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Keep Tahoe healthy: Elevate Wellness Center reopens with tea bar, apothecary and workshops
February 20, 2017
For Elevate Wellness Center's owner Melinda Choy, good health is about more than eating your veggies and chugging orange juice when you feel a cold coming on — it's about listening to what your body is telling you and searching for long-lasting lifestyle solutions over treating symptoms.
"We don't have a health culture that's built into our lifestyles; it's more like you take this medicine when you're sick. There is no real concept of how to bring that into your daily life," said Choy, perched on a stool at the "Communi-Tea" area of the center's new location in The Crossing.
Choy, a licensed acupuncturist, opened Elevate Wellness in South Lake Tahoe back in 2004.
"I built Elevate from renting a room in a chiropractic office to what you see now. We've had multiple locations, and with each move we have expanded and added to our services, slowly moving toward the dream of what I've envisioned for the community," said Choy. "This will be the final move."
Elevate Wellness now has a growing team of practitioners offering acupuncture; nutrition therapy; prenatal, Thai, Mayan and Chinese abdominal massages; midwifery and well-woman care; and neuromuscular therapy — to name a few.
The new, larger space allowed for the creation of an apothecary nook where Misty McBride, a certified herbalist and midwife, mixes up teas and tinctures — and even offers 30-minute consultations to create custom blends.
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"We do everything from digestive bitters to nursing nectars and throat sprays, stuff for babies and men, and nutritional teas," said McBride, who's been practicing for over 16 years.
She creates her tinctures by soaking therapeutic herbs in Tahoe Moonshine for six to eight weeks before pressing out the herbs. Once bottled, they can be purchased alongside the expanded line of retail products carried at the new location, ranging from matcha tea and all-natural skin-care products to supplements and bulk Chinese herbs.
"We added in the Chinese bulk herbs so that we could do customizable formulas for our patients. It's like going back in time to when people would walk into the pharmacies in Chinatown…You'd tell them what's wrong with you and they'd make the formula, which you'd cook into a soup," explained Choy.
Choy grew up in the Bay Area with parents who emigrated from China, and tang — a medicinal soup infused with a tonic of herbs — was cooked and served alongside dinner every night by her grandmother.
"Our goal is to educate the patient so that they understand how to make good choices for their bodies and their health and to get out of here," said Choy, who plans on offering classes on topics like creating good-for-your-gut foods full of probiotics, such as kefir or sauerkraut.
"We don't want to get people looped into this system of we take care of you. It's empowering the patient to be able to take care of themselves."
And this approach is obvious after one acupuncture session with Choy, who, prior to the treatment, sits and discusses each patient's needs and routines — from when and what they eat, to what time they go to sleep — and offers up suggestions on how to improve them. It's all part of her goal of getting each patient's body balanced in mind, body and spirit.
"There's a wide range that we treat with acupuncture, from pain management, stress and chronic illnesses to autoimmunity, infertility and hormone imbalance," said Choy.
By tapping into acupuncture points — pods of nerve endings — with needles, it's a way of signaling the brain to take action.
"They've found that it helps release natural endorphins in the body, that's why it helps with pain and inflammation," explained Choy. "You're also signaling a greater response to the brain to say 'Let's send more anti-inflammatories and more blood flow to this area.' It's increasing your body's natural signals to do it's own healing."
Ultimately, Choy wants Elevate Wellness to be a place where people come to get better, but also a spot for the community to gather — maybe enjoy a cup of nutritional tea — and discuss healthy living.
"We want to offer classes not just from our own providers here, but we also want to give a platform to people in town who have interesting things to say about health," said Choy. "We want to be the central spot in town to get natural and holistic health information."
Elevate Wellness Center — in conjunction with the new hot yoga-pole-barre-dance studio next door, OMNI — will be hosting an open house on Thursday, Feb. 23 from noon – 7 p.m. Fifteen minute free massages will be available by appointment, and tea and tonic tastings will take place from 2 – 4 p.m. OMNI will be offering free classes all day and early bird sign-up discounts.
Elevate Wellness Center is located at 2034 Lake Tahoe Blvd. in the shopping center The Crossing at the Y.


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CLEVELAND (AP) Kyrie Irving scored a season-high 32 points and the reigning NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers remained undefeated, beating the Houston Rockets 128-120 on Tuesday night.
Kevin Love scored 24 points while LeBron James added 19 points and 13 rebounds as Cleveland placed six players in double figures. The Cavaliers are 4-0 for the first time in 16 years.
James Harden scored a season-high 41 points and had 15 assists for Houston.
Ryan Anderson's 3-pointer cut Cleveland's lead to 114-112 with 2:18 to play, but 3-pointers by James and J.R. Smith and another 3 by Irving with 34 seconds left pushed the margin to 125-116.
The game's tip-off was moved up an hour to 6 p.m. because the Indians and Cubs were playing Game 6 of the World Series across the street at Progressive Field.
SAN ANTONIO (AP) – George Hill had 22 points and Utah made a season-high 15 3-pointers, handing San Antonio its first loss of the season.
Rodney Hood had 19 points, Trey Lyles 15 and Shelvin Mack 14 for Utah, which finished 15 for 31 from 3-point range.
Kawhi Leonard led San Antonio with 30 points and LaMarcus Aldridge added 21.
Hill made four straight baskets starting with about 6 minutes left, scoring 10 points to give the Jazz a 96-88 lead with 4 minutes remaining.
Utah built a 12-point lead in the opening quarter by shooting 72 percent from the field and 88 percent on 3s.
The Jazz made seven 3-pointers in the first quarter, one more than their previous season high for a game.
MIAMI (AP) – Goran Dragic scored 25 points, Tyler Johnson had seven of his 22 in overtime and Miami beat Sacramento.
Hassan Whiteside got his fourth double-double to start the season, 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Heat – who have won 15 straight at home over the Kings. Dragic added eight rebounds and eight assists, and Dion Waiters scored 20 points for Miami.
Rudy Gay scored 30 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for Sacramento. DeMarcus Cousins scored 30 points for the Kings, but fouled out late in regulation and Sacramento was outscored 17-5 in the extra session.
The Heat wasted an 80-71 lead in the final six minutes of regulation.
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) – Tobias Harris scored 25 points and Marcus Morris added 22 to lift Detroit over New York.
The Pistons have won three in a row – all by double digits – since dropping their season opener. They closed out this game with an impressive defensive stretch, holding New York to 10 points in the fourth quarter.
Carmelo Anthony scored 24 points for the Knicks, and Derrick Rose added 19.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 19 points for Detroit, and Andre Drummond had nine points and 13 rebounds.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Serge Ibaka sank two free throws with 1.4 seconds to snap a tie game and send Orlando over Philadelphia.
The Magic rallied from an 18-point deficit to win for the first time in four games this season.
Sixers center Joel Embiid lost his dribble at the top of the key and Orlando snagged the ball with 5.7 seconds left. Sixers guard T.J. McConnell was whistled for a flagrant foul on Ibaka's layup attempt. Ibaka made both and the Magic retained possession and kept the Sixers winless.
Embiid had two costly turnovers in the final minute for the Sixers.
Ibaka scored 21 points and Nik Vucevic had 24 points and 14 rebounds.
Hollis Thompson led the Sixers with 22 points. Embiid had 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Dario Saric scored 21 points.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Giannis Antetokounmpo had 24 points and 10 rebounds, Jabari Parker added 21 points, and Milwaukee beat winless New Orleans.
Anthony Davis scored 35 points – the third time he has scored at least that many points – to go with 15 rebounds, three blocked shots and three steals. But once again, it was not enough for New Orleans, which has dropped its first four games, including three at home.
Milwaukee rookie Malcolm Brogdon had his best game yet, scoring 14 points – 10 in the second half. Tony Snell had 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Bucks, while Rashad Vaughn scored 12 points and Matthew Dellavedova had 11.
Tim Frazier had 20 points and nine assists for New Orleans.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Zach LaVine scored 31 points and hit five 3-pointers, and Minnesota built a lead too big to give away in a victory over Memphis, its first of the season.
Gorgui Dieng scored 17 points for the Timberwolves (1-2), who led by 17 points in the opener against Memphis and 18 against Sacramento before losing both games.
Memphis coach David Fizdale decided to rest Mike Conley and Marc Gasol on the front end of a back-to-back that finishes at home on Wednesday night against New Orleans. Tony Allen made his season debut for the Grizzlies after missing the first three games of the season with a right knee injury.
Memphis shot just 36.5 percent and turned the ball over 22 times.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Stephen Curry scored 28 points, 23 in the third quarter, and Golden State extended its early season winning streak to three games.
Ian Clark came off the bench with a career-high 22 points for the Warriors, who have rebounded after a season-opening loss to San Antonio. Kevin Durant added 20 points and Golden State rested its starters down the stretch after leading by as many as 35 points.
Damian Lillard had 31 points for the Blazers, who fell in five games to the Warriors in the Western Conference semifinals last season. Playing the first of a back-to-back, Portland coach Terry Stotts also went to his reserves with eight minutes left.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Paul George scored 30 points, including Indiana's final 12 of the game to rally the Pacers over Los Angeles.
The Lakers trailed by as many as 16 points, but rallied and had their final lead at 108-107 before George put it away.
He made consecutive 18-foot jumpers for a 111-108 lead, then followed through on the opposite end of the floor with the biggest defensive rebound of the game. The Lakers' Jordan Clarkson missed an almost uncontested layup, and it was George who came down with the rebound, sending him to the free throw line to close out the contest.
Monta Ellis had 17 points and CJ Miles scored 16 for the Pacers. Thaddeus Young finished with 14.
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I still remember the first time I attended a Rutgers football game as a freshman. The year was 1996 and it was one of the first games of that season. In those days the record for Rutgers Football was not good. Fortunately, things have changed for the better.
Last Saturday, we went to the Rutgers VS Ohio game, in which Rutgers kicked ass big time. Mainly, I went to support Joe Radigan who plays for Rutgers as punter. What I didn't expect was the number of fans that came out that day. The stadium was nearly full; it was sea of red in the stands!
Prior to the game, we joined a few friends for a tailgate party. For many, the tailgate party was the main attraction that day. As we rode our mountain bikes (that's right, great parking baby!) through the crowds and traffic, I saw the biggest outdoor party I have ever seen at Rutgers, bigger than Rutgers Fest! I'm talking about beer cans all over the floor, the smell of BBQ all over the air, live bands, loud music playing in parked cars, girls in skimpy outfits, shirtless guys with painted faces… thousands and thousands of people!!! About 41,600 people attended the game that day, and it felt like 41,600 people were partying outside the stadium too!
This is Joe Radigan, President of the RU Salsa Club.
(Notice the green arrows pointing to the ball).
Here are two articles about Joe:
Radigan Honored as BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Week
Scarlet Knights Shutout Illinois in Home Opener, 33-0
In the following photo, can you find the ball in this picture? I must have stared at this picture for half hour and I still haven't found it… cheap digital camera! Next time, I'm bringing my 35mm kick ass SLR camera with super zoom lens!!).
You can find the rest of the pictures in my flickr.com album.


