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The DOI Has Gone Astray—and I Witnessed It Firsthand
This story was produced in collaboration with the Guardian.
Back in 2017, the staff at the Department of the Interior was not hoping for the best, we were hoping for the competent. A presidential transition can bring dramatic change to the leadership of a federal agency—particularly the agency that manages the conservation and use of one-fifth of America's land area and the seabed of our continental shelf.
Civil servants pledge to continue to serve the American people and the agency mission regardless of whether or not they agree with the political positioning of the president and his cabinet. So we watched the Ryan Zinke confirmation hearings carefully, listening for hints at his management style, his communications style, and his general understanding and respect for public lands and the mission of the agency. These were the qualities that mattered, not his ideology. We were hoping for competence.
What we heard in his hearing was a general respect for the notion of public lands, of science, and of the career staff who make the agency tick. There were some red flags for public land advocates and positive signs for industry, but for civil servants, he seemed competent and respectful enough. As so often happens in politics, however, looks can be deceiving.
If Zinke deserves credit for one thing during his short tenure as secretary, it's for his acting skills, and he was, in effect, handed a brand new "script" when he took office as secretary of the interior. This script was written by his oil, gas, and mining associates and their mouthpiece organizations. It was a script for a provocative new tragedy in three acts, and his job was to do as the script says.
Act I: Erase the Past
The Trump administration has tried to reverse everything that the Obama administration did, good or bad. Zinke dutifully has done his part by putting a stop to rules meant to protect health and safety, such as a methane venting and flaring rule that would have improved American health and provided energy to thousands of homes. His most visible action has been to implement the largest reduction of protected lands in American history by shrinking the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments, in the process giving the middle finger to millions of Americans who commented in support of the monuments, as well as the many American Indian Tribes who had supported Bears Ears.
Act II: Exile the Experts
His new script has also required Zinke to deny the role of science in policy-making and ensure that experts could not interfere with the oil, gas, and mining agenda. He eliminated the term climate change from the agency strategic plan, required that all research grants be reviewed by an old football buddy, and canceled a National Academy study into the health impacts of coal mining just as he was canceling a moratorium on coal leasing on federal lands. He also took the unprecedented step of reassigning dozens of career senior executives, including me, as a means to "trim the workforce," as he stated in a congressional budget hearing. He has dutifully and actively worked to hollow out the agency to make it easier for his industry sponsors to operate on public lands.
Act III: Choose Your Rules
In many tragedies, the flaws of the lead character bring his or her demise, and Zinke's script appears like it will be no different. The Trump administration has a history of hiring less-than-upright characters and Zinke has not disappointed. The subject of over a dozen inspector general investigations, he apparently did not pay attention during the ethics briefing that every new federal employee must attend. Evidence suggests that he has used his public office, and taxpayer dollars, for private gain on multiple occasions, and these scandals seem to have finally caught up to him.
If he leaves—which, reports suggest, could be very soon—Zinke will be replaced by another actor but the script won't change. Waiting in the wings to take over is Deputy Secretary David Bernhardt, a former oil, gas, and mining lobbyist who worked at the Department of the Interior during the George W. Bush administration and knows his way around the agency. Bernhardt embodies the revolving door between industry and Interior, and has already raised eyebrows over likely conflicts of interest. He may prove to be more effective at doing the job that Zinke started, but will have to face a greater degree of oversight due to recent election results.
The real loser in this brief performance has been the American taxpayer. America's National Parks, Wildlife Refuges, and other public lands are national treasures and must be managed with care to serve our national interest. This means using science to guide decision-making rather than ignoring climate change and marginalizing scientists. It means striking a balance between exploitation and conservation rather than providing massive handouts to oil, gas and mining interests. This means supporting and nurturing a federal workforce to effectively execute the laws, regulations, and policies required by Congress rather than hollowing out the operations of the agency you're tasked with managing.
Ryan Zinke has never looked up from his script long enough.
Americans, and the civil servants who work at the Department of the Interior, deserve a secretary who respects ethics, transparency, science, and the mission of the agency rather than an actor reading from an industry-prepared script. When the time comes, the Senate must hold Zinke's successor to a higher standard.
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The deep-voiced announcer on a current John Deere commercial makes it plain: "When it's time to pick a mower, you gotta get on one," a practice Consumer Reports routinely recommends. The commercial ends with the company's slogan, "Nothing runs like a Deere." But in our tests we discovered that even though John Deere lawn tractors and riders are among the best you can buy, some run a little better than others. Deere's dealers sell machines that you can't find at your local home center. Here's the difference.
Select Series X-class John Deere lawn tractors ($3,000 to $4,000), sold by authorized dealers, have long been top picks in our lawn tractor Ratings. The John Deere X300, John Deere X304, and John Deere X310 sport twin-cylinder Kawasaki engines, considered among the longest-lasting; heavier-duty transmissions that are well-suited to towing or pushing; and sturdy construction you can feel when you're driving it.
Deere's D-class tractors such as the John Deere D125 or John Deere D110, sold at Home Depot and Lowe's, typically make our top picks list yet cost under $2,000. These models feature Briggs & Stratton engines, capable transmissions, and lighter-weight construction all-around. Unfortunately, while you can sit on one at the home center, you can't give it a test drive except on certain "demo days."
If you're committed to the Deere brand, which is among the most reliable lawn tractors, you can visit an authorized dealer to get some perspective. Dealers, especially those that service machines sold at home centers, often stock D-class as well as Select-Series tractors. So you can drive tractors of both tiers to see which you prefer. True, the Select-Series tractors cost more. But in addition to their sturdier parts and construction, dealer-sold machines have warranties that are twice as long.
The attraction of home-center tractors, of course, is the price but Deere fans will be happy to hear there's an in-between choice—the John Deere Sport Series S240—that's not a compromise. You can buy it at the dealer for $2,500. This recommended model offers a twin-cylinder Kawasaki engine and other components similar to what you find in the Select-Series tractors. But it's built on a D-class frame.
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AdSense from Google is most certainly the ticket for many website owners, whether you have a small website or a large one, Google AdSense could earn money for you while you sleep! I have been using AdSense at my website which simply explains all about Google Page Rank for just a short time and have earned money daily since using Google AdSense.
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AdSense can earn you money in three different ways:
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Secondly AdSense can earn you money from website searches which can earn a good amount of money if you place the AdSense search box in the best place for your website visitors. You will not earn every time someone searches from you AdSense search box however, it really depends on whether they have also moved on to maybe purchase a product or signed up for something via the AdSense search box.
Thirdly you can also earn money from AdSense referrals, which potentially could earn you quite a lot of money. By simply referring your website to Google AdSense to make money will not in itself earn you money, but if they sign up to AdSense and then go on to make $ 100 within their first 6 months then believe it or not AdSense will pay you $ 100.
So if you can get your website to sign up with AdSense you will never know when the big one will drop in your bank account. It is fairly easy for a new Google AdSense member to earn $ 100 in six months, especially when your visitor already has a website with perhaps as little as 50 unique visitors a day. With Google AdSense and it's ability to know what to show your website visitor as regard to targeted adverts, you will soon gain back your time in earnings as long as you follow some basic guidelines.
