text:
A collection of life stories by writers who have attended Deborah's classes
My Singing Grandmother by Catherine Groenestein
Catherine is a journalist who has been hunting and gathering stories for around three decades, mostly in Taranaki. The best part of her job is the interesting and sometimes quirky people she has the privilege to interview and write about.
When my mother was in the Marton maternity home with my baby sister, Granny took us older three out along country roads picking flowers, which we later put into preserving jars to decorate the house and welcome them home.
That afternoon, I walked beside the pushchair with my baby brother and little sister riding in it, me holding on. It seemed like miles to my five-year-old legs.
It was early summer and the verge was lush with foxgloves, wild roses and buttercups golden in the grass.
At bedtimes during that visit and others, Granny told us stories of her wartime exploits when she and her husband were in the Dutch underground. They had five children at that stage and when Grandfather was betrayed he had to go into hiding as he was wanted by the Nazis. He was away much of the time so mostly she was on her own and dicing with danger for she also hid Jews, a German officer who had defected and sometimes British pilots who had been shot down, in her attic in occupied Holland. She would send the children down to a nearby stream to wash their hands and faces before meals to give her time to ferry food upstairs to the 'guests.'
Finding food for these extras as well as her family took all her resourcefulness.
Once, she saw a soldier toss a stale loaf into a rubbish bin. Quickly retrieved and with the mould cut off, it was a feast.
Other times, she bought a few potatoes from a farmer, smuggling them home in the pram underneath the baby.
My memories of my grandmother begin in the 1970s. By then, she and my grandfather and their nine children had been in New Zealand for about twenty years. What I remember is her greying hair in a soft bun and her lovely singing voice. To me she was always smiling and kind. She relished cream in her coffee, and her bread thickly buttered. Although Granny never drove a car or had a paid job, she was always busy.
In her later years, now widowed, she relished the freedom of having her own money to spend, or not, as she wished - for the first time in her life. She died aged 94.
I often think of her as my sister's December birthday approaches and the summer growth turns the roadsides green. Her motto was: 'Do the work your hand finds' and hers always found plenty.
Riverton/Aparima by Marie Lynne Mitchell
Marie Lynne was born in Christchurch and after a degree in English at Canterbury University, travelled and worked in London for several years. The following years, while the family was growing were spent in San Francisco, Argentina and Singapore. Eventually the lure of home was too great and the last working stint was nearly twenty fulfilling years at the University of Auckland Business School supporting students and staff with research and learning resources. Marie is now a passionate New Zealander who is drawn to spending more and more time in the Coromandel.
Riverton/Aparima, was one of the early places in New Zealand where Maori and Pakeha first met, forged bonds and where my grandparents made their home. Grandad was a gnarly Foveaux Strait fisherman in summer and a builder by winter. My grandmother was the domestic, lighting the parlour fire every morning, cleaning, baking and playing bowls in crisp whites.
The house has a particular smell that I can recall even now; wheaty, rose talcum powder, tobacco and furniture polish. I remember the quietness, broken by the chiming of the hall clock and the particular ring to our party line —short, long, short — and my Grandmother picking up the receiver with a loud broguey " Aye There".
We were fascinated by our grandparent's treasures and their unknown to us, past lives. My grandfather hung souvenirs of his Pacific voyages in the long polished wooden hallway, a large American bright red coloured hide with a painting of a Red Indian in a canoe in the middle and a fearsome tier of tribal blow pipes cascading down the wall. My grandmother had a softer trove, an embroidered box crammed with beautiful gloves, fine kid, fur, fabric and lace and a chest under the bed full of musical scores from when she toured provincial stages singing and acting. 'I remember this one' she would say, "Ae fond kiss" and would hum the tune reminiscing about the weddings and parties she'd sung at.
We stood on the concrete back porch on summer evenings looking down the harbour waiting to see my Grandfather's boat, the Southern Light come over the bar. I remember my annoyance at not being allowed on the Southern Light. Probably I was too young but I felt it was because I was a girl. My cousin, a boy of a similar age did go out on a fishing expedition!
The house, sheltered from blasting southerlies by the wild Takitimu hills, was surrounded by paddocks leading up to the wild bush. As a band of bolshy cousins, aged from four to nine, little ones trailing, we trudged, in our gumboots, across the cow paddocks and into the thick, dark, bush, where we pushed over pungas to make log huts in dappled light, threw crawlies, (koura) at each other and trekked all the way through to the wild 'back beach' facing Stewart Island, where once we got lost. Excitedly running down to the wild surf, we turned around to find we had lost the trail back into the thick bush. The older ones decided the only option was to walk around coastal headland after coastal headland to find our way back to Riverton. We knew it would work, but it was a long hike and nearly dark by the time a bedraggled tired bunch of children saw the lights of their Aunt and Uncle's car shining for them at a beach reserve on the outskirts of town.
A new start by Trevor Bayly
Trevor lives in Auckland. He is a retired Civil Engineer and businessman. During his life he has had a passion for the visual arts. As a mature student he completed two Fine Arts Degrees and is now a practicing artist and photographer. Trevor's motivation for learning how to write memoir is to be able to leave information about his life for his two daughters and three grandchildren.
I have memories of Amy, my maternal grandmother, dressed in black. My maternal grandfather James died before I was born.
James, I understand was very adaptable and resilient, a saw miller and he worked on building railways. According to the family he was responsible for the narrow gauge of New Zealand rail.
In 1883 gold was discovered on the Waikaka river flats on what was my family land. Of 28 dredges two were owned by my family.
James had fifteen children, six by his first wife Sarah and nine by his second wife Amy. After Sarah died James travelled to Rotorua 'to take the waters'. There, soaking in the mineral baths, he met Amy. They decided to get married. Amy's family wrote to the Waikaka parish minister enquiring as to whether James Paterson was of good character. A favourable reply saw James and Amy move to Waikaka. Amy imagined being fully occupied looking after James's six children, instead she went on to have nine children of her own.
My maternal great-great grandparents Hugh and Marion from Lanarkshire travelled to New Zealand on the Sir William Eyre in 1862. Marion's brother George was unwell and the family, unaware of the daunting challenges ahead thought a sea voyage would be good for him. They paid fifteen pounds per head. When they learned that further passengers were being added under the NZ Government assisted passage scheme, they sent out a small boat to try and get them off the ship. This was a voyage from hell. Slimy water, insufficient food and cramped conditions. More than thirty people died including Marion's twenty-month old boy Hugh. Apparently the shock caused her to give birth an hour later. The ship bound for Dunedin went aground at Bluff. Marion told the children to dress in their finest clothes as they had arrived in their new country. They waded ashore and pitched their tent.
Searching for a ticket out by Ruth Busch
76 year-old retired lawyer who tried to enhance safety and protections for women and child victim/survivors of violence (and some men as well). Ruth was born in NYC in 1944, the child of holocaust survivors. Their stories have shaped her life.
My mother was on one of the last sailings of the 'Queen Mary' as a passenger ship, in December 1938. Soon thereafter this Cunard line 'Queen' became a troop ship. By the time my mother's journey began, Czechoslovakia, her homeland, had already begun to be carved up. Chamberlain's 'Peace in Our Time' speech legitimised Germany's occupation of Sudetenland. At the same time the Hungarians had annexed the country's eastern areas including the Carpathian region where my family lived.
To begin to understand my mother's actions, you need to know some things about her. She had never been to school but was very smart and canny and high strung… and she didn't give up, ever. She knew how dangerous things were for the Jews around her, how limited the escape pathways. And she wasn't travelling alone. She had two sons (ages 3 and 18 months) whom she was solely responsible for. Her goal was clear: She had to get herself and them to Cherbourg, the Queen Mary's embarkation point for America.
My mother had never been out of her small town, Munkacs. The journey to Cherbourg was 2,220km and there were dangers all along the way involving passports and visas and corrupt guards at borders. And there were the worst fears of what could happen while the train passed through Germany. Ironically, for my mother and my brothers, the worst involved something which began very innocently. They were sharing a compartment with some young German soldiers who began to talk and play with the boys. My brother Seymour didn't really speak yet, but Harold, the three year old did and his sole language was Yiddish.
My mother became terrified that Harold would blurt out something that would mark them as Jews. So she took Harold out into the corridor of the train and beat him up, repeatedly telling him that under no circumstances should he make a sound.
Sixty years later, at Harold's funeral, my mother tells this story for the first time and then breaks down and cries, asserting no one should ever hit children. We, her two remaining children, try to comfort her. Anyone would have understood her actions. She was afraid and trying to save all their lives. But she couldn't forgive herself. She had just buried her oldest son and nothing could assuage her guilt.
A brief biographical introduction to my grandfather 'Mate' by Samantha Scott
Samantha Scott wishes to expand her creativity from quilting to writing and has aspirations of completing a book detailing the life story of her mother in law. She is also at work on a photo book about her grandparents - the story of a parlour maid from Kent and the man from the Merchant Navy whom she fell in love with. In 2020 to celebrate her 55th birthday, Sam climbed or walked all 55 of Auckland's volcanoes with friends, her husband and two daughters. There may be a book in that story too.
My grandfather would have been 106 years old today. I am his eldest grandchild, and when I was young, he used to say things to me like "Morning mate! How are you going, mate?" and "What shall we do next, mate?"I used to answer with "I'm good, mate." Or "Can we go to the pet shop, mate?"; or "Yes, please, mate." My brothers, my daughters and I all call my grandfather, Mate. My cousins call him Grandad.
Alfred George Gifford was born on Thursday November 5, 1914 and lived with his parents Edwin John and Annie Elizabeth (nee Scrivens) in a council house in Broomfield, Kent. He was the middle child in a family of five between Frederick Arthur and Rose Ellen, and Charles Edwin and sister Doris. Fred left school at the age of fourteen to work as an errand boy for the local greengrocer. At fifteen he enrolled in Sea School and in 1930 joined the Merchant Navy at just sixteen. The following year he went on his first overseas deployment, and he traveled with the navy to many countries, including New Zealand which he told my mother was "God's own country."
He began as a deck boy and over the course of his fifteen-year naval career he moved through the ranks of Ordinary Seaman, Quartermaster, Carpenter, and finished up as a Petty Officer, with three medals to pin to his dress uniform (if he had claimed them). During the Second World War, he was torpedoed more than once; and spent several long periods based in Port Said, at the northern end of the Suez Canal.
I am fortunate to have his photograph album of his time in the Merchant Navy, and a handful of the precious letters he wrote to my grandmother. They were long letters to his "Dearest, Darling Babsy," and they somehow managed to be both polite and also full of emotional anguish. From the SS Fort Erie on September 25, 1943, he writes:
Thanks a lot for the unexpected pleasure of having a letter from you so soon. You have no idea how it cheered me up or how many times I have read it, but I understand all that's in it my love, and like you feel the pain of being parted, can't say I like the idea very much either however things are cracking up a bit now and I suppose everyone will have to do a share.
Although he returned home on leave, his children, my mother and uncle, were born while he was away from England. In another letter to my grandmother, this one dated September 25, 1943, just before my mother's second birthday, he writes:
I have been puzzling over something to make for our little girl, dear, but as yet haven't decided on anything. What would I give to see her now and hold her. I expect she can talk a bit by now dear and I bet she speaks as pretty as she looks. She's certainly a picture dear, just like her mother.
"That boy will either end up in jail or Buckingham Palace" by Debbie Corder
Debbie, having left full time work as an academic, now has a new day job - to record her parents' story for their grandchildren and great grandchildren. Her biggest regret is not having had the interest, when they were still alive, to talk to her parents and aunties and uncles more about their lives while she still could. Fortunately, she now has the time to research her parents' story, and her ancestry, and actually get down to capturing her findings on paper. The first project is on her father.
It all started with the discovery, during a decluttering exercise, of my father's medals that had been casually tossed in a drawer. "Do you know what we have here?" exclaimed my (late) husband Mike, after googling them. "This one is the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM). It's one down from the Victoria Cross, and awarded to non-officers, for outstanding bravery."
