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Giacomo Puccini, libretto by Guelfo Civinini and Carlo Zangarni, based on the play The Golden Girl of the West by David Belasco
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Eva-Maria Westbroek (Minnie) & Jonas Kaufmann (Johnson) Credit: Ken Howard
The Cast of La Fanciulla del West Credit: Ken Howard
Giacomo Puccini, invited to write an opera for The Metropolitan New York, chose to adapt David Belasco's The Golden Girl of the West which had been a big success in New York in 1905. Puccini had already had a big success wiith another of Belasco's plays, Madame Butterfly. La Fanciulla del West premièred at The Met in 1910 and took over 50 curtain calls. Enrico Caruso headed the cast.
The play, set during the Californian Gold Rush in the 1850s, is a good example of the sort of theatre audiences liked at the turn of the century. They liked melodrama and that is what Belasco gave them.
There is a bandit redeemed by love; a crooked sheriff who lusts after the heroine; a heroine who gives bible classes to the drunken, brawling miners; a log-cabin cut off by the blizzard; a last minute rescue from the hangman's noose; and the hero and heroine walking off into the sunset to begin a new life.
The most sensational moment (and it's very Hardyesque) come when the hero is wounded and hiding in the attic and the blood from his wound seeps through the ceiling onto the heroine's white nightdress whilst she is pretending to the sheriff she hasn't seen him.
Minnie (Eva Maria Westbroek), who owns a saloon, has low self-esteem. Fully aware she is uneducated, she thinks she is unimportant and a good-for-nothing. It takes a handsome stranger (Jonas Kaufmann) to change her life around. "You are a pure-hearted good girl," he says, "and you have the face of an angel." What girl could resist?
In act two, she gives him shelter only to find out that he is Dick Johnson, the infamous bandit, and he has a whore in tow. Puccini gives the emotional scene the full-blooded commitment the singers need.
Westbroek and Kaufmann have such chemistry they carry it off with elan. Westbroek says that La Fanciulla del West is her favourite opera. I had forgotten how good the opera is. Sadly, it is rarely performed nowadays. I have not seen it in over forty years.
The miners in act one are little boys longing for home and their mummies. They all adore Minnie who mothers them and stops their brawls. They shower her with presents and trust her to look after their gold.
The miners grow up in act three when they are turned into a baying lynch mob who can't wait to hang Johnson. They allow Kaufmann just two minutes to sing the hit aria and sing gloriously he does with a noose round his neck and every man with a gun pointing it at him. Only Minnie can stop the mob and make them turn their guns on the sheriff (Željko Lučić, excellent).
Act three is genuinely exciting. The orchestra, in excellent form, produces a thrilling sound. The opera deserves to be revived more often.
The great strength of this revival by The Met in 2018 is the total confidence Giancarlo Del Monaco, the director, and Marco Armiliato, the conductor, and the three leads and the chorus all have in the melodrama.
There are a number of ways of tapping into this opera and others at will. The Met Opera on Demand service offers annual ($149.99) and monthly ($14.99) subscriptions as well as a one-off payment ($4.99) for those who have limited time or only want to watch the occasional opera.


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Market Experts: Facebooks "Like" button creating a revolution
The pioneer in the social networking sector facebook.com has brought a kind of revolution in the modern era. Earlier people used to jot down one another's email but now the scenario is people ask, "if you are on Facebook". Facebook has actually helped to bring old friends together and relatives together.
Recently the social networking giant has announced certain updates that will be platform based. The latest report says that the Live Stream Plug in updates will be allowed along with the articles will appear in the results of searches being made and those will be the "Liked" ones. Moreover, the improvements will include some real time updates too.
The Facebook team adds that if an article is "liked" by your friend at a new site then the link of such articles will appear in the News feed section and will also find a place under the type ahead search in the Facebook page.
The content which is has large number of likes or an ample amount of friends who liked the particular have become on the basis of analysis more relevant with the recent new articles feature hitting the Facebook corners. However, the results do speak that there is a clear connection between the search now and likes options which are rather becoming more n more direct. It has actually enhanced the Facebook's Page ranking in the recent past.
Since Facebook holds users' that are half a billion in number. If you create an article is flawless and awesome content then you will be rather compelling people to like your content and they can't deprive themselves off from clicking on the "Like" tab. This is the best way of getting your work recognised without going to places.
The search engines lack in a sense from Facebook that if a users clicks on the "like" tab the content gets more widely shared and receives swarm of people reading and liking it. The "likes" on Facebook are rather serving as element of popularity and great exposure for content as compared to the Facebook search.
The "liked" content are much easier to get an access to than to the links of that certain content. Since a majority is not inclined towards blogging, if the "like" is got clicked on the content's link then it becomes a piece of cake for it to become a reference. Earlier people or corporate world used some publishing source to get their content or articles more and more published. But with the help of Facebook's like tab, the contents are getting refereed in a chain of likes and goes from one person to another without even much effort.
With introduction of the Facebook world, the technical world has witnessed a drastic change from a simple friendship request to huge promotion; all can be accomplished by a mere mouse click. In the recent past as officially declared by team Facebook; the "likes" tab have begun to hold a hegemony over Facebook search, as the latter helps bunch of tasks to be completed in one go.
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Held at the second-annual LABLive in Nashville, an off-the-cuff, straight-up state of the industry Q&A session drew insights from Dav El | BostonCoach Chauffeured Transportation Network CEO Scott Solombrino, and Sara Eastwood-Richardson, the 25-year publisher of LCT Magazine and leading architect of its trade show brand.
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"We use one brand of water and it has to be a recognized brand. Don't put water from your local town with a label on it, and never put your company name on the water. Anybody who tells you that in marketing is stupid, because people like me would never drink that water, never. You want to brand in other ways to be unique.


How to disable bookmark previews?
Some bookmarks keep their pretty colorful boxes and other change into a website preview. Is there a setting to turn previews off? I'd like all the bookmarks to stay as colorful text boxes.
This is a thing you set at the time of making the bookmark. When you click the heart icon to the right of the address bar a little window pops up. In that window you use the arrow buttons on the sides to change the icon it displays. You can do this at any time; when you create the bookmark or after. So, to change the icon after you've already made the bookmark just open the bookmark and click the heart icon again to edit it.
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Royal made the game's first big defensive play when Mitchell intercepted Piper and returned to the Royal 32. Three plays later, Caleb Hicks broke free for a 48-yard touchdown reception.
After Burroughs scored again, Royal came back with a six-play, 63-yard drive, capped by a 27-yard TD pass from Savage to Mitchell. After a fumble on the extra-point attempt, Edward Fernandez pick up the ball and ran it into the end zone for a two points to cut Burroughs' lead to 24-22.
Royal will look bounce back next Friday when it plays at Channel Islands.


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Lee says son denies prostitution allegations
Ruling Democratic Party (DP) presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung said Friday his elder son has denied allegations he visited a massage parlor for sex.
The allegations were raised against Lee's 29-year-old son after he was found to have left a comment on an online poker forum that advised people against visiting a spa in Seongnam, south of Seoul, because it did not keep its massaging hours.
"I also checked, but he says there was no sex trafficking," Lee told reporters after a party meeting at the DP headquarters. "He swears it's not true, so as a parent, I have to trust him."
Lee apologized for his son's gambling on Thursday.
Lee Jae-myung, the presidential nominee of the ruling Democratic Party, speaks at a COVID-19 response meeting at the party headquarters in Seoul on Dec. 17, 2021. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)


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Wiebke Bleidorn is a personality psychologist. She is a professor at the University of Zurich. in the department of psychology. She is president of Association for Research in Personality (ARP) until 2023. She received the American Psychological Association's Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology in 2019.

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Spiroctenus pardalina est une espèce d'araignées mygalomorphes de la famille des Bemmeridae.

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Cette espèce est endémique du Cap-Occidental en Afrique du Sud. Elle se rencontre vers Le Cap.

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La femelle subadulte holotype mesure .