AdSense works best with content rich websites and there is absolutely no point in adding AdSense to anything but websites that are content rich. So target your AdSense campaign toward the current scheme of your webpage's. Therefore if you have a website, on let's say cars, then write your content about cars and write lots of it too. You will not only earn a living from AdSense but also from your original services or products. AdSense requires a great deal of content for it to decide the best adverts to display so be very aware of this. Remember also that AdSense allows people from around the world including many poorer countries to make money from their website using AdSense. As long as you can read and write, also have a computer with internet connection then you can certainly earn a great wage from writing about what you know.
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by Daron Short, senior graphic designer/photographer at the C&MA National Office
Admittedly, I am still a new-ish father. I mean, I have only 2.5 years of experience under my belt. Maybe I have this whole Father's Day thing all wrong.
I've never been into wearing silky ties or smoking illegal cigars. I've never really desired a new power tool—doesn't that just mean there's work to be done on the other end of it?
Come to think of it, based on the number of gifts I usually return, I'm confident I'm a better gift-giver than receiver. My wife, on the other hand, is not so good at gift giving and would tell you as much. She mentioned recently that it all works out in the end though, because as much as I enjoy giving gifts to her, I'm equally good at giving gifts to myself.
I'm sure I'm already in the hole for my Father's Day gift. It was either those new bike shorts I purchased recently or that ultralight rain jacket that was on sale last fall.
Since I've already "received" my Father's Day gift, my thoughts have turned to giving a gift in return, a gift to my boys. After all, they are the ones who make me a father. Shouldn't Father's Day, in some way, be about them?
How about an experience? No, not one they'd likely forget within 30 minutes. I'm talking about a life-long experience, a commitment. A commitment to the vows I made to love my wife, their mother, as Christ loves His Bride. For richer or poorer. In sickness and in health. On the mountaintops, but especially in the valleys.
Deep and Dark
Rachael and I have had our share of mountaintop experiences. Literally. Since escaping the Midwest mosquitos and landing in Colorado, we have together summited 16 mountains higher than 14,000 feet. We've also trudged through some valleys; however, none of them compare to the one we are currently traversing, the deepest and darkest yet.
In the fall of 2015, after undergoing an extensive surgery, Rachael was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer that originated in her abdomen. Stage 4. Incurable. Oh, and she was 12 weeks pregnant with our second son at the time. Valley? This was more like a canyon we'd been trapped in during a storm, and the water was rising.
Sparing a lot of details and experiences with modern and alternative medicine in the last six months that included the aforementioned surgery, multiple magnetic scans, potentially harmful medications, persistent pokes, a massive diet change, and yes, even the cancer that threatened to overtake our son in the womb, he was born on June 2.
Listen, all babies are miracles. But this new baby represents an overwhelming gift from the greatest of gift givers, our Heavenly Father. We've been given not only the gift of our new baby boy but also the gift of health for my wife, despite the cancer diagnosis.
To Love and Honor
As you can imagine, circumstances like this force a perspective shift. It's tempting to put kids first, especially when they're young. We've found it's nearly impossible to make time for just the two of us. Gone are the spontaneous weekend trips to take aim at another summit. Even a date night to the mini-golf course is hard to come by these days.
However, at hand is the ever-present opportunity to give the greatest gift I can to my boys: a never-ending commitment to love and honor my wife, their mother, in sickness and in health, in a way that reflects Christ's love for His Bride.
If my kids make me a father, my wife has allowed me to become one. My commitment was to her long before anyone else came into the picture, and that commitment is a never-ending gift to my boys. (I'll be sure to remind them of that when they want a new pair of sneakers as teenagers!)
I pray it will show them what humility, loyalty, and faithfulness look like. I pray it will aid them in their relationships with their future spouses. Most importantly, I pray the devotion I display to my wife will represent the love Christ has for His followers and that they will one day accept the greatest gift a Father could give.
Lord, thank You for Your example of fatherhood. Thank You for Your good, good gifts. May we, as fathers, give those gifts in return to our families this Father's Day and every day.
Editor's note: Read more about the Shorts' journey through this cancer diagnosis on their blog: www.daronandrachaelshort.blogspot.com.


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While it's unusual to get the amount of rain we had two weeks ago, it does remind us to take some flood precautions.
1. Basement windows or doors are common storm water entry points and should be sealed against leaks. Clear plastic covers or window wells that extend above ground level can help. Ideally, window and door sills should at least a foot above ground level.
2. Slope the yard away from the foundation to prevent water from pooling near the house and leaking into the basement. Create a rain garden or low basin landscaped with shrubs and flowers to encourage water to soak into the ground.
3. Eliminate paved surfaces where possible and consider alternatives that allow water to soak into the ground. Consider porous concrete or porous pavers for driveways. Gravel or woodchips for walking paths.
4. Aim downspouts toward the lawn and away from the foundation and paved surfaces. Consider using cisterns or rain barrels to catch rainwater for watering lawns and gardens in dry weather.
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The first excitement that takes place when you come to understand about getting some inheritance remains only for a brief duration since the delight turns out to be impatience on realizing the procedure is taking too much time. Knowing the functioning of probate loans aid if you're a potential heir.
The procedure by which the real estate of a deceased person is moved to their preferred heirs is probate. This system is equally positive and negative. The procedure can continue from a couple of months to years' dependent on the intricacy of the instance. You can apply for a probate loan at https://wilshirequinn.com/probate-loan/.
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On the other hand, the fantastic thing is that you'd definitely get your share following the legal proceedings are finished. Additionally, this procedure takes time so that when the deceased has called another heir for their own estate then they'd also receive their deserved share. An heir has the capacity to ask to get financing from their inheritance if needed and this is referred to as a probate loan.
It's simply sanctioned to an heir if approved and applied. To be able to apply for the probate loan in advance, you may need to complete an application and supply proper evidence that confirms you're the rightful heir. A probate advance aids the individual to acquire cash even if the procedure remains progressing. Cash in hand can assist you with several activities like purchasing something you've longed for or perhaps even paying a few critical bills.
The situation's progress might well have a fantastic impact on your own life if you're having trouble financially. It makes it possible to reconstruct your life and move forward. In different instances, people might need to fix the inherited land. So, in such scenarios, the probate loan is undoubtedly a blessing.


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St Mark's is an Anglican church led by Rev Paul Oxley. It is also a charity (registered number 1152173).
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We hate it when we get calls from people who we never gave our number to, and we know you do too. This means that our data policy and practices are created with you in mind.
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The Vans Classic Slip-on. Casual, timeless style. You can't beat the original.
Brothers Seth & Zac struggled for years to find stylish shoes to fit their over-sized feet. One day in 1997, they had an epiphany: their shoe problem was a business opportunity! They started Oddball Shoes, and have been helping people around the world find the best in big size men's footwear ever since... read more


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Liquorature Gathering #027 – "The Maltese Falcon" (Dashiell Hammett)
Date: April, 2011
Host – Pat
Whisky: Bruichladdich Sherry Classic, Glenmorangie Sonnalta PX, Finlaggan
Rum: Diplomatico Exclusiva
I was afear'd of this one. Easy read…little bit of history perhaps, in terms of genre impact…but how much was there really to discuss about this novel featuring the debut of Hammett's uber-dick, Sam Spade? Well…lots actually. Quite a pleasant surprise to realize, part way through this gathering, that we had been on topic for nearly 2 hours.
