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A mini-scandal is brewing after a political advisor to California Senate Leader pro tempore Kevin de León accepted hash oil, part of a vape pen, and cannabis-infused coffee beans from a marijuana lobbyist. The incident allegedly occurred in May and was reported Wednesday by BuzzFeed News.
Refreshingly, no one seems to care that the gifts were medical marijuana products. The source of controversy here is that Josh Drayton, the aide in question, accepted gifts from a lobbyist totaling more than the $10 per month value allowed by the California Political Reform Act, and did not report the gift as he would seemingly be required to by that state law.
The word "seemingly" is key, because in fact Drayton does not technically work for Senate leader de León and so did not technically break the law. But many believe Drayton violated the common ethics that form the basis of the Political Reform Act in accepting these gifts.
Drayton is paid and employed by a private group called Senate Democrats. Michael Soller, a party spokesman, said that Drayton is not a policy advisor. "He has absolutely no legislative or policy role, has never advised Sen. de Leon nor any legislator on official matters," Soller said.
However, BuzzFeed News points out some inconsistencies with that story. For instance, that Drayton was observed in the company of registered marijuana lobbyist Nate Bradley of the Cannabis California Industry Association, discussing strategies to convince de León to go along with an upcoming medical marijuana bill. "We'll get him somehow," Drayton told Bradley immediately after Bradley gifted him some hash oil and medicated coffee.
Also, Drayton's business card credits him as an "advisor" and features de León's name above his own, which is clearly meant to give the impression that Drayton works for the state senator.
No one is pretending this is an obscene example of political corruption. Drayton never said his attempt to persuade de León regarding the upcoming bill was in return for the roughly $80 worth goods he received, and it most likely wasn't. Drayton probably went home, got high (which he was probably going to do anyway) and then continued to advise the Senate Leader's office in some capacity to support the upcoming MMJ bill (which he was probably going to do anyway). And these kind of small favors are likely not rare occurrences in California's (or any other state's) government.
But the incident exemplifies a cavalier attitude toward ethics that marijuana lobbyists (especially ones as singularly successful as Bradley) should really take care to avoid so as to keep the reputation of the pro-cannabis political movement away from shadiness and toward legitimacy and professionalism.
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From George Washington to Robert Dinwiddie, 8 October 1755
To Robert Dinwiddie
Fredericksburg Octr 8th 1755
Honble Sir
I arrived at this place in less than three hour's after I wrote you from Colo. Baylors, and some small time after the arrival of Colo. Stephen who brings a worse acct than he related in his Letter; but as he is the bearer I shall be less prolix refering to him for paticular's.1
I shall set out this Evening for Winchester where I expect to be join'd by the Recruits from Alexandria and this place (as soon as they can possibly march that distance) also by one hundd Men from Prince Willm and Frederik,2 and I have wrote to Fairfax Coty desiring that a Troop of Horse may hold themselves in readiness to March at an hour's warning,3 so that I doubt not but with the assistance of these I shall be able to repulse the Enemy if they are still committing their outrages on the Inhabitants.
We are at a loss for want of almost every necessary—Tents, Kettles, Arms, Ammunition, Cartridge Paper &ca &ca we are distress'd for, therefore I hope as your honour did not send to Philadelphia for them,4 you will if possible endeavour to get them below, and send them by the first oppertunity to this place or Alexandria with order's that they may be forwarded immediately to Winchester.
I must again take the Liberty of mentioning to your honour the necessity there is of putting the Militia (when they are drawn out into actual Service) under better Regulation's than they are at present; as well as there is of putting us under Military Law, otherwise we shall only be a burthensome charge to the Country, and the others will prove its Ruin5—That this may not appear to be an unmeaning expression I shall refer your Honour to Lt Colo. Stephen who can give some late proofs of their disobedience, and inconsistent behaviour.6
I find I cannot possibly be in Williamsburg (as these affairs will engage me some time) till abt the 6th 7th or 8th of Novr when I shoud be glad to meet a Committee in order to settle with yr Honour & them some points that are very necessary for the good of the Expedn[.] Colo. Stephen has order's to receive (if he can) some money below that we may be enabled to pay the Troops & keep up their Spirits, and to answer such immediate charges as cannot be dispensd with till I come down; and I shoud be glad if your honour woud order him to repair therewith (so soon as his business is done with the Committee)7 to Winchester, and from thence with a proper Guard to Fort Cumberland.
I hope the Treasury will have a sufficient sum of money prepard against I come down, that I may make no great delay—I shoud be glad if your honour woud give Colo. Stephen all the assistance you can in gettg the money, and forwarding this to me that I may be the sooner down.
There are abt 70 Recruits at this place, & I left 25 at Belhaven,8 which I suppose are augmented before this by Officer's who I am sorry to say have paid slight regard to Orders in not being to their places of Rendezvous according to appointment: which was the first Instant, the most flagrant proof of this appears in Captn Harrison who I have heard nothing of since he recd his Instructions. I am Yr Honrs most Obt Servt
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ALS, NNPM; LB, DLC:GW. The letter-book copy includes a number of changes in punctuation and wording, the most substantial of which are: in paragraph one, for "and some . . . acct" is substituted "and some small time after, arrived also Colonel Steven, who gives a worse account"; last line, paragraph five, "and forwarding . . . down" is omitted; at end of last paragraph, for "in not being . . . Instructions" is substituted "not being in according to time appointed—(1st of October) The most flagrant proof of this is Captain Harrison, who I have heard nothing of tho' he had positive Orders to be here at the aforesaid time."
1. GW's letter written at John Baylor's has not been found, but see GW's Memorandum, 8 Oct. 1755, n.2.
2. For references to Lord Fairfax's call for militia, see Adam Stephen to GW, 4 Oct., and GW to Henry Lee, 8 Oct. 1755.
4. GW suggested to Dinwiddie on 11 Sept. that he send to Philadelphia for these goods. On 18 Oct. Dinwiddie wrote GW that he had sent to New York instead.
5. For a discussion of GW's role in securing the passage of the military or mutiny act (6 Hening description begins William Waller Hening, ed. The Statutes at Large; Being a Collection of All the Laws of Virginia, from the First Session of the Legislature, in the Year 1619. 13 vols. 1819–23. Reprint. Charlottesville, Va., 1969. description ends 559–64) for tightening military discipline, see especially GW to Adam Stephen, 18 Nov. 1755, n.3.
7. The committee GW refers to here and above was made up of 16 members named in the act passed by the Virginia Assembly in Aug. 1755 to raise £40,000 for the defense of the colony. The committee was enjoined by the act to supervise the expenditures of these funds.
8. By this time, the question whether the growing town at Hunting Creek on the Potomac should be called Belhaven or Alexandria had been pretty well settled in favor of the latter.


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Harry Kane wants to see out career at Tottenham
Harry Kane sees no reason why he will not spend the rest of his playing career at Tottenham Hotspur, so long as the club keeps progressing.
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The England striker signed a new contract at White Hart Lane that runs until 2022 this week and celebrated by scoring twice in a 5-0 battering of Swansea City in the Premier League on Saturday.
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The 23-year-old, who has hit five goals in his last four Tottenham appearances, is targeting winning trophies with Spurs and expects to be in north London beyond the length of his new contract.
"From my point of view, as long as the club's always progressing and has got a vision and going forward, then I'd love to do that [stay for the rest of my career]," Kane said.
"At the moment, that's the case, so there is no reason for me to move anywhere else. My ambitions at Tottenham are to win trophies. Premier Leagues, Champions Leagues. We've got to aim high, we have everything in the right place.
"You see the stadium being built every time we come here, little by little. It's exciting. We've got everything in place to be one of the top clubs in Europe.
"That's the aim, that's my goal and I'm sure it is the club's too. I'm happy here, I feel the club's progressing, we've got a great manager who I believe in a lot and the players believe in a lot, the stadium, the training ground, they are exciting times.
"There was no hesitation about signing a new contract."
An ankle injury disrupted the start of Kane's season but with seven Premier League goals to his name he is hitting top form again.
"When you are injured, you're always thinking what is it going to feel like when you are playing again," Kane said. "I did a lot of rehab work and a lot of stuff in the gym to be as ready as possible.
"It's very pleasing to come back from a period out and still be scoring goals. Hopefully I can keep doing that for the rest of the season. We know in the last couple of months we could have done a lot better.
