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NOAA Fisheries reminds the public that the 2017 Atlantic cobia season for the recreational sector remains closed in federal waters as announced on January 25, 2017 (FB17-004). The recreational Atlantic cobia season is scheduled to re-open on January 1, 2018, at which time the new regulations outlined in the bulletin released on August 4, 2017 (FB17-044), will become effective. NOAA Fisheries will announce any changes to the 2018 season through a Fishery Bulletin.
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Rachel Fischer, MD, MPH, is a physician and faculty member in the college of graduate and professional studies at the University of Western States (UWS). Her research interests have gravitated toward preventive medicine and optimal health and performance. She is board certified by the American Board of Preventive Medicine and is currently pursuing certification by the Institute of Functional Medicine.
Dr. Fischer: I was a journalism major in undergrad, and did corporate communications for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia. I was in the marketing department, where I got involved in public health issues concerning access to health insurance and medical care. This sparked my interest in public health. I knew nothing about it until then, but it motivated me to pursue a master's in public health.
After I got my MPH degree, I joined the Peace Corps. It was there where I started developing that burning passion for wanting to help the individual. Originally, I had planned to return to graduate school for a PhD in epidemiology. However, when I got back from the Peace Corps, I thought, you know, in eight years, I could complete premed and medical school.
So I made a plan, and that's what I did. The whole time it was really with this passion for public health and prevention.
Starting out in medical school, before even becoming a doctor, you feel like you have so much power and knowledge. I think it's an ego thing.
Once I got onto the patient wards and started treating patients, I realized, 'Wow, prevention really is needed.' It's amazing how sick people are. We were taught the tools to judiciously and effectively provide the right medicine at the right time -- and I think that's really important. However, as physicians we did not step back and go...wait a minute, why did this disease, particularly chronic disease, happen in the first place?
I realized that was the missing piece for me in medical school and throughout my medical training. There was never that, "Well, why is this happening?"
There was a lot of fear when I decided to leave a typical medical practice and join an integrative practice with chiropractors and massage therapists. That being said, once I got here, I realized UWS is a pretty amazing institution with leaders who understand that something needs to be done - at a fundamental level - to help people actually achieve health and not just manage chronic disease.
My colleagues are chiropractors and naturopaths, and I'm a MD. Much of our training overlaps, but is very different. If they have a medical question that I'd be more familiar with, they can say, "what do you know about this and that?" And vice versa.
It's pretty amazing to have that acceptance and sharing in knowledge to help each other. The patients are truly the ones who benefit from that.
Integrative medicine is "root-cause" medicine. In my previous world as a medical doctor, I would say, "Well the root cause of chronic disease is lack of exercise and not eating right. Okay. Well addressing lifestyle helps, but the real gold is in getting the patient to understand why it is happening. I find this motivates patients to invest more in their own treatment.
Integrative medicine is about functioning optimally, and we look at that in a lot of different ways. We are looking at communication in the body. How do the mental, spiritual, and emotional aspects of their lives intertwine?
Every visit those things are addressed.
For the most part, patients are really surprised when they sit down with me because of how much time I spend, and the questions I ask. Patients appreciate the experience, once they understand what the visit is going to be like.
There is a fear among physicians that if you let a patient talk, they'll never stop. And that's just not true. Once they tell their story and get it out, it creates an amazing relationship of trust, and you really understand what is going on inside the patient. It ends up not taking up that much time. But it's vitally important.
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Before every long haul flight, there has to be a moment of tranquility. A moment when the holiday truly begins. A glass of champagne and something tasty to go with it, what could be more perfect? Step forward The Bar at Fortnum and Mason in Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5.
Terminal 5 was absolute bedlam mid-morning. Heathrow Terminal 5 has a departure board longer than the queue at security. You can seemingly fly anywhere and everywhere from London's main airport – we were heading to South America. First stop: Rio de Janeiro.
As mentioned in the opening paragraph, we had to begin the holiday properly. The choices of places to do this in T5 are numerous. We were almost sucked in by Gordon Ramsay's Plane Food but a gleaming beacon in the centre of the madness caught our eye.
The Bar at Fortnum and Mason is one of those classy pop-ups that you expect to find in any swish department store or international airport. A large round bar with stool seating and individual set places along with bottles of champagne within easy reach, our kind of place.
The prices aren't exactly astronomical but it very much depends on how lavish you are feeling. You can go for a simple piece of toast with Fortnum's special preserve for £4.50 or give your credit card a good bashing by adding Iranian Beluga Caviar to your toast for up to £680.
We took a long hard look at the Champagne and Cocktails menu and decided to go with a glass of both. Champagne Blanc des Blancs Grand Cru at £13 for a glass paired with a Floral Fizz cocktail at £12.50, both fizzy and fantastic.
Food was the next head scratcher. The choices on the breakfast menu were most appealing. I decided on a long-time favourite, a Croque Monsieur with Dijon Mustard at £10. For the lady, a dish of Smoked Salmon with Creme Fraiche and Rye Bread at £14.
God bless Fortnum's for serving a Croque Monsieur the way it should be. Lashings of Dijon Mustard in a large sauce boat and a bubbling cheesy mass of deliciousness. This was a proper treat and well worth paying out for.
The Salmon was a little more elegant in appearance than my offering but by no means lacking in the flavour department. A generous portion of Smoked Salmon flanked by equally generous slices of crisp Rye Bread and top quality Creme Fraiche is something very special – even the lemon half came wrapped in muslin to prevent any pips falling into your food.
It's almost a wrench to have to then get on your actual plane. We really enjoyed our time here at The Bar at Fortnum and Mason. The staff are both friendly and professional. The food is of a high standard with good quality ingredients and generous portions. It's the ideal way to begin any holiday.
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Website: https://www.fortnumandmason.com/restaurants/heathrow-terminal-5


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We are having a committee meeting again at Sieb's upstairs at 7 on June 7. If you would like to come to talk to the committee, please let me know ahead of time. Al Smith
The next meeting for the committee is May 24 at Sieb's Pub at 7 pm upstairs. We'll put you first so you don't have to long. Let me know if you can make it
There's a meeting tonight, but if that's not enoughy time, I'll let you know about the next one sooner than later. Tonight's starts at 7 upstairs at Sieb's Pub.
If possible, I'd like you to come to the committee meeting next month to talk to the committee. It will be towards the end of the month, probably the last Tuesday. As soon as I know for sure, I'll let you know.
At our committee meeting last night, we went over committees from our last picnic. I mentioned that I was not happy with last year's photographer (not my choice) and reminded people that I made somewhat of a committment to you last year before someone else was chosen. Are you interested in this year's picnic, and if so, I would like to meet with you or maybe you could come to one of the committee meetings as we get closer. Please let me know.
He had a brother named Joe; that might be who it was for. I'll check with the committee, but are you offering to take pictures at the picnic?
Also, the other two guys with you on the website; are they registered separately also?
Reply Chuck Sovyak
7:30 AM on January 15, 2010
I'm pretty sure it was for you dad. I can't believe that I still remember this. I don't think I I've never met him but I remember Aunt clara wanting it for her brother. His last name was Smith so I'm assuming it was for your dad. Maybe he never played it and then got and then got rid of it.
Really? I don't quite remember him with a guitar, but who knows. Must have been for someone else.
Reply Chuck Sovyak
3:52 PM on January 13, 2010
Yes. When I saw your name I recognized it. he was my uncle too.
Spike was my dad's brother. When I was probably in my late teens
I sold my electric guitar to your dad.


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To modern Mainers, "Down East" refers to the Maine coast east of Penobscot Bay. Maine author and humorist John Gould wrote that Down East is "a never-never land always east of where you are." But Lincoln Paine returns the phrase to its origins two centuries ago, when Down East meant the bold, serpentine coast teeming with timber and fish that one reached by sailing downwind and east from Boston on the prevailing southwest wind. In other words, Down East is the coast of Maine.
Paine's overview of Maine's maritime history ranges from early Native American travel and fishing to pre-Plymouth European settlements, wars, international trade, shipbuilding, boom-and-bust fisheries, immigrant quarrymen, quicklime production, yachting, and modern port facilities, all unfolding against one of the most dramatic seascapes on the planet.
After Down East was first published in 2000, Paine went on to write his monumental opus The Sea and Civilization: A Maritime History of the World. Now he has returned home to the coast of Maine, to revise and update this gem of a book. This edition's wide-ranging and meticulously captioned photos, paintings, maps, and illustrations complement the incisive text to provide a truly visual journey along a storied coast and through its rich history.


