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The Ross County Board of Commissioners and the City of Chillicothe will each designate a portion of the federal CARES Act money to help fund small business grants to help supplement revenue lost due to temporary closures or reduced capacity, and costs to keep up with advanced safety measures or modifications related to COVID-19.
The funds can also assist any businesses looking to make modifications to help increase customer capacity, serve new customers, or other forward-looking ideas to increase business in the future.
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The Chamber will facilitate the grants, including setting up and administering the application process through a committee that will review requests for potential payments. The process is now open at https://forms.gle/RdXhvrAVYn7ep8SM9.
Grants will be made available to small businesses and eligible non-profit organizations in Ross County. Small businesses are defined as those with one to fifty employees and 501c3 organizations are also eligible.
Financial awards will vary based on costs already incurred, and the financial impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the business. Monies must be spent by December 31, 2020.
For more information, call the Chamber at 740-702-2722.


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Check out this Brick In The Wall walkthrough guide for Call Of Duty Black Ops Cold War (COD Cold War). Includes mission progression, how to complete, rewards, weapons, and loot!!!
Table of Contents
Story Progression Chart
|Previous Mission
|Next Mission
|Fracture Jaw
|Redlight, Greenlight
Brick In The Wall Mission - Weapons & Rewards
In your quest to go after Volkov, you find yourself in Germany searching for a way to get to him. You meet with Adler, Greta, and Lazer as you chase after him.
Brick In The Wall - Notable Loot
There are no notable loot in this mission.
Brick In The Wall - Available WeaponsCheck Out the All Weapons List Here!
Brick In The Wall Walkthrough Guide
Brick In The Wall Campaign Walkthrough Chart
|Follow Adler through the train
|Open the door after Adler says the train is slowing down
|Walk through the station. Keep following Adler
|Open the door and kill the guards inside the roof
|Climb up the ladder and open the manhole
|Grab Gun from Adler's back. Shoot the guard to the left
|Enter the door then head up the stairs
|Navigate through the rooftop. Keep following Adler
|Switch to your Camera and search for Kraus
|Continue following Adler. Cross the street and head inside the Honze bar
|Go to towards the end of the bar. Sit across the female smoking a cigarette
|Press the prompt to activate the listening device
|Ask Greta questions
|Go inside the bathroom and climb through the vents
|Pick the lock to the door at the end of the alley
|Enter the room with mannequins. 1 enemy is there
|Head out to the balcony. Tag enemies with your camera
|[Optional] Head to the Informant's location. Follow the markers to their location. Talk to Richter. Choose to rescue or shoot him
|Head to Lazer's location. Follow after him
|Use your camera to take pictures of Kraus
|Head out to the street then enter the building across
|Pick the lock on room 27
|Locate the briefcase
|Open the hidden panel to get to Kraus' secret room
|Turn on the light. The briefcase is on the table. Open it
|Open the closet
|Follow after Volkov. Kill enemies inside the warehouse
|[Optional] Kill or Capture Volkov
4. Open The Door & Kill The Guards - Tips
Takedown Enemy & Use As Shield
A guard will be open for a Takedown right before you enter the room. Use him as a human shield while you gun down the rest of his allies inside.
Silenced Weapons Ups Stealth
Your pistol is equipped with a silencer, making shots less noisy. This will allow you to shoot down enemies without alerting everyone.
9. Search For Kraus - Tips
Located At The Checkpoint
Use your Camera and point it towards the first checkpoint. He's the one holding the umbrella as he talks to a German soldier.
15. Pick The Lock - Tips
Lock Is Picked When Bar Is Raised
Turn the lockpick until you see the small bar at the bottom to start raising. In our playthrough, it unlocked when we geared the lockpick to the left.
17. Tag Enemies With Camera - Tips
Zoom Camera At Enemies To Tag Them
You will know if you've successfully tagged an enemy if they have a red outline around. Their silhouette will also be seen through solid objects.
18. Head To Informant's Location - Tips
Recommended To Kill Richter
Spoiler Alert: Between choosing to save or kill Richter, it's much better to just off him. If you save him, you will find out later that he has betrayed you.
23. Locate The Briefcase - Tips
Do Not Go Up The Stairs Immediately
Kraus has a pattern. He will first go to the stairs area to ask for an umbrella. Wait for him to do this before going up. You should go up once he turns around as his wife will immediately go to the stairs to bring the umbrella.
Hide In Children's Room
When Kraus is exiting his office, hide inside the children's room at the very end of the hall. Wait fot Kraus to go downstairs by listening to his footsteps. Once it is clear, get out and head to the other side of the apartment.
24. Open The Hidden Panel - Tips
Activate The Painting On His Office
Interact with the painting found to the left of Kraus' table. This will allow you to activate the panel and open the door to his secret room.
Brick In The Wall - Evidences & Clues
Evidence: Operation Chaos - How To Get
The Evidence - Operation Chaos can be found on one of the tables in the basement where the informant is being held captive.Check Out Operation Chaos Evidences Here!
Evidence: Operation Red Circus - How To Get
This can be obtained when infiltrating Kraus' home. It's in the bedside drawer of the Master's bedroom.Check Out Operation Red Circus Evidences Here!
Story Progression Chart
|Previous Mission
|Next Mission
|Fracture Jaw
|Redlight, Greenlight

