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Is it ever okay to ask women if they're on their periods?I laughed when I heard it, thinking of one of the more recent episodes of Modern Family. When all 3 women in his family are obviously on their periods, Phil's advice to the boys is the following:
The first rule of dealing with the cycle? You never mention the cycle...you tiptoe around it. The woman has actually taken great pains to hide the monster she's become, but if you acknowledge it, that brings the monster forth.There's probably some truth to it, honestly (aside from the fact that the raging emotions typically come prior to the period--what we refer to as PMS). In some strange world we are able to recognize when our moods are highly irrational due to PMS and we are trying desperately to mask the fact that we feel like everything around us is wrong. When guys bring it up, it makes us realize how terrible of a job we're doing at hiding it and so we become even more irritated/frustrated with ourselves for that, and then with them for having the audacity to point it out.
Now...it's a complicated question because every woman is going to react differently to such a question....and no woman will probably react the same way twice to the question, especially if the guess is correct.
A few suggestions in navigating your way around the emotional instability of a woman in regard to this issue:
- If it's someone that you're close to (wife, girlfriend, best friend, sister, mom) it may be appropriate to have a conversation about it when you know they are not currently PMSing. Let them know honestly how they tend to act about things during this time and ask them how they'd like you to respond to them. If you do as they suggest and things still don't go well, you'll have at least tried.
- If it's someone you aren't close to, but have to be around frequently (co-worker, neighbor, house mate) you can gauge whether or not this would be an appropriate conversation given the need to work through conflict and figure out a way to live harmoniously. If having a conversation is completely out of the question, don't be afraid to steer clear for a few days.
- If you don't know them very well at all, just steer clear. No use in bringing it up if it'll pass.
- If you can't steer clear or they aren't responding to any of the agreed upon responses, it may be best to just try and hold your tongue. Or, at some point... you can tell them how ridiculous they're being. It may be good a wake up call for them.
The question, itself, may need to be revised. Not many women will respond well to, 'So are you on your period or something?' Be willing to approach the situation as you would with any conflict, asking questions, listening....instead of jumping to rash conclusions.
Mostly because when you ask that question, you might as well be saying, 'So are you being a total *&$#@ because you're on your period? Or are you just being a total *&$#@?' It's not really great, no matter how you ask it.
All that to say... probably don't ever ask the question, 'Are you on your period?'... ('cause when you're wrong, that's just as much of a disaster) but be willing to talk about her attitude and mood if you need to. Find out what's going on, as you would with anyone in turmoil, without jumping immediately to the 'period' conclusion.
Remember that every woman is different, too. Allow them to be different. What worked for one, may not work for another.
And women, PMSing isn't an excuse for being a complete jerk. Ultimately, there's always such a thing a self-control... you always get to choose how you respond to things. It's best to be aware of your emotions and when they might be heightened because you will, usually, have to be more on guard of what comes out of your mouth when your hormones are all jacked up. You aren't exempt from loving others a few days every month because you're more easily annoyed. We are responsible for our actions/words at all times, no matter what's going on with our bodies.
Oh, the beauty of communication... and learning how to co-exist with the opposite gender.
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Driven by outstanding three-part harmonies, London folk quartet The Pairs are one of Ontario's up-and-coming musical forces to be reckoned with. Anchored by drummer Steve Plimmer, the spotlight deservedly shines brightest on the group's three female vocalists, Hillary Watson, Noelle Coughlin, and Renée Coughlin. Their impeccably tight harmonies and the musical interplay displayed on tracks like "Night Creatures" and "Part Time" – both of which are taken from the group's self-titled EP, released earlier this year – refreshingly defy listener expectations of exactly what a folk group is or can be. It's the group's willingness to think outside of the box that should propel them to even greater heights in the future.


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October has been a month of two halves, the first half was a mad flurry of money making unparalleled in my time so far, the 5 day challenge where I attempted to make $500 in 5 days was instrumental in making this the top month to date in this experiment, however due to circumstance for the last couple of weeks of the month I was unable to spend a large amount of time making money.
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Back in May, Joe Hill came to Anderson's Bookshop in Naperville, IL. So of course I made the hour drive there, stood in line for another hour for this picture, and then drove an hour back, while 8 months pregnant. Totally worth it! I have loved everything I've read by him so far and he was just as great to listen to in person.
I don't remember how I got started on his Locke and Key series, just that I was hooked from the first issue. I have always loved skeleton keys. They are beautiful in their simplicity but their designs are endless in possibility. Joe Hill took this concept to the next level. And Gabriel Rodriguez's art makes horror beautiful. I don't want to give a summary of the story so far because if you haven't read it, go get started! The good news is Volume 6 comes out in February so you have time to catch up! The bad news is that it is the end of an amazing series. There is horror, there is death, and the keys play a large part in both sides of the final battle. But what I love about the ending is that while the keys can make people giant, erase memories, repair things that are broken, almost anything the heart desires, the keys don't win the battle. It is the characters' commitment to their family, their love for their friends, their belief that good can conquer evil that vanquish the darkness.
I know all good things have to come to an end, but I sincerely hope that this is not the end of the Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez partnership.


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Writers are losing hope, it is not a good sign...
(LAVERNE, CA) - "When you survey the wreckage of the American imperium, it's very easy to become overwhelmed by darkness of the times, submerged in the remorseless riptide of blood and official violence. But even facing methods of torture and imprisonment that would unnerve an inmate of Guatanamo, Lilburne never surrendered to defeatism. His writing remains infused with radical purpose, a radiant call from across the centuries for collective resistance" (Jeffrey St. Clair, "Intolerable Opinions in an Age of Shock and Awe," March 20/21, 2004).
Nine years ago, Jeffrey St. Clair drew a graphic if horrific picture of John Lilburne's years as a Leveler in mid-17th century England, a strident voice demanding justice and the rights of the people against the ruling forces of King Charles and Cromwell. St. Clair and Alex Cockburn as co-editors of Counterpunch, edited to be the best muckraking newspaper extant, entered the lists against the cabal of Neo-Cons that took control of the United States with the ascendency of George W. Bush to the Presidency at the turn of the 21st century and have been relentless in their Leveler-type polemics ever since. I recall that article now because "the forces that Lilburne confronted "with violent and bitter expressions" have coalesced once again (not that they ever really dissipated, mind you) and threaten to impose their preemptive will upon the living creatures of the world. What are these forces? Militarism, religious bigotry, official censorship, prosecutorial inquisitions and torture, imperial expansion, monopolists, land grabbers, misogynists and those who buy and sell the earth and humans, too. In short, the whole sick crew."
That was nine years ago. What has been accomplished by the voices of truth against the darkness that has covered America since that date? Bush won reelection in 2004 but a glimmer of hope appeared in the 2006 elections with the defeat of Republicans in the House. By 2008, the demise of the Cabal seemed assured with the election of Barak Obama whose entire campaign and its accompanying promises were based on negation of the Bush Presidency. The voices of truth, the Protesters, the Modern Levelers had won, or so it seemed. We now know that Obama metamorphosed into a Bush echo and the nation has moved inexorably into a fascist state run by corporate wealth and the controls achieved over the American Congress by the Zionist forces.
