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Performance audit 13
Human Services 21
Defence 20
Indigenous 10
Forestry 1
Published: Monday 23 June 2014
Managing Conflicts of Interest in FMA Agencies
The audit objective was to determine whether Australian Government agencies were implementing appropriate policies and processes to identify and manage conflicts of interest.
Published: Wednesday 18 June 2014
Managing Compliance with Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 Conditions of Approval
The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of the Environment's regulation of proponents' compliance with Part 9 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
Published: Thursday 12 June 2014
Establishment and Administration of the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority
The objective of the audit was to assess the establishment of the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority and the effectiveness of its regulatory function.
National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority
Management of the Building Better Regional Cities Program
The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the design and conduct of the funding round for the Building Better Regional Cities Program.
Department of Social Services; Department of the Environment
Published: Wednesday 5 February 2014
Administration of the Improving Water Information Program
The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Bureau of Meteorology's implementation of the Improving Water Information Program.
Bureau of Meteorology
Published: Thursday 30 January 2014
Administration of the Strengthening Basin Communities Program
The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of the Environment's administration of the Strengthening Basin Communities Program.
Published: Wednesday 29 January 2014
Administration of the Smart Grid, Smart City Program
The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the administration of the Smart Grid, Smart City Program, including the establishment, implementation and ongoing management of the program.
Department of the Environment; Department of Industry
Published: Tuesday 21 May 2013
Commonwealth Environmental Watering Activities
The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Commonwealth Environmental Water Office's administration of environmental water holdings.
Published: Tuesday 7 May 2013
Grants for the Construction of the Adelaide Desalination Plant
The objective of the audit was to assess the awarding of funding for the construction of the Adelaide Desalination Plant (ADP) against the requirements of the Commonwealth's grants administration framework, which includes the Government's policy requirements for the approval of grants, with a particular focus on the assessments undertaken of each proposed grant in terms of the guidelines for the National Urban Water and Desalination Plan (NUWDP); and identify any potential improvements in grants administration practices.
Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities; Department of Finance and Deregulation; Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Published: Thursday 21 February 2013
Administration of the Tasmanian Forests Intergovernmental Agreement Contractors Voluntary Exit Grants Program
The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry's administration of the Tasmanian Forests Intergovernmental Agreement Contractors Voluntary Exit Grants Program.
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FAI will meet to discuss new Government measures
Updated / Friday, 5 Jun 2020 20:55
The FAI will meet on Saturday to discuss the implications of new Government measures
The FAI will meet on Saturday to discuss the implications of the Government's easing of Covid-19 restrictions as they continue to work towards a return for all levels of soccer.
The four European qualified SSE Airtricity League teams, Dundalk, Shamrock Rovers, Derry City and Bohemian FC, had already been given dispensation to return to training from 8 June, but new measures announced today will allow for group training for sports teams involving up to 15 people.
As a result, the FAI's Steering Group are meeting on Saturday morning to draw up protocols for the return to training for adult amateur and underage football under the new guidelines.
In a statement, the FAI confirmed that aside from the four European qualified clubs, no resumption of training would be permitted before 15 June, but they welcomed the government update and stated an intent to review their cessation of soccer directive, which currently runs to 20 July.
FAI Interim CEO Gary Owens said: "The new measures announced today by An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Ministers Shane Ross and Brendan Griffin, are most welcome and positive for football and for all sport in Ireland.
"We thank the Taoiseach, the Ministers and all the staff at the various Government agencies who have worked so hard to get us to this point. Those agencies have offered us great assistance as we move towards a safer return for football for all our players, coaches, match officials, administrators and club volunteers.
"We still have a long road to travel in the battle against Covid-19 but sport has a huge rule to play in Ireland's recovery and these new guidelines will help get us back on the playing field as soon as it is safe for all our stakeholders."

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Jeb Bush hints at support for legal protections for gay couples
By Rebecca Kaplan
January 6, 2015 / 6:28 AM / CBS News
In a slight shift in his position, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush suggested Monday that he might be open to some form of legal protection for gay couples that stops short of the right to marry.
"We live in a democracy, and regardless of our disagreements, we have to respect the rule of law. I hope that we can show respect for the good people on all sides of the gay and lesbian marriage issue -- including couples making lifetime commitments to each other who are seeking greater legal protections and those of us who believe marriage is a sacrament and want to safeguard religious liberty," Bush said in a statement, according to the New York Times.
Same-sex marriages in Florida are about to become legal. The courts have ruled the state's ban unconstitutional and ceremonies are set to begin Tuesday, although a judge ruled that couples in Miami-Dade County could begin getting licenses on Monday.
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Bush's comments on same-sex marriage were the most liberal from him on the issue yet. Even as recently as this past weekend, he seemed reluctant to accept the court's mandate that marriages begin.
"It ought be a local decision. I mean, a state decision," he told the Miami Herald Sunday. "The state decided. The people of the state decided. But it's been overturned by the courts, I guess."
He has shied away from criticizing individuals who are gay, telling Charlie Rose in 2012 that gay parents "should be held up as an example to others" if they "love their children with all their heart and soul and that's what they do and that's how they organize their life."
It's a marked shift in tone from the Jeb Bush who first ran unsuccessfully for governor in 1994, writing in a Miami Herald op-ed at the time, "[Should] sodomy be elevated to the same constitutional status as race and religion? My answer is No." He was arguing that people who are gay did not deserve special legal protection.
Bush spokeswoman Kristy Campbell told BuzzFeed News that the old piece, "does not reflect Gov. Bush's views now, nor would he use this terminology today."
"Gov. Bush believes that our society should have a culture of respect for all people, regardless of their differences, and that begins with preventing discrimination, including when it comes to sexual orientation," she said.
First published on January 6, 2015 / 6:28 AM
Rebecca Kaplan
Rebecca Kaplan is a political reporter for CBSNews.com.
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You've made your list, you roughly know the number of people you want to invite, now you can start searching for a place to have the reception. Some choose the date before they find the place; maybe you want a special date that has some significance to you.
When my husband and I planned our wedding, we searched for the right place before anything. We thought about a particular date, but we soon realized that it will be hard to find the perfect combination. So, we went to some places that seemed right on the Internet, but the one we chose was love at first sight. We walked in and in a matter of seconds my husband said: "This is the one!". And it was. We decided on Aristocrat Events Hall – London Ballroom. It had the modern look we wanted, it was large enough and we just had the feeling it was the right choice. I can't explain the "feeling", but you'll know when the time is right.
Of course the date we requested was already booked (you can't have it all), but we loved the place so much that we accepted the only date available that summer. We signed our contract 13 months before the wedding!
So, my advice to you: if you want the freedom of choice, start your planning with at least a year before. You can plan your wedding in a matter of 2 months if you have to, but your choices will be limited and you have to be really lucky to find everything you want, exactly as you want it to be.
For example, London Ballroom is not suited for a rustic wedding. We wanted a modern fairy tale, in an indoor space, and so it was perfect for us.
Place for the reception: Checked!
