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Pieper Lewis: Teenager Who Killed Her Accused Rapist Escapes From Woman's Facility
After being sentenced to five years of supervised probation and ordered to pay $150,000 in restitution to the family of her accused rapist, Pieper Lewis has escaped from custody.
According to CNN, Lewis "walked away from the Fresh Start Women's Center on Friday at 6:19 a.m. after cutting off her electronic monitoring tracking device."
The district's executive director, Jerry Evans, also told CNN in an email Sunday morning that,
At this time, her whereabouts are unknown.
The Story of Pieper Lewis
Pieper Lewis was a 15-year-old girl who killed a man she claims raped her multiple times while trafficking her.
Initially she was charged and pleaded guilty to first-degree murder for the killing of 37-year-old Zachary Brooks, but instead Judge Porter gave her a deferred sentence, five years probation, placement at a women's facility with a GPS tracker and ordered her to pay $150,000 in restitution to the family of her accused rapist with the hopes that she doesn't return to her old lifestyle.
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Lewis also claims that Brooks gave her alcohol and marijuana, and forced her to take part in a sex trafficking ring. She also says that he had sex with her multiple times while she was unconscious.
CNN reports that Lewis is one of several teenagers who have been "legally penalized or convicted of killing their sex trafficker or assaulter in recent years" emphasizing that people of color are often affected.
One person who was in Lewis' corner refused to sit by and do nothing. Her former math teacher started a GoFundMe to help pay for the restitution that was owed, and helped raise over $373,000.
17-yo Pieper Lewis was recently ordered to pay $150K to the family of her accused trafficker and rapist she fatally stabbed. Now, a GoFundMe, started by Lewis' former math teacher, has raised over $235K to help the Iowa teen pay off the restitution.
— Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) September 15, 2022
The Story of Cyntoia Brown
Cyntoia Brown, another victim of sex trafficking turned criminal justice reform advocate whose story premiered in a 2020 Netflix Documentary, spoke out in support of Lewis saying,
She was a victim in this situation. Not only is she going to have to serve time in a facility but, over the next five years, anything that she does can trigger her having to serve a 20-year sentence. So,she's not truly free.
Brown was sentenced to life in prison for killing a 43-year-old man who paid $150 to have sex with her when she was only 16-years-old. She was later granted clemency and released after spending almost half her life in prison.
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While it's unclear where Pieper Lewis is, officials are now asking that her probation be revoked due to this probation violation and has issued a warrant out for her arrest.
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On Sunday, November 15, 2020, our Dallas Police Department's UNIDOS team partnered with several different organizations and community volunteers to host a hurricane relief drive for the hard stricken countries of Guatemala and Honduras. UNIDOS Officers quickly learned that many of our Dallas' Latino residents had families that were affected in some of those devastated parts of Central America.
The UNIDOS team reached out to the Consulates of Honduras and Guatemala and began to organize the event. The residents of Dallas showed up in force and our officers were able to collect 2 truckloads of relief supplies which included much-needed personal hygiene supplies along with food and water. Our officers took part and made sure donated supplies were handed over to the consulates in both, Houston and Irving.
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Monday, May 3, 2021 – DIA 341.11 +.64%, QQQ 336.19 -.53%, SPY 418.20 +.22%
ISM manufacturing index indicated a slower pace of manufacturing than expected 60.7 v. 65, still showing an expansion but at a moderated pace. ISM Manufacturing Employment Index came in weaker than anticipated 55.1 vs. 61.5 as well. (Some analysts have pointed to government social payments acting as a competing force against employers' ability to find people willing to work). Energy (XLE) 50.75 + 2.75% was the top sector on the day. Also exhibiting strength was Basic Materials (XLB) 84.28 +1.49% Even though the 10-year government note was lower in yield (TNX) 16.07 -.24 (down 24 basis points equivalent), it did not boost Technology (XLK) 139.31 -.28% nor Communications (XLC) 77.62 -.53%. The market exhibited a defensive rotation with a hint of inflationary expectations. Upside standouts on the day were oil services provider Baker Hughes (BKR) 21.69 +8.02%, and building materials producer Mohawk Industries (MHK) 221.00 +7.54% which beat earnings and revenue. Internet retailer eBay (EBAY) 58.15 +4.23% reasserted strength after last week's drubbing on poor management guidance. On the downside, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 75.55 -3.76% has continued to slide since their earnings call last week. The stock has actually underperformed since December. Estee Lauder (EL) 288.93 -7.93% beat earnings expectations, but got hammered as investors focused on poor sales trends.
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 – DIA 341.49 +.38, QQQ 330.14 -1.80%, SPY 415.62 -.62%
Goods and Services Trade Balance came in as expected with a deficit of $74.4 billion for March (which is larger than the year-ago period at the start of the pandemic). Factory orders were light of expectations at a growth rate of 1.1% v. 1.3% consensus. Basic materials (XLB) 85.20 +1.09% led the market along with Financials (XLF) 36.73+.80%. Basic materials & chemical provider Dow Inc. (DOW) 66.22 +2.59% led the DJIA. Technology (XLK) 136.81 -1.79% was the laggard sector. Personal technology provider Apple Inc (AAPL) 127.85 -3.54% was the worst performer in the DJIA. The star performer on the day was information technology services provider Gartner, Inc. (IT) 225.49 +14.22% which beat on earnings and guided higher. The big disappointment on the day was Biotech firm ChemoCentryx (CCXI) 36.63 -45.45%, which lost nearly half its value after the company document to the FDA showed several areas of concern regarding its development stage vasculitis drug, Avacopan.
Wednesday, May 5, 2021 – DIA 342.28 +.79, QQQ 329.03 -.34%, SPY 415.75 +.03%
Equity markets were mixed and consolidating from the lows of April 23. Even in the face of lower interest rates on the 10-year government note index (TNX) 15.84 -.50% (down 50 basis points equivalent), Technology (XLK) 136.48 -.24% did not respond. Energy (XLE) 52.42 +3.23% was the best performing sector on the day with Devon Energy (DVN) 25.23 +7.59% leading the S&P500 index higher after reporting promising earnings. Oil services firm Schlumberger (SLB) 30.34 +6.87% was also strong and hit a new recovery high. Sports fashion retail firm Under Armor (UA) 21.13 +7.15% beat on earnings and revenue as sales rebounded dramatically. Copper & Gold company Freeport McMoRan (FCX) 41.54 +5.92% hit another new high. On the downside, risk analytics consulting firm Verisk (VRSK) 172.63 -8.43% missed slightly on revenues and earnings, and the stock was pummeled as a result.
Thursday, May 6, 2021 – DIA 345.51 +.94%, QQQ 331.51 +.75%, SPY 419.07 +.80%
Initial Jobless Claims dipped to 498K v. 540K expected, giving a boost to the presumption that the recovery from the pandemic was taking hold. Interest rates continued to decline (TNX) 15.61 -.23 (10 Yr. note Index down 23 basis points). Ignoring the lower interest rates, Financials (XLF) 37.55 +1.49% led the market by sector. While Consumer Staples (XLP) 70.64 +1.29% were also strong. Cisco Systems (CSCO) 52.44 +2.56% led the DJIA. The stock pivoted out of a pullback and closed above the 20-day moving average. Cisco reports earnings 5/19. T-Mobile US (TMUS) 138.88 +3.54% beat on earnings and raised guidance. The stellar performer on the day was Liquidity Services (LQDT) 25.83 +37.69%. The online surplus goods auctioneer beat earnings and revenue estimates. On the downside Etsy, Inc. (ETSY) 157.68 -14.57% beat handily both earnings and revenue expectations but lowered guidance for the next quarter. Cloud website design provider Fastly, Inc. (FSLY) 42.31 -27.13% was pounded on missed earnings and revenues. The stock broke a declining triple bottom pattern.
