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Mary Ellen Apgar
A little while ago I had lunch with Hollins University's new director of the Horizon program, the school for "non-traditional students" that has been such a spectacular success under the now-retired Celia McCormick.
This is the program that takes in women who have not been to school in a while, but who very often have a burning desire to do so--often because they're single mothers or because their lives have taken a turn they didn't expect and they want to be back on track. They are often in a pickle going in, but they come out with a good college education (at an affordable price) and enhanced prospects. I love the program because I think second chances are a gift of compassion.
Mary Ellen Apgar is the new director and, frankly, I consider her an inspired pick, a woman who has had to come back from some severe challenges, is a graduate of the program and who has all the tools, including a personality that will sell recruits.
Mary Ellen is a Roanoke native, a judge's daughter, a fine actress (you should have seen her in "Good Old Girls"), and a 28-year-old recovering alcoholic (I'm one too, but I would never mention this except that it was the subject of a newspaper story). We talked for nearly an hour and a half at lunch and I found a sharp, interested, compassionate overachiever who cares about this program as much as Celia did--and that's a hell of a lot. She's also an outside-the-box choice, which I appreciate.
President Nancy Gray's Hollins has been an inspired and creative university at every level and picking Mary Ellen for this position is yet another prime example of how it's working.
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Rob Andrews is an associate Professor at the University of Exeter and an Honorary Consultant Physician at Musgrove Park Hospital Taunton.
At the University he leads a group that researches the role that exercise, and diet can play in the prevention and management of diabetes and Obesity. Ongoing studies include the development of a brief evidence-based tool to assess dietary intake and promote healthy dietary change for people with Type 2 diabetes; the long-term effect of diet and diet and activity intervention in patients with Type 2 Diabetes (ACTID follow-up) and which bariatric operation is best (ByBandSleeve).
In Taunton, Rob is the Clinical lead for obesity. In the latter role he has overseen the development of one of the largest multidisciplinary obesity services in the country. This is a holistic service offering specialised dietary and exercise programs, drug therapy and bariatric surgery as well as running clinics for people with eating disorders and complications post surgery. In recognition of this service, Taunton is designated an International Centre of Excellence for Bariatric Surgery, one of only 2 European centers to achieve this status.
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New National Museum building approved by Norwegian Parliament
by Nadarajah Sethurupan | @ | May 16, 2016 7:09 am
The Norwegian Parliament has Thursday 6 June approved the construction of a new building to house the National Museum on the site of the former Railway Station West, or Vestbanen, in Oslo. The museum will be Norway's biggest cultural centre. The new building will profile the National Museum as an art and culture centre of international repute. "This is a big day for Norway and art," says National Museum director Audun Eckhoff. "The new museum building will give Oslo and Norway significantly stronger and clearer positioning in the visual arts.It will bring to art a lower threshold and broader public appeal than it has today. I am looking forward to welcoming visitors to the National Museum in its new domicile at Vestbanen."
The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design was established in 2003 as a merger of the National Gallery, the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, the Museum of Contemporary Art and the National Museum – Architecture. One of the requirements at the time the museum was established in 2003 was the construction of a new building to house these museums under one roof.
"Norway needs a national museum with the necessary building facilities to administer and present visual art in a way that reflects the cultural and social significance of the subject matter," adds Svein Aaser, chairman of the board of the National Museum. "The board members want to see many more people enjoying the National Museum's exhibitions."
The museum will provide an important and vital meeting place for the public and the arts, and will be a museum for the whole country. The National Museum's location and combined cultural strength will in itself give art, architecture and design new prominence in the eyes of the public and improved accessibility to a broader segment of the population.
"Finally, it appears that the National Museum will acquire the building facilities necessary to meet the requirements of responsible modern-day management and engaging presentation of visual art," says Minister for Culture Hadia Tajik. "I am certain that the new building will generate greater interest in the collections of the National Museum among a much broader segment of the population."
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Kensington Palace reveals Prince William can speak these five foreign languages.
by Abhishek Singh Bisht - 25th March 2019
The Duke of Cambridge, William is one of the most impressive linguists in the royal family. And allegedly, knows at least five foreign languages.
Albeit not a requirement, learning a foreign language is common in the royal family. Even George and Charlotte are on their way to becoming bilingual. And they have quite the built-in tutor.
Just like his children, Prince William started learning a foreign language at a very young age. Partly because his father wanted him to be fluent in Welsh before becoming the Prince of Wales. But, while some members of the royal family know one or two languages, the second-in-line to the throne, William has them beat with five.
So, what all languages does Prince William speak? Find out, below:-
Many members of the royal family, including William, are fluent in French. The Duke of Cambridge along with Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip, Prince Charles, Prince Edward, Princess Anne, and Prince Andrew all speak the language. Apparently, Kate Middleton also knows this language and Meghan Markle might know a little, too.
Also read: Princess Charlotte In Red And Prince George In Blue Shorts Steals The Show On The Royal Tour.
While he is not fluent, William allegedly knows a little bit of Swahili. The royal father of three children taught himself the language in his college years. Not only this, but he even spoke it while on a royal visit to Tanzania.
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Learning to speak Welsh is an important part of Prince William's training for his future Prince of Wales position. In fact, he has been training nearly all his life for this role. According to some reports, the Duke of Cambridge planned to spend around six months in Wales after graduating from St Andrews in Scotland.
While it's unclear if the future Prince of Wales actually visited Wales after his graduation, William was already familiar with the language in college. He allegedly started learning Welsh at Eton in the year 1999. As Prince Charles was anxious for his firstborn to become fluent in the language before crowning him Prince of Wales.
Also read: Queen Elizabeth Speaks Only THIS Foreign Language.
In addition to Welsh, Prince William also knows some Gaelic. It's still unclear whether or not he speaks this language fluently. Or if he is more familiar with the Scottish or Irish Gaelic.
Some reports claim that the Duke of Cambridge might also know a little Spanish. And this is also the language his children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte are currently learning. If that's the case, the future king knows about six languages, including English.
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Prince William isn't the only royal with knowledge of numerous foreign languages. His father, Prince Charles can also speak around four languages. Those include French, Welsh, and Gaelic. Prince Philip grew up in a family that spoke German, French, and English.
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The Significance of 'Abdu'l‑Bahá
"Seldom have I seen one whose appearance impressed me more," said Professor Edward G. Browne of Cambridge University after meeting 'Abdu'l-Bahá. "About the greatness of this man and his power no one who had seen him could entertain a doubt."
Yet, however magnetic 'Abdu'l-Bahá's personality or however penetrating His insights, such tributes cannot adequately capture such a unique character in religious history. The Bahá'í Writings affirm that "in the person of 'Abdu'l-Bahá the incompatible characteristics of a human nature and superhuman knowledge and perfection have been blended and are completely harmonized."
The Centre of Bahá'u'lláh's Covenant
The question of religious succession has been critical to all Faiths. The ambiguity surrounding the true successors of Jesus and Muhammad, for example, led to differing interpretations of sacred scripture and deep discord within both Christianity and Islam.
Guaranteeing through 'Abdu'l-Bahá a Centre to Whom all would turn was the means by which Bahá'u'lláh could diffuse His message of hope and universal peace to every corner of the world. This Covenant was the instrument that ensured the unity of the Bahá'í community and preserved the integrity of Bahá'u'lláh's teachings. Without 'Abdu'l-Bahá as its Centre, the enormous creative power of Bahá'u'lláh's Revelation could not have been transmitted to humanity, nor its significance fully comprehended.
'Abdu'l-Bahá interpreted the teachings of His Father's Faith, amplified its doctrines, and outlined the central features of its administrative institutions. He was the unerring guide and architect of a rapidly expanding Bahá'í community. In addition, 'Abdu'l-Bahá exemplified such perfection in His personal and social behaviour, that humanity was given an enduring model to emulate.
'Abdu'l-Baha speaking at Plymouth Congregational Church in Chicago, 5 May 1912.
Proclaiming Vital Truths
In His Writings and during His travels, 'Abdu'l-Bahá tirelessly proclaimed certain vital truths to leaders of thought as well as to countless groups and individuals. Among these truths were: "The independent search after truth, unfettered by superstition or tradition; the oneness of the entire human race, the pivotal principle and fundamental doctrine of the Faith; the basic unity of all religions; the condemnation of all forms of prejudice, whether religious, racial, class or national; the harmony which must exist between religion and science; the equality of men and women, the two wings on which the bird of humankind is able to soar; the introduction of compulsory education; the adoption of a universal auxiliary language; the abolition of the extremes of wealth and poverty; the institution of a world tribunal for the adjudication of disputes between nations; the exaltation of work, performed in the spirit of service, to the rank of worship; the glorification of justice as the ruling principle in human society, and of religion as a bulwark for the protection of all peoples and nations; and the establishment of a permanent and universal peace as the supreme goal of all mankind."
The Servant of Glory
'Abdu'l-Bahá affirmed time and again that He was a "herald of peace and reconciliation", "an advocate of the oneness of humanity", and an agent calling humanity to the "Kingdom of God".
Despite the acclaim given to Him, 'Abdu'l-Bahá always made clear that Bahá'u'lláh was the Source of His thought. In a letter to His followers in America He wrote: "My name is 'Abdu'l-Bahá (lit. "Servant of Bahá'u'lláh"). My qualification is 'Abdu'l-Bahá. My reality is 'Abdu'l-Bahá. My praise is 'Abdu'l-Bahá. Thraldom to the Blessed Perfection [Bahá'u'lláh] is my glorious and refulgent diadem, and servitude to all the human race my perpetual religion…No name, no title, no mention, no commendation have I, nor will ever have, except 'Abdu'l-Bahá. This is my longing. This is my greatest yearning. This is my eternal life. This is my everlasting glory."
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Ohm Nohm Nom! I find myself saying this a lot lately as I eat my way through the "Foods I Miss" list created while living overseas. It's not even a very extensive or creative list but for some reason putting all the things I miss on a list helps with the homesickness while away and gives me something to do for the first few weeks as I adjust back into life when home.
This list got me thinking about all the weird and wonderful foods I have eaten while traveling. Trying different cuisines is part of the fun when visiting a new country as you get introduced to amazing new foods and I've found just like being interested in how people live, being interested in what they eat can tell you just as much about a culture.
As you can see from this guest post for The Atlas Heart I was pretty excited about eating Guinea Pig and remains in my top 3 food experiences ever! Check out the link to learn more.
I think the expression on my face says it all.
Now this was cool and I loved this meal more for it's presentation than it's taste (though it was tasty as well). They cut the fish in such a way that it essentially turns inside out when fried and gives you the amazing (and freaky) look.
Gross! I mean dry heaving gross is all I can say about this dish. It smelled and tasted like old man breathe and has scarred me for life.
Mmmm, crunchy….. Ok, maybe not delicious but they were pretty good and I could eat a lettuce leaf full if there was enough beer to wash it down. Made a change from eating all that jerky anyway.
Ice is a food right? Well it was pretty cool sucking on an ice cube cut straight from a glacier regardless.
It was below zero and I was wearing 7 layers of clothing to stay warm but when they put the announcement out there was ice-cream on the back deck during this cruise I was pushing people out of the way to get there.
Cliche I know but it was my first time trying In N Out Burgers and now I am in love. I've only had it the once but I am already salivating at the thought of eating it again.
Another cliche country dish but so so good when it's cold. I didn't know such a thing existed before arriving in Canada but quickly became a fan.
Turns out Viagra was just squished up dried apricots covered in Pistachio nuts but I wasn't to know before biting into it. Very tasty but I can't say it had any "Viagra" affects on me.
Like eating Guinea Pig in Peru the Pierogies in Poland was one of my main reasons for going. I had discovered Pierogies in Canada a few years before but was determined to eat them in their mother land and was not disappointed. I would return to Poland just to eat more.
As I said this list is far from complete but should give you an idea on why I enjoy traveling and eating so much. What's your best/worst/most memorable food experience?
I could go on but I will spare you. What would be on your list of foods you miss when traveling?