"We spoke about how these next couple are very important. Last year in December and January we really pushed on and put a good string of results together. That is what we have got to do now.
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"We have definitely got some winnable games coming up, some good games at home that we should definitely win. We are looking at these next two months to build on this win against Swansea, hopefully get a few wins in a row and push us up the league and start fighting for the title."


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Tuesday, November 5, 2013
system reboot, taking back my own
I naively walked towards the abyss with the greatest of intentions, and as my feet touch the edge and the earth crumbles beneath my feet, sand pouring into the pits of hell, I realize my grave mistake and slam down the reboot button. Please oh please oh please work, I cry in despair, cursing myself for my decisions. Shoulda' known better. But I will stop blaming myself and simply hit REBOOT and take back my child from the abyss.
My dearest son has hearing loss from ear infections (not 'permanent" but he has never had full hearing) and thus a speech delay. I recognized it at almost age two and was the pro-active rockstar of a parent, getting him help right away, in his early most formative years.
It took a half a year navigating red tape to get any help, but now he has an early intervention teacher, an awesome lady who I have nothing but kind words for, who shows up 2 - 3 times a month at our home to do developmental activities with my son. I can't say it is or isn't helping but he enjoys doing puzzles her so I am happy.
Until now.
I have to tell her soon, "it's not you, it's me and we're over" and I mean every word.
My son is lined up for an IEP through the county and school district and can attend pre-school (at age 3!) every day, half day, for FREE. How awesome is that? But I have put thought and research into it and I am becoming "that parent", that does NOT get their child special ed services. After all my efforts and good intentions and desire to help my son, I am taking back my child before it is too late.
If he goes on an IEP and thus into that pre-school, I must fill out district enrollment forms and connect that data, and his IEP, with his health records. With P - 20 and the 400 data points of Common Core and a human capital management big Brother world occupying that abyss, which is reality, I am saying f$#^ no and removing my child.
There is no way in hell I am having his work place or college know and discriminate against him or give preferential treatment because he had an IEP. He will not be pigeon holed and sent on a specific, less-than academic pathway via social efficiency because of an IEP. Sure, you might say, you are a wacko and this could never happen. But I have done my fair share of research and all the data will exist so that all there is left to do is a click of one button and bam! Discrimination for life. I have worked with school data systems extensively, so when I say I know, I know.
I am taking back my child and will give him the special services he may need at home, away from prying eyes.
I thought at first, sure, I will just decline most info/data gathered and let my son attend pre-school. I wll demand upon entrance to kindergarten that his IEP NOT follow him. Problem solved right? wrong.
Did you know the districts have their cumulative record, the paper one (now often digitalized) and ANOTHER SECRET FILE?!?!?!?! The speech therapist said sure, I can demand his IEP not follow him in the cum' file but the district has "other files" that follow him. She did not know the specifics but assured me they exist for each child.
I am not even putting him in pre-school or on an IEP because of the P-20 SLDS tracking system. How my son acquired speech at age 3 is no one's flipping business but mine and his.
I hate myself for even putting him on an IFSP. Stupid stupid me, the IFSP was my ticket and paper trail into the abyss. I hope a full system reboot and removal from the system will erase my trail permanently but I know there will always be a trace, somewhere. I had the best of intentions and screwed up. But can you blame me? I merely wanted to help my son, my world.
disclaimer: I still support IEPs for many kids. Just not my own.
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Lately, as I've been reading various online articles and forums, I've come across several phrases I had not heard before: "no-poo," "low-poo," and "co-washing" amongst other savvy terms, I'm sure. What happened to shampoo? Suddenly, it seems, shampoo is the enemy. It's as if in the last few years, anti-shampoo conspirators have been meeting in dark alleys behind hair salons to scheme against the product with which we wash our hair, or even if we should wash our hair at all. Personally, I've always been rather fond of the nicely marketed bottles of botanical goodness that fill an entire aisle in each local convenience store. What do these conspirators have against shampoo? I've done a little research to find out what these anti-shampoo trends are all about.
No-poo refers to not shampooing–at all, or at least not with shampoo. Shampoo as we know it now was first introduced in the 1930s, and shampooing daily became the American standard by the 70s and 80s. So, why do we need it now? Shampoo strips hair of natural oils, some of which we need. If left alone or minimally fussed with, a person's scalp will naturally balance the oils. However, shampooing creates a vicious cycle: when hair is washed with shampoo, the hair is stripped of oil so the scalp secretes more oil to compensate. We then wash our hair again to get rid of excess oils, our scalp secrets more oils, and the cycle continues. Thus, the theory behind no-poo is to only wash one's hair with water so that the oils naturally balance, which can take anywhere from two to six weeks. Some advocates of no-poo also suggest shampooing with natural products such as baking soda, honey, or coconut oil. In a six-week no shampoo challenge, 500 Australians went without shampoo, 86% of whom reported that their hair was "better or the same as when using shampoo."* The results of not using shampoo? Easier on the budget, better (or the same) for your hair, and less waste for the environment!
For those not willing to give up their colorful bottles with salon-quality promises, the low-poo method is here to save the day. To low-poo, all one has to do is give up shampooing a few days of the week. Low-poo is a commitment to washing your hair once every few days with a small amount of shampoo. Some choose to use their regular shampoo or there are, of course, certain shampoos marketed as "low-poo" shampoos which are usually natural and sulfate-free. Many people also use baking soda or "dry shampoo" to absorb excess oil in between shampoos, but the theory is that a person's hair will naturally balance when washing with less commercial shampoo. Some report the balance can occur within a few weeks, although I've noticed personal improvement in the health of my hair even after months of practicing the low-poo method.
Co-washing is a type of no-poo; it consists of washing one's hair with only conditioner. Conditioners don't have the same lathering chemicals as shampoo does, and therefore is easier on the hair and scalp and doesn't strip oils away. This is trending especially with those who have curly, thick, or coarse hair that are looking to ease the frizz.
Dry Shampoo
As I mentioned earlier, dry shampoo is used to help absorb excess oils in between washes. It's simply a spray or powder that is applied to hair on the days between washing. Dry shampoo usually consists of a type of starch (corn starch, rice starch, etc.) that absorbs oil like magic. As a fan of the low-poo method (I didn't even realize I was becoming a part of a trend, I just stopped washing my hair so frequently) dry shampoo has worked wonders for me! Let's face it, most of us don't want to go to work or out to dinner with greasy hair even if it is just for three to six weeks. If I could hibernate inside my house or with some hippies until my hair naturally balanced it's oils, I would, but most of us have to be seen in public. Dry shampoo applies easily and helps my hair look fresh and clean in between washes. Another upside is that the longer I have used dry shampoo and the less frequently I wash my hair, the less I need it–my oils have begun to naturally balance! As a commercial product, dry shampoo does have some downsides. First of all, most dry shampoos on the shelf are in an aerosol can–bad for the environment. Secondly, those in aerosol cans have some not-so-natural ingredients such as butane (an aerosol propellant) and perfumes. While the dry shampoo in aerosol cans sprays so nicely and conveniently, there are some homemade recipes in both powder and wet-spray form that work well, too.
Now that the scheme against shampoo is out in the open, maybe the anti-shampoo conspirators will move out of those dark alleyways and into the light. I can hear picketers outside the local salon now: "Save our scalps!" "Just say no to shampoo!"
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The boy went to the gastro yesterday and there are tests underway. One of which requires collecting a stool sample, and so we are waiting for that to, ahem, arrive. But he started barfing even more, despite increasing the dosage of the anti-vomit medicine. I think there's an acid issue at work here, but the root cause is the question. The doc left it kind of up to us if we wanted him scoped or not. I was outvoted, but now am thinking scoping is necessary. Looking into it.
I'm reading these UF books by Shannon Mayer. The first is Priceless and now I'm on the second, Immune. Have you read these? Want to read these? I ask because of a writerly question. On a readerly level, they are huge fun. I have a couple of little issues with them, but there's good action, interesting magic, interesting worldbuilding, and some romantic tension that is very nice. The main characters are definitely flawed and while sometimes you want to slap the shit out of them, it's all within character.
The writerly question is this. Mayer does these really abrupt action/scene shifts. She pushes a boundary that I didn't realize I had. I always do more of a gentle shift or a significant stop action or slowing of action before moving onto the next. But she doesn't. I find it startling, though I'm intrigued. I *think* it works pretty well, but it startles me because I don't do it that way, and so I'm not sure if I'm noticing it because somehow it doesn't work, or because it's so very different. That's why I'm wondering if anyone has read her or wants to and give me your thoughts.
