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A woman in her 50's was recently forcibly pinned down by three care home staff , whilst a fourth order a nurse inject her with the experimental Coronavirus vaccine.
The incident took place at Millport Care Centre on the Isle of Cumbrae in Scotland, with two of the staff since being suspended from their roles. The home houses around twenty-seven adults with learning difficulties.
The Care Inspectorate has been made aware of the incident but has only told the company which owns the care home that "it must improve".
A spokeswoman for the watchdog said: "We are aware of concerns raised. We recently inspected the service and issued an improvement notice on April 2 that details areas of care that need to improve.
"We continue to monitor the service and are liaising closely with the local health and social care partnership."
A spokesperson for Sanctuary Care said: "While we are disappointed at this news and sorry the care has fallen short of the standards we expect, we have taken immediate action to address some of the concerns and are working closely with North Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership and the Care Inspectorate to make improvements to the quality of care.
"We remain committed to delivering a service that is centred on our residents' wellbeing and happiness, and can reassure their families that our staff are working to ensure everyone at the home receives the high standard of care they deserve."
NHS Ayrshire & Arran, for whom the nurse is believed to work, would only say the nurse did not work for the local hospital on the island, adding: "It would be inappropriate for us to comment any further at this time."
One of the staff who works at Millport Care Centre said "It is horrendous what is going on just now, the door was open so people walking past saw what was going on. The nurse said she wasn't comfortable injecting her like that but she was told 'Just hurry up and do it'. I think she was a bit intimidated"
The Care Inspectorate warned that unless there is marked improvement at Millport Care Centre it will cancel the home's registration.
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The problem with care homes is that what applies to one resident, applies to them all and if the decision to give every resident the test vaccine is approved by management, then every resident is going to get the test vaccine, for the greater good of the old age facility, whether the residents approve of the test vaccine or not.
A senior we know of was given both test vaccine shots, she is a frail old lady at 94 and she was not asked about the shots, but was given them, without being told what they were for.
It really depends on the management and what they think is the safest path for them to take.
Most care facilities are understaffed and they don't have the capacity to look after residents who get Covid, or isolate parts of the complex to accommodate individuals with a disease, which could have a flow on effect to all other residents and staff, because the statistics of how many get both shots and still get Covid has not been clarified and you can't rely on statistics for anything, because they are a set of numbers, to sell a product, not for the greater good of the consumers, as after effects of Covid are starting to show.
Although I am an anti vaxxer, I do see the problem that nursing homes have for residents and I guess, if a resident does not want to be in a nursing home, there are not that many places available and what applies to one nursing home, will apply to all.
When you get old and can't look after yourself and need care, you pretty much give up your rights to the policies of the management and what they deem is suitable for you, for them and that is the way it has to be.
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Tebbutt: Swedes have brotherly wins
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Mikael Ymer and Elias Ymer are fine tennis players but, especially after their victories in singles over Canada on Thursday, you also might not mind seeing them in track and field running the 100 metres.
The brothers are similar in their playing styles and maybe most remarkable is their ability to defend to the two-handed backhand side. Their speed and balance give them an ability to reach shots and return them aggressively that is rare on the tour.
But basically in the Pavilion Madrid Arena against their Canadian opponents, they did everything well in their singles wins on the opening day of the Davis Cup Finals against Team Canada presented by Sobeys. Elias defeated Steven Diez 6-4, 6-2 and Mikael followed up with a strong 6-4, 6-4 performance against Vasek Pospisil.
In the third match of the day, the Swedish doubles pairing of Andre Goransson and Robert Lindstedt edged the Canadian duo of Pospisil and Brayden Schnur 7-6(5), 6-4 to make it a 3-0 sweep for captain Robin Soderling's squad.
Photo: Martin Sidorjak
The opening singles could not have started better for the 30-year-old Diez, playing only his second live Davis Cup match for Canada (2010 in Colombia). He led 4-1 in the first set and had the 25-year-old Elias Ymer rattled.
But then after holding serve to 2-4, Ymer played two sensational points in breaking back to 3-4 – on the first he streaked to his right and flashed a terrific forehand cross-court passing shot winner and then two points later won a ra-ta-tat volley exchange at the net with Diez.
Breaking back to 3-4, Ymer gained confidence and used his potent baseline game and quickness, which at times was amazing, to win 11 of the final 13 games.
Credit to Diez, he was swinging from the hip and putting everything he could into his ground strokes right from the outset. It got him the lead. But once Ymer found his rhythm, he was always a step ahead. The No. 171-ranked Swede finished the hour and 27-minute match with a winners to unforced errors ratio of 18/10 while No. 264 Diez was 7/5.
"I was down 4-1 and I think Steven, he shocked me a bit and then I started to be more aggressive," Ymer said. "I felt my forehand evolved during the match and I think that was the key."
Canadian captain Frank Dancevic summed up, "Elias played really well, was very aggressive. Steven was fighting right until the end but the other guy had a little too much firepower."
As was the case in the opening match, the early stages of Pospisil – Mikael Ymer proved to be telling. Serving to start the match, Pospisil survived six deuces and finally held serve in an 11-minute game. But two games later Ymer broke to 15, finishing with a forehand, wrong-footing winner.
That proved to be the difference in the set as the 23-year-old Swede held serve the rest of the way to wrap it up in 45 minutes.
The second set was more competitive and turned when Pospisil had his only break point of the match leading 3-2. Ymer hit a good serve and Pospisil misfired with a forehand return.
A game later, as often happens in tennis after missing a break opportunity, Ymer broke serve to lead 4-3. He only lost two points in his final two service games to seal the victory in an hour and 29 minutes.
The break points stat reveals a lot about the closeness of the match-up – Ymer was 2/2 and Pospisil 0/1.
Ymer's superiority on serve – he won 70 per cent of second-serve points to just 48 per cent for Pospisil – was a major factor.
"Against someone like Vasek," Ymer said about his solid serving that also included winning 80 per cent of first serve points to 69 per cent for Pospisil, "he's so good in his offence. It doesn't give me a lot of other options – especially with my tool box – than to try to counter. I think the serve helped today to not give him too many looks in my service games. It was key because he started being really offensive on my second serve."
Pospisil, who had to retire with a back issue trailing Denis Shapovalov 0-3 in the second round of Indian Wells last month, had only played two matches since then – losing to Americans Christopher Eubanks (No. 178) and Emilio Nava (No. 349) in Challenger events in Knoxville and Charlottesville earlier this month. He was asked if he came into Davis Cup a bit under-prepared.
"I wouldn't say that I was not prepared," he replied. "I think today I didn't play badly – my opponent played well and I didn't play as well as I could have. On any given day you can play up to your standards or above them or a little bit below. Today I played a guy who was playing really well and I just didn't execute the way that I'd like to. But I felt fine out there."
Pospisil came out in good form for the doubles and he and Schnur were competitive against an inspired Lindstedt, 44 and in the final professional appearance of his career, and the 27-year-old Goransson.
The match started a little ragged with service breaks in four of the first five games before Pospisil held to make it 3-3. The set then went to a tiebreak and, as well as he was serving, hitting off the ground and volleying, a critical double fault by Schnur gave the Swedes a 4-2 lead they would not relinquish.
Play in the second set was more conventional doubles with both duos holding serve to 4-all. Then, with Pospisil serving at deuce, Lindstedt hit a miss-hit backhand service return that blooped over him and landed just inside the sideline. It was just that kind of day for Canadian players and a point later the Swedes broke to lead 5-4.
In the final game, Pospisil and Schnur survived two match points and even had a break point but Goransson saved it with a timely poach. Two points later Lindstedt hit an ace to sew up the victory.
"It was a couple of points that made the difference in doubles," Dancevic said in a Sportsnet interview. "Vasek hit a few laser beams that just caught the tape throughout the match. And I feel like those four or five balls could have made a big difference in the match."
