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Drug court, Spring Creek fire tax hike decided in Madison budget
Madison County will take steps towards establishing a drug court, and residents in Spring Creek will pay a higher fire tax as part of the $24 million budget passed unanimously by the board of commissioners June 12. Called "tight" and "fiscally prudent" by the five-man panel, the spending and revenue plan for the 2018-19 fiscal year keeps property taxes unchanged and takes effect July 1.
The $30,000 investment in drug court is the only "expansion item" in this year's budget, according to County Manager Forrest Gilliam, and will help fund a drug treatment court coordinator. Madison teamed with Mitchell and Yancey counties to pay for the position.
"We found it was not realistic to expect one of those counties to go in on one coordinator, and the best way to do it was to share our resources," Gilliam said.
Read more - Drug court, school safety on the table as budget talks underway in Madison
The launch of a drug court program in Madison County marks significant progress in an effort dating back to 2015 to raise awareness of substance use locally. Madison County Clerk of Superior Court Mark Cody helped lead the grassroots campaign.
"I'm at the forefront of seeing families come in," Cody said when asked what inspired engagement on the drug issue. "Seeing those folks got me motivated. The thing I saw was the effect this has on a person and the effect it has on family."
Cody added that the investment in drug court will benefit the county's bottom line by keeping qualifying offenders out of prison. "This is one thing that will pay for itself in the long run and maybe even the short term," he said. "This is going to do a lot of good for people."
The drug court set to roll out in Madison, which aims to keep nonviolent drug offenders out of jail and in treatment, is similar to those already operating in Buncombe, Avery and Watauga. Gilliam said the local program will take 30 cases – 10 from each of Madison, Mitchell and Yancey counties. Gilliam called the $30,000 figure agreed upon by commissioners a "beginning budget number," saying it "could be lower."
Word on a state grant application that would completely fund the three-county program for one year is expected in July, according to Cody.
Spring Creek fire tax
The third time requesting a fire tax increase proved somewhat of a charm for the Spring Creek Volunteer Fire Department (SCVFD), as commissioners approved a 1-cent increase in the Spring Creek fire tax rate. Democratic commissioners Clayton Rice, Norris Gentry and Wayne Brigman voted in favor of the amendment to the original budget outline; Republicans Matthew Wechtel and Bill Briggs voted against the measure. SCVFD officials had requested a 2-cent increase. Rice proposed the 1-cent compromise to "make both side unhappy."
Read more -Fire tax burns hot in Spring Creek
"We'll take it," Ethel Kirkpatrick, the department's treasurer said after the fire tax increase passed on a party-line vote. The increase will add roughly $19,000 to the department's budget.
"We're going to try to put it towards the vehicles," SCVFD Chief Cody Norton said. "We've got antiques, and we're working diligently on equipment to make everything better at the department."
Read more - Rejection of fire tax burns heats up community
The fire tax issue has proved divisive in the rural Madison County community over the past three budget cycles, with opponents of fire tax hikes speaking out strongly against the department's requests before budget votes in 2016 and 2017. While no opponent of the tax came forward this year, roughly 50 residents traveled to A-B Tech wearing brightly colored department t-shirts to show their support at this year's meeting.
After opposing previous tax hike requests, Mary Ruth Fowler, who owns Fowler Farms Sporting Clays with her family, came out in support of the department this year. She said firefighters' effectiveness when answering her family's emergency calls changed her mind on the fire tax issue. "I did not realize how valuable they were until this happened," she said of the department's responses to allergic reactions and a fall in her family. "They are so reassuring when they get there."
"We pay a lot of tax," she continued. "We've got 621 acres of land. But two cents is nothing when you need help."
Spring Creek's fire tax will remain joint lowest in Madison County with Laurel, at 3-cents per every $100 of assessed property value. The next lowest rate in Madison is twice as high, with Big Pine's fire tax at 6-cents. Country stands at 7-cents, Marshall/Smokey Mountain at 8-cents, Mars Hill and Ebbs Chapel at 9-cents and Walnut at 10. Total fire tax revenue in Madison County project to $1.2 million for 2019, according to county figures.
Though both Briggs and Wechtel voted against the fire tax increase in Spring Creek, the two commissioners joined in unanimously approving the budget plan. After the over two-hour meeting finished, Wechtel said it "wouldn't be fair" to vote against the full budget based on that issue alone. "Too many people worked too hard on this budget to make it work just to vote against it over that one issue."


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Its nothing to do with her looks. Nor her upbringing as the child of a Brazilian football star, with all the privilege and wealth that brings. Nor is it to do with her nationality, in a photo that is racially diverse.