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A Gremlin is a fantastic creature commonly depicted as mischievous and mechanically oriented, with a specific interest in aircraft. Gremlins' mischievous natures are similar to those of English folkloric imps, while their inclination to damage or dismantle machinery is more modern.
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Origins in aviation[edit] Edit
Although their origin is found in myths among airmen, claiming that the gremlins were responsible for sabotaging aircraft, John W. Hazen states that "some people" derive the name from the Old English word gremian, "to vex".[1] SinceWorld War II, different fantastical creatures have been referred to as gremlins, bearing varying degrees of resemblance to the originals.
The term "gremlin" denoting a mischievous creature that sabotages aircraft, originates in Royal Air Force (RAF) slang in the 1920s among the British pilots stationed in Malta, the Middle East, and India, with the earliest recorded printed use being in a poem published in the journal Aeroplane in Malta on 10 April 1929.[2][3] Later sources have sometimes claimed that the concept goes back to World War I, but there is no print evidence of this.[1][N 1]
An early reference to the gremlin is in aviator Pauline Gower 's The ATA: Women with Wings (1938) where Scotland is described as "gremlin country", a mystical and rugged territory where scissor-wielding gremlins cut the wires ofbiplanes when unsuspecting pilots were about.[4] An article by Hubert Griffith in the servicemen's fortnightly Royal Air Force Journal dated 18 April 1942, also chronicles the appearance of gremlins,[5] although the article states the stories had been in existence for several years, with later recollections of it having been told by Battle of Britain Spitfire pilots as early as 1940.[6]
This concept of gremlins was popularized during World War II among airmen of the UK's RAF units,[7] in particular the men of the high-altitude Photographic Reconnaissance Units (PRU) of RAF Benson, RAF Wick and RAF St Eval. The flight crews blamed gremlins for otherwise inexplicable accidents which sometimes occurred during their flights. Gremlins were also thought at one point to have enemy sympathies, but investigations revealed that enemy aircraft had similar and equally inexplicable mechanical problems. As such, gremlins were portrayed as being equal opportunity tricksters, taking no sides in the conflict, and acting out their mischief from their own self-interest.[8] In reality, the gremlins were a form of "buck passing" or deflecting blame.[8] This led folklorist John Hazen to note that "the gremlin has been looked on as new phenomenon, a product of the machine age—the age of air".[1]
Film by Disney[edit] Edit
Original 1943 cover of The Gremlins by Roald Dahl
Author Roald Dahl is credited with getting the gremlins known outside the Royal Air Force.[9] He would have been familiar with the myth, having carried out his military service in 80 Squadron of the Royal Air Force in the Middle East. Dahl had his own experience in an accidental crash-landing in the Libyan Desert. In January 1942 he was transferred to Washington, D.C. as Assistant Air attaché at the British Embassy. There he wrote his first children's novel The Gremlins, in which "Gremlins" were tiny men who lived on RAF fighters, their wives were "Fifinellas" and their children were "Widgets". Dahl showed the finished manuscript to Sidney Bernstein, the head of the British Information Service, who came up with the idea to send it to Walt Disney.[9][N 2]
The manuscript arrived in Disney's hands in July 1942, and he considered using it as material for a live action/animated full-length feature film, offering Dahl a contract.[N 3]The film project was changed to an animated feature and entered pre-production, with characters "roughed out" and storyboards created.[10] Disney managed to have the story published in the December 1942 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine. At Dahl's urging, in early 1943, a revised version of the story, The Gremlins was published as a picture book by Random House (later updated and re-published in 2006 by Dark Horse Comics).[N 4]
The publication of The Gremlins by Random House consisted of a 50,000 run for the U.S. market [N 5]with Dahl ordering 50 copies for himself as promotional material for himself and the upcoming film, handing them out to everyone he knew, including Lord Halifax, and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt who read it to her grandchildren.[9] The book was considered an international success with 30,000 more sold in Australia but initial efforts to reprint the book were precluded by a wartime paper shortage.[11] Reviewed in major publications, Dahl was considered a writer-of-note and his appearances in Hollywood to follow up with the film project were met with notices in Hedda Hopper's columns.[12][N 6]
The film project was reduced to an animated "short" and eventually cancelled in August 1943, when copyright and RAF rights could not be resolved. Thanks mainly to Disney, the story had its share of publicity which helped in introducing the concept to a wider audience. Issues #33-#41 of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories published between June 1943 and February 1944 contained a nine-episode series of short silent stories featuring a Gremlin Gus as their star. The first was drawn by Vivie Risto and the rest of them by Walt Kelly. This served as their introduction to the comic book audience.
While Roald Dahl was famous for making gremlins known world wide, many returning Air Servicemen swear they saw creatures tinkering with their equipment. One crewman swore he saw one before an engine malfunction that caused his B-25 Mitchell bomber to rapidly lose altitude, forcing the aircraft to return to base. Folklorist Hazen likewise offers his own alleged eyewitness testimony of these creatures, which appeared in an academically praised and peer-reviewed publication, describing an occasion he found "a parted cable which bore obvious tooth marks in spite of the fact that the break occurred in a most inaccessible part of the plane." At this point, Hazen states he heard "a gruff voice" demand, "How many times must you be told to obey orders and not tackle jobs you aren't qualified for? — This is how it should be done." Upon which Hazen heard a "musical twang" and another cable was parted.[13]
Critics of this idea state that the stress of combat and the dizzying heights caused such hallucinations, often believed to be a coping mechanism of the mind to help explain the many problems aircraft faced whilst in combat.
Differences between Dahl versions[edit] Edit
|Header text
|In Gremlins
|In Sometime Never
|In clouds and in hangars
|In one forest in England before the Industrial Revolutionthen moved underground
|Food source
|Postage stamps
|Social Structure
|Uncertain; rivalry between gremlins of different habitats; no established families
|Ruled by one Leader, human-like society
|Comparable to children, no language or culture
|Fully comparable to human; read human books
In media[edit] Edit
- On 21 December 1942, CBS aired "Gremlins", a whimsical story written by Lucille Fletcher, on an episode of Orson Welles's patriotic radio series Ceiling Unlimited. U.S. Air Force officers discuss their experiences with the irritating creatures, and conclude that feeding them transforms them into an asset rather than a hindrance to aviation.[14][15]
- In 1943, Bob Clampett directed Falling Hare, a Merrie Melodies cartoon featuring Bugs Bunny. With Roald Dahl's book and Walt Disney's proposed film being the inspiration, this short has been one of the early Gremlin stories shown to cinema audiences in which multiple gremlins featured, even with Falling Hare only having one gremlin giving Bugs grief.[16] It features Bugs Bunny in conflict with a gremlin at an airfield. The Bugs Bunny cartoon was followed in 1944 byRussian Rhapsody, another Merrie Melodies short showing Russian gremlins sabotaging an aircraft piloted by Adolf Hitler. The gremlin in "Falling Hare" even has a color scheme that reflects one that was used on U.S. Army Air Forcestraining aircraft of the time, using dark blue (as on such an aircraft's fuselage) and a deep orange-yellow color (as used on the wings and tail surfaces).
- 1944 also saw animated gremlins playing a role in the romantic comedy starring Simone Simon called Johnny Doesn't Live Here Any More, with an uncredited Mel Blanc providing the voice.
- The 1947 novel by Roald Dahl, Sometime Never: A Fable for Supermen, had the Gremlin leader as the protagonist of the second half of the book. He is described as leading an ancient nature-loving race away from the wars between humans and trying to let his race survive the destruction of humanity.
William Shatner and the Gremlin inThe Twilight Zone episode "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" (1963).
- A 1963 episode of The Twilight Zone, "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" directed byRichard Donner and based on the short story of the same name by Richard Matheson, featured a gremlin attacking an airliner.[17] In the original television episode, the gremlin appears as an almost ape-like creature which inspects the aircraft's wing with the curiosity of an animal and then proceeds to damage the wing. William Shatner plays a passenger named Bob Wilson (just recovered from a mental breakdown) who sees the Gremlin (played by Nick Cravat) on the aircraft's wing as he tries to warn the stewardess and other airplane staff members about it. Upon realizing that the Gremlin's work on the wing would cause the airplane to crash, Bob steals a sleeping police officer's revolver and causes a breach in the auxiliary exit to shoot the Gremlin. When the airplane lands, Bob is removed from the aircraft on a stretcher in a straitjacket. Rod Serling narrates that Bob Wilson's conviction will not be long as the final scene shows that the Gremlin left evidence of Bob's claim in the form of a damaged wing. This episode was remade as a segment of Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) with John Lithgow playing a similar character called John Valentine.[18] John Valentine (who is depicted as suffering fromaviatophobia) sees the gremlin and tries to warn the people on the airplane as the gremlin damages the wing. After stealing an airplane security guard's gun and breaking open his window, John opens fire on the gremlin, which defends itself and flies away. John is taken away in a straitjacket as the maintenance crew discovers unexplained damages and claw marks on the wing which alerts the people that are present.
- A gremlin makes an appearance in a Halloween special of The Simpsons (original airdate: 28 October 1993) paralleling The Twilight Zone 's "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet", (the segment is even named "Terror at 5½ Feet") in which the gremlin (with its vocal effects provided by Frank Welker) attempts to destroy the wheel of Bart Simpson's school bus. Bart ends up using a flare gun to get it off the bus, only for it land on Ned Flanders' car. Bart is taken away in a straitjacket and later sees the gremlin outside of the ambulance holding Ned's severed head.
- The Eek! The Cat episode "The Eex Files" (original airdate: 5 November 1994) starts out with Eek on an aircraft beside a man claiming to see someone outside on the wing. Of course, when he looks there is no one there. At the end of the episode, Eek is dropped off by an alien on the wing of the aircraft and meets the gremlin, then promptly offers to help him "find his wallet". The final scene shows the half-crazed man looking out the window and "spazzing out" when he sees them both tearing up the wing.
- A Tiny Toon Adventures special titled "Night Ghoulery" (original airdate: 28 May 1995) includes a spoof of Night Gallery, with Babs Bunny presenting in Rod Serling's style. It has a segment named "Gremlin on a Wing", which parodies "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet", with Plucky Duck in William Shatner's place, accompanied by Hamton J. Pig in an aircraft, and a gremlin similar to that which appeared in the Bugs Bunny short Falling Hare.
- In the Johnny Bravo episode "The Man Who Cried Clown" (original airdate: 8 December 1997), which is part of "The Zone Where Normal Things Don't Happen Very Often," Johnny sees an evil clown on the wing of the aircraft and is having difficulty convincing the pilots and anyone of its existence which even included a cameo by someone resembling William Shatner who quotes "Oh no you don't! I'm not falling for that again." When he catches and beats up the clown in the airplane's restroom, he is confronted and informed by a pilot that the clown in question and another clown were needed to keep the aircraft in balance during flight. The pilots and some nearby people beat up Johnny and make him take the incapacitated clown's place.
- At the end of episode 9 of Muppets Tonight, Miss Piggy sees a gremlin outside of her airplane window. William Shatner is seen sitting next to her as he claims that he's been complaining about the gremlin for years, but nobody does anything about it.
- The 1984 film Gremlins, produced by Steven Spielberg and directed by Joe Dante, is loosely inspired by Dahl's characters, featuring evil and destructive monsters which mutate from small furry creatures.
- The Real Ghostbusters episode "Don't Forget the Motor City" (original airdate: 3 December 1987) has the Ghostbusters traveling to Detroit to battle gremlins who are sabotaging a factory run by a fictional analog of General Motors.
- In Cast a Deadly Spell, a 1991 HBO TV-movie, gremlins are said to have been "brought back from the pacific" to the United States in World War II and are seen damaging cars and houses.
- Are You Afraid of the Dark? episode "The Tale of the Curious Camera" (March 2, 1994), After getting his portraits back from the basketball team Matt finds that he didn't show up in the photos. To make it up to him the photographer gives him an antique camera because it has apparently chosen him. Matt soon learns that anything or anyone he takes a picture of will have something bad happen to it whether he wants it or not. It is discovered that a gremlin inhabits the camera.
- In the Extreme Ghostbusters episode "Grease" (original airdate: 25 September 1997), the Ghostbusters have to capture a gremlin that was damaging New York's machines, while at the same time the FBI believes them to be the cause of the sabotage.
- In the cartoon series American Dragon Jake Long, the episode "Jake Takes the Cake" (original airdate: 26 August 2005) features gremlins who mess with any type of mechanical devices and cause a lot of trouble until they are put to sleep and captured.
- In Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008), Alex sees Mort (mistaking him for a gremlin) messing with the engine and falling off the aircraft.
- In the Epic Mickey games (2010, 2012), Gremlins assist Mickey Mouse after he releases them.
- In the Cartoon Network animated series Ben 10: Ultimate Alien (2010) and Ben 10: Omniverse (2012), Ben Tennyson turns into an alien called Jury Rigg that has the ability to disassemble and reassemble machines, mimicking the appearance (pointed ears/cat-like eyes) and abilities of a gremlin.
- In the film Hotel Transylvania, the titular building is filled with gremlins, amongst other monsters. One old gremlin works as the activities director at Hotel Transylvania as it was seen hosting a bingo game. There is also an elderly gremlin who is known for eating different objects and saying, "I didn't do it."
- In the micro-series My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, there is a species called Cloud Gremlins, which cast a spell in Ponyville. In the end, they are defeated by Rainbow Dash.
- The YouTube series Flite Test's logo features a Gremlin with its arms stretched out pretending to fly.[19]
Other gremlins[edit] Edit
Gremlin Americanus: A Scrap Book Collection of Gremlins by artist and pilot Eric Sloane may predate the Roald Dahl publication. Published in 1942 by B.F. Jay & Co, the central characters are characterized as "pixies of the air" and are friends of both RAF and USAAF pilots. The gremlins are mischievous and give pilots a great deal of trouble, but they have never been known to cause fatal accidents but can be blamed for any untoward incident or "bonehead play", qualities that endear them to all flyers.[20][N 7]
See also Ssh! Gremlins by H.W. illustrated by Ronald Niebour ("Neb" of the Daily Maily), published by H. W. John Crowther Publication, England, in 1942. This booklet featured numerous humorous illustrations describing the gremlins as whimsical but essentially friendly folk. According to "H.W.", contrary to some reports, gremlins are a universal phenomenon and by no means only the friends of flying men.[21][N 8]
Set of World War II gremlin-themed industrial safety posters
Gremlins are floor greasers! Watch your step!
Gremlins love to pitch things at your eyes. Wear safety goggles.
Gremlins think it's fun to hurt you. Use care always.
Gremlins will push you 'round! Look where you're going!
Another type of "gremlin" originates from psychology and the professional life coaching fields. In this sense a gremlin is one's self-defeating behavior


