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Delgado police chief Julie Lea fired for inappropriate use of state resources, school says
Julie Lea was fired Monday from her position as Delgado Community College chief of police, the school confirmed to WDSU. Lea has been on suspension since Jan. 18 when the school said it was investigating certain allegations against her. She had been with Delgado since Aug. 17, 2015. The school did not release details about the investigation until Monday, when it called Lea's conduct "incompatible with the responsibilities of a Delgado employee." "At question were the circumstances surrounding the assignment of Delgado police officers to a funeral detail for deceased Xavier University police Chief Duane Carkum earlier this month," the school said in a statement. Officials said Lea instructed two Delgado police officers, both state employees, to work private detail from noon until 5 p.m. on Jan. 13. School investigators determined that assigning the officers to work a private event off campus was an inappropriate use of state resources, officials said. The investigation also determined that Delgado's safety was compromised because of the fewer officers on campus. "This type of behavior is unacceptable, particularly for a member of the college's administrative staff, and it is incompatible with the mission and values of the college," the statement said. School leaders said an interim police chief will be appointed, but for now Steven Cazaubon, vice chancellor for business and administrative affairs, will supervise the campus police department. Additional details were not released. Lea has not issued a statement. Stay with WDSU.com for updates. Keep up with local news, weather and current events with the WDSU app here. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news right in your inbox. Click here to sign up!
Julie Lea was fired Monday from her position as Delgado Community College chief of police, the school confirmed to WDSU.
Lea has been on suspension since Jan. 18 when the school said it was investigating certain allegations against her. She had been with Delgado since Aug. 17, 2015.
The school did not release details about the investigation until Monday, when it called Lea's conduct "incompatible with the responsibilities of a Delgado employee."
"At question were the circumstances surrounding the assignment of Delgado police officers to a funeral detail for deceased Xavier University police Chief Duane Carkum earlier this month," the school said in a statement.
Officials said Lea instructed two Delgado police officers, both state employees, to work private detail from noon until 5 p.m. on Jan. 13.
School investigators determined that assigning the officers to work a private event off campus was an inappropriate use of state resources, officials said. The investigation also determined that Delgado's safety was compromised because of the fewer officers on campus.
"This type of behavior is unacceptable, particularly for a member of the college's administrative staff, and it is incompatible with the mission and values of the college," the statement said.
School leaders said an interim police chief will be appointed, but for now Steven Cazaubon, vice chancellor for business and administrative affairs, will supervise the campus police department.
Additional details were not released. Lea has not issued a statement.
Stay with WDSU.com for updates.
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Assamese song from India ranks high in Radio Indie Alliance' Top 10
Posted On Sat, February 06, 2021, 12:57 PM
Indian (Assamese) Song appreciated by Steve Benham (Award Winning UK Film Personality) in a Music Review program of Sound Street Radio, Tokyo.
Radio Indie Alliance Top 10 Chart
Music has no boundaries or language is proven correct yeaterday when a Tokyo-based radio station "Street Sound Radio" has decided to broadcast an Indian(Assamese) song "Uri Jaboloi Mon Jai" looking into the merit of the song. The song was written and composed by famous Assamese musician Siddhartha Kashyap and voiced by Tanupriya Kalita. The song was released on 1st January 2021 on all major digital platforms. Sound Street Radio yesterday featured the song in their flagship program "Steve's New Music Review Show No. 103" broadcast on Friday 5th of February 2021 at 6:30 pm (Japan Standard Time). The song also ranked high featured today in the SSR 'Radio Indie Alliance' Top 10 Chart.
The radio program can be heard from the link: https://listen.ssr990.com/alt/
The song "Uri Jaboloi Mon Jai" which means "Mind want to fly" starts at 32:50-39:27 min of the broadcast.
The anchor Steve Benham who is a award winning musician of UK Film Industry, has categorically appreciated the quality of Tanupriya Kalita's voice at the end of the broadcast. It is indeed a proud moment for every music enthusiast of Assam and India at large.
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Crude posts biggest weekly losses since 2008, hit by coronavirus and Saudi price war
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Oil prices on Friday posted their biggest week of losses since the 2008 global financial crisis, rocked by the coronavirus outbreak and efforts by top exporter Saudi Arabia and its allies to flood the market with record levels of supply.
The rare combination of severe shocks to both supply and demand has caused the crude market to collapse as producers around the world steel themselves for an unexpected glut of oil in coming weeks.
"It's a problem of an oil price war in the middle of a constricting market when the walls are closing in," U.S. energy historian Daniel Yergin said.
The coronavirus sparked panic selling across markets for the bulk of the week. The virus has infected at least 138,000 people worldwide and killed more than 5,000, disrupting business, markets and daily life.
Major oil producers were pumping more crude into the market as demand collapses. Saudi Arabia has chartered more than 30 crude supertankers to export oil in coming weeks, specifically targeting big refiners of Russian oil in Europe and Asia, in an escalation of its fight with Moscow for market share.
Goldman Sachs said it now expected a record oil surplus of six million barrels per day (bpd) by April, in a global market that usually consumes about 100 million bpd.
On Friday, prices were higher, rebounding after the United States and other nations signalled plans to support weakening economies. But Brent crude LCOc1 dropped 25% on the week, the biggest weekly fall since the 2008 global financial crisis. On Friday, Brent rose 63 cents to settle at $33.85 a barrel.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude CLc1 futures fell about 23% on the week, their biggest percentage decline since 2008. WTI rose 23 cents to settle at $31.73 a barrel, after earlier gaining to $33.87 a gallon.
Hopes for a U.S. stimulus package that could ease an economic shock from the coronavirus provided some support to the oil and stock markets on Friday.
"There's hope that all the stimulus will stabilize the economy and offset some of the concerns about weaker demand and keep parts of the economy strong enough to support oil prices," said Phil Flynn, analyst at Price Futures Group in Chicago.
Saudi Arabia, the world's largest exporter, and the United Arab Emirates offered more oil to customers after OPEC's talks with Russia and others on supply restraint collapsed last week.
Russia, the world's second-largest producer, has shown no interest in agreeing to further output curbs with the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.
Russian oil producers met Energy Minister Alexander Novak on Thursday but did not discuss a return to the deal. The head of Gazprom Neft said it planned to hike production in April, following the talks.
Analysts slashed their forecasts of Brent crude prices to $42 a barrel on average in 2020, compared with the $60.63 consensus in a February poll.
But the price slump may reduce some supply, by forcing out more costly producers.
Energy companies in the United States, which has surged to become the world's biggest crude producer because of a boom in pricier shale oil, are preparing to cut investment and drilling plans due to plunging prices.
The U.S. oil drilling rig count rose for a second week in a row despite a massive drop in both oil and natural gas prices this week and expectations from many analysts that the number of rigs will fall as producers deepen spending cuts.
Companies added one oil rig in the week to March 13, bringing the total count to 683, their highest since December, energy services firm Baker Hughes Co BRK.N said on Friday. RIG-OL-USA-BHI
Pornhub is giving away free premium subscriptions to Italians during the coronavirus lockdown
Infant Cereal Consumption Linked to Improved Nutrient Intake
Many Disney shareholders push back against executive pay
March 16, 2020 vosjax
Late Wall Street rally leads global stocks higher; oil also jumps
SoftBank unveils $4.8 billion buyback after stock tumble, Elliott backs move
F1 cancels season opener in Australia amid COVID-19 concern
Teacher shares simple trick to make sure kids are properly washing their hands
Zhang Yiming, founder of TikTok owner ByteDance, gears up for the global stage
Expect to see plenty of single-player, narrative-driven games on the PS5
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Toolbar нестандартной высоты. Navigation indicator и overflow icon в нём располагаются посередине по высоте. (см. скриншоты).
Задача:
Переместить Navigation indicator и overflow icon вверх так, как если бы Toolbar был стандартной высоты.
Возможное решение:
Узнать id View, содержащих иконки, и изменить их LayoutParams. Похоже (судя по второму скриншоту), что изменения gravity на top должно хватить.
Попытка решения:
Пробовал получить дочерние View Toolbar-а, но метод getChildCount() экземпляра Toolbar-а возвращает 0.
Вопрос:
Как и где узнать id View, содержащих иконки Toolbar-а?
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Over the past few years I have read about and sometimes participated in many discussions about the One True Meaning of Identity and related concepts. One such concept I have not heard discussed much is the, um, relationship between Identity and Relationship. It seems to me that the very notion of Identity implies Relationship, and that this perspective is significant and useful.
I will attempt to explain in what follows.
I am well aware that there are many attempts to define "digital identity" for use in computer systems that the definitions are not necessarily indended to correspond to normal human usage. There is, of course, the Identity Gang Lexicon, and also this excellent set of definitions pointed out by Dave Kearns. However, for my purposes here I am referring to the meaning of Identity in everyday human usage. There are many aspects of Identity in the dictionaries I have consulted, but I will summarize a base meaning of Identity as "anything that can be identified." To identify something means to distinguish it from something else.
So, on a human language level, there must be something different between things (identities) or we could not identify them. So the arguments about "what if two digital identities are the same" is not in view here. Of course two objects may be blue — the characteristic of blueness does not identify them in that context and two digital identities that consist of the statement "color = blue" would be the same. But for us to talk about the two blue objects, there must be something different about them or we couldn't talk about them. We couldn't identify them if we could not distinguish them — if something wasn't different.
But the act of identifying something is a link between two things — two Identities. I identify you. In all of the discussion above I used terms like "we" and "us" — the identifying end of the identification link.
I know these notions may sound rather abstract and silly, but it seems to me that it follows that an Identity is something involved in a Relationship — the act of identifying is the beginning of a simple relationship.
In my day job I work more with code and processes than philosophy, so why does this matter to Bandit? I think it matters because it follows that identity systems are for managing relationships. My relationship with my bank account, and with my employer, and my friends via email, etc.
Managing relationships with the largest number of identities in my networked world implies interoperability, and, in my opinion, necessarily involves heterogenous environments, open standard protocols, and open source implementations. If all these things were not true for HTTP, WordPress, etc., we could not be sharing these thoughts. We could not be having this relationship. Of course, you must decide whether that's a good thing or not for this post.
This entry was posted in Identity on October 20, 2006 by dale.


