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Megan Whalen Turner's Thick as Thieves, an epic new standalone novel set in the world of the Queen's Thief, goes on sale May 16. Greenwillow Books has published all of the Queen's Thief books, and Megan's editor, Virginia Duncan, recently asked her the following questions about her work, her inspirations, and her writing life.
Virginia: Did you always know you would return to Kamet, who first appeared in The Queen of Attolia, and write about him? Why does he interest you?
Megan: Thick as Thieves was meant to be the second half of The King of Attolia, but then it became clear that the first half of that story was going to take up a whole book. So I put off the story of Kamet. Then I realized that Sophos needed a book of his own as well. I'd originally meant to have his transformation happen offstage, but I thought people might not believe in it if they didn't see it happening. It ended up being some time before I could get back to Kamet.
There are many, many influences on my writing, but The Queen's Thief books more and more seem to be an homage to Rosemary Sutcliff. She was one of my favorite writers when I was growing up. She wrote The Eagle of the Ninth, about a young centurion in Britain whose plans for the future are wrecked when his leg is broken in his first major battle. It will never heal properly. Trying to find some other purpose for his life, he sets off to recover the lost Eagle of Rome's Ninth Legion, taking his slave with him. It's a psychological journey as well as a physical one and of course, by the end of it, they are both free men. The soldier is the main character of Sutcliff's story, but I wanted Kamet to be at the center of mine.
Virginia: Why isn't Gen—your unforgettable thief—the main character in every book?
Megan: I think Eugenides is always my main character, but every book gives me a chance to show him from a different perspective. That new perspective is sometimes just a change from first to third person and sometimes a view of him from the eyes of someone entirely new. That new perspective won't mean very much, though, unless the reader understands more about the viewpoint characters, which means telling their stories as well.
Virginia: Your novels have inset stories. Do you know when you start what those stories will be?
Megan: I usually start writing with no idea what the inset stories will be. The first drafts sometimes say [insert story here] and I just have to keep going and hope I will be able to fill those brackets in on the next draft.
Virginia: Yes! I have a love/hate relationship with the brackets! But what inspired you to have those inset stories in the first place?
Megan: There's a set of books I loved as kid about a place called Green Knowe. It is a British manor house that the author L. M.Boston both lived in and used as the setting for her books. In The Children of Green Knowe, Tolly comes to stay at the house for the first time and his great-grandmother tells him stories about the children who lived in the house hundreds of years earlier. It's a gentle way of introducing him to the fact that the house is still haunted by their ghosts. The great-grandmother's stories are set off from the rest of the text and I loved them both for themselves and for their place in the larger story.
I was in high school when I read The Light Bearer, by Sam Nicholson. It's a science fiction story, but one of the characters tells creation stories and I'm still impressed by the way Nicholson moved between mythic and science fiction.
Finally, I read A. S. Byatt's Possession as an adult. At the time, I doubt that I connected the three books in my head, but they were definitely rattling around in there.
When I was writing The Thief, I wanted to try writing myths the way Nicholson did and I wanted them set off as their own stories the way they were in Boston's books. When I was working on Thick as Thieves I needed a new way for Kamet to tell stories and I remembered the poems in Possession, the way they paralleled and added to the main narrative.
Virginia: But they don't look anything like Possession, Megan.
Megan: If I am remembering correctly, Possession was written in iambic pentameter, but hexameter was the meter used for epics like The Iliad and The Odyssey. I thought it would be awesome to try to sound as much as possible like a classical epic. Then I went off to refresh my memory on classical epics and then . . . I reconsidered. Greek and Latin poets didn't count stressed and unstressed syllables—what they cared about was the length of a syllable. Each line of hexameter would need to have five dactylic feet of two short and a long syllable, then a spondee with two long syllables to make six feet altogether. There's a reason that hexameter never took off in the Western world, not even with people like Wordsworth pushing for it. The upshot was that hexameter would be absolutely impenetrable and really boring and the chance of readers plowing their way through it was nil.
Virginia: I'm not exactly sure what you are talking about but the seven years between books is becoming more clear . . .
Megan: So then I thought of using Beowulf as a model, but Beowulf wasn't right either. Finally, the obvious dawned on me and I went to reread Pritchard's compilation of ancient Near Eastern texts. Nothing as dense as hexameters, it's very easy on the eyes. The poetry is so vivid, it boggles the mind to think that someone wrote it thousands of years ago. I don't know why it took me so long to realize it would be the right source of inspiration for Kamet's stories—especially when I'd been thinking all along of the parallels between my story and the Epic of Gilgamesh.
Virginia: Do you like to trick your readers?
Megan: Me? Trick my readers? I would never.
Virginia: Can you tell me about your policy of "not telling?"
Megan: Back in the last century, authors only knew what their readers were thinking if their readers sent them fan mail or if their readers were reviewers for the New York Times or School Library Journal. Then, just around the time The Thief was published, Amazon introduced their online reviews and people started blogging about the books they were reading. Suddenly everyday readers had a voice in the conversation about books.
One LiveJournal site caught my eye. It was called Sounis and was a bunch of really nice people in a community dedicated to talking about The Thief and The Queen of Attolia—which they called the The Queen's Thief books, a name that eventually stuck. I got to watch these smart, funny people pick through everything I'd written and every time someone would ask a question about something they didn't understand there was someone to answer it. I realized that they didn't need me. That every last little thing that I hoped they'd see, they were pointing out to one another. I thought I should probably just shut up and leave readers to figure things out for themselves. That's why when they got around to sending me a community fan letter, I'm afraid that my answer to most of their questions was "I'm not telling."
That doesn't mean I don't talk about the books, about writing, about what's hard or easy or about where my inspiration comes from. I just try not to add information that's not already on the page or offer my opinion on what anything in particular means. Sometimes I blow it and I do talk too much, but I try not to because I think making up your own mind about what you are reading or sharing that process with others is part of the fun of it, and I don't want anything I say to get in the way of readers doing that.
Virginia: They asked you for a map, didn't they?
Megan: They did! And they are getting two of them! I think both maps are beautiful and I'm having trouble with the whole "not telling" thing as I want to point stuff out and say, "Did you see? Did you notice?" But I'm biting my tongue.
Virginia: How do you relax/recharge/get over writer's block? Do you get writer's block (is this a dangerous question?)?
Megan: I do nothing to get over writer's block. It's hard to find time to do nothing, though. It takes careful planning and real commitment. There's always laundry that needs to be done or a lawn that needs to be mowed, or a book to read or some impending catastrophe to worry about. One thing that works for me is to set aside a certain time in which nothing will happen unless I am writing. I go sit in the café with my coffee and my laptop and nothing happens. Sometimes nothing happens for a really long time. The laundry does not get done, the dinner does not get made, my holds at the library are reshelved without ever being checked out, but eventually, after nothing happens for long enough, I start writing.
Virginia: What books did you love as a younger reader?
I've mentioned L.M. Boston and Rosemary Sutcliff. Diana Wynne Jones was another favorite and so were Joan Aiken and Peter Dickinson. I loved Susan Cooper and Lloyd Alexander, too. And Patricia McKillip and Andre Norton and Robert Heinlein and Alistair McLean. I could go on for a long time. (Philippa Pearce!) I was very lucky to grow up in a family of readers. It meant that there were all kinds of books lying around and I read them all.
Virginia: I am reading The Thief to my 11-year-old daughter right now and even though I've read it many times before (and recently) I am discovering new connections and details. How do you do that?
Megan: That would be telling.
Virginia: Right. Okay, what are you working on now and when will you send it to me?
Megan: I am working on another book set in this world. Eugenides is finally back on stage. I've been looking forward to telling this story for a long time, and only partly because of the elephants.
About the Author
Megan Whalen Turner is the bestselling and award-winning author of five novels set in the world of the Queen's Thief. She has been awarded a Newbery Honor and a Horn Book–Boston Globe Honor and the LA Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature. She has won the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature and was a finalist for the Andre Norton Award. She worked as a bookseller for seven years before she started writing. Her first book was a collection of short stories called Instead of Three Wishes. Thick as Thieves, the eagerly anticipated new stand-alone novel set in the world of the Queen's Thief, will be available in May. She lives in Shaker Heights, Ohio. You can visit her online at www.meganwhalenturner.tumblr.com/.


