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408 Franklin St, Watertown, WI 53094-7020
Nicely Appointed Condo!
- Condominium
- Status: Sold
- 5 Total Rooms
- 2 Bedrooms
- 2 Full Bathrooms
- Est. Square Footage: 1,498
- Garage Size: 2.0
- Garage Type: Attached
- Est. Year Built: 2002
- Condo Name: Lakeview Condominium
- Pets: Cat(s) OK, Small Pets OK
- Condo Fees Include: Common Area Insur., Replacement Reserve
- Misc Interior: Cable TV Available, Gas Fireplace, High Speed Internet Available, Patio/Porch, Private Entry, Vaulted Ceiling, Wood or Sim. Wood Floors
- School District: Watertown
- High School: Watertown
- County: Jefferson
- Postal Municipality: Watertown
- Listing Company: Shorewest - Watertown
- Price/SqFt: $113
Property Description
408 Franklin St, Watertown, WI 53094-7020 - We are very excited to have the chance to offer this unique 2 bedroom, 2 bath condo on Watertown's south side. This well built home is just one of 3 units in this association so you avoid the higher fees. Right when you walk in you will be impressed with the large living space featuring cathedral ceilings and gas fireplace. The master suite has new carpeting, a large closet and private bath. Other features include eat-in kitchen with appliances, private patio and spacious heated garage including a large utility/storage area. Seller has replaced flooring in living room and air conditioning unit both in 2019. Also includes a one year home warranty!
Room Dimensions
- Living Rm: 18.0 x 15.0
- Kitchen: 13.0 x 12.0
- Master BR: 14.0 x 12.0
- BR 2: 11.0 x 11.0
- Other Rm: 16.0 x 12.0
- Full Baths: 2
Additional features
Other Rooms
- None
Interior Features
- Heating/Cooling: Natural Gas Central Air, Forced Air
- Water Waste: Municipal Sewer, Municipal Water
- Appliances Included: Dishwasher, Disposal, Dryer, Oven/Range, Refrigerator, Washer, Water Softener-owned
- None
Building and Construction
- Ranch, Side X Side
Land Features
- Waterfront/Access: N
Property History
MLS Number New Status Previous Status Activity Date New List Price Previous List Price Sold Price DOM 1664812 Sold Pending Feb 14 2020 2:28PM $165,000 82 1664812 Pending ActiveWO Feb 13 2020 1:27PM 82 1664812 ActiveWO Active Jan 11 2020 10:11AM 82 1506571 Sold Pending Feb 3 2017 2:40PM $159,900 9 1506571 Pending ActiveWO Jan 17 2017 3:41PM 9 1506571 Pending ActiveWO Jan 17 2017 3:39PM 9 1506571 ActiveWO Active Dec 13 2016 10:30AM 9
Market Conditions
Buyer understands that the information which is contained on Data pages is obtained from a number of different sources and which has not been independently verified or confirmed by the various real estate brokers and agents who have been and are involved in this transaction. If any particular measurement or data element is important or material to buyer, Buyer assumes all responsibility and liability to research, verify and confirm said data element and measurement. REALTOR *MLS* Equal Housing Opportunity


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1.The Olympic Flame is a symbol of the fire stolen from the Greek God Zeus. Months before the opening ceremony of the Olympic games the torch is lit at the ancient site of the Olympics in Olympia. A ceremony is performed by Eleven women called priestesses in which the torch is lit by a parabolic mirror which concentrates the rays of the sun.
2. There are an average of 70,000 reported UFO sightings every year, worldwide. That's an average of 192 per day.
3. Yo-Yo was started as a weapon in the Philippine Islands in the 16th century. It weighed four pounds and had a 20 foot cord. It was introduced to the United States as a toy in 1929.
4. Cucumber seeds give you heartburn and cucumbers give you gas.
5. Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia are building a 27-hole golf course on the border between the three countries, with nine holes in each country. Much of the area proposed for the golf course is currently a minefield.

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It has been reported that a 1-hour massage equates to 7-8 hours of sleep on the body.
For every pound of weight gained, your knees gain three pounds of added stress loads!
Acupuncture is over 5,000 years old and is one of the oldest forms of medicine known to date.
Shockwave therapy has been shown to be 90% effective in the treatment of plantar fasciitis calcific tendonitis.
Prolonged bed rest has been proven to make back pain worse. Exercise is your best medicine!


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DIScussion (haha) of study tours, plus update from the week
Category: Copenhagen
Arrival logistics
Yay! You made it! Velkommen til Danmark 🙂 In this post, I'll discuss: converting currency and credit cards in Copenhagen transportation from the airport to your hotel public transportation and bike lanes Arriving in Copenhagen: Cash or Card? Are you hungry or thirsty from your long flight? Do you have a bankcard with an electronic…
Apartment, new friends, and a road trip
Hej friends! I've finally moved into my own place! It's a one bedroom apartment, full of natural light, close to DIS in the center of the city. It's in a historically protected building, and the ceilings are so low that my friend who is 6'4″ it too tall for the place–he had to sit down…
Settling in and First Week of Work
DIS, exploring the outskirts of town, and settling in to my first real job
Graduation and Copenh(again)!!
In which I graduate, play in NYC, and then fly across the globe for my first real job
What an amazing semester–I'm sad to be leaving the city, but I'm happy to be coming back to the Midwest too. The last days I was in Copenhagen, Anton and I went around with my camera (yes so glad about camera so so glad) and took photos and had a fun silly time, as usual…
Europe's refugee crisis
When I was at Skidmore last fall applying to study abroad, I was a little nervous about coming to Denmark to study. A couple of friends were in Paris during the November 13th attack, and they returned to school quite shaken. One girl even declined going on our annual NYC Honors Forum trip–she was anxious about…
M&D come to CPH! (+ finishing the semester)
Man oh man, what a crazy semester! The last two weeks of classes I had at least an exam, quiz, paper, or final presentation due every day. It was totes bonkers! But now the semester is finally over, and I'm enjoying the beginning of my summer 🙂 I have a lot of stuff I want to…
My birthday in Denmark!
I turned 21 on Tuesday!!! Because I'm the only American on my floor to have a birthday while we're studying abroad, my friends went all out to celebrate! Also, here are some cool Danish birthday traditions: Midnight & drinking: On the first birthday that you can legally drink at clubs (which is 18 in Denmark), you're supposed…
Hey fam! Lots to catch up on–
SSTinCPH Award: Most likely to inspire possible career paths!
Our teacher is originally Canadian; he studied Humanities (and maybe English?) at Yale, and then he got into sustainable farming and teaching. And now he's lived in Denmark for three years, and he works at the Nordic Food Lab (which is a non-profit started by the founder/chef of Noma!)
First day of school!!
First, let me just say:
I love Copenhagen so much! I've been walking around my neighborhood and exploring so much this week, and I am so excited to live here for the next four months. I live in possibly the best location–I live in the city's center (zone 1, København K) and I walk up the pedestrian walking street (Strøget) fifteen minutes to class. On THE ACTUAL WAY TO SCHOOL I walk amidst the Danes, passing tiny cafes, high-end stores like LouisV and Hermes, and huge doors that hide narrow passageways.
I can't believe I started this day in Lawrence, Kansas, and now I'm sitting at my desk on 23 Peder Skrams Gade in Copenhagen, Denmark!
Let's break it down though. We'll start with this morning (yesterday morning, actually, but yesterday's morning of travel), and lay it out like an itinerary.


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Whether you are a boulderer, a beginner, or an experienced climber in need of a belay refresher, this one-hour class may be the right fit for you. You'll learn how to properly put on a harness, tie a figure-8 knot, check yourself and your partner, and belay by nationally recognized standards. To get CityROCK certified, take our belay test at least 24-hours after learning. For a more in-depth class on top rope management, check out Intro to Top Rope.
Participants must be 8+
You will learn how to:
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- Belay with a standard ATC belay device
- Perform safety checks on your partner
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Park Yoochun's Fans Donate 11.5 Tons of Rice to Support "Rooftop Prince"
JYJ's Park Yoochun, soon to be seen on the small screen again on "Rooftop Prince," received a lot of best wishes for the success of his drama from his fans. His fans donated 11.5 tons of rice as a means to pray for the success of the drama, which is set to premiere on March 14.
The singer-actor, along with co-star Han Ji Min and the cast, met the press on March 5 to formally present "Rooftop Prince." In celebration of the occasion, Park Yoochun's fans sent a wreath and a donation of 11.5 tons of rice. The amount of rice was a new record as his agency said it broke the previous record held by Jaejoong's fans. This support from his fans was revealed at the press conference.
"Thank you to the fan club who sent a wreath and a generous donation of rice to pray for our success," local news agencies quoted his management agency's statement.