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The smart tech revolution: The Government's manifesto commitment to ensure that every home and business has been offered a smart meter by 2020 has already seen 4.6 million devices installed across the UK. It is hoped the roll-out will allow for the wider adoption of "demand-side response" which rewards customers for changing when and how they use energy. Meanwhile, university researchers funded by US Government grants are working on projects which could slash the cost of energy storage by up to 90%. Viable long-term storage has the potential to completely revolutionise energy generation and usage. In October 2016, the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee called on the UK Government to "tackle the issues making the economics of energy storage and demands side response challenging". What impact will these new technologies have on energy management and what role does the Government have to play in supporting the energy tech industry?
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Coping with growing demand: Depending on population growth, global energy demand could increase by anywhere between 27% and 61% by 2050, according to the World Energy Council. Projections for the UK suggest overall energy use will fall despite rising demand. This is due to a wide range of efficiency programmes and energy saving initiatives. With the number of electronic devises set to increase, how can the energy industry meet the rise in demand in the short and long term?
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Like many boys, Roderick Romero was really into building tree forts when he was six. Several decades passed, however, before the lead singer of the band Sky Cries Mary, now 40, discovered in tree house building a passion akin to playing music. Invited to participate in an outdoor art show in a forest near Olympia, Washington, Romero envisioned – and built – a suspended nest. Then his brother commissioned a deluxe model with an ISDN line, and for his third project, in 2001, the Jivamukti yoga enthusiast found himself in an oak tree in Tuscany, building a leafy temple for Sting and Trudie Styler. Romero's wife and band mate Anisa is also a trained interior architect who creates autocad blueprints from the fantastical designs he sketches in a large, leather-bound book. Other projects include two airy dwellings for Donna Karan's grandchildren; he just completed a West Village perch in a giant leaf maple for the actress Julianne Moore and her family.
For these boys, whose greatest dream is to get on a boat to Europe – a journey which now requires a visa since the formation of the European Union – Romero designed a tree house shaped like a ship, with a bow and a stern and a plank to walk. The chosen setting was a huge 200-year-old ficus; their tattooed, twin-braided teacher christened the vessel the Black Fig, like a pirate ship. "They really loved that," he said. Most of them couldn't believe their luck. "Are we really going to keep working on this tree house?" they asked.
Romero, a Jivamukti-certified yoga teacher, also introduced his students to sun salutations and chanting – partly so he could get his practice in, but also to focus the boys and teach them about connecting movement with the breath. Some were natural yogis; others goofed off. "They thought the oms sounded like a motorcycle," he said with a laugh. Tree pose, of course, was a big hit across the board.
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Christmas Ghosts: Spectral Coaches & Royal Spirits Dec 22, 2014 3:53:09 GMT -5 aprillynn93, pat, and 1 more like this
Post by Graveyardbride on Dec 22, 2014 3:53:09 GMT -5
A Christmas Carol, the Charles Dickens story of ghostly visitors, had a profound effect on the English-speaking world. To many, Christmas just isn't Christmas without Ebenezer Scrooge and the ghosts of past, present and future. Perhaps the keen concentration on the supernatural is the reason so many British ghosts have chosen to appear at Christmastime. Although scary stories had long been a staple of the seasonal festivities, after Dickens wrote his memorable tale, they became as much a part of Christmas as holly, roast goose and plum pudding.
Twenty-first century England has changed to the point that specters of the distant past wouldn't recognize it, but to this day, phantom coaches rumble along some of the country's lonelier roads, sunken bells peal from the depths, and a number of churches, inns and pubs play host to Christmas spirits.
Spectral Coaches. In Nomansland near Dodington, Somerset, a black coach drawn by four jet black steeds lumbers through the village at midnight; and a similar coach, this one pulled by headless horses, makes its way up the driveway at Roos Hall in Beccles, Suffolk. A third coach, also drawn by a team without heads, appears the last few nights before Christmas, slowly moving along the deserted roads of Penryn, Cornwall. A fourth horse-drawn transport – which some say is visible only to members of the Tuberville family – materializes at Woolbridge Manor, Wareham, Dorset, then vanishes in the mist as it crosses the heath.
On the roads in and around the village of Ilmington,Warwickshire, an otherworldly coach has been observed by startled drivers who claim it suddenly veers off the road and disappears. In addition to its ghostly coach and four, Ilmington also is haunted each Christmas Eve by a phantom hunter and his pack of spectral hounds, a carryover from pagan times.
For as long as anyone can remember, the apparition of a coach has crossed the Vorty Green Bridge in Calcutt near Cricklade, Wiltshire, on Christmas Eve night. A short distance from the bridge, a litter of plump, white supernatural pigs with bright red ears scurry across the road. Although these phenomena both occur on the night of December 24 at approximately the same time, there is apparently no connection between the two. Red-eared animals are of the fairy realm and according to some folklorists and historians, the red-eared pigs are Celtic in origin, while the coach and four are from the Medieval period.
Also on the night of December 24, a phantom coach carrying Abigail Masham – a lady who spent her final years in the village of High Laver, Essex, – glides along the village's main thoroughfare. The dwelling in which Mrs. Masham lived is long gone, but the coach slows at the location where the structure once stood and those who get close enough, see a sad-eyed lady staring from the dark confines of the carriage at the place she once called home.
At least one of England's paranormal Christmas coaches transports royalty. Lady Jane Grey reigned as Queen only 10 days (not nine as is generally reported) following the death of Edward VI, the only male heir of Henry VIII. Edward, a sickly boy, realized his time on the throne would be short-lived and in his Device for the Succession, disinherited his two half sisters, Mary, daughter of Catherine of Aargon, a staunch Catholic; and Elizabeth, daughter of Anne Boleyn. He named instead his cousin Jane Grey and her male heirs.
Edward's health deteriorated and by July 1553, he had been unable to take solid food for almost three weeks. Fetid, black sputum drooled from his mouth and his fingers and toes turned gangrenous. Mercifully, the boy king died July 6 at the age of 15. Lady Jane was informed she was to ascend the throne Sunday, July 9. Just six weeks prior, she had been married – against her wishes – to Guilford Dudley, a man she loathed. Lady Jane wasn't alone in her dislike for her husband and his family: the populace shared her feelings. In fact, the people despised the entire Dudley family. To make a long story short, Mary Tudor was declared the rightful heir to the throne and one of her first orders of business was to sign Lady Jane Grey's arrest warrant.
For six months, Lady Jane lived in relative comfort in the Tower of London, attended by three maids and a page. She spent most of her days reading and appeared to be happier in confinement than she had been with her revolting husband and his disgusting relatives. It was hinted that she might save herself by embracing Catholicism, but this was only a rumor which was dispelled by the prisoner herself, who made it clear she would never forsake her faith for love of life.
The executions of Lady Jane and Dudley were set for February 12, 1554. Her husband's beheading would take place in public on Tower Hill, but in deference to her royal blood, Lady Jane would be beheaded in private on the green. Dudley was taken from the Tower around 10 a.m. and following his execution, his widow watched from her window as the cart carrying his decapitated body, beside which lay his head wrapped in rough cloth, rattled past.
It was now her turn. Lady Jane, who was described as below average height and of small stature, left her quarters in the company of two attendants. She climbed the steps to the scaffold carrying an open prayer book. Witnesses say the dignified young woman remained dry-eyed as she turned to address those in attendance and recited the 51st Psalm. She then handed her gloves and handkerchief to her lady-in-waiting and her prayer book to Sir John Brydges. After asking her forgiveness, which Lady Jane willingly gave, the executioner told her where to stand. A handkerchief was tied over her eyes and the lady became anxious, asking "Where is it? What shall I do? Where is it?" Noting the former Queen's confusion, a bystander climbed onto the scaffold and helped her to the block. "Lord, into Thy hands I commend my spirit," Lady Jane cried as the executioner's axe fell. As was customary, an official grasped the severed head and held it high, declaring, "So perish all the Queen's enemies! Behold the head of a traitor!"
What is left of Bradgate Park, Lady Jane's former home, lies at the heart of beautiful Charnwood Forest near Leicester. At midnight on Christmas Eve, a black coach drawn by four headless horses silently makes its way along the forest path. Upon reaching the ruins of the once great house, the coach stops, the door opens and out steps Lady Jane Grey, her head tucked neatly beneath her right arm.
Other Royal Christmas Spirits. Another Royal Christmas spirit is that of Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's unfortunate second wife who was beheaded at the Tower of London, May 19, 1536. Although she often appears headless, on Christmas Day, the tragic queen – head intact – returns to Hever Castle in Kent, the place where she lived, was courted by Henry and later imprisoned. She fleetingly materializes on the castle grounds, first on the bridge and then beneath the ancient oak where she accepted King Henry's proposal of marriage.
Sandringham (above), the Norfolk estate purchased in 1862 by Edward VII while he was Prince of Wales, is visited each Christmas Eve night by a poltergeist, an annoying specter, who scatters Christmas cards over the floor in the servant's quarters, pulls blankets from beds, opens and shuts doors and stomps about in corridors and empty rooms. Additionally, female servants working in the great house on the night of December 24, have turned around to "tell off" some cad after feeling a man's breath on the back of her neck. Many maids have rushed from their quarters screaming after encountering the phantom "breather." One popular explanation for the supernatural activity at Sandringham is that a monk seduced a nun at the monastery that once stood on the site and her unhappy wraith is responsible for some of the disturbances. Others claim the paranormal incidents are the antics of a young Victorian lamplighter who mysteriously disappeared while making his rounds.
Prince Philip's nephew, Prince Christopher of Greece, once saw the head and shoulders of a lady materialize in a mirror at Sandringham. The following day, he walked the halls hoping to locate a portrait of the incorporeal intruder. Suddenly, he stopped before the likeness of Dorothy Walpole who died in 1726. "That's her!" he exclaimed. "That's the woman I saw in the mirror!" King George IV had an encounter with the frightening apparition of Dorothy Walpole at nearby Raynham Hall.
Lillie Langry, the mistress of the Prince of Wales who later became Edward VII, had rooms in what is now the Cadogan Hotel on Sloane Street, London, and when there aren't a lot of guests on Christmas Day, people have occasionally caught a glimpse of the glamorous Lillie in a flowing white gown.
Author: Graveyardbride
Sources: The Complete Works of Elliott O'Donnell; The Good Ghost Guide by John Attwood Brooks and Mari Roberts; Supernatural England by Eric Maple; Haunted Heritage by John Mason; Britain's Haunted Heritage by J. A. Brooks; Coronation of Glory: The Story of Lady Jane Grey by Deborah Meroff; The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn by Eric Ives; Ghosts of Cornwall by Peter Underwood; and Haunted Britain: A Guide to Supernatural Sites Frequented by Ghosts, Witches, Poltergeists, and Other Mysterious Beings by Antony Hippisley Coxe.
See also "A Christmas Carol: Ghost of Charles Dickens": whatliesbeyond.boards.net/thread/838/christmas-carol-ghost-charles-dickens
"Christmas Ghosts: Christmas Ghosts of Pubs, Inns & Theaters": whatliesbeyond.boards.net/thread/3041/christmas-ghosts-pubs-inns-theaters
"Christmas Ghosts: Haunted Churches & Sunken Bells": whatliesbeyond.boards.net/thread/3037/christmas-ghosts-haunted-churches-sunken
Last Edit: Dec 19, 2022 15:31:47 GMT -5 by JoannaB
Christmas Ghosts: Spectral Coaches & Royal Spirits Dec 22, 2014 19:02:31 GMT -5
Post by kitty on Dec 22, 2014 19:02:31 GMT -5
Thanks for posting these stories again. Awhile back, I tried to find them in the old group, but never did. Sandringham looks like it would be haunted.
Last Edit: Dec 22, 2014 19:03:12 GMT -5 by kitty
Post by Joanna on Dec 22, 2015 14:39:58 GMT -5
For those of you who have an interest in ghosts and haven't read these Christmas ghost stories, I think you'll enjoy them. The others are:
"Christmas Ghosts of Pubs, Inns & Theaters" whatliesbeyond.boards.net/thread/3041/christmas-ghosts-pubs-inns-theaters
"Christmas Ghosts: Haunted Churches and Sunken Bells" http://whatliesbeyond.boards.net/thread/3037/christmas-ghosts-haunted-churches-sunken
Last Edit: Dec 22, 2015 14:43:04 GMT -5 by Joanna
Post by jane on Dec 22, 2015 17:46:32 GMT -5
My favorite of the three is Christmas Ghosts in Pubs and Inns.
Post by madeline on Dec 23, 2015 23:53:33 GMT -5
Dec 22, 2015 17:46:32 GMT -5 jane said:
My favorite is Haunted Churches and Sunken Bells.
Christmas Ghosts: Spectral Coaches & Royal Spirits Dec 20, 2017 1:33:32 GMT -5
Post by Sam on Dec 20, 2017 1:33:32 GMT -5
Does anyone else think that it's strange that there are so many ghost stories about spectral coaches, trains and ships, but hardly any about cars and trucks?
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Post by steve on Dec 16, 2021 13:41:57 GMT -5
Have you ever wondered why there are so many ghost stories about spectral coaches, but almost none about spectral cars?
Post by serena on Dec 16, 2021 16:58:43 GMT -5
Dec 16, 2021 13:41:57 GMT -5 steve said:
The answer is simple: There are millions of cars, so even if some of them are spectral, you wouldn't know it because no one pays any attention? But if you see a coach pulled by horses, you look and and if it vanishes into thin air or you can see through it, you notice. It's like this one in the story about Pluckley, the most haunted village in England:
Phantom Coach. In addition to the foregoing haunts, the highways and byways of Pluckley – particularly those in the vicinity of Maltman's Hill – are traveled by a spectral coach and horses. Although a few claim to have seen this phenomenon, most witnesses report hearing the thundering hoof beats of horses and the rattling wheels of a conveyance that never materialize. One night in late November 1997, a Pluckley resident reported her car was filled with the distinct noise of "horse hooves on a cobbled street" as she drove home. On another autumn night, a grandmother driving home from babysitting her granddaughter met a coach pulled by four horses. Initially believing it was someone driving an antique coach, she came to a full stop and noticed bright lights coming from inside the carriage as it passed. It wasn't until she looked into her rearview mirror and saw nothing that she realized she had just seen a ghost. whatliesbeyond.boards.net/thread/12751/pluckley-most-haunted-village-england
If those drivers had met a phantom car, they wouldn't have noticed it or looked in the rearview mirror after it passed.
Dec 16, 2021 16:58:43 GMT -5 serena said:
You're right! Why didn't I think of that?
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Post by chris on Dec 17, 2021 10:57:17 GMT -5
It's still an interesting question. In all my years of investigating and studying the paranormal, I have heard of only a very few cases of phantom cars. I think there are probably more ghost trains than ghost cars.
Post by Kate on Dec 20, 2021 12:00:38 GMT -5
There's something enchanting about spectral coaches and ghost trains, but ghost cars are too modern to be enchanting.
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Post by snowfairy on Dec 18, 2022 1:09:17 GMT -5
I told a friend of mine who has a day care about these Christmas ghost stories and she's going to print them and read them to the children. I didn't know teachers and babysitters read to children anymore, but apparently some do.
Post by pat on Dec 18, 2022 14:24:05 GMT -5
Dec 18, 2022 1:09:17 GMT -5 snowfairy said:
My niece has a daycare for toddlers and children who aren't old enough to go home alone after school and she reads them stories every afternoon. Children love ghost stories and now that you've given me the idea, I'm going to send her links to these stories so she can read them to the kids this week.
Post by catherine on Dec 18, 2022 14:47:58 GMT -5
Dec 18, 2022 14:24:05 GMT -5 pat said:
I loved gruesome ghost stories as a kid and I'm sure you did too, but today's brats are so fragile, I'm not sure they can handle stories of executions and spirits walking around with their heads tucked beneath their arms.
Dec 18, 2022 14:47:58 GMT -5 catherine said:
Have you seen today's videogames? They're a lot more violent than executions and heads tucked under arms.


