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James Hemphill is the convicted ex-Chicago/Iowa crack cocaine dealer running for Congress and lying about me to 11th District Republicans
CLEVELAND, OH – When I was entering East Cleveland's mayor's office to enforce federal, state and local laws in 2006 as the city's chief law enforcement officer, my Chicago born and raised opponent for Congress in the 11th Congressional District, James Terrelle Hemphill, was headed to federal prison for 70 months. Hemphill had been caught with a new batch of the crack cocaine he'd been selling between Chicago and Cedar Rapids, Iowa as a member of the narcotic drug underworld since the 1990's. Hemphill told the Cleveland Jewish News he also made trips to Cleveland in the 1990's when he worked as a Time Warner employee.
There are two federal drug cases in 2006-2007 that involve Hemphill. Case No. 1:06-cr-00592-1 prosecuted by the United States attorney in the Northern District of Illinois out of Chicago. Case No. 1:00-cr-00029-LSS-JSS prosecuted out of the Northern District of Iowa. The Cedar Rapids, Iowa case came with three counts of possessing crack cocaine with the intent to distribute or sell it. The Chicago case identified the federal offense of possessing crack cocaine. Hemphill was prosecuted in Iowa by U.S. Attorney and retired U.S. Army Major General Patrick Reinhart.
Chicago born and raised James Hemphill's federal crack cocaine drug dealing case.
The ex-career criminal was released from federal prison sometime in 2011-2012 and fled to Cleveland instead of returning to Chicago or Iowa to face or "give back" to the people whose lives he helped ruin. Sometime before his federal prison sentence, Hemphill told Plain Dealer editorial pages director Elizabeth Sullivan, Thomas Suddes, Sabrina Eaton and Leila Atassi he became "a legal citizen." Hemphill was not asked what country his parents were from during the newspaper's April 13, 2022 endorsement interview. His use of the term "legal citizen" was not explained. He speaks with an accent I can't pinpoint.
In Cleveland Hemphill was 7 hours away from the people of Chicago and Iowa who knew his drug underworld activities. Here he could remake himself into an "entreprenuer" who "remodels homes." In Cleveland Hemphill could talk about "giving back" to a community that didn't know him. He could shield his criminal underworld past from unsuspecting Clevelanders who had to accept him at face value.
He told Sullivan and her Plain Dealer colleagues during an online endorsement interview that being a former member of the drug underworld gave him the skills to relate to the "community." The vast majority of 11th Congressional District residents are not former members of the drug underworld and Hemphill's only selling point from what I've seen has been to falsely claim that I am not a Republican. It's the only reason I decided to research him and share what I learned about him.
My opponent's voting record shows him voting 6 times from this Cleveland Heights address.
I am a dues paid up current member of the Cuyahoga County Republican Party's "executive committee." It is the second time I have held executive committee member since 2003. I was an executive committee member once with the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party. On the candidate petitions that bear my signature I declared myself to be a Republican. On April 15, 2022 I voted for my "Republican" self around 10 minutes to 1700 hours when I pulled a Republican ballot.
Hemphill didn't know the names of the late county chairman Robert Hughes and or state chairman Robert Bennett. He didn't know Virgil Brown, Sr., J. Kenneth Blackwell, Governors Bob Taft and James Rhodes or Akron attorney and White Hat Management founder David Brennan. He said they were just names to him.
The first time Hemphill voted in the 11th Congressional District was November 2012 after his release from federal prison and his relocation to Cleveland. Records on file with the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections show Hemphill voted 6 times in "general elections" since 2012. The first time he voted in a "primary" election – where he pulled a Republican ballot – was on August 3, 2021 or 9 months ago.
James Hemphill pulled a Republican ballot for the first time on August 3, 2021 and 17 days later he registered a campaign committee with the Ohio Secretary of State to campaign for Congress as an "Independent" who was now a Republican In Name Only.
Sullivan's editorial crew at the Plain Dealer did not have the curiosity to validate just what made Hemphill a Republican other than pulling a GOP ballot for the first time last year since 2012. Hemphill's voting record since 2012 has been as an "Independent" until last August 2021. Voting for Trump in November 2020 did not make this "genius" a Republican. My congressional campaign opponent had not been known for helping American candidates who were members of the Republican Party.
When the Chicago native's name first surfaced as a possible candidate in the 11th Congressional District's Republican primary, long time party members and officials in my circle of contacts did not know him. Hemphill's only political claim to fame was that he voted for President Donald James Trump in November 2020. So did I over Joseph Robinette Biden and "fake black" Kamaladevi Harris. I was told by suspicious Republicans that he was a "plant." An infiltrator. A source claimed he had a brother in the Nina Turner campaign. Hemphill sent me an email that he didn't when I asked party leadership in writing for him to disclose.
The ex-crack narcotic dealer and possessor describes himself as a "conservative" but hasn't identified any issue that makes him conservative. In conservative nations like China, drug underworld characters are executed by firing squads. They don't get to flee from one city to the next with a modified identity and a deceptive new cover story that obscures facts about his past during a federal election for Congress.
Cases on file with the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas identify a west side of Cleveland and not a Cleveland Heights east side suburban address for James Hemphill.
When asked by Sullivan and crew how to improve relations between the American Negro community and police with 640 hours of traning he answered "community policing." I'm a former mayor, mayor's chief of staff, mayor's special assistant, police beat reporter; and I organized Guardian Angel safety patrols in Cleveland, Columbus and Youngstown to get citizens involved in deterring crime. I'm also a former safety director. I've hired, fired, disciplined, promoted and prosecuted cops. I've negotiated, signed and managed their collective bargaining agreements. Hemphill's answer from my perspective sounded curve graded uninformed; and that was his best moment. He told the Cleveland Jewish News his criminal underworld knowledge gave him a unique economic perspective to create economic opportunities in impoverished neighborhoods.
Records on file with the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections and the Ohio Secretary of State show two different addresses for Hemphill, 46, and a 37-year-old woman. Business records he submitted to the Ohio Secretary of State list a residential address of 3126 W 101st Street on the second floor. That's the address the state of Ohio Department of Taxation used to reach him four times between 2013 and 2020 for judgement liens and garnishments.
In this Secretary of State filing James Hemphill's congressional campaign committee is associated with both the west side and east side addresses. He identifies the address where he's registered to vote at 3388 Berkeley Road as a mailing address.
Hemphill filed for bankruptcy last June 2021 from the W. 101st Street address right before voting for the 5th time in August from 3388 Berkeley Road in Cleveland Heights. On records he submitted to Ohio's Secretary of State, the Cleveland Heights address is identified as a "mailing address." The Cleveland Heights home show it being transferred through a "warranty deed" last month to the woman whose name is associated with his at the east and west side addresses on records. Throughout his use of the Cleveland Heights address to vote from since 2012, Cuyahoga County property records show it flipping back and forth and quit-claimed between various "LLC's."
I did not know anything about Hemphill before my name crossed his lips. He admitted to the Plain Dealer's editorial board that he did not know me. The first time we said hello to each other was during the online endorsement meeting on April 13, 2022. Judging from his lies about me, and his refusal to stop spreading them, Hemphill ain't too bright.
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Delfeayo Marsalis performs "What a Wonderful World" at the closing event of the International Trombone Festival 2005 New Orleans. Cameras & Audio: Daniel Vicente, Rey David Cortes. Editing: Rey David Cortes.
Why do you think understanding the role of the arts is important to understanding the history and culture across the African Diaspora?
Society leaves buildings, words, and art. That's how we learn and study culture. The problem with words is that its subjective more than art which is more of an objective overview.
There is definitely subjectivity. John Brown's Body. Steven Vincent Benee - He accurately depicted, in a poetic sense what occurred. John Brown, crazy White man, abolitionist, he would go on plantations and slaughter plantation owners. He came up with the idea that he would raid an armory in VA. (Despite warnings) He raided the armory anyway, intending to take the weapons, ignite the slaves and wage war on the U.S. The word is that the slaves turned him in. The brother that was with him said the slaves didn't turn him in. John Brown himself started to feel sympathetic to the White opposition and they (Whites) did him in.
We don't know what really happened. Any art that depicts , throughout the various period, tells you what the thoughts are of that time period, how - on a very basic level, people are thinking about their situation. You can take something like Jazz, which is very abstract, and have a very different view of how they see America. When I'm around folks who listen to popular music, they are almost always listening to ratchet. When then, do they listen to music that will put them in a place of thought?
As a jazz artist, I think it's about getting beyond what is accessible and easy. With jazz, its difficult to stay relevant because of the ascendency of rap and hip hop, there's no real jazz. Even Kenny G was in the top somethings. Its difficult if you're not singing. Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, Billie Holiday - Greatest. Christian Scott - Version of Jazz. The way we determine if someone is really playing jazz is by the 8th note, 2 notes per beat. Based on how he phrases his 8th note. Masego is more Jazz based, he borrows from the styles of Kenny G, Grover Washington The way that Masego is playing his 8th notes on the beat. I was in the studio with NWA a while back, 92-93 - Ice Cube is working across the hall from us. Ice Cube comes in and he says damn yall doing the real jazz and I'm like yea! That much is not negotiable.
I know actual Africans. We have no real connection to Africans other than our ancestors, like White folks whose people are from Italy - they descend but they are not of - they are White. I had an African teacher, Omra Watta, He gave me ten sheets stapled together. On those sheets were the names of books. Read all this, he said. And then you can begin to understand what it means to be African. We pimp Africa for our own credibility.
What is the best way to expose students educationally to the role of the arts as it relates to the African Diaspora?
Introduce them to it, SHOW them what it is. Explain its importance. Negroes, due to how we've had to live for so many years, are in a state where everything has to have use to us in a practical sense. Jazz is a commodity - From an intellectual pursuit, Jazz, created by the negros, represents the times. Jazz at its best represents democracy - where the individual shines, but the collective is represented. The negroes were excluded from the democratic process, but created a democratic process for themselves where they could be heard. Jazz is the greatest accomplishment of our people. Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Mozart, Beethoven - Their art illuminated something that is important about the human spirit. For the Diaspora, Charlie Parker is that source.
What would you like scholars to focus on more to enhance students' knowledge about understanding the role of the arts in communication and community uplift across the African Diaspora?
They should create a syllabus that includes great arts in various areas. They should provide the Essentials: A list of individuals - Duke Ellington - Piano, Louis Armstrong - trumpet and from there... W.E.B. Dubois was a writer, political activist. What were they writing? What were the musicians playing? They illuminate something important and personal about the human soul.
Play for your students Louis Armstrong - 1940s - Hot Fives (5 musicians) and Hot 7's - 40's - Thelonious Monk. In 2005 I went to an all girls high school, I played Louis Armstrong's high 5's and asked how it compared to music they listened to today. One of the girls said this music sounds more produced, seems like they thought it out more in advance. The music of today doesn't happen in the moment. The great thing about Jazz is, it happens in the moment but you have to prepare.
Why do scholarship and the arts go hand and hand?
The arts require many elements - It requires technique, emotional consciousness, intellectual pursuit, and an understanding of humanity. We have to get around the opposition to things unknown. We as a people need to overcome this. The practicality mindset of Black Folk - What am I gonna do with this? Respecting and appreciating the art of the different cultures, within and outside of them, globally.
What do you like most about the ADC in partnering so intimately with the arts?
We are able to learn most about ourselves through the arts or with our engagement with the arts. The arts touches on many different aspects of our existence. The intellect, the emotion, and the connectivity.


