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Frankenstein, the Mummy, zombies: Something is wrong here. Our fear of death is so great that every October we turn the dead -- our ancestors, our peeps -- into monsters. Mango's Cantina is offering a fine alternative tonight, with great food, music and dancing, and a chance to honor the dead instead of running away screaming. Día de los Muertos is the Mexican festival that marks the annual pilgrimage home of the spirits of the deceased. Co-curator Daniel Sandoval says, "As Latinos, we deal with the loss of loved ones in a different way than most Americans. We celebrate death rather than grieving, so we don't forget those who have passed on. We're paying homage to the people who have touched our lives." Fusing traditional Day of the Dead rituals with new media and music by some of Houston's most banging DJs, the curators of the cantina's event hope to put a fresh spin on this Latino holiday.
Attendees are encouraged to bring photographs and mementos of their dearly departed for placement on the main altar on the stage. Ofrendas, or offerings, of food, candles and marigolds are also welcome; vibrant aromas and light assist the visiting souls in finding their way home (or to the cantina). Five local artists -- Christian Azul, Adrian de la Cerda, Donna Huanca, Joshua Mares and Eydie Rojas -- will be putting finishing touches on their individual altars the evening of the event. "Every artist is choosing someone to commemorate," says co-curator Gracie Cardenas. "I want people to come away from the event being inspired by both life and death." 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday, November 1. 403 Westheimer. For information, call 713-522-8903. $5 donation. -- Natalie Ledbetter
Face it: The vampire thing is all about sex. When fang-boy's lips hover above the jugular of some virginal babe, the audience awaits the moment of penetration, the scream, the blood -- whew, it's getting hot in here. Creepy Canadian auteur Guy Maddin has a new take on Bram Stoker's torrid tale. In his film Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary, he turns an already sensual performance by the Royal Winnipeg Ballet into a voyeuristic adventure. Maddin mixes silent-film techniques with helter-skelter editing, titillating close-ups and music by Gustav Mahler to drive his point home harder than a stake through the heart. 7 p.m. Friday, October 31, and Saturday, November 1. Brown Auditorium, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1001 Bissonnet, 713-639-7771, www.mfah.org. $6. -- Greg Barr
Satanic Neurosis
Satan gets a bad rap. Yes, he's a wicked little fellow who sodomizes sinners with a hot poker, but that's just his role in the grand scheme of things. Maybe he has worries like the rest of us. Maybe he cares what people think of him, especially his nagging mother. In Devil Talk, a short film by Illeana Douglas, the Prince of Darkness chats with his mom on the phone and discusses the possibility of hiring a publicist to improve his rep. Hey, image is everything. Devil Talk will be screened as part of the "Halloweird Edition" of Microcinema International's Independent Exposure Series. Also keep an eye out for Five Fucking Fables, a disturbingly entertaining quintet of cartoons about you-know-what. 8 p.m. Friday, October 31. The Axiom, 2524 McKinney. For information, call 713-412-5120 or visit www.microcinema.com. $5. -- Keith Plocek
The Kinky History of Art
Sex (and death) sells, even in the 15th century
Sex and violence in the media isn't exactly new. Renaissance- and baroque-era artists had an appetite for lust and gore too, and you can see plenty of examples at the lecture "Sex and Death in Prints" by Kevin Salatino of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. "Artists, unlike moralists, have never been squeamish about acknowledging these two bracing facts of life," Salatino says. The Alien movies have nothing on the gruesome deaths depicted in Goltzius's The Dragon Devouring the Companions of Cadmus. And on a more carnal level, Raimondi's I Modi, or "the positions," was so sexually graphic that the Catholic Church suppressed or destroyed all complete copies. "Some of these works," says Salatino, "are still shocking even now." 6 p.m. Thursday, October 30. Brown Auditorium, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1001 Bissonnet, 713-639-7300, www.mfah.org. Free. -- Bob Ruggiero
Underground Railroad Crossing
Quilt patterns are often symbolic. Their makers pass down the symbols' meanings as they pass down the art. Slaves on antebellum plantations were responsible for both quilting and laundry; quilts hung out like regular laundry may have been used to give messages to escaping slaves travelling on the underground railroad. The 10th District African Methodist Episcopal Church is displaying replicas of these symbol-heavy quilts at this weekend's International Quilt Festival. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, October 30, through Saturday, November 1; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, November 2. George R. Brown Convention Center, 1001 Avenida de las Americas. For information, call 713-781-6864 or visit www.quilts.com. $9; $7 for seniors and students; free for kids. -- Lisa Simon


