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This exciting project will work to restore and improve the wonderful natural habitats at Brockhole on Windermere.
Visitors and young people will be inspired to protect and connect with nature through nature-focused fun activities, a programme of educational engagement for schools and placements to train young people in nature conservation.
This project will focus on three key areas of work:
The conservation, restoration and interpretation of eight priority habitats at Brockhole on Windermere.
The development of a fully resourced, accessible and versatile engagement programme for young people from urban backgrounds to connect with nature on our site.
A training programme that will upskill young people in habitat restoration/conservation skills, providing valuable work experience, skills and importantly accreditation for jobs in the environmental sector.
Nature art in the woodlands.
Children looking at the species that live in the ponds at Brockhole.
A school group education session walking through the woods.
Brockhole has damp meadows, rush pastures, pond and species rich tall herb fen habitats.
Brockhole is home to 'UK BAP priority habitats'
Brockhole's 30 acre grounds lots different habitats, including some UK BAP priority habitats, these habitats are some of those that were identified as being the most threatened and requiring conservation action under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan (UK BAP).
Upland oakwood which is also ancient woodland
wet woodland/upland ashwood found by the lakeshore
damp meadow/rush pasture
pond and the surrounding species rich tall herb fen
eutrophic standing waters eg. lake shoreline
traditional orchards
To improve our priority habitats, we are starting a range of conservation and restoration work
restoration work will take place on our lakeshore to prevent erosion and in the ancient woodland to give the next generation of trees the best chance to flourish.
the pond area will be doubled in size and the surrounding tall herb fen will be increased to benefit a range of terrestrial and aquatic species.
a traditional orchard will be planted for restricted educational use
two further bee hives will be added to accompany the colony of Brockhole bees.
We hope that by giving back to nature, we will create a richer and more diverse landscape that can be shared and enjoyed for generations to come.
Brockhole is free to visit with lots of activities on offer
Our habitat conservation officers tell you about the project:
Our 'Explore and Restore Nature Days' offer eligible schools and youth groups in North West England to take part in subsidised nature-focused learning activities.
Book a session for your group
Back in October, our Green Recovery Challenge Fund officers Oli and Vic, attended a weeklong placement in Czech Republic, learning all about orchards and fruit farming. This opportunity was provided by Grampus Heritage and Training Ltd, who offer a wide array of fully funded placements across a variety of sectors.
The week focused on sustainable rural development, organic gardening, and environmental protection, as well as the heritage and culture of Czech Republic. Both Oli & Vic stayed on a local farm approximately 2 hours from Prague and were shown traditional materials and techniques used on the farm, including scything, mulching and composting. They also learnt about a variety of fruit trees and visited multiple orchards throughout Prague, where they learnt how to plant and care for fruit trees.
This means our conservation officers are now equipped with the knowledge to take care of the two new orchards that they planted at Brockhole as part of the project. As well as using one of the orchards for educational purposes for their 'Explore & Restore' nature days.
Bushcraft with staff event
This year, the Lake District National Park hosted the Staff Get Together training event at Brockhole on Windermere – the LDNPA visitor centre. This gave conservation officers Oli and Vic the opportunity to provide an 'introduction to bushcraft' session for the LDNPA staff, after completing their own bushcraft training earlier in the year.
Bushcraft is all about the practice of self-reliance within the wilderness and although it is not necessarily about survival, the skills you learn through bushcraft can aid you in wilderness survival situations. Ultimately bushcraft is about learning and gaining confidence in the natural environment, and it offers a great gateway to understanding and immersing ourselves in the landscape.
For this reason, Oli & Vic wanted to offer a session that was in line with the goals of the Green Recovery Challenge Fund project – in connecting people to nature and simply having fun in the great outdoors! Throughout their time delivering the project, they have focused on primarily teaching young children, so it was a unique opportunity to train adults from various departments within the organisation.
The session itself involved looking at the three components of bushcraft: shelter, fire, and water. Oli looked at water filtration and how you can use materials found in the natural environment to filter any surrounding water sources to a level that can then be purified. He also briefly discussed fire building, natural tinder's and how to light fires safely in the environment. Meanwhile, Vic covered shelter building by explaining how you could build an A-frame type shelter from natural materials around you. She also demonstrated two types of knots that could be used to successfully put up a hammock for a safe and comfortable night's sleep in the wild.
School groups visiting Brockhole
One of the aims of the Green Recovery Project is to facilitate outdoor education and allow students to engage with nature. We do this through two overarching themes, the first being exploration. This could be anything from walking through the woods and using our senses to enjoy the biodiversity around us, to dipping a net into our ponds to see what we can catch. The second theme revolves restoration, this means the students doing something that has a positive impact on the environment.
The first round of our spring to summer Explore & Restore Nature Days at Brockhole has been very successful. We have reached 749 pupils across 23 different schools from around the North West of England, and we have received some very encouraging feedback from the students who felt more connected to nature after their session.
St. Catherine's CoE Primary School Year 5/6 in front of Lake Windermere, taking part in the Explore & Restore nature days.
New outdoor classrooms
Being outside in the elements brings us all benefits, benefits that are much more extensive than can be typed up here into a meagre list. Even if those benefits are that of a greater appreciation and gratitude for the comforts that we are so lucky to have in our homes. Being outside is just good for the soul.
Part of the project was to create spaces where students could learn in accessible and enjoyable places. A place that offered an experience not just a classroom.
To really help students engage with the amazing habitats and wildlife, without compromising the condition and status of the areas, we teamed up with Lowther Forestry who did an amazing job building our two new outdoor classrooms and boardwalks into the fen and wet meadow habitats.
New outdoor classroom in pond area to be used for educational sessions.
Three new bee hives for Brockhole
This year, Brockhole has 3 new honey bee hives and a set of bees that have moved into an human-engineered bee log. This contributes to our effort of increasing pollinators on site to assist in the pollination of the many beautiful plant species and trees we have here.
The hives can be seen from our new Bee shelter (image). The hives themselves are William Broughton Carr (WBC) hives, and are the iconic, often white hives used since the 1800's. The third hive is behind a door and is an observation hive to see the bees in operation. We use the observation hives with school groups and will be showing some of the public in our summer activities.
Beekeeper Ben checking the bees at Brockhole.
Increasing the area around our pond
We have expanded the 'tall herb fen' priority habitat – which is now over doubled in size. This is the area around the ponds. The extended fen is now blooming and filled with various flowers including ragged robins and flag iris, which is providing the perfect habitat for butterflies, and hundreds of tiny froglets!
The old pond is currently hosting a lot of newts, which is fantastic news as they have not been seen in such abundance. We will be looking to create some newt shelters for our amphibious friends.
Keep an eye out in mid-august as we will be increasing the amount of information boards around site with lots of fun facts about our ponds and the rest of the habitats at Brockhole.
Two frogs in the pond at Brockhole.