What comes next? The church (in our case). If you want to have the religious ceremony the same day (like the majority of us), I suggest not to wait too much before you check this one too. There is a limited number of weddings that can happen in a church during a particular day. So, book yours early!


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Majlis Monitor is a platform focused on monitoring the performance of Iranian parliamentarians. By providing a clear picture of MP performance and positions on domestic issues, this project helps inform the Iranian public. The platform will be critical in the lead up to, and during, the upcoming 2016 parliamentary elections to help increase transparency and accountability. It aims to make MP data more accessible and available, and also provide a space for the public to share their views on the work of their political representatives.
ASL19 leads research and development of Majlis Monitor. ASL19, Farsi for Article 19, is an interdisciplinary technology and research lab working to build solutions for access to information challenges such as censorship and surveillance.
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Join Cheryl Richardson for an evening of coaching designed to help you practice smart self-care strategies throughout the holidays and beyond. Celebrate the spirit of the season by learning about the importance of setting healthy boundaries, doing what you want - not what others expect, saying no with grace and love, and crafting a life that reflects what really matters to you.
As a special addition to the evening, Cheryl will be joined by her husband, Michael Gerrish, who will demonstrate his extraordinary gift of sensitivity by offering intuitive readings, without prior information or cues, for random audience members. Michael has an uncanny ability to accurately identify the current circumstances of a person's life, and the conscious and unconscious obstacles preventing him or her from overcoming them and moving forward. Once Michael has completed his message, Cheryl will offer laser coaching related to the issues revealed in a way that benefits the whole audience.
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Cheryl Richardson is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of several books including: Take Time for Your Life, Life Makeovers, Stand Up for Your Life, The Unmistakable Touch of Grace, The Art of Extreme Self Care, You Can Create an Exceptional Life (with Louise Hay), and her new book, Waking Up in Winter: In Search of What Really Matters at Midlife.
Her work has been covered widely in the media including The Today Show, CBS This Morning, New York Times, USA Today, Good Housekeeping, and O Magazine. Cheryl was also the team leader for the Lifestyle Makeover Series on the Oprah Winfrey Show and she accompanied Ms. Winfrey on the "Live Your Best Life" nationwide tour.
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Lori Loughlin Phone calls Her 'Full House' Co-Star 'My Family'
Lori Loughlin is mourning the dying of her Whole Property co-star Bob Saget. The 65-12 months-old comic was located lifeless on Sunday, Jan. 9 in a Florida lodge space. In a statement, Loughlin mentioned she was "devastated" and thanked the comic for "a lifetime of fantastic recollections."
'Full House' star Lori Loughlin says she'll pass up Bob Saget's 'kind heart'
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Loughlin mirrored on Saget's death in a assertion she shared with TVLine.
"Words can't start out to convey how devastated I am," the actor stated. "Bob was much more than my pal he was my family members. I will pass up his type coronary heart and brief wit. Thank you for a life span of fantastic memories and laughter. I adore you, Bobby."
Saget and Loughlin the two starred in Entire Property, which ran for 8 seasons from 1987 to 1995. They also appeared in the Netflix revival Fuller Household, which premiered in 2016 and lasted 5 seasons.
Saget performed Danny Tanner, the widowed father of three youthful daughters, DJ (Candace Cameron Bure), Stephanie (Jodie Sweetin), and Michelle (Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen). Loughlin performed Becky Donaldson, Danny's co-host on the morning Tv set plan Wake Up, San Francisco. She inevitably married Danny's brother-in-regulation Jesse (John Stamos)
Candace Cameron Bure, John Stamos react to Bob Saget's death
I am broken. I am gutted. I am in comprehensive and utter shock. I will never ever ever have a further mate like him. I adore you so a great deal Bobby.
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A number of of Saget's other Complete Dwelling co-stars took to social media to don't forget him immediately after his sudden demise.
"I am damaged," Stamos tweeted. "I am gutted. I am in complete and utter shock." The actor added: "I will never at any time have one more pal like him."
"My heart is damaged. I love you, Bob. Your without end brother, Dave," tweeted Dave Coulier, who performed Danny's best pal and his daughters' "Uncle Joey" on Complete Dwelling.
Cameron Bure tweeted that Saget "was just one of the most effective human beings I have ever recognised in my everyday living."
"I enjoy you sooooo significantly," she included in a observe-up tweet. "I never want to say goodbye. 35 several years was not prolonged ample."
In addition to those people who labored with him on Whole House, numerous other celebrities took to social media to don't forget Saget, who was also very well-recognized for his standup as perfectly as his function on America's Funniest Home Videos, The Aristocrats, and How I Fulfilled Your Mother. In a tweet, Billy Crystal referred to as him "one …read more
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Like any good politician, culture secretary Tessa Jowell is used to a grilling from hard-nosed journalists, but she wasn't expecting the Jeremy Paxman treatment when she agreed to give a speech at the Creative Partnership Annual Conference in Manchester.
But the MP (right), who has been under pressure to justify the spiralling cost of the Olympics, had not counted on Patrick Moran, a local schoolboy invited on to the stage to interview her.
"Would the money spent on the Olympics be better spent on education?" he asked, to laughter from an audience of teachers.
Ms Jowell prevaricated in typical politician style, bandying about the regeneration buzzword.
But young Patrick would not be fobbed off. With all the panache of Radio 4's John Humphrys, he asked again: "So you don't think the money would be better spent on education?"
After laughter died down, one delegate said: "He completely had her. It was great for the audience of teachers to watch her squirm."
Later a schoolgirl had the chance to interview Fergus Balfour, managing director of Birdseye. She asked if his company would ever bring out a range of fresh foods, given that they are much healthier. "No," he replied. "We believe frozen is the new fresh." His young interrogator did not look convinced.


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AAP COMMENTS ON DMCA REFORM DISCUSSION DRAFT LEGISLATION FROM SENATOR THOM TILLIS
Today Senator Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Intellectual Property Subcommittee, released the Digital Copyright Act of 2021, his much anticipated discussion draft of legislation to modernize and reform the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Below is a comment from Maria A. Pallante, President and CEO of the Association of American Publishers (AAP), on the draft legislation:
"On behalf of the publishing industry, we thank Chairman Tillis for his purposeful efforts to evaluate and improve the DMCA framework by conducting a year-long series of hearings and releasing a discussion draft today aimed at possible legislative reforms. The DMCA has a tremendous impact on everyone who drives and benefits from the whirl of modern commerce—from copyright owners to online services providers to consumers and users of creative content."
"Regrettably, the once-innovative DMCA safe harbor system is now deeply damaged and no longer separates lawful copyright transactions from egregious online infringement. Rather, the safe harbors provide broad and unwarranted immunity to bad faith actors—some of whom monetize piracy—unfairly burdening copyright owners to locate and identify infringements and, worst of all, to engage in an interminable game of whack-a-mole that provides little, if any, relief from the pervasive violation of their rights. This is not a small problem, it is a crisis, and it was thoroughly documented by the U.S. Copyright Office in a 250-page report on its comprehensive five-year study of the DMCA's safe harbor framework, released in May of this year."
