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Autohome Inc. operates as an online destination for automobile consumers in the People's Republic of China. The company, through its Websites, autohome.com.cn and che168.com, and its mobile applications and mini apps, delivers comprehensive, independent, and interactive content to automobile consumers. It provides media services, including automaker advertising services and regional marketing campaigns; and leads generation services comprising dealer subscription services, advertising services for individual dealers, and used automobile listing and other platform-based services. The company also offers Autohome Mall, an online transaction platform for users to review automotive-related information, purchase coupons offered by automakers for discounts, and make purchases to complete the transaction; data products; and online bidding platform for used automobiles, as well as facilitating transactions of auto-financing and insurance products on its platform. The company was formerly known as Sequel Limited and changed its name to Autohome Inc. in October 2011. Autohome Inc. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China. Autohome Inc. is a subsidiary of Yun Chen Capital Cayman.
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Autohome Inc. ("Autohome" or the "Company") (NYSE: ATHM), the leading online destination for automobile consumers in China, today announced that Mr. Quan Long has been appointed as the successor to Mr. Min Lu to serve as a director and the chairman of the board of directors of the Company (the "Board"), the chairman of the nominating and corporate governance committee and the compensation committee of the Board, and the chief executive officer of the Company, effective immediately. Mr. Lu retire...
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Autohome Inc. ("Autohome" or the "Company") (NYSE: ATHM), a leading online destination for automobile consumers in China, today announced that it will hold an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders at 18th Floor Tower B, CEC Plaza, 3 Dan Ling Street, Haidian District, Beijing, The People's Republic of China on February 2, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. (local time). Holders of record of ordinary shares of the Company at the close of business on December 28, 2020 (Eastern Time) are entitled to notice ...
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Autohome Inc. (NYSE: ATHM) ("Autohome" or the "Company"), the leading online destination for automobile consumers in China, today announced that the Company has received three awards at the 10th Asian Excellence Award 2020 organized by the CorporateGovernanceAsia magazine. It was the first time for Autohome to be shortlisted for the awards. Lu Min, Chairman and CEO of Autohome, was named Asia's Best CEO (Investor Relations) and Zou Jun, CFO, was honored with the title of Asia's Best CFO (Investo...
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Autohome Inc. (ATHM) Q3 2020 Earnings Call Transcript
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by for the Autohome's Third Quarter 2020 Earnings Conference Call. It is now my pleasure to introduce your host, Anita Chen, Autohome's IR Director. Earlier today, Autohome distributed its earnings press release, and you may find a copy on the Company's website at www.autohome.com.cn.
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Home News Lawmakers Debate Bill to Protect State Workers' Paychecks From Union Wage Garnishment
Lawmakers Debate Bill to Protect State Workers' Paychecks From Union Wage Garnishment
Rep. Lawrence E. Lockman testifies in favor of his bill to give state workers the freedom to choose union membership.
AUGUSTA – Lawmakers debated a bill on Monday morning that would give Maine's state workers freedom to choose whether they want to belong to the Maine State Employees Association (MSEA) – a not-for-profit corporation also known as the state workers union.
L.D. 786, An Act To Ensure the Voluntary Membership of Public Employees in Unions, introduced by Rep. Lawrence E. Lockman (R-Amherst), would protect state workers' paychecks from mandatory wage garnishments and end a controversial 6-year-old experiment whereby Maine serves as a collections agent for MSEA.
"I'm here today to speak on behalf of the disenfranchised minority of state workers who are forced to pay fees to a union that doesn't care about them," said Lockman. "I'm also here on behalf of the state workers who are disenchanted with their union but are too afraid to speak out."
Lockman told fellow members of the Joint Standing Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development (LCRED) that his bill was about giving state workers the choice to join or not join the MSEA. While union officials stated repeatedly during the hearing that no workers in Maine are forced to join a union, Lockman pointed out that state workers have no choice in the matter because the state garnishes their wages preemptively in order to pay MSEA dues and fees.
[RELATED: Lockman Talks Freedom of Choice For State Workers on the George Hale & Ric Tyler Show]
"My bill offers paycheck protection for those state workers," said Lockman. He said his bill would bar the MSEA from levying so-called "agency fees" against state workers who decline to purchase collective bargaining services from the MSEA.
Rep. Teresea M. Hayes (D-Buckfield), the lone Democratic co-sponsor of Lockman's bill, testified in favor of select aspects of the bill. She said she supports the provision of the bill that would prevent the state from serving as MSEA's collections agent, but she does not support requirements that MSEA represent all workers and hold annual elections.
"What I don't support is either party – either management or labor – coming to the Legislature in order to circumvent collective bargaining," said Hayes.
The MSEA began collecting agency fees from the state workers under the Baldacci administration. In 2007, the Legislature transformed the state into a collections agent for MSEA because many state workers refused to pay dues voluntarily.
Hayes said she was a member of the Legislature when it voted to have the state collect dues and fees for MSEA. "I voted for that legislation," she said. "And I was wrong."
"We shouldn't be collecting those dues – that's not our job," said Hayes. "I would suggest amending the bill to repeal mandatory wage garnishment," she said. "That would be an appropriate remedy."