I've not made much writing progress the past few days. Largely because I've been doing boy stuff, but also because I'm trying to force a shape on the story that isn't right. So now I've got to back off and just see how it unfolds. I do not like this way of writing. I want to plot things out. I at least want some sense of ending. But I"m not getting either with this and it's killing me. Why is it my writing brain wants me to write this way now? I didn't used to. What the heck happened?????


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Summer arrives today! The kids are home from school and the heat is on.
There are lots of fun events scheduled, and many of them are free. Here is our guide to free summer events in the Lehigh Valley.
Sabor Latin Festival: ArtsQuest's celebration of the region's Latino culture June 22-24 with music, food and family fun, including free concerts, arts and crafts, children's activities, Latin dance presentations and a Mariachi Mass. steelstacks.org.
Easton Heritage Day: Easton celebrates its historic significance in the founding of the United States July 8 with a full-day family festival that showcases local history, offers activities for kids, and concludes with a fireworks display over the Forks of the Delaware. heritageday.org.
Musikfest : ArtsQuest's 10-day entertainment extravaganza returns Aug. 3-12 with hundreds of performances and activities for adults and children in downtown Bethlehem and at the SteelStacks campus on the South Side. Most music and activities are free, but tickets are required for headliners such as Daughtry, Kesha, Gary Clark Jr. and Jason Mraz. www.musikfest.org, 610-332-FEST.
Allentown Fair: The end-of-summer bash, with entertainment, music (ticketed grandstand and free), games, rides, agricultural exhibitions, livestock, is Aug. 28-Sept. 3. While there is an $8 admission fee for adults, and amusement rides are extra, kids 12 and under are free every day and adults can get in free noon-2 p.m. Aug. 29, 30, 31. On opening day 4-11 p.m. Aug. 28, admission is $3 or bring a food item for Second Harvest Food Bank and pay $1. www.allentownfairpa.org, 610-433-7541.
Allentown parks: Movies start at dusk; rain dates are scheduled the next day. In case of inclement weather, call the recreation inclement weather hotline at 610-437-7750. "Angels in the Outfield," June 15, East Side Memorial Little League Field, East Walnut and South Bradford streets; "Black Panther," June 29, Stevens Park, 630 N. Sixth St.; "The Shallows," July 13, Flick and Float, Jordan Pool, 1001 N. Sixth St.; "The Santa Clause," July 27, Cedar Beach Park, 79 N. Ott St.; "Wonder," Aug. 7, Overlook Park, off North Bradford Street; "The Secret Lives of Pets," Aug. 18, Flick and Float at Mack Pool, 1901 Mack Blvd.; "Cars 3," Aug. 24, Bucky Boyle Park, 17 Pump Place; "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story," Sept. 1, Percy Ruhe Park, 1519 Oxford Drive.
Bethlehem: Movies begin at sundown. "Lego Ninjago Movie," June 26, Elmwood Park, between Hawthorne Road and Dellwood Street; "Despicable Me 3," July 10, Yosko Park, Sixth and Atlantic streets; "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," July 17, Clearview Park, 2121 Abington Ave.; "Cars 3," July 25, Bernie Fritz playground, on Memorial Avenue off Center Street; "Jumanji," July 31, Rose Garden Park, Eighth Avenue and Union Boulevard; "The Incredibles," Aug. 21, Southside Greenway.
Emmaus: 1401 Shimersville Road: June 29: "The Breakfast Club"; July 27, "Coco." All movies begin at sundown. In case of inclement weather, the movie will be shown in the Arts Pavilion.
Forks Township: Movies begin at dusk at the township amphitheater, 500 Zucksville Road. "Paddington 2," July 7; "Jumanji," July 28; "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," Aug. 1; "Coco," Aug. 25.
Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks: Free family movies under the stars at Levitt Pavilion in Bethlehem are at 7:30 p.m. Movies are "Tangled," June 6; "Lilo and Stitch," June 13; "Minions," June 20; "Paddington," June 27; "The Lego Ninjago Movie," July 11; "Monsters Inc.," July 18; "Inside Out," July 25; "Toy Story 3," Aug. 1; "Cars," Aug. 15; "Coco," Aug. 22. www.levittsteelstacks.org.
South Whitehall Township parks: Movies start at 8 p.m. Fernwood Park, 1900 Molinaro Drive; "Despicable Me 3," July 13, The Vistas, 4320 Clauser Road; "Coco," Aug. 10, Wedgewood Park, 4010 Evergreen Road.
Upper Macungie Township parks: Activities begin at 7 p.m. before each movie. Movies start at nightfall. "The Sandlot," June 8, Lone Lane Park, 30 Lone Lane, Allentown; "Coco," July 13, Breinigsville Park, 8935 Breinigsville Road; "Jumanji," Aug. 10, Grange Park, 30 Grange Road, Allentown
Alburtis Park, 328 S. Main St. 2-6 p.m. June 17: J W & The Bucks; June 24: Nash East; July 1: Country Rhythm Band; July 8: One Night Stand; July 15: 93rd Birthday Jamboree with Marty, Keith Sell, The Steel Creek Duo and Banned from the Ranch; July 22: Christmas in July with Bill Reese & Classic Country; July 29: Midnight Special; Aug. 5: J W & The Bucks; Aug. 12: The Wallace Brothers Band; Aug. 19: Country Rhythm Band (Military Day); Aug. 26: Rehrig Brothers Band; Sept. 2: Banned from the Ranch; Sept. 3: The Outlaws with Crazy Elmer; Sept. 9: The Majestics; Sept. 16: Waitin' on Sundown with Steve Ritter; Sept. 23: Midnight Special; Sept. 30: Closing Jamboree. Alburtispark.net.
Bach at Noon concerts by The Bach Choir of Bethlehem in Allentown are the second Tuesday of each month, June through August at St. John's Lutheran Church, 37 S. Fifth St. Doors open at 11:30 a.m., concerts begin at 12:10 p.m. bach.org
Allentown West Park. 7:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted. June 22: Royalaires, Dancing Under the Stars; June 23: Crazy Hearts; June 24: Marine Band; June 29: Allentown Band, Sousa Concert; July 1: Municipal Band; June 2: Hector Rosado; July 6: Lehigh Valley Italian Band; July 8: Marine Band; July 13: Dave Neith Orchestra; July 14: The Large Flowerheads; July 15: Pioneer Band; July 20: Royalaires, Dancing Under the Stars; July 22: Municipal Band; July 25: Sweet Adelines, 7 p.m.; July 27: Marine Band; July 28: Lucky 7; July 29: Pioneer Band; Aug. 3: Royalaires, Dancing Under the Stars; Aug. 5: Municipal Band; Aug. 10: Macungie Band; Aug. 11: The BC Combo; Aug. 12: Allentown Band; Aug. 17: Royalaires, Dancing Under the Stars; Aug. 19: Pioneer Band; Sept. 7: Royalaires, Dancing Under the Stars; Sept. 9: Allentown Band, Salute to Bert Meyers, 3 p.m.; Sept. 15: Billy Bauer Band; Sept. 16: Marine Band, 3 p.m.
Allentown Arts Park, Fifth and Linden steets, noon-1 p.m. Mike Pilgermayer; June 22: Just So Duo; June 26: Kara Hartzell; June 29: James Supra; July 6: Julia Sommer; July 10: Kayla Avitabile; July 13: Erin Kelly; July 17: Andrew Mark; July 20: Katherine Rondeau; July 24: Kris Kehr; July 27: Hannah Violet; July 31: Julia Sommer; Aug. 3: Kris Kehr; Aug. 7: Jordan White; Aug. 10: Kayla Avitabile; Aug. 14: Kara Hartzell; Aug. 17: Andrew Mark; Aug. 21: James Supra; Aug. 24: Hannah Violet; Aug. 28: Mike Pilgermayer; Aug. 31: Tim Harakal; Sept. 4: Anthony Cubbage; Sept. 7: Just So Duo; Sept. 11: Steve Brosky; Sept. 14: Anthony Cubbage; Sept. 18: Kendal Conrad; Sept. 21: Leah Marie Fuls; Sept. 25: Frank Porter.