I knew that Dad, Flight Sergeant Ralph James Hardy, had been a prisoner of war under the Japanese in Hong Kong, that he worked in labour gangs on the extension of the Kai Tak airfield, and had been involved, along with a group of POWS, in smuggling messages in and out of the camp. In July 1943, they were betrayed, tortured and tried. Three of the senior officers were sentenced to death by execution, and my father, along with two others, were sentenced to fifteen years hard labour and sent to a jail in Canton (Guangzhou). I knew there were medals but hadn't appreciated the real significance behind the DCM. Suddenly things I'd heard growing up, came into focus. There were family stories that 'young Ralph' had been a bit of a rascal, a dare-devil with a penchant for taking risks, much to the despair of the local community bobby, who unknowingly, when he said more than once "That boy will either end up in jail or Buckingham Palace" was right on both accounts.
My father, though a scholarship boy, had to leave school at fourteen to keep his brother at university. He joined the RAF in 1937 at the age of twenty, seeking more education and better prospects. He was posted to Hong Kong where he met my mother Hazel Frances O'Sullivan. Their courtship was interrupted by the fall of Hong Kong and they didn't marry until after the liberation. Had they married earlier my mother, an Irish national, would have been interned as well. Throughout the war and his imprisonment, my mother took risks smuggling messages and food to him and other POWs. Afterwards she was known for her deeds as "The Angel of Hong Kong."
In my possession are a collection of photographs, and a bundle of letters, written on card, tied up with a pink ribbon, that Dad wrote to Mum, his "Darling Spuds" from the POW camp in Hong Kong. I didn't know until recently, that somewhere in those love letters, there were also coded messages that I now need to decipher.
It was my husband who set me on the path to reconstruct my father's life. Now that he is gone I am continuing the project hoping to capture the story of how a bright working class boy from Yorkshire survived unimaginable conditions (torture, beatings, solitary confinement and the constant threat of death) in the prison camp, went on to become a proven linguist as an examiner of Cantonese, Mandarin and Hakka Chinese languages, and to have a highly successful career as the Registrar of Trade Unions in Hong Kong. On retirement he was awarded another medal, The Imperial Service Order, for his "faithful service", received from the Queen Mother at an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Place. I am writing to honour his life and also the role my mother played in it.
Auntie Lillian by Don Cowan
Don was born in Sydney in 1936, grew up in Newcastle, became a teacher, and began teaching in the Australian bush in 1955. Of no previous Christian denomination, he became an Anglican in 1961, an Anglican priest in 1969, and a Roman Catholic priest in 2000. He has worked with Mother Teresa's Brothers in Calcutta and Saigon. Don also has a degree in Social Sciences from Waikato University and was manager of the Prisoners Aid and Rehabilitation Society's hostel in Hamilton for young men released from borstal at Waikeria. Throughout the 1980s he was Auckland City Missioner. Don is now allegedly retired and extremely busy.
My Auntie Lillian was more my mother than my mother, and vice versa. Lillian's home was more my home than my home. I had no siblings except Barbara, Lillian's daughter, who was my first cousin, only three weeks older. We considered one another twins and could never wait to be together again, once I returned to Newcastle, a hundred miles north of Sydney, where I had to leave her.
Lillian used to give us exciting holiday adventures, such as a visit across the harbour to the Sydney Zoo (Taronga Park), with rides on Jessie the elephant followed by lunch featuring Lillian's great, tasty sandwiches.
She often took us to Bondi Beach where we would swim and have lunch with more of those lovely sandwiches and just as lovely cakes.
She would hug me and kiss me, as she did Barbara, as though I were her son.
Lillian was always angry with Uncle Arthur when he came home late from work tipsy and cheerful, but Barb and I were always pleased to see him.
Lillian took us to see the movie Pinocchio at the State Cinema, and twice to see Bambi in which Barbara and I cried both times and still wanted more. She took us for picnics at intriguing Vaucluse House which had been the home of W.C. Wentworth, an early explorer in Australia.
Lillian believed me when I told her I had seen the Blue Fairy from Pinocchio fly slowly past my bedroom window, and no one else believed me. I was six at the time and had the mumps.
My grandmother, Maggie Rogers by Anna Groenestein
Anna has come to writing after successfully raising five children, along with her late husband. She wants to record some of the stories from the people in the family's past, for those coming after them.
Granny was a proper grandmother, being seventy years old when I was born.
Maggie Rogers was born in Wiltshire in 1872 and arrived in New Zealand in 1912 at the age of forty with her husband and four children. Listening to her stories of her childhood taught us grandchildren history at the same time.
To me she was old fashioned, with her white hair pinned back in a knot and Victorian dress, black jacket and skirt with a white blouse, and a black hat with fearsome hat pins — they were big and long — good for self-defence or attack.
Though Granny missed out on the suffragette protests in England she was excited to learn that in New Zealand she could vote. She told me how she walked the four miles of rough road from their farm to Taihape on polling day, by herself.
My grandfather disdained 'colonial politics' and wouldn't vote.
"Which was just as well, because his vote would have cancelled mine."
Granny was a socialist, even though she came from prosperous farming stock. Her father had a bench made at the farm gate for itinerants to rest on. At midday one of the children would be sent to count the number of waiting men and the corresponding number of plates would be put on the family table. The would file in and sit down to share in the food.
Her father took the biblical commandment to 'feed the stranger at your gate' to mean what it said.
I remember her telling us about the little six-year-old boys she saw in Melksham running up and down in a rope factory for twelve hours a day. This was to earn a penny which would be given to their mother so she could buy a loaf of bread for their supper.
Granny also said that when she was a child, she always avoided the kitchen, but happily looked after the younger siblings — there were nine in the family — or willingly helped with farm chores. Fifty years later in New Zealand, her cooking was still mediocre, except for her delicious pancakes, generously sprinkled with lemon juice and sugar. She had fond childhood memories of the pancake races on Shrove Tuesday, the day before fasting on Ash Wednesday.
After her seventieth birthday, Granny said she was now living on borrowed time because the Bible allotted you three score years and ten.
She had borrowed nineteen more years by the time she died, aged 89.
True Blue and Dippity Do by Doris Riegel
Doris Riegel was born and raised on Long Island, New York. She completed her MS in Education at Indiana University where she met her husband. They lived and worked in a variety of cities around the United States before moving, with their two daughters, to New Zealand in 2006. After volunteering and working in non-profit music and theatre education for almost twenty years, she is now exploring new activities and challenges.
With a rattle, the gate to the elevator slammed shut. To a ten-year-old in the 1970s the elevator in my grandmother's Brooklyn, NY apartment building was thrilling. The castle-like foyer with dark stone floors, concrete walls, and dim lighting was in contrast to her apartment with its tall windows and stark white walls. The kitchen was small but adequate and the living room, always tidy, held a sofa, chair, and coffee table displaying knickknacks. The bedroom was dark, but warm with walnut furniture and heavy drapes.
My grandmother's name was Lillian Mioducki, but we called her Lulu — she refused to be known as 'grandma'. As the oldest grandchild, I had the privilege of sometimes staying with Lulu. She would take me out in the city where we'd visit stores she called 'shit shops'-because of the vast array of varied and cheap items they stocked, then enjoy lunch at a soda fountain followed by a stroll down to the water to watch the boats pass under the Verrazano Bridge. Lulu would often send me, on my own, to the corner deli to purchase milk and a pack of 'True Blue' cigarettes.
Lulu's visits were always great fun. She had a wicked sense of humour and loved to play games. When she smoked, she sat outside the back door on an aluminium strap chair, similar to one she had in her living room, which she preferred over the soft upholstered furniture. She was a tall slim woman who wore her grey hair short. My mother would set Lulu's hair in pink plastic curlers using a sticky green gel called 'Dippity Do' which had a sweet chemical odour. In the morning, the curlers were unrolled, and her hair moulded into position for the next week. Sometimes I would sneak a little gel and try to style my own hair.
When Lulu began suffering from dementia, I was stunned to discover that her relationship with my mother had always been strained. To hear the hurtful words, they shouted at each other as the dementia took over, was heart-breaking. I may never fully understand the difficulty of their relationship, but I will always treasure the memories of my funny, spirited, and generous grandmother.
Queen in the Garden by Jim Barnett
Jim spent over a decade in the 1970s and '80s designing lighting and staging for international concerts by major rock groups including ABBA, Queen and the Rolling Stones.
Ah… New York City. It really is the city that never sleeps, although in the 1970s and early '80s it was one of the murder capitals of the US, and you definitely didn't venture out alone after dark. Nonetheless, as a venue for touring rock concerts it's hard to beat, with Madison Square Garden considered the place to play for rock gods.
New Yorkers normally make enthusiastic concert audiences and the atmosphere in the Garden could be electric. The main auditorium on the fifth level could literally bounce in time to the music. I remember the Stones ripping through "Brown Sugar"; lighting grid, sound system, stage, everything and everyone shaking up and down. Exciting if a little frightening.
Working with American union crews could be a challenge. At Madison Square Garden they had a reputation for being hard-assed. You didn't fuck with them. But boy, when they were on your side, they were the most professional and skilled operators you could hope for.
September 1980; with the last chords of Queen's "We Are The Champions" rolling round the Garden, Freddie Mercury beating his microphone on the mirrored stage, huge banks of lights sharp and slick and intense descending hot and menacing over the drumkit, enthralling the audience and stimulating the performers — Brian May once said to me 'Jimmy when you do the lights I play better' — and the audience applauding wildly, screaming out for more; the end of a Queen show was always climactic. And as the lighting designer I had an immensely satisfying sense of a job well done. Just as I was reflecting on the extraordinary skill of the crew, one of the eight spotlight operators called out over the intercom: "Hey limey!" he said, "That was a great show!" And another: "Yeah a great show! And you always said please and thank you!" These guys could make or break a performance, and in this case they absolutely nailed it. I thanked them again for their terrific work.
Growing up my mum was always nagging us kids to say please and thank you…I'm thankful for that now, as I realise that treating people with courtesy gets the best out of them.
Please submit your story via the Contact page and it will receive a gentle edit from Deborah.
writing on a theme
Adele Ellis
Alan Knox
Alison Mayson
Alison Quesnel
Amanda Aitken
Angela Eastwood
Anna Caselberg
Anna Groenestein
Anne Cavanagh
Anne Morris
Barbara Myers
Bernice Raos
Beth Jewell
Betty Chamberlain
Beverley Morris
Bren Lawrey
Bronwyn Lewis
Carmel Byrne
Carmel Ni Bhroin
Carol Clayton
Carol Jack
Catherine Groenestein
Cathie Hutchinson
Cathy Gray
Cherie Buchanan
Cheryl McCrow-Young
Cheryl Nicol
Cheryl Price
Colin Radford
Colleen Paisley
David Phuah
Dawn Webster
Debbie Corder
Diane Taylor
Dianne Moffatt
Dianne Speed
Don Cowan
Doris Riegel
Elisabeth Sutorius
Elizabeth Buchanan
Elizabeth Goldsworthy
Erica Munro
Evan Mayson
Evita Fromter
Fern Paulussen
Francie Craig
Gabrielle Reekie
Gillian Mayo
Gill Sanson
Glenys McGee
Gloria Neale
Graham McGregor
Graham Woolford
Gretel Jack
Helen Gillespie
Inge Rudolph
Isabella Mcdermott
Jackie Halliday
Jackie Hawkeswood
Jane Ouseley
Janet Bovett
Janet Pates
Jane Wilkins
Janine Peters
Jeanette Baalbergen
Jean Rockel
Jennifer McGarry
Jenny Healey
Jenny Riviere
Jessie Jellick
Jim Barnett
Jim O'Donovan
Jim Peters
Joan Hugo Burley
Jocelyn Goodman
Jo Frew
Judy Hardie
Judy Johannessen
Judy O'Brien
Julia Blick
Julie Star
Juliet Jackson
Justine Sachs
Kacie Stetson
Kate Lewis
Katherine Kelly
Kathryn Kearns
Katrina Cole
Leona Fay
Lexie Candy
Liz Lees
Liz Marks
Liz Thomas
Lorene Verheijden
Lydia Smith
Lynley Stone
Maire Vieth
Mandy Robinson
Margaret Farrell
Margaret Merton
Margaret Russell
Marg Slater
Maria Kazmierow
Maria Zivkovich
Marie Cameron
Marie Coyle
Marie Lynne Mitchell
Marijke Batenburg
Maris O'Rourke
Maryan Dawson
Mary Betz
Mary Bogan
Mary Borok
Mary Nicholas
Mary Weal
Mattie Wall
Maureen Sudlow
Max Adams
Meg Johnson
Meret Berger
Mike Kilpatrick
Miriam Frank
Moyra Cooke
Myrtle Easton
Nanci Campion
Natalie Mullender
Ngawini Hall
Nicky Won
Nicola Brewer Fanefjord
Nitin Sahare
Patricia Gross
Pat Scriven
Pauline Lumsden
Pauline Sneddon
Penny Slack
Philomena Pinto
Rachael Breckon
Rae Abraham
Raewynne Lory
Rob Creagh
Robyn Turner
Robyn White
Rosemary Auld
Rosemary Barrett
Roslind O'Neill
Roz Nicol
Sally Monks
Samantha Scott
Sandra Plummer
Sarah Ashmore
Sarah Gumbley
Sarah Hardman
Sara Kimsey
Sharyn Elliffe
Shirley Glendinning
Shona Barker
Sofia Mella
Steve Charters
Sue Alexander
Sue Mercer
Sue Radford
Susan Grimsdell
Susan Mcleod
Susan Schuler
Susie Johnston
Sylvia Dean
Terry Levenberg
Tim Chamberlain
Tim Paul
Trevor Bayly
Val Cotty
Verna Cook-Jackson
Vonne Learmonth
Wyn Hoadley


