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After just short of a decade as a senior international footballer, life with the Republic of Ireland has often been unfulfilled for Shane Long.
But 2016 is shaping up to be the biggest summer of his career, a real living hope that the form which the 29-year-old has shown in the campaign just gone at club level can be carried onto the big stage with Ireland.
A poacher's goal in last week's 1-1 draw with Holland was a sign that Long can do the job which has fallen to Robbie Keane so many times over so many years, nicking a goal which had more importance than beauty.
It was also a sign of how confident Long is, the Tipperary man looking to a big summer in the Ireland shirt after a very big season in the red and white of Southampton.
"I was always confident in what I can do. I don't think I got as many chances over the years as I'd have liked, there were a lot good good strikers ahead of me and I had to just bide my time," Long told The Herald.
"I finally broke into the Southampton team, I played well. I think playing week in, week out, makes a big difference, rather than playing a bit-part all the time. I have enjoyed this season, I am feeling very confident, I always play to my strengths and hopefully that will be enough from now on."
Long is encouraged by the fact that he marked last week's game at home to Holland with a goal, and despite that cut on his knee which sparked concern over his fitness, he hopes to play against Belarus tomorrow, though boss Martin O'Neill is more likely to give game time to the strikers who didn't play against the Dutch, such as Daryl Murphy, Kevin Doyle and Robbie Keane.
"I felt good towards the end of the season with Southampton, I was fit, we were playing well and I scored a few so I want to keep up that form into the Euros. We had two games to prepare, one is out of the way but I'd hope to get on the pitch against Belarus at some stage tomorrow and carry that confidence into the finals," he says.
While Long is assured of a place in the squad, others are not so sure. It's a card call for Martin O'Neill to trim down his squad to 23, Long claiming that competition for places has never been as intense.
That's high praise from a man who was handed his Ireland debut by Steve Staunton and went on to play, intermittently, under Giovanni Trapattoni and Martin O'Neill.
"I think this is the best squad we've had and the squad for Euro 2016 will be the hardest for the manager to pick, I think anyone who gets left out will feel hard done-by. I think that shows how well the lads have been playing, it's sad that someone has to miss out," he says.
"It's a nervous few days for everyone and it's good to have competition. We had 30-odd players over the week, more due in over weekend, it's not an easy job for the manager as he had 35 in the squad but only 23 can travel.
"There is a bit of awkwardness about it all but the lads who played on Friday did themselves no harm, and tomorrow is another opportunity for some more players to make a case."
Tomorrow's game against Belarus at Turner's Cross is a sort of homecoming for the forward, who had a spell there with Cork City before his 2005 move to England.
"I think I only played once at Turner's Cross for City's first team. I had a lot of U19 games there but, from memory, 15 minutes against Bray Wanderers one day was my only real run-out at the Cross. I think we were winning 1-0, I came off the bench and don't remember much more than that," he recalls.
"Cork City is where it all started for me, I have a lot of good memories of my time down there, that gave me my start in professional football.
"I know how serious they all take it down there from my own time there, it was a real eye-opener for me, coming from the level I had been at and then going to League of Ireland level, they looked after me. Cork City was a great club which has had to rebuild itself after some hard times but I'm looking forward to seeing some of the Cork crowd again."


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Some birds just won't settle for sticks and hair and dirt to make a nest. They need shredded coconut, lovingly hand-dyed and placed on a cookie. Of course these most special of all birds only lay candy eggs, my favorite!
What an adorable snack! I'd like to see a whole flock of truffle sheep roaming across the vast expanse of my kitchen table, nibbling the crumbs left over from last night's dinner, bleating plaintively, aware that I'll be nibbling on their salty little pretzel legs soon.
So stoic, these coconut snowmen. So brave, so loving. I'll free you from your chilly prison! Meet my tongue, your new best friend.
I love the idea of making cupcakes small enough to fit into an egg carton. So much cheaper than a cupcake carrier and cute to boot!
Spring is coming! At least that's what the frozen crocuses in my flowerbed are telling me. They look cold though. These baby birdies have warm coconut nests to keep them toasty while they yell for mama. I think they'll be okay.
Oink oink! Come on, don't listen to them, just one cupcake won't hurt you! Just half? Just one piggie? Mmmmmmm pork!
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As promised, before Spring is ACTUALLY upon us, I want to share a favorite, favorite hike when I go back to Ithaca, NY, my happy, hippie hometown.
Taughannock Falls State Park is located just down the road from my Mom's house, on the outskirts of Ithaca proper. It's on the west side of Cayuga Lake and ultimately the falls feed into the lake at Allan H. Treman State Park.
A couple weekends back Hardtack and I took a little trip to Ithaca and I finally got to introduce him to some of the waterfalls of "Ithaca is Gorges" fame. We hiked at Taughannock two days in a row because he was so impressed by the scenery.
North Rim Trail
On Saturday, my mom and family pooch Moose, AKA Macybean joined us for a short but beautiful trek. We parked on the turnoff on Gorge Road, just up the hill from the intersection with Willow Creek Road. You can see it in the bottom left quarter of this little map. Start hiking up the gorge from here (a left turn into the woods from your car). Continue reading


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The Rev. Charlotte Justice Saleska died of Alzheimer's disease on December 28, 2012. She was 77 years old.
Rev. Saleska was born in Marion, IN on August 16, 1935 to Olive (Heal) and Enos Edward Justice. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Taylor University in 1957 and a Master of Arts from Hunter College in 1964. Finally, in 1988, she earned both a Master of Arts in
Religious Studies from the University of Chicago Divinity School and a
Master of Divinity from Meadville Lombard Theological School. As a
student at Meadville Lombard, she helped create and implement the first
women's studies course at the seminary, and led a call for the school to
hire female professors to the all-male faculty.
Rev. Saleska was ordained
on June 6, 1988. She was first called to serve the Unitarian
Universalist Congregation of the Quad Cities in
Davenport, IA, becoming their first and only female settled minister,
from 1988-2000. She then went on to serve as interim minister at the
First Universalist Unitarian Church of Wausau, WI from 2000-2001, and
the Unitarian Universalist Church of Tampa, FL from 2001-2002. In 2000, she was bestowed with the honor of Minister Emeritus of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Quad Cities.
Rev. Saleska brought her diverse background to her work as a minister. She was a social worker at Head Start Families in
Milwaukee, WI from 1968-1975; coordinator of the Milwaukee-area high
school Inter-Urban Health Careers program from 1975-1980; and, for many
years, a high school English teacher. While her husband, the Rev.
Charles Saleska, was serving the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of
Gainesville, FL (1980-1985), she served as the Fellowship's Director of
Religious Education from 1983-1985. She often recalled that, growing up
as an Indiana farm girl in the 1940s and 1950s,
it never occurred to her that ministry was something a woman could do.
When her husband was diagnosed with a terminal illness, though, her
women's group helped her see what had really been her deeper call:
ministry. And, in 1985, at age 50, she entered Meadville Lombard Theological School.
Rev. Saleska's tenure as minister, as in life, was marked by a love of literature, a commitment to religious pluralism and social justice, and the enduring power of liberal religion in local congregations. While in
Davenport, IA, she co-founded the Interfaith Theological Symposiums to
bring her Unitarian Universalist Congregation together with Edwards
Congregational United Church of Christ and the Temple Emanuel Reform
Jewish congregation, for religious dialogue and social action. An early
supporter of marriage equality, she began performing gay and lesbian
wedding ceremonies in the early 1990s. As part
of her passion for merging justice and religion, Rev. Saleska also
helped guide the church through a building expansion that created more
religious education classroom and meeting space.
Rev. Saleska's passion for women's issues, and for reclaiming the role of women in
human society, began at home as she taught and guided her sons to feel
compassion and respect, and to speak out for women and women's issues;
and expanded to include her engagement in seminary and in ministry. She also loved deep discussions of any kind, especially book discussion groups and movie discussions. Because of her background in English literature and her love for Shakespeare, she could quickly recall and expound on literary references, metaphors and poems, giving them voice in her sermons and discussions. She loved to garden, and in later years, her house was full of green and growing plants of many varieties. Rev. Saleska also loved
to travel, and during her years of ministry she took trips to
Transylvania, Germany, France, and Italy. When she could, she also
traveled to Chicago and New York to visit friends and attend the
theater. One of her favorite activities before and after retirement was
to drive to Spring Green, WI, to meet her sister and brother-in-law to attend Shakespeare plays by the American Players Theater.