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pepper chicken
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ServingsServes 4
a quick,easy and very tasty chicken recipe
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- Ingredients
- 1 kg chicken,cut into medium size pieces
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Desk Things
My birthday feels like it was last year but seeing I never got the chance to show you a couple of pretty pieces I was offered from my Faves, I'm going to pop them into this latest New Things post to give you your own gift ideas. My friends know how much I love colour pops and practical things, so they mixed the two requirements and offered me some pretty cool new things…
My most generous gift from the girls was a beautiful bright turquoise leather purse from Furla which, after my budget plastic version fell apart, fully graduates me as a grown women. There's nothing like a whiff of luxurious leather diffusing from your wallet as you scramble around for any hiding pennies at the end of the month. Thanks gals!
A sweet surprise on the side was this chic stationery set from the brand I wish I was always able to afford: Kate Spade. A shiny pot from Oliver Bonas sorted out my embarrassing Blue Peter style DIY pen holder that if been using for years. Again, I'm becoming a woman, see?
A gift to myself was the intricately drawn London map, the type of art where you can easily spend a good 10 minutes examining, plus is educational so double win. I got a few similar London themed prints from Great Little Place and popped them up in my boyfriends' flat, take a look!
New Stationery Things:
London illustrated map – Great Little Place / Pencils – Kate Spade / Pencil pot – Oliver Bonas / Stripe notebook – Studio Sarah / Purse – Furla at Monnier Freres / Party ring bag – ASOS / Instagram book – Instagram! / Blog tips book – Chloe Digital
Foodie Things
I'm no Gizzi Erkskine, nor Lili Vanilli but my half made-up recipes don't usually turn out too bad. In fact, my last attempt turned out a treat thanks to Rachel Khoo's cookie recipe! I'm looking forward to trying out some others in her latest, visually on point book.
You're obviously going to need something to drink with those freshly baked treats, whether it be a matcha powder enhanced smoothie, a refreshing glass of fizzy fruitiness, a cute Elderbrook natural fruit cordial or perhaps a glass of sweet French wine. Make mine the latter!
Talking of healthy eating, I've been trying out wild rice (my housemate is obsessed.) Try a basmati blend for a good place to start, just pop in half a stock cube and you've got flavour right there!
New Kitchen Things:
Tea and Cake book – Lisa Faulkner / Rachel Khoo's kitchen notebook – Anthropologie / Wild rice mix – Tilda / Fizzy drinks – Galvanina / Apple juice bag – Accessorize / Fruit cordials – Elderbrook (coming soon!) / Matcha powder – Teapigs / Wooden tray – IKEA / Fruit print tray – IKEA / Vin Paille and nougat – France / Orange mug – T2
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The Great Hall was the seat of government of the Klingon Empire. Located in the First City, it contained a primary meeting chamber with a raised throne for the head of government, as well as the offices of the various members of the High Council of the Klingon Empire and the primary office of the Chancellor. (TNG episode: "Sins of the Father")
Also known as the Senate hall, it was a relic of ten thousand years of internecine warfare before the Klingons had achieved space flight and planetary unity. (TOS novel: Spock Must Die!)
The Great Hall predated the establishment of the Empire and of the First City, as a fortress on the highest point of the continent. (KE novel: A Burning House)
In 2376, the Great Hall was destroyed in a coup d'etat by Morjod, son of Martok. (DS9 - The Left Hand of Destiny novel: Book One)
The Hall had been rebuilt by 2379. (TNG novel: A Time to Kill)
But was again destroyed, along with most of the First City, during the Borg Invasion of 2381 – making Martok, son of Urthog the first Klingon Chancellor to see the Great Hall destroyed twice in his reign. (ST - Destiny novel: Lost Souls)
|Seats of Government
|Palais de la Concorde (UFP) | Great Hall (KE) | Hall of State (RSE) | Tower of Commerce (FA) | Illantava (Tezwa) | Trill Senate Tower (Trill [UFP]) | Presidential Palace (Enoch VII) | Presidential Palace (Treva) | Anwol Kaht (TC)
External link
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I have been waiting for this news for years - YEARS I tell you! Fantasia & Fantasia 2000 are finally being released on Blu-ray, on November 30th! It's a 4-disc set, chock full of treats, including the miraculous Dali/Disney collaboration, Destino - one of the most beautiful and strange animated shorts ever made. Here's the full list of contents:
This 4-disc collection includes the movies and extras on two Blu-Ray discs, along with two DVDs with the movies and limited extras. Contents for each disc are as follows:
Disc One: Fantasia Blu-Ray
* DisneyView
* Disney Family Museum
* The Schultheis Notebook - Newly discovered document reveals movie secrets
* Interactive Art Gallery
* Audio Commentaries
Disc Two: Fantasia 2000 Blu-Ray
* Destino - 2003 animated short debuting on Blu-Ray
* Dali and Disney - A date with Destino documentary
* Musicana - Walt's inpiration for a sequel
* Disney's Virtual Vault - BD-Live
* Audio Commentaries
Disc Three: Fantasia DVD
* Audio Commentary
* Disney Family Museum
Disc Four: Fantasia 2000 DVD
* Musicana - Walt's inpiration for a sequel
Plus, if you pre-order it from Amazon now, it's 30% off. I already bought mine. Squeeeeeeeee!