When we taped this story Michael Guido was the Mayor of Dearborn. He was happy to meet us on the steps of City Hall as he and Ahmad are friends who work hard to make Dearborn a great place to live and work.
If you don't like your employees or how they are doing things, look at yourself. Every business is a reflection of its leader. Period. The team you build will be like you because subconsciously you hire people like yourself. The way you get better as a team then is to work on yourself.
Q: Does this mean that an employee doesn't add much to the mix?
A: No. It's just that bad leadership has the power to undo good work done by good people and good leadership can mask poor performance in the trenches. Position power is so strong that you can't build a business without the right person at the top. This is why many business owners remove themselves when the company they are trying to grow stalls.
Do you respect your employees as human beings? Are you the person who can grow your business? If your business is stuck, what can you do to work on yourself? Find a mentor or coach? Take a class? Go to therapy?
Employee: Ahmad gives you the opportunity to all of his employees to learn from their mistakes and he gives opportunities especially to students who just graduate. Like he is open-minded. You can do mistakes, if you want to learn. And he treats all customers well.
Employee: When you know what you are doing – you just plug it in – here we go. Boom – boom -- boom.
HATTIE: Okay, so good systems -- good experience.
Employee: Good systems, good software – good boss here. Makes everybody happy.
HATTIE: He makes everybody happy? How does he do that?
Employee: Sure – he does that by socializing with us at Christmas time we go party, when you have a birthday coming up – cake -- sing for you. We feel like it is a family business. We don't feel like he is our boss – he is like our brother. He is so sweet.
Employee: Wages – benefits and wages – they have to have that. These people work for some reason. People work for financial rewards and we have to provide that to people. And also one other benefit is that --- not only do they receive the fair competitive compensation – they also have to receive a comfort zone in their life. The flexibility – the flex hours we provide -- the casual dress. Because professionalism is not only the way you dress – professional is also the knowledge you carry around. This is what it is.
HATTIE: The way you deliver those documents – take care of those clients.
Ahmad: That's right. Caring about people.
Employee: He can teach you anything. He can introduce you. He can build a good personality of you. He is a smart guy.
Ahmad: We are most successful because people out there respect the business – respect who they work with in the office. And we don't want to lose them to anybody else. This is the key here is – working in a small business versus a corporate environment. People tend to see it as a more value in a small business than in a corporate environment because you count for something. You are heard, your actions are measured with certain results. And you are valued at that and you are commended for that. And this is what really counts in life basically. People pat you on the back and say, "look – you have done this and we have grown so much because of your idea." And that is important for people.
Employee: Ahmad is a very respectful person. Ahmad has a vision -- he plans. That is what I respect about him, he plans things. When it comes to characters, he is a very good judge of characters.
Employee: He teaches you how to look for the small details to find the gaps to make sure that your work is right – no mistakes. You have to be careful for the numbers. That is why we have the highest reputation in the area.
Employee: Whenever it comes to perfection, they can call Omnex.


