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One bracelet to rule them all--OH FUCK OFF.
By Steph M.
EXT. LONDON - 1933
While on a dig, BRENDAN FRASER and RACHEL WEISZ disturb a chest of yet another mythical, apocalypse-bringing creature, this time played by DWAYNE "THE ROCK" JOHNSON. But then they decide to just go home.
You know, you'd think we'd have learned from our mistakes from the last movie, but nooooooooo. Five minutes in and we're doing the same stupid shit.
Yes, well, a part of that is because the writers have decided to abandon decent storytelling in favor of action sequences. And for some reason, they also love making you and I look like a couple of incompetent morons.
Speaking of moronic things, how are those flashbacks you've been having?
Oh, they're great! They're what helped us find that chest of the Scorpion King! They also helped us find the key to open that chest RIGHT THE FUCK NEXT TO IT.
Seriously, do we hate the Ancient Egyptians or something?
Their 8 year old son, FREDDIE BOATH, stumbles upon the chest.
FREDDIE BOATH
Because of my combination of my mother's love for Egypt and my fathers sense of moving the plot along, I'm going to open this chest and-
(gasps)
Look at that! It's an ancient, golden, WWF Championship Belt!
WWF? Bloody hell, that thing really is an ancient artifact.
FREDDIE puts it on, but then, they're all attacked by ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJE and his men! Also, ODED FEHR appears!
Okay, what the fuck's going on?
Perhaps explanations are best kept for later. Mostly because we're too lazy to come up with any.
Oh, you mean like why I would keep a rack of old swords in the living room of my house with my 8 year old son?
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJE
Or like how Brendan and Rachel's incompetency allowed them to almost die in the first scene but were saved only because of their son's clumsiness?
A SWORD FIGHT ensues. ADEWALE'S army distracts RACHEL'S STUNT DOUBLE long enough so that they can kidnap RACHEL!
And that's not all. Freddie only has seven days to get the gold Macguffin off but only if it's inside an ancient pyramid in a secret oasis and whoever stabs the Scorpion King will gain control of his army of dogs-
(four hours later)
And they will become ruler of the universe and--
ALRIGHT already! We have to kill the Scorpion King, we get it! Now how are we going to do that?
Why don't we just do what we've been doing to the audience so far? Bludgeon him to death with exposition!
INT. BRITISH MUSEUM
ALUN ARMSTRONG and PATRICIA VELASQUEZ prepare RACHEL for sacrifice. Then they read from the BOOK OF THE DEAD to resurrect ARNOLD VOSLOO.
ALUN ARMSTRONG
Wait a minute, I thought Hamunaptra collapsed and swallowed everything within it. And earlier, Oded said that you know things that no living person could possibly know, hinting that you have magical powers or something. So how did you know where both Arnold's body and the Book of the Dead were buried?
Because I'm Anck Su Namun reincarnated! You know, Arnold's old girlfriend for which the previous movie was based on!
That answers literally nothing!
As long as we're making up shit, can you at least find that gigantic gold hoard that was swallowed up too? Because that would be beneficial to us all.
They resurrect ARNOLD and he instantly regains bodily organs and tissues, despite that being his biggest challenge the last time.
Huh. And you know, I distinctly remember us killing you after we made you mortal in the last movie. How have you gone back to be an immortal God-like being again?
Look, I don't fucking know, okay? Now shut up and be distracted by a super cool gun fight while I stand here and do literally nothing!
A GUN FIGHT breaks out. BRENDAN jumps in and saves RACHEL, and ARNOLD decides to produce those MUMMY GUARD guys from OUT OF HIS ASS.
SERIOUSLY! What's the point of calling this a sequel if we're just going to contradict everything we did in the first one!?
THIS WHOLE MOVIE IS A RE-HASH NOT A SEQUEL GET USED TO IT.
The mummies join our heroes in a CHASE SCENE on a double-decker bus, which JOHN HANNAH could have probably ended if he had just STOPPED DRIVING IT. Afterwards, BRENDAN and RACHEL embrace each other, but then FREDDIE gets kidnapped by ARNOLD'S men!
Have you noticed that every time the two of us make out, our son gets into trouble?
EXT. EGYPT
They all meet SHAUN PARKES.
SHAUN PARKES
Nooooope, nope nope nope. I will not get involved in one of your bullshit movies, Brendan. Audiences have suffered enough!
What if I held out this gold stick, illustrating the fact that your character will literally do anything for gold? Despite that being the exact same motivation as John Hannah's character!
Alright fine, I'll take you. You can ride in my Dirigible.
Your... your fucking what?
A dirigible! It's like a Zeppelin only more idiotic! You've never heard of it?
Oh yeah, sure. In fact, maybe we should all start a band and call it Led Dirigible!
You laugh now, but if we just so happen to be chased by a 200 foot wall of water with some guy's face in it, this thing will manage to keep us inexplicably unharmed!
I say, old chaps, is it possible to give yourself a concussion from face-palming too hard?
EXT. THE DIRIGIBLE - NIGHT
While aboard the FLYING ABSURDITY, RACHEL flashes back to when she was ANCIENT RACHEL, where she engages in a battle with ANCIENT PATRICIA VELASQUEZ!
Holy shit! It turns out that these flashbacks are memories of my past life! I was assigned to protect the gold McGuffin of the Scorpion King, despite having lost said battle with Ancient Patricia in the first place!
That's right, you two were destined to find the oasis. Rachel was the daughter of the Ancient Pharaoh, and I can tell Brendan is a Medjai because of his tattoo! You know, the tattoo that everyone totally believes existed on his arm this whole time!
So let me get this straight. You're saying she's a reincarnated princess and I'm a warrior of God?
Well Jeez, Brendan, if you jump to conclusions like that, you'll just make this story line sound stupid.
EXT. OASIS - BECAUSE MAYBE?
Some more mindless action ensues but they find the OASIS and get FREDDIE back!
Dad, if I don't get into the Scorpion Pyramid by sunrise, this gold thing I'm wearing will kill me! I'm not sure how my death benefits the Scorpion King in any way, but whatever!
Not to worry, son. I'll just get you to the pyramid by running faster than the sunrise!
Haha... wait, what?
BRENDAN runs FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF LIGHT... or maybe it's FASTER THAN THE ROTATION OF THE EARTH... which is still ludicrous but differently so! Either way, he saves FREDDIE.
Then, ARNOLD and PATRICIA show up and stab RACHEL!
But why? You won our fight in the flashbacks, and your soul got reincarnated despite not having my body sacrificed!
Umm, because I'm a fucking bitch that's why! Haha! No, but seriously, in your flashbacks you'll recall that you were the one who sent the guards after your pharaoh father, resulting in the death of Arnold and myself, and ultimately starting this whole franchise!
My God, what could I have possibly done to the writers to make them hate me so much?
(dies an excruciatingly painful yet surprisingly bloodless death)
NO! Oh my God! I can't believe Rachel's gone!
Why? Because she's the second top billed actor on the call sheet and there's no way she would die such a meaningless death? Especially one as quick and unceremonious as this?
Uhhhhh... I was just going to go with, my wife is dead and now I'm all sad and stuff... but sure that works.
INT. THE SCORPION KING'S PYRAMID
ARNOLD reaches the Scorpion King's FIERY, BRICK OVEN-LIKE lair.
Does anyone smell what someone's cook--NOPE, nope, I'm not fucking saying it.
And hey! I just remembered that we can resurrect my mom with the Book of the Dead! And wouldn't you know it, Patricia just put it down and walked away from it!
(resurrects his mother)
Thanks for resurrecting me, sweetie. Okay, so mommy's going to fight the colossal bitch now. Can you be a good boy and stay inside this unholy death trap of a pyramid where you might die at any second? Okay great!
RACHEL and PATRICIA kick each other's asses while BRENDAN and ARNOLD kick each other's asses.
And then, they're all greeted by the most fearsome, most ferocious, and most dangerous, immortal warrior the world has ever seen:
THE SCORPION KING!
DWAYNE "THE UNBELIEVABLY AWFUL CARTOON" JOHNSON
FEAR ME!
BAHHHHH-HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
(choking on laughter)
(pissing his pants laughing)
(puking from laughing so hard)
(wiping tears from his eyes)
Okay, we're kidding with this, right? This is a joke?
I don't know. But can you believe I go on to win an Oscar after this?
Can you believe that I can pretty much mark the end of my acting career with this?
Can you believe I STARTED my acting career with this?
Then, BRENDAN reads the instructions on how to kill the bad guy WRITTEN ON THE WALL OF THE BAD GUY'S LAIR, then finds out that JOHN was holding the weapon SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED to kill said bad guy THIS ENTIRE TIME.
Don't worry, I'm exceptionally good at javelin throwing for some reason!
(throws spear)
Yoink! And I am exceptionally good at plucking fast, pointy things out of the air!
Yoink again! For you see, I too am good at fast things air plucking!
BRENDAN stabs DWAYNE and finishes him off with THE PEOPLE'S ELBOW. He then tells DWAYNE'S army of DOGS to go to hell, all of which results in the pyramid IMPLODING.
Dammit! Are these things always equipped with a self destruct button or something?
EXT. TOP OF PYRAMID
The pyramid SUCKS THE OASIS into itself, while our heroes are trapped at the top.
Oh no! We did everything the ancient prophecy wanted us to do, but we're still going to be killed anyway!
You know, for having magical, god-like powers, the Ancient Egyptians used them for some pretty dick-ish things.
Then, SHAUN swoops in with his flying absurdity and saves them!
Thank God we're saved! But wait, what ever happened to Arnold and Patricia?
Well, it turns out that their whole "eternal love" story that this movie has been pushing was complete bullshit, so Arnold turned himself a cartoon and Patricia got eaten by those scarab things that can somehow live for 3,000 years. You know, typical break-up stuff.
Right. So are we even going to talk about that horribly rendered, evil soul pit thingy that Arnold fell into?
No. In fact, lets never speak of that scene again.
DIRECTOR STEPHEN SOMMERS
Okay, I know you're all mad at me for wasting the budget on pygmy mummies and sand-jackal armies, but what was I supposed to do? Reserve CGI for scenes deemed essential to a smooth and flowing plot and then focus on creating a dignified main villain?
Damn, old boy, are you trying to give everyone face-palm concussions?
Well, I think it's time for our obligatory end of movie make out session now.
NO! For the love of Osiris, please don't. At the rate we're going, the next time you make out, it could result in some Anubis-awful catastrophe!
Oh come on, like what? Seriously, what could possibly happen after this?
TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR HAPPENS. THAT'S WHAT.
This script was made possible thanks to the support of Patrons like Lief Theorine.
Steph M.
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On August 25, 2017, the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) condemned Canada for its ongoing violation of Indigenous land rights. In a report on Canada's periodic review, CERD echoed Indigenous Nations who made submissions to the committee on the racism and rights violations they experience as a result of more than 150 years of colonial policy and law in Canada.
The CERD report outlines concluding observations from the periodic review of Canada's compliance with the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Canada's periodic review took place on August 14th and 15th in Geneva.
There was large participation from Indigenous Nations who travelled to Geneva to appear before CERD during Canada's periodic review. This included a coalition of Indigenous title and rights holders, including leadership from the Interior of British Columbia, working together with Cree, Athapaskan, Anishinaabe, and three Algonquin First Nations. This coalition put forward a strong analysis of how Canada's laws and policies are still rooted in colonialism, submitting joint recommendations to CERD to ensure that Indigenous peoples are full decision-makers regarding their lands and resources. Core points from these joint recommendations were reflected in CERD's report, making it clear that Indigenous peoples should be recognized as decision-makers, and that their free, prior and informed consent is required for all matters concerning their land rights.
CERD has previously rejected Canada's policies, such as the Comprehensive Land Claims Policy (CCP) and the British Columbia Treaty Commission (BCTC) process. CERD specifically asked Canada about these policies in a letter from the early warning and urgent action subcommittee in October, 2016. Meanwhile, the CCP, BCTC and the Algonquins of Ontario process continue to be the prevailing frameworks for negotiating the de facto extinguishment of Indigenous land rights in British Columbia, Ontario and Canada.
CERD's new report on Canada's periodic review goes further to acknowledge Indigenous Nations as decision-makers on their territories. It condemns "Costly, time consuming and ineffective litigation" as the "only remedy in place of seeking free, prior and informed consent, resulting in the State party continuing to issue permits which allow for damage to lands." In this light, the report specifically recommends that Canada suspend all permits and approvals for the construction of the Site C dam in northeastern British Columbia.
The participation of Indigenous Nations at CERD was the culmination of several months of activities to protest Canada "celebrating" 150 years of colonization of Indigenous territories. These activities were inspired by Arthur Manuel, an Indigenous leader who passed away in January 2017, known globally for his tireless advocacy of Indigenous self-determination. Manuel, who had been active at the UN for decades, had called on Indigenous Nations and Peoples to use Canada's 150th anniversary to tell Canadians and the world that the time had come to decolonize Canada.
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The Concluding Observations on the Twenty-first to Twenty-third Periodic Reports of Canada, by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on August 25, 2017 is available to download here:
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Questions over Korey Smith and Ashley Williams with Bristol City set to submit retained list
No delay has been announced with clubs across the EFL working to the original deadline
James PiercySports Editor
(Left to right) Ashley Williams, Niki Maenpaa and Korey Smith
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The fate of Bristol City five out-of-contract first-team players could be confirmed later this week with EFL clubs expected to announce their retained lists.
Korey Smith, Ashley Williams, Niki Maenpaa, Matty Taylor and Bailey Wright all have deals expiring on June 30 and City are yet to confirm if any will have their agreements extended.
Clubs must decide on out-of-contract players by the third Saturday of May as per EFL requirements and, according to the Telegraph, are working to the original deadline despite the coronavirus shutdown and uncertainty over the conclusion of the current season.
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Meetings are taking place today and Friday among key stakeholders across the three divisions which could lead to a delay but, as it stands, there is an understanding among clubs that the lists have to be submitted.
Twelve month ago, City announced that Frank Fielding, Eros Pisano and Stefan Marinovic would be leaving Ashton Gate at the end of June.
Scunthorpe United are just one of the clubs who have already announced which players will be released with others working on deals to extend players' contracts.
Bristol Rovers PFA representative Alex Rodman admitted earlier this week that as many as 1,400 players from the EFL could go unemployed this summer.
Rodman believes many EFL clubs will not commit to deals unless they receive assurances football will be played, either this season or for 2020/21.
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"I don't see us coming back any time soon, possibly not at all. That's the biggest thing we're waiting for now," Rodman told BBC 5Live.
"From June 30, I think there's 1,400 players out of contract in the Championship, League One and League Two. We look at the potential of having no fans until possibly Christmas, maybe even into 2021, and I think there's a real threat that the new season will be delayed."
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If there is some indication the Championship season will return, which is looking an increasingly distant prospect, there could be provisions to extend some individuals on short-term agreements to finish the campaign.
However, that would require the consent of the player who then may jeopordise any potential talks with clubs wanting to sign him on a free transfer.
In the case of the City quintet who are out of contract, Lee Johnson confirmed in March, two days before the lockdown, that any contract talks have been put on hold until the end of the season.
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That has since been complicated by the coronavirus lockdown and clouded the situation of Smith, in particular, with the club keen for the long-standing midfielder to prove his fitness after two serious injuries.
Club captain Smith, who signed for City in the summer of 2014, has made 11 Championship starts this season after recovering from a broken foot and ligament damage and is the Robins most experienced midfielder.
Only last month, Johnson referred to him as "the Daddy" whose place in the team and leadership benefits the younger players around him, such as Han-Noah Massengo.
Last weekend Ashley Williams admitted he was unsure what the future held for him, while there has been no indication from Johnson that talks have taken place over a new deal for Maenpaa.
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The Finn was excellent after standing in for the injured Dan Bentley in City's two Championship matches prior to shutdown, but City may feel with player/coach Rene Gimartin, the returning Max O'Leary and Jojo Wollacott in reserve, they are reasonably well stocked in the position.
Maenpaa was in a similar position last year with City, after he finished the season as No1, deciding to extend his expiring contract by 12 months.
Taylor moved to League One Oxford United in August where he has enjoyed an outstanding season and the expectation is he will leave on a free to join his hometown club permanently.
Wright departed for Sunderland in January and reports in the north west claim that if the Black Cats can meet the Australian's wage requirements they will pursue a long-term agreement.
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Has taught pre-school since 1970. Child Development Associate Credential, Director's Credential. Has lived in Plainview for her entire life. Been a Presbyterian all her life. Mother of two grown sons, a veterenian in Austin, the other a creative genius looking for the right opportunity to develop in Albuquerque. She has three beautiful precocious grand-children, Shelby (16) Elise (7), and Ethen, (4). She hangs out with husband Chris when she's not at school. She knows every Raffi silly song ever written.
I am married to my best friend Tom. We have been married for 29 years! We have 3 children: Brenda, 20; Kayla, 14; and Zachary, 10. I also just became a NANA, and it is wonderful! I retired from teaching public school after 35 years. Teaching here is an answer to prayer and I have been richly blessed by the students and staff. My hobbies are working in the flower beds, reading and just being a Nana!
David was roped into playing piano for the pre-school when the previous pianist retired. He feels that his entire life has been lived in preparation for this moment, when he can hear the children shriek with glee even on the tenth time through "The Ants Go Marching One by One", or "There's a Spider on my Leg, On My Leg" (Sung to the tune of "If You're Happy and You Know it, Clap Your Hands").


