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Non-Trumpers are Ready to Rumble
Forget what you have heard from Donald Trump, and his surrogates, because the #nevertrump, #delegatesunbound, and #freethe delegates are far from done their fight to remove the arrogant, liberal leaning, flip-flopping Donald Trump from becoming the Republican nominee.
Now, just days away from the official party convention in Cleveland, the rebellious Dump Trump movement has made a startling announcement — they've got the votes needed to force a floor vote that could prevent Trump from getting the nomination. While their anti-Trump bid remains shaky, but not unlikely, the anti-Trump alliance will certainly test the treacherous relationship of the Trump campaign and leaders of the Republican National Committee — and cause a huge media storm in the process. One that is needed to put a spotlight on two major issues. The first issue is the fact that over 11 million democrats voted for Trump during the primaries, and without them, he would have never been in his current position, and secondly the GOP trying to regulate and control a free citizen's ability to vote according to their conscious.
The unhappy, but a majority of the Republicans are setting up a high-tech messaging system to coordinate with organizers on the convention floor and plan to launch ads micro-targeted to the delegates' social media pages. They say they have organizers inside at least 35 state delegations who will help coordinate their drive to let the convention's 2,472 delegates vote for whichever candidate they want. "There's so much energy to do this," said Dane Waters, co-founder of Delegates Unbound, one group challenging the conventional GOP rules that require nearly all delegates to back a specific candidate, based on state primaries and caucuses. "Delegates are the authority of the Republican Party. This is about the future of the Republican Party.". It is time for the American voter to take control of their country, and this is true grit and true democracy in the process. Anyone who would question the intentions, or the ability to do such political proceedings is sadly lacking in the American revolution which declared independence from a kingdom that tried to control every move, vote, and idea of the colonists.
Allied with other groups like Free the Delegates, they face a GOP establishment determined to prevent a toppling of the presumptive nominee — or any embarrassing, nationally televised showdowns during the four-day convention. Underscoring that, the GOP rules committee — a bastion of establishment loyalists — on Tuesday formally proposed to renew rules that require delegates to back the candidate they are "bound" to. The dissidents are saving their effort for later this week when the separate convention rules committee meets to craft a rules package to be considered by the full convention next week.
Dump Trump advocates say they have at least 400 delegate supporters but won't provide more detail. Though Trump won more than 13 million votes and captured around 40 primaries and caucuses, his foes say he's not conservative enough and is likely to lose and drag down GOP congressional candidates with him.
"He's not a Republican, that's the problem," said Bill Eastland, a Trump delegate who like many of the dissidents preferred Trump's former rival, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. Eastland says he supports the movement to allow delegates to back anyone.
Kendal Unruh, a Colorado delegate for Cruz and a leader of the "Dump Trump" effort, is pushing a proposal to let delegates vote their conscience by supporting the candidate of their choosing. She claims at least 28 members of the 112-member convention rules committee will support her — which if true would mean the full convention would vote on her proposal.
Unruh, Waters and their allies have other options as well. There's talk of other amendments proposing things like requiring the presidential candidate to release tax returns and restricting future Republican primaries to only registered Republicans. Both proposals are aimed at Trump, who has not released his returns and won many independent, as well as democratic votes in the Republican primaries.
The True Conservatives say they've enrolled parliamentarians and lawyers to help demand roll call votes, recounts of how delegates are voting and other steps that might turn the convention into an embarrassing, televised battle. But such moves aren't easy. The convention's presiding officer — who at times will be Priebus or House Speaker Paul Ryan — has the clout to decide who to recognize on the convention floor to make procedural motions. Keep in mind that Paul Ryan without a doubt has stated publicly he would not want to limit anyone to not voting their conscious.
America needs an awakening of the political process so that true Conservatives have an opportunity to select and have a Conservative represent their needs and beliefs. Any true Constitutional Conservative should be celebrating this action, and support it wholeheartedly, whether Donald Trump supporter or one of the other potential vote-getters including Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, and others. If you disagree with the action of true Constitutional Conservatives using their constitutional rights, then you must not have the fortitude to believe that your candidate can withstand a public conscious vote tally……..
People like Donald Trump, his surrogates, The Horn news and its writers, Fox news, and its anchors will not agree with the Conservatives using their given right to question the voting and demand a vote of conscious, not demand. IF you believe in a truly fair and balanced America for all Americans, then you MUST side with the "outsiders"…..
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I met a few locals against better advice due to some folks visiting the city and literally losing their heads. The power of social media, and my sometimes crazy habit of trusting everyone from the start had me picked up from downtown and taken all across the city to see the mountains, beach boardwalk, the parts of the city that didn't take the USD, and the architecture. Certainly a great trip since my friend Larry wasn't able to leave the ship on this day.
I was dropped back off downtown. Looking at scarves for my mother possibly and looking lost at the same time, a stranger approached, but spoke NO ENGLISH. I pulled out my phone, thanked god for Google Translator and we wrote back and forth. Next thing I know we're hopping in a taxi and headed god knows where. Another tour, but this time, more local and through the downtown streets. The city was a lot like Tijuana, but I was thankful for strangers who cared enough to make sure I had an amazing time there.
But then he had to go and I was someplace downtown, with no more wifi. I walked, and walked, and walked until I realized I was definitely going in the wrong direction. A second before I was about to attempt my intermediate Spanish, I saw a few people from the ship. I stopped them, and they remembered me from the ship gym, and we began walking in the right direction. Hey, I even got free Burger King out of it (they were curious to know if Mexican Burger King was better than American. It wasn't).
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The Handmaid's Tale will return for season three on Wednesday, June 5 with three new episodes (interestingly past the eligibility period for the 2019 Emmys). Subsequent episodes will be released every Wednesday only on Hulu.
"Maintaining the quality of The Handmaid's Tale, which is impeccable, takes time and we wanted to give the show enough time in season three to maintain the standards of storytelling," Hulu's Senior Vice President of Originals, Craig Erwich, explained of the season three premiere date at TCA on Monday. "Season three episodes, all of them, will be viewed by the academy when it is qualified."