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In Episode 16 we introduce our new host, Sheens! We're happy to have her join the team, and she jumps right in to a segment of "Speak Yo Speech" to debate the topic of Black Men Oppressing Black Women, stemming from our Cat Calling episode. We also Introduce our Interview of Rick, Formerly Known as Italia Blue in the Adult-film Industry.
Closing Track by: Biz20, from the Biz20 Sound Collection
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Oct 14, 2016 - The Mis-Education System by Damon Corrie
The MIS-Education System is to blame for our collective DISTORTED perceptions of reality. We consider someone a 'success' based on purely academic and economic criteria…how many University degrees they have and/or how much money they have…because this is how we were MIS -educated to perceive and measure 'success'.
But let me show you the folly of this twisted non-spiritual way of thinking:
Our wisest holy men & women had (and tend to not still) NO University degrees and NO money, yet our most 'highly educated' and 'richest Billionaires' are mere fools by comparison to our wisdom teachers…..yet we idolize the fools and hail them as being 'examples of success' and overlook the wise ones.
We think nothing of a fisherman or farmer…yet it is the fishermen and farmers who feed the REST of us and keep us ALIVE…..instead we foolish mis-educated humans think that a criminal defense attorney like a Bob Shapiro or a Johnny Cochran – are 'highly successful role models'…and what is the MAIN thing that gave them their claim to fame? The ability to LIE CONVINCINGLY in a Court of law and get their clients off the hook (whether their clients were innocent or guilty it mattered not to them – as long as they could pay their high fees)…so we look UP to Liars but look down on those doing honest hard-working jobs that humanity depends on….and we do not see the ignorance in that?
Examine the folks we are conditioned to view as 'examples/pillars of success'…..you will find NONE who have given away most of the wealth they acquired to others, only some who give a minor percentage away (even Bill Gates retains most of his money for himself even though his minor contributions of his largess seem like fantastic amounts to us) – but retain the majority for themselves and their unnecessarily lavishly ostentatious lifestyles, with luxury car collections, luxury yachts, private jets, multiple needlessly large houses in various countries around the world, etc, etc….and because we ourselves are insatiably greedy bastards we want to pretend that 'there is nothing wrong with living like that'…some of us even believe the fantastic lie that 'God wants us to live like that'…..in order to justify our own deep dark GREED and self-centered EGO dominated & driven – useless existence…..
Why do I say USELESS? Because you have been LOANED one lifetime now by the Creator to accumulate SPIRITUAL riches (aka 'good deeds') that no thief can steal nor rust corrode, in order to PROVE YOUR WORTH and legitimacy to be able to call yourself a 'child of God'…..yet look at what you have done for others in your life, have you helped your parents who brought you into this world as much as you could have? Have you helped your siblings as much as you could have? Have you helped your own children as much as you could have? Have you helped other relatives, friends and strangers in need as much as you could have? Or have you been focused on helping your own SELF without a care nor concern for anyone or anything else all your life?
How often (if ever) have you said…I was going to spend this money on myself, but I know so & so needs it more than me – so I will DEFER my own desires – in order to satisfy another human beings actual needs…. how many honestly do this – and not rarely – but regularly?
Have you used your tongue to speak works of encouragement, wisdom, prayers and positive vibrations to other human beings and other life forms? Or have you spent your life using your tongue to slander, gossip about and insult others and see how many other people's bodily orifices you could insert it into? And you feel no shame and disgust at such an ungodly waste of human DNA that your life exemplifies?
By your demented perception of success and the meaning and purpose of life (indoctrinated into you by 'the education system' by and large)….the Billionaire Banksters are 'examples of success' because they are filthy (literally) rich AND all of them are 'highly educated' (no-one gets to the top of the banking industry without a University education)…yet these wicked clique that are running (and ruining) our world and destroying BILLIONS of lives year in and year out ……do you see the folly of your misguided and incredibly distorted value system now?
Should not COMMON SENSE and a drop of SPIRITUAL AWARENESS not tell you that a higher and truer measure of success SHOULD be whether this human being lives a spiritually MORAL life, is GENEROUS, KINDHEARTED, LOVING, HUMBLE, TRUSTWORTHY and HONEST (so NOT like Donald Trump or Hilary Clinton lol) – and THESE kinds of people – TRUE sons & daughters of God – should be who we look up to as 'role models' in the sea of humanity!


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Meet Vanessa Lee and Jasmine Hill, industry insiders. Vanessa is the creator of The Things We Do and medical aesthetic provider that is a best kept celebrity secret sought after for her dedication to the look of natural beauty.
Jasmine has worked for medical skincare lines and most recently created a business where she's one part millennial marketing specialist for the aesthetic industry and one part "Botox Whisperer" referring her network of Los Angeles influencers to the best injectors and skincare professionals in the city.
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BARISTA the Film
Today BARISTA the film is released on iTunes and in select theaters. It is a documentary directed by Rock Baijnauth that follows five competitive baristas on their journey to national competition. Whether you are interested in coffee or not, I highly recommend watching and being inspired.
Cheers to Charlie Habegger, Charles Babinski, Eden Marie Abramowicz, Truman Severson, Ryan Redden and all of the other coffee professionals in the film. It's the human element that makes coffee meaningful and BARISTA shares their stories in an engaging way.
BARISTA gives a snapshot into the lives of a few who work tirelessly in the pursuit of coffee, influencing the specialty industry, pushing the envelope and setting standards for excellence. The barista's featured in the film only make up a tiny percentage of all those who compete, but seeing their stories on the big screen brings an extra stamp of validity to the entirety of competition–one that could potentially begin to elevate the title 'Barista' outside of the industry.
Film is the perfect medium to communicate coffee as culinary to those that don't have an understanding of its potential. In this regard, BARISTA is a huge success. I can't count the number of conversations I've had where I've tried to explain my interest in specialty coffee that have fallen on deaf ears. As I see it, this could potentially mean two things: a) my storytelling needs some serious work, and b) Coffee is often disregarded because it is ubiquitous and misunderstood. BARISTA exposes the pinnacle of specialty coffee in a positive and enlightening way that can only broaden the conversation and expand the industry. I'm really excited about it, and I hope you are, too!


