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TESTIMONY OF ONE STANDARD OF JUSTICE, INC SUBMITTED TO THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, April 1, 2019
To Co-Chairs, Senator Winfield, Representative Stafstrom and Members of the Committee on the
Judiciary: Testimony RSB 1113: AAC THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
One Standard of Justice, Inc. (OSJ) has previously testified at length before the Judiciary
Committee, the Connecticut Sentencing Committee (CSC) and CSC's subcommittee investigating
potential reforms to current sex offense law. Those testimonies are on our website,
onestandardofjustice.org, and we will make them available to any committee member who would
like a copy.
Let's be frank. There is no academic study or state review that shows sex offense registries make our
communities safer. None.
As Emily Horowitz writes in her book Protecting Our Kids?, "These laws unquestionably fail to
protect children and destroy the lives of those labeled sex offenders. A class of despised and
disposable people is created; fear and panic are promoted. There emerges a retributive culture
undermining real efforts to create a better and safer world for children and adults." (pg. xix.)
Let's quickly review a few facts about CT's registry.
1. According to OPM's 2012 recidivism study,
only 2.7% of those convicted of a sexual offense were convicted of a new sex crime in the 5 years
after their release from prison.
2. Despite being only 9.7% of CT's population, blacks make up
22.3% of the registry.
3. The number of people on CT's registry is larger than 28.8% of our towns;
Over 10 years, according to OPM's two 5-year recidivism studies, only 55 released offenders were
arrested for a new sex crime. That's 5.5 arrests per year. Meanwhile, 447 released prisoners with no
record of arrests for sex crimes were arrested for a sexual offense.
Next door in New York, they did a 20-year study of offending covering 10 years before the
implementation of their registry and 10 years after which included over 160,000 offenses. Among
the conclusions were that the rate of sexual offending did not change because of the implementation
of the registry, only 4% of those arrested had a prior sex-related arrest and that the registry "had no
significant impact on rates of total sexual offending, rape, or child molestation." It had no impact on
first time sexual offending or repeat offending (Sandler, Freeman & Socia, K., Psychology, Public
Policy and Law, pp. 297, 287).
In New Jersey, the home of Megan's Law, researchers concluded, "Despite widespread community
support for these laws, there is virtually no evidence to support their effectiveness in reducing either
new first - time sex offenses or sex re-offenses (Zogba, et. al, New Jersey Department of
Corrections, 2010).
A better solution would be to look at Minnesota where over 10,000 people are required to register.
Just over 400 are on the public notification registry and they do not publish addresses.
The question today before the Judiciary Committee is: How can you craft a political solution to a
politically created legislative scheme that is expensive, doesn't reduce sexual offending, doesn't
create safer communities, works against healing for all parties, and creates vast collateral damages to
offenders, victims, their families, friends and neighbors?
OSJ does not believe in registries, but we also recognize that lacking the political will to legislatively
abolish the registry, reasonable compromise is necessary. We commend the work that the CSC has
done, and have submitted to the committee a table of recommended adjustments to their proposal
that are both reasonable and evidence-based.
There are four (4) general areas needing adjustment:
1. Creation of a Sex Offense Registry Board (SORB). CT should move toward a tiered risk
based system that makes evaluations of people who have been convicted of a sexual offense
using validated actuarial systems. If that is the intent, then membership of the SORB should
only include designees with 5 or more years experience in assessing those convicted of a
sexual offense. Membership belonging to others providing subjective criteria would deviate
from a true risk-based system and reinforce that the registry is about punishment, not safety.
2. Creation of a Tiered Registry. Both CSC and OSJ agree with 3 tiers, with Tiers 1 and 2 being
available to law enforcement only (CT's original registry, with one tier, was also law
enforcement only with potential criminal sanctions for disclosure.) and Tier 3 being public.
3. Terms on the Registry. CSC - 10, 20 year and life registry terms, w/ability to petition off in 5,
10 and 10 years. OSJ - 5, 10, 20 years with ability to petition off in 3, 5, 10 years. A riskedbased
registry means just that. Academic research shows desistance is the key and that time
without relapse greatly reduces risk.
4. Eligibility for new risk-based system. CSC proposes that only newly sentenced offenders be
eligible. OSJ strongly believes that all current registrants should be eligible, with their ability to
petition off determined by their date of conviction. Registrants whose conviction was pre-1999,
but were added to the registry by subsequently enacted law, should be immediately and
automatically removed from the registry providing they have not been convicted of any new
sex crimes.
Some have claimed the proposal for retroactivity, if implemented, would revictimize people who
have experienced sexual harm because the registry was a "promise" made at sentencing. One
cannot conflate a victim's trauma with a person who has been convicted of sexual crime's risk to
the community. If you could, then the idea of allowing a future registrant to be able to petition off
the registry because they are of low risk provides the same kind of opportunity for revictimization.
It is a circular logic that doesn't hold up. The registry is either civil regulation or punishment, not
OSJ does not believe in exclusions that create unequal justice. The proposal before you leaves
thousands of registrants still on the registry except for the few with pre-1999 convictions who can
try and petition off. If Connecticut wants a fairer, more cost efficient system, the state should
invest in a high quality risk assessment system that is used at the time of arrest. We would save
money, create safer communities and strengthen families because we would better understand risk.
Courts across the country, at the state and federal level (see the previous testimony on our website)
have been deciding that registries are, indeed, punishment, especially with the now ubiquitous
internet. The latest elected official to declare the same conclusion is Michigan Attorney General
Dana Nessel who in February, 2019 filed two amicus briefs in cases before the Michigan Supreme
Court arguing that Michigan's sex offense registration and notification requirements are
punishment because they are so burdensome and fail to distinguish between dangerous offenders
and those who are not a threat to the community. Nessel also pointed out that public accessibility
of the registry has led to shaming, ostracizing, and even bullying of registrants and their families.
"Simply put," said Nessel, "the state Sex Offender Registration Act has gone far beyond its
purpose and now imposes burdens that are so punitive in their effect that they negate the State's
public safety justification."
Many try and frame the debate on sex offense policy and the registry as being an us-versus-them
zero-sum game. Policies developed around the moral panic from sensationalized isolated cases
have had the typical law and order response of longer sentences, tougher restrictions, and more
shaming. The result is massive new spending for post-conviction policies of limited utility while
stoking the fires of rage, simply ensuring more harm for both those who commit sexual harm and
those who have experienced sexual harm.
The only true academic research interviewing victims and victim advocates was done by Rachel
Kate Bandy. Her research, titled "The Impacts of Sex Offender Policies on Victims" is must
reading for anyone interested in advocating for victims or offenders. (Her findings are included in
Professor Richard D. Wright's book "Sex Offender Laws – Failed Policies, New
Directions" (Springer Publishing, 2008).) Bandy wrote, "By drawing public attention and scrutiny
towards the most egregious offenders and offenses, sex offender laws detract attention and scrutiny
from the most common type of offenders and victims. It is this distraction that potentially
decreases public safety and increases victimization risk. The Northeast CASA (victim advocate
organization) offered, "If these sex offender laws have done anything, they have confused the
public by emphasizing the least common offender"…Fittingly, several respondents (victims, for
clarification) in this study advised against policies in which a zero-sum relationship is falsely
created between victims and offenders."
OSJ believes that the philosophy applied to all involved should be "Do No More Harm".
Connecticut has created an adversarial system that pits victim against offender with only one
possible outcome: a tougher path to healing for everyone.
OSJ never minimizes the hurt of a victim whether the individual: is person who has experienced sexual harm; loses a loved one to a drunk driver; loses all their life memories and possessions through arson; or, returns to find a ransacked home. All those events, and others, provoke hurt, anger, loss and a profound sense of personal invasion.
Yet despite the fact that many of the perpetrators of these personally invasive crimes are often
repeat offenders, only for sexual crimes, where repeat offending is rare, do we choose to create a
post-judicial scheme of public and personal shaming while also constructing as many roadblocks
as possible to prevent healing and reconstruction for all parties.
OSJ wants to provide thoughtful, positive, fact-based alternatives, just as we are today, that build
safer communities, lower the incidence of sexual harming, provide opportunities for healing and
closure, all while having the additional benefit of saving scarce taxpayer dollars. On April 6 & 7 at
the Lyceum in Hartford, OSJ is holding a conference titled "Healing Connections: Rethinking
How We Keep Our Communities Safe". Heading the conference will be Drs. Ackerman,
Levenson and Sardina, three nationally recognized women academic researchers on sexual
offending, two of whom themselves have experienced sexual harm. As Dr. Ackerman said about
the conference, "We need to reconceptualize sexual harm and abuse from being a criminal justice
issue to a joint public health/criminal justice issue, where the idea of both those who have been
sexually harmed and those who have caused sexual harm working together becomes essential."
In closing, OSJ would like call attention to the fact that the voices of those subject to registry
requirements and their family members have been excluded as Connecticut has undergone the
lengthy process of taking on the issue of the registry and sex offense policy. Today, we strongly
recommend that these individuals be included in activities and deliberations as we move forward
together to create a fairer, safer Connecticut. In addition, OSJ would like legislators to note that
you may not see many people who are required to register testifying here today because those who
have shown an interest in fighting for themselves alongside us have been threatened by probation
and parole. They have been told not to work with our organization, effectively taking away their
right to free speech.
We believe Gov. Lamont has the right approach when he recently tweeted after attending a
criminal justice reform event, "Thanks to @VanJones68, advocates from @REFORM, @cut_50,
and others who met with us today in #Hamden to discuss criminal justice reform. These are
important conversations to have and we want everyone at the table so that we can hear all
perspectives in this critical conversation."
We look forward to being at the table to provide our expertise and experiences to help work toward
reasonable, rational, healing, and cost-effective policies in Connecticut.
Submitted by Cindy Prizio, President, One Standard of Justice, Inc.


