Looking back on 30 years of the Freewill Shakespeare Festival, one of the best-loved and longest-running festivals in Edmonton, it's tempting to look to the Bard himself for words appropriate to the occasion — after all, there's a William Shakespeare quote for everything. But as pithy as a line like, "What's past is prologue," from The Tempest, may be, we're going to have to respectfully disagree in this case. Three decades of Shakespeare in the park, and all the ups and downs that come with it, is no small achievement. And it deserves to be celebrated.
the stage — to The Taming of the Shrew. Props and costumes were occasionally fished out of dumpsters.
"It was literally beg, borrow, or steal," says Troy O'Donnell, a founding member of the company and current artistic associate. That energy and infectious kitchen-sink approach also helped solidify the festival's mandate of creating works that are accessible to all audiences, regardless of education or income level.
Marianne Copithorne remembers the enthusiasm of those early performances, too — first from the point of view of an audience member, then as an actor and director. Since her onstage debut as Lady Macbeth in 1999, Copithorne has helmed countless shows (including this year's production of Hamlet) and has served as the festival's artistic director since 2009. Over that time, she's seen the festival's production values rise dramatically. The stage itself has been expanded, and cast members now wear microphones. The festival's lights and sound equipment are much improved, too, thanks in part to a recent grant from Edmonton Community Foundation. But what hasn't changed is the pleasantly frantic pace at which each show is put together: "Twelve eight-hour days of rehearsal, three days of tech, and then we're into previews," Copithorne says, so quickly that it feels like a mantra.
Then there's the weather, the festival's ultimate double-edged sword. On good days, the setting sun adds a layer of natural beauty that simply can't be replicated in a traditional venue. But when it goes south — as it did in 2014, when strong winds tore a hole in the Heritage Amphitheatre's canopy, forcing the festival to cancel the entire run of one show outright and move the other one indoors — the elements can feel downright vindictive. The 2014 season was no Tempest in a teacup: That year attendance plummeted 70 per cent, and struck a blow to the festival's status as a summer mainstay. Copithorne still admits to gluing herself to the Weather Network's radar screen as soon as it's time to move down to the park each spring. But she also knows that no matter how bad it gets outside, audiences, at least, will never let her down. "Edmontonians just seem to know: 'Well, either it'll clear up, or it won't. But we'll give it a go,'" she says. "Even in the worst of conditions, there's still 100 people waiting to get in, with their umbrellas. They've got their blankets and their supplies, and they're ready to roll." There's a reason the festival bills Mother Nature as "ambience director" in its programs, after all.
Unpredictable as it is, that push and pull of the natural environment is a key factor in the success of the festival over the years. On one hand, Copithorne says, it's a battle to keep viewers' attention aimed at the stage, when there are so many potential distractions in the background.
"We're constantly competing with motorbikes ripping around the park, and paddleboat announcements: 'Boat 29, your time is up,'" she says. At the same time, that idyllic outdoor location is what differentiates Freewill from pretty much every other place you can watch live theatre in Edmonton. It's also frequently incorporated into the productions, with actors wandering in character through the background, setting up tents on the grass, and even sitting in empty seats before officially making their entrances. O'Donnell, meanwhile, estimates that 80 per cent of the people who recognize him on the street end up sharing a weather-related festival memory. "Those are the things that really make an impression on the audience," he says.
As its name implies, Freewill is a hybrid experience, part theatre and part festival — and it's the festival aspect that it's hoping to build on for the future.
Edmontonians will love the performances. So the question becomes how she can get them down to the park, and what else they can do once they're there.
Thirty years is a long time for anything, let alone an annual festival. But to quote the Bard again, this time from Othello: "Pleasure and action make the hours seem short." The Free Will Players would no doubt agree.
The 2018 Freewill Shakespeare Festival presents Hamlet and The Comedy of Errors June 19-July 15 in the Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park. You can find tickets here.