Rev. Saleska is survived
by her sisters, Carol Jones and Carmen Wilks; brothers, Warren Justice
and Sam Justice; son, Scott Saleska, his wife, Kirsten Engel and their
daughter, Helene; son, Kent Saleska, his wife, Heidi Saleska, and their
children, Parker and Mirek.
A memorial service will
take place on Saturday, March 16, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. at the Unitarian
Universalist Church West, 13001 West North Avenue, Brookfield, WI 53005.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Unitarian Universalist Women's Federation (http://www.uuwf.org/donatejoin.html) or to Planned Parenthood (http://www.plannedparenthood.org/) in honor of the Quad-Cities location Rev. Saleska helped establish.
Notes of condolence may be sent to Kent Hemmen Saleska at 210 12th Ave. N., Hopkins, MN 55343 (email@example.com); or to Scott Saleska at 2210 E. Hawthorne St., Tucson, AZ 85719 (firstname.lastname@example.com).
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yui4java: A New Java-to-JavaScript Translator Using YUI 2
Sebastián Gurin dropped a note on the YUI Forums this morning inviting the community to take a look at his new yui4java project. The project, somewhat like Fybit's Riatrax4JS, allows you to write web applications in Java while leveraging YUI 2's component library. Sebastián calls the project experimental at this stage, but it's already showing promise:
- complex image viewer, using YUI sliders and menu (and more);
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Where can I buy temporary clothes in Thailand, fitting for November weather? Looking to get pants, shirts, shorts etc...
I decided that I'm going to travel to Thailand with a carry on and buy clothes there.
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Great call! I did that on my last trip to Thailand a few years ago. As all I wanted was basic and cheap, I headed to Kao San Road to buy stuff- lots of shops and stalls with cheap clothes.
I also hit the shops/malls in Siam Plaza & Central World. The side streets aroundSiam Square also have tones of clothing stores that are very easy on the wallet. about 9 years agoAnswered by tunnsey via Ask a Nomad iPad app
Ugh. Avoid Kao San Road. That is where all the tourists go; it is the most expensive place to buy in Thailand. A hat that cost me 40 baht at a small street market there was being sold for 100 baht. They would not even bargain. You might want to simply go to a Lotus/Tesco (it is a large department store like Wal-mart in the USA). If you have time, price things there then go to a local street market. People there will haggle over prices with you. It is fun. When you haggle though, always smile. about 9 years agoAnswered by English.teacher.Dr.Mike via WorldNomads.com
Any specific local markets you can recommend? about 9 years agoAnswered by Fadi Rizk via Ask a Nomad iPad app
Thanks for your answer about 9 years agoAnswered by sexydiva via Ask a Nomad iPad app


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Sponsored by Rossborough Private Clients in association with AIG Private Clients and the Isle of Man Arts Council and arranged in partnership with Manx National Heritage the exhibition has been guest curated by Christie's and marks a first for the world famous fine art auctioneers.
Secret Treasures features in excess of 40 20th century Modern British and Irish works in private collections in the island lent expressly for the exhibition, which runs until Saturday November 28.
A preview evening at the Manx Museum brought together lenders, sponsors, Manx National Heritage representatives and senior members of Christie's and Isle of Man Arts Council members, including chairman Geoff Corkish MBE MLC who spoke of the 'tremendous gallery space' in which the paintings were displayed. He praised fellow Arts Council members David Wertheim and Michael Lees for their vision which, together with the support and insight of Chrystals' chairman Shane Magee, had brought to fruition an exhibition which would, he said, 'provide much pleasure and uplift the spirits' thanks to the 'invaluable curation' by Christie's.
Mr Corkish said Secret Treasures, a legacy of Island of Culture 2014, the year-long celebration of the Island's cultural past, present and future, would enhance the Isle of Man's reputation in the international art world. In closing he thanked the lenders 'for their generosity and trust' which would give the public 'a tremendous opportunity' to view a genre of 20th art rarely seen in such volume outside of a gallery environment.
Christie's head of Modern British and Irish Art André Zlattinger said the team had been warmly welcomed to the Isle of Man where everyone had been 'genuinely excited' by the exhibition for which every owner Christie's approached had been willing to lend their paintings.
He said the selection of paintings showed 'a richness of culture' adding: 'Every picture has a hidden meaning' and singled out the 'hypnotic' work The Different Skies painted in 1939 by war artist Paul Nash by way of example.
In closing he paid tribute to his colleague Albany Bell who had curated the works and been 'the backbone' of Secret Treasures. He said realising the exhibition and collaborating with the Isle of Man Arts Council had been 'a great experience' for Christie's which he hoped might one day be repeated.
Secret Treasures: Modern British & Irish Art on the Isle of Man is on until Saturday November 28 at the Manx Museum, Kingswood Grove, Douglas. 01624 648000. (Entrance free).


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The "crossed legs" strike.
They are calling it the "crossed legs" strike.
Fretting over crime and violence, girlfriends and wives of gang members in the Colombian city of Pereira have called a ban on sex to persuade their menfolk to give up the gun.
After meeting with the mayor's office to discuss a disarmament program, a group of women decided to deny their partners their conjugal rights and recorded a song for local radio to urge others to follow their example.
"We met with the wives and girlfriends of gang members and they were worried some were not handing over their guns and that is where they came up with the idea of a vigil or a sex strike," mayor's office representative Julio Cesar Gomez said.
"The message they are giving them is disarm or if not then they will decide how, when, where and at what time," he told Reuters by telephone.
Gomez said the city, in Colombia's coffee-growing region, reported 480 killings last year.
Crime and violence have dropped in Colombia since 2002 when President Alvaro Uribe was first elected promising to crackdown on left-wing rebels fighting a four-decade insurgency and the illegal militia groups who formed to counter them.
But cocaine-trafficking gangs and armed groups still roam parts of Colombia and murder and kidnappings remain a problem despite the fall in crime statistics.


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The email I received two days ago from Berlin-based street artist MTO read something like a ransom note in its brevity.
The message provided an address (2211 Fruitville Road), along with the instruction, "Go check this: Go, Go, Denise, Go!, a mural by MTO," and a brief explanation of the artist's message---not that an explanation seemed particularly necessary once I laid eyes on the piece.
This one packs a direct punch. Literally.
The unmistakable visage of Sarasota Chalk Festival founder and tireless advocate for the evolution of Sarasota's public arts scene, Denise Kowal, is emblazoned on the black-washed wall of the Sarasota Fight and Fitness Club in MTO's characteristic hyper-realistic black and white portrait style. With one gloved fist raised to shield a determined, steely stare, Kowal is depicted mid-strike, extending her right arm to deliver a knockout blow to an invisible opponent.
(You may feel compelled to listen to this as you continue to read. You're welcome.)The mural comes as a surprise to most---including Kowal, who said that until MTO asked her to pose with boxing gloves for reference photos shortly before the mural went up, she received no indication that she would be the subject of his latest work.
Going Vertical's executive manager, Kafi Benz, facilitated MTO's most recent visit this month so that he could work on a mural in Manatee County that had already been commissioned by the campaign. The unexpected Go, Go, Denise, Go! mural was conceived and completed over the course of just four days during the same visit.
"It was amazing to see the joy involved when people found out it was going up. The support is pretty amazing," Benz said. "MTO is the only Going Vertical artist that people actually come to us and offer to sponsor."
It took tremendous group effort on behalf of Benz, the artist and the Going Vertical campaign, but in just a few frantic days, MTO acquired temporary sponsorship and attained the materials and heavy equipment that made the mural possible. According to Benz, the project cost an estimated $5,000. The boxing club wall space (the largest MTO piece in Sarasota yet, measuring at 30' x 100') was recommended by model Kenneth Blake, who posed for MTO's last large piece, Dr. Robin, at the Sarasota Architectural Salvage in spring.