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"Today, 120 years ago, Saint Pedro Poveda was ordained a priest in the chapel of this Pastoral Center. I join with joy in this grateful memory of the Teresian Association, and I ask, on behalf of this Diocese, its priests, and seminarians, for the intercession of he who died only wanting to be a priest of Jesus Christ"
+Ginés, Bishop of Guadix
On April 17, 1897, Pedro Poveda was ordained a priest in the chapel of the episcopal palace of the diocese of Guadix. On the 21st of the same month, he celebrated his first solemn Mass in the same place.
His priestly anniversary was for him the most important date, the only one he celebrated. On March 15, 1933, he wrote in his diary: "Lord, may I always be a priest in thoughts, words and deeds." And, a few days later, on April 17, he wrote: "It is 36 years since I received my priestly ordination. How much longer will I live? God only knows. I ask Him for the grace of celebrating each day the Holy Mass with fervor."
"Poveda was transfigured during the celebration of the Mass. I will never forget the Masses celebrated by Father Poveda," says a witness. "I want to point out explicitly that there was absolutely no stridency of fervor. On the contrary, what impressed me was the serenity, the peace and the silence that he felt throughout the whole celebration. His gestures showed that the celebrant priest lived the mystery with intensity." "What a beautiful lesson for us priests!", said Cardinal Eduardo Pironio when writing about the priestly profile of Saint Pedro Poveda.
He continues: "Poveda was a man of God and a teacher of prayer… This is the beginning of the person and the work of the priest: to be a man who is transparent to God and communicates Him, a man who speaks of God and hears Him: "I believed, therefore I spoke." "The men of God and the women of God are unmistakable; they are not distinguished because they are brilliant, nor because they shine, nor because of their human strength, but because of their fruits."
During April 17-21, in the places where the Teresian Association is present and in the parishes and centers bearing the name of Saint Pedro Poveda, we remember with special gratitude his priestly ministry, so central in his life and so fruitful for the Church and society.
We join in the desire expressed by Bishop Ginés Beltrán and we also join the dioceses where there are parishes or chapels with the name of Saint Pedro Poveda. His remains are venerated in the chapel that takes its name in Santa Maria of Los Negrales, Madrid.

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FoodCorps is seeking future FoodCorps Service Members for the 2012-2013 year, various locations throughout the USA; deadline for application is March 25, 2012, 11:59 PM EST.
Read more on becoming a Service Member here.
FoodCorps is seeking future FoodCorps Service Members for the 2012-2013 year, various locations throughout the USA; deadline for application is March 25, 2012, 11:59 PM EST.
Read more on becoming a Service Member here.
Save the Children is hiring a Senior Advocacy Adviser in Child Survival in Brussels, Belgium. Deadline to apply is February 13, 2012.
Application instructions and job description here; scroll down on their site to view full job profile, and to download two docs.
Acción Contra el Hambre is recruiting a Food Security and Livelihoods Head of Project based in Hassakeh, Syria, and Madrid, Spain. Deadline is January 31, 2012.
Project description and application instructions are here. Acción Contra el Hambre (Action Against Hunger) has RSS feeds for international and country specific posts.
Program Analyst positions within the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service within the Child Nutrition Division in Alexandria, VA, USA. Deadline February 27, 2012.
About: The Child Nutrition Division within the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has several challenging and rewarding full-time Program Analyst positions for individuals that seek to serve Americans through food program activities. The mission of the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is to increase food security and reduce hunger in partnership with cooperating organizations by providing children and low-income people with access to food, a healthy diet, and nutrition education in a manner that supports American agriculture and inspires public confidence. If you are looking to apply your knowledge and skills to food program activities that seek to strengthen America, this is an exciting career opportunity for you. Information about the Nutrition Assistance Programs offered by FNS is available at http://www.fns.usda.gov/fns.
Eat Smart, Move More South Carolina Advocacy Champions Workshop, Columbia, SC, USA; Event on March 9, 2012.
About: Please plan to join us for an Advocacy Champions Workshop. As Eat Smart, Move More SC continues to grow, we feel it is critical to our mission to continue to expand our grassroots efforts, and we need you to help us make that happen. We want to train at least one representative from each local chapter or coalition as an advocacy facilitator. After the training, this person will go back to their community equipped with the materials to facilitate an advocacy training to the members of their local coalition.
Researcher in Aid & Development Finance (6-month maternity cover) at Oxfam International, Brussels, Belgium. Deadline: February 27, 2012
Apply here; job description can be printed/viewed here.
Senior Associate, Press and Media Relations at the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) Geneva, Switzerland. Deadline to apply: March 12, 2012.
Job description; see GAIN's page for additional vacancies
Sugary Drinks Summit in Washington DC, USA on June 7-8, 2012 in Washington, DC, USA. Deadline to apply (early-bird) March 15, 2012.
Learn more here; register here; Early bird registration by March 15, 2012. Register before June 1, 2012.
Anti-Hunger Program Associate with Food Action Research Center FRAC Baltimore, MD, USA; open until filled.
Position posted here.
Development Assistant at FRAC; Washington, DC, USA; open until filled.
Position here.


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Jharkhand JAC Board 12th Class Result 2020 – Dear 12th Class candidates, we have a new update for you that Jharkhand Board is going to conduct the 12th Board exam in the month of March 2020. For Science and commerce Stream students, the examination will take place in the end of May 2020. After this, the department will release the result tentatively in the month of June 2020. Here, in this article we are providing you the direct links where you can check the result for your 12th standard by name. Please note that, you need to have your board roll number to check the overall marks in your board exam.
About Jharkhand Academic Council Board: JAC Board in Ranchi district conducts the board examination for 12th class students in the month of Feb and March. Thousands of students take participate in this exam every year. Jharkhand Board Intermediate Result will be announced name wise which is expected as on June 2020.
Important details regarding Jharkhand JAC Board 12th Class Result 2020
- Department name: Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC)
- Official site: www.jharresults.nic.in
- District: Ranchi
- State: Jharkhand
- Date of written exam for 12th standard: Updated soon
- Category: JAC 12th Class result 2020
Details on Jharkhand 12th Result 2020
Jharkhand Academic Council Board was established in November 2000 to take the responsibility of Secondary and Higher Secondary class examination every year. The prime aim of JAC is to improve the education system of all the schools in the state. The result for 12th class students will be announced in the month of May/June 2020.
Highlights of Jharkhand Board JAC Result
Jharkhand Board Intermediate exam is of utmost importance for all the students. It is because, only after 12th standard the student can decide his/her career in the relevant field. It is important to score good marks in 12th standard so that the students can get admission in a good college for a desirable subject. The students are required to check their result online by their name and roll number.
How can I Check my JAC 12th Result 2020?
- Login to the official site i.e. www.jharresults.nic.in
- Now, check the updates for JAC 12th Result 2020 on the homepage.
- Select the correct links and enter the details required by it.
- Submit the details and check the result.
- Take a printout of JAC 12th Result,