"In releasing the discussion draft, Chairman Tillis has taken an important step forward in addressing a serious problem. We look forward to working together with Chairman Tillis and Members of the Senate and House Judiciary Committees as this legislative dialogue progresses."
A link to the draft legislation can be found here.


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Walvis Bay port: new plans for 2025
10. August 2018, inke - Discover Namibia, Economics
Namibia is on an industrialisation drive and aims to become an international logistics hub for Southern Africa by 2025. The port of Walvis Bay is one of the key elements within these ambitious plans. A new container terminal of 40 hectares is currently constructed and will start operations in early 2019. A brand-new port is on the drawing cards and this goes hand in hand with a huge industrial park planned in close proximity.
Namibian economics to the point – July 2018
31. July 2018, inke - Economics
President Hage Geingob signed the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement in Mauretania during a summit of the African Union this month. Geingob also attended the BRICS summit in South Africa. Inflation for June moved upwards from 3.8 to 4.0 percent, the National Statistics Agency announced. Petrol and diesel prices increased in July. Government officially announced that the second national land conference will take place from 1 to 5 October.
Gondwana engages like-minded Namibian company as shareholder
06. July 2018, inke - Gondwana Collection, Economics
Gondwana Holdings Ltd and Nam-mic Financial Services Holdings (Pty) Ltd signed a subscription agreement on 3 July 2018. With the signing of the shareholding agreement Nam-mic Financial Services Holdings becomes a 10% shareholder of Gondwana Holdings Ltd. The capital invested flows directly into the expansion of the tourism group.
Namibian Economics to the point - June 2018
29. June 2018, inke - Economics
Inflation for May 2018 was 3.6 percent, 0.2 percent higher than in April. According to the Namibia Statistics Agency, the economy showed 0.1 percent negative growth during the first quarter this year. The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources announced that it will receive applications for fishing licences. The Police confiscated over 400 kilogrammes of cocaine with a worth of N$200 million (about 13.3 million Euros). In June, cold winter temperatures set in after a long summer spell with rain during May.
Namibian Economics to the point – May 2018
Unexpected rains in the middle of May also hit Namibia's central coast, flooding streets at Walvis Bay and Swakopmund. Angola and Namibia agreed to a joint-development on a trans-frontier nature park on the Kunene River, along the common border. The Lufthansa subsidiary, Eurowings, introduced its first flight from Munich to Windhoek this month. Namibian scientist Japie van Zyl made his home country proud when launching the NASA Marslander Insight Mission in California, USA. According the Namibia Statistics Agency, inflation ticked slightly upwards to 3.6 percent in April, compared to 3.5 percent in March.
Namibia - a continent in one country
29. May 2018, inke - Economics, Tourism
From the first time Namibia made headlines, the world took notice. In 1875, Charles John Andersson's bestseller Notes of Travel in South-western Africa put the country on the map in the western world. People began to refer to the country by its geographical location. News of the natural beauty of the country soon spread – with its range of scenery from desert dunes to lush waterways, as well as its good infrastructure, stable democracy and press freedom. It has one of the fastest growing tourism sectors and has been ranked among the best and safest countries in Africa for travel.
70 years of CYMOT – success fuelled by camaraderie
02. May 2018, inke - Economics
His memories of CYMOT's early years? The founder of the family business frowns. "Team spirit, good leadership and innovation", he says, "that was our recipe for success. We are having a casual breakfast meeting with Claus Theissen, now 78 years old, and two companions who worked at CYMOT for decades. Suddenly the memories start to burst forth, not so much memories of work, however, but rather of the practical application of the CYMOT product range during fishing and camping trips.
Namibian Economics to the Point – April 2018
27. April 2018, inke - Economics
In April very good rains were recorded across most parts of the country, much to the relief of the agricultural sector. President Hage Geingob travelled to China for a state visit and was accompanied by a large business delegation of seventy people. Government has scrapped the 25 percent clause for black economic empowerment (BEE). Another economic highlight was the visit of a large business delegation from Iran. Namibia's inflation for March remained at 3.5 percent, the same as February, according to the latest data from the Namibia Statistics Agency.
Namibian Economics to the Point – March 2018
29. March 2018, inke - Economics
Late rains were welcomed in many parts of Namibia in March, though rain fell almost too late for crops like maize, wheat and mahangu (sorghum). Finance Minister Calle Schlettwein, tabled the new government budget of N$64.2 billion (about 4.4 billion Euros) in Parliament. Inflation for February stood at 3.5 percent according to the National Statistics Agency, down from 3.6 percent in January. Namibia's central bank announced that crypto-currencies like bitcoin are not legal tender in the country.
Namibian Economics to the Point – February 2018
02. March 2018, bernd - Economics
February 2018, similar to January, was another month of little rainfall in most parts of Namibia. Government announced austerity measures for the next three years, while a long-awaited Cabinet reshuffle took place. Inflation in January dropped to 3.6%, compared to 5.2% in December 2017 and 8.2% January 2017 according to the National Statistics Agency (NSA).
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Is it fair to make people pay for a public service? It's a question civic leaders put off for half a century
When the interstates were being built in the 1960s, it was believed that more than a million people would be displaced from their homes before the system was finished. Not all people were displaced equally.
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There's a legend in the highway department. It goes like this: In 1937, Franklin Delano Roosevelt called his chief of the Bureau of Public Roads to the White House. He handed Thomas MacDonald a piece of paper, a map of the United States on which he'd drawn three lines running north to south, and three lines running east to west.
Roosevelt told MacDonald to figure out how to create a system of roads that would connect states to each other. He was envisioning an interstate highway system.
America's states were not connected then, as they are today, by thousands of miles of nearly straight concrete. Roosevelt's plan, which involved "self-liquidating" interstates, or toll roads, was grand and unprecedented. It would not be realized for nearly two decades, when Dwight Eisenhower signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 and undertook the largest civil works project in the history of the world — a project that first broke ground in St. Charles, Missouri, on Interstate 70.
When the interstate system was built, it changed American life. Today, there's another revolution quietly taking place in the transportation industry. As self-driving cars and 'intelligent' roads once dreamed of in The Jetsons are now becoming more realistic, transportation departments are working to raise funds for infrastructure and get ahead of the technology.
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Warning the Movie Screen
Poster for Earth vs. The Flying Saucer!
Ever want to warn somebody in a movie? I mean warn the character, like Wendy in The Shining about to be chopped by her husband? Or Pam and friends in Texas Chainsaw Massacre, who should definitely have aborted the trip to the farmstead after picking up a psychotic hitchhiker. You're the audience, munching nervously away on popcorn grannies; you can only watch while the hapless victim ends up in, say, a garbage disposal.
This happens to me: I'm super-sensitive to movie character vulnerability. In Jaws, I wanted to warn Chrissa not to go for that moonlight swim. She did, of course, so I busied myself behind the popcorn warmer, while she was devoured by the inevitable white shark (one of Spielberg's faulty mechanical models, of course, though it seemed real enough to me).
