How do I ensure I am gambling responsibly?
But what exactly does this mean? Most of us are savvy enough to know that tipping our entire paycheque into pokies probably isn't the best idea in the world, so where is the line drawn?
It is important to recognise the distinctions between gambling for fun, gambling for profit and gambling because we just can't stop.
We have all heard the saying 'only bet what you can afford to lose'. This should be the first thing that you think whenever you place a bet.
At EziSports, we recommend having a separate kitty for your monthly betting. Do your monthly budget, apply money to bills, groceries and your luxury items.
Save money, get ahead in life. If there is some disposable income left, put that aside. You now have a pool of money you can use to gamble with that will not impact your life negatively.
Now that you have your betting pool in place, it is important not to just spend it recklessly - not if you want to gamble away your kitty overnight, anyway.
There are many staking systems out there that allow you to pace yourself and never lose your stack in one losing run.
It is sensible and keeps you in the game long enough to keep it enjoyable - and profitable.
The goal of sports betting is to hit more winners than you do losers, but this can come in the form of peaks and valleys.
Losing streaks happen, they are inevitable. But with proper research and sensible gambling, those streaks can quickly turn into massive winning streaks as well.
It is important to remain calm and measured in the good times and bad. Losing your head, upping your stakes and chasing losses is fraught with danger. Getting cocky and doubling down in the good times is also fraught with danger as you will have nothing to fall back on in the lean times.
While sports betting can be an extremely profitable venture, the bottom line is that we do it for fun.
It adds spice to watching sports and encourages us to watch matches and codes we might otherwise ignore.
At EziSports, we are a community that loves to chat, banter and share the good times that come with watching and gambling on sport.
If this fun is slipping away, if you are feeling frustrated, agitated, having trouble sleeping or developing an obsession with gambling, it is time to take a rest.
Gambling addiction is serious. If you feel you cannot stop, never resist the many hands there are reaching out to help you.
There are many hotlines you can call anonymously to help guide you out of the pit of gambling addiction. Search in your local region and get support, you don't have to face this fight on your own.


The term 'resilience' was brought to our attention in the '70s and '80s when the first research findings on resilience were published in the health fields.
Recently, however, resilience has become a fashionable buzz word. It is often bandied about without any real thought to its impact or meaning. We are all supposed to be striving to be more resilient. But what exactly does this mean, what do we do with it and how do we get it?
An unwelcomed fixture on the life circuit, rejection affects everyone in some way or form. From friends rebuffing issues close to our hearts, to lovers ending relationships and bosses declining deserved promotions ... life often draws more rejection than acceptance!


It has been a topic of conversation for years and this week, the Boise City Council will get an update on the proposed Bown Crossing Branch Library project, which includes an ambitious schedule that would see the doors of the new library swing open November 2016.
The Bown Crossing library would be framed by Riverside Elementary School to the west, East Boise Avenue to the south, Parkcenter Boulevard to the north and Bown Way to the east. Preliminary designs indicate that building materials would have regional and historic significance, including sandstone and natural timber accents. United Water has also been identified as a sponsor of a nearby garden. A so-called revised "hearth" design reveals a sitting room that would include a fireplace.
The $8.5 million project would be funded by approximately $1 million from Friends of the Boise Public Library and $7.5 million in city funds.
Portland, Ore.-based architects Fletcher, Farr and Ayotte have provided preliminary designs. According to city documents, bidding and permitting would occur August through September 2015, construction would begin November 2015 and would continue through November 14, 2016.
The Boise Council will receive the project update Tuesday, March 31.


Qi-gong in Melbourne offers medical qigong classes including meditation, breathing exercises and self healing techniques. Qigong classes are conducted by Garry and Linda Baniecki, whom have been teaching Qigong in Melbourne since 1998. Qigong in Melbourne teaches medical qigong in Greensborough, Melbourne.
Qi-gong, often spelt Chi-Kung, is the study and practice of cultivating vital energy-life force through various techniques, including: breathing correction, postures, guidance of thought, visualization and meditation.
Qigong in Melbourne conducts Medical Qigong classes on a Wednesday evening from 7.30 pm - 8.30 pm, during the year.
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Award-winning author Amanda Faith may have been raised in Dayton, but her heart and home is in the South. With a lifelong love of teaching and writing, she had plenty of encouragement from teachers and friends along the way. Loving a good puzzle has always been a fascination, and writing gives her the outlet to put all the pieces together.
Being adventurous and loving to try new things, it wasn't long before her characters found themselves in unusual situations. She loves to put people from two different worlds into new situations and to see how they interact, taking them on journeys they would never have normally experienced.
Her current adventure working as a high school English professor turned Media Specialist, writing, and doing paranormal investigations doesn't slow her down from having a great time with a plethora of hobbies. Her published credits include several short stories, poetry, several journal articles, her doctoral dissertation, and her award-winning book Strength of Spirit. With multiple degrees, she has a passion for learning and exploring new venues. She is a staff writer for The Daily Dragon at Dragon Con.


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Please contact the School Office if you would like to visit the school or for any further information about in-year admissions, or new starters in 2022-2023.
The closing date to apply for September 2023 school places is 15th January 2023.
We are holding Open Mornings for Parents and Children due to start school in September 2023 on Thursday 13th October, Thursday 3rd November and Monday 5th December 2022. Starting at 9.30am, there will be a presentation in the school hall, followed by a tour of the school led by the children of Year 6. Please note no booking is required for our Open Mornings.
Further information for new starters in September 2023
The arrangements for the admission of children to our school at age 4+ are made by East Sussex County Council. A detailed description of the arrangements is contained in the booklet 'Admission to Primary Schools'
The admissions criteria for community and voluntary controlled schools are as follows:
Priority 1. Looked after children.
Priority 2. Children with an exceptional medical or social need for whom attendance at any other school would be inappropriate.
Priority 3. Children who will have a brother or sister at the school (or a linked infant or junior school) at the time of admission.
Priority 4. Children wishing to transfer between a linked infant and junior school.
Priority 5. Children living within a pre-defined community area.
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SANTEE – On one of the most bizarre nights in over 20 years of being around high school football the contest between the Monarchs and Sultans was called just after halftime after waiting a few minutes after lightning struck. It would also be the first time ever in the 33 year career of Monarchs coach Ron Hamamoto that a game would be called due to lightning.
A huge homecoming crowd showed up the cheer on the Sultans as they took on the Monarchs who right away showed who was boss as they moved down the field and behind Jahmon McClendon who punched it in from 8-yards out led 7-0. This was after breaking through the defense for a big 44-yard gain.
He would hit the century mark against the Sultans with about three and a half minutes left in the first quarter as the Monarchs just kept feeding him the rock.
In fact, McClendon with his 330 yards on the night now has 5,996 for his career and is according to records is the fourth leading rusher in CIF Section history. He only needs 699 yards to move into third place and pass Ricky Seale who ran for 6,694 yards at Escondido from 2006-09.
Monte Vista had their way with the Sultans not just on the offensive side of the ball but also the defensive side as they limited the Sultans to 52 yards on the evening.
McClendon against the Sultans was able to rumble his way for 5 touchdowns on the night which included runs of 80, 26 and 54 yards all in the second quarter.
Just before the half, the skies opened up a little and all of sudden it started pouring but the halftime homecoming festivities took place despite the deluge of the pouring rain. Afterwards, it wasn't until the lightning strikes came about that the contest was finally called.
For the Monarchs, McClendon in one half of play was able to run up and down the field and finished with 320 yards and the 5 touchdowns.
"We did exactly what we planned to do all week in practice." Said McClendon when asked about the outcome of the game.
Next week the Monarchs take on El Cajon Valley while the Santana Sultans have the bye week.


