The Mortal War is over, and Clary Fray is back home in New York, excited about all the possibilities before her. She's training to become a Shadowhunter and to use her unique power. Her mother is getting married to the love of her life. Downworlders and Shadowhunters are at peace at last. And–most important of all–Clary can finally call Jace her boyfriend.
Someone is murdering the Shadowhunters who used to be in Valentine's Circle, provoking tensions between Downworlders and Shadowhunters that could lead to a second bloody war. Clary's best friend, Simon, can't help her. His mother just found out that he's a vampire and now he's homeless. Everywhere he turns, someone wants him on their side–along with the power of the curse that's wrecking his life. And they're willing to do anything to get what they want. At the same time he's dating two beautiful, dangerous girls–neither of whom knows about the other.
When Jace begins to pull away from Clary without explaining why, she is forced to delve into the heart of a mystery whose solution reveals her worst nightmare: She herself has set in motion a terrible chain of events that could lead to her losing everything she loves. Even Jave.


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Why We're On Strike
Mar 8, 2017 @ 9:00 am By Molly Mulshine
When I started telling people the female staff of Galore wouldn't work on March 8 in solidarity with the International Women's Strike, I got two equally depressing responses: "what strike?" and "why?"
"What strike?" is depressing because it shows that either the media didn't do a great job getting the word out, or none of my friends read the news. Neither option is very chill.
But "why?" is worse. To ask why women need to go on strike is not only sad, it's absurd. It shows you're not paying attention — or that you're just one of those assholes who asks questions they already know the answers to.
Today, Galore is going dark. And we're only posting stories to social media that elevate the causes and voices that are much bigger than all of us. If you still don't understand why, keep reading.
Our president has set the acceptable rhetoric for talking about women back about 40 years.
People who support Donald Trump love to say he "tells it like it is."
That's only true if you think the way "it is" includes women being judged solely for their appearance, treated like appendages to men, and berated.
In my lifetime, the amount of insulting sexist garbage coming at me from men seemed to decrease every year. That's until Donald Trump started his 2016 presidential run. Trump emboldened scumbags to talk about women like we're dirt again.
This is one of those issues you can't really measure, and you can't tackle it with legislation. It's something that requires mutual respect across gender lines — you really can't force that on people. You can only hope they'll do the right thing.
And now, after years of fighting to be treated equally to men and not have to deal with sexist comments in the workplace, at home, and on the street, we're moving backwards. Going on strike from work, wearing red, or refusing to spend any money today could show men we're not messing around when it comes to how they talk to and about us.
There's still a wage gap.
No matter how many "Actually, No Wage Gap Exists" sermons you hear from drunk finance bros at parties trying to convince themselves they aren't the devil incarnate, they're wrong. There is a wage gap. Women make 79 cents per hour for every dollar that men make. And it's even more pronounced when you divide women by race, with black women making 60 cents on the dollar and hispanic women making 55 cents. Wage gaps also exist for men across racial lines, which is also an issue feminists care about because we want to advance equality for everyone — but you already knew that, right?
Here's why people still say the wage gap doesn't exist: the difference gets smaller when you compare women who hold the same positions as men. But there aren't as many women holding those positions, so it really doesn't matter, does it?
The fact remains that women are making less on average than men do. Why are so many women stuck in low-paying jobs? And why does society encourage women to pursue these jobs instead of trying to be CEO? Why do women get screwed over professionally when they have kids while men are barely affected by comparison?
And why do we value stereotypically women's work so much less than we value men's work? Studies show that when men deign to take up jobs that are usually held by women, salaries go up. And when women start doing "men's" work, the pay drops across the board.
And no, it's not because men work harder. We've all had enough male colleagues to know that's simply not true.
So when it comes to making money on the same level as men, women are still screwed. And instead of acknowledging this, plenty of people would rather peddle the same old BS excuses about why the wage gap isn't real. Don't let them. And maybe today, since entire school districts are shutting down because so many female teachers were participating in the strike, they'll learn how much our low-paying jobs are really worth.
Women are screwed by backwards maternity leave policies.
Part of the reason why women make less money than men and hold fewer leadership positions than men is because when we have kids, our careers necessarily take a back seat while we're on maternity leave (making two thirds our normal salary if we're lucky, by the way).
This is an area where things are improving, but it still shouldn't be as dismal as it is. A big part of this issue has to do with childbirth — as mentioned before, unless you work at the rare company that provides free on-site daycare, or you make enough cash for your baby's other parent to stay home, you're probably screwed when you have kids.
Taking time off to have a kid can throw a wrench into your entire career path. And when men go back to work a day or a week after their kids are born, not only do they get to keep advancing at the same rate, but the family suffers. If the guys do take off more time to even the playing field, they could be judged at work or called lazy.
It's not fair for men or women that so many stigmas and taboos are associated with who takes care of the kids, but it especially screws women financially. How many women stay in horrible marriages or give up on their dreams because they have to raise kids and they depend on a man financially to do so? True female empowerment won't exist until we get practical support for having kids.
Women around the world have it much worse than we do.
Listen, we all get that it's a luxury to be able to go on strike. And isn't it funny that a women's strike is the only time participants have to say "I know, I know, I'm so lucky, I'm sorry!" I mean really, who ever heard of apologizing for going on strike? The conversation surrounding this one is proof enough that the strike is totally necessary.
But those of us striking also understand women in other parts of the world and women in the U.S. who can't go on strike face more dangers than we do.
One in three women experiences violence from a sexual or romantic partner worldwide, while in some countries that figure is closer to 70%. Hundreds of millions of women are still married off as children. Women and girls are more likely to fall victim to sex trafficking than males are. The list goes on and on. Women are a vulnerable group.
But for American women of privilege to sit and take what we get just because it's better than nothing? That would keep us under the thumb of men forever. We haven't come as far as we came in the past 50 years by waiting for our turn — we fought for it and demonstrated. It takes power and money to combat international issues facing women, and those are two things men still have a lot more of than women. So if we keep fighting for our own rights and educating ourselves on what other women are facing, we can be the ones who solve these problems.
We're sick of being expected to pick up the slack for everyone around us.
Girls and women are expected to put other people's needs above our own from the minute we learn how to smile on command.
It's not even something the people who raise us do nefariously — it's just habit. "Always make sure everyone in the room is comfortable before you worry about yourself" might be something your mom or your grandmother told you. It sounds nice enough — and it would be a great golden rule if they said it to your brother, too. But I bet they didn't.
When you grow up female, there's a big chance you've been conditioned to be a walking, talking doormat. It goes beyond doing nice things for other people and goes into the realm of self-sacrifice. But we're not all Mother Theresa. Part of the reason why we don't have as many incredible women in our history books is that all of the female would-be explorers, discoverers, inventors, and scientists were too busy raising kids and making sure their men were happy because that's what society expected from them.
Now that more women are working, that behavior has sadly transferred to the workplace. We may not be expected to get coffee for our bosses anymore, but pay attention to who stays at a meeting to clean up all the mess left behind and who volunteers to take care of someone's birthday at work and who's willing to do extra, unpaid work just to be nice.
It's not the guys. And "nice" don't pay the bills.
So, we're not doing that anymore. This strike is intended to show employers, colleagues, and the world just how crucial women are — and just how serious we are about not backtracking to the 1950s when it comes to being treated as equals at work, at home, and in public.
But you already knew that, right?
About The Author: Molly Mulshine
Molly Mulshine got her start covering local politics before working at Business Insider and the New York Observer. Follow her on Twitter: @mollymulshine
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Papua New Guinea makes efforts to diversify trade and forge new global partnerships
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Papua New Guinea's international profile received a boost when it chaired the APEC forum in 2018, an event that culminated in the APEC Leaders' Summit in Port Moresby in November of that year. During the meeting, leaders from some of the world's largest economies congregated in the capital to discuss a host of regional issues. While the business climate is hampered by regulatory obstacles and a shortage of land for development, the high-profile geopolitical event gave the island nation a chance to showcase its maturing economy and areas of untapped potential to more than 20,000 visitors from 21 APEC member states throughout the course of the year.
Given the fact that PNG is home to lucrative natural resources – with significant deposits of oil and natural gas, copper and gold, as well as an abundance of timber, fertile agricultural land and tuna-rich waters – foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows have been largely concentrated in the extractive industries. The single-largest investment in the country to date is the $19bn PNG LNG project, which began commercial operations in 2014 and is led by US oil giant ExxonMobil.