Lea's slender figure, long brown locks and enviable feminine beauty are not important, when it becomes time to acknowledge that despite having breasts she does not have a vagina. Born Leandro, he has gradually become she, and privilege was lost to an outcast status. Reborn as Lea and now thrust into the limelight, she has been herald as the shining beacon of hope for Transgender people.
The bare fabric of this story is that a fashion company has cast a transgender model in an ad campaign. This could easily have been predicted. Trans sexuality is still taboo, raw, 'dirty' and unexplored. It can be exploited to maximum publicity and is a PR dream. Homosexuality has become boring in fashion, too mainstream; it no longer holds shock value in an industry where gay men and women are represented in all tiers of the hierarchy.
Givenchy's decision to exploit Lea to gain press attention is not 'exploitation' in the style of Primark factories alongside refugee camps and child employment. The exploitation of Lea as a transgender individual brings the subject to the media's attention. Issues facing transsexuals and their suffering can be explored by journalists and thrust into the view of the public through mainstream publications.
The best example of such is Carine Roitfeld's decision to include a nude photo of Lea in French Vogue. The picture shows both her womanly female bosoms and a glimpse of her male genitalia. The question now stands how many transexuals will we see in next season's runway?
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A FIRE chief today spoke of the moment he told the families of two firefighters that they had died following a huge explosion at a fireworks factory.
Des Prichard, Chief Officer of East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, said it had been the "most difficult task" of his 30-year career.
He also said that the investigation into the blaze and explosion was likely to take "many weeks".
The firefighters died as they tackled a blaze at the Festival Fireworks company's depot near Lewes, East Sussex, yesterday.
Twelve other people - nine fire service staff, two members of the public and a police sergeant - were injured in the blast, which rocked nearby properties. Fireworks continued to explode over the site for hours.
Mr Prichard said two firefighters and a member of the public were still in hospital and he expected an update on their condition today.
He said: "It has been a very difficult time for East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service but in particular for the two families and our thoughts are with them at this time."
Mr Prichard said colleagues of the two firefighters were "very devastated" by the news of their deaths.
He said: "I had the very difficult task yesterday of going to see the families involved and actually breaking the news.
"I have been in the service 30 years this month and that was the most difficult task I have ever performed during my time in the service.
"The crews that were involved are clearly very devastated by the news but also the work they had to do helping their colleagues and assisting their colleagues away from the scene."
He added that the explosion had been so big it was heard by people in the town of Uckfield, some 12 miles away from the site of the factory.
Mr Prichard said a 200-metre exclusion zone was still in place around the scene of the fire due to fears that acetylene gas canisters on the site may explode.
But he said it was likely that fire officers would enter the site soon to start their investigation.
He said: "We need to work with the Health and Safety Executive to try and establish the case of the fire and the cause of the explosion."
Mr Prichard said that the two firefighters who died are believed to be the first to do so while on operation in the county in three decades.


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For me, annual trips are a much anticipated affair. Growing up, my family travelled often on vacations. Despite being tied down with work, this year my sister and I decided to spend a week-long holiday at a budget destination. Close in proximity and easy on the pocket, Singapore and Indonesia fit the bill. The transition from planning to execution was smooth right from the start and I credit a major chunk of this to my Mastercard. Not only did we not have to worry about keeping a tab on the exchange rate, but it was rather convenient to track our expenditures via a card. More importantly, I did not have to worry about carrying huge amounts of cash while travelling abroad. Reliable and safe, just like my passport, my card had become an essential travel companion.
After a five and a half hour flight, we'd arrived in The Lion City.
Transport and Hotel: I hailed a cab with SMRT Taxis ($0 admin fee on the cab ride) from Changi Airport and headed to my hotel, Le Meridien Singapore at Sentosa Island. The air was balmy and towering skyscrapers flickered past my window seat as I reached my destination. After a hassle free check-in with the hotel that I had pre-booked with Sentosa (up to 20% savings), we spent the rest of the day unwinding and catching up. Swiping my mastercard certainly had its perks.
Entertainment: More often than not, our day would start early. On one particular morning, I'd booked us a triple tour of the S.E.A. Aquarium™, Universal Studios Singapore™ and Adventure Cove Waterpark™ with the Resorts World™ Sentosa (package deal at special rates). From nurse shark and giant pacific octopus to clownfish and seahorses, we watched the marine animals swim past from the glass canopy of S.E.A. Aquarium™. The world's tallest duelling roller coasters BattlestarGalactica: HUMAN vs. CYLON™ was the most thrill seeking experience we indulged in at the Universal Studios Singapore™. The highlight of our day was embarking on a dolphin trek at Adventure Cove Waterpark™. The experience allowed us to thread on the lagoon floor and breathe in an underwater helmet whilst greeting the friendly fish.
