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The manager of an Adams Morgan restaurant whose bartender wrote the words "GAY BITCHES" on the check for a transgender customer and eight friends who were with her said he immediately fired the bartender for writing the slur and apologized, according to gay blogger Bil Browning of the Bilerico Project.
The New York-based LGBT litigation group Lambda Legal announced in a press release on Tuesday, June 10, that it filed a discrimination complaint against Bistro 18 restaurant and hookah bar at 2420 18th St., N.W., over the slur and other alleged discriminatory actions by the restaurant before the D.C. Office of Human Rights.
Lambda said it filed the complaint on behalf of Amira Gray, a transgender woman who was sitting with eight friends, two of whom are gay men, when a female bartender who's not identified in the complaint delivered the check to their table.
The issue of whether the bartender printed the slur on the check is not in dispute.
But in a development not common in LGBT discrimination cases, at least two prominent gay activists — Deacon Maccubbin, founder and owner of D.C.'s now closed Lambda Rising bookstore and Rick Rosendall, president of the Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance — are siding with the accused party. Both say Bistro 18 shouldn't be held responsible for a single employee's action and that the restaurant has taken all necessary steps to remedy the situation.
The incident took place in August 2013, the complaint states. A Lambda Legal official told the Blade that Gray chose to come forward to file the complaint this week after considerable reflection, deciding that she and her friends were wronged, even though the manager cancelled the bill that came to $152.30.
Lambda Legal's announcement of the filing of the complaint, which is posted on its Facebook page, triggered a flurry of social media postings highly critical of Bistro 18. Some of the postings called for a boycott of the restaurant.
Browning, editor and publisher of the Bilerico Project blog, triggered a separate flurry of postings by some LGBT activists and others condemning Lambda Legal for publicizing an allegation implying that Bistro 18 was a homophobic or anti-trans establishment that condones discrimination.
The Blade could not reach a representative of Bistro 18 for comment through repeated phone calls and through a visit to the bar Thursday night. The Washington Post and Washington City Paper reported their attempts to reach a representative of the restaurant were also unsuccessful.
According to Browning, Mohammad Elhoda, Bistro 18's manager, told him his restaurant welcomes LGBT customers, gay employees currently work at the establishment, the restaurant has hosted LGBT events, and it has a strict policy of non-discrimination covering everyone, including LGBT people.
Gray states in her complaint that in addition to the anti-LGBT slur on the check, which she kept and turned over to Lambda Legal, her party was being denied service at the table in which they were seated. She walked to the bar and ordered drinks for her friends, which she brought to her table, the complaint states. No server came to the table except one who delivered the hookah smoking pipe while people seated at nearby tables were being waited on regularly by servers, the complaint says.
Browning reports that Elhoda said service at the restaurant was slow on the night Gray and her friends were there and he intervened to help his staff, providing Gray's party with at least one round of free drinks to make up for the delays. At least some of the people in Gray's party returned to the restaurant in the following weeks and appeared to be enjoying themselves, Browning reports Elhoda as saying.
Elhoda also claims that some of the people in Gray's party yelled insults at the bartender and threatened her after the check with the slur was delivered to their table, prompting the restaurant's security staff to intervene, Browning reports.
Browning, who appears to be the only media representative with whom Elhoda has spoken so far, wrote in his blog that Lambda should have investigated the allegation of discrimination further before publicizing it on Facebook.
"With LGBT activists and netizens constantly ready to retaliate against any perceived slight and conservative Christians regularly claiming that many businesses are unfairly attacked by activists, what responsibility does Lambda Legal have to ensure that they aren't damaging a business' reputation without reason?" Browning wrote. "Should they be held responsible for any harm they cause the establishment – particularly if the bar is found innocent by the city's human rights commission?"
In a follow-up statement posted on its website, Lambda Legal questioned the accuracy of Elhoda's version of what happened.
"The statements of the restaurant's manager, as recounted in the blog as if they were accurate, however, are in sharp contrast to what our client and her friends experienced," the Lambda statement says.
"Lambda Legal doesn't make decisions lightly about how to proceed, and gathered confirmation of the allegations in the OHR complaint before it was filed," the statement says. "Not only do we have the receipt clearly showing the anti-gay slur, but multiple members of a large group of friends who were with Amira at Bistro 18 have corroborated what actually happened that night."
Maccubbin, who notes that he helped lobby for passage of the city's Human Rights Act in the 1970s, said in a comment posted with the Blade that Bistro 18 was getting a "raw deal" by Lambda Legal.
"There is no history of discriminatory actions on the part of this business, its management or employees, other than this one incident by this one former employee," he said. "The business responded appropriately and should not be castigated, by Lambda Legal or anyone else."
Maccubbin added, "It's fine for Lambda Legal to represent the complainant, but they should do so within the parameters of the complaint process, not by fomenting unjust and defamatory vigilantism in social media."
In her complaint Gray said, "As a transgender woman, I was extremely hurt, embarrassed and upset. I felt that the slur was meant as a slap in the face because of my gender identity and expression, my perceived sexual orientation, my personal appearance, and my association with my friends who are or may have been perceived as being lesbian or gay."
Having read several stories on this I think Lambda Legal jumped the gun and that they may well have smeared an innocent party. They don't have to "investigate" to file a case, but when they publicize it, they have an obligation to the wider community to provide accurate information, not just one side of the story. They failed the LGBT community badly.
The bartender got stiffed by this group for the service provided to them, which is no surprise by folks in the food service industry where lesbians and trans-genders have a reputation for being cheep, belligerent and demanding!
After the last big social media story about a supposed restaurant discrimination incident turned out to be totally bogus and it turned out the girl involved was a serial liar, there should be a new policy that the LGBT community should be extra-skeptical of these restaurant incidents before we start pouncing.
If Deacon and Rick defend the restaurant, that's good enough for me. Deacon and Rick have a great reputation in the gay activist community
"Almost a year later, Gray is now suing Bistro 18 for discrimination with the help of Lambda Legal." That is crap. There is no reason for this to go on. They got comped for the meal and the server was fired. That should be the end of it.
Those that are quick to question the legitimacy of anti-gay slurs in an incident like this obviously have never lived through a world of intense homophobia. You once couldn't be open about yourself on the street without risking a violent attack or at least inviting an unwanted comment. You'd either get laughter at you or anger and hatred. Exiting gay bars at night used to require enduring heterosexuals driving by in their cars yelling faggot or queer at you!
Men used to look for you in gay cruising areas to assault you. Getting dirty looks at best were common when you went out and were flamboyant or out-of-the expected norm.
While these incidents are less common now and likely muted, these attitudes still exist and many of the people who imposed this on gay people are still out there! Don't be fooled or complacent. Homophobia rears its ugly head whenever it can.
If the employee was fired for the slur, the check was cleared and the restaurant gave an apology, then there should be no discrimination suit. The restaurant has done all it could to respect the injured party's rights. I would have accepted the actions of the restaurant. If it's still not enough for the transgender woman then she shouldn't return to the restaurant but she's being unreasonable and expecting too much if it isn't good enough for her.
Getting treatment like this is common for GLBT people unfortunately and when a business is willing to back you up you shouldn't try and penalize them by seeking money for yourself. We need to support the businesses that support us and recognize and applaud their actions for doing so.
It would be different if they ignored the incident and showed no concern and were blatantly discriminatory and defended the employees actions. If they said they didn't want to serve you, or really didn't agree with your "lifestyle" and still expected you to pay your check that's a different matter. Once-upon-a-time you would have had to swallow your pride and suck it up. Be grateful things have changed to the point where you can get respect out of an incident like this.
Is it just me or is Lambda Legal getting sloppy.
I ma so sorry hearing stories like this, i'm gay and proud, but we need to stop it, there will always be ignorant people in the world, get over it.
WTF, would it have been better if he wrote "ugly fucks" instead??? Sticks and stones, remember???
Think before you act on it, that is just plain common sense!