Alas…I put the cart before the horse. Let's start from the beginning.
Laughs came early. Primarily at the expense of Ostby, who somehow managed to be 45 minutes late, while living literally across the street from Pat's place. The jokes ensued about traffic issues and problems getting a cab. Witty bunch, ain't we?
The worst part about this delay was the tantalizing seafood chowder and unopened bottles sitting on the counter, which had us salivating like a teen'er over Megan Fox. We held off as long as we could, Clint…I swear.
This little fest took place on the RROC block. Pat's pad, to be precise. A couple of us scallywags and scoundrels were in cahoots behind the backs of the rest of the collective and smuggled in an old mate for the festivities. Bauer! Our fallen comrade, who chose Saskabush over the excesses Cowtown had to offer, was through town for a couple of days. I primed him on the monthly pick so he'd be able to read up and join in. We became the G9 for this night. The boys were tickled pink to have our gone-but-ne'er-forgotten-br'er back in the midst. Good times. Interestingly…even with 9 we were able to control it, though there were a few tottery moments when I feared things would go off the rails.
Pat paid a visit to our mate, Andrew Ferguson, down at the Kensington Wine Market for some insight into picking and purchasing a few drams we may not have tried to date. Indeed all three were new to the whole gang. A Bruichladdich 'classic' (Uh…not sure 'bout that. Watch for review to come) that just didn't seem to be firing on all cylinders…a Finlaggen (The eve's mystery malt. Where the hell is this from? …And don't say Islay)…and a Glenmorangie Sonnalta PX that is getting raves out there (Jury's out here though). Oh yeah…and a rum (a Diplomatico) for the traitorous swine among us.
The book? Overwhelmingly well received. Seems the genre is quite appreciated, and the tale itself exceedingly so. It is sorta becoming a theme as we knock off some of these literary cornerstones, that the central tenet of conversation revolves around the book's sphere of influence. In this case, of course, The Maltese Falcon helped define a sub-genre of crime fiction. Y'know…fedora…trenchcoat…dame…fisticuffs…cigarette after cigarette and drink after drink…and buckloads of machismo. Dark and defining. Lovely stuff really. We all felt a little emasculated by comparison to the tough-as-nails Spade.
Should note here…
We seem to be on a fine run of books right now and a helluva good spree of get-togethers. Speaks volumes for the company we keep, methinks. Should also mention…though we dented (quite heavily) the bevy selections on offer, all were on best behavior. The…uh…aftermath from our last soiree sat none too well with spouses nor stomachs. There's a price to be paid for our gallant attempts at Spade-esque machismo. Not sure any of us are man enough to pay those prices though.
Anyway…cheers, Pat! Another good pick and fine eve. Well done.
The randoms: Jessica Rabbit…Bauer being back for a session…Silverback wolves with unicorn heads…Galt's Gulch on Google Map…The Power Of Two…Regarding rum: "I don't like it"…the deforestation movement…two 7s beats a frush.
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Gregorian Chant: Together on the Way
The Norbertine Fathers of St. Michael's Abbey
Gregorian Chant:
Together on the Way
About the Album
For three grace-filled nights in February of 2011, the choir of St. Michael's Abbey chanted at Segerstrom Hall to introduce and complement Maestro Carl St. Clair's conception of Anton Bruckner's Symphony 9 as performed by the Pacific Symphony Orchestra. Then, in March of 2012, Biola University asked the Norbertines to chant at the close of their Art Symposium on Sacred Space as a demonstration of what sacred music should fill a sacred space. Although the fathers knew that many of those who heard them would not understand the Latin they were chanting, it was their fondest hope that they would be moved simply to join them in prayer.
Since neither of these concert programs were recorded, the Norbertines thought to capture the experience in the only way possible—to produce this album with the same pieces sung before, yet in their very own abbey church.
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Christmas at St. Michael's Abbey
This recording includes the proper chants of the three Masses of Christmas (Midnight Mass, the Mass at dawn, and the Mass of the day) as sung at St. Michael's Abbey.
The eclectic selection on this album is a cross-section of music sung at the Abbey that includes chants from the liturgy as well as motets and music from the Renaissance era. The latter are sung on more solemn occasions like Easter, Pentecost, Christmas, and the other great feasts of the liturgical year.
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Immerse yourself in a collection of chants, reflections, audio lectures, and more from the Norbertine Fathers, on-demand in the Abbot's Circle audio library.
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Nothing Like A Mother's Love
Sybil hates being an empty nester. She tracks her son down in the college locker room and insists on cleaning up while he hits the field. Jake walks in after practice and Sybil can't help but take care of him too. Smothering Jake with her big round tits, Sybil just has so much love to give.
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Kiss Kiss Die! asks if you will sacrifice your friends
In an unusual game of battle and victory comes Kiss Kiss Die! This new game of strategy takes place in the land of Kissimmee where with every hit to the enemy you give; you must sacrifice the strength of your friends.
The good guys are the colored blocks and the bad guys, called Evil, well, they are obviously the skulls. You can destroy your enemies a few ways. There is a line bomb where you tap two non-adjacent good guys of the same color that in a row or column with a bad guy. This will decrease the strength of the entire line, including your own team. You can also use a bomb that decreases health in an "X" pattern by double-tapping a single good guy.
Swapping and tips
Sometimes you do not have two good guys of the same color in a row or column to invoke a line bomb, so you must swap them. Just tap two adjacent good guys to switch their spots, but realize this will give the bad guys a point. If your good guys get close to their third life, you have to be really careful how or if you even use them moving forward. Every hit takes strength from your friends.
Take a look at Kiss Kiss Die! and just click here if you cannot view the video:
Lives and scoring
Each guy on the board has three lives, so it takes three hits to defeat them. They get smaller with each hit. If Evil dies, you receive two points and if you die, Evil receives two points. There are more scoring options for hits to good guys as well as bad and your goal is to defeat all Evil on the board to move onto the next level. Also, remember that if you lose 10 good guys in a level, the game is over.
Interesting game of strategy
The different scoring options take some getting used to, but Kiss Kiss Die! is certainly an interesting game. The sound effects are actually hilarious. With each tap you will hear an "ooh" and with each defeat you will hear a "yeow," both of which are pretty funny. Overall, the game is enjoyable and really does make you think and plan ahead.
Kiss Kiss Die! is available for $1.99 on the App Store with no in-app purchases.
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This story starts at the corner of 56th street and Pine where a young man is held up in an apartment buildings top floor with a one-year-old child named Adam.
Adam was taken by his Father, also named Adam from the babysitter's house where he killed the young lady who was fighting him to keep him from taking the child. Adam didn't try to kill the young lady but he just hit her so hard that she hit her hit on the marble coffee table as she fell to the ...Read Full Post »
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INT. A BUILDING. TRENT is sitting at a table. JEWEL enters and walks over to his table; she sits and proceeds to scold him.
Don't run. Just face it.
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Of Dragon Summoners and Worldly Portals
Flashback # 1.
Colors are dull to indicate a flashback. Only the significant materials are vibrant.
