Previously known as frontman of the well-known indie rock band Hjaltalin and former member of ambient-techno group GusGus), Hogni proves that "Two Trains", "change and metamorphosis" are his preferred method of transportation in this journey we call life. His "I can do whatever I dream" (lyrics in one of the videos below) is infectious and his tenacity for movement and exploration are an inspiration to us all: "My life is untethered, in many ways," Högni says. "I try to focus on making good music and seeking inspiration, chasing experiences, travelling and finding adventures.
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On Tuesday, January 24, 1899, the following Ladies of Grace Lutheran Church met at the study of Rev. Blethen to consider the advisability of organizing a "woman's Society": Mrs. Blethen , Mrs W.E. Flower, Miss Flora Flower, Mrs G. H. Rhodes, Mrs. Ella Dutot, Mrs A.L. Rhodes, Mrs W.L. Harvey, and Miss Mame Harvey. The Greastes problem that has ever confronted this society was its name. Each lady present as well as the pastor, began to rack their brains for a name. After much discussion of names to short, to long, to indefinite, to explicit, at last the came to the happy conclusion by calling it The Ladies Union of Grace Lutheran Church.
Treasurer, Miss Flora Flower, and Secretary , Miss Mame Harvey. Miss Flora Flower has served as treasurer continuously since the organization began.
The first money earned was use to pay a $23.00 balance on a $100 loan. On October 30, 1900, the first payment on the debt incurred building the Parsonage was made and on October 24, 1905, the final payment was made. During this time the "Union" paid $567.01.
The next task came with the remodeling of the church. This work was begun in 1906 and was completed April 1,1907. The cost of renovating was $2893.91. From Sept. 15,1906 to Nov. 11, 1914 the "Union" paid 2549.66 to the building fund, besides paying many little debts.
In December, 1915, a new steam heating plant was put into the church at a cost of $1,000, an asbestos roof was put on the church in the spring of 1920, and in September of the same year and electric light plant was installed. During the month of June and July 1924 many needed reparis were made to the church and parsonage. These renovations cost approximately $2500. The Union Labored mightily during this time to help pay for these improvements.
From 1899 to 1939, the total receipts were $9736.10. It might be interesting to know how the Union earned all of the money. First and always has been the quilts, both quilted and knotted. The very first money earned was for making a quilt for Mrs. Blethen. The total number of quilts made is 805, of which 371 wre quilted for $697.94, and 474 knotted for $249.00. One order for the Ice company was for 141 quilts @ 50 cents, 138 ticks @ (cant read) , 139 bolsters @ 5 cents, and 305 pillow cases @3 cents. They have dad cake sales , and Apron Sales, chicken suppers and Sour Kraut suppers, and all kins of Socials. They have done all kinds of sewing from making dresses and aprons to trimming hats, sewing carpet rags, making rugs and sewing for the Ice Company. Several times they have cleaned the School House and the Hall. They have solddry goods and groceries, postal cards, powder, and through the efforts of Mrs. C.E. Eilenberger who gave and arranged the recipes, two editions of the Gouldsboro cook book have been printed and sold. Money was also collected by the barrelful. In 1924, $109.21 was taken in this way.
The union Started with 15 Members and reached its peak in membership in 1913, when there were 46 members enrolled , The present membership is 23.
The following is taken verbatim from a history written February, 1905 By Mrs. C.E. Eilenberger for the Sixth anniversary. It would be well for us to act upon the suggestion therein (something) as the same condition exists today.
Subsequent chapters have since that time been completed but we may profit by retaining this motto and doing our best to be up to it.


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Hégésippe Ibéné, né le  à Sainte-Anne et décédé le  dans la même ville, est un homme politique français.

Biographie

Il est l'un des fondateurs du Parti communiste guadeloupéen (PCG) après avoir été secrétaire fédéral de la fédération de Guadeloupe du PCF de 1945 à 1953. Il est resté membre du comité central du PCG jusqu'à son décès. Avocat de profession, il fut aussi conseiller général de Pointe-à-Pitre de 1945 à 1949, conseiller municipal de Pointe-à-Pitre de 1950 à 1953, premier adjoint au maire de Sainte-Anne de 1965 à 1971, puis maire de Sainte-Anne de 1971 à . Député de la Guadeloupe  circonscription (1973-1978).

Œuvres
 1982 : La Parole des anciens est la mémoire du peuple, avec Laurent Farrugia et Jérôme Clery.

Voir aussi

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Naissance en avril 1914
Naissance à Sainte-Anne (Guadeloupe)
Député de la Guadeloupe
Député de la Ve législature de la Ve République
Décès en mai 1989
Décès en Guadeloupe
Décès à 75 ans

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Dimebag week: Alice In Chains' Jerry Cantrell on Dimebag and Pantera
Jerry reflects on his friendship with Dime
Fellow guitarists with similar influences and two distinct playing styles, Jerry Cantrell and Dimebag forged a friendship in the early days of Pantera and Alice In Chains that would last for the rest of Dimebag's life.
Here, Jerry remembers his friend Dime, and talks about the early days, his favourite Dimebag guitar moments, and weighs in on the reunion/tribute debate.
(Image: © Chris Schwegler/Corbis)
You knew Dimebag early on in your careers, how did you first meet?
"I graduated high school in 1984, and was in a band with a couple of guys from Tacoma, Washington, going to college. About halfway through the first semester we decided to quit college – or at least put it off for a year – and go try to put a band together. The drummer, his dad had an insulation company in Dallas, Texas, so we basically packed up our shit in a van and fuckin' drove there! It was their idea, and I was actually the one that followed through with it.
"I picked up my books in the middle of the class and put them on the teacher's desk he's like 'What are you doing?' I'm like, 'I'm outta here, I'm quitting'. I went back to the desk where my buddy was sitting and he's looking at me kind of horrified and I'm like 'Hey man, that was your idea, motherf***er. Let's go!'
"So we ended up in Texas, and we got jobs working for the insulation company, and we'd go to the rock clubs and see bands play. We jammed a lot but we never really did a whole lot, as far as gigging, you know? It was kind of more like a year of taking it in and learning from other bands playing live, and one of the bands I saw was Pantera."
So how did you get to know Dimebag?
"There was a bar called Matleys Phase II that they used to play. I remember meeting those guys at the gigs and being completely blown away by how badass they were. We're the same age, so would have been 18-19 years old, and I started hearing a lot about [Dimebag] while I was down there before I'd actually seen the band, about how amazing this guitar player was, and of course being a guitar player that's really where my focus was.
"You know, he was like that then, he was a badass when I first met him. I'd hear s**t like they had these contests every year, he won a bunch of them in a row and they kind of started asking him, 'Hey dude, can you let somebody else win this thing?'. There was nobody that could touch him."
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Did you tour together?
"No, that's a common misconception. We did a few shows near to each other, but we never did a proper tour together. I wish we had, but they were always off and we were always off and we'd just kind of cross paths out there. Mostly I would see him on the road about twice a year. I'd normally fly into Dallas and drive up to Oklahoma for Christmas and New Years, and the first thing I'd do when I arrived in Texas would be to go and see Dime and Vinnie."
Did you ever jam with the guys?
"Sure, you know, I'd go and stay with them, we'd f*** around with some stuff . We'd mostly just go have a good time and hang out you know, set his kitchen on fire trying to cook food! We had a great time, he was really a very good friend.Another part of him – beyond being the amazing guitar virtuoso that he was – he was a f***ing great guy, a great dude and we had a lot of really good times."
What sort of stuff would you play?
"Oh, just messing around with ideas, I'd be playing something that he'd be interested in and he'd be like 'What the f**k you playing there?' or vice-versa. You know, he'd be f***ing around with something and I'd ask 'F***ing play that again!'"
Is there any particular techniques you picked up from Dime?
"Not really, we're two different players, you know? He's far more skilled than I'll ever be…I always admired that. That's the cool thing about doing what we do, you're an individual, and that really shines through when you play guitar, you can hear the dedication and the time and the soul of a person. It comes from the head and the heart and comes out the flesh and through the wood and metal. That stuff makes you who you are."
Even though your playing styles are different, you share a lot of the same influences...
"Yeah, we kind of had a similar arc. Our major label debuts came out the same year – Cowboys From Hell and Facelift. Dirt came out in 92, and so did Vulgar…So we rode the same arc at the same time. I'm glad I had the chance to spend as much time with him, and I'm still hearing him everywhere I go!"
Do you have a favourite Dimebag riff or solo?
"God! That's so tough! I always liked the solo from Cemetery Gates, there's a lot of vibe in there, but riffs? Jesus, I was obviously a fan of Walk, A New Level, the riff from Cowboys From Hell sounds like a f**king machine!I'm a fan of simple, I like all those shifts they did, but that one in particular really stuck with me."
There's been a lot of talk about potential Pantera reunions and tribute shows. Is that something you'd be interested in being a part of?
"I don't know, I don't think I could play that fast! I'd go see it! I love all those guys, they're an amazing band, and from my own experience I know it's a tough ride sometimes. And it's not really meant to last.
"That's the beautiful thing about it existing in the first place, hitting so hard and making a mark and being remembered the way that it was – the way that it is. It's their music, they have the right to do whatever the f**k they want with it. Nobody really has the right to say anything about it. It's their s**t, if they want to go out and play it I'd go and see it!"
You've proved that it can be done
"Absolutely. We're an example of you can go on and do it, and you can do it the way that you want to do it, for your reasons and not for anybody else's. I've heard Zakk's name mentioned probably more than anybody else, and also his relationship with Dime and the guys in Pantera, I think that would be great. That would be very cool. There's a lot of bands that go through s**t, and f***ing get it back together, it's nice to be a signpost for that, to give some hope on the otherside of some darkness."
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Q: Visual Studio Community Won't Load Default Files I'm trying to learn C++ and when I opened a new win32 console project it just gave me an empty project when it should have gave gave me like stdafx.h or the name.cpp file. Any way to fix this?