I'm sitting here at the computer with a big milky latte on my left. In the bottom right hand corner of the screen is the time – 3.25 am.
It is grape picking day. By getting up at 3 am and leaving at 4 am I should be at the vineyard 70 Km away just after 5 am and start picking by first light. I'm allowing a couple of hours for picking. This is being generous after all Chardonnay is not worst grape to pick not like say Malbec or Traminer. The bunches are easier to access but still not all that large. I'm only after about 60 KG. I'll make about 12 litres of pure juice wine from the crushing with almost no skin contact. This will be the purest of flavours, a lighter style of Chardonnay for enjoying on a Summers day as an aperitif. The bulk of the grapes will sit overnight to get about 16 to 20 hours skin contact which is what has been done in previous vintages and with success. And then another 12 litres or so will be kept on skins for another 16 or so hours. Just to see what happens to the flavour. It doesn't hurt to try some different methods each year. There is always something to learn from the experience.
I resist the temptation to change our vintage plan.
So it has all started. While the coffee machine was heating up I started two freezers. These will chill the grapes as soon as they pass through the destemmer. The car is already packed and fuelled. I'll make a small sandwich to keep me awake on the way back.
There is a certain excitement about commencing a new vintage. I don't know why maybe it is the challenge of creating something. Who knows.
Yesterday went quickly. Jean clipped the irrigation riser in one paddock with the harrows and it exploded. The galvanised riser was more than 20 years old so it didn't take much for the paper thin metal to give way. It took and hour and a bit to repair. At least the ground was soft and digging down to the joint took minutes. The hard bit was cobbling togehther the parts for fixing. There was a spare riser. A bit old but would do except it had some other hardware attached which took time to remove. The remaining bit in the ground took a bit of effort to unscrew. And then of course there was no spare working cutoff valves. The two I tried were cracked. A quick trip to the hardwatre store and all was well.


Eddie Cunningham, who served as Cannon County's offensive coordinator and head baseball coach, has left the program to accept a position as assistant football coach at Riverdale High School.
Cunningham joined Head Coach Joel Schrenk's staff as an assistant coach in 2009 and was elevated to offensive coordinator for the 2011 season. He served as the school's head baseball coach for each of the previous two seasons.
Cunningham will coach outside linebackers at Riverdale. He will not coach baseball for the Warriors.
Though the timing is tough, one week into the start of preseason football practice, Cunningham said the opportunity was too good to pass up.
"It's one of those things where if I take advantage of (this opportunity) it could open a lot of doors for me," Cunningham said. "The tradition is awesome (at Riverdale). When you walk in the door you see four state championship trophies and multiple Mr. Football Award winners, just all the tradition here."
The loss leaves Cannon County searching for a social studies teacher, a football coach and a baseball coach with the start of school on the horizon.
"The timing is bad for us but the move is very good for (Cunningham)," Schrenk said. "(Cunningham) and I had talked several times about his future. He has a new daughter and he wants to spend more time with his family and be closer to them. He is going to be part of the one of the premier programs in the state, and I am very happy for him."
Cunningham coached quarterbacks for the Lions. Schrenk has taken over that responsibility and T.J. Daniel has shifted to coaching running backs. Schrenk will also serve as the offensive and defensive coordinator in 2011.
"We need to have somebody hired for school next week, if possible," Schrenk said. "If this happens in May then I am able to find a System guy and get someone in here and it's a smooth transition. At this point, this late, we are really looking more for a position coach."
Cunningham said he looks forward to following the progress of the Cannon County players he coached, as well as the development of the program. He said the opportunity at Cannon County helped lay the groundwork for his move to Riverdale.
"I love those kids and learned so much from coach Schrenk," Cunningham said. "(Schrenk) gave me a chance and in the short amount of time I was there he entrusted me to do a lot more things than past coaches had. I was able to learn from coach Schrenk. I tried to do the best job I could, not only teaching the young men football, but also helping them in the classroom and giving them a friend as a coach and a teacher. I will never be able to replace those two years."
You wil be missed, Good luck.
You will be missed by my son. He always wanted me to meet you. You were not only a teacher you were a good friend to him. We wish you will with your new job.
Certainly hate to see you leave Woodbury! But happy for you and your family! Best of luck and keep in touch!
Hate to see you leave the school. We wish you great luck!


Paperio.space is an entertaining strategy game. Like Splix.io, your job in the new match is to conquer as many areas as possible. From the place that you appear, you can start to explode zones nearby. Do not move too far or somebody will hit your trail to kill you! Additionally, you will explode when you bump into another block. In order to expand your land, you can surround neutral regions or neighbors. Remember to return to your home to complete!
Hold WASD or Arrows to roam throughout the map and capture territories.