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Next week ARK: Survival Evolved get to PS4 players
Company Studio Wildcard announced that on December 6, MMO ARK: Survival Evolved will finally be available on the PS4 console. Players who purchase a Survivor's kit for $54.99, get the basic version, the addition of Scorched Earth, skin Bionic Giganotosaurus and Manticore armor set.
In addition, on December 21, the PC version of ARK: Survival Evolved, most likely, will receive a patch 253. The game will be new creatures – Troodon, Tusoteuthis, Pagemasters and Therizinosaurs, 2 new underwater caves and the first phase of the technology TEK — system engrams, the system Element resources, Replicator, rifle, helmet, visor, jetpack, boots, gloves and saddle for Rex».
Also will start the event Winter Wonderland 2, and the situation with the increase in network performance will improve by about 15%. Full release ARK: Survival Evolved is expected in spring 2017.
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Race Report - Jami Erlich 1-miler and REACH 5K
Joey's race result: 1 mile in 9:40, second place in Kindergarten division
Joey's finishing kick. Photo by Carl Cox http://www.carlcoxstudios.com/
The day before this race, on Saturday, we ran with Joe's TaeKwonDo class. The master never has him do more than a single quarter-mile lap at a time, but he runs a total of 10-12 of these laps during the workout. I ran with him most of the time, and had to keep him from racing the faster runners. He didn't want to hold back, but I told him that the patience would pay off in the next day's run.
I made sure to run with him and pace him during the race. As would be expected for a kindergarten race, all the kids took off like bats out of hell from the starting line. As we settled into last place, I told Joe to let them go ahead, and "you'll see what happens." Sure enough, within 100 yards the kids had already started walking. Within 200 yards we were passing them, and as we started up a hill 300 yards into the race, Joey started catching the front-runners, who were walking.
Each time we'd catch them, a group of 3 would take off again and run a few dozen feet in front of us. This kept recurring with increasing frequency and I was sure we were finally about to pass them for good when I saw a water stop. Sure enough, all the kids stopped for water but I told Joe to keep running, and we never saw those kids again.
Except for Rodrigo. Rodrigo does nothing but play soccer every night with his father. He was out in front from the beginning and never let up. Like Joe, he also didn't stop at the water station. I kept an eye on him, but any hope that we'd catch him waned as the distance between us increased down the hill after the turn-around.
Going downhill now, I picked up the pace significantly, probably to 9 minutes per mile, and Joe had no problem keeping up. The 1st through 5th graders, who all had a head-start (5the graders went first, 4 graders went 20 seconds later, and so on), were all around us and we were dropping them like flies. We continued to push after it flattened out, all the way until a hundred yards before the finish line, when I told him to go as hard as he can and try to beat some more kids.
I overheard one of the teachers in the school say, "Hey look, it's Joe up here with all the bigger kids - he's a Kindergartener!"
My race result: 5K in 29:31.
Joey watching me looking fresh at my finish. Photo by Carl Cox.
Let's review my goals:
B-goal: 29:40
A-goal: 29:10 (which would be a PR)
Dream Goal: sub-28.
The start of this race was a mere half-hour after the start of Joey's race. Needless to say, I was nice and warm. I also had run 13-14 miles the day before, in a combination of speedwork and long/slow/semi-distance.
In the first mile, with a few rollers, I pushed and got winded pretty quickly, but never let up. Despite the effort, I was disappointed to only see a 9:39 split at the 1-mile point, I thought my effort was closer to 9:15. Settling into the second mile, where there's a pretty big hill, I continued pushing and was pleased to see a 9:37 split at mile 2. I wasn't going fast, but at least I was evenly-paced. The steepest hill of the course occurs in mile 3, but it's not terribly long and is followed by a nice long downhill, so I gave it everything I had. After cresting the summit, I opened it up on the downhill as soon as I was semi-recovered, too tired to go super fast but not ready to slow down either. I wasn't aware of exactly how fast I was going, so I nurtured an illusion that I was running an 8:30 3rd mile (including that steep hill), which would give me a sub-29 finish (and a PR.) I pushed as hard as I could at the bottom of the hill with 300 flat yards to go, but when I finally could see the clock from 100 yards away it was turning 29 right then and I knew the PR was gone. I didn't have anything left for a finishing kick, but I probably managed to maintain the downhill pace all the way to the finish. I don't have a 3-mile split but the last 1.1 miles took 10:14.
I figure that the sub-29 would have easily happened if I hadn't put such a hard day in the previous day, and I still managed a negative split only 30 seconds off my PR, so I can't really complain. And - I beat my time last year at this course which was 29:40. A B goal is still a goal, and I hit it pretty solidly.
Still, I struggle with the nagging thoughts that, just 4 months ago, I ran a sub-25 3 miles on a treadmill. I can't come close to that now. What happened to all that speed?


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Arts for All Partnership
The Arts for All Partnership began in 2015 between the Cultural Enrichment Fund (CEF) and the Greater Harrisburg Foundation, a regional foundation of The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC). This unique collaborative funding initiative aims to improve the efficiency of arts grant funding and increase the overall impact of grant funding for arts programming in our communities.
Applications are accepted from any nonprofit organization in the capital region conducting a program designed to integrate cultural appreciation in the everyday lives of underserved audiences.
The Arts for All Partnership is most interested in proposals that will increase access to the arts in the Capital Region through:
Free public performances for families
Ticket subsidy programs that fill houses
Innovative programs that engage and build young audiences
Educational outreach programs
Priority is given to programs that increase arts engagement and access among diverse audiences, underserved and/or economically disadvantaged communities.
Learn more about the Arts for All Partnership including application deadlines, format and criteria.
Arts Alliance of Greater Waynesboro Inc. – $2,000 for Destination ARTS! Performance Fund, that works to support free musical performances and a thriving arts community in downtown Waynesboro, PA.
Bosler Memorial Library – $3,000 for the Music at Bosler program, a live music concert series featuring a wide range of musical genres; all concerts are free and open to the public.
Capital Region Arts and Education – $3,000 for Arts Master Classes, which provides CASA high school students with opportunities to view, interact with, and engage in learning opportunities provided by nationally recognized artists and artist companies in six art disciplines.
Capital Theatre Foundation – $2,000 for Arts in Education at the Capitol Theatre, offering artist learning opportunities to all students through curriculum based and career focused art activities founded in cultural enrichment that work to spark a lifelong interest and involvement in the arts.
Carlisle Arts Learning Center Inc. – $5,000, for ArtWorks! an afterschool program for middle and high school students that encourages creative solutions to problem solving and builds leadership skills and confidence.
Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet – $4,000 for Teen Night at the Ballet, a two-part program that seeks to build younger audiences for the performing arts by making ballet accessible to teens through interactive strategies.
Cumberland Valley School of Music – $5,000 for the Arts Integrated Preschool Pilot Program, an art-integrated preschool experience featuring daily music, dance, and visual art instruction for children in Franklin County.
Diocese of Harrisburg: Saint Theresa School – $2,683.99 for Saint Theresa School Piano Lab Expansion, which strengthens current music learning opportunities through expanded piano resources.
Downtown Carlisle Association – $4,000 for Color Carlisle: a Public Art Initiative, that works to enrich commercial and residential property spaces, and the community through public art murals.
Drew Michael Taylor Foundation – $1,500 for Meeting the Needs of Grievers Through Art, a Shippensburg-based program that provides art-based workshops to meet the needs of grievers in the Drew's Hope grief support program and the greater community.
Gamut Theatre Group – $3,000 for 25th Annual Shakespeare in the Park, an annual performance since 1994 that brings Shakespeare's greatest works to Reservoir Park, and will feature A Midsummer Night's Dream in 2018.
Harrisburg Area Community College Foundation – $1,602 for Educating the Next Generation Through the Arts (EdGe) Program, a collaborative arts program that partners the Live at Rose Lehrman and the Susquehanna Township High School (STHS) orchestra programs, and the Live At Rose Lehrman and the Bethesda Mission Community Youth Center (BMCYC) afterschool programs.
Harrisburg Men's Chorus – $3,000 for the Celebrating Female Composers program, a men's musical performance that recognizes the contributions of women as composers of both serious and popular misc.
Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg – $1,500 for JCC Senior Artist in Residency, a 10 session artist in residency program where seniors will explore art forms that encourage daily creative exploration, and the development of larger pieces that will culminate in an art show at the JCC.
Lebanon Valley Council on the Arts – $2,500 for the Intergenerational Project, a project that pairs middle and high school youths with senior adults in the city of Lebanon in collaborative workshops beginning with conversation and moving towards the creation of a legacy quilt.
Market Square Concerts – $3,500 for Market Square Concerts' Soundscape Educational Outreach Program, offering free and discounted admission to students and educational chamber music outreach programs featuring musicians ranging from recent international competition winners to Grammy award winners.
Nativity School of Harrisburg – $5,000 for The Nativity School of Harrisburg Arts Program, a project that supports the addition of an art curriculum and necessary supplies for students at this school.
Open Stage of Harrisburg – $3,000 for Student Matinee Series: Akeelah and the Bee & The Diary of Anne Frank, a project that will work to bring live matinee performances of both productions to area schools.
Open Stage if Harrisburg (Sankofa) – $3,000 for Sankofa African American Theatre Company's Peer2Peer Education Project, which supports the training of peer teachers who, in turn, design and facilitate curriculum that develops student theatre skills and supports the creation of a company of young African American actors to provide leadership roles in local theatre and their communities.
Pennsylvania Regional Ballet – $4,000 for R.A.I.S.E. Program (Refined Arts Inspire Successful Education) a 12 week educational arts program and residency that engages 5th graders through dance, music, choreography instruction, and culminates in a final performance.
RSVP of the Capital Region Inc. – $3,500 for The Art Zone, a project that will integrate the arts within the ZONE After School and Summer Programs provided to K-10th grade students in the Newport School District.
The Arc of Cumberland and Perry Counties (CPARC) – $3,000 for the From A to X: Art Creation to eXhibit Project: a six week art class that provides arts experiences for people with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities and is made available through a partnership between the Carlisle Arts Learning Center and CPARC.
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church of Harrisburg – $1,500 for Music by the River, Season 5, which brings quality musical performances to St. Stephen's Episcopal Cathedral.
Susquehanna Folk Music Society Inc. – $2,000 for Little Pickers Family Activities, and Educational and fun space where youth and their families can explore the folk and traditional arts during the Susquehanna Folk Music Festival in 2018.
The Salvation Army – $1,000 for SYE (Summer Youth Enrichment) 2018 Arts Education Focus, ensuring the continuation of arts education programming in the SYE and other learning offerings made available during the 2017-2018 school year.
West Perry School District – $5,000 for the Children Learn to Play Ukulele and Join in Jam Sessions with Community Musicians Project, during which the professional duo, Simple Gifts, will teach West Perry students to play the ukulele, coach people of all ages in group playing, and perform for the greater community.
World Affairs Council of Harrisburg – $1,500 for The 2018 International Poetry and Storytelling Competition for High School Students, a program that engages high school students in creating original, literary works around themes compatible with the philosophy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Cultural Enrichment Fund (CEF) is the capital region's united arts fund.
Our mission is to advance and sustain a vibrant and diverse arts and cultural life in the capital region.
Cultural Enrichment Fund
Harrisburg , PA 17108
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This was one of my favorite dishes growing up, and is a good way to eat a lot of fresh veggies. The name is just what my mom used to call it, it most closely resembles chow mein.
6-8 servings Chinese egg noodles, get the kind that looks like this (I have had good luck finding them in Asian markets).
Start a large pot of water to boil and preheat the oven to 350F.
Add egg noodles to boiling water and cook them according to the instructions. Once done cooking strain and toss with 1/8-1/4 cup oil, until the noodles are well covered. Spread noodles out on a baking sheet in an even layer. Put noodles in the oven, check every 10 minutes until the start to become crispy. Once they begin to become crispy toss/stir them and then spread in a thin layer again and put back in the oven. When they get close to your desired done-ness, start checking them every 5 minutes. While the noodles cook move on to the rest of the cooking, this way everything is done roughly at the same time. Once the noodles are done, remove them from the oven and set them aside.
On high heat add ~1 Tablespoon oil to a wok. Once very hot add chicken, stirring often cook until brown bit start to form on the chicken. Once done remove chicken to a bowl and set aside. Return wok to high heat.
Add another tablespoon of oil to the wok, once very hot add all the veggies except for the bok choy and bean sprouts. Stirring frequently cook until veggies are almost done and still crispy.
While veggies cook, make the sauce by combining the chicken broth, soy sauce and 2 Tablespoons corn starch, mixing until corn starch is dissolved.
Once veggies are almost done add the bok choy and cooked chicken and cook for another 1-2 minutes.
Once bok choy leaves are wilted add the sauce, and stir to coat. Then add the bean sprouts and cook for another 1-2 minutes or until sauce is thickened. Remove from heat.
To serve, in a large dish arrange the noodles around the platter, breaking them up into smaller chunks to make for easier serving, leaving a whole in the center. Then add the chicken and vegetable mixture to the middle. By not covering all the noodles on the serving platter they will stay crispy longer. Serve immediately.
Like much Asian cooking the trick here is to prep EVERYTHING before you start cooking so that once you are done you can serve the dish steaming hot. This includes setting the table, making sure everyone has drinks for their meal, laying out the array of condiments and prepping all the vegetables and garnishes before you start to cook. Ramen noodles are delicate, if they sit too long in a hot broth they get mushy, and mushy noodles just aren't as good!
Fill a large pot with water and bring to a boil (this will be to cook the noodles). Also bring pot that you will use to steam the veggies to a boil. ( I use the same pot of water to both steam my veggies and cook the noodles.) Bring broth to a boil in a separate pot, add half of sauce packet that came with the noodles ot the broth.
Prep mushrooms and bok choy and arrange in a steamer basket.
In a pot with a clear lid, place egg and fill with half an inch of water. Bring to a boil over a high heat, once boiling reduce to medium and cook for 4 minutes. Do not remove lid. After 4 minutes, remove from heat and let sit for 3 minutes, do not remove lid. After 3 minutes remove eggs and place in cold water. Peal eggs once cool enough to touch.
Steam vegetables for 3-4 minutes, until they are until mostly cooked. Do not over cook, leaves of baby bok choy should not be too wilted.
Cook noodles as instructed by the package except 30 seconds less (as noodles will continue to cook in the hot soup broth).
In serving bowls, divide noodles into the two bowls. Arrange hot BBQ pork, bok choy, and mushrooms around the edges of the bowl. Slice egg in half and add half to each bowl. Ladle half the broth into each bowl. Garnish with scallions and slices nori.


