NEW DELHI: The Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC), Lt Gen Satish Dua Wednesday stated that the Hizbul Mujahideen militant Burhan Wani was a creation of social media.
While addressing a conference on cyber security here, Lt Gen Dua stated that social media was used to build a Robinhood kind of image of Burhan Wani and eventually when he was eliminated, it led to unprecedented unrest in Kashmir.
Lt Gen Dua, who prior to his current posting was General Officer Commanding of the army's strategic Chinar Corps (15 Corps) responsible for guarding the Line of Control in Kashmir, said there was a need to tweak the defence strategy and factor in cyber threat.
Citing an example of Burhan Wani, whose killing in an encounter with the security forces in July 2016 led to unrest in the Kashmir Valley, Dua said the Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist, was a creation of social media. The 22-year-old Wani was a poster boy for militancy in the valley.


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In a new clip from her 20/20 special, Roseanne Barr sat down to discuss the reboot of her television show. The special, titled Roseanne: The Return, airs tonight on ABC at 10:00 p.m. EST. It will also feature interviews with her fellow original returning cast members John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Sara Gilbert, Lecy Goranson, Michael Fishman and Sarah Chalke. That's right: both actresses who played Becky are returning (we'll explain later).
In the preview, Roseanne Barr is explaining, again, why her onscreen counterpart in the upcoming revival of her hit show Roseanne will be a Trump supporter. Barr is also a Trump-supporter in real life, as she's expressed many times on social media. So maybe it's because her art has to imitate her own warped real life.
However, we're still shocked at some of her reasoning why. In this new clip from the special Roseanne: The Return, we hear her again try to rationalize her vote. This time in the name of comedy.
The Roseanne reboot promises to feature many current day topics that America is divided on, like genderfluid children and surrogacy. Ames McNamara takes on the role of Darlene's genderfluid son Mark. Mark is described as a "sensitive and bright" kid who occasionally dresses in girls' clothing.
Both actresses who portrayed Becky will return for the reboot. The way they are working this in is Sarah Chalke will play a middle-class married woman named Andrea who hires Becky (original actress Lecy Goranson) to serve as her surrogate. The plot twist not only leads to some drama within the Conner tribe, but it gives producers a chance to highlight how important both women were to the series.


The Hotel Eger is not much to look at but, believe it or not, it used to be even less attractive.
Within the last 5 years it has undergone extensive refurbishment inside and out which has greatly improved the aesthetic of the place, the facilities on offer and the comfort of the rooms.
Most people don't come here for the looks of the hotel anyway, they come for the wellness facilities and the central location.
Hotel Eger with 177 rooms is the largest hotel in Eger. Each room comes with air conditioning, balcony, mini-bar and cable television.
It is its location and wellness centre that make the Hotel Eger special. All the sights, shops and restaurants are within easy reach, no more than a 10 minute stroll.
The wellness centre includes pools, a sauna, a salt room, countless treatments and its own dedicated medical centre which specialises in complaints of the musculoskeletal variety.
The doctors there can diagnose your condition and recommend treatments (usually the doctor on duty will speak Hungarian, English and German) on site that will help you with your condition.
One odd thing that many guests comment on is that, because Hotel Eger is actually one of two hotels that are physically joined together, the restaurant facilities are in the other hotel.
To eat, you must travel, but don't worry the breakfast in particular will provide you with more than enough energy to make the 5 minute wall through a maze of passages.
What you find below are two columns: one outlining the positives of the Hotel Eger and the other the negatives.
This information is collated from hotel review websites such as tripadvisor.com and booking.com.
Due to the subjective nature of reviews, I have only included positive/negative experiences given by English-speaking guests (this is because this site is aimed at English speakers) and repeated by three or more individuals.
The Hotel Eger gets a score of 70% on tripadvisor.com (an average taken from 40 guest reviews) and on booking.com a score of 8.0/10 (an average taken from 78 reviews).
From my reading of the reviews, guests are generally happy with the hotel. Its location, spa facilities and breakfasts are what people like the most, while the small rooms and evening meals let it down.


Through the Local Hero Award and Moments of Victory® stories, the Davis Phinney Foundation recognizes those with Parkinson's who are inspirations to others in their communities. These individuals are proof positive that people with Parkinson's can live rich, full lives – opening up new opportunities and experiencing joys they had never imagined possible before their diagnosis. Read the original story here.
In addition to encouraging movement and a pro-active approach to managing Parkinson's symptoms, Pedal and Roll provides an opportunity to connect with others in the area who are also living with the disease. Bringing treats like chocolate and lemonade to the biking events, Liz's crew encourages socializing as well as exercise, creating an important space for community and camaraderie.
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The kitchen is undoubtedly the center of the home, and every good kitchen has a sturdy bench to gather round. When it comes to selecting a design and materials for the ideal kitchen benchtop, the options are seemingly endless and can be somewhat daunting to choose the stone that you'll be looking at every day. As well as keeping aesthetics in mind, functionality, practicality and endurance are key to the decision making process. We've compiled the tips and tricks of the trade to guide you in your process of selecting the perfect kitchen benchtop to suit your lifestyle.
This multi-use stone is perfect for family use and is hard wearing. We tend to use Caesarstone, Quantum Quartz and Silestone depending on what size and colour the theme of the kitchen and cabinets require. While engineered stone is a great, sleek option keep in mind that it is susceptible to chipping, hot items like pots and pans can't be placed directly on it and it can't be used outdoors.
Granite is a great option for outdoor benches, as it is resilient to wear and tear. We use granite in a honed black colour, so it's important to ensure that this shade will suit the overall theme of the kitchen before selecting it.
Marble is stunning and adds a luxurious modern touch to a kitchen. There are, however a few impracticalities to consider. Marble is susceptible to etch marks caused by contact with anything acidic. This means that the top layer is stripped and a stain is left on the surface. Marble will also require consistent maintenance, as things like red wine and curry spillages will leave a mark, so regular attention must be paid to the finish. When choosing a marble benchtop, the options will be either glossed or honed. A honed finish masks etches better than a gloss does. In essence, while marble is beautiful to look at, unless you rarely cook at home and the kitchen is not used for regular food preparation, a marble bench is somewhat high maintenance.
Ceramic benchtops are great if you're opting for a thinner look, as the slabs are only 12mm thick. This option is hugely versatile and great for a practical and wholly functional kitchen – it is resilient against hot pots and pans, chip resistant and requires a lot less glue and epoxy to engineered stone. In terms of visual appeal, a realistic marble print is printed onto the surface, however it is important to note that the veining does not reach all the way through, therefore if you opt for a 12mm benchtop, the exposed edge will be plain rather than marbled. Additionally, if you decide on a thicker 40mm benchtop and your design facilitates an under-mount sink, keep in mind that the stone edge around the sink will only reach 12mm, as a cutout cannot be mitered.
Laminates have come a long way and are becoming much more practical and appealing to the eye. For those who are conscious of budget, a laminate benchtop is worth considering.
Natural products like solid timber make for beautiful surfaces, especially for island benches. When choosing to use a natural product, planning is key. Be sure to make the call early and keep your builder or designer in the loop – there's nothing worse than falling in love with a slab and later realizing that the island is too long and will require a join. Making these decisions early and under knowledgeable guidance will make for a seamless process.