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Formal consultation on proposed conversion to Multi Academy Trust
You may be aware of the announcements by the Government making it clear that it wants all schools to become academies, or have a plan in place to become an academy. Whilst the compulsory nature of this has been removed it appears that this is still the long term policy of the current Government.
The preferred structure when becoming an academy is a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT), which is where a group of schools/academies join together and form a single Trust company with a single board of trustees who are responsible for the strategic running of the Trust and are accountable for the Trust. The Department for Education, Ofsted and the Regional Schools Commissioner are all supportive of MATs as are all three main political parties. There is also an increasing body of evidence demonstrating clear benefits when groups of schools work collaboratively within a MAT arrangement. An Academy receives its funding directly from the Government and does not have any money withheld by the Local Authority to fund its services.
Over the last 12-18 months, our Governing Body has continued to revisit the issue of Academies and MATs and whether or not this model was in the best interests of the children, teachers and staff at our school. They believe it is and have voted unanimously to explore this in more detail. At the same time, a number of our partner schools have arrived at a similar conclusion and their Governing Bodies have voted similarly to ours.
Our governing body would now like to consult more broadly with parents as to the best way forward for the school; the ten other schools identified above are also consulting on forming the MAT at the same time. This means the proposed MAT will be made up of 7 community schools, 2 foundation schools and 2 church schools; this is often referred to as a 'mixed MAT' and they are becoming more common as MATs increasingly reflect local partnerships or 'families of schools'. For the avoidance of any doubt, the community schools will remain as community schools, foundation schools as foundation schools and the church schools as church schools and the structure of the MAT will protect and enshrine the individual character and ethos of each school.
The 6 week consultation period (30 school days) will take place from Monday 30th October – Friday 8th December. As part of the consultation we will be holding a meeting on the evening of 9th November 2017. The evening will take the form of informal table top discussions where representatives of the Governing Body and Senior Leadership Team will be on hand to discuss academy status with attendees. The meeting will start at 5.30pm and last for approximately one hour.
We have included two additional attachments with this information:
A detailed FAQ document (I trust that this answers a number of initial questions)
A feedback form; please complete this and return to school
We want and value your feedback and would encourage you to engage in the consultation process. I would like to thank you in advance for making the time to get involved with this important issue.
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South Dakota 2018 election: Whoever wins, big issues await Billie Sutton or Kristi Noem
A look at some of the issues the next governor faces
South Dakota 2018 election: Whoever wins, big issues await Billie Sutton or Kristi Noem A look at some of the issues the next governor faces Check out this story on argusleader.com: https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/2018/11/06/south-dakota-2018-election-governor-billie-sutton-kristi-noem-midterms/1896850002/
Jonathan Ellis, Sioux Falls Argus Leader Published 10:00 a.m. CT Nov. 6, 2018 | Updated 11:49 a.m. CT Nov. 6, 2018
Voters will select a new governor and U.S. House Representative in South Dakota on Nov. 6. Here's a sampling of what's on the ballot. Michael Klinski, mklinski@argusleader.com
Kristi Noem and Billie Sutton sit down with Don Jorgensen and Sammi Bjelland for the gubernatorial debate Tuesday, Oct. 23, at KELO TV in Sioux Falls.(Photo: Briana Sanchez / Argus Leader)Buy Photo
Nothing is perfect when a governor takes office, and it's never perfect when they leave. Sometimes they can solve problems. Sometimes they are bedeviled by problems or issues that they leave to their successors.
Gov. Dennis Daugaard entered office with a bleak budget forecast. He leaves with a healthy reserve fund and a AAA credit rating. Along the way, he found additional funding for roads and highways and the state's teachers.
More: South Dakota Election 2018: Everything you need to know before you vote
But other issues await either Billie Sutton or Kristi Noem when the winner of Tuesday's election takes office in January. Here's a look at a few of them:
Should South Dakota allow sports betting?
When the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a federal law in May that banned betting on sports teams, states were invited to get in on the action in what is thought to be a black market – according to the American Gaming Association – worth $150 billion a year.
But for sports betting to happen in South Dakota, voters would first need to amend the South Dakota Constitution. Lawmakers will likely debate whether to submit a ballot measure for voters to consider. Such a measure could be general, allowing the Legislature to define the parameters of sports betting; or it could be more specific.
For example, some Deadwood interests want betting confined to Deadwood only, which, per federal law, would also allow betting on Indian reservations. That would give Deadwood and the reservations a monopoly.
But South Dakota could also run sports betting through the South Dakota Lottery, or even through video lottery.
RESULTS: South Dakota elections
The next governor could have a big say in how sports betting takes shape, assuming voters give their consent.
Sports betting would be a big leap for gambling in the state, coming off of eight years in which the Daugaard administration sought to maximize the existing industry. That included allowing video lottery to advertise, increasing betting limits at Deadwood from $100 to $1,000 and also authorizing craps and roulette games, authorizing modern, slot-style video lottery machines and signing compacts with tribes allowing them to expand their casinos.
How can S.D. address surge in drug addiction, arrests?
In 2015, law enforcement officials in Sioux Falls and Minnehaha County seized 3,400 grams of methamphetamine. Through September of this year, they'd seized 18,000 grams, Minnehaha County Sheriff Mike Milstead said.
Arrests for possession of meth went from 571 in 2015 to 1,030 so far this year.
It's not just meth. Heroin and fentanyl are also making their presence known, often tragically. In 2015 there were three heroin overdoses. So far this year there have been 18, Milstead said.
"That's the new kid on the block – heroin and fentanyl – we're dealing with," he said.
More: Federal government sends $1M to South Dakota to combat meth trafficking
Under Daugaard, South Dakota moved away from a focus on jailing low-level drug offenders. But there's debate about whether the state has enough treatment options within the judicial system to handle addiction.
Milstead said he would like to see an evidence-based treatment program where judges could sentence offenders. Those who made it through the program could have their convictions removed from their records.
Many addicts, he said, got hooked because they found chemical solutions that take them away from personal problems.
"I talk to parents every day who have kids they are worried about," he said.
Need to find workers to fill state jobs
South Dakota's unemployment rate, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, is at 3 percent, which is basically full employment. And the state's businesses have strained with worker shortages. Daugaard and legislative leaders have attempted to bolster the state's workforce by targeting more money to tech schools.
But the next governor will have a workforce problem closer to home: Within state government. An aging population means that 12 percent of the state workforce is eligible to retire today, and more than a quarter will be eligible within five years, according to the South Dakota Retirement System.
Adding to the challenge is the fact that state the capital is isolated. Under Daugaard, a third of his cabinet secretaries lived outside of Pierre. The state also opened an office in Sioux Falls where about a dozen programmers work because of difficulties attracting them to Pierre. The next governor could have to consider whether to disperse more jobs outside of Pierre.
Finding more money for community support providers
Workforce shortages are having a drag across the state economy, but some areas are getting hurt harder than others. Groups that provide care and services for individuals with disabilities are a prime example.
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle agree that the state needs to find more Medicaid reimbursement money for these groups. There are about 20 providers statewide who employ between 3,500 and 4,000 people, said Dan Cross, the executive director of the Community Support Providers of South Dakota. But the industry is plagued by high turnover that approaches 50 percent and imperils services.
Photos: South Dakota 2018 election gubernatorial race
Billie Sutton and Kristi Noem are running for South Dakota governor. Argus Leader
Kristi Noem greets a supporter outside of KELO TV before the gubernatorial debate with Billie Sutton Tuesday, Oct. 23, at KELO TV in Sioux Falls. Briana Sanchez / Argus Leader
Kristi Noem and Billie Sutton sit down with Don Jorgensen and Sammi Bjelland for the gubernatorial debate Tuesday, Oct. 23, at KELO TV in Sioux Falls. Briana Sanchez / Argus Leader
Kristi Noem makes her way through supporters outside of KELO TV before the gubernatorial debate with Billie Sutton Tuesday, Oct. 23, at KELO TV in Sioux Falls. Briana Sanchez / Argus Leader
Billie Sutton sits down with Don Jorgensen and Sammi Bjelland for the gubernatorial debate with Kristi Noem Tuesday, Oct. 23, at KELO TV in Sioux Falls. Briana Sanchez / Argus Leader
Kristi Noem speaks to the Argus Leader in Sioux Falls, S.D. on Monday, Sept. 24, 2018. Loren Townsley / Argus Leader,
Seth Miller, center, addresses Billie Sutton supporters outside of KELO TV before the Kristi Noem, Billie Sutton gubernatorial debate Tuesday, Oct. 23, at KELO TV in Sioux Falls. Briana Sanchez / Argus Leader
Seth Miller, far left, addresses Billie Sutton supporters outside of KELO TV before the Kristi Noem, Billie Sutton gubernatorial debate Tuesday, Oct. 23, at KELO TV in Sioux Falls. Briana Sanchez / Argus Leader
Kristi Noem listens to Billie Sutton during the gubernatorial debate Tuesday, Oct. 23, at KELO TV in Sioux Falls. Briana Sanchez / Argus Leader
Billie Sutton answers a question during the gubernatorial debate with Kristi Noem Tuesday, Oct. 23, at KELO TV in Sioux Falls. Briana Sanchez / Argus Leader
Billie Sutton speaks to the Argus Leader in Sioux Falls, S.D. on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. Loren Townsley / Argus Leader,
Kristi Noem poses for photo at the Argus Leader in Sioux Falls, S.D. on Monday, Sept. 24, 2018. Loren Townsley / Argus Leader,
Billie Sutton poses for photo at the Argus Leader in Sioux Falls, S.D. on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. Loren Townsley / Argus Leader,
Billie Sutton talks to supporters after he names former Republican Michelle Lavallee as his running mate Thursday, June 14, at Cherapa Place in Sioux Falls. Briana Sanchez / Argus Leader
U.S. Representative Kristi Noem introduces President Donald Trump Friday, Sept. 7, at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls. Briana Sanchez / Argus Leader,
Billie Sutton gives interviews after he names former Republican Michelle Lavallee as his running mate Thursday, June 14, at Cherapa Place in Sioux Falls. Briana Sanchez / Argus Leader
President Donald Trump and U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem speak Friday, Sept. 7, at South Dakota Air National Guard in Sioux Falls. Briana Sanchez / Argus Leader,
Billie Sutton shakes Betty DeBerg's hand, left, and former Republican Michelle Lavallee gives Danielle Hamann, right, a hug after Lavallee is named Sutton's running mate Thursday, June 14, at Cherapa Place in Sioux Falls. Briana Sanchez / Argus Leader
President Donald Trump speaks during a fundraiser for Republican gubernatorial hopeful Kristi Noem, left, in Sioux Falls, S.D., Friday, Sept. 7, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Susan Walsh, AP
GOP gubernatorial candidate Kristi Noem hugs her husband Bryon Noem before she gives her acceptance speech Tuesday, June 5, after the results are in at the Hilton Garden Inn in downtown Sioux Falls. Briana Sanchez / Argus Leader
Jay Pickthorn / Argus LeaderState Sen. Billie Sutton, right, and Rep. Mark Mickelson are shown at a downtown Sioux Falls Rotary meeting at the Holiday Inn City Centre. Suzanne Jones Pranger didn't say whose campaign she would be working on, but signaled it would be for Sutton. State Sen. Billie Sutton (right) and Rep. Mark Mickelson make their final appeals for their respected political parties during the downtown Sioux Falls Rotary meeting on Monday at the Holiday Inn City Centre. Jay Pickthorn/Argus Leader
GOP gubernatorial candidate Kristi Noem gives her acceptance speech Tuesday, June 5, after the results are in at the Hilton Garden Inn in downtown Sioux Falls. Briana Sanchez / Argus Leader
GOP gubernatorial candidate Kristi Noem talks to supporters after the debate with Marty Jackley Thusday, May 31, at the Orpheum Theater. The debate was sponsored by the Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce, The Argus Leader, and KSFY. Briana Sanchez
Billie Sutton names former Republican Michelle Lavallee as running mate Thursday, June 14, at Cherapa Place in Sioux Falls. Briana Sanchez / Argus Leader
GOP gubernatorial candidates Marty Jackley and Kristi Noem shake hands after the debate in downtown Sioux Falls Thusday, May 31, at the Orpheum Theater. The debate was sponsored by the Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce, The Argus Leader, and KSFY. Briana Sanchez
Billie Sutton and former Republican Michelle Lavallee take photos with supporters after Sutton names Lavallee as his running mate Thursday, June 14, at Cherapa Place in Sioux Falls. Briana Sanchez / Argus Leader
GOP gubernatorial candidate Kristi Noem talks to her family before they take the stage for the debate with Marty Jackley Thusday, May 31, at the Orpheum Theater. The debate was sponsored by the Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce, The Argus Leader, and KSFY. Briana Sanchez
Billie Sutton signs are passed around the crowd before former Republican Michelle Lavallee is named Sutton's running mate Thursday, June 14, at Cherapa Place in Sioux Falls. Briana Sanchez / Argus Leader
Rep. Kristi Noem speaks with a Robert Bennis Elementary School student during a question-and-answer session after Rep. Noem congratulated students and staff on being named a 2017 National Blue Ribbon School. Micah Bader/Brandon Valley Challenger
State Sen. Billie Sutton spoke with Argus Leader Media Wednesday, July 19, about his efforts to meet Sioux Falls area voters. Sutton is running for governor as a Democrat. Briana Sanchez / Argus Leader
Rep. Kristi Noem, who is helping to lead the tax reform effort in Congress, is being challenged on some assertions of how the estate tax affected her family farm. Argus Leader Media
Sens. Mike Rounds and John Thune and Rep. Kristi Noem meet in the Commerce Committee room. It was the first all-GOP delegation from South Dakota since 1962. Sen. John Thune's office
U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem talks with media after delivering her acceptance speech during the Minnehaha GOP Republican election party at The District in Sioux Falls. Jay Pickthorn/Argus Leader
Senator Billie Sutton listens to questions raised by Senator Stace Nelson during the state Government Operations and Audit Committee meeting Friday, Oct. 6, at Carnegie Town Hall. The committee talked about Gear Up and about Tri-Valley sending out letters to homeschool students, promising them a free laptop for attending one day of public school. Briana Sanchez / Argus Leader
Minnehaha County Sheriff Mike Milstead, left, Rep. Kristi Noem, center and Jeff Gromer, right, discuss conditions at the county jail Thursday. Dana Ferguson
Former Republican Michelle Lavallee speaks at the podium after being named Billie Sutton's running mate Thursday, June 14, at Cherapa Place in Sioux Falls. Briana Sanchez / Argus Leader
U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem delivers her acceptance speech while her family listens during the Minnehaha GOP Republican election party at The District in Sioux Falls. Jay Pickthorn/Argus Leader
Billie talks with his grandmother, Ruth Sutton at the family farm outside of Burke, S.D. (Jay Pickthorn/Argus Leader) Jay Pickthorn - Argus Leader
U.S. House candidate, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin speaks at a debate with Kristi Noem and B. Thomas Marking Wednesday at the Sioux Empire Fair. (Elisha Page/Argus Leader) Elisha Page - Argus Leader, Elisha Page - Argus Leader
Billie Sutton has a special automated lift that picks up his wheelchair from the bed and deposits it outside the driver's side door it allows him to get around town alone without having to struggle with stowing the chair. (Jay Pickthorn/Argus Leader) Jay Pickthorn - Argus Leader, Jay Pickthorn - Argus Leader
U.S. House candidate Kristi Noem (Republican) debates with Paula Hawks (Democrat) during the Rotary Club Downtown Sioux Falls monthly meeting on Monday at the Holiday Inn City Centre. Jay Pickthorn/Argus Leader
Billie Sutton announced he is running for governor Wednesday from his ranch near Burke. Dana Ferguson / Argus Leader
U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem receives hugs before delivering her acceptance speech during the Minnehaha GOP Republican election party at The District in Sioux Falls. Jay Pickthorn/Argus Leader
Billie and Kelsea Sutton ride horse on the family's farm outside of Burke, S.D. (Jay Pickthorn/Argus Leader) Jay Pickthorn - Argus Leader, Jay Pickthorn - Argus Leader
U.S. House candidates Paula Hawks (Democrat) and Kristi Noem (Republican) debate during the Rotary Club Downtown Sioux Falls monthly meeting on Monday at the Holiday Inn City Centre. Jay Pickthorn/Argus Leader
Billie Sutton dries a tear from his eye after listening to his parents talk about the journey of his life at the family's farm outside of Burke, S.D. (Jay Pickthorn/Argus Leader) Jay Pickthorn - Argus Leader, Jay Pickthorn - Argus Leader
U.S. House candidate Kristi Noem (Republican) talks with Rotarians before the Rotary Club Downtown Sioux Falls monthly meeting on Monday at the Holiday Inn City Centre. Jay Pickthorn/Argus Leader
State Senator Billie Sutton rides horse on his family's farm in Gregory County outside of Burke, S.D. Sutton is paralyzed from the waist down from a rodeo accident. He uses a special saddle with straps to hold him in without the use of his legs to grip the horse's side (Jay Pickthorn/Argus Leader) Jay Pickthorn - Argus Leader, Jay Pickthorn - Argus Leader
Rep. Kristi Noem talks with Sherwin Linton during the Touchstone Energy Coop's Ag Appreciation Day at the Sioux Empire Fair on Wednesday. Jay Pickthorn / Argus Leader
At the end of the last legislative session, lawmakers came up with a 2 percent inflationary increase and $1.4 million in one-time money, Cross said. That money was dispersed among organizations and provided to workers as bonuses.
The 2 percent inflationary increase didn't cover increased expenses in other areas, Cross said.
"We're very thankful for all those things, but that's not the kind of increase that's going to have an effect on the crisis we have," Cross said.
Employees who work with people who have disabilities can jump to a similar job in health care that pays the same or even more and has fewer responsibilities, Cross said. Efforts to raise property and tobacco taxes in the Legislature during the last couple of years have been soundly defeated.
"That's the challenge," Cross said. "No one has a great idea of where that revenue source is going to come from."
Providing adequate mental health care
The state Human Services Center in Yankton, which provides inpatient treatment for severe mental health problems, has been struggling with staffing shortages and leadership turmoil. The state's mix of private and public mental health providers can't keep up with demand.
Like the problems faced by the community support providers, low Medicaid reimbursements are part of the problem. Wendy Giebink, the executive director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness of South Dakota, has a list of priorities. Resources, or lack thereof, are on the list.
More: South Dakota's 'Bermuda Triangle' and one family's struggle to find mental health care
The state has a shortage of mental health professionals, from psychiatrists to mental health technicians, and funding is one reason why.
"They are intricately connected," Giebink said.
Access to care is particularly acute in rural areas.
"Because we're a rural state, we do have issues of staffing shortages in those rural areas, because some people want to live in larger communities," Giebink said.
Shortages and a lack of access to care play a role with suicides being the second leading cause of death for young people ages 15-34, Giebink said.
Giebink also hopes the next governor and Legislature will pass a law that requires insurance companies to maintain mental health services within health insurance policies. Even if it is available, mental health care isn't helpful if it's not affordable.
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ALPHA Come From Heaven (Melankolic)
Alpha are a Bristol duo, signed to Massive Attack's label and their support band of choice on the first of the Massive's two British tours last year. So, take a wild stab in the dark guess who Alpha sound like on this, their 1997 debut album... Strangely, Alpha sound a lot less like the Massive than they rightly should given the array of close links between the two bands, and the root of the differences is discernible as much through the list of samples used as via any other method. Where the Massive's fine last opus sampled The Cure and The Velvet Underground, amongst others, Alpha's record boxes are crammed with the likes of, er, Percy Faith, Burt Bacharach, Michael Legrand, Ronnie Carol, the late, great Dusty Springfield, Bobbie Gentry, Herb Alpert, Sylvia Plath (?!).
So, appropriately, "Come From Heaven" is four sides of sleepy, slow moving music, a bit like the last Portishead album without the beats or Robert Wyatt's "Rock Bottom" with big budget string arrangements. Although not a lot happens it does so in such a restful and charming way that you tend to just float with it, rather in the same manner as with labelmate Craig Armstrong's debut album. The record's twin peaks are "Sometime Later" and "Somewhere Not Here", essentially the same song but sung by guest vocalists Martin Barnard and Wendy Stubbs respectively. Not for everyone, but if you gravitate to the quieter end of the Bristol axis Alpha may be your perfect late night line-up.