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Air India Recruitment 2019 for Technicians/ Engineer/ Supervisor | 764 Vacancies
Air India Limited Recruitment 2019 for the post of Duty Officer, Customer Agent, Jr.Executive, Ramp Service Agent, Utility Agent-cum-Ramp Driver, Handyman /Handywomen, Officer IR/HR, Supervisor, Sr.Supervisor, Trainee Flight Simulator Maintenance Engineer, Aircraft Technicians and Skilled Tradesmen with more than 764 vacancies. Candidate with the qualification of 12th, ITI, Any Degree, Engineering and Diploma are eligible to apply for this post. Selection will be varied based on the recruitment type. Candidates will find out the detailed notification of Air India recruitment on the official website. The detailed eligibility criteria and application process of Air India Recruitment are given below.
Air India Limited is the Government Owned Company headquartered at New Delhi. In earlier, it was located in Air India House, Mumbai. Air India Provides aircraft service with a total of 94 international and domestic destinations points, in which 54 for domestic destinations and 40 for International destinations in around 28 countries in the world. Air India is the biggest Airline enterprise which has a central hub at Indira Gandhi International Airport.
Air India Recruitment 2019:
List of current opportunities available in Air India:
|Job Role
|Apply Link
|Total Posts
|Aircraft Technicians & Skilled Tradesmen
|Air India Technicians & Tradesman
|Trainee Flight Simulator Maintenance Engineer
|Air India Maintenance Engineer
|Duty officer, Jr.Executive & others
|Air India Walk-in
|Air India Supervisor
|Cabin Crew
|Air India Cabin Crew
Air India Walk-In for Aircraft Technicians & Skilled Tradesmen:
|Job Role
|Aircraft Technicians & Skilled Tradesmen
|Total Vacancies
|Job Location
|Across India
|Last Date
|24 September 2019
Detailed Eligibility:
Educational Qualification:
For Skilled Tradesman:
- ITI in the concerned Trade with two-year experience in the industry in relevant trade or one-year experience in Aviation.
For Air Craft Technicians-(A&C) & (Avionics):
- AME Diploma in Engineering (Mechanical/ Electrical/ electronis/ Tele-communication/ Radio/ Instrumentation) or Equivalent Qualification for Ex-SM. with one-year experience in Aircraft maintenance in concerned trade.
Age Limit(As on 1 August 2019):
- For General/EWS: 35 years
- For OBC: 38 years
- For SC/ST: 40 years
Post wise Vacancies:
- For Northern Region(Delhi): 34 posts
- For Eastern Region(Kolkata): 64 posts
- For southern Region(Hyderabad): 72 posts
- For Western Region(Mumbai): 185 posts
Application Fees:
- For Gen, EWS & OBC candidates: Rs.100/-
- For SC/ST/Ex-Servicemen candidates: Rs.500/-
Payment Mode:
Fees must be paid through Demand Draft in favour of "Air India Engineering Services Limited" Payable at respective region (eg. Delhi/Mumbai/Kolkata/Hyderabad).
Selection Process:
The selection process is based on the Skill test/Trade Test and Technical Assessment……Read more>>
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Bulgaria: serious riots in refugee camp
The introduction of medical quarantine at the request of local residents has become the reason of these riots.
Refugees unsatisfied with the introduction of quarantine started to demolish the camp. Moreover, they damaged the public property, to restore which will probably be at the expense of Bulgarian taxpayers. At the moment, 200 people were detained, but the police operation continues.
Interior Ministry Chief Secretary Georgi Kostov said: «We used a water cannon, blanks and rubber bullets as well as physical force. The number of detained migrants is dynamic. At the moment they are more than 200. For the time being we are talking about containing the escalation. 14 police officers had been wounded».
3,500 migrants in total are now in this camp, representing about 6% of the total population of the town of Harmanli, where this incident happened.
Earlier in Bulgaria local habitants have been protesting against the possibility of free enter for migrants in the city.


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Cold Fire by Tamora Pierce
Cold Fire
Author: Tamora Pierce
Title: Cold Fire
Series: The Circle Opens 3
Genre: High Fantasy
Pairing: None
Rating: Three Petals
On the Author's Website:
Daja and Frostpine expect to have a peaceful winter's visit with old friends in Kugisko, a port in the vast empire of Namon. But there is no peace when mysterious fires begin to blaze across the vulnerable city. Daja assists Bennat Ladradun, a local firefighter with a tragic past, to fight the flames. The two become fast friends-until they realize the fires have been deliberately set, and their relationship is deeply tested. Daja's magic helps her track down the firestarter, but no magic can protect her or Ben from the effects of madness and betrayal.
Maggie's Review:
Daja has traveled a long way to the north where snow and ice cover everything and she has to be bundled up in front of the fire most of the day. Except, someone is starting fires that are killing people and to find the arsonist, Daja must learn to step out on her own, even when she might be the next victim.
This book was a turning point in Pierce's writing ability. Suddenly the books in this series went from being very juvenile in writing style, to very adult. The plot and the characters were fully fleshed out, including the two students Daja takes on (which was a nice change from the previous two books where the students were annoying afterthoughts). The mystery of the arsonist combined with Daja's real growth as a person made me want to love this book, but unfortunately there's something missing.
I think my issue is with the bad guy. As a character, they appear to be fully realized, however, the motives that led them to do bad--while certainly real--just didn't feel like they fit. The bad guy's interactions with Daja also made me uncomfortable in a way that reminded me just how young and inexperienced Daja is. The way the bad guy took advantage of her makes me cringe every time I reread this book, and I don't think Pierce meant to evoke that much of an unpleasant feeling on her readers.
Maggie's Recommendation:
As I said for all the previous books in this series, yes, I recommend them, but I don't recommend this book as strongly as the others. While I liked the more adult writing style Pierce used for this book, the bad guy's interactions with Daja made me very uncomfortable in a bad way, which is why this is my least favorite story in this quartet.
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April 2018