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People in San Francisco and the East Bay have shown interest, done interviews, and have come to shows. I guess that the news travels fast out of this island that we are on.
Joanna Newsom's quotes
I wasn't interested in writing music that wasn't beautiful for me to listen to.
I have a deep rooted folk sensibility that I can't get away from completely.
In high school, we studied a lot of poetical forms. I was really interested in the math that was involved and the strange live break ups. That gave me a great amount of respect for a rhymed stanza.
I give away CDs at shows if someone wants a CD but doesn't have any money. I wouldn't want to do that forever.
You should listen to a lot of different music.
I am consciously not trying to bring in World Music elements. The ways that I work and feel are completely different in how they sound than someone playing the Kora in Africa would play it.
I have a recording that I did of instrumental songs.
The very first Walnut Whales recording was recorded just a few weeks after I had started singing, out of the blue, started singing. And the voice, you can hear how uncomfortable I am with it, and how terrified I am with it.
I want to make music that somehow connects to the things that I love in America music.
Well, yeah, I wanted to resist the urge to thicken everything up with instrumentation, because I just felt like I was interested in seeing how the songs did on their own.
It's totally different. I usually don't tell people about the Pleased if they know me from the harp. And if they are there to see the Pleased, I usually don't tell them about the harp. I am nervous that these people will expect something similar.
I did spend a year in high school being obsessed with Fleetwood Mac.
I would happy for someone to download my music.
I can't play my songs on the smaller harp. I have a Celtic harp. I can't do the key changes.
I definitely don't subscribe to the theory that more instruments, or more vocal tracks, harmony, or double tracking the voice, is a good thing. People do their early albums very stripped down, then each album becomes bloated.
I am not doing something that it is experimental music in relation to classical music.
I am always trying to write.
I started playing harp about fourteen years ago.
The way that words fit together is always interesting to me. I love words.
I recorded harp first or singing first. I recorded it all together. Part of the reason is that I don't know how to play the songs without also singing. I forget how they progress. I don't think that any of them are verse, chorus, verse, and so on. They are not simple.
I can understand someone not liking the voice or the songs.
Lyrics are very different. There is a clear line between that and a poem. Something that has been a source of great excitement and delight for me is this idea that I get to rhyme.
I have writing songs on my own for about six years.
I wanted to write songs which I think is a different thing. I wanted to write music that is informed by folk music. The chord progressions are obvious references.
I am producing sounds that people are not used to hearing from the harp.
It's valid that the Strokes and the Pleased have been influenced by some of the same bands. But it's invalid in the sense that we listen to the Strokes and try to sounds like them. I think that they are a good band.
I played piano for about two years when I was a kid. I didn't play long enough to be really great.
People are often afraid for me. They think that I am going to break. I can make it through a set.
I am consciously trying not to make it sound Celtic or African.
I don't like being recognised, I have no interest in being famous at all, I just do what I do. If I could be like Captain Kirk and beam myself up and then beam myself down, I would!
Judaism has always been a strong interest of mine. My two sons speak Hebrew and are familiar with the scriptures and with rabbinic literature. This is the way we live.
It is the interest one takes in books that makes a library. And if a library have interest it is; if not, it isn't.
Carolyn Wells
I'm thinking of going to programming school. Learn how to sit down at any computer and learn to do anything on it. That's all I have left and have interest in.
I don't have a strong interest in history.
I'm not up on today's television for children, because it's mostly cartoons that don't seem to interest me.
It was clear that the special interest groups in California really wanted the Chinese to be shut out of the country, because that was where the racial tension was the greatest.
I think that the quality of all bands is steadily improving and it is a pleasant thought to me that perhaps the efforts of Sousa's Band have quickened that interest and improved that quality.
Warren Beatty took an interest in my career at one point.
Neither these statesmen nor their constituents sought in any way to use the Government for the interest of themselves or their section, or for the injury of a single member of the Confederacy.
I had given up the guitar between '75 and '78. I completely lost interest. I was sick of hearing other guitar players and I was tired of my tunes.
The government must do all it can to help reduce interest rates for business.
I went to the Academy and studied with Stuck who was then a big man. But didn't interest me. I didn't know that before me there was Kandinsky and Klee who had also studied with Stuck. He had a good name at that time.
I have no interest in sailing around the world. Not that there is any lack of requests for me to do so.
Pakistan has made no mention of ending our tests. We have a missile program, and it is in the national interest whatever we want to do.
A government for the people must depend for its success on the intelligence, the morality, the justice, and the interest of the people themselves.
Interest is the spur of the people, but glory that of great souls. Invention is the talent of youth, and judgment of age.
And when we draw lines in the sand with regard to certain basic things that are vital to our interest and to the interest of democracy and our friends around the world, we have to be willing to back that up.