I'd been watching from my perch at the concession stand in the lobby of the St. George, a 2,672-seat movie palace in Staten Island, that a group of us were busting our chops to run in 1976. We showed a lot of duck-under-your-seat movies in our theater year: the aforementioned Texas Chainsaw, but also The Exorcist. There was no character to warn in that movie, since the priest, played by Max Von Sydow, voluntarily jumps out the window, taking the demon with him. Is it worse to have nobody to warn?
In my childhood, at Cincinnati's Mt. Lookout Theatre, a small Deco-themed house I frequented in third and fourth grades, I wanted to warn dozens of people about the flying saucers that eventually sliced through the Capitol dome in Washington D.C. (Right now it's the senators and congresspeople I want to warn, and not about saucers...). Earth finally triumphed over the imagined aliens in Earth Versus the Flying Saucers, but my impulse to duck under the seat remained.
I suppose it's the Pandemic that's bringing these movie crisis moments to the small cinema of my pre-frontal cortex. I've been having what I call "Covid dreams" lately. I'm in a theater, all the seats full. Nobody's wearing a mask. That used to be a joyous thing, a packed theater (we only packed the St. George once); but it just doesn't feel normal anymore. This sense of wrongness is so all-pervading, that when I watch a movie or show that features the old ways — people clustered happily in a dark bar, or high-fiving each other on some playground, or, God forbid, making love, I get that uneasy feeling. If they're riding cheek-to-jowl on a crowded train, or tackling each other in football, I want to scream, "keep apart! Six feet at least!!!"
Will there be Covid movies when this is all over? Covid novels? Shakespeare lived through several plagues, but set no plays in plague time, though he used the pestilence metaphorically, or as a plot-hinge (Romeo and Juliet). It may be enough simply to have survived Covid. My favorite thing to watch recently on Brit Box is the old BBC series, Foyle's War. Foyle and his buds are all chummed up together having a double malt whisky in a pub or sitting around the detective's desk fingering the murder weapon; or they're right next to each other in that gorgeous car, a highly-polished 1938 Wolseley. They're not wearing masks, of course, but somehow it's alright, because, perhaps, the enemy is other than disease. What they're fighting is beyond even the Germans, it's human greed, against a backdrop of unexploded bombs and rickety air-raid shelters. People are still murdering each other or stealing each other's rations and selling them on the black market, but Foyle is calm; he straightens it all out somehow, and he's not even wearing a mask...
If we all have to be wearing one, I long for the other kind... Not the mask I wear to the farmer's market, that covers my nose and mouth, and makes it really challenging to breathe, but the kind Superman, Batman, the Lone Ranger, or even long-ago Zorro are wearing. They're hiding their identities against the forces of greed and evil. They're sexy.
Who was that masked man? Pass the popcorn!
1. We ran a little-known flick at the St. George, that actually included a warning to one or more of its characters in the title: Don't Open the Window. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3NDBSh-gdw] I read through the plot summary recently, looking for some evidence of a window, but never found one. Who knows? The film had a strange career, traveling under several aliases: Let Sleeping Corpses Lie and The Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue. It's a cult film for zombie flick fans.
2. Who wears a mask? Besides the aforementioned heroes, there are: Darth Vader, Hannibal Lecter, Leatherface, the Phantom of the Opera, etc. In fact, you can buy a Lecter Covid mask, if you want to make some kind of statement. And, BTW, Leatherface (actor Dan Yeager), from Texas Chainsaw, encourages you to wear yours (not his). Here's his take: People bitching it's hard to breathe in a mask. Try chasing some punk who comes on your property while breathing chainsaw smoke and with a bad leg, all while wearing a mask and a leather apron. I'll grant you you're not going to be able to scale any chainlink fences, but that's why you have a chainsaw. It ain't easy, but you're no p---y. Wear your mask, killer.
Hey Leatherface: you talkin' to me?


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Niagara's Richard Liu wants to put Ontario ciders on the world stage, and he just might do it
Richard Liu, above, has a plan and, oh boy, it's a big one. He is not content with aiming at total domination of taps at Ontario bars and shelf space at the LCBO and grocery stores, though he's doing quite well with that.
No, sir, it's the entire world he's gunning for. A full-out campaign to have his ciders poured at the finest establishments the planet has to offer. But first he has to find the secret sauce for the world's greatest apple cider.
He's working on that.
Liu is the owner of Niagara-on-the-Lake based Ironwood Hard Cider — an offshoot of Sunnybrook Farm Estate Winery, a producer of fruit-based Niagara wines — which he purchased along with the surrounding orchards in 2013.
Liu had visions of turning the business into a VQA winery, but, partly because Ironwood Cider was so robust in the market place already, "we went the cider route."
Liu graduated from York University in 2004 with a BA (honours) in communications and political science and has a work history that is heavy on the marketing side.
His vision of finding the perfect cider to capture an international audience is a beautiful mix of business, marketing and a love of good cider.
"We have to be a premium player," Liu tells me as we try his lineup of ciders spread out on his dining room table in the house where he lives with his family on the property. "If we want to make this category viable, we have to make a premium product."
Liu believes "cider is at a crossroads right now." He says the majority of new cider drinkers come from the craft beer crowd, and that has peaked and leveled out. Now "we need to go more like wine and make cider an acquired taste. We need to convert wine drinkers into cider drinkers."
That's a tall order — especially in Niagara.
Liu has made it his mission to flip the two sides of his business around. Ironwood is going to emerge as the dominant force with the Sunnybrook fruit wines taking on a supporting, and very minor, role.
The sign outside the existing winery on Lakeshore Road gives Sunnybrook prominence but Liu has a new plan for an 8,000-square-foot cidery/winery beside the existing building that will put Ironwood Cider front and centre and will become the first cider-dominated facility in Niagara. He hopes to break ground next month and be up and running in the new facility next summer.
It will be a barn-like structure that will house the working cidery and winery, both of which have out-grown the present digs, but will also expand the tasting and retail areas to focus more on the cider products.
With the new cidery will come a new label, a new marketing plan and concentration on artisanal ciders with large-formats with cask and age-worthy ciders and perries on the horizon.
Not to mention that world-beater cider that is clearly on Liu's mind but not on the table of samples he's poured for me; because it hasn't been made yet — it hasn't even been conceived.
"Our goal is to go outside of Canada with our cider. You have to make quality stuff, you have something that puts you in the marketplace," he says rather convincingly.
He is brutally honest with me during our tasting. Pointing to the table where there's an array of pretty tasty ciders, he says: "None of these are going to open doors outside Canada. When we open (the new) store, we hope we have it. We know that's our goal."
What shape or style that cider takes is still a work in progress. Where the apples for that new cider come from, a problem for all Ontario cider makers, he does not know.
Liu travels a lot to different cider regions to taste and appreciates the different styles. He talks a lot about the natural and dry Basque country ciders from Spain, English ciders and the French style of low alcohol and sweet fruit.
"I want to introduce different ciders then figure out what we're really good at. I don't know what that style is yet. We want to be a specialist, not a generalist."
I truly don't know what to make of this enthusiastic idealist. He has a grand vision, an ambitious goal for the future of cider in Ontario with Ironwood at the forefront of the revolution. Is it the bravado of youth, or an aggressive business plan that just might work? We will have that answer in the not-too-distant future.
