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Kripke's and the WB/CW's. I'm not any of them. Written for the From Ashes..." ficathon. Inspired by The Shins' "Caring is Creepy".
ON ROCKS WE DREAMT OF WHERE WE STEPPED
Sam couldn't explain why he didn't just tell Dean when it first happened. Granted, it didn't seem nearly as dire as his usual visions. He'd actually questioned whether it was a true vision because his visions usually involved someone dying, and this . . . didn't. This was him, living, happy, and most importantly, with Jess.
It happened so randomly. Most of the time, he was lost in thought as he stared out the car window or reading a long article on their latest monster. Sometimes it was when his mind drifted toward sleep or wakefulness. He never had the usual pain that came with a normal vision; if Dean even noticed, he just thought Sam was daydreaming. Sam thought so too, in the beginning. By the time he realized that his daydreams were blurring into reality--at least, the probable reality of a vision--he was afraid to say anything for fear they'd stop.
(Fear, really, that Dean would find a way to stop them. Jess was dead; Sam knew that quite intimately. There was no way he could have a future with her, and certainly not the utopian one he was seeing. Dean would assume that evil forces were behind the visions. Sam couldn't argue with that assumption, but he also couldn't stand the idea of losing the visions. They were the first moments of pure happiness he'd had since looking up at his ceiling and seeing hell painted there in brilliant red.)
It wasn't that hard to find quiet times away from Dean. He'd stay in to "research" when Dean wanted to go to a bar, or he'd gather up their laundry without any fear that Dean would offer to come along. He never knew for sure if he'd have a vision; they didn't come when called. But when he was lucky, he'd be given an afternoon of walking with Jess along the beach, fingers entwined and shoulders lightly bumping, or he'd get to spend a night in their bed, kissing slowly down the gentle curves of her body. Sometimes they were just doing the grocery shopping together. Sometimes he'd be reading on the couch in their living room and he'd look up to see her curled at the other end, just within reach of his feet, as she took notes with intense concentration. He saw her in white at the end of a long aisle, dragging him through the rooms of an empty house that he knew was perfect for them, hands resting on the roundness of their child in her belly. He lived those moments as sure as if they were true. They were never long enough.
He lived in a world where magic and fairy tales came true every day. If demons and vampires and shtriga could exist, was it too much to ask that maybe he could find a way to bring Jess back? To give her the life she deserved and make up for the horror she had suffered through?
(Because of him, his mind always supplied. Because she'd fallen in love with a man who had been marked as a demon's when he was only six months old. Because he hadn't protected her.)
On this particular night, a dusting of snow lay on the ground and Sam's breath was nearly as white when he exhaled. He told Dean that he wanted to stay in where it was warm. Dean simply shrugged and called him a wuss, and then Sam was left alone with his thoughts.
When the knock came on the door, he wasn't surprised. He hadn't been expecting it exactly, but when it came, it only seemed natural. He opened the door, unable to hold back the dopey grin that he knew was shining across his face.
"Hello, Sam," Jess said.
Dean let the suddenly cold air as he left the bar shock the last of the alcohol haze from his mind. It had been a fun night. He'd flirted a little and played a few rounds of pool as much for fun as for the twenty dollars now folded in his back pocket. Too bad Sam hadn't wanted to come. The kid was all about the research these days, so determined to prove he was on the Light Side of the Force by catching and killing as many monsters as he could. Dean thought he should give himself a break once in a while. He'd given up trying to pound that idea into Sam's thick skull weeks ago, though, because he knew a lost cause when he saw it. Anyway, Einstein's constant research was an improvement over "Promise to kill me, Dean" any day.
The walk back to the motel was short enough that Dean didn't really have time to get cold. What light was showing through the window was a dim, bathroom-door-cracked-open light, so he unlocked the room door as quietly as he could. Sam must have given up on his research early.
Or, Dean thought as he caught a whiff of an odor that hadn't been there when he left, maybe Sam hadn't been totally Research-boy after all. Or maybe he'd been conducting experiments into whether his girly shampoo worked as lube, because there was a weirdly sweet undertone to the undeniable smell of sex.
Dean shook his head at the giant figure sprawled across one of the beds. "Dude. Would it kill you to spray some Lysol after? There are just some things a guy doesn't need to know."
Dead to the world, Sam didn't reply beyond the faint snuffle of his breath against the pillow. Thankfully, the motel was old and cheap enough to have windows Dean could crack open. As he went to brush the beer funk off his teeth, he made a mental note to say something suitably embarrassing to Sammy. He was pretty sure he could remember the relevant points of their dad's bird-bees-and-boys-in-tight-quarters-all-need-to-respect-each-other's-privacy speech, given that it had scarred him for life when his dad first gave it.
Dean was grinning in anticipation as he headed to his own bed. The image of Sammy's horror-stricken face was almost enough to make him forget the quickly souring smell of the room.
The boddach was remarkably fast for something that looked like a short, naked old man. Sam couldn't keep up, the vines and roots that carpeted the forest floor snatching at his sneakers while tree branches clutched at his shirt. He felt like he was running under water, breathing so heavily it almost sounded like another person were running along side him. But the boddach was several yards ahead and gaining, damn it, and Dean had circled around to try to cut the sneaky bastard off. Sam had only himself to blame for the 80-year-old-asthmatic sounds coming from his mouth; too much sitting around daydreaming.
Ahead, the boddach had disappeared from view. Sam stumbled, his too-heavy legs giving out on him. Cold, damp leaf debris coated his palms as he tried to catch his balance.
Somewhere in the distance, Dean shouted. Not a scream of terror or pain, but definitely enough urgency that Sam scrambled harder for purchase against the rough ground. It seemed forever before he broke into the tiny clearing where Dean was fighting the boddach. The creature darted around Dean with the speed of an angry wasp, poking at him with long, venom-tipped fingers. Dean swung his bat fiercely, only to have it slide through an incorporeal mist as the boddach just *wasn't* for a moment.
"Damn it, Sam, get your ass over here with that bag."
Sam went, fumbling with the bag that was tied to his belt. Coated with a resin mixed with holy water and salt, the burlap was stiff and heavy. It was also impermeable to the boddach, a vital element when dealing with something that could disincorporate at will. Dean took a wild swing at the creature. He missed, Sam could tell, on purpose. The boddach giggled, dancing away, and didn't notice Sam sneaking up behind him, bag open.
Hiking back to the car with the squirming, cursing boddach tossed over his shoulder wasn't fun. Hiking back with Dean stalking in front of him, blatantly ignoring his very existence, was bordering on pissing Sam off. Yeah, he'd screwed up. He'd let the boddach get away in the first place, and then he'd been slow to catch the damn thing, leaving Dean to deal with it on his own. Dean had made it clear that every quarter-sized, itchy welt on Dean's body was Sam's fault. So, yeah, Sam felt bad. Just, he also felt so tired that the boddach might as well have weighed as much as Dean, and it wasn't like he'd *tried* to screw up. He simply couldn't do any more, run any faster or move any quicker, than he'd done. His body had refused. Couldn't a guy get a break when he felt like crap?
He could almost hear his dad's answer to that, said in a voice for once more somber than sharp: *Not if it costs your brother's life, son.* The thought gave him such a chill that he shivered the boddach silent. No. Dean hadn't been in danger. If he had been, Sam would have found that extra push, would have gotten there in time no matter how hard.
Wouldn't he?
Dean drove. Shoulders tight with aggravation, he dropped Sam off at the motel before aiming the Impala toward the middle of nowhere to go lose the boddach. The roar of the engine drowned out the boddach's curses. Dean was left to his thoughts and the sounds of The Black Album.
Once he'd left the boddach out where it couldn't pester anything bigger than a jack rabbit (still in the bag because he felt like he had a spiderweb of itch from his mid-back to his knees, but with just enough of an opening that it wouldn't suffocate before it got loose), he started to relax. He was the Master of Chill by the time he got back to the motel. Maybe Sam hadn't treated catching the boddach like it was a serious hunt--and maybe Dean had expected that kind of stupid thinking to have been drummed out of Sam's head back when they were kids. But people made mistakes, had their off days, and Dean wasn't one to hold a grudge.
Well, not against family.
Dean eased to a stop at the intersection by their motel, glancing automatically toward their room. As late as it was, he expected at most only a dim light to show in their window. Instead, he saw the lights shining brightly. What was, even from a distance, clearly the figure of a woman could be seen behind the sheer curtains. Dean frowned, counting the windows again. He must have picked the wrong one in the darkness.
Then the door opened, and Sam's unmistakably huge, mop-headed form was (stupidly, did the moron not remember anything Dad had taught them about not being a target?) silhouetted in the light from the room. So was the woman as she leaned in and up to kiss Sam so deeply that it looked like she was trying to lick his tonsils.
Dean considered himself a fair guy, and frankly, he tended to be in favor of Sam not acting like a monk. He was convinced that Sam would be a hell of a lot easier to live with if he were getting his sexy back on a regular basis. But right now? Right when he'd just made Dean's life difficult on the hunt--not to mention how he'd been sitting around at the motel while Dean was out in the middle of Bumfuck, Colorado dumping the boddach? Dean poked savagely at a spot on his upper thigh where the boddach's venom was making his leg itch like crazy. He and Sam were going to be having a little talk, no doubt about it.
But when he reached the turn-in for the motel, he kept going. Anything he said to Sam right now was going to lead to massive furniture destruction. He needed a drive around town and a stop at a gas station to fill up on fuel and junk food before he was ready to face his brother.
This time, Sam was asleep, sprawled across his bed like a gigantic rag doll. The same sex-and-sweetness smell was so heavy on the air that Dean could have gagged. Irritated all over again, he strode across the room and gave Sam's shoulder a hard shove.
"Get up, Sleeping Beauty," he snapped. Sam groaned, but his eyelashes didn't even flutter. "Sam, damn it, I mean it. Wake up."
It seemed to take forever for Sam's eyes to finally drag open. He stared at Dean with a blurry expression that would have totally made Dean want to fuck with his head if Dean hadn't been so pissed.
"Wha-"
"You tell me, Romeo. I drop you off here so you can get some sleep 'cause you say you're so tired. If I knew I was helping you make a booty call, I would have told you to hire another one and let me in on the action."
"Huh?" Sam sat up, scrubbing his hands over his face. "Dude, are you drunk?"
Dean's hands tightened to fists on his hips.
"No, Sam, I am *not* drunk. I've been driving for the past four hours. How about we talk about what you've been doing?"
"Me?"