(The Federal Reserve released a statement stating that risk assets may be vulnerable to a decline. Years ago, former chairman Alan Greenspan made a similar pronouncement as to the "irrational exuberance" of stock market participants. A considerable amount of time passed before he was proven correct.)
Friday, May 7, 2021 – DIA 347.88 +.69%, QQQ 334.20 +.81%, SPY 422.09 +.72%
Non-Farm Payrolls came in far weaker than expected 266K v. 978K. The Labor Force participation rate ticked up to 61.7% for April v. March at 61.5%. Average Hourly earnings showed a significant gain +.7% v. 0% expected. The Unemployment Rate for April ticked up to 6.1% v. 5.8%. The U6 - Under Employment Index showed improvement for April 10.4% v. March at 10.7% as more people found full-time employment. Both the DJIA and S&P500 hit new highs on the day, the NASDAQ 100 moved higher as well but remains off of new high territory. Energy (XLE) 53.63 +1.78% once again was the lead sector, with EOG Resources (EOG) 83.10 +7.95% hitting a 52 week high on a beat of earnings and revenues. Nike (NKE) 137.81 +3.24% led the DJIA. The stock has formed a double bottom and has advanced after hitting its 200 day MA on April 21. It closed the day above its 20 day MA for the first time since March 18th. Expedia (EXPE) 173.46 +5.24% led the NASDAQ 100, as the online travel company had better than expected loss on earnings but with a beat on revenues. The day's disaster was again ChemoCentryx (CCXI) 10.46 -61.95% which continues to sell off and disintegrate going from 49 to 11 in just a few days since the company document to the FDA earlier in the week.
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My name is Bridget, and I am a member of That ONE Team, Our Next Engineers. This is my 3rd year in FIRSTⓇ. As I sat trying to write about how FIRST had impacted me, I was not feeling it and with the deadline fast approaching and gone, to get it turned in I settled on my story, my FIRST story, which in a way could be an impact story.
As I look back, FIRST was everywhere and I never noticed. When my family went to Washington DC for a conference there was a FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) team there that let us drive their robots and raffled off LEGOⓇ Mindstorms robots (one of which I won and still have). The summer after 6th grade I went to a STEPS camp for girls, where we built model planes and there was a FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) team there showing off one of their robots and letting us drive it and shoot a ball. When I was in 8th grade I joined a robotics class where we learned how to build and program LEGO Mindstorms. During this class That ONE Team came and showed the 2018 robot that played on the Einstein field at Championships. But all I cared about was the robot and how badly I wanted to know if the green compliant wheels were squishy or hard. So I grabbed a business card and off I went.
In September of my freshman year of high school I had completely forgotten about the team I so wanted to join until my dad had asked if I wanted to join Odyssey of the Mind that year, and remembered about the business card and contacted the team. From there I attended meetings and found out that the green wheels on the robot were in fact squishy. My freshman year I was on the fabrication team and soaked up as much information that I possibly could about how the robot worked, how to fix it, and how to build it. That year I learned many important lessons and skills that I still use today.
The second year, I took up the lead role on the fabrication sub team. Even though as a leadership team we didn't set anyone to be in charge of a set subteam, we all assigned ourselves to the group we were on and took charge. I helped build the timeline and give everyone tasks. That year (2020) we had a lot of new students and fell behind in our time line. We got the robot done mostly on time and had a competition in Canada before COVID-19 shut down the world.
This year (2021) I learned alot about the timeline, how important deadlines are plus how fast they pass, how to run a standup meeting, and how to keep everyone engaged, attach the radio to the robot with something more than the dual lock, and that Zoom sucks. This was my third year and my team was fortunate enough to be able to meet in person without a COVID outbreak within the team. I took on the new responsibility of co-captain, with the other being one of my best friends, Anna. Together we continue perfecting the art of standup meetings and adapting them to meet the needs of the team. I also continued to help lead the fabrication team. This season we still had issues trying to meet deadlines, but got the robot done with its fair share of issues and with barely enough time to get the videos submitted for the Infinite Recharge at Home judged awards. Though we did not get to go to a tournament this year, it was still one full of learning.
As I am looking into my 4th and final season on the team as a student, I am looking forward to an off season competition that we are attending and the hope of in-person tournaments and attending worlds.
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Forest Facts
How much forest does Maine have?
About 90 percent of Maine is forested, the highest percentage of any state. This includes some 12 million acres in the northern part of Maine where few people live.
What trees grow in Maine's woods?
Maine has 39 commercial tree species. Among them: aspen, birch, red and sugar maples, several types of oaks, white and red pines, spruces, balsam fir and others.
How do trees vary thoughout the state?
While we talk of the Maine forest, it would be more correct to talk of Maine forests. Trees vary depending on soils,location and climate. To simplify: hardwoods like oaks and maples tend to dominate in southern Maine, softwoods like spruces and firs in northern Maine, mixed woods in between. To put numbers on it, 39 percent of the forest is softwoods and 61 percent hardwoods.
How has the forest changed over time?
Maine has been harvested for timber for well over two centuries, yet the state has more forest today than 100 years ago. During the 1700s and 1800s much of southern and central Maine was cleared for farms. But since agriculture began declining in the 1800s much of that land has grown back to woods. Evidence of that is all over in the rock walls snaking through stands of mature trees.
Who owns Maine's forests?
About 95 percent of the forest is privately owned. Family forestland owners own 33 percent of it, private companies 61 percent and the federal government a mere 1 percent.
How much do they contribute to Maine's economy?
Global economic changes and otherfactors have hurt Maine's forest resourcesindustry. However, forest products are still a key part of the state's economy. Maine has 200 forest products businesses employing some 24,000 people. The forest products industry directly contributes some $1.8 billion to the state's economy each year. Maine is the second largest paper producing state.
What about outdoor recreation?
Maine has for decades been a mecca for recreationists since the 1800s. Fishing and hunting; hiking,whitewater rafting, quiet water canoeing and kayaking; skiing and snowmobiling; mountain biking; moose watching; fall foliage touring draw tens of thousands of people to Maine's forest every year. It's estimated that those activities and others pump $1 billion a year into the state's economy.
What about the environmental benefits of the forest?
Maine's huge block of woodland provides habitat for numerous creatures, including moose, white-trailed deer and black bear; bobcats and the endangered Canada lynx; hawks, owls and bald eagles; wild turkeys; and the largest population of native brook trout in the lower 48 states. The forest protects the waters of brooks and ponds, cleans the air, limits soil erosion, and locks up carbon.
How much wood is harvested in the state?
The Maine Forest Service estimates that some 500,000 acres of forest is harvested each year, with about six million cords of wood removed. The wood harvest has remained largely stable for several years.
What is sustainable forestry?
Simply put, sustainable forestry means that trees are not harvested faster than they can grow back. Beyond that, it means that forest management is aimed at producing high-quality pulpwood and timber, protecting or enhancing habitat for wildlife, and ensuring water quality is protected for future generations to enjoy.
What about clear cutting?
Clear cutting, the removal of all or most of the trees on a large tract of land, has been declining in Maine. Now only about five percent of harvests are clearcuts. Maine law puts limits on clearcut size.
Book List
Recommended Reading By Joe Rankin
Henry David Thoreau
Today Henry David Thoreau is best remembered for Walden, the account of the time he lived alone in a cabin on the shores of the now-famous pond. But Thoreau, who once said he had "traveled a great deal in Concord," his hometown, also ventured more widely. Among his travels were three trips into the wilds of Maine between 1846 and 1857.
And, like virtually everything else he did, Thoreau wrote about them, in a finely crafted travelogue that was still being endlessly polished as he was dying, and was published after his death as The Maine Woods. Today it's a classic.
In it, Thoreau tells of canoeing up the Penobscot River, portaging rapids and falls; of climbing to the tableland on "Ktaadn"; of canoeing on Moosehead Lake. His prose is peppered with familiar place names, though spelled a little differently: Kineo, Pockwockomus Falls, Ambejijis, Chesuncook, Lobster Stream . . .