Asked about the decision to play Diez in the opening singles, Dancevic said, "he's playing really high quality tennis and he looked really sharp going in. As well Brayden wasn't feeling well two days before. It was a little bit of everything and the guy was playing well. I thought he deserved to play the first match."
Canada now plays Kazakhstan on Sunday in its second and final Group B tie. The 3-0 loss to Sweden – and with no sets won – means qualifying as either the group winner or one of the two best records among the six group runners-up, will be a challenge.
Looking ahead, Dancevic seemed to imply there could be a change in the No. 2 singles player. "Brayden has adjusted with the doubles match," he said. "It looks like he's in really good form, so we'll see what the matchups are with Kazakhstan."
As for Mikael Ymer's fine showing against Pospisil, Canadian fans may remember how good a player he is from his second-round match against Félix Auger-Aliassime at Wimbledon this year. He played impressive tennis and the match was on serve in the third set when he fell and injured his leg – with Auger-Aliassime then going on to win 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-1.
After a rewarding initial match of his first Davis Cup Finals, he said about older brother Elias – they share an Ethiopian ancestry – "regarding my brother, I was watching in the locker room and I was really proud because he played fantastic. I'm really happy he was able to play like this today."
Feature Photos: Martin Sidorjak
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Well, umm
How to explain this Honey:
What's so "unsexy" about asexuality?
"Sexy" is lubricious, gusset dampening, wood making.
Someone who's entirely uninterested in the whole subject ain't.
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Chernyy_Drakon January 20, 2021 at 10:07 am
Why would someone who was asexual be worried about how sexy they are?
I actually read that entire article.
These people seem very confused…
Steve January 20, 2021 at 10:28 am
Well, fuck.
In many ways, acephobia resembles the homophobic reasoning that women only experience attraction to other women because "Lesbians are 'ugly' women who can't land men.
True, true. Some of them aren't munters, they were just molestered by Uncle Ernie. (A fatwa on "ebolaphiles", btw)
Roué le Jour January 20, 2021 at 10:44 am
They both look gay to me, to be honest.
Allosexuals [Note: people whose sex glands are lubricated by images of Gorden Kaye] need to stop using the word asexual as an insult
Agreed, what's wrong with traditional British insults, such as calling somebody a spacker, mong, or as we 80's kids discovered one magical day in front of the 14 inch portable telly, Joey Deacon?
In 1981, during the last year of his life, Deacon was featured on the children's magazine programme Blue Peter for the International Year of the Disabled. He was presented as an example of a person who had achieved a lot in spite of his disabilities.
Despite the sensitive way in which Blue Peter covered his life, the impact on the public was not entirely as intended. The sights and sounds of Deacon's distinctive speech and mannerisms were picked up on by children and he quickly became a figure of ridicule in school playgrounds across the country, the term "Joey" being used as an insult for a person perceived to be stupid.[4][5]
Children are absolutely merciless little bastards, and that is why we need a National Bullying Taskforce led by our nation's cruelest children, to come up with better slurs for pathetic weirdo non-sex-havers.
The Meissen Bison January 20, 2021 at 11:02 am
Steve – is that how Ernie acquired his reputation as the fastest milkman in the west?
Allosexuals? Men who like ringing adult chat lines in France?
MC January 20, 2021 at 11:24 am
Surely asexuals are by definition unsexy?
Married couple Meagan and Jeremiah Douberly, childhood sweethearts who are asexual
Are they really? Looks like they are both in denial about him being gay.
Tim Worstall January 20, 2021 at 11:30 am
One of them is, I believe, a woman…….
Roué le Jour January 20, 2021 at 12:08 pm
She's the one wearing the trousers.
ANNRQ January 20, 2021 at 12:30 pm
Looks like a whole field of strawmen have been erected in that piece.
Like most other people's sexuality, I can't say I give much thought to people in this category. I have no interest in their sexual desires or specific lack of them.
Fear (no doubt, soon to recharacterised as "hatred") of the asexual, either as individuals or as a group, seems an unlikely thing for a person to hold. As asexuals, they are neither a threat nor competition in the sexual field. Why would they specifically be something to be "feared"?
Given their specific non-preference in this case, I can't see why they would be persecuted either – except perhaps on an individual basis by someone whose advances they may have declined. In which case, they would be in exactly the same boat as any other individual of whatever sexual preference who had declined a sexual advance.
With regards to the premise of the article's title: "What's so 'unsexy' about asexuality?", surely a truly asexual person would prefer to be considered unsexy as it would avoid unwanted sexual advances. They may or may not be attractive; they may or may not "dress to impress", but I would have thought that, logically, an asexual person would not want to dress sexily.
Or is this just another one of those "I'm special, bend to my will" demands?
Sam Vara January 20, 2021 at 12:33 pm
The "ace community", as in "ace in the hole"?
Dennis, A Vast Reservior of Toxic Masculinity January 20, 2021 at 12:59 pm
And pathetic. Don't forget pathetic.
Andrew C January 20, 2021 at 1:12 pm
@Dennis
What do you think of your new assistant secretary of health, Rachel Levine?
Ryan January 20, 2021 at 1:32 pm
The former West Riding Lunatic Asylum was based in the village of Menston, so for my schoolmates shoving your tongue between your bottom lip and teeth and shouting "MENSTON" was the ultimate insult…funnily nobody else I've met from Bradford has ever heard of this!
The Meissen Bison January 20, 2021 at 1:37 pm
@Andrew C & Dennis
JuliaM has a twitter pic of Rachel Levine on her blog today.
Now that's what I call A Vast Reservoir of Toxic Masculinity with distinct overtones of Odin on a bad hair day.
Theophrastus January 20, 2021 at 5:17 pm
When at school in 1990s, my daughter and friends referred to "Harveys", which were 'halfies' or people of mixed race, and "specials" who were pupils with "special needs". Some of the Harveys were special.
BniC January 20, 2021 at 5:56 pm
There's a certain sexiness in the challenge of the unobtainable, the power of No.
So asexual really are in a pickle as their lack of sexuality makes them more sexual desirable to some and as we have to accept all shades of grey now then they equally can't complain about those attracted to their asexuality. And you can't say the rest of us are phobic as we are by not fancying them accepting their asexuality
Blue hair = sexual deviant
Grikath January 21, 2021 at 2:14 am
An actual asexual wouldn't give a fuck…..
Stonyground January 21, 2021 at 7:16 am
I don't have the slightest interest in football. I am aware that a majority of people have at least a passing interest in it and there are many who are completely obsessed. I think that I would seem pretty strange if not liking football became a huge part of my identity and I started writing newspaper articles about it.
RichardT January 21, 2021 at 8:39 am
Stonyground said:
" I would seem pretty strange if not liking football became a huge part of my identity and I started writing newspaper articles about it"
Umberto Eco wrote several articles on that very subject.
Ironman January 21, 2021 at 11:27 am
I was 12 years old at the time and remember Joey Deacon very well. I should feel bad about it now… but I just don't.
Agammamon January 22, 2021 at 4:20 am
'Not on the asexual spectrum'.
Dear, there is no asexual spectrum. Either you are or you are on the *sexual spectrum* – because you have some interest, however slight, in sex.
Also, if asexuals are worried about asexuality being sexy then they're doing asexuality wrong.
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Thank you so much for your partnership with us! Now, more than ever, we rely on the greater LMI family to continue our meaningful work in Honduras. May God's grace and peace accompany you during this time!
Dear friends, family, and partners of Leadership Mission International:
The spread of COVID-19 has certainly weighted the shoulders of our nation in these past weeks, and we are joined by nations across the globe. News articles and media reports stream data that can be very frightening and leave many people feeling powerless or confused about how best to respond.
The first two cases of the disease were identified in Honduras on Wed, March 11. Both were travelers coming from Europe who had carried it with them on the plane. By Friday, there were 6 confirmed cases in the country and the government declared a national emergency. By Monday, the whole country was in mandatory home quarantine, with all public transportation and grocery stores shut down. While containing the virus has been challenging and lethal even in the US, we know that a reliable and well-funded, widely available health system is one of the many parts of US life that can be easily taken for granted.
