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Earlier this term, our intrepid Year 5 performers undertook one of the greatest theatrical challenges there is—Shakespeare! In a number of performances spread across a week, they wowed their audiences, including other students and their very proud families. Three of our performers have here reflected on the experience.
Mikaela Stark (5G) writes:
At the start of Term 2 our teachers announced we would be performing A Midsummer Night's Dream for Kids. They gave us an audition script and we had to remember the lines and perform it to both classes. Mr David and Mrs Maina decided to mix up the classes so some people from Mrs Maina's class were in Mr David's cast.
We rehearsed Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and we did that every week. Mr David's cast performed on Wednesday 7th November and Mrs Maina's cast performed on Thursday 8th November. We rehearsed in our classrooms until Tuesday 6th November. We performed our play in the hall and we had to set the hall up.
We were always told to slow down and be louder. It was a fun experience and I loved learning my lines. We listened to the play over and over again. Mr David got Mrs Lainson to come in and see our play and tell us what we can improve on.
We all had to share our costumes and props. Most of us just had to wear a black t-shirt and dark pants. The main characters, Helena, Hermia and Hippolyta had to wear a dress but the rest wore dark clothes.
I loved being mixed with the classes—it was fun learning our lines together and watching the videos that Mr David recorded of us. It took about an hour to set the hall up and an hour to pack it up.
The next day after our performance our director/teacher gave us all an ice cream to "thank us"! I enjoyed performing to everyone. It was so much fun and I would so do it again. This was a GREAT experience!
Ben Christian (5G) writes:
In Term 2 our teachers announced we were going to perform the play A Midsummer Night's Dream for Kids. We were all excited and nervous at the same time. Some of us had siblings that had already done the play in Year 5 so they knew about it.
The main characters were the four loves, Lysander, Hermia, Demetrius and Helena; the fairies, Oberon, Puck and Titania; Peter Quince and Nick Bottom.
The auditions took place Term 2, Week 8. There were two casts so only two of each character. Most boys tried out for Lysander and girls Hermia or Helena, but Puck was the most common. About a week later we found out our parts. Most people were happy with their part but some weren't. But it didn't stop there—for another month or two, people were swapping parts. It eventually settled.
Everyone enjoyed learning their lines but for some it wasn't so easy, although in the end everyone got there. The biggest struggle for everyone was to SLOW DOWN!! And SPEAK LOUDER!! But people still didn't on the day of the performance.
Two weeks before the play we got our costumes. Everyone loved them. Thanks to Mr Parsons we got the the stage set up in about an hour. It looked great! And thanks to our Year 2 buddies we had great decorations.
Then finally after a term and a half of practising, it was performance week. As well as the actual performance we did a dress rehearsal in front of Year 6 and Kindergarten. Everyone was nervous but excited at the same time, but everyone was great. The day after, it was the real performance. Everybody was so nervous! Everyone did great. It was a great journey for everyone.
Amaya Spreitzer (5G) writes:
A Midsummer Night's Dream for Kids was a remarkable journey. It was fun, hard, and even frightening at times, but the directors, Mr David and Mrs Maina, helped us through every part of it.
It was the beginning of Term 2 when our teachers announced that we would be performing A Midsummer Night's Dream for Kids and we could audition for roles. They handed out the audition scripts and from then on we were practising the audition parts every day and every break.
The audition day arrived and we were all anxious. Most of the boys were auditioning for Lysander and Demetrius and most of the girls were auditioning for Helena and Hermia. It took two days for all the auditions to be finished but we were all still nervous because it was another couple of days until we found out our roles. We finally found out what characters we were and what cast we were in. When we found out our roles, some of us were delighted and some of us were disappointed but we all ended up enjoying our roles.
We rehearsed the play for three months. It was hard work. We had to remember our lines, how to act, and mainly how to SPEAK LOUDER and SLOW DOWN! Another hard thing was if characters got swapped, which some did, because then you would have to adjust to the way they act.
The week that we were performing we became nervous. Luckily we had a dress rehearsal. The dress rehearsal felt like we were doing the performance. There were costumes, people, a spectacular set (thanks to Mr Parsons)—it felt amazing but compared to the performance it was nothing.
Then came the day of our performance. It was breathtaking. There were lights, a smoke machine, programs, cameras and not just people but family and friends who had to listen to us practising our lines probably hundreds of times. There was one special guest who we were not expecting—there was a kookaburra in the hall! Luckily no one noticed it.
There was a certain thrill about performing. When you were up on the stage acting and performing our lines it felt so great and right, because you're doing your best and all your hard work is paying off. There was truly some Midsummer Night's Dream magic in the air.


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The Family Medicine Chest
By Douglas H. Shepard, 2013
The Family Medicine Chest was a product of Frederick M. Southwick's Family Medicine Co. in the 1920s. Southwick, the son of Erastus and Samantha (Cole) Southwick, was born near Van Buren Bay around 1853. On 25 March 1874 he married Laura Woodworth. He first appears in Fredonia records in the 1920 Census at 7 Free Street (Lambert Avenue) as a Manufacturer of Medicine. The 1921 Directory describes it as the Fredonia Medicine Co. By the 1923 Directory it is the Family Medicine Co. at the same location. The 1925 Census lists him as still at 7 Free Street, 72, a Salesman, but the 1925 Directory shows him to have left Fredonia. His wife died in 1926 and he died at his daughter's home in Lakewood OH in January 1928.

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There is a reason we refer to the NRA as the world's largest gun control organization. They have compromised and negotiated away one right after another. Gun Owner's of America and Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership are both no compromise organizations. –jtl, 419
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With the release of the first episode of the Defending Our America series titled "Know Your Enemies and Know Yourself" the National Rifle Association (NRA) puts itself at the forefront of the shills for tyranny and empire. Please watch the first episode and the season preview. They advocate police power to fight the war on drugs, police power to secure the borders, and military power to fight Islam overseas. In other words, they advocate for the very things that are destroying our liberties. Not once in either video do we hear the words liberty or freedom.
The war on drugs has lead to the destruction of the right to privacy and property. It is driving the militarization of the police enabling Commando style raids that now happen over one-hundred times a day in the United States. Sometimes they are based on nothing more than the word of an informant. Sometimes they are to serve a warrant on a non-violent person. Asset forfeiture has police forces becoming predators seeking out the maximum take with little or no due process. Law enforcement has become the standing army many Founders warned us not to have. The war on drugs keeps the money flowing to the law enforcement establishment.
"Securing" the massive southern border of the US is a pointless and impossible task. In the process of attempting it the government is building up a police state characterized by checkpoints, warrantless searches, and other intrusive controls. We need the governments permission just to work now that they've made it illegal to hire undocumented workers and implemented e-verify. This is another form of tyranny that keeps money flowing to the law enforcement establishment.
Fighting Islam is a farce designed to keep money following into the military-industrial complex that President Eisenhower warned was taking over. It furnishes an excuse to keep taxes and government debt high. "…armies, and debts, and taxes are the known instrument for bringing the many under the domination of the few." is how James Madison put it.
Follow the money. It comes as no surprise that the series is sponsored by Sig Sauer a supplier of weapons to law enforcement and the military. It is obviously important to Sig Sauer that the people support the gravy train they're riding. Hey, who cares about liberty when there's government money to be had?
If my words aren't enough to convince you perhaps you'll listen to Patrick Henry. He warned of the dangers lurking in the constitution, the very document the videos advocate defending. Below are selected, relevant excerpts from Henry's speech arguing against adoption of the constitution titled "Shall Liberty or Empire Be Sought?
A standing army we shall have, also, to execute the execrable commands of tyranny; and how are you to punish them? Will you order them to be punished? Who shall obey these orders? Will your mace-bearer be a match for a disciplined regiment?
When the American spirit was in its youth, the language of America was different: liberty, sir, was then the primary object…by that spirit we have triumphed over every difficulty. But now, sir, the American spirit, assisted by the ropes and chains of consolidation, is about to convert this country into a powerful and mighty empire.
But, sir, we are not feared by foreigners; we do not make nations tremble. Would this constitute happiness, or secure liberty? I trust, sir, our political hemisphere will ever direct their operations to the security of those objects.
It is on a supposition that your American governors shall be honest, that all the good qualities of this government are founded; but its defective and imperfect construction puts it in their power to perpetrate the worst of mischiefs, should they be bad men; and, sir, would not all the world…blame our distracted folly in resting our rights upon the contingency of our rulers being good or bad? Show me that age and country where the rights and liberties of the people were placed on the sole chance of their rulers being good men, without a consequent loss of liberty! I say that the loss of that dearest privilege has ever followed, with absolute certainty, every such mad attempt.
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Iran's parliament revealed it planned to impeach President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad but refrained under orders from Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, exposing a deepening division within the regime.
Lawmakers also launched a new petition to bring a debate on the president's impeachment, conservative newspapers reported Monday.
The reports of challenges to Mr. Ahmadinejad were intended as retorts to a powerful body of clerics that urged Mr. Khamenei to curb the parliament's authority and give greater clout to the president.


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The place to go for insanely tasty seafood is Kinsale, which grew up around its historic fishing port. Now the southerly starting point of the exalted Wild Atlantic Way tourism trail, this is a charming seafront town of brightly coloured shopfronts, overflowing flowerbeds and heavenly harbour views. The local golf club, Old Head Golf Links, has to be seen to be believed – sitting atop rugged cliffs at the tip of a diamond-shaped peninsula that juts out into the surrounding ocean.
