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Minrose Gwin is the professor of english at North Caroline ,she has publish numerous non fiction books mainly about the women's role in the south of america and southern writing also editing the literature of the american south .she has also done a lot on the civil rights movement in the sixties .This is her debut novel and is out on harper perennial this week .she grew up in a small town in Mississippi in the sixties .so tackle some of the ground that is in the novel
The book –
the book follows florence Forrester and one summer in 1963 ,Flo 's home life is rocky a disappointed mother Martha who is the towns cake lady making wonderful smelling cakes the wonderful lemon cake is her specialty .there is Flo's bigoted father a burial insurance salesman and a racist that has rub off a little way on his daughter , Flo escapes at her grandparent and with their servant Zenie thus named after the queen of Palmyra ,Flo spends time with zenies family then one day a catalyst arrives in the form of Eva Green a relative of Zenie ,Eva studies and is educated and works for naacp ,this causes stirrings in the town and Eva is attacked in a graveyard ,the police are unwilling to help .Flo and Eva grow close and Flo escapes the trauma of every day life with the stories of Zenie and love she gets from her .all this against major even ts in mississipi itself .
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Minrose has written a truly wonderful book you can sense that Minrose herself must have walked in Flo's shoes at some point and have had friends from both sides of the town she grew up in ,she is amazing with details describing Martha cooking the cakes the wonderful lemon cakes they just float of the page and left me wanting to taste this masterpiece of a cake .The violence is handle just right not over the top but enough to make you realise how hard it was from african americans in the south in the sixties ,I think everyone should have a copy of this on their bookshelves to sit next to kill a mockingbird and why the caged bird sings ,it is that good unbelievable for a debut novel to be so complete and well written .
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David Spade Saves Arizona Animal Shelter
Us Magazine reports that David Spade has donated $10,000 to save the Humane Society of the White Mountains in his mother's town of Lakeside, Arizona.
"The shelter was falling apart, and they were going to shut it down, so he stepped in," says the source. "It was far and above what they needed and ever received."
See cute photos of stars with their dogs.
The 44-year-old comic who also grew up in Arizona has opened his wallet for his home state before.
Last year, he donated $25,000 to the family of an Arizona police officer who was shot to death.
"It just struck me as such a rough situation just because cops in general get kind of a bad rap lately and people forget it is the scariest job out there," he said. "I'm from Arizona so I'm always a little aware of things that are going on there."
He also has given 15,000 to his alma mater, Saguaro High School.
Source: Usmagazine.com

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Something to Add to Your Bucket List: KFC Finger-Licking Good Nail Polish
A young girl in Hong Kong takes a picture of KFC's Finger-Licking Good Nail Polish with her iPhone.
Ogilvy & Mather Group, Hong Kong
In the United States, KFC diners will just have to be content with licking the chicken grease off their fingers in order to get the same effect their counterparts in Hong Kong can get by polishing their nails with KFC's latest promotion: chicken-flavored nail polish.
The limited-edition "polish," which is really more sauce than varnish, comes in two colors and flavors—red for hot and spicy and pinkish-beige as original. With all the nail art now trending, we think they missed the target by not including a third option, extra-crunchy.
Don't expect to see the polish rolled out in the U.S.; it's purely a promotion for the Asian market, whose youth thrives on innovation. "The response has been phenomenal," Anna Mugglestone, marketing and communications director for Ogilvy & Mather in Hong Kong, the firm responsible for the idea, wrote in an email. "We had over 450 pieces of press coverage since we launched the product and we were a No. 1 trending topic on Twitter last week (May 2-9)."
In keeping with how fast millennials and their still younger counterparts, Gen Z, move on, the shelf life of the polish is only about five days, according to cosmeticdesign-asia.com. But depending on how many times you lick it off, you could be well into your third bottle by the expiration date. Once the bottle is opened, however, it must be applied and licked off in real time.
No word on any other beauty products KFC is working on, but we're betting on The Colonel's corn kernel gold crowns for teeth (watch out, Burger King) or buttermilk biscuit bun inserts for flat derrieres.
Once the U.S. KFC spins off its China division by the end of the year as expected, it can go back to concentrating on getting more Americans to polish off more buckets of its fried chicken and licking their own fingers without the outside aid of artificial flavors.


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Electoral Observation
Electoral observation has been indispensable for strengthening the credibility of elections. It is better structured and has facilitated stronger attention and support by development partners in their efforts to provide electoral assistance. Electoral observation was performed during the first pluralist elections of 1996 and 1997, subsequently, the principle of electoral observation was clearly stated in the August 13, 2007 Political Agreement, and reiterated in the Law 020/PR/2008 of December 19, 2008 which established the CENI.
The implementation of the Political Agreement put its main emphasis for electoral observation on a project to train the trainers of national electoral observers and established of a network of observers through a project conducted by the Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (EISA). This project trained more than three hundred trainers across the country.
During the last elections, the CENI received and processed requests for accreditation from national and international observers. The CENI accredited a total of 114 Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) and civil society organizations to observe elections across the country. It is the CENI's mandate to accredit electoral observers.
At the national level, it is generally civil society organizations working as networks or platforms that conduct electoral observation. The main entities at the national level are, the Independent Coalition for Free Elections, the National Independent Observatory for the Monitoring of Electoral Processes and Democracy, The Center of Solidarity with Young People for Training and Development, the Coordination of Civil Society and Human Rights Associations, and The Network of Civil Society Organizations of Chad (RESOSCIT).
At the international level, most international observers have been deployed by the European Union (the February 13, 2011 legislative elections), The International Organization of French Speaking Countries (OIF), The African Union, and The Economic Community of Central African States.
The interactions between the different organizations involved in electoral observation are very limited. Regarding the national organizations involved in electoral observation, they are at times suspicious of one another. Their relations reflect the lack of unity among civil society organizations. In Chad, civil society organizations are characterized by divisions. One segment of civil society organizations, labeled radical, is considered close to the opposition, whereas, another segment, labeled aligned, is viewed as being close to the Government. However, a positive collaboration among these organizations was noted during the last elections. The objective to bring all the organizations conducting electoral observation into a single network failed because of the hostility between many activists, but the principle of cooperation was established, even if it remains up to them to maintain this dynamic. The failure to form a network was mainly due to the divisions and personalities of the main civil society organizations and their leaders.
Although international observers participated in the observation of elections, they did not collaborate directly with national observers. Due to the size of the country, international observers remain in the capital city, N'Djamena, and are always the first to make assessments regarding the conduct of the electoral process. If there is any collaboration between national and international observers, it is perhaps when they meet at polling stations, otherwise there is no organized form of cooperation in observation activities.
Useful links and documentary resources
- The ACE Electoral Knowledge Network, Election Observation Portal: Tchad : http://aceproject.org/electoral-advice/dop?country=Chad&organization=&year=&election=&mission=&report=&keywords=
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Independent Oil and Gas PLC (IOG) is extending its seismic remapping agreement with Baker Hughes Reservoir Development Services (RDS) group to better understand resource potential for its Blythe and Cronx/Elgood projects in the Southern North Sea (SNS), with an expected delivery date of late July 2015.
We are pleased to strengthen our relationship with RDS as the initial results from the seismic remapping work are positive, said Mark Routh, IOGs Chief Executive Officer. We expect that the resource plays beneath the Blythe and Cronx/Elgood fields are larger than first anticipated, and with additional reservoir understanding we can more than double our proven reserves, which are currently 3.0 MMBOE.
We believe that the added field remapping will help to better predict resource potential and accessibility, said Scott Reeves, President of Reservoir Development Services. By understanding the critical reservoir properties well be able to recommend and engineer a development plan to help maximize profitable recovery.
RDS will also evaluate IOGs future prospects and discoveries in the SNS including, Truman, Harvey, Hambleton, Tetley and Rebellion. The companies intend to expand the relationship beyond the evaluation phase to other services that Baker Hughes could provide for field planning and development.
The extended agreement comes after IOG commissioned RDS to complete a remapping project on 3D seismic data it purchased in 2014. RDS provided a set of maps showing the Rotliegendes, Carboniferous and Hauptdolomit hydrocarbon bearing zones in the SNS. This work helped remove uncertainties relating to commercial volumes in both discoveries and will now be further enhanced with new data purchased by IOG.
Baker Hughes RDS group maximizes profitability for E&P operations by providing the expertise to improve reservoir understanding, engineer value-added solutions, and efficiently manage a field.
About Independent Oil & Gas PLC
Independent Oil & Gas PLC is an oil and gas company with established assets focused on the UK North Sea. The company's strategy is to deliver near term development and production assets in North West Europe, through its extensive technical and commercial expertise, whilst maintaining some exposure to exploration upside. The company is looking to grow both organically and through acquisition.
About Baker Hughes
Baker Hughes is a leading supplier of oilfield services, products, technology and systems to the worldwide oil and natural gas industry. The company's 53,000 employees work in more than 80 countries helping customers find, evaluate, drill, produce, transport and process hydrocarbon resources.