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Judith "Judy" Hillert
March 26, 1946 — August 7, 2015
Talbot Family Funeral Home~Mondovi Chapel
Judith (Judy) Ann Hillert of Mondovi passed away peacefully on Friday, August 7, 2015 surrounded by her loving family. Judy was born to Fred and Florence Marty in Stanley, WI on March 26, 1946. She grew up in Granton, WI, was baptized and confirmed at United Methodist Church, and graduated from Granton High School. Judy married her high school sweetheart, Don Hillert, on June 20, 1964 and they were blessed with a son, Rick, and a daughter, Linda, while living in Granton. They moved to Mondovi in March 1966 where they were blessed with another son, Chuck, and three more daughters, Donna, Kay and Kim (twins). Judy loved being a mother and did lots of sewing for her children, baking tons of cookies for her kids and their friends, who were always welcome to their home. She enjoyed baking and was always testing out new recipes. She made many friends through Homemakers Club and Central Lutheran Church, where she taught Sunday School and Confirmation, was involved with Ladies Aid jobs, and served on the church council. Judy loved flowers and had many flower gardens in her yard. When her children were little she had a huge vegetable garden from which she canned and froze fruits and vegetables. She enjoyed sharing and receiving recipes and was thrilled to get a church cookbook to read. Judy always read books during the cold winter when the ground rested. As her children grew up, she was not only their mom but had become their friend and they enjoyed vacations together, shopping trips, camping and swimming. Judy worked in the Mondovi School kitchen for 30 years and enjoyed the kids so much. Her motto was Live – Laugh – Love. God gave her these words to live by and she always said she was very blessed and thankful. She had six godchildren who she loved very much. Judy is survived by her husband of 51 years, Don; her six children, son, Rick of Oak Ridge, TN, daughter, Linda (Matt) Mai of Eau Claire, WI, son, Chuck of Durand, WI, daughter, Donna (Jim) Pullman of Eau Claire, WI, daughter, Kay (Adam) Brubaker of Stratford, WI, and daughter, Kim Rennich of Mondovi, WI; her precious grandkids Kayleigh and Cole Hillert, Austin Mai, Mickena, Megan and Emily Rennich, and Ryan and Kyle Brubaker; her brothers and sisters, whom she loved so much, Darrel (Aloma) Marty, David (Debby) Marty, Cheri (Jack) Downer, Don (Philly) Marty, Sandy (Roy) Bieneck, Duane (Tammy) Marty, Lori (Marlo) Pichla-Fritz; three brothers and sisters-in-laws; 25 nieces and nephews and many friends and other relatives. Judy was preceded in death by her parents, her father and mothers-in-law, and close friends so dear. Her wishes were to be an organ donor and she gave the gift of sight to two people. She chose to be cremated and to have her ashes given to God's glory. She wanted her life to be celebrated with fun and silly stories and sharing memories of her with one another. May she have left a good mark on this world and as angels protect and watch over us, so will she. She will forever be in the hearts of those who loved her and will be dearly missed. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, August 12 at Central Lutheran Church in Mondovi. Visitation from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. with a service to follow. Memorial donations in memory of Judy will be given to a children's charity.
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What is the least stressful way to get back and forth to work? Many Michiganders might say the car. Maybe it's the individual climate control, the radio, the quiet time, or the perceived flexibility a car commute provides, but it is easy to see why many of us think this way. Despite what our auto-centric culture tells us, the car commute is stressful.
A recent study by researchers at McGill University in Montreal looked at satisfaction of commuter preferences. Specifically, which mode is most enjoyable for commuters: driving, riding (bus and metro and commuter rail), walking or cycling? Approximately 3,400 commuters were asked to rate their satisfaction with various aspects of their travel to work during both the winter and summer. The researchers compiled the results into a single satisfaction score for each of six commute modes.
Active transportation frequently ranks high among commuter satisfaction, likely due to the health and mental benefits that walking and biking provide. Train commuters ranked their commute notably more enjoyable than driving and other public transit modes – likely because of the opportunity for productivity that it provides. Commuter rail – often equipped with comfortable seating, free Wi-Fi and enough room to pull out your laptop or review that report – allows people to use travel time to get work done and spend more of their free time relaxing, spending time with family, or participating in hobbies.
In Michigan, the average one-way commute time is 23.7 minutes, with Livingston county ranking at the top of the state average at over 31 minutes. That's over an hour every day that is lost in transit (literally).
Long, traffic-heavy daily commutes cause stress that can severly impact our physical and mental health. In a CNN interview, 26 year old commuter Dana Jones from Atlanta explains how stressful traffic can lead to road rage: "There were so many people out…You get road rage because nobody will let you in; nobody will merge right. It's just aggravating." A 2012 study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that the farther people commute by personal vehicle, the higher their blood pressure and body mass index is likely to be.
The proposed WALLY commuter rail could be a solution to reduce stress, increasing productivity, decrease overall commute time and create a more satisfying commuter experience. WALLY (also known as the North-South Commuter Rail) is a 27-mile commuter rail line planned to run between Howell and Ann Arbor for weekday service in the morning and late-afternoon rush hours.
The project continues to move forward with leadership from the Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority (AAATA), which will be commissioning a feasibility study to detail what exactly needs to be done to get the service up and running.
If you're interested in learning more about the WALLY project or better yet, would like to add your name to the list of supporters who want a productive, enjoyable option to get to work, contact the Friends of WALLY by email at FriendsofWALLY@gmail.com or find them on Facebook.
The Detroit to Chicago route of Amtrak seems to be purposely designed to discourage commuting. Placing the morning origination and evening destination hub in Kalamazoo and Battle Creek for daily travel between Detroit and Chicago would provide a commuting service to both major cities. This plan would transform the Amtrak service from an occasional trip resource to a daily commuting resource and would greatly expand ridership on this route. This is also a model for all Amtrak routes, to place the origination and destination hub at the midpoint between two major cities.