Recently named the best town in Ireland and the UK at the 2017 Urbanism Awards, Clonakilty has a population that truly cares about keeping their town beautiful. After winning the overall national Tidy Towns Competition in 1999, they have gained a whole host of awards since for their dedicated efforts at keeping the local environment looking its best. A few kilometres outside of town, you will find the Blue Flag-certified beach of Inchydoney, one of the most picturesque in the whole country.
Although technically a village, Glandore should definitely be included on a visit along the West Cork coastline. The yachting harbour of the same name stretches inland for approximately three miles (4.8 kilometres), with two islands at its mouth named Adam and Eve. The village is centred around a pier built in the early 19th century, with sailing and whale watching as some of the main activities on offer. There are two Norman castles in the vicinity, as well as a pleasant walking route to the megalithic Drombeg Stone Circle nearby.
With a ferry port serving the Roaring Water Bay – famous for its oysters – and many of the islands known as Carbery's Hundred Isles, Baltimore gets its name from the Irish Baile an Tí Mhóir, meaning 'town of the big house'. The big house referred to is a 13th-century castle overlooking the harbour, destroyed several times throughout its history but always rebuilt. Baltimore and the islands off its coast are legendary, but not thought to be the origin of the name of the US city. It's believed that Baltimore, Maryland, is named after the second Lord Baltimore of the Irish House of Lords, who colonised the area.
Schull is the principal village on the peninsula that ends in Mizen Head – Ireland's most southerly point, and a site chosen as a filming location for the newest Star Wars movies due to its almost mythical beauty. Mount Gabriel presides to the north of the town, meaning it possesses that rare combination of both sea and mountain views. Full of quirky shops and welcoming restaurants, and with a harbour that looks out towards the Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking) region of Cape Clear Island and the Atlantic Ocean, Schull is truly a little slice of heaven.
The town of Bantry can be found at the inner point of Bantry Bay, one of the southwest's longest inlets at approximately 20 miles (32.1 kilometres) in length. Flanked by a rainbow of coloured buildings, its large town square is the venue of the weekly Bantry Food Market, described as 'one of the most vibrant markets in West Cork' by Discover Ireland. Other recommended activities here include taking a day trip to the bay's Whiddy Island – a refuge for flamboyant plants, such as fuchsia, because of its Gulf Stream climate.
Situated on the Ring of Beara route along the Beara Peninsula, the gorgeous village of Glengarriff is referred to as 'the natural meeting place' because of its plentiful outdoor attractions. It takes its name from the Irish 'the rugged glen' – no doubt a reference to the peninsula's sandstone Caha Mountains. Glengarriff Forest is now a major nature reserve full of paths, picnic areas and lookout points, while Garnish Island in Glengarriff Harbour is home to a famous Italian garden designed by British landscape designer Harold Peto.


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The certificate itself can be obtained through a dive center or freelance instructor. (Shutterstock/-)
As an archipelagic country, Indonesia is home to breathtaking underwater destinations that have attracted divers from all over the world.
Those interested in obtaining a diving license may want to note that there are several associations that issue such certificates in the country, namely the United States-based Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI), Indonesian Underwater Sports Association (POSSI), which collaborates with the Italy-based Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS), and US-based Scuba Schools International (SSI).
PADI, for instance, offers various certification levels, from open water diver and adventure diver, to advanced open water diver, rescue diver and master diver.
PADI open water scuba instructor Bhakti Suhendarwan told kompas.com that those with open water diver licenses could expect to enjoy Indonesia's marvelous underwater scene as deep as 18 meters.
The certificate itself can be obtained through a dive center or freelance instructor.
Read also: Seven lesser-known dive areas in Indonesia
"If from a dive center, the price is usually around Rp 7 million [US$493]. Meanwhile freelance [instructors] usually charge around Rp 5 million," he said.
Dive centers usually already own a pool to train the divers, which makes it more convenient for the participants, he said.
"Some of the dive centers that are based in Jakarta are Bubbles, Sea Pearl and Master Selam. Or you can always opt for trusted freelance instructors," he added. (kes)
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Ever since the 2016 election, it's been common for some people to refer to whatever year we're in as a synonym for dystopian weirdness. (Last year, for example, CNN's Jake Tapper tweeted "Peak 2017" about a headline saying, "US ambassador denies own comments, then denies denial.") The world has felt continuously off-kilter, like a TV drama whose writers developed a sudden fondness for psilocybin. Last month astronomers at Harvard wrote that a strange oblong space object "may be a fully operational probe sent intentionally to Earth vicinity by an alien civilization," and it barely made a ripple in the news. There was simply too much else going on.
Amid this ceaseless barrage, things many of us have taken for granted have been called into question, including the endurance of liberal democracy, the political salience of truth and the assumption that it would be a big scandal if a president were caught directing illegal payoffs to a pornographic film actress. Often it feels like in American politics, none of the old rules still apply.
But in 2018, they did. (At least some of them.) Alien probes aside, this was a year in which things started to make sense again. The Democratic landslide in the midterms proved that the laws of political gravity haven't been suspended; Trump's incompetence, venality and boorishness had electoral consequences. Further, it was a year of justice and accountability for at least some of those who foisted this administration on the country. An awful menagerie of lowlifes was swept into power by Trump's victory two years ago. In 2018, at least some of them started to fall back out again.
[Listen to "The Argument" podcast every Thursday morning, with Ross Douthat, Michelle Goldberg and David Leonhardt.]
At the beginning of 2018, Michael Cohen was still Trump's loyal personal lawyer. Paul Manafort, Trump's former campaign chairman, was sleeping in his own bed at night. Rick Gates, Manafort's deputy, had not yet made a plea deal with Robert Mueller, the special counsel. Mueller's investigation hadn't yet sent anyone to prison. The Dutch lawyer Alex van der Zwaan, who pleaded guilty to lying to the F.B.I. about work he'd done with Gates for the former Ukrainian president, became the first, in May. He was followed by Richard Pinedo, seller of fake IDs and fraudulent bank accounts, and former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos.
When this year began, Scott Pruitt was still indulging in spectacular corruption as head of the Environmental Protection Agency. Omarosa Manigault Newman had just been fired from her senior administration job and had not yet revealed her stash of secret recordings. Rob Porter, who has been accused of abuse by two ex-wives, was still White House staff secretary. David Sorensen, accused of abuse by one ex-wife, was still a White House speechwriter.
At the start of 2018, the casino mogul Steve Wynn was the Republican National Committee's national finance chairman. He resigned after The Wall Street Journal reported that he'd been accused of committing multiple acts of sexual harassment and assault. (Wynn denied assaulting anyone.) Elliott Broidy, owner of a private security company, was an R.N.C. deputy national finance chairman. He resigned after The Journal reported that he'd paid hush money to a former Playboy model who said she'd had an abortion after he got her pregnant. (Cohen was also a deputy chairman; he resigned in June.)
As this year began, Steve Bannon, Trump's former campaign head and chief White House strategist, whose sympathy for white nationalists did so much damage in so little time, was still running Breitbart News. He'd not yet burned his bridges to Trumpworld with his comments in Michael Wolff's book "Fire and Fury," which was published in January. Since then, Bannon has lost considerable pull. He most recently made headlines after he was scheduled to speak at a conference on sex robots; a backlash to his invitation led to the conference being postponed.
In January, McClatchy reported that the F.B.I. was investigating whether Russia funneled money through the National Rifle Association to aid the Trump campaign. Throughout the year, as evidence of sketchy connections between the N.R.A. and Russia kept emerging, many on the right poo-pooed it. ("This attempt to turn the N.R.A. into another cog in the Russian conspiracy is laughable, but the mainstream media apparently still find it deeply compelling," wrote Breitbart editor Joel Pollak in March.) On Thursday, Maria Butina, a Russian who'd nurtured ties to N.R.A. leadership and to Trumpworld, pleaded guilty to conspiring to act as a foreign agent. The plea described how, after arranging a junket to Moscow for a "Gun Rights Organization," she wrote a message to her handler that was translated as, "We should allow them to express their gratitude now, we will put pressure on them quietly later."
If Trump opponents had known a year ago that 2018 would bring so many revelations and comeuppances, we might have assumed that the Trump administration would be entering its terminal phase. But living under Trump has inured many of us to shock; momentous developments, like Cohen being sentenced to three years in prison, end up feeling anticlimactic, particularly with most Republicans refusing to act.
Still, when you consider the events of the last 12 months together, it becomes clear how relentlessly justice has ground forward, and how much Trump and his flunkies have lost. As I was writing this, news broke that federal prosecutors have started a criminal investigation into Trump's inaugural committee, adding to inquiries into his business, foundation, campaign and presidency. America is still in a perilous place, and even a weakened Trump can torment migrants, pack the courts, wreck the environment and suck up to tyrants. Nevertheless, this is the first year since 2015, when Trump rode down that cursed escalator to launch his bid for office, that is ending more hopefully than it began.