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Cyprus home construction up again
Strong growth in the Cyprus construction sector was recorded for the second consecutive month in March with the number building permits authorised for new homes increasing compared to last year.
THE NUMBER of building permits issued in March 2015 stood at 460 compared with the 448 issued in March 2014; an increase of 2.7 per cent, according to the latest figures from the Cyprus Statistical Service. Compared with March 2014, the total area of these permits increased by 21.1% to 71,301 square metres from 58,870, while their value increased 14.5% to €70.0 million from €61.2 million. During March, building permits were issued for: Residential buildings – 319 permits Non-residential buildings – 73 permits Civil engineering projects – 24 permits Division of plots of land – 37 permits Road construction – 7 permits During the first quarter of 2015 the number of building permits authorised for both residential and non-residential projects increased by 1% to reach 1,265 compared with the 1,253 authorised in the same period last year, while their value rose by 4.8% to €254.4 million.
Speaking to the Cyprus Mail property valuator Periclis Markaris said that while the increase in building permits reflects decisions taken six to twelve months ago, it is also indicative of the improvement in the overall economic sentiment. "In 2013 almost no decisions were taken but things in 2014 improved," he said. He also attributed the increase in the building permits to the decrease in construction costs resulting from the drop in energy prices as well as lower mortgage rates offered by banks in combination with new housing loan schemes.
He added that another reason leading to the increase in building permits is related to incentives offered by the government to construction companies two years ago in the form of an additional 20 per cent density factor for grand scale projects; an attempt to help kick-start the economy through construction.
As a result additional building permits were issued which did not translate into additional construction activity, he said. New home construction The 319 residential building permits approved in March provided for the construction of 297 new dwellings comprising 165 single dwellings and 132 multiple dwelling units (such as apartments, semis, townhouses and other residential complexes). This is an increase of 53.9% compared with March 2014 when building permits were issued for the construction of 193 new dwellings.
According to the Cyprus Statistical Service, building permits constitute a leading indicator of future activity in the construction sector.


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Lakers fans boo Isaiah Stewart after last week's altercation with LeBron James
In a much-anticipated re-match between the Los Angeles Lakers and Detroit Pistons, all eyes were on LeBron James and Isaiah Stewart.
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Prior to tip, many wondered if they would embrace or perhaps even give a simple fist bump, but it wasn't to be as the pair stayed away from each other in the first meeting since their altercation last week.
The incident, in which James received and one-game suspension and Stewart received two games, set the internet alight, with many expecting fireworks from tonight's matchup.
While the interaction between the two was subdued, the home crowd at STAPLES Center were quick to make their feelings known, loudly booing Stewart during player introductions and on an early trip to the free-throw line.
In a somewhat anti-climactic event, the pair would match up on occasion during the first half, but there were no signs of any incident brewing, much to the disappointment of the crowd, who would again boo Stewart when he passed the ball away from an individual battle with LeBron.
In the second half, James drained a corner triple right in Stewart's face.
Aside from the intrigue around James and Stewart, the game is a must win for the Lakers, who still find themselves below .500 with a 10-11 record entering the contest.
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Mads Hjulmand (* 12. November 1982 in Kopenhagen) ist ein dänischer Schauspieler.

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Bekanntheit in Deutschland erlangte er zunächst durch seine Rolle des Lars Högesund in Hape Kerkelings Komödie Ein Mann, ein Fjord! Von Herbst 2011 bis Januar 2016 spielte er in der ARD-Krimiserie Großstadtrevier an der Seite von unter anderem Jan Fedder und Maria Ketikidou den Zivilfahnder Mads Thomsen.

Mads spricht neben seiner Muttersprache Dänisch fließend Deutsch, Englisch und ein wenig Norwegisch und Französisch. Privat geht er dem Boxen, Fechten, Ski-Fahren und Tauchen (Gerätetauchen) nach. Des Weiteren spielt er gerne Gitarre und Schlagzeug. In dem dänischen Rap-Musikvideo  ist Hjulmand als Sänger zu sehen und wirbt für das Spenden von Blut.

Filmografie (Auswahl)
 2009: Ein Mann, ein Fjord!
 2011–2016: Großstadtrevier
 2013: Die Königin und der Leibarzt
 2014: Ein Fall für Zwei
 2014: Mørke Rum (Kurzfilm)
 2015: Three Fractures (Kurzfilm)
 2020–2021: Sløborn (Fernsehserie, 14 Folgen)
 seit 2021: All You Need (Fernsehserie)
 2021: Unter anderen Umständen: Für immer und ewig

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Leadership Conversation - Episode 192 with Daniel Burrus
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Name: Daniel Burrus
Current title: Global Futurist Speaker, Business Strategist
Current organisation: Burrus Research, Inc.
Daniel Burrus is a New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including his latest book The Anticipatory Organization: Turn Change and Disruption Into Opportunity and Advantage. He is considered to be one of the world's leading technology forecasters and disruptive innovation experts and is a strategic advisor to Fortune 500 executives helping them to profit from technological, social and business forces that are converging to create enormous, untapped opportunities. Over the past 35 years, he has established a worldwide reputation for his exceptional record of accurately predicting the future of technological change and its direct impact on the business world. The New York Times has referred to him as one of the top three business gurus.
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Album Spotlight: Tucker Beathard, 'Fight Like Hell' EP
Billy Dukes Published: October 10, 2016
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Tucker Beathard is at his best when he plays tough guy with a vulnerable heart, and he does that often on Fight Like Hell, his new EP. You believe every word he says in the six self-written songs. A one-word review would be "Candid."
