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Nevada's Jacky Rosen Defeats Adelson-backed Heller, Becomes Third Jewish Woman Ever Elected to Senate
She has worked to appeal to pro-Israel voters in her state, saying she, unlike most Democrats, would have opposed Obama's 2015 Iran nuclear pact
Jacky Rosen speaks after winning her Senate race against Dean Heller in Las Vegas, Nevada, November 7, 2018.Credit: AFP
Jacky Rosen, a Jewish Democrat, defeated incumbent Nevada Senator Dean Heller, becoming only the third Jewish woman elected to the Senate, and the first to be elected from a state other than California.
The first-term congresswoman emerged as a public figure serving as president of the state's largest synagogue. She has worked to appeal to pro-Israel voters in her state, saying she, unlike most Democrats, would have opposed former U.S. President Barack Obama's 2015 Iran nuclear pact.
Heller lost despite enjoying the support of the state's most powerful Jewish resident – casino billionaire and Republican megadonor Sheldon Adelson, who, together with his wife Miriam, also owns the state's largest newspaper, the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
The Republican held the Nevada Senate seat since 2011 and is the only GOP senator who sought re-election this year in a state that Democrat Hillary Clinton carried two years ago. He was once a critic of President Donald Trump but was banking on the president's political power to carry him across the finish line.
The race at the top of the ticket drew nearly $100 million in campaign spending — with about $33 million spent by the Rosen and Heller campaigns and an additional $66 million from outside groups, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.
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The spending included a barrage of TV ads, including those from Rosen and her supporters that seized on Heller's sliding positions on GOP efforts last year to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
People cheer as returns come in for Senate candidate Rep. Jacky Rosen at a Democratic election night party in Las Vegas, Nevada, November 6, 2018.Credit: John Locher,AP
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Heller drew backlash from the president and his supporters when he initially refused to vote for Republican plans in Congress to repeal the law passed under Obama, which has helped 400,000 Nevadans gain health insurance coverage.
Trump later threatened Heller's re-election chances, and the senator went on to support other attempts to repeal the law.
Heller highlighted Rosen's light track record in the House and her decision to run for his seat after only six months on the job. He also emphasized the partisan battle over U.S Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanagh, citing his vote for the new justice and Rosen's opposition. He also pointed out that the bulk of the money Rosen raised has come from people living in New York and California.
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Transitions are never easy. Cemented beliefs, traditions, customs, routines, ceremonies and structures become a part of us. Change is as hard or as easy as we wish to make it. So, it was with some trepidation as I entered Mr. Sammon's dojo as a young freshman at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington.
I had spent two years training in taekwondo and was interested in a different style and instructor. As I introduced myself to Mr. Sammons, I explained I was interested in training with him, had observed his classes and students and this would be a better fit for me. He immediately welcomed me and then began the transition - a lifetime on one.
Mr. Sammons always sought correct techniques and principles and passed them on to us. His own training included trips to Seattle, San Francisco, Canada and Japan. He reflected and assimilated, and passed along these techniques and principles. Beside his proficiency in Goju Ryu, he sought training in kobudo, weapons, jujitsu, grappling and kendo.
Mr. Sammons had the "inch theory" which meant each day he wanted his knowledge to grow. Not only did he want his knowledge to grow, he willingly shared it with his students.
I observed Mr. Sammons fighting in tournaments, perform kata and set the example in the dojo. Training was tedious and long. Everyone worked. No one worked harder than him. Teaching meant demonstrating the techniques and their applications. He was patient with white belts as they bumped into upper belts, and upper belts as they asked questions about unfamiliar moves.
Shinsas were always an exciting time as dojos from Skagit Valley, Green Lake and the University of Washington brought students to Bellingham for promotional exercises. Students from a variety of dojos trained under the keen eyes of Mr.Reuter, Mr. Sammons, Mr.Stamper, Mr. Yamakura and Mrs. Gittens. All students were anxious to do their best at these exciting events.
Mr. Sammons is also a prominent member of the Bellingham Community. At many summer events, his band plays for the local crowds. Mr. Sammons models what he taught; never be satisfied with one's current level - there is always more to learn.
So, thank you, Mr.Sammons for all the individuals you assisted as they moved and continue to move along life's path. You have touched many!


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The headline read "Busted Tells Mitchell's Story." With bravado, the Pierre newspaper story informed all of the people residing in the temporary Capital City of 15 years that they had won the contest for permanent state capitol.
"Pierre Pluck and Pierre Luck are a hard team to pull against and have demonstrated that they are yet in good working order" was the statement of the day.
In their fight to become permanent capitol, the 2000 residents of Pierre would sometimes entertain up to 5000 guests as transported in via the Northwestern Railroad.
But it's main competitor, Mitchell, was not to be outdone themselves. Mitchell lured John Phillip Sousa and his band to play in the Corn Palace as they campaigned on a platform of "Lower Taxes" in competition with Pierre's slogan asking residents to "Stand Pat" - a reference to the temporary facility built by the City of Pierre in 1890, as pictured above.
Mitchell was a fierce competitor, but Pierre's status as the existing State Capitol combined with it's central location helped it win in the end.
In order to save both time and money, the building was patterned after the new Montana statehouse, which you can see pictured at the right.
According to George Smith's account in "South Dakota, Its History, and Its People," the same architect for that building, C. E. Bell of Minneapolis, was called in by the State Capitol Committee to oversee the project. Along with fellow Minneapolis architect M. S. Detwiler, ground was broken on the massive undertaking in 1905.
As you can see from these pictures capturing the construction process at various moments, using the steam and horse driven tools of the day, excavation was a slow and arduous process. After a time when the dirt had been removed to sufficient depth, workers began laying the foundation.
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La Northrop Grumman Corporation è una società conglomerata (multinazionale) statunitense nel campo aerospaziale e della difesa, risultata dall'unione avvenuta nel 1994 fra Northrop e Grumman. Si sono aggiunte più tardi altre grandi società con l'acquisizione della Westinghouse Electronic Systems Group, Logicon, Teledyne Ryan, Litton (Ingalls, Avondale), Newport News, e TRW (senza LucasVarity). L'attuale amministratore delegato è Ronald Sugar, eletto dal consiglio d'amministrazione il 19 febbraio 2003, ed entrato in carica il 1º aprile successivo, succedendo a Kent Kresa.

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I prodotti più noti del complesso industriale militare Northrop Grumman Corp. sono il RQ-4 Global Hawk "Unmanned Aerial Vehicle" (UAV), l'aereo da caccia imbarcato F-14 Tomcat, e il bombardiere strategico B-2 Spirit.