"MTO tends to fall in love with walls," Benz said. "He takes into account the entire setting, not just the canvas. He was in love with this one the moment he saw it."Now, most people who haven't been trapped under a rock (or a behemoth fallen make-out statue---heh, sorry) over the past year should recall the last two MTO murals that ruffled feathers in Sarasota: the now-infamous Fast Life mural on the Tube Dude building that was painted over in April as a direct result of the controversy surrounding it, and the Dr. Robin mural, which also created a bit of a stir because it initially included PG-13 language that called "bullshit" on the naysayers responsible for Fast Life's removal.
This time, MTO left no room for error in translation. Unlike the previous two murals, Go Go, Denise, Go! bears no script (aside from the artist's signature, "MTO," printed on Kowal's boxing glove)---but the writing is on the wall nonetheless, and the message rings loud and clear.
"This piece was made to show support to the Chalk Festival and more specifically to Denise Kowal for the many struggles she regularly has to go through against close-minded local complainers," MTO's email stated simply.
The email message concluded with a link to a Nov. 27 ABC7 News feature regarding the concerns of Burns Square business owners who were displeased with the street art created during this year's Chalk Festival and the coinciding Going Vertical campaign. MTO cites the video as "one of the many possible examples" of the opposition Kowal faces in her efforts to enhance the community through with public art initiatives such as the Chalk Festival.
"I don't try to pick out cookie cutter artists [for the Chalk Festival]," Kowal explained. "I try to choose a diverse group of well-known artists that will start a conversation … We do this festival to promote tourism. People will not come if it's all homogenized."
Ever since MTO first arrived in Sarasota to launch the Going Vertical campaign with the installation of the Fast Life mural during last year's Chalk Festival, Kowal has fought in the street artist's corner and has borne the brunt of the backlash his work received from relatively small, but fiercely oppositional factions of an otherwise supportive local community.
"The mural represents what he sees us go through … This year was just dumbfounding," Kowal said, referencing the Chalk Festival murals that were removed earlier this month due to the complaints of Burns Square business owners."Not one of the people who complained reached out to me or the artists---not even once. They went straight to the property owners and demanded to have them removed," she added.
"It's his assessment of the social milieu," Benz said of the Go, Go, Denise, Go! mural. "That such a small group of people could cause such a brouhaha dumbfounded him. He laid back and watched it all unfold---his intellectual proclivity is to sit back and be objective---and responded with this."
Benz said that the Going Vertical campaign ultimately shares similar goals with Chalk Festival. (Although the two are often confused for one in the same, the Chalk Festival and Going Vertical are separate entities.)
"The Chalk Festival brings so much immediate tourism to local restaurants and hotels, but the work is ephemeral, whereas the Going Vertical murals persist for a much greater length of time. That permanence, as well as the commercial aspect to the tourism the murals bring, is important," she explained.
Despite the cluster of individuals who opposed some of the murals created over the course of the past year, Benz and Kowal said that majority of responses to both the Going Vertical and Chalk Festival initiatives have been overwhelmingly positive.
"Street art is almost entirely unprecedented in Sarasota, and I think the biggest part of the problem is that it's been misunderstood," Benz said.
"But being confronted by things that challenge us is fundamental to learning," Kowal added. "We know that most people are highly intelligent; that they won't pre-judge a work, but will instead give themselves the opportunity to appreciate and understand it … We give very big liberties to our artists because we want them here. We want their art."
Will MTO's latest work be able to hold its own, or will its detractors knock it down for the count and send it the way of Fast Life? Only time will tell, but one thing is for certain: It is not going down without a fight.


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When: August 8, 2018, 9:00am - 3:30pm (Networking from 9:00 - 9:30am. Forum starts at 9:30am.)
Where: Hennepin County Library - Brookdale, 6125 Shingle Creek Parkway, Brooklyn Center, MN 55430
Who: All are welcome! MLA members, ITEM Members and Library Trustees are especially encouraged to attend.
Cost: Free to register. Lunch provided. We work through lunch. Registration required by August 3 to guarantee a lunch. A variety of sandwich options, including gluten-free, will be available. You are welcome to bring your own lunch.
Minnesota libraries are effective and efficient because the state invests in a strong, resilient, and adaptive structure that supports and leverages the strengths and resources of all Minnesota libraries. However, we have unmet needs and are working hard to get needed changes into statute and the state budget. Broadband, core services funding, and net neutrality are just a few of the important issues.
The Legislative Forum is the traditional kick-off to the legislative year, and is open to all MLA and ITEM members. The day focuses on strategies that members can use to build support for our joint MLA/ITEM platform. The people in the room also review the platform draft, and vote to advance it to the membership meetings held during the annual fall conferences. A strong turnout at this event is the first step to a successful 2019-2020 legislative session.
Come join us and learn more about the challenges we are facing and the current proposed solutions. Participate in discussions and strategy development sessions to hone your advocacy skills. Gain an understanding of what is on our legislative platform and why it matters. You will be inspired by conversations with other committed colleagues, and leave better prepared to build local support and stronger voices among staff, board, patrons, and city and county officials for the important legislative changes we need.
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From her boutique atelier in Aarhus, Denmark, Sarah Robinson of the fabulously named Robinson & Dapper sources the very finest Scottish tweeds, plaids and single-coloured fabrics from around 900 miles directly to the West. The sleek and simple Danish design values which she then applies creating bow ties, neck ties and pocket squares makes this company a godsend for the modern sophisticated gent with a yen for classic elegance. Here, Sarah tells Riddle more about her simple but devastatingly effective approach to men's accessories.
Interview by Nick Scott
So, we'll start by hazarding a guess – the "Dapper" in your name is not based on a real person?
Correct – Dapper is not a person, but the style and look of our products. I really liked the idea of using the old-school business name format of two surnames, but the fact that I'm the sole owner complicated that idea. The name Robinson & Dapper actually came to me as I was falling asleep one night – I literally jumped up and grabbed a piece of paper and scribbled the name down before going back to sleep. I think Robinson & Dapper is perfectly in line with our concept and design – taking the classic, traditional format and giving it a subtle, modern twist.
Do you remember when and how your love affair with fabrics began?
Having grown up around the Scottish Borders, I've always had an appreciation of Scottish wool fabrics, particularly tweed and lambswool. I've always felt that there's something very special about wearing clothing and accessories made from high quality textiles. Apart from the fact that they look and feel so great, they give you a sense of confidence and satisfaction.
What did you look for in the various fabrics available to you when selecting who would be your suppliers?
I wanted to use established mill companies who use traditional methods in weaving their fabrics. From there, I chose our suppliers based on their specialities. For example, we have one supplier for lambswool fabrics, and another for tweed.
What does Scottish heritage mean to you personally?
I'm very proud to come from a country steeped in so much history and tradition. As far as heritage fabrics go, I think Scottish wool textiles are the key product that best represent the history of Scottish culture and industry. The methods still being used today to produce these amazing fabrics are centuries old, and there's something very special about that.
Why Denmark?
I actually lived in Denmark for a couple of years before starting up Robinson & Dapper. After deciding on a career break, I came to Aarhus to spend some time with some Danish friends and to take some time to figure out what would be next for me. Aarhus is an extremely creative-driven city, with a strongentrepreneurship culture. I found this really inspiring and decided to stay. It was in this setting that my ideas started to come together and I began planning to set up my own business. After many months of planning, I launched Robinson & Dapper in May last year.
Scotland is obviously a nirvana for quality fabrics and craftsmanship – do you find that Denmark matches up?
I think it's hard to compare the two countries when it comes to fashion and design. There is less interest in craftsmanship and heritage fabrics here in Denmark, and much more focus on the modern, minimalistic design that the Scandinavians are famous for. However, I also believe that this is slowly changing…
How would you describe the company's main design ethos?
We try to combine the best of old and new. We use the finest heritage fabrics, woven using traditional methods, and combine them with modern design. Quality and craftsmanship are also extremely important in the making of our accessories – I design and handcraft each of our products myself at our workshop here in Aarhus.
Would you describe your products as being fashion, or more in line with classic elegance, and why?