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As November comes to a close, I am left a little bit speechless. Time has been cruising in the fast lane. The fall season is officially over, and that brings both joyous and sorrowful emotions to heart. This month showed me that the ordinary routines we fall into are dangerous yet vital (a super stark contradiction, I know).
Getting in a rut with what you're doing doesn't help creativity or relationships. You must constantly be pushing yourself to go out of your comfort zone to do things you've always wanted to do or give more effort to the people you feel you unintentionally leave slacking.
Routine is also a great way to incorporate small changes to achieve a healthier lifestyle. This month I started plugging my phone in by my door, instead of right next to my bed. Even though I considered myself healthily detached from my phone, I noticed there were many moments I could be sleeping when I would instead decide to look at one more picture or post or whatever else. I gave myself three nights of a "trial run" to see if moving the location of where my phone charged overnight would actually help me in any way. The result: ding, ding, ding, I was right on——shifting the location changed so much. This simple, healthy routine that I implemented impacted not only the quantity, but quality, of my sleep. No more groggy mornings or hitting the snooze button (well, at least not hitting it seven times like I would before). These types of routines are necessary in becoming our best selves.
Mostly, this month taught me to take a step back and breathe not only every once in awhile, but every day. With a busy few weeks ahead, taking a couple minutes to put everything in perspective is crucial to keeping my sanity. Clearly time can't be frozen, but there are things I can do to enjoy school, tennis, family, faith, and friends more. With November 2016 behind us, whether I want it or not, it's time to bring on the holidays. xx


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Let these seven tracks set-up an amazing week for you as we all celebrate family, life, and being happy during the holiday season:
Garden City Movement's "Slightly All The Time" is a single release off their debut album slated to drop in 2018 off of Night Time Stories, which is the sister label to Late Night Tales for original releases from artists. This song features wavering trip-hop atmospherics mixed with a dreamily-jarring set of vocals and some guitar hooks that reflect an Southern Asian influence.
L.A.-based indie rocker, BOYO, covers Current Joys' "Blondie" with a sense of drama, between the light, almost whispering vocals of Robert Tilden conveying a sense of heartache in a confusing relationship countered by the heavy, almost organ-like synths.
"Someone To Spend Christmas With" is a perfect representation of holiday songs I like: ones that don't sound like holiday songs! The Spook School, fronted by AC Cory's 90's era throwback vocals, have always been ones to explore gender, sexuality, and queer issues through their music, and this song is no different. They describe the song as "figuring out how you want to conduct your own relationships when it feels like the world is full of conflicting advice about the "best" way to do it. Whether that be monogamy, polyamory or something else. The refrain relates to the ideal of having one important person in your life with whom you'll always spend your special occasions."
Brothers Jonathan and Michael Rosen have been around the music scene for a while, and Cones is a representation of both their identities mashed into one. This can be heard on their latest single, "First Time," as there are elements of pop and key-heavy orchestration, which they bring to the table respectively.
Little Simz has become a staple of my weekly show, as the English 23 year-old continues to evolve her hip-hop sound through her already extensive career, having already released one LP, four mixed tapes, and five EP's, as well as several singles since 2010, like "Morning" featuring Swooping Duck, an improv trio of instrumentalists out of Melbourne. The combination of Little Simz' vocals playing off of, and keeping the jaunty beat with, Swooping Duck's metronomic percussions, while the light piano work in the background adds a playful jazzy element. I also love that she is a hip-hop artist I can point my daughter to among many who fill their lyrics with disrespecting women.
I've been obsessively listening to Florist's title track off their sophomore album, If Blue Could Be Happiness, allowing myself to be captured by the dreamy instrumentation that is reminiscent of the first smells and warmth that accompany spring, while your hand moves with the air as you travel by car to a lazy destination. Emily Sprague's hushed vocals are the perfect narration to this comforting projection, even as she sings of the struggles, pain, and eventual peace that are part of our lives.
Yung Olde Mayne's "Sunrise" is the perfect ending to this set, as mellow hip-hop beats are used to highlight a classic song (can you guess who's being sampled?) to welcome in the morning with chill vibes. If you start off the day with this track, you'll be doing alright.
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General News of Saturday, 17 March 2018
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
The Ghana Scholarship Secretariat has advised all Heads of second cycle schools to comply with a circular issued calling for a refund of scholarship monies that have not been utilized.
According to the Registrar of Scholarships, Kingsley Agyemang, some schools had received funds for a period of about 6 years after beneficiaries had completed hence these monies must be refunded to the Secretariat.
Speaking to journalist on the sidelines of a scholarship forum in Ho, Mr Agyemang said "we realized that in the Senior High Schools, most students completed 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, the Scholarships were still being paid after the students had completed school. How to refund the money has become a problem."
He added that the Economic and Organized Crime Organization had been invited to help retrieve the monies due to the failure of the Heads to comply with a "circular issued 2 months ago instructing them to refund the money within 21 days."
"It was only Oda Senior High School in the Eastern Region that acted on the circular", he added.
Mr Agyeman, therefore, implored the other Heads to corporate with officials of EOCO when they visit their respective schools adding if any "element of criminality is found, you [head] will face prosecution".
He, however, waded off a perception that only citizens affiliated to a governing party were considered and shortlisted for scholarships.
Mr Agyemang said "regardless of whether your party is in power or not, so far as you are eligible [you will be awarded the scholarship]", he said.
The Registrar of Scholarships also noted his outfit would ensure there is enough funding available to sponsor beneficiaries before scholarships are awarded to avert agitations from beneficiaries due to delay in payments.
"Gone are the days when the scholarship Secretariat was just a post office, we were sending people out there because we want to send them out, it won't happen this time around. Now we make sure funding is available before we [Scholarship Secretariat] send you [beneficiary] out."