Thoreau often lamented that eastern Massachusetts was so tamed. For him, Maine embodied wildness in its rushing waters, its dense forests. In the Indians, and in animals like moose, deer, and bear. It satisfied a heartfelt yearning in his soul. In The Maine Woods Thoreau turned his keen eye and meticulous reporting on everything from no-see-ums to how to make a camp; the killing of a moose to the driving of logs down the rivers. But always there is the wistful poetry of his words:"In the middle of the night, as indeed each time that we lay on the shore of a lake, we heard the voice of the loon, loud and distinct, from far over the lake. It is a very wild sound, quite in keeping with the places and the circumstances of the traveler, and very unlike the voice of a bird. I could lie awake for hours listening to it, it is so thrilling. When camping in such a wilderness as this, you are prepared to hear sounds from some of its inhabitants which will give voice to its wildness."
Thoreau's The Maine Woods is as good a guide as you're going to get to the Maine of a century and a half ago. And it's one anyone can learn from today. That's why we're putting it at the head of our list of the best books about the northern forest. For an audio experience, buy the CD A Fable True by Maine singer-songwriter David Mallett. Mallett's consummate guitar playing is interspersed with readings from Thoreau's book. Our "best of" list is varied. There are older books and newer ones. We looked for books that are a compelling read as well as being informative about a place, a time, or the life of the forest. Fresh from the Woods readers offered their suggestions.
And, yes, we know this is not a definitive list. Send us your favorites, telling us why you think they qualify, and we'll include them in the sequel to this story. We know there's going to be one
Meanwhile, here are the rest of our picks. Happy reading:
The Trees in My Forest by Bernd Heinrich.
Heinrich grew up in Maine and owns several hundred acres of forestland in western Maine. A university biology professor, he is a prolific author and an artist. Like Thoreau, he's a keen observer of the natural world who loves to share his sense of wonder in carefully crafted prose and beautiful sketches.
In this book he delves into everything from how wood grows to the close relationship between man and apples to the even closer relationship between trees and fungi. Time, tree sex, and individual trees are all dealt with.
A Year in the Maine Woods by Bernd Heinrich.
This work is a highly readable Walden-like account of a year Heinrich spent at his cabin near Weld.
Written in journal format, it's replete with musings on almost everything you would encounter if you lived intimately with the Maine woods for a year – skunks, pine bark beetles, wind, bedrock, maple syrup and more.
Forest Trees of Maine by Maine Forest Service
Hands down the best guide to the trees of the northern forest. The book's first edition was published in 1908 and was a hot item. Today, in its 14th edition, it still is.
The new version includes range maps and color photos in a ring-binder format, perfect for taking into the woods. Want to know more about the book's evolution? Read "Forest Trees of Maine" from our Fresh from the Woods archives.
Reading the Forested Landscape: a Natural History of New England by Tom Wessels.
Sometimes, when we are in the forest, we feel like we are the only ones who have stood there, so primitive does the woods around us feel. But, of course, humans have lived in the forests of North America for thousands of years, and made their marks on them.
Wessels asks us to look closely when we're in the woods, to think about what the landscape is telling us about its history. Each chapter is presented as a puzzle tied to an etching. The result is a deeper appreciation for the woods that exists today, and the ones that existed in the past.
Want to know more about Wessels? Read The Forested Landscape in our Fresh from the Woods archive.
The Northern Forest by David Dobbs and Richard Ober
Dobbs and Ober deal not just with the history of that great swath of forestland that stretches from New Brunswick west to the other side of the Adirondacks, but with the issues the region faces today.
They focus on the people who live there: a logger, a guide, a mill worker and others, and how decisions made about the forest by corporations in far-flung cities and be-suited policymakers under capital domes affect their lives and the land.
One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey by Sam Keith from the journals and photographs of Richard Proenneke
This book about a man who built a cabin alone, with hand tools, amidst some of the most stunning scenery in the world is a captivating read.
Fresh from the Woods reader Dick MacGown of Pittsfield, who built a similar cabin on a pond in northern Maine in 1969, found he could relate.
"The more significant part of the process was not the cabins themselves, but the total experience of pitting oneself against the difficult odds of doing it alone and living in a way that blends in and fits with all of what Mother Nature offers if one is tuned to what she is trying to teach us. Hardly an hour passes up there that something doesn't occur to make it all worthwhile," MacGown said.
Years of the Forest by Helen Hoover.
This book is one of a series Hoover wrote about her and her husband Abe's life in the northern Minnesota wilderness. The couple exchanged good jobs in the Chicago steel industry for a simple existence in a cabin where they developed an intimate acquaintance with their neighbors: squirrels, chipmunks, bobcats and other animals.
Fresh from the Woods reader Vin Lawrence said that "among Helen Hoover's books on the northern forest, The Years of the Forest is particularly deserving of mention.
The Interrupted Forest, a History of Maine's Wildlands by Neil Rolde
Historian, author and former legislator Neil Rolde crafted this book about what today we call Maine's unorganized territories, the 10 million plus acres in northern Maine that were never really settled, though they were logged, at times heavily, and fought over frequently.
The book is highly recommended by the University of Maine's Spencer Meyer, who called it an important and readable work.
Rolde's book deals with how that land came to be and how the trees grew. But it also talks about the people. Indians, squatters, loggers, hunters, fishermen, giants of industry and colorful characters of all stripes shaped the land and were shaped by it.
We Took to the Woods by Louise Dickenson Rich
Rich's autobiographical account of living in the remote woods near Lake Umbagog in western Maine in the 1930s with her husband Ralph, was published in 1942. But despite that, it's still an engaging read. It's down-to-earth and written in a wry, self-effacing tone.
It was one of many books recommended by Peter Hilton of Presque Isle.
Robert J. Wagner, a conservationist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Montrose, Pa, agrees. "I came across it as a yard/book sale find when I was on vacation in New Hampshire," he wrote. "I have enjoyed several of her other books, My Neck of the Woods and Happy the Land."
The Great American Forest by Rutherford Platt
Fresh from the Woods reader Richard Greene said this is his favorite book about the northern forest, calling it "an oldie, but a goodie."
The book is now out of print, but still widely available online, or in used bookshops.
Deep Woods: A John Burroughs Reader
Also recommended by Peter Hilton of Presque Isle, this collection of 10 of the iconic naturalist's essays serves as a great introduction to the prolific author's body of work.
It covers a lot of ground, from the Adirondacks to Yosemite.
Burroughs, who lived from 1837 to 1931, picked up the baton of the nature essay from Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson. He became the master of the genre, beginning with his first work: Wake-Robin in 1871.
Oak: The Frame of Civilization by William Bryant Logan
The biography of a tree. And not just any tree, but the oak, which has contributed so much to mankind, from acorns to timber to shade. It was used to build huge buildings, fine furniture, and entire navies.
Forests for Maine's Future Committee member Kilton Andrew recommends this highly. "I read it twice," he said.
Northeastern Wilds: Journeys of Discovery in the Northern Forest by Stephen Gorman
In this richly photographed new book, the Vermont author is your guide on a visual as well as literary journey across the 26 million acres of northern forest that runs from the Adirondacks across to Maine.
Gorman takes readers down rapids, including the West Branch of the Penobscot, and across snow-capped peaks, writing about the lives of the people of the region where they intersect with the land and delving into the complex issues that face the region today.
Forest Life and Forest Trees; Comprising Winter Camp-Life Among the Loggers, and Wild-Wood Adventure; With Descriptions of Lumbering by John S. Springer
This book was originally published in the mid-1800s, and while it's out of print you can get a free e-copy.
The book looks at how the old-time lumber camps in Maine and New Brunswick operated, from Sunday services to ox teams to camp cooking, as well as felling trees and the tremendously dangerous job of driving them down rivers to the mills.
"Some of your older forester readers may be aware of the book. It's one of the most interesting books I've seen and I am enjoying it. I . . . recognize lots of places the author writes about," said John Hileman of Lynchburg, Va., a former manager for Georgia Pacific in Maine.