Sam did a great job of looking confused and innocent. Dean would have to try again to talk him into a trip to Vegas once he was done being angry.
"I was sleeping," Sam said, his eyebrows drawing together in irritation. "Which I still would be, if you hadn't woken me up. What's this all about, man?"
"It's about me doing all the work today while you play around on the hunt and then screw around with that chick."
"What chick?"
Oh, Sam was good. If Dean hadn't seen the girl with his own eyes, he wouldn't have doubted that Sam was honestly confused.
"Don't play games with me, Sam. It's been too long a day and I itch like hell."
"And I'm tired, and I was *asleep*, Dean. Since right after I got back to the motel. So either tell me what the hell you're talking about or shut up and let me go back to bed."
Whatever hopes Dean had harbored about keeping his temper where rapidly fading. "Come on, Sam. You're trying to tell me I didn't see you with that blonde chick kissing at the door? Who are you trying to fool, here?"
Sam stood abruptly, hands on his hips to mirror Dean.
"What are you saying? I don't cheat on Jess."
The comment was bizarre enough that Dean paused, frowning up at Sam to see if he was maybe trying to distract Dean from the argument.
"So, what, Sarah never happened? Sam, Jess has been gone a long time--"
The punch was unexpected, landing him back against the wall literally before he knew what hit him. Before he could recover, Sam grabbed him by the shirt and slammed him against the wall again, so furious that Dean almost couldn't recognize him.
"Don't *ever* say that again," Sam growled. "Don't even talk about her. Understand me?"
He shoved Dean backward again, letting go so abruptly that Dean wasn't able to stop himself from sliding downward. As Dean tried to catch his breath enough to say something, Sam stalked out of the room and slammed the door behind him.
"What the *hell*?" Dean staggered to his feet, keeping one hand on the wall for a moment as his brain and lungs reacquainted themselves. He crossed over to open the door, but Sam wasn't in sight.
Just as well, probably. Sam didn't lose his temper often, but when he did, he usually needed some time to cool off before he could see reason. Dean wasn't entirely sure why *Sam* was the one needing to cool off; when the conversation had started, he'd been pretty comfortable in his position as the injured party. But then, even more than a year later, Sam held on to his grief over Jess as if it were a treasure to be hoarded. Whatever he'd thought Dean was saying, it had obviously struck a nerve that was still raw with loss.
Sighing, Dean closed the door and headed toward the bathroom. Best let things be for the night. Tempers would be cooler in the morning; Dean would sit Sam down and sort things out then.
Jess found Sam like she always did. Somehow she had always been able to sense when he was upset; she also seemed to have perfect intuition for when he needed some space and when he needed *her*. He wasn't surprised when she appeared beside him as he was walking--stalking--down the street and slid under his arm, fitting perfectly as she always had.
"He's such an ass," Sam complained, knowing she'd understand.
"It's okay, Sam. Let him be an ass if he wants to. We don't need his approval."
Sam sighed. "I know. Just--he's my brother, you know? The only family I've got left. I want him to be happy for me."
She tugged him to a stop and turned him toward her, reaching up to cup his cheek with one small hand. Her perfume was sweet in the back of his throat.
"Baby, it won't be long until I'm your family. I want him to be happy for us, too, but if he can't . . . well, we don't need him. We've got each other."
"I know." Sam leaned down and brushed a kiss across her lips. She was all he really needed. He knew that. But a wistfulness tugged at the back of his mind even as they set off again.
He lost track of the number of times they made love through the night and into the morning. Everything began to blur together into an ocean of sensation, all rising pleasure and crashing ecstasy. He lost track of time, of his body, of himself. Nothing remained but her. His entire world, and he did nothing but float.
Loss came in a blast of sound and light. Her body literally flew from his, drops of brilliant red painting his face and chest. His roar of grief and fury was thin, his movements clumsy and weak as he tried to scramble toward her. Hands grabbed at him. He struggled to throw them off. Refused to acknowledge the voice calling his name because he would hate Jessica's murderer with every inch of his soul, and he couldn't bear that feeling directed at his brother.
Dean swallowed bile as he set down his shotgun and reached for Sam. It had been less than twelve hours. How could his strong, healthy brother have wasted away so badly in such a short time? He looked like an overgrown Save the Children poster child and moved, God, like he was dying. Effort in every breath, arms shaking as he reached for the succubus.
Dean pulled him back and held him in a loose embrace. Sam's struggles to get free were pathetic, and Dean tightened his hold as much because they broke his heart as because he thought they had any chance of being successful.
"Sammy," he said gently. "Sammy? It's okay now. You're okay."
Sam made a sound somewhere between a sob and a moan. "No. Jess . . . "
It was like a punch in the gut. That the bitch had taken Jess's form figured, especially given Sam's luck; it would also explain the weird-ass conversation from the night before. But Sam had been through enough--suffered enough--and he didn't deserve this.
"It's not Jess, Sammy. I promise."
Sam didn't seem to hear him. Even though his struggles were lessening, Dean could tell it was more because he was losing strength than because he was seeing reason. Yet seeing was exactly what he needed to do.
Without loosening his hold, Dean shifted so that Sam had a clear view of the body.
"I'm sorry about this, man, but I need you to look at it. It's not Jess, Sammy. It's a succubus. See? Nothing but a two-bit demonic slut shot full of rock salt. It's not Jess."
It didn't look anything like Jess--not now, at least, and not just because of the smoking holes the rock salt had left. Its feet were heavy, donkey-like hooves. Its face was just a little too long and pointed to be human, the empty eyes slitted like a snake's. Straggles of blonde hair hung limp around its face, the texture coarse and stiff like a horse's mane. But the glamour it had cast on Sam was strong, or else Sam was just too drained to understand what he was seeing. He shook his head against Dean's shoulder, still pushing ineffectually at Dean's arms.
"I didn't--"
"What, Sammy?"
"I didn't save her."
It was unfair how many ways a heart could break.
Sam woke up three or four times before he was really awake. Dean was close by; even when he was too tired to open his eyes, he could hear the familiar sounds of guns being cleaned or the drum solo from In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida being beaten out on a bedspread while Dean hummed the melody. The sounds of his childhood, and Sam felt safe when he heard them.
Eventually, the call of his bladder became louder than the siren lure of sleep. He rolled out of bed, staggering as oddly weak muscles tried to remember how to balance. He wasn't surprised when Dean's hand slid under his arm to steady him.
"Hey, Sleeping Beauty, it's about time--"
Sam cracked his eyes open as Dean trailed off, awkward in the memory of the last time he'd used that nickname.
"Sorry," Sam offered, gesturing at his own cheek with his free hand. There was still the faint outline of a bruise on Dean's, the yellow shadow testament to how long Sam had been sleeping.
"Hey, I still owed you one from that time with the vampires." Dean grinned like it was nothing, but his eyes were serious. "How you feeling?"
"Like I could piss a lake." Like his heart had been the recipient of the shotgun blast, but Sam wouldn't say it and Dean wouldn't let on that he knew already. "And like an idiot. I should've known--"
Dean shrugged. "Everyone has a bad day once in a while, right?"
Sam ducked his head, the grin tugging at his lips feeling strange and stiff. "Dude, I really gotta pee. And eat something before my stomach gnaws a hole through my back."
"Got coffee and donuts." Dean nodded at the table on the far side of the room. "Go take care of business. I might even save you a few."
There was no telling how long the coffee had been kept warm in the pot or how long the donuts had sat waiting. Sam wasn't worried. He bopped Dean's arm with his fist and headed for the bathroom, marginally steadier than a few minutes ago.
"Hey, Sam?" Dean called just as Sam was shutting the door.
Rolling his eyes and grimacing just a bit--he really did need to pee--Sam stuck his head back out. "Yeah?"
"Make sure you don't fall in."
The bathroom door gave a satisfying bang as it slammed shut.
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Giro d' Italia
7 Things We (and Peter Sagan) Love About the 2020 Giro
A vicious course boasts more time trials, longer stages, tons of high mountains and Peter Sagan at this year's Giro d'Italia.
by Whit Yost | 11 Nov 2019
The 2020 Giro welcomes Peter Sagan… and just when we thought the 2020 Tour de France would be the hardest race of the year, we saw the new Giro d'Italia route: it is quite a debut course for the Slovakian superstar, as he tilts at the sprinters jersey.
The 2020 Giro d'Italia was presented at the end of October in Milan, and all we can say is, "Madonna! What a course!" About 10 days after the route of the 2020 Tour de France was announced, the Giro's organisers held serve with a vicious course that easily makes next year's Giro the anti-Tour thanks to more time trials (three at the Giro compared to one at the Tour), longer stages (the Giro boasts 10 stages over 200km as opposed to only one at the Tour), and lots and lots of high mountains (three of the Giro's final five stages are set in the high Alps, all with more 5,000 meters of climbing). While the riders are shaking in their cleats—Mitchelton-Scott General Manager Matt White called the Giro course "filthy"—as fans we can't wait. Here are seven reasons why:
1. A Hungarian Opening
The Giro begins on Saturday, May 9 in Budapest, Hungary, (no, that's not a typo) with a short individual time trial that will determine the first rider to don the maglia rosa as the initial leader of the Giro's General Classification. This is actually the 14th time that the Giro has started outside of Italy, and we love the race organisation's willingness to travel long distances to bring the race to wider audiences. Stages 2 and 3 are flat and expected to go to sprinters, but we still can't wait to see the scenery alongside the road, giving us all a chance to experience a nation seldom seen on one of cycling's biggest stages.
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2. Peter Sagan Takes To The Start
The 2020 Giro welcomes Peter Sagan, who elevates the level of any race he enters, and he'll be racing his first Giro d'Italia. Sagan attended the route presentation in Milan, confirming his rumoured participation. It's a bold move: Sagan's 2020 program will include the spring Classics, the Giro, and the Tour de France, with little time between for recovery. But considering that he won a record-breaking seventh green sprinters jersey at last year's Tour, is a three-time world champion, and has wins at the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix on his resume, why not try and add a stage win or two―and perhaps a victory in the Giro's sprinters jersey competition―to his long list of achievements? Quite possibly – he is not Peter Sagan for no reason.
We can't wait to see what he does in Italy—and Hungary, for that matter.
3. A Tough Trip to Sicily
After three days in Hungary, a long post-stage transfer takes the riders down to Sicily for three stages on the island off the tip of Italy's boot, two of which should begin to reveal the Giro's top contenders.
Given the long evening transfer after Stage 3, Stage 4 is short but ends in Agrigento atop a four-kilometer climb. Anyone feeling a bit jet-lagged will suffer here, and with a descent into the base of the final ascent, things could get chippy as riders fight to stay at the front of the race.
