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Successful Breeding Program Management
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by William Given
Despite anything you may have heard to the contrary, highly successful breeding programs do not simply just happen. They are developed, sometimes painstakingly so, often reflecting many years of dedication and effort. To be successful, one of the first things that a breeder must ask and answer honestly is, "What am I trying to accomplish?" This question is just as important to the breeder that owns one dog as it is to the breeder who owns 50 dogs. But how does one effectively answer this question? First, you need to create a mental picture of what you think would be the perfect dog. Once you have this image fixed in your mind, write down the list of traits that make your perfect dog "perfect." This should answer the question as to what you are trying to accomplish. The next step would be to establish a set of well-defined goals for the breeding program.
Unfortunately, many breeders simply rely on luck. Goals will serve as a reference point allowing the breeder to evaluate their efforts. These goals should be well-defined and concise, as poorly defined goals will not positively contribute to any breeding program. If so, one could simply breed any bitch to any dog. Although setting goals for one's breeding program may seem a daunting task, the task can often be simplified by first critically evaluating the bitch. A simple, but effective, place to start is by asking yourself, "Knowing what I know now, would I still breed this bitch?"
This is probably one of the most difficult questions for the breeder to answer honestly because the vast majority of bitches are acquired as puppies or young adults, thus there is an emotional bond built from years of loyal companionship. It is imperative that the evaluation be based on fact, however, and not emotion. If the answer is no, simply do not breed her. But if the answer is yes, further analysis is warranted before the final decision to breed is reached.
What are the strengths and weaknesses of this bitch? By listing the bitch's traits into categories, the breeder will not only be able to evaluate whether the bitch is worthy of being bred, but also to what type of dog she should be bred. But what traits are important? There are no hard rules to answer this question. The breeder must, as thoroughly as possible, list what traits they are trying to acquire (and maintain) and which traits they want to avoid and then evaluate how their bitch measures against those standards. Also, classify the traits as primary and secondary. Primary traits are ones that the breeder deems essential. Secondary traits are traits that are nice to have, but may not be absolutely necessary.
Primary Traits
Concentrate first on the primary traits, which should include traits that are highly heritable, such as conformation. While conformation flaws do not mean that a dog will not perform well outside of the show ring; flaws such as hip dysplasia can certainly place limits on a dog's ability and longevity. A good rule of thumb on trait heritability is structural traits (conformation) are more heritable than functional traits (reproductive), which are more heritable than behavioral traits (working a scent). Because of this, a breeder should be more critical of traits with high heritability indices, such as conformation.
Secondary Traits
Secondary traits are those that often have little impact on success in the show ring. Does the bitch come from a pedigree with reproductive concerns, such as poor milking ability? Secondary traits that could be important, depending on your breed, could include nose strength if you also participate in tracking, birdiness or range if you hunt, instinctive response if your dog herds, or balance and speed if you compete in agility or coursing.
Technically, traits such as coat color and markings are examples of secondary traits. However, a breeder must be careful not to totally dismiss these traits. Do not forget the mental picture of your perfect dog. Quite often, it is these characteristics that provide you with the finishing touches to what the breeder is hoping to produce.
Once a breeder has created the list of the strengths and weaknesses of their bitch, the next step is to identify a very small, select group of potential sires. While the decision can sometimes be difficult, the breeder should already be half-way there. Using the list of strengths and weaknesses of the bitch, you select two or three traits that you desire to improve. If the bitch is only slightly weak with respect to reach and drive, select potential sires that are particularly strong in that area of conformation. Consider stud dogs with rock solid toplines if your bitch is a bit weak in that regard. You are trying to offset just a couple of weaknesses in the bitch by choosing a stud dog that is especially strong in those traits. Additionally, the bitch's strengths should offset any weaknesses the stud dog might possess. One of the biggest mistakes a breeder can make is not being prepared and then feeling pressured to make a selection based on convenience. Breeding your bitch to the "good dog" across town will likely get you a litter of puppies, but certainly not the quality of puppies with the pedigree you really want. As a breeder, it is important to strive to produce quality puppies with pedigrees that sets you and your breeding program apart from all of the others in your breed.
Proper management of the brood bitch does not begin when you first notice she is spotting. You must take the time and proactive steps necessary to prepare a bitch for breeding every bit as much as you would for a long hard run of summer dog show circuits or for agility, coursing, herding, hunting or tracking events. Before being bred, the breeder should make every effort possible to ensure that the bitch is in ideal health. Prior to breeding, the brood bitch should be current on all vaccinations. It would be wise to make certain that she is free of infections and has no parasites. So a trip to your veterinarian for a pre-breeding physical exam might be in order. It is also a good idea to request health status certification on the stud dog from his owner. Brucella canis is relatively uncommon these days but it remains a serious threat. Bitches that contract canine brucellosis experience a much harder time conceiving and commonly abort their puppies during the later stage of pregnancy. The disease can totally destroy years of dedication and hard work.
It is important that the breeder make certain their bitch is in optimum physical condition prior to breeding. She may be a bit soft and require an increase in the amount of daily exercise she receives in order that she possess evident muscle tone while at the same time maintaining a slight degree of body fat. The brood bitch should be maintained on a quality diet and fed an amount where the calories consumed roughly match the calories burned. If you have your bitch in prime physical condition prior to breeding, all of her body systems will be functioning in a manner that will help to ensure a successful conception and a healthy litter.
Timing the Breeding
For as long as humans have been breeding dogs, breeders have searched for a method to accurately predict the optimum time to conduct the breeding. Vulvular enlargement, pro-estral bleeding, flagging of the tail, willingness to stand, swabs of the vaginal wall and arbitrary day timing have all been utilized. However, none of these methods are accurate enough to provide certainty in timing a breeding. The traditional timed breeding method is still widely utilized and achieves an approximate 92% pregnancy rate. The most common approach to timed breeding is to breed the bitch on the second and fourth day after she is willing to stand and accept the stud dog. However, current knowledge of canine endocrinology allows for more accurate estimates for the best time to conduct the breeding.
The reproductive cycle of the bitch is composed of four phases. They are proestrus, estrus, metrus (diestrus), and anstrus. Each phase can be distinguished, although not always easily, by means of physiological or endoricinal events. The most important of the endocrinal events is a measurable rise in the bitch's progesterone level. It can be used to more accurately predict ovulation. Bitches may ovulate as early as the third day of spotting or as late as three weeks after. The fact that fresh dog semen can live and remain viable in the bitch's uterus for approximately five days is Mother Nature's way of ensuring that most bitches get pregnant.
Unlike fresh semen, however, fresh chilled extended semen remains viable for about three days and frozen semen for only one day. Therefore, if artificial insemination (AI) is going to be used, breeders must choose to use a more sophisticated system than the traditional timed method to increase their chance of success.
Your veterinarian would be of great assistance in determining the correct day for breeding. Testing of the bitch should begin on the fifth day of bleeding. Blood samples should be drawn every couple of days until hormone level changes signify that ovulation is pending. Once the first noticeable increase in progesterone is detected, the breeding should be scheduled four to six days later.
Conducting the Breeding
Every breeder has two fundamental choices for breeding their bitch. The two choices are (1) a natural breeding and (2) artificial insemination. The natural breeding of dogs can be incredibly simple or it can be intensely frustrating. Stud dogs vary considerably in their willingness to breed. Some may be ready as soon as they get the first scent of the bitch and others may require psychological encouragement or manual assistance.
Because a bite or escape attempt can seriously injure the stud dog, the bitch may need to be restrained during a natural breeding. A bitch that is aggressive or highly reluctant to be bred should be evaluated to ensure timeliness of the breeding. The vast majority of reluctant bitches are simply in late proestrus as opposed to true estrus. It is important to remember that most stud dogs are much more willing to breed before the bitch is, so we cannot use them to gauge. Ideally, copulation will result in a tie. During this time, the stud continues to ejaculate, depositing his semen in close proximity to the cervical opening of the bitch. A good tie and to prolonged ejaculation that results, increases the chance of successful fertilization.