Allentown Saturday in the Park Series, West Park, 16th and Turner streets, 7 p.m. June 23: Crazy Hearts; July 14: The Large Flowerheads; July 28: Lucky 7; Aug. 11: The BC Combo; Sept. 15: Billy Bauer Band.
Allentown, Summer in the City, PPL Plaza, Ninth and Hamilton Streets, 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Lazy Dogma; June 27: BC Combo; July 5: Real West; July 11: Dave Fry; July 18: The Foztones; July 25: Fusion Jazz Trio; Aug. 1: Dynamic Duo; Aug. 8: Pentley Holmes; Aug. 15: Node; Aug. 22: Steve Johnson; Aug. 29: Tavern Tan.
Bethlehem, Rose Garden, Union Boulevard, 7:30 p.m., unless noted. June 22: American Legion Band of Bethlehem; June 23: Salem & Bethlehem Municipal Band; June 24: Bethlehem Municipal Band; June 29: Dave Neith Orchestra; July 1: Lehigh Valley Italian Band; July 3: Pioneer Band; July 4: American Legion Band of Bethlehem, at City Center; July 6: Bethlehem Brass, on Southside, 6 p.m.; July 6: Allentown Band; July 8: Dave Neith Orchestra; July 13: Bethlehem Municipal Band; July 14: Flutations, on Main Street, 2 p.m.; July 15: American Legion Band of Bethlehem; July 20: Dave Neith Orchestra; July 22: Bethlehem Municipal Band; July 27: Dave Neith Orchestra; July 29: American Legion Band of Bethlehem; Aug. 3: Bethlehem Municipal Band; Aug. 5: Lehigh Valley Italian Band; Aug. 10: American Legion Band of Bethlehem; Aug. 11: Flutations, on Main Street, 2 p.m.; Aug. 12: Allentown Municipal Band; Aug. 17: Dave Neith Orchestra; Aug. 18: Bethlehem Brass, on Main Street, 2 p.m.; Aug. 19: Bethlehem Municipal Band; Aug. 24: Macungie Band; Aug. 26: Dave Neith Orchestra; Aug. 31: American Legion Band of Bethlehem; Sept. 2: Bethlehem Municipal Band; Sept. 7: Mother Jones, on Southside, 6 p.m.; Sept. 7: Dave Neith Orchestra; Sept. 9: American Legion Band of Bethlehem; Sept. 16: Flutations; Sept. 23: Dave Neith Orchestra.
Behtlehem Sculpture Garden, East of City Hall, 6-8 p.m. Rain location, City Rotunda. June 22: The Monkeephiles; June 29: The Swing Time Dolls; July 13: Herencia Jibara; July 20: Allan Meyerson Jazz.
Behtlehem Tunes at Twilight, Sun Inn Courtyard, 6-8 p.m. June 21: Sunshine Symphony; June 28: GirlCrue; July 5: Scott Marshall; July 12: Cunningham & Associates; July 19: Billy Bauer Band.
Bethlehem Out To Lunch Music Series, South Bethlehem Greenway, across from the New Street garage, 324 S. New St., noon-2 p.m. June 22: Leah Marie Fuls; June 29: Kayla Avitabile; July 6: Kara Hartzell; July 13: Jay-T; July 20: Neil Grover; July 27: Kayla Avitabile; Aug. 3: Mike Roi; Aug. 10: Bobby Siegfried; Aug. 17: Darin Jellison; Aug. 24: Carter Lansing; Aug. 31: Kara Hartzell; Sept. 7: Karen and Amy Jones of The Beautiful Distortion; Sept. 14: Ralph Pagano; Sept. 21: Stacy Gabel; Sept. 28: Not For Coltrane.
Catasauqa Park Ampitheater, 501 American St., June 22: Steel Creek; June 29: Caribbean Steel Rhythm; July 6: That Being Said; July 13: Cherry Bombs Band; July 20: Smith Compound Band; July 27: James Supra Band; Aug. 3: Allentown Marine Band; Aug. 10: Toga Party Band; Aug. 17: Big Valley Blue Grass; Aug. 24: GirlCrue; Aug. 31: Cunningham & Associates; Sept. 7: Slicked Up 9's.
Easton: Live at the Falls, Scott Park, Larry Holmes Drive, 5:30-9:30 p.m. Second Fridays, craft beer, food, adult lawn games, kids playground area, live music begins at 6:30 p.m.: RFA, July 13; Lehigh Valley Urban Latin Orquesta, Aug. 10; Not Osborn Band, Sept. 14. Rain date, third Fridays. liveatfalls.com.
Emmaus: Community Park Arts Pavilion, 1401 Shimersville Road, 6 p.m. -8 p.m. unless noted. June 24: Tommy Zito, 5-8 p.m.; July 1: Macungie Band; July 8: Dueling Pianos; July 15: Swing Time Dolls; July 22: Large Flowerheads; July 29: Dave Fry Trio: Aug. 5: Karen Rodriquez Latin Jazz Ensemble; Aug. 12: Steel Creek; Aug. 19: Main Street Cruisers; Aug. 26: Scott Marshall and the Hill Billy Souls.
Levitt Pavilion Steelstacks, 789 First St., Bethlehem. 7:30 p.m. June 21: The Iguanas; June 24: Sun Parade; June 28: Karikatura; June 29: The Aardvarks; June 30: Pokey LaFarge; July 1: Devon Gilfillian; July 4: The Allentown Band; July 5: Ken Goldstein and the L.A. Hustle; July 6: Magnum; July 7: The Nightowls; July 12: Royal Jelly Jive; July 13: Thornetta Davis; July 14: Cicada Rhythm; July 19: Drew Nugent & the Midnight Society; July 20: David Ostwald's Louis Armstrong Eternity Band; July 21: The New Orleans Cottonmouth Kings; July 26: Madaila; July 27: Filmore; July 28: Daniel Ellsworth & the Great Lakes; Aug. 16: Walden; Aug. 18: The Drifters; Aug. 19: KICK – The INXS Experience; Aug.23: Black Violin; Aug. 24: House of Hamill; Aug. 25: The Duke Robillard Band; Aug. 30: Bonerama; Aug. 31: Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds; Sept.1: Bakithi Kumalo & the All Star Graceland Band: Paul Simon's Graceland Album Tribute; Sept. 2: Low Cut Connie; Sept. 3: Vanessa Collier; Sept. 6: Amasa Hines; Sept. 7: Oliver Hazard; Sept. 8: Start Making Sense: Talking Heads Tribute. Levittsteelstacks.org.
Lower Macungie Township, June 29: The Large Flowerheads, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Hills at Lockridge Park, 7125 Scenic View Drive; July 7: Pioneer Band, 7-8 p.m., East Texas Park, 5624 East Texas Road; July 13: Mark James & Country Sunset Band, 6-8 p.m., Hills at Lockridge Park, 7125 Scenic View Drive; July 20: Main Street Cruisers, 7-9 p.m., Hills at Lockridge Park, 7125 Scenic View Drive; July 28: Bootleg Express, 6-9 p.m., East Texas Park, 5624 East Texas Road; Aug. 11: Marine Band, 7-8 p.m., Prater Park, 4496 Hedgerow Drive; Aug. 18: School's Out Band, 6-8:30 p.m., East Texas Park, 5624 East Texas Road.
Lower Saucon-Hellertown, Dimmick Park, 570 Durham St., Hellertown, 6 p.m., June 24: Flirtin With the Mob; July 8: Brian Dean Moore Band; July 22: James Supra and Sarah Ayers; Aug. 18: Cunningham & Associates.
Palmertown, Borough Park, Delaware Avenue, 7 p.m. June 24: Scott Marshall Band; July 1: Palmerton Band; July 8: Large Flowerheads; July 15: Sunshine Symphony; July 22: Marine Band of Allentown; July 29: New Individuals; Aug. 5: Pa. Villagers; Aug. 12: Hazleton Band; Aug. 19: Palmerton Band.
Pen Argyl, Weona Park, E. Main Street, 6 p.m. Rain location: Weona Park Community Center. July 1: Desire; July 15: Riverside Rhythm; July 29: Inch and the Echoes; Aug. 12: Nazareth Municipal Band.
Perkasie, Menlo Park, 425 Arthur Ave., 7 p.m. June 27: Ring of Fire; July 11: Dueling Pianos; July 18: Mike Greer & Co.; July 25: Rave On.; Aug. 1: River of Dreams.
The Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley, 2845 Center Valley Parkway, Center Valley, June 22: John Corrado Band; June 29: Jenn McCracken; July 6: Blindside; July 13: Stefanie Johnson; July 20: Lou Franco Project; July 27: Eighteenth Hour.
Quakertown Park at 4th, 6:30 p.m. July 15: Little Red Rooster Band; July 22: Time Why?s; July 29: High Boon Band; Aug. 12: Brian Dean Moore Band; Aug. 19: Midnight Shift; Aug. 26: Quakertown Band.
South Whitehall Township, Covered Bridge Park, River Road and Lapp Road, 7 p.m. June 22: Big Bang Baby; July 20: Social Call; Aug. 17: Brian Dean Moore Band.
Upper Saucon Township Community Park, 3231 Preston Lane, Center Valley, 7-8:30 p.m. June 28: Gabriela lo Basso, rain date, July 5; July 12: Tyler Hunsberge, rain date, July 19; July 26: Adam Motto, rain date, Aug. 2' Aug. 9: Fahad and Kelly, rain date Aug. 16
Wilson Borough, Meuser Park, 22nd and Northampton streets, 6-8 p.m., unless noted. June 24: The Upside Down; July 1: Gospel Music Afternoon – Soul Winners Pentecostal Church, 4-6 p.m.; July 1: Sing for America featuring the Gilbert Family, 6:30-8 p.m.; July 8: Pioneer Band; July 15: Nazareth Community Band; July 22: The Phat Boys; July 29: The Swing Time Dolls; Aug. 5: Hackettstown Community Band, 6-7:30 p.m.; Aug. 12: Lehigh Valley Italian American Band; Aug. 19: Easton Municipal Band; Aug. 26: The Main Street Cruisers.
Wind Gap, Borough Park, 104 E. Third St., 6-8 p.m. June 24: New Individuals; July 8: Steel Creek Bank; July 22: Desire; Aug. 5: Headliners; Aug. 19: Tower Suite.
Cops 'n' Kids Reading Room: The reading room at Northampton Community College Fowler Family Center, 511 E. Third St., Bethlehem, offers Summer Storytelling Series with stories and acivites, 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Wednesdays. Runs through Aug. 22. Registration required. 610-861-5526, www.copsnkidslv.org. Cops 'n' Kids also has a reading room at the Easton Area Community Center, 901 Washington St. It's open 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursdays and 10 a.m.-noon first and third Saturdays. www.copsnkidseaston.org.
The City of Bethlehem offers its drop-in parks program at seven neighborhood parks. Activities include arts & crafts, sports, games, field trips, and more. No registration required. www.bethlehem-pa.gov/parks.
The City of Allentown offers children ages 7-15 a free eight-week outdoor program of supervised activities, games, crafts and more. Sessions run, 1-3:30 p.m. Mondays and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, through Aug. 9. Registration is available at any playground, school or park during program hours. Info: 610-437-7757.
Allentown Art Museum: Artventures Free Family Drop-in Art Workshop, 12:30-3:30 p.m. Sundays. Themed art projects, art puzzles and books, in-gallery art activities, more. 610-432-4333, allentownartmuseum.org.
SteelStacks, Peas & Qs, TD Community Stage, 11:30 a.m. Saturdays. Each week musicians, magicians and clowns mix in healthy portions of arts, crafts, films, storytelling and more. steelstacks.org.
Allentown Public Theatre Children's Show and Workshops: The theater presents "The Ugly Duckling" an adventure of friendship and self-discovery, July 20-22, 27-29 at St. Luke's Lutheran Church, 417 N. Seventh St., Allentown. The show is presented in partmership with Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center. The show is free for children 12 and under; pay what you wish for others. A free summer workshop serries for ages 6-12 gives kids the chance to play theatre games, acting exercises, make props, and rehearse parts in the play. Dates are June 23 and 30 and July 7 and 14. allentownpublictheatre.com.
Free Sundays at Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts, 1-4 p.m. Enjoy children's activities, including crafts and storytime, and tour the current exhibition, "Time Capsule Bethlehem: Our City Then & Now," as well as the permanent collection. 427 N. New St., Bethlehem. historicbethlehem.org
Summer Reading Progams: Libraries in most cities and towns offer summer reading programs for children that encourage children to read and enjoy reading by offering rewards, celebrations and prizes.
Cedar Sports Day: Rotating through stations, children ages 7 through 15 learn the basics of tennis, golf, rowing, soccer, disc golf, water polo and water volleyball. Food vendors on site. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. June 29, Cedar Beach Park. allentownparks.org.
Allentown Art Museum offers free admission on Sundays noon-4 p.m. and Third Thursdays 4-8 p.m. with special activities. The summer exhibition "Who Shot Sports" has a special fee on Sundays. 610-432-4333, Allentownartmuseum.org.
America On Wheels in Allentown offers free admission noon-5 p.m. every Sunday for ages 12 and under. americaonwheels.org.
Mack Trucks Historical Museum , 2402 Lehigh Parkway South, Allentown, displays the history of The Mack Truck Corporation. Trucks are on display for visitors along with documents, photos and artifacts from the famous truck brand's past. Hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. 610-351-8999, www.macktrucks.com.
C.F Martin & Co. Guitar Factory and Museum, Nazareth. Explore the art of guitar making, from old world tools to our state-of-the-art facility. Follow a guitar from rough lumber to a finished product which requires more than 300 steps to complete. Free public tours are conducted between 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The museum has a special exhibit celebrating the iconic D-28. Martinguitar.com
Moravian Historical Society offers free admission to the Whitefiled House, 1-4 p.m. Sundays, July 1 through Aug. 26. Special programming includes colonial games and crafts for youth. The series includes July 1: Quill pen writing and fraktur coloring (July 1), Paper dolls / colonial dress-up (July 8), Make your own colonial house (July 15), Tinsmithing (July 22), Whirligig making (July 29), Paper quilling (Aug. 5), Cross stitch (Aug. 12), Canoe craft (Aug. 19), Weaving (Aug. 26). moravianhistoricalsociety.org.
Haines Mill Museum, South Whtiehall Township, is open for free public tours from 1-4 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays through September. from May to September. Other hours are by appointment with guide. Call the Lehigh County Historical Society at 610-435-4664 for tour information and scheduling.
Lock Ridge Furnace Museum, operated by the Lehigh County Historical Society. Exhibits illustrate how iron was made over a hundred years ago. Numbered signs allow visitors to take a self-guided tour at any time. Guided tours are offered from 1-4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays from May to September. Call 610-435-1074 for additional information on tours.
The Banana Factory, Bethlehem. Home to ArtsQuest's visual arts education programs, includes 30 studio artists, three galleries and multiple classrooms. Visitors can watch a glass blowing demonstraton, tour the galleries and go to the gift shop which sells homemade crafts. Special events on First Fridays. bananafactory.org.
First Friday on Bethlehem's South Side, along Third and Fourth streets starting at 6 p.m. is a monthly celebration of arts and culture with shops, galleries, live music, in-store specials and refreshments.getdowntownbethlehem.com
Downtown Allentown's arts and business communities join forces 5-8 p.m. on Third Thursdays to offer exhibitions, sales, classes, special menus and more at many of the local arts venues, artist studios, retailers and restaurants. www.downtownallentown.com.
Fourth Friday activities every fourth Friday in downtown Easton include music, food, drinks, games and actitivies for the family. eastonoutloud.com.
Masters and Rookies Racing Series happens nearly every Saturday afternoon at the Lehigh Valley Preferred Cycling Center through September. Junior riders compete against other top-notch future stars and more experienced riders test each other on the concrete crater. Also, women riders show off their skills as well. Racing begins at noon. 1151 Mosser Rd., Breinigsville, 610-395-7000, thevelodrome.com
Lil Le Hi Trout Hatchery, 2901 Fish Hatchery Road, Allentown. The trout hatchery has food for sale in small vending machines for feeding the fish. The fish pools are caged in (on top) at the hatchery children can look at the fish. Hours are 9 a.m. to dusk. 610-437-7750.
Lehigh Gap Nature Center offers free fit walks, 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays through July 5. Lehigh Gap Nature Center, 8844 Paint Mill Road, Slatington, 610-760-8889.
Trexler Park, Lehigh Parkway or Cedar Beach Park, all located in Allentown, open for walks, or walk along the Monocacy Creek in Bethlehem's Illick's Mill Road to Sand Island. Hike in Jacobsburg State Park or take a driving tour to visit the Covered Bridges of Lehigh Valley, free brocure available at discoverlehighvalley.com.