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Tokyo Bekana Salad, Asian Greens Salad
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RECIPE: Asian Greens Salad
Serves 4-6. Or two, if you are talking and me and my husband.
Salad ingredients
1 head of Bok Choy OR 1 Bag of Tokyo Bekana OR 1 head of Napa Cabbage
Green Onions
Prepare the Greens:
Cut the very end of the stem off all the bok choy/pac choi and Tokyo Bekana leaves. Coarsely chop the remaining leaves and stems into ½ inch pieces. If you are using scallions, cilantro or another vegetable, chop it up and add it to the choi. Wash the greens and get ready to toss them with the dressing.
Sesame dressing ingredients
2 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 Tablespoon rice vinegar
1 Tablespoon soy sauce
½ teaspoon sesame oil
2 Tablespoons canola oil
1 ½ teaspoons agave syrup (or honey in a pinch)
Add all dressing ingredients to a bottle and shake, shake, shake.
The "Crunchies"
1 teaspoon canola or mild-tasting oil
1 bag of ramen noodles (organic or otherwise – use only the noodles, not the flavor packet)
1/3 cup slivered almonds
Prepare the Crunchies:
Lay an unopened bag of ramen noodles on the counter or floor and whack them with a meat tenderizer until they are fully crushed. Careful, the bag might pop if you get too excited while you do this! Heat a skillet over medium-low heat and add the oil. When it is warm, pour in the crushed noodles, discarding the flavor packet. Add the almonds. Stir occasionally and cook until the noodles are just golden brown.
Combine everything in a salad bowl, toss and enjoy!
Serves: Serves 4-6
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Global Brass and Copper Holdings conducted a secondary public offering ended on October 1 through which the company sold 5.75 million shares, at an offering price of $16.50 per share.
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Sullivan: Teaneck's Marilyn Heiner is BCC valedictorian, lifelong Giants fan
BERGENFIELD – There was a chapter that took her around the world, from the steps of the Acropolis through the thick of the Black Forest, down the Nile River and by the Norwegian fjords.
There was a chapter that brought her the love of her life, a relationship founded on a devotion to sports and solidified across football stadiums and tailgate parties from their Teaneck roots all over the country, following their beloved Giants anywhere and everywhere.
There was the chapter that made them a family, the birth of their daughter completing life's circle with a whole new spirit of adventure, ultimately bringing a new Giants fan into the world.
There was the chapter that brought such sadness, the passing of a darling husband rocking the foundation under her feet, a landscape of loneliness looming ahead.
As it does for all of us, Marilyn Heiner's life has unfolded in this series of chapters, her own ongoing tale of how to turn a page from one episode to the next, to go from youthful world traveler to a 37-year marriage to Don, to go from unexpected widow to unexpected college student. And as she continued to push her story forward through new and different challenges, it is here, in a chapter set to close Thursday morning at MetLife Stadium, the 71-year-old has written perhaps her most compelling scene yet.
The lifelong Giants devotee, the woman who once sat by husband Don's side for 180 consecutive Giants games (home and away), the Mrs. half of the couple known all the way up to Wellington Mara's office as Mr. and Mrs. Superfan, the woman who froze in the stands as workers shoveled snow from the yard markers in Cleveland or froze in horror in Section 326 as Giant players fell prey to The Fumble, who flew to Green Bay and Dallas or drove to Washington and Philadelphia to punch her visitor's ticket, but who never managed to attend a Giants playoff game or step foot on the turf of either the old or new Stadium field, will walk into MetLife Stadium on Thursday morning and deliver the valedictory address for Bergen Community College's 2017 graduating class.
"I feel like I've scored the touchdown of my Super Bowl, and my husband has a skybox seat," Heiner says, her voice fighting the emotions she knows will course through her when she delivers that planned line sometime after 10 a.m., when she accepts her associate's degree in early childhood education and accompanying awards for a 4.0 grade point average. "I think he would be so proud. I think he would really be proud. He always wanted me to continue my studies, and that it's the venue at MetLife – I still call it Giants Stadium – I think he would be overwhelmed. I can see him crying, beaming from ear to ear."
Theirs was a story filled with smiles, of laughter and love, of tears of frustration when the Giants would lose, tears of joy when they would finally reach their Super Bowl heights. From his roots in Bogota and hers in Hoboken, they met in 1972 on a similar commute from Ridgefield Park to the city. Married a year later, Marilyn was all in on her husband's sports obsession, trading in those years of vacation travel as a perk to her post-high school job at American Airlines and learning everything she could about his favorite teams. Though she'd grown up loving sports to a certain degree, sitting with her dad at the old Yankee Stadium, Don's enthusiasm was contagious, his love of three things – sports, theater and going out to dinner – the fun flip side to his daytime career as a general practice lawyer with a specialty in patent law. What better way to celebrate life after a Navy stint that left him permanently disabled with a head injury?
"The Giants and the games were such a very big part of our lives," Marilyn said. "I can still remember my husband's words and I understand where he was coming from. When he was at the stadium, it was like a safe place. The rest of the world disappears and you can scream, you can cheer, you can let everything out. The world stands still for that couple of hours."
Marilyn's world came to a stop in March of 2010, when, out to dinner as part of yet another night at the theater, Don's ongoing health issues, including two open heart surgeries, caught up to him in a fatal manner. He choked on his food and passed away. The ensuing days, weeks and months were so hard, and they were lonely. But Marilyn pressed on, making it to Bergenfield for her job working with young children in the early Head Start educational program. And it was there, when a younger co-worker suggested Marilyn join her at a class at BCC, that her new chapter opened. One subsequent 'A' in psychology didn't merely remind a certain mature student she was up to the educational task, but that she was energized by it too, interested in keeping it going. So she joined up with two more co-workers – Cindy and Julia will be by her side at graduation – and seven years later, she's a straight-A graduate.
And she's walking on hallowed Giants ground.
"We couldn't be more proud of Marilyn and we congratulate her and wish her the best," Giants co-owner John Mara said after hearing the details of Heiner's journey. "That type of story always resonates home with me, and certainly it would have with my dad and my entire family. She's the type of fan that makes this family what it is, that go so far back. You can see the loyalty. Somebody like Marilyn, following us that closely for so many years, it becomes a family thing. That always hits home with us."
Marilyn's story should hit home with us all. As she plans to tell her fellow graduates today, there is no adventure not worth trying. If you're thinking about going back to school, do it. If you find a passion in sports, follow it. Love your life and live your life as she as, with the energy of someone half your age, to make memories befitting someone twice your age.
"It is healing to talk about it," she says, recalling Don's last great Giants' adventure, the 2007 Super Bowl run he attended, their daughter Jennifer by his side, their many Giants friends around them too.
"When we had the wake, so many of those people came, and they came in their Giants gear," she says. "They sent flowers in the shape of a football and said it was the last tailgate party he went to."
He'll be at one more Thursday morning, this time in spirit.
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Homage to the One who vibrates the water of Switzerland
About the author of Sakshi Pokhari
Gregoire de Kalbermatten, at times philosopher, writer and poet has traveled many roads.
He completed his studies in Geneva, Bologna and at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Over forty years, his activities have been recognised in the fields of banking, diplomacy and international cooperation.
He published a number of studies and books, organised ministerial conferences and conducted over 400 missions or projects is some 70 countries with a focus on development assistance and environment.
This background explains his interest in global affairs and his concern for the threats of systemic failures facing our societies, ranging from the destruction of the family or the inequity of the financial markets to the collapse of ecosystems.
His deep interest in cross cultural understanding and spiritual awakening is part of a response to such challenges and it was rewarded early in his life through his encounter with HH Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi in the summer of 1975 in Hurst Green, England. The depth of the cognitive breakthrough he experienced in this context led Gregoire to consider that the path of experimental spirituality can unlock the evolutionary potential of our race for this third millennium.


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May 13, 2021
Team Ireland diver Tanya Watson has finished 10th in the Final of the 10m Platform competition at the 35th LEN European Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
The 19-year-old, who last week finished 14th at the FINA Diving World Cup, went into Thursday night's European final ranked fourth and put in a bold performance in a top-class field to end the session ranked 10th in Europe.
Watson accumulated 275.10 points in the final, scoring highest on her first and last dives to seal a memorable day in the Duna Arena.
Irish Senior Record holder Ciara McGing was also in action on Thursday, finishing 13th in the preliminary round of the 10m Platform with a score of 251.80.
Damian Ball, Swim Ireland's National Head Coach for Diving, said: "Another solid show from Tanya on the 10m board. That was a high scoring final and it's good to see Ireland mixing it up with Europe's best divers.
"We were a little unfortunate not to have two divers through to the finals, with Ciara just missing out by one place. Both girls have been brilliant and have earned a little downtime now after two back-to-back major championships."
Rio 2016 finalist Oliver Dingley will be Ireland's next diver to compete at the LEN European Aquatics Championships when lining up for the 3m Springboard event on Friday.
Clare Cryan, who finished an impressive 8th in the 1m Springboard on Tuesday, concludes Ireland's diving programme in the Women's 3m Springboard on Saturday.
Ireland's bid to qualify a swimming relay team to the Olympic Games for the first time since 1972 then begins on Monday, May 17.
You can watch all the diving and swimming in Budapest live online via the links below.
LIVESTREAMS: RTE Player | Eurovision Livestream | LEN Livestream
For all results, please visit European Championships 2020 | Budapest (microplustiming.com)
LEN European Aquatics Championships 2021 Irish Diving Team
Ciara McGing
Ohio State University
Justin Sochor
Clare Cryan
National Centre Dublin
Damian Ball
Oliver Dingley
National Centre Dublin
Damian Ball
Tanya Watson
National Centre Dublin
Damian Ball
Remaining Irish Diving Schedule - ALL TIMES IRISH:
Friday, May 14 - 11:00 Oliver Dingley - Men's 3m Springboard
Final same evening after 18:30
Saturday, May 15 - 11:00 Clare Cryan - 3m Springboard
Final same evening after 18:30


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An investigation of the role of mentoring as a professional development strategy to enhance technology integration
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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Teaching and Leadership
Philip Doughty
Mentoring, Professional development, Technology integration
Subject Categories
Curriculum and Instruction | Education | Teacher Education and Professional Development
Mentoring is recognized as one component of a successful professional development initiative (Joyce & Showers, 2002; May, 2000). During this study, the role that mentors play in educator commitment to, and progress toward, technology integration was studied. Participants in the study were North Dakota public and private school educators enrolled in the North Dakota Teaching with Technology initiative (ND TWTi).
The primary question addressed in this study was whether those educators working with mentors who scored higher on a technology integration assessment experienced more success with technology integration than those working with mentors who scored lower on the assessment. Success was defined as high retention within the initiative and more growth on a continuum scale of technology integration.
Findings indicated that (a) mentors reported significantly higher technology integration competency levels than educators (p < .01); (b) within the mentor/mentee groups, mentors reporting higher technology integration competency levels had mentees reporting higher technology integration competency levels; (c) mentees assigned to lower skilled mentors reported higher gains in competency from the first phase of professional development to the second phase; and (d) mentees assigned to lower skilled mentors were better retained within the initiative than those mentees assigned to mentors with high technology integration competency ratings. The results of this study add to the information available on the role of mentor support as a professional development strategy for technology integration. A closer examination of mentor support for technology integration where mentor selection is controlled is suggested.
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If you've been reading my posts for any amount of time, you know the importance I've put on making sure that you've set your expectations and then communicated those expectations to your teammates so they are aware. It's very hard for anyone to meet your expectations if you haven't made them aware…lesson I learned as a young lieutenant.
Now is the next challenge, write down those same expectations and ask and/or rate yourself on how you meet those expectations. Would your coworkers agree with your assessment? If your answer is "no" or "could use improvement"…that's okay, now you know. Now, come up with a way to fix it. Realize that it is difficult to hold people accountable for our expectations if we can't meet them ourselves. Have a great day!