What Part of the Normal American Workplace Will Be Most Impacted by #metoo?
When does the #metoo movement hold common day, ordinary creeps accountable deep into the American workplace, where there's no media coverage of the proceedings?
I'm not sure I know the answer. For all of the good that's come out of the #metoo proceedings, it's still murky how the ordinary American workplace will be impacted. Awareness is great, but the true creeps can keep on giving the creepers to all around them at the soft drink distributor in Peoria, IL. There's no media to report on those stories, and without the positive impact/protection of coverage, many impacted by harassment are less likely to report.
"Restaurants are like pirate ships. Each has its own code, with distinct values and rules. Some crews are kind, supportive and disciplined, relatively speaking. Others are angry, surly, misogynistic and drunk. New crew members quickly fit in, or jump ship. Like pirate crews, restaurant staffs are cohesive societies, but they aren't big on transparency, and it's hard for outsiders to know what's happening.
Fifty years ago, when nobody cared what went on in restaurant kitchens except health inspectors and tax collectors, acting like pirates was probably a useful skill. Today, though, it is outmoded.
Customers may enjoy the occasional sample of salty pirate speech, but they also care about the inner workings of kitchens. They know the names of the chef, the sous-chef, the pastry chef, the head bartender. They've watched TV documentaries about the creative process behind trout roe in little cups made of pig's blood. They've heard many chefs talk on many occasions about certain kinds of ethical behavior, having mostly to do with livestock.
I'd encourage all to go read the NYT piece. There have been celebrity chefs who have been taken down my #metoo, but the vast majority of the industry isn't driven by celebrity chefs.
But, the familiarity of customers with the chefs and staff at private restaurants across America presents an interesting opportunity. If you care about where the chickens come from as a patron, do you care about the treatment of the women staff at La Paz?
Not many customers are sensitive to how anyone is treated at the cable company. They already hate the cable company, so it stands to reason that the cable company treats their people like garbage (no matter how wrong the treatment is). No one would be surprised by that.
But your local white cloth restaurant? What would you say if you new the owner was asking female servers to come pick up the cash bag at his place and opening the door in a robe?
Yeah, you'd probably get the creepers and not go back.
With tools like Yelp out there, we're only a new feature away from the review economy telling you how female friendly that privately-owned restaurant is.
For that reason, the restaurant industry is ripe for accountability related to the #metoo movement.