Mrs. Mildred Armstrong Mitchell, age 83 of Grove Oak, passed away Saturday, November 10, 2018. Funeral services are set for 2pm on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 from the W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel with burial to follow in Piney Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5pm-8pm on Monday, November 12, 2018 at W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel. Officiating will be Bro. Bobby Pendergrass.


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A necklace - knotted or not?
When a pearl necklace breaks, not all the individual pearls fall out.
knotted necklaces lie much more beautifully against the contours of the body and accentuate the individual pearl much better.
even over longer periods there will be no significant visible gaps between the individual pearls and stones.
pearls, stones and accessories don't rub against each other.
When using a Bouillon (French Wire)?
To give your necklace a neat and professional finish: pass the thread through the Bouillon, also known as French Wire or gimp, at the ends of the silk thread.
This protects your jewelry against breaking at the clasp.
How do I use Beading Needles?
Always choose the size of the needle according to the thickness of the thread. Therefore GRIFFIN offers three different needle sizes.
Always use a needle made of twisted wire as other needles can damage the thread.
After threading, carefully close up the eye of the needle with small pliers (e.g. GRIFFIN Flat Nose Pliers), to enable the needle and double strand beading cord to pass easily through the holes in the pearls.
How do I knot Illusion Cord or Jewelry Elastic Cord?
Illusion or Jewelry Elastic Cord can be knotted at the ends. In order to let the knot disappear, in a pearl for example, a somewhat larger hole has to be drilled in one of the pearls.
Alternatively, a hollow bead can be used. Make three half-knots and pull them tight. It is important that you make these knots with cord under slight tension to prevent unwanted gaps between the pearls/stones.
How to work with Crimp Tubes?
Position the Crimp Tube and pulled through wire in the second oval of the Crimper (the one with the dip), and close the pliers firmly around the crimp You will see it curl.
Turn the Crimp Tube to ist side, position it in the first oval, and close the Crimper around the Crimp Tube again, so that you are compressing the curled Crimp into a rounded shape. Now the Crimp Tube is secured on the Stainless Steel Wire.
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package org.ehcache.clustered.client.config.builders;

import org.ehcache.clustered.client.config.ClusteredResourceType;
import org.ehcache.clustered.client.config.FixedClusteredResourcePool;
import org.ehcache.clustered.client.config.SharedClusteredResourcePool;
import org.ehcache.config.ResourcePool;
import org.ehcache.config.ResourceType;
import org.ehcache.config.units.MemoryUnit;
import org.hamcrest.Matchers;
import org.junit.Test;

import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.instanceOf;
import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.nullValue;
import static org.junit.Assert.*;

public class ClusteredResourcePoolBuilderTest {

  @Test
  public void fixed2Arg() throws Exception {
    ResourcePool pool = ClusteredResourcePoolBuilder.fixed(16, MemoryUnit.GB);
    assertThat(pool, is(instanceOf(FixedClusteredResourcePool.class)));
    assertThat(pool.getType(), Matchers.<ResourceType>is(ClusteredResourceType.Types.FIXED));
    assertThat(pool.isPersistent(), is(true));
    assertThat(((FixedClusteredResourcePool)pool).getSize(), is(16L));
    assertThat(((FixedClusteredResourcePool)pool).getUnit(), is(MemoryUnit.GB));
    assertThat(((FixedClusteredResourcePool)pool).getFromResource(), is(nullValue()));
  }

  @Test
  public void fixed2ArgUnitNull() throws Exception {
    try {
      ClusteredResourcePoolBuilder.fixed(16, null);
      fail();
    } catch (NullPointerException e) {
      // expected
    }
  }

  @Test
  public void fixed3Arg() throws Exception {
    ResourcePool pool = ClusteredResourcePoolBuilder.fixed("resourceId", 16, MemoryUnit.GB);
    assertThat(pool, is(instanceOf(FixedClusteredResourcePool.class)));
    assertThat(pool.getType(), Matchers.<ResourceType>is(ClusteredResourceType.Types.FIXED));
    assertThat(pool.isPersistent(), is(true));
    assertThat(((FixedClusteredResourcePool)pool).getSize(), is(16L));
    assertThat(((FixedClusteredResourcePool)pool).getUnit(), is(MemoryUnit.GB));
    assertThat(((FixedClusteredResourcePool)pool).getFromResource(), is("resourceId"));
  }