NU CLUB OF BREVARD COUNTY BIRTHDAY PARTY!
Join the NU Club of Brevard County for a celebration 200 years in the making! Come together with other Norwich family members in your area for a party to celebrate Norwich's bicentennial birthday.
What can you expect? We're putting together a giant box full of surprises to bring the Hill to your Club. You can count on delectable cake, special giveaways, an engaging speaker, and a great time with old and new Norwich friends!
Put on your party shoes and warm up your vocal cords before you arrive - each group will record a video sing-a-long of "Norwich Forever" with the Regimental Band. We'll compile them all for a special presentation at Homecoming 2019.
Location: Indian River Colony Club (IRCC) - 1936 Freedom Dr, Melbourne, FL 32940.
Dress: Wear your Norwich maroon and gold!
RSVP: Pre-registration is not required but is greatly appreciated.


text:
Ohlone Community College District
Trustee, Area 2 Short Term
Chabot-Las Positas Community College District
Peralta Community College District
Governing Board Member, Area 4
Albany Unified School District
Berkeley Unified School District
School Director
Dublin Unified School District
Board Member, Area 2
Emery Unified School District
Fremont Unified School District
Hayward Unified School District
Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District
New Haven Unified School District
Newark Unified School District
Piedmont Unified School District
Member, Board of Education
School Director, Trustee Area 2
City of Alameda
City of Dublin
City of Hayward
Livermore City Mayor
City of Pleasanton
City of San Leandro
Alameda City Council
City of Albany
City of Livermore
City of Piedmont
City of Union City
Berkeley City Council
City of Berkeley
City of Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board
Washington Township Health Care District
Oro Loma Sanitary District Board of Directors
Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District
Director, At-Large
Director, Ward 4
Alameda Health Care District
Director Short Term
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit
Director, District 4
East Bay Regional Park District
Dublin-San Ramon Services District
Eden Township Health Care District
Fairview Fire Protection District
Measure DD Cannabis Businesses Tax
Measure EE Real Property Transfer Tax
San Leandro Unified School District
San Lorenzo Unified School District
Measure FF
Measure P - Majority Approval Required
To learn more about measures, follow the links for each tab in this section. For most screenreaders, you can hit Return or Enter to enter a tab and read the content within.
39,337 votes yes (72.37%)
15,015 votes no (27.63%)
100% of precincts reporting (107/107).
Transfer Tax Measure
— undefined
Shall the ordinance raising funds for general municipal purposes such as navigation centers, mental health support, rehousing and other services for the homeless, including homeless seniors and youth; increasing the real property transfer tax for ten years from 1.5% to 2.5% for property sales and transfers over $1,500,000, adjusted annually to capture the top approximately 33% of transfers; generating an estimated $6,000,000-$8,000,000 annually; and establishing the Homeless Services Panel of Experts to recommend homeless services, be adopted?
What is this proposal?
Measure Details — Official information about this measure
Impartial analysis / Proposal
Official Election Website of Alameda County
CITY ATTORNEY'S IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS OF MEASURE P
This measure was placed on the ballot by the City Council.
The measure would increase the City's tax on the transfer of real property in the City from 1.5% to 2.5% for properties that are transferred for over $1.5 million in consideration. The $1.5 million threshold would be adjusted annually to capture approximately the top 33% of such transfers, based on transfers that occurred in the 12 months preceding September 1 of the preceding year. However, the threshold could not be reduced below $1.5 million, meaning that the tax on properties transferred for $1.5 million or less would remain at 1.5%, notwithstanding any adjustment.
The revenues from the increased tax would be used to fund general municipal services and could be used for homeless shelters, navigation centers, mental health support, rehousing, rental subsidies, and other services for people experiencing homelessness including but not limited to homeless seniors, transition-age youth, the long-term homeless, and disabled homeless; and staffing costs associated with implementing these programs.
The measure would also establish the Homeless Services Panel of Experts, which would be charged with advising the City Council regarding how and to what extent the City should establish and/or fund programs to end or prevent homelessness in Berkeley and provide humane services and support. The Panel would consist of nine members, who must satisfy at least one the following criteria:
1. Have experience in the development, administration, provision and/or evaluation of homeless programs in a government or non-profit capacity; or
2. Have current or past lived experience with homelessness; or
3. Have experience in researching the causes, impacts, and solutions to homelessness; or
4. Have experience with state and/or local homeless policy, funding or programs; or
5. Have experience with federal homeless policy and funding administration such as the Continuum of Care Program; or
6. Have experience in the development and financing of affordable housing for formerly homeless persons; or
7. Have experience in the provision of mental health and/or substance use programs for homeless persons.
The City Council would be required to consider the Panel's recommendations and to inform the Panel about the extent to which it had implemented the Panel's recommendations, but would not be required to adopt the recommendations.
The 2.5% tax rate would expire in ten years, meaning that real property that is transfer red for more than $1.5 million, would be taxed at a rate of 1.5% beginning January 1, 2029, unless the voters reauthorize the higher tax rate.
s/FARIMAH BROWN
Berkeley City Attorney
Published Arguments — Arguments for and against the ballot measure
Arguments FOR
ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF MEASURE P
Vote Yes on Measure P to reduce homelessness.
Like many cities, Berkeley is facing a crisis, with homelessness rising almost 20% in just two years. As housing costs skyrocket, seniors, people with disabilities and other vulnerable residents are displaced; some end up on our streets. A humanitarian disaster for the homeless, this crisis also impacts the community's use and enjoyment of sidewalks, parks, commercial areas and neighborhoods.
Berkeley has reached a tipping point; it's time to take bold action.
Measure P is a crucial step to generate funds to lift the homeless off our streets and into housing, with services they desperately need.
Working with regional partners, Berkeley is launching successful programs to fight homelessness; over the past two years, over 100 homeless people have been housed. But even with County, State and Federal money, Berkeley needs local funds for health and housing, and to offset impacts to our streets, parks, and emergency responders.
Measure P will generate general funds that can be used for navigation centers, mental health and substance abuse services, housing subsidies and job training for the homeless, including seniors, veterans, people with disabilities and youth.
A truly progressive measure, the transfer tax is paid only once, when a high-value property is purchased or transferred; it is not an ongoing or yearly cost. A temporary measure, it sunsets in ten years. The average resident or homebuyer will never pay it.
Initially applied to transactions over $1.5 million, Measure P is adjusted annually to ensure only the top approximately 1/3 of high-end commercial and residential transactions are ever taxed.
Measure P establishes the Homeless Services Panel of Experts to advise the City Council on expenditures to reduce homelessness.
Join our current and former Mayors, a united City Council, students, and housing and homeless advocates in supporting Measure P.
www.HelpBerkeleysHomeless.org
s/Jesse Arreguín
Mayor, City of Berkeley
s/Luis Amezcua
Chair, Sierra Club Northern Alameda County Group
s/Adena Ishii
President, League of Women Voters of Berkeley, Albany and Emeryville
s/Patricia Wall
Executive Director, Homeless Action Center
s/Tom Bates
Former Berkeley Mayor, State Assemblyman and Alameda County Supervisor
— City of Berkeley website
Arguments AGAINST
ARGUMENT AGAINST MEASURE P
This Tax Proposal is misleading because the tax is NOT a Special Tax that must be dedicated to 'mental health, homeless, etc.' The City Resolution authorizes a General Tax, 'for general municipal purposes such as'. A General Tax is placed in the General Purpose Fund to be spent for ANYTHING. However, the wording of the measure implies that the tax is a Special Tax that requires the funds will be spent for special purposes that voters desire such as 'navigation centers, mental health support, rehousing and other services for the homeless.' These special purpose projects are 'sucker' purposes that can be completely ignored at the discretion of the City leadership. The City can use the funds to hire more bureaucrats, expand their benefits or fund their pensions.
The City must first design a program with specific purposes, and then propose a ballot Special Tax Measure that will guarantee the performance of that program.
Vote NO on this deceptive Tax.
s/Marcus Crawley
Concerned Taxpayer
s/Dan B. Walden
Executive Director, Alameda County Taxpayers Association
Replies to Arguments FOR
REBUTTAL TO ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF MEASURE P - TRANSFER TAX MEASURE
Homelessness is a very important issue for our community, but using the homelessness issue merely to pass a new tax is dishonest and unethical.
There is no guarantee that the money from this tax will be directed to homelessness. The last time the transfer tax was increased proponents made similar promises, claiming money would be spent on affordable housing. That never happened.
Berkeley already has California's highest transfer taxes, but in tight housing markets, the tax is often paid only by the buyer, making the purchase price higher. Raising the tax on housing means that tenants will be charged more rent to cover the cost of the building and that only the wealthy will be able to afford homes.
The cost of living and doing business in Berkeley is already astronomical. Wealthy individuals and chain stores will become the only tenants able to stay afloat. Passage of Measure P will mean even less socio-economic diversity in Berkeley.
The tax funds will be placed in the General Purpose Fund where they can be spent on ANYTHING. The City Attorney's Opinion admits that the funds 'could' be for homeless solutions but 'would' be used for staff.
Since the City has no effective program to help the homeless, most of the funds will be spent on city bureaucracy with only a pittance spent on the homeless population.
Vote NO on P.
Replies to Arguments AGAINST
Rebuttal to the Argument Against Measure P