In a time where human's societal rights are heavily monitored and critiqued, one issue is commonly overlooked: animal rights. How much precedence should legislation allow for animal rights and how does our sense of morality and emotion become a conflict when deciding laws that not only affect animals but societal functions as well? According to PETA, "In the U.S, more than 6 million lost, abandon, or unwanted cats and dogs enter animal shelters." Colorado is not immune to this problem with over 177,000 animals flowing into shelters across the state yearly. Many of these shelters are not properly equipped with the resources needed to take care them. Most shelters are forced to choose between two options, euthanize the overflowing animals or allocate them to no-kill shelters. This leads the animals living out their lives in packed cages, which is a perfect formula for an unhappy animal and a waste of taxpayer money.
The discussion of animal euthanization is important but often overlooked by the state government, which may be due to the nature of complexity surrounding the argument. However, this moral issue is restricted by the current structure of animal population control.
This has been an issue that the youth has proven they want to tackle. However, many do so without a full understanding of the implications of waiting periods before euthanizing animals. This year a bill was introduced into the model YIG legislation to "Limit the number of animals put down at euthanization shelters," by putting a maximum euthanization cap per shelter of "15% of the total species population in a 30 day time frame." This bill, when enacted, would not give low government funded shelters nearly enough time to prepare to meet those standards. This can cause an even larger deficit in care and maintenance in these facilities.
Furthermore, shelters who have longer waiting periods than the required five day period are unable to accept new animals. Animals are left to suffer or left in the hands of those who do not have the correct information, resources, or ethical agenda to care for animals. Moreover, animals casted out by overpopulated shelters are left to reproduce causing the number of homeless animals to increase. In this case, there are multiple solutions surrounding the moral dilemma of animal overpopulation and therefore animal rights. By promoting the spaying and neutering of household animals the overflow issue can be solved and the issue around euthanasia in shelters can be steadily reduced.


As project manager and designer, Natsuki led the team in strategizing the performances and managed the production timeline and budget for all of the following exhibition pieces. She contributed in designing various objects used in the interactive exhibition and produced custom-made aprons and outfit for the performers.
Special thanks to: Sinclair Scott Smith for the guidance and support.
Role: Project management, budget management and soft goods design and production.