The annual Mississippi Cooper Book Convention singing was held at Mt. Olive Primitive Baptist church on Saturday before the fourth Sunday in October. The class was called to order by Chairman John Merritt leading song on page 86. The morning prayer was led by Don Clark.
The class held a business meeting with the following officers elected or appointed to serve: Chairman—John Merritt; Vice Chairman—Andrew Albers; Secretary—Regina Glass; Arranging Committee—Bill Hogan.
Leaders: John Merritt 36, 263; Andrew Albers 496, 50t; John Lee Van Horn 73t, 56; Durward Scarborough 45, 240; John Etheridge 564, 478; Bill Green "Singing Day", "Nettie" (by request—both songs written by Bill Green); Bill Hogan 411, 497.
The class was called to order by Andrew Albers leading song on page 500. Leaders: Don Clark 292b, 171; Thurman Nall 511b; J.A. Mosley 526, 527; Richard Graham 559; Genny Whitworth 92, 511t; Elizabeth Muhleisen 54t, 572; Brenda Merritt 450, 567; Warren Steel 536, 422t; Nancy Van Den Akker 373, 384; L.B. Smith 58; Velton Chafin 336b, 225t; Alice Mosley 145b, 343, 484b.
The class was called back to order by John Merritt leading songs on pages 297 and 331. Leaders: John Lee Van Horn 563, 140; Andrew Albers 271, 150, 339; Durward Scarborough 339, 107; William Ansley 41, 94 ("Old School Hymnal"); John Etheridge 40 ("Old School Hymnal"), 270; Bill Green "Morning Light" (his own composition); Bill Hogan 45b, 69; Don Clark 398b, 359 ("Old School Hymnal"); J.A. Mosley 282, 542; Genny Whitworth 324; Thurman Nall 38t; Richard Graham 571; Brenda Merritt 543, 522; Warren Steel 494, 71; Nancy Van Den Akker 164, 475; L.B. Smith 451b; Regina Glass 128; Warren Steel 372 ("Old School Hymnal"). The class was dismissed with prayer by Bill Hogan.
Chairman—John Merritt; Vice Chairman—Andrew Albers; Secretary—Regina Glass.