In April 2019 PNG's second-largest investment was provisionally agreed upon when a memorandum of understanding between leading stakeholder Total and its partners ExxonMobil and PNG's Oil Search was signed with the government, defining the key terms of the gas agreement for the Papua LNG project. Valued at $13bn, the project is expected to build two liquefied natural gas (LNG) trains, each generating 2.7m tonnes per year. Papua LNG will be developed in synergy with the existing PNG LNG project, which also plans to add a third train. Combined, these plans will eventually double existing LNG output to around 16m tonnes per annum. Following an official review of the agreement ordered by Prime Minister James Marape, the government made an announcement in early September 2019 that the project had been cleared for implementation; however, Total had yet to publicly comment.
Despite the benefits of these extractive projects, PNG's economy remains vulnerable to external shocks due to an over-dependence on commodities. What is more, a legacy of ineffective land policies, high operating costs and a shortage of foreign currency have hindered investment. "PNG presents a wealth of opportunities, but true economic diversification can only be achieved if more land is made available," Douveri Henao, executive director of the PNG Business Council, told OBG.
However, with a host of major new mineral projects on the horizon and growing interest from investors in China, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and the US, there are reasons to expect an uptick in FDI and development assistance, provided the government remains open to, and transparent in, its dealings with foreign partners.
PNG has signed several multilateral trade agreements, including the South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement, the Melanesian Spearhead Group Trade Agreement and the Pacific Island Countries Trade Agreement. The country has also signed an interim Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the EU.
PNG's current account features a substantial surplus. According to the country's central bank, Bank of PNG (BPNG), total exports were worth PGK33bn ($10bn) in 2018, up 3.8% from PGK31.8bn ($9.6bn) the previous year. Imports, meanwhile, have varied from 10% to 30% of total GDP since 2010. According to market estimates from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), PNG's current account balance was $5bn, or 23.3% of GDP, in 2018. This figure is expected to fall to 22.5% in 2019 and to 18.5% in 2020. Meanwhile, BPNG data recorded a current account balance of PGK20bn ($6.1bn) in 2018, up by 17% compared to PGK17.1bn ($5.2bn) in 2017.
Despite a temporary halt in production due to the 7.5-magnitude earthquake in February 2018, the value of LNG exports rose in 2018 on the back of higher energy prices. According to BPNG figures, LNG export revenue reached PGK12.8bn ($3.9bn) in 2018, an increase of 22% compared to PGK10.5bn ($3.2bn) in 2017. However, crude oil export revenue totalled PGK927.5m ($281.3m) in 2018, down 28.7% from PGK1.3bn ($394.3m) in 2017. Because of the earthquake, upstream production failed to meet initial estimates. Some 4m barrels of crude oil were exported in 2018, down 45.2% from 7.3m the previous year. The volume of LNG exported in 2018 reached 8.9m barrels, representing a decrease of 18.3% from 10.9m barrels in 2017.
The export of metals continues to be a key pillar of the economy, with export sales increasing. Gold export sales rose by 13.4% to $2.6bn, copper by 0.2% to $584m and cobalt by 7.1% to $195m. In terms of total production, the petroleum sector fell by 10% in 2018, while the mining sector included an uptick in gold production of 3%. However, there was a drop in copper, nickel and cobalt production of 5.2%, 22.6% and 23.5%, respectively, according to the ADB. Figures provided by the ADB showed that agriculture, forestry and marine product exports experienced mixed performances in 2018. Total agriculture export values were lower than 2017 in real terms due to a decline in palm oil sales, but were still higher than 2015 and 2016. The total quantity of cocoa exports declined by 3.4%, although the total value of these exports increased by 15% to $69m in 2018. Coffee witnessed an uptick in the quantity and value of exports, with total sales reaching $158m in 2018, an 18.4% increase compared to the previous year. The export value of copra (dried coconut flesh) rose by 12.7% to $40m, while copra oil and palm oil declined by 21.3% and 18.3%, respectively, in real value in comparison to 2017. The export of logs accounted for $319m in revenue in 2018, up 7.4% compared to 2017. Marine exports declined by 39.8% in real value to $235m in 2018.
PNG's principal trading partner in 2018 was Australia, accounting for 20.1% of exports and 34.2% of imports. Singapore, China and Japan were the next largest export destinations, accounting for 18.2%, 17.4% and 13.4%, respectively. China, Singapore and Malaysia were the next largest contributors to imports after Australia, accounting for shares of 16.6%, 11.1% and 8.8%, respectively.
According to the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, total bilateral merchandise trade between the two countries amounted to A$5.8bn ($4.3bn) in 2018, making PNG Australia's 20th-largest trading partner. Throughout 2018 PNG imported a total of A$2.2bn ($1.6bn) worth of products from Australia, with crude petroleum accounting for the largest share at A$237m ($175.1m), followed by civil engineering equipment and parts at A$123m ($90.9m), and meat at A$115m ($85m).
Australia imported a total of A$3.6bn ($2.7bn) worth of merchandise from PNG in 2018, the largest segment of which was gold at A$2.9bn ($2.1bn), followed by crude petroleum at A$540m ($399.1m); silver and platinum at A$47m ($3.7m); and coffee and substitutes at A$33m ($24.4m). Australia's trade in services with PNG nearly reached the A$1bn ($739m) mark in 2018, with Australian exports of services to PNG totalling A$518m ($382.8m), while imports of services from PNG amounted to A$419m ($309.6m).
The EU, under the interim EPA, allows for dutyfree imports from signatory nations. As of September 2019 the agreement had only been ratified by PNG and Fiji. In 2018 the EU imported €1.3bn and exported €2.5bn worth of products from Pacific countries, while total trade between the EU and African, Caribbean and Pacific countries measured at €3.8bn. The US, meanwhile, exported $87m to, and imported $90.1m worth of merchandise from, the island nation in 2018.
Launched by the then-named Department of Commerce and Industry in August 2017, the National Trade Policy (NTP) 2017-32 aims to make PNG an internationally competitive, exportdriven economy. To achieve this target, a national trade office will be established to act on behalf of the government during trade negotiations with overseas partners, ensuring PNG benefits from cost advantages for products of strategic interest. The NTP aims to eliminate non-tariff measures to reduce costs and limit the application of export taxes and other restrictions, in order to encourage downstream processing and value-added activities. The wide-ranging policy seeks to create secure market access conditions by concluding World Trade Organisation-compatible trade agreements.
A key aim of the NTP is to double the manufacturing sector's contribution to GDP and create jobs. To achieve this, the policy has made a number of sector-specific recommendations, including the establishment of special economic zones to promote the development of agricultural manufacturing industries. Another objective is to create sustainable growth in forestry by promoting downstream processing activities. In addition to the 3.1m-sq-km fishing zone – the second-largest in the South Pacific, yielding as much as 20% of the global annual tuna catch – the NTP is also calling for the establishment of marine industrial zones for fisheries. With PNG losing an estimated two-thirds of its potential downstream and value-added fisheries business due to a lack of domestic processing facilities, the establishment of marine industrial zones will be a key driver of industry growth. The NTP is also set to reintroduce trade defence legislation to protect local manufacturing industry against unfair trade practices such as dumping and subsidisation.
With the policy set to increase downstream processing and diversify exports and trade partners, the Department for National Planning and Monitoring expects exports of fish to rise by around 20%, palm oil by 19%, copra by 16%, coffee by 10% and cocoa by 7% during the period covered by the policy.
Total FDI stock amounted to $4.5bn in 2018, with an FDI flow (inward minus outward) of $335m compared to negative $180m in 2017, according to the UN Conference on Trade and Development's "World Investment Report 2019". The increase in FDI during 2018 was due to the ratification of the Trade Facilitation Agreement in March 2018 – which aims to simplify and speed up Customs procedures in signatory countries – as well as a focus on renewable energy development. While Australia has long been a leading trade and investment partner for PNG, Malaysia was the largest investor in PNG in 2018, with some 200 Malaysian firms operating across a variety of sectors.
PNG ranked 108th out of 190 countries in the World Bank's "Doing Business 2019" report. While a lack of foreign currency and the frequency of natural disasters highlighted the fragile nature of PNG's economy in 2018, investors have traditionally had to grapple with high operating costs, a lack of capital equipment, poorly funded state utility firms, security concerns, corruption and difficulties sourcing skilled local labour, resulting in many companies recruiting staff from outside PNG.
In addition to these constraints, existing laws do not allow direct foreign ownership of land, and investment in several key sectors is restricted. Investors remain wary of PNG's history of regulatory uncertainty and a relative lack of transparency. However, while these long-standing issues have proven difficult to eradicate, policymakers are eager to provide security and incentives for foreign investors.