While natural breedings have long been considered the most effective method by canine reproductive experts, AI does offer some unique advantages and is currently experiencing a dramatic increase in popularity in the purebred dog breeding community. This is due in small part to the advancements made in AI technology. The significant factor contributing to the increase is likely the personal demands that breeders place on themselves to breed their best bitches to the top winning dogs, regardless of distance. Additionally, many owners of quality stud dogs prefer AI, even if they happen to own or co-own the bitch, because AI significantly diminishes the possibility of injury to their highly prized stud dog.
Artificial insemination is not a particularly complex or difficult procedure and can be performed utilizing fresh, fresh chilled extended or frozen semen. The fresh semen AI process requires the collection of the semen from the stud dog followed by the prompt vaginal insemination of the bitch. Although it is not a necessary step in the process, some canine reproductive experts recommend that the ejaculate be evaluated to ensure the motility of the sperm. Like a natural breeding, the fresh semen AI requires that the stud dog and the bitch be housed together or at least in very close proximity.
In contrast, fresh chilled extended semen is collected from the stud dog, processed and refrigerated for several days until needed. The major advantage of fresh chilled extended semen is that it allows semen to be shipped from practically anywhere in the world directly to the owner of the bitch. This allows breeders more economical access to the highest quality males possessing the breed characteristics they seek. Since it is much less expensive to ship a vial of semen in a cooler than to ship the bitch to the dog, the use of fresh chilled extended semen has increased dramatically over the past decade.
Today, the vast majority of AI breedings utilizing frozen semen are conducted because the stud dog is no longer alive. And when breeders are using frozen semen, most breeders are also working with veterinarian reproductive specialists. Working with a veterinarian reproductive specialist is highly recommended because (1) the reduced viability of the frozen sperm and (2) the costs associated with the process. Semen worthy of cryogenic preservation is often very expensive, in many cases it is several thousand dollars per vial.
Considering the extremely high price tag associated with using frozen semen and the reduced viability of the sperm, the breeder might opt to have the veterinarian reproductive specialist perform a transcervical insemination or an intrauterine surgical insemination. Both of these procedures significantly increase the costs of breeding but both offer a greater chance of conception than would a simple vaginal insemination.
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Industry Luncheon at Moultrie Technical College hosted by MTC & the Tift County Development Authority
Jun 12, 2014 by Jessica Cone
You Are Invited!
Free luncheon hosted by Moultrie Technical College & Tift County Development Authority
June 12, 2014
Tifton Campus Economic Development Building
Each industry represented will receive a voucher for a FREE one hour assessment at their industry!
This luncheon targets industry in our four county service area (Tift, Colquitt, Turner, & Worth) Please send your Human Resources Manager, Office Manager, and/or Maintenance Supervisor.
Get introduced to the MTC Economic Development team and see a brief presentation of trainings and other beneficial services offered through MTC such as Quickstart and Retraining Tax Credits.
Boxed lunches will be provided from Hawkeye Bar-B-Q.
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Check out the latest product coverage from this year's Eurobike!
"Announced a couple of months ago, Lezyne has updated its GPS range with the new Macro Plus (US$100) and Super Pro (US$150). Both computers share a number of premium features with the larger (and more expensive) Mega C and Mega XL units previously reviewed. The Super Pro is very much a smaller version of the top-end computers, while the cheaper Macro Plus is made with fewer internal sensors, more basic GPS connectivity, and no ANT+ (it does, however, offer Bluetooth connection)."
"Lezyne is just a few weeks away from having Bluetooth-enabled lights. The KTV range will consist of one bright rear light, and three front lights (two of which pack a punch). While there are many directions such tech could go, for now, Lezyne is using it to allow customization of the light modes and brightness. You'll be able to configure them to have as many or as few modes to click through as you like."
Read the complete article here.
"Retailing for $150, the Lezyne Super Pro is an affordable and compact GPS device that delivers a lot of bang for your buck. The new map page looks crisp on the improved screen, and you can flip the unit horizontally for landscape view. It also has Bluetooth and Ant+ compatibility so you can connect it with all your meters and sensors. But in our opinion, it's the Lezyne Ally phone app that make this device so compelling. It allows you to customize routes with multiple points and easily upload them to your device for robust navigation."
Read the complete article here.
"We covered Lezyne's Mega C computer back in January. It's a half-step between a full-form, full-price mapping GPS and one that only gives stats and takes coordinates. It does what most riders would want if they occasionally, but not primarily ride in places they've never been before. And it does it for a not-bad $200. The $150 Super Pro GPS is a slightly pared-down version of the same thing. It's got about a 5-millimeter-smaller screen, but also a smaller overall profile to match. And it loses the color display, but keeps the backlight. And it's actually got a few refinements. The buttons are a little more pronounced and easier to push with gloves, and the USB port cover is better at keeping things clean and dry. It's got a few nifty software upgrades, too. My favorite is a scale that appears at the bottom of the screen whenever you zoom in our out to give you a context for the range of what you're looking at. It's a great feature when you're not sure if that next turn you need to look out for is 100 feet away or a mile."
"Lezyne's newest highest-powered self-contained light is the Mega Drive 1800i. It's got an updated body with deeper heat-sink fins to help you sync your heat. And again, it's self-contained, but it's compatible with Lezyne's Infinite Light system, allowing you to tether one of Lezyne's external batteries to it. The three-bulb design is meant to offer a focused patch of central light while also spreading some bright peripheral illumination to either side. And it's got a neat little logo in the corner that we're not allowed to show you because it wasn't quite ready to debut at Eurobike, but we got a sneak peek and, as far as light features go, it's pretty smart."
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"Lezyne's Super Pro GPS computer links straight up to the phone and is simple to program and use. Its small size makes it ideal for the trail bike and it has a number of features including Strava Live segments, phone notifications, turn-by-turn navigation and full training software integration. The phone pairs well with Lezyne's app which the team has developed in-house and is constantly updating and expanding. There's connectivity to a number of phone apps as well. The missing link at the moment is a Trailforks interface, but it was mentioned that it's a high priority."
"The Tubeless CO2 Blaster is a kit that has a burly tire plugger with an integrated steel reamer on a CO2 head that can be used to re-inflate the tire before pulling it out and leaving the plug behind. The output of the CO2 is manually controllable and the kit can hold five tire plugs at the ready. $49.99 USD"
"Lezyne also have a neat ratcheting multi-tool kit. The kit is small enough to carry in a pack and sells for $39.99 USD."
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"This small and mighty GPS computer comes with all the software you need to plan a ride, execute the ride, and analyze the data after. Users connect the waterproof device with the free Lezyne GPS Ally app that has point-by-point GPS ride planning capabilities that automatically includes bike-friendly routes only, downloadable offline maps (so you'll never get lost again), and the ability to sync with Training Peaks or Today's Plan to guide you through your prescribed workout by time and zones. All rides upload to the app where users can see a snapshot of their workouts, and you can send the .fit file to the website for more thorough data analysis. It has 28 hours of battery life, which is super impressive and means you'll most likely need to charge it only every other week. You can design the device screens on your phone, which is much easier to navigate and change when you need to add something new. Worth noting: The Macro Plus is compatible with Bluetooth only, not ANT+."
Read the full article here.
"The component supplier Lezyne comes with a new GPS speedometer, which offers many features for a moderate price around 150 euros."
"The high-quality case with the solid zipper is nice and soft, so nothing should be squeezed during transport in the jersey pocket. "
"The new LED spotlight from Lezyne carries its K-number in the name, so to speak. With two levels of brightness, but no flashing mode, it is StVZO-compliant, and very compact" [Translated]
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Dyslexia: News from the web:
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Asynchronous Web Services With Oracle SOA Suite by Pavel Samolysov
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The top web services based approaches for asynchronous interactions among enterprise applications are described in the article. The common used during Oracle SOA Suite leveraging method that based on a callback service and the WS-Addressing specification is shown. A number of examples of asynchronous web service creation and client generation using the JDeveloper IDE are considered.