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The Affect of Social Intimacy: Mélanie Matranga's 0,1,2,3,4
Mélanie Matranga's 0, 1, 2, 3, 4
Saturday, 22 May 2021 – Sunday, 31 October 2021
Mélanie Matranga, 0,1,2,3,4 Nottingham Contemporary, 2021. Installation shots, Stuart Whipps.
By Sophia Arnold
In Frames of War, Judith Butler explores the notion that surviving in the contemporary world is only possible due to the "social network of hands"[1] that supports, raises, and recognizes life, and in the current Coronavirus pandemic, it has never been more clear that this is the case. Mélanie Matranga's exhibition 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 at the Nottingham Contemporary, her first solo show in the UK, is a stark reminder of Butler's sentiment and an enriching break from the daily broadcasts of impersonal, popular jargon of the global economic instability caused by the pandemic.[2] Highlighting, both explicitly and tacitly, how care, community, and intimacy are essential in our daily lives, the exhibition evocatively invites the viewer to reflect on personal and societal pre-pandemic connection and speculate what our lives may look like post-pandemic, after the immense loss and instability of the past year and a half.
The sensuality, companionship, care, and connection that is omnipresent throughout the exhibition, yet simultaneously eerily absent depending on the room you are in, is the embodiment of the pandemic; it evokes what we, on an individual and societal level, have been deprived of in the name of safety and the effects of isolation. After a year of virtual exhibitions, Matranga's exhibition was the first I had seen in person for what felt like a lifetime. Moreover, in conjunction with this already amplified initial viewing experience, I am writing and ruminating on my multiple ensuing visits to the exhibition while isolated in Canada's legal hotel quarantine requirement, therefore heightening its impact. Curated by Olivia Aherne, the show is resoundingly pertinent at this moment; an effigy to all that has been lost since the early months of 2020.[3]
When first entering Matranga's exhibition, you are welcomed into a model of the Nottingham Contemporary's office kitchen, adorned with fruit and flowers that will slowly rot away until the end of the exhibition's installation.[4] This materiality embodies one of Matranga's main ideals for an exhibition: "to try to escape the notion of artworks as dead things in the exhibition"[5] in an almost ironic way, as the installation wilts with the passing of time. The kitchen itself, dimly lit and with an ambiance of abandonment, conceals a miniature replica of the artist's own living space within one of the tenebrous cupboards. Matranga's use of scale and temporality, suggests an almost heterotopia through the layered, juxtaposing environments, linked through their jarring absence of the human presence that would usually embody the spaces. This austere atmosphere is only heightened by the security guard sitting at behind you, waiting to ID you before entering the next room.
After proving to the guard that you are 18 years or older, visitors are guided through a door to a lightless room, with four socially distanced seats, to view Matranga's video work, People (2021). The 25-minute black and white film, separated into parallel and conjoining storylines by the classic film countdown numbers, enters you in the minutiae of individual universes, exploring the social relationality of different couples and groups.[6] An illusion of historicity, created by the old-fashioned aesthetics, undulates throughout the film with stark reminders of the present social dynamics and almost prophetic scenes, of what friendships and communities could become, breaking through the aesthetics of the staged time period.
The video work's storyline seemingly jumps between different character's environments and the complex interactions that take place inside them, despite the work being filmed in the artist's apartment.[7] As Jon Day notes in Homing, "homes… provide the still, stable point around which our thoughts and lives orbit. But they are also thresholds: places we must depart from before we can fully understand what they mean."[8] The minutiae of conversation explored in People wordlessly articulates how our homes have changed over the past year, from spaces of sociability to isolation and loneliness, and the running thread through the exhibition, of the eerie emptiness we have experienced during the pandemic, is once again brought to mind now that we have temporally crossed the 'threshold' from the pre-pandemic life portrayed in the video. From social gatherings in Matranga's apartment to tarot card readings, to couples engaging in a multitude of sexual activities, to intimate confessions and reflection, the viewer is pulled into the characters' world and home, whether that be a person or a place.
The shattering moment in People happens is when one of the characters starts to display symptoms of the virus that we have become all too familiar with, and the insular bubble the visitors are lulled into by watching the characters in the video, safe from the world of COVID outside of the museum space, immediately breaks. At this moment, I couldn't help but call to mind what Achille Mbembe called "the hour of autophagy."[9] We have been sheltered from death, but the pandemic has brought a global reckoning, an explosive reality-check for those who have been' 'business as usual' for decades. This was also brought starkly into mind when I revisited the exhibition a month later and all of the aforementioned kitchen flora was wilting down to their final moments, reminding us not only of the pandemic's egregious, awful consequences but also of the intrinsic tie between nature and people that has become a recurring theme as we battle the climate crisis.
When entering the third and final last room of Matranga's exhibition, the visitor enters a kind of effigy to this binaristic nature/human rhetoric: harsh plastic covers hanging from the ceiling with more decaying roses scattered on top, plastic-wrapped clothes, and mattresses as an installation in the center of the room, with more flowers under the plastic. It almost reflects the separation of humanity from the natural environment, as if we are outside of the decay and we can contain the spread of contamination. Yet at the same time, the bagged clothes and mattress, with cut-out felt the word 'COME' under the plastic in the center of the installation, could be a re-enactment of a crime scene, a liminal space, so silent, still, and sterile.
However touching this work is for myself and potentially a large percentage of the population, it is hard to ignore the fact that the artist's experience, portrayed specifically in People, inside a large Parisian apartment, is not the reality for those that Butler has described as 'transient,' debilitated and precarious before the pandemic began, with the pandemic only exacerbating the inequality and ostracization of certain societal groups.[10] Matranga captures a moment of upheaval and dissociation in a very postmodern way of individual storytelling and unique experiences. However, with a pandemic that is universal, affecting every being on this planet, and yet the burden of which is not universally felt, the video work remains within a specific socio-political reach.
Despite the above, the slow ease of restrictions, the entire process of being able to go to a museum after months of restrictions, and the immense changes we have seen in the past year and a half, is paralleled by the installation of Matranga's work; the trough to the peak of normality, sociability and loneliness, all separate affective curves the visitor is travelling through, intertwining in an almost emotional rendition of the government statistic graphs presented to us every day on the news. In contrast to the art that has been created during the pandemic that asked what it means to be alone, this exhibition asks what it means to be together, navigating 'unprecedented' times through affect; an urgent question that opposes the cold spirit of economic jargon.
As a closing reflection, I was completely overwhelmed with how this exhibition, in the short space of a two-hour visit, helped me understand and retrospectively reflect on how the extended, slow, enduring, measures taken over the past year and a half immensely affected myself and my community. I left empty, deflated, heartbroken, for all those who have been lost to the virus and all the connections severed the chances that were lost for interpersonal and societal care indue to the pandemic, but also optimistic that one day we could return and understand the importance of sentiment and the community that raises, cares, and shelters us. Now that we have crossed the "threshold" from our pre-pandemic experiences of home and community, and soon have the ability to create the infamous 'new normal,' Mélanie Matranga's exhibition 0,1,2,3,4 provides a pertinent frame of reflection for an individual's "social network of hands."[11]
[1] Judith Butler, Frames of War: When Is Life Grievable? (repr., London: Verso, 2016), 14.
[2] "Mélanie Matranga: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4", Nottinghamcontemporary.org, 2021, https://www.nottinghamcontemporary.org/whats-on/melanie-matranga/.
[5] Fredi Fischli and Niels Olsen, "Melanie Matranga", Kaleidoscope, 2018.
[8] Jon Day, Homing: On Pigeons, Dwellings and Why We Return (London: John Murray Press, 2019).
[9] Achille Mbembe, translated by Carolyn Shread, "The Universal Right to Breathe", Critical Inquiry, 2020, https://critinq.wordpress.com/2020/04/13/the-universal-right-to-breathe/.
[10] Judith Butler, "Capitalism has its Limits," Blog, Verso Books, 2020, https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/4603-capitalism-has-its-limits.
[11] Judith Butler, Frames of War: When Is Life Grievable? (repr., London: Verso, 2016), 14.
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30 Homewood Street is in the city of Brampton, and based in the district of Sandringham-Wellington. Other districts nearby are Queen Street Corridor, Bramalea West Industrial, Toronto Gore Rural Estate, Bramalea South Industrial, Parkway Belt Industrial Area. Homewood Street has 1 homes currently on the market, while the community of Sandringham-Wellington has 187 postings on the market. Of the 1819 total homes for sale in Brampton, Sandringham-Wellington makes up just 10.3%. Properties in Sandringham-Wellington are listed for an average listed price of $748,124, and an estimated monthly mortgage of $2,534. That is 1.3 times less the average list price of $967,236 in Toronto. The average Sandringham-Wellington listed home is 1058 sq ft, has 3 beds, and 3.2 baths. The district around 30 Homewood Street has 7% apartments for sale than houses.


