Layered crispy flour tortillas topped with beans, ground beef, onions, green peppers and mushrooms. Topped with burrito sauce and cheese.
First layer, a tortilla shell topped with beans and enchilada sauce. Second layer covered with rice and beans enchilada sauce. Your choice of grilled chicken or steak. Topped with chorizo and melted cheese.
Melted Preferido cheese with grilled chorizo served with corn tortillas.
Freshly made sauce with jalapeno, tomato, onion and cilantro. Served with tortilla chips.
One pork tamale, one beef sope, four flour taquitos, one ground beef hard taco and jalapenos.
Your choice of meat with onions and green peppers.
Filled with cheese and your choice of meat.
Quesadilla with cheese and shredded beef. Served with rice, lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream.
Two quesadillas, one chicken, one shredded beef served with guacamole salad, tomatoes and sour cream.
Quesadilla with your choice of meat with oniones, tomatoes, bell peppers then topped with cheese dip. Served with rice, beans and guacamole salad.
Corn tortilla chips covered with ground beef, chicken and beans, topped with cheese dip, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and melted cheese.
Nacho chips topped with tender steak and chicken topped with cheese dip, lettuce, onions, tomatoes, green peppers, sour cream and guacamole.
Corn tortilla chips covered with your choice, topped with tomatoes, black olives, melted cheddar and Mexican Preferido cheese, jalapenos and onions.
Tortilla soup mixed with chicken topped with cheese. Served with corn tortilla chips.
Shrimp in broth with potatoes, carrots, zucchini, onions and tomatoes. Large bowl only.
Served with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and cheese on the side.
Served with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese and sour cream on top.
With beans, lettuce, jalapenos, tomatoes and avocado.
Three tacos without the shell, wrapped in romaine lettuce hearts served with mixed grilled vegetables, avocado, pico the pina and shredded cheese.
One cheese quesadilla filled with grilled zucchini, bell peppers, mushrooms, onions and pico de gallo. Served with lettuce and tomatoes.
A wet veggie burrito filled with grilled zucchini, onions, bell peppers, mushrooms topped with enchilada sauce and cheese dip. Served with rice.
A light combination of grilled zucchini, onions, bell peppers, mushrooms and tomatoes. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Corn chips topped with beans, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, jalapenos and sliced avocado.
Three cheese enchiladas topped with red sauce and melted cheese served with rice and beans.
A crispy fried flour tortilla shell with your choice of meat covered with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese and sour cream.
A crispy fried tortilla shell covered with grilled zucchini, mushrooms, bell peppers and onions topped with lettuce, cheese, sour cream, chopped tomatoes and sliced avocado.
A crispy fried tortilla shell covered with steak or chicken, with lettuce, onions, cheese, green peppers, tomatoes, sour cream and sliced avocado.
Lettuce topped with sliced grilled chicken, cheese, bell peppers, cucumber, tomatoes and fresh onions.
Served with bell peppers, onions, rice, beans, guacamole salad, sour cream, fresh tomatoes and flour tortillas.
Chicken, steak and smoked sausage topped with cheese.
A burrito filled with chicken, ground beef and beans topped with enchilada sauce and cheese dip. Served with rice, lettuce and sour cream.
Two burritos (shredded beef and shredded chicken) topped with golden sauce and cheese dip. Served with rice, sour cream, lettuce and tomatoes.
Large burrito filled with rice, beans, enchilada sauce and topped with melted cheese. Served with guacamole salad, tomatoes and sour cream.
Pork burrito topped with your choice of red or green sauce. Served with rice, beans, pico de gallo and guacamole salad.
Large burrito filled with ground beef, chicken, rice, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole, sour cream and golden sauce.
Two burritos (shredded chicken and shredded beef) topped with cheese dip. Served with beans and guacamole salad.
Two burritos (chicken and ground beef) with beans, topped with burrito sauce, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream.
Three scrambled eggs with chorizo. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Three over easy eggs topped with golden sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Three scrambled eggs with onions, tomatoes and jalapenos. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Grilled shrimp and ribeye steak cooked with mushrooms, bell peppers and onions, served with golden sauce and topped with cheese. Served with tortillas.
T-bone steak grilled with onions, bell peppers and tomatoes. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Breaded ribeye filet served with rice, beans, sliced avocados, lettuce, jalapenos, pico de gallo and tortillas.
Steak, chicken, chorizo, carnitas and shrimp with onions, bell peppers and pineapple served with tortillas.
Tender grilled ribeye strip steak served with beans, rice, sliced avocado, lettuce, pico de gallo, jalapenos and corn or flour tortillas.
Grilled sliced ribeye steak with grilled onions, green peppers and chorizo topped with enchilada sauce. Served with rice, beams, lettuce, guacamole and tortillas.
Ribeye steak served with rice, beans, guacamole salad, pico de gallo, grilled jalapeno and tortillas.
Fried pork tips served with rice, beans, guacamole salad, pico de gallo and tortillas.
Tender grilled steak and two chicken enchiladas with green sauce and melted cheese on top. Served with guacamole, beans and tortillas.
Chimichanga topped with enchilada sauce and cheese dip. Served with rice, beans, guacamole salad and tomatoes.
Two chimichangas (one chicken, one beef) topped with golden sauce and cheese dip. Served with guacamole salad, sour cream, beans and tomatoes.
Large chimichanga filled with steak or grilled chicken covered with cheese dip, lettuce, guacamole, sour cream and tomatoes. Served with rice and beans.
Four fried corn taquitos (2 chicken and 2 shredded beef). Served with rice, tomatoes, guacamole salad and sour cream.
One chile relleno with your choice of beef or cheese, one chicken chimichanga, one chicken burrito and one pork tamale.
Combination platter of one ground beef tostada with guacamole salad, one ground beef hard taco, one ground beef enchilada, one pork tamale, one chicken burrito and one chile relleno. Served with rice and beans. Serves two.
Fried pork tips covered with green sauce. Served with beans, rice, guacamole salad, pico de gallo and tortillas.
Sliced grilled chicken with cheese dip on top. Served with rice, lettuce, sour cream and tortillas.
Grilled chicken breast with bell peppers, onions, mushrooms and special cream sauce. Served with rice, guacamole salad and tortillas.
Shredded chicken mixed with mole sauce topped with sesame seeds. Served with rice, beans, guacamole salad and tortillas.
Shredded chicken mixed with chorizo, onions and chipotle sauce. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, tortillas and guacamole salad.
Sliced grilled chicken with chorizo topped with melted cheese. Served with rice, beans, guacamole salad and tortillas.
Chunks of grilled chicken breast served in our special chipotle cream sauce, served with a chile relleno, rice and tortillas.
Three chicken enchiladas with red or green sauce, topped with shredded cheese. Served with rice and beans.
Two chicken enchiladas topped with green sauce and sour cream. Served with lettuce, tomatoes, rice and beans.
Three cheese enchiladas topped with enchilada sauce, cheese and shredded pork. Served with rice and beans.
Three chicken enchiladas topped with mole sauce, cheese and onions. Served with rice and beans.
Four variety enchiladas (chicken, beef, bean and cheese) topped with enchilada sauce, lettuce, sour cream, tomatoes and melted cheese.


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Box office preview: Fate of the Furious to lap competitors again
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By Joey Nolfi April 20, 2017 at 05:58 PM EDT
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Beauty and the Beast (TV Series)
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A handful of new wide releases storm theaters this Friday, including the ensemble crime spectacle Free Fire, campy thriller Unforgettable, and the historical romance The Promise. Can any of them successfully challenge last week's champion, The Fate of the Furious, for the No. 1 slot? It doesn't look like it, but here's how the rest of the top ten could shape up over the April 21-23 period.
1 – The Fate of the Furious – $41 million
They often zoom off with staggering debuts, but Fast and the Furious franchise entries typically sputter out of control on the second lap. Furious 7 fell 59.5 percent from its lofty $147 million debut in 2015, while Fast & Furious 6 tumbled over 60 percent from its $97.4 million bow two years prior. As F8 launched with significantly less ticket sales than its most recent predecessor, it's shaping up to crash accordingly. A lack of competition could soften the blow, but F8 is likely to hit a $40 million target this weekend for a 60 percent decline.
2 – Unforgettable – $11 million
Its trailers recall the campy vibe of similar thrillers like Obsessed and The Perfect Guy, and that's not necessarily a bad thing. While those films didn't exactly land with movie critics, they were both box office successes, pulling in, respectively, $68 million and $57 million domestically on modest budgets. Seemingly going after the same demographic, Unforgettable boasts a $12 million budget and a prestigious cast, including Katherine Heigl and Rosario Dawson, but its titillating trailers — and over-the-top premise — should fill seats (albeit to a notably lesser degree) than its genre forerunners.
3 – The Boss Baby – $9 million
The most prominent family film on the market slides further down the top five as it makes its way toward $150 million domestically.
4 – Beauty and the Beast – $8.5 million
Disney's live-action adaptation has single-handedly carried the studio's yearly worldwide box office total to over $1 billion and counting. It should continue its slow descent down the North American chart in the weeks ahead, following an aggressive dominance of the global market.
5 – Free Fire – $5.5 million
A24 opens its festival thriller Free Fire in wide release this Friday, and with the Oscar-verified talents of Brie Larson fronting its bullet-riddled narrative, the film should do decent business with an average of roughly $4,000-5,000 per screen at just over 1,000 theaters by Sunday's end.
Outside the top five, look for the Oscar Isaac historical romance The Promise — also starring Christian Bale and Charlotte Le Bon — to pull in roughly $3-5 million with middling critical reviews weighing it down at just over 2,200 sites.
Disney's nature documentary Born in China (1,508 theaters) should also perform well with families, likely earning somewhere in the $3-6 million range. The Disneynature division hasn't opened a title above $10.7 million in its eight-year history, with all of its titles grossing, on average, between $4-6 million.
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James Gray's jungle-set drama Lost City of Z additionally expands (approximately 750 theaters) after posting stellar numbers in limited release last week, and is looking to cross the finish line with anywhere between $1.5-3 million over the three-day frame ahead.
Cinelou's alien horror flick Phoenix Forgotten is also after audience attention in the days ahead, though its muted profile will result in a muted performance. Expect the found footage genre picture to bag around $1-2 million.
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Some of Holkenborg's popular scores include George Miller's 'Mad Max: Fury Road,' Scott Cooper's 'Black Mass,' Zack Snyder's 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,' and the newest 'Tomb Raider.' His most recent film is Robert Rodriguez's 'Alita: Battle Angel.' Next, he has another Paramount film: 'Sonic the Hedgehog,' releasing November 8th.
The screenplay is (seemingly) from David S. Goyer ('Blade,' 'Batman Begins,'), from a story by Miller and James Cameron ('Titanic,' 'Avatar').
Moreover, 'Dark Fate' brings series creator James Cameron back as a producer for the first time since 1991's 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day.' Speaking of, this film is only a sequel to 'Judgment Day.' Therefore, only the first two films are canon, while the other three films that came after don't matter.
Further, the cast will have returning actors Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton. Meanwhile, the newcomers include Mackenzie Davis, Gabriel Luna, Natalia Reyes, and Diego Boneta.
Paramount will release the film on November 1st.