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Mark M Jackson brings over 45 years of healthcare experience to his position of CEO at Red River Behavioral Health.
Mr. Jackson has built, operated and managed psychiatric and rehabilitation facilities in ten states. His experience also includes ten years of B2B sales and account management in healthcare related information technology applications including billing systems, electronic medical records, revenue cycle management and clinical data transmission. A Clinical Social Worker by training (MSW Michigan State University) he also has over 20 years of experience as a Clinical Therapist in behavioral health, substance abuse and rehabilitation.
A native of Michigan, Mark has spent much of his life in Houston/Galveston, Texas. He and his spouse Ruth have four children and four grandchildren between them.


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Cooper vetoes teacher pay raises calling them "paltry"
Calling the raises "paltry", Gov. Roy Cooper said this morning he is vetoing the teacher pay raise bill, along with several others.
Flanked by teachers, the Democratic governor called on the GOP-controlled state legislature to make meaningful raises a priority for educators.
"I will negotiate the pay raises of teachers and other educators separate and apart from Medicaid expansion," Gov. Cooper said. "I urge all legislators from both parties to help us come together and support our teachers."
Cooper this summer vetoed the original state budget, and lawmakers have been passing individual funding bills to get around that.
Republicans were quick to criticize the veto. "Governor Cooper uses teachers as pawns, blocking their pay increases then trying to convince them it's all the Republicans' fault," said Senate Leader Phil Berger. "At some point, they'll see his cynical ploy for what it really is."
"His refusal to raise teacher pay in favor of playing political games on separate issues is causing real harm to educators' families, who benefitted immensely from pay raises until he took office and began blocking them to pursue his other priorities," House Speaker Tim Moore said in a statement.
But Cooper said he's willing to negotiate teacher raises separate from Medicaid expansion, which has been a main focus for the governor.
Among the other bills Cooper vetoed was one that would reduce the franchise tax for corporations.


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Reel Causes partners with VIFF to present Dawnland
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On Thursday, October 4th at 9:15pm, join Reel Causes at the Vancouver International Film Festival. We are a community partner of the Dawnland screening.
Is reconciliation possible when we've barely acknowledged the truth? That's the question at the heart of this insightful and deeply moving film about the first government-sanctioned Truth and Reconciliation Commission in the United States, a groundbreaking collaboration between the five nations of the Wabanaki people and the state of Maine.
There is a second screening on Saturday, October 6th at 10:45am. VIFF runs from September 27th to October 12th.
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Thursday, January 22, 2015
Acu-Life TheraPOD Moist Heat And Cold Pack Review
This is easy to use and I like the bigger surface area the TheraPOD covers. The velcro strap is very stretchy and it helps secure the TheraPOD. Since the TheraPOD with the gel insert is a bit heavy, it tends to slip when I stand up or move around so when I use this, specially on my knees and thighs, I would sit down or lie down for about 20 minutes or until the warmth or the coldness of the gel insert goes away.
This is very helpful for me because it gives me relief from muscle pain, back pain and muscle strains. It's easy to use and I like how I can use it either as a cold pack or a warm/heat pack.
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fbb Colors Femina Miss India West 2018 pageant came to a glamorous end on 13th May, 2018 at Hyatt Regency Pune. India's most prestigious beauty pageant gave the winners of the 4 states of the West Zone the opportunity to make a splashing entry directly to the Grand Finale of fbb Colors Femina Miss India 2018. Yes, Miss India Goa, Miss India Maharashtra, Miss India Rajasthan and Miss India Gujarat directly entered the coveted beauty pageant which is going to be held in Mumbai on 20th June.
Four celebrity mentors had come onboard to judge and select the best talent from each of the four zones. And these celebrities include:
Pooja Hegde: Indian model-turned-actress Pooja Hegde is a well-known name in the fashion world. A former beauty pageant contestant, Hegde walked home with the second runner-up crown at the Miss Universe India 2010 competition. Soon, she decided to dive into showbiz and debuted with Mysskin's Tamil superhero movie Mugamoodi. After making her name down south, she made her Hindi film debut with Ashutosh Gowariker's period drama Mohenjo Daro opposite superstar Hrithik Roshan.
Sonaakshi Raaj: Sonaakshi's work has been very popular amongst many leading faces of Bollywood, who have sported her creations many a times, such as Deepika Padukone, Sonam Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Shraddha Kapoor, Kriti Sanon, Bipasha Basu, Kareena Kapoor, Malaika Arora Khan, Shilpa Shetty, Kangana Ranaut, Priyanka Chopra, Madhuri Dixit & Sushmita Sen, to name a few.
Nushrat Bharucha: Nushrat Bharucha is a popular Bollywood actress who is known for her roles in several Hindi films, including Love Sex Aur Dhokha, Pyar Ka Punchnama, Akaash Vani, Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2, and Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety.
Shreyas Talpade: Marathi and Bollywood actor-director, Shreyas Talpade has many successful films to his credit. Some of his successful films include Apna Sapna Money Money, Om Shanti Om and Golmaal series. He recently made his directorial debut with Poster Boys, starring Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol.
Sai Tamhankar: An Indian actress who has appeared in several Marathi and Hindi films. She was born and raised in Sangli. Tamhankar completed her schooling from Savarkar Pratishthan.
The winners included:
|Nikita Soni
|Anushka Luhar
|Mehak Punjabi
|Aashna Gurav
The event was hosted by swashbuckling Meiyang Chang. Performances by Salman Yusuf Khan and Kings United India left the audience spell bound.