[RELATED: Democratic Lawmaker Co-Sponsors Bill to Protect State Workers From Forced Wage Garnishment]
John Butera, senior economic advisor to Governor Paul R. LePage, said L.D. 786 should pass because it is unjust to force state workers to fund union activities they may disagree with.
"The Governor believes it is wrong to mandate union membership as a condition of employment," said Butera. "Public unions should succeed on the basis of their own merit," he said.
The MSEA has collected $750,000 in agency fees alone. That money frees up union resources which can then be spent on a host of activities including lobbying and political campaigns.
Democrats and labor union representatives turned out in force to speak in favor of mandatory wage garnishment for state workers who decline union membership.
Reps. Joshua R. Plante (D-Berwick) and Stanley Byron Short, Jr. (D-Pittsfield) both spoke in opposition to L.D. 786.
Plante called the bill "a political act" and said it is intended to eliminate unions. "The goal here is to abolish unions," said Plante.
Short, a longtime union organizer who called himself something of a "union boss," said the decrease of union membership nationwide is due to "union busting bills" and "corporate greed."
"It is my belief that this anti-union legislation was introduced because there are a small number of legislators who believe organized labor is responsible for Maine's economic troubles," said Short.
Timothy L. Belcher, general counsel for MSEA, also testified in support of continuing the status quo. He defended the practice of collecting agency fees from non-member state workers citing Supreme Court precedent.
Belcher said MSEA spends the dues of members on a variety of activities including political activities at the state level.
In response to a question from LCRED member Rep. Amy Volk (R-Scarborough) about the amount of money MSEA collects in fees, Belcher declined to supply this information, stating that it was proprietary information.
"We're not inclined to provide proprietary information about what we do," said Belcher.
The MAINE WIRE, however, has acquired documents which show exactly how much money the MSEA collects per year in both dues and agency fees. According to these documents, mandatory agency fees collected by the state for the MSEA in a recent year comprised approximately 27 percent of total dues and fees collected.
Belcher said MSEA has in the past made exceptions for state workers who decline to pay agency fees for religious reasons. For example, he said MSEA has made an exception for a non-member who wrote an essay objecting to paying fees based on his belief if Ayn Rand's philosophy of objectivism.
Belcher said people must do more than write a good essay in order to escape MSEA's wage state-abetted wage garnishment. "We require them to be sincere," said Belcher.
While the MSEA's representatives hotly opposed L.D. 786, several state employees spoke out in favor of the bill and expressed grievances with the union.
[RELATED: Maine State Workers to Union: Hands Off Our Paychecks!]
Linda M. Anthony, an employee of the Maine Turnpike Authority, said she pays $600 and does not believe she is receiving proper representation for the money the state takes from her paycheck each week. She said her trouble with MSEA began after she requested a vote count from a local chapter election.
"I was bullied at meetings by MSEA agents, I had three nails stuck in my tires, I was blocked from being able to log in to work station which resulted in disciplinary action," said Anthony. "I worked in a hostile workplace for over a year," she said.
While others at the hearing lauded the efforts of MSEA and the Maine Labor Relations Board (MLRB) to resolve grievances like Anthony's, she said that system is broken.
"You won't be heard unless you can afford to hire your own attorney," said Anthony. She said last year she paid more than $800 to an attorney to represent her against MSEA because MLRB would not do so effectively.
She said fighting the MSEA and MLRB for representation costs workers weeks of unpaid wages and can eventually cost them their jobs.
"I can never terminate MSEA from being my agent, but you could give me that right by supporting this bill," said Anthony. "I ask that you support us and not be influenced by the unions," she said.
Lockman's bill will be the subject of a work session on Friday. He said he thinks proponents of his bill made a more compelling case than the MSEA and its representatives.
"My impression was that the other side has a hard time making a compelling case that people should have to pay for something they don't want and didn't ask for," said Lockman. "It's an even further stretch for them to say the state should be collecting money to sustain this corporate monopoly."
"My colleagues who vote against this common sense, bipartisan proposal do so at their own risk," he said. "Voters will remember how they've voted."
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Ray Bates April 1, 2013 At 4:47 PM
The Sate does not belong in the collection business for a Union-let them collect for themselves and we will see how many "willing"payers there are in the work force. State where this has already been done have seen high rates of unhappy "members" leave the Union because they realize that their money was being used for ideology that they do not believe in.
The State.
Ron Riml April 2, 2013 At 5:32 PM
I trust the State will then no longer act as a collection agency for any other governmental or NGO units so that it will not discriminate against unions.
Bob Gardner April 4, 2013 At 2:17 PM
This bill is clearly an attack on working people. If people don't want to pay their fair share, they should quit their job. This is Tea Party madness coming east from Wisconsin.

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Washington D.C. Coup and Assassination "Event" Planned for Obama's Trip to Texas on April 9-10, 2014?
SWITZERLAND, Zurich — On April 9-10, 2014, President Obama and first lady Michelle will take a timely two-day trip to Texas. According to reports, the Obamas are scheduled to visit Fort Hood, Texas on April 9 to pay their respects to the victims of the blood sacrifice (see below) which took place there on April 2, 2014. The next day April 10, the Obamas will travel to Austin, Texas where the president is scheduled to deliver remarks at a civil rights summit at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act.