Trees are a valuable City asset. If your project damages a public tree, your project will be charged for the damage.
Depending on the damage, the tree may need to be removed. You will be responsible for both the cost of removal and the asset value of the tree. Some larges elms are worth more than $30,000.
In most residential neighbourhoods, the trees that line the streets are owned by the City. To confirm if a tree adjacent to your construction site is City-owned, call 311.
If you are working within five metres of a City-owned tree, a fence must be erected around the Tree Protection Zone* to ensure no damage to the tree or it's roots.
Parking and/or storing materials and equipment within the tree protection zone is not permitted.
Where temporary site access across a tree protection zone is required, call 311 to request assistance from an Urban Forester. This is necessary because prevention measures must be taken to keep tree soil from becoming compacted.
Adjacent trees may also require pruning to ensure proper clearance for machinery or utility access.
Driving or parking on any boulevard is not permitted without boulevard protection that has been approved by the City of Edmonton.
*A tree protection zone is the outermost circumference of a tree canopy where water drips from onto the ground.
Signage for use in tree protection zones.
A tree protection zone is the area of the tree's environment that must be protected. Within this zone, access must be restricted and materials storage or waste dumping is prohibited.
Guidelines for fencing trees during construction.
Evaluation criteria for City of Edmonton trees based on location, condition, and species.
Policy #C456A is to protect the tree canopy on City property.
To prevent the spread of Dutch elm disease, it is illegal to prune elms between April 1 to September 30.


Exclusive Waterfront Oasis Awaits You! Located in the Highly Desireable, No Bridge, Gulf Access Community of Palaco Grande. This Custom Built Home is designed to withstand the test of time and the elements of Southwest Florida. When you arrive by sea or by land the bright open air floor plan welcomes you, from the moment you enter you know you've arrived. Truly a boaters dream, surrounded by the lighted 250 ft Captains Walk and Tiki Hut give you plenty of room to move around. The Elegantly appointed Pebble Tec Salt Water Pool, Spa and Lanai area will give you and your family years of enjoyable memories. Not a penny has been spared to maintain and improve this waterfront gem. Too many upgrades to list: New Tile Roof, Impact Windows and Sliding Doors, Updated Kitchen with Stainless Appliances, Cabinets and Granite Counter Tops, Updated Master and Bath, Updated Second Bath, New Office overlooking the water with built in Desk, Cabinets & Murphy Bed, New 20X40 "L" Shaped Floating Dock to accommodate Oversized Sea going Vessels, Separate Boat Dock with Canopy for smaller vessels with 16,000 lb. Boat Lift & Jet Ski Lift, Redesigned Garage, Upgraded Plumbing Throughout, New A/C (2014).


Get the Feeling of Being in Japan!
Japan-O-Rama is such freeslots machine, which will not leave you indifferent. It is a 5-reel, 20-line game that is inspired by the stunning culture of the land of the rising sun.
It includes interesting and fascinating characters. You will see the following icons: Sumo Wrestler, Godzilla, Geisha, Ninja, Samurai Sword, Robot, Anime Girl, Cell Phone, Video Game Controller, Bullet Train, Hello Kitty, and Sushi. By the way, the jackpot symbol is the Samurai Sword icon. This slot is similar to Jacques Pot. Gourmet Slot.
This slot is run by Rival soft, so, you may count on 100% secure and rewarding gambling. It was released on 21st December 2011 and it has been widely played ever since.
Use the Bonus Features to Win Big!
There is a great deal of features to take advantage of: a scatter, a wild, which is expanding, bonus rounds, and multipliers. The Sumo Wrestler is the bonus symbol, Godzilla is an expanding wild icon and Geisha is the scatter. By the way, you can try the infamous game of Pachinko with a bonus round. To make things more intriguing, there is an autoplay icon.
As to the betting options, we may say that coin sizes are $0.01, $0.05 and $0.10. Of course, you may play for free, but only the real money mode allows you winning real cash. So, if you are feeling lucky, get started right away!


The Kaisercraft Embossing Folder is perfect for adding wonderful dimension and texture to your art and craft projects. This pack contains one photo-friendly decorative embossing folder that measures 7 x 5 inches. Use it to make cool borders or background patterns for scrapbooks, greeting cards, DIY envelopes, journal covers, photo albums, charts, collages, decoupage projects and lots more. Mix and match with your favorite inks/paints/glitter for added appeal. Available in a variety of patterns, each sold separately.


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import random
import re
from datetime import timedelta

from zeeguu_core.bookmark_quality import quality_bookmark, bad_quality_bookmark
from zeeguu_core_test.rules.base_rule import BaseRule
from zeeguu_core_test.rules.language_rule import LanguageRule
from zeeguu_core_test.rules.user_word_rule import UserWordRule
from zeeguu_core.model.bookmark import Bookmark
from zeeguu_core.model.user_word import UserWord

class BookmarkRule(BaseRule):
    """A Rule testing class for the zeeguu_core.model.Bookmark model class.

    Creates a Bookmark object with random data and saves it to the database.
    """

    props = ['origin', 'translation', 'text', 'date']

    def __init__(self, user, **kwargs):
        super().__init__()
        self.bookmark = self._create_model_object(user, **kwargs)

        self.save(self.bookmark)

    def _create_model_object(self, user, force_quality=True, **kwargs):
        """
        Creates a Bookmark object with random data.

        Behind the random words, a random number is added since the Faker library does not have too many RANDOM words
        and random words get repeated whenever many random bookmarks are created. To overcome the problem of bookmarks
        with duplicate words in the database, a random number is added.

        Also, if force_quality is set (default) and the bookmark is not .quality_bookmark() the process is
        reiterated till this is true. This simplifies some of the tests

        :param user: User Object, to which the bookmark is assigned.
        :param kwargs: Holds any of the 'props' as key if a field should not be random
        :return:
        """

        bookmark = None

        while not bookmark:

            from zeeguu_core_test.rules.text_rule import TextRule
            random_text = TextRule().text

            random_origin_word = self.faker.word() + str(random.random())
            random_origin_language = user.learned_language

            random_translation_word = self.faker.word() + str(random.random())
            random_translation_language = LanguageRule().random

            if UserWord.exists(random_origin_word, random_origin_language) \
                    or UserWord.exists(random_translation_word, random_translation_language):
                return self._create_model_object(user)

            random_origin = UserWordRule(random_origin_word,
                                         random_origin_language).user_word
            random_translation = UserWordRule(random_translation_word,
                                              random_translation_language).user_word
            random_date = self.faker.date_time_this_month()

            from zeeguu_core_test.rules.article_rule import ArticleRule
            random_article = ArticleRule(real=True).article

            bookmark = Bookmark(random_origin, random_translation, user,
                                random_text, random_date)
            if force_quality and bad_quality_bookmark(bookmark):
                print ("random bookmark was of low quality. retrying...")
                bookmark = False

        for k in kwargs:
            if k in self.props:
                setattr(bookmark, k, kwargs.get(k))

        if self._exists_in_db(bookmark):
            return self._create_model_object(user)

        return bookmark

    @staticmethod
    def _exists_in_db(obj):
        return Bookmark.exists(obj)

    @staticmethod
    def __get_random_word_from_sentence(sentence):
        word_list = re.sub("[^\w]", " ", sentence).split()
        random_index = random.randint(0, len(word_list) - 1)
        return word_list[random_index]

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January 14, 2015 10:35PM ET
Mickey Guyton Shakes Up a Breakup in 'Better Than You Left Me' Video
Watch the upbeat clip for the country singer's record-breaking debut single
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It was three years ago that Texas native Mickey Guyton walked into her very first Nashville songwriting session, and walked out just about a half hour later with what would become a record-setting hit song. "Better Than You Left Me," co-written with Jennifer Hanson, Jenn Schott and Nathan Chapman, was added to 79 country radio stations in its first week — the highest one-week add total of a country artist's debut single in Country Aircheck history.
For Guyton, the key was pouring her heart out to a group of strangers. "Better Than You Left Me" was inspired by a messy breakup that was weighing heavy on her mind the day of the session. She walked in and recounted the story to her collaborators within minutes of meeting them.
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"This was one of those songs that just fell from the sky," she tells Rolling Stone Country. "I had my final fight with my ex-boyfriend — he was trying to come back into my life after we'd been going back and forth for about four years. He just couldn't get it together, and I was telling him no. He said to me, 'Don't make me find someone else.' I couldn't believe he would say something like that! I was charged up from that conversation and went into my first co-write in Nashville…. I went through the whole relationship, and Jennifer Hanson said, 'But you know what? You're better than he left you.'"
To add to the authenticity of the song, Guyton wanted to recreate her first post-breakup days in its video. Thus, her real-life best friends (who are also her roommates in Nashville) — along with her dog, Charlie — are her only castmates in the clip. (Watch above.) It's a fun video, with certainly more smiles than tears, as the singer wanted to highlight the song's empowering message over its recounting of a painful goodbye.
"We wanted to do a Thelma and Louise-type thing where your girlfriends really bring you through your hard times," says the singer. "That's what happened to me: This guy broke my heart, and I called all my girlfriends and they came over and pulled me out of it. That's what this video is. It's freeing myself from the complications and the hold that this guy had on my life."
The way Guyton's going, she's building a sea of close confidants who can help her turn a bad situation into a good song. After getting her big country music break, she came up with her own songwriting rule: "Put it all out there; act like you're writing with your sister every time." And for this budding country star, that first, rule-abiding time was certainly the charm.