Fino al 2004, la Northrop Grumman Corp. aveva più di 125.000 impiegati che lavoravano in centinaia di fabbriche negli Stati Uniti e all'estero, con un bilancio annuale di 29.9 miliardi di dollari americani. Nel 2004 venne posta al 58º posto nella lista del mensile "Fortune" delle prime 500 compagnie industriali americane. La compagnia è anche la terza fra i più grandi fornitori al mondo di prodotti militari.
Nata per fronteggiare l'esigenza di investire nella difesa militare come conseguenza della guerra fredda, la Northrop Grumman Corp. continua ad essere concentrata in modo primario sui servizi militari e sui clienti governativi, le cui spese vengono decise dal congresso dei senatori e dei rappresentanti degli Stati Uniti. La loro strategia di affari ha cominciato a pagare dividendi ai propri azionisti, mentre le prestazioni finanziarie dell'azienda sono migliorate considerevolmente e propongono prodotti progettati dai componenti dalle varie divisioni.

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Settlement released between Epstein and Prince Andrew accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre
Proceeding in case against Andrew set to begin Tuesday
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Updated: January 3, 2022 - 4:38pm
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CNN also reports
died by suicide
convicted her last week on five federal counts
not one of the four women
A 2009 settlement agreement unsealed Monday between Jeffrey Epstein and Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who accused the wealth financier when alive of sexually abusing her, shows he paid Giuffre $500,000 without having to admit to any liability or fault in exchange for her dropping the case.
The document was unsealed as part of Giuffre's separate lawsuit against Prince Andrew. Giuffre that says Epstein trafficked her and forced her to have sex with Andrew and other friends. And she alleged the prince knew she was 17 in the U.S. at the time, according to CNN.
Andrew has denied the allegations.
Attorneys for the argued in their effort to dismiss Giuffre's case their client in October 2021 that her lawsuit violates the terms of the settlement agreement with Epstein in which she agreed to a "general release" of claims against Epstein and others.
In the copy unsealed Monday, Andrew's name does not appear as a party, CNN also reports.
Proceeding in the civil suit against Andrew are set to begin Tuesday. If his lawyers are unsuccessful efforts to dismiss the case or if it is not settled, the prince could face a trial date. The long-running allegations facing Andrew have tarnished his reputation and he stepped back from royal duties in 2019.
Epstein, who pleaded guilty in 2008 to state prostitution charges, was indicted on federal sex trafficking charges in July 2019 and died in prison a month later.


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Interview with Theresa Le Flem
Theresa Le Flem inherited the creative gene. Studying Art at college, her CV includes studio-potter, hairdresser, factory-worker, sales-assistant, and veterinary receptionist. With children grown-up, and five granddaughters in New York, she lives in the Midlands with her husband Graham, a greyhound, a Persian cat and two budgies. She now writes full-time.
I believe you come from an artistic family; do tell us something of your journey as a writer. How did it begin?
My father moved our family to St.Ives in Cornwall when I was 16, to join the artists' colony. I took a job in a café; this perhaps formed the setting for THE FORGIVING SAND. I was writing a children's book in verse, at that time, by candlelight. I illustrated it too. I had been sending poems to publishers from the age of thirteen but without success. After hairdressing and factory work, I had my own Studio Pottery business. I wrote short-stories, but money was always tight. I didn't have the opportunity to pursue writing seriously. Now retired, I have the luxury of time and a husband who encourages me. Having my first novel published by Robert Hale was amazing – now, with my second due out on 31st May – well, I'm still pinching myself!
Have you met any particular difficulties or rejections along the way?
I sent my first novel: THE SEA INSIDE HIS HEAD, to seventeen literary agents, one at a time, revising it each time it was rejected. I was running out of agents to try. Then an article in The Writing Magazine spurred me into sending the first three chapters to Hale directly. After two days I received an email requesting the full MSS. I was using the public library's computers, not having internet connection at home. After sending off the complete manuscript in hard-copy, I remember driving the four miles into town every single day just to check my emails…only to be disappointed. One day I returned home, again with no news, to find a small letter on the mat. It was from Robert Hale - they wanted to publish!
Your books explore strong themes, what made you decide to write romance?
I enjoy exploring conflicting emotions in my writing; relationships are often tested by circumstances beyond our control. Work, marriage, money. Life's very hard. Love is never enough; there is so much pressure to earn a living, to raise children, and to retain one's self-esteem and pride. Whether it's bullying or bankruptcy, as in The Forgiving Sand, or the threat of unemployment The Sea inside His Head, you can tell I'm passionate about expressing feelings. I'm a romantic novelist but not one who wears rose-tinted spectacles!
Which author would you say has most influenced your work?
D.H.Lawrence I think, because he portrays passion so well. I don't mean simply sexual, his characters are so real. Charles Dickens is brilliant and Thomas Hardy, with all that rustic angst! I also like H.E.Bates for his love of nature. I've learned a lot from John Braine's book: How to Write a Novel.
Do you plan much of the book before you start or let it emerge as you write?
I don't plan until well into the book. The idea emerges out of a single phrase, like poetry. I deliberately gave Christina a physical disability, in The Forgiving Sand, as a sort of vulnerability. The characters usually dictate what's going to happen to them, I hear their voices, but they often surprise me.
Considerable research must be involved in your books, how do you set about it and keep good records?
I like old books, the internet, and I use libraries a lot. Apart from keeping a few box-files, I'm not very organised; there are books all over our house. I don't research before I start but later on, to check dates. Because I often include social history as the background, I use a reference book of 20th Century British History to weave in news events. I bounce hard facts against the softness of romantic love and ordinary home life.
How long have you been a member of the RNA, and in what way do you think it has helped your career?
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I've only been member for a year and a half. Joining gave me a tremendous morale boost. I find the RNA helpful and friendly, and enjoy their company by email. Such a vast pool of writers as a resource is a huge asset. Their 'non-writerly' advice gave me my lovely rescued greyhound Rosie. I wouldn't be without "my Romna girls" as I call them. (Apologies to any Romna boys!) Having a platform on which to publicise events is invaluable. Thank you RNA for inviting me to give this interview and actually, just for being there!
So what next? Can you tell us a little about your work in progress?
That feels a bit delicate at the moment. I'm nearing the end of the first draft of my third novel and it's like giving birth to a baby. The surprise element is still with me until I type 'The End'.
The Forgiving Sand - Published in hardback on 31st May 2013 by Robert Hale Ltd.
Christina's life in Cornwall is thrown into turmoil when ruthless brother-in-law René threatens to close down her quiet beach café which is losing money. Disabled since childhood, Christina is determined to keep the struggling family business going but neither her mother, nor her sister, seem to care. If only she could contact her father again!