- Introduction
- WS-Addressing
- Creating an asynchronous web service with Oracle SOA Suite
- Generating a consumer to an asynchronous web service using Oracle JDeveloper
- Adding a new web service operation. Mediator
- Conclusions
Time to time, when we as architects integrate some enterprise applications, asynchronous communication has be to taken into account. Asynchronous communication means a service consumer isn't blocked for an response from a service provider, it just gets an acknowledge and continue doing it's work. There are two popular approaches to implement asynchronous communication among web services:
- polling refers to actively sampling the status of a being processed request by a service consumer as a synchronous activity.
- callback refers to a method provided by a service consumer. When the service provider have accomplished the operation processing, it calls the consumer. In this approach, the service consumer simultaneously works like a callback methods service provider as well. Read the complete article here.
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Council Race Underway As Hawley Drops Out
Berkeley's political establishment—scarcely having drawn a breath since the abortive battle over the parcel tax measure—has jumped into the next round of City Council elections fully eleven months before voters head to the polls.
Confirming rumors circulating throughout the city for at least a year, one-term 5th District Councilmember Miriam Hawley announced this week that she won't run for reelection next fall. Her district sits in the northwestern corner of the city, beginning at Vine Street, ending at the northern city limit, and including the upper Solano Avenue business district.
"I just thought it would be good to clear the air," Hawley said. "I've been getting questions daily from people who were suspecting, and had heard the rumors. And if I'm going to be a lame duck, it may as well be official. And it gives people who want to run a chance to think about it."
One recent rumormonger was Mayor Tom Bates, who said during last week's Council meeting that he understood "at least two, and maybe three, councilmembers will not be running for re-election next year."
Though Bates didn't say which councilmembers, the terms of Margaret Breland (District 2), Maudelle Shirek (District 3), and Betty Olds (District 6) all end next year.
In a prepared press statement, Hawley said she was retiring because of "family obligations." Although the statement didn't cite personal health issues, Hawley suffered a minor stroke during her Council term, and walks with the aid of a cane.
While Hawley's announcement came as no surprise, the last line of her press statement—sent out from her official city e-mail address—ignited the first controversy of the still-infant campaign to replace her. "Ms. Hawley," it read, "is encouraging Berkeley businessman and long-time resident Laurie Capitelli to run for the District 5 seat next November."
Capitelli, a Realtor and former high school teacher, is the president of Berkeley's Zoning Adjustment Board. He also chairs the Mayor's Advisory Task Force on Permitting and Development.
City Attorney Manuela Albuquerque said she first learned of the Capitelli endorsement from a reporter. "They called me and said they had the press release and there seems to be a statement in it that would be improper because it appears to be endorsing a candidate," Albuquerque said.
"I hadn't seen the press release before that. It was completely fine, except that it had this almost throwaway last sentence in there about encouraging someone else to run. I thought that was improper to put that in the e-mail, the problem being that it was sent out from her City of Berkeley e-mail address. It could be construed as improperly using city resources to promote a candidate, which is against the law."
Albuquerque called Hawley's office and recommended that the press statement be reissued with the offending paragraph deleted. Hawley's office immediately complied, sending out a new release asking all recipients to "please disregard and discard the previous press release."
Albuquerque called the incident an "inadvertent mistake. Sometimes these things happen."
Capitelli confirmed his candidacy for Hawley's seat. But even with Hawley's endorsement, he can't be considered the favorite in the race—not until the giant looming in District 5, former Mayor Shirley Dean, decides what course she will take.
Dean held the District 5 seat from 1986 until her election as mayor in 1994, and with Hawley's announcement, rumors raced through the city that she was considering a run for her old seat. Dean was defeated for mayor by Tom Bates last year.
"Shirley Dean would be a formidable challenge, given her ability to raise money," said Berkeley progressive political activist Carrie Olson, one of three candidates who lost to Hawley in the 2000 District 5 election. She said Capitelli "would be an excellent candidate, if he's interested"—and that was before she learned that Capitelli was running.
The Dean-as-the-800-pound-gorilla sentiment was expressed even more strongly by former public interest lawyer Tom Kelly, a Green Party member who came in second in the 2000 District 5 race. "If Shirley Dean says yes early enough, then everybody else will scoot," Kelly said. "I wouldn't be surprised to hear her say that she's going to take it on."
Dean would neither commit to the race, nor rule it out.
"My comment is 'no comment,'" she said, laughing. Asked if she had any interest in running for the District 5 seat at some point in the future she laughed and offered another "no comment."
"I think what we all ought to do is enjoy the season, and put our minds to work about the city's fiscal crisis and not get all embroiled in political things at this point," she said.
Dean then proceeded to embroil herself in political things.
On Hawley's anointing of Capitelli, the former mayor said she thought it was "a little early to be out there making an endorsement." Dean also took issue with Hawley's position on the recently dropped parcel tax. It was Hawley who made the motion at Council to put the tax on the ballot, stating that her constituents were in favor of it.
"I disagreed with Mim Hawley's comment that the district was in favor of it," Dean said. "I personally was not in favor of [the parcel tax], and many people in the district told me they were opposed to it. Nobody told me they favored it, and I heard from a great many people."
If Dean isn't a declared candidate, she's certainly sounding like one—or at least like someone itching to get back into public life in one form or another. Asked how she'd get the city out of its present budget crisis, Dean said, "I think that the city has to stop spending. I listened to the conversation very carefully about the deficit that they're in on this year's budget, let alone next year's budget. Yet the Council took no action whatsoever on that meeting to stop their own spending."
For his part, Capitelli said he needed to do more studying of the city budget process before advancing any suggested solutions.
"I haven't been following the budget debate on council closely," he admitted. "I wouldn't say that at this stage of the game that I'm an expert on the city budget. I do think that everybody needs to come to the table, including the unions, to talk about how the pain should be shared. Everybody needs to come to the table with that perspective. Not, 'How am I going to protect my turf?' And that'll be a tough one. I think people need to act in good faith and acknowledge that we are in a pickle."
Capitelli, who moved into the District in 1972, said he felt he'd fit in well with a council that needed to bring a host of competing economic interests together. "My business is problem-solving and negotiation," he said. "That's what I do as a Realtor."
But even without Dean, next November's election might still be crowded. At least two potential candidates don't rule out a run.
Asked if she might run, former Dean aide Barbara Gilbert answered, "Maybe. I'm considering it."
Gilbert, one of the leaders of the drive to keep the parcel tax off the ballot, said the early timing of Hawley's re-election announcement was "part of an effort to shore up a political machine that is scared. It's scared because of the huge outpouring against the proposed parcel tax and a new definition of what the real issues are.
"And there are more people in the city questioning what had been previously accepted assumptions about housing development, about taxation, about the labor unions."
Kelly, laughing, said his take on a run for Hawley's seat depending on what time of day he was asked. "Early in the day, I'll probably say yes. Late in the day after I've been run over by things, I'll say no. I've thought about it, and sometimes I've thought that I might do it again. It's a lot of work. I'm not saying no. I'm not saying yes."
Whether or not he's the one to be sitting on City Council, he said a distinct change in the demographics is needed. "If you look at the makeup of the city council, the only people who can really afford to run are either retired people or people that have their own private source of income," he said.
"Working people cannot get on the city council, because it doesn't pay enough. It doesn't pay a living wage. And yet it's a full-time job. I think that that hurts the city in a way, because there's a whole group of people that are in their 30s or 40s that are raising families who could probably make a real contribution to the city but just can't consider it, because it would mean that they couldn't afford to live here."
Three years into a job she'll soon be relinquishing, Hawley has distinct ideas about the type of councilmember who should replace her. "I think it should be somebody who's pretty well known in the district as a person who's thoughtful," she said.
"Our district is very fond of thoughtful people who will be responsive to them when they call in with problems. Somebody who's already had leadership position in the city, so that they know something about government. Somebody who can probably be a conciliatory person, who can continue to work with everyone on the Council, and who knows how to come to consensus."