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The Core Group of the SSAR Support Platform was set up with the aim to mobilize a diverse range of key stakeholders, galvanize political, financial, and technical support for the SSAR's implementation, and raise visibility of the Afghan situation.
An Inaugural Meeting of the Core Group of the Support Platform for the Solutions Strategy for Afghan Refugees (SSAR) with the SSAR Quadripartite Steering Committee was held on 7 October 2021. This was an opportunity to discuss policy and operational priorities of the Support Platform for the way forward in 2021.
The European Union became the Core Group's first chair and is represented by its three main services for external action - the European External Action Service (EEAS), the Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA) and the Directorate-General for Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO). A regional workplan was endorsed by the Core Group at its first meeting under the chairmanship of the European Union on 19 April 2021.
The current members of the Core Group are: European Union (as Chair), Asian Development Bank, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Japan, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United Nations Development Programme, United States of America, and the World Bank.
The Core Group chair rotates on an annual basis.
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District 9 (2009) was an science fiction movie that crosses the line on contemporary society. What if aliens landed twenty years ago and were not what we expected?
The story goes like this, a mother ship 'crash' lands on earth in South Africa, Johannesburg. The population of aliens are apparently from the lowers classes or casts of society, who were never taught the proper know how of running the ship. Subsequently they quickly wear off as novelty and wear out their welcome. Unable to adapt to modern earth society they become a burden on society.
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I must have walked miles before, during and after the function as my feet hurt ever so
much! I am still trying to recover after returning home at 3 a.m. and still having to put away stuff.
The function went off very well, everything went off according to schedule and time, the flowers were gorgeous, my daughter even more so (photographs will follow I promise) and today being Sunday we just lolled around reading the Sunday newspapers.
In my shopping rounds I managed to get to a second hand book sale and picked up two books - both of which have been around for quite some time. One is Digging to America by Anne Tyler and the other The Road to Nab End. I finished the former despite all the shopping so you could say it drew me in - I also finished The Memory Keepers Daughter and Presumed Innocent all of which I will review in a separate post. I still have heaps of books to read and this is something to look forward to.
I was very sad that my son and second daughter couldnt make it for this function but hopefully they would be there for the next one.
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a waste water discharge licence for the Ringsend Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). The licence has been issued to Dublin City Council (lead authority) and the joint applicants Fingal County Council, South Dublin County Council, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council and Meath County Council.
The BAT concept and its application are crucial to the IPPC licensing process in Ireland. The following summaries the journey to date;
The IPPC Directive 96/61/EC (in a draft format when the EPA Act 1992 was being finalised) lays down a framework requiring Member States to issue operating permits for certain installations carrying on industrial activities described in Annex 1. The Directive applied to new or substantially changed installations with effect from October 1999 and no later than October 2007 for existing installations.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494710691845123649.post792251670758444253..comments2023-05-29T07:25:43.843+10:00Comments on To Food with Love: Beef Bibim Guksu / Bibim Naengmyeon (Mixed Cold Noodles)Fern @ To Food With Lovehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494710691845123649.post-43427636146023798452011-11-12T06:55:25.976+11:002011-11-12T06:55:25.976+11:00Bibim Guksu originated from the dish 골동면 (pronounc...Bibim Guksu originated from the dish 골동면 (pronounced 'goeldoengmyeon'), a noodle mixed with a soy-based sauce, and eaten by Korea's first king. Perhaps it is similar to other dishes, but it is unfair to speculate about the origins of a country's dish without doing research.tastingkoreahttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494710691845123649.post-18899502812615910532011-11-12T06:31:53.474+11:002011-11-12T06:31:53.474+11:00This recipe can be called bibim myun(or guksu) as ...This recipe can be called bibim myun(or guksu) as the second words refer to "noodle". Not all Korean dishes are spicy, so it doesn't have to be spicy to be considered Korean.tastingkoreahttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494710691845123649.post-42578382807345546052011-10-28T14:10:37.500+11:002011-10-28T14:10:37.500+11:00I love bibimguksu! Oh the gochujang sauce... sour ...I love bibimguksu! Oh the gochujang sauce... sour and sweet. so delicious.Sookhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494710691845123649.post-6506119533962821742011-10-27T22:18:35.684+11:002011-10-27T22:18:35.684+11:00I like spicy foods. Maybe that's why I fancy K...I like spicy foods. Maybe that's why I fancy Korean Cuisine. A lot of their foods recipe have one or two spicy ingredients in it like gochujang and gochugaru. Thanks for sharing this recipe. I'll definitely make one for our Korean Night.Basset Traininghttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494710691845123649.post-91841712830517340562011-10-23T21:27:29.748+11:002011-10-23T21:27:29.748+11:00Thanks Nami. Maybe you need to eat more chilli in...Thanks Nami.
Maybe you need to eat more chilli in one go rather than just a little bit, then it would just numb your tongue and you can't feel the heat! :pFern @ To Food With Lovehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494710691845123649.post-82114366637227510362011-10-22T12:45:13.436+11:002011-10-22T12:45:13.436+11:00Fern, it's called Hiyashi Chuka (cold Chinese ...Fern, it's called Hiyashi Chuka (cold Chinese style (noodles)). I think without spice it is no longer Korean food. HAHAHAHA! My husband says "it's not spicy" and I'd be drinking water like crazy. See how low tolerance with spice!? =PNami | Just One Cookbookhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494710691845123649.post-34542859280263725212011-10-21T10:50:12.496+11:002011-10-21T10:50:12.496+11:00@Hyosun: Thanks! Look forward to trying more of yo...@Hyosun: Thanks! Look forward to trying more of your recipes soon!
@Sylvia: Yes, over here, it's only spring but weather seems to be getting hot lately! Cold noodles can be so refreshing :)Fern @ To Food With Lovehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494710691845123649.post-25659692813455907502011-10-21T08:50:08.405+11:002011-10-21T08:50:08.405+11:00This is a great dish to eat during summer but it&#...This is a great dish to eat during summer but it's getting cold here so hot food will be better..however, will definitely keep this in mind when summer comes around again!Sylvia@peachesanddonutshttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494710691845123649.post-19028784432931662342011-10-20T23:17:24.254+11:002011-10-20T23:17:24.254+11:00This looks so beautifully delicious! You got the r...This looks so beautifully delicious! You got the right idea that bibim guksu can be made with any kind of noodles. It's that versatile. Thanks for trying out my recipe and mentioning!

Thank you, Nami! You're so sweet.Anonymoushttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494710691845123649.post-15729832681283707152011-10-20T22:51:39.526+11:002011-10-20T22:51:39.526+11:00This one is not too spicy (for me at least) if you...This one is not too spicy (for me at least) if you omit the red pepper powder. There is also a Japanese style cold ramen dish served in summer but I don't know what it's called, but it's yummy. Do you know what it is?Fern @ To Food With Lovehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494710691845123649.post-28870099089608674842011-10-20T18:45:16.909+11:002011-10-20T18:45:16.909+11:00Oh wow~~~~~~! Looks super delicious!! I love the...Oh wow~~~~~~! Looks super delicious!! I love the semi hard boiled egg on top - makes the noodles and all the ingredients extra yummy. I love Hyosun's blog too,javascript:void(0) she has the best Korean blog! I can't eat too spicy but my husband will go crazy with this dish!Nami | Just One Cookbookhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com


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We believe that joining our congregation acknowledges a mutual desire to build and grow a community where everyone can pray, study, and come together in friendship to live the values of Judaism. Our primary goal at Temple Emek Shalom is to provide a gathering place where all may feel a sense of belonging and a deep engagement in the customs of Jewish living.
Our members come from varied backgrounds and Jewish traditions, and, thus, bring to our congregation a great richness. Whether you are seeking a home to study and continue to explore Torah; to educate your children Jewishly; or to connect to Jewish life and culture through a variety of programs and events, we welcome you.
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Last year, we chose Snap CEO Evan Spiegel as our person of 2017. We anticipated, correctly, that the public-market debut of Snap would bring much more attention to the young company and its co-founder.
This year, we've chosen SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son to be the person of 2018—the person we think will have a greater news profile and bigger impact on the global tech industry in the coming year. But we're choosing him as much for the direct role he'll play as for what his rising profile symbolizes.