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The Luxury Cruiser is Born
BMW Debuts the R1200CL
by Neale Bayly
With the road glistening from a recent cloud burst, and the soft, layered mountains shrouded in mist, I watched the line of motorcycles ahead of me twisting and snaking along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Sitting comfortably behind the large protective faring with a Steely Dan CD playing, I was enjoying the last few miles of a day in the saddle on BMW's new luxury cruiser, the R1200CL.
Introduced to America's press at the Inn on Biltmore Estate, located on the grounds of the picturesque Biltmore Estate in North Carolina, BMW could not have picked a more fitting location. Comfortable, luxurious and elegant, the new BMW R1200 CL was totally at home in these magnificent surrounds. It also provided everyone present the opportunity to test ride the new cruiser along the Blue Ridge Parkway, and through the beautiful countryside to the south of the Smokey Mountain National Park. This allowed a great variety of riding, from tight twisting mountainous two lane, to some fast moving four lane travel with glorious sunshine and heavy rain thrown in for added diversity.
For me, the first few miles were a little unsettling. I ride a lot of bikes and generally adapt very quickly to new machines. I believe every motorcycle has its own individual "sweet spot." A feeling that occurs when the motorcycle, for want of a better word, feels "happy." Ride a sport bike too slow, and it is irritable and grumpy in the way it responds. Ride a touring bike too fast, and it starts scraping metal and refusing to brake in time for the next corner, which makes for a very un-relaxed ride.
Twisting through the peaceful North Carolina forest, I found myself not arriving quickly at the "sweet spot" on the CL. I mistakenly thought because the handlebar faring looks big and heavy that the steering would require more effort than an un-faired cruiser. This meant negotiating the tight turns we first encountered was not a fluid action, as my heavy grip would not allow the bike to turn smoothly. Once I realized my mistake and eased my grip, my whole experience onboard the new BMW was transformed. The revised telelever front end actually possesses a very light steering action and the bike handles extremely well, even at extreme lean angles.
By this time I was also feeling more at home in general. I had been hitting my boot on the cylinder head looking for the rear brake lever and had been experimenting with the heel toe shifter during the first few miles before getting it right. We were now making our way south along the Blue Ridge Parkway and, twisting hard on the throttle and cranking through the bend as we transitioned onto route 74 to Waynesville, the CL and I were moving in perfect harmony. Accelerating up to around 75 mph, the 1200 cc twin made steady haste as I joined the traffic flow on the smooth, open four-lane highway.
Now power-cruiser the CL is not, and BMW's Tim Hirst spent some time explaining this to us the night before the ride. With most of the other manufacturers engaged in some sort of horsepower war at the moment, BMW has stayed with their tried and tested R259 twin. Displacing 1170cc, it puts out 61 horsepower and 72 lb-ft of torque at a lowly 3,000 rpm and has been the heart of their highly successful R1200C since 1997. Silky smooth, the fuel injected twin uses the Motronic MA 2.4 engine management system that eliminates the need for a choke and helps minimize emissions. As BMWs second most popular model, 8,000 C's have currently been sold here in the US, with people being drawn to the "unique appearance and innovative technology."
Building on that success, the R1200 CL is not just the same bike with a faring and luggage bolted on. Although based on the R1200C, the CL has undergone numerous chassis as well as cosmetic changes. The new bike has a chunky 150/80 16-inch front tire wrapped around an all-new double-spoke wheel and a huge 170/80-15 out back. The front telelever has wider fork tubes to accommodate the new wheel and has been further reworked for a more raked appearance. This in turn increases straight-line stability while relaxing the steering response. The unit uses the same front shock, although it has been re-angled with altered spring and damping rates to accommodate all the changes.
Out back, the CL's Monolever rear suspension has also undergone some surgery. It has been reinforced and uses a new shock, similar to the one found on the R1150 GS Adventure, to allow a 20 mm increase in suspension travel. This gives a total of 4.72 inches and mighty plush the ride is, too. The rear subframe is also new, as it now has to house a permanently mounted luggage system. The BMW press literature likens it to the K1200LT's; so long distance travelers are going to be well catered for here. It opens and closes with remarkable ease. I get confused easily on this type of operation, but not on the BMW. Just press the button and the handle pops out to greet you. The large top box is just as easy to use and held my backpack, rain gear and camera equipment with plenty of room to spare.
When the CL hits the market it is going to have a few options available and one of these is the height of the windshield. The M-shaped shield allows you to look through the gap in the middle when the conditions are less than ideal. I rode with the low and the high option and much preferred the lower screen. I found the taller version a little unsettling in the tighter turns. I was not quite tall enough to look over and the bend of the shield reflected light back at me, which I found distracting. I am just under six foot and am sure taller riders would not have this problem, as the shorter screen was perfect for me. Heading east out of Highlands on state road 64, under a soft green canopy of leaves, the heavens opened up. I was wearing a leather jacket and jeans and after a few minutes of pouring rain was most surprised to find myself still comparatively dry. Sure, some rain was making its way behind the faring and my feet were picking up a bit of spray but amazingly my jeans were almost bone dry. My hands were the only area that got a little wet, even though they sit behind the integrated mirrors in the faring. A few miles later we stopped to pull on our waterproof suits and I noticed Susan Buck, who writes for City Cycle magazine, looking soaked to the skin. She was riding a standard R1200C: Full marks CL.
This conveniently brings me to the front faring. Confusing more than a few Harley riders into waving, it is both functional as well as stylish. Designed to offer "maximum wind protection with a minimum of buffeting" there are small clear extensions on the lower edges to facilitate parking lot maneuvers. The unique looking side fairings are solidly mounted to the frame and look as if they are part of the upper faring until you get close and realize they are separate. They are specially sculptured to direct the rain away from the rider and, as mentioned earlier, do a great job keeping the elements at bay. Up front, the BMW R1200CL uses some pretty trick looking headlights and, while I never got to test them at night, the high beams are borrowed from their GS line and have enough candlepower to dry a wet road. The lights are interestingly set up, with the main beams stacked vertically and the larger dip beams horizontally placed to the outside. With the turn signals integrated into the mirrors that attach to the side of the faring the BMW certainly has a distinctive look "coming at yah."
Reading the list of standard equipment that comes with the CL shows just what a sophisticated machine you are buying when you purchase a BMW. Two power accessory sockets, heated grips, cruise control, single key locking system…… the list goes on.
To further accessorize your CL, BMW is offering a radio and CD package. The standard bike comes prepped and ready with both soft touch and heated seats. This, if I took my notes correctly, will also all come standard on a model called the CLC. With many other great features like the latest generation ABS braking system, a 3-year/36,000 mile limited warranty and during this period access to the BMW Motorcycle Roadside Assistance plan, life with your new BMW is going to be as smooth and trouble free as it gets.
Other quality touches that do not affect reliability or performance, but sure look good on the eyes, are the many chrome highlights around the CL. The valve covers, saddlebag bumpers, tank panel, gas cap, bar end mirrors and front engine cover give you plenty of places to check you hair before booking into your hotel for the night. Along with a full chrome exhaust system, brake lever, gearshift and accented floorboards, the CL with its deep luster paint draws plenty of admiring glances. BMW lists the three-color choices available as: Pearl Silver, Mojave Brown and Capri Blue all coming in a metallic finish.
Climbing on board, the 29.3-inch seat height allowed me to put my feet firmly on the floor. The wide bars make the bike a cinch to pick up off the side stand and put you in a nice upright riding position. The view forward is clean and uncluttered, with the dashboard consisting of a simple, round, speedometer to the left and tachometer to the right. Between them sit the warning lights with a small clock sitting on the top in the center, flanked by the turn signal lights. Below the clock console the simple controls for the radio and CD player sit between the handlebar clamps. The dials to adjust the volume and change channels or tracks are found on the left hand handlebar to the right of the turn signal switch and cruise control.
I did not get much chance to use this feature riding in a group, but flipped it on for a while on Highway 74 as we made our way for Dillsboro. This is a feature you will enjoy on long journeys, when it becomes necessary to use the Interstate, and, when added to the multi adjustable levers and heated handlebar grips, will arm you with everything you need to burn up the miles in total comfort.
Once under way the clutch action is light and the gearbox smooth and easy to use. The heel-toe shifter works extremely well and, for those like me, who find the concept of pushing down with their heel to change up a bit of a challenge, you can shift conventionally without any problems. The CL actually has floorboards, not foot pegs but do not worry they are sensibly placed like the standard units and work very well. The ride is plush and comfortable and the CL's road handling is predictable and very stable. The linked brakes are awesome and require only the lightest touch to give instant and extremely powerful results. A little care is needed with the back brake though. It is not as sensitive as the R1150RT, but you will certainly need to make some small mental calibrations to modulate your foot movement if you are stepping off another brand of motorcycle. With the aforementioned telelever front suspension there is no dive under braking and, with the latest generation anti lock brakes, no fear of locking up the wheels.
Acceleration is adequate, if not mind blowing, and the big twin never has to work too hard. At around 70 mph the engine is only turning 3,000 rpm, which makes for a very relaxed ride. This is aided in part by a very tall sixth gear. It is basically an overdrive that I only used once up to speed on the open highway. The motor will spin up to 7,000 rpm with ease and will hustle right along if you twist the throttle hard and start dancing on the gear lever.
Heading back to the Biltmore, BMW's Roy Oliemuller and I did just that, putting our bikes through their paces. Even with the roads still wet from a recent rainfall, we pushed them fairly hard through the turns and held them wide open down the straights. A few miles later, pulling over to wait for the rest of the group, the smile coming out of Roy's helmet said it all: this bike is a blast. Comfortable, smooth, refined and coming with a host of features to back up its luxury definition, the BMW R1200 CL is getting ready to set the standard for luxury cruisers.


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Agent Orange: 17 Chilling Photos of the Vietnam War Crimes the US Got Away With
This article was first posted on Global Research in September 2017.
For ten years during the Vietnam War, the United States used a toxic concoction of two herbicides, labeled 'Agent Orange,' to wipe out large areas of Vietnam which were covered by thick jungle. The aim was to enable easier and more effective bombing of enemy bases. The issue was, Agent Orange wasn't just an herbicide — it was also a deadly weapon, as it contains large amounts of dioxin.
Agent Orange was discovered in the year 1943 by American botanist Arthur Galston. Between the years of 1962 and 1971, the US army "showered" the deadly chemical over Southern Vietnam as part of the military operation "Ranch Hand", or "Trail Dust." In total, more than 20 million gallons of Agent Orange was used. Sadly, Agent Orange did more than contribute to the deforestation of vast areas of land. It also contaminated air, water, and food sources.
History Rundown reports that in high concentrations, dioxin can trigger severe inflammation of the skin, lungs and mucous tissues. Sometimes, the toxicity can result in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary edema, and even death. The highly effective carcinogen is also known to affect the eyes, liver, and kidneys, and to cause laryngeal and lung cancer.
This is truly hard to remember; and it just as horrific as is the US military's current practice of using depleted uranium as a weapon in the 21st century .