While the ability to reach consensus is a prerequisite for whoever replaces Miriam Hawley as the next District 5 Councilmember, consensus over who that next Councilmember will be still seems a long ways away.


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Sea breezes, craft beers, and vegan desserts. These are just a few of my favorite things that come to mind when I think of the past weekend. My beau and I were in England for a long weekend visiting family.
He grew up in the seaside town, Broadstairs. It's quite the gem. Charles Dickens spent 24 summers here. There is an annual folk week festival in August, which I hear brings the crowd. But In January, it's sleepy and peaceful.
We spent our days strolling the beaches, visiting nearby sights, and eating tasty treats. One morning we even took a nice morning run along the beach (trying to reach those 2017 goals). Here are some photos from our trip!
Catching some vitamin D in England?
We got up early and went for a run along the beach! Wow, way to go me!
Amazing vegan treats.
I love this herb garden! Such a fun way to get the community involved in urban gardening.
Just being a bit of creep inside Bleak House, the house Charles rented in Broadstairs. It's probably haunted. It was cool. Go have high tea there if you are ever in the area.


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Students from the University of Pittsburgh Johnstown, Pennsylvania; and Valley Grace Brethren Church in Hagerstown, Maryland; recently visited Urban Hope Philadelphia. Here are testimonies from the groups:
Urban Hope made me realize that even though people don't believe in God they let you speak about Him to them. I'm going to start really talking to people back home about Christ.
Urban Hope gave me courage to tell people I know about Christ and it taught me that I'm not better but forgiven.
I have felt God's love and felt Him speaking to me this week to take me out of my comfort zone to share my faith and pray with people.
Everyone deserves a chance to hear about God. Whether there on drugs or are to poor or anything. Everyone needs to know the Lord.This semester of college was terrible. I developed panic attacks and started to run away from God. I was really afraid to come to the trip because I wasn't praying. On this trip I was forced to pray. The stories I heard broke my heart. I prayed and my panic attacks got worse, BUT, I prayed. My shattered heart began to mend. In darkness I saw light. I will never forget the people I met and I hope that they will give me motivation to continue to pray constantly.It made me realize how much I am capable of doing in other's lives if I started to act. For example, how I could have approached my classmates last year.
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Pakistani lawyer Khawar Qureshi has admitted that Pakistan does not have enough evidence in the International Court of Justice to prove that genocide is taking place in Kashmir. Qureshi has said that due to lack of evidence, it will be very difficult for Pakistan to take the matter to the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
Great success for Pakistan's Foreign Minister
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has had to dine after the Pakistani lawyer's statement, who had asked to raise the issue of Kashmir in an international court. Earlier, Pakistan has also been hit by an international court in the case of Kulbhushan Witch. In the Kulbhushan case, the ICJ stopped the execution of Kulbhushan in favor of India and asked Pakistan to grant Kulbhushan Jadhukon Council.
Efforts to make the subject an international issue failed
370 from Pakistan, Kashmir has been withdrawn since the special state status of the cross was removed. And many have tried to internationalize the subject. However, none of the Indian efforts have gone before and finally the majority of the world, including the United States, has sent a message that Kashmir is a problem for India, between India and Pakistan. Subsequently there have been some unfounded claims by Pakistani ministers and threats of nuclear attack, but in the face of India's strength, everything has been inadequate


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South Kilkenny -Kilmacow
Summer Tea Party
Kilmacow Sports Complex Committee will host a Summer Tea Party in the Community
Centre this coming Friday, 9th June. Tables are set for ten people (or can be shared) and the
cost is €10 per person. All support welcome.
16th Annual Little South Run
St. Senan's Athletic Club will host the 16th Annual Little South Run at 2.00pm on
Sunday, 11th June. As in previous years funds raised from the event are in aid of the
Hospice Movement. Sponsorship cards are available from St. Senan's Athletic
Club and Pat Doody, Alice Kelly, Margaret Reddy, Mary Quinn and Tomás Breathnach
of Kilmacow Hospice Support Group.
Registrations will take place in the Community Centre from 1.00pm and the run will
commence at the Sports Complex and follow a route to the Upper Street, Narabane,
Tiermore, Ullid, Lacey's Cross, Crawn, Dangan Cross and back to the Upper Street and
finish at the Sports Complex. Motorists are asked to be aware of the hundreds of
participants and to cooperate with stewards along the route. Tea and refreshments
will be served in the Community Centre afterwards.
Schools Team wins Cumann na mBunscoileanna Cill Chainnigh Roinn C Title 2017
On Monday, 29th May, the people of Kilmacow headed to Nowlan Park, Kilkenny to
support the young men of the combined Kilmacow Schools team (made up of St Senan's
Kilmacow & St Patrick's Strangsmills) in the final of the Cumann na mBunscoileanna.
This team had strong form, having won all 7 league games in the South section and then
quarter and semi-finals against Freshford and Clough Moneenroe.
The opponents in the final were Coon Muckalee. It what was an excellent standard, both
teams were level at 0-2 each, with all scores from frees after 8 minutes. Then in what was
to become a feature of the first half Kilmacow sneaked ahead by few points only for goals
from Coon to allow the northern team to stay in touch. Kilmacow's free taker Sean Dowling
was having great success for placed balls and the work and clever play of Ciaran Murray,
James Walsh and David Williams were keeping the balls going forward to a lively set of
forwards lead by co-captains Jack O Neill and Calum Regan. Kilmacow got to half time
leading by 1-8 to 2-3, with Jack O Neill bagging the goal and Sean Dowling, David
Williams helping to keep the scoreboard ticking over. The second half started much the
same but eventually Kilmacow's fitness and faster hands meant they moved 6 points
ahead, only for Coon to again get a goal to keep them in touch. Best in the period were
goalie Josh Mate, and full backs Shane Egan, Alex Burke Derham and Lorcan Suffin.
Michael Carroll was subbed in and nipped around to cause havoc in the Coon defence.
James Walsh scored a goal from a high lob, and as they grew in confidence, Kilmacow
scored two more goals, one from an excellent Eoin Aylward pass. As the match entered
the final quarter, Donnchadh Williams and Tadhg Connolly seemed to be everywhere,
and Fionn Walsh was working excellently when switched to the forwards. Daniel Griffin
played a great role by breaking the balls up front and the other panel members included
David Sheridan, Eoin Murray, Ben Doyle, Shane Morrissey, Jack Quinn, Caoilin Kelly,
Eden Gillespie, Gearoid Long, Jack Butler and Ben Sutton. The final score was Kilmacow
4-12 to Coon Muckalee 3-5
Huge credit also goes to the teacher/managers Joanne Quinn, Micheál Kavanagh and Aoife
Dunne. It was a night to savour for parents and supporters who followed the team over
the course of the campaign. It would only be right to acknowledge the different
coaches who assisted the players in the school over the past years including Paul O'Dwyer,
Trevor Sutton, Shane Power, Karina Thompson, Micheál Sweeney and Rory Williams
and the club coaches including, Seamus Kennedy, Eamon Reddy, Ger Long,
Don Butler, James O'Neill, Dev Lowe and David Williams. It's the first win at this grade
for Kilmacow since 1987
Joker Jackpot
The Joker Jackpot now stands at €2,700. Entry to the Joker Jackpot, €2, is available at
Daybreak and the Fox's Den.
Kilmacow Graveyards Committee
Work on the maintenance of the local graveyards in Kilmacow will continue at 3.00pm
on Saturday, 17th June at Dunkitt graveyard. All offers of help welcome.
Temporary Road Closure at Miltown
To facilitate essential track maintenance by Irish Rail at the level crossing at Miltown
the crossing on the L7464 is scheduled to close from 8.00pm on Saturday, 17th June to
8.00am on Sunday 18th June. Alternative routes along the L7464, L7463 and R448
will be signposted.
Kilmacow Lotto
The winning numbers in last week's lotto were 3, 7, 21 and 28. There were two
Match 3 winners. The Jackpot for next Thursday night is €2,550.
