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April 1, 2016 By Jennifer Rachel Baumer Leave a Comment
The City of Henderson is open for business. And families. And for anyone who enjoys being in a city consistently awarded best of designations.
In November of last year, for example, 24/7 Wall Street named Henderson to the list of America's 50 Best Cities to Live in.
The city is growing. Businesses are opening, financial services and corporate headquarters are calling Henderson home and new residents are moving into new homes in new master-planned communities.
Business is vibrant and developers are building. Residential construction is up, with three large projects in motion. Areas previously underserved in retail are catching up, there's positive growth in healthcare and three medical schools are training doctors. Educational attainment in Henderson is the highest in the state with institutions working together for the good of the community.
Henderson is experiencing a well-managed boom with big potential and small-town values.
"We've created an environment where businesses – and the people who own and work in them – thrive," said Barbra Coffee, director, Economic Development and Tourism, City of Henderson.
My Commercial Real Estate …
Room to Grow
Coffee said 2016 started off as a really good year for Henderson. There's increased activity from businesses looking to locate and existing businesses looking to expand. To go with that, there's approximately 1 million square feet of industrial space under development. The space is being built just to meet business needs.
Panattoni Development Company has several projects underway, said Doug Roberts, partner, including Henderson Freeways Crossing, a business park that will total more than 450,000 square feet of industrial space and a large project near Henderson Executive Airport. The draw to build in Henderson is partly the logistics – proximity to California via I-15 and the executive airport – and partly that the community and the city are welcoming. In addition, the vacancy rate for industrial space is around 1 percent so there's demand for new product.
One company already utilizing space in Henderson is Xtreme Manufacturing. The company manufactures forklifts, including the large models that resemble cranes. Henderson had the acreage and the square footage Xtreme needed, said CEO Don Ahern, and the mayor was very welcoming and helpful during the move from Las Vegas.
With industrial space under construction, Henderson is ready for companies whose executives need to make near-term decisions on location and space; Henderson can compete with Phoenix, Southern Utah and the Inland Empire in Southern California. "We're all looking for our share of industry locations and having the ready-to-go space is important," said Coffee. Henderson's good to go with spaces of 17,000-square-feet and larger.
For the larger, regional distribution user, Prologis is building spec product, in part because of the proximity to market, according to Fritz Wyler, senior vice president. Prologis has a 232,000-square-foot building finishing up spring 2016.
Harsch Investment Properties is both developer and landlord. Between its Henderson Commerce Center project and its business parks, John Ramous, senior vice president and regional manager, said Harsch has more than 2 million square feet of industrial properties in Henderson. Adding to that number, the company broke ground on a 240,000 square foot light distribution center in spring 2016.
Manufacturing companies in addition to Xtreme Manufacturing already making Henderson home include K2 Energy and VSR Industries.
VSR Industries, a manufacturer in the casino industry, has been in Nevada since 1969. The move to Henderson happened in 2007 when TWC Construction put up a build-to-suit facility for VSR. What keeps them there is proximity to client base, ease of doing business with the city and the assistance of the city's economic development team in navigating city requirements for doing business, according to Colton Vollmann, CEO.
The food and beverage industry is well established with companies like Ocean Spray and Unilever located in Henderson. More industry related companies and ancillary businesses are expected to locate in Henderson in the next 12 to 18 months.
Along with food and beverage, and with the manufacturing and medical industries, Henderson is seeing financial services, call centers and customer services centers locating to their part of the valley.
The area is perfectly positioned for logistics and distribution, with Phoenix and Southern California easily accessible. Located 50 miles from the California border and 234 miles from Los Angeles, Henderson is minutes from McCarran Airport and is served by major highways I-15, US 95, US 93 and Highway 146. As E-commerce grows, Henderson is perfectly located to serve the western region.
Henderson is home to an airport, serving business and corporate travel. The airport is a focal point for new employment opportunities.
The local offerings dovetail nicely with city officials' commitment to create jobs and change the job to resident ratio so it's more in balance, according to Coffee. "The majority of our workforce still goes outside city limits to work. We're trying to change that," she said.
The goal is to bolster industry sectors that will allow residents to live and work in Henderson.
With Henderson being home to the Executive Airport and the tax abatements in place, aviation is one industry Henderson would like to see more of. In July 2015, the Governor's Office on Economic Development (GOED) approved seven sales and property tax abatements for Nevada companies.
For new businesses, Henderson's entitlement procedures are streamlined and simple. City officials worked with NAIOP (a commercial real estate development association) and other local trade groups to create one of the top systems in the country. Projects are submitted online and tracked through a transparent process that shows where they are in the queue.
"Local government maintains an open-door policy of full access and transparency," said Coffee.
Henderson ranked #94 out of 150 most populated U.S. cities for best city to start a business (WalletHub.com, May 2015).
A feasibility study is underway in Henderson to determine if an innovation center or business incubator/accelerator could foster homegrown businesses. At present, the Business Resource Center, part of the Henderson Chamber, offers startup office space and services to assist new businesses and hopefully keep them in the community, said Scott Muelrath, president and CEO, Henderson Chamber of Commerce.
Currently chamber principals are seeing a lot of development in the city, with expansion of healthcare, residential and academic services. "When there's that much development, all the money coming in creates a ripple effect and picks up hiring and demand for workforce, which is improving," said Muelrath. Something is definitely happening. February 2016 was the chamber's best month ever, with 47 new membership businesses signing up.
K2 Energy got its start in the Henderson Business Resource Center, and was there two years before moving to its own facility. The price was right, phone systems and utilities were already set up, there was even office and conference space.
"All the business had to do was run the business," said Johnnie Stoker, CEO. They've remained in Henderson because city government is supportive and they've been able to hire qualified people. Stoker sits on the Governor's Workforce Development Board and K2 works with UNLV on projects.
My Home …
Room to Live
Law Street Media 2015 Top 10 Safest Cities Over 200,000 ranks Henderson fifth.
Looking for a place to live? From high end lots to executive housing to luxury apartments and low and moderate income housing, Henderson's got homes, and with three major master-planned communities in progress, there's something for everyone.
Inspirada spans 1,100 acres, seven villages, 30 models and floor plans from 1,500 to more than 4,000 square feet. There's a community to fit every lifestyle, 85 acres of parks and open space. Why build Inspirada in Henderson?
"We think Henderson is a special place to live," said Jim Rizzi, project manager. "When you look around at the neighborhoods, the park system, the leadership in the city, it's top notch."
My Parks…
Henderson is home to 63 city parks. Fit Cities Index in 2015 reported Henderson has 7.7 park acres per 1,000 residents.
The League of American Bicyclists awarded Henderson the silver award level Bicycle Friendly Community in November 2015.
In addition, new home communities are upping the city's profile when it comes to park development. Cadence, a master-planned community designed for active lifestyles, spans 2,200 acres with 450 acres of open space – parks, walking and biking trails. Cadence offers a spectrum of choices, from single family homes to condominiums to townhomes, as well as a free bike-share program.
Overlooking Henderson in the McCullough Range, Ascaya is a new custom luxury home development. According to Darin Marques, sales manager, the draw to Henderson is the views, the landscape and the terrain. Hillside lots overlook the valley and back into the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area.
My Education…
Room to Learn
Henderson has the highest educational attainment levels in the state.
There are over 20 institutions of higher education in Henderson. Complementing the expansion of healthcare systems, three are medical schools: Touro University, as well as the soon-to-open Roseman University College of Medicine and University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Medicine.
Touro University, Nevada's largest medical school, receives 3,700 applications for its 135 doctor training slots, said Shelley Berkley, CEO and senior provost. The physicians assistant program receives 1,100 applications for 60 slots, and students in both programs receive multiple job offers even before graduation.
"In part, the expansion of healthcare systems in Henderson is due to Roseman University being located in the city with its School of Pharmacy," said Jeff Leake, manager, City of Henderson Economic Development. Roseman University of Health Sciences also offers nursing and orthodontic programs, and received a grant to help veterans with applicable skill sets earn nursing degrees.