There have also been a series of legislative developments, which have been met with concern in business circles. Notably, the Foreign Investment Regulatory Authority (FIRA) bill was submitted to the Parliament in January 2019. In addition to expanding the number of business activities restricted to national enterprises, the bill also aims to replace PNG's existing Investment Promotion Authority with the FIRA and, if passed, will require that all investments below PGK10m ($3m) be reserved for enterprises that are more than 50% domestically owned.
The business community noted that bill could act as a hindrance to existing and future FDI projects. "As originally drafted, the FIRA bill could have significantly inhibited foreign investment in PNG," Ed Wilkinson, first secretary at the Australian High Commission in PNG, told OBG. "While the bill was presented as a way to increase opportunities for local business, it could have had a very negative impact on the economy more broadly." Indeed, reports emerged in March 2019 that the legislation would be shelved, although by September 2019 it was unclear whether the government would reattempt to pass the bill in the future.
The call to reserve small businesses for locals was amplified in the second half of 2019, with Richard Maru, then-minister of national planning and monitoring, telling Parliament in July of that year that 90% of businesses were owned by foreigners. "Papua New Guineans need a reserved space, or what is called an incubation space, for their companies to start up and grow," Maru told Parliament.
While the withdrawal of the FIRA bill was considered a positive development, there remains unease about the introduction of new restrictions on foreign participation in the economy. The Reserved Activity List was under review as of July 2019. However, even the business community agrees that something must be done.
Driven by the PNG Chamber of Commerce and Industry, a number of trade incentives have been adopted in recent years to assist investment in export-oriented industries. As it stands, there is a 10-year income tax exemption for new businesses in 41 designated development areas, including agriculture, construction, hotels, restaurants and manufacturing. In addition to these incentives, profits from value-added manufactured exports including canned foods, confectionery, dairy, glass and paper products, and wooden furniture are all exempt from tax for the first four years of operation. Investors are also entitled to receive accelerated depreciation of 100% deduction for new industrial plants with a lifespan exceeding five years.
After a challenging 2018 characterised by a foreign currency shortage and a major earthquake, significant investments are in the pipeline with the potential to rejuvenate trade activity. However, with a new government trying to secure maximum benefits from extractive projects, and overseas investors trying to operate under challenging international market conditions, PNG finds itself at an important crossroads. While there is the potential for greater trade flows in the years ahead, demand for PNG-made merchandise will be influenced by growing geopolitical competition. For the foreseeable future, PNG will depend greatly on its existing principal trading partners, though relationships forged during APEC meetings bode well for future diversification efforts and new trade routes.
With major extractive initiatives set to bring in an excess of $10bn FDI in the coming years, PNG's economy is expected to grow by 3.1% in 2020, provided the government does not impede investors. While foreign investments across new and existing mines are set to boost production and increase government revenue, concerns over proposed legislative changes have the potential to negatively affect key projects. As such, it is essential to find a middle ground that balances the needs of investors with the desire of the government to ensure extractive projects generate sustainable, long-term benefits.
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This recipe serves 10 people.
Preheat oven to 230°C / 450°F / gas mark 8.
Place the prepared turkey in the pre-heated oven and cook at this temperature for the first 30 minutes. Then, lower the oven temperature to 180°C / 360°F / gas mark 4 and cook for approximately 30 minutes per kilo, basting every hour.
To prepare the stuffing, heat the butter and rapeseed oil until the butter has melted. Add the onion and mixed spice, fry gently until well softened but not browned. Stir in the garlic and breadcrumbs and season well with sea salt and black pepper. Remove from the heat and place in a bowl, leave to cool.
Peel the apples, cut into quarters, remove the core and cut into small cubes. Mix the cubed apples, cranberries, dried apple, sage, sausage meat, parsley and orange zest with the onion mixture, season well with sea salt and black pepper using clean hands and then mix in the beaten egg. The mixture should be quite firm, with wet hands, mould the stuffing into balls the size of a golf ball or make a stuffing cake.
Place the stuffing balls on a greased baking sheet and bake in the pre-heated oven for about 20 minutes, until golden brown and cooked through.
To make the stuffing cake; take a 18-20cm spring form cake tin and grease with a little rapeseed oil. Arrange the bacon slices in the tin, leaving a 5cm strip on the base, then lay them up around the sides, let the excess hang over the edge. Carefully fill the tin with the stuffing mixture, making sure it is level on top. Fold the bacon over the top of the stuffing, gathering and twisting the ends loosely over the centre. Place the tin on a baking sheet to catch any juices that escape, then bake for 40-45 minutes until the top is golden. Cool in the tin for 10 minutes. Before you turn out onto a serving plate, place some poached cranberries on top for decoration, cut into wedges and serve.
Wash the giblets in cold water, place in a large pan with 1.5 litres of cold water. Bring to the boil and removed any scum of the top of the water with a slatted spoon. Then add the rest of the ingredients, cover and simmer for 40 minutes.
When the turkey is cooked pour off the fat from the roasting juices, place the tin on the hob, whisk in the flour and place over a low heat and cook the flour mixture making sure you have scrapped up all the meaty sticky bits, on the bottom of the tin and stir constantly. After 2 minutes, remove from the heat and whisk in the turkey giblet stock, bring slowly to the boil, stirring constantly.
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As the deadly Ebola virus races through West Africa, its grip on the collective United States attention is reaching a fever pitch.
President Obama speaks almost daily on the outbreak, proclaiming it a "top national security priority" Oct. 6 and calling the next day for ramped-up airport screening procedures.
Journalists staged across Dallas to report any and every breaking detail on the case of the infected Liberian man who finally succumbed Oct. 8; those same reporters now are covering the story of the man's nurse, the first person to contract Ebola in the United States.
One of their media colleagues – an NBC News cameraman who'd traveled to Africa to cover the epidemic – is infected and receiving treatment in Nebraska.
News also came last week that a nurse's assistant in Spain is now infected with Ebola, the first person known to have contracted the virus outside of Africa during the current outbreak. She was assisting in the care of a Spanish missionary and a Spanish priest, both of whom contracted Ebola in West Africa and died after returning home.
Wednesday morning brought reports that a second health care worker in Dallas contracted the Ebola virus.
Meanwhile, U.S. lawmakers have approved $750 million to fight Ebola in Africa. Ninety military personnel arrived Oct. 9 in Liberia, raising the total number of troops to more than 300. Another 700 will deploy by month's end.
So, is there reason for concern in this country? Yes and no, say two NIU biologists and a professor of public health.
"We maybe should worry," says Neil Blackstone, a professor in the NIU Department of Biological Sciences whose field of interest is evolutionary biology.
Barrie Bode, chair of the department, similarly urges caution.
"The likelihood that we could see a pandemic here is extremely remote, but vigilance is probably advisable right now. We do have a great deal more resources here and protocols that are in place. We can easily isolate the virus and prevent its spread here," says Bode, who studies the biology of cancer.
Bode and Blackstone are quick to point out that neither is an expert in infectious disease or Ebola itself. They can offer scientifically literate interpretations of the emerging epidemic, however, and are following the news closely.
Sarah Geiger, assistant professor of public health in the NIU School of Nursing and Health Studies, agrees that the possibility of a widespread Ebola outbreak in the United States remains remote.
However, "I do think that parts of Africa will ultimately be devastated by the virus," Geiger says.
Money poured into protecting the United States from Ebola is better spent in Africa, she adds.
"Although prevention and preparedness are important at home, the focus should remain on curbing the outbreak itself. Sinking inordinate amounts of resources into screening and border control here in the U.S. probably doesn't make good sense when the same amount of dollars spent on-site would bring us all much closer to the end of the outbreak," she says.
Ebola first was discovered and named somewhere between 40 and 55 years ago; scientists eventually determined that fruit-eating bats were a major reservoir of the virus, found mostly in remote villages of Central Africa.
"Outbreaks occur fairly frequently in Central Africa. Probably they start when a fruit-eating bat eats part of a piece of a fruit and drops it. Then, a person comes along and eats it, ingesting part of the saliva. It makes you very sick very quickly," Blackstone says.
Ebola currently is a blood-borne disease transmitted through direct contact of bodily fluids, including mucus membranes and secretions such as sweat. Usually found in tiny and isolated villages in Central Africa, the disease typically spreads through tiny populations of people who don't travel far from their homes.
