen' blend that was remarkably similar to Johnson's. Nevertheless Hoffman saw it as a distinctly new product.
What was Hi-Proteen Like?
Coming in chocolate, vanilla, black walnut, coconut and plain flavours, Hoffman's protein powder promised better nutrition and quick results. For just $4 (roughly $40 in current money), aspiring muscle fanatics would get a four pound bag of the newest supplement on the market.
Furthermore Hoffman's supplement was marketed as the latest in advanced technology. In March 1952, Hoffman told his readers as much…
The production of a 'miracle food,' such as High-Protein, is not a hit-or-miss affair. A world famous food research laboratory is put to work. Their chemists and the doctors, who are a part of their organization, work out the product. They profit by their years of study, experience and research.
After a lengthy period of research and testing, the proper blend is obtained. It must be nutritious, containing—as far as possible—all the necessary amino acids, and it must be pleasant to the taste, so that using it is a pleasure. The blend has been prepared and then the aid of a big, nationally known packing company, is enlisted. It is their work to fill the prescription or formula, to prepare the food as outlined by the research laboratories. The ingredients must be handled in a sanitary manner, properly packaged and prepared for shipment. All of this was done with the Hoffman products. We never leave anything to chance.
Despite waxing lyrical about the 'scientific' research going into his products, Hoffman was a little bit more lax about standards in real life. Jim Murray, Hoffman's managing editor later revealed that Hoffman's product was actually created by Hoffman in the old York enterprises.
Hoffman would dump a bag of Hersey's sweet chocolate into a vat and stir in soy bean flour with a paddle. Stirring vigorously Hoffman would would continue to taste the blend until he found a palatable mixture. So much for scientific research eh?
Given Hoffman's 'unique' methods, it is perhaps unsurprising that Hoffman's 'Hi-Proteen' gained something of a poor reputation. Though many lifters bought the supplement owing to Hoffman's advertising, the results were mixed to say the least. In more than one gym across the United States, the standing joke was that you would know who was using Hoffman's supplements by the stinking gas they emitted! Given that Hoffman was also responsible for the world's first fish-based protein powder, its fair to blame the York man for the foul smelling gyms of the 1950s and 1960s.
Somewhat interestingly, Irvin Johnson, the man who inspired Hoffman to create his own brand of protein supplements, went on to create one of the most popular protein powders of the 20th century. Perhaps Hoffman should have stuck with Johnson's formula!
Although faded from the modern lifters' consciousness, Hoffman's 'Hi-Proteen' supplement was a pivotal moment in the iron game. It set the template for other producers to market their own growing supplement lines. Hoffman marketed his powders through articles, athlete endorsements and of course, advertisements. It was a fully fledged marketing campaign that many producers still use today. This of course, makes skepticism about supplements an invaluable tool for the modern lifter!


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ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that Georgia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 7.4 percent in December, down two-tenths of a percentage point from a revised 7.6 percent in November. The rate was 8.7 percent in December a year ago.
"The rate dropped primarily because 4,020 more Georgians were employed in December, mostly due to seasonal hiring in retail trade, transportation and warehousing," said State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler. "And, I'm particularly pleased that we had some 90,000 more jobs this December than last, which is the best December job growth in eight years."
Georgia had 4,094,100 jobs in December, an increase of 90,100 jobs, or 2.3 percent, since December 2012 when there were 4,004,000 jobs. Most of the gains came in professional and business services, 25,100; trade and transportation, 22,100; leisure and hospitality, 18,500; education and health services, 15,300; and construction, 9,900. Government has lost 5,100 jobs in the past year.
While the over-the-year job gains were strong, the state lost 4,800 jobs between November and December, which is significantly fewer than the average 7,400 November to December losses for the past five years.
The number of new layoffs, represented by initial claims for unemployment insurance (UI) benefits, increased to 65,889, up by 32,108, or 95 percent, from 33,781 in November. Much of the increase was due to temporary claims filed in manufacturing, with additional mostly seasonal claims in construction, administrative and support services, accommodations and food services, and trade and transportation. There were 50,861 claims in December 2012.
The overall number of unemployed Georgians decreased to 349,946, down by 12,185 from November. This is the fewest unemployed Georgians since October 2008 when there were 346,852. There were 421,769 unemployed residents in December 2012.
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John Mayer was not with Katy Perry last week for the BRIT Awards and Milan Fashion Week. She was booed there because she was apparently late arriving to one of the shows, although some say she was told to be there at the time she was there and shouldn't be blamed for the miscommunication. Then she went to a Miley Cyrus show and they kissed.