In Honduras, infrastructure to care well for the elderly or individuals with compromised immune systems is not widely available, particularly in rural areas. Public transportation is the only means that most of society has for getting from home to work, the grocery store, the bank, or other routine places. Communities live in close quarters. And for much of the population, taking time off of work also means there will not be food at home. The government's rapid response was reflective of their awareness that, should the virus take hold in Honduras, it will be quite difficult to stop.
For these reasons, Leadership Mission International takes very seriously our call to respond wisely and effectively to the spread of COVID-19 in Honduras. We deeply value the communal aspect of life at The Leadership Center and want to support our students to pursue educational excellence while maintaining health and safety as our highest priority.
First and foremost, we are honoring local government orders. Because public busses shut down so quickly, we have received permission for students and staff to stay on campus in quarantine. We have carefully reviewed the CDC and World Health Organization's recommendations, and we are responding as follows:
As of March 12, visitors and short-term teams are restricted from campus until further notice. This includes other NGO's and visitors that are in Honduras, as well as visitors and teams coming from other countries.
Graduation for Cohort 9, originally scheduled for March 28th, was postponed and will be rescheduled.
LMI has been stocked with extra food, medicine, and cleaning supplies.
All campus staff and students have been instructed on safe handwashing and cleaning practices. They've also been instructed about symptoms of COVID-19, and all are in quarantine on campus (including the cooking staff).
Workers who live in the nearby communities have been sent home for at least the next two weeks.
Our on-campus team, led by Mizraim, has done an amazing job shifting quickly and making decisions effectively to respond to this international health crisis. We have food, money, and medical supplies in place for the coming months – including beans and corn for tortillas provided by a neighboring farmer who is also the father of one of our students.
We have adjusted on campus curriculum for next quarter and will continue classes with our 1st year students, who are safer on campus at TLC than they are returning to their homes. Our teachers have the option to leave, and yet are committed to staying because they remain committed to our mission and the safety of each other and our students – and they feel safest remaining at TLC. At this point, we do still plan to bring a new cohort of 22 students in July, and we are hiring staff reflective of that.
The spread of this virus remains a very fast-moving narrative and the situation today is likely to be very different than tomorrow. We will continue to do our very best to make decisions in the best interest of our students and staff. Thank you for your cooperation to ensure we are providing the healthiest and safest environment possible. We will continue to keep you posted with any necessary changes.
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Home » Survey: consumers drive sustainability in petfood
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Survey respondents see energy conservation as a leading source of return on sustainability investment.
Survey: consumers drive sustainability in petfood
Debbie Phillips-DonaldsonJuly 7, 2010
An industry survey shows petfood companies are responding to consumer demand but have some concerns
"Top consumer groups turn to sustainability." That was the headline for an Entrepreneur.com article by Bill Roth, president of NCCT, a San Francisco-based consulting firm specializing in sustainability marketing and business strategies.
Roth, writing about last year's Sustainable Brands Conference, was referring to US youth, women and CEOS. Representing an annual buying power of about US$10 trillion, these three consumer groups are "shifting their purchasing criteria toward sustainability," Roth wrote.
Of course, this is not just a US phenomenon. Mintel says nearly half of UK adults view environmental and ethical issues as important, with up to 40% identifying animal welfare as their top food concern. In a Petfood Forum 2010 presentation, Jan Hoijtink, director, Hoijtink Advies BV, cited these statistics:
90% of Belgians believe their employers should care about the environment;
60% of Flemish take the environmental efforts of potential employers into consideration; and
70% of Canadians would consider changing jobs if their employers did not operate in a socially responsible manner.
Judging by the results of a Petfood Industry survey, petfood companies understand how much consumers, employees and other stakeholders value sustainability: 62% of respondents cited consumer demand as a key reason their operations are adopting "green" practices. The next highest response, at 57.6%, was because it's the right thing to do.
The survey received a small (just over 100) response, but these industry members weighed in on a variety of questions and offered multiple responses when prompted. For example, other reasons for adopting sustainable practices included:
Nature of products or market, 53%;
Corporate image and marketability, both at 52%;
Anticipating regulations in the near future, 46%;
Keeping up with others in the industry, 26%; and
Cost savings and profitability, at 22% and 16%, respectively.
Probing further into public perception, the survey asked respondents how they thought consumers defined "green" petfoods. The most popular responses involved ingredients (natural, nothing artificial) and recyclable packing, yet manufacturers' practices weighed in at 52% (Figure 1).
These results help make the case that there is no single, prevalent definition of green or sustainable. Perhaps one respondent summed it up best: "Everyone has a personal idea as to what green is, and it is inconsistent at best."
Many respondents' organizations are gearing their marketing to meet consumer expectations, with 51% using sustainability claims. Just 33% said they're not using such claims. Nearly 45% believe the claims are somewhat more important to their marketing; another 28% said they are a lot more important while 16% said they have about the same importance. Only 5% said they are somewhat or a lot less important.
When asked the same question about green claims and sales, responses were similar: 44% said the claims are somewhat more important to sales; 19%, a lot more important; 25%, about the same; 4%, somewhat or a lot less important.
Yet when it comes to their businesses' success, much of respondents' thoughts about sustainability are focused toward regulatory bodies. Asked to rate their level of concern with a number of issues, respondents said they're very concerned about regulations:
That impose burdens on business, 42%;
In general affecting petfood, 35% and
Against certain feed ingredients, 31%.
"I won't play this game until there is consistency and transparency. Green is eliminating industry in this country!" wrote one respondent.
Other issues registering a moderate level of concern included consumer demands for excluding certain ingredients (33%), availability of proteins (32%) and traceability requirements for ingredients (31%).
To date, respondents' organizations are receiving return on investment (ROI) in sustainable practices like energy conservation (54.5%), product formulation (51%) and waste systems (50%). For most initiatives, however, respondents see payoff coming down the road, with potential for ROI delivery highest for production systems (75%) and new facility design and construction (71%). Figure 2 includes a full list of ROI delivery and potential.
Perhaps the levels for currently delivering items are lower because only 28% of respondents said their businesses are applying sustainability to a large extent, with the same amount replying such practices are being employed to just a limited extent. Another 37% said the practices are being used moderately.
Half the respondents rate their organizations' progress as about the same as other industry companies, while 36% believe their businesses are further along than most in petfood. As for the industry overall, 46% believe petfood is about the same as most industries, though 37% believe it's behind; only 14% said it's ahead.
Yet if these respondents' views are any indication, petfood may soon be moving faster: 41% believe it's very important for their organizations to be leaders in adopting sustainable practices and 36% said it's somewhat important. Also, 68% believe increased sustainability is somewhat or very likely to lead to rising long-term profits for their businesses.
Profile of respondents
Sent to the Petfood Industry audience via e-mail in February and March 2010, the sustainability survey received 108 responses. Respondents were mostly from North America (66%) and work for petfood manufacturers (63%), yet Europe (14%), South/Central America (10.4%), Asia (4.7%) and Asia-Pacific (2.8%) were also represented, as were industry suppliers (19%), wholesalers/distributors/brokers (10.4%), consultants (8.5%), retailers (5.7%) and marketers (3.8%).
In terms of functional areas, 59% of respondents work in product development, 47% in sales, 43% in marketing, 37% in purchasing, 26% in environmental/regulatory compliance and 25.5% as nutritionists.
About half (49.4%) of respondents said their job responsibilities do not involve developing or implementing sustainability initiatives; 44.4% said they do. Fewer than half (42%) work for companies that have a person in charge of sustainability initiatives. Titles for such people include sustainability director, VP or chief, but in some organizations the responsibility lies with the CEO or an executive in charge of regulatory affairs, supplies, R&D, quality or market insights.
Debbie Phillips-Donaldson is editor-in-chief of Petfood Industry and Petfood Forum.
