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41 dead as Aeroflot jet makes emergency landing in Moscow
On May 6, 2019 6:21 amIn Foreign, Newsby Victor Ogunyinka
Forty-one people were killed after a Russian plane, Aeroflot, made an emergency landing and burst into flames at Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow.
Black smoke billows from the burning plane on the tarmac at Sheremetyevo Airport. PHOTO: AFP
Videos on social media show passengers using emergency exit slides to escape the burning Aeroflot aircraft.
Two children and a flight attendant were among the dead, Russian media reports.
One witness said it was a "miracle" anyone escaped the jet, which was carrying 73 passengers and five crew.
"There are 37 survivors – 33 passengers and four members of the crew," said an investigative committee official, Yelena Markovskaya.
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Five people are in hospital.
Aeroflot, Russia's national carrier, said the plane was forced to return to the airport "for technical reasons", but did not elaborate.
Some flights have been diverted to other airports.
What happened to the plane?
The aircraft, a Sukhoi Superjet-100, departed Sheremetyevo airport at 18:02 local time (15:02 GMT) for the city of Murmansk.
The crew issued a distress signal when "malfunctions" occurred shortly after departure.
After making an emergency landing at the airport, the plane's engines caught fire on the runway, Aeroflot said in a statement.
The crew "did everything to save the passengers," who were evacuated in 55 seconds, the airline said.
Aeroflot published a list of survivors (in Russian) who have been identified so far, adding that it will continue to be updated as new information comes to light.
Interfax quotes a source as saying the plane's engines caught fire on the runway after a hard landing, not in mid-air as initially reported.
Reports also suggest it did not succeed in its first emergency landing attempt.
Murmansk's Acting Governor Andrey Chibis has reportedly said that the families of those killed in the fire will each receive one million rubles ($15,300; £11,630), while the victims being treated in hospital will be given 500,000 rubles ($7,650; £5,815).
How did the survivors escape?
Mikhail Savchenko claims he was on the plane when it exploded into a fireball on the tarmac but "managed to jump out".
He shared a video of passengers running away from the burning plane, posting: "'Guys I am all right, I am alive and in one piece."
One of the surviving passengers, Dmitry Khlebushkin, says that he is very grateful to the flight attendants.
"Only thanks to the flight attendants, I survived," he told reporters.
Kristian Kostov, a former Bulgarian Eurovision contestant, has posted on social media about witnessing the incident.
He said people at the airport were left "shaking" after seeing the aircraft engulfed by fire and said other flights are now unable to take-off, BBS reported.
Another eyewitness, Patrick Horlacher, told the BBC it was "shocking to see" the plane being ravaged by flames just minutes before he was due to board another flight.
An investigation has been opened into the incident, reports say.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly been briefed and expressed condolences to the families of victims.
The region of Murmansk has announced a three-day mourning period.
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British woman has synthetic gene injected into her eye.
A British woman has become the first person in the world to undergo gene therapy for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), The Telegraph reports.
Macular degeneration is the most common cause of vision loss in the developed world.Surgeons at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, UK, inserted a synthetic gene into the left eye of Janet Osborne, 80, who suffers from AMD.
Around 600,000 people in the UK are affected by AMD, which affects the central part of a patient's vision with gaps or 'smudges,' making everyday activities like reading and recognising faces difficult.
Mrs. Osborne has AMD in both eyes but it is more advanced in the left. She struggles to prepare food, sew and read.
She says her motivation for taking part in the trial was the possibility of helping others with AMD: "I wasn't thinking of me. I was thinking of other people," she told The Telegraph.