Was that before or after she broke up with John? Because E! News is reporting that Katy broke up with John very recently. No reason was given. But here he is in New York yesterday.
Weren't we just talking last week about whether or not they were engaged? And now it's over again? Is it because she wants to be engaged? Is it because he doesn't? Why am I automatically going with engagement as a possible explanation? Well because I have a hard time believing Katy Perry figured it out. I have a hard time believing that Katy Perry, who once told BILLBOARD that she thinks John Mayer is a "genius", sees what John Mayer actually is.


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text: The FIFA World Cup games kick off on June 11 in South Africa. One of the largest sporting events in the world, it features multiple games occurring across numerous cities, posing myriad logistical and communication challenges in an already volatile, high crime area.So what's the biggest challenge in protecting World Cup attendees? Willam Besse says it's probably not what you think.Besse is vice president, consulting & investigations, with security and risk mitigation company Andrews International; he is the former CSO of Belo Corp. and has played a role in past security planning for the Olympics held in Athens, Torino and Beijing. Besse is now spearheading efforts for a large Andrews client who is attending the World Cup and hosting events throughout the month. Besse spoke with CSO about the issues surrounding plans for client security and the unexpected event that concerns him most.CSO: You're involved with the security arrangements for a large client who is participating in some way with the World Cup. What kind of work have you been doing to prepare for the event?Besse: Preparations started that over a year ago when the client did an event in Istanbul, Turkey. Part of the event was moving the World Cup from its home in Zurich, Switzerland to a special event being hosted by this client in Istanbul.Amazingly, the logistics of moving that sports icon, one of the most recognized sports icons on the face of the Earth, was complex. Outside of the United States people want to see it, touch it. Moving it became more complex than we thought it was going to be. It travels and people travel with it. It has its own special case and rules about how it is to be secured and stored.Also see Employee Safety in Global HotspotsOur client is deeply involved in the World Cup and we have been helping them plan with logistics for having a large number of people associated within their organization and associated with their organization traveling from all over the world to South Africa to attend the World Cup event, which is a month-long event.In contrast to the Super Bowl, which is certainly a world event, but it's a week and involves two teams, the World Cup is a month and involves 32 teams at 12 or 13 stadiums. Some of these venues are near 100,000 capacity. When you put the events side by side, the World Cup is the largest sporting event that exists right now.It has some complexities involving security and logistics and moving people and securing really the entire country, which is sort of unstable in spots to begin with.So what is your biggest challenge when it comes to security at the event? What's top of mind in the planning? We can talk about all of these sexy things like terrorism and street crime and so forth. But when you have a large number of people you need to protect, as we do with our client, my experience tells me when you get a few hundred or a few thousand people together in an emotionally charged environment, and they've been traveling, and there is all sorts of excitement, they are tired. A medical emergency is one of the most pressing events that can occur.What we found out in South Africa is there are some hospitals there you don't want to be receiving critical medical care in. This particular client and a lot of the larger sponsors of this will arrange to have their own emergency medical care available. In the planning for the World Cup, security at each venue is designed in layers. In looking at diagrams, and in talking to people involved, they actually have in most venues these hard-wall perimeters built around zones of protection leading up to access to the stadiums at most of these venues. Hard walls built around the stadiums.The World Cup organizing committee there has emergency medical care arranged of their own and they are going to allow first aid and emergency medical services access. But if you have a sponsor group there with a few hundred people and you have a emergency medical situation, you may not want the government emergency medical care. You may want your own emergency medical care that you've arranged through a contractor, like SOS International, because its of higher quality and you can choose which hospital you have your customer transported to, verse having the government make that decision.This is a critical issue that needs to be resolved. And usually the way these things are resolved is through a lot of good, advanced planning. Advanced work and planning and having a good partner who is South African will go a long way toward gaining access, being able to have control of emergencies that come up, whether a common medical emergency other event.350,000 to 375,000 people die every year of sudden cardiac arrest. That is probably the most serious medical event that might happen when you have thousands of people traveling from other parts of the world to a venue. Getting access to them and getting them evacuated to an emergency care facility is going to be one of the top challenges. Statistically speaking, there is a much larger chance of that happening than a terrorist attack.With the sheer volume of people to consider at the World Cup, what do you need to consider when it comes to crowds? Having some advance work