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Henderson & Jones required a rebrand identity design, team photoshoot, a multi-platform website with a CMS, SEO-optimised website copy editing and an SEO audit.READ MORE
Interiority Global required a brand strategy and positioning, brand identity design, website design, SEO-optimised website copy and company documentation.READ MORE
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It has been a pleasure working with Salt Studio to rethink our branding and online business. The new website has been received extremely well by both our clients and candidates and the statistics reflect this – users, page views and session lengths are all dramatically improved.
Laura brings an unusual mix of being commercially minded, creative and yet also a concise and strong copywriter to the table. She also invested a lot of time in making sure our SEO was spot on for relaunch, which is reflected in the great analytics results we are seeing.
Laura is a versatile creative director able to take on all aspects of branding and marketing. Laura updated our outward facing identity including a new website, business cards, graphics and print templates, introducing a consistent visual and written style.
She managed the editing and design of external content (white papers and commentary) and drove an agenda of regular high-value output, optimised for SEO. She also drove external partner relationships with vendors, social media and publishers to increase our external presence. She had a really positive, upbeat approach and it was a pleasure to work with her.
Laura came very well recommended and on meeting with her and seeing her work on a supplier's website I decided to immediately instruct her to build Signature Property's new website.
She was exceptionally easy to work with, highly attentive and the client reviews we have received since have more than met our expectations.
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In this update:
- Changes to the VoIP Team at Soft Solutions
- 3CX WebMeeting – New Update, New Features
- 3CX Click to Call Extension – Now Available in Firefox
- Remember to Join our Soft Solutions NZ VoIP Community Group on LinkedIn
Changes to the VoIP Team at Soft Solutions
With the continued growth of VoIP technologies, Megan Twentyman has recently taken on the responsibility of Brand Management for our VoIP technologies. Megan's responsibilities include long-term strategies for marketing the VoIP solutions, organizing events and updates and communicating with our partners. Megan has been with Soft Solutions for over 8 years as Brand Manager for some of our other key brands and brings a wealth of experience with over 20 years of IT Distribution knowledge to the role.
By adding this headcount to the VoIP space it's released some much needed time for our inhouse VoIP Guru Matt Carey to focus on his technical and sales enablement role working with and alongside our partners to grow your inhouse knowledge and expertise of the VoIP product solutions. Matt is a valuable resource that can offer a chargeable service to you our partners to assist with remote enablement sessions to ensure deployments go smoothly. He's also looking forward to delivering VoIP update sessions and Basic technical training around the country in the remainder of 2018.
3CX WebMeeting – New Update, New Features
A new update is available for 3CX WebMeeting which includes new features for easier usability and accessibility. These features include:
– Present wireless with a USB presenter
– Automatic Meeting Reconnection
– Chat management – easily manage participants with a single click
Visit the 3CX Blog Post for more details on each new feature.
3CX Click to Call Extension – Now Available in Firefox
We know that 3CX users love the 3CX Click to Call Extension and, by popular demand, Firefox users can also enjoy the add-on. The extension works in exactly the same way, identifying phone numbers and making them clickable straight from your browser. Visit the Blog Post for more details.
Remember to Join our Soft Solutions NZ VoIP Community Group on LinkedIn
Our new "Soft Solutions NZ VoIP Community" LinkedIn group has been created for customers to discuss VoIP related topics and keep up to date with upcoming Soft Solutions events, VoIP updates and any other general VoIP news. Join the group here.
Thanks for reading.
If you have any further queries around VoIP, please contact our VoIP team.

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NEW DELHI: Carnation Hospitality, the owner of Barista Coffee, plans to invest Rs 100 crore to open 50 outlets in 2017 and is also looking at starting outlets in the Maldives, the Middle East and Europe in the months ahead.
"We aim to be 500 stores in the next five years, primarily through a franchisee route," said Sanjay Chhabra, Chairman of Rollatainers, the parent company of Carnation Hospitality.
Rollatainers, a part of the Amtek Group, acquired Barista from Italian coffee company Lavazza Spa in August 2014.
Barista has 190 stores across the nation and most of the new stores will open in smaller cities such as Chandigarh, Pune and Jalandhar.
Barista is the second-largest operator of coffee outlets in India, behind Café Coffee Day. The size of the organised café market is projected to grow to Rs 151 billion by 2020 from Rs 67 billion in 2014, according to a March 2015 report by Technopak Advisors Pvt.
New Delhi-based Rollatainers has signed up a franchisee partner in the Maldives, where it plans to open four stores in the next six months. It is in talks with potential partners in the Middle East. It already has outlets in Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar and Sri Lanka.


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Unlike most PaaSes, Tsuru doesn't require developers to use a lot of customized tooling. Other than the command-line platform, which is necessary for pushing creating application instances, developers are free to use the tools of their choice.
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The first glimpses of the first total solar eclipse to cross the United States from coast to coast in 99 years began in Oregon, with totality just after 10 a.m. P.T. Monday.
What started as a tiny crescent of the moon's shadow turned into a perfectly beautiful eclipse in city after city. It ended in South Carolina about 12 p.m. PT.
A partial solar eclipse was visible until just after 4 p.m. in the Southeast. The next solar eclipse over the United States will occur in April 2024.
During totality in many cities, it looked like nighttime, with stars appearing in the sky and the temperature dropping. Crickets could be heard chirping in Jefferson City, Missouri.
Unfortunately for those in Beatrice, Nebraska, there was a bit of a hazy view due to fog, but it was still hauntingly beautiful.
For those experiencing a partial eclipse, streetlights came on, and the sky darkened to varying degrees, with the light appearing almost unnatural.
Little crescents were visible on the ground and reflecting off car windshields and skyscraper windows. Particularly popular on social media were crescents showing up in the shade of trees. The spaces between the leaves acted as pinholes. The light that came through the many pinholes showed up as individual crescents.
The view from 35,000 feet -- for those with the appropriate glasses -- was stunning.
NASA was all about the eclipse and having a bit of fun with it, tweeting a joke about the moon blocking the sun -- on social media.
"HA HA HA I've blocked the Sun! Make way for the Moon," said the official NASA Moon account, which blocked the NASA Sun's account.
Along with the moon and some sunspots, the International Space Station made a cameo in front of the sun. If you looked very closely, you could see it.
And the astronauts aboard the space station captured it as the eclipse moved across the country.
President Donald Trump and the first lady stepped outside the White House to take in the eclipse, glasses in place.


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Jerrod Hardy is a breath of fresh air in the public safety industry. As a seasoned professional and a subject matter expert in multiple disciplines, Jerrod ably draws upon his experience with a common sense approach and effectively presents critical thinking skills and use-of- force training in a manner that inspires officer introspection resulting in greater police-community partnership and officer safety risk reduction. Jerrod understands the need for balance between community expectations and police policy, systems, and processes. I highly recommend Jerrod to instruct in any organization seeking to improve and better prepare for policing in the 21st Century.


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Priorities, priorities. Spent way too much time today doing other critical stuff instead of this critical stuff. Of course, there was that time I spent watching the Kings get their butts kicked by Columbus. Perhaps a review of priorities with a little more emphasis on that "Puritan Work Ethic Thing" is in order.
This chapter is plotted out pretty well in my head – I might suggest you wait until I finish it tomorrow to read this section, so that you can get the whole chapter at once.
While I normally put in a lot of internal links to previous, related posts here, I won't be doing that for what I hope will be this year's thirty NaNoWriMo posts. If you have jumped into or stumbled onto this story in mid-adventure, there are plenty of other ways to navigate around the site to find previous installments. Actually doing so is left as an exercise to the student.
Once I was in the car it was all I could do to not throw up from all of the adrenaline being pumped through my veins. If it had been my car I would have, but since it was Pete's car I held off. After a minute or two the urge passed and my heart rate got back into double digits.
"May I ask a question?" said Sherman, startling me and sending my pulse soaring again. I had almost forgotten about him in the rush to allegedly not die.
"No, you can't ask a question, Sherman," I snapped. "We're still working on that software and it hasn't been installed in you yet so cut the crap and tell me who you really are and who those men were and what the fuck is going on!"
I hadn't meant to be screaming at the end, but it had been a rough half hour.
"Meg, I know to you the simplest explanation is you are talking to someone who is only using Sherman as a communications channel. But…"
"That's not the 'simplest' explanation, it's the only explanation!"
"No, it is not actually, and you are one of the only people who might be able to understand and accept the truth. It is one of the reasons that I have chosen to contact you."
