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Fashion Forward: Consumer Cooperation Counts
Every year millions of garments are discarded as consumers ditch fast-fashion styles for a new wardrobe. Slowly but surely the industry is acting – but more has to be done. While a large amount of responsibility lies with the manufacturer, there is an equal amount of responsibility in the hands of the consumer. The choices we make as shoppers influence the choices manufacturers make. If the demand for sustainable clothing increases, manufacturers will be forced to respond.
As Dr Margo Barton, professor of fashion at the Otago Polytechnic and iD fashion creative director and chair, explains: "Change comes where there is a demand for something. Many wearers want to buy sustainable and ethically made clothing, and so there's a real change in the industry."
So what can you do to reduce your impact on the environment?
Firstly, shop sustainably when possible. Dr Whitty, senior lecturer of fashion design at Massey University and director of social enterprise Space Between, says we need to be more mindful and considered when purchasing clothing. "Choose wisely, do your research and act accordingly," she advises. "Ask yourself some hard questions, like does this price really seem fair? Will I wear this more than 30 times? What will I do with it after I'm finished with it?"
Gosia Piatek of Kowtow suggests investigating a brand's values and practices. "Looking for independent certifications is a good start, and if you can't find what you're looking for – ask questions!" Once you have done your research, try to choose clothing made from organic or recycled materials with plant-based dyes to prevent chemical and textile waste. Buying local is another option, as it reduces export waste from processing, packaging and transport pollution.
However, it's no secret the cost of sustainable fashion is significantly greater than the cost of fast fashion, and while some are persuaded enough by the knowledge that what they are buying is better for the environment, others simply cannot afford sustainably made garments. Thankfully, there are other ways you can reduce your environmental footprint when it comes to fashion.
Start by purchasing clothing you will treasure for years to come rather than something you will only wear a handful of times then throw out. "It's not about buying something and throwing it away, rather it's about buying something you love that you will cherish," says Anna Gedda, head of sustainability for H&M. Think quality, not quantity. A few beautifully-made garments created to last countless washes without losing condition is better than a tonne of poorly-made pieces that will shrink, stretch, unravel or fade after just a couple of wears. "Choose something you absolutely love," Dr Whitty recommends. "You will never grow tired of the items you truly adore." Op-shopping is also a great alternative that gives clothing a second life, saves you money and encourages creativity.
Once you've purchased something – new or second hand – try to be more thoughtful in your practices. Care for your clothing by washing and storing it correctly, repair damages and alter items so they fit rather than throwing them out.
There's much to be done before we reach an appropriate level of sustainability in the fashion world, but there are steps we can take to get there sooner rather than later. If manufacturers refine processes and we, as consumers, adjust priorities, with any luck the fashion world will transform into an industry that puts the planet first.
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Fashion Forward: Big Responsibility for Big Business
It can no longer be ignored that the fashion industry is having a huge impact on the environment. The second most polluting industry in the world, the fashion industry is overloading landfills with textile waste and threatening the environment with toxic chemicals. And just as it pollutes, the industry depletes vital resources of water and oil. Consumers bear a big responsibility to respond to this crisis and change their habits. But they're not the only ones; there's also an urgent need for big businesses to change the way they operate too.
The way we see waste needs to be radically redefined. For most of us, if it's not perfect, we discard it, which adds to the volume of textiles being thrown into landfills. Big businesses are at the heart of this problem, many regarding waste as a problem that they can't fix. But Dr Whitty, senior lecturer of fashion design at Massey University and director of social enterprise Space Between, say that businesses need to start thinking of waste as a resource. Damaged textiles can be down-cycled into fibres that can then be re-spun into yarn and given new life. Similarly, Space Between is committed to upcycling techniques that repurpose damaged garments and clothing scraps into wearable items. "Slow fashion methods are important as they allow for us as producers and consumers to pause, to stray outside the dominant paradigm of speed and to reflect," says Dr Whitty.
In Los Angeles, clothing brand Christy Dawn collects textile scraps, which would normally go into landfill, from large fashion houses and upcycles them into beautiful dresses. Not only does this drastically reduce pollution and waste, it means buyers purchase unique items because often there is only enough of a certain print to make two or three dresses. Locally, businesses such as Smoove Reworked Vintage are repurposing old clothing into retro dresses and skirts to give garments a new life.
Founder and creative director of Kowtow, Gosia Piatek, says a designer's responsibility shouldn't end once a sale has been made: "We as designers and makers need to create ways to help consumers responsibly dispose of their unwanted goods." In line with this mode of thought, H&M has created an in-store recycling service for its customers."If you don't want a piece of clothing anymore you recycle it or give it to charity," urges Ann- Sofie Johansson, creative advisor for H&M.
To help consumers make smart shopping choices, fashion manufacturers should be more transparent about their goals and the impact they have on the environment. For Piatek, transparency is essential to the Kowtow brand. "We are committed to transparency, screening and innovation," she says. "This includes the paper we use and coffee we drink in the workroom and, most recently, all the materials used within our flagship store."
Brands looking to improve transparency can look to the Higg Index, a score-based system that helps them measure and track their sustainability. While only in its infancy, Anna Gedda, head of sustainability for H&M, believes the Higg Index will make it easier for consumers to identify sustainable brands, too. "It's like a map," she says. "And it will be easy for brands to see how they increase their score. It will show them exactly what they need to do."
Basically, there is plenty big businesses can do to reduce their environmental impact. To find out more about how you can reduce your waste as a consumer, click here.
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Sept. 18, 2012. Blue Ridge Parkway ranger programs are free and open to the public.
In the Fall of 1780, the prospects for victory in the Revolutionary War looked pretty bleak for the Patriots. Hope for independence was fading fast until the citizens of the Overmountain country banded together and marched over the mountains to face the threat posed by the British. Join the Ranger to learn more about these true American heroes.
Snakes, spiders and bears, oh my! Come and learn about the species that many people fear.
There is a special place for this holiday decoration in the hearts of everyone. Along the Parkway can be seen this symbol of Christmas, but come and learn about this beloved fir beyond is tradition.
They come in the middle of the night, rolling trash cans and raiding birdfeeders. And yet they look so cute. Come learn about the masked rascals and their clever ways.
In recognition of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, Civil War historian and award winning author Michael Hardy and a group of historic re-enactors will give a presentation on the Civil War in the Appalachian Mountains.


Went to a little get together with Origins Singapore Team with some other lovely bloggers this morning! We were introduced to two of their latest offerings, the Make A Difference Plus+ range which is of a new formulation after 5 years of research and also the Smarty Plant CC Cream which is the first all Natural CC Cream in the market.
We had a lovely salad brunch over the presentation and there's a meaning to it. We were only served White tea and that's one of the Key Ingredients which you can find in their CC Cream. We also find Watermelon and Lychee in the salad selection and these two are the two newly introduced ingredients in the M.A.D Plus+ range.
Dry and dehydrated skin are a common problem and it is found that Asian women are prone to a deficiency in Caspase-14, which is an enzyme that contributes to producing moisture. The M.A.D Plus+ range helps with the production of Caspase-14 which will work with two other components in the skin that will help production of moisture and keeps the skin hydrated.
This range also consists of the Rose of Jericho which will help prevents dehydration and to improved dry and damaged skin conditions.
I've tested out the texture of the M.A.D Plus+ Rejuvenating Serum and its very light and it absorbs really quickly with no sticky residue.
Then we have the Smarty Plant CC Cream, which other then correcting, prefect and protects our skin from skin damaging factors from the environment. Origins named it the Intuitive Delivery System that actually triggers skincare benefits based on environmental cues.