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Museum dedicated to the writer Knut Hamsun, which is located above the Arctic Circle near village of Presteid of Hamarøy and the farm where he grew up
The museum includes exhibition areas, a library and reading room, a cafe and an auditorium. The concept for the museum is "building as a body," creating a battleground of invisible forces.
The stained black wood exterior skin is characteristic of the great wooden stave Norse churches. The spine of the building body is the central elevator, providing handicapped and freight access to all parts of the building.
At the roof garden the long grass reflects the traditional Norwegian sod roofs in a different way. Strange, surprising and phenomenal experiences in space perspective and light will provide an inspiring frame for the exhibitions.
- Completed: 2009
- Sector: Arts and culture
- Address: Hamsunsenteret, Hamarøy, Norway
Professional Team
- Architect: Steven Holl Architects
- Client: The Hamsun Centre
- Associate Architect: LY Arkitekter
- Structural engineer: Guy Nordenson And Associates
- Mechanical engineer: Arup
- Landscape architect: Landskapsfabikken


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CASA DE SUENA (duplicate)
Welcome to Casa de Sueña! With all new furnishings, comfortable beds, beautiful views and easy access to the water, this is truly your vacation 'Home of Dreams' at Canyon Lake!
Casa de Sueña is sure to exceed your vacation expectations, and two master suites makes this home ideal for sharing between families. Step inside this newly built and tastefully decorated home and enjoy lake views from almost every room, as well as cool Hill Country breezes from the spacious deck... perfect for unwinding and reuniting with family and friends.
Upstairs you'll find the living and dining area, deck access, fully- equipped kitchen, and spacious master suite with king bed, wall- mounted HDTV, and private bath with a large, luxurious walk-in shower. The downstairs hosts a second, huge master suite with private bath, two additional bedrooms, and another full shared bath. This home also has an elevator available for easy access to the second floor.
Outdoors, there is room for the kids to roam, covered parking, and a downstairs patio, hosting a gas grill, with propane provided. Casa de Sueña is within a mile of beautiful lake access at Potter's Creek Park and also the nearest public boat ramp. A new Brookshire Brothers grocery, Guadalupe River tubing and rafting at the famous 'Horseshoe', and much more are all within a 10-12 minute drive from the home.
Looking to host a larger group? Book Casa de Sueña along with its next door neighbor, 'Wine Down Escape' to comfortably accommodate up to 22 guests.
You must be 25 years or older to rent this property. Maximum occupancy at all times for this home is 12 guests. We manage several nearby rentals and therefore often have staff in the area. Please come and have a good time, but be aware that behavior that is disrespectful or disruptive will result in forfeiting the remainder of your stay.
No smoking or pets are allowed on this property. There is a limit of 4 vehicles unless otherwise approved.
Enjoy your stay at beautiful Casa de Sueña at Canyon Lake!
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Maintaining proper dental health is an important aspect of assuring your dog's overall well-being. As our dentists have been telling us for decades, it is difficult to stay healthy if our teeth are not.
Symptoms of dental disease include bad breath (halitosis), gingivitis (inflammation of gums), build up of dental tartar, and gingival recession/root exposure. Eventually, most patients will manifest some degree of pain: pawing at the face, vigorous wiping of the muzzle, scratching the bottom of jaw or base of ears, head shaking. You may notice unwillingness to play with certain chew toys, loss of interest in chewing food, dropping food shortly after picking it up, or aggression when attempting a mouth exam. In advanced dental disease, or periodontitis, teeth can become infected (abscessed) and/or loose. As any other type of pain or infection, dental disease creates a significant source of inflammation which can lead to irritability, loss of stamina (exhaustion), and disruption of normal digestion. Dogs with chronic periodontitis will often have poor appetite or refuse to eat at all. Many experience heartburn or GERD symptoms such as heaving/retching, vomiting, and pica (eating grass or other nonfood items). Some exhibit loose stools, and progressive decrease in skin health, leading to dryness/dandruff, excess shedding, and itchy feet.
There are multiple ways to prevent dental disease. The most obvious one is adopting our own dental care technique of tooth brushing. You can use a soft toothbrush or rough cloth (gauze, terry cloth, cotton) to wipe plaque and food residue off your dog's teeth before bedtime. Enzymatic toothpaste and gels/rinses help soften dental tartar and make it easier to brush it off. You can also encourage chewing of whole, nonstarchy foods such as apples, carrots, celery, or broccoli stems after meals to stimulate salivation and help wash the mouth. Most dogs who do well on raw foods will enjoy grinding their teeth on meaty bones or tough fibrous organs such as beef tendons, beef heart, poultry gizzards, and tripe. Other toys which can help engage your dog's teeth include antlers/hooves, Greenies, and other similar dental snacks, dental ropes, and rawhide. The Veterinary Oral Health Council (VOHC.org) has come up with a list of foods, treats, and washes that may help improve overall dental health.
As bodily organs, teeth have minimal regenerative ability. Once damaged, they often become infected and require serious medical attention. In cases of mild to moderate periodontal disease and tartar build up, you could consider a non-anesthetic dental scaling, if your dog will allow it. Some dogs need antibiotic therapy/infection management or pain medication beforehand to allow tooth scaling while awake. Significant gingivitis and root exposure often make it too stressful to perform cleaning without general anesthesia. Anesthetic dental cleaning allows for a thorough oral exam, measurement of gingival/periodontal pockets, identifying damaged or infected teeth (by visual inspection or using dental X-rays), and extraction of teeth that have been damaged beyond repair. As sad as it is to loose teeth, living with diseased or infected ones makes it difficult to maintain a healthy body and can lead to serious complications such as heart, liver and kidney disease, chronic digestive upset, immune exhaustion, and cancer.
Periodontal disease is not a fun subject, but it should be an integral part of any veterinary examination. I often find dental disease to be a hidden trigger for more obvious presenting problems such as ear and eye infections, hot spots on head and neck, and digestive upset. Please consult with your veterinarian if you'd like to become more proactive at preventing dental problems or have concerns about the state of your dog's dental health.
Adam Piaseczny, D.V.M, leads the team of Healthy Pets Veterinary Hospital, SFHealthyPets.com, a four-doctor integrative practice in the West Portal neighborhood of San Francisco. He lives in adjacent Sunnyside with his partner, daughter Sofia, two dogs (Ricky and J.J.), and two cats (Chica and Chala). He is a graduate of Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, class of 2000, and he received acupuncture certification from Chi Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2006.
Are you a San Francisco Bay Area veterinarian who would like to write an article for the Ask Dr. Dog column, which is authored by guest veterinarians practicing in the Bay Area? Bay Woof is accepting submissions. Send email to email@example.com.
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Today, the Alberta 4-H Centre is so much more than just a central gathering place. The centre serves as a home away from home for 4-H youth during the annual summer camping program.
By following the 4-H motto "Learn to do by Doing", we are teaching leadership, communication, technical, and life skills. We foster our youth to future leaders in our community.
In 1977, the 4-H Foundation of Alberta was formed as a nonprofit organization to build and operate the Alberta 4-H Centre. The 4-H Foundation of Alberta is focused on 3 key areas.
We wish to provide you with the latest update regarding 4-H in Alberta's response to Coronavirus COVID-19 and its effect on 4-H programming in Alberta.
After careful consideration and review, a decision has been made that all 4-H sanctioned activities and events in Alberta scheduled to take place between Friday, March 13, 2020 and Tuesday, April 14, 2020 inclusive are to be suspended effective immediately. This includes club, district, region, and provincial level events and programs.
The 4-H Foundation of Alberta is thrilled and proud to have been awarded with the 2019 Canadian Nonprofit Employer of Choice (NEOC) Award.
Hilborn Charity eNews and CCEOC Inc. has named the 4-H Foundation of Alberta as a recipient of the Small Canadian Nonprofit Employer of Choice.
The 4-H Foundation of Alberta is thrilled to announce a new and exciting partnership with Carbon Credit Solutions Inc. (CCSI). CCSI is an Alberta company and world leader in the field of measuring, reporting, and verifying greenhouse gas emissions.
Ottawa, Ontario – July 11, 2019 – 4-H Canada is pleased to announce that following its Annual General Meeting today, the 4-H Pledge will now include "…and my world" at the end.