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Heather Logrippo: Founder, Expose Yourself PR & Owner, Distinctive Homes Magazine/
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In the year 2000, Heather Logrippo was lucky enough to land a job working for a tiny internet startup. That start up grew to be a 500 million dollar company during Heather's seven year tenure. As a result, Heather was able to take the experience she gleaned in that position to go out on her own. In 2007 she bought Distinctive Homes Magazine and had the unique pleasure of bringing a stodgy magazine into the digital age. In 2009, Heather hosted a fundraiser at her home, one of the guests, who happens to be a famous rock musician, asked her to help him market himself as a motivational speaker. After suggesting that getting a publicist might be a smart strategic move, this musician asked her to be his publicist. "I'm not a publicist," was her response. Not interested in taking no for an answer, he offered to be her first client and the rest, as they say, is history. The name was created as a lark, as she thought this would be a onetime deal. Something fun to do. But as the story goes, she liked it, and other companies started to take notice. Soon Expose Yourself PR started working with clients such as CRICO Strategies, a division of Risk Management Foundation of the Harvard Medical Institutions, and the Mayo Group, a large real estate holding company. Before you know it, this fun dalliance turned into something great, something exciting and, today, with five employees and a robust client list, that whole lot of fun is guided by a whole lot of passion.
What do I do best?
Connecting with people is something I have always done a good job with. I love people. I love learning about them. I want to know what makes them tick, what makes them happy, what do they do? What do they aspire to be? With that, I always aim to leave them better off than I found them. Usually, I try to impart some info that I have learned that will help them get to their goal. I've been through a whole lot in my life and if I'm still standing and not in a gutter somewhere, there is hope for EVERYONE!
What makes me the best version of myself?
Resilience. I'm the happiest person you will know. Despite the struggles I've been through – and I really have experienced some devastating tragedies, as well as an incredible amount of pain – I always smile. I know there's always someone who has it worse than I do, so I just try to remember all of the wonderful things I do have in my life. Yes, I get upset and even depressed, but I know I can come back from it and I always make lemonade. I am currently dealing with a disease called Trigeminal Neuralgia – nicknamed the Suicide Disease – and it is making running a business a challenge, to say the least. But I'm still able to recognize that I am very lucky to have my own business, as well as an amazing staff, and I know we're all going to work towards a more positive place together. I know that sounds horrific, but if all of these things didn't happen, I wouldn't be here, and here is pretty nice.
What are my aspirations?
I want to get to a point where I can spend my time and energy helping others. I want to be financially free so that I can help other totally-stressed-out mothers through their toughest times. I'm working on finding a way to do that. It's my mission.
My Biggest Success?
My children. I had a really difficult childhood, so I thought that my kids were going to grow up and fall into the same cycle I did as a child. But guess what? They are the best kids ever! They love me, and I talk to them; they tell me everything, and they say they love me, and I say I love them! WHO KNEW!?!?!?!
My Most Challenging Moment?
Letting go. My ex-husband had a child with the woman he left me for. That was hard because I can't help but think about the effects it will have on my daughter. I like to control things and I didn't want the "messiness" of half siblings (I know, control freak). But I let it go. It's not for me to control. My daughter will get used to it and it's ok. But that's not how my mind map was, so I had to change my map. That is something I have had to, and will continue to need to work on; changing the way I think about something, learning to view hard times through a positive lens, when the situation is out of my control.
My Motto?
Be happy for what you have, not unhappy for what you don't have
My Favorite People/Role Models?
My husband is my favorite person and my role model. He married a woman he believed in. And then, I got sick and fell apart. Everything he thought he got, went away. He had to raise my kids, take care of the house, try to run two businesses he knew nothing about, be my chauffer, and nurse me in the hardest of times. He's remarkable in every way. Not once did he complain, lose his temper or even skip a beat. He's rational, he's a leader and he's just the most amazing human being that has ever been born. I wouldn't be here right now if it weren't for him.
My Favorite Places/Destinations?
Right now I'm loving my hometown of Moorestown, NJ. I am going back in a few weeks and can't wait to soak in the (good) childhood memories. We also love traveling in Europe. There's a little town in the Netherlands called Edam that is my favorite.
My Favorite Products/Objects?
I have a bath bomb obsession.
My Current Passions?
I wish I was cool enough to say something like – motorcycle racing with my husband on the weekends (like my friend CarrieAnne) but honestly, trying to run a few businesses while not feeling so hot is my passion at this moment – and trying to make my dream of helping out other stressed out moms come true


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I attempted to get some photos of the kids in the Christmas church clothes last Sunday. It was pure comedy. Luke spit up and Jack was pretty concerned about that. Sophie started pulling some super funny faces that were cracking me up. But just like all photo shoots, miraculously there is a pretty adorable one! Love my kiddos.
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Oh my, Sophie's face kills me! Love her!
This is hysterical! Sophie's faces are killer!
Sophie is AWESOME.
Your kids are hilarious. And adorable! I love that we have the same gender pattern going with our kids. 😉
Pretty cute alright! Sophs is developing quite the fun personality. Love you all!


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A guest blog from Sue Murray at MangoMarketing.com
We all remember how, for Goldilocks, the first bowl of porridge was too hot, the second too cold but the last one was just right. Getting the right 'fit' is always a challenge. Similarly, when it comes to education and literacy, are we correctly matching each child's reading ability to the right books?
At a time when the quality of our textbooks is being scrutinised and we continue to slip down the international league tables (The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)) we know officials are asking the same question.
For teachers and librarians this has long been a concern. They realize that if Year 6 pupils are presented with reading materials at a level of complexity above their reading ability, absorbing the information could be quite challenging, and could result in frustration – frustration that could result in children losing their love of books. Conversely, materials written significantly below a pupil's ability level may mean that, in the absence of challenge, the pace learning and improvement in standards is limited. In other words, high levels of frustration are counter-productive to reading growth and lead to a fear of reading, while reading texts at too low a level mean that students will not be challenged and are unlikely to grow their literacy skills.
For years, in an effort to solve this problem school books have been leveled according to the 11 'book bands' used in primary schools. There are several issues with this model. The first lies in the fact that each publisher applies the band based on their own assessment of their reading material. This subjectivity means that there is often little continuity between publishers' series. In other words, one book at Book Band X may actually be much more complex than the text at the same Book Band from another series. So if a child arrives at a school having previously used another reading scheme, the effort to match the student to the right level may result in an inaccurate match. The difficulty is even more pronounced if a child arrives at school from overseas where they don't use the UK book bands, and thus there's no accurate way to match the student to the appropriate level of text. Furthermore, after a child reaches Key Stages 3 and 4, book bands no longer apply. What is an educator to do? There is a solution.
Enter the Lexile Measure. The Lexile metric can be applied to both students and texts allowing for a scientifically sound, objective by design, match between a pupil's ability and text difficulty. A wide variety of assessment companies now report a student's Lexile measure; and many textbook and trade book publishers measure their titles using the Lexile metric. Thus a pupil that has received her own Lexile measure can easily find books of interest at just the right difficulty. This single metric removes the subjectivity and confusion of multiple competing schemes, replacing it with an objective scale for gauging a pupil's growth.
In fact, more than 200 publishers across the world, such as Scholastic and McGraw Hill, are now utilising the Lexile reading measure.
The Lexile Framework is not another test or a reading intervention program, and best of all, the Lexile Framework adds value to classroom assessments – adding more information, not more testing time.
The Lexile Framework was recently applied to both the 2016 Reading Test SATs and to available textbooks for primary and secondary pupils. The findings of these two studies suggest that there is a disconnect between the classroom materials available for pupils and the difficulty of the assessments. In both cases the assessment material was found to be more challenging than the textbooks. In fact, there was a substantial (300L) difference between the median textbook measure for Year 6 and the Key Stage 2 test. By tying day-to-day work in the classroom through the library books read, to critical high-stakes tests, the Lexile Framework offers a "big picture" view of growth of student reading ability from preschool through to adult learning.
So the question is, do librarians have enough information about each book to be able to match each student with published material correctly aligned to their own reading level? If we are to improve our standards in British schools we must intelligently and accurately align publishers' materials with each student's reading level so that in turn, teachers and librarians can assign the appropriate books to each child.
For further information on the Lexile Framework for Reading and a list of more than 200 publishers using the measure, please visit https://lexile.co.uk/.
* The study was based on textbooks written specifically for the new 2015 National Curriculum. If textbooks written specifically for the new curriculum were not yet available or in reprint, textbooks deemed still appropriate for the curriculum by their publisher were included.