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Canadian rapper Tory Lanez can't help but bust out a few laughing emojis at R. Kelly's expense. The hip-hop crooner went to social media Thursday with a savage reaction to the Internet continuing its undefeated win streak with a hard-hitting Kells meme video.
You gotta hear it to get it thoooo! lol @torylanez @rkelly #SOHHNews pic.twitter.com/VGwsz5Neda
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2016 IHSA Week 1 recap
High School Football – Week 1
August 26, 2016
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What a fantastic weekend for high school football! Perfect weather kicked things off Friday night across the Chicagoland area. A number of teams picked things off right where they left them, while others are trying to find their new identity. Let's get things started……
Olympians put on an Olympic performance in the opener
Behind the offensive play of junior quarterback, Jyran Mitchell, Rich Central knock off Stagg 39-6. Yes, I did say Mitchell… this is the third son to come through the program. Shawn Jr. is now playing at Eastern Illinois and Jeremiah is at Austin Peay. And next month, they play against each other for the first time since, whew… for-e-v-e-r!
But back to the game at hand, Mitchell had two TD runs and also threw a 19-yard scoring pass to Glen Abram to guide Rich Central (1-0) in the opener. The Olympians scored on their first four possessions and never looked back. On the other side of the ball, the defense was nasty… stingy… and it seemed as if every player swarmed to the ball on each and every play. This contest definitely sent a strong message to their future opponents that they are a force to be reckon with.
Stagg (0-1) got on the board late with a quick scamper by Mike Jennings.
The Olympians have a tough contest next week as they travel crosstown to St. Rita next Friday night. Should be a good one and we will be there!
Vikings picked up where they left off….
Homewood-Flossmoor's Bryant Wright didn't leave any questions unanswered as to his ability to take over the reins at quarterback for the Vikings as they dominated the game against Downers Grove South 56-6. He finished the contest going 8-for-13 for 206 yards and two touchdowns. He also ran four times for 57 yards and a TD.
Running back Tyler Nutall (8 carries, 105 yards) punctuated the Vikings' second drive with a 23-yard TD.
Herbert Hughes, a transfer from Stagg, scored back-to-back TDs in the third quarter on runs of 55 and 8 yards.
To top it off, backup quarterback Kellyn Gerenstein also scored on a 94-yard run.
Rewatch the game by clicking the TheCube icon below…
Crete knocks off TF South
Crete-Monee running back Datuan Carter wanted to win this game for his coach John Konecki, who's father, died Tuesday and the team attended his funeral earlier Friday.
"We had to win this one for coach," Carter said. "He had a bad week. We saw that he was down and we had to pick him back up. It meant a lot to us to get this win."
T.F. South took an early 7-0 lead in the second quarter on a 27-yard TD pass from Reis Padjen (16-of-21, 160 yards passing) to Bron Hill (7 catches, 107 yards).
But Carter, a junior, helped make sure it would happen, running for two touchdowns and catching another Friday as the host Warriors scored 35 unanswered points in the second half for a 42-7 win over T.F. South.
"It's a very emotional time, as it is for any man with his father," Konecki said. "My family knew I was going to come here, though. They wouldn't expect anything less. It meant the world to me to look out at the funeral and see my team there. Your players become family members, and they were there for me."
Lemont squeaks' passed Richards
Senior Steve Fleming made some crucial contributions Friday against Richards including a key 50 plus yard punt in the fourth quarter that pinned the Bulldogs deep in their own end which led to an Indians' score for the victory, 13-7.
"I was thinking I needed to pin them deep," Fleming said. "I was hoping that would give our defense a chance to get a big stop and lead to our offense getting good field position."
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And in other games….
Rich East 46, North Lawndale 0: Here's highlights from the contest care of MaxPreps.
Bloom 33, Andrew 12
Providence 3, East St. Louis 34
Marian Catholic 53, Urban Prep-Englewood 16: Christian Simmons (10 carries, 168 yards) scored on runs of 89 and 28 yards to lead Marian (1-0).
Franklin (Wis.) 24, Joliet Catholic 14: Clay Briscoe caught a 10-yard TD pass from Patrick Roth and Keenan Hailey added a 19-yard scoring run for JCA (0-1).
Hillcrest 32, Argo 0: Marcus Garrett's 75-yard catch was among his three TDs for Hillcrest (1-0).
Lincoln-Way East 49, Adams (Ind.) 12: Jake Arthur threw two TD passes and Nigel Muhammad added a pair of scoring runs of 12 and 10 yards for East (1-0). Watch the CSN Chicago highlight video here: http://www.csnchicago.com/video/highlights-5-lincoln-way-east-49-south-bend-adams-12
Lockport 20, Downers Grove North 9: Ben Davis threw a pair of scoring passes for Lockport (1-0).
Reavis 51, Longwood 0: Devontta Wilson caught a 31-yard TD pass and also scored on a 40-yard run, both in the first half, to boost Reavis (1-0).
St. Laurence 31, Benet 21: Fayezon Smart's 69-yard scoring run in the fourth quarter put St. Laurence (1-0) ahead for good. Kevin Williams tacked on two TD runs for the Vikings.
Shepard 38, T.F. North 18: Demetrius Harrison ran for 181 yards and a touchdown and also caught scoring passes of 53 and 28 yards to lead Shepard (1-0).
Thornwood 60, Phoenix 0: Jabari Howard contributed three first-half TDs, including a punt return, to spark Thornwood (1-0).
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Here is our final 2014 football rankings…
November 30, 2014
1. Providence 13-1
2. Homewood-Flossmoor 11–3
3. Lemont 13–1
4. Mount Carmel 8–5
5. Lincoln-Way East 10–2
6. Bolingbrook 8–4
7. Loyola 11–3
8. Richards 10 2
9. Joliet Catholic Academy (Joliet) 8-3
10. Brother Rice 7-5
St. Rita (7-5); Lincoln-WayWest (9-2); Lincoln-Way North (8-2); Bradley-Bourbonnais (Bradley) (7-3); Bloom (7-3); Crete-Monee (6-4)
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2012 IL Best HS Football Team
Who's our 2012 Illinois High School Number 1 football team?
August 20, 2012
The age old question is asked about Illinois High School Football and answered by our team….
This time of the year many people are curious about which high school football team is the best in Illinois. While we have seen many of the teams in our coverage area, I have not seen some of the other statewide contenders. However, like anyone, we can certainly offer an opinion on the teams we have seen, read about and are familiar with so far this year.
NOTE: This is based on our coverage area.
10. Thornton
Impact Player: Jalen Banks is actually one of the most experienced players in the state, having played varsity football since he arrived at Thornton as a freshman in 2009.
Biggest Issue for 2012: Battled test – but can they play together against steep competition?
9. Lemont
Impact Player: OT Ethan Pocic
Biggest Issue for 2012? Can the inexperienced offensive skills develop fast enough.
8. Crete
Impact Player: WR LaQuon Treadwell
Biggest Issue for 2012? Outside of the Southland, can they standup in the Class 6A playoffs?
7. Marist
Impact Player: TE Nic Weishar
Biggest Issue for 2012: Can anyone standup on defense?
6. Lincoln-Way East
Impact Player: QB Tommy Fuessel
Biggest Issue for 2012? Moving into 2012 season strong – leaving the 2011 season in the past.
5. St Rita
Impact Player (s): Offensive line
Biggest Issue for 2012? Steady play at QB1.
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2012 Illinois High School Schedule
August 8, 2012
It's almost that time again… time for Friday night lights around the Chicagoland area and we have our FULL football schedule ready… WHEW!!!! Talk about some jammed packed games. Things get started with TOP, hard-core match-ups including Homewood-Flossmoor at Marian Catholic – the battle of the South Suburbs to Joliet Catholic at Providence, which features USC recruit, Ty Isaac. This game will be nationally televised on ESPNU. In addition, Soldier Field will play host to three match-ups beginning at noon.
Week 1 – Aug. 20-26
All games 7:30 unless noted.
BOLD, RED – our game of the week
Carmel at Lincoln-Way East
Curie at Argo, 7
De La Salle at Lane, 8
Hillcrest at Stagg, 7:15
Homewood-Flossmoor at Marian Catholic***
Joliet Catholic at Providence (ESPNU)***
Kankakee at Bishop McNamara
Kenwood at T.F. North, 7
Leo at St. Laurence
Lincoln-Way North at Lincoln-Way Central
Lincoln-Way West at Sycamore, 7
Orr at Thornton, 7
Oswego East at Rich South, 7
Plainfield South at Bolingbrook
Reavis at Solorio, 7
Rich East at Eisenhower, 7
Sandburg at Andrew, 7:15
Shepard at Brother Rice
Stillman Valley at Tinley Park, 7
T.F. South at Crete-Monee***
Bloom at Thornwood, 1
Fenwick at Hales, 1:30
Marist vs. St. Rita, TBA at Soldier Field***
Mount Carmel vs. St. Patrick, noon at Soldier Field***
Rich Central at Joliet Central, 1
Simeon at Loyola, 1:30
St. Ignatius vs. Young, 6:30 at Soldier Field***
Thornridge at Joliet West, 1
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Archbishop Hebda, other faith leaders join Governor Walz in addressing federal shutdown
Archbishop Bernard Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis joined about a dozen other faith leaders, as well as Gov. Tim Walz, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and other state officials at a Jan. 15 news conference at the State Capitol on the impact the longest federal government shutdown in history was having on Minnesotans, especially vulnerable populations dependent on federal services.
The archbishop noted the number of religious traditions represented at the gathering, saying it "really gives evidence to the importance of this question, and making sure that we're caring for those who are most vulnerable."
It is important for people to set aside partisan politics to address problems that will have a concrete impact on families, Archbishop Hebda said. He said he wishes the religious community could fix the partial shutdown, in its fourth week, but it can't.
"But we know that as we come together to support those who represent us in government that we have an opportunity to have an impact," the archbishop said.
Walz said state officials were providing funds for the costs of some federal programs to prevent a disruption of services, and they will continue to monitor the situation to help mitigate the shutdown's negative effects and ensure the state of Minnesota is reimbursed for those costs.
Sister Carolyn Puccio, delegate for consecrated life for the archdiocese, represented her community at the news conference, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet.
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28 Nov Bone Density
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With Osteoporosis being so prevalent in Ireland, ( 25% of men and 50% of women aged over 50 yrs ) we all should be looking after our bones. Fear not if you are not a fan of dairy, you can get calcium from plenty of other food sources, including sesame seeds, chia seeds, almonds, sardines, brocolli,(beans and lentils. Being physically active also helps our bone density. Studies have shown that weight-bearing exercises, in particular, help to promote bone regeneration.