Although there is some debate as to whether aerosol transmission is possible – uncovered coughing or sneezing, for example – the Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization has no evidence to support that.
Its unexpected and prolific debut in West Africa is troublesome, however.
That part of the continent is densely populated and severely poor with Spartan living conditions, minimal health care and, in Sierra Leone, steep mortality rates including the world's highest for children 5 and younger.
"The basic grasp of infectious disease is perhaps much more limited in these countries. The citizenry is not scientifically informed and somewhat suspicious of the government and its pronouncements," Blackstone says.
By the same token, he is "shocked" by what happened in Dallas.
"A fellow who's a Liberian national walks in there with a fever, and they send him home with antibiotics? That's just absolutely crazy," he says, adding that the consequences are many.
Despite the fatality in Texas, he says, U.S. health care is strong.
Bringing people with Ebola into the United States and providing the appropriate circumstances of care poses "virtually no risk," he says.
For Americans, the steps to prevention are simple. If travel to West Africa is necessary, avoid close contact with strangers. Wash hands frequently with soap and water.
Unfortunately for Africa, however, "It's not easy to stop it now," Blackstone says.


This monster storm aimed at America and ready to inflict severe damage during election week is not a coincidence. Hurricane Sandy may flood Washington, DC on election day! It is like the hurricane is a huge bucket of vomit in America's face during the election. What a sign from the holy God of Israel that American politics is an abomination to Him. A pro-homosexual Mormon along with a pro-abortion/homosexual, Muslim Brotherhood promoter, Hard Left Fascist are running for president. And there is no cry of repentance from God's people! I see this storm as a warning from the LORD to call His church to repentance, This might be the last call from the Holy God of Israel.
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I just saw this online: Pleasure-Way is offering an updated version of their Traverse, built on a Promaster van body and now called the "Tofino." A basic Westy-style build and priced under $70k new. I think they'll find a good market for this.
Wow. Retro, yet has all the modern amenities, even optional solar. I don't think anybody is doing 4x4 on Promasters yet, though.
Any idea why they go pro master? Cost? Width? That's the last van I would get given the other options, but coachbuilders seem to love it.
Why promaster... it's an easy up fit. I built out this one in 5 days full build from cargo with zero windows. Two helpers total man hours 140. I'd only want one of these if it was an import aka Fiat Ducato hopefully they'll get smart & bring it state side.
I think it would be very difficult and expensive to convert the front wheel drive Promaster to 4x4. To much hardware to modify and add.
I saw this exact build at the annual Pomona RV show. Its their prototype. Reminded a lot of my 2003 Pleasureway Traverse. Same type of layout, modern components and roomier give the Ram Vans wider dimensions. The pop top is similar as the old school Traverse, yet the standing room does not extend all the back through the top. There is 3-4 feet of standing room with the top raised. The entire upper bunk platform is fixed at roof level and does not raise with the roof as in the old school vans. Either way I thought it was a cool, compact build. The way the plumbing is set and given the Ram Van platform the ground clearance is minimal.
That photo of it "on the beach" is one of the worst Photoshop jobs I've ever seen.
Looking inside the cargo only versions of Promaster's it would indeed be a very easy build out. The body is nearly cube-shaped but sadly its a unit body vehicle and even worse yet its from Chrysler/Fiat.
Could be the perfect chassis for a lighter duty camper/RV but 4x4 would be cost prohibitive not to mention probably an impossible engineering challenge too.
But regardless, the uber-low ground clearance has always turned me off to these. That solid rear axle is sooooo low to the ground!
I don't know if the axle is really as low as it looks. I looked up the ground clearance for a stock Promaster and it was listed as 7.9 inches front and rear. That's about the same as a stock Econoline, and will get you up most roads that don't require 4WD.
Keep in mind there's no diff housing projecting below the axle like in a RWD van.


Labor Day, any home-schooled Lake County child will tell you, is a Federal holiday observed on the first Monday in September that commemorates the Octomom. Labor Day has traditionally marked the beginning of the fall election campaign -- in this case the 2016 fall Presidential election. In Lake County it marks the beginning of the petition circulation period for the 2014 Primary.
Like candidates, their petitions come in all shapes and sizes. Poorly paid petition passers typically do not know Illinois law (beyond those laws applicable to their arrest records). So it advisable that your campaign volunteers understand the rules that need to be observed when gathering petition signatures.
13. Signatures need to be in ink.
No pencil, crayon, marker, or invisible ink allowed.
13a. It is a violation of Illinois statutes to text while petitioning.
13b. Photocopies of a tattooed petition will not be accepted.
13c. Your concealed weapon is not a sales tool.
13d. No Shirt. No Shoes. No Petition.
13e. No Pants. No Petition.
13f. Petition passers are not automatically licensed to prescribe medical marijuana.
13g. Do not stand between your mark and his video poker machine.
13h. Do not ask for a DNA sample.
13i. Do not say "Put your John Hancock here."
13j. Photoshop is not your friend.
Do not look for your LakeCountyEye in pencil, crayon, marker, or invisible ink on a petition near you.
-Will the Marriage Equality Group find someone to primary Rita Mayfield?
-How many Dems will line up against the unpopular Sam Yingling?
-Will Ed Sullivan feel the brunt after he came out for Marriage Equality by the Tea Party?
Does Terry Link still have what it takes to win after losing a LtGov & Mayoral bid?
At least 4 will be uncontested.


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3.44am Musings
It has been a horrible, horrible week. The vibes I get from everyone, everywhere has just been of fatigue and stress and emotional pain. In school, the number of people studying has significantly risen but it still does appear like everyone's alright and there's no shortage of smiles and laughter going around but beneath those masks, is pressure, from so many external factors - the pressure to do well, to fulfill expectations. Even on the MRT on the way home, I see unkindness, of people not giving way, people pushing just to get on, to head home as fast as possible, to just get a little bit more rest, only to wake up the next morning to go through the same cycle all over again.
All over again.
And sometimes it's just so incredibly difficult to repel all the negative vibes given off by everyone. It affects me so much and I hate it.
Truth be told, this week hasn't been all that bad - thinking back I've actually had little pockets of happiness and that's something I'm incredibly thankful about - but my perception of things has been warped recently. I've been irrational, I haven't been able to think in a logical way and I find it harder to concentrate because my mind keeps floating to that - that very thing.
I've never felt this way before, and I am stunned at the extent by which how this very emotion can take over one's mind. Maybe it's not even my mind anymore - I don't feel like I'm using my brain nowadays, it's all to do with my emotions and feelings and I'm not experienced in this aspect at all. I'm so used to contain whatever, anything I felt by laughing, to laugh everything negative or embarrassing or painful that I was experiencing off but it's getting increasingly more difficult to do that.
I think myself an intelligent person at times, but now I'm just so, so, so stupid. I told myself that I should never, ever allow myself to feel like that but it just came and engulfed me without giving me time to react to it. It makes me so dependent on something I could possibly never get and I don't even know how long it could take for me to recover from this. And I don't think anyone can help me except myself.
Help.
I am so angry. And sad. And some other feeling I've never felt before, and it doesn't feel good at all. And I have no idea what to do with all these emotions.
It is 3.44am now, I can't sleep; my thoughts are illogical and irrational and perhaps I shouldn't be taken seriously. No one should be allowed to think after a certain time - it just creates confusion and excessive overthinking. I feel like crying so badly but I can't seem to let anything go - I'm just staring straight into my computer screen and my fingers are the only parts of my body in motion.
Emptiness.
Ugh, I hate this nonsense. Li Yin, stop being dumb and foolish. Go to sleep, it's a temporary escape from having to deal with all these.
Bellyboings
Hi friends :-)
In my phone's memopad, I basically have this one note where I'd give myself reminders to blog about certain events or topics that I want to write about and I've had "Fabulous Baker Boy" and "Swan's Farewell Dinner" left hanging there for a long time now. Somehow, I never got the urge or motivation to write about either of them though. Perhaps it's because these "outings" were uneventful and uninteresting (well, in hindsight, they weren't at all - just that it'd probably would not be very entertaining to read), perhaps it's because I just merely wanted to post the photos taken from the trips rather than write about them, perhaps it's because it's been way too long since it happened (Fabulous Baker Boy in the June holidays and Swan's farewell dinner a month ago). But then I realized exactly why I didn't want to write about it.