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An overwhelming victory for the Approve campaign has put Chile on a two-year path to a new constitution. But with presidential and legislative elections coming in November 2021, the government of Sebastián Piñera is in no position to lead the constitution-writing process and discredited political parties seem more concerned with winning votes of their own. The process urgently needs leaders to steer it to a successful conclusion – where will they come from?
Chileans have high expectations that a new constitution will bring about better pensions and other social services. Since public unrest and riots in October 2019 sparked the constitution process to begin with, many are eager to see quick improvements in their quality of life.
To read more, please visit Americas Quarterly.


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The harvest moon shines for itself and the corn we no longer reap or sow, We cultivate the blue screens. 24/09/2018 — With a turn towards the autumnal, the sense of harvest comes into the air. This poem from 2018 echoes ideas about work in the modern age in contrast with a more agrarian pastContinue reading "I could do with a harvest moon"
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Over here on the hill I try to drop the pail. In the valley you scythe the bending wheat. When the grain is ground to flour, you will carry it in a sack to my kitchen. There on the table kneaded under the heel of my hand I'll remember the autumn, Jack whenContinue reading "TUMBLING AFTER"


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California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law SB 212 (Senator Jackson, Assemblymembers Ting and Gray), which establishes a comprehensive statewide take-back system for sharps and medications. California is first in the nation to establish a comprehensive, producer-funded take-back program to provide safe and convenient disposal options for both home-generated pharmaceutical drugs andsharps waste.
"The California Product Stewardship Council has worked tirelessly for the last 8 years to get the pharmaceutical industry to work with us to put in place a statewide take-back program," said Heidi Sanborn, Senior Advisor and former Executive Director of the California Product Stewardship Council (CPSC). "It took passing ten county and three city ordinances and the hard work of Senator Jackson and Assembly member's Ting and Gray as well as many others to successfully negotiate a compromise with the medical industry to make this happen.
SB 212 addresses the myriad of problems that exist due to the lack of a statewide system to manage these products at the end of their useful life. Because of this bill, manufacturers of sharps, prescriptions, and over- the-counter medications will be required to create, fund, and participate in a statewide take-back system. Now California residents can address important public health concerns by having access to safe, convenient disposal methods of sharps and drugs.
While these products serve a vital need in protecting and preserving the health of Californians, this is all the more reason to also protect Californians from the inherent risks that occur when these products are unwanted and require safe disposal.
CalRecycle estimates 936 million sharps are used by consumers in California each year, approximately 31% of those are thrown in the trash. A study by University Mass Lowell in 2015 estimated 7% of needles are flushed, and needle stick injuries occur with unacceptable frequency. Improper disposal of sharps poses an unacceptable risk to many Californians, and the statewide sharps collection program contained in SB 212 will significantly reduce that risk. Another study recently completed by the Environmental Research and Education Foundation in 2018 found that 4% of Material Recovery Facility workers are stuck by needles each year while doing their job.
Similarly, prescription and over the counter medications present significant problems when leftover if not properly secured and disposed of. There is no question that consumers have leftover drugs in their homes, which tend to be stockpiled, flushed, or thrown in the garbage. Leftover drugs and a lack of safe and convenient disposal options are fuel to the opioid epidemic and increase instances of accidental poisonings and can cause environmental harm.
Key provisions of SB 212:
- Establishes comprehensive, producer-funded take-back programs to provide safe and convenient disposal options for home-generated pharmaceutical drugs and sharps waste.
- Gets excess drugs out of people's homes, preventing accidental poisonings and abuse, which fuel the opioid epidemic.
- Protects solid waste, parks, hotel, wastewater, sanitation, and other workers, river and beach clean-up volunteers, and the public from needle stick injuries.
- Mandates producers of needles reimburse local governments for any needles they collect and dispose.
- Requires retail pharmacy chains to make a reasonable effort to participate as a collector and if there are not at least 5 collection locations in a county, that 15% of store locations must be a collection location.
- Requires producers to provide take-back bins for meds to any legal location that asks for one within 90 days.
- Preempts future local ordinances to ensure consistency and predictability for manufacturers and allows existing ordinances to keep operating or allows them to repeal and join the state program voluntarily.
For more information about SB 212, visit www.calpsc.org.


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Paranoid, mischievous and heading in the wrong direction, Russia is an awkward prospect for Barack Obama
Over the past ten years, under Vladimir Putin's leadership, Russia has become more nationalistic, corrupt and corporatist. Its economy, although much bigger than a decade ago, is even more dependent on oil and gas, an industry now controlled by a small group of kleptocratic courtiers and former spies. The decision by Ikea, a well-known Swedish furniture supplier once bullish about Russia, to suspend investment because of graft is an indictment of the dire commercial climate (see article). Its non-energy exports are smaller than Sweden's.
Russia's population is shrinking alarmingly, its death rate double that in most developed countries. Conflicts in its north Caucasus republics have flared again. Its armed forces are woefully ill-equipped and poorly trained. Mr Putin has kept control by unleashing a virulent brand of anti-Western "patriotism"-the latest textbooks are as tough on America as they are soft on Stalin-and thuggishly silencing the opposition. Last year in a pretence of democracy Mr Putin installed Dmitry Medvedev (Mr Obama's supposed host) as president while he himself became prime minister.
In the long term Mr Putin's refusal to modernise his country will weaken Russia. Yet the place Mr Obama has to deal with now is still a potent force. The largest country on earth, Russia stretches from Europe to China. It is the world's biggest producer of oil and gas. It has a seat on the UN Security Council and of course that nuclear arsenal. Above all it has the capacity to do both great harm and some good (see article).Vlad the invader
Recently, the harm has been more noticeable. Last year's invasion of Georgia, followed by Russia's decision to recognise South Ossetia and Abkhazia, was the clearest sign that Mr Putin has given up any hope of joining the West. Since then he has slammed the door on the World Trade Organisation, opting instead for a no-doubt-mighty customs union with Belarus and Kazakhstan. Russia has long criticised the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe for daring to highlight election malpractice. Now Mr Medvedev is promoting a European security structure that would in effect give Russia a veto over any expansion of NATO. Countries such as Ukraine, in what Russia regards as its sphere of influence, are nervous. At the UN Russia has dragged its feet on sanctions against Iran and autocrats pretty much everywhere.
On not being a pushover
America's president needs to resist the temptation to play on supposed differences between Mr Putin and the more "liberal" Mr Medvedev. These are more notional than real, as the farcical second show trial of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a former oil boss and a Putin rival, which is taking place on Mr Medvedev's watch, demonstrates.
Meanwhile, humility about some of America's past mistakes should not leave Russia's leaders with the impression that Mr Obama will be a pushover. Robustness is necessary because of the widening gap between the interests of the Russian people and those of its ruling elite (the people who stoke anti-Americanism even as they send their offspring to Western universities and buy up holiday homes in France). With the economy declining and social discontent rising, a stand-off with the West might be tempting for Mr Putin's cabal-but ruinous for most Russians. It was not America's fault that Russia failed to develop an independent judiciary, opting for corruption as the organising principle of its political system. Nor is it America's fault that Russia wasted the years of high oil prices.
Most of all, Mr Obama needs to be firm over Russia's ambitions to dominate the countries along its western and southern borders. Mr Bush's attempt to hurry Georgia and Ukraine into NATO, ready or not (they weren't, and won't be for a long time) was a mistake. But both countries, like all others in Europe, have the right to choose their own friends. Mr Obama must make clear that he will not cut them adrift and will not tolerate attempts to destabilise their governments. Europeans could help too by diversifying their oil and gas supplies so that Russia is not tempted to turn off their taps either (see article).
Ironically, given Mr Obama's difficulties in the Urals, the easiest place to start may be arms control. There is room to reduce further both sides' warheads; it is also a subject that flatters Russia. But this is going to be an awkward relationship, one where the West's expectations of success should be low.
Complete article: http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13944748


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This is the final day of a year most people wish had gone very differently, indeed. And while I understand that – I miss my friends and I miss the ease with which our community of faith could gather – I also think there has been much for which for which to give thanks.
And while some are bidding goodbye and good riddance to 2020, I find I'm less willing to dismiss this year.
There has been much to grieve in 2020, but there has also been a simplicity to this year. The things that matter have REALLY mattered. The things that couldn't be done have mattered less. I admit I'm sad that I couldn't travel this year – I had some good trips planned! – but I'm also more deeply thankful for home than I ever have been before. I am more deeply thankful for my country than I have been before. I'm not taking time with friends and family (much of which has been virtual, outdoors or short lived) for granted, the way I might have before.
At the end of the year, I find myself deeply grateful. So I want to share with you a song that Andrew Peterson wrote about thankfulness. This is, "Don't you want to thank Someone.":
Until next year (tomorrow!), dear friends, count your blessings and be thankful.


