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When authorities searched the home of DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis last week, six companies suddenly found themselves sharing an unwanted spotlight.
The businesses were identified by name in the search warrants that gave the public its first look – albeit a rough sketch – at where the budding corruption investigation is heading. In addition to Ellis, the CEO's campaign manager, Kevin Ross, was served with search warrants for his home and office.
The documents offer no detail on how each company fits into an investigation that has touched the top rung of DeKalb's government.
But The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has found:
- Four of the companies have been paid more than $4 million by DeKalb County since Ellis took office in January 2009, compared to less than $25,000 before Ellis' election, according to financial data obtained by the AJC.
- A fifth vendor named in the search warrant affidavits, an ambulance company, is paid directly by patients, not by the county, for services it provides in DeKalb. But that contract has been previously estimated to generate at least $8.5 million a year.
- Four of the companies have hired Ross, Ellis' friend and adviser, as a consultant.
- Five of the companies, their employees or their relatives contributed nearly $20,000 combined to Ellis' campaigns, according to an AJC analysis.
Neither Ellis nor Ross has been charged with a crime in connection with the investigation.
Ellis declined comment for this story, referring to previous statements that he had never made any promises to campaign contributors or told vendors they must be contributors to win DeKalb projects.
Ross, in a statement provided by a spokesman, also denied wrongdoing.
"I have never advised a client to make a campaign contribution in order to secure business with any government," Ross said.
Special grand jury
DeKalb District Attorney Robert James convened a special grand jury last year to investigate contracts in the county's water and sewer department.
Last week, the investigation broadened to include Ellis, the county's top elected official, Ross and the six companies. Investigators searched both men's homes and offices, looking for evidence of bribery, bid-rigging and other crimes of political corruption, according to the search warrants.
The common thread among the firms is that all have sought work from DeKalb County. Five actually received contracts.
The businesses are: two lobbying firms, The Ferguson Group and Massey, Watson, Bowers & Hembree; Inland Waters Pollution Control, an underground pipe repair company; MWH Global, an engineering and construction services firm; Rural/Metro Corp., an ambulance company; and Sentinel Offender Services, a probation services company.
"My partner and I were both surprised to see our firm name involved in this inquiry," said Bruce Bowers, who co-founded Massey, Watson Bowers & Hembree with his father, former Georgia Attorney General Mike Bowers, and another partner in 2003. "Unfortunately, we have no idea or knowledge, beyond what we have read in the media, of what is being looked at in this situation and, to date, we have made no inquiries."
Bowers' remarks came in a brief statement issued in response to questions from the AJC.
Only one of the companies agreed to speak with the newspaper. Three declined comment, citing the ongoing investigation, and one did not return messages.
The company that granted an interview, Sentinel, said it hired Ross as a consultant to help the company win back probation services work that it once had with DeKalb. But the company says it did not support any effort to terminate the contract of its competitor.
Sentinel's chief business development officer, Mark Contestabile, whose father is the owner, told the AJC this week that the DeKalb district attorney has requested information from Sentinel about Ross' connection to the company.
"That's the only information they wanted from us," Contestabile said.
He said news of the investigation caught the company unawares.
"We had no indications of any of this," Contestabile said. "All that was a surprise. We heard about it through the media."
'No quid pro quo'
Ross, who has worked as a consultant for Sentinel, Rural/Metro, MWH Global and Inland Waters, no longer represents Sentinel but still does work for the others. He said he does not handle MWH Global's dealings with DeKalb.
In separate instances that involved Sentinel's and Rural/Metro's competitors, county officials either terminated or tried to terminate contracts with those competitors. The effort involving Sentinel's competitor failed after a judge pointed out that the county didn't have the legal authority to terminate probation services contracts.
In the other case, the county did cancel a contract with Rural/Metro's competitor in 2010. A month later, Rural/Metro was awarded an "emergency" yearlong contract that has been extended and remains in place.
Ellis has previously said it is a coincidence that his friend and campaign manager worked as a consultant for the competitors of those two vendors.
Contestabile insists that hiring Ross as a consultant was not done in exchange for getting government work from DeKalb.
"I can tell you there was no quid pro quo," Contestabile said. "There were no promises, no guarantees, nothing. It was a simple consulting arrangement that we entered into and very soon thereafter canceled. … We have nothing to hide, cover up or duck from."
One of the other companies for which Ross works, MWH Global, which is also referred to as Montgomery Watson, has a client testimonial on Ross' website:
"Montgomery Watson has had a long, beneficial relationship with the Ross firm. Kevin works with our company on both local and national issues. What we have observed at both levels is a top notch adviser with strong governmental and professional relationships. Kevin Ross is respected and trusted within our company."
The quote is attributed to Dean Bell, listed as a vice president with MWH Americas, a division of MWH Global.
Bill Campbell connection
To those familiar with Atlanta politics, the DeKalb investigation may seem familiar.
In 1996, then-Atlanta mayor Bill Campbell pushed to award a $16.5 million design contract to a team of companies that included Montgomery Watson. At the time, Ross, who was Campbell's friend and campaign manager, represented Montgomery Watson.
But the evaluation panel that listened to presentations from five engineering teams vying for the contract wanted to go with another firm.
The mayor held up the decision for weeks. Campbell eventually backed off, persuaded by others to do so.
While the large contract went to another firm, Campbell recommended that Montgomery Watson get a $1.5 million contract to consult on the same project, which the city council approved.
Then-Atlanta City Council President Marvin Arrington, however, called the smaller contract a "consolation prize" and said the public trust had been eroded by the "appearance of impropriety."
$3.1 million to one vendor
Among the companies named in DeKalb's search warrants, Inland Waters received the most money from the county government.
According to county financial data obtained through an Open Records Act request, Inland Waters received $3.1 million in 2011 and 2012.
And the pipe repair company, which lists an office in Stone Mountain, has contracts with DeKalb that could bring in more. A database of DeKalb's contracts revealed three contracts with Inland Waters over the past few years.
According to that data, Inland Waters could collect up to $6.5 million on those contracts.
Inland Waters, a subsidiary of Inland Pipe Rehabilitation, which is headquartered in Texas, declined to comment.
"It's IPR's policy that we do not comment on pending investigations," said company spokesperson Mark Winter.
Campaign contributions
For his two elections, in 2008 and 2012, Ellis received nearly $20,000 in campaign contributions from five of the six companies. The AJC did not find any donations involving The Ferguson Group or its employees.
Massey, Watson, Bowers & Hembree, also referred to as Massey Bowers, gave the most, donating $6,500 to Ellis' most recent campaign.
Most of that money – $5,500 – came from Bruce Bowers and his wife, Deena.
Montgomery Watson, and those associated with or employed by the company, chipped in $5,300 dating back to 2008, while Inland Waters, its parent company and one employee donated a combined $5,000, records show.
It's common practice for firms that do business with local governments – cities, counties, school boards – to make campaign contributions.
"They do it to encourage local officials to remember them, but rarely have I seen or heard of it being a quid pro quo," said state Rep. Wendell Willard, a Sandy Springs Republican and former DeKalb county attorney. "Only when it becomes a quid pro quo do you have a problem."
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Take a step back from your life, take a moment to think more deeply.
Does everything seem just alright? What is it that makes you happy?
This song is about how you could, look back on your life and feel good.
Bring back the faces and memories.
And when it all seems wrong, I want you to turn on this song and look out your window.
Remember the good times you had, and those out there you love.
Everything seems better.
You're not alone, we're better off together.
You'll always have to know that you're not..
All alone, lonely through the bad times, it seems like I have grown.
Now take a look back at your life, to see how things have worked out.
How can you make it seem right? What will it take to find out?
My friends are all here next to me, focus your eyes and you'll see.
Bring back the faces and memories.
And when you think you can't, get up and take a stand.
Fight for me like I know you can.
You've been here all along, its the reason that I wrote this song.
You make my life better.
And all those times I was a clown, you brought me up when I fell down.
And all that I've become I pull my life to everyone but me.
You're not alone [x3]

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There are three giant hotels at Foxwoods. We stayed in the MGM Grand. Our room had a nice view of the woods surrounding the facility and the swimming pool down below:
The show was excellent. We saw, Legends in Concert: celebrity look-a-likes that not only looked like the legends, but sounded like them as well. There was a Neil Diamond, a Lady Gaga, Barbara Streisand, and Donna Winters, all singing the hits they are famous for like "She works hard for the money" and "Sweet Caroline." I couldn't believe how close they were to the originals and what phenomenal voices they had.
The best part was, you got to meet them afterwards:
Guess who this is:
Thanks for reading about my trip!
Tell me, is Foxwoods for you???