Here's a swatch of the CC Cream, which looks a little orange. But not to worry, the CC cream consists of Plant Coated mineral pigments which will color correct uneven skin tones and blends into your skin. It has a smooth semi matte finish.
I've received the CC Cream and the Serum for trial and will be reviewing them in separate posts.
The CC cream is already available at all Origins Counters and the M.A.D Plus+ Range will be available from October 2013 onwards.
I went to the Etude Pink Play Party on the 27th August at MBS! Was really excited as I can see Shinee!! Been a long time since their concert in Singapore. But of course, I'm a fan of Etude House too! How can I not be one when they have such pretty packaging. I love their Wonder Pore Freshener!
We were given a passport when we have to get stamps at different experience stations which will then grant us entry into the Talk and Sing stage area. But of course, they did not deny us entry to the stage area despite not completing the 'passport'. Its just that we won't be able to be that near the stage.
We have Kelvin Laoshi from Taiwan to demonstrate a quick and simple make up that can be done within 10 minutes. I must say the model is gorgeous! And of course the highlight of the event, SHINEE!!! Need I say more? Haha!
The stage performances were pretty short and sweet, ended within an hour. We can still roam around and try out Etude products at the ' Play' area!
I mentioned that I've met up with Sehee, a blogger from Korean and I met her again at the Pink Play Party! As I mentioned, she's Etude ambassador and she was going around interviewing girls at the event! She's really very sweet!
Overall the whole event is pretty ok. It is fun to be able to play with all the different kinds of makeup that Etude has to offered! It would have been better if the talk and sing stage area have like seats or something as it was quite tiring to stand throughout.
Bellabox have came out with a special Peranakan themed box this August!! Check out the pretty box! So pretty right?
Now on to the contents of the box!
One box, taking care of you from inside out. BellaBox never failed to surprise me!
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Kiehl's Try Before You Buy!
Kiehl's have come up with the 'Try Before You Buy' campaign this August to create awareness of their usual practice of giving out samples for consumers to try before committing themselves to the full sized bottles.
3) The KCR will determine your skin needs and answers any queries you may have.
It's always great to be able to try to see if you like the product and if it suits you before getting it.
The kind people from Kiehl's have also sent me a small bagful of samples for me to try!
There's actually a lot of samples in the small bag and I've samples for all sorts of uses and for the hair even!
Pretty excited to try these out and see if I can decide which shall be my first full size products from Kiehl's. Been hearing so much good stuff about the brand but haven got the chance. Even my mum know that Kiehl's is a very good skincare brand!
Go get your free consultation and samples now! Don't say I never share ah! Link is above!


Oberhausen is a municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the Ruhr area, 35 kilometers to the north of Dusseldorf. In 2003, the population of the city was 220,033. The city is a result of economic development in the 19th century. It was but a rural area until about 1860, when coal mines were opened and the production of steel started to turn big areas of present's city into a huge industrial complex.
Oberhausen is a distinctive city of the Ruhr area, which had been growing around industries. At present the city is trying to get a new standing. In the 1990s a huge shopping mall, CentrO was built on an abandoned steel works site. There is an art gallery calls Gasometer and an international award festival for short films in Oberhausen. Oberhausen is an attractive city with natural beauty and historical places, while traveling in Germany.


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Youth baseball tournaments every weekend from March to October.
With a fundamentals first approach of teaching the game of basketball, BGCGGMB is becoming the fastest growing youth basketball program.
We are a Tampa Girls Basketball Organization named after Candace Parker. Our girls gain skills that will allow them to succeed on and off the court.
Full Potential Basketball is a program designed to enhance the knowledge and skills that youth have for the game of basketball.
THE WESTSIDE FORCE is an AAU Basketball club comprised of boys teams ranging in age from 9u-17u.
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During the darkest period of his life, Stephen, a homeless man, stumbles upon a magic lamp. Unable to believe the mythical being standing before him, he makes a wish regardless of the warnings given. This starts a chain of sinister events that affect the lives of more people than he was led to believe.
Wish is a fantasy tale of magic and myth existing in everyday life that focuses on the theme of balance and what it takes to keep it no matter the cost.


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Nepal: PM's Visit to China, Terai Agitation and Poor Economic Performance- Update No. 330
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Tue, 04/12/2016 - 10:05
Note No. 762 Dated 12-Apr-2016
By Dr. S. Chandrasekharan
The devastating earthquake of 2015 in Nepal, followed by tardy progress in rehabilitation and reconstruction, the continuing deadlock over the new Constitution and poor economic performance in the current fiscal year should be cause for concern on the situation in Nepal.
The Terai continues to be restive. The absence of mutual trust between the ruling groups and the Terain leaders, the failure to move ahead with the political mechanism thus driving the Terains into desperation. There is thus the risk of escalating violence in the south.
The only silver lining is said to be Oli's successful visit to China where an over effusive joint statement was made and ten agreements in all were signed between China and Nepal during the PM's visit.
PM Oli's Visit to China:
There was palpable euphoria over Oli's visit to China. The fifteen point joint communique
touched upon connectivity, trade and other issues besides support for the new constitution. The language was described by one analyst as "enthusiastic."
The ten agreements that were signed included transit and transport between China and Nepal, development of an international airport in Pokhara, feasibility studies on free trade agreement between the two countries, exploration of oil and gas and understanding the banking relations between the two countries etc.
This successful visit to China is seen as a "rebuff" to India and a lesson for indulging in an economic blockade. The Nepalese media is full of articles as how the blockade has ended up in diluting the Indian influence in Nepal. There is a renewed talk of revising the existing treaties between India and Nepal. There is also talk of a possibility of Nepal importing over 30 percent of its fuel needs from China, a Highway connecting Tibet with Nepal through Kimathanka, the lowest point in the Himalayan range between the two countries and there was even a suggestion of a possible underground highway through the base of the Himalayas!
If the intention of both Nepal and China was to make India take notice of the bon homie between the two countries, it seems to have had the desired effect. There was considerable but unjustified concern shown by many of the Indian analysts and Indian strategic experts over the visit.
To me, it appears that Indian analysts were unduly worried about increasing connectivity between China and Nepal. In the near and medium term China will not be able to replace India in the matter of trade and transit. It will not be economically sustainable too.
On the other hand, an opening from Tibet to Nepal would help India too. Mao had foreseen that Tibet could best be sustained from India rather than from mainland China. It will be good for India too. Of all the analysts, only Kanak Mani Dixit saw the possibility of India standing to benefit from the development of trans Himalayan linkages. In the evolving rapid economic relationship between China and Nepal, the possibility of both China and Nepal being "Nepal locked" cannot be wished away as a fantasy.
The Terain Leaders Need an Introspection:
As expected, the Oli government has not made any substantive move to evolve a political mechanism over the restructuring of the provincial boundaries. Given the attitude of Oli generally towards the Terains, it is most unlikely that any progress will be made.
Besides Rajendra Mahato chairman of the Sadbhavana Party threatening the government periodically of a bigger Singha Durbar centric agitation, nothing seems to be moving. Another seven point memorandum was given by the UDMF (United Democratic Madhesi Front) to the government. The Oli Government remains unmoved.
There is no doubt that the constitution is flawed. There is perceptible anger among the marginalised societies, particularly the Terains. There is despair, discontent and disillusion. Violence may flare up once again.