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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry weren't kidding when they said they planned to "hit the ground running" with their royal duties after their wedding. Just three days after tying the knot on Saturday, the newlyweds attended their first royal engagement together.
Markle appeared at her husband's side at a garden party recognizing Prince Charles' 70th birthday. The event, although six-months ahead of Charles' actual November 14 birthday, was hosted at Buckingham Palace and featured a guest list of 6,000 individuals from Charles' favorite charities as well as members of the military and other British patronages. Some of the emergency service workers that responded to the Manchester Arena bombing that killed 22 people and injured 59 others last May were also at Charles' party.
The palace said the event was just one of several celebrations honoring the heir to the throne scheduled this year.
Markle's appearance at the event didn't go unnoticed. The new royal turned heads with her polished look, wearing a rose-pink pencil dress from London womenswear label Goat Fashion, People magazine reported. The Duchess of Sussex paired the $450 dress with a coordinating Wilber & Gussie clutch, matching pink pumps and—a first—sheer nude stockings.
Markle's decision to pair pantyhose with her dress could indicate she's serious in taking on her position as a new royal. Similarly, after Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, exchanged vows in 2011 with Prince Williams, she started wearing stockings on royal outings as well.
Markle topped off her look with a sleek chignon underneath a custom Philip Treacy hat.
Her beau opted for pinstripe pants with a vest and tails tuxedo jacket. Harry completed his look with a bright blue tie and a top hat.
The couple put their plans to honeymoon on hold so they could get started with their royal duties right away. However, they are expected to take a trip, although it is unclear when they will leave or where they plan to go.


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Going out is overrated, and this has never been truer than with our collection of celebrities here. Let's take a look at some of the hottest celebrities who prefer to spend their evenings relaxing at home than partying hard until the early hours.
Even before he was a settled family man, Brad rarely went out beyond working. Paparazzi would only ever grab shots of him entering a gym, leaving a grocery store or walking his dogs.


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"I'm Gonna Haunt You" is the opening piece where DelSol can slither through the cobwebbed environment where the desert vampires roam. She is quick to approach the microphone as a vengeful, but striking cobra where she describes, "I'm gonna haunt you, haunt you till your dying day… I'm gonna haunt you, no matter where you try and hide." As the band behind her highlights her low, almost grumbling voice with this lightning crash of strings for the opening track, everything soon changes.
The next track "When My Mind Is Not Live" focuses more on creating a drum pattern that is uplifting and full of motion. With the use of crash cymbals that resonate over her more inviting work as the bass resembles something more out of the 1960s. Everything that accompanies DelSol relates back to this flower power posture that is just a deadly façade to the underlying mischievous sound. DelSol's French roots eventually show their face on the track "Laisse Tomber les Filles" roughly translated to "Drop The Girls" which is a cover of France Gall's 1964 track of the same name.
As death-proof saxophone wails act a grindhouse heaven where 60's culture strikes the listener in the face with imagery of fast cars and even fast switchblade sisters. The truth of sliding in the French lyrics over a primarily English record incorporates some sense of bilingual beauty where DelSol commands over her presence as a muse of the microphone.
Gorgeous in both design and gloss, No Time For Sorrows brings a revival of 60's sound in a matter of seconds as the tracks transition quickly over 13-total cuts. After one listen, DelSol feels as if it was a nostalgic record found in your grandparent's attic surrounded by dust, but the 2004 release date makes the record barely a bitter, modern reflection of love through sound.


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We have one endpoint (CS 11.50, fully up to date) that is generating the warning alert:
This is a number of times a day but we cannot find any further diagnostic information that would point to the item that is generating this alert - any ideas on where I can find more information etc?
There is a full scan running at the moment but these tend to take several hours.
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Ethereum's price soared over 15% today as the market unexpectedly rose past the $300 mark. After reaching an all time high of $420 in June as a result of the ICO hype, it has been roughly a month since Ethereum touched the $300 mark. If the current support line holds, Ethereum may once again touch all time highs and even break new records.
It is still early to tell whether or not Ethereum's bearish phase has ended, but it is also hard to ignore the strong support at the $300 level.
Overstock recently announced that it will accept more than 40 major cryptocurrencies including Ethereum. While overstock accepting cryptocurrency is not news by any means, the fact that users can now use Ethereum and other digital currencies to pay for their products creates natural positive pressure in those altcoins' markets.
Taking a look at this chart on coinmarketcap we can see that eight out of the top ten cryptocurrencies have seen some sort of price rise in the past 24 hours. Ethereum is no exception either, and being the second most popular cryptocurrency based on community support and marketcap, the announcement is sure to make waves in the market.
Some would also argue that Ethereum's price is heavily influenced by Bitcoin's market as well. If you take a look at the above chart you will notice that Ethereum's price spike started right around the same time Bitcoin's most recent rally began. As a result, if Bitcoin's price decides to crash, it is to be expected the Ethereum's market will feel some of that pressure.
Bitcoin is currently trading at $3376 on Bitstamp, down only a few percent from its most recent all time high of $3490. Bitcoin Cash on the other hand, is holding steady at the $300 level even though it is taking heavy selling pressure as exchanges only recently enabled BCH deposits.
Do you think Bitcoin's price has a heavy influence on Ethereum? Let us know in the comment section!


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Oh Christmas! The most wonderful time of the year.
Though it may be an unfamiliar one this year, we can still come together in more ways than one to spread a little cheer.
Christmas is a time for joy, laughter and fun and can go much further than family & friends. In this unusually tricky predicament, it's about time that we encourage one another to step away from internet shopping that flashes corporate deals in our face and move our eyes away from the screen and into the future of sustainable shopping!
So, this Christmas why not extend an arm to your local, independent businesses? Whether it's a gift for you, a family member or partner now is the time to consider those enterprises that have been hit hard by recent events. Within Pembrokeshire there is an abundance of unknown little gems that are just waiting for someone to shout about! Here's a few Pembs gems to get you cracking.
Anna hits all the nails on the head. Each item of clothing is made in a sustainable fashion and
handcrafted in their little studio near Amroth. Anna during Christmas time always has a pop up shop, this year it's in Pembroke so don't forget to pop along or head to her website to start designing your new outfit!
2.Bazaar Vintage and Antique Warehouse Narberth
What a place! One place you can guarantee a fair price and good quality everything. The pieces, bits and bobs that turn up here amaze me every time and a place that you know you'll find something unique. You also might be greeted by their gorgeous little lab whilst popping in, what's not to love?
PROMISE, you won't leave empty handed.
Treats, treats and more treats…ALL WELSH too. Check these guys out, scrumptious, homemade & fresh. Alongside their Deli counter these guys bake bread and savoury treats daily so it's perfect and fresh! You're sure to find something that's up your street.
If there's a snack at the wakepark that flies off the shelf, then this is it. Perfect Christmas time snack or an awesome grazing board addition. Each packet of Biltong has a unique number that can be traced back to the exact cow on their farm- pretty impressive. With loads of different flavours and other products coming to market, this isn't just any Biltong.
5. Charlotte Rowenna Jewellery
Last but definitely not least. Talk about hidden gems! Handmade jewellery that is one of a kind, all inspired by the wonders of Pembrokeshire sea and woodland. Each design is unique and worth every penny from the hard work that goes on behind the scenes. Christmas sparkle indeed.
Albeit a small list (but small is the point right!?) This list is just the start, there are so many magical businesses in Pembrokeshire and with the majority having websites, instagram and facebook accounts it's super easy to get in touch and start your journey with them.
It's also time to think outside the box when it comes to gifts this Christmas, let the businesses do the talking, the gifts don't always have to be physical why not treat friends to a voucher at an independent restaurant/cafe or send them on an adventure they won't forget (we hear Pembrokeshire Wake Park is a pretty good place for a day of fun, haha!) or even sign them up to a workshop or class run by a local where they can pick up a new skill. Do some research and find those awesome independents, for all you know it could be your neighbour!
The list is endless and the businesses are out there, the local owners are just waiting for YOU!
THINK BIG this Christmas by shopping smallI. Long lasting goodness!
Want to give the ultimate experience this Christmas? Purchase you Pembrokeshire Wake Park Gift vouchers here!
#shoplocal #giftvouchers #Christmas #giftofadventure #aquapark #wakepark #watersports #dogfriendly #wakeboarding #familyfun #adventuretravel #giftideas #supportlocal