EXT. Early morning. Mist covers a farm hill.
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Of Blood-stained Hems and Rusty Submarines
EXT. Hillside.Day.
Her light- green eyes slowly open. They see a pair of feet. She looks up and sees a great big tree nearby and walks over to it.
The woman touches the bark. The wind sways around her long slender body and plays with her long golden- brown hair, and kisses her shimmering red lips. She wears a long- flowing skirt made o...Read Full Post »
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Twenty somewhat years ago, I started remembering my nightly dreams, most of which I realized were tied together. Continuous. Like those weekly television shows that have season finales. So I started writing them down. And just last Semptember 2009, I decided on writing a book based on these dreams but now seem to work better as a graphic novel in the making.
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KRIEG KOPF ("Warhead" translates as "Kriegskopf" in German) was a 2nd generation HC band from New York City that got semi-popular in 1985 to 1986, regularly playing local shows (at least that's what my N.Y. flyer collection seems to be telling me). Other than that, the band's only vinyl output was on the so-so "One big Crowd" LP comp (on Big City Records). In 86, this demo cassette got a favorable review in MRR, so I ordered it.
It's not earth shattering, but a solid (almost) metal free midtempo HC cassette from the very last moments of the genre. "Immortal" is my fave pick here and "Work Song" reminds me quite a bit of "Never Work" from LOST GENERATION (also on this blog, if you only dig deep enough). I don't think anybody outside New York City and Herisau has ever heard this, so let's share this with you enthusiasts and completists.
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Feast or Famine.mp3
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Work Song.mp3
Gun Power.mp3


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Mindfulbar is a unique establishment in Montreal with a commitment to promoting alcohol-free fun. This establishment specializes in creating alcohol-free cocktails. It is a warm and welcoming place that functions as a safe and inclusive space. Our establishment offers thematic evenings, concerts and events in accordance with our conscious approach.
MindfulBar is a new bar concept whose mission is to provide a safe and inclusive alcohol-free space where people can meet in harmony in a sober and conscious way. Our approach is non-critical and holistic with a fundamental commitment to providing an environment that welcomes people without discrimination. We facilitate social change and the empowerment of people according to their current needs within our community and society in general.
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Go out for some drinks without risking your safety here in MindfulBar. Located in Montreal, Canada, we can offer you a peaceful space that can help you relax for the weekend.
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Penn State EnvironMentors team wins first place in national competition
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A team of Penn State faculty, students and local high schoolers took first place at the 2019 EnvironMentors National Science Fair held last week in Washington, D.C.
EnvironMentors is a national program sponsored by the National Council for Science and the Environment that pairs university faculty and undergraduate students with underrepresented high schoolers who want to gain research experience before college.
Bryttani Wooten, an undergraduate in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, and two high school mentees won the poster competition for their work on a project to monitor air quality in West Africa.
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Washington (CNN) – A group of conservative black pastors are responding to President Barack Obama's support of same-sex marriage with what they say will be a national campaign aimed at rallying black Americans to rethink their overwhelming support of the President. . .
At the press conference, Rev. William Owens, who is president and founder of the Coalition of African-Americans Pastors and the leader of the campaign, was joined by five other black regional pastors and said there were 3,742 African-American pastors on board for the anti-Obama campaign.
Rev. Owens states, "I am ashamed that the first black president chose this road, a disgraceful road."
In May, Obama announced on ABC News that he thought "same sex couples should be able to get married." The president had previously said that he opposed gay marriage, but said in May that his views were personal and did not represent a policy change.
A Pew Research Center poll conducted in April found that 49% of African-Americans oppose legalized same-sex marriage, compared with 39% who support it. But that shows a softening on the position in recent years; In 2008, only 26% of blacks were in favor of same sex marriage, according to the same Pew poll.
At the same time, black voters overwhelmingly supported Obama in 2008, while more recent polling shows a nearly equal level of support for the president's 2012 reelection.
Many in the media will try to dismiss Obama's flip-flop on gay marriage as insignificant in the upcoming election, but it has the potential to be very consequential, especially in a tight election.


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The gold of shimmering aspen groves is gone for the year, replaced here by the economic allure of orange.
Blaze orange, the emblem of hundreds of hunters descending on this otherwise placid western town, and neon orange, the hue of dozens of signs signaling no vacancy to hunters unfortunate enough to arrive without reserved accommodations.
Few communities feel the $1.6 billion impact of Colorado's hunting and fishing industry as powerfully as Meeker, population 2,400.
Once devastated by the collapse of the oil-shale industry in the early 1980s, Meeker has survived – and occasionally thrived – with the enduring economic stimulus of hunting.
"Hunters are what keep this town alive," said Jerry Maul, owner of Night Owl Liquors on Market Street, Meeker's main drag.
"Without hunting season, Meeker wouldn't even be on the map," added Bryce Purkey of Purkey's Packing Plant, a game processor.
Meeker and Rio Blanco County, in northwest Colorado, are among the largest contributors to the state's hunting industry.
Deer hunters and elk hunters in Rio Blanco spend about $15 million a year, placing the county in a first-place tie with neighboring Garfield County for direct spending on deer and elk hunting, according to an economic report from the Colorado Division of Wildlife.
The 2004 report illustrates the broad impact of the hunting industry in Colorado:
- Direct spending by hunters and anglers in the state was $800 million in 2002, with an additional $700 million in secondary job creation and spending. Adjusted for growth and inflation since the report, the total impact is now estimated at $1.6 billion.
That makes hunting and fishing bigger than the combined annual cash receipts of $1.44 billion from Colorado's agricultural crops.
- Jobs related to hunting and fishing total an estimated 22,000, making the industry a larger employer than the 18,500 workers in Colorado's natural resources and mining sector or legal services' 17,400 employees.
- Nonresident hunters and anglers spend about $360 million a year on trips and equipment, equivalent to more than $300 a day for each big game hunter.
Based solely on statistics, the economic power of hunting in Rio Blanco County has begun to take a back seat to energy development.
County sales-tax receipts no longer show a big spike during the fall hunting season, primarily because the year-round impacts of oil and natural gas drilling, energy pipeline construction and the reborn oil-shale sector's fledgling development have comparatively diminished hunting's seasonal influence.
But anecdotally, hunting's strength can be seen everywhere in this town at the base of the Flat Tops Wilderness Area, home of the nation's largest elk herd, 50,000 strong.
Meatpacker Purkey calculates that his typical $45,000-$50,000 gross revenue from processing deer and elk during the fall hunting season represents 60 percent of his annual sales.
Purkey, 74, charges $220 to process an elk and $100 for a deer. With his sons, daughters-in-law and another hired hand, Purkey can trim a 240-pound elk from full carcass to bare bones in about 20 minutes.
"This is our payday," Purkey said of the September-November hunting season. "The energy business is going to come and go, but people will always eat meat."
Hunting guides Anne Marie and Gene Scritchfield of Sable Mountain Outfitters generate 80 percent of their annual revenue during hunting season by offering five-day hunting trips on horseback in the White River National Forest at a cost of $1,100-$2,800 per person.
After hunting season, the revenue dries up, but the Scritchfields still have to manage their 90 horses and refurbish hunting camps and equipment.