It's 1994. The Cornish fishing industry is in crisis and lonely skipper, John Madison, widowed when his wife drowned, desperately pleads for Christina's help with his little daughter. His passionate intensity disturbs her and yet she's drawn to him. While René is putting the pressure on with his scheming ideas, an old school-friend, big loveable Peter, returns to Cornwall and jumps in to defend Christina - but with untold repercussions.
Who can save her beloved Sea Café? And when John compels her to make a choice, will her heart be torn in two?
Thank you Theresa for sparing the time to talk to us today. We wish you every success with your books.
Best wishes, Freda
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Interview with Joss Alexander
Today, we welcome debut author, Joss Alexander, to the blog.
Joss won a poetry competition in a national newspaper when she was seven. She says, 'It sounds impressive, but I was living in Southern Yemen and the Crater Times didn't exactly have a mass market circulation.' Joss has been writing ever since, at the same time as pursuing careers as a teacher, editor, and 'jet-setting professional beggar'. She's had six non-fiction books and many short stories published, and won several competitions, including First Prize in the International Daphne du Maurier Short Story competition. Tainted Innocence, a romantic mystery set in Tudor England, is her first novel.
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England, 1524. In Cambridge, the College of the Young Princes brings together all manner of people—with all manner of secrets. Among them is Bryony, an illiterate laundress and a stranger to the town, who lives in constant fear that her unusual upbringing and lack of friends will leave her vulnerable to accusations of witchcraft.
When Matthew Hobson, a scholar at the college, is found murdered and wrapped in linen that Bryony lost, she immediately becomes a suspect. But she is not the only one. Luke Hobson, a taciturn local tradesman who has sacrificed much for his charismatic but selfish brother, also has motive for the murder.
With the university authorities eager to solve the crime, outsiders Bryony and Luke are forced into a wary alliance, knowing they have to track down the killer if they are to escape hanging. But can they trust in each other's innocence—and the growing attraction between them—in order to uncover the truth?
Joss, tell us about the novel that has put you on the short list for the Hessayon Award, and how you got the idea for it?
I adore books, and to be prevented from reading them, either through blindness, as was the case with my mother, or through a lack of education, which is still happens in many places today, is terrible. Can you imagine desperately wanting to be able to read, but being denied the opportunity to learn, simply because you are poor and female? That frustration was the starting point for my romantic mystery novel, Tainted Innocence, set in the very heart of learning, the ancient University of Cambridge.
You write historical romance, so what is it about the Tudor period that particularly inspires you?
I love the Tudor period of history in Britain; it's such a rich, dangerous and voluptuous time, with so much happening in literature, architecture, food and politics. What really intrigues me, though, is exploring what life would have been life for those people who were not 'the great and the good'. That's why I chose to make my heroine an illiterate laundry maid and my hero a hard-working carter, struggling to keep his business afloat.
Do you have a critique partner, or share your work with anyone before you submit to an editor?
Cambridge Writers and the RNA New Writers' Scheme have been brilliant in encouraging my writing and giving me very useful feedback. Without the RNA NWS I may not have achieved publication and it was wonderful to be shortlisted for the Joan Hessayon New Writers' Scheme Award. However, the first person to read my completed draft is always my daughter. Whether it's an opinion on your clothes, the food you have cooked or the novels you have written—daughters have a knack of giving you the unvarnished truth, whether you want it or not!
How did you devise the hero and heroine? Do you plan bios before you start or let them evolve as you write?
I live in Cambridge, and wandering through the narrow streets and by the willow-fringed river Cam, I seem to encounter those who lived here in years gone by, and they bombard me with their stories. Walking my dog one day over the fen, I came across an ancient, deserted orchard and I had the strongest feeling that a girl had lived there in a cottage, centuries ago. That's how I met Bryony, my heroine. Another day I followed the stream near my terraced cottage to its source - the quiet magical wood where the Nine Wells bubble up from the earth. I discovered Luke Hobson was walking by my side, dark and troubled, a man who has learned from bitter experience to trust no one, and is angry to find himself attracted to a gypsy girl who is prepared to steal and lie in order to survive. What else, he wonders, is she prepared to do? Luke Hobson was inspired by Thomas Hobson - of 'Hobson's Choice' fame - who lived in Cambridge some decades later than my tale, and the stream that I followed is now known as Hobson's Conduit. Luke and Bryony feel so real to me, I often wonder if they really existed in the past.
My day job is also writing—anything and everything! Articles on health and on travel, websites on subjects as varied as medical instruments, fertilisers and the ash dieback disease, restaurant and film reviews, and brochures for universities, museums and charities. Oh, I'm rather good at eulogies too…
Which craft tip has helped you the most?
Read it out loud. Ow! You really wince as you hear the words and phrases that jar. I've just been redecorating a bedroom, and whilst doing so, I listened to the Audible version of Tainted Innocence before going back to edit the first draft of the sequel. That was brilliant, because to hear somebody else read your work gives you a completely fresh insight into it, and you learn about what works for them and what doesn't.
If you could slip into a time machine and meet a famous historical figure from the past, who would you choose and why?
It would have to be Shakespeare! Maybe some of his genius would rub off on me. Second choice would be John Donne — sexy and good with words.
Which is your all time favourite book?
What a tough question! Perhaps The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C S Lewis. I loved the Narnia series as a child, and enjoyed reading them to my children when they were little. I've still got my original versions with the pages falling apart. For me, those novels represent the wonderful escapism that reading can provide; that feeling of participating in another world is one that I strive to achieve in my own writing; I would love to give my readers the gift that other writers have given me. Another favourite book, also much read and also falling apart, is Devil's Cub by Georgette Heyer.
Where would you most like to escape to and write?
'Escape to and write' is an oxymoron for me. I write best in my miniscule study at home. I need somewhere without a wonderful view. If I am looking out at a lovely landscape, I want to be outside, not inside. So a sky full of dreary rain is best; that way, imprisoned inside, I retreat to the world that I create.
I have just finished writing the sequel to Tainted Innocence, which is also set in Tudor Cambridge, and which continues the stories of several of the characters. They just refuse to be quiet—they all have such fascinating tales to tell, they aren't done with me yet!
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Thank you for sparing time to talk to us, Joss. We wish you every success with your books.
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Interview with Kate Lord Brown
Today we welcome Kate Lord Brown to the blog. Kate grew up in a wild and beautiful part of Devon, and was first published while at school. After reading Philosophy at Durham and Art History at the Courtauld Institute, she worked as an art consultant, curating collections for palaces and embassies in Europe and the Middle East. She was a finalist in the ITV's The People's Author competition 2009. She lives in the Middle East with her family, and is working on her next novel. Tell us about your first book and the excitement of getting that call.