Measure P's out-of-town opponents don't understand the severity of our homelessness crisis, and they are not telling the truth about how Measure P ensures accountability.
Four years ago, Berkeley defeated Big Soda with Measure D. Measure D was a general tax, but it created the Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Product Panel of Experts to ensure that the City Council spent the money correctly. Third-party experts have verified that Measure D funds have been spent exactly as promised. (www.healthyberkeley.com)
Measure P creates the Homeless Services Panel of Experts to guide its use of funds, and voters can expect the same level of transparency and accountability to address our homelessness crisis.
Berkeley's homelessness crisis cannot wait. It is a humanitarian catastrophe for homeless people, and impacts our neighborhoods, downtown, parks and sidewalks.
Navigation centers, mental health and substance abuse services, housing subsidies and job training for the homeless are proven strategies to lift the homeless off the streets and into housing.
Measure P will fund these services without taxing the average resident or homebuyer - ever. Only the top 1/3 of property transactions will be subject to Measure P. The transfer tax is paid only once, when a high-value property is sold or transferred. Measure P expires in ten years, and is not an ongoing or yearly cost, even for the few who will pay it. All funds stay in Berkeley and can be used to help rehouse the homeless.
Join good governance groups, small businesses, environmentalists, students, and house and homeless advocates. VOTE YES on P.
www.HelpBerkeleyHomeless.org
s/Nancy Skinner
s/Yoel Kahn Rabbi
Congregation Beth El, Berkeley
Read the proposed legislation
Read the proposed legislation (links outside of votersedge.org)
INCREASING THE REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX TO FUND GENERAL MUNICIPAL SERVICES
BE IT ORDAINED by the people of the City of Berkeley as follows:
Section 1. Findings and declarations.
The People of the City of Berkeley find and declare as follows:
A. Berkeley is facing an emergency, with homelessness rising by almost 20% from 2015 to 2017.
B. Approximately 1000 individuals experience homelessness every day in Berkeley, including almost 700 who are without shelter.
C. The growth of homelessness in Berkeley and throughout the State of California, brought about largely due to a national, statewide and regional lack of affordable housing, healthcare, mental health and other supportive services for vulnerable individuals, has provided a new sense of urgency to address this crisis.
D. The crisis of homelessness results in large numbers of people living on Berkeley's sidewalks, in parks and in other public spaces that were not designed for human habitation, creating public health and safety impacts the City must regularly address, requiring increasing expenditures from the General Fund.
E. In 2016, Berkeley declared a Homeless Shelter Crisis (Res. No. 67,357-N.S.), recently extended to January 2020 (Res. No. 68,206–N.S.), which allows the City to explore a wide variety of responses to rising homelessness, and remove obstacles to implementation.
F. The homeless crisis has created an urgent need to pay for additional services to care for and house the homeless including, but not limited to, homeless seniors, veterans, people with disabilities, transition-age youth and the long-term homeless, and for services for homeless people such as emergency shelters, navigation centers, rehousing counseling, rental subsidies, job training, mental health support, emergency transport and crisis response.
G. In April of 2017, to respond to the homeless crisis, t
he Berkeley City Council unanimously passed the Pathways Project, a comprehensive plan to address homelessness, focused on preventing homelessness, increasing access to permanent and supportive housing and creating an unbroken path from homelessness to housing, and rebuilt lives.
H. Berkeley is now implementing the Pathways Project's two goals: (1) to provide homeless individuals with temporary respite and relief from living on the streets and, to the extent possible given resources, permanent housing, services and support; and (2) to relieve pressure from areas of Berkeley experiencing disproportionate impacts of concentrated homeless populations, and throughout Berkeley.
I. The Pathways Project's Navigation Center, a low-barrier 24-hour shelter with on-site case management and housing counseling, opened in June of 2018 and is already helping chronically homeless individuals to obtain permanent housing.
J. Regionally, Berkeley is working to expand shelter, services and housing resources to address homelessness and reduce displacement, and to ensure sharing of resources and costs equitably among communities.
K. Berkeley is also working to ensure all public funds available to address homelessness and affordable housing are being maximized, from the County, State and Federal governments.
L. Even with the addition of Alameda County, State, and Federal resources, Berkeley is unable to shelter all of its homeless residents, or to meet the complex challenges of providing affordable housing, health and mental health services, job training, housing counseling and other desperately needed services.
M. The increased costs of meeting the challenges of the homeless crisis have impacted Berkeley's General Fund. The City needs new funds to pay for municipal services, including homeless services, and expert advice to determine how best to use the City's limited resources to address the crisis.
Section 2. Berkeley Municipal Code Chapter 7.52 Real Property Transfer Tax, Section 7.52.040 is hereby amended to read as follows:
7.52.040 Imposed.
A. There is hereby imposed on all transfers of lands, tenements, or other interests in real property located in the City of Berkeley a real property transfer tax at the rate of one and one-half percent of the value of consideration, for transfers with a value at or below the threshold established in paragraph (C). Except as set forth in Section 7.52.060, this tax applies regardless of the method by which the transfer is accomplished or the relationship of the parties to the transfer.
B. There is hereby imposed on all transfers of lands, tenements, or other interests in real property located in the City of Berkeley a real property transfer tax at the rate of two-and-one-half percent of the value of consideration, for transfers with a value above the threshold established in paragraph (C). Except as set forth in Section 7.52.060, this tax applies regardless of the method by which the transfer is accomplished or the relationship of the parties to the transfer. For purposes of this paragraph, the tax reduction available under Section 7.52.060.K shall be limited to the rebate that would be available based on the tax rate imposed pursuant to Paragraph A.
C. For purposes of the real property transfer tax imposed by this Section, the threshold is $1,500,000, adjusted annually by the City of Berkeley on January 1 of every subsequent year to a number equal to the value of consideration for the transaction at the 67th percentile of transactions during the 12 months preceding September 1 of the preceding year, as recorded by the Alameda County Assessor, rounded to the nearest $100,000 increment, provided that in no case shall any adjustment lower the threshold below $1,500,000.
D. The two-and-one-half percent rate imposed in Paragraph B of this Section shall expire on January 1, 2029, unless reauthorized by the voters prior to such date.
Section 3. Section 7.52.190 of the Berkeley Municipal Code is hereby added to read as follows:
7.52.190 Homeless Services Panel of Experts.
A. There shall be established the Homeless Services Panel of Experts to make recommendations on how and to what extent the City should establish and/or fund programs to end or prevent homelessness in Berkeley and provide humane services and support.
B. An officer or employee of the City designated by the City Manager shall serve as secretary of the Panel.
C. In accordance with Chapter 2.04, the Panel shall be composed of nine members appointed by the City Council.
D. Terms shall expire and vacancies shall be filled in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.04.030 through 2.04.145 of this Code.
E. Each member of the Panel must:
3. Have experience in researching the causes, impacts and solutions to homelessness; or
F. In accordance with Section 3.02.040, members of the Panel may be reappointed but shall not serve more than eight consecutive years.
G. The Panel shall, by majority vote, do each of the following:
1. Annually appoint one of its members as chair and one of its members as vice-chair;
2. Approve bylaws to facilitate the proper functioning of the Panel;
3. Establish a regular time and place of meeting. All meetings shall be noticed as required by law and shall be scheduled in a way to allow for maximum input from the public. Minutes for each meeting shall be recorded, kept, and maintained; and
4. Publish an annual report that includes the following:
a. recommendations on how to allocate the City's general funds to fund homeless services programs in Berkeley;
b. information, if available, concerning the impact of funded programs on the residents of the City; and
c. any additional information that the Panel deems appropriate.
H. Within 15 days of receipt of the publication of the Panel's annual report, the City Manager shall cause the report to be published on the City's Internet website and to be transmitted to the City Council.
I. The revenue raised by the tax imposed by Section 7.52.040 is available to pay the usual and current expenses of conducting the municipal government of the City, as determined by the City Council. The City Council shall consider, but need not follow, the Panel's recommendations on how and to what extent to use this revenue to establish and/or fund programs to pay for homeless services and shall annually inform the Panel as to the extent to which it has implemented the Panel's recommendations.
Section 4. Severability.
If any word, phrase, sentence, part, section, subsection, or other portion of this ordinance, or any application thereof to any person or circumstance is declared void, unconstitutional, or invalid for any reason, then such word, phrase, sentence, part, section, subsection, or other portion, or the prescribed application thereof, shall be severable, and the remaining provisions of this chapter, and all applications thereof, not having been declared void, unconstitutional or invalid, shall remain in full force and effect. The People of the City of Berkeley hereby declare that they would have passed this ordinance, and each section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases had been declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Additional Resources (2)
Official Ballot Measure Submittal Form (Complete) — Official Election Site of Alameda County
Includes the ballot measure question, impartial analysis, full text, and arguments in favor and against.
City of Berkeley 2018 Ballot Measures — City of Berkeley website
Includes official information on Measure P
Save my choice:
Choice saved.
Use tabs to select your choice. Use return to create a choice. You can access your choices by navigating to 'My Choices'.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
ACCEPTED