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Dr. Jonathon G. Dewald Joins Wilson Internal Medicine Associates
June 18, 2018
Wilson, NC (June 18, 2018) – Wilson Medical Center is pleased to announce that Jonathon G. Dewald, M.D., F.A.C.P., has joined the Wilson Physician Services team.
Dr. Dewald is a board-certified internal medicine physician and has been practicing medicine in Wilson since July 1984 when he joined Carolina Clinic, which eventually became Wilson Carolina Medicine Clinic. Dr. Dewald became an independent practitioner upon the dissolution of the clinic and has been on active staff at Wilson Medical Center and serving patients in Wilson County for nearly 34 years.
He specializes in the prevention and treatment of acute and chronic illnesses in adults.
Dr. Dewald received his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta and completed his residency in internal medicine at Eugene Talmadge Memorial Hospital (now Augusta University Health Medical Center). He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians.
Dr. Dewald was president of the medical staff at Wilson Medical Center from 2007-2008, and has also served on the hospital board of trustees and the Healthcare Foundation of Wilson board of directors.
He currently resides in Wilson County, where he raised his children who now serve in the Navy and the Marines. He enjoys photography, teaching (previous instructor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine) and visiting National and State Parks.
Dr. Dewald and his staff will begin seeing patients on June 20. Wilson Internal Medicine Associates is located at 1700 Tarboro Street SW, Suite 100, Wilson. They we welcoming new patients. Appointments may be made by calling 252.399.5314.


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"A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and he carries his banners openly. But the traitor moves among those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself. For the traitor appears not traitor, he speaks in the accents familiar to his victims, and he wears their face and their garments, and he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of all men. He rots the soul of a nation, he works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of a city, he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist. A murderer is less to be feared." – Cicero, 42 B.C.
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Whether Bernie Sanders' Superdelegate Argument Makes Sense Is Up To You To Decide
Early on in the Democratic primary race, supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders were decrying the superdelegate system as a way of undermining the will of the people, with Sanders himself speaking out against their status as free agents. Superdelegates are not bound to vote according to the results of primaries or caucuses. A majority of the superdelegates expressed support for Hillary Clinton before voting even began, and Sanders and his supporters have said that they should take into consideration how the people vote when making their decisions at the convention. But now, Sanders intends to win over superdelegates, even if he doesn't win the popular vote or pledged delegate count. What's up with that?
Sanders and his campaign have been pushing this angle since March, and they aren't letting up. In a statement responding to Associated Press's declaration of Clinton as the Democratic Party's presumptive presidential nominee ahead of the crucial June 7 primaries, the campaign said:
Secretary Clinton does not have and will not have the requisite number of pledged delegates to secure the nomination. She will be dependent on superdelegates who do not vote until July 25 and who can change their minds between now and then ... Our job from now until the convention is to convince those superdelegates that Bernie is by far the strongest candidate against Donald Trump.
Superdelegates were created by the Democratic Party to help ensure that the party nominates the candidate most likely to win in the general election. In that regard, Sanders' mission is in line with their purpose. However, it seems hypocritical to decry that system, only to turn to it when he is down on pledged delegates. Does Sanders have an argument here?
Sanders has responded to this criticism in a couple of different ways. Toward the end of May, he told Chuck Todd in an interview:
When you have a situation where 400 superdelegates came on board Clinton's campaign before anybody else was in the race, eight months before the first vote was cast — that's not rigged, it's just a dumb process which has certainly disadvantaged our campaign.
The argument here seems to be that one of the reasons Sanders is behind in the popular vote is that the superdelegates backing Clinton so early on gave her nomination an aura of inevitability, and made his run seem futile. That may have discouraged voters from getting to know him and showing up at the polls for him. If that's the case, it is perhaps reasonable to expect some of them to reverse the damage done if they see the momentum his campaign picked up throughout the primary — momentum is another factor Sanders highlighted in his interview with Todd.
Sanders offered another explanation at a rally on April 26:
The reason that we are doing so much better against Republican candidates is that not only are we winning the overwhelming majority of Democratic votes, but we are winning independent votes and some Republican votes as well. And that is a point I hope the delegates to the Democratic Convention fully understand. In a general election, everyone — Democrat, independent, Republican — has the right to vote for president.
Sanders was obviously off on the "winning the overwhelming majority of Democratic votes" front, but his point about the independent vote is solid, as exit poll after exit poll shows him as the clear favorite among that demographic. Sanders has spoken out against how closed primaries prevent independents from participating in the nomination process. Sure, people could change their affiliation by their states' deadlines and vote in closed primaries, but not everyone knows to do so. New York's deadline to change party affiliation was way back in October, which stoked the ire of Sanders supporters in the state's April 19 primary.
So the argument here seems to be that, since many independents might not have gotten to vote in the primaries, and they probably would have voted for Sanders if they could have, the results of the primaries as a whole don't necessarily reflect the will of the people.
Sanders' arguments for trying to win over superdelegates even if he doesn't win the popular vote are based on speculation concerning the impact of superdelegates' early expressed support for Clinton on his campaign, and how many independents who would have voted for him were exempted from the primary process. Whether that sits well with his supporters is for them to decide.