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Food: Restaurant hopping in Singapore was a fulfilling affair with Sentosa (up to 25% savings), courtesy of my Mastercard. Boater's Bar set by a dockside at Sentosa Cove became our go-to beverage spot. Their modern tapas and were definite winners. Arbora at Faber Peak topped our gastronomic chart with their Smoked Duck Mushroom Ragout. Cantonese cuisine at WOK°15 Kitchen in Jln Sentosa kept bringing us back to the spot.
Airport:Our Singapore leg of the trip had come to an end after three days. With a couple of hours on our hands whilst departing from Changi Airport (up to 20% savings) to Indonesia, we decided to indulge in duty free shopping. While I bought a bagful of chocolates from So Chocolate, my sister insisted we try out Asian delights at PappaMia. Their signature dish of Ipoh Hor Fun, with slippery noodles and shredded chicken in gravy was complimented with a classic Fish and Chips platter. We were ready to board our flight soon after.
After a three hour flight, we'd arrived at Bali that afternoon. The wind brushed my face as we rolled down the windows of our cab. Palm trees and rice terraces made up for most of our view en route to our hotel. My sister and I could not wait to explore the 'Island of the Gods'.
Hotel: We checked in to Viceroy Bali, a five-star luxury resort in Ubud. I soaked in the views of the spectacular jungle from the private deck of our pool suite. The semi-outdoor marble bathroom allowed us to effortlessly step to the heated undercover plunge pool. After wolfing down platefuls of bubur, a rice porridge made with soft boiled rice topped with steamed greens, coconut sauce, soya sprouts, and fish curry, we decided to go for a swim.
Entertainment: Over the course of our stay, we indulged in the best that the place had to offer. Scenic spa proved to be rejuvenating. A helicopter ride offered us aerial views of the island. In our spare time, we indulged in the villa's in-house activities such as cooking classes and Balinese dance lessons.
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Food: My sister and I have always been experimental with food during our travels. We tried out contemporary European-Indonesian dishes at Locavore. Listed in the world's top 50 restaurants, it uses ingredients from its very own garden. We called for proportions of pan-fried mackerel from Jimbaran, South Bali, served on pickled sour dough and paired it with a cocktail of fresh tomato, basil leaves, jackfruit syrup and homemade apple brandy. Must I say that we were not disappointed!
Sightseeing: No trip to Bali is complete without visiting its beaches. Every cliché of silken sand and azure sea holds true here. We spent half a day at Jimbaran Bay. After walking along its long beach, we indulged in seafood at fish restaurants lining the bay that is backed by tropical forest. We could not give the Ubud Market a miss. The vendors sold fragrant spices and coffee, knife sellers hawked handcrafted knives and women at fruit stalls lovingly and carefully peeled rambutans for customers. Fortunately, with Mastercard being accepted in over 200 countries by 40 million merchants, I did not hold back while sampling souvenirs for everyone back home.
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On this edition of De-Manufacturing Consent Guillermo is joined by Dr. Roy Eidelson, a clinical psychologist, president of Eidelson Consulting, and member of Psychologists for Social Responsibility and the Coalition for an Ethical Psychology. In response to the Senate's release of their executive summary on the CIA's interrogation program, Dr. Eidelson explains the role of psychologists, and the complicity of the American Psychological Association, in CIA torture. We discuss the two principal contract psychologists who developed the CIA's torture program, Bruce Jessen and James Mitchell, and how APA leadership not only fostered their relationship with the CIA but actively worked to hide and protect their involvement.
Dr. Eidelson describes the various psychological techniques Jessen and Mitchell employed, including induced "learned helplessness" — a theory developed by Martin Seligman, who personally presented his methods to the CIA contract psychologists.
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The Right Pregnancy Weight Gain
Gaining weight is a natural and important part of pregnancy. Many women think of weight gain during pregnancy as being specifically the weight of the baby, but the baby is only one part, less than a third on average, of the weight you will gain. During pregnancy, you will gain about:
- Three pounds of blood.
- Two pounds in your breasts.
- Two pounds in the uterus itself.
- Two pounds of amniotic fluid.
- Four pounds of retained water.
- One to two pounds of placenta.
- Seven pounds of fats, proteins, and other important nutrients.