I would say that our collection embraces both. Each of our lines are made up of a combination of classic styles and more fashion-forward designs.
Robinson & Dapper offers free shipping worldwide. See www.robinsonanddapper.com.


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Volunteer Q&A – Street & Shelter MinistryFull name: Samantha Tobias
Congregation: Rondebosch PM
Occupation: Online Advertising
How long have you been a volunteer at the street and shelter ministry?
Nearly 2 years
When do you go and for how long?
We started off with a street ministry in February 2011. We had a group of four that would go out each Thursday evening with a meal. We would visit various parks and subways and eat, pray and chat with the homeless people living there. After a year of the street ministry and after helping to assist a few homeless friends in to various shelters, we decided to move the ministry to the Wynberg Haven night shelter. We have been doing the shelter ministry there for about 8 months now.
Can you explain what you do while you're there?
We have a 4 week schedule set up. One week we have a Bible study, the next a worship session, the third week is a tough questions session and then we end off the month with a general knowledge quiz night, where the guys and girls stand a chance to win Checkers shopping vouchers. We usually start off and end with prayer, sometimes breaking off into pairs to pray into one another's needs and the week ahead.
Can you tell us a bit about the shelter ministry?
The shelter ministry is really about a group of people gathering together to love other people.
The ministry is all about forming friendships and praying for one another. Often we're there just to listen, sometimes to give advice but mostly to help point them towards the one who can ultimately help and save them.
What are some of the challenges of serving those living on the streets or in shelters?
Many of the people we have connected with are bound by addictions, mental illnesses or backgrounds that have hardened their hearts. I think one of the biggest challenges has been to listen to God's discernment and wisdom in trying to best love the different people we meet. To have firm boundaries and speak truth into people's lives, but let it be coated in love and grace.
What do you appreciate the most about volunteering with the ministry?
I appreciate the authenticity of most people we meet. Although many of them have had incredibly tough lives, they love Jesus in such a radical way that you can't help but be humbled and inspired by their attitudes and authentic love for Christ.
If you're keen to find out more about the Street & Shelter Ministry, visit their Facebook page here.


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Dilit – International House, Rome
Via Marghera 22
00185 Roma
Tel. +39 06 4462593
Fax +39 06 4440888
Dilit International House, officially authorised by the Italian Ministry of Education, was founded in 1974 and was one of the first language schools in Italy to specialise in the teaching of Italian.
It is housed in an elegant and quiet 5-storeyed art-deco villa a stone's throw from the central railway station where all forms of public transport gather. All classrooms are equipped with interactive white boards and air conditioning. Wi-fi connection is available throughout the building. Included on the premises are a computer room, a garden, two terraces and a cafeteria.
Standard Group Courses
Duration: from 1 to 50 weeks
Lessons per week: 15, 20, 25, 30 (each lesson lasts 45 minutes)
Prices: from € 195 a week
Description: the most popular courses are intensive group courses with a maximum of 14 students per class. All levels, from beginners to advanced, are guaranteed throughout the year.
Without ignoring the formal and grammatical aspects of the Italian language, these courses pay particular attention to real communication. The aim is to develop students' communicative competence as rapidly as possible, using playful techniques which help adults quickly overcome that natural initial feeling of awkwardness when asked to speak a foreign language.
Individual courses
Duration: one week minimum for intensive study. 30 lessons minimum for non-intensive study
Lessons per week: for intensive study 15, 20, 25, 30 (each lesson lasts 50 minutes).
For non-intensive study minimum 3 (each lesson lasts 50 minutes)
Prices: 1 lesson = € 42
Description: individual tuition is tailor-made to student needs whether their interests are for work, study or simply out of personal interest.
Study may be intensive or non-intensive.
Culture Courses
Duration: 2 weeks
Lessons per week: 15 (each lesson lasts 45 minutes)
Prices: from € 680
Description: these courses answer the increasing demand for combining language study with studying those aspects of Italian life and culture that are well- known and appreciated all over the world.
The most popular courses are:
"Discovering Rome" (History of Art)
"Italian through Architecture"
"Italian through Italian Cookery"
"Italian through Photography"
"Italian whilst Making a Film"
Special Courses
- Academic Year Programme
- Preparatory Course for Entrance to Italian Universities
- Internship Programme
- Business Italian
- Legal Italian
On request the school arranges accommodation in family homes or in flats shared with other students of the school. The school very carefully selects and monitors the accommodation so that students can rely on the best conditions for fully enjoying their stay.
The school offers a varied programme of social activities for leisure time so that students can enrich their knowledge and at the same time relax, have a good time and make new friends.
For the seriousness and the quality of its services the school boasts considerable international prestige and is also a member of various national and international organisations who guarantee the quality of their members:
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Wordsmith Marvell Fayose has received national recognition for putting his heart into bringing issues to light through poetry.
The 22-year-old De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) student is making a name for himself after impressing judges in BBC Radio 1XTRA's Words First competition.
The competition, which sees judges travelling the country to search for the UK's best young spoken word artists, has led to Marvell performing at some of the UK's biggest open-mic nights and venues.
The first-year Performing Arts student is constantly making a note of his thoughts and feelings, as he believes 'stories should be saved rather than lost forever.'
Marvell said: "I see myself as a writer and one medium I use is poetry. I use storytelling as a way to express myself and get my messages across.
"I write about anything that comes from the heart; anything that comes out is what I am thinking about at that time.
"I use poetry as my platform; it's a way for me to be heard."
He added: "Whatever I experience, good or bad, I don't want to forget about those moments so I write about them."
Marvell, who is from East London, started writing poetry in his bedroom from the age of about 16. He has always written about his heritage and upbringing, and more recently has focused on London's ongoing violence as four of his friends have lost their lives.
He uses a mobile phone app to record his thoughts while 'on the go' then he returns to his notes to write poetry he can perform.
Marvell said: "I got into poetry on my own, I just started with a monologue and it went from there.
"I don't come from the best of backgrounds; I grew up on an estate in the borough of Newham where violence is prevalent; I find writing really helps.
"I just write about what I am feeling, it's about locking myself in the different situations I have been in. My work always represents what I have seen or experienced."
Marvell entered one of his poetry videos into the BBC 1XTRA Words First competition, which celebrates artists who 'write poetry to be performed' and 'vent their frustrations with society.'
He got through to the London heat of the competition and his poetry can be viewed on the 1XTRA website. His story has also been featured by The Tab youth news site.
Marvell now spends most of his free time performing at open-mic nights up and down the country. This includes 'Find The Right Words' in Leicester and 'Boxed In' and 'Jawdance' in London.
He is also part of the London-based poetry collective, Spit The Atom and has close links with The Roundhouse, a hub of inspiration dedicated to emerging talent.
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Marvell said: "I'm on the open-mic circuit as much as I can be. Entering the BBC 1XTRA competition has really opened doors for me.
"There are a lot of opportunities available; I'm over the moon with everything that is happening.
"It's a great feeling, I'm just going with it – and enjoying every moment. So much has come out of that competition."
Marvell also enjoys acting, play writing, skateboarding and fashion. He is in the process of combining some of his interests to set up his own talent agency for fashion called 'A Tailor's Son.'
He said: "I just want to continue taking advantage of every opportunity and putting my creativity to good use in whatever way I can."
DMU is a dynamic university, read about what we have been up to in our latest news section.
At DMU there is always something to do or see, check out our events for yourself.
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I've been thinking a lot lately about the interplay between popular science writing and crackpotism. And in this case, by popular science I don't mean reviews of quantum mechanics and the like. I mean reviews or introductions to emerging ideas presented to the public. I think there's a connection between people (generally established scientists) trying to argue their new theories in popular book form (rather than settling it within their journals first) by appealing to common sense and crackpot theories in general.
I was thinking about this yesterday, when listening to the Savage Love Podcast, during which Dan was interviewing one of the authors of Sex at Dawn. Christopher Ryan was arguing some very controversial points about the evolution of human sexuality. Dan was particularly taken with Ryan's argument against tendencies toward monogamy. The book sounds fascinating, but also, based on everything I've read by, say, Jared Diamond (in particular in "The Third Chimpanzee"), completely at odds with physiological evidence.