Yet in November of this past year, the 29th of November, 188 nations of the United Nations allowed the recognition of the rights of the Palestinian people to be a member of the United Nations, lacking only a land mass that could exist free of illegal occupiers. A victory perhaps of right over might, perhaps only a pyrrhic victory. Sixty five years ago this May 14, the world body admitted to its membership the state of Israel even as that self-declared state was in the process of invading, destroying and leveling 418 towns and villages owned by the people of Palestine who suffered death or expulsion out of their homeland to live without human rights anywhere in the world, a self-declared state acting in full defiance of the Resolution that granted them 55% of the land area of Mandate Palestine. That state, ruled by Zionists and their ideology, now occupy and control all but 12% of the land of Palestine. The government of these United States has sworn obligations to absolute support for this state regardless of its internationally illegal occupation, land theft, and genocidal actions against the indigenous people of Palestine. America like its umbilical-tied offspring has become a nation ruled by forces of "Militarism, religious bigotry, official censorship, prosecutorial inquisitions and torture, imperial expansion, monopolists, land grabbers, misogynists and those who buy and sell the earth and humans, too" as St. Clair noted nine years ago.
I bring this to the attention of all who rest their hope in the never ending voices of those who seek to thwart the militaristic forces that currently control our lives. If any time is meaningful to contemplate this issue it is now. This May the destruction of the Palestinian peoples' rights by the forces in control in Israel has lasted 65 years. Stripped of their land, imprisoned behind steel and concrete walls, devastated by unemployment, tormented by torture, witness to a world unwilling or unable to give them aid, the reality of the failure of truth to condemn lies and deceit rings across this globe like the banshees' cry—shrill, cacophonic, sick, an open declaration of defeat ushering in a personal enslavement to those who would determine how we live.
Here is the reason I am so concerned: two weeks ago I received a note from Debbie Menon, Editor of the Internet site "My Catbird Seat" out of Dubai, "I am contemplating folding up, cancelling my websites and forgetting about the whole thing. We are not having any success. I look back at the past two decades and ask myself, what have you achieved Debbie ?"; there followed last week Alan Hart's "My Last Post," "I am withdrawing from the battlefield of the war for the truth of history as it relates to the making and sustaining of the conflict in and over Palestine that became Israel, and the following, for my regular readers, is an explanation of why...
When I made my commitment to the war for truth more than three decades ago, I believed that calling and holding Israel to account for its crimes, in order for there to be peace based on justice for the Palestinians and security for all, would remain a mission impossible unless the citizens of the Western nations, enough of them and Americans especially, were informed about the truth of history…Over the last 20 years or so, with their books, articles and public speaking, the truth tellers have made an impact but not on a big enough scale to change the outcome of the war. Why? On reflection today I believe that Zionism could have been contained and defeated by now if the resources (yes, I do mean money) had been available to assist the promotion and spread the truth of history on the scale necessary to empower the citizens of the Western nations, Americans especially, to make their democracies work for justice and peace, by demanding that their governments end their unconditional support for Israel right or wrong."
Hart has been a mid-east reporter of renown for over thirty years. His most recent three volumes on Zionism: the Real Enemy of the Jews has absorbed his time and money because the truth tellers, as he labels today's Levelers, do not do what they do to make money; he now needs to salvage what he can as time absorbs his life.
Debbie Menon received this email from Niloufer Bhagwat (an Indian Judge) when he heard that she might close down her site: "Unfortunately all changes in history have been accompanied by tremendous upheavals as satanic forces always oppose change and seek to reverse it by terrible violence; however a turning point is reached when humanity can no longer accept the injustices and destruction and gather (en)mass for change. We are at one such turning point in history. So everyone must be at their post including you."
St. Clair ends his piece on Lilburne with this reflection: "His pen never stopped, though. The pamphlets continued to flow until his death in 1657. Lilburne refused to be a martyr. He faced the beast, endured prisons and tortures that would give even an inmate at Guantanamo the chills, and remained defiant and upbeat." For all committed to the cause, time swallows our lives as it swallows those who we believe destroy the lives of others, and we must from time to time rest from our labors lest we too be absorbed. But we must also never forget that truth there is and it must be told. It was with that thought I penned a response to Debbie's note, a response that I believe belongs to all who would spend their lives devoted to the rights that give all meaning.
Your lament, Debbie Menon, is the eternal cry of humankind: it is what Abel grasped as his brother brought him to slaughter; it was the lamentable lies of those who brought my family's namesake, John Cooke, to his death for defending the rights of humankind against the tyranny of Charles 1 in 1649, declared by those who held power "The King can do no wrong"; it was the fate of John Lilburne who spent a lifetime condemned for seeking justice for the rights of the people during the Christian rule of Cromwell's Puritans and tortured, jailed, and left to die for his audacity; it was the lament of Henry David Thoreau who knew the silence that attends the wickedness of those in power enabling them to carry out their crimes against humankind; it is what Frederick Douglass damned when he proclaimed before the citizens of this nation on the 4th of July: There is not a nation on the earth guilty of practices, more shocking and bloody than are the people of these United States, at this very hour…your celebration is a sham; your boasted liberty, an unholy license; your national greatness, swelling vanity; … your shouts of liberty and equality, hollow mockery; your sermons and thanksgivings … mere bombast, fraud, deception, impiety, and hypocrisy—a thin veil to cover up crimes which would disgrace a nation of savages."
It is the legacy of Lloyd Garrison, of Martin Luther King, of Malcolm X, of all those who devoted their lives to eradication of slavery and segregation in these United States; it is the eternal legacy of Mahatma Gandhi, of all who lived and died to bring apartheid to an end in South Africa symbolized by their Bishop Tutu; it is the caustic lament of the great satirists from Petronius to Voltaire to Swift to Twain to Vonnegut; it is the strident voice now of Jonathan Cook in Israel, of Uri Avnery and Uri Davis inside the belly of the beast, of Hart and Lawson and Cockburn and St. Claire and Hedges and Atzmon and Finkelstein and those declared to be self-hating Jews who stand for the conscience of humankind not the tribal mentality of ancient days.
And there are thousands of others who spend their days decrying the evil that straddles the world dressed in the flags of the people of Israel and the United States declaring their righteousness and innocence and longing for peace when they are, as Abel understood in his final moments, but the twisted, tortured, inexplicable and pathetically sick side of humankind, the side that revels in infliction of pain, that finds delight in destruction, devastation, deprivation and deceit, the mind that feels no remorse, expects no retribution, lives a soulless, vapid life of isolation from human warmth, sans love or compassion or mercy; they are as the metaphor of Cain and Abel attest, the reality of human nature, evil and goodness, the driven power of calculated greed set against the heart driven desire to nurture life as a gift, the ego driven maniac that seeks self-gratification at the expense of his brother and sister burying the heart that seeks to bind the wonder of the mind for the common good of all.
You Debbie Menon and Alan Hart and all who devote their lives to peace and justice, who stand against the silent tides of humanity that want to recede in silence as their brothers are crucified by the sick Cains of this world, do what you do because you must, because you cannot let these maniacs go unrecognized, because your brothers and sisters need to know that some care, that there are humans who testify against the soulless creatures that crawl to power like the slime that is but residue of what mankind might be if he were but to see the life he lives in the dark recesses of the crevices he must build to hide from those he tortures and damns to suffering and death, unable to walk in the sunlight that bathes the earth in brilliance and warmth, the very cause of life itself without which there is nothing.