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$100K Christmas Gift for Local Environmental Youth Program
Thursday, December 13, 2012 by Credit Valley Conservation
Category: Credit Valley Conservation Foundation, CVC Partnerships, Press Release
Christmas came early for the local Conservation Youth Corps. Shell Canada awarded a grant of $100,000 as part of its FuellingChange program. The grant will be used to enhance the Conservation Youth Corps (CYC) program and provide local youth with leading-edge educational tools.
"We are absolutely thrilled with this announcement and with what it means for youth engagement," said Jim Muscat, Chair of the Credit Valley Conservation Foundation. "We are deeply grateful to Shell Canada for its commitment to the local environment and environmental education."
CYC is one of two environmental initiatives to receive a $100,000 grant in the latest round of the FuellingChange program, which is based on votes from Shell customers nation-wide. The other $100,000 grant winner is Clean Nova Scotia. CYC was almost bumped out of the winning position near the end of contest, but a strong rally from Shell customers in support of CYC secured the win.
"It was a real nail-biter," said Shawn Verge, CYC Program Coordinator. "We had to pull out all the stops near the end to get more people to vote for us. In the end, we just clinched the grant, which came as a big relief to our entire team."
The Conservation Youth Corps is a program of Credit Valley Conservation and Credit Valley Conservation Foundation focused on youth engagement. Each summer hundreds of students from across the Credit River watershed (Mississauga, Brampton, Caledon and Orangeville) earn their community volunteer hours outdoors by planting trees, tending community gardens, monitoring the local environment and other tasks.
"Many of the youth we work with rarely get a chance to get out of the city. Most of their recreation is in the city and so much of their time is spent in front of a computer screen" said Verge. "CYC opens the door and gives them an opportunity to get outside and learn about their local environment."
Richard Louv, in his 2005 book Last Child in the Woods, coined the phrase 'nature deficit disorder', describing how people, especially children, are spending less time outdoors. Louv describes how this can lead to certain behavioural problems in children. He notes that children have an instinctive love for nature, but their access is more and more limited due to parental fears over safety, less access to natural areas and the ever present lure of the screen.
"I'm always amazed to see local kids completely awestruck when they're out in nature. It's a whole new world to them and the experience can be quite transformative." said Verge. "We are excited about what this grant means for the future of the Conservation Youth Corps."
"We are encouraged that Shell customers across Canada voted for our project," said Terri LeRoux, Executive Director, Credit Valley Conservation Foundation.
On the heels of the grant announcement, Credit Valley Conservation Foundation re-enrolled in the FuellingChange program, aiming to secure a $50,000 grant for the Credit River Clean Water Campaign. The campaign focuses on installing low impact development (LID) features such as community rain gardens and stormwater infiltration systems throughout the Credit River watershed. LID features improve water quality and help reduce damaging floods from storm events.
"We strongly encourage our supporters to make their next fuel purchase at Shell, participate in the FuellingChange program online and vote for the Credit River Clean Water Campaign," noted LeRoux.
The FuellingChange program allows Canadians to vote on environmental programs that help improve, protect and restore air, land and water. To participate in the Shell FuellingChange program make a purchase at Shell, save your receipt and visit www.fuellingchange.com to register for your free account. Redeem the code on the receipt for votes that can be assigned to the project of your choice. Each additional purchase at Shell entitles you to more votes. Voting for the Credit River Clean Water Campaign will directly benefit the natural environment in the Credit River watershed (Mississauga, Brampton, Caledon and Orangeville).
Credit Valley Conservation Foundation is a registered environmental charity that raises funds in support of the conservation projects of Credit Valley Conservation (CVC). Conservation Authorities are a provincial/municipal partnership. CVC was established by an act of the province in 1954 with a mandate to protect all natural resources other than minerals in the area drained by the Credit River. We have been working for almost 60 years with our partner municipalities and stakeholders to protect and enhance the natural environment of the Credit River Watershed for present and future generations.
Jon MacMull
jmacmull@creditvalleyca.ca
Terri LeRoux
tleroux@creditvalleyca.ca


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JTE- mission to Mars
A James Thomas Engineering 20.5" SuperTower system was used to construct a test stand at Jet Propulsion Laboratories (JPL) in California for the return mission from Mars. The plates and gates of the tower system were employed to make all connections for the tower's different levels.
The test stand will be used to simulate the speeds of samples that have been jettisoned off Mars by the rover and returned to earth via an ascent rocket for detailed chemical and physical analysis. It is crucial that the re-entry system containing the returning samples do not fail upon impact and become contaminated with the earth's soil.
Use of the JTE tower allows JPL to gather as much real data as possible to ensure success of the mission. With the JTE tower, the current unit doesn't just experience free fall impact but also has a built-in accelerator so impact can be simulated in real time and all possible scenarios can be accounted for. JTE SuperTowers are engineered to handle a world (and off world) range of tasks.
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By Kristen Leigh Painter, Condé Nast Traveler
For the past five years, it's been boom times in U.S. air travel as passengers benefited from highly profitable airlines in the form of low airfares and a rapid expansion of new flights. In 2018 alone, many U.S. consumers faced an onslaught of discounted fares—$99, $59, and even $19 one-way—and the industry celebrated a bounty of "firsts," like the first nonstop flight from Chicago to Africa on Ethiopian Airlines, and Kansas City's first non-stop flight to Europe on Icelandair. With 2019 just weeks away, the new year looks to be full of its own surprises, bringing new elements like biometrics and more (!) bag fees to the travel experience. International trade policies and fuel prices are wild cards that could throw a wrench in it all though—possibly driving up prices and driving down the number of flights.
Biometrics Will Be Here, There, and Everywhere
Travelers can expect to see greater use of human biometric data—like facial recognition and other physical characteristics—to board airplanes, pass through customs, and drop bags in 2019. Delta Air Lines led the movement, opening the first biometric terminal in Atlanta this year, but others, including JetBlue and Lufthansa, have piloted biometric boarding processes in Boston, Detroit, and Los Angeles. Delta is also testing facial recognition technology to self-check bags at Minneapolis-St. Paul. Orlando International Airport plans to use facial scanning on all inbound and outbound international flights by the beginning of the year (U.S. citizens can opt-out, though that's not widely advertised). Clear, a biometric technology company, is now in more than 25 U.S. airports and has partnered with Hertz to speed up car rental pickup and with Delta for quick entry to its airport lounges with a thumbprint ID. But with the growing prevalence of biometric data, privacy concerns will continue to bubble, too.
Tailor-Made Everything Is The Thing
Travelers will have more options than ever before—including basic economy, standard economy, premium economy, business class, or first class—to customize their flight experience in 2019. Premium customers will see the rosier side of customized travel. Carriers are investing heavily in upgrading airport lounges at hubs across their networks and adding more luxurious, front-of-plane cabins, like United's Polaris, American's Flagship First, JetBlue's Mint, and Delta's One suites. "Airlines are curating and tailoring their pricing and experiences based on loyalty and frequent flying," says Katie Raddatz, a senior director with Carlson Wagonlit Travel, which manages business travel for companies. "The days when people pay different costs for the same experiences are going away."
But with more delineation, certain things we've come to expect as included in our fare just won't be. (And it'll likely cost more.) Spirit Airlines, for one, has pioneered "dynamic pricing" for its bag fees, which—in simplest terms—means customers will pay more for their luggage during more desirable times of day (like Monday mornings or Friday afternoons), seasons (winter when travelers tend to pack bulkier items), or for longer trips. There's even no longer a luggage price matrix to reference on Spirit's website because there are too many variables on an individual's flight itinerary that must be calculated.
Who will follow? "I think more airlines will try it this year because, quite bluntly, there's a lot of money in it," says Bob Mann, a Port Washington, New York-based airline consultant. Though legacy airlines used to turn up their noses at the ultra-low-cost carriers like Spirit and Allegiant for nickel-and-diming customers with fees, those same carriers are now adopting and adapting many of these methods, from the rise of basic economy to higher bag fees, and calling it "customization." These incremental changes will increase in 2019 as airlines leverage data to promote special offers, upgrades, and add-ons to customers based on their flying history.