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With Railway Age since 1992, William C. Vantuono has broadened and deepened the magazine's coverage of the technological revolution that is so swiftly changing the industry. He has also strengthened Railway Age's leadership position in industry affairs with the conferences he conducts, among them Next-Generation Train Control, Light Rail, and Rail Insights. He is the author or co-author or editor of several books, among them All About Railroading; John Armstrong's The Railroad: What It Is, What It Does; Railway Age's Comprehensive Railroad Dictionary; and Planning, Engineering, and Operating Light Rail, With Applications in New Jersey.
Roy Blanchard is principal of The Blanchard Company and a Contributing Editor to Railway Age.
Anthony Perl is Director of the Urban Studies Program at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, British Columbia; he has previously worked at the City University of New York, the University of Calgary, and Université Lumière in Lyon, France. He has authored or co-authored four books, most recently Transport Revolutions: Moving People and Freight Without Oil (2010). Anthony's research crosses disciplinary and national boundaries to explore the policy decisions that affect transportation, cities and the environment. He has published in scholarly journals such as Energy Policy, Transportation Research, Transportation Quarterly, World Transport Policy and Practice, and Scientific American. Perl's work been awarded prizes for outstanding papers presented at the World Conference on Transport Research and the Canadian Transportation Research Forum. He currently chairs the Rail Group of the U.S. Transportation Research Board, a division of the National Research Council.
Frank N. Wilner is author of six books, including, Amtrak: Past, Present, Future; Understanding the Railway Labor Act; and, Railroad Mergers: History, Analysis, Insight. He earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in economics and labor relations from Virginia Tech. He has been assistant vice president, policy, for the Association of American Railroads; a White House appointed chief of staff at the Surface Transportation Board; and director of public relations for the United Transportation Union. He is a past president of the Association of Transportation Law Professionals. Wilner drafted the railroad section of the Heritage Foundation's Mandate for Change (Volumes I and II), which were policy blueprints for the two Reagan Administrations; and was a guest columnist for the Cato Institute's Regulation magazine.
David Briginshaw joined IRJ in 1982 as associate editor, and was appointed editor-in-chief in 2001. He has travelled the world extensively interviewing many of the CEOs and senior managers of the world's railways and transit systems which has given him an in-depth knowledge of the global railway industry.
Keith Barrow joined IRJ as News Editor in 2006 and was promoted to Associate Editor in 2008. He was previously editor of employee publications for the Welsh Assembly Government, G4S, and Thomsonfly, and has written for a range of other publications including the Derby Telegraph. He graduated from Lincoln University in 2002 with a degree in journalism.
Kevin Smith joined IRJ in 2009 as features editor and since then has travelled the world reporting on developments in the world's railways. Before joining IRJ, Kevin worked for several local newspapers in the United States and as a freelance technical writer for a university engineering magazine. Kevin graduated with a first class honours degree in American Studies from Lancaster University, Britain, in 2006, and with a Master's degree in American Studies from Purdue University, United States, in 2008.
John Thompson was born and grew up in Toronto, and studied journalism at the University of Toronto and, later, creative writing at Ryerson University. He joined the senior staff of the Toronto Transit Commission in 1977, subsequently becoming assistant editor of Coupler, the TTC's employee magazine, as well as performing public relations and archival duties. Thompson has been a freelance writer and editor for 20 years, for the Toronto Star newspaper and numerous trade magazines (including Railway Age). He resides in Hamilton, Ontario.
Michael R. Weinman is Managing Director and founder of Passenger Transportation Specialists, Inc., better known as PTSI Transportation. He is a career rail passenger professional who holds three university degrees and certifications, all in passenger transportation. In 1972, he founded PTSI, and continues to head the firm. The company specializes in operations, equipment, marketing, on board services, customer service, training, deluxe tour train operations, and in residual value optimization and car leasing support. Weinman is a Director Emeritus of the American Association of Railroad Superintendents, and a member of the Chicago Railroad Superintendents Association, the Operating Rules Association of North American Railroads, and the International Association of Railway Operating Officers. He was one of Amtrak's first operating officers, inspecting and evaluating the national passenger rolling stock fleet. He then served as General Superintendent, Operations Planning, and finally as General Superintendent, Equipment Performance. Weinman is a graduate of the New York Central Railroad Operating Management Training Program, and served as an officer of the Penn Central Transportation Company and as a transportation analyst for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.
Independent railway economist Jim Blaze has been in the railroad industry for well over 40 years. Trained in logistics, he served seven years with the Illinois DOT as a Chicago long-range freight planner and almost two years with the USRA technical staff in Washington, D.C. Jim then spent 21 years with Conrail in cross-functional strategic roles from branch line economics to mergers, IT, logistics, and corporate change. He followed this with 20 years of international consulting at rail engineering firm Zeta-Tech Associates. Jim is a Magna cum Laude Graduate of St. Anselm's College with a master's degree from the University of Chicago, Married with six children, he lives outside of Philadelphia. "This column reflects my continued passion for the future of railroading as a competitive industry," says Jim. "Only by occasionally challenging our institutions can we probe for better quality and performance. My opinions are my own, independent of Railway Age."
Stuart Chirls previously worked as digital editor for the Journal of Commerce covering container shipping, railroads, logistics, policy and global trade. He has extensively reported on manufacturing, retailing, import/export, equity markets and other business subjects for the New York Daily News, the New York Times Co. and Standard & Poor's. He also worked in a start-up supply chain unit of chemical producer BASF. He began his journalism career writing about sports for the Star-Ledger in New Jersey. Chirls holds a B.A. in English from Tulane University.
Railway Supply Institute (RSI) President Tom Simpson has been with RSI since 1988. Prior to joining RSI, Simpson worked at the Federal Railroad Administration Office of Public Affairs in Washington, D.C. He has also served as the president of operation Lifesaver's board of directors. Simpson's areas of responsibility include RSI Committees on Quality Assurance, Standard Coupler Manufacturers, State Taxation, Tank Cars, Equipment Leasing, Maintenance-of-Way, and Train Control Technologies. Simpson oversees all RSI legislative activities, with particular emphasis on freight railroads, freight cars, hazardous materials, truck sizes and weights, taxes and railroad safety legislation. He also serves as Executive Director of the American Railway Car Institute.
Arthur J. "Art" Miller, Jr., is an award-winning railroad safety and regulatory compliance manager with numerous citations for creating innovative safety and training programs. Art has more than 60 film credits as a Railroad Coordinator working on Hollywood blockbusters like Schindler's List and The Fugitive. Miller's resume also lists stints at the U.S. Railway Association, in Washington D.C. as a Congressional staffer, and a current Part 240 Engineer certification.
The grandson of a C&O Railroad conductor, Richmond native, and Virginia Commonwealth University mass communications graduate, Doug Riddell is a retired locomotive engineer and Amtrak company photographer, hired initially as a switchman by the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad in 1977. Riddell was a radio and television broadcaster who still does public speaking and commercial voiceover work, and is occasionally called upon to comment on railroad-related topics for network and cable television news. His exploits have served as the nexus for decades of anecdotal glimpses into the life of working railroaders that have found their way into books, magazines and documentaries. A published author, Doug's first 1999 volume, "From The Cab: Stories From A Locomotive Engineer," was an outgrowth of his monthly "From The Cab" column in Passenger Train Journal and RailNews. He recently completed a poignant yet comical look at the late Eugene Garfield's original auto-train, and work is progressing on the history of its successor, Amtrak's Auto Train. Residing in Ashland, Va., where Amtrak and CSX trains ply the main line through the center of the picturesque southern college town, Doug and his wife, Sandy, a retired educator, are first-time grandparents of twin boys, whose father, Ryan, follows in his father's footsteps at the throttle of the Auto Train and other Amtrak runs.
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PFLAG API Chapters in New York and Los Angeles Celebrate Lunar New Year!
The 2014 Lunar New Year was last week, and PFLAGers on both coasts celebrated diversity of all kind by marching in parades with other API constituents. We have reports from both Califonia and New York on these special celebrations!


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The precocious and sometimes unpredictable Miss Kitty FINALLY had her first litter of kits. No matter how I did the math, she went for at least 35 days, and that's with me counting from her last day of breeding. I had all but given up, thinking she had faked us out. After all, she started […]Read the rest of this entry »
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I think by now, we all know that I have a serious love for J. Crew and think they can do no wrong. They always have realistically attractive models, unique styling, great pieces...everything just works. I especially love how they make kids clothes essentially just scaled-down versions of their adult clothes, with a few added kid touches.
All of which is why I LOVE the new baby collection!!! So many cute little things, made in classic J. Crew fabrics and colors. I will add that I'm a total sucker for anything made in miniature, so baby clothes are always adorable just because of how tiny they are.
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Cashmere Baby Blanket (I'll take this for myself, please and thank you...)
Baby tunics in Liberty prints!
A fox printed tunic? Adorable.
A tiny cashmere sweater!
This kitty sweater is too cute
You could give pretty much anything in the collection for a baby shower present and be the best gift giver. Everything is so much cuter and sweeter in tiny sizes, from pink polka-dotted socks to baby-sized moccasins...I just cannot wait until I know more people having babies so I can buy teensy little things!