#### According to
Index Fungorum

#### Published in
null

#### Original name
Stereum baileyanum Berk. ex Cooke

### Remarks
null

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Director General, Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy, presenting the findings of the March 2019 Consumer Price Index and January 2019 Labour Force Survey, at the offices of STATIN on Cecelio Avenue in St. Andrew, on Tuesday (April 16).
Director General, Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy, has reported that Jamaica's mining and quarrying industry grew by 30.8 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2018, mainly due to the reopening of the Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCO)/Alpart bauxite company in Nain, St. Elizabeth.
She was speaking at STATIN's press conference regarding the release of the March 2019 Consumer Price Index and January 2019 Labour Force Survey, at their offices on Cecelio Avenue in St. Andrew on April 16.
Ms. Coy also announced that during the fourth quarter of 2018, the Jamaican economy grew by two per cent when compared to the same quarter of 2017.
"This resulted from a 4.9 per cent growth in the goods-producing industries and one per cent increase in the services industries," she said.
The different sectors in the goods-producing industries grew during the fourth quarter with a 3.1 per cent increase in agriculture, forestry and fishing; 25 per cent in mining and quarrying; two per cent in manufacturing and 3.7 per cent in construction.
"The agriculture, forestry and fishing industry was impacted by favourable weather conditions, which resulted in higher crop yields. The other agricultural crops subindustry, which includes animal farming, forestry and fishing, grew by 5.3 per cent. This was largely attributed to growth in root crops by 6.6 per cent; vegetables, 9.2 per cent; and animal farming, 4.1 per cent, due mainly to an increase in broiler production," Ms. Coy noted.
With regards to the manufacturing industry, she pointed out that the higher output was due largely to increases in subindustries food, beverages, tobacco and other manufactured goods.
"Food, beverages and tobacco grew by two per cent, mainly influenced by increased production in meat and meat products, processing and preservation of fruits and vegetables, dairy products, bakery products and beverages," Ms. Coy said.
"Other manufacturing grew by two per cent, largely due to increased production in chemicals and chemical products, refined petroleum products and non-metallic mineral products," she added.


We upgraded to 8.2R1 because we wanted to get away from using Java on the home PCs.
Right now the users start jsam and then launch into a virtual desktop that they have access to.
On this article (https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Secure_Article/KB40138) it shows using Pulse Secure instead of Java. My issue is, I can't see where to make that available. I have taken this product over from a person who left the company that set it up, so going between all the realms, roles, resources, etc gets a little dizzying. Since the upgrade users have been prompted to install the pulse secure application but they still use Java and jsam.
Is there a "how-to" out there that shows how to set that up?
With latest Firefox versions start to be a confusion make hostchecker works, because they already start the path to remove Java Plugin.
- Users can easily launch SSL VPN via their Web browser, or directly from their desktop.
In the document "8.1R8.0 PCS Supported Platforms Guide", (Table 7: Windows Desktop Platform Requirements for Cross-Platform Features), Pulse Secure continues to say Host Checker is available in Google Chrome... which is not true since September 2015.
Why PSAL (Pulse Secure Application Launcher) is only available to Chrome? Why my Firefox 42+ users can not use it? Why my Edge users can not use it?
How we can make our users have a pleasurant experience with PCS and also keep out companies safe?
What Pulse Secure application: the desktop application (Pulse Secure Desktop client) or the Pulse Secure Setup Client (the control used to launch the clients)?
Do users see the Pulse Secure start icon on their start page?
If they do not see the Pulse Secure start button, you need to enable it on the role (as well as VPN tunneling, if not already done).
Host Checker did have hiccups on Chrome; that _should_ be working now with 8.1R9 and 8.2R3 [please note that if you are using pre-signin notifications it may not work; please open a case so we can track impact].
If you are seeing something different, please open a case.
I am not sure on Firefox support for PSAL; I thought I had seen it working. If you are not seeing that, please open a case so we can track it (or if you have done that and it is not supported, I apologize; please put in the request with your account team so we can track with the product team).
For future support as the JRE plug-in is removed, I would recommend contacting your account team and ask them for further information.
That is the problem... 'should'... 'if'... 'not sure'... there is no clear answer.
Where is a KB updated with what we should expect with each latest version (browser vr PCS)?
I've two month case to check why Firefox Host Checker is not working. In this time we have upgrade PCS and there two new versions of Firefox and I still do not know if is a Java problem, a Firefox problem or a PCS problem.


text:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Configuration>
  <Appenders>
    <Console name="STDOUT" target="SYSTEM_OUT">
      <PatternLayout pattern="%-5p %d [%t] %c: %m%n"/>
    </Console>
  </Appenders>

  <!-- You can set custom log levels per-package here -->
  <Loggers>

	<!-- CXF is used heavily by Mule for web services -->
    <Logger name="org.apache.cxf" level="warn"/>

	<!-- Apache Commons tend to make a lot of noise which can clutter the log. -->
    <Logger name="org.apache" level="warn"/>

    <!-- Reduce startup noise -->
    <Logger name="org.springframework.beans.factory" level="warn"/>

	<!-- Mule classes -->
    <Logger name="org.mule" level="info"/>
    <Logger name="com.mulesoft" level="info"/>

    <!-- Reduce DM verbosity -->
    <Logger name="org.jetel" level="warn"/>
    <Logger name="Tracking" level="warn"/>

    <Root level="info">
      <AppenderRef ref="STDOUT"/>
    </Root>
  </Loggers>
</Configuration>


99.999% of the NuGet packages that I use are associated with a specific project in VS.NET and adding them with the Package Manager Console is trivial. Just copy and paste the command from the NuGet site, and your done.
Interestingly enough though I came across a couple of utilities I wanted to use that were hosted on NuGet that were not application specific; specifically 'OpenCover' and 'ReportGenerator'. These are used for unit testing code coverage metrics and reporting, so I thought they needed to be added to my unit test project. After seeing how they worked I realized they had nothing to do with any project and could be downloaded independently. I can still use VS.NET to download the packages and then move them, but why clutter my app with packages that are truly not required.
That's it! There is other functionality of the Package Explorer that includes making your own NuGet package as well. However it is possible to download and easily export the contents of a NuGet package without using VS.NET.


Measured in antiviral assays using WISH human amnion cells infected with vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) . The EC50 for this effect is typically 0.1-0.5 ng/mL.
A DNA sequence encoding the human γ-IFN (NP_000610.2) (Met 1-Gln 166) was expressed and purified.
The secreted recombinant human γ-IFN consists of 143 amino acids and has a predicted molecular mass of 16.7 kDa. γ-IFN migrates as two bands with apparent molecular mass of 21&25 kDa probably due to different glycosylation.
IFN gamma, also known as IFNG, is a secreted protein which belongs to the type I I interferon family. IFN gamma is produced predominantly by natural killer and natural killer T cells as part of the innate immune response, and by CD4 and CD8 cytotoxic T lymphocyte effector T cells once antigen-specific immunity develops. IFN gamma has antiviral, immunoregulatory, and anti-tumor properties. IFNG, in addition to having antiviral activity, has important immunoregulatory functions, it is a potent activator of macrophages, and has antiproliferative effects on transformed cells and it can potentiate the antiviral and antitumor effects of the type I interferons. The IFNG monomer consists of a core of six α-helices and an extended unfolded sequence in the C-terminal region. IFN gamma is critical for innate and adaptive immunity against viral and intracellular bacterial infections and for tumor control. Aberrant IFN gamma expression is associated with a number of autoinflammatory and autoimmune diseases. The importance of IFN gamma in the immune system stems in part from its ability to inhibit viral replication directly, and most importantly from its immunostimulatory and immunomodulatory effects. IFNG also promotes NK cell activity.
Gray P W, et al. (1982) Structure of the human immune interferon gene. Nature. 298: 859-63.
Taya Y, et al. (1982) Cloning and structure of the human immune interferon-gamma chromosomal gene. EMBO J. 1: 953-8.
Goshima N, et al. (2008) Human protein factory for converting the transcriptome into an in vitro-expressed proteome. Nomura N Nat Methods. 5: 1011-7.
Thiel DJ, et al. (2000) Observation of an unexpected third receptor molecule in the crystal structure of human interferon-gamma receptor complex. Structure. 8 (9): 927-36.
Naylor SL, et al. (1983) Human immune interferon gene is located on chromosome 12. J Exp Med. 157 (3): 1020-7.
Schoenborn JR, et al. (2007) Regulation of interferon-gamma during innate and adaptive immune responses. Adv Immunol. 96: 41-101.


Day 6 SANTA FE. EXCURSION TO CHIMAYO.
Day 7 SANTA FE–BANDELIER NATIONAL MONUMENT–TAOS–DURANGO.
Day 8 DURANGO. EXCURSION TO MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK.
Day 9 DURANGO–RAIL JOURNEY TO SILVERTON–GLENWOOD SPRINGS.
Day 10 GLENWOOD SPRINGS–GEORGETOWN LOOP RAILROAD–DENVER.
Prices are per person, based on double room occupancy. Single Room Supplement: $1,180. Triple Room Reduction per person: $285.