Airfares May Get More Expensive (Sorry)
Fuel is a major expense for airlines, and ultimately affects the cost consumers pay to reach their destination. As airlines in recent years benefited from low fuel prices, which bottomed out in early 2016, they were able to price tickets more competitively. That all looked to be changing this summer as crude oil rose to its highest level since 2014, and experts began to brace consumers for rising airfares next year. But then the cost of oil dropped again this fall, creating volatility and leaving airfare forecasts in flux, says Raddatz. Moral of the story? Stay tuned.
The Ultra-Long Haul Flight May See Some Struggles
This fall, much fanfare was made about Singapore Airlines' relaunch of the world's longest nonstop flight—18.5 hours between Singapore and Newark. And competition is heating up: The advent of more fuel-efficient planes has led several airlines to start new ultra-long-haul flights, defined as more than 8,000 miles one way. In the past few years, United launched its 17.5-hour Houston to Sydney flight, Qantas Airways started flying 17 hours from Perth to London, and Cathay Pacific Airways began a 17-hour nonstop from Hong Kong to Washington, D.C. In 2019, United will fly nonstop from San Francisco to Delhi and Singapore Airlines will fly nonstop from its home country to Seattle. "There was a thirst for it and there was a lot of great marketing and promotion behind it," says Raddatz of Carlson Wagonlit. She calculates there are currently 19 in service around the globe, which is three times as many as a decade ago.
But an airplane on a 15- or 16-hour flight uses nearly 40 percent of all its onboard fuel just to carry the weight of the fuel it takes to go that far, Mann says. Both Raddatz and Mann agree that for these flights to make financial sense, an airline needs to be carrying predominantly premium-class passengers to pay the heftier fees to cover the fuel costs. Singapore Airlines has configured its long-haul aircraft with just premium economy and business class seats—something Qantas is now taking into consideration for its ultra-long-haul aircraft of the future. If fuel prices rise too steeply next year, we will probably be saying "sayonara" to some of these super-long-haul flights.
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Hockey: Montreal's Biggest Religion
Daniel ArouchianSenior Analyst IApril 13, 2008
"We don't own the Canadiens, really," said Senator Hartland Molson when he assumed the presidency of the club in 1957. "The public of Montreal, in fact the entire province of Quebec, owns the Canadiens. This club is more than a professional sports organisation. It is an institution, a way of life."
Montreal is hockey history. Organized ice hockey, as we would know it today, has its true origins in Montreal. In 1875 a McGill student by the name of J.G.A. Creighton established a set of formal rules. In 1879, the McGill University Hockey Club was formed, making it the first organized team. Montreal's been playing hockey every since.
Habs fan come in all ages. Jeanne-d'Arc Larocque is 80 years-old. She's been a Canadiens season ticket holder since 1952. "I'm ready for the playoffs and I hope the Canadiens will win the Stanley Cup," she told The Canadian Press on Saturday in an interview at her Montreal home. She's hoping for Montreal to win their 25th Stanley Cup.
Canadiens fans remember the greats long after they're gone as well. Maurice Richard's jersey is still a hot item. Fans young and old wear his famous #9 jersey. He's not the only Montreal legend, either. Fans also snap up jerseys bearing the names Plante, Dryden, Beliveau and LaFleur.
In 1996 at the closing of the Montreal Forum, Maurice Richard received a 16 minute standing ovation. The fans chanted his nickname over and over again. The last few minutes of the ovation, he closed his eyes and listened to the crowd chanting "Go Habs Go". He later said that when he closed his eyes and heard the fans, he remembered his younger years as a player.
Playoff fever has hit Montreal again. Everywhere you look people proudly display the Canadiens' logo for all to see. No need to go near the Bell Centre to see it. Just take a walk anywhere in the city and you'll see either a Habs fan wearing the team jersey or driving with the window flag.
Even the firefighters decided to join in by painting the Habs logo on their stations' garage doors. Montreal police officers are also doing their part by hanging window flags on the cruisers' back window.
Souvenir store owners are struggling to keep with the demands of the fans and tourist who want a t shirt, jersey, baseball cap or a flag.
Hockey's a religion here in Montreal. After twenty-four Stanley Cup championships, fans expect the team to play well with no excuses. Each and every game is sold out. Even during away games, numerous fans wearing the Canadiens jersey are in the stands watching the game.
Hockey's not only a sport here, but a way of life as well. Kids play street hockey all year long and still dream of being the next Richard. Montreal may not have Ovechkin, Malkin or Iginla on the roster, but they do have the most important player of all: the Fan.


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Queen Naija Shows Off Her Favorite Jewelry in "Precious Metals"
Like the earrings Mary J. Blige gave her.
(Image credit: Marie Claire)
By Marina Liao
last updated 25 August 2021
In the latest episode of Precious Metals, we get a peek into musician Queen Naija's life. Queen Naija, who recently released her album MissUnderstood, shares her favorite jaw-dropping pieces of jewelry, most of which her boyfriend, Clarence White, gifted her. "Jewelry can be special based on who gave it to you and the reason why they gave it to you," she says.
For the star, one of her most prized possessions is a Tiffany & Co necklace (opens in new tab) featuring two hearts, which she received for her birthday in 2018. "I had just finished doing a show and he gave me this gift. I didn't care that it was a real diamond, it was just the fact he gave it to me because I was so in love with him. You know that first feeling when you just fell in love?" she says.
The singer goes on to reveal White has gifted her other memorable pieces such as her first watch, which she calls a "baby Rolex," and a diamond tennis bracelet that reflects her love for dainty jewelry. However, there is one piece that is anything but minimal and it's a pair of earrings Mary J. Blige gave Queen Naija from her own line (opens in new tab). Watch the video, above, to see the big reveal.
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Marina Liao
Marina Liao is the former fashion news editor at MarieClaire.com, where she covered celebrity style (from Meghan Markle to Katie Holmes), fashion trends, and shopping advice, plus conducted original interviews with industry insiders. She's also had many opportunities to write content in other areas such as beauty, food, tech, and even home. Her previous fashion stints include POPSUGAR and Cosmopolitan.
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Trump says he'll sign first-step China trade deal on Jan. 15
by: DARLENE SUPERVILLE and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, Associated Press
Posted: Dec 31, 2019 / 10:01 AM EST / Updated: Dec 31, 2019 / 02:04 PM EST
President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up after arriving for Christmas Eve dinner at Mar-a-lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019. Donald Trump Jr., the son of President Donald Trump, is pictured in foreground. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The first phase of a U.S.-China trade agreement will be inked at the White House in mid-January, President Donald Trump announced Tuesday, adding that he will visit Beijing at a later date to open another round of talks aimed at resolving other sticking points in the relationship.
The so-called "Phase One" agreement is smaller than the comprehensive deal Trump had hoped for and leaves many of the thorniest issues between the two countries for future talks. Few economists expect any resolution of "Phase Two" before the presidential election in 2020.
And the two sides have yet to release detailed documentation of the pact, making it difficult to evaluate.
Trump said high-level Chinese government officials will attend the signing on Jan. 15 of "our very large and comprehensive Phase One Trade Deal with China."
"At a later date I will be going to Beijing where talks will begin on Phase Two!" Trump said in his tweet. He did not announce a date for the visit.
China has agreed to boost its U.S. goods imports by $200 billion over two years,the U.S. Trade Representative said Dec. 13 when the deal was announced. That includes increased purchases of soybeans and other farm goods that would reach $40 billion a year.
China has also agreed to stop forcing U.S. companies to hand over technology and trade secrets as a condition for gaining access to China's vast market, demands that had frustrated many U.S. businesses.
In return, the Trump administration dropped plans to impose tariffs on $160 billion of Chinese goods, including many consumer items such as smartphones, toys and clothes. The U.S. also cut tariffs on another $112 billion of Chinese goods from 15% to 7.5%.