- Seven to eight pounds of baby.
As you can see, all of these parts add up quickly!
Altogether, a woman who is in a normal weight range should gain between 25 and 35 pounds during pregnancy. A woman who is overweight before becoming pregnant should gain between 15 and 25 pounds, and a woman who is underweight before pregnancy should gain anywhere from 28 to 40 pounds. Women who are pregnant with twins or multiples will typically need to gain more weight, depending on the number of babies you are going to have. Most women will gain between 2 and 5 pounds during the first trimester, and then around one pound each week for the remainder of the pregnancy.
Gaining too much weight during your pregnancy can cause complications of the pregnancy, and can also make it more difficult to take off the extra weight after your pregnancy. Gaining too little weight during pregnancy can also be harmful; It may be a sign that you and your baby are not getting the important nutrients that you both need. In addition, your body needs to gain a certain amount of weight to prepare for breastfeeding.
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Houston, You're Getting a Sweetgreen
The fast-casual greens chain isn't the only non-local restaurant coming to the changing neighborhood.
Maybe fast-casual inventive salad chain Sweetgreen has been following me.
I just checked its locations, and it seems to show up in places where I'd previously spent decent portions of my life. In Philadelphia, my native land (because it is a foreign country), Sweetgreen is at 10th and Walnut streets, which is where I spent plenty of time as a kid, gazing up at skyscrapers and taking piano classes. I didn't become an architect, as I had once hoped, and I didn't learn to play "Good Day Sunshine." It's also at the University of Pennsylvania, where I worked as a caterer for a couple summers, and at Philly's Rittenhouse Square, which I frequented during my "dreaming of being a self-employed novelist" phase.
It's in Boston, in the Back Bay area, by Fenway Park, and in the Downtown Crossing shopping maze. I attended college at Boston University and spent plenty of off-class hours walking around the Back Bay, into the city's pocket-sized downtown, again, dreaming of being a self-employed novelist. Okay, maybe it wasn't a phase.
Sweetgreen is in Santa Monica and the Sunset Strip in California, which would've been home for me if I decided to pursue screenwriting after college. Nevertheless, I did check out both places during a vacation visiting an ex-girlfriend. That counts.
And it's in New York, at a whole litany of places that I have been to, mostly while—you know—dreaming of being a self-employed novelist.
All this to say that Sweetgreen is coming to Houston, according to the Houston Business Journal and Eater. It's slated for a fall opening in Rice Village, which according to the HBJ is also welcoming Dallas-based restaurant and wine bar Sixty Vines and California-based sandwich restaurant Mendicino Farms. The arrival of these businesses comes just after the recent introductions of Hopdoddy Burger Bar and Shake Shack, and the very recent closure of stalwart Irish bar the Gorgeous Gael (per Eater).
I don't know if Rice Village used to be the kind of neighborhood where a young person could walk through, dreaming of becoming a novelist. But like Philadelphia's Rittenhouse Square area, Boston's Downtown Crossing, and any number of Manhattan and Brooklyn neighborhoods, it's seeing a lot more chain spots like Sweetgreen these days.


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FOSI is participating in the United States Safer Internet Day flagship event: Looking Back and Looking Forward: Envisioning the Decade Ahead, hosted in Mountain View, California. FOSI CEO Stephen Balkam will be moderating a panel conversation titled "Maximising Impact: How Stakeholders Can Promote a Climate of Civility and Safety" with other stakeholders in online safety.
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"Danang City confirmed that its top priority is always given to high-qualified human resources training which quickly adapt to the general labor market in the ASEAN Community", emphasized Vice Chairman of Da Nang City People`s Committee, Dr. Dang Viet Dzung at the official signing ceremony of cooperation project on launching CDIO framework (Conceive - Design - Implement - Operate) between the University of Science and Technology – the University of Da Nang and Singapore Polytechnic-SP, which took place in the morning of February 23rd, 2016.
Vice chairman of Danang City People`s Committee, leaders of UD and its members, leaders of Temasek Foundation, Singapore and leader of Singapore Polytechnic witnessed the signing ceremony
Prof. Dr.Tran Van Nam – President of UD and Mr. Tan Choon Shian - Rector, CEO of Singapore Polytechnic introduced the signed MOU-Photo: T.N
Dr. Dang Viet Dzung – Vice Chairman of Danang City People's Committee delivered speech at the ceremony. -Photo: T.N
The cooperation project on launching CDIOframework today is an effort of seeking and selection of partners and methods for training quality innovation of UD.
This willcontribute significantly to improving quality of human resources as our country has been in the integration.