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What is TMJ and How Can I Treat It?Posted June 3, 2019 in TMJ Disorder
The temporomandibular joint plays an integral role in the motion of the jaw and mouth. Located on each side of the mouth, each joint acts as a sort of "hinge" that allows you to open and close your mouth, making it possible to speak, chew, and swallow. Together with facial muscles and ligaments, the temporomandibular joints control the mandible, or lower jaw, allowing it to move forward, backward, and side to side.
TMJ is used as an abbreviation for disorders of the temporomandibular joint. TMJ affects the muscles and ligaments that make up the temporomandibular joint and cause pain, tenderness, and stiffness in the area. They are caused by a variety of factors, including genetics, injury, and stress levels. In more extreme cases, TMJ disorder can cause so much pain and stiffness that it can be difficult to open or shut the jaw.
TMJ Signs and Symptoms
TMJ disorders can cause symptoms such as:
- Pain, tenderness, and stiffness of the jaw
- Pain in one or both temporomandibular joints
- A "clicking" or "grating" sound when you chew or open your mouth
- Pain or aches in or around the ear
- Difficulty or pain while chewing
- Facial pain or tenderness
- Recurring headaches
- Joint "locks" up, making it hard to open or close your mouth
Common Causes of TMJ
The area that controls the movement of the jaw muscles contains a disk of cartilage between the ball and socket of the temporomandibular joint. If that disk gets damaged for any reason, such as arthritis or an injury to the jaw, TMJ disorder may develop. An uneven bite or misaligned jaw can also cause the disk to get damaged or misaligned, leading to TMJ pain. Long-term teeth grinding, also known as bruxism, is another common cause of TMJ. A diet with many hard or hard-to-chew foods, such as crunchy potato chips or chewy candy bars, may also play a role in causing TMJ pain. Stress has also been linked to both bruxism and TMJ. The causes behind TMJ disorders are not always apparent, but the pain will continue to worsen if left untreated.
Diagnosing TMJ
If you're experiencing symptoms that indicate you may have TMJ, you should see your doctor or dentist, such as Dr. Tomazin, as soon as you can. Your dentist will check your jaw and teeth by observing the motion of your mouth as you open and shut your jaw and also pressing on specific areas to check for tenderness or pain. Your dentist will also listen for any audible "clicking" or grinding. You may need to get X-rays or other scans if further examination is needed. Once diagnosed, you can begin to discuss what treatment options are available.
Treating TMJ
Your dentist will help you develop a plan to treat your TMJ upon diagnosis. Some treatments for TMJ include:
- Medications
- Therapies
- Change in diet
- Physical exercises
- Pain relief remedies
- A night guard to decrease bruxism
Know Your Treatment Options
The causes of TMJ disorder can vary from patient to patient. Factors such as diet, jaw placement, previous trauma or injury to the area can all play a role, along with other conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis. Bruxism, or teeth grinding, also causes TMJ pain.
Dentists, such as Dr. Tomazin, work closely with their patients to accurately diagnose TMJ and come up with a treatment plan that works to relieve the effects of this often painful disorder. A good treatment plan will help to decrease the pain, tenderness, and stiffness associated with TMJ and can even help prevent what causes the disorder in the first place. A combination of treatments may be the best way to help alleviate your symptoms.
Treating TMJ with Medicine
Your dentist may need to prescribe certain medications to help deal with the pain and other symptoms related to TMJ. Pain relievers and anti-inflammatory medications, such as ibuprofen, may be used for a limited time to help decrease pain. Some dentists may prescribe certain types of antidepressants or anti-anxiety medications, as in low doses they can be used to decrease bruxism. If needed, a dentist may also prescribe muscle relaxants, which help ease tension and pain from muscle spasms related to TMJ.
Therapeutic Treatments
There are a few different therapies that can be used to address TMJ and relieve symptoms. Physical therapy, such as exercises to help strengthen and stretch your jaw and mouth muscles, can be used to provide relief. Some dentists also use ultrasound treatments to help relax muscles and a heat or ice pack for pain. If there is bruxism, the use of a mouth guard or splint will also help decrease nighttime grinding and relieve pain and discomfort. Mouth guards can be bought at a local drug store, but a mouth guard or splint customized to fit your bite is the best option. Dr. Tomazin uses a special mold to craft a mouth guard or splint tailored to your needs.
Home Remedies
Some dentists recommend some simple lifestyle changes that can also help ease the symptoms of TMJ. Some home remedies include:
- Eating soft foods
- Cutting food into smaller pieces
- Avoiding sticky, chewy, or crunchy food
- Avoid chewing gum and biting nails
- Using heat or ice packs
- Relaxation or meditation techniques to loosen tense jaw muscles
Surgery or Other Procedures
In more severe cases, or if other treatments haven't helped, surgery or other less invasive procedures may be recommended.
This is a minimally invasive procedure where a dentist injects fluid to irrigate the temporomandibular joint and remove debris, helping decrease inflammation.
Some TMJ patients benefit from cortisone injections into the joint to relieve symptoms. In other cases, botulinum toxin type A (commonly known as BOTOX®) injections into the jaw can help relax the muscles associated with TMJ pain.
The use of tiny needles inserted into certain points of the face and body may help alleviate some of the pain and muscle stiffness from TMJ.
Dental work:
In some cases, TMJ can be alleviated by adjusting or reshaping some of the teeth. This can help fix an uneven bite that often leads to some of the worst symptoms. Orthodontic treatments, such as tooth aligners or a retainer, may also be recommended.
Modified condylotomy:
This type of surgery is best used if TMJ has caused "locking" or difficulty in moving the jaw, as it is done on the mandible to correct movement issues.
Open-joint surgery:
This type of surgery will help replace or repair the temporomandibular joint and is typically only used if there is a structural issue with the joint itself. This should only be considered if other TMJ treatment options have been tried and haven't worked.
Dr. Tomazin will help you develop a treatment plan that best addresses your TMJ symptoms to find you long-lasting relief. Call our offices at 951-686-3666 to schedule a consultation soon.


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This is obviously for Roger who may well feel constrained to do a small but elegant deal concerning chainsaws if I'm lucky. He has bees as a thank you for saving my wall bees because if he'd said he wanted to exterminate them then I would have agreed rather than risk him and Paul being stung. It's also because he can't appropriate Paul's plaque and I don't want him to feel deprived. The slate itself is a beautiful colour and an interesting shape. The oil really makes the natural colours sing.
This is one of the cats being helpful while I was doing the lettering. It's always nice when a cat fulfils its role in life. The supervising and sitting in the wet paint was so tiring for him he had to go for a little lie down under our duvet to recover.


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Fake CIA Agent and Fox News "Terror Expert"
Wayne Simmons was on all the Fox News Shows for the past 10 years. He pulled this scam and nobody ever bothered checking up on him. Besides never working for the CIA his previous jobs included nightclub doorman, bookie, manager of a rent-by-the-hour hot tub business.
Mr. Copper – Disagree
It makes perfect sense. The NWO/US/Israel crowd has been looking to destabilize the region from the get go. Erdogan is an Islamist, the coup attempt was from the CIA/Mossad backed "secular" military types in Turkey.
The bottom line is that the NWO/US/Israel crowd has done nothing other than destabilize the region by creating conflict in Iraq, Syria, Libya, Yemen and Afghanistan to protect Israel. Divide and conquer, you know this. If they fight with each other, Israel gains strength.
Complete comedy show and right out there for anyone who has eyes to see.
Ororeef @ 15:17 How can one man be responsible, whether the truck driver or Holland?
They are not IMO. Those responsible are the people who allow themselves to be influenced by such people, and one of the best examples that comes to mind is Obama being allowed to "lead" the USA to destruction from the get go!! So the blame needs to be placed on the apathetic people who allowed these things to happen……IMO!!
will become the Poster BOY for suspension of US CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.
get rid of HOLLAND ….He is the MODEL OBAMA & HILLARY will use for Marshall LAW here !
How can we who OWE our freedom to the FRENCH when British Red Coats were swarming through our countryside ….sit back and NOT HELP the FRENCH PEOPLE rid themselves of an insidious mole among themselves . NO excuse for suspension of FRENCH FREEDOM is to be allowed ever ! WE would have to send back the statue OF liberty !
Buygold re America of being behind the coup??
That doesn't make any sense to me. To me it was a break-away independence action. The people that run "America" are always promoting alliances or globalization. "They don't like pockets of independence.
The only way it makes sense, is if the New World Order is starting to promote reversal of globalization. Independence and self reliance for each country. UK Brexit and USA's Trump for example is opposite of globalization, which is obviously failing before total completion.
HOLLAND needs to go ! He has Failed the French People !
How does one man driving a Truck become a justification for suspension of French Freedom ?
Is not Hollands failure the Problem ? How did the French Republic become the Problem ? HOLLAND is the Problem !
Erdogan may be a scumbag but he's not stupid
He's also shut down operations and shut off power to the US Air Base at Incirlik
Turkey Accuses US Of Being Behind Military Coup, Demands Extradition Of Cleric Gulen
larry c, a subtle but important point
you say that in citizens united, the court found that corporations were "people."
not true!
the court found that corporations were "persons."
this difference is critical if you consider the wording of the fourteenth amendment, to wit:
"…nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws…"
the finding that corporations were "persons" is not new. it has been so for centuries, extending back into english common law upon which united states jurisprudence is based.
the only new concept in citizens united was the concept that "speech" in the first amendment included paying a spokesperson.