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Terrelle Pryor has finally been made eligible for the 2011 NFL Supplemental Draft, but the former Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback will still have to sit for five games - the original length of his suspension at Ohio State for his role in a memorabilia scandle that lead to his departure from Ohio State and Jim Tressel's ouster in Columbus.
ESPN's Adam Schefter broke the news via Twitter on Thursday morning, ending a back-and-forth between Pryor and the NFL about his status in the draft. The NFL's rules dictate that a player is only eligible for the Supplemental Draft if his circumstances change between the time a player must declare for the regular NFL Draft and now. In Pryor's case, he was already suspended for five games and had originally planned to stay with the Buckeyes, even going so far as to be on the sidelines during the team's annual Scarlett and Grey game.
Things changed, however, when further allegations against the school forced AD Gene Smith to look closer at his allegiance to his football coach. Once Tressel was gone, Pryor had little choice but to leave.
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How to Plan the Perfect Keto Easter Meal
So, you're trying to cut sugar and carbs from your diet. This can be a tough habit to crack, especially during holidays. Yet, it's possible!
Typically, it all starts with awareness when it comes to the foods you eat. So, how do you do this? What actions can you take this Easter to make the perfect Easter meal that doesn't completely throw your keto lifestyle to the curb? Let's find out.
Tips for Planning Your Meal
For appetizers, easy go-tos include veggies and dip, Caprese salad bites, bacon-wrapped veggies or any bite-sized meats. This one should be fairly simple. However, when you use anything from a package, ensure you check the label for sugar, as well as additives or preservatives. Ideally, you don't want these as part of your meal.
Traditionally, many families select ham, turkey, or a roast as their main dish. This means you don't have to worry too much about sugar when it comes to the main. At the same time, you should check the label on any meat you buy to ensure sugar wasn't used for seasoning or for preservation purposes.
Next up: Your sides!
Here are a few delicious ideas:
- Mashed Cauliflower with butter
- Asparagus with parmesan and garlic
- Green beans with garlic and butter
- Roasted carrots
- Caesar salad (or any other kind of salad)
- Roasted Brussels sprouts with bacon
Generally, making your dishes at home from scratch is an excellent way to ensure that no added sugar goes into your Easter meal. You can indulge and enjoy food, all without sugar, carbs or other chemicals.
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When I owned PillowsFromTheHeart.com, I always wanted to make a quilted pillow, but they seemed to be too hard and tedious. Last year, I made my first quilt for my daughter. She was getting a new bed from my parents and we did not have any bedding for her. At the time, I was attending a quilting class. Logically, I decided instead making a throw size, I would opt for a full bed size for my first quilt.
This quilt started with a tropical fabric that I bought for my daughter to make a skirt. She never made the skirt and when I needed fabric for a quilt, well…it became the inspiration for the rest of the quilt. I went Walmart, and purchased matching solids and proceeded to cut the 2½ -inch strips.
For this quilt, you sew 4 strips together and then cut squares from the 4 strips, rotate one, and sew them together. Then you cut diagonally across the square and you would have a new square.
The quilt design is located at Amazing Jelly Roll Quilt Pattern by 3 Dudes demonstrated on YouTube by Missouri Star Jenny Doan.
I choose to place a couple borders around the main portion of the quilt, in order to make it more of a full size quilt. I was actually going to add another border, but the last one was starting to get wavy, so I stopped with what I had. A wonderful lady long arm quilted the quilt with flowers interlocking through the top.
I added binding…but, here is the blooper.
When I read that you are supposed to fold over the binding material, I thought it was just to make a fold; a really, nice pressed fold. I didn't realize that I was supposed to fold it again. In ignorance, I proceeded to sew the binding and hand sew the back. I was pretty happy with this, until I got to class and found out that I was wrong.
However, my daughter liked that way, so her quilt has an extra wide binding. I actually like the look, but I understand that it may not last as long.
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Advancing design for community and connection in a beautifully integrated senior residence
Evergreen Senior Living of Chillicothe, IL represents WJW's ongoing commitment to iteration and advancement in the field of design for senior living. Featuring architectural ideas that benefit elders by providing a home-like setting while enabling varying levels of care, the project achieves seamless integration into the surrounding community while creating a welcoming and stimulating community for seniors, their families and support staff.
The project, opened in 2015, contains a 53-unit assisted living building, supplemented by a companion facility, The Legacy, which provides a 20-unit memory care residence that comforts and empowers seniors living with dementia. Exterior elevations are carefully designed to reflect the surrounding residential character — including a wrap-around porch that offers both an invitation to outdoor relaxation for residents and a sense of connection to neighbors and the community beyond.
Both residences feature a range of formal and informal amenities and spaces for community programming including a café, fireplace lounge, library / game room, multipurpose activity room, chapel, fitness room, pub, restaurant-style dining room, and a movie theater. Representing a substantial step forward in design for assisted living, these amenities spaces are distributed through the community in specific locations that actively work to foster community and a strong connection with the surrounding neighborhood. The attention to detail, including siting of common areas to capture ample natural light and connection to distinct outdoor spaces from multiple floors, maximizes the exposure to the natural world throughout the building — a key contributor to wellness for seniors.
Within The Legacy, the evidence-based design is guided by post-occupancy studies on an earlier project for the same client. Grounded in an intentional household model of ten residents, the memory care community provides scale and familiarity that mirrors a private home, as well as the ability to separate each household as needed to help maintain a healthy environment. The two households are joined by an inviting winter garden and spaces for entertaining and day-to-day activities, fostering a therapeutic environment that encourages resident independence while enabling discrete care by staff.


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Nick Backstrom just scored his first goal of the season. It was your standard, everyday, no-look, backwards, backhand off a rebound.
Just enough lift 👌. #CapsJets on @CSNMA pic.twitter.com/zZyZeROus2
— #CapsFightCancer (@Capitals) November 3, 2016
Entering the offensive zone, Backstrom dished the puck to long-time running mate, Alex Ovechkin, and the Caps captain went to work.
Ovechkin made a gorgeous deke to avoid the Winnipeg defense — an on-a-dime stop and reverse. That's Marko Dano getting his ankles broken for the record.
He released a wristshot that forced a left pad save from Michael Hutchinson.
Backtrom picked up the rebound and deposited it over Hutchinson's outstretched pad.
Without looking.
That's Nicklas' 6th point of the season and his 3rd at even strength. It's also his 16th goal against the Thrashers/Jets franchise, the most Nicklas has scored against a single team in the NHL over his career.
#Caps Nicklas Backstrom has earned a point in three of his last four games (10/29-11/3: 1g, 2a).
— CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) November 3, 2016
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Great customer service. We showed up to test drive a car, then my wife noticed the owner's car. The salesman introduced us and Bill took us for a test drive. His knowledge of the car and the personal touches that he puts into the sale is unmatched. He went out of his way to get our car traded in and then got us a great deal on the one we bought from him. We have recommended Northeast Motors to all of our friends and family. While buying the 2013 Tesla he gave us recommendations for an electrician that has helped him and other customers in the past. Three months after the purchase and still keeping in touch with Northeast Motors and still very happy with the service after the sale.
Great place to do business!! Bill had an excellent price on a 2015 Tesla Model S so after a bunch of texts and a call I put down a deposit over the phone. I flew down from Minnesota a couple days later, he picked me up at the airport, walked me through the cars features (lots of features in a Tesla!) and we completed the transfer paperwork.
Amazing experience at this dealership. I purchased a Tesla and was briefly reluctant to purchase an expensive vehicle at an independent lot, but quickly read other reviews, researched further and spoke with the staff. I've never had a better experience buying a car. They took care of me, the price was fair and the vehicle is in excellent condition. Then the owner took around 30 minutes out of his day, post-sale, to show me the features of the car, and they threw in the customary Tesla hat.