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Overland literary journal > Latest > Reviews > Something old, something new – a response to Laura Wynne
1 November 2019 11 March 2020
Reviews / Work / Millennials
Something old, something new – a response to Laura Wynne
Katie Dobbs
In a recent review in Kill your Darlings, Laura Wynne suggests that a new wave of novels describe an existential crisis for millennials under late capitalism: a sense that 'our options are complicity or despair: wreck or be wrecked.' Wynne enlists the temp-working protagonist of Laura Halle Butler's The New Me (2019), who imagines that her life would improve if she could just land a permanent position, to demonstrate the first option. The unnamed narrator of Ottessa Moshfegh's My Year of Rest and Relaxation (2018), who opts out by self-medicating a year away using an inheritance, represents the latter.
Charting a backlash against millennial earnestness and the illusory promise of 'getting ahead,' and a rise in cynicism concerning the viability of any sincere intervention, Wynne – by the review's close – seems to have succumbed a little to the contemporary malaise she is diagnosing. Leaning toward the attitude of Moshfegh's benumbed narrator, she concludes that detachment is 'an essential survival strategy of our age.' I believe there's something more constructive we can take away from Moshfegh's novel: the insight that the dichotomy of cynicism vs millennial earnestness was never a true range of options but a feat of branding, keeping us mired in self-loathing.
An Arts History major who claims she has no aspirations, Moshfegh's self-medicating narrator spends much of the novel distinguishing herself from her hapless, striving friend Reva – who, with her self-help homilies, fake Louis Vuitton bags and 'obvious' cultural references, is evidently no match for this discerning intelligence. It is a dynamic that will be familiar to anyone who has read Dorothy Baker's Cassandra at the Wedding (1962). The protagonist of that novel is a mediocrity-decrying twentysomething whose foil comes in the unassuming guise of her twin sister, who is about to commit the ultimate banality of getting married. Like Moshfegh's heroine, would-be writer Cassandra is suffering a creative paralysis. While Cassandra links this paralysis to the death of her mother, Baker ultimately diagnoses a psychological avoidance: a brittle young heroine, fearing failure, clinging to fantasies of exceptionalism. As a portrayal it is not unsympathetic, and it's fair to say some of the blame must be laid on Cassandra's father, a snobbish professor who retired early because 'it irked him to have to meet appointments.'
Oh, 'the terrible isolation of integrity,' to quote Harriet Daimler, the narrator of Iris Owens' satirical 1973 novel After Claude – another literary heroine who spends her life in bed bemoaning mediocrity and dishing out insults to her long-suffering friend. Channelling the spirit of doubling that animates these earlier novels, Moshfegh places her heroine's coming-of-age at the cusp of the Millennium. The signifiers of compromise – Reva's submission to an endless roster of colonics, facials and online shopping – have been updated. The suspicion of a sleight of hand at work, in which a minor character is sacrificed on the altar of the heroine's 'authenticity', remains. What makes Moshfegh's novel millennial is that her heroine can no longer truly hold herself aloof from social and economic indignities. Though this professor's daughter attempts to clear a moat around her with invective, asserting the integrity of a creative class, in her blackouts she indulges in the same online sprees and pedicure bookings that Reva does. The striving she's repressed under a veneer of medicated cynicism returns.
Conversely, scratch the surface of the diligent veneer that Millie – the protagonist of The New Me – requires in order to hold on to her temp job and she is just as misanthropic, seething with hostility. Millie's parents are still alive, so she is unable to burrow down into an inheritance. When a receptionist at her latest workplace gets her name wrong, she imagines pressing her nose into the woman's keyboard and telling her: 'my parents both went to grad school, I was raised correctly and in a good home, and it's an insult to my mother, the professor, to imply that she named me Madison after the mermaid from fucking Splash, when I was named after my great-great-grandmother, a suffragette.'
The death rattle of an educated millennial in the throes of being squeezed out of the middle class, Millie's narration veers between comedy and tragedy. The moment she wishes she could go back in time thirteen years and adjust her expectations, 'bring them way down,' will likely inspire many shivers of recognition. But the pathos of the novel's ending, in which Millie, reduced to finding meaning in the correct placement of paperclips, lands a permanent position, is undermined by the vague sense of what meaningful path she has sacrificed. (She volunteered briefly at a woman's shelter, wanting to plump up her CV, but quit without giving notice, finding it 'frightening, difficult, boring'.) What is clear is the sense that when it comes to meaningless work, there is some other 'Madison' better suited to it.
As far as she has a handle on her narrator's preposterousness, Moshfegh's novel is the better satire, but both novels chart a specific loss of innocence: daughters of privilege floundering as the compromising web of capitalism – and with it, the gaudy demands of solidarity – come belatedly rolling in. If they describe a limited response to the alienations of late capitalism, this is because they only concern a narrow sample of who a millennial might be.
In Ling Ma's 2018 novel Severance, alienation is conceived as a zombie-like fever that began in the working conditions of factories in Shenzhen, China, and has now reached the prestigious gates of New York publishing. First it spread through the offices of Random House. Now employees of publishing house Spectra are beginning to exhibit symptoms: the affectless repetition of routine activities on a loop unto death. As her colleagues succumb, and others flee the metropolis, twentysomething Candace Chen – a Visual Studies major relegated to overseeing the manufacture of bibles – hunkers down in her Manhattan office, chronicling the emptying city on her blog, NY Ghost. Ma inserts a wry subtext: is nothing, not even art, sacred?
Through flashbacks we learn that Candace is not exactly an innocent. Back when a gemstone supplier for a popular pre-teen edition of the bible folded, and the factory's unprotected workers were down with pneumoconiosis, she simply sourced the gemstones from another Chinese supplier. When her writer boyfriend urged her to leave her job, asking her how she could continue to be complicit, she dismissed his concerns as hipster earnestness. Though the orphaned, Chinese-born Candace does have a significant inheritance, her 'work ethic' keeps her from opting out. And yet, as the novel progresses, her justification for remaining complicit – 'I was just doing my job' – assumes, like the motions of the fevered, an empty, rote repetition.
Ma crafts a smart indictment of what happens when we surrender to the deadening logic of capitalism: the creeping attrition of independent thought, language, and responsibility. Setting her dystopic narrative in 2011, she paints the crisis in empathy as a crisis in solidarity: in the background, Occupy Wall Street protests stutter to a halt as activists succumb. It's no accident, of course, that this apocalypse is viewed from the heart of publishing power, a domain that has long neglected the voices of a diverse working class for whom the experience of precarity is not new.
As the literary sphere becomes increasingly insecure, perhaps we will see a new type of bildungsroman. Struggling to support herself and her children with her freelance writing income, German novelist Heike Geissler took a temporary job in an Amazon warehouse. Her novel Seasonal Associate (originally published in German in 2014, translated into English by Katy Derbyshire in 2018), an account of this experience, involves a belated moral accounting. 'The experience forces you to your knees and down a social stratum,' Geissler writes. 'You'll start to see strata in society.'
Geissler's use of second person narration sets up a conceit whereby she coaches her earlier, shift-bound self to resist the alienations of factory work. It also implicates the reader in the narrator's encounter with her own relative privilege, a privilege that extends down to the very pool of books she routinely reads. Trudging through the snow in the early hours of the morning to a cancelled tram, arriving at work finally to be positioned beside a faulty door that lets in a bitter draft, she makes a scathing reassessment of a fellow author whose book dismisses 'weather talk' as trivial. Yet, notably, the narrator never degenerates into the 'toughen up snowflake' discourse so often peddled to millennials. Unpacking boxes of pop psychology books that preach attitude adjustment, she pushes back with her own advice: 'stay uncalm'; 'prove to your employer that you're alive.' Her musings on her own sensitivity, the fact that the conditions are 'hard to deal with for a delicate soul,' lead her to assert that 'no-one is suited for unhappiness, yet this fact doesn't get enough recognition, however unbelievable that seems.'
It is a fact that we'd be foolish to expect from the mouths of Butler and Moshfegh's narcissistic anti-heroines. Busy despising who they fear they are rather than imagining who else they might be, these myopic, honorary-writer types are lacking the friendship of a Lila Cerullo. In Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan Novels, Lila's experiences of exploitation and harassment on the meat factory floor, and her involvement in industrial action, are always within the purview of Elena Greco's writing desk, troubling her complacency. Though Geissler's narrator is no longer so secure at her desk, she knows she can and will return to it, and that with that ever-slimmer wedge of privilege comes a responsibility: pushing herself to rise above her 'childlike hatred' for her co-workers and instead 'critique the structure' that encourages it.
'We're not leaving this book until you've taken action,' Geissler's narrator asserts, taking both herself and the reader hostage. The forms of actions she takes range from small, deliberate inefficiencies on the factory floor and introducing herself to a co-worker in defiance of Amazon's 'no talking' code, to attending a strike of Amazon workers and, ultimately, writing her novel. Although, to the extent that Seasonal Associate is a novel, it is one in extremis: the relentless assembly line of banal moments threaten to flatten the narrative and the narrator is reduced to – as she phrases it – her 'most generic traits' and to modelling mimetic how-to resistance.
What is of note is how much of this resistance, at the very moment the novelist's capacities for innovation are under threat, plays out at the level of language: whether the narrator is demanding to be addressed by the more respectful German Sie, rather than the infantilising du enforced by Amazon policy; resisting degenerating into a hostile 'employee language' that corrodes solidarity; or pushing back against euphemisms like fulfilment centre and seasonal associate. Such travesties of meaning are attempts to co-opt emotion to corporate purposes and should inspire cynicism. They should also recall us to the urgency of defending the integrity of a meaningful language; of asserting human qualities in the face of a dehumanising structure that would make us despair of sincere speech or action. If the late capitalist narratives we tell are to rise above the mere repetition of old tropes, detachment is not an option.
Image: Daniel Hoherd
Katie Dobbs is a writer and critic. Her work has appeared in Overland, Literary Hub, Review of Australian Fiction and The Lifted Brow.
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The moral risk of taking things too seriously: on Gareth Morgan's When A Punk Becomes A Spunk
Elese Dowden
In his review of Lucy Van's The Open, Gareth Morgan writes that Van writes 'against the impulse to ponder dutifully about the sins of the past and present.' This fucked me up for some time. What is it to ponder dutifully? But perhaps more importantly, how do we ponder in a way that's more … metal?
Calling the racist a racist: Janaka Malwatta's blackbirds don't mate with starlings
John Kinsella
Malwatta is a skilled and motivated user of tone and tonality in expression, and he shifts between perpetrator and victim with a disturbing but powerful ease: we hear the racists in the hospital, we hear them at the barbecue, and we hear the racism coming from the mouths of white leaders and dissemblers.