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Uganda – Has always been the Pearl of Africa
Why is Uganda called the Pearl of Africa? – Winston Churchill popularized the Phrase in his 1908 Book "My African Journey"
Why is Uganda called the Pearl of Africa? Who first named Uganda as the Pearl of Africa? The Term – Uganda – the Pearl of Africa – was made popular by Winston Churchill in his 1908 Book entitled "My African Journey" about his trip to Uganda in 1907.
Winston Churchill became quite enthused about what he found in Uganda when he wrote "For magnificence, for variety of form and color, for profusion of brilliant life — bird, insect, reptile, beast — for vast scale — Uganda is truly "the Pearl of Africa."
Most in Uganda today attribute the name "Pearl of Africa" to Winston Churchill however almost every other Western Explorer and Discoverer spoke in glowing terms about Uganda and they also referred to Uganda as the Pearl of Africa.
Yes, Winston Churchill may not have been the one who first called Uganda, the Pearl of Africa.
Uganda affected even the early explorers, that came years before Winston Churchill arrived. They were amazed by its beauty, its natural wonders, its people. When modern travel became available tourists flocked to Uganda and fell in love with the Pearl of Africa – Uganda.
In 1858 John Hanning Speke and Richard Burton ventured through Uganda and were amazed by what they found and it was John Hanning Speke that discovered Lake Victoria as the source of the Nile, were impressed by how wide and open the streets were of the capital of the Buganda Kingdom and were amazed by the local culture and ways of the people.
The earliest and most credible source calling Uganda the Pearl of Africa was Henry Morton Stanley who in 1871 ventured throughout Uganda. Frederick John D. Lugard (who saved Uganda for the British from the French) wrote, "Stanley was even louder in his praises of Uganda than Speke had been, and described it as the "Pearl of Africa" 1893
Most sources name Henry Morton Stanley as the earliest and probably most plausible source, especially in American Writings which were before Winston Churchill's visit to Uganda in 1907 and his later book published in 1908.
Why is Uganda called the Pearl of Africa? No matter who was the first to refer to "Uganda – as the Pearl of Africa" the reality is, that it has been known and referred to as such for over 100 plus years.
Visitors coming to Uganda in the 21st Century do not ask "Why is Uganda called the Pearl of Africa?" Minutes after getting off of the plane at Entebbe International Airport and heading out on their African Safari they would totally agree, that Uganda is the Pearl of Africa.
The words of Winston Churchill published in 1908 still ring true today in the 21st Century. "For magnificence, for variety of form and color, for profusion of brilliant life — bird, insect, reptile, beast — for vast scale — Uganda is truly "the Pearl of Africa."
The Kingdom of Uganda is a fairy tale. The scenery is different, the climate is different and most of all, the people are different from anything elsewhere to be seen in the whole range of Africa….what message I bring back….concentrate on Uganda."
Why is Uganda called the Pearl of Africa? Maybe a better question in the 21st Century would be "Why is Uganda recognized as the Pearl of Africa?
Definitely, because Winston Churchill popularized the Term "Pearl of Africa."
Why did Lonely Planet in 2012 name Uganda as the Best Country to Visit? Because no other country in Africa has what Uganda has – it is one of the most bio-diverse countries in all of Africa.
Why did National Geographic pick Uganda as one of the Best Travel Destinations in Africa? Because it is the Pearl of Africa.
Uganda – as the Pearl of Africa lost some of its lusters during the days of Idi Amin, the war in the Bush Years that brought President Yoweri Museveni to power and the havoc the Lord's Resistance Army and Joseph Kony brought to the north of the country resulting in war and a trail of tears that touched most lives there.
Since 2005 the country has been at peace, is one of Africa's friendliest, safest, most secure, stable countries in all of Africa, the Pearl of Africa has and is regaining its luster as the one and only Pearl in all of Africa with more Tourists discovering its Natural Wonders.
Time for you to visit Uganda and see why it is Africa's Pearl.
Even Kakany West and Kim Kardashian chose to visit the Pearl of Africa in Octover of 2018.
Uganda to drop the Tagline – "The Pearl of Africa?"
That is what the headline in the New Vision Newspaper, Uganda's Government Newspaper suggested. That after a study by the University of California, Berkely pointed out, that Pearl of Africa was outdated.
Little do they know. Pearl of Africa – no creation by Ugandan governments past or present is synonymous with Uganda. Try asking for Margarine in a store here and you get a blank stare, its Blue Band. You do not ask for Laundry Detergent, but for Omo, same applies to toothpaste, Colgate no matter what the Brand.
The Pearl of Africa is Uganda, Uganda is the Pearl of Africa, others have tried changing it to the slogan "Gifted by Nature| a few years ago, though true, it was a total flop.
We think that slogan, tagline "Pearl o Africa" is timeless and certainly a lot better than terms such as "Magical Kenya" or "Remarkable Rwanda." Pearl of Africa – words how those in the past, including Winston Churchill, reacted upon discovering a country that they felt was a rare find such as a Pearl, a country that stood out from the others that they had seen and traveled to in Africa, a country beyond Compare.


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"Back in my day …"
Have you ever heard someone start a story that way about how society was different when they were younger?
Generally, they want the listener to know how things were harder when they were growing up before televisions, before remote controls, before cable television, etc.
We are constantly looking for new ways to make our lives more convenient. Many times, this is through new technology (self-driving cars, anyone?), but that's not the only way to make our lives a little easier.
At the office of Lloyd F. Moss Jr., D.D.S., & Lloyd F. Moss III, D.D.S., we have incorporated technology and new techniques into our practice, but we offer another way to help your family.
At our dentist office in Fredericksburg, VA, we want to provide for all your family's dental care needs. As a comprehensive family practice, we can assist with your family's oral health in one location.
Pediatric Care
No one is more important to you than your family. You want your children to develop good dental hygiene habits, so you teach them to brush twice per day and to floss daily.
We also would encourage you to bring them (and yourself) to the dentist a couple times each year for routine cleanings and examinations. This is an important part of pediatric care.
Our dentists want your children to feel comfortable whenever they visit our office in Fredericksburg. We encourage you to bring your child to visit us between his or her second or third birthday. (If you have any concerns about anything, then you are always welcome to bring your child to see us earlier.)
The goal of this first visit is to examine your son or daughter's teeth and to help him or her become familiar with our staff and our office.
We want your child's initial experience to be a happy visit. Even if he or she is not ready to let us look at his or her teeth, that's OK. We can take them for a ride in the dentist chair and introduce them to some of the equipment that we use to take care of teeth.
We don't want to force your son or daughter to do anything he or she isn't ready to do. Letting them progress at their own pace will make it less likely that they will feel anxious about coming to our office as they get older.
Growing With Your Family's Needs
One of the ways we can help make dental care more convenient for you by providing a range of services in one location.
Our preventive care is intended to prevent tooth decay and gum disease or to treat those problems as early as possible.
But that's just one aspect of dentistry. As your children get older, you may decide that it's time to begin orthodontic treatment. (If you had braces when you were younger, there's a reasonable chance that your children will need their teeth straightened as well.)
At our office, we offer Invisalign®, which is can help with alignment issues including:
- Overbites and underbites
- Open bites
- Crossbites
- Gaps between teeth
- Crooked and crowded teeth
Invisalign offers many advantages over braces. By using clear aligners, which are like plastic mouthguards, your teen's teeth can be straightened without wires or brackets.
The aligner can be removed during meals, so your son or daughter can continue to eat the foods that they love throughout their orthodontic care.
Invisalign also is a good treatment option for parents who would like a discreet way to improve the appearance of their smiles.
Here For You In A Dental Emergency
This is a service that we provide, although we sincerely hope no one in your family will need it.
We also know that kids will be kids, and dental emergencies happen. We also know they don't happen on a schedule. Why we encourage you to contact our office at any time, day or night, if anyone you know needed emergency dental care.
You can reach us by calling (540) 369-4926.
Dental emergencies can include broken teeth, teeth that are knocked loose, oral injuries, and toothaches.
Our Family Looks Forward To Meeting Yours
We consider ourselves a family at the office of Lloyd F. Moss Jr., D.D.S., & Lloyd F. Moss III, D.D.S. If you are looking for a dentist in Fredericksburg, VA, to care for you and your family, we would be happy to help.
To learn more about us and our approach to dental care or to make an appointment, call (540) 369-4926 or fill out our online form.


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Our Favorite NYC Spots
During the accelerator program at XRC Labs, we spent about 4 months in New York City. Although we can't say that all our favorite spots ended up being "hidden gems," they're places that we'll definitely get back to when we're visiting the city next.
We were constantly on the hunt for great brunch, and on top of that, avocado toast [at a great brunch spot]. We finally found it at Jack's Wife Freda who came through big time.
A few of us here at benja love to cycle, yeah, spin classes. We knew there had to be something spectacular in NYC, and boy did we find it when we came across IMAX Shift in Dumbo. This studio has built their design within an IMAX Movie Theater so you're riding right there with whatever or whoever is on the screen. We were lucky enough to catch their Music Video Ride -- highly recommended.
You've seen the cookie dough place all over Facebook or maybe the crazy milkshake place or maybe you've been drooling over cronut's (trust us, they're all pretty great too) but there's a bakery that you just can't miss...LeVain Bakery. We've never seen a cookie baked quite this way, it's almost like scone meets cookie meets whoa. So take a stroll through Central Park, probably prepare to wait in line, and get you some cookies.
We love comedy shows, and we went to quite a few in the city but none as unique as BATSU!. To start, Batsu in Japanese means "punishment". Four warriors compete in comedic challenges to avoid electric shocks, paintballs, a giant egg-smashing chicken, and many more hilarious and jaw-dropping punishments. Not to mention a friend we were with lost a challenge and had to dress up as a ballerina on stage. As if St. Mark's Place isn't lively enough, Batsu is a must if you're in the area.
We ended our trip by going to One World Observatory. First and foremost, this was our favorite New York City experience. To be inside a building that was built upon a city rising back up is not only extremely touching but wildly inspiring. We got the opportunity to go at sunset and the view was beyond anything we could have imagined. Intertwined with the memories and the tributes was phenomenal technology; the elevator experience, the first time you "see forever", the iPads that tell you about each building and so much more. This is an absolute must.
Thank you again to XRC Labs for hosting our office space, connecting us to amazing mentors and aiding in our continued growth and success.
New York City, we'll be back.