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Live updates
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Shelterbox supporting Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
The Cornwall-based disaster relief charity says the Rohingya refugee crisis in Bangladesh is overwhelming.Read the full story ›
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Cornwall rescue team helps Sri Lanka flood victims
A Truro-based charity has sent six of its team to Sri Lanka where hundreds of thousands of people have been affected by extensive flooding.Read the full story ›
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Cornish charity in Somaliland as it faces savage drought
A team from the Cornish charity Shelterbox is in Somaliland where a savage drought is threatening millions of people.Read the full story ›
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Shelterbox team return from Italy after deadly quake
A team from Shelterbox is returning to Cornwall from Italy after helping to set up accommodation for those displaced by the earthquakeRead the full story ›
Shelterbox head to Italy after deadly earthquake
Cornish Charity Shelterbox say they are preparing to travel to Italy after parts of the country was devastated by a 6.2 magnitude earthquake.
Dozens are feared dead after the quake stuck in the early hours of the morning near the city of Perugia.
Shelterbox provides emergency shelter and tools for families affected by disasters across the world.
Italy earthquake: latest on the desperate hunt for survivors.
ShelterBox team to Italy within 24 hrs. Ready to help after quake. In touch with Rotary and affiliate colleagues. https://t.co/v5RdWh42BS
The frantic search underway for trapped survivors after Amatrice, Italy quake. https://t.co/45y1iAtkCm
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Offices of ShelterBox partner wrecked by air strike
Just as the distribution of kits to families had finished, the offices of ShelterBox's distribution partner were wrecked by an air strike.Read the full story ›
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Cornwall charity helping with Ecuador water crisis
Cornwall based charity 'Shelterbox' have been providing much needed help to people in Ecuador following a massive earthquake.Read the full story ›
Prince Harry gets advice from Cornish aid charity
A Cornwall based charity has been advising Prince Harry on an official visit to Nepal.
Disaster relief organisation Shelterbox was asked to help plan the Royal Tour. Its teams provided aid in many parts of the country following earthquakes in 2015.
ShelterBox office moves to Truro
The Cornwall based disaster relief agency ShelterBox is set to operate from two sites starting this summer. The charity will become a two-centre operation, with its packing warehouse in Helston and a new HQ in Truro.
The move will be to Falcon House, on the corner of Charles Street and Calenick Street. But it may not be until June before the new building is ready to receive staff.
The aim is to transfer everyone except those who manage the Helston warehouse.
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Shelterbox travels to aid of Syrian Refugees
Cornish charity ShelterBox has flown volunteers to the Turkey-Syria border to help deal with growing number of refugees there.Read the full story ›


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This PHP script allows you to create your own bitcoin ticker & calculator website with a backend API included (if you wanted to build a mobile app). Supporting 163 currencies with the ability to change the default currency, website color scheme, and more simply!
- Supporting 163 currencies
- Super simple installation with built in installer
- API updates every 60 seconds
- JSON data cache
- Change the default currency/calculator (index page)
- Change the popular currencies (in the header)
- Individual currency pages
- Clean, mobile responsive design
- Configurable title and description
- Configurable color scheme
- Easily configure your Google Analytics
API Information
Bitcoin Rates comes with a built in API. To use this API in mobile apps you have three endpoints.
- api/v1/rates – Which will give you all the current rates
- api/v1/rates/{currency} – Which will give you the current rates for that currency (ex: api/v1/rates/usd)
- api/v1/calculate/{amount}/{currency} – Which will give you the current rate for x amount of bitcoins (ex: api/v1/calculate/2/usd)
How to Install
- Once you have downloaded the zip file from CodeCanyon.com
- Extract bitcoinrates.zip
- Upload the files to your server via FTP
- Make sure the folder/file(s) is able to be written to via the server (0775 permissions)
- In the browser, navigate to where you uploaded the folder
- Fill out the form with your information/preferences
- Click "install". This will create the config file and unescape the htaccess files for the script/API
- For security reasons, you should remove the install folder from the server when you are done!
- You're all set!
- Too edit the script, you can either go through this process again or just open library/config.php in any text editor to edit
Server Requirements
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By Debbie Heald
Trying to find clothes that are comfortable and look good are sometimes hard to find. No one person is built the same as others so shopping for clothes can be frustrating. Being a PLUS size woman adds to that frustration. Many times clothes that are PLUS size are neither stylish nor comfortable. Connie Nicholson Childress decided she would open up Little House of Treasures to help the PLUS size woman with her clothing needs. Connie knew it was difficult to find bigger sizes in clothing that looked trendy and affordable. Many stores she had tried shopping in to find clothes only had small sizes. When looking for bigger sizes in clothing while shopping and only finding small sizes one begins to feel bad about themselves. Connie wanted to offer PLUS size women's clothing that would help them feel good about themselves while looking trendy and being affordable.
Prior to the opening of the clothing stor, Connie had a shop at the same location. She opened the store in 2008 and six short months later it burned. Connie was discouraged. She had worked very hard to get her shop open. Though Connie was upset about the burning of her shop, she began cleaning up from the fire and getting things back in order. Once she got things cleaned up and restored, Connie began doing alterations and furniture refinishing out of the shop. She kicked around the idea of opening the shop as a clothing store for 8 or 9 months, then decided it was time to get to work on her new venture. She started slow and is now building up her clothing inventory. Not only does her shop sell clothing, it also has shoes and jewelry plus minor alternations are also available. Taking furniture and giving it a "new look" is another service made available to those searching for a customized furniture piece.
Little House of Treasures is open Monday –Friday from 10-5. Should customers need something special after hours, they can contact Connie at 325-514-4739 or on her Facebook page.


text: Prospero's fifth album, Paradise or Apocalypse, is an electro-tribal departure. Sharp arpeggiated synth lines contrast with heavy tribal drums, haunting lead female vocals and crunching distorted beats. Talented Toronto DJ and musician Hangedman joins the cast to add a fresh perspective (and bagpipes) to this veteran industrial noise project. iVardensphere and Daniel Myer (of Haujobb and Architect fame) add key remixes to this dark and captivating journey.


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An estimated 32 people perished at sea one year ago when the Costa Concordia cruise ship slammed into rocks off the coast of Italy's Giglio Island and forced the nighttime evacuation of more than 4,000 passengers. The disaster rattled the rapidly growing cruise industry, but as the anniversary approaches this weekend, there are tangible signs that the industry is both ready and willing to make changes.
"I think it was definitely a wake-up call," said Carolyn Spencer Brown, editor-in-chief of industry-tracker Cruise Critic. "I've cruised more than 200 times and it had never occurred to me that something like this could happen. It was wrenching, and I think it shook a lot of people."
The ship's captain, Francesco Schettino, is accused of manslaughter after steering the ship too closely to the shore as a way of "saluting" Giglio's inhabitants. It's a procedure he claims the ship's owner, Carnival Corp.'s Italian unit, Costa Crociere, instructed him to do. Brown said it was a fairly common practice until last year.
In the days after the disaster, passengers recounted tales of utter confusion and a delayed evacuation that would lead to charges against eight others, including crewmembers and officials from Costa Crociere.
The fact that the sinking took place on the 100-year anniversary of the Titanic disaster made Costa Concordia the biggest news story to come out of early 2012, and it left many wondering why the cruise industry, unlike air and land travel, had such outdated safety regulations.
"The disaster certainly made the industry focus more on safety," Brown noted, "and it made us say, 'Why didn't we catch this stuff before.' "
10 New Safety Policies
Remarkably, a lot of good has come out of the tragedy in the last year. The Cruise Lines International Association, or CLIA, launched a review in January led by a panel of outside maritime and safety experts who pushed for several new regulations, the first of which involved mandating a pre-departure safety drill (something that didn't occur on the Costa Concordia).
Other changes put forth include new requirements for consistency and transparency in marine casualty data, the recording of passenger nationality, stowage of sufficient life jackets at muster stations, the synchronization of bridge operations within commonly owned and operated fleets, the securing of heavy objects, new crew training for the loading of lifeboats, and policies regarding necessary common elements of muster and emergency instructions.
Some of these regulations, Brown said, are simply updates the industry hadn't realized would be necessary. Others, like the limiting of bridge access, are a direct result of the Costa Concordia accident, where a 25-year-old girl allegedly dined with Schettino as the vessel collided with rocks.
"It's important to keep in mind that one of the reasons all of us were complacent [before the disaster] is because really bad things have happened on cruise ships and they've handled them splendidly," Brown remarked.
Indeed, just days prior to the Concordia incident, the 2,550-passenger MSC Poesia ran aground on a shallow reef in the Bahamas. With the help of four tug boats, it was freed and carried on to its next scheduled stop. Similarly, fires aboard the Star Princess in 2006, the Carnival Splendor in 2010 and the Azamara Quest in 2012 were more inconveniences than tragedies.
In late December last year, eight regional cruise organizations joined together under the CLIA banner, unifying the big players within one umbrella group for the first time. Yet, while nearly every major company has signed on to follow the CLIA's new safety recommendations, they're not obligated to do so by law. There's no seal of approval for a safe cruise ship, and nearly all of the changes put forth for the cruise industry this year have, so far, been voluntary.
"A lot of people call it window dressing," Brown said, "but it's something -- and I guarantee safety will be a focus for years to come."
Moving On From Costa Concordia
Christine Duffy, president and CEO of the CLIA, said safety remains the organization's No. 1 priority.
"The Operational Safety Review was part of our industry's longstanding and ongoing mission of continuous improvement and innovation in shipboard operations and safety," she said. "It also was a rededication of our commitment to safety on behalf of the victims and all those affected by the Concordia incident, and the millions of other passengers and crew [who] sail on cruise ships every year."
Duffy said the CLIA will continue to collaborate with the International Maritime Organization, or IMO, in 2013 to maintain a culture of safety within the industry. The association was successful in getting the new muster drill policy into law this past December, and the CLIA hopes its other recommendations -- which it says exceeded requirements set by the IMO through Solas, the Safety of Life at Sea convention -- will become mandatory instead of voluntary in the coming year.
One of the main issues present in the Costa Concordia accident will be harder to address: human error.
The annual Safety and Shipping Review from Allianz Global Corporate and Specialty, or AGCS, indicates that human error "remains a root cause of most incidents."
Dr. Sven Gerhard of AGCS explained that fatigue, economic pressures and inadequate training are often causes for concern, however he commended the industry's self-regulation in 2012 as a "core driver of safety."
The Maritime Labor Convention (2006), which comes into force in August 2013, will also help by addressing the welfare and working conditions of seafarers, he noted in the report.
Despite images of the half-submerged Costa Concordia smattered on front pages of newspapers across the globe, the cruise industry shows no sign of slowing down. Cruise Market Watch projects 20.9 million cruise passengers worldwide in 2013, a 3.3 percent increase over 2012. Companies will add six new ships to their fleets, which are in turn projected to generate $3.2 billion more in annual revenue for the industry.
As more people take to the seas in the coming year, they can thank the Costa Concordia for ensuring that their journey will be a safer one.