Hunters are a primary seasonal source of business at Anne and Bernie Gantt's Valley View Lodge in Meeker.
But a year ago, Bernie anticipated the growing competition for lodging between hunters and the energy sector when hundreds of workers began arriving in Rio Blanco County to build the 136-mile Entrega natural gas pipeline from south of Meeker to Wamsutter, Wyo.
He bought a vacant commercial building on Market Street and converted it to Bernie's Bunkhouse, a rough-hewn assembly of 18 dorm-style beds that rent from $75 to $225 a week.
Entrega pipeline workers have since moved on, but two other pipelines to carry the area's growing natural gas production are under development near Meeker.
Meeker motels often reserve space annually for longtime hunter customers, and as a result, some pipeline workers have been displaced from motels since the onset of Colorado's first rifle season last week.
But Bernie's Bunkhouse welcomes the workers and also caters to camping hunters by offering coin-operated washing machines and $5 showers.
Accommodating hunters is a welcome obligation for Stan Wyatt, owner of Wyatt's Sport Center in Meeker.
How much of an obligation? During the two biggest rifle-hunting weeks in October and November, Wyatt opens the store at 4 a.m. to serve early-rising hunters and keeps it running until 9 p.m.
"The hours are a little rough," he said, "but you couldn't sustain a store like this without hunters. They are our lifeblood."
Coming Monday: A year after Bass Pro Shops anchored the Northfield development at Stapleton, fishing and hunting enthusiasts are celebrating – and more than a few independent shop owners are shuddering.
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Meat of the matter
For a once-a-year, exciting experience, hunters often are willing to spend freely. Randy Young and Scott Malvich of Davisburg, Mich., estimate that they spent $9,800, not including airfare, for a recent one-week hunting and fishing trip in Rio Blanco County. Their financial breakdown:
- outfitter fees: $6,400
- licenses: $1,000
- guide's tip: $600
- meat processing: $500
- lodging: $400
- trout fishing: $400
- shipping: $300
- gifts for their families: $200
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Rawalpindi (Web Desk): Supreme Court's verdict on Panama case will be acceptable to the army, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor said.
Interacting with the British media during a trip to the UK, Asif Ghafoor said allowing former army chief Gen (retd) Raheel Sharif to lead the military alliance of 41 Muslim nations announced by Saudi Arabia was the decision of the state, Radio Pakistan reported.
"Saudi Arabia had requested Pakistan to allow Raheel Sharif to head the military alliance while he was still serving as the army chief," Maj Gen Ghafoor said, adding that Gen Raheel's appointment would serve as bridge to bring participating countries closer.
Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor also underscored the progress under its new anti-terror operations Raddul Fassad and added that the government was working on madrassas reforms.


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Salt Water Moon: A Love Story
While Salt Water Moon is dubbed a love story, it is most the furious of love, the divine, the epic. Mo Duffy Cobb tells us more.
Set in the 1920s in Newfoundland, the play opens outside the home of Mary Snow (played by Marli Trecartin). Her eyes are on the stars, as she tilts her headback into her telescope. The tension is high as young Jacob Mercer (played by Fraser McCallum) comes up the lane and into the yard: Mary arches her back, pierces her eyes, crosses her arms and looks away. "The least you could do is make a fist," says Jacob. The audience is immediately drawn into the other side of passionate love - relentless conflict.
"Black Beauty", as her spyglass is affectionately known, spies the satellites of Jupiter as the two spar through their speckled history, up on Jenny's Hill one night they shared together, "the new moon like a smile over the birch hills." The two were entwined, satellites moving towards the same sun, until Jacob up and moved to Toronto looking for work, at the end of the lover's summer,. The harsh conditions of the Canadian Atlantic forced him to move towards responsibility, towards security, towards freedom. But what happens to the one who stays behind?
The Newfoundland accents add the depth of culture and the grain of experience to the play, giving it shape and form. The two thrash between tenderness and precociousness, each one interrupting the other for the last word, a meteor shower of words over Conception Bay. Mary, in a fit of haste, has become engaged to another.
Jacob's attempts to woo with silks from "Timothy Eaton's store in Toronto" fail miserably next to the raging supernova of Mary's fiery spirit. But the two are deeply connected through the threads of time and history, their families both touched by the depletion of the men of the Newfoundland regiment, gunned down by German crossfire. They are tied together by the blood of their past—as their collective unconscious pushes forward the memory of that terrible day.
The audience discovers an irrepressible chemistry between McCallum and Trecartin that is as impossible to ignore as a full moon coming up over water. The contentious duo baits their hooks under their guiding star, Vega, the blue star. They know they've both seen it, hoped for it, dreamed it. But will Fortune steer them forward?
The earthly distractions of cruelty, jealousy, shame and expectation all play a part in the bigger picture of love and desire, set against the backdrop of the full moon and Newfoundland schooner. What the stars have in store for these young lovers is all the light they can handle.
Salt Water Moon: A Love Story
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Mesothelioma Causes Turkish Village To Be Evacuated
The Associated Press is reporting that an epidemic of mesothelioma cases is forcing the evacuation of a small Turkish village. Turkey has long been a favorite setting for researchers around the world studying mesothelioma. A prevalence of a mineral in the soil called erionite appears to dramatically increase the risk that some residents will get the cancer most closely associated with asbestos exposure. According to the AP report, the town of Tuzkoy has a rate of mesothelioma that is 600 to 800 times higher than it is elsewhere in the world. About 48 percent of deaths in that town, as well as in the nearby villages of Sarihidir and Karain, are from mesothelioma. Tuzkoy was declared a hazardous zone in 2004 and … Continue reading Mesothelioma Causes Turkish Village To Be Evacuated


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Ralph Johnson's Story Is One We All Should Know
By Barney Blakeney
A couple of months ago I got an email from USN Ret. Capt. Taylor Skardon asking if I could do some things to put out the word about the Navy League's effort to educate more people in our local community about Vietnam War hero Ralph Henry Johnson. I agreed. I figured Johnson's story is one I need to know more about myself.
I've always felt that we have a rich and valuable culture and history, but too often we don't know it so we don't realize it. In my lifetime I've come to understand there are larger than life heroes and sheroes among us – people you never see in the media, whose names you never hear, but who make real contributions to our lives beyond high profile rhetoric and platitudes. They don't seek the recognition that comes with positions of authority. They just do what they do because it's the right thing to do. Ralph Johnson was one of those people.
Johnson, born in 1949, was a kid from peninsula Charleston's west side who grew up at a time when opportunities for a young Black boy with no money or prominent family name had only a few options. He was the fourth of 14 kids born into the Johnson brood. His older siblings lived with their maternal grandparents in a community along rural Highway 61 near Savage Road in West Ashley. Ralph and his younger siblings lived downtown with his mother on Coming Street.
Johnson attended Courtenay Elementary and Simonton Junior High schools. Eventually he quit public school and went into Job Corps, a federal program with a mission of helping young people ages 16 through 24 improve the quality of their lives through vocational and academic training. Eventually Johnson landed in Oakland, CA, where in 1967 he enlisted in the Marine Corp Reserves. A year later, Johnson joined the regular Marine Corps. He was 18.