"On behalf of theCity's leaders, I really expect that the signed project today will bring back a talented and qualified human resource to keep pace with the advanced countries in the ASEAN Community and Asia "- said Dr. Dang Viet Dzung, Vice Chairman of the Da Nang City People's Committee.
Dr. Dang Viet Dzung also expressed his thanks to the Board of Directors, the Executive Board of Temasek Foundation, Singapore (the Foundation has agreed to fund the project on launching CDIO framework at the University of Science and Technology - the University of Da Nang in the period of 3 years with the amount of 634, 820 Singapore dollars).
Earlier,the Temasek Foundation, Singapore (in collaboration with some non-governmental organizations) supported Danang City with the projects: Strengthening the management and transport planning; Improvement of capacity for Danang City leadership and officials in carrying out public-private partnership (PPP) transactions; Capacity building for Danang City in the fields of education, health care, urban transport, sewage and garbage treatment, etc.
Speech of Mr.Tan Choon Shian – Rector and CEO of Singapore Polytechnic. - Photo: T.N"
"One more project related to education field has been officially launched. I believe that this project will contribute positively in improving the quality of human resources of Danang City. The project also helps connect the relationship strongly and asserts the good cooperation of the two countries, the people of Vietnam and Singapore in the past, present and future "- shared Mr. Tan Choon Shian – Rector and CEO Singapore Polytechnic.
The University of Danang - www.udn.vn/english
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Kortava's Ajika is among the Great Taste winners of 2018
Great Taste, the world's most coveted food awards, which celebrates the very best in food and drink, has announced the Great Taste stars of 2018. Out of over 12,600 products to be judged, Kortava's Ajika from Doncaster in South Yorkshire was awarded a 1-star Great Taste award, which means judges dubbed it a food that delivers fantastic flavour for its Hot Ajika Chilli and Herb Paste. Here's the judge' official verdict on the paste
"This paste is a combination of exciting, fruity, zingy flavours that really sing in the mouth. Despite its fierce chilli heat all the other flavours are allowed to harmonise - and the actual 'burning' heat does not linger but simply leaves a glow. We could see many uses for this, as suggested in the product description".
Owners Gunda and Astamur Kortava couldn't be more delighted and proud that their first and original product, which took several attempts to get just right, has had such high praise and recognition from industry experts.
Judged by over 500 of the most demanding palates, belonging to food critics, chefs, cooks, restaurateurs and producers, as well as a whole host of food writers and journalists, Great Taste is widely acknowledged as the most respected food accreditation scheme for artisan and speciality food producers. As well as a badge of honour, the unmistakeable black and gold Great Taste label is a signpost to a wonderful tasting product, which has been discovered through hours and hours of blind-tasting by hundreds of judges.
Gunda Hewitt-Kortava, explains: "We entered the Great Taste Awards (The Oscars of the food industry) for the first time this year because although we are sure in the delicious taste of our product, it means so much more to have it judged by expert pallets and have them agree that Ajika is deserving of the Great Taste accolade. These awards are recognised world-wide, so the potential for growth by simply having that logo on our products is second to none, that's why we're very excited to see what doors may open for our business now. We plan to maximise on our Great Tate win by presenting our award winning hot paste at local food events around South Yorkshire as an official Great Taste winner. The next one for us will be Saturday 18th at the Auckley Show in Doncaster followed by the Bawtry food festival 26th August.
Recognised as a stamp of excellence among consumers and retailers alike, Great Taste values taste above all else, with no regard for branding and packaging. Whether it is vinegar, granola, bacon or cheese being judged, all products are removed from their wrapper, jar, box or bottle before being tasted. The judges then savour, confer and re-taste to decide which products are worthy of a 1-, 2- or 3-star award.
There were 12,634 entries into Great Taste this year and of those products, 192 have been awarded a 3-star, 1,207 received a 2-star and 3,254 were awarded a 1-star accolade. The panel of judges this year included; MasterChef 2018 champion, Kenny Tutt, chef and food writer, Elly Curshen, eco chef and food writer, Tom Hunt, author and chef, Zoe Adjonyoh, baker Tom Herbert, author and blogger, Izy Hossack, and baker and recipe writer, Martha Collison, as well as food buyers from Harrods, Selfridges and Sourced Market. These esteemed palates have together tasted and re-judged the 3-star winners to finally agree on the Golden Fork Trophy winners and the Great Taste 2018 Supreme Champion.