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Knapsack: Two or so cheers for temperance
One hundred years ago . . . that's the opening of more than a few columns or news stories, marking the centenary of this or that important event.
The end of World War I last year around this time, other such anniversaries get marked, but you'll hear little about how on Oct. 28, 1919, the Volstead Act was finally enacted, and took effect January 17, 1920.
Prohibition is the general term, but the enabling legislation was the Volstead Act, and in terms of national regret and forgetting it's up there with the Dred Scott Decision and Plessy v. Ferguson with legal precedents we'd like to sweep under the historical carpet.
Unlike our long struggle with slavery and civil rights, Prohibition only took twelve years for us to reverse, but the impact of that period had lasting effects, some would say right down to the present. And it began before 1919, with the Anti-Saloon League and its head, Wayne Wheeler, setting up shop just west of here in Westerville, Ohio in 1909. Their influence led Granville to interfere in Newark politics around saloon enforcement in 1910, resulting in mob violence and the lynching of an Anti-Saloon League deputy officer on Courthouse Square, and hard feelings that echo in county relations to this day.
Prohibition is generally considered by folks on the left and the right to have been a classic "bridge too far," an extension of state power into personal behavior that was ultimately unenforceable and unmanageable, undermining civic authority in other areas by looking foolish in the decade-plus of Prohibition failures. It's cited today around drug policy, and most immediately around cannabis regulation and legalization. "How did Prohibition work out, huh?"
And it's true, managing people's bad habits through passing laws and promoting enforcement as a tool of social control has limits. Smoking was not made entirely illegal, but I'm still impressed with the changes we've made over the last quarter-century; likewise drinking and driving, which was largely shrugged off in my youth, and now is much less common and generally frowned upon by drinkers and non-drinkers alike. All without making alcohol illegal.
On the other hand, I'm somewhat concerned to see the boozification of almost everything, from lemonades to ciders to seltzer water. Beer is sold in a variety of places I never would have expected to run into it, or step in it; wine is the genteel beverage of choice on TV and by even the most moderate of celebrities. Does everyone need to spend most of the day buzzed, or is this just alcohol marketing run wild?
So I'd like to offer two cheers for a quaint subject: temperance. Sadly it's become associated with Prohibition, but that's not what the word really means at root. 2020 might be a good year for The New Temperance to become popular.
Temperance just means restraint, or more importantly, self-restraint. Making your own choices, and not those of the marketing department. To be temperate might mean having one drink, not five; in other cases, it might be choosing the beverage that isn't "with added alcohol!"
Temperance doesn't have to be abstinence. It could just be moderation. But in 2020, that might be revolutionary.
Jeff Gill is a writer, storyteller, and pastor in Licking County; he's temperate in most things. Tell him what you think of the New Temperance firstname.lastname@example.com, or follow @Knapsack on Twitter.


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The entire community of Hoofbeats is deeply saddened to share that we have lost a hero and a champion. Blueberry was peacefully laid to rest on August 19, 2018 at the home of Tenney and Alan where Blueberry had grown and where he had been retired and having fun for 2 great years. Blueberry had served as therapeutic mount for Hoofbeats for over 11 years providing thousands of lessons and thousands of smiles. We thank you for cheering...Read More
Hello all! Happy New Year! Hoofbeats is excited to kick off a new year and new opportunities. Here is a tentative (mind you, we said tentative) road map of the upcoming seasons. Jan. 23 Rockbridge Hunt Pony Club Horse Management Clinic Feb. 9 Board Meeting Feb. 21 TRAV Education Day March 7 Horses Come Back To HB March 12 Volunteer Training Day April 12 – June 4 First Session May 10 Board Meeting May 14...Read More
All good things must come to a close. We cannot believe it is already the end of the 2015 season. It has been so full of laughter, stories, learning, success, friendship, and development. Thank you to all of the volunteers, staff, horses, riders, and families who made it happen. Some quick stats for you. In the 2015 season, there were: 99 riders 50% of riders were adults and 50 % were children, 50% were male and 50% were female 10...Read More
Thank you to all of our riders, horses, volunteers, family and friends who made this year's Special Olympics a true success. Last Saturday, the riders competed at the Hoofbeats Center rather than at the Va. Horse Center Complex, as in years past. The athletes came from all over Rockbridge County, southern Virginia, and even West Virginia. Despite 90-degree weather, the riders breezed through their equitation, dressage, trail,...Read More
Mark your calendars and tell your friends! Hear the Beats Horse Show is coming up on May 31st. Held annually at the Virginia Horse Center, it will feature both English and Western classes of all levels. All proceeds benefit Hoofbeats Therapeutic Riding Center. For more information, please visit www.horsecenter.org.Read More
On May 7, four Hoofbeats riders performed the opening drill and flag ceremony for the Bonnie Blue Horse Show in the Coliseum of the Virginia Horse Center. Rocking out as usual, our little riders executed their routine to some hip tunes, setting the tone for a great event. The Bonnie Blue show team presented a surprise blue ribbon to each Hoofbeats rider for their excellent performance. Thanks drill team!Read More


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"The Catcher in the Rye," "Animal Farm," "Of Mice and Men" and "To Kill a Mockingbird." All of these books were banned at one point in some form around the world. Ithaca College hosted a read-out during Banned Books Week focusing on works by author Toni Morrison, allowing attendees to read aloud banned books.
The read-out took place from 6 to 7 p.m. Sept 24 in the Handwerker Gallery. Approximately 30 community members showed up to the event, filling many of the available seats. At the event, seven attendees read some of their favorite books, many of which were banned books in some form or another.
The American Library Association, an organization that promotes libraries and library education in America, created a list of all the books that have been banned or challenged throughout history, including the aforementioned books, along with others like "Lord of the Flies" and "1984." The event's organizers pulled from this list for the readings.
Jennifer Spitzer, associate professor in the Department of English, began the event by talking about the late Morrison, who died Aug. 5. Spitzer discussed Morrison's work and the various bannings her work accrued throughout her lifetime, such as "Song of Solomon" and "Beloved".
"One of the singular frustrations about teaching Morrison is that once you get to one of her books in your course, all of the other books kind of seem superfluous," Spitzer said. "You kind of wonder why you taught anyone else but Toni Morrison."
The event was run by library staff members Judith Andrew, music cataloging and acquisitions specialist, and communications librarian Cathy Michael. Representatives from Amnesty International, a nongovernmental organization, recited speeches at the event.
The aim of Banned Books Week is to bring light upon censorship throughout the world of writers and libraries, Andrew said.
The first Banned Books Week took place in 1982 in response to a surge in the number of banned and challenged books in America, Andrew said. Banned Books Week occurs on the last week in September each year. Andrew said she was pleased with the turnout for the event.
"Everybody who was here was clearly here because they wanted to be and because they felt strongly about fighting censorship," Andrew said. "The readers were wonderful. It was a really wide variety of works that they read from."
Wayles Browne, professor emeritus in the Department of Linguistics at Cornell University, spoke about banned languages at the event. Browne talked specifically about the Macedonian language and the oppression it has faced throughout history, such as when it was banned in Greece and treated as a dialect in Bulgaria and Serbia. Browne ended his speech with a poem in Macedonian titled "The Woman Embroidering."
Junior Isabella Oliverio, a television-radio major, said she came to the event after hearing about it from her mentor Cathy Michael. She said she felt an obligation to stand up against censorship because the field she intends to enter is often censored. Oliverio read "The Great Gatsby" for the read-out.
"To me, Gatsby, while it is a sad story, I think embodies so much hope, especially for myself and the images of light you can come across throughout your life," Oliverio said.
At the event, to further support the removal of censorship, Amnesty International members left out petitions in support of censored authors and journalists near the entrance. Andrew, along with Amnesty International representatives, asked attendees to sign the petitions. Many of the petitions were similar in nature, asking for various governmental bodies across the world to unban certain books or to release imprisoned authors and journalists.
For many authors, critical reception and popularity are not enough to save them from being banned, as in the case of Toni Morrison, Spitzer said.
"Toni Morrison … is one of the most challenged and banned authors of the 20th century," Spitzer said. "So although she has become required reading in so many classrooms, all of her novels have sat at the top of the American Library Association's top 10 list of banned and challenged books."