The next day brings the first true summit finish of the race in what has become a fixture of the Giro's trips to Sicily: Mount Etna. There are many roads to the top of the volcano, and this year the race tackles it from the north, on a road the race used only partially in 2011. A long, steady climb that saves its steepest gradients for when the riders approach the summit, the climb always comes early in the three-week race, which is why we generally see the GC contenders finish together in a small but select group, eyeing one another closely and searching for signs as to who's looking good and who's got their work cut out for them over the rest of the Giro.
But someone always has a bad day, and mark our words: at least one pre-race contender will leave Sicily having lost the chance of winning the 2020 Giro, relegated to the autobus containing the sprinter, hopefully still numbering one Peter Sagan.
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4. Ode To The Pirate
Marco Pantani is one of the more controversial heroes in recent memory. As the 2020 Giro welcomes Peter Sagan, so it reflects on a similarly charismatic rider from a few decades prior; Pantani was a small, explosive climber famous for his bald head and dangling pirate earrings, his rise, fall, and death have captivated thousands of fans for decades―especially in Italy, where his popularity has never waned.
The event set-off a downward spiral that ultimately ended Pantani's career, and more tragically, his life.
This year's Giro honours him twice: first during Stage 12, which begins and ends in Cesenatico, his hometown; then again during Stage 15, which concludes with a summit finish on Piancavallo (this year's "Montagna Pantani"), where il Pirata dropped his rivals while on the way to winning the 1998 Giro. And perhaps to serve as a reminder of the dark side of Pantani's career, Stage 17 ends with a summit finish at Madonna di Campiglio, where three days from winning what would have been his second Giro, Pantani was kicked out of the race for a failed blood test. The event set-off a downward spiral that ultimately ended Pantani's career, and more tragically, his life.
5. Lots of Time Trials, Less For the Sprinters
Well, by modern standards, three individual time trials is a lot—by comparison, the 2020 Tour de France will have only one. But we love the Giro's willingness to favour multi-faceted GC contenders. At 8.6km, Stage 1 is too long to count as merely a Prologue, and with an uphill drag to the finish line in Budapest, there could be some relatively sizeable time gaps.
The main event is Stage 14, this year's "Wine Stage," an undulating 33.7km ITT through the vineyards that produce the grapes used to make Prosecco. This stage could put a new rider in the pink jersey, with time gaps of 1-2 minutes separating the best time trialists from the pure climbers. It also might be enough to attract Tom Dumoulin, one of the world's best time trialists and a former Giro champion (2017), back to Italy to try and score another Italian win. But the race all comes down to Stage 21, the final individual time trial in Milan. At 16.5km, it's too long to be merely an afterthought, and if the gaps among the top riders are close coming out of the Alps, it will be an exciting finale.
6. A Fearsome Final Week
The Giro tends to save its worst for the final week, and 2020 will be no exception with three high mountain stages leading up to the final individual time trial in Milan. The climbing starts with Stage 17, a 202km stage with more than 5,000 meters of climbing and a summit finish at Madonna di Campiglio.
At 209km, Stage 18 starts climbing right from the start in Pinzolo and ends with a trip over the Stelvio (more on that in a minute) before a summit finish atop a climb (Laghi di Cancano) in the Stelvio National Park. Stage 19 is almost perfectly flat, but at a whopping 251km in length—the longest stage of the race—it can hardly be called "easy" after almost three weeks of racing.
Which brings us to Stage 20, an Alpine beast of a stage that covers 200km, with four climbs in back-to-back succession in the latter half of the stage. Three of these four climbs, including the climb to the finish in Sestriere, take the riders above 2,000 meters, the point at which the altitude really starts to take its toll. In all, the final week contains five stages over 200km in length and a final 16.5km ITT in Milan to close the race. Wow!
7. The Stelvio – Sprinters, Make Way for the Climbers
In 2005, La Gazzetta Dello Sport journalist Claudio Gregori called the Stelvio "the sacred mountain of the Giro d'Italia," and for good reason: one of the highest paved passes in all of Europe, the Stelvio is without a doubt a climb like no other.
This year, it will be tackled from the town of Ponte de Stelvio near the end of Stage 18, an approach that makes it a 24.7km climb with an average gradient of 7.4 percent and 48 hairpin bends―21 more than Alpe d'Huez. Topping-out over 2,700 meters, it's easily this year's Cima Coppi as the highest summit in the race. That almost takes it out of "Giro welcomes Peter Sagan" territory, but just imagine all the wheelie opportunities.
And don't discount the descent from the top of the Stelvio to the base of the final climb; it's long, technical, and has several tunnels that plunge the riders in and out of darkness. We're keeping our fingers crossed that the weather holds; the Alps often throw a wrench into the Giro's plans, and on two occasions stages heading over the Stelvio have been cancelled or rerouted because of snow.
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Guitar on her back, Pollyanna takes one final glance back at old Europe, full of history and memories, then steps firmly forward toward the New World … or, at least, that's the story suggested by Pollyanna's second album, "The Mainland," its cover-art showing a pier by the northern sea, open to the horizon.
We discovered Pollyanna, a Paris-based project lead by Isabelle Casier, back in 2008 with her first album "On Concrete," a wintery record influenced by her Northern roots that suggested a cultural crossroads between England, Belgium and France. Seduced by her clear, heart-warming voice and the magic of the band's arrangements, we were reminded a little of the edgy charm of The Do. But Isabelle is hardly one for strict traditionalities, and was soon bored of being labelled as another French folkster singing in -good- English. And so, despite a natural flair for minor chords and melancholy, Isabelle's cheerful presence, eclectic taste and experiences as an outsider (in Europe, the USA, South America…) opened up her musical field to all things pop, rock and folk.
After her playing with her first rock band in Marseille in the late 90s, (and, with them, supporting great acts like Dominique A, Sleater Kinney and Polvo), Isabelle moved to Paris and founded Pollyanna. First a duo, then a solo act, it led her through an ambitious international touring circuit, from England to Germany to New York to Tennessee… along the way sharing the bill with local indie bands and bigger names like Wilco, Bright Eyes and the French chanteuse Françoiz Breut. From acoustic strummers at the Folk Alliance in Memphis to riot grrls in Hamburg, all this moving around gave the Pollyanna sound openness and freedom, as well as helping Isabelle scoop up a bunch of fellow musicians. The current band (as represented on "The Mainland") is, not surprisingly, an international offering, with a Parisian cellist, a Breton drummer, a Canadian viola player and a German violinist…
The addition of all these strings suggests the recent album has shifted back in a folk-direction, and so it sounds on certain tracks like the woodsy cocoon of "Real Life", or the nonchalant "Bruxelles," or, finally, the aptly named "My Favourite Song" . However, Isabelle is also a big fan of volts and batteries and whimsy and surprise, and, overall, "The Mainland" is a whirlwind tour of styles and sounds, from Power Pop ("Old Rockers") to Country ("Broadcast in Heaven"), to Steady ("Tiger") and, even, Calypso ("I Wish I Worked in a Factory"). But don't let the varied richness of the twelve tracks' arrangements fool you, at its heart, this album has a straight-forward honesty that cuts through both the lyrics and the music, and Isabelle's voice is the core at the center of it all, poised and clear.
"The Mainland" plays across the spectrum of nostalgia before, finally, taking your hand and gently but firmly leading you on to voyages new. As Pollyanna has proven, true salvation lies only in momentum. "I'm Moving On."
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I am looking for Ensar Oud's Oud Yaqoub (3g), unopened/not used bottle, preferably.
I have an unopened/unused bottle of Tigerwood 1995 I'd like to swap for it.
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When it comes to getting your family a new member, an emotional support animal (pet) can be the best decision ever and also a good thing in general. With an emotional support animal by your side, you can never get bored, but have you ever asked yourself how to take care of your pet?
This can be very challenging because just like babies, with our pets we also become parents to them. For this kind of perspective, you will have to think of keeping your pet (dog or cat) clean and looking after them.
The first thing you need to know about the pet before even thinking of bringing one home is to learn ( if you don't know) or be very good at training a pet. It can be a very joyful occasion when you keep a pet.
However, it will be even more embarrassing if your pet has poor behavior and that's why you should have even a slight knowledge of how to train them.
In this case, you will have to be very keen and show your dog when and where to use the bathroom. Keeping dogs who just pee and poo everywhere doesn't seem to be interesting at all.
Additionally, don't shout at your dog. Use polite words during the training process. Making your conveyance of rules is very calm and consistent.
Keeping a pet is a huge responsibility because you will have to take care of him in various ways inclusive of proper feeding on a daily basis.
Do not forget to treat your pet. This can be done through vaccinations but making sure they get regular veterinary and dental care and watching for the sometimes subtle signs that may indicate they might not be in tip-top health.
Proper nutrition, paired with regular exercise, is probably the most important thing you can do to keep your dog healthy because I am pretty sure that you would not like when your dog or cat is falling sick every time.
Just like a father who would hide when he is sick, dogs do the same. They hide this, and if you are not keen enough, your emotional support animal may go to heaven.
Make sure of the vaccination of your dog, and this should be done on a regular basis. For instance, a young dog ( puppy) needs routine vaccinations to prevent him from being attacked by rabies, distemper, parvo, hepatitis, and other diseases depending on the breed, the region of the country you live in, and other specific risk factors.
If you want your dog to be healthy, then consider balancing diet for him. Thus, the only way of making sure your dog have balanced proteins, vitamins, and other nutrients they need will help ward off everything from gum disease to allergies.
It is not good if a dog is on one particular diet just because they cannot complain. A healthy dog is a happy dog.
Also, do not be cheated that just proper nutrition will strengthen the health of your dog. There are some other things such as training your dog how to be patient to have a good behavior among other good dog qualities.
Another thing that you need to put into consideration is the kind of physique your dog has. Is your dog long-haired or short- haired? If your dog is long haired, you are advised to consider trimming him.
Keeping an emotional support animal is such a good thing if it's within your power. I would advise you to consider keeping a pet at home. They do bring not only protection but happiness to the family as well if well trained.
Not that keeping a pet at your home will depend on the level of your training. If you are not good at training your dog, consider deploying a dog trainer to assist you to handle him.
Have I forgotten anything, if so, please leave a comment below.