William A. Cook is Professor of English at the University of La Verne in southern California where he served for 13 years as Vice President for Academic Affairs before assuming his faculty position in 2001. Prior to coming to California, he served as a Dean of Faculty, Chair of Department of English and faculty member at institutions large and small, public and private in four eastern states. He is an activist and a writer for numerous Internet publications including Counterpunch, Salem-News.com, Pacific Free Press in British Columbia, Dissident Voice and Information Clearing House, serving as senior editor for MWC News out of Canada, and contributing editor at the Palestine Chronicle, the Atlantic Free Press in the Netherlands, and the World Prout Assembly, his polemics against the Bush administration and the atrocities caused by Ariel Sharon and Ehud Olmert in Israel, now our 51st state, have been spread around the Internet world and translated into French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, and Italian. Cook also serves on the Board of the People's Media Project, interviews on radio and TV in South Africa, Canada, Iran and the United States and contributed for five years yearly predictions to the Hong Kong Economic News. This volume follows his Tracking Deception: Bush Mid-East Policy, Hope Destroyed, Justice Denied: The Rape of Palestine and continues his scourge against the hypocrisy, deceit, and destructive policies that have characterized American mid-east policy and its destructive alliance with the Zionist forces that have turned Israel into an apartheid state determined to destroy the Palestinian people.
In addition to his polemics, he writes plays (The Unreasoning Mask, co-authored with his wife, D'Arcy, and The Agony of Colin Powell), satires (see "Advancing the Civilized State: Inch by Bloody Inch" in The Rape), and poetry (Psalms for the 21st Century). His most recent fictional work creates a morality tale based upon real life figures that haunt our lives, The Chronicles of Nefaria He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or www.drwilliamacook.com..
The Plight of the Palestinians: a Long History of Destruction is a collection of voices from around the world that establishes in both theoretical and graphic terms the slow, methodical genocide taking place in Palestine beginning in the 1940s, as revealed in the Introduction. From Dr. Francis A. Boyle's detailed legal case against the state of Israel, to Uri Avnery's "Slow Motion Ethnic Cleansing," to Richard Falk's "Slouching toward a Palestinian Holocaust," to Ilan Pappe's "Genocide in Gaza," these voices decry in startling, vivid, and forceful language the calculated atrocities taking place, the inhumane conditions inflicted on the people, and the silence that exists despite the crimes, nothing short of state-sponsored genocide against the Palestinians.
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Working 8 hours a day has been both a blessing and a curse. A blessing because when it came into being, as it prevented people from working over eight hours a day. A curse because, well, you honestly don't need those eight hours to peak.
Shiny Happy (Swedish) People.
A recent Swedish move to make employees happier and more productive led to a decrease in working hours from eight to six hours a day. The results? Happier employees who get the same amount of work done in fewer hours. Why work eight hours with poor productivity and low motivation when you can work six and flourish? It's a question many people ask themselves, but never even think of it as something they can change. According to a research by FlexJobs, only 7% of people feel like they get the best out of themselves during their working hours. Let that sink in.
Reshaping our working hours.
Everything seems to be going well. The economy is back on track, consumers are increasing their spending, and employment rates are looking positive. This gives us some time to take a long, deep breath and take a closer look at what we're actually doing. Once it truly becomes accepted that working eight hours in a set timeframe prevents employees from reaching their true potential, will help more companies see the light and proactively promote change. And why shouldn't we want that change? The environment sure seems ready for it, as the way people look at working in general is changing. In the past, it was a given that you worked certain hours for five days a week. Today? Not so much. The rise of entrepreneurship, flexible working and newly established ways of promoting productivity are revamping the landscape completely. And that's a good thing.
Same cure, same pay.
The hard part of working fewer hours is when you're not your own boss. Most employers pay for a certain amount of hours worked, which makes sense. But, if you're getting the same work done in a timeframe of five hours instead of eight, shouldn't the pay be the same? Measuring this is hard, and actually allowing this requires a whole lot of mutual trust between employer and employee. But it sure is something to work towards, so that we can start to think about establishing that perfect work-life balance and be a happier person for it.


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Our Facebook live guest is Kimberley Roberts. Kim has been a professional nanny for 17 years and has over 20 years of experience with children. She has worked as a kindergarten teacher, reading specialist, newborn care specialist, and caregiver. In 2014, she received the title, "Mama" and began to bring her son, Simon, to work with her. Kim is the Nanny Expert for Via The Village and is a passionate advocate for Nannies. Her goal is to elevate the nanny profession through education and networking.
Can you share a bit about your nanny career and what has kept you engaged throughout your nanny career?
Kim: My nanny career started in college for my teaching degree. I was a summer nanny for a family and loved every second of it, having babysat at age 12 for 6 kids. I was paid 50 cents per kid per hour and thought $3 per hour was fantastic. I've always loved children and knew since 2nd grade that I'd work with children.
I taught kindergarten for 2 years, nannying during the summer. After 2 years of teaching, a high-profile family called me and offered a full-time nanny position, making more than I was as a teacher. I was less experienced at the time and I didn't do my research and in 2005, there weren't Facebook groups or online communities. Most people didn't know what a nanny was other than Mary Poppins or British Nannies. For me, it was different because I was treated as the help, not a part of the family. I wasn't prepared for having to use a side entrance, not being allowed to talk to my boss but go through a household manager and having to ask permission to leave the house. We had paparazzi hiding in the trees, so it was intense. It was a wonderful experience but difficult as some weeks, I worked over 100 hours. I was exhausted and love it, it was great.
What kinds of things would help someone who didn't have a great first experience as a nanny or what challenges are more relevant today as nannies are more popular?
Kim: My first family had the attitude that I was there to help their family run more smoothly, The mom referred to me as, "her wife" and to the children as, "aunt Kim." I was part of the family from the beginning and that was amazing. I've been viewed as the third parent and those are the positions that I've really appreciated.
I tell younger nannies that those are the families you want to work for. You want families that see this as a career choice or a professional and should be treated as a profession. I encourage nannies to ask families during the interview process, "how do you see my role in the family?" Do you see me as a surrogate family member or an employee? Can I come to you with issues and how are we going to resolve conflicts?
One of the biggest things I tell nannies is that you have to have a contract. Contracts are so important to make sure you all are on the same page about as much as possible. Nanny-Family relations are so unique, and nannies are part of the family, helping to raise the children. There's no other job with the same dynamic between an employer and employee. There are resources to help as Via The Village offers free contracts for individuals and nanny shares.
Elizabeth: I'll share as well that Amslee Institute has a free 30-minute class with 3 different contracts you can download. There is a one-page Sitter contract, a full-time nanny contract, and a thorough 15-page contract for live-ins. These downloads are designed to be templates and tools to help you think through and then modify them to make them your own. I love there are resources at Via The Village and Amslee to help everyone.
In working with Via The Village, what are some common misconceptions families have about working with nannies?
Kim: A lot of misconceptions comes around the responsibilities that they think a nanny should have or they just have no idea what a nanny does. Families want a list, do nannies clean toilets, do they walk dogs, or do I pay them extra to walk my dog? Do I clean my house before the nanny arrives or is that something she takes care of? It's something that Via The Village is trying to tackle and a lot of agencies and other online resources that are listing nanny responsibilities. Families just don't always have an idea of what a nanny does.[Jokingly] Families want a nanny with a college degree to clean our toilets and walk our dog and give us foot massages, but we want to pay $48 an hour, [Laughing].