on the ground there as to where exits are, where entrances are, the badging, the credential issues, are going to be very stringent there.Also see Modern Crowd Control Lessons from Ancient PompeiiWe've already filled out forms that are very detailed about your name and nationality and matching credentials with tickets to the venue. There are two different issues there.World Cup tickets are sold and the largest contingent of any nation will be Americans. Over 100,000 Americans have purchased tickets (See video of a crowd stampede at this year's World Cup warm-up games). But having a credential isn't going to mean you will have a seat in the venue. Just having a credential won't get you in. So how can you provide those services without an actual seat? Where are you going to be? How are you going to know if there is an emergency taking place, say, in a sky box? Are the people that are going to be present trained adequately? Do they have the proper skills and know how to provide emergency medical care?If a security team hasn't done adequate advance work to ensure they have a ticket to the venue with access to seats, they may not even have access to where their client is watching the event. So that is a challenge and something that has to be worked through, because they will only allow so many tickets.When you are in charge of private security for a client, do your plans sometimes bump up against the plans of event security? Sometimes. You can't walk up there the day of the event and expect that will be workable. You have to open a line of communication ahead of time and have a partner that is South African. You also have to be sensitive to cultural issues. There are also linguistic issues.Having someone on the ground ahead of time to work through those things, and who has the professional contacts to work through those things, is an absolute necessity. [Editor's note: see the book excerpt Conducting a Protective Security Advance.]That's what makes it successful so it blends into the background and it can be present but not obtrusive.Sometimes if you're in the government, it's real easy to have gates closed and open, streets blocked. In the private sector, it is more challenging. You have to make these arrangements ahead of time so what you do compliments what the event venue security has planned.If there is something glaringly missing, I would want to work with the venue organizing committee and with the arrangements they've made for security. And it's much better to work that out ahead of time.


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Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her own troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather. Armed with her motorcycle, a pack of cigs, and a notepad, Kathy begins to delve into a local mystery surrounding her hometown that will take her on a harrowing journey full of emotional and personal turmoil.
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Who's that third person on the ballot for the Massachusetts special election for US Senate?
Woburn resident Richard A. Heos, a candidate for the 12 Visions party.
If you haven't seen the 66-year-old on the campaign trail, you're not alone. While Republican and Democratic candidates Gabriel E. Gomez and Edward J. Markey have crisscrossed the state campaigning, Heos said, he's been living his own life in Woburn, working as a referee for local basketball, baseball, and football games, and communicating with supporters at local coffee shops and on social media.
"This is a way to help society by being on the ballot," Heos said. "But we're getting the party on the ballot so people will see the party exists."
Heos said he's pro-business and is using his candidacy to advance his party's status. Heos described the 12 Visions Party as a non-political party that seeks to devolve power to local law enforcement and end entitlement programs and taxation.
"We're novices," Heos said of his party. "We don't expect to win [this race]."
Before this run for Senate, which Heos said would be his last run for office, he ran for mayor of Woburn in 1991, then worked for the Republican party. Heos then joined the 12 Visions party after it was created in 2009.
Heos plans to spend Election Day in Woburn visiting a local coffee shop, getting lunch at a veterans' hospital, and maybe playing a game of basketball before heading to the polls just before they close at 8 p.m.
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Amy Levy has been identified by Sally Ledger as a "New Woman poet with Sapphic interests." (126) She published an impressive amount of poetry which mostly deals with feminist issues and is deeply rooted in urban milieu. Her poetry is distinguished by a variety of forms and themes, including dramatic monologue and intense confessional lyrics, which depict a female persona overcome with a brooding pessimism about the nature of human existence and human relations. Some of her lyric poems were influenced by the poetry of Heinrich Heine and German Romanticism. They speak about disappointed love and suicide thoughts.
Naomi Hetherington and Nadia Valman contend that "It was Levy's poetry rather than her fiction, however, that initially led to her categorisation as a New Woman". (10) In 1881, Levy, still a student at Newnham, published Xantippe and Other Verse. The title poem, "Xantippe" is considered by many critics as Levy's most significant poetic achievement, which places her among the New Woman poets. The form of the poem is a dramatic monologue told by Xantippe, an old woman on her deathbed, who reminisces her youth and confesses that her husband needed to have only a servant wife and not an intellectual companion. As a young girl, Xantippe had cherished intellectual ambitions hoping that she would not be confined "to sitting at the loom", but marriage with Socrates brought her mostly frustration and alienation.