Here is a good news weekend story for those interested in running their own business.
Leonard Lee died on 7 July 2016 at age 77. Canadians who buy tools at Lee Valley Tools will know the business that he established rather late in his life. The link below describes how Mr. Lee cultivated a motivating relationship with his employees and customers. Along the way he also built a popular business marketing good tools that people need for wood working, gardening, and cabinetry crafts. Mr. Lee will be missed but his stores live on, now under the guiding hand of his son. The Lee Valley Tools website shows the range of tools they have chosen for their sales inventory, in the process having created a "candy store" for persons who like good tools for their craft.
Mr. Portugeezer
You might want to check the Conservative Playbook, and research the 2010 United States Supreme Court decision, Citizens United. This conservative backed decision altered campaign finance laws by limiting how the government can justify laws restricting First Amendment rights in the form of campaign decisions.
Basically, it opened the door to unlimited donations, claiming among other things that corporations are people. It opened the political contribution floodgate, allowing the wealthiest individuals to have a greater ability to influence parties and candidates in their direction. Conservatives best not bite the hand that feeds them. This was a one percent victory.
billary's bribes
It's time to expose all the people and companies that politicians owe favours to.
Not just lobbying, but also things like the PACs.
Does the average US Citizen understand how this PAC scheme was developed to get around the limitations placed on politicians begging bowls?
Time to regulate lobbying and to ban PACs.
We need billary to fail in the Presidential stakes to teach these payola advocates a lesson. Let's see them try to get their money back from the Clintons. But first, tie up their foundation so that they cannot use those ill-gotten gains.
Thinking about it, if the Clinton foundation were to lose its charitable status, the government could go after the companies that donated the funds for the tax that they did not pay. Why, because the companies knew that it was a scam and that they were cynically ignoring the fact. Payback is a beach – in hell.
Gold Train
The weekend is here. We're pulling the train into Silverton for the weekend. Lots of silver mines in the area. Happy Prospecting!


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Morva is a lovely detached holiday cottage set in an elevated position with stunning far reaching views over Cardigan Bay, but just a short walk from the harbour and the sandy beach. Decorated and furnished to a high standard, it is very conveniently placed for all local shops, pubs and restaurants and lies near West Wales' Cardigan Bay Coastal Path, a place where dolphins and porpoises are often seen. Quaint New Quay was once a smuggling port, a busy ship-building centre and a thriving commercial port until the late 19th century. Today you will see fishing boats and dolphin survey trips departing from the harbour and it is still one of Wales' most popular sailing centres. The Heritage Coastline of Cardigan Bay is littered with beautiful coves and beaches waiting to be explored, such as Cwmtydu (where seals come to have their pups in late summer), Llangrannog, Penbryn and Tresaith, all within an easy drive. Close by is New Quay Honey Farm, with its tea rooms and shop selling honey and beeswax. The Georgian harbour town of Aberaeron with an array of coloured houses, chic shops, restaurants and cafés is also well worth a visit . The popular resort of Aberystwyth with its long promenade and pier is 45 minutes' drive away and from here you can take the Vale of Rheidol steam railway to Devil's Bridge and waterfalls. Whatever the season, there is so much on offer for all ages in this beautiful area of Wales and Morva is the perfect base from which to enjoy it. Shop and pub 200 yards.
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The coast is home to a resident pod of some 130 bottlenose dolphins as well as porpoises and grey seals. Eco-friendly boat trips to fully experience the coastline and its wildlife run frequently in the summer months from New Quay and Aberaeron. Hidden coves and sandy beaches also allow you to escape from the crowds.
Inland the countryside is a green vastness of hills and valleys dotted with small villages and market towns. There are several nature reserves, home to rare species of flora and fauna. Explore these on one of the many walking trails across the county and for the more adventurous; there is an awesome 35 km mountain biking trail in Nant Bwlch yr Arian high in the Cambrian Mountains. And afterwards, treat yourself to an award wining honey ice cream from Aberaeron!
Mount Snowdon dominates the glorious, ancient landscape of North Wales. The Snowdon Mountain Railway will take you to the Summit where you can enjoy fabulous views from the new visitor centre.
Bardsey Island is just 1.5 miles in length and, at its widest point, it is just over half a mile across.
Aberdaron Beach is at the end of the Llyn Peninsula. It is a beautiful sandy beach, sheltered by headlands, which stretches for a mile.
Pwllheli is the unofficial capital of The Llyn Peninsula.
Situated on the west coast of Britain covering 823 square miles of diverse landscapes, Snowdonia National Park is the largest National Park in Wales.
Located in the beautiful Cilan Headland and just three miles from the village of Abersoch Cilan Riding Centre caters for all abilities. 01758 713276


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Writing about mistakes some of God's people made in the past, the apostle Paul penned these words: "Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come. Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it." (vv. 11-13). Here Paul addresses two kinds of people who are particularly at risk: (1) Those who think they're incapable Walling. "You're not exempt. You could fall flat on your face as easily as anyone else. Forget about self-confidence; it's useless. Cultivate God-confidence." (2) Those who believe they'll never be able to get back up again. "God will never let you down; he'll never let you be pushed past your limit; he'll always be there to help you come through it." Isn't that great news? God not only understands your struggle, He promises you an exit strategy: a way to get through it. So the word for you today is: Move closer to God and stay there!
Week #38 Schedule for reading the Bible
This schedule will take the Bible student through the Bible in one year. Just click on the text to read and get started today.
Sunday: (Law) Numbers 16-18
Monday: (History) 2 Chronicles 1-5
Tuesday: (Psalms) Psalms 111-113
Wednesday: (Poetry) Proverbs 25
Thursday: (Prophecy) Amos 5-9
Friday: (Gospels) John 19-21
Saturday: (Letters) Philemon


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Christopher Kimball's Milk Street for KAF Chambray Apron
Sometimes the simplest kitchen tasks are the hardest. Like boiling an egg. I've also found that the simplest tools—such as aprons—are equally confusing. Aprons that are too short. (I like them to reach just above the knee.) Or aprons that are made of fabric that is too light or, on the other hand, too heavy. You feel like you're in a woodworking shop. I like function in my kitchen with clean designs—no wild colors or cutesy printed messages. Our Chambray apron is not a gauzy fashion accessory but rather built to last for real cooks, substantial in terms of fabric weight but not overwhelming. Its wider-than-standard bib provides maximum protection from splatters, and the apron itself is the proper length—just above the knee for me. Some aprons are so short that you end up with flour or hot oil on your pants if you're not careful! The two wide pockets are reinforced with metal rivets at the corners, so you can load them up with your instant-read thermometer, cellphone, a timer, a peeler or even a small kitchen towel. For a functional design element that complements the rustic look of this apron, we feature a large metal grommet at the neck for an easy adjustable neck strap—once you have the correct length, just tie a double knot.
- Material: 100% Cotton
- Care Instructions: Machine wash cold with like colors. Use non-chlorine bleach only. Tumble dry on low setting. Remove promptly.


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I've only run this race once before and I can't say it was an enjoyable experience. What then possessed me to talk Gary Wane into doing it, thereby obliging me to join him? Probably the Kronenburg 1664 on Sunday night – lesson to be learned there. As "targeted" race day approached, there was an ever decreasing number of likely Harriers runners. Dave Waddy was obviously having similar misgivings to me as we emailed each other late race day afternoon. "I've been trying to think of excuses not to run, but 'it's going to hurt like hell' is probably unacceptable" was Dave's conceding agreement that we were going to have to run. A text to Kev confirmed that we would at least have a team of four, and there was even a hint that a certain PB expert might show up.
The race was part of the Central Lancs Grand Prix and so attracted a larger than usual field. There was also a "Junior Street Race" before the main event, and so when we arrived parking was at a premium. We abandoned the car in a thoroughly unhelpful place for runners and headed off to registration. Mr. Wane had already texted to say he was queuing for his number (?) but we were still surprised when we arrived to find the queue extending way outside the village hall. A ten or so minute wait ate into our critical pre-race warm-up time (honestly), and we jogged back to the car, quickly changed and went to do a few strides.
The familiar sight of Kev came hurtling towards us along the reservoir road, followed by Gary who declared that he had declined to warm up with Kev for now obvious reasons. It was also good to see Mark Lynch at the finish of the juniors race, having watched sons Adam and Matt both run well again. In a total field of 41 runners, Adam was 3rd in 5:35, and Matthew 8th in 6:08; the winner's time was 5:07. Mark then lifted his shirt (steady on!) to reveal a number pinned to his vest. Get him signed up!
Compared to the fifty or so runners who had taken part at Haigh Hall the week before, this was a huge field of 255. Loads of familiar faces were on the start line, and we positioned ourselves a polite distance from the leaders. We imparted a few words of wisdom to young Gary then it was time to suffer.
Horwich is essentially a two lap race with a quite long and steep climb sandwiched between two relatively flat straights, before a quad pounding descent. It's a really good workout and because of the large field there was no shortage of people to work off. Me and Kev had another Wrexham day, with hardly a yard between us for much of the first lap. I eventually gained a bit on him which I managed to hold to the end, but it was a tough race. There is a lot to be said for the "race yourself fit" approach to training.