Roseman University connects with the community on several levels, said Renee Coffman, president and co-founder. At health fairs, students assisting faculty have performed 1,320 blood glucose, 750 blood pressure and 462 cholesterol screenings. Orthodontic residents participate in "Give Kids a Smile" programs for low income families, and students working with seniors have helped them save on Medicare options.
Roseman is slated to start a MD program, training the first wave of doctors enrolled in their program in 2017, around the same time UNLV will roll out its new medical school.
In Henderson, schools tend to work together to better the community. Nevada State College (NSC), a comprehensive state college with a strong general education curriculum and 29 degree fields, recently initiated a "2+2+2" program, urging students to move from the community college level of College of Southern Nevada to NSC for their bachelor's and then UNLV for graduate work.
NSC is starting a communications degree with a public relations emphasis, and continuing to graduate teachers and speech pathologists to meet local school district needs, said Bart Patterson, NSC president.
My Healthcare
Room for Healing
Previously an underserved industry in Henderson, healthcare is expanding.
"There's a fair amount of healthcare development going on right now with the new Henderson Hospital under construction at Union Village," said Coffee.
Union Village is a unique concept, an integrated health village that will encompass Henderson Hospital, which will open in fall 2016 with 24-hour emergency care, childbirth and cardiology services.
"Listed as the top healthcare building project in the U.S. by Health Facilities Management, Union Village will offer a world-class hospital complex and health center, residential, entertainment and specialty retail space, a vibrant senior retirement community and a civic and cultural arts center integrated into a master-planned community," explained Gary Holland, cofounder.
The new hospital is expected to bring in medical-related industries, including medical offices, skilled nursing facilities, long-term care facilities, assisted living and industry centered around acute care hospitals. Ancillary retail is expected to go alongside, creating an entire community built around healthcare. Union Village will create 17,000 (direct, indirect and construction) jobs.
The Siena campus of St. Rose Hospital, part of the Dignity Health network, has added 2,000 square feet of emergency room and doubled ICU and intermediate care beds, added operating rooms and post-anesthesia areas and expanded cardiac labs.
"Good quality healthcare is at the top of the list of what people look at in communities," said Brian Brannman, senior vice president of operations, Nevada. He credits the city of Henderson for being very supportive of the hospital's efforts to expand and build an ambulatory clinic.
"Once you have some strength in an industry sector, that makes [a city] more competitive, more apt to draw more like types of industry because your workforce is ready," added Leake.
When an industry begins to build in a city, if one company or segment of the industry goes away, the workforce doesn't necessary have to. "If that business goes away, workers can find a job across the street. That's what they get to do in the Bay Area and what we want to be able to do here," said Coffee. Consequently, Henderson is working to strengthen industry sectors across the board, creating a strong workforce from which employers can recruit.
My Retail, My Downtown
Room to Play
When it comes to downtown redevelopment, "Henderson is known for not leaving any area behind," said Coffee. "We're always looking for areas to enhance and upgrade, so that every area of the city is coming up, not being left to decline."
Retail follows rooftops: there needs to be residents in an area before retail services arrive to serve them. Established Henderson retail includes Galleria at Sunset, in the process of remodeling, and The District at Green Valley Ranch, which offers special events in addition to shopping.
The heart of downtown, Water Street was Henderson's original Main Street. Today it's a pedestrian-friendly mix of events and arts, Art Deco and modernist architecture, dining and specialty shopping and the recently opened Lovelady Brewery.
According to Windom Kimsey, CEO, Tate, Snyder, Kimsey architectural firm, he became interested in downtown redevelopment when proposing a science center for Henderson. While that project didn't move forward, Kimsey said he, "Caught the redevelopment bug and saw the opportunity to create a mixed-use project on Water Street."
Slated to be the firm's office by fall 2016, the first floor will be home to a café that fronts onto Water Street in the redevelopment district.
Retail services are fairly developed in Henderson. What's happening now is mostly expansion and infill. Costco is locating in West Henderson and retail is starting to emerge around state roads, according to Cody Walker, economic development officer, City of Henderson.
Henderson has been named America's second safest city by Forbes and one of the best cities to live in by Bloomberg Businessweek. The FBI called it one of the top 10 Safest Cities in the United States.
With new home construction and businesses opening and expanding, there's plenty of opportunity to make My Henderson … Your Henderson.
Filed Under: Special Reports Tagged With: 24/7 Wall Street, Barbra Coffee, Brian Brannman, Business Resource Center, City of Henderson, Colton Vollmann, Don Ahern, Doug Roberts, Fritz Wyler, Gary Holland, Governor's Office on Economic Development, Governor's Workforce Development Board, Harsch Investment Properties, Henderson business, Henderson Chamber of Commerce, Henderson Commerce Center, Henderson Executive Airport, Henderson Freeways Crossing, Henderson Hospital, John Ramous, Johnnie Stoker, K2 Energy, Las Vegas business, McCarran Airport, NAIOP, Nevada business, Ocean Spray, Panattoni Development Company, Scott Muelrath, St. Rose Hospital, The District at Green Valley Ranch, TWC Construction, Unilever, Union Village, UNLV, VSR Industries, WalletHub.com, Windom Kimsey, Xtreme Manufacturing


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Once-banned human rights film "˜Dukot' to show in Hoboken
Dukot (2009) by Joel Lamangan portrays human rights abuses in the Philippines through the eyes of a politically apathetic mother whose daughter is kidnapped.
The film received criticism from the Philippine government and was initially banned for its graphic depictions of torture.
For this reason also, children under 13 years will not be admitted to tonight's screening.
Stevens Institute of Technology will host a special screening of award-winning human rights film "Dukot" this evening in Hoboken.
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The Bel Air community in Livingston, where the Kean Estate is located, has been identified by Prominent Properties Sotheby's International Realty as an exemplary community that is a perfect match for the Range, Reach and Influence offered by its Customized Marketing Plan. Livingston's quintessential pedigree corresponds with the value of the Sotheby's International Realty brand. Simply put, it's the perfect match. If you would like to know what your home is worth now as a result of this record breaking sale, contact Tony Verducci at the Prominent Properties Sotheby's International Realty Short Hills office at 555 Millburn Avenue at 973.376.8188 or on his mobile phone at 973.477.2220.


A girlfriend and I lounged around the pool watching our kids play one afternoon. I don't know her all that well, but I know her to be a devout Catholic. Although I attend a local Reformed church these days, we're sisters in Christ. I didn't think she wouldn't mind if I asked her a question or two. What better way to learn about a Christian tradition we don't know much about than to befriend a believer who practices their faith in that tradition? Time and again, I've discovered the beauty of understanding the purpose of certain spiritual practices. Often, they are things I know very little about, but a person who experiences these things in her everyday faith life helps me understand the significance. Maybe it's something I can incorporate in my own faith walk. At the very least, it helps me respect the work the Holy Spirit does in her own life through these disciplines.
That day, right there at the pool, before we ordered pizza and sodas for an early dinner, we talked church. She explained to me why Catholics attend Confession. I attempted to explain why Protestants don't (she's better at apologetics than I am). It wasn't about being right or wrong. We both wanted to learn about a different branch on God's family tree. We discussed what the rhythm of the church calendar offers a believer. She suggested these various spiritual practices help her remember. Ongoing reminders of the God we serve, and all Christ has done for us. Things like Praying the Rosary, receiving Eucharist at Mass each week, and attending Confession renew her focus not on things of this world, but on godly things. They draw her into sacred moments that strengthen her faith.
I believe the way you practice your faith can help someone else along in their own. Learning new ways to worship Jesus can grow our faith. Sometimes, we just need a little help getting the conversation started. That's why I created a handout, "50 Questions To Ask Other Christians Without Offending Them." If you need a little push to share your faith, and learn about someone else's, this resource will help! I've made it available for my email subscribers. When you sign up to receive my emails, you get this handout and other FREE resources. Three or four times each month, I'll also email you exclusive content about things like parenting and community and church.


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I'm a Catholic and my father thought it would be nice to try something new and visit this Lutheran Church for Easter Mass. I found the people very nice and inviting. The whole set-up of the church was interesting and modern. It was a gem to look at - and the service itself was pretty cool. The music was exceptional.