Aside from the fact that John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Texas, there is a rather high possibility that an assassination "event" or terror attack may occur in the state of Texas while the Obamas are present. Due to the fact that international intelligence agencies were unable to execute the White House Coup D'état Terror Plot and the State of the Union Terror Plot, both of which involved terror attacks on the Obama White House (which is currently slated for demolition), there is also the chance that a staged coup may take place in Washington D.C. during Obama's 48-hour absence.
Interestingly, on April 1, 2014, it was revealed that the Obama White House executed a major counterterrorism drill on April 2, 2014 in Washington D.C. which was specifically designed to test the federal government's response to bombs attacks and a chemical weapons strike on the Metro subway system. The terror exercise, code named Eagle Horizon 2014, drilled the transfer of government functions to a remote and secure locations as part of the so-called "continuity of government" plan. In other words, the feds executed a coup d'état-like terror drill in which Obama will enact martial law and declare himself dictator in the wake of an attack on America's capital.
Obama's suspicious trip to Texas will be the 11th domestic road trip Obama has taken in the last 90 days, something unprecedented for a 2nd term president. Recent trips by Obama include Maryland, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Tennessee on January 29 and 30, Michigan on February 7, California on February 14, Florida on March 7, Florida again on March 20, and Michigan and Illinois on April 2. The rash of spontaneous road trips by Obama have evidently being scheduled in order to provide the necessary window in Secret Service security so that an assassination "event" targeting Obama can finally commence.
Sine 2007, there have been over 75 Obama assassination threats and plots in which individuals were either questioned, arrested, detained or convicted for making death threats against Obama. It appears that most if not all of these Obama-related assassination events were staged in order to give the impression that Obama is in tremendous danger, especially due to his race. Whether people like Obama or not, the staged or real assassination of Obama must be stopped at all costs. An assassination "event" of Obama would ultimately divide America between black and white, Democrat and Republican, and would inevitably cause riots, looting, violence, bloodshed and chaos across America.
Wherever President Obama seems to visit, a shooting or inexplicable death (i.e., a Roman-like blood sacrifice) tends to occur in the days prior to his arrival. This was also the case with Obama's trip to Texas as evidenced by the blood sacrifice which took place at Fort Hood on April 2, 2014. The first of these incidents identified by Truther.org was the shooting which occurred at the Columbus Mall in Maryland on January 25, 2014, just 4 days prior to Obama's arrival in Maryland on January 29, 2014. The second incident identified was a 17-year old student was shot in Tennessee on January 9, 2014, just 21 days prior to Obama's arrival in Tennessee on January 30, 2014. A Michigan State student died in shooting on February 1, 2014, the same date that Obama announced his trip Michigan State University. The forth incident identified was a Cal State football player suddenly died on February 7, 2014, just 7 days prior to Obama's trip to California on February 14, 2014. These premeditated attacks and killings were evidently executed in order to: a) provide Obama with a gun-control talking point; b) set the precedent for false-flag terror in the respective state; and c) satisfy the blood lust that the progenitors of state-sponsored terror obviously have.
In what appears to be the cover for the insertion of remote controlled explosives into multiple U.S. airport towers, it was reported on February 6, 2014, that the FAA will "examine" hundreds of airport towers nationwide after an air traffic controller was allegedly injured in a lightning strike. Aside from being downright laughable, the FAA's so-called examinations could theoretically provide the necessary cover for the insertion of explosives into U.S. airport towers. Lightening has occurred since the dawn of time and aside from a lightning rod, there is not much mankind can do to avoid it. Needless to say, the FAA's so-called "examinations" are highly suspect and suggests that state-sponsored airport tower terror is imminent. Although unlikely, it is possible that one of the airports Obama uses while traveling to and from Texas could suffer an attack.
Back on December 4, 2013, Truther.org published a report entitled, "Live TV Obama Assassination "Event" Planned for December 5, 2013 on MSNBC?" in respect to a possible "live" Obama terror event planned for American University (AU). Two weeks later on December 16, 2013, it was reported that American University went into lockdown after an alleged gunman was reported on campus. Predictably, the gunman turned out to be an off-duty police officer but that fact wasn't reported until the entire AU campus was locked down for 2 full hours. The gunman at American University was evidently staged in order to create a major diversion on campus so that intelligence agencies (i.e., the ATF, FBI, CIA, etc.) could dispose of any incriminating evidence (i.e., weapons and/or explosives) planted on campus in preparation for the planned attacks. In order to remove said incriminating evidence without drawing any suspicion from students and staff, a mini-false-flag was executed in order to provide the necessary cover needed to clean-up the now foiled false-flag. In other words, since the terror plots were exposed, a second operation had to be executed under the cover of an emergency in order to tie up loose ends.
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Protein-Focused Stem Cell Research
Our research focuses on using leading-edge mass spectrometric technologies to identify novel activation pathways in small numbers of blood cells. Our innovative mass spectrometry platforms enable us to phosphoproteomically profile hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells, leukemia cells and immune cells as they undergo state and fate transitions.