In case you're wondering, Ryan argues that during pre-agricultural times there was no property and thus no advantage to an individual child to claiming a particular parentage. Thus, within a tribe virtually all men could be the father of any child (if you catch my drift), and it was only with the advent of agriculture and property that this changed. Diamond, on the other hand, claims that, because of the relative size of human men and women (compared to the differences in other primates — think giant male gorillas compared to the females) as well as our proportions, um, downtown, we have all the biological hallmarks of a species that is only mildly non-monogamous.
I'm not in a position to weigh the evidence myself. This is way outside my area of expertise. What I will say is that when you read a book which appeals to your common sense and it accords with your pre-existing notions (as "Sex at Dawn" did with Dan Savage) you're going to adopt that position, and feel that you were justified in holding it all along. You are also going to believe that this is how science is done, by making reasonable arguments to the uninitiated, rather than by making a case to others in the field who have virtually all of the pre-existing data at their disposal.
Whenever I get manuscripts from people trying to disprove special relativity, they always begin as though their arguments were being made in a vacuum, rather than in a world in which we've seen atomic bombs and have made models of stars, both of which require Einstein to be right. You simply can't do that.
What's the solution? A blanket ban on laymen accounts of non-settled science? That's a bit too Big Brother for my taste. And it often takes generations before new ideas are accepted entirely (and until the proponents of the conflicting position have died out). Besides, these ideas are fascinating to read about. I'm almost certainly going to read Ryan's book. But somehow I think there's a responsibility to temper the more controversial ideas out there with the caveat that these are not settled issues. But whose responsibility? I'm not foolish enough to think that the authors themselves will do it, and who does that leave?


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Will my pets have to be quarantined when returning to the US from Mexico?
Generally speaking, dogs and cats will NOT be quarantined as long as they are healthy and have the required paperwork to enter the US. However, according to the Pets and Wildlife Division of US Customs, all domestic pets once taken out of the US are subject to the same requirements upon returning as pets entering the US for the first time. More detailed information about returning to the US with an animal may be found on the Center for Disease Control (CDC) website.
How will I know if my pet is going to be quarantined?
Pet dogs and cats may be examined at the border into the US for any sign of diseases that could be transmitted to other animals or humans. Dogs and cats that are entering the US from Mexico must have a valid rabies certification.
Will I have to pay a re-entry fee for my pets?
Thank goodness, some good news! There is no "duty" or fee for dogs or cats re-entering the US.
We are US citizens living in Mexico who want to visit family in the US for a few months. Do we need to fill out additional paperwork for our Mexican dog? Are there any special rules we need to know about?
As with all other domestic cats and dogs entering the US, you will have to bring proof of your pet's vaccinations and a recent certificate of health with you. The good news is that when your dog is originally from Mexico, and you have a health certificate issued in Mexico from the Mexican Consulate, you can bring your dog back to Mexico by using those same documents as long as you do so within 6 months. You will not be required to get a new certification or proof of vaccination while you are in the US – as long as you don't stay for more than half a year.
My family is planning to stay in Mexico for a long time. What happens if my pet's vaccinations run out while we're there?
Importation of dogs and cats into the US is regulated by the CDC.
According to the CDC: Adult dogs older than 15 months of age that have previously received a rabies vaccination given no earlier than 3 months of age and that has since expired may be imported immediately following booster vaccination, without the need to wait for 30 days.
All domestic cats and dogs must show no evidence of disease that can be communicable to humans at the port of entry.
Even if all of your paperwork is in order, if your dog or cat does not look like it is in good health, further examination by a licensed vet (at your expense!) will be necessary before your dog or cat is allowed to re-enter the US!
My wife fell in love with a puppy in Mexico and wants to adopt it. Can we bring it home to the US legally?
According to the CDC, the youngest a puppy can be to legally enter the US is 4 months old. Puppies can not get vaccinated before 3 months of age, and once vaccinated they need to wait 30 days before traveling so the vaccine can take effect.
I am legally blind and own a certified Seeing Eye dog that I cannot function successfully without. Is my animal still subject to the same rules and restrictions which apply to the re-entry of domestic pets from Mexico?
Unfortunately, even if you depend upon your dog for sight and constant assistance, it will not be allowed re-entry to the US if it appears to US Customs inspectors to be ill in any way, or if you do not have the proper paperwork. All of the same rules and restrictions apply to Seeing Eye dogs that apply to regular domestic pets.


text: MOVIES David Lynch "Filled With Hope" to Make Another Movie With Laura Dern 7:59 AM PDT 9/29/2014 by Ariston Anderson FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME David Lynch The director dropped hints about a future film project and revealed his thoughts on the Oscars at the Lucca Film Festival in Tuscany David Lynch journeyed to Lucca, Italy, one of Tuscany's most fabled cities, to receive a career achievement award at the town's annual film festival. "This is my first time to Tuscany," he told the assembled press, "but already I've seen some buildings that are completely inspiring and thrilling. You all live in a very, very beautiful town." The director spoke on transcendental meditation on Sunday and then enjoyed a concert of live music from his films in the evening. A full orchestra played Angelo Badalamenti scores under the trussed roof of the 15th century Church of San Francesco while locals gathered outside to watch a live projection on the building's limestone walls. Read more Simon Le Bon on David Lynch's 'Duran Duran: Unstaged': "It's Quite Bizarre" While he was continuously cagey about discussing new cinema projects, he did drop some details that he's itching to make a new film. On the topic of Laura Dern's resurgence amid Oscar talk for her recent performance in Wild, Lynch said smiling that he was "filled with hope" to make another movie with the actress. He's collaborated with Dern previously on Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart and Inland Empire. "I love Laura Dern," Lynch told The Hollywood Reporter. "She's a great actress, and she's like family to me. I don't know about any Oscar. Many great actors and actresses don't win an Oscar." Lynch, who has been nominated for four Oscars, was markedly nonchalant about America's biggest awards ceremony. "I heard that when the Academy Awards were first started that it was the actors and directors and producers who all got together and just had a nice dinner, and they gave awards to congratulate each other on good work," he said. "Now it's much different, as you all know. So it's, I think, more and more about money. And when it's about money, it takes away the value." Read more 'Twin Peaks' House for Sale The director also dropped hints about a possible collaboration with composer Angelo Badalamenti. "Angelo is like my brother, and I want to work with Angelo again," he said. "Right now we don't have a project, but hopefully soon we will." Lynch, who started out as an artist and has been working more as a visual artist lately, said that he currently identifies most as a "painter." His first major retrospective is currently on view at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and Lucca is hosting an installation of his work. He's now working on a new series of lithographs at Idem Studio in Paris using the same stones that artists such as Matisse, Picasso, Miro and Chagall all used in the rue du Monparnasse house. "I think that people can do many, many things and more and more, this is the way it's going," he said. "So if you're into cinema, it's entirely possible you'd also be into still photography, into painting, into music, into experimental sound, writing. You know, the world is open, wide-open for us all." But that doesn't mean another film project isn't in Lynch's near future. "No, no, no," he said. "I'm open to cinema for sure." But for the time being, fans will have to keep holding their breath for another film announcement. Twitter: @Aristonla FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Ariston Anderson firstname.lastname@example.com aristonla


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"We have 33,000 people a year who die from guns."–Clinton
Clinton is essentially right: There were nearly 34,000 firearm deaths in the United States in 2013, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than 60 percent were from suicides, not homicides.
"What I said was that I disagree with the way the court applied the Second Amendment in that [Heller] case."—Clinton
This is consistent with what Clinton has said about the Heller decision.
The Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling in 2008 in Heller v. District of Columbia held that the Second Amendment of the Constitution affords private citizens the right to keep firearms in their homes and that such possession need not be connected to military service.
In a private fundraiser in 2015, Clinton was recorded as saying that the Supreme Court was "wrong on the Second Amendment" and called for reinstating the assault-weapons ban, which expired in 2004. "The idea that you could have an open carry permit with an AK-47 over your shoulder walking up and down the aisles of a supermarket is just despicable," she said.