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Where can I take my kids in Virginia?
12 Fun Things to Do in Virginia with Kids — Best Family Friendly Attractions!
Busch Gardens & Water Country — Williamsburg.
Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center — Virginia Beach.
Military Aviation Museum — Virginia Beach.
Amazing Scavenger Hunt Adventure — Richmond.
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What part of Virginia is best for families?
Overall Rank
1 Leesburg, VA 68.60
2 Vienna, VA 68.51
3 Poquoson, VA 67.57
4 Ashburn, VA 67.27
Is Virginia Beach fun for families?
Although Virginia Beach offers something for everyone, it truly is a perfect vacation destination for kids of any age. A Virginia Beach family vacation itinerary includes fun, sun, sand, surf and plenty of entertainment for everyone in the family.
What is the number 1 attraction in Virginia?
1: Virginia Beach The place attracts millions of tourists every year and is a favorite vacation spot. The city offers a host of attractions to the visitors.
What is there to do in Virginia for spring break?
The Norfolk Southern Museum is a must for railroad historians. If you're looking for a quiet, natural retreat, explore the Virginia Zoo. A harbor cruise aboard the Spirit of Norfolk is a great way to take in the breathtaking views. End your afternoons by spending some time at Harbor Park, the downtown waterfront.
What is the richest city in Virginia?
Vienna is being credited as the richest town in the state of Virginia. Stacker.com compiled a list of the richest towns in all 50 U.S. states, which lists Vienna as having a median household income of $161,196 (134.6% more than the U.S. median income).
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Chesapeake Beach — Virginia Beach Chesapeake Beach should be at the top of your list of best beaches in Virginia for kids.
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Best Places to Visit in Virginia
Williamsburg.
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"A World Enslaved" by E. Benjamin Skinner. Foreign Policy (March/April) 2008.
Forget Me Not: Bodies as Last Colonies of Capitalism?
"A crucial dynamic in abuse regeneration is the recreation of categories of people to whom human rights do not apply—those who are somehow less human, less to be protected."
"The eradication of public slavery required a revolution in Haiti, and a revolutionary civil war in the United States. In the 21st century, eliminating private slavery will necessitate a revolution in our recognition of rights—and our exercise of global governance."
"What is particularly disturbing is that much of the modern-day slave trade takes place with the full knowledge, and even acquiescence of, state governments. "


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Fondness for Posterity nothing else but Self-love. Such as are Friends to publick Liberty, are the only true Lovers of Posterity.
SIR, Men, for the sake of their posterity, do many things, which, they tell us, they would not do for their own sakes. The wealth which they do not spend, they lay up for posterity; and their care for posterity is made a pretence, to justify all the acquisitions that they make of fortune and dominion. But this is false reasoning, though by it they often deceive themselves and others. They find that they have greater appetites to acquire wealth, than they have to enjoy it; and, not being able to deny, that wealth is only so far useful as it is enjoyed, and no farther, they cannot justify their conduct, but by furnishing themselves with a false excuse from their regard for posterity: As if the affections of men could be stronger for others, and for a future race, of whom they know nothing, or for such as perhaps may never exist, than for themselves. Doubtless, men are in no circumstances to be separated from themselves: They are ever the chief objects of their own tenderness and good wishes; and the love of posterity is only self-love continued beyond the grave. We see those who have no posterity, nor the prospect of any, engaged in the same passionate and greedy pursuits as those who have; and they often leave their estates, when they die, to those for whom, while they lived, they shewed no concern.
This ambition therefore amongst men, of leaving an illustrious posterity, is mere self-love; a passion to survive themselves, and to make a figure after they are dead. To gratify this passion, men in all stations often take wild and unaccountable courses: They employ great pains for that which they can never enjoy, and run many dangers for what they will never reap: They drudge, and laboriously contrive ways to wear themselves out, they deny themselves rest and ease, and the comforts of life, that some future men, whom they know not, may live in idleness and abundance, and perhaps despise these their careful and penurious ancestors, who painfully provided for them the means of luxury, and enabled them to be insolent, or debauched, or insignificant to society. They are indeed generally but even with one another: The descendent receives, without gratitude, an estate which his ancestor left him without affection. People would take it greatly amiss, if you supposed that they wanted honour for their ancestors, or regard to their posterity; and that they themselves were the only real objects of all this regard, and of that honour. But let them ask themselves, whether they would restore to their grandfather again the estate which he left them, were he to rise from the dead, and demand it? or, whether they are willing to part with it to their children before their own death? or, if they sometimes do, whether they have not other motives besides paternal affection? and, whether their own credit and vanity be not the strongest?
Thus men gratify their own tempers, and invent fine false reasons and specious names for what they do. A passion for posterity, is a passion for fame; and he who raises a family, considers his race as hereditary trustees for his name and grandeur, and as the proper means and channel for perpetuating himself. Nor does he carry about him an appetite more selfish and personal than this. So that all the wicked things which a man does to raise a posterity, are but so many infamous steps to acquire personal fame, which he will never arrive at; and does therefore but labour against the very end which he labours for. If his posterity prove good, it will be remembered to their praise, and his shame, what a vile ancestor they had: If they prove bad, it will not be forgot how much they resemble him; and he will become still more odious in his odious descendents. Even the wisest men do a foolish thing, when they employ great assiduity and care to leave a great estate to a random heir, whom nature, or chance, or the law, gives them. How many immense estates, gathered in a long course of years and application, have we seen thrown away suddenly upon harlots and sharpers! The acquisitions of half a century have disappeared, as it were, in a moment; and the chief remaining monuments of the founder's name were jests made upon his memory.
But of all the foolish and wicked ways of raising families, none equals that of raising them upon the ruins of public' liberty. The general security is the only certain security of particulars; and though desperate men often find safety in public' destruction, yet they cannot ensure the same safety to their children, who must suffer with the rest in the misery of all. If great wicked men would consider this, the world would not be plagued with their ambition. Their posterity scarce ever miss to reap the bitter fruits of their actions; and the curse of their iniquities rarely fails to follow them to the third and fourth generation.
The instruments of public ruin have generally at once entailed misery upon their country and upon their own race. Those who were the instruments and ministers of Caesar and Augustus, and put the commonwealth under their feet, and them above the laws, did not consider, that they were not only forging chains for their country, but whetting swords against their own families, who were all cut off under succeeding tyrants: Nay, most of their children fell early and bloody sacrifices to the cruel and suspicious spirit of Tiberius. He began his reign with the murder of young Agrippa, whose father had, by his courage and conduct in war, established the tyranny in that house. What availed to Agrippa all his great riches, his sumptuous buildings, and even his near alliance with the prince, whose daughter he married, but to hasten and magnify the fall and destruction of his own house? There was not one Roman family wickedly enriched by their base subserviency to Augustus, but was slaughtered and confiscated under his successors, and most of them under his immediate successor: Nay, their riches and splendor were reasons for destroying them. The freed slaves of the emperors grew afterwards the first men in Rome, and had at their mercy the heads and estates of the patricians; nor could any of the great Roman lords come into any post or office in their own empire, but by the pleasure and permission of those slaves, and by servile court paid to them.
Would their illustrious ancestors, who were the friends and abettors of Caesar, have done as they did, had they foreseen this vile subserviency of their posterity to slaves and pathicks, and the daily and wanton sacrifices made of their boasted blood? And yet was not all this easily to be foreseen? While they were arming him with a power over their country, they stripped themselves of all title to their lives and estates. By laying up riches for their families, they did but lay snares for the ruin of their families. It grew a crime under these tyrants, to be conspicuous for any thing; and riches, virtue, eloquence, courage, reputation, nay, names and accidents, became crimes. Men, and even women, were put to death, for having had illustrious ancestors; and some, for bearing the fortuitous surnames of great men dead an hundred years before.