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Business News of Friday, 10 November 2017
Source: ghananewsalert.com
'My man is working' - President commends GPHA Boss
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo has commended the Director General of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), Mr. Paul Asare Ansah and his entire management and staff for a tremendous job done at the Tema port.
President Nana Addo made this commendation at a durbar at Kpone Methodist School park after his visit to the Tema port where he began his three days tour in the greater Accra region on November 8, 2017.
"I have visited the port and the long room, my man I put at the port is really working, everything is working well at the port people said the paperless policy was not going to work but, it is really working well". The president said.
The president on his tour, visited the ongoing $1.5 billion Tema Port Expansion Project site to observe the progress of the project.
According to the president, the ongoing Tema Port Expansion Project is a major intervention to accelerate the pace of Ghana's development in the current competitive business world.
The president also visits the customs revenue and data centre (Long Room) of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA).
Addressing staff and management of the MPS after a short presentation of the full component of the $1.5 billion port expansion project, President Akufo-Addo said that the new port will be a state of the art facility that will be capable of receiving the biggest vessels in the world, making it a very important project in the history of the country.
"This is the biggest investment of almost 70yrs history of the World Bank, this would increase the capacity of the port three times its current capacity". President Akufo Addo noted.
Construction works on the $1.5billion expansion project commenced on the 1st of October 2016, and it is expected to receive it first biggest vessel after completion in February 2019.