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RRB CEN 03/2015 Recruitment 2015 – Apply Online for 18252 Non Technical Posts of Assistant Station Master, Goods Guard etc.
Ministy of Railway, Goverment of India via Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) had issued an employment notification for filling 18252 vacancies. These posts are for non technical cadre and will be filled in respective RRB. This is a major recruitment to be conducted by RRB in 2016. The non tech. posts advertised are mostly for Assistant Station Master (ASM), Goods Guard, CA, TA, ECRC, JAA, Clerk, Assistant and other posts. Interested and Eligible candidates can apply online from 26 December, 2015 to 25 January, 2016. Other details like age limit, qualification, selection process, examination fee are given below.
RRB CEN 03/2015 Recruitment 2015Those candidates who want to apply for Government jobs in Indian Railway can apply for these posts if they qualify the eligibility criteria. RRB Pay Scale for these posts had also been published in the notification.
We will continue to update you as soon as there is any Govt Job update in India.
This is a good opportunity for those who had been waiting to apply for Railway Jobs in India. Eligible Indian citizens who fulfills the eligibility criteria can fill the application forms online.
The detailed RRB Notification had been released and candidates can apply online now.
RRB CEN 03/2015 Vacancy Details:Total No.of Vacancies: 18252 posts
Details of the Posts:
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|Assistant Station Master (ASM)
|5942 Posts
|Goods Guard
|7591 Posts
|Junior Accountant cum Amanuensis (Typist) (JAA)
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|Traffic Apprentice (TA)
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|Commercial Apprentice (CA)
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|Inquiry cum Reservation Clerk (ECRC)
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|Senior Clerk cum typist
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|Transport Assistant
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|Senior Time Keeper
|04 Posts
|Total No. of posts
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RRB Station Master, Goods Guard Recruitment 2015 CEN 03/2015 - Railway 18252 Vacancy Application formSelection Process: Candidates will be selected based on their performance in Online written examination and proficiency test. There will be negative marking for wrong answers.
Age limit, qualifications etc. eligibility creteria and Pay Scale with other details can be checked from the notification below.
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RRB CEN 03/2015 Recruitment Important Dates
Eligible candidates can apply online from 26 December, 2015 to 25 January, 2016..
- Starting Date to Apply Online: 26 December, 2015.
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- Exam date : Between March – May, 2016
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Texas Instruments developed a line of Fusion Digital Power solutions that it claims provides improved performance and greater design flexibility at a competitive cost.
Many analogue-power systems effectively monitor and control power to meet the requirements of today's electronic systems. However, power-system designers face increasing pressure to manage more complex power requirements, such as higher efficiencies over wider loads, lower output voltages, and multiple power-supply synchronisations. The fact is that digital power provides intelligent adaptability and flexibility to satisfy any complex power requirement. It also ensures system reliability through remote diagnostics, including fault management, over-current protection, and down-time avoidance. TI's Fusion Digital Power solutions include the UCD9K, UCD8K, and UCD7K series of complementary devices that support power-supply systems from AC-line to point-of-load applications, including telecoms, uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs), computer servers, and data-centric power systems.
The UCD9K high-resolution digital power controllers with integrated specialised power peripherals have the ability to close one or more feedback loops, as well as provide communications and supervisory functions. Achieving up to 150-ps digital pulse-width-modulation (PWM) resolution, the digital-signal-processor-based (DSP) and microcontroller-based controllers contribute in several areas of complex power conversion, including multiphase control, nonlinear control, load-sharing, and predictive failure--functions difficult to perform in full-analogue implementations. The UCD9K family also makes power solutions much more energy efficient by providing the capability and flexibility to optimize power conversion over a broad range of loads.
Scalability and reuse of the software and peripherals allow the devices to change operating parameters to optimize a specific power system. In addition, Fusion Digital Power products are supported by development-support tools such as TI's DSP Code Composer Studio Integrated Development Environment and comprehensive digital power-management application reference designs.
Recom Managed Systems, a developer of heart-monitoring technology selected TI's MSP430F149 ultra-low-power microcontroller and high-performance analogue technologies as elements for its battery-powered, high-fidelity biomedical signal processing and recording platform.
Recom's first product based on this platform, the Model 100, is an ambulatory patient heart monitor that uses patented signal-processing technology to record a clinical quality electrocardiograph (ECG) signal in the presence of noise generated by the patient's body movements and ambient environment. The Model 100 provides up to 48 hours of real-time heart monitoring during a patient's everyday activities.
Current ECG monitoring technologies are hampered by environmental noise and signal distortions or artefacts caused by body movements. This interference makes the onset of heart disease more difficult to detect, as many symptoms are often manifested in real-world situations that occur outside of a doctor's office. By reducing these interfering factors during recordings, the Recom Model 100 helps doctors detect cardiac abnormalities more accurately. When a patient wears Recom's Model 100, medical experts can collect continuous cardiac data and store this information for further analysis. This data can establish a baseline for detecting abnormalities or changes in basic bioelectric heart patterns. This unimpeded, continuous tracking allows for early detection of small changes that can indicate heart muscle deterioration.


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Every once in a while an event rolls around that you just don't want to miss...this year, that event is the Osceola County Historical Society's 25th Annual Pioneer Days Event!
Here are the Top 25 Reasons to Attend the 25th Annual Pioneer Days Event!!
1. Learn the History! Osceola County is full of rich history. Pioneer Days allows residents and visitors to better understand the Pioneer families and what life in the 1800s would have been like without air conditioning and cell phones.
2. Help us celebrate our anniversary. Pioneer Day is actually TWO days this year!! We are celebrating our 25th Anniversary with a special TWO day event.
3. Save on admission with this great FREE event! That's right, we are offering free admission to the Pioneer Village. Friday and Saturday, November 11th and 12th from 10AM to 4PM. FREE ADMISSION AND FREE PARKING!!
4. Family Friendly! We welcome all ages, young and old!
5. Learn a new trade. Watch a Blacksmith in action!
6. Start a new tradition… make it a tradition to attend our annual Pioneer Day event! Make new memories and watch history happen!
7. Take a step back in time and learn how to churn butter.
8. Children will be able to participate in fun crafts, story time and perform daily chores in the interactive Kids Zone.
9. You can make your own Rope!
10. Stroll through our Pioneer Day Art, Crafts and Market on Saturday. Vendors will display products made or grown locally.
11. Tase some delicious BBQ from Big John's Rockin' BBQ.
12. Enjoy the beautiful weather and fresh air at a unique event.
13. Hear stories from the cowboys at the Cow Camp!
14. Hold a baby alligator from Gatorland!!
15. Become a member of the Osceola County Historical Society! Stop by our Membership and Information Booth to learn more.
16. Take a tour through each of the historical buildings and hear the stories behind them.
17. Meet Mrs. Cadman in the Cadman Complex!!
18. Meet Seminole Indians! Learn about their traditions while exploring the Chickees in the Seminole Settlement at the Pioneer Village at Shingle Creek.
19. Enter into our Raffle for a chance to win a gift basket valued over $1,000.00.
20. Listen to live music! Enjoy live music by Slickwood while you explore the Pioneer Village. Click here to view the set schedule.
21. Learn more about our volunteer opportunities!
22. Enjoy a foot long Hotdog from Southern Breeze! Yummy!!
23. Watch live dance preformances from Dance Central School of Dance Arts!! Click here to see their performance schedule.
24. Meet a Knight from Medieval Times!!
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It's been an amazing month at Serving You!
April was a great month at Serving You Ministries and the U Ministry Hub! All of our partner ministries have been in full swing and we have enjoyed the new energy in the building from all our new friends!
With the winter months being so cold, our clients are still trying to catch up on those really high bills. We paid $6223 in utility assistance this month. Through Merchant Market, our client-choice food pantry, we provided groceries for 213 families and over 400 people! We also partnered with JCCEO to help an additional 40 people with utility assistance and food in a special assistance day here at the U Ministry Hub!
It's been an amazing month and we are so grateful for all our partners, supporters, volunteers, and for YOU!