So that these men, who, from the bait of present wealth and place, helped to overthrow the constitution of that great state, were not only the parricides of their country, but the murderers of their own children and families, by putting a lawless dagger into the hands of these tyrants to execute these murders. They sold their own blood and posterity to these imperial butchers, whose chief employment it was to shed it. These mistaken men might flatter and blind themselves with a conceit, that they were laying up riches for ages, and entailing honours upon their latest race: For what is so blind as ambition and avarice? But to their unhappy descendents it proved a terrible inheritance of servitude, exile, tortures, and massacre. What they meant to perpetuate, their fortune and race, were the first things seized and extirpated. They had been real traitors to make their children great; and their children were put to death for false treason, merely for being great. So nearly are punishments allied to crimes, and so naturally do they rise from them!
Thus rash and unadvised, even as to themselves and their own families, are those wicked men, who raise up an enormous power in their country, because they were its livery, and are for some time indulged by it in their own pride and oppressions! And so ungrateful is that power when it is raised, even to the props and instruments that raised it! They themselves are often crushed to death by it, and their posterity certainly are.
This may serve among other arguments, to prove, that men ought to be virtuous, just, and good, for their own sake, and that of their families; and especially great men, whose lasting security is best found in the general security. Pericles had long and arbitrarily lavished away the public' money to buy creatures, and perpetuate his power; and, dreading to give up his accounts, which the Athenians began to call for, thought that he had no other way to avoid doing this justice to his country, but by adding another great crime to his past crimes. He would venture the ruin of the commonwealth, rather than be accountable to it: He therefore threw all things into confusion, raised armies, and entered precipitately into a war with Lacedaemon; which, after much blood, misery, and desolation, ended in the captivity of his country. During that war, he died of the plague, which the war was thought to occasion; and to his pride and guilt alone were owing the plague, war, and the taking of Athens, with the desolation of the city and territory. Before he died he felt the loss of his whole family, and of all his friends and relations; and, doubtless foresaw the downfall of his country. What huge and complicated ruin! He would see the state sink, rather than lose his authority in it: But in the destruction of his country, his own was justly and naturally involved. Where was now the great, the politick, the eloquent, Pericles? Where was the proud state which he had long and haughtily swayed? Where was his family and race? Where were all his mighty future views? Why, the sword, the pestilence, and foreign conquest, had, by his own management, put an end to them all; and his wisdom and profound foresight proved miserable and ruinous folly.
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A nurse practioner was sentenced Tuesday to nine-to-19 years in prison illegally selling prescription painkillers from her Deer Park office in what authorities called one of the largest "pill mills" on eastern Long Island.
Ingrid Gordon-Patterson was convicted of criminal sale of a prescription, conspiracy and criminal possession of a weapon at Suffolk County court in June.
"She used a pen and prescription pad to make enormous sums of cash over the span of one year—an estimated $1 million paid to her by addicts and dealers who resold the oxycodone pills," Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota said.
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Święcenia kapłańskie otrzymał 20 grudnia 1969 i został inkardynowany do archidiecezji Lille. Przez wiele lat pracował jako asystent Akcji Katolickiej w różnych rejonach archidiecezji. W latach 1993-2001 piastował urząd wikariusza biskupiego dla rejonu Dunkerque, zaś w kolejnych latach odpowiadał w diecezji za apostolstwo świeckich oraz za środki społecznego komunikowania.

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9 lipca 2009 papież Benedykt XVI mianował go biskupem pomocniczym archidiecezji Lille, ze stolicą tytularną Alet. Sakry biskupiej udzielił mu 27 września 2009 arcybiskup Lille - Laurent Ulrich.

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Okay, Disney. I Never Thought I'd Say This…But You Need to Gay It Up More.
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By Persephone
I took my mom to Beauty and the Beast on Saturday. Having been a longtime fan of the original, I'd already felt my interest piqued, but I decided to go after hearing about the boycotts. It turns out that there was a gay character complete with a gay scene, and a great many ultra-conservatives were kicking up a fuss. Therefore, I had to see it in theaters.
To be honest, I wasn't sure what to expect. I knew that there'd be a good heap of nostalgia involved, but that was about it. As it so happens, the movie was good. It was a fairly light-hearted story that extended the original rather competently. There's all the songs we know and love–this time in live-action. The Gaston song was particularly campy. Despite the longer screen time, the movie's pace never seemed slow, and the momentum built well. The weird curse on the beast was clarified (because it never really made sense in the original), and Belle's back story was extended. Her dad (as played by Kevin Kline) grew a lot more as a character. Kline might not have been given a great many lines, but he made the most of them. The visuals were amazing, and the CGI wasn't too distracting. Plus, you had Emma Watson, and she never fails. I say this as a long-time Harry Potter fan. Emma Watson is just awesome.
However, I've got two complaints, although they're pretty minor. First of all: Belle and the Beast have amazing chemistry while he's a beast. There's a playfulness to the Beast and an emotional strength to Belle that really makes their relationship a lot more believable. Then, he turns human, and it felt like they were going through the motions. Seriously. He pretty much just turned human to walk through the standard happy ending with very few lines. He kissed Belle, they danced, and the story was over. I just wish there'd been a conversation or something between them, you know? It felt forced. Who knew bestiality would feel more natural?
My second complaint is more complicated. The supposed gay character and gay scene were a total let-down. Let me rephrase that. Gaston's lackey LeFou is the gay character. He really wasn't the let-down. Hanging onto Gaston's every word, LeFou even added a number of cheeky words of his own. He was self-aware, fantastic, and in possession of a conflicted moral compass. For such a minor character, he made quite the impact. The gay scene, though, was pointless. In the big dance number at the end, there was a two-second shot as LeFou started dancing with a guy. That's it.
Arg!! After all that hype, that was it. That was the most minimal gay controversy ever. So…my beef with this is…if they knew that theaters in conservative towns would refuse to play this movie simply because there was any gay content at all, why didn't Disney make the most of it? You know, add in a whole relationship? Maybe even a kiss. It's not like there's never any gay characters in Disney movies. The first full-length animated feature Disney made was staffed by seven guys all sharing the same room for heaven's sake! I'm of course referring to Snow White there. Let's also remember Timon and Pumba from The Lion King, Flora and Fauna from Sleeping Beauty, those Siamese lesbian cats from The Lady and the Tramp, Peter Pan and his lost boys, Cogsworth's crush on Lumiere in the original Beauty and the Beast, and those mice from Cinderella. Having queer characters in Disney movies is kind of normal. For once, they should have announced it loud and proud. Disney should have presented an openly gay character and rocked it.
Other than that, though, the movie really was good. It wasn't super-deep, but then fairy tales rarely are. Such tales are an escape from reality, although I was pleasantly surprised by the racial diversity in this version. For once, we saw a fairy tale that wasn't entirely staffed by white people. The biracial couples were a nice addition, and no one in the story brought up the matter of race. It was simply an accepted part of the cast, which was an attitude I found quite refreshing.
I guess in the case of Disney's acceptance of social progression….this is a matter of baby steps. Not bad. Certainly an improvement over their botched take on Pocahontas back in the '90s.
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Something to Smile About
February 6, 2017 February 5, 2017 / crankysisters	/ Leave a comment
The last three months have been just brutal, and that was after a heart-wrenchingly long campaign season. It's hard for me to read the news (though I do it anyway), as every day seems to provide some new hurdle to overcome. Trump's lack of experience, intelligence, or ability to surround himself with experienced or intelligent people has resulted in some pretty dark policies. If you don't know which policies I'm referring to, then you need to pay the slightest bit of attention.
This website has helped me through the last three months. It's given me an outlet to vent out all my fears and frustrations with our new administration. Today, though, I'd like to use it as a sounding board for something that made me laugh so hard I actually forgot that Trump was our president for a few seconds.
Saturday Night Live has always demonstrated a political side in its sketch comedy–especially in election years. Trump has offered up substantial comical fodder this last year, and the show has run with it. He really hasn't helped restrain their enthusiasm as he continually tweets his disdain for their humorous antics at his expense. They remain quite undeterred. I've watch SNL skits off and on over the years, but never with any real consistency. After President Cheeto got elected, I've found myself watching them religiously. Last night, this devotion totally paid off. They provided a series of adorable sketches (I particularly enjoyed the Totinos commercial), but Melissa McCarthy's Sean Spicer was definitely the highlight of the night. She entered the room with Spicer's angry, uninformed manner, and she maintained that energy through props, podium attacks, a diapered CNN reporter, and tons of chewed-up gum. You have to watch it to understand just how funny it was. McCarthy never even breaks character. She's such a pro.