Had a great and easy experience here! I saw a car online the day before and had inquired about it online. Clint was the salesman who reached out to right away. I let him know ai wasn't in the area but would like to see the car the following day. Even thought he was not working that day, he agreed to meet me at the dealership without hesitation. My husband and I got there, test drove it and fell in love with the car. We were able ti drive off in my new car within an hour of arriving there. Thank you Clint for your help! Simple and easy is the best way to car buy for me :) Definitely recommend!
I loved working with this father son duo. I just got an amazing deal on a brand new Honda clarity from them with only eight thousand miles. They had an amazing inventory and great prices. Amazing customer service they had the car out front ready to go ,it was gassed up and charged up. Also he had all my paperwork ready to go. I was in and out in 20 minutes .I left Austin at 330pm and I was back home by 7 with the car. I would highly recommend this dealer. Hands down the best buying experience ever. I will definitely buy my next car from these guys. They have been in business for over 30 years family owned and operated. Franchise dealers don't care about you you're only a number to them definitely give these guys your business.
This was my second car purchase from Northeast Motor Company. I received a good deal on the first vehicle and an even better deal on the second vehicle. I traveled all the way from Dallas to San Antonio just to do business with Northeast. I'll keep my eye on the web site as they seem to have the best deals around. Honest seller too.... Thanks for the killer deal on my truck!!
I have been driving by the Northeast Motor Company lot for @ three decades and have always wondered how they continually have such an interesting inventory of vehicles. Well, I finally confirmed what I had always suspected; the owner is a true auto aficionado and purchases cars and trucks that he would relish in his own garage. I knew it! There is just no other way that these folks could have such an awesome showcase of automobiles. When I confronted Bill (the owner) with the question of how he routinely procures such a special variety of autos, he simply replied "Well, I end up with such neat rides because I secretly want them all for myself." After picking his brain for awhile, it was apparently evident that he was telling the truth and is truly passionate about every vehicle on his lot. Bill has the dream job/business all of us "auto-heads" want.
I have driven by Northeast Motor Company for many years and always saw a nice variety of fine cars and trucks. Well, this particular day a nice GMC Sierra 1500 Denali caught my eye. And as they say the rest is history. I stopped by met Clint and he let me view the truck. Well, later that same day I brought the wife by and she loved the truck. I told Clint I could not buy a truck like this without being able to fit it in my garage and he let me take it home to see if it fit...and it did!! Needless to say after that my wife let me buy it. Talk about a family owned business...Clint was able to give my trade-in truck, a very nice Ford F-150, to his son. So, there were multiple people from two families that were ecstatic about some trucks! That's the type of service you get from a small family run business like this. I will be recommending them to my family and friends and recommend them to you! Will Strain
Northeast Motors is the real deal ! I'm honored to have worked with this dealership, as I feel they went above and beyond to assist me in getting my 2019 Cadillac XTS. I felt very comfortable with both Bill and Trey as they were very professional through out the process. I defiantly recommend anyone to come and get your next vehicle from them, as they have a wide variety of quality vehicles to choose from. My vehicle experience was excellent and I'm blessed to have done business with you guys. Thank You !!!!
At Northeast Motor Company we are proud of the quality used cars we sell and our dedication to serve the needs of our customers. This is reflected in the amount of repeat business we receive. Whether this is your first purchase with us or one of many that you've had, you can count on our dedicated sales staff to make it the best buying experience possible.


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Born in Baku, Azerbaijan, Rena Effendi is an award winning documentary photographer focusing on issues of conflict, social justice and the environment. She is currently based in Istanbul, Turkey.
From 2002 to 2008, Effendi followed a 1,700-kilometer pipeline through Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey documenting the impact this multibillion-dollar project had on impoverished farmers, fishermen, and other citizens. This six-year journey became her first monograph Pipe Dreams: A Chronicle of Lives Along the Pipeline, published in 2009. The project received numerous awards, including a Getty Images Editorial grant.
In 2012, Effendi published her second monograph Liquid Land, where her images of Baku are paired with photographs of perished butterflies hunted by her father, a Soviet entomologist, who collected more than 30,000 butterflies in the Soviet Union. Liquid Land punctuates the theme of fragility and environmental decay of her native city.
Over the past two decades, Effendi has photographed human interest stories around the world, working frequently as a contributor to National Geographic Magazine. In 2011, she received the Prince Claus Fund Award for Cultural Development. In the words of the awards committee, two qualities pervade Effendi's photography: a deep sense of empathy and a quiet celebration of the strength of the human spirit. Effendi was twice short-listed for the Prix-Pictet Global Award for Photography and Sustainability. In 2020, Effendi's work for the Wall Street Journal received two awards from the Overseas Press Club of America. Rena Effendi is a member of the Cultural Leadership network of the World Economic Forum.
World Press Photo Involvement:
2022 World Press Photo Contest global jury chair
2014 World Press Photo Contest winner
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Chuck Fresh, a legendary DJ from Philadelphia, is the ultimate indie creator. Voice of Sirius XM Radio, with three music projects, 17 self-published books, his hands in several motion pictures, a paranormal television series, and an Indie creator podcast, Fresh often forgets what he had for breakfast this morning.
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Yuval Ron is most often described as a "World Music artist, composer, educator, peace activist and record producer." The Yuval Ron Seeker of Truth Ensemble was formed in 1999 and according to YR music, they "endeavor to alleviate national, racial, religious and cultural divides by uniting the music and dance of the people of the Middle East into a unique mystical, spiritual and inspiring musical celebration. The ensemble includes Jewish, Christian and Muslim artists who have been actively involved in creating musical bridges between people of various faiths and ethnic groups worldwide."
Wellesley College and its Office of Religious and Spiritual Life hosted an evening concert featuring the group in the Jewett Auditorium. The Ensemble's focus is music as the universal language, without words, "which serve only to plug up the mind." Rather, the Ensemble's aim is to produce "music via which you can loose yourself and connect to the source of life." The group's instruments included an oud (which looks somewhat like a guitar) and a zuna, (which somewhat resembles a reed trumpet).
Ron sees himself as an envoy of peace and his "live music" as a bridge between people of different faiths as well as a path towards spirituality and most importantly, "joy."
"It's very different from anything I'm used to or have heard - it's good, though," a Wellesley College student commented.
"It seems very clear that this ensemble is highly musically experimental," another attendee and Wellesley resident said. "I enjoyed the somewhat grass-roots, folksy harmony, none of which was mechanically produced."
Members of the ensemble include a Palestinian, an Armenian Christian, Sufis from Pakistan and Turkey, a Jewish Moroccan dancer, and Israeli singer Maya Haddi. Having grown up in the part of the world where Judaism, Christianity and Islam all began, even the composition of Yuval Ron's ensemble represents its leader's beliefs about the power of music; he believes that it can create calm, peace and unity.
Members of the ensemble switch in and out, depending on the performance put together by Yuval Ron for a particular event. At times, the group is accompanied by Turkish whirling dervishes or Middle-Eastern belly dancers as well.
Yuval Ron has taught in over 50 schools worldwide and offers a mentorship program, more information about which can be found at: http://yuvalronmusic.com/educational-programs/.


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OpenSprinkler › Forums › Hardware Questions › OpenSprinkler Pi (OSPi) › Unable to add interval programs › Re: Re: Unable to add interval programs
August 23, 2014 at 7:03 pm #27920
Dan in CA
OK, It is fixed.
You can update your installation from GhiHub to get the fix.
Instructions for updating the program are on the wiki:
Changed the start of line 859 in ospi.py from "elif" to "if".
Thanks for reporting this bug.


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Time of celebration in our Culture where the bride with her family and friends gets together to
celebrate before the big day of the wedding.
A Mendhi party is the pre-wedding celebration in Hindu and Sikh culture, When the bride has the
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A while back, I thought I heard the death knell sounding for a big and enormously expensive IT system pushed by the central bureaucracy of California's courts. But it lived on.