But Richard Liu is the first cider person I've ever interviewed that thinks beyond the narrow borders of their own backyard to grow their product.
That alone makes me want to not bet against him.
The portfolio at Ironwood is a tasty smorgasbord of ciders that all stem from the flagship Ironwood Original Cider, crafted from up to eight different 100% fresh-pressed Ontario apples. It's made traditionally with a dry finish. It is a deliciously fresh cider, but not unlike a lot of flagship Ontario ciders. It's the funkier side of the cider world I gravitate to; this is what separates one cidery from the other.
Ironwood is constantly experimenting with style and content, yeasts, filtering, oak aging, and other fruits for the blend. They also have an ever-changing roster of seasonals that are available at the winery by growler or on taps at top cider bars in Ontario. It won't be until next summer some time that Ironwood will be set up to sell 750 mL bottles of their off-beat seasonals and other imaginative offerings.
Here's what we tasted and what I can recommend (it should be noted, not all these ciders are always available to buy at the winery as it's an ever-changing roster that is there one day and gone the next).
The Ciders
Ironwood Tres Robles Cider (7.5% abv, 88 points) — Three kinds of toasted oak are used in the cider making process for this concoction. The oak gives the cider a nutty, vanilla and almond profile on the nose to go with soft apple notes. It's quite smooth and polished on the palate with flavours of bruised apple, touch of spritz and toasted vanilla notes.
Ironwood Lakeshore Fresh II Cider (6.5% abv, 89 points) — This is a dry-hopped cider from local Niagara hops (100% Cascade grown two minutes from the cidery) with a Saison yeast. The nose is fresh and lively with aromas of bright apple, citrus, spruce needles, herbs and earthy notes. It's perfectly dry on the palate with lemon, grass, herbs, touch of spice and a refreshing finish.
Bronze Medal:
• GlintCap 2016
Ironwood Perrydise (6.4%, 91 points) — A blend of Ontario Bartlett and Bosc pears that was fermented in oak and then aged six months on the lees. This is a true perry and has an enticing nose of vanilla wafer, poached pear and creamy, spicy notes. It's layered and textured on the palate with creamy pear and vanilla flavours all lifted by decent acidity. Nice drop here.
Gold Medal:
• 2016 Ontario Cider Awards, Silver Medal
• 2017 Canadian Brewing Awards "Specialty Cider"
Seasonal Ciders
Ironwood Cowabunga Cider (7.2% abv, 89 points) — The blend is 20% fresh cranberries and the rest Ontario apples. The nose shows subtle notes of cranberry with mature apple, violets and bramble notes. The tart and earthy cranberry flavours are kicked up a notch on the palate with balancing apple notes on what feels like a dry finish. Very nice.
Ironwood Screachin' Peach Cider (6.3% abv., 90 points) — Made with a blend of Niagara peaches and Ontario apples with a ginger infusion and finished unfiltered to retain as much peach flavour as possible. Shows up slightly cloudy in the glass with notes of pulpy peach, light ginger, bin apples and funky-earthy notes. It's deliciously creamy and textured on the palate with warm apple notes, integrated ginger and peach cobbler flavours through a long finish.
Ironwood Cherrybomb! Cider (7.6% abv, 87 points) — Made with about 35% Niagara Montmorency cherries and blended with the flagship Original Cider. Cherries jump from the glass on the nose, a big, bombastic blast of ripe kirsch, apple and honey. This is the sweetest cider in the portfolio and on the palate shows a range of cotton candy, sweet and mature cherries, cloves and cream soda. A lot going on here.
Who are you? Who, who, who, who? Niagara Wine 101


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'IT: Chapter Two' exclusive: Stephen King pays tribute to Bill Skarsgård's 'balletic' Pennywise performance
Yahoo Movies UK 8 January 2020
That Bill Skarsgård isn't part of the awards season discussion for the year's best actor is a crime, as his indelible performance as Pennywise in IT: Chapter Two - and its predecessor IT - is one for the ages.
And we're not the only ones who adored his turn as the shapeshifting murderous space clown as Stephen King, who penned the original horror novel, is also a huge fan.
"It's a tremendously physical performance," King says in the exclusive new clip from the home entertainment release of IT: Chapter Two above.
"He works really hard. It's just amazing, it's balletic, it's so good."
Read more: Six-foot Pennywise doll announced
The new video shows Skarsgård in action as the killer clown in previously unseen behind-the-scenes footage. One brilliant moment shows the Swedish actor breaking character after director Andy Muschietti calls cut, to congratulate his young co-star Ryan Kiera Armstrong, whose character falls victim to the clown.
Nobody leaves Pennywise hanging. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)
It's a rare moment of levity from the character whose menacing presence looms over both films in the IT saga. While filming the first film, Skarsgård admitted scaring some of the younger extras on set.
"Some of them were really intrigued, but some couldn't look at me, and some were shaking. This one kid started crying. He started to cry and the director yelled, 'Action!' And when they say 'action', I am completely in character," the actor told Interview magazine.
Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise in IT: Chapter Two. (Warner Bros.)
"So some of these kids got terrified and started to cry in the middle of the take, and then I realised, 'Holy s***. What am I doing? What is this? This is horrible'. But then we cut, and obviously I was all, 'Hey, I'm sorry. This is pretend'."
IT: Chapter Two picks up 27 years after the events of IT, with Pennywise returning to terrorise Derry, and the Loser's Club, once again.
Read more: Parents complain over IT: Chapter Two billboard
It stars James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Bill Hader, Isaiah Mustafa, Jay Ryan, James Ransone, and Andy Bean. Reprising their roles as the young members of the Losers Club are Jaeden Martell as Bill, Wyatt Oleff as Stanley, Jack Dylan Grazer as Eddie, Finn Wolfhard as Richie, Sophia Lillis as Beverly, Chosen Jacobs as Mike, and Jeremy Ray Taylor as Ben.
IT: Chapter Two is available on Digital Download now. Own it on 4K UHD Steelbook, 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD from 13 January.
'Great sadness': Prince Harry says he had 'no other option' but to cut royal ties after announcing decision to step back from royal duties
Joaquin Phoenix's Best Actor Oscar nod for Joker is compensation for all the previous snubs in his storied career
After outage, WhatsApp back online: Users can now send stickers and media files
My work has been ahead of the curve: Abhay Deol


Although the number of Latinos earning credentials in STEM has increased over the last four years, they still only represent 9 percent of all STEM credentials earned, according to a report by Excelencia in Education.
Entrevista con el mexicoamericano Tomás Leal, director de Inclusion y Diversidad Global en GlaxoSmithKline.
Interview with Mexican-American Tomás Leal, director of Global Inclusion and Diversity at GlaxoSmithKline.