For those who are new to points, I think it often helps to provide a simple strategy that allows people to earn a lot of miles quickly, so they can see the value in points. After all, if people can experience the benefits of redeeming miles firsthand, they're much more likely to be engaged in the future. In general I prefer cards that earn transferrable points currencies for my everyday spend, though there are some airline credit cards that have big welcome bonuses, as well as valuable perks for holding onto the cards.
I think the advice can be simplified even further for those who aren't eligible and/or who don't want to apply for business credit cards.
Altogether you'd need to spend $3,000 plus make an additional purchase, and you'd pay a total of $95 in fees the first year. Then you'd have 120,000+ AAdvantage miles.
That's enough for a roundtrip business class tickets to many points in the world, and for other destinations you'll be within 15,000-30,000 miles of having enough for a roundtrip ticket.
Since one card is issued by Barclaycard and one is issued by Citi, you can be approved for both cards the same day.
If you don't have one card or the other, I think this is a great strategy to take. 120,000+ miles with limited spend and limited annual fees the first year is pretty awesome. That's why I recommend the combination of the Citi® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® World Elite™ Mastercard® and AAdvantage Aviator Red World Elite Mastercard.
Good info! but doesn't American Airlines charge a gasoline tax? (I heard this can get up to as much as 600-700 dollars). Also I don't believe American lets you do open stops. Can you confirm any of this? Its just things I have heard. Thanks you in advance!
If you have a glutton for punishment, 2 credit cards that yield 120,000 bonus miles can equal about 5 round trip domestic economy trips. That would be so un-Lucky!
I try to tell as few people as possible about business class tickets. The best value for points on the planet. Go and trade for a microwave, just stay outta my seat.
Lucky – quick question: The Barclaycard can earn EQD while the citi cards don't. is that correct? I'm AA elite but want to apply for a card that can earn AA EQD. Thank you!
I applied for both a month ago and completed spend but was wondering do I need to wait to apply for the Business card or is it safe to jump right in?
In theory this sounds great. In practice, finding availability that isn't on BA is a pain in the rear. I'm sitting on 300k or so of AA miles and haven't found any good biz tickets to europe in a long time. I'm sure it's origin dependent as well, but just be aware of what you're getting into with AA miles.
Are there any US or international CC with interesting sign up bonuses that are available for non US citizen? For example via a cash deposit, equivalent to the spending limit?
@QTang I have the Barclay Aviator Silver card and can confirm you definitely do earn EQD's after a certain spend level as well as EQM's after meeting spend requirements. I was able to maintain Gold status this way. Don't know if it is unique to the Aviator Silver or not.
@ed It very much is origin dependant, but the remedy I've found is just using positioning flights. Sometimes I use revenue tickets and sometimes I use awards to get to the origin I need, but it still beats flying to Europe in coach or on BA and paying their ridiculous fees.
@ Nicolas — As far as I know, while some banks might allow secured cards to be opened without a US SSN, none of the travel rewards cards offer that as an option, unfortunately. Others may chime in with different experiences though.
@Tiffany Agree that ExpertFlyer is the way to go for looking for hard to find Milesaaver Awards. I would suggest that Business/First Milesaaver flights to Hawaii are the toughest to find. I was able to snag 2 Business/First Milesaaver seats to Kauai just a couple of weeks ago thanks to ExpertFlyer alert – first time in 10 years of going to Hawaii I've been able to do that!
@ Ed — For sure. That's an excellent find!!
I've had the AAviator card as a legacy US Airways cardholder from way back. I thought that when it converted to the AAviator that I'd have this exclusive card nobody could ever apply for ever after, but that wasn't the case. Anyway I had the Citi AA card once then converted it to some other Citi card after the first year to avoid the fee, but they eventually canceled it for non-use. When the Citi 60,000-mile thing happened I applied again and got it! So I'll pay my rent for a few months with it, bank the miles, then cancel or convert it before the annual fee hits. Repeat in 3-4 years.
AA miles are gold to Asia. Easily locating these days first class Japan Airlines and Cathay Pacific availability from all over the US, let alone business class.
I agree that AA miles are most useful to Asia. It's better to use a different program for Europe.
thanks for the link, it is indeed difficult to get good bonuses outside of the U.S. BOA gave me a cash reward card after depositing the card's spending limit, but no sign-up bonus let alone mile collection. I will soon start a PHD program in the U.S. and hopefully with a SSN I will get some of the nice cards. However, I do not have any income in the U.S. just abroad, do you think I will be eligible for some decent cc?
My question is, how do you book the partner airline award tickets? Is it just through the American website or do you go to the partner websites? I have the points I need, just trying now to figure out how to actually book the best flight.
Honestly, unless you don't care what cities you are flying out of and in to, and are totally flexible on dates, when booking nearly a year in advance, what is actually reasonable is to get all 3 cards, then use the 180K miles for a Bus Anytime award one way, and a Econ award the other way.
Do these business cards apply to the Chase 5/24 rule?
@ Daryl — Typically applying for a Citi business card would get you closer to the 5/24 limit. It's Amex business cards that generally don't count towards that limit.
@ Marie — You always book award tickets with the program with which you have miles. So you'd use American's website, or for their partners that they don't show online (Cathay, Etihad, JAL, Qatar, etc.), you'd have to call to book.
Thanks for this! As a young person with only a little over one year of credit history, I was able to be approved and get the 60,000 miles. Looking forward to my first business class flight for next to nothing!