These topics which I typed into my phone "Fabulous Baker Boy" and "Swan's Farewell Dinner" sounded far too technical. They were focused on what we did or the place we visited, rather than the people. Thus, I've decided to merge these two events into one - and name this post 'Bellyboings' - this one's for you guys. And I'm writing this not because I have an obligation to tick off these two topics on my phone but rather, because I miss you guys so, so, so much and I wanted to let you guys know how much y'all still mean to me. Unfortunately, Priya couldn't make it for either outing so here's a sad face :-(
They were one of the best things that happened to me in upper secondary (other than House and Waddle), and honestly, I cannot imagine going through Year Three and Four without them, they are a group of the most inspiring and passionate people, in the entire school I believe. I personally feel extremely honoured when I hang around with them.
Bellyboings derived our "name" by accident by me but Bellyboing is essentially a character from a Japanese cartoon called Deko Boko Friends which (coincidentally - I didn't know this when I gave us this name) promotes acceptance of people of different personalities and appearances, which is pretty fitting considering most of us (actually - them) are the fluffy kind who go around hugging and encouraging others and doing all those lovely acts of kindness. They have inspired me to be a better person time and time again, though I still am rarely comfortable to show physical forms of affection.
In addition, this Bellyboing character is supposedly the fat kid of the show, and is constantly thinking of food, which is exactly who we are. I remember, back in RG, we'd sit at one of those round tables and the entire surface will be covered with food especially on "Fried Food Fridays" where we all would eat many portions during recess without fear of being judged because we were all the same. Nowadays, we rarely get to do that anymore in school - I wish I could spend all my breaks with you guys.
You guys brought me out of my shell, to see Singapore in a very different perspective. You guys taught me how to nurture and improve myself, you guys allowed me to learn new things and gave me room to appreciate the aesthetics. And you guys showed me how to give earnestly without hoping for anything in return. I wouldn't have gone to the Singapore Writers' Festival, I wouldn't have gone for Picnic: 1345, I wouldn't have gotten a feel of Pilates, I wouldn't have gone for as many art exhibitions as I did, I wouldn't have visited that many museums. You guys even showed me how to be alone and that it was totally alright - my philosophy is that some people who are alone feel lonely because they are insecure, but I always knew that if I wanted company, at least one of you would be there for me and so that made me okay to spend time outside with myself and in fact, it was an experience I fell in love with.
And here, we move on to Swan's farewell dinner. Yes, while Swan is already far, far, away from us and I've finally come to terms with that fact, contented with only seeing her fabulous food posts on Instagram recently and always being the first one to like them (not sure if that's a good thing), I sometimes wish she never had to leave. We haven't had full attendance for a long time now, and even her farewell dinner had to be split into two parts to accommodate everyone's schedules and that makes me kind of upset. From now on, I'd be using less words and letting the photos speak for themselves.
Beautiful - let's play spot the difference with this Shermaine and the one from Fabulous Baker Boy - yes I told you my friends are all inspirations :')
I miss having real conversations with you Wang, we rarely get that nowadays :-(
Told ya we like to eat! :-)
Typical Swan (when she's with Juju) and typical Juju
From here, Shermaine and Wang You had to leave and that left me with Swan to go find the next two people - Sarah and Phionna! :-) We traveled from Holland Village to Serangoon for more food (of course).
Hungry girls
Don't worry - I didn't eat again - just posing with Phion's portion!
One of the Boings' favourite pastimes would probably be laughing - just look at us. We are these bunch of crazy girls who happened to find one another and actually share the same sense of weird humour. While I still laugh a lot in school nowadays, I've grown to realize that the people around me don't laugh/ laugh only because I am laughing and my laugh is funny (apparently). With you guys, we all know what the joke is all about and we all laugh at the same time and it's an amazing feeling which I miss, so so so much.
Of course, more food (and before one of us actually bought a cone, the rest of us just kept asking for samples)
And the Boings' favourite food - the shared love of fried chicken.
With the Boings, there's also no need for any pretense. All of us show our true selves to each other and I don't think there's any other group of people whom I can be as comfortable with. If you're tired, just go ahead and sleep. If you're sad, we'll be able to tell from each other's faces and the encouragement will pour in. I've never had a circle of friends as supportive as they are and I honestly don't want to lose them for the world.
Thank you Bellyboings, you guys are lovely and wonderful people.
I love you all to the moon and back.
All the best for promos - afterwards, we can finally catch up proper instead of just impromptu and very short sessions in the canteen if we happen to run into each other.
Poetry · Thoughts
Fragmented Stanzas
Hi there, I am confused today.
When I'm confused, my thoughts tend to be a lot more fragmented than usual.
Sometimes, I write my own incoherence down and occasionally I call it poetry.
These two, I wrote on a 45 minute journey home just now, and thus, are unpolished - please do pardon them.
Newland Archer
We talked in class today
About the vast blue seas, the moving ships.
Juxtaposed.
Against stagnation, inaction.
Passive.
I laughed when someone said "he's silly"
Silly, oh that silly, little thing.
Waiting for the ship to pass,
Yet hoping for the shadow -
To turn.
Warm hues, shades of yellow,
Glowing, emitting.
The sun can be felt
But it cannot be reached.
Distance.
The shadow will not turn,
But the ship will cross the line.
I will walk away.
Silly, oh, that silly little thing.
A Haiku
An empty stomach
But I am full, consumed by
What could never be
That's it. I'm really hoping for a good weekend ahead.
DIY Polaroid Frame
Hello there :-)
So this is the second post on several of the DIY projects I've been embarking on since last year, the first of which was the Acrylic Painting Clock, which you can find under the "DIYs" tab of this blog. I haven't really had time to start on a major project with school and academic work and all so from now onwards, the intensity of my DIYs won't be like that of the clock's, which took me months but they will be comparable to the one I'll writing about now, which took me only two days (a school weekend) and will be fun ways to spice up your room a little in no time at all.
I think the thing about Polaroid walls is that people always stick to the typical kinds with twine and wooden pegs as seen on tumblr but to be honest, I don't think that's practical at all because the twine usually sags down and it's difficult to maintain. Plus it makes cleaning a pain because it's not a permanent structure and to me, there's just a lot of cons to something like that. In my previous room, I used to hang up a fence-like structure that Louisa gave me and when I was redecorating everything, I decided to take it down because after two years up, a lot of the things that she stuck on the fence was peeling. Thus, I had an idea to give it a new lease of life, by converting it into a Polaroid Frame - but of course I kept all the lovely notes and quotes that came with it :-)
Here's how you can make your own Polaroid Frame!
1. A wooden fence like structure (while I don't know exactly where Louisa got this exact one, I've seen similar ones in craft shops and Daiso actually sells wooden fences in their gardening section as well. Just make sure that the one that you get isn't very thick)
2. Polaroid instant photos
3. Mini wooden pegs - I had wanted to stay true to the wooden peg vibe of traditional polaroid walls (I got a packet from Daiso for only $2)
4. Acrylic paint of your choice (I chose gold for mine, but if your wood is pretty dark like mine, you'll need to have a white basecoat for your actual colour to stand out)
Yup that's really all and here's how to make it! :-)
1. Paint a white base coat if necessary - usually it's better if you do, so don't be lazy!
2. Let the white dry thoroughly and give it a few more coats if necessary - be patient my friend.
3. Once the white has dried, paint it with your desired colour - you can even go crazy with it by using different colours but for me I just wanted to keep it simple, especially since many of my Polaroids have colourful designs on them already and the people in my Polaroids are really the main attraction.
4. Let the gold dry and add at least two more coats so it that the colours really pop.
5. And here comes the fun part - position your Polaroid photos and attach them with the wooden pegs! I positioned mine in chronological order but also making sure I spaced out the Polaroids with designs so that it'll look even.
To be honest, my pegs were a little too small for the thickness of my wooden frame so I had to force them a little bit and several of them broke (partly because I got them from Daiso as well, probably). I don't suggest getting the pegs in a larger size though - they have those too - because it wouldn't look that dainty and intricate so my suggestion is to get a thinner wooden frame or just force them open like I did.
6. The last step - to hang the frame onto the wall! I got my dad to drill two holes on the top of my bed and attach a nail to each one and I basically hooked my frame onto it and concealed the nails with the Polaroid photos.
And I hung mine on top of my bed and my fairy lantern lights because I want to have sweet dreams about the people featured in the photos, who mean so much to me. This was really quite fun to make and while I don't think it's the most aesthetically pleasing things I've made in my life, it's pretty decent and I'm satisfied with it overall.
To Be Happy
My obsession to be happy has made me blind to so many things around me.
For the sole purpose of staying happy, I refuse to acknowledge the fact that sometimes I'm not and I fail to face the demons within myself.