Skardon related a story told to him by Johnson's sister, Helen Richards. One day as Johnson and his sister walked past the old 'federal building' at Meeting and Henrietta streets near Calhoun Street which recently has been transformed into a new hotel, Johnson saw a poster of a Marine in uniform (military recruiters' offices were located in the building back then). Fascinated by the poster, Johnson vowed to one day wear the same uniform. After getting out of the Job Corps, he did just that.
Johnson's sister describes him as a quiet fella, always willing to help others. She says Johnson was a fun-loving, but deliberate guy capable of making a decision and immediately acting on it. Johnson was a selfless person who knew where he wanted to go and took the steps to get there. He saw the Marines as a step into the future he wanted for himself and his family.
The night before he left for Vietnam, the two stayed up all night talking and sharing. They overslept the next morning. But Johnson was so determined, in his rush to catch the flight he left without brushing his teeth, Richards remembers. That would be the last time she would see her brother. It was January, just days before Johnson's 19th birthday which he celebrated in Vietnam.
In Vietnam, Johnson served as a reconnaissance scout. March 5 he went out as part of a 15-man reconnaissance patrol that came under attack. A grenade landed in the foxhole he shared with two other Marines. Johnson warned the others and jumped on the grenade, saving the lives of his fellow Marines.
Skardon explained that Johnson's selfless act not only saved the Marines in the foxhole, but also the lives of the others on the patrol. As a forward machine gun position, the Marines who survived the grenade blast were able to hold the position and prevented the enemy from breaking through their line of defense.
For most outside the military Johnson's story is not well unknown. He posthumously received the highest U.S. military award, the Medal of Honor, and the Purple Heart. In 1991 the Charleston VA Medical Center was renamed the Ralph Henry Johnson VA Medical Center in his honor. In 2012 the Secretary of the Navy recognized Johnson's sacrifice and designated a new destroyer as the USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114). The destroyer, one of the most technologically advanced in the Navy's fleet, is being built in Pascagoula, MS and in March will be commissioned in Charleston.
Last week Skardon, several of the ship' crew including its commander and city officials announced that during a media event at The Citadel. With Skardon's leadership the Navy League-Charleston has put together a committee to tell Johnson's story and his role as another of the unsung heroes who have graced our lives and all but anonymously endowed us a legacy of freedom and prosperity.
It's a story we all should know.
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Once you unchain yourself, once you set yourself free you will begin to see change. A positive change. We spend far too much time allowing certain people and life experiences to hold us back. Allowing the negative impact they have made on our lives to hold us back from being the best version of ourselves. I know for certain that with as much progress as I have made, I'm not finished. I am not the best version of myself and I will not be able to be all that I can be until I set myself free.
Free – Not under the control or in the power of another; able to act or do as one wishes


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This will minimize your area of research and will reduce a lot of work. You can then compare the collapsed apartment based on your budget. If you want to know more about the apartment prices, then you can also browse www.pullman-residences.co/pullman-residences-prices/.
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Again this is a very important factor when you are looking for an apartment. You should see the area where you will stay in the future. Infrastructure place, community, and accessibility to nearby places are very important and you should ensure that you do not live too far from work and stay in a central location.
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Construction of all public housing should be up to the mark. It must have all the precautions for each disaster. It must have the appropriate mitigation method and rapid emergency response to a fire every exit in the future.
The architecture throughout the compound should be enjoyable and sustainable. It has to be built on land the main housing so that there is no conflict in the future.


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'Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham': A Trip To 2001 Through Pictures
Karan Johar's Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (popularly abbreviated to K3G) is an incredibly special film for 90s' and 2000s' kids. If you happen to be a Bollywood cinephile, you are bound to know its dialogues by heart – ones that have become a part of modern pop culture. Today, although, we don't find it as amazing, this film takes the cake and whole bakery for what it gave us – MEMORIES.
On its 15th anniversary, lets go on a pictorial trip through Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham and the present altered feels, which I'm sure Karan Johar himself would approve of!
Okay Karan, we get you.
… and look at that guy with a badass placard!
And this awful, creepy commentator!
Jeez! Then they call him a good player.
Flashback has to be in monochrome…
Then we see this!!! Sigh….
She basically lives in this mansion.
So much niceness around. See you in Kal Ho Naa Ho!
"Teri Pooja karoon main to hardum…"
You medieval woman, get a job!
Perversion knows no age!
The reason why we love Diwali or any Indian festivals.
Auto guys refuse doorstep drop anyway. Why walk all the way from main gate?
This mother had some extra sensory powers.
This man is inappropriate AF.
MBA ne hi busy rakha ya kuch aur bhi kaam tha? Thi?
Naina had the right kind of doubts.
What's left to knot on that tie? Someone please enlighten me.
"Aaj se… The Raichand Empire belongs to you"
Wait, did he even pass out of that effing MBA course?
And how about an internship first?
Joining documents are passe! Vaada is the new cool.
By the way, what did the Raichands' factory manufacture?
Sachin did batting and shatting!
Okay then.
His BP is high-why and why not? Bauji just heard about a wedding being called off.
Rides roofless cars. Looks hot. Knows her Versaces from Valentinos. Still gets ditched. The KKHH curse, I tell you.
Anjali saved many lives by not letting Rahul marry this chick. Just look at them…
Good heavens! Jaya Bachchan is the second tallest person in this frame.
No opportunities missed. Patriarchs be like Raichand Senior.
And the lights go off! * wink *
"Karde sabko ghayal!"
VERY!!! I don't blame the old man.
One decibel more, we'd term her an endangered bat species.
Bauji flees the scene leaving the couples in peace. Trust, I say.
Dream sequences be like…
Bauji didn't even have a name.
Closest was when she sang, "Baabul ki galiyaan na chadke jaana"
"I'm moving in! Finally…."
Someone bloody hand this kid a telescope. Second time over, this is.
Kayde, usool, paalan? Does he need a watchman or a daughter-in-law?
Marries the girl minutes hours after bauji's funeral. Anniversary gifts, no more.
I need an effing scooty to move around this mansion.
Where on earth was this school? Not a single kid in sight.
Kahaan Chandni Chowk aur kahaan?
All he needed was a word from Ghasitaram.
After all this… Karan Johar was called an anti-national the other day. Irony died a painful death.
The comfortable stalker app we wish existed in early 2000s' India
"Why is she shouting?"
Because it's all about force feeding nationalism! Our honourable courts would agree.
Ties a tie that's already knotted. Classic Poo.
Naïve Poo has no clue these babes are hitting on her.
Because she's P.H.A.T = Pretty, Hot and Tempting!
B-I-T-C-H, I know…
"Tell me how it was…"
Robbie was anything but a campus hottie, huh!
The only fresher in history of education that made such an entry and still escaped ragging…
Chandu ke chacha ne chandu ke… WAIT, HELLO HOTTIE!
Suhagan = Biwi + Bahu
Okay, Poo! How about some coffee?
"Technical problem, Mr. Raichand"
We see his dilemma.
Bharat > Orgasm!
Hell yeah…
Suno? * no response*
Suniye? * appears *
PARAMPARA, folks, PARAMPARA…
Funniest wardrobe malfunction ever!
That time in Bollywood when every line followed up with a translation. Prom = College dance. FTW!