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Following a fantastic 2015 supporting the British Superbike Championship, Rock Oil distributors and staff enjoyed great success at the 2016 Motorcycle Expo.
Held over three days in Stoneleigh Park, the Motorcycle Expo provides an opportunity for dealers and exhibitors to discuss business related to motorcycle products for the upcoming year. Following Rock Oil's recognition for commitment to quality with the attainment of BS EN ISO 14001:2004, discussions ranged from new launches for our motorcycle range, to forthcoming plans to further increase Rock Oil brand awareness nationally.
The Expo also gave us an opportunity to detail proposals on the continual improvement of policies and procedures within Rock, with aims to earn further accreditation based on quality management principles and a strong customer focus. Rock Oil will continue to support the BSB in 2016 and look forward to cementing the association between Rock Oil and the choice of lubricant for the racing series.
The 2015 Motorcycle Trade Expo came to a close on Tuesday and has proven to be our most successful yet with many new customers welcomed on board. The Expo is also a fantastic opportunity to meet and discuss plans for the year ahead with long standing trade partners.
Kick-starting the year in terms of the motorcycle trade the Expo was back at Stoneleigh Park following the change in venue from the NEC. The show is well suited to this friendly venue and busy throughout the three days, unaffected by the cold weather outside.
Distributors and staff talked to visitors on a range of subjects related to our Rock Oil motorcycle range, with many staying for a quick refreshment from our much-loved hospitality bar. With so many new products and fresh packaging schemes for existing ranges the Rock brand continues to rise in prominence, with a buzz going around the venue following our recent trade award.
We would like to thank all who came to see us. We look forward to another great year in the motorcycle arena and show you some exciting new products as 2015 'rocks' on!


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Encouraging adversaries to have more interpersonal contact to find common ground may work on occasion, but not necessarily in the U.S. Senate, according to new research.
For years social scientists have grappled with the question of why men receive far more media coverage than women, and now a new study reveals the answer.
Social scientists have long argued documentary films are powerful tools for social change.
But a University of Iowa (UI) sociologist and his co-researchers are the first to use the Internet and social media to systematically show how a documentary film reshaped public perception and ultimately led to municipal bans on hydraulic fracking.
In an era where popular culture is increasingly recognized for its impact on lay understanding of health and medicine, few scholars have looked at television's powerful role in the creation of patient expectations, especially regarding pregnancy and birth.
The editorship of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior (JHSB), the ASA's premier general medical sociology journal, will transition at the end of this year from Gilbert Gee to Richard Carpiano and Brian Kelly.
Chances are, you have someone in your life who causes a lot of tension and stress. Difficult relationships are common. They are also commonly difficult to evade. Who are these people and why can't we just cut the cord?
New research explores these questions and sheds light on the answers. Plain and simple: They are people you are stuck with, either because you need them or because you can't ignore them.