You're already familiar with country's newest bad boy. He's the one your father warned you to stay away from in high school, but you couldn't resist. The "Rock On" singer's wide smile invites danger, and the best of his songs articulate what happens when someone comes along. "Rock On" is a guarded, regretful flip-off to an ex-lover. "Momma and Jesus" finds him understanding he needs to change his ways, and he will ... right after he "burns this last one down."
"20-10 Tennessee" is his smartest song. Give it a chance even if you cheer for Alabama, Georgia or Florida. The song is a series of voicemails, with each nonchalant verse replicating what's said before his powerful, emotional chorus reveals what he's thinking. Beathard's heart aches here. The 21-year-old does regret very, very well.
The title track is an anthem that stretches him vocally. "Home Sweet USA" is the most sonically unique on Fight Like Hell. The acoustic love letter to Beathard's country is light and airy, a moment of relief before he plunges back into his 21-minute-long confessional.
Key Tracks: "Rock On," "20-10 Tennessee," "Momma and Jesus"
Did You Know?: Tucker's older brother CJ is the starting quarterback for the University of Iowa football team.
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She left Sunday for a week of preparation for one of the last major event before handing the crown to the next Miss Tri-Cities on July 14.
"It has been absolutely the most challenging and most rewarding job that I've ever had," she said. "The experiences that I have had as Miss Tri-Cities have been really magical and life changing."
The recent graduate from Central Washington University has brought her love of music into area classrooms, showing students how her trumpet works and playing different styles of music before finishing with a Disney song.
She started raising money for music programs recently after collecting wish lists from music educators for needed supplies.
"My whole goal was to try and make band cool, and I think I've done a good job of that," she said.
One of the biggest lessons Mowry plans to take away from the last year is to treat everyone you meet with kindness. She encouraged people to become a bright light in other people's lives.
And she hopes the next generation of contestants is not as reticent as she was to join the competition.
The Miss Tri-Cities contest hands out more than $30,000 in scholarship money. The winner gets about $12,000.
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At this time we will require a copy of the beagle's medical records, including shot records and proof of spay or neuter, faxed from your vet. You may be asked to have more tests or certain vaccines completed. This is due to state laws on the importation of domestic animals and the particular state your beagle will be moved to for a foster home.
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Recent photos of your dog so we can add him/her to our web site!
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Pimm's Cup is to England, what Sangria is to Spain – a light, fruity and refreshing summertime beverage.
The year and a half I spent in London, I worked for a catering company in Wimbledon. I took the green, District line, to the Wimbledon tube station and walked a mile right past the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Though the closest I ever got to those hallowed grounds, was peeking through the gates, I was too focused on my job and took it for granted.
That year, Boris Becker won the Men's Singles. I remember the buzz and excitement. Nearly every summer party during the London "season" featured a large pitcher of Pimm's Cup. I drank tall, fruit filled glasses of Pimm's, at the Oxford-Cambridge Regatta on the Thames, at cricket matches, weekends in Yorkshire and weddings.
Pimm's Original No. 1 Cup, is gin and herb based. At one time, there were Pimm's Cup numbers 2 through 6, which were made from rum, vodka and whiskey. They have since been either discontinued or are produced in very limited quantities. And so, gin it is, which is fine with me. In the summer I do like the bright, refreshing tang of a tall gin and tonic with a squeeze of lime.
Since Pimm's Cup is only 25 percent alcohol and further mixed with "lemonade", ginger-ale or club soda, the resulting beverage is much lighter and perfect for an afternoon of tennis a BBQ, or for sipping by the pool.
In England, Pimm's Cup is mixed with "lemonade", or what we Americans call, "lemon-lime soda".
While Sprite or 7-Up come close, British lemon soda is slightly different, and less sweet and less fizzy. But just like Sangria, or wine coolers, everyone's recipe differs. The one constant, is the addition of fruit and cucumber, plus a sprig of mint. (The traditional borage, is nearly impossible to find in the U.S.) I decided to have a Pimm's tasting a few nights ago in honor of Wimbledon. I made up a few samples using ginger-ale and the less sweet sparkling lemonade instead of Sprite, an additional splash of Triple Sec to play off the orange fruit, and an extra shot of gin. In the end we preferred the version with the sparkling lemonade, which my husband said, "brought out the flavor of the Pimm's", over the ginger ale or Triple Sec versions, which tended to mask the Pimm's. Your call.
Since this is day four of Wimbledon, and strawberries and Pimm's Cup cocktails are Wimbledon staples, I added some strawberries to mine.
When making Pimm's Cup, you can either add the fruit and mint to the glass or pitcher and, "muddle" or blend the flavors, or add the fruit after as a garnish.
Muddling will give your drink more fruit flavor, but the result will be a little cloudier, rather than clear.
Pimm's cup with fruit and lemon soda.
Sparkling lemon soda or ginger ale. (7-UP or Sprite can be used, but will have a sweeter taste).
Thin slices of English cucumber orange, lemon or strawberries.
Sprig of mint or borage if you have it!
Pimm's is usually made by the pitcher full, since it goes so fast.
In a tall glass, or pitcher, mix 1 part Pimm's Cup to 2 parts lemon soda or ginger ale. Fill with ice, and garnish with fruit slices, cucumber and mint.
Looking for other British food to go with your Wimbledon Party? How about Coronation Chicken Salad Sandwiches, Cottage Pie or Summer Pudding?
Classic Pimm's Cup. Pimm's No. 1 is a gin based mixer popular in Britain during the warm summer months.
What a lovely drink.. The photos are beautiful!!!
Thanks Mr. & Mrs. P!
Great minds think alike! I did Pimm's this week, too! 🙂 Your pics are lovely!
Thanks Michele! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you Maris! It's a delicious drink!
Gorgeous photos! This beverage looks amazing!
YESSSS. I need this immediately.
Photos look good. I am sure the drink also turned good.