  @Test
  public void fixed3ArgFromNull() throws Exception {
    ResourcePool pool = ClusteredResourcePoolBuilder.fixed(null, 16, MemoryUnit.GB);
    assertThat(pool, is(instanceOf(FixedClusteredResourcePool.class)));
    assertThat(pool.getType(), Matchers.<ResourceType>is(ClusteredResourceType.Types.FIXED));
    assertThat(pool.isPersistent(), is(true));
    assertThat(((FixedClusteredResourcePool)pool).getSize(), is(16L));
    assertThat(((FixedClusteredResourcePool)pool).getUnit(), is(MemoryUnit.GB));
    assertThat(((FixedClusteredResourcePool)pool).getFromResource(), is(nullValue()));
  }

  @Test
  public void fixed3ArgUnitNull() throws Exception {
    try {
      ClusteredResourcePoolBuilder.fixed("resourceId", 16, null);
      fail();
    } catch (NullPointerException e) {
      // expected
    }
  }

  @Test
  public void shared() throws Exception {
    ResourcePool pool = ClusteredResourcePoolBuilder.shared("resourceId");
    assertThat(pool, is(instanceOf(SharedClusteredResourcePool.class)));
    assertThat(pool.getType(), Matchers.<ResourceType>is(ClusteredResourceType.Types.SHARED));
    assertThat(pool.isPersistent(), is(true));
    assertThat(((SharedClusteredResourcePool)pool).getSharedResourcePool(), is("resourceId"));
  }

  @Test
  public void sharedSharedResourceNull() throws Exception {
    try {
      ClusteredResourcePoolBuilder.shared(null);
      fail();
    } catch (NullPointerException e) {
      // expected
    }

  }
}

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We spoke to Ingrid LaFleur about her plans for combatting inequality, halting gentrification, and preserving her city's art and music legacy.
Ingrid LaFleur isn't your typical mayoral candidate. The 39-year-old Detroit native is not a city councilmember, a state senator, or a well-connected businessperson—she's a political outsider who's never held office. But she's spent her life as a schoolteacher, artist, and curator tapped into another side of the city—her work is infused with the philosophy and aesthetic of Afrofuturism.
Coined by the cultural critic Mark Dery in a 1993 essay called "Black to the Future," Afrofuturism describes artists like Sun Ra and Drexciya who interrogate and reimagine blackness through the lens of science fiction. Detroit has a rich history of Afrofuturism—of course there's techno, a rich fusion of black identity with technology, but there's also local hero Alice Coltrane and the Nation of Islam, an organization founded in the city whose beliefs include the secret presence of UFOs in the Book of Ezekiel. LaFleur lists off these examples and more when describing her city's legacy, which inspired her to found an Afrofuturist youth arts organization called Afrotopia that provides kids with everything from DJ lessons to reading groups.
"Detroit is 85 percent black," LaFleur explains, sitting in her campaign headquarters on the Sunday of Movement weekend. "How are you crafting a future for a majority black city? I became concerned with how Detroiters were thinking about blackness...I want Detroit to expand into a more global kind of space, an afro-global space."
The candidate was driven to run for office because, after teaching in charter schools, she witnessed firsthand the devastating effects of the city's rampant economic inequality. She taught kids who grew up without running water after the city shut off their service, and saw arts funding slashed amid an endless budget crisis. "That's when I really started understanding our issues. That's when I really understood what 60 percent of our youth living in poverty looks like," she tells me. "On a psychological level, on an emotional level, it changes your world. Once you you see it, you can't just sit back. You have to do something about it."
LaFleur also makes sure to show me that Detroit is far more complex than its bleak reputation suggests. After our interview at her campaign headquarters, she takes me for a drive through the University District neighborhood where she grew up, named for its proximity to the University of Detroit Mercy. It's an affluent area, home to judges, bishops, and lawyers, who live in stately houses with wide, prim lawns—there's even a boxy Frank Lloyd Wright-designed number. It's a majority black neighborhood, LaFleur tells me, yet few images of its elegance show up alongside the steady diet of Detroit poverty that outsiders typically see in the media.
"You can never paint a picture of a black person prospering," she says, as we pull up outside her childhood home, hidden within a lush garden. LaFleur argues that the country is bombarded with images of civic distress because developers want "property values to drop" so they can "come in and take over." All the images of abandoned buildings don't capture the city's vibrant character and its wide spectrum of black identity. "Our norm is blackness," LaFleur tells me. "It's unique, it's beautiful, it's our safe place, and this is why I call it Afrotopia."
LaFleur's policy proposals foreground her artistic and philosophical ideals against nuts and bolts progressive solutions for the city's humanitarian issues. She wants to fight back against water shutoffs and property tax evictions—you can't build utopia when kids don't have homes or running water, after all.
Though she faces formidable opposition—the other two candidates are incumbent mayor Mike Duggan and state senator Coleman Young II, son of beloved former mayor Coleman A. Young—LaFleur has received endorsements from key figures in the city's art and music scene, leading up to the election on November 7. These include legendary Detroit house DJ Stacy "Hotwaxx" Hale, who I met at a Movement-affiliated party at a downtown wine bar. "[Ingrid] loves the city, and she knows that starting at the grassroots level of education fixes everything," she said. To look out for the unfortunate, to educate the very young and bring them up, and also reaching out to their parents, she sees the whole picture."
Win or lose, LaFleur's candidacy is a microcosm for what makes Detroit such a confounding and beautiful place—it's a spiritual center of black American identity, home to artistic visionaries and brutal socioeconomic conditions alike. Her campaign is predicated on the idea that these issues aren't so inseparable, after all. Below, read our interview about how LaFleur wants to protect black bodies by saving her city's soul, and check out her campaign website here.
THUMP: Tell me about this organization you created, Afrotopia.
Gosh, I guess I created it about four years ago. I came back home seven years ago, and I was really disheartened by the fact that the future of Detroit was being aggressively created by white men, white wealthy men.
You're referring to the development?
Yeah. So this was the beginning of the manifestation of [real estate developer] Dan Gilbert's dream, I guess you can say. So I was like, 'Well, that's really odd because Detroit is 85 percent black.' When I was growing up here I wasn't used to white leadership. But more importantly, it was about, "How are you crafting a future for a majority black city?"
I've been to over 30 countries, lived all over the world, and I've come to know blackness to show up in different ways, be performed in different ways. I became concerned with how Detroiters were thinking about blackness. When I was growing up, it felt pretty narrow minded. Which is fine, but I want Detroit to expand into a more global kind of space, an afro-global space, in terms of crafting futures. Now I curate Afrofuturist film, and I have a book club where we read Afrofuturist literature. I really wanted to teach youth Afrofuturism, and then got into teaching because I really loved education, teaching, and co-creating.
What are some of the examples of Detroit-bred Afrofuturism?
So the Nation of Islam was created here in Detroit. The first mosque was here. And when I learned about this mythology of, as they would say, a spaceship hovering over Detroit protecting black people here, I was like, "What? That's amazing!" Donyale Luna, she is one of the first black supermodels—from the 60s—and she renamed herself Danya Luna, she would say that she was from the planet Mars, and she would walk around barefoot in the city. Alice Coltrane is from Detroit. And there's Detroit techno, of course.
What do you think it is about the city that inspires so much of this cosmic, almost science-fiction facing work?
First, we have to understand that the cosmos isn't a space of escape necessarily, it is really a returning back to our ancestors. We separate ourselves, which is really odd seeing that we're floating in it. So for a lot of people this returning back to the cosmos is kind of reconnecting with your ancient African self, and your history. And I think that that's more than anything the basis of it. The fact that Detroit is a majority black city creates this very particular environment where people explore and experiment. You can kind of focus and create in a different way.
So you're saying that in Detroit, blackness doesn't necessarily have to be defined by oppressive whiteness around it?
Right, actually our norm is blackness. When you're talking about people you automatically assume that they're black, and it's only until somebody tells you that they're white that you know that they're white. Whereas when I'm in any other city, when people are talking you always assume they're white, and then they always indicate when they're black or Latina or something like that. So we're kind of like the opposite. It's unique, it's beautiful, it's our safe place, this is why I call it Afrotopia, because we don't have many major cities like this. There aren't any more, actually, with this level of percentage. So it's really special for that reason.
I call it an evolving creative research platform. I'm looking at ways to heal trauma within black bodies, and that has led me to curating visual art and film, books and having book clubs, and having parties. But now because of Afrotopia, I became an artist. I make guided meditations to the sounds of planets and stars that I mix together, and I work a lot with crystals and sculptures because they resonate healing even when they're not with me. All of that is just trying to figure out how do I get into that DNA, because our trauma can be passed down through our DNA. So your body's filled with trauma that you didn't even experience, that your ancestors experienced. And if they don't cleanse themselves of that trauma you just pass it on, and I think that that is hindering us from creating new, healthy, sustainable futures.
When did you decide to run for mayor?
I decided formally last spring. But it took a series of experiences to build up to that. After teaching Afrofuturism I started teaching within charter schools as a substitute teacher. And that's when I really started understanding our issues. This was before people were really discussing water shut offs. Everybody was really talking about tax foreclosures, property being taken from people, and that was definitely a deep concern, but I didn't know children were living without water. And that's heartbreaking. And that's when I really understood what 60 percent of our youth living in poverty looks like.
These institutions were never created for us. None of 'em. They were never created to protect and serve and make sure that we're healthy and prosperous. So for me it's really about shifting the entire system so that our policies really ensure that we are healing and able to prosper here. But our city government is allowing for water shut offs to happen. We have a 40 percent poverty rate. I see our children, they're distracted. Maybe they feel uncomfortable because they are living without water and you can tell. How are we allowing that to happen? So my run is really about changing the conversation, inserting fresh ideas on how to resolve our issues, and making sure that everyone knows that.
How would you pay for the policies needed to alleviate suffering?
Michigan, more than likely, [cannabis] will become fully legal in the near future. We'll be the only state in the Midwest that would have that legalization. And then Canada next year will be fully legalizing. So with that, it's like well, that's great, billions of dollars are just going to come into our state, and that means Detroit will benefit on a tax revenue basis from tourism. This could be our road to economic freedom, as black people, as a city, and it benefits everybody.
The cannabis industry is so fascinating because there are over a hundred businesses that you can create out of this. And hemp will be legal, which means we can manufacture plastic and hempcrete, textiles and shoes, and it goes on and on and on. So the potential is really great, but we've just gotta make sure that we're intentional in insuring that Detroiters are participating, and definitely have more than a piece of the pie.
How does Afrofuturism play into your specific policy proposals?
You've got to understand that Afrofuturism is a way of life, it's a philosophy. So everything that I think about doing is Afrofuturist. There are so many serious things that I need to attend to. I'm asked in the first 100 days, what are you going to do? Stop the water shut-offs. I don't think that that's necessarily an Afrofuturist thing, but for me, it's protecting the black body, which is Afrofuturist. So it's not necessarily going to be super explicit. But the very fact that I'm centering the black body makes it Afrofuturist. Nobody has tried to serve black people within city government on a mass level in a major city like this. There are people have tried, but we haven't seen it implemented yet. And it's kind of difficult to do.
Have Detroit's current and past mayors failed to center Detroit's black creative expression as part of the city's identity?
The first black mayor, Coleman Young, he was amazing. And that's when the cultural affairs department was really robust. They brought in Nina Simone, that's when they gave the key to the city to Sun Ra, they had summer programs for youth to intern for artists so they could learn the business and not just the craft. And from then on it just lost steam. Detroit Electronic Music Festival [an earlier iteration of Movement Festival] was trying to convince city government that it was important, and it was necessary, and we should be accommodating. That's what happens when you don't have a strong voice that's representing the creative community within city government, so it's really frustrating. It needs to stop. Because we are leaving money on the table. Berlin has made millions off of Detroit techno. Millions. And we're sitting here like, what? I want that money too!
How would you help Detroit get more money from Detroit techno?
That's a good question. I think that more than anything centering Detroit techno, with Movement, is a really great place for that. And the tourism for that is really great. Visual art, performance arts, I think that's where we need way more help. But within the music industry I've heard that business development, people need to learn business. And then connecting and figuring out how to distribute is really important. And creating new models for distribution, which people are working on right now.
One thing not living in Detroit that I hear about a lot is gentrification. How has it actually played out on the ground over the last few years?
Yeah gentrification is affecting the apartment building I live in. It's all over the city. It's really tough, because, I think on one hand people are like, "Oh that's great that houses are becoming, they're bought and they're occupied. It's helping to "revitalize" that area. But when you see someone who's coming in, who's not part of your community or culture, able to succeed in a way that maybe you would like to, that's very disturbing.
Developers are coming in. It's questionable. Whites are born with 16 times more generational wealth than black people, so when you have that kind of statistic in a majority black city, it makes it difficult for a person to try and buy the house across from them. So it makes it difficult to maintain your neighborhood. And that's causing a level of depression. People are feeling powerless in a lot of ways. But this is why stabilizing rents are really important. We need a year-long pause on all the foreclosures until we know what's really going on. We need to assess the situation.
So big picture, let's say you win, and you implement all your policies. Best case scenario, what do you envision Detroit being like in five or 10 years?
I really imagine Detroit to be a true global city. Which means that we're not as racially, culturally segregated. Which makes it difficult for us to get on the same page with things. Even to understand what issues and challenges we're dealing with. We're just not communicating at all. Detroit is very diverse, but we just live separately. So if we could integrate that, that would be amazing. I want us to lead in innovation. And I think that that would be great.