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Campus Activism
Student Voices: Activism on Campus
Civil Rights and the Black Student Union
Women and LGBTQ
Personal Digital Archiving
UNC Charlotte students have a long history of speaking up and getting involved. Even in our earliest years as a new university student activists on this campus were vocal and active in their support for civil rights and the fight to end injustice. From anti-Vietnam war protests and the fight for a Black Student Union in the 1960s to the anti-police violence and Black Lives Matter movements of today, our students have stood up for what they believe in and brought about changes that we all benefit from.
In this exhibit, you will see evidence we have of that important work. You will see how student leaders demanded change from the administration, and you will see how they had big victories and stinging defeats. You see how our student journalists worked to raise awareness of LGBTQ and women's rights through the written word. You will see images of protests, vigils and marches. You will see artwork and paperwork. What you will not find are the original records of the student activists themselves, which do not currently exist in our archives.
We do have many records that tell the University's history, and tell it well. However, those stories are largely told from the University's perspective and not from the perspectives of the students. Because of this, the University Archives hopes to encourage our students to better keep their own records so that the stories of their unique experiences will not be lost.
In the past, we could depend on paper records to find their way to the archives, but the digital files that today's activists create are much more fragile. To help ensure that these digital records are preserved we are working to share personal digital archiving tips and strategies with the University community. By sharing this knowledge, we can ensure that the work our campus activists and community organizers do online and in person will be saved and accessible for years and years to come.
Our students continue to make change a reality. The work that our student activists and organizers are doing is important and valued. The University Archives hopes to empower our UNC Charlotte community to document these ongoing efforts and preserve them for the future. Our students' perspectives matter and our shared campus history is not complete without these important voices.
Student protesting on campus (above). UA0066.
Organizing for social justice on campus (oral history collection, Goldmine)
This collection was created by students under the direction of Dr. Thomas J. Howarth as part of their Critical Citizenship and Community Service LBST 2301 classes in the 2019-2020 academic year. The focus of the class was to capture first-hand accounts to document social justice organizing efforts on UNC Charlotte's campus during the previous four to five years. Three initiatives are represented in the collection: the creation of Peace Haven, a meditation space that resulted from combined efforts of the Muslim Student Association in conjunction with the Interfaith Niners; on-campus protests organized by the Black Student Union with other student groups in response to the police-involved shooting of Keith Lamont Scott in 2016; and community action organized by student group Customer 49 to protest actions and policies of UNC Charlotte and the administrators of the UNC System.
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I have fairly thick, curly hair that gets VERY frizzy when I brush it. I only brush before washing, and generally wear it in a bun every day.
I would like to start wearing my hair down, but am wondering how to make it look less messy on the days when I don't wash it. If I comb or brush it, it is horribly frizzy. Actually, it is pretty frizzy even when I don't brush, which is why I never wear it down in the first place.
I am clueless as to how to make myself look presentable, especially if I go a few days without washing.
Do you use leave-ins? Most curlies need something to help them get good curl definition and keep the frizz down to an acceptable level. The easiest method I know is to comb some conditioner through in the shower and only partly rinse it out, then wrap your hair to dry in a t-shirt rather than a towel (as the terrycloth tends to grab individual hairs and pull them out of the clumps, creating frizz). More intensive methods involve using hair gel (scrunch your hair after to make it not crunchy), curling creams, and a whole bunch of other things that I haven't had to deal with for my marginally wavy hair.
I think your hair is curlier than you think; at least 3a and possibly 3b. Look into curly girl method, which will give you some ideas, but the essential is to wash either with conditioner only or with a sulfate-free shampoo (gentler), lots of conditioning, detangle only when wet and full of conditioner, and use leave in. Enhancing the moisture level in your hair will bring out the curl pattern, allow them to clump more, and reduce frizz. When you comb or brush your dry hair, you're breaking up the curl pattern which causes the frizz. I have far less tangles and frizz now, detangling only every few days when I wash, than I ever did when I detangled twice a day in a desperate attempt to get my hair to behave. I didn't understand that I was just making things worse. Whether you use additional products or not is up to you (I do use gel, but not a whole lot), but I think just adding more moisture and using leave in will make a big difference for you.
Do not brush it out on the 2nd day. Don't even let a comb touch it. Just gently scrunch and dampen with a spray bottle filled with water or water with a squirt of conditioner added, this to "liven" up the curls. Leave it be for the rest and you should be fine.
Definetly look into curly girl method.
What worked for me: wash and detangle with condishioner in.
After wash and turban towel for a while, I'd let it down, comb and use leave in or whatever product I used to define curl. Then scrunch wet hair and leave it be for an hour or so. Then turn my head upside down and blow dry with the diffuser.
On days two or three I could dampen and redo it.
Forget about bunning and then letting it down. You will have to re wet it to define curl as they all get deformed in the bun.
What you do while sleeping matters a lot especially for longer hair. Sleeping on silk keeps my curls intact and not doing so can really mess up my hair as I found out recently. After first day, curls will feel like tangles as some shed hair will be caught in them. You have to train yourself to ignore them and just groom your hair with fingers and maybe watered down conditioner. I do comb my hair at the scalp to arrange the part but do not run the comb through the length.
Apply a leave in conditioner after washing and do not manipulate it whilst it's drying. Don't comb/brush unless it's in the shower with a good detangler /conditioner.
For the curly girl method. You can find some information online, but I do recommend getting the book by Lorraine Massey. It's priceless! It taught me so much about my wavy texture, even though I can't follow the CG method to a T due to seborrheic dermatitis.
Brushes are the bane of curly hair. Bf has curly hair and his hair has never been as bad as it was when he was using a brush. A wide toothed comb without sharp edges is much better, however, you may not even be able to comb it without frizz.
I can also get good results day 2-7 wide tooth combing slowly, following with a hand to smooth it down after applying leave in. the slowly thing and the hand smoothing over make a huge difference. The right moisturizer for your ends does too. Cantu shea butter leave in , in the white tub, is great and gives good slip, shine, and eats frizz for breakfast. Blue magic is another good one. Both you can get a walmart. Sunflower oil is great, too. And argan. I just used cantu last night.... its the bomb.
Thank you for the wonderful advice! I am so grateful to everyone who took the time to respond to my post. I have been reading about the curly girl method and tightly curly method and am attaching a photo of what my hair looks like upon waking now, after using the curly girl method. It is definitely less frizzy, but still looks rather 'wild". I am going to experiment with other methods and products to see if it makes a difference. I had no idea my hair was needing more moisture. This is a revelation for me, and I am so thankful!
I don't feel comfortable wearing my hair down at work since it still seems "messy", but now I have run into the problem of not being able to get it neatly up into a bun without brushing it lol. I tried just putting it into a ponytail and twisting it, but I didn't look very professional. I guess I'm used to brushing it and to the neat/slick look when it's all combed back tightly.
I recommend doing a Snowymoon moisture treatment to kickstart the moisture levels in your hair. http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=128 I definately see some nice curls starting to form there! The more conditioned your hair gets, the more smooth and defined your curls will look.
I agree, use even more moisture, the SMT treatment Coveredbylove mentions is wonderful, its in the recipes thread.
I suggest that before going the gel and curl cream route, see what your hair will do when it just has the proper amount of moisture, some of us curlies (I am one) don't need curl products to curl, just moisture, sealed in with oil).
You can wear you hair up for work (unless you dislike that look), just bun loosely with a hairfriendly stick or toy and smooth the edges slightly with aloe vera gel to keep the flyaways in . I don't brush even my edges very often even when I am using an updo, because once I do, I will have frizz when I take my hair down.
As a curly you kind of have to decide, every "reset" (wetting your hair), what you want-- smooth up do with stretched hair? Curls worn down? I can do a hybrid-- curls up in a loose bun-- but if I do it for a whole day, I can't then wear my hair down the next day (not that I ever wear it down!). Refreshing with a spray bottle and gentle scrunching works if I've slept with my curls down.
Brushing makes curly hair poofy. Try using gels or creams to define your curls, then braid it or bun it. Use bobby pins to keep shorter pieces from sticking out.