A: Did you try updating your workloads? After installing VS, if you didn't choose the right workloads to load certain types of projects such as Win32 console projects, go into your programs folder from the control panel and right click on Visual Studio. Choose 'change', not 'uninstall'. The page you are given is your workloads. Read them and decide which one supports that type of program. Check that workload, then in the right sidebar you will see custom options. Not all the ones you need may be automatically checked. Make sure any that refer to the build process are checked. Then click to proceed and VS will install the updates.
For Win32 programs, you need to add the workload called "Desktop development with C++" and then on the Installation Details pane on the right check all boxes that mention a "build".

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Industrial Credit Union of Whatcom County has sponsored an annual food drive for the past 20 years. What lessons can it teach other credit unions that want to make a long-term impact in their communities?
By Erik Payne
One in six Americans does not have adequate access to food, according to Feeding America. And although food insecurity is not restricted to the homeless or unemployed — only 5% of households that patronized a Feeding America food bank in 2013 were homeless and 54% had at least one working person — it is more prevalent in rural areas. In fact, the USDA reported in 2012 that more than 3 million rural households experienced it.
In Bellingham, WA, one in five families visit area food banks on a yearly basis, says Mike Cohen, executive director of the Bellingham Food Bank, where traffic has spiked 70% since 2007. If not for the help of area businesses such as Industrial Credit Union of Whatcom County ($188.3M, Bellingham, WA), the food bank might not be able to feed the demand.
ICU sponsored its first Feed the Need food drive in 1994 to help area food banks and give back to the community. The event has grown over the years, from 10,000 pounds of food collected in its first year to a now yearly goal of 300,000 pounds, and the credit union has evolved its strategy accordingly.
So how does the credit union generate excitement and participation for a philanthropic program that's two decades old?
"We're just dang cute," jokes Kim Sutton, executive vice president and coordinator of the drive. Here are five additional best practices the credit union has refined over the years.
ICU has tinkered with ways to run the food drive over the years but has found it's best to keep things simple. It holds the food drive during International Credit Union Week, from Monday at 7 a.m. to Friday at 7 p.m., with the goal of collecting 300,000 pounds of food and supplies in one week.
For donation locations, ICU partners with Haggen Food & Pharmacy. The regional grocery chain offers prepackaged bags filled with non-perishable items the food banks need. People can buy that bag for $5 or purchase and donate their own groceries. They can also donate cash.
The Haggen prepackaged bag is a simple strategy from the perspective of both the purchaser and the credit union. The person donating the bag gets the satisfaction of handing over a bag filled with goodies rather than cold, hard cash and the credit union knows exactly what's been donated.
At the end of the week, ICU calculates the total donated poundage.
"We reach every goal we set," Sutton says. "We have big-hearted people here."
2. Cultivate A Reputation
Located in Northwest Washington, Bellingham's population of 82,000-plus puts it among the top 15 largest cities in the state. Despite the size, Sutton says the area "has the heart of a small community."
ICU was founded to serve employees at Bellingham's Puget Sound Pulp and Timber Company, and it has maintained a presence in the area for more than 70 years. The credit union's strong relationship with its membership has laid the groundwork for its community food drive.
"It's the relationship our staff has with the members," Sutton explains. "We ask them for something, we explain the reason behind it, and they give."
Feed the Need does not have a direct impact on the institution's balance sheet, but this form of charitable giving has created a circular effect among the credit union, the community, and its people.
"Our name is top of mind when it comes to being involved in the community," Sutton says. "It makes us a desirable employer. People are coming to us because they want to be involved in the community."
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3. Educate The Right Staff
The most important resource behind Feed the Need is ICU's well-informed, motivated employee volunteers. During the week of the drive, 15 employees staff the donation locations at five Haggen stores from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. It's a long day, but ICU often compensates workers with a floating holiday if Feed the Need reaches its weekly goal.
Although ICU employees are enthusiastic about the event — a quality Sutton says ICU looks for in new hires — the floating holiday has contributed to the credit union's ability to find the right people for the Haggen posts. According to Sutton, her staff is competitive. So she divided the credit union's branches into teams to encourage organic rivalries and higher levels of motivation.
"My team loves it," she says. "Most of us have been touched by the local food bank. We never get through a food drive without people crying."
It's important, too, that volunteers have an informed sales pitch. They know a donation of $1 can buy 10 pounds of food; or that the food bank in Whatcom County collectively handed out more than 6.5 million pounds of food in 2013; or that it's a myth that food banks only serve the jobless and homeless.
Courtesy of Industrial Credit Union of Whatcom County.
"When they understand the actual impact is not just a can of beans — it's a livelihood, an opportunity, a hope — that resonates with anybody who walks through our doors," Sutton says.
4. Find Local Partners
ICU's food drive involves more than just the credit union. The Haggen store donation locations expand the credit union's reach beyond its own network of branches. Much like ICU, Haggen is a well-known regional brand with strong ties to the communities it serves. A partnership between the two made sense to both parties: The credit union needed space, and the grocer needed volume.
ICU also partners with local radio conglomerate Cascade Radio Group. Four stations, two AM and two FM, broadcast live from the Haggen locations during the week of Feed the Need. Three times per day, the radio stations update listeners on the weight collected. It's an awareness tool that, when combined with the credit union's Facebook, website, and Twitter presence, educates the community and inspires others to participate.
"You need a voice," Sutton says. "Whether that's going to be print, or radio, or TV, you need a public outlet to get the word out."
5. Ditch The Gimmicks
For early iterations of the food drive, ICU turned to gimmicks. In its first year, ICU tried to fill a school bus with food. The next year, two DJs drove from New York City to Whatcom County but had to base the miles they drove on the pounds of food donated. Another year, ICU "jailed" DJs in front of the Haggen locations and supplied amenities such as a reclining chair, a bed, and a television based on the poundage each DJ could get people to donate.
According to ICU, these gimmicks are expensive and unnecessary.
"Whatcom County was willing to give just for the opportunity and awareness," Sutton says. "For the past four years we haven't done a gimmick. We've just asked them to give and spread the word. And we've been successful."
The credit union asks the community to give more frequently, too, and it has risen to the challenge. For the 2014 event, the credit union sponsored two additional programs to benefit area food banks. It introduced the Feed the Need 5K in June and made more than $2,000. And its second annual Food Truck Round Up, held the last Saturday in September, shattered expectations. ICU collected $15,000 from 700 attendees versus $5,000 from 200 last year.
This all goes to show that people will give for a cause they believe in: no gimmicks necessary.
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Good ideas, in the Fox Cities, Green Bay and Oshkosh (Wisconsin) area most of the credit unions collaborate for an annual Stock the Shelves drive to generate non-perishables and money. In the Fox Cities alone, all of the local credit unions raised $30,000 as a match to the community (the J.J. Keller Foundation also matched money), so if you brought in $5, it was really $15. We raised over $285,000 in just one community last year. Oshkosh and Green Bay areas did the match with collaborating CU's as well. Oh, and all of the newspaper ads had the CU logos on it, all the same size whether you donated $25 (our smalled CU) or much, much more. We also have a great relationship with Feeding America, and they receive some of the funds for the food pantries. It's the true spirit of working together to solve a community problem.
Lynn Marie Hopfensperger


A new website for the Git was launched last week and it looks pretty great.
Along with the new site is some new branding as well. Overall, I think everything looks really great … but why not a responsive site?