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Shrew returns to the stage this February 21st-25th at The Bread & Roses Theatre. Currently Top Pick over at London Pub Theatres - check out this cheeky interview with co-founders Velenzia Spearpoint & Paula Benson (Artistic Director) where they talk all things theatre, feminism and the Bard. "In Get Over It Productions' version, Shakespeare's play... Continue Reading →
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Australia's two public broadcasters have little incentive to aggressively negotiate their transmission service contracts with Broadcast Australia, the Lewis Review into the efficiency of SBS and the ABC has found.
Transmission arrangements were outside the strict terms of reference of the review, but the report — released by the Communications Department over the weekend — nonetheless notes the current arrangements do not work efficiently.
As Crikey has recently reported, the contract with monopoly provider Broadcast Australia is currently negotiated by ABC and SBS, but funded directly by the government. This means the government will pay as much or as little as the broadcasters negotiate, with them getting no extra money if they play hardball with Broadcast Australia:
"It may be preferable for the ABC and SBS to share in the benefits of savings in transmission costs rather than the current funding arrangement which requires any savings (from digital and certain analog transmission services) to be returned to budget. For example, if it proves possible to reduce transmission costs by 20%, it would be desirable for the national broadcasters to retain at least a portion of these savings."
The arrangements around how the broadcasters transmit their services to most of the vast Australian mainland are subject to a separate review currently being conducted by L.E.K. Consulting for the department. Ultimately, the findings of that review could mean more to the government's funding levels of public broadcasting than the Lewis Review, as such transmission costs currently comprise a staggering 20% of the money paid for public broadcasting in Australia. Any efficiencies achieved in this would be substantial.
However, the structure of the market for broadcast services complicates things. The current provider, Broadcast Australia, is a monopoly. Crikey was told in September that TX Australia, whose chairman Paul Mullen is a former head of corporate development at Broadcast Australia, is considering lobbing in a bid for the contract to provide transmission services. This would represent the first real competition for the contract in many years.
Many of the report's other recommendations have already been leaked to the media and were canvassed in the executive summary of the report, which was released last week. But the report's release nonetheless satisfies the complaints of many opposition senators, who had been asking for some time for the report to be made public.
Over the weekend, Greens Senator Scott Ludlam received a leaked copy of the report and used it to tell the media that it made clear it was impossible for the ABC to find the savings needed without cutting into programming. Previously, sections of the report were selectively leaked to media organisations to counter arguments being made by ABC management.
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A goal from fourth-year Vike Scot Jones in the 53rd minute was the only time either team found the back of the net, on a night when the battle in the midfield ruled the game.
"I give credit to them, they battled away and their goalkeeper made two great saves to keep them in it at the end," said Vikes head coach Bruce Wilson. "It was a difficult game, they have some very quick, skillful people and we had to make adjustments."
Strong defence may have been the dominant factor in the game but each goalie still made some outstanding saves when called upon. Jasdeep Lally picked up his first clean sheet of the season in the Vikes net, while Dory Elliot performed heroics late when the Vikes were pushing for an insurance goal. Lally ended the game with five saves and Elliot with three.
MacEwan played a strong game on the road, settling back to let the Vikes have possession of the ball, before countering with pace looking to expose the Vikes defence.
"It was a great game from the boys, a little unlucky not to score with some shots cleared off the line and some missed one-on-ones with the goalie, but overall a great road performance," said Griffins head coach Adam Loga.
A big reason why the Griffins were unable to get past the Vikes was an adjustment made by Wilson. The veteran coach shifted fifth-year Paulo Dait into the centreback position, where the player from Maple Ridge shone, eventually being named MVP of the game for UVic.
The breakthrough for the Vikes came off a loose ball from a corner kick. The ball was initially cleared by the MacEwan defence but only as far as Jones, who let loose a beautiful volley into the back of the net.
"Their defender won it in the air, I just kept my eye on the ball and tried to hit it with the best technique possible," said Jones. "Good win, not the prettiest game, but at the end of the day getting all three points is all that matters. We are just going to take this confidence and keep moving forward."
The win boosts the Vikes record to 2-4-1 on the year, while MacEwan falls to 1-4-0.
Both these teams are back in action later this weekend.
MacEwan heads to Vancouver where they will take on the UBC T-Birds on Sep. 16 in a game that starts at 7:30 p.m.
The Vikes remain in Victoria and will play a rare Sunday home game against the Mount Royal Cougars at 2:00 p.m.
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1st SouthWest Bank is a strong and growing community bank dedicated to serving the people and businesses of Southwestern Colorado. For over 20 years, the bank has actively supported and sought opportunities to improve the quality of life in its communities. In addition to providing professional and personalized service to customers, 1st SouthWest strives for 100% involvement from its employees in community organizations, programs and non-profits.
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The Telluride Foundation is excited to announce the launch of the Telluride Regional Loan Fund, a $2 million operating working capital loan fund designed to support rural business startup, growth and job creation and retention in southwest Colorado. The Loan Fund is a partnership with ZOMALAB and First Southwest Community Fund. The Telluride Loan Fund is a working capital fund designed to help companies with their day-to-day expenses. The purpose of the fund is to help uniquely rural and un-bankable businesses bridge the capital gap until they can become commercially bankable.
Rural businesses, especially startups and those operating on a shoestring, have long found it difficult to qualify for traditional bank loans. Now Hello Bello, a new app from 1st Southwest Bank CEO Kent Curtis, seeks to address that. The app provides a central database that combines numerous sources of financing open to an underserved business. "Hello Bello serves to mitigate risk for banks and open the complete capital stack for small businesses," Curtis said. "This can be transformational in the way capital is deployed in rural communities."
1st Southwest Bank customer Animas Chocolate Company has revolutionized the world of chocolate for Durango locals. The shop specializes in both bean-to-bar chocolate and fine chocolate mixes such as hot chocolate, truffles, and more. Owners Carley and Marc have taken dessert-making to a whole new level, making tasty and enjoying sweets an experience anyone will want to share. Recently, the bank reached out to the owners to get their take on what it's like running their unique business. Read more here.


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Uncertainty (can) = Opportunity (if I choose to look at it that way)
Something that I have observed about myself this week is that I do NOT deal well with uncertainty.
Uncertainty makes me feel anxious, nervous, stressed, thrown off balance, out of control, inadequate… All sorts of bad feelings.
I like to know what is going to happen, where I am going to live, what to expect. I think that is normal for everyone, but when things are uncertain, I think it makes me a little more stressed than most.
Lately the uncertainties in my life have made it hard for me to function. I worry constantly about everything and it makes it hard for me to think straight which makes it hard for me to accomplish anything. And now with my hectic school schedule, I am feeling the effects of this mindset.
I think that I have always had a tendency to be this way, but now that I have more pressing deadlines it is more apparent to me. I sit there stressed and almost paralyzed with fear and the hours escape me and too much time has been wasted. This could be a good thing because with my observation comes a realization that I need to change.
I don't want to spend the rest of my life feeling unsure of myself and uncertain.
I need to work more and worry less.
Stop obsessing over the problems and search for solutions.
Then I will become better at solving my own problems.
Yes, there are lots of circumstances in life that I have no control over, but I want to start taking responsibility for the choices that I can make!
Here goes!


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Here in New Mexico, we have a strange method of electing judges. Mostly, we don't. New Mexico is one of the 17 states in America that uses the retention system. If you aren't sure what this means, you're not alone: very few people realize that voters in this state have very little to do with selecting their magistrates.
I conducted a scientific poll this week; I questioned the students in one of my classes and about a dozen people drinking beer at a bowling alley. This is the exact same method of random sampling used by the better news agencies like CBS and the National Enquirer. Very few of my respondents knew what I was talking about, though one guy at the bowling alley offered to make something up if I would buy him another beer.
Here's the shortened version of the process. All judges are initially appointed by the Governor. At the next election, the judge runs against a partisan opponent. If the judge successfully retains his position, at each subsequent election the voters are asked whether or not they wish to retain the judge. The judge's name appears alone on the ballot and voters can pull the lever next to his name. This is not a vote for the judge, but a vote to retain the judge. If 57% of the participating voters decide for retention, the judge stays in office for another term. If not, the process starts over..
There are some very good reasons to use the retention system. Do we really want our judges periodically begging and pleading with the public for votes and campaign funds? It is so much more dignified to have our prospective jurists begging and pleading with the governor for the same job. And if successful, we will just ignore the fact that the judge still has to go out begging and pleading for campaign funds to pay for the retention campaign.
Picking a judge requires a skill sadly lacking in the average dimwitted voter, someone who can only can be trusted with selecting lesser officeholders like congressmen, senators, governors, and the president. To select a judge, we need someone that can be trusted to exercise wise and sober judgment, someone like our governor… oh, crap. Well at least before every retention vote, there is a panel of experts that reviews the history of the judges and makes harsh and blunt evaluations. That is why in the current election, this panel is only recommending the retention of 75 out of 77 judges. It has no recommendation on the other two races.
I wonder how many voters really understand what is going on when they enter a voting booth and see only one name listed for a judge's race. Do they know this is a retention election? Do they think this man is running unopposed? And why 57%? When the politicians who wrote this bill got together at a restaurant to hammer out the finer points, did one of them have a sudden insight while staring at a bottle of steak sauce?
Needless to say, our judges are usually retained. It must be rather difficult to actually lose a retention vote, unless at the time of the election the judge happens to be in jail. If we used the same system for national elections, FDR would still be president.
There seems to be a problem with this whole process. As a society, we don't want to have minor judges selected for life, but at the same time we can't quite trust the public not to elect Bernie Madoff to the state supreme court. Don't laugh, Bernie's got good name recognition and it wasn't that long ago that Texas elected Jesse James to the position of State Treasurer. Several times.
Naturally, I have a suggestion. Instead of appointing or electing judges, let's have a massive poker championship. Any member of the New Mexico Bar Association could buy in for $10,000 (chump change compared to the price of a good campaign). The final winner gets the job and the state keeps the cash to help finance the state judicial system. The winner can't help but be smarter, or perhaps craftier, than anyone a governor selects.