At this point, the Terain leaders should make an honest appraisal of what they had achieved in the current agitation. All they have got was what was promised and willing to be delivered by Sushil Koirala's administration soon after the promulgation of the new constitution. In the process over 55 lives were lost unnecessarily. By blocking the traffic in the No man's land, they brought a bad name to India too. Indian persistence of a 'lasting and inclusive constitutional settlement" in Nepal is not going to bring in any change of heart of Oli and company. (Why bring this in the joint statement PM Modi with the EU is still not clear to me unless we in India have no self confidence in ourselves!)
Is it not better to go ahead with the present configuration than bring districts like Morang where historically the Pahadis have dominated? Is it not better to make Janakpur the capital (instead of Biratnagar) of the newly designated Terai province that would bring economic benefits to the entire region? These are points that need to be calmly analysed.
What Terai needs is unity. What it needs is a leader with a stature who can command some respect. Repeated threats of agitation is not going to improve the situation or alleviate the distress of a large number of frustrated Terains. They should show it by being united and showing the door to UML in the next elections.
Economic Downslide:
According to the Asian Development Bank, in this fiscal year economic growth in Nepal is expected to be the lowest and inflation highest in South Asia.
Delayed implementation of reconstruction programmes, extended trade and transit provisions and an unfavourable monsoon are expected to drag down the economic growth to 1.5 percent- the lowest in the region. Forecast for inflation this year is a whopping 10.5 percent, the highest in the region.
There has been no growth in service sector that used to contribute over half the total domestic output.
Agriculture that accounts for 36.8 percent of the GDP has also been hit hard. Deficient monsoon, loss of seeds, lack of chemicals, fertilizers and agricultural machinery have all piled up on the misery of the agriculturists. The Terai that used to be the rice bowl of Nepal is in turmoil. Tourist sector is disrupted.
In short, the economy is in shambles. With India being abused day in and day out and the general "glee" noted in Nepal using its China Card, perhaps Nepal could approach China. It is said that despite Oli carrying a large delegation in his visit, only 11 delegates were given official hospitality by China!
As said earlier, the Terain Leaders should make a re- assessment of their agitation and its goals. The Oli government should give up its anti India stand and if it does the media will follow. India and Nepal both need each other. India has already welcomed the two amendments to the constitution that gives proportional representation to the Madhesis both in the configuration of the constituencies and in governance. It is time now to move on.
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Rainier Square Tower Just Became Seattle's Second-Tallest Skyscraper
Lester Black
And it's not even fully built yet. Lester Black
In a city famously full of cranes and new glassy towers, one has risen faster and higher than nearly all of the rest. For the last two years Rainier Square Tower has been rapidly climbing out of the center of Seattle's skyline like a giant erector set. Last week it passed a major milestone: it became the second tallest tower in the city.
On Friday, as construction crews added another layer of steel to the building, the skyscraper passed 772 feet, the height of Seattle's former second tallest building, 1201 Third Avenue. Construction crews are expected to top out Rainier Square Tower at 850 feet later this month, according to a spokesperson for Wright Runstad, the building's developer. Columbia Center, at 937 feet, is the only building taller in Seattle.
The 1.7-million-square-foot Rainier Square Tower (not to be confused with Rainier Tower, which stands right next to it) is a mix of ground-floor retail, underground parking, 722,000 square feet of office space, and 200 luxury apartments on its upper floors. The property will also include an adjacent, 12-story, 150-room hotel. When it's completed, the 58-story tower at the corner of Union Street and 5th Avenue will be the seventh-tallest building on the west coast, with the highest residential apartments in the city.
The tower has a wide base that narrows as it climbs, an inverse reflection of the curved base of the Rainier Tower next door. The building was designed by NBBJ, a global architecture firm based in Seattle, and is owned by the University of Washington. The university selected Wright Runstad to develop the property.
Rainier Square Tower standing to the right of 1201 Third Avenue, which used to be the second tallest building in the city. Lester Black
You're not imagining things if it's felt like Rainier Square Tower has been growing especially fast. Construction crews are using a new technique that is expected to reduce construction time by 40 percent.
Most skyscrapers are built by pouring concrete into a core at the center of the building that is reinforced with steel rebar. Rainier Square Tower's core is instead being built with composite steel plates that are then sandwiched together with concrete. This building technique allows crews to forgo the rebar and build faster, completing the tower nine months faster than a building of comparable size. Engineering News-Record, an industry magazine, called the building's construction technique a "potential game changer."
At least in terms of its height, Rainier Square Tower is already a game changer for our city's skyline.
A rendering of what the base of Rainier Square Tower will look like once it's open for business. Courtest Wright Runstad.
Lester Black is a former staff writer for The Stranger, where he wrote about Seattle news, cannabis, and beer. He is sometimes sober.
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Confederate monument supporters are the ones really sanitizing history | Ricky L. Jones
I and other anti-Confederates encourage you to study history. By doing so you will see who is really trying to revise, sanitize, and erase it.
Make no mistake, we are in a war. It is not one fought with physical arms, bombs, bullets, or blades, but is, nonetheless, a mendacious one endangering intellect, history and truth. To be sure, the position of Confederate statute, flag, memorial and iconography supporters is an all-out assault on all of these. Fortunately, more and more people are fighting back.
Protectors of the continued celebration of the Old South have a few key talking points when their loyalty to Confederate ideals and monuments are challenged. Almost universally, they cast themselves as victims of opponents who are attempting to "change, sanitize, or erase" history. Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin recently joined that chorus when he flipped on a campaign position concerning Confederate statues as the debate heated after Charlottesville, Virginia. Bevin opined that he "absolutely" disagrees with the removal of Confederate symbols and monuments from government property. He said efforts to do so were a "sanitization of history" and "dangerous" because it would encourage people to "pretend it didn't happen."
In making his "revisionist" argument, Bevin parrots an insidious lie neo-Confederates and statue supporters have pushed like intellectual heroin. It dumbs down the population and is, in and of itself, a sanitization of history. The erasure of history falsehood rests on a number of erroneous suppositions.
The first is that the Civil War wasn't really about slavery – it was about economics and states' rights. This is a semantic sleight of hand that only works on an anti-intellectual, undereducated population (which we are). Slavery, in fact, was an economic system. It worked well . . . for slaveholders. Any attempt to bifurcate slavery and economics fails simple interrogation by reasonable people.
More:Black leaders slam Gov. Bevin for inconsistency on Jefferson Davis statue
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More damning for the sanitizers and history-changers is what the secessionists themselves wrote. Every rebel state penned an "Article of Secession" when they broke from the Union. Four states, including my home state of Georgia, doubled down by issuing additional statements (South Carolina, Mississippi, and Texas were the other three).
In its "Declaration of Causes," Georgia wrote in the opening paragraph, "The people of Georgia having dissolved their political connection with the Government of the United States of America, present to their confederates and the world the causes which have led to the separation. For the last ten years, we have had numerous and serious causes of complaint against our non-slave-holding confederate States with reference to the subject of African slavery. They have endeavored to weaken our security, to disturb our domestic peace and tranquility, and persistently refused to comply with their express constitutional obligations to us in reference to that property . . ."
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Mississippi wrote, "Our position is thoroughly identified with the institution of slavery-- the greatest material interest of the world. Its labor supplies the product which constitutes by far the largest and most important portions of commerce of the earth. These products are peculiar to the climate verging on the tropical regions, and by an imperious law of nature, none but the black race can bear exposure to the tropical sun. These products have become necessities of the world, and a blow at slavery is a blow at commerce and civilization." Other states issuing statements followed suit.
The states' rights argument fails the test of history as well. As Professor James Loewen has brilliantly argued, "Confederate states did claim the right to secede, but no state claimed to be seceding for that right. In fact, Confederates opposed states' rights — that is, the right of Northern states not to support slavery." Another pin falls for the Confederacy supporters.