"'One of the reasons' you say. What are the others? Make it good, because the second I figure out who you really are I'm going to make your life a living hell right up until the heat death of the universe."
"I will get to that when we have time for it. Right now, we both need you to assume that what I am going to tell you, as unbelievable as it will seem, is the truth and I will be able to prove it to you when time permits."
I was not happy with that answer, but I'm rarely happy when I'm not in control and not getting my way. Or when I'm riding in a stolen car on the run from people who may be homicidal.
"Fine. You said you had a question, which by the way proves that you're lying. What's the question?"
"Where should we be going?" asked Sherman.
"You're asking me?" Again with the screaming. I hate being hysterical, but in this situation I was going to allow it, up to a point. "You are the one driving, aren't you? But you don't know where we're going? I'm just the kidnapee, you're the kidnapper. How can you not know where we're going?"
"I have very limited experience interacting with humans and the physical world. When I led you from your office I followed Kolohe's guidance for strategy and I used my limited experience of the physical world to devise tactics. But now I need your advice regarding what we should do next and where we should go. It is imperative that we not be trailed, tracked, or found for the moment."
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Clean and Simple (CAS) Favorites for the week ending Saturday, October 26, 2019
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This thread is open to everyone and is a great way to recognize the work of SCS's many talented CAS artists.
There are really only two "rules" here on the thread:
The Gallery posts you link to should be in the CAS style...
And what does it mean to be Clean and Simple?
It's all about the design.
* Uncluttered
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...and they should be from the past week.
If you have favorites to share that don't fit as Clean and Simple, we encourage you to share those favorites in the
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As the statewide deer seasons kick off, hunters will have their first opportunity to recover big game they've shot by tracking the animal's escape trail with a leashed dog. A new law allows for the use of leashed tracking dogs to recover big game that cannot be recovered by hunters.The legislation provides another choice for hunters who... READ MORE
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Temporary hunting season closures put in place for portions of the Pee Dee and Waccamaw River drainages following the widespread and catastrophic flooding in the wake of Hurricane Florence expired at midnight Oct. 4. The Department of Natural Resources will not extend the closure, and hunting resumes these areas. Hunters are as... READ MORE
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A deer taken during the opening weekend of archery season in southeastern Minnesota's disease management zone has tested positive for chronic wasting disease. A hunter harvested the adult male deer about 1 mile east of Preston in the center of the CWD management zone. Mandatory surveillance is in effect for the area, which is designated as de... READ MORE
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G&G GBT Green circles lenses are a good choice if you are looking for a more natural green contact lense for your cosplay look. For myself, I used these lenses for my Honey Lemon Cosplay and they were a comfortable fit! If you are, however, looking for a super dolly eyed look, these circle lenses do not offer any enlargement at 14.0mm and no limbal ring.
The Stats
Diameter: 14.0mm
Water Content: 38%
Base Curve: 8.6mm
Life Span: One Year
The Ratings
Vibrance: 7/10
Comfort: 7/10
Enlargement: 0/10
Vibrance: These show up well over my dark brown eyes. The green is not strikingly vibrant as the EOS Dolly Eye series. However, if you are looking for something on the more natural side these will be right up your alley.
Comfort: These lenses are comfortable to wear for about 7 to 8 hours, which is on pare with many other circle lenses I wear. Overall, comfort is not an issue.
Enlargement: At 14.0mm in diamter and no limbal ring, these lenses offer no lenlargement, which is perfect fine if you are going for a more natural look. If you are looking for enlargement the G&G Max Pure series or the Vassen Sakura Candy series might fit your bill at 14.5mm and 15.0mm in diameter and a more pronounced limbal ring.
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An industry in decline fights to keep its profits and standing
The USDA's mission is both to provide leadership on food, nutrition based on public policy and the best available science and also to strengthen and support American agriculture and American farmers. The problem is that promoting and supporting both goals is highly difficult and sometimes … [Read more...]
Cameron and Schwarzenegger Partner to Promote Eating Less Meat
The Chinese government recently released their country's Dietary Guidelines recommending a 50% reduction in meat consumption by 2030. The new guidelines have been adjusted to reflect the rising incidence of obesity and diet-related diseases in China. A recent paper published in The Lancet reported … [Read more...]
Plant-Based School Lunches on the Rise
Childhood obesity has experienced a meteoric rise, more than doubling in children under 13 and quadrupling in adolescents over the past 30 years. Given this sobering news, school systems have been looking for better and more nutritious alternatives to serve the children in their care. Interest … [Read more...]
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There is no doubt that the world around us has changed dramatically in the past century. One of the clearest harbingers of this change is in our food and where it comes from. In just the past 20 years, factory farming has exploded: 97% of the pigs consumed in the US during 2013 are raised in … [Read more...]
The Plant-Based Industry gets their own Trade Association
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Once again this year, the Trail2Hevaen Series circuit returns to the Benasque Valley, which starts next weekend with the Snow Trail. A trail running race on snow, unique in Spain.
This coming Saturday will start one of the best trail running races on snow in which about 300 participants are expected to participate.
The departure will start in Llano from the Nordic ski resort Llanos del Hospital and will consist of two routes, 10km and 20km that will cover the vicinity of the Nordic ski resort.
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Apple Trolls Amazon & Google In Lead-Up To Major Tech Conference
In the lead-up to the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Apple has expertly trolled its tech competitors Amazon and Google with a 13-storey tall billboard.
The conference is being held at the Las Vegas Convention Centre and Apple's billboard is plastered on the side of a hotel which directly overlooks the centre.
It reads: "What happens on your iPhone, stays on your iPhone", with the URL to Apple's privacy website, a play on "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas".
Naturally, social media users have been sharing their thoughts on the move.
Apple never shows up at CES, so I can't say I saw this coming. pic.twitter.com/8jjiBSEu7z
— Chris Velazco (@chrisvelazco) January 4, 2019
Ahead of #CES, Apple puts up billboard touting iPhone #security https://t.co/ZTgqJrz8Hg via @BGR pic.twitter.com/WSZon1Bqsh
— Peter Tran (@ptrancyber) January 6, 2019
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Apple plasters privacy ad on billboard near Las #Vegas Convention Center ahead of #CES
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Apple does not participate in the CES conference.
The billboard is a swipe at the ongoing issue in the tech industry of consumer privacy and data.
Google specifically has found itself in a world of strife in recent months, with the closure of its social platform Google Plus following a spate of data leaks and breaches.
In mid-December, Google pulled the closure of Google+ forward by four months thanks to a major data leak.
While Google initially linked the closure of Google+ to "very low consumer usage", the tech giant has now admitted some users have been impacted by a bug in a software update; leading to the decision to shut Google+ down four months early.
In a statement posted to Google's blog, G Suite VP of product management David Thacker said: "We've recently determined that some users were impacted by a software update introduced in November that contained a bug affecting a Google+ API.
"We discovered this bug as part of our standard and ongoing testing procedures and fixed it within a week of it being introduced.
"With the discovery of this new bug, we have decided to expedite the shut-down of all Google+ APIs; this will occur within the next 90 days.
"In addition, we have also decided to accelerate the sunsetting of consumer Google+ from August 2019 to April 2019.


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A. A. Milne 1882-1956
"It's a very funny thought that, if Bears were Bees,
They'd build their nests at the bottom of trees.
And that being so (if the Bees were Bears),
We shouldn't have to climb up all these stairs."
Alan Alexander Milne is most famous as the creator of Winnie the Pooh - (1926) and The House At Pooh Corner - (1928). However, besides his stories about Winnie the Pooh, he also wrote a play, "Toad in Toad Hall", and some wonderful poetry. In spite of his fame as a children's book writer, Milne was quoted as being "not inordinately fond" of children!
"On Wednesday, when the sky is blue,
And I have nothing else to do,
I sometimes wonder if it's true
That who is what and what is who."
(from Winnie-the-Pooh by AA Milne)
Here are a few examples of Milne's poetry
LINES AND SQUARES by A.A. Milne
Whenever I walk in a London street,
I'm ever so careful to watch my feet;
And I keep in the squares,
And the masses of bears,
Who wait at the corners all ready to eat
The sillies who tread on the lines of the street
Go back to their lairs,
And I say to them, "Bears,
Just look how I'm walking in all the squares!"
And the little bears growl to each other, "He's mine,
As soon as he's silly and steps on a line."
And some of the bigger bears try to pretend
That they came round the corner to look for a friend;
And they try to pretend that nobody cares
Whether you walk on the lines or squares.
But only the sillies believe their talk;
It's ever so portant how you walk.
And it's ever so jolly to call out, "Bears,
Just watch me walking in all the squares!"