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Uruguay Senate Approves Bill Permitting Abortion Throughout First Trimester for All Women
By Editor on October 23, 2012 Featured, Health, Law & Government, Life & Society, World
The South American country of Uruguay has approved a bill permitting abortion throughout the first trimester, reports state. As previously reported, last month, the House of Representatives passed a measure permitting abortions up to 12 weeks by a single vote of 50-49. Women must be first screened by a medical doctor, mental health professional and […]
Widow Ordered Not to Discuss God or Pray at Government-Funded Housing Complex
By Heather Clark on October 22, 2012 Highlights, Law & Government, Life & Society, Top Stories
A widow in Minnesota was recently informed that she could not engage in religious discussion in the commons area of the apartment complex at which she resides. Ruth Sweats, an elderly woman that lives at Osborne Apartments in Spring Lake Park near Minneapolis, says that she was engaged in a private discussion with another resident […]
Emergent 'Pastor' Compares Black Segregation to 'Gay' Discrimination in Speech at Council Meeting
By Heather Clark on October 22, 2012 Apostasy, Law & Government, Life & Society, Top Stories
An emergent leader from the Bible Belt recently shocked attendees of a city council meeting in Missouri as he rose to express his view regarding an ordinance before the council. Phil Snider of Brentwood Christian Church addressed the Springfield City Council regarding a proposed ordinance that sought to add sexual orientation and gender identity to […]
Hundreds Protest Opening of Ireland's First Abortion Facility
By Heather Clark on October 22, 2012 Featured, Health, Law & Government, Life & Society
The first abortion facility in Ireland recently opened to the public, drawing opposition from hundreds of Christians and other religious groups. The Marie Stopes Center, which has locations around the world, including in Third World countries, is now offering medical abortions to Irish women. The abortion pill will be provided to women whose children are […]
Mennonite Pastor Convicted for Helping Ex-Lesbian Appeals Order to Testify
By Editor on October 21, 2012 Featured, Law & Government, Life & Society
An attorney for a Mennonite pastor that was convicted for providing assistance to an ex-lesbian has filed an appeal to overturn a district court order that the pastor testify in another case involving a man that is facing criminal charges for his involvement in the matter. Joshua Autry of Camp Hill, Pennsylvania says that he […]
Ten Commandments Judge Roy Moore Still Leading Polls as Alabama Supreme Court Race Tightens
By Heather Clark on October 20, 2012 Law & Government, Life & Society, Top Stories
Roy Moore, also known as the Ten Commandments judge, has been pressing toward Election Day, still leading in the polls in the race for Alabama Supreme Court Justice despite an ever-tightening run-off with his Democratic contender. Moore has been making a number of campaign stops in recent weeks, declaring a bold message regarding the state […]
Bush-Appointed Federal Judge Halts Arizona's Defunding of Planned Parenthood
By Heather Clark on October 20, 2012 Health, Law & Government, Life & Society, Top Stories
A federal judge appointed by then President George W. Bush blocked an Arizona law Friday that prohibited taxpayer funds from being used for family planning groups such as Planned Parenthood. U.S. District Judge Neil Wake, appointed in 2004 under the recommendation of Senators John McCain and Jon Kyl, issued a temporary injunction against the state […]
University Diversity Official Put on Leave for Signing Petition to Reconsider Homosexual 'Marriage'
By Heather Clark on October 19, 2012 Education, Law & Government, Life & Society, Top Stories
Controversy is swirling over an official at a popular university in Washington, D.C., who was put on leave last week after it was discovered that she had signed a petition to help put the state's current homosexual "marriage" law on the ballot to potentially be overturned. Angela McCaskill works as the Chief Diversity Officer at […]
Oregon Supreme Court Orders Release of Boy Scout 'Perversion Files'
Under orders from the Oregon Supreme Court, thousands of documents were released today outlining evidence of longstanding and widespread sexual abuse in the Boy Scouts of America. The documents, which the Boy Scouts had fought to keep secret, contained information collected since shortly after its inception in 1910, including letters from victims and their parents, […]
Law Defining Marriage Between a Man and Woman Ruled Unconstitutional by Federal Appeals Court
A federal appeals court ruled today that the Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as being between a man and a woman, is unconstitutional. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of 83-year old Edith Windsor, who challenged the law, claiming that it is discriminatory toward homosexuals. "This law violated the fundamental […]