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Pragmata Delayed as Project Athia Receives Release Date at Sony CES Presentation
By Noam Radcliffe | Jan 12, 2021, 3:22 PM EST
Project Athia will arrive in January 2022. | Photo courtesy of Square Enix
Pragmata, the action-adventure game currently in production at Capcom, won't arrive until 2023, according to Sony's presentation at CES 2021. Capcom had originally planned to release the game in 2022 on PS5, PC and Xbox Series X. The developer has yet to confirm the delay on its press site.
Project Athia, meanwhile, received a January 2022 release window. The mysterious game, developed by Final Fantasy 15 studio Luminous Productions and published by Square Enix, was first announced in June 2020.
Some updates on PlayStation release dates
- Pragmata delayed to 2023 (prev 2022)
- Ghostwire Tokyo and Stray coming October this year
- Project Athia coming January 2022 https://t.co/NNTX5o964e
— Nibel (@Nibellion) January 11, 2021
Several other games had their release dates listed in the CES presentation:
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart - 2021
Horizon Forbidden West - 2021 (also coming to PlayStation 4)
Returnal - March 19, 2021
Kena: Bridge of Spirits - March 2021 (also coming to PS4)
Solar Ash - June 2021 (also coming to PS4)
Little Devil Inside - July 2021 (also coming to PS4)
Stray - October 2021 (also coming to PS4)
GhostWire: Tokyo - October 2021

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by Rania Masri | Jan 19, 2023 | EJ Issues, People of Color
NCEJN is happy to publicize this event: Reimagining America Project (RAP) is organizing a virtual form entitled 'The Human Cost of Hog Waste' on January 26 at 7 pm. "For decades, industrial hog farming has fattened the wallets of white corporate farming while creating...
by Rania Masri | Jan 11, 2023 | CAFOs
Last May, numerous EJ organizations submitted a letter to the EPA regarding the implementation of the Renewable Fuel Standard e-RINs for wood biomass, landfill gas, and factory farm gas. The letter is available...
by Rania Masri | Jan 4, 2023 | Events
Join NCEJN and cohost, North of the River Association (NOTRA), for our 2023 Civic Engagement Series kick off event in Greenville, NC. Together, NOTRA and Down East Coal Ash Environmental and Social Justice Coalition, will share their air quality concerns and we will...
by Rania Masri | Jan 4, 2023 | EJ Issues, Human Health & EJ, Partner Organizations
Forty organizations working for environmental justice in North Carolina signed onto a letter by the Southern Environmental Law Center to the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) regarding its allocation of Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds. NRCS will...
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NCEJN is hiring! We are replenishing and expanding our team! In addition to converting our recent Communications Coordinator call into a full time position, we are also looking for an Operations Associate, Community Organizer for Eastern North Carolina and a Research...
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We were reminded at the 2022 EJ Summit that momentum is a key component in our ability to thrive as a movement against environmental injustice. With that in mind, we have developed a full calendar of events for 2023 aimed at increasing community action and...
Governor Cooper wants to hear your input on Environmental Justice in North Carolina!
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Our friends at NC Conservation Network, Toxic Free NC, and Clean Aire NC are organizing a prep session on December 12 at 6 pm to prepare for Governor Cooper's first of three virtual community input sessions on December 14. Please see below for more details and...
Organizing for Power: Media Advocacy Group
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The ladder towards liberation and justice begins with small steps. To achieve our vision of developing a state-wide network that powerfully opposes destructive policies and becomes a platform for proposing and building sustainable policies, we need to strengthen our...
Community Science launch – Spidey Sense-r
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George Copeland Ault (October 11, 1891 – December 30, 1948) was an American painter. He was loosely grouped with the Precisionist movement and, though influenced by Cubism and Surrealism, his most lasting work is of a realist nature.
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It's never too early to prepare for hurricane season, particularly if you're still suffering the consequences of the last one.
That's the situation officials with the City of Miami find themselves in, six months after Hurricane Irma and about three months before the start of the 2018 season.
At the city commission meeting March 8, Commissioner Manolo Reyes asked about the city's status.
"What is our hurricane preparedness plan?" he asked.
Police, fire and emergency officials say they are applying the lessons learned last year to be better prepared for the 2018 season.
Hurricane Irma last Sept. 10 brought South Florida storm surge and winds that tore through the tree canopy. Much of the region lost electric power, with outages lasting more than two weeks in some areas.
The city's own clean-up crews and a fleet of private contractors began to collect the mess, but the process was slow. Compounding the problem, residents began mixing bulk household garbage and debris onto the mounds of trees and branches.
It took more than a month to remove most of the debris from the streets.
On Oct. 17 the city announced it had completed the first pass of debris collection and would be starting the final pass to pick up any leftover hurricane-related debris.
In late October, budget officials calculated a preliminary cost estimate of handling debris from Hurricane Irma at about $73 million, and the city is seeking 90% reimbursement from FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency).
Beyond that, the city-owned and -operated marinas sustained major damage and remain depleted. It wasn't until the first week of February that the parking lot near the city's boat launch in Coconut Grove was cleared of rows and rows of sunken vessels damaged by Hurricane Irma.
Mr. Reyes noted that Hurricane Irma was a Category 1 when it made landfall.
"Just imagine if we'd been hit by a Category 2 or 3," he said.
He asked: What is the city's emergency response plan to deal with the impact from dangerous and powerful tropical storms, from the loss of electrical power to downed branches and trees and other debris, along with storm surge flooding and other water damage?
Mr. Reyes said now is the time to start trimming and clearing branches and to cleaning out storm drains.
Fire Chief Joseph Zahralban said that's exactly what city workers have been doing.
He said emergency responders have evaluated past practices and how to incorporate those into the lessons learned from Irma.
The city has a comprehensive emergency management plan and each city department has operational procedures to follow, he said.
Mr. Reyes said 90% of the electrical outages in September were due to downed branches and trees.
City officials assured commissioners that work is already under way to prepare for hurricane season, from tree trimming to cleaning out city drains.
"So, we are prepared?" asked Mr. Reyes.
The city is progressing with its own tree trimming, he said, and Florida Power & Light is also cutting and clearing trees.
Nzeribe Ihekwaba, assistant city manager, reported on the city's drain clearing, which is under a citywide contract and is a continual year-around process.
In areas that saw flooding last year, namely the Brickell area, new water pumps have been installed, said Mr. Ihekwaba. Pumps on Brickell Avenue and near Mary Brickell Village are designed to alleviate rising waters there, he said.
As for tree trimming procedures, Mr. Ihekwaba said city workers are studying best practices in landscaping and possible amendments to the tree ordinance may be forthcoming.
"I assure you, we have measures in place," Mr. Ihekwaba said.
"We have to be ready," stressed Mr. Reyes. He reminded everyone of the danger posed to the elderly, on their own and those living in senior centers, who had to deal with no electricity and therefore no air conditioning.
At the same meeting, commissioners granted preliminary approval to an ordinance to protect the elderly during storms, in response to Hurricane Irma.
The ordinance requires nursing homes and assisted living facilities catering to the elderly to have a plan for emergency power and fuel for generators.
It establishes a citywide requirement that all city-funded facilities, including senior citizen towers, have functioning generators with adequate fuel capable of continuous use to power essentials, including elevators, lights, emergency alarms and air conditioning in the designated rooms; and that resident attendants to the elderly should be on site within 24 hours of a hurricane or storm's passage, or as soon as safely possible, to ensure adequate care in the aftermath of hurricanes and storms resulting in widespread power outages.
Commissioner Ken Russell thanked Mr. Reyes for bringing up the city preparation plans for the oncoming season.
He said he was never more proud of the city than when he witnessed city workers responding to the aftermath of Hurricane Irma.
Mr. Russell said it's very rare that public works employees and solid waste personnel get to "shine as true heroes," but that's what he saw in September, with the massive clean-up efforts citywide.
Commissioner Wifredo "Willy" Gort agreed, saying he was out in the community right after the storm and saw the city employees hard at work.
"I was very proud of our employees. They were very responsive," Mr. Gort said.
Mayor Francis Suarez agreed, saying the city employees did a phenomenal job.
Mr. Reyes mentioned the added burden of residents placing household trash and debris into the piles of branches and other storm-related debris.
He suggested an awareness campaign to remind residents not to put out other household items – like furniture – until trees and branches are removed and the city gets back to its regular bulk waste pickup schedule.
While the city and its employees have overall done a good job cleaning up after irma, the situation at the City run Dinner Key Marina is a complete mess.
Virtually no repairs have been made beyond the initial restoration of power and water to some piers. There is still debris on some docks and in the parking lots which have not been picked up. Dock boxes damaged during the storm surge have not even been removed and sections of broken fiberglass are flapping in the breeze.
Street lights outside pier 6 and 7 are still out and have not been repaired. SIX MONTHS and counting…. the waste pump out station, flooded during the storms, is still out of service. How can it take 6 months to replace a pump and the wiring to th pump… trash ia overflowing along the bay walk because trash cans still have not been replaced.
From a financial standpoint, the marina is closed to transients and monthly tenants leaving over half the slips empty. Do the math… 300 empty slips at an average of $1000 a month lost revenue THAT'S CLOSE TO TWO MILLIONS DOLLARS LOST TO DATE.
Three years ago, city spent $4M on a state of the art dock master building, for a marina which is now crumbling and not being repaired.