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BLAINE, Minn – In 2017, both Minnesota United and Atlanta United joined Major League Soccer as expansion sides.
It was clear that each club had a different strategy on how they'd build their franchise. Atlanta went to South America, acquiring stars such as Miguel Almiron, Josef Martinez, Tito Villalba and Ezequiel Barco en route to lifting the 2018 MLS Cup. Minnesota, conversely, struggled until the opening of Allianz Field this past April, and have since then climbed into the upper echelon of the Western Conference.
Now, the expansion siblings are on a collision course in the 2019 U.S. Open Cup final. Tuesday evening's match (8 pm ET | ESPN+) will determine who raises one of North American soccer's oldest trophies at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
"It's one game, [so] we detach ourselves from the league and we hope to have a good result against a really good team," goalkeeper Vito Mannone said. "We love to play good teams like Atlanta. They make it a challenge, but we are up for a challenge.
"We are going into the lion cage. We are away from home, but [the expected 500-plus traveling supporters], they will give us the biggest boost."
The clubs have met four times prior, with Atlanta holding a 3-1 record and plus-eight goal differential. The Five Stripes defeated the Loons 3-0 earlier this season, but head coach Adrian Heath feels that scoreline didn't do the game justice.
"They scored twice late in the game on defensive mistakes, I don't think that will happen again," Heath said. "We've improved a lot from the last time we played them, and I think everyone in this league knows that. There's no denying how quality of a side they are, but we're a quality side, too."
Those two mistakes were both committed by offseason acquisition Ike Opara, the 2017 MLS Defender of the Year. Despite that, Opara has been the driving force behind Minnesota's defensive turnaround after leaking a combined 141 goals over their first two seasons in MLS.
To avoid more errors, the Loons will have to key in on Martinez, the scorer of both of those goals on May 29. The Venezuelan has now scored in 12 straight league matches and is up to 22 goals on the year.
"We know how strong and physical of a player he is; he's beaten us this season twice," defender Michael Boxall said. "I think we all realize how important he is to the team's success, so if we play strong and together and we play the way we want to, I think there is a good chance we could do something special."
The Loons have always felt unfairly compared to the Five Stripes, but Minnesota see the Open Cup final as an opportunity to change that, to mark their own path.
"I love the opportunity to go in there and take it to them," winger Ethan Finlay said. "There's a lot of expectations with them being the home team, and I'm totally fine with being the underdog if that's the role we're given. I think there's a lot of guys in this locker room who agree with that.
"We'll take care of business on the field and I think the environment is only going to help with that. We're embracing our role. They're not going to see what's coming."


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2018 Harvest Reports, Part 2!
A second update of 2018 harvest reports.
Domaine Luneau-Papin!
Maria-Ernesta Berucci!
Domaine Mosse!
Ulysse Collin!
Domaine de la Pépière!
Olga Raffault!
Bernard Baudry!
Elodie Balme!
2018 Harvest Reports!
Better late than never.
Laurent Lebled!
Pierre Overnoy!
Fernand Girard!
François Cazin!
François Pinon!
Jean Manciat!
Phillipe Chevarin!
Valérie Forgues!
More to come.
Angels & Demons - Deciphering the Gea Code
We've been working with Fabio for a few years now. It's been a fun ride with lots of good wines.
Every time we get a new shipment, however, I have to scratch my head, search my notes and emails to remind myself how to crack the "Gea Code". I love crosswords, and acrostics and especially diagramless puzzles (which are sadly a rare sighting in the NY Times these days.) So why I cannot remember the meaning behind these glyphs always stumps me, perhaps age, perhaps too many things in the brain, STML, who knows. I decided that writing this down somewhere would not only be very helpful for myself but also for all of our customers and fans of Fabio's wines.....so here goes!
Let's start here....the Mushroom Panda label:
The code is Lm07140008
1st Position L = lot
2nd Position m = moderno = machine destemmer
other possibilities: M = Manuale = hand harvesting,
or t = tradizonale = foot trod, often manually destemmed
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th Position 0714 = month and year of bottling
7th, 8th Position 00 = months of barrel aging
9th, 10th Position 08 = total sulfur at bottling in mg/L
Optionally, 11th Position g = mainly sandstone (grès) anfora aging
or p = mainly porcelain (porcellana) anfora aging
or v = mainly demijohn (vetro) aging
For another example, if you look at this Back Grin label
The wine is de-stemmed grapes, was bottled in August 2016, there is no wood aging, it has 9 gm/L of Total Sulfur and it was mainly made in sandstone anfora (like the one behind Fabio in the above picture.)
I hope this helps makes the illusive wines of Fabio a bit more clearer for everyone.
Introducing the Wines of Domaine Puech-Reudon!
We are very pleased to ring in the new year with the arrival of Domaine Puech-Reudon's 2017's!
Read all about this collaboration between proprietor Cyrile Cuche and Eric Texier right here.
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Traditional Palmento Vinification at I Vigneri!
Fabricca di San Martino's 2015 Harvest.


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This is often nearly as excruciating as before and during a storm because it requires patience and keeping safety foremost in mind! Everyone impacted is anxious; after people and pets, the anxiety surrounds the fundamental question: what was the damage? Here are some critical basics that homeowners and residents should know and absentee home owners should keep in mind:
- Do not venture into evacuated areas until it is publicly announced as safe to do so!
- Avoid driving immediately after if feasible (traffic lights may not be working)
- Be aware of downed lines/wet equipment and flood waters and don't handle or venture into
- Once it is safe to clean up, wear protective gear (gloves, mask, etc.)
- Protect what you can from further damage until it can be properly repaired
Be PATIENT—with utility providers, property managers and vendors
Know that it will take time for crews to mobilize and get to all the areas of need. The city will work as fast as possible to restore "normalcy" and property managers will assess the condition of the property and communicate what's needed as swiftly as safety will allow. Once they do, be as responsive as possible and bear in mind the actual completion of repairs may take time as well. Demand will be everywhere and resources stretched to their limits.


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According to "The Hero with a Thousand Faces", Joseph Campbell argues that many mythologies follow an typical pattern involving the hero's departure from familiar surroundings to a unfamiliar setting, ultimately culminating in some sort of epic battle or otherwise reaching some seemingly insurmountable goal.
I've seen this same type of myth applied to all sorts of other fictional works (perhaps even over-used to some degree) from classics to contemporary, and from western and eastern literature as well. Its ubiquity across cultures suggests some sort of universal appeal. Has there been any academic research suggesting a reason for the ubiquity of the hero's journey in literature across the world?