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Euroverde is specialized in processing and selling fruit and vegetables. The company launches a new line of ready-to-eat-soups with a striking USP: its recipes change every season, following the natural availability of the different vegetables used.
The objective was to communicate freshness and seasonality to make the consumer perceive the product as an healthy habit, not just as an occasional ready-to-eat meal.
The seasonality was conveyed by the product name (meaning seasonal goodness) and simple images tied to the agricultural world.
The envelope distinguishes the product and make it the first ready-to-eat product to be sold in this kind of packaging. Freshness is conveyed by the type of paper used, which is similar to the one used by greengrocers to wrap replica orologi fresh vegetables.


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Due to strong demand from readers and fans, we've made Typo available for your digital device. iPad owners can how download the first issue at the App Store completely free of charge.
The iPad edition of Typo presents readers with part one of an overview of the winning typefaces from the Letter.2 competition, a review of Carter Sans by ATypI President John D. Berry, a report from a conference on Research in Graphic Design and a review of Stephen Banham's book that describes the interaction and overlapping of art, architecture, typography, the economy and people's lives in Melbourne throughout the 20th century.
As a bonus, the iPad edition also features and updated text on Erich Walbaum's typefaces first published in the very first issue of Typo. The regular Bazaar section and brief articles on current topics are also included.
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Did I REALLY just sleep the whole night through?"
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Introducing —
The strangest...oddest… link to ALL-NIGHT SLEEP
no doctor would ever dream of!
...Except for ONE. And thank God he did.
Discover what happened when an M.D. known
Dear Friend,
Seamless Sleep. Doesn't that sound beautiful?
The kind of glorious dozing that feels so solid, so natural, SO HEAVENLY—
When you wake in the morning, you can hardly remember closing your eyes the night before.
Really—when is the last time you've awoken in the sunlight and asked yourself—
Did I REALLY just sleep
One doctor—just made a remarkable connection that could easily change how well, how long, and how peacefully you sleep.
Simply put, it could have you…
Sawing logs, catching Z's, and loving every
My name is Karen Reddel—and before I give you every last detail, I need to make one thing very clear—
If you've ever tried a sleep solution before—This will FEEL much different.
Do you think today's sleep "solutions" are just robbing Peter to pay Paul?
MAYBE you sleep a few more hours than you would have otherwise, but at what price?
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If it all feels completely "unnatural," well…that's because it is!
Today's sleep solutions are as brutal as a heavyweight boxer—they just want to knock you out—no matter what the cost.
Between the side effects, the cost, the uncertainty of whether they're even working at all—
These BOGUS "sleep solutions" could be
Dr. Fred Pescatore knows there is a genuine solution out there…
In fact, he's built a reputation for finding, perfecting, and delivering them directly to his patients. When world-renowned researchers make a breakthrough in natural health—they come to Dr. Pescatore first.
He's the doctor who introduced America to the immunity powerhouse, AHCC…
The blood sugar marvel, GluceviaTM...
And he was one of the very first to bring you the whole body health breakthrough, Pycnogenol.
So when the very same Japanese researchers behind AHCC made a breakthrough in the science of sleep—Dr. Pescatore was one of the first to hear about it
He had the EUREKA moment
Have you ever heard of heat shock proteins?
Probably not. Few people outside of the world's most sophisticated laboratories have.
But let me try and explain the connection between these newfound molecules and the guaranteed all-night sleep you're longing for with one simple question…
Have you ever been in a hot tub?
You step in and the water is almost painful at first. It's hard to imagine plunging your whole body into it, but little by little you submerge yourself.
And BOY are you glad you did.
The encompassing warmth…the pulsating bubbles…the silky steam rising above you…
There's a reason why relaxation spas have used hot tubs and natural hot springs for centuries to bring forth a deep sensation of calm.
(In fact, the breakthrough I'm about to tell you about hails from Sapporo, Japan—a town known for their centuries-old healing hot springs!)
After 30 minutes inside—you dry off, your body feels RELAXED and your mind can't help but follow suit.
That night, you have the best night's sleep you've had in weeks, months, maybe years.
So are some bubbles and hot water really the only things at play here?
Dr. Pescatore now knows there's something more…
Your body is already armed with
All that time soaking in the tub increases the heat in your body—and triggers the tiny molecules—heat shock proteins. These are nature's answer to excess heat and even free-radical stress.
In fact, exercise and intense diets can trigger them as well—which is what brought them to Dr. Pescatore's attention.
They are specifically designed to come to your body's rescue, serving as a repairman for damaged proteins and a potent anti-aging agent.
That could be a part of the reason why exercise and even calorie restrictive diets are showing such promise in anti-aging studies.
When they're working in high gear, the effects can feel soothing, like a hypnotic twilight, working to calm your mind so your body can repair.
But there's a catch…
Your supply of heat shock proteins is limited…and their release through the body declines with age.
It could be the reason in a recent survey of 9,000 people aged 65 and older—over half reported sleep complaints.
Dr. Pescatore could have stopped there and left heat shock proteins as an interesting find in his research…
But one question kept nagging him…
What if there was a way to trigger the release of even more heat shock proteins in your body?
After all—yes, exercise is great and a good work out can have you sleeping like a baby…
But you can't always workout to the point of exhaustion.
And calorie restrictions are extremely difficult and not made for everyone—especially just to get a good night's sleep.
But then a very unlikely trigger for these special proteins revealed itself…
That's right—the long-stalk vegetable you often find as a side dish in so many American meals.
The developers of a new breakthrough have confirmed, their specially-designed asparagus extract called ETASTM significantly increases the expression of a very potent heat sensitive protein called HSP70.
Preliminary studies revealed this effect in actual human subjects taking ETAS.
Experiments also showed treating sleep-deprived mice with ETAS elevated their heat sensitive protein expression and lowered stress responses.
But if you want even MORE results—
Two different clinical intervention trials published in 2014 overwhelmed Dr. Pescatore with even more proof…
The first was a randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled study of 16 healthy adult male volunteers. Results showed supplementing with ETAS enhanced heat sensitive protein release compared to placebo.
But that's not all—it also delivered significant improvement to subjects' autonomic nervous system—the system responsible for your physical stress response.
The second study was also randomized, double-blind, and placebo-controlled—another gold standard trial. But this time, researchers focused on stress-related hormones and sleep. And just as animal models predicted, ETAS supplementation effectively suppressed cortisol elevation and decreased chromogranin A levels—which plays a critical role in the expression of heat shock proteins.
In fact—research is showing ETAS can drive down the stress hormone, cortisol by as much as 80%!
This dramatically improves mental stress, quality of sleep—even mood and energy levels as a result.
Dr. Pescatore quickly developed his answer
With the emerging science behind heat shock proteins—ETAS could be the sleep miracle of the century.
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Federation successfully forced an open debate in parliament yesterday on the mass sackings of dedicated prison educators as shadow minister for corrections Guy Zangari brought the union's petition to the floor.
The 14,000-strong petition called on the Baird government to review its decision to expunge 132.5 of 152.5 full-time teaching roles – 85 per cent of teachers – to make way for clerks and private-provider trainers to run education in prisons.
"The government knows the cost of everything but the value of nothing – especially the value of educators within the Corrections system," Mr Zangari, Labor MP for Fairfield, said.
He praised the "passionate" teachers whose jobs are at risk, gesturing towards the gallery packed with Federation members.
The turbulent debate that followed saw lively speeches in favour of Federation's petition from Labor MP Jihad Dib (Lakemba) and Greens MP Jenny Leong (Newtown) among others while the Speaker ejected Labor MP Prue Car over her energetic defence of Federation's position and threatened to send out Liberal MP David Elliott, demanding, "Does the Minister for Corrections wish to join the Member for Londonderry?"
Mr Elliott attempted to explain the government's decision to get rid of jail educators by saying the current teachers "do a great job" but "the problem is we have the wrong model".
Mr Zangari said such statements showed Minister Elliott was "throwing the baby out with the bathwater … he does not value educators, who are highly trained and highly skilled".
Mr Dib said MPs "should not kid themselves for a moment that this is not simply about cost-cutting and lowering the standards for education delivery". The Baird government was inflicting this policy on the "most vulnerable" people in society.
Ms Leong said her Greens colleague, MP David Shoebridge, was working to secure an upper house inquiry into the provision of education in state correction centres.
Federation Organiser Rob Long said members of the Corrective Services Teachers Association who watched the debate were disgusted by claims made by Minister Elliott and other government MPs that there was no focus literacy in NSW gaols.
After the debate, a teacher at Long Bay CC, Daniel Conlon, said he was "frightened" at the potential effects of Minister Elliott's ignorance of the impact of his decision, not just on teachers but on "the inmates who will not receive an adequate education and who will return to the places from which they came, worse off".