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Children and family portraits may be captured in the comfort of your home, or various outdoors locations that feature natural settings or the urban cityscape.
Portrait Session is offered at a location of your choice. The Session is 1h, allowing us plenty of time to walk around to different settings, incorporate meaningful activities, and capture a larger variety of sibling and family concepts.


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Thoughts on the IR - Past, Present and Future 1 comments
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Well, I do have some stock thoughts for today after all. How could I miss out the awarding of the Marina Bay casino oops IR licence, given that it has been the subject of so much trading attention on Friday afternoon of those companies involved? Let's divide my random thoughts on this into Past, Present and Future, along the lines of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol".
The Ghost of the Past
What is the cost of gambling on who wins the Marina Bay IR? Capitaland and Keppel Land are the two prime beneficiaries of the IR premium that seems to have been incorporated into their stock market prices ever since PM Lee announced on TV that we're building not one, but TWO, casinos oops IRs. For example, Capitaland's share price has exceeded the analyst consensus RNAV, with IR incorporated, of ~$4.20 in the run-up to the Marina Bay IR announcement.
Why did investors/traders still persist in bidding up the price of both stocks, and Genting's + Star Cruises' to a lesser extent, on Friday afternoon, when most would have acknowledged that the IR premium being already priced in both stocks meant downside was greater than upside? There were some who bought call warrants in both stocks, the so-called basket-betting approach (getting at least one of the two correct). Well the Ghost of the Past is about to catch up with them, as a black swan has emerged the victor in the contest.
The Ghost of the Present
There is an oft-quoted psychological experiment where it was found that people rather much preferred to lose less than other people than win less than other people, even though the absolute financial benefit was clearly better for the latter case. Subsequent to the IR announcement, people are starting to speculate on the collapse of the "two lands" and how those who bought them will be killed on Monday. There are online threads to let people vote how many cents the stocks will drop. A certain glee shared by all those not vested in the "casino stocks".
Certainly the time spent on gloating over others' misfortunes might be better spent focusing on one's stocks and picking out promising ones in the wake of the falling tide that has affected all stocks. That is more productive. Please exorcise the Ghost of the Present, otherwise known as the Ghost of Ill Will.
The Ghost of the Future
And why do people insist on punting before the IR announcement on potential winners, and again after the IR announcement on impact on the losers plus the next (Sentosa) IR winner? At best, short-term trading is a 50-50 game because you are guessing at market psychology and anticipating price movement. The percentage of people who get it right is the same as the percentage of samples occurring after (or before) the median sample in a statistical distribution. Make no mistake, there will be a gap-down on all loser property counters on Monday, but this will benefit only those who bet against these counters last Friday. After that, further intra-day (or intra-week) price movements is a game of dice. As for Genting, opinions are split: either a non-GLC-biased decision process favours its Sentosa bid, or a situation where both GLC-consortium losers bid with renewed vigour for the Sentosa site threatens Genting's bid further; it's another coin toss.
Coupled with the potential issue of overbidding for both IRs arising from the observation that the government went for the highest bid (Las Vegas Sands' $5B-plus) for the Marina IR, this constitutes the Ghost of the Future, where neither the IRs nor the investors/traders betting on them make any money (or indeed, lose big money).
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BBQ Chicken & Sweet Chips
Member recipe by chrisbromfield
ServingsServes 2
A Twist on the traditional Chicken & Chips. A sticky BBQ'ed Chicken with Paprika Sweet Potato fries.
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- For the Chicken:
- 2 skinless chicken breasts
- 1 large red pepper
- 50g button mushrooms
- 4 tbsp BBQ sauce
- For the Fries:
- 1 large sweet potato
- 1 tbsp paprika powder
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- To serve with:
- 200g seasonal veg
- Preheat oven to 200oC.
- Boil a suacepan of water. Peel and chop potato into chips and add to water. Heat for 2 mins until slightly softened
- Remove from water, coat in oil and sprinkle on paprika.
- Place on tin foil and place in oven for 30 minutes
- Meanwhile slice mushrooms and peppers, smother chicken with BBQ sauce and place on tin foil. Bring foil back over top of chicken to cover top
- Cook chicken for 20-25 minutes (or until fully cooked)
- Serve with seasonal veg


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SAO PAULO — The Brazilian army is ready to defend the Amazon rainforest, Edson Leal Pujol, head of the armed forces, said on Friday amid increasing international pressure and calls for tough action to combat fires sweeping through the forest.
"To the unwary who insist on safeguarding the purposes of the Brazilian Amazon, make no mistake, soldiers will always be alert and vigilant, ready to defend and repel any kind of threat," Pujol said in a speech during a Soldier's Day ceremony in Brasilia. (Reporting by Eduardo Simões; Writing by Gabriela Mello)


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There's the age old saying "If you can't handle the heat, get out of the kitchen" regarding tough environments and finding those with the grit to get through it. While it is true that not every person is fit for any job out there in the hospitality industry, it is possible to make people feel comfortable to push themselves to surpass their preconceived limits.
It's yet another day, another extensive shift. New employees in to be scheduled in training rotation, a dinner party to prepare for and your daily huddle topics to rehearse, but before all that you still haven't started figuring out how your beverage inventory isn't reconciling, and shortages in different category areas may just be conclusive for the controller to be breathing down your neck. The task-list, although full of daily excitement, is naturally never ending. And then, there are the guests, the sole meaning of your professional existence, and the importance of the power of positive service and first impressions.
It's always easy to explain the impact of adhering to company SOPs to your employees. Equally as parents trust in the guidance that was deliberately infused while the kids were still under close supervision, in hospitality management we expect the best training results. In reality, the 'kids' go through the motions until they are done with the discovery training just to talk to the more senior 'siblings' how things really work, and where the loopholes are. Realizing that employees have created their own SOPs for an encountered issue, often leads to more questions and problems than it actually resolves. It's no news, and with numerous of industry studies to justify it, employees who understand and follow SOPs are the primary control mechanism in ensuring consistent increased revenue generation, or a fail. Slow and inconsistent service, unaccounted food and beverage sales, embracing and displaying company and personal customer service values, are all a glimpse into the long list of factors that impact the customer experience and the critical aspect of loyalty. Once this behavior settles in, it's hard to get a grip on it.
More troubling, it requires an even greater financial and time investment to identify the problems, retrain, discipline, or rehire, and move your team in the right direction. Yes! It would be so much easier if they understood and followed SOPs to begin with. More importantly, however, if management enforced them every single time and with every single guest, with a lack of process tracking and enforcement, large cash loss that is endemic in bar operations, low motivation and high turnover of employees and managers, despite endless training cycles, leads to poor customer service and consistency. With the battle for share, most operators surrender in today's hospitality marketplace!
For some time now, retailers have adapted video-camera technology to learn consumer behavior, traffic volumes or product utilization, all in an effort to streamline marketing strategies and enhance the customer in-store experience. Generated data is long being utilized to drive product placement and seasonal campaigns to help stores achieve increased revenue expectations. Digital billboards integrate video camera analysis to tailor advertisements for passerby's based on gender, age, or other factors or simply measure the time spent looking at an ad. Most importantly, these solutions required no training for employees or management, little overhead cost, and were quick, effective solutions that improved the revenue stream and overall business performance.
With rising expectations in today's hospitality market, surprise and delight has been replaced by the expected and assumed. To meet escalating guest expectations, provide more accurate control in operations and reduce losses to keep businesses longer profitable, we have turned to technology. Unlike past trends in the hospitality industry, the modern operator has increasingly developed a sense for adopting technology into their operations and understands now the importance of shifting priorities in technology spending.
Due to a surge in the past decade of interconnected devices and services offered, operators are taking more advantage of untraditional methods to achieve higher productivity, time management and operational accuracy, only to conclude that these are engineered to ease daily processes but do very little to reduce operational losses. Outsourced inventory counting services for instance do not provide more information to the operator than you already could self-conclude by analyzing your purchase orders, sales and transfers. Wireless pour spouts measuring real-time alcohol usage represents hardware that is easily lost or vandalized, with operational changes and training required and more so attention and management enforcement.
With all this investment in technology, the true value of digital images goes largely unrealized. While service organizations struggle to deploy and integrate best practices, continuous improvement, employee recognition, as well as loss prevention techniques, actual imagery of interactions between their service providers and valued customers go largely unutilized.
Glimpse's Proprietary Performance Insights software, brings these camera systems and their digital imagery to the forefront of the service industry's performance management efforts. Built on the philosophy of leveraging powerful insights 'hidden' in video-camera data, Glimpse developed proprietary software that filters large amounts of captured images by relevancy, conceptualizing how data is being aggregated within hospitality operations (bars, restaurants, hotels, nightclubs etc.), analyzed and then turned into meaningful information for hospitality industry clients, while simultaneously challenging 'human error'. At its foundation, the Glimpse system revolves around a cycle of continuous improvement, working seamlessly in the background as the management's 'eyes in the skies'. On a regular frequency, the team prepares a performance insights report, which they review with the customer, consulting them on 'at-risk' behaviors and opportunities for improvement, while at the same time building a historical record of performance.
With cameras positioned in unobtrusive areas and aimed at transactional areas where items are being served, images are collected randomly in two to three hour sessions, analyzed, cataloged and matched to your preset parameters as well as industry benchmarks. Irrefutable statistical reports show audited sales transactions highlighting those that were not accounted for on time, or not at all, and informs you on the speed and quality of the service delivery. An administrative dashboard highlights the transactions seen in video images, as green, amber, or red, allowing management to review the most high-value interactions between the customer and the service provider.
After successful implementation of Glimpse technology, attributed to instant employee behavior change, ongoing targeted guidance and direct loss reduction, clients of Glimpse in different market sectors experienced a 10 per cent to 40 per cent reduction in 'at risk' transactions and are displaying SOP compliance improvements, resulting in a revenue increase of 10 per cent or higher.
Ultimately, Glimpse delivers the technology infrastructure that helps reduce bottom-line costs and increase top-line revenues, while improving both customer and employee satisfaction. Service organizations can now create rewards, built around competition and personal development objectives, aligned with corporate goals.
Without a doubt, video analysis will dominate market trends as confidence in reliability and accuracy increases, and the benefits are repeatedly proven.