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In reflecting on the current major floods on the Hawkesbury and Nepean Rivers and the surrounding districts it is interesting that in the course of my family history research this past year I have written something about the great 1867 flood. This is the biggest flood on record when the river rose to 19.1m.
The information I was looking at in relation to my family history indicates why farming with floods and living along the river was difficult in the early settlement of these areas. It also highlights the difficulty faced by those who have settled in these areas and the associated flood plains without looking at the history of the environment and the impacts of flood, drought and fire. The early settlers instead of listening and working alongside local indigenous Dharag and Darkinjung peoples often caused conflict and unrest by settling on traditional hunting and food source lands for the Dharag and Darkinjung peoples.
The video below explains how floods develop and operate within the Hawkesbury-Nepean river system as a 'bath-tub' effect. Of particular interest to the story of the Everingham's is the river 'choke point' at Sackville explained at 1:35 of the video.
Why the Hawkesbury Nepean Floods are so dangerous
The 1867 'Great Flood' is the worst flood on record from settlement and hit just after my great great great grandparents George and Keturah Everingham left the area. George Everingham was the son of the first fleet convict Matthew Everingham, a young law clerk, who was sentenced to transportation to New South Wales for 7 years for stealing and selling law books. He had lost his job from a difficult employer, was behind on his rent and had no means of support. George Everingham grew up in the Sackville Reach area nearby Keturah Stubbs, the daughter of a free settler and who would become his wife. Others in the Everingham family remained in the Hawkesbury region after George and Keturah left to take up farms on the Clarence River in the north of NSW. George Everingham was a farmer who owned and worked on several farms in the Hawkesbury region, he was the first of the new generation born in Australia to become a lay preacher in the Wesleyan Methodist church. He had donated land on his farm known as 'The Greens' where a chapel and school were built.
From James Colwell's – The Illustrated History of Methodism- Australia- 1812-1855. New South Wales and Polynesia – 1856 to 1902
'At this place [Sackville], we have two persons engaged as Exhorters for half a year. In the preceding quarter, [October to December], 1838, it appeared to me that they would be more useful if recognised as Local Preachers and frequently hearing favourable reports of their public efforts, I appointed them to preach a Trial Sermon respectively and concerning each, I can say I was pleased and profited. One has an appointment in the Macdonald every four weeks and another two appointments there, for we have two preaching places, the highest of which is about thirty miles from his home.He has also an appointment at Mangrove Creek every eighth Sunday, which is about the same distance. He is punctual to his appointments and acceptable to the people. This man, whose name is George Everingham has been very useful and as a natural consequence is highly esteemed …The other Local Preacher was James Cotton, who conducted the school where George's children were now pupils; but his activities were necessarily restricted to Sackville. It was George who was supporting Schofield elsewhere in Circuit in this initial stage.' 4
1867 Flood on the Hawkesbury – Newspaper reports
Numerous reports of flooding in 1867 are recorded in the National Library of Australia's 'Trove' website.
This is a link to those articles https://trove.nla.gov.au/search/category/newspapers?keyword=1867%20flood%20hawkesbury%20nepean
I have recorded six of those articles here:
A report from the Illustrated News on 16 July 1867; 'THREE years ago it became our painful duty to record the visitation of disastrous floods, and great destruction of property ; but we regret that during the past month a calamity of the same nature — more widespread in extent and more disastrous in its results — has desolated immense tracts of land, swept away numerous homesteads, and driven the occupants in a pitiless wintry storm to seek for shelter and safety beneath the roof of some more fortunate neighbour ; some to climb trees and await the arrival of boats to rescue them, while others less fortunate perished in the seething waters.' 1
In 1860 'another disastrous flood in the Hawkesbury' was reported in the Sydney Mail noting at Portland Head; 'The river began to rise here on Monday, rather slowly, and continued rising up to Wednesday, when it rose much taster, averaging about three inches per hour perpendicular to have attained its highest rise, being within two inches of the height attained by the flood of May last, and warning about five feet of the great flood of 1857. On Friday morning the river had fallen about eighteen inches. All the lands of Messrs. Turnbull, Manning, Everinghams, Hall, Bradley, Tuckerman, Doyle, Fleming, and others were covered with water — the greater part of Sackville Reach, and many other parts of the river being one sheet of water from hill to hill. There can be no doubt this flood will press harder on the farmers than any which has occurred for many years — numbers of them, who having their growing crops of wheat destroyed by the late flood, had resown their land, but only to experience (in a majority of cases) a similar misfortune, but with this addition, that the season is now too far advanced for wheat to be sown, even if the water had left the land, and it was in a fit state for working. Oats may be sown on low strong lands until the end of August, and unless the farmers do sow them there will be little or no harvest on the Hawkesbury this year, which will be a serious drawback to the whole district.' 2
Again in 1864, a flood was reported in the Sydney Morning Herald; THE heavy rain which fell on the 2nd and 3rd instant, and produced a considerable rise in the river, seems to have been preparatory for the greatest flood known to have taken place on the Hawkesbury. 'Scarcely had the river gone down to its original level when the weather became threatening, and on Thursday night, the 9th instant, it commenced raining, with heavy showers occasionally. On Friday morning it came down in torrents and continued till the following morning, when it slackened, but the river commenced rising rapidly. At sundown it was bank high, and continued rising at the rate of one foot per hour, which was the signal for the farmers to remove their stock from the low lands without delay. On Sunday morning the rain had ceased, when the whole of the cultivated lands were inundated … At noon the water had risen to a great height, and was quite alarming, from the appearance of haystacks, dead pigs, poultry, household furniture, and other property floating down the river in rapid succession, which was conclusive evidence that an unusual quantity of rain had fallen upwards, and that a fearful destruction of property would be the result … when it began to recede – here a most appalling and destructive scene appeared – the waters extending from mountain to mountain, having risen, it is affirmed, a little above the mark of the great flood of August, 1809, which was the highest flood on record having taken place on the Hawkesbury … The Colo and the Macdonald Rivers must, as a natural consequence, be very high in flood, and a great quantity of grain destroyed ; thus, the farmers who have been struggling under adverse circumstances for a considerable time, and who were in a great measure depending upon their maize crops for the support of their families, will, in most cases, have to contend with difficulties hitherto unknown to them. The flood is rapidly subsiding, and the wreck of property in the shape of fences, buildings, &c, is already becoming apparent. Sackville Reach, June 18th.3
So by the time flood hit again in 1867, there had already been significant and repeated losses for farmers in the Hawkesbury over the 1860's. At a later flood in 1869 in Sackville Reach the Sydney Morning Herald reports; 'It may be truly said that the farms will present a miserable and desolate appearance for some time to come ; it is useless to endeavour to carry on farming in a systemic manner on the Hawkesbury of late years. Such an idea cannot be entertained when the plans and arrangements of the agriculturist are thus set aside so frequently with such destructive consequences. A similar visitation as the present has taken place every year during the last three years in succession, which have caused many poor families to endure great privations, and struggle hard with the assistance of a generous public to cultivate their lands during that period. However, they have reason to be thankful for the opportunity afforded them for gathering their crops on this occasion, and providing the means of support for a time. It is probable that some of the inhabitants will leave the river ere long and seek some more favourable locality, but it is likely that the greater portion will still remain, and await with patience a return of more propitious seasons.' 4
Illustrated Sydney News – Tuesday 16 July 1867 page 9
Although in 1867 George's brother Matthew Everingham did not lose his house like many, he did lose 'Outbuildings flooded, and a few inches in dwelling' 5
Henry Parkes (later Sir Henry Parkes) organised relief for those affected in the Hawkesbury Floods, he travelled on the steamer up the river helping to distribute clothing and food. Here are a few examples from the report of what they found; 'Proceeding up the river the first picture of abject misery which meet our gaze was at Peat's Ferry, about two miles from the sea, a number of persons, men, women, and children, were observed on the ferry wharf, and on landing we found a man named John Woods, a limeburner, who with his wife and eight children had been washed out of their hut, and were now in a state of the utmost destitution … Woods had been forty years on the river, but had never seen such a flood … By hailing a man, named William Everingham, we learned that a little more than a week ago this was the comfortable homestead of a family named Green (a man, wife, and three children), who had lost all they possessed, narrowly escaped with their lives … A Mrs. Rose, whose husband was away, stated that she and her family of ten children were on the point of leaving their house for a new one built upon the hillside, when the floods came and carried away the old house and all its contents, together with eight hundred bushels of corn, two hundred of which was ready for pulling. They subsequently lost the whole of their crop on a farm of sixty acres for which they had to pay a heavy rent. The only thing they had in the house at present in the shape of food were a few pumpkins, which they had rescued from the river while they were being swept down from some of the farms further up, all their own pumpkins having been carried away … on the Macdonald River and Webb's Creek. From this it appeared that all the settlers on the banks of the river had suffered more or less. Some had their houses, furniture, and food swept away, together with their crops; and, to make the matter worse, the land was covered with a thick layer of white sand debris. Others had their crops carried away or destroyed; and in almost every instance the corn was nearly ready for pulling. Others had their houses inundated and their store corn destroyed; but who, since the subsidence of the waters, had gone back to live in them again. The state of these houses – smothered in mud – may be more easily imagined than described. It is feared that much sickness among the people will result from going back to reside in these damp houses … a man, named John Lahey, pulled down the river in his boat, and with his wife came on board. These two persons presented one of the most, if not the most pitiable picture, that we had seen on the river. The man had obtained a precarious livelihood by building chimneys, &., being a rough bricklayer and stonemason. He, with his wife and child, resided in a hut on a neck of land at a point where the waters of Webb's Creek empty themselves into the Hawkesbury; and when the flood came down they lost everything but their lives, escaping almost naked. The man had been the father of twenty-eight children, nineteen by his present wife, and, singular to relate, only one, a girl of seven or eight years, survived. This couple were supplied with some tea, sugar, hose for both, a pair of trousers, pair of blankets, six loaves of bread, a quarter of mutton, and some corn-flour for the child, who was represented to be sick. They, like other recipients on the river, appeared deeply grateful for the assistance thus afforded … two boys – fine intelligent lads, the younger especially, although neither of them could read or write, – came off to the ship (which had stopped) to see what was required on board, as they had not heard the object of the vessel's visit, although they saw her pass upon the previous day. They stated that they lived with their mother and father, brother and sisters, there being eleven in family, at the mouth of the Mangrove Creek. In the flood the family had lost everything, leaving nothing but a few pumpkins to exist upon. Furniture, clothing, and food, together with a small crop, had all disappeared at one fell swoop, and they had pulled six miles down the river to see if they could obtain some food for their mother and sisters. They told their tale in such a simple straightforward manner that they enlisted the sympathies of all on board, and a feeling of regret was expressed by all when they left, that they should remain to grow up in utter ignorance on the river.' 7
The report in 2017 looks at the Aboriginal experiences of the Great Flood – a gap in the record – https://www.hawkesburygazette.com.au/story/4759500/what-was-the-darug-experience-of-the-great-flood/ when the 200 years anniversary of the 1867 floods was commemorated.
'Erin Wilkins of the Muru Mittigar Aboriginal Cultural and Education Centre was there listening to Uncle Wes, and she said while no stories have been handed down, the Aboriginal people were attuned to the movements of animals and could read the signs which indicated impending flood and so would have moved to higher ground … (This is borne out by Warragamba Dam workers who told the Gazette a few years ago that they knew when a flood was coming as huge numbers of eels gather against the dam wall) … Local history librarian at Hawkesbury Library Michelle Nichols said while she had never seen mention of any Aboriginal flood experiences in newspaper reports of 1867, there were records of Darug people warning the earliest white Hawkesbury settlers many decades before of impending flood … Local historian John Miller corroborated this, saying in the 1790s the Darug people warned white people who were building a granary near Windsor wharf that water had reached the treetops at that site only six months before. He hadn't ever heard anything either though of how the Darug people had fared in 1867 … Ms Nichols feels however that if Aboriginal people had been found drowned, it would have been reported. She said part of the problem was that there was no newspaper in the Hawkesbury in 1867 – there had been some in the 1840s but then there was a gap until the 1870s when another started up (The Gazette started in 1888).'8
Illustrated Sydney News (NSW : 1853 – 1872), Tuesday 16 July 1867, page 7
Sydney Mail (NSW : 1860 – 1871), Saturday 4 August 1860, page 5
Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954), Wednesday 22 June 1864, page 5
Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954), Friday 14 May 1869, page 8
Sydney Mail (NSW : 1860 – 1871), Saturday 6 July 1867, page 11
Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954), Tuesday 2 July 1867, page 3
Goulburn Herald and Chronicle (NSW : 1864 – 1881), Wednesday 3 July 1867, page 2
The Hawkesbury Gazette JUNE 28 2017 https://www.hawkesburygazette.com.au/story/4759500/what-was-the-darug-experience-of-the-great-flood/
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It's the Mountain Way is a coming-of-age story filled with suspense and memories of first love. Savannah Benjamin, born and raised in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, knew the ways of the mountain. She had only experienced the outside world from the books she read. But books couldn't teach her how first love felt, or explain why some people who seemed good were not always trustworthy. They didn't tell her that teenagers could be mean or unfriendly. These lessons she had to learn for herself. Set in 1983, marrying young was not unusual in the isolated hollows and villages of the mountains. At fourteen, Savannah was no longer a child, but not yet an adult. Her mother had married at fifteen, she wanted more for her daughter. Horace Jenks, the local moonshiner, had other plans for Savannah.
Dr. Donna Bevans holds a Doctorate Degree in Clinical Psychology and retired after over twenty-five years in private practice in Orange County and Palm Desert, California. She is a member of The National League of American Pen Women, Laguna Beach Branch. Her writing credits include Whatever It Takes, a suspense/mystery, So. . . you want to write a book, an instructional manual for the beginning writer, four children's books and several short stories and poems. Originally from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, she and her husband currently live in Laguna Woods and Cathedral City, California. The author can be contacted at donnabevans@comline.com or through her webpage at www.donnabevans.net.