Saint Justina who was from Damascus, lived in virginity for the sake of Christ. Saint Cyprian, who was from Antioch, began as an initiate of magic and worshipper of the demons. A certain foolish young man who had been smitten with Justina's beauty hired Cyprian to draw her to love him; when Cyprian had wed every demonic device he knew, and had failed, being repulsed by the power of Christ Whom Justina invoked, he understood the weakness of the demons and came to know the truth. Delivered from demonic delusion, he came to Christ and burned all his books of magic, was baptized, and later ascended the episcopal throne in his country. Later, he and Justina were arrested by the Count of Damascus, and having endured many torments at his hands, they were sent finally to Diocletian in Nicomedia, where they were beheaded about the year 304.
When thou, O godly-minded one, hadst been converted from magic art to knowledge of God, thou becamest a most skilful healer for the whole world, O wise Cyprian, granting cures to them that honour thee with Justina; with her, pray the man-befriending Master to save us, thy servants who sing thy praise.
On the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices which they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in they did not find the body. While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel; and as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, "Why do you seek the living among the dead? Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, that the Son of man must be delivered in to the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise." And they remembered his words, and returning from the tomb they told all this to the eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the other women with them who told this to the apostles; but these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them.
The Lord said, "And as you wish that men would do to you, do so to them. If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to receive as much again. But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for he is kind to the ungrateful and the selfish. Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful."