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Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Membrane Free Energy Profiles Using Accurate Force Field for Ionic Liquids
- Ionic liquids are highly relevant for industrial applications as they stand out due to their special chemical and physical features, e.g. low vapor pressure, low melting point or extraordinary solution properties. The goal of this work is to study the capability of the three ionic liquids [C2MIM][NTf2], [C12MIM][NTf2] and [C2MIM][EtSO4] to diffuse through a POPC membrane (1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine). To achieve this, we used molecular simulation techniques, which on the one hand give insight into specific domains of the membrane and on the other hand compute partition coefficients and free energy profiles of solutes in lipid membranes, which cannot be measured by labor experiments. To be as accurate as possible we parameterized a new united atom force field for the ionic liquid of type 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazoliumethylsulfate [CnMIM][EtSO4] with n = 1,2,4,6,8. Like the other IL force field for [CnMIM][NTf2] (see Köddermann et al., ChemPhysChem 14, 3368–3374, 2013) used in this work, the new one was derived to reproduce experimental densities and self-diffusion coefficients. The new force field reproduces the experimental data extremely well. Using this force field, the influences of cation and anion exchanges as well as the variation of the chain length on the free energy could be analyzed. We performed umbrella-sampling to characterize the free energy profile of one ion pair, accompanied by a second one, in solution, at the membrane interface, and inside the membrane. In the outlook we present our intention to parameterize force fields in a systematic and user-friendly way. We will use the combination of two optimization toolkits, developed at SCAI: The global optimization toolkit CoSMoS and the local optimization techniques implemented in the software package GROW.
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|Thorsten Köddermann, Martin R. Schenk, Marco Hülsmann, Andreas Krämer, Karl N. Kirschner, Dirk Reith
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|Griebel, Schüller et al. (Hg.): Scientific Computing and Algorithms in Industrial Simulations: Projects and Products of Fraunhofer SCAI
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Divia sat alone on the park bench gazing up into the sky. She couldn't believe how much had changed in the last couple of months. She never thought her dad would be so accepting of her being gay. She looked up as Renee came to join her. The other woman sat down next to her nudging her arm. Looking over she smiled taking the rainbow-colored snow cone "thank you."
Renee gave her an appraising look "is something the matter?" she taking a small bite from her own blue raspberry snow cone.
Shaking her head Divia gave her a small smile. "I was thinking about my dad. I never gave him enough credit when I was growing up. I just assumed he wouldn't understand."
"Yet we have him to owe for getting us together" Renee put an arm around her "your dad's pretty great if you ask me except when he's yelling." She chuckled a little "he only wants what's best for you."
"I'm beginning to see that" Divia snuggled closer to Renee listening to the distant sounds of children playing, birds chirping in the nearby trees and a couple of dogs barking a block or two away. "I guess I've always known it" she rested her head on Renee's shoulder "I had it backwards. I was the one who was trying to change him. I always wished I had a kinder more sensitive dad like Hannah's dad Eddie. Someone who wasn't loud and scary. I thought my dad wanted a different daughter. One who wasn't scared of him."
Renee's laughter was soft and reassuring. "I think Liono likes you just the way you are. He told me how much he worried about you while you were away. He never wanted to send you away to that boarding school. He thought at the time you needed to find out who you were without your friends always around. Then you left for University and met that girl." She paused a moment to press a gentle kiss on Divia's forehead "your mom didn't paint a very nice picture of her to your dad."
"I never said anything negative about her" Divia lifted her head protesting.
"I think that's what made Liono suspicious" Renee shook her head her shoulders rising in a shrug "everyone has faults and you seemed to be blind about hers."
Nodding Divia stood up crossing he arms in front of her. "I know. I practically worshiped the ground Marzia walked on. Which left me feeling I wasn't worthy to be in her presence."
Coming up beside her Renee slipped her hands into the younger girls. "I think Marzia didn't know what a treasure she had." She gazed steadily into Divia's eyes "I won't make that mistake."
"Really" Divia asked eyes trying to see the answer in the blue depths of the woman in front of her. "What makes you so confident that you won't? Maybe I'm not worth it."
"I don't want to change you" she murmured placing a soft kiss on the girls cheek before tugging on her hand to get her to follow her. She walked towards the almost deserted beach. "I think you're enough just the way you are." She was silent until they reached the water's edge "I started off wanting to be your friend. I never once wanted to make you idolize me or to be special like I deserved to be placed on a pedestal. We're equals. We're both human which means, I'll make mistakes and so will you."
Divia stared up at her in wonder. It was true Renee had never once tried to change her. She hadn't insisted she wear a certain style of clothes or wear her hair a certain way. Didn't promise to wait than pressure her for more. Didn't always need her to make herself feel better. "For the first time I…." she hesitated uncertain exactly what she wanted to say.
"Yes" Renee asked lifting an eyebrow in need of waxing.
Giggling a little Divia smiled holding the young woman's gaze. She took a step forward cupping her hands around Renee's face. "I think for the first time I know what love is."
Renee breathed in deeply of the salty air from the ocean, the sand, the faint Lilly scent from Divia's shampoo. Turning slightly she kissed the girls palm of one of the hand's framing her face. "Does that mean what I think it does?"
Divia smiled moving closer until their bodies molded together. Dropping her hands to around the girls waist holding her close. "I love you."
"I thought that's what you meant" Renee smirked leaning her forehead on Divia's.
"Shush" Divia instructed as she took control of the moment and brought her lips to Renee's in a tentative kiss. It felt like the first time, her stomach somersaulted inside her making her knees weak. It was the way she imagined feeling but never did until this moment.
Breaking the kiss Renee let a sigh escape, "it's getting late."
Nodding Divia took her hand to escort her back to the parking lot where they had left their car. "We're going to be late and Vince hates when people are late."
"Yeah" Renee giggled remembering the one time they told the uptight blonde they'd meet him at the movies and he was about to explode when they arrived five minutes before the movie started. "We won't have time to change before we need to be at the restaurant."
"What time is it?" Divia asked sliding into the passenger seat careful not to drag in half the beach with her.
"Six o'clock" Renee said backing out of their parking spot.
"What" she exclaimed "we're supposed to be there now."
"Relax" Renee laughed "it's not the end of the world if we're a few minutes late."
Divia nodded as she began to rummage in her bag for her lip gloss and brush. "I wish I had a hair tie or something" she mumbled surveying her touch up job in the mirror.
"You look fine" Renee assured her.
"That's not saying much" Divia complained "you'd say I looked fine even if I were wearing a burlap sack."
"Well it's true" Renee laughed at the murderous glare Divia shot at her from across the car. "I doubt the restaurant would let you in though."
"Haha very funny" Divia grumbled.
A few minutes later they pulled into the restaurant parking lot. "Aren't you going to comb your hair?" Divia asked before the girl got out of the car.
"Why?" Renee asked "my hair isn't going to look any less messy if I comb it." Silently she held her hand out for the brush Divia was holding out to her. She ran it through her long hair a few times. "Better?" she asked tossing the brush at Divia before getting out of the car.
"Not really" Divia shook her head when Renee gave her an I told you so look. Coming around the car Divia wound her arm through Renee's. "Thanks for trying anyway. I appreciate the effort."
Giving her a quick peck on the cheek Renee said "for you I'd do anything." Divia immediately tried to hide behind her long blue hair. "Why do you do that?" Renee demanded stopping to tuck the long strands behind Divia's ears.
"Do what?" Divia asked pretending she didn't know what Renee was referring too.
"Hide" Renee said gently holding the girls face so she'd have to look at her "you always hide when I try to compliment you."
"I don't" she objected shaking her head in denial.
She raised an eyebrow "does it embarrass you to be told someone thinks the world of you?" She persisted knowing she was making Divia uncomfortable "did something happen to make you doubt yourself so much?"
"Well" Divia glanced towards the ground "I guess it all started when I was about thirteen. I was all legs and elbows. I was the awkward ugly duckling next to all my friends. Hannah and Teasha were so much prettier than me."
Renee snorted at the picture that entered her head of Olive Oil. "I'm sorry" she covered her mouth with her hand "please continue."
"Well we were at the beach and a bunch of boys from school came over to us. You know flirting and showing off. I felt left out. Invisible."
"Oh honey I'm so sorry" Renee pulled her close "kids can be so cruel sometimes."
Swiping at her eyes Divia nodded "whenever someone compliments me I feel like that awkward little girl again."
"There's nothing awkward about you now" Renee squeezed her tight in front of the glass restaurant door. Before releasing her she have the girl a soft kiss on the cheek "you're beautiful to me."
"Thank you" Divia murmured feeling her cheeks flush with heat as she walked through the open door Renee was holding for her.
Vincent had arrived early to take advantage of the time to check his emails and his social media sites. He hadn't had the chance to check with all the baby prep his parents were having him help with. His dad was hopeless when it came to putting anything together. Vincent had taken it upon himself to dismantle and reassemble the crib that his dad had half assembled in his room one night when he couldn't sleep. For the safety of his unborn sibling he had volunteered to assemble any other accessory his mother purchased that the baby absolutely needed.
Before he left for the restaurant that evening his dad had taken him aside saying "thanks son."
"For what?" he asked confused to what his dad was referring to.
"You fixed the wobble in the crib" his cheeks were a deep crimson "you may have noticed I'm completely inept when it comes to assembling anything. When we were expecting you, Liono put everything together for me."
"I'm glad I can help" Vincent smiled at his dad "it's not a big deal. Are you and mom going to find out what it is?"
Milo shook his head "your mom and I want it to be a surprise. Boy or girl we'll be happy with either."
Sitting in his car Vincent wondered if his parents lack of curiosity of the baby's gender was because he had been so sickly and they just wanted a healthy baby. In a way he could understand that. He had cost his parents dearly with all the medical expenses he put them through for his eyesight. At times he felt guilty for all the money they had put into him. If it weren't for his medical expenses his parents would have been able to have the large family they had always wanted.
Restlessly he got out of the car. He walked aimlessly around the plaza knowing it was too early to get a table. He didn't relish the idea of sitting at a table for three alone until Divia decided to show up. Turning his phone off he decided he didn't want to read anymore messages. None of them were from the one person he wanted most to hear from. Following his parent's advice he had sent Trinity a text telling her how much he liked her. He hadn't received a reply. He had to accept she didn't want the same things he did.
"Vincent…." a familiar voice called his name.
At the sound of her voice his heart jumped into his throat choking him. "Trinity" he whispered half afraid he had imagined her voice. "What are you doing here?"
"I…" she bit her bottom lip looking down and away appearing uncomfortable in his presence. "I got your message." She clasped her hands behind her back. "I" she repeated breathing rapidly "there's something I need to tell you." She looked up a frightened expression on her normally confident exterior.
"Me?" he cried "what do you need to tell me that you haven't already said? I know you're not interested in relationships. I've accepted that." Had she come all this way just to reiterate what she had already told him? He wanted nothing more than to sink into the ground and disappear right where he stood. He didn't want to hear what she had to say. It hurt too much the first time.
"That's what I thought too" she took a hesitant step forward putting a hand out touching his arm. "I thought I didn't want commitments." She stared at her hand on his harm before moving her gaze to his eyes "I think I'm ready to try…"
He blinked. Was something wrong with his ears? Did she just say what he thought she said? Did she really say she wanted to try? With him? Her hand suddenly felt hot and heavy sending shock waves through his entire body "What does…um….I mean….yes I'd like that" he stammered.
She smiled up at him. The corners of her eyes crinkling. "Good" she let a giddy laugh escape "I was afraid that you had um…" she took a deep breath "I was afraid you had given up on me."
Shaking his head in denial he took her hand in his as he began to walk towards the restaurant. "I've liked you from the moment I saw you at that Halloween party last fall. I've done everything I could think of to purge you from my mind."
Walking beside him her shoulders rubbing against his. "I spent most of my summer in Monte Vista hoping my mom would convince me that my old way of doing things was the best way. She'd go out on one date after another and I began to wonder if she were happy. She smiled but her eyes seemed dull and lifeless." She looked up at him "I knew then I didn't want to be like her. Going from one man to the next. I want something more. Something I've been afraid of since my Dad walked out on us. I don't want to be afraid anymore."
"Afraid of what?" Vincent asked gently stroking her cheek.
"Commitment. Of having someone I love walk out of my life again." She reached a hand up to his pressing it firmly to her face. "I never meant to hurt you. I know I did and I'm sorry." A single tear rolled down the contours of her face "I'll understand if you don't want to give me another chance."
"Of course I'd give you another chance" he gasped "I haven't been able to get you off my mind. I owe you so much. Who knows what might have happened to me if you hadn't helped me."
"Did you ever get your wallet back?" she asked as they resumed walking.
"Nope" he shrugged "the girls have community service though. The cops found my credit cards in their dorm room. Thankfully they hadn't used them yet. Just spent all my cash."
"They'll do it again" Trinity foretold "community service is just a slap on the wrist."
"Maybe" Vincent said feeling more charitable now that he had what he wanted most. Glancing at his watch he said "I'm supposed to meet Divia and her girlfriend at this restaurant" he pointed towards the building they had been walking towards. "Want to join us?"
Trinity shook her head hanging back. She could see Vince looking at her "I don't want to intrude…."
"Nonsense" he shrugged off her protests "you'll be with me." He smiled at her "if it makes you uncomfortable you don't have to."
She looked at him then at the restaurant. A thousand thoughts racing through her head at once. She had never been with anyone long enough to meet family or friends. There was a first time for everything she thought smiling up at him. "I'll come if you promise not to flirt with any blondes."
He chuckled a little "deal no blondes but red heads and brunettes are fair game."
"Hey" she protested slapping his arm "I never said that."
"Alright no flirting" he said holding the door for her "unless it's you doing the flirting."
She gave him a worried glance then smiled "I only want to flirt with you."