I was more than happy to just dip under 31 minutes; 30:56, 41st and 7th (!) V50. Kev and Dave were just behind in 50th (31:12) and 55th positions; 2nd and 3rd V45. Mark Lynch had a great comeback in 95th overall with 33.25. Gary continues his improvement with another tenacious run, passing four people on the home straight to come in 113th in 34:23. He also did his customary collapse on the nearest solid object once over the finish line.
Next on the agenda is Harrock Hill on Wednesday 22nd May. Not forgetting the little matter of the Vets Relays on Saturday for us older members of the club.


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Is having my ac unit moved to the other side of my home worth the price of moving it & its maybe going to be less than 10feet more duct work? It currently is sitting in a place that gets ALL the sun ALL DAY from about noon til it goes down, the other side of my home only gets the sun from when it comes up til maybe noon, less hot-ness! Ant ideas of shading my home besides trees??
Maybe this article can help you with your problem... weather.com/outdoors/home-improvement/energy-tips/cooling-without-ac_2010-08-23
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Tuesday, October 28th
Christian Club: Meets today at lunch in Rm 21
CMS News Club: Meets today from 3-4:30 in the lib lab.
Club Live: There will not be a meeting tomorrow due to lunchtime Red Ribbon Week activities.
ASB: Halloween committee meets in Ms. Roesch's room tomorrow at lunch. Regular meeting Thursday at lunch in Rm 11
Costume contest: Lunch on Friday at the 3-block.
Categories are: Best theme, Best group, Most creative, Scariest, and Funniest
Eco Club: Thursday at 3:30 in the garden.
Noon Sports: Today's Capture the Flag games:
Amazing Artichokes vs Nerd Herd & Steelers vs Blue Ninjas
Both games begin at 12:50. Meet Mr. Sabraw on the field.
Peace Poster Project: The Lions Club of Carpinteria is sponsoring a peace poster contest. The theme of the poster is "Peace, Love and Understanding." You can check out past grand prize winners online.
For submission guidelines see Miss Alicia in Rm 17 (Mr. Lewis's room) before you start your poster. She will be available every day at nutrition or lunch. Don't delay because the deadline is soon.
Kayaking: Thursday is the last kayaking adventure until spring. If you haven't kayaked yet and would like to, sign up with either Mr. O'Hara or Mr. Sabraw.
Red Ribbon week: Dream above the influence and dress up each day to show your commitment to staying drug and alcohol free!!
Today:Wear your favorite hat - "Put a cap on drugs."
Tomorrow: Red Hawk Spirit Day! Wear as much red as you can! - "I'm REaDy for Red Ribbon Week."
Thursday: Wear jerseys - "Team up against drugs."
Friday: Dress up for Halloween - "Say BOO to drugs."
Red Ribbon week lunchtime activities: Sign up sheets are in the library.
Today ~ Three legged race
Tomorrow ~ Oreo contest
Thursday ~ Football throwing contest
Red Ribbon Week Fact of the day: What is the leading preventable cause of disease, disability, and death in the United States? (Cigarette Smoking… According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), cigarette smoking results in more than 480,000 premature deaths in the United States each year—about 1 in every 5 U.S. deaths—and an additional 16 million people suffer with a serious illness caused by smoking. In fact, for every one person who dies from smoking, about 30 more suffer from at least one serious tobacco-related illness.) [The Center for Disease Control and Prevention]
Get Ready for Halloween! Candy Grams are 25 cents each or 5 for $1. Next week we are selling today and tomorrow.
All students and staff : 6th graders will be selling Popsicles Friday after school.
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CMS Clubs
Chess Club: Library at lunch
Running Club: Meet in Rm. 16 at 3:30
Spotlight Club -
MPR from 3:15 to 5
Chess Club: Library at lunch
Ukulele Club: Rm. 23 at lunch
Bob Ross Art Club: Library at lunch
Chess Club: Library at lunch
ASB: Rm 26 at lunch
Spotlight Club -
MPR from 3:15 to 5
Yearbook - Library at lunch
Running Club: Meet in Rm. 16 at 3:30
Chess Club: Library at lunch
Music Club - Rm 21 at lunch
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- 12/15/16
The 16th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting (APRM) of the International Labour Organization (ILO) concluded with a call for governments, workers' and employers' organizations in the region to do more to promote inclusive growth, social justice and decent work.
At the closing ceremony of the APRM, delegates agreed a "Bali Declaration" which outlines priorities for policies and actions at national level and by the ILO.
"Governments, employers and workers in the region agree that action to promote decent work fosters inclusive growth and social justice, stimulates economic dynamism and innovation, and drives sustainable development," the Declaration states.
The policy targets outlined include strengthening the application of fundamental labour standards and the ratification and implementation of ILO Conventions in the region, and mandates the ILO to run a promotional campaign to support this.
Additional measures to close gender gaps are also outlined, including measures to break down barriers to women's labour force participation and advancement, promotion of equal pay for work of equal value, and extended measures for maternity protection and balancing work and care responsibilities.
On labour migration, Governments, workers and employers agreed to work on enhancing policies in accordance with international labour standards, especially those concerning fair recruitment principles. These include not charging recruitment fees or related costs to workers and allowing them to keep their own identity and travel documents. Protection measures should be provided, including arrangements to improve portability of skills and provide social security. Delegates also agreed to safeguard migrant workers' freedom of movement, their right to terminate employment or change employers, and to return freely to their countries of origin.
Welcoming the Bali Declaration, the ILO's Director-General Guy Ryder told delegates that "implementing the Declaration can change and improve the lives of many millions of workers and their families. It can begin the task of generating the 249 million decent jobs that need to be generated in this region if we are to implement Goal 8 of the Sustainable Development Goals."
The Declaration also outlines policy actions related to the creation of more decent jobs, responding to the impact of technology on employers and workers, increasing action against child and forced labour, reversing widening inequalities and sharing productivity improvements, and building resilience to conflicts and disasters.
Other actions include recognizing and maximizing the decent work potential of Global Supply Chains and the opportunities arising from investment, trade and multinational enterprises, improving social protection, social dialogue and tripartism, and strengthening labour market institutions, including labour inspection.
Delegates asked the ILO to report back on progress towards achieving the Bali Declaration every two years.
The ILO is the United Nations specialized agency dealing with work-related issues. The 16th APRM was attended by some 350 delegates – including 24 ministers and vice-ministers – representing governments and workers' and employers' organizations from 37 countries in Asia, the Pacific and Arab States region. It was the largest of the last four APRM meetings, which are held every four years.
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Fresh Concept Canada
Fresh Concept Canada Ltd. (Fresh Concept) directly sources premium quality fresh B.C. produce and exports it to customers around the world.
The company sources directly from leading growers in the Lower Mainland and Okanagan, who grow and pack to the industry's highest quality standard. Fresh Concept specializes in exporting fresh blueberries and fresh cherries. The company also has experience sourcing strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, cranberries, apples and stone fruit.
Fresh Concept ensures that growing and post-harvest operations meet and exceed food safety standards, working with growers to implement programs including Good Agricultural Practices, Good Manufacturing Practices, CanadaGAP and GlobalGAP standards.
Harvesting of blueberries commences in early July and is completed by late September. There are more than 20 different varieties planted with more than 50% of the area planted with the variety duke.
Bluecrop and elliott are also popular varieties in the region. For cherries, harvesting commences in early July and is completed by early September. Fresh Concept cherry exports start with satin, lapin and skeena varieties, followed by sweetheart, staccato and sentennial varieties.
Established in 2008 in Vancouver, Fresh Concept works closely with growers to help them tailor their practices for the ever-growing worldwide demand for high-quality fresh perishable produce. The company delivers consistent premium quality berries and cherries to ports of entry, coordinating the growers, freight forwarders, customs brokers and food inspection agencies, to supply some of the world's leading retail groups and their sourcing partners.


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|Clicker Heroes
‹ Achievements • Ancients • Ascension • Builds • Clans ›
‹ Clickables • Currencies • Easter Eggs • Forge Cores • General Tips • Gold • Guides ›
‹ Heroes • Hero Souls • Holiday Events • Hotkeys • Known Bugs • Mercenaries • Monsters ›
‹ Newbie Guide: Pre-Transcendence • Outsiders • Patch History • Primal Bosses ›
‹ Recruitment Page • Relics • Rubies • Skills • Transcendence • Units • Upgrades • Zones ›
Beginning the Game
You need to choose what type of playing style you will have, Idle, Active or a Hybrid of both.
Idle is a preferred start, as without AC's you cannot click often.
Due to the 1.0 update, the goal of Clicker Heroes has changed dynamically, and players are now aiming to get the most Ancient Souls per hour instead of the previous goal of getting the most Hero Souls per hour. For those players who have not transcended yet, transcend now, unless your HZE isn't 300, which you must get to before the first transcendence.
The time to transcend is when you have done 3-4 ascensions that have gained you ancient souls. Only if you are at 24% or more, the proper time to transcend would be when you can no longer maintain 2 mobs per zone from Kumawakamaru after you have already obtained 2 mobs per zone in that transcension.