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Welcome to the afternoon session of dressage here on day one of the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event! We're all geared up for some more fancy prancing, and we're sure to see some lovely tests this afternoon.
As it stands now, Katie Ruppel and her OTTB Houdini hold the lead on a personal best score of 46.0. First up this afternoon at 1:30 p.m. EST will be Canada's Selena O'Hanlon and Foxwood High.
If you missed any of this morning's action, catch up on our open thread here and the lunch report here. Keep refreshing this page for the latest!
3:40 p.m.: The leaderboard has been updated again and it looks like Jessica's score is actually a 43.1. Way to go, Jessie!
3:37 p.m.: Still waiting on final confirmation but it looks like Jessica Phoenix has taken the overnight lead with Pavarotti on a score of 43.5. Lauren's score was adjusted to a 43.8.
3:36 p.m.:
.@laurenkieffer 🇺🇸 & Vermiculus go into the lead with a provisional 43.9!!!! #RK3DE pic.twitter.com/0eUHOXYEA5
— USEF Network (@USEFNetwork) April 27, 2017
3:36 p.m:
The final ride of the day, @Phoenix_Eq_Team and Pavrotti score a 43.5 for second overnight! #Rk3DE
— Eventing Nation (@eventingnation) April 27, 2017
3:34 p.m.:
3:34 p.m.:
Finally we get to interview Australia's Ryan Wood thanks to @samanthalclark @RolexKentucky yay! #eventing #rk3de https://t.co/7idunTEuiz pic.twitter.com/QTaVmpctZj
— An Eventful Life (@eventfulifebook) April 27, 2017
3:33 p.m.: Big pats for Pavarotti and a big cheer from the crowd as the final ride of the day. Now, we wait.
3:32 p.m.: Nice lateral work from "Rotti".
3:31 p.m.: Well, Vermiculus just threw down the gauntlet in his four-star debut, earning a 43.9 to take the lead! Only Pavarotti stands in his way for today.
3:30 p.m.: Pavarotti's last two four-star scores are lower than the leading score today. Can he do it again and steal the show?
3:29 p.m.:
3:28 p.m.: We could well see some shuffles between Lauren and Vermiculus and now Jessica Phoenix and Pavarotti, who are quite well known for stealing the show on the flat.
3:26 p.m.: No matter how high profile Lauren is, or how many horse she has, Lauren still shows so much love for each horse she sits on.
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3:24 p.m.: Whew, Karen and Allison are tough commentators! But so educational to hear the comments from two experts.
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3:21 p.m.: In 2010, Lauren Kieffer made her CCI4* debut aboard her Anglo-Arab, Snooze Alarm. Today, she enters the ring on his full brother, Vermiculus, whom she purchased as a yearling.
3:20 p.m.: Just two more to see today: Lauren Kieffer and Vermiculus and Jessica Phoenix and Pavarotti. Jen McFall scores a 55.7 with High Times. They scored a 71.5 in their debut in 2014, so that is hard work paying off right there!
3:17 p.m.: Jen did a great job holding together a strong Billy, and she looks very pleased at the end. We can't wait to see this pair on Saturday!
3:16 p.m.: Lol, true story:
Eventers are the nice people of the equestrian world. There ain't no way hunter/jumper riders tell other competitors how the course rode.
— chicken lady (@IslanderMLE) April 27, 2017
3:16 p.m.:
Super groom Kerri Short giving Token some love ❤@rk3de17… https://t.co/O7Gb1PELMW
— Danica Meyerhoff (@DanicaHotma) April 27, 2017
3:14 p.m.: "Billy" shows off his power in the extended:
3:11 p.m.: Jen McFall followed by her loyal grooms and coach Hawley Bennett-Awad:
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3:09 p.m.: And another West Coast pair in the ring next, Jennifer McFall and High Times. This is their second go at Rolex after debuting in 2014.
3:09 p.m.: We think Allison Springer has missed her calling as a judge! She's almost called the last few scores right on point.
Kelly Prather and Truly Wiley score a 59.6 #RK3DE
— Eventing Nation (@eventingnation) April 27, 2017
3:08 p.m.:
51.5 and 9th place for @Carolinegmartin and Spring Easy #RK3DE
— Eventing Nation (@eventingnation) April 27, 2017
3:04 p.m.:
3:03 p.m.:
3:07 p.m.: A bit behind on the stretch circle but Truly Wiley has relaxed a bit more throughout the test.
3:01 p.m.: And now we welcome back Kelly Prather to the Rolex Arena, this time with Truly Wiley. Kelly last made an appearance here in 2011 with Ballinakill Glory, where they finished in the top 30.
2:59 p.m.:
Stop by the World Equestrian Brands booth in the @RolexKentucky Trade Fair (#212) at 3:30 for autographs with Hawley Bennett & Sharon White!
— Eventing Nation (@eventingnation) April 27, 2017
2:59 p.m.: Raise your hand if you're excited to see Patrick the Mini Horse this weekend!!
2:59 p.m.:
2:57 p.m.: A tad unsteady in the bridle for Spring Easy but a lovely mover nonetheless.
2:55 p.m.: And now another debutante, Caroline Martin with Spring Easy.
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2:54 p.m.:
A 46.7 for Jenny Caras and Fernhill Fortitude in their #RK3DE debut!
— Eventing Nation (@eventingnation) April 27, 2017
2:52 p.m.: Jenny had a wonderful first ride at Rolex! She's all smiles as she does her final halt and salute. Nicely done!
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Jenny Caras & Fernhill Fortitude in next @RolexKentucky! Watch live: https://t.co/UmXIjsKF1I pic.twitter.com/Gu9cddItRQ
— USEF Network (@USEFNetwork) April 27, 2017
2:50 p.m.:
2:48 p.m.: Next up, another rookie rider, Jenny Caras and Fernhill Fortitude. This is definitely a talented young pair to watch!
2:48 p.m.: Consistent across the board from all three judges for Hawley Bennett-Awad:
In her return to Rolex, this time with Jollybo, @HBEventing earns a 54.8 #RK3DE
— Eventing Nation (@eventingnation) April 27, 2017
2:45 p.m.: A nice stretch from Jollybo.
2:44 p.m.:
Post-Test @RolexKentucky Rider Reflections: Thursday Morning – https://t.co/6yK1UB7okx #RK3DE pic.twitter.com/IdahpjMPjR
— Eventing Nation (@eventingnation) April 27, 2017
2:42 p.m.: Jollybo with the sassy tail as always:
2:41 p.m.: And returning to this level for the first time in three years is Hawley Bennett-Awad and Jollybo, a former ride of Justine Dutton's.
2:39 p.m.: Karen O'Connor now joins John Kyle and Allison Springer in the commentator's booth.
2:33 p.m.:
2:32 p.m.:
2:26 p.m.: We're onto a short break here before the next group is led off by Hawley Bennett-Awad and Jollybo.
2:26 p.m.:
Mexico's Daniela Moguel and Cecelia score a 59.0 #RK3DE
— Eventing Nation (@eventingnation) April 27, 2017
2:24 p.m.:
2:24 p.m.: Good luck, Jen and Billy!
2:23 p.m.: Sassy pants change!
2:21 p.m.: Jimmy Wofford singing Cecelia's praises – a huge compliment!
2:20 p.m.:
2:19 p.m.: Last to go of this first afternoon section is Mexico's Daniela Moguel and Cecelia. If you don't know too much about this pair, you should.
2:17 p.m.: Goodknight ("Ari") says "Shake it off!" after his test:
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2:10 p.m.: And here comes another West Coast pair, Jolie Wentworth and Goodknight! This is the fourth CCI4* start for this pair.
2:09 p.m.: And we have a new leader!
Maxime Livio and 2016 @LesEtoilesdePau winner Qalao Des Mers score a 44.9 to take the lead! #RK3DE
— Eventing Nation (@eventingnation) April 27, 2017
2:08 p.m.:
Kathleen Murray All Smiles After Swansong Dressage Test on Ballynoe Castle RM at @RolexKentucky: https://t.co/wo6dPFCEk4 #RK3DE pic.twitter.com/eL93IsfFV0
— Eventing Nation (@eventingnation) April 27, 2017
2:07 p.m.: An interesting spot for the number on Qalao Des Mers breastplate:
2:06 p.m.:
2:05 p.m.: A lovely, straight change at the start of the canter work:
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2:03 p.m.: Maxime came in guns blazing and had a break to canter in the first medium trot. This pair is so lovely to watch, regardless.
2:02 p.m.: Qalao des Mers is coming off of a win in the CCI4* at Pau last year.
2:01 p.m.: Maxime is the first rider we've seen so far in a top hat. We know we're sure to see one on Michael Jung as well.
2:01 p.m.: And now a moment we've all been hotly anticipating. French rider Maxime Livio making his Rolex debut with Qalao des Mers!
2:00 p.m.:
57.3 for Allie Sacksen and Sparrow's Nio $RK3DE
— Eventing Nation (@eventingnation) April 27, 2017
1:58 p.m.:
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1:57 p.m.: We hate the rein back too, buddy. We get it.
1:55 p.m.: Allison Springer confesses that she's a "sucker for Connemaras," aren't we all!
1:54 p.m.: Next up, Allie Sacksen and the world's cutest Connemara/TB cross, Sparrow's Nio. Get to know them here.
1:53 p.m.: A 61.0 for Erin and Mettraise.
1:52 p.m.: So interesting getting tidbits from the commentators. Allison remarks that managing tense horses often involves putting them into a bit lower of a frame, which can then take away from a forward, connected downward transition.
1:51 p.m.: Erin and Mettraise put together a nice looking test even with some tension. They'll be happy to get on with the fun stuff!
1:48 p.m.:
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1:46 p.m.: Next up with be Erin Sylvester and Mettraise, making his CCI4* debut. Frankie Thieriot Stutes mentions that is is beginning to rain now.
1:45 p.m.: A very exuberant change! This pair scores a 62.9.
1:43 p.m.: Rox got a little stuck coming off of his left half pass but Kristin is doing a great job here. This is a big, strong horse and Kristin is keeping a lid on any tension quite expertly.
1:41 p.m.:
1:41 p.m.: Rox shows off his moves on the extended trot.
1:39 p.m.: "I hope for a lot for (Kristin) this year," Jimmy says. Kristin and "Rox" really strike a lasting impression together.
1:37 p.m.: A 50.1 puts Selena on her personal best with this horse at Rolex – their official personal best at this level is a 49.5 earned at WEG in 2014. Next up will be Kristin Schmolze and Ballylaffin Bracken.
1:35 p.m.: Selena looks pleased with her test. A couple of tiny mistakes in the canter work but such a nice looking test overall and their final centerline was very smooth.
1:33 p.m.: Woody looking lovely and relaxed in his walk work, which is often quite difficult for these horses. Selena has worked very hard on the flat with this horse, and the work is paying off with some really nice work today.
1:31 p.m.: This is Woody's fifth CCI4* start. He was 10th here in Kentucky in his debut in 2014 and also represented Canada at WEG in Normandy that year.
1:31 p.m.: And we are back underway with Selena and "Woody"!
1:28 p.m.: Guest commentator Jimmy Wofford says "We don't have a talent deficit in this country, we have an experience deficit." John Kyle is joined by Jimmy as well as Allison Springer for the afternoon session.