text: The author was terrified of beetles until she started to write Beetle Boy, when she discovered that they support the eco-system of the whole planet. As a result, she created Baxter the rhinoceros beetle, side-kick to Darkus, who needs all the help he can get to find his missing father, in this funny and heart-warming story. Dr Sarah Beynon is an expert entomologist and head of Beynon's Bug Farm, with some very cool beetles.


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VR goes cordless
Now that we have received the update that Oculus Go will be shipping today and it's time to see all the reasons why you need to add it to your battle station of games and technology. Check out below to see where to get your own Oculus Go!
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What is Oculus Go?
First, there was the Oculus Rift and Gear VR, but now Oculus has created the Oculus Go(OGO). This headset is completely cordless and severs the need for a high-end computer or a quality phone. The device will be manufactured by Xiaomi and the price will be $199. To see where the money you're putting into this device is going click here
Yes, significantly better. BTW, did someone from support get in touch with you about the video regression? There is a task open.
— John Carmack (@ID_AA_Carmack) February 23, 2018
Around February 2nd the trusted developers received their dev kits, letting the world know their thoughts. One in particular, Kevin W. mentions " The display is much crisper than CV1. The FOV(field of view) seemed slightly tighter (not much). Felt like the same performance as a GVR(Gear VR), just better screen." Then, John Carmack, the Oculus VR CTO, tweeted that the Oculus Go will run "significantly better" than the Galaxy 7 on a Gear VR.
So, not only is the OGO going to be the first VR headset released that is completely cordless, but it's going to top some of the headsets that are used through other devices. So, when you can get a Gear VR off of Amazon for about $100 why not take the $99 plunge into having something with a better performance that's standalone for the new age?
Read more about the Oculus Go here!
Where can I get one?
All the listed sites sell the 32GB for $199 and the 63GB for $249.
As of right now the best place to order your Oculus Go headset is through Amazon. With your Amazon Prime subscription, you can have it shipped to you in two days! Amazon does not have UK and other major EU country shipping options as of yet, but we will keep you posted!
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Oculus Store
Other than Amazon, you can also order your Oculus Go to the Oculus Store. Confirmed they are shipping in the UK and major EU countries!
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Best Buy – UK & EU country shipping available
Other than that call your local Best Buy as they already have them on the shelves if you prefer to buy them in person. The fun doesn't stop there, either. Going to buy them in store you can also do a demo of the Oculus Go in stores. They also have options to buy online! Check the link below!
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Where will you buy yours?
Tell us in the comment section below! How excited are you?
Update May 3, 2018 : Best Buy now has in-store demos, starting today!


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Most image editors will decrease the photo quality when you rotate a JPEG photo. JPEG Lossless Rotator is a freeware to roate JPEG without quality loss. It has several rotation mode: Rotate Left, Rotate Right, Flip Horizontal or Flip Vertical.
JPEG Lossless Rotator will not recode your photo and performs a special lossless block transformation instead. The rotated photo has the same quality as the original especially for photos of landscapes, buildings and people.
Note: Run JPEGLosslessRotatorPortable.exe to launch JPEG Lossless Rotator Portable. It was updated to version 9.2 on 2017/03/11.
JPEG Lossless Rotator product features:
- Shell integration (this allows you to rotate your JPEG photos by a right-click on the file)
- Automatic rotation
- Batch rotation
- EXIF-data display
- Flipping, deletion and renaming of files
- Command line
- According to iPhone users and the Apple Support Communities (discussions.apple.com), JPEG Lossless Rotator fixes the problem of locked iPhone 4 and 4S photos.
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- A tiny bugfix in saving timestamp
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|Name: libpcre1
|Distribution: openSUSE Leap 42.3
|Version: 8.39
|Vendor: openSUSE
|Release: 11.1
|Build date: Sat Oct 28 00:17:41 2017
|Group: System/Libraries
|Build host: obs-power8-02
|Size: 697951
|Source RPM: pcre-8.39-11.1.src.rpm
|Packager: http://bugs.opensuse.org
|Url: http://www.pcre.org/
|Summary: A library for Perl-compatible regular expressions
The PCRE library is a set of functions that implement regular expression pattern matching using the same syntax and semantics as Perl 5. This PCRE library variant supports 8-bit and UTF-8 strings. (See also libpcre16.)
* Thu Oct 19 2017 email@example.com - add pcre-8.39-stack_frame_size_detection.patch to fix pcre stack frame size detection because modern compilers broke it by cloning and inlining pcre match() function [bsc#1058722] * Wed Oct 26 2016 firstname.lastname@example.com - Update to PCRE 8.39 FATE#320298 bsc#972127. This version fixes a number of vulnerabilities that affect pcre and applications using the libary when accepting untrusted input as regular expressions or as part thereof. Remote attackers could have caused the application to crash, disclose information or potentially execute arbitrary code. * CVE-2014-8964: pcre: heap buffer overflow (bsc#906574) * CVE-2015-2325: pcre: heap buffer overflow in compile_branch() (bsc#924960) * CVE-2015-3210 pcre: heap buffer overflow in pcre_compile2() / compile_regex() (bsc#933288) * CVE-2015-3217: pcre: PCRE Library Call Stack Overflow Vulnerability in match() (bsc#933878) * CVE-2015-5073: pcre: Library Heap Overflow Vulnerability in find_fixedlength() (bsc#936227) * bsc#942865: heap overflow in compile_regex() * CVE-2015-8380: pcre: heap overflow in pcre_exec (bsc#957566) * CVE-2015-2327: pcre: mishandling of patterns with backreferences (bsc#957567) * bsc#957598: various security issues fixed in pcre 8.37 and 8.38 release * CVE-2015-2328: pcre: mishandled recursion patterns (bsc#957600) * CVE-2016-1283: pcre: Heap buffer overflow in pcre_compile2 causes DoS (bsc#960837) * CVE-2016-3191: pcre: workspace overflow for (*ACCEPT) with deeply nested parentheses (bsc#971741) - These other changes are included: * JIT compiler improvements * performance improvements * The Unicode data tables have been updated to Unicode 7.0.0. * Thu Jun 13 2013 email@example.com - Update to new upstream release 8.33 * The Just-In-Time compiler (JIT) now supports all pattern features, including callouts and the backtracking verbs. In addition, some bugs are fixed and there are minor performance enhancements. - More robust make install call. Provide signature verification files (avoid depending on gpg-offline due to bootstrap cycle). * Sat Jun 08 2013 firstname.lastname@example.com - Ensure the PCRE library and tools are built with large file support in 32 bit archs. * Sun Jan 06 2013 email@example.com - Update to 8.32 version: * There is now support for 32-bit character strings and UTF-32. Like the 16-bit support, this is done by compiling a separate 32-bit library. * \X now matches a Unicode extended grapheme cluster. * Case-independent matching of Unicode characters that have more than one "other case" now makes all three (or more) characters equivalent. This applies, for example, to Greek Sigma, which has two lowercase versions. * Unicode character properties are updated to Unicode 6.2.0. * The EBCDIC support, which had decayed, has had a spring clean. * A number of JIT optimizations have been added, which give faster JIT execution speed. In addition, a new direct interface to JIT execution is available. This bypasses some of the sanity checks of pcre_exec() to give a noticeable speed-up. * A number of issues in pcregrep have been fixed, making it more compatible with GNU grep. In particular, --exclude and --include (and variants) apply to all files now, not just those obtained from scanning a directory recursively. In Windows environments, the default action for directories is now "skip" instead of "read" (which provokes an error). * If the --only-matching (-o) option in pcregrep is specified multiple times, each one causes appropriate output. For example, -o1 -o2 outputs the substrings matched by the 1st and 2nd capturing parentheses. A separating string can be specified by --om-separator (default empty). * When PCRE is built via Autotools using a version of gcc that has the "visibility" feature, it is used to hide internal library functions that are not part of the public API. - updated and versionned pcre-visibility.patch to svn trunk * Modifications on configure.ac and makefile have been merged on upstream release * Fri Nov 23 2012 firstname.lastname@example.com - Update package descriptions about the differences between the PCRE library subpackages. * Wed Nov 07 2012 firstname.lastname@example.com - Use the --enable-pcre16 configure flag. This switch enables 16 bit character support that will be required by Qt5 * Fri Aug 17 2012 firstname.lastname@example.com - Upate to version 8.31: + The JIT compiler now supports partial matching and the (*MARK) and (*COMMIT) verbs + PCRE_INFO_MAXLOOKBEHIND can be used to find the longest lookbehing in a pattern. + There should be a performance improvement when using the heap instead of the stack for recursion + pcregrep can now be linked with libedit as an alternative to libreadline + pcregrep now has a --file-list option where the list of files to scan is given as a file + pcregrep now recognizes binary files and there are related options + The Unicode tables have been updated to 6.1.0 - Rebase pcre-visibility.patch. * Thu Jul 19 2012 email@example.com - Only use --enable-jit on supported architectures; the build will otherwise fail (e.g. on sparc). * Thu May 10 2012 email@example.com - Add devel-static package * Tue Feb 07 2012 firstname.lastname@example.com - fix baselibs * Tue Feb 07 2012 firstname.lastname@example.com - Update to PCRE 8.30, upstream SONAME bump, libpcre1 - Drop no longer needed ppc patch. - move library back to %{_libdir} * Wed Feb 01 2012 email@example.com - Fix cache-flush on PPC * Wed Nov 16 2011 email@example.com - add libtool as buildrequire to avoid implicit dependency * Tue Nov 01 2011 firstname.lastname@example.com - Update to version 8.20 * too many fixes to list here, see included ChangeLog * replace pcre-visibility patch with the one I submitted to upstream for inclusion. * Tue Oct 11 2011 email@example.com - udpate to 8.13: * too many fixes to list here, see included ChangeLog * the Unicode data tables have been updated to Unicode 6.0.0. * Mon Sep 19 2011 email@example.com - remove fragile _service * Wed Mar 09 2011 firstname.lastname@example.com - Update to version 8.12 * This release fixes some bugs in pcregrep, one of which caused the tests to fail on 64-bit big-endian systems. There are no changes to the code of the library. - Update to version 8.11 * A number of bugs in the library and in pcregrep have been fixed. As always, see ChangeLog for details. The following are the non-bug-fix changes: Added --match-limit and --recursion-limit to pcregrep. Added an optional parentheses number to the -o and --only-matching options of pcregrep. Changed the way PCRE_PARTIAL_HARD affects the matching of $, \z, \Z, \b, and \B. Added PCRE_ERROR_SHORTUTF8 to make it possible to distinguish between a bad UTF-8 sequence and one that is incomplete when using PCRE_PARTIAL_HARD. Recognize (*NO_START_OPT) at the start of a pattern to set the PCRE_NO_ START_OPTIMIZE option, which is now allowed at compile time * Sat Oct 30 2010 email@example.com - Support GCC visibility, symbol clashes no more. * Sun Sep 19 2010 firstname.lastname@example.com - Update to version 8.10: + Major additions: - support for (*MARK) and friends - PCRE_UCP option, which changes the behaviour of \b, \d, \s, and \w (and their opposites) so that they make use of Unicode properties + Other additions: - support for \N, which always matches any character other than newline - added --line-buffered to pcregrep + Several small new features and bugfixes - Changes from version 8.02: + Update Unicode data tables to Unicode 5.2.0 + Update the licensing terms in the pcregexp.pas file + Several bug fixes - Changes from version 8.01: + Several bug fixes and build system improvements - Changes from version 8.00: + Enhancements: - remove restrictions on patterns used for partial matching - give extra information for partial matches - improve the partial matching process - add option to make a partial match override a full match - enhance "study" process by finding a lower bound matching length - groups with duplicate numbers may now have duplicated names without the use of PCRE_DUPNAMES, but they may not have different names - add REG_UNGREEDY to the pcreposix interface, which maps to PCRE_UNGREEDY. + Several bug fixes - Drop pcre-7.9.patch: fixed upstream. - Rearrange spec file to have all the %files sections together, as well as all the scriptlets together. - Kill the main package that only included doc files like AUTHORS, NEWS, and license, and put those files in libpcre0: this really makes more sense. 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Fort Belmont Celebrates Pioneer Days in August
JOIN US ON AUGUST 22nd AND 23rd
The Pioneer Days event provides an opportunity to gather with friends of Fort Belmont and step back in time to early days of Jackson County. Blacksmithing, spinning and loom demonstrations, lefse making and other trades of the 1800s era will be on display. Horse-drawn wagon rides provide an experience of early day transportation. Various authors on early history of the area will give presentations throughout the day and are available for discussions. The Fort will be open for tours on both days, Saturday and Sunday.
Wagon rides during Fort Belmont Pioneer Days.
Rope making demonstrations at Fort Belmont.
The blacksmith shop is open for business.
Black powder rifle shooting.