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At least once a year I make my way down to Skydive Elsinore for some reason or another and manage to squeeze in a few jumps while I'm there. This year started out with a trip down to Elsinore along with most of the tunnel crew from SkyVenture Colorado. It was their Elsinore Invasion event and enough people came down that we filled an Otter. I pointed the camera again and bit down on the switch...here are a few of the choice shots.
It was a fun event indeed. The great part about an event like this was taking people who have built up some amazing skills within a wind tunnel and helping them round out their overall skydiving in the air. Breaking off, turning 180 and tracking, diving to a formation, taking a hit in a formation. All skills that you can't acquire indoors and must be gained with real world skydiving. All in all it was a great success and I'm sure we'll be back with another group later on in the year.
If you'd like to see the entire event gallery please click the link and enjoy!
02 February 2011
SkyVenture Colorado Invasion of Elsinore
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Nicola is drunk in the pub, while Jimmy is sitting outside the pavilion, stressed out about his returned memory. Fresh from a row with Nicola in the pub, Kelly finds Jimmy and invites him to see Elliot in his new clothes. However, Jimmy tells her to leave him alone and heads off to find Nicola. Jimmy arrives at the pub to find a drunken Nicola coming on heavy with a terrified Marlon . He tells her how much she means to him and promises they can re-build what they had, but Nicola refuses, claiming he made his choice and he has to live with it. Meanwhile, Eric is annoyed when Val is happy to gloss over everything that Amy has done, even when she admits that nothing happened with David. Amy claims she gave the £500 to her boss at the café because he got heavy with her over owing him rent. Eric is incredulous but Val insists that she doesn't need to pay them back. Later, Amy repays the money that Victoria gave her and claims the cash was from David to make her say nothing happened. At the same time, Eric confides in David that he wishes Amy had stayed away. Elsewhere, Ella quickly throws Adam out minus his jeans when Declan returns home unexpectedly; while Moira realises that the worry over Holly will never leave her when she returns home late due to Roz's car breaking down.
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The Lakeview Crime Prevention District (LCPD) is a security district in New Orleans covering roughly 6,900 parcels of property that is currently gripping with the question of whether to create a live-monitored crime camera system. In theory this would increase the number of crimes in the area that lead to an arrest and deter future criminals.A review of the available data, however, shows a 24-hour live-monitored crime camera system is unlikely to be effective in deterring crime in the LCPD due primarily to the district's size and relative low levels of crime. Crime cameras can be an important crime fighting tool, and the purpose of this assessment is not to analyze the usefulness of cameras as a whole. Rather this assessment focuses on the types of crimes committed in Lakeview and evaluates the long odds real-time monitored cameras face when trying to stop criminals there.
According to a recent statement by the LCPD president, LCPD received bids for an extensive live-monitored with costs ranging from $130,000 to over $300,000 in the first year. The LCPD is pursuing a more modest proposal to place cameras with "real time monitoring of key locations" at lower cost.
Crime in the LCPD
The LCPD covers a large geographic area that has relatively little crime. There have been 170 Uniform Crime Report Part I crimes in Lakeview in 2016 as of September 8th according to the LCPD website with 94 percent being property crimes (theft, auto theft and burglary). About half of those crimes in 2016 have been vehicle burglary with the full breakdown as of early September provided in the below table.
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The LCPD is responsible for an area that runs roughly 3.4 miles north-south and 2.2 miles east-west. That's a large area and crime in the district is fairly well diffused within the LCPD's boundaries. The below map estimates where UCR Part I crimes within LCPD have taken place in 2016 using the City of New Orleans' Calls for Service database.
Crime is fairly randomly distributed throughout the LCPD area. Part I crimes are mainly committed away from the district's major streets which speaks to the residential nature of both the LCPD and the crime committed there.
Challenges to Live Monitoring
The goal of a crime camera system is to deter criminals by increasing the odds in their minds that they will be caught. Live-monitoring ups the ante by, theoretically, increasing the chances a criminal will be caught in the act. Achieving these goals will be difficult, however, given constraints brought about by the size of LCPD and relative low level of crime.
Less than one UCR Part I crime occurs per day in the area covered by LCPD, and a live-monitored camera system is unlikely to spot those crimes when they occur because of the area the system must cover. A 2012 paper by Eric Piza on a surveillance system in a relatively high crime area of Newark found that 73.5 percent of cameras generated five detections or less over the course of a year and 92.3 percent generated five enforcement actions or less.
Newark's crime camera system was implemented in an area with much higher levels of crime than in Lakeview, suggesting crime cameras in Lakeview are more likely to have even lower detection levels than those in Newark. In addition, Piza's research found auto theft to be the only crime that is consistently susceptible to surveillance cameras. Lakeview has had only 13 auto thefts in 2016 meaning crime cameras would only be able to deter a handful of auto thefts even if they were fully effective.
Another constraint to deterring crime in LCPD is that the types of crimes the district is seeking to deter are among the most difficult crimes to solve. Theft, burglary and auto theft account for 94 percent of crime in LCPD, but those types of crimes are rarely solved by law enforcement. According to the FBI, cities the size of New Orleans solved only 19 percent of thefts, 11 percent of burglaries and 9 percent of auto thefts in 2014.
A final challenge to effective live-monitoring is the high ratio of cameras to monitoring operators. Even if a crime occurs near a live-monitored crime camera, there is no guarantee that it will be observed as there will almost certainly be many more cameras to monitor than operators to monitor them. A 2012 article by Eric L. Piza, Joel M. Caplan & Leslie W. Kennedy in Justice Quarterly found that "detection of criminal events by CCTV operators is rare." Among the cases Piza, Caplan and Kennedy surveyed:
- Surveillance operator activity in two Scottish cities led to one arrest per 967 hours of monitoring.
- A London surveillance monitoring unit provided police with crime footage 8 times over the course of a year.
- In one case, 592 hours of general surveillance monitoring led to only 888 documented surveillance targets (1.5 targets per hour) where the operator observed an individual or group for more than one minute.
- Another case found operator-generated surveillance occurring once every four hours across four surveillance systems in Britain.
Lakeview has a relatively low level of crime to begin with, and the odds of detecting crimes as they take place even under the best of conditions are not great. In Lakeview, where crime is low and dispersed, the odds of actually detecting crimes seem very low.
Live-monitoring also brings the added cost of reducing the effectiveness of patrol by requiring LCPD to dedicate patrol resources and personnel to monitoring. With all that in mind it makes sense to question whether the considerable annual expenditures to set up and run such a system are worth the limited potential gains given the constraints to success and low baseline level of crime. The neighborhood's partnership with Project NOLA and their crime monitoring capabilities seems like a sensible compromise to neighborhood-driven crime monitoring.