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NOTE: A new gauge has been installed on Walnut Creek itself!!! Because of this and checking Elk's visual gauge simultaniously, it is now known that Walnut takes less water than Upper and Middle Elk.
This run starts out easy and picks up significantly throughout the run. There are numerous play oppertunities throughout the run. As you approach the Route 20 bridge, the rapids begin to build. As the river makes a sharp bend to the right, a fun wave train develops on the river left. Beyond Route 20 property is posted on both sides, so you will want to stay off the shorelines. About 75 yards below Route 20, there is a rapid created by concrete slabs. The gradient then tapers off for a short distance until you come to the first railroad bridge and enters a beautiful gorge. Be careful here because strainers tend to build up on the bridge pillars.
About 0.25 miles downstream, the river is divided into two tunnels with 3' drops at the end of them and catchy holes. You must take the left tunnel! The right tube ends with exposed metal! Just as Route 5 comes into view around a right hand bend, the river gets extremely wide, thus becomes quite shallow. The deepest route is right center. Just before Route 5, there are some nice surfing ledges and small drops and after passing under Route 5 a long stretch of several hundred yards of solid Class II with boulders and standing waves strewn about. About 0.4 miles after Route 5 there is rapid called Michael Falls. It was named after the first dude known to flip here and swim. It is horse shoe shaped and not very high (about 4 feet), but do not underestimate this rapid! There is a nasty Class IV hole in the center of the river! It has also been named 50/50 Hole because of its record of flipping about half of those who hit the hole. Sneak routes are on both the river right and left and are quite easy. Just downstream is Devil's Advocate. This one is river wide, but not as bad.
The next 100 yards are called The Slides and it is a narrow spot with a series of holes. If you swim at Michael Falls, you will probably have to swim The Slides. This area can be very nice even when the water is a little lower than the recomended level. Instead of a fast, roaring sluice, the section breaks down into a few short rapids. Depth in these rapids is usually still three or more feet deep. This makes The Slides very good for enders and cartwheels. There are about five good waves to surf with plentiful eddies along the banks of the river. The first one is about 10 yards below Michael Falls. The others are after Devil's Advocate. Although Devil's Advocate can be surfed, it is very irregular, deep, and sticky. It is quite similar to the first hydaraulic of Double Hydraulics on the Lower Yough. At the bottom of the slides is a large pool. You then cross under Manchester Road and there are a couple of nice Class II surfing ledges. Be aware of trees that were placed in the river bed for fishing purposes. They are not strainers however, because there is no void space underneath them. The trees are in a V shape pointing upstream. At low water it is a small tight drop down the center (the only deep route) and twisting waters at the bottom. At high water it washes out.
Parking for the putin of this run is on the right side of the road, just before the bridge if you are going north on Millfair Road. There is room for a few cars here, but the land beyond the parking area is private property. You must walk down the road to the bridge and walk to the river on the downstream side of the Millfair bridge.
Parking for the takeout is at a PA Fish and Boat Commision access area located on Manchester Road and on the river right. There are a few trails from the river to the parking area, but if it is a windy day you may want to consider going out in the lake to surf waves before taking out. You must have a PA registration on your boat to take out here, regaurdless of boat length or type of boat. Otherwise you can take out on the upstream side of Manchester Road on the river left.
You can add almost 8 miles of Class I and II by accessing the creek behind the Cinnamark Millcreek 6 movie theater. From there down to Millfair, rapids are spread out but some are pretty major Class II's. One worthy of mention is just upstream of a bridge no more than a couple of miles below the Mall. It is very narrow and has a huge hole. It may be caused by altering the streambed during the bridge construction. You won't need much more water to put in all the way up at the mall since Walnut gains no major tributaries during it's course from the the Mall to Millfair, but just make sure you catch it early enough after the rain as the level will drop earlier up by the Mall. Average gradient for this section is 20 ft / mile.
This is one of the better rapids in low water. The water almost drops below the horizon line as you approach a shale wall in front of you where the river bends to the left at the bottom of the rapid. Soon you are in a plesent mix of bolders and pour-overs mixed together. This is one of the rockiest rapids, so take advantage of some nice boofs and eddy catching. Stay to the far right to catch the best stuff and you'll find a nice hole to punch about half way down. This rapid just turns into a series of tall waves at levels above 5.5 ft.
This rapid is right by the gun club. Be sure to make your presence known without getting out! Otherwise it may be possible to get shot if people didn't know you were down in the creek. These good ol' boys don't like boaters, but there's nothing they can do.
This is a rocky, sloping rapid with a few concrete slabs thrown in the mix. The right side can have some huge holes at levels above 6 ft, but watch out for big strainers on the right side as the river makes a bend to the left at the bottom of the rapid. In low water there isn't much of anything here.
Immediately after gun club, there are some nice surf waves on the right bend. Be sure not to get shot, because I think this is where the bullets literally go over your head and into the opposite bank! If people are shooting, I wouldn't hang around for too long!
About .25 miles after going under the first railroad bridge, you will come to a two tubes that the river flows into. They were put there by the railroad company. You must take the left tunnel to avoid being turned into fish bait! In low water, this falls is easy because there is not much of a hole at the end of the tunnels but still sounds like Niagara Falls while in the tunnel! In high water (above 1.5 feet), you should probably portage as a river wide hole forms which can easily suck boats back into it and surf you over to the right side and into the sharp metal and you could die! After comming out of the tunnels, look on the right side of the river and you can see where this rapid gets it's name. There is graffiti of a flag of a marijuana leaf on the tunnel structure and it says Marijuanica.
Just after the first right bend after the tubes you will come to a huge hole on the right side of the river. It can be fun to punch but very violent to surf at high water. All of this can easily be avoided on the left side.
This ledge is extremely wide. It is shallow even around 1.3 feet when the river begins to get pushy. The hole at the bottom can comfortably surf 4 people. Watch out for "Nosedive" just above the ledge. It is a small drop into a huge hole on the right side. It tends to grab the front of your boat and may be capable of flipping you end over end if you lean into it. Neato!
This is just a place where the river get a little steeper. A couple of small drop offs occur here at lower water. At higher water they wash out.
This is a dynamic rapid under constant changes. Concrete debris creates many of the holes and has a tendancy to change after big floods. It has gotten a lot bigger over the past few years.
From Route 5 the river has many surf waves over a long stretch of 200 yards or so. There are also a lot of eddies here. It is fun to slowly pick your way down by choosing a few waves. This may very well be the best place to surf on the entire river.
You can park at Fairview Manor and walk just down the street to the electric sub station. Here a trail leads down to the water. This is a very important put in because "The Slides" section of Walnut can be fun even when the rest of the river is too low.
This is a small horseshoe shaped falls that drops about 4 feet and creates a HUGE hole in the center of the river! A sneak is possible on the left or right and is pretty easy (only a Class II move.) Be aware that the falls looks very easy from above. Most people don't realize just how bad the hole is until the lip of the falls. You will want to have have tons of speed and be ready with a battle roll if you decide to punch the hole. If you swim here, the hole will usually spit you out quickly, but you will have to swim through "The Slides" which include "Devil's Advocate." If you attempt the hero route your chances of flipping are 50%, hence the name! Want to gamble?
Shortly after comming through 50/50 Hole you will come to this next big hole. No matter what the water level is this hole always big. In fact at low levels it is almost as big as 50/50. No doubt this is a fun hole to punch but I wouldn't recommend sufing this one unless you enjoy deep holes that you can't surf your way out of! There are plenty of other holes to surf just downstream over the next 75 yards.
Take out on the right side of the river. There are a couple of trails that lead up to the big parking lot.
At 3000 CFS the tubes AKA Amarijuanica falls get BIG. Creek boat is a must, Frank took a playboat at 3000 and was fine until here. Had about a 2 or 3 minute recirc in the hole before he dove down and got washed out. It is very deep there so diving down is not sketchy, probably your only way out really. Make sure you take the left tube when its high, 3 ft ish off the left wall and get a good boof! Its a slide boof too, trickiest of all boofs. The second biggest hole on the run is right downstream of the pool after the tubes, hemlock hole. Stay center or even right, definitely not left. Its really four holes on either side of the creek right in front of each other with a break in the middle. The two in the back that are hidden by the front ones are far worse with the second sets left hole being the worst. This feature has changed the most over the past few years of anything on this run.
This is a brand new gauge added in March 2008. From running Walnut since that time, there is not yet enough information to report a maximum level. Levels near 6 feet are very ideal with 5.00 feet the minimum. 5.00 feet is still completely worth it, but you may want to run the Slides only by using the put in near the Fairview Mannor if don't want to run Class I-II rapids which is what the rest of the section becomes.
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I spent 3 nights at my aunt's in McHenry, IL, arriving Thursday pm and heading to my next stop on Sunday.
On Friday I went to the McHenry Public Library and filed my Federal and State Income Taxes, while she volunteered for for an hour.
Visiting this library also comes with the ability to book swap or just take a book from the exchange to read.
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Friday night my aunt took me out to eat at the McHenry Country Club, where she is s member, and everyone knows her name.
In the afternoon I joined her while she took her golf clubs out for the season and hitting some balls in the driving range. She had thought she would have played a couple of holes but the wind was now about a steady 20 mph.
Saturday was another nice warm day but windy from the south in front of the weather front approaching from the west.
In the morning we worked on picking up yard waste and taking it to the town's collection point as we did last year when I visited.
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Saturday evening it was my turn to take my aunt out to eat at a place we both enjoy going to, Halftime Bar & Grill.
We both enjoy their thin crust pizza.
It was back to her house and a game of Scrabble. She won last night and tonight I won.
Tomorrow I'm on my way south to AL to the SE GTG.