DNA Test in Anandpur Sahib Punjab will now become easy and affordable. All types of DNA tests are undertaken in our lab including, Paternity DNA testing, Maternity DNA testing, Grand-parentage DNA testing, DNA Test for immigration, DNA profiling, DNA test for infidelity, prenatal DNA testing and many more DNA tests.
DDC Laboratories India is one of the topmost DNA testing centers in the world and has opened up sample collection centers in all the major cities of Punjab. Our testing laboratory is known for 100% accuracy, timely results, and reasonable prices.
We do DNA tests with a recommendation from embassies in case of immigration applications for countries like the UK and others that need DNA test results to check relationships in the family for visa purposes.
We are in coalition with DNA Diagnostics Center Inc. The USA, the world leader in providing AABB accredited DNA testing services. Many legal counselors with distinguished clients rely on us for authentic and accurate test results. We offer DNA testing services at cost-effective charges and as per government standards.
For any queries related to DNA test in Anandpur Sahib Punjab please fill the below form and our executive will contact you. You can also give us a call for any further problems or to make an appointment at: 7042446667 or whatsapp us on 9266615552.


Images of Mountaintop Removal Mining | EarthjusticeMountaintop removal coal mining, often described as "strip mining on steroids," is an extremely destructive form of mining that is devastating Appalachia. In just a few decades, more than 2400 miles of streams and headwaters that provide drinking water for millions have been permanently buried and destroyed.mining coal picture,43 Pictures That Show The Dust And Sweat Of Britain's Coal MinesDec 18, 2015 . Deep coal mining in Britain has come to an end. We do our own mining of historical snaps.
Part of a new mural in downtown Matewan, West ia, depicting life in the coal mines. Vernon Haltom of Coal River Mountain watch, photographed at the Kayford Mountain strip mine, once operated by Massey Energy. Diptych of cheerleaders and marching band. Left: Mingo Central High School cheerleaders and.
Mountaintop removal coal mining, often described as "strip mining on steroids," is an extremely destructive form of mining that is devastating Appalachia. In just a few decades, more than 2400 miles of streams and headwaters that provide drinking water for millions have been permanently buried and destroyed.
strip-mining-for-coal - West ia Pictures - West ia .
Strip Mining for Coal in Matewan, West ia. Play Pause Fullscreen. grand view lookout point, new river gorge national river, national river, west ia; strip mining, coal, matewan, west ia; glade creek, grist mill, babcock state park, west ia, farm; kanawha river, ohio river, west ia, charleston · sugar.
May 25, 2013 . China is the world's largest coal producer and consumer. But they are also reported to be among the deadliest in the world. A photo tour of Chinese coal mines.
Riches Buried in the Hills. Page 1 of 2. Pennsylvania is rich in coal, both anthracite (hard coal), in the east, and bituminous (soft coal) here in western Pennsylvania. Click on the images below to view a larger image. To help you see as much as possible from these photographs, use the tool "Reading a Photograph.".
Nov 10, 2014 . Barack Obama's pledge to cut carbon emissions has not stopped North Antelope Rochelle mine in Wyoming. In fact, production is booming - and climate change is.
West ia coal operators, however, were notoriously violent towards workers' efforts to organize. The struggle for unionization included strikes, assassinations, marches, and the largest civil insurrection in the United States since the Civil War. Browse a photo gallery to see what it was like to work in the mines and live in.
Mar 28, 2014 . –Dennis Dimick, photo editor for "Can Coal Ever Be Clean?" in the April issue of National Geographic. These men unload a cart from a "rat hole" mine that is 400 feet. View Images. Meghalaya, India. Men unload a cart from a "rat hole" mine. Coal is lifted out of the mine shaft two tons at a time and trucked to.
Coal mining at Rock Springs, 140 miles west of Carbon, also began in the late 1860s to supply coal to the U.P. During the next century, more than 100 million tons of coal came .. The 2012 photo of the Black Thunder Mine, and the four other photos of Powder River Basin strip mines in the photo gallery are from Ecoflight.
May 14, 2016 . The whole coal industry — soul of Colorado's North Fork Valley and other Western communities — is collapsing. Statewide coal production has plummeted by 50 percent since 2004, costing hundreds of jobs.
Coal is the most abundant fossil fuel on Earth. Its predominant use has always been for producing heat energy. It was the basic energy source that fueled the Industrial Revolution of the 18th and 19th centuries, and the industrial growth of that era in turn supported the large-scale exploitation of coal deposits. Since the.
The visual story of how mining for coal impacts the environment .
Aug 3, 2017 . Imagine a coal miner. The picture in your mind is likely that of a strongly built man, with soiled clothes, black coal smudged across exposed skin, and a hard hat marred by years of work. That image, though, hasn't been accurate since the 1950s. To picture today's version of coal mining, imagine massive.
Oct 12, 2017 . TEN YEARS AGO - HUNTER MINES FROM THE AIR · King Coal: Hunter's 1.5billion tonnes would go three times to moon. Ten years ago, Newcastle, the world's biggest coal port, was at the pointy end of an immense global narrative. A global energy and resources boom had crept up on the Hunter Valley.
coal mining photo from the 1930s - Kentucky Coal Mining Museum .
Kentucky Coal Mining Museum, Benham: coal mining photo from the 1930s - Check out TripAdvisor members' 103 candid photos and videos of Kentucky Coal Mining Museum.
Aug 5, 2016 . Over four decades, the Hobet coal mine transformed from a small operation to a magnet for corporate buyouts. Its shift tells a larger story of coal in decline.
Jun 30, 2017 . LIFE Magazine exposed the grim reality of life in the American coal industry. As these photos show, coal country's suffering is nothing new.
PICTURES: Historic Pennsylvania coal mining photos - The Morning .
May 23, 2017 . PHOTO GALLERY: The regions north of the Lehigh Valley were coal country in the 1800s and 1900s. The mountains provided anthracite or "hard coal." Here are photos of coal mining from The Morning Call archives.
Get information, facts, and pictures about coal mining at Encyclopedia. Make research projects and school reports about coal mining easy with credible articles from our FREE, online encyclopedia and dictionary.
Boiler House (Shenandoah) · Boiler Room (Shenandoah) · Coal Shovel (Dragline) · Pottsville (present day) · Coal Region County Map · Glenburn Breaker · Photographic Essay of Anthracite Coal Mining well done photojournalist essay of present day anthracite mining, Anthracite Mining Photo Gallery (present day) excellent.
Coal Mining Pictures In Kentucky | Kentucky Coal Heritage - first .
Coal Mining Pictures In Kentucky | Kentucky Coal Heritage - first mine car of coal 8/13/1930.
The first Federal Child Labor Law was signed by President Woodrow Wilson on September 1, 1916. The following is a series of pictures and stories about children who worked long hours in this country's coal mines and the most common jobs they performed before child labor laws were passed. * Most pictures in this exhibit.


Plumbing problems can be either a simple inconvenience or a major emergency. Whichever situation you are in, our team at Summers Plumbing Heating & Cooling is here to help you meet your needs. We handle all types of plumbing issues, such as clogged drains, overflowing toilets, leaking pipes, and the loss of hot water.
Our Fort Wayne plumbing, heating, and cooling company, which opened in 2013, is equipped with plumbers who are professionally trained and ready to serve you. It is our goal to provide you with the best prices for the quality services we offer.
We handle jobs big and small—from minor leaks to full re-piping jobs. If you are experiencing any type of plumbing problem, it is important that you call a qualified professional as soon as possible. There are many situations in which an issue that appears to be small is actually much more serious.
Our flexibility is designed to meet your needs!
At Summers Plumbing Heating & Cooling, we know that plumbing emergencies don't just occur during business hours. In order to be fully available to our customers when they need us most, we offer around-the-clock emergency plumbing services in Fort Wayne. To make life easier for our customers, we also offer online service scheduling and special deals.
Contact our Fort Wayne plumbing team so we can provide you with expert service. We allow our customers to schedule service online. You can also call our office at (260) 272-0682.
Summers Plumbing Heating & Cooling "I feel I can trust Summers and will refer everyone I know."
Summers Plumbing Heating & Cooling "Couldn't have picked a better technician."
Summers Plumbing Heating & Cooling "The guys were friendly and really great guys."
Summers Plumbing Heating & Cooling "Thank you, Fort Wayne team, for your excellent service and work!"
Summers Plumbing Heating & Cooling "Great Customer Service"
Summers Plumbing Heating & Cooling "Their professionalism was impeccable."
Summers Plumbing Heating & Cooling "I will use Summers for future HVAC and plumbing needs due to the service Tyler provided."
Summers Plumbing Heating & Cooling "Eric was great and very professional."
Summers Plumbing Heating & Cooling "Earl Bitz greatly exceeded my expectations!"
Summers Plumbing Heating & Cooling "He was very personable and thorough."


Discussion in 'MacBook Pro' started by tulip0852, Mar 11, 2013.
Hi, my early 2011 MBP 15" A 1286 won't boot up.
When I switch the machine on the apple logo comes up and a bar on the bottom of the screen comes up, after a wee while the rotating thingy comes up, then both disappear and the machine switches itself off shortly after.
I have tried booting from another drive by pressing the alt key as the machine has two partitions with each OS10.8.2 on it, one for general work and one for Protools. The available boot drives come up but after selecting the relevant drive the same thing happens. I have tried safe mode, same thing happens.
I've also tried to boot from a OSX 10.8 CD but to no availe and now the CD is stuck in my CD drive.
I am desperate to get my machine back on the road as I'm in the middle of a recording project.
OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, and Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, does not come on a DVD, unless you created one yourself (or a friend did).
Do you mean your grey Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Restore DVD by any chance? Have you any kind of backup? Did you try CMD+R during bootup? Is there an Apple Store or Apple Authorised Repairshop/Reseller near you?