The next interesting game that we found of the Friday football schedule is going to be from Germany, Bundesliga, the first event of the 12th round between the teams of Bayer 04 Leverkusen and VfB Stuttgart. Also, they will take a place in BayArena, Leverkusen city, Germany.
There have been over 2.5 goals scored in six of Leverkusen's last seven matches Bundesliga. Moreover, the guests have conceded at least two times in their previous four games in Bundesliga. Moreover, also, Leverkusen has seen under 2.5 goals in their last three games against VfB Stuttgart in all competitions.
After Bayer Leverkusen saw in the meantime with four competitive matches without defeats on the way up, there were last two stunts in the Bundesliga again. After all, the advantage over the relegation zone is only a meagre two points. In return, the gap to the European Cup ranks is seven points. While with a 1:4 defeat against Hoffenheim still everyone had the opinion that Leverkusen was basically equal and the result was too high and actually even a draw would have been fairer, the defeat was earned in Leipzig with a disappointing outcome 3:0.


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Determine which populations you have total responsibility for outcomes and costs.
Choose your population segment and learn about the root causes of high utilization and the assets that can be leveraged to improve outcomes.
Determine which subgroups will be impacted by your enhanced care model.
Secure initial and ongoing investment in improving care for your population.
1. Determine which populations you have total responsibility for outcomes and costs.
Establish a multidisciplinary leadership group with representation from key stakeholders to choose your population and lead the development of your enhanced care model.
The leadership group can study the data and review the considerations listed below to first choose the total population to draw from, and then to determine the population segment with complex needs and high costs and its subgroups for whom the enhanced care model will have the most impact.
Developing an enhanced care model typically requires the addition of resources and can take three to five or more years to demonstrate a return on investment. The leadership group, therefore, needs to think about and plan for the long-term sustainability of the proposed enhanced care model at the outset.
Determine the strategic drivers for your organization to invest resources in redesigning care for people with complex needs and high costs.
Study the potential populations for whom your organization is responsible for total health care costs and other outcomes, such as health, experience of care, and quality of care delivery.
Consider the current and future financial incentives for serving different populations.
Identify the current services your organization provides and those it does not.
Explore existing resources in your organization and in the surrounding community.
Brainstorm how an enhanced care model may impact the outcomes for the populations that your organization is considering.
Consider not just cost alone, but other strategic priorities such as the low pay/no pay population segment, provider relief and retention, access to data, who will fund the enhanced care model, and who is interested in partnering to support the needs of the population with complex needs and high costs.
Understand the visions and goals of four key stakeholder groups — patients, payers, providers, and leaders of your health care delivery system (including the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Medical Officer, and others) — and identify how the enhanced care model for the population with complex needs and high costs aligns with those visions and goals.
Determine the population for whom your organization has responsibility for total health care costs and other health outcomes.
Good population management starts with determining the people for whom your organization is responsible for total health care costs and other outcomes. For example, many organizations have a strategic interest in improving health, experience of care, and health care costs (the IHI Triple Aim) for specified populations. Identify the populations for which your organization has responsibility for total costs and other health outcomes. Your organization may have multiple such populations to choose from. Read "Pursuing the Triple Aim: The First Seven Years" to learn more about IHI's work on the Triple Aim.
Core to managing a whole population towards better outcomes at lower costs is understanding the different segments, or subgroups with similar needs in the population. Population segments are useful when the care delivery is distinct for different segments; if effective care delivery does not differ between segments, segmentation is not practical. Once meaningful population segments are identified, the team can learn more to determine each segment's needs and assets. Only then can the team design services to meet those assets and needs and expand service delivery to reach full scale.
Payor source such as private insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, no insurance, at-risk or shared savings arrangements.
The Bridges to Health model outlines the following segments: healthy; maternal and infant health; acutely ill; chronic conditions with normal function; stable but serious disability; short period of decline before dying; limited reserve and exacerbations and frailty with or without dementia.
Cost of health care: those with health care utilization in the top 1%, 5%, or 10% of the population over the past 1-3 years.
People with 4 or more chronic conditions.
People with a chronic condition who struggle with trauma, substance abuse, mental health needs, food insecurity, and/or frail social support.
The Playbook: Who Are People with Complex Needs?
Figure 2 shows the sequence of work for effectively redesigning care for a population segment. The initial step after choosing a population segment is to deeply understand their needs driving less than optimal outcomes. Understanding needs leads to identifying the services required to effectively meet the needs. Goals for the delivery of the services and coordination of the services are identified as a care model is developed to effectively deliver the services. Understanding full scale, or all the people who will need the services in the population, from the beginning, provides a realistic view of the trajectory the program needs to reach to benefit the most people.
Engage a core group of leaders who understand and support your organization's enhanced care model and can dedicate staff time and resources to support this work.
Conduct a to find populations that align with the strategic interests of stakeholder organizations, to help secure ongoing leadership support and sustainability of your efforts.
Keep your organization's vision and goals at the center of this work, and ensure that organizational leaders support the choice of your chosen population with complex needs and high costs.
"Coming from a health plan background, we think about Medicare, Medicaid and commercial populations, and knowing that each of those groups has different needs and they need different interventions. That was one of the big things for us, looking at them separately, as opposed to in one bucket.
2. Choose your population segment and learn about the root causes of high utilization and the assets that can be leveraged to improve outcomes.
Understanding the needs and assets of the individuals in your chosen population segment is core to designing effective and sustainable care systems. This is especially true for people who have complex needs and high health care costs. Review what you have learned about your population, considering clinical and utilization data, interviews with patients, and provider input: a 3-Part Data Review.
Learn from lived experience by interviewing individuals in the likely chosen population.
As you conduct your 3-Part Data Review, look for cost drivers and consider whether these drivers can be impacted by your enhanced care model. For example, some people have expensive care that should not be taken away, while others have experienced a physical trauma or an other event with time-limited effects. It's key for your organization to understand the characteristics of the people who are at risk for accruing high costs in the future, using this information to then design an enhanced care model that specifically addresses their needs.
Organize the information using the 3-Part Data Review worksheet, or a similar format.
As CareOregon was developing their Health Resilience Program, they did a deep dive into there root causes. Review CareOregon's three part data review process.
Review available data to learn about utilization and begin to recognize patterns of utilization among the people included in your population.
What data do you have access to that provides insight into people who have complex needs and high health care costs?
What did you learn from this data (e.g., number of patients, diagnosis codes, disease burden, undocumented patients or those who rely on charity care, care delivery sites, other)?
What, if anything, surprised you? What new questions do you have?
Claims or utilization data from the payer or your own system encounter information (including hospital, emergency department, and primary and specialty care systems). In the US, some insurance providers may be more open to sharing data and willing to pay for good outcomes for certain patients. Review this IHI resource for tips and strategies on partnering with payors.
Look at your data through the lens of health equity, and stratify data along one or several of these indicators to learn where gaps may exist. Research shows differences in health care quality, access, and outcomes based on race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and other factors that may impact health equity.
Within your population, identify which groups of people have poorer outcomes than others.
Look at utilization and other patterns to help you understand if some groups are challenged in using your services.
Interview care providers who work with your population to understand their perspective on the root causes of high utilization.
Which patient groups have complex needs and are likely to have high health care costs (e.g., frail older adults, children with three or more health conditions)?
What are the needs and assets of people who are not well-served by the current health care system?
What are the biggest challenges your organization faces in fostering good patient outcomes?
What individual or community assets help patients get their needs met?
Which patients do primary care physicians want help serving?
Which patients overwhelm emergency departments or have lengthy stays in inpatient care?
Interview 10 to 15 patients in your potential population segment to understand their perspectives on the root causes of high utilization.
Patients are often the most overlooked source of deep insight into the challenges and barriers that are the core root causes of high utilization. The goals of patient interviews include hearing the patient's perspective; understanding what is important to them (often different from the health care team's goals); learning the real-world challenges they face in managing their health conditions and living situations; determining their assets and resiliency; and identifying what interventions may help them.
The art of these interviews is to take off the "health care hat" and use deep listening skills. As you listen to people tell their story, look for the root causes of high health care utilization and consider if what you learn suggests the need to focus on potential subgroups of your population with complex needs and high costs. For excellent examples of the kinds of information that will emerge in these interviews, visit the Camden Coalition Hotspotting Curriculum and listen to the patient stories included.
Use a structured tool, such as the HARMS-8 and/or Patient Activation Measure as a way to guide the conversation and gather information to understand themes.
Identify the team member/s who are good at gaining trust, engaging individuals in conversation and listening well. Similarly, note team members who are not suited to this task and ensure that they do not take a central role.
Ask Primary Care Providers or Care Managers working with individuals from the potential population to introduce the person doing the interviews.
Test whether phone calls to individuals are effective at engaging individuals in your setting. In-depth conversations are usually richer in person and offer the additional lenses of eye contact, facial expression, and body language.
Approach the interviews as a human conversation, not a research project.
Knowing the characteristics of your chosen population is the start to understanding and selecting your population segment with complex needs and high costs.
There are several methods that you can use to learn about the needs and assets of your target population. Consider conducting a small series of narrative case studies or use standardized assessment instruments such as the HARMS-8 and the PAM.
Interview patients that are involved in your enhanced care model, as well as those that are eligible for your enhanced care model.
"Our goal is to reach the right population for our enhanced care model, so we used the inductive approach. That meant putting aside our assumptions about who we thought we were serving, and actually going out to meet people, hearing their stories and getting their input about what might work best for them. We started by screening people who came to TrueNorth, a social services agency in Newaygo County, to see if they would be willing to share their experiences managing their health. We would interview them and collect their stories as well as their feedback. The plan was that once we put their stories together, we would present them to our improvement team, who would then identify common themes. To ensure consistency in our process, we used tools we learned from the IHI Better Health Lower Costs Collaborative. The three main tools we used were the HARMS-8, the ACE, the PAM.
3. Determine which subgroups will be impacted by your enhanced care model.
Your organization's population with complex needs and high costs likely includes subgroups with different needs and assets, such as frail older adults, people experiencing homelessness, and people with multiple chronic or behavioral health conditions. Understanding the needs and assets of these subgroups is useful because it may suggest the need for tailored care approaches.
Review key themes from the 3-Part Data Review to identify potential subgroups of your population with complex needs and high costs.
Summarize the information from the interviews using the 3-Part Data Review worksheet or a similar format. For examples, visit Lessons from the Field.
What needs or challenges emerge?
What, if anything surprises you?
What strengths or assets come through?
Given the needs, what interventions are likely to be needed?
Do the needs point to a homogeneous group of individuals or different subgroups? For example, middle-age individuals with chronic conditions and a mental health issue may have different needs from elders with chronic conditions and a mental health issue; adolescents with substance abuse may have different needs than pregnant women with substance abuse.
Consider how well (or not) patient assets, needs, and preferences align with current care.
Begin to consider the care implications for each subgroup within the target population. The need for distinct enhanced care models is an indicator that additional subgroups could be useful.
Clearly describe your rationale for choosing distinct subgroups within your chosen population segment with complex needs and high costs.
Is your envisioned or current enhanced care model capable of addressing the unmet needs of your target population, or can the model be adapted to meet their needs? Can health care services play a significant role in improving the health of your chosen population?
Determine whether your organization currently has the competencies to serve the population with complex needs and high costs, or wants to develop these competencies. Ensure that your organization is willing to dedicate resources to help develop competencies where they do not exist.
Consider partnering with an academic or research institution to better understand the unmet needs and the assets of your chosen population segment with complex needs and high costs.
4. Secure initial and ongoing investment in improving care for your population.
Ongoing engagement with key stakeholders, developing a shared vision, and articulating expectations for results from the enhanced care model are all essential for securing ongoing investment in your enhanced care programming. A solid understanding of the desired strategic outcomes, the needs driving high utilization, and the available assets and resources can help your organization choose your optimal population with complex needs and high costs, and then develop and grow your enhanced care model.
Build a relationship with key stakeholders in the organization and in the community that assumes financial risk for this population, and work together to create a shared vision for the enhanced care model.
Periodically revisit your stakeholder analysis for the proposed enhanced care model. Does each key stakeholder favor the success of the model? Does the model make any key stakeholders vulnerable? Are stakeholders in support of, neutral to, or at odds with the success of the enhanced care model?
Clearly articulate and document the rationale for choosing the specific population with complex needs and high costs, and create an initial draft of the rationale for continuing to invest in this population segment. Tailor the messaging and discussion for different audiences, as appropriate.
Document how focusing on this population segment can act as a lever for reducing costs.
Calculate the potential cost of the intervention compared to potential avoided or saved costs.
Will they give timely access to utilization data?
Will they help recruit patients into the enhanced care model?
Will they set aside resources to provide enhanced care programming?
Will they deploy care managers from other areas in the organization to the enhanced care model?
Create a communication plan customized to key stakeholders; consider the use of language, focus of the interactions, desire for data, stories, or data and stories.
As new stakeholders join the work, engage with them as soon as possible to ensure there is a shared vision, alignment, and support for the enhanced care model, and to identify the need for modifications to the model if necessary.