A new fence at lakeshore
You may have noticed that there is a new fence line around our lakeshore. One of the issues Lake Windermere is prone to is erosion. Increased footfall on the lakes edge means the plant communities that would normally grow and absorb some of the impacts of fluctuating water levels are trampled and therefore don't offer the same protection. Leading to increased erosion of the soils.
There are still a marked places to access the lake at Brockhole as it is important the we all get to enjoy Windermere. After all, it's a pretty special place. We just need to be able to enjoy it in a way that is sympathetic to the environment, and leaving the lake edge to the plants to grow so that the and soils to repair won's just save the land from disappearing but also benefits our frogs, toads, dragonflies, birds and otters that call this their home too.
Volunteers erecting new fence along the lakeshore edge at Brockhole.
Deadwood is good!
Conservation officers Oli and Victoria have been making minibeast windows to put around Brockhole.
Over time the wood will decay, attracting lots of different bugs including beetles, woodlice, slugs, and worms.
Why not make your own minibeast window to put in your garden and be sure to lift them up carefully when checking what's underneath!
Ponds are go
Our new pond creation is well underway here at Brockhole on Windermere. The plan is to create two new ponds and allow the surrounding Tall Herb Fen habitat to expand.
The primary goal is to increase biodiversity of both flora and fauna species and to use the area for educational purposes; highlighting the importance of ponds and drawing attention to their decline.
Digger creating two new ponds at Brockhole.
Natural Steps to Birkett Wood
If you happen to be walking in Birkett wood at Brockhole, you may find yourself wondering down a set of rustic, natural stairs. These stairs were created by the Earnest Cook Trust trainees that come to Brockhole as part of their Land Management course. To promote the idea of sustainability, a lot of the materials used were taken from the fallen trees that came down in the 2021 Storm Arwen.
Humans, much like the wildlife around us, often look for the easiest ways to get to places. This means, we tend to follow well-trodden paths, creating something called 'desire lines' - it makes sense, it's the easiest way! But, when you get extraordinary numbers of people, say close to 300,000, as Brockhole does, desire lines can lead to excessive erosion. Which was the case on this path. This is why we created the steps to make it easier for people to get up into Birkett wood whilst reducing the impact of erosion.
Natural steps made from fallen debris leading up into Birkett Wood.
New Orchards Planted
Orchards provide an excellent opportunity for people to connect with their natural surroundings. Here, in these havens, we can see trees producing delightful fruits; insects buzzing round pollinating trees and wild flowers; wildlife feeding on fallen fruits; rotting fruit decomposing to enrich the soils beneath. Yet, despite this wonder, the traditional orchard is in decline, which is why we're doing our bit to increase this habitat once more.
At Brockhole, we have planted 35 fruit trees in two areas. One is accessible to all and is located near the Barbeque/Garden Shed area, where you can walk on a path marvelling at the young trees as they grow. We are asking people not to pick the fruit as we are leaving these for these for wildlife. The second area has been planted for educational purposes and will be used by school groups to understand the importance of traditional orchards.
The project is funded by the government's Green Recovery Challenge Fund. The fund was developed by Defra and its Arm's-Length Bodies. It is being delivered by The National Lottery Heritage Fund in partnership with Natural England, the Environment Agency and Forestry Commission.
The Lake District National Park Authority will work alongside The Ernest Cook Trust to deliver this project centred on nature recovery.


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Chahan Minassian: Sharp, Precise, Selective, Refined Design
Chahan Minassian is a collectionneur, a gallerist, a connoisseur of joie de vivre in the world of interior design. The sharp, precise, selective and refined design produced in his artform make the artist one of the most celebrated around the globe.
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His work, as he says, is the pinnacle of his passion. The creativity of his ongoing work describes him better than any other words. He ranges from interior design to collection curating and furniture design. Chanan explained that reducing his field of work from high-level commercial interior design frustrated his creative lab work. So, besides working with important residential clients, he created his own gallery, allowing him to host yearly shows and fairs where his stands would transcribe his view and his seasonal thoughts, where he portrays both the designer and the client.
Throughout his career, Chanan accomplished quite a few achievements that he had drawn to himself. From full interior design services to architecture design, yachts, a full range of residential-type projects and commercial/hospitality ones. The excellency of his work made him work on luxurious projects such as the Hotel de Crillon. Chahan actually accomplished his dream job by designing the Abbazia di San Gregorio, in Venice, for the Biennale.
Chahan deconstructs his style into nothing more than a style, in his line of thought. He means that it's a compliment to his view of architectural construction, and it will heavily depend on the project's location and surroundings. But if the designer had to further describe his signature style, it would fall on the monochromatic category, very textural where the richness of the design it's more important than its commercial value.
His world is quite widespread. From his private residential projects to his galleries, showing his curated collection to the other one for his furniture design. He has been a presence in several important trade shows from New York to London and Paris. More importantly, his works have drawn the attention of serious media channels where he got exposed to a broad audience that loves his design projects.
All of the designs used by Chahan are 100% theirs. It comes from the brand in the early stages and it is followed closely by the team during the production process. Even when craftsmanship is involved, the artist comes submerged under the Chahan philosophy, becoming a 2-signature strong piece.
The French Designer doesn't follow any trends. His inspiration comes from the moment, and that's when he gets his vision and accomplishes his signature. For Chahan, his goal-client is a residential luxury-seeking client. One that is receptive to his ideas although being very busy.
Every home and home location dictate his style, even if it's for the same clients. Chahan feels lucky to have clients who have commissioned various and numerous homes for them in different destinations, which gives the studio a fan of possibilities. His ceramic artists' pieces are a part of the architecture or furniture design.
Chahan's design studio and himself work on an average of fifteen to twenty projects daily. They are always working on something new, and they keep on maintaining some projects or starting a new one. All projects are currently diversified. The studio has a penthouse in London, a 1920's house in Zurich, they designed a building from scratch and two chalets in Gstaad, a house in the south of France, an apartment in Milan, and a townhouse in Geneva… Each house has, per their location, different focuses and design differences which challenges them and makes them very happily diversified.
Chahan is a Parisian designer, and nowadays, in his opinion, the most highlighted interior designers are French Parisian colleagues. The designer thinks that craftsmanship know-how is what it's gathering attention to himself and to his peers. In other words, fabrics, metalwork, any kind of bronze, plaster or carpentry, stays tailor-made, with special attention to knowhow and exclusivity.
The Parisian designer thinks the world is changing and advancing constantly with technology and the development of the tools of communication. Chahan believes it's obviously important to integrate all these elements in our homes because people want to live in homes that are completely tailored without ever losing its functional side. From then, he doesn't think that an ultra-exclusively designed edgy interior is what the future is. Chahan Minassian believes we have gone very far and fast in the last 20 years, in advancing and achieving into the new world, and he thinks it's time to stop and appreciate what we already have.
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G'day Mate (Mk III): Who or what was the KOTF?
Who or what was the KOTF?