What cared I for the merry mockeries
Of other maidens sitting at the loom?
Or for sharp voices, bidding me return
To maiden labour? Were we not apart,—
I and my high thoughts, and my golden dreams,
My soul which yearned for knowledge, for a tongue
That should proclaim the stately mysteries
Of this fair world, and of the holy gods? [Levy, 358]
In Levy's view, Xantippe's fate was similar to that of a great number of Victorian women, who were unable to pursue their intellectual vocation because they were denied education and confined to the domestic sphere.
Levy's other notable feminist poems include "Magdalen" (1884) and "A Ballad of Religion and Marriage" (1888). The former is a bitter dramatic monologue spoken by a 'fallen' woman who is dying in a religious penitentiary where she redeems her earlier conduct. The latter poem contests the traditional division into 'married' and 'odd' women. Levy hopes that in future people will not be classified according to their marital status or religion.
Levy's poetry is predominantly concerned with a woman's, or rather a New Woman's, presence in the urban public spaces. In the late Victorian period an increasing number of middle-class women gained access to the public sphere. Increasingly, female students, teachers, readers at the British Museum, and upper-class lady shoppers were seen walking unchaperoned the streets of the West End. Levy was one of the first women poets in late Victorian England, who wrote about the pleasures of riding an omnibus.
Ballade of an Omnibus
Some men to carriages aspire;
On some the costly hansoms wait;
Some seek a fly, on job or hire;
Some mount the trotting steed, elate.
I envy not the rich and great,
A wandering minstrel, poor and free,
I am contented with my fate —
An omnibus suffices me.
In winter days of rain and mire
I find within a corner strait;
The 'busmen know me and my lyre
From Brompton to the Bull-and-Gate.
When summer comes, I mount in state
The topmost summit, whence I see
Croesus look up, compassionate —
An omnibus suffices me.
I mark, untroubled by desire,
Lucullus' phaeton and its freight.
The scene whereof I cannot tire,
The human tale of love and hate,
The city pageant, early and late
Unfolds itself, rolls by, to be
A pleasure deep and delicate.
An omnibus suffices me.
Princess, your splendour you require,
I, my simplicity; agree
Neither to rate lower nor higher.
An omnibus suffices me. [Levy, 387]
Amy Levy was a poet of the modern metropolis and had she lived longer, she might have become a significant forerunner of English modernism. In her poems published posthumously in 1889 under the title A London Plane-Tree and Other Verse, she uses a fin-de-siecle London as a source of her poetic inspiration. Levy's urban poems Linda Hunt Beckman contends that:
Levy was one of the poets who pioneered symbolist methods in England, and she seems to have turned to symbolism's poetics with increasing frequency toward the end of her life [Bristow, 224]
Short Stories
Levy published more than a dozen short stories in several periodicals. Many of them contain hidden autobiographical elements and New Woman issues. One of her earliest stories, "Between Two Stools" (1883) concerns Miss Nora Wycherley, who, like Levy, after a study at Cambridge, finds it hard to adjust to the mundane society of Bayswater in London.
Another short story, "The Diary of a Plain Girl" (1883) portrays a young woman who develops an inferiority complex due to her physical appearance. The story reflects Levy's own preoccupation with her Semitic looks, which led her to a lack of self-confidence and low self-esteem.
In 1889, Levy published in the Gentleman's Magazine one of her best short stories, "Cohen of Trinity," which describes a Jewish Oxford student, later a talented writer, who recognises that he will never be accepted by a group of aristocratic young men he would like to join. He writes a highly successful literary work, "half poem" and "half essay", but at the moment of his greatest literary triumph, he commits suicide. Cohen's suicide, like Levy's, may be interpreted as an unresolved identity crisis. Raised in an Anglo-Jewish family, Levy was increasingly aware that she was an outsider among both the Jews and the gentiles.
Amy Levy published three short novels, The Romance of a Shop, Reuben Sachs, and Miss Meredith. In each of them Levy switches genres: the first is a New Woman novel; the second is a novel of Anglo-Jewish experience; and the third — a governess novel. All the three novels have at least one common feature: they show Levy's keen interest in feminist issues and Victorian social mores.
The Romance of a Shop
Published in 1888, Levy's first novel, recounts the story of four young sisters, Gertrude, Lucy, Phyllis, and Fanny Lorimer, who, after the death of their father, establish a photography business in Baker Street and live on their own to a great dismay of their relatives. The novel, written from a proto-feminist perspective, subverts the traditional Victorian notion of gender roles, which confined women to marriage and domesticity, and proposes an alternative experience for young, unmarried women: an independent paid job and an unconventional career.