In this post, we will discuss how to manage your account addressees precisely in Clearplan. We talk to a lot of customers and one of the feedback is to pin point an address in Clearplan. For e.g. Most of the multi-house / apartment communities have multiple units, but google recognizes such addresses typically by gate addresses. When accepting suggestions in google, there is no precision to unit numbers. As a best practice -we suggest the office to create such addresses with unit number in the notes.
In clearplan, when you edit or create a job, you can see the map on the right hand side of the page. After you confirm an address to a google suggestion on the left hand side, you can precisely drag the marker around the map. Go ahead and give it a try, we will be here. Go to jobs page, Click edit and try opening an account in clearplan and try to drag around the pointer. Once you are happy with the position of the marker - hit the save job. Clearplan saves the job with the new marker location. Also notice, how clearplan prefixes the address with a *. This clearly tells the agent/office staff that the address has been modified for precision.


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Ohio firm has Manchester land under contract
J. Elias O'Neal November 26, 2018 1
The 2.2-acre site at the southern end of the Lee Bridge. (Greg Montalto)
A recently rezoned tract near the Lee Bridge has lured an out-of-town developer for its first project in Virginia.
Ohio-based Brickhaus Partners is under contract to purchase the 2.2-acre tract on the west side of Cowardin Avenue at the southern end of the bridge.
The deal transfers the contract previously placed on the property by local developer Jeremy Connell, who had the land rezoned this year to the city's RF-2 Riverfront District, a classification that allows for single-family homes, duplexes and multifamily buildings.
Brickhaus principal Andrew Brickman said his firm is well-capitalized to bring a mix of residences that may include apartments and townhomes. He said the Cleveland-based firm is mulling density for the site, views from which he said make it attractive for development.
"It sits about 25 feet above Riverside Drive and has some of the most beautiful views of the river and skyline in the city," Brickman said. "We're going to be super high-end and an attractive project."
The property consists of five parcels at 1701 Stonewall Ave., 700 Cowardin Ave. and 701, 705 and 715 W. 19th St. A city assessment most recently valued the parcels at $2.8 million.
The undeveloped site at 700 Cowardin Ave. (Jonathan Spiers)
Connell, whose developments in nearby Manchester include the 7West townhomes along West Seventh Street, placed the site under contract nearly two years ago in a deal with Charlotte-based development firm Northwood Ravin.
Northwood Ravin purchased the land in 2011, picking up a stalled project called Manchester on the James that previously was approved for 200 apartment units.
The project never materialized, and the company attempted to unload the property in 2013 and again in 2016 before Connell approached the firm with an offer to buy.
Connell rezoned the site last summer, a change that allows for buildings up to 13 stories in height. Proffers included with the rezoning restrict building heights along 19th Street to 35 feet.
Connell said he then was approached by Lory Markham, a local land-use consultant and One South Commercial agent, about Brickhaus's interest in entering the market.
After doing some research on the firm's portfolio, which includes residential, commercial and hospitality development, Connell said he was ready to enter into an agreement that assigned the purchase contract with Northwood Ravin to Brickhaus.
"I felt he would be a great developer for the site," Connell said. "I was impressed with the type of work they had completed and knew they were the right fit for this site."
Brickman said Brickhaus hopes to close on the site by year-end and break ground on a project by summer 2019.
While the firm is making a push to complete similar deals in other metros, including Northern Virginia, the Lee Bridge site would be its first project in Virginia.
Brickhaus Partners specializes in high-end residential developments. (Screenshot)
Brickhaus eyes other sites
Aside from the Manchester site, Brickman said the firm, with the help of One South Commercial, is preparing to place two additional properties in the city under contract. He would not disclose where those properties are located.
"We are really bullish on Richmond," Brickman said. "We think this site, and the others we're considering, are going to be a great start for us in the area."
Brickman is familiar with Richmond. His brother, Tom, owns Brickman Interiors, which has designed space for several restaurants throughout Richmond, including Pasture, Salt & Forge and Nota Bene. He also designed the tap handles for Ardent's tap room in Scott's Addition.
Brickman said his firm is eyeing those neighborhoods as well.
"We're looking at it all," Brickman said. "Church Hill, Scott's Addition and the central business district are all attractive to us.
"I'm not big on sprawl or the suburbs. We're an urban developer; we want to bring people back to the central business district and its neighborhoods," Brickman said. "That's already occurring in Richmond, which is what makes this market so important to us."
Brickhaus's deal adds to other investment occurring at the Lee Bridge near Manchester.
Across the street from the site, LIV Development is proposing a seven-building, 289-unit community on 15 contiguous parcels totaling about 7.3 acres at 1400 Railroad Ave.
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Pelargonium magenteum
Pelargonium magenteum J.J.A van der Walt
Common names: magenta-flowered pelargonium
With its stunning dispay of usually magenta/pink flowers in spring, Pelargonium magenteum is ideal for the water-wise garden.
Pelargonium magenteum, a summer-deciduous, semi-succulent, perennial shrublet, can attain a height of 1.5 m under ideal conditions. The cordate, roundish leaves are 16 x 15 mm, greyish-green, and in most cases covered in short, whitish hairs. Branches, especially the older branches, are somewhat woody; younger branches are more succulent. Flower colour ranges from mauve to deep magenta with dark spots or stripes on all the petals. Pelargonium magenteum flowers from mid-July to the end of August each year.
Pelargonium magenteum occurs in the Koue Bokkeveld Mountains, the Biedouw Valley, and the Calitzdorp and Montagu areas of the Western Cape, in hilly terrain, often in rocky outcrops. The species tends to grow on eastern and southern slopes.
The name Pelargonium is derived from the Greek word pelargos, stork, and the species epithet magenteum is Latin for the colour magenta. The genus includes more than 200 species, most of which come from South Africa.
The spectacular magenta flowers are open throughout the day. Bushes that are in full flower can be seen some distance away as a result of the brightly coloured flowers.
In this genus the long, slender seed capsule splits open along the sides when dry, releasing the seed. Each seed has a long, thin, spiraling tail. The seed is carried away from the parent plant by the wind. Once the seed lands it is able to bore its way into the soil: the one end of the seed is sharply tapered and, with the wind blowing, the spiral/corkscrew mechanism aids this boring process.
This water-wise, popular garden plant is successfully used in container and garden cultivation. It is mainly utilized in the Western Cape and thus is not really known in other provinces.
Growing Pelargonium magenteum
Pelargonium magenteum can be planted as a container plant, and looks particularly good in a terracotta pot in a courtyard. Remember, the species issummer-deciduous (loses its leaves in summer) so do not over-water it during those long summer months.
Propagation can be done by means of seeds and cuttings. Sow seeds in April or May (winter). Prepare shallow seed trays containing well-drained, coarse river sand. First water the tray with a fine rose spray before sowing. The seeds should be sown evenly on the medium and covered with a thin layer of sand of about 3 mm deep. Keep seed tray moist, not wet. Transplant seedlings in September or October (spring) in a 1 pint? use metric bag in a well-drained mixture of 4 parts fine river sand, 2 parts coarse river sand, 4 parts well rotted compost, 2 parts perlite and 1 part vermiculite.
Cuttings can also be taken in April or May (winter) with a sharp knife; to enhance rooting success use a rooting hormone powder. The best results are obtained when cuttings are taken just as the plant comes into leaf. Cuttings should be approximately 50 to 100 mm in length. Cuttings taken in June will be ready for replanting in October of the same year. Use a well-drained potting mix, much the same as recommended for seedlings.
Van der Walt, J.J.A. 1977. Pelargoniums of southern Africa, vol. 1. Purnell, Cape Town.
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Plant Type: Perennial, Shrub, Succulent
SA Distribution: Northern Cape, Western Cape
Soil type: Sandy
Flowering season: Spring
Flower colour: Purple, Red, White
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Roma Downey, the executive producer behind the upcoming 12 part series "A.D. The Bible Continues," has described the project, a sequel to 2013's "The Bible" miniseries, as "Game of Thrones meets The Bible."
Downey told the Irish Voice in an article on Friday that she has high hopes for "A.D.," which premieres on Easter Sunday night, and will follow the events of Jesus' disciples after Christ's resurrection.
"In 2013 we brought you 'The Bible,' in 2014 we brought you 'Son of God' and now it's 2015 and we're about to launch on network television 'A.D. The Bible Continues,'" said Downey, who is co-producing the series alongside her husband, Mark Burnett.
"There couldn't be a more perfect day to tell you this story than Easter Sunday. And it runs then for 12 weeks and it's our hope then that it will get renewed and run for many years to come."
A special preview for the new miniseries was released in February at the beginning of the Lenten season, and revealed that the show will follow the first 10 chapters of the book of Acts.
One big change this time around is that unlike "The Bible," which aired on the History Channel, "A.D." will be shown on NBC.
"We are extremely ethical, and I spoke to them," Burnett said about the change. "I believe this belongs on American [broadcast] network. It has the biggest privilege in the world … to have an hour of primetime on American [broadcast] network TV; there is nothing like it on Earth."
In her latest interview, Downey said that "A.D." is not a closed-ended series, and there is potential that the series keeps going.
"There's no better story than this segment of scripture from the book of Acts woven together with stories from history that we've pulled in from the writings of Josephus (the first century scholar) and others," she said.
Part of the show will follow the Roman Empire and its dealings with the Zealots, a first century political movement, and the Temple Authorities, shepherds of the Jewish faith in the first century.
The series will focus on the political struggles and tensions that Jesus' disciples had to deal with in the early beginnings of Christianity.
"Our story picks up at the crucifixion of Jesus and takes us though to the resurrection. We hear how aware the Roman authorities were of the prophecy that he might rise. They go to great lengths to ensure the tomb is well guarded," she explained.
The actress and producer noted that "A.D." is not aiming to be "preachy" in nature, but wants to offer something "exciting."
"Audiences are sophisticated and they demand a high quality production and we have delivered a high quality cinematic experience that they can enjoy," Downey said.