I have been asked to prepare an advert to attract medium level Solaris administrator/engineer types. given past experience of job adverts (from both sides of the interview table), I was thinking of trying to be a bit clever and asking only for candidates who knew about the KOTF (Keepers of the Flame). Imagine my dismay to discover that the last known reference to the KOTF (according to Google) was December 1994 - more than 10 years ago. How would a Solaris dude with 5 - 8 years experience know about the KOTF?
Just to set the record straight, the KOTF was a group of Unix admins who disagreed with Sun's decision to migrate from BSD to SysV. Still confused? Way back around 1990 (+/- a few years), Sun announced a decision to switch from a BSD-based operating system (SunOS 4.x) to a System V based operating system (Solaris 2.x). This was a strategic decision for the company - to align with AT&T and become a commercial Unix provider instead of a company that made engineering workstations. At the time, in the middle of the religious-Unix wars, this was more significant that Apple announcing the use of Intel chips.
A fairly large group of end-users of SunOS formed the KOTF* to defend the use of SunOS and to convince Sun it was a bad decision. Things started to build up to a significant impasse between the users refusing to buy into the new technology and Sun refusing to spend any more effort on fixing the old technology. This was resolved to the satisfaction of most people when Sun announced that it would include a BSD compatibility kit (/usr/ucb) with Solaris. The downside was that it further delayed the actual release and Sun eventually re-badged SunOS as "Solaris 1.x" pending the eventual release of the SysV code.


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Quebec Superior Court overturns province's ban on homegrown cannabis
Ruling means that Quebecers are now free to cultivate up to four cannabis plants at home without facing legal repercussions.
Daniel Sucar, Montreal Gazette
"As a Quebec citizen, I subscribe to the idea that it's better to control cannabis by allowing it to be grown at home," said Julien Fortier, the lawyer who led the challenge.	Allen McInnis / Montreal Gazette
Quebec Superior Court Judge Manon Lavoie overturned the province's ban on homegrown cannabis on Tuesday, meaning that Quebecers are now free to cultivate cannabis at home without facing legal repercussions.
In June 2018, the provincial government passed Quebec's cannabis law, which included provisions banning the cultivation of cannabis at home.
However, Lavoie ruled that these provisions are unconstitutional as they infringe upon the jurisdiction of the federal government, which has sole responsibility for legislating on criminal matters.
As a result, homegrown cannabis in Quebec is now regulated by Canadian law, which allows citizens to grow up to four cannabis plants.
"As a Quebec citizen, I subscribe to the idea that it's better to control cannabis by allowing it to be grown at home," said Julien Fortier, the lawyer who led the challenge.
Fortier took on the case after being approached by Janick Murray Hall, who wanted to bring the action to court on behalf of all those in Quebec who have been prosecuted for being in possession of cannabis plants.
According to the lawyer, Lavoie's ruling fits with why the government opted to legalize cannabis in the first place.
"The entire idea behind the legalization of cannabis was that the government wanted to remove the production of this plant from organized crime," Fortier said. "If you allow people to cultivate this plant themselves, that purpose would be achieved."
Still, Fortier is urging Quebec homegrowers to avoid celebrating prematurely, as the provincial government has 30 days to file a petition to the Court of Appeal. In fact, he warns there is a "very strong chance" the government will seek an appeal.
"I don't think the Quebec government will do nothing and let it slide," he said. "Regardless, we're looking forward to the fight."
dsucar@postmedia.com
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DJ Khaled, also known as the King of Snapchat, visited the studio to help Mr Brainwash launch his Snapchat. The whole process was documented on Khaled's own account on the social media outlet.
The two are longtime friends, first crossing paths when Mr Brainwash was introduced to the world of Hollywood and oftentimes partying together during Art Basel and other occasions.


Pinnacle Staff Attends Love and Logic Training | The Pinnacle P.O.V.
This past September, Pinnacle Online High School held a staff development day with guest speaker, Jedd Hafer. The purpose of the training was to examine other types of communication "tools" for dealing with our student population. Our speaker, Jedd Hafer, is from Love and Logic and is the owner of a Rehabilitation Facility in Colorado. The experiences he shared with us are the very same things we deal with on a daily basis. His knowledge and expertise was very beneficial to the Pinnacle staff. One can never have too many "tools" from which to choose!
We are not alone in our quest to communicate and connect with students. If we can communicate and connect with them, we have a better chance of guiding and steering them toward earning a high school diploma! If Love and Logic has a formula that works for them, we wanted to see if there was anything we could pick up and use for our own students.
All in all, it was a very full day, but one in which everyone got something they could use out of it. The communication "tools" Hafer showed our staff will work with our students, one's children, significant other, disgruntled parents, etc.
To learn more about Hafer and Love and Logic, visit their website at www.loveandlogic.com.
~ by pinnaclepov2224 on October 19, 2009.


All companies are concerned about customer engagement. The right type of connection with the customer is required, which is necessary for all kinds of organizations, whether they are into making of products or services. Most companies seek to have a high level of engagement among their customers. This is viewed as a desirable target as it helps to enhance brand loyalty in general and lead to the growth of a brand. When companies have a dedicated base of customers they are able to bring about innovations in their product lines, increase their profitability and build their customer base as well.
Nowadays companies have several options of engaging their customers. With a variety of media platforms available to them, customers can be engaged in different ways such as with fax marketing. Before the choices in media were available, the communication between companies and customers used to be one sided mainly. The companies would use different kinds of advertising platforms like banners, television and radio announcements and newspaper ads in order to get across information about their products and services to their customers. The feedback from customers was difficult to obtain. Today the interactive platforms like email, text and social media platforms allow customers to easily voice their views, opinions and feedback to companies.
Today the customer and company relationship has undergone radical changes. With the strength of the customer's voice reaching across to the companies and the competitive market making it hard to ignore these voices, companies are responding to views and opinions of their customers in apparent ways. Even if email broadcast in Australia techniques are used to get across to the customers, the interactive social media platforms allow companies to understand the reaction of their customers and to bring about changes in their products and services accordingly.
Holding onto the attention of the customers in this competitive world is always a challenge. However, the interactive platforms allow companies in ways of keeping the attention of their loyal customers and increasing the base as well. Frequent updates about brands, services and events are uploaded and customers are seen to follow these updates. There are special deals, announcements and campaigns announced on these platforms and those who follow these updates, get special deals and bargains as well.
For companies today it is crucial to focus on the most effective means of customer engagement and choose the right platforms to engage their customers in. There are some for whom the television ads remain the main marketing channel which is coupled with online media campaigns. For online ventures the social media platforms remain the main media forum for getting across to their customers.
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The Ericsson Research Blog recently profiled IEEE Wake-Up Radio (check it out here). Frequent readers of ours will know that this ground-breaking technology, developed by the IEEE 802.11ba standards task group, adds a second, low-power radio receiver to a device to reduce power consumption and significantly increase battery life.
The IEEE Technology Report on Wake-Up Radio is available for purchase on IEEE Xplore.