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Central Oregon Farm to Table Tours: Where does your lettuce come from?
September 1, 2015 By Elizabeth Rose
On a warm spring afternoon, I toured the Central Oregon countryside with Chef Bette Fraser of The Well Traveled Fork who leads culinary tours taking you to the source of healthy food in the Bend area.
New in Vegas: SPEEDVEGAS Supercar Experience
June 12, 2015 By Elizabeth Rose
On May 6, 2015, SPEEDVEGAS was given the green light to transform 100 acres of South Las Vegas Blvd. into the city's newest, adrenaline-inducing supercar experience.
Oregon's High Desert Museum: Top attraction in the Bend area
May 5, 2015 By Elizabeth Rose
There's something for everyone at Central Oregon's High Desert Museum. You'll encounter playful otters, birds of prey, a living history ranch as well as indoor exhibits. That makes the museum an interesting place to go in any season.
Cider has become the new drink of choice. While once we tasted only beer and wine, in search of satisfying our preferences, now it is not unusual to attend a cider tasting or visit a cider in the Portland, Oregon area.
End of an Era at PDX: Iconic Portland Airport Carpet Cult
January 24, 2015 By Elizabeth Rose
How many people actually notice the flooring or carpeting in the airports they traverse? I can remember only one… the Portland Oregon airport carpet. And apparently, as the life of the carpet comes to an end, thousands of others are feeling nostalgic.