Keep in mind what will happen after every transcendence:
You will keep:
- Achievements
- Ancient Souls
- Rubies
- Outsiders
- Mercenaries
- Clans
- Auto Clickers
- Purchased Gilds (restored gradually)
You will gain:
Everything else will be lost. This includes:
- Zone Gilds
- Hero Souls
- Relics
- Ancients
- Forge Cores
- zone progress
- Other stuff
Outsiders and allocating Ancient Souls
Here are a few mathematical relationships between outsider levels to keep your Ancient Souls allocation properly balanced:
- Chor'gorloth ≈ (Ponyboy2)/39
- Phandoryss ≈ (Ponyboy2 + Ponyboy)/14.52
Xyliqil is completely useless unless you are forced into idle because you are playing on mobile. Do not ever level it. For Active and Hybrid players, it adds just 1.86 zones to your Timelapses per level.
Phandoryss provides a flat 100% DPS per level. It is recommended to level it if you cannot afford anything else since unspent Ancient Souls do nothing. Even with only 2 or 3 levels of it, you do not need to use a Quick Ascension after transcending.
Chor'goloth reduces the cost of leveling Ancients by up to -99.95%. It should be leveled according to the above formula, and when you cannot afford more Borb levels, Chor'goloth is often the next best Outsider to level.
Ponyboy is initially the best Outsider, and in the early-game, the bulk of your souls should be spent in him. At higher Transcendent Power, he becomes less significant, but when you hit 25%, Ponyboy is the only way to increase your Hero Souls.
Borb is amazing. You need him to reach 2 monsters per zone quicker, and to keep 2 monsters for the rest of your transcendence. In the late-game, put most of yourancient souls in him.
Rhageist can multiply your souls by up to 20×. It is extremely useful in the early and mid game, but with a minimum 5% primal boss chance, you might as well stop leveling him later to free up souls to put in Borb.
Orphalas and K'Ariqua have only limited use, though they can become useful in early and mid game.
Sen-Akhan is probably the second most important Super-Outsider, though it is not as important as Borb, but it can multiply Treasure Chest chance by up to 100×. However, eventually you need to stop levellng it, because Treasure Chest chance decreases exponentially.
Overall, the Super Outsider levelling priority from highest to lowest is probably Borb, Sen-Akhan, Rhageist, K'Ariqua, Orphalas.
When to Ascend
A good early game strategy is to grind to zone 130, level up your heroes to 14,000 cumulative and then ascend, which will earn you anywhere from 12-15 Hero Souls, depending on primal boss spawns. Once you have the ancients to more easily defeat zone 160-165, you will obtain the power spike of level 1000 gilded heroes, so it is advised to continue to about zone 160 after this power spike.
After the first ascension in a transcension or so, you should go until you can no longer defeat a boss without farming, which is when you should ascend.
Choosing Ancients
When you buy ancients, you want to balance them. If you spend, say, all your Hero Souls on ancients, when you don't have Morgulis yet, you're not playing optimally, as you receive no direct benefit from Hero Souls themselves. On the other hand, if you keep all your Hero Souls, you're still not playing optimally, as you can get much more damage, Gold, and other beneficial factors by sacrificing your Hero Souls.
If you don't want to waste too much time, use one of these calculators:
If you are on console, use this calculator: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KEomHjcT-eVak5I1B7c0TTnoM2lt8TXePfWUGfJtPbg/edit
Here are some tips to gain gold:
- Use Ancients: There are 7 ancients that increase gold: Libertas (when idle), Mammon, Mimzee (from Treasure Chests only), Fortuna, Dora (+% Treasure Chest chance) and Pluto (from Golden Clicks.)
- "Thusia" Treasure Chests: Before patch 1.0, players used the ancient Thusia. Thusia increased health of Treasure Chests when Golden Clicks was active, so you would stay on the chest longer and get more gold. Despite reintroducing Pluto in patch 1.0e10, Thusia is unlikely to be reintroduced. However, there is a way to simulate Thusia (in lategame , when it is almost impossible to maintain more than 1% chest chance).
- Take your Auto Clickers off the monster.
- Move your gilds off your main hero with Q.
- Activate Golden Clicks (and preferably Metal Detector.)
- Put your Auto Clickers back on the monster.
- After beating the Treasure Chest, put your gilds back on your main hero.
- You have managed to maximize your gold! Congratulations!
Buying Heroes and Upgrades
Because heroes increase in cost exponentially as they level up, they cease to be cost-effective extremely quickly. As such, the general rules for purchasing heroes and upgrades is as follows:
- Level up each hero to level 10 and purchase their first upgrade before moving on.
- Only after you have purchased 3-5 more heroes following this progression should you go back and finish buying that hero's upgrades. Exactly when you go back and do this depends on how useful the high-level upgrades of that hero are. King Midas has extremely useful upgrades, so he should be upgraded as soon as his next upgrade is affordable.
There are also some notable exceptions to this rule. For example:
- Brittany, Beach Princess, The Masked Samurai, The Great Forest Seer, Natalia, Ice Apprentice, Ma Zhu, and Athena, Goddess of War all lack upgrades that benefit other heroes. (If you're using an Idle Build, then Cid, the Helpful Adventurer, Treebeast, Ivan, the Drunken Brawler, Alexa, Assassin, Mercedes, Duchess of Blades, Bobby, Bounty Hunter, Sir George II, King's Guard, Referi Jerator, Ice Wizard, Abaddon, and Aphrodite, Goddess of Love don't have upgrades that help the other heroes either.) As such, it is unnecessary to strengthen these heroes past level 10 unless you start preparing to Ascend and when you want 14,000 hero levels, thus giving 7 extra Hero Souls after ascending. (When you earn so many Hero Souls that 7 of them is basically nothing, you won't need 14,000 hero levels.)
- Grant, The General and Frostleaf are so expensive that it is actually efficient to level the hero prior to them up past level 10 before moving on. Level Shinatobe, Wind Deity up to level 25 before buying Grant, The General and Grant, The General to level 50 before buying Frostleaf.
- Dread Knight is too expensive to hire before you start using a main hero for DPS. You should go back and level up the power five ( Treebeast, Ivan, the Drunken Brawler, Brittany, Beach Princess, The Masked Samurai, and The Great Forest Seer) until you can no longer progress in the zones. If one or more of them are gilded, use those only.
- Heroes which do not have a "+% DPS to self" upgrade as their first upgrade should be leveled up to 10, and have that upgrade skipped for now.
Remember that the first rule above does only affect the PC versions of the game, both Steam and Web. If you play on mobile versions, either iOS or Steam, you should basically level everybody to level 25 and buy both first upgrades, before moving on to the next hero.
After you can get to zone 400+ without having to farm, the strategy changes, and you'll be using a main hero for DPS, instead. (See Re-Gild Strategy below.)
Gilded Heroes
Re-Gild Strategy
To optimize the bonus from gilds, it's most efficient to stack them on a single hero. Early on you will lose too much DPS doing this to make it worth it, but in a short amount of time, it will become vital. Also, for the pre-transcendent players, you won't need to re-gild to The Masked Samurai, as you'll transcend before it's necessary.
As of patch 1.0e11, the optimum gilding strategy is as follows:
- For pre-transcendent players only: Once you can pass zone 200 without farming, the ideal heroes to have gilded are the Power Five: Treebeast, Ivan, the Drunken Brawler, Brittany, Beach Princess, The Masked Samurai, and The Great Forest Seer. At this point you won't be making a lot of hero souls still, so move your gilds using the random de-gild option, which costs 2 Hero Souls until they land on any of these five heroes.
- For transcendent players only: Upon being able to hit zone 400+, it is time to move your all your gilds to The Masked Samurai. You should be earning enough Hero Souls at this point to feel that 80 HS re-gilds are negligible in price. Using the 80 Hero Souls re-gilds, move your gilds to The Masked Samurai(this is the only hero you need to level for DPS in your runs now, besides the one that give global damage and Gold multipliers). Get him to a level divisible by 25, then press 'T' twice, to get to the 25 toggle multiplier. You will do this for all your main heroes, just to make things easier.
- Once you have quite a lot of Hero Souls, say, 1.000e7, you should save some of your Hero Souls instead of spending them in Morgulis, say about, 1.000e5, which you will use to re-gild. When you get The Masked Samurai to level 2500, Atlas becomes more efficient at 800, so level Atlas and move all your gilds from The Masked Samurai to Atlas with 'Q'. Once you get to level 1500, Terra becomes more efficient at level 1000, so do the same with her as you did with Atlas; level her to 1000 and move all your gilds from Atlas to Terra. You will keep doing this, leveling your main hero to 1500, then leveling the hero below to 1000 and re-gilding to that hero, until you either stop progressing further in the zones (which is when you ascend), or when you get Wepwawet to level 1500. Keep in mind that 1e5 Hero Souls will eventually not be enough; you will have a lot more gilds and you will need to do a lot more re-gilding. When this happens, you may want to save even more gilds. Don't worry, as you should have so many Hero Souls that multiple re-gilding will feel like nothing. Another thing to bear in mind is that Bomber Max and Gog have global gold and DPS multipliers, respectively, so once those are affordable, (which is when Chiron is at level 1125 and Moloch is at 1125, respectively,) you may buy them.