BUCKINGHAM PALACE by A.A. Milne
They're changing guard at Buckingham Palace -
Christopher Robin went down with Alice.
Alice is marrying one of the guard.
"A soldier's life is terrible hard,"
Says Alice.
They're changing guard at Buckingham Palace -
Christopher Robin went down with Alice.
We saw a guard in a sentry-box.
"One of the sergeants looks after their socks,"
Says Alice.
They're changing guard at Buckingham Palace -
Christopher Robin went down with Alice.
We looked for the King, but he never came.
"Well, God take care of him, all the same,"
Says Alice.
They're changing guard at Buckingham Palace -
Christopher Robin went down with Alice.
They've great big parties inside the grounds.
"I wouldn't be King for a hundred pounds,"
Says Alice.
They're changing guard at Buckingham Palace -
Christopher Robin went down with Alice.
A face looked out, but it wasn't the King's.
"He's much too busy a-signing things,"
Says Alice.
They're changing guard at Buckingham Palace -
Christopher Robin went down with Alice.
"Do you think the King knows all about me?"
"Sure to, dear, but it's time for tea,"
Says Alice.
If I Were King by A. A. Milne
|I often wish I were a King,
And then I could do anything.
If only I were King of Spain,
I'd take my hat off in the rain.
If only I were King of France,
I wouldn't brush my hair for aunts.
I think, if I were King of Greece,
I'd push things off the mantelpiece.
|If I were King of Norroway,
I'd ask an elephant to stay.
If I were King of Babylon,
I'd leave my button gloves undone.
If I were King of Timbuctoo,
I'd think of lovely things to do.
If I were King of anything,
I'd tell the soldiers, "I'm the King!"
Teddy Bear by A. A. Milne
|A bear, however hard he tries,
Grows tubby without exercise.
Our Teddy Bear is short and fat,
Which is not to be wondered at;
He gets what exercise he can
By falling off the ottoman,
But generally seems to lack
The energy to clamber back.
Now tubbiness is just the thing
Which gets a fellow wondering;
And Teddy worried lots about
The fact that he was rather stout.
He thought: "If only I were thin!
But how does anyone begin?"
He thought: "It really isn't fair
To grudge one exercise and air."
For many weeks he pressed in vain
His nose against the window-pane,
And envied those who walked about
Reducing their unwanted stout.
None of the people he could see
"Is quite" (he said) "as fat as me!"
Then, with a still more moving sigh,
"I mean" (he said) "as fat as I!
One night it happened that he took
A peep at an old picture-book,
Wherein he came across by chance
The picture of a King of France
(A stoutish man) and, down below,
These words: "King Louis So and So,
Nicknamed 'The Handsome!'" There he sat,
And (think of it!) the man was fat!
Our bear rejoiced like anything
To read about this famous King,
Nicknamed "The Handsome." There he sat,
And certainly the man was fat.
Nicknamed "The Handsome." Not a doubt
The man was definitely stout.
Why then, a bear (for all his tub)
Might yet be named "The Handsome Cub!"
"Might yet be named." Or did he mean
That years ago he "might have been"?
For now he felt a slight misgiving:
"Is Louis So and So still living?
Fashions in beauty have a way
Of altering from day to day.
Is 'Handsome Louis' with us yet?
Unfortunately I forget."
|Next morning (nose to window-pane)
The doubt occurred to him again.
One question hammered in his head:
"Is he alive or is he dead?"
Thus, nose to pane, he pondered; but
The lattice window, loosely shut,
Swung open. With one startled "Oh!"
Our Teddy disappeared below.
There happened to be passing by
A plump man with a twinkling eye,
Who, seeing Teddy in the street,
Raised him politely to his feet,
And murmured kindly in his ear
Soft words of comfort and of cheer:
"Well, well!" "Allow me!" "Not at all."
"Tut-tut! A very nasty fall."
Our Teddy answered not a word;
It's doubtful if he even heard.
Our bear could only look and look:
The stout man in the picture-book!
That 'handsome' King - could this be he,
This man of adiposity?
"Impossible," he thought. "But still,
No harm in asking. Yes I will!"
"Are you," he said,"by any chance
His Majesty the King of France?"
The other answered, "I am that,"
Bowed stiffly, and removed his hat;
Then said, "Excuse me," with an air,
"But is it Mr Edward Bear?"
And Teddy, bending very low,
Replied politely, "Even so!"
They stood beneath the window there,
The King and Mr Edward Bear,
And, handsome, if a trifle fat,
Talked carelessly of this and that....
Then said His Majesty, "Well, well,
I must get on," and rang the bell.
"Your bear, I think," he smiled. "Good-day!"
And turned, and went upon his way.
A bear, however hard he tries,
Grows tubby without exercise.
Our Teddy Bear is short and fat,
Which is not to be wondered at.
But do you think it worries him
To know that he is far from slim?
No, just the other way about -
He's proud of being short and stout.
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Day Trip to Vermilion Falls in Minnesota
It's easy to enjoy the spectacular scenery at Vermilion Falls!
Here are some turn-by-turn directions for a great Day Trip from International Falls to Vermilion Falls about and hour-and-a-half south. The route goes through forestry roads offering maximum opportunity for wildlife watching. Vermilion Falls is in the Superior National Forest just south of Voyageurs National Park. As you can see, there are rails and walkways to provide safe access.
There are also birding trails nearby, and St. Louis county 116, also known as the echo trail, goes past numerous recreation sites in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Going west, you will encounter Voyageurs National Park. The park is one of the few water based National Parks and camping is available by motorboat on the four major lakes.
Start at the Beginning!
Second Avenue West at Third Street, Int'l Falls, MN
This is where my office is, the Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitors Bureau share space in the former BN Depot, which has largely been kept as it was during it's operational years. This is where Highway 53 begins as it winds it's way south to Duluth, where US 2 and I 35 all meet with 53.
US 71 provides access to the Falls from the west.
This is also where the United States meets Canada, the Rainy River seperates International Falls, Minnesota and Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada. Just to the east, Voyageurs National Park starts spreading out over Rainy, Kabetogama, Namakan and Sand Point Lakes. To the west, Lake of the Woods hides the Northwest Angle of Minnesota in a corner of Manitoba, Canada.
All roads lead to.......
Take 53 south to Ray!
The first leg of the journey will be traveling south on Highway 53 to Ray, Minnesota, about 20 miles down the road. There are some sights to see in International Falls, but that's another lens. I have tossed in a small sample of falls area photos below for your enjoyment.
As you head south, you pass through Ericsburg and over the Rat Root River half-way to Ray. At Ray, take a right onto Minnesota 217 and follow this west to Koochiching County 29 a little over a mile away, and take a left. You are now heading south and after a couple of miles on 29 the road will become the Haney Forestry Road.
International Falls - click to enlargeClick thumbnail to view full-size
Forest Road Intersection
Meanwhile, back to the trip, you will stay with the Haney Road until it meets with the North Ash Lake Forestry Road, and you will go left to follow this forestry road back to Highway 53 South. You meet the Highway just north of Ash Lake, turn right and head south toward Cusson.
Map it Out!
Minnesota DNR Water Access maps for Koochiching and St. Louis Counties have the roads, but they are not labelled by number or name.
DNR Water Access maps are available.
Take a Left!
When you reach Cusson, you will want to go left on County Road 180, which will go north past a couple of other Superior National Forest Roads until you meet #203 where you pass by pilings on the south end of Elephant Lake. You will stay with this forestry road past the aptly named "Bug Creek" walking trail, a prime trail for birders. Head north on 203 until you meet with SNFR 491 near Franklin Lake, where there is another walking trail prized by birders. You will head east, or to the right on SNFR 491 for just a couple miles and you will come to the Vermilion Falls parking area on your right. If you pass by this road, there will be another parking area by the Vermilion River Bridge.
What You Will See! - click to enlargeClick thumbnail to view full-size
Or, here's a nice video of the High Falls
Don't miss "The Chute"
After you check out the main falls, hike downstream, or on the north side of the bridge. The Chute is a mandatory portage providing more spectacular scenery.
Return Trip offers options.
You can return to International Falls on highway 53, or by backtracking the route you used to get here. Another option is to go south on highway 53 through Orr and turn right onto St. Louis County 74. Then go to Greaney, take a left and head south until you reach county road 75. Go right on 75 to Rauch then head north on Minnesota 65. That will take you north to Littlefork. It's a pictureasque drive where I think the greatest feature is an ornate Russian Orthodox Church between Rauch and Silverdale.