Hurlers Coop (Piltown) Draw
Please note that the Hurlers Coop (Piltown) Draw tickets are now on sale. All support
for the club through participation in the draw would be greatly appreciated.
Sunflowers for the Hospice
Sunflowers in aid of the Hospice Movement are on sale in local retail outlets over this week.
All donations will be gratefully welcomed.
Retirement Night for Mr. Kavanagh
A special Mass will be celebrated in Kilmacow on Saturday, 1st July to mark the retirement
of Micheál Kavanagh, Principal, St. Senan's National School. Tea and refreshments will be
served afterwards in the school.
Safety measures on the N24 at Grannagh/Ballygriffin
Kilkenny County Council has been notified by Transport Infrastructure Ireland of approval
for safety measures along the N24 including the provision of dedicated right turning lane
at the junction of the N24 and the L7433 in front of The Thatch at Grannagh. Other
safety measures were approved for junctions at Ballygriffin (near Croke's Shop) and at
New Aglish (exit onto the N24 from Roadstone). These works will include resurfacing,
with improvements to the road-markings and other associated works. The tender for the
works was advertised on Friday last, 2nd June. It is anticipated that, subject to TII approval,
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I live in the North End.
There, I said it. Now, you might think my hesitation is because I'm ashamed. Quite the opposite actually. I am like a fiercely proud mother and my neighbourhood is my special child and having to defend it on a regular basis gets a bit tiring.
I haven't always lived here, in fact I grew up in one of the more desirable post codes that the city has to offer. I found my house on a fluke and have often considered it to be the best thing that has happened to me.
Now, the 5 years that I have lived here have not gone by without incident - in fact that's what prompts this entry. I looked out my window to see the boys in blue (including SWAT counterparts) blocking off streets and surrounding one of the trouble houses on my street.
I was able to get the guys stationed in the car outside my house to tell me that there was weapons concern with the property in question. Amusingly, they suggested I go back in the house and turn the lights off; call me crazy, but I figure with the SWAT team dealing with the house in question and dozens of police around I didn't think I was in any danger. I appreciated the sentiment but obviously if there was any danger to the public then they would have been knocking on my door rather than sitting in the car eating a sandwich while the SWAT guys did their thing.
Part of me debated not to post this - after all, this event isn't going to make the news, heck, if I had been asleep I never would have known it happened either. I usually keep this sort of thing to myself, all of my friends and family already think I'm a bit nutty for living here.
So why do I mention it? So that I get my first of many chances to tell you how many AMAZING neighbours I have. All I ever read in the paper about my neighbourhood are the bad stories and after every shooting they seem to find the same person to interview who "always hears gunshots". For the record, I have heard fireworks, backfiring and any number of other popping and banging noises. I have heard at least one gunshot, it was different and everyone knew it was different - I know this because it brought all of us "good folk" out of our houses and we talked.
As far as I'm concerned the Winnipeg Police do a great job and I tell them that almost whenever I get the opportunity. Incidents like this get the bad people out so that there can be a higher ratio of good to bad and that's a-ok in my books.
Life is a lot of what you choose to make it, and if you want to see nothing but bad things then that's all you'll see. Now, I know sometimes I have a bit of a Pollyanna thing going on but someone has to bring a little hope and happiness to the party.


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Klopp: Liverpool see an opportunity rather than pressure
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insisted his team were still enjoying the pressure of chasing a double late in the season.
While Manchester City hold a game in hand, Liverpool are two points clear atop the Premier League and have just four matches left to play.
Despite being close to capturing the club's first league title since 1990 – while also preparing for a Champions League semi-final against Barcelona – Klopp said the pressure was being embraced.
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"We still don't feel the pressure. We see and feel it as an opportunity. We are used to the challenge, playing a season like we played – it's usually pretty positive," he told reporters.
"They are massive games, such an interesting period and so positive. We are really enjoying it. It's good that you are involved in two competitions. It's a sign of success.
"Now, it's about how you mix your potential with attitude. We obviously have good players, and mix it with a world-class attitude. We did that from the first day of the season and so far it worked out – we are difficult to play against."
Speaking at his first news conference as Liverpool boss in October 2015, Klopp was confident he would deliver at least one title within four years.
Despite three cup finals, he is yet to do so, but the German – who signed a new six-year deal in mid-2016 – said he was happy with where Liverpool were at.
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"A lot of people reminded me that when I first came here I signed a three-year contract and I said in four years if we're sat here we probably would have won something. It didn't happen yet," Klopp said.
"Look, both sides – the club and myself – have a wonderful commitment that we really try everything to make the club as successful as possible.
"How long it will take, I have no clue. The position we are now in I am really happy with."
Liverpool's Premier League title push continues with a trip to Cardiff City on Sunday and Huddersfield following on Friday.
They'll start their Champions League semi-final against Barcelona on May 1.


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Request for Comment Regarding the Bureau's Consumer Complaint Intake System Company Portal Boarding Form
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Office of Management and Budget
Attn: OMB Desk Officer
New Executive Office Building, Room 10235
Washington, DC 20503
Docket No. BCFP-2018-00024
Re: Request for Comment Regarding the Bureau's Consumer Complaint Intake System Company Portal Boarding Form
Dear Office of Management and Budget:
The Conference of State Bank Supervisors ("CSBS" or "state regulators") appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection's ("BCFP" or "Bureau") Consumer Complaint Intake System Company Portal Boarding Form (Boarding Form). CSBS is the nationwide organization of state regulators from all 50 states, American Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. CSBS supports the state banking agencies by serving as a forum for policy and supervisory process development, by facilitating regulatory coordination on a state-to-state and state-to-federal basis, and by facilitating state implementation of policy through training, educational programs, and examination resource development.
In addition to chartering and supervising 79 percent of the nation's banks, CSBS member agencies are also the primary regulators of over 20,000 non-depository financial services providers, including residential mortgage lenders and servicers, money service businesses and money transmitters, debt collectors, consumer and small dollar loan lenders, and emerging and established financial technology companies. State regulators and the BCFP exercise coordinated regulatory, supervisory and enforcement authority over certain depository and non-depository institutions through the State Coordinating Committee (SCC)1. The SCC is a multi-state regulatory oversight group responsible for the coordination of multi-state, nonbank financial services examinations with the BCFP. The SCC has helped to improve state-to-state and state-to- federal coordination in non-depository supervision in unprecedented ways by eliminating regulatory redundancies and by enhancing the supervisory capacity of state and federal regulators.
State regulators appreciate the importance of the complaint intake and review process, including the Consumer Complaint Intake System Company Portal Boarding Form to sign up companies to access and respond to complaints submitted to the Bureau. When complaints are handled in a timely manner, the potential harm to consumers and further risk of exposure for the company is minimized. Specifically, to reiterate many of our comments made to the Bureau earlier this year on the consumer complaint intake process, we believe the Bureau should2:
- Consider collecting and adding an additional company look-up data field in the Database that would identify an entity's NMLS ID. The NMLS ID is a unique identifier held by each licensed or federally registered entity with a record in the NMLS system. Multiple regulations held by the Bureau, including HMDA and RESPA-TILA require the reporting of NMLS unique identifiers. Providing consumers with the ability to search for a company using the NMLS unique identifier will reduce the potential for consumer confusion given that many companies have similar names. In addition, the collection of the NMLS ID would ensure that complaints are accurately attributed to the subsidiaries of large companies, instead of being automatically routed to the parent company, or another entity in the organizational structure.
We appreciate the opportunity to comment on the BCFP's Boarding Form processes and look forward to the BCFP's continued dedication to coordinating supervisory efforts with state regulators, for it is only through robust coordination that we achieve our shared supervisory mission of protecting consumers in the most efficient and effective manner possible.
John Ryan
President & CEO
1 The SCC is comprised of members of representatives from six state financial regulatory associations, including: AARMR, CSBS, MTRA, NACCA, NACARA, and NASCUS.