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National Federation of the Blind Commends University of Illinois for Commitment to Accessible E-book Technology
Champaign, Illinois (November 19, 2009): The National Federation of the Blind, the oldest and largest organization of blind Americans and a leading advocate for accessible e-book technology, today applauded the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for publicly announcing its commitment to purchasing e-book technology that can be used by the blind and others with print disabilities. The announcement comes on the heels of news that the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Syracuse University will not broadly deploy Amazon's Kindle DX e-book reading device, which Amazon is marketing as a replacement for traditional print textbooks, until the device is fully accessible to blind students. The Kindle DX features text-to-speech technology that can read textbooks aloud. The menus of the device are not accessible to the blind, however, making it impossible for a blind user to purchase books from Amazon's Kindle store, select a book to read, activate the text-to-speech feature, and use the advanced reading functions available on the Kindle DX.
In a statement issued yesterday, the University of Illinois said in part: "Quite apart from our legal obligations, we at Illinois believe that our technology choices should be shaped by our institutional values and aspirations. We will not embrace technologies that undercut our commitment to accessibility. We will instead apply our ingenuity to technologies that enable everyone to participate more fully in society.
"Like our colleagues at Wisconsin and Syracuse, we recognize the groundbreaking potential that read-aloud features have for making textbooks accessible to students with disabilities. Sadly, that potential can't be realized until vendors of e-book readers, like the Kindle, add accessible read-aloud menus and basic navigation to their products."
Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind, said: "As publishers and e-book reading device manufacturers increasingly tout the e-book as a replacement for the printed textbook, it is critical that no artificial barriers be placed in the way of access to this exciting new technology by blind students. E-books are inherently accessible, and it is relatively easy to make e-book reading devices accessible as well. The National Federation of the Blind therefore commends the University of Illinois and other universities for taking the position that e-book technology must be accessible to all students, including the blind."


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The holiday season is in full swing here at BeautyJudy headquarters!
This past weekend, we had one of our family Christmas parties – my husband's side – and it was a blast. Great food, great company, and a visit from Santa!
I have a maternity shirt that I had bought in 2014 while pregnant with my daughter that says, "Tis the season to be pregnant" and I whipped that shirt out again for this 2017 holiday season. I decided to create a makeup look to match! Here's the shirt (I am wearing a very stretchy, non-maternity tank top under it):
Hello, 27 weeks pregnant!
I'm also wearing a very special pin; when my paternal grandmother passed away, my cousins and I went through her Christmas pins, and took some. The one I'm wearing in this pic is the only one I took. I wear it every year to our holiday parties and for other special occasions at the holidays.
Onto the makeup!
Sorry that second photo is a little blurry!
- Jesse's Girl Eye Primer
- ColourPop All I See Is Magic Eye Shadow Palette
- Big Spoon across lid
- T-Cup across crease and outer corner
- Treat Yourself to brow for highlight
- ColourPop Creme Gel Eyeliner in Maybe on lower lashline
- Kryolan Red Liquid Eyeliner across top lash line and into wing
- Maybelline Big Shot Waterproof Mascara
Here's a full face shot:
Ugh, the red eyeliner on the right looks SO ragged! But I swear, it didn't look this bad in real life!
- L'Oreal Infallible Pro-Matte Foundation in Classic Ivory
- Milani Prep+Set+Glow Translucent Powder
- Jeffree Star Cosmetics 24 Karat Skin Frost Pro Palette
- Dark Horse for bronzer
- King Tut for blush
- Liberace for cheek, nose and forehead highlight
- Sarcophagus for cupid's bow highlight
- Milani Make it Dewy Setting Spray
- Jeffree Star Cosmetics Velour Liquid Lipstick in Pointsettia
Here's a close-up of the lips:
This was around 1:30 p.m. I took this "after the party and eating my face off" photo around 8 p.m.:
I'd say it held up pretty darn well!
I liked the red and green eye, and Pointsettia is gorgeous. The 24 Karat Skin Frost Pro Palette is too dark for me to use as all highlighters, but I'm getting a tremendous amount of use from it all over my face, using multiple shades at a time for different reasons (bronzer, blush, highlight!).
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(CNN) - Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said Tuesday that the financial settlement with one of his sexual harassment accusers "was in the vicinity of 3 to 6 months (of) severance pay."
The payment was "not outside our guidelines for what most people get ... when they leave the restaurant association involuntarily," he said.
Cain told HLN Tuesday that sexual harassment charges made against him "may affect the poll numbers" in the GOP nomination fight, but "most" of his supporters are not abandoning his campaign.
"We're not going to allow these distractions to get us off message," Cain said.
Cain said that, in regard to sexual harassment complaints made against him, "this was 12 years ago. I was falsely accused."
Cain said he remembers a "separation agreement," as opposed to a "legal settlement" with one of his accusers."We were in my office. The door was wide open" when the alleged offense occurred, Cain said. Cain noted that his secretary was sitting outside at the time of the incident.
Cain said his story has shifted as he has recalled more about the incident.
Cain told HLN he recalls nothing about a second alleged incident of harassment. The charges were "so ridiculous that I don't remember what they are," he said.
"Obviously someone is encouraging them to bring it up now because I'm doing so well" in the GOP nomination fight, he said. "I absolutely believe that this is an intended smear campaign."
For a man running his pseudo presidential campaign on "honesty and integrity", Mr. Cain sure is pulling out a lot of "I don't recall ... I don't remember ... I don't know" gimmicks from his "personal responsibility" portfolio. Beyond that, there sure are a lot of folks blogging from the right who were hell bent on removing President Clinton from office, yet are willing to give Mr. Cain a free pass of "so what". Fact is, Limbaugh, Coulter, FOX News jumped all over themselves 24/7 to cover the Clinton/Lewinsky fiasco ... and made millions in profit for their efforts. Most likely they don't see the "profit" of condemning Mr. Cain in quite the way they condemned Clinton.
Waaah. Someone get the man a tissue, stat.
"I absolutely believe that this is an intended smear campaign."
Even assuming it is, my guess is that it's from Cowboy Fonzie's camp. Obama, Dems, liberals, the MSM (assuming it's as "leftist" as the crazies love to claim) all would have no reason to tear down Cain: he has less chance of beating Obama than Romney. Cowboy Fonzie has the most reason to do so: presumably, in light of the way in which the GOP/Teatrolls have polled concerning Mittens, Cain's supporters would flock to Cowboy Fonzie, not Mittens, if Cain has to drop out.
"I absolutely believe that this is an intended smear campaign."
Yes it is, by your own team. What part of "Your time is up" do you not understand Kochcain? It is Romney's turn; or maybe Sanitarium's but in any event your'e getting too far ahead it is time to take you down one gaffe and scandal at a time.
By the way, a word of advice, if you'd stopped laying bricks they wouldn't be able to smear you with them.
Take a page on how to behave like a serious presidential candidate from your current President, Barack Hussein Obama, that is IF you were ever serious about running for president, which I don't believe you were.
Hush money was paid which justifies your guilt Herman. If I was falsely accused, I wouldn't be paying out money.
wonder what Ann Coulter has to say about the presumptive Vice-Presidential nominee now? gee, I guess it wasn't the liberal media going after Herman with a sleazy story, was it Ann? of course, with a Republican Party history of "I am not a crook" to "I have no recollection of that" to WMDs in Iraq to waterboarding is not torture, The Lyinator deserves something. Why not a seat on SCOTUS, next to the other lying black Republican who never engaged in sexual harassment?
Cain's image is tarnished no matter how vehement the denials.
Ah, Ah, ah........your supposed to blame yourself remember! Maybe you can grin and sing your way out of this one.
If we had a nickel for every republican who uttered those same words, we could all retire.
Every man in prison is innocent and loves Jesus.
I won't stand in judgment of Cain. We don't have all the details.
I just find it interesting that as he rises in the polls, someone thought it was necessary to take him out. Like I said in another post about him on the Ticker, my money is on either Rove or Romney.
To paraphrase: "I was falslely accused so I paid hush money to hide the details."
Why does this seem familiar. Oh, yeah-History. From Richard Nixon through his cabinet and advisors (including His Attorney General, the highest legal officer in the United States); Gerald Ford trading a Presidential pardon for the office of President; the teflon President,Rinald Reagan, who had more Administration officials do jail time than Nixon; on and on through the two Georges (George the second ended up making George the first seem positivly brilliant by comparison).
It is a Republican tradition.
They are not so good at catching Democrats. The Republicans spents untold millions of dollars of taxpayer money going after Clinton. After all that time and money they couldn't even prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a married man might lie if caught in an affair.
I don't know what constitutes "sexual harassment," but would bet it is up to each individual woman, because some circumstances are vague, at best. I worked in an office setting years ago where one of the attorneys said to me one morning that I looked good enough to chase around the desk. He was an older man, married, with kids. I was young. I didn't consider it harassment, nor did I take it seriously, though it did make me uncomfortable. However, when I said something to some friends years later, some of them thought it was sexual harassment. Please don't misunderstand, I'm not condoning treating people like this in any way. It's just that sometimes the lines are vague, and sometimes they're not.
I would presume that when someone is accused of sexual harrassment/misconduct, the occassion would be forever imbedded in one's memory banks. Much like fleeing Cuba from Castro, but I digress. Your initial denials followed by claims of spotty recall of said event were completely bogus. You fooled no one.
Now you're claiming that you were framed. 'Otay!
You subsequently and quite bizarrely breaking into song in the middle of a nationally televised interview yesterday sealed your doomed fate.
You're a clown cain.
Now serving #5!
it is smear campaign. sad when modern politics is to bad mouth each other instead of keeping to the points. Cain has always stayed on subject rather than smear other canidates unlike perry and rommey. What a bunch of kids.
this man has the brain drain problem...cant rember...lol...he lies to much....
This guy's a bumbling incompetent. Even with the low standards of republican candidiates, he is in no way qualified to be pres. Opposition politicians and foreign leaders would eat him alive.
Now Doesn't everyone say the falsely accused, so give us all a break!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. Must be a Plain relative always want to blame someone else.
Cain said he told his wife about this years ago, did he tell her that he is guilty? because he surely is.
breaking into song at a very inappropriate time..when he should have been apoligizing for deceiving the nation into
thinking he is a christian, who actually has values and morals.. he is a Clarence Thomas clone..
Audrey DeShields
Cain in your own words don't blame others. Man up!
Hmm. As The Campaign Rolls (over and dies)
Yesterday, Mr. Cain said the severance "might" be in the range of 2 months. Today it is in the range 3 to 6 months, which is really quite generous. I know that if I were a paying member of the NRA, I would be upset that our funds were used to pay for the indiscretions of a board member, especially the CEO. That should have come out of the accused party's pocket, just before they were terminated.
It's now Nov 1st, so I have to admit I was wrong about his campaign being dead by the end of October, but boy does it look like I was close. The headless chicken is still running around like crazy.
It's funny he always laughs at everyone else but now that it's happening to him – suddenly it's not so funny. Blame yourself Mr. Cain for your own failure – don't blame everyone else.
Get your story straight, Herm.
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Ah, Ah, ah........your supposed to blame yourself remember! Maybe you can grin and sing your way out of this one.
His singing, like his lying, his memory, and his campaign sucks!
He has no one to blame but HIMSELF. If he hadn't been there and done that none of this would've happenned.
Karma. Karma. Karma.
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it is smear campaign. sad when modern politics is to bad mouth each other instead of keeping to the points. Cain has always stayed on subject rather than smear other canidates unlike perry and rommey. What a bunch of kids.
You have entirely missed the point. Yes, it is about Mr. Cain's character and integrity. But, the real issue is his honesty and integrity. He has lied publicly, and done so repeately. He was not caught off-guard because he was notified of these allegations over a week ago, and given opportunity to respond privately.
When his campaign did not respond, the story was released. This entire issue could have been swept away had Cain just simply said, "Yes, I was wrongly accused. By mutual agreement, all parties went there separate ways." Done. Instead, Cain has misled the public on a minor issue. So, how could the man be trusted to be honest with the public if he were POTUS. He cannot. His campaign is about to completely implode.
The opposing candidates have more reason to take Cain out of the race, than Democrats. Obama is focused on Romney, because all of the other candidates would lose by nearly ten percentage points, or more, if they were nominated.