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The fallibility of memory in judicial processes: Lessons from the past and their modern consequences
Howe, M. L. and Knott, L. (2015). The fallibility of memory in judicial processes: Lessons from the past and their modern consequences. Memory, 23(5), pp. 633-656. doi: 10.1080/09658211.2015.1010709
The capability of adult and child witnesses to accurately recollect events from the past and provide reliable testimony has been hotly debated for more than one hundred years (Binet, 1900). Prominent legal cases of the 1980s and 1990s sparked lengthy debates and important research questions surrounding the fallibility and general reliability of memory. But what lessons have we learned, some forty years later, about the role of memory in the judicial system? In this review, we focus on what we now know about the consequences of the fallibility of memory for legal proceedings. We present a brief historical overview of false memories that focuses on three critical forensic areas that changed memory research: Children as eyewitnesses, historic sexual abuse, and eyewitness (mis)identification. We revisit some of the prominent trials of the 1980s and 1990s to not only consider the role false memories have played, but also to see how this has helped us understand memory today. Finally, we consider the way in which the research on memory (true and false) has been successfully integrated into some courtroom procedures.
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2016 ISSUE #11
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2017 ELECTION RECAP: BIG CHANGES IN IOWA LEGISLATURE
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Election night was a big one for Republicans - they won the Presidency (Donald Trump), now control 239 of the 435 seats in the US House of Representatives, and have a slim majority (51 of the 100 seats) in the US Senate. All of Iowa's current Congressional delegation was re-elected: US Senator Charles Grassley; US Representative Rod Blum; US Representative Steve King; US Representative Dave Loebsack; and US Representative David Young.
Voters wanted change, and we have no further to look than inside our own State Capitol. Republicans took control of the Iowa Senate, and continue to have control of the Iowa House and the Governor's office. Some are calling this the "trifecta" - a gambling term the Urban Dictionary defines as "a perfect group of three." Here is a quick recap of the elections in Iowa:
STATE SENATE. There will be seven new faces in the Iowa Senate – one Democrat (Nate Boulton, who replaces retiring Des Moines Senator Dick Dearden) and six Republicans:
Former State Rep. Mark Lofgren beat first-term Sen. Chris Brase (Muscatine).
Pharmacist Tom Greene defeated Sen. Tom Courtney (Burlington).
Law enforcement officer Dan Dawson beat Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal (Council Bluffs).
Event center/museum director Craig Johnson (Independence) beat Sen. Brian Schoenjahn (Arlington).
Family farmer and electric coop leader Jeff Edler defeated Sen. Steve Sodders (State Center).
Family farmer Waylon Brown (St. Ansgar) beat Sen. Mary Jo Wilhelm (Cresco).
Before this election, Democrats narrowly controlled the Iowa Senate (26 Democrats; 23 Republicans; 1 Independent). Sen. David Johnson changed his party affiliation to Independent this summer, in protest over the things said by Donald Trump during the campaign. It is not yet known whether Sen. David Johnson will rejoin the Republican Party, or stay an Independent. Republicans will now have control of the Iowa Senate with 29 seats (29 Republicans -19 Democrats - 1 Independent - 1 vacant seat).
Senate Democrats will have one more seat to defend this year (the vacant seat). A special election will be held on December 27, 2016 to fill Sen. Joe Seng's seat. Sen. Seng (Davenport) was not up for re-election this year, and died of cancer in late September. Republicans have nominated Mike Gonzales, a Le Claire police officer. Democrats will pick their nominee in a few days; both Rep. Jim Lykam and Rep. Cindy Winckler are rumored to want it. If either of them is elected, that will trigger another special election to fill their seat. This seat is expected to remain in Democratic control, but if this election has taught us anything, it's to expect the unexpected.
New leadership means new committee chairs and a new leadership team. Republicans met this weekend to elect new leaders:
Senate Majority Leader: Sen. Bill Dix (Shell Rock)
President of the Senate: Sen. Jack Whitver (Ankeny)
President Pro Temp: Sen. Jerry Behn (Boone)
Majority Whip: Sen. Charles Schneider (West Des Moines)
Assistant Majority Leaders: Sen. Michael Breitbach (Strawberry Point), Sen. Randy Feenstra (Hull), Sen. Amy Sinclair (Allerton), Sen. Dan Zumbach (Ryan)
Democrats will also need to pick a new leader, since Sen. Gronstal was defeated after serving 34 years in the Iowa Senate. No word on who might step into the role of Minority Leader, but we have heard several names passed around (Bolkcom, Hogg, Jochum, Mathis, McCoy, Petersen). They will meet on November 19 to select their (much smaller) leadership team.
STATE HOUSE. While big changes are ahead in the Iowa Senate, not a lot changed in the Iowa House. Republicans increased their majority by picking up two Democratic seats, so they will return in January with 59 seats after defeating one incumbent and picking up one open Democratic seat. So the new House makeup will be 59 Republicans and 41 Democrats.
There will be 15 new faces (11 Republicans and 4 Democrats) when the Legislature reconvenes on January 9, 2017:
New Republicans (11):
Michael Bergan (Waukon) replaces retiring Rep. Darrel Branhagen.
Jane Bloomingdale (Northwood) replaces retiring Rep. Josh Byrnes.
Jim Carlin (Sioux City) replaces retiring Rep. Ron Jorgensen.
Kristi Hager (Waukon) beat Democratic Rep. Patti Ruff.
Ashley Hinson (Marion) replaces retiring Rep. Kraig Paulsen.
David Kerr (Morning Sun) replaces retiring Rep. Tom Sands.
Shannon Lundgren (Peosta) replaces retiring Democratic Rep. Nancy Dunkel.
Andy McKean (Anamosa) replaces retiring Rep. Brian Moore; McKean is a former legislator.
Gary Mohr (Bettendorf) replaces retiring Rep. Linda Miller.
Skyler Wheeler (Orange City) replaces retiring Rep. John Kooiker.
Louie Zumbach (Coggon) replaces retiring Rep. Quentin Stanerson.
New Democrats (4):
Wes Breckenridge (Newton) defeated Rep. Dan Kelley in the June primary.
Tim Kacena (Sioux City) replaces retiring Rep. Dave Dawson.
Amy Nielsen (North Liberty) replaces retiring Rep. Sally Stutsman.
Ras Smith (Waterloo) replaces retiring Rep. Deborah Berry.
There was not much change in the Republican leadership team; Rep. Linda Upmeyer (Speaker of the House), Rep. Chris Hagenow (House Majority Leader) and Matt Windschitl (Speaker Pro Tem) were re-elected to these positions on November 16. Rep. Zach Nunn moved up from Assistant Majority Leader to Majority Whip. Rep. Megan Jones and Rep. Mike Sexton were newly elected to Assistant Majority Leader, joining Rep. John Wills and Rep. Jarad Klein.
Democrats decided to stick with their Minority Leader, Rep. Mark Smith (Marshalltown), but chose an all new group of Assistant Minority Leaders: Rep. Bruce Bearinger (Oelwein), Rep. Liz Bennett (Cedar Rapids), Brian Meyer (Des Moines), Rep. Helen Miller (Fort Dodge). They will replace Reps. Ako Abdul-Samad, Mary Gaskill, Todd Prichard, and Sharon Steckman (who continue to be legislators, but not on the leadership team).
Committee assignments will be made prior to session, but don't expect to see the entire line up until late December. Make sure you watch our website (www.infonetiowa.org) and Facebook (@infonetiowa) for developments, committee assignments, and leadership announcements.
ID Action & infoNET will team up again to distribute the "2017/2018 Guide to the Iowa Legislature" once all special elections are held and committee assignments are finalized. Since this may be after session begins, we plan to post early electronic "draft" versions of this popular resource on our website (www.infonetiowa.org) - so check back! Anyone receiving infoNET directly will receive a free copy of this Guide mailed to them, so let others know and have them sign up for infoNET here. In the meantime, here is some information about the 22 new legislators coming to the State Capitol in 2017:
Senator-Elect Dan Dawson (R-SD8) is from Council Bluffs and is a special investigator for the Division of Criminal Investigations. He is a former Army reservist who served four tours of duty overseas, is a former police officer, and has two children. He has said that he wants less government control, and wants to "bring a voice back to Iowans." Contact: 712-309-6371; 213 Upland Drive, Council Blufffs 51503; dawson4senate@gmail.com; www.dawsonforsenate.com.
Senator-Elect Nate Boulton (D-SD16) is a worker's rights attorney from Des Moines. He is a Simpson College graduate and is an adjunct professor at Drake University Law School, Simpson College, and William Penn University. He is on the boards of the John Culver Public Policy Center, Simpson College Trustees, and Drake Athletics, and serves as President of the Iowa Workers Compensation Advisory Committee. HIs wife is trails coordinator for the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, and he loves sports (marathons, hockey, curling, soccer). Contact: 515-265-1389; 2670 Wisconsin Ave, Des Moines 50317; info@boultonforsenate.com.
Senator-Elect Waylon Brown (R-SD26) is from St. Ansgar, where he is a member of the Planning & Zoning Commission, owns a small business, and farms. He has two children and volunteers at his local church. He campaigned on creating jobs and growing Iowa's economy, cutting government sepnding, and helping Iowa's hardworking families. Contact: 641-590-0610; 109 South Summer Street, Saint Ansgar 50472; brown4d26@reagan.com.
Senator-Elect Jeff Edler (R-SD36) is from State Center and is a family farmer and President of Consumers Energy, a local energy cooperative. He has five kids, is a former volunteer firefighter, and wants to listen to Iowans, buget more effectively, and support quality education. Contact: 641-751-5902; 1554 200th Street, State Center 50247; edlerforsenate@gmail.com.
Senator-Elect Craig Johnson (R-SD32): Senator-Elect Johnson is from Independence, where he is the Executive Director of Heartland Acres, an agricultural education center, museum, and event center. He is a member of various agricultural groups and wants to create jobs, use tax dollars effectively, and give hardworking Iowans a voice. Contact: 319-327-4713; 413 13th Ave. NE, Independence 50644; johnsonforiowa@outlook.com.
Senator-Elect Tom Greene (R-SD44) has been a community pharmacist for 40 years, is a former Burlington School Board President, and was President of his local chamber of commerce. He wants to "improve Iowa's economy and healthcare outcomes for Iowans and their families." Contact: 319-754-5539; 5763 Hartman Road, Burlington 52601; tgr5763@gmail.com.
Senator-Elect Mark Lofgren (R-SD46) is a former two-term Representative from Muscatine who also ran unsuccessfully for US Congress. He has started successful real estate and financial services companies, and coaches various youth sports. His wife is an elementary school librarian in Eldridge. His priorities are quality jobs and financial responsibility. Contact: 563-272-8683; 3025 Provence Lane, Muscatine 52761; teamlofgren@machlink.com.
Representative-Elect Skyler Wheeler (R-HD4) grew up in Olympia, Washington, and came to Iowa to attend Northwestern College in Orange City, where he now lives with his wife. He works in Sheldon, volunteers at Cornerstone Baptist Church, and was most recently county co-chair for Ted Cruz's presidential campaign. Contact: 712-441-7444; 602 2nd Street SE Apt. #4, Orange City 51041; wheelers7018@gmail.com; www.wheeler4iowa.com.
Representative-Elect Jim Carlin (R-HD6) has been an attorney in Sioux City for 23 years, is a US Army veteran, volunteers at local nursing homes, and has been a youth basketball coach for Upward Sports and assistant football coach for Morningside College. He has three kids and three grandchildren. Contact: 712-253-4270; 5728 Sunnybrook Drive, Sioux City 51106; jim@carlinlawoffice.com; www.carlinforiowahouse.com.
Representative-Elect Tim Kacena (D-HD14) is a retired (33 years) Sioux City firefighter and US Army veteran. He currently serves as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteer and helped bring the Make a Wish Foundation to Iowa. He heped found the St. Florian Fire and Burn Foundation, which works to reduce burn injuries and assist burn survivors. Contact: 712-251-0375; 121 S. Dorman St., Sioux City 51103; thk2221@aol.com.
Representative-Elect Wes Breckenridge (D-HD29) is a Newton Police Lieutenant, and has served as a school resource officer, DARE instructor, drug task force officer, and traffic safety officer. He has been involved in the Kiwanis, SYNC (Supporting Youth Through Nurturing Communities), and works with local groups to raise awareness on human trafficking. He has three kids. Contact: 641-521-6714; PO Box 851, Newton 50208; electbreckenridge@gmail.com.
Representative-Elect Jane Bloomingdale (R-HD51) has lived in Northwood her entire life, where she has been Mayor, substitute teacher, coach, farmer, and small business owner (accounting firm). Contact: 641-390-0837; 501 2nd Avenue N, Northwood 50459; votebloomingdale@gmail.com; www.votebloomingdale.com.
Representative-Elect Michael Bergan (R-HD55) has lived in Winneshiek County his entire life and served on the county board of supervisors for eight years. He lives in Dorchester and worked as an income tax preparer and accountant for a local law office, before taking the position of Direcotr of HAWC Partnerships for Children, working to implement state funding in a four-county area to to address prevention and early intervention focused on children. He has served on the MH/DS Commission, Iowa Empowerment Board, and Iowa Council for Early ACCESS, and has been active in the Northland Area Agency on Aging and The Spectrum Network. Contact: 563-380-3974; 1204 N. Bear Road, Dorchester 52140; berganforiowahouse@gmail.com.
Representative-Elect Kristi Hager (R-HD56) owns Upper Iowa Resort and Rental, a campground and canoe outfitter, and opened Living Stone, a non-profit faith-based re-entry home for people coming out jail/prison, homeless, and others needing a "hand up." She is also a nurse, and her husband Bob served one term in the Iowa Legislature (2011-13). Contact: 563-568-1084; 2026 Lycurgus Road, Waukon 52172; khager1084@gmail.com.
Representative-Elect Shannon Lundgren (R-HD57) is a tourism professional who has worked for the local casino industry, and has managed a small boutique inn and large-scale events for a local resort, and ran the Dubuque County Fair Association. She currently owns the Trackside Bar & Grill in Peosta, where she lives. She has served on the Sunny Crest Manor Board of Directors and local events to raise money for Special Olympics. Contact: 563-451-6200; 918 Heather Drive, Peosta 52068; votelundgren@gmail.com; www.lundgrenforhouse.com.
Representative-Elect Andy McKean (R-HD58) served in the Iowa House (1978-1992) and Iowa Senate (1992-2002), representing his hometown of Anamosa, where he is now a retired attorney. He has served on the Iowa Public Information Board, and previously owned a bed-and-breakfast. Contact: 319-462-5432; 509 S. Oak Street, Anamosa 52205; mckeanfamily@msn.com.
Representative-Elect Ras Smith (D-HD62) is a Waterloo native who is currently site coordinator for the non-profit Communities in School, where he provides school-based services for at-risk youth. As a volunteer, he mentors youth, coaches high school football, ad helps at the NE Iowa Food Bank. He has one daughter. Contact: 319-830-9028; 324 Madison St., Waterloo 50703; rassmith7@gmail.com.
Representative-Elect Ashley Hinson (R-HD67) grew up in Des Moines, attended school in southern California, and has spent the last decade as a news anchor, reporter, and producer at KCRG-TV9 in Cedar Rapids. She is involved in the March of Dimes, Young Parents Network, National Council on Youth Leadership, and Junio Achievement. She has two young sons. Contact: 319-431-6556; 1637 Hunters Field Lane, Marion 52302; hinsonforhouse@gmail.com; www.hinsonforhouse.com.
Representative-Elect Amy Nielsen (D-HD77) has been the Mayor of North Liberty for the past 2 years, where she worked to expand public services, including public transit services. She has worked on programming for seniors and translation services for non-English speakers, served on a local food pantry board of directors, and volunteers with the Iowa City Blue Zones Project and local school equity advisory committee. Contact: 319-541-8019; 168 Lockmoor Circle, North Liberty 52317; amynielsen77@gmail.com.
Representative-Elect David Kerr (R-HD89) is a lifelong resident of Louisa County, and currently farms in Morning Sun. For 44 years, he worked at Kinder Morgan in Columbus Junction (most recently in the Damage Prevention Unit). He wants to address water quality, help create a competitive tax climate, and strengthen our schools. Contact: 319-868-4159; 19798 90th St, Morning Sun 52640; davidkerrstatehouse@gmail.com.
Representative-Elect Gary Mohr (R-HD94) lives in Bettendorf and has spent his entire career in education, and has held various posts in community colleges (adjunct faculty member, Dean of Community Education, Vicd Chancellor of Community Development). He has been on the board of directors for the local Riverboat Development Authority, Davneport Chamber of Commerce, and Council for Advancement and Suppot of Education. He served on the Iowa Public Information Board for four years, and has four children, and six grandchildren. Contact: 563-336-3322; 4755 School House Road, Bettendorf 52722; garymohr1951@gmail.com.
Representative-Elect Louie Zumbach (R-HD95) is a fourth generation farmer and owns an auction company in Coggan. He has served as President of his county ISU Extension Office, Linn County Fair Association, and county planning and zoning commission. Contact: 319-350-9760; 558 Monticello Road, Coggon 52218; louie@zumbachforiowahouse.com; www.zumbachforiowahouse.com.
Iowa Medicaid Enterprise has hosted several public comment sessions around the state this year, with the final meeting to be held in Des Moines on Wednesday, December 7 (3-5 pm) at the Downtown Central Library Meeting Room (1000 Grand). This is an opportunity for Medicaid members and providers to talk about what's going well, what's not going well, and things that can be done to improve the system.
Legislators will also be taking another look at how things are going with Medicaid managed care when the Health Policy Oversight Committee gets back together on Monday, December 13 at the State Capitol (Room 103). The time has not yet been set, but you can find the agenda when it is posted, along with all other committee materials here. While there will be time for public comment at this meeting, time is limited and typically not all that come are able to speak. If you have ideas on ways to make managed care work better, or thoughts on changes that legislators might want to consider when they go back into sesssion in January, contact one or more members of the committee directly. They are:
Sen. Amanda Ragan, Co-Chair (D-Mason City) - amanda.ragan@legis.iowa.gov; 641-424-0874
Sen. Joe Bolkcom (D-Iowa City) - joe.bolkcom@legis.iowa.gov; 319-337-6280
Sen. Mark Costello (R-Imogene) - mark.costello@legis.iowa.gov; 712-520-0303
Sen. Liz Mathis (D-Cedar Rapids) - liz.mathis@legis.iowa.gov; 319-361-1725
Sen. Mark Segebart (R-Vail) - mark.segebart@legis.iowa.gov; 712-269-4519
Rep. Dave Heaton, Co-Chair (R-Mt. Pleasant) - dave.heaton@legis.iowa.gov; 319-385-9342
Rep. John Forbes (D-Urbandale) - john.forbes@legis.iowa.gov; 515-778-7699
Rep. Joel Fry (R-Osceola) - joel.fry@legis.iowa.gov; 641-342-1017
Rep. Lisa Heddens (D-Ames) - lisa.heddens@legis.iowa.gov; 515-450-2957
Rep. Linda Miller (R-Bettendorf) - linda.miller@legis.iowa.gov; 563-650-9539
The Health/Human Services Budget passed in the 2016 legislative session directed the Department of Human Services (DHS) to submit a report on the current status of the Regional Mental Health and Disability Services System. That report is now avaiable online here. We will review this report in our next issue, but it does make several recommendations:
Regions should have a minimum number of county residents in each region, pool county funding, and maintain continuity in their leadership (i.e. not rotate leadership annually among counties).
Regions and Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) should identify funding for all core and additional core services to individuals with a mental illness or an intellectual disability.
Regions should continue building the community service system by planning for the provision of critical, non-clinical social services, such as, but not limited to, housing and transportation.
MH/DS Regions' responsibility and authority to effectively and efficiently serve individuals that are the most difficult to serve should be clarified. To do this, DHS suggests immediately convening a workgroup of MH/DS regions, MCOs, and other key stakeholders to identify effective services for individuals with severe multiple complex needs and report recommendations for hte provision of the identified services.
Again, we will provide more information about this report and reactions to it in our next issue.