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So, What Is Ungardening Anyway?
Here's what we know about the latest trend in the gardening world.
by: Camryn Rabideau
Photo by Rocky Luten
while I consider myself lucky to have a beautiful outdoor space to call my own, the entire property is absolutely riddled with Oriental bittersweet. This invasive vine manages to strangle (and often kill) every plant it comes in contact with—we've lost full-grown, 100-year-old trees to it—and it's near impossible to get rid of once it has a foothold.
Given how awful this plant is, I was shocked to find out that some nurseries actually sell it as an ornamental plant. In fact, it's fairly common to find invasive species and non-native plants in garden centers, and while they might look pretty—bittersweet gets festive red berries with orange shells in the fall—these plants aren't great for our local ecosystems. That's where "ungardening" comes in. We spoke to an ecologist about how this new gardening movement can help reverse ecological decline and build habitats for local wildlife, and it turns out that it's perfect for anyone with a laissez faire gardening style (like me!).
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What Is Ungardening, Exactly?
The concept of ungardening, sometimes also called "rewilding," encourages you to let go of your perfectly manicured flower beds and lawn, and instead, embrace native species and let things get a little wild.
"Ungardening is the concept of using the ideas and techniques of natural land management and restoration in our own yards, instead of the conventional landscape methods," explains Aubree Keurajian, an ecologist and the owner of Ungardening Native Plants in Connecticut. "This includes planting native species, removing invasive species, and stopping the use of pesticides, but it goes further, bringing the focus to creating habitat not just for pollinators, but for lots of beneficial organisms."
So instead of using a non-native grass for your lawn (we're looking at you, Bermudagrass!), which will likely require weed killers and lots of water, ungardening would encourage you to let a native grass variety, clover, or another native ground cover take over. Or, instead of altering your soil to grow specific varieties of flowers, choose native blooms that will thrive without any amendments or pesticides.
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The end result is a more eco-friendly habitat that's every bit as beautiful: "When done properly, gardening can help to reverse ecological decline and create a welcoming enviornment for pollinators and wildlife," says Keurajian. "If you find joy in any part of nature, be it plants, insects, mushrooms, birds, or anything else, ungardening an area will undoubtedly bring more of it into your life."
Not sure you're ready to hand your whole property over to Mother Nature? Start small! "It doesn't have to be an all or nothing process," Keurajian says. "You can start ungardening just a small portion of your property while maintaining more conventional flower and veggie gardens and even lawn area."
Wait, So What Are These Invasive Species?
One of the key steps of ungardening is kicking invasive species to the curb—but what does that term mean, exactly? An invasive species is any plant (or animal, or insect) that's introduced to a non-native area—a.k.a. somewhere it wouldn't be on its own. When left unchecked, invasive species often become overpopulated, and they can negatively alter the new environment, such as the way bittersweet, a plant native to China, causes strife in North America.
"Many plant species that are invasive now were introduced intentionally for the garden industry, many horticulturally, but some culinarily and agriculturally, as well," says Keurajian. "Three of the most common ornamental species that are actually invasive are burning bush, privet, and barberry, but there are dozens of others." She notes that what's considered invasive will largely depend on where you live.
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Here's How to Get Started Ungardening
Personally, I have a laidback gardening style and tend to let my gardens do what they want, so ungardening sounds right up my alley. If you want to try it out yourself, Keurajian breaks down the key steps of ungardening as follows:
Remove any invasive species
Stop the use of synthetic pesticides, herbicides, and nutrient amendments
Allow native species that grow on their own to remain
Create insect habitat by leaving areas of open soil, dead wood, leaves, and stems
Allow for the natural pace and fluctuations of natural restoration processes.
It may seem a little overwhelming, but you don't have to do it all at once. "The first place to start is with removing invasive species and stopping the use of broadcast pesticides and herbicides," she recommends. "Use local resources to determine what species are invasive in your area. There are plenty of introduced species that play fairly well with others, and there's no need to bite off more than you can chew. "
"Next, designate an area that you want to ungarden, and just let things grow! Manage invasive species and trim the edges to keep up appearances if you want, but otherwise let the plants and critters do what they want and just observe." As new greenery springs up your ungarden, Keurajian recommends using the Seek by iNaturalist app to help with plant identification.
When you embrace this more natural way of landscaping, you'll likely find that Mother Nature is a wonderful gardener, and local birds, insects, and other critters are sure to appreciate your efforts, too.
Would you try ungardening in your own yard? Tell us your thoughts below!
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Clare D. September 4, 2021
We have a large open sunny area on our 5 acres that we are trying to do this with. We remove thistle and scotch broom only and have to cut back berry vines. We are mowing some areas to make it walkable but leaving islands of local volunteer plants. But its such a large area. I am new to the Washington area and have very little knowledge of when to broadcast seed or plant natives. Its a lot of land to figure out what to do with.
aseafish August 29, 2021
I'm looking forward to trying this on a part of my yard.
ELLE August 28, 2021
I've been ungardening for years, I used to call myself "lazy".