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'September Morn' supports some of the theories of the 'truther' movement, which has questioned the established version of the events of September 11, hinting at a government conspiracy.
Hope the screen will be big enough for Martin Sheens ego. LOL!!! joke.
Bout' time the shoes start dropping on this. Michael Moore can only do so much by himself.
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President visits West Manggarai to encourage tourism development
Head of Public Relations Secretariat of East Nusa Tenggara Marius Ardu Jelamu. (ANTARA PHOTO/doc)
Kupang, E Nusa Tenggara (ANTARA) - President Joko Widodo's visit to West Manggarai aims to encourage tourism development in the region to be truly good and classy, Head of Public Relations Secretariat of East Nusa Tenggara Marius Ardu Jelamu remarked.
"Every day, hundreds of international tourists from various countries enter Labuan Bajo, and the president's arrival aims to encourage ministries and institutions as well as to ensure tourism development in West Manggarai is really good and classy," Jelamu noted on Thursday.
Jelamu made the statement in connection with President Widodo's visit to West Manggarai, and the development plan of the area's tourism sector.
The former head of East Nusa Tenggara Province's Tourism and Creative Economy Office remarked that Labuan Bajo is one of the 10 national priority destinations.
"We know that Labuan Bajo is one of the 10 national priority destinations, and four out of the 10 are super-priority tourist destinations, specifically Labuan Bajo, Mandalika in West Nusa Tenggara, Lake Toba in North Sumatra, and Borobudur in Central Java," he stated.
"The super-priority destinations are encouraged to be developed in future, and one of the four super-priority destinations is Labuan Bajo," Jelamu noted.
Related news: Labuan Bajo Port to become special port for tourists
Related news: Jokowi visits new tourist spots in Labuan Bajo
Speaking in connection with the president's agenda, he noted that on the second day of this visit, President Widodo had visited Rinca Island and possibly head to Komodo Island.
Rinca Island and Padar Island are the habitats of Komodo dragons.
Rinca Island along with Komodo and Padar Islands belong to the Komodo National Park areas managed by the Central Government. Rinca Island is located in the west of Flores Island, which is separated by the Molo Strait.
The island is also part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, as it belongs to the Komodo National Park area along with Komodo Island, Padar Island, and Gili Motang. The highest point of the island is on Doro (Mountain) Ora, located 670 meters above sea level.
This island is home to different species of animals, such as dragons, wild pigs, buffaloes, and birds. Rinca Island can be reached by a small boat from Labuan Bajo in western Flores.
Jelamu noted that the president's visit to Rinca Island aims to ensure that facilities and infrastructure will be built on the island.
Related news: Population of Komodo dragons in national park stable
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Labuan Bajo Port to become special port for tourists
Civil servants should bolster their national commitment: VP
President Jokowi receives Japanese Foreign Minister at Merdeka Palace
Jokowi discusses potential areas for cooperation with Softbank CEO
President Jokowi seeks Japanese investment in Natuna
President wants reforms while dealing with violence against children
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Camps Bay Pavilion burned down, Cape Town, 1973
Camps Bay (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Fires, Entertainment, Disaster, Local government
The charred ruins of the old Camps Bay pavilion stands today as a sad monument after a fire ripped through the 57-year-old building early today. It destroyed the equipment and the dreams of the Camps Bay Operatic and Dramatic Society and one of Cape Town's best-known landmarks. Damage is estimated at thousands of rands and the City Council's Amenities Committee is expected to look over the ruins during a scheduled tour of Camps Bay tomorrow.
Guard of Honour marching down Parliament street, Cape Town
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Opening of Parliament. Guard of Honour marching down Parliament Street after ceremony.
Blue Downs, Cape Town
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A bulldozer prepares the ground for new housing developments at Blue Downs, Cape Town
Apartheid-era military parade down Voortrekker Road, Bellville, Cape Town
Bellville (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Soldiers, Militarisation, Coloured people (South Africa), Armed forces
The Regiment Westelike Provinsie exercises its right of freedom of entrance to the city of Bellville by marching down Voortrekker Road. The regiment was honoured by the mayor, Mr Danie Uys, during a ceremony at the weekend.
Officers mounted on horses escort cars down the road, Cape Town
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Officers mounted on horses escort cars down the road, Cape Town.
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A garimpeiros (an independent prospector for minerals) scrapes the gravel surface of a river bed in search of diamonds in Dundo, an Angolan mining town in the Lunda Norte Province. The tunnels are very deep and dangerous and would often collapse, burying the digger alive.
C.G.R. new lines in the Orange Free State, Convention of Dec. 1895 : sketch map shewing approximately the course of routes laid down in Conventn. and followed in the preliminary survey
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Map of the Orange Free State showing new and existing railway lines, with rivers and place names. Scale 7/8 inch to 1 mile.
Man walks down road with his supporters in the background, Cape Town
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The leader: wearing blue shorts, Mr Philip Kgosana, the Pan African Congress secretary, leaves his supporters on De Waal Drive above Roeland Street on his way to Caledon Square Police Station
Group of Muslim children walking down a street, Cape Town
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Group of Muslim children walking down a street, Cape Town.
Policeman takes down a protesters banner tied to a building, Cape Town
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Protest by Blue Downs residents, Cape Town
Blue Downs (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, Apartheid, Banking, Coloured people (South Africa), Demonstrations
The Downs Blues: Hundreds of placard-wielding Blue Downs residents march through the streets to protest against soaring repayments on their homes
New housing development, Blue Downs, Cape Town
Blue Downs (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, Townships, Apartheid, Housing, Architecture
A new housing development at Blue Downs, Cape Town
People covering their faces run down a flight of stairs, Cape Town
Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Youth
People covering their faces run down a flight of stairs, Cape Town.
Men and women walking down Jameson Steps
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The closing down of hotels, Cape Town
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The Rio Grande Hotel, the 11th to close down there in about 10 years and the fourth to be used for the aged. / Witnesses of past grandeur.
Protesters run down the street between cars, Cape Town
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Youths flee from a baton charge in Darling Street.
Burnt-down church, KTC, Cape Town
Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Squatter settlements, Apartheid, Clergy,
The Rev. Simon Giqa in front of the destroyed methodist church in KTC. He holds some of the affidavits.
60 Shacks burned down in Crossroads, Cape Town
Crossroads (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Squatter settlements
Home lost: Some of the 60 shacks burned down in Crossroads in growing tension between opposing groups in the township.
Marines walk down a street with rifles at the ready, Cape Town
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Marines armed with rifles move on foot patrol through an Athlone street yesterday.