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Education United Kingdom Project #30650
Aid Children's Health & Education in 5 Countries
by Children's Helpers Worldwide
Thank you for helping the children during these challenging times
By Catherine Franks - Founder of Children's Helpers Worldwide
Food programme assisted by The Future Factory
We are so grateful to you for supporting children and young people through Children's Helpers Worldwide!
Reflecting back on the past couple of years, which have been so challenging with the pandemic and then the crisis with the Ukrainian refugees, we are very thankful to each person who has continued to offer support.
Some of our partner organisations are still responding to the rise in poverty caused by the pandemic and the lockdowns. The Future Factory, in Cape Town, became involved with food programmes serving families in disadvantaged communities during the first lockdown. Today it is still continuing to assist with food.
Anne, the founder of The Future Factory, wrote: "[We] are truly grateful for all you do for us, and everyone who donates makes a big difference in the lives of others."
Since the beginning of March, two of our partner organisations in Romania, FAST and Casa Mea, have been helping Ukrainian refugee families (mostly mothers and children). Casa Mea has taken in a family and is willing to assist more. FAST has turned its building into a refugee centre and there are currently 75 refugees staying there.
Thank you very much for your continued support during these difficult times.
Some of our partner organisations have returned to running the same projects and programmes that they did before the pandemic, following all new health and safety protocols. For example, New Life's school in Ghana has been continuing with its great work. We are glad that CHW's supporters recently made it possible for the school to have some new lockers, as storage space was needed.
Some of the older teenagers who grew up at New Life are also hoping to either start or continue with their studies in the next academic year. The courses they are interested in taking include teaching, nursing, tourism management and estimation and quantity surveying. A big thank you to all who have previously supported students at New Life! Being able to study is a life-changing opportunity for a young person.
Thank you for being part of CHW and for making an impact for the children, young people and families at the projects.
With thanks to Anne at The Future Factory, Derrick at New Life and Jan at Casa Mea for the photos included with this report.
The kids at Casa Mea with the Ukrainian family
New lockers arriving at New Life's school
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I'm always trying to figure out how to make it easier for families to observe the Christian Year because we felt so overwhelmed when we first started that journey (which is why we wrote the book we wish we had then). I thought it might be helpful for our family to have resources compiled for the month ahead so that we can plan in advance which special saints days we want to observe and I hope having them all in one place is helpful to you, too!
And I pinned all of the following resources on a December Liturgical Living pinterest board for your convenience!
As always, remember not to get overwhelmed. You don't have to observe every saints day! (We certainly don't at our house.) The liturgical year is a gift. It shouldn't feel like a burden!
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I always try to get gifts out of the way at the very beginning (if not before Advent) so that it's not a stressor that distracts me from a quiet season. Here's a little gift guide I made for this year (with some great coupon codes!).
And feeling like you need a thorough and beautiful resource to get you through the Advent season? I highly recommend the Comfort & Joy: Living the Liturgy through the Advent Season ebook by Elizabeth Foss.
Begin the St. Andrew Christmas Novena and pray it 15 times from November 30th to Christmas Day. I made a printable you can download for free.
Don't forget it's a Holy Day of Obligation, so get thee to Mass!
Ways to celebrate this faithful son of the Church on the anniversary of his death at A Knotted Life.
And these Grain-free Cardamom Sticky Biscuits look amazing for the gluten-free/paleo crowd.
Last year we tried out this Italian-American tradition of cooking a seven course meal of seafood. Well, my husband Daniel did all the cooking. But it was awesome!
And we love this coloring book by Holy Heroes.
Do you have any special traditions for holy days in December? I'd love to hear about them in the comments!
This is an excellent resource! Thank you for sharing my "Gradual Advent" article in your list.
We have been GF for 8 years and our St.Lucy tradition is to make a kringle or 2 filled with almond paste and cardamom. It is heavenly. I also add cardamom to our Christmas day cinnamon roll filling. It is just not Christmas without cardamom!


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Habitat for Humanity Colour Run brings fun in the sun for a good cause
Annual event expected to raise more than $10,000 for local charity
Sep 16, 2019 4:28 PM By: Randy Palmer
1 / 1 It wouldn't be the Colour Run without one final group throw to close out the event.
It's rather impressive to see just how quickly the Habitat for Humanity Colour Run has taken off as one of the highest-grossing charity events in Moose Jaw.
In their first three years, the annual run has raised just over $35,000, with the most recent edition this past Saturday expected to boost that total well into the $45,000 range and beyond.
But all one has to do is see the Colour Run to pick up on why it's become so popular, so fast.
To put it simply, a picture is most definitely worth a thousand words.
"The community has been really good about supporting this event over the years and we're really happy with how much it's grown," said Heidi Tiller, Habitat for Humanity fund development committee chair. "There's still quite a bit of effort that goes into it, but what we've implemented over the years makes it easier for people to register, show up and then from our side at the Habitat for Humanity, things go really smoothly… It's a fun event and it's great to see people have a good time with it."
Around 300 people took part in the 2019 edition in Wakamow Valley, with the start-finish line at the speed skating oval quickly becoming a cloud of coloured dust as runners crossed the finish line.
"We're up from about about 200 in years two and three, so that's just fantastic and we're really happy to see that kind of turnout," Tiller said. "I think people are really encouraging their friends and family to come out and we're doing our best to get the word out, too."
The Color Run kicked off with a special $5,000 donation from SaskWater manager of corporate communications Courtney Mihalicz, marking a continuation of the organization's long-standing support for both the run and Habitat for Humanity in general.
"SaskWater has been great, they've always supported our events over the year and this past year we've been having more conversations with them, and they've made some more commitments, including $5,000 they donated at the beginning of the year," Tiller said.
"Then Courtney reached out to me and said they'd be willing to donate another $5,000, so that was fantastic. It goes to our ninth build, making that a possibility and making it a little more at ease for us, since we always have to make sure we have a certain amount of money in the bank before moving forward. Every cent we can raise helps."
The ninth build is currently well underway at 914 Ominica St. West, and volunteers are still needed to bring the project to completion.
"They have siding and everything up, so it's coming along nicely," Tiller said.
Anyone is interested in volunteering can go to the Habitat for Humanity Moose Jaw website, where all the information for local projects can be found and those interested can sign up and come out to help on the build.
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I am honored to be here at the South Highland's Presbyterian Church and to be with Rev. Ed Hurley, Rev. Noelle Read and Rev. Denney Read. They are my dear friends and teachers and colleagues, and you here are my friends too. I will never forget how when we walked back with our Torah Scrolls from the Southside Baptist Church to our new building, you were assembled with signs that read "welcome home" and joined in our march. And during that joyful and soul filled day, you added to the joy of our community. You understood the meaning of home for us. That is something that friends do for friends. They understand the meaning of home for their friends.
I am here today to speak to you as a Jew to tell you what hurts me. I can do that because I trust you, and you trust me. You are my friends. I don't expect that you will agree with me about everything I share with you. That is not the point of being in a relationship with friends we love. The goal of lovers is not to agree, but to understand, to appreciate, to celebrate and to console.