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Hon. Dr. Tawfiq e-Elahi Chowdhury, BB
People's Republic of Bangladesh
Adviser to the Hon'ble Prime Minister for Energy, Power and Mineral Resources
Dr. Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, BB is Adviser (with the rank and status of a Minister) to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh for Energy, Power and Mineral Resources since January 2009. Presently he is continuing in the same capacity in the third term of the present government. The Prime Minister holds the portfolio of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources. Under the audacious and visionary leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh witnessed unprecedented growth in power and energy sector during 2009-2020. For instance, power generation increased by fivefold, access to electricity from 47% to over 99 % and more than 4 million solar home systems were installed. Dr. Chowdhury was born in 1945, studied Economics at the Universities of Dhaka and Punjab and joined the Civil Service of Pakistan (CSP) in 1968 after a two-year stint as Lecturer in Economics in the Dhaka University. In 1971, abandoning his job in the central government of Pakistan as the Sub-Divisional Officer of Meherpur, Kushtia, he joined the Liberation War of Bangladesh, was commissioned in the Bangladesh Armed Forces and appointed as sub-sector Commander of Sector 8. Decorated for gallantry (Bir Bikram) against the occupation Pakistan Army, Dr Chowdhury was one of the chief organizers of the historic event of the Proclamation of Independence and the swearing-in ceremony of the first Government of Bangladesh in Mujibnagar, Meherpur on April 17, 1971. Later he reverted to the civil service and after several assignments, went for higher studies at Leeds University, UK (1975) and did his PhD from Harvard University, USA (1983). He was CEO and Managing Director of the Industrial Bank of Bangladesh. Dr. Chowdhury served as Secretary to the Government of Bangladesh for nearly a decade in the Ministries of Food, Statistics, Power Energy & Mineral Resources and Planning. He was a Visiting Fellow at the Economic Growth Centre of the Yale University. Dr. Chowdhury retired in 2002 and later worked as a consultant to, among others, UN agencies and multilateral organizations. Dr. Chowdhury has authored several books and published articles in reputed journals. His recently published book: "Chariot of Life: Liberation War, Politics and Sojourn in Jail" by Penguin Random House India has been widely acclaimed. Dr. Chowdhury is married to Asma Tawfiq and has two daughters: Bushra and Mehnaz. He enjoys reading, gardening, music, travelling and golfing.
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FIRST DAYS OF SCHOOL: The Crossing, a faith-based alternative high school, held an open house at the new Lebanon location, 388 N. Mount Zion Road, on Wednesday. The first day of classes for the 24 students was Monday.
Students have hung paintings on the walls and will create their own murals as well, said teacher Stephanie Hylton.
Students who don't fit into a typical educational environment may be sent to The Crossing from Lebanon, Western Boone and Zionsville school corporations.