Many analysts argue that the results are fairly limited given the costs of the administration's 17-month trade war against China. U.S. farm exports to China fell in 2018 to about one-third of the peak reached six years earlier, though they have since started to recover.
Import taxes remain on about half of what the U.S. buys from China, or about $250 billion of imports. Those tariffs have raised the cost of chemicals, electrical components and other inputs for U.S. companies. American firms have cut back on investment in machinery and other equipment, slowing the economy's growth this year.
A study last week by economists at the Federal Reserve found that all of the Trump administration's tariffs, including those on steel and aluminum as well as on Chinese imports, have cost manufacturers jobs and raised their costs. That's mostly because of retaliatory tariffs imposed by China and other trading partners.
Many experts in both the U.S. and China are skeptical that U.S. farm exports can reach $40 billion. The most the U.S. has ever exported to China before has been $26 billion. China has not confirmed the $40 billion figure.
Still, the agreement has helped calm concerns in financial markets and among many U.S. businesses that the trade war with China would escalate and potentially lead to a recession. The approval by the Democratic-led House of the Trump administration's revamp of the NAFTA agreement has also reduced uncertainty around global trade.
Since the U.S.-China pact was first announced in October, the stock market has risen steadily and is on track to finish the year with its biggest gain since 2013. Most analysts now forecast that the economy will grow at a steady if modest pace in 2020, extending the current record-long expansion.
The Phase 1 deal has left some major issues unresolved, notably complaints that Beijing unfairly subsidizes its own companies to give them a competitive advantage in world markets.
The Trump administration argues — and independent analysts agree — that China uses the subsidies in an effort to gain an advantage in cutting-edge fields such as driver-less cars, robotics and artificial intelligence.
Another sticking point in future talks will likely involve rules around data flows, with China looking to require more foreign companies to keep data they use in China as opposed to stored overseas.
"It's a very toxic brew and I don't know that we're really going to see much progress on it," said Mary Lovely, a trade economist at the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
Rugaber reported from Washington.
Barenaked Ladies and 90s favorites Gin Blossoms and Toad the Wet Sprocket coming to Artpark
LEWISTON, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Summer concert announcements are rolling in and Barenaked Ladies, Gin Blossoms and Toad the Wet Sprocket will be at Artpark on July 7.
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 24. Admission is $37 for both front of stage and reserved seating, and $15 for general admission.
From Niagara Falls to KC, Chiefs backers rally for Canadian superfan
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (via WDAF) -- One of the Kansas City Chiefs' biggest fans is from Niagara Falls, Ontario, and fellow fans are rallying to get him to the AFC Championship game on Sunday.
Dave Chandler is known to his friends as "KDave Canada," and he's been a Chiefs fan for more than 20 years. He's never lived in Kansas City. Chandler said he became a fan when he would go watch the Buffalo Bills play the Chiefs and saw Derek Thomas.
by Andrew Forgotch / Jan 17, 2020
LANCASTER, Pa. (WHTM) - We're still waiting for numbers, but it appears the first year of growing hemp in Pennsylvania may not have been as lucrative as some farmers had hoped.
"I tell people the prices were too high. Now they're back to reality," said Steve Groff, a hemp farmer and industry expert.


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Laura Silverman currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia. She is a writer and freelance editor, and spends way too much time hugging dogs instead of working.
Silverman's debut novel, GIRL OUT OF WATER, is a summery coming-of-age story about a California surfer girl sent to landlocked Nebraska for the entire summer. It debuted in May 2017. Her second novel, YOU ASKED FOR PERFECT, is about the effects of intense academic pressure on a teenage Valedictorian-to-be. It comes out March 2019.
Silverman has degrees in English and Advertising from the University of Georgia, and an MFA in Writing for Children from the New School. While she lived in NYC, she interned at Penguin and two different literary agencies. In addition to writing, Silverman also freelance edits manuscripts and query letters.
Review: YOU ASKED FOR PERFECT by Laura Silverman
March 8, 2019 /26 Comments/in Reviews Laura Silverman Sourcebooks Fire Contemporary Fiction, Young Adult Fiction Netgalley /by Suzanne
You Asked for Perfect by Laura Silverman
Also by this author: Girl Out of Water
Published by Sourcebooks Fire on March 5, 2019
YOU ASKED FOR PERFECT review
Wow, what a book! I thought Laura Silverman's debut Girl out of Water was a great read, but with You Asked for Perfect, she really knocks it out of the park with a book that resonated with me both as someone who has been through and remembers all too well the stressful days of trying to get into a good college, and as the parent of a pre-teen who is already taking advanced classes and will soon be potentially heading down a path similar to that of Silverman's protagonist, high school senior Ariel Stone.
On paper, Ariel is the ideal college applicant. He's a straight A student who is well on his way to becoming class valedictorian, first chair violin in the school orchestra, and an active volunteer in his community. He should easily be able to get into any college he applies to. However, Ariel is dreaming big – Ivy League big — and Harvard is where he wants to go. Ariel knows he has to push for perfection in all areas if he wants to be the ideal Harvard applicant on paper, so when he unexpectedly fails a Calculus quiz, he knows he needs to step up his game if he's going to keep his dream alive.
Ariel starts skipping out on time with his friends and family, putting together a rigorous schedule for studying and for meeting other assorted college-related deadlines. He has his days mapped out by the hour to squeeze every moment of study time in that he can, leaving himself only about 5 hours of sleep a night. Even with this nearly impossible schedule, however, Ariel continues to struggle with Calculus and knows his dream is in danger of slipping out of reach.
Torn between trying to hide the fact that he's struggling and knowing that he needs help, Ariel reluctantly approaches Amir, who is acing Calculus and asks him for assistance. Even though they've never been especially close, Amir agrees to be Ariel's tutor. The more time Ariel and Amir spend together, the more Ariel realizes that he likes Amir more than he thought he did, a lot more. But Ariel is already pushing himself to the limit. Can he handle adding a relationship into his already overbooked life?
What I loved most about this book is how much the story resonated with me. Even though it has been many years since I graduated, Silverman paints such an authentic portrait of what it's like to be a high school senior preparing for the future, that I felt like I was transported right back to my own senior year. It brought back so many memories: the pressure of taking multiple AP courses, finding the time for countless extracurricular activities, all in an effort to put together the best possible transcript for applying to colleges. You Asked for Perfect also resonated with me as the parent of a pre-teen who is already taking advanced math courses and stressing about homework, etc., and who, in the not too distant future, could potentially be heading down a path similar to Ariel's. This book brings to life all of the worries I have for my own child and how he will react if he faces the kind of pressure Ariel is facing.
Speaking of Ariel, he was another favorite element in the book. He's such a likeable kid — he's a wonderful brother to his little sister and he volunteers at the local animal shelter where he bathes and exercises the dogs – so it just pained me to watch him struggling so much. Because his story is so relatable, I found it very easy to empathize with him and want him to either succeed or to realize that nothing in life is worth that kind of stress.
I also thought Amir was just precious. Even though he could have easily spilled the beans and let all of their classmates know Ariel was failing Calculus, he instead chose to keep it to himself and to help him. Watching their relationship evolve was really sweet and I was really rooting for Ariel to try to find a way to fit Amir into his life.
I also loved the focus on Ariel's Jewish faith. Sometimes books will mention that a character is of a certain faith but then not really explore it further, but in this book, Silverman does a wonderful job of really giving an inside look at Jewish traditions such as Shabbat dinners and the high holidays. There are also some very moving scenes where Ariel seeks counsel from his Rabbi.
Nothing that I can think of.
Laura Silverman's You Asked for Perfect is a beautifully written and moving story that is sure to resonate with many readers, both students and parents alike. I also think it's an incredibly important read because it highlights just how much stress our students are putting on themselves and what can happen when that stress gets to be too much.