These strategies, combined with in vitro and in vivo model systems, will enable us to understand and to treat pediatric blood cancers and solid tumors more effectively.
To view all of the Leo Wang Lab's research highlights, please visit below:
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Pediatric cancer research is woefully underfunded; only 4 percent of the budget of the National Cancer Institute is dedicated to this critically important work.
We rely on support from foundations and other philanthropic sources to keep our lab running and to continue our work to find cures for pediatric brain and blood cancers.
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Targeting Cancer's Stem Cells
The complex process of cell division is being studied at City of Hope by a team of stem cell biologists led by Leo David Wang, M.D., Ph.D.
Meet our doctors: How Leo Wang is revolutionizing the way that pediatric and blood cancers are treated
Dual-trained pediatric oncologist and scientist Leo Wang, M.D., Ph.D., is working in the lab to understand how blood cells develop and grow, and plans to use that information to help patients with cancer live longer and experience fewer side effects of treatment.
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The goal of the Leo Wang Lab is to revolutionize the way that pediatric and blood cancers are treated, and we could not be more thrilled to bring our innovative and exciting scientific research group to the San Gabriel Valley.
We are looking for enthusiastic, self-motivated individuals who thrive in a fast-paced, challenging startup research environment, and who can interact well with others as part of a cohesive team. If you have a desire to make a significant impact in health care, and have the fortitude to work hard, we invite you to contact us.
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If the immigration judge determines that you are inadmissible or deportable from the US, you may still be able to avoid removal if you can show that you are eligible for one of the various forms of relief from removal. There are many different types of relief available to people in removal proceedings. The most common forms of relief are explained in the articles linked below. Some of these forms of relief are also available to aliens who have not yet been placed in removal proceedings, but who want to be allowed to stay in the US legally.
These forms of relief are subject to many different rules, requirements, bars, and exceptions, and we cannot outline all of these in the summaries below. If you believe that you might qualify for one of these forms of relief, it is critical that you speak with an experienced immigration attorneyto learn more about whether you will be eligible for a grant of relief from removal.
If you are not eligible for any form of relief, or if you and your attorney believe that it would be in your best interest, you can apply for a grant of voluntary departure.


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Q: Sanctum authentication with roles I'm trying to implement Sanctum SPA authentication with roles (user/admin). The thing is that I want to use separate admin table.
Read all of the laravel documentation related to that subject but with no result.
Tried to make a new guard and provider inside of config/auth.php but didn't succeed at conjunction it with Sanctum.
Any additional resources and ides how to do it will be appreciated! :)

A: Sanctum (SPA auth) only deals with authentication (who you are) - what you are asking/looking for is how to authorize users (what you can do) to perform/access specific resources.
If what you need is only to separate users between regular users and admins, you can get away with a boolean column on the users table: is_admin and then use that to check wether a user is an admin or not.
If you need more granular control, you could probably make use of Spatie's laravel-permissions package.

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We are excited to announce we are once again winners of the Illumination Awards for the Saint Louis IES (Illuminating Engineering Society) Section. O'Toole Senior Designer and Project Manager, Kim Johnson, along with Sean Naeger and Justin Bruce from M+H Architects, were instrumental in achieving commendable lighting design at the new World Wide Technology Global Headquarters in St. Louis, MO.
O'Toole Design and M+H Architects were honored at the Illumination Awards on Thursday, September 20, 2018, along with other exceptional lighting award recipients. This is our second Illumination Award for World Wide Technology, the last in 2014. O'Toole has also won Illumination Design Awards in 2000 for Conrad Living and Save-A-Lot Ltd.


Very young people, up to 13 years of age, are now listed in separate classifications list which shows their excellent results also in many foreign languages. Here on the left the youngest Turkish girl Ezgi Aktürk of SAMPIYON KURSLARI school. Warmest congratulations to all participants and many thanks to teachers and national representatives who motivated them to take part in this exciting event.


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Memorial Hermann Hospital expected to receive COVID-19 vaccine shipments by early Monday
By Damali Keith
COVID-19 vaccine set to be distributed in Houston
Shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine were scheduled to arrive in Houston by Monday morning.
HOUSTON - The COVID-19 vaccine is on its way to Houston and is just hours from arriving.
Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine shipped from a production facility in Michigan this morning and is set to arrive here in Houston this evening or in the early morning hours tomorrow.
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"This is the light at the end of the tunnel," says Memorial Hermann Hospital Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Linda Yancey who says after treating and watching some patients die for months, now there's a chance to get COVID-19 under control.
"I am so excited. This is MRNA vaccine technology that I have watched being developed over the past 15 years. The MRNA vaccines have two claims to fame. One is that they can be produced quickly and the other is just their fantastic safety profile," explains Dr. Yancey.
Memorial Hermann is one of 27 hospitals in the Houston area receiving this first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine this week.
RELATED: COVID-19 testing in greater Houston area: how and where
"It's going to come in five dose vials that are frozen down to negative 80. It takes about an hour for it to come up to room temperature.