I had 'the call' from my agent that all new writers dream of the night before I flew out to the Middle East with my children to start a new life. It was a fairytale ending - or beginning, depending on how you look at it! THE BEAUTY CHORUS was published in 2011 - after a lifetime of writing (and reading), it was really a dream come true. I don't think much can beat the feeling of holding your book for the first time.
Which author has most influenced your work?
Maybe like a lot of RNA members, there are always too many books and not enough book shelves in our house! I read very widely, but the fiction authors I keep returning to are Anne Tyler, Barbara Trapido, Carol Shields and James Salter. The author who has most influenced me is William Boyd - I saw him interviewed once and he said to write what interests you, not what you know.
How would you describe your own books, and what would you say is the plus factor that makes them appealing to your readers?
THE BEAUTY CHORUS and THE PERFUME GARDEN are historical romantic fiction. I think the plus factor is that they explore forgotten history - women who flew fighter planes during WW2, or women war photographers and soldiers during the Spanish Civil War. I always hope that readers will be carried away by a romantic, adventurous story, and also come away saying 'wow, I didn't know that ...'
Do you plan bios before you start writing, or allow your characters to emerge as you write?
I do a sheet for each character - to avoid pitfalls like eye colour suddenly changing from blue to green in chapter two! But one of the marvellous things with writing is the alchemy that takes place when the story and characters start taking on a life of their own. I think with bios and plots, it's always good to leave yourself some room to be surprised.
Which do you find the most painful, writing the first draft, or editing, and how do you cope?
Editing, definitely. All those old maxims like: 'writing is rewriting' are absolutely true. The first draft is a free-wheeling zip through the story with all that enthusiasm and energy - but editing is absolutely vital. I've been lucky to work with some very good editors and copy-editors (all that red ink ...), and I just keep telling myself that all that matters is making the book the very best it can be.
Do you have any rejections lurking among your files, or do you recycle them?
Actually, I burnt them! When we lived in Valencia, in Spain (which is the setting for THE PERFUME GARDEN, I used all my early rejection letters for kindling to light the wood burning stove each night! There were a lot of fires, put it that way. I did keep a note of anything positive - shows promise, etc, and of any constructive criticism. Rejection is all par for the course and you just simply have to learn from it and persevere.
If your book were ever filmed who would you choose for the hero and why?
Writing THE PERFUME GARDEN, I had a picture of Javier Bardem pinned to the storyboard for Luca (I know, it's tough work but someone has to do it). I think he combines Luca's strength and vulnerability - he plays damaged characters so well.
The RNA is famous for its New Writer Scheme. Were you ever a part of it, and what advice would you give to an aspiring writer?
No, I wasn't but I'd advise any aspiring writer to try and join the NWS. Failing that, join a writer's group locally if you can. I belonged to a women's writers group in London for years - we'd meet each week in a bookshop in Fulham, and it's a great grounding in writing, and reading.
Are you ever driven to write by hand?
Absolutely - first drafts are always by hand. Then, when they are being transcribed it's almost like a first edit getting it on to the computer. In fact, I still write with a fountain pen (my daughter thinks I'm a dinosaur!).
If you could know the future, what would you wish for?
There's a great saying I saw at a temple in Japan: I learn only to be contented. After a rollercoaster few years, I'd wish for that - contentment. I hope that we'll be able to come home to the UK, that my office assistants (Milo, the rescue Siamese X, who tends to sit on a notebook the moment it's opened for work as if to say 'why write, when you can look at ME', and Oscar the pug, who has a fetish for eating pencils), will still be helping me write a book a year, and that everyone will be happy and healthy. Obviously, a bestseller or two would be lovely, too!
The Perfume Garden combines the gripping storytelling of Kate Morton with the evocative settings of Victoria Hislop to tell this sumptuous story of lost love and family secrets set between modern day Valencia and the Spanish Civil War.
High in the hills of Valencia, a forgotten house guards its secrets. Untouched since Franco's forces tore through Spain in 1936, the whitewashed walls have crumbled, the garden, laden with orange blossom, grown wild. Emma Temple is the first to unlock its doors in seventy years. Guided by a series of letters and a key bequeathed in her mother's will, she has left her job as London's leading perfumier to restore this dilapidated villa to its former glory. It is the perfect retreat: a wilderness redolent with strange and exotic scents, heavy with the colours and sounds of a foreign time.
But for her grandmother, Freya, a British nurse who stayed here during Spain's devastating civil war, Emma's new home evokes terrible memories. As the house begins to give up its secrets, Emma is drawn deeper into Freya's story: one of crushed idealism, lost love, and families ripped apart by war. She soon realises it is one thing letting go of the past, but another when it won't let go of you.
Thank you for sparing time to talk to us today, Kate.
We wish you every success with your books.
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RNA Summer Party - Joan Hessayon AWard and The Romantic Novel of the Year
As always the RNA Summer Party was a dazzling affair.....
Jenny Colgan, Rowan Coleman, Victoria Lamb and Charlotte Betts
The Joan Hessayon Contenders
And the winner of the Joan Hessayon Award is Liesel Swartz
Lindsay Davis
And the winner of the Romantic Novel of the Year goes to Jenny Colgan
Evonne Warham
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THE ITALIAN CAFE
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Everyone has secrets, right?
On the surface, Rosa Rossi and Luca Guerra seem like a typical Italian couple, who make-up as passionately as they argue. But each has something to hide, a secret so explosive that it would mean the end of their relationship if the other found out. And someone in the arcade can't keep their mouth shut...
May sees dreams, desire and deceit rock the foundations of Angell's Arcade.
Like your favourite soap, The Arcade brings you characters you love to hate – and to love. Each bite-sized episode is perfect for your journey to work, your lunch-break – or a quiet night of escapism. And it'll leave you wanting more – with a teaser of next month's storyline!
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Jo Beverley THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES.....
1st May 2013
Winner of the Sapphire Award for Best Romantic Science Fiction, short form.
The people of Gaia think themselves blessed to be living on the most perfect
colony world ever discovered, even if there is a strange energy force that
occasionally destroys people. Now, the entire population is threatened and all
the obvious heroes are dead. Which leaves an unlikely hero and the woman he
loves to save the world, but at what cost?
"...a moving exploration of the consequences of war and power on those who
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Janice Horton HOW TO PARTY ONLINE
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Interview with Anne Stenhouse
Today we welcome Anne Stenhouse to the RNA Blog. Anne has been a shop assistant, factory worker, civil servant and addictions' worker. She lives in Scotland, enjoys dancing and has tried Highland, Scottish, English, Ceildh and ballroom with varying levels of success. She joined NWS in 2007 in order to discover why her earlier novels were unsalable. Do tell us what made you want to write and how you got your first break?