On her campaign website, Clinton calls for more comprehensive background checks, repealing the gun industry's immunity from lawsuits for negligence, revoking the licenses of gun dealers who knowingly supply weapons to straw purchasers and gun traffickers, and toughening laws and regulations to prevent domestic abusers and the mentally ill from obtaining guns. She also calls for a renewal of the assault-weapons ban.
None of these proposals would restrict a person from buying a gun to keep at home for self-defense (unless that person was convicted of domestic abuse).
"I disagreed with the way the court applied the Second Amendment in that case, because what the District of Columbia was trying to do was to protect toddlers from guns and so they wanted people with guns to safely store them. And the court didn't accept that reasonable regulation, but they've accepted many others. So I see no conflict between saving people's lives and defending the Second Amendment."—Clinton
Clinton was referring to the Supreme Court's decision in Heller v. District of Columbia. But the major issue in the case was not whether children would have access to guns; it was whether the District's ban on private possession of handguns violated the Second Amendment.
The District had the strictest gun law in the country, prohibiting ownership of handguns and requiring shotguns and rifles to be unloaded and disassembled when they are stored. The court ruled in a 5-4 decision that the District's ban violated the Second Amendment.
"We hold that the District's ban on handgun possession in the home violates the Second Amendment, as does its prohibition against rendering any lawful firearm in the home operable for the purpose of immediate self-defense," Justice Antonin Scalia wrote.
One of the arguments that the city government made was that handguns cause accidents that frequently involve children. The city also cited the use of handguns in domestic violence and argued that handguns are particularly vulnerable to theft, and therefore can end up with criminals.
"I feel that the justices that I am going to appoint — and I've named 20 of them — the justices that I'm going to appoint will be pro-life. They will have a conservative bent."—Trump
Trump is now strongly against women's right to abortion, but he once supported it.
In 1999, Trump publicly said he was a supporter of abortion rights as a matter of women's choice. In an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press," Trump was asked whether he would ban abortions, or at least "partial-birth" abortions. He said he would not, and that he is "pro-choice in every respect."
"I'm very pro-choice," Trump said in that 1999 interview. "I hate the concept of abortion. … But still, I just believe in choice."
But now on the presidential campaign trail in 2016, Trump is a vocal opponent of women's rights to abortion — even to the point of saying that women who receive illegal abortions should be subject to "some sort of punishment." Trump explains that he hadn't given it much thought from a policy perspective when he was a businessman. And now that he is a presidential candidate, he says he is decidedly antiabortion.
Trump likes to say his evolution on abortion views is like Ronald Reagan's, but we have awarded Two Pinocchios to that claim for lack of context.
"In the ninth month you can take the baby and rip the baby right out of the womb, just prior to the birth of the baby."—Trump
Trump asserted that abortions can take place just one day before birth. This doesn't really happen.
Most abortions take place early in the pregnancy. One-third take place at six weeks of pregnancy or earlier; 89 percent occur in the first 12 weeks, according to the Guttmacher Institute, which supports abortion rights. Only 1.2 percent of abortions — about 12,000 a year — take place after 21 weeks. (The Supreme Court has held that states may not prohibit abortions "necessary to preserve the life or health" of the mother.)
On top of that, Guttmacher says that 43 states already prohibit some abortions after a certain point in pregnancy, such as fetal viability, in the third trimester or after a certain number of weeks. So this is already a rare procedure that is prohibited in much of the country. In fact, there are only four doctors left in the United States who are even willing to perform third trimester abortions.
"That [Clinton's plan] is a plan that has been analyzed by independent experts which said that it could produce 10 million new jobs. By contrast, Donald's plan has been analyzed to conclude it might lose 3.5 million jobs."—Clinton
Mark Zandi, a well-respected economist at Moodys Analytics, did issue a report saying that if Trump's economic plans were fully implemented, 3.5 million jobs would disappear, incomes would stagnate, debt would explode, and stock prices would plummet. (This compares to an anticipated increase of 6 million jobs under current Obama administration policies.) Zandi, in another report, also said that if Clinton were able to fully implement her economic plans, the economy would add an additional 3.2 million jobs during the first four years of her presidency. Combined with anticipated job creation under current law, that adds up to 10.4 million jobs.
But both reports were highly dubious that either candidate would be able to get their plans through Congress, including Trump even if Congress was controlled by Republicans — because so many of his positions are such a departure from Republican principles. Even so the report said the U.S. economy would likely suffer under a Trump presidency. (The report was issued in June and Moodys has not issued an updated report that would reflect additional policies announced by Trump, including a revised tax plan, but the report said Trump's trade policies would be especially damaging.)
"He shipped jobs to 12 countries, including Mexico."—Hillary Clinton
This is correct. Trump has a long history of outsourcing a variety of his products and has acknowledged doing so. We know of at least 12 countries where Trump products were manufactured: China, the Netherlands, Mexico, India, Turkey, Slovenia, Honduras, Germany, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Vietnam and South Korea.
Further, Trump products transited other countries through the packaging and shipping process — meaning workers in more than 12 countries contributed to getting many of Trump's products made, packaged and delivered to the United States.
"Just like when you ran the State Department, $6 billion was missing. How do you miss $6 billion? You ran the State Department, $6 billion was either stolen. They don't know. It's gone, $6 billion."—Trump
We had previously given Trump Four Pinocchios for this false claim, apparently aimed at rebutting news stories about the nearly $1 billion loss that he claimed in a 1995 tax return that was made public by the New York Times.
Trump misunderstands a $6 billion figure that appeared in a 2014 management alert from the State Department Inspector General. The alert summarized a variety of recent audits that indicated paperwork deficiencies in closing out contracts that were issued in Iraq, Afghanistan and Africa. But no money is missing or lost, a point that the IG emphasized in a letter to The Washington Post in 2014. Instead, the alert highlighted missing paperwork, not dollars.
Trump is also wrong to blame Clinton. We examined the audit reports referenced in alert and concluded that easily two-thirds, or perhaps more, concerned contracts that predated Clinton's tenure at State.
"I started with a $1 million loan … but I built a phenomenal company."—Trump
Trump consistently lowballs the help he got from his father, suggesting he got his start when he obtained a $1 million loan. "My father gave me a small loan of a million dollars," he told NBC in October, which he claimed he had to pay back with interest. "A million dollars isn't very much compared to what I built."
But that ignores the fact that he joined his father's thriving real estate business after college and that he relied on his father's connections as he made his way in the real estate world.
For instance, Fred Trump — along with the Hyatt hotel chain — jointly guaranteed the $70 million construction loan from Manufacturers Hanover bank, "each assuming a 50 percent share of the obligation and each committing itself to complete the project should Donald be unable to finish it," according to veteran Trump chronicler Wayne Barrett in his 1992 book, "Trump: The Deals and the Downfall."
Trump also benefited from three trusts that had been set up for family members. In 1976, Fred Trump set up eight $1 million trusts, one each for his five children and three grandchildren, according to a casino document. (That today would be worth about $4 million in inflation-adjusted dollars.) The casino document lists several other loans from Trump's father to his son, including a $7.5 million loan with at least a 12-percent interest rate that was still outstanding in 1981.
The Wall Street Journal on Sept. 23 reported that a 1985 casino-license document showed that Donald Trump owed his father and father's businesses about $14 million.
In a 2007 deposition, Trump admitted he had borrowed "a small amount" from his father's estate: 'I think it was like in the $9 million range." And as Trump's casinos ran into trouble, Trump's father also purchased $3.5 million gaming chips, but did not use them, so the casino would have enough cash to make payments on its mortgage — a transaction that casino authorities later said was an illegal loan.
"She destroyed 33,000 emails criminally, criminally, after getting a subpoena from the United States Congress."—Trump
Trump is technically correct on the timeline, but Clinton's staff had requested the emails to be deleted months before the subpoena, according to the FBI's August 2016 report. Moreover, there's no evidence Clinton deleted the emails in anticipation of the subpoena, and FBI director James B. Comey has said his agency's investigation found no evidence that any work-related emails were "intentionally deleted in an effort to conceal them."