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Before Jason Mraz saved my life in 2012, musical theatre had already made an attempt once. It was during my 30-minute lunch break that I snuck into a movie theatre that was showing RENT ( I should add that I worked in said movie theatre and watching 30 minutes of a movie during your break was allowed). I vividly remember seeing glorious Angel strut into Mark and Roger's loft apartment; I was immediately captivated.
Musical theatre has held a special place in my heart ever since, which may be why I'm feeling extremely passionate about the new television show Rise.
Be forewarned; I am writing this after seeing only 30 minutes of the TV show RISE and personally I think 30 minutes was too long. Look, I am a supporter of all creatives and I truly believe that everyone deserves a chance to create what's in their hearts but Rise is a weak attempt for a network (NBC) to have a relevant High School TV show and honestly; Auli'i Cravalho deserves better.
If you have yet to watch the television show, then this post may be a bit confusing but feel free to read on and watch out for spoilers. For those of you who actually sat through it, this is everything wrong with Rise (in my opinion):
– Within the first five minutes I was convinced that Rise was just Glee but without all the funny parts.
-No really, it had everything from the teacher that just really believes in the music program, to the jock who has to get blackmailed into joining the program, to the over-ambitious girl who ends up being the lead and you just know she'll end up with the jock, to the popular white girl who hates the over-ambitious girl.
-Speaking of the popular white girl, this show is full of High School stereotypes and I am sincerely over it.
-You give us an attempt at diversity while providing some typical stereotypes that should have ended with Glee.
-You give us a racially ambiguous mother but you make her a single-mom and you hint at the fact that she may or may not be promiscuous.
-There's the closeted gay guy with a religious family who is meant to tug at your heart strings but instead brought out my frustration because LGBTQ characters deserve a happy storyline.
-In addition, you mean to tell me that an UNDER-qualified white guy can take away a program from a passionate WOC and we're all just going to allow Rosie Perez to be treated that way?
– Musical theatre deserves better
What I'm saying is: BRING BACK SMASH! Look, this could be an entirely separate blog post but Smash was the musical theatre television show we deserved and I will remind everyone about it at least once a year.
Rise is regressive and a giant step backwards from the incredible year that films had in 2017. This show feels like it's trying to make a statement while using any and all minorities to get into the hearts of the audiences and I say we deserve better. I say using because they have taken the sad and the painful from the LGBTQ characters and created a story, they grabbed the racially-ambiguous woman and made her a terrible mother. We are better than this. You don't get to win if you have terrible dialogue but a child with down syndrome. Success won't come if the camera work is shaky but it happens when Hamilton is playing in the background. I couldn't get past the first episode and I wouldn't be surprised if this show ends after it's first season.
Bring back Megan Hilty and I'll ignore this entire thing even happened NBC.
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Designed by custom knifemaker Rick Barret, the Reate Fallout 2.0 is a beautiful and flawlessly executed knife. It has a big beefy blade and comfortable handles, and the action is outstanding. The balance is incredible. But most remarkable of all, it's nowhere near as heavy as you'd expect for such a large knife.
Available in two different models, the Fallout 2.0 has a very wide, 3.6" long CTS-204P blade that comes with either a two-tone finish (mirror polished and stonewash) model or a model that has just a stonewash finish. The blade shape on this knife is interesting in that it has a modified tanto with a slight recurve edge and a harpoon style spine.
The action on this knife is fantastic, especially given the sheer size of the blade. The ceramic caged bearing pivot makes opening this knife super smooth and easy. The jimping on the flipper is a great touch too.
The full titanium handles on the Fallout 2.0 provide a lightweight and durable build. They've also been CNC milled in a rather unique way. They're ridged enough to maintain a solid grip but they aren't at all uncomfortable. The result is that this knife has a great grip and fantastic feel in your hand.
They've reinforced the framelock with a lock bar insert for a solid lock up. The backspacers are titanium which, in addition to the complex grinds and cutouts, help keep the overall weight on this knife at a reasonable 6.4 ounces. Finally, the Reate Fallout 2.0 comes with a titanium tip-up pocket clip and a lanyard hole.
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A Guide On Preparing Easy Prep Meals for Your Family
If you are always in a rush, you may not have time to cook food for our family. When faced with calamities, you probably have just to grab anything you see. While you may have purchased some dried meats and canned goods to keep you full, it would also be great to have easy prep meals that you and your family members enjoy.
Here's how you can prepare easy prep meals:
1. Put Salads on Mason Jars
If you are stuck at home or in your office, having a soggy salad for your meal might be too much for you. But by layering your salads in a mason jar, you can enjoy the vibrant colors and the crunch of your meal.
In making salads in mason jars, keep your vegetables crunchy by placing the dressing first. Then, shake it up once you are ready to eat your meal.
2. Pack Some Smoothie Bags
Are you thinking of making a smoothie in a faster way? Then, assembling a smoothie bag is the solution. By having everything measured and prepared, all you need is just to dump the contents of the bag in the blender and make your smoothie in the fastest way possible.
To make a smoothie bag, all you need are small plastic bags and your frozen fruits. You can have frozen berries or bananas. Once you have measured your frozen fruits, store them in plastic bags, and keep them in the freezer until you need them. You will get to enjoy a healthy breakfast in just a few minutes.
3. Make Veggie Burgers
If you want to spice up your lunch, one of the best options would be a veggie burger wrap. Make a huge batch of veggie burgers as they are not only tasty but are great healthy food options. You can indulge yourself with these easy prep meals, or you can pair it with a salad. The good thing about these veggie wraps is that you can make several amounts of it and just store it in the freezer for quick lunches.
4. Prepare Individual Snack Servings
If you get hungry in the middle of the night and you find it hard to cook, it would definitely be great to have some packed snacks as you look in your kitchen shelves. When you want to make sure that you get healthy options, it would be best to pack individual servings of healthy snacks and store them in your pantry. You can create small plastic bags of popcorn, trail mix, or nuts. Not only are you in for a nice treat, but you are also able to control your portions!