This summer, when the governing council for the courts voted to suspend work on the Court Case Management System, I thought, that's the end.
A month later, the bureaucrats atop the court system came back and said they had not suspended or stopped anything on the project. Oh, and they were in fact budgeting another $265 million for it, after having already spent $521 million on the thing.
"It doesn't look like they intend to let go of the monster they've created," said accountant Karen Covel who had analyzed earlier budget statements by the bureaucrats for our news service.
But once more, I hear death's hand knocking on the monster's door.
This time it's because of a collective shrug from the state's big trial courts, turning away from the latest version of the IT system, the one that allows for electronic filing.
One after another has refused to adopt that final V-4 version, and now San Francisco is going its own way on electronic filing.
San Francisco's position is unequivocal. It has not and will not adopt the technology pushed by the central bureaucracy.
A judge told me recently that "the wheels are coming off" at the Administrative Office of the Courts.
One of the tells is a shift taking place within the blocks of power in California's court system.
A rump group of trial courts appears to be forming in Southern California, made up of the courts in San Diego, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino, which are Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5, respectively, in terms of population size in California.
Los Angeles is No. 1, with the biggest population in the state and the biggest trial court in the nation.
The Los Angeles network of courts has consistently shunned the Court Case Management System, using the technology in one courtroom in order to keep an eye on it. And the court recently declined to participate in a study aimed at pushing the final V-4 version into California's trial courts.
In terms of population, L.A. is home to 10.4 million people.
But that number, hefty as it may be, is edged by the combined population of the rump group. San Diego, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino account for 10.46 million people.
The gang of four is rolling together, a vendor told me, hiring a San Diego consultant who is an old hand at court technology while also working with a Riverside company experienced in developing court software.
Not one of those top 5 courts in California is adopting the final version of the CCMS software.
If you look at the rejection by L.A. and then add the rejection by the gang of four, that means courts representing well over half of California's population have turned away.
You add Sacramento, which has explicitly rejected V-4, and San Francisco, which has done the same. And then you figure that given those decisions, it is highly unlikely that bigger Northern California courts such as Alameda, Santa Clara and Contra Costa will adopt that final version.
Pretty quickly, the only courts in the market for the technology are the smaller, rural courts that consider themselves dependent on the central bureaucracy.
Then, it seems to me, you have to wonder how long it will take for the legislators who defend the IT project, and for those many judges who still do, how long will it take them to realize that the green monster, gorged on public dollars, is transforming before their very eyes into a white elephant.
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Ingredients for Onion Pachadi :
Grated coconut – 1 cup
Beaten Curd – 2 cups
Onion – 2 medium sized (chopped)
Curry leaves – 10-12 nos.
Green chillies – 2-3 (finely chopped)
Mustard seeds – 1 tsd
Dry red chillies – 2
Fenugreek (Methi/Uluwa) powder – 1/2 tsp
Salt – As per taste
Oil- 1 tbsp
How to make Onion Pachadi :
- Grind together grated coconut, 3/4th part of the chopped onions and 1/2 tsp of mustard seeds with little quantity of water to make a smooth paste.
- In a pan, heat some oil. Splutter the remaining mustard seeds, curry leaves, green chillies and red chillies and saute for a minute.
- Then add the remaining chopped onions and saute them until it turns translucent.
- Add the coconut paste and salt and saute for a minute.
- Now switch off the flame and pour the beaten curd and mix well.
- Finally add the fenugreek powder and mix well again.
- Your onion pachadi is ready to serve. Served it hot or cold along with steamed rice and enjoy.


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Leslie Kay chartered accountant has showed interest in farming rabbit since childhood and even graduated as chartered accountant still rear rabbits as part time job
He started rearing rabbit when he was in class five
"I started rabbit long time ago and around class five I bought one rabbit but we have Very wild dog in our house so I could not keep the rabbit right with me and I sent to a friend for quite period of time but along the line this friend of mine told me that my rabbit is dead and after some time I went for vacation at my grandmother place and pick new one from there"he said
Rabbit farming was something that he loved to do, at first it was always a friend who was rearing it and sometimes he spent much time with these animals by feeding them. That is where he developed love for these animals.
He loved rabbits to the extent that when he was in SHS,he sent the rabbit to school where his colleagues saw it and named him 'adanko'
. He has more rabbits now that he rear for both commercial purposes.
In his interview with MultiCDB,be revealed that
"People used to come all the way from Tema to purchase my rabbit and kids also come and buy some of the younger ones and it got to a time a man came here and buy six when I was having about seventy rabbits"
In terms of how he sells his rabbit, Leslie have pages on twitter, Facebook and WhatsApp where he do adverts.
Rabbit is so essential that they use its skin as wool and the meat gives a kind of nutrients. We have different types of rabbit such as New Zealand White, California, Dutch rabbit among others
He said that his rabbit breed between five to six months and can produce an average of six.
If you have heart and love for animals with small capital you can start a rabbit farm he added
Source : Multicdb
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By Neil Foster
There's no such thing as a free lunch' should be a term familiar to us all. Nothing is free unless it is given freely from one to another with no reciprocation expected or required. A simple 'thank you' is enough. It is a gift.
When it was announced that every American would receive $1,200 of 'stimulus' money from the government, or $2,400 for couples who had filed a joint tax return, there was a small sigh of relief, albeit short lived. It is akin to cutting off someone's legs and offering them a single crutch to get around.
Of course, this was money created out of thin air and will have to be recouped somehow, but people don't seem to grasp that fact and go out to frivolously purchase the latest 85" super tech TVs and phones. Basically, they bought an even bigger propaganda machine and an even more sophisticated tracking device, to not only be brainwashed better but also to be tracked and traced with every new app they'll undoubtedly be told to download on their new, smartest of the smart mobile spy. Big Brother is not only in your living, bedroom, kitchen and anywhere else you have a TV, he's also in your pocket wherever you happen to be, every hour of every day, forever.
Not only that, there is no such thing as a 'free lunch', or as mentioned above, 'free' money. It will have to be paid back somehow and as soon as possible. That trick has has already been put in place.
What has been called a 'stimulus check' has also been called a 'recovery rebate'. The word 'rebate' should give a clue as to how this money has to be taken back, and indeed, when you read the small print, there it is in black and white for anyone who can read it.
You might have heard the payment called a 'recovery rebate', instead of a stimulus check. That's because it's technically a tax credit that is set to appear on the return you'll file for the 2020-21 tax year.
So there you have it. Next year when you file, in my case as a married couple, I am already $2,400 in hoc to the IRS so any rebate I'm due will first have this amount deducted. If I'm due a tax rebate of less than this amount, I will of course receive a bill of the balance to be paid to them. For anyone on social security who received a 'stimulus check' it is unclear how this will be recouped but there are a number of options for it.
Unpaid labour is an obvious asset to any government. They already use prisoners for this in many areas, but with a vast army of unemployed ready and willing to do anything to get more 'free money' this is an obvious ploy for government to use.
And talking of armies, cannon fodder needs to be cheap and I'm sure, yet again in a time of mass unemployment, especially amongst the young, there will be no shortage of 'volunteers' ready to put their lives on the line for that 'free money' and three meals a day. I think the re-introduction of 'national service' or conscription is a real possibility. And again, 'national service' doesn't have to be in the military. It can be anything the government decides it wants to use you for.
Snitching has also become a 'new normal' as much as protesters would like to believe that 'new normals' have not been properly put in place yet. It could be argued that snitches are nothing new, and I would agree. However, people are being openly encouraged, and enticed with rewards, to snitch on anyone they like, whether they do anything deemed outside the parameters of 'stay home' diktats' or not. This is obviously open to malicious reporting on anyone you don't happen to get along with. This type of snitch culture will undoubtedly get worse and snitches will be used in large numbers in the very near future to spy on neighbours and even friends if it means 'free money' to feed their families, which would be a moral dilemma to most, or to simply indulge themselves in alcohol or drugs, which to addicts their actions would have no basis in morality.