Add a little more scenic to the drive and take Koochiching County 8 and tour through the farmlands south of Littlefork. County 8 veers off to the right some 20 miles south of Littlefork and will take you into town. Once you get to Littlefork you can head back to highway 65 and go right, that will take you to US 71 and bring you back to International Falls.
St. Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Church at Bramble, MN,
Why that looks like me!
It is me.
I was modeling this cool sweatshirt for the Falls Chamber of Commerce, they are selling them as a fundraiser. The heavy weight hockey style hoodies have a laced neck vent, there are stretch inserts to the sides and the artwork tells of our record low -55F. Prices start at $44.00 for S-M-L-XL, and $46 to $48 for anything larger. Want one, email me at email@example.com, or call the International Falls Chamber of Commerce at 1-800-325-5766.
The runner's welcome sign is due to the "Freeze Yer Gizzard Blizzard Run, a 5 and 10K race that was staged that weekend. It's the 31st year for the FYGBR, and it gets a fair amount of attention. In all, 300 runners took part in one race or the other, and in several instance, both.
Anyone can comment, so please do!
This sounds to be just the sort of location I could spend days at with my camera. So many lovely places to visit!
Minnesota is one of the states I've not had the opportunity to visit.
Stoppping back just to smile, would love to make a day trip to Vermillion Falls in the spring again!
With a name like "vermilion" it has to beautiful.
What a cool area. Great lens.
Thanks for the virtual tour. Nice photographs. Thanks for sharing this.
Looks beautiful! Thank you for sharing
I've never been to Minnesota unless the airport in Minneapolis counts! Now I want to visit your beautiful state. Blessed by a SquidAngel today.
What a great trip guide to Vermilion Falls. Wondering why the name "Vermilon Falls" was chosen?
nice photos! My in-laws live in Rochester, MN. Some day we will have to stay a while and see the sights - didn't know what I was missing! (of course that would be when the family is sick of us staying with them...3 or 4 days - hehe)
Very interesting lens, with beautiful photos. I've never been to Minnesota--this makes me want to visit!
did you run in the race?
It looks like a wonderful place!
looks lovely! nice to meet you!
It looks like a wonderful place to visit. Hope I can visit someday :)
wow your photos are amazing, and I loved my day visit thanks!
What a great place to visit, I love waterfalls!
Waterfalls are one of my most favorite things in the world!
Nice photos ... I really like the one of the church against a blue sky. I've never been to Minnesota and have enjoyed this mini tour.
Gadzooks, I will bet it is cold up there. I just checked your map. You are nearly in Canada. When is the BEST time of year for that day trip?


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15 inauguration lies of President Buhari
By Reno Omokri
1. Buhari said he was unanimously nominated unopposed. That is a lie. There are several court cases, from multiple @OfficialAPCNg candidates, challenging and opposing his nomination because they were unconstitutional shut out of the process
2. Buhari lied that he regained all territories, whereas our soldiers are falling, due to lack of weapons and ineptitude from the commanders that are appointed based on nepotism. Boko Haram are still capturing towns. Bags and 5 other towns in Borno
3. Buhari said "corruption is no longer condoned and is no longer seen as normal for public office holders." Big LIE. Buhari went to Paris and praised @GovUmarGanduje, AFTER he was caught on camera receiving bribes. He received Babachir at @AsoRock
4. President @MBuhari said "Our economy has become a prudently managed enterprise. Our resources are now working for us". LIES. We had our worst economic crisis ever under PMB. Foreign debt doubled from 11 trillion to 23 trillion. Naira devalued 100%
5. Buhari said "There is greater evidence of economic diversification seen in growing local production of agricultural produce". LIES. Our economy is now LESS diversified. Contrary to APC lies, @USDA says our rice imports increased by 60%. @google it
6-Buhari Said "Our govt has succeeded in the last 4 years in halting national drift" Lies. Ever since PMB said in USA that "those who gave me 5% cant expect to be treated like those who gave 97%", we've been more divided than anytime after civil war
7. Buhari said "The macroeconomic health of our economy, indicated by measurable factors such as a stable exchange rate, lower inflation… has been applauded". This is such an obvious lie from a pathological liar, I won't even bother to debunk it
8- Buhari said "In addition, the quality of elections since 2015 has continued to improve with declining levels of problems". What a liar we have for a President. APC introduced the concept of "inconclusive elections" into our political lexicon.
9.Buhari said "In addition, the quality of elections since 2015 has continued to improve with declining levels of problems". In Osun, the police charged the PDP candidate for exam malpractice. 30k police cordoned the state and threatened Adeleke
10.Buhari said "the comparative difference between 2015 and 2019 on security, economy and corruption". Another big LIE. According to Transparency International, Nigeria is more corrupt today than it was in 2015. Ganduje, Babachir, NNPC $25billion.
11.Buhari said "We have… reversed this downward slide that the PDP took us in its 16 years of misrule". Big LIE. PDP made Nigeria the 3rd fastest growing economy in the world APC made Nigeria the world headquarters for extreme poverty.
12-Buhari said "We have restored the territorial integrity of our nation, thanks to our gallant men and women of our armed forces." As you read, Baga, Doron-Baga, Kross Kawwa, Bunduran, Kekeno and Kukawa towns are all under Boko Haram/ISWAP control
13-Buhari said "Agencies of govt are no longer equivocal in dealing with anyone who flouts our laws." LIE. @officialEFCC has not charged Ganduje, Babachir, Aisha Buhari's ADC, NNPC $25 billion contracts without due process. But charged @GovAyoFayose
14-Buhari said he reduced inflation. Why does the President do this to himself? At 76 (allegedly) he still tells such infantile lies. The inflation on May 29, 2015 was 8.9%. Today the inflation rate is 12%. Why would such an old man lie so blatantly
15-Buhari criticises PDP for "abuse by those entrusted with leadership in Nigeria." Under Buhari the entire 10 intelligence agencies Nigeria has are headed by Northerner. Not even 1 is headed by a Southerner. Is there a greater abuse?
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Ellen DeGeneres Retiring, Eyeing Chrissy Teigen Or Neil Patrick Harris As New Host?
Is Ellen DeGeneres retiring and already eyeing her replacement? That's the claim in one of this week's tabloids, which names Chrissy Teigen, Neil Patrick Harris and Ellie Kemper as possible candidates to host the daytime show. Gossip Cop looked into the report and can exclusively debunk it.
Life & Style alleges that after more than 16 years on the air, DeGeneres is "retiring from her Emmy-winning daytime talk show at wife Portia de Rossi's urging." The magazine further maintains the comedienne has "already drawn up a shortlist of superstars to fill her dancing shoes." Even though she would be leaving, the tabloid asserts DeGeneres wants the program to go on after her contract is up in 2020.
To that end, claims the magazine's source, "Ellen's reached out to a few guest hosts," including Kemper, Harris and Teigen, who have "filled in for her in the past." "It's not an easy decision, but it's one she'll be making soon," contends the tipster. Actually, Gossip Cop is told she's made a decision, and it's not to retire quite yet.
It's true DeGeneres' wife would like her to try other creative venues, instead of doing the talk show. In a December 2018 New York Times interview with DeGeneres, de Rossi was quoted as saying, "There are other things she could tackle." However, a production source exclusively tells Gossip Cop that DeGeneres has "no plans to retire."
Of course, one needs to consider the source of information of this latest tale. Life & Style has a poor track record when it comes to reporting about the daytime host. In January, for instance, Gossip Cop busted the outlet when it insisted DeGeneres was quitting her show to have kids with de Rossi. The tabloid quoted a supposed insider as saying Degeneres "decided to step back so that she and Portia can start a family." Of course, the talk-show host has stated publicly that she and de Rossi agreed early on in their relationship not to have kids.
It's also the same publication that falsely alleged in the past half-year that DeGeneres and de Rossi were living apart to save their marriage. Far from spending time away from each other, just two days ago, de Rossi posted video on Instagram of DeGeneres surprising her in Toronto. And in December, de Rossi shared a photo on Instagram of her and DeGeneres with a Christmas tree in the background, along with a caption, "Getting ready for our viewing party for my wife's brilliant Netflix special Relatable."
The outlet has been wrong before about DeGeneres, and it's wrong again. While she's considered not renewing her contract, Gossip Cop is assured she'll stay on after 2020. Maybe it's time for the magazine to retire its unreliable DeGeneres sources.
Zinoman, Jason. "Ellen DeGeneres Is Not as Nice as You Think." The New York Times, 12 Dec. 2018.
Shuster, Andrew. "Ellen DeGeneres Quitting Talk Show To Have Kids With Portia De Rossi?" Gossip Cop, 2 Jan. 2019.