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Stratford High School graduate Sydney Lawrence is one of two recipients of the 2018 Susan Poorman Blackie College Scholarship awarded through the Houston Marathon Foundation.
The other recipient is Ricardo Urbina, a recent graduate of Chavez High School in Houston Independent School District. The two stand-out students and high school distance runners will each receive a $5,000 scholarship grant annually for four years, totaling $20,000 in financial aid toward their college tuitions.
The scholarship was created in honor and memory of Susan Poorman Blackie, co-founder of the HMF and long-time Houston Marathon Committee volunteer board member. The scholarship is designed to recognize exceptional student-athletes in the Greater Houston Region who have demonstrated academic success, participated in high school running, showed exemplary character, volunteered for extracurricular activities and applied to attend a college or university in Texas.
Lawrence was exposed to long-distance running at a young age. Her mother, Valerie Lawrence, a veteran marathoner, has completed the Chevron Houston Marathon for the past 16 years and can be credited with motivating Sydney to become a Houston Marathon intern as well as a race weekend volunteer. Her mother's example of dedication helped pave the way for Sydney, who throughout her high school tenure, woke up every day at 5 a.m. to train for the cross country team so she could also practice with the soccer team in the afternoon. Her commitment to excellence extends far beyond her athletic endeavors. Lawrence graduated first in her class at Stratford High School in Spring Branch Independent School District, was a member of the National Honor Society, and participated in the Academy of Finance and Business Professionals of America programs. She will be studying business while attending the University of Texas-Austin.
The eldest of five children, Urbina, knows what it takes to be regimented and lead by example. Throughout his tenure at Chavez High School, he worked a part-time job for more than 20 hours each week while also serving as the company and fitness commander with the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps. He trained with and volunteered for the Chavez High Run Club, which is an official member of the HMF We Run Houston after-school running program. Urbina has run the Aramco Houston Half Marathon for three consecutive years completing the race in 2016, 2017, 2018 and intends to keep his streak going into 2019. In addition to running the event, he has also made it a priority to volunteer for pre-race needs assisting the HMF with event organization. Urbina will be attending the University of Houston- Downtown in the fall to study computer engineering.
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The Grand Canyon University Men's Ice Hockey Division II team is officially ranked No. 7 in the latest American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) West Poll. It's a move up of one spot from last week's No. 8 ranking, and it's a rise of six spots within the last two weeks for the Lopes. More importantly, it's the highest ranking ever for the program, besting the No. 8 ranking that they held not only last week, but for one week last December). It's also the 15th consecutive poll that the Lopes have enjoyed a ranking-14 of those in the ACHA Top 10. The Lopes' move up was aided by their 10-3 win and 4-4 overtime tie in their two-game series with No. 17 Weber State University this past weekend.
The games against WSU were the Lopes' final ACHA matchups for the rest of the calendar year. However, the Lopes will join the GCU Women's Hockey team this Sunday, December 9, for an exhibition tripleheader. The teams will compete in the Arizona High School Hockey Association (AHSHA) Premier Exhibition against some of the state's top high school hockey players. The first of the three games commences at 1:30 pm Sunday at AZ Ice Arcadia (38th Street and Thomas Road in Phoenix (arena is right behind the Sprint Store)). Admission to the games is FREE. The Lopes return to ACHA action with a two-game weekend series in Tucson against the University of Arizona January 4 and 5.


LeBron James produced an incredible effort on Sunday in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference first round, playing the first 35 minutes — and 43 minutes overall — to help the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Indiana Pacers.
After the game, James said his effort was "what the doctor ordered" but added that he was "burnt" and too tired to think of the Cavs' next series.
It may be alarming to some that James needed to expend so much energy just to get the Cavs out of the first round of the playoffs.
LeBron James is human, even if it doesn't look like it sometimes.
On Sunday, with the Cleveland Cavaliers facing elimination in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference first round against the Indiana Pacers, James added another chapter to his legacy, scoring 45 points on 14-of-25 shooting and adding nine rebounds, seven assists, and four steals to help the Cavs get the win.
James was attempting to go the distance too, playing the entire first half, then nearly all of the third quarter before he was forced out momentarily with what ESPN's Doris Burke said were cramps.
He sat out for the first three minutes and 35 seconds of the fourth quarter before checking back in to finish the game.
Cameras caught him saying he was going to play the whole game.
Such effort is borderline unheard of from a 33-year-old in his 15th season. Adding to the significance is that James played all 82 games this season for the first time in his career, playing more total minutes than anyone else in the league.
It's a ton of mileage for a player who seems primed to burst through the record for most minutes played.
But lest one think he's immune to it, James showed his mortality after Sunday's game.
When asked about the upcoming second-round matchup with the Toronto Raptors, James responded bluntly: "I'm burnt right now. I'm not thinking about Toronto right now until tomorrow. I'm ready to go home. I'm tired. I want to go home."
James averaged 41 minutes per game in the first round against the Pacers and 41 points per game in each of the Cavs' four wins.
He has never been tested like that in the first round. That it took such efforts just to beat the fifth-seeded Pacers should raise alarm bells about the Cavs' playoff chances.
James was again blunt when describing his performance.
"I guess, in a sense, I had to do what I had to do to help us win," he said, adding: "That's what the doctor called for, and I had to go out and try to make plays, and I did that."
His teammates were appreciative of his effort.
"For a seven-game series, to play with the output, just the energy that it took to play seven games that hard, it's unbelievable," Kyle Korver said of James. "He's not just playing minutes — he's got the ball in his hand almost every possession. He's playing great defense. He's getting rebounds. He's controlling the whole game.
"Allen Iverson used to say, 'You know how hard it is to shoot 30 shots a game? You know how much energy it takes to shoot 30 shots a game?' And it's true. A lot of us don't understand that to create that many shots takes a lot of energy. Bron's doing that, plus he's doing so many other things. I don't think he's appreciated enough for just how much energy he puts into every single game to do what he does."
The test was only just beginning for James and the Cavs, who will take on the top-seeded Raptors — without home-court advantage — in the next round. If they can get past Toronto, they'll face either the Boston Celtics or the cruising Philadelphia 76ers also without home-court advantage.
James looks likely to have to dip into the reserves once again in the coming series.


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Federal Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi was greeted by a pro-pipeline rally in Edmonton early this morning.
Sohi, one of four Alberta Liberal MPs, was speaking at an early morning meeting of business leaders from the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce at the World Trade Centre downtown.
However, outside on the street the real business case was being made by attendees of a rally co-organized by Rally for Resources and Canada Action.
At its peak, some 150-200 people demonstrated in support of the Trans Mountain pipeline and against the Liberals' pipeline killing Bill C-69.
I was one of the few reporters on the scene, as the event kicked off well before 8 am. The sun wasn't even up yet but the folks on the street had a lot to say about how the Liberals have been mishandling the pipeline file and mistreating Alberta.
Watch my video to see the signs, hear the chants and hear what the people at the rally had to say.
Rally For Resources says they'll continue to organize demonstrations whenever a Liberal cabinet minister shows up in Alberta.
My English was destroyed by twitter.
Canada is the piggy bank for the virtue signalling Baby Doc Trudeau and his cohorts. I can not believe how low the quality of the ministries and the ministers.
How would dumber than a rock Trudeau know about the value of a dollar? His life has been one trust fund cheque after another, on time and probably directly deposited into his account so that he doesn't lose the cheque. Ever wonder why this 50 year old hasn't been allowed to get his hands directly on the trust? Papa Doc knew better than to let him touch the principal.
Trudeau inherited his mother's brains and Fidel's looks and politics. Ergo, he has socialism and the value of other people's efforts to pay for his dictatorial dreams while being an idiot. A very bad, if not dangerous, situation for us.
Thanks Karen, I usually don't have 6 people happy with me, even if they are little round yellow people.
Federal Liberals have 4 Alberta Seats, 2 in Edmonton and 2 in Calgary.
When Trudeau screws Alberta, which is every day, why not protest in front of these 4 offices? The Cross-Canada coverage might encourage other unhappy areas like Quebec to protest.
Give it time. Not enough intergration.
I know Calgarians too. The same people that voted Nenshi in. Twice.
No, the salt of God's earth is in the rural parts of Alberta and frankly, all of Western Canada.
Never go wrong by going rural.
When Rex Murphy was in town he said that it was "time to play hardball". These protests should just be the start.
Whatever the problems, they can all be traced back to the Trud.
The Parliamentary pigs know that they have the eastern vote locked up. Eastern Canada is the dog and we're the tail. No wonder people feel that separation is the only solution. Canada has always had those in the Laurention bubble dominating the rest of the land. Maybe it's time to push Canada back to the 1867 borders.
Sohi go back to driving a bus you dope, you are nothing but a babbling retard!!
Edmonton wasn't 'God's country' enough for that liberal infested city to understand the concept I guess.
Right. Ask a Calgarian what they think of that comment. They will laugh in your face.
Sheila good to see Canadians in the streets. We need more of it and I expect there will be more of it.
You're talking to a former Liberal from Luberal heartland. I know my countrymen. I know they change when they hit God's country.
"What happens to Liberals when they come out west?
I'll tell you what! A total Conservative conversion. "
That has not been the case. I've never seen it.
Okay, I'm getting my conspiracy corkboard, pins, paper and string out.
How many ethnic second generation albertans actually work in the oil patch?
What is the population of Edmonton?
You drive up costs then you have to drive down wage. What group of people work for low wages?
How many out of province people actually work in the oil fields?
What happens to Liberals when they come out west?
I'll tell you what! A total Conservative conversion.
To control the oil patch is to control several other provinces and foreign workers as well as punish friendly capitalists and reward cronie capitalists that can afford a carbon tax but use it as an excuse to drive wage drastically down.
Kenney wants to control the price of oil? He's in cahoots with cronie capitalists in my opinion.
I think his handlers do. If they drive down the oil patch, that will drive down costs of living and keep taxes on other rich people high to fund unemployement. Frankly, this is like Russia turning off the gas to Ukraine as punishment until there is a straight out invasion.
Oorrr… This is how to get a Conservative to vote red by corrupting them with money after punishing them.