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Hi Christoph, >> >> I reviewed your patch. Looks great for me. However, I wonder why we need >> isCompressed in FieldInfo? Beeing compressed or not seems to be a >> property of an >> individual field more than of all fields in the index with a given name. >> Furthermore, the isCompressed flag in FieldInfo is currently not used >> anywhere >> outside FieldInfo and FieldInfos. Is it really needed? >> >> > seems that you are right. I will check, if it is enough to store the > information whether a field is compressed or not in the bit value > only. Currently i have no idea why there was a change to FieldInfos > necessary ;-) you where definitly right. It's not necessary to do a change in FieldInfo class when adding the compression patch. So it will be removed from the new version of the patch. > >> Further idea: Wouldn't it be great to have a stored stringValued >> field that >> has the property "compressed" meaning that if the field is written with >> FieldsWriter, it automatically is compressed and if it's read by >> FieldsReader, >> it is automatically decompressed and transformed into a String? The >> field could >> but does not have to be indexed/tokenized. This would mean that >> compressed >> becomes a property of stored fields (binary or stringValued ones). >> >> >> > yes you're right. I'll give it a try and check how an implementation > could be done. i did the implementation, so that one can optionally compress all string or binary field values. > >> With your current implementation a field that is indexed has to be >> dublicated >> if it is stored in compressed form. >> >> >> > If i got you're idea right, you want to have all fields which are > stored, optionally compressed ? > before adding the new patch to Bugzilla, i want to run more tests and cleanup the code a bit. regards bernhard --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com For additional commands, e-mail: email@example.com
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I want to preface this story, the third entry of "Loretta's Journal," by explaining that this is not a typical story that I post on SuperMommyNot.com. My mother, Loretta, is undergoing stem cell therapy for Parkinson's disease. I appreciate all of you who read this and I hope this helps anyone living with a difficult disease or going through a challenging time in their life.
The picture in my mind is vivid. Every Valentine's Day, without exception, my father has laid out Valentine cards, candies and flowers on the dining room table for my mother, Loretta, my sister and myself. Valentine's Day has always been a big deal in my family.
This year was no different and it got me thinking about true love. I've always viewed my parents' marriage as solid. Of course, no marriage is perfect, but there has always been love. And now that they are in the fight of their lives, battling Parkinson's disease, I see their relationship as absolute, unconditional, deep love. My dad will not give up and has shown my mother what "in sickness and in health" and "til death do us part" really mean. My dad could have easily let my mother go and let the Parkinson's just take her. But he hasn't. He's made a choice to do everything in his power to help her.
Tears run down my face as I write this piece… just the simple act of my father asking my mother to be his Valentine, during such a tremendously difficult time, is inspiring. This is sweet love.
My mom, Loretta, is nearly six months along in her stem cell therapy treatment. She is now due for her second treatment. We are in the midst of planning our trip which includes travel outside of the country and two days of stem cell injections. In another three to four months my mom will receive her third treatment, more hope for even a better outcome.
The good news is that my mother is moving along as her doctor indicated. Her quality of life has improved and we are hopeful she will continue to progress. I wish everyone in my mom's position had the support she does. I know there are a lot of people out there, suffering, who don't. I'm grateful for my dad's ability to truly love his Valentine.
As my mother and family continue on this life altering journey, I will be writing when I feel compelled. I have been journaling to my two boys since they were in my tummy. Writing is my way to gather my thoughts and understand what is happening in my life. I feel it's time to begin a new journal – Loretta's journal – a chronicle of this amazing experience my mom is going through. She has approved of me sharing her story. I have learned so much from both of my parents and in reading this journal, I hope you will too. These thoughts and perspectives are solely my own.
Below are past entries from Loretta's Journal:


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Matt and I have been trying to make a good sour dough for at least a year. We had heard that putting beer in it, will make it more sour. It didn't, but what it did do, was make a fantastic french bread! Probably, the best french bread I have ever had. Even though, I was super disappointed that it wasn't sour, I did love the bread we had! Click here for the printable recipe.
1 packet dry yeast
3 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon salt
2 cup warm water
6 1/2 cup bread flour
1 egg
1/4 cup beer
Egg Wash Optional
1 egg
2 tablespoons milk
Whisked together
1. Dissolve yeast, sugar in the hot water. Allow to foam for about 10 minutes.
2. In a stand mixer, sift in about half the flour into the yeast mixture. Add in the beer and egg and remaining flour. Mix until the dough pulls away from the side of the bowl. Let stand in the bowl for 5 minutes.
3. Mix in the stand mixer for on stir for 5 more minutes. Grease the bowl and put the dough in the bowl and allow to rise until it doubles in size.
4. Cut dough into 2 loaves and shape until it is desired shape and size. Place on parchment paper, allow to rise until it doubles in size.
5. Place baking stone in oven and preheat to 400 degrees. Place a pan on the bottom shelf for water to create steam. Boil about a cup of water in a pot on the stove.
6. Brush the top of the dough with the egg wash. Skor the top of the bread and place in the center of the oven. Dump the boil water in the pan on the bottom shelf.
7. Bake for 30-45 minutes or until golden brown.
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There is still no confirmed reports from Apple regarding the next version of their flagship laptop brand, the MacBook Pro. Rumors are rife that 2016 will be the right year for the Cupertino-based tech giant to update the MacBook Pro model, although tech analysts and enthusiasts are expecting something more perceptible in the MacPro's anticipated upgrade.
According to the latest rumors, the 2016 MacBook Pro will feature major changes not only in software but also in the general appearance or peripherals of the laptop. iTech Post reported that the physical appearance of the MacBook Pro will receive a couple of revisions with the upcoming 2016 version. The online publication noted that there has not been a major or noticeable upgrading of the MacBook Pro's design since the 2012 version of the laptop came out.
One of the highly speculated features of the MacBook Pro 2016 is the new dedicated OLED touch panel. With the inclusion of this panel, it is expected that the users can finally say goodbye to the traditional function keys of the Apple laptop. If this turns out correct, it will be a huge change in the physical makeup of the MacBook Pro.
It is also likely that Apple will include the Touch ID function in the upcoming MacBook Pro, as the new MacOS Sierra for the company's laptops will have a fingerprint sensor technology. This was already featured in the iPhone and iPad brands, and it is possible that the MacBook Pro will be getting the same security feature this year.
Aside from the new all-touch feature of the MacBook Pro through the OLED panel, it is rumored that the MacBook Pro 2016 will be sporting a thin appearance, thanks to the inclusion of smaller USB-C ports to its design. Apple Insider reported that the MacBook Pro 2016 will be possibly adding the latest USB-C ports with high speed 3.1.
On the other hand, Mac World reported that the 2016 MacBook Pro will come out by the last quarter of this year.


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Joe's back with another Golf Lesson! Tips on how to improve your pitching swing.
Practice strategies to get a better pitching swing… so then you can get a lower score! Swing tips are always much appreciated.
Joe Storbakken has been the Lead Coach for Youth and Adaptive Golf at Haggin Oaks and will assume the role of PGA Director of Player Development for Bing Maloney and William Land Golf Courses. Joe is a recent Professional Golf Management graduate at Methodist University and is a PGA Member. Joe's new role will mainly include leading and coaching youth, adaptive and adult programming at both Bing Maloney and William Land Golf Courses. Both of these facilities have a rich history in developing players, both youth and adults in the Sacramento community. We are excited to have Joe further this history and to continue to grow programs in the South Sacramento area.