Someone once asked me "Li Yin, do you know that many people envy you for being so happy?"
As humbling as it may sound, there isn't much to be envied anyway.
It's quite simple really, all you need is to convince yourself that apart from happiness, you are not allowed to feel any other pangs of emotion.
I've grown to become a master of doing that.
"No one can be happy all the time", a teacher recently said in class, or something along those lines.
A classmate turned around to look at me for a brief moment and while nothing was said, I knew what he was thinking, "well, she certainly appears to refute that statement".
Go ahead, think that way.
I mean, that's exactly what I want people to think, because there's too much negative energy in this world.
Why add on to it if I can appear otherwise?
And as I end my little less-than-happy series of thoughts right here,
it is time to go back to being obsessed with being happy.
Because that's what everyone expects me to be, and I suppose that's the way it should be.
To be happy.
Happenings · Thoughts
SLI 2014
Yesterday, I headed back to my alma mater RGS to attend SLI 2014 (Student Leaders' Investiture) as the previous leadboard heads get invited to it and it was a bittersweet experience. SLI marks the induction of the new leaders of the school and the handing over of responsibilities from the Year Four senior stepping down to the Year Three junior stepping up into the position. Just exactly a year ago, I handed over my responsibilities of being Waddle Captain to Karyn (which you can read about here) and a year later - it didn't feel like a year at all though, time truly passes way too fast - Karyn was passing the "captain" badge on to Esther.
Three generations of Waddle Captains :")
From an observers' point of view, SLI feels entirely different. While I was quite proud to see some of the little juniors I had grow up so quickly to take on various roles, I had much less of a stake in the ceremonies that were going on on stage and as a result, I was unable to feel that strongly for the points made in the various speeches, while they were logical and wise. I felt a little detached from everything that was happening, even though RGS still felt like home - the national anthem sounded strangely melodic and high pitched, something I never realized I missed until I heard it again.
I have developed a really strong sense of belonging towards RGS and I constantly feel like I belong in Waddle, in House. It's really what ties me back to this school and it is what I remember most of my time in this institution. I was talking to someone (I don't wish to reveal the person's identity, for privacy reasons) during the reception after the ceremony though, and she gestured to all the student leaders who were around us then. She said, for which I paraphrase: "These are the twenty per cent that are identified by the school, and these are the ones that work their butts off but at the same time these are usually the only ones who develop a sense of belonging towards this school. The other 80% float around without doing much and as a result they don't really feel like they are a part of this school."
I've never seen things from that perspective before, but what I heard really impacted me. The reasons why I love RGS so much is because I've been through so much in this campus, slogging tirelessly, doing proposals, going the extra mile, mostly because of my responsibility as a supposed "leader" of the school. It is through these roles that I spend so much time with people who have become such dear friends to me and I don't think I would have formed such strong friendships without going through so much with them, through our shared roles.
It's not rare to hear students from this school complain that they don't get opportunities for many things once they aren't deemed a "leader" by the school and I never really saw how significant an impact that could make to one's experience but honestly, thinking back, if I didn't get chosen for many of the things I did get, there'd be a huge hole in my life I'd never would have known could be filled. And as crude as it may sound, that would suck big time. I think that there's so much that the school management/ leaders can do to reach out to those who don't really feel like they belong in a way that isn't forced and right now I do wish I could have came to this realization much earlier because I might have been able to do something for the school community.
Perhaps, now in JC, the tables have turned for me. But now that I have sort of identified the problem in how I've been feeling quite recently, I think I'd be able to take active steps to rectify it and help those around me as well :-)
Alright, and back to SLI - I'm so thankful that I got to catch up with many juniors who mean a lot to me and in the above picture we have Tricia on the left, who is the outgoing Guides Company Leader and Misha on my right, who is the incoming Guides Company Leader, both of which are from my Guides patrol 02 Ixora and I'm so proud of them, honestly. Good job Tricia, you've lead the CCA well and do continue the legacy Misha, I have so much faith that you'll do fantastic!
And of course, in last year's blog post when I was handing over my yellow baby to Karyn and Jiaying, I said that I know both of them will do "bloody amazingly" and that Waddle would be "very well taken care of" and I was right. Yingfinite, you guys are brilliant and I honestly can't express how proud I am of you guys - I feel like such a happy mama; and all the best Esther for the year ahead! Being the House Captain of the best house ever is an experience you'll love and grow to enjoy so, so, so much. Trust us on that :-)
Of Goodbyes
Somehow, right now I find it incredibly difficult to put my thought processes into proper, coherent sentences. My mind feels unusually heavy and there's a strange sinking feeling in my stomach. It doesn't feel like sadness though, it feels a bit like nothingness but that nothingness somehow doesn't feel like a void - it isn't empty - I am feeling something, and it's of nothingness. Nothing feels real, but I'll do my best to write what'd come after this because it is awfully important to me.
Today, we sent Swan off to California at the airport. About an hour before sending her off, Wang You and I met at Terminal 3 and had breakfast of toast, soft boiled eggs and tea, served in little quaint old school coffee shop cups. Wang You mistook the saucer of the tea cup for another plate and stacked the plate of soft boiled eggs on top of the tea cup saucer. We laughed, or at least I laughed at her, and at that point in time it was evident that none of us have taken in the fact that one of our closest friends was about to leave and lead an entire new life far, far away from us. Perhaps, it's because we don't see each other in school that often nowadays anyway and we don't spend as much time together - and this applies to all of them: Wang herself, Priya, Phionna, Sarah and Shermaine - if this happened last year, Swan's absence would most likely have been felt on a greater extent. While I trust that we'll still keep in contact with Swan, it'll never be the same anymore; it's already so difficult for all seven of us to come together, in fact I don't think we've had a gathering with full attendance since my birthday, much less with one who is eight thousand, six hundred and ten miles away from the rest of us.
At the beginning, we took photos, we laughed, it seemed all too normal, it seemed like a normal gathering and deep down I was quite concerned if I will ever feel anything, whether it'd ever hit me. Swan then said "guys, I really need to go now" and then it did. I started tearing up, and was the first one to do so, followed by Wang You. To be honest, I'm not entirely sure if I forced myself to cry, rather than something natural from within me. I know it sounds really horrible and fake - because I wasn't really thinking about the future without Swan's company but rather I just kept thinking about the past memories I've shared with Swan and I felt like I was thinking about those times to subject myself to sadness, to convince myself to think that I'd never be able to experience most of those things again. I will miss Swan, and there's no doubt about that but I don't think that fact has sunk in fully yet still at this point of time and I don't think I deserved to cry just now for whatever feelings I was feeling, which wasn't a lot. At least, I don't think it was necessary for me to brawl and that sounds a little strange but it's true.
While waiting for the MRT at Changi Airport, to take us back to lead our own lives again, I saw a plush toy duck sitting behind the glass of the control station and I started crying again because I felt like the duck didn't receive the love and hugs and kisses as a stuffed duck should be getting. I must have scared the company I was with a little bit - because a few hours later I received a message from someone who witnessed my insanity over the inanimate object. He sent me a photo of a duck to cheer me up. I feel like this all just proved that I was definitely confused, and emotionally very unstable at that point in time. For what reason? For Swan I'd like to think, but I don't really know myself.
And then, on the way home when I was alone, I started thinking. Planned goodbyes are those that makes one truly reflect about one's friendship/ relationship with a particular person and planned goodbyes make everything dramatic. It makes one feel obliged to show a certain form of sadness and to be honest, to me that's not very natural. On the other hand, I don't think it's wrong to not display sadness or feel anything on occasions like these because it's really simply physical manifestation of the friendship that could eventually/ possibly fade away but at that point of time when "goodbye" was said, the friendship has yet to fade and no sadness is really needed, which is exactly why I am doubting my motivations for shedding a tear.
Perhaps, the only goodbyes that should be sad are those that are not acknowledged. I should be feeling immense despair for friendships that have faded away slowly because of my inaction, I should be weeping for the people that have walked out of my life through the years because neither of us did anything to stop it, I should be crying when I think of great friends that have become merely acquaintances, or even strangers. As for Swan, I will miss you terribly, definitely. But maybe just not at this point of time. Good luck, my favourite bird friend, you'll do amazing over there.
I love you so much, and my love for you, unlike my tears, isn't something that should be doubted.


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I love the way Emilie writes, I'm on a quest to read all her books .....shhh.. don't tell her!
I design a quilt mystery.