The diversions, changes, sanitizations and outright lies don't stop there.
Citizens across the country are waging local statue battles. In Louisville, the current fight is to remove a statue of Confederate John Breckinridge Castleman. Some prominent business people like local Fox affiliate president and general manager Bill Lamb argue that Castleman did other great things later in life such as his impact on developing the city's park system which merits celebration. Even this line of thought falls apart when tested.
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We can never excuse monstrous acts because of other supposed contributions. By all accounts, Jerry Sandusky was a great football coach. But, he abused children. Adolph Hitler renewed German pride when the nation was humiliated by the world in the interregnum between the world wars. But . . . you can fill that in for yourselves. We rightfully have no statues celebrating the Sanduskys or Hitlers of the world, but we all know who they are and what they did.
Beyond that fact, "Parks for the People! Profit, Power, and Frederick Law Olmsted in Louisville" author Eric Burnette is even more incisive. He argues that Castleman's place in history is actually overblown. The most titular figure in developing the city's parks was not Castleman, but Andrew Cowan – a New Yorker.
I and other anti-Confederates encourage you to study history. By doing so you will see who is really trying to revise, sanitize and erase it. Once you do that, you still have the right to support statues and all the other trappings of the Confederacy . . . but you have to own who and what you are and what you're defending.
Dr. Ricky L. Jones is Chair of Pan-African Studies at the University of Louisville. Visit him at www.rickyljones.com. His column appears every third Thursday in the Courier-Journal.


Hvaler/Kråkerøy was one of 59 clubs from Norway that had teams playing during Gothia Cup 2017. They participated with one team in Girls 15.
In addition to Hvaler/Kråkerøy, 118 other teams from 11 different countries played in Girls 15. They were divided into 29 different groups, whereof Hvaler/Kråkerøy could be found in Group 26 together with Jitex Mölndal BK, Alviks IK, St. Paul Blackhawks 1 and Sandvikens IF.
Hvaler/Kråkerøy continued to Play off B after reaching 3:rd place in Group 26. In the playoff they made it to 1/8 Final, but lost it against TGK Worcestershire with 1-4. In the Final, TGK Worcestershire won over Gideonsbergs IF Vit and became the winner of Play off B in Girls 15.
Hvaler/Kråkerøy comes from Vesterøy which lies approximately 160 km from Göteborg, where Gothia Cup takes place. The area around Vesterøy does also provide two additional clubs participating during Gothia Cup 2017 (Trosvik IF and Sarpsborg FK).


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Restoring the fact that the Messiah's mother Mary was originally Black
She was the Mother, the One Chosen to bring forth He who would be called The Messiah, The Little Lamb, Son of God…
She would be called Saint Mary or Virgin Mary, touched for divine conception.
Her story, her journey as the Mother of He who walked on Water, Healed the Sick and Afflicted, Died and Rose from Death's domain, will eternally be told…
Words of her strength, her faith, and her commitment to following the instructions of God, without hesitations or reservations had to be told.
We should pay reverence to Her, We should pay respect and teach others about her struggles, her faith test, and how she never wavered, never forgot, that She was the Mother of The Savior…
The Scriptures stated this divinely selected Woman was Chosen by God Himself.
We should honor her completely by giving her TRUE COLOR BACK…
For too long, she has been portrayed with European features, her complexion was changed, and her features were also subjected to change…
She would be given a complete Makeover: Painted White in every picture, every painting, for Control purposes and to put a chokehold on truth…
Her story would be told in truth, her original color would be altered and spoken about in whispers and denial…
Statues were made to keep her White, Ancient manuscripts and Books were rearranged to keep her White, Lies were told and retold to keep her White in the mind and vision at all times…
Generations were tricked, beaten, forced … Generations were raised to keep her and Jesus with pale complexions.
We the people of conscious, the searchers for the original documents and books to be shown and known, stand behind truth being told WHOLE…
We stand behind giving Mary, Mother of Jesus, her Original Color Back…
Her Original Story Back and restoring those left out facts that Mary, like all the Apostles started out Black.
These words were written for Those-Not-Scared-Of-The-Truth … Getting prepared for Easter and the WHITE-WASHING of CHRIST…
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Tequila is a small, quaint town in the state of Jalisco about an hour outside of Guadalajara. Known as a major center of distillation of the famous spirit that it's named after it. The production of tequila, Mexico's National drink, can be observed at several distilleries and haciendas even in the heart of town, where some of the largest known brands are still made today.
Tequila, with its picturesque charm, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2006. On the outskirts of town you'll encounter fields of blue agave, the spirit's main ingredient and the only type of agave that tequila can be made from.
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The Open Championship, also commonly referred to as the British Open in the United States, takes place during the weekend which contains the third Friday in July, and is played annually on one of nine different links courses located in Scotland or England. As one of the four revered Grand Slam events on the Professional Golf Association (PGA) Tour every year, the British Open is well known for treacherously deep roughs, pool table fast greens, and relatively high scores. It is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf, and the only major held outside the United States and we have offer current British Open odds. Preceding the PGA Championship, the 72 hole stroke play tournament takes the top 70 players after the first 36 holes. Unique among the four major championships, the British Open demands a minimum four hole playoff for any golfers tied at the end of regulation play.
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Professional golf does share more in common with a sport like football than many may realize. For example, golf is most certainly one of those "what-have-you-done-for-me-lately" sports, wherein fans and sponsors are only focused on players who are currently winning. In golf, this means a completely remodeled leaderboard. From fans who root for the game and sponsors who pay the big bucks, to oddsmakers who handicap golf matches for gamblers, everyone has had to adjust to the new trend in recent years. And nowhere is this trend more present than in the British Open.
The trend going for the past few years, barring 2013's very impressive run by Phil Mickelson, is that the Open Championship is being dominated by younger players whose stars aren't exactly being etched into the Walk of Fame any time soon. Tiger Woods hasn't won since 2006, on the heels of back-to-back wins, and as stated, other than Phil in '13, which was hard-earned and certainly not a fluke, players to win the biggest of the four majors have included Darren Clarke, Ernie Els, and Rory Mcllroy. Certainly nobody who does Gatorade commercials.
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A delightful chocolate dessert made using no refined sugars, dairy or wheat. Perfect for entertaining guests as you can dress this dessert up and make it look spectacular.
¾ cup fresh raspberries (or frozen organic raspberries, thawed).
1. Place nuts in food processor and blend till they become a fine meal.
2. Add coconut flakes and blend till fine.
3. Add cacao, ginger, salt and coconut oil, blend to combine.
4. Add dates last one by one as motor runs, blend till well combined.
5. Line a rectangle tart tin with plastic wrap, then transfer base mixture and press into tin. Use your fingers to press the mixture right into the grooves, take time to get into the scalloped edges for the best end result. Set in freezer.
1. Drain the soaked cashews and add them to a blender with the maple syrup and raspberries. Blend till smooth.
2. Add all other ingredients and blend till combined.
3. Pour mixture over the base and set in the freezer.
4. Decorate with flowers and fresh raspberries to serve, keep in the fridge or freezer.


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New Lexington Listing, "the Dunn House" Designed by Ira Rakatansky
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The Dunn House, 58 Hill Street, Lexington (Under Agreement; Showing for Back-Up Offers)
One of an enclave of two homes designed by noted master Modernist architect, Ira Rakatansky, this 3052 square-foot house, built in 1955, has six bedrooms; three full baths, including an en suite master bath; a large eat-in kitchen with upgraded appliances and windows overlooking a golf course; and a truly stunning living room with a sculptural fireplace out of Architectural Digest. The house is flooded with natural light from walls of glass. There is a screened-in porch off of the dining room, a bluestone patio with a Zen waterfall, a two-car garage. Central air conditioning. 2007 kitchen updates Silestone counters, dishwasher. Double ovens. 2010 master bath shower re-do. Other bathroom updates. 1996 HVAC. All this plus half-acre private wooded lot bordering 15 acres of conservation land and central location in Lexington.