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Mavado's Son Found Guilty On Murder Charges
Dante Brooks, the teenage son of Dancehall superstar Mavado, has been convicted of murder.
The 18-year-old was found guilty by a jury in the Home Circuit Court in downtown Kingston earlier today. He was also convicted on illegal possession of firearm and arson charges.
His co-accused, Andre Hinds, was also found guilty and are set to be sentenced on March 10.
Both men were charged with the killing of Lorenzo Thomas in the St Andrew community of Cassava Piece on June 5, 2018.
The prosecution argued that Brooks and Hinds were among five men who shot Thomas during the home invasion. They say the men did so before pushing his father into another room.
The say the men attempted to sever Thomas' head, but was forced to abort because the machete was too dull. The men then poured gasoline on the house and body before setting them on fire.
The prosecution's case mainly relied on the testimony of Thomas' father, who says he knew his son's killers from the community.
Earlier this month Mavado had expressed confidence that his son would be freed. He took to Instagram to share an emotional photo with his son, claiming he was 'coming home soon.'
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Easy White Bean Cabbage Soup- a healthy soup that's packed full of fiber, vitamins, protein and iron. Vegan, grain-free and freezes well too!
Top of the morning to ya lads and lassies! How was your weekend?
Mine was cold and wet. I got home from New Orleans late Saturday night and then we braved the rain to go to Indie South Fair. Even though we got soaked it was still super cool. They're headed to Asheville next and I would highly recommend checking it out if you live nearby. It's a great place to pick up a few special gifts for the holidays.
Then when you get home you can cozy up to a warm bowl of soup! You like that transition, don't cha?
This is another recipe blast from the past. I'm slowly working my way through the archives and refreshing a few of my favorites with new photos and better instructions. It's been a nice way for me to improve the site and also give myself a break from testing new recipes in the midst of moving.
What's so great about this soup is that it's incredibly filling thanks to all of the fiber in the cabbage and the white beans. It's also packed full of vitamins and iron while still being low in calories, making it a perfect option for this time of year when many of us tend to over indulge because of the holidays.
Most of the flavor comes from just a few simple herbs and spices: coriander, smoked paprika and oregano. If you're not familiar with coriander, it's the dried seed of a cilantro plant. I know there are a lot of cilantro haters out there but I find ground coriander to be more subtle than the fresh leaves. It might be worth smelling it before you completely rule it out.
If you don't have coriander on hand, you can try substituting it with cumin. It will change the flavor quite a bit but it will still be delicious!
In a large pot, warm the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion and cook for 5 minutes. Add the carrot, garlic and spices (coriander, paprika, oregano, pinch salt & pepper) then stir together. Cook for an additional 5 minutes then toss in the cabbage and stir together until well-combined.
Next pour in the tomatoes with their juices, tomato sauce and vegetable broth. Bring to a rapid boil then reduce to a simmer and cook for 15-20 minutes, until the cabbage is just tender. Add the drained beans and cook for 5 more minutes until heated through. Serve warm and enjoy!
Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container for up to 4 days or you can freeze it for up to one month. Make sure it is cooled to room temperature prior to freezing.
*Nutrition facts are for one bowl and will depend on what brands you use. I like to use no salt added tomato sauce to help reduce the sodium content.
For a girl who loves heavy Irish food and beer, I did absolutely naaaada yesterday, ha! I did eat some greens bell peppers in my stir fry, though ;) This soup looks wonderful! I always love a simple, comforting soup, regardless of the weather. SO tasty!
This sounds delightful! Somehow, cabbage soup is basically the only vegetarian soup I find at restaurants, so I've come to love it out of necessity and now I just crave it all the time. I TRIED to get green beer yesterday — we waited an hour for it, to find out that they ran out about an hour ago. Bah.
You crack me. Corned really isn't that gross it just means preserved in salt water. I can understand why you hated it as a kid though and obviously now as an adult being a vegetarian! Call me crazy but I love it! We always have it for St. Patrick's Day and have a family dinner together. My brother hosted it this last night and my mom bought a grass-fed cut from Whole Foods.
Anyway, I am SO happy you turned this soup into a vegetarian version. I thought it would totally work with white beans when you suggested that. Beautiful photos!
I forgot to wear green yesterday, too! I did get in a green smoothie, though :) Love this soup – looks great for these warmer but still chilly days…it's in the 40's here in Minnesota!
My FAVORITE way (ever!) to eat cabbage is in soup! I love, love, love it! I'm excited to give this a try now that cabbage is so cheap!
This looks phenomenal! I could eat soup during any season because I'm always craving it. It's been warming up a little here in NYC (except today – it's 36 and frigid) but next week we're moving to New Hampshire where winter kinda sticks around until at least mid-late April. Hopefully we can bring some warmer temps with us!
Gorgeous! I feel like cabbage is totally underrated, so I love that it's the star!
Yum yum yum!! We had lentil stuffed cabbage rolls for St Patty's Day and the husband and I were both saying how we need to use cabbage way more often! This looks wonderful!
I'm super Irish, but I actually hate Irish food. It's sad, I know. I never eat cabbage, but I've also never had it in a soup, so apparently I've been doing it wrong. I think this looks really good!
Haha – "how does one corn beef anyway?" you are too funny! Yes – eating green does count – or at least it should – I completely forgot to wear green too but managed to eat salads for lunch and dinner – though I much rather would have had this white bean and cabbage soup!
I grew up where my Mom made corn beef and cabbage too…every year. Never a favorite of mine! :-/ I looovee white beans. They're my favorite but can take a long time to make. Needless to say, I love the idea of canned beans! I never thought to add cabbage to white beans. Sounds amazing.
Oh My! Cabbage is at the top of my veggie love favorite list and soup is such a delicious way to enjoy it! It's one of those veggies that packs so much flavor for little effort. This is a gorgeous my dear! Love your updates, Sarah! Keep em' comin!
This is the perfect wet weather soup! It's not so wet here, but it was so foggy the fog horn woke me up! I love all the goodness in here, and your new photos are just gorgeous!
Love how easy and healthy this soup looks! Oooh you're going to Asheville? I've never been & have heard that it's a great area for plant-based eaters like us!
Well, I totally misread that! ;-) Haha.
This is exactly what I need right now. I've been overdoing it on the meat and sugar lately and could use some good clean eating via a vitamin and fiber-filled soup. I'm a mega fan of cabbage, so this bowl's calling my name!
Snowed in today so this is the perfect recipe!
I was wondering if the nutritional info is correct. It states it's for one bowl, but the calories seem a little high for the ingredients. Is it correct? I just found your website and I'm loving your recipes! Thanks!
I discovered recently that the nutrition calculator I used to use wasn't very accurate so I've been working on updating all of them using MyFitnessPal. I just updated them for this recipe and it took off 100 calories!
That said, the facts will vary somewhat depending on the specific brands you use. I hope that helps!
Hi! I just started a whole food plant-based diet two weeks ago. I was looking for a good cabbage soup recipe and I found yours. I made it tonight and it was really good! I accidentally put the beans in too early but it was fine. I am happy as now I'm going to have soup all week at work. and I'm going to freeze a couple bowls. I had all the ingredients in my kitchen and it was a really easy and good recipes, thank you! PS I had mine with whole wheat bread, it was filling.
Yes, We are smelling this simmer away. Sitting in our boat at Oleta River State Park in Miami. We are having a cool front. 70°. The water is frigid, so soup is in order. I did the recipe exactly like you said, except, I did have to use cumin instead of coriander, tube paste instead of tomato sauce, rotel instead of fire roasted tomatoes, and chicken broth instead of vegetable. I wanted your soup, so used what I had on hand.
I am eating this soup as we speak! It is a truly delightful recipe, thank you for sharing. Very filling and definitely a keeper. I simmered it for a lot longer since the veggies just weren't cooking that quickly for me. Perhaps I will sauté for longer at the beginning next time.
I love the taste of smoked paprika and I'm always looking for new soup recipes or anything I can use cabbage for. I used 5 cups of cabbage but I will try 4 cups next time. It was yummy the way it was but for my own curiosity I will see how less thick it will be this way. Sometimes I like to toss in something else I want to use up so this will make room. We'll see! It will depend how much cabbage I need to use up and what I have around.
Thank you again! I will share this recipe with my Mom as my stepdad loves cabbage. It reminds him of his childhood being from a large French family growing up in the 40's & 50's – his Mother used her garden cabbages in soups often.
I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Thank you, Brenda!
Yay! Thanks for the review, Christine!
Made this today, following the recipe exactly, and I really liked it. Next time I thought I would add a ham bone. I was thinking of adding the ham bone with the tomatoes, seasoning and broth, and simmering for an hour before adding the cabbage. Do you think that will work? I don't want to change the texture of the carrots, which was awesome!
Hey Char! To be honest I have no idea how to cook with a ham bone because I haven't eaten ham in over 14 yrs. Sorry I can't help you with that one!
I thought this looked like a great New Year's Day recipe. I had recently been to an Ethiopian restaurant, and the ingredients were kind of similar to some of the dishes there, so I did a few modifications to the soup and it turned out really good! The main thing was using Berbere seasoning instead of the coriander and paprika. Also, I didn't have any veg broth, so used extra tomatoes (not fire-roasted) and added green beans and garlic salt to the mix. A great way to start a healthy new year!