Having left work on maternity leave, I decided my daughter was too delightful to give up to someone else to look after and so needed to replace the intellectual stimulation (small babies mostly sleep a lot). My first break was from DC Thomson who published a short story. What would you say are the major influences on your work? In subject matter, I return to women's lack of equality at various times and like a good spat between two strong central characters. I enjoy Jane Austen, Georgette Heyer, Susan Ferrier and our own Louise Allen.
Some writers need silence, others prefer the bustle of a coffee shop. What is your favourite mode of working?
My absolute favourite is in my room with my lap-top at the right level and the lights in the right places. I can write anywhere when necessary – effect of rehearsal changes probably.
Do you plan the story out in detail before you start or let it emerge as your write?
There's usually an opening scene in my head which will be strongly connected to a place, a vague idea of where that might go and the end I'd like to happen, although all of that sometimes changes. The story generally emerges as I hear the characters talking.
Have you ever suffered from writers' block, and how do you deal with it?
I think not the real, crippling I can't think of a word ever again, type of writers' block. That must be a devastation when it happens. When I cannot find the next scene, I wait because I've learned that's when my brain hasn't sorted out stuff subliminally and it will come. When I cannot think of something to write about, I might pick up a pen and paper and start writing whatever comes – a sort of pump priming exercise.
Were you in the NWS before getting published, and did you find it helpful?
YES and YES. It has been my biggest help in moving from drama to prose with dialogue. I had five reviews – more than some people and fewer than others. They were each a mine of assistance and clarity. May I offer a big thank you to my readers. MARIAH'S MARRIAGE was one of the bumper crop of 2011 going onto publication, and is on the list of Joan Hessayon Award contenders for 2013.
I read so much from the family bookcases. I know I didn't like Fairy Tales all that much because even as a youngster, I sensed the underlying cruelty in many of them. The Snow Queen terrified me. By S1 it crystallises into things like Anne of Green Gables (red-haired chatty child) and The Wind in the Willows (such a wonderful flight of imagination with superb drawings as well). I also always read a lot of non-fiction, even from the P7 library boxes.
Which authors do you choose to read for pleasure now?
Jane Gardam, Georgette Heyer, Louise Allen, Michelle Styles, Malcolm Cant (non fiction about Edinburgh), Maggie O'Farrell, Maggie Craig (she's a novelist, but I'm also very fond of her non-fiction). So what next?
Can you tell us a little about your work in progress?
There's one novel out for consideration. It's set in Edinburgh around 1826 and follows the fortunes of an architect hero and an earl's daughter. Its theme is the devastating effect of gossip and it began life in the New Voices competition. Just starting is a novella about two of the characters from Mariah's Marriage.
Leaving the chapel in London's 19th century Thames' side where she teaches the alphabet to a raggle-taggle of urchins, Mariah Fox is charged by a stray pig. The quick intervention of Tobias Longreach saves her from certain injury. Mariah has always believed her destiny to be teaching. After the early death of her mother, she was brought up by her papa, Jerome, to believe she could learn anything a boy could. She shares his vision of a future in which everyone, rich or poor, boy or girl, will be taught at least the rudiments of reading, writing, and counting.
Tobias was brought up a second son, but following his elder brother's premature death, inherits an Earldom and the need to provide it with an heir. He comes to believe that Mariah will make a perfect countess and enrols her papa's help in securing her hand. However, Sir Lucas Wellwood, whose debts have made him urge his sister to attempt to trap Tobias into marriage, has sinister intentions. Mariah suspects Wellwood has been mistreating his sister and she heads off impetuously to rescue her. Will Tobias and his friends reach Wellwood's home before he can exact revenge on Mariah?
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http://www.annestenhousenovelist.wordpress.com
Thank you for sparing time to talk to us today, Anne. We wish you every success with your books. Best wishes, Freda
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Name suppression granted for Te Atatu murder accused
12:12 pm on 17 October 2016
A 36-year-old woman has appeared in court charged with murder following a fatal stabbing in Te Atatu.
A 36-year-old appeared in the Waitakere District Court today on a murder charge. Photo: Supplied / Ministry of Justice
Carly Jasmine Leinala Stewart, who was also 36, died after an incident at a house on School Road house in Te Atatu on Saturday afternoon.
A woman, who has been granted interim name suppression, wiped tears from her eyes and glanced at her family from the dock during her appearance at the Waitakere District Court today.
The accused's family yelled out, "Love you," several times as she was remanded in custody.
The woman will reappear in the High Court next month.
Murder charge after stabbing in west Auckland
A woman has been charged with murder after a fatal stabbing at a house in Te Atatu, while a man has died following a second stabbing in Glendene.


Injuries and a lack of discipline contributed to a first round loss against the Orange Hawks in the Group 10 premier league competition at Lithgow on Saturday, April 13. The Workies team rallied in the second half, but it was too little too late as the team slumped to a 24-10 loss. "It's disappointing to lose your first home game of the year," Workies coach Graeme Osborne said following the match. "We stuck in there, we didn't run from the task, but the scoreline 24-10 probably flattered us a little bit." Hawks coach Willie Heta said it was exactly the start his team needed ahead of a five week run of matches away from home. "I think every coach is happy when they walk away with two points, especially coming up here to Lithgow," he said. "We knew it was going to be tough and it was just that." Heta said he went into the game confident of the team's ability to get the job done. "We've had a good preseason and that showed today. We had to defend well and that expends a lot of energy," he said. "I have to give raps to our whole forward pack. They led from the front and that always makes my job and our halfbacks' jobs a lot easier. And our backs were dominating out wide." The Hawks were the early leaders, racking up two converted tries to take a 12-nil lead into the break. The start of the second half brought more bad news for the Workies. The Hawks crossed early and an exceptional kick from the sideline against the breeze took the Hawks to 18-nil. The Hawks had extended the margin to 24-nil when Workies backrower and Western Rams rep Tui Oloapu was sent off for 10. His absence seemed to be the spark the Workies needed, with Nick Bender setting off from the far end of the field for a well-deserved individual try. READ MORE: Who will fire to claim tightest Group 10 title race in