The Romance of a Shop can be classified as a New Woman novel which portrays autonomous and achievement-oriented women. According to Deborah Epstein Nord, Levy's first novel "anticipates Gissing's novel The Odd Women in a number of interesting ways." (200). It deals with the problem of "redundant," — i.e. unmarried — young women who defied convention and sought professional employment and new identity within Victorian society. Levy shows in her novel that women have the right to practise a profession and achieve a financial independence. Although Levy's novel is not very radical and it ends rather conventionally, it is an important contribution to the New Woman fiction. Levy demonstrated both explicitly or implicitly that the traditional gender roles must be redefined in the wake of emerging modernity.
Reuben Sachs
Reuben Sachs (1888) depicts critically the parochial and patriarchal Anglo-Jewish life in the 1880s, characterised by conservatism, mammon worshipping, and oppression of women. The eponymous character of the novel, Reuben Sachs, is an aspiring young lawyer who is in love with a girl, but he refuses to marry her because she is poor and may be a burden in his future political career. The novel raised controversy due to its critical representation of the affluent upper-class Anglo-Jewish community. In Reuben Sachs, Levy also critiques George Eliot's patronising depiction of Jews in her novel Daniel Deronda. Levy praises Anglo-Jews for their sense of communality, but deplores their materialism, fiercely competitive lifestyles and lack of ennobling ideals. Another interesting theme in the novel is the commodification of unmarried women by the late Victorian marriage market. [another discussion of the novel]Miss Meredith
Levy's last novel, or rather novella, Miss Meredith (1889), which seems to be a reworking of Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre and Villette, tells the story of a young Englishwoman who travels to Pisa to work as a governess for an aristocratic Italian family. The family's younger son, Andrea, who has just returned from America with democratic and egalitarian views, falls in reciprocated love with the protagonist and proposes to marry her. Although his parents initially oppose the interclass marriage, they finally approve of it in order to conform with "the spirit of the times."
Although Miss Meredith might be termed a hastily-written high-brow potboiler, it reveals the young author's serious attempts to emulate Henry James's international theme and cross-cultural romance. The novel brings characters to life and contains some interesting intertextual references to literature and culture.
In 1883, Levy published in the Cambridge Review her first important essay, " James Thomson: A Minor Poet." Thomson, a Scottish poet now remembered chiefly for his long poem, "The City of Dreadful Night," attracted Levy's attention because she discovered in his poetry not only a mood of existential sadness, which afflicted her too, but also a familiar feeling of social exclusion.
How comes it that in a day like our own, when the shrill, small voices of a legion of bepraised versifiers are heard all around – how comes it that this man of such large powers, such truth, such force of passion and intellect, such originality, should have been entirely overlooked for the greater part of his life, and even at its close so scantily recognised? [Levy, 508]
Levy, who suffered acutely from low self-esteem in both literary and private spheres, found in Thomson a soul mate with whom she had mental and artistic affinity. She was impressed by Thomson's bleak image of a modern metropolis and his representation of an alienated and introverted mind.
In 1886, Levy published several articles on Jewish themes in the Jewish Chronicle. In " The Jew in Fiction," she makes an overview of the Jewish characters in English literature and contends that it lacks a satisfactory representation of Jewish life. In her view George Eliot's Jewish characters are highly idealised and therefore not convincing. Levy claims that Anglo-Jews must be represented in literature in an unbiased way.
In "Middle-Class Jewish Women of To-Day" (1886), Levy writes about the deplorable conditions of Jewish women in a patriarchal Anglo-Jewish community:
What, in fact, is the ordinary life of a Jewish middle-class woman? Carefully excluded, with almost Eastern jealousy, from every-day intercourse with men and youths of her own age, she is plunged all at once – a half-fledged, often half-chaperoned creature –into the "vortex" of a middleclass ball-room, and is there expected to find her own level. In the very face of statistics, of the unanswerable logic of facts, she is taught to look upon marriage as the only satisfactory termination to her career. Her parents are jealous of her healthy, objective activities, of the natural employment of her young faculties, of anything in short which diverts her attention from what should be the one end and aim of her existence! If, in spite of all the parental efforts she fail, from want of money, or want of attractions, in obtaining a husband, her lot is a desperately unenviable one. [Levy, 525]
Acclaimed by Oscar Wilde as "a girl who has a touch of genius in her work" (Whittington-Egan, 40), Amy Levy, a gifted and high-minded New Woman poet and novelist, gave evidence in her poetry and prose of the discontent and restlessness of Anglo-Jewish identity in the late Victorian period. Levy's deeply felt ethnic otherness and inability to establish a lasting relationship with people she loved alienated her from the mainstream English literary life and may have contributed to her final breakdown and suicide.