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Watchdog calls for investigation into Haley flights
By Morgan Gstalter - 10/08/18 02:59 PM EDT
A government watchdog group on Monday called for an investigation into whether U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley Nikki HaleyNikki Haley unveils PAC ahead of possible 2024 White House bid We've seen this movie before — Rumors of Trump's political demise are greatly exaggerated Nikki Haley on Capitol riot: Trump 'badly wrong with his words' MORE violated federal ethics regulations by accepting flights on private planes.
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) sent a letter formally requesting the State Department's inspector general investigate the flights, which Haley acknowledged in her 2017 public financial disclosure report.
The seven free flights were between New York, Washington, D.C., and three cities in the former governor's home state of South Carolina.
CREW wrote in a statement that the total value of the flights in unknown but estimates they were worth tens of thousands of dollars.
Federal ethics regulations ban employees from soliciting or accepting gifts because of their official positions, and Haley asserted on her financial disclosure report that she was personal friends with the three South Carolina businessmen involved.
The watchdog group called for the State Department inspector general to determine whether the personal relationship exemption is applicable for Haley's flights.
CREW wrote in its request that the men are executives at various companies and all appear to have made contributions to Haley's gubernatorial campaigns in South Carolina.
"In this case, Ambassador Haley's relationships with these individuals appear to have significant political and professional components," CREW alleges.
Haley did not indicate on her report whether the men's companies either owned or leased the aircrafts she flew on or if the companies at all contributed to the cost, CREW wrote.
While Haley's work at the United Nations might not directly link to her donor's business interests, CREW alleges that her close access with President Trump Donald TrumpCIA chief threatened to resign over push to install Trump loyalist as deputy: report Azar in departure letter says Capitol riot threatens to 'tarnish' administration's accomplishments Justice Dept. argues Trump should get immunity from rape accuser's lawsuit MORE "makes her a valuable contact for anyone affected by his administration's policies."
The Hill has reached out to the State Department and the White House for comment.
CREW pointed out that several members of the Trump administration have been criticized for their use of luxury or government air travel at the taxpayer's expense.
Former Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price Thomas (Tom) Edmunds PriceFocus on cabinet nominees' effectiveness and expertise, not just ideology Conspicuous by their absence from the Republican Convention Coronavirus Report: The Hill's Steve Clemons interviews Chris Christie MORE resigned in September 2017 after public uproar over his use of private jets for official business.
And former Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt Edward (Scott) Scott PruittOVERNIGHT ENERGY: EPA finalizes 'secret science' rule, limiting use of public health research | Trump administration finalizes rollback of migratory bird protections | Kerry raises hopes for focus on climate security at NSC EPA finalizes 'secret science' rule, limiting use of public health research White House appears to conclude review of EPA 'secret science' rule MORE was also criticized for spending more than $105,000 on first-class airline travel in his first year on the job.
His spending was one of the many high-profile controversies that led up to his resignation from the agency in July.
CREW wrote in its request that Haley should have been more "conscious of the appearance concerns" surrounding her acceptance of private air travel since her colleagues at the administration were making their own headlines.
"By accepting gifts of luxury private flights, Ambassador Haley seems to be falling in line with other Trump administration officials who are reaping personal benefits from their public positions," CREW's executive director, Noah Bookbinder, said in a statement. "Our ethics laws are clearly written to prevent even the appearance of corruption and improper influence."
"We're calling on the State Department's inspector general to further investigate the nature of these gifts, determine whether they are in line with ethics rules, and ensure that employees like Ambassador Haley are fully trained on the application and importance of ethical standards," Bookbinder continued.
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State representative, wife return to Valley after COVID-19 battle
State Rep. Lorenzo Sierra (D - AZ LD-19) and his wife, Rhonda Cagle, returned to the Valley on Sunday after contracting COVID-19 during a trip to visit their daughter in Washington, D.C.
By: John Genovese
"I still have some numbness in my legs but everything's feeling really good," Sierra told ABC15 just before the couple boarded their flight. "We're just excited to get home today."
Sierra said the couple traveled to D.C. in mid-September for what was supposed to be a 10-day trip. Toward the end of the visit, Sierra, Cagle and their daughter started feeling ill, he said. Cagle was hospitalized for 10-hours after testing positive for COVID-19. A week later, Sierra was taken to the emergency room as well.
"When I first got in, they were telling my family to plan for the long haul," he said. Sierra was on a ventilator and unconscious for four days of his more than weeklong stay. Doctors told family members — who were not allowed to visit his hospital room — Sierra had a one-in-three chance of surviving.
"To not be able to be with Lorenzo was heartbreaking, quite frankly," Cagle said.
On October 14, Sierra was released and doctors cleared the couple to fly home this weekend. "[The doctors] were all shocked that I came out of it as quickly as I did," he said.
They hope their experience will serve as a lesson to those still doubting the potential consequences of the virus.
"It's time to think beyond ourselves. It's time to start thinking about others," he said. "This is one of those times where we need to step up as Americans, who do the right thing every time we're faced with a challenge."