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Dan Kitchener's Epic Projections
Dan Kitchener has recently embarked on something a bit different and has begun projecting his work on epic and enormous UK landmarks, in a bid to create the biggest work possible, on unusual locations not usually associated with street art.
His latest projections are on the White Cliffs of Dover and last week, The Tate Modern. Check them out below and see more from Dan Kitchener HERE.


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Not a lot (if at all) information has been said of the recently announced Phantasy Star Online sequel, but finally some interesting crumbs of information have been revealed via Japanese gaming news site Shougai PSO. Now it's only a couple of fun facts to keep you hyped until the real news starts rolling in. So here they are:
- Development of PSO2 has been running alongside PSP2 Infinity, so the game is further along in development than some people likely think.
- Some kind of announcement may be made around the end of April, during the finals of the Infinity Grand Prix.
- PSO2 will not be set in either Ragol or Gurhal. Instead, look forward to an even larger setting with numerous planets as indicated by the game's logo.
So that's all the info we have at the moment. In the meantime I'll be looking out for this special announcement in eager anticipation of more cool information. We'll keep you updated.
[Source: PSO World]


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You can now play TWRA On the Go 2.0 for PC on a desktop/laptop running Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 and MacOS/OS X. This can easily be done with the help of BlueStacks or Andy OS Android emulator.
Looking for a boat ramp? Need to find public hunting areas? Looking for a family-friendly TWRA fishing lake? Want to know more about watchable wildlife and even get ideas on where you can get your next awesome photo? Want the luxury of buying your hunting and fishing licenses, or renewing your boat registration from your smart phone instead of standing in long lines at the store?
Well, now you can have all of that, and so much more, on our upgraded TWRA On The Go app! Our goal is to continue making it as easy as possible for you to enjoy a day outside anywhere in this great state of ours.
You can also browse our app for hunting, fishing, and boating guides as well as current season dates and trout stocking schedules in order to get the most reliable understanding of Tennessee's rules and regulations.
If you need to buy hunting and fishing licenses, or renew a boat registration, our app can help you with those needs as well. You can buy any of these items from your smart phone and have a legally official document on your phone immediately without the need to leave your favorite hunting spot, fishing hole or boat ramp.
Be better informed about Tennessee's great outdoor opportunities, and then stay On The Go as much as you like!
What's New:
• New License Purchasing and Harvest Reporting Experience
• Boat Renewals via Mobile
• Quota Hunt Applications via Mobile
• New Sunrise/Moonphase Features
• Boating/Hunting/Fishing/Waterfowl Regulations
• Vastly Upgraded and Versatile Social Media Experience
• Upgraded "Find Locations" Features WMAs, Duck Blinds, Boating, Fishing, Trout Stocking and Fish Attractors
• Current Season Dates, Trout Stocking Schedules, TN Deer Registry and Hunter Education Information
• Upgraded Waterfowl ID and Fish ID Experience
• Boating Safety Education and Checklist, Boating Navigational Aid Information and Boat Equipment Requirements
• Watchable Wildlife Trail Locations and Birding Trail Locations
How to download and run TWRA On the Go 2.0 on your PC and Mac
TWRA On the Go 2.0 For PC can be easily installed and used on a desktop computer or laptop running Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 and a Macbook, iMac running Mac OS X. This will be done using an Android emulator. To install TWRA On the Go 2.0 For PC, we will use BlueStacks app player. The method listed below is set to help you get TWRA On the Go 2.0 For PC. Go ahead and get it done now.
More Details
Download Links For TWRA On the Go 2.0:
Download: Bluestacks Android Emulator
Download: TWRA On the Go 2.0 (Play Store)
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Step to Step Guide / TWRA On the Go 2.0 For PC:
- As you have Downloaded and Installed Bluestacks Emulator, from Links which are provided above.
- Now, After the installation, configure it and add your Google account.
- Once everything is done, just open the Market in Play Store and Search for the 'TWRA On the Go 2.0'.
- Tap the first result and tap install.
- Once the installation is over, Tap the App icon in Menu to start playing.
- That's all Enjoy!
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That would be all from our side. In case you have got any queries or you have any issue following the guide, do let me know by leaving your thoughts in the comments section below.