- When you get Wepwawet to level 1500, you will be able to buy his upgrade which makes Betty Clicker the most efficient hero to level up for a while. Move all your gilds to her. Then she will start to do more damage than Wepwawet. At this point, you will have so many Hero Souls that 'Q' costs barely anything compared to the amount of Hero Souls that you have. Once you get Betty Clicker to level 9850, you should be able to buy Wepwawet's level 2000 upgrade, making King Midas the most efficient to level up, until he gets to level 12550, when Wepwawet becomes more efficient and you'll move back to him. You'll be able to get Wepwawet to 5000, and then you alternate between him and Gog for a while, switching to the other as soon as it gets a new 10× multiplier. This stops once Gog gets to 8500, where you'll level Wepwawet to 8000, regild to him and level him up for about 1000 levels.
- By the time the gold requirement for another set of 25 levels of Wepwawet is more expensive than the first level of Tsuchi, (which is when Wepwawet is at level 8975) you will want to re-gild to Tsuchi once you buy him. Do the same with Skogur with what you did with Tsuchi; once 1 level in Skogur is less expensive than 25 levels in Tsuchi, buy Skogur and regild. Keep doing this until you get to Yachiyl, where she will be your main hero throughout each ascension, until you transcend again.
- Here is a table to show this strategy in a slightly different way:
|Is most efficient from level:
|To level:
|The Masked Samurai
|If your DPS is so high that leveling Masked Samurai doesn't roadblock you, feel free to use these skips at a certain level:
|Orntchya Gladeye, Didensy Banana
|When Chiron is at level 1100, level Bomber Max to 100 and buy his last upgrade (+50% Gold)
|When Moloch is at level 1100, level Gog to 100 and buy his last upgrade (+50% Damage)
|Bomber Max
|When Wepwawet is at level 1500, buy his third upgrade.
|Betty Clicker
|When Betty is at level 9850, level Wepwawet to 2000 and buy his 4th upgrade.
|King Midas
|Wepwawet and Gog now alternately become more efficient when they get new 10x damage multipliers.
|Since Gog has had all his 10x damage multipliers, you should just stay with Wepwawet now.
|When Wepwawet is at 8975, hiring Tsuchi is now cheaper than 25 levels of Wepwawet. Tsuchi instantly becomes better now, even at level 1.
|Cadu, Tomb Guardian
|We will now alternate between Cadu and Ceus, switching when they get upgrades for each other.
|Ceus, Tomb Guardian
|Cadu, Tomb Guardian
|Ceus, Tomb Guardian
|Cadu, Tomb Guardian
|Ceus, Tomb Guardian
|Cadu, Tomb Guardian
|Ceus, Tomb Guardian
|Ceus has now unlocked his last upgrade for Cadu, so we will now stay with Cadu.
|Cadu, Tomb Guardian
|The Maw
|Why do you not get Yachiyl at Level 1? Because Yachiyl actually does less damage than The Maw until you get her first upgrade.
|Ace Scout Rose
|Ace Scout Sophia
|Ace Scout Blanche
|Ace Scout Dorothy
|More will be added later. You can check a regilding chart at [1]
Feel free to ignore anything in this section. Relics are almost useless besides for pre-transcendent players.
Rarity of Relic adoesn't mean anything, you just get more forge cores when you destroy it.
Here is a table of which tiers are the best for Relic(these are the ancients they add levels to):
|High tier
|Medium tier
|Low tier
|Everything else
|Other skill durations
The rows in each column shows the one that is the best, e.g., Vaagur is more important than Chawedo. The only exception is once your transcendent primal zone cap is beyond 5000, when Relic that help Kumawakamaru become more important than those that help Atman.
When you get a Relic that you don't want(a Relic with worse tiers than the other 4 that you have), you should click the salvage button, and take note of how many forge cores you will be offered. Decline the option, then level that Relic by one level, click the salvage button again, and subtract the previous amount of forge cores you were offered from the current one. This is always/usually how many more forge cores the Relic is worth with every level. Keep leveling up the Relic until the price of leveling it up is greater than the forge core value of the Relic per level, or when you can no longer level up your Relic. After that, you should salvage that Relic.
As a clan member
Most Clan leaders prefer their members to be active, so it's vital that you participate every day, regardless of your immortal damage.
You should monitor your clan because immortal fights now give rubies.
As the clan leader
You generally want people with a higher HZE or, at least, not much lower, in order to optimize total immortal damage. Take note of who is participating every day and who is not. You definitely don't want members who serve no purpose and just collect the Hero Souls from the immortals without making any effort to help the clan. Be careful about accepting members with too high of an immortal damage, as they may regard your clan as weak, and are highly likely to leave to join a stronger clan, or making the immortal too hard to beat so you must disband and restart a new clan.
Additionally, with the new e12 raid system, you should be active daily in order to help your clan harvest Immortal souls and Rubies. HZE matters less now, because Legacy Raids do not give very much HS and aren't a big boost. Nowadays, take note of who is participating and how much damage they do to the immortal. Rubies are a big boost.
Players should always go on quests for new mercenaries, until they have 5. Mercenaries with a bonus to recruitment quest speed should be the ones sent on quests for recruiting new mercenaries.
Efficient quests
- Quests for Rubies are by far the most efficient. If possible, send all your mercenaries on quests for Rubies.
- Hero Soulsquests are efficient, but due to the removal of Solomon in patch 1.0e10, a Mercenary Ascension should not be attempted. These quests become useless once you hit the Quick Ascension's cap at zone 1 million.
- Skill quests are the worst and most useless quests to go on, especially if infinite skills (skill duration longer than cooldown) are achieved, unless The Dark Ritual is activated.
- Completed Relic quest and Gold quests should be collected on the FANT (First Ascension of New Transcension).
- Alternatively, at Clickmas, mercenaries always have a fifth option to go on quests for presents, which should also be collected on the FANT.
Reviving Mercenaries
Most mercenaries are worth reviving at and before level 12, if sent on efficient quests. Mercenaries with extra lives should not have their extra lives spent if they die before level 12. Candy canes should always be the last way to revive a mercenary.
In early game
The first investment any player should make with their Rubies is the permanent 2× multiplier in the Shop. After that, spend them on Auto Clickers and mercenary revives (for mercenaries that die before level 12).
In late game
Buy Timelapses and Quick Ascensions. As you progress further and further, it becomes more and more efficient to Quick Ascend, until you reach the Quick Ascension cap of zone 1 million, where you will want to spend almost all of your Rubies on Timelapses.
What not to buy
- Relics - since you could just dump all of them into Forge Cores, which will be lost upon Transcending.
- Gilded Heroes - you can get more than you can handle from zone progression.
- Mercenaries - It has never been worth hiring Mercenaries with Rubies since you can go on Quests for new Mercenaries.
- Quick Ascensions on the FANT - Even with only 2 or 3 levels of Phandoryss, this is not necessary.
Using Skills Effectively
There is excellent synergy between most of your skills, so you should try to use them grouped together whenever possible.
Generally, with Pluto and Bhaal, Golden Clicks and Lucky Strikes are the most important. If you don't have infite skills yet, use Lucky Strikes, Golden Clicks, than Energized Reload.
In normal game play:
- Always use Clickstorm, Powersurge, Lucky Strikes, Metal Detector, and Super Clicks together. If possible, use Golden Clicks as well.
- Metal Detector doubles Golden Clicks' effect.
- Try to use Clickstorm and Powersurge together, while waiting for the longer cooldowns of the above abilities. Powersurge does multiply the overall damage by 2, and therefore does increase the damage of each click. Meanwhile Clickstorm increases Dps by at least x1.5 because of the exponential AC scaling, and about 3.2 if Golden Clicks is activated(because of gold.)
- If you have unlocked all abilities and want a high DPS combo (excluding Dark Ritual) and you have gotten all non-hero specific upgrades (up through Frostleaf's Frigid Enchant), use your abilities in this order : Energize, Lucky Strikes, Super Clicks, Reload, Clickstorm, Powersurge, Metal Detector, Golden Clicks (8-3-7-9-1-2-4-5). Once Clickstorm and Powersurge are off cooldown, you can use them both with Super Clicks. However this is not always necessary.
- If you're looking for high GPS ( Gold per second) (excluding Dark Ritual) and you have gotten all non-hero specific upgrades (up through Frostleaf's last upgrade), as well as the self-DPS upgrades for your main hero, use your abilities in this order : Energize, Golden Clicks, Reload, Metal Detector, Clickstorm, Powersurge, Lucky Strikes, Super Clicks (8-5-9-4-1-2-3-7). You get 1/3 more gold if you use Energize on Golden Clicks rather than Metal Detector.
- If you run into a Treasure Chest and have some abilities ready, use the high GPS combo, but use Energize on Metal Detector rather than Golden Clicks. Only use Energize on Metal Detector if you are able to kill the Treasure Chest while Metal Detector is still active. Otherwise, use the high GPS combo normally.
If maximizing DPS is your goal, then follow these rules:
- Use Clickstorm, Powersurge, Lucky Strikes, Metal Detector, and Super Clicks together (1-2-3-4-7). For maximum effect, use Energize, wait for it to cool down, use Super Clicks, use Energize again, use Lucky Strikes, and then use Clickstorm + Powersurge + Metal Detector (8-wait;7-8-3-1-2-4).