Great Taste 2018 will reach its exciting finale on Sunday 2 September, when the world of fine food gathers at the InterContinental Park Lane Hotel, London to find out the Great Taste Golden Fork trophy winners for each region, with the final applause reserved for the Great Taste Supreme Champion 2018.
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"Another outstanding offering is Flying Underwater by Eva Tihanyi, a collection of the poet's work from previous books along with some new poems. Tihanyi's poetry is often wise, with lines you want to read aloud in order to savour both their wisdom and their beauty. Her keen eye (she also practices photography) is attuned to the dance of desire, vulnerability and need in relationships. The poems in the section taken from her 1995 book, Saved by the Telling, are particularly satisfying, several of them broaching art and its significance for our daily lives and for making meaning, and shape, of them. One dazzling poem is from the perspective of Picasso's mistress—an artist in her own right—Dora Marr, who reappears in the new poems. The poem "Picasso Meets Dora Marr at Les Deux Magots" is impossible to quote in part. It is followed by another stunning poem about an artist, this one about Sylvia Plath, called "Breakthrough." In the section from Wrestling the Grace of the World (2005), the poem "My Heart Hears You Dreaming" is so devastatingly unguarded, gorgeous and still that it reads like an ancient lyric: "Years pass but I do find you;/ your open self is still my fate,/ such joy your mouth is speaking." It ends with these lines: "Yet despite the journey I have made,/ the music weakens,/ the distance is not receding.// And within the silence that is love,/ my heart hears you leaving." Recognizable truths leap up everywhere in Tihanyi's poetry, and words from a poem titled "Inventing the future" could easily describe the collection: "I have been lashed by grace. This is/ a new way of being in the world." The lines are introduced by ones that situate that "way of being" in time and space: "What doesn't break us binds us.// March again. The earth softens/ as spring lays its green foundations./ Never the same spring twice,/ never the same March." "The End of Something," in the same section of poems from The Key of Red (2010), is the final remarkable poem I will mention, one thst again seems to speak from the depths of perception to the universal, conveying this insight: "Poetry is the language of believing in language./ What we look at deeply, enters us."


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STORRS -- The chief executive officer of General Electric Co. will receive an honorary degree and be keynote speaker at the University of Connecticut's commencement in May.
Jeffrey Immelt will receive an honorary doctor of humane letters degree.
In October, GE, which is based in Fairfield, and UConn announced a five-year, $7.5 million GE initiative that includes philanthropic support and sponsorship of UConn research.
Immelt will speak at UConn's Graduate School commencement May 11. He will be among eight honorary degree recipients including Wally Lamb, author of "She's Come Undone."
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About replenishment in Ukrainian politics. Singer Anastasia Prykhodko said she gets off the stage and goes into politics. According to her, there, she will have more opportunities to help Ukrainian soldiers, temporarily displaced persons and everyone who's in need. Prykhodko decided to join the team of… Yulia Tymoshenko. Prykhodko called her the strongest politician of Ukraine. More about unexpected twist – in reactions from Opinion.
So, let's start with Anastasia Prykhodko's post. There, a singer (or already an ex-singer?) explains that, while thinking about her future, she came to the conclusion that as a politician she would have more opportunities to help "all those in need." Prykhodko sees her help in restoring social justice for every needy citizen of Ukraine.
According to Prykhodko, quite a lot of politicians and leaders of different parties met with her and offered cooperation. However, the singer made her choice and joins… the team of Yulia Tymoshenko. Why? Because she believes that Tymoshenko is the strongest politician who impressed Anastasia with her human qualities. The author of the post is convinced that in this team she will be able to fulfill her politician's potential. Something like this.
Brother of the singer, volunteer, blogger, and public activist Nazar Prykhodko commented on the decision of his sister to join Tymoshenko's team. He stressed that the author of "the New Course" has never been his candidate and politician, whom he would be eager to follow. Therefore, Prykhodko's brother was surprised and confused with such a decision. However, Nazar Prykhodko added that this is a personal choice of his sister, the choice of an adult with a solid background.
A political expert Olexiy Minakov recalled that in May this year the singer assured that she would go to the young and won't cooperate with Tymoshenko's party. What are the consequences of such decisions? Minakov is convinced that this kind of "intervention" in the politics by these "celebrities" only adds more trash and a circus to already absurd Ukrainian policy.
Roman Donik, an activist and volunteer, treated the decision of Prikhodko rather skeptical. The author explains it the following way: the singer, known in certain circles as a patriot and volunteer, legalized transition to pro-Russian parties of those patriots and volunteers, who are ashamed to say openly that they are ready to oppose Poroshenko even in alliance with the enemy Now nobody can say that Tymoshenko's party didn't help the front, moreover you won't be able to say that there are no patriots.