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LICENSE TO KILL THIS DEAL?
Amazon Won't Stop Gobbling!
In its latest scheme to solidify world dominance, the colossus of e-commerce, Amazon.com, is set to purchase Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Studios, Inc. ("MGM") for a whopping $8.45 billion.
Since 1924, MGM's roaring lion has preceded countless Oscar-winning films, including West Side Story (1961), Rocky (1976), Dances With Wolves (1990), and The Silence of the Lambs (1991) – to name just a few. Now, nearly 100 years later, the pending sale will add these, plus another 4,000 films, and 17,000 television shows, to Amazon's entertainment portfolio -- known as Amazon Studios -- which (on its own accord) is gaining notoriety for producing award-winning content such as "The Big Sick," "Manchester By The Sea," and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel."
Over the last few years, Amazon has been aggressively ramping up the streaming content on its main service, Amazon Prime, in order to compete with the likes of Netflix, Disney Plus, & Hulu for its share of advertising dollars. It is currently developing a television series based off The Lord of the Rings trilogy, with Season 1 costing an estimated $465 million – earning it the title of the most expensive television series ever made. Amazon also recently signed a deal with the NFL to broadcast Thursday Night Football, starting in 2022.
So why would the company shell out so much for MGM (considering it pales in comparison to other entertainment conglomerates likes Universal or Disney)? Other than the mere fact that the $1.7 trillion-dollar market-cap conglomerate can afford to what it pleases, Amazon Studios' senior vice president, Mike Hopkins, attributes MGM's worth to its IP: "the real financial value behind this deal is the treasure trove of [intellectual property] in the deep catalog that we plan to reimagine and develop together with MGM's talented team."
And no diamond in this trove shines brighter than the man with the License to Kill: James Bond.
MGM has been the longtime distributor of the Bond franchise, one of the highest grossing of all time, raking in tens of billions of dollars for the studio. Apparently, it was a major inducement in the Amazon acquisition, serving as the main reason for the sale's high price-tag (which some in the biz consider to be overvalued based on previous offers). However, MGM is not the sole owner of the Bond IP, as they share the character rights (and profits) with Eon Productions and the Broccoli family. Since the family shares creative control over the franchise, it has say on how Bond is shared with the world – which could cause some problems for Amazon down the line if the two players aren't aligned. (Although Jeff Bezos as the newest Bond villain seems quite fitting.)
The latest film in the Bond franchise, No Time to Die, is expected to come to the big screen this October and will be the final film featuring Daniel Craig as 007.
The MGM purchase will need to complete regulatory clearances before it's finalized, and no date has been set for when the transition will occur. The procurement represents Amazon's second-largest acquisition ever, shadowed only by its purchase of Whole Foods for $13.7 billion in 2017.
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Do I Really Want the Gifts God is Offering?
Junior High is the time when in a person's life when they transition from being a child to being a young adult. It's the time for them to make up their mind about who they really are and what their life is really going to be about. This series will challenge students to tackle the foundational questions about their identity and the Christian faith. This week?s question: Do I really want the gifts God has to offer?
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Trump blasts Fed interest rate hikes after reportedly complaining about Chairman Jerome Powell at a GOP fundraiser in the Hamptons
Aug. 20, 2018, 4:16 PM
President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
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President Donald Trump continued to criticize the Federal Reserve's recent monetary policy decision in an interview with Reuters on Monday.
The statement comes after a report that Trump complained about Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and the central bank's recent interest-rate hikes during a fundraiser in Southampton, New York, on Friday.
Trump was displeased with Powell's decision to raise interest rates, according to Bloomberg.
This would not be Trump's first criticism of Powell and the Fed. The president publicly questioned the interest-rate hikes in July.
President Donald Trump continued to blast the Federal Reserve's recent interest rate hikes in an interview Monday, days after complaining about Federal Reserve Chairman at a private GOP fundraiser.
Trump told Reuters that he was "not thrilled" by Powell's decision to raise interest rates and would continue to criticize the Fed if interest rate hikes continued.
Trump said that during the recent spat of trade fights central banks in other countries have helped to cushion the economic impact, but not in the US.
"We're negotiating very powerfully and strongly with other nations," Trump said. "We're going to win, but during this period of time I should be given some help by the Fed. The other countries are accommodated."
The Fed has been gradually raising interest rates since the end of 2015, with five hikes coming under Trump. While economic theory (in the simplest terms) says that rate hikes slow the pace of economic growth, interest rates today remain historically low, and measures of credit growth show that access to loans is still generally easy.
Additionally, Trump's tariffs on goods coming into the US are generally thought to be inflationary, driving up consumer prices. In the face of higher inflation the Fed typically increases interest rates.
The criticism comes after a private Republican fundraiser on Friday, during which Trump reportedly attacked Powell's interest-rate hikes.
According to Bloomberg, Trump complained that Powell — the president's own pick for the Fed's top job — was raising interest rates instead of delaying rate hikes and keeping monetary policy loose.
Trump was attending a private fundraiser with GOP donors at the Southampton, New York, home of Howard Lorber, the chairman of the iconic hot-dog company Nathan's Famous. The Chicago Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, and the White House adviser Jared Kushner were also there, according to Bloomberg.
This isn't the first time Trump has taken exception to the Fed's gradual interest-rate hikes. In July, the president bashed the rate hikes during an interview with CNBC but also praised Powell as a good person. Trump followed up those comments with further complaints on Twitter.
The Federal Reserve operates independently of the government, as it is sometimes compelled to make interest-rate decisions that are meant to be good for the economy in the long run but that may be politically unpopular. Presidents have not commented on Federal Reserve policy in over twenty years after Bill Clinton decided to stay mum on the central bank's choices.
Presidential meddling in monetary policy has a troubling history, most notably President Richard Nixon's insistence that the Fed keep interest rates low ahead of the 1972 election. Economists said the pressure helped create the stagflationary economy of the 1970s.
During the previous episode of Fed criticism, the White House maintained that Trump respected the central bank's independence.
"Of course the president respects the independence of the Fed," the White House spokeswoman Lindsay Walters told Business Insider at the time. "As he said he considers the Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell a very good man and that he is not interfering with Fed policy decisions."
Despite Trump's expressed desire for lower interest rates, the president has so far appointed members of the Fed's Board of Governors that appear to be in line with Powell's thinking on the need for hikes. Typically, the greatest influence a president has over the Fed is the appointment of governors.
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Thanksgiving is the one holiday where we travel to see family. Fortunately, our family lives just a three-hour drive from Seattle, so we can hit the road and be at our destination in three hours. For many families though, Thanksgiving travel means fighting busy airports and congested highways during peak travel times. If your family is ready to hit the road or airport this holiday, staying flexible in both your departure dates and your airports can help reduce the stress of traveling at this peak time.
Whether you travel by train, plane, or automobile to Grandma's house, here are five tips for saving money and reducing stress while traveling with kids over Thanksgiving weekend.
1. Know when to fly. If you are flying to Grandma's house this holiday, knowing when to fly can save your family time and money. Typically, a Wednesday departure and Sunday return are the most popular and busiest Thanksgiving travel days, although there have been recent reports that more people are extending their trips, so you are likely to see busy airports throughout Thanksgiving week. If you can carve out the time from school and work, consider an early Tuesday departure and return on Friday evening or first thing Saturday morning. The bonus? You'll celebrate with family and be back in time to enjoy a full weekend at home.
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Viewfinder Tip: Consider leaving Tuesday and returning Friday after Thanksgiving to avoid crowds and get downtime at home.
3. Road-tripping? Get an early start and pre-plan your stops. Like us, a large majority of people travels by car to see family for Thanksgiving dinner. One little trick we've learned over the years is to leave early on Tuesday morning before Thanksgiving, and to check heavy traffic spots on our route before we go. If we see there is a traffic jam at a certain place along the way, we plan a stop for ice cream, coffee, or a potty break and make it fun for the kids. As always during busy holiday weekends, allocate more time than you think you will need to get to your destination.
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No matter where your travels take you this season, with a little patience, flexibility, and planning, you can save time and money, and be able to concentrate on getting some quality time with your loved ones.
What tips do you have for reducing the stress of holiday travel?


4/29/2018 - Now or Later Land is a rare dual land cycle where you choose whether you can't use it the turn you play it or the turn after.
Click through to see the requirements for your design test, due by Monday morning. Every submission warrants feedback, which you may use to revise your submission any number of times. I encourage you all to revise your designs at least once in response to feedback. I will review the most recent submission from each designer.
Our series of interviews with the Top 8 contestants of the GDS3 continues with Linus Ulysses Hamilton, who was kind enough to answer a few questions.
I've been thinking a lot about rare land cycles a lot recently, and Ravnica's shocklands have been bugging me.
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Wow. You guys made a great crew and cast for the Weatherlight. Here's the design challenge we're reviewing today. Let's dive in.
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I was designing Blue commons yesterday for Adam Klesh and Bradley Rose's Castmire, and came up with a couple of spells with semi-hidden modes.
Larcent's article Monday had me thinking about a mechanic that could have used the treasures that Ixalan's Pirates kept creating (finding? stealing? conjuring?). I tried to find a mana sink mechanic that wasn't kicker or a variation thereon, and came up with this.
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I've been playing in the beta for Magic: The Gathering Arena since February. My experience in this very limited game environment has helped me think a lot about tribal design, particularly where Ixalan block succeeded and failed. Let's talk about Pirates and figure out what the heck happened with them, design-wise.
I was reading MaRo's article on Historic and the new mechanic technology of Batching a few days ago. I have thoughts on it, but I'll save those for a twitter rant. In the meantime, I was thinking about other ways to use batching, and came up with Augmented.
Here's the challenge we're reviewing today!
4/11/2018 - Have you seen Jaya's Immolating Inferno from the Dominaria spoilers? Let's discuss legendary sorceries.
I've been looking at D&D stuff for the first time in about 20 years, and that had me thinking a lot about Zendikar. I liked the leveler mechanic in Rise of the Eldrazi, although I felt like they should have used Quest counters rather than level counters to better parallel their enchantment counterparts*. This brought me down the path of how we could tie creature leveling to gaining quest counters.
Continuing our interviews with the GDS Top 8, we spoke with long-time Artisan Ryan Siegel-Stechler. Click through and see what he has to say about Magic design.
1) Introduce yourself and explain why you are a good fit for this internship.
Hey everyone! My name's Jay Treat and I'm a professional game designer.
Ixalan is the least dynamic Limited format we've had in perhaps a decade. The problem is that the only supported archetypes are tribal and there are only four tribes. We get a bit of flexibility in pirates and dinosaurs since they're both three-color tribes, but there is zero cross-tribal support and apart from the difficult-to-draft explore deck and flying deck, there are no alternatives.
Unstable is huge fun even when you ignore the silver-bordered silliness because the various mechanics you're invited to play are less strictly distributed between colors and there are a ton of bridges: Cards that reward players for mixing two different mechanics together.
Wizards has alerted GDS3 Top 8 contestants that their essays would not be published on the mothership, and gave them clearance to self-publish. We reached out to all contestants and offered to host their essays. Jeremy Geist has already posted his on his own website, and has asked that we link directly to that. Swing on by, check it out, and see some of game designs. You can offer your reactions to his essays in the comments below.