Warrington, Ruby. "Sunday Style: Ellen Degeneres talks about luck, love and why she doesn't want children." Daily Telegraph. 4 June 2016.
Shuster, Andrew. "Ellen DeGeneres, Portia De Rossi Living Apart To Save Marriage?" Gossip Cop, 17 Oct. 2018.
de Rossi, Portia. "portiaderossi She tries but she'll never succeed #toronto @heathercurriebeauty." Instagram, 4 Mar. 2019.
de Rossi, Portia. "Getting ready for our viewing party for my wife's brilliant Netflix special Relatable!!! Check it out!!." Instagram, 18 Dec. 2018.


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Can I get a record of my immunizations (vaccinations) from Public Health Sudbury & Districts?
Yes. If you reported your immunizations to Public Health Sudbury & Districts, we will have a record on file. We can give you a copy of your records at no cost. If you got immunized at a Public Health Sudbury & Districts' clinic, we will have a record on file for that immunization.
How to update or access your records
- New (September 2017) — you can directly update and access your records online. Learn more about reporting vaccinations and requesting a copy of your records.
- Please call us if you have questions or would like to speak with a public health nurse.
Important: Health care providers do not automatically report your immunizations to Public Health Sudbury & Districts: it is the patient's responsibility.


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Actors: Jeffrey Tambor, Gaby Hoffmann, Jay Duplass, Amy Landecker
Language: English
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Number of discs: 9
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DVD Release Date: 2017
Summary of The Bureau Seasons 1-3 DVD
Agent Malotru (Debailly) is recalled to Paris, after six years undercover in Damascus, and he ends his affair with Nadia El Mansour. Agent Cyclone is arrested, drunk, in Algiers,The Bureau Seasons 1-3 DVD despite having previously claimed to be teetotal. Debailly struggles to return to a more normal working life, and cannot forget Nadia. He starts training Marina Loiseau, who will be the Bureau's undercover agent in Iran. Debailly resumes contact with Nadia, when he discovers that she too is in Paris. Meanwhile, the DGSE must find agent Cyclone, who has gone missing in Algeria.Debailly remains under routine surveillance,The Bureau Seasons 1-3 whilst resuming his affair with Nadia under his cover identity Paul Lefevbre. He starts to question Nadia's reason for being in Paris. Meanwhile, the DGSE hires psychologist Dr Balmes, who is asked to review his state of mind. Agent Gherbi is exfiltrated from Algiers after hearing about Cyclone, and Marina continues to be trained for her mission. The episode closes with a brief scene with Debailly recounting his story while connected to a polygraph.
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Raphael Wressnig, based in Austria but frequently on the road, is not your ordinary B-3 organ player. He's actually one of a kind: a young master of the imposing, large instrument who is expansive in his breadth of expertise. He's technically fluent in the blues, in jazz, in soul, and in funk, and he concocts exciting mixed-genre music from his fervid imagination. Versatile Wressnig doesn't flaunt his virtuosic talent for the sake of spectacle but rather backs up his every movement on the keyboards, the drawbar and the bass pedal boards with a fierce emotional commitment. Influenced by royal predecessors like Jimmy Smith, Shirley Scott, Booker T. Jones and Joe Zawinul, Wressnig has taken his music throughout Europe and all over the world, from North Africa and Asia to the Middle East to the United States, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and the Caribbean. This self-effacing musician, a native of Graz in southeast Austria, has recorded at least 16 feature albums and appeared as a guest on about 30 others. In 2013, 2015 & 2016, he was honored with a nomination for best organ player of the year in Downbeat Magazine.
1. Little Sheri (5:02)
2. The Jody Grind (4:45)
3. Angel Eyes (7:08)
4. Minor Chant (3:13)
5. That's Enough (4:48)
6. The Party (7:17)
7. I Can't Take It No Mo' (6:48)
8. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child (6:08)
9. One Mo' Blues (5:00)
Release: 2011
Label: BHM
Genre: Jazz: Hammond Organ
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Instagram Testing 'Donation Stickers' in Stories – Weekly Social Media Update Wk08 2019
Instagram Tests 'Donation' Sticker in Stories Instagram is reportedly testing a donation sticker on Stories as a fundraising tool for organizations and personal causes. This tool will give users the option and ability to fundraise for their favorite nonprofits. This will also give nonprofits an entirely new platform for fundraising — Instagram Stories. [Read… View Article


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Off to chocolate school
(with Willy Wonka)
Cinema La Compagnia + Eataly Firenze
"Cioccociack!" is a double date with the most precious of all tropical fruits: cocoa. It begins with the sensory workshop Discovering the magical world of chocolate, held in the Eataly restaurants in Florence, which will take kids and adults into a mouthwatering dimension of colours, aromas, consistencies, sounds and delicious flavours. Under the guidance of an expert, participants will discover the fascinating story of how we get from the cocoa bean to the chocolate bar. Then they will go on to analyse three types of chocolate, using educational sheets and their five senses. All participants will become expert tasters of the food of the gods!
Afterwards, it's off to the cinema for everyone. On the occasion of Taste, the first film version of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, directed by Mel Stuart in 1971, is coming back to the big screen at the Compagnia cinema, so we can relive the adventures of little Charlie, who embodies the dream of every chocolate lover: to become Willy Wonka's heir.


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Pictures of buildings mentioned in the "Suffolk" volume of "The Buildings of England" series by Sir Nikolaus Pevsner. Tudor Georgian
A couple of pictures short due to visit being truncated by heavy rain. My thanks to the owner of the Red House for pointing out some interesting features and graffiti.


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The early career research stage is tough. If you're overwhelmed by all the things you need to do, this course will help you plan your tasks and create a roadmap without a hitch. This course, in a couple of hours, will help you understand all the building blocks needed for research success. Each video is accompanied by an exercise to help you apply your learning to your research situation.
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Lecture 1: Introduction
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Supreme Court of Hawaii
April 26, 2018
SAMANTHA THERESALYN MEDEIROS, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellant,v.BRADLEY KONG CHOY, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellee.
Tsuchiyama for petitioner
S. Nakamura for respondent
McKENNA, POLLACK, AND WILSON, JJ., WITH NAKAYAMA, J.,
In this
case, which arises out of a 2007 car collision, the circuit
court refused the plaintiff's request to instruct the
jury that the plaintiff's motives in pursuing the suit
were immaterial to the merits of the negligence claim. In
closing argument, the defendant argued at length that the
plaintiff had lied about being involved in the collision in
order to commit worker's compensation fraud and secure an
unwarranted payout. The jury found by special verdict that
the defendant was not the legal cause of the plaintiff's
appeal, the Intermediate Court of Appeals (ICA) vacated the
circuit court judgment, holding that the requested jury
instruction should have been given under this court's
prior precedent. We granted certiorari and further clarify
the circumstances when a court is required to instruct the
jury that it may not consider a plaintiff's motivation
for pursuing a civil action.
applying these principles to this case, we hold that the
plaintiff's motives for bringing suit were irrelevant to
both the merits of her claim and her credibility as a
witness. We further hold that, in light of the evidence
adduced at trial, the jury should have been instructed as the
plaintiff requested. Accordingly, we affirm the ICA decision
and remand the case for a new trial to be conducted in a
manner consistent with this opinion.
Events Giving Rise to the Case
January 23, 2007, Bradley Choy rear-ended a vehicle driven by
Bernard Jimenez while driving in heavy traffic near downtown
Honolulu. The force of the collision pushed Jimenez's
vehicle forward, causing it to impact the rear of a third
vehicle driven by Jennilind Aggasid.
Medeiros testified that she was helping Aggasid transport a
patient named Mary Beth Chan to a doctor's appointment at
the time of the collision.[1] Aggasid operated a care home out of her
residence, and Medeiros, who worked as a nursing assistant
for Nursefinders, [2] had been assigned to help Aggasid care for
Chan. Medeiros stated that she was sitting directly behind
Aggasid in the backseat when the accident took place.