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In Demand will offer a series of video on demand programs targeted to millions of high school students preparing for the SATs.
The program, Mastering the SAT, features six half-hour shows (two math, two reading and two writing-based programs) hosted by respected and successful tutor Daniel Fischer, according to company officials.
The suggested retail price of each show is $9.95, and the shows can be viewed as many times over a 24-hour basis, allowing students to follow at their own pace.
In addition to the video programs, Mastering the SAT includes free workbooks that match the syllabus of each video tutorial that can downloaded online using a code provided once video program is purchased. Students can then keep the workbooks for future reference, according to In Demand.
Students, parents and educators can access these VOD shows anytime in preparation for any of the seven upcoming SAT test dates: Oct. 6, 2012, Nov. 3, 2012, Dec.1, 2012, Jan. 26, 2013, Mar. 9, 2013, May 4, 2013 and Jun. 1, 2013, said the company.


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With a distinct European flavour in the internal appearance and quality built to withstand the harsh Australian conditions, Nova Caravans has emerged as a market leader in style and innovation, from very modest and humble beginnings in a factory in Campbellfield, Nova has now grown to occupy a space of approximately 20 000 ft² in Somerton.
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Sets in high relief the unfortunate role, based on domestic structural political problems and exigencies, which domestic politics has played in the fashioning of foreign policy.

With the remark that Vietnam was the greatest American foreign policy tragedy of the 20th Century, I cannot agree. There had been several, actually even more than that,much more important and tragic ones than Vietnam, as tragic as that was.

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Looking back on the last few weeks, it's becoming apparent that we're making quite a bit of rum-based cocktails. And frankly, it's easy to see why. Rum is one of the most versatile spirits, and there are so many different kinds and production methods that it can be difficult to sort the good from the bad. Here are a few of our favorites.
Cana Brava Rum
This is what white rum should taste like. Cana Brava is a Cuban-style white rum, which basically means it's Bacardi without all the astringency and unpleasant nose. If you're looking to do white rum cocktails like daiquiris, swizzles and mojitos, look no further. Good luck finding it, though. It can be difficult to find at most liquor stores, but most stores worth their salt can probably obtain it for you.
Smith and Cross
We want the funk. Perhaps the most polarizing rum on this list, the overwhelming funk, or "hogo," is enough to make some imbibers run for cover. When making rum-based cocktails with Smith and Cross, it's sometimes better to add a 1/2 oz to 1 1/2 oz of a different rum, just to round out the cocktail with some super funky flavors.
Goslings Black Seal Rum
We might get some flack for putting this on the list (Gosling's doesn't get a lot of respect in the tiki community, or so I've been told), but we'd be lying if we said we didn't adore this stuff. Plus, you can't make a Dark & Stormy without Goslings. So there's that.
Ron Zacapa 23
Our favorite sipping rum, with plenty of honey notes and just a slight touch of funk. You don't know what you're missing.
El Dorado 12
Demerara rum with character. Actually, we don't even carry this stuff, but we should. And we will. 1 oz of Cana Brava and 1 oz of El Dorado 12 make a great mojito, as long as you don't mind breaking convention.
Lemonhart 151
Any list of rums wouldn't be complete without a 151, and this is the best around. Except it's not around, because you can't get it in the states anymore. Hold up a lighter in the air and silently hum "Dust in the Wind" to yourself while thinking of all the Lemonhart you can't consume anymore. Still, Hamilton's 151, the rum brought to market to replace Lemonhart, will do just fine if you don't have a guy who knows a guy.