Senior Ariel Stone is the perfect college applicant: first chair violin, dedicated community volunteer, and expected valedictorian. He works hard – really hard – to make his life look effortless. A failed Calculus quiz is not part of that plan. Not when he's number one. Not when his peers can smell weakness like a freshman's body spray.
Figuring a few all-nighters will preserve his class rank, Ariel throws himself into studying. His friends will understand if he skips a few plans, and he can sleep when he graduates. Except Ariel's grade continues to slide. Reluctantly, he gets a tutor. Amir and Ariel have never gotten along, but Amir excels in Calculus, and Ariel is out of options.
Ariel may not like Calc, but he might like Amir. Except adding a new relationship to his long list of commitments may just push him past his limit.
About Laura Silverman
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Backlist Briefs: Mini Reviews for BONE GAP & GIRL OUT OF WATER
October 15, 2018 /26 Comments/in Reviews Laura Ruby, Laura Silverman Balzer + Bray, Sourcebooks Fire Contemporary Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult Fiction Purchased /by Suzanne
Bone Gap by Laura Ruby
Published by Balzer + Bray on March 3, 2015
Genres: Young Adult Fiction, Fantasy
Everyone knows Bone Gap is full of gaps—gaps to trip you up, gaps to slide through so you can disappear forever. So when young, beautiful Roza went missing, the people of Bone Gap weren't surprised. After all, it wasn't the first time that someone had slipped away and left Finn and Sean O'Sullivan on their own. Just a few years before, their mother had high-tailed it to Oregon for a brand new guy, a brand new life. That's just how things go, the people said. Who are you going to blame?
Finn knows that's not what happened with Roza. He knows she was kidnapped, ripped from the cornfields by a dangerous man whose face he cannot remember. But the searches turned up nothing, and no one believes him anymore. Not even Sean, who has more reason to find Roza than anyone, and every reason to blame Finn for letting her go.
As we follow the stories of Finn, Roza, and the people of Bone Gap—their melancholy pasts, their terrifying presents, their uncertain futures—acclaimed author Laura Ruby weaves a heartbreaking tale of love and loss, magic and mystery, regret and forgiveness—a story about how the face the world sees is never the sum of who we are.
I purchased Laura Ruby's Bone Gap on a whim last year at a local bookfair. I had no idea what it was about but the cover with its bee and honeycomb just really drew me in. I finally sat down and read it recently and, wow, what a gem of a book it turned out to be! It's also one of those books that it's hard to say much about without giving away its secrets, and because those secrets are really the heart and soul of Bone Gap, I'm going to keep my remarks brief and vague. I'll just say that what starts out as a straightforward mystery about a young woman who goes missing in a rural town takes a major turn for the unexpected.
Because I grew up in a similar environment, I had tremendous sympathy for the characters in this story. It's hard to have secrets when you live in a tiny town where everyone makes it their business to know your business, and where the gossip/rumor mill always runs rampant. Clearly the underdog of the story, Finn O'Sullivan captured my heart immediately. He and his brother Sean were abandoned by their mother and are trying to live on their own. Both brothers are beloved by those in their town, but everyone thinks Finn is an odd duck so when he comes forward one day to say that he saw a young woman named Roza kidnapped, no one believes him. Finn knows Roza's life is on the line and my heart just broke for him as he tried and tried to get people to believe him with no luck. And it's when Finn takes matters into his own hands that the story takes a walk on the wild and unexpected side. I don't want to say anything more, so I'll just say think Neil Gaiman, or maybe even Maggie Stiefvater or Alice Hoffman and you'll have a feel for the truly magical direction this small town tale takes.
I loved Finn's brother Sean too, who has had to put his dreams of working in the medical field on hold to be the head of the household since their mom left them. Sean is a great big brother and a good friend to all. Petey, one of Finn's female friends, is a hilarious addition to the cast. She's tough and sassy and gives every guy in town a run for their money, and I just loved every scene she was in. Lastly, there's Roza, the young woman who has gone missing. Roza has a very painful past that she is running away from, but her arrival on the scene just after Finn and Sean's mom left them, fills a void in both boys' hearts. When she then goes missing, both boys are heartbroken all over again, which is another reason why Finn so desperately wants to find her.
My only real complaint about the story is that the ending felt a little rushed, but I still wouldn't hesitate to recommend Bone Gap to anyone who is looking for an unpredictable tale filled with endearing characters and also to anyone who is a fan of magical realism. 4 STARS
Girl Out of Water by Laura Silverman
Also by this author: You Asked for Perfect
Published by Sourcebooks Fire on May 2, 2017
Anise Sawyer plans to spend every minute of summer with her friends: surfing, chowing down on fish tacos drizzled with wasabi balsamic vinegar, and throwing bonfires that blaze until dawn. But when a serious car wreck leaves her aunt, a single mother of three, with two broken legs, it forces Anise to say goodbye for the first time to Santa Cruz, the waves, her friends, and even a kindling romance, and fly with her dad to Nebraska for the entire summer. Living in Nebraska isn't easy. Anise spends her days caring for her three younger cousins in the childhood home of her runaway mom, a wild figure who's been flickering in and out of her life since birth, appearing for weeks at a time and then disappearing again for months, or even years, without a word.
Complicating matters is Lincoln, a one-armed, charismatic skater who pushes Anise to trade her surfboard for a skateboard. As Anise draws closer to Lincoln and takes on the full burden and joy of her cousins, she loses touch with her friends back home – leading her to one terrifying question: will she turn out just like her mom and spend her life leaving behind the ones she loves?
Laura Silverman's Girl out of Water is an engaging coming of age story about family, friendship, love, and sacrifice. It follows teen Anise Sawyer, the quintessential California girl who loves the ocean and spends every free moment surfing with her friends. When the novel opens, Anise is busy planning her last summer with most of her friends who are going off to college soon. All of her plans come crashing down around her, however, when her aunt is nearly killed in a car accident, and Anise and her dad have to travel to Nebraska to care for Anise's young cousins until her aunt is well enough to do so herself. Anise is torn: California and the ocean are her happy place and she can't think of anything worse than being separated from her friends and stuck in Nebraska all summer. At the same time, however, having lost her own mother, who abandoned her years ago, Anise knows how important family is and knows that going to Nebraska is the right thing to do. But, boy is it going to be the longest summer ever…
This book worked well for me on a lot of levels. I loved the focus on family and seeing Anise bond with and take care of her cousins. In many ways, Anise needed them just as much as they needed her and it was nice to watch them all interact. Anise is terrified that she's going to somehow end up just like her mother and leave all her loved ones behind one day. Having Anise work through those fears about her mother and abandonment really gave what could have been just a light summer read some added depth that I very much enjoyed. The friendship dynamic also really kept me turning the pages. Anise's friends are all so fantastic and I loved that they were constantly trying to maintain contact with her even though she was halfway across the country. She also makes a great friend/maybe more than friend named Lincoln while she's in Nebraska and he was just too precious for words. Lastly, I loved Silverman's vivid descriptions of the ocean. She makes it such a full sensory experience that I felt like I was on the beach watching the waves crash and smelling the salty air.
If you're looking for a beautiful story about the importance of family and friendship and a young woman's journey to find herself, I'd definitely recommend Girl out of Water. 4 STARS
About Laura Ruby
Raised in the wilds of suburban New Jersey, Laura Ruby now lives in Chicago with her family. Her short fiction for adults has appeared in various literary magazines, including Other Voices, The Florida Review, Sycamore Review and Nimrod. A collection of these stories, I'M NOT JULIA ROBERTS, was published by Warner Books in January 2007. Called "hilarious and heart-wrenching" by People and "a knowing look at the costs and rewards of remaking a family," by the Hartford-Courant, the book was also featured in Redbook, Working Mother , and USA Today among others.