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Zoe Kravitz's 'fiery' pal Cara Delevingne
By CelebretainmentSeptember 24, 2017 GMT
Zoe Kravitz has had to "pull" Cara Delevingne away from people on a night out because the British babe has such a "fiery" temper.
The 'Big Little Lies' star loves hanging out with her model-turned-actress pal but admits the model-and-actress has a temper that can get her into trouble.
She said: "Cara? That girl is the bomb. She's fiery, she might be more fiery than I am. I've had to pull her off people."
But the 28-year-old actress also has a "fiery" side of her own which can sometimes lead to fans getting offended, though she insists she is not "an asshole".
She said: "I have a fiery side. I can be confrontational Like, it's nice to meet you but if I'm having a bad day or I'm eating a burrito on my way back from the gym and you're not aware of my space and not treating me like a real person, then, 'No, I don't want a photo with you' doesn't mean I'm an asshole."
The 'Mad Max: Fury Road' star is the daughter of actress Lisa Bonet and singer Lenny Kravitz and she admitted she has had to prove herself as an actress in her own right, but she can understand why people would be apprehensive about her move into the spotlight.
She told Britain's Vogue magazine: "I understand that if the daughter of somebody starts working, the world goes, 'OK, we'll see if they're serious'. I think I've stuck it out."
Despite her glamorous lifestyle, Zoe admitted she'd far rather watch the Oscars on TV in the comfort of her own home than attend the glitzy ceremony.
She said: "For 'Mad Max' I did all the Oscars parties, schmoozing, hanging out, but for the ceremony it was more fun watching at home in sweatpants, eating food and cheering."