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EXETER — Amy Dillenbeck has lived next door to William G. Burke, Sr., 67, and his wife, Judith, 66, at Hayes Trailer Park for the past 12 years. She said the couple have been kind, dependable neighbors.
EXETER — Amy Dillenbeck has lived next door to William G. Burke, Sr., 67, and his wife, Judith, 66, at Hayes Trailer Park for the past 12 years. She said the couple have been kind, dependable neighbors.
Dillenbeck described them as "salt-of-the earth people" who would do anything for you. William did work around Dillenbeck's house including painting her porch years ago when she first moved in and doing household repairs and mowing her lawn.
The couple's bodies were found by their son Saturday at 3:15 p.m. inside their Exeter mobile home in what authorities are calling an apparent murder-suicide.
Members of the Exeter Police Department responded to the home after a 911 call for assistance. Upon arriving at the residence, officers discovered that both occupants were deceased.
Authorities promptly ruled the deaths of William and Judith an apparent murder-suicide though an official ruling won't be made available until authorities learn the couple's precise causes of death. Autopsies will be completed today, according to Assistant Attorney General Benjamin Agati.
"We would say it appears like an apparent murder-suicide and hopefully the medical examiner's report is going to confirm or dispel that pretty quickly," Agati said. "There hasn't been anything that's changed our position or outlook that we've discovered in the last 24 hours."
On Saturday afternoon the couple's son discovered his parents dead inside their home located at 33 Hayes Park, said Dillenbeck, 42.
"Their son came flying to my door in a panic," she said. "He was pounding on my door and he just opened my door and said, "Call 911 please, both my parents are dead.
"He ran back over to their house and he was absolutely distraught and beside himself," she said. "I had heard screaming maybe 10 seconds before he was at my door."
Dillenbeck said she had no idea anything had occurred at her neighbors' home as the couple had their air-conditioner running to combat the oppressive heat and humidity.
"I hadn't seen any movement over there in a few days," she said, "and I remember thinking to myself 'that was a little bit strange.' But it had been so hot and humid the last few days and I know that they tended to stay inside when it was so very humid like that, so I didn't think too much about it."
Both William and Judith had health issues and were in failing health, Dillenbeck said. William had a heart condition and had undergone surgery to have a pacemaker put in and was caring for his wife, who Dillenbeck said had issues with her kidneys.
"She was in failing health definitely and he was concerned about her," she said. "I'm actually not surprised what happened because they've been together since the eighth-grade. Obviously he couldn't imagine himself without her and he used to say he wouldn't want to be without her. He would say it all the time."
She described William as outgoing and helpful.
"He was quite a character who was kind of rough around the edges but a nice guy underneath it all and Judy was more quiet. She was very kind and very friendly in a more subdued way. She was very artistic and she kept to herself more."
Judith was more private, reserved and used her artistic flair to paint murals on the walls of their home. She planted artificial flowers outside their house to keep their yard in bloom year-round, Dillenbeck said.
"As somebody who's lived next to them for years I just can't believe they're not there," Dillenbeck said.


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***Update: APX New Harmony Partners disclosed raising $15.5m of the $100m sought, according to a January 18, 2017 SEC filing.***
[Context: APX Energy of Buffalo, New York, targets the Illinois Basin in Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky, according to its website. The company has previously raised $72.9m through various drilling partnerships, according to FormDs.com. On June 28, the company disclosed its most recent effort to raise $100m, advised by JCC Advisors.]
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text: Arts, Music, and Recreation Sports Jump Shot Tips - Cues And Methods Get High With Style And Get Those Pool Balls Jumping Share Flipboard Email Print Fly your jump shots high using the slick moves in this article. Photo courtesy of Claudio Villa/Getty Images Sports Billiards Shots & Strokes Basics Equipment Baseball Basketball Bicycling Bodybuilding Bowling Boxing Car Racing Cheerleading Climbing Cricket Diving Extreme Sports Football Golf Gymnastics Ice Hockey Martial Arts Professional Wrestling Skateboarding Skating Skiing Snowboarding Soccer Surfing Swimming Table Tennis Tennis Track & Field Volleyball Other Sports & Activities View More by Matthew Sherman Matthew Sherman is an experienced pool and billiards instructor and the author of "Picture Yourself Shooting Pool." Updated July 02, 2017 All About Jump Shots Think carefully about your answer. How would you advise a friend on jump shot tips? Which technique best gets the ball airborne? How do you make the cue ball fly higher? ...Should you clasp the cue stick softly to make for an easier jump shot? True or false? **False** - Grip It To Rip It Well, I cannot blame you. You'd assume the answer was true if you've read much of my instruction at this About.com Pool and Billiards GuideSite. After all, I emphasize my love for a super light clasp on the stick as this is a key element in the real pro pool grip. But a jump shot is best executed with a much firmer grip than normal, and now you have one of my top jump shot tips. This downward stroke will have resistance and the cue ball will be pinched between the cloth and your cue's tip before launching skyward. Jump It Easy! A trick I demonstrate in pool clinics for jumping made simple: 1) Aim the direction of the jump shot than assume the one in three stance as if there will be no jumping of the cue ball 2) Ensure that on a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being the lightest possible clasp on the cue, your grip on the stick is a 1--or even less than 1 3) Raise the cue stick so that it will be elevated perhaps 30 degrees or a bit more--you've probably heard "45 degree elevation for a jump shot" but visualize that angle as half of straight up and down vertically to the floor--45 degrees is extremely elevated for most players, and uncomfortable to shoot 4) As you raise the butt end of the stick with your shooting hand, your bridge will pivot in space with your fingertips still resting on the cloth-which is why the open bridge and not the closed bridge is a best practice for the jump stroke 5) Ensure you maintain a "1 or less" grip throughout raising the stick--review point #2 above if you need--to ensure a correct stick angle, since the cue will simply droop downward from your shooting hand and onto your raised bridge 6) NOW that the stick and your body are in perfect alignment to deliver an awesome jumps stroke, tighten your grip from a 1 to about a 6 in strength 7) Let this tighter grip and stroke "flow" (that is, jab) through the jump shot--now shoot and score! In other words, don't skip steps and you'll do fine. Aim as normal, get into your stance, raise the cue with a feather-light grip, and then tighten and punch that cue ball into the cloth. It will rise into the air. More Tips For Great Jump Shots Jump Shot Tip: Do not use a "pendulum stroke" to jump the cue ball. I've warned about the dangers of trying to make a pure pendulum on regular strokes and what to do instead. When you see a billiardist shooting the lights out with gorgeous pendulum strokes-oh, I know a couple of these fellows locally myself, we all do-I tell you it's a mere matter of time before their timing goes awry and they play very poor pool. These are the fellows and gals who run an incredible rack or two of pool before it all goes away and for a long while... ...The pendulum stroke can be particularly deadly to the jump shot. Any mishit up or down on the cue ball could spell trouble for your shot. Think instead of simply moving your hand or fingers straight back and straight forward again for the jump. Jump Shot Tip: Know how and where to draw or follow the cue ball on a jump shot. Split the cue ball in half, then move up or down for vertical spin. It's a myth that all you're trying to achieve with a jump shot is to kick for the object ball. You can be as deadly with aim and spin as you can on a regular stroke. From the top of the jump stance as outlined in steps #1-7 above, gaze down at the cue ball and split it in half on a new equator line (with the cue ball tilted toward you). Shoot above this line for follow spin or beneath for draw spin with the jump shot. Take a striped ball and turn the stripe so that the number of the ball is facing your cue tip while the cue stick is elevated for the jump. Top of the stripe for jump/follow, toward its bottom for draw/follow. Jump Shot Tip: Use a hard cue tip. You want the cue ball to rebound from the cue tip on a jump stroke and vice versa to clear the stick from the moving ball as it rebounds from the table slate and cloth in return. A super hard tip with little to no chalk coating its surface is perfect for accurate jump shot work. Jump Shot Tip: Use a lightweight cue stick. A light cue, as with a lightweight break cue, is easier to accelerate quickly. More speed equals ramming right through that white ball with power. Mass accelerated quickly yields incredible efficiency of power through the stroke. The trend decades ago was for heaving break cues but now most strong players go light. Same with jump cues. **Tips On Purchasing Jump/Break Cues - Should You Even Buy One?** Jump Shot Tip: Remember by definition, the cue ball need only achieve a certain height for a jump stroke. You can jump just a little and still score big in billiards. Jump Shot Tip: Don't confuse a jump shot with what I call "the pool jumpies." Although some players actually play better using jumpy strokes. **And Try This Trick Jump Shot That Might Come In Handy - The Top Jump Shot Stroke** Continue Reading