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On March 7, 2011, Judge Terrence R. Nealon of the Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas issued an Opinion and Order in the premises liability case of Walsh v. Generations Management Services, LLC, et.al., No. 2009-Civil-5715 (Lacka. Co. March 7, 2011, Nealon, J.) in which the Court ruled on various issues pertaining to the discovery of evidence of prior falls at an assisted living residence.
An action was brought on behalf of a resident who fell at an assisted living residence on several occasions. The claim was that the facility had allegedly not provided proper supervision of its residents and/or training for its staff.
When this matter was initially before the Lackawanna County Special Trial Master, the Defendants were ordered to produce responses to these discovery requests for a time frame of seven (7) years prior to the incident and up to the present time.
On appeal up to Judge Nealon, the court reviewed the law pertaining to the discovery of prior incidents and held that the Defendant should be required to produce information relating to prior falls. The Court ruled in this fashion after the Plaintiff's attorney agreed to narrow the discovery request to prior falls at the facility which required the residents to receive outside medical attention.
Judge Nealon did, however, overrule that part of the discovery order issued by the Special Trial Master requiring the production of information concerning falls which occurred after the date of the Plaintiff's last fall and up to the present as evidence of subsequent falls could not be used to demonstrate any prior notice or knowledge of any allegedly dangerous condition.
The Court also sustained the defense objection to the Interrogatories seeking information regarding prior falls at other facilities owned by the same Defendants.
In his Opinion, Judge Nealon also addressed the discovery dispute over the requested production of the facility's quality management plan, emergency medical plan and staff training relative to proper care for residents with dementia or cognitive problems. After noting that the Pennsylvania Code requires these types of facilities to maintain such documentation, the Court held that such information was discoverable regardless of whether the facility at issue was licensed as a personal care home or an assisting living residence.


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Laversines és un municipi francès, situat al departament de l'Oise i a la regió dels Alts de França. L'any 2007 tenia 1.115 habitants.

Demografia

Població
El 2007 la població de fet de Laversines era de 1.115 persones. Hi havia 388 famílies de les quals 72 eren unipersonals (36 homes vivint sols i 36 dones vivint soles), 128 parelles sense fills, 172 parelles amb fills i 16 famílies monoparentals amb fills.

La població ha evolucionat segons el següent gràfic:

Habitants censats

Habitatges
El 2007 hi havia 427 habitatges, 408 eren l'habitatge principal de la família, 10 eren segones residències i 9 estaven desocupats. 401 eren cases i 26 eren apartaments. Dels 408 habitatges principals, 334 estaven ocupats pels seus propietaris, 69 estaven llogats i ocupats pels llogaters i 5 estaven cedits a títol gratuït; 3 tenien una cambra, 13 en tenien dues, 49 en tenien tres, 101 en tenien quatre i 242 en tenien cinc o més. 317 habitatges disposaven pel capbaix d'una plaça de pàrquing. A 152 habitatges hi havia un automòbil i a 232 n'hi havia dos o més.

Piràmide de població
La piràmide de població per edats i sexe el 2009 era:

Economia
El 2007 la població en edat de treballar era de 737 persones, 580 eren actives i 157 eren inactives. De les 580 persones actives 530 estaven ocupades (290 homes i 240 dones) i 50 estaven aturades (23 homes i 27 dones). De les 157 persones inactives 55 estaven jubilades, 56 estaven estudiant i 46 estaven classificades com a «altres inactius».

Ingressos
El 2009 a Laversines hi havia 412 unitats fiscals que integraven 1.117 persones, la mediana anual d'ingressos fiscals per persona era de 20.681 €.

Activitats econòmiques
Dels 19 establiments que hi havia el 2007, 1 era d'una empresa de fabricació d'altres productes industrials, 9 d'empreses de construcció, 1 d'una empresa de comerç i reparació d'automòbils, 1 d'una empresa de transport, 2 d'empreses d'hostatgeria i restauració, 1 d'una empresa financera, 1 d'una empresa immobiliària, 2 d'empreses de serveis i 1 d'una entitat de l'administració pública.

Dels 12 establiments de servei als particulars que hi havia el 2009, 3 eren paletes, 1 guixaire pintor, 1 fusteria, 2 lampisteries, 1 electricista, 1 empresa de construcció, 2 restaurants i 1 agència immobiliària.

L'any 2000 a Laversines hi havia 10 explotacions agrícoles.

Equipaments sanitaris i escolars
El 2009 hi havia una escola elemental.

Poblacions més properes
El següent diagrama mostra les poblacions més properes.

Referències

 Résumé statistique Fitxa resum de dades estadístiques de Laversines a l'INSEE.
 Évolution et structure de la population Fitxa amb el detall de dades de Laversines a l'INSEE
 France par commune Dades detallades de tots els municipis de França accessibles a partir del mapa.