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Looking for a Quick Dinner Idea? Try Scrambled-Egg Tacos
April 20, 2014
I just spent three days in Los Angeles with friends, living out of a suitcase and eating out all the time. Last night's dinner, of local little-gem lettuce and medium-rare rack of lamb at Church & State, which the critic Jonathan Gold recently called, "the closest thing to a first-rate French bistro that Los Angeles has seen in years," was noteworthy for its flavor, but the others stood out for a different reason: portion sizes.
I know I'm a bit behind the curve on this, but when did three eggs become a standard offering for a simple breakfast of scrambled eggs, and who thought it was a good idea to make a common omelet the size of a throw pillow? And if I wanted a seaside lunch of tacos, does it have to fill a platter large enough to hold a suckling pig? It's no wonder that nearly 70% of Americans are overweight or obese. This has real consequences. For example, the medical costs related to obesity now exceed the costs associated with smoking. Being overweight is more than just a personal problem.
I don't have a grand solution, but I have a small one. Learn to cook, and make meals for yourself. That way, you can control the portion size and what you put on your plate.
Cooking does not have to be complicated. Take a basic dish like scrambled eggs. If you don't know how to prepare them, here's a link with an easy-to-follow recipe. Here is my even easier way of making them: I crack two eggs in a bowl, add a bit of salt and pepper, combine the eggs and their yolks thoroughly with a fork, and cook the mixture in a buttered frying pan on a medium-high heat, moving the eggs about with a spatula, until they are the consistency I like. It takes about two minutes. One of the nice things about eggs are their versatility. Best known as a breakfast food, they can also become a dinner by making a few additions.
The other night, before my trip to LA, I came home late from work. The kids were in bed, and Santa Maria was out of town. I paid the babysitter, and gave some thought to dinner. I wasn't that hungry, because I'd had a late-afternoon snack at my office, but I needed something. In the refrigerator, I spied half an avocado left over from earlier in the week, and there's always a jar of salsa on my shelves. The carton of eggs caught my eye, and a package of soft-corn tortillas called out to me: I could make scrambled-egg tacos. I whipped up two eggs, laid them out on two warmed tortillas, topped them with slices of avocado, salsa, and some fresh cilantro, and I had dinner made in about ten minutes.
As I sat down to eat the tacos, a funny thing happened. I couldn't finish them. They were delicious, but I had overestimated my hunger. Because I was at home, it was easy for me to control my portion size. I ate one, and put the leftovers in the fridge.
Scrambled-Egg Tacos
- 2 eggs
- 2 soft-corn tortillas
- 1/2 avocado, sliced
- jar salsa
- fresh cilantro to garnish
Warm the tortillas in a frying pan.
Scramble the eggs.
Assemble by putting eggs on tortillas, and topping with avocado, salsa, and cilantro.
Serves one (or more, depending).


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One of the best advice I have ever been given is to change the circumstances in life whenever they stop making you happy. Of course, sometimes we do need to do things we don't want but when what we do start to fully consume us and kill our sense for creativity and all we stand for, then, I'd argue, it is time to make a change.
This is something I have always stood by, but almost lost track of during the past few months.
As I left Sweden five years ago, all I could see myself doing was leaving. When I left before completing the full semester of psychology that I was enrolled in at the time, I was not 100% sure that was the right step to take. I knew that psychology had come to be one of my main passions in life and as much as I felt the need to leave, I knew I took the risk of regretting it later. I have thought of it many times and I have wondered if it would have been better if I had finished that semester, and eventually my degree in psychology. However, I don't live with regrets and I know that, at the time, the only thing I could have done was grabbing my carry-on and set out for Europe. It was not the easiest decision to make or the easiest next step to take, but it was the only right one at the time.
I am once again standing at one of those crossroads, where I have quite a big decision to make. Although I believe I already have made up my mind. Sometimes it is not the easiest making a decision though, especially when it means that we may not get to see some of the people we care for the most. Nevertheless, we need to listen to our hearts and do what is right and best for ourselves – unless we are committed to another person or any other duties. Life is about changes.
In the past few weeks, I was incredibly close to fully give up on writing. As I walked out of the newsroom I was working in for a few days, I felt as if my dream for 20 years had been crushed. I then admitted to myself that working in that environment is not at all what I want to be doing. As melancholic as it felt, and as lost as it made me feel, a sense of freedom hit me. I knew that I now am free to do exactly what I want. I just needed to pick up next dream on my list and see where that takes me.
I am not entirely sure where life will take me next but I have had a strong need to return home through the past year, even if only for a year or two. I was hoping the feeling would go away, but it hasn't. Maybe three months in Stockholm will make me change my mind yet another fifteen times. However, I doubt it. As I said, I think I already made up my mind months ago.
The other day I found myself applying for psychology courses in Stockholm. Maybe it is time to pick up the degree I walked out from five years ago. It'd only require another two and a half semesters of studying. I could hopefully get my own little apartment in Stockholm, and most importantly, get to spend some solid time with friends and family again.
I had many dreams coming true in the past three years, and I acquired a bachelor's degree in the meantime. As for now, I feel that my work abroad is done. For now, I have grown out of Scotland.
Additionally, I'd rather have a relatively small audience and get to write what I am passionate about than write bits and pieces that make me want to tear my hair off, even if that means that they will be read by thousands of people.
The other day an article with several typos was published in my name, although I did not even write it or get to have a say in how it was written. While I don't know exactly how to approach this or go about this, I do know that this is not the kind of journalist or writer I want to be represented as.
So hereby I resign as a traditional journalist, until I find motivation to write and work on improving my skills again.