However, SNL isn't the only show that's helped me get through all this. Ever since the Bush administration, I've watched Comedy Central's Daily Show, first with Jon Stewart, and now with Trevor Noah. I love both hosts, although they're pretty different. Admittedly, I haven't been all that consistent at watching the show until this latest election, but I now can barely survive whenever the show allows its cast and crew to take a vacation.
But that's not all! There's also Samantha Bee's Full Frontal, John Oliver's Last Week Tonight, and Seth Meyers. It turns out that political satire is what saves my sanity. I can't survive in a world in which President Trump isn't made fun of twenty-four seven. Thanks to these individuals, such a world doesn't exist.
So…what I mean to say is…thanks. Keep up the good work.
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Moana: Is Disney Starting to Grow Culturally Sensitive?
November 26, 2016 November 26, 2016 / crankysisters	/ Leave a comment
Having grown up in a progressive household, I've heard all about the historical inaccuracies of the culturally insensitive Disney industry. Films like Aladdin and Pocahontas were debatably the worst of the lot, but Mulan and The Princess and the Frog weren't exactly a step up, either. In their own heavy-handed way, Disney clearly tried to represent non-white characters and situations, but it really wasn't their strong suit.
Color me surprised then, as I emerged from seeing Moana for the first time. While it was still a glamorized (as in, Hollywood version) of a Polynesian, pre-invaded culture, it was guided by much more knowing hands. Self-aware of its Disney film status, Moana still boasts what audiences expect: awesome visuals, a likable princess, and lots and lots of catchy songs. Luckily, none of the songs resembled the earworm that is "Let it Go," thank goodness.
There was more to this story, though. It connected some spectacular Polynesian mythological characters throughout the film, presenting them to modern American audiences with unapologetic good humor. Moana accepts her wandering nature, as well as becoming chief of her people. There's a balance between heart and mind that is rarely accomplished in cinema, much less in a children's film. There's also the question of accepting the past while embracing the future. It was beautiful.
By far my favorite character was one which never spoke. I adore the ocean, yet I've never witnessed the ocean promoted as such an overwhelming presence before. Not only does it surround our characters every step of the way, carrying them forth, but it's a real participant with a strong personality all its own. Pretty cool.
So, if you want to take your kids to a well-made and thought-provoking film, look no further. This one will not disappoint.
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Fantastic Beasts: Fantastic or Not?
As a long-time Harry Potter fan, I knew I'd eventually get around to watching J.K. Rowling's new spinoff film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. It just took a little longer for me to arrange getting there. After viewing it, I must admit that I was pleasantly surprised. The atmosphere felt dark and moody, matching much of the tone of the film, and there was quite the queue of ridiculous, likable characters parading through an admittedly weak plot (dark monster, predictable villain–you know the drill).
However, it's those same characters that probably disappointed me the most in viewing this film. The characters were all lovely–Newt was strange (in a kind way), Tina was singlemindedly obsessed with fulfilling her duties, and Queenie proved flirtatious and just awesome in every way. However, this is the problem; these were great characters that were granted very little in the way of character development. After the strong attachments so many fans (myself included) formed for so many characters in the Harry Potter franchise, this bunch is sadly quite forgettable. I'm hoping the sequels fix that. Having said that, I felt Dan Fogler placed so much heart and care into his role as Jacob that this was the one character that, I believe, will remain the film's most memorable icon.
Can I also say that you could tell this movie was made by the British? A British director, primarily a British cast, and a British writer from behind the scenes created this 1920s-style New York. It was good, just a stylized version of Americans living in a city that felt more like a copy of London than New York. At least now I know how the British view Americans in history–they're opportunistic, strict about the law, no matter how arbitrary, and they punish perpetrators swiftly and severely. Since we recently elected President Cheeto, I'm pretty sure British opinions have already lowered considerably.
Despite all this, I'd recommend this film to anyone. Its truly most beautiful component were the beasts. They each held so much life and energy, adding very much needed humor as well as developing Newt's humanity. He adored each of them. Without them, I probably wouldn't have really cared for the main character.
Overall, this was a story filled with hanging plotholes and undeveloped characters, but it's message of love and understanding held unshakably throughout the entire film. I liked that.
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AMSTERDAM--Food retailers Koninklijke Ahold NV and Delhaize Group have agreed to sell 86 U.S. stores in a bid to win approval from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission for their roughly $31 billion tie-up.
In a joint statement on Thursday the companies said their U.S. subsidiaries have reached agreements with seven buyers, subject to FTC clearance and formal completion of the merger.
The Netherlands-based Ahold and Belgium-based Delhaize said earlier this week they expect to close their merger by the end of July.
FTC approval is the last and biggest hurdle facing the two retailers in their effort to merge, as the combined company would generate around two-third of its sales in the U.S., with nearly 2,000 stores along the East Coast. Ahold and Delhaize signaled in previous months that the FTC is likely to require the divestment of only a limited number of stores because they have little overlap.
"Together, Ahold and Delhaize Group have been working hard to resolve the competition concerns raised by the FTC, and we are pleased to have found strong, well established buyers for the stores we are required to divest," Ahold Chief Executive Dick Boer said.
The stores being sold represent 4.1% of the combined companies' U.S. store count and 3.2% of U.S. net sales. Last year, the firms reported combined sales of $44 billion in the U.S. through Ahold's Stop & Shop and Giant stores and Delhaize's Food Lion and Hannaford chains.
Weis Markets Inc. has agreed to buy 38 Food Lion stores in Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, while Supervalu Inc. will acquire 22 Food Lion stores in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. Other buyers include Albertsons Cos., Big Y Foods Inc., and Publix Super Markets Inc.
Financial terms of the transactions weren't disclosed.
The all-share merger between Ahold and Delhaize would create one of the largest grocery chains in the U.S. and Europe, with more than 6,500 stores and 375,000 employees. The companies hope the merger will strengthen their buying clout and reduce costs as they are grappling with competition from discounters and upscale chains.
Write to Ian Walker at ian.walker@wsj.com and Maarten van Tartwijk at maarten.vantartwijk@wsj.com
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Wish (English Edition) 30/08/2016
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Eleven-year-old Charlie Reese has been making the same secret wish every day since fourth grade. She even has a list of all the ways there are to make the wish, such as cutting off the pointed end of a slice of pie and wishing on it as she takes the last bite. But when she is sent to the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina to live with family she barely knows, it seems unlikely that her wish will ever come true. That is until she meets
Wishbone, a skinny stray dog who captures her heart, and Howard, a neighbor boy who proves surprising in lots of ways. Suddenly Charlie is in serious danger of discovering that what she thought she wanted may not be what she needs at all.
From award-winning author Barbara O'Connor comes a middle-grade novel about a girl who, with the help of a true-blue friend, a big-hearted aunt and uncle, and the dog of her dreams, unexpectedly learns the true meaning of family in the least likely of places.
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Halfway to Harmony (English Edition) 12/01/2021
A heartfelt middle-grade novel from New York Times bestselling author Barbara O'Connor about a boy whose life is upended after the loss of his older brother—timeless, classic, and whimsical.
Walter Tipple is looking for adventure. He keeps having a dream that his big brother, Tank, appears before him and says, "Let's you and me go see my world, little man." But Tank went to the army and never came home, and Walter doesn't know how to see the world without him.
Then he meets Posey, the brash new girl from next door, and an eccentric man named Banjo, who's off on a bodacious adventure of his own. What follows is a summer of taking chances, becoming braver, and making friends—and maybe Walter can learn who he wants to be without the brother he always wanted to be like.
Halfway to Harmony is an utterly charming story about change and growing up.
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Wonderland: A Novel (English Edition) 28/08/2018
Don't miss Barbara O'Connor's other middle-grade work—like Wish; How to Steal a Dog; Greetings from Nowhere; Fame and Glory in Freedom, Georgia; The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester; and more!