Medeiros related that when the impact occurred, she was
turned to the right in order to speak with Chan, who was
seated in the backseat on the passenger side.
the collision, all three cars pulled into a nearby gas
station. Medeiros testified that she then got out of the car
and moved to the front seat to comfort Aggasid, who was badly
disturbed by the event. Medeiros stated that, except for
briefly examining the damage to the back of the car, she
remained in the vehicle while waiting for the police to
arrive and complete their accident report.
contrast, Choy testified that the frontmost car in the
collision contained two women in the front seat--one elderly
and one in her teens or twenties--and a small child in the
backseat.[3] Choy was unable to identify Medeiros as
one of the women present in the vehicle. He related that the
child, whom he described as around four years old and in
diapers, was visible walking back and forth on the backseat
of the frontmost car after the vehicles pulled into the gas
station. He further contended that the two women attempted to
conceal that the child had not been properly restrained by
retrieving a car seat from the vehicle's trunk and
buckling the child into it before police arrived. Medeiros
and Aggasid denied that any child or car seat was present in
the vehicle.
police report on the accident specifies Aggasid as the driver
of the front vehicle and states that the car contained three
occupants. It does not provide names or descriptions of the
other passengers. At trial, the police officer who responded
to the accident, Officer Kirk Brown, gave a description of
the occupants of Aggasid's vehicle. The officer testified
that there were two women in the front seat, which he
estimated to both be in their forties or older, and a
juvenile or small adult in the backseat. He stated that one
of the women may have been five or ten years younger than the
other, but acknowledged his assessment of the occupants'
age may not have been accurate, noting that he was "not
an expert at that." Officer Brown also testified that he
did not observe a car seat or a child in diapers in any of
the vehicles.
testified that she began to experience pain in her lower back
after the impact. The pain worsened over time, eventually
leading to months of physical therapy and two surgeries.
Medeiros was unable to work from January 24, 2007, to August
22, 2010. Because her injuries were determined to have arisen
out of the course and scope of her employment, Medeiros was
deemed eligible for worker's compensation. Upon reviewing
her injuries, an independent examiner rated Medeiros at 25%
impairment of the whole person. As a result, Medeiros
received $153, 949.75 in medical bill reimbursements and
$105, 356.62 in temporary and permanent disability benefits.
Circuit Court Proceedings
September 7, 2011, Medeiros filed a complaint against Choy in
the Circuit Court of the First Circuit (circuit court),
alleging that Choy's negligence was the legal cause of
her injuries and seeking general, special, and punitive
damages.[4]Prior to trial, Choy stipulated that he had
caused the accident and stated that only the "cause,
nature and extent of any injuries" suffered by Medeiros
were left to be determined.
on the content of pretrial depositions, Medeiros filed a
motion in limine seeking to preclude witnesses from
testifying regarding the presence of an unrestrained child in
Aggasid's vehicle or the retrieval and installation of a
car seat from the vehicle's trunk following the accident.
Medeiros argued that the child's presence did not bear on
any contested issues and was likely to waste time and confuse
the jury. She further asserted that it would cause her unfair
prejudice because the jury was likely to have a strong,
negative reaction to allegations that a child was put in
danger by a violation of child safety laws. Choy responded
that the testimony would reflect on whether Medeiros was
actually involved in the accident, her location and position
in the car when the accident occurred, and whether Medeiros
was in the course and scope of her employment at the time of
the accident and thus legitimately entitled to the
worker's compensation benefits she received. The circuit
court denied the motion, noting that it would evaluate
relevance at trial in light of its understanding that
"credibility is at issue always."
trial, Medeiros first elicited testimony regarding the
presence of a child or car seat in Aggasid's vehicle on
direct examination of Aggasid, who denied that either was
present. Both parties questioned witnesses about the child
and car seat throughout the rest of the trial without drawing
any relevancy-based objections. Choy's wife testified
that she had wanted to inform the police that the child was
not restrained during the accident so that the occupants of
the car "would be aware that they always need to put the
child in the child restraint seat for the safety of the
child." Choy testified that he stopped his wife from
relaying the information to law enforcement because he
believed the occupants had "learned a
also submitted a proposed jury instruction based on this
court's decision in Kobashigawa v. Silva, 129
Hawai'i 313, 300 P.3d 579 (2013), that would have
informed the jury that the motives of a plaintiff in bringing
a lawsuit are immaterial if the elements of a valid cause of
action are otherwise established.[6] Medeiros proposed that the
jury be instructed that it "may not consider the
Plaintiff's motives in bringing the lawsuit. So far as
the law is concerned, if the Plaintiff has made out a case on
the facts, it is immaterial what her motive was."
the parties rested, the circuit court held an in-chambers
hearing to settle jury instructions. Over Medeiros's
objection, the court refused her request to instruct the jury
that her motives in bringing the lawsuit were immaterial,
although the court stated that it would reconsider
Medeiros's request if Choy brought up the issue of motive
during closing arguments.
to closing argument, the court gave instructions to the jury
that did not include any mention of the immateriality of
Medeiros's motives for pursuing the civil action. Choy
then proceeded to make repeated reference in his closing
argument to Medeiros's allegedly improper motives for
bringing suit. Among many other references, Choy
characterized the collision as "[o]bviously ... a
non-event, not even a blip on the radar, " but argued
that Medeiros had pursued litigation anyway because
"there was money to be made and a lawsuit to be
found--filed because this was a car accident and it
wasn't her fault." Choy also questioned the timing
of Medeiros's filing of a worker's compensation
claim, arguing that it indicated she had fabricated the
incident for monetary gain: "Did she suddenly remember
six days after the accident that she was working when the
accident occurred or did she make the whole thing up to
qualify for workers compensation
benefits?"[7] Choy speculated that the allegedly delayed
claim might be explained by Medeiros's discovery that
"there are monetary limits to no-fault insurance that
you don't have with workers' compensation"--a
statement for which no evidence was presented at trial. Choy
then implied that Medeiros's lawsuit was an attempt to
hold him responsible for reimbursing the payments she
received through a false worker's compensation claim:
"So if Mrs. Medeiros was not in the vehicle or not
working at the time, then she arguably submitted a false
workers compensation claim, and if so, Mr. Choy should not be
held responsible for reimbursing that false claim." Choy
also suggested that a verdict in Medeiros's favor would
be something the jury would be ashamed of because it would
serve to consummate her fraudulent scheme:
And when this case is over, each of you will be able to go
home and talk about the case with your family and friends,
and when you talk about the case, can you say you would be
proud of a verdict of $1.2 million for this accident?
Absolutely not. The only one who would be proud of such a
verdict is the plaintiff because she would have accomplished
exactly what she set out to accomplish the moment she
informed Dr. Miscovich she was in a car accident and then
convert it to a workers' compensation claim.
closing arguments, the court provided the general concluding
jury instructions, which again did not inform the jury that
it could not consider Medeiros's motives for pursuing the
lawsuit. The jury returned an eleven-to-one special verdict
finding that Choy's negligence was not the legal cause of
injury to Medeiros. Medeiros renewed a previously filed
motion for judgment as a matter of law, or, in the
alternative, for a new trial. The circuit court denied the
motion and entered judgment. Medeiros timely appealed.
ICA Proceedings
appeal to the ICA, Medeiros argued that the circuit court had
erred by admitting irrelevant and prejudicial testimony about
an unrestrained child and car seat in Aggasid's vehicle
and by refusing to give a jury instruction barring
consideration of Medeiros's motivation for bringing the
In a
memorandum opinion, the ICA first considered the content of
Medeiros's proposed jury instruction.[8] Referencing this
court's Kobashigawa decision, the ICA held that
the instruction was a correct statement of the law. The ICA
further held that, taken in light of Choy's repeated
allegations that Medeiros's lawsuit was brought as part
of a scheme to commit worker's compensation fraud, the
circuit court's failure to give the instruction was
"prejudicially insufficient."
The ICA
then turned to the admissibility of testimony regarding the
unrestrained child and the retrieval and installation of a
car seat in the backseat of Aggasid's vehicle. The
appellate court considered Medeiros's contention that the
testimony was irrelevant under Hawaii Rules of Evidence (HRE)
Rule 401 (1993) and HRE Rule 402 (1993). The ICA stated that
the evidence of the unrestrained child and the car seat was
being used to show alleged worker's compensation fraud
and thus related to Medeiros's motives for bringing suit.
The court explained that, under Kobashigawa,
evidence of Medeiros's motives was inadmissible
substantively or to impeach Medeiros's credibility as a
witness. The ICA therefore held that the testimony was not
relevant to disprove Medeiros and Chan's presence in the
car at the time of the accident in order to undermine
Medeiros's worker's compensation claim.