years? With 17 minutes to go in the game, an intercept close to the line gave the Workies another opportunity and Jack Sullivan crossed, giving Josh Howarth a clear shot over the bars to bring the score to 24-10. "We didn't play real good footy, there were a lot of discipline errors, penalties - Hawks deserved to win," Osborne said. The Lithgow Workies Wolves leadership team will be taking stock of its losses on Tuesday, as preseason and early injuries mount. READ MORE: Lithgow students selected in Western Region soccer, rugby league and hockey sides "We've got three blokes out injured at the moment, two with broken hands through the preseason. Cody Godden broke his hand before the Western Rams campaign this year so he's been out. We lost our big front-rower in the knock-out last week, Lachie Piper. Zac Jones is out as well, so the turnaround from the knockout last week with three injuries, it's a bit hard to back up the week after and play again," Osborne said. Tui Oloapu's availability could also be in question, after he came off with an ankle injury. "It's a matter of building combinations. Both our halves are new to the side, Jack Sullivan's new to the side, big Tui's new to the side, so we've got probably six new faces," Osborne said. The Workies next face a tough challenge at Bathurst on Good Friday against St Pat's. READ MORE: Workies Wolves league tag side kick off Group 10 against tough teams The Hawks head to Cowra for round two. "We've just got to take it one game at a time, which is what we've done here today and fix those little niggling injuries," Heta said. "We know Cowra's going to be a tough one - their confidence should be sky-high. We'll have our hands full going over there." ORANGE HAWKS 24 (Jordan Baker 2, Matt Boss 1, Ethan McKellar 1) def LITHGOW WORKIES WOLVES 10 (Nick Bender 1, Jack Sullivan 1). First Division: LITHGOW WORKIES WOLVES (Lleyton Lothian, Eli Felton, Nick Miller) 18 def ORANGE HAWKS 8 (Glen Maxwell, Will Christopherson). League tag: ORANGE HAWKS 18 (Jess Pearson, Taneisha Burns, Cheynoan Merchant, Emily McDonald) def LITHGOW WORKIES WOLVES 14 (Kim Northey, Kayla Nugent, Kristy Willmott). Under 18's: ORANGE HAWKS 36 (Angus Wilson 2, David Jones, Reece Sweeting 3, Sam McDonald) def LITHGOW WORKIES WOLVES 6 (Luke Brown). Under 18's league tag: ORANGE HAWKS 62 (Emily Irwin 3, Taneisha Burns 3, Jess Pearson 2, Tori Wood, Caitlin Prestwidge, Hailey Prestwidge, Savannah Moore) def LITHGOW WORKIES WOLVES 0.
Injuries and a lack of discipline contributed to a first round loss against the Orange Hawks in the Group 10 premier league competition at Lithgow on Saturday, April 13.
The Workies team rallied in the second half, but it was too little too late as the team slumped to a 24-10 loss.
"It's disappointing to lose your first home game of the year," Workies coach Graeme Osborne said following the match.
"We stuck in there, we didn't run from the task, but the scoreline 24-10 probably flattered us a little bit."
Hawks coach Willie Heta said it was exactly the start his team needed ahead of a five week run of matches away from home.
"I think every coach is happy when they walk away with two points, especially coming up here to Lithgow," he said.
"We knew it was going to be tough and it was just that."
Heta said he went into the game confident of the team's ability to get the job done.
"We've had a good preseason and that showed today. We had to defend well and that expends a lot of energy," he said.
"I have to give raps to our whole forward pack. They led from the front and that always makes my job and our halfbacks' jobs a lot easier. And our backs were dominating out wide."
The Hawks were the early leaders, racking up two converted tries to take a 12-nil lead into the break.
The start of the second half brought more bad news for the Workies. The Hawks crossed early and an exceptional kick from the sideline against the breeze took the Hawks to 18-nil.
The Hawks had extended the margin to 24-nil when Workies backrower and Western Rams rep Tui Oloapu was sent off for 10. His absence seemed to be the spark the Workies needed, with Nick Bender setting off from the far end of the field for a well-deserved individual try.
READ MORE: Who will fire to claim tightest Group 10 title race in years?
With 17 minutes to go in the game, an intercept close to the line gave the Workies another opportunity and Jack Sullivan crossed, giving Josh Howarth a clear shot over the bars to bring the score to 24-10.
The Lithgow Workies Wolves leadership team will be taking stock of its losses on Tuesday, as preseason and early injuries mount.
"We've got three blokes out injured at the moment, two with broken hands through the preseason. Cody Godden broke his hand before the Western Rams campaign this year so he's been out. We lost our big front-rower in the knock-out last week, Lachie Piper. Zac Jones is out as well, so the turnaround from the knockout last week with three injuries, it's a bit hard to back up the week after and play again," Osborne said.
Tui Oloapu seeks treatment for an ankle injury five minutes out from full time.
Tui Oloapu's availability could also be in question, after he came off with an ankle injury.
"It's a matter of building combinations. Both our halves are new to the side, Jack Sullivan's new to the side, big Tui's new to the side, so we've got probably six new faces," Osborne said.
The Workies next face a tough challenge at Bathurst on Good Friday against St Pat's.
The Hawks head to Cowra for round two.
"We've just got to take it one game at a time, which is what we've done here today and fix those little niggling injuries," Heta said.
ORANGE HAWKS 24 (Jordan Baker 2, Matt Boss 1, Ethan McKellar 1) def LITHGOW WORKIES WOLVES 10 (Nick Bender 1, Jack Sullivan 1).
First Division: LITHGOW WORKIES WOLVES (Lleyton Lothian, Eli Felton, Nick Miller) 18 def ORANGE HAWKS 8 (Glen Maxwell, Will Christopherson).
League tag: ORANGE HAWKS 18 (Jess Pearson, Taneisha Burns, Cheynoan Merchant, Emily McDonald) def LITHGOW WORKIES WOLVES 14 (Kim Northey, Kayla Nugent, Kristy Willmott).
Under 18's: ORANGE HAWKS 36 (Angus Wilson 2, David Jones, Reece Sweeting 3, Sam McDonald) def LITHGOW WORKIES WOLVES 6 (Luke Brown).
Under 18's league tag: ORANGE HAWKS 62 (Emily Irwin 3, Taneisha Burns 3, Jess Pearson 2, Tori Wood, Caitlin Prestwidge, Hailey Prestwidge, Savannah Moore) def LITHGOW WORKIES WOLVES 0.


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Öns area är  hektar och dess största längd är  kilometer i öst-västlig riktning.

Aspö är ett omtyckt utfärdsmål, med båtförbindelse från Kotka. Där finns också en gränsbevakningsstation, som används av dem som kommer från Ryssland och inte använder skärgårdsfarleden.

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Łucznictwo na Igrzyskach Śródziemnomorskich 2005 odbywało się w dniach 28–30 czerwca 2005 roku. Zawodnicy obojga płci rywalizowali łącznie w trzech konkurencjach na Estadio de la Juventud Emilio Campra.

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It may be too late to avoid the picking of winners and losers, however. This morning governor Ralph Northam announced a compromise bill, backed by Dominion and environmental groups, that will require the coal ash at Dominion's four power plants to be "completed evacuated," according to a Southern Environmental Law Center press release issued this morning.