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HMD serves as a consultant for the client, family and/or caregiver to make recommendations for modifications and adaptations to be made within their home to stay home safely, as independently, and as long as possible.
- Meet with the client, family, and/or caregiver to assess the physical abilities and needs of the client.
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Q: Why were case guards removed from Elm? Other functional programming languages have this feature, such as OCaml:
match x with
| Some n when n < 10 -> ...
| Some n when n < 100 -> ...
...

or Haskell:
case x of
  Just n | n < 10 -> ...
         | n < 100 -> ...
  ...

Why was it removed from Elm? (Earlier versions apparently had it.)
What is the idiomatic way to express the same in Elm?

A: Use an if expression. That's really all guards are anyway:
case x of
  _ ->
    if x > 10 then
      ...
    else
      ...

In some cases this does result in duplicate else branches that could otherwise have been covered by a single _ branch. The solution to this is the same as for code reuse anywhere else though: Use functions:
let
  default = ...
in
case x of
  Some y ->
    if y > 10 then
      ...
    else
      default
  _ ->
    default

(Note that default here will be strictly evaluated. If the computation is expensive, add () as a dummy argument to evaluate it lazily.)
Why was it removed? Well, I can't read Evan's mind any more that you can, but my guess is because it complicates both the syntax and semantics of case expressions.
For example, a common mistake for beginners is to get confused when the compiler complains that a case expression isn't exhaustive when they've provided branches with guards that do cover all the cases:
case x of
  _ | x < 10 -> ...
  _ | x >= 10 -> ...
-- Error: This `case` does not have branches for all possibilities
-- Why u do dis, compiler?

The mix of static patterns with exhaustiveness checking and dynamic guard expressions that can use variables and operators is very confusing to many beginners. Many also use case expressions with guards instead of any if expression, just because case "feels more functional".
Not having guards therefore makes for a language that is much easier to learn and still just as capable, at the cost of being slightly more verbose in some relatively rare cases.