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U-16 and U-19 Lebanon discover opponents for 2020 Qualifiers
Lebanon have been drawn with Tajikistan (H), Syria and Maldives in the AFC U-19 Championship Qualifiers (November 2-10, 2019)
Lebanon have been drawn with Kyrgyz Republic (H), Iraq and UAE in the AFC U-16 Championship Qualifiers (September 18-22, 2019)
Top spot in the respective groups will earn direct qualification, while the four best second-placed teams will also advance to the 2020 Finals.
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Kevin Sr. passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 19th with his devoted and beloved wife Myrna and son Kevin Jr. at his side. He also leaves daughter-in-law Liz Power of Toronto, ON; sister Therese Haverty-Cleary and brother-in-law Joe Cleary of Georgetown, ON; and his sister Imelda Coffey of White Rock, BC, and their families. His family also included sister-in law, Patricia Xavier and brother-in-law Lloyd Xavier of Toronto, ON; and sister-in-law Joybelle Fonseca of Mumbai, India and their families.
A strong believer that "life is the journey, and not the destination," he was determined to enjoy his life fully and in his own way!
A lover of books, good conversation, sports and food, Kevin was authentic before anyone ever sought authenticity as an experience rather than a character trait. You could love him or leave him and he was satisfied with either outcome. Regardless, you could not help but enjoy his company and the wink of his eye as he let loose with something funny or an outrageous quip to see which kind of humour you possessed. You were not his sort if you did not have any.
Born in Dublin, Ireland in 1937 to Thomas and Mary Haverty of Dundalk, Kevin attended Shelagh National School and St. Mary's College Dundalk (The Marist), preparing him for his career which began at The Hibernian Bank. Thereafter, Kevin left Ireland in 1959 for London, England to join The Standard Chartered Bank.
In the early 60s, following postings in Aden and Ceylon (now South Yemen and Sri Lanka), he was transferred to Bombay where he met a vivacious and engaging young lady who captured his heart. Myrna became his wife soon after and they embarked on an adventure that took them back to Ireland, then on to Canada where they settled in Toronto with their son, Kevin Jr.
Kevin's work in Canada started at the Bank of Montreal. He would eventually move to IBM, where he spent 33 years in Canada and Australia, to work on projects including the launch of Chargex (Canada's first national credit card), and with a division of IBM that ran the technology platforms of 84 international governments and sovereignties. His role gave him the opportunity to indulge his and Myrna's life-long love of travel, spanning the world many times over, living in Toronto, New York and Sydney, Australia, before before returning to Canada in 2000.
For those who loved him, he could sometimes be challenging, showcasing his occasionally stubborn and sometimes opinionated Irish feistiness. He was nonetheless a gentle and spiritual soul, always generous of spirit -- especially with his time and empathy, as many friends and acquaintances have shared since receiving news of his passing, providing great comfort to his family. An avid reader, he consumed words, news and opinion voraciously and loved to chat about the latest goings-on, be they business, political or sport, especially rugby and squash.
A remarkable fighter, Senior, as he was called by his family, experienced several health challenges in latter years that many would not have recovered from. He still continued to enjoy traveling with Myrna, and often with his son and daughter-in-law, sharing the 'craic' with his many supportive and steadfast friends, watching the 'footy,' and reading the latest new releases from the library, for which he was usually first in line.
An Irish 'Wake' Memorial Service to celebrate his life will be held on Saturday, April 6th, 2019. Email: liz_kevin@mac.com for details. Private family burial. For those who wish, donations in memory of Kevin may be made to St. Michael's Hospital Foundation and/or Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto.
in memory of Kevin Sr.
Sorry for your loss Kevin...I lost my father 16 years ago and there's never a day that goes by without thinking of him and I know it will be the same for you. Your Dad sounded like a wonderful guy and somebody one would love to have good conversation with. It looks like he had an amazing and interesting life. Now I understand where you got your love for knowledge and reading from...Best wishes, Al.


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There have been many films about Frankenstein and his monster, but none are better than the 1931 classic, where Boris Karloff brought the creature to life and set the paradigms for horror cinema.
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Frankenstein is widely considered one of the first true horror films, and its influence can still be seen in modern horror movies.
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The film was directed by James Whale and adapted from the play by Peggy Webling, which in turn is based on the novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley.
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Trillium School is located in the community of Milton nestled near the picturesque Halton Hills. Established in 1979, the school campus is within easy commuting distance from Toronto area and conveniently located near international and local airports.
The school offers a variety of services to meet the educational and social/emotional needs of students with language-based learning disabilities.
Trillium is a residential program - all students attend school during the day and live in our residences during the evening. The residence offers a variety of recreational and social skills programs to complement the academic program. Students return to their home communities on the weekend.


We view each day of the week, Sunday, Monday through Saturday, as worship; however, we gather on Sundays at 10:00AM to celebrate God for who He is, and for the work He is doing in His world! God created us to live in relationship, with Himself and with each other, and it is in and through worship that this relationship is lived! Worship gatherings are for everyone – for those who have been followers of Jesus for some time, for those who are just beginning to follow Jesus, and for those who still have questions about this whole faith thing. God gathers and invites all people to come and experience His love, mercy and grace, and to live our lives in Him!
What takes place in a Worship Gathering?
…confess, coming before God to acknowledge our shared sin and brokenness, and confess together as God's people knowing that he is a God who is merciful, gracious and forgiving!
…hear God speak to us through His Word, as we continue to be shaped and renewed by the gospel, and as we continue to learn and grow in what it means to be followers of Jesus.
…join in Christ's Kingdom work, as we are called to continue living lives of worship by living, loving and serving as followers of Jesus in our homes, our schools, our workplaces, our communities, cities and world!
Worship Gatherings include music and singing, times of prayer, and a time of spoken word. A typical gathering is around an hour and fifteen minutes to an hour and a half. We welcome you to worship how you feel comfortable!
t-shirt and jeans! We welcome you to come as you are as we enter in to worship a God who extends his love to all people!
Zion collects an offering each week for various organizations and ministries who serve locally and globally! You are free to give to these collections, but do not have to feel obligated to. Giving is not mandatory, but is encouraged as a way to contribute to helping serve God's Kingdom!
YES! Nursery care is available during our 10:00 AM Worship Gathering for infants to age 3. We also have a Sunday School program for kids ages 3 to grade 5 so they can learn about their place in God's story in a way that is accessible to them!


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Penstemon dolius est une plante classée, selon la classification classique, dans la famille des Scrophulariaceae, ou dans la famille des Plantaginaceae selon la classification phylogénétique. Elle est endémique d'une zone restreinte du sud-ouest des États-Unis.

Description morphologique

Appareil végétatif
Cette plante herbacée basse a des tiges rampantes ou érigées. La plante mesure de 5 à 20 cm de hauteur. Les feuilles mesurent entre 1,3 et 5 cm de longueur ; elles sont lancéolées, étroites et opposées.

Appareil reproducteur
La floraison survient de mai à juin.

Des groupes lâches de fleurs apparaissent à proximité de l'extrémité des tiges florales.