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AAC makes news with exceptional project success, award-winning recognition in the industry, community leadership and charitable giving through the Schweiger Memorial Scholarship Fund. Check back often for the latest information on AAC's projects, events, and awards.
19th Annual Schweiger Memorial Scholarship Winners Selected
Portland, OR – The Schweiger Memorial Scholarship Fund and Advanced American Construction, Inc. of Portland have selected 10 students to receive $46,000 in scholarships for the 2018-2019 school year. To date, the Fund has awarded 227 scholarships totaling $676,000. From a field of 33 applicants, the Selection Committee chose those that best demonstrated academic and extra-curricular excellence in the pursuit of careers in construction and construction-related fields. The following scholarship awardees will be honored at the 19th Annual Schweiger Memorial Scholarship Awards Dinner and Silent Auction to be held Friday, April 27th, 2018, at the Sentinel Hotel, Governor's Ballroom, in Portland, Oregon:
Christopher Roach of Damascus, Oregon is a junior at Oregon State University, pursuing a degree in Construction Management and Engineering. He is involved in a Christian non-profit fraternity house, the Clackamas Community STEM Club, the American Society of Professional Estimators, and the Associated General Contractors of America Student Chapter. During his free time, he enjoys welding, auto body work, scuba diving, hiking, and skiing. Christopher says "With a degree from Oregon State University, my goal is to be working with industry-leading organizations through hands-on experience and increasing my responsibility at an innovative company. I strive to be a good son, student, and worker, and it is my dream to be a Construction Engineer like my dad."
Scholarship Award: $7,000
Sponsored by: Advanced American Construction, Inc.
Ben Hatfield of Beaverton, Oregon is a junior at Oregon State University, pursuing a degree in Construction Engineering Management. He is an active member of the Association of General Contractors OSU Student Chapter, and the OSU Crop Science Club, and his many extra-curricular hobbies include fishing, hunting, metal fabrication, water sports, and restoring houses. Ben says "Construction is more than just a job to me, it's my passion. Getting a degree in Construction Engineering Management at Oregon State University has always been a dream that I've held in high regard. With the Schweiger Memorial Scholarship, I know that I will be able to graduate and start the next chapter of my life in the Heavy Civil Industry in Oregon."
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Kacy Childress of Gresham, Oregon is a first-year student with junior standing at Oregon State University, pursuing a degree in Chemical Engineering, and a two-time Schweiger Memorial Scholarship recipient. She was valedictorian of her graduating class in 2017 and is involved in numerous extra-curricular activities such the OSU Engineering Leadership Academy, the Society of Women Engineers OSU Student Chapter, and the all-female A Capella group Divine. Her hobbies include running, hiking, soccer, and slalom water skiing. Kacy says "The possibility of pursuing a career in Chemical Engineering is exciting because it offers the opportunity to contribute to finding sustainable solutions to some of the world's most significant problems, like providing access to clean water and improving quality, through applications of math and science."
Farren Linne of Ketchikan, Alaska is a high school senior at Ketchikan High School, with the intention of pursuing a Civil Engineering degree from Whitworth University. She is a 4.0 student, received the Air Force Recruiting Service, Mathematics, and Science Award, and is active in the National Honor Society, Youth Advisory Committee of the Tongass National Forest, Rotary Interact, High School Pep Club, and is the Kayhi Wrestling Manager. Farren is also enrolled in AP biology, Calculus, and Economics classes. Her hobbies include soccer, cross country, and soccer. Farren says "Spending years of my time forming a foundation that has shaped me into the person I am today has been a laborious yet worthy journey. Once I receive my bachelor's in civil engineering, I plan to work my way into possibly creating my own company. Working my up to this will be a long and hard journey, but I plan to do all that I can to make sure I get there."
Nick Hossley of North Bend, Oregon is senior at Oregon State University, pursuing a degree in Civil Engineering with a minor in Business and Entrepreneurship, and a four-time Schweiger Memorial Scholarship recipient. He is the President of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) student club and has interned with the Federal Highway Administration in the Western Federal Lands Division. His hobbies include skiing, hiking, backpacking, mountain biking, and photography. Nick says "The Schweiger Memorial Scholarship would help me obtain the next step in my dream; to be an engineer in the construction industry and help me give back by providing me the opportunity to build the infrastructure of the future that will serve our community, state, and country."
Louis Nash of Tampa, Florida is a senior at the University of South Florida, pursuing a degree in Civil Engineering, and a three-time Schweiger Memorial Scholarship recipient. He is active in the University of South Florida Rugby Club, the US Marine Corps Platoon Leaders, the USF Stampede of Service Volunteering, and interns with the Southwest Florida Water Management District. He enjoys playing rugby, kayaking, working out and was inspired to pursue a Civil Engineering degree by his father as well as Evan Clemson of Advanced American Construction. Louis says "Respect, hard work, honesty, and pursuit of excellence are all things that I have been taught from a young age and values that I would love to observe and operate with during my career in the construction industry. The Schweiger Memorial Scholarship will financially assist me through college and allow me the opportunity to become a part of a company that operates with integrity and strives to help their community."
Alex Pihl of Ketchikan, Alaska is a senior at Gonzaga University, pursuing a degree in Civil Engineering with a minor in Mathematics and a focus on Structural Engineering. He is a research assistant for Dr. Joshua Schultz, PE, a physics lab teaching assistant, the Vice President of the American Society of Civil Engineers Gonzaga University Chapter, was awarded the Ignatian Leaders and Trustees Scholarship, and has made both the Dean's and President's List from 2015-17. He enjoys hunting, fishing, hiking and boating, and is passionate about his home state of Alaska. Alex says "This scholarship would both help me develop as a student, leader, and citizen. Being fortunate enough to attend college, I am determined to make the most of the situation that I have been so blessed to receive."
Alexandrea Miller of Yucaipa, California is a junior at Oregon State University, pursuing a degree in Civil Engineering with a minor in Humanitarian Engineering. She was in the top 5% of her high school graduating class and was awarded the Scott and Kim Verplank Foundation Scholarship. Alexandrea, or Addie, is active in Engineers Without Borders, the Oregon State Women's Rugby team, is employed as an artist illustrating children's books, and an intern for Skanska. She is passionate about sports, art, and enjoys all types of dance. Currently, Addie is working with Engineers Without Borders to implement water distribution systems to the communities in Los Potrerillos, Nicaragua. Addie says "Being able to create something by using my imagination as a tool always brought me so much joy! By combining that and achieving the overarching goal of helping people, I was driven to Civil Engineering."
Louis Tigh of Atlanta, Georgia is a Marine Corps veteran and junior at the University of Washington – Seattle, pursuing a degree in Construction Management. During his time in the armed forces he was active in the Optimist Club of Carlsbad, CA, the team captain of an ASC Reno Heavy Civil Competition Team, and has received the National Defense Service Medal, the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, the Korean Defense Service Medal, the Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal. Louis says "Pursuing a career in construction is what I am truly passionate about and being lucky enough to receive this scholarship will allow me to do so. I feel in that capacity, I can develop my ability to lead people to accomplish large goals and I can focus on creating the structures that will come to define our generation."
2018 recipient of the Veteran Scholarship sponsored by the Ashback Family
Niklas Tostar of West Linn, Oregon is a junior at Oregon State University pursuing a degree in Construction Engineering Management. He placed in the ASC Project Management Open Student Competition in 2018, was awarded the OSU scholarship at the West Linn – Wilsonville International Science and Engineering Fair and has been the AGC Student Chapter at Oregon and AGC Oregon-Columbia Sophomore Class Representative, Construction Leadership Council Student Leadership Position, and Vice President. Niklas says "When I graduate from Oregon State University with a degree in Construction Engineering Management, I plan on entering the workforce as a Project Engineer. To me, it's important that the company I work for does honest, respectable work, and I want to go home every day proud of what I have been working on."
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Forrest Schweiger, son of Advanced American Diving Service co-founder Konrad Schweiger, lost his life in a construction accident in 1999 at the age of 26. To honor and commemorate Forrest, Advanced American Construction formed the Forrest L. Schweiger Memorial Scholarship Fund. Then on April 11, 2002, Konrad Schweiger passed away unexpectedly. To honor both Forrest and Konrad, the fund's name was changed to the Schweiger Memorial Scholarship Fund.
The Fund provides annual scholarships to applicants looking to pursue careers in construction and construction-related fields. A selection committee reviews applicants and awards recipients at the annual Schweiger Memorial Scholarship Awards Banquet each spring.
The success and continuation of the Schweiger Memorial Scholarship Fund is made possible with the generous financial contributions received from the customers, vendors, employees, and friends of Advanced American Construction, Inc., with a special thank you to our sponsors:
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This year's selection committee for the Schweiger Memorial Scholarship Fund recipients included: Cindy Schweiger; Hal Pritchett, Professor Emeritus, Oregon State University; Jan and Greg Strombeck, Retired, Department of Construction Engineering Management, Oregon State University; Susan Clark, CNA Surety; Peter Lampson, Lampson International; Jim Brunkhorst, Pacific Foundation, Inc.; Mike Teeter, NessCampbell Crane & Rigging; Corey Yraguen, Vigor; John Weisner, Coral Construction Company; Scott Williams and Con O'Connor, Hamilton Construction Company; Todd Duwe, Andersen Construction; Brian Gray, Knife River; Dee Burch, Holly & Mike Johns, Kyle & China Izatt, Tim Nelson, David Pierce, Rich & Paige Spratt, Advanced American Construction, Inc.
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Beverly Berning Dec 12, 2006
Since Otar Left (Depuis qu'Otar est parti… ) Arthur Lazere
Being John Malkovich Douglas Konecky
Blood Work Arthur Lazere
culturevulture.net – review
A new film based on the Broadway Musical (which was based on a movie by John Waters)
Directed and Choreographed by Adam Shankman
Starring Nikki Blonsky, John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken
http://www.hairspraymovie.com/
Who would have guessed that a movie musical based on a Broadway musical based on an even earlier non-musical movie could be so good? It's not that director Adam Shankman has created art-with-a-capital-A or a new form or anything, this is a highly commercial summer blockbuster-wannabe. As a choreographer-turned-director, however, what he has done is create a dancing and singing (listed in order of importance) extravaganza, the best movie choreography since West Side Story and a piece of film-making that has a remarkable rhythm and impatience to it—not to mention a smirking, lurking sense of anarchy.
Waters' original film, starring the shit-eating trans-star, Divine, was tame by Waters' standards, more nostalgia than shocker. But the plot conveyed by his film, where the infamous drag-queen played a frumped haus-frau, smoking at the ironing board in her gigantic housecoat and slippers, (along with an unknown Ricky Lake–pre-stomach-stapling and talk-show stardom– as young chubette Tracy Turnblad,) did manage to build itself a clear 'fuck the system' message. And the systems in question were more than just high school –try American bigotry, TV-blandness, inferior white-people-dances and Pat Boonish music. Fortunately the new movie, for all its obeisance to the book and narrative re-do of the Disneyfied Broadway production (where another man, Harvey Fierstein, was popular as a Jewish-motherly tub as Ms. Turnblad) uses all its dancing, hyper-active energy to head back in the original direction. This is born-again anti-establishmentarianism.
Don't go to see the movie for John Travolta, who is strangely passive and pathetic in his fat-suit and falsies—shocked in all that make-up out of acting. However, he can still dance, and a romantic duet for Travolta and Christopher Walken is charming in an Astaire and Rogers kind-of way,. Everybody else in the movie (with the exception of the beautiful scene-stealer, Michelle Pfeiffer, who plays the villainess with real gusto) sets aside their chance at stardom to simply get down and dance. Really, the best way to enjoy this movie would be dancing. It may be time for a mashed-potato revival.
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Beverly Berning has recently begun her fourth career as a high school teacher of French and Italian, but her love of film remains steadfast. A former film student who aspired to be just like her idols Woody Allen, Erik Rohmer and Charlie Kaufman, she has been writing reviews for Culturevulture since 2006.
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Gediminas Taranda is respected worldwide for his theatrical works and social and charitable endeavours.
Gediminas first found fame as a Principal Dancer with the Bolshoi Theatre. He starred and premiered "The Golden Age" and "Raymonda", both choreographed by Yuri Grigorovich.
For the past 20 years, he has been the Artistic Director of the Imperial Russian Ballet Company.
He has appeared on numerous television programmes including the "The King of the Ring" charity boxing competition, Ilia Averbukh's "Ice Age" where he danced on ice with Irina Slutskaya, the world champion and Olympic figure skating medalist.
Gediminas has organised international charity events and participated in promotions dedicated to the fight against AIDS and cancer worldwide. Never one to rest on his laurels, Gediminas Taranda will continue to delight followers of the Arts with new ideas and projects.