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Royal Marine Hotel
The Bistro
Bistro Restaurant in the Highlands
The Bistro offers a relaxed dining experience.
Our bar bistro is the perfect place to relax after a day exploring Things To Do in the local area or to meet fellow golfers after a day on the Golf course and you can either stay and eat in the Bistro or enjoy a pre-dinner drink before heading off to the more formal setting of Lorimers Restaurant A wee dram from our malt selection is a great way to end a meal and you can choose from our large selection including Clynelish, Old Pultney, Dalmore, Glenmorangie, Balblair and Highland Park. We also stock a wide range of beers, spirits and wines.
The Bistro offers a relaxed dining experience with dishes full of flavour made with locally sourced ingredients and is open between 6pm and 9pm. The perfect place to enjoy dinner for adults and younger guests alike every night of the week.
Scottish Restaurant
From freshly made soup to local delicacies such as soft shelled crab there are a range of starters followed by West Highland Loch salmon or 28 day hung local beef, you are going to love something on our menu. We also have vegetarian options on the menu as well so no one misses out on our home cooked food packed with flavours.
Looking for Sunday Lunch then head to the Bistro.


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Russell Brand has singled out the "Oxbridge" education of Robert Webb, as he hit back at his fellow comedian for urging him to "read some fucking Orwell" after Brand called for revolution and urged young people not to vote.
Webb, best known as one half of the comedy double act Mitchell and Webb and star of Channel 4 sitcom, Peep Show, wrote an open letter to Brand after he published an essay in the New Statesman entitled "We no longer have the luxury of tradition", which implored readers to abandon the current political system.
Brand repeated a call for a "total revolution", encouraging young people to abstain from voting, adding "I will never vote and I don't think you should, either."
Webb wrote in reply: "I understand your ache for the luminous, for a connection beyond yourself. Russell, we all feel like that. Some find it in music or literature, some in the wonders of science and others in religion.
"But it isn't available any more in revolution. We tried that again and again, and we know that it ends in death camps, gulags, repression and murder. In brief, and I say this with the greatest respect, please read some fucking Orwell."
In an interview with the Huffington Post UK, Brand responded by joking that Webb, a University of Cambridge graduate, could have written a private letter, and criticised his Oxbridge education.
He said: "Why didn't he just write me a normal letter? He don't know where I live, I suppose. And no, no death camps. Just for the record, in case anyone else from Peep Show is worried, I'm definitely against death camps – just in case the bloke who plays Super Hans thinks I'm a Nazi."
"Definitely no killing. I'm against that; I'm a vegetarian, I think we're all equal. I'm not saying smash people's stuff up, and definitely no killing."
In his letter, published on 30 October, Webb challenged Brand to value the "vanishingly small" chance of being born in 21st century Britain, asking: "What were the chances, in the course of human history, that you and I should be born into an advanced liberal democracy?
"That we don't die aged 27 because we can't eat because nobody has invented fluoride toothpaste? That we can say what we like, read what we like, love whom we want; that nobody is going to kick the door down in the middle of the night and take us or our children away to be tortured?"
In response, Brand told the Huffington Post's Mehdi Hasan: "Maybe [it's good] for him, mate. Maybe it's okay for Robert Webb; no one is going to take his kids away, but I've heard some examples.
"I don't claim to be a politician, like all things I'm sure there are people in the room who know more about this than I do, I didn't have an education like Robert Webb had. But there are people from Leicester in Guantánamo Bay.
"If you went to Oxbridge, if you went to a private school, no one is coming for your kids. They're not coming for you if you're from Oxbridge. That's my open letter to Robert. I hope it doesn't go to the other one by mistake – David Mitchell – who I really like."