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What was the problem at Fort Sumter?
What was the significance of Fort Sumter quizlet?
What happened at Fort Sumter and why?
Why was the Fort Sumter conflict important?
Who fired first at Fort Sumter?
Which Civil War battle was the bloodiest?
What side fired the first shot of the Civil War?
What happened at Fort Sumter summary?
Why did Lincoln decide to war resupplying Fort Sumter?
What were the best states why the Confederacy wanted control of Fort Sumter?
Why would the Union Army need to resupply Fort Sumter?
Did taxation start the Civil War?
What does Fort Sumter mean?
Where was Fort Wagner during the Civil War?
Is Fort Wagner still there?
Can you visit Fort Wagner?
Is movie Glory historically accurate?
What caused most of the deaths during the Civil War?
What is the message of the movie Glory?
Fort Sumter is an island fortification located in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina most famous for being the site of the first shots of the Civil War (1861-65). After a 34-hour exchange of artillery fire, Anderson and 86 soldiers surrendered the fort on April 13.
Lincoln had a dilemma. Fort Sumter was running out of supplies, but an attack on the fort would appear as Northern aggression. States that still remained part of the Union (such as Virginia and North Carolina) might be driven into the secessionist camp. People at home and abroad might become sympathetic to the South.
Fort Sumter is best remembered for the Battle of Fort Sumter, where the first shots of the civil war were fired. Once the Confederate States of America took control of Charleston Harbor, they soon aimed costal guns on the fort, and fired.
After a 33-hour bombardment by Confederate cannons, Union forces surrender Fort Sumter in South Carolina's Charleston Harbor. The first engagement of the war ended in Rebel victory. The surrender concluded a standoff that began with South Carolina's secession from the Union on Decem.
How important was the conflict at Fort Sumter, and would the Confederacy-or the Union-have gone to war without it? The conflict caused tensions to rise but the Confederacy and Union still would've gone to war without it. Grant's willingness to lose men allowed the Union to overpower the Confederacy during many battles.
Major Robert Anderson
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The Battle of Fort Sumter (April 12–13, 1861) was the bombardment of Fort Sumter near Charleston, South Carolina by the South Carolina militia (the Confederate Army did not yet exist), and the return gunfire and subsequent surrender by the United States Army, that started the American Civil War.
Terms in this set (39) Why did Lincoln decide to risk war by resupplying Fort Sumter? He decided to do this because if he ordered the troops to leave, he would be giving into the rebels. This battle was important because it was the beginning of the Civil War.
Which best states why the Confederacy wanted control of Fort Sumter? It was located within the Confederacy, and it protected coastal commercial areas. he did not want to appear to give in to the Confederacy. How did Lincoln attempt to peacefully resolve the question of whether to resupply Fort Sumter?
Why would the Union Army need to resupply Ft. Sumter? It was disconnected from the land and could only store limited supplies. The Union wanted to maintain control.
Abraham Lincoln repeatedly stated his war was caused by taxes only, and not by slavery, at all. Lincoln did not claim slavery was a reason even in his Emancipation Proclamations on Sept. 22, 1862, and Jan. 1, 1863.
Fort Sumter is defined as the location in Charleston, South Carolina where the first battle of the Civil War began on Ap. An example of Fort Sumter is the historical site where visitors can learn about the role of the Confederate troops in the Civil War. noun.
Morris Island
Although the Atlantic Ocean consumed Fort Wagner in the late 1800s and the original site is now offshore, the Civil War Trust (a division of the American Battlefield Trust) and its partners have acquired and preserved 118 acres (0.48 km2) of historic Morris Island, which had gun emplacements and other military …
The site of the fort is not easily accessible. A tour of nearby Fort Sumter National Monument from the ferry landing on Concord Street in Charleston will include a view of where Fort Wagner used to stand. The education center and small museum there tell the stories of the Confederate defense of Charleston Harbor.
The answer for Glory is yes. It is not only the first feature film to treat the role of black soldiers in the American Civil War; it is also the most powerful and historically accurate movie about that war ever made. Glory will throw a cold dash of realism over the moonlight-and-magnolias portrayal of the Confederacy.
Diarrhea and dysentery became the leading causes of death with casualty figures showing that roughly twice as many soldiers died from disease as from the most frequent type of battle injury – the gunshot wound (shown in Latin terminology on military medical records as Vulnus Sclopet).
JDS: One battle does not make a war, but the 54th's famous assault at Battery Wagner gave Americans north and south, white and black, a clear message: Black men would fight, fight hard, and sacrifice their lives for the twin cause of freedom and the Union.


This handsome School House Clock is typical of clocks manufactured by Seth Thomas and Ansonia. With this plan, you can build one for your home or office. The plan details both the short drop and the more traditional long drop for longer pendulums.


We have all heard the saying Teamwork makes the Dreamwork, but have you actually asked yourself Why Teamwork and Collaboration are so important Right Here Right Now when it comes to your team?
Why Teamwork and Collaboration are so important Right Here Right Now (especially for Millennials) and How you can Develop Them?
Are millennials part of your workforce? Of course who hasn't got millennials ! And for those of you who are not sure, it is generally agreed that millennials include both Gen Y (birth years 1981-1991) and Gen Z (birth years 1991-2001). The main difference is the technology specifics each grew up with. Gen Y cut their teeth on personal computers, mobile phones, and video game systems whereas Gen Z learned to walk with tablets, smart phones, and apps!
Millennials were reared on collectivity and are used to a greater degree of 'staying in touch' than previous generations. As ML explains, millennials prefer "unity and collaboration over division and competition" but stress that "social safety is key". Makes sense considering the communication technology they grew up with.
So, how do you give them what they are looking for?
But seriously, collaborative working which is excellently organized and orchestrated matches all the requirements—and in a recent survey of millennials, 75 percent agree. They see teamwork as fostering an increase of all the good things, including happiness, creativity and positive social feelings. The result? Work which is of a higher quality, and employees who are more likely to remain loyal to your company and TEAM for longer.
Do only millennials want teamwork?
No, actually most employees, no matter from which generation they hail, see the value in collaborative working as long as it incorporates those Top Two Specs (above). So, teamwork is a win-win situation for the majority of tasks and workplaces.
And we create great teamwork by …?
A lot of hard and consistent effort to be honest.
The inclusion of team building activities as part of your team management strategy significantly reduces this aspect of your workload. Team building experiences have the ability to serve your teams' specific needs, getting the messages across in effective (and FUN) ways.
You may also wish to read our blog, What happens when you let teams just happen? and our Top Tips to Build a Winning Team for 'do-today' tips that you yourself can put into practice immediately.
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One night, the speaker of" Dover Beach" sits with a woman inside a house, looking out over the English Channel near the town of Dover. They see the lights on the coast of France just twenty miles away, and the sea is quiet and calm. Dover Beach Questions. BACK; NEXT; Bring on the tough stuff theres not just one right answer. Theme: Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold portrays the theme of human misery being brought about because of the changing of the world.
Thesis: That the changing world constitutes human misery is made apparent to the reader through Matthew Arnold's use of diction and imagery. The reading of Dover Beach may not have been one I would have chosen to read had I not had this assignment.
That being said, since my first reading I have already reread it multiple times. It has made a true impression upon me. Matthew Arnold's 'Dover Beach' Matthew Arnold's 'Dover Beach' employs the sounds of language in three ways, through onomatopoeia to aurally represent the actions occurring on the beach, a varying meter which mirrors the varying heights of the waves on the beach, and a rhyme scheme which searches for its identity.
Dover Beach stands out among the Victorian greats not only because of the richness of language and imagery but also as a critical mirror of Arnolds world and philosophy of life. Works Cited Arnold, Matthew. Dover Beach Questions and Answers Discover the eNotes. com community of teachers, mentors and students just like you that can answer any question you might have on Dover Beach Free Essay: Dover Beach is located in England, on the eastern shores near France.
It is also the setting, and title of a poem written by a well educated man DOVER BEACH Introduction: Dover Beach is a fantastic dramatic monologue composed by Mathew Arnold in 1851. It was a period of industrial revolution. The approach of the people towards life had changed due to industrialization which brought immense mechanism in human life.


Playing as a band at the Bolder Boulder has definitely been on my bucket list, since I live in Boulder County. I've run the 10K (or sort of awkwardly jogged it) a few times, and it's a moving party. This year on Memorial Day, the race is celebrating it's 40th anniversary, and CC and the Riders will be playing some joyful music and cheering everyone on to the finish line. If you haven't participated in this event, it's the second largest 10K race in the world with about 50,000 runners and over 100,000 spectators. Be sure to wave at us when you run by!
More information about the Bolder Boulder.