This Club has been going well before the 2nd world war but we have records of meetings dating back to 1943.
The venue for the March Sanction Show in 1943 was cancelled and Marquee's were to be erected on a field on Chesterfield Rd......this however was also cancelled when the military authorities stepped in and kindly allowed the Queens Hall to be used for the event......a donation was made to the R.A.F. Benevolent Fund.
The July 1943 Limit Show was held at Mansfield Town Football Ground.
4 Shows were held in 1944 and in the August a committee meeting was held at Clumber Lodge, Newstead Abbey.
So it has been a very varied club and I just wonder how people would find the New Mansfield & District Canine Society.......our meetings are now held mostly at Pleasley Miners Welfare........where we hold our Match Nights with Training on the 4th Wednesday in the month.


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William Benton Scranton (May 29, 1856 – March 23, 1922) was an American medical doctor and Methodist missionary in Korea.

Biography
William B. Scranton was born on May 29, 1856, in New Haven, Connecticut, the son of William Talcott Scranton, a merchant, and Mary Fletcher Scranton. His father died when William Scranton was sixteen and moved to Ohio with his mother. He graduated from Yale University in 1878 and the New York College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1882 and practiced as a medical doctor in Cleveland, Ohio for three years.

One of American missionaries for Japan, Robert S. Maclay, visited Korea in 1884 to seek permission from the king Gojong to start Methodist mission work,  in 1884, and he was granted limited permission to establish a Methodist mission only for educational and medical work. After receiving the news about the permission, the missionary society of the Methodist Episcopal Church selected Rev. Henry G. Appenzeller and Dr. William B. Scranton. Mary F. Scranton decided to accompany her only child, William Scranton, as an agent of the Methodist Woman's Foreign Missionary Society (WFMS).

William Scranton arrived in Japan in February 1885 with his wife, Loulie Wyeth Arms, and his mother for mission in Korea. Because of the political uncertainty in Korea caused by Gapsin Coup occurred in 1884, Scranton went alone to Korea, leaving his wife and mother in Japan. At the invitation from Dr. Horace N. Allen, a Presbyterian missionary in Korea, Scranton joined Gwang Hye Won, a western-style Royal hospital opened in early 1885, but soon decided to establish a separate Methodist hospital. In June 1885, Scranton's wife and mother were reunited with William Scranton at a newly purchased house near the U.S. legation in Seoul. Scranton converted the house for a Methodist dispensary and began receiving patients on September 10, 1885. The dispensary was expanded in 1886 to include 5 wards, and the king Gojong gave it the name Si Pyung Won (), meaning "the universal relief hospital."