Dr. Rajesh Maharaj, a Board-certified Cardiologist with AdventHealth Medical Group, joined Good Day Orlando on Monday morning at 8 a.m. He answered your questions on cardiology below.
Q: Is my mother more common to develop heart disease than my father?
A: Not necessarily. Men tend to develop heart disease at a younger age than women.
Q: At what age should I start worrying about my heart? I live a stressed life but I am young.
A: Heart disease can happen at any age. However, most tend to develop heart disease, including cholesterol buildup in the coronary arteries in their 50's to 60's, although this is very variable!
Q: What eating / exercise habits do you recommend to keep my heart in good shape?
A: A healthy diet should include less fatty foods and fried foods, and lowering caloric intake as well. I don't believe in fad diets however. I think that changes should be something that you can sustain long term.
Q: I'm an Asian woman in my 60s. I tend to have high blood pressure and work constantly. I take medicine to help keep my blood pressure low, but how do I know if I am developing heart disease?
A: Good heart health starts with a healthy diet and regular exercise. In your case, close attention to your blood pressure control as well. The onset of heart disease can be seen with different symptoms. In some cases, there are different cardiac tests that can be done to determine if someone is starting to develop heart disease before having symptoms.
Q: At what age should one start getting cardiology appointments? How often?
A: At any age if you are having symptoms of heart disease. If not, then you should start with your primary care doctor. If he/she feels that you may be at a higher risk of developing heart disease, then you can be referred for further supplemental cardiac testing.
Q: Does drinking affect the heart severely? I'm an older man, just got a pacemaker put in. I like to drink, but not sure what my limits should be?
A: It's well known that "moderate" alcohol intake is actually protective. From the American Heart Association, this means up to two drinks daily. More than this could be detrimental to your heart in the long term.
Q: Can children develop heart issues?
A: Absolutely. Although much less common, children can develop different types of heart disease from adults.
Q: What can I do now, while I'm in my 20s, to prevent heart disease?
A: In your 20's, good preventive action would include engaging in a healthy diet- cut back on carbs, less fatty/fried foods, and regular exercise- at least 30 minutes of exercise daily.
Q: How common is heart disease? Who is it most common among?
A: Heart disease is extremely common. The persons at most risk are those with high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, high cholesterol, tobacco use, and those with a family history of heart disease.
Q: Can heart disease be cured after getting it?
A: There are some cardiac conditions that can be cured. In the majority of cases though, it's a matter of improving and maintaining your cardiac condition to prevent things from getting worse.
Q: What tests are done to test for heart disease?
A: Depending on your symptoms, common tests include an EKG, echocardiogram, stress test. In some cases, when a patient is felt to be having a heart attack or at risk of one, a test called cardiac catheterization is performed.
Q: What's an ideal weight or BMI for avoiding heart disease?
A: Ideally a BMI <25-30.
Q: Does smoking increase my chance for heart disease?
A: Absolutely. Smoking significantly increases the risk of developing clogged arteries in your heart and increases the risk of having a heart attack.
Q: I drink quite a bit of coffee. Does caffeine really increase my chance for heart disease? Or is that just a myth?
A: The evidence for this has evolved over the last 10 years. Moderate coffee intake- up to 3 cups a day is ok. In fact, this has been shown to be MORE protective of heart disease than those who do not drink coffee. Higher consumption of coffee more than this does increase risk though.
Q: Does bad cholesterol affect my heart greatly? What level should I have?
A: Yes. Bad cholesterol, or LDL increases the risk of cholesterol buildup in the arteries in your heart. Ideally a "bad" cholesterol level of less than 100 is what you should aim for.
Q: Does baby aspirin really help the heart?
A: Yes and No. All medicines have risks, even a baby aspirin. In someone who is not at high risk, no aspirin. In someone who is at a high risk of developing heart disease, a baby aspirin is protective of not only having a heart attack and in some cases a stroke as well.
Q: Are there certain activities I should avoid as I get older so that I do not get heart disease?
A: In terms of exercise activities, no- you should continue to be as active as you can. In terms of lifestyle habits, no smoking and a healthy low fat diet is recommended.
Q: Do genetics weigh heavy on developing heart disease?
A: Definitely. Genetics play a major part, and increases the risk of heart disease, especially in persons who have other risk factors for heart disease, like high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol and a history of smoking.
Q: I have diabetes -- will this play a great effect on my heart?
A: Yes. Diabetes is probably the one disease that singularly increases the risk of heart disease more than any other.
Q: Tips for maintaining good blood pressure?
A: Regular exercise and a low salt diet are good starting points.
Q: I take medication for my blood pressure, but I lived a very stressful lifestyle. Lately, I have been noticing I am dizzy often and can barely walk some days. It feels somewhat like vertigo. Could this be related to my heart given my history of high blood pressure and lifestyle?
A: Yes this can be related to your high blood pressure, or even to the medications that you take for high blood pressure as well. There are many other things that can cause dizziness, so you should have this evaluated by your doctor.
Q: I am currently doing the KETO diet but I've heard it is not very good for my heart, considering all the fats and meats. What do you think?
A: This is controversial. The keto diet has not been studied long term to determine its effects on the heart. Most cardiologists frown on it because of the high fat content, which goes against what we presently recommend. I personally discourage my patients from it, because I don't know the long term effect just yet.
Q: What are the warning signs of a heart attack?
A: Most commonly, severe chest pain or difficulty breathing. Sometimes palpitations, dizziness or even loss of consciousness can be symptoms of a heart attack as well.
Q: Does heart disease affect libido at all?
A: It can, indirectly. The same process that causes cholesterol buildup in the heart can cause it to happen in other organs as well. There are also some cardiac medications which can affect libido.
Q: I am epileptic. Does this pose a risk to my heart at all. I have probably at least one seizure every other month.
A: No there is no proven correlation between epilepsy and heart disease. Of course if your oxygen level decreases during a seizure, that can place stress on your heart.
Q: How can I determine the health of my heart outside of blood pressure readings?
A: In general, we refrain from excessive cardiac testing. However, in some patients who may be at increased risk, there is a role for a special heart scan called a calcium score, which can help determine if you are starting to develop heart disease.
Q: I take anti-depressants. Specifically celexa. Does this endanger my heart at all?
A: No there is connection between anti-depressant medications and developing heart disease. Some anti-depressants can interact with cardiac medications, so you should talk to your doctor if you also take cardiac medications.


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Charles-Edouard Brown-Séquard The Biography of a Tormented Genius /
Genius and dilettantism often go hand in hand. Nowhere is this truer than in the life of Charles-Edouard Brown-Séquard, the bilingual physician and neurologist who succeeded Claude Bernard as the Chair of Experimental Medicine at the College de France in Paris after having practiced in Paris, London...
Celestin, Louis-Cyril.
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Cham : Springer International Publishing : 2014.
Neurology.
Medicine > History.
Medicine & Public Health.
History of Medicine.
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A History of Endometriosis
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A History of Self-Harm in Britain A Genealogy of Cutting and Overdosing /
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A Space of Their Own: The Archaeology of Nineteenth Century Lunatic Asylums in Britain, South Australia and Tasmania
by: Piddock, Susan.
White Coat Tales Medicine's Heroes, Heritage, and Misadventures /
by: Taylor, Robert B.
The Surgions Mate The First Compendium on Naval Medicine, Surgery and Drug Therapy (London 1617). Edited and Annotated by Irmgard Müller /
by: Woodall, John.


The link came via the SBS2K Yahoo List.
Chris Puckett of Microsoft provides an excellent big picture view of how one would go about removing SBS from the picture once a client has grown past the 75 user/device limit.
SBS 2011 Standard still has a 75 user limit, so if you're already approaching 75 it might make more sense to go to Windows Server. You can migrate away from SBS 2008 by adding new server(s) running Windows Server 2008 R2 as domain controllers to the domain. Then add Exchange Server 2007/2010 server to migrate your mail to and a Sharepoint Server for that data.
ADprep SBS 2008 with the 08 R2 schema.
Install Exchange 2k7/2k10 on same server or different server.
If folder redirection/roaming profiles configured move that stuff over to the new server by updating the user account/group policy settings.
Move FSMO roles and GC to WS08R2 (Might want to wait a few days to make sure everything is remaining operational as you have 21 days from this point).
We have not run into this situation with any of our clients yet, but there are a few that are growing at a rate that may place them in this situation in the next year or two.
Replacing the TS Gateway services setup to maintain remote connectivity to internal desktops and RDS services.
Replacing the Remote Web Workplace/Access portal with the Win2K8 R2 RDWeb application along with customizing it to meet a similar functionality to RWW/RWA.
Microsoft KB 2276908: Windows Server 2008 R2 - RDWeb Access and RemoteApp Configuration.
Microsoft TechNet: Overview of Remote Desktop Connection Broker (RD Connection Broker).
Utilizing an MMC structure much like the SBS Native Tools to start with but possibly looking to System Center for an SBS Console like management experience.
I have a customer approaching their 75 user limit that also wants to move to Office 365. I found the below for moving Exchange to the cloud in an SBS environment which I believe would need to be completed first, then transition away.
A few weeks ago I thought I was going to need this for an office. Then it turned out that they had 25 user accounts still in for people they had long ago fired. I cleared out those people and we are sitting pretty.
This is still a great resource and a great way to help show the value in the SBS bundled license. Sharepoint licensing and RDS licensing and Exchange licensing ... oh my.