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Thief's "Master Thief Edition" On PC
PC players will be getting a digital download of Thief with some added goodies in the Master Thief Edition of the game on February 25. It is currently available for pre-order at the Square Enix Store and at other major retailers. The Master Thief Edition includes the following:
- Official Digital Artbook – stunning concept art that offers a sneak peek into the shadowy world of THIEF.
- Digital Comic -Â Delve deeper into the shroud surrounding Thief's obscure world with this complete collection of digital comic books.
- Booster Pack - Get access to an exclusive bundle of optional in-game consumables that can empower you and hasten your progression through THIEF.
- Director's Cut Original Soundtrack – a remarkable collection of THIEFtracks.
- THE BANK HEIST in-game mission: Infiltrate the City's most secure location, Stonemarket First Bank, to steal a coveted family heirloom called the Star of Auldale. To this day, this heavily guarded and treacherous place remains impregnable, but that's about to change…
- A challenging mission that will put your thieving skills to the test.
- Outsmart security measures found exclusively in this mission
- Search for the Bank's unique loot and many other secrets
- A true homage to the Bank mission in Thief II: The Metal Age.
The Master Thief Edition is available on the Square Enix store for $52.99. Check with your local retailer for pre-order availability and pricing.


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Psalm 121:5, 8 … The Lord is your keeper … The LORD will guard your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forever.
Psalm 85:13 … Righteousness{peace} goes before Him, and makes His footsteps our pathway{sets us in the way of His steps}.
1 Samuel 2:9 … He keeps the feet of His godly ones, but the wicked ones are silenced in darkness; For not by might{strength} shall a man prevail.
I was thinking about the above scriptures this morning, how the Lord guides and keeps you as you go on His way. He gave me this song:
The Lord Your Keeper
The Lord your keeper -Ps 121:5
The Lord your peace -Ps 29:11
Gives strength for the day -Deut 33:25
To follow His way. -Ps 85:13; 1 Sam 2:9
So fear not
And be not dismayed
For the Lord who is with you
He will keep you always. -Isa 41:10
This prompted me to study the scripture for 'strength for the day'. This really encouraged me! He is the Rock beneath our feet. He will not let our foot slip for He who keeps us will not sleep.
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Deut 33:24-25 NIV … About Asher he said: "Most blessed of sons is Asher; let him be favored by his brothers, and let him bathe his feet in oil. The bolts of your gates will be iron and bronze, and your strength will equal your days.
NKJV … And of Asher he said: "Asher is most blessed of sons; Let him be favored by his brothers, and let him dip his foot in oil. Your sandals shall be iron and bronze; As your days, so shall your strength be .
From Deut 33:24 Commentary
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From Deut 33:25 Commentary
and as thy days, so shall thy strength be;
Feet washed in fragrant oil would leave fragrant oily footprints wherever they walked! -2 Cor 2:14-17
The Lord is Your Keeper{prayer}
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West Coast rapper, 40 Glocc, fers up a taste his yet-to-be-titled, Empire distributed album, with a new single, "The Pull Up." To whet our music appetites some more, he even drops f an animated video to accompany it. The animated visual to 40's single, "The Pull Up", is directed by long-time collaborator Broadway B'Way Toons (Big Pun "How We Roll" / G-Unit "My Buddy").
"I did (the record) "The Pull Up" to talk about the trials and tribulations I've personally been going through", says the Colton, California rap artist and entrepreneur. "From jealousy to betrayal to being shot at point blank range. After a successful surgery I get the news that my friend, and frequent collaborator Prodigy Mobb Deep, passed away on the same day I come out a coma with the bullet still lodged in me. It's sitting 2 centimeters from my spine." 40 continues. "At the same time I'm fighting for my freedom in a kangaroo court."


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Robotization of Chinese Industry
According to the media, Chinese industrial robotization will be the core of the grand plan "Made in China 2025", and with this plan, Chinese government hope to turn China from a world factory into a powerful industrial country.
JD.com, the second largest e-commerce company in China, is implementing storage automation and trying to deliver couriers with small robots and drones. In JD's R & D laboratories, we can see forklifts operate automatically, manipulators lift the box, elevator reaches the target cargo on the shelf.
In September 2017, JD opened its first fully automated warehouse near Shanghai, where only machines and robots manage the small cargoes that were unloaded from trucks. JD's head of logistics strategy said that as Chinese e-commerce continues to grow, they need to build millions of square meters of warehouses each year, but hiring porters and delivery staffs have become particularly difficult.
Although many companies consider automation as a top priority of industrial tools, the proportion of robots in China remains low, with only 49 industrial robots per 10,000 workers. However, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China, the output of industrial robots will reach 120,000. In 2016, China's industrial robot production was 72,000. One of the many goals set by China is to raise the number of robots per 10,000 workers to 150. The International Robot Federation pointed out that although it is still far from the world leading level of Korea(531), it is close to the United States (176). In this respect, China will be the largest market of industrial robots.
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I love a rich, dark chocolate pie. This is rich and dark enough that it needs to be toned down with a scoop of ice cream or whipped cream. It reminds me of a chocolate lava cake in a fine restaurant only in a pie form.
Now you can make a pie worthy of a five-star restaurant. This would make the dessert menu in your favorite restaurant. This is a chocoholics dream. Even the crust is chocolate. Picture a rich chocolaty filling in a crumbly, chocolate crust, perfect for family, guests, or that special occasion. We guarantee that your friends will ask for the recipe. This may be the easiest, most foolproof pie you will ever make.
This pie is made without hydrogenated fat (shortening). Each package contains a crust mix and filling mix for a nine-inch pie. Ice cream or whipped topping is not included.
Have one of these mixes on hand for your next special occasion. You never thought you could make a five-star pie so easily but because you can, pick up one to serve to your family or friends. You'll be glad you did.
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The COPC® Family of Standards is a globally recognised performance management framework that enables you to measure and improve all operational activities that support the customer experience.
COPC is an acronym for Customer Operations Performance Centre.
Who is COPC?
COPC is a management consulting business founded in the USA in 1996.
Privately held, COPC specialises in customer experience transformation and they provide a range of services including consulting, training, certification and benchmarking.
With specific regards to CX, their Family of Standards include:
- CSP Standard for Customer Service Providers (for internal operations)
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text: News Osun Assembly confirms 35 nominees as commissioners, special advisers By Femi Adediran - October 9, 2019 0 84 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola The Osun House of Assembly on Wednesday confirmed the 35 nominees sent to the House by Gov. Gboyega Oyetola as Commissioners and Special Advisers. Speaking at plenary in Osogbo, the Assembly's Speaker, Mr Timothy Owoeye, said the nominees had the requisite qualifications to drive development in the State. He commended the lawmakers for their efforts during the exercise, adding that it was in line with the 1999 constitution. Owoeye also advised the nominees to partner with the governor to move the state forward. Other lawmakers commended the choice of the nominees, saying they have the qualifications to hold the exalted offices. The motion for confirmation of the nominees was moved by the Majority Leader of the House, Mr Moruf Olanrewaju, and unanimously adopted by the 26 lawmakers. It would be recalled that the Governor on Sept. 24 sent the names of 35 persons for the positions of commissioners and Special Advisers in his cabinet. Share on: WhatsApp Related READ 50 Angolan Petroleum Industry students to train in French universities


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Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Baby Doll
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So cute, Cara! 3 beautiful girls! And what an exciting birth story! Glad all is well with you and your family. Hope Natalie and Kaelyn can meet one day!
- November 16, 2011 at 5:29 PM
- jasnjoj said...
That is so precious, Cara! It's a good thing they went ahead and tried that now...she won't fit in there for much longer!
- November 17, 2011 at 3:50 PM
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