After experiencing struggles with Merriman C. Harris, Scranton resigned from the Methodist mission in 1907 and became Anglican. He moved to Manchuria in 1916 and to Kobe, Japan, in 1917. Scranton had served as medical inspector for the American Consulate in Kobe until he died from pneumonia on March 23, 1922. He was cremated and the ashes interred in the Kobe Foreigners Cemetery located in Kasugano.

See also
 Bible translations into Korean
 Christianity in Korea

References

Methodist missionaries in Korea
1856 births
1922 deaths
American Methodist missionaries
American expatriates in Korea
Deaths from pneumonia in Japan

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Zen Brian Fox was born at 7:47am on July 17, 2012. He was 8 lbs, 12 oz and 20 inches long.
The birth story will follow in a few days, weeks or months, not sure when since I don't get as much computer time as I used to.


Nathan Deaves and Wade Longbottom work in the Workforce Support Unit at the South Coast Aboriginal Medical Service. Last year they began working on two video training resources for aspiring drug and alcohol workers.
Last year Wade and Nathan began working on two video training resources for aspiring drug and alcohol workers.
As a result, the videos have now closed a gap in the industry in terms of culturally appropriate education and training for Aboriginal drug and alcohol workers.
"The video is a visual learning resource for new Aboriginal drug and alcohol workers. The films aim to provide advice and touch on some important factors and important things that new workers need to be aware of," Nathan explains.
The two videos take viewers through what the role of an Aboriginal drug and alcohol worker entails, before launching into cultural awareness.
"In 2013, a drug and alcohol worker came to us with an idea that the need to have a more culturally appropriate resource, where it's digital learning based," Nathan says.
Following the meeting, the team set to work creating a script and organising a videographer and settings for the films. The end product was two culturally appropriate videos that are now ready to be used for educational purposes within classrooms and within organisations.
The first film, titled 'An insight into the role of an Aboriginal Alcohol and Other Drug Worker' provides advice and direction from experienced workers to assist new workers in gaining a better understanding of the role and what is expected of them.
The second film 'Journey of Healing' provides workers and community with an example of the processes and the expected support an Aboriginal Alcohol and Other Drug worker should provide from initial client contact. This includes detoxification, rehabilitation and after care and support.
"The first thing they need to do is understand their job, understand what an Aboriginal drug and alcohol worker does. The second part is that they obviously need to know the policies and procedures in the organisations that they're working for, and then we move onto the legal and ethical things," Nathan says.
Since the beginning of the year, Nathan and Wade have travelled to several places on the east coast of Australia to do presentations and talk about their DVD. The response has been very positive so far.
"A lot of people really thought they could use it in their organisations, so it's been received very well," Nathan says.
"It can be useful for health workers, Aboriginal drug and alcohol workers; it can also be adapted to be used for other workers like mental health as well – it's got some of the same key aspects in there.


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'The Croods: A New Age' Moves Up Release Date, Goes Head-To-Head With 'Soul'
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One animated feature is bucking the trend, and rather than delaying its release date, it's moving it forward.
Universal will now release the Dreamworks Animation film The Croods: A New Age on Wednesday, November 25, instead of its originally scheduled December 23 launch. The date shift is being done reportedly because of Universal's confidence that Disney won't release Pixar's Soul in theaters on November 20. We hinted at this possibility yesterday, however Disney insiders still claim that the film will be released as planned, which means that the movies could be battling each other over the Thanksgiving holidays.
Deadline offered a compelling reason for why moving The Croods up on the calendar made sense for Universal:
With Universal's new shortened theatrical-PVOD window with AMC, they stand to make money with the DreamWorks Animation feature during two lucrative holiday periods: on Thanksgiving in theaters, and over Christmas in homes on PVOD.… Following Trolls World Tour's day-and-date theatrical-PVOD release over Easter weekend during the pandemic (the nation's big theaters were closed), AMC became irate about Uni's plans for theatrical-PVOD releases. But it worked out a sweetheart deal where the exhibitor would benefit from shortened Uni theatrical releases going straight to PVOD, essentially getting a share of such streams. Other exhibitors I understand are boarding similar deals with the studio. Uni reportedly made close to $100 million in the PVOD release of Trolls World Tour.
The first Croods movie, released in 2013, made $587.2 million at the global box office, with a particularly big chunk of that (68.1%) coming from outside of the United States.
Read More: AMC Theatres DreamWorks Animation Soul The Croods 2 Trolls World Tour Universal


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ECHLO, Echolocation Review
by Adorjan Horvát on November 3, 2018
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ECHLO is the deeply creative Chloe Charles. A Trini-Canadian her tenacity and complete focus of career is one the foundations upon which Echolocation is built. The single "Beautifully Cruel," is representative of the artists complete indoctrination of artistry. ECHLO explains; "Beautifully Cruel" is about what I've sacrificed to be an artist. I've sacrificed love and a normal healthy relationship. Basically, I've always put my art first. Art had been my soulmate and it seems nobody had been able to stand up to it. However, it's a bitter love because I have always wanted to find love but at some point I gave up and figured I'm destined to be alone with my music because I'm just a crazy artist that doesn't understand how to be in a relationship." That's the short of it!
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Beautifully Cruel
Heart of a Man
Warn You
Got Me Drinking
Head High
I Can't Bear to See You Cry
Sittin' Tight
Kowloon Records
ECHLO has a buoyancy in her voice that she uses to elaborate the full spectrum of emotion. At times raw, while others fragile and vulnerable. Each track offers a different textural vocal approach, but one reigning connective tissue is the how ECHLO digs deep in to the marrow of the lyrics.
Echolocation is a coming of age within one psyche. ECHLO's music is filled with pain, and angst, strength and bravery. Hers is a journey of self-discovery and freedom of constraints. Her songs reflect her experimentation with polyamory, the inability to commit to one love, the rejection felt by society and the propaganda of modern media. Echolocation offers a deeply felt experience, that upon each listen will reveal a deeper message. One possibly of reflection. ECHLO explains; "You'll repeat yourself until you're heard. Repeating yourself over and over until all that is left is the purest form of yourself. An echo leaves behind the voices in the background, your inner critic judgements and only carries the loudest parts of you."


The production is always quality oriented. Everybody has a lot of knowledge about the maschines and the products. They know the single steps of production and are able to hold a high standard.
The reaction of our customers underlines our philosophie to produce a high quality for a good price.