Ruby is also the author of the Edgar-nominated children's mystery LILY'S GHOSTS (8/03), the children's fantasy THE WALL AND THE WING (3/06) and a sequel, THE CHAOS KING (5/07) all from Harpercollins. She writes for older teens as well, and her debut young adult novel, GOOD GIRLS (9/06), also from Harpercollins, was a Book Sense Pick for fall 2006 and an ALA Quick Pick for 2007. A new young adult novel, PLAY ME, is slated for publication in fall of 2008. Her books have sold in England, Australia, Italy, France, Germany, Denmark, Serbia and Montenegro. THE WALL AND THE WING is currently in development with Laika Studios for release as an animated feature.
Ms. Ruby has been a featured speaker at BookExpo, the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) annual convention, the Miami Book Festival, the Florida Association of Media Educators (FAME) convention, the Midwest Literary Festival, the International Reading Association's annual convention, and Illinois Reading Council annual conference, among other venues, and she has presented programs and workshops for both adults and children at numerous schools and libraries.
Currently, she is working on several thousand projects, drinking way too much coffee, and searching for new tunes for her iPod.
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I've Been Working on the Railroad
THE PICTURE ABOVE WAS FROM THE FILES OF THE CANADIAN FROM THE 70'S. Local accident?
ALL Information below is from the Mississippi Valley Associated Railroaders website and Colin Churcher from his website. Join the local MVAR Club!
Read all about them!
1870, September 16 – the first official train of the Canada Central Railway ran from the terminus at Lebreton Flats, through what was to become Westboro, to Carleton Place.
1881, June – The Canadian Pacific took over the Canada Central Railway.
1882- A new railway station was built at the junction of the two lines here. Exemption from municipal taxation was granted for the C.P.R. workshops being moved to Carleton Place from Brockville and Prescott.
1884 – Carleton Place became a railway division point. The result was an expansion of the town's population and of its commercial activities. A large railway station addition was undertaken.
C. 1885 – Carleton Place reached the speediest period of its growth. The selection of Carleton Place by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company for a division point and major repair shop added a third major industry to growing textile and lumber businesses.
1886 – The railway junction and division point town of Carleton Place was a stopping point for the first through train of the C.P.R. from Montreal to the west coast.
By the end of the decade, Carleton Place, with a population approaching 4,500, was second in size only to Ottawa in all of the Ottawa Valley. On the main line of the new railway to the west coast, Carleton Place was the largest community between Montreal and Vancouver, with the exception of Winnipeg.
1990, January 15 – Canadian Pacific abandons the Carleton Place Subdivision between Nepean (m. 9.0) and Carleton Place (m. 28.1) with the passage of the last "Canadian" transcontinental passenger train, hauled by VIA 6409 westbound and VIA 6443 eastbound.
Three photos: David McCurdy, MVAR Library
Sadly, as we look at the end coach on the train, it is the end of an era in Carleton Place. The event was viewed by a few hundred people. The next day, the interchange switch was removed and replaced by rail on the Chalk River Sub. Not long after that, the track and ties were lifted and the Carleton Place Sub passed into memory.
1993, July 29 – Canadian Pacific completes the sale of the Carleton Place subdivision right-of-way between Carleton Place and Nepean to the Regional Municipality of Ottawa Carleton.
This was the Featured Artifact – February 2014 from the Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum
What better way to say "I love you" than with a handwritten note in permanent ink! Verna MacFarlane packed up a lunch every morning in this tin lunchbox for her husband Erwin, who worked for the CPR in Carleton Place. One day she sent him a message in red marker, written on the inside sliding lid of Erwin's blue lunchbox.
"Verna loves Erwin…My perfect husband xxx xxx".
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About lindaseccaspina
Linda Knight Seccaspina was born in Cowansville, Quebec about the same time as the wheel was invented and the first time she realized she could tell a tale was when she got caught passing her smutty stories around in Grade 7 at CHS by Mrs. Blinn. When Derek "Wheels" Wheeler from Degrassi Jr. High died in 2010, Linda wrote her own obituary. Some people said she should think about a career in writing obituaries. Before she laid her fingers to a keyboard, Linda owned the eclectic store Flash Cadilac and Savannah Devilles in Ottawa from 1976-1996. After writing for years about things that she cared about or pissed her off she finally found her calling. Is it sex drugs and rock n' roll you might ask? No, it is history. Seeing that her very first boyfriend in Grade 5 (who she won a Twist contest with in the 60s) is the head of the Brome Misissiquoi Historical Society and also specializes in local history back in Quebec, she finds that quite funny. She writes every single day and is also a columnist for Hometown News and Screamin's Mamas. She is a volunteer for the Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum, an admin for the Lanark County Genealogical Society Facebook page, and a local guest speaker. She has been now labelled an historian by the locals which in her mind is wrong. You see she will never be like the iconic local Lanark County historian Howard Morton Brown, nor like famed local writer Mary Cook. She proudly calls herself The National Enquirer Historical writer of Lanark County, and that she can live with. Linda has been called the most stubborn woman in Lanark County, and has requested her ashes to be distributed in any Casino parking lot as close to any Wheel of Fortune machine as you can get. But since she wrote her obituary, most people assume she's already dead. Linda has published six books, "Menopausal Woman From the Corn," "Cowansville High Misremembered," "Naked Yoga, Twinkies and Celebrities," "Cancer Calls Collect," "The Tilted Kilt-Vintage Whispers of Carleton Place," and "Flashbacks of Little Miss Flash Cadilac." All are available at Amazon in paperback and Kindle. Linda's books are for sale on Amazon or at Wisteria · 62 Bridge Street · Carleton Place, Ottawa, Canada, and at the Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum · 267 Edmund Street · Carleton Place, Ottawa, Canada--Appleton Museum-Mississippi Textile Mill and Mill Street Books and Heritage House Museum and The Artists Loft in Smith Falls.
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Gordon Ramsey
Zac Efron feels at 'home' in Australia
Zac Efron considers Australia his "home".
The 33-year-old actor has been living down under throughout the coronavirus pandemic, and in June, he met his girlfriend Vanessa Valladares in the country whilst she was working at Byron Bay General Store, where Zac moved last year.
And after putting his Los Angeles home up for sale in December, sources have now said Zac has "no plans" to move back to the US, because he'd much rather stay in Australia full time.
The insider told People magazine: "As of now, he has no plans to live permanently in LA again. He loves Australia and considers it his home."
Another source added to the publication: "He keeps looking at properties."
Meanwhile, it was recently reported the 'Baywatch' star is "very happy" with 25-year-old Vanessa.
A source said: "Zac's loving his life in Australia. He's settled down and very happy with his girlfriend. It's serious."
And it was also said the 'High School Musical' alum - who previously dated his co-star Vanessa Hudgens - relishes the privacy he's been able to enjoy in Australia.
The source added: "He's living eight hours outside of Sydney. Nobody bothers him.
"He hangs out with the Hemsworths. He goes surfing. He's coming a long way from partying in LA."
Zac entered rehab for alcohol and substance abuse in 2013.
However, the movie star is now sober and Vanessa is proving to be a really good influence on him, according to a source.
In September, an insider explained: "Zac and Vanessa are really good for each other. She has calmed him down a lot, and he's not partying too much."
Vanessa Valladares
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Dr. Dre still in intensive care
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Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019-05-29) Movie 1080p
Published by cocolsambels at June 14, 2019
How to Watch : Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019-05-29) Original Title : Godzilla: King of the Monsters Watch this link!: http://bit.ly/2RfUGIW Runtime : 132 min. Genre : Science Fiction, Thriller, Action Stars : Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, Ken Watanabe, Sally Hawkins, Bradley Whitford Movie Synopsis: The new story follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. When these ancient super-speciesthought to be mere mythsrise again, they all vie for supremacy, leaving humanitys very existence hanging in th
How to Watch : Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019-05-29)
Original Title : Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Watch this link!: http://bit.ly/2RfUGIW
Runtime : 132 min.
Genre : Science Fiction, Thriller, Action
Stars : Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, Ken Watanabe, Sally Hawkins, Bradley Whitford
The new story follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. When these ancient super-speciesthought to be mere mythsrise again, they all vie for supremacy, leaving humanitys very existence hanging in the balance.