After a century of neglect Amy Levy's short literary career has in recent years received an increasing attention of Victorianists due to a renewed interest in the New Woman themes, Jewish identity, late Victorian urban experience, and the motifs of despair and suicide in Victorian culture. The rediscovery of Amy Levy must be credited to Melvyn New, who edited and published her three novels and selected writings in 1993, and to Linda Hunt Beckman, whose book, Amy Levy: Her Life and Letters (2000) contains important biographical information and letters. Apart from these, in 2010 two other important publications appeared. Naomi Hetherington and Nadia Valman edited a collection of essays, Amy Levy: Critical Essays, which trace Levy's biography, her problems with identity, literary influences and offer close reading of some of her works. Christine Pullen published The Woman Who Dared: A Biography of Amy Levy, which sheds new light on Levy's life and shows her as a late Victorian New Woman and a forerunner of modernism in English literature.
Complete texts of Levy's works
References and Further Reading
Beckman, Linda Hunt.Amy Levy: Her Life and Letters. Athens: Ohio University Press, 2000.
__. "Leaving 'The Tribal Duckpond': Amy Levy, Jewish Self-Hatred, and Jewish Identity," Victorian Literature and Culture. 27.1 (1999), 185-201.
Bristow, Joseph, ed. The Fin-de-siecle Poem: English Literary Culture and the 1890s. Athens: Ohio University Press, 2005.
Goody, Alex. "Murder in Mile End: Amy Levy, Jewishness, and the City," Victorian Literature and Culture. 34.2, Fin-de-Siecle Literary Culture and Women Poets (2006) 461-479.
Hetherington Naomi and Nadia Valman, eds. Amy Levy: Critical Essays. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press, 2010.
Jusová, Iveta. The New Woman And the Empire. Columbus: Ohio State University, 2005.
Ledger, Sally and Alison C. Ledger. The New Woman: Fiction and Feminism at the Fin de Siecle. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1997.
Levy, Amy. The Complete Novels and Selected Writings. Edited by Melvyn New. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 1993.
Lipman, Vivian. D. A History of the Jews in Britain Since 1858. Leicester: Leicester University Press, 1990.
Nord Epstein, Deborah. Walking the Victorian Streets: Women, Representation, the City, and Modernity. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1995.
__. "'Neither Pairs nor Odd': Female Community in Late Nineteenth-Century London." Signs, 15.4 (1990) 733-754.
Pullen, Christine. The Woman Who Dared: A Biography of Amy Levy. Kingston upon Thames: Kingston University Press, 2010.
Scheinberg, Cynthia. "Canonizing the Jew: Amy Levy's Challenge to Victorian Poetic Identity," Victorian Studies, 39.2 (1996), 173-200.
Valman, Nadia. The Jewess in Nineteenth-Century British Literary Culture. Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century British Literary Culture. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007.
__. "Semitism and Criticism: Victorian Anglo-Jewish Literary History," Victorian Literature and Culture, 27.1 (1999) 235-248.
Whittington-Egan, Richard. "Amy Levy: A Tragic Victorian Novelist." Contemporary Review, 280 (2002) 40-45.
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What is the appeal of cupcakes?
For one thing, most cupcakes are pretty, even fanciful. Adorned with swirls of icing, sprinkles, coconut or nuts, sparkling sugar in clear or colored form, and cute candies or candied flowers, too, they look good enough to eat.
That's the second part...they are a small indulgence. If you cut them in halves or quarters, you can share them with friends. If you buy four kinds and have four friends, each of you can taste four flavor combinations!
A variety of flavor combos is another part of the appeal. One place might combine chocolate and peanut butter for a proven pairing of compatible tastes, while another place might combine salted caramel and peanut butter for something a bit trendier.
Another winning notion is that these beauties are portable and usually less expensive than a whole cake...but cuter than a cake slice.