I don't know what these girls had for themselves. Self-respect? None of it.
Wait, isn't he a cross between Asrani and Mr. Bean?
*Breaks the queue*
Dilli se hoon #$$%@^@@…
Everything happens in Kings College other than studies. Hallelujah!
"Couture darling, you won't understand."
We are as stunned. As is Robbie!
Self-respect didn't come easy to Robbie either. Look at him as an extra behind. Jesus!
FINALLY! Birds of same feather…
Is fairly religious but doesn't believe in crap like omen and wears black to temple!
Slay it like Poo!
Krrish dekh lega!
Oh, he is omnipresent. Rakesh Roshan knew it all along!
Google didn't exist so they had to dial ISD to know what's sargi.
Talks so much shit. Never ask each others' names…
Whatever this is, I like!
… and this is bullshit!
"Weight loss does this to people?
"I didn't mind at all"
"Nor did I…"
Sassy Poo is back and how!
Double standards much?
This dude can't sing for nuts…
"Anjali, you embarrass me"
No one had a bloody clue on what's happening.
Mrs. Sprightley wanted this to end and she does this!
"5 baje Blue Water Shopping Mall mein milo… Jo mujhe chahiye, woh aapko wahin mil jayega"
iCam? IPack? Mommy Raichand has no iDea!
* Sniffer mode on *
Then this happens :/
A saree clad lady could be a South Indian or North-East Indian too, old man…
"Main use pyaar nahi karta"
OKAY, point taken.
One slap later…
"Bahut pyaar karte hain aap"
Meanwhile, Anjali is busy selling desh ki mitti, maa ki parchayi, pita ka aashirwad and all that jazz… Mauke pe chauka, huh!
"Pati Parmeshwar nahi"
Last heard: 60 year old rechristens himself to Parmeshwar!
You revamped your whole wardrobe to convince me, Poo? Let's do this!
Someone please tell me – WHO OPENED THIS DOOR?
"Badon ka gussa… badon ka pyaar hota hai bete"
WTF!!! After all, the blame is always on children.
Thinks about jaaydad % finally!
Then this happens…
Overheard in theatre, "Ab in dono ki shaadi ho gayi?"
'Twas a kid and I don't blame him!
This frame is love! ? #FanboyAlert
All sarcasm apart, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham still remains special as it always was! Not a minute of its 3 and half hours runtime feels like an effort to sit through. We love its ensemble cast, music, dances, clothes, colors, locales, and every single dialogue!
Heck, K3G is childhood, and thank you Karan Johar for making it!
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham is streaming on Netflix.
Images: Dharma Productions, screenshots taken from the DVD of the film.
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Forming a part of Southeastern Europe, Bulgaria is a country of ancient history and antiquities. It is a country of mountains, peninsula, valleys, forests and rivers, its coastline enhancing the natural beauty of the place. The Rhodope Mountains, the Balkan Mountains, the Thracian Plains, and the Danubian Plains are some of the splendid features of the country, the Black Seacoast adding on to it. The fauna and flora of Bulgaria is maintained in the national parks and biosphere reserves which are noteworthy spots there.
Bulgaria however exhibits an enriched cultural sphere with its typical musical form and instruments which have gained acknowledgement. Byzantine Music is an important feature in this context. With a perfect blend of rites, rituals and customs, the country turns up to be alive and beautiful.
Nessebur is a city which is the most famous here along with sites like Boyana Church, Rila Monastery, and Sreburna Natural Reserve are places worth a visit. One can treat the eyes and ears with theatre shows and operas as there are plenty of sources all over the region. The Thracian Tomb of kazanlak is a place which is enriched with ancient art and architecture, much of interest amongst the history-lovers. Being a productive country, the cuisine of Bulgaria is also very interesting and keeping all; that in mind, tourists rightly opt for this country as a holiday spot.
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Resources and Information to help end animal abuse
From Coalition to Barn Horse
Drawn Carriages
April 27, 2014
A horse named Spartacus was spooked by a bus on Wednesday evening April 23rd. As reported in The Gothamist: the carriage drivers claim that the carriage wheel got entangled with the wheels of another.
Such spin. This is the truth. If Spartacus spooked due to a bus, tried to run away and fell over - HORSES SHOULD NOT BE IN TRAFFIC AND THE TRADE NEEDS TO BE BANNED.
But if the carriage wheels got entangled, it means that THE DRIVERS ARE INCOMPETENT AND BAD HORSEMEN, DROVE MUCH TOO CLOSE AND THE TRADE NEEDS TO BE ABOLISHED.
So matter what happened, this inhumane and unsafe business must be shut down. Horses falling over on the street like that is simply not acceptable.
They say that Spartacus was fine. But we do not buy for a minute that Spartacus was not bruised from his fall with the carriage landing on him.
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Lochmere residents mixed on HOA purchase of swim, tennis facilities
The Lochmere Homeowners' Association in Cary is considering a plan to purchase the swim and tennis facilities by the same name.
Although the facilities and the HOA share a name and location, homeowners who want to use the club pay an additional membership fee to the privately owned, non-profit corporation that runs the club
When financial pressures moved the corporation to close the facilities, the HOA proposed raising dues to take it over.
The three pools, ten tennis courts and two clubhouses are located on Lochmere Drive and in the Lochmere Highlands subdivision.
"The swim and tennis club is a core element of most communities in the south and it's really about securing that as part of the portfolio of amenities," HOA board member Jim Davis said Wednesday.
Membership has seen a dip after many families who once used the pool are now empty-nesters and new fitness clubs with pools have opened nearby. The facility is also paying legal fees to fight noise lawsuits from a non-Lochmere resident.
To keep the club afloat, the HOA has proposed homeowners' dues be raised by $260, bringing the total amount of HOA to $578 a year.
Ann Robinson, a real estate agent and a Lochmere resident, said the club is important for resale value.
"I do a lot of relocation in my real estate and I know families moving in really like to have a pool facility or common area," she said.
But not all homeowners agree with the decision to raise dues to purchase the club.
"We don't use it. We haven't belonged to it in 10 years," resident Len Castillo said.
Castillo doesn't think the club should be the responsibility of all homeowners.
"If the association wants to buy the club then the fees to run the club and the increase in fees ought to be paid by people using the club," he said.
Robinson said she belongs to a local fitness center and country club, but still wants the swimming and tennis facilities open.
"It's about property values and maintaining the integrity of the neighborhood," she said.
The Lochmere Homeowners' Association is holding community meetings this month and next to provide details about the proposal.
Homeowners will make the final decision on whether the HOA purchases the club. Ballots will be sent in June and must be returned by July 20.
The proposal needs two-thirds of the vote to pass. If passed, the HOA could take ownership by the end of the year.


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As much as I enjoy much of the modern worship songs of today, seldom do they match the eloquence of the hymns of long ago.
Christmas carols are no exception.
Truly He taught us to love one another
let all within us praise His holy name.
I want to extend a warm note of gratitude to Kim for featuring me on Today's Creative Blog. She is has such an encouraging spirit, always full of wonderful sweet words for those whom she chooses to feature. Having a blog is such a great outlet for me. It allows me to creatively journal our life & my simple thoughts for my girls. I am equally blessed by the kindred spirits with whom I have been fortunate to connect. I appreciate each & every comment you take the time to leave me.