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Vice President for Business and Finance
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Elmhurst College (www.elmhurst.edu), a private college in suburban Chicago with a strong liberal arts tradition and a commitment to professional preparation, is accepting applications for the position of Vice President for Business and Finance.
Reporting to the President, the Vice President for Business and Finance will serve as the Chief Financial Officer of the College and is responsible for the direction of finance, financial aid, human resources, risk management and certain contract service relationships. The selected candidate will work closely and collaboratively with all sectors of the College's constituencies, providing ongoing communication, education and knowledge of the College's financial objectives, conditions and strategies while promoting a strong culture of service.
The selected candidate will have a master's degree in a finance-related field or MBA; five years of experience in a similar higher education setting; a strong work ethic and visibility on campus; and the ability to work collegially with Cabinet peers and across the College community. For a more detailed description, please visit www.hyatt-fennell.com.
Submit application materials to Cheryl Hyatt at firstname.lastname@example.com. Applications include a letter of interest, a current résumé/cv, and contact information for five professional references. Applications will be reviewed as they are received and should be submitted by February 22, 2019 to receive full consideration. All applications and nominations will be considered highly confidential. Elmhurst College is an equal opportunity employer.
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WHAT: Artrageous
WHERE: Whistler Conference Centre Underground
WHEN: Friday, July 6, 7-11 p.m.
Whistlers week-long arts celebration wraps up this weekend with its signature event, Artrageous.
Arts Experience was, in fact, inspired by Artrageous, a night designed for showcasing local talent. The brainchild of Whistler artist, Christina Nick, Artrageous began in 1991. Seven events later, it has seen single evenings attract up to 1,000 people.
"Unity is this years theme," says co-ordinator Erin Pimm. "I took the direct description from the dictionary, join together for a common purpose. And one of our purposes is that weve got a number of native artists coming in, so the whole idea of this theme was to bring the community together. Thats really important for joining the local artists together and giving them an establishment and a venue to display their art."
Each participating artist has been asked to submit one piece of work that follows the Unity theme. A separate area will showcase these works. Artists may use their own discretion as to what they will display in their designated space.
"And were approaching 50 artists for this year, adds Pimm. "We have a few from Squamish (and) up to Lillooet, as well as two native artists from the North Shore. But everyone else is from the Whistler area. Theresa Walker and Jerry Whitehead will be here. Theyre very prolific artists who are actually doing two shows at the Hongkong Bank of Canada down on Georgia Street (in Vancouver) right now. Were definitely starting to see some well-known artists showing up, which is really exciting."
Several artists will be demonstrating their craft on site. Native carver Clarence Mills, who has just recently made Whistler his home, will be carving a totem pole through the duration of Arts Experience and will continue throughout the evening at Artrageous. Other interactive art will include slide shows, tattoo artists, hair stylists as well as any impromptu demonstrations inspired by the environment.
Live music by Payton L. Rule and Jeffery John as well as DJ Lenny, organic cheese tasting from Astrids Fine Foods and a full bar round out an evening not to be missed.
Doors at the conference centre Underground open tonight (Friday) at 7 p.m. Admission is $5.
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[Blogger's Note: This post is submitted as a necessarily-lengthy formal comment to the November 20, 2015 draft guidance of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, PM-602-0122, interpreting the phrase, "the same or [a] similar occupational classification" as used in the "increased job flexibility" provisions of Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) §§ 204(j) and 212(a)(5)(A)(iv). This comment incorporates by reference the … Continue Reading
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Residences designed to make the everyday extraordinary.
Housed in a historic, turn of the century building The Landmark at 333 Grant Street is San Francisco Historic Landmark number 141. It was designed by Coxhead and Coxhead in 1908 and originally served as the headquarters of the home telephone company, San Francisco's first telegraph exchange site.
The Landmark sits on the boundary between the Downtown San Francisco District and the Financial District, just one block from the city's famous Union Square shopping area. No location in San Francisco could be better for walkability, shopping, dining, or commuting convenience. Walk Score 100.
The Huntsman Architectural Group was brought in to design and convert the building which was completed in 2004. It is a stunning condominium-loft conversion- inside are contemporary urban condominiums and lofts that seamlessly combine the feel of another era with an updated and modern sensibility.
All condos and lofts at The Landmark have perimeter walls of exposed brick and are finished with hardwood floors, stainless steel appliances, mahogany cabinets, and granite countertops. Some units have private decks and all residents enjoy the use of a rooftop terrace that provides panoramic views of San Francisco.


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Winnipeg comic looks for humour while laid up in hospital
A Winnipeg stand up comedian no longer able to stand on his own says he is mining a prolonged hospital stay for laughs later on.
John B. Duff stood under spotlights, cracking audiences up at comedy clubs and festivals for 15 years. As the co-founder of Winnipeg's now defunct Oddblock Comedy Festival, he helped showcase upcoming talent.
Now, in his hospital room, Duff, 51, is unable to walk or stand without assistance and his left hand doesn't always move how he wants it to.
Multiple brain lesions landed him in hospital in January where he's been ever since. Doctors still don't know what exactly caused the damage.
"There's a sense of hopelessness when you're going through this," Duff said by phone Monday night.
"I'd much rather be working. In the game. I'd much rather be going to movies with my girlfriend."
The mystery illness came on relatively quickly, Duff said. In October he was "strong as an ox." By December, a stubbed toe would send him hurling forward onto the floor.
"I just started falling down a lot. My balance was completely off. I had no strength in my legs," he said.
The lesions on his brain showed up in scans. They may be caused by a slow-growing brain cancer or they may simply be a sign of swelling that could go down on its own, he said.
Regardless, Duff is expecting to spend months in hospital.
Through it all he's noting experiences — like messy bathroom trips or how when he falls his body sounds like "a bag of wet garbage," that could be a whole lot funnier when he feels better.
"All the half premises are present. The food is terrible. The beds are uncomfortable," he said. "You find humour as a coping device."
Another coping device — support from friends. An online fundraiser organized by Duff's long-time friend and fellow comic, Chad Knutson, has already raised thousands of dollars to help with his rent and bills while he's unable to work.
"That's like a huge weight lifted," Duff said. "It's massive. It's incredible."
Meanwhile, each day he spends an hour at Health Science's rehabilitation gym at Health Sciences, working on regaining his balance and strength.
He imagines being up on stage with a microphone again one day — it's just a different picture than it once was.
"I'll always do stand up," he said. "I just maybe leaning on a walker when I do it."


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Put the Lime in the Coconut Cake
• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon coconut oil (extract)
• 4 eggs
• 2 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 1 cup sour cream or yogurt
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 limes, zested and juicd
• 1/4 cup coconut milk
• 1 cup shredded coconut
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 4 ounces cream cheese
• 1 pound box plus 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup coconut milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups shredded coconut
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease and flour 2 (9-inch) cake pans. In an electric mixer or using a hand beater, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add coconut oil and eggs 1 at a time. In a mixing bowl or on a sheet of parchment paper, combine flour, salt, baking soda and powder. To mixer add coconut milk and flour to creamed mixture alternately, beginning and ending with flour. Pour batter into prepared pans and bake for 25 to 28 minutes. Allow to cool 10 minutes then unmold onto rack(s) over a sheet pan and allow to cool completely.
For Glaze:
In a medium bowl combine sour cream or yogurt, sugar, lime zest and juice, coconut milk, shredded coconut.
With a bamboo skewer, poke holes in cake and spread glaze on both sides of both cakes. Cover with plastic wrap, chill until ready to frost cake.
In an electric mixer or using a hand mixer beat together the butter, shortening, and cream cheese until well blended and fluffy. Add the powdered sugar gradually at low speed. Beat in coconut milk and vanilla.Frost cake. Coat top and sides with shredded coconut.
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Neon colors for nails
Anyone else obsessed with neon colors for accessories and nails? There's something fun about just having a simple outfit and a pop of neon somewhere.
Neon colors for accessories
Neon colors for shoes
where you can get items similar to what i'm wearing
Here's some neon yellow nail polish.
LOVE these Alexis Bittar sliver earrings in neon yellow.
Or if you're more into the fluffy look like the fly fishing earrings, these Hula fringe tassels are party ready.
Need more neon inspiration?
Did you see how Blair Waldorf used neon? (7th picture from top)
In case you missed this post on how I used neon yellow with graphic leggings and a motorcycle jacket.