Last, but certainly not least, they look like a party! How many of us remember cupcakes as the main attraction at school birthday parties? Since busy Moms could purchase them at a bakery but stay at home Moms could make a batch themselves, it was a treat that provided equal opportunity to Moms...and we got to eat cake!
So no matter what reason you like for enjoying a cupcake, I hope you will find one so that you consider making a batch yourself.
One of the best parts of a cupcake should truly be the frosting. In this case it really was! I made Coffee Rum Buttercream and piped it on in a nice swirl. Notice that this recipe allows you to make really well defined swirls of buttercream. Since I'm in a fall mood already, I added orange and chocolate sprinkles and popped a candy corn in the middle of each.
Pretty?...check. Dividable?...check. Interesting flavor combo?...check. Cute and portable?...check. Looks like a party?...absolutely!
Since you probably have your own favorite chocolate cake recipe or cake mix, I'm just going to give you the buttercream recipe. You can use the photos for inspiration to make them cute, or create your own decorations. It's hard to go wrong with cupcakes.
4 large egg whites
1 cup sugar
24 tablespoons (3 sticks or 1 ½ cups) unsalted butter, softened
2 tablespoons espresso powder
2 tablespoons rum
1. Whisk the egg whites and sugar together in the bowl of an electric mixer. Set the bowl over simmering water (but don't let the bottom of the bowl touch the water) and whisk gently until the sugar is dissolved and the egg whites are hot, about 3 minutes.
2. Attach the bowl to the mixer and whip with the whisk on medium speed until cooled, about 5 minutes. Switch to the paddles and beat in the softened butter a few small pieces at a time, and continue beating until the buttercream is smooth, about 6 – 10 minutes. While the buttercream is becoming smooth, dissolve the espresso powder in the rum in a small bowl. Once the buttercream is smooth, add the espresso mixture, a little at a time and beat until everything is smooth again.
3. Put the buttercream in a piping bag fitted with a large star tip. Pipe swirls of buttercream on the top of each cupcake and decorate as you like. Any leftover buttercream can be stored in the fridge for up to a week.


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Tory Burch is expanding their footprint in Europe by opening the new Regent Street boutique. The brand is no stranger to the area, with their flagship on New Bond Street and an accessory-only shop at Westfield.
The exterior has a Georgian-style aesthetic, coupled with ground-floor windows that open up the space with natural light. Upon entering the store, you're greeted with travertine floors and oak panel walls. It's both clean and modern, yet gives a nod to the brand's classic identity. From the Moroccan armoire inlaid with mother of pearl, to the detailed fretwork and gold-leaf chandelier, the details are consistent.
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New colorful game for all fans of interesting car and parking games. You are a driver of the loader tractor at the sea port. Your task is to park in special marked parking place without hitting tons of port rubbish and containers. Pass all eight levels to perfect your parking and driving skills. The quicker you park your tractor the more points you get for the level. Do not forget to publish your best results at Top 10.
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There are currently six different styles available, four in different colorways, and two themed for Halloween and Christmas. It's hard to decide which is prettiest! The patterns are contemporary, with a slightly distressed look, and all the papers they coordinate beautifully. Just look at the variety you'll get in each pad!
Authentique has put together a talented design team, and their projects are featured in a Gallery on their website. Additionally, the Authentique blog is updated often with lots of inspiration and information. We can't wait to see what they come up with next!
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Editor's Note: Christopher W. Clark is senior scientist and I.P. Johnson director of the Bioacoustics Research Program at Cornell University. Brandon Southall is president and senior scientist at Southall Environmental Associates and former director of NOAA's Ocean Acoustics Program.
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Commercial shipping, other man-made sounds cause injury or death to marine life
Whales, dolphins and seals use sounds to communicate, find food and detect predators
Christopher W. Clark, Brandon Southall: U.S. needs to combat the problem of ocean noise
They say having a healthy ocean ecosystem will help humans sustain our own future
For many millions of years, the oceans have been filled with the sounds of a geologically and biologically active planet: waves, rain, earthquakes and the songs of life from snapping shrimp to great whales. Before the age of engine-driven ships, the resounding voices of the great whales could be heard across an ocean.
Today, in much of the Northern Hemisphere, commercial shipping clouds the marine acoustic environment with fog banks of noise, and the near continuous pounding of seismic airguns in search of fossil fuels beneath the seafloor thunder throughout the waters. In the ocean's very quietest moments, blue whales singing off the Grand Banks of Canada can sometimes be heard more than 1,500 miles away off the coast of Puerto Rico. But on most days, that distance is a mere 50 to 100 miles.