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Congratulations to Red Velvet's Red Flavor! The song easily bested UP10TION's Tonight with 86.4% of the vote. Honestly, I'm not surprised. I absolutely adore Tonight, but even I would have voted Red Flavor on this one. It's just a mammoth summer single.
For match-up number two, we've got SHINee's 2015 comeback View versus WJSN's 2019 track Boogie Up.
One song helped usher in K-pop's deep house trend, while the other acted as a big transition in sound for its artist. But, only one track can move onto the next round. The choice is up to all of you. Feel free to advocate, cheerlead, cut deals, etc in the comments section!
The vote is open for twenty-four hours, and the winner will be celebrated in tomorrow's bracket post.
Candidate One: SHINee – View
Candidate Two: WJSN – Boogie Up


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Director Assurance Technical Office
PricewaterhouseCoopers AG, Switzerland
David is a Director in the assurance technical office and part of global ACS – PwC's worldwide network of IFRS technical specialists. He grew up and studied in Switzerland. After 6 years in the audit practice, he joined the accounting technical department and has since worked with both the RLO team (focusing on revenue, income taxes and financial statement presentation) and the BC team (focusing on business combinations, consolidation and joint arrangements). He has also completed a 2 year secondment with the ACS team in Melbourne, Australia.
In his daily work he supports engagement teams and clients across industries by providing accounting advice on emerging accounting issues and complex transactions. He gives advice on financial reporting disclosures for public documents including IPOs and pro-forma financial statements. Further, he is responsible for PwC's semi-annual IFRS client update training (stay smart – financial reporting update) and regularly present at internal and external training events.


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Is Red Light a Missing Nutrient for our Health?
This Sunday addition to my blog is about more than how specific vitamins can help support our immune system, especially during Covid. It's also about improving overall health in general. Because we can't get every nutrient our body needs from food alone, we supplement with… specific supplements. Vitamin D is getting recognized by mainstream doctors as a preventative for viruses and the dosages are being properly upped.
Which brings me to another light-associated nutrient worth discussing, namely Red and Near Infrared Light. Yet unlike Vitamin D, this nutrient isn't available in pill form. It's something I've been curious about and it's something I've been using for back massage for several years, but now I'm trying it on my face. I've been using a device from Melbourne, Australia called the "Hive" by BLUBlox (link below).
Peer-reviewed scientific research has shown Red Light & Near Infrared Light therapy has anti-aging effects on our skin, it can help combat a number of neurological diseases, help fight depression and anxiety, it can help increase fat loss, speed recovery from exercise, improve your sleep, increase muscle strength and endurance, combat some autoimmune conditions, fight hair loss, and speed healing from injury, and all with few to no negative side effects.
I just listened to a podcast with Dr. Michael Hamblin; a recently retired dermatology professor at Harvard Medical School. He gets into all of the therapeutic applications, among which are skin burn therapy, beauty salon applications in skin rejuvenation and hair regrowth on thinning scalps. It is used in physiotherapy to help speed the healing of injured or inflamed tendons, ligaments, and muscles as a result of exercise. And to my surprise, the interviewer spoke about red light as a nutrient.
But what I liked most about the interview was Hamblin's comments about Red and Near InfraRed Light being used to treat both Parkinson's Disease and Alzheimer's Diseases, which have no other significant treatment options; and his comments about the 4th state of water, which he called nano-structured water (@ ~27:38).
The link to this interview is below with a few other reputable links should you want to check them out. I personally find this very fascinating. The light also feels pleasingly warming on the skin.
Link to podcast interview with Dr. Michael Hamblin, a Harvard dermatologist and one of the world's leading researchers on the topic: https://blog.humanos.me/red-light-missing-nutrient-for-health-podcast-michael-hamblin/
Link to a peer-reviewed science paper on the topic: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5066074/
Link to the Hive Near-Infrared and Red Light unit that I've been using: https://www.blublox.com/collections/red-light-device
Of course there are other device makers, such as Joov and VieLight that you can check out.
Send me your thoughts on this. Have you tried it?


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Heriot-Watt University's Centre of Excellence in Smart Construction (CESC) is committed to advancing industry-led innovations in construction that will revolutionise the way we develop, manage and operate smarter cities.
CESC partners with like-minded organisations and government entities to lead the transformation of the Built Environment and development of next generation professionals for the benefit of the economy.
CESC is a global hub for disruptive thinking, a platform for collaborative research and a model for solutions development and stakeholder engagement. The industry-led research and development will focus on enabling technologies around three main research themes:
Performance and Productivity
World-class researchers are working with industry partners to improve the efficiency of the construction industry by creating, promoting and sharing knowledge relating to the latest technological developments. This in turn leads to maximising efficiencies, improved quality and reliability, and a reduction in project variations, duration and cost.
Led by the Net Zero by 2050 carbon objectives and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, CESC will continue to collaborate with industry and government to increase the level of social, economical, environmental and cultural sustainability of the Built Environment.
In a post-COVID-19 world, Heriot-Watt University's academic programmes and CESC initiatives will lead the development of research toward the enhancement of health, safety and wellbeing. The overall aim is to improve the welfare of the workforce and workplaces.


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The Smithsonian Institution has announced that the glass-clad pyramid restaurant of Washington D.C's National Air and Space Museum, designed by Gyo Obata, FAIA, co-founder of renowned architecture firm HOK, will be demolished this spring and replaced with a new educational facility titled the Bezos Learning Center. The restaurant is one of two buildings designed by the late architect for the National Mall, originally constructed in 1988 as an additional structure to the National Air and Space Museum, that served as a dining area for the museum's visitors.
Smithsonian: The Latest Architecture and News
Gyo Obata's Restaurant Pavilion in Washington D.C to be Demolished and Replaced with Bezos Learning Center
Hiroshi Sugimoto Designs New Sculpture Garden for the Hirshhorn Museum
The Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum sculpture garden will be renovated for the first time since the 1980s by Japanese artist and architect Hiroshi Sugimoto. Currently featuring works by Auguste Rodin, Jimmie Durham, and Yoko Ono, the sculpture garden will be opened up to the National Mall and create space for large-scale contemporary works and performances. The new concept aims to raise visibility for the garden and welcome more visitors to the museum.
David Adjaye Honored with 2018 Louis Kahn Memorial Award
British architect Sir David Adjaye, Founding Principal of Adjaye Associates, will be honored as this year's recipient of the Louis I. Kahn Memorial Award by the Center for Architecture and Design in Philadelphia. The annual award celebrates the achievements of an individual who has made a significant contribution to the field of architecture, while also celebrating the achievements of influential Philadelphia-based architect Louis Kahn.
Past recipients of the award have included Bjarke Ingels, Norman Foster, Peter Bohlin, Daniel Libeskind, Robert A.M. Stern, Rafael Viñoly and César Pelli.
Fine Arts Commission on BIG's Smithsonian Plans: "It's Not Good Design"
Despite 3 years of community input and redesign, BIG's plans for the new Smithsonian Institution Campus Master Plan in Washington, D.C., has been met with skepticism from the Commission of Fine Arts, one of the two federal agencies charged with approving the plan.
Parallax Gap - American Architecture Celebrated on Smithsonian Gallery Ceilings
Art is not confined to gallery walls. The concept of art displayed on ceilings stretches back to the Renaissance, perhaps most notably the Sistine Chapel ceiling by Michelangelo. The Renaissance tradition of Trompel'oeil ceilings went further, using an illusionary depth of perspective to depict a volume which doesn't exist; be it a dome that was never built or an attic filled with angels.
Four hundred years later, New York and Los Angeles-based architecture firm FreelandBuck has elevated the concept with its upcoming installation 'Parallax Gap', which has been selected by the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum as the winning entry in a competition entitled 'ABOVE the Renwick'. From July 2017 to February 2018, the 2,500sqft canopy will be suspended from the ceiling of the Renwick's largest room, the Bettie Rubenstein Grand Salon, depicting an abstract catalog of American architectural icons.
The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture Photographed by Brad Feinknopf
After its opening in September last year, the now completed Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture can be seen in full swing, thanks to this new photoset taken by photographer Brad Feinknopf. Designed by Freelon Adjaye Bond / SmithGroup JJR (a collaboration which included Perkins + Will's Phil Freelon, David Adjaye from Adjaye Associates, Davis Brody Bond, and SmithGroup JJR), the 420,000 square foot building houses numerous galleries and collections, as well as a theater. Maintaining a strong connection to America's engrained African history and roots through its bronze filigree envelope, the museum asserts a subtle presence in the landscape, coexisting alongside the Washington Monument and National Museum of American History.
Gallery: David Adjaye's National Museum of African American History and Culture Photographed by Paul Clemence
Photographer Paul Clemence of ARCHI-PHOTO has shared with us images of Adjaye Associates' nearly-completed Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. The building draws inspiration from the nearby Washington Monument, mirroring the 17-degree angle of its capstone in the museum's tiered corona. Adjaye has described the building's ornamental bronze lattice as "a historical reference to African American craftsmanship." The skin can also be modulated to control the transparency and amount of sunlight reaching the interior spaces. The building will open to the public on September 24, 2016.
Continue on for Clemence's full photoset.
David Adjaye: "Architecture Cannot be Autonomous"
"I believe that for architecture to be emotionally relevant to people, that there has to be a connection, [that] there has to be a relationship, that architecture cannot be autonomous. If it's not connected to the lives of people, the histories of people, I think there's a problem." In a recent interview with Aljazeera's Lisa Fletcher, British architect David Adjaye discusses his recent work and how the new Smithsonian Museum of African American History will serve as a "negotiator" on racial tension in the US. Read the full interview, here.
London's "Olympicopolis" Aims to Host Smithsonian's First International Venue
The Smithsonian is considering opening its first international exhibition space in "Olympicopolis" - London's former Olympic park that is to be transformed into a world-class cultural hub by 2021. Should the self-financed proposal be approved, it will be the first time in the institution's 168-year history to build a public venue outside of the United States.
"We see this as an unprecedented opportunity to show the breadth of the Smithsonian in one of the most diverse cities in the world," stated Smithsonian acting secretary Al Horvath.
London Announces Design Competition for 'Olympicopolis' Site
The Mayor of London Boris Johnson has announced a new competition for the designs of a cultural quarter next to the 2012 Olympic park. The site has been dubbed 'Olympicopolis', and so far has expressions of interest from University College London, University of the Arts London, the V&A, Sadler's Wells Theatre and now possibly - according to the Guardian - Washington DC's Smithsonian.
Read on after the break for more details of the competition
Smithsonian Hires BIG to Rethink Historic D.C. Campus
The Smithsonian Institution has commissioned the innovative practice of Bjarke Ingles to reimagine the heart of its antiquated Washington D.C. campus. The Danish architect has agreed to an eight- to 12- month, $2.4 million contract to draft the first phase of a master plan that seeks to dissolve the notable impediments and discontinuous pathways that plagues the area.
More on this news after the break...
Update: Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
We have been covering the progress of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture over the last several months, our most recent being President Obama's speech at the ceremony for the official ground breaking. Adjaye Associates recently shared with us some insight into the inspiration for the design and its grounding principles. We also have several new perspective renders illustrating the internal experience. More details after the break.
Obama speaks at the ground breaking ceremony for the National Museum of African American History and Culture
President Obama attended the official ground breaking ceremony of the National Museum for African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) on February 22, commemorating this milestone for the Smithsonian Institution's new museum on Washington's National Mall. The Tanzanian-born, London-based architect David Adjaye serves as Lead Designer for the Freelon Adjaye Bond/SmithGroup (FAB) team that was selected by the Smithsonian Institute back in 2009 in the international competition for the design of the nation's new prestigious building.
The President began his brief remarks by stating, "As others have mentioned, this day has been a long time coming. The idea for a museum dedicated to African Americans was first put forward by black veterans of the Civil War. And years later, the call was picked up by members of the civil rights generation -– by men and women who knew how to fight for what was right and strive for what is just. This is their day. This is your day. It's an honor to be here to see the fruit of your labor."
Continue reading for more information on the project and a video of President Obama's speech.