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Firstly, in case you missed it, I was recently interviewed on The Sociable Homeschooler by the amazing Vivienne McNeny. We talked about my new little book, "Dreaming YOUR Dream", about my education growing up homeschoooled, and about my thoughts on college lately. Check it out!
Some people think that internships are only for people in college. Those people are wrong. Internships are for whoever wants them badly enough. Sometimes internship-giving companies and organizations say they only want people who have or are pursuing a college degree. If this is the case, and you do not want to jump through such timely, expensive, and potentially boring hoops, then I have two other suggestions for you, which may spark other ideas.
But first, the general steps to acquiring The Internship:
- Find a company or organization – online, through word of mouth, etc.
- Research them, their purpose, and their mission thoroughly
- Arrange a tour and meeting with the company or organization (if this is somehow not feasible, perhaps you could find a Reliable Cohort to go in your place: though, if you are really serious about this internship, it's best to find it within your own means)
- Take everything into consideration and apply with the company/organization's best interests in mind, not yours. (i.e., what you can do for them, not what they can do for you. See, "How NOT to Get Hired.")
- They may want a resume, cover letter, letters of recommendation: unsure of how to get these together? E-mail me – I am working on a tutorial!
This is often enough for getting into the "entry-level" internships – the less picky ones. Now we will cover what to do if the internship narrow-mindedly requires you to have sat in some relevant classes at some institution of higher education:
First of all, this is probably an "advanced internship": prior experience required. A degree or degree-in-progress is the most recognizably concrete evidence of knowledge today. However, it is not the only evidence. What your future internship-givers really want is concrete evidence that you have a good amount of hands-on experience, relevant knowledge, and the drive and determination to be a great intern.
How do you get this?
- "Entry-level" internships: 1-3 internships, ideally each building on one another in terms of duties, responsibility, learning experience, and skills developed. Do not complete these internships without securing a letter of recommendation from at least one person overseeing your work – certificates of completion don't hurt either. Document your experience.
- Volunteering – often volunteers have intern-like responsibilities. Always look for opportunities to volunteer, especially at relevant organizations. Same goes for volunteering as does internships – try to leave with a voucher of how wonderful you are. And don't forget to document!
- College students spend a lot of time in the books: it can't hurt to do the same! When you read a book (or article, or watch a movie, etc.) on your subject, write or film an essay or review on the book, and upload it to your blog or website. When you apply, you can send an e-mail with links to these reviews/essays.
- Present your non-college case as earnestly and confidently as you possibly can when you apply. (If you are unsure of your speaking abilities, attend a local Toastmasters club for a bit; if your writing needs improving, a good word-wise friend can help).
- In case I didn't emphasize it enough before: document everything you do! Pictures, blog posts, video, art, whatever! Prove that you are learning and growing in these experiences – it is VITAL to showing you can be just as good as any old college student retaining what they learned in class just long enough to regurgitate it on the test the next day before moving on.
If you are dead gone on this particular Super Awesome Internship and want to go on and apply to them ASAP instead of in another year after building up your resume, keep in mind you may be aiming a bit to high just now. But if you're going to do it anyway, please take heed to follow these steps:
- Apply with the same amount of zeal and earnestness in both writing and speaking as I mentioned before, and present your less-experienced case as smartly as possible. Perhaps spend a couple of nights studying salesmanship before filling out the application.
- Emphasize and highlight any and all even moderately applicable experience, and please keep in mind what I said in the general guidelines: focus on what you can do for them, not what they can do for you.
- Beseech them in the application to, if they cannot accept you as-is, at least oblige you with suggestions/leads for ways that you could gain the experience that they are looking for in an intern at their company.
As a reminder, do not put all your eggs in one basket: apply to more than just one or two internships, just as you would apply to more than just one or two colleges. And don't sit on your rump all day waiting for a response – pursue more experience and knowledge in the field(s) of your choice every day. Your dream is out there just waiting for you to live it!


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A major data breach at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) exposed the records of 44,000 customers, according to a memo obtained by The Washington Post.
The breach happened in late February when the data records were accidentally downloaded to a personal device by a former employee, who had legitimate access to the data. The memo specified no information regarding what kind of data was downloaded, but stated that no sensitive data had been compromised or disseminated, The Washington Post said.
The employee left FDIC on February 26, but the agency realized three days later that the data had been taken. An FDIC spokeswoman confirmed to the Post that the former employee has signed an affidavit specifying no breached information was used in any form.
In a letter written to FDIC last week, Rep. Lamar Smith, chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, called the breach "troubling" and asked for more information about it. "The potential for a breach is especially heightened when sensitive information for over 44,000 individuals is stored without proper security measures," Smith said in the letter.
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June 9th, 2019 by WCBC Radio
2:00 PM UPDATE – Units have cleared the scene.
INITIAL REPORT: Allegany County 911 reports that units have been dispatched to eastbound Interstate 68 for a tractor trailer brake fire.
The location is said to be on the ramp up from the Maryland Avenue exit.
The incident was reported early in the 1:00 PM hour. Although one of three lanes remained open, traffic was starting to back up at 1:25 PM.


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Lot 81 (Home & Garden, 15th April 2015)
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▲ David Wynne born 1926 Lovers Norwegian rose marble 174cm.; 68½ins high by 104cm.; 41ins wide by132cm.; 52½ins deep David Wynne OBE 1926-2014 was one of Britain's best loved sculptors of the 20th Century. Educated at Stowe School he then served in the Royal Navy during World War II and read Zoology at Trinity College Cambridge before taking up sculpture professionally in 1950. In London alone Wynne was responsible for a huge number of important public commissions. He carved one of the capital's best-loved animal figures Guy the Gorilla in Crystal Palace Park (1961). He sculpted the iconic Boy with a Dolphin at the Chelsea end of Albert Bridge(1974) and Girl with a Dolphin outside Tower Bridge.(1973). Elsewhere he sculpted the Tyne God fountain in Newcastle upon Tyne; (1968) Christ and Mary Magdalene at Ely Cathedral;(2000) and a Risen Christ for the front of Wells Cathedral one of his most famous commissions.(1985) His portraits included the Queen and the Prince of Wales (1970) Sir John Gielgud(1962) Sir Yehudi Menuhin(1963) Sir Thomas Beecham (who said the piece reminded him of all the mistakes his orchestra had made in the previous 10 years)(1956) the four Beatles(1964) and the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (whom he introduced to the group) as well as the Derby-winning racehorse Shergar. In 1973 he designed the linked hands on the 50p pieces that marked Britain's entry into the European Community. Some of Wynne's most striking pieces were designed for garden settings. He created works for the Abbey Gardens at Tresco including Gaia a sculpture made from South African marble which has a South African planting around it. The Prince of Wales was so taken by the figure he commissioned a similar piece called Goddess of the Woods for his gardens at Highgrove. Equally as versatile in bronze stone or marble this unique group of The Lovers fits into the earlier part of his oeuvre. He made the first maquettes I-IV for The Lovers in plaster and then bronze in 1964 before revisiting the idea in 1965 Maquette V and 1966 with maquettes VI and the VII which was cast in bronze in an edition of 6. The cover of T. Boase's definitive book David Wynne's Sculpture 1949-1967 shows the plaster Lovers maquette VII with this Norwegian rose marble group in an unfinished state in Wynne's studio. (see picture). Wynne always took particular care in his choice of materials. A commission in 1957 for the façade of the Taylor Woodrow headquarters in London resulted in a distinctive 100 ton block of granite being blasted from a Cornish quarry and being worked on in the rough in situ before being precariously transported to Wynne's studio in Wimbledon. Likewise when Pepsi Cola gave him carte blanche for a large piece he spent three weeks in the Rocky Mountains and came out with a plan for a grizzly bear fashioned from a 36-ton block of marble. The beautifully variegated colours of this Norwegian Rose marble act as the perfect counterpoint to the simplicity of line in the piece whilst on a more simplistic level the soft glowing pink of the marble demonstrates the colour of love. The group was finally finished in 1970 and shipped to its new home in Chicago Illinois. Provenance: Christie's New York 11th July 2006 lot 219 Literature: David Wynne's Sculpture 1949-1967 T.S.R. Boase Michael Joseph 1968 front cover and page 147. The Sculpture of David Wynne 1968-1974 Phaidon Press 1974 including 14 pages of illustrations of this group. |The lovers stand side by side their arms about each other gazing in awe at a world made new by love. Washed of all thought they seem like innocent travellers from a far off land. The dappled colours flow from one figure to the other and down the trunk-like legs into the ground.|


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My name is Beth O'Brien, I am a psychic medium, reiki master, ordained minister, and a paranormal investigator. Ever since I was a little girl I have been sensitive to spirit. It wasn't until I was an adult that I started to use my gifts and abilities to help others on their journey. I use my gifts to help people heal through loving messages and healing services.
I am part of Paranormal Brew, a podcast that discusses paranormal research, activity, and previous investigations.
For more detailed information about what I can do for you visit the services page. If you have any questions please contact me.