PolitiFact compiled a helpful timeline of events relating to Clinton's release of her emails, based on the FBI report. From their timeline:
On July 23, 2014, the State Department agreed to produce records pertaining to the 2012 attacks in Libya, for the House Select Committee on Benghazi's investigation. In December 2014, Clinton aide Cheryl Mills told an employee of the company that managed her server to delete emails on her server unrelated to government work that were older than 60 days.
On March 4, 2015, the Benghazi Committee issued a subpoena requiring Clinton to turn over her emails relating to Libya. Three weeks later, between March 25 and 31, the employee realized he had not deleted the emails that Mills requested in December 2014, he told the FBI. The employee then deleted the emails and used a program called BleachBit to delete the files.
For our list of 15 fact checks on the Clinton email controversy, go here.
"If you look at your voter rolls, you will see millions of people that are registered to vote … that shouldn't be registered to vote."—Trump
Trump cited a 2012 Pew Center on the States study as the source of this claim during the debate, while indicating that there may be potential voter fraud during this election. But this study looked at ways to make the election system more accurate, cost-effective and efficient. It did not say that these problems indicated signs of isolated or widespread voter fraud.
About 24 million (1 in every 8) voter registrations were significantly inaccurate or no longer valid because people moved, had died or were inactive voters. More than 1.8 million records for people who are deceased, but whose registrations were still on voter rolls.
About 2.75 million people were registered to vote in more than one state. This could happen if voters move to a new state and register to vote without notifying their former state. Outdated technology, shrinking government budgets and paper-based registration systems contributed to inaccuracies and inefficiencies.
For more, see our Four-Pinocchio fact checks of Trump's voter fraud statements.
CLINTON: Well, you know, once again, Donald is implying that he didn't support the invasion of Iraq. I said it was a mistake. I've said that years ago. He has consistently denied what is…TRUMP: Wrong.CLINTON: … a very clear fact that…TRUMP: Wrong.CLINTON: … before the invasion, he supported it
Clinton suggested people Google "Donald Trump Iraq" to find evidence that he supported the war in Iraq. You would probably find our many fact checks. We have awarded Trump's claim that he opposed the Iraq war Four Pinocchios, compiled a timeline of all of Trump's comments prior to the invasion in March 2003, and even a video documenting how this is a bogus claim.
Trump expressed lukewarm support the first time he was asked about it on Sept. 11, 2002, and was not clearly against it until he was quoted in the August 2004 Esquire cover story titled "Donald Trump: How I'd Run the Country (Better)."
But by the middle of 2004, many Americans had turned against the war, making Trump's position not particularly unique. In light of Trump's repeated false claim that the Esquire article shows he was against the war in Iraq, Esquire has added an editor's note to its August 2004 story, saying, "The Iraq War began in March 2003, more than a year before this story ran, thus nullifying Trump's timeline."
On Obamacare, "the premiums are going up 60, 70, 80 percent."—Trump
Premiums are expected to increase overall in 2017, but Trump is cherry-picking from the highest proposed increases in the insurance marketplace.
State-by-state weighted average increases range from just 1.3 percent in Rhode Island to as high as 71 percent in Oklahoma. But the most common plans in the marketplace will see an average increase of 9 percent, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation's July analysis. These plans have been used as the benchmark to calculate government subsidies.
The vast majority of marketplace enrollees (about 8 in 10) receive government premium subsidies. They are protected from a premium increase (and may even see a decrease) if they stay with a low-cost plan. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, "anecdotal examples of premium hikes or averages across insurers can provide a skewed picture of the increases marketplace enrollees will actually face."
"We take care of illegal immigrants — people who come into our country illegally — better than we take care of our vets."
Broadly speaking, people who are in the United States illegally aren't granted the same rights as people here legally — both civilians and veterans. Unauthorized people, who are not granted any deferred-action status that deems them lawfully present in the country, are not eligible to receive Social Security benefits or any other federal means-tested benefits.
And even though the unauthorized population can't collect the benefits, they paid about $12 billion into the cash flow of the Social Security program in 2010, according to the Social Security actuary. (Some undocumented immigrants could theoretically collect benefits — illegally — if they've overstayed their visas or falsely obtained a Social Security number.) That means the U.S. government gets far more than it pays out when it comes to unauthorized immigrants.
To support this claim, Trump's campaign has cited three instances of veterans being treated "worse" than illegal immigrants: consequences for criminal convictions, cost to the government, and wait times. We explored each point in depth and found each lacking in evidence.
"I do not add a penny to the national debt."— Clinton
This lacks some context. Clinton is saying she would not add to the debt already projected to grow.
The national debt is projected to grow by $9 trillion over the next decade. But Clinton's plan would not add significantly more to the debt, according to the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, which has analyzed the economic impact of every proposal by both nominees. She would add $200 billion over a decade, which is a relatively small amount compared to the debt. Trump's plans would add $5.3 trillion to the debt.
That $200 billion could be canceled out by Clinton's business tax reform plan, which is estimated to generate $275 billion in revenue. At that point, indeed, her plan would "not add a penny to the national debt" beyond its currently projected growth.
If the full $275 billion is generated, it would even result in a modest deficit reduction. But since Clinton has not released a detailed plan for the business tax reform plan, the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget has not been able to score it yet.
"We are encouraged that Clinton continues to largely pay for her new spending and that Trump has made substantial improvements to his plan, including a less costly tax plan and new spending cuts," the group wrote in its analysis. "Unfortunately, neither candidate has presented a proposal to address our growing national debt and put it on a more sustainable path, nor have they offered a proposal for shoring up the Social Security, Medicare, or Highway trust funds. As it currently stands, Donald Trump's proposals would still substantially worsen the debt."
"The Border Patrol agents — 16,500 — plus ICE last week, endorsed me. First time they've ever endorsed a candidate."—Trump
How can a federal agency, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement, endorse a candidate? Trump is actually referring to the National Immigration and Customs Enforcement Council, which is the union representing ICE officers. The National Border Patrol Council, the organization representing 16,500 Border Patrol agents, also endorsed Trump. Both unions said this was the first time they endorsed a presidential candidate.
"I know [Warren] Buffett took hundreds of millions of dollars."—Trump
This answer was in reference to the a recent New York Times report that Trump had reported a $916 million loss in 1995, which would have been large enough to allow Trump to avoid paying any federal income taxes for up to 18 years. As he did in the second debate against Clinton, Trump named Buffet to say that Clinton's wealthy supporters had also avoided taxes.
But Buffet has rejected this claim. He said he never took advantage of the same tax rules that may have allowed Trump to use his loss of $916 million to avoid paying any federal income taxes.
"I have paid federal income tax every year since 1944, when I was 13. (Though, being a slow starter, I owed only $7 in tax that year.) I have copies of all 72 of my returns and none uses a carryforward," Buffet said in a statement.
"We at the Clinton Foundation spend 90 percent — 90 percent of all the money that is donated on behalf of programs of people around the world and in our own country."—Clinton
Clinton is correct. The Clinton Foundation does not dole out grants, like a typical foundation, but instead directs the donations it raises directly for specified charitable activities. So simply only looking at the grants does not tell the whole story about the foundation's activities.
The American Institute of Philanthropy's "Charity Watch" gives the Clinton Foundation an "A" rating for its efficiency (the top rating is A+). It says the foundation spends 88 percent of its expenses on programs and 12 percent on overhead. It also says the Clinton Foundation spends just $2 to raise $100.
"What she doesn't say is that President Obama has deported millions and millions of people just the way it is."—Trump
Interestingly, this is a fact-checked talking point by immigration activists who had criticized Obama for deporting too many people.
But this is misleading, because it is based on statistics that include both removals and voluntary returns, as reported by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement. A "return" means that the person can leave the country and reenter later with a visa.
The Los Angeles Times, which dug into Obama's deportation record, found in 2014 that immigration data show "immigrants living illegally in most of the continental U.S. are less likely to be deported today than before Obama came to office."
"Hillary Clinton wanted the wall. Hillary Clinton fought for the wall in 2006 or thereabouts. Now, she never gets anything done, so naturally the wall wasn't built. But Hillary Clinton wanted the wall."—Trump
Not exactly. Clinton supported the Secure Fence Act of 2006, which authorized the construction of fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border. The fence is mostly vehicle barriers and single-layer pedestrian fence. Trump has called for a border wall of precast concrete, as tall as 30 to 60 feet.