Description: 39T with two CP locomotives for power heads westbound after the conductor for the BH2 threw the switch for the main to a more favorable position for 39T's movement.
Description: The slight grade here isn't slowing this train down...120 loads and all!
Description: Nothing special but the first train of the trip upon arriving in Spokane. Train is crossing East Springfield Ave.
Description: Fire damaged Edmonton, AB. 7/12/09 - now back in service.
Description: Fire damaged Edmonton, AB. 7/12/09 this toaster, and 4 "movie star" sisters, sport fresh BIG BEAVER uniforms.
Title: CP 9712, CP's Tomah Sub.
Description: CP mixed freight at Franklin Park. Note third unit is SD60M 6061.
Description: The 38T claws up the eastbound grade with a heavy train.
Description: CP 159 during a down pour of rain.
Description: The four engines have seperated from the west bound train on the main line and are now heading west to cross over onto the passing siding.
Description: Moving onto the passing siding the two GP-9u engines will be dropped in the yard east of Sidney St. in Trenton, Ontario. The siding on the right goes to the Norampac paper mill.
Description: The four engines cross Byron St. in Trenton, Ontario moving to the cross over for the passing siding and yard.
Description: CP 8818 will soon seperate the four engines from the train and move over to the passing siding and drop the two trailing GP-9u engines into the yard east of Sidney St. in Trenton, Ontario.
Description: The four engines run around the train and disappear from view, into the yard at Trenton, Ontario.
Description: CP 8818 and CP 9712 return from the Trenton yard on the passing siding after dropping two engines in the yard. They will switch to the main line and return to the train that was left on the main line.
Description: CP 8818 and CP 9217 have re-attached to the mixed freight train and are now waiting for a signal to proceed out of the yard at Trenton, Ontario.
Description: CP 8818 and CP 9217 proceed through the Byron St. crossing at Trenton, Ontario, heading west with a mixed freight of 107 cars.
Description: After dropping two GP9 engines at the Trenton Yard, CP 8818 and CP 9712 have moved from the passing siding onto the main line, ready to return to the train sitting on the main line at Trenton, Ontario.
Description: CP 8818 and CP 9712 close the distance to the train they left on the main line at Trenton, Ontario.
Description: Mixed freight headed by CP 8818 and CP 9712 move past the green signal out of the Trenton, Ontario yard. On the far side of the signal, the train will cross the high trestle over the Trent River and proceed west towards Toronto, Ontario.


From the Washington Valor and Capital City Go-Go to Mark Ein's newfangled Washington Justice Overwatch esports team, the District can once again look forward to rooting for a new novelty sports team.
Professional rugby is coming to the District next year, according to The Washington Post.
Old Glory D.C. will field a team in new Major League Rugby league starting in 2020, joining nine existing teams in Denver, Seattle, San Diego, Salt Lake City, New Orleans, New York City, Toronto, Houston and Austin, Texas. Atlanta and Boston are also entering the league in 2020.
By Katishi Maake – Digital Producer, Washington Business Journal.


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1 July 2002 Two new species of Leptus Latreille, 1796 and the first record of Leptus astrubali Haitlinger, 1999 (Acari: Prostigmata: Erythraeidae) from India and Sri Lanka
Ryszard Haitlinger
Ryszard Haitlinger1
1Department of Zoology and Ecology, Agricultural Academy, 50–205 Wrocław, Cybulskiego 20, Poland, e-mail: rhait@ozi.ar.wroc.pl
Systematic and Applied Acarology, 7(1):177-184 (2002). https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.7.1.20
Leptus hospeticus sp. nov. from India and L. laviniacus sp. nov. (Acari: Prostigmata: Erythraeidae) from Sri Lanka and India are described and illustrated. L. astrubali Haitlinger is reported for the first time from India. Two keys to some species of Leptus are provided.
© 2002 Systematic & Applied Acarology Society
Ryszard Haitlinger "Two new species of Leptus Latreille, 1796 and the first record of Leptus astrubali Haitlinger, 1999 (Acari: Prostigmata: Erythraeidae) from India and Sri Lanka," Systematic and Applied Acarology 7(1), 177-184, (1 July 2002). https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.7.1.20
Accepted: 1 May 2002; Published: 1 July 2002
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A New Species of Genus Capissa Moore (Lepidoptera Erebidae...
Taxonomic Revision of the Moss Genus Lepidopilidium (Pilotrichaceae)1
Cletocamptus goenchim sp. nov., a new harpacticoid (Copepoda Harpacticoida)...
New records of mites (Acari Prostigmata Erythraeidae, Trombidiidae)...
Pollux kovalamicus sp. nov. (Acari Prostigmata Erythraeidae) from...
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Ryszard Haitlinger "Two new species of Leptus Latreille, 1796 and the first record of Leptus astrubali Haitlinger, 1999 (Acari: Prostigmata: Erythraeidae) from India and Sri Lanka," Systematic and Applied Acarology, 7(1), 177-184, (1 July 2002)


UAE banks report drop in demand for credit.
70% of planned UAE real estate 'will fail to materialize in 2016.
Dubai tourism allure undiminished by New Year's Eve fire, says tourism chief.
Sharjah GDP grows 8%, eyes growth in industrial and retail sectors.
Etihad Rail suspends tendering process for phase 2 of UAE rail network.
Emirates ID replace health insurance, ATM cards; driving license next.
UAE's Lulu named among world's fastest growing retailers.
Dubai reveals plan for world's largest wellness project.
Iran set to buy 127 Airbus planes. Hurdles remain as Iran seeks aviation investment. Gulf airlines squeezed by Iran tensions. Iran, China agrees to increase trade to $600bn in the next decade.
Saudi eyes foreign non-oil investment as crude slumps. Saudia (Saudi's main airline) is planning $1.3bn bond in Q2 to finance new planes. Saudi reforms ambitious, challenging. Saudi consumer spending growth slowing.
Kuwait sees tough 2016; oil at $40-60 till 2020. Kuwait forecasts $40 billion budget deficit. Kuwait is planning $100bn new sovereign wealth fund.
Bahraini businessmen warn of private sector layoffs. Bahrain to lift energy subsidies 'gradually' over four years.
Egypt increases tariffs on range of imports.
Oil rises towards $34 on chance of production cut. Within OPEC, Iran is a challenge to any deal on oil cuts.
Mideast buyers invest $5.22bn in European hotels.
Iraq needs $1.56bn to finance humanitarian crisis caused by war against ISIL.
China set to adopt 6.5-7 percent growth target range for 2016-sources.


After a few months of well-earned rest, one of the pioneers of mobile banking is back at work. Brad Jones, who established Wing in Cambodia some years back, has recently launched his own advising firm Mobile Accelerate.
During the past period, he and other specialists (like Paul Reynolds, Michael Joyce and Joep Roest) launched a portal for mobile money initiatives in Asia. (Read here). With information related to capital for initiatives, ancillary services (like payroll) and regulatory considerations (like KYC) it is definitely worth a read - or to keep an alert going.
It is important that practitioners in this new industry don't just execute, but also share their insights with a wider audience. With this in mind, Mobile Money Asia must be applauded.


Dr. McCormick graduated from Dartmouth College with a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in Engineering Sciences. While at Dartmouth, he played Varsity Baseball and was a 4-year letterman. Dr. McCormick earned his medical degree from Loyola University of Chicago. He completed his internship at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He then moved to Worcester, Massachusetts where he completed his Orthopaedic Surgery Residency at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. Dr. McCormick concluded his training with a fellowship in Foot and Ankle Surgery at the OrthoCarolina Foot and Ankle Institute in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he participated in the care of professional and collegiate athletes as well as performing artists.
1. ALL TYPES of adult and adolescent foot and ankle disorders - especially those related to sports injuries, trauma, arthritis, tendon disorders, flatfoot deformity, hallux valgus/bunions, rheumatoid arthritis, post-traumatic deformity, and neuromuscular disorders.
Hastings MK, Sinacore DR, Woodburn J, Paxton ES, Klein SE, McCormick JJ, Bohnert KL, Beckert KS, Stein ML, Strube MJ, Johnson JE. Kinetics and Kinematics after the Bridle procedure for treatment of traumatic foot drop. Clinical Biomechanics. June 2013: 28(5): 555-561.
Iossi MF, Johnson JE, McCormick JJ, Klein SE. Short Term Radiographic analysis of operative correction of adult acquired flatfoot deformity. Foot Ankle Intl, 2013; 34(6):781-791.
McKeon KE, Johnson JE, McCormick JJ, Klein SE. The intraosseous and extraosseous vascular supply of the fifth metatarsal: Implications for fifth metatarsal osteotomy. Foot Ankle Intl, 2013; 34(1):117-123.
McKeon KE, Johnson JE, McCormick JJ, Klein SE. Intraosseous and extraosseous arterial anatomy of the adult navicular. Foot Ankle Intl, 2012; 33(10):857-861.
Klein SE, Dale AM, Harris-Hayes M, Johnson JE, McCormick JJ, Racette BR. Clinical presentation and self-reported patterns of pain and function in patients with plantar heel pain. Foot Ankle Intl, 2012; 33(9):693-98.
McKeon KE, Wright RW, McCormick JJ, Johnson JE, Klein SE. Vascular anatomy of the tibiofibular syndesmosis. J Bone Joint Surg [Am], 2012; 94:931-8.
Hastings MK, Sinacore DR, Mercer-Bolton N, McCormick JJ, Hildebolt CK, Prior FW, Johnson JE. Precision of foot alignment measures in Charcot arthropathy. Foot Ankle Intl, 2011; 32(9):867-72.
Klein SE, Putnam RM, McCormick JJ, Johnson JE. The slot graft technique for foot and ankle arthrodesis in a high-risk patient group. Foot Ankle Intl, 2011; 32(7):686-692.
McCormick JJ, Bray CC, Anderson RD, Cohen BE, Davis WD, Jone CP. Navicular stress fractures: clinical and CT evaluation of surgical outcomes. Am J Sports Med, 2011; 39(8):1741-8.
Gardner MJ, Streubel PN, McCormick JJ, Klein SE, Johnson JE, Ricci WM. Surgeon practices regarding operative treatment of posterior malleolus fractures. Foot Ankle Intl, 2011; 32 (4):385-393.
Kleiber BD, McCormick JJ, Klein SE, Johnson JE. Radiographic analysis of wedge allograft correction of angular malalignment in ankle fusion. Foot Ankle Intl, 2011; 32(4):380-4.
Silva JA, McCormick JJ, Reed MA, Morse AS, Heffernan MJ, Lavado RD, Billiar K, Wixted JJ. Biomechanical effects of harvesting bone graft with the Reamer/Irrigator/Aspirator on the adult femur: a cadaver study. Injury, Nov 2010; 41 Suppl 2:S85-9.
McCormick JJ, Li X, Weiss DR, Billiar KL, Wixted JJ. Biomechanical investigation of a novel arthrodesis nail. J Orthop Surg Res, 2010; 5:74.
Anderson RB, Hunt KJ, McCormick JJ. Management of common sports-related injuries about the foot and ankle. J Am Acad Orthop Surg, 2010; 18(9):546-56.
Ellington JK, McCormick JJ, Marion C, Cohen BE, Anderson RB, Davis WH, Jone CP. Surgical outcome following tibialis anterior tendon repair. Foot Ankle Intl, 2010; 31(5):412-417.
Dr. McCormick's practice centers on the evaluation and treatment of all adult and adolescent foot and ankle disorders. This includes problems related to sports injuries, trauma, arthritis, tendon disorders, flatfoot deformity, hallux valgus/bunions, rheumatoid arthritis, post-traumatic deformity, foot complications from diabetes, and neuromuscular disorders. He has a special interest in sports injuries and arthroscopic treatment of foot and ankle disorders.