Elizabeth: [Laughing] Right! We joke about it but we are also advocates in the community to build awareness and education what value professional nannies really bring to a family to help it run smoothly. Nannies earn paid vacations, sick days, reimbursement for mileage – all the things other full or part-time employees receive.
You've shared a lot about your career and helping others, if you had to outline from beginning to where you are, what are the career stage?
Kim: The majority of nannies often start as a babysitter and some nannies may start as a mother's helper. A mother's helper is a babysitter that works with a stay at home parent, supervised by the parent to help out. That can be a position someone over the age of 18 can hold but usually, they are caregivers with less experience. Then there is the entry-level nanny who may or may not have any training or certification. These nannies may have a few years of experience. Then, there are experienced nanny's with several years of paid childcare and usually have some type of continuing education. As advocates for nannies, we are trying to do a better job of training and providing resources to newer Nannies. Via The Village is providing a list of training courses available, including Amslee Institute. Then, there are Specialist Nannies who may train in Montessori, a teaching degree, or a travel nanny. Beyond that, you can go in many directions including becoming a doula. I recently got my certification as a doula. There are a lot of nannies can do to advance their own careers, there are resources out there.
One of the things you are passionate about is advocating for nannies and helping those early in their careers to develop and grow. What are some of the things at Via The Village that are helping nannies?
Kim: We are working on a program, Via The Village Mentor Program. We are looking for experienced nannies who are looking to help younger nannies. Maybe you are a younger nanny who needs help finding a position or help with a resume, or you are having an issue with a family and don't know what to do. We are hoping the newer nannies will reach out so we can pair them with a mentor to help them out. There are a lot of nannies who leave the field because they get burned out and don't know who to ask for help or resources. If you don't have a support system, it can be challenging or lonely working with children 10 hours a day. You can get burned out really quickly without nanny friends.
How do you join Via The Village Mentorship Program?
Kim: Nannies can reach out directly to me at, firstname.lastname@example.com. Once we have a good number of mentors and those seeking to be mentored, we will start pairing people together. We are hoping to pair people together in the same areas, but that depends on who we have signed up. Just reach out.
Elizabeth: We do these live chats each week so let us know if there is a guest you'd like to see. We are alternating between industry leaders like Kim with Amslee faculty members. We also publish a faculty written article each week so let me know if you have a topic you'd like from a faculty member.
What are your thoughts on nanny training opportunities?
Kim: When I started sharing I was going to be on Facebook tonight, I was asked, "what is Amslee Institute?" When I explained, they got excited about it. I just want to mention how much I appreciate, as an educator, that your program is licensed by the Department of Education, they are extremely rigorous, congratulations. I also like that all Amslee classes are taught by a Master's degree teacher, it is fantastic.
Elizabeth: Thank you! It took us over a year and a half. The Department of Education has a requirement that you can't talk about the program until you are fully licensed. So, we kind of came out of nowhere a few months ago. We were committed to the correct process and thank you so much because it's our way of truly demonstrating who we are as an organization and the commitment and quality we want to bring to the industry.
Thank you, Kim, for your time tonight!! If you aren't already, please follow Via The Village and Amslee Institute on social media.
About Via The Village. Via The Village is a web-based networking platform connecting families, nannies, and nanny shares. Nannies and Families can sign up (free), create a profile, and start building a village. Not only can nannies search for new positions or a nanny share family – they can find other nannies employed near them to meet up for play dates or provide backup care.
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Russiagate is about to blow up on the Dems
Just as the Ukrainegate impeachment probe starts to yield something solid, the bullsh*t, three year long Russiagate "scandal" is about to blow up in the Dem's faces.
A former FBI lawyer is under criminal investigation after allegedly altering a document related to 2016 surveillance of a Trump campaign adviser, several people briefed on the matter told CNN.
The possibility of a substantive change to an investigative document is likely to fuel accusations from President Donald Trump and his allies that the FBI committed wrongdoing in its investigation of connections between Russian election meddling and the Trump campaign.
The finding is expected to be part of Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz's review of the FBI's effort to obtain warrants under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act on Carter Page, a former Trump campaign aide. Horowitz will release the report next month.
Horowitz turned over evidence on the allegedly altered document to John Durham, the federal prosecutor appointed early this year by Attorney General William Barr to conduct a broad investigation of intelligence gathered for the Russia probe by the CIA and other agencies, including the FBI. The altered document is also at least one focus of Durham's criminal probe.
This is exactly what Trump needed.
It makes the Deep State konspiracy theories look real.
I am
both shocked and dismayed.
(a phrase lawyers use with a dead pan face to mock when we saw it coming from miles away.)
Let the Dems deal with it.
And Bernie will do that Senate impeachment vote thing, and I await...
The Biden doctrine
The General Prosecutor's seat at the price of $1 billion: Shokin's replacement
Kyiv: The editorial office of Front News International received documents proving the intervention of US officials in the internal affairs of Ukraine, when US Vice President Joe Biden set President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko the condition for a $ 1 billion loan, the replacement of Attorney General Viktor Shokin. The cause of the pressure could be the position of Biden's son in the British company Burisma, which belongs to fugitive Minister of Ecology Nikolai Zlochevsky, against whom the General Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine led an investigation into the laundering of money. After the replacement of Shokin by Yuri Lutsenko, accusations against Zlochevsky were reduced to tax evasion, and in 2016 cases against him and the company were closed.
Darn Russian interference!
According to the scientific and legal findings of the study, "the statement of US Vice President Joseph Biden on the need to dismiss the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, V.M. Shokin, as a condition for allocating appropriate financial (economic) assistance to Ukraine, can be viewed as putting pressure on the president of Ukraine, and therefore this pressure can be qualified as an act of interference in the internal affairs of Ukraine by a foreign state, which violates one of the principles of international law (The UN Declaration on the inadmissibility of interference in the internal affairs of states, the protection of their independence and sovereignty - Ed.) ".
This is another good article that discusses what happened in Ukraine before and after the Obama coup.
Biden, Obama Officials Stood to Gain From Ukraine Influence
Darn those rascally Russians for interfering with the election. Don't they know that it's only America that can interfere in other countries?
"It is remarkable that a sitting president would express less than complete confidence in the American democracy's electoral process."
Hillary: "I'd be president today if Comey, Bernie, Bros and Putin hadn't stolen it from me."
Zlochevsky goes to prison
Sorta resonant with Mr. Smith goes to Washington syllabically.
So the putative head of Burisma is in the slammer courtesy of Wolodymyr Zelensky. And the investigation continues. Allegations from 2 Ukrainian MPs are that Jo ByeDone got hisself $8 M. He wasn't on the Burisma board. Don't worry though, new daddy Hunter got his own cut all the same. But, whoa, we cannot talk about a political opponent's graft and corruption unless it's the Cheeto.
We Amurricans never, never, NEVER interfere with other people's elections, snoopy. I am, as On The Cusp says "shocked and dismayed" that anyone could entertain such an (impure) thought!
The manure is starting to mount higher than ByeDone's remaining IQ. Wonder what he and his scion had going on Romania--but hell, it's not worth my effort to research that issue. All I need to know is that JoJo is a crook.
Fearless prediction:
Firstly, reminding those of my past prediction, that McCain wouldn't last a year after his brain tumor was diagnosed was borne out because the SOB died on National Dog Day before 12 month had elapsed. (My rates remain reasonably cheap and I do horoscopes, too).