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Photographers are invited to enter their pictures and shows how they interpret "The language of light." You can use a DSLR or even a camera phone as long as it uses a ZEISS lens.
To participate, upload your best photo under the theme "Light is my language" to the official Carl Zeiss Group on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/groups/carlzeisslenses) and tag it with ZEISSContest2010. Photos can be submitted until 16 January. 10 Best photos will be selected by jury. The Flickr community will then select the three best photos from the 10 selected by the jury using the add to favorites function.
First place winner will win choice of ZEISS SLR lens. Second place will get a Nokia N8 smart phone. And third place winner will receive a Sony DSC-TX9 compact camera with ZEISS optics.
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Home » Lifestyle » An Adult Amateur's Journey to the U.S. Dressage Finals
An Adult Amateur's Journey to the U.S. Dressage Finals
Adult Amateur Laureen Van Norman overcame the odds on her road to the 2014 U.S. Dressage Finals.
By Jennifer Keeler | January 20, 2015 | 7 minutes read
Credit: Courtesy, Laureen Van Norman
In this two-part series, Dressage Today gives you a look into the amazing stories of two adult amateurs who overcame incredible challenges on their road to the U.S. Dressage Finals in Lexington, Kentucky, Nov. 6 –9, 2014.
U.S. Dressage Finals First Level Adult Amateur competitor Laureen Van Norman of Lincoln, Nebraska, was lucky to finally find her dream horse. But an almost unbelievable cascade of events turned her dream into a nightmare. In the span of just one year, Van Norman went from contemplating euthanasia for her mount to triumphantly trotting down centerline in Kentucky.
Van Norman got her first horse at the age of 10 and rode with her local 4-H Club throughout school. After pursuing a career as a state court judge, Van Norman returned to horses in her 30s. By chance, the barn where she purchased her horse had a focus on dressage. "It was the first time I was really exposed to the sport and I fell in love with it," she explains.
As her skills and enthusiasm for dressage grew, Van Norman decided in 2011 to search for a new mount in the hopes of advancing up the levels more successfully. "By now I was in my late 50s and I felt that my window of opportunity was getting a little smaller all the time," she says. "But I had to find the right partner because with a family, home and career, I am a person with the resources and time for just one horse. My trainer, Jami Kment, and I embarked on a trip to try horses in California, where we found a 7-year-old, beautiful, black Trakehner gelding named Montagny von der Heide. He had talent and good training, was amateur-friendly and was within my budget. So that July, Monty came to Nebraska so we could start our lives together."
But within a few months, the honeymoon was over. Complications from hip-replacement surgery five years earlier created problems for Van Norman in the saddle. "We started having a few issues, which I blamed on my physical problems," she notes. "One of my legs was literally getting shorter and I wasn't sitting straight in the saddle. But I admit it did make me wonder, 'maybe I just can't ride him.' So in January 2012, I chose to undergo a surgery that I hoped would correct the problem, and in the meantime Monty went to Florida with my trainer."
Picking up the reins again that April, Van Norman and Monty seemed to be back on track. But at their first show in May, "the wheels started coming off the bus," she says. "He was becoming unrideable. After repeated veterinary examinations, he was ultimately diagnosed with bilateral high suspensory desmitis in both hind legs. I elected to have him undergo surgery, and his prognosis was good. So thankfully by fall we were riding again."
Spending the first three months of 2013 in Florida as a congenial "Dr. Jekyll," Monty returned to Nebraska and suddenly turned into Mr. Hyde. "Some days he'd be OK, and then he'd be explosive and really scare me with his rearing and very naughty behavior," Van Norman says. "It got to the point where I wouldn't ride him and wouldn't let my trainer ride him either. Something was obviously wrong, and I thought it had to be due to a physical issue, but we couldn't figure it out." With the lack of a more concrete diagnosis, veterinarians suggested that minor arthritic changes in Monty's neck could be to blame. Despite injections to relieve any pain, the gelding's erratic and dangerous misbehavior escalated. Van Norman was at a loss.
Credit: SusanJStickle.com Laureen Van Norman and Montagny von der Heide placed 11th in the First Level Adult Amateur Championship at the 2014 U.S. Dressage Finals in Lexington, Kentucky.
In a fortuitous twist of fate, Kment became acquainted with Dr. Chris Newton of the Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky, when her mare needed care during a CDI at the Kentucky Horse Park. In addition to being a renowned sporthorse veterinarian, Dr. Newton is an accomplished event rider who had worked with horses with rearing and other behavior issues. On a whim, Van Norman asked Dr. Newton to take a look at Monty's records and scans, and he agreed to see the troubled horse. Out of other options, Van Norman loaded Monty for the 16-hour trip to Bluegrass Country. "Sending him to Kentucky was a last resort," she notes. "I was skeptical, but Dr. Newton was optimistic and thought Monty deserved another chance."
In the coming months, Monty began to make progress with Dr. Newton, who utilized a variety of alternative therapies and exercise regimens in an attempt to improve the gelding's physical and behavioral well-being. Just as Van Norman was making plans to bring Monty home, tragedy struck—again. "On August 5, I got a phone call telling me that Monty was colicking and was on his way to the hospital for surgery," says Van Norman. "I was incredulous—it had been one thing after another with my poor horse. You can't even make this stuff up!"
In the weeks post-surgery, Monty was a shadow of his former self. "I kept getting calls from the farm that he was colicking again, and he had to be tubed on several occasions," explains Van Norman. "We were at our wits' end. I have to say I had reached the point where I was ready to extricate myself from this situation. Even if he recovered from all the physical issues, I still wasn't sure he'd be the right horse for me. People were telling me that maybe it was time to be done with it, but Dr. Newton didn't believe that. He still thought there was something special in Monty. I couldn't afford to just put him in a pasture, but I didn't want to quit. I was really in a quandary about the whole thing."
Ironically, Van Norman made a trip to Kentucky to visit Monty during last year's inaugural U.S. Dressage Finals—a place she had hoped to be with her horse under very different circumstances. Thanks to Dr. Newton's care and over-the-counter gut medication, Monty's colic issues had subsided and he had been in training under Dr. Newton's supervision at nearby Antebellum Farm.
Van Norman then made another visit to see Monty, but was disappointed to see that his behavior was still poor. She was ready to give up, but Dr. Newton had one more idea. In a last-ditch effort, he had started the troubled Trakehner on a new supplement and asked for some additional days for it to take effect. "So we went back to the farm, where Dr. Newton got on Monty. They start going around and I couldn't believe what I was seeing. The horse was fabulous," Van Norman recalls. "It seemed crazy, but I gathered my courage and climbed on in my jeans to try for myself. It was amazing! We were going around doing changes and half-passes, and Monty was forward, supple and powerful. I couldn't stop smiling. After everything that had happened and despite losing my faith in him, I realized I still loved him and I had just wanted it to work so badly. It was the best ride I had ever had!"