text: Politics 17 December 2001 The New Statesman Profile - Robert Kilroy-Silk Our Man of the Year is a super-rich celeb who claims to know what the people want: the transient fam Sign-up In our search for the New Statesman's Man of the Year, we have been guided, as so often before, by the work of Hippolyte Taine. Every epoch, the philosopher wrote in 1864, has its ideal model of man: the knight in the Middle Ages, or the courtier "whose influence is displayed over the whole field of action or thought" in the Renaissance. None of the superficially obvious candidates for our honour meets Taine's standard. Osama Bin Laden is a man of the seventh century, not the 21st. George W Bush has won the war Bin Laden started, in Afghanistan at least, but no one can be him or would want to be him. The year saw Tony Blair become the first Labour leader to win two landslides. Victory improved him, and glimmers of respectable government have blinked in the gloom. But, paradoxically, the suppression of the Railtrack looters and the promise to revive the NHS have heightened disgust with new Labour. Our ideal modern man wouldn't tolerate disgust. He gives criticism, he most certainly doesn't take it. He doesn't waste time on conventional public service because he knows the service the public wants isn't good medical care, but to be an omega-list celebrity, if only for a moment. He feels the citizen's pain and lets us share it. Although he pockets extraordinary fees, he is clear that he is on the side of the people. People who cross or mock him must therefore be jailed for a sort of treason against themselves. He is authoritarian, but he is also tolerant. He can accept any vice and pardon any crime as long as the sinner confesses. He is Robert Kilroy-Silk. Democratic Britain treats double-barrelled names as the mark of the elitist beast. Kilroy-Silk has been "Kilroy" for almost all of the 2,300 programmes he has made since he became the first daytime host in 1987. (Tony Benn would be "Wedgwood" if the BBC were to give him a morning slot.) "Kilroy" will keep accusing and sobbing, sentencing and hugging, for a while yet. The BBC has extended his contract by three years and displays no sign of wearying of him as he approaches his seventh decade. Politicians lose elections. Mathematicians burn out at 30. Nurses drop from exhaustion. "Kilroy" goes on to the crack of doom, because the great questions he has put before the nation - Have we all gone mad? Who do they think they are? - are not of his age, but for all time. To see his mind at work, take his treatment of Cherie Blair. On 25 November, he wrote in his Sunday Express column: "So Cherie Blair decided to follow Laura Bush and champion the rights of women in Afghanistan. Good. And about time, too. What kept them? Why did it take them so long to wake up to the repression of women by the mad Muslims?" There was a disappointing note of grudging praise in his voice. The best he could do was go for Blair's tardiness in waking up to the plight of women under the Taliban. As the condemnation came from a man whose programme showed no interest in the gender balance in Central Asia before 11 September, the blow was glancing at best. Clearly dissatisfied, Kilroy returned to his theme a week later. "What is Cherie Blair up to?" he asked. "Who does she think she is? One moment she is the Prime Minister's wife traipsing round the country posing for pictures. The next, she's Ms Booth, QC, too busy making big money to smile. The next? Well she's a combination of the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister for Women. Twice within a fortnight, she has had herself flanked by sycophantic ministers while she launched a policy initiative. First, the campaign to liberate Afghan women and secondly to eliminate domestic violence in Britain. Ms Booth did not get elected in her own right." This was more like it. The questions - always rhetorical - hit Cherie from every direction. If she traipses round the country behind her husband, she is an archaic little wife. If she pursues her career in the law, she is a neglectful mother and a money-grubber to boot. If she doesn't take up the cause of Afghan women, she is a hypocritical feminist. If she does, she is a constitutional monstrosity usurping the place of accountable politicians. The "so? oh yeah?" style that Kilroy threw at her is his signature. When Charles Kennedy called for the Americans to stop dropping cluster bombs on Afghanistan, Kilroy spat: "So he wants more American and British servicemen and women to be killed when we invade Afghanistan, does he? Can't he think straight?" When the Foreign Office negotiated with Spain on the future of Gibraltar, he asked: "So why is Tony Blair ready to dump loyal British citizens when Margaret Thatcher was prepared to send a task force thousands of miles to stop the land-grabbing of another Spanish-speaking country? Is he prepared to go down in history as the great betrayer?" Cluster bombs are mines that may explode under British troops in Afghanistan. Spain is not going to invade Gibraltar. However, no concessions can be made by Kilroy. His target must always lose and he must always win. Similarly stringent rules govern his show. Victims are sages, their suffering makes them right. The sexually adventurous are welcome, so long as their promiscuity hurts no one or they are prepared to repent by describing their past in detail on camera. The unapologetic sinner cannot be tolerated. As Chris Morris implied in his spoof Kilroy debate between "good Aids" victims and "bad Aids" victims, it is not what you do that concerns Kilroy, but your attitude when you do it. This is contemporary morality in a sentence. Good and evil are fluid categories when expediency demands flexibility. There is no greater criminal for Kilroy than the love rat. If he refuses to acknowledge the pain he has caused, Kilroy incites the audience to ask if hanging is too good for him. In 1995, the tabloids found that Kilroy had had an affair. It produced a son, Danny. He gave the mother £200 a month, which the Sunday Times said was 0.5 per cent of his estimated income of £500,000. Kilroy pre-empted the papers by exposing himself in a show on absent parents. "Us parents are coming in for criticism yet again," he began. The love rat became victim. In a country where everyone from David Irving to Jo Moore appeals for sympathy, Kilroy's masterly expansion of the ranks of the persecuted demands to be honoured. Kilroy has been a man of the future since 1986. He began his career as a university lecturer and became the Labour MP for Knowsley North. His media work consisted of a book, The Role of Commissions in Policy Making, and an essay that he contributed to Socialism since Marx. He became Labour's home affairs spokesman, and his concern for prison reform distinguished him as a bleeding heart. With his good looks, he might now be in the cabinet he excoriates, if he had not led the flight from left politics to show business that marked the triumph of Thatcherism. Kilroy insists he has no regrets about abandoning serious work. He tells interviewers that the BBC expected him to do Newsnight or Question Time. "You've got to decide: do you want to be Terry Wogan or Robin Day," the BBC told him. "I said: 'I don't want to be either. I want to be me.' I wanted to stick with Kilroy . . . I found it more interesting and it paid more." Being him pays a great deal. Like everyone else in power, he insists his wealth makes him an enemy of the elite. "The establishment has got its knickers in a twist" is one of his favourite opening lines. Earlier this year, he exposed Blair's hypocritical pretence to be "one of us" with the populist cry that, "unlike us", Blair doesn't have "to queue to check in, and is driven to the plane". If Kilroy's condemnations of "parasitical" asylum-seekers, "the foreign-born Peter Hain" and the "peasants, priests and pixies" of Ireland sound a touch xenophobic, he has also displayed a readiness to support common men of whatever colour. He recently took up the case of a motorist who was intimidated by the police in Cheltenham. "Why? Because he was black." The effect was spoiled slightly when we learnt the harassed black was his chauffeur, who could presumably take him to Heathrow in the Blair manner. Kilroy was surely right to prefer the chat show to heavyweight news. You can imagine a BBC2 without Newsnight, as Greg Dyke's work to turn the channel into the screen version of Elle Decoration reaches its fulfilment. But a BBC without Kilroy or its rivals is unthinkable. The programmes soothe an aching need to expose the self, which appears insatiable. Kilroy boasted that many contributors to one show - on the effects of a mother's suicide on children - "felt more comfortable in our TV studio than talking to their family or friends". Like many men of action, he has little interest in motive. He didn't find it odd that his studio fodder preferred confessing everything to a perma-tanned stranger, and a few hundred thousand indifferent viewers, to having an honest talk with the family. Others must grope for a theory that captures him. I like the explanation of the philosopher Timothy Bewes - that in a postmodern world where writers, causes, texts, genders and nature are dismissed as false constructs, the confessional is the last refuge of authenticity. Parading the intimate makes one appear truthful in a culture where everything is suspect. The anti-philosopher Julie Burchill has a blunter explanation. Contemporary celebrities are personalities, not talents. If the Spice Girls, Madonna and Kilroy himself can be stars, why should anyone else hold back? It is usual at moments like this to quote Andy Warhol's merry prediction about everyone being famous for 15 minutes. But Kilroy and Trisha and Oprah don't offer fame. No one has gone from their studios to be a transient celeb. What Kilroy gives is the chance to feel famous; to experience the egotism which swells when your petty existence is treated on a par with the private life of royalty; to be the centre of attention, if only for 30 seconds. His audience is like the hungry and homeless Big Issue seller who catches the whiff of caviar when a restaurant door swings open in the West End. It's not an invitation to dine, but it's better than nothing. Many more people can feel famous than can be famous. Kilroy is an ultra-democratic philanthropist spreading the feeling of fame to the greatest number. He welcomes one and all - so long, that is, as they deal with him in a truly meaningful and sincere manner. Two years ago, the papers reported that all kinds of fakers were popping up on the show. A disc-jockey from south London pretended to be a cocaine addict when he was a disgracefully law-abiding citizen. The Swann Multimedia Model Agency said it sold guests to Kilroy at £150-a-throw to talk about kinky sex and going out with porn stars. Kilroy, the ex-prison reformer, told the Today programme that subversion of his life's work was insufferable. Docu-fakers must be prosecuted. The usually punitive Home Office refused to respond. Perhaps it reasoned that a crime of making a fool of Kilroy was too easy and too tempting, and worried the creaking jails wouldn't be able to cope with the influx. Ministers should resolve to reconsider Kilroy's demand. He deserves a hearing. To be the voice of the proletariat from a Buckinghamshire mansion, an empathetic friend to those who play ball and a stern punisher of cynics who won't, isn't merely the work of the Man of the Year: it is the lifetime achievement of our epoch's ideal model of man. Nick Cohen is an author, columnist and signatory of the Euston Manifesto. As well as writing for the New Statesman he contributes to the Observer and other publications including the New Humanist. His books include Pretty Straight Guys – a history of Britain under Tony Blair. 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— — HAWTAI MOTOR appeared at Shanghai Auto Show with new products
The official opening of the 17th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition was on 19th June, 2017. At this Shanghai Auto Show, HAWTAI MOTOR once again joined hands with SG Automotive Group and created top class deluxe new products to the starting lineup. Besides, on this Auto Show, the "walking into HAWTAI MOTOR, experiencing low-carbon travel" series news and events also have formally launched. HAWTAI MOTOR, who is exploring the "China's manufacturing powerhouse" strategy, focuses on the enterprise's future development layout as well as points out a new direction for the development of domestic independent automobile brand.
[Mr. Wang Xiangyin, president of HAWTAI MOTOR, addressed the topic of "science and technology lead, innovation-driven, being the practitioner of China's manufacturing powerhouse dream"]
[Mr. Ni Wenming, vice president of HAWTAI Motor group and dean of engineering research institute, and Mr. Qin Feng, deputy general manager of HAWTAI SG pickup truck business unit unveiled Huanghai N3 Pickup truck]
[Mr. Fang Yishi, vice president of HAWTAI Motor group and general manager of marketing company, and Dr. Ahmed Aljanahi, Chairman of HAWTAI Motor group middle east company, unveiled Lusheng WS 55]
The 2017 Shanghai International Auto Show got the world's attention again on Shanghai, the international high-end manufacturing gathering place. Not long before, the new site of HAWTAI MOTOR (Shanghai) research institute also has been founded officially at Shanghai Caohejing development area. Relying on the advantageous automobile industry clusters of Shanghai and the surrounding area as well as many resource advantages of talents, internationalization, resources, parts and design etc, HAWTAI MOTOR (Shanghai) research institute will also be HAWTAI MOTOR's important position to start high-end product R&D, improve the manufacturing ability and practice the China's manufacturing powerhouse dream.
As one of the three core design institutes, HAWTAI MOTOR (Shanghai) research institute targets on the new platform series products, hybrid automobile products, as well as new technologies and forward-looking technologies. It holds an important position in developing the new technologies of the new platform series products, lightweight technology and hybrid technology etc. Comparing with the excellent product platforms and advanced technologies of German series, Shanghai research institute takes "developing competitive automobile products independently to meet customer demands" as its duty, and vigorously develops hybrid models to achieve the best match of a low-carbon and cost, as well as makes the future development trend of intellectualization, network interconnection, lightweight and electromotion by relying on the application of innovative technology on products.
Through the application of "new material, new process, new technology", HAWTAI MOTOR (Shanghai) research institute will cooperate with domestic and international scientific research institutes to conduct a wide range of technical exchanges. They will commit to overall upgrade the controllability, reliability and safety of finished vehicles, lower fuel consumption, and reduce emissions. It is expected that the weight of finished vehicles will be reduced by 20% in 2020, and the overall target will be 40% in 2030. The first new products of Shanghai research institute high-end R&D platform will also be delivered to markets in early 2020. The subsequent series of products will continue to put on markets. In the second half of 2022, more than 10 types of traditional energy vehicles and new energy vehicles from 4 series of the new platform will be all developed and delivered to markets.
As the biennial global automobile industry event, the Auto Show attracted numerous domestic and international well-known automobile enterprises to participate actively. As a high-end independent automobile brand of China, HAWTAI MOTOR always owns a strong brand influence and good market reputation. From Santa Fe WX35, Santa Fe WX70 and Lusheng WS55 to flagship models XEV260 and iEV230 of HAWTAI new energy to SG Huanghai pickup truck N2 and N3, HAWTAI MOTOR not only show the high quality of new product series, but also redefine the new standard of domestic independent automobile markets' development.
Santa Fe WX35 is a stylish urban smart SUV for young people, including highlights of appearance, power, safety, intelligent technology and large space etc, which is the best choice for rational vehicle purchase groups; Lusheng WS55 has added some personalized elements based on the high-end and elegance of original family car model. The shark mouth typed front grille and the angel eye typed headlamp make a perfect match. The length of the finished vehicle is over 4.77m with an international leading 1.5T turbocharged engine, which is a truly international high quality and performance mid-level car.
The Huanghai N3 pickup truck released by SG Automotive group is a revolutionary product for people's urgent demands on high-end big pickup trucks. It upgraded the quintessence of real European and American high-end big pickup trucks in appearance, strengthened the high above experience of pickup truck culture in technology, and fully reflected the demands of high-end luxury SUV on configuration.
The Santa Fe WX70, which will be delivered to market in the middle of this year, also appeared. As the high-end product of Santa Fe brand, this model is equipped with high-end configuration of 10.4 inch deluxe smart internet control panel, leather multi-function steering wheel, panoramic sunroof, cruise control, keyless entry and start-stop system etc. It is really worth waiting for the perfect match of intelligent comfortability and exquisite luxury.
From "urban intelligent SUV" to "international quality and high performance intermediate" to "strong power pickup truck", HAWTAI MOTOR will rely on the new developing strategy of "science and technology lead, innovation-driven". It digs deeply into the product line layout of multiple traditional vehilce areas, which inputs more fresh blood for domestic independent automobile markets.
In addition, HAWTAI new energy takes the lead in the field of pure electric vehicles. The first domestic pure electric SUV XEV260 leads a new way of future green travel with 266km ultra long battery life. The pure electric family car iEV230 is a truly national electric vehicle, which is externally and internally cultivated with a smooth running of 230km. There were also new energy battery packs and charging piles on show at the Shanghai Auto Show, which has shown HAWTAI MOTOR's efforts in new energy core technologies, automobile aftermarkets, ecological service and other support business.
With the shocking appearance of many new models, the "walking into HAWTAI MOTOR, experiencing low-carbon travel" series news and events which is hosted by Xinhua Auto and organized by HAWTAI MOTOR is also officially launched through Shanghai Auto Show. The annual core event of China automobile culture targets on exploring "China manufacturing powerhouse strategy". Walking all-around HAWTAI MOTOR and exploring the craftsman spirit in China automobile manufacturing to make more people know HAWTAI MOTOR. Through a series of influential activities, HAWTAI MOTOR will show us how to be a pioneer and practitioner of China manufacturing powerhouse dream with the guidance of "science and technology lead, innovition-driven" developing strategy.
[The "walking into HAWTAI MOTOR, experiencing low-carbon travel" series news and events was officially launched, which was hosted by Xinhua net automobile channel and was organized by HAWTAI MOTOR]
For further clarifying the missions and responsibilities of enterprises under the background of "Made in China 2015", Wang Xiangyin, president of HAWTAI MOTOR, made deep explanations and interpretations on "science and technology lead, innovation-driven" development strategy.
Science and technology are the primary productive forces, which also play an important role in enterprise's sustainable development. As the earliest independent brand automobile enterprise of introducing and producing SUV, HAWTAI MOTOR is the only domestic automobile enterprise that owns several independent intellectual properties of gasoline and diesel engines and 6AT automatic gearbox etc. In the meantime, HAWTAI new energy, as the first pure electric SUV's birthplace, still owns the core independent intellectual property in "three electrics". In the future, the technology R&D of HAWTAI MOTOR focuses on continuing study new energy automobile field. The whole group all focus on the rapid development of new energy business.
While led by science and technology, HAWTAI MOTOR will upgrade innovation drive and transform by focusing on five dimensions of strategy, management, R&D, manufacture and marketing. In strategy, after controlling SG MOTOR, HAWTAI MOTOR has became a full quality production enterprise of all series automobile products and axle products of traditional energy and new energy car, SUV, cargo van, special vehicle, autobus, omnibus and bus etc; in management, HAWTAI MOTOR has successfully implemented the model of "headquarter + business unit", and established modern enterprise management system. The system innovation leads technology innovation, which boosts the enhancement of enterprise ability; in R&D, HAWTAI MOTOR will conduct technology innovation of products based on the "1+3+3" global R&D layout system; meanwhile, in order to further upgrade the production and manufacturing level, HAWTAI MOTOR has arranged 14 advanced digital production and manufacturing bases nationwide to overall satisfy the multiple demands of finished vehicles and core parts from traditional manufacturing to intelligent manufacturing; finally, in the terminal marketing, HAWTAI MOTOR will build five distribution networks in the world. Each network cooperates with each other to help the development of market business, so as to achieve the goal of 500,000 vehicle sales in 2020.
The strategy of "science and technology lead, innovation-driven" is the core principle of HAWTAI MOTOR to overall achieve the strategic target in 2020, and is also the basic policy of deeply practicing China's manufacturing powerhouse dream. In the future, HAWTAI MOTOR will take serving the country through industry as its own duty, always adhere to the demands of users, and strive to practice China's manufacturing powerhouse dream!
[Mr. Wang Xiangyin, president of HAWTAI MOTOR, and Mr. ALEXEY, general manager of HAWTAI MOTOR Russia company unveiled the new product of Santa Fe WX35, group photo of leaders of HAWTAI MOTOR]