From Barbara O'Connor, the New York Times-bestselling author of Wish, comes a big-hearted story about the meaning of friendship, the challenges of growing up, and one lovable runaway dog.
Mavis Jeeter is fearless and bold, but she has never lived in one place long enough to have a real best friend. Her flighty mother has uprooted them again to another new home and taken a job as a housekeeper for the Tully family. Mavis wants this home to be permanent—which means finding herself a best friend.
Rose Tully is a worrier who feels like she doesn't quite fit in with the other girls in her neighborhood. Her closest friend is Mr. Duffy, but he hasn't been himself since his dog died. Rose may have to break a few of her mother's many rules to help Mr. Duffy—and find someone who really understands her.
Henry has run away from home, but he craves kindness and comfort—and doesn't know where to look for them.
When Mavis and Rose hatch a scheme to find Mr. Duffy a new dog, their lives and Henry's intersect—and they all come to find friendship in places they never expected.
On the Road to Mr. Mineo's (English Edition) 02/10/2012
Summer days drift by slowly in Meadville, South Carolina--that is, until Sherman the one-legged pigeon flies into town and causes a ruckus. First Stella, who's been begging for a dog, spots him on top of a garage roof and decides she wants him for a pet. Then there's Ethel and Amos, an old couple who sees the pigeon in their barn keeping company with a little brown dog that barks all night. The pigeon lands smack in the middle of Mutt Raynard's head, but he's the town liar, so no one believes him. And when Stella's brother Levi and his scabby-kneed, germ-infested friends notice the pigeon, they join the chase, too. Meanwhile, across town, Mr. Mineo has one less homing pigeon than he used to...
Barbara O'Connor has delivered another ingeniously crafted story full of southern charm, kid-sized adventures, and quirky, unforgettable characters.
The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester (English Edition) 31/08/2010
An amazing secret has tumbled off a freight train into Carter, Georgia, and Owen Jester is the only person who knows about it. If he can simply manage to evade his grandfather's snappish housekeeper, organize his two best friends, and keep his nosy neighbor, Viola, at bay, he just might be in for the summer of a lifetime. With her trademark wit and easy charm, Barbara O'Connor spins a fantastic fable of friends, enemies, and superbly slimy bullfrogs.
The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis (English Edition) 15/09/2009
Nothing ever happens in Fayette, South Carolina. That's what Popeye thinks, anyway. His whole life, everything has just been boring, boring, boring. But things start to look up when the Jewells' Holiday Rambler makes a wrong turn and gets stuck in the mud, trapping Elvis and his five rowdy siblings in Fayette for who knows how long. Popeye has never met anyone like Elvis Jewell. He's so good at swearing he makes Uncle Dooley look like a harp-strumming angel, and he says "So what?" like he really means it. Then something curious comes floating down the creek—a series of boats with secret messages—and it sends Popeye and Elvis into the big world on the hunt for a small adventure.
With a healthy helping of humor and the signature Southern charm that has captivated children and critics alike, Barbara O'Connor's newest tale is a heartwarming look at the joy that can come out of being a Royal Rule Breaker, and learning to find one's own adventures.
Outras edições: : Encadernação clássica , Capa Comum , CD de áudio
How to Steal a Dog: A Novel (English Edition) 27/04/2009
Half of me was thinking, Georgina, don't do this. Stealing a dog is just plain wrong. The other half of me was thinking, Georgina, you're in a bad fix and you got to do whatever it takes to get yourself out of it.
Georgina Hayes is desperate. Ever since her father left and they were evicted from their apartment, her family has been living in their car. With her mama juggling two jobs and trying to make enough money to find a place to live, Georgina is stuck looking after her younger brother, Toby. And she has her heart set on improving their situation. When Georgina spots a missing-dog poster with a reward of five hundred dollars, the solution to all her problems suddenly seems within reach. All she has to do is "borrow" the right dog and its owners are sure to offer a reward. What happens next is the last thing she expected.
With unmistakable sympathy, Barbara O'Connor tells the story of a young girl struggling to see what's right when everything else seems wrong.
How to Steal a Dog is a 2008 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year. This title has Common Core connections.
Outras edições: : Encadernação clássica , Capa Comum
Fame and Glory in Freedom, Georgia (English Edition) 01/04/2008
Will a spelling bee be the answer to all of Bird's problems?
All her life, all Bird has ever wanted is to be noticed in her small town and to get to Disney World. As it turns out, Bird just might have a chance to realize at least one of her goals because of a state spelling bee, and she might get to make a friend along the way – a boy named Harlem Tate who has just moved to Freedom. Harlem seems like a kindred spirit – someone like Bird, whom people don't usually take the time to find the good in. (Unless it's someone like Miss Delphine, who always makes Bird feel special.) But as much as Bird tries to get his attention, Harlem is not easily won over. Then Harlem agrees to be her partner in the spelling bee, and if they study hard enough, the two might just win everything Bird's always wanted.
In Barbara O'Connor's funny new novel, a spunky young girl discovers that sometimes all it takes to feel famous is a little recognition from true friends.
Fame and Glory in Freedom, Georgia is a 2004 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year. This title has Common Core connections.
Greetings from Nowhere (Frances Foster Books) (English Edition) 18/03/2008
Aggie isn't expecting visitors at the Sleepy Time Motel in the Great Smoky Mountains. Since her husband died, she is all alone with her cat, Ugly, and keeping up with the bills and repairs has become next to impossible. The pool is empty, the garden is overgrown, and not a soul has come to stay in nearly three months. When she reluctantly places a For Sale ad in the newspaper, Aggie doesn't know that Kirby and his mom will need a room when their car breaks down on the way to Kirby's new reform school. Or that Loretta and her parents will arrive in her dad's plumbing company van on a trip meant to honor the memory of Loretta's birth mother. Or that Clyde Dover will answer the For Sale ad in such a hurry and move in with his daughter, Willow, looking for a brand-new life to replace the one that was fractured when Willow's mom left. Perhaps the biggest surprise of all is that Aggie and her guests find just the friends they need at the shabby motel in the middle of nowhere.
From an author long recognized for her true Southern voice and heartfelt characters, Greetings from Nowhere, with its four intertwining stories, brings Barbara O'Connor's work to a new level of sophistication.
Taking Care of Moses (English Edition) 13/10/2004
Who left the baby at the Rock of Ages Baptist Church?
Randall Mackey has a secret. He knows who left the baby on the steps of the Rock of Ages Baptist Church. But he can't tell anyone, not even his best friend, Jaybird. And he certainly can't let Jaybird's little sister, Althea, find out because she'd be sure to shout it from the rooftops. Randall can't tell because Queenie Avery was also there, and he wants to protect her. Poor old Queenie seems to be getting more and more forgetful these days. And now that she's begun to wander, folks in town want to send her away, which would break Mr. Avery's heart. While Randall's busy worrying about doing the right thing, everyone in town is discussing who should take care of baby Moses, and it isn't long before a feud breaks out. Randall has to come up with a plan that won't hurt those he most wants to help. And he's got to do it quickly before the situation gets completely out of control.
Moonpie and Ivy (English Edition) 02/04/2004
A girl abandoned by her mother discovers the feeling of family
Pearl's mother, Ruby, just up and left her with Aunt Ivy, who's a complete stranger to Pearl. "Your mama's done gone off the deep end," Ivy says, and Pearl wonders if she'll ever come back - Ruby has always been wild and irresponsible. So Pearl is stuck with Aunt Ivy, and Moonpie, the neighbor boy whose mother doesn't want him, either, and John Dee, Aunt Ivy's Beau. But these three people seem to fit together like a jigsaw puzzle, in a way that Pearl can't comprehend, and she feels left out. As she starts to understand what connects them, and how much she wants to be a part of it, Ruby appears.
With a vividly depicted setting, emotional truth, and a distinctly Southern voice, Barbara O'Connor shows how Pearl develops a whole new notion of what she wants, and what she deserves.
Me and Rupert Goody (English Edition) 24/03/2003
Learning to share love
Things at Jennalee's house are just plain crazy, which is why she loves her predictable days helping Uncle Beau (who isn't really her uncle) at his general store. But then Rupert Goody shows up, claiming to be Uncle Beau's son. Jennalee can't believe it, because Rupert is black and Uncle Beau is white. But Uncle Beau tells her it is true and incorporates Rupert into his life, ruining Jennalee's routine.