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Rapper Rick Ross Invests $1 Million In Telehealth Startup Jetdoc
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I am a Lifestyle reporter at Forbes, focusing on beauty & style.
Rick Ross has teamed up with serial healthcare entrepreneur Tommy Duncan, who is on a mission to democratize telehealth.
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For years, rapper Rick Ross has built his fame on lyrics that glorified the "hustle, hustle, hustle hard" lifestyle. In addition to countless hits and founding his own label, Maybach Music Group, the record executive and onetime Forbes Hip-Hop Cash King also owns 24 Wingstop franchises across the South.
But his latest venture reflects a new chapter in Ross' career—a desire to rediscover his path to wellness with a $1 million investment in Florida-based telehealth startup Jetdoc.
"I've been healthy, an athlete, my entire life," says Ross, 44 (born William Leonard Roberts II). "But me becoming an artist, me traveling, flying five times a week, up in the studio, up to 20 hours a day, it actually took a toll on me."
"I've addressed and adjusted certain eating habits, [and] of course, my sleeping habits, which was my largest fault," says Ross.
He suffered from a seizure in 2011, then another in 2018 that left him hospitalized for nearly a week. "I had a seizure on a private jet. Forty-five minutes later, I was on a jet, flying off again," Ross recalls. "I had another one, where I woke up in a situation that I couldn't just walk away from."
Ross believes aligning himself with ventures like Jetdoc is a great way to maintain his newfound commitment to a healthy lifestyle.
For Ross, 2020 was a transformational year, health-wise. "I've made up my mind; I've lost 80-plus pounds," he says. "I've addressed and adjusted certain eating habits, of course, my sleeping habits, which was my largest fault." So investing in Jetdoc was also a way to commit to his own wellness.
Founded by Detroit-based healthcare entrepreneur Tommy Duncan last year, Jetdoc is structured as an online health club offering virtual doctor visits for $20, or a $10 unlimited monthly membership. (Health insurance is not required.) Jetdoc members also get a discount card that offers up to 85% off retail prices for prescription medication at most major pharmacies.
The 41-year-old Duncan, who invested $5 million in Jetdoc, previously founded Trusted Health Plans, a platform serving Medicaid enrollees in Washington, D.C., which he sold to BlueCross BlueShield in January 2020.
The Florida-born rapper says being an investor as well as a beta member of Jetdoc is key to maintaining his new lifestyle. "I gotta have a doctor right here at my fingertips," he says. "If I'm feeling dizzy, short of breath, I might just need a word of their advice." He lists another way telehealth benefits him: "Being a celeb, privacy is a huge thing. Instead of walking into a doctor's office and ending up on TMZ . . . I could just get it over the phone."
Duncan met Ross through mutual friends and learned they were more similar than either expected. Says Duncan, "I had a stroke when I was 30, and, despite working in the industry, I still had difficulty in getting proper care." Jetdoc is available in Florida but will launch in other states including Georgia and Washington, D.C., in 2021.
The beta version of Jetdoc has launched in Florida. Duncan is gearing up for a national rollout this year.
The startup is operating in a nascent yet already competitive field with larger players such as Hims, as well as Ro. As Forbes reported, the latter locked in $200 million in series C funding, the largest telehealth fundraise last year. There were roughly 24 telehealth deals in 2020, valued at nearly $1.5 billion, according to PitchBook, a private capital market data company. In 2019, there were only 12 deals valued at just $384 million.
Unlike most telehealth companies that focus on women, Jetdoc targets men, and was specifically designed to give underserved communities and people of color better access to urgent care and preventive care.
"I gotta have a doctor right at my fingertips," says the rapper.
Jetdoc
"Being a young black male, I was never accustomed to going to the doctor. I always felt it was a huge inconvenience," says Ross, a father of four.
"Most people of color in these neighborhoods, one in five people end up having type-two diabetes. So dialysis, poor quality life and after that, maybe a transplant. And we have to do something about it," says Duncan, a new parent. According to the Department of Health, diabetes is 60% more common in African-Americans.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 43% of Black adults have high blood pressure, compared to 29% of White adults. Also according to the Department of Health, African-Americans are 50% more likely to have a stroke compared to White adults. Black men are 60% more likely to die from a stroke compared to non-Hispanic whites.
"The way people can change that healthcare trajectory is to know their numbers," says Duncan, referring to one's blood glucose and cholesterol levels, as well as blood pressure and BMI. He says having Ross on board is key to communicating this message to his target market. The hip-hop artist will appear in Jetdoc's ad campaigns and activations designed to educate new communities about the benefits of telehealth. "Rick Ross has been a unique individual, particularly from the African-American community, where we don't talk about our healthcare issues publicly. We only deal with those things privately. And I commend him for having the courage, the leadership, to speak about his issues publicly." In his 2019 memoir "Hurricanes," Ross chronicles intimate details of his health struggles including substance abuse and the aftermath of his seizures.
"In the middle of a pandemic," Ross asks, "what can be more important than prioritizing healthcare?"
There is a trend of celebrities getting into telehealth, most notably Michael Phelps as spokesperson for Talkspace, which connects users with therapists. And last July, Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez partnered with Hims & Hers, a telemedicine startup.
But for Ross, Jetdoc's mission strikes an emotional chord, especially after meeting so many fellow African-Americans in the lobby of his doctor's office. "I heard so many comments from older people, from some who didn't recognize me to younger people who did recognize me, and we're both sitting there like, 'Yo, what are you here for?' And some of the stories just touched me." After learning of the common plight to find affordable healthcare, he thought, "If there's anything I could do, I would love to play a small role in that … and I thank the homie, brother, Tommy Duncan, for giving me this opportunity."
Both Duncan and Ross learned they had plenty in common, including suffering from burnout and seizures.
Industry analyst Craig Settles says Jetdoc's model can benefit low-income communities, but racial disparities in healthcare, as an issue, is extremely complex and multi-faceted. "There is a general distrust among African-American people; they don't trust the healthcare system in general," says Settles. "They have examples going back to slavery where we got bad health care, we were the victims of various types of experimentation and so forth." According to a study by the Kaiser Family Foundation, 23% of White men say they don't have a personal doctor, compared to 31% of Blacks, 47% of Hispanics, and 36% of Native Americans.
While Jetdoc is up against much larger telehealth players, Rick Ross says these trends ultimately spurred his investment. "What I did as an entrepreneur was once again spread my wings… and being in the middle of a pandemic, what can be more important than prioritizing healthcare?"
While health scares have forced Ross to reassess his "hustle hard" mindset, he believes healthier lifestyle choices and alignment with ventures like Jetdoc, will, in the long run, keep him "rich forever."
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S.Sudanese decry government's 'borrowing tendencies'
Author: Ayuen Panchol | Published: 1 month ago
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Members of the public have voiced their concern about the government's plan to borrow $500 million outside its draft budget.
On Friday, the Minister of Finance informed the cabinet that it intends to borrow $500 million from the Afri-Exim Bank to supplement the 2019/2020 budget.
Salvatore Garang presented more than 208 billion South Sudanese pounds for the financial year.
He said the loan, which would support infrastructural development and the peace process, would be paid back within four years.
Read related story: https://eyeradio.org/government-to-borrow-500-million-dollars-to-fund-infrastructural-devt/
However, some members of the public are questioning this move, asking what exactly happens to the oil proceeds.
Oil money
In August last year, South Sudan resumed pumping 20,000 bpd of crude oil from the Toma South oilfield, with expectations to increase production to 80,000 bpd by the end of the year.
Officials said the resumption of production would increase government's share in oil production and eventually oil revenue.
Petroliam Nasional Bhd of Malaysia also promised to put a further $300 million into its operations, while Oranto Petroleum International Limited of Nigeria pledged $500 million on developing an oil block, and local firm Trinity Energy proposed another $350 million.
The former Minister of Petroleum, Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth had said "Russian, Spanish and Emirati companies may soon join them."
The total pledge reached $2 billion in investment in the South Sudan's oil industry.
Two weeks ago, oil production resumed at Torr oilfield, an area with about 16 wells expected to produce between 5,000 to 45,000 barrels of crude oil per day in Ruweng state.
Read related story: https://eyeradio.org/government-resumes-oil-production-at-torr-oilfield/
Those who spoke to Eye Radio on Monday morning wondered "where the money goes."
"The former Minister of Petroleum once said the economy is booming because more oil fields were being reopened. Now given this high rate of production of our oil, what is the justification for this borrowing," a listener in Yambio asked.
Last month, South Sudan and South Africa officially signed an oil deal worth $50 million -covering three major projects, namely: oil exploration and production, building of an oil refinery and the construction of a pipeline.
"The civil servants have stayed for almost a year without salaries, and the government keeps borrowing and getting money from other places, but why are people not being paid?" a listener from Wau wondered.
According to the International Monetary Fund, South Sudan remains in debt distress and the external position is weak.
Experts said additional oil revenue would enable the government to stick to its policy of not printing money – borrowing from the central bank – and hence more control of inflation and the exchange rate, leading to gradual macroeconomic stability."
"We have to depend on our oil money, because these borrowings will not be easy to pay back at the end of the day. We have the oil and we have timbers/logs that are always being taken to the neighboring countries -why do we keep borrowing," a listener in Awiel said.
The IMF's June 4 report said the mechanical risk ratings of the Debt Sustainability Analysis indicates that South Sudan is at high risk of debt distress with breaches of thresholds related to the Present Value of debt-to-GDP and debt service-to-revenue ratios.
A governments often borrows if its revenue is insufficient to pay for expenditure – a situation called a fiscal deficit. It enables governments meet a temporary shortfall, rather than having to immediately cut back on spending.
Borrowing, which can be short term or long term, involves the sale of government securities -including oil.
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Cairo court sentences six to prison over killing of Frenchman in police station
Lang was arrested in September 2013 for violating curfew and was detained with others in downtown Cairo's Qasr El-Nile police station
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Suspect admits beating Frenchman who died in Egypt detention
UPDATE: Frenchman dies after Egypt police cell beating
Cairo criminal