She writes a novellini entitled "Treasure Beach" that shares a completely new story about the same characters, set between Fortunate Harbor and the upcoming Sunset Bridge.
We give it to you FREE!
Brilliant I told her.. Brilliant!
When I went to design the quilt I though about it's setting.. which is the beaches that both Emilie and I love (she grew up in FL, I on the NJ beaches). It could just as well be your favorite lake or hideway.
And as I read the books the true meaning I found was about friendship between women.
Much like quilters become friends due to a common bond, so do these women.
I will START with the completed quilt. What follows is 6 parts to create this quilt.
I still think I need to add some buttons to the center of the palm tree.. but it's not happened yet. It didn't happen during this round of photos... wonder when it will?
The border was simple to quilt...gets it done!
And Mermaids for the backing... I love this fun fabric!!!
The patterns follow .. still in the 6 parts... with tutorials ... enjoy!
At the end of July we'll pick ONE MORE winner!
So Load your quilt to our Flickr Folder.
Also Join me at my Forum, where we chat every day!
The final chapter of Emilie's Treasure Beach runs each Tues in July!
someday we will walk along the beach every morning, how divine!
We have TWO options.. as some of you might have your "Happiness Key" by the sea, like Emilie and I.
And some of you might have YOUR "Happiness Key" by a lake!
And I'd LOVE it if you are in the photo too!
take it of yourself... hold out your arm.. you can do it!
Load it to our Flickr Folder.
MAY winner is Dixie with this photo of her "essence of Happiness Key", I think Dixie is a VERY fun girl indeed!
Here we go, Part 4 of Happiness Key!
I can't WAIT to see your progress, any progess is good!!
And Join me at my Forum!
Part 3 of Happiness Key "The Mystery Quilt"
I love this Girl Scout song... Do you remember it?
The rest of the song is in the download!
SHARE A FAMILY VACATION Photo!!!!!
I have many 'stars' in my life, so this quote is just perfect!
And there is a March 2011 CHALLENGE!
CLICK HERE to the Forum where this is LOADS of fun chatter!
I'm using this set of fabric to make my quilt.
The Quilt is very inspired by the first novel "Happiness Key" and if you have read it, you know it's about friendship.. keep that in mind!
CLICK HERE for PATTERN PART 1!
The Final quilt is 36" x 44"
First let me introduce you to the Happiness Key "Decoder Ring".
.. made for friends like us!
Which character at Happiness Key do you think would wear a ring like this???
Emilie and I want to do several challenges during this project, and a MONTHLY giveaway.. yeah you!
Your VERY OWN Happiness Key Decoder ring, JUST LIKE OURS!
In honor of Wanda from the series... and because I LOVE pie...you are going to use this Pie applique pattern and put it on a totebag.... any totebag of your choice!
tell all your friends about the Mystery.. the more the merrier!
Before the 1st Tuesday in March we will pick a winner for Feb.. and announce it on the First Tues post!
Starting Feb 8, 2011 and each week for 6 months, Emilie Richards unveils a new part of the Happiness key story.


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Editorial: Education investment will pay off
Tue., Feb. 2, 2016
The path to improving Idaho's economic prospects goes through postsecondary campuses. The Legislature must help more students on their way.
On Monday, Lt. Gov. Brad Little urged education committee members to adopt a resolution calling for 60 percent of Idahoans between the ages of 25 and 34 to have a college degree or postsecondary certificate by 2020. The State Board of Education adopted that goal in 2010.
It might take a revolution, rather than a resolution, to get there. The current rate is about 40 percent.
About 52 percent of high school students chose to continue their education in 2013, a drop from 54 percent in 2012. The University of Idaho reported a 1.4 percent decline in enrollment for the 2015-16 year. This downward trend has occurred against the backdrop of an aggressive public relations campaign called Don't Fail Idaho. To help boost applications, the state began covering the cost of SATs for every student.
The stakes are high, as reported in Sunday's Spokesman-Review. Idaho's workforce gap is expected to grow to a whopping 63,000 jobs by 2025. By then, employers will need an estimated 118,000 qualified workers but only will have 55,000 available.
To fill the gap, Gov. Butch Otter is pushing to expand professional-technical education. Last year, such programs graduated 542 students. All got jobs. About 850 students are on waiting lists for programs in 30 fields, such as information technology, health care and manufacturing. Otter is calling for a 10.4 percent increase in funding, which would enroll about 400 more students.
As for students seeking bachelor's degrees (and beyond), Otter is asking lawmakers to add $5 million to the state's Opportunity Scholarship, a need-based award that also has a waiting list. For the 2015-16 school year, 4,017 students were eligible for the scholarship, which offers up to $3,000 a year, but the state could fund only 1,900 new scholarships and renewals, according to Idaho Education News.
State Board of Education Executive Director Matt Freeman told lawmakers Friday that many high school students are being told not to bother to apply for the scholarship. Otter's request would nearly double the fund, meaning it could help an additional 1,700 students.
In his State of the State address, the governor also called for another $5 million for a new "Completion Scholarship" and for a "tuition lock" program.
The new scholarship is aimed at drawing people who have attended some college or other postsecondary program but didn't attain their degrees or credentials. It's a good fit for adults trying to improve their job skills.
A locked tuition means college students who commit to finishing their degrees in four years would pay the same rate each year.
Idaho's lawmakers might be frustrated with results so far, but the state's employers are counting on them to close what in a decade will be a critical skills gap.
To respond to this editorial online, go to www.spokesman.com and click on Opinion.
Published: Feb. 2, 2016, midnight
Tags: College, education, gov. butch otter, idaho, professional technical
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Meet the directors of 2nd Act Players' One-Act Play Festival
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Two veterans of past 2nd Act Players' productions will be directing plays during the 2nd Act Players' One-Act Play Festival this March 11-26.
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"Our mission is to showcase new talent in stories about key 2nd acts in people's lives. That includes new directing talent," explains co-founder John N. Frank, who will be directing Last Days of Wonder, one of the two plays which will be performed each evening of the festival which opens Saturday evening, March 11 and extends through a Sunday matinee March 26.
"I think directing will come naturally to me since I spent a good portion of my first act – my 40-year journalism career – as either an editor, editorial director or associate publisher working with creative people to bring new creative endeavors to fruition. It already feels very familiar," says Frank.
Chris Johnson, a founding actor of the 2nd Act Players and now a board member, will be directing Falling into Macy. Chris has directed before, bringing Remembrance to the Saint Sebastian Players stage in 2016 and also serving as associate director for the same play when it was co-produced by the 2nd Act Players earlier in 2016.
"When I first read Falling into Macy, I knew I wanted to direct this terrific play! It really resonated with me and, I think, it will resonate with our audience too. I'm looking forward to working with the talented cast and crew we have assembled to bring this compelling work to the stage for the very first time."
The festival also will feature associate directors for the first time in 2nd Act Players' history. Kirsty Collins, who was one of the stars on 2nd Act's production of The Institute in 2016 will be associate director for Last Days of Wonder while Melissa Phillips, former 2nd Act stage and production manager, will be associate director for Falling into Macy and also acting in that show.
Performances begin on Saturday, March 11, and will take place every Friday and Saturday evening from that date until March 25. Sunday matinees begin on March 12 and will take place every Sunday through March 26. Tickets for the shows, one ticket gets you in to see both shows the same evening, are available on Brownpapertickets.com. Simply click here to buy yours today.
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Bitcoin (BTC) climbs back above $57,000 after sell-off
The value of Bitcoin (BTC) exceeded $ 66,895 for the first time in its history.
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Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies rose on Monday after a heavy sell-off late last week.
Bitcoin's price has soared nearly 6% to $ 57,373 in the past 24 hours, according to Coin Metrics data. Other digital assets also rose, with Ether climbing 7% to $ 4,331 and XRP climbing 6% to around 98 cents.
Vijay Ayyar, head of Asia Pacific at the Luno cryptocurrency exchange, said early reports that the new, heavily mutated Omicron-Covid variant with milder symptoms boosted the market.
"We are seeing news in the early analysis that the variant may be weaker in terms of symptoms, which has helped the market make a comeback," Ayyar said via email. "That's why smart investors probably bought this dip."
Bitcoin fell to $ 53,549 last week, its lowest level since early October, amid a wider sell-off of stocks and other riskier assets amid fears over the new variant of the coronavirus.
The world's largest digital currency briefly lost more than 20% from its recent all-time high of nearly $ 69,000 and officially entered bear market territory. Bear markets are typically defined by a 20% decline from recent highs.