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Revive Therapeutics Announces Successful Final Results of Novel Cannabinoid Delivery Technology Unlocking Commercialization Opportunities in the Medical Cannabis and Pharmaceutical Sectors
TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – Nov. 29, 2017) – Revive Therapeutics Ltd. (« Revive » or the « Company ») (TSX VENTURE:RVV)(RVVTF), a company focused on the research, development and commercialization of novel therapies and technologies for the medical cannabis and pharmaceutical sectors, today announced successful final results from its research project with the University of Wisconsin-Madison for the development of a novel cannabinoid delivery technology. The Company is positioned to advance the development and commercialization of novel medical cannabis products and pharmaceutical cannabinoid therapies internally, with licensed medical cannabis producers, and pharmaceutical companies.
« The successful demonstration of the cannabinoid delivery technology is a significant milestone for Revive as it positions us to develop, partner and commercialize unique medical cannabis and pharmaceutical cannabinoid therapies in large global market opportunities such as in pain, dermatology, and wound healing while complementing our research efforts in cannabinoid treatments for liver diseases, thus solidifying Revive as a unique company offering novel product and technology solutions for the medical cannabis and pharmaceutical sectors, » said Craig Leon, Chief Executive Officer of Revive.
« I am very pleased with the outcome of the research program as we have successfully demonstrated that the delivery technology in combination with synthetic cannabidiol is able to effectively reduce inflammation and be delivered in an efficient and controlled way thus offering a novel and potentially effective therapeutic option for a broad range of indications, such as pain, that would benefit from cannabinoid therapies, » said Dr. Jess D. Reed, Professor of Animal Nutrition at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. « I would like to thank my team for their hard work and dedication in validating this unique delivery technology, and on behalf of my team it has been a pleasure working with Revive on this project. »
The research project evaluated tannin-chitosan based hydrogel formulations in combination with synthetic cannabidiol in anti-inflammatory and permeability models. The results demonstrated a new and stable formulation of the tannin-chitosan composites and synthetic cannabidiol (the « Formulation »). The Formulation shown to attenuate LPS-induced macrophage activation in a dose-response manner, showing a reduction for inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), as well as an increase on intracellular production of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-a) as the concentration of CBD is increased. Thus, the Formulation exhibited anti-inflammatory properties and suggested that the tannin-chitosan composites have anti-inflammatory activity that may complement synthetic cannabidiol. Also, the Formulation successfully demonstrated that the addition of tannin-chitosan composite to synthetic cannabidiol directly influenced its transdermal diffusion properties and the tannin-chitosan composite was able to reduce synthetic cannabidiol permeability through the simulated skin membrane, thus increasing the time for its availability and enabling the potential to be developed as a controlled or sustained release delivery system that may lead to single-dose treatments.
The delivery technology aims to deliver both synthetic cannabinoids and natural extracts of cannabis in a potential number of ways such as topical gels, creams or ointments, oral or transdermal patches, and oral dosages. The delivery technology is a natural, non-toxic, biodegradable and biocompatible composite that combines a tannin material, which is derived from a plant group having antibacterial, antifungal, antioxidant and wound healing properties, and a chitosan material, which is derived from the crustacean group having blood-clotting and antimicrobial properties. The delivery technology has rapid onset of action and controlled or sustained release potential capabilities and may allow to combine multiple cannabinoids or cannabis extracts in one formulation. The delivery technology offers licensed medical cannabis producers and pharmaceutical companies new product opportunities and product brand extensions for various medical disorders. In addition to the potential of partnering the cannabinoid delivery technology to licensed medical cannabis producers and pharmaceutical companies, the Company seeks to develop novel products that target multi-billion dollar market opportunities such as pain (i.e. neuropathic, joint pain), dermatology (i.e. acne, psoriasis), wound healing applications (i.e. battle wounds, scarring), and liver diseases.
About Revive Therapeutics Ltd.
Revive is focused on the research, development and commercialization of novel therapies and technologies for the medical cannabis and pharmaceutical sectors. Additional information on Revive is available at www.ReviveThera.com.
Neither the TSX-V nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX-V) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
This news release includes certain information and statements about management's view of future events, expectations, plans and prospects that constitute « forward-looking information » that involves known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which are not comprised of historical facts, and most of which are beyond the control of Revive. Forward-looking statements include estimates and statements that describe Revive's future plans, objectives or goals, including words to the effect that Revive or its management expects a stated condition or result to occur. Forward-looking statements may be identified by such terms as « believes », « anticipates », « intends », « expects », « estimates », « may », « could », « would », « will », or « plan », and similar expressions. Specifically, forward-looking statements in this news release include, without limitation, statements regarding: the granting of a patent for Bucillamine for the treatment of gout; the potential efficacy and commercial viability of Bucillamine for treatment of gout and Bucillamine for the treatment of Cystinuria; expansion of the Bucillamine clinical testing program; the Company's drug research and development, and commercialization plans; the Company's research, development and commercialization plans for plant-based therapies, including cannabinoid and its delivery technology; the timing of operations; the Company's drug research and development, and commercialization plans for blockchain and artificial intelligence; and estimates of market conditions. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause actual results or events, performance, or achievements of Revive to differ materially from those anticipated or implied in such forward-looking statements. Since forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and address future events and conditions, by their very nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties. The Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, but there can be no assurance that actual results will meet management's expectations. In formulating the forward-looking statements contained herein, management has assumed: that business and economic conditions affecting Revive will continue substantially in the ordinary course and will be favourable to Revive; that clinical testing results will justify commercialization of the Company's drug candidates; that Revive will be able to obtain all requisite regulatory approvals to commercialize its drug candidates; that such approvals will be received on a timely basis; and, that Revive will be able to find suitable partners for development and commercialization of its drug repurposing candidates on favourable terms. Although these assumptions were considered reasonable by management at the time of preparation, they may prove to be incorrect and no assurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed time frames or at all.
Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by these forward-looking statements include: uncertainties associated with obtaining regulatory approval to perform clinical trials and market products; the need to establish additional corporate collaborations, distribution or licensing arrangements; the Company's ability to raise additional capital if and when necessary; intellectual property disputes; increased competition from pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies; changes in equity markets, inflation, and changes in exchange rates; and other factors as described in detail in Revive's Management's Discussion & Analysis for the period ended June 30, 2017 and Revive's other public filings, all of which may be viewed on SEDAR (www.sedar.com). Given these risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements and information, which are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. Except as required by law, Revive disclaims any intention and assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions, changes in factors affecting such forward-looking statements or otherwise.