Voluntary work has been touted over the past few years as something noble to give back to your community. That will become involuntary and you will have no choice as to what you're told to 'volunteer' for.
Parents with children may now also have to become permanent teacher's aids as online classrooms become the new normal way of indoctrinating children. How this would be enforced is another matter, although I have heard it touted that virtual truancy officers would be used to ensure that parents and children comply and turn up at specified times for lessons in front of their computers to ensure they are getting a state 'education'. Fines and possibly imprisonment for parents would be issued if non-compliance is observed. What then for the children? Of course, if you have to stay home, as is the case now to act as an education worker to teach your own children from 8am to 4pm, you cannot possibly hold down a job, unless you do so outside those hours. That is impossible for most people as they still have to be at home for their children 'after school'.
Many families living in poverty don't even have access to computers and therefore cannot comply with education diktats. However, in the state which I live, a number school buses have been fitted out with WiFi to convert them to mobile hotspots providing internet services to those who can't afford them. Having asked a school bus driver I know if these were fitted out with 5G transmitters she stated that she didn't know, but that remains to be seen. These will be driven to locations across the state where parents are then expected to drive their children to do lessons in a vehicle, something akin to a drive-in school. But how can this possibly make sense? If you don't have a computer because you are living in poverty, what good is the Internet to you? And would you have a car and be able to afford the fuel to get to a specified location which may be many miles from your home? I wonder what genius was highly paid to come up with this nonsense?
Further rollout of 'stimulus checks' in the near future are already being discussed with one proposal being to give every American $2,000 a month for 12 months. That is clearly something which will create huge debt, because as stated above, there is no such thing as 'free money'. This will have to be paid back somehow. There will be conditions. What those conditions are is yet to be determined but I would imagine they will definitely include mandatory testing for Covid-19 and of course, mandatory vaccinations down the line.
If the powers that should never be start to dish out money like confetti, it is nothing more than a dependency trap for all of us. We will be left in dire straits as the amounts of 'free money' start to be reduce or stop altogether leaving us at the mercy of a ruthless political class and their corporate masters intent on keeping the 'useless eaters' in their place. Permanently.


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Indigenous prisoners in Chiapas of the organization Vineketik in Resistance call for the release of Fidencio Aldama of the Yaqui Tribe in Sonora, Mexico. This communiqué was published by the Working Group No Estamos Todxs and can be found in Spanish here.
Abril 3, 2020
CERSS No 10
Comitan Chiapas Mexico
Communiqué from indigenous prisoners of the organization Vineketik in Resistance,
Adherent of the Sixth Declaration of the Lacandon Jungle of the EZLN
To the Zapatista Army of National Liberation
To National and International Civil Society
To the National Indigenous Congress (CIG)
To the National and International Media
To the People of Mexico and the World
Compañeros, compañeras, compañeroas I send you a combative greeting from my place of struggle and resistance.
From this CERSS Prison #10 in Comitán, Chiapas, the organization Vineketik en Resistencia stands in solidarity with the comrade Fidencio Aldama of the Yaqui Tribe, from the state of Sonora. We demand his release since his detention is arbitrary and unjust. His only crime is his resistance and fight for life while opposing a gas pipeline of the capitalist patriarchy.
As we know governments and companies are only interested in profits and not eliminating contamination or measuring the consequences it will bring to Mother Earth and to indigenous peoples. The government strategy is to intimidate through repression, imprisonment and forced disappearances. They kill all those who conscientiously fight for life and rights and who resist selling their dignity.
That is why we tell the comrades that "you are not alone" and that there are many of us who are outraged at the injustices of bad repressive governments.
I call on all civil organizations and conscience people of Mexico to stand in solidarity with our comrade Fidencio and demand his release.
Together and organized, we will break down the prison walls.
Free Fidencio Aldama Pérez!
Solidarity with the Yaqui people!


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Amber Yust has written a very handy article about why you may want to avoid using
git stash. I just want to highlight a technique she includes
at the end of her article as an alternative.
You really should read her article, but if you want the short version, here's the little script she includes to give you similar functionality, but using branches instead of the stash:
save = !sh -c 'export PREV=$(git symbolic-ref HEAD|cut -d/ -f3-) && git checkout -b "$1" && git commit -am "$1" && git checkout "$PREV"' -
As she says:
With this git alias, you can do
git save foobarand it will:
- Create a branch named "foobar"
- Commit any changes on that branch
- Swap you back to the branch you started on
All with a single command, just like git stash does, but with none of the drawbacks of the stash system.


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Rousset, Abel and Tenailleau, Christophe and Dufour, Pascal and Bordeneuve, Hélène and Pasquet, Isabelle and Guillemet, Sophie and Poulain, Véronique and Schuurman, Sophie Electrical properties of Mn₃-ₓCoₓO₄(0 ≤ x ≤ 3) ceramics: an interesting system for negative temperature coefficient thermistors. (2013) International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, 10 (1). 175-185. ISSN 1546-542X
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7402.2011.02723.x
Single-phase spinel manganese cobalt oxides Mn₃-ₓCoₓO₄ dense ceramics were prepared for the first time and their structural/electrical property relationships characterized. The electrical properties, that is, the resistivity at 25°C, the energetic constant, and the resistance drift at 125°C, were determined and correlated with the cation distribution. Finally, the electrical characteristics of the Mn₃-ₓCoₓO₄ system were compare'd with other important classes of manganese-based spinel oxides, Mn₃-ₓNiₓO₄ and Mn₃-ₓCuₓO₄, already commercialized as negative temperature coefficient (NTC) thermistors. The high values of energetic constant and low resistivities observed in Mn₃-ₓCoₓO₄ ceramics present a promising interest for such industrial applications.
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With the hours and costs of SOX compliance continuing to increase, it's clear that finance and internal audit teams need to align and focus on improving finance processes and controls. One of the keys to improvement is leveraging technology and data to drive automation, improved insights and efficiency across both teams. But how do you get there? How do you derive insight and value from all the data being captured and processed? How do you identify and evaluate the different types of enabling technologies? And then, how do you adopt?
Watch Protiviti's and Celonis' finance and internal audit subject matter experts for a discussion on leveraging technology like process mining to optimize finance processes and controls to enable a more efficient SOX compliance program.
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Discuss how controls compliance can become a natural consequence of high performing processes rather than an add-on
Understand how different technologies such as record to report process platforms, process mining, and robotic process automation can drive efficiencies in your SOX compliance program
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- What: University of Pittsburgh Hesselbein Student Leadership Summit 2017
Join 50 dynamic student leaders from across the world to learn how to be effective, ethical, and innovative leaders. Participants will work alongside distinguished mentors who will share their expertise and guide you through leadership training. Students will emerge from the academy with the skills and experience to excel as global leaders.
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- The cost to register for the 4 day Summit is $300.
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- Please note that all selected participants are also responsible for covering the cost their own travel to and from the University of Pittsburgh.
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'Drunk' Pistorius in nightclub brawl—report
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa's Paralympian star Oscar Pistorius was thrown out of a nightclub over the weekend after being involved in a drunken brawl, the Star newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing witnesses.
The athlete, who is currently on trial accused of murdering his girlfriend, was in the VIP section of a plush Johannesburg nightclub when the altercation occurred with another patron, Jared Mortimer, it said.
Mortimer told the newspaper that a friend introduced him to Pistorius, who then launched into a tirade, telling him how he had been "screwed over" by Mortimer's friends.
"We were drinking tequila and I still remember putting down my drink and thinking I couldn't drink it while my friends were being spoken of like that," he said.
He said at some point the sprinter known as the "Blade Runner" got aggressive and started poking him in the chest.
"He was close to my face and at that point I pushed him to get him away from me," he said. "A chair was behind his legs and he fell to the ground."
The curtains of the VIP area of the club in Sandton, a wealthy suburb north of Johannesburg, were drawn so that nobody could see Pistorius was there.