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Editor's Note: The following is a sample of an "Adirondack Attic" story by Andy Flynn originally published in newspapers in 2008 and re-printed in "New York State's Mountain Heritage: Adirondack Attic, Volume 6."
In addition to Whiteface Mountain in Wilmington and a historic hill in Ticonderoga called Mount Defiance, Prospect Mountain near Lake George is the only other mountain in the Adirondack Park where you can drive your car to the top. However, Prospect Mountain was the only one in the Park with a railroad built to its summit.
In 1954, New York Gov. Thomas Dewey signed legislation creating the Prospect Mountain Veterans Memorial Highway but did not include a means to pay for the construction. In 1966, New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller signed legislation approving the funding, and the road opened to the public in 1969. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation operates the road, which is open from May to mid-October.
In September 2008, curators at the Adirondack Museum acquired a memento from the heydays of Prospect Mountain, at a time when there was a hotel on the rocky summit. The museum now has two souvenir china pieces, both made in Germany for the Adirondack tourist trade, which feature color paintings of the Prospect Mountain House on the front. One is a small teapot and the other is a small vase. Both are several inches tall and can be lumped into the knickknack category. In addition to the illustrations, they are painted blue and green with gold accents.
In 1877, Dr. James Ferguson, of Glens Falls, bought Prospect Mountain and constructed a hotel on the summit. The hotel burned in 1880, and it was soon re-built. In the 1890 issue of Lake George Illustrated, Glens Falls photographer and publisher Seneca Ray Stoddard referred to the building as the Prospect Mountain House, "formerly the Mount Ferguson House," and announced that "the house will be enlarged, a new observatory built, and a telephone line run to connect with the telegraph and hotels at the lake shore."
In the summer of 1895, a 1.4-mile "cable road" or "incline railway" brought travelers from the village of Caldwell (later changed to Lake George) to the top of the mountain.
The Prospect Mountain House featured a restaurant, billiards, a bowling alley and a rifle range. By the turn of the century, the railway was declining in popularity. In 1902, the Otis Engineering and Construction Company acquired the railway and operated it through the 1903 season. George Foster Peabody bought Prospect Mountain in 1904 and subsequently gave the land to the state of New York.
Iron gears from the Otis cable road remain on the summit today, and part of the 1.7-mile hiking trail from Lake George village to the top of Prospect Mountain follows the old railway bed.
(Read more about this Adirondack Museum artifact in "New York State's Mountain Heritage: Adirondack Attic, Volume 6." Buy now. $18.00.)
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Home / Health News / Chest pain, stress tests warrant attention even if arteries are clear
Chest pain, stress tests warrant attention even if arteries are clear
Patients who experience chest pain and have abnormal results on a cardiac stress test but who do not have blocked arteries often experience changes in their symptoms and stress test results over time, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together with World Congress of Cardiology (ACC.20/WCC).
"Even though these patients had very abnormal stress test results, symptoms and stress test findings often changed over time, and the change in the stress test and the change in the symptoms did not necessarily go together," said Harmony R. Reynolds, MD, director of the Sarah Ross Soter Center for Women's Cardiovascular Disease at NYU Langone Health, New York and the study's lead author. "The results suggest the disease activity ebbs and flows—there may be periods of time when symptoms are more active and times when they are absent."
The study, called CIAO, enrolled 208 people who were screened for the ISCHEMIA trial but did not have a blockage of more than 50% on a coronary angiogram, making them ineligible for the large international trial. ISCHEMIA assessed treatments for coronary artery disease (CAD), a buildup of plaque in the heart's arteries.
The problem of blood flow limitation or heart symptoms in the absence of 50% or more artery narrowing is known as ischemia with no obstructive CAD, commonly referred to as INOCA. All patients had experienced chest pain or other heart-related symptoms (angina) and had abnormal results on a stress echocardiogram, a test in which a doctor uses ultrasound to image the heart before and after a patient exercises on a treadmill or stationary bike.
The researchers assessed participants' symptoms and stress test results at one year and compared CIAO patients' baseline findings to those of 1,079 patients who were enrolled in ISCHEMIA and had the same type of stress test used in CIAO, a stress echocardiogram. At baseline, they found that patients in CIAO and ISCHEMIA had similar amounts of ischemia on their stress tests despite patients not having obstructive CAD in CIAO. CIAO participants with INOCA had more frequent angina; 17% of these patients had angina weekly or more often, compared to 4% among those in ISCHEMIA with CAD. CIAO patients were also more likely to have angina in the last month; 41% of CIAO patients with INOCA reported no angina in the last month compared to 62% of ISCHEMIA patients with CAD.
At one year, half of CIAO patients' stress echocardiograms became normal and 45% were the same as at baseline or worse. Angina symptoms improved in 42% and worsened in 14% and the number of medications to control angina on average remained the same. The change in stress test findings over one year and the change in symptoms over one year were not related to one another.
One notable difference from the ISCHEMIA trial was that 66% of patients enrolled in CIAO were female, a much larger proportion than in ISCHEMIA, in which only 26% of enrolled patients were female. That finding fits with previous studies that have found women are more likely to experience chest pain symptoms and have abnormal stress test results than men despite showing less extensive plaque buildup in the arteries.
"This could relate to fundamental differences in how heart disease develops in women and men," Reynolds said. For example, prior studies have suggested women are more likely to experience small vessel disease, in which the smaller blood vessels restrict blood flow to the heart even if the main arteries are clear.
"The worry is that patients with INOCA will get the brush-off from doctors, who might believe patients are fine because their arteries are open," Reynolds said. "However, they cannot be ignored. Prior studies show that these patients are at higher risk than people without angina, although they are generally at lower risk than those with obstructive CAD."
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CPL ME IR: Week 10 has been quite a good one.
The good news is that I am now finished with the simulator which is a massive relief. I felt I improved drastically in the last few sim sessions and my instructor agreed so that was nice.
I have now moved onto the IR course in the aircraft. So far I have flown 5 hours and we spent the time doing SID's RNAV approaches and holding.
I find that the approach is "easier" to fly in the actual aircraft than it was in the sim, but at the same time, it was a nice day without much crosswind so we shall see as the training progresses.
There is a weird situation at the moment that all 3 P2006T's are in maintenance at the same time until Monday at the earliest but more likely Tuesday. On top of this, my IR instructor (who is the same person I had in the sim) is away from Tuesday to Saturday of next week.
I was offered the opportunity to switch to someone else but as we have done so much training together recently I would prefer to stay with him. The reason for this is that he knows my weaknesses and knows what I really need refinement with.
For this reason I have decided to return to the UK and take a break rather than sit around my room. I will most likely return to Poland on Friday of next week for the last push.
I will still have to study SOP's, charts etc, but I can also fly the 4.5 hours I still need before I could sit the test.
I then hope that I can come back finish the training program in a week or so with a view of maybe squeezing a test in before the end of the month, but that depends on examiner availability and of course my progress.


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Sony May Make 10 Million PS5 Units This Year.
You might have a slightly better chance of locking in a PS5 pre-order when Sony finally opens them up. The company has boosted its initial PlayStation 5 production orders to between 9 million and 10 million units, according to Nikkei and Bloomberg Japan. Previous reports suggested it was planning to build 5 million to 6 million units this year, and the latest figures reflect enormous demand for the PS5.
Sony will release the PS5 towards the end of this year, and appetite for the system is already at a fever pitch. Gamers would have been excited for the console no matter what, but given that we're all still likely to be spending more time at home for the foreseeable future amid the coronavirus pandemic and are craving quality home entertainment, demand could be even higher than expected.
We've still to find out the PS5 price, launch date and pre-order details. Rumors had suggested those would emerge on Monday, but that wasn't to be. I doubt we'll find out this week, as Sony is likely wary of overshadowing Friday's launch of Ghost of Tsushima, its last major first-party exclusive for PS4. At this point, it might let Microsoft reveal pricing and launch details for Xbox Series X first. That company is set to hold a games event for its upcoming console on July 23rd.
In any case, it probably won't be too much longer until we find out about pricing and pre-order details for both systems. The launch window is creeping ever closer.
The Nikkei report also states that Facebook is ramping up production of the latest version of its Oculus virtual reality headsets too. The social media colossus is said to be hopeful of 50% growth from last year. It shipped 1.5 million units in 2019, per research agency TrendForce. Facebook has reportedly boosted its production forecast to 2 million units for the second half of the year. Mass production on the next Oculus model is said to be starting at the end of this month.
Facebook is currently the leader in the still-nascent VR market, according to the report, with a 35% market share. Sony (with PlayStation VR) and HTC are among its rivals in that sector.
BMW is going to unveil its Tesla-fighting BMW iNext next week
Google Nest Aware revamp is here to simplify your subscription
GM unveiled a long-awaited Cadillac electric vehicle that won't be available to buy for at least two years.
Next Proud Porsche Taycan Turbo gets humbled on the track by 'affordable' Tesla Model 3.
Previous US video game spending hit a 10-year high in June.


Grizzly Hill is a public elementary school located in Nevada City, CA in the Twin Ridges Elementary School District. It enrolls 97 students in grades 1st through 12th. Grizzly Hill is the 5,896th largest public school in California and the 53,219th largest nationally. It has 19.4 students to every teacher.
The form below lets you find Grizzly Hill alumni info and Grizzly Hill students.
Out of 6,241 ranked schools in California, Grizzly Hill is ranked 5,022nd for total students on lunch assistance.
The percentage of Grizzly Hill students on free and reduced lunch assistance (95.9%) is significantly higher than the state average of 60.7%. This may indicate that the area has a higher level of poverty than the state average.


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Emma est une bande dessinée du Français Christian De Metter publiée en trois volumes par Triskel en 2000 et rééditée en un seul volume en 2002 par Soleil.

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 Emma, Triskel :
 L'Invitation, 1999 .
 Douce Violence, 2000 .
 Le Baiser, 2000 .
 Emma : Récit intégral, Soleil, coll. « Triskel », 2002 .

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Documentation

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Série Soleil Productions
Série Triskel
Bande dessinée se déroulant à Paris