After that we just start lining people up and giving them the first dose. This is going to rollout to frontline healthcare workers but also to the most vulnerable elderly in nursing homes first".
Houstonians who will receive this first round of vaccine have appointments already scheduled. "This is a highly effective vaccine. So a week after the first dose folks will have 80% protection from symptomatic disease.
There's a second dose administered three weeks later and a week after that folks will be 95% protected".
Memorial Hermann Hospital has more than 16,000 workers who will be vaccinated in the next few days.
RELATED: Some Houstonians remain skeptical about COVID-19 vaccine
"This vaccine prevents symptomatic disease and it cuts down on the transmission of coronavirus but it does not prevent it altogether. So even though I'm probably going to be vaccinated next week I'm still going to be wearing a mask for months to come and so should everybody else".
So we can't go say so long to the super safe behavior yet but soon? "This is the beginning of the end of this. It's going to be a long road that we're going down to get everybody in the country and around the world vaccinated but seeing the first steps taken on that path is amazing".
Dr. Yancey also says several hundred, if not more than a thousand workers will likely be vaccinated on the first day of the vaccine's arrival.
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What a beautiful day. This morning schedule is really working out well. Load up the car with Daughter's backpack. Wait for bus with Son and Daughter. Keep Son from running into street to chase soccer ball that neighbor kid brings to kick around each morning.
Well, she seems to be going in school. Well, not really. She's usually wet when I pick her up. Why can't they check? Oh, I guess it's not a good idea for the teachers to feel her underpants frequently like I do. Yeah, we kind of taught her not to let anyone touch her there. Well, I'll just have to work on her telling them she's wet and needs dry undies.
Which one is that? Revolution then Hey Jude? I have no idea. Maybe I can sneak in some WFUV.
There goes her leg again. Ever since school started she's had this nervous leg thing. Kicking it up and down. She does it at breakfast, in the car. Is she anxious about preschool? It's her first time going. Maybe the class is too big. It's such an adjustment for her. The poor thing.
She doesn't really know anybody yet. Well, she seems to be making friends with that nice girl. And she doesn't refuse to get out of the car. Gives me that little weird, tight lipped smile when the teacher takes her hand. That's just her shy smile. She'll get over it.
Oh, maybe I shouldn't have put her in for five days! The hours are too long. Her little three year old body and brain are stressed. Look, she's kicking both legs now! This is terrible.
Her uncle A. used to have a nervous leg habit. He'd jitter his leg all the time. Maybe it's just a genetic thing. She's fine.
My anxiety has always come out in my body. In college it was hives on my arms then my legs. In my twenties, I started the nervous eye twitch when work got crazy. Oh, and yeah, I used to get the dry heaves when I'd get to work. Bad memory. Now, I just stare at the ceiling from two to four am.
Okay, calm down. There, one leg stopped. Maybe she's just bopping to the music. Look, here's the car line for drop off. Why do all these parents come ten minutes before the drop off starts? Where are they off to that's so important? I need to stop at Peter's and buy some bananas then get back to the house for a call.
Better turn off the car while I'm sitting here. I'm practically in front of the library next to the school where there's a prominently displayed no idling sign. It's green and says "For our children…" with a picture of a little car with smoke coming out of its tailpipe. Oh, look, there's the librarian in her little 'green' car. Who's going to catch me if I idle anyway? Is the librarian going to give me a ticket?
Daughter's legs have picked up again. Oh, geez, poor thing. Okay, now they've started to take kids out of cars. Wait, there's a hold up. Oh, that poor kid. His poor Mom. He's screaming his head off. Really kicking his legs. Boy, he really doesn't want to go.


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11th grade tiyul: a civil rights journey through the South
Sarah Pretsky and Michaela Baxter
After boarding red eye flights late Saturday night, April 6, the junior class arrived in Atlanta, Georgia early Sunday morning ready to embark on a civil rights journey through the South. Our first stop was at the Ebenezer Baptist church. The church is famous for being the home of Martin Luther King Jr. who was never an official preacher at Ebenezer, but his father and grandfather were, making it a vital part of his legacy. The Sunday service, which we went to was a religious culture shock, extremely different than any Minyan Beyachad I had ever attended. The congregation was very involved with the service, singing along to all the songs and responding with various "Amens" and "Hallelujahs" during the sermon. The most shocking aspect to me was the use of technology and big screens. When I think of a religious service, the first image that comes into my mind is a synagogue where everyone is reading words in Hebrew (that they probably don't understand) out of a book. However, here, there were four jumbo screens (like the kind at Dodger stadium) filming the service and projecting the prayers. Though this may seem like a small detail, it contrasted many parts of Judaism with Christianity for me. Additionally, many of us had never witnessed a worship session in any religion this vibrant and lively, full of music and engagement. Going to church at the beginning of our trip emphasized the importance of churches throughout the civil rights movement. They were, and still are, a source of strength and hope for the black community. Later, in the afternoon, we drove to Montgomery, Alabama, the state's capital. The city seemed desolate when we arrived. All of the buildings had marble staircases and huge green lawns in front. The quietness of the city was eerie, but peaceful at the same time – a feeling that is nearly impossible to get in Los Angeles.