Since that brisk November day, Van Norman and Monty haven't looked back. "He went down to Florida that winter with Jami and it was like nothing had ever happened—he was back to the horse I had fallen in love with all those years ago when I bought him in California," she says. "So far, there haven't been any relapses, and he seems to be pain-free." In June, the happy pair finally competed at their first recognized show together and earned a score of 74.800 percent at First Level. "Of course I was anxious about whether we would actually make it down centerline after all these years, but when I heard the score I was speechless," Van Norman explains. "At last, Monty and I had become the partnership I had dreamed of when I bought him."
Monty continued to reward his owner's confidence by earning impressive scores at the Regional Championships and a return ticket to Kentucky—this time for the 2014 U.S. Dressage Finals. "I feel like we have come full circle. Returning to Lexington with my horse of a lifetime to compete was a dream come true," says Van Norman.
"It's been such a long, hard road for both of us, and being just a year removed from contemplating euthanasia, I always remind myself that every ride on Monty is a gift.
There are so many people to thank who helped and encouraged us along the line, including my darling husband, Steve Hanson. I certainly didn't know it would end up as well as it did with Monty, but despite our struggles, I feel so lucky to have him."
Epilogue: Laureen Van Norman and Montagny von der Heide placed 11th out of 34 competitors in the First Level Adult Amateur Championship at the U.S. Dressage Finals last November. "I am so inspired to keep progressing and excited to try to return to the Finals next year," says Van Norman. "Monty was wonderful and I am still smiling about the whole experience."
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Fantastic limestone woodland and a mysterious disappearing lake
Carmel Carmarthenshire Woodland Geology WildFlowers
By Jamie Bevan
Each month our teams write a blog about the special places they look after. Here, Jamie Bevan, our Senior Reserve Manager in South Wales, helps us escape the hustle and bustle with a virtual walk through Carmel National Nature Reserve (NNR).
Located near Carmel village in south Carmarthenshire, Carmel NNR boasts one of the best examples of ash woodland in Wales and some intriguing limestone geology.
I have a real affection for this site having surveyed, monitored and managed its special features going back nearly 30 years.
The woods are dominated by a canopy of ash, over an understorey of hazel, hawthorn, holly and spindle. While the lime-rich ground produces stunning wild flower displays each spring.
Carpets of bluebells, wood anemone, wild garlic, dog's mercury, primrose and violets clothe the woodland floor. Rarities like lily-of-the-valley adorn the craggy slopes; while the strangely named herb-paris (no French connection!) hides in shady hollows.
The limestone bedrock here has been quarried and utilised going back centuries. The woods include many old lime kilns and spoil heaps, dating back to the 1600s or earlier. Nature has quietly recolonised these relics, although plenty is still visible with a keen eye.
Much more obvious is the large, industrial-scale Glangwenlais Quarry. Operational until the mid-1900s, this disused quarry now forms the centrepiece of Carmel NNR. A circular waymarked route leads visitors around the nature reserve – taking about an hour – and offering breath-taking views from the top of the quarry on a clear day.
No such views today, though. The main reason for my current visit is to check all the footpaths for fallen or unsafe trees and branches following the weekend's high winds.
It's late January – and with chilly rain now turning to snow, I'm keen to get a move on. Nevertheless, I'm still noticing tell-tale signs that spring is not too far around the corner.
Many hazel shrubs are now decorated with catkins. The fresh leaves of lords-and-ladies and dog's mercury are starting to show, with the first bluebell, celandine and primrose shoots also emerging.
I'm slightly surprised to hear the hoot of a tawny owl in broad daylight – although this is not as rare as people may think. On a brighter day I would expect to see great tits, blue tits and nuthatches busy establishing their territories for the nesting season ahead, and very vocal in the process. The drumming of great spotted woodpeckers would also echo through the woodland.
Aside from the limestone woodland, Carmel's most distinguished feature is Pant-y-llyn turlough, or seasonal lake.
'Lake of the hollow' in Welsh, Pant-y-llyn, is a curious 'disappearing' lake. With no inlet or outflow streams, it is fed entirely by the limestone groundwater. Hidden below Carmel's surface is an extensive karst system of caves and passages, mostly filled by percolating waters which have slowly dissolved and eroded away at the limestone bedrock.
Much like a bath but without taps, the turlough fills each autumn as the groundwater level rises, reaching a maximum depth of 3 metres. The lake then drains away in summer as the water table drops.
Turloughs are quite a feature of Carboniferous limestone regions in Ireland; however, Pant-y-llyn is still the only known example in mainland Britain.
Towards the end of my visit, I pause for five minutes to view across the turlough – currently full of water. I spot a little grebe on the surface, before it promptly dives to feed. When it resurfaces it lets out a loud trilling call. These birds too are staking their breeding territories. Little grebes are quite early nesters and this one is already developing its smart summer plumage. I have known them raise up to three broods in a year here, depending how the water level fluctuates.
The turlough takes on a quite different complexion as it empties in dry summers – and it's during this dry phase when things get intriguing.
We are recently discovering a hidden and ancient history beneath the lake basin – even older than the druid myths and legends linked with this site.
Working alongside the British Geological Survey and researchers at Swansea University, we have found a surprising depth of sediment beneath the basin floor, going down more than 6 metres. The basal sediments have been dated at over 10,000 years old!
Our (sensitive) coring studies have also revealed distinct layers of peat, silt and clay below the lake bed.
Closer inspection of the sediment cores and plant macrofossil analysis is indicating Pant-y-llyn has not always been a fluctuating turlough: in earlier times it existed as both a permanent lake feature as well as a wetland.
Ongoing studies with research partners will no doubt reveal further insight into this fascinating Welsh turlough and its evolutionary history.
I arrive back at the car park a bit quicker than anticipated – and thankfully before any significant snowfall. On this occasion just some minor branch clearance was needed. I have noted several willows starting to lean on our highway boundary so I will contract a tree surgery firm to deal with this as it will need temporary traffic control.
Even on a cold and wet January day, this reserve still has its charms and interests. I certainly recommend the spring flower displays – although Carmel offers something special for visitors throughout the year.
The Humble Urchin The dawn chorus at Newport Wetlands Carnivorous plants in Wales More