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What's the impact of WVDEP's proposed change to West Virginia's water quality standards?
August 8, 2016 by Ken Ward Jr.
Department of Environmental Protection officials are proposing water quality rule changes that would allow more cancer-causing chemicals to be discharged into West Virginia rivers and streams and could make it somewhat easier for industry to have drinking water protections removed for some state waterways.
Agency officials say the changes are DEP's response to a legislative mandate to re-examine how West Virginia decides which state streams will be designated as potential drinking water sources and to make the stream-flow figures used for carcinogen limits more closely align with long-term exposure risks and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recommendations.
But environmental groups are opposing the DEP proposals, one of which was rejected after being dubbed the "Cancer Creek" bill when it was the subject of a heated legislative battle more than two decades ago.
That proposal, which mirrors one frequently lobbied for by state industry groups, would change the stream flows used in pollution limit calculations from one using low-flow conditions to one using average flow — a move that agency officials acknowledge allows greater levels of cancer-causing chemicals.
As the story explains, the WVDEP proposal would calculate water pollution limits for cancer-causing chemicals based on an average flow figure — called the "harmonic mean" — rather than the state's current practice of using a low-flow figure. The state currently uses a flow referred to as "7Q10," which is the lowest seven-day consecutive flow that occurs at least once every 10 years.
One thing that DEP officials acknowledge is that the switch to harmonic mean would result in permit limits that allow more cancer-causing chemicals to be discharged into West Virginia's streams. How much more? Of what chemicals and in what rivers or streams?
DEP officials say they don't know. A statewide review to answer those kinds of questions hasn't been done.
Digging through public comments and agency documents about one of the last times that the state considered a switch to harmonic mean, though, might help provide some context for the proposal's impact.
Back in 2003, the Affiliated Construction Trades Foundation — which came up with the name "cancer creek" when it fought this sort of a change as part of its opposition to the proposed Mason County pulp mill in the early 1990s — submitted this set of comments when the WVDEP was recommending a change to harmonic mean.
Each ratio developed above represents the factor by which the quantity of carcinogens discharged to West Virginia's waters will be increased if the harmonic mean flow is used as the design flow rather than the 7Q10. Changing the regulations from 7Q10 to harmonic mean flow would result in allowing 5.4 to 7.6 times more carcinogens being discharged into the river segments studied. Similar analysis must be performed for other river segments in West Virginia to determine the factor by which allowable discharges of carcinogens would be increased in each river.
A public hearing on the water rule change proposals is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday at the DEP headquarters in Kanawha City.


Domestic demigoddess Martha Stewart gave us a peek inside her slam book—and what she has to say about Gwyneth Paltrow, Blake Lively, and Taylor Schilling is not pretty.
In the latest issue of Porter, Martha says that Gwynnie and Goop, the actress'—to say the least—aspirational forum, should both basically shut up. "She just needs to be quiet—she's a movie star," Martha says. "If she were confident in her acting, she wouldn't be trying to be Martha Stewart." Burn.
And as for her "friend" Blake Lively's lifestyle site, Preserve, Martha relays that Blake asked her for advice about the project, but Martha tastefully punts to her senior vice president Kevin Sharkey to do the commenting. "I don't get the sense [Lively]'s credible," Sharkey said. "She's enthusiastic, but she's not credible." When Preserve launched in July, Martha joked to the Huffington Post, "Let her try [to be the next Martha Stewart]... I mean, it's stupid, she could be an actress!"
And the side-eye didn't stop at Blake. Martha also speaks unkindly of Orange Is the New Black star Taylor Schilling. "They could have done that so much better," Martha says. "That girl is not good enough." Perhaps Martha feels qualified to judge based on her own five-month prison stint, but this trash-talking is all feeling a little bit unneccesary.
Now, let's all hold hands and decoupage.


This butterfly necklace is made with 2 blue with a hint of white carved Opals and hand designed in yellow gold with gold chain attached.
This butterfly necklace is made with 2 blue with a hint of white carved Opals and hand designed in yellow gold with gold chain attached. It is from our famous "Opalescence Collection".


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When I received the 2 offers on my condo, I told my agent, "I hate to play the race card, but let's just go with the Asian girl." Granted her offer was higher than the other one, but even if they had been equal, I still would have given preference to her over the white male. Isn't that totally racist? Don't we naturally and instinctually prefer people who are similar to us? Which is why you are likely to see groups of Indians hanging out at District wine bar in SOMA. It's the same reason you see circles of white people hanging out in the Marina. When our ancestors immigrated here, they didn't choose some ho hum random destinations, they gravitated toward locations where other family members or friends went.
Merriam Webster dictionary defines racism as having a racial prejudice or preconceived opinion. When I favor someone who is Asian isn't that akin to Hitler favoring the Arian race? If that is the case, then aren't we all racist? Which brings me to the best song in the musical Avenue Q: Everyone's a Little Bit Racist.
The reason I thought about this post was because of the Masters. I want Tiger Woods to fail because he disgusts me to no end. But I heard about the 14-year-old prodigy Tianlang Guan from China and have been cheering him on ever since. Again, isn't that totally racist?!
Nope not racist…Tiger is part Asian. Could be that he disgusts you because of his actions in his private life not because of his race.
I used to be a huge Tiger fan until I became aware of his monstrous behavior.
I think many of us were Tiger fans until we heard about his adulterous and gross ways.
I was reading a study about why it was challenging creating a diverse work force. Part of it is because our social circles are not diverse and we want to help our family and friends. This means that until everyone's social circles become more diverse, creating diversity must involve conscious work.
Booing Tiger (half black, half asian) would only be racist if the reason you're booing him is because he's black. And that you're disgusted by black people.
Racism is when we stereotype a race for particular attributes and presume every person who is a Part of that race always has those same attributes. Such as assuming all black men commit crimes. And assuming every black man will commit a crime against you.
Since the Asian woman put in a higher bid, your racist side is theoretical at this point. Though, at least you know you're being a bit racist if their bids were equal.
I don't have a problem when individuals in their personal lives are racist, so long as they know they are. I hate when people are racist and when you call them out they deny it.
What we need to prevent is institutionalized racism where structures like tests discriminate whole groups, like the old carry a wooden ladder test for firefighters that discriminated against women.
Ohhh I love this response. I agree. I hate it when people don't fess up to their racist inclinations. It's like they have to be card-carrying members of the KKK before they get honest with themselves and admit they have a little racism inside.
Thanks Michelle, I needed some time to think about your response. You always make thought-provoking comments on my blog. Do you think it's racist to stereotype certain ethnicities for good attributes, for example Blacks can sing and dance. Jews are good with money.
I was at a party with a bunch of middle-aged people and this young girl in college tried to make conversation. We started chatting and she said to me, "You must be good at math." As soon as she said that, the whole group turned on her and said that was a really racist thing to say. I actually had to protect her for making the comment. I laughed it off and said, "I'm actually not that good at math." But it got me thinking how sensitive group mentality can be and how some people can take these things to the extreme. I mean, I was the only one in the group who was asian so if I was offended, then I should be the one to speak up for myself and not all these other people speaking up on my behalf!
Ok LL Cool J. Songs over.
Found you on SITS! I was intrigued by your title. And I agree. When a black actor is nominated for an Oscar, I root for them, probably because so few of them are. That does make me a bit racist. Sigh.
I was Team Gabby Douglas all the way for gold in gymnastics!
I'm pretty sure I'm also a little bit racist. I'm a musician, and whenever I go to a local show, it makes me happy to see more black people than white people on stage, especially if they're playing jazz, r&b, or soul music. And yes, I know this is ridiculous, especially since I know quite a few excellent white jazz musicians. It's even more ridiculous when you consider that both my husband and my best friend are white. I'm a walking racial contradiction. But you know what? I'm okay with that.
You're totally proving my point. This is a great example. We are all biased given that we naturally root for our own kind, but the fact that we have close friends and significant others that are different ethnicities shows that we truly are not racist. It shows that we're open-minded, but also nurturing as we want our culture/roots/heritage to succeed and prevail.
I was surprised and heartened to see my friend's daughter rocking her Black baby doll. She is Asian, but this is her favorite doll. I was really proud of my friend at that point for introducing diversity into her children's lives at a very early age.