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This is a light, fresh and easy salad to make and the best part is, it's full of so many different textures and tastes!
Remove kale from ribs. Wash and pat dry. Cut or break into bite sized chunks. Core and cut apple into bite sized chunks. Remove seeds from 1/2 pomegranate (the easiest way to do this is in a bowl of water in the sink...you'll make much less of a mess and the seeds are easier to remove.) Place kale, apple and seeds in a bowl. Crumble feta cheese on top. In a much smaller bowl, combine oil, vinegar and lemon juice. Mix well and pour over salad. Toss salad and add salt and pepper to taste. Enjoy the party in your mouth!
That's a lot of excellent nutrients in one bowl! I have made kale chips, but not kale salad. I really want to try that. Thanks for sharing!
YUM! I brought it to a potluck dinner... It was delish! I got a lot of requests for the recipe and they thought i couldn't cook hah.


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The amount the Government has to borrow each week has jumped from $250 million a week to $300 million a week, to cover the blowout in the cash deficit to $15.6 billion.
But Finance Minister Bill English says that the operating deficit will halve next year and that the books were still on track to get back into surplus no later than 2015-16.
"We will certainly be looking for opportunities to get back to surplus sooner," he said.
Mr English put the blowout down to a lower tax revenue because of a "more subdued" recovery than expected and the one-off costs of the Canterbury earthquake and the leaky homes package.
Treasury's forecast for GDP growth in the current year has been downgraded from 3.2 per cent in the May Budget to 2.2 per cent.
Mr English said the Government would continue to limit new operating spending to $1.12 billion a year.
The figures reinforced the reality that there would be no spend-up in election year.
"There cannot be a lolly scramble in 2011. No amount of wishful thinking can make that possible."
Mr English steered away from suggestions the Government would embark on wholesale spending cuts, such as reversing the decision to continue with interest-free student loans.
Mr English's emphasis yesterday was on lifting the performance of public service and government entities such as Housing New Zealand Corporation and the Ministry of Education.
He detailed the Crown's $223 billion in assets including roads, schools, housing, national parks, airlines, railways, and its $128 billion of liabilities, such as ACC and the Government Super Fund.
The assets were expected to grow by $33 billion over the next five years. He said state-owned enterprises, valued collectively at $52 billion, were "a very small proportion of the family silver".
"And we need to be using the whole silver set much more effectively."
He cited the fact that the Ministry of Education had 244 closed schools, teacher houses or vacant sites worth $96 million. They could sold to be used for new schools or better housing or defence equipment.
"This is about a major shift in the public sector respecting public capital, treating it with respect, using it effectively particularly because when they waste it, we've got to go and borrow more from the same people who are lending to Spain and Portugal and they are going to be asking harder and harder questions."
State agencies would be expected to show they were using their capital base "fully and effectively before being granted additional capital".
Labour's associate finance spokesman David Parker said it was time for National to take responsibility for the deterioration in the books.
"They have blamed the former Labour Government, they've blamed the Canterbury earthquake, they've blamed a decline in tax take, which they say is unexpected _ but they haven't blamed themselves."
Act's Sir Roger Douglas said Prime Minister John Key had failed to get spending under control and it showed he wanted the trappings of office but none of the hard decisions. "It is as if Sir Robert Muldoon has risen from the grave to become his adviser."


Teen Mom 2 star Jenelle Evans was arrested again in North Carolina on Monday. According to the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office, 19-year-old Evans was arrested for violating her probation. The troubled teen, who recently underwent a stint in rehab, also reportedly tested postive for illegal substances.


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The Clear Springs Advanced Technology Center can reserve campus space for meetings, special events, and special class sessions. All of our training rooms including the auditorium are available to rent. The use of our facility includes affordable access to state of the art technology and located in the heart of Polk County, Bartow, Florida.


Say what you will of the Camaro Z/28.R – you can't deny it's got plenty of horsepower … and punctuation.
The Chevrolet Camaro Z/28.R will bring a historic name back to the track when it debuts at the Rolex 24 at Daytona later this week.
As you might have guessed, the Z/28.R is a racing version of the 2014 Camaro Z/28, itself a revival of a classic nameplate that began as a homologation special for the SCCA Trans-Am racing series back in the 1960s.
Stevenson Motorsports and CKS Autosport will campaign Z/28.Rs in the GS class of the IMSA Continental Tires SportsCar Challenge.
Turning a Z/28 into a race car apparently doesn't require much. The racer uses the same aerodynamics package as the stock Z/28, including its front and rear spoiler, hood extractor, rocker and wheel house extensions, and belly pan.
The 7.0-liter LS7 V8 is also the same, although power output may be changed to conform with class rules. The Z/28.R also uses the stock Z/28's limited-slip differential.
Many race cars have little in common with their stock counterparts, but Chevy's choice of the Continental Tires SportsCar Challenge means it can field a car that's pretty close to what customers can actually, reinforcing the Z/28's credentials as a purpose-built track weapon.
While the original Camaro Z/28 raced muscle cars like the Ford Mustang Boss 302 and Dodge Challenger T/A in Trans-Am, the new version will go up against a wider variety of competition, including Mustangs, Nissan 370Zs, and Aston Martin Vantages.
The racing action at Daytona kicks off this Friday at 1:45 p.m. Eastern, and the Z/28 goes on sale soon with a base price of $75,000.


i was in canadas arctic for a while, to photographe bears in their natural habitat.
Hansruedi, I'm so happy to see this beautiful image among the finalists!!!
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There's nothing worse than holding your umbrella while simultaneously holding your coffee. If only there was a cup holder right on your umbrella! This pivoting umbrella drink holder is a small device that you can attach to any umbrella and use it to hold your drinks, and no matter what angle you are holding your umbrella at, your drinks will always be upright.
Using a pivoting connection, the cup holder will always keep your drinks level using gravity. The weight of your drinks will keep them perfectly level no matter if your umbrella is pointing forward, backwards, to the side, or even upside down.
The pivoting drink holder is universal and will attach to the shaft of pretty much any umbrella, comes in a single or double cup holder styles, comes in a few different colors to choose from.
Check out the Morella drink holder umbrella attachment in action via the video below.