Wildland Conservancy Get Out! Lehigh Valley: The program helps promote a healthier community through guided walks and hikes in natural, protected areas featuring wildlife, beautiful vistas and historic sites. www.wildlandspa.org/golv.
Free Zumba 9 a.m. Saturdays at the Arts Pavilion at Emmaus Community Park through September.
For more events, see mcall.com/events.
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• Chicken – 800 g
• sun-dried tomatoes – 10 pcs.
• pitted olives – 15 pcs.
• Egg – 2 pcs.
• Sour cream – 2 tbsp. l.
• Cheese – 50g
• Dill – ½ bundle
• High-grade flour – 3 tablespoons. l.
• Salt to taste
• Black pepper – to taste
• Vegetable oil – for frying
1. Chicken fillet wash, dry with a paper towel, cut into small pieces with a knife or kitchen scissors. The cut pieces of chicken to put in a deep bowl.
2. Sun-dried tomatoes finely chopped, and olives – thin strips. Chopped sun-dried tomatoes and olives add sliced chicken fillet.
3. In the bowl of chopped chicken eggs drive.
4. Add the sour cream. Fat content of cream does not matter.
5. Dill wash, chop finely. Together with grated on a coarse grater hard cheese add a cup of chicken and other ingredients.
6. Add the flour, salt and pepper to taste. Mix well with a spoon until smooth, stuffing is ready. Cover the dish with minced meat cling film and place in the cold for at least 1 hour.
7. In a frying pan over low heat to warm the vegetable oil. Bring a cup of stuffing from the cold. Use the spoon to form patties that fry in vegetable oil until golden color on low heat.
8. Ready to put cutlets on a paper towel to get rid of excess fat, and then put in the dish.


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| Treaty of Sapporo
札幌条約 Sapporo Jōyaku (Japanese)
|Treaty of Peace between the Empire of Japan and the Kingdom of Great Joseon
|Type of treaty
|Peace Treaty
|February 1813
| Signed
| 3rd March 1813
|3rd April 1813
| Empire of Japan
Kingdom of Great Joseon
|Japanese, Korean
The Treaty of Sapporo is the peace agreement settling the result of the war between Japan and the Kingdom of Great Joseon.
Article I — General Terms
- All hostilities between the Kingdom of Great Joseon and the Empire of Japan shall cease.
Article II — Political Changes
- The Kingdom of Great Joseon will be dissolved, and replaced with a Korean Empire.
- The King of Joseon shall relinquish his royal title and renounce his royal status as well as that of his family. His Most Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Japan shall be designated as his successor.
- The King of Joseon and his family shall be exiled indefinitely from Korea. The former Royal Family of Korea may not return to Korea until explicit permission is given from the Government of the Empire of Japan.
- All members of the Royal Government of Korea will be appointed by His Most Imperial and Exquisite Excellency the Shogun of the Empire of Japan.
Article III — Territorial Changes
- All territorial gains and losses by Japan and Korea shall be reverted to what it was before the war.
- As stated in Article II, the Kingdom of Great Joseon will be dissolved and replaced with a Korean Empire.
- Honda Yoshihiro, Foreign Minister of the Empire of Japan
- Chae Jegong, Yeonguijeong of the Kingdom of Great Joseon
March 3, 1813
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COBBLE HILL Farm City, the organization that turned Bergen St. into a block party for artisan food and art lovers last September, is launching a food-themed Chautauqua that harkens back to those early American gatherings with lecturers and performers. You can meet the artists, activists and foodies that will be a part of this new series, including Tracy Candido of Community Cooking Club and artist (and BB contributor) Chloë Bass of Process Dinner, tonight from 6-9pm at 61 Local, the expansive new bar at 61 Bergen St. that is becoming the epicenter for the local craft food and beer movement.
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Advantages of Using Timber Workshops
Nowadays, the number of homeowners who are using timber for their workshop sheds is on the rise. This is due to the fact that these wood or timber workshop sheds have tremendous benefits over workshops built with other materials. Through this article you will garner facts about the tremendous benefits or rather advantages of timber workshops.
To begin with timber workshops are inexpensive. There are so many timber or wood options available and these makes it possible for timber to be inexpensive. All these types are inexpensive.
It doesn't matter the climate or the season of the year as you will always use your shed or workshop shed without experiencing climatic limitations or complications. When it's cold, you will always manage to use the shed. The timber workshop will also be usable and favoring even in the hot seasons. You will always benefit from the natural insulation factor of timber. During winter, timber will always keep the shed warm all through by holding heat from penetrating out and this helps reduce energy bills. This enables you concentrate on your work and creativity.
The other fundamental advantage of constructing a timber workshop is the simple foundation necessitated. When using materials like concrete, you will have to put a complex and an expensive foundation. Instead, you will have to place a single foundation slab. As a result, you will save your resources; time and money.
The other advantage is the authentic style it avails. Basically, people use different materials to construct the workshop shed. There are instances where people opt for concrete and other instances metal. However, when using timber, you will always enhance authenticity and rusticity. This is a plus as there is minimize maintenance needs. Basically, you will have to paint the shed after constructing it and the paint will last for long before it wears out.
Another advantage of these timber workshops is that they are easily constructed and installed. This helps keep the expenses low as the professional constructing the shed will take a day or two. There are instances where you could do it on your own on the weekends and this will save you a lot of money. Basically, there are no complexities whatsoever.
The last but not the least, repairs are simplified. Whenever there is a damaged part, you will never have to worry about incurring extra costs of contacting and hiring a professional. Instead, you will always be able to handle all the repairs on your own. Timber is always repaired fast and in a simple way unlike materials like concrete. Concrete will always necessitate a lot of time and resources.
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Another one to add to the collection... we told you we had a thing for monkeys! Where should you put him? What should you call him?
This monkey lamp is a great fun piece to own, it can be used indoors or outdoors. This monkey will stand to attention and make sure no one get's up to too much mischief! Finished in black he will look smart in any room, from bold living rooms to reading corners. Or a fun way to add light to bedroom!
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This pair of gorgeous starburst stud earrings may be petite, but they are showstoppers. Twinkling crystals are encrusted on the center star to form a perfect flower, and behind the star are five crystal-embedded rose petal shapes that jut out from each side.
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This exclusive Downton Abbey Jewelry Collection was created in collaboration with 1928's designers and the shows costume design team in England through an exclusive licensing agreement. The Downton Abbey Jewellery Collection features authentic details and motifs from the late Victorian and early Edwardian eras.


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Basement – Anderson Conference Room
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3rd Weds every month 6:30-8p
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Wednesdays 9:30-11am
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University Hospitals Elyria
Wednesdays at 6:00pm
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Dr. Ann Witt, Breastfeeding Medicine of Northeast Ohio
Dr. Witt is a MD and IBCLC. She heads up Breastfeeding Medicine at Sender's Pediatrics in South Euclid.
She and her staff assist breastfeeding mothers with various issues.
Families have a myriad of choices to make during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum. Nurtured Foundation Doulas strive to provide you the nonjudgmental support and education you need to navigate through these wonderful, yet challenging times! You decide what is best for your family. We ensure you are unconditionally and professionally supported in those decisions. We serve you and your family with the love and acceptance you deserve. Offering Birth Doulas & Postpartum Doulas along with a variety of services.
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Philips Adds Gaming TV Apps
Philips and Funai have included ActiveVideo Networks' TAG Games among the apps in its new and 5000 television series, the company announced this week.
The games, including Sudoku, Club 21, Mummy Maze or High Stakes Hold 'Em, are available through ActiveVideo Networks' CloudTV platform. Vudu and Facebook apps are offered as well.
"Consumers want to do more than just watch TV and the addition of TAG Games affirms our commitment to creating the ultimate entertainment experience for consumers," Todd Richardson, senior vice president of sales and marketing for P&F said as part of the announcement. "Our MediaConnect option leads the way as the only solution on the market that delivers a simple, integrated solution allowing consumers to access all their PC content without boundaries."