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Once a Choctaw Indian village, Abita Spring is now widely recognized for its attractive historic district, shaded sidewalks, friendly restaurants, antique shops, art galleries, country stores, and a quaint folk art museum. Bike riders, walkers, joggers, skaters, and horse back riders make use of the popular Tammany Trace that passes through the center of this small town. Lodging can be found in local B&Bs and area motels. Historic Abita Springs is north of Lake Ponchartrain in the New Orleans North shore area.
1. The Abita Trailhead Marketplace will begin its First Saturday markets on Feb. 7, 2009. The marketplace will be held at the Abita Trailhead Plaza from 10:00 am - 4pm. There will be a variety of crafts items for sale, such as jewelry, candles, planters, spun glass, homemade breads and jellies, toys, hand sewn items. Hot foods and drinks will be available. From time to time, music and dance groups will be performing. Vendor booths are available for $10 by contacting Kathy Brenner at 985 373 4328.
2. The Push Mow Parade and Party will be held on Saturday, February 14 with the theme "Unfortunate Couplings". Registration is on day of parade on the Town Hall Porch from 8 - 10 am. $ 5 individual, and $25 groups. Coffee and donuts will be sold before the Parade.The Parade begins at 11:00 with Myrtle Leveson as the Grand Marshall, and Benny Grunch as the Captain.There will be several awards for individual and groups for costumes and for "who knows what else....". the Party will begin at Noon in the Town Hall with Benny Grunch and the Bunch performing. Admission $5. Food and drinks - beer, wine, sods, red beans, gumbo, hot dogs- will be sold.
3.The Abita Springs Jazz Brunch II will be held on March 22, at the Abita Quail Farm from Noon - 3. Otis Bazoon Trio will be performing. Admission is $25. Tickets will be available at the Parade Party and at the Town Hall.
Abita Springs Opry
Old time county music only 1 block from the UCM Museum. A real Louisiana roots version of Austin City Limits production.
Louisiana Bicycle Festival
Come see, exhibit, and ride homebuilt, vintage and custom bicycles. All bicycles types were welcome - yes you can bring your new mountain bike, your new or old racing bike, or the bicycle your grandfather has in is garage. This is a free festival on the Saturday before Father's Day in Abita Springs in late June.
Mardi Gras Parade Featuring The Krewe of Push Mow
Each year during the Mardi Gras season our parade wanders through Historic Abita Springs. The date of the parade is usually on a Saturday nine days before Mardi Gras Day. It rolls a one mile route in sunlight at 11am.
Gates to an old private residence in the historic district of Abita Springs
The Abita Mystery House in historic Abita Springs. The oldest museum in Abita Springs is a family fun roadside attraction featuring a vintage service station, a 90yr old Louisiana Creole cottage, an exhibition hall of memorabilia, the much photographed House of Shards, and a 32 foot alligator. .
Pitcher Plant Boardwalk
The boardwalk is approximately 1200 feet long and provides daytime viewing of special wetland habitat types such as scenic longleaf pine savanna and bay head swamp. Trail and boardwalk combined is 0.7 miles long. The habitat types present support numerous rare and uncommon species of animals and plants, such as the yellow pitcher plant, a carnivorous or bug-eating plant, for which the trail is named. This is a free and really fun thing to do with children.
Money Hill
A new and very nice golf community about a mile from the UCM. This place is so big that they have set aside land for their own schools. It used to be a Tung tree farm. The golf course is new and well maintained.
Longbranch A very nice restaurant in an old two story house in Abita Springs. There is ample space under the pines for your limo.
Tammany Trace The 31 mile bikeway that runs next to the UCM. This used to be the old railroad tracks and they were converted to a paved trail for bikes, hikers, and horses, It goes from Covington to Slidell. You can rent bikes at the UCM, and other places in Abita Springs. The Trace is one of the biggest attractions in our Parish. It's patrolled by special rangers who tell me that they have seen foxes, deer, wild turkeys, swamp rabbits, rattle snakes, water moccasins and other wild animals on the path. In the 31 miles of the trace, there are also 31 bridges.
Abita Beer
A popular brewery and a brew pub. Abita Beer is sold all over the U.S. now. The brewery offers free tours and are 5 minutes from the UCM.
Abita Springs Golf & Country Club
About 10 minutes from the UCM
Abita Springs Be & Be
A B+B with the slogan "A Quiet Place To Be." About 10 minutes from the UCM.
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Q: Progress bar's Visibility property not changing during runtime I want to be able to hide a progress bar once a button is pressed, but it doesn't seem to be working.
This is my progress bar in XAML :
<ProgressBar Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1" IsIndeterminate="True" Height="37" Margin="0,10,0,10" Visibility="{Binding ProgressVisibility,  Mode=TwoWay}" RenderTransformOrigin="0.5,0.5"/>

In my .xaml.cs I have this dependency property :
    public Visibility ProgressVisibility
    {
        get { return (Visibility)GetValue(ProgressVisibilityProperty); }
        set { this.SetValue(ProgressVisibilityProperty, value); }
    }
    public static readonly DependencyProperty ProgressVisibilityProperty =
        DependencyProperty.Register("ProgressVisibility", typeof(Visibility), typeof(RecipeDownloadDialogStatusView), new PropertyMetadata(Visibility.Visible));

And in the view model I have this property :
    private Visibility progressVisibility;
    public Visibility ProgressVisibility
    {
        get
        {
            return this.progressVisibility;
        }

        set
        {
            this.progressVisibility = value;
            this.OnPropertyChanged("ProgressVisibility");
        }
    }

When a button is pressed, I call :
ProgressVisibility = Visibility.Hidden;

While debugging :

*

*The line above gets executed but nothing happens.

*The setter gets called and so is the OnPropertyChanged

*The dependency property gets registred.
I'm not really sure what did I do wrong. Any help will be appreciated.

A: Based on your question I think one of two things is the problem here:

*

*The DataContext of the ProgressBar is set to your viewmodel but your Button is only updating the property of your parent control / window.

*The DataContext of the ProgressBaris set to your parent control / window but your Button is only updating the property of your viewmodel.

If you want ProgressVisibility to be publicly available, change it to
public Visibility ProgressVisibility
{
    get => this.viewModel.ProgressVisibility;
    set => this.viewModel.ProgressVisibility = value;
}

If ProgressVisibility does not need to be public, just drop the dependency property and work with the implementation in the viewmodel instead.