Make no mistake about it, we are lovers. Together we are lovers of the same things. We love God. We love our country. We love our community. We love our corner of Highland Avenue. We love our traditions. We love justice. We love mercy. As religious communities, we love the sometimes unlovable. We love the good. We love God's commandments. We love our families and we love our people. We are lovers of the same things.
I want to share with you today about what it is like to live as a Jew in today's world. You don't have to fix it for me or mend me my wounds, just understand me. I was born in 1954. My grandparents were born in Poland. There was not a day that passed that they didn't experience some kind of anti-Jewish bigotry in Europe. They spoke Yiddish and Polish and Russian. They came to this country with nothing after World War I, and eventually settled in the Bronx. They were hard working. My grandfather was a platinum smith. My other grandfather was a dressmaker. My grandmother worked in a sweatshop. They always rented their apartments. Their children, my parents, went to college and bought their own home. The seminal events for my grandparents was leaving the anti-Semitism of Poland and coming to America. The seminal events for my parents were learning about the Holocaust and the creation of the Jewish state of Israel. My father, of blessed memory, was planning to move to Israel in the early 1950's, but he was run over by a taxicab in New York and had to convalesce for six months. He literally missed the boat. He became a rabbi instead of an Israeli farmer. The seminal event for me as a child was the Six Day War, during my Bar Mitzvah year, and the Yom Kippur War. I left college to spend five months in Israel working on a kibbutz after the Yom Kippur War. I was nineteen, and I couldn't concentrate on my studies when my people were in peril. That was the coldest and most lonely winter of my life. The seminal events for my children are the terror bombings in Israel, which prevented them from going there to travel and study, and of course September 11, 2001.
My friends, I want you to know what hurts me just so that you can understand what it is like to be a Jew. It hurts me to live in a world where my existence and the existence of my people are not assured. It hurts me to live in a world were the nations of the world question the value of my being. It hurts me to live in a world where the battle lines in the war on terror, or the battle lines of the Cold War, or the battle lines of World War II, or the battle lines of modernization, all the battle lines of civilization—all seem to fall upon the doorpost of my people wherever and whenever we live. It hurts me to live in a world where the bad people, the evil people still target my people and me first. It hurts to live in a world where we still remain God's suffering servants. Christians read the same passage from Isaiah that we Jews do from our Bibles. For Christians, God's suffering servant is foretold to be Jesus. For us as Jews, we know who was God's suffering servant in his day and in our own, it is the body of Am Yisrael, the people of Israel.
53 "Who can believe what we have heard?
I would like for the Jewish people to relinquish our historic role as God's suffering servant. We have filled that role for a very long time. I would like to live in peace without persecution, without wondering how it is we are going to survive into the next generation. I would love to sit under my vine and under my fig tree, unafraid. I would love to live without having to pray that there will be a Jewish world for my grandchildren. I would like not to have to worry about those who cheerfully send their children to death for the pleasure of doing me and my people harm.
This past summer, the Presbyterian Church USA General Assembly voted 431-62 to begin to divest its funds of companies that do business with Israel. They cited the "evil" of Israel's ongoing occupation. They decried the establishment of the security barrier now being erected in Israel to stop the waves of suicide bombings and destruction. I don't want, nor do I intend to go through a point/counterpoint discussion of the General Assembly Overtures. Is Israel the only country in the world worthy of divestment and delegitimization from the Presbyterian Church USA? Not Iran, not Saudi Arabia, not Serbia, not Russia, not Liberia, not China, not Pakistan, not Myanmar, not Zimbabwe, not Haiti, not Indonesia, not Cambodia, not Sudan, not Syria-- is only Israel worthy of such attention?! And consider, is the only evil in the Middle East that of the Israeli occupation? Israel had tried to end that occupation in 1993 under Yitzhak Rabin, and then in 2000 under negotiations with Prime Minister Barak and President Clinton. These attempts were answered with terror, destruction and death. Even today, Israel is preparing to un-occupy most of the territories captured during 1967. While these attempts at reconciliation and peace were taking place between the leaders, the Palestinians were smuggling in explosives by ship and tunnel, and preparing their young people to become shaheed, suicide "martyrs" as they terrorize Israel's population. Now, they are firing rockets into Israeli cities. Which is evil, the cult of terror, death and destruction, or the innate desire of a civilization to protect itself from those whose greatest hope is its destruction? On 9/11, America suffered approximately 3000 casualties. Through this second intifada alone, Israel has suffered the proportional equivalent of 50,000 deaths, and many many injured as well.
Or course, I mourn too for another lost generation of Palestinian youth to this cult of death. It all didn't have to be. It didn't have to be. Arab violence preceded the State of Israel in the 1920s and 1930s. It didn't have to be in 1948, in 1956, in 1967, in 1973, during the first intifada and during the latest wave of murderous violence. After 1967 Six Days War, Moshe Dayan, Yitzhak Rabin, Golda Meir, and Levi Eshkol waited in vain for the phone to ring. To whom could they return the territories? Who would come forward to make peace with Israel? Instead, Israel heard loud and clear the three "Nos" from the Arab world after their victory: no peace, no negotiation, no recognition. We have experienced violence and not acceptance; terror and not peace; violence and not co-existence. Violence, terror, violence. We Americans battle the same violence all over the world, but at the end of the day, we get to go home, and Israel stays as the first defense in our war against radical Islam. And if, God forbid, Israel would cease to exist, they would still come at us, Presbyterians and Jews alike outside of Israel, and attack us all over the world with their insatiable appetite to destroy yet more of our western civilization of love, respect, democracy, human rights, and decency.
I know that most of you disagree with this Overture of divestment from your national organization. I am not here to holler at you or scream or carry on. Most of you agree with me anyway. Instead, I am here for you to hear what it is like to be me, to be a member of my people. I want you to understand the pain I feel when my homeland, which has never known a single day of peace or acceptance in the world of nations, which has had to defend itself against the hatred of fanatical enemies, is declared as a legitimate target by the people who are my friends, my co-lovers, and my colleagues in making the world better and more just and more Godly. I want you to understand my abandonment and my loneliness. That's all. Just understand what it feels like to be me and my people, to lose our friends, to have to fight alone.
Every Rosh Hashanah, we Jews read the Binding of Isaac as our Torah reading. You know and love the Bible, and you know and love this puzzling story. Yehuda Amichai, the famous Israeli poet wrote this remarkable poem in Hebrew. I will read its translation to you.
Who did not know about the conspiracy between the others.
He practically volunteered to die in place of Isaac.
or to sound the alarm of their vulgar happiness.
seized in the thicket before slaughter.
And the thicket his last friend.
and Abraham and God went long ago.
My friends, everyone else can go home. The angels can go home and shut their doors. The Christians can go home and shut their doors. The Presbyterians can go home and shut their doors. The Moslems can go home and shut their doors. The Democrats can go home and shut their doors. The Republicans can go home and shut their doors. The French, and the Germans, and the British, and the Italians, and the Spanish, and the Swiss, and the Swedes, and the Finns, and the Norwegians can go home and shut their doors. Actually, they went home and shut their doors a long time ago. And who is left outside in the wild to face the devouring beast?