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Time for the best of comfy and cool vibes! In other words, here comes the ultra-flabbergasting Paul & Joe fall/winter 2014-2015 collection unveiled for the luxurious Paris Fashion Week! Hardly can we find any other collection, where so many accents and emphasis are concentrated around the comfort. This collection is thus unique in a number of ways, and the most significant ones here are those curious shape and shade interpretations, meant to create the most interesting and cute combinations ever.
So the very first looks of the Paul & Joe fall/winter 2014-2015 collection already reveal the inclination towards comfortable and girly vibes. Particularly, the line starts with a cool combination of a coral outerwear option, khaki shorts and an uber-comfy white sweater. The fringed details used for the following knitted look matched with khaki wide-leg pants are also quite impressive.
Fluffy and warm pieces are also here, presented with energizing colors like red for the absolute chic! Also, we should talk about the diversified options of the coats and jackets, at times coming with quilted patterns, and sometimes topping such looks as the color blocked and a bit abstracted shirts, matched with cool black shorts. Sheepskin is the following in key design patterns widely used for the looks.
The previously seen color blocks also come with such options as the miniskirts and the tee dresses. The spectacular patterns encompassing a black background and yellow design patterns are also quite spectacular. Classy black and white combos are also here, used for the following array of the most important and great combos with skirts and tops.
The classy combos with white coats are also remarkable, followed with such options as the micro checkered patterns and khaki knitted pieces. The chic color diversity also reaches such options as the combo of red shorts and blue tops, and some color blocks for grey and red outerwear garments. Navy blue is another significant color shade in this type of combos.
So if you're asking us, we say a definite yes to the Paul & Joe fall/winter 2014-2015 collection, especially in case you want to have something uber-comfortable and wearable, not omitting the chic portions either. And yes, this is cool and this is cute!