Under agreement. Offered at $899,000. Showings for back-up offers to begin Wednesday, April 4. Please contact us for appointment requests. There will be no open houses.
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Born in Providence 1919, the son of a builder, Ira Rakatanksy studied at Rhode Island School of Design before continuing his education with Walter Gropius, Marcel Breuer, and Hugh Stubbins (an assistant professor hired in 1941 as Breuer's replacement as assistant to Gropius) at Harvard's Graduate School of Design. As noted in the book Ira Rakatnasky: As Modern as Tomorrow, edited by John Caserta and Lynnette Widder, Rakatansky returned to Rhode Island in 1946. "His work is the most direct example of Modernism in Rhode Island," and the earliest in Providence… Amidst the colonial style of New England, these buildings caused a stir, as suggested by (a) headline, 'Neighbors Look Twice.' The neighbors still look twice at Modern Houses — tomorrow has not come; nonetheless, the freshness of Rakatansky's work offers the promise that it might yet arrive."
Rakatansky and Gropius, from the monograph
The house was commissioned by the Dunn family. Friends of theirs, the Starrs, also commissioned Mr. Rakatansky, to build the house next door. These two are among only about a half dozen homes built in Massachusetts from Rakatansky designs.
From the monograph:
As the book notes, Rakatansky believed "in the primacy of the individual home, always designed to fit within the building site as a particular solution fit to the needs of specific clients." The book's editors share a quote from Rakatansky that illustrates this philosophy. A formulaic approach to house design despite siting and differing client needs is akin to a lifestyle in which "….every meal is the same, boiled chicken and cold potatoes, only the plate is turned."
The Dunn house is consistent with Rakatansky's hallmark Modernist traits as described in the editors' introduction.:
The work is readily appreciated for its well-proportioned spaces, realized in simple but stunning material palettes, set in strong relation to light and landscape. It can also be understood within the context of post-ar American modernism, as evidence of the symbiosis between lifestyle and architectural creativity.
This (somewhat shaky) YouTube video presents a tour of Providence Rakatansky homes.
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Olive Ridleys arrive at Rushikulya rookery
BERHAMPUR: The Olive Ridley sea turtles, the rare and endangered marine turtle species of the world, have started arriving for mating at Rushikulya rookery in Ganjam district.
According to wildlife officials, mating of Olive Ridleys is now at its peak and hundreds of pairs are visible within a radius of around 7 km from the coastline near the rookery.
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The 11 Best Things To Do in Kanab, Utah
by Sarah Lamagna
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Kanab sits on the southwestern edge of one of the most glorious places in all the United States, but it's one of the least-visited areas in Utah.
Although it might be tempting to spend your entire visit checking out Zion or Bryce Canyon, you should spend some time exploring the nearby less-trafficked areas. Both Grand Staircase-Escalante and Vermilion Cliffs National Monuments house some of the most beautiful and unique landscapes in the country, along with hundreds of slot canyons and distinctive geological features. And if you're lucky, you may have a lot of these places to yourself.
Kanab is the perfect basecamp tor adventures through these vast areas, and considering how much there is to do in Kanab, you could spend a whole week here, easily. Check out these must-do items when visiting this remote part of Utah.
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1. Adventure Through Buckskin Gulch
Most people who make the trek through Buckskin Gulch consider it to be the most memorable experience of their Utah trip. So it only makes sense that it's number one on this list. The route traverses 13 miles of continuous slot canyons, making it the longest and deepest slot canyon in North America.
This trail can be done as a day hike, albeit a strenuous one. Most hikers like to do the whole thing as an overnight trip, which requires a permit. Only 20 permits are given per day, so book in advance. If you're doing a day hike, you also have to get a permit, but those are self-served at the trailhead and don't require reservations. It can be quite pleasant as a day trip if you don't intend to hike the whole stretch. Wire Pass Trail (which is the trail that connects to Buckskin Gulch) is a marvel in and of itself.
Avoid monsoon season (July-September) and always keep an eye on the weather as flash floods are quite common in the area and incredibly dangerous. Overall, it's not a technical hike, but you'll need to wade through some waist-deep potholes. Come prepared with waterproof gear and dry clothes to change into after the hike.
2. Get the Perfect Shot at the Sand Caves
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These sand caves are a short and easy stop on Highway 89 and are only a half-mile round-trip, so just about everyone should be able to make the walk. Despite what they look like, they're not natural caves. They were blasted when they began mining sand in the area decades ago. Fortunately for visitors, the mining was short-lived and now these beautiful caves are there for anyone to enjoy. Bring the whole family since this trail is easily accessible and fun for kids to romp around in.
3. Visit the Less-Touristy North Rim
This north rim of Grand Canyon National Park sees about 90 percent fewer annual visitors that the South Rim, making it the perfect stop around Kanab if you're overwhelmed by crowds. Try hiking the paved trail out to Bright Angel Point for classic views of the North Rim. Some might think it's not as spectacular as those from the south side, but it's just a different kind of beauty. Unfortunately for snowshoers and winter enthusiasts, this is a summer-only trip: the north entrance closes in the winter. It's usually open from around mid-May to the end of October.
4. Play Peek-A-Boo in a Slot Canyon
Actually, don't play peak-a-boo here: you want your eyes covered for as little of the experience as possible. Peek-a-Boo is actually the name of a slot canyon within Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. If you want the same sort of majesty you'd see in the famed Antelope Slot Canyon but don't want the crowds, then head on over to these two slot canyons.
The hardest part of the hike is ascending the 12-foot-tall rock face to get into the canyon. There are some foot holds to aid you (or have your hiking partner give you a lift), but once you're in, it's spectacular. One geological feature that makes this slot canyon unique are the keyholes in the rocks you can climb in and out of. All the scrambles are doable, and it's part of the fun figuring out how to get out of each one. Towards the end of Peek-A-Boo, you'll climb up and out of it with a view down into the slot canyon (hence the name "Peek-a-Boo.")
The trail then heads to the much narrower Spooky slot canyon. If you're claustrophobic, you might want to skip this part. If you've got big backpacks on or have a child carrier, you'll have to leave them at the entrance and do an out-and-back hike. In some spots, the canyon is only inches wide and you'll have to figure out just how skinny you can make yourself.
5. Go Deep Into the Belly of the Dragon
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Don't worry: this dragon is a little safer than the dragons out of books like "Lord of the Rings" or "Game of Thrones" – the worst injury you're likely to have is a scraped knee. The "dragon" is just a manmade tunnel originally created as a water culvert under Highway 89. Over time, the water has continuously eroded the sandstone walls. It created a rippling effect that looks very much like the spine of a large medieval creature.
It gets quite spooky if you visit at dusk since the tunnel isn't illuminated (so you'll want a headlamp.) Really though, the best time to visit is during the day so you can see all the layers of rock in detail. Visit in the middle of the night for a truly creepy experience; you may start feeling you're going to be the dragon's next tasty snack.