The ram. The ram who is caught by his horns in the thicket. The ram who is sacrificed on the altar so Isaac and Abraham might live. The ram is left out in the wild, caught by his horns in the thicket. The ram is exposed and everyone else went to hide in the safety of their doorways from the butcher's knives. But the thickets won't let go. Oh sure, in the end everyone will thank the ram, Abraham and Isaac and God and the Republicans and the Democrats and the French and the Presbyterians. Everyone will thank the ram and hold the ram up as a fine model of sacrifice and suffering. And they will remove his horns to trumpet their respect. But even then, the knives will still be flashing, searching for their next victim.
But the ram was the first to be slaughtered.
I don't want to be that ram. Not now and not ever again. I have had enough of being the ram.
This is what it is like to be me. Thank you for your love and understanding.


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Various shades and finishes allow you to choose the wood look down to the species, and now laminates are mimicking hardwood even more. Some laminates offer beveled, distressed, and highly textured options—giving your laminate floor not only the look of hardwood, but the feel of it, too.
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Is it ever okay to release toxic family?
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Would you know if you were being emotionally abusive? There is a question you can ask yourself to determine if you are being emotionally abusive or not.
Once you know the question, you can change how you communicate with anyone.
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If your relationship has gone through its ups and downs, but is now on a good path to prosper, you'll probably want to keep it that way.


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Interior Design: Two separate cabins, one galley and a cleverly fitted shower room make the Antares 27 the ideal boat for cruises with family and friends! With wraparound windows, the pilothouse has a panoramic view and is incredibly bright. There is a real feeling of space and the lounge is cleverly organized with a co-pilot seat that swings round. This means you can sit facing the sea or facing the chart table.
Comfortable Cruising: Perfectly fitted out, the Antares 27 is an invitation to get away and relax.
Space and Light: With a three-leaf sliding door, a side door and an optional opening roof, the wheelhouse is incredibly bright and houses a large saloon with seats for 4 people facing each other.
Great Autonomy: With maximum comfort on board, the Antares 27 can take up to 158 US Gal of fuel and 42 US Gal of water.
Easy Circulation: A side door opens from the driving station onto a starboard walkway making manoeuvres easier and safe.
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Pa. Supreme Court won't revisit gas drilling case
Pennsylvania's highest court said Friday it would not revisit its decision striking down a state law that took zoning decisions about natural gas drilling out of the hands of local governments.
Pa. Supreme Court won't revisit gas drilling case Pennsylvania's highest court said Friday it would not revisit its decision striking down a state law that took zoning decisions about natural gas drilling out of the hands of local governments. Check out this story on ithacajournal.com: http://ithacajr.nl/1lCQ1Io
Ithaca Published 2:48 p.m. ET July 3, 2014
The state Supreme Court denied a request by Gov. Tom Corbett's administration to vacate its decision and send it back to a lower court for a new round of briefs and fact-finding process.
Instead, the justices left in place the Dec. 19 decision that said new industry-friendly rules violated the state constitution.
Three justices said the restrictions didn't sufficiently protect the environment and the health and safety of people. A fourth justice said the law violated due process rights of municipalities to carry out community planning.
There are still unresolved issues, however, and the case now goes back to Commonwealth Court for additional proceedings. One question is whether parts of the law that were not invalidated can remain in force, including a tax on drillers that has generated hundreds of millions of dollars.
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ELF Cosmetics recently came out with quite a few face palettes and I've heard amazing reviews on em'. I actually had my eye set on the blush palette when I entered the ELF store in Fulton Street, Manhattan. However, once in the shop and seeing that array of palettes they had - contour, highlight, blush, foundation and face - I was so spoilt for choice. So, I decided to get a all-in-one palette to try out first, and I picked up the Elf Beautifully Bare Total Face Palette (USD 8).
mirror packaging does not last long as the moment I touched it, it was fingerprint galore.
This palette comes with a highlighter (a champagne with a slight peach undertone), 2 matte blushes ( a soft coral peach and a pinkish coral) and a matte bronzer (quite a neutral shade, not too orange nor ashy).
These powders do have a little kick back when you dip your brush in. Despite so, the formula feels silky when swatched and they apply and blend really easily on the skin. Pigmentation is definitely decent, especially the matte blushes. Since this meant to give a natural, bare faced look, the highlighter isn't the most intense but this makes it perfect for the casual days. If I wanted to glow a tad more, I would opt for something else. Depending on your skin tone, the bronzer can be used to contour as well. I am quite warm, so the bronzer does look a tad cooler on my skin when applied. Thus, this works lovely to subtly sculpt the cheekbones and the jaw line on regular days. With a stipple brush and an extremely light hand, I am able to use this bronzer shade to bronze up my complexion as well.
I did not really expect much for the lasting power but I was really impressed when I got home after a long 10 hour work day and saw that my blush was still showing. Blush is usually the first to disappear on my oily skin but this lasted and it was not patchy at all.
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The Kerrie Show: Should a Teen Have a Brand New Car?
Should a Teen Have a Brand New Car?
I love when people try new things. One of my best friends and godmom to my daughter Eva is trying her hand at writing. I have to say she ain't half bad. She's starting out online, but you know I'm trying to drag her into the regional parenting markets with me! Anyway, check her piece out about her first car when she was a teen ... it was a beater and it was far from NEW.
Do you think teens should EVER have a new car? Does a bear poop in a catbox? Leave her a comment on her essay ... she'd love to hear from you. This might start a debate because I know a few people who got a new car upon graduating high school. Mind you, these were responsible kids and I don't recall them wrecking said car, so I suppose there are cases where a new car might be alright to reward a great only child! Otherwise, you set a precedent of getting a new car for all your kids just because they graduate, and all your kids might not take such great care of a new car!


A village Post Office has returned to a remote Mid Devon village after an absence of years.
Chawleigh residents celebrated the occasion on Monday, March 11, with cake and a ceremony led by the leader of Mid Devon District Council, Clive Eginton, who cut the ribbon.
Cllr Eginton explained that residents had called for a village shop and Post Office when he was newly elected in 2003 and suggested land next to the Royal Oak pub, before Mid Devon District Council sold the land to Chawleigh Parish Council for £1 before planning permission was granted in 2004.
Chawleigh residents celebrated the opening of their Post Office on Monday, March 11, with cake and a ceremony led by leader of Mid Devon District Council, Clive Eginton.
"Then there was a tremendous effort by not only the parish council but members of community in fundraising," Cllr Eginton said.
"This went on for several years, and I then remember when Mel Stride was first elected in 2010 as the MP here and had the joyous task of opening the Chawleigh Village Store and Post Office.
"Now we all know that unfortunately the Post Office went by the way and it has been too many years without one here.
Cllr Eginton paid tribute to the parish council's commitment in maintaining the store, the Post Office and new postmaster Jane Hall.