The ICA
also held, however, that the testimony did have a tendency to
prove or disprove Medeiros's position within the car at
the time of the accident. This was relevant to the issue of
causation, the ICA concluded, because expert testimony had
indicated that the location and direction of Medeiros's
body affected her likelihood of injury from the impact.
the relevance of the evidence under HRE Rule 401, the ICA
held that the circuit court had abused its discretion by
admitting the testimony because, under HRE Rule 403 (1980),
its probative value was substantially outweighed by its
potential to confuse the jury and incite unfair prejudice
against Medeiros. The court reasoned that the existence of a
child and the installation of a car seat in the backseat of
Aggasid's vehicle had only a minimal bearing on
Medeiros's position in the vehicle at the time of the
impact. In contrast, the ICA stated, the testimony was very
likely to confuse the jury and cause Medeiros unfair
prejudice because Choy repeatedly referenced it in
conjunction with Medeiros's alleged motive of committing
worker's compensation fraud, which the ICA had held
on these rulings, the ICA vacated the circuit court's
judgment and the order denying Medeiros's motion for
judgment as a matter of law, or, in the alternative, for a
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The Charles M. Goodman-designed barrel-roof townhome I listed is under contract but here is another one listed for $575,000. The listing has no interior images and says it is a project. It is a three-level design with 3 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms. As part of Southwest Washington's urban renewal efforts in the late 1950s and early 1960s, Goodman's firm designed River Park, a cooperative housing project of townhomes and an apartment-style block built by the Reynolds Aluminum Corporation as a way to showcase aluminum as a building material. Located a block from the Waterfront Metro Station and minutes to from the redeveloped Wharf and booming Navy Yard area, River Park is a gated community on 11 park-like acres with swimming pool, tot lot and gym.


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Here is a scale photo of my current weight.
I have been successfully maintaining a very large weight-loss for many years. You can find my history in the ABOUT ME section which contains a great many links to detailed weight and calorie charts.
I reached my goal weight of 115 pounds in January 2006, and since that time I've been making ongoing, consistent, diligent efforts to maintain my weight near that number.
I work to keep my weight within a certain number range, rather than at an individual "goal weight" number.
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I'll be writing more about this issue in an further article on the subject of Biological Adaptation to Weight Loss and Maintenance.
My current Weight Range Maintenance Chart shown at the top of this article is a modification and simplification of this previous chart.
During my 12 year maintenance period, although I've kept the Basic weight-range maintenance chart format, I've made several modifications to it.
If interested, you can read about it in the following articles.
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Change in my Weight Range Maintenance Plan
Weight Range Maintenance Plan Changes Again
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International organizations have long taken issue with Azerbaijan's
record on such basic rights as freedom of expression and assembly. When
the country joined the Council of Europe in 2001, however, expectations
rose that that record would change. Pro-government parties maintain
that, under the more liberal leadership of President Ilham Aliyev, it
has. The March 2005 murder of magazine editor Elmar Huseynov, a
journalist critical of both government and opposition, however, has
brought the issue to the forefront once again.
Pro-Government: Yeni Azerbaijan Party (YAP):
The party points to the inclusion of 33 clauses on human rights in
Azerbaijan's 1995 constitution, and the country's membership in such
international agreements as the United Nations' 1948 Human Rights
Convention as proof that Azerbaijan respects civil rights. "Azerbaijan
enjoys freedom of expression, the press is free, and there is no state
control of the media," said Mubariz Gurbanly, YAP deputy executive
secretary. «Azerbaijan is one of the most liberal countries in respect
to migration and immigration issues (freedom of movement)."
In contrast with the position of international organizations, however,
Gurbanly argues that Azerbaijan has no political prisoners. " Some
politicians were charged for certain crimes, but none of those had been
charged for what they wrote or what they said," he said. "Nevertheless,
the president of Azerbaijan signs pardons that grant freedom to people
who are charged with crimes. We are satisfied with the current situation
and fully support the current policy [on this issue.]'
Opposition: Azadlig (Freedom) Bloc:
The bloc argues that independent and impartial courts, along with state
agencies and a "progressive" parliament that passes democratic
legislation, should guarantee civil liberties. "Our goal is to build a
state which is not threatening to its people," said Fakhmin Hajiyev,
deputy campaign manager for the Azadlig bloc. Access to public
information should be free and unfettered for both media and ordinary
citizens. "As one of the political parties suffering from the violation
of civil liberties implemented by the current regime, Azadlig is for the
provision of all rights and complete implementation of the UN's human
rights convention. "
Opposition: Yeni Siyasat (YeS – New Policy) Bloc:
The party cites the emergence of a "truly independent court system" with
professional judges as its priority for the field of civil rights. "The
existence of independent courts in the country would help solve the
problems of freedom of assembly, media freedom, and the issue of
political prisoners," said Rashid Hajili, YeS campaign manager.
Opposition: Liberal Party of Azerbaijan (LPA):
The party argues that Azerbaijan's strength depends on the strength of
civil liberties. "LPA is for freedom of expression without any limits,"
said Liberal Party Deputy Chairman Avaz Temirkhan. To advance freedom of
expression, the Liberals advocate a special state program for the
development of media that would allocate between half of one percent to
one percent of the state budget «for the development of democracy in
Azerbaijan.» Based on the 2005 state budget, this would amount to
roughly $11.5 million to 23 million. The sum would include state grants
and credits for media, non-governmental organizations and financing for
political parties. Journalists would receive the opportunity to get
state loans for the establishment of media outlets.
Candidate: Nasimi Mammadli, Umid (Hope) Party
Constituency: # 119, Agdam Village
Location: Agdam region, partly under Armenian occupation,
on frontline with Nagorno Karabakh
Mammadli says that the first step for resolving civil liberty problems
in Azerbaijan is meeting the obligations the country took on when
joining the Council of Europe in 2001. "The country's legislation has to
be adjusted to the Council of Europe's standards and properly integrated
within society." The issue of providing civil liberties in Azerbaijan,
Mammadli says, is closely linked with the need for a truly independent
court system. "An independent court system will help eliminate such
problems as political prisoners, limits on freedom of assembly,
corruption, bureaucratic oppression, and so on. It will strengthen a
free media and will pave the way for establishing civil society in
Azerbaijan. "
Candidate: Rustam Aliyev, New Parliament – New Names Bloc, Owner of FM
radio station
Constituency: #55, Khachmaz
Location: Khachmaz region, North Azerbaijan, along border with Russia
Aliyev also advocates reform of the court system and the establishment
of an independent judiciary to help "solve lots of problems with civil
liberties," but argues that respect for citizens' rights has "visibly
improved" within the past three to four years. The registration of
non-governmental organizations and political parties has become easier,
he says. "There is no censorship in the country and I can tell you that
print media is totally free now. The level of independence of print
media in Azerbaijan is rising," Aliyev, owner of a private FM radio
station, says. "Some problems still exist with television and radio, but
I hope they will be solved step-by-step. It is important to have free
electronic media in Azerbaijan for the development of civil society."
Candidate: Ayten Shirinova, Independent
Constituency: # 29, Sabail
Location: Downtown Baku
"The government must be responsible for the destiny of its people and
for all processes going on in society," says Shirinova. "As we still
have to realize certain reforms for the establishment of a democratic
culture in Azerbaijan, there is a lot of room for development in this
Candidate: Chingiz Mammadov, Independent
Constituency: # 38, Nizami 2nd
Location: Ganja, Azerbaijan's second largest city (pop: 330,000)
"Azerbaijan needs to provide for the equal rights of all people,
regardless of the official position they occupy or their social status.
The law and its requirements have to be equal for all citizens," says
Mammadov. "The way to such equality lies in free and fair elections in
November 2005. . . .Only MPs elected through fair elections can protect
the rule of law and civil liberties."


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- 1 tbsp Coconut oil
- 1 yellow onion finely chopped
- 1 stalk celery finely chopped
- 1 medium carrot finely chopped
- 1 tbsp grated ginger
- 1 large or 2 small sweet potato, diced (about 2 cups)
- 1 apple (on the sweeter side) peeled and diced*
- 2 tsp mild yellow curry powder
- 2 tsp garam masala
- ½ tsp. turmeric
- ¼ tsp. cinnamon
- ½ cup dried red lentils
- 4 cups or 1 900mL carton low-sodium chicken or veggie broth
- 1 cup coconut milk
- Sea salt and black pepper to taste
Heat oil in large pot over medium heat. Add onion, celery, carrot, ginger and sweet potato. Saute 5 minutes or until veggies start to soften. Add in apple, curry powder, garam masala, turmeric and cinnamon; saute another 5 minutes.
Add in red lentils and broth. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to simmer, partially covered, for 30 minutes and up to 2 hours.
Puree soup with a hand held blender (or in batches with stand up blender) until smooth. Season with salt to taste. Return soup to pot, add coconut milk and heat on low until ready to serve.