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I wasn't sure what to write tonight.
I felt I had nothing profound to share, therefore I shouldn't spend time typing a new post. However, that is when I realized sometimes a post doesn't need to be profound, it just needs to be real.
This last week has been a struggle. A struggle to eat, a struggle to accept my body, and myself as a person. My meal plan went to hell in a hand basket over the last week, which is frustrating because I can see the direction that leads. I also nearly stepped on the scale forward facing at my dietician's office this week because I decided I just didn't care anymore. (Thankfully I have always been a strict rule-follower so I decided not to challenge her authority.) I found myself questioning whether or not recovery is really worth it because, lets face it, I am burned out. I am burned out from constantly figuring out my exchanges (the method which most eating disorder treatment professionals use to help clients with food rather than counting calories) and following all the "rules" that are set in recovery. I find myself wishing to be nothing more than "normal." To me, being normal means I don't have to take time away from my daughter to see a dietician, a therapist, and attend support group. Being normal means eating what I want and not worrying about whether or not it will make me "over" in an exchange area and the guilt and embarrassment of admitting that to my dietician. However, I needed to remind myself that most of society isn't "normal" when it comes to food. Most people have some sort of skewed view of food and an obscure relationship with it. I'm learning to do something most people don't accomplish in a lifetime–eating balanced meals allowing myself to have everything in some capacity. On the days when I want nothing more than to be normal, I realize I don't want that at all. I want to be recovered, which is a much greater accomplishment I think.
In the middle of this week of struggle, the days in Ohio have been hot; weather I thoroughly enjoy. The hot weather is something my daughter seems to really enjoy too, so I have been trying to live in the moment with her to get my mind off my own selfish struggles. That means taking her to the pool and wearing my swimsuit in front of people, even though I feel self-conscious because my daughter wants to swim with me. She grabs my hands, pulls me into the water with her and proceeds to get me to play. And you know what, when I am in the water playing with her I am not thinking about my body. I'm not even thinking about myself. I am thinking about the fun we are having and the memories we are creating. Along the same lines, I took her down to the creek at the back of our property last night and we picked wild mulberries. Okay, I picked the mulberries, my daughter ate them as quickly as I could pick them! Her innocence is so pure, sweet, and refreshing. She isn't thinking about if the berries will impact her body or not, all she knows is they taste sweet and delicious and she wanted more!
Adding to the memory making with my daughter, a true test for me came last night when she got in the snack cabinet. She rummaged around for a few minutes and pulled out an applause packet for herself…and one for me. Even though I had just eaten my snack in accordance with my meal plan, I was presented with an opportunity to set an example for my child: to eat a snack with her when she offers me food. This was a chance to show her food isn't an enemy. Guess what? I took that opportunity. I not only showed my daughter food isn't an enemy, I also showed my eating disorder that I am back in charge and it doesn't get to win. And you know what? Today I have been back on point with my meal plan and tracking my exchanges. After that seemingly small victory last night, I have a renewed hope for my own recovery and getting to a place in recovery where I am not only intuitively eating but also enjoying food with my family no matter what time of day.
My challenge for myself this week (and for you) is to live in the moment.
Make memories. Eat a random snack offered to you by a toddler.
Swim without regard to what others might think.
Sunbathe. Pick berries. Sing.
Be you.
With Body Love,