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Pastoral care, the well-being of every boy and girl, is the most important aspect of any school. A child who feels supported, confident, secure and happy is much more likely to thrive than one who does not. Warminster School prides itself on the strength, warmth, consistency and thoroughness of its pastoral care.
Here at the School the pastoral care is based primarily upon a tutor system. Every pupil, whether day or boarding, is in a small tutor group and sees his or her tutor twice daily. Their relationship is vital and the keystone of effective tutoring; the tutor really gets to know the pupil and champions his or her cause when needed. The word 'pastoral' is derived from the Latin word for 'shepherd' and that sums it up perfectly. The tutor also acts as the first point of contact for parents.
In addition to their tutor, all boarders – who reside in one of five boarding houses – have a housemaster or housemistress, along with at least one resident tutor and a matron. All of these people play an important role in the provision of pastoral care, as does the Head of Boarding, the Chaplain, the School Counsellor and the School Nurse.
The work of the tutors is managed and overseen by a Head of Lower School (Years 7 & 8), a Head and Deputy Head of Middle School (Years 9,10 & 11) and a Head (and Deputy Head) of Sixth Form. Overall responsibility for pastoral care lies with the Deputy Head, who reports directly to the Headmaster.
We also have the added bonus in the form of our affectionate 'furry friend', Professor Moriarty. Numerous studies have illustrated the positive benefits of a calming canine presence amongst a school community ranging from cognitive, social, emotional and environmental. Pupils are encouraged to pre-arrange a time slot for 'Mo Time' and short walks can also be arranged as long as a member of staff is in attendance.
However, one further, important and carefully nurtured aspect of the School's pastoral care is that the pupils support and look after one another and take responsibility for playing their part and contributing to the School community.
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The Green Khutbah Campaign is an international call-out made by our Canadian brothers and sisters from khaleafa.com. On Friday, April 22, 2016, (International Earth Day) Muslims will be encouraged by their religious leaders to look to Islamic principles to 'Green Their Deen' and promote greater environmental awareness. The Khutbah (which can be adapted for a pre-jumuah lecture by religious leaders), is titled "Let's Create a Sustainable Future: Curbing Consumption, Conserving Energy & Commuting Smarter". It first introduces the listener to what it means to be a khaleaf of the earth and how we need to appreciate and proactively respect the aayaat (signs) of Allah SWT that we find all around us. The lecture proceeds to speak on how our materialism, wastefulness and bad travel habits must be addressed as individuals and communities.
Green Deen South Africa would like to encourage all our imaams and ustaadhs to use this Green Khutbah on Friday, 22 April 2016. Use it as a lecture in our masaajid, religious gatherings, schools and makhtabs.
You can read more about the campaign at http://www.khaleafa.com/green-khutbah-campaign/ and read the entire lecture at https://www.scribd.com/doc/307742845/Khutbah-Green-Khutbah-April-22-2016.
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ANNE KELLY writes from New York Anne Kelly, IBVM NGO Representative at the United NationsThe UN buildings and adjacent neighbourhood have been in a state of siege this week, as 140 heads of state have arrived to take part in the Summit on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and engage in debates in the General Assembly, that mark the start of the new academic and working year in this part of...
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19/09/2010 - 10:00am
The Millennium Development Goals (MDG's) are targets adopted at the UN Millennium Summit of 2000, aimed at slashing poverty, hunger, disease, maternal and child deaths and other ills by a 2015 deadline. The UN Millennium Campaign supports citizen efforts to hold their governments to account for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.
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Lenore Sullivan IBVM Thirty two-pilgrims from Canada joined nearly a thousand others from 33 different countries for a week of celebrating the founding vision of Mary Ward in 1609 and her "way" of identification with Jesus in responding to the needs of the time with integrity, justice, freedom and joy.
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OSGF replies email enquiry with 'address used by scammers' two weeks after ICIR's report
TWO weeks after a report by The ICIR establishing that most federal ministries pay little or no attention to e-mail enquiries, the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) has responded.
An enquiry was sent to 24 ministries, including the OSGF, on October 3 and then a reminder was sent to same addresses a week after on October 11, to confirm, among other things, "if the ministry or any department under it has recently put out a call for job application".
Three weeks later, 20 of the recipients, including the OSGF, did not respond to nor acknowledge receiving this enquiry. Some, in fact, have no official e-mail addresses or contact pages on their websites.
On Thursday, 36 days after the e-mail was sent and 15 days following the publication of the story, the OSGF has finally provided a response.
"Hello Adekunle," read the message, which was not signed with a name. "Thank you for your mail. Please always check Federal Civil service Commission (FCSC) for anything concerning federal Government Ministries and its MDA's employment Federal Civil Service Commission."
"Remember, government does not charge money for employment or anything related to that," it added.
The ICIR noted that the office, in replying, used the same e-mail address to which the enquiry was sent, which Segun Adetola, OSGF's Assistant Press Director, had said does not belong to the office.
"This is not our e-mail," he had said after the same one on the office's contact page was sent to him.
He had added: "Looks like one of those that the scammers are using. However, I need to meet you before releasing our mail address."
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In this edition of Patriots All Access presented by GEICO, we sit down with Patriots first round draft pick N'Keal Harry. Plus, we hear from some of the other Patriots draft picks on how it feels to join the New England Patriots. Finally, Andy Hart and Paul Perillo breakdown the Patriots draft class and tell fans what they should expect from the group come September.


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A tiny fraction of estates will be subject to the tax in 2018
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act drastically reduced the number of estates that are subject to the estate tax, which is an incredible feat given only a fraction of 1 percent of estates owed any tax in recent years, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy said today.
A new ITEP report (The Federal Estate Tax: An Important Revenue Source) estimates 0.06 percent of estates will owe federal estate tax in 2018, down from 0.18 in 2013, the most recent year for which data are available. This is directly because the 2017 federal tax law doubled the value of estates exempt from the tax to $11 million ($22 million for married couples).
"Weakening the estate tax is part of a broader agenda to ensure the nation's wealthiest citizens are paying as little federal tax as possible," said Alan Essig, executive director of ITEP. "The estate tax was once a check on dynastic, tax-free wealth. In the 1970s when it reached its peak, income and wealth inequality were not as pronounced. But over the years, lawmakers have intentionally eroded the estate tax just as they have deliberately passed other policies that allow money and power to concentrate among the elite few."
The continued erosion of the estate tax has a cost. Over 10 years, the U.S. Treasury will lose an additional $75 billion due to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act estate tax provisions, whereas a more robust estate tax could raise hundreds of billions in needed revenue. The report provides important historical and contextual information about the estate tax, including:
- At its peak in the 1970s, 7 percent of estates paid the estate tax.
- Before the Bush tax cuts, about 2.16 percent of all estates were subject to the tax.
- In 2001, the Bush tax cuts included gradual erosion of the estate tax, repealing it altogether in 2010.
- As part of a budget compromise at the end of 2010, Congress and the Obama Administration agreed to reinstate the estate tax, but boosted the value of the exemption to $5 million (10 million for married couples).
The report also debunks the most common anti-estate tax arguments:
- It isn't a double tax: Many estates consist of unrealized capital gains that are never taxed. When an asset is held until its owner dies and then passed on to heirs, the "unrealized" capital gains are exempt from the personal income tax.
- It doesn't deter work: Anti-tax advocates argue the estate tax will lead people to earn less because they don't want their heirs to be taxed, but research suggests that the estate tax could increase work.
- It doesn't harm small businesses or family farms: An analysis found that just 20 small farms or businesses (defined as those with $5 million in assets or less and making up at least half the value of an estate) were subject to the federal estate tax in 2017.
"Lawmakers should reverse the recent changes and strengthen the estate tax moving forward," Essig said. "The revenue raised from reforming the estate tax could go a long way to funding critical public investments in healthcare, education, and infrastructure that provide opportunity for all families to succeed."


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- A $10 cancellation fee is imposed for all reservations cancelled.
- Cancellations must be received by email only to [email protected] The cancellation notice date is the date the email was received at [email protected] Phone cancellations will not be accepted.
- Cancellations received by email 30 days prior to the first day of the reservation are charged a $10 cancellation fee and you will receive a refund of 90% of the total amount of the reservation.
- Cancellations received by email 15 to 29 days prior to the first day of the reservation are charged a $10 cancellation charge and you will receive a 75% refund. of the total amount of the reservation.
- Cancellations received by email 14 days to zero days prior to arrival are charged a $10 cancellation fee and you will receive a 50% refund only if we are able to rebook your camping, cabin, fishing, kayaking, watertaxi, shuttle, lunch, or activity. If we are not able to rebook your reservation then no refunds will be issued and. You must call or e-mail Miller's Landing post date of cancelled stay in order for us to research whether or not your site booked. Sites that were booked of course qualify for the 50% refund, sites that were not unfortunately do not.
- In some situations a raincheck worth 75% of your reservation may be issued at the discretion of Miller's Landing management instead of the applicable cancellation charge. If this option appeals to you please suggest this at the time of cancellation. Rainchecks are good for one year and may be used for activities, camping or lodging owned by Miller's Landing or towards the cost of hats, tee shirts, gifts, etc. sold in the Miller's Landing store or items sold online. For items purchased online the customer is expected to pay for the cost of postage. Rainchecks may NOT be transferred to another person.
- A 100% refund will be issued for any activity that was cancelled due to weather by Miller's Landing. Miller's Landing reserves the right to determine weather cancellations. Rain does not constitute cancellations.
Please note: Miller's Landing encourages only guaranteed prepaid reservations. Unlike many other states, Alaska has a very short tourist season which can make it difficult for us to rebook when we have cancellations without ample notice.
If you are booking a charter and lodging and your charter , water taxi or kayaking is cancelled due to weather you are still responsible for the lodging or camping reservations and the normal cancellation policy applies. All of our activities are possible during rain, so rain does not constitute a cancellation. Miller's Landing is not responsible for vehicle break downs, personal emergencies, flight delays, health issues or other unforeseen hardships. We will try very hard to work with you but the cancellation policy will need to be applied if we cannot issue a raincheck or find an alternative solution that appeals to both parties.
Please understand that Miller's Landing also incurs a hefty financial merchant fee from our bank for the cost of charging your credit card and again for the cost of refunding it, and there is also a cost involved for the time involved in processing and refunding your reservation in employee costs. Our goal when taking your reservation is to have a solid, guaranteed prepaid reservation. We strongly discourage the practice of making reservations without having an airline ticket or making tentative reservations. Thank you for your understanding.