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About Michael Ash
I am an experienced, dedicated and caring therapist devoted to helping the individual and family through challenges.
I believe each of us has the ability to feel joy and to accept life's twists and turns with grace and serenity.
Mr. Ash is a seasoned and highly-accomplished private practitioner with two thriving office locations in Shirley, Long Island and downtown Brooklyn, New York. He is a New York State Department of Education Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-R), New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services Certified, Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC), Impaired Driving Program Provider, and Certified Christian Counselor.
His specialty area is working with the forensic mentally ill substance abuse population, as well as, with those who face life-threatening diseases and/or social issues including inadequate housing, unemployment, disability, mental health, and substance abuse. Mr. Ash assists families that have serious domestic conflicts, including those involving child or spousal abuse.
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Mr. Michael Ash is a seasoned and highly accomplished private practitioner with two thriving private practice office sites; one in Shirley, Long Island and downtown Brooklyn, New York. He is a New York State Department of Education Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-R) New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) Certified Alcohol and Substance Abuse Master Counselor (CASAC) and Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) Certified Impaired Driving Program Provider and Certified Christian Counselor. His specialty areas are working with the Forensic Mentally Ill Substance Abuse population as well as with those who face life-threatening diseases and or social issues including inadequate housing, trauma, abuse, unemployment, disability, mental health and substance abuse. Mr. Ash is adept and proficient at assisting families that have serious domestic conflicts, sometimes involving child or spousal abuse.
He functioned as the Senior Associate Director of the General Care Social Work Department at Kings County Hospital Center within the New York City Health & Hospitals Corporation. He leveraged his knowledge of Social Services policies and procedures to provide exemplary oversight of services that lead to optimal patient care. He consistently demonstrated the ability to capitalize on his comprehension of current standards of care, combined with extensive experience in providing management of patient-focused services. He has a keen ability to immediately recognize and recommend solutions for serious operational issues that lead to costly delays in safe discharges to the community.
Mr. Ash began work as a Child, Adolescent & Family Psychotherapist at the Institute for Community Living in Brooklyn, New York. For nine years he facilitated various counseling modalities including Play Therapy & Cognitive Behavior Therapy while encouraging family members to partake in Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy. He performed intake assessments of children, adolescents, and adults while doing marriage counseling for families referred to the institute by other agencies for stabilization in acute crisis or with chronic pathology, diagnosing their symptoms according to the DSM Manual while determining the stage of change.
In 2003, Mr. Ash Michael became Director of the Brad H. Discharge Planning Program for New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene at Riker's Island. He was recruited to build and train the infrastructure for the pioneering court mandated, "Brad H Discharge Planning Program," and coordinated discharge planning services for mentally ill substance abusing inmates with chronic comorbid medical issues connecting them to community-based services. He was also tasked with establishing the policies and procedures to maximize the programs' impact on the clients. He managed an 80-person multi-disciplinary team responsible for discharging 1,300 inmates per month, around the clock each day, from 13 facilities across New York City, with full accountability for appraisals, discipline and other personnel matters.
Mr. Ash trained and supervised staff at the staff at Brooklyn Community Housing & Services (BCHS) as he functioned in the capacity of Clinical Consultant from 2006 to 2014. Through his realignment of this front-line agency, he instituted policies to strengthen BCHS's administration and operational functionality, removing hindrances contributing to the lowest one-year audit rating, pushing the agency to the highest audit rating in three years.
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"Good old days?"
Nancy Smith responds to a recent "back-and-forth with a pair of Tallahassee's most celebrated 'lions' -- liberal Democratic attorney Sandy d'Alemberte, 81, and conservative Republican lobbyist Van Poole, 80." "Tallahassee's 'Good Old Days' Mostly Good for Good Ol' Boys."
"Clock is Ticking for Politicians"
"Court-drawn districts have led to sweeping shifts in Florida's political landscape in the past. Will it happen again?" "Move to let court draw maps could reshape Florida politics — again."
"Florida politics got a whole lot more interesting last week as the Legislature ended a special session without agreeing on new congressional districts. The next few days should offer some clarity on where things go from here. Rick Scott could call a special session and have the Legislature try again. The Florida Supreme Court, which ruled against the old districts and mandated the special session, could wind up creating the new districts." "Clock is Ticking for Politicians Even as Redistricting's Still Up in the Air."
"There's a fine line between mild-mannered and wimpy"
Carl Hiassen shares his "plan to energize Jeb Bush's presidential campaign," which includes the recommendation that he
Get mad. Or at least pretend to be mad.
Waiting for Trump to flame out might seem like a sound strategy, but in the meantime you'd better lock up second place. Would it hurt to fight back a little harder?
The jerk slurred your wife's national heritage, yet you never braced him about it during the first debate, when he's standing right beside you.
Sometimes there's a fine line between mild-mannered and wimpy. No one's expecting you to morph into an electrifying personality at age 62, but they do expect evidence of a pulse.
"Jeb Bush needs some razzle-dazzle."
"Controversial political committee Relentless for Progress has bought its first attack ad, but it's not directed at any candidates." "Miami Beach commissioner slams Michael Putney in full-page ad by Relentless for Progress."
CD 5 Redistricting
The Orlando Sentinel editors: "The Florida House and Senate lapsed back into their maddening pattern of skirmish and stalemate last week, deadlocking over the details of congressional redistricting. It's not clear who will end up drawing the maps. But even the two dueling chambers could agree on a Florida Supreme Court-dictated redesign of the state's most indefensible district."
District 5, represented by Democrat Corrine Brown, meanders from Jacksonville to Orlando, cutting through eight counties. It belongs in the dictionary to illustrate the term "gerrymandered."
"Redo of Brown's district won't hurt blacks."
That's our Jeb!
"As a presidential candidate, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush hasn't said much about the environmental issues facing America."
He's waffled on climate change, and supported approval of the Keystone pipeline and drilling in the Arctic, and that's been about it.
"Jeb Bush said he loved manatees, but sided with boaters, anti-tax crowd as governor."


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Venue Fillmore West (San Francisco, CA)
Date Aug 28, 1968
1Hoochie Coochie Man05:56
2Tighten Up Your Wig04:17
3Your Wall's Too High09:52
4Desperation06:01
5Baby Please Don't Go04:08
6The Pusher05:57
7Disappointment Number (Unknown) / Lost And Found By Trial And Error / Hodge Podge, Strained Through A Leslie / Resurrection23:04
John Kay - guitar, vocals, harmonica; Michael Monarch - lead guitar; Rushton Moreve - bass; Goldy McJohn - keyboards; Jerry Edmonton - drums
Steppenwolf headlined this second night of a three-night run at the Fillmore West with an early, pre-signed incarnation of Santana opening, followed by The Staple Singers. This performance captures Steppenwolf at a pivotal time, early in their career, as the band was experiencing their first tastes of commercial success from the single off their debut album: the blazing biker anthem "Born To Be Wild." They had recorded but not yet released their second album (which contained the single "Magic Carpet Ride"), and were beginning to perform the more adventurous and experimental material to be included on that album, in addition to staples from their debut LP.
Although this recording does not include Born To Be Wild, it matters little - this is an excellent performance that grabs you and doesn't let go. The band kicks off with a smoking version of "Hoochie Coochie Man." If you didn't know Steppenwolf was a blues band at its core you'll know it after this. Psychedelic blues, perhaps, but blues nonetheless. Next up is "Tighten Up Your Wig," a song that is essentially Junior Wells' "Messin' With The Kid," with new lyrics by Kay. This band was solid; the rhythm section propels this tune, and Kay is excellent on harmonica as well.
Next up is an expanded version of "Your Wall's Too High," a popular track from their first album. After that they slow things down with the introspective "Desperation," before returning to their blues roots with a tasty version of Muddy Waters' classic "Baby Please Don't Go," which Kay played often with his pre-Steppenwolf band, Sparrow. Nearing the end of their set, the band rolls out their cover of Hoyt Axton's anti-hard drug song, "The Pusher." Kay announces at the end of the tune that they'll be taking a short break due to amplifier problems; they return to finish up this recording with an extended blues jam on "Disappointment Number (Unknown)" that segues into "Lost and Found By Trial and Error," then "Hodge Podge, Strained Through A Leslie," and finishes with a hot run through "Resurrection."
In 1968 Steppenwolf had an undeniable flair for creating music that was heavier than the usual AM radio fare, yet transcended those limitations and became hugely popular in both AM and FM radio formats. They were highly original and were one of the pioneers of the "hard rock" that would eventually be known as "heavy metal" - a term, in fact, that was coined directly from the "heavy metal thunder" phrase in the lyrics to "Born To Be Wild."
If you weren't a Steppenwolf fan before listening to this show you will be now.
Steppenwolf Fillmore West Aug 27, 1968