Planning a trip from Sagar to Cuttack Cleartrip helps you select the best route between Sagar & Cuttack based on price, timing & easy mode of transport. Prices are indicative (one-way, one traveller).
You can travel from New Delhi to Bhubaneshwar by booking a flight. The total flight time between New Delhi & Bhubaneshwar is around 2 h 15 m. The price of the flight ticket is approximately Rs..
Travelling in a bus is one of the ways to reach Cuttack from Bhubaneshwar. The total journey between Bhubaneshwar & Cuttack takes around 0 h 36 m in a bus. The bus ticket price for the journey is approximately Rs.416.
You can reach Cuttack from Sagar by travelling in a train. Sagar to Cuttack train takes approximately 28 h 05 m. You can catch a train from Sagar and get down at Cuttack. The price of the train ticket is approximately Rs. 561.
You can reach Sambalpur from Sagar by travelling in a train. Sagar to Sambalpur train takes approximately 14 h 18 m. You can catch a train from Sagar and get down at Sambalpur. The price of the train ticket is approximately Rs. 370.
Travelling in a bus is one of the ways to reach Cuttack from Sambalpur. The total journey between Sambalpur & Cuttack takes around 6 h 4 m in a bus. The bus ticket price for the journey is approximately Rs.492.


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Q: java.lang.LinkageError: loader constraint violation Jenkins maven I am testing an upgraded version of Jenkins (from 2.235.1 to 2.375.1). One of my jobs fails with the following error when run in Jenkins Agent with Swarm Client 3.39 (this works perfectly on previou sversion):
After reading up a bit more I think Maven 3 and Swarm Client 3.39 both have slf4j depenencies, has any one of you come accros this problem before? Similar issue reported in https://issues.jenkins.io/browse/JENKINS-42098
--------------- log from failed Jenkins job -------
`[EnvInject] - Variables injected successfully.
Parsing POMs
Established TCP socket on 46713
maven35-agent.jar already up to date
maven35-interceptor.jar already up to date
maven3-interceptor-commons.jar already up to date
[get-automated-testing] $ /etc/alternatives/jre_11_openjdk/bin/java -Xmx8192m -XX:+UseParallelGC -Duser.language=en -Duser.country=GB -verbose:gc -cp /var/lib/jenkins/maven35-agent.jar:/opt/maven/boot/plexus-classworlds-2.5.2.jar:/opt/maven/conf/logging jenkins.maven3.agent.Maven35Main /opt/maven/ /opt/swarm-client-3.39.jar /var/lib/jenkins/maven35-interceptor.jar /var/lib/jenkins/maven3-interceptor-commons.jar 46713
[0.009s][info][gc] Using Parallel
<===[JENKINS REMOTING CAPACITY]===>channel started
[WARNING] LinkageError while performing UserRequest:hudson.maven.Maven3Builder@64dae73d
java.lang.LinkageError: loader constraint violation: loader org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.realm.ClassRealm @6acbcfc0 wants to load interface org.slf4j.Logger. A different interface with the same name was previously loaded by org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.realm.ClassRealm @27bc2616. (org.slf4j.Logger is in unnamed module of loader org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.realm.ClassRealm @27bc2616, parent loader 'app')
    at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method)
    at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:1017)
    at java.base/java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(SecureClassLoader.java:174)
    at java.base/java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(URLClassLoader.java:555)
    at java.base/java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:458)
    at java.base/java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:452)
    at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
    at java.base/java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:451)
    at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.realm.ClassRealm.loadClassFromSelf(ClassRealm.java:401)
    at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.strategy.SelfFirstStrategy.loadClass(SelfFirstStrategy.java:42)
    at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.realm.ClassRealm.unsynchronizedLoadClass(ClassRealm.java:271)
    at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.realm.ClassRealm.loadClass(ClassRealm.java:247)
    at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.realm.ClassRealm.loadClass(ClassRealm.java:239)
    at org.apache.maven.cli.event.ExecutionEventLogger.<init>(ExecutionEventLogger.java:69)
    at hudson.maven.util.ExecutionEventLogger.<init>(ExecutionEventLogger.java:65)
    at hudson.maven.Maven3Builder$MavenExecutionListener.<init>(Maven3Builder.java:375)
    at hudson.maven.Maven3Builder$JenkinsEventSpy.<init>(Maven3Builder.java:199)
    at hudson.maven.Maven3Builder.call(Maven3Builder.java:119)
    at hudson.maven.Maven3Builder.call(Maven3Builder.java:70)
    at hudson.remoting.UserRequest.perform(UserRequest.java:211)
    at hudson.remoting.UserRequest.perform(UserRequest.java:54)
    at hudson.remoting.Request$2.run(Request.java:377)
    at hudson.remoting.InterceptingExecutorService.lambda$wrap$0(InterceptingExecutorService.java:78)
    at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:264)
    at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1128)
    at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:628)
    at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:829)
ERROR: Failed to parse POMs
java.io.IOException: Remote call on Channel to Maven [/etc/alternatives/jre_11_openjdk/bin/java, -Xmx8192m, -XX:+UseParallelGC, -Duser.language=en, -Duser.country=GB, -verbose:gc, -cp, /var/lib/jenkins/maven35-agent.jar:/opt/maven/boot/plexus-classworlds-2.5.2.jar:/opt/maven/conf/logging, jenkins.maven3.agent.Maven35Main, /opt/maven/, /opt/swarm-client-3.39.jar, /var/lib/jenkins/maven35-interceptor.jar, /var/lib/jenkins/maven3-interceptor-commons.jar, 46713] failed
    at hudson.remoting.Channel.call(Channel.java:1004)
    at hudson.maven.ProcessCache$MavenProcess.call(ProcessCache.java:161)
    at hudson.maven.MavenModuleSetBuild$MavenModuleSetBuildExecution.doRun(MavenModuleSetBuild.java:877)
    at hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractBuildExecution.run(AbstractBuild.java:526)
    at hudson.model.Run.execute(Run.java:1900)
    at hudson.maven.MavenModuleSetBuild.run(MavenModuleSetBuild.java:543)
    at hudson.model.ResourceController.execute(ResourceController.java:107)
    at hudson.model.Executor.run(Executor.java:449)
Caused by: java.lang.LinkageError: loader constraint violation: loader org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.realm.ClassRealm @6acbcfc0 wants to load interface org.slf4j.Logger. A different interface with the same name was previously loaded by org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.realm.ClassRealm @27bc2616. (org.slf4j.Logger is in unnamed module of loader org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.realm.ClassRealm @27bc2616, parent loader 'app')
    at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method)
    at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:1017)
    at java.base/java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(SecureClassLoader.java:174)
    at java.base/java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(URLClassLoader.java:555)
    at java.base/java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:458)
    at java.base/java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:452)
    at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
    at java.base/java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:451)
    at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.realm.ClassRealm.loadClassFromSelf(ClassRealm.java:401)
    at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.strategy.SelfFirstStrategy.loadClass(SelfFirstStrategy.java:42)
    at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.realm.ClassRealm.unsynchronizedLoadClass(ClassRealm.java:271)
    at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.realm.ClassRealm.loadClass(ClassRealm.java:247)
    at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.realm.ClassRealm.loadClass(ClassRealm.java:239)
    at org.apache.maven.cli.event.ExecutionEventLogger.<init>(ExecutionEventLogger.java:69)
    at hudson.maven.util.ExecutionEventLogger.<init>(ExecutionEventLogger.java:65)
    at hudson.maven.Maven3Builder$MavenExecutionListener.<init>(Maven3Builder.java:375)
    at hudson.maven.Maven3Builder$JenkinsEventSpy.<init>(Maven3Builder.java:199)
    at hudson.maven.Maven3Builder.call(Maven3Builder.java:119)
    at hudson.maven.Maven3Builder.call(Maven3Builder.java:70)
    at hudson.remoting.UserRequest.perform(UserRequest.java:211)
    at hudson.remoting.UserRequest.perform(UserRequest.java:54)
    at hudson.remoting.Request$2.run(Request.java:377)
    at hudson.remoting.InterceptingExecutorService.lambda$wrap$0(InterceptingExecutorService.java:78)
    at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:264)
    at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1128)
    at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:628)
    at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:829)
    Suppressed: hudson.remoting.Channel$CallSiteStackTrace: Remote call to Channel to Maven [/etc/alternatives/jre_11_openjdk/bin/java, -Xmx8192m, -XX:+UseParallelGC, -Duser.language=en, -Duser.country=GB, -verbose:gc, -cp, /var/lib/jenkins/maven35-agent.jar:/opt/maven/boot/plexus-classworlds-2.5.2.jar:/opt/maven/conf/logging, jenkins.maven3.agent.Maven35Main, /opt/maven/, /opt/swarm-client-3.39.jar, /var/lib/jenkins/maven35-interceptor.jar, /var/lib/jenkins/maven3-interceptor-commons.jar, 46713]
        at hudson.remoting.Channel.attachCallSiteStackTrace(Channel.java:1784)
        at hudson.remoting.UserRequest$ExceptionResponse.retrieve(UserRequest.java:356)
        at hudson.remoting.Channel.call(Channel.java:1000)
        at hudson.maven.ProcessCache$MavenProcess.call(ProcessCache.java:161)
        at hudson.maven.MavenModuleSetBuild$MavenModuleSetBuildExecution.doRun(MavenModuleSetBuild.java:877)
        at hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractBuildExecution.run(AbstractBuild.java:526)
        at hudson.model.Run.execute(Run.java:1900)
        at hudson.maven.MavenModuleSetBuild.run(MavenModuleSetBuild.java:543)
        at hudson.model.ResourceController.execute(ResourceController.java:107)
        at hudson.model.Executor.run(Executor.java:449)
channel stopped
[CucumberReport] Using Cucumber Reports version 5.6.1
[CucumberReport] JSON report directory is "get-automated-testing/target"
[CucumberReport] Copied 0 properties files from workspace "/var/lib/jenkins/workspace/Aurora-QA-Integration Testing-E2E/get-automated-testing/target" to reports directory "/var/lib/jenkins/jobs/Aurora-QA-Integration Testing-E2E/builds/1708/cucumber-html-reports/.cache"
[CucumberReport] Copied 0 files from workspace "/var/lib/jenkins/workspace/Aurora-QA-Integration Testing-E2E/get-automated-testing/target" to reports directory "/var/lib/jenkins/jobs/Aurora-QA-Integration Testing-E2E/builds/1708/cucumber-html-reports/.cache"
[CucumberReport] Processing 0 json files:
[CucumberReport] Missing report result - report was not successfully completed
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I don't have sl4j as a dependency in my pom but I have the following:
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
            <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
            <version>${log4j.version}</version>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
            <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
            <version>${log4j.version}</version>
        </dependency>