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Travis Jordan has joined Faegre Baker Daniels in the firm's Denver office.
Jordan represents clients in natural resource litigation and assists them in navigating complex regulatory landscapes. Jordan brings practical energy and agribusiness knowledge to his practice as well as experience as a federal judicial law clerk for the U.S. District Court of Wyoming.
Prior to joining FaegreBD, Jordan spent nine years on Capitol Hill advising U.S. Senator Mike Enzi on natural resource, environment, federal land and regulatory oversight issues. Jordan also served as a member of Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal's policy staff where he assisted state officials in implementing energy and natural resource policies.
Jordan earned his J.D. from the George Washington University Law School, where he served as senior articles editor of the George Washington Journal of Energy & Environmental Law. Jordan received his master's degree in legislative affairs from the George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management, and he earned a bachelor's degree in political science and environment and natural resources from the University of Wyoming.


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In addition to being a groundbreaking comic, and just a damn funny guy, Richard Pryor was an animal advocate. We're not sure if Chris Rock, an outspoken Pryor devotee–and on board to produce the older comedian's biopic–was aware of that when he made his comments about Pit Bulls and Michael Vick.
If not, Rock is aware now, according to Hip Hop Crunch.
The late comic's widow, Jennifer Pryor, was outraged by Rock's recent remarks on the Jay Leno show. It was there that Rock asked what Vick "even did" and asserted that Pit Bulls weren't dogs. Through her lawyer, Pryor requested Rock dropped from the biopic project.
In his lifetime, Richard Pryor was a passionate supporter of Compassion for Camden, an organization advocating for inner-city animals. Jennifer Pryor continues to be passionate about that group and others, such as Dogs Deserve Better, Animal Rescue Media Education, and Horse Rescue of America.
Jennifer and Richard, Dogtime honors you and your commitment to spreading laughter, as well as awareness that not everything is a laughing matter.


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The Hunebed Centre – a journey through 150,000 years of history
Imagine a layer of ice 1 kilometre thick. That was the north of Holland during the Ice Ages. When the ice melted, it left behind thousands of large boulders, carried here by the ice from Scandinavia. Around 5,000 years ago the first farmers used these boulders to build the impressive stone tombs we call Hunebeds. You can still see 54 of them standing in the local countryside. And the largest one of all, over 22 metres long, stands right next to the Hunebed Centre.
Drents Museum
With over 90.000 objects, the Drents Museum collection is one of the larger collections in the Netherlands. In terms of size and quality, the Archaeology collection is one of the most important in Northwest Europe. Part of this collection is presented permanently and is often shown in international exhibitions.
The History of Drenthe collection illustrates the material culture of ordinary men and women living in Drenthe between 1750 and 1950. The Art 1885-1935 collection is regarded as one of the top five collections for this period in the Netherlands. Much work in this broad collection was donated by the estates of the artists through the Stichting Schone Kunsten (Fine Art Foundation), and this is unique for the Netherlands. Since the ING Collection donated 273 works in 2010, the Contemporary Realism collection is regarded as one of the most significant in the Netherlands.
Open-air Museum Ellert and Brammert
"I am in a wonderful country" Vincent van Gogh wrote to his brother Theo in 1883. This country was Drenthe. To this day, the province breathes the spirit of years ago. Marvellously preserved megaliths, prehistoric graves, invite the tourist to take a step back in time.
This step can be taken at the "Ellert and Brammert" open air museum in Schoonoord. Situated in the Ellertsveld area, this museum brings the past of South East Drenthe back to life. A number of different homes and buildings reconstruct life in the region, starting as small as a turf cottage. But the collection also includes a Saxon farmhouse, a tollhouse, a school and even a prison. Also you can enjoy a snack and a drink at the old country inn. A playground and a childrens farm complete the museum.
Once the giants Ellert and Brammert used to raid the surrounding area. Now they stand at the entrance of the museum to attract the eye of the plubic. In the cave of the two robbers, part of the legend is depicted using threedimensional scenes.
Turn the clock back a century for a few hours!
Stedelijk museum Coevorden
The collection of the Stedelijk Museum consists of Coevorden (archaeological) objects including excavation finds from the great archaeological investigations that came with recent new construction projects have been carried out. Among the finds are located among others weapons, bullets, cannonballs, utensils, coins and clothing. In addition, the collection also contains a large variety of maps and prints. Together the objects tell the story of the turbulent past of Coevorden and they give an impression of the life in the old days.
Highlights of the collection Two Communion Cups of the Dutch Reformed Church from Coevorden.
The silver cups were that Jennifer van der Thijnen and his assistant Buyter in 1676 Claes got from the estates General as thanks for their role in the reconquest of Coevorden. The front of the Cup by Jennifer van der Thijnen has the crowned coat of arms and the motto of the General. On the reverse, an image of the reconquest of Coevorden. The cup of Caldwell Buyter is easier. On the front are also here the coat of arms and the motto of the General. On the back is also a weapon pictured. Around the weapon, the inscription: "Nicolao Banga aka Guldenhoedt". Another masterpiece from the museum is the skeleton of a young Spanish soldier.


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Boegli Grand Festival – Automatic
Boegli Grand Festival with stunning silver with clou de Paris pattern, blued steel numerals in relief. The rectangular steel case stands out with its clear lines and brings a young and dynamic touch to the very classical, and indeed occasionally baroque, collection of BOEGLI watches. This model consists of a steel case, 50-metre water resistant, with convex sapphire glass. Part of the screw-down steel back has an openwork design through which the hand winding movement ETA 2660 can be seen with hours, minutes, seconds and date. The crown's lever allows you to easily wind the mechanical musical movement. The keyboard as well as the drum of the musical movement can be seen through the specially designed opening on the dial. The music box begins to play as soon as it is wound, there is a folding thumb lever on the crown that flips out to help to wind it up. When not in use, the lever folds back flush with the crown. This model plays "The Four Seasons" from Vivaldi.
Finish: steel case
Case finish: polished Back: steel, with sapphire window revealing movement
Crystal: sapphire
Movement: ETA 2671 self-winding
Musical movement: Ref. B.01 with 17-blade comb
Duration of melody: 90 seconds
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Strap: authentic leather (brown)
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It's hard to believe, but spring is just beyond the horizon. And Spring 2016 is shaping up to be quite the season for music lovers in Boston. Here are seven concerts to look forward to this spring in Boston:
Andrew Bird
at Wang Theatre on April 9th
This multitalented singer-songwriter is the creative spark behind the band Squirrel Nut Zippers, as well as a revered solo artist. His upcoming show will be at the Wang Theatre, one of Downtown Boston's oldest and grandest venues.
Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals
at House of Blues on April 9th
This seasoned blues and folk group graces the Fenway neighborhood's House of Blues with socially relevant, campfire songs.
at TD Garden on April 10th
Rihanna is on tour for her new album Anti, with its hit "FourFiveSeconds" collaboration with Jay Z and Paul McCartney. The eight-time Grammy winner is stopping at Boston's largest concert venue, TD Garden—conveniently located just across the street from Boxer Boston.
Boz Scaggs
at Wilbur Theatre on April 19th
A former Steve Miller Band guitarist and now timeless figure in the realm of classic rock guitar, Boz Scaggs will stop by the Theatre District this spring. His most famous songs include "Lowdown" and "Lido Shuffle."
Van Morrison
at Wang Theatre on April 26th
The man behind household tracks like "Brown Eyed Girl" and "Into the Mystic," Van Morrison strikes a chord in the heart of music lovers. The iconic figure will bring his guitar and repertoire to Downtown Boston at the Wang.
Justin Bieber
at TD Garden on May 11th
Bieber is in the news and on social media feeds for many reasons, but since the release of his latest album Purpose in November, much of the buzz has been praise for his music. See what all of the hype is about just across the street from Boxer Boston when this highly anticipated show rolls through town.
Selena Gomez
at TD Garden on May 28th
A former Disney Channel star, Selena Gomez has vaulted into the mainstream music world. , The songstress behind Billboard hits like "Come and Get It" and "Good for You" will be in town for her worldwide Revival Tour.
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*Choose moulding profiles and prefinished colors that suit the needs of your window design. Inteplast has many options to choose from. You'll also need to choose an accent color that is complementary to your room décor. We chose the above profiles and colors just for demonstration purposes.
- First, measure the width and depth from the wall you want for the Cornice.
- Build a simple wooden 3-sided box Cornice, using 1"x6" finished pine with mitered corners.
- Paint the wood Cornice in a complementary color used elsewhere in the room that also goes with your chosen moulding.
Here we chose a dark taupe, which will go really nicely with the Whiskey Maple.
- Cut each of the moulding pieces with mitered corners and fasten to the cornice with small finishing nails and contractor's adhesive.
- In this project we used Crown 051 on top, Batten 101 in the middle and Cap 290 on the bottom.
- Install the Cornice with the proper hardware.
- The finished product will give your windows a dressing that adds something special to your room!