Prediction: by election day, JoJo might not recognize his face in a mirror. Actually I don't think his neuronal population is diminishing quite that rapidly.
Most of the information about ByeDone's actions
in Ukraine are already known because the media covered it at the time so again I'm wondering why the democrats would risk this coming out? Is it just to make people think that whatever Trump's people find is just CT to deflect how bad this will be for ByeDone and Schiff and everyone else involved in the Ukraine corruption.
I have read that Joe and his son weren't the only ones who redirected the Ukraine money their way. The witnesses being paraded before the country are made out to be saints and patriots when they too are up to their eyebrows in corruption. Is this going on in the other countries we have gotten involved in? How much of the Ecuadorian IMF loan has been filtered into other people's pockets?
Do I need to retell my 4th grade story again? People who are in our government are just in it for themselves. I still think there should be term limits for every level of government and public financed elections to get the money out of it. I'm told that voting is a way for term limits, but how to get the entrenched people out legally?
"It is remarkable that a sitting president would express less than complete confidence in the American democracy's electoral process."
Hillary: "I'd be president today if Comey, Bernie, Bros and Putin hadn't stolen it from me."
This article is interesting
I have only skimmed it so far, but I thought this worth noting.
III. Limiting Terms of Office in the Original American States
The great Italian sociologist Vilfredo Pareto stressed the importance for society of the "circulation of elites," that elites not become entrenched and solidified.17 In the market, elites circulate rapidly and smoothly, in accordance with the most efficient service to meet the desires of consumers. But what of government? In the sphere of government, there is no built-in process for the circulation of elites, and so the natural tendency for the burgeoning, entrenching and rigidifying of bureaucracy tends to prevail.
The Founding Fathers of the American republics — and it is important to stress that thirteen republican polities were founded in the several states years before the possibly misguided leap into the American Constitution — were very much alive to the problem of bureaucracy and of government power. Guided by a blend of libertarian and classical republican thought, they attempted, for the first time in human history, to construct deliberately a new political order in which government power would be decentralized, and be strictly confined to the task of keeping the peace, of insuring domestic tranquility. The program of at least the dominant libertarian-republican wing of the Founding Fathers consisted of ultra-minimal government: guarding the rights of private property, free markets, and free trade; freedom of speech, press, and religion; separation of government from money, banking, and the economy; allowing neither public debt nor public works; having no standing army but rather relying on popular militia in case of foreign invasion; keeping government revenue and expenditures so low as to be nearly invisible; and generally binding down governmental Power with chains of iron, and watching government like a hawk and with vigilance and deep suspicion, lest it resume its natural tendencies and extend Power beyond its strictest bounds.
I got to it from this article.
The Deep State: The Headless Fourth Branch Of Government
Without plan or intent, there has grown up a headless "fourth branch" of the Government, responsible to no one, and impossible of coordination with the general policies and work of the Government as determined by the people through their duly elected representatives.
This is worth reading. Thoughts?
"It is remarkable that a sitting president would express less than complete confidence in the American democracy's electoral process."
Hillary: "I'd be president today if Comey, Bernie, Bros and Putin hadn't stolen it from me."
Here's a Deep State critter: David Petraeus
There's a distinction to be made between the National Security State, or the Permanent Government, and the actual Deep State i.e. the banks and corporations in whose interests the Permanent Government operates. So here we have Petraeus, who goes from the US Army to the CIA to hedge fund KKR.
From CNBC: Saudi Arabia is 'gradually running out of money' and needs IPO to fund reforms, ex-CIA chief says
Saudi Arabia needs the initial public offering (IPO) of its state oil company to be successful as it needs to attract outside investment and, frankly, it needs the money, the former chief of the CIA David Petraeus told CNBC Thursday.
"It's a fact that Saudi Arabia is gradually running out of money, they'd be the first to acknowledge that the sovereign wealth fund has been reduced, it's somewhere below $500 billion now," Gen. David Petraeus, who is currently chair of the KKR Global Institute, told CNBC's Hadley Gamble in Abu Dhabi.
Maybe. Or maybe they just need more western billionaires and
affluent westerners enmeshed in Saudi interests (the way Burisma needed Hunter Biden) to ensure that the U.S. will continue to cover their asses while they commit international atrocities.
I don't want Trump to win, but I do want the establishment Dems to lose due to their cheating and undemocratic practices in the primary. And I will do whatever I can to help that happen.
i've long posited that there isn't one monolithic deep state, but several, sometimes acting in concert, and sometimes not. not many are overly ideological (heh), but many see who and what should see the flow of money and profits differently.
even wolin's amerika as an inverted totalitarianism' muddies the water a bit, imo, noting that government serves corporations' or close to that. sorry for that awkward sentence; can't think how to repair it.
My contention all along
was that the impeachment show was trotted out because the Brennan-Clapper cabal realized that Barr and Durham are getting close to uncovering or revealing their role in attempting to rig the 2016 Presidential election and in creating the Russiagate Hoax. Note that this is all being run by Dems with close ties to the intelligence community. The goal is to get rid of Trump and replace him with a pliant Pence or, at the least, discredit Barr and Durham in advance of any indictments. Will it backfire on the Dems? It is hard to say because the msm are clearly on board and most people in this country get a very filtered version of the news. In addition, the msm have taken to simply lying these days. How many times have you seen the video of Biden's verbal diarrhea at the Council on Foreign Relations forum in the msm? How many times have the msm shown creepy Joe sniffing little girls hair while holding them so that they can's squirm away? The msm may be faced with an existential decision soon. Do we report on the indictments of intelligence officials who tried to rig the election for HRC, denigrate them, or give them little or no coverage. If they do the former, they will have to admit that they have been misleading the American people for years. Doing either of the two latter options will make it very hard for members of the msm to believe they are anything but propagandists. My money is on a combination of denigration and underreporting. I think they have already sold their souls.
I am in a state of shock
over and over again, every morning when I read the mainstream newspaper reporting only the Democratic side of the impeachment inquiry hearings. Why am I shocked? I guess I see it as exactly what we were told the Soviet press was like 50 years ago. It's as if the press is saying, yes, we're lying, but that's what it takes to get rid of a bad president.
The problem is that what they select to criticize him for is that he's an outsider not doing what CIA approved administrations have done in the past. And they think the American people want a CIA approved administration? That's essentially what they're asserting, that what John Brennan wants is what's good for the country.
As you point out, even the #MeToo movement crumbles when confronted by what Brennan wants. Even support for torch-bearing Nazi armed forces in Ukraine feels good if it's aligned with what Brennan wants. I'm shocked, no matter how many days I see it.
I'm shocked I tell you
I have noticed the same thing. The articles I see on the hearings like to tell me how many things the dem witnesses get right and how many the gop critters statements are pure CT. I just laugh and though about looking up the media's coverage of the watergate hearings. Was the media so blatant in their attempts to push the narrative they want people to believe or did they just report the facts ma'am and only the facts?
"It is remarkable that a sitting president would express less than complete confidence in the American democracy's electoral process."
Hillary: "I'd be president today if Comey, Bernie, Bros and Putin hadn't stolen it from me."
i think it's called
"Democrat spin". but this is pretty funny altogether: 'I want a Senate impeachment trial', Trump says in live TV phone call', 22 Nov, 2019, RT.com
Calling House Intelligence Committee chair Adam Schiff a "nut job," Trump added "the one I want to testify most is Shifty Schiff … and what I want to know most is, why did he make up my statement?"