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(AP) — Global stock markets rallied and the dollar strengthened Monday as investors breathed a sigh of relief that Hurricane Irma, which has caused so much devastation in the Caribbean and in Florida, was weakening and that North Korea refrained from any potentially antagonistic move during a weekend holiday.
KEEPING SCORE: In Europe, Germany's DAX was up 1.1 percent at 12,435 while the CAC 40 in France rose 1.1 percent to 5,167. The FTSE 100 index of leading British shares was 0.3 percent higher at 7,401. U.S. stocks were poised for a solid opening with Dow futures and the broader S&P 500 futures 0.5 percent higher.
PYONGYANG PARTY: North Koreans observed the country's 69th founding anniversary with celebrations that included laying flowers and bowing at statues and portraits of past leaders. But Pyongyang did not carry out another test of an intercontinental ballistic missile, as South Korea's government had warned it might do. Attention now moves to the United Nations, where the United States has called for a vote later Monday on new sanctions.
STORMY WEATHER: Investors were waiting for damage assessments after Hurricane Irma battered Florida's coastline, knocking out power to millions and flooding the financial district in downtown Miami and toppling two construction cranes there. The storm was now headed for the heavily populated Tampa-St. Petersburg area, though in a weakened state.
Irma was a Category 5 storm when it battered Cuba but weakened to Category 1 after hitting Florida.
MARKET INSIGHT: "Traders have started the new week hungry for risk, pushing equities and base metals higher on reduced concerns about North Korea and Hurricane Irma," said Mike van Dulken, head of research at Accendo Markets.
DOLLAR BENEFITS TOO: The dollar, which has endured a few difficult weeks on a combination of factors, including elevated geopolitical risks, was tracking stocks higher. The euro was down 0.3 percent at $1.1998 while the dollar rose 0.7 percent to 108.62 yen.
ASIA'S DAY: Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index jumped 1.4 percent to close at 19,545.77 as the yen came off recent highs against the dollar, easing pressure on exporters. South Korea's Kospi advanced 0.7 percent to 2,359.08, Hong Kong's Hang Seng added 1 percent to 27,955.49, and the Shanghai Composite in mainland China rose 0.3 percent to 3,376.42.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 added 0.7 percent to 5,713.10.
ENERGY: Benchmark U.S. crude rose 29 cents to $47.77 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange while Brent crude, used to price international oils, fell 18 cents to $53.60 a barrel in London.


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This month, Fiona from Brompton Library is reviewing Sarah Waters, The Little Stranger which has just been released as a film and will be read and discussed by the library's reading group in November.
The book
Set in post-war rural Warwickshire, Dr Faraday is called to attend a sickly maid at Hundreds Hall who believes that the house is haunted. Faraday has a sentimental attachment to the house as his mother had been in service their as a maid and once took him there when he was a child to a garden party where he was presented with a medal by the lady of the house, Mrs Ayers. As Faraday gets closer to the Ayers family, events start to unravel. Strange and inexplicable happenings that suggest a ghost from the past is haunting the family and as their financial situation worsens and the house starts to fall apart around them, the "haunting" intensifies.
Behind the story of the house is also a love story between Caroline Ayers and Dr Faraday and behind all of it is the story of post-war Britain, the introduction of the NHS and how that changed the lives of ordinary people. There is a strong contrast between the lives of the Ayers family at Hundreds Hall where, in the decaying house, guests dress formally for dinners served to them by a maid while local people, still wary of modern medicine, are dying young from curable ailments and too poor to be able to pay the doctor.
The book is a gripping read. I read half of its 500 pages on a flight and was completely engaged by the writing, the atmosphere and the story. The relationship between Caroline Ayers and Dr Faraday is beautifully written and touchingly awkward and I liked the way the book dealt with several themes at once while remaining a really good story well told, and very creepy in parts. At one point, Dr Faraday says "All this house needs is a dose of happiness". You get a sense that they are both so lonely in their different ways and that everything could change for them if they could make it work. I felt that the more a I read the book the more I also wanted the house to be rescued and saved from ruin as the Dr does. It works really well that Waters does not use tricks to build up the adrenalin of the story and the overall pace is one of gradual decline, so if you are wanting to read a ghost story this may not be for you, and the end has a twist that creeps up on you so quietly that you almost can't quite believe it.
The film
The film brings the book to life visually. It really captures how I imagined the house to look – its interiors are perfectly done and the view of the house from the road leading up to it were very evocative of the book. The house is very grey and you get a sense that the seasons change outside while the house is stuck in time. Although billed as a horror, the film leaves out much of the references to ghosts that are made in the book, but is more like a ghost story. As the film is much shorter than the book, the suspense builds much more quickly and there were some chilling moments, but on the downside it meant that we didn't spend much time with the characters or see their relationships develop.
Charlotte Rampling is perfect as Mrs Ayers while saying very little, she appears icy and fleeting throughout the house. Ruth Wilson is great as Caroline Ayers, bringing to life the earthy and practical daughter of the house who holds the story together. The casting of Domhnall Gleeson let the film down a bit for me. Dr Faraday is in his 40s in the novel which lends a fatherly aspect to the middle-aged, unmarried doctor that would not be possible between Gleeson and Wilson as they are of a similar age (he may even be younger than her). He came across as cold and remote at the same time but lacked the warmth and drive of the Dr Faraday of the book and I wasn't rooting for him like. Overall it's not a bad adaptation with some great acting, a few chills and shocks and is visually very true to the book.
Brompton Library's reading group will be discussing the book on Tuesday 6 November so why not join us? You can borrow a copy at any of our libraries.
Fiona, Brompton Library


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For a company that's been criticized often for setting goals it doesn't meet, Tesla hit the mark on Wednesday with its enormous plans for the Gigafactory: production has begun inside the currently-1.9 million square foot facility on Tesla's first battery cells, which will power everything from its energy storage products to the Model 3 sedan.
"With the Gigafactory online and ramping up production, our cost of battery cells will significantly decline due to increasing automation and process design to enhance yield, lowered capital investment per Wh of production, the simple optimization of locating most manufacturing processes under one roof, and economies of scale," the company said in a statement today.
Beginning mass production of the lithium-ion battery cell inside the Gigafactory stems from a partnership with Panasonic. At peak production, Tesla says it'll employ directly employ more than 6,500 and people, while several thousand temporary construction workers will be hired this year. The structure is eventually slated to be 4.9 million square feet across several floors.
Having battery cells produced in America is helpful for the company's goal to reduce the cost of an electric vehicle for consumers. As Bloomberg notes, there are not enough lithium-ion batteries being produced anywhere across the world for Tesla to meet its Model 3 sales goal of 500,000 vehicles by next year.
"By bringing down the cost of batteries, we can make our products available to more and more people, allowing us to make the biggest possible impact on transitioning the world to sustainable energy," the company said.
There's also a political upshot here: the incoming president has routinely blasted automakers for producing cars overseas. That's not the case with Tesla. Bloomberg reports that roughly 95 percent of the Model 3's components will be made in the U.S., and a majority of the company's employees are based in the country.