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Vanisha Sparks
Stradishall Camp
Interviewers: Tom Hearn, Mia Huckstep, Josh Slay (Stoke College) and BUA50 team
Place: Wickhambrook Parish Church, Wickhambrook, Suffolk
Date: 19th April, 2022
Vanisha Sparks is a third generation British Ugandan Asian, she speaks about her families experiences, being suddenly displaced, becoming residents at Stradishall camp, , getting used to the cold, eating strange foods, gaining employment in the local factories, moving into the local Suffolk area and making friends. Her grandma still lives in the Council house the family had moved into in 1973. Other topics discussed include cultural differences; the lasting legacies of being appreciative and hardworking; the importance of remembering; and generational differences between her mother and grandmother's lasting fears attached to Uganda and her own desire to now visit and reconnect with that past.
Expulsion from Uganda
0:45 My grandmother, my mum and my aunties, they lived in Kampala, in Uganda. They had a simple life, I think – but happy. One day everything completely changed, just overnight. So, everything was normal, and then just overnight, er people were giving out leaflets, where Idi Amin decided to basically expel all of the Ugandan Asians from the country. So they were given ninety days to leave. Just overnight with no-, no warning, no choice.
1:24 At the time they were given just a suitcase each that they were allowed to take with them, and fifty pounds. Fifty English pounds, at the time, they were allowed to take. So they left everything behind. There were two dolls that they brought with them. One that my mum carried with her, which is still pretty intact [laughs] – it falls apart a little bit – and the other doll, my grandmother knitted a dress and a matching hat for her. So they still have that today as well, and a matching outfit with a little handbag [laughs]. Erm, what else? They have all of their passports, so the passports that, I think one of them is from like the 1930s/1940s and it's in better condition than my own personal passport that I have today. They have the wedding photo, they brought some pots and pans, some plates, and a radio. They brought a radio with them because that was my grandad's favourite thing to do, to listen to the radio. He always listened to the radio.
Arrival in Britain
2:31 Well, they came from Kampala, Uganda, where it's very, very, hot! Very, very, warm, – tropical – country, to freezing cold England in October. So I think their first impressions were definitely freezing cold. They, they got on the planes, they got off the planes straight onto a bus, and brought straight to Stradishall camp. So, a lot of them straight away were not wearing very warm appropriate clothing. Freezing cold. [laughs]. Yeah, but I think, there was a lot of relief, to just to be here. When they first came to the camp, they shared one converted air hangar that had been changed to adapt, and erm-, house three different families. So the air hangar that they lived in was separated with just wardrobes. So there wasn't a lot of privacy and in each little section of the air hangar, separated by the wardrobes were whole families. So my family was in one. So that was my, my granddad, my grandma, my auntie, and my mum, in one little area, shared with the families. Which, in my head as well, I can't imagine the emotions, and just needing a bit of space probably after all that they had just been through.
Facilities at Stradishall camp
4:07 I think in the camp when they arrived there was a lot of support and medical care, education there as well. So they were lucky in the sense, that they had that access. There wasn't a lot to do inside the actual camp, but luckily there were education classes and classes to learn and practise English. So, I know that they did attend those which is nice. For the first few days, probably for the first few weeks there, the food was not at all what they were used to, and not even all what they could eat, because my family are vegetarians as well. So yeah, so strict vegetarians through their religion. So, to come here, probably there was [laughs], a lot of meat served, and things that probably they would have never seen in their lives. I know after a few weeks some of the Ugandan Asians started taking over the kitchen and in the afternoon they would make Indian tea – so they made it work – with the help of the volunteers.
5:06 They did make a lot of friends, especially with the volunteers. And, they had one special friend, Denise. Yeah, Denise. So Denise was a volunteer in the camp, and they stayed friends for the whole of the last fifty years almost – she passed away last year. So, yep, they remained friends, they used to exchange Christmas presents, they used to see each other often enough after all that time.
Cultural differences
5:36 One of the biggest things that definitely impacted my grandmother was having to go out to work. So, in, well in Indian culture, but also in their life in Uganda, it's very traditional for women to look after the house, look after the children and my grandma had zero work experience outside of the house. So when they first came to the UK, after a few weeks, luckily they were given erm work opportunities around the local areas and that included my grandmother. So it's the first time in her life that she had to go out very early in the morning. There were buses provided, when it was still dark, which is a different experience for my family as well [laughs], to go out in the freezing cold dark weather [laughs]. But, yep, so they were put on buses, taken to another local town, and she started work in one of the factories, and it would be very long day, and they would come back on the bus, in the dark, in the evening. So a whole new experience.
A warm reception
6:40 My family came at a very busy time of year for both cultures, for British culture and also from our Indian heritage side culture. So, at the time of the year they arrived there are lots of events and the volunteers and the refugees and everyone that worked in the camps all came together and celebrated different events like Diwali, which was new for the volunteers, and the people who were from the UK, and vis-versa celebrated Christmas and New Years, which was a newer experience for people like my family. So that was really nice and the community also were very open. So lots of the volunteers and the staff who worked at the camps were… very welcoming in that they would erm help and take out people like my family, my grandmother, my auntie, my mum. They would invite them over to their house for cups of tea, show them around. I know there was a lady that my mum-my grandma worked with – she used to help her to do the weekly shopping, and show her how to shop and take her to the shops with her. So there was lot of support in that way which is nice.
Life after the camps
They stayed in the camp for about two months, so quite a long time, and then eventually they were relocated to one house just outside the camp where they stayed, I think just for a couple of months. And then they were then relocated into a local town here in Suffolk, where they have stayed ever since. They were given a local house through the council, where they then had to pay their rent, pay all of the bills. Nothing was given completely for free. But luckily through the jobs that my grandma and my grandfather had, erm they were somehow able to scrape by and support the family and everything that they had. So yes, so they were then relocated into that house and they still live in that house and they still have that house, and some of the original furniture that they were given right from day one, it still exists in that house. Yeah, it's amazing, that's amazing!
9:04 In Uganda, they used to brush their teeth, of course, but they never used to use a proper toothbrush like what we have here. They used to use a part of a twig from a tree, that they used to shape and used to brush their teeth with. So coming here, things like erm. a toothbrush, a knife and fork – completely new for them – like a proper, even, shower, so in Uganda they used to use a bucket of water [laughs]. So coming here and having running water coming from a shower, it's something completely… different.
9:42 Following on, a few years later with my grandfather's death, I think it was really hard as well. Erm, yeah, leaving just my grandmother, and my mum and my aunties in the house to support themselves, I think was really difficult. Today we are quite a strong family unit. We are quite close, me especially to my grandma and my auntie. I think they live, very much like how when they first came here. They live very simply but are very content and very happy with what they have and their day-to-day lives. They are very – gentle, people and they really appreciate everything that the community has given them. For me. I think they're very British [laughs]. They love what was given to them and the support that came to them and I think they will never forget that, and that's really important. And that comes through in the way they behave, in the way that they care and the way they treat other people, for sure. Their whole lives have been intertwined with what was given here. So, my grandma worked in a lot of the local factories most of her life right until she was retired, working long shifts with people very closely who also supported them when they first came here. My auntie then went to work for the civil service – so also helping to give back to others, and my mum worked in the local prison which was turned into prison from the original camp. So, [laughs], so her journey coming from the first place they went to, to then working every day in the prison was pretty cool. So their lives are very connected to everything that happened, I think.
Going back to Uganda
11:50 I think, for my family, my grandmother especially, it would be really difficult to go back and it would still be, there would still be a lot of fear attached to it. Me personally, I would love to go [laughs]. I would love to visit and I would love to see what it's like today, to see what the history of it is like, and to live through all of that and the places where they used to live – I would love to go. But for them, it's still, still very raw after all this time. I think it's really important to share these stories. Erm… I don't think it necessarily has to achieve something, but I think even to just share awareness and reconnect with other people who were there as well, I think for my family it's really important for them to know that they were not alone in this and that there were other people and these people care about what happened, and they want to speak about it and they want to share it with people. For a really long time having conversations about what happened in our family history just… didn't really come up, and it's not something that we've spoken about for a really long time. The last couple of years there's definitely been lot more conversation between us and we're definitely finding out so much more about our- our own history. So the fact that this project has come at this time where we're really going through our- what happened, and who we are, it's come at a really good time [laughs] and we are really impressed with this project and really excited to see what else comes out in this next upcoming year. Yeah it's really cool to reconnect with it all.