In a January 2016 interview with Jorge Ramos, Clinton said the fence is different from Trump's wall. "So we do need to have secure borders and what that will take is a combination of technology and physical barrier. … I voted for border security and some of it was a fence." PolitiFact found that Trump has said the fencing under the Secure Fence Act of 2006 "was such a little wall, it was such a nothing wall."
"I questioned it, and I questioned NATO. Why aren't the NATO questioned — why aren't they paying? Because they weren't paying. Since I did this — this was a year ago — all of a sudden, they're paying. And I've been given a lot — a lot of credit for it."—Trump
This is a ridiculous statement. Trump repeatedly made misleading claims about the burden-sharing in the NATO alliance. His comments made little impact on NATO, and he has received no credit for any changes in defense spending by NATO countries. All countries are supposed to spend 2 percent of the gross domestic product on defense spending, a goal few have met — which has long been an issue in the alliance.
"She's taking in tens of thousands of Syrian refugees, who probably in many cases — not probably, who are definitely in many cases, ISIS-aligned, and we now have them in our country."—Trump
Trump has no evidence to make this claim. The United States accepted about 13,000 Syrian refugees in the 2016 fiscal year, and Clinton wants to increase that number. But refugees spend as long as two years being vetted by U.S. counterterrorism experts. So not only would it be difficult to infiltrate the system, but it would be time-consuming, compared to simply getting a tourist visa to enter the country.
The State Department says that about 78 percent of those accepted have been women and children; 58 percent are children, split roughly between girls and boys.
"The NAFTA deal signed by her husband is one of the worst deals ever made of any kind, signed by anybody. It's a disaster."—Trump
This is such an over-the-top statement. There are estimates from left-leaning groups that claim as many as one million jobs were lost by NAFTA. But these are not universally accepted estimates. Many economists say that the job losses in manufacturing cannot be easily blamed just on NAFTA.
Manufacturing was already under stress before the agreement was reached in 1993, while the U.S. economy has transitioned away from manufacturing toward services. Advocates of the agreement instead point to the export-related jobs that they say have been created through the trade with Mexico and Canada. The Congressional Research Service in 2015 concluded the "net overall effect of NAFTA on the U.S. economy appears to have been relatively modest."
No one really knows the job impact of various trade agreements, but both sides will argue vigorously over the figures. Then-President Bill Clinton famously declared that "I believe that NAFTA will create a million jobs in the first five years of its impact."
Two years later, after a financial meltdown in Mexico and the collapse of the peso evaporated any job gains from NAFTA, the economist who generated million-job forecasts famously said he would stay away from job forecasting in the future.
"Those stories [of women saying Trump assaulted them] have been largely debunked. Those people — I don't know those people. I have a feeling how they came. I believe it was her campaign that did it."
Trump has no evidence that the Clinton campaign was behind the stories; indeed, The Washington Post approached Kristin Anderson after receiving a tip and spent days trying to convince her to go on the record.
Trump also falsely claims that the allegations by women who have come forward in recent days have been debunked. That's not the case at all, as many have provided corroboration from friends or relatives who heard about Trump's alleged behavior at the time it happened. Here are some examples:
Kristin Anderson
Her allegation: While at a Manhattan nightclub in the early 1990s, Trump slid his fingers under her miniskirt, moved up her inner thigh and touched her vagina through her underwear.
- Kelly Stedman, a friend. She said she was told about the incident at a women's brunch a few days later. The women found themselves "laughing at how pathetic it was" on Trump's part.
- Brad Trent, a New York photographer. He says he heard the story from Anderson at a dinner in 2007. "It was just girls saying stories about how they got hit on by creepy old guys," Trent said of the conversation around the table.
Natasha Stoynoff
Her allegation: While interviewing Trump in 2005 for an article for People magazine about the first anniversary of his third marriage, Trump lured her into a room at Mar-a-Lago and abruptly kissed her, forcing his tongue down her throat. He then said they were going to have an affair.
- Marina Grasic, who has known Stoynoff for more than 25 years. She said she got a call from her friend the day after the attack, detailing exactly how Trump pushed Stoynoff against a wall.
- Liz McNeil, at the time a reporter for People (she is now an editor). She said that she heard about the incident the day after Stoynoff returned from her assignment. "She was very upset and told me how he shoved her against a wall," she said.
- Mary Green, another People reporter (now editor) who had just returned to New York. "In an early conversation we had in her office, she told me about what happened with Donald Trump," Green said. "She was shaky, sitting at her desk, relaying that, 'He took me to this other room, and when we stepped inside, he pushed me against a wall and stuck his tongue down my throat. Melania was upstairs and could have walked in at any time.'"
- Liza Hamm, part of a "tight-knit' group of friends. "Natasha has always been a vivacious person who wants to believe in the best of people, and this experience definitely messed with that outlook," she said.
- Paul McLaughlin, Stoynoff's former journalism professor. He said Stoynoff called her at the time of the alleged incident seeking advice on how to handle it: "She didn't know what to do, she was very conflicted, she was angry, she was really confused about how to deal with this." After a discussion, he said, Stoynoff decided it would be best if she kept the incident to herself.
Rachel Crooks
Her allegation: Trump in 2005 kissed her directly on the lips after she introduced herself and said she was a receptionist who worked for a company that did business with Trump.
- Brianne Webb, her sister. She said Crooks called her immediately about the incident as soon as she returned to her desk. "Being from a town of 1,600 people, being naive, I was like, 'Are you sure he didn't just miss trying to kiss you on the cheek?' She said, 'No, he kissed me on the mouth.' I was like, 'That is not normal.' "
- Clint Hackenburg, her boyfriend at the time. After he asked her that evening how her day had gone, "she paused for a second, and then started hysterically crying."
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Bethesda is hitting 'pause' on any future content updates for its card-battler, The Elder Scrolls: Legends.
Taking to the Legends' reddit page, community manager Christian Van Hoose wrote about future content releases for the game.
"Our previous roadmap indicated we would be releasing one more set this year," said Van Hoose. "We decided to put any new content development or releases on hold for the foreseeable future."
The post clarified that this will not impact the Asia-specific version of Legends by Gaea Mobile, which has operated separately.
Players can still download and play Legends – both in single and multiplayer modes, while Bethesda will continue to support with monthly reward cards and in-game events.
It's currently unclear what this means for the unreleased versions previously announced for Switch, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4.
Legends isn't the only card game to scale back, with CD Projekt Red announcing last week that it would be ending Gwent support on consoles.


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Joule's was pleased to welcome Telford & East Shropshire CAMRA to the Brewery in Market Drayton on Monday 26th November.
The evening was held to celebrate Joule's new limited edition beer 'Fat Mouse' winning 'Champion Beer of Shifnal Beer Festival 2018'.
Paul Barrow, Festival Organiser presented the award to Tom Edgley, Brewery Manager at Joule's Brewery and creator of the award-winning Fat Mouse recipe.
Tom explained, 'The beer is a new style for Joule's, loaded with a combination of malts and rye to create a truly Autumnal harvest beer. It's rounded off with brambling cross and endeavour hops to give a rich berry note'.
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Man Bloggers, I know I've been away for awhile but I've been busy. I've been trying to strengthen my relationship with my Heavenly Father. Now..this is probably the hardest things to do but the easiest thing to say okay..I'm ready. It takes commitment and a whole lot of discipline.
Recently, my love reminded me of just how important my relationship with God is. So I decided to change a couple of things in my life--just as a start. One of the things was to stop cursing...and well folks as you can imagine its been hard, because you know a curse work can just really get that angry point across lol.
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The National Democratic Institute's (NDI) Somalia program is seeking a Legal Advisor to be a seconded consultant to the Office of the Speaker of the National Federal Parliament of Somalia, the House of the People (HoP).
The Legal Advisor will provide technical assistance and advice to the Speaker and Members of Parliament (MPs) on both the parliament's internal practices and on the substance of legislation before the HoP. This is a six-month assignment based in Mogadishu.
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