Lauri Love, 32, should face trial for any alleged crimes in the UK, MPs' letter argues.
More than 70 British MPs have pledged support for Lauri Love, an alleged computer hacker currently battling extradition to the US – where he faces up to 99 years in prison.
A letter sent on 17 November, addressed to UK prime minster Theresa May and attorney general Jeremy Wright QC, argued Love should be tried for any alleged crimes in the UK.
The appeal comes as his next hearing approaches, scheduled for 28-29 November in London.
Prosecutors have claimed that Love, 32, from Suffolk, should be sent to the US for his alleged role in a hacktivist campaign back in 2013 that targeted the FBI, Nasa and the defence department.
The alleged hacker has been diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome, depression and antibiotic-resistant eczema.
The letter read: "If Mr Love has committed a crime, he should be prosecuted and justice should be served.
"We believe that if he is extradited, there is a great probability that he will end his own life.
It added: "Why is the United States insistent on Mr Love's extradition despite the UK having a proven track record of appropriately prosecuting, sentencing and rehabilitating individuals who have committed computer hacking offences against the US?"
It asked the UK attorney general to ask his American counterparts to cede jurisdiction in the case or to help "facilitate a deferred prosecution agreement".
The Courage Foundation, which manages Love's support campaign, welcomed the letter and criticised the government for failing to appeal the case to the Trump administration.
"To the best of my knowledge, and that of Lauri's legal team and his family, the UK government has not made any kind of representation to Donald Trump asking for us to be able to try Lauri here instead of him being extradited to the US," said the foundation's Naomi Colvin.
"More than a hundred MPs signed a letter to Barack Obama last year about Lauri and I don't think the government did anything to act on those concerns either," she added.
In November 2016, UK home secretary Amber Rudd brushed off health concerns and signed off on the extradition. But Love told IBTimes UK in an interview last year he didn't intend to reach America.
"If I am put on a plane there is no light at the end of that tunnel," he said.
"I will do everything at my disposal to avoid being kidnapped. If need be, that means taking matters into my own hands, which I can't talk about too much because it's a good excuse for them to lock me up. All of this was argued in my extradition hearings."
Lauri Love's appeal hearing will be heard at London's Royal Courts of Justice.


Frugal and Thankful: It's here, and I love it!!
It's here, and I love it!!
It's bigger, has more settings and uses less water and detergent. I'll be back for a real post tomorrow but today I'm doing THE LAUNDRY!! And for the first time in my life, I'm really enjoying it. Having clean socks for the boys - priceless (I almost bought a new pack yesterday just so they have some :).
But before I go, I want to congratulate Brandy D who is the winner of my latest giveaway (chosen by random.org). And thank you all for entering!
ohhhh she is beautiful. What are you naming her?
Enjoy the washing, hope you can get it dry ok and congratulations to Brandy D on winning your fabulous prize.
Getting-a-new-washer-day or even getting one repaired has to be the best day/s of my life. Have fun doing the laundry.
I never thought I'd say this about a washing machine but it's BEAUTIFUL!!
Oooh, it shines! Have fun with your new gizmo!
Hello from a "determined to be frugal in 2014" blogger in Ireland.
Love your new washer! And LOVE your blog in general.


"Ice Ice Baby" was originally the flipside to Vanilla Ice's debut single "Play That Funky Music". When it was later released as its own single, it became an international smash hit.
After every record company turned Vanilla Ice's original demos down, Tommy Quon (the owner of the Dallas club City Lights) had the club's DJ Earthquake produce two tracks for release on his label Ultrax Records. "Play That Funky Music", based on the 1976 hit of the same name, was the A-side, and "Ice Ice Baby", based on the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity chant in the film School Daze spoken over Queen's "Under Pressure", was the B-side.
An DJ at an FM station in Georgia liked the B-side better and played it on air. Soon it became that station's #1 requested song, leading stations in Tennessee and Texas do the same. It also became Video Jukebox's most requested video. After SBK Records' founder was played the song over the phone, he signed Ice the next day. In August of 1990, his label released "Ice Ice Baby" as the A-side with "Play That Funky Music" as its flipside.
The song began climbing charts around the world, eventually reaching the top 10 in twelve countries – hitting #1 in six of them including the UK and the US (where it became the first chart-topping rap single in history).
That year "Ice Ice Baby" was certified Platinum two months after its release and was ranked the #45 song of 1990 by Billboard. The song was also nominated for a Grammy that year for Best Solo Rap Performance, but lost to MC Hammer's "U Can't Touch This".
Death Row Records' CEO, Suge Knight, learned Marvin "Chocolate" Johnson, a Death Row signee, was a co-writer on the track, so he invited Ice to his Los Angeles hotel room to negotiate payment. It has been rumored that Vanilla Ice was hung over a balcony during the negotations, but Ice has denied these rumors several times, insisting, "He didn't have to hang me from no balcony or slap me around or nothing".
"Ice Ice Baby" contains an uncleared sample of Queen's "Under Pressure", so when confronted about it Ice claimed he'd altered it, but he later admitted he actually hadn't. The parties settled out of court for an undisclosed sum and members of Queen, plus the guest vocalist on the original song David Bowie, were also given songwriting credits.
The song is credited for 'making hip-hop an acceptable genre to mainstream media' and continues to be popular into the 2000s. It was certified Gold in 2005 for selling 500K digital downloads and named by VH1 the #29 top song of the 90s.
But it also has its share of negative feedback, with MTV ranking it the #9 worst video in history, and Houston Press calling it the worst song to come from Texas. In 2012, actor/comedian Adam Scott discussed the song's opening lyrics on Conan, pointing out how ridiculous they sound when analyzed.


I'm not sure when this Cayce computer store closed, but Firefox says the security certificate for their web site expired in 2017 so I'm going to go with that.
I like the latticework on this brick building. I'm guessing it probably dates from the '50s or '60s.
As noted by commenter Andrew, the Aaron's on 12th Street in Cayce has closed. The sign pitches it as a move, but I'm pretty sure both of the locations mentioned were already in existence.
I'm not sure what this building was built for, but given that the right hand part looks like former automotive bays, I'd guess some sort of repair operation.
The current location of Bogart's in West Columbia has been purchased, and the building will be torn down to furnish more parking for the adjacent Zesto. According to West Metro News, the owner is looking for another location, but as of late August had not found one.
Did somebody ram the Cayce Krispy Kreme sign? It sure looks like it to me.
This building in Triangle City as been a number of different automative service operations, as I noted here. Automotive Tekniques moved in at the start of September 2011, and seems to have lasted until late last year. I think I had some photos of the place in operation, but I can put my hands on them right now.
Currently a zoning sign on the property suggests it will be changing from C-1 Intensive Commercial to C-2 General Commercial. I'm not sure what that actually means, but to me it suggests a future retail operation.
Doza Rizen was at the corner of Sunset & 12th Street, and as I like baked goods and coffee, was one of those places I was always meaning to get to. In the event however, it's a good ways from my place and somehow I never managed make a visit. I had noticed that there were no cars there during a recent drive-by, but figured as the official van was still parked outside, the place was still open. A closer look at both convinced me otherwise.
According to the web site, there is still a Doza Rizen in Chapin on Virginia Street.
Arnold's Professional Garment Care (or Arnold's Cleaners as the building signage indicates) looks to have been in this building for a good many years. The plaza, at the North West corner of Meeting and 12th Streets is a bit of a hard luck location, losing its grocery long ago, but Arnold's kept going until this location (there are others) closed on the first of February. If you had clothes there, don't panic -- they've been taken to the North Main Street store.
I'm drawing a complete blank on Appliance Professional in West Columbia just across from Zesto. I'm sure I saw it open many times, but not being in appliance-buying-mode, my eyes just skipped right over it. Anyway, it appears they moved to Saint Andrews Road (East of Broad River Road) this summer and the building is now available.
Really, the building isn't that interesting, but I like the reflections of the Zesto cone.
UPDATE 24 Sep 2010: Added a picture of the front side of the building that I forgot.
Shop at the Brown Sign With the Sewing Machine in the Corner!
At one time, South Carolina was a major player in the textile field, and I always assumed that these "factory outlet" stores scattered across the state had some South Carolina "factory" behind them, though it was never spelled out in the long running series of radio ads that always included the tag line about the sign.
I never went into one myself, but they were a feature in various shopping trips made by my female relatives. I can't remember all the locations now, but for sure there were Columbia (actually West Columbia / Triangle City), Salley and Surfside Beach.
The first pictures are of the old Surfside Beach location. This storefront (briefly an alteration shop) is at 1511 Highway 17 North (on the east side of US-17 Business between Inlet Square Mall and SC-544). Since these pictures were taken, they have finally gotten around to taking down the brown sign.
The final picture is of the West Columbia location in Triangle City. Their sign is long gone, and the location now seems to be an eyeglass botique.
I don't know exactly what happened to The Factory Outlets. My presumption is that "the factory" closed during the decline of the domestic textile industry, but that's just a guess. At any rate, while the 12th Street location was in the 1998 phonebook, I don't think it (or they) lasted much later than that.
UPDATE 25 Sep 2010 -- Well, I found the Darlington Factory Outlet (1486 Harry Byrd Highway -- almost across the street from the racetrack), and it looks like you can still get women's fashions there!


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Q: thread safety for objects stored in the shared pointer I have a boost::shared_ptr<Map>, and this map is being modified by multiple threads, do i need to use explicit mutex or just the fact that threads are modifying the map through shared pointer, i will get some sort of implicit thread safety?