Expectations were for a prolonged maximum of the Orionids meteor shower this year, but with a more or less distinct peak either early on Oct. 21 or Oct. 22. Instead the activity remains high at a level of roughly ZHR ~40 since early October 20 - for three full days now and with no drop-off in sight. Some pictures, a report on the long maximum (earlier, still earlier), some analysis and for the record further previews here, here, here (earlier), here and here. • Finally some consensus re. the Leonids this year is building: The "500 or more" modeller has come down to ~200 as the max. ZHR - and his main 'competitor' is up to ~175. So it'll be a shower a bit below the Perseids this year? But in any case with less lunar interference! • The Canadian September bolide has led to several meteorite discoveries! A press release, an earlier one and coverage here and here. • From the Dutch/N German bolide much better pictures and stories here, here, here, here, here, here, hier, hier, hier, hier, hier, hier, hier, hier (mehr), hier and/und hier.
In other minor body news such a body of 5 to 10 meters exploded over Indonesia on Oct. 8 (well studied thanks to infrasound recordings), while a rock of similar size safely passed Earth a week later - and the exact events around the case of 2008 TC3 and the political 'impact' are still debated. • Meanwhile the largest NEO discovery in over one year has been reported (and doubted!); with a H~16 the size is around 2 km. • And in Russia a meteorite. • Elsewhere in the solar system comet 217P/LINEAR suffered an outburst - while never exceeding 10th mag., the comet looked a bit like 17P/Holmes in good pictures initially. Here are some of Oct. 22, Oct. 18 (more), Oct. 17 (more, more, more, more), Oct. 16 (more), Oct. 15 (more, more), Oct. 14 (more, more) and Oct. 13, plus a visual report from Sep.; the Indian observer wasn't impressed.
In other news a Moon/Antares appulse (actual occultation missed) and the morning planet/Moon arrangements of Oct. 16 in Germany and Italy and on Oct. 15 (more), Oct. 14 in the U.S. and Germany (sequence 1 - 2 - 3 and more) and Oct. 13, plus several more pictures. • STEREO images of a big prominence (alt.; more). • As this blogger also confirmed visually this morning, Epsilon Aurigae is at 3.4 mag., half-way between max. and min. The eclipse may have been delayed a bit - and while visual estimates are easy, though some)(it's easy, they can be off by several tenths of a mag., depending on the eye). • Will R CrB ever become bright again? The current minimum lasts 2+ years already! • Another amateur exoplanet detection. • Stellar occultations by Minerva are worth observing. • predicted effects from unusual experiments (see 16:37 entry) during a rocket launch led to weird sky effects over South Africa and Europe; see also here! • Finally winners of an astrophoto competition and another near-space balloon flight just for fun.
It happened near 17:00 UTC today over the Netherlands but was also seen - low in the sky - from Northern Germany: a bright fireball at dusk of which also a dramatic photograph exists. Soon more reports came in, like here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here (the latter with great pics of the smoke trail dispersing): The bolide split in mid-flight into half a dozen fragments, and a trail in the sky remained for many minutes. • There were also bright fireballs over New Mexico on Oct. 9 and Canada on Sep. 25 (a possible meteorite-dropper, also mentioned last time and also here, here, here and here). • Also an update on the Pacific bolide and an unusual bolide report from a soccer fan forum! • An all-too-often quoted prediction for the 2009 Leonids had them peak at a max. ZHR of 500 - but this calculation (never supported by other dust trail theorists) has now been retracted, with a max. ZHR of 200 instead. Still impressive perhaps, but only on a par with e.g. this year's Perseids. • More insights about the asteroid-turned-bolide-turned-meteorites 2008 TC3 have been published (alt., alt., more, more and more). And the impact risk for Apophis is all but gone as discussed in detail here.
In other news the La Sagra Sky Survey - just recently successful for the first time - has discovered its 2nd comet, with perihelion next January. • Recent studies deal with the rotation of the nuclei of comets Tempel 2 and Lulin (also discussed here). • Nice pictures of the tails of Garradd and 217P/LINEAR on Oct. 4. • Of the current morning sky show with various conjunctions of planets nice views of Oct. 13 (Saturn close to Venus) and Oct. 9 (Saturn close to Mercury), plus a Moon/M 45 conjunction on Oct. 7 (also a - controversial - composite attempt). • Meanwhile on Jupiter a dark spot on Sep. 19 (rotating), the surface of Callisto and a mutual event on Oct. 3 (another and yet another report). • Hi-res pics of the Moon. • An analysis and Oct. 3 report on Eps Aur's fade - and TT Ari is fading, too. • Finally Earth weather leaking into space, problems with Pan-STARRS, the sociology of Galaxy Zoo volunteers and a fine ISS in front of moon (not its shadow, of course).


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Here is one way to combine the various Family Enrichment studies. Use these ideas as is or as a starting point. Add your selected history time period books and grade-level math, science, and language arts to complete your year's plan.
The memory verses packs, which contain about fifty verses each, are designed to be learned and recited together as a family. Our Scripture Memory System gives tips on how to easily memorize and review any verses you want to use. We also have the verse packs available in a free download of printable verse cards.
Select one level to read aloud: younger, middle, or older. Use the links below to view all the books in a group in the CM Bookfinder for easy scheduling in our CM Organizer. You can also see our suggestions for where to find the books.
Read Dickinson's poems for several weeks (six at least). If possible, read a short, interesting biography about her as well. During the other weeks of the year, simply read a variety of poems and enjoy them together.
Our Picture Study Portfolios make it simple to get to know these new friends.
Our Handicrafts Made Simple video series is a good resource to help your children (and you) learn a new-to-you handicraft. Creating a Masterpiece teaches several different media (pastel, pencil drawing, ink, sculpture, watercolor, acrylic painting) on several levels.
Listen to pieces by the composer for several weeks until the children become familiar with that composer's style. If possible, read or listen to a short biography about that composer sometime during your study of his work.
Sing the hymn together until all of the family members have learned every stanza. If you learn one hymn every six weeks or so, you will be able to cover six in a school year. Singing the Great Hymns includes all of these hymns, along with audio recordings, to make hymn study simple.
It's easy to do Shakespeare with a simple three-step approach. Our Shakespeare in Three Steps series gives you lesson plans to make studying Shakespeare a delight.
Laying Down the Rails: A Charlotte Mason Habits Handbook and Laying Down the Rails for Children: A Habit-Training Companion will help your whole family focus on cultivating good habits one at a time.
Each volume from Cherrydale Press is designed to last several years. Work as a family at your own pace with your language of choice.
Here is one way to spread the feast throughout a week, including your selected History/Geography/Bible study and math, science, and language arts for individual students. Click any subject below for more details.


Discussion in '3rd Gen Tundras (2014+)' started by tibadoe, Jul 26, 2014.
Since I am in the market for a new Tundra I stopped at my local Dealer this morning. It just happened to be their big "Summer Clearance Event". I took a look at what few they had on the lot and got some good ideas of what I want and don't want. I was hoping they would of had the color and model I wanted but that was not the case. They did find one close that had all I wanted with the exception of the tow mirrors. Will decide what to do and go from there. I may just order a '15 when they start taking orders.
I'm in Gladys, Virginia. I'm guessing it would be a long ride to your dealership! Ohio maybe?
Thanks for your help. I prefer to shop local but I have to warn you I am pretty picky on what I want. That is why I usually order what I want. Is there a way to send a PM to you on this forum? I'm new and haven't figured it all out yet.
Edit: I think I figured it out. A "PM" like on other forums is "Start a Conversation" here.
I'll take you up on your offer. Need to make sure I'm getting a good deal. I have the VIN# for a truck to be build 9/1. Can you look up what Invoice and Dealer cost is?


Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness has said the new British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, James Brokenshire, needs to realise that people in the North "see their future in Europe".
The Deputy First Minister was speaking at Stormont Castle on Monday after Mr Brokenshire ruled out a Border poll during his first public engagement in his new role.
Sinn Féin party president Gerry Adams also welcomed remarks by Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin in support of a potential referendum on Irish unity and said nobody, including Mr Brokenshire, could say what the fallout from Britain's Brexit vote will be.
"The fact is we are in an entirely new dispensation given the vote to leave the EU and given the fact the people on this part of the island voted to remain," Mr Adams said.
Mr McGuinness said the Conservative Party only received about 3,000 votes in the North's recent Assembly election, which meant that Mr Brokenshire "doesn't represent anybody here".
"The referendum clearly showed that unionists, nationalists and republicans voted together, 56 per cent, because we see our future in Europe. " he said.
Mr Brokenshire had made the Border poll comments after visiting Belfast City Hall to sign a book of condolence in memory of the 84 people who lost their lives in the terror attack in Nice on July 14th.
After briefly meeting with the Lord Mayor of Belfast, Mr Brokenshire said at a press conference that security, political stability, attracting investment, legacy issues and getting "the best deal for Northern Ireland" in Brexit negotiations were among his priorities.
On the Government's suggestion for an all-island forum to deal with the fallout of Brexit, Mr Brokenshire said the North-South Ministerial Council "may well prove the most appropriate forum to do that".
Mr Brokenshire had campaigned for a remain vote in the UK's EU membership referendum last month, but said "we do need to move on" following the vote to leave.
On whether Westminster would ignore the Assembly if it was to reject Brexit, by voting down a legislative consent motion, he said it was important to remember "the referendum was for the whole of the United Kingdom and the UK spoke very clearly about where our future should be".
Mr Brokenshire said there was strong political will between the UK and Irish governments to ensure there would be no return to hard Border arrangements and described his initial discussions with Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald on the subject as positive.
Meanwhile, former soldier Kris Hopkins, who survived two IRA attempts on his life during the Troubles, has been appointed junior minister at the Northern Ireland Office.
In the past, Mr Hopkins wrote about his "revulsion" at Mr McGuinness.
However, Mr Brokenshire did not believe this would be an impediment to forging good relations with Sinn Féin and spoke of Mr Hopkins being clear about "the journey he is on".


List Rules People on this list must have gone to Northwood University and be of some renown.
List of famous alumni from Northwood University, with photos when available. Prominent graduates from Northwood University include celebrities, politicians, business people, athletes and more. This list of distinguished Northwood University alumni is loosely ordered by relevance, so the most recognizable celebrities who attended Northwood University are at the top of the list. This directory is not just composed of graduates of this school, as some of the famous people on this list didn't necessarily earn a degree from Northwood University.
Brian Steele is an American actor who is well known for commonly playing monsters and creatures on television and in films.
Kyle Clement is a former American football defensive tackle. He was signed by the Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Northwood.
Randy Degg is a former American football player. He played as a center for Northwood University. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Fort Wayne Fusion in 2007.
Mark Ouimet is a Republican politician and served in the Michigan House of Representatives from the 52nd district covering Washtenaw County, Michigan for one term.


The transport rule and the mailbox rule don't work for a mailbox. However, when you manually run these rules in the mailbox, they work correctly.
Email that's delivered to the JournalingReportNdrTo mailbox in the organization is not journaled as expected.
Automatic replies, such as out-of-office messages, aren't sent for the user.
To fix this issue, set JournalingReportNdrTo to a dedicated mailbox without any transport rule or mailbox rule. Or, set JournalingReportNdrTo to an external address. In Exchange Online, you can configure this setting by using the Office 365 portal or Exchange Online PowerShell. In on-premises Exchange Server, you can configure this setting by using the Exchange Management Shell.
In the Office 365 portal, select the email address in the applicable field. Then, in the next screen, select a mail contact that has an external mailbox.
Note If the mail-contact mailbox is full or for any reason stops accepting email, your journal report will be lost.
Connect to Exchange Online from the local computer by using remote PowerShell. For more information about how to do this, see Connect to Exchange Online using remote PowerShell.
In this example, the <user@contoso.com> placeholder represents the email address of the user.
To set the value, click Select address, and then click Browse to select a dedicated mailbox. Or, select an external contact to send these nondelivery reports (NDRs) to.
Note If the JournalingReportNdrTo value is set back to <>, you risk losing the journal report if the journaling destination happens to refuse the journal report. Therefore, we recommend setting this value to a dedicated mailbox or to an external address.
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Keywords: evaluation of undergraduate book collections, fund allocation formulas.
this paper presents a method elaborated in the context of the central library of the universidade federal do rio grande do sul for the evaluation of the book collections which give support to the undergraduate teaching activities. it describes the structuring phase of the information system for the elaboration of the collection evaluation report. and lastly, it shows how the report data are joined in a formula for allocating funds for the purchase of undergraduate books among the library system units.


performance of the photon detectors operating in this wavelength range.
tomography system, and achieved ~1000 times higher sensitivity at very low light conditions.
tunable laser source (e.g. VCSEL) and a micron-scale detector.


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On October 4, leaders from scientific research institutes around the world gathered in Kyoto, Japan, for the Third Global Summit of Research Institute Leaders. The participants hailed from 15 organizations based in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, and the United States.
The event began by presentations by President Ryoji Chubachi of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) and Yuji Kamiya of RIKEN, the two organizations sponsoring the summit. The participants then discussed ways to nurture young researchers and to create a dynamic but sustainable research structure with a balance between permanent and fixed-term researchers within a global system. In a closing statement, they called upon their respective governments to cooperate in efforts to make it easier for researchers to move internationally and participate in international partnerships.
The summit was chaired by RIKEN President Ryoji Noyori and Alain Fuchs, president of the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), and facilitated by Stefan Noreen, former Swedish Ambassador to Japan.
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So, we get the kiddos all bundled up and ready to go to church and then on to Grandma's house for the day, pull out of the driveway then about 2 minutes down the road the transmission goes---no drive gears at all, only reverse or park. This would be the same 10 year old van that took thousands of dollars to make road worthy (and capable of passing Maryland inspection) a few short months ago.
I am thankful that it happened so close to home so we were able to walk home (in the rain, but we all had our hooded coats on!) and not on the highway or somewhere else where we would have been stranded or could have had a serious accident.
I am thankful we have another car for dear hubby to drive to work. It will not hold our family of 6, but we can get around that in the meantime.
Please pray with me for an affordable repair on the car or, failing that, a really killer deal on a used car.
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The strike in the engineering sector would be intensified until employers met what unions said were "reasonable" demands.
National Union of Metalworkers (Numsa) general secretary Irvin Jim said on Sunday that the negotiating parties had begun to take one another seriously.
"It's a process that is under way, [and] we will report back to members about it. At an appropriate time we will be able to know what is the status of that process," Jim said after the union's national executive committee meeting on Sunday.
He said the employers should be moving with speed to resolve the dispute instead of embarking on "psychological violence".
Jim said employers should not use skills training as leverage to justify underpaying workers, and challenged the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation to ensure that workers obtained the necessary skills to make them as competitive as their international counterparts.
Also of concern to the union were reports that directors received 23% salary increases this year and bonus hikes of up to 56%, while workers struggled with lower salaries and the high cost of living.
The strike in the engineering sector entered its second week on Sunday.
The union is demanding a 13% salary increase.