Monday was packed with visits to museums, memorials, and inspiring speakers in Montgomery. The day began with a guided tour of the Rosa Parks museum where we took a deeper dive into the evolution of the civil rights movement, which selected Rosa Park's defiance of a corrupt system to be the forefront of the movement. Next, we visited the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) Museum. EJI, founded by Brian Stevenson, presented the idea that slavery never ended; it just morphed into different issues. Students walking through the museum were overwhelmed with media including personal narratives of enslaved African Americans, lynching statistics, and the way that racially motivated oppression continues to linger in society today in the form of mass incarceration and unfair treatment of African Americans throughout the judicial system. The most memorable part of the museum was listening to prisoners tell their story of unjust trials and incarceration.
Our class visited the haunting lynching memorial in Alabama next, stirring up many emotions and shock at the physical representation of so many lives taken.
The later portion of the day was dedicated to hearing Joanne, a participant in the Selma march, recount her experience of Bloody Sunday and her perspective on the Black Lives Matter movement and the state of America today with regards to racism. After our meeting with Joanne, the 11th grade class retraced the steps that brave freedom fighters had taken just half a century ago when marching across the bridge in Selma.
On our final full day in the South,, our group had the amazing opportunity of listening to Bishop Calvin Woods speak about his part in the civil rights movement, as a friend and fellow justice seeker of Martin Luther King Jr. We joined him in singing and learning hymns that were sung by freedom fighters in the civil rights era, which helped create a more visceral feeling of what it was like to be a part of this movement. The hymns had to do with using love and not violence, fighting until 100 percent of freedom is granted, and finding strength in God. The spirit of the Bishop amazed us. He is 85 years old, but had the most energy out of anybody in the room. Afterwards, we made our way back to Atlanta, Georgia for a tour of Emory University, where many students fell in love with the campus, scenery, and academic life on campus. We concluded our day by listening to a speaker from Overcoming Racism whose aim is to educate and bring light to the tremendous amount of work left to do in this country to break the cycle of oppression. With a powerful multimedia presentation, Matthew Kincaid stunned our class with appalling statistics and evidence of overwhelming racism still ravaging modern day America. I know that we are all inspired to enact change and seek out ways in which we can steer America on a path of tolerance, equality, and compassion, no matter how much work it takes.
To conclude our journey through the South, we went to the civil rights museum in Atlanta Wednesday morning prior to departing. The museum reiterated how the civil rights movement has changed and shaped America and other parts of the world. The most distinctive aspect of the museum was a simulation of a lunch counter sit-in. I waited in line 30 minutes for a chance to sit at the fake lunch counter and put on headphones that would produce audio of people screaming at me. Even though my peers who went before me walked away shook, I did not think the simulation would affect me. When it was finally my turn, I sat down, put on headphones and placed my hands on the counter and was told not to move them. When the simulation began, frustration started to build up inside me. As it went on, I wanted to bury my face in our hands. I bit my lip hard to keep my face from wincing. The racist comments being yelled through the headphones and the sounds of violence disgusted me to the point that all I wanted to do was get up and leave. But I did not, and two minutes later the simulation was over and I walked away from the scene uninjured and ready to carry on with my day. As I reflect on the experience, I cannot imagine how hard it was for people to endure the hatred and attacks they suffered during the sit-ins. The simulation only lasted minutes for me, but people were beaten, sent to jail, and sacrificed their time during the sit-ins in order to further the civil rights movement.
After the museum, we headed to the airport to board our flights home. Though our experience in the South ended, the issues we learned about are not. Now that we have the knowledge regarding theses issues, we cannot sit idly by, but we must take what we have learned and put it into action.
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Solo Getaway: Unique East Coast Inns
Three East Coast inns where you will feel welcome traveling solo or with a friend and be close to shops, galleries and restaurants.
By Karen Feld
Dogs are always welcome at the Wilburton Inn in Vermont—and they host Doggie Slumber Parties four times a year.
Now is the time to take that mini-trip you crave. And when you stay at these three East Coast inns for a week or a weekend getaway, you'll never feel alone or lonely. The innkeepers immediately make you feel right at home and part of their gracious family. At the same time you'll have as much privacy as you crave. And safety for a woman traveling solo is not an issue at any of these unique inns, each a short distance from shops, galleries and restaurants. All emphasize service as well as ambiance, personal touches and a welcome retreat with a unique personality.
Creativity at the Wilburton Inn, Manchester, Vermont
Three decades ago the Levis family bought this 30-acre property that includes a historic mansion, cottages and villas on a hilltop in Manchester, Vermont. For this colorful family, running the inn is a lifestyle as well as a business. As innkeeper, Melissa Levis, a vivacious New Yorker says, "They didn't buy it to run it like a Hyatt."
Albert, the patriarch of the family, is a psychiatrist and scholar who married one of the Sisters Rosensweig. His two talented daughters—Melissa and Tajlei—dabbled in show business and now, along with Albert's two sons, they have carved out their own niche at the Inn. Albert, an octogenarian, is thrilled to share his theory of conflict resolution and the creative process with guests. Walk the lush grounds and tour his large sculpture garden and Museum of the Creative Process, which houses works by American expressionist artist, Henry Gorski.