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Figure 1: The capillary reactor at the sample position on Diamond's B18 for in situ and operando experiments. This setup is used for experiments in conjunction with The UK Catalysis Hub.
Catalysis is a core area of contemporary science, engineering and technology that has substantial economic and societal impact. Although rooted in chemistry and chemical engineering, catalytic science is now largely multidisciplinary, drawing strongly from materials and bio-sciences.
The Hub is a national network with over 35 collaborating universities. It was established in 2013 with funding from EPSRC to coordinate, promote and advance the UK catalysis research portfolio. Its physical centre is located next door to Diamond at the Research Complex at Harwell (RCaH). The project has five themes each directed by a lead investigator from five partner universities:
Catalyst Design: Led by Professor Richard Catlow, UCL and based in the RCaH
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The Hub provides a platform for researchers to work collectively and gain frequent access to the Diamond synchrotron, as well as other facilities at Harwell. A whole system approach to the study of catalysis combined with high throughput allows optimal experiments to be carried out which shorten the path to development of commercially useful products, and promote the UK catalysis effort and expertise on a global stage. The Hub has strong links with industry which are coordinated by an Industrial Advisory Panel comprising of several UK and international industrial members.
One of the main benefits of the Catalysis Hub is sustained access to a synchrotron radiation source. Members of the Hub may apply for access to Diamond through a programme access mode which provides the team with 18 experimental shifts (6 days) to the Core EXAFS beamline (B18) per allocation period. This access route increases the efficiency of data acquisition by coordinating projects to reduce the dead time of experimental setup, and by allocating small amounts of time for proof of concept investigations before a full study starts. Applications are judged by a panel of expert academics and beamline scientists, who consider (i) the quality of the underpinning science, (ii) the likely success of the experiments, (iii) bringing in new users of synchrotron radiation, and (iv) coordinating time effectively to maximise efficiency.
This opportunity is open to every academic working in catalysis in the UK. The model of access brings together complementary expertise to ensure that experimental time is maximised, and presents opportunities for researchers that have not used a synchrotron before. The Catalysis Hub team have worked with a variety of catalysis samples, and the B18 beamline team know exactly how to get the best out of the samples they are working on.
The UK catalysis Hub also presents a training experience; a number of PhD students have been placed at the RCaH working on catalysis projects with the Hub. This initiative forms part of the Hub's aim to develop the next generation of catalytic scientists, through courses, conferences, PhD programmes, summer schools and outreach activities.
A recent highlight from the collaboration is detailed below, with current PDRA at The UK Catalysis Hub as the lead author Dr Scott Rogers, who also recently completed his PhD with the Hub.
Controlling nanostructures to direct chemical reactions
Moving towards more sustainable technologies necessitates the need 'to do more with less'; catalysts need to be more active in promoting chemical transformations, more selective in the products they form, and be more resistant to deactivation. Researchers from The UK Catalysis Hub network have developed a method for preparing supported palladium metal nanoparticles, a major catalyst of interest, which provides tandem control to direct both the catalyst activity and selectivity. The work demonstrated how these highly tailored materials could be used to convert a readily available bio-derived feedstock, furfural, into useful platform chemicals; the preparation method allowed the team to direct the selectivity towards different products whilst enhancing the catalyst activity. To understand the structures of these precious metal nanoparticles the research team made use of The UK Catalysis Hub, Block Allocation Group award to the Core X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS) beamline (B18) at Diamond. X-ray absorption spectroscopy is one of the few techniques able to provide structural information on nanosized materials. The use of B18 was crucial in understanding the size domains of the nanoparticles produced and, in conjunction with computational modelling, understanding the mechanism for deactivation. The optimisation of these systems was further accelerated by the flexible and frequent access route.
This approach to nanoparticle optimization is an important strategy for producing long-lasting, high performance catalysts for emerging sustainable technologies.
Related publication:
Rogers S. M. et al. Tandem Site and Size Controlled Pd Nanoparticles for the Directed Hydrogenation of Furfural. ACS Catalysis 7, 2266-2274, doi: 10.1021/acscatal.6b03190 (2017).
Dr Scott Rogers, The UK Catalysis Hub, scott.rogers (at) rc-harwell.ac.uk
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Figure 2: Senior Support Scientist, Andrew Bodey, adjusts the sample position on I13-2.
The collaboration between the University of Manchester and Diamond Light Source was established to construct and operate an imaging facility at Diamond's X-ray Imaging and Coherence beamline (I13). Complementary to the Coherence branchline (I13-1), the Diamond Manchester Imaging branchline (I13-2) performs real space imaging and tomography on a length or timescale not achievable in home laboratories. Thanks to the high flux from Diamond, images of high signal-to-noise ratios can be recorded very quickly on I13-2. This enables the study of dynamic processes such as electrochemical deposition for explaining battery failure, bubble dynamics in molten metals for understanding how metals solidify and therefore fail, and the dynamics of the closed cochlea, the part of the ear that converts sound waves to electrical signals.
Manchester assisted financially to the building of the I13-2 branchline and continues to contribute to its beamline staff, operations and development. Diamond owns and has overall responsibility for the branchline, and provides all other funding necessary to ensure I13 conducts world-leading science. I13 has its own beamline team which is led by Principal Beamline Scientist Professor Christoph Rau and director of the collaboration is Professor Neil Bourne.
In return for its investment, Manchester has guaranteed access to beamtime at Diamond. The majority of this is carried out on I13-2, but substantial amounts of beamtime are available on other beamlines as well. Manchester uses I13-2 for research that spans materials science, biomedicine, geology and engineering, as well as methods to develop the fields of X-ray imaging and tomography. To complement the work undertaken at Diamond, Manchester has set up a chapter of the Manchester X-ray Imaging Facility at the Research Complex at Harwell (RCaH) situated next to Diamond. To date the collaboration has produced 78 publications.
The partnership formally began in May 2010 and will continue until at least 2020. Both partners view the collaboration as a long-term, ongoing relationship, working together as key national players in X-ray imaging and tomography as well as providing access to the forefront of new technology. With this vision in mind there are significant plans on the horizon for the partnership. These plans include technical and instrument upgrades as well as increasing the extent of the collaboration to involve many stakeholders. Incorporated in the project is brand new technology, some of which has not yet been accomplished.
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The Good Wife: Season 3: Episode – Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
By waddingtonweb / November 20, 2011 December 19, 2022 / News / 6 minutes of reading
The Good Wife: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
For a second season, Mr. Waddington consulted with the Emmy award-winning staff of the CBS series, "The Good Wife," as they created an episode for the Fall 2011 season.
To watch the full episode go to iTunes
SUMMARY OF THE SHOW:
By Kate Linnea Welsh
Lockhart/Gardner is facing the military justice system again in "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot" as Will and Alicia defend Sgt. Regina Elkins, a young, female drone operator who is charged with 12 counts of murder when drones kill civilians in Afghanistan. Elkins's parents are paying for civilian representation and Capt. Hicks, who we first met in "Double Jeopardy," comes to Lockhart/Gardner because he thinks they "would do the least damage." Interestingly, though, it's Kalinda who convinces Will to take the case: he's reluctant, unsure of his own competence in the military court system, but when Kalinda tells him that the State's Attorney's investigation into him is winding down and that he should "do something nice for someone," Will takes her at her word, and he and Alicia are back in military court.
The judge is the same one Will clashed with during his last experience, so he does what he did when the British judge didn't like him: He has Alicia talk in his place. Even though Will loves Alicia partially because she can hold her own in a courtroom, he persists in believing that she will come across to others as meek and kind to a fault. This play never really works, and despite Alicia's compelling argument that Elkins's accuser was sexist and that she was prosecuted as a scapegoat, Elkins is found guilty. I liked that because the courtroom scenes have no tension if Will and Alicia always win, but I wish the show had taken this opportunity to delve into the questions it raised about civilian collateral in drone strikes and about the illegal use of drugs like Adrafinil by soldiers who must stay alert for long shifts.
It turns out that Kalinda had Will doing something nice under false pretenses, anyway, because her information was wrong. The investigation into Will isn't winding down — it's heating up. Peter assigns his old rival Wendy Scott-Carr as special prosecutor, and Scott-Carr decides to forget about Lemond Bishop and drugs, and instead go straight for Will and judicial corruption. (While we have no reason to think that Will is actually bribing judges, it is interesting that judges from outside his own system, like the British judge and the military judge, tend to hate him practically on sight.) Scott-Carr says it's her own decision to make Will the focus of the investigation, but everyone, including Diane, assumes Peter is coming after Will because of Alicia. Diane knows the allegations against Will are unfounded, but her patience has run out, and she talks to him like a school principal scolding a wayward 10-year-old: "Stop it. Alicia. Peter Florrick is coming after you because you are sleeping with his wife. Don't lie to me. It's wrong. You are her boss. He is the State's Attorney. Even if it weren't wrong, it's not smart. Stop sleeping with his wife. Do you understand me?" By the end of their confrontation, I'm ready to let Diane take over running the whole world, and Will looks appropriately chastened — though he never actually agrees to stop sleeping with Alicia.
Because one love triangle between Lockhart/Gardner and the State's Attorney's office wasn't enough, the Cary/Dana/Kalinda situation goes to a new level as Kalinda — maybe? — tries to seduce Dana, who then sleeps with Cary. I'm still inclined to see Dana as mostly a pawn in the complicated Kalinda/Cary dynamic, but she might simultaneously be using them to get information or leverage toward her own ends, whatever those may be. And it's interesting that Cary — who was, after all, fired by Lockhart/Gardner — is the one person in the State's Attorney's office most reluctant to pursue the case against Will, and most determined to keep Alicia out of it. Is it because he genuinely likes them and thinks they're innocent, or because he knows firsthand how ruthless Will can be when crossed, or some of both?
Eli's subplot supplies the comic relief again this week as he works with the cheese lobby to try to get the USDA to adopt a more cheese-centric recommended diet diagram. While it's hilarious to listen to him try to talk about "the bread people" and "a mutual enemy in vegetables" and food pyramids without laughing, his cheese clients actually are important to Lockhart/Gardner's bottom line, and in the end he loses them to a fruit lobbyist played by Amy Sedaris. While Diane thinks Eli just needs to get used to the occasional failure — "You're brilliant, but you're not God's gift." — I think it's telling that this failure stemmed from that brilliance and his related inability to take it seriously things he basically sees as trivial. The great Eli Gold was outmaneuvered by someone who could genuinely concentrate on fruit interests as a real issue, rather than a punchline or a way to keep the lights on. Will there be consequences? At the beginning of the episode, Will told Kalinda, "We lose cheese, we lose our quarter." I hope the show follows through with the effects that the loss of this client will have on the firm.
On the home front, Alicia finally makes some definite progress in her ongoing battle with Jackie. It turns out that Alicia's webcam was recording during Jackie's snooping mission last episode, and that evidence is enough to make Alicia change the locks. This leads to a showdown in which it's made clear once and for all that Alicia has found her backbone, at least in this situation: when Jackie asks if she'd like to explain why she changed the locks, Alicia says "Sure. I don't want you in here anymore." And when Jackie threatens to have Alicia's children taken away, Alicia is having none of it: "Look at me, Jackie. Look at my face. You no longer have the power to wound." After she shuts the door in Jackie's face (Go Alicia!), she has a moment when she looks like she's going to break down — but, instead, she does the practical thing necessary to follow through with her decision. Since Jackie's excuse for being at the apartment was to pick up the kids to drive them to Peter's house, Alicia announces to a delighted Zach that she's going to buy him a car so he can drive himself and Grace to their dad's instead. I was torn between being proud of Alicia's personal growth that got her to this point and being afraid that she had reached this level of confidence exactly at the moment at which it might all blow up in her face because of the Will investigation. The big question here is whether Jackie is acting on her own. Does Peter even want full custody? Will information Jackie gives Peter end up being used against Will instead of in a custody dispute? Did Jackie actually find anything, or is she bluffing?
Kate Linnea Welsh is a New Hampshire-based writer and taxonomist. (No, that doesn't involve dead animals.) She's a senior editor at TheTelevixen.com, on staff at Vampire-Diaries.net, and writes about other TV shows, books, and more at her blog (http://katelinnea.blogspot.com). She'd love to talk to you on Twitter: @katelinnea