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On behalf of all the pupils, staff and board of management, I am delighted to welcome you to our school website.
Here you can find details of activities, programmes and events that take place at St. Enda's N.S. throughout the academic year.
Details of the various programmes that are available at our school that assist us in delivering the curriculum in an engaging and pupil centred manner can be found on the side bar.
We at St. Enda's N.S. aim to provide an education of the highest quality in order to enable all pupils to develop to their full potential and to participate fully as citizens in society.
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Dawn Edmondson – Show Ready HomesDawn is a shady lady. Stay away from her.
My wife and I rented homes through Show Ready Homes. This company, as claimed is owned by Dawn Edmondson. In a month, I had to shift three houses because of her lies and unprofessional behaviour. When I rented my first house with her, I stayed there for three months. During that time, she always had issues with the rents that I used to transfer in the bank account of the owner. She asked me twice to show the proof of the transaction. Hence, from third month, I stared paying her in cash, to be paid to the owner.
After few months, she asked me that the owner wanted us to leave the house. When I asked about the reason, she did not say much and said that she would be checking better options for us. She got us a ready house with furniture. We shifted and that costed us over $2000.
After few days, not even a month, she asked us to empty the place as the owner was willing to sell the house. When I asked, why she offered that house at the first place, she said that the decision was spontaneous. We bought that answer.
She showed us another place which was even better than the first one. Again, after few days, she came to me and said that we needed to move again. When I spoke to the owner, he said that children were not allowed in his apartment and Dawn knew about it. So, she lied about the children. We have four children and all of them study in elementary school. I had to change their school as well when we shifted to this apartment.
She said that it would be the last house and the problems will be solved. She showed us another place which was good, but the furniture was too old. All the beds had bed bugs. When I questioned about it, she refused to accept that, until I challenged her about the same. Later, she admitted that there were bed bugs.
After few days, we came to know that the previous renters of the house had some disputes when police visited us. Although, we had no connection to that, we did not want to answer everyone coming to our place, looking for the previous renters. I called the owner and told him about it. As obvious, he was not aware of any such case.
Dawn hid the truth about the renters. If I would have been the owner, I would have reacted very badly.
This is not it. She used to steal things from our house which we were never able to locate. When I visited a house which she was showing to some other client, I saw my stolen things there. At this, Dawn said that I would have left that in the old house and she was not sure how she got that.
It costed me more than $2000 for every time I moved. Dawn is a scammer and I tried to find her company's website. But, did not see any website up. I am not sure if this company even exists.


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The Ibiza is one of the best selling compact cars in Europe and Seat's best selling model. While so far the car was based on a different platform than the Leon, things will change from now on. The newly revealed 2018 Seat Ibiza is based on the same MQB modular chassis as its larger sibling. However, there are differences between the two. The Ibiza is based on the A0 MQB which is the smallest version of the platform. However, this still means the two cars get the same suspension setup in the front which should help the Ibiza tremendously. The rear suspension is still using a twist beam which is not ideal but it does free up a lot of space inside the cabin.
In detail
The 2018 Ibiza is slightly longer and wider than its predecessor as well as taller. On top of that it gets a notably longer wheelbase which should help it with interior space. Despite the size increase, the car is not much heavier than its predecessor. With it Seat is going to offer more efficient engines than before and a more comprehensive list of features. Its high performance version will likely be released in the near future.
The design of Seat Ibiza 2018
One of the largest steps forward is the way the 2018 Seat Ibiza looks. The new car has nothing in common with its predecessor and that's not a bad thing. In the front it gets the same grille as the Leon with the minimalist headlights, the perfectly sculpted bumper and the bulky hood. From the profile the car definitely looks lower and longer than its predecessor even though this isn't the case.
However, thanks to its longer wheelbase the car has been proportioned differently so it looks better. The rear gets a scaled down version of the Leon's rear end. This is actually great because it makes the small Ibiza seem much more expensive than it really is. Seat will release the car in four different trim levels. Unfortunately the FR and the rumored Cupra will be released at a later date.
Inside the cabin
The minimalist design of the exterior continues on the interior. The car departed from its predecessor's looks for something a bit more grown up. The dashboard is offering a much more airy layout. The infotainment system is mounted on the dashboard's color insert while just under it there are the controls for the air conditioning.
Some of the buttons have been moved near the gear shifter in order to free up some space, so the car looks on par with the best in its class. At this moment a better set of seats is missing from the available options while VW's great fully digital instrument cluster seems to be missing as well. Considering how the instrument cluster is laid out, we do hope the latter will come at a later date as an option.
2018 Seat Ibiza Under the hood
For the moment the 2018 Seat Ibiza can be had with two petrol engines and a diesel. There is the 1.0 liter 3 cylinder naturally aspirated mill which provides 65 or 75 horsepower. This is a rather old engine but it gets the job done with decent fuel economy. Further up the range there is a 1.0 liter turbo-three offering 95 or 115 horsepower. This is more efficient and considerably more powerful. The diesel is a 1.6 liter unit offering 95 horsepower which is barely the average of its class. It seems that for the moment a 5 speed manual is the only offering which is unusual. We do hope Seat will also offer a 6 speed manual as well as a DSG gearbox in the near future. VW's 1.4 liter TSI engine with its 150 horsepower has been confirmed for the upcoming FR.


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Activator of the Month (October): Amelia Grubb
Congratulations to our Activator of the Month, Amelia Grubb, our Netball Activator!
Amelia has done a fantastic job during her first month as Netball Activator, helping to deliver weekly drop-in netball sessions on Tuesday evenings. Her sessions have had high regular attendance every week, with 70 students at her very first session!
Amelia also set up a successful Campus Sport Netball League consisting of six teams, which she heavily promoted alongside her regular sessions. To communicate regularly with her attendees, she also created a Facebook group to publish fixtures, updates and results, and also requested feedback to improve her sessions. Amelia has constantly shown that she can react well under pressure.
We asked Amelia about her aims as an Activator:
"My main goal is to get more people interested in and playing Netball. It's one of the biggest female sports, yet many young girls do not have the confidence to play. I want to increase the participation of Netball, but also make sure people do not stop playing once they have left university."
We have been incredibly impressed with Amelia this month. Thank you for your hard work Amelia!
Our Activators and Coordinators are a team of student volunteers who help to run the 'Get Active, Stay Active' programme. The programme is available all year round to students and staff at the University of Portsmouth. The sessions are either free-of-charge or at reduced costs. There are over 50 sessions a week in 25 sports available – and membership is free!
If you're interested in becoming an Activator for a particular sport, or want to know more about our Get Active programme, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com.


text: There are a lot of parallels when I think about training for a marathon (or any distance) and the journey of life. You start out with a dream or vision of what you want to achieve (be that just finishing, enjoying the event or a specific time). You set a course of action to get you there that is not just physical but emotional, strategic and that requires continual course correction along the way. And then you move forward, sideways, sometimes backwards, gaining experience and growing along the way.