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Anyone still need a reason to abandon "grand bargains" and deals negotiated between this President and GOP Congressional leaders? Here it is: The revival of two dormant provisions of the tax code means the much ballyhooed $450,000 income threshold for the highest tax rate is largely fake.
The two provisions are the infamous PEP and Pease, which aficionados of stealth tax increases will recognize immediately as relics of the 1990 tax increase. Those measures, which limit deductions and exemptions for higher-income taxpayers, expired in 2010. The Obama tax bill revived them this week. It isn't going to be pretty.
Under the new law, some of the steepest tax increases may fall on upper-middle class earners with incomes just above $250,000. Here's why:
During the negotiations, the White House won a concession from Republicans to allow phaseouts for personal exemptions and limitations on itemized deductions, starting at an income of $250,000 for individuals and $300,000 for joint filers.
The Senate Finance Committee informs us that in effect the loss of the personal exemptions, currently $3,800 per family member, can mean a 4.4 percentage point rise in the marginal tax rate for a married couple with two kids and incomes above $250,000. A family with four kids in that income range faces about a six percentage point marginal rate hike. The restored limitations on itemized deductions can raise the tax rate by another one percentage point.


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New documentary profiles Jane Jacobs, champion of "bottom-up" urban renewal
The author, activist and "housewife" famously took on New York "master builder" Robert Moses
Above: Urban visionary Jane Jacobs fought to keep cities from being torn apart by expressways and urban renewal projects. (altimeterfilms.com)
Of interest in Baltimore and any American city: a new IFC documentary on one of the pioneers of modern urban planning, "Citizen Jane: Battle for the City," is being released tomorrow.
In it, Jane Jacobs herself talks about the ideas behind her seminal 1961 book "The Death and Life of Great American Cities." The film recounts Jacobs' David-and-Goliath fight to prevent the destruction of revered New York neighborhoods like Greenwich Village, SoHo, Chinatown and Little Italy.
And it offers a portrait not just of neighborhood-noodge-turned-urban-expert Jacobs, who died in 2006, but of her arch-nemesis Robert Moses.
"The scabrous New York power broker and construction czar who, in the years after World War II, transformed the city by gutting its poorer sections and erecting miles of concrete-slab housing projects and snaking superhighways," is how the promotional material distributed for the film describes Moses.
The producers promise Citizen Jane will resonate with modern city dwellers, "especially as we grapple with a president who has announced plans to scale back on programs that are integral to well-being of cities."
"This is a film about our urban past and our urban future," director Matt Tyrnauer said in November. "Jacobs's ideas about healthy, just, and vibrant cities being planned and empowered from the bottom up are very important today, when discredited top-down planning is still destroying cities and lives all around the world."


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Summer holidays with kids are often the best family holidays as they can mean long days at the beach or lazy afternoons by the pool. But prolonged exposure to the sun also brings with it the risk of heatstroke or sunburn. To avoid spoiling your long awaited family vacation, here is how to keep everyone protected from the sun when traveling with kids.
· Always carry hats with you so you have them when you need them. Hats should be wide brimmed or a bucket (rather than a cap) so they provide adequate cover for noses and ears. If a cap is all you have, it is still better than no hat at all.
· If you can get the kids to keep them on, UV protective sunglasses will also protect little eyes from the sun.
· Apply water resistant sunscreen of at least SPF 40 or above to all exposed skin including the face, ears, back of the hands and tops of the feet. Keep doing this every couple of hours.
· It is important that the sunscreen is water resistant even if you are not swimming. This ensures the cream is still effective when the kids are sweating.
· When possible, use clothing to cover up the skin too. For instance, opting for long sleeved tees rather than singlets will protect the arms from the heat of the sun. Specialty sports shops also sell UV protective clothing (designed for hiking, cricket or fishing for example) if you are going to spend very long periods of time in the sun.
· If swimming, always wear a UV protective rash vest and hat in the water. If the kids are spending a particularly long time in the water, apply the sunscreen more regularly.
[For more beach safety tips, see the suitcases&strollers interview with the cast from Bondi Rescue.]
· Keep everyone well hydrated. Carry lots of water with you and encourage the kids to keep sipping throughout the day.
· Try to stay out of the direct sun during the hottest part of the day (usually from noon to 3pm). Plan to have the kids outside in the mornings and late afternoons and allocate the middle of the day to quiet time to be spent indoors or in the shade.
· Monitor the amount of time infants are in direct sunlight as their skin is particularly vulnerable. You can purchase sunscreen for sensitive skin which is appropriate for babies.
· Apply these rules to anywhere that the kids could be exposed to the sun. For instance, on overcast days the UV ratings can often be as high as on sunny days. Similarly if kids are sitting in the sunny side of the car on a long road trip they can still be vulnerable to sunstroke even though they aren't technically outside. Engaging in outdoor winter sports (such as skiing) can also mean kids can get burnt from the reflection of the sun off the snow.
[For more travel tips on skiing and snowboarding with kids, see the suitcases&strollers story here.]
· Be super vigilant about being sun smart if you are traveling to Australia with kids. The UV levels there are notoriously high and it is easy to get sunburnt if you aren't wearing sunscreen, even in the middle of winter.
· Apply these rules to yourself too. Protecting the kids will only have limited value if you end up in hospital with heatstroke yourself. While kids have more vulnerable skin, adults shouldn't underestimate the possibility of sunburn either.
For more travel tips on avoiding getting sick from swimming pools, see the suitcases&strollers story here.
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Kurt Warner game used Rams helmet
Be careful there is a guy that had put up a rams helmet claimed it was a kurt warner game used one. When I contacted him, and told him there were things that were missing, as I collect rams game used helmet's he asked what they were, I did not tell him what they were, but I did ask if he could send pics of the inside, and better close up pics of the outside. I thought it was funny he would never remove the ear pads, and never fully answered the questions about markings, or anything inside the helmet, and his pics he sent were not done clearly or anything. Just thought I would put that out there. Be careful, this guy is NOT passing the smell test. his ebay name is crazylegs1946


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Administrative Litigation System
Two-Level Two Instance
Types of Litigations
General Litigation Procedures and Simple Litigation Procedures
Procedures for Retrials
Preservation Procedures
Applicability of Civil Procedure Code
Address of the Court and Jurisdiction Areas
Organization System
Establishment of Tainan Court for the Benefit of People in Yunlin, Chiayi and Tainan
Characteristics and Achievements
Administrative Litigation System
1.Two-Level Two Instance
The trial levels of administrative litigations are two-level two instance. That is, the administrative courts are divided into high administrative courts and the supreme administrative court. In the event that appellants do not accept the litigation decisions, they shall bring the litigations to the high courts. Those who do not accept the judgments of high courts, unless otherwise specified in the laws, shall then apply for defense or litigations. Therefore, the high courts deal with first trials based on facts and law on the principle of a verbal trial. The supreme court deal with litigation trials based on law on the principle of a written trial. Nevertheless, under particular conditions, they may have the function of both verbal and arguments and trials based on facts.
2.Types of Litigations
In the old system, there was only one kind of appeal-revoking litigations. The new system takes account of the fact that in Germany, in addition to revoking litigations, there are also requests for obligatory litigations, confirmation litigations, regular settlement litigations and special litigations for protecting the public interest.
(i)Revoking litigations: Administrative litigations shall be raised on illegal administrative punishments that are believed to damage rights or legal interests in disputes of public law.
(ii)Obligatory litigations: Administrative litigations shall be raised on disputes over public law such as "litigations on disobedience regarding punishments" and "litigations on disobedience regarding denial of application," etc.
(iii)Confirmation litigations: Administrative litigations shall be raised on disputes over public laws such as "litigations on confirmation of invalidity of administrative punishments," "litigations on establishment or non-establishment of legal relations in public law," "confirmation that the executed or terminated administrative punishments due to other reasons are illegal," etc.
(iv)Regular settlement litigations: It is specified that to protect the public interest, the public shall raise administrative litigations on matters disregarding their own rights and legal interests under illegal administrative behavior by administrative authorities.
3.General Litigation Procedures and Simple Appeal Procedurs
(i)General litigation procedures: In general, the administrative litigation events are litigation procedures. There has to be verbal arguments in the procedure of the first trial in which the clients have to make statements on the facts and law regarding the litigation relationships; as the administrative litigation involve the public interest, the administrative courts, as a result, have to investigate the factual relationships without any restraint on the claims of the clients while the adjudicators specify the matters to be exercised. These have been specified in the new Act. Regular litigation cases under trial in high courts come under three judges in the collegiate system.
(ii)Simple litigation procedures: Cases of simple litigations specified in Article 229 of the Administrative Litigation Act apply to simple litigation procedures. In general, no verbal arguments are required. One single judge will conduct the simple litigation.
4.Procedures of Retrials
In sentences where the revoking or amending the original punishments or decisions is also of concern to a third party, it will be unfair if a third party is able to submit the attack or defense which shall influence the sentence results but is unable to participate in the appeals due to reasons beyond his/her control and experience disadvantage due to the revocation or amendment of the decisions. The current Administrative Litigation Act has a retrial system, allowing a third party to request retrials on confirmed final sentences.
5.Preservation Procedures
There are currently systems for provisional appropriation and provisional disposition as follows: (i)Provisional appropriation: A system to protect enforcement in provisional appropriation between central or local authorities and people regarding settlement due to public law or settlement regarding contracts in public law.
(ii)Provisional disposition: One shall be able to raise administrative litigations on disputes on public law. However, the litigation procedures are very complicated. Provided the right statutes are amended or will be amended as concerns public law, although those appealing may win their litigations, they will not be able to exercise their rights. Therefore, there is a system of coercive execution according to the concept of provisional disposition. Furthermore, in the event of necessity of provisional statutes in public relationships in disputes over public law, provisional dispositions shall be applied for provisional statutes.
6.Applicability of the Civil Procedure Code
Although the way disputes over legal relationships in public law are handled in administrative litigations is different from the way disputes on legal relationships on private law in civil procedure are handled, one can still find similarities in litigation types and procedures. Therefore, there is the rule of applicability of Civil Procedure Code.
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Russia, Megafon: (Баланс \d+\.\d+руб\.) Italy, Wind: .*(\d+\.\d+).*euro.* Ewerything before letter б (from word "руб", Russian currency) and a dot after it: (.+?б\.) Vodafone: .+?([0-9\.]+EUR)
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echo "name: %"
python /usr/lib/hildon-desktop/ussd-widget.py
python /usr/lib/hildon-desktop/ussd-widget.py 0
using it with PR1.2 (didn't use before) and the size is "wrong". the widget spans over a big rectangular area (to the right) and is transparent there (besides two or sometimes one vertical line that has the color of the widgets border). it is clickable in the transparent area.
When trying to add widget to desktop nothing happens.
When tried to launch from terminal with: python /usr/lib/hildon-desktop/ussd-widget.py
I got the following messages:
Translation file for your language not found
IO error while reading config
Sintax error in USSD number.
What should I do?
I think, that this is related to this issue:
So try rebooting your device. And search for widget on all desktops.
i flashed my phone using the flasher, before flashing everything was ok ussd was working, but after the new installation i cannot see the ussd widget on desktop. i tried to restart, re-install the ussd widget and the OS but still i can't use it
any ideas?
I rebooted the device (for some other reason) and the widget appeared (even around 7 (how many times I tried "add widget") instances of it on my desktop :) )
So - the reboot was needed. Now it is working fine.
Germany, Tschibo / O2: (.+?[\d\.]+)
Thats all i need to do. dial *556# to check my credit level
and *555*123456789012# to load credit
i have loaded the widget and i see it on my desktop.
Im expecting to define or send some parameters to the widget so as to access these features from my network
Any advice......
--if we dont solve this , then we cant use our N900 in south africa during world cup ") ------
Tried the python commands and the also dont work.:
import dbus
Import Error: No module named dbus
Please help.
i get thesame error message as above. can u help with detailed steps of how to resolve this.
There is unmet dependency, which I've forgot to add to package. You have to install it manually:
sudo gainroot
apt-get install python-dbus