The new variant of Covid, which was first identified in South Africa, has spread to several countries, including the UK, Germany and Italy.
The US, UK and other nations have restricted travel with some African countries in response. The UK has also put in place new measures to combat the new mutation of the virus, including making masks mandatory in shops and public transport in England.
On Sunday, Dr. Angelique Coetzee, the South African doctor who first discovered the Omicron variant, described her symptoms as "extremely mild" and allayed fears of a possible return of lockdown restrictions during the holidays.
"The global environment, as we saw last week, has increased uncertainty in all risk asset classes, but the recovery always shows us how strong the uptrend is in what we are seeing here," said Ayyar.
If Bitcoin were to lose between $ 48,000 and $ 50,000 on a daily or weekly basis, "it would definitely mean a downtrend," he added. But right now Ayyar is saying "We are still in bull market territory".
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The acting was amazing. It was reflective given the current political environment in the US. It was known alot of this was going on, at the time. But to see it on screen makes you pause.
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Q: Opera HTML5 video readyState == 2 instead of equaling 4 On the 4 other main browsers (Chrome, Firefox, IE, and Safari), the readyState goes to 4 and my code executes just fine.  On Opera however readyState only reaches 2 and never reaches 4.
Code:
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Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

A: Instead of trying to capture the moment when readyState becomes equal to 4, I'd recommend slightly different strategy - handling canplaythrough event:
$atVideo[0].addEventListener('canplaythrough', function() {
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    max: this.duration,
    value: 0,
    step: 0.01,
    animate: true,
    slide: (function(event, ui) {
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    }).bind(this)
  });
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I suspect your problem here is the same as described in this issue: in short, Opera sets readyState to 4 (HAVE_ENOUGH_DATA) right after it starts loading the video, then switches it to 2 (HAVE_CURRENT_DATA) when some substantial part of it is loaded - which is too fast for the check scheduled by setTimeout to catch.

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Unions and Employees to Receive Advance Disclosure of Complaints Before Investigative Interviews and Their Right to Information in Extra-Contractual Settings
Contra Costa Community College District (6/26/19) PERB Decision No. 2652
This decision provides guidance to all public sector labor practitioners on the rights of employee organizations to receive information regarding personnel investigations against union members. While the decision arose under the Educational Employment Relations Act (EERA, Government Code section 3540 et seq.) in the community college context, most of the decision will apply to all public employers.
A core, previously unresolved issue of concern to PERB practitioners has been the interplay between union and employee rights to information about pending investigations and employer's right to withhold such information until the interview of the employee/subject occurs. In this clash of interests, unions maintain that even before the investigation of the subject employee occurs, they need to receive the complaint in order to represent the employee adequately. Employers, on the other hand, urge that the complaint must be kept confidential at least until the subject interview, in order to help assure that the employee's statement is not rehearsed. An uncoached, unrehearsed reaction to the questions posed provides the individual investigating the complaint the best assessment of employee/subject credibility. Pre-interview disclosure also can give rise to concerns about possible harassment and intimidation of complaining parties or witnesses, and about spoliation of evidence.
PERB Member Erich Shiners joined in only part of this decision, taking issue, as discussed below, with some of the Board's analysis.
KEY POINTERS FROM THE DECISION REGARDING DISCLOSURE:
A practical translation of PERBs' lengthy decision is as follows:
Before an interview, an employee is entitled to receive adequate notice about the allegations. "Indeed, even under NLRB precedent, an employer does not satisfy its duty to allow meaningful representation if it provides only general information about the charges of misconduct." PERB approvingly recited an example from U.S. Postal Service (2005) 345 NLRB 426, 436:
[A]n employer's oral notice in advance of interviews—that one set of charges involved "a vehicle accident you were involved in on [a specific date]," while another set of charges involved "insubordination and/or sabotaging of the [employer's] mission"—were too vague to allow meaningful representation, though in the former case the employer cured this problem by providing an advance copy of all questions to be asked.
The "Notice" requirement, however, does not compel pre-interview disclosure of the complaint.
If the employer has reason to believe that providing pre-interview notice might risk the safety of interested parties or the integrity of evidence in the employee's control, the employer may delay the notice until the time scheduled for interrogation as long as it thereafter grants sufficient time for consultation. However, the employer must give the employee "enough time for the officer to meaningfully consult with any representative he elects to have present." On this point, PERB cited Ellins v. City of Sierra Madre (2016) 244 Cal.App.4th 445, 454, a decision of the California Court of Appeal that was decided under the Public Safety Officers Procedural Bill of Rights ("PSOBR," Government Code section 3300 et seq.).
Troublingly, the employee organization may seek clarification of the questions and allegations not only during the investigative interview, but also, in PERB's view, before the interview.
Importantly, the employer is not obligated to disclose the complaint before the subject employee's investigative interview. On this point, PERB embraced Pasadena Police Officers Assn. v. City of Pasadena (1990) 51 Cal.3d 564, 572-579, a seminal decision of the California Supreme Court that was also decided under PSOBR.
The employer must allow the employee's representative to participate in the meeting – including seeking clarification of questions and allegations – but the employee's representative may not convert the interview into an adversarial proceeding.1
As noted above, this case arose in the EERA's community college context, and also involves issues unique to students and educational employers.
The realm of student complaints is complex. Hence, PERB closely examined the argument that student complaints were protected against disclosure under federal law – including the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g (FERPA), Title VI and (Title IX) – as well as their equivalents under California law and interpretive guidance from the federal Office of Civil Rights (OCR). Long story short: PERB believed that none of these laws protected the student complaint in this case from disclosure, and observed that OCR guidance makes clear that FERPA does not override the rights of employees. This leads to PERB's bottom line view: in connection with subject employee interviews, employee or their unions simply "need to know" adequate details. This need, in PERB's view, trumps students' legitimate interest in confidentiality.
A SECOND IMPORTANT ISSUE: EMPLOYER'S DUTY TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON "EXTRA-CONTRACTUAL" MATTERS
For decades – until this decision – PERB's rule regarding the employer's duty to provide information has differentiated between demands that are germane to negotiations and grievances, versus demands for information in other "extra-contractual" representational matters, such as investigations, disciplinary ("Skelly") meetings, civil service matters, and the like. The duty to provide information has extended to the former, but not the latter, category. The two union-side appointees on the three-member panel that issued this decision decided that a union has a right to information on an "extra-contractual issue or forum," including the investigation forum in this case. The Majority reached the issues in this case by reasoning that discipline is within the scope of bargaining, so information regarding actual or potential discipline is "presumptively relevant." (The concurring opinion of Member Shiners pointed out that "our decisional law has never held that an employer's individual discipline decisions must be negotiated.")
After attempting to distinguish decades of contrary PERB case law, the Majority "clarified" that there is no categorical rule denying a union access to information pertaining to a mandatory subject of bargaining merely because it may be used in an extra-contractual forum, meeting, or proceeding. Therefore, the Board concluded that when a union is considering whether to exercise its right to represent employees in a meeting or proceeding that may adversely affect employment status, an employer may not deny the union's related information request on the basis that the meeting or proceeding is extra-contractual or that the union has no duty of fair representation.
PERB Member Erich Shiners declined to join the Majority opinion on this issue. He concluded that because the Union had no right to obtain the written discrimination complaints before the investigator's investigatory interviews, there was no need to address the District's possible privacy defenses to production of the complaints after an investigatory interview. On this point, he cited Former Chair Martinez's memorable words in a 2015 case: "[T]he cardinal principle of judicial restraint is that if it is not necessary to decide more, it is necessary not to decide more."
Member Shiners observed that under longstanding PERB case law, the exclusive representative's right to information "is predicated upon the necessity of the information to discharge its representational duty." Here, the Union had no duty to represent employees outside the context of contract negotiations or contract administration.
Accordingly, in Member Shiner's view, the Union was entitled to no more notice that the employee/subject of the investigation. So viewed, the Majority's expansion of the right to information is inconsistent with PERB case law and PERB statutes.
Feel free to contact Firm partners Jeff Sloan (jsloan@sloansakai.com) or Genevieve Ng (gng@sloansakai.com) for more information.
Often, the investigator is hired by the employer on an independent contractor basis and is not a representative of the employer. Neutral investigators are beyond the control of the employer, so their acts should not be attributable to the employer. Despite that, PERB may view an independent contractor investigator as the employer's "agent" for purposes of labor law compliance. This introduces a "Catch 22": not controlling the investigator can lead to employer liability, but telling the investigator what to do compromises the "independence" of the investigator.
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