It was a beautiful afternoon when I arrived at Minal and Raj's place in Wandsworth. Best part I like about their flat is a rack full of cookery books. I'm a foodie myself and love cooking as well as eating out and so do Minal and Raj. They know and have been to most of the good restaurants in London and they know their food. Majority of our conversation involved around food and restaurant.
It was a very relaxed afternoon. One of the very few brides I've come across who was very calm and was not stressed out about anything. Everything was just perfect.
The civil ceremony was to take place in Chutney Mary, King's Road. One of the finest Indian restaurants in London. I just love this place. You can't go wrong with your Indian food at Chutney Mary. It was a very small, intimate ceremony. Here are some of the photos from the day.


Upper in B-mesh: made from plastic bottles.
Panels made out of recycle pet and leather.
Lining in Jersey (100% recycled polyester).
Veja logo made out of wild rubber.
Inner sole made out of expanded PU.
Sole made of wild rubber from the amazonian forest.
The cotton used is organic, cultivated without chemicals or pesticides. The soles of Veja trainers are made from wild rubber from the Amazonian Rainforest. The leather used is vegetable-tanned with acacia extracts, a natural tanning.
Before you wear the shoes for the first time, we advise you to waterproof your shoes using the Repel Spray and to repeat this operation regularly. Concerning the canvas and leather parts: we suggest maintaining with the Ready to Use Foam and Premium Cleaning Brush.
15 days return. Product must be unworn, unopened and in its original package.


The short sale has gone upscale.
She said she not only expects the volume of short sales to increase over the next two years but also the average price of a short sale.
Residential short sales in the Valley hit an all-time high of about 2,025 in April and represented 22 percent of the month's 9,200 home sales, according to data from the Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service.
Overall, short-sale activity is up more than 150 percent from a year earlier.
Michelle Lind, general counsel and assistant CEO for the Arizona Association of Realtors, said short sales also accounted for more than 20 percent of home sales in February and March.
The Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives Program took effect April 5. It offers financial incentives, usually a few thousand dollars, to expedite potential short sales and avoid foreclosures.
Soward said many lenders have streamlined the short-sale process, which has helped make the short sale a dominant force in the housing market.
Even some commercial properties have been selling via short sale this year.
In January, Jerry and Claudia Kowitz sold Jerry's Audio/ Video, 8680 E. Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd. in Scottsdale, to Realty Unlimited for $1.01 million in a short sale.
Sellers' representative Natan Jacobs, of Vestis Group in Tempe, and buyer's representative Bill Wisniewski, of Realty Unlimited, said the 11,464-square-foot property's $1 million sale price was about half of what the sellers built the property for in 2000.


Catherine displays and describes fear of rain (ombrophobia or pluviophobia) which she associates with death (0:21, 0:58).
Major Rinaldi, a surgeon, having been forced to abandon his patients and believing they face certain death, deliberately labels himself a coward, knowing that the tribunal will order his summary execution by firing squad (1:39).
Frederick loses both his newborn son and Catherine.


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namespace google {
namespace cloud {
namespace bigquery {
GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_INLINE_NAMESPACE_BEGIN

using ::google::cloud::Idempotency;

ReservationServiceConnectionIdempotencyPolicy::
    ~ReservationServiceConnectionIdempotencyPolicy() = default;

std::unique_ptr<ReservationServiceConnectionIdempotencyPolicy>
ReservationServiceConnectionIdempotencyPolicy::clone() const {
  return absl::make_unique<ReservationServiceConnectionIdempotencyPolicy>(
      *this);
}

Idempotency ReservationServiceConnectionIdempotencyPolicy::CreateReservation(
    google::cloud::bigquery::reservation::v1::CreateReservationRequest const&) {
  return Idempotency::kNonIdempotent;
}

Idempotency ReservationServiceConnectionIdempotencyPolicy::ListReservations(
    google::cloud::bigquery::reservation::v1::
        ListReservationsRequest) {  // NOLINT
  return Idempotency::kIdempotent;
}