Ces fleurs présentent une symétrie bilatérale et sont bleu léger ou mauve. Leur corolle mesure de 1,3 à 2 cm de long et elle présente deux lèvres constituées de pétales partiellement soudés : la lèvre supérieure réunit deux pétales qui forment une arche vers l'avant, la lèvre inférieure est constituée de trois pétales étalés. Les deux lèvres sont fusionnées sur leur partie basale ; cette dernière, d'une teinte plus soutenue, est couverte extérieurement de poils glanduleux. La fleur contient 4 étamines fertiles et 5 stériles.

Répartition et habitat
Penstemon dolius est endémique des États-Unis. Elle vit sur les pentes sèches, caillouteuses ou argileuses, entre le Nevada et l'Utah. Elle est souvent présente dans les associations végétales à Artemisia tridentata ou à Pinus-Juniperus de la région du Grand Bassin.

Systématique
Cette espèce a été nommée Penstemon dolius en 1891 par le géologue, ingénieur des mines et botaniste américain Marcus Eugene Jones. Mais ce n'est qu'en 1920 qu'elle fut décrite par le botaniste américain Francis Whittier Pennell dans les "Contributions from the United States National Herbarium".

Selon le site du Missouri Botanical Garden et l'USDA, il existe deux variétés de Penstemon dolius :
 Penstemon dolius var. dolius M.E. Jones ex Pennell 1920, la variété-type ;
 Penstemon dolius var. duchesnensis  N.H. Holmgren 1979 qui ne pousse qu'en Utah.

Notes et références

Liens externes

 Galerie de photos sur CalPhotos, université de Californie, Berkeley

Espèce d'Angiospermes (nom scientifique)
Plantaginaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Flore endémique des États-Unis

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My kayak has been stolen from my car :(( It was stolen around 7-10pm on Thursday, January 3 from the 1100 block of Pacific Street in Vancouver. It's a mango deck Nimbus Telkwa. I'm totally stunned - somehow they got through the lock and straps on a very busy main road in Vancouver. They busted up one side of my roof rack doing it too! Who the hell steals a kayak anyway. I'm super bummed - screw 2013 already.
We spent a solid August long weekend at Strathcona's Buttle Lake Campsite and I decided to go play on the water. It's been quite a while since I was out, but it felt good to visit somewhere new and see some pretty stunning scenery. This lake is incredibly shallow along the shore and features many marine campgrounds marked with sticks. You can see that the whole area was flooded by the nearby dam. Tree stumps erupt out of the water with the silty lake bottom mere feet below. Along the shore, the winds were pretty light, but out in the middle of the channel, it was ocean conditions with a North to South flow of 10-15 knots. I paddled around for a couple hours while my friends had a siesta from the summer heatwave that had come to the central island. When I landed, I wondered what was in the other direction... guess I'll have to visit again soon.
A bright, sunny day in Vancouver brought me down to the beach. I've been pretty lax in my duties in Kayaking, but the weather's finally cleared up and the wind off the strait has calmed down. I launched at sunset beach and paddled out into English bay with some light chop near Jericho beach. I was feeling pretty adventurous so I decided to also go down to the end of false creek as well to the science center. Man, it's good to be back on the water again.


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Attorney Caleb Lihn Recognized as AZ Business Leader in Elder Law
By Taylor & Lihn, PLLC
At Taylor & Lihn, PLLC, we've made it our mission to provide outstanding client service and compassionate, dedicated counsel to those who need it most. This year, we're pleased to announce that our founding elder law attorney Caleb Lihn is recognized as an AZ Business Leader for 2019, due to his tireless work on behalf of his clients.
Each year, the editors at AZ Big Media profile a diverse range of business owners and innovators who are shaping the future of Arizona for the better. With assistance from a panel of industry experts, AZ Big Media then publishes the finalists in that year's edition of AZ Business Leaders Magazine.
Only a handful of lawyers are selected as AZ Business Leaders, recognizing Caleb Lihn one of five attorneys in the state who can truly be considered a leading voice in Elder Law. We would like to thank Caleb Lihn for his continued commitment to our clients' success and for his many contributions to the Phoenix legal community at large.
About Attorney Caleb Lihn
Caleb Lihn takes an active role in several committees and professional memberships within the field of elder law. Currently serving as the chair of the Executive Committee of the Elder Law, Mental Health, and Special Needs Section for the State Bar of Arizona, he also sits on the Special Needs Planning and Guardianship Steering Committees for the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.
AV-rated by his peers and a member of Arizona's Finest Lawyers, Caleb Lihn has been honored many times over for exemplifying the highest standard of legal skill and ethics. Aside from elder law, Attorney Lihn also handles matters in the areas of estate planning, asset protection, probate and trust administration, probate litigation, and special needs planning.
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Leadership Opportunities – Level Headed Leader
Those who dare to fail miserably, can achieve greatly, stated John F Kennedy.
Imagine you were with me, on this particular night of June 2015, at this beautiful hotel called Protea Ryalls, in one of its magnificent conference rooms, you could have seen how elegant and vibrant I was. You know why? I had just been voted President of Eloquent Toastmasters Club. This was my first leadership position having joined the club in less than a year. I was very excited when my name was mentioned on this particular night, at this splendid hotel, in one of its beautifully lit conference rooms, that I was taking over from Samson Kanjala as the President. I rose majestically from my chair, dressed in a dark blue suit, white shirt and well-polished shoes, walked to the front to receive my leadership manual from Michael Malera, then the Vice President Education of our club, while rest of the members kept clapping their hands. I felt great and yes I told myself then 'this is it'. I was over the moon.
Little did I know that there were challenges that I would face along the way. My experience of Toastmasters as a leader became frustrating since every time we planned a meeting, only three or five members would turn up for the meeting. However, what excited me the most was that, despite, these few members attending the meetings, we always had great and fruitful meetings. When I was taking over as President, there were no proper handovers and this, eventually, took my energy away for I knew nothing about DCP goals. Guess what happened. The consequences were disastrous because our club hit the bottom low. Few members were willing to renew their membership fees. Even when the EXCO meetings were called, only two EXCO members showed up. But I never gave up for I was born a fighter. I did tell myself that no matter what, this club was going to become a better club than it was. I
t was during this terrible time that Frank Tsuro and myself engaged in constant WhatsApp chats to map the way forward for the club. An agreement was reached that Soustain Chigalu, became a club coach for our club. With the help of both Frank Tsuro and Soustain Chigalu as a club coach, we saw our club getting back on its feet. I reigned as President from June 2015 until June 2017. My second term of office as President made me see the fruits of my persistence and hard work because the club became better than it was. I was a very happy man handing over my powers to Omega Mwanza, an energetic and vivacious young lady, as President the club that was vibrant.
Now walk with me into 2017, on this cold night of June, being a vivacious and daring person, gathered in our usual and immaculate meeting room, I was elected Vice President Membership. There was clapping of hands as the new EXCO team members were mentioned including me. This time around, I had the experience and had attended several Club Officer Training sessions. Experience, and meetings we had planned and attended as EXCO members, helped all the members to understand and manage their roles well. Fired up and full of energy, my goal was to increase the number of new members for the club. I posted a lot of stuff on our club's Facebook page and in the process, I saw a lot of people asking me how they could join the club. Phone calls were made and yes, eventually, our club grew its members from 8 to 16, and most of the new members were recruited by myself. Not only did I rely on Facebook leads, but I had to meet and discuss the importance of joining Toastmasters International to my friends, through such discussions, I had several of them joining our club. Seeing our club growing in members made me the happiest person.
Once asked to take any leadership role, the best response is to accept it. There are challenges that come along with such a role, frustrating sometimes, and smooth during other times, but having the persistent spirit and willingness to learn help an individual overcome such challenges.
Every new position taken comes with new lessons. New lessons bring with them new experiences and enrichment. I am a level headed leader TODAY because I have always been ready to take up any leadership role as a Toastmaster.
Robert Salijeni
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Cuba's July 26 Event Live on Internet
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HAVANA TIMES, July 26 — Monday is National Rebellion Day in Cuba, commemorating attacks on two garrisons back in 1953 that sparked the Cuban revolution that toppled the dictator Batista five and a half years later.
The Cuban press announced on Sunday that the keynote speech will be delivered by President Raul Castro. The ceremony will be broadcast live on Cubavision Internacional starting at 7:30 a.m. EST.
No mention was made on whether former President Fidel Castro would be present in the city of Santa Clara for the most important holiday on the Cuban calendar. The senior advisor to Raul Castro has made numerous public appearances over the last 18 days after four years of convalescence.
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As with other major sporting events this year, the Jordan Brand family will also celebrate the 2014 World Cup happening in June. As we're likely to see an official unveiling of a themed collection soon, here's a first look at the Jordan CP3.VII AE "Brazil World Cup".
What was also on hand at the Nike Foot Media Event today alongside the Air Jordan VI (6) "Brazil World Cup", this signature Chris Paul models adopts Brazil-inspired color-blocking with blackened uppers and classic CP branding.
As for now, no release date has been set nor do we now as to whether or not these will ever hit retail for that matter. Let us know what you think of this mockup in our comments below!