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'Sancho had no intention of joining Man Utd'
Michael Zorc insists that BVB are determined to keep hold of a prized asset, who has supposedly already said no to a switch to Old Trafford
Jadon Sancho had no intention of joining Manchester United during the summer, according to Borussia Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc.
The 19-year-old burst onto the scene at Westfalenstadion last season, having arrived in Germany from Manchester City for a £9 million ($11m) fee in August 2017.
Sancho contributed 12 goals and 14 assists in 34 Bundesliga appearances in the 2018-19 campaign, helping Dortmund fight Bayern Munich for the title.
United expressed an interest in the teenage winger when the summer transfer window opened , but were ultimately unable to negotiate a deal to bring him to Old Trafford.
Dortmund chief Zorc claims the club were unwilling to sell Sancho at any price, but the England international also had no desire to return to Manchester in any case.
"A hot topic right now is Sancho and Manchester United," Zorc said in the Amazon Prime documentary 'Inside Borussia Dortmund' .
"Both his discussions with the club and mine with the consultants.
"A meeting did take place. Manchester United invited the consultant.
"But, according to what I know, the consultant told the club that no matter how much money they offer, we won't let him go this summer.
"But the player also has no intention of taking that step this summer."
Sancho has continued his meteoric rise to prominence at the start of the new season, netting two goals in three appearances for Dortmund while also laying on three assists.
The former City starlet was included in Gareth Southgate's latest England squad and featured in a 4-0 win Euro 2020 qualifying win over Bulgaria on Saturday, before playing a starring role against Kosovo.
Sancho scored twice in a 5-3 victory for the Three Lions on Tuesday night , his first goals at international level, having made his debut last October.
The England attacker will now return to Dortmund to prepare for a Bundesliga clash against Bayer Leverkusen this weekend, before a Champions League opener against Barcelona three days later.


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The Mobile Health/Central Lab Interface, an opportunity for DCT efficiency
How streamlining relations between central labs and mobile health providers can get the most from hybrid and decentralised clinical trials
Bracknell, UK, 1 December 2022 - As the conversation around hybrid and decentralised clinical trials (DCT) moves from why to how, sponsors are increasingly seeking the best ways to embed the new model into their routine workflows.
As part of the Decentralized Trials and Research Alliance's (DTRA) TGIF-DCT podcast series, global MedTech and patient servicing provider mdgroup will join forces with global clinical trial laboratory Q2 Solutions to explain how tearing down barriers between the various vendors and service providers involved in such studies is a simple yet effective starting point. Hosted by DTRA founder Craig Lipset, mdgroup's Director of Decentralised Clinical Solutions, Tom Brazier, will present with Q2 Solutions' Decentralised Trial Solutions Director, John Corcoran, and Manager, Stephanie Larimer.
"From sponsors to CROs and vendors, we all need to think about how to streamline the logistics of DCTs, which tend to be conducted using a patchwork of different service providers and vendors – including mobile health providers, who collect the clinical samples, and central laboratories, who analyse them," Tom Brazier explains.
"Despite each of these service providers being dependent on the other to do their job, there is often no direct line of contact between the two. Instead, the shared client becomes the key liaison for both, impairing effective communication, draining clinical trial efficiency, and placing additional burden on the sponsor."
The group will consider how the absence of communication between central laboratories and mobile health providers can contribute to inefficiencies, lead to duplicated efforts, and put data quality at risk. By opening lines of communication between these two parties, the discussion will illustrate how critical areas such as study set up and sample kit logistics can be streamlined, while protecting data quality.
This event will take place on 9 December, 12-1pm, EST. This podcast discussion forms part of a series of Clubhouse events, organised by the DTRA, of which mdgroup is a founding member, aimed at providing all stakeholders with an informal space to share DCT experiences and best practice.
TGIF-DCT meets every Friday 12-1pm EST for an informal space to share experiences in #decentralizedtrials on Clubhouse. To listen and for more information on TGIF-DCT: The Decentralized Trials Club, visit https://www.linkedin.com/events/tgif-dct-labs-specimensanddecen6983621269157986304/about/ or find Clubhouse to download the app on your device.
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To patients and consumers, tablets are a simple and convenient dosage form. But the science behind compressing a block of particles or granules into a single tablet can be complicated. That's where common compression studies can help. This article explains how to develop tabletability, compactibility, and compressibility profiles.