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House of the Blackheads
03.07.2018 /0 Comments/in Sights of Riga /by info_l7k532l7
Historical building in Riga House of the Blackheads
The House of the Blackheads is a famous architectural monument of the 14th century, located in the heart of Riga. Repeatedly rebuilt the building was mostly destroyed during the Great Patriotic War. It was possible to restore the building in our days.
In historical documents for the first time the building is mentioned in 1334 as the new house of the Great Guild, and built during the Order of the Order from 1330 to 1353. At the end of the fifteenth century, the building was leased by Chernogolov and was called at that time not unlike the "Court of King Arthur", the present name of the house was supposedly in the late 60's of the 16th century.
Blackheads are a fraternity of young and unmarried foreign merchants. The Brotherhood exists since the end of the thirteenth century and is under the auspices of St. George, but later the patron saint of the brotherhood becomes St. Mauritius, whose symbol in the form of a black head in the arms and became a distinctive sign of the brotherhood.
The founders of the richest and most influential company were representatives of not only Riga, but also foreign companies engaged in direct delivery of goods to Riga. They also created the company Blackheads as a counterweight to the Great Guild of sedentary merchants of the city, engaged in the purchase of goods. But, despite the separation, the company was still under the supervision of the Great Guild until the end of the seventeenth century.
According to historical data since 1477 Blackheads rent a house built for the public needs by the guild of artisans. Decorating and rebuilding the building, the Blackheads eventually become the sole owners of the New House. The first half of the day the building works as a stock exchange, and the second half of the day is devoted to rest – it hosts various evenings, balls, and concerts, especially since the hall has wonderful acoustics.
At different times in this house there were both explicitly and secretly Russian tsars and queens. Portraits of the monarchs of Sweden and Russia served as the decoration of the hall, among them there is a portrait personally presented by Catherine the second. So in the book of honorable guests, among the many records there is the signature of Bismarck himself.
Along with the Great Guild, the organization directed the public life of the city, took an active part in the defense, and by the end of 1895 it became a club of German merchants, ceasing to function as a corporation. And since 1939, after the repatriation of the Germans, the club is closed.
The original appearance of the house, unfortunately, is unknown. The building occupies an area of 425 sq. M, the main part of the house of the Blackheads is occupied by the central hall. Under the hall was a small floor divided into several rooms and a cellar under it. The attic of the house served as a storage room. Despite repeated changes and changes in the whole house, it was the hall that remained intact, as the core of the building, which is of historical value.
Today, the facade was designed in the early 17th century in the style of European Mannerism. According to the assumptions of Professor Vipper, the architects of the building should be sought among the masters of Bremen, Danzig and Denmark. Nowadays, scientists assume that this is Bodeker or Jansen. The facade is decorated with sculptures, the decoration is made with art forging, another decoration is the clock. At the House of the Blackheads there are unique astronomical clocks with the mechanism of the "eternal calendar". The three dials of the clock in addition to time show the number, month and year, as well as the time of sunrise and sunset and moon phases. In the museums of the history of Riga and navigation, as well as in the Architectural Museum are kept various fragments of the decoration of the building and part of the interior of the house of the Blackheads.
In 1684, completed the porch, through which you can directly from the square to get to the second floor. Another extension in two floors was built in 1794, and in 1816 another one, but already from the Daugava River. In these same years, an open porch replaced the entrance. The most recent and, perhaps, significant change in the facade is the statues of Neptune, Mercury, Unity and Peace, made of zinc and installed in 1886.
In 1941, in June, the house came under fire from German troops, its ruins stood until 1948. On the site of the disassembled ruins of the House of Blackheads, instead of the Town Hall Square, there appeared the square of Latvian Red Riflemen with a constructed museum and a monument to the Latvian Red Riflemen. After Latvia gained its independence, the square again became known as Town Hall, and the museum was renamed the Museum of the Occupation of Latvia.
Initially, they did not intend to restore the House of Blackheads, but by the 800th anniversary of Riga, it was rebuilt after all. Before him stands a statue – a symbol of freedom, judicial power and trade protection, in the form of Roland. In the house itself there is a museum and a concert hall, where concerts of symphonic music are often held.
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After watching Sherlock Holmes, I can't help but reminisce my high school days where my friends and I were avid readers of Sherlock Holmes stories. I always get a kick on how Sherlock would explain how he would arrive to certain conclusions based on his powers of deductions.
And the movie version did just that. There are many scenes that Sherlock displayed his deductive powers and this is especially satisfying to old fans like me. The last part in particular is an excellent display of how Sherlock solved the mystery of Lord Blackwood's supposed resurrection and it was cleverly shown in flashbacks and replays as we hear Sherlock's narration in the background. Nice touch!
What really gave me the goosebumps is a certain shadowy figure which later was revealed as Sherlock's old archenemy — Professor Moriarty! I'm guessing that he will figure in a bigger part in the inevitable sequel. I'm really so engrossed in the world of Sherlock that I think I'm writing with a British accent already :)
BTW, kudos to both Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law for bringing the parts of Holmes and Watson to vivid life. See you in part two!
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kfransee	on April 29, 2010 at 5:02 pm
I agree with you completely this movie was awesome! And Jude law and Robert Downey jr did an incredible job bringing the two characters to life…I only can hope the sequel will be as great
PinoyMan	on April 29, 2010 at 7:39 pm
Yup, it's the great interaction between RDJ & Jude Law that really shines here — both are two outstanding actors! Can't wait to know who will be playing Moriarty…
Francesco Viola III	on July 8, 2011 at 8:13 am
I agree; this was a wonderful adaption of a great series of books.