text:
The Art of Terror: Early Haunts
"𝓕𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓵𝔂 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓲𝓷𝓼𝓹𝓲𝓻𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷𝓪𝓵 𝓰𝓱𝓸𝓼𝓽 𝓼𝓽𝓸𝓻𝓲𝓮𝓼, 𝓶𝓸𝓼𝓽𝓵𝔂 𝓯𝓸𝓻𝓰𝓸𝓽𝓽𝓮𝓷 𝓲𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓭𝓮𝓹𝓽𝓱𝓼 𝓸𝓯 𝓵𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓪𝓻𝔂 𝓱𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓸𝓻𝔂 𝓪𝓻𝓮 𝓫𝓻𝓸𝓾𝓰𝓱𝓽 𝓽𝓸𝓰𝓮𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓼𝓽 𝓽𝓲𝓶𝓮 𝓲𝓷 𝓸𝓷𝓮 𝓰𝓻𝓪𝓹𝓱𝓲𝓬 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵 𝓪𝓭𝓪𝓹𝓽𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓪𝓷 𝓮𝔁𝓬𝓵𝓾𝓼𝓲𝓿𝓮 𝓱𝓪𝓻𝓭𝓫𝓪𝓬𝓴 𝓻𝓮𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓼𝓮. 𝓢𝓽𝓸𝓻𝓲𝓮𝓼 𝔀𝓱𝓲𝓬𝓱 𝓲𝓷𝓼𝓹𝓲𝓻𝓮𝓭 𝓢𝓵𝓮𝓮𝓹𝔂 𝓗𝓸𝓵𝓵𝓸𝔀, 𝓡𝓲𝓷𝓰, 𝓕𝓻𝓪𝓷𝓴𝓮𝓷𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓲𝓷 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓪 𝓒𝓱𝓻𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓶𝓪𝓼 𝓒𝓪𝓻𝓸𝓵."
October is here. The nights are dark and cold, the perfect time to snuggle up in the warm, with a hot drink and something spooky. What's winter without a good ghost story? But there are so many to choose from and sometimes you want something new, something you haven't read before. How about a classic ghost story or two? Better yet, how about four in the form of a beautifully written and illustrated graphic novel?
This graphic novel is bought to us by author T.W.Burgess. His first novel was self-published in 2014
and he has since released five others, including Photoghasts, the worlds first AR haunted book. His works have garnered great praise from publications such as Starburst Magazine and Rue Morgue, and have included introductions from Junji Ito, Reece Shearsmith and Corin Hardy. With these books, he has helped introduce us to a wonderful world of spine chilling horror. And now, with the help of a team of amazing artists, that world is about to expand even further. I'd like to introduce you to Early Haunts, a stunning and much anticipated graphic novel which I hope you'll consider adding to your collection. If not for yourself, then for that special spooky someone in your life. This new anthology brings you four little known classic tales of terror, coming to us from mythology and early folklore, and introducing the reader to a carefully curated collection of some of the earliest recorded ghost stories. Some of you may have heard of these stories, but many of you won't have and Early Haunts is the perfect introduction to them for any reader.
The House in Athens
Adapted from the ancient Roman story of the same name, it was found in the letters of Pliny The Younger, a Roman politician and writer. He lived from 61AD to 113AD, which gives you an idea of just how old this story is, making it the earliest recorded ghost story in the book. The House in Athens tells the tale of a terrifying chained apparition stalking a house in ancient Athens and how a man named Athenodorus set out to solve the mystery of this ominous spectre. You'll recognise this chained ghost from Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol, as it was an inspiration for the tormented spirit of Jacob Marley.
It's illustrated by Mike O Brien, who has captured the story wonderfully with his rich colour pallet and sweeping brush strokes. His work has previously been included in Cracked Eye Magazine and at the Bishop's Stortford Museum, among others.
The Tale from Dish Mansion
Originally recorded as The Plate House, by Baba Bunko in 1758, this folktale can trace its origins to a Kabuki play by the name of Bancho Saravashiki. It tells the chilling story of Okiku, a girl doomed to become a tragic and terrifying Japanese spirit known as a Yokai. If she sounds familiar to you when you read this chapter, then you can thank author Koji Suzuki, who seems to have taken inspiration from this tale for his novel, The Ring, thus bringing us another well dwelling spector; Sadako.
Illustrator Bri Neumann and colourist Bryan Valenza have bought this tale to life with incredible attention to detail and a gorgeously warm colour pallet.
Bri Neumann has worked in Television, Animation and Computer Games in a variety of different roles, including working for Dreamworks Animation, Nintendo and Rick & Morty, among others.
Bryan Valenza has worked for both indie and non-indie publishers, including DC Comics, Image Comics and Lion Forge.
The Wild Huntsman
The Wild Huntsman has been carefully dapted from the poem of the same name, which was written by the German poet Gottfried August Bürger in the 1700s. Based on German folklore, it concerns the tale of a huntsman who, upon going hunting on a Sunday, soon finds himself cursed through his own actions. This creepy poem was a source of inspiration for Washington Irving, when he was writing his own classic ghost story, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
Illustrator Brian Coldrick has brought this chilling tale to life with a cool colour pallet and stunning art style that brings life to the frantic chase depicted in the poem. Known for his brilliant webcomic Behind You, his work also includes monster design for Doctor Who, robotic prosthetics for Lady Gaga and cover art for Locke and Key.
The Death Bride
A chilling Italian gothic horror story, The Death Bride hails from a French anthology of German ghost stories known as Fantasmagoriana. This tale of love and terror was first translated by Jean-Baptiste Benoît Eyriès, anonymously for some reason and it was published in 1812. Fantasmagoriana was one of many books read by Mary Shelly during her stay in Geneva with her husband Percy Shelley and Lord Byron, becoming one of her main influences when writing her famous novel Frankenstein.
This story is illustrated by David Romero, a freelance illustrator and animator whos speciality is horror. His haunting artwork adds a dark atmosphere to this story, which brings with it a creeping dread. Very fitting for a story like this. David has worked for many people and companies, including Image Comics and Simply Scary Podcast.
A lot of work has been put into this project, each story has been painstakingly adapted by T.W.Burgess and beautifully bought to life by the artists involved. Simply put, it's a labour of love. The Kickstarter campaign ends on the 6th of November, so you still have plenty of time to get involved and show your support for this exciting project.
Head over to the Early Haunts Kickstarter now and you can help bring this book to life in the form of an elegantly designed hardback novel.
There are seven levels of support you can offer. Each brings with it a signed first edition of the book (either digital, physical or both.) and various other goodies, including (depending on the amount pledged.) limited edition bookplates, copies of T.W.burgess' other novels, a copy of the Early Haunts digital sketchbook and a Thank You in the back of the book itself. The campaign also includes three fabulous Stretch Goals. It's reached the £10,000 goal so all print backers will receive a limited edition art print, but if it reaches £15,000 then they will be able to include AR pages in the book and if it reaches £20,000 then every backer will get a copy of an exclusive bonus comic. T.W.Burgess and Brian Coldrick have been working on a comic adapted from the actual haunting which inspired the classic ghost story The Turn of the Screw, written by Henry James.
I myself have signed up and am following the campaign with much excitement. How about you, dear reader? Are you already following Early Haunts? What are you excited about the most, what has you hyped for the project's completion? If you arent following Early Haunts on Kickstarter just yet, then I highly recommend you do so. This unique and fascinating graphic novel is an excellent addition to any ghost story or graphic novel collection.
As always, I'd love to hear from you, either in the comments below or by tagging me in a post on Twitter. Plus don't forget to send some extra good vibes and support to team responsible for this beautiful project, by following them on Twitter too. Their profiles can be reached by clicking on their names.
𝓔𝓪𝓻𝓵𝔂 𝓗𝓪𝓾𝓷𝓽𝓼.
𝓞𝓷 𝓚𝓲𝓬𝓴𝓼𝓽𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓮𝓻 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓬𝓸𝓶𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓫𝓸𝓸𝓴𝓼𝓱𝓮𝓵𝓯 𝓼𝓸𝓸𝓷!
Posted by Lenny Wall at 2:10 AM
Labels: book, book review, charles dickens, folklore, ghost, ghost stories, ghost story, graphic novel, Halloween, haunting, history, kickstarter, Mary shelley, review, Washington Irving
ThatUnknownBlogger October 16, 2020 at 8:48 AM
I got super excited as I clicked on this post and here I am reading all this and just waiting to search this up. The House in Athens seems very interesting. I think I am going to that one a try. :D Thank you so much for sharing. Spooky Season is always fun :)
Mommy In Color October 16, 2020 at 2:23 PM
You had me hooked by the first story. I wonder if my library carries this?🤔 *runs to check*🏃🏽♀🏃🏽♀🏃🏽♀
jennyinneverland October 20, 2020 at 1:28 AM
This sounds like a great anthology for Horror lovers! I've never seen a graphic Horror novel like this before but it definitely makes a change and would definitely make a great gift for the spooky someone!
Mykki October 22, 2020 at 3:10 PM
The artwork in this book looks gorgeous!


Love comes in many layers and forms. At first sight, it's often a flash of instant recognition and attraction. Upon closer inspection, you discover new, subtler aspects that are less immediately noticeable. It's often a deeper layer of meaning or a bit of an edge.
The recipe for love is never unchanged. No crush is quite the same, no relationship is quite like another. It's just the same for eye-witness glasses. Always a little different and always somewhere slightly asymmetrical. Conspicuously discreet. Chemically etched, these X-series frames bring out the depth of the layers that designer Patrick Hoet wants to bring to light.
The 4 models are available in 8 theo-colours.
Panto beauty, made in metal, and painted Electric Blue/Dark Night. It's Eye-witness time!
Panto beauty, made in metal, and painted Fluo Yellow/Citrus Black. It's Eye-witness time!
Panto beauty, made in metal, and painted Fluo Red/Brown. It's Eye-witness time!
Panto beauty, made in metal, and painted Addo Grey/Capulet Olive. It's Eye-witness time!
Panto beauty, made in metal, and painted Burnt Shadow/Citrus Black. It's Eye-witness time!
Panto beauty, made in metal, and painted Mama Africa/Dark Night. It's Eye-witness time!
Panto beauty, made in metal, and painted Black/Gold. It's Eye-witness time!
Panto beauty, made in metal, and painted Black/Matte Metallic Dark Grey. It's Eye-witness time!
Panto beauty, made in metal, and painted Fuchsia/Lila. It's Eye-witness time!
Panto beauty, made in metal, and painted Matte Metallic Copper/Matte Metallic Black. It's Eye-witness time!
Panto beauty, made in metal, and painted Blues Red/Hot Red. It's Eye-witness time!
Cat-eye / Butterfly beauty, made in metal, and painted Fluo Pink/Lilac. It's Eye-witness time!
Cat-eye / Butterfly beauty, made in metal, and painted Black/Gold. It's Eye-witness time!
Cat-eye / Butterfly beauty, made in metal, and painted Matte Metallic Blues Green/Electric Blue. It's Eye-witness time!
Cat-eye / Butterfly beauty, made in metal, and painted Burnt Shadow/Citrus Black. It's Eye-witness time!
Cat-eye / Butterfly beauty, made in metal, and painted Fuchsia/Magneta Grey. It's Eye-witness time!
Cat-eye / Butterfly beauty, made in metal, and painted Hot Red/Matte Metallic Purple. It's Eye-witness time!
Cat-eye / Butterfly beauty, made in metal, and painted Blues Red/Hot Red. It's Eye-witness time!
Angular beauty, made in metal, and painted Addo Grey/Mama Africa. It's Eye-witness time!
Rectangular beauty, made in metal, and painted Blues Red/Hot Red. It's Eye-witness time!
Rectangular beauty, made in metal, and painted Matte Metallic Blues Green/Matte Metallic Elly Blue. It's Eye-witness time!
Rectangular beauty, made in metal, and painted Fluo Pink/Black. It's Eye-witness time!
Rectangular beauty, made in metal, and painted Fluo Red/Brown. It's Eye-witness time!
Rectangular beauty, made in metal, and painted Hot Red/Addo Grey. It's Eye-witness time!
Rectangular beauty, made in metal, and painted Addo Grey/Capulet Olive. It's Eye-witness time!
Rectangular beauty, made in metal, and painted Copper/Matte Metallic Black. It's Eye-witness time!
Rectangular beauty, made in metal, and painted Fluo Yellow/Citrus Black. It's Eye-witness time!
Rectangular beauty, made in metal, and painted Burnt Shadow/Citrus Black. It's Eye-witness time!
Rectangular beauty, made in metal, and painted Pepper White/Enzian Blue. It's Eye-witness time!
Round beauty, made in metal, and painted Blues Red/Hot Red. It's Eye-witness time!
Round beauty, made in metal, and painted Matte Metallic Copper/Matte Metallic Black. It's Eye-witness time!
Round beauty, made in metal, and painted Black/Matte Metallic Dark Grey. It's Eye-witness time!
Round beauty, made in metal, and painted Matte Metallic Fluo Purple/Fluo Green. It's Eye-witness time!
Round beauty, made in metal, and painted Fluo Pink/Lilac. It's Eye-witness time!
Round beauty, made in metal, and painted Fluo Yellow/Citrus Black. It's Eye-witness time!
Round beauty, made in metal, and painted Fluo Red/Brown. It's Eye-witness time!
Round beauty, made in metal, and painted Tack Room White/Gold. It's Eye-witness time!