Idempotency ReservationServiceConnectionIdempotencyPolicy::GetReservation(
    google::cloud::bigquery::reservation::v1::GetReservationRequest const&) {
  return Idempotency::kIdempotent;
}

Idempotency ReservationServiceConnectionIdempotencyPolicy::DeleteReservation(
    google::cloud::bigquery::reservation::v1::DeleteReservationRequest const&) {
  return Idempotency::kNonIdempotent;
}

Idempotency ReservationServiceConnectionIdempotencyPolicy::UpdateReservation(
    google::cloud::bigquery::reservation::v1::UpdateReservationRequest const&) {
  return Idempotency::kNonIdempotent;
}

Idempotency
ReservationServiceConnectionIdempotencyPolicy::CreateCapacityCommitment(
    google::cloud::bigquery::reservation::v1::
        CreateCapacityCommitmentRequest const&) {
  return Idempotency::kNonIdempotent;
}

Idempotency
ReservationServiceConnectionIdempotencyPolicy::ListCapacityCommitments(
    google::cloud::bigquery::reservation::v1::
        ListCapacityCommitmentsRequest) {  // NOLINT
  return Idempotency::kIdempotent;
}

Idempotency
ReservationServiceConnectionIdempotencyPolicy::GetCapacityCommitment(
    google::cloud::bigquery::reservation::v1::
        GetCapacityCommitmentRequest const&) {
  return Idempotency::kIdempotent;
}

Idempotency
ReservationServiceConnectionIdempotencyPolicy::DeleteCapacityCommitment(
    google::cloud::bigquery::reservation::v1::
        DeleteCapacityCommitmentRequest const&) {
  return Idempotency::kNonIdempotent;
}

Idempotency
ReservationServiceConnectionIdempotencyPolicy::UpdateCapacityCommitment(
    google::cloud::bigquery::reservation::v1::
        UpdateCapacityCommitmentRequest const&) {
  return Idempotency::kNonIdempotent;
}

Idempotency
ReservationServiceConnectionIdempotencyPolicy::SplitCapacityCommitment(
    google::cloud::bigquery::reservation::v1::
        SplitCapacityCommitmentRequest const&) {
  return Idempotency::kNonIdempotent;
}

Idempotency
ReservationServiceConnectionIdempotencyPolicy::MergeCapacityCommitments(
    google::cloud::bigquery::reservation::v1::
        MergeCapacityCommitmentsRequest const&) {
  return Idempotency::kNonIdempotent;
}

Idempotency ReservationServiceConnectionIdempotencyPolicy::CreateAssignment(
    google::cloud::bigquery::reservation::v1::CreateAssignmentRequest const&) {
  return Idempotency::kNonIdempotent;
}

Idempotency ReservationServiceConnectionIdempotencyPolicy::ListAssignments(
    google::cloud::bigquery::reservation::v1::
        ListAssignmentsRequest) {  // NOLINT
  return Idempotency::kIdempotent;
}

Idempotency ReservationServiceConnectionIdempotencyPolicy::DeleteAssignment(
    google::cloud::bigquery::reservation::v1::DeleteAssignmentRequest const&) {
  return Idempotency::kNonIdempotent;
}

Idempotency ReservationServiceConnectionIdempotencyPolicy::SearchAssignments(
    google::cloud::bigquery::reservation::v1::
        SearchAssignmentsRequest) {  // NOLINT
  return Idempotency::kIdempotent;
}

Idempotency ReservationServiceConnectionIdempotencyPolicy::SearchAllAssignments(
    google::cloud::bigquery::reservation::v1::
        SearchAllAssignmentsRequest) {  // NOLINT
  return Idempotency::kIdempotent;
}

Idempotency ReservationServiceConnectionIdempotencyPolicy::MoveAssignment(
    google::cloud::bigquery::reservation::v1::MoveAssignmentRequest const&) {
  return Idempotency::kNonIdempotent;
}

Idempotency ReservationServiceConnectionIdempotencyPolicy::UpdateAssignment(
    google::cloud::bigquery::reservation::v1::UpdateAssignmentRequest const&) {
  return Idempotency::kNonIdempotent;
}

Idempotency ReservationServiceConnectionIdempotencyPolicy::GetBiReservation(
    google::cloud::bigquery::reservation::v1::GetBiReservationRequest const&) {
  return Idempotency::kIdempotent;
}

Idempotency ReservationServiceConnectionIdempotencyPolicy::UpdateBiReservation(
    google::cloud::bigquery::reservation::v1::
        UpdateBiReservationRequest const&) {
  return Idempotency::kNonIdempotent;
}

std::unique_ptr<ReservationServiceConnectionIdempotencyPolicy>
MakeDefaultReservationServiceConnectionIdempotencyPolicy() {
  return absl::make_unique<ReservationServiceConnectionIdempotencyPolicy>();
}

GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_INLINE_NAMESPACE_END
}  // namespace bigquery
}  // namespace cloud
}  // namespace google

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