"It says a lot about the proactive nature of the Post Office that they are prepared to do this when so many of our high street banks are failing us at the moment and closing branches all over the place. A big thanks must go to have a post office for bringing one back into the heart of Chawleigh.
Jane Hall, who has lived in the village for six years and been involved in the shop for two, said she was excited about her new role. "It's very scary as I've never taken on a role like this, it's all completely new, but it's all very exciting.


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News in Brief Space
Atom & Cosmos
NASA's plans to sample an asteroid, good-bye to Spirit rover, Neptune's spin and more in this week's news
By Science News
NASA's first asteroid sampler The first U.S. spacecraft to scoop up samples of an asteroid and return them to Earth will be launched in 2016, NASA announced May 25. The craft, known as OSIRIS-REx, will reach the near-Earth asteroid 1999 RQ36 in 2020. After the craft studies the space rock — a leftover from the birth of the solar system — from a distance of 4.8 kilometers for six months, scientists will determine the best place to grab a sample. The craft will then move closer to the asteroid and extend a robotic arm to collect more than 57 grams of material. The craft is expected to return the sample to Earth in 2023
. —Ron Cowen Finding Neptune's spin Figuring out how quickly a big blob of gas rotates isn't easy, but a planetary scientist has now done it for Neptune. By tracking features on the planet's surface over the past two decades, Erich Karkoschka of the University of Arizona reports that it rotates every 15.97 hours — a more precise measurement than the 16.11-hour estimate gathered by the Voyager 2 spacecraft. The new data suggest that Neptune's core must be more massive than scientists had thought, Karkoschka writes in an upcoming Icarus. — Alexandra Witze Mid-life crisis for Milky Way
Both the Milky Way galaxy and its nearest large spiral neighbor, Andromeda, appear to be in the midst of a crucial transformation, with their average color midway between blue, which denotes youth, and red, which indicates an aging population. Surveys suggest that other galaxies in this betwixt-and-between state, known as the green valley, will have ceased nearly all star formation in a few billion years. The finding reveals the possible future of Andromeda and our home galaxy and opens a new window for studying global changes in galaxies up close, astronomers based in Australia report in an upcoming Astrophysical Journal . —Ron Cowen
NASA says farewell to Spirit
NASA has halted attempts to communicate with the Mars rover Spirit, which fell silent on March 22, 2010, as winter approached and the rover's solar energy supply dwindled. The space agency announced its decision on May 25. Spirit operated for six years following its January 2004 landing, returning to Earth more than 124,000 images and driving a total of 7.73 kilometers, more than 12 times its travel goal. The rover discovered silica deposits, a sign that Spirit's landing site once had hot springs or steam vents that may have supported microbial life. Spirit's twin, Opportunity, remains active and in relatively good condition on the Red Planet. —Ron Cowen
FIELD TRIP The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will rendezvous with asteroid 1999 RQ36, extend a sample collecting device and return about 60 grams of material to Earth for analysis. NASA, GSFC, Univ. of Arizona
Hale-Bopp comet won't die
Comet Hale-Bopp, which wowed observers when it neared the sun in 1997, is still showing signs of activity even though it now lies beyond the orbit of Neptune. New observations, the most distant ever taken of any comet, indicate that despite the body's great distance from the sun and lack of a visible shroud of dust, Hale-Bopp may still be shedding material, rather than being frozen to death. It's unclear how and when all activity will finally cease, an international team of astronomers reports in an upcoming Astronomy & Astrophysics. —Ron Cowen
Asteroid sampler: no citation
Neptune: E. Karkoschka. Neptune's rotational period suggested by the extraordinary stability of two features. Icarus. Published online May 20, 2011. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2011.05.013
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Mid-life: S.J. Mutch, D.J. Croton and G.B. Pool. The mid-life crisis of the Milky Way and M31. Astrophysical Journal, in press, 2011. Available online:
Spirit: no citation
Hale-Bopp: Gy. M. Szabó, K. Sárneczky and L.L. Kiss. Frozen to death? Detection of comet Hale-Bopp at 30.7 AU. Astronomy & Astrophysics, in press, 2011. DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201116793
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H&M Partners With South African Marketing Team
They are trying to get it right.
By Teryn Payne
H&M has had several unfortunate product releases in 2018. From dressing a black child in a "coolest monkey in the jungle" hoodie to selling socks that appeared to have the word "Allah" on them, it became clear to many that when it comes to cultural sensitivity, the brand has work to do.
This week, the retailer pledged to combat the problems in their advertising and marketing strategies by hiring a South African marketing firm to work with them. The Ahmed Kathrada Foundations (AKF) director Neeshan Bolton, announced the collaboration with the brand earlier this week. H&M's wrongdoings are of particular interest in South Africa after the The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) started protests at South African H&M stores immediately following the "Coolest Monkey in the Jungle" hoodie release.
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Neeshan told The Citizen, "They [H&M] admitted they were wrong and are trying to understand how to undo their mistake. Part of that engagement was because of the EFF demonstration. We had planned a demonstration after the EFF launched their protest, we could not proceed because we couldn't match their scale."
According to a report from Blavity, H&M and the AFK will work together to educate company members on cultural awareness which will hopefully avoid racial and cultural mishaps from occurring in the future. In order for H&M members to get properly educated, the international retailer is sending its marketing team to South Africa to learn first hand. The collaboration will also include the support of H&M toward South African businesses to buy materials and products for its stores.
"The H&M global human resources head and the transformation officer arrived in the country and agreed to work with the Institute of Justice and Reconciliation in Cape Town, and ensure that [the] South African management team and staff fully understand the complexity of race relations and racism in the country. We are mindful that had the EFF not done what they did, H&M would never have agreed to meet with the ARNSA," Neeshan shared.
It's good to see that H&M is being proactive to make sure they get it right. We look forward to seeing the results from the collaboration.
The Internet Is Dragging H&M for Cultural Appropriation Again
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We are here for this.
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Guests Had to Take Their Shoes off to See the H&M Fashion Show in Paris
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P.Diddy Dropped How Much On His New Mansion?
P.Diddy just dropped a smooth $40 million on a new home in the posh LA Hills.
According to TMZ, the music mogul just closed escrow on the European Villa in Holmby Hills, where Michael Jackson died.
Diddy's new digs comes with eight bedrooms and 11 bathrooms. The main house is 17,000 square feet and the guest house is 3,000 square feet. Along with the home being big enough to house a small township it also comes equipped with a steam room, massage room and beauty salon. The home is brand-spanking new and was built six months ago.
Congrats to Mr. Combs. If anyone deserves it, it's him.


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NEWS RELEASE: Commissioner Yasmin Trudeau Appointed to State Senate, Becomes First Bengali & Muslim to Serve in Legislature
Commissioner Yasmin Trudeau Appointed to State Senate, Becomes First Bengali & Muslim to Serve in Legislature News Release Contact: Yasmin Trudeau | 714-474-3190 | Yasmin.trudeau@capaa.wa.gov For Immediate Release November 5, 2021 OLYMPIA – On Tuesday, November 2nd, Yasmin Trudeau resigned from her position as Commissioner on the Washington State Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs (CAPAA), effective immediately, to serve as the State Senator for the 27th Legislative District. Senator Trudeau will serve the remainder of the term of former State Senator Jeannie Darnielle (27th LD – D). She is the first Muslim and first Bengali American to serve in the Washington State Legislature. "It is an honor and a privilege to serve the [...]