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BEST NURSING SCHOOLS
LEADERS IN NURSING
NURSES TO WATCH
Christina Kopingon
BSN, MSN, ARNP, FNP-BC, CNM
American Health Council names Christina Kopingon BSN, MSN, ARNP, FNP-BC, CNM at @obhgcares a "Leader in Nursing!" — https://t.co/3C2obdIJvC #BestNurses #AHC #BestinNursing pic.twitter.com/7PEKFLIkA3
— AHC Nurses (@AHC_Nurses) January 10, 2018
Christina Kopingon MSN, ARNP, FNP-BC, CNM has been appointed to the American Health Council's Board of Nurses. With eleven years in the healthcare industry, American Health Council is proud to recognize her exceptional professional work in Obstetrics and Gynecology. In addition to this OB/GYN expertise, Kopingon brings several clinical certifications and an extensive educational background to her daily clinical practice. Currently, Kopingon is a Certified Nurse Midwife with OB Hospitalist Group and serves as Midwife Team Lead for the OB hospitalist program at Bethesda Hospital East in Boynton Beach, Florida.
Intent on giving the highest-quality patient care, Kopingon pursued various academic degrees and certifications in preparation for her career. In 2006 Kopingon graduated with a BSN from Florida Atlantic University and then earned an MSN with specialization as a Family Nurse Practitioner from University of Miami in 2012. While there, Kopingon also pursued a Post-Master's program with specialization in Nurse Midwifery. Additionally, she obtained and maintains board certifications as both a Family Nurse Practitioner and Certified Nurse Midwife. Rigorously trained in her field, Kopingon is also trained as a surgical first assist and assists in both obstetrical and gynecologic surgical cases including Laparoscopy and Robotics.
A dedicated hospitalist, Kopingon's drive and hard work shaped her personal success. As a Certified Nurse Midwife, she provides 24-hour in hospital coverage for OBED, labor and delivery, and post-partum units, acts as first assist for Obstetric and Gynecologic surgeries, and is even involved with intrapartum and post-partum patient management. Discovering a talent for mentorship and education, she sought out additional learning and teaching opportunities and knowledgeable physician mentors who regard her as their colleague and peer. This peer support and personal dedication continually foster her skills in medicine and surgery. Kopingon's professional fulfillment stems from teaching others how to translate didactic knowledge into evidence based practice. She lectures medical and nursing students and provides education through daily mentorship on the labor and delivery floor as well as through simulated obstetrical skill simulation. In addition, she is very involved with current evidence-based hospital policy creation and modification. To employ and nurture these skills, she holds significant academic positions as an Affiliate Instructor of Clinical Biomedical Science in the Department of Integrated Medical Science at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton as well as an Adjunct Clinical Instructor at Palm Beach Atlantic University's School of Nursing in West Palm Beach.
Kopingon's commitment in the field precipitated in several professional awards such as the Nurse of the Year in Obstetrics Award in 2013 as well as the Doris Beaumont Ludwig Midwifery Scholarship and Eileen Wallace Memorial Scholarship. Determined to stay aware of medical advancements, Kopingon, maintains professional memberships with the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL), American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM), American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology, and the Nursing Honor Society, Sigma Theta Tau International.
American Health Council proudly welcomes seasoned nurse Kopingon and acknowledges her unique insight, proficiency, and invaluable patient experience. In her professional future, Kopingon hopes to further effect change on the front line of clinical advancement. She envisions further teaching involvement while maintaining clinical practice.
Certified Nurse Midwife OB Hospitalist Group
Midwife Team Lead at Bethesda Hospital East
Affiliate Instructor at Florida Atlantic University
Adjunct Clinical Instructor at Palm Beach Atlantic University
OB Hospitalist Group leads the country in developing customized OB/GYN programs that are financially viable. They staff Board Certified Physicians and Certified Nurse Midwives in the Obstetric Emergency Department 24 hours a day. They have a national network of over 530 OB Specialists in 28 states.
Bethesda Hospital East has over 50 years of experience, making it one of the area's most experienced maternity centers. Bethesda's Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is staffed by an experienced neonatologist 24 hours a day, providing the highest level of care for all newborns.
Florida Atlantic University's Department of Integrated Medical Science in the Charles Schmitt College of Medicine seeks to advance innovation and integrated education of basic and clinical science.
Palm Beach Atlantic University boasts one of the top nursing programs in the state and the only Christian nursing program nationally accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education in the state of Florida.
American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL)
American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM)
American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology
Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society
Christina Cook MSN, BSN Sonja Wynn, BSN, RN


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Falling down is a major health issue for people as they age
By: Linda DuVal, for UCHealth
Falling down is scary. It's even scarier when you're in your 70s or 80s. Many people, however, have issues with falling as they age.
There are lots of reasons for this, according to Dr. Laura Longwell, an internal medicine specialist at the UCHealth Primary Care Clinic – Rockrimmon in Colorado Springs. Many, perhaps the majority, of her patients are age 55 and older. As a physician who cares for people who are older, she is acutely aware of the statistics from the National Council on Aging (NCOA) website:
Falls are the leading cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries for older people
Falls threaten seniors' safety and independence and generate enormous economic and personal costs.
So why do people fall down?
"There are two camps here," Longwell said. "There are some things you can't control, like slips and trips that happen to people at any age. Maybe you've had the flu or are dehydrated and you pass out and fall. A sinus infection can throw off your balance and you might fall. These can happen to anybody. So we're all at risk, at any age."
As we approach those golden years, about age 65 or so, other factors also start to figure into the equation.
"At that point, things that lead to falls include impaired vision, hearing and balance."
Aging can cause our senses to erode
"Vision is one of our senses and tells our brain where our body is in space. Hearing also contributes to that. The 'hearing nerve' does two things. Hearing is just one of them. It's also a balancing nerve. Being able to see and hear well affects our sense of balance. Cataracts and other vision issues can play into the problem."
A common complaint of aging patients is a numbness in the feet. It's called neuropathy, and idiopathic neuropathy (no distinct identifiable cause) can be a factor, she said.
"If it's present, you can't feel your feet as well as you once could. That can increase falls."
Chronic pain also is a culprit
"I would argue that (if you have chronic pain) you are at a higher risk of falls. It can be very distracting. It can change how we walk, if we are hurting. So that affects gait and balance impairment. If my back hurts and I can't stand up straight, I might lean forward and throw off my center of gravity. That can lead to falls," Longwell said.
The numbers on falling
•One in four Americans aged 65 or older falls each year.
•Every 11 seconds, an older adult is treated in the emergency room for a fall; every 19 minutes, an older adult dies from a fall.
•Falls are the leading cause of fatal injury and the most common cause of nonfatal trauma-related hospital admissions among older adults.
•Falls result in more than 2.8 million injuries treated in emergency departments annually, including more than 800,000 hospitalizations and more than 27,000 deaths.
•In 2015, the total cost of fall injuries was $50 billion. Medicare and Medicaid shouldered 75 percent of these costs.
•The financial toll for older adult falls is expected to increase as the population ages and may reach $67.7 billion by 2020.
Source: National Council on Aging
We have nerves that perform the job of helping us keep our balance – what's called proprioception. Simply defined, it refers to the brain's ability to perceive what's going on in the body.
"It's our ability to maintain balance and correct it when we have an imbalance," she said. "The brain has to compute quickly how to correct balance, but as we age, the brain's response to an imbalance signal might be slower."