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It's always a pleasure to pick up a Willie Black novel by Richmond, VA, former newspaperman Howard Owen. The latest one is Parker Field (Permanent Press). Owen invests Willie Black, his older, savvy, smart-mouthed, self-styled sleuth/reporter, with so many old-time journalistic traits that, even though the books are set in the present, the reader feels a nostalgic connection to a time before online ruled; a time when local human interest stories attracted seasoned pros, and when the best reporters (usually ornery) had beats and cared about doing well and doing good. Willie is old fashioned in trusting his instincts. He pursues leads on his own time—even though it earns him no brownie points. He attends voluntary meetings at his paper, where "no refreshments are served," because he enjoys sparring with his so-called superiors as they cave to abolishing pensions. He's got the sarcastic pushback gene. And heart.
For all of his unfortunate dealings with women (three divorces, a troubled relationship with his daughter, a tenuous relationship with Peggy his pothead mother, commitment issues with his current girlfriend) and his history of problem drinking (he's tried A.A. but it's not for him), Willie manages to attract and keep friends and the grudging respect of colleagues. "I promise to do better. Promising to do better is one of the things I do best." Willie Black is indeed a lively and engaging narrator—which is itself a good reason to read Parker Field—and the book begins with a gunshot, plunging us right into the action. But Willie easily gets sidetracked into musing on relationships. The man who got shot, Les Hacker, the kindest man in the world, is Willie's stepfather of sorts—Hacker has been living with Peggy. Hacker was also a ballplayer for the old Richmond Vees, a now-defunct Yankees' Triple–A farm team. The Vees played at Parker Field in Richmond—hence the title of the book. Willie is eager to do a story on the Vees, though at first he doesn't know that his reporting will connect him to Hacker's shooter. It turns out that six of the nine Vees are dead, and that five of those "at least did not go gently into that good night." As one chapter ending puts it, "Somebody's keeping score." Willie also discovers that "Being a psychopath is never having to say you're sorry."
Parker Field is the third in Owen's Willie Black mystery series, and it may become a bit confusing to a new reader because the eccentric characters who surround Willie are not fully explained when they're introduced. And Willie's mixed-race parentage isn't covered in this third go-round (his late father, who was black, took off). Also left out are his bygone days as a police reporter on the night beat—a part of his backstory that explains his continued cred on the streets. Then again, it's easy to be diverted by Willie's way with words: A woman kicks out a guy for "doing the horizontal hula with another party." A denizen of Willie's apartment house has a veritable art gallery in his living area, with special lighting "to showcase modern shit that, for all I know, could be hanging upside down." By contrast, the walls of Willie's own apartment "don't have paintings. Our walls need painting." And no doubt, the author's (and Willie's) sympathies for the working class, especially women, will prove endearing.
Although it becomes pretty obvious by the half-way mark (if not earlier) why Hacker was shot, and maybe by whom, Parker Field has so many interesting baseball sidebars going on, as well as pointed societal critiques, that readers will remain entertained. "Suburbanites love to make jokes about Richmond's homeless population," Willie observes, but he knows from stories he's done over the years "that a lot of them are residing in our parks because those same suburbs gave them a one-way ticket here." The novel also contains some timely comments: The hopeless case who's arrested for Hacker's shooting is a vet—"definitely a candidate for a little post-traumatic stress, and I know how diligent the VA has been in getting these guys help." In another observation, Willie compares his habit of keeping information to himself until he can be sure he's right to "the way the Koch brothers hoard money."


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The Exness Group was founded by a group of like-minded professionals in the area of finance and information technology in 2008.
In the past years the Exness Group has come a long way, becoming an industry leader: by the middle of 2014 Exness Group clients' monthly trading volume was more than 180 billion USD and the number of trading accounts opened each month by traders around the world exceeded 15,000. Currently Exness Group offers the ability to trade more than 120 financial instruments, with some of the best-on-the-market order execution and record-tight spreads for the main currency pairs.
By the middle of 2014 Exness Group clients' monthly trading volume was more than 180 billion USD.
Continuous development, guided primarily by systematic improvement of trading conditions, is the key to Exness Group's long-term and successful work. Issues concerning improving the quality of services offered at Exness Group are considered most seriously. In December 2011 Exness Group received an international certificate of compliance with ISO 9001:2008 for "Organizing Forex trading".
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Recently, trading systems aimed at reducing the influence of the broker have started to become more widespread – Electronic Communication Networks or ECNs. And in the financial world there has more and more often been talk of ECN brokers and how ECNs are the future of Forex.
An ECN represents a floor or network in which liquidity providers and individual traders conduct transactions among themselves and cut out the middle-men. If we ask ourselves the question what the relationship of Forex is to ECN systems, we can say quite boldly that is that actual "interbank" that dealing centers and market makers so often mention.
To be more exact, trading in the interbank currency market is performed thanks to ECN systems that bring together a multitude of participants in the currency and financial markets.At the basis of the operation of any ECN floor lies a system of pairing orders.
This means that trading orders from all ECN participants are entered into a common database. Opposing orders (buy/sell) from the various participants are executed when their basic parameters such as asset, volume and price, coincide, that is, the system automatically selects the corresponding orders and executes them. Characteristic of the interbank market is the fact that the clients' orders for the purchase and sale of a given financial asset are executed at current market prices.
One of the key features of an ECN is the absence of conflict of interest between broker and trader. An ECN broker only transmits traders' orders into the system (that is, brings them to the interbank) and earns money exclusively on the commission from each deal. Another no less important feature of the ECN is the possibility of taking part in price formation.
Each trader can influence the spread, narrowing it by setting limit orders within the spread – the determining factor here will be the volume of the limit order. The greater the order's volume, the greater the influence that it can exert on the current price. One other distinguishing characteristic of the ECN system is the special process for executing pending orders.
When the current quote for the trading instrument matches the value given in the pending order, the order is executed. However, in certain circumstances pending orders are executed partially. This is due to a discrepancy in the transaction sizes in offsetting positions.
An advantage of no small importance of the ECN is its transparency for traders — orders that have been received are shown in the system and the information on them is accessible to all participants in the trading. At the present time more and more financial experts are arriving at the common opinion that the ECN system is a step forward towards transparent and easier trading in the currency markets, and it is good that these systems are at last gaining more and more popularity in the
Forex market. Institutional players and the funds market have already long valued the advantages of ECN systems. Now this opportunity has also become available for the individual trader trading in the Forex market. Only a few years ago access was impossible for the ordinary retail trader to the major ECN floors such as Currenex, Integral or FXall.
Professional traders are gradually coming into the market now who operate with very large sums and wish to have a guarantee not only of the safety of their money, but also of receiving the profit they have earned.
The activity of ECN brokers is, as a rule, regulated by more serious and reliable licensing than is the case with many dealing centers and small market makers, which guarantees the transparency of operation and reliability of the broker.
Compared to the majority of dealing centers, ECN brokers offer a completely different level of conduct of transactions, higher speed for executing orders, and execution of them on the best terms existing for the trader at that moment.
In connection with ECN, one of its important analytical tools is worth mentioning. This is the combined "open bid book" or, as it is also called, "Level 2 Quotes", which show the depth of the market.
These Level 2 Quotes, presented in the form of a table, contain information on limit orders set by participants on the ECN floor for specific trading instruments, namely data on the volumes and prices of bids. In other words, in the table the trader can always see the lowest "Ask" prices and the highest "Bid" prices, and at the same time the corresponding volume of bids, for the instrument in which he is interested.
At the present time all of the more or less major market makers are introducing, or have already introduced, interbank accounts, because introducing them is a sign of a broker's new level of development.
Recently EXNESS has also been registering accounts for operating in the interbank market and offers traders the opportunity to start trading on its ECN-system, which brings together well-known liquidity providers and ensures order execution at the best prices.
EXNESS offers clients access to the interbank market through an ECN system the basis of which is a programmed "aggregator", which coordinates the execution of client bids at best prices amongst the several well-known brokers connected to it.
At the present time the following major brokers are the Company's liquidity providers: ADS Securities, EXANTE, FXCMPRO and MARKET SECURITIES.Before the launch of this project, all departments in our company completed a huge amount of work. Practically every EXNESS employee was involved in the creative process.
A new company division was formed to implement the task and to provide subsequent support. The long-term preparation that went into launching the project was driven by the desire to create a unique service that was previously available only to a narrow circle of professionals.
In full accord with our concept of accessible exclusivity, what was in the past only accessible to the top banks has now become accessible to every trader.In following modern trends in the development of the Forex industry, EXNESS experts have tried, while working on implementation of the project to bring clients' bids into the interbank market, to take into account all our clients' wishes and preserve the best traditions of delivering service of the highest quality.