Schiff's dramatic interpretation before Congress of Trump's phone call, which the California Democrat later said was a "parody," is just one bone of contention between him and Trump. Trump has also slammed Schiff for conducting impeachment hearings with second- and third-hand witnesses who have thus far failed to provide concrete evidence that the president arranged a quid-pro-quo deal with Zelensky. Democrats allege that Trump withheld military aid to Ukraine in exchange for Kiev reopening a corruption investigation against the family of 2020 candidate Joe Biden.
Trump also said he'd like to hear Hunter Biden, former VP Joe Biden's son, testify before the Senate. Hunter sat on the board of Ukrainian energy firm Burisma from 2015 to 2019, a position he was unqualified for, and one Trump maintains was gifted to him as part of a corrupt deal between his father and Kiev.
The president also said he wants the mysterious whistleblower to testify, and claimed to know his identity. Trump then berated the Fox hosts when they claimed to not know.
and of course Schiff had said the same thing, even as it became a banning offense to say 'eric chiaramella' on facebook and twitter....
b at MOA had said the big bomb the Ds saw this week (sondland, whose earlier testimony behind cosed doors went one way, then another...) actually was a dud bomb, and he gave this CNN coverage as proof. it made me cross-eyed before i could tally all the he-said,
she-saids, myself.
but here's hoping durham's 'origins of russia-gate' investigation grows longer legs each week.
As a typical person's bowel-and-sphincter ritual does every day
Ukrainegate impeachment probe
From what I have seen of the hearings,
the Democrats have not made a case that Trump did anything unethical or illegal. If you have that impression, my guess is that you are getting it from the media, not the testimony. I say that with total respect for you as a researcher.
I should try to be
more specific, especially given that I know you are thorough and that you act in good faith. You may have watched more of the hearings than I have. From what I have seen, the witnesses presenting the Democratic case have described their beliefs or impressions, but when questioned by the Republicans, they have testified that their sources were at least second-hand or that their beliefs were presumptions based on no direct evidence.
The media, on the other hand, make the claim that those witnesses provided definitive proof of Trumps' guilt of whatever. Maybe you are right that they've only created an impression of his being unethical, but I don't think they've accomplished that. If they are trying to differentiate his dealing with Ukraine from Biden's solely on the basis of Biden now being a candidate for president and therefore untouchable, I don't think that makes Trump look unethical.
The assertion that we never attach conditions when we provide aid has been refuted. I think the CIA whistleblower tried to make a crime out of Trump's phone call to Zelensky but that it has blown up in their faces, just as RussiaGate has.
I think it already blew up.
I happened to turn on the hearings at almost the exact moment that a Republican was demolishing Sondland. Even as non-Fox cable news was trumpeting that Trump was in big trouble, the Congressman was asking questions that made the whole narrative fall apart. Everything being claimed turned out to be Sondland "presuming".
Side note: I think that's the first time I've been able to tolerate a Republican speaking for that long.
Granted, there's no question in my mind that Trump is guilty of destroying almost every federal agency, has made the obscenely rich even richer, and is guilty of global ecocide, but on this (in my mind) trivial contretemps, I can only conclude that Democrats are fiercely determined to lose.


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The grant will pay for the services of guest curator Dianne Swann-Wright, director of African American and Special Programs at Monticello; evaluator Lauranett Lee, curator of African American history at the Virginia Historical Society; and graphic designer Judith Thomas.
The grant will partially support the work of exhibit designer and installation specialist Betsy Johnson-Whitten and will also fund the catalog and other expenses related to producing the exhibit.
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Tracking Elapsed Time
You want to track the elapsed time between events.
Create a Date object when the first event occurs, a new Date object when the second event occurs, and subtract the first from the second. The difference is in milliseconds; to convert to seconds, divide by 1,000:
var firstDate = new Date(); setTimeout(function() { doEvent(firstDate); }, 25000); function doEvent() { var secondDate = new Date(); var diff = secondDate - firstDate; console.log(diff); // approx. 25000 }
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Friederich Miescher was a biologist and physician. He was the first to realize DNA as a distinct molecule. He differentiated proteins and nucleic acids from cell nuclei. He determined that nuclein was was made up of hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorous.
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Maurice Wilkins was a physicist and molecular biologist. His research contributed to the understanding of phosphorescence, isotope separation, optical microscopy, and x-ray diffraction. Wilkins is best known for his work on the structure of DNA using x-ray technology to develop Watson and Crick's theory.
The only scientist with a degree in chemistry that was working on figuring out the structure of DNA. Franklin became well respected in the field of x-ray crystallography and then began her work in DNA. Franklin's experience in crystallography led Watson and Crick to their conclusion about DNA structure. Based on her research, Franklin concluded that there were two antiparallel sugar-phosphate backbones with nitrogenous bases.
James Watson was a molecular biologist, geneticist, and zoologist. Francis Crick was a molecular biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist. Watson and Crick were curious about the structure of DNA. After years of research and incorrect findings from other scientists, Watson and Crick introduced the double helix model of DNA.
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MYLAPS Live Timing Wifi
MYLAPS Live Timing Wifi
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MYLAPS Live Timing Wifi
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MYLAPS Live Timing Wifi
The official MYLAPS Live Timing Wifi application offers racers and spectators live race data during events that support this application.
Important notice:
This app works only if you're connected to the track's wireless network. You need to enter the server IP address and port.
If you want to follow Live Timing via internet (Live Timing server), please use the MYLAPS Speedhive app.
With the MYLAPS Live Timing Wifi app you are able to view real-time passings of all participants, indication of best overall lap times, best personal lap times and flag color coding. You are able to sort the data by qualifying mode and race mode.
How does it work?
The MYLAPS Live Timing application streams a real time data feed from the timing system at the race event. When the event supports the MYLAPS Live Timing service, the feed can be provided to you via a local wireless network.
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Get your kids riding on two wheels with free, safe, and friendly instruction from the Presidio Community Y. Bikes and equiptment are provided. All ages are welcome; no reservations are required. Co-sponsored by the Presidio Trust. Free.


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Council of Canadians chair says Whistler, Canada, needs to reject Bush-style politics
By Vivian Moreau
Canadians need to be more than wary of the United States' "fortressing" of North America — they need to get angry, says one of Canada's most prominent social justice advocates.
Maude Barlow, national chair of the Council of Canadians, in Whistler Sept. 14, said Canada is in real danger of being integrated into America's geopolitical matrix and of losing control over its resources and social infrastructure. Thousands of militia along the Canadian-American border, a common passport, and reduced water consumption to accommodate America's demands could soon be realities, Barlow said.
Citing U.S. policies of abandoning precautionary principles in favour of increasing voluntary corporate codes of conduct, Barlow said Canada runs the risk of being sucked into (U.S. President) Bush-style risk assessment political governance that ignores the needs of ordinary people in favour of corporate profits.
"Canadians need to take a different approach than the U.S.," Barlow said, in order to protect its health-care system and resources. The U.S. is looking for political acquiescence from Canada on issues of defense, on incorporating homeland security policies and building security perimeters as it tries to remake North America into one sector, she said.