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About UsNot just your average 'Fitness Fanatics'
We are not a commercial gym where the first sight to be seen is the sea of machines that come with no directions. 290 Fitness is based on a team/group workout environment, very different from the commercial gyms. We have coaches to guide you, teammates to inspire you, and workouts to change you.
We are a fitness family. We all come together under one roof with a common goal: To be as fit as we can. While different methods to the madness, everyone here works together and helps each other to find their fit. At 290 fitness, if you're looking for it- and your working for it, you will find your STRONG.
The 'madness' behind our training method
There is a balance to finding the right FIT for you. A combination of many different lifestyle factors (and diet is a very critical piece) have to be taken into account when you ask yourself what is your fitness goal?
At 290 Fitness, we have found and designed our fitness programs around three components of fitness that prove to have the most effect and produce results:
Cardio burns calories. Plain and simple. But the simple problem is that alone, it just can't burn them fast enough. It is great and vital for strengthening the heart- which is a muscle itself. But to strengthen the other muscles in the body and create that burn that will increase muscle building, fat burning, and weight loss– we have to add in something else.
HIIT Training does two critical things to the body: creates shock and EPOC. The shock is the adjustment the heart must make to the constantly changing conditions of the varying exercises, increasing the body's metabolism and EPOC, Exercise Post Oxygen Consumption. EPOC is responsible for the continued calorie burn after the workout is complete.
Muscle is more metabolically active than fat. And you can't blast fat with fat. More muscle will get the most 'bang for your burn' when it comes to training. Resistance training with weight is the fastest and most effective way to get strong fast, build muscle, and burn body fat.


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A wide-ranging conversation with Kieron Corless, Deputy Editor of Sight and Sound on the magazine itself and issues that arise from it: What is film criticism? What is good criticism? What is the changing function of criticism? How has the digital turn affected not only what cinema is and how we see it but also what... Continue Reading →
José Arroyo in Conversation with James Cotton
https://soundcloud.com/user-766042506/in-convesation-with-james-cotton What is a producer and what does he or she do? I've always been confused. Films like The Butler, with its end-credits listing some 30 odd producers, don't help clarify matters. But James Cotton does. As he says, he's practically a Pokemon catcher in the field, having worked in almost every capacity: line producer,... Continue Reading →
José Arroyo in Conversation with Christopher Meir on 'Mass Producing European Cinema: Studiocanal and its Works'
https://soundcloud.com/user-766042506/jose-arroyo-in-conversation-with-christopher-meir-on-mass-producing-european-cinema I love finding out more about the business of film and television; about the economics of production, distribution and exhibition; about the industrial histories of media industries. I wanted to read Christopher Meir's book Mass Producing European Cinema: Studiocanal and its Works (London: Bloomsbury, 2019) as soon as I heard he was writing it; and... Continue Reading →


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Nikki Grahame in OK! magazine this week, Big Brother tribute - issue 690
This week in OK! magazine is a tribute edition to Big Brother looking back to some of the favourite shoots and the nations best loved reality stars. There is no Hot Stars magazine but Nikki features throughout the special edition.
"When channel 4 announced that they would be scrapping Big Brother after the next series, the sad demise didn't come as a shock to many. Ratings had plummeted to an all-time low and the calibre of contestants just couldn't compare to those who had come before them..."
Nikki Grahame admitted she was upset by the decision: "It's so sad. Big Brother is a national treasure. People love to hate it but, as much as they slag it off, it takes over people's lives. I suppose people are tired of seeing the same stuff. But going on the show is one if the best things I ever did."
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The true story of my life long battle with Anorexia.
Release date: 7th May 2012.
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ORANGE (CBSLA.com) — One man is dead and the suspected killer is on the loose after a shooting in Orange, police said.
Officers responded to a parking lot in the 1400 block of Katella Avenue in Orange. They received a call of shots fired just after 6 p.m.
The parking lot serves several stores, restaurants and a movie theater. Police were trying to figure out what led to the shooting.
Chili's restaurant was packed with Ducks fans watching the playoff game on TV. The victim was found close to the restaurant.
Patrons who came out of the restaurant even several hours later found four rows of cars behind police tape. Police were going over each vehicle for bullet holes while they investigate the shooting.
Witnesses said one man was chasing another in the parking lot when the suspect started firing.
It was unclear if the victim or shooter had been inside the restaurant or if their altercation started there.
The victim was taken to a hospital, where he was declared dead.
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Lodz: Korea Republic's FIFA U-20 World Cup 2019 title hopes ended in heartbreak as Vladyslav Supriaga struck twice and Giorgi Tsitaishvili once as Ukraine defeated the East Asians 3-1 in the final on Saturday.
Featuring in their first-ever global final, Korea Republic struck first through Lee Kang-in, who converted his penalty in the fifth minute after a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) check determined that captain Hwang Taeh-yeon was tripped inside the right edge of the box.
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FIFA U-20 World Cup
Chung credits Korea Republic's success to development efforts
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Chung hails Korea Republic's resilience
The Ukrainians poured on pressure as the first half progressed, however, culminating in Supriaga's 34th-minute equaliser. Korea Republic could not fully clear Serhii Buletsa's free-kick delivery into the penalty area, and Supriaga pounced on the loose ball to poke home from eight yards.
Supriaga completed his brace eight minutes into the second half. Yukhym Konoplia's deflected through ball skipped into the Ukrainian forward's path and he beat the goalkeeper one-on-one to put his side on top.
A marauding run from Heorhii Tsitaishvili in the 89th minute sealed the match and the championship for the Ukrainians. The midfielder surged forward from his own half and cracked a shot into the corner of the net.
From never progressing past the Round of 16 to lifting the trophy, Ukraine's unprecedented run to the title will be an enduring memory of Poland 2019.
Meanwhile, there was personal joy for Korea Republic's Lee Kang-in as he became just the second Asian player after Ismail Matar (United Arab Emirates, 2013) to win the Golden Ball, joining the likes of Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi (both Argentina) as well as Paul Pogba (France) in receiving the honour.
Roll of Honour Golden Ball: Kangin Lee (Korea Republic) Golden Boot: Erling Haland (Norway) Golden Glove: Andriy Lunin (Ukraine) FIFA Fair Play Award: Japan / Korea Republic
Sources: FIFA.com, FIFA via Getty Images
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In this screen, you will find all settings related to order management grouped by types. Configure rules to define how the system works with orders.
Please Note! Some of the settings below are marked as User Specific. User-specific settings allow each user to set these individually to their liking, and will not influence other users. Other settings that are not marked as User Specific are set for the entire system - if any user (not necessarily admin) changes these settings, the change will be reflected on all users.
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- Date Format: Date formats can be displayed in either UK or US formats. Select the date format you prefer for your order dates:
- UK Format = dd/mm/yyyy
- US Format = mm/dd/yyyy
- Complete and Process: Show the Complete and Process button when creating new orders.
When a user is creating a new order, the Complete and Process button lets the user process the order as soon as it's created.
Order Merge
Auto Merge Orders: Enable if you would like Linnworks to automatically merge orders that meet certain criteria. This process will automatically look for and merge orders every 15 minutes.
Error Prevention
Depending on your workflows, there are several settings that can help you avoid errors when working with open orders. Check Scanning and Pre Processing options and tick if any of them are applicable to your processes.
- Order Item Scanning: If enabled, then it will not be possible to process the order until barcodes for all order items have been scanned.
- Scan Composite Parent: Tick if you want to scan parent SKU pf the composite item only to check of the whole composition.
- Alternate Scanning Fields: Enable to allow scanning a stock item's SKU or Product Identifier instead of its barcode/serial number.
Pre Processing
- Check Payment Status: If enabled, then you will only be able to process orders with the Paid status.
- Order Item Linking: If enabled, then you will only be able to process orders which have all items linked. If at least one order item is not linked, then the system will not allow you to process the order.
- Check Stock Availability: If enabled, then you will only be able to process orders where the ordered items have enough stock to process the order in this location.
- Check Document Printed: If enabled then you will only be able to process the order if the selected document was printed:
- Invoice
- Pick List
- Shipping Label
All settings related to folder management are grouped here under the Settings option. Select Folder Manager to create new folders or delete existing ones.
- Single Folder: Orders can only be placed into one folder. If the order is already placed to any folder, then assigning it to a new folder will automatically remove it from the original folder.
- Copy Folders: If selected, new orders that are created as a result of the split will not be assigned to any folder. It is disabled by default, which means that split orders will inherit the same folder(s) that the parent order was assigned to.
Folder Manager
Click Add Folder button to create new or a delete button () to remove the folder.
Order Processing
- Process Order Barcode: If enabled, then you can process orders in the Process Order screen by scanning a specific barcode instead of clicking the Process button.
- Space Bar Processing: If enabled, then hitting the space bar in the Process Order screen will process the order. Please be careful with this setting, as it will process the order immediately.
- Batch Size: Select the batch size of orders to be processed. Linnworks will split the processing of large amounts of orders into batches to reduce the risk of timeouts. If timeouts still occur, please consider lowering the number of orders in the batch using the drop-down menu.
- Labels: If enabled, then clicking Process Orders will automatically print a shipping label once the Process Order screen opens. Linnworks will print the label based on the postal service assigned to the order. If the order's shipping service is set as Default, then the label will not be printed.
- Invoices: If enabled, then clicking Process Orders will automatically print an invoice once the Process Order screen opens. Linnworks will pick an invoice template based on the printing conditions that are configured for the invoices.
- Prompt for Weight: If enabled, then clicking Process Orders will automatically open a screen where you will be required to input order weight in order to continue.
- Prompt for Scan: If enabled, then clicking Process Orders will request to scan the items from the order before you can continue.
Despatch Console
- Batch Process By Tracking Number: When enabled, you can process an order in the Despatch Console by scanning the order tracking number which was provided at the time of printing the shipping label. When using the Batch Process by Order ID option in Despatch Console, Linnworks will find the order with the scanned tracking number and automatically process it.
- Default Tab: Select the default tab which will open automatically when using the Despatch Console.
- Exclude Unpaid: If enabled, then in the By Item Barcode tab in Despatch Console, orders marked as unpaid will not be returned by the system.
Please note! Identifiers created here can be only used in the new Open Orders screen.
Custom identifiers for open orders can then be used in the Rules Engine module as both, a condition which will check the current identifier on an order, as well as an action to actually assign this identifier to an order.
There are default identifiers created to optimize rules that need to run against Amazon orders.
Add your own custom identifiers by clicking Add New, give them a Name, Tag and upload an image so that it is easy to identify them. Click Save. The new identifiers will be available for all users on your account.
To assign an identifier manually, go to the new Open Orders screen > right-click on the order > Order > Identifiers > Assign Identifier > select required identifier. It will be seen in the General Info column.
You can assign more than one identifier to the order.