Before I start just a quick reminder that the Origins Of The Afro Comb Exhibition closes this week, on Sunday!
Those of you who've been to the exhibition are probably already familiar with Author Kandace Chimbri. She was also a member of the committee for Origins Of The Afro comb. She wrote and published the children's book The Secrets Of The Afro Comb, to coincide with the exhibition.
I will be writing a full review of this book as it's absolutely excellent and definitely not just for children.
On the off-chance that you're free tomorrow and looking for something fun and educational to do for half-term, I would definitely recommend visiting the Petrie Museum in London, between 1pm and 4pm, where the Author Kandace will be holding some hands on activities for children, and teaching a bit more about the origins of the Afro comb.
I need a whole other blog post to tell you how much I love the book. Any of my friends who have children, will be getting a copy. If you're free tomorrow I'm sure it will be on sale, so go and get a signed copy while you can.
Tell 'em Crystal sent you!
Ages: Aimed at 7 to 9 years old but all ages welcome.


To Stampede or not to Stampede, that was the question around our house last week. We hadn't set foot in The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth since 2009. [And after rereading that choice nugget of a blog post, I think we made the right decision.] I knew the older boys, especially, would enjoy going. But I wasn't sure I would enjoy traipsing around in the 'dire' heat with three young children, one of whom prefers that I carry him at the most inopportune times. And there was also the matter of spending vast amounts of money on crappy rides and even crappier food and those un-win-able games that kids insist on playing because their life ambition is to win a stuffed panda bear the size of Rhode Island.
So we nixed The Show, but I still wanted the boys to have some sort of Stampede experience; to provide them a little bit of context to the head-scratching custom that is all of Calgary wearing western clothing for ten days straight. (Eleven, if you include sneak-a-peek Thursday.) It sounds sweet, nearly patriotic, but trust me: if you find yourself in, say, a liquor store on Day 9, and you come across two girls wearing shirts buttoned to their navels and cowboy shorts cut-off to their hip bones, all in the name of 'Stampede' you might have an over-the-top reaction a la Elaine.
All this to say, I took the boys to a Stampede Breakfast at a shopping mall last week. The only Stampede Breakfast I'd gone to was the one at the professor's work, so this was a new experience all around. Loading the boys in the van at 9am, driving the deserted-from-the-crazy-night-before roads, and trying to find a parking spot amidst the madness. And queuing for less-than-professor-calibre pancakes and my nemesis: Aunt Jemima syrup.
We ate our pancakes and sausage and the boys eagerly drank their lukewarm boxes of orange juice. And then we made our way to the pony rides. Our oldest boy-wonder is going through a bit of a stage where he doesn't want to do anything for fear (1) that he won't like it, or (2) that it is 'embarrassing'. Occasionally, like when he had the chance to ride in a canoe with his dad, but refused, I can bribe him into compliance with a box of Smarties. And then, inevitably, he finds out he loves the thing that he feared most. But occasionally, he is un-bribe-able, which is why only two of the Johnson boys sat on the back of a pony that day.
Since this year was the 100th anniversary of the Stampede, they set off fireworks each weekend from four different locations. So on Sunday, the very last night of Stampede, despite the fact that the boys were crazy after a very long day of dinosaurs, we decided to go for it.
We loaded our pajama-clad cherubs in the car just after 10pm and drove to North Glenmore Park. We parked in the gravel lot because the road had been closed and walked in. On foot. Because the professor, trying to be on the ball for the next day's airport run, had removed the stroller from the car.
Suffice it to say, there was a lot of carrying children in the dark, a lot of running and falling in the dark and more than one instance of tears, but finally, just before 11pm, we found ourselves at the designated playground with front-row seats to the display.
Though the professor and I each carried a child in our arms for the 2km walk back to the car, and could barely move the next day, it was totally worth it.
Great shots of the fireworks; hard to get so cleanly!
Thanks Katey! There were lots of people there with tripods, but I couldn't fathom carrying a tripod and a child!