Under the least-expensive burial method proposed by Dominion, coal ash that has been sitting in watery pits for decades would be de-watered, consolidated into a single pit at each power plant, and capped with a synthetic liner to prevent rainwater from infiltrating through. Proposals favored by environmental groups and nearby homeowners would recycle as much of the coal as as possible as bricks and pavers, and then truck the rest to a lined landfill away from public waters for permanent disposal.
Problems with the environmentalists' approach is that (a) no market exists for recycling all 30 million tons, (b) the landfilling option is expensive, (c) the truck traffic will create new inconveniences and hazards, and (d) using landfills for coal ash disposal will shorten the expected life of the landfills, thus creating the need to build new landfills in the not-too-distant future.
EnCAP-IT's solution is to recycle that portion of the coal ash for which a market exists, and then to use the rest to create synthetically lined berms above the water table at the power plant site. EnCAP-IT, a design-engineering consulting firm, has already demonstrated the efficacy of the approach at the Shoosmith Sanitary Landfill in Chesterfield County, which has disposed of coal ash from a DuPont cogeneration facility, and Petersburg's Tri-City Landfill, which has accepted coal ash from a Maryland utility.
The coal ash is used to create berms above the water table, eliminating the problem of groundwater migrating through the material and picking up heavy metals, Swenson explains. To add structural integrity, the perimeter berms are buttressed by "finger" berms, and each cell, or "bunker," is lined and capped by high-density synthetic material to keep out water. The additional structural elements, including synthetic liners, make the system more expensive than burying the coal ash in a pit and capping it. But the ability to work within the existing confines of the power plant property, rather than trucking the material considerable distances, makes it far less expensive than the landfilling alternative.
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The single most effective way to force demand reduction on a power-loving populace is to just keep jacking up the price. Go buy more LEDs!
It's been said that a fool knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. I feel that sentiment is apropos to this situation. Dominion continues to put forth cost estimates comparing the difference between the cap in place approach to various transported approaches. However, to the best of my knowledge, they have never explained what would happen if a Cat 4 or Cat 5 hurricane hit the capped in place coal ash. First, would it breach (hard to guarantee it wouldn't)? Second, what would be the impact of a substantial breach? Third, what would happen (and how much would it cost) to address the breach?
As far as En-CAP-it, there are always competing technologies for eco-clean-up, and it is somewhat stereotypical for the compeitors to try to go through political channels to get a shot at a project. If we were going to do something like that, it would be best to have a Request for Proposal and pick the best solution from a set of solutions or vendors. But shame on me, I am thinking about private industry, not sure how the Gov would handle it.
At this point sounds like a done deal so we have to see what the deal is.
As far as the deal, I just have to guess a lot of the contaminants are in the ground already so I am not expecting any miracles.
I agree with the RFP approach. Get this away from Dominion who in my view is not particularily interested in cost,-effective approaches nor wants to deal with storm/flood risks.
I have read this post several times and maybe I am missing something but I do not understand if this proposal requires a BOTTOM liner underneath the coal ash. That would seem to be a key factor.
In any event, it seems like bipartisan legislation will require offsite disposal and some recycling. What I find so amusing about this is how Dominion's flaks worked so hard a few years back to poo-poo the notion that bottom liners, offsite disposal and recycling were too hard or too expensive. I was writing for Style Weekly at the time and we got a tremendous response from readers concerned about the James River. Dominions flaks — and by extension Bacons Rebellion then funded by Dominion — played into the utility's narrative. A Dominion flak and I had coffee and he wanted to know why I hated business so much (maybe because I worked for 15 years for BusinessWeek?) Now the shoe is on the other foot.


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WEST COLUMBIA – South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster and officials said Tuesday infrastructure damage to the Palmetto State from Hurricane Florence is expected to be about the same as it was for Hurricane Matthew — about $300 million. They estimated ongoing river flooding could impact more than 30,000 people.
State Transportation Secretary Christy Hall said in addition to 200 road closures statewide, including a portion of Interstate 95, the state is prepared to close portions of routes in the Pee Dee that are expected to flood from rivers, including state Highway 9, Highway 917 and U.S. 501.
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The businessman husband of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is being questioned by the probe agency in connection with Bikaner land deal case.
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Predators hire former Devils coach John Hynes as new coach
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Nashville Predators have hired former New Jersey Devils coach John Hynes as the third coach in franchise history after firing Peter Laviolette.
The Predators announced the hiring Tuesday morning before a morning skate. Nashville hosts Boston on Tuesday night.
General manager David Poile said in a news release that Hynes is a bright young coach with a track record of both developing young players and motivating veterans. Poile says they are confident Hynes can get the most out of the Predators.
Hynes was 150-149-5 as head coach with the New Jersey Devils, who fired him Dec. 3 despite signing him to a multiyear extension last January. The Devils fired him after a 9-13-4 start that left New Jersey in last place in the Metropolitan Division and with the NHL's second-worst record.
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On Selecting a Supreme Court Nominee: Part II
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In Part I of this post, I noted President Joe Biden's pledge to nominate an African American woman jurist to replace retiring liberal-leaning Associate Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer; what follows is what I would suggest if advising Mr. Biden. I believe that this is the first time that I have substantively modified a post's Part II after publishing Part I.
I would start here: although the nominee will certainly be an extremely able lawyer and jurist with an established record of quality, since no liberal nominee put forth by Mr. Biden and ultimately confirmed by the Senate, whether conciliatory or provocative by nature or philosophy, is going to meaningfully affect the Court's conservative tilt, divining shades of ability among a distinguished group is not the most important consideration.
I would venture that the top objective in this process is assessing how to best leverage the nomination to Democrats' advantage in the midterm elections. Stanching midterm Democratic losses is vital; although there are exceptions, such as U.S. WY Rep. Liz Cheney and U.S. UT Sen. Mitt Romney, I would submit that in our current political environment, any victory by any generic Republican is a threat to our democracy. I would suggest that there are seemingly two aspects of how this pick, if pursued adroitly, can assist Democrats' prospects in the midterms:
Mr. Biden needs to win. A win in this most visible and controversial of arenas will shore up his image of competence, and redound to the benefit of the Democrats running in swing areas in 2022. A loss would be devastating for his presidency and Congressional Democrats. Thus, Mr. Biden's team will need to clear whomever he picks beforehand with all 50 Democratic Senators.