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It is found in north-eastern and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.  Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. While it was formerly assessed as Near threatened and its population is decreasing due to habitat loss, it is now considered a species of Least concern by the IUCN.

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Formerly, some authorities considered Sassi's olive greenbul to be a subspecies of the icterine greenbul. The scientific name commemorates the Austrian zoologist Ludwig Lorenz von Liburnau. Alternate names for Sassi's olive greenbul include Lorenz's greenbul, Sassi's bulbul and Sassi's greenbul.

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Michael D'Eramo (born 13 August 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for  club Ancona-Matelica.

Club career
Born in Atessa, D'Eramo started his career in Angolana, and played one season in Vicenza youth sector.

In 2016, he joined Serie D club Avezzano, and made his senior debut.

In 2019, he signed for Serie B club Spezia. He was loaned to Ravenna, and made his professional debut on 25 August 2019 against Fermana.

THe next year, on 3 September 2020, he signed with Vis Pesaro.

On 6 July 2021, he joined to new club Ancona-Matelica.

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Prices announced for updated Peugeot 308
Prices for the updated Pegeout 308 have been announced, with the firm's popular hatchback now starting from £21,310.
The revised model now features a range of petrol and diesel engines as well as a greater level of in-car technology.
It's available in either hatchback or estate variants, while a new exterior colour - Vertigo Blue - is a great option for those looking to stand out from the crowd. New optional 16-inch diamond-cut alloy wheels are also available.
All cars get Peugeot's Digital I-Cockpit system as standard now, bringing a 10-inch instrument panel ahead of the driver. All 308 models also benefit from a 9.7-inch infotainment display which houses media and satellite navigation functions, as well as Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
GT and GT Premium specifications - priced from £26,630 - also benefit from a Driver Sport Pack as standard, which introduces a sport button. This enables the driver to sharpen the throttle response while increasing the responsiveness of the power steering.
The 308 is available with a range of assistance systems too, including adaptive cruise control, automatic emergency braking and active lane departure warning.
There's the choice of either a 1.2-litre turbocharged petrol engine or a 1.5-litre diesel unit, which are both available in a variety of power outputs. Buyers can opt for either a six-speed manual or eight-speed automatic gearbox, too, though the latter is only available in higher-powered variants.
Sitting atop the range is the 308 GTi hot hatch. Priced from £31,985, it utilises a turbocharged 1.6-litre petrol engine with 256bhp and 340Nm of torque.