A: Did you even look at the docs?

shared_ptr objects offer the same level of thread safety as built-in
  types. A shared_ptr instance can be "read" (accessed using only const
  operations) simultaneously by multiple threads. Different shared_ptr
  instances can be "written to" (accessed using mutable operations such
  as operator= or reset) simultaneosly by multiple threads (even when
  these instances are copies, and share the same reference count
  underneath.)
Any other simultaneous accesses result in undefined behavior.

Edit: It looks like you're asking about the object pointed to, not the pointer itself. There are no thread safety gaurentees at all in that case. Why would there be?

A: shared_ptr has the same level of thread safety as built-in types.
You can perform read (const) operations from multiple threads simultaneously.
You can also perform write operations (i.e. use mutable operations such as operator= or reset) on different shared_ptr instances simultaneosly from multiple threads. This includes the case when these instances share the same reference count (because shared_ptr provides atomic increment/decrement for the ref counter).
If you need any other type of access, you will need to synchronize it or otherwise you'll get undefined behavior.

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Livingstone puts green issues at heart of his mayoral campaign
Wed 26 Mar 2008 05.23 EDT
London's mayor, Ken Livingstone, put the environment at the centre of his re-election campaign yesterday.
Speaking at the launch of his environment manifesto, Livingstone warned that a victory for his Tory rival, Boris Johnson, would be "a disaster" in the global fight to tackle climate change. He said voters now had a clear choice between a coalition of Labour and the Green party, and Johnson when they go to the polls on May 1.
"Protecting and improving London's environment and dealing with climate change are not just about a higher standard of living for all of us today," he said. "It is also about the kind of city we leave for our children and grandchildren - the next generation of Londoners."
The campaign is seen as a crucial test for all three main parties' fortunes before the general election. Last week an opinion poll put Johnson 12% clear of Livingstone with Liberal Democrat candidate Brian Paddick trailing on 12%.
Livingstone said London's position as a leader in the fight against climate change would be under threat if Johnson became mayor. "He is one of the few politicians in the world, and the only major candidate for mayor, to support George Bush in opposing the Kyoto agreement on climate change [which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions]. He opposes the £25 a day CO2 charge on gas-guzzling cars ... and his attempt to paint himself green for the purposes of being elected is entirely fake."
Johnson, who yesterday launched a scheme to improve behaviour on London buses, said Livingstone's environmental record was "woeful". "This is a mayor who has run out of ideas," he said. "CO2 levels are rising in the capital and it's time for a fresh approach. We must encourage people to be green by providing incentives rather than imposing fines."
Livingstone's manifesto proposals include a £500m cycling programme; a £25 charge for the most polluting vehicles; a London-wide low emissions zone; and a beach along the Thames every summer.
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This is the first image of the suspected gunman who killed at least 50 people when he opened fire on a packed music festival in Las Vegas.
Stephen Paddock has been named as the suspect who shot dead crowds of revellers at the country music event on the US city's world famous strip.
Police say the 64-year-old, from Nevada, killed himself before they stormed his room on the 32nd floor of the nearby Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino.
As well as the 50 people tragically confirmed dead, around 406 others have been left injured after the gunman opened fire on revellers.
ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack. The terror group claims Paddock converted to Islam months ago, according Amaq news agency.
However, police said they had no information about Paddock's motive, that he had no criminal record and was not believed to be connected to any militant group.
Crowds were enjoying the Route 91 Harvest country music festival when the shooter reportedly started spraying bullets from a hotel balcony.
As terrified revellers fled for safety, officials received reports of an "active" gunman and patrol vehicles descended on the popular US Strip.
Some officers were seen taking cover behind their vehicles, while others carrying assault rifles ran into the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) later confirmed that one suspect was dead and that he is believed to have acted alone.
Later the full extent of the carnage was released with over 200 rounds fired by the gunman leaving 50 dead.
There are over 400 injured with from the 22,000 at the concert. Tens of thousands sheltering from the shooter.
Donald Trump has offered his "warmest condolences and sympathies" to victims of the Las Vegas shooting.
The President took to Twitter shortly after sheriff Joe Lombardo confirmed the massacre was the deadliest mass shooting in US history.
Revellers were attending the Route 91 Harvest festival when the gunman allegedly opened fire from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino.
He is believed to have used a high-powered assault rifle to blast his victims. He then killed himself.
The incident took place at the end of a performance by Jason Aldean. Police responded to the shooting at about 10pm local time.
Video clips posted online captured what sounded like automatic weapons as panicked concert-goers fled and dropped to the ground, screaming.
Witnesses later described how they saw victims fleeing as shots rained down. Some later huddled in the basement of the nearby Tropicana hotel-casino.
Pictures of the scene showed many victims lying on the ground, covered in blood. Others captured people, both young and old, running for their lives.
After quickly arriving at the scene, some police officers were seen taking cover behind their vehicles, while others carrying assault rifles ran into the hotel.
More than 50 people were killed in the shooting, with over 200 others injured.
Speaking at a media briefing at around 1.30am, Sheriff Lombardo said the number of those wounded in the attack is "well in the excess of 100 plus".
Later on the Sheriff confirmed 50 had died, while over 200 had been injured in the attack.
Off-duty police are believed to be among the victims – with one confirmed among the dead.
Earlier, a Las Vegas hospital spokeswoman had confirmed at least two people were killed and 24 others were wounded in the attack.
The spokeswoman, of the University Medical Center hospital, said 14 patients were in a critical condition and that all had suffered gunshot wounds.
The identities of those killed and wounded are currently unknown.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) has confirmed that one suspect – a local man – is dead following the mass shooting.
The force said the suspect is believed to have acted alone. He is not believed to have been connected to any militant groups, the sheriff said.
The suspect was later named as Stephen Paddock, who it is claimed had converted to Islam.
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Officers are now searching for the suspect's female companion and 'roommate', Marilou Danley, who had travelled with him before the shooting.
They are also looking for two vehicles associated with the shooter – a Hyundai Tucson Nevada/114B40 and a Chrysler Pacifica Nevada/79D401.
In an earlier media briefing, held shortly after midnight, police reported that one suspect was "down", but warned people to stay away from the area.
The force later said officers believe there were no other shooters in the incident.
Marilou Danley had at first been described as a female companion and "roommate" of the suspect. It was later reported that she was identified as the shooter's wife.
The police department later confirmed she is 'no longer a person of interest'.
She is said to have travelled with Paddock before the attack.
The force also posted a picture of Ms Danley.
Later Sheriff Jim Lombardo confirmed they had located Ms Danley.
What were the moments after the shooting like?
One witness, Jon Bessette, who was at the music festival, described how it was "pandemonium" as people fled for safety amid gunfire.
Some witnesses claimed they heard possibly hundreds of gunshots. Police tactical teams were seen searching the casino hotel for attackers.
Brit Andy Williamson was among those caught up in the chaos after the attack.
He was being interviewed on Good Morning Britain from the Bellagio Hotel when he was forced to cut off the interview amid screaming and sobs .
Speaking to Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid, Andy revealed that he and many others had been running along the Strip when they were told to go into the hotel's ballrooms to hide.
At the beginning of the interview, he had said that they were being given the all-clear and spoke about his ordeal.
Poker player Dan Bilzerian was also caught up in the shooting. The 38-year-old shared a video to Snapchat as he ran from the sound of gunshots.
He also admitted that he regretted not being armed during the shooting.
"Stupid a** me didn't bring a gun," he complained.
Las Vegas's casinos, nightclubs and shopping hotspots are a major draw for some 3.5 million visitors from around the world each year.
The area was packed with visitors when the shooting broke out.
The Mandalay Bay hotel is near McCarran International Airport, which said on Twitter it had temporarily halted flights after the shooting.
Later, the airport said that some flights had resumed.
Where was the music festival?
The music festival took place over the weekend.
Other artists scheduled to play the main stage include Eric Church, Sam Hunt, Jake Owen, Maren Morris, the Brothers Osborne, Lee Brice, and more.


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Sometimes when you define an incoming API route, you want it to match certain environment or aspect conditions. The addRoute() has an argument called condition, which can be a closure or UDF pointer that must return a boolean and receives the incoming requestString. You can then decide if the route should execute or just be ignored.
So if a route matches via the pattern, then this closure/UDF is called to verify the route with your own custom conditions. This is a great way to create some routes that must match certain environment criterias before they fire. Let's say you only want to fire some routes if they are using FireFox, or a user is logged in, or whatever.