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Doves extinct in the wild born at Texas State Aquarium
Nearly 50 years have passed since the Socorro dove last was sighted in the wild, but Texas State Aquarium visitors can now get a rare glimpse of the bird after two chicks hatched at the facility in June.
These doves, once a common sighting on the Socorro island off the coast of western Mexico, were last seen in the wild in 1972. They now survive only in captivity — about 150 birds live in captivity across the U.S., Europe and Mexico, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources' Red List of Threatened Species.
The two chicks were born from a pair of adult doves transported to the Corpus Christi-based aquarium in June from the Albuquerque Biological Park in New Mexico. The aquarium is a federally permitted animal rehabilitation facility that has been involved in conservation for decades.
Soon after the adult doves' arrival, they constructed a nest and laid eggs. And on June 21 and 22, the eggs hatched. The aquarium now has eight Socorro doves living in its about 140,000 square-foot facility.
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The hatching of these two chicks is "a promising sign that these critically-endangered birds could one day recover in their natural habitat with the help of zoos, aquariums and wildlife reserves," the aquarium said in a news release on Wednesday.
Socorro doves first wound up in captivity in the 1920s, when scientists discovered that the species was disappearing fast and 17 were dispersed across zoos in the U.S. and Europe. The main reason for their decline included human-introduced pests like cats, mice and rats, according to Island Conservation, a California-based nonprofit working to prevent extinctions on islands.
Sheep living on the island also are a problem, the organization stated, because they are destroying the birds' habitat.
Now, researchers are removing these invasive species and plan to reintroduce the dove on the island.
"The first step in restoring Socorro was to remove the invasive sheep and replant native vegetation," according to a February 2017 post on the organization's website. "Then researchers will work to remove cats and mice from the island."
Texas State Aquarium officials hope to encourage more breeding of their doves in the future. Any new chicks will be considered for release into the wild as conservationists work to bring the dove back from extinction in the wild.
Both chicks and their parents currently are being kept off-exhibit, but guests can view them by purchasing the "Feed the Flock" encounter tour. That tour is offered on Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. and costs $49.95 per person, plus the cost of admission. More information can be found at the aquarium's website, www.texasstateaquarium.org and clicking on Exclusive Encounters under the Explore tab.
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Júwon Meets Molly Green!
We have a special guest on this blog post!
Júwon is a huge fan of Molly Green and intrigued by the local owner, Brittany Hartwell. We reached out to Brittany to gain insight on how she started her business and what advice she has for upcoming entrepreneurs. Read more about our interview below!
- Júwon means beautiful in the Kurdish language. It is an extremely popular name in our community and at times a lot of people in public refer to me as "Júwon" when my name is pronounced "Guh-Luh-Vish". Did you get the same with Molly Green? Why did you choose the name Molly Green?
B: Molly Green is playful and impulsive and a good friend. She'll let you borrow her clothes anytime :) (hehe!) We made her up to be anyone you want her to be and she likes to wear whatever she wants to.
- Did you have work during or after college or did you know that you had Molly Green in mind and created pieces for your own line?
B: I graduated from Lipscomb University in 2017 and worked through-out school babysitting, photoshoot styling, bartending, and in retail.
After school my husband and I owned and operated Subway Sandwich Shops…not my dream scenario!
In 2010 we decided to make a change. We opened the first MG about a year after that. I buy and curate collections from other vendors whom I shop with monthly instead of creating my own designs.
- What did the beginning, middle, and current journey look like to get where you are at?
B: My sister and I started management in 2011 as a team of two. The both of us did all the work by running our shop day to day. During this time, we began to understand what it looks like to provide excellent customer service and how to buy for the season.
We've grown in small steps…sometimes taking too much of a leap.
We've moved in and out of 20 different storefronts. Opened 8 unique Brick and Mortar stores. We did see the closure of two of those locations.
We just opened our 4th location in Nashville (check out there Hillsboro Village location!). Over the course of the whole adventure we've maintained a website and continue to try to make our stores a great shop that feels like Molly Green. We currently work with about 60 other people now and everyone does their part to help grow the company and make it a great place to work and shop.
- What steps did you take to start your own store? Did you start online and then venture out into stores? Who were your first believers/supporters/customers? Did you start by hiring people to help create your designs, webpage, clothing or did you do it all solo?
B: There are soo many steps to take into consideration when starting the process of opening a store. You must follow laws on a state and federal level, get a space, negotiate a lease, and much more!
When MG was first created, I didn't have a budget to hire help. We didn't have teams. We just learned and taught ourselves how to manage the business.
Today we've had help on the tech side form professional companies and created roles for our staff to run our social media and marketing platforms. Everything's always about prioritizing business importance and budgeting.
- Why did you choose to open your stores in Nashville and Alabama?
B: My hometown is Alabama and my whole family, including my sister, still live there. That is why we decided to open the Alabama location. My sister currently works out of the Birmingham store.
While going to school here in Nashville my husband and I love the city and how much it's grown. Our second store was our Franklin store in the Cool Springs mall. We did travel back and forth from Birmingham for a couple years and eventually moved to Nashville full time.
- We all know you need money to make money. Was it difficult budgeting funds to start your career as an entrepreneur? (I just quit my 6th year of teaching to be able to focus on Júwon Enamel and boy is it scary!!)
B: Yes!! Oh my gosh, it can be so stressful!
We have tried to make good decisions and my husband, who is much more money minded than I, helps us with our lease negotiations and does our books and cashflow planning.
The closure of 2 of our stores wasn't an idea situation and it was, in fact, very scary, stressful and difficult. That set us back financially and was a hard failure.
But at the end of the day you must do what's best for you, your family, and your company to be successful. Sometimes there are only difficult options and choices you must make as a business owner. It's important to keep your support system, and circle, around to make sure you have somewhere to get advice.
- Did anyone think your dream or goal was silly? How did you continue to think positive even through the toughest of times?
B: I'm sure some people still do think I'm silly, or not to their standard, but I don't really get caught up on that. Too busy to mind :)
I must keep perspective around me. When you work for yourself it is impossible to leave work at work. Sometimes I forget there is a big wide world out there. There is so much that can change and doors that will open. Don't forget to remember what's important to you; health, family, friends and becoming the best you can be.
You never know where life will take you and I try to accept whatever it is that comes my way with joy and enthusiasm…not always easy but always more fun!
- What advice do you have for those wanting to start their own gig?
B: Do it! But before you quit the day job make sure you know who your client is and how you will reach them. Ask yourself specific questions to determine your goals. Never sign a lease without really, really, really reading it (even if you have a lawyer ready it for you).
Read your legal documents yourself and trust your gut when something seems wrong. Remember to be gentle with yourself and take breaks. Don't forget to make time for yourself…new gigs/old gigs…your business can really take over.
- How do you balance work, life, and relationships with such a busy schedule?
B: I basically wake up and see how things go. We keep prioritized lists and try to stay on track, but things, such as emails, sometimes get delayed.
Organization isn't always the friend of creativity (Absolutely love this statement!).
I try to go with the flow and make a difference everywhere I can. I work with lots of my favorite people and have created many forever friends at MG. But we all must make sure to take care of our relationships and not always talk about work.
Sometimes we are fearful, or lack the resources needed, to contact inspirational individuals. The more questions I ask folks that have "been there, done that" stage of where my business is at, the more knowledge I gain. I wanted to share this conversation to inspire others that have business ideas to research, ask questions, and reach out to others to push you closer to your goals.
A Júwon Enamel Brick and Mortar location is in the works and hearing stories such as Brittany Hartwell's makes that dream becoming more of a reality. Thank you!