Dementia is another culprit
"Patients with dementia have a high fall risk. That's because your brain's processing speed is slowed down," she said.
Those are all intrinsic risk factors, Longwell noted, "that are happening inside your body and you can't control them. That's especially true for older population."
"There are things we can do to intervene and drastically reduce falls," Longwell said.
For one thing, "doctors need to check everything from ears to toes," she added. If a patient is falling, doctors check the effects of medications that a patient is taking. "We look at anything that might affect balance or alertness and address that appropriately," Longwell said.
She periodically checks hearing, but she also checks her patients' feet.
"We ask them to take their socks off and check them. Ask: 'Can you feel them?' Look for hammertoes and other deformities. Those can affect their gait," she said.
To once again quote the National Council on Aging, "Falling is not an inevitable result of aging."
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Dr. Laura Longwell, a physician at UCHealth Primary Care Clinic – Rockrimmon. Photo by UCHealth.
Seniors prone to falling may have to make some lifestyle adjustments.
"Be less sedentary and more active," Longwell said. Check out senior wellness centers; engage in physical therapy, including balance training; and try some activity that has proven good results – like tai chi and yoga. If you can afford it, perhaps hire a personal trainer to help you with strength and balance issues.
Dr. Longwell also asks patients to "Look at where you live. Is your environment safe for you? Are there a lot of stairs or obstacles that might cause a fall? Look at lighting, throw rugs, slippery floors, handholds in shower and by the toilet." She sometimes recommends a home safety evaluation, which will assess all those things.
For patients who have fallen, she sometimes recommends walking aids.
"Walking aids are helpful, but I always want a physical therapist to assess patients to see if a walking device is needed, and if so, which one, and toteach a patient how to use it correctly. There is a right and wrong way to use a walker and if used incorrectly, it can actually increase your risk of falling."
Depending on the patient's condition, he or she may need anything from a four-pronged cane to a walker with a seat. An occupational therapist can make sure the device works with the patient's ability to grip and maneuver it.
She recommends medical alert buttons if they are warranted and "especially if the patient lives alone and doesn't have someone readily available to help them."
None of these things are useful if the patient doesn't use them, of course.
Does fear of falling affect people's ability or willingness to remain active?
"Yes, it's an easy way someone can become isolated," Longwell said. "If they fear they may fall, they may avoid going places. They can develop depression or anxiety. And isolation in the elderly can worsen cognitive function, which can be irreversible. Not to be too dramatic about it, it can actually shorten life span."
The NCOA site has this to say: "Falls, with or without injury, also carry a heavy quality of life impact. A growing number of older adults fear falling and, as a result, limit their activities and social engagements. This can result in further physical decline, social isolation, depression and feelings of helplessness."
Depression screening is important, too, she said.
"I ask: 'Are you going out and doing things?' Have them take the Geriatric Depression Scale – it's a good, quick survey. Mental health is a huge issue. People can be depressed and nobody notices or asks them about it."
She also looks for substance abuse, most often alcohol. She had one patient whose daughter was concerned that her mother was drinking more alcohol than she had previously. The mother reluctantly admitted that she was.
Longwell said it's important to look at the mental health as well as the physical fitness of each patient.
When she sees a geriatric patient, she sometimes does the "get-up-and-go test" where she asks them to stand up out of a chair, walk a short distance, turn around, walk back and sit down again.
"Do they look off balance? Is it hard to get up or down? Can they turn without losing their balance? If they have anything that's off, I'll ask them about it. It's a simple test, but it can tell you a lot."
As people age, things change, and "you get used to a new normal. They may have an issue, but they say "I thought it was normal when you get older.' But we don't want you to live with things that put you at risk of not living well."
The upshot of all this is: "If you can prevent falls, you can prevent injury and increase a person's sense of wellness."
Dr. Laura Longwell UCHealth Primary Care Clinic - Rockrimmon
Linda DuVal, for UCHealth
Linda DuVal is a freelance writer based in Colorado Springs and a regular contributor to UCHealth Today. She has written travel articles for major U.S. newspapers and national, regional and local magazines. She spent 32 years as an award-winning writer, reporter and editor for The Gazette in Colorado Springs.
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Birds that nest in holes in trees are often in trouble nowadays when they have to find a place to take care of their young. There are fewer hollow trees in forests, and orchards with old varieties of fruit trees – in which a hollow could always be found - are also on the decline. Birds are increasingly forced to nest in unsuitable nooks and crannies, where their young are sooner or later doomed to perish or to move elsewhere to find a more appropriate place for nesting. The issue can be resolved by providing them with a nest box.
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David Withrington from Britain has spent most of his professional life working for the official agency, Natural England, where he was initially Author/Editor and latterly Senior Freshwater Adviser. He has a particular interest in birds and butterflies. He has many contacts across Europe through his voluntary work for youth and environmental conservation, including friends in Slovenia, a country which he has visited 34 times.
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Manhunt underway for 80-year-old suspect accused of killing wife
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PALMER TWP., Pa. (WPVI) -- Phillip Kessler says the last time he saw his neighbor, 80-year-old Edgar Himel, it was early in the morning on the Fourth of July.
Kessler says it looked like Himel was going somewhere.
"I seen a suitcase, a couple of shirts, two of his walking canes in the back of her vehicle," said Kessler.
But it wasn't until Sunday, after Himel's wife, Penny, didn't show up for church did friends and family contact the authorities.
Penny VanTessel-Himel, 66, was a devoted member of Shiloh Baptist Church in Easton and never missed Sunday service.
Police quickly arrived at her and her husband's home on Old Orchard Drive where they found Penny dead on the floor inside.
Northampton County Assistant DA Terry Houck says the coroner has since confirmed what investigators suspected.
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Now, authorities would very much like to speak with Edgar Himel who has been missing now for five days.
Police are calling him "armed and dangerous" and believe he is driving in his wife's dark green 2019 Nissan Rogue with Pennsylvania tags GHV-0051.
Neighbors and friends who knew the couple say the 67-year-old victim was so nice, it was almost unreal.
Doris Grau, who lives across the street says, "She was very involved in the church, and she was just a really kind, wonderful woman. I mean, she didn't deserve to die this way."
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Any idea to why it behaves this way?

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Fighting Apple was FBI's biggest PR disaster in history
By Luke Dormehl • 2:02 am, March 29, 2016
Fight for the Future has played a vocal part in the Apple vs. FBI story since the very start.
Photo: Evan Killham/Cult of Mac (via Apple and protestsign.org)
The FBI's case against Apple may be over, but the repercussions involved in this battle sure aren't.
Apple has already made clear its belief that this particular case should never have been brought, and now activist group Fight for the Future — which has played a vocal role in this ongoing story — claims that this will be recorded as the biggest PR disaster in FBI history.
Pro-Apple protesters plan to swarm courthouse outside FBI hearing
By Buster Hein • 11:19 am, March 16, 2016
Protesters in San Francisco line up with pro-privacy signs outside the downtown Apple Store in 2016.
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The FBI will be greeted by protestors when it faces off against Apple at the U.S. District Courthouse in Riverside, CA on March 22nd.