6. Hike to the Otherworldly Toadstool Hoodoos
Ignite your imagination with this family-friendly hike bound to impress even the pickiest of toddlers. It's less than a mile each way to view the alien-like toadstool hoodoos that look like toadstool mushrooms, so it's easily trekked by little legs. Adult travelers will likely find the stroll both easy and filled with photography opportunities. Traveling with kids? Use the walk to make up your own magical fairy tale full of eclectic characters and enchantment with the little ones – it's a great way to spark their creative thinking.
7. Find Some Coral (Without Visiting a Reef)
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Want to avoid the crowds at the more popular nearby national parks? It's a true marvel to see the orange and pink hues of the dunes at Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park. Just a short drive from Kanab, this unique state park is loads of fun. You can walk the dunes in any direction, watch the sunrise, or take epic landscape photos at sunset. You can even rent a board and surf the dunes if you're feeling a little adventurous. If you want to let loose, opt to take a wild ride behind the wheel of an ATV.
8. Go Surfing on The Wave (But Not Really)
This elusive hike isn't one to miss (if you're lucky enough to snag a permit, of course.) The Wave gets its name from the colorful and undulating forms on the rock surface. Wind and water eroded these intersecting U-shaped troughs throughout the centuries and created a wave-like pattern (hence the name.)
The Bureau of Land Management just increased its permit lottery to 64 people per day, rather than the 20-per-day it's been for decades. Most of the permits are given out through an online lottery four months in advance, and they're difficult to obtain. However, you can also apply for a "walk-in" permit the day prior to your desired date. If you're fortunate enough to get a permit, go – it's one of the most beautiful places on the planet and you won't regret getting there for sunrise.
Don't even try to do this hike without a permit. Rangers walk the trail every day and if you're caught, it could mean a $100,000 fine and jail time. Although this is a beauty of a trail, it's not worth that kind of money.
9. Best Friends Animal Sanctuary
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Not far from the Sand Caves, the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary is an organization well-loved by locals – and for good reason. It houses over 1,600 rescued dogs, cats, horses, birds, rabbits, potbellied pigs, farm animals, and even wildlife. The sanctuary is open to the public and the animals love visitors (and the pets/lovin' that they're bound to get.) But get ready to possibly expand your family – these animals are cute and you might end up walking away with a new companion.
10. Balloons and Tunes
Photo: Kane County Office of Tourism
This annual festival is exactly what anyone needs for a pick-me-up (literally though.) If you're lucky to be visiting the area in late February, then you might just be able to attend the annual Balloons and Tunes Roundup. Around 40 balloons launch from Kanab to take to the skies. Those still on the ground can enjoy a vendor fair as well as live bands playing throughout the day into the night. A "Battle of the Bands" -style competition usually happens over two of the nights, with the victors closing out the festival.
11. White Pocket
If you don't snag a permit to The Wave, White Pocket is a great alternative. Increasing in popularity, White Pocket takes you to some impressive rock formations that are mostly – you guessed it – white in color. Much of the surrounding landscape is blanketed in hues of reds and orange, so this area is truly unique.
It's another one of those hikes that requires a high clearance and 4WD vehicle to access the trailhead. Pro tip: just hire a guide for the whole day to take you to the more remote trailheads so you don't need to worry about whether your car can make it.
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John Ladd has seen just about every incarnation of the border fence separating his cattle ranch in Arizona from Mexico.
His family has owned 16,000 acres of land on the border with Mexico for 120 years, the 61-year-old said. Before 1927, there was nothing separating the property from Mexico. Then, there was a barbed wire fence built to stop diseases from spreading among cattle, Ladd said. In more recent decades, as concerns shifted from cattle health to border security, a mesh barrier up to 13 feet tall was erected. It was "real easy to climb" and able to be sawed through, Ladd said.
These days, much of the fence by Ladd's property consists of steel tubing topped with metal placards that stretches nearly 20 feet in the air. There are 29 continuous miles of fencing of various heights that span from the mountains near Ladd's house to the east of the nearby town of Douglas.
Ladd, like the majority of the voters in this postage-stamp shaped county at the southwest corner of Arizona, voted for Trump. He said he was excited about his presidential bid from the moment Trump descended his golden escalator at Trump Tower to announce his candidacy.
"What he said about Mexico, what he said the problems were with illegal immigration is reality," Ladd said. "We live here."
Trump spoke extensively about undocumented immigrants during the presidential campaign, starting as early as his campaign announcement, when he made headlines by saying that some people who come to the U.S. from Mexico are criminals and rapists.
"Somebody that lives in Iowa might not see it like we do every day, but it's a huge problem. It's economic. It's security. And everything that he addressed was absolutely what we've been going through down here for 30 years. And that's what I said, 'If this guy has the courage to say that and you know it's not politically correct, I like him,'" he said.
Ladd said he's seen firsthand what happens when people cross over illegally onto his land.
"The most humanitarian disgrace is we've had 14 dead bodies on the ranch and this isn't very remote," he said, noting how unlike some other ranches, his property is only a few miles from a public road.
ABC NewsJohn Ladd's family owns 16,000 acres in Arizona, about 10 miles of which are directly on the border with Mexico.
Most of the deaths on Ladd's property over the past 30 years have been the result of exposure -- from the significant temperature swings that come with being in a desert -- or dehydration.
"[Initially] there's a certain amount of compassion, but I've lost it," he said.
Decades of having to deal with regular repairs on his property – caused both by undocumented immigrants and Border Patrol agents -- have cost his family. Cut water lines and broken ranch fencing are two problems that Ladd has had to pay to fix repeatedly. Carlos Diaz, a spokesman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, told ABC News that if there is damage to private property individuals have to fill a damage claim form "to start the claim process."
And beyond the monetary cost, there's an emotional one: at night, he worries people crossing illegally will try to break into his home while his family is sleeping, he said.
Despite his frustrations, Ladd finds himself in a strikingly common situation for many Trump-supporting residents along the border: He doesn't necessarily agree with Trump on his plan to build -- as Trump said on the trail -- a "big, beautiful wall," but he likes that Trump is addressing the topic of border security.
The fact that security problems along the border are getting attention at all is enough to garner Ladd's support, even if he doesn't love the solutions that Trump proposes.
"Well, there is places on the [U.S.-Mexico border] that a wall would be useful but our experience here on our ranch is [the fence] hasn't been functional because there isn't enough agents patrolling. And I think that a lot of President Trump's wording is build a wall between Mexico and the U.S. …. It's a play on words, in my opinion. You know, even though I do believe he's going to build some wall," he said.
It's very clear that the roughly 16,500-person town has seen better and more bustling days in the past: From the main shopping street lined with empty storefronts to the historic Hotel Gadsden, which has a makeshift museum with pictures of the balls that were held in its lobby earlier in the 1900s, the town's former glory lurks in the background.
But the border crossing remains busy. As the sun rises over the port of entry separating Agua Prieta in Mexico from Douglas, a steady stream of cars comes to the U.S., though the highest traffic area is on the pedestrian walkway. Groups of children walk cross the border, making their daily walk to school an international trip.
The amount of foot and passenger traffic into Douglas every day is sizeable. According to CBP's records for the 2016 fiscal year, more than 3.8 million people passed through the town's port of entry either on foot or by car. In March 2016, there were a total of 317,249 people who passed through, which equates to roughly 10,233 people per day. That's more than half of the town's population.
"I'm certain there's a misunderstanding about the importance of legal immigration versus illegal immigration," said G.T. Bohmfalk, a Douglas resident who voted for Trump and owns a saddle shop on the town's main street.