When would you need to file a Form 480.7A?
If your trade or business received mortgage interest payments from an individual, you may be required to file this information.
If your trade or business made a refund of interest from a qualified mortgage, you may be required to file this information.
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Former Rutgers coach Greg Schiano was introduced as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 9th head coach in franchise history on Friday afternoon at 1 Buccaneer Place in Tampa, Fla.
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Terms were not disclosed in the release, which simply says Schiano signed a five-year deal. Was told his salary is in the 5-for-15 mil range, but that hasn't been confirmed.
Interesting to note that the press release from Schiano's bio doesn't list his overall record (68-67). It only lists his 56-33 mark over the past seven seasons.
Schiano's family is sitting in the front row and his kids are wearing Buccaneers gear.
On Monday, Greg Schiano was in Pennsylvania visiting a highly-touted offensive line recruit and, on Tuesday, he was in Maryland meeting with a four-star wide receiver prospect, on Wednesday, he was dispatching two assistant coaches to Long Branch High School for Ryan Brodie's press conference and, on Thursday, he sent five assistants to Don Bosco Prep to entice two of New Jersey's top-rated players. His selling point, according to people familiar with his recruiting pitches, was how stable his program was in the unstable world of college football.
While other Northeast football programs have gone through significant changes (i.e. Pitt and its three head-coaching hires in 13 months) or undergone unthinkable crisis (the less said about Penn State the better), Rutgers had been considered as stable as programs come with the longest-tenured head coach in the Big East having kept virtually his entire staff intact during the heart of the recruiting period.
Until Wednesday, that is. That's when Schiano stunned the Rutgers fanbase, his team of players and assistants, and the nearly two dozen recruits he's trying to lure with the news that he was ticketed for the NFL to lead the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Schiano was a lot of things for Rutgers football — program builder, CEO of an organization that includes more than 100 players and 50 personnel, a self-described "leader of young men" — but if there was one thing that drove him more than anything it was recruiting. You won't find a college football coach worth his salt who isn't keeping an eye on future prospects, but for Schiano it was a pursuit.


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In Biodrome, a woman competes with copies of herself from other dimensions to find Earth-saving genetic material on distant alien planets. She discovers helpful space beasts along the way which interface with her suit and can be used to fend off hostile creatures or reach new depths in the expansive alien colonies. Biodrome is an ongoing asynchronous competition to explore procedural action-adventure worlds.
Pete was introduced to the Metroidvania genre in 2007 while watching speedruns. He'd missed it growing up as he'd skipped from the Sega Genesis straight to the PlayStation 2 (with PC shooters in-between.) Coming to the genre late, he experienced the games much as others would have in the '80s and '90s. It was a little different though. It felt great after he pulled off a complex move to reach on optional area before he had the right powerup—for a moment he felt like a real explorer, but he quickly remembered that the game had been out for over ten years, and every inch of it had been mapped out and online for years. How cool would it be if there were still new places to find? Endless content means procedural generation. But how could a program build new and interesting challenges? Speedrunning inspires players to find new tricks in old games to get to places faster than anyone else. This gave Pete the idea that a game could reward players for finding new tricks to get to places no one else has been able to reach. It could generate new worlds as the existing ones get explored, and reward more for still managing to find a new place in an old world. A few months later he started prototyping.
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In this episode, Johnny, James and Zack talk about how they deal with negativity. Negativity is hard to avoid both online and when starting your own business. We talk about how we deal with negativity and stay positive in the workshop.
James: Leather work, and a Dresser!
From YouTube, Reddit, social media, friends/family, from within. "How do you make a living on YouTube?". When you built it, the criticism is harder to hear.
Evan Dunville : question: what is your biggest fear when doing a project? (danger or safety) Guy Dunlap : at what point do you consider a project unsavable?


For the last month the trees have been turning yellow, slowly scattering their leaves. The pavements are littered in multicoloured fallen foliage and each day the trees are looking a little more barren. Our mornings have been getting crisper – but also darker. Autumn is well and truly on its way. As are new Miatui vegan-friendly handbag designs.
It's not all bad though, it hasn't been too wet so far and as the weather gets more autumnal, it gives us the opportunity to get cosier at home. Soft warm blankets, candles or string lights for mood, along with bucket-sized cups of hot cocoa to warm ourselves with.
Autumnal weather arriving also gives us the reason to dig out boxes of winterwear from the storage. Our cosy knits, woolly jumpers and scarves – not made of actual wool, if vegan, obviously. And if we want to stay on trend for the winter season ahead, we can go out and get new items in various new colours and designs. Apparently, for 2018 the on-trend colours include purple, spiced yellow (mustard), metallics and chestnutty brown.
And it so happens to be that my go-to, vegan-friendly UK handbag brand Mia-Tui, have brought out their old favourites in all these new autumnal colours for us to enjoy this October! My problem is that they're a bit like the Pokemon to me – I got to have them all. How cute does the new colours of Lottie look on this Instagram picture?
If you have read my blog in the past you will know of my vegan handbag struggles.. getting rid of my old leather designer bags and trying to find replacements that not only looked good but were functional too. And when I discovered Mia Tui through 'Cruising With Jane McDonald' on Channel 5, I thought me and MiaTui were a match made in heaven. Not just for the obvious cruise link, but for the fact all the bags were quality faux leather and dyed with non-animal dyes. Hurrah!
Earlier this year I was kindly offered two bags to review by MiaTui. You can find the review of the surprisingly compact (Tardis-like) everyday handbag Matilda Mae on my blog – I took mine to Boston in February 2018 and that sealed my fate. I've been a huge fan of the brand since.
The second MiaTui bag I reviewed, now my travel staple, is the Mini Jen for travel. This gorgeous silver arm candy has joined me on every cruise or ship visit since I received her. And why wouldn't she, she was made for this purpose.
The features MiniJen (and her larger sister Jennie) offer were designed for travel. Do see my blog review of Mini Jen for all the fabulous reasons why anyone needing a handbag for holiday use – be it cruising or the other kind, should have one. And don't just take my word for it, see one of the many other great blogger reviews out there!
Now with the new Autumn colours MiaTui have brought out, there's even more arm candy to be had. I'm partial, again, to the Mustard version of MiniJen – isn't it gorgeous? The Chestnut is such a beautiful, warm colour too for this autumn.
Other bags in the range have been updated, and many are now available in the new Autumn 2018 colours. The Elise has been on my to-buy list for the last few months but I've been waiting for the new stock to arrive. I can now get her in bold purple.. and the lovely ladies at MiaTui have her on a bundle offer at the moment – when you buy one you can get a free Megan as well – as you can see from the IG post below.
And if the new colour options aren't exciting enough, MiaTui have launched a new, large handbag for work use – the Sarah. For those carrying a laptop around, Sarah is a welcome new addition to the extensive MiaTui range. It comes with a padded laptop pocket which will take a 15″ laptop. Like other MiaTui bags, she comes with the usual pockets, bright interiors, insulated bottle sleeve, clip for keys and a matching clutch. You can pre-order this new addition to the range – shipping out November 5th.
There's one more reason why I am huge fan of the MiaTui brand. They have a Loyalty Point programme where you earn points to use on future purchases. You earn points firstly for registering for your account and making purchases – and secondly, if your friends make purchases from your referral, you can earn additional points too. You can earn 500 points for any first-time purchases over £30 they make – while they get a 20% discount with your code (on a non-bundle purchase). Perfect? I think so!
If the above reviews I wrote (for Matilda Mae and the Mini Jen) have peaked your interest, along with the images of the new Autumnal colours and the new Sarah, I'm happy to give you a referral code for 20% off your first purchase. Do note, you can't combine it with any existing offers like the bundles. Link in the logo below!
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This is not a paid sponsored post. I was originally given two bags to review by MiaTui but this post was written purely because I am a fan of the brand. Should you choose to purchase any discount qualifying products using the link above, I may earn loyalty points from your purchase – thank you!
Many thanks for MiaTui for supplying me with product photos for this feature and allowing me to link to their IG page.
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That mustard colour bag is stunning! I'm gonna add one of these to my Christmas list!
I love the mustard one. Very autumnal! I need one of these bags!
There are no colours better than autumn colours! What a lovely brand.


Dave Reves is a Partner in the Orange County Hardesty office, bringing 25 years of diverse business experience encompassing finance, manufacturing operations, and systems integration in electronic assembly, composite fabrication, metal forming, and consumer products industries. Since 2007 he has focused on sell side acquisition pre-transaction preparation for middle market aerospace and defense manufacturing companies. He led Process Fab through a successful transition, and then served as interim CFO and CEO for Venture Aircraft.
Prior to joining the Hardesty team he served as CFO for several companies with revenues up to $250MM, and led a turnaround and divesture for a management buyout from TRW's printed circuit board division. He gained operational experience with P&L responsibility for the Sun Valley Filters division of AVX, a $2B publicly held manufacturer of electronic components. Dave earned an MBA from California State University, Long Beach, and a BBA from the University of Texas.