Mr. Biden should want a fight. This is a strategy used expertly by former President Trump during his term: galvanizing your base and antagonizing your opponents through a decision that draws fire (as long as you win in the end). Drawing right wing attacks on a black nominee seems an effective way to inspire what is currently a dispirited Democratic base for the upcoming midterm elections. There are reports that the African American community is disgruntled because it doesn't believe that D.C. Democrats have done enough for them. Disgruntled voters don't turn out. This selection, although it will do little for the average black voter, will present that and all Democratic constituencies a rallying point. Mr. Biden should want the Republicans to take the bait, and there are already clear indications that at least some of them will. I have seen video snippets of right-wing commentators decrying the fact that Mr. Biden has narrowed his candidate field to black women. Republican U.S. MS Sen. Roger Wicker reportedly recently stated, "The irony is that the Supreme Court is … hearing cases about … affirmative racial discrimination, while adding someone who is the beneficiary of this sort of quota." Republican U.S. TX Sen. Ted Cruz has reportedly called Mr. Biden's promise to appoint a black woman "offensive." These types of comments have racial overtones, and play into the President's hands.
In the previous draft of Part II, I suggested that assuming that from a wholistic standpoint, the finalists had substantially similarly impressive legal qualifications without disqualifiers, to provoke a fight Mr. Biden should name one of the more legally progressive finalists, but not the most progressive finalist, provided that the nominee clearly possessed the ability to maintain poise and project a pleasant demeanor in the face of attack during the televised Senate confirmation hearings. The theory was that as long as the nominee was ultimately confirmed, a Republican attack would galvanize a somewhat dispirited Democratic base and reflect badly on Republicans, provided that the nominee didn't look like a wild-eyed progressive on TV. This strategy seemingly cut against nominating U.S. SC District Judge J. Michelle Childs, one of the jurists listed as a candidate in initial reports, who while liberal is reportedly more moderate than some of the other potential candidates and, since she already has the expressed support of Republican U.S. SC Sens. Lindsay Graham and Tim Scott, is perhaps the least likely candidate to raise Republican hackles. Nevertheless – while I have no real knowledge of the talents, records, or relative progressive inclinations of any of the other potential finalists – I'm warming to Judge Childs. What shifted my opinion was an ABC News/Ipsos poll out this week indicating that 76% of Americans – and 54% of Democrats — believe that Mr. Biden should consider "all potential nominees" in making his selection rather than limiting his candidate field to black women jurists. (I certainly understand these sentiments; I observed in Part I that although I understood Mr. Biden's need to fulfill a campaign pledge, I philosophically disagree with "diversity" picks.) This marked majority view obviously puts Mr. Biden and his team in a bit of a box. If he doesn't nominate a black woman, it will be perceived as a betrayal to at least some segments of the Democratic African American community; if he does, it will, however unfairly, lend grist for Republican claims that he has kowtowed to progressives. Judge Childs seems to enable him to thread the needle. She seems, from a brief review of what I could find of her record, eminently qualified with notable legal education and judicial experience, and has the endorsement of U.S. SC Rep. James Clyburn, an extremely influential supporter of Mr. Biden. While the President cannot count on the support of Sen. Graham – the ultimate feather blowing in the political wind – Sen. Scott, the only African American Republican in the Senate, is made of sterner stuff, and it seems unlikely that a number of Mr. Scott's Republican colleagues will want to be on the wrong side of him in a vote with racial overtones. Things have been a little rocky for Mr. Biden lately, and a bipartisan confirmation will burnish his image for sensible bipartisanship with the target audience — Independents and moderate Republicans in swing areas — and limit the perception of tokenism that might otherwise attach, however unfairly, to any nominee confirmed strictly along party lines. At the same time, while I don't doubt that Senate Republican leadership, knowing that a liberal jurist is ultimately going to be placed on the Court, will want to avoid aggressive attacks against a black woman that will inevitably have a tinge of racism and will inspire the Democratic base, I just don't think that a lot of Republicans will be able to help themselves. Their and right-wing media outlets' excesses are likely to offend Independents, make moderate Republicans uneasy, and inflame Democrats. By selecting Judge Childs, Mr. Biden may be able to have his cake and eat it, too – as long as she is confirmed.
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Brinjal is one of the most easily available and affordable vegetables in the market. It is loved by many around the world. It can be cooked in many ways and is used in making curries, casseroles and other dishes.
It has a lot of essential minerals, vitamins and nutrients which provide numerous health benefits. Some of the common health benefits associated with brinjal are that it helps in getting rid of gas in the stomach, congestion, insomnia, malaria and may facilitate better digestion. But Ayurvedic traditions strictly suggest limiting the consumption of brinjal during pregnancy. It is one of those foods that must be avoided during pregnancy.
Ayurveda strictly advises the limit of brinjal consumption. Brinjal or eggplants contain large amounts of phytohormones and these help in treating premenstrual syndrome and amenorrhea. There brinjal works as diuretics. It can stimulate menstruation when consumed daily which is not a good option for a pregnant lady. This is one of the main reason to avoid brinjal during pregnancy.
These are also not good as they may cause acidity problems, therefore it is suggested that women should avoid eating brinjal during pregnancy.
These are some of the major causes for the restriction of brinjal during pregnancy. But it is only in the Indian cultures where brinjal is suggested to be avoided during pregnancy. A normal brinjal is said to have 6.4 mg of vitamin A, 4.9 g of dietary fiber and 6 mg of iron in it. These are some of the essential nutrients that are needed during pregnancy period. But, the causes revealed by ayurveda cannot be ignored too.
An expectant mother should follow a proper diet that fosters optimal growth patterns. Though researchers are still not sure about strictly avoiding brinjal during pregnancy but, moderation is the key and prevention is better than cure.
My advice is not to risk yours and the fetus health for sake of this vegetable. It is better to avoid eating brinjal during pregnancy.
After all, it is a matter of your baby's health and I am sure you will not be careless. The 9 months of the pregnancy period is a very crucial stage of a woman's life. It is also advised that you consult a doctor about your diet routines. Therefore, a pregnant woman should follow a proper balanced dietary intake.
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(2) personally (subjectively) apply spiritual truths to my life.
the theme of Isaiah is "salvation is of Jehovah/the Lord". this is also what Isaiah's name means.
the term salvation is used much more in the second portion if Isaiah, chapters 40-66, where the theme is comfort (whereas the first portion of Isaiah deals more with judgment). it has been suggested that Isaiah's two sections could be called man's need for salvation and God's gracious provision of salvation.
the way two believers apply those same truths to their lives (stage 2) could be very different, although they observed the same text.
i need to learn a good balance between what i am broadly terming the two stages. moving too quickly to stage two results in incorrect understanding and application. this is dangerous, because if we think incorrectly we will act incorrectly. conversely, if i never move on to stage 2, i commit spiritual abortion. the living and active Word cannot just be academic: it needs to bear fruit in the way i live. as i try to persevere through the harder parts of the text, the Lord blesses me with new understanding. may my living also be new.