One of the biggest challenges we face in running and growing Concrete Jungle is planning around the varying schedules of the thousands of fruit trees in the Atlanta area. Some trees will produce early, some produce late, some not at all. Some produce on-schedule but drop their fruit earlier than expected, some produce a bumper crop and should be prioritized, etc.
This is a problem that varies with the type of fruit. Serviceberries in Atlanta were planted almost entirely by Trees Atlanta and the few varieties they've planted are quite predictable: we are pretty much guaranteed to be picking serviceberries on May 23rd no matter what. Apples and pears, which are more diverse in variety and make up the bulk of our picking weight, are much less consistent.
Because it's difficult to know what a tree is doing in a given year, we often simply have to physically inspect a tree. This means we spend a tremendous amount of time wandering around Atlanta, checking on our vast, sparse, urban orchard week-after-week.
For the past two years or so, Concrete Jungle has partnered with Carl DiSalvo's lab at Georgia Tech's school of Digital Media to get a handle on this. Primarily we've been trying to develop ways to remotely sense fruit growing on trees. Before we get in to those ways, let's discuss the partnership some. Why would we want to work with Carl, and why would Carl want to work with us?
Carl's group likes us because they already have a heavy focus on food systems, infrastructure and maps, so a local non-profit that maps fruit trees for foraging and donation is a perfect fit.
Now that we're working together, how do we actually sense fruit growing in a tree?
Our first approach was to use drones. The apple-pie-in-the-sky idea was to have a drone fly to a fruit tree, take a photo of the tree and return. Also don't hit any trees, animals, cars or power lines. And don't freak anyone out, so maybe fly only at night. We're in fantasyland at this point so the drone may as well also pick some fruit and bring it back for us to sample.
So that shelved the drone project for a while…what other sensing options did we have?
Fruits that are climacteric are fruits that ripen in the presence of ethylene gas. These are fruits like apples, bananas, tomatoes, and melons, and this is the reason people suggest putting some fruits in a paper bag with a banana to encourage the fruit to ripen.
Ethylene sensing would be ideal since we're directly measuring a gas produced in response to fruit ripening. Ethylene concentration passes some threshold, sensor tweets at us and we go pick it. Easy as.
There is a company spun out of MIT named C2Sense that has some promising new carbon nanotube-based sensor technology that promises ethylene sensors for pennies apiece. The basic principle of the sensor is that you attach an ethylene-sensitive molecule on to a carbon nanotube, hook up two electrodes to the nanotube(s), and when ethylene is present you can measure some electrical change. Unfortunately, like most companies using carbon nanotubes, they are shipping neither product nor prototype.
There's lots of cheap gas sensors out there based on tin oxide semiconductors. Although they are often sold as an alcohol sensor, methane sensor or hydrogen sensor, these sensors can be responsive to a variety of gases beyond what their label indicates, and there are a variety of powerful data analysis methods out there to tease out additional information.
One way that you can tell a pear tree is ready to be picked is simply by how it looks. Its long, thin branches, normally upright, are bent over, laden with heavy fruit. So perhaps we can sense branch bend angle and use that as a proxy for fruit ripeness.
This approach is the most tenuous for producing good data (since branches will constantly be bending and swaying with weather and disturbances), but that can probably accounted for and having a cheap starter sensor will let us develop the rest of the sensor platform so that when an appropriate sensor is available we can drop it in and go.
If we can get passersby to send us photos of a fruit tree, then perhaps that will work out just as well as us visiting the tree in person.
These tie in nicely with Concrete Jungle's Tree Parent program, where we encourage residents to adopt a local fruit tree and check up on it occasionally, letting us know when it's nearing readiness. Plus we get some good marketing and educational value out of them.
As unglamorous and straightforward as this is, a camera would show us exactly what we want, and we simply have to solve for the infrastructure around it, mostly being communication and power. On a large enough scale, we might have to develop image processing capabilities.
So how are we progressing? Check out part 2!
Tuesday, March 25 – 5:30-7:00 East Atlanta Library 400 Flat Shoals Ave. SE 30316 CJ volunteers and those in search of fruit: Learn about the fruits of Atlanta, how to identify fruit trees, their blooms, and how to help Concrete Jungle donate more fresh local produce to those in need.
Hey folks…we're going to be at Atlanta Local Food Initiative's Incredible Edit Fruit Tree sale this coming Saturday, January 23rd.
Woohoo! 23 new fruit trees from the ALFI fruit tree sale, purchased with your donations! Thank you all so much!


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Ree Drummond Shares About her Faith in Heartfelt Instagram Post
Lydia Greene
Ree Drummond, also known as the Pioneer Woman, has always been open about the importance of faith in her life. On her last visit to Vail, Colorado, our favorite goddess of home cooking attended a healing church service that took her right back to her childhood days.
Ree Drummond's Visit to Colorado
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Drummond and her family went to Colorado this past weekend, and she posted a pic of the Vail Interfaith Chapel with a heartfelt caption about her personal connection with this church. In 2018, Ree Drummond opened up about her religious beliefs in an interview with People, explaining that she and her husband feel that their faith is the driving force behind all that they do.
"We're Bible-reading folks, and we love that verse that says, 'Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven,'?" she said. "We're very mindful of storing up our treasures in heaven rather than on earth. We don't want to bury them in the backyard and sit on them. It's exciting to use whatever success we've achieved to do things that aren't just about us."
She also posted about the Vail Interfaith Chapel in 2016, affirming her personal connection with this particular chapel. She and her family often attend services on their visits to Colorado, and they're open to different sects of Christianity when they attend.
"The mountains are my church, but this is my church in the mountains," she wrote in an Instagram caption at the time. "They have different forms of worship here, and I have attended Lutheran, Catholic, Presbyterian, and Episcopalian services on various trips with my family through the years."
A Reunion With a Special Place
On her most recent visit to this special church, she said posted about how meaningful it was to recite the same prayers she learned as a child, saying that the liturgy "is forever written on her heart."
Ree Drummond also shared how thankful she is to have her faith, saying "I wiped three or four tears from my cheek during the hour-long service, not in an ugly cry kind of way, but out of gratitude," she wrote. "I consider my faith, which has stayed close to me through the many ages and stages of my life, to be a gift...one I hope I never take for granted."
One of the most relatable things about the Pioneer Woman is how open she is with her emotions, from crying at church to shedding tears at her daughter's wedding. We're happy that she was able to have this special moment in a healing place.