Call it telepathy, but I get the strange feeling that you still haven't completed your holiday shopping. Well, you're in luck. I spent yesterday afternoon with a local green craft artisan, Lavinia Lindsay, and have a DIY holiday project to share. Perhaps this will inspire you to check off your shopping list with a sustainable, handmade gift to graciously give. Living walls have grown a lot of popularity in the Bay Area.
I saw one the other day outside of the Center City Hospitality House on Market street. It was filled with succulents, tropical greenery and native California ornamental grass varieties. It's an amazing alternative to artwork, or painting that bland wall in your home. Utilizing living objects, like plants for a craft project, is both functional and eco-friendly. It filters the air and adds charm for as long as their kept alive!
In this style of living wall art, you can start small by reusing out-dated wall hangings or discarded frames. We started our craft adventure at Goodwill, an easy place to find an inexpensive backing for your piece. We gathered framed art here, but you can use boards, drift wood or virtually anything flat enough to use as a backing.
Next stop (and undoubtably the most fun), was the nursery. There we picked up several Tillandsias, commonly known as air-plants, reindeer moss, and lichens. These species of greenery work well with living walls because they don't need soil, and require little maintenance. All you need is a spray bottle to mist them once a week. You can also use fertilizer once a month to give them some extra love.
The possibilities with these little guys are endless. Create shapes, different dimensions and ecosystems. Keep it as simple or embellish with as many plant objects of your choosing. In the frame below, the inscription below was used a guide---a sort of hidden message in the mini garden intended for the person who will receive your gift.
You wouldn't believe it, but Lavinia completed the first several wall hangings in less than an hour---which means you most certainly have plenty of time left to make one in time for the holiday!
Once you've got the hang of this, you can set your sights on more lofty projects! Paige is currently in London and shot this picture of their only living wall, 10 stories tall, its beauty is unparalleled. Happy crafting and Happy Holidays! Enjoy.


These angels are construced from light weight card stock. They were cut on my KNK Maxx and assembled using glue and a sewing machine. Gold vinyl was cut in the shape of the herald trumpet to add an accent.
Each angel is 7″ tall and requires three sheets of 12″ x 12″ card stock. The file can be enlarged to make angels of many different sizes. Reducing the size of the files might make the horn and candle too small and fragile.
I had fun creating these angels from the basic shapes in the KNK Studio software. The head began as an oval, the torso, a rectangle with rounded corners, the skirt as a triangle, and the trumpet as a rectangle and a triangle. Of course, there was a lot of node editing along the way. The wings and arms were drawn free hand with the pencil tool. And again, there was a lot of node editing.
The sewing machine is used to attach the layers of the skirt to the "core" of the angel (three layers of cardstock which is glued together).
I envision a parade of angels across a mantel, a shelf, or up a stair way.
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Wow Judy, the angels are stunning! Can't wait to make some!
Thanks, Nancy! Post some pictures for us to see.
Judy, these are cool! Thanks for sharing!!
Thank you Chriss, I enjoyed figuring out how to make them.
These angels are stunning. I can envision them with silver glitter paper and some copic coloring.
get another one, I'm going to be a busy girl trying out new files.
Thanks, Lynn! Would love to see every ones variations of them.
Those are SO beautiful!!!! Thanks for sharing the files!
Thanks, Sandy! I am happy to share my files. Thank you for all your support and for posting the files.
These are sooo gorgeous! THank you for sharing the files. I'm off to cut my own (thanks to you!
Thank you, Jeannie, I hope you have fun making them.
You are welcome, Omara! I am glad to hear that you like them.
Incredible! Thanks for sharing the file. I'm very impressed at how easy you make it seem.
Thank you, Barbie, you are welcome for the files. I really like using the KNK Studio software.
Thanks, Tam. I hope you make some and have fun doing them.
Those are so elegant. White marble paper would make them look like statues. I love them you are so clever.
OOOH! Great Idea Helen! Thank you so much!
Those angels look so good! Very professional.
Thank you, Maureen. Maybe next year I'll get my 'gathering' of angels made.
Thanks, Renae. Make some of them and enjoy!
Our Christmas tree is still missing a topper. One of these angels would work well! Thanks Judy!
You are welcome, Chad. Glad you can use them.
So versatile. I can see fairies and dancers with this file as well.
Thanks, Elizabeth. Enjoy the files.
Oh, these are beautiful angels. Thank you so much for the file and excellent directions.
Oh my, I cannot begin to imagine the time you spent on this one! I love it, but not familiar enough with zing yet to attempt something that difficult…and something tells me the assembly would be the hardest part. You are truly gifted!
Thanks for sharing this file. I've only just bought my Zing, but I've downloaded the file – never tooooo early to start planning for Christmas!


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Christmas is a time of joy and worship in the Lucas family. But there's a certain sadness on Christmas Eve. My mother's first husband was killed in the battle of St Vith, Belgium, Christmas Eve, 1944. The Nazis had broken through American lines and surrounded troops in Bastogne and St Vith. Our guys were fighting hard, but the Germans had superior fire power and better tanks. Thousands of men died in the Battle of the Bulge.
I wrote about this a few weeks ago: Some ladies in an Arizona HOA were forbidden from using the clubhouse to make Christmas packages for needy kids.
Well, outrage must have been a sight to behold, but the HOA has relented and the ladies are back at their customary spot, making those goodies. It wouldn't have happened without public pressure.


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"A small town in Texas can now say they've had some residents on national TV. The Emerald Belles dance team made it to the tryouts on the NBC show America's Got Talent. The team performs what they call "high-kick routines." The name explains it all: the entire performance incorporates a series of intricate, extremely high leg kicks.
This large dance team has been known in the local dance circuit for their unique choreography, eye-catching visuals, and signature jump splits. Recordings of some of their routines have actually gone viral online. One performance from a 2017 dance competition has gotten over 3.5 million views, and another one from a 2018 performance has over 1.4 million views already!
After introducing themselves to the AGT judges, the large group of girls that formed the Emerald Belles took their places on stage. The music started, and everyone was immediately surprised. Even more troupe members danced down the two main aisles leading beside the judges' table and up on to the stage. A few of them even danced directly in front of the judges' table. By the time everyone got onto the stage, the entire space was now completely filled with team members dressed in tan sequined jump suits.
Their perfect synchronicity and sky-high kicks made some extremely stunning images and lines. Every turn and every movement was in complete harmony as the Emerald Bells danced their hearts out on the AGT stage. The precision each girl had with the rest of the team was absolutely jaw-dropping.
To finish their routine off, the Belles performed their signature synchronized jump split. The whole performance was so incredible that even the notoriously "tough judge," Simon Cowell, got to his feet to applaud this extremely talented dance team.
Judge Gabrielle Union was completely impressed and gushed, "You brought it! Wow!" The loud applause and cheers from the audience agreed with her.
World-renowned dancer, Julianne Hough, gave the group high praise as well: "I commend you on the fact that you were completely in sync. You were cohesively and collectively beautiful."
These glowing reviews from the judges resulted in three yeses, moving the Emerald Belles on to the next round of the competition. After such an incredible performance, the energy in the auditorium was just as high as the Belles' kicks."
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Medium: Printmaking & Drawing
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Snap Print is constantly growing and evolving. Since 2008, we've developed a strong plan to position Snap Print as a Partner to our Franchisees (Franchise Partners) to be the choice marketing, advertising & printing company for small medium businesses in Singapore.
Our franchise model is one of Singapore's most successful home based business model. The systems and processes at Snap Print are designed to make business easy. And our team of support staff are there to help you realize success in the Marketing, Advertising & Printing Industry.
Snap Print is awarded Franchise Star Achiever of the Year 2012/2013 by Franchise & Licensing Association of Singapore.
To be the top Marketing, Advertising, and Printing Franchise Specialist in terms of quality and service in Singapore. Our primary focus is to grow with the franchise owners by sharing in the knowledge, continuous research and development, and on-going support services.
Our mission is to exceed our clients expectations by providing the highest-quality products and services possible in a timely manner and at a competitive price. We create long-lasting, prosperous relationships with our franchisee in order to help them reach their business goals and objectives and to continually work with them to grow their business.
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The following are selected quotes from Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis' memoir, where she outlines her two personal experiences with abortion.
The following are selected quotes from Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis' memoir, where she outlines her two personal experiences with abortion. Davis' new book, Forgetting to Be Afraid, officially goes on sale on Tuesday.
"That day in our doctor's office, Jeff holding my hand as we looked at the sonogram screen, searching for our baby and seeing on the odd-shaped sac with no sign of life there, was a devastating one. Our 'Lucas' had implanted in a fallopian tube, rather than in my uterus ... My doctor advised us that it would be dangerous to my health to continue the pregnancy … The only medical option was to have surgery to terminate the pregnancy and remove the affected fallopian tube — which in Texas is technically considered an abortion, and doctors have to report it as such."
"We stopped taking any measures to prevent a pregnancy, and, knowing that with only one fallopian tube our chances were greatly compromised, I secretly prayed that were it God's plan for us we would find ourselves expecting again ... "When the sonogram revealed that I was expecting a girl, we were elated. We would have three wonderful girls. We picked out her name, Tate Elise."
"… He repositioned my chair to its upright position and reached for a box of Kleenex, his hand actually shaking. I remember it like it was yesterday. I was immediately filled with dread ... I don't recall exactly what he said at that point. But I do remember the words 'Dandy-Walker syndrome.' An acute brain abnormality."
"I accompanied my doctor to the hospital and delivered Tate Elise Davis by cesarean section, just as I had when Amber and Dru were born. The following day a dear friend who was a nurse in the unit where I delivered Tate brought her to me. She had dressed her in a a tiny pink dress and placed a knit cap on her enlarged head."
"Jeff and I spent the better part of the day holding her, crying for her and for us. We asked an associate minister from our church who was a trusted friend to come and baptize her ... The next day, as I lay in the hospital sobbing, my hand over my now-empty womb, Tate's lifeless body was taken away and cremated. An indescribable blackness followed."