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St Andrews finally grasp equality 'nettle'
Royal And Ancient to recommend ditching 260-year-old policy of confining club membership to men
Thu, Mar 27, 2014, 01:00
The clubhouse on the Old Course at St Andrews in Fife, Scotland, home of the Royal and Ancient.
These things are never done quietly. The sound of a wall falling down or a barrier being broken or of a seismic shift in doctrine has a knock-on effect, one that usually causes the ground to shake. Yesterday's announcement from the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews that its all-male membership will "vote on a motion to admit women" was, in the golfing world, one of those moments. It created the loudest of noises.
Perhaps, people will say, the dinosaurs have joined the modern age. It is not as simple as that.
However, the R&A's inclination to have a vote for change – with the expectation that those 2,400 men from around the world who belong to the august club will do the right thing and support the call for women members to be allowed and to belong – is a hugely significant about-turn by its hierarchy.
The short, sweet statement contained a particularly relevant line: "The Club's committees," it stated, "are strongly in favour of the rule change and are asking members to support it."
Unique position
The R&A is not just any old club. It is 260 years old. It holds a unique position in golf, governing the game worldwide outside of the United States and Canada, and has evolved into the leading authority on the sport. It has written to all of its members asking for a vote to be taken in September. After 260 years, what's another few months?
The significance of the R&A's move comes on the back of Augusta National's decision to end its men-only membership policy. That, too, was done to their own tune and at their own pace when, in 2012, in a surprise move, two women – former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and financier Darla Moore – were invited to join the club and so ended an 80 year all-male policy there.
Now, the question must be asked: How long will Ireland's only two male-only clubs, The Royal Dublin Golf Club and Portmarnock Golf Club, remain as male-only bastions?
Surely it is a case of not if, but when . . .
Legally, as the Supreme Court ruled in a judgment delivered in November 2009, Portmarnock is quite entitled to a male-only membership policy. That ruling, delivered by Mr Justice Fennelly, brought an end to proceedings under the Equal Status Act that had started in the District Court in 2003 and also worked its way through the High Court before reaching the highest court in the land.
In that majority judgment, it was noted that the club's "principal purpose is to cater for the needs of persons of a particular gender".
That things have changed in the golfing world since that judgment was delivered cannot be doubted, as evidenced by, firstly, Augusta National moving to end its men-only policy and, now, and perhaps even more significantly given that it is one of the sport's ruling bodies (along with the USGA), the decision by the Royal and Ancient Club of St Andrews to organise a vote to allow women in.
Two dozen
It should be noted that Portmarnock and The Royal Dublin, while being the only Irish clubs to have a men-only membership policy, are far from on their own. There are around two dozen clubs around the world who continue to have such policies, mainly in the United States, but also on this side of the Atlantic including three clubs on the British Open rota: Muirfield, Royal Troon and Royal St Georges.
Indeed, the new stance from the R&A, which has been under political and commercial pressure to alter its membership policy, could yet force the hands of those clubs if they seek to remain on the roster of courses going forward.
Portmarnock, too, has paid something of a price for its men-only policy. Although it is the spiritual home of golf in Ireland and, in that Supreme Court judgment was noted as "a national institution" and referred to as the "best known golf club in the country," the course hasn't been considered as a host venue for the Irish Open since it last staged the championship in 2003.
This is because the government, through Fáilte Ireland, contributes to the cost of staging the event and doesn't want to be seen to be supporting a single-gender membership policy.
In fairness, it should be pointed out that there is a ladies-only golf club in existence. It is the Ladies Golf Club of Toronto in Canada. A case of, what's good for the gander is good for the goose.
Ironically, any change to Portmarnock and/or The Royal Dublin's membership policy would probably cause greater upset among the wives of members who are currently allowed play the course for a nominal green fee.
Change may come, in time; just as it did at Augusta National, and looks most likely to at the R&A. Just not yet. And in their own good time. But it should happen.
Mr Justice Fennelly
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TURNBULL, JESSIE (McEwen), feminist, social reformer, and author; b. December 1845, probably in Montreal; m. 30 April 1868 Donald McEwen, and they had four children; d. 1 June 1920 in Brandon, Man.
After graduating from college, Jessie Turnbull spent several months touting small Ontario towns under the aegis of Egerton Ryerson*, superintendent of education, speaking on the need to give daughters as well as sons the benefits of higher education. In 1868 she married Donald McEwen, a businessman who represented a Scottish and later a Montreal textile manufacturer. Initially, they lived in Toronto. Their first son was born in Ontario in 1869, and then they moved to Montreal, where three more children, two girls and a boy, were added to the family.
On the family's return to Toronto shortly after the fourth child's birth, Jessie again entered the fray for women's rights. In 1877 she joined Emily Howard Stowe [Jennings*] and others to form the Toronto Women's Literary Club, which had as its aim "to secure a free interchange of thought and feeling upon every subject that pertains to women's higher education, including her moral and physical welfare." Meeting weekly, the club supported the causes of prohibition, improved working conditions for women, and women's suffrage. It was instrumental in persuading the legislature of Ontario to allow qualified single women and widows to vote on municipal by-laws. This small concession in 1882 seemed to give the club the impetus in March 1883 to disband and then immediately to announce its reorganization as Canada's first suffrage society, the Canadian Women's Suffrage Association, with McEwen as president. In her acceptance speech she noted that she was the "first woman who has occupied this or a similar chair in Canada." Suffrage was only one of McEwen's interests. She was also secretary and trustee of the committee which organized the Woman's Medical College in Toronto in 1883 and was among the group instrumental in obtaining entrance for women into the University of Toronto that same year.
At the height of these activities, Donald McEwen decided to homestead in western Canada and in 1884 the family moved to Elton, northeast of Brandon. There they eventually built a large mansion. Completed in 1893 and named Tullichewen, it was a showpiece in the community. It was said to have "required the services of two servants and two gardeners to keep the premises constantly ready for visitors." Although the large farm raised grain and purebred horses, Donald continued to travel extensively on business. When he was home, they entertained lavishly, welcoming such notables as Lord and Lady Aberdeen [Hamilton-Gordon*; Marjoribanks*] and the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire.
McEwen was also an active Presbyterian. Although her family worshipped at First Presbyterian Church in Brandon, she was one of the founders in July 1885 of the auxiliary of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society in Humesville and she is also credited with organizing auxiliaries in Chater, Rugby, and Brandon. In 1886 she helped found the Brandon presbyterial of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society, the first regional organization of the society in western Canada. She also submitted articles and papers to the Canada Presbyterian (Toronto), whose editor remarked in 1896 that "she has very great talent as a speaker, and her ability as a writer is no less marked." She began to contribute to the Farmer's Advocate (London and Winnipeg) in 1901, with titles such as "Home life on the farm" and articles on child rearing, courtesy, and the importance of music and good books in the home and community.
Jessie [Turnbull] McEwen contributed the article on "Home life in the west" to Women of Canada, their life and work; compiled by the National Council of Women of Canada . . . for distribution at Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, 1901 ([n.p., 1900?]), 31–33.
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Vera K. Fast, "TURNBULL, JESSIE," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 14, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed April 24, 2019, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/turnbull_jessie_14E.html.