Max Velocity Tactical West training, out of the Spokane area, has some firearms classes coming up soon.
Combat Rifle Skills (CRS) is a two day flat range class for all skill levels, from beginner to advanced shooter. It will teach you to safely and competently operate your rifle. This class takes the student from running their rifle on the bench, to practical combat applications that will put both rifle and shooter through their paces. Max Velocity Tactical specializes in the teaching of proven, adapted, legitimate combat tactics, techniques and procedures; as such, this class is designed as part of the progression to Combat Team Tactics.
This class is primarily focused on increasing individual weapon handling / shooting skills and competence.
This is an optional class that takes place after the training day. Available September thru April only. Class start time is confirmed at close of play of Friday's training / depending on time of year. Note: this class is designed for you to bring your own equipment. ROUND COUNT: 400 rounds COST: $200 NIGHT OPTICAL DEVICE FIRING NODF is designed to introduce students to their night vision, weapon and aiming devices. Students will learn how to integrate different systems to allow them to effectively use their weapon at night. Students will also be shown combat proven TTPs for night time operations. Students will get the most out of this class if they come with quality night vision, a reliable weapon and some form of infrared aiming laser.
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Max of Max Velocity Tactical writes this article about the importance of continuing your tactical preparations, even after a Trump victory.
It was reported to me that many businesses in the tactical and preparedness industry had bought in a ton of stock prior to the election, anticipating a Hillary win, and that they have been desperately trying to sell off that overstock due to the Trump win. It simply amazes me that people base a lot of their preparations on who occupies the White House, but it is a reality in 'the business.' A very odd way for people to make their knee-jerk 'threat assessments.' I took a different view, as a tactical training company – the election of Trump meant (to me) that I was not immediately expecting more anti-2A laws coming down the pike, which meant time to continue to build the business, and on a personal level, train and prepare. Because that is the key point – the election of Trump does not free us from the reality of 'the collapse,' it simply means that the current administration is not overtly hostile to gun owners and Liberty. A breathing space, nothing more. We still live in extremely uncertain times.
I know, I know: what we teach at MVT are true warrior skills, and not mere games at the range. I know that this fact in itself puts many people out of the demographic. But I am aware of that, and I know that most people are not warriors, they are not true protectors. They are fearful and weak. The people I am interested in are those with the courage to step up, identify the need, and make the commitment to get some real tactical training.
Posted on June 7, 2017 June 7, 2017 by lvassemblyPosted in InformationalTagged firearm, max velocity, mvt, preparedness, tactical, Training.


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Judith Mehl
Wrapping up the second book in the Lizzie Ort mysteries, where Lizzie's retirement plans go awry when she rescues a teenager, and stumbles on a murder. To clear the teen she finds the killer, and joins the war on opioid drug use.
Judith Mehl parlayed her writing experience and handwriting analysis expertise into a series of mysteries. As former editor of the journal for the American Association of Handwriting Analysts, she learned an appreciation of mind-to-pen revelation that became an important tool in her books in the handwriting mystery series, while Judith's long-time interest in nature and medicinal plants came to the forefront in the Lizzie Ort herbal sleuth series. The two series are intertwined when Lizzie appears in the third handwriting mystery, "Murder Most Floral." A minor character, Lizzie Ort, assists Kat in her detection work. Lizzie charged forward off the pages of the book and found murder in her own series, beginning with "Fountain of Death."
Mehl is a member of Sisters in Crime, Pocono Liars Club, and the Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group. She is also active with the county Children and Youth agency, Pocono Herb Club, Crazy Quilters and Pocono Mountain Quilters Guild.
In addition to the handwriting mystery series, "Formula for Murder," followed by "Game, Set, Murder," and "Murder Most Floral," and her new herbal detection series beginning with "Fountain of Death," Judith's work is included in two anthologies, "A Readable Feast," and "Once Upon a Time."
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the Virgin Islands
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Home›Fishing Vessels›"Industry is growing": increase in the number of young fishermen is a good sign for the lobster fishing industry
"Industry is growing": increase in the number of young fishermen is a good sign for the lobster fishing industry
SOUTHWEST NE – The number of young people becoming fishermen is booming, which is good news for the industry.
The Nova Scotia Fisheries and Aquaculture Loan Board says that since they updated the regulations to increase the loan limit from $ 1 million to $ 5 million in 2018, they have seen a steady increase in the number of young fishermen. and new entrants to the industry.
Jennifer Thompson, director and CEO of the Nova Scotia Fisheries and Loans Board, says the new regulations provide financial flexibility to new young fishermen and reduce wait times for loan approvals.
"The office of the authorizing advisor takes several months to obtain approval for any loan over $ 1 million," she explains. "In some cases, the [fishing] seasons don't even last several months, and other commercial lenders demand higher deposits and shorter amortization. This made it more difficult for a younger person to meet these requirements.
Thompson says the loan increase is a sign of an evolving fishing industry, as rising prices for business licenses, fishing vessels and fishing gear are also factored into the updated regulations.
"We were seeing some of this before COVID-19," says Thompson. "The cost of labor and supplies is also increasing with COVID-19, which also plays a role. "
Despite the pandemic, the implementation of the new regulations went smoothly. Of the total of 421 loans approved this year, 44% were for adults aged 19 to 35. This is a significant increase from 33% in 2018, when the new regulation was announced.
Tom Smith, executive director of the Aquaculture Association of Nova Scotia, says this is a good sign for the fishing and aquaculture industry as young people are integral to its sustainability and success in Nova Scotia. -Scotland.
"I think the industry is growing and… young people are looking to find opportunities for their future," he says. "We believe the aquaculture sector will have a bright future for young people to stay here in the province, work in the province and be part of the industry.
Now that there seems to be a clear path to attracting young people into the industry, retaining them is another issue. Thompson says the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture is launching a scholarship program for students, with a contribution of $ 1,500 per year for the education of a student interested in aquaculture and fisheries.
The Aquaculture Association of Nova Scotia is also developing a similar program, focusing on skills development and worker retention. They plan to launch the program in early 2022.
"Finding and developing a skilled workforce here in the province is a significant challenge for the industry," he said. "But we believe there is a bright future for rural and coastal communities, and for the development of the aquaculture industry here in Nova Scotia… the availability of labor for these industries is an important part of the industry's growth strategy.
With a fishing industry worth more than $ 2 billion, Smith says there is growing interest as a business enterprise in the province.
"I think the fishing and aquaculture industries in Nova Scotia are seen as economic engines for the province," he adds. "And I think more and more people looking to join the workforce are starting to see the fishing and aquaculture industry as great opportunities for their future."
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Q: Complex L^1 spaces; reference request I have been doing a fair amount of research into a complex analytic modified version of the Mellin transform. I have hit a few roadblocks, and am hoping there may already be literature on the subject. And it is not  the transform itself that is my interest but rather specific functions under the transform.
I was inspired more or less by the Paley-Wiener theorems on the Fourier transform. Namely,  instead of considering $f(x) : \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ such that $\int_{-\infty}^{\infty} |f(x)|\,dx < \infty$ we consider holomorphic $f(z) $ in the strip $\Im(z) < \tau$ where $\int_{-\infty}^{\infty} |f(x+it)|\,dx < \infty$ for $ -\tau < t < \tau$. And then look closely at the Fourier transform acting on this function. This allows for simplicity of inverting the Fourier transform, obtaining asymptotics, proving Poisson's summation formula, and a few other results about the Fourier transform we get for free.
The following space $\mathcal{D_\theta}$ I'm interested in is similar to a weighted $L^1(0,\infty)$ but is slightly modified. If $f \in \mathcal{D}_{\theta}$ then $f(z)$ is holomorphic for $|arg(z)| < \theta$. And further $\int_0^\infty |f(xe^{it})|x^{-\sigma}\,dx < \infty$ for $-\theta < t < \theta$ and all $0 < \sigma < 1$. This has benefits when considering the Mellin transform, rather than simply considering $f$ such that $\int_0^\infty |f(x)|x^{-\sigma}\,dx < \infty$
I've been able to show a similar result to the Paley-Wiener theorem on asymptotics of the Mellin Transform of these types of functions. Let $\mathcal{M} f = F(z)$ be the Mellin transform of $f$ paired with its inverse $f = \mathcal{M}^{-1}F$. $F$ is holomorphic for $0 <\Re(z) < 1$ and for all $\theta>t > 0$ there exists a constant $M_t$ such that
$$|F(z)|< M_t e^{-t|\Im(z)|} \Leftrightarrow f \in \mathcal{D}_{\theta}$$
Recalling
$$F(z) = \int_0^\infty f(x)x^{z-1}\,dx$$
I've also uncovered a few convergence lemmas that are much simpler. Namely showing that $f_n \in L^1(0,\infty)$ converges to $f \in L^1(0,\infty)$ requires showing $||f_n - f||_{L^1} \to 0$ as $n\to\infty$, however showing $f_n \in \mathcal{D}_{\theta}$ converges to $f \in \mathcal{D}_{\theta}$ is simpler and needs not mention the $L^1$ norm at all.
My question is if anyone has any references to papers on the space $\mathcal{D}_\theta$, a complex modification of a weighted $L^1(0,\infty)$ space. I figure the space is similar to some kind of Hardy space however I've yet to see one like the above.
The reason I am interested in this space is rather difficult to describe but involves a lot of "unconventional analysis." Any questions, comments, suggestions are greatly welcomed. I am hoping I am not the only one who has considered this type of transform.

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