We are delighted to announce that Mainmark has been shortlisted as a finalist for the 2017 Ground Engineering Awards.
Our work in rehabilitating the True Blue mineshaft in West Wyalong, one of New South Wales' most technically and physically challenging derelict mine shafts, has been shortlisted for International Project of the Year.
Using a bespoke grout formulation and self-releasing grout deflector, Mainmark placed a neutrally-buoyant plug 30m underwater at 3 bar to support 270 cubic-metres of backfill material.
Our world-first Liquefaction Mitigation solution, developed and extensively tested in Christchurch's 'Red Zone', has also been shortlisted for the Technical Innovation Award. The solution was used to re-level the Northwood Supa Centre in Christchurch, with minimal interruption to the centre's big-brand retailers.
The Awards are an important opportunity to recognise and benchmark excellence in the ground engineering industry. As the winner of the 2016 International Project of the Year Award, we are honoured to be among the finalists once again, particularly in what has been a competitive year with a record number of entries.
This is a testament to the deep expertise, innovative thinking and dedication of Mainmark's team, who continue to find advanced solutions for tackling some of the industry's most challenging projects.
In June, members of our senior management team will travel to London to attend live judging in front of members of the 49-strong jury, which comprises industry-leading clients, contractors, consultants and academics.
The winners will be announced on 5 July at a glamorous ceremony at the Hilton Park Lane, London, where more than 800 of the industry elite will join together for an event filled with entertainment, celebration and networking.


East-West Bridal Boutiqe is your one stop Connecticut bridal shop for the wedding of your dreams. With over 30 years of experience, Founder Ash- Kumar believes in beautiful quality garments at prices to fit in any budget. Along with wedding gowns, East-West Bridal carries Bridesmaids, Flower Girls, and Special Occasion dresses. In addition, East-West carries the largest selection of exclusive Prom Gowns and all accessories in the area. Make East-West your one stop shop for all your wedding and prom dreams to come true!
I recently went to East West Bridal to look for wedding gowns. I say look because I had other appointments in the area. After being there for over 3 hours trying on tons of wedding dresses, one of the ladies in the shop picked out a dress for me to try .... which turned out to be the one. I only had an 1 hour appointment, but was there for 3 and they were super helpful with me and didn't rush me at all. The lady helping us was extremely nice and I would recommend going there due to her customer service!
I went to East West Bridal in Manchester Connecticut my sister who got married last September to look at bridesmaid's dresses. I had tried on several dresses and we picked out one that she liked, the dress fit me perfectly (size 12) We decided to keep that as a definite option for the dress but wanted to see if any other stores had anything she liked, after two days we returned to E.W bridal to order the dresses. When the owner measured me he told me i could get a 11 and get it taken out or get a 13 and take it in which threw me off because the 12 fit me perfectly, so instead of listening to someone who is supposed to know what he's talking about i went with the 12 and didn't have to pay any extra! Then my older sister payed extra for a plus size dress and two times after that the owner tried to charge her more saying it wouldn't fit when she has a seamstress who measured her perfectly. Basically what it comes down to is the owner is a creep, not very helpful and is only after your money, don't expect great service once you've handed over that check, not that you got it to begin with!
I called East West Bridal and made an appointment just to "look" at wedding dresses after not finding anything I liked at David's Bridal. The bridal store was a little cramped and very small. After viewing their website, I didn't find one dress I saw on the website in the store. Although, the young girl helping me was extremely nice and patient, I felt there was no real personal touch or structured format of the appointment. It felt more like a free for all. I decided to try on about 5 or 6 dresses and found one I absolutely loved. The quality is much better than David's Bridal, but you will pay for it, this dress was $1000.00. I spoke with the owner about ordering and delivering times, as I was concerned being my wedding is only 5 months away. He wasn't very helpful at all, in fact I felt like I was putting him out by ordering my dress " this late in the game". He said he wouldn't be able to get it in till late June...that's 4 months away....why would it take that long?? Does he want my business? He had the feel of a used car salesman and although I loved the dress and probably won't find anything I like as much, I wouldn't buy from him because he seemed very concerned with the money aspect and nothing else.
My experience with E.W. Bridal when I first started looking for bridal dresses I first went to Davids Bridal, thinking they have a big name to stand up to they must be ok...they were terrible to me. I left immediately and looked for bridal shops in the area on my gps. saw E.W. bridal and went with it. For my first visit, As I walked in they were extremely helpful. I did not have an appointment and the lady there let myself and my maid of honor try on about 10 different dress each and was extremely helpful to the both of us. We did not buy anything that day but made an appointment to come back. 2nd visit was not what i expected. Rude, pushy, and uneducated new associate. I loved the dress and it was a great price for bridal only $577.00 so i bought it anyways. Asked about alterations and the owner said starting at 15.00. thought to myself not bad. 3rd visit- after getting a call 4 months later that my dress was in, I made an apt. to have a fitting. When I arrived- owner acted like i was bugging him and had no clue i had an appointment. and was not ready for me. He did not help me with my dress or help lace it up, told me he didn't have anyone to help me. So, i made ANOTHER apt. for the same thing. 4th visit. Very rude, asked what do you want. Told him i had an apt. and again was not ready for me. Took me upstairs where the seamstress was in a no AC room. when it was about 90 degrees outside. spend 2 hours with the seamstress and she couldn't figure out how to bustle my dress. And shes a professional?? She said she was going to charge me for today and for the hem (which she did not do) and will figure out the bustle later. Went downstairs to pay for today and the hem and it came to $150.00!!! so i paid it thinking that's what it really cost. went home and called a seamstress and she said i was out of my mind for letting them charge me that. I already felt uncomfortable with her doing my dress, did not seem like she knew what she was doing. I went back to get my dress and told the egotistical owner that i wanted my dress and my money back for the work that was not done. he refunded me most of it back but had to charge me for the seamstresses time, which was fine. big suprize, he was rude again. did not thank me for my purchase, nothing. We asked when my maid of honors dress would be in and he said next month- and then called 3 hours later saying it was there. Unorganized!!!! So we went back again that day to get her dress. I started just looking at the veils hanging there and the owner says to me, "you like that one?" i said yes...and he said "you buy right now, I charge you". Talk about used car salesman speech!!! It was not the bridal dress shopping experience i was looking for...but you get what you pay for i guess. cheaply priced dresses and charge you premiums for alterations evan though you bought the dress from them. Beware, not a great experience at all. will not go back to or recommend!!!
Have made numerous phone calls to the store for it's convenient location to where I live. Still on the hunt for 8 bridesmaids gowns, 3 flower girls but seem to be a bother every time I call with questions. Associates who answer calls are usually short and not helpful or friendly in any way, so turned off I won't even attempt stopping in to offer my business.
East West Bridal has 0.4 out of 5 stars based on 5 user reviews.


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RUTLAND — Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) is paving the streets in downtown Rutland and running the largest commercial laundry in the state, as well as heating the second largest hospital — and there is no gas pipeline in the area yet. Rather, the gas is arriving by a virtual pipeline, consisting of a fleet of high-tech tractor/trailers operated by NG Advantage.
According to the Town's Public Policy Statement 2013, one of the things Rutland is counting on to help foster a revitalization is natural gas. The problem is that the planned expansion of the Vermont Gas Systems pipeline is not scheduled to happen until 2020 at the earliest. Many Rutland businesses and town agencies feel that Rutland cannot wait. The city must stay competitive. The transition from expensive to cheaper, cleaner natural gas has already begun.
Rutland Regional Medical Center is Vermont's second-largest health care facility. The hospital recently converted its boilers from burning fuel oil to burning cleaner CNG to heat the hospital, provide hot water, and create steam for the hospital's autoclaves. The hospital is now emitting 26 percent less CO2, and much less NOx and SO2.


In this case the peering relationship happens on dedicated VLANS - not one shared VLAN as above. VLANs can have 2 or more associated ports included to allow only those you choose to be included. The BGP session is established directly between the two (or more) peers with their own IP space as there will be no layer-3 interfaces on the actual exchange. In this case the VLAN-ID will be assigned by OmahaIX.


Celebrating Earth Day at WVWD!
Celebrate Earth Day at WVWD on Saturday April 13, 2019 from 10 am - 1 pm. Free Food, Activities and more.
A thank you letter from the City of Rialto to WVWD for taking part of the Grand Opening of Joe Sampson Park.


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The Connecticut DPUC has revoked the license of Turris Associates LLC to operate as an electric aggregator, finding that Turris, "has failed to comply with the provisions of Conn. Gen. Stat. §16-245(l)(5)."
EDF has offered to buy Constellation Energy's 51% share of nuclear venture UniStar at "fair market value," but only if Constellation does not exercise a put option that would compel EDF to buy a dozen older, mostly fossil fueled plants from Constellation for $2 billion.
Gulf Oil Limited Partnership has applied for a Connecticut electric supplier license. Notably, Gulf Oil Limited Partnership has applied to serve residential customers in addition to commercial and industrial customers.
FirstEnergy Solutions Offering Residential Electric Supply at Penelec, Marketing "Steelers Offers"
FirstEnergy Solutions has signed a five-year contract to supply electricity to the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field for a five-year term beginning April 2011, and is offering residential electric supply under what it labeled online as "Steelers Offers" to customers in three western Pennsylvania territories.
Integrys Energy Services, Duke Energy Generation Services, and Smart Energy Capital announced the launch of a partnership to build and finance distributed solar projects throughout the U.S.
Under a draft preliminary order proposed by PUCT Staff, the Commission would determine that a limited load or customer count do not per se constitute good cause for a waiver from any of the requirements set forth in P.U.C. SUBST. R. 25.107(f) or (k).
TexRep6, LLC said that it has hired Sequoia Advisors to meet the risk management and other technical fitness requirements of PUCT Subst. R. 25.107, but still has not completed financing to meet the financial requirements of §25.107.
Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell yesterday called on the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission to deny the merger application of FirstEnergy Corp. and Allegheny Energy, warning that the proposed transaction could harm competition in electricity markets at a time when prices are rising, while also eliminating jobs in Pennsylvania.