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A national test called the "Trial Urban District Assessment" administered by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) finds that over the last two years, fourth and eighth graders in the country's large cities have made progress in mathematics. On the other hand, some schools in urban districts maintained sluggish progression and fell behind other school districts drastically.
In 2009, scores were higher for fourth graders in Boston, the District of Columbia and for eighth graders in Austin and San Diego. Other school districts that saw much improvement in math scores are Miami-Dade and New York City, which were higher at the fourth grade level.
According to the national test, the school districts that did not see any improvement in Math NAEP scores were school districts in Atlanta, Baltimore City, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Fresno, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, and Philadelphia. All school districted named earlier had lower scores at both the fourth and eighth grade levels.
For more information about the national test "Trial Urban District Assessment," visit http://nationsreportcard.gov/math_2009/district_summ.asp?tab_id=tab2&subtab_id=Tab_1#chart and let NSSEA know your thoughts.


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Cleaning and janitorial service providers face atypical risks like toxic material exposure, fall hazards, and abnormal work schedules. Here are some of the kinds of businesses that may be eligible for coverage with Insureon Solutions admitted carriers:
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Ghost Writer, The (2010) | Review
By Dirk Sonniksen | February 26, 2010
Director: Roman Polanski
Writer: Robert Harris (Novel & Adaptation)
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Kim Cattrall, Olivia Williams, Tom Wilkinson
There's a dead guy on the beach which leaves former British Prime Minster, Adam Lang (Pierce Brosnan) sans a ghost writer for his memoirs. The hunt is on for a warm body to fill his shoes, and The Ghost (Ewan McGregor) becomes the beneficiary of Lang's life story. But nothing is ever as it seems, and The Ghost seems to sense that this assignment is going to be a strange one from the beginning. But before he has a chance to opt-out, he is quickly whisked away to Lang's ocean-side hideaway. What he finds is an Adam Lang that is different from what he expected: a man whose past political mistakes have caught up with him, and who is seemingly not who he appears to be.
As The Ghost begins work editing Lang's existing memoirs (courtesy of the dead guy on the beach), Ruth Lang (Olivia Williams) appears and proves a valuable resource for The Ghost, filling in the pieces that the Prime Minister has left out—or does she? As The Ghost delves deeper into Lang's life, he begins to realize he is caught up in far more than the current political intrigue being reported by the media. As The Ghost continues to pump Lang, his wife, and others for information, clues left by his predecessor pull The Ghost even deeper into this sordid tale. The whole mess begins to unravel, with The Ghost ultimately trading in his keyboard for a detective cap.
Based on the novel The Ghost by Robert Harris, The Ghost Writer is a handsome little package that delves into the political entanglements between the United States and Great Britain. It is initially a story of politics, but ends up being light on the political side, with more weight placed on character development. Ewan McGregor and Pierce Brosnan are certainly the centerpieces of this film, both turning out fine performances. But a film like The Ghost Writer is not held up merely by its stars—enough cannot be said for the supporting performances of Olivia Williams, Tom Wilkinson, and Kim Cattrall, to mention a few.
The Ghost Writer is in some ways a cross between an Agatha Christie novel and one of Woody Allen's later films. It's a film that is touted as a political thriller, but ends up being a really well put together mystery with a bit humor interspersed throughout. That doesn't make The Ghost Writer a bad film—it certainly isn't.
In The Ghost Writer, Polanski has crafted a masterful tale with an extremely solid story, amazing cast, and cinematography you'd come to expect from a veteran director. What might throw people is that this is not a fast-moving thriller, but a slow burn that is strangely satisfying.
Rating: 8/10
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Saltburn's first-ever comedy festival has been hailed a success.
Organisers now hope it will become an annual feature in the town, after three of the four-nights were a complete sell-out.
Performers included Markus Birdman, Jason Cook, Barbara Nice, Jason Manford and Anvil Springstien, who stepped in as replacement for Jo Enright, who pulled out due to illness.
Festival promoter Rob O'Connor said the event, which ended on Saturday, had been "great fun" and hopes to hold it annually.
A Teesside rider who died when his motorbike collided with a car in North Yorkshire was named today.
Peter Aylesbury, 56, of Brecon Drive, Redcar, was declared dead at the scene on the A169 between Ellerbeck and Sleights on July 19.
An inquest was due to open and adjourn today.
Police are seeking witnesses to a smash involving a stolen car and a taxi in central Middlesbrough early today.
The Vauxhall Signum - taken after a raider stole the keys in a house burglary in Guisborough - crashed into the Skoda cab at the junction of Woodlands Road and Southfield Road soon after midnight.
The stolen car, being driven without lights, was spotted by a police officer and the force helicopter was called in.
The thief abandoned the stolen car and escaped on foot. The taxi driver was treated for minor injuries at James Cook University Hospital.
Call the road policing unit on 01642 301552 if you have information.