Barlow was in Whistler to promote her 15th book, Too Close For Comfort: Canada's Future Within Fortress North America (McClelland & Stewart, 2006) . Speaking to a crowd of about 50 at Maurice Young Millennium Place, Barlow offered the joke of two cows in a pasture as an analogy for social inaction: One cow rebukes the other for reading cautionary tales, the most recent being Where beef really comes from.
Raised within a socially aware family Barlow said she learned with her "oatmeal in the morning" that the privilege of living within our society means that you should give something back. She said that Whistler's thumbs down to a public private partnership for the wastewater treatment plant upgrade this spring was noted across the country and encouraged locals to continue the momentum.
"What are you waiting for to take action? Do you want to wait until water from the tap turns green?"
Barlow fielded questions from the audience. Responding to a question of complacency from resident Nick Davies, Barlow said that Canadians haven't suffered as Third-World countries have but speculated that Canada's continuing participation in Afghanistan "will bring out much more passion."
Noting that being the squeaky wheel doesn't always make for the smoothest path in life, Barlow recalled a close-to-home anecdote. Fretting over personal critiques that go with being a social activist, her mother told her "serious people have serious enemies."
Now a grandmother, Barlow said Canadians need to speak up if we don't want our health care system to disappear within our lifetimes or if we don't want to have to cut back on water consumption to accommodate America's thirst. "You have to decide to be respected rather than liked," she said.


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NEW for coaches, executives, and learning professionals.
What we care about, our deepest concerns often do not make it into our day, week or life. And yet, we have a say about where we focus our time.
Why PMP: Personal Mastery & Performance?
More than any other word "overwhelmed" captures the state in which most of us find ourselves. There's simply too much to do and not enough time to get everything done!
We are at the edge of coping:
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- confusion in the face of content overload without necessary resources to concentrate and complete work with quality and care.
- anxiety caused by short-term thinking and fragmented perceptions.
Personal Mastery & Performance (PMP) program explores two tensions in our lives: Personal mastery where we find balance and aliveness with Performance which offers fulfillment and productivity.
Our PMP curriculum clarifies and expands our self-perception to scope out commitments, focus our actions and prioritize important matters.
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- Or, are you creating a future that calls you into action to constitute your best self?
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There remains only one measure. It is our responsibility to "take measure" of ourselves, to become aware of our deepest concerns, and to fulfill those concerns – to add meaning to our existence.
Meaning-making, then, is our primary concern: to make our lives meaningful. It is up to each person to take their lives into account by observing the choices that come before them. Time then becomes the ultimate mirror of one's life: the measure of who we are, what we care about, how we approach life.
By employing the PMP practices we will:
- refine the observers we are to disclose our own relationship to choosing well.
- free ourselves to coordinate and create with others by becoming aware of our word;
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Becoming aware of what we care about, we focus on what matters most.
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- Develop practices for recognizing and creating more future that calls you in action.
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Walk to the end of a grassy lane and there you will find Folichon Cottage surrounded by cactus, trees, and perched on a point right at the edge of the Caribbean Sea.
A small bedroom with a queen size bed and a large room containing living/dining and kitchen areas make up this former fisherman's cottage on the sea. The bathroom is right off of the living area.
A day bed, chaise lounge and chairs along with a simple dining set offer you plenty of choices for reclining.
Sit at the picnic table located under a large shade tree and gaze out over the sea and Treasure Beach's famous buttonwood tree.
Folichon Cottage is a short walk to shops, bars, and restaurants. The cottage is located just around the corner from the boats moored at Frenchman's beach and Jack Sprat is a short walk down the beach.
Simple and very very sweet.
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text: (Bloomberg) -- Two potential kingmakers in the Democratic Republic of Congo's presidential elections will continue to back a joint opposition candidate abandoned by rival politicians..That means there could now be three major opposition campaigns in the Dec. 23 vote, splitting the anti-government ballot and bolstering ruling party candidate Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary's prospects of winning. Congo, the world's main source of cobalt and Africa's biggest copper producer, hasn't had a peaceful or democratic transfer of power since it gained independence in 1960..Moise Katumbi and Jean-Pierre Bemba, who've both been barred from running, said they'll maintain their support for Martin Fayulu. The two were among seven signatories of an accord Sunday that named Fayulu as the sole opposition candidate. Felix Tshisekedi, head of the biggest anti-government party, and Vital Kamerhe, who came third in a presidential vote in 2011, reneged on the deal the following day.."I can never withdraw my signature," Katumbi said in a phone interview Wednesday, as he urged Tshisekedi and Kamerhe to reverse their decisions. "We ask our friends in the national interest and for the love of our country to come back to their senses and join us again.".Political Careers.Katumbi, a former ally of outgoing President Joseph Kabila and governor of the mineral-rich Katanga province, lives in exile and was prevented from returning home to register his candidacy. Bemba, acquitted of war crimes by the International Criminal Court in June, was disqualified by Congo's electoral commission because of a second witness-tampering conviction.The day before Fayulu was nominated by majority vote, the seven leaders signed letters saying they "would put an end" to their political careers if they backtracked on the agreement, according to copies of the accord published by the Geneva-based Kofi Annan Foundation, which facilitated the three days of talks.."Jean-Pierre Bemba signed this agreement and he supports this agreement 100 percent," Fidele Babala, deputy secretary-general of the Movement for the Liberation of Congo, Bemba's political party, said by phone. "We will do all in our power and capacity to carry Fayulu towards a democratic changeover of power.".Opinion Poll.Freddy Matungulu, a participant in the Swiss negotiations and registered presidential candidate, also said he'll "continue standing by the Geneva agreement.".Fayulu, 61, finished fourth with 8 percent in an opinion poll published last month by New York University's Congo Research Group. Tshisekedi topped the survey with 36 percent, while Kamerhe and Shadary were second and third respectively with 17 percent and 16 percent..An alliance with Katumbi and Bemba will be crucial to Fayulu's chances of doing well in the election. They scored highest alongside Tshisekedi in an earlier poll published in July -- before their exclusion from the election..Companies including Glencore Plc, Randgold Resources Ltd. and China Molybdenum Co. operate in Congo. Under Kabila, the government has said it plans to declare cobalt, of which Congo accounts for two thirds of global output, a strategic metal so that it can impose a royalty of 10 percent on production. Other royalties have already been raised this year and new taxes introduced, while a 10-year contract-stability clause was canceled..Cobalt is a key ingredient in the rechargeable batteries used in electric vehicles. Congo is also a source of coltan used in mobile phones as well as gold and oil..To contact the reporter on this story: William Clowes in Kinshasa at firstname.lastname@example.com contact the editors responsible for this story: Antony Sguazzin at firstname.lastname@example.com, Paul Richardson, Liezel Hill.©2018 Bloomberg L.P.


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Bigben Interactive has released the first trailer for Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter.
The trailer is called "A Mystic Trip", and while it is all a CGI cinematic, it gives us our first look at the main setup for the game, which seems a lot darker than previous games in the long running series. "What led young Katelyn to 221B Baker Street? Could she have discovered the dark truth about her family? And who is the charming clairvoyant who has moved in to 221C? Is there room for séances and occult rituals in the bastion of logic and rationalism?" reads the trailer trailer synopsis.