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Without a will the estate goes to the Government to sort out and believe me you do not want that, not only do you lose a lot in solicitors fees but the estate may not go to who you would want it to. Get your wife to make a will asap, even if it is just a temporary one.
I have my wife as my benefactor but if she dies before me then her sister in Laos is named and a portion goes to her. All we have are her name, address and bank account details and it is down to the executor (not solicitor) to get the money to her.


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You have been patiently waiting for KERRY-ANNE to release on audio, and now it's here!
This third Station Series novelette is about innocent Kerry-Anne and how she came to arrive at the Station. Told from her perspective, listeners get an insight into the inner workings of Kerry-Anne's mind and her early experiences in the Station afterlife.
Who was she before she died, and who is she now? The answers are waiting for you.
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According to BrokerCheck records kept by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), broker Clifford Vatter (Vatter) has received six customer complaints. Furthermore, Vatter was terminated in July 2017 from Raymond James & Associates for allegedly engaging in unauthorized trading in one customer's account.
In September 2016, a customer alleged Vatter made unsuitable investment recommendations, misrepresented and omitted material facts and breached his fiduciary duty. This dispute settled for $250,000.
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The school bus was stopped. The red lights were flashing. The car kept going. Darryl Carl, a father of twin 9-year-old boys, watched in shock last fall as a car passed their stopped bus on School Rd. Luckily, the boys were not crossing at the time. "To have the potential for my children, or anybody's children, to be hurt or killed because a driver failed to stop for a bus is completely unacceptable," Carl told NewsChannel 13. After that incident, Carl began recording his children's bus stops with his cellphone. He caught three cars passing the stopped bus in the span of five days.
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EPA program helps schools purchase cleaner, safer buses
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An Environmental Protection Agency program is aiming to help schools across the country retire 210 aging buses, replacing them with cleaner, safer vehicles with filters that significantly cut certain types of emissions. The Arlington, Va., school system is one of the beneficiaries of the school bus replacement rebate program and will receive $100,000 to help with the purchase of five new school buses that will hit the road in the next school year, said David McCrae, the district's transportation director, who oversees a fleet of 154 vehicles. Buses cost an estimated $90,000 to $100,000 each.
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US reviewing seat belts on school buses
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The new head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is reviewing the government's longtime opposition to mandating safety belts on school buses and is looking at the issue on commercial buses. In a Detroit News interview after an event on school bus safety at an elementary school here, NHTSA Administrator Mark Rosekind said he has convened a group within the agency to study the issue that NHTSA has been reviewing since 1977.
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President's 2016 budget proposal could revive EETT program
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President Barack Obama's proposed 2016 budget allots $200 million to revive a program that helps school districts gain a stronger footing in an increasingly digital world. Under the revamped Enhancing Education Through Technology program, states would provide educational technology grants to local model school districts to make sure educators "have the skills and tools to use technology effectively to improve instruction and personalize learning," according to the U.S. Education Department's Office of Educational Technology website.
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A somewhat overlooked law in New Jersey has the potential to provide needed revenue to state schools. More and more New Jersey school districts are allowing advertising on their school buses. Gov. Christie signed the law into effect two years ago. "People are in line with looking to advertise on a bus because our bus travels through a multitude of communities," said Jackson School District Superintendent Stephen Genco. According to CBS New York, Genco said Jackson has earned $20,000 from school bus advertising in the past seven or eight months, "and we haven't really been all that aggressive."
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Glimmer of hope in 8-year battle to replace No Child Left Behind
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The eight-year effort to reauthorize No Child Left Behind, the controversial bill that sets federal education policy, has come down to a battle over testing and accountability among some odd bedfellows. All sides agree that an updated law is an urgent necessity. But the question of what role standardized tests should play and how to hold underperforming schools to account divides deeply.
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Should teenagers be able to hit the snooze button one more time before school? Ask their parents and half say they would support later school start times, according to University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health. More schools across the country are exploring delayed school start times as research shows benefits for adolescents' physical and mental health, including reduced risks of obesity and depression. The poll was conducted in November/December 2014, following last year's recommendation from the American Academy of Pediatrics that middle and high schools start at 8:30 a.m. or later.
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Well, it went alright for the first week or so but then the last few days I've noticed some of my symptoms returning – most notably I've started getting those bad dizzy black out spells again. I thought at first that it was from my low blood sugar problems and thought seriously about how I had been eating lately – but really my diet hadn't changed at all and I almost always eat small meals/snacks every few hours to keep my blood sugar up. Then I thought they were being brought on by some environmental thing, but that didn't make sense either since I've been home for the past few days and there hasn't been any thing out of the ordinary here at home. Then I realized that the dizzy spells had stopped when I started taking the vitamins and realized that I hadn't been taking them as often or in as large a dose as I was supposed to. So, it seemed pretty clear to me that not taking my vitamins or even just cutting back on them is not really a good option/idea for me right now…. Guess I should start looking for that second job instead.
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When Vishma Sookdeo's mother was 25 in Trinidad, she almost had a near-death experience.
Kamla Sookdeo was battling an ongoing chronic kidney disease, and as result was taking medications every day to avoid relapse.
Living in a country with not as much access to adequate healthcare, in the early days, Vishma told Global News her mother was told to "go home and make will."
"She didn't have as much research or technology to help diagnose her earlier," she said.
Today, Kamla, 67, has been diagnosed with lupus, an autoimmune disease that attacks the body's immune system. People with the condition can experience fatigue, joint pain, chest pain and sometimes butterfly-shaped rashes on their face.
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When Vishma turned 27, she got seriously ill.
"My story kind of began around the same age as my mom's did," she explained. Her condition sent her to five hospitals in Toronto between the months of August 2016 and December 2016. In that short period of time, Vishma had no idea what was happening to her body — and rightfully so, she was terrified.
"I almost died from this mysterious illness that damaged my kidneys to about 30 per cent and gave me a stroke and vision loss," she said. "I lost my ability to walk and had to relearn using a walker for a while."
A mother herself, she was later diagnosed with ANCA Vasculitis, an autoimmune disease that causes the swelling of blood vessels.
Kamla Sookdeo (left) and Vishma Sookdeo (right). Photo provided by Sookdeo family.
"I was scared," she said. "During that time my mom really gave me the strength to know that survival and healing your body and mind was a choice. I remember thinking that as close to death as my mom was, she still survives… knowing her journey gave me hope."