"A little bit later he had a confrontation with another man and the bouncers were asked to please remove him because he was causing trouble," Mortimer said.
Another patron who saw Pistorius at the club told the daily that the athlete was "flat-out drunk."
"He came up to us and pulled zap signs in our faces. That's when I realized it was Pistorius," said the unnamed witness.
Pistorius's spokeswoman told the Star that Mortimer "started to aggressively engage him (Pistorius) on matters relating to the trial.
"An argument ensued during which (Pistorius) asked to be left alone. Oscar left soon thereafter," she said, adding that Pistorius "regrets the decision to go into a public space and thereby inviting unwelcome attention."
The day after the altercation, Pistorius broke five months of silence on social websites with a series of tweets on love and pain, including a quote from the Bible.
Pistorius, 27, is standing trial accused of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in the early hours of Valentine's Day in 2013.
He has told the court in Pretoria that he shot Steenkamp four times through a locked bathroom door in his apartment after mistaking her for an intruder. Prosecutors say he deliberately killed her after an argument.
As part of his bail conditions, he was initially ordered to abstain from alcohol consumption, but later successfully got the ban lifted.
His trial is set to resume on August 7 for closing arguments.
Pistorius a suicide risk, court told
Pistorius mental health in question


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Indigent Rivers boy on Total E&P's CDY wins Cambridge outstanding learner 2020
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An educational support initiative, Catch Dem Young (CDY), championed by oil exploration and production company, Total E&P Nigeria, has made global footprints as one of its beneficiaries, Holy Destiny Ike, has emerged winner of the 2020 Cambridge International (Outstanding) Learner's Award.
The CDY initiative was designed by Total E&P Nigeriaf or indigent children from mainly its host communities, and Holy Destiny Ike, an indigent boy, comes from Amah in Egi community of Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni local council of Rivers State.
The Cambridge award acknowledges exceptional Nigeria-based learners' achievements in Cambridge international examinations taken by students around the world through the British Council. It recognizes the talent and hard work of learners, and acknowledges the dedication and commitment of both teachers and parents.
The primary purpose of the awards is to celebrate and to recognize the success of high-performing Cambridge learners and the partner schools that have exemplified Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) and Child Protection policies.
Destiny Ike, is a typical rural Nigerian boy from a family of 10. Although brilliant, he would have naturally gone unsung, save for Total E&P's CDY initiative, which discovered and picked him up at age 11. He was sponsored at Showers Schools, Port Harcourt via the Total E&P's Catch Dem Young, a corporate social responsibility project of the French oil giant for indigent children in Egi community.
He is receiving the award for scoring 94 percent in combined sciences (O' level) in the three sessions of: October/November 2018, May/June 2019, and October/November 2019. The Egi, Rivers State-born teen also achieved a high score of 334 out of 400 in the 2020 JAMB organised University and Tertiary Matriculation Examinations. Ike's achievement also makes him the second person since 2017 from Showers Schools to win such recognition in the Cambridge examinations.
The Catch Dem Young educational support programme was initiated by Total E&P Nigeria Limited in 2007, to support indigent students chosen from 13 Egi communities of Rivers State. "It is part of Total E&P's corporate social responsibility (CSR) projects to support the communities' human capital development through education of their youths," the company said in a statement. Under the programme, the French oil giant gave a mandate to Showers Schools, a Christian-based educational institution in Port Harcourt, "to teach the indigent students to the level to be competitive with the best schools in Nigeria in educational pursuits and character."
According to Emilia Ekama Akpan, proprietress of Showers schools, in a reaction to the award, the second by a student from her school in three years: "we thank Total E&P Nigeria for providing the financial support to train these exceptionally brilliant indigent children." She also thanks her teachers who she described as "dedicated, hard-working, who in spite of all, supported and believed in the dreams of the management, to train and graduate students in a sustainable manner devoid of examination malpractice." She also thanks parents of the children in cooperating with the school.
Akpan, whose Showers group runs a Cambridge specific Advanced Level (A' level) classes at Woji area of Port Harcourt, said Destiny Ike's grades at the Cambridge examinations, and indeed four other students of the school, were made possible through the discipline exacted on the students to work hard, with zero tolerance to examination malpractice.
"We ensure every grade scored is defensible anywhere in the world. Students are taught to use analytical reasoning in application to their subject-study. With strict regimented compulsory syllabus cover, where all the subjects syllabuses must be completed by SS2, to make enough room for revision. Destiny Ike's performance was therefore not a surprise, as he and many others before him, had imbibed the advance reading system in all their subjects before the final examination. That is why our graduates continue to earn laurels in top universities in Europe, North America, and Australia. Showers care about the total child development in terms of character and ability to face the world after classroom work. There is also a continuing follow-up on the progress of the students, even after their graduation from the university," she said.
Ike said the Cambridge International Learners Award "means a lot to me. It will also challenge other students in and outside my school to strive to work, to merit such awards."


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Sat 29th Aug 2020
Time: 8:00pm – 9:15pm
As we enter into a semi post-lockdown time, who better to emerge from the drag dungeon than SemiColon. Prepare yourself to be dazzled once again at the iconic East London venue, The Glory!
This is Visible as you've never seen before; adapting to the new entertainment safety guidelines, this is a digital/live mashup. Bringing you an exclusive premiere screening of Visible goes Digital!
Reserve your table and sit back and watch artists perform their hearts out on the socially distant stage (aka projector screen). SemiColon will be there live in person to greet and guide you through this evening of fun.PLUS each table will be supplied with a game of Visible Drag Bingo to be played during the show, with the winner going away with a goody bag!
Any profits will be split between two charities:
BLAM UK (Black Learning Achievement and Mental Health)
UK Black Pride.
Featuring performances from:
Mr Saint Sinister
Foxie Adjuia (from Boulet Brothers Dragula Season 1)
Amber Cadaverous
Vlad Von Kitsch
So gather your social bubble, book a table and grab your mask and come along for a lovely relaxing evening spent with your nearest and dearest.


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As I was lying in bed and trying to go to sleep on 30th October, it suddenly hit me that I hadn't yet started my October newsletter… For a brief moment, I started forming ideas in my head and wondered whether I'd be able to turn it around in just one day. Or even to get up right away to write it. And then I thought: F*ck it! It's my newsletter and I am making the "rules" about it. So what if it doesn't go out another month?
Our whole life is regulated. And in times of Corona and second lockdowns/shutdowns or whatever they are being called, we are more aware of it than ever. Then in addition to laws and what is deemed "socially acceptable", we make up our own rules. Such as: I have to send out a newsletter every month or that my blogposts have to have a certain length…
Christmas is coming up. For now, we of course don't know what Corona rules will be for wherever we are. I have heard some people say, how having to celebrate socially distanced might actually be a blessing. Then there are of course all the people who fear the loneliness which seems to be worse on days like Christmas.
So, this month's invite to you all is to spend some time in self-enquiry. What rules are you living by? And are they advancing or hindering your life? What are they rooted in? And are they really yours or have you taken them on from someone else? You have permission to spend Christmas alone or not with family that annoy the hell out of you, even if your government doesn't forbid it! 😉
Equally: what are your core values? And do you actually live by them? Not living by our core values inevitably leads to deep unhappiness.
As always I'm curious to hear your thoughts on this!


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Lovely Shannonside walk
On my way upriver recently on the Connacht side of town, I couldn't help but notice that the comely, black iron light fixtures on the southeast bank seem to have reproduced themselves on the northwest bank.
Furthermore, some stainless steel benches have been installed, as if to purposefully inspire passersby to sit with their back to the military barracks and stare at the water.
How many places along the Shannon have a decent walkway? Okay, it's only maybe a 5-10 minute walk, but just past the boathouse at the bend in the road is a far more pastoral walk under the trees and up to the mouth of Lough Ree. They're practically connected!
Besides, just look at that there to your left – isn't it lovely?