A blogger and veteran of the Russian-Ukrainian war Roman Kulyk, in his turn, is sure that there is nothing sensational in the singer's statement, especially if you take into account Prykhodko's "visit" to the "Radical Party". Instead, Kulyk characterized Anastasia's words about "carefully thought-out decisions" as rather ridiculous ones since she left the "radicals" without achieving any goals. And now – a new, well-considered decision on Tymoshenko, with the same wording, which she used while, joining Lyashko in 2015.
However, a blogger Mykola Voskalo, with a wonderful sarcasm, tried to mock those who focus exclusively on Prikhodko but forgets many other "candidates" for discussion. For example, those who entered politics with Tymoshenko, and then bailed on her, or a deputy of the presidential faction, who is rooting for the owner of "Inter" and sponsor of the Party of Regions.
Journalist and former People's Deputy Yevhen Leshan noted that at the subconscious level, Anastasia Prykhodko and Nadiya Savchenko are constantly confused, which means that they have to work hard to separate from each other. Well, it happens, in short, nothing terrible.
Well, a good comparison from journalist Mykhailo Tkach, who equated the end of singer's career and the transition to Timoshenko's team with the beginning of a diet and… a promise to eat a hundred cakes.
Oleksiy Tsymbalyuk, a "killer" who had to kill Arkadiy Babchenko, but instead messed up all the plans of Moscow, jokingly wondered how much money Prikhodko got. He says, of course jokingly, that he himself would join her for a "good price".
Andriy Aliokhin, a blogger, writer, and actor is sure that such political decisions are Russian common practice – to put in front of the parliament "dumb" athletes, "flexible" gymnasts, and singers from the Soviet times, because this way people will go to the elections as to holiday. Of course, Prykhodko's participation in Eurovision on behalf of Russia was also recalled. Well, Anastasia, don't you think that we could miss it?
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I've been told Germany is a country of habit; most regions have their own distinct set of customs, culinary or otherwise, which have been passed on from one generation to the next for several centuries. And this is precisely what Germany is all about this year – the country is highlighting its many different living traditions (from the German Beer Purity Law to spooky Walpurgis Night which celebrates spring by "dancing into May" and casting spells on visitors), including Hamburg's seafaring heritage. The world's biggest post festival and its majestic regatta gather roughly 1.5 million people and hundreds of ships, from teeny tiny motorboat to historic sailboat and even cruise ships.
If you can't make it to Sevilla in time for the legendary Easter celebrations, then perhaps the equally famous Feria de Abril will be a better fit. The carnival kicks off at midnight on the second Monday after Easter Sunday with a traditional lighting-up of the fairgrounds, only after which Sevillanos and visitors can start eating tapas, drinking manzanilla, talking, dressing up in traditional costumes and dancing flamenco till dawn. The feria is famous for its 1000+ casetas, ornate and bright marquee tents that host both private and public parties, including one where wine is drawn from a well and poured into buckets.
What better way to welcome spring than by walking around the world's second largest flower garden, Keukenhof? This luxuriant former hunting ground features approximately 7 million flower bulbs arranged in various and imaginative designs, and spread over some odd 32 hectares. Many tour operators offer hassle-free day trips to Keukenhof from Amsterdam, which includes a drive through Holland's iconic colourful fields.
Even though there isn't much going on in Rome in the spring per se, two of the best arguments to visit the city in April and May are the clement weather and sparse crowds. After all, who wants to visit Rome in 40+ degree temperatures? There is only so much gelato one can eat to cool off! Visitors can expect al fresco dinners, (almost) tourist-free attractions and pink azalea-covered Spanish Steps – a sight to behold!
Although not England's biggest tourist destination, Gloucester in the springtime can only mean one thing: Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake. This whimsical event has been held every year since the 15th century on the last Monday of May on the Spring Bank Holiday at Cooper's Hill. The festival as such is pretty self-explanatory: a 9 lb round of Double Gloucester cheese is rolled, and competitors race down the hill after it. While it may not seem like much at first, visitors should be aware that the cheese can reach speeds up to 112 km/h!
The Swiss Travel Pass couldn't make Switzerland any more beautiful, but it made it easier to visit. The operator recently introduced the Grand Train Tour of Switzerland, an eight-day, 1,200 kilometre voyage which underlines the best of Switzerland. Departing from the country's multicultural metropolis, Zurich, the tour includes stops in Montreux, Lucerne, Interlaken, Zermatt and Lugano to name a few. The ideal trip for first-timers in Switzerland!