It's common for parents and their children to have the same illnesses or diseases. According to The National Center for Biotechnology Information in the U.S., common diseases that run in the family can include everything from coronary artery disease to Type 1 diabetes to types of cancer.
Heart-wrenching for parent and child
This process can be stressful for both the child and the parent. Child psychologist Dr. Jillian Roberts, the founder of parenting resource website Family Sparks, based in B.C., said it can be "heart-wrenching."
"While it is essential that you do not dismiss or downplay pain and unique challenges, it is also vital, however, that you emphasize that they are strong, capable, and are only getting stronger and more resilient as a result of their illness," she continued.
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She said it's important to remember you were family before the illness.
"You need to remain a family first, and cope with the illness second," she said. "The illness should not commandeer your family: stick to your normal rules and routines to help contribute to a sense of normalcy for all your family members, including yourself."
She added children need to remember that their only job is to be a child, and to do this they need to be encouraged to play, laugh, create, and explore as they normally would.
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Sometimes, children can be resentful towards their parent for "passing down" an illness. "If your child is resentful, it is important that you both empathize with them, and validate their feelings," she continued. "Think about incorporating phrases such as, 'I know this is really, really hard. You are very strong for going through this.'"
For some parent and child relationships, Roberts added there can be a special bond. "This gives you a special sense of empathy, and better than anyone else, you know what you child is going through. Use this opportunity to strengthen the bond between yourselves, and re-frame the situation to focus on the positive when you can."
And through those days that feel extra tough, parents should take a break. "It is not necessary to prove that you can do this on your own. In fact, it can be harmful to both you and your child as your stress can seep into other areas of your life, and manifest in unproductive, harmful ways."
'I was kind of in shock'
Kendra Dempsey of Hamilton, Ont. was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes before she was four in 2000. "I for about a week, I was constantly thirsty, and always running to the bathroom," she told Global News. "My nanny came to visit and said that I had lost significant, noticeable weight in such a short period of time — that's when my parents brought me to the doctor."
But the 23-year-old's mother, Marie Dempsey, 52, was diagnosed with the same illness last year — an extremely uncommon diagnosis.
"Despite the familiarity with the disease and how it presents itself, due to caring for me for so many years, my mum didn't assume she had Type 1 Diabetes, and just attributed these symptoms to aging," she said. "It wasn't until one morning that she noticed her legs really hurt that she was concerned."
Marie used one of her daughter's old glucometers to test her blood sugar. Turns out, it was high.
Marie Dempsey (left) and Kendra Dempsey (middle). Photo provided by Dempsey family.
"Due to her age, the doctors in the emergency room thought my mom would have Type 2 Diabetes, but her health profile from a very recent physical examination by her would indicate that she must have Type 1," Kendra continued.
"Ultimately, the doctors in the emergency room sent my mom home and said the local diabetes clinic would follow up with her in a couple days to sort things out. I was furious when I heard this."
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Marie would have needed insulin to treat herself, and after more back-and-forth with the hospital, she was officially diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes.
"I was kind of in shock — in all honesty I still am, months later," Kendra said. "Normally, when a parent-child pair both have Type 1 Diabetes, the parent was diagnosed prior to ever having children, and there's a genetic aspect to the disease."
Marie Dempsey (left) and Kendra Dempsey (right). Photo provided by Dempsey family.
These days, the two's medical journeys seem to overlap. "It's strange that I'm in a role now where I'm the one who gives her diabetes advice, when for so many years she was the one teaching me," she said.
"We'll chat about how high or low blood glucose symptoms present themselves for us if our blood glucose level, discuss what foods seem to impact our blood glucose levels the most no matter how much insulin we receive and just vent to each other about the general frustrations of living with this disease."
'She truly is my hero'
For both Vishma and Kendra, Mother's Day feels extra special every year. "Mother's Day to us both as moms and as daughters is a day that we hold so dear as we get to honour our closeness," Visham said.
"I know that without my mother's strength, positivity and love I wouldn't be here, let alone alive. We get to take a day to truly appreciate the genuine and deep connection that makes our lives worth living."
Vishma Sookdeo as a child with her mother. Photo provided by Sookdeo family.
This year, like other years, Kendra will write a note to her mother ans shower her with a small gift.
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"Any day I get to spend with my mum is a great day in my books — she truly is my hero," she said. "She is so smart, so caring, hardworking and considerate. She does so much for myself and my dad, and also does so much for the rest of her family.
"There are no words for me to express just how incredible of a person, friend, and mother she is, and I like to use Mother's Day as an opportunity to try and remind her just how much I love her, and how thankful I am that she is my mum."
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Antoine Griezmann, Lionel Messi, Memphis Depay… World football's biggest stars share their Valentine's Day snaps
From bike rides along the beach to chocolates in bed, players from around the globe pay tribute to their better halves
FOOTBALLERS from around the globe have been gushing on social media to praise their better halves on Valentine's Day.
From sun-kissed strolls along the beach to a box of chocolates and a duvet, it seems stars from all over the world have been paying tribute to their significant other on February 14.
Chelsea captain John Terry was one of the first to be mentioned on Instagram, when wife Toni posted a snap of a heart-shaped box of chocolates a big present and two cards.
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She captioned the image: "Thank you Mr T for my beautiful Valentines morning ## Love You ## @johnterry.26"
Liverpool's crocked striker Danny Ings was another Premier League star to post a loved-up snap on Instagram as he posed with girlfriend Georgia Gibbs and their two dogs.
The snap read: "Happy Valentine's Day @georgiagibbs_ #bestfriend #family"
A pair of former Reds also posted images - with Michael Owen and Xabi Alonso posting loved up snaps.
Owen posted a picture with himself and his wife Louise Bonsall, as they celebrated not only Valentine's Day, but also Bonsall's birthday... and the anniversary of their engagement.
Owen wrote: "Happy Birthday to my gorgeous wife!"
Meanwhile Bayern Munich star Alonso took a pic of the pair enjoying an intimate dinners, captioning the snap: "800 games together, so many things together."
Steven Gerrard was another former Liverpool man to take to social media to celebrate February 14, captioning an image of himself and Alex Curran: "Happy Valentine's Day babe."
Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka also got in on the act, as he posted a smiling picture of him and other half Leonita Lekaj, with the description: "Happy Valentines Bebbilin."
Douglas Costa - another Bayern Munich star - posted a stunning picture of himself and partner Louise Ramos cycling along a sunny beach, with the caption: "Happy valentine's Day... @lou.ramos"
Meanwhile another Merseysider - Everton's Morgan Schneiderlin - posted a loved-up image, again from the beach, saying: "Happy valentine's day."
Toffees team-mate Kevin Mirallas also posted a tribute, with an image of himself kissing his better half's pregnant belly, saying: "Happy valentine Day Mi Amor."
Chelsea's Cesc Fabregas was another to post a soppy, loved-up note on Instagram, captioning a snap of himself and partner Daniella Semaan kissing in the sea: "You are my valentines every single day @daniellasemaan"
Finally, Thiago Silva's wife Belle posted a loved-up note on Instagram, writing: "Happy Valentine's Day for those who slept and woke uip with the love of their little life @Thiagosilva_33 I love you."
Neymar, Michail Antonio and Kaka were others to post later on in the day, all posting loved up snaps.
Barcelona forward Neymar simply wrote, 'Happy Valentine's Day', on a picture of the pair relaxing on a beach, while Antonio romatically captioned his image: "Six beautiful years @msdebbiewhittle #happyvalentines.