2 See CSBS's 2018 Comment Letter in response to the Bureau's Request for Information (RFI) regarding the Bureau's Consumer Complaint and Consumer Inquiry Handling Processes [BCFP-2018-0014], available here.


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Then head to the next stop which is famous "Playa Norte". Widely acclaimed by travel guides as the best beach. Enjoy time here in the shallow white sand waters and see colorful fish (approximately 1 hour). Then, you'll head to downtown Isla Mujeres where we'll dock for an hour to allow you to shop at Isla Mujeres Jewelry stores and souvenir stores, art galleries and more. Grab a Tequila Sunrise cocktail as you leave the boat and return to your home on the Water for the next stop.
Travel through the back canals of Isla Mujeres in what many say is the Venice of Cancun. See beautiful homes and marinas on the way to a wonderful beach club for lunch. Here you'll enjoy a special Mayan Style BBQ featuring TiknXic fish (Marinated in rare Mayan Spices) served with crispy salad, Caribbean style rice, water, soft drinks, beer and domestic Open Bar. You'll relax here a full two hours lounging in the Hammocks, Lounge and beach chairs provided.'
Hhead out to visit the Mayan Temple of Ixchel'(Fertlity Goddess of the Mayans) and the Underwater Sculpture museum. Now its time to crank up the music as you slowly return to the Marina. Time to dance and enjoy your favorite cold adult beverages as the sun begins to set in the distance. You've had a marvelous day sure to be remembered.'
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"Australien government"? Does that misspelling have a certain meaning in Oz that 'Muricans couldn't appreciate?
I do love the repeated use of "sh*tf+ckery"; reminds me of "Rake." We could use that term here.
Sounds like your government's corruption is a bit reminiscent of the one in Washington...
I think they are suggesting that the government is alien when seen from the indigenous perspective, but I'm not really sure. I try to watch my potty-mouth but I may have to start using shitfuckery. Rake was always on too late for me.


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BRPD: man beat and strangled girlfriend
BATON ROUGE – Police say a Baton Rouge man was arrested Saturday for a beating and strangling his girlfriend in November.
35-year-old Christopher Jenkins was booked at the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison Saturday for domestic abuse battery and child endangerment.
According to Baton Rouge Police, on Nov. 23, 2015, officers were dispatched to a domestic disturbance on North Ardenwood Drive.
Police said the initial investigation revealed that 35-year-old Christopher Jenkins attacked his girlfriend after an argument over keys.
Jenkin's girlfriend told police that she did not remember much, but a fight did take place while three of her children were at the home.
Investigators said they spoke to one of the children who said she was asleep on the couch while the couple was fighting. The child told police that she opened her eyes and saw Jenkins on top of her mother with his hands around her neck.
The child told BRPD that she saw Jenkins then pick up her mother and slam her into a table. When the child tried to defend her mother, she said Jenkins pushed her into a wall.
According to the child, while Jenkins was leaving, he grabbed his girlfriend's hair and pulled her down the concrete steps outside the apartment.
Officers said that apartment showed signs of a struggle and the victim had a scratch on her face. A warrant was issued for Jenkin's arrest.
Investigators said a database showed the victim made seven other domestic complaint reports to BRPD, including one where Jenkins was the attacker.
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Once again, it is time for another book review. Like last week's book, this is one that my dear (cough-annoying-cough) sister has been badgering me to read for nearly two years now, yes people, I am talking about The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa. Let's do this.
I have very mixed emotions about this book. I enjoyed it, but not as much as I thought that I would. Some of this unsureedness (is that even a word? Probably not lol) could be my own fault. I will admit I was reading this book and Glass Sword at the same time, which was very stupid. I really confused myself at times lol. I had several moments off 'what? No, earlier Allie said that…oh no, wait…that was Mare…' it was very confusing lol. Whatever you do, never read to dystopian novels at the same time. Especially ones with mildly similar leads lol. Anyway, generally I think that I enjoyed it.
I know that I loved the characters. Like really loved them. Particularly Allie. The idea of this little like 5ft 1, teenage girl, going round kick ass and saving people is just brilliant. I love truly bad ass female leads. I read a lot of books with fem leads and more often than not they spend the whole books being rescued (normally by their male love interest) or being moronic and getting themselves into stupid situations. There was none of this in The Immortal Rules. Allie just spends the whole book taking down people twice her size. I love it. As a small, 5ft 1, girl myself, Allie is truly inspirational lol. She is smart, brave and strong. She has got to be one of the most resilient characters that I have ever met.
And then there are the secondary characters. Kanin, Jeb, Zeke and so on, are all just so interesting. Kagawa has managed to create very three dimensional characters. She has clearly given a lot of thought to every single person's back-story. And it's brilliant. it makes it so easy to understand every characters motives and opinions. It's just brilliant. plus Caleb is just plain adorable.
The storyline also really intrigued me. It was super interesting and left me questioning a lot of things. What would I have done in Kanin's place? Would I choose to die or live? Would I flee or fight? Would I search for Eden? It was a really good storyline.
I think the reason why I am unsure about it is because I found it a bit anticlimactic at times. Like the ending, it felt rushed. I also guessed a few of the twist really quickly. But overall, you know what? I did enjoy it. I will read the rest of the trilogy, but at this moment in time, I am not in any hurry to pick up The Eternity Cure.
4.5 out of 5
I can see why people like this series so much and I do think the only reason that I had issues with it was because I was reading Glass Sword at the same time. Two small, brave, smart, female leads, in dystopian fantasy worlds, both of whom are far more powerful then they believe…..I really did confuse myself lol. It was not a good idea lol. Anyway, I will see you all again soon.


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Suitable for vegetarian does not necessarily mean halaal
I want to ask a question regarding food ingredients.
As many of the items I buy from the supermarkets have e-numbers in the ingredients, such as croissants, crisps ( like wotsists, walkers), chocolates, fizzy drinks ( pepsi, rubicon), sweets etc..
Is it necessary to check every single e-number or ingredient on the list of ingredients, or is it permissble to buy the item if the ' suitable for vegetarian' sign is on the item packet or drink.
I would appreciate your answer on this matter.
In the Name of Allaah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salaamu 'alaykum wa-rahmatullaahi wa-barakaatuh.
Brother in Islaam,
It is of utmost importance that one ensures his food is halaal. One jeopardizes the acceptance of his prayers by eating something doubtful or haraam.
Nevertheless, something that is suitable for vegetarians is not necessarily halaal. There are many ingredients that are haraam but suitable for vegetarians. Accordingly, you should check every ingredient in a food item prior to consuming it.
And Allaah Ta'aala Knows Best.
Muajul I. Chowdhury
Student, Darul Iftaa
Astoria, New York, USA
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The opening track Remember Me is immediately able to pull you in with a groovy and fairly heavy guitar riff and echoed vocal verse. I had to do a double take because I thought I was listening to a Senses Fail cover at first and I mean that as a compliment. Songs like Reunions Suck and That's Great You're Great pull more from the pop punk side of things with building verses that lead into a lighter and smoother chorus. It's hard not to find yourself singing along and tapping your feet. They're songs that just get you amped.
The EP is just the right length coming in at eight songs over 28 minutes. Two of the tracks are acoustic versions Reunions Suck and That's Great, You're Great. Normally I'm not a fan of including acoustic tracks, it feels like padding, but in this case the songs are drastically changed by unplugging. I actually think I might like the acoustic version of Reunions Suck more, it feels like it has more impact with everything stripped away.
We Set Signals have hit a home run with this EP. It's a nice mix of heavier post hardcore songs and lighter pop punk influenced tracks. Every part feels solid, particularly the guitar work and vocals stand above. The band is bringing things back to the early days and shedding a lot of the current tropes of the genre. In doing so they've crafted an EP that really must be experienced.
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So at first it was just a rumor, but now it is official – Lance Armstrong is returning to pro cycling. This is huge. For the cycling community this is bigger than the return of Brett Favre (for the NFL) or Michael Jordan (for the NBA). VeloNews was able to get some reactions from competitors at the Vuelta (Tour of Spain) when it was still just rumor. Luckily, I can read between the lines and tell you what they really wanted to say.