"For the first time in his prestigious career, the most illustrious of detectives must fight not to reveal a secret, but to keep one"¦"
Frogwares calls it the "most ambitious" title the developer has ever worked on, one that will feature an incredible adventure that will combine the best of investigation, action and exploration. It will feature 5 different cases and will allow players to free roam the streets of Victorian London.
"Sherlock Holmes games have always been about giving the players the best and most immersive experience, but The Devil's Daughter is by far the most ambitious title we have ever worked on," said Wael Amr, Frogwares' CEO. "This first trailer symbolises our effort to get the franchise to a whole new level, and we think it's a good start!"
Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter releases on the 27th of May on PS4, Xbox One and PC.


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The Great Lakes Nordic Ski Council has named Traverse City, Michigan's Coach John Kostrzewa the "2005 Ski Coach of the Year." Coach John Kostrzewa (Coach K.) receives this special award and recognition because of the countless hours he dedicates to the Traverse City Central and Traverse City West Cross-Country Ski Teams. Team #'s often exceed 50 athletes each season. Traverse City's top junior skiers have consistently won state team and individual championship honors. Many of Coach K's skiers have also earned "All American" status, including numerous podiums at the USA Junior Olympics.
Coach K. is quick to recognize those who have inspired him along the way and those who have assisted the team in recent years. Coach K has been ski racing for 30 years and thanks his wife Joanne for introducing him to former Olympic Skier Vojin Baic. Coach K fine-tuned his coaching skills as an assistant coach at Traverse City under Vicki Asmus and Christian Byar. Coach K has also been an assistant coach at numerous USA Junior Nationals and has appreciated the opportunity to work with Great Lakes Division Junior Olympic head coach Nick Baic. Milan Biac has also helped coach some of the Traverse City area's nationally ranked junior skiers and Coach K credits Milan for being a positive influence on his personal coaching style.
Coach K. thoughtfully allowed Glen Lakes' Chase and Cassidy Edwards to train with his Traverse City Teams – helping to launch them both to State titles, "All American" honors and even a gold medal in the classic race at Junior Olympics in Fairbanks, Alaska. Coach K has always put kids first.
Coach K notes that the parents play a major role in the success of the Traverse City Cross-Country Ski Teams – organizing fundraisers, pasta parties and assisting with logistics. But it is Coach K's ability to make everyone feel welcome on the Traverse City Ski Team that is most impressive. There are no cuts. Coach K's daughters Angela and Ashley skied on the Traverse City Ski Team, giving Coach K valuable insight as a parent, a coach and a ski racer himself. These experiences have benefited the athletes on the Traverse City Ski Teams – not just in their results, but the opportunity for team members to ski 100's of meaningful kilometers each season and to travel to local, regional, national and international races. Coach K's athletes enjoy winter to the max. Their smiles, laughter and fun out on our beautiful Great Lakes cross-country ski trails indicate a truly successful program. Congratulations Coach K!
Coach John Kostrzewa will be recognized at the 2006 North American VASA awards party, Saturday, February 11th, 2006 at the Hagerty Center in Traverse City, Michigan.
For more information please contact Pete Edwards, Chairman of the Great Lakes Nordic Ski Council's Coach of the Year Nominating Committee. Phone: 231-334-3080 Email: email@example.com


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Run across social media, the campaign will celebrate the work of members from across a range of settings including sexual health, mental health, accident and emergency, district and critical care.
Whilst the general public prepare for Christmas as normal, many nursing staff continue to work throughout December. By highlighting this, RCN London hope the campaign will demonstrate the value of nursing as a profession.
The centre-piece of the campaign will be 'the 12 Nurses of Christmas' with members submitting photos of them at work along with a piece of writing explaining what working during Christmas and New Year means to them.
To follow the campaign and get involved, head to the RCN London Twitter and Facebook pages.
RCN London Operational Manager Mark Farmer, said:
'Whilst much of the general public prepare for Christmas as normal, our members continue to work all hours throughout December to provide world class care for Londoners. From supporting people in crisis in A&E to working in outreach teams with the homeless, the work of nursing staff across all settings reminds us that the health service doesn't ever clock off.
'We're very proud of each and every one of our members and cannot wait to celebrate the amazing work that they do during the festive period.'
If members would like to get involved and tell their own story about working at Christmas, they should email RCN London Communications Officer Emily Davis via firstname.lastname@example.com


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This is one of my latest mid-sized ink drawings of a dragon & not the first time I've added a splash or two of colour to good effect.
I felt that the weeds draping the mighty beast would brighten the page & add an extra dimension to my drawing - Something that could easily have been a disaster after the weeks of work done with assorted Rotring Pens. Happily though, the outcome was just as I'd envisioned, so this has become one of my favourite Dragon Illustrations
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i think of THIS very forum more in a "q&a" way, like... "this isnt working" or "how do i" and then getting help. which is neat! but i've been looking for an active community now for so long, where i could just write about every day producing struggles and collaborate with others. Where i could get reactions to my music or maybe even find someone to work together with.
I got to know "splice" the other day, but since it doesnt support bitwig, i thought id take my chances and write here ;)
thanks in advance guys...
I got on to https://blend.io a couple years ago - before Bitwig. It's exactly what you're looking for. Artists post their work, and are able to share stems from most major DAWs (including Bitwig) with others. A lot of remixes are happening - it's fun to see what some other B------d does to your work, actually!
Another is Splice: https://splice.com/ same idea, but not one I've used for a while.
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Visual Elements Takes Control of its Inventory with Vista 3 by Chroma-Q
February 17, 2019 09:00
UK - Leading equipment rental supplier, Visual Elements has invested in a Vista 3 by Chroma-Q® lighting & media control system featuring a Vista EX™ surface - taking its inventory to 18 separate Vista desks.
Established for almost 20 years, Visual Elements provides award-winning wet and dry hire solutions to live events clients across the world - including music festivals, theatre shows and film premieres. It is also the in-house supplier to leading London events venue, Tobacco Dock, whose diverse client list includes awards ceremonies, corporate conferences and consumer exhibitions.
A Vista user since the platform launched in 2004, Visual Elements has one of the UK's largest inventories of Vista systems, which range from full size all-in-one consoles to ultra-compact control surfaces.
Visual Elements Director, Mike Townsend commented: "Visual Elements has been supplying Vista systems for nearly 15 years. We find it ideal for running large shows on a wide range of events, such as the Pavilion Theatre in Cromer's world-famous End of the Pier variety performances three times a year.
He continues: "It's so quick and easy to programme complex lighting designs, and the Timeline feature enables us to perfectly sync the lighting with audio and video running from timecode."
Mike wanted to take full advantage of the Vista 3 software's powerful next generation capabilities by investing in a Vista EX control surface, which is purpose-designed to be used with the new software.
He commented: "I've found it very easy to make the jump to Vista 3. It offers some really nice enhancements which I'm looking forward to fully exploiting in conjunction with the new Vista EX hardware. It's also very pleasing that we can easily migrate a Vista (v)2 show over to Vista 3 if we want to continue to use and further develop it."
The new Vista EX control surface provides large amounts of physical control and flexibility within a compact footprint, for even the most demanding of shows. It features 12 customisable playback faders and 4 function keys which, when combined with the 60 playback buttons, offers up to an incredible 300 user-definable actions per page - providing unrivalled control from a unit that is so small.
Visit www.vistabychromaq.com to download the free demo version of the official software release and find your nearest dealer.
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