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Dr. James Hawdon completed his B.A. at Pennsylvania State University, and his M.A. and Ph.D. at the University of Virginia. He served as an Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies at Clemson University. He recently joined the faculty at Virginia Polytechnic and State University as an Associate Professor of Sociology. His research interests include crime and violence, deviant behavior, comparative historical analysis, and political sociology. In addition to his book on intergovernmental organizations, he has published dozens of articles and reports in the areas of drug use, crime, deviance and policing.


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Was the December 4 Rebel Attack in Grozny Aimed at Tarnishing the Images of Putin and Kadyrov?
Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 11 Issue: 221
By: Mairbek Vatchagaev
December 11, 2014 08:57 PM Age: 8 years
(Source: AP)
The attack by militants in Grozny on December 4 was surprisingly large in scale. The last time Chechen militants launched such a large-scale offensive in Grozny was in October 2010, when three rebels attempted to seize the republican parliament building (NTV.ru, October 19, 2010).
Although suicide bombings took place in Chechnya, they were normally isolated incidents that had no connection to anything else. Isolated suicide bombings have periodically occurred in Grozny, but they were not always easy to interpret as having been carried out by the North Caucasus underground militant movement (Kavkazsky Uzel, ?ctober 5).
Following the death of Doku Umarov last year (Newsru.com, April 10), his successor, Emir Hamzat (Aslan Batyukaev), may have decided to change tactics and launch strikes in a populous area like Grozny in order to elicit a massive sympathetic response from the public. Emir Hamzat did not claim responsibility for the death of the shahid on October 5, Grozny's City Day and the birthday of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. That attack was strange since the Chechen militants had not previously carried out attacks during the holidays. It should be noted that prior to his appointment as emir of the Chechen militants, Emir Hamzat was also commander of the Riyadh as-Salihin shahids battalion led by the infamous field commander Shamyl Basaev. The latest operation, which was codenamed Istikam (Retribution) (YouTube, December 4), was suited to the suicide bombers battalion, especially since the attackers knew that they could die in Grozny and their attack could therefore be regarded as a suicide attack.
In a video released the exact same day as the latest attack, a group of militants claimed responsibility and unequivocally stated that they were from the Caucasus Emirate (YouTube, December 4). In the video they said they had come to Grozny from Achkhoi Martan district on the border with Ingushetia, where Emir Hamzat has influence. If one tries to reconstruct the attack, it appears that they seized three cabs near the Achkhoi Martan district village of Shalazhi to the capital after 9 p.m. (Rbc.ru, December 4). The militants tied up the cab drivers and left them on the outskirts of the village in sleeping bags to prevent their deaths from cold weather. The armed group in the three small cars only could have totaled 12–15 people at the most. The cars arrived in Grozny at 10 p.m., since the distance from Achkhoi Martan district to Grozny is only 40 kilometers, a trip of no more than 30 minutes. The first shots in Grozny were fired at 12.45 a.m. It is unclear what the armed militants did in Grozny during the previous two hours. One of the cab drivers managed to escape, and he reported the attack, after which the police probably started searching for the three cars. Three police officers stopped the cars with the militants for a document check in downtown Grozny. The militants shot all three policemen dead and continued to drive for another half a kilometer, after which they entered the House of the Press, which is located in central Grozny. Some members of the group apparently remained there, while the others continued on to the Oil Institute. The militants later entered School #20.
Who were the militants looking for during those two hours? Were they seeking to carry out an attempt on Ramzan Kadyrov's life?
In their video, the militants spoke only about attacking the police, which they said insults and humiliates Chechen girls by forbidding them from wearing the hijab (YouTube, December 4). However, this is less than convincing, given Kadyrov's mass Islamization of Chechen society. They did not refer to President Vladimir Putin's annual state of the nation speech, which he delivered that same day in Moscow, and did not say they were trying to make trouble personally for Kadyrov. What is most interesting to this analyst is that they said that they would leave Grozny by morning. Thus, they had no intention of staying in the city; indeed, they planned to leave the Chechen capital after the successful operation.
Kadyrov immediately accused Doku Umarov's brother of organizing the Grozny attack (Gazeta.ru, December 5), but that is highly improbable. Even though Akhmad Umarov is the representative of the Velayat Nokhchiych (Ichkeria) abroad, he does not have the public standing in Chechnya that would allow him to organize an attack on such a scale in the republic. Akhmad Umarov is mostly preoccupied with settling scores with other Chechens living abroad (Checheninfo.com, November 23). It would be smarter for the Kadyrov regime to look for the mastermind and the executor of the attack inside Chechnya.
How many assailants were involved in the December 4 Grozny attack? The rebels said 100 insurgents had infiltrated the city and 200 more would come in, but that was only a claim made for propaganda reasons. Based on years of following the Chechen insurgency, this author estimates that the total number of Chechen militants to be no greater than 100 fighters maximum. In any case, no more than 20 militants took part in the December 4 attack.
Eleven militants and 14 police officers were killed in the recent rebel attack on Grozny, and 36 other servicemen were injured (Kavkazsky Uzel, December 5). According to Kadyrov, a relative, 22-year-old Umar Kadyrov, was killed in the rebel assault (Gazeta.ru, December 5). A civilian, Vladislav Vorobyov, chairman of the Chechen branch of the Russian Association of Young Businessmen, died of smoke inhalation in the House of the Press, according to preliminary information. The militants evidently attempted to avoid victims among the civilians at all costs.
What was the aim of this rebel attack? The insurgents spoiled Vladimir Putin's speech, given that he was forced to refer to the militant assault on Grozny. Kadyrov, who is trying to prove that Chechnya is the safest place on earth, will now be forced to explain where the rebels came from, given that he had repeatedly insisted that all the rebels in the republic had been killed. The public standing of both Kadyrov and Putin suffered as a result of this attack. If the attack was aimed at undermining their political prestige, then the militants achieved their goal. However, on the flip side, Chechen society was probably not that happy to find itself once again in the crossfire, and it is unlikely that a majority of people sympathized with the rebels on this turbulent night.
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Az ajidamal, más néven az amal, a fűszer avagy a melanzs egy szintetikus változatának neve a kitalált Dűne-univerzumban. A történetben Corrino-ház ezzel a mesterséges fűszer-pótlékkal próbálta kiváltani a természetes fűszert.

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Shaddam koronaherceg és barátja, Fenring, megmérgezik IX. Elroodot, majd a szellemileg leépülő császárt ráveszik, hogy fogadja az udvarba érkező tleilaxi küldöttet. Elrood, miután meghallja, milyen céllal érkezett a küldött, beleegyezik, hogy mesterséges úton létrehozzák a melanzsot. Ennek keretében ki kellett választaniuk egy technikailag megfelelően fejlett kutatóhelyet, így esett a választás az Ix-re.

L. sz. 10154-ben a Bene Tleilax császári segítséggel átveszi a hatalmat az Ixen. A Vernius-ház kénytelen elmenekülni. Lady Shando és Dominic Vernius renegátok lesznek, Rhombur és Kaliea menedéket kap a Caladanon. L. sz. 10156-ban Elrood meghal, Shaddam kerül a trónra.

A renegát Dominic Vernius összeszedi a hozzá hű katonákat és elrejtőznek az Arrakison. Erről a bázisról jó néhány szabotázsakciót indít, amelynek a célja az uralkodó lejáratása.

Az ixi hatalomátvétel után az ixi termékek eltűnnek a piacról, majd pár év múlva – lassan, de biztosan – újra elkezdik a gyártást a tleilaxiak. Az átvétel után jó néhány ixi a bolygón marad, néhányuk behódol az új uraknak, és vannak olyanok is, akik szabotázsakciókat hajtanak végre.

A Hidar Fen Ajidica nevű tleilaxi tudós vezetésével megindul a fűszerkutatás, hogy végül mesterséges módon elő lehessen állítani azt. Shaddam, uralkodóként megbízza Fenringet, hogy rendszeresen ellenőrizze a projekt előrehaladását. Shaddam ebben az időben nyeregben érzi magát, úgy gondolja, hogy hamarosan olcsó fűszerhez jut, így megindítja a fűszer háborúját a Nagy házak ellen. Eme akció célja, hogy a Házaktól elvegyék a fűszert, és ezután a Házak már csak a császár által biztosított olcsó fűszerből vásárolhatnak.