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We also want you to know that we are very pleased with the excellent quality and strength of the building materials used for construction as well as the quality of the interior fittings used the outstanding workmanship that was carried out from the beginning to the end of the production was excellent covering every fine detail inside and out.
We have no hesitation in recommending your company to others, because of our satisfaction with your services and your business is conducted in a highly professional manner. The end result for us was knowing that we made the right choice with whom we chose to build our home with. Many thanks for the friendship that developed along the way." With gratitude from Nola, Bernard and Rodd
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All The Wave Crochet Pattern
Today's pattern is one that I am excited about and surprisingly love how it turned out. It's a cowl pattern and I got to use quite a bit of yarn which as you know this is one of my resolutions for this year and you can read about that here. Keep reading for the All The Wave Crochet Pattern.
The Materials
I used three yarns, in the Patons Metallic yarn
Metallic Black
Blue Steel
Metallic Teal
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The Pattern
With Metallic Black and Blue Steel together, create a slip knot and chain 50 stitches, join together with first chain made.
Round 1: SC in each stitch around
Round 2: CH 3, 4 DC in same stitch, skip a stitch, slip stitch in next stitch to join, chain 1, skip a stitch, 5 DC in following stitch. repeat around.
Round 3: CH3, sl stitch in 3rd DC of last row, repeat across.
I repeated rounds 2 and 3 two more times, then I changed to the Metallic teal color and repeated rounds 2 and 3 three more times. I used both ends so that the thickness would be the same (doubled up).
Fasten off and weave in any ends.
Final Thoughts
I wanted to create an interesting pattern that was easy. Usually shells are for summertime or spring, but there's nothing wrong with wishing for warm weather and waves and sunshine in your winter projects ! Right?
I also think the yarn used looks great, the ombre effect is easy to recreate and I love the way it looks on. I think it would look really good with a chunky yarn as well, I am thinking something like the Wool And The Gang Crazy Sexy Wool. I have some that I got from their collection at Jo-Ann's, stay tuned to my Instagram for other options!
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As I mentioned last week, I recently acquired a copy of NS&T Employee Time Table 61 effective May 13th 1945. One of the things I discovered while reading through it was that 78 scheduled trains passed through Thorold each day.
NS&T Thorold Station. Photographer and date unknown.
These included two routes – the Niagara Falls Sub (main line) and the Welland Sub. The Niagara Falls Sub ran between St. Catharines and Niagara Falls, passing through Thorold en route. The Welland Sub ran between Thorold and Port Colborne, passing through Welland.
Main Line train: NS&T 135 & 132, Substation Junction 1943 – photographer unknown.
Welland Sub train: NS&T 130, Thorold – Photographer and date unknown.
Obviously, an interurban car working either of these routes would cover the route several times n both directions over the course of a day – which led to my next question: How many trains would be on the line to cover such a schedule? (The question for modellers is related: How many pieces of rolling stock are required to cover it?)
To answer that, I sat down on the weekend with graph paper, a ruler and coloured pens and drew a timeline for a typical weekday schedule. (Those who have set up a layout for operations might know this as a String Diagram). Here's what I found:
1945 NS&T schedule interpreted as a String Diagram
You can right-click on the string diagram and open the image in a separate tab to see a larger version of it, but what I learned is that at a minimum, it requires four trains – two for each division – to cover 24 hours of passenger service through Thorold. At least some of the Niagara Falls trains could be run with two cars, as shown in the first photo in this post – so a modeller may want six pieces of equipment. In addition, there are a couple of other scheduled trains that do not follow the routine – they cover part of a line, then (I assume) deadhead to return to the car barn. So, there's room for a seventh car, if desired.
I do not know if cars were pulled from service after a certain number of runs in the day, and new cars swapped. Obviously, the crews were – the lines ran from 5am to 2am.
The string diagram also tells me more about how Thorold worked – from a passenger train perspective. The Welland Subdivision car would arrive first, from the south, and take the layover siding (seen in the second photo in this post). Then, a main line train heading eastbound (from St. Catharines) would make its station stop. The main line train would then leave headed east (for Niagara Falls, with the Welland Sub train following it. The main line train would continue east at Substation Junction, while the Welland Sub train would head south to Port Colborne. The main line train would cross the Welland Canal and meet its westbound counterpart on the east side, at a siding called Shriners.
The schedules were set such that a person arriving at Thorold on the northbound Welland Subdivision train would be able to make the connection to the main line train with relatively little waiting: a four-minute wait for an eastward train to Niagara Falls, and a 15-minute wait for the westbound headed to St. Catharines. Those headed from St. Catharines to Port Colborne would also be well served: Their southbound train would be waiting when they arrived at Thorold, and they'd have seven minutes to board. What about those those travelling from Niagara Falls to Port Colborne? Their two trains would meet at Substation Junction, where – I believe – passengers would be able to scoot across the inside corner of the wye.
It sure didn't leave much time for freight…
A quick switch: NS&T 14 at Thorold Station. Photographer and date unknown.
… but freights and other extras did manage to squeeze in between the parade of trains, making for a very busy day in Thorold.


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The D.C. Office of Human Rights on Wednesday denied a request by the Willard InterContinental Hotel that it reverse an earlier finding of probable cause that the hotel illegally forced a gay assistant chef out of his job.
In a Dec. 17 finding of probable cause, the OHR said D.C. resident Alberto Vega, 43, established a "prima facie case" in a complaint that he was subjected to a hostile work environment at the Willard because of his sexual orientation and was "constructively discharged" from his job in August 2013.
The December finding says the hotel's alleged actions against Vega violated the D.C. Human Rights Act, which, among other things, bans employment discrimination based on sexual orientation.
The Willard is considered one of the most prestigious hotels in Washington and has a history that dates back to when Abraham Lincoln stayed there prior to being sworn in as president in 1861.
An attorney representing the Willard responded in January by filing a motion for reconsideration, contesting the probable cause finding on technical grounds.
In a three-page ruling issued on March 11, OHR Director Monica Palacio said the Willard failed to meet the criteria required under law to obtain a reversal of a probable cause finding.
Palacio said in her ruling that the criteria include discovery of new evidence not available during OHR's initial investigation of a complaint, proof of misstatement of facts in the complaint, or the "misapplication of the law" in its finding of probable cause.
"The OHR affirms its finding on all claims," Palacio said in her ruling.
Under OHR procedures, the Willard has 10 days from the time of the March 11 ruling to decide whether to enter into conciliation negotiations with Vega to reach a possible settlement in the case. Vega's attorney, Brian Markovitz, has said Vega is open to entering discussions for a possible settlement.
If the Willard declines to enter conciliation discussions within the 10-day deadline, the case is automatically sent to the D.C. Commission on Human Rights, which is authorized to conduct a trial-like public hearing that includes testimony by witnesses. Under the Human Rights Act, the commission is empowered to make a final ruling on whether discrimination occurred and what, if any, penalty should be imposed on the party accused of discrimination.
Eric Janson, the attorney representing the Willard, didn't respond to a phone call and email from the Washington Blade this week seeking comment on the OHR ruling and asking whether the Willard would consider the conciliation option.
In its 15-page finding of probable cause, OHR said its investigation into Vega's complaint found that he was "harassed on a frequent, nearly daily basis by multiple members of the kitchen staff. The [anti-gay] jokes were offensive, and supervising chefs laughed about them, compounding the impact of the ridicule."
In his complaint, Vega says the anti-gay harassment began around September 2012, about six months after he began his job at the Willard in March of 2012. It says fellow kitchen workers made anti-gay comments directed toward him in English and Spanish. Vega is a native of Puerto Rico and speaks fluent Spanish and English.
"Some of the Spanish speaking staff constantly called the complainant a 'colero,' meaning 'fag" and 'burro' which means donkey indicating that homosexuals are sub-humans," the probable cause document quotes Vega's complaint as saying.
The English speaking staff also repeatedly hurled anti-gay slurs at Vega, his complaint says.
The probable cause document says Vega repeatedly appealed to supervisors and the hotel's personnel officials for help in responding to the harassment and sought on at least three occasions to be transferred to other jobs to leave the hostile work environment he faced each day.
According to the probable cause finding, Willard officials claimed Vega was not qualified for one of the jobs he sought and two others were either filled or no longer open, assertions that the OHR said were found to be false.
The document says the Willard allegedly "constructively discharged" Vega after he told his supervisors he could no longer work in such a hostile environment.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission defines a constructive discharge as an illegal form of forced resignation brought about by "making the work environment so intolerable a reasonable person would not be able to stay."
"I hope that the hotel will finally admit what happened and take the proper steps to make amends," Markovitz, Vega's attorney, told the Blade. "But frankly given their prior actions, I'm not overly optimistic," he said. "They seem hell bent on denying the harassment took place, despite repeated findings against them."
The InterContinental Hotels Group, which owns the Willard and other hotels in the U.S. and abroad, last year received a perfect score of 100 in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Corporate Equality Index, which rates Fortune 500 companies on their personnel policies pertaining to LGBT employees.
HRC Foundation official Deena Fidas told the Blade in January that the foundation was monitoring Vega's discrimination case and would make a determination "when appropriate" on whether to change its rating of the hotel chain.