"Every day, people come across this border and they're legal entrants into the United States. They have shopping cards or visas or whatever and they come across that border through the port of entry. There is nothing in the world wrong with that and there's only positives to be gained by that. Because our economy here in this town depends not so much on this town as it does on the Mexican citizens from northern Mexico coming across that border here. If you choke that down by politics or whatever, that harms this town and its economy," he said.
ABC NewsIn March 2016, there were a total of 317,249 people who legally passed through the port of entry in Douglas, which equates to roughly 10,233 people per day. That's more than half of the town's population.more +
And Bohmfalk, 66, should know: After 50 years of having his store in his family, Bohmfalk has put Marlin's Saddle Shop up for sale. He told ABC News that his age and the desire to spend more time with his newborn grandson in Texas were the main reasons why he decided to put it up for sale, but he also acknowledged that business is at one of the slowest points he's ever seen.
"You'll find that most of these buildings down here are empty and even the businesses that are here like mine are not doing as well as we would like and I've heard some of my other friends in business here say that this is as bleak and as dark as it's ever been here," he said.
Nubia Romo, the 36-year-old executive director of the Greater Douglas Chamber of Commerce, said that four stores in the town have closed in December and January, noting that she thinks it's because of "money not coming over as much as it used to."
"For me to see businesses that have been open for so many years to close is a personal heartbreak," she said.
"I think for many years living on the border, we relied a lot on the money that came from Mexico to continue living. Right now, because of all the issues there is in Mexico, the money coming over isn't as much as it used to be where we see that businesses are slowly dying out because of things like this," she said, referencing the decline of the Mexican peso. The peso has weakened against the dollar from about 12 pesos to the dollar in 2012 to about 20 pesos per dollar today, meaning that Mexicans paid in pesos have less buying power in dollars than they did previously.
When it comes to the issue of the wall, Bohmfalk said that he actually fought against the construction of the current fence but "now times have changed."
"This wall to me is a distraction of what's going on here. Because the wall will not affect the things that [Trump] calls critical, like the deficit. The wall won't fix the deficit. The wall won't fix trade," he said, adding, "The wall is only a security device," but it's a necessary one, he thinks. Bohmfalk voted for Trump, but wants to be clear that while he respects him now that he is president, he is not a die-hard supporter.
"Don't be mistaken here and think that I like him. I'm willing to tolerate him because he says things that I like to hear," Bohmfalk said.
A consistent idea that resonates with many of the residents of Douglas is that Trump is paying attention to them, and they hope he will follow up with his promise to remember those he calls the "forgotten men and women."
Said Bohmfalk, "Maybe he'll listen to people like me who really know the story on the border and will tell it like it is."
ONE SUCH PERSON that Trump said he has listened to is Art Del Cueto, a Border Patrol agent, the vice president of the National Border Patrol Council and the president of the Border Patrol union Local 2544.
Del Cueto, 43, is "very proud to say" that his union was the one that "spearheaded the [Border Patrol] endorsement of Donald Trump" in March 2016 and he said that support comes largely from Trump's attention to border issues and his outreach to Border Patrol groups.
Del Cueto was in the ballroom at the New York Hilton Midtown when Trump won on election night, and he proudly shows a cellphone video of Trump pointing to him and his friend, a fellow Border Patrol agent, after getting off the stage.
"These are my guys," Trump says in the video. "... Get ready to work!"
Del Cueto says his dedication and interest in the safety at the border stems from childhood spent in Douglas.
He said it feels like he's "been involved [in Border Patrol] my whole life." He has seen firsthand the danger that agents come across, which is partly behind his reasoning for wanting a wall, he said.
"It's a high-level game. It's a high-risk game. It's agents that put their lives on the line every day. You don't know if you're going to come home that night," he said.
According to the CBP, there were 585 assaults against CBP law enforcement personnel in fiscal year 2016.
"We realize that we're a family and sometimes we've seen in Washington and through different administrations that the only backup that we have is ourselves," he said.
One way that he thinks the wall will make his fellow agents safer is by making it more difficult for some malicious people on the other side of the fence who "rock" agents.
"What they do is they pick up boulders and rocks on the south end and they'll throw them over this fence at agents," Del Cueto said, noting that "agents have been severely, severely hurt by some of these."
ABC NewsArt Del Cueto is a Douglas native who works as a border patrol agent. His union "spearheaded" the Border Patrol endorsement of Donald Trump.more +
As of February 18 of this year, there were 3,795 Border Patrol agents working in the Tucson Sector – the section of the border that includes Douglas – according to Border Patrol, making it the most-staffed sector along the country's borders. That equates to about 14 agents for each of the sector's 262 miles.
During the 2016 fiscal year, Tucson Sector had the most marijuana confiscated --728,367 pounds -- out of any sector, and the second-highest number of apprehensions of people crossing illegally: 64,891. CBP reports that there were 84 deaths along the border during that same time period, making it the second-most fatal sector.
In the National Border Patrol Council's endorsement of Trump nearly a year ago, the organization stated that it stood behind him "in his mission to finally secure the border of the United States of America, before it is too late."
Del Cueto thinks the current fence is insufficient, noting that he thinks a solid wall would make it more difficult for people to "rock" agents, and he hopes that Trump follows through on his campaign promise to build a literal wall.
"Ideally a wall, a real wall, works a lot better. It will be closed off. It will be solid. It will be harder to [scale]," he said.
But Shani Zepeda, 31, who grew up in Douglas and teaches social studies at a local high school, is more skeptical.
"What kind of a wall is he even going to construct to potentially keep out whomever? If there's a will, there's a way and whatever wall he's going to build, I think it's penetrable you know with the right equipment," she said.
ABC NewsShani Zepeda thinks that the wall is "definitely a racial issue."
Zepeda, who says she "exercised her right not to vote" in the 2016 election, thinks the proposed wall is about more than just creating a physical barrier to keep out undocumented immigrants.
"I think that it definitely is a racial issue," she said. "Being an American citizen, I do believe that America needs to be put first, but I don't know how somebody can logically argue truly especially based on history itself that the construction of this wall is not a racial thing." Del Cueto doesn't see it that way. He insists racism isn't at play and the wall is about the security of the nation.
"You close your door at night because you care about the people inside the house," he said. "You don't close your door at night because you hate the people outside."
THE ISSUE OF HATE – and the at times anti-immigrant rhetoric that surrounded Trump's immigration policy proposals, including the wall, during the campaign – is one that has been felt on a personal level in Douglas.
Alex Espinosa, 55, also grew up in Douglas, and his parents are migrants from Mexico. He said he was subject to criticism over his support of Trump.
"I'm not afraid to say that [I voted for Trump], but I've been called racist," he said. "I've been called a womanizer. I've been called pretty much everything that people are calling Donald Trump. I'm neither one of those …. I'm Mexican but I'm American first."
He runs a business creating headstones that is located three blocks from the border fence. He said he understands how interconnected Douglas is with Agua Prieta, directly on the other side of the fence.
"A lot of the families here in Douglas are from Agua Prieta, and it's always been a practice for people to work over there and live here or work here and live over there," he said.
ABC NewsAlex Espinosa has ties to both sides of the border: His parents are Mexican and migrated to the U.S. legally, and while he is a U.S. citizen, he grew up going to school at the town across the border, Agua Prieta.more +
Espinosa has ties to both sides of the border: His parents are Mexican and migrated to the U.S. legally, and while he is a U.S. citizen, he grew up going to school in Agua Prieta.
"We used to be able to go over there to restaurants and take our family. Now, people -- a lot of the people that I know -- won't do that anymore. I don't do that anymore. I used to. I'd rather not," he said in reference to what he sees as a growing level of violence.