Johan Bruyneel(Astana general manager): We've heard the rumors starting a few weeks ago when he rode this mountain bike race (Leadville 100). Right now all we can say it's a rumor. What's sure, if he wanted to come back, I wouldn't say no. And I could never imagine him riding for another team. It would be here. And if he did come back, it would be to win. But right now, all I can say is that it's rumors.
My Translation: If Lance goes and rides for Garmin-Chipotle, I'll be dissapoined. If he rides for that Michael Ball bastard and his Rock Racing misfits, I'm going to puke.
Alberto Contador (Astana): I don't know about the truth of the rumor, but it certainly appears as something surprising and curious. I view it as a rumor that would revolutionize the world of cycling. He would be a good teammate and it would be a unique experience and it would be something of pride because he's a rider I really admire a lot. I don't know what to make of the story, but if it's true and he does come back, he certainly would be able to do just about anything he wanted.
My Translation: I'd love to have you on the team . . . as my DOMESTIQUE.
Carlos Sastre(CSC-Saxo Bank): He's a rider who can put your hair on end just by watching him on TV. After three years of inactivity, it would be difficult to return to the highest level, but he is Lance Armstrong. If he wants to return it's because he believes he has an opportunity."
My Translation: Thank God I won this year!
I'm actually very pumped about Lance's return – mostly because Lance makes cycling more relevant in the US. Let's face it, Lance's celebrity gives our sport more credibility with the general public. If his comeback means it's a little easier for a race promoter to get the appropriate permit from a city, or a driver gives me a little more space when they pass me on the road – I'll take it.


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Presentation & Workshop Topics
The MOVING AWAY FROM THE 'HOOD workshop will help you identify and deal with the things, people, and attitudes that get in your way. Some of these obstacles have existed for generations, and can be incredibly powerful in making you think you are trapped in The 'Hood–both physically and mentally.
Let's see what we can do to get you moving!
For you Advancers who have already moved out:
But, you might still have a bit of work to do. Reaching your higher destiny is more than a matter of simply re-locating. More than a few persons I know have packed their belongings and moved to more progressive surroundings, but still brought their ghetto ways with them. Along with their other family heirlooms, they packed their ghetto ways neatly and safely in bubble wrap, placed them in a box specially designed to transport such fragile objects, and hand-carried them in the cab of the truck to make doubly sure no breakage would come to these treasures. So, despite their new living environment and their new opportunities, they permitted their old and tired ways to compromise their advancement.
For you Delayers who have not yet moved out:
Are you still waiting for some program or some leader to come down the street, knock on your door, and lift you out of your circumstances? Are you still waiting for (Hoping for) Reparations, so you can "finally get on your feet?" Guess what? IT AIN'T HAPPENING!
The Advancement isn't coming to your neighborhood. You have to seek out your higher destiny. You have to want it more than the comfort of those things that are familiar to you. That means if you want more than The 'Hood for yourself and your family, then you have to exist beyond The 'Hood. You have to MOVE OUT, and away from the racial and cultural isolation that is so pervasive there. What you seek is simply not in The 'Hood. It never has been, and it never will be. And, in your heart, you know this. Most of us do. But, we've just become too comfortable with the discomfort. Too comfortable with the crime, danger, dirt, and excuses. Or, tragically, we've become too concerned about what others will think about us.
One of the ost engaging dilemmas of a long,arduous struggle is knowing and appreciating when the end is upon you. Most black persons of this generation are very familiar with the idea of "keep on keeping on." Its suggestion of perserverance and fortitude were good for soul and mind. We struggled and fought through a horrendous history, a history unique in its brutality and powerful in its enduring aftereffects.
The phenomenon of always struggling, always climbing, and always moving forward is as much a part of our history as the plantations from which our journeys were launched. Struggles and obstacles have been so much a part of our history that many persons feel incapable of disengaging from their past and moving toward their futures.
I remember my own struggles through school. Studying, planning, preparing for challenges. Like any war or struggle, attrition is wearying, for both the attacker and the attacked. But when it's done, it's done.
And guess what folks? We're done! We've reached the mountaintop! And beyond! Our new challenges are many, but personal. The hills and mounds we now face are ours individually. There no longer exist mountains that we're all climbing together. We've already reached the summits, and the view is is an expanse of small hills and mounds to be faced by black persons as individuals.
The EMBRACING THE NEW YOU workshops helps those persons who have recognized that the racial struggle is over. Our struggles are now our own individual struggles. Finding the best schools for your children and expanding your career opportunities are now at center stage. The development of yourself and the realization of your fullest potential is the aim and outcome of this workshop.
Nurturance and development of yourself beyond race represents the final objective for the descendants of African black slaves. It is the closing measure of the long journey to complete freedom, and the conclusion of The Struggle for black Americans.
This final step also embodies the legacy of millions of souls reduced to huddled and dying black cargo in the holds of slave ships. Your ascension is their restoration. By embracing self beyond race, you need no longer think in black, behave in black, and exist in black. You need only be your individual self – Potent and Absolute.
He says he'll get a job, but how long has it been? Weeks? Months? Years? Why can't he see the same Help Wanted sign that everyone else seems to see? If you're tired of your resources being sucked up, while he's supposedly "getting on his feet," then the TIME TO STOP LACTATING workshop is your you. This fascinating offering is designed to provide support and focus for those women who have decided that taking care of a grown man should not be their job.
Drive through any 'hood or stroll through any prison, and you will be astonished by legions of black men milling about – doing nothing and planning little else. But, despite no visible means of financial support, somehow they survive. Their Mommas take care of them. Their girlfriends and wives take care of them. Even their sisters, grandmothers, and aunties take care of them. For the more unscrupulous ones, petty criminality provides them basic sustenance.
Living the street life and staying "true to the game" provides them with peers of similar circumstance and outlook. And once their female resources are exhausted, incarceration provides them shelter from the slings and arrows of their critics.
These black men are, in fact, freeloading. Their mothers, girlfriends, wives, Big Mommas, and aunties make it easy for "little Boo" to survive and to not stand up as a man.
The DUMPING POOKIE Workshop centers around the difficulties that come with moving beyond family and community members who are going nowhere. Oftentimes the people who are the closest to you can be the most difficult obstacles that you have to face. Although we can sometimes easily ignore the neighbor down the street, or the rabid ghetto preservationist on radio or television, it can be a lot harder to move past close family members – particularly those who are threatened by your movement forward and threatened by your success.
Pookie Wilson is my cousin. We grew up walking the same streets, drinking the same Kool-Aid, and plotting on the same girls. But somewhere, somehow, Pookie took a wrong turn. He's my cousin and I love him, but he's scandalous. Impregnating a girl nowhere near legal age, pawning his grandmother's wedding ring, creating a food stamps business scam, and snatching women's purses on the first of the month are just a few of my cousin's highlights.
It seems we all have Pookies in our lives. Often the family tolerates them, and the old people enjoin us to embrace Pookie and his scandalous ways. "Pookie is family", they remind us. But removing from your life persons who embrace poverty or who are bound for ruin is the single most important accomplishment in your journey toward psychological freedom. Ridding ourselves of our Pookies – mine, yours, and theirs – will aid us all in advancing.
Other Topics
- Letting Go of Race
- Neighbor: The Scary "N" Word
- How To Save Yourself (Rescuing You)
- On Becoming Lactose Intolerant
- Overcoming Us
- Overcoming Yourself
- Racists: They Come In All Colors
- Instilling Success In Your Children
- Crab, Lobster, And Other Seafood: Climbing Out Of The Basket
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Taryn Manning has no intention of leaving "Orange Is the New Black" just yet.
On Wednesday morning, In Touch reported the actress had quit the hit Netflix series, but she says she's not going anywhere. And looks as if the magazine believes her because by the afternoon the story had been deleted.