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All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standard-version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version) for commit guidelines.

# [1.1.0](https://github.com/tleunen/find-babel-config/compare/v1.0.1...v1.1.0) (2017-05-08)

### Features

* Add support for .babelrc.js ([#29](https://github.com/tleunen/find-babel-config/issues/29)) ([199c389](https://github.com/tleunen/find-babel-config/commit/199c389))

## [1.0.1](https://github.com/tleunen/find-babel-config/compare/v1.0.0...v1.0.1) (2016-08-20)

### Bug Fixes

* Fix async call with depth 0 ([ddb684f](https://github.com/tleunen/find-babel-config/commit/ddb684f))

# [1.0.0](https://github.com/tleunen/find-babel-config/compare/v0.1.1...v1.0.0) (2016-08-06)

### Features

* Add support for async lookup ([ca2f592](https://github.com/tleunen/find-babel-config/commit/ca2f592))

### BREAKING CHANGES

* The default function is now async and uses a Promise. And the function doesn't
return null when the config is not found. Instead, an object { file: null,
config: null } is returned.

## [0.1.1](https://github.com/tleunen/find-babel-config/compare/v0.1.0...v0.1.1) (2016-07-10)

### Bug Fixes

* **release:** Ignore src/ but not lib/ for npm ([2588adf](https://github.com/tleunen/find-babel-config/commit/2588adf))

# 0.1.0 (2016-07-10)

### Features

* **find:** Initial commit with the find babel config function ([cd861f4](https://github.com/tleunen/find-babel-config/commit/cd861f4))


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The Johnson Near Space Center, located at the uncontrolled Tillamook Airport on the Oregon coast, first began operation in the spring of 2013. The center was custom designed to facilitate NSC's high altitude balloon flight testing that it conducted for both government and commercial entities. The state of the art balloon facility houses NSC's engineering, production and flight operations, and includes a large integration hangar and dedicated control tower, as well as a 100 acre launch area.
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A pirate radio museum has popped up in Clacton, as Radio Mi Amigo gets ready to broadcast from Harwich.
Ray Anderson has opened the Anarchy on the Airwaves exhibition just yards away near from where the Radio Caroline pirate ship Mi Amigo was moored off the Essex coast as broadcasting started in March 1964.
And from August 14th for four days, Radio Mi Amigo will be on-air on 106.8 FM and online from Harwich from Lightvessel LV18 at lv18.org.
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Both events are the final series of celebrations of 50 years since the pirate radio stations started in the UK.