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Dr. Michael Tobin
Author and Psychologist
Marital Labyrinth Series
Riding the Edge
A Love Song to Deborah
Two soulmates leave the security of their well-ordered lives in search of life's larger truths. Come along for the journey…
"I galloped through it. Couldn't help it. It was that good a read."
Risa Miller
Winner of the Pen Award for best first novel
Available at Bookstores Everywhere
Go World Travel
Forty-seven years ago, Michael discovered his soulmate Deborah on a dance floor in Keene, New Hampshire. It took her soul a few years and an around-the-world bike trek to fully reciprocate. Riding the Edge is the astonishing tale of the six-month odyssey that profoundly shaped the next 564 months of their lives together.
Taking place in 1980, Michael and Deborah—an American Jew and American Arab, respectively—leave the security of their well-ordered lives as psychologists sleepwalking toward marriage and family to explore and take risks in search of life's larger truths.
What they find is a story of magnificent vistas and memorable moments that enliven their senses to the beauty of the world even as it also reveals the vilest of human cruelty.
Simple meals become transcendent experiences, chance encounters are serendipitous markers along a road directing them toward personal and spiritual transformation. Each place leaves its mark—Paris and the French countryside, Italy, Greece, war-torn Beirut, Israel—and each person an imprint even as Deborah and Michael struggle to find the truth of their love. Have they found a life partner or merely a steppingstone to another, deeper connection?
It's a journey that has a mind and heart of its own.
In the end, each story, meal, kindness, and cruelty uncover the humanness that connects all living things and shows that love is a powerful, healing life force.
"Tobin's story is powerfully engaging—readers will be eager to learn how his passionate yet volatile relationship with Deborah developed and how traveling to locations that shaped their lineage impacted them psychologically and emotionally."
"Follow Michael and Deborah on their cross continent bike odyssey. This is an intimate portrayal of two people who set out on a journey, sparked by longing and driven by a desire to discover their own history and purpose, a journey that takes you across the world and deep into themselves.
Travelling through magnificent vistas and memorable moments watch them be transformed. Simple meals become spiritual experiences and chance encounters are serendipitous markers along the road directing them towards a deeper purpose.
Peppered with anecdotes and philosophy, insightful musings and intriguing personas. Each place leaves its mark, each person its imprint. Through the Alps and litter, past castles and sea they travel. Across a traumatized Europe and a war ravaged Middle East. They face the generational impact of war and the deep meaning of family. With each experience they uncover the humanness that connects us all and the way that love can change everything.
Placed at the intersection of essence and memory, this book is at its very heart a gift, lovingly culled, and magnificently rendered, given generously to you the reader so that you too can be swept away in the current of purpose and towards deep meaning.
This inspirational memoir, written with an open heart, will change you."
Naama Heller
Author and food critic
"At once, a shimmering travel memoir, spiritual quest, and pilgrimage into the heart of a relationship, Riding the Edge is one of the bravest books I've read this year. When a multi-cultural couple discards their successful careers and stagnant life to cycle through Europe and the Middle East, their journey takes them to deeper, darker, and ultimately higher places than anticipated.
In captivating prose that captures epicurean delight as deftly as the terror of war, Michael Tobin shares a story of self-discovery, compassion, and divine providence that will have readers redefining the meaning of love and commitment. "
Milou Koenings
"The author's love song to Deborah is written in tenderness and truth. It emerges from the depths of his being directly to the readers' temperament, and, to paraphrase Joseph Conrad, 'reaches the secret spring of our responsive emotions.' It is a perfect example of making art out of life. The power of this account persists long after the last word is read. Riding the Edge will shake you to the core, make you laugh, cry, and shout in outrage with the author at the suffering Deborah and he witnessed.
This book is a game changer. It will challenge your assumptions, question your choices, and demand nothing less than a deep dive into the question of love and identity."
Daniel Chertoff
Author of Palestine Posts: An Eyewitness Account of the Birth of Israel (Toby Press, 2019)
"This work is utterly, utterly, infinitely, utterly brilliant. The depth of your thinking and breadth of descriptive powers are astounding. ."
Richard ShaveiTzion
Published poet
"I galloped through it. Couldn't help it. It was that good a read. It's beautifully written; my heart is flapping.
The romance of adventure has never been so romantic or so adventurous. Michael and Deborah ride their bikes through Europe, and then the Middle East. On these pages you will find the heights of wisdom and introspection, food writing that rivals MFK Fisher's. The actual bike path is strewn with magnificent back road scenery, and new friends, including the inspired and inspiring as well as the war- devastated. But Michael and Deborah's life changing encounter turns out to be, in fact, between themselves. Yes: to find one another is the real purpose of their journey."
author of Welcome to Heavenly Heights and My Before and After Life and winner of the Pen Award for best first novel
"Riding the Edge is a compelling story that is beautifully written. It truly, truly is. And within its pages are lessons, thoughts, and experiences that will most definitely resonate with a wide range of readers. It is one of the highest quality pieces this reader has ever reviewed.
The characters are vivid, often humorous, always compelling, and continually unique even as many share thematic stories of violence, either during the Holocaust, World War II, or in the chaos of Lebanon."
Author, ghost writer, literary critic
"Michael Tobin's Riding the Edge -- A Love Song to Deborah, is an extraordinary memoir of a bicycle odyssey in 1980, and how its unexpected and incredible encounters and experiences turned into a life-changing journey.
Along their bicycle journey, they meet people who are survivors of WWII, devastated by the effects of the Holocaust in which their families were killed. This is what drew me into the memoir, these inner journeys. I loved the rich details of people, food, scenery, and weather! Those details brought the bicycle trip to life for me, giving depth to the emotional and spiritual impact of the journey. Michael Tobin's memoir is a beautifully written and profoundly personal story of love …it is also thought-provoking and inspiring. "
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Highest Rating 5 of 5
"There is not a sense that remains untouched by Michael Tobin's love song to Deborah, and to their life together. One can smell and taste the forests and the rich and ethnic food, hear the cacophony of gripping personal stories, some painful, some filled with grace, along with the calls and whispers of animals and birds. One's mind's eye envisions the panoramic vistas, both the miraculously gorgeous, and those assaulted by the horrors of war.
The moistness of the soil, the coldness of the metals, the fabric of humanity and the materials of their journey, both gentle and harsh, amidst an unending search for resolution -- all these create a full-heart and full-mind experience for the reader.
But most of all, this book moves the soul."
Toby Klein Greenwald
Poet, journalist, award-winning theatre director Recipient, American Jewish Press Association Simon Rockower Awards for Excellence in Jewish Journalism
"You have done a great job. And you have done something rare: I see the story now. I feel the story now. It is palpable. We can feel it thrumming all the way through. The writing is gorgeous; I laughed, and I cried."
Marion Roach Smith
Author and renowned expert on memoir writing
"Reading this book was a privilege. The writing is brilliant. So vivid I could picture the scenery, taste the food, feel the emotions of pain, sadness, and terror. I cried, laughed, and felt enriched by the experience. I will tell everyone to read it."
"Tobin is a very engaging writer with clear prose. Especially delightful are his passages on landscape, landmarks, and various regional cuisines. The chapters on Paris and Corfu are fascinating and memorable. Score 9 of 10"
Book Life/Publisher's Weekly Prize
"This is an unforgettable love story between a beautiful man and woman, two young people on an unforgettable physical and spiritual journey throughout Europe and the Middle East, seizing life courageously and appreciatively. It is a poem about the humanity of everyday people everywhere, but it is also a truthful and caring encounter with the complexity of the human soul, including the horrors of human destructiveness. The author succeeds in having us join in a celebration of life, even as he also conveys poignant sensitivity to the ultimate Holocaust that befell his people. A page turner you won't want to put down. "
Prof. Israel W. Charny
Author of: The Genocide Contagion: How We Commit and Confront Holocaust and Genocide (2016); A Democratic Mind: Psychology & Psychiatry with Fewer Meds and More Soul (2017); Psychotherapy for a Democratic Mind: Treating Intimacy, Violence and Evil (2018)
"This is an intimate portrayal of two people who set out on a journey, sparked by longing and driven by a desire to discover their own history and purpose, a journey that takes you across the world and deep into themselves.
Placed at the intersection of essence and memory, this book is at its very heart a gift, lovingly culled, and magnificently rendered, given generously to you the reader so that you too can be swept away in the current of purpose and towards deep meaning. This inspirational memoir, written with an open heart, will change you. "
On Love & Romance
By two in the morning, five weeks after first laying eyes on her, I showed my hand. The crazy thing was that my "I love you" was so unrehearsed, and so unlike me to express, that it had to be real — terrifyingly so. Like I'd just discovered the other half of my soul and come home. A lot scarier, in fact, because in a moment of health, you can always walk away from the madness of love. But how can you leave a part of yourself?
We choose love over fear.
For the next six days, we create a Paris state of mind:
We find a super cool café on the Left Bank close to the iconic bookstore, Shakespeare and Company.
She finds a table, sits alone, and I approach her as if this is our first encounter.
I say, "I see you're alone. Are you waiting for someone?" (She replies no. I detect a slight smile. A green light? I make my move.) "Would you mind if I join you?"
She hesitates and then replies, "Why not?"
"I'm Michael and you are?"
"Deborah." She waits, the tension builds. The ball is in my court. Do I begin with a compliment, a question, or with the unexpected sleight of hand? In the subtle dance between the sexes, you don't want your first step to be the one that lands on her foot. So I ask, "What's the one line I can say that will knock your socks off?"
She laughs and says, "You may have just said it." (We pass the first hurdle. We're attuned, open to what may be . . .)
A French moment ripe with possibility and romance? A spark, ready to ignite? A pleasant glow, about to turn into a warmer fire? A few shared details provide context and color — call it the oxygen needed to keep the flame alive. Both of us travel solo — more freedom to be with or to be alone. Appealing and Challenging.
Appealing: The hunt is far more alluring when the prey is quicker and less vulnerable.
Challenging: The so-called prey makes a one-eighty, gazes directly into the black piercing eyes of the predator, and asks, "So why me?"
"Because you're beautiful in a smart, powerful way . . . Because we're in the City of Light and Love and I don't want to lose the moment . . . Because I feel this magnetic pull toward you . . . Because . . . You want me to keep going? I have more."
"Flattering . . . let's save it for later. Let's spend the day together."
On French Cuisine
Then again, there's something about the sophistication of French food that engages your mind and causes you to pause in wonder at the array of flavors that awaken your gustatory intelligence. French cuisine makes you think, demands discernment, and astonishes you with how a culinary genius can awaken the brilliant tastes in this simple onion soup and Caesar salad that we're currently waxing transcendent over.
Onion soup with a perfect layer of Gruyère resting on a slice of French bread that barely conceals the aromatic bouquet of sautéed onions, white wine, and beef broth.
Caesar salad with salty anchovies, fresh parmesan, and one beautiful egg, a hair's breadth from hard, nestled in a bed of fresh romaine. Oh, the croutons . . . crispy with a hint of garlic and lemon juice. And the pièce de résistance: Dijon dressing seasoned to perfection with freshly ground pepper and Worcestershire sauce.
On Anti-Semetism
As much as Samya and Yvonne try to be polite and inquire about our trip and our American lives, the conversation quickly reverts to the situation. Samya asks us who we supported in the recent presidential election. She doesn't wait for our answers; she and Yvonne tell us they supported Carter because "he's not a Jewish puppet."
Samya informs us, "The Jews control the U.S. government, the press, and the banks. Hitler had the right idea. It's a shame he didn't have enough time to complete the job."
I listen without reacting.
Grinding the half-smoked Gitanes into the ashtray and taking out her fourth cigarette from the leather case, she repeats the ritual — tapping, lighting with her expensive gold cigarette lighter, and exhaling a long stream of smoke through her nose. She looks at both of us and then spits out the inevitable words, "I hate Arafat and his Palestinian criminals, but it's the Jews I hate the most."
Tuning back in, I only catch the end of her story, "We're a poor country; we can't take care of 250,000 Palestinians. They rot in their filthy, overcrowded refugee camps with no chance of a better life. It's the Jews' fault. They gave us this tumor."
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