Shortly after news of Manning's departure broke, she posted an image macro to Instagram that read, "It's always the ones with the dirty hands pointing the fingers," along with the caption, "#quit #never ILove my squad! Silly magazines but still love ya!"
When reached for comment a Netflix spokesperson confirmed to Page Six that the actress is indeed still on the show and the initial report was false.
Manning, who plays Tiffany "Pennsatucky" Doggett on the critically acclaimed dramedy, has been a part of the show's cast since it premiered in 2013.


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Belmond, IA 50421
Online Only Real Estate Auction
for Muriel Halfpap
1265 Highway 69, Belmond, Iowa
Begins Closing Friday, November 22nd at 5:30 pm
This property features a 2,272 square foot ranch style home on 8.19 acres in a great location. This home was built by the seller in 1977 and has many attractive features including: an attached garage, five bedrooms, four baths, partially finished basement, and 54×99 machine shed. It's ready for a new owner's touch and style.
Open House/Inspection Time: Wednesday November 13th 4:30-6:30 p.m. and Sunday November 17th 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Parcel Number: 0313400010
Estimated Gross Taxes: $3037.48 Estimated Net Taxes: $2900.00 (Homestead)
General Terms of Real Estate Auction: 10 % down non-refundable, rest due upon delivery of deed and merchantable title on or before December 20, 2019. Taxes pro-rated to the date of closing. All announcements online or with corresponding purchase agreement take precedence over printed or published material. All information provided is from reliable sources, but not guaranteed by auctioneer/seller. High bidder will be required to sign a standard purchase agreement with in 48 hours of biddings close and to deliver earnest deposit at that time. All bidding is subject to seller's confirmation and acceptance of high bid. Hallberg Auction and Real Estate acts only as agent of the seller. Seller's closing attorney is Tim Anderson.
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Checkout and Pickup is Saturday, November 23rd from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
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No. 7 Subs at Brooklyn Bridge Park
11 Water St
City: Brooklyn, NY
Zip: 11201
Phone: (917) 618-4399
Site: Visit the restaurant site
Map: Map
Cuisine: Sandwiches
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Area: DUMBO
Entree Price: <$10
Takeout: Yes
Located beneath the Brooklyn Bridge in DUMBO is No.7 Sub offering an assortment of hero sandwiches and salad bowls inside Brooklyn Bridge Park. Combinations include "The Frito Kid" made with cold balsamic chicken, black been hummus, lettuce, tomato and Fritos, along with "The Karate Kid" with roasted pork, fresh mozarella, avocado and salsa verde. For the little ones there's PB&J and turkey & cheese; milk & cookies for dessert. An assortment of drinks, including freshly squeezed mint lemonade, are also available. - Thomas Rafael


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By Steve Gorman
(Reuters) – Crews battling a deadly wildfire that has gutted dozens of homes near California's Big Sur coast looked forward to cooler weather to help them slow the flames on Monday as the blaze raged for an 11th day, burning most heavily in rugged, inaccessible terrain.
The combination of steep mountainous terrain and extremely hot, dry conditions has hampered efforts to quell the so-called Soberanes Fire, which erupted on July 22 just south of the picturesque oceanside town of Carmel-by-the-Sea.
Carmel itself has remained largely out of harm's way, but the blaze has roared through more than 40,000 acres (16,190 hectares) of drought-parched chaparral, grass and timber in and around the Los Padres National Forest.
A force of nearly 5,300 firefighters has managed to slow the pace of the fire's spread during the past two days. But containment of the blaze – a measure of how much of its perimeter has been cleared by fire crews of unburned vegetation – stood at less than 20 percent on Monday.
As long as crews can keep the fire's growth somewhat in check, "we should get more containment as we go along," said Toni Davis, a spokeswoman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire).
She added that slightly lower temperatures in the forecast should help that effort, even as some of the heaviest fire has crept into areas largely beyond the reach of ground crews.
Flames have already destroyed 57 homes and 11 outbuildings, with at least five other structures damaged, according to the latest tally. Another 2,000 structures were threatened, with an estimated 350 residents displaced by evacuations.
The fire threat, coming at the height of the region's summer travel season, has prompted the closure of several popular California campgrounds and recreation areas along the northern end of the Big Sur coastline, including Point Lobos Natural Reserve and Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park.
Officials on Sunday ordered evacuations for the famous Tassajara Zen Mountain Center in Pfeiffer Big Sur.
The blaze took a deadly turn on Tuesday when a bulldozer operator hired by property owners to help battle the flames was killed when his tractor rolled over. It was the second California wildfire-related death in a week.
Another fire broke out on Saturday in grass and brush about 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Fresno, in central California, and has since charred about 1,800 acres (607 hectares), threatening 200 homes, according to Cal Fire.
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We all love a good celebration at Worcester parkrun and there is always plenty to celebrate. Today was certainly no exception, we arrived as the mist had lifted and the sun was shining across thepaddock.
Signing in for volunteering was very busy due to the boost in volunteers from Black Pear Joggers. There was ample enthusiasm as the woods were lovely and dry and there were lots of pacers so this meant PB potential for some or just a nice dry run for a change for others.
The Run Director today was Pete Darwen from Black Pear Joggers. Pete is an avid parkrun tourist having notched up 66 different parkruns, but I am sure Pete will still tell you Worcester parkrun is the best!
As usual we had some parkrun milestones to celebrate, there were some big milestones including Rob Plumpton celebrating his 250th parkrun.
Despite the dry conditions, the park warden had requested we keep to the Winter course this week, so we all started at the bottom of the driveway. So, a hill start it was, the Winter course is like marmite for the regulars of Worcester parkrun, you either love it or you're not too keen.
There were over 672 runners/walkers to come up the hill towards the woods, amongst them were the various pacers, there were also some new/returning runners who were satisfied with a single lap, to ease themselves in slowly. The fast runners shot off effortlessly up the hill and disappeared very quickly into the woods. At the rear was parkrun regular, octogenarian David Pearce who recently celebrated his 150th parkrun followed by tail walkers Jo Evans, who has only recently given birth to a beautiful baby girl called Poppy, accompanied by Shaun Paskin.
At the entry to the woods there was a warning sign about bluebells. The woods were lovely and dry but unfortunately, there was no sign of bluebells apart from the warning sign of course! The course was busy but soon thinned out on the down-hill stretch. The support along the way from marshals was as usual fantastic and there were plenty of greetings and chatter between runners.
Towards Badger's Hill on the right a tinge of blue was spotted perhaps that's those bluebells starting to make an appearance. Close to the top of Badger's Hill we were greeted to plenty of birdsong, perhaps they were cheering the runners along with a little tune.
At the end of the second lap some of the pacers, including myself had to slow a little being slightly ahead of pace. The runners following the pacers sprinted into the finish at the rear of the café and what a lot of PB's there were and many other got their best time for a few months! A special mention to Andy Gandon, with a PB of 20:35 on his 150th parkrun and an age grade of 80.73% and Paul Townsend, who got a PB on his 100th with an age grade of 63.18%!!
There was a buzzing atmosphere around the café afterwards with the runners, volunteers, family and friends soaking up the lovely morning sunshine. Roll on next parkrun day!
Ann Hewlett
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Located near Batam City Square mall, Gideon Hotel is awash in warm tones with rich, red accents that belie its minimalistic charms. After a day around town or an indulgent round of go-karting, settle in with a movie via the room's 42-inch television, opt for a relaxing bout at the in-house spa, or check in with work at the business centre.
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This little guy below is Brant's Climbing Mouse, one of several species of climbing mouse found in Southern Africa. As their suggests, they live in trees, restios and bushes, and are seldom seen.
This particular specimen we found in a weavers nest at Zandvlei Nature Reserve. To demonstrate how cryptic this species is, consider Zandvlei has been a protected area for almost 30 years and this species has only just been found for the first time.
They are meant to be relatively common, but are not recorded as they do not go down on to the ground and enter small mammal traps. They are known to use old bird nests once they are abandoned, but very little is known about their biology.
There are historical records for the species at Rondevlei, but they have not been found for many years.