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The suspicious bulge.
The reasons for the suspicious bulge.
Authorities in Singapore caught a man smuggling kittens in his pants as he tried to cross into Singapore at a land crossing from Malaysia.
The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority in Singapore said that on 2JAN an officer noticed a "suspicious bulge" in the pants of a man trying to enter the country. Upon closer inspection, said bulge appeared to be "meowing." Further investigation revealed that not one but four kittens were being smuggled in the man's pants.
In a Facebook post from Singapore's Immigration & Checkpoints Authority, authorities had some fun with the incident.
"Trying to get past fur-midable officers? Impawsible," the post stated.
The kittens were taken from the Singaporean man, 45, and put into the care of the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore.
In the Facebook post, authorities warned that animals with "unknown health status" could introduce diseases such as rabies to their environment. According to the country's Animals and Birds Act, people importing animals illegally could face both a maximum fine of $10,000 and up to a year in jail.
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Could have ended in a cat-astrophy. He needed to be edu-cat-ed in the laws.. I mean paws.


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Akzo Nobel's Car Refinishes South America (CRSA) business has been appointed the official paint supplier to Brazil's leading Volkswagen network, Disal-Assobrave.
There are 640 VW dealerships in Brazil and Disal-Assobrave represents the commercial interests of 95 per cent of them. VW is also the leading motor manufacturer in Brazil, with a 31 per cent market share.
"Akzo Nobel's strengths are not only in its solid organizational structure, but also in the superior quality of its products and services," said Disal-Assobrave's commercial manager, Walter Berne Bianchi, at the launch of the new partnership.
Under the agreement, Akzo Nobel's Sikkens paint brand not only becomes the officially recommended product, but it also becomes part of a new philosophy to be implemented into the Brazilian Volkswagen network.
Working along with Disal-Assobrave, CRSA will develop a specific training program for dealers, advising them on the correct use of product and equipment, bodyshop layout and project consultancy, as well as providing the usual technical support.
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UCB recently settled a lawsuit with our hillside football fans.
The fans filed a suit with the university when they realized that the proposed plan of the new stadium threatened their nosebleed section seating.
The settlement requires that the university "consult(s) with the plaintiffs before altering the eastern side". It does not guarantee that dwellers of Tightwad Hill get to keep their free seats. In other words: there might be a mumbled conversation on the matter over a cup of coffee and donuts, but try not to hold your breath. read more »
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This work was funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science and was performed at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under Contract DE-AC52-07Na27344. We also acknowledge the World Climate Research Programme's Working Group on Coupled Modelling, which is responsible for CMIP, and we thank the modeling groups (listed in Table 2 of this paper) for producing and making available their simulation outputs. For CMIP, the U.S. Department of Energy's Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison (PCMDI) provides coordinating support and leads the development of software infrastructure in partnership with the Global Organization for Earth System Science Portals. Finally, we gratefully acknowledge the generous computational assistance provided by Charles Doutriaux.


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A Honda Accord driven by a man from from Vancouver lost control in an 'S' curve east of the Knouff Lake turnoff at 9:25 a.m., today, Dec. 23, Staff Sgt. Doug Aird says in a release.
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Police arrested an 18-year-old man in Dover, where ferries run between Britain and France, and carried out armed raids in the southwestern London suburb of Sunbury.
Hours after the arrest, officers descended on the swanky home of Ron and Penny Jones, a well-respected couple who received an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in 2009 from the queen for fostering hundreds of children.
Neighbors described the suspect as a troublemaker who was arrested just two weeks ago on unknown charges, British media reported.
The teen was being held under the Terrorism Act and has been brought to London for questioning.
"We have made a significant arrest in our investigation this morning," said London Metro Police terror czar Neil Basu.
"If there are other people responsible, it's our job to find them," he added.
ISIS claimed responsibility for the partially exploded bucket bomb that caught fire and sparked a stampede at the Parsons Green stop on the Tube.
Dozens were injured from the flash and the ensuing stampede out of the station.
Had the device worked as intended it could have killed hundreds of commuters packed into the rush hour train car.
The station, in a leafy London residential neighborhood, reopened Saturday.
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Most of the city carried on as normal despite the heightened threat of attack. England's terror-threat level remains at "critical," meaning that a subsequent strike is "expected imminently."
Soldiers were posted at major sites across the city, and officials warned of continued raids connected to the investigation.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan said "significant" police activity would continue throughout the weekend.
The bombing was the fifth major terrorism attack in England this year.
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