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Inslee appoints Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH new secretary of health Gov. Jay Inslee today appointed Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH as the new Washington state secretary of health starting December 21. Dr. Shah currently serves as executive director and local health authority for Harris County Public Health in Texas. "Dr. Shah brings an unrivaled expertise, knowledge and passion for public health," Inslee said. "His leadership will help us lead Washington state through the next crucial phase of this pandemic. He is uniquely suited to continue our nation-leading response. An immigrant, originally from Pakistan and raised in Ohio, equity is incorporated and considered in every decision as he leads [...]
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Amid stories of hate, CAPAA urges victims to report
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Film Review – Killing Gunther (2017)
written by Nick Kush October 24, 2017
Arnold Schwarzenegger has starred in many smaller movies in recent years. His latest film, Killing Gunther, is no different. Filmed in a mockumentary style, Killing Gunther is a wacky, self-referential comedy from many of your favorite SNL minds. The following review will be spoiler free.
Directed by: Taran Killam
Written by: Taran Killam
Starring: Taran Killam, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bobby Moynihan, and Cobie Smulders
Tired of famed hitman Gunther (Schwarzenegger) getting all the praise, a group of eight assassins led by Blake (Killam) plot to kill him once and for all. However, they need undeniable proof before doing it, so they hire a camera crew at gunpoint to document their every move. To their dismay, Gunther becomes aware of their plot, turning the tide against them as the hunters quickly become the hunted.
There's indie movies, and then there's super indies. Killing Gunther falls squarely into that latter category. The film was developed as part of a passion project for Taran Killam whom you may know from Saturday Night Live. Luckily, Killam had a bunch of talented friends that allowed him to populate the film and get some type of buzz leading up to Killing Gunther's very limited release.
This film is so underground that it was distributed by Saban Films. Yes, the same Saban that distributes all those Power Rangers toys that you loved back in the 1990's. The film itself was made for pennies on the dollar with most of its costs going towards paying the high profile actors involved in the project, allowing for such a small distribution company to take the reigns on the film's monetary future.
But that also begs the question, why didn't a film with known actors get some type of large release from a larger distribution company? Most of the time it signals a less than stellar final product, but it also signals that bigger companies just don't know how to market the film to audiences. With a premise as bizarre as this one, that second option might be the cause here.
image via LA Times
A Hilarious Take on Usual Cliches
Usually, the issue with many of these mockumentary or found footage movies is one singular question: why the hell are you still filming? Movies bypass this issue all the time, forcing you to just accept the fact that it's a movie and you need to suspend disbelief for it to occur in some capacity. Taran Killam approaches this concept head-on, making the filmmakers actual characters within the world of the film.
Killam and the other assassins consistently throw the cameramen into the crosshairs, forcing them into as much danger as the rest of the gang. This quirk becomes so self-referential that the movie becomes more than just meta. Killing Gunther actually becomes meta within the movie itself, adding another layer to the story's already fourth wall-breaking nature.
image via The Hollywood Reporter
This concept speaks to really solid writing and execution. I mean, c'mon, who even thinks to lampoon something to that degree? It's one of those things that you would never think about but then when you see it you slap yourself on the forehead for not thinking of it yourself.
Killing Gunther isn't necessarily a stepping stone for Taran Killam since so few people will end up seeing it, but it should propel him to work on a greater platform in his next project.
Schwarzenegger Has Never Been More Unhinged
I mean, just look at this doofus:
image via NeoGAF
Getting to see Arnold Schwarzenegger sporting a pretty boy, douchey haircut is something I never knew I wanted so badly until Killing Gunther came along. The best way to describe Schwarzenegger's character is that he's a fraternity brother who just happens to be great at killing people…and who's coming down from his smoke session a few hours prior. Although there's the seemingly mandated meta references to his popular roles of old that he's been running into the ground in recent years, this is an Arnold that we haven't seen before. Now that he's in the twilight of his career, this change was certainly necessary.
Unfortunately for most, Killing Gunther uses Schwarzenegger in basically a glorified cameo role, treating him practically as a boogeyman-like figure until the latter portion of the film. However, what you get of Arnold is something to behold.
Just look at THAT:
Watching Arnold beat someone with a fridge and then smash him over the head with a pre-broken vase is just so adorable and low-budget that is somehow works.
Will Most Likely Only Appeal to a Very Small Audience
As you may have surmised, Killing Gunther is definitely not what you would call a "broad comedy." Much of the comedy is telegraphed in a manner that many will find grown-inducing. Killing Gunther is more funny from a writing stand point, in that the formation of its jokes are well-done from a situational and idea point of view.
The delivery is another story. Some of it is quite hammy as you would expect from SNL regulars. Taran Killam's delivery in particular will polarize audiences. In essence, he's a conduit for the meta themes of the movie. He'll convey "emotion" as it pertains to the story, but it's always in a blase manner. His character understands the meta-ness of the situation without really winking at the camera. To most, he'll come off as hoaky or just downright bad.
image via Entertainment Tonight
Some will come away from this movie thinking I'm an idiot for my moderate recommendation. And honestly, I wouldn't blame them. Killing Gunther is a prime example of a creative mind just wanting to carry out his vision without a thought about who'll enjoy it.
Most people will probably find Killing Gunther a largely unfunny endeavor that telegraphs most of its jokes. But, for the very small audience that this film will actually appeal to, Killing Gunther will provide a surprising amount of entertainment that'll have you laughing through the end credits. Against my better judgement, Killing Gunther gets a B-. It's breezy and not particularly memorable. But, there's enough fun here to be enjoyed in the right state of mind.
Taran Killam has a very distinct and niche sense for comedy, so beware before you engage.
image via Punch Drunk Critics
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A current young professional in the Richmond, Virginia area, Nick founded MovieBabble in October of 2016 when he was a bored college student with nothing else to do. (And he kicks himself every day that his story isn't better.) Nick is also a member of the Online Film Critics Society, the Internet Film Critics Society and the Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association. You can follow him on Twitter @nkush42
Steve October 24, 2017 - 6:21 pm
The first time I saw this trailer a month or two ago I didn't know what to think, but by now I'm convinced this is my film of the year. Pizza and beer and this film. Yup, that's all I need. If I can find a place screening it…
Nick Kush October 24, 2017 - 6:53 pm
I think it's also on VOD so you might be able to see it at home!
Steve October 25, 2017 - 11:31 pm
Saw it in theater with two seats occupied. Mine and someone ten rows down. Sad
Nick Kush October 25, 2017 - 11:32 pm
What a shame
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The official trailer for the Zilla Halloween special and season finale.
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