Keep in mind that an Energized Reload will reload the last two skills that were used (excluding Energize) instead of removing two hours of countdown on one skill. As such, the following combination is possible once you have 75% cooldown reduction (this combination is primarily used in the endgame, when a player is trying to reach the highest floor possible rather than constantly Ascending)
- Use any skills you want except for Energize, Dark Ritual, and Reload
- Use Energize
- Use Dark Ritual
- Use Reload
- Wait for 15 minutes without using any skills
- Use Energize on Reload
- Wait 15 minutes, using other skills as desired
- Rinse and repeat!
This strategy permanently ties up Energize and Reload, but allows you to get +10% DPS twice an hour. You will need Vaagur at a high enough level for this combo to work.
One simple pattern to follow is: 1-2-3-4-5-7-8-6-9 (wait 15m) 8-9-1-2-3-4-5-7 (wait 15m) (repeat)
Note: This strategy is no longer useful, as it is now worth it to immediately ascend after failing a boss.
Now that achievements no longer give bonuses, it is not suggested that the player attempt to earn some of these achievements while trying to play optimally. Also, note that these are the far end of similar-goal achievements, so getting all of these achievements below will get you all of the achievements. (For example, gaining the achievement Complicit to Ruin (below), will mean you have already gotten the similar-goal achievements Herald to the Void, Host of the Gate, Traitor Ancient Crusher, Drinking Deep, and A Glimpse Outside as getting these achievements require you to have 200, 100, and 50 Ancient Souls, respectively. Obviously, once you get Traitor, you will already have gotten the other 3 Ancient Souls related achievements.) Many of the achievements will simply require following the general tips, and will be gained with time.
|Complicit to Ruin
|Acquire 100000 Ancient Souls.
|Follow the general tips.
|Hoard 5.000e31 gold.
|Follow the general tips.
|The Big Cheese
|Complete 2500 quests for gold.
|Use your mercenaries to quest for Gold. Using the 5-minute Gold quests are preferable, as it will get you the achievement faster.
|Disciple of Solomon
|Complete 2500 quests for hero souls.
|Do the same as above, except use your Mercenaries to quest for Hero Souls.
|Exceptional Specimen
|Get a mercenary to Level 25.
|You might need a rare mercenary or higher to get this achievement, as your mercenary will most likely die at least once before getting to 25, and you will need to revive it for free. So just keep making your mercenaries go on long quests, as they are more likely to die, and when one does, make one of your mercenaries quests for another one. Keep repeating this process, until you get a rare or higher mercenary.
|67.66 Repeating
|Bury Leeroy Jenkins.
|Keep making your mercenaries go on long quests, until one dies, then make one of your surviving mercenaries quest for another mercenary. Repeat this process until you get Leeroy Jenkins. You won't need to make him go on long quests, as he will eventually die as you make him go on more quests. Once he does die, bury him.
|Worlds Strongest
|Reach 1.000e55 DPS.
|Follow the general tips.
|Team Leader
|Have 5 mercenaries.
|You will start out with 1 mercenary. Make this mercenary go on a quest for another one. You will have 2, unless the mercenary fails the quest and dies. In this case, wait 8 real-time hours and you'll get another. Eventually, you will have 2. Make one of them go on another quest for a mercenary. Keep doing this until you get 5 of them.
|Click 35 times in one second.
|Buy at least 1 Auto Clicker, use Energized Clickstorm, and manually click 5 times yourself. If you have 2 or more Auto Clickers, you won't have to click manually.
|Get 10 Critical Clicks in one second.
|Use an energized lucky strikes ability in conjunction with Clickstorm to obtain this achievement.
|Once you defeat zone 300, click on the rightmost tab, and click Transcend.
|Goodbye Cruel World
|Ascend the world 250 times.
|Follow the general tips. Upon gaining this achievement you will start out with over 40000 click damage. (This achievement, the other ascending-related achievements, Frantic, Frenetic, and Bounty: Omeet, are the only ones that give bonuses.)
|Recruit an Epic Mercenary
|Recruit an epic mercenary.
|Keep making your mercenaries go on long quests, until one dies, then make one of your surviving mercenaries quest for another mercenary. Repeat this process until you get an epic mercenary.
|Collector Collector
|Complete 2500 quests for relics.
|Use your mercenaries to quest for relics. Using the 5-minute relic quests are preferable, as it will get you the achievement faster.
|Red Planet
|Complete 2500 quests for rubies.
|Do the same as above, except use your Mercenaries to quest for rubies.
|Wow, really?
|Complete 2500 quests for skills.
|Do the same as above, except use your Mercenaries to quest for skills.
|Complete 5000
5-minute quests.
|Make your mercenaries do 5-minute quests.
|Boss Genocide
|Kill 100,000 bosses.
|Follow the general tips.
|Finger Amputee
|Click 250,000 times.
|You will eventually get this achievement if you keep clicking, use Auto Clickers, or use Clickstorm often.
|Filthy Rich
|Receive (cumulative) 1.000e74 gold.
|Follow the general tips.
|Super Levelupper
|Level up heroes 50000 times.
|After making significant progress in the game, you can level up all/some of your heroes to high enough levels to reach the required total hero levels. If you can level Wepwawet to level 1250, you can do the same with the rest of the heroes, and you will gain this achievement.
|Funeral Director
|Bury 200 mercenaries.
|As your mercenaries die, bury them, until 200 mercenaries have died and been buried.
|Revive 500 mercenaries.
|Keep making your low-level mercenaries and mercenaries with extra lives go on long quests, until one dies, then revive them. You only want to revive a mercenary with rubies if that mercenary is still in the low levels.
|The Collector
|Find 1000 relics.
|Follow the general tips.
|Get 200 hero upgrades
|Follow the general tips.
|Point of No Return
|Beat Zone 1000000 after transcending.
|Follow the general tips.
|Treaser Hunter
|Open 10000 treasure chests.
|Follow the general tips.


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Reviews and ramblings about children's and young adult literature by an absentminded middle school librarian. I keep my blog to remember what I've read and to celebrate the wonderful world of children's and young adult literature.
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Maggot Moon by Sally Gardner
279 p. Candlewick Press, February 12, 2013. 9780763665531. (Borrowed)
In an alternate London of 1956, where the outcome of an un-named war was different, Standish Treadwell lives with his grandfather in an awful neighborhood called Zone 7, misses his parents and is barely surviving at school. He is not just dealing with bullying classmates, but brutish teachers who not only routinely cane their students, but one beats Standish's classmate to death in a harrowing scene. Thankfully, the repressive government does not stand for it. Unfortunately, the punishment is meted out in front of the class. (Shudders.)
When Standish's best friend and protector, Hector, goes missing and he is done with his grandfather's peculiar ways, Standish starts to seek his own answers. He may be labeled a dummy due to his dyslexia and a freak due to his heterochromia (two different eye colors), and, as such, at risk for removal due to the government's standards, but he is an astute observer and possesses a strong moral compass as well as great courage.
I read this disturbing, utterly brilliant novel in one sitting and it absolutely shredded me. The suspense is nearly unbearable, the world-building is vivid and if you don't read the final chapter through tears, you have no heart. I highly recommend this alternate history/ dystopia. I won't soon forget this one.
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Who knew that Kanye West and Nigel Farage had so much in common? Just as the Ukip leader believes race discrimination legislation has become outdated, so West has said "racism is a dated concept."
The rapper-cum-fashion-designer was talking to the French web channel Clique TV. In an interview he said of racism: "Racism is a dated concept. It's like a silly concept that people try to touch on … to separate, to alienate, to pinpoint anything, it's stupid. … It's something that was used to hold people back in the past, but now there's been so many leaps and breaking of the rules that it's played out, like a style from the 1800s."
West said class and economic inequality was now the main factor in holding people back.
In other Kanye news, what appears to be a finished version of a love song to his wife, Kim Kardashian, has appeared online. The song, Awesome, sees a heavily Auto-Tuned West insisting Kardashian is awesome, and "you don't need to listen to your manager/ You're way too hot for them to handle ya." The song then moves on to West repeatedly insisting: "I'm also awesome."


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Council to consider controversial tenant reforms Wednesday
The City Council will consider the most recent versions of Commissioner Chloe Eudaly's newest tenant reform proposals on Wednesday, June 12.
Both measures are controversial. They are supported by many renters and housing rights advocates but opposed by many landlords, their organizations and some developers. The city attorney's office also has identified potential legal problems with some of the provisions.
The measures are intended to increase housing availability people who have been historically marginalized by regulation the application process, preventing landlords from refusing to rent to people with criminal convictions in some cases, limiting how much income landlords can require tenants to earn, imposing rules on security deposits, and more.
Tenant advocates say they reforms are necessary to prevent discrimination. Landlord advocates says state and federal laws already prohibit such discrimination, and the new requirements will increase rents and reduce the amount of rental housing.
"Two different studies from Pew and Boston University found a strong correlation between rent burden, eviction levels, and ultimately housing instability. What Eudaly's proposal would do is expand the number of rent burdened households in Portland — according to the empirical research we've looked at — that would lead to more evictions and housing instability," Multifamily NW Executive Director Deborah Imse said.
The City Attorney's Office has issued an opinion that says some of the provisions are vulnerable to court challenges that could requirement the city to pay the plaintiff's attorney's fees.
It is unclear whether more changes will be proposed at Wednesday's hearing, which is scheduled to begin at 10:35 a.m.
The proposals are items 558 and 559 on the counci's June 12 agenda here.
You can read a recent Portland Tribune story on the issue here.
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