Although Rupert is slow, he is kind-hearted and tries hard to please. When more unforeseen events -- this time frightening ones -- further interrupt life at the store, Jennalee comes to see that Rupert Goody, odd though he may be, is certainly not the worst unexpected thing that could come along, and that he belongs with Uncle Beau as much as she does. With a vividly depicted setting, emotional truth, and a distinctly Southern voice, Barbara O'Connor shows that there is love enough to go around.
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Push for paid family leave heats up ahead of 2020
featuring Carrie L. Lukas
The issue of paid family leave is receiving renewed attention from the White House and lawmakers in both parties, putting it in the spotlight ahead of the 2020 election.
Ivanka Trump, the president's daughter and senior adviser, met with a group of Republican senators on Wednesday to discuss ways to push the issue forward. And Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), who is running for president, reintroduced her legislation Tuesday to create a federal paid family and medical leave program.
Republicans and Democrats have different thoughts about how to approach paid family leave, and legislation on the issue is unlikely to be enacted in the immediate future. But the latest flurry of activity is putting new momentum behind an issue that lawmakers have long struggled with.
"This is definitely a hot issue, as it should be, because there's a crisis in this country that must be addressed," said Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, executive director of MomsRising, which supports Gillibrand's bill.
The United States is the only country in the industrialized world without a federal paid family leave guarantee. Democrats have long had an interest in creating a federal paid family leave program. More recently, there has been interest from some Republicans in doing so as well.
President Trump said in his State of the Union address that he was "proud to be the first president to include in my budget a plan for nationwide paid family leave, so that every new parent has the chance to bond with their newborn child." His budgets have floated six weeks of paid leave for new parents through the federal unemployment insurance program.
Ivanka Trump has been a lead person in the administration on the issue, and she met Wednesday with GOP Sens. Bill
Cassidy (La.), Marco Rubio (Fla.), Joni Ernst (Iowa) and Mike Lee (Utah).
Ivanka Trump said in a statement after the meeting that she and the senators "had a productive conversation about paid family leave policy focused on the bipartisan desire to find a solution that supports American workers and families."
Cassidy convened a Senate Finance Committee subcommittee hearing on paid family leave last year, and Rubio released a bill last year that would allow people to receive paid parental leave through Social Security in exchange for deferring Social Security benefits when they retire by about three to six months.
But Senate Republicans haven't put forward a bill collectively as a group. Rubio said it will take some time for the GOP to pass legislation.
"This is a work in progress," Rubio told The Hill after the meeting. "For us, this is a start-up effort. This is not an issue that's traditionally been associated with the Republican Party."
He said he didn't know if other Republicans will sign on to his bill, but "other Republicans will begin to support whatever the consensus position becomes."
"For me, it isn't about my idea versus somebody else's; it's about starting the process of getting as many people as possible thinking about it and arriving at a point that we can craft something that would make a difference and that can pass," Rubio added.
One day before the GOP meeting, Gillibrand reintroduced her legislation that would provide up to 12 weeks of partial wages for people caring for a new child or personal or family health issue. She would cover the costs of the new paid leave program through a small increase in payroll taxes for employees and employers.
"This bill could not be passed soon enough, because nobody knows better than our families how hard it is to work and live without national paid leave," Gillibrand said Tuesday at an event on the legislation's reintroduction.
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) reintroduced the legislation in the House, and Democrats expressed optimism that the bill could pass the lower chamber now that they have the majority.
Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-Ill.), chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Worker and Family support, said, "We are going to push it through the committee, and we're not going to take all year to do it."
But Republicans and Democrats have been critical of each other's proposals, with GOP lawmakers expressing concerns over raising taxes and Democrats concerned that Rubio's bill is limited to parental leave and would result in people having to choose between paid leave and receiving Social Security benefits when they retire.
Gillibrand has criticized President Trump, saying that he "doesn't actually try to pass a real paid leave bill." But she also said she'd sit down with any Republican interested in paid leave, including the president. Gillibrand and DeLauro both said they've spoken with Ivanka Trump.
The discussions about paid family leave come less than two years before the 2020 presidential election and after midterms that saw Democrats receiving support from female voters. Republicans and Democrats are expected to compete fiercely to win over female voters in 2020.
Gillibrand announced her presidential run earlier this year. Her bill is co-sponsored by several other current and potential Democratic presidential candidates, including Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.).
Gillibrand in particular is likely to make paid leave a key part of her campaign. She said during Tuesday's event that people tell her they need paid leave when she's in both her home state of New York and in the early presidential primary and caucus states of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina.
Democratic strategist Brad Bannon said he'd expect Gillibrand to talk a great deal about paid leave, noting that she has "described herself as the mom candidate."
Bannon said he doesn't think paid leave will be a top-tier issue in the election, but that health care will be a major issue and it could make sense for candidates to incorporate paid leave into their discussions about health care.
Talk about paid leave ahead of 2020 could also help Republicans appeal to women.
Carrie Lukas — president of the conservative Independent Women's Forum, whose proposal inspired Rubio's bill — said that "conservatives have been unfairly characterized as not caring about the challenges working families face." Part of the way to address that is to discuss policies that will help women and workers without taking money out of their paychecks, she said.
Lukas said paid leave is an issue that many people are interested in, so "having those conversations and showing that Republicans are trying to find solutions and trying to find ways to help is important."


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In 1862, Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait painted A Good Time Coming, a composition of the painter's own fishing and shooting shanty on Constable Point in Raquette Lake. The now iconic painting was reproduced as a colored chromolithograph by the printmaker Currier & Ives and has since captured the imagination of generations of sporting enthusiasts and artists. The painting remains a highlight of the Adirondack Experience's art collection. Join Claudia Pfeiffer as she examines works by Tait and other sporting painters from the 19th to the 20th centuries in the Adirondack Experience's collection. Artists such as Frederic Sackrider Remington, Philip Russell Goodwin, and Frederick Rondel captured the scenic landscape, abundant sport, and an American pastime that still resonates with hunters and anglers today.
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Claudia Pfeiffer has been with the National Sporting Library & Museum (NSLM), in Middleburg, VA, since her position was underwritten by the George L. Ohrstrom, Jr. Foundation in 2012. In addition to her administrative role as Deputy Director, her primary focus is the research, design, interpretation, writing, and installation of loan and permanent collection exhibitions for the fine art museum. Pfeiffer has curated over 30 exhibitions at NSLM; her projects include Munnings Out in the Open: The Open-Air Works of Alfred Munnings (English, 1878 – 1959), Clarice Smith: Power & Grace, The Chronicle of the Horse in Art, et Sidesaddle, 1690-1935. In 2020, her essay, "Ellen Emmet Rand: Artist and Equestrian" in the book, Ellen Emmet Rand: Gender Art and Business, was published by Bloomsbury Academic.
Pfeiffer has a 28-year background in fine art and exhibitions. From 1994 to 1998, she was the director of Hardcastle Gallery in Wilmington and Centreville, DE. In 1998, Pfeiffer moved to Virginia to work at Red Fox Fine Art, a gallery in Middleburg specializing in animal, sporting, and American paintings and sculpture. During her 13-year tenure, she was assistant director and then director beginning in 2005.
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Zwitserland nam deel aan het Eurovisiesongfestival 2009, dat gehouden werd in Moskou, Rusland. Het was de 50ste deelname van het land aan het Eurovisiesongfestival.

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Net zoals het vorige jaar, koos de Zwitserse openbare omroep voor een interne selectie. Uiteindelijk koos men voor de rockgroep Lovebugs met het lied The heighest heights.

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In de eerste halve finale moest men als achtste aantreden, net na Andorra en voor Turkije. Uiteindelijk bleek dat ze op een 14de plaats waren geëindigd met 15 punten. Dit was niet genoeg om de finale te bereiken.

België had geen punten over voor deze inzending. Nederland zat in de andere halve finale.