During one of my visits I called the front desk for a light bulb and a well-spoken young man arrived promptly. I was surprised to learn that he had been working there for 30 years since he looked so young. Little did I know it was Max, one of the family inn keepers.
Even Jetson, Melissa's canine concierge, welcomes guests, who are welcome to bring pets. The Levis family includes guests at their dinner table to participate in sing alongs, discussions and other activities. You're in for a real treat on Wednesday evenings during the summer. Earth Sky Time Farm owned by Oliver Levis hosts an outdoor farm-to-table vegetarian feast for inn guests and locals. You'll feel at home dining on locally sourced food and listening or dancing to live music. Seating is family style and your hosts make sure everyone is engaged in the festivities.
Oliver Levis bakes delicious homemade breads and you'll enjoy real VT maple syrup with your pancakes at breakfast. Don't think for a moment you'll be dining alone—unless you want to. Family members will invite you to join them. And the conversation will never bore!
Wilburton Inn, 257 Wilburton Drive, Manchester, VT 05254; 802-362-2500 Rates from $190 to $390; www.wilburtoninn.com
Magic at The Mansion on O, Washington, DC
If you've ever fantasized about spending a weekend in a luxurious but bona fide log cabin right in the heart of the Nation's Capital or desired to sleep in a room with an authentic Tiffany window, the Mansion on O is for you. Guests check in and never want to leave.
The Mansion has been a well-kept secret in Washington since February 14, 1980, when H.H. Leonards purchased it to create her own world. "It's a figment of my imagination," says Leonards, the "proprietor and creator" of the house. "This is my vision. It's like a huge Rorschach test." Each one of the hundred plus rooms room is located in an interconnected townhouse that blocks off the hustle and bustle of Dupont Circle, converting it into–a private retreat that attracts many well-known guests. The Mansion also offers a museum and abundance of shops. "H" and husband Ted Spero, are hands on managers.
Chelsea Clinton celebrated her Sweet 16 here. Other guests have included Kim Basinger, Carly Simon, Sly Stallone, Melanie Griffith, Arlo Guthrie, Alec Baldwin, civil rights icon Rosa Parks and the late author Studs Terkel. Top government officials and high-powered business travelers have also stayed there. I myself was a guest at the wedding of singer/songwriter Paul Williams' that took place at the Mansion. But since most guests want to remain anonymous, the 19th Century red-brick row houses have no signage. Even if you ask for a celebrated visitor by name, no such person exists unless you know the specific room in which he or she is staying. Codes to the doors are sent via e-mail to guests so they can enter and exit discreetly. "High-profile people disappear here," says Leonards. I can't think of a safer place for a woman traveling alone.
Each of the themed suites is outfitted with high speed internet and multiple Cable TVs. Explore the seemingly endless rooms in the Mansion and discover hidden doors, passageways, signed celebrity guitars and other memorabilia. Objects of art in the lobby are constantly changing. Be sure to look up at the hand-painted ceilings and find the hidden wine cellar. The Mansion is definitely for those with an artistic eye: every niche is filled with antique puppets, Remington bronzes or dime-store tchotchkes. What's more, everything in the house is for sale–just ask. And that includes the Miss USA 1988 crown, Austin Felix's shoe from the Olympics and Prince's purple Rain jacket.
Mansion on O reception room with Tiffany Glass and filled with antiques and collectibles.
Each room has a different theme, meshed with the unexpected. The two-story Log Cabin Suite features a fish tank in the headboard, a Frederic Remington sculpture, a flowered sink with a love story enameled around it and New Age music. The secluded Art Deco Penthouse Suite–with walls painted purple, peach and turquoise–has a private elevator, a patio, a full kitchen, six televisions and two bathrooms as well as a Jacuzzi. The unconventional ceiling fan is built from bicycle gears and fishing poles.
"The house pulls people together," says Leonards, who also provides conference rooms, an outdoor heated swimming pool, a garden and a fountain. "People are so singularly focused in this city, then they come here to forget who they are, and they go out and do something very cool."
Mansion on O, 2020 O Street NW, Washington, DC. 20036; 202-496-2000; Rates from $350 to $1250; www.Omansion.com
A Whimsical Getaway in Connecticut
The secured gates of Winvian Farm in lush Morris, CT., offer no clue as to what I found in this pristine and peaceful 113-acre sanctuary, a two hour drive from Manhattan. Upon arrival at the 18th century main house, tastefully restored with wood obtained from old barns on the property, I was greeted warmly, offered a chilled glass of Prosecco and directed down Meadow Lane to my cottage, aptly named Stable.
Although it's been many years since I rode a horse, this cottage recalled my equestrian days with its décor, including vintage boots, saddle and a stack of "Chronicle of The Horse" publications. The three-story loft-like structure built into the natural landscape provides views of nature from all sides, creating a world far from the city. I couldn't wait to relax in the sunken whirlpool tub and steam shower on the lower level surrounded by views of greenery.