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For all the complaints I hear about Turner Classic Movies, I think it's still a pretty great channel. Maybe it shows too many post-1970 movies, although this is much less of a problem for me than for the Golden Age purists who grumble about it on the Internet. And there are too many promotions for in-house merch; fewer TCM Wine Club ads in heavy rotation would be nice.
But TCM is the best thing on television we, as lovers of old-old flickers, have. We should appreciate it for as long as we can (or have we not learned the lesson provided by what used to be called American Movie Classics?). Why, even as I type this, TCM is airing Roberta, the Astaire-Rogers musical in which Irene Dunne screen-intros "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes." Heck, I'm old enough to remember when you couldn't even see Roberta because of rights issues.
I have come to like and respect Ben Mankiewicz as Osborne's main replacement. Some folks think he's a wee snarky, but he is young enough to connect with the emerging millennials-for-oldies audience that TCM strongly desires to remain relevant – and what the classic-film audience needs at large. It's nice that Turner Classic Movies has its loyalists, even if they chafe at the modified rebranding of TCM as a lifestyle channel. But as the option of a la carte cable channel selection looms, TCM will need to build viewership, not just placate those of us who have watched from the jump.
Among the other hosts, Dave Karger is a junior version of Osborne but lower on the warmth factor; I think he'll grow on people, but the jury's still out. Eddie Muller provides terrific in-depth intros for the "Noir Alley" titles, and he's good enough sport to grin and bear his assignments to wine promos. As for Alicia Malone, I am still trying to cope with her accent.
But this wouldn't be a blog about Turner Classic Movies without a programming complaint, so here's one: Why, TCM, do you torture us with your schedule?
This is a rhetorical question, as I know the answer: Exhibition legalities, the availability of air-worthy material, and other time-fluid factors complicate the airings of many hundreds of vintage films, and these are beyond TCM's control. But I am prompted to ask anyway because of the appearance, followed by the disappearance, of the 1929 version of The Desert Song from the online slate for August 2.
I've seen The Desert Song – which is one of the very first all-talking musicals – multiple times (and if you are so inclined, you can go to a website with a name rhyming with "Moo Rube"), so I'm not missing much by not seeing it on broadcast TV. Still, it's a historically important movie – filmed as a full talkie (with Technicolor sequences!) in the fall of 1928, just as Warner Bros.' part-talking Al Jolson vehicle The Singing Fool was setting box-office records with sound-hungry audiences. Desert Song was supposed to be a key follow-up in the Warners lineup, as WB had bought the rights to the Broadway musical for a lofty $65,000 in May 1928 – two months before the debut of that studio's landmark all-talkie Lights of New York.
But Warners allowed a legal dispute, mounted by the owner of the West Coast territorial rights to the stage play, to keep The Desert Song on the shelf for a key period of months. Although the dispute was settled in WB's favor in federal court in February 1929, it wasn't until April that the studio debuted the film – and by then, other studios had caught up with their own first full-length talkers. Even at that, Desert Song grossed $1.5 million in the U.S. and $3 million worldwide, impressive numbers for the day.
Advertised as "The World's Most Famous Musical Romance" – which the stage original may well have been – the inaugural cinematic Desert Song trims some of the Otto Harbach-Oscar Hammerstein-Sigmund Romberg stage score, per the customary necessity of shoehorning three-hour footlight parades into an hour or two of celluloid. But right down to the 10-minute mid-section intermission, it's by far the most loyal to the Broadway operetta than either of the two later, full-color movie incarnations (1943, in which Dennis Morgan battles the Nazis, and 1953, with Gordon McCrae and not-one-of-my-faves Kathryn Grayson).
And it would be nice to see and hear 1929 performers John Boles (as the heroic "Red Shadow," a white Frenchman masquerading as a Moroccan freedom fighter), Carlotta King (in her only feature), Myrna Loy, Louise Fazenda and even little Johnny Arthur in something other than the faded black-and-white images and muffled tones of the currently circulating unauthored print.
Warners, which liberated the '43 and '53 Desert Songs to DVD releases in 2014, has indicated that work is being done on a preservation of the '29 Desert Song, and I wouldn't be surprised if it were to pop up again on the TCM schedule … and stay there until the first note is played.
Even without Seven Footprints to Satan, added to the loss of Osborne's genial presence, and a dwindling audience of folks who remember watching movies in first-run theaters before 1970, TCM continues to impress. Just this week (July 31), it's offering a terrific daylong lineup of pre-Code pictures. Among them are Downstairs (John Gilbert's best talkie), Faithless (Tallulah Bankhead at MGM), Safe in Hell (a surprisingly lurid melodrama with the criminally underrated Dorothy Mackaill), and Three on a Match (with Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Joan Blondell and the less-known but wonderful Ann Dvorak).
So … I promise not to be so hard on the best channel ever invented for the small screen because I'm tempted to be too much of a film geek. To paraphrase George Costanza – but in my case, really meaning it, and with no intent of a breakup: It's not you, TCM … it's me.
"Vitaphone Unworried on Desert Song Warning," The Film Daily, June 1, 1928.
"Talker Version Is Not Stage Play Infringement," Variety, February 13, 1929.


Do a science experiment, watch robots compete, fly a F-15 plane simulator and more at STEM Day at the Capitol. On March 7, STEM enthusiasts and advocates statewide will gather in the 3rd floor rotunda to showcase their brainpower in science, tech, engineering and math.
Students, businesses and organizations will get to share their passion for STEM with Missouri's legislators. Educators and administrators will demonstrate the impact STEM has on student achievement and why Missouri needs to invest more in curriculum, program support and professional development. STEM program directors and business professionals can promote the advantages STEM programming has on economic development across the state.
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Dimitri Karageorgevitch(Dimitrije Karađorđević en serbo-croate et Dimitri Karageorgevich en anglais), dit Dimitri de Yougoslavie, né le  à Boulogne-Billancourt (dans le département de la Seine, en France), est membre de la Maison royale Karađorđević portant le titre de courtoisie de « prince de Yougoslavie » en tant que descendant d'Alexandre Karađorđević, prince souverain de Serbie. Il est le fondateur et directeur créatif de l'entreprise de joaillerie portant son nom, la Prince Dimitri Company. Il fut également vice-président senior de la maison de vente aux enchères Sotheby's. Il a été nommé à l'International Best Dressed List en 1994.

Vie et carrière
Le prince Dimitri a été élevé à Versailles, fréquentant des internats en France et en Suisse. Il est diplômé de l'Université de Paris avec un diplôme en droit des affaires. Il a ensuite déménagé à New York en 1983.

Poursuivant à l'origine une carrière à Wall Street, il décide de se lancer dans le domaine de la bijouterie. On lui propose un poste dans le département des bijoux de Sotheby's, avant qu'il ne devienne en fin de carrière vice-président principal du département. Au cours de ses 15 années chez Sotheby's, il devient également évaluateur et étudie la gemmologie. Le prince Dimitri commence à concevoir des bijoux en 1999, avec une collection de boutons de manchette en pierres précieuses qui a été vendue à Bergdorf Goodman et Saks Fifth Avenue. Il conçoit également une ligne de bijoux pour femmes pour Barneys New York et Neiman Marcus. En 2002, il rejoint la maison de vente aux enchères Phillips de Pury & Luxembourg pour y diriger leur département joaillerie. En 2007, lui et son partenaire commercial Todd Morley fondent la Prince Dimitri Company, qui ouvre un salon à Manhattan. Ses bijoux ont également été vendus aux enchères par Christie's.

Famille
Le prince Dimitri et le prince Michael de Yougoslavie sont les premiers jumeaux nés du prince Alexandre de Yougoslavie et de sa première épouse, la princesse Maria-Pia de Savoie, fille aînée d'Umberto II d'Italie en 1958. Maria Pia donne naissance à deux nouveaux jumeaux, le prince Serge et la princesse Hélène de Yougoslavie, en 1963.  ils ont un demi-frère cadet, le prince Dushan de Yougoslavie, issu du deuxième mariage de leur père avec la princesse Barbara de Liechtenstein.

Le Prince Dimitri appartient à la branche cadette de la Maison royale de Yougoslavie, descendant du prince régent Paul de Yougoslavie. Il est le cousin au troisième degré d'Alexandre, prince héritier de Yougoslavie (dit prince Aleksandar Karađorđević de Serbie en 2003).

Sa grand-mère maternelle était la princesse Marie José de Belgique, fille d'Albert Ier, roi des Belges et de la reine Élisabeth des Belges (née duchesse en Bavière). Sa grand-mère paternelle était la princesse Olga de Grèce et de Danemark (sœur de la princesse Marina, duchesse de Kent).