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Chemical Engineering Journal
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Todd Hoare is the Canada Research Chair in Engineered Smart Materials (Tier 2), an E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellow, a University Scholar, and a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at McMaster University. He received a B.Sc. (Eng.) in Engineering Chemistry from Queen's University in 2001 and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from McMaster in 2006. He returned to McMaster in 2008 to join the faculty after a two-year post-doctoral fellowship in Robert Langer's laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Hoare's work on "smart" environmentally-responsive hydrogels and nanoscale drug delivery vehicles has been profiled by Popular Science, Maclean's, and BBC for its potential in solving clinical challenges through innovative materials design. He was cited as part of the 2018 Class of Influential Researchers by Industrial Engineering & Chemistry Research and has received the 2016 Early Career Investigator Award from the Canadian Biomaterials Society and the 2009 John Charles Polanyi Prize in Chemistry recognizing his accomplishments in his early career as a researcher. Dr. Hoare is a past-president of the Canadian Biomaterials Society and the Canadian Chapter of the Controlled Release Society, a Co-Editor of Chemical Engineering Journal, and a member of the Editorial Advisory Boards of Biomacromolecules and Colloid and Polymer Science.
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March 15, 2011 Asia, Earthquakes & Tsunamis, News Headlines
Fears Grow As Radiation Spreads
Soma. Dangerous levels of radiation leaking from a crippled nuclear plant forced Japan to order 140,000 people to seal themselves indoors on Tuesday after an explosion and a fire dramatically escalated the crisis spawned by a deadly earthquake and tsunami.
Prime Minister Naoto Kan told the country radiation had spread from the four stricken reactors of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant along Japan's northeastern coast. Two reactors exploded on Tuesday after days of frantic efforts to cool them.
Experts noted that much of the leaking radiation was apparently in steam from boiling water. It had not been emitted directly by fuel rods, which would be far more virulent, they said. "It's not good, but I don't think it's a disaster," said Steve Crossley, an Australia-based radiation physicist.
But France's ASN nuclear safety authority said the nuclear accident at Tokyo Electric Power's plant could now be classed as level six on an international scale of one to seven. Level seven was used only once, for the Chernobyl meltdown in Ukraine in 1986. The 1979 accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in the United States was rated a level five.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said on Tuesday evening that radiation readings outside the reactors were falling below harmful levels. Earlier, he said the steel unit containing the radioactive core of one reactor had been damaged and warned of dangerous contamination.
The damage to the plant has come as a result of Friday's devastating 9.0-magnitude quake and the ensuing tsunami that is thought to have killed well over 10,000 along Japan's northeast coast, plunged millions into crisis and crippled the world's third-largest economy.
The stock market plunged for a second day — by more than 10 percent — and a spate of panic buying saw stores run out of necessities. Asian and European stocks also dropped sharply, and US stocks opened about 2 percent down.
Though Kan urged calm, Tuesday's developments fueled a growing panic in Japan and worldwide amid uncertainty over what would happen next. In the worst-case scenario, one or more of the reactor cores would completely melt down and spew large amounts of radioactivity into the atmosphere.
Winds were set to blow low-level radiation out over the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday night, easing health worries as they had been drifting toward Tokyo earlier on Tuesday, experts said.
"The cloud is going in the direction of Tokyo for the next 15 to 20 hours or so," said Gerhard Wotawa, of the Austrian weather service ZAMG and an International Atomic Energy Agency adviser. "Then it will go out toward the Pacific. At some point this will also spread around the world."
With prevailing winds, Canada and the United States might be first to detect a much diluted cloud. After the so far more serious 1986 Chernobyl disaster, radiation blew around the Northern Hemisphere in about three weeks. One UN study said Chernobyl may eventually be the cause of up to 9,000 deaths, mainly from extra cancers near the plant.
The radiation fears are adding to the catastrophe unfolding in Japan, where millions of people were facing a fifth night with little food, water or heating in near-freezing temperatures and snow as they dealt with the loss of homes and loved ones. As many as 450,000 people are in temporary shelters.
Officials have so far only been able to confirm about 3,300 killed. But those who were involved in the 2004 Asian tsunami said there was no question that more people died and warned that, like the earlier disaster, many thousands may never be found.
Officials said 70 workers were still battling the problems at the nuclear complex, all wearing protective gear and being rotated in and out of the danger zone quickly to reduce radiation exposure. Another 800 were evacuated.
Donald Olander, professor emeritus of nuclear engineering at University of California at Berkeley, said even the heavily elevated levels of radiation around Dai-ichi are "not a health hazard." But without knowing specific dose levels, he said it was hard to make judgments. But they were nowhere near the levels released during Chernobyl.
On Three Mile Island, the radiation leak was held inside a containment shell — thick concrete armor surrounding the reactor. But the Chernobyl reactor had no shell and was also operational when the disaster struck. The Japanese reactors automatically shut down when the quake hit and are encased in containment shells.
Meanwhile, on Tuesday, a rare note of hope was struck as rescuers pulled a 70-year-old woman, Sai Abe, from her toppled home, five days after the tsunami tossed the house off its foundation.
Abe's son said he had tried to save his mother but could not get her to flee from her home in the port town of Otsuchi. The woman was suffering from hypothermia when rescued and being treated in hospital.
Another survivor, described as being in his 20s, was pulled from a building further down the coast in the city of Ishimaki after rescue workers heard him calling.
Conditions for those still alive in the rubble worsened as a cold front arrived on Tuesday. Snow is forecast over the next few days.
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Somber City: An Evocative Novel of the Promise, the Pain, the Disenchantment of Contemporaty Lagos..
Some of the stories in this book were adapted from several Yoruba folk tales including from the books previously written in Yoruba by D. O. Fagunwa.
Usman, a farmer, was walking one morning through a bush path which led to his farm. As he got close to a village which was along the way he found Leopard inside a steel cage. The cage was a trap which had been set by the people living in a nearby village, and the cage had been made in such a way that once an animal entered, it would be unable to get out again unless the door was opened from outside. Leopard was hopelessly trapped.
'Open the door of this horrible cage for me, my good man,' Leopard desperately pleaded; but Usman refused. Leopard begged for long, and still Usman would not open the cage.


These days, booking a train ticket has become very easy. One can go to the official website of Indian Railways and look at the train timings and book a ticket according to their convenience. One does not have to stand in a waiting line and take all effort to book a train ticket anymore. The only thing that they need to do is to log into the official website of Indian Railways that is IRCTC and then check all the possible details of each and every train. They can get to know how many trains run to a particular destination on the day they want to travel. Then they can also check how many berths are available in the train on that given date. If seats are available they can also buy the tickets online as well.
One can also book train tickets with the help if Tatkal scheme. The Tatkal bookings open at 10 AM in the morning for the AC Classes and at 11 AM for the non AC classes on one day advance from the exact date of the journey of a given train. For example, if a train is leaving on the 10th of October, the counter for Tatkal bookings will be opened at 10 AM and 11 AM respectively on the 9th of October. No Tatkal duplicate tickets are issued in any chance. This is because; these tickets are bought only in exceptional cases and with full payment of ticket fare and the extra Tatkal charges on it. Tatkal ticket booking does not need any kind of identity proof when the booking is done. But during the time of journey, the passenger needs to show an original identity proof to the TT's or officials. It can either be a Voter identity card or a Pan card or a Driving License or a Passport or an Aadhar Card.
Everyone knows that obtaining the PNR number of a train ticket is very important. At present, one can also get the PNR status of a particular train by using online websites. There is no need to go to a station to avail the PNR status. Ones the ticket is booked, one can get to see the ten digits PNR number which is written on top left of the ticket. One can log in to IRCTC website or other websites and enter those ten digit number to the given block and get PNR status in return. If they want, they can also dial the toll free number given by the Indian Railways and provide the ten digit number in order to get back the PNR status in their phone via message.
So, traveling by train has become very easy. One can do everything and obtain every information by sitting at home only with the help of a few clicks. Not only that, one can also order food in the train when they are traveling. Delivery of food in trains have become a very normal thing, all thanks to those e catering services which provide food timely and according to passengers' convenience.