Come see this perfect starter home! This 2 story offers hardwood floors thru out the main and a open kitchen dining room setup. From the kitchen you will have access to a door that takes you outside to the fully fenced in yard and patio. The main floor also offers a spacious laundry with open shelves for plenty of storage! Upstairs you will find the master bedroom with 2 walk-in closets & private bath. Then there are 2 more bedrooms and a full bathroom for 3 bedrooms total! In the finished basement is a open room with tile floors that would be a great play room or office. There is also an entertaining area that is great for watching movies! This home includes all the appliances & the hot tub stays with the home!! This community offers a clubhouse, community pool, kids playground for a low monthly fee of $40/mo!


And you can find it at Wellcare Medical Centre in Kingston!
As a top destination for anti-aging skin treatments and innovative procedures, Wellcare Medical Centre is home to the non-surgical facelift. Unlike traditional facelift surgery – which involves making incisions around the ears and hairline so the plastic surgeon can pull back the facial muscles – a non-surgical facelift uses dermal fillers and anti-wrinkle injections to replicate similar results.
First, anti-wrinkle injections will be used to help smooth away wrinkles, fine lines, and creases that may be prematurely aging you. Anti-wrinkle injections can also be used around the eyebrow area for additional lift, which targets and treats drooping eyelids.
Next, dermal fillers will be used to add volume and contours around the face, with particular emphasis on the cheekbones. Dermal fillers can encourage long-term production of collagen and elastin, both of which are key building blocks to smooth, younger-looking skin. Dermal fillers can also be used to add definition and shape to the jawline, which is perfect for clients who may have sagging jowls or weak chins.
For additional skin tightening, Dermapen microneedling can be used to promote firmer, tighter, and youthful-looking skin. This produce creates tiny micro-wounds in the skin, which then prompts the body to release collagen and elastin to repair these microscopic wounds. Numbing cream can be used during the procedure to help manage any discomfort.
Finally, those clients with moderate to severe facial wrinkles can use PRP therapy to maintain a fresh and smooth appearance. During this procedure, the body's platelet-rich plasma is removed and purified, then re-injected into the treatment site. The end result is the kind of skin that looks like it belongs on the red carpet.
Ready to look your best – without undergoing expensive and invasive surgery? Then schedule your consultation with the Wellcare Medical Centre in Kingston, AU today! We serve the entire Bribane metro, including the Gold Coast.


Recent Optometry Graduate, Reema Amin, shares her top 10 tips for starting university life.
After having completed 3 years of Optometry, I can safely say it has been the most challenging but best few years of my life. I felt exactly the same as any one of you reading the article … excited, not knowing what to expect and maybe a little worried. BUT… look no further, I have compiled a list of 10 tips about how to start university life, particularly in relation to Optometry. So I hope it helps…!
2.	Be organised and plan a schedule for socialising, exploring the area and the campus, studying and utilizing the university facilities.
3.	Moodle is your new friend. Find out what modules you will be studying and read the assessment guidelines which give an overview of what the module consists of, and assessment types… these guidelines are extremely useful over all 3 years.
4.	Manage your costs effectively – London is costly so invest in a student discount card, student oyster card, NUS card…. – hey being a student is fun!
5.	Study hard from the beginning as this will help during exam time – "little but often".
6.	Become a member of AOP (Association of Optometrists), College of Optometrists – these organisations form the backbone of the Optometry industry. So get linked from day one!
7.	Make use of the University's career services which provide CV workshops to get your applications all polished and up to date!
8. I highly recommend a weekend job in an Opticians – it is unbelievable how much you will learn from a few hours on the weekend, and it also allows you to get a feel for what working in a practice is really like!
9.	Find out the main personnel ('the gurus of Optometry') involved in running the Optometry degree – ie: who to go to when you need help about a particular aspect. Also your personal tutors are available to provide ongoing support and are very helpful.
10.	Work hard, play hard. Make the most of your time at university as the years will fly by! Good luck with everything – you can do it!


text:
Building Relationships on Results
Business & Banking Law
Banking, Credit Union Law, & Creditors' Rights
Dissolution & Succession Planning
Commercial Law & Commercial Real Estate
Not-for-Profit Law
Litigation & Trial
Estate & Wills Dispute Litigation
Accidents & Personal Injury
Construction & Work-Site Accidents
Dog & Animal Bites/Attacks
Oil & Gas Disputes
Public, Municipal, & Education Law
Environmental, Land Use & Development Law
Zoning & Planning Law
Trusts, Estates, & Elder Law
Trusts, Charitable Giving, & Tax Planning
Probate and Trust & Estate Administration
Elder Law & Guardianships
Workers' Compensation & Disability
SSDI & SSI: Social Security Disability
Young Binghamton driver might face wrongful death claim
On behalf of Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP posted in Wrongful Death on Sunday, November 24, 2019.
A 70-year-old man recently lost his life in a motor vehicle accident. When looking at the circumstances of the crash, it seems clear that it was a preventable incident. According to authorities, a 22-year-old Binghamton driver who allegedly disregarded a stop sign caused the crash, which could result in this driver facing a wrongful death lawsuit in the future.
In a preliminary crash report, investigators allege the driver entered the intersection at a high rate of speed. He smashed into the car that was driven by the 70-year-old man. It is unclear whether that driver died at the crash scene or succumbed to his injuries later. It was reported that the impact of the crash sent the second vehicle onto the porch of a nearby residence.
Reportedly, four occupants of the speeding car suffered injuries. They were transported to two different medical facilities for treatment of their injuries. None of them appeared to have suffered life-threatening injuries. No mention is made of alcohol or drug impairment, but the young driver was arrested. He is now facing a charge of second-degree manslaughter.
Regardless of the outcome of charges against a driver, if negligence can be established, the surviving family members of a deceased crash victim can pursue a claim for financial relief through the New York civil justice system. An experienced wrongful death attorney in Binghamton can explain the legalities and the legal options. Legal counsel can also assist with the documentation of claims to present to the court. Claims typically include the costs related to end-of-life arrangements and other related expenses. Furthermore, the emotional damages suffered by the surviving family members may form a part of the claim.
Tags: Wrongful Death
Related Posts: Wrongful death claims often need accident reconstruction, Car-door crash might lead to wrongful death claim, Wrongful death lawsuit might follow tractor-trailer crash, Wrongful death: Passenger succumbs to injuries in DWI crash
More Locations & Details Email Our Firm
Medical malpractice: TV chat show producers sued by guest
3 often-forgotten things that could be added to wills
Car accidents: 2 back seat passengers die when car strikes tree
How will the Secure Act affect wills and trusts?
Binghamton Office (Main):
Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP
Downtown Binghamton Office
Bainbridge Office
Cortland Office
Hancock Office
Ithaca Office
Montrose Office
Owego Office
Walton Office
Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP, is a law firm of attorneys & lawyers with law offices in Binghamton, Ithaca, Owego, Bainbridge, Cortland, Hancock, and Walton, New York, as well as Montrose, Pennsylvania. Our attorneys & lawyers represent legal clients throughout the Southern Tier of New York, across New York State, and Northern Pennsylvania, from communities including Bainbridge, Binghamton, Cortland, Deposit, Elmira, Endicott, Hancock, Ithaca, Johnson City, Marathon, Montrose, Norwich, Owego, and Vestal, and throughout Broome County, Chenango County, and Tioga County, New York, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, and all surrounding areas.
Disclaimer | Client Rights | Site Map | Privacy Policy
© 2020 by Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP All rights reserved. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.


In higher animals, we usually find a well-developed symmetry and muscles of which the activities oppose the results of the activity of other muscles. Such muscles are called antagonists. If two antagonists of equal strength are stimulated equally, no macroscopic effect of the stimulation of both muscles results. If one of the antagonists is stronger than the other, the macroscopic effect of the stimulation of both muscles results not in some general convulsion, but in a one-sided action of the stronger muscle. Obviously, these results are the necessary consequence of structure on different levels. We had, in the first case, a lack of obvious macroscopic reaction, although stimulation was present and did its work. This was due to structure.
The above examples show again that no 'demon' or 'inhibition' has prohibited the withdrawal of the foot or opening of the mouth, but that the excitation of stronger antagonists is responsible for the result - or, if we wish, for the lack of results. All of which is obviously structural.


A California court case could turn every cup of coffee here into a jolt of reality on the risks of cancer.
Under a state law, cancer warnings already follow Californians when they enter the lobby of apartment buildings, drive into parking garages and sit down at restaurants. They also pop up on products including kitty litter, ceramic plates and black licorice.
Now, a state judge in Los Angeles is expected to rule in the coming months whether coffee should be labeled as carcinogenic under the three-decade old law, which is meant to warn Californians of potential harms.
Joe Jackson, call your office!


We feel that in this game, Arsenal look set to be able to score a couple when they face Qarabağ, who could well struggle finding the net themselves. Therefore, we are anticipating a controlled 2-0 margin for Arsenal when all's said and done. Our tips, poll and stats for Arsenal v Qarabağ can all be found here including the latest game odds.
We have made these Arsenal v Qarabağ predictions for this match preview with the best intentions, but no profits are guaranteed. Please always gamble responsibly, only with money that you can afford to lose.