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Festival Bar Hire
Bars are an integral part of any licensed event. You need a decent partner for your event to be the best it can be. We are the festival bar specialists.
Bars provide revenue, great atmosphere, a source of shelter and, of course, liquid refreshments.
Take a look below at some of the venues, concerts and festivals we operate at:
Everyone involved in a great event – ticket-holders, performers, crew, guests, all deserve to be served great drinks in great environments. This is why we work so hard to create genuinely really good bars. We don't stock homogenised, overpriced products – we can offer great prosecco, champagne, local ales, draught lagers & ciders, premium spirits, deliciously seasonal cocktails and interesting organic wines as well if required, as a good range of soft drinks & juices. We can also provide tea and coffee. Need a bar for the VIP area no problem, we can provide.
Great drinks are supported by great staff, all of whom are experienced, skilled, friendly bar professionals. Our staff is, as diverse as our products. But, all have a passion for bartending and festivals. These people, alongside expert build design crews, will make your festival bar dreams a reality. We make Festival bars the best they can be and we will make your festival stand out from the crowd.
We specialise in small/medium size bars (2000 to 25000 guests per day). We work alongside the organisers to create genuinely unique and exciting events. However, we also run bars at corporate events, pop-up venues, sporting events, product launches, and private parties. We offer a thoroughly cost-effective solution for you to outsource the management of your bars, ensuring bars with maximum profit return to you and minimal hassle.
We can provide a wide range of bars for your event. These range from high volume to small specialist bars and everything in between. With over 30 years of experience, we can help with all aspects of your event. We can supply the bars, the equipment to run them and the staff to manage them. We'll also help with the licensing.
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Fast service – If your festival has large arenas with lots of customers, we can provide 'fast-service' cash bars with the aim to get a drink delivered into the customer's hand as quickly as possible so they can get back to enjoying the festival. We work closely with our suppliers and promoters to make this happen.
Relaxed service
Away from the main action or out in the campsite at big events, things are more relaxed so we can offer a more comfortable chilled environment for your customers. In addition to a wider range of drinks, the bars will have more festival decor and ambient music. With tables and chairs under cover, it gives the festival-goer a chance to relax, regroup or shelter from any wet weather.
Something special
We can supply specialist cocktail bars, bars with a fun theme, and waiter service where needed.
What you want
If you have a certain theme in mind, we will work with you to supply the exact style of bar you want for your event. We have skilled managers, enthusiastic staff and state-of-the-art bar technology that'll help everything run smoothly.
We can help with the licensing for your event. Our team includes many Personal Licence Holders who are fully experienced in the Licensing Act and we work closely with local authority licensing officers to make sure everything runs smoothly.
Please note that we usually cater to events and festivals that are either over 2,000 customers for restricted access or over 3,000 for open access and above. The most we have covered so far is 45,000 per day.
Tech at festivals and greenfield sites has always been a challenge due to its very nature – but the more it's used and developed and decreasing costs to deploy it means we're seeing it more and more. As a bar company that services over 30 outdoor events and festivals every summer, we are able to cope.
We rely on data. It's our best planning tool in determining a variety of factors:
Bar length, Number of staff, the Product Mix etc.
Where possible historical data is used from previous year's events and where it may not exist we profile the event with you to ensure the best delivery possible.
We work with conventional credit and debit cards on every single bar on site if you need it.
We can use various EPOS systems: iPads, IPhones to function as tills. This allows us record real-time sales and stock information at any event and critically, to be able to take card payments as well as cash.
If you need speed, we can supply large scale bottle bars. We specialise in these and can cover huge numbers in very short time frames. Service first always.
We work with several large councils to run their events exclusively all year round. We are not new to this, yet we remain unspoilt by progress.
If necessary, we can also provide catering – from Asian Oriental food to general purpose and tea/coffee and cakes.
We've also covered concerts from Elton John to Rod Stewart!


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The Sheffield Vertigo and Balance Centre is a private multidisciplinary clinic for diagnosis and management of disorders of the human balance system.
The human balance system operates through three peripheral sensors – the eyes, the muscle and joint senses and the ears to enable a subject to orient himself in space. This is achieved when the input from these sensors is integrated in the brain and the processed signal is then sent back to the periphery by way of different muscle reflexes. Any problem interfering with this loop leads to symptoms like dizziness, vertigo, light-headedness, imbalance, difficulties in movement and may result in falls especially in the elderly. Balance problems are common that result in a poor quality of life and may lead to increased chances of physical injuries.
Balance problems can only be diagnosed by super specialists working together. They frequently remain under or not diagnosed leading to further difficulties.
The Sheffield Vertigo and Balance Centre is comprised of such super specialists dedicated to diagnose, assess and manage such problems in a focussed and systematic way. We consist of an internationally reputed highly experienced consultant neurotologist/audiovestibular physician; 2 senior and experienced senior audiologists and 2 highly experienced and senior balance rehabilitation specialists. The audiologists are also highly experienced in anxiety and stress management which is an integral part of any balance management and in novel methods of rehabilitation for example rehabilitation of over reliance of visual senses as a result of disease and in rehabilitation of the not uncommon Mal de Debarquement syndrome.
Self referrals or referrals from GPs, other medical or technical personnel are accepted. The initial appointment will be a triaging appointment where a decision will be made as to the complexity of the case. A simple physiotherapy regimen might be enough for some. However, the majority may be complex cases where they will be assessed in detail by the consultant and a management plan formulated. Following this, a detailed laboratory assessment might be undertaken. This is done to pick up the site and intensity of the problem for dedicated vestibular or other rehabilitation. Some patients will also need a cognitive approach to address the illness cognition or acceptance issue which often plays a crucial role in the overall perception of balance.
A properly diagnosed balance problem with successful management eventually leads to a very favourable outcome and the Sheffield Balance Clinic is committed to provide this. We aim to deliver a one stop shop service whenever possible and our fees are charged at a package price depending on the complexity of the case and setting up rehabilitation goals.


text: Spirituality Spirituality Archive: ENLIGHTENED SOUL 12 NECESSITIES FOR AN ENLIGHTENED SOUL Reiki Explored | September 16, 2015 12 Signs You're On Your Way To Enlightenment – Are you on a journey to find enlightenment? If the answer to that question is yes then knowing what an – Read More SPIRITUAL TRAITS ARE YOU SPIRITUALLY MATURE? 6 MUST HAVE TRAITS Reiki Explored | August 30, 2015 Essential Traits Needed To Be Spiritually Mature – Maturity means different thing to different people. Some believe it to be our age that determines our maturity whilst others – Read More 4 IMPORTANT MESSAGES FROM THE SOUL – WE MUST LISTEN! Reiki Explored | July 24, 2015 Are You Living The Life You Are Meant To Be Living? Without Realizing It In those quiet times when you are alone with your thoughts, do you – Read More ENERGY HEALING FOR LOVE ENERGY HEALING TIPS FOR MORE LOVE Reiki Explored | July 23, 2015 What Is Love And How Can We Add More Of It To Our Lives – Love is the vibrational energy that we all should be aspiring to acquire. – Read More THE 5 REIKI PRINCIPLES 5 PRINCIPLES OF REIKI FOR SPIRITUALITY SEEKERS Reiki Explored | July 17, 2015 5 Easy To Apply Reiki Principles That everybody Can Use – This great article by Latha Shenoy highlights the 5 principles of Reiki and the positives of applying – Read More REIKI FOR VIBRATIONAL ENERGY HOW WILL REIKI RAISE YOUR ENERGETIC VIBRATION Reiki Explored | July 10, 2015 Why We All Should Resonate At Higher Levels Of Vibration – Have you ever felt drawn to a person or thing for no outstanding reason or for that matter – Read More


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Carol J. Murphy
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Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
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Areas of Interest
- Twentieth/Twenty-First Century French Literature and Critical Theory
Carol Murphy is Professor of French and the founding Director of the France-Florida Research Institute at the University of Florida (2002-2012). Her fields of specialization are twentieth- and twenty-first century French prose fiction, theatre, and critical theory. She has published book-length studies on Marguerite Duras and also on Julien Gracq, as well as a translation of Jean Paulhan's essay, Fautrier l'enragé. She was guest co-editor of two volumes of Contemporary French and Francophone Studies (Sites), "Verbal, Visual, Virtual" (Vol. 10, nos. 3-4) and has authored numerous articles on contemporary cultural production in France. She is currently editing the correspondence between the editor-author Jean Paulhan and the artist Jean Fautrier in Occupied and post-war Paris. Among her honors are her promotion to the rank of "Officier dans l'ordre des palmes académiques" (2006) and her decoration as "Chevalier dans l'ordre de la Légion d'honneur" (2009). Her graduate seminars have included courses on "French Beckett: the Post-War Writings in French," "Representations of the Real in Twentieth-Century French Fiction," "1913," "Reading Fiction, the case of Proust," "Le Roman au féminin" and "De l'impressionnisme au surréalisme: texte et image dans la littérature française au vingtième siècle." Her most recent publications include the forthcoming book chapters" "Ecrire à l'infinitif: des territorialités durassiennes" in Marguerite Duras: passages, croisements, rencontres (Presses universitaires de Rennes); "Gracq, lecteur de musique: Le Roi Cophétua, nocturne d'automne" in Lecture(s) et création littéraire chez Julien Gracq. (Presse de l'Université de Tunis Al-Manar) and the essay. "Going with the flow: Duras's changing economies of desire." Contemporary French and Francophone Studies: Sites. Volume 19: 4-5 (2015). She has been invited by the University of Sydney in Australia to deliver the annual Sonia Marks lecture as well as to be a guest speaker at their international conference on "Marguerite Duras et les arts" in June-July 2016.


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Brave when I feel angry means admitting it, even when I feel a little bit ashamed of myself for responding to my so-very-good life like this.
Brave when I feel angry means dropping the defenses, letting my hands fall weakly to my lap and admitting that I'm struggling right now. That I totally lost it with my son and was strait up harsh with my daughter.
I feel a little bit like I'm drowning in kids and what I feel is rage. I'm super-frustrated by how quickly the days are going by and how little is getting done. I'm exhausted by the 24x7x6 parenting that I am doing by myself because my husband is working long hours right now.
I keep asking God "What does it mean to be brave in this moment?" For me, right now, it means to go to God, openly honestly and allow myself to be comforted. I expected Him to be mad at me for being mad at my kids, but instead the Holy Spirit offered comfort.
Now I need to turn around and offer that comfort to my kiddos.