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A Season of Gratitude: Giving Tuesday
Helping Members Pay it Forward
After all the helpings of grace, gratitude and gravy this Thanksgiving, Thrivent Financial invites you to join in celebrating generosity on Giving Tuesday.
On Giving Tuesday — Tuesday, November 27, 2018 — make a donation to the selected charities below and Thrivent will double your gift!*
Your local Thrivent Member Network (TMN) will be contacting Thrivent members in each area about specific charities in your area that are eligible to receive a match.
Questions? Please call Thrivent Member Services at 800-847-4836.
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School answers parents doubts
PUBLISHED: 12:01 14 February 2008 | UPDATED: 12:57 06 May 2010
STAFF, parents and governors of a primary school earmarked for expansion for the next two summers have rushed to its defence in the wake of concern about a shortfall in demand. Mandeville School in St Albans together with Bernards Heath Infants School wil
STAFF, parents and governors of a primary school earmarked for expansion for the next two summers have rushed to its defence in the wake of concern about a shortfall in demand.
Mandeville School in St Albans together with Bernards Heath Infants School will nearly double its intake this summer and in 2009 in a bid to meet a shortage of primary places in the city.
Fifty-three places have been allocated at Mandeville for the coming autumn term but only 17 parents have requested a place there for their child.
Some parents are unhappy about their children being allocated a place there because it was not named on their list of three preferred schools and would mean a long journey to get there.
Head teacher Amanda Godfrey said this week that the school was saddened to hear that parents were disappointed with their allocation of a place at Mandeville particularly as so few had been willing to visit and make their decision based on first-hand experience.
She added: "Of the parents who received Mandeville as their school who had not requested it, six parents have since visited the school and all were extremely positive about their visit.
"Following their visit, all but one accepted the place offered to them without hesitation. The exception was one family that lived over five miles away."
Ms Godfrey said the school had made huge improvements over the last eight years and was unrecognisable from the Mandeville of 1998 when it was deemed to be a failing school.
She said: "Everyone connected with the current school is immensely proud of what we do. There is a fantastic learning environment to inspire and support children, the staff are excellent, there is a very strong leadership team and most importantly children are happy and successful learners."
She pointed out that the most recent figures from the Department for Children, Schools and Families showed Mandeville pupils progressing equal to the 25 per cent best-performing schools in the country. In English, pupils achieved even better with progress among the top 10 per cent nationally.
Ms Godfrey said the achievements confirmed a consistently-rising trend and there was every indication the school would be even more successful next year.
Mandeville is due for another Ofsted inspection before the end of the school year after a gap of nearly six years which makes the 2002 report the most recent parents have to look at.
Ms Godfrey described the 30 additional places the school had been asked to offer as an "exciting opportunity" and urged all families allocated a place at the school to accept an invitation to come and visit it for themselves.
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Journaling at the end of the day!
#365daysofwriting #blogging #discoverwp #writing #fantasy
As the long dreary day comes to an end, everyone is fast asleep. She relaxes near a window and begins to place her thoughts on paper. The day was full of conversations and images everywhere she went and the only way to rest her weary eyes was to share her thoughts inside the covers of her fantastic journal!
Inside the covers of her fantastic journal, she could reveal herself and her thoughts without judgements or comments. She could reveal how life was now, compared to her future. She can reveal her fears and her dreams about her future trips.
Journaling at the end of the day keeps her mind clear to begin a new journey tomorrow.


text: Email This Post HomeHumorMore Proof My Husband is an Idiot, hear my interview and book deals galore! Amy Vansant January 25, 2018 Humor 8 Comments More Proof My Husband is an Idiot I don't make this stuff up. We bought a motion detection camera and my husband has been having a ball playing with it. So I wasn't totally surprised when I received the following video while at the dentist. He sent me a text telling me to quick look at the camera feed because something horrible was happening!!!!! I can't tell you how lucky it was that I was out of the house while we were being attacked by a glass octopus on a fishing line. Ever Wonder What I Sound Like? No, I didn't think you did. Nevertheless, my interview with Blondie and the Brit book podcast is LIVE if you'd like to hear me chat with the ladies about my books and other booky endeavors! Thank you so much to Blondie and the Brit for a fun interview! Book Deals Start Date: 12-28-2017End Date: 01-26-2018 Bloodlines & Lies By Lynda Rees Usual Price: 4.99 Sale: New Release A wedding, a fatal disease, a drug ring, a stunning redhead, and a swindle wreak havoc with a triple-crown racers chances and his owners love life. Amazon |Kobo Link|BN|Apple iBooks|Website Start Date: 01-24-2018End Date: 02-26-2018 Strawberries and Suffering (Sweet Baked Mystery Book 2) By Katherine Hayton Usual Price: New Release Sale: .99 Well, at least they know the butler didn't do it. When Holly and Crystal Waterston cater for a wedding with a gigantic guest list, they think the worst thing that could happen is putting the strawberry halves on the wrong cupcake. Instead, a series of unfortunate events leave them trapped in a manor house with no phone, closed roads, and a butler who's dropped down dead. After their cupcakes are blamed for the sudden demise, Holly must unpick the tangled relationships of stranded wedding guests to clear the family bakery's good name. But with an attentive man flirting, a goth teen sloping around the venue, and an old woman intent on stealing the family recipes, Holly might have bitten off more than she can chew. If she can't prove the identity of the true perpetrator, then the day might end with her sitting in the slammer rather than tucked up in a nice, warm bed. This Sweet Baked Mystery does not contain any potentially toxic ingredients: No Swearing No Gore No Graphic Scenes and absolutely No Cliffhangers! Scroll up and one-click to solve the mystery today! Amazon Start Date: 01-17-2018End Date: 03-14-2018 The Ghost Within By Elle Klaess Usual Price: 2.99 Sale: .99 The day Opal observes her boyfriend locking lips with a gorgeous blonde is the day her life goes to pot. People turn to ash before her eyes, then her parents move the family into a creepy house left to them in a will by her great uncle. Amazon |Kobo Link|BN|Apple iBooks Start Date: 01-21-2018End Date: 02-09-2018 Reborn (Rise of the Realms: Book One) By D Fischer Usual Price: .99 Sale: New Release Five people. Five crossing fates. One person's actions change their lives forever. Making a deal with the Fee has its price. "If you're a fan of Game of Thrones, this is a must read." Amazon Start Date: 01-21-2018End Date: 02-22-2018 Postcards from Moscow By Rebekah Dodson Usual Price: Pre-Release Sale: .99 Jaquellyn Arnolt has wanted to be a ballerina forever; until the night she suffers a tragic fall. When the unsigned postcards arrive from Moscow, she begins to heal with the passionate words of a fellow artist. Amazon|Instafreebie Start Date: 12-26-2017End Date: 01-31-2018 An Arrow Against the Wind (The Bow of Hart Saga Book 2) By P. H. Solomon Usual Price: 4.99 Sale: 2.99 Awards: Just nominated as Fantasia Reviews 2017 Book of the Year ! If the Bow of Destiny was a fresh take on a classic tale, An Arrow Against the Wind seeks to refine it all further still. Here, Mister Solomon has grown bolder, but wiser.'Haunted by his past. Hunted in the present. Buffeted like an arrow in the wind. Amazon Action Adventure Giveaway! Author Recent Posts Amy VansantAmy Vansant is a USA Today and Wall Street Journal Best-Selling author specializing in fun, funny fiction --- even the murder mysteries. Latest posts by Amy Vansant (see all) Vegetable *Whatever* Soup – Giveaways and Book Steals and Deals - August 11, 2020 New Book on PreOrder, Giveaways and Deals (Win Kindles) - July 29, 2020 Help me write a description, new audio book site for cozies, giveaways steals & deals - July 20, 2020 8 Responses Shirley January 25, 2018 The glass octopus sounds like something my husband would do also…men and their toys…what a great laugh though… 1 likes Reply Amy Vansant January 25, 2018 He is special… 🙂 0 likes Reply Christine January 26, 2018 Your a lucky gal to have a husband with a sense of humor, makes life fun…….. 0 likes John MacLean January 25, 2018 Oh well I suspect he would not have used the time to find a cure for cancer or some other accomplishment that women, or adults , might believe more worthy of the time and effort that went into the artistic presentation of glass arachnid exploits. 1 likes Reply Amy Vansant January 25, 2018 I've heard Jonas Salk walk obsessed with glass octopus pranks… 1 likes Reply John MacLean January 25, 2018 Hmm. Might have made a misstep. The machine insists I comment on my own post. 0 likes Reply Crystal January 25, 2018 Thank you for the much needed humor during a very stressful time of my life. Please tell your husband thank you for doing stupid things. 2 likes Reply Dee Burdick January 26, 2018 NOW I know why I didn't buy my guy one of those things!!!! 0 likes Reply Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website Add me to Amy Vansant's Humor Newsletter!


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Tonight at dinner we had some totally yummy tater tots. (Hadn't had them in years until a few months ago and now we probably have them about once every two weeks since the kids seemed to really like them.) Somehow the bloom is off the rose with the tots though because now Caroline doesn't really eat them and Bryce is a bit turned off by them. When he wasn't eating them tonight he said, "I don't like those tater tots because of the bumps in them." I guess he's not into the ground up potato chunks all of a sudden?
And then as he was finishing up and getting ready to bus his place, he says, "Mommy, my feet feel all weird. Like they have sprinkles on them." I explained to him about tingling but honestly, I prefer calling it sprinkles now.


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People Search in Wisconsin
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