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My real name is Minaachimo-Kwe, while my English "pseudo-name" is Alice Olsen Williams. My mother's doodem (clan) is the Caribou, but because my father is a white man (born in Oslo, Norway), I was not born into a Clan. However, the Martin adopted me into her Clan. I was born in Trout Lake, in Northwestern Ontario, the land of my mother's people and relations from time before memory. I have been living now for the past forty-four years at Curve Lake (a First Nation between Ottawa and Toronto), where my husband and four children were born and raised. To date, we have 5 grandchildren and one 2½ year old great-grandson. I am a sovereign member of the mighty Anishinaabe nation. This is what I say when I introduce myself at ceremonies. If I'm with friends we have a good little chuckle about that.
I am known for my quilts. As a quilt-maker, I hope that I help to bring honour to women, as women in many cultures and down through the millennia have made blankets for warmth, comfort, beauty and expressions of love for their families, households, relations, ceremonies, and gifts.
I did not always twig to quilts and quilt-making. The first time I carefully looked at a quilt I was dismayed to see all those tiny, tiny stitches which covered the quilt, and wondered how anyone could even imagine finishing all that stitching, let alone really believe they could complete the quilt. True, I had done a lot of beadwork in the past and it requires working with minute beads and small stitches, but the projects are relatively small and it is easy to see an end to them. But quilts — they are so big; how can anyone imagine being able to finish one!? How can anyone even think there can be an end to it!? Ever since that first time when I inspected a quilt, and all those horrible and dreadful feelings towards the work that has to be done to complete a quilt overwhelmed me, I'd actually turn and walk away from a quilt display whenever I happened to come across one. Thinking of all that work used to make me shudder!
All of my life I have loved fabrics. My mom was poor when we were small, but she managed to possess a few pieces of fabric. She made her own blouses and dresses and sewed clothes for us, her six children. I remember her gazing at some of her fabrics, fondly touching them and saying how she loved the different designs and different colours. That must have rubbed off on me because I feel the same way about the fabrics I have. As early as my high school days I have bought little bits and pieces of material. However, I couldn't buy a lot until after I was married and settled down in my own home, for I had had nowhere to keep my possessions before. By the time my firstborn, a daughter, was one year old, I had accumulated quite a little pile of fabric. I did try using it by making myself some clothes, but I never liked the way they looked on me. I hated making curtains, or placemats, and other household items, so I made my daughter little dresses. However, I made her so many that she didn't even get to wear a tenth of them. This was very discouraging — I just couldn't find a way to use this beautiful material I kept buying and loved so much.
At the appointed time, Debbie and I went to our first quilting class. I remember sitting around a big table and each of us being handed a small plastic bag with a couple of pieces of matching fabric and the picture and templates for the Honey Bee quilt block. The minute I handled them, I began to get excited! I couldn't wait to get started! I always credit that moment as the time I made the connection — the discovery! — of what I could do with all the material I had been saving up. Quilting was the exciting and meaningful way for me to use it.
For the next four years, I cut, put together, sewed and quilted the usual quilts, took the occasional quilt course, and joined the local quilt guilds. I made the conventional quilting blocks which were developed and continue to be evolved by those women and their descendants who came to this land from across the ocean. Some of these blocks are Log Cabin, Shoo Fly, Rob Peter to Pay Paul, Dresden Plate, Friendship Star and Grandmother's Fan, to name a few. I can't explain why, but I enjoy doing these "ordinary" blocks. The way they look appeals to me. The way they can be made to look so different just by changing some (or all) of the colours inspires me, not to mention that just giving different shapes a mere twist or turn can produce a completely different effect and, therefore, even a new block. I love putting the many colours and various shapes together to make something new.
During this time I kept thinking to myself, "I really love this. It excites me, but also, it keeps me on an even keel. I love this so much that it's going to be 'The Me Part' of the rest of my life," which meant it was not something I was going to pick up and do whenever I found a bit of spare time or when I could fit it in somewhere during my days. It meant that most other things in my life were going to come second. Quilting was going to be the most meaningful connection to Life for me. Everything else would have to be squeezed in around my quilting activities—housekeeping, meals, soaps, shopping, laundry. I made up my mind I was going to treat quilting like eating: you enjoy it and you have to do it.
I was given to have an Anishinaabe mother and a white father. That has shaped my life and my thinking. It has shaped how I interpret what the world is all about. I have been grateful for this double heritage. From my mother I am connected to the sacred spirit and life of this land and to the people and life who came before us. My mother gave me the core of my being, the Anishinaabe way. Traditionally, women rearing their daughters and sons have a more intimate relationship with their children than do men. Women pass down and communicate the cultural norms and values. Because my Anishinaabe mother was able to raise me during most of my formative years, the essence of my being is experienced in terms of the Anishinaabeg. From my father I was given the traditions of the white culture which would make it possible for me to live more easily in the milieu of the dominating society. Because I would one day have to go to school and live outside of the Anishinaabe ways, which was in those days essentially communal and non-competitive, my parents realized they had to prepare me to live in the culture of a racist capitalist society. My white father taught me the norms and values which I should adopt and adapt to so it would be easier for white people to accept me. These non-Anishinaabe cultural traits and behaviors I perceive as acting like clothing: they cover up my Anishinaabe self so white people are able to accept me easier and I can "succeed" or "make it" in their world better.
Thinking about quilting, I realize I wanted to acknowledge my double heritage. How was I going to do this? What form would it take? What images would I use? For the next couple of years I wondered about this. Slowly, the way to do this began to take form.
Because so many of us First Nations people are of mixed blood and want to remain faithful to our connection to the land and to all the relations who gave us being, I wanted my quilts to represent and acknowledge my double heritage. In the centre I have an Anishinaabe picture drawn in an Anishinaabe art form, such as those that are done by Anishinaabe artists like OnsaawaabikoBinesi (Norval Morisseau). If I don't have an Anishinaabe art form, I feature birds and animals or beings which figure significantly and importantly in Anishinaabe life and culture. That's how I show the heritage my mother gave to me — as Woman and Anishinaabe. It also honours that we First Nations people are given this great and sacred Turtle Island to love, respect, and take care of — this is our Home Land. To show the heritage my father gave me, I place those usual quilting blocks, which are done every day by quilters, either as a decoration above and below the central theme, or as a frame around it, or even both.
As I was working with these art forms, I began to realize that it was Anishinaabe men's art form that I was using. I wanted to use Anishinaabe women's art forms—after all, I am woman and I am Anishinaabe. I should be using these art forms and showing the world about them. But then I had to wonder, "just what are Anishinaabe Kwe art forms?" I couldn't bring up to my consciousness what it would look like; it came up empty, a blank, for me. I felt embarrassed and stupid about this. Then I began to wonder why I didn't know. I know what men's are, yet the Creator has given that women see and notice and interpret things differently than men do. How come I missed the boat? I didn't know how I was going to find out without asking somebody, which would mean I would be exposing my ignorance and showing that I didn't know a great part of who I was. All this should have been an intuitive natural part of my Being, not something I should be consciously looking for! But that desire to know was stronger then my fear and trepidation. I wanted to ask an Anishinaabe woman, but I suspected she wouldn't know what I was talking about because she's so connected to her Anishinaabe-wisiwin (ways) that she couldn't understand why would I want to compartmentalize everything in my life (like white people do). When one is grounded in her culture, one doesn't have to try to fill up any empty spaces. Also, of course, my being so reasonably well-schooled also made me think the Elders couldn't possibly know what I was talking about.
Floral and geometric. I was stunned. I did a lot of thinking about how come many of us don't know these things. Why was it I didn't know that when I was looking at Anishinaabe art, I was looking at our men's art forms? Why did I have to think long and hard before I awakened to the fact that I was thinking only in terms of our men's work? Given that many of us are influenced, schooled and socialized in a Christian, capitalist value system where women and their roles and contributions are negated, devalued, and even not acknowledged, it is no wonder that I wasn't even aware that distinct Anishinaabe-Kwe's cultural traits and behaviours exist. The patriarchal social structure is such that it is men's culture that is profiled as if it were the only valid and viable way of thought, language, action and life. That is why I had to dig so hard to find out what was right in front of me. Again, it's in my genes that I would know these things, but women things are learned out of our consciousness, both individually and collectively. I began to realize, "Yes. All my life I have watched my mother do her art work in different media—beads, embroidery floss, threads of different colours and textures, birch bark, furs, roots, skins and leathers. In a lot of this work she uses floral and geometric designs. To top it all off, I too have done beadwork using geometric designs and have taught my children these things. And I never realized this was women's art form. Nevertheless, I was overjoyed that I now had a handle on it. This is the point at which I started to make the center of my quilts floral, taking the designs from the beadwork, quillwork, embroidery, birch bark biting and moose hair tufting. Now I am able to do Anishinaabe women's art forms also in my quilts, and show the world this is one of our life and art ways.
I am thankful for Debbie Jacobs for dragging me to that first quilt course. I am also thankful for the heritage and skills which my mother and father each gave me. In many ways, my four children have helped me, but one of their biggest contributions to my work is that they did the everyday household chores which allowed me to spend more time and energy on my art. Even though my three grandchildren are still small, somehow they inspire me and give me great joy. I can't list off all the ways my husband has helped me, but his greatest gift is that he meets a lot of my construction needs, like making shelves and other storage space. Because I don't like the way I draw, he and our son, Keesic, have helped me to draft out some of the images I transfer onto fabric. Norman Knott, a well-known artist from Curve Lake, was the one who first shared his Anishinaabe art forms with me. Because of his kindness and willingness to share, I was able to make a beginning in the distinctive way that I do my work.
I hope that, through my quilting, I have been able to make a positive and significant contribution to people's understanding of Anishinaabe ways and how we see life, for in the end, this is the only way the Earth and all Life can be saved.