Fight for the Future — the same group that rallied at Apple Stores across the country last month — is organizing another protest against the FBI's federal court order compelling Apple to weaken security in iOS so the government can hack the San Bernardino terrorist's iPhone 5c.
Pro-Apple privacy protests are planned for 50 cities around the U.S. today
By Luke Dormehl • 5:45 am, February 23, 2016
Protests will take place at 5.30pm today.
Grassroots protests against the government's attempts to hack the iPhone are set to take place today in nearly 50 cities around the United States, beginning at 5.30pm local time.
"FBI Director [James] Comey has been repeatedly asking the White House and Congress for a backdoor to encrypted phones for the past year," privacy advocates Fight for the Future representative Holmes Wilson tells Cult of Mac. "If he says he doesn't want this kind of access going forward, he's just lying, and you can see it in the public record."
According to Wilson, this is why this story is such a big deal — and what Cult of Mac readers can do to get involved:
Crowd at San Francisco Apple Store protests FBI's iPhone backdoor request
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A crowd of several dozen protesters gathered in front of Apple's flagship retail store in Francisco last night to protest the U.S. government's attempt to force Apple to aid the FBI in hacking into an iPhone.
Ranging from privacy advocates to casual iPhone owners, the crowd argued that such a move sets a dangerous precedent that threatens the safety and security of millions of iOS users around the world.


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"Is this what you've been doing all day long? I was worried you were sick and trying to hide it, but you've been hiding something else, haven't you? How many hours a day have you been playing?
Gertrude didn't answer him.
"Gerty, this has to stop."
"It's not like I play all the time. Just today," she said. "I don't even like to play."
"Then, why do you play at all?"
"I only play when I'm bored."
"Gertrude, you have so many interests. How could you be bored?"
"That's what I'm saying, I hardly ever play."
They went round and round without ever resolving the issue. Jerry threatened to take the game off the computer, but he didn't.
Only to herself would she admit she despised the Solitaire. But she couldn't stop. He, the Solitaire, wouldn't let her. She tried, but her finger always found his icon. She, too, thought about taking the Solitaire off the computer, but she was ashamed to be so weak. She couldn't resist him. She should be able to do it by herself. She couldn't talk to Jerry about it. He wouldn't understand. All through the years, she had been the strong one. And now this. She blamed Jerry, just a little, for introducing her to the Solitaire.
Jerry cut back his consulting to spend more time with his wife. He told her they were still young. They should be traveling, going out to plays, dinners, musicals, all sorts of things. They should be getting fit.
Gertrude was not happy with Jerry's new schedule. She forced herself to kill the day doing things that hung on her time and foiled her from her Solitaire. She went along with Jerry and, gritting her teeth behind his back, pretended to like all the things he scheduled. But she couldn't deny the Solitaire.
Gertrude pretended to fall asleep every night when she and Jerry went to bed. She waited until he started his intermittent hiccup-snore. Then she slipped silently out of their bed, down the hall, and into the den. She always closed the door, barely able to suppress the thrill as she approached the Solitaire.
One night she didn't come back to bed.
Jerry woke at six-thirty in the morning to find Gertrude's side of the bed empty, except for the pillows she'd bunched in her place.
One of the few times Gertrude was able to leave the throes of the Solitaire was to relieve herself, and then only after long ignoring the signals. On a trip to the bathroom earlier in the night, she set out the breakfast dishes, and on impulse decided she would have bacon and eggs the next morning instead of boring, boring oatmeal. Yes, she would have bacon for breakfast, damn her cholesterol. That was Jerry's fault, too. It had shot up when he'd retired. How about that for proof? She set out the frying pan, too.
Jerry quietly opened the door to the den and saw the back of his wife, scrunched over the computer screen. The only thing moving was her right hand, clamped upon the mouse. He watched a moment.
"Gertrude," he began.
Like a cornered raccoon, Gertrude spun around with a feral look. She'd seen the red zigzag's in her eyes earlier when she'd splashed cold water on her face; she hadn't looked very pretty in the bathroom mirror.
"How dare you sneak up like that!" she screeched at him. Her eyes stung. Her head thumped. Her back had frozen in place. And her husband was trying to interfere.
"I didn't sneak up; you just got caught."
"How dare you spy on me!"
"What are you doing Gertrude?"
"I was going to prepare breakfast for you, but since you weren't up, I decided to kill a little time, that's all." She stood up, defiant.
Gertrude brushed past him into the kitchen, turned on the light, and with a grand sweep of her arm, indicated the set table.
"You see?"
Jerry laughed in her face. "Admit it, you've been up all night, haven't you? You've been playing Solitaire for hours!"
"I have not." Gertrude couldn't believe she was lying to her husband over something so stupid, but it was his fault after all. And his. They were in it together.
"You're lying, Gertrude." His accusation hung in the air.
Gertrude chose a bad path. "I am not."
"You are."
"I'm not."
"I'm not!" She was screaming now.
Gertrude tried to walk out of the kitchen toward their bedroom, but Jerry caught her arm and stopped her. She struggled, but he didn't let go.
"How dare you touch me!"
"Gertrude."
"I'll call the police. You can't manhandle me. Let go!"
Jerry did not release her, but forced her to look at him. "Gertrude, you have a problem."
"You're the problem!" Gertrude was so mad now, spittle flew in his face. "Let go of me!"
Jerry threw down her arm. "I'll let you go, all right. You disgust me."
He started to walk away.
"Where are you going?" A sudden fear clutched Gertrude.
"Away from you."
"Don't you walk away from me!"
Jerry pivoted to face her. "I don't know you anymore. I've had it. I'm leaving." He turned away.
"Jerry, come back!" Gertrude screamed so loud, her teeth shook. What was happening?
Jerry kept walking.
How dare he walk away from her? Gertrude grabbed the cast iron skillet from the top of the stove and followed her husband. When she screamed again for him to stop, and he didn't, she hit him on the head with the skillet. Just to stop him. Show him he couldn't walk away from her.
When the ambulance arrived, they took both husband and wife to the emergency room. Gertrude was suffering from shock and Jerry, well, Jerry was dead.
While the police were conducting their investigation, one of the officers noticed the blinking monitor on the computer in the den. An ongoing solitaire game had scored over twenty-five thousand dollars. Someone in the house played with skill. He wrote down the exact figure in his notebook before he turned the computer off.
When it was time for Gertrude's case to be heard, she waived her chance with a jury for a speedier bench trial. She hung her head and pled guilty to involuntary manslaughter. The Judge gave her a chance to speak, but she choked. What was there to say? It was the Solitaire's fault?
She was sentenced to life imprisonment for ending the life of a man she'd loved for over thirty-five years. As she was led away from the courtroom, she looked back at her lawyer with tears in her eyes.
"Don't forget. You promised."
The lawyer nodded his head solemnly in agreement.
A week later, Gertrude received a package from her attorney. In it, she found the deck of cards.
(The end.)
Please note: none of the names were changed because there is no one to protect. This is a work of fiction. My husband is alive and well. Just for the record.
If I could harness that hauntingly dedicated attention span to my writing, I'd have a library!
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