Le prince Dimitri appartient également à une lignée d'artistes ; son arrière-grand-père paternel, le prince Nicolas de Grèce et de Danemark, fils cadet de George , roi des Hellènes, était peintre à l'huile. Son arrière-arrière-grand-père paternel était le grand-duc Vladimir de Russie, mécène de l'avant-garde, qui a participé à stimuler la création des Ballets Russes. Son arrière-grand-mère, la grande-duchesse Elena Vladimirovna de Russie, était aussi une passionnée de pierres précieuses et en particulier de diamants, dont elle conserva la collection héritée de sa mère, la grande-duchesse Maria Pavlovna de Russie.

Le prince Dimitri est également le cousin germain d'Emmanuel Philibert, prince de Venise, fils et héritier du prétendant au trône d'Italie, et également cousin germain de l'actrice Catherine Oxenberg. Par ses parents, le prince Dimitri est lié à toutes les familles royales d'Europe et occupe le  rang dans l'ordre de succession au trône britannique.

Titres et honneurs

Titulature
 18 juin 1958 - présent: Son Altesse Royale le Prince Dimitri de Yougoslavie.

Décorations
  Maison de Karađorđević : Chevalier Grand Cordon de l' Ordre Royal de la Couronne.
  Maison de Savoie : Chevalier Grand Cordon de l' Ordre Royal des Saints Maurice et Lazare.

Ascendance

Publication
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Notes et références

Personnalité liée à Boulogne-Billancourt
Naissance en juin 1958
Maison Karađorđević
Jumeaux


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In this age of information, it is common to come across plenty of folk who are knowledgeable in their fields. However, nothing can replace the true nit and grit one learns from raw experience. This is where subject matter experts (SME) come into play.
Like every year, we make resolutions to start the year on a positive note and to make progress. In this article I will cover how to make resolutions from a professional perspective and suggestions for resolutions.
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If you would like your daughter to attend either club please get in touch by email. Alternatively, feel free to come along on one of the evenings at 6.15pm so that you can see the fun for yourself!


Thank you to the many advocates that contributed to SC and GA's successes in 2018!
What a difference a year makes. This time last year I was just transitioning out of my role as Division Director for the Palmetto Division and into my new role directing our advocacy activities in South Carolina and Georgia. I didn't know I was in for so much! As I reflect back on 2018, my thoughts go immediately to two things: First, the successes that we were able to generate for our staff and clients and secondly, the many BAYADA leadership, staff, and clients that shared their voices and helped us win!
This year not only were we able to achieve an 8.2% rate increase for all personal care Medicaid waiver services in South Carolina, but we made so much headway engaging our office staff, field staff, and clients. As one person running around in the state house, I can only do so much. It is your stories and your voices that truly have made our first full-time year in South Carolina a remarkably successful year.
Aside from our rate increase, South Carolina advocates hosted five home visits with state lawmakers, hosted two legislative roundtables, and Speaker Pro Tempore Tommy Pope attended a Hero Ceremony for his constituent—a home health aide from RHS. In addition, we attended several events to support our champions. Then-CLP Director, Haley Keisler was named South Carolina Home Care and Hospice Association's (SCHCHA) 2018 Professional of the Year, and ROC client Mitchell H.'s mom and caregiver, Tammy Roberts, was recognized as the SCHCHA 2018 Caregiver of the Year.
Left: SCHCHA Executive Director Tim Rogers (left) and I (right) pose with SCHCHA's 2018 Caregiver of the Year Tammy Roberts (center) and her grandson.
Right: SCHCHA Executive Director Tim Rogers (left) and I (right) pose with SCHCHA's 2018 Professional of the Year, former CLP director and current AVL director Haley Keisler and her family.
Additionally, we were able to engage a record 25 Hearts for Home Care ambassadors and advocates to attend Lobby Day, where we connected BAYADA staff to lawmakers to share why our families deserve to be able to stay together through home care.
As I reflect back on the past year, my heart is full of gratitude for all of Georgia's leadership, Ambassadors, and advocates. Your support and advocacy made all the difference! Not only were we able to generate a rate increase for private duty nursing (PDN) services under the Georgia Pediatric Program (GAPP) waiver, but we've made our voices heard and our industry and company better known in the state capitol. We are truly set up for a stellar 2019!
So far in 2019 we have already began meeting with Georgia's House and Senate leadership and the Georgia Department of Community Health (GCH). We are seeking to further increase the RN and LPN rates under the GAPP program and gain enhancements for PDN waivers for the adult population under the New Options Waiver (NOW), Comprehensive Supports Waiver (COMP) and Independent Care Waiver (ICWP) programs. We will be seeking even further involvement from our GA advocates, and I am excited to see what we can accomplish together!
Meetings are already underway for 2019: I can't wait to see what we can accomplish together for GA!
It was a true honor to work along side of you all, and I'm looking forward to working with you as we continue to raise awareness for our state's most vulnerable children and adults. Thank you to the many advocates that made 2018 a success, and that will help pave the way for more successes in South Carolina in 2019 and beyond!


In Uneasy Lies the Crown, the thrilling new mystery in Tasha Alexander's best-selling series, Lady Emily and her husband Colin must stop a serial killer whose sights may be set on the new king, Edward VII.
The year is 1901, and the death of Britain's longest-reigning monarch has sent the entire British Empire into mourning. But for Lady Emily and her dashing husband, Colin, the grieving is cut short as another death takes center stage. A body has been found in the Tower of London, posed to look like the murdered medieval king Henry VI. When a second dead man turns up in London's exclusive Berkeley Square, his mutilated remains staged to evoke the violent demise of Edward II, it becomes evident that the mastermind behind the crimes plans to strike again.
The race to find the killer takes Emily deep into the capital's underbelly, teeming with secret gangs, street children, and sleazy brothels - but the clues aren't adding up. Even more puzzling are the anonymous letters Colin has been receiving since Victoria's death, seeming to threaten her successor, Edward VII. With the killer leaving a trail of dead kings in his wake, will Edward be the next victim?
Please fix the sound quality!
I have enjoyed Tasha Alexander's series since the beginning, but the sound quality in the narration seems to be getting worse with each book. The volume gets louder, then softer, then louder again, and when I'm listening in my car, it will suddenly blare out of only one speaker. I'm constantly turning the volume up and down. Really distracting in an otherwise excellent series!
A little slow - audio editing needs work!
Not my favorite of this author's installments - a bit slow throughout. Good narration, however, the audio editing is TERRIBLE! Narrator randomly got much louder and softer throughout the book (not according to scenes/appropriate narration). Also occasional other sounds (like someone in the background making strange noises). Unfortunate for both author and narrator.
I won't giveaway spoilers but if you're a devotee of the Lady Emily series, you won't want to miss this book!
I read some reviews before starting this book. At lot of them complained about the other story mixed in. I loved it, and was thrilled to learn about Collins ancestors! I can only hope another book is not far behind!
I love Tasha Alexander's books and Bianca Amato is an exceptional talent. Too bad it's marred by poor editing, with extraneous sounds breaking through the audio and uneven volume.