The most recent meeting of Fells and Dales Counsellors explored Grandiose Narcissism as an adaptation in response to an early lack of empathy. Kohut's Self Psychology Model was used as an initial stimulus to the debate.
It was noteworthy that people with narcissistic traits present for therapy relatively rarely. However, a good proportion of clients in therapy are the children of narcissists.
We used professional and personal experience to think and talk about the particular challenges of working with people who relate in this way. We recognised that we are best serving these clients when we can meet the vulnerable parts of the individual. These parts might have low self esteem or feel shame and inadequacy , or be interpersonally isolated. The therapeutic challenge is to access this suffering through the thicket of a complex defence mechanism. When defences include a sense of entitlement, grandiosity or bravado, and an extreme sensitivity to criticism, the work is delicate.


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Meltham railway station was the terminus of the Meltham branch line from  (Huddersfield) to Meltham, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. Traffic partially started in 1868, but became regular in July 1869. The station, and line, were opened by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway (L&YR), later becoming part of the London Midland Scottish Railway. The station closed to passengers in 1949, though the branch remained open to freight until the 1960s. The railway station site is now the location of a supermarket.

History
The branch line to Meltham from Lockwood was opened in August 1868 by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, but was closed soon afterwards owing to the collapse of an embankment. It re-opened to freight in February 1869, and finally to a regular passenger service in July 1869. During the first week of opening, over 2,000 tickets were sold from Meltham station alone. Although the terminus had three sidings serving it, only the northernmost line had a platform.

The town had an extensive goods yard on a lower level to the station, and away from the terminus to the east. It had at least seven sidings and a two-road goods shed. The station was listed as being able to handle livestock, vans, horse boxes, general goods, and coal. It had a steam crane with a maximum lifting weight of . In 1922 the L&YR merged into the London and North Western Railway (LNWR), and then a year later became a major constituent of the London Midland Scottish Railway (LMS).

The station was closed to passenger traffic in May 1949. The line remained open for goods well into the 1960s, and occasional special passenger trains were run on the line, such as in June 1950, when 800 schoolchildren went on a trip to London from the station. The site of the station is now a supermarket, and the former railway line trackbed is in use as cycle path 689 to Lockwood.

Services
The timetable for 1877 shows six daily workings along the line, all of which originated and terminated at . These services ran via , , and . By 1906, this had been extended to twelve services a day in each direction, though most services ran through to Bradford, two of those ran via the Pickle Bridge line, with the rest going via Cleckheaton Central (the Spen Valley Line).

By 1939, when the LMS were running the services, the number of trains had increased to 15, with some originating at Bradford Exchange, others at Huddersfield, two from Halifax, and one from . The timetable for 1944, five years before closure, shows seven daily out-and-back workings from Bradford Exchange via the Spen Valley Line, with the first service of the day only running to and from Huddersfield.

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External links
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway route map

Disused railway stations in West Yorkshire
Former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1869
Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1949
1869 establishments in England
1949 disestablishments in England


Forget insipid weetabix mush, and cardboard-tasting cornflakes. I could happily start every day with a spicy breakfast. If I'm really treating myself, then I'll begin the day with Indian akuri, or green chilli-scrambled tofu. The perfect way to blow away the cobwebs first thing in the morning, along with a feisty little cup of coffee.
A really delicious way of introducing a bit of spiciness to a morning meal is in stewed tomatoes. In fact, stewed tomatoes with cooked eggs is such an indisputably tasty dish, it's enjoyed worldwide. In the Middle East, it's known as shakshuka, and spices like cumin are often cooked with the onions and peppers. In Mexico, it's known as huevos rancheros and dried Mexican chillies are cooked along with the onions and peppers.
In America, the dish is known as Eggs in Purgatory. It's more of a modern middle ground, using pantry ingredients like tinned tomatoes and dried chillies. Anything really, as long as the slow-cooked sauce looks sufficiently fiery and hell-like.
As you can see, there is no single, strict recipe with a dish like this. I've written a basic recipe below. But I've toyed with lots of variations in the past, for example substituting the brown onion for a red onion, and serving with crumbled feta on top. It's also lovely if you serve it with a generous amount of Claudia Roden's dukkah heaped on top, and jalapeños in brine have also made a super addition. The key is that you cook it nice and slowly, so that the kitchen fills with lots of lovely smells and entices people down to the table for an indulgent breakfast.
Serving tip: If you're catering for lots of people, then make a big batch of the stewed tomatoes. Divide into ramekins, hollow out a little hole, and break an egg in it. Put the ramekins on a tray, and then cook at 180C for 10 minutes, or until the white is set. You won't have soft yolks, but it's a really efficient way of feeding lots, and is absolutely delicious. Finely grate parmesan on top for extra goodness.
1. Heat some oil in a pan. Add the onion and peppers, and cook on a gentle heat. Don't rush this. It will take at least 15 minutes.
2. Add the garlic to the pan, and cook for a couple more minutes.
3. Stir in the paprika, then add the passata and tinned tomatoes, and cook until the sauce reduces to a loose chutney-like consistency. Season with a little salt.
4.Use a spoon to make four little hollows in the sauce. Crack the eggs into the holes. Let them cook uncovered for 2-3 minutes, and then put a lid on the pan (or a metal tray on top of the pan), and cook covered for 2-3 more minutes.
5. Garnish with coriander, and then serve with some crusty bread.


This residence is located at 115 Richmond Street East, Toronto, M5C3H6 and is situated in the neighbourhood of Church-Yonge Corridor has been taken off market.
Other neighbourhoods nearby are Downsview-Roding-CFB, Weston-Pellam Park, Humberlea-Pelmo Park W4, Bay Street Corridor, Humberlea-Pelmo Park W5. While Richmond Street has 5 homes currently available, the district of Church-Yonge Corridor has 426 postings available.
That's just 3.3% of the 12981 total properties for sale in the city of Toronto.
Homes in Church-Yonge Corridor are listed for an average asking price of $1,081,526, or an estimated monthly mortgage of $3,664.
That is 1.2 times less the average list price of $1,316,378 in Toronto. Church-Yonge Corridor listed properties average 652 sq ft, 1.2 beds, and 1.4 baths. Apartments make up 29.1% of homes for sale in the neighbourhood around 115 Richmond Street East.


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That's nearly as much as a brand-new one.
Update 4/2/2019: This 187-mile Acura NSX ended up selling for a crazy $151,000, making it one of the most expensive original NSXs we've ever seen. For some context, you can buy a slightly used 2018 model-year NSX . Our original article regarding the car's listing on Bring a Trailer, published on March 26th, 2019, can be seen below.
Low-mileage vintage Japanese sports cars are all the rage right now. Back in January, a 1994 Supra Turbo with just 7000 miles on the clock sold for $121,000. Three months later, a Honda S2000 with just 91 miles showing on the odometer went for $70,000. Now, there's another virtually new '90s Honda up for grabs. It's an Acura NSX with just 187 miles, painted in a lovely shade of green.
Listed , this 1994 NSX is optioned with the five-speed manual and a black leather interior. The paint, officially called Brooklands Green Pearl, maintains a deep shine, despite being 25 years old. According to the listing, the car sat in a collection until 2018 unregistered, before it was acquired by the selling dealer. It comes included with a bunch of original documents, including the window sticker and manuals. Pictures from the listing include views of the underside, which still have their factory markings. The Yokohama tires have a 2003 date code, and the oil was changed by the seller recently. So it's not totally original. But judging by looks, it's as if this car was just pulled off the showroom in 1994.
Bring a Trailer says this is one of just 34 1994 NSXs painted this shade of green. As of this writing, the car holds a high bid of $61,500 with seven days remaining. If this auction is anything like that Supra or S2000, we can see it going for a whole bunch of money.