At this stage of the trip everything was, more or less, going well. We had ticked off around half of the runs in the Napo valley and by now we had established a good group to go kayaking. A key member of our group was a guy called Armin Neuer. Armin as well as being a good kayaker, speaks good English and Spanish, really helpful in language stalemates! A special thanks to him for taking some amazing photos and for letting us use his laptop to unload our footage onto. A really helpful guy!


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Trump switches to flimsy new impeachment defense: It's no quid pro quo if Ukraine didn't know aid was being held up
There's no quid pro quo if Ukraine didn't know.
That's President Trump's latest — and flimsiest yet — impeachment defense after the latest inquiry witness dealt a hammer blow to his previous claims there was no improper trade-off between aid to Ukraine and launching investigations into his Democratic rivals.
"(No) witness has provided testimony that the Ukrainians were aware that military aid was being withheld," Trump wrote on Twitter Wednesday morning, quoting a sycophantic GOP lawmaker who made the claim on Fox News. "You can't have a quid pro quo with no quo."
Neither he (Taylor) or any other witness has provided testimony that the Ukrainians were aware that military aid was being withheld. You can't have a quid pro quo with no quo." Congressman John Ratcliffe @foxandfriends Where is the Whistleblower? The Do Nothing Dems case is DEAD!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 23, 2019
As if on cue, a new published report on Wednesday said Ukrainian officials actually found out about the aid suspension by the beginning of August, several weeks earlier than had been previously known.
The New York Times report, which cites records and interviews with unnamed officials, says Ukraine found out the hold up in desperately needed aid was not a bureaucratic glitch, adding weight to the Trump pressure campaign to launch probes into his political opponents.
Another report on Wednesday said that Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky was aware of Trump's hope for investigations as early as May, shortly after he took office, and months earlier that was known.
The Associated Press said Zelensky held a May 7 meeting with advisers at which he brought up Rudy Giuliani's push for dirt on Joe Biden and a probe into the 2016 election.
It's not clear what the source of the pressure was although Giuliani was already tweeting dirt about the Bidens and Ukraine by that time. The meeting also came soon after Trump spoke to Zelensky to congratulate him on his election win. The White House has never released a rough transcript of that call, despite promises to do so.
Trump also lashed out at Bill Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, a day after eviscerated Trump's claim he never made launching investigations a condition for continuing aid to the embattled nation.
Without offering any evidence, Trump called Taylor a #NeverTrumper and suggested that the administration should only hire those who support him. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hired Taylor after recalling Ambassador Maria Yovanovitch.
Never Trumper Republican John Bellinger, represents Never Trumper Diplomat Bill Taylor (who I don't know), in testimony before Congress! Do Nothing Democrats allow Republicans Zero Representation, Zero due process, and Zero Transparency….
Trump's Wednesday tweets amount to an effort to shift the debate after Taylor gutted his impeachment defenses.
His first tweet was also bad Latin: Quid pro quo literally means this for that. In the case of the impeachment scandal, it appears Ukraine was told to give this, or the politically damaging probes into Biden and the Democrats, in exchange for that, or the $400 million in suspended aid.
Taylor denounced the Trump policy as "crazy" in damaging text messages. And on Tuesday the respected career diplomat laid out an even more devastating blow-by-blow account of how Trump and his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani sought to undermine U.S. policy of supporting Ukraine against Russian aggression for their own benefit.
Trump apparently decided to float the new defense after Taylor won widespread praise for his poised and convincing performance at the all-day closed door session of the impeachment inquiry.
The new argument came as a shocking new crack emerged in Trump's wall of Republican support in the impeachment battle.
Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate GOP leadership team, said the picture emerging from Taylor's explosive testimony is "not a good one."
Republican Senators are the ultimate deciders of Trump's fate as a two-thirds vote is required to remove him from office. The GOP holds 53 out of 100 seats, meaning about 20 of them would have to back impeachment to oust the president from office.
Source nydailynews.com
By DAVE GOLDINER
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Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick's late entry into the presidential race offers Democrats a fresh — and perhaps last — chance to reassess who they think is the strongest candidate to take on President Donald Trump.
It adds to the now months-long debate within the Democratic Party over "electability" less than three months before the first votes are cast. For a party that prides itself on diversity, the answers so far have been consistent and, to some, frustrating — a top tier dominated by white candidates, only one of whom is a woman.
But Patrick's campaign is a reminder of the divergent paths to victory for presidential hopefuls. White candidates must prove they can win over black voters. Blacks and other minority contenders, however, must show they can build white support.
That type of multiracial coalition has eluded virtually everyone in the race except Joe Biden, who — for now — has deep support among black voters in addition to working-class whites. Those who assess that backing as soft, however, see an opening for a moderate candidate like Patrick, a black governor who made history winning in a majority-white state.
That, some strategists say, differentiates Patrick from Sens. Kamala Harris of California and Cory Booker of New Jersey, the two other major black candidates whose past electoral success has come in more diverse states and who are lagging in the presidential polls.
"Kamala Harris and Cory Booker are well-funded, high-profile black candidates, but have not been able to rise during a cycle where appeals to black voters are central to who will be the eventual winner of the primary," said Democratic strategist Joel Payne. He said the election will confront what stigma still exists with white voters toward black candidates in the post-Barack Obama era.
"We can make the assumption that Patrick will be the next black candidate to face this test, but his appeal is altogether different than Booker and Harris," Payne said. "The Patrick candidacy is an appeal to moderation and to the center-left more than a direct appeal to black voters."
In 2008, then-Sen. Obama was the lone black candidate in the Democratic primary field and didn't begin to gain momentum until the final weeks before the Iowa caucuses, trailing Hillary Clinton and John Edwards for much of the contest. But Obama's showing— winning an overwhelmingly white electorate — gave him momentum to convince black voters in South Carolina and across the Black Belt that he was viable.
Obama's diverse coalition was a new blueprint in Democratic electoral mapmaking, earning him the party's nomination and his history-making general election victory. Observers say it's an electorate Democrats will have to replicate to win in 2020.
The trio of African Americans have taken different approaches in how they contend with the racial aspects of their candidacies.
Harris announced her candidacy on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and has unique status as an alumna of historically black Howard University, member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, and the lone black woman in the 2020 fray.
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker announced during Black History Month. The former mayor of Newark touts his residency in an impoverished black neighborhood in the city but has also sought to cast himself as a bridge builder — pointing out his ties to a civil rights legacy that changed his family's trajectory with intervention from progressive whites that helped him integrate his childhood neighborhood.
In a brief interview Friday, he encouraged voters to "pull the lens back on diversity."
"We have women in this race, we have an openly gay person in this race, we have (a) biracial person in this race, African-Americans in this race," he said. "It is an incredible moment in American history that our field is so diverse and that voters have such qualified folks to choose from."
Patrick himself has made relatively few references to race since launching his campaign. But as he registered this week to appear on the ballot in the New Hampshire primary, he spoke of the "skepticism" he has experienced as a black man.
"He has demonstrated an ability to win over white voters in an overwhelmingly white state," said Democratic strategist Doug Thornell. "The question is whether he has enough time, whether he can raise the money, and whether he can carve out a compelling narrative and identity that allows him to break through. That's a lot to accomplish in two months, but it's not crazy."
His path would be a challenging one. Though Patrick is not a national name, he is fairly well-known in neighboring New Hampshire, where voters saw television ads for his gubernatorial campaigns.
A strong finish in the Granite State could provide momentum heading into South Carolina, disrupting the field and leaving no clear frontrunner heading into Super Tuesday, said Thornell.
"If you look at the African American candidates running, he might be the best positioned to pull that off," Thornell said.
Patrick's late entry is reminiscent of Gen. Wesley Clark's 11th-hour bid in 2003. Clark was able to briefly break through after some among the electorate worried about then-Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry's path to the nomination, or that former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean was too liberal.