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|RI72 Geology and Extent of the Confined Aquifers of Kent County, Delaware
|McLaughlin, P.P., Velez, C.C.
|RI19 Geology of the Fall Zone in Delaware
|Woodruff, K.D.
|RI16 Application of Geophysics to Highway Design in the Piedmont of Delaware
|Woodruff, K.D.
|RI13 The Occurrence of Saline Ground Water in Delaware Aquifers
|Woodruff, K.D.
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Running a public Vapor Server from your MacBook
I'm doing a lot of server side Swift lately — primarily working on my Slackbot Chameleon. I am working on a new feature that requires a HTTP server and I've decided to use Vapor. The problem is when trying to debug locally I was unable to expose my macbook builds in a way that is publicly visible to the internet.
It seemed like the only solution would be to deploy each time I wanted to test… which would be fine but you don't have access to breakpoints for example.
Then I came across a tool called LocalTunnel. Once you run it it will give you an external url that you can use to access your machine and the listening Vapor instance, no additional config is required for Vapor either!
To install all you need to do is (node.js required):
npm install -g localtunnel
Then to start the tunnel:
lt --port 8080
And that's it!
I highly recommend using this if you are doing any work with Vapor — it makes the development cycle much easier.


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By Catherine Goddard Clarke*
(Extracted from a longer 1948 From the Housetops article)
There was great glee in hell. Beelzebub was having a meeting of committees, and things were going well.
"I congratulate you, 'Screwtape,' he said. "When you first advanced the idea of getting Mr. C. S. Lewis to paint a picture of us, I never believed the Catholics would fall for it. I thought more of them would remember their theology, but you were right, they are farther from it than I had dared hope." [The devil went on boasting and then told this story:]
"There was, in an old New England town, a man who had fought against coming into the Catholic Church for seven years. He suffered a great deal during that time, and he had to make some real personal sacrifices when he finally gave in and was baptized. One of the first things he did after his baptism was to go and see his mother, in order to teach her the Faith. He had a very difficult time with her, but he never gave up hope. I have known him to put in a long distance telephone call to her from whatever city he might be in on his business just to see how she was getting along with the books that he had mailed her to read. He and his wife made every effort to get back to his mother on Thanksgiving and Christmas, always to assure her of their love and their great desire that she might come into the Church and be with them both on earth and in heaven. It was all to no avail.
"Then one day he dropped in to see a priest, and he explained his mother's situation to him, and told him that he had spoken strongly to her on the subject of conversion. The priest said to him, "How dare you talk that way to your mother! She has been a good Protestant according to her lights, and a good mother to you!' The man said, 'But, Father, she no longer has those same lights. I have very carefully explained the Faith to her, and given her Christ's challenge. She is in no sense ignorant of the Truth. She is a very intelligent woman.'
"And then he was told: 'You should not disturb your mother in her religion. Faith is a gift. She may get to heaven a good deal faster than you will — indeed you may find her there before you. You don't think that only Catholics are saved, do you?'
"My man walked out, thoroughly upset, muttering to himself, 'In the name of God, why should I have gone through all I did to become a Catholic!' He tried not to let it [go], but the edge was off the whole thing for him, and I assure you I have made every effort to keep it so. He hasn't tried to convert anyone since then, and certainly not his mother."
"Please go on, my lord!" It was the curious little devil again.
"You know the rest of it," the powerful angel answered. "One makes the most of every opportunity. I noticed that the policy of Catholics used to be to convert, first, by preaching, and second, by living according to that preaching. They called this latter 'good example.' Gradually I got them to forget the first principle and to emphasize the second. They are doing a fairly good job of selling themselves, as a result of my foresight, and a very poor job of selling their Christ."
"Bravo! Bravo!" the cry went up.
"Then, too," the great one went on, "the following little story will illustrate how far we have come. The Catholics were asked the other day if they held that there was salvation outside the Church. This was their answer: 'Let us put it this way: heaven is on the distant shore. There are two ways of getting there, by rowboat or by motor-boat. Each will make the shore, but the rowboat takes a longer time. Let us call the motor-boat the Catholic Church.' Now the non-Catholic merely wants to be assured that he will reach the shore, heaven. And so, much preferring the comfortable and familiar way, he settles back in his rowboat and goes to sleep again."
"Just as I planned, just as I planned!" Beelzebub was very solemn. "For the first time in the history of the world," he told his fallen angels, "I have not only been directing you, but I have undertaken a mission of my own, the nature of which is so important that I have not dared to trust it to anyone but myself. You see, she has been appearing in the world. She came down to Fatima, in Portugal, and to Heede, in Germany. Those appearances gave me much to do. I had to work as I never worked before to make men forget and belittle what she prophesied and what she requested them to do in order to forestall my work. But I am pleased to report to you, my sons, that all is well. It is now as if she had never spoken. It is true that her appearances are still mentioned here and there, but men, thanks to my effort, speak of it as they might relate one of their legends."
* Later known as Sister Catherine, Mrs. Clarke was the foundress of Saint Benedict Center, which began as a lay apostolate in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Rebuke Him, O God
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I've noticed throughout the sub-blog universe Morrison's novel has come up in the comments for recommendations when colorism is discussed which, as of lately, as been a lot. I've also noticed that a lot of people have not heard of it. Morrison has a ton of great novels but I personally feel if you're going to read any of her books, read this one. The novel is raw and real. And tragic.
God, is it tragic. Not just because of Pecola and her circumstances, but because you see a community oppressing itself based on institutionalized racism. You see institutionalized racism. You see colorism. Even though this book was written in 1970, this issue is still prevalent today.
(How can I even begin to start a list on how many times colorism has been covered?It's a real thing. It's a struggle. It's exhausting to see it every day of your life.)
I'm trying to be evasive because I just want people to read it. The novel is available online but I suggest owning this book in your personal library.
*A lot of people seem to be interested in reading this book. This is awesome! If I set a deadline for two weeks, would that be enough time for everyone to read so we can have a discussion? The book isn't long at all.
I will bump this up tomorrow morning (my morning) and next week as well.


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DAISY Award Winner
This student received the DAISY award while enrolled at Lakeview College of Nursing.
The DAISY Foundation is an acronym for Diseases Attacking the Immune System. The DAISY Foundation was established in 1999 in memory of J. Patrick Barnes who died at the age of 33, from complications of an auto-immune disease. Patrick's family was very touched by the remarkable compassion and clinical skill demonstrated by Patrick's nurses during his illness, so they created DAISY to recognize exceptional nurses everywhere. LCN has partnered with DAISY to present awards to extraordinary nursing students and faculty members.
More information about the DAISY award and LCN's online nomination form can be found at https://www.lakeviewcol.edu/daisy-award.To view these students click here: https://lakeviewcol.meritpages.com/achievements/DAISY-Award-Winner/115597


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Hello again, oh I am proud of myself with all these posts in the same week!!!! This card is for the challenge over at Mo's Digital Challenge
the theme is "Hugs & Kisses", so I thought this image suited perfectly! I love teddies, and obviously this wee chap loves his teddy too, so I feel an immediate bond with him! LOL!!!
I made a Central Stepper card, and used papers form Echo Park - Hello Summer. The stickers are from Totally Awesome.
You can see the shape of the card better from this angle. It takes a bit of time to make, but I think it is worth it to make a card which is so different.
As well as the Challenge, Mo is having a Guest Designer Call, so I am going to throw my hat in the ring, and try out for it. Mo is most definitely my favourite Digital Artist, so to be a part of her Design Team would be a dream come true. I know I am not alone in thinking that though, and lots of other crafters will also be applying. I can only hope that she likes what she sees!!
I'm off to make dinner now, Eric has been working late, so will be really hungry when he gets in! I have started a diet, so wish me luck with that too!