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Carrots, not sticks in proposed water conservation plan
David DeMille
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Local water managers are looking at positive reinforcement as the key to water conservation for Washington County, according to a plan update filed with the state last week.
The plan is projected to save about 40 gallons per capita per day by 2060, taking the total countywide use from 325 GPCD to 285 GPCD. The plan is to follow largely the same recipe that has already helped to bring per-capita use down 114 gallons GPCD since 2000 — educational programs, improving technology and rebates that encourage more efficient use.
"They're not restricting the amount of water a consumer could take," said Ron Thompson, general manager of the Washington County Water Conservancy District, which helped develop the plan along with a committee of local government representatives and other stakeholders. "They're just giving the consumer the information they need so they can implement appropriate practices."
Of that 335 GPCD, 55 comes from secondary water systems.
Rene Fleming, conservation coordinator with the City of St. George, said positive reinforcement has been more effective than trying to enact strict water caps or penalties for water wasters.
The city has run a variety of rebate programs over the years, and they've been popular enough that they typically run out of funding, she said, noting that residents are typically more receptive if they feel like the city is trying to help them and not hurt them.
"I'm going to get much more positive feedback from that person and probably a lot more cooperation," she said.
The plan builds on previous iterations that were first adopted in 1996, when many locals realized that rapid population growth was quickly starting to catch up with the area's limited water supplies.
Since then, the district has stayed ahead of statewide goals to cut per-capita use, having already seen a 26 percent reduction between 2000 and 2010, enough to have already met Gov. Gary Herbert's statewide goal of cutting back 25 percent by 2025.
But Washington County started with much higher use than the state average — 325 GPCD locally compared to 240 GPCD statewide — and managers say they still face a slew of challenges in keeping per capita use down in the state's sunbaked southwest corner. The weather is hotter and drier. There are about 5 million tourists who pass through the area annually. And nearly 27 percent of the county's homes are secondary residential properties, meaning that while those homes use water, their residents don't count toward the actual population.
"It's going to stretch us to get it there," Thompson said. "And it's not going to be inexpensive."
At 285 GPCD, the county also wouldn't come close to meeting the area's projected water demands over the same timeframe, with state demographers forecasting the county's population to more than quadruple. Managers said they think conservation will only be one component in a larger picture that needs to include the development of new resources, including the Lake Powell Pipeline.
"I think all of those are important components," Thompson said. "All of us as water managers, as we look at things statewide, we need to protect what we have, and we need to use it wisely, and we need to develop additional supplies to meet the demand that's clearly going to face our communities and our economy."
The pipeline project, which would run 140 miles to connect southwest Utah to one of the Colorado River's main reservoirs, is in the midst of a 90-day public comment period with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. It is expected to cost more than $1 billion to build, a cost many opponents have argued makes it too expensive for the local economy to handle.
A number of advocacy groups have argued for years that Washington County could meet its needs through a combination of conservation, reuse and the conversion of water currently used for agriculture to culinary use.
A report published in 2013 by Western Resource Advocates, a group based out of Colorado, indicated conservation could be a viable alternative if Washington County is willing to go far enough, but managers have dismissed the study and not implemented it into their own plans.
Follow David DeMille on Twitter,@SpectrumDeMille, and on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/SpectrumDeMille. Call him at 435-674-6261.
Lake Powell Pipeline meetings
State and local water managers have scheduled a pair of open house meetings for next week on the Lake Powell Pipeline project.
Kanab: Tuesday, Jan. 12, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Kane County Commission Chambers, 76 N. Main Street.
St. George: Wednesday, Jan. 13, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Washington County Water Conservancy District offices, 533 E. Waterworks Drive.
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KATE THICKETT
Born in Sheffield in 2002 to parents who, if not accomplished musicians themselves, have always fostered a love and enjoyment of music in their children, I remember often listening my siblings practising their instruments, or singing along with them to their favourite CDs, and the highlight of the extended Thickett family calendar was always carolling together each December at my Auntie Dorothy's in Stocksbridge. So desperate was I to participate in the family tradition (and to compete with my brothers' several year head-start playing clarinet and alto sax respectively), that I insisted on learning an instrument at the earliest opportunity, taking up cello in 2009, and around the same time became one of the first choristers in a new choir at St John's, Ranmoor.
Nevertheless, the cello was soon swapped for my sister's old clarinet, and shortly after, I became involved in my first Music Hub ensembles, initially a wind band, and later Alley Kittens. I also began my seven-year membership of Sheffield Young Singers, with whom I would sing twice at the Voices Now Festival in London's Roundhouse. On entering secondary school, I began learning piano to support my new interest in composition, and followed my brothers in starting at Sheffield Music School, where I later undertook Grade 8 Theory, and performed chamber music including a vocal quartet and saxophone quintet of my own. I have played tenor saxophone since attaining Grade 5 clarinet in 2015, enabling me to perform in Tapton's jazz band and their pit band for Fame the Musical, and, most importantly, Festival Band, through which I have steadily worked my way forwards via "2nd Saxophone-masquerading-as-a-Trombone," Tenor Sax and 1st Alto Sax, to eventually land on 1 st Clarinet. I progressed into Alley Cats at a similar time, and was lucky enough to play with both ensembles on tour in Leipzig in 2018, as well as playing clarinet and bass clarinet in Senior Orchestra for two years.
Having played in Fame, and sung one of my compositions in public for the first time at an SYS concert the year before, Peter Pan and Wendy became the first of three school productions for which I would act as Musical Director, writing and arranging music. During the year, I also wrote pieces for Ensemble 360, as part of the Powerplus project, and Juice vocal trio at the Sound and Music Summer School. Subsequently, I have been shortlisted in the BBC Young Composer of the Year and Janet Altman competitions, won a University of Sheffield trio-writing competition, and had three pieces programmed in Classical Sheffield 2019, including a commission for Sheffield Singers and Sheffield Junior Singers.
Over the past two years, I have studied Music, English Literature, Maths and Further Maths at King Edward VII Sixth Form, alongside conducting their upper voice choir, singing in SATB choir and Barbershop, and playing in Concert Band. In November 2018, I was awarded a place as an Alto in the National Youth Training Choir (and have since successfully auditioned for the main National Youth Choir), and have now returned to St John's, singing 2 nd Soprano with the Consort and Songmen. Thanks to my wonderful teacher, Helen Perry, I have also achieved Grade 8 in Singing, Clarinet, Alto and Tenor Saxophone, and am currently practising for my virtual Grade 8 piano exam. In the Autumn, I hope to read Music as a choral scholar at Merton College, Oxford, with a view to singing or composing professionally.
Kates winning performances: Hindemith: Sonata for Clarinet Hugo Wolf: Verborgenheit