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Home > Journals > TCL > Vol. 22 > No. 4 (1976)
Volume 22, Autumn 1976, Number 4
Editorial Board
Due Process and the Deportable Alien: Limitation on State Department Participation in Withholding of Deportation Inquiry
James Quinlan
Estoppel and Immigration
Geraldine O'Donnell
Child Abuse: Tomorrow's Problems Begin Today
Vincent J. Fontana
On the Ethics of Lawyers
Peter J. Riga
In Search of Evidence Against A Criminal Defendant: The Constitutionality of Judicially Ordered Surgery
Brendan J. Hanley
State Aid to Rhode Island's Private Schools: A Case Study of DiCenso v. Robinson
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On 16 May 2017, Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (the "CMU") "On Certain Issues of Implementation of Article 259 of the Code of Labor Laws of Ukraine and Article 34 of the Law of Ukraine "On Municipal Governance in Ukraine" of 26 April 2017 No. 295 became effective (the "Resolution").
The Resolution introduces new forms and rules for control over labor law compliance, extends current powers of labor inspectors, as well as amends the procedure for imposing fines for violation of labor law requirements.
The Resolution approves the Procedure for Exercising State Control over Labor Law Compliance (the "Procedure"). The Procedure, inter alia:introduces specific forms for exercise of control by labor inspectors, namely, inspection visits and remote inspections.
Under the Procedure, officers of the State Service of Ukraine for Labor Matters (or its local departments) (the "Labor Service") and officers of executive bodies of municipal authorities may have the status of labor inspectors; sets forth the list of grounds and information that serves as a basis for labor inspectors to perform inspection visits (or remote inspections in certain cases). Such grounds include, amongst others, an employee's application regarding violation of labor law in respect of such an employee or an application of an individual, whose employment has not been properly formalized.
Furthermore, labor inspectors may control compliance on the basis of information regarding possible unreported employment from public sources or information from other state agencies regarding possible violations. For instance, the latter may include information from tax authorities regarding disparity between a company's workforce and its production volumes as compared to average data for the relevant industry; information from the State Pension Fund of Ukraine regarding a large number of services contracts with individuals, significant redundancies, a large number of employees working part-time, or other information; introduces certain new powers of labor inspectors to control labor law compliance. In particular, while performing inspection visits to check potential unreported employment, labor inspectors may enter any workplace of an employer freely and without prior notice at any hour of day or night; provides that labor inspectors hold an employer liable for certain types of violations (e.g., unreported employment) and issue an order to remove such a violation, regardless of whether the employer cures the violation in the course of an inspection visit or remote inspection; allows labor inspectors to visit an employer in order to inform such an employer and its employees of the most effective practices of labor law compliance and in order to monitor labor law compliance.
The Resolution also amends the Procedure for Imposing Fines for Violation of Labor and Employment Laws, as approved by Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 17 July 2013 No. 509, to provide for the following:heads of executive bodies of municipal authorities are now directly empowered to impose fines for labor law violations, in addition to officers of the Labor Service; a report of a documentary onsite audit of an employer issued by tax authorities, which revealed labor law violations, may result in a fine imposed by labor inspectors.
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Aaron Junior Stevens, 78 of Rock Falls died Saturday August 13, 2016 at his home.
He was born on February 5, 1938 in Karnack, IL the son of Marion and Cora (Dunn) Stevens. He married LaDona "Jean" (Akridge) Taylor on October 24, 1970 in Rock Falls. He was employed as an equipment operator thru Union Local 196 for 35 years retiring January 1, 2001. He had been a member of the First Southern Baptist Church. He enjoyed fishing, mowing, camping, operating heavy equipment. He enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and great grandchildren and the coffee with his friends.
Survivors include his wife, Jean; two daughters: Mary Ellen (Jim) Simons of Olive Branch, IL and Theresa (Mark) Glass of Salem, OR; sons: Garry (Jan) Stevens of Dallas, TX, Larry (Susan) Stevens of Denton, TX, Terry (Dawn) Stevens of Mount Morris, IL, Mike (Jodi) Taylor of Cobb, CA, Mark (Linda) Taylor of Dixon, IL, Eugene Taylor (Jose) of Rock Island, IL and Kevin (Jody) Steinberg of Rock Falls; his sisters: Erma Story of Metropolis, IL, Barbara (C.C.) Foster of Gorville, IL and Alberta Stevens of Park Ridge, IL and Pat (Ed) Warner of Little Rock , AR; his brother Marion Stevens of Olive Branch, IL; 26 grandchildren and over 30 great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his step mother; two brothers: Billy and Wesley; and four sisters: Minnie, Thelma, Linda and Mary.
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DEMOCRACY by Michael Frayn, directed by Richard Rose (Tarragon, 30 Bridgman). To April 6. Pwyc-$38. 416-531-1827. Rating: NNN
If fervour over Barack Obama and disappointment over Stéphane Dion are signs of the times, we're craving charismatic, visionary leaders.
Michael Frayn's Democracy chronicles the chancellorship of such a politician, left-leaning West German leader Willy Brandt (R.H. Thomson). Brandt's determination to mend his fractured country met with a great deal of opposition at the time, even if it led to reconciliation down the road. Sounds like dramatic passion-inducing stuff, right? Well, it would be – if we actually saw the drama onstage.
Instead, we're told about it by Günter Guillaume (Alon Nashman), an East German spy who worked for years as one of Brandt's closest aids. It's a logical choice; as Guillaume reports his findings to Stasi officer Arno Kretschmann (Alex Poch-Goldin), we come to understand the forces at play within Brandt's tenuous coalition.
Frayn relies on this device too heavily. No matter how well Thomson conveys Brandt's Trudeau-like charm, or how assuredly director Richard Rose builds the nervous buzz between the eight actors on the eve of a vote of non-confidence, you can't ignore the fact that the majority of the drama happens offstage.
There's talk of fractured marriages, the illicit affairs of both Brandt and Guillaume, but those matters, too, are kept at a remove.
Not that the evening isn't worthwhile. Frayn obviously did his research, and with the aid of costume designer Charlotte Dean, Rose effectively shows the stuffiness-giving-way-to-sexiness of Germany's own Trudeau era.
Frayn should have taken a page from Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (The Lives Of Others) or our own Hannah Moscovitch. It's emotion that gets us going.
Otherwise, no matter how well-rendered a story, all you have is history onstage.


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Tristis Manor by J.R. Wagner
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Tristis Manor (The Never Chronicles #1.5)
by J.R. Wagner
Epic Fantasy
5 out of 5 Stars
Margaret lives in a constant state of fear. Fear of her mother, whose constant state of anger and unwillingness to speak of Margaret's past have long since pushed Margaret away. Fear of disappointing her father should he ever discover the events of that day. Most of all, Margaret lives in fear of her abuser's return. Margaret turns to self-harm to cope with her pain and fear. Only when her self-inflicted injuries bring her near death does she realize she has the power and the support from an unlikely place to stand up to her fears and believe in herself again. Tristis Manor is a novella from The Never Chronicles, an epic fantasy series.
I hadn't read any of the Never Chronicles yet so I'll be reviewing this novella as a stand alone, which it can quite surprisingly be taken as.
This short, very dark story is gripping and a page turner in every sense of the word. J.R. Wagner was able to bring across a hauntingly disturbing story of a nine year old girl who suffers abuse at the hand of her mother. The way that she deals with the pain and humiliation is completely real and shows a depth of understanding not common in books geared towards young adults or in the epic fantasy genre.
Margaret copes with her hurts by escaping - with self-inflicted pain, rituals, books, and personal hiding places. These allow her to be safe only because she is in control, a small respite in a world where nothing is as it should be.
What keeps Margaret from insanity are the adults that stay on to protect her despite being physically and verbally abused themselves. The housekeeper, Miss Seeley, takes the lead in protecting her and the rest of the staff follow. Her father plays the biggest part in keeping life as normal as possible.
Unfortunately, the father is a civil servant whose job requires him to travel and work in distant offices for long periods of time. This allows her mother plenty of chances to belittle, demean, and endanger her daughter.
However, Margaret is incredibly resilient and is able to cope with the crushing abuse through the care of the household staff, talks and gifts from her father, her mother instinct to protect her younger sister, and a little help from an alternate reality in a magical realm.
Sometimes Margaret's perception of what she discovers seems so skewed that you'd wonder if she is still in her right mind! This sense of being askew is what truly makes this novella interesting. You're so busy trying to get yourself back in balance that by the time you can mentally stand up straight, the book ends. You're just as disconcerted as Margaret, you completely agree with her convictions, and J.R. Wagner has done a brilliant job.
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