The property has space to roam, laden with vegetable and flower gardens where my toy poodle romped. Guests can swim in the 40-foot heated pool set in a large meadow or sit quietly and read or paint. The property is surrounded by several thousand acres of parkland with trails for hiking, biking and horseback riding in the fall and cross-country skiing in the winter. Each cottage is equipped with bikes for guest use.
When the Smith family purchased the estate in 1948, they renamed it Win-Vian, a combination of their first names. In 2007, current family members converted the historic property to a luxury hotel and spa. Juxtaposed against the traditional, the result is a unique, somewhat whimsical, collaboration of 15 architects. Each of the cleverly designed cottages adheres to a designated theme.
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Charter Oak, the largest cottage, appealed to me from the moment I saw the large fruit-filled apple trees in front. It was built around a 300-year-old massive Charter Oak tree that stands in the center of magnificent stonework separating the living room from the bedroom. The cottage houses a silo and screened porch, perfect to catch a glimpse of deer snatching apples at dawn. I learned that during the Revolutionary War in Connecticut, soldiers hid their ammunition in the Charter Oak Tree. There's also a water fall shower and a whirlpool tub.
If your taste runs to the even more eclectic, book a stay in Treehouse, which is a childhood fantasy suspended from trees 33 feet off the ground with trains on the second story. Helicopter is built around a 1968 US Coast Guard Sikorsky HH37 Sea King Pelican used in rescue missions. The plane was discovered in an aviator's graveyard and restored to look like the one used in the film, "Top Gun." I'm not sure I'd want to awaken and see a 17,000-pound helicopter in my bedroom, but a cozy futon, bar and entertainment center is welcoming inside the fuselage. To carry out that theme, helicopter service from White Plains is offered.
The Treehouse Cottage and the Camping Cottage's spa tub.
Did you ever wonder what a beaver must feel like in his den? The cottage named Beaver Lodge is reminiscent of just that with views of Beaver Pond and woods. Appropriately named, Golf, offers eight holes of putt putt. Since I'm an artist, I'm eager to stay at the Artist Cottage based on a 1920's artist's bungalow with a gingerbread exterior and stained glass windows. It is complete with an adjacent studio with easel and canvas so guests can engage their artistic imagination in a perfect setting.
I never would have guessed that the luxurious spa was once the site of pigpens. Now the Berkshire pigs are kept elsewhere on the property. The spacious retreat offers a sun-filled lounge overlooking a fountain and the well-manicured gardens. Susan pampered me with a REN Bespoke facial to re-hydrate my skin. This included a relaxing hand and arm massage. The experience was one of complete relaxation. REN skin care, which originated in England, offers products made from plant and mineral extracts.
Executive Chef Chris Eddy, who trained under Alain Ducasse and Daniel Boulud, utilizes organic ingredients grown on the expansive gardens or nearby farms. The Chef's signature dish is an exquisite Peking Duck breast served seared with corn ragout, balsamic onion petals and bacon foam. The individual milk chocolate souffle with cardamom anglaise, was decadent. The Green Room, one of three dining rooms in the main house, felt a bit formal, but we were immediately welcomed with the smell of a wood burning fireplace. The look was sedate elegance with brocaded curtains, Oriental rug, forest green and dark wood walls. The fresh, local floral arrangement on each table was a bright touch. The extensive wine list (representing 13 countries and more than 500 labels) is varied, but pricey. Selections by the glass are limited.
After dinner, I stopped downstairs to have a nightcap with the charming and amusing General Manager, Paolo Middei, who was lured from Italy to run the property. He filled me in with challenging and colorful details. For example, part of the helicopter's tail had to be removed to fit the cottage; the pigs were getting sunburned in the open fields so the five mamas and 14 piglets were moved to the forest. There are three full-time gardeners; and the chef pulls vegetables personally from the garden.
The Connecticut Yankee Cottage.
When I was ready to say good night and walk back to our cottage, Middei said there had been "a black bear sighting with her cubs on the property," so he arranged for one of the staff to drive me. Although only two hours from the city, it reminded me of my safari in South Africa: Rangers had to escort us back to our cottage.
Before departing the next morning, I enjoyed a full breakfast on the outdoor terrace overlooking the lush, manicured gardens. I was delighted to discover fresh figs on the menu along with truffle scrambled eggs, homemade pastries and Brioche French toast with real Maple syrup.
I'd recommend this property as an idyllic private getaway for those desiring quirky accommodations and calming spa treatments in a rural setting with magnificent fall colors. Although the unconventional accommodations may not be ideal for those with physical limitations or those who anticipate luxury in the traditional sense, it's a delightful getaway for those who want to be pampered with luxe spa treatments and stay in an unusual and eclectic venue with high tech amenities juxtaposed with the ambiance of an historic country property.
Winvian Farm, 155 Alain White Road, Morris, CT; 860-567-9600; Rates from $499 to $699, Sept and Oct are $899 to $1499; www.winvian.com
Karen Feld is an award-winning writer who wrote a syndicated column on the Washington-Hollywood connection for many years. She launched The Buzz column in The Washington Examiner and was Washington editor of the Delta Airlines in-flight magazine, and #FlyWashington Magazine.
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