L. sz. 10175-ben Ajidica teszteli az amal legújabb változatát, az ajidamalt, és úgy találja, hogy az rendelkezik a fűszer összes előnyös tulajdonságával. Az előállítás tervével el akar szökni, ekkor azonban megindul a támadás az Ix visszafoglalásáért.

Fenring gróf kipróbálja az amalt a navigátorokon, ám tesztje katasztrófába fullad: egy csillagbárka megsemmisül, egy másiknak a navigátora meghal. Ajidica szintén belehal az ajidamal mellékhatásaiba – teste darabokra hull – és ezzel a közel 20 évig tartó kutatás véget ér. Mivel nem sikerült előállítani a mesterséges fűszert, Shaddam kénytelen befejezni a háborút és megszégyenülve vissza kell kullognia az Arrakisról a Kaitainra. Szerencsére időben véget ért a dolog, mivel a Shaddam már azon volt, hogy személyesen elpusztítja az Arrakist és ezzel a természetes fűszert.

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December 24, 1962 ~ June 5, 2018 (age 55)
NEW YORK — Bright. Vibrant. Colorful. And, most essentially, fun.
The same words used so often to describe Kate Spade's enormously popular handbags — "It" bags that were both aspirational and affordable — were an apt description of the woman herself, say many in the fashion world. And that only contributed to the sense of shock and loss in the industry upon hearing the news Tuesday that Spade had apparently taken her own life at 55.
"She was always just as happy and delightful as her collection was," said Fern Mallis, industry consultant and former director of the Council of Fashion Designers of America during Spade's rise to success in the 1990s. "She was every bit the representation of that brand, and the fun of it all."
Indeed, Spade had said it herself: "I hope that people remember me not just as a good businesswoman," she told Glamour magazine in 2002, "but as a great friend — and a heck of a lot of fun."
Kate died at her home in New York City, law enforcement officials said.
Spade liked to say that she wasn't obsessed with fashion, or interested in trends. She tried jeans, for example, decided they didn't look good on her, and moved on. "I grew up in the Midwest, where you have to have (a fashion item) because you like it, not because you're supposed to have it," she said in 2004. "It's an adornment, not an obsession."
And a Kate Spade bag was an adornment that was, crucially, affordable, unlike other iterations of "It" bags whose status seemed to hinge on the price tag. "It was a real shift," Mallis said. "Everybody had Kate Spade bags. You could afford them, and happily buy more than one. They were affordable AND terrific AND fabulous."
Having a Spade bag "was a sign that you were in the know," said Eric Wilson, fashion news director at InStyle. "You associated yourself with this fun, cool, with-it, hip brand that wasn't snobbish or so exclusive that it felt like a European luxury brand."
And the bags seemed to effortlessly appeal to a variety of women. "She had a quirky visual language that captivated Bat Mitzvah girls and artists alike," wrote actress Lena Dunham on Twitter. "She was also a staple of NYC who spread goodwill."
Born Katherine Brosnahan, Spade grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. She was working as an accessories editor at Mademoiselle magazine when she launched her company with husband Andy in 1993, based on six shapes of bags she thought every working woman needed.
As her brand expanded, "the fun, colorful, bright designs she created added an element of cheerfulness others have tried to emulate," said Deidra Arrington, associate professor of fashion design and merchandising at Virginia Commonwealth University. "She was a visionary." One obvious measure of her influence was the number of counterfeit Kate Spade bags one could find on the streets, Arrington said. "Most women remember their first Kate Spade bag. I still have mine."
Indeed, on social media, many women were recalling their first Spade bag. "My grandmother gave me my first Kate Spade bag when I was in college," Chelsea Clinton wrote on Twitter. "I still have it." Jenna Bush Hager wrote: "I will never forget the first Kate Spade bag I got for Christmas in college."
Spade was not only about bags: she would expand into shoes, apparel, luggage and other accessories, and stationery. "Everyone loves to get a letter," Spade said in 2006, explaining that she never used computers and had her staff print out emails. "I love sending them. I love getting them."
Spade, who won multiple CFDA awards and was named a "giant of design" by House Beautiful magazine, walked away from her company in 2007, a year after it was acquired from the Neiman Marcus Group for $125 million by the company then known as Liz Claiborne Inc.
Wilson, of InStyle, recalled often finding her in her store, helping shoppers. "Often I would walk in and I'd see her there serving customers, not telling them 'I'm Kate Spade' or Kate Valentine, her other alias, but just helping people," he said. "I found her to be just down to earth, a normal mom, talking about the trials and tribulations of raising a child and life in the city."
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Utilizing a programmable thermostat offers you a lot of convenience when it comes to comfort. Not only do they allow for a variety of programs to be set based on your needs, they also make it easy to take advantage of a range of savings if used appropriately. Of course the weather in Shreveport can be hard to predict and the temperature swings can seem outrageous, but there are steps you can take to ensure you experience total comfort while also saving money month after month.
Enjoying the benefits of your programmable thermostat isn't difficult, and one of the easiest ways to maximize those benefits is by understanding the schedule of your home. Every schedule is different, but taking the time to understand your needs will allow you to program your thermostat accurately and only be heating and cooling your home when it needs it.
Sure, you can take the approach of tinkering with it when you leave or get home every day, but why worry with it when you could have it set up to meet your comfort needs every day? It is a programmable thermostat after all, so why not use it to improve your comfort and energy savings?
Setting your thermostat for large pieces of time allows it to work more efficiently, saving you money and ensuring your comfort level is right where you want it. Programming a schedule for your programmable thermostat will give you increased efficiency and more consistent temperatures, especially when you limit temperature changes to 10 degree differences or less. Maintaining a consistent temperature will also help you fight the urge to continually walk over to your thermostat and use your "hold" button or make drastic adjustments.
In addition to the basic operation of your programmable thermostat, many host a range of features that may help you lower your energy consumption and can potentially lessen your energy costs.
Programmable thermostats usually offer pre-programmed settings, including specific options for work and vacation. Using these repeatedly help keep your system from operating when you're away from Shreveport for long periods when the temperature of your home isn't important.
Something else to ponder is that making large temperature adjustments does not help your home heat up or cool down any speedier. Setting your programmable thermostat for any other temperature than the one you'd like to achieve only leaves you open to forgetting about it and making it too warm, too cold or wasting energy.
Programmable thermostats are a cool addition, and when used appropriately, they can ensure maximum comfort is achieved and can potentially save you money as well. There are a number of programmable thermostats available, so give Moon's Air in Shreveport a call at 318-671-5355 if you have any questions as to which programmable thermostat would best suit your needs.


Tony Donald, bass player and early school friend of Jim, Charlie and Brian.
He was part of one of their earliest bands, Biba-Rom!, before being recruited into the Abusers line-up.
When that line-up broke down, the fledgling Simple Minds would practise and rehearse in his uncle's lampshade factory.
He stayed with the band as it slowly built up again, witnessing the recruitment of Duncan Barnwell and Mick MacNeil. However, for reasons never given, he left in April 1978, to be replaced by Derek Forbes.
He didn't stay away long, and ended up rejoining the team as Charlie's guitar tech.


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 When Clint Dempsey expressed interest in returning to the MLS from Tottenham Hotspur, Seattle Sounders part-owner and general manager, Adrian Hanauer was floored. "I kind of stopped in my tracks," he said. "It was one of those memorable moments...


The frequency of this gene was significantly higher in those suffering from non- alcoholic fatty liver disease as compared to those not suffering from this condition," he said.
Although the pathogenesis of fatty liver by ethanol is complex and multifactorial, the lipogenesis has long been proposed as an important biochemical mechanism underlying the development of alcoholic fatty liver.
Difference in hepatic metabolism of long and medium-chain fatty acids: The role of fatty acid chain length in the production of the alcoholic fatty liver.
Global Markets Direct's, 'Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) - Pipeline Review, H2 2012', provides an overview of the Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) therapeutic pipeline.
Non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is foremost cause of progressive liver disorder world-wide.
Non Alcoholic fatty liver disease in Shiraz Hepat Mon 2013; 13: e9248.
His presentation was on Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) which was an excellent detailed review of the subject.
Non alcoholic fatty liver disease increases the mortality from acute coronary syndrome: an observational study from Sri Lanka.
Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is now an increasingly common illness and alarmingly enough, places excessive consumption of fatty food as its major contributor.
USPRwire, Mon Mar 09 2015] Global Markets Direct's, 'Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) - Pipeline Review, H1 2015', provides an overview of the Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)'s therapeutic pipeline.
Non-alcoholic and alcoholic fatty liver disease - two diseases of affluence associated with the metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes: the FIN-D2D survey.
Non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) linked to metabolic syndrome has become a common liver disorder in developing countries.