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The project inspired me is called Up Series. It is a series of documentary film produced by Granada Television that have followed the lives of fourteen British children since 1964, when they were seven years old. So far the documentary has had eight episodes spanning 56 years (one episode every seven years). The children were selected to represent the range of socio-economic backgrounds in Britain at that time, with the explicit assumption that each child's social class predetermines their future. The motif of this documentary questions about religion, family, class, happiness and psychological state dominate many of the interviews, as well as inquiries about the worries and concerns subjects have for their future.
Reference: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058578/
Group idea
Make a documentary. Give a certain allowance for each kids, document how they use the money. Every seven year interview them on the change of their perception on spending money; what had influenced them by giving them the money, and how their family upbringing teach them to use the money in an efficient and meaningful way. It's an on-going film. The scale and the budget of the project determine by the number of interviewees and the money given each day.
Objective: how your values determine your social class.
Individual idea
It inspired me to make a documentary which enables the viewer to think about this aspect: how can your values and habits determine your social class.
Time Span: In Up Series, it is an on-going documentary which spans 56 years to record the different walks of life living in different socio-economic backgrounds. For myself, I would keep the project time span within one year.
The script: by observing the children's habits and family values, observe how they utilise the money. Give them 50 cents everyday, at the end of the year they could earn $182.50. And who will be the richest and who use it in the right way.
Objective: How habits influence you to save money


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The global market for grow light has intense competition among the manufactures and the service provider, observes Transparency Market Research (TMR). The prominent players in the market are making efforts to grow their geographical reach by investing in mergers and acquisitions. These players are also expanding their reach in emerging economies to grab opportunities in those regions. Prominent players in the global grow light market include Illumitex, LumiGrow Inc., Philips Lighting, General Electric Company, Heliospectra AB, OSRAM Licht Group, Gavita International B.V., and Sunlight Supply, Inc.
According to TMR, the global grow light market is expected to increase at 8.46% of CAGR during the forecast period 2017 to 2025. The valuation of the market is anticipated to reach US$6.59 bn by the end of 2025.
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On the basis of technology, the LED segment is expected to lead the market owing to the vast advantages of LED lights. LED lights are energy efficient, long life, and provide accurate light for the growth of the plants. Geographically, Europe is leading the global grow light market and is projected to do so over the forecast period. The valuation for this market in Europe is expected to reach US$ 1.91 bn by the end of forecast tenure.
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Several Skin Diseases to Obstruct Market Growth
Despite the positive factor mentioned above, there are certain restraints that may limit the growth of grow lights. Longer exposure in LED lights has caused itchiness, minor headache, and redness in eyes. According to the American Medical Association (AMA) states that the use of these lights may impact human health. Although AMA does supports energy efficient and environment-friendly lights but not by compromising one's health. On the other hand, with constant research and development practices in grow light market will minimize these side effects and assist the growth of grow lights in near future.


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Wondering how to complete The May Queen quest in Assassin's Creed Valhalla? The free Ostara Festival update arrived on March 18 and, along with a number of new activities, the update added the ability to change the appearance of Eivor's armor. While you can now look stylish as you slaughter some Saxons, some players are unhappy with how transmog works.
But the Ostara Festival update added more than just the transmog feature, and it includes a number of new activities and quests to keep you busy in and around Ravensthorpe. So if you're at a loose end, or if you've already spoken to Mayda to get things started but are stuck wondering how to proceed, read on to find out all you need to know to complete the AC Valhalla's The May Queen quest.
AC Valhalla The May Queen guide: How to locate the beast
When you head to your settlement in Ravensthorpe, you'll find the Ostara festival in full swing. In order to start The May Queen quest, locate Mayda at the quest marker and speak to her. She'll tell you that she's unhappy with a crown made of flowers and wants one made from a beast instead. As luck would have it, something has been killing the local wildlife, so Eivor sets off to hunt the predator down.
Tracking the quest will reveal that the location is near Venonis, just to the west of Ravensthorpe. If you've unlocked the synchronisation point there, you can fast-travel to save time. Be careful though, a Zealot patrols the area.
As you get close to the quest marker on the map, it disappears, and Eivor comments that they should begin tracking. Use your Odin Sight around the area and you'll soon pick up the first clue located on the carcass of a bear. There's another clue close by, on a rock. Your Odin's Sight should pick it up when you're stood at the previous clue.
The next clue is a little trickier to locate. Keep heading west from the rock and you should locate another point of interest to examine, just on the other side of the dirt road. Once you've examined that, follow the bloody footprints that lead from the clue and you'll notice a man stood on a rock, just ahead. He asks for your help to defeat the beast—which actually turns out to be a chicken—so prepare yourself for a quick and easy fight. You can now return to Ravensthorpe and present Mayda her new crown.
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I said, "If You are here, talk to me," and all I heard was the silence of my prayers emptying at altars and incense bowls.
"Talk to me," I said but Your silence was like my emptying prayers at altars of incense bowls.
Talk to me talk talk to me I said, and in the silence of my emptied prayers You spoke and it was like a billion billion voices asking to be heard. To be heard.
Art RN, detail of Valley of Songs.