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Top 10 British holiday cottages for a cosy winter break
27 November 2021, 6:00 am ·6-min read
From 17th-century Cornish hideaways to Cumbrian stone barns, we pick gorgeous places to snuggle up this season – all set in lovely countryside
High Park, Hay-on-Wye, Powys
This traditional stone cottage has been beautifully restored in a modern-meets-rustic style. The open-plan ground floor has wooden floors, beams and an inglenook fireplace with a woodburner. Upstairs are two bedrooms with vaulted ceilings and a bathroom with a walk-in shower. There are deep windowsills with sheepskin rugs and cushions, and lots of artworks and houseplants. Guests can defy the winter and head outside to cook in the pizza oven, sit around the firepit or soak in the hot tub. There is a horse-riding centre nearby and plenty of walking and cycling routes.
From £595 a week, sleeps four, coolstays.com
Lemons Cottage, Devon
This lovely thatched cottage in the village of Atherington has been renovated to add mod cons but preserve period features. So there are original oak doors, panelled walls, beams and brick fireplaces, but also underfloor heating, rain showers and a contemporary kitchen. Best of all on cold winter nights is the cinema room, with sofas, a 75-inch TV and surround sound. There are separate living and dining rooms downstairs, and a master bedroom with an en suite rolltop bath and two other bedrooms.
From £235 a night, sleeps six, sandandstoneescapes.com
Slackbrae, Clackmannanshire
Slackbrae cottage opened to guests for the first time this autumn – the property was built in the 1700s as the gatehouse to the Brucefield Estate, near Stirling and Dunfermline. It has been renovated with sustainable materials and is a low-energy house. Vaulted ceilings with skylights keep it bright even in winter, and warmth is provided by underfloor heating, a woodburner and sheepskin rugs. There is an open-plan living area, plus two bedrooms (one en suite). The wider 420-hectare estate is being regenerated, with a 10-year wildlife plan to manage the semi-ancient birch, oak and Scots pine woodland and support resident bats, owls, pine martens and red squirrels.
£300 a night including breakfast hamper, sleeps six, brucefieldestate.scot
Scargill Castle, County Durham
Built in 1550 on the site of a medieval castle, Scargill has been restored from a crumbling ruin to a cosy retreat for two. An arched entrance leads to the dining room, with ancient oak beams and an oak table; the kitchen, which overlooks the courtyard garden; and the bathroom, with rolltop bath. Up a stone spiral staircase is the cosy sitting room with a Tudor fireplace and woodburner (the castle also has underfloor heating), and a window seat with views over Teesdale. The beamed bedroom is on the top floor.
From £465 for three nights, sleeps two, yorkshirehideaways.co.uk
Dracup's Cottage, Shropshire
This former railway cottage in Bridgnorth was turned into a work of art by its former owner, artist Antony Dracup, and all its features have been preserved. This spring, it opened as an unusual holiday cottage: the living room has an Alice in Wonderland theme, the breakfast room resembles a railway platform, the bedroom is the "hobbit's lair" and the bathroom is modelled on a boiler room. There is also an art room, with Dracup's 360-degree mural of Bridgnorth and, most spectacular, his huge hand-carved sandstone cave, with arches and pillars. The cottage is on a steep cobbled lane off the town's main street.
From £289 for two nights, sleeps two, dracupscottage.co.uk
Stable Lodge, Dorset
This stylish converted Victorian stable in the hamlet of Woolland opened to guests in August. There is a cottage-style kitchen, two bedrooms, one with a restored copper bath, and a shower room. Original features include stone floors, exposed brick walls and beams. As well as a private garden, guests can access the owners' meadows, with views across the Blackmore Vale. Perks include a welcome pack of local treats and the use of two bikes.
From £125 a night, sleeps four, furtherafield.com
Nyth Fach, Ceredigion
Inside this cute whitewashed cottage, blue doors and windows, slate floors, beams and antique oak furniture give a period feel. Nyth Fach (Little Nest in Welsh) has a big feature fireplace with a woodburner in the lounge and a second woodburner in the dining room, plus underfloor heating in the kitchen. The bedroom is a traditional crog loft – a mezzanine over half the ground floor – and the bathroom has a walk-in rain shower. The cottage is in a cluster of farm buildings, with sheep, alpacas, goats and donkeys on site, and within walking distance of the pebbly beach at Cwmtydu on the Ceredigion coast.
From £607 for seven nights, sleeps two, qualitycottages.co.uk
The Green, Cumbria
Richard and Carly have converted this stone barn near Ravenstonedale into three lets, two sleeping four and one sleeping six, which can be booked individually or together. The Haystore and the Byre are perhaps the cosiest, with an upside-down layout: two en suite bedrooms on the ground floor, both with whirlpool baths; a double-height, open-plan living/dining area on the first floor and a balcony with steps down to a courtyard. The space is kept toasty with a ground source heat pump. Carly's interiors are inspired by nature, with natural fabrics and eco-friendly products. Richard is a mountain leader who can take guests on guided walks over the Howgill Fells.
From £562 for four nights, sleeps four, thegreencumbria.co.uk
The Hemmel, Oxfordshire
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The Hemmel combines original features including beams, exposed stone walls and a well in the courtyard garden with a contemporary colour scheme: splashes of bright orange, red and blue. There is a woodburner in the living room, a rolltop bath in the master bedroom and a games room. The cottage is in the Vale of the White Horse, on the edge of Little Coxwell village, which has a 12th-century church and a pub serving seasonal food such as gnocchi with squash, portobello mushrooms and greens.
From £511 for seven nights, sleeps four, sykescottages.co.uk
Henry's, Port Isaac, Cornwall
This building on Fore Street started life as a 17th-century net loft, became a Victorian general store and is now Henry's, a holiday home owned – and decorated – by Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen. But don't fear a flamboyant Changing Rooms aesthetic; it is a tasteful blend of glossy black floorboards, pastel walls and white beams (OK, and the odd statement chandelier). There is a logburner in the kitchen/diner, a window seat to curl up in with a book, and sash windows with sea views – guests can watch winter storms battering the harbour wall from the comfort of the bath.
From £148 a night, sleeps six, latitude50.co.uk
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Federal land managers plan to offer more than 904,788 acres of land for potential oil and gas exploration in March in one of the largest offerings in recent years. The parcels are spread out throughout the state, from Great Basin National Park near Ely to a wildlife refuge near Elko.
The Bureau of Land Management, the federal agency that oversees more than 67 percent of land within the state, is taking public comment on the lease sale. Exploring for oil and gas on public land requires a lease, which developers can purchase in quarterly auctions. The BLM could adjust the acreage if public comments find flaws in the agency's environmental review.
In October, the BLM pulled hundreds of thousands of acres from a planned lease sale after an Idaho judge issued a preliminary injunction on the agency. The judge argued that the agency had failed to meet public participation requirements for leasing land containing habitat for the Greater sage-grouse, an imperiled Western bird that symbolizes the tensions between conservation and energy development. Some land pulled in October will now be included in the March sale. The comment period, the BLM argued in press releases, will satisfy the concerns in the injunction.
The proposed lease sale was slammed by environmental groups, including the Center for Biological Diversity and Western Watersheds Project. Both organizations have been active in challenging oil and gas sales across the West, frequently suing the federal agency in court.
With the exception of a few productive basins, Nevada has low oil potential compared to other Western states. And recent auctions for oil and gas leases have garnered little to no interest. In September, a competitive auction for nearly 300,000 acres of developable land drew zero bids.
The BLM offers public land for leasing after it receives a nomination from developers. Those nominations are then reviewed by the agency, which conducts an environmental review.
Shortly after the September bid, an energy lobbyist who represents more than 300 upstream oil and gas producers in the West, told The Nevada Independent that many of the nominations in Nevada were illegitimate, the result of "bad actors" and should not be considered by the BLM.
The public can submit comments online. Because the parcels are so spread out across the state, there are three separate sites for public comment, depending on whether the parcels fall within the BLM's Battle Mountain District, Elko District or Ely District.
Update: This story was updated at 9:08 a.m. on Dec. 11, 2018 to include more information about how the public can comment on the parcels.