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Steve Capps is an American computer programmer, who was one of the designers of the original Apple Macintosh computer.

Capps started working at the Xerox Corporation while still a computer science student at the Rochester Institute of Technology. In 1981, Capps started working for Apple on the Lisa project and he continued his work on the Macintosh, principally writing the Finder (along with Bruce Horn) and Macintosh system utilities—such as ResEdit.

During a break in 1986, he wrote three music programs including Jam Session, SoundEdit, and Super Studio Session; SoundEdit was eventually sold to Macromedia. From 1987 to 1996, he was the chief architect and Apple Fellow for the Apple Newton, where he led the specification and development of the user interface of Newton, shepherded the team of software developers, and wrote many portions of the built-in application software. From 1996 until 2001, he was a user interface architect at Microsoft. His early work at Microsoft resulted in the Internet Explorer Search, History, and Favorites panes. He was also a co-founder of the MSN Explorer project.

As of 2010, he was working at Silicon Valley start-up Kwedit, now called PayNearMe, focusing on online payment systems. At that time, he was married to lawyer Marie D'Amico and had one child, Emma T Capps, who was born in 1997.

References

External links
Steve Capps Day at Apple
Steve Capps at the 'Newton Hall of Fame'
Steve Capps' user interface design company

American computer programmers
Apple Fellows
Living people
People from San Carlos, California
Year of birth missing (living people)
Berkeley Macintosh Users Group members


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Manager of Marketing, Communications and Events | Loyalist College
Loyalist College
Manager of Marketing, Communications and Events
Belleville, ON
Job Field: Events / Marketing
Min. education: College diploma
We seek outstanding individuals to join our dedicated administrative staff team. Become a part of our
diverse College, creating brighter futures, greater prospects and endless possibilities!
TITLE: Manager of Marketing, HOURS: 35 hours/week
LOCATION: Main Campus, Belleville / Hybrid START DATE: ASAP
DEPARTMENT : External Relations and Business COMPETITION #: ADM21-07N
About Loyalist College
We're here to help students see what's great about themselves and to explore what's possible - and then
go out in the world and do it. We believe our deepest impact as a College comes from co-creating a
caring and collaborative community, being curious about each other and the world, and learning and
experimenting to discover just how powerful our students, and all of us together, can be.
If you've just looked at that paragraph and thought, ?I can make it better and market it to the world' then
this role at Loyalist College is for you.
Loyalist College is looking for a Manager of Marketing, Communications and Events who lives and
breathes possibility and know-how. Reporting directly to the Director of Marketing and Communications,
the Director is responsible for managing the implementation and administration of College's publicity,
marketing, communications and events that advance the College's strategic priorities and external
relations. Under the guidance of the Director of Marketing and Communications, the successful candidate
will contribute to Loyalist's growth by ensuring the College maintains high visibility and reputation. This
includes clearly defining and communicating the College brand strategy and building internal and external
relationships to enhance and promote the strengths of the College. They will be providing direction to the
Marketing and Communications staff members around the creation, implementation and measurement
of a broad spectrum of strategies and tactics which advance domestic and international marketing and
corporate communications. This includes managing the promotion and events strategy and delivery.
We are actively seeking candidates who are:
Creative You take an initiative and look at it upside down, sideways and backwards and you find new
and interesting ways to take it forward.
Collaborative You know that creativity alone is not enough - you need a team to make ideas bigger
and better, and to make them happen. You have an ability to see what's possible not just with ideas,
but with people, too. You are a respectful, enthusiastic, and caring partner with internal and external
stakeholders alike.
Accountable You make promises, and you keep them. And you develop and hold your team
accountable for doing the same. You measure and monitor what you and your team produce, and
always aim for excellence.
Outstanding at Your Craft You have direct experience in all forms of communication modalities and
you can provide subject matter expertise as well as an extra set of hands when needed.
Visionary You can identify and successfully articulate where it is you want to take the College and the
team while being in sync with the College's overall vision and strategy.
System Thinkers You can see the big picture and you're able to understand how different parts of a
complex, interconnected system influence each other. You're able to align and motivate these different
parts in order to execute on your vision.
Committed to a diverse, equitable and inclusive community and culture You are informed about
and committed to building a culture where we proactively work to provide opportunities for those
individuals and groups who have traditionally struggled against oppression, exclusion, hate, violence,
and harm. You hold yourself and others accountable for noticing, naming, and acting against these
patterns and for pro-actively creating accessible opportunities and support.
? Develop and manage a comprehensive domestic and international College brand marketing and
communications strategy, related tactics and processes to increase enrolment and advance the
College's mission, vision and values.
Collaborate with schools, departments and business units on their marketing and recruitment
interests to ensure alignment with corporate goals and priorities.
Develop and manage a fully integrated marketing and communications team and collective strategy
to support the College's strategic objectives.
Manage the development of all aspects of domestic and international multimedia communications
and recruitment materials to advance the College brand
Deliver multi-platform multi-media content and marketing services (print publications,
advertisements, corporate videos, web and corporate social media presences and digital and in-
person events in a variety of formats).
Deliver creative design services including all necessary graphics, photography/videography, text,
web-based sites, social media sites, etc. to accomplish departmental and College goals as
Cultivate and maintain a working relationship with domestic and international media representatives
to enhance press coverage and establish the reputation of the College and the high quality of
College programs and facilities
Develop and lead external relations activities in support of strategic College advancement.
Research, write, and assist members of the College's executive team in the development of news
releases, government presentations, documents and reports.
A Degree/Diploma in Arts, Business Administration, Marketing or Public Relations
5-7 years' experience with progressive levels of responsibility for marketing, planning and
execution, with a proven record of writing, editing, developing creative communications in print,
web and digital platforms for multiple audiences
Highly qualified, creative and dynamic manager with diplomatic skills, foresight and sound
business judgement
Proven ability to deal professionally with conflict management and ability to proactively and
reactively make well-considered decisions
High level of confidence, professionalism and collegial demeanour
Detail oriented to ensure accurate and reliable implementation of marketing and communications
Mentoring skills, guiding and educating the College community supportively
Specialized knowledge required in the principles and practices of public relations, marketing,
sales, design, communications, publishing and print applications; and
Demonstrated ability to work cohesively with a wide-range of constituents: faculty, staff, students,
business and industry representatives, government officials, media, suppliers, the general public
and other educational institutions with proven leadership skills to establish integrated marketing
and communications strategies
TO APPLY: Applications must be submitted quoting the competition # ADM21-07N in the email
subject line. Please send a covering letter and a resume in MS Word or PDF format to:
E-mail via Isarta
Loyalist College is committed to creating a safe and healthy campus for all staff and students.
Effective November 1, 2021 all staff and students who visit, work or study on campus must be fully
vaccinated. An individual is considered fully vaccinated fourteen (14) days after the administration of
the second of two Health Canada approved vaccinations. Exemptions for medical or religious/creed
reasons under the Human Rights Code must be obtained through Loyalist College's formal exemption
process. For more information on Loyalist's Vaccination Policy and Exemption Forms please visit
COVID-19 Information Centre : Loyalist College.
Loyalist is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive college community. We encourage and
welcome applications from marginalized and equity seeking groups. Loyalist College is committed to
accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process. If you have accommodation
needs, please inform us as soon as possible by sending an email to
Via Isarta.
Please note: Following an offer of employment, candidates with Canadian credentials will be required
to provide official transcripts from the granting educational institution(s); candidates with
international credentials must provide World Education Services (WES) www.wes.org/ca evaluation (at
their own cost) confirming Canadian equivalency of their credentials.
We thank all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.