On December 17, 1903, two brothers from Dayton, Ohio successfully flew the world's first powered aircraft. The plane remained airborne for only 12 seconds, but Orville and Wilbur Wright's innovative legacy has endured for generations -- unleashing unparalleled possibilities and forever transforming our way of life. On Wright Brothers Day, we celebrate the determination and ingenuity that drove their pursuit and recommit to shaping the future through our ideas and discoveries.
As self-taught mechanics, the Wright brothers devoted years to research and experimentation before taking their talents and creativity to the strong winds above Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, where they completed the monumental first flight. Their mother, Susan, spent considerable time in her youth designing and building mechanical appliances; she guided her children whenever she could and always encouraged them to chase their curiosities. As Orville and Wilbur grew, they followed their entrepreneurial instincts, launching a newspaper and later opening a bicycle shop to sell their designs. Their resilience through early failed attempts at flight, and their resolve to dream big in the face of that which had never been done before, still serves as an inspiration.
Our capacity to harness new inventions and technologies to tackle our greatest challenges has allowed our Nation to lead the world in innovation. From sending people into the skies and outer space to finding ways to instantly communicate with others across the globe, the creativity inherent in our DNA and our commitment to science have sparked our progress and set us apart. The same American spirit of innovation that led the Wright brothers to test their theories again and again -- finding ways to make things work and then make them even better -- is still reflected in the imagination and tenacity that move inventors and explorers to push the frontiers of what is known and achieve groundbreaking feats that were once unimaginable.
In upholding this legacy, we must resolve to help all young Americans understand that they can have a place in advancing science and technology -- regardless of their race, gender, or circumstances. Brilliant ideas can come from anyone and anywhere, and it is our obligation to increase the availability of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) training and encourage the next generation to pursue STEM careers. This commitment to science and innovation can revitalize our communities and economies and reignite our shared sense of optimism and opportunity.
Today, we reflect on the century of flight the Wright brothers helped make possible. Their story reminds us not just of where we have been, but where we still can go when we foster ingenuity and discovery and refuse to accept the sky as the limit. With the right investments and the perseverance of dreamers and doers who see a challenge and yearn to find a solution, there is nothing we cannot achieve.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim December 17, 2016, as Wright Brothers Day.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord two thousand sixteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-first.


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The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) is seeking feedback on a potential "new direction" to promote patient-centered care and test market-driven reforms that empower beneficiaries as consumers, provide price transparency, and increase choices and competition. To be considered, comments on the informal Request for Information must be submitted online or through email by November 20, 2017.
CMMI develops new payment and service delivery models in accordance with the requirements of Sec. 1115A of the Social Security Act, as added by Sec. 3021 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) (P.L. 111-148), in an effort to reduce program expenditures while preserving or enhancing the quality of care furnished to individuals. However, CMMI has recently come under fire; HHS Secretary Tom Price criticized CMMI for dictating the type of care physicians are to provide for patients. In August 2017, CMS proposed to eliminate the Episode Payment Models and Cardiac Rehabilitation incentive payment model and revise aspects of the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement model (see Out with the old models, CJR model gets revamped, August 16, 2017).
In the Request for Information, CMMI sought feedback on testing models in eight areas: (1) increased participation in Advanced Alternative Payment Models (APMs); (2) consumer-directed care and market-based innovation models, which could empower beneficiaries to make choices from among competitors in a market-driven health system; (3) physician specialty models; (4) new models for prescription drug payment, in both Medicare Part B and Part D and Medicaid, that incentivize better health outcomes for beneficiaries at lower costs and align payments with value; (5) Medicare Advantage (MA) innovation models; (6) state-based and local innovation, including Medicaid-focused models; (7) potential models focused on behavioral health, including opioids, substance use disorder, dementia, and improving mental health provider participation in Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP; and (8) program integrity.
In an op-ed piece, CMS Administrator Seema Verma called CMMI a "powerful tool" for improving quality and reducing costs. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Tex) lauded CMMI's issuance and said that the Obama Administration at times used the Innovation Center's authority "in a top-down manner through mandatory, national ideas that received little to no input from those actually providing care to patients," resulting in bipartisan Congressional concern for patients and stakeholders.


Easter is holiday that is rich in tradition, as we celebrate Jesus rising from the dead, spending time with family; but what does that look like living an RV? Should we maintain our traditions, or should we make new ones? Our traditions have always been pretty simple - worshiping in the morning with our church family, ham and potatoes for lunch, an egg hunt and a small basket of goodies for the kids, and a wonderful afternoon nap.
This year ended up being quite a bit different for us; we still found a local church that had a sunrise service. It met at a park and had a pretty good turnout for 6:30 AM. We sang and worshiped, listened to the birds chirping, and felt the cool morning breeze on our cheeks. It was great service, but it was definitely bittersweet. I missed our church family, I missed the introduction to the God at the Movie series at our church, and I missed the kids going crazy over a bunch of plastic eggs. This year we decided to dye Easter eggs. We have only done this on other time and that was 7 years ago, so I guess we were due. The kids had fun, which is why we parents can handle the mess, I suppose. After church, we finished packing up and headed to our long awaited destination - the Grand Canyon! The drive was absolutely beautiful! Driving from the desert to the Kaibab Forest was amazing. I will miss the Saguaro cactus, but the beauty of the canyon easily makes up for it.
We arrived at the canyon, had small snack, let the kids open their Easter baskets, started dinner in the Instant Pot, then took the bus to the visitor center (we wanted to get a head start on the Junior Ranger Program Booklet). If you haven't been to the Grand Canyon, you should go! Words cannot truly express the grandeur and your eyes cannot truly comprehend it either. It was chilly, so we didn't stay long because we were not really dressed for it. But we are excited to return tomorrow and hopefully hike some of the Bright Angel Trail. The kids are excited about learning and exploring with their junior ranger books.
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Piecing together nine singles in a seven-run second inning, the Garden City Wind established a big early lead and cruised to a 12-6 win over the visiting Trinidad (Colo.) Triggers on Thursday evening at Clint Lightner Stadium.
The Wind whipped around the bases on 19 hits against the Triggers� pitching, including 11 off Trinidad starter Joe Robinson, who lasted just three innings as the Wind built a 9-1 lead. The big punch came in that second inning when the Wind sent 12 hitters to the plate. And despite no extra-base hits, the nine singles were good enough to cross seven.
In fact, the only run the Wind scored in the game on a hit that wasn�t a single was Manny Colon�s solo shot on the bottom of the eighth to make it 12-4. Colon was 3 for 4 total, with three RBIs and two runs. He also walked once.
Eight Wind hitters recorded a hit, and five had multiple, including Nick Francis, who was 4 for 5 with an RBI and two runs scored.
Wind starter Marty Anderson lasted just four innings, giving up three runs on three hits and five walks. He struck out seven.
That left the final five innings to the Wind bullpen. Nick Winston recorded a scoreless fifth inning, and then right-hander Scott Torrey finished off the final four innings, giving up just one run in the eighth and two more in the ninth, while allowing six hits and a walk. He struck out two and received the win.
The win � which improved the Wind to 6-8 � also dropped the North division-leading Triggers (11-4) down a peg, and the Wind are now just 4 games behind first.
The Triggers return to Clint Lightner for a 6:30 p.m. game Friday.
Robinson, Swartout(4), William(6), Ruggiero(7) and Puma. Anderson, Winston(5), Torrey(6) and Colon. W�Torrey (1-0). L�Robinson (1-1). 2B�Trinidad: Frazier (7); Garden City: Colon (4), Francis (4). 3B�Garden City: Cecere (1). HR�Garden City: Colon (3).