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Yvette Young Interview: Gifted Artist and Guitar Aficionada Shines a Light on Music
April 24, 2019 · by rachelannc	· in Articles, Concerts, Interviews, Music.	·
Yvette Young may be best known for her popular Instagram videos (she has up to 207,500 followers), but the gifted musician, artist and guitar aficionada has already made a career for herself amongst today's generation of new musicians.
Young, who was born to two Chinese parents in San Jose, CA, became consumed by music at a young age. "My parents had me play piano when I was four and violin when I was seven," Young explained. Forced to compete in competitions and orchestras, she said "it was just a source of anxiety for me all the time."
But the guitar saved her. Known for her intricate "math rock" guitar compositions, where she inverts time signatures and approaches the guitar from the perspective of classical piano, Young's work ethic goes unnoticed. She writes and records her own solo material under Yvette Young, makes her own album art, does guitar paint jobs for hire and is the frontwoman of math-rock trio Covet.
Yvette Young. (Photo: Harry Who/Metroactive Activate)
I spoke with Yvette during her solo acoustic tour in November of 2017.
How did you first pick up music?
I'm primarily a piano player and my parents had me play piano when I was four and violin when I was seven. At the time I didn't appreciate it or enjoy it because I was forced to compete — they forced me to do competitions and orchestra and it was just a lot of pressure and stress, especially with academics. I didn't consider it fun and didn't like it at all … I don't think music or art should be a competitive thing. It's such a subjective thing and it's hard to put a quantitative value on it and pit people against each other. So to me, it just didn't make sense.
I feel like it taught you really good discipline at an early age, though.
Oh definitely. I practiced piano two to four hours everyday and I was pretty good when I was little, just because I would put in so many hours. But it made me unhappy and all the pressure got to me and I got really sick … I was taken in and out of high school and while I was in the hospital, I started to play guitar — that's how I started! I liked a lot of bands and I used to go to shows all the time and was like, I want to do that! So I found some bands that I liked and tried to learn their songs.
So I know you grew up with a strict discipline, but do you have a discipline for yourself? What is your typical songwriting routine and work ethic like?
I try to write something everyday, be it on violin, piano, acoustic guitar, electric guitar. I jam for a little bit with myself and if I come up with something, that's great, I record it. If I don't, that's okay because at least I tried. I feel like with songwriting, you won't always get something. It's like fishing; you'll sit there with your rod and maybe you won't catch anything today but the longer time you sit standing there, the more possibility you'll have that you catch something. I'm at a point where I flex that writing muscle enough so that every time I sit down I can at least come up with something.
In terms of practicing and getting stuff tight, I usually sit there and play the same [guitar] riff for like five hours. That's how I get it to muscle memory.
A lot of people know you from Instagram (@yvetteyoung). How did that journey start for you and did you think you'd be where you are today?
I started posting videos online because I was like, "Here's a song I wrote! Nobody cares!" A lot of them went viral and then I woke up to a bunch of people asking for endorsements, one of which is Strandberg Guitars (the seven-string [guitar] that I play is from them). My life changed after I got endorsed.
I went to UCLA for Fine Art and Visual & Performing Arts Education and I used to teach, so I thought I would be a visual artist and teach at a school. My life got turned upside down … I feel in a constant state of disbelief because I almost feel like I don't deserve this. It kind of just fell into my hands. I think that makes me appreciate it much more because it's such a gift and I shouldn't take it lightly.
Young plays the seven-string Strandberg Guitar and makes her own guitar art. (Photo: Matt McMonagle/Creative Live)
I know you make your own album art and do guitar work. Tell me a little bit about that.
I like it since I'm an artist, I can do everything myself and save money, time and don't have to communicate to someone my ideas and can just translate them directly … I've always loved art and drew when I was little … and that love continued in high school.
I feel like I would've died if it weren't for art or music because when I was really sick, the number one thing that helped me was feeling like I had a voice. I feel like I was sick because I felt I had no control over my life. Art and music made me feel like I had a voice and gave me so much self-esteem that wasn't related to my external appearance … I think in this society, sometimes it's very superficial and there's a lot of pressure for women to look a certain way. I think I fell pry to that when I was sick, but with art and music, I started shifting my self-view and now my favorite thing about myself is what I can do with my hands. I think everyone needs to find something, and I feel art and music are such great ways [to] communicate what you want to say. It's your story.
Do you think growing up Chinese has affected you musically or in your career?
I think it has. I wouldn't like to say that my culture is a very disciplined culture, but a lot of my practice discipline comes from my parents being very hard on me and having really high expectations for me. I think at a certain point when you bring up a child, you build habits in the child and a lot of my perfectionism and my practice and my drive comes from stuff that was internalized when I was really young. I'm inspired by the sounds of Americana but I do try to incorporate some Asian music elements. Especially in my piano, that's where you hear it.
I think the key to being a recognizable, successful artist in any form is finding a voice and being really comfortable with it and owning it, no matter what. As long as you know what you want to sound like and know what you want to say with your work, that's all that matters. It doesn't matter what other people say.
Yvette Young's latest release, "Piano EP," was released in January of this year, as well as her "Acoustics EP 2," now available through Bandcamp. Her band Covet released their latest album "effloresce" in July of 2018. You can follow Young online on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
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Survey Of Bank Forecasts – January 2019
CAD set for a comeback; USD to lose ground
The Loonie depreciated 8% against the Greenback over 2018, marking its worst annual performance in three years. The relative strength of the USD may however be turning as the USD lost ground against 27 of the 31 major currencies since the S&P 500's recent low on December 24. On January 17, the Bank of Canada ("BoC") opted to maintain its overnight lending rate at 1.75 per cent. In a statement released alongside the decision, the BoC struck a mildly dovish tone highlighting that developments in the energy sector and global trade tensions are weighing on the economy. As such, the BoC made substantial downward revisions to the growth outlook, from 2.1% to 1.7%. The BoC also caveated that future policy will be dependent on developments in oil markets, the Canadian housing market, and global trade policies. As at the date of publication, the currency pair was trading at 75.4 US¢/CAD.
RBC is expecting the Loonie to retreat in the next few weeks, but then rebound later in the year as strength in non-energy sectors pave way to two more BoC interest rate hikes. Scotiabank opted to maintain its forecasts through to Q4 of 2020, adding that despite recent turbulence, it believes we are entering a period of slowing growth. Overall, surveyed banks generally anticipate the currency pair to remain near this level or appreciate relative to the USD. The forecasts for the month indicate the pair is expected to trade between 74.6 and 79.0 US¢/CAD by end of 2019, and between 76.0 and 81.0 US¢/CAD by end of 2020.
ECB President: No recession, just longer slowdown for Eurozone
The Eurozone suffered from political uncertainty in 2018, and Q3 results produced a disappointed GDP growth rate of 0.2%, it's lowest pace since 2014 as noted by RBC. For 2019, Eurozone growth is set to decelerate to 1.6 per cent from 1.8 per cent in 2018, reflecting the pressure exerted by global trade war concerns and looming political uncertainties. European Central Bank ("ECB") President Mario Draghi, spoke on January 15th at the plenary debate of the European Parliament regarding the ECB's Annual Report 2017. Specifically, when asked if Europe was heading towards a recession, Mr. Draghi noted, "no, it's a slowdown, which is not heading towards a recession, but it could be longer than was expected before".[1] Draghi added that a significant amount of monetary stimulus is still needed in order to support the further build-up of domestic price pressures and headline inflation.
Surveying the banks, we observe a consensus that political risks in Europe, Brexit and trade policy uncertainty continue to be a common source of concern for the economy and dampen the value of the EUR. National notes that the ECB is unlikely to tighten monetary policy soon considering slow GDP growth, low inflation and a fragile banking sector. However, National highlights that investors should expect the ECB to eventually begin the normalization of policy rates which could help the EUR appreciate. BMO added that should economic activity in Europe pick up in the first half of 2019, a rate hike is likely in the last half of 2019; expectations that are generally in line with most of the surveyed banks. Overall, the surveyed banks are forecasting the EUR/CAD currency pair to trade anywhere between 60.8 and 65.0 EUR¢/CAD through the end of 2019.
BoC holds as Fed delivers December hike
The BoC maintained its overnight rate at 1.75 per cent, expressing growing concern regarding the energy sector, volatile housing market, and uncertainties with the possible U.S.-China trade war. Despite the growing concerns, the surveyed banks still expect at least two rate hikes in 2019, with Scotiabank notably anticipating three. In the United States, at the December FOMC meeting, the Fed delivered an anticipated hike to the Fed Funds Rate, which largely drew a negative response from investors. Fed Chairman Powell took notice and was more cautious in January, striking a more dovish tone and noting a greater degree of uncertainty about future rate increases and reiterating the Fed's willingness to be patient in raising rates should economic circumstances warrant as such. RBC believes that it will be difficult to see the Fed increase the overnight rate beyond 3 per cent (from a current target rate of 2.25 to 2.50 per cent), while Scotiabank and Desjardins forecast the rate to rise to 3.25 per cent by Q4 2019.
Lower forecasts for the Canadian and the U.S. 2-year government yields
Since last months' publication, downward adjustments were made by all the surveyed banks to both Canadian and the US yield forecasts which is unsurprising given the underwhelming recent economic data and rising political and fiscal uncertainties in both the U.S. and Canada. RBC attributes that a pick up in market volatility has caused a flight to safety with investors moving to government bonds and suppressing yields. Overall, the surveyed banks continue to expect that yields will continue to rise at least through to Q4 2019. Thereafter, as 2-year bond yields peak in Q4 2019, the outlook is less certain as Scotiabank, National and CIBC anticipate these yields to decline through to Q4 2020.
10-Year government bond yield forecasts tempered
The surveyed banks have revised their forecasts down for both Canada's and the U.S. 10-year government bond yields. National continues to believe that changes in borrowing requirements, improved economic conditions and further monetary normalization will ultimately push the U.S. 10-year yields higher, reaching 3.34% by Q4 2019. In Canada, National highlights that the yields will improve in the second half of the year due to stronger growth, rising inflation and further monetary policy. Overall, the surveyed banks are forecasting that through 2019, the 10-year government bond yields will rise to between 2.2% and 2.9% in Canada and 2.9% and 3.6% in the United States. However, the expectations remain tempered through 2020 as some reporting banks anticipate yields to drop indicating less economic confidence in the longer term.
Canada and the U.S.; long term yields revised down for second month in a row
The long-term government bonds yielded 2.2% in Canada and 3.08% in the U.S. as of mid-January, respectively. Since last month, we observe downward adjustments to the forecasts for the 30-year government bond yields. RBC attributes its downward projections in Canada due to the poor performance of the energy sector. Meanwhile, National is optimistic, anticipating the long bond yields in Canada to reach 2018 highs in Q4 2019, citing improved growth and rising inflation. Overall, the rising yields trend for the long-term government bonds remains intact throughout 2019, forecasted to yield between 2.4% and 3% in Canada, and between 2.7% and 3.7% in the U.S. by Q4 2019. However, several banks are forecasting those yields to lower by the end of 2020, again signalling less economic confidence in the long term.
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