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Partial fibulectomy for treatment of tibial nonunion
Ahmed Shawkat Rizk
Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha, Egypt
Correspondence Address:Ahmed Shawkat RizkMD, Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Shebeen El-Kanater, Qualiobia, Benha EgyptSource of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: NoneCheckDOI: 10.4103/1110-1148.140533
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
BackgroundDespite the improved rate of union reported in tibial shaft fractures, there continues to be a small number of patients with delayed union and nonunion who present a dilemma to the surgeons. Because the spectrum of injuries to the tibia is so great, many methods of treatment are available to treat tibial nonunions.AimThe aim of the study was to evaluate partial fibulectomy as an easy, simple, and effective treatment option in the treatment of certain types of tibial nonunions.Patients and methodsThis prospective study included 20 patients with established tibial nonunion. All patients were evaluated clinically in laboratory and radiologically before surgery and followed up until after complete union of the tibial fractures.ResultsAll fractures were united at an average duration of 15 weeks (range 10-19 weeks) after partial fibulectomy, with acceptable alignment in the coronal and sagittal planes. There were no neurovascular complications, no limitation of joint motion, and no problems at the fibulectomy site.ConclusionThe results were very satisfactory and were significantly in favor of using this easy, simple procedure in the treatment of certain patients of tibial nonunions.
Keywords: compression at the fracture site, partial fibular resection, tibial nonunion


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Contemporary {{Southern}} romance author, working on my first full length novel while raising two sweet babies! Join me on my journey...
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Whistlin' Dixe by Maggie Adams ~ Review
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Hi! I wanted to thank Isabella for inviting me to her BlogSpot and reassure her that Sam and Angel are about to get their story! It's in edits, but should be released by Feb. 28th! But that's not the end of the story....there are seven brothers after all! So look for seven novels, a novella, and a cookbook, because who can resist some good old country cookin'! ~ Maggie AdamsReplyDelete
This seems like a great story! As if the characters really meant something to you because you were rooting for them to have their happily ever after, and I am glad the plot was good, even if some themes didn't go as far as you would've liked. I hope you enjoy the rest of the series ^^ReplyDelete


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Happy Weekend! Today I am sharing a card I made for the Reverse Confetti - Sketch for you to try challenge. I used Reverse Confetti Bear Hugs stamp set and colored with Copic markers.
The main panel was die cut with MFT Homespun Stitch lines and then popped up on some patterned paper that is covering an A2 card base. I sponged on some Tumbled Glass Distress ink. I used a flag die from MFT Blueprints 29 to create the multiple flags and stamped my main sentiment on one of the flags.
The main image was stamped on Neenah Solar white and then cut out with a Reverse Confetti Cuts die Lacy Scallop Circles. I backed with with another circle cut of some yellow patterned paper from the same pack.
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Last Sunday I spent five hours at the third annual Chicago Gourmet. Yes, I spent five hours wining and dining under the beautiful blue sky at Millennium Park. The event is a veritable culmination of the absolute best the city has to offer and further exemplifies Chicago as a true culinary destination. Chefs, sommeliers, wineries, foodies and beyond venture into the city for this grand three-day event that allows you to try a little of everything!
A friend and I met up outside the large white registration tent a half an hour early and positioned ourselves in the already growing line. I really wasn't sure what to expect, but past the registration tent I began to realize this was no small operation. As we walked past the most recent winner of Top Chef Masters, I couldn't help but realize that Chicago Gourmet is kind of a big deal. We selected a glass of wine, and then made our way to one of the five different tasting pavilions where we lined up to sample each presenter's dish. There was a pavilion for every palate each with different themes(i.e. meat, seafood, mediterranean/gastropub, latin & asian, and dessert). Some of our sampling included octopus from Avli, a black cod salad from C-House, and a roasted sea bream from The Gage/Henri. After an array of tastings we weren't ready for dessert so we ventured into Specialty Food Pavilion and satisfied our curiosity for a few new products. Upon our exit we found that the pavilion presenters had changed and the number of people in line had expanded since our earlier tasting experience. Since we were still quite full, we opted for some beer and wine tasting to complete our afternoon.
I had a great time at my first Chicago Gourmet. However, I wish I had properly prepared myself the night before by printing out the schedule and highlighting my main interests. Looking back, I realized I missed out on the cooking demonstrations and food and wine seminars in my desire to try as many dishes as possible. But its okay because next year I'll be back with a different game plan!


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Horrocks, chief investment officer and managing partner at Blue 449, has been named managing director, trading of Publicis Media Exchange (PMX), "with responsibility for the UK's trading division across the group".
John Heather, head of AV trading at sister agency Zenith, has been promoted to AV, trading director at PMX.
He will be responsible for all buying of audio-visual media including TV and video-on-demand. Heather will report to Horrocks.
The duo will effectively share much of the responsibilities that Locke held as managing director of PMX.
Publicis Media has not appointed a direct successor to Locke since his exit after 27 years earlier this year.
However, Simon Pardon, the global chief executive of PMX, has taken on an additional role as interim UK lead of PMX. Horrocks reports to Pardon. A permanent UK lead of PMX will be appointed later.
Insiders say Sue Frogley, president of global solutions at Publicis Groupe, has also been playing a growing role in the London media operation in a bid to drive the direction of Publicis Media.
Parent company Publicis Groupe set up Publicis Media at the start of 2016 to bring together the group's four global media agencies, Zenith, Starcom, Mediavest and Blue 449, after a string of major US account losses.
Publicis Media, the world's second biggest media buyer behind WPP's Group M, manages more than £1bn of billings a year in the UK for clients such as Asda and Mars and uses PMX to leverage its buying power on behalf of its agencies.
Publicis Media has made a string of other appointments as part of the trading reorganisation.
Chris Hayward, previously AV negotiation director, has been made strategic adviser to PMX.
That follows the appointment last month of Ben Chesters, who was promoted from managing partner, precision marketing at Starcom to managing director, investment operations at PMX, with responsibility for all agency relationships.
Pardon said "the centralisation of key resource" in PMX "is part of our on-going transformation to deliver even stronger investment options for our clients". Each of the four agencies will also have its own head of investment as part of the reorganisation, Pardon added.
David Mulrenan will take the role at Zenith and Oliver Ruff will do the job at Mediavest. Malcolm Boxall already holds the title at Blue 449 and Starcom will make an appointment in due course.
Publicis Media has insisted it does not want to dilute the strength of its agency brands, despite centralising buying, analytics and other areas in a "matrix" structure within the group.
Pardon said the appointments across PMX and in the agencies will "leverage the incredibly strong and experienced team, bringing real depth and expertise across all areas".
Amanda Morrissey, who was previously general manager of AKQA London, was named the first UK chief executive of Publicis Media a year ago.
Publicis Media said Frogley "is working with Amanda on a six-month project basis to help streamline the UK practices".