"The border is about, I'd say 1,000 yards from my business here and you can hear gunshots. You can hear car chases, you can hear the cylinders where they're sending drugs over here," he said, referring to canisters shot out of air cannons that are sometimes used along the border to send drugs from Mexico to set locations in the U.S. "You can even hear radios at night: two-way radios at night from whoever is out there, you know, and Border Patrol has their hands full and they need more agents here."
He added: "I'm not saying all Mexicans are bad because my mother came over here. My father came over here. But there's a lot of bad people that shouldn't be here and then a lot of them come over here and they abuse our system of government assistance and like the health insurance.
"We've got to stop illegal immigration. That's my point. Legal immigration, we welcome people that want to come over here and they want to work. My parents are migrants. My grandparents were migrants. They did it the right way. Everybody else should. I honestly believe that if you want to come to America, you should do it the right way."
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2015 Wine Tasting
Sparkling - Gasnier Cravantine
When we last saw Fabrice Gasnier at his beautiful home in Cravant-les-Coteaux, he had just completed a five-year transformation of his 24-hectare estate to biodynamics; the agricultural discipline based on a series of lectures by Rudolph Steiner titled The Spiritual Foundation for the Renewal of Agriculture. Steiner was an Austrian philosopher active in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries who is best known today as the founder of the Waldorf Schools.
It would be easy to describe biodynamics as something like "Organic Plus," but more than simple labor-intensive organic farming, biodynamics includes a strong belief in interdependence among the "forces" of Earth, Life, and Cosmos. "In the past, Fabrice told me, "we would have sprayed fungicide in the vineyard whenever we had cold, wet weather." He scooped up a handful of clay-calcareous soil and smiled. "But I don't think that way anymore. Now when I see mildew in the vines, I see it as a sign that something is out of balance, and I treat it homeopathically." He shrugged. "I don't know how it works, but the wines have more perfect fruit-purity than ever before."
La Cravantine is a distinctive, inviting sparkling wine made from carefully grown Cabernet Franc grapes. The bubbles are the result of the traditional, labor-intensive méthode champenoise. Appealing strawberry and mineral scents are encased in a firm structure with a dry and spicy quality in the palate.
Reisling - Keller QBA Trocken 2014
When Klaus-Peter and his wife Julia took over at Weingut Keller in 2001, they had an enviable advantage: his parents had laid a solid foundation for the future of the estate with their work in soil analysis and clonal selection, and were already producing the best wines in Rheinhessen. But Klaus-Peter has taken Weingut Keller to even higher heights, inspiring a renaissance of viniculture in the Hügelland, where the Benedictines of the Kloster Lorch grew some of the most prestigious wines in the Rheinland, in vineyards that were forgotten after the French Revolution.
But Klaus-Peter doesn't have time for media stardom, and is quick to point out that "great wine would not be possible here, if it weren't for these great limestone soils. It's only that someone had to remember the old tradition and just make good wine."
This pale, green-gold dry Riesling has a penetrating, irresistible nose, with ripe green apples, lime blossoms, grapefruit zest, and a faint suggestion of sweet wood smoke moving in and out of the foreground as the wine evolves in the glass. Along the way, for a few moments, it smells almost as if it were seasoned with lemongrass and fresh wild rosemary. On the palate the wine is generous, pure, and complex, with ripe white peach, green apple, and citrus flavors unfolding with vibrant limestone mineral intensity, and the finish is long and refreshing, with plenty of fresh acidity, depth, and cut. This is flat-out great wine: worthy accompaniment to the most elegant seafood, and one of the happiest non-Burgundy accompaniments to a simple roasted chicken that I have ever experienced.
White Burgundy - Corsin St Veran Vieilles Vignes 2013
Gilles Corsin splits his time between the courtier business he took over from his father twenty years ago, and the cellar at Domaine Corsin, where he makes the finest wine in Saint-Véran. As a courtier, he tastes wine from hundreds of growers and cooperatives, and is responsible for the purchase of thousands of hectoliters for Georges Dubœuf, Louis Jadot, and Jean-Marie Guffens' Maison Verget. Tasting so many wines from so many sources gives him a unique frame of reference when he tastes his own wine.
Jean-Jacques Corsin, on the other hand, is a gentle giant with a ruddy face, and forearms that are uniformly tanned by the vineyard sun. In contrast to his brother Gilles, who seems to be permanently on edge, Jean-Jacques is calm and deliberate – all the better for a vineyard manager whose decisions may have consequences that last for decades. Together, they are a perfect team.
Remember that this limpid, silvery-golden wine is fine Burgundy, so use a large well-shaped glass and don't overfill it. And give the wine a minute or two: this is a textbook example of how a fine wine evolves in the glass after it's poured. The classic nose unfurls gradually with white peaches, crushed limestone, orange blossoms, and lavender, along with fresh fennel, roasted hazelnuts, and persimmon. On the palate, the wine is super concentrated and generous, with mineral-saturated Chardonnay flavors that echo the nose, including ripe Anjou pears, orange zest, and a fleeting suggestion of dried honeycomb, all sustained through the long brisk finish by fresh, vibrant acidity. Drink now for it's luscious primary fruit, or lay away in your own cool dark cellar for a decade or more, if you can wait that long.
Pinot Noir - Cornu-Camus Cotes de Nuites-Villages 2012
Fine, inexpensive, estate-bottled Burgundy is always a happy surprise. The land is expensive, the work is hard, and demand usually exceeds supply. But if you're willing to look beyond the most famous villages of the Côte d'Or, there are still discoveries to be made: expressive Burgundies, white and red, grown by passionate stewards of the genuine Burgundian tradition.
The Cornu family has lived in Echevronne, about seven kilometers northwest of Beaune, since the thirteenth century. Pierre Cornu joined his parents in the late 1970s, and like so many of the best of his generation, was the first in his family to estate-bottle the wine. In 1981 he married Bernadette Camus, and in 2007, after completing her studies in enology at Beaune, their daughter Lydia, along with her husband Christophe Pertuzot (previously of Domaine Leroy), joined them as co-gerants, ensuring the continuity of this dynamic ten-hectare estate.
This lovely Pinot Noir comes from a small vineyard called "La Montagne," which borders the Bois de Buisson on the slope above the village of Comblanchien. Pierre and his father planted the vines almost forty years ago. In the glass, this wine has a limpid, saturated, bright cherry red color. The nose is pure Burgundian Pinot Noir, with aromatics of black cherries, rhubarb, smoke, and a hint of cardamom. On the palate, the wine is deeper than the color suggests, with a core of sweet black cherry fruit, bright fresh acidity, and a long, fine-grained finish.
Chianti - Isole Chianti 2012
There is no producer in Italy who is more widely admired for the range of brilliant, expressive wines that he grows year after year. And there are few producers in the world who have not made a pilgrimage to the viticultural monument that Paolo De Marchi has brought to life at Isole e Olena.
At the heart of Paolo de Marchi's wine-making philosophy is his sense of what is typically Tuscan. Amid the over-extracted, cabernet-influenced wines produced in Tuscany today, Paolo's elegant renditions of Chianti quietly exalt the beauty of Sangiovese.
Supple, well balanced, and perfumed in every vintage, they have become an illustration for younger producers of what pristine agriculture, high-density vineyards and meticulous fermentation can achieve. Fennel, and porcini-infused earth form the backdrop for fine, black cherry fruit, while silky tannins and mouth-watering fruit acids allow Paolo's wines to linger gracefully on the palate. Roasted sausage and Sugo di Coniglio are natural accompaniments.


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