I tried adding provided to both of the above dependencies, but without any luck.
Can anyone please help?
Thank you


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Man on electronic monitoring for his 4th gun case had a gun in his pocket during a traffic stop, Chicago cops say
December 27, 2022 CWBChicago Citywide
Chicago — Prosecutors say a man on electronic monitoring for a Class X felony gun case had a pistol capable of firing automatic gunfire in his jacket pocket during a Chicago police traffic stop on Monday.
Judge David Navarro held 23-year-old Deray Calcote without bail during a court hearing Tuesday afternoon.
Calcote, who was adjudicated delinquent as a juvenile for gun cases in 2015 and 2017, was also convicted of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon in 2019. In that case, Chicago cops who heard a gunshot pulled over the vehicle he was in and found the front seat passenger had been shot. Prosecutors said that officers saw Calcote stash a gun with an extended ammunition magazine on the back floorboard during the incident.
Deray Calcote | Chicago Police Department
Then, in October 2020, police chased after Calcote when he allegedly ran from a car next door to a home where they were conducting an investigation. Officers said they saw him throw a loaded 9-millimeter handgun with a 27-round drum magazine over a fence during the pursuit.
Prosecutors charged him with Class X armed habitual criminal, and a judge released him on his own recognizance. Calcote failed to appear in court, and the judge ordered him to pay a $3,000 bail deposit in July 2021. When Calcote didn't show up for court again in November 2021, the judge ordered him to pay another $2,000 to go home on electronic monitoring, prosecutors said.
He was still wearing an ankle monitor around 11:30 a.m. Monday when police pulled him over as he rode in the passenger seat of a woman's car in the 2700 block of East 79th Street. Police allegedly saw an ammunition magazine sticking out of his pocket when they asked him and the woman to step out of the vehicle because the woman had a suspended driver's license.
Prosecutors said police recovered a loaded handgun with an automatic-fire switch from Calcote.
He told officers the switch was already attached when he bought the gun, which he said he "needed for safety," according to prosecutor Sarah Dale-Schmidt.
Calcote's public defender said he delivers for a catering company, attends Rock of Ages Church, and is the primary caregiver for his grandmother, who has dementia. The lawyer said Calcote's mother was driving the car when police pulled them over Monday.
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Concrete Safety Systems has been a division of Smith-Midland since March 1977. Its function is to rent concrete safety barrier. In April of 2006 a renewed effort was put into this division. It was decided to expand CSS services in order to become a full service concrete barrier rental company. CSS will not only rent and deliver barrier, CSS will rent, deliver, set (install), and pickup the barrier. One phone call to CSS (540) 439-8966 will take care of all your concrete safety barrier needs for both road construction and event security applications.


The majestic beauty of the American West becomes even more magical in wintertime, when South Dakota is transformed into a winter wonderland just waiting to be explored. From skiing and snowboarding to snowmobiling and snowshoe hiking, winter in South Dakota offers something for everyone.
Go cross-country skiing, try your hand at ice fishing or enjoy miles of groomed trails while snowmobiling across South Dakota. The Black Hills offer the most extensive and well-groomed snowmobile trails in America, including 448 kilometers of marked trails south of Spearfish to north of Custer. The area also includes hundreds of kilometers of groomed cross-country ski trails. Most of the 1.2-million-acre Black Hills National Forest permits snowmobiling, but the enhanced trail system gives the Black Hills a national prominence. At 6,000 feet, trails develop a five-foot snow pack each winter, carrying you through snowy pine forests and deep into canyons that lead to summit lookouts or untracked meadows and play areas with top-notch powder-floating. With warming shelters, gas stops, local service and expert guides, the snowmobiling support in South Dakota is hard to match.
Experience the thrill of downhill skiing at Terry Peak Ski Area outside of Lead or Great Bear Recreation Park in Sioux Falls. Enjoy the peaceful winter solitude of a snowshoe or cross-country ski trip through acres of unspoiled, pristine wilderness across the state. Take a winter hike to Black Elk Peak—the highest point in both South Dakota and in the United States east of the Rockies—or explore Oahe Downstream State Recreation Area for an opportunity to see majestic bald eagles roost in the treetops below the Oahe Dam.
Whatever your goal, South Dakota is the perfect setting for your winter getaway.


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Milan to host blended Commencement celebration
Jared D. Rogers
Published in the Osgood Journal, May 19, 2020
The Milan Community School Corporation announced on May 12 their plan to host a blended Commencement celebration on Saturday, May 30. The plan includes a Class of 2020 caravan through Main Street and a virtual ceremony. "We believe it will be a unique celebration that will appropriately honor the Class of 2020," Superintendent Jane Rogers wrote in a letter to Milan families.
The letter acknowledges that continued concerns relating to COVID-19 and governmental restrictions have created uncertainty for schools. Supt. Rogers says that it was Milan's mission to "provide a graduation ceremony that is meaningful and memorable while maintaining a safe environment for everyone."
The May 30 date coincides with the originally planned date for the graduation ceremony. School administrators consulted with class officers and sponsors to make the decision. Ceremony planners note that this avoids any scheduling conflicts in the future, especially for seniors who already have plans regarding further education, employment, or military obligations.
The caravan scheduled for that day will be led by the Milan Volunteer Fire Department and will leave from the high school at approximately 11:00 a.m. It will travel through Main Street, similar to traditions for school Homecoming parades and victory celebrations.
"If you would like to honor the Class of 2020, this is your chance to participate," Supt. Rogers writes to the Milan community. Cars may be parked up and down the streets and participants are asked to honk their horns to honor graduates. Everyone is asked to adhere to social distancing guidelines.
The virtual portion of the program will include a professionally created video containing speeches, photos of graduates and senior memories, and other tributes. The video link will be available to families by June 5.
"Seniors, we are proud of you," says Supt. Rogers. The celebration is an opportunity for everyone to congratulate graduates, reflect on their success, and wish them the best as they embark on the next chapter of life. Although graduation will look different this year, it will certainly be unique for the Class of 2020.
Milan seniors and their families are receiving more detailed explanations and should be on the lookout for that information.
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