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Owning a BMW is like saying to the entire world that you have made it in life. BMW is a make that is symbolic of luxury and class; this makes it very necessary that you always maintain your ca so well that it always looks pristine and original and performs at peak levels. Finding suitable BMW auto parts is not difficult though it can prove to be a bit expensive. However, if you have the money to buy such a make; you surely won?t have to scrimp and save to buy necessary BMW auto parts.
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You will, from time to time, have to replace parts including innocuous items such as fan belts or even major components like the entire engine. Whatever your needs are, you have to ensure that you use only genuine BMW auto parts. It may often even necessitate having to pay dealership prices; or, you may even try to save a little by looking for BMW auto part dealers over the Internet.
The virtual world has numerous online stores that each offer genuine as well as new and generic used BMW auto parts. Prices for such parts are obviously pretty low and often the staff at such online stores are very knowledgeable and will show you how to repair your BMW without much fuss or bother ? and, at pretty low cost.
There is no need to worry about finding BMW auto parts because there are numerous sources that sell all kinds of accessories and genuine spare parts. Whether you need to replace your shift knob or add customized door handles or you need something fancier; the online world will provide you with many options.
Having spent a good deal of money on your BMW and then having spent more on keeping it in mint condition it follows that you also will want to know how best to go about getting suitable BMW car insurance.
When searching online for BMW auto parts you may want to first of all check out an online store?s catalogue and then follow up with the store staff. On the other hand, buying BMW auto parts straight from the dealer has its own advantages including getting specialized help from the customer support department ? and also getting nothing but genuine parts. The dealer will also have specially trained mechanics who will easily pinpoint faults and suggest suitable solutions. The main advantage to dealing with authorized dealers is that you will get accurate insights into how best to keep your BMW functioning at its best, and in addition, you will also be able to get valuable tips on how to get the parts suitably replaced.


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by Arvie Joy Villanueva
To essentially educate and give the students a time to enjoy, GSCS conducted its annual Educational Field Trip last October 4. Field trips serve one vital function, as far as education is concerned, and that is to help bridge the gap between education and hands-on experience.
The first location for the field trip was the Amazing Show theater. It was held at the Manila Film Center, a national building located at the Southwest end of the Cultural Center of the Philippines complex, Pasay City. Amazing Show has a theater called the black theater, where the Amazing Arts Group staged several performances in the dark such as the Shadow Play, Mask Changing, Poi Dance, Tron & Laser Legacy, Rifle Drill Exhibition, and UDI, where black lights were used to create optical illusions for the audience to delight in. Students, teachers, and staff enjoyed their performances. The second destination was the IMAX theater at SM Mall of Asia (MOA) in Pasay City as well. The IMAX theater is one of the biggest cinemas at SM malls. The GSCS students, teachers, and staff watched a 3D show called "Under the Sea", where students learned about different species underwater – what they were and how they lived.
The students had their last stop at Enchanted Kingdom, which was what most of them truly anticipated. Enchanted Kingdom is one of the most popular theme parks in the Philippines, located at Sta. Rosa, Laguna. They had the most unforgettable moments where they walked around, conquered their biggest fears, and had fun with their friends. "I am very excited throughout the whole field trip knowing that I'm with my friends and I would come across sceneries and places I've never been but I'm already in love with," said Faith Clarence Mamoso from 10 Matthew. The students learned a lot from this educational field trip and came home with the most memorable experiences that they would surely treasure in their lives as students.


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by Bernie Quigley for The Free Market News Network, 3/15/07
by Bernie Quigley for The Free Market News Network, 3/15/07
Beneath economy lies faith, within which lives the invisible world of shared myths and archetypes. It presents itself to the visible world not in language but in symbols. The move by Halliburton to
It could have eventual, long-term consequences for markets and bring on an "organic" world crisis (as opposed to one intentionally generated by Bush and his neocon friends in their drive for manly feelings). If so, it will be a crisis for which we are not only entirely unprepared for but have long been in denial of.
And it will require real and actual leadership. Like Eisenhower. Like Lee. Like George Washington. It will require the rise of First Team people and send Bush League and the current batch of Presidential Pretenders into remission. (But Ron Paul will enliven the debate and Mitt Romney and Wesley Clark are up to the task.)
This will be the year of the dead cat;
It is the end of globalization. It is the end of the globalization of capital and culture as well, as both are hooked up together.
Globalization was always an illusion. It was simply an extension of American influence in the world at a time in our history when we had influence. Globalization was an extension of
Oddly enough, globalization seemed killed off intentionally by the Republicans once it was adopted by a group of Clinton Democrats in the early 1990s who were known at the time as the Democratic Leadership Council. The whole initiative was kind of odd. Where I grew up, we always considered the Republicans to be the capitalists. Then the Democrats started wanting to do it. And when that happened, the Republicans seemed disinterested.
There could be a syndrome here which might be called Groucho Marxism, from the line in the George S. Kaufman film "Horse Feathers" in which Groucho, as Professor Wagstaff sings, "Whatever it is, I'm against it." It is nature's way: When one party adopts the other's ideas, the first party will always drop the whole idea. Whatever it is.
I first heard of the end of globalization when John Ralston Saul, husband of
The Canadian press got a good laugh out of it (and they are very good at that), but I thought he was right. Because what disappeared when Bush came to office was the illusion that we Americans live in a world without walls and given the choice, everyone in the world would want to be just like us. Just like Bill and Hillary Clinton, that would be, as it was they and Vice President Al Gore, as agents of the DLC, who rode the new wave of capital from
Then these new Republicans came along and changed all that. Once again the world had walls and increasingly, we were coming to be seen as the ones behind the walls.
We were at the turning point anyway. The Chinese and the Indians were about to gain all the cards and nothing could be done about it according to Adam Smith's playbook. Certainly, they would not take second seat under Clinton, Bush or anyone else, once they became first in the world: It is no where in human nature to do so.
Enter Dick Cheney, the Republican Party's answer to Sid Vicious. Cheney, like the medieval torturer in Kafka's great story, "In the Penal Colony," was born to play an end-game: He was always the panderer of the Old School, even when that era was passing on into oblivion. He was the panting and adoring provincial from the heartland, tagging-along with first-class Republicans like Ronald Reagan and gentry like George Bush the Elder.
But plain folk often misunderstand the royals. Cheney probably thought as we Boston Irish did growing up that all these Republicans ever cared about was oil and money and money and oil. And he could be good at that.
But what was odd about these new Bush, Jr. Republicans was that they did not seem to care about money any more. They cared about church. They passed the dirty work of oil and capital, and the tawdry issues of influence peddling with desert sheiks, over to Dick Cheney, President of Halliburton and all plugged in with the gnarly oil guys. Just as Jimmy Carter passed his peanut farm over to brother Billy when he went to
The departure of Halliburton to
The failure of globalization could be a turning point for the "new Democrats" in opposition to the
But irony upon irony, the strongest comments in opposition to the Halliburton move to
"Does this mean they are going to quit paying taxes in
Shocking news.
"I think it is disgraceful that American companies are more than happy to try to get no-bid contracts like Halliburton has and then turn around and say we are not going to stay with our Chief Executive Officer or the President of our company in the
No duh!
"Well, I am proud to be an American and I am proud to be part of the greatest country in the world."
Singer Lee Greenwood and Haggard the Venerable couldn't have said it better, and The Hag don't back no dogs.
Bill Clinton and the DLC sponsored and even invented the globalization of economy as we have come to understand it in the past 15 years. It is possible that Senator Clinton is entirely unaware of this.
Anyway, most of the big boys have already moved from
We have lived in two ages since
James A. Baker, when working as Chief of Staff for Ronald Reagan, is said to have gotten so tired of hearing the expressing, "leadership and excellence" that he rigged the White House computers to fail when someone used the expression.
We love clichés: They bond us. But soon the Age of Leadership and Excellence would yield anyway to another. When the Age of Diversity and Globalization rose at the beginning of the
And there was the mad dash of new professions to use the phrase first in the new regime.
I remember calling the President of a junior college in
I said, "I haven't asked the question yet."Now the Age of Diversity and Globalization has ended. Time to change the buzz words again.


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