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require 'rails_helper'

RSpec.describe AlertMailer do
  let(:last_check_in) { nil }
  let(:email_sent) { nil }
  let(:sign) { create :sign, :with_email, last_check_in: last_check_in, email_sent: email_sent }

  describe 'sign down email' do
    context 'last check_in was 2 days ago' do
      let(:last_check_in) { 2.days.ago }

      context 'never sent before' do
        it 'gets sent' do
          # Send the email, then test that it got queued
          email = nil
          expect {
            email = AlertMailer.sign_down(sign).deliver
          }.to change{
            ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.count
          }.by 1

          # Test the body of the sent email contains what we expect it to
          expect(email.to).to eql [sign.email]
          expect(email.subject).to eql "The #{sign.title} sign may be down"
          expect(email.body).to match "The #{sign.title} sign may be down"
          expect(email.body).to match "This sign last checked in"
        end
      end

      context 'email sent 1 minute ago' do
        let(:email_sent) { 1.minute.ago }

        # Apparently the check for this is baked into the cron job
        it 'gets sent again' do
          expect {
            AlertMailer.sign_down(sign).deliver
          }.to change{
            ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.count
          }.by 1
        end
      end
    end
  end

  describe 'sign up email' do
    context(:just_checked_in) do
      let(:last_check_in) { Time.now }

      it 'gets sent' do
        email = nil
        expect {
          email = AlertMailer.sign_up(sign).deliver
        }.to change{
          ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.count
        }.by 1

        # Test the body of the sent email contains what we expect it to
        expect(email.to).to eql [sign.email]
        expect(email.subject).to eql "The #{sign.title} sign is back up"
        expect(email.body).to match "The #{sign.title} sign is back up"
        expect(email.body).to match "This sign last checked in"
      end
    end
  end
end

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Several years ago I predicted that at some point the larger firms in Canada would look to bring on full-time in-house business development coaches. It has recently come to my attention that it's happening now. New positions are being created where coaches are working in-house with specific practice groups. Unlike other business development and marketing roles, these new positions are purely about coaching. They are there full-time to help the lawyers create a plan of action and then support them through implementation teaching them various skills along the way. If this isn't a resounding statement in support of the value of coaching lawyers in business development, I don't know what is.


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Home Economy New policy on bamboo welcomed for development, climate mitigation
New policy on bamboo welcomed for development, climate mitigation
Stakeholders welcomed the new government policy on bamboo, saying that it will encourage more Filipino farmers to grow bamboo in their lands, help local and national development, and contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation.
The policy is the Department of Environment and Natural Resources's (DENR) Department Administrative Order 2021-26 (DAO 2021-26)-Rules and Regulations Governing the Establishment, Harvesting, and Transport of Bamboo.
As a council with bamboo as one of its main focus commodities, the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) welcomed the issuance of DAO 2021-26.
DAO 2021-26 to help bamboo entrepreneurs, plantation owners
DAO 2021-26 that was issued in August amended various policies on the establishment, harvest and transport of bamboo products with the aim of encouraging the development of bamboo plantations and promotion of sustainable use of bamboo as wood substitute.
Bamboo is durable, versatile and multifunctional, and can be used to make various products, such as furniture, handicrafts, construction material and chemical products.
It has high carbon capturing capacity compared to other plants, which makes growing and using bamboo very sustainable.
DAO 2021-26 removed the Certificate of Verification (CoV) as a previous requirement for harvesting and transporting bamboo.
CoV was considered a factor that discourages investment in the bamboo industry due to tedious and lengthy application process, its short validity of only three days, and its high cost because its use requires multiple applications.
The new DAO 2021-26 requires only a one-time registration fee for a Certificate of Bamboo Plantation Registration, which has no expiration until the bamboo stand is declared unproductive.
Registration of tenured forest land holders and backyard farms is also exempted, if they are for personal consumption and transported within the municipality.
Backyard farms may also be registered for commercial production as individuals, provided they have steady and sustainable supply, or they may opt to form a cooperative/association, instead.
DENR will also help bamboo entrepreneurs in accessing technology transfer arrangements provided by DOST and concerned units.
DAO 2021-26 also provides incentives to bamboo plantation owners for development and processing enterprises, and outlines guidance on capacity-building, research and development, technology transfer, financial subsidy, and other support activities.
Contribution of DOST-PCAARRD in DAO 2021-26
With awareness of the importance of the bamboo industry and the issues surrounding it, a roundtable discussion (RTD) with various government agencies, private sector representatives and bamboo farmers of Laguna was held in 2016 at DOST-PCAARRD.
The RTD highlighted the regulations for harvesting and transporting bamboo, specifically, the much-criticized CoV requirement.
As a result, the DOST-PCAARRD supported a policy analysis project in 2017 to investigate the issue and provide scientific basis to create an enabling policy environment for the bamboo industry.
The project titled, "Creating an Enabling Environment for A Vibrant Philippine Bamboo Industry-Addressing Policy Constraints and Information Needs," was implemented by the University of the Philippines Los Baños under the leadership of Dr. Ramon Razal, a professor in the Department of Forest Products and Paper Science of UPLB College of Forestry.
The study assessed the policies surrounding bamboo resources and came up with a proposed draft DAO based on the result of regional workshops, RTDs, the National Policy Consultation Workshop on Bamboo, and conduct of cost-benefit analysis.
The document was presented and submitted to the DENR through the Forest Management Bureau in 2019.
Several recommendations of Razal's team were adopted in the new DAO. This includes the registration of bamboo plantations that now serves as the only requirement for the cutting and transport of harvested bamboo poles, as opposed to the previous policy where a CoV was required.
CoV, as found by a 2017 study, was a disincentive to bamboo growers because acquiring it is expensive and time consuming. Farah Y. Sevilla and Monica B. Castillo/S&T Media Services
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