So why should we care?
Over the past decade, scientists who study noise in the ocean have tried to understand how loud, man-made sounds disturb or injure whales and other marine mammals, even driving some to strand on beaches and die.
It is time for us to focus on the more pernicious influence of chronic, large-scale noise on marine life.
Whales, dolphins and seals use sounds to communicate, navigate, find food and detect predators. The rising level of cumulative noise from energy exploration, offshore development and commercial shipping is a constant disruption on their social networks. For life in today's ocean, the basic activities that we depend on for our lives on land are being eroded by the increasing amount of human noise beneath the waves.
These stark realities are worrying. But emerging technologies for quantifying and visualizing the effects of noise pollution can help drive a paradigm shift in how we perceive, monitor, manage and mitigate human sounds in the ocean. Ocean noise is a global problem, but the U.S. should step up and lead the way.
First, we must extend fledgling efforts to fully comprehend the acoustic footprint of our offshore and coastal activities. As a nation, we are failing the oceans by lacking a sufficiently effective program for listening to them.
The U.S. should develop and maintain dedicated undersea acoustic monitoring networks as integral parts of ocean observing systems. This would be lead by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and enabled through private and academic partnerships. Such a plan has been developed; now it should be implemented.
Second, we should encourage and accelerate the development of noise-reduction technologies. Thanks to proactive collaborations among industries, scientists, environmentalists and government officials, efforts are underway within the U.N.'s International Maritime Organization to develop quieting technologies for the most pervasive global noise source: large commercial ships. These and related technologies for reducing noise in oil exploration and marine construction should be standardized.
Finally, federal regulation on ocean noise must be changed. For decades, regulators have focused entirely on the short-term effects of one action at a time. A more holistic and biologically relevant risk assessment system, centered on the concepts of ocean acoustic habitats and ecosystems, is sorely needed. Emerging trends in marine spatial planning are encouraging signs, as is NOAA's support of two groups that are developing geospatial tools for mapping underwater noise and marine mammal distributions in U.S. waters.
The loss of acoustic habitats for marine species that rely on sound to live and prosper is increasing. Solutions are available. The question is whether we humans value and will invest in a healthy ocean ecosystem that supports life, and in doing so, sustain our own health and future.
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text: There's been quite some commotion regarding the Mac and its relative security since Trojan horse Mac Defender appeared on the scene earlier this month. Now Apple's weighing in, with a Knowledge Base article focused on Mac Defender.Titled "How to avoid or remove Mac Defender malware," Apple's document notes that the company plans to release a software update for Mac OS X that will automatically seek out and destroy Mac Defender (or any of its variants) if you've already installed it; if you've managed to avoid installation so far, the update will also embed an "explicit warning" in Safari in case you stumble upon it in the future.As a stop-gap until the software update is released, Apple has also provided a series of step-by-step instructions for users who want to avoid installing the malware as well as those who have accidentally installed it and wish it removed. Launching Activity Monitor in your Applications folder, choose All Processes from the drop-down menu. Look for the name of the app in the Process Name column--in addition to Mac Defender, the malware also goes by MacSecurity and MacProtector--and click to select it. Click the Quit Process button in the top left of Activity Monitor, and select Quit from the resulting menu. Then you can quit Activity Monitor, go to your Applications folder, find the offending Mac Defender app, and drag it to the trash.Apple also notes that malware can install a login item in your account in System Preferences. You don't have to remove the item, though Apple provides further instructions on how to do so.As a close, the company notes that any official software and security updates for your Mac will always come directly from your computer's Software Update application or Apple's Support Downloads Website, and to "exercise caution" when entering in any sort of personal information online.


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The Poems of Emily Dickinson: Series Two
by Emily Dickinson
Time and Eternity, Poem 18
Additional Information
- Year Published: 1896
- Language: English
- Country of Origin: United States of America
- Source: Dickenson, E. (1896). The Poems of Emily Dickinson: Series Two.Boston, MA: Roberts Brothers.
- Flesch–Kincaid Level: 6.6
- Word Count: 40
- Genre: Poetry
- Keywords: 19th century literature, american literature, emily dickinson, poems, poetry, series 2
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Pompless no life can pass away;
The lowliest career
To the same pageant wends its way
As that exalted here.
How cordial is the mystery!
The hospitable pall
A "this way" beckons spaciously, —
A miracle for all!