First and foremost that means narrow spreads on the most popular instruments. Multibank liquidity from leading providers promotes the formation of the best prices. Secondly, the ability to replenish and withdraw funds from a trading account via many electronic payment systems.
The new system retains the flexibility and convenience of adding and debiting funds to and from the trading account. Thirdly, it means the ability to hedge offsetting positions for one instrument in the MetaTrader 4 terminal. As always, nothing hinders our clients from applying their own trading strategies in the normal MT4 terminal. Fourthly, trade inside the spread — traders themselves can influence the best buy and sell prices by setting limit orders within the spread.
In summing up all of the above, it may be stated with confidence that the interbank currency market will indeed only continue to gain in turnover and grow steadily in the future, and our company will continue to develop along with it.


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PODCAST-The word mantra can be broken down into two parts: "man," which means mind, and "tra," which means transport or vehicle. In other words, a mantra is an instrument of the mind. At the end of the day, the mantra is meant to bring you back to simplicity. We live in such a complex world…Read More


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Kid Possible Worldwide is changing lives daily and the more we get the word out about the amazing work being done the more we can inspire others to join in and impact more! Kid Possible Worldwide takes golden nuggets others need to learn and combines them into positive projects to give back and is what makes Kid Possible Worldwide one of a kind! We would love to connect with you so please reach out. When we all do a little we can change a lot!
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Sunday Reflection_4th Sunday of Lent 2020
The gospel story for today begins with an interesting question: the disciples ask: has the man who was born blind sinned (and thus caused his own blindness) or have his parents sinned? Jesus answers "neither". When a child is born with a disability it is a common response among people to wonder if God is punishing the parents for some kind of "sin". But Jesus makes it clear that it is not a punishment; God does not act that way.Most of the gospel text then concerns itself with the question of whether or not the man was really born blind and whether Jesus' making a paste to put on his eyes was breaking the Sabbath prohibition against work by doing so. In the end Jesus identifies himself to the man as the one who gave him sight, and the man responds with an act of faith in him as the Messiah. At that moment he saw who Jesus was more clearly than most of Jesus' disciples.
When God gives us new sight we see things we never saw before. I can remember being challenged by this during my first year as a priest. I was studying French at the University in Grenoble and there was a very beautiful young woman from California in my class. We often talked during the breaks and one time she told me how she got up at 5 AM each morning and read the Scriptures for an hour and then the writings of Mary Eddy Baker for an hour. Mary Eddy Baker is credited with being the founder of The Church of Christ, Scientist. She wrote a great number of religious books. Her key insight, as this girl told me, was: Life in and of the Spirit; this Life is the sole reality of existence. I said to her: I admire your faith and I don't want to question it, but do you ever wonder if that is really true? She then told me how when she was 12 she fell off her bike and had a compound fracture of her arm; she could see the bone protruding through the skin. Her mother wanted to take her to the hospital because her mother's faith was not strong, but she insisted that her mother first phone her father because she knew his faith was strong. He came home from work, bandaged her arm, stayed home from work for a week and prayed. Her mother was worried about gangrene developing and pestered her father to let her take the girl to the doctor. The doctor unwrapped her arm and asked her mother why she had brought the girl. Her mother explained how the girl had broken her arm and the bone was sticking out. He said that he saw no sign of a break, but he would take an x-ray to make certain. He showed the x-ray to her mother to show her there was no sign of a break. So, the girl said to me, how could I doubt? She saw God and the world in a new way.
God's healing power can come to us in many ways. I have met many people who have been healed by God in an almost miraculous way, like the girl from California. And when they came to recognize that it was God who healed them they saw not only God but also the world in a whole different way – much like the blind man in today's gospel who recognized that Jesus was the Messiah.
As a young priest I was asked to give a Day of Recollection to a group of 18-year-old girls. I immediately recruited two mothers to help me since I knew nothing about girls of that age. I told the mothers that I wanted to use the Beatles song: Til There Was You (made popular in the film "76 Trombones") as the theme for the day. I was hoping that as the girls reflected on their young lives they would see how God had been present in their lives, loving and healing them at different moments, and so could be confident that God would always be there for them.
At our closing liturgy we sang the entire song, and I noticed that there were tears in the eyes of some of the girls as we sang the last stanza:
There was love all around
But I never heard it singing
No, I never heard it at all
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Fashion and Style
People often talk about Fashion and Style, but you really know the differences between them? Fashion is a mysterious thing, if you want to be a fashion molecular, you must be aware of your dress, every day to consider how to match. And so, in the fashionable circle there will be a variety of criticism, although these critical harmless, but is still a minority is subjective of ideas are the most people.
Style for is not only the clothing that simple, and it is more about a lifestyle choice. Want to have a kind of style, you need to have enough of the broad knowledge make you the whole people more plump, you to people take for granted all keep enthusiasm: music, food, culture and art; You want to these sees, and let every woman want to be with you, let every man want to be you.
The following Lookbook the characters in the very good interpret the meaning of style, at least they in the clothing are at a perfect. However they are not what celebrities or designer kind of fashion Icon, one of us is ordinary people. No doubt, they of course representing different style, because they appear in every day life, living truth.
Style is eternal, classic, can pass, it means that quality, thoughtful and meticulously. Each one dress on you all should be to acme, and you also because this clothes to perfect. Clothing should represent an attitude, or is a kind of you want to express or pursue it.
Of course, quality come from investment, on clothes cost a little more, absolute can change the world. But this is not to want you to spend heavily to buy a shirt, but in the next time the choose and buy clothes, pay attention to some clipping and fabrics, you can completely in the budget fix a fashionable dress. Self-confidence is an important part of style, you need to believe that-you look great.


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The English language is wonderful and never more so than when used to describe things. Recently, I was presented with what by all accounts appeared to be a dilemma and was asked for my advice and after due consideration found that the dilemma itself contained the very answer the person sought.
The dilemma surrounded the question as to whether to actively pursue a potential relationship or not and my answer was thus, a relationship between two people can be likened to the natural angle of repose of beach sand. In essence whatever course of action you choose, the laws of nature (or life) will dictate and win out so don't do anything you're not prepared to back up with 24/7 support.
Lets bring in the beach sand and I'll explain.
Take the humble sand dune. Beach sand has a natural angle of repose of about 34 degrees, that is to say a pile of dry beach sand left to its own devices will have sides that are at 34 degrees to the horizontal. So the wind will blow and the sand dune will move but in the end the new sand dune will still have sides at 34 degrees. Humans can come along and dig away the side of the dune to create a steeper angle but the dune will collapse until the sides are once again at 34 degrees to the horizontal. We can flatten the sand dune and spread the sand everywhere but as soon as the wind blows and nature has a say in things, the sand collects and starts to form a dune with sides AT 34 DEGREES… you get the picture.
So whatever we do to that sand dune, if we try and make it higher with steeper sides or try to flatten it and give it very shallow sides, none of our actions will have any lasting effect if simply left un supported. That 'sand dune' will need constant 24/7 intervention if we hope to retain any lasting changes.
And the same goes for relationships.
There is for want of another word, a natural angle of repose for every relationship, a certain 'status-quo' or 'modus operandi' that a relationship adheres to and trying to change that 'certain something' is a pointless exercise unless you are prepared to back it up with 24/7 support. The reason being that just like beach sand, that's what nature (and life) intended.
So YES, actively 'pursue the potential relationship' but be aware that you will need to support those actions from here on in or things will only return to how they were before you applied those actions.
Or conversely NO, actively 'block the relationship' if you so choose but be aware that you will also need to back this stance up with similar actions for 'forever and a day' otherwise the relationship will simply return to the fore.
And lastly perhaps do nothing to either 'pursue or block the relationship' and if it's meant to be then it will be. Just like nature and the wind collects up all the sand and returns it to 34 degrees, so to will life drive the two of you together and a 'relationship' will form of its own accord.


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Crochet Bunny Toy
This bright and vibrant bunny baby rattle is a popular toy for babies. The rainbow colours are both appealing and stimulating and bunnies are a perennial favourite with parents.
With rainbow stripes, this bunny soft toy is handmade from 100% cotton yarn and would make an ideal newborn baby gift or baby shower gift. Contains rattle. Suitable from birth.
Height 21cm.
Handmade. Fair trade. Machine washable.