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I started the scheme to get to know the neighbours when I retired and for them to get to know each other.


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Reading the newspaper the other day I saw the piece (Pipes of Peace?-) about Paul the Beatle telling about his encounter with a white squirrel just after his wife Linda had passed away.
I hear this said all the time, that someone came back as a butterfly, an owl ... a white squirrel even,(;-), to send a meaningful message to a loved one, or a sign that they are OK.
And I get what that person is trying to say when they say it.
It's not that their loved one has reincarnated as the animal in question, it's just that somehow the universe has aligned in such a way as to deliver a personal message ... a synchronicity.
I've seen this stuff happen first hand, so I know what Paul is talking about when he says, "that Linda came back to him as a white squirrel".
He's not actually saying that Linda IS the squirrel, but that somehow she has used the squirrel as a messenger in some universal language that connects the encounter personally to bring meaning and comfort into his life, and maybe to think a little deeper about just what life is all about anyway.
And what do you make of this you tube clip of a robin visiting Mrs. Robinson at her son's grave?
Just a coincidence ... or a "meaningful" coincidence?
And of course just because you see something doesn't mean that it's not an illusion still, but maybe it is a meaningful illusion for those who have eyes to see?
He wants to see the new 'Christopher Robin' movie at the cinema this week.
I'm not religious, just spiritual, as most people like to say these days, including me.
And in another personal synchronicity I find it amusing that Paul's confession is in a newspaper spread that features a story about cab drivers and their battle with Uber.
My father who was a cab driver and licence owner a one stage of his life would have been very unhappy to see this situation in the cab industry.
I hate Uber and would never get an Uber ride on principal.
The obituary of Robin Leach in the same newspaper as Paul's story?!
I picked up a book by Wayne Dyer this morning that had been on my bookshelf unread for years and just randomly opened it to page 163 and found this page below.
I feel sorry for Doreen, as her timeline seems to be running right to left these days, but then again she probably feels sorry for me too, as I'm sure she thinks I'm heading straight to hell where-ever that's meant to be in her imagination.
As "coincidence" would have it I just happen to be reading Sarah Wilson's book 'First, We Make the Beast Beautiful' and read the above chapter before falling asleep last night, which is why I grabbed Wayne's book off the shelf this morning and cracked it open to page 163 "coincidentally".
And don't worry Doreen if you are reading this post, because it ain't the "beast" that you would probably have in your mind, either.
Well, that's enough of my nutty thoughts as far as this post goes.
Intriguing post! And a white squirrel? Well, why not? And thank you for the plug, Daz!
You're getting a plug in the post I'm writing now, too, but I'm too tired to finish it right now, so it's off to bed for me and I'll finish it in the morning.