text: Destroy All Vampires is a comic book series referenced in the Lost Boys. First seen in Edger and Allen Frog's comic book store, it serves as a "Vampire Hunting Bible", and Sam`s 'Survival Guide'. The comics teach the reader about the nature of Vampire's. How they are created, what their weakenesses are, how clans function and how to kill them. Destroy All Vampires is the preferred choice of Edgar Frog.


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Polarity is a fast, user-friendly web browser that features an aesthetically pleasing, modern intuitive interface, and it is based upon two browser engines; Trident and Chromium. This ensures you get a rapid, secure web experience every time you hit the net.
Key Features include:
- Powered by Chromium and Trident engines.
- Tab Save.
- Autocomplete omnibar.
- Powerful Garbage collector.
- Ad Blocker/Proxy/VPN.
- HTML5, CSS3, WebGL, Hardware Accel support.
- HTML5 Test: 512/555, Acid3 Test: 100/100.
- Password Manager.
- Speech Recognition.
As well as being highly configurable, Polarity also comes with a 'Privacy' tool that lets you browse the Internet without being concerned about history, cache or cookies being stored, as everything is deleted upon you exiting the browser. Polarity also has a handy 'Ad-Block' tool that filters content and eliminates nearly all advertisements from visited web pages. There is even a built in password manager, which safely encrypts all your data as well.
One cool feature, worth noting is the 'Speech Recognition' tool. With this enabled, you can control the browser by using only your voice.*
Overall, Polarity is an good looking web browser, which offers numerous useful functions that enhance the web. It is lightweight and consumes little system resources.
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Operation Roundup Welcomes Grant Applications
Area organizations are encouraged to apply for Operation Roundup grants.
To be eligible, groups must be non-profit organizations and service communities within the Arrowhead Electric service territory. Disaster relief for individuals may be eligible.
First responders, crisis centers, youth and senior citizen activities, education, food shelves and emergency assistance are just a few of the categories to be considered for funding.
Funds are not given to political or religious groups, fraternal or labor organizations, fund-raising dinners or raffles, advertising and for on-going operational expenses.
The deadline to apply for Operation Roundup funds is May 17th by 12:00 noon. The Arrowhead Electric Trust Board will meet in June to review the applications. Funds will be distributed at Arrowhead Electric's Annual Meeting on June 19th, 2010.
For further information contact Georgene Daubanton, Arrowhead's Operations Administrative Assistant at 218-663-7239 or 800-864-3744. Arrowhead grant applications can be obtained online at https://www.aecimn.com/.


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June 11, 2010 (CHICAGO) --The AT&T company say it has fixed a security hole that could have affected iPad 3G users.The vulnerability could have allowed hackers to gain access to the e-mail addresses of all iPad 3G owners.
A group of Internet hackers used a weakness on the company's website to get e-mail addresses iPad buyers provided when they activated their devices.
More than 100,000 people bought the iPad 3G when it went on sale several weeks ago.


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I visited a few sales today, made two stellar purchases and didn't bring home a single useless item! Nothing kills the "surround yourself with beautiful things" instinct like constantly moving.
Check out this oddly compelling video of a seven hour garage sale compressed into 1.5 minutes:
I can't wait for next spring. My stockpile is already growing faster than I can store it!


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NWMIMT Field Update
Terry Dun, Deputy Team Leader
SSA Bedford, MA - Day 9, Operational period 11
It is about this time in a deployment that we realize how many people it takes to staff a 24 hour -14 day deployment and maintain an eleven person staffing level. To date we have activated 22 different individuals from 14 different communities or agencies (we still have 6 more days to go!). Without their support, none of this could be accomplished.
So it is time to recognize and thank the following towns and agencies for their support. Your support is making our deployment possible:
Agencies - Franklin Regional Council of Governments, Hampshire Public Health Preparedness Coalition, Mass Department of Conservation and Recreation's Bureau of Fire Control and Rangers, Mass Department of Public Health, Mass State Police Shelburne Control Dispatch.
Communities - Charlemont Fire, Greenfield Fire, Lanesboro Fire, New Salem Fire, Northampton Fire, Orange Fire, Shelburne Fire, Shutesbury Fire, and Wendell Fire.
Again thanks to all for your support.
Terry Dun, Deputy Team Leader
Northwest Mass. Incident Management Team
NWMIMT Field Update
Terry Dun, Deputy Team Leader
Good Morning from SSA Bedford, MA - Day 8, Operational period 10.
Since we have now reached the halfway point of our deployment, we want to take this time to express our appreciations to FIREGROUND360°. The support Rick and Paula have provided us has been fabulous.
As a team, we are amazed at the number of views on Live Blog, Twitter and Facebook pages during our deployment. Here are some of the stats that have been sent to us:
- 1543+ individual people are following the Live Blog
- 10046+ Live Blog views as of February 24th
- 1727+ individual people have viewed/read NWMIMT DEPLOYMENT | SSA BEDFORD LIVE BLOG via Radio Chatter
- 9852+ people engaged in assorted Tweets pertaining to the deployment
We hope we have kept our followers informed. Sometimes it is hard to find new things to talk about, but we try.
Again – Thanks to all.
Northwest Massachusetts Incident Management Team
NWMIMT Field Update
Terry Dun, Deputy Team Leader
Good Afternoon from SSA Bedford, MA. We're preparing for day 8 and operational period 10.
As the deployment moves on, the days turn into a routine. It is the small things that count. One can function on hand sanitizers alone for just so long, so today we received a hot water hand-washing station. A much appreciated upgrade. Again, it's the little things!
Most of the original staff will be replaced by the shift change this evening, with the others rotating out Wednesday. Looks like our full activation will end by Wednesday next week.
NWMIMT Field Update
Terry Dun, Deputy Team Leader
Good afternoon from SSA Bedford, MA. We're headed for day 7, operational period 9.
The team gets together each morning for breakfast at 6:00am and is out the door by 6:30 to be at our work destination by 7. A couple of members are not so lucky as they are at work by 5:30 to get early crews out the door and help the overnight team.
The cold weather has been tough on our lodging facility. Doors frozen, keys not functioning and housekeeping crews not able to get to work. At the end of the day it's off to a team dinner, then bed.
New members are being integrated into the operation and almost everyone will be replaced by Thursday evening.
Governor Charlie Baker Winter Storm Update Presser
- 2.9.15 Western Mass Communities are Asking MEMA for Help - WGGB.com
- 2.10.15 Governor Baker outlines snow recovery efforts - WWLP.com
- 2.12.15 More About MEMA's Staging Operations in Bedford - TheBedfordCitizen.org
- 2.12.15 Storm recovery operations update, potential for foot or more of snow over weekend - Weymouth.WickedLocal.com
- 2.13.15 The snow must go on... lots of trucks - Recorder.com
- 2.18.15 MBTA restores some service to Green Line, National Guard to dig out Red Line - MassLIVE.com
- 2.19.15 Two Lanesborough Emergency Managers Help Efforts To Dig Out Eastern Mass. - iBerkshires.com
- 2.21.13 Northampton firefighter duo assists snow-removal operations in Greater Boston - GazetteNet.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 11, 2015
Greenfield MA – The Northwest Massachusetts Incident Management Team today announced that six team members have been activated to assist the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency with managing the logistics of snow removal equipment arriving from out of state at the Hanscom Field Airport Staging Area in Bedford. Over the past three weeks, communities in eastern Massachusetts have been hit hard by snow storms and more snow is in the forecast. Governor Baker has declared a state of emergency.
NWMIMT is one of only two official All-Hazard Incident Management Teams in the State. It is a multi-agency/multi-jurisdictional team of trained personnel from Western Massachusetts, who assist local authorities in managing major and/or complex incidents. Team members have received extensive classroom and field training.
NWMIMT has assisted local communities with management of large fires, search and rescue missions, floods, snowstorms and hurricanes. The team was deployed to the logistics staging area at City Field in New York City to help with staging, delivery and recovery of lifesaving assets such as generators, light towers and water pumps, during the aftermath of hurricane Sandy.
Angus "Terry" Dun
(413) 834-4593