The terms "scholarship" and "fellowship" are often used interchangeably to describe a grant or another type of funding for academic achievement.
Loan – Student loans allow you to borrow funds, you must repay it.
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When you submit your FAFSA, you'll automatically find out if you qualify for a need-based federal Pell Grant.
Fellowship - More often than scholarship awards, fellowship grants will include an internship or other service commitment, often for a period of one or more years.
Scholarships - are one of the best ways to pay for college. You don't have to repay scholarship funds, so there's no financial burden after you graduate. Scholarships are awarded by government entities, schools, and private organizations. Scholarships are usually awarded based on merit, financial need, or other qualifying requirement.
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Fellowships can range from short-term programs to multi-year commitments. Some fellowship awards are limited to specific areas of study, while others are open to all outstanding students. You'll find both independent programs and school-specific fellowships. Not only do fellowships provide funding, but they are also usually quite prestigious. Winning a spot in a fellowship program is very competitive, as they are designed to give students the chance to focus on academic research and access development opportunities that will help students make contacts and significantly advance in their course of study. As with all scholarships and grants, it's important that you plan ahead. Fellowship applications can be quite extensive and may even require additional steps like a nomination, interviews, and presentations.ScholarshipsScholarships are one of the best ways to pay for college. You don't have to repay scholarship funds, so there's no financial burden after you graduate. Scholarships are awarded by government entities, schools, and private organizations. Scholarships are usually awarded based on merit, financial need, or other qualifying requirement. Devote your time to researching as many scholarships as possible to maximize your opportunities. You'll find that scholarships are awarded for a wide variety of reasons, and you may be eligible for more scholarships than you originally thought possible. Each scholarship will have its own application requirements and deadlines, so it's important that you start researching scholarships as soon as possible. When applying for scholarships, stay alert for scams that take advantage of hopeful students and steer clear of resources that require payment or just seem too good to be true.GrantsGrants are very similar to scholarships. Grants usually don't require any kind of repayment, and students typically qualify for grant awards based on financial need, merit, or some other eligibility criteria. When you submit your FAFSA, you'll automatically find out if you qualify for a need-based federal Pell Grant. Depending on your circumstances, you may also qualify for other limited federal grants like the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant, the TEACH Grant, or the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant. There are also significant grants at the state level, so be sure find out what college grants are available in your state. These grants often have additional residence or merit eligibility criteria. Be sure to also research grants offered by private organizations and companies, nonprofits, and your prospective schools, as there are a large number of private grants available for college students.
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U.K. village takes broadband destiny into its own hands
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Tired of waiting for BT to extend its fiber-based network to their rural community, a group of U.K. businessmen in the Lyddington, Rutland village took matters into their own hands.
Eleven village residents put up over $4,600 a piece to fund the project, which is known as Rutland Telecom. Claiming to have the "fastest internet connection in the countryside," Rutland Telecom's customers pay a little over $46 a month for line rental, broadband connection and phone service.
To build out the service, Rutland Telecom installed a cable to an existing "cabinet" that is then connected to existing lines to connect to the homes in the village.
Dr. David Lewis, managing director, Rutland Telecom said that its efforts are prompting other rural communities to jump into the broadband game as well. "We have now received approaches from many areas around the UK following our success in Lyddington and we are progressing the deployment of more street cabinets in Wales, Yorkshire and Leicestershire using private finance models," he said in a Telegraph article.
While BT is aggressively building out Fiber to the Cabinet (FTTC) and Fiber to the Home (FTTH) in major cities and towns, villages like Rutland tend to get left behind because like other large service providers there's a fear the low subscriber density won't give BT a payback on their investment.
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DHS publicizes its four-step process for reunification of families in compliance with the court order in Ms. L. (S.D. Cal.). The four steps include 1) verifying the parent / undergoing a background check, 2) transportation of parents to ICE custody, 3) preparations to reunify, 4) transferring children to ICE custody. [ID #345]
DHS Press Release: The Administration is Following the Court Order to Reunify Families in a Responsible Manner
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New York Times: Despite rollback, migrant families continuing to be separated at border
Nearly nine months after the Trump administration officially rescinded its policy of separating migrant families who have illegally crossed the border, more than 200 migrant children have been taken from parents and other relatives and placed in institutional care, with some spending months in shelters and foster homes thousands of miles away from their parents. Go to article on nytimes.com
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June 23, 2018 ICE designates special facility and policies for reunification and removal of separated families
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January 1, 2010 The Bush administration introduced a program in 2005, Operation Streamline, which, like the Trump administration's zero-tolerance policy, referred for prosecution immigrants illegally crossing the border. Unlike the Trump administration, the Bush administration made an exception for parents with children. The Obama administration in 2014 did expand the detention of immigrant families but did not separate parents and children as a matter of policy or practice. Assembly-Line Justice: A Review of Operation Streamline
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Take it from Moto, a new collection of custom motorcycle helmets and leather riding gloves that would have received an enormous double thumbs-up from Evel Knievel, now available online.
They're currently making a mean sidecar bicycle as well, which you need to check out. But today, we're here to talk about what's going on your head and your hands while you're barreling down Route 1 with nothing but the open road in front of you.
—Yellow leather riding gloves with split suede palms that will form to the shape of your hand. Your hand's shape isn't appreciated nearly enough.
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—The Gringo, a helmet whose shield visor also makes it a viable Speed Racer Halloween costume.
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Erik Andersson is an Associate Professor at the School of Global Studies, University of Gothenburg. His main areas of teaching are in Global Studies, International Relations, International Political Economy and Development Economics. In these disciplines he gives courses and lectures on all levels. He is director of studies in the Bachelor's Programme for Global Studies, where he does most of his teaching. He tutors bachelors as well as PhD students in their research endeavours and is the author of a popular Swedish-language introduction to IPE.
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Taapsee Pannu: Acting is a skill, the more you use it, the better it becomes
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Bollywood actress Taapsee Pannu has worked in many Bollywood as well as in Tamil and Telugu films. Actress maintains a complete balance between both the industries. Taapsee has made her special place with her acting skills. She made her debut in 2010 with the Telugu film 'Jhummandi Nadam', and went on to be a part of over a dozen South films including 'Aadukalam' (2011) and 'Mr Perfect' (2011), before she stepped into Bollywood with 'Chashme Baddoor' (2013).
Taapsee has worked in many Bollywood films, such as 'Baby' (2015), 'Pink' (2016), 'Judwaa 2' (2017), 'Badla' (2019) and 'Thappad' (2020), among others, she continued to be a part of South films. Talking about the balancing act, Taapsee says, "A lot of people had told me that I would have to compromise on one (industry) for the other. I did not understand the logic behind it. The one thing I understood was that when I started off in Hindi films, I wanted to give it more attention, as I had to get used to this industry and be more visible here. But once you have done a fair amount of work in both the industries, then everybody knows what you are capable of. I didn't worry about making my presence felt more in one industry than the other."
Taapsee has recently shot for her Tamil film with actor Vijay Sethupathi in Jaipur, says that she ensures that she does at least one South film every year. She explains, "I don't have a reason to uproot myself from there. People there are really good to work with. The audience there has liked my films for so many years and continue to do so even after I started working in Hindi films."
Taapsee said that doing films in many industries has helped her become a better actress. Actress said, "Acting is a skill, the more you use it, the better it becomes. Working in different industries, environments and cultures has helped me grow as an actor and a human being. Every time I start a new film, I have to brush up my Tamil or Telugu language skills, which is a learning experience. I consider myself lucky, else who gets the privilege of working in different languages and being accepted in more than one industry? I think it is a luxury."
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It is France, 1979, my first trip abroad and I'm living with a French family. They have a tumbledown house near Colombey-les-Deux-Églises where most of their extended family seem to live: Mami has a small house opposite, Aunt Didi lives a 10-minute walk up the hill, and an endless stream of cousins drop in for a pastis every day.
And, every day, I'm impressed by how much good food forms a natural part of their lives. Lunch is always civilized, though simple. The grown-ups sip kirs and the children sirops. The table is laid with salads: grated carrots, rounds of tomatoes with shaved red onions, wafer-thin slices of cucumber with chives and – finally – long, deep pink radishes with a pat of cold butter and a dish of flaked salt. For a girl who thought that prawn cocktail was a proper starter, an abundance of vegetables wearing nothing but dressing (or, dear God, wearing nothing at all) seems recklessly casual.
But, as we break into the baguette – and mop up vinaigrette with bits of its fluffy interior – I make a mental note to do this when I get home, because these crudités variées seem like the perfect way to start a meal. And the most beautiful part of it is the screaming pink radishes. I had to be told how to eat them – it seemed odd to butter a radish and sprinkle it with salt – but the mixture of creaminess and peppery freshness is seductive.
Since that trip, radishes have been my fallback 'starter'. Guests arriving in 30 minutes? Well, I'm going to behave like a French woman and put together a platter of little appetizers. Big white plate, bunch of crimson radishes, warm hard-boiled quail's eggs (or hen's eggs if you want the spread to be more substantial), bowls of tapenade and anchoïade, butter and salt. Even when I have time to make more complicated things, I love serving this. It looks gorgeous, it makes everyone use their hands so it encourages people to share and chat. And for half an hour I get to feel French.
Whichever variety you like, buy radishes with spanking fresh leaves (not wilted) and firm, taut flesh. As well as being good with simple accompaniments, radishes make lovely looking salads, shaved into wafer-thin teardrops and tossed with capers, chopped anchovies or black olives, peas or fennel. (I also love them in a more northern salad with spelt, pea shoots, blueberries and a dill-buttermilk dressing.) They provide crunch, colour, prettiness.
One final practical word: chilling is important with radishes. Their flesh crisps up beautifully when immersed in iced water. Even radishes that aren't at their perky best can be resuscitated in this way. You really do want le crunch when eating radishes. Something the recklessly casual French know well.
This is lovely with a chunk of chalky goat's cheese and absolutely fantastic with cold roast beef or lamb: the strong flavours go so well with meat. You don't have to use white balsamic vinegar – I know not everyone has it – but it means the lovely white and pink radishes aren't tainted.
1. Wash the radishes, trim and, if they have good leaves, carefully pat these dry and set aside to go into the salad. Cut the radishes into thin slices (if you have French breakfast radishes, cut them lengthways: this makes lovely teardrop shapes).
2. Pit the olives, or slice the flesh off the stones if they are hard to pit, and chop. Toss everything together in a shallow bowl along with any reserved leaves and serve immediately. Don't be tempted to add salt – the ingredients are salty enough.
A classic Provençal olive spread. There are different versions – I also make a tapenade with tuna – but this has a good, pure olive taste. The flavour brings to mind that quote of Lawrence Durrell's, that olives taste 'as old as cold water'.
If you use Niçoise olives – and they are the best for this – they are impossible to stone with an olive stoner, so just cut the flesh from around the stone. Laborious, but worth it. It's also lovely spread on croûtes, topped with goat's cheese and grilled until golden. I stir dollops of it into pasta or warm waxy potatoes, to toss with roasted tomatoes and steamed green beans too.
If you don't want to serve it immediately, put it into a pot and pour a layer of olive oil over the top to seal. It will keep in the fridge for about 10 days.
1. Put all the ingredients, except the olive oil, into a mortar or a food processor. Whizz or pound to a rough paste, adding the olive oil as you go along. (It's hard work in a mortar, so I generally make this in the food processor.) Scrape into a bowl.
This is my version of a rich and perfumed anchoïade from an old gastronome and food-writer called Austin de Croze.
1. Soak the figs in enough just-boiled water to cover and leave them to plump up, then drain. Halve the pepper and remove the seeds and stalk. Brush with a little regular olive oil and grill until charred and blistering. Set the pepper aside and, when it's cool enough to handle, peel off the skin.
2. Put everything into the food processor (including the anchovy oil) and blend. Scrape into a bowl and serve.
You can add crumbled goat's cheese to this as well if you want.
1. Simply mix everything together. This tastes better after it has been sitting for a little while so the flavours can meld, so cover with cling film and put it in the fridge for a couple of hours. Don't serve straight from the fridge, though, let it come to room temperature first.
Thanks to loveradish for the photo.