As a prominent African American who can appeal to black and white voters, Patrick could appeal to soft Biden voters looking for an alternative to Booker or Harris, or who don't like Sen. Elizabeth Warren or Sen. Bernie Sanders' progressive agenda, said Democratic strategist Adrienne Elrod.
"He can create that 'I'm more left than Biden, but not crazy like Warren/Sanders' message," Elrod said. "He could appeal to some of those voters who are on the fence and not satisfied with others in the field. He can say, 'I can be your candidate.'"
— Errin Haines
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A White House budget official defied President Trump and testified Saturday in the House impeachment inquiry about the controversial suspension of defense aid to Ukraine.
Mark Sandy, a career Office of Management and Budget official, told lawmakers that he raised questions about whether the decision by Trump acolytes to hold up $400 million in desperately needed military assistance violated laws mandating money allocated by Congress be spent, CNN reported.
The budget expert did not explain what reasons were given for the hold up in aid. He testified behind closed doors in a rare Saturday session as the impeachment investigation continues to deliver heavy blows to Trump.
Sandy acted on orders to put an initial hold on the aid in late July and the issue was later handed over to Trump political appointees.
The aid was already appropriated by Congress, meaning the White House would have had to offer a legally valid reason for withholding it.
It's not known what explanation if any, was given for removing the suspension from Sandy's purview.
Sandy's testimony shone a harsh spotlight on Mick Mulvaney, who is both the OMB director and Trump's acting chief of staff.
"Mulvaney not only has refused to testify, but actively worked to block others from complying with subpoenas," said Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Cal.) in a statement. "(He also) refused to provide Congress with documents relating to Trump's suspension of Congressionally approved military aid to Ukraine.
Mulvaney admitted that Trump imposed an improper "quid pro quo" on Ukraine at a disastrous press conference although he later sought to walk back his admission. He has refused to testify to the impeachment probe.
A key contention of impeachment advocates is that Trump suspended the aid so he could use it as leverage to force Ukraine into launching bogus investigation of Trump's Democratic rivals.
In fact, the suspension of aid shocked Ukraine officials and reportedly led them to consider announcing the corruption probes to get the cash flowing again.
By that time, in early September, the intelligence whistleblower complaint had hit the headlines, forcing the White House to reinstate the aid without getting the investigations announcement that Trump wanted.
In a statement Saturday, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), chair of the House Intelligence Committee, called out Mulvaney for refusing to testify.
"If Mulvaney had evidence that contradicted what we've already heard, he'd be eager to testify and provide documents. Instead, he's hiding behind, and assisting in, Trump's efforts to conceal the truth from the American people," Schiff said.
Also on Saturday, impeachment investigators released the transcripts of depositions given by deputy assistant to the president Timothy Morrison, and Vice President Pence's special adviser on Europe and Russia, Jennifer Williams.
In Morrison's Oct. 31 deposition, he testified U.S. Ambassador to the E.U. Gordon Sondland told him he'd spoken with Ukrainian presidential aide Andriy Yermak about American military funding being conditioned on corruption investigations. "My concern was what Gordon was proposing about getting the Ukrainians pulled into our politics," Morrison testified.
In Williams' Nov. 7 deposition, she confirmed that Trump told Pence to not attend the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's inauguration in an apparent signal that he needed to pursue the corruption probes or be frozen out of the military aid.
"My understanding from my colleague—and, again, I wasn't there for the conversation—was that the President asked the Vice President not to attend," she testified.
Source www.nydailynews.com
Impeachment hearings got underway in the House of Representatives this week, as you likely noticed from the wall-to-wall coverage. The process involves the sort of high-stakes, highly partisan events that naturally dominate social feeds. What television was to impeachment in the 1970s and 1990s, Facebook and Twitter — and YouTube and maybe TikTok — will be to impeachment in 2019.
The hearings on President Donald Trump's apparent attempted bribery of Ukraine won't be the first time a president has had to contend with, or benefit from, a hyper-partisan media. Conservative talk radio and Fox News were in full swing when Bill Clinton was impeached in 1998, even if their rhetoric looks quaint by today's standard. But the World Wide Web was in its infancy, and the world was then still innocent of algorithmically sorted news feeds, partisan bot armies, and state-sponsored meme warfare.
Not anymore. If the first day of hearings is any indication, social networks promise to play a powerful role in shaping the way that impeachment hearings are understood by Americans. They are also playing a powerful role in shaping the hearings themselves.
As Ryan Broderick documented at BuzzFeed, Republican lawmakers used their time during Wednesday's hearing to promote discredited conspiracy theories that are popular on right-wing message boards:
There is one America that believes what was in former FBI director Robert Mueller's report, that there was coordinated Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, which helped the Trump campaign. But there is a second America that believes that in the summer of 2016, the Democratic National Committee colluded with Ukrainian nationals to frame the Trump campaign for collusion with Russia, implicating a Ukrainian American DNC contractor, Alexandra Chalupa, in the collusion and the California-based cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike in the subsequent cover-up.
This unfounded theory has been propped up by a 2017 Politico story; reporting from right-wing political commentator John Solomon published earlier this year in the Hill; Attorney General Bill Barr's summer travels; the yearlong personal investigation into Ukraine conducted by Rudy Giuliani, a lawyer working for Trump; and coverage from Fox News and conservative news sites. All of that came into play during Wednesday's hearing, sometimes implicitly and sometimes explicitly.
After Republican members of Congress promoted these various smokescreens, right-wing media universally dismissed the hearing — either as an absurd exercise led by clowns, or as an outrageous abuse of power. Brian Stelter described the atmosphere on cable news:
Here's what else I heard: Wednesday's hearing was a bust. It was all just hearsay. It was a "disaster" for the Democrats and a "great day" for the Republicans. Impeachment is "stupid." Impeachment is "fake." There's nothing impeachable here. There's no reason to hold hearings. This inquiry needs to stop right now.
The message was one-sided and overwhelming. Every host and practically every guest said the Republican tribe is winning and the Democrat tribe is losing. I'm sure the president loved watching every minute of it. That's one of the reasons why this right-wing rhetoric matters so much — because it is reassuring and emboldening Trump.
Meanwhile, if you're reading the New York Times or watching CNN, you're getting the sense that the case against Trump is a slam dunk, with multiple people having heard the president directly pressure his ambassador to the European Union to pursue a bribery plot. As Ezra Klein wrote recently, this impeachment is "the easiest possible test case for can our system hold a president accountable." And yet with something like 40 percent of the country living in an alternate media universe, the basic, actual facts of the case may never penetrate into their reality.
Of course, that fear was one of the best reasons for Democrats to initiate impeachment proceedings in the first place: Show people real witnesses answering important questions over a long enough period of time — train everyone's eyes on the same set of facts — and maybe a greater consensus will emerge.
Time will tell if they succeed. In the meantime, impeachment has proven to be big business on Facebook — where politicians are taking out highly partisan ads consistent with their respective worldviews. Emily Stewart and Rani Molla have a thorough walkthrough of how impeachment is playing out on Facebook, with Trump and Sen. Elizabeth Warren using ads to fire up their base and build their donor rolls; Tom Steyer using impeachment as a signature issue to promote his presidential candidacy; and a spice company buying tens of thousands of dollars worth of pro-impeachment advertising because they spread farther on Facebook than non-impeachment ads, resulting in a better return on investment.
Much of the debate about whether Facebook should allow political advertising noted that it represents a small fraction of the company's business. But as the Vox writers note, that doesn't mean it's an insignificant business:
Facebook itself has grown into a formidable political platform in recent years, with campaigns and outside groups spending $284 million on the platform during the midterm elections, according to a report by Tech for Campaigns, a nonprofit that helps political campaigns with digital tools. While that's just a small share of Facebook's overall ad revenue, it's a growing chunk of what campaigns are spending to reach constituents.
As impeachment hearings intensify, it seems likely politicians' spending on Facebook ads will increase. And a good number of those ads, like so much about impeachment in 2019, will seem to have been created in a parallel world. In many ways, they were.
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By Casey Newton