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Fashion Future, KC Style: From A Rich Past To Today's Fashion Leaders
Wednesday, December 4 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm • Organized By Kansas City Museum
800 Broadway, Kansas City, MO 64105
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Trucker PAC Launches Fund to Support Protests Against U.S. COVID-19 Restrictions
A political action committee is funding a series of trucker protests against COVD-19 restrictions in the U.S., mirroring efforts by Canadian truckers to lift the country's vaccine mandates and rules.
The Great American Patriot Project (GAPP) launched a campaign Wednesday intended to organize and fund several truck convoys to begin in early March across the United States.
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Latest Research Chronicles the Impact of COVID Lockdowns on Children
A growing body of academic research is chronicling the toll that pandemic lockdowns imposed on children, warning that the mental and social anguish the policies caused outweigh the health protections.
The "overall impact of COVID-19 restrictions on the mental health and well-being of children and adolescents is likely to be severe," an Oxford University professor warned in a recent analysis.
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California Ordered to Pay $2 Million in Legal Fees to Church that Violated Coronavirus Restrictions
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After a lengthy court battle, the government of the state of California backed down in its efforts to enforce coronavirus restrictions on a church that continued hosting in-person worship services, and has now agreed in a settlement to pay the church's $2 million worth of legal fees, Breitbart reports.
When the state repeatedly attempted to enforce strict capacity limits, mask mandates, and other "social distancing" requirements on the San Diego-based Pentecostal church, the church's lawyers filed suit with the United States Supreme Court, winning all three suits. This ultimately led to lawyers on behalf of the state of California agreeing to the settlement, which was approved by a federal judge.
Responding to the settlement, an attorney with the Thomas More Society, a legal group that represents churches facing suppression of their First Amendment rights, pointed out that while businesses such as Costco were limited to 50 percent capacity, while churches were forced to stay as low as 25 percent, and sometimes even lower.
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South Carolina, Montana to Stop Providing Pandemic-Related Welfare
The states of South Carolina and Montana have both decided in recent days to put an end to their handouts of federal unemployment benefits as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, in an effort to encourage residents to return to the workforce, as per CNN.
Montana Governor Greg Gianforte (R-Mont.) said in his announcement that "incentives matter, and the vast expansion of federal unemployment benefits is now doing more harm than good. We need to incentivize Montanans to return to the workforce." Instead, Governor Gianforte announced that the state government will be providing $1,200 checks as bonuses to every citizen who returns to work, using the state's share of the recent $1.9 trillion stimulus package to pay for it.
In South Carolina, Governor Henry McMaster (R-S.C.) announced on Thursday that the state would be ending their share of federal unemployment benefits, since "what was intended to be a short-term financial assistance for the vulnerable and displaced during the height of the pandemic has turned into a dangerous federal entitlement, incentivizing and paying workers to stay at home rather than encouraging them to return to the workplace."
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Ron DeSantis Signs Bill Scrapping All of Florida's Covid Restrictions
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an executive order Wednesday scrapping all COVID-19 restrictions throughout the state and an accompanying bill that limits localities' ability to enforce emergency precautions.
"I think that's the evidence-based thing to do," DeSantis said during a press conference Tuesday announcing the executive order. "I think folks are saying they need to be policing people at this point, if you're saying that, then you're really saying you don't believe in the vaccines."
DeSantis signed SB 2006, which says that any emergency orders can last no longer than six weeks. It gives him the authority to overrule cities that adopt restrictions deemed too harsh or unnecessary, and gives city and county commissions the power to overrule mayors.
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Georgia to Lift All COVID-19 Restrictions
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) announced on Wednesday that Georgia is lifting all COVID-19 restrictions.
"We know hard-working Georgians cannot endure another year like that last. That is why beginning tomorrow we are loosening the remaining restrictions on our economy here in Georgia," Kemp said in a video statement Wednesday.
Starting from Thursday, Georgia businesses will no longer be required to enforce social distancing, the ban on gatherings will be eliminated and the ability for authorities to shut down businesses that violate restrictions will be taken away, according to The Hill.
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Fauci Warns States to Keep Restrictions or Independence Day Could Be Cancelled
On Sunday, Dr. Anthony Fauci warned that the Biden Administration's prediction that coronavirus vaccines can lead to relative normalcy by July Fourth is "quite reasonable" —assuming states don't pull back public safety measures, Politico reported.
"If you wait just a bit longer to give the vaccine program the chance to increase the protection in the community, then it makes pulling back much less risky," said Fauci, on "Fox News Sunday." "But if you do it prematurely there really is a danger of triggering another surge."
But Fauci expressed concerns the pandemic is still a danger in the United States, with the number of new cases seeming to plateau at 50,000 or 60,000 daily over the last week.
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Minnesota Department of Health to Allow Visitors into Nursing Homes at the End of August
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People wanting to visit their loved ones residing in nursing homes and assisted living facilities will be able to starting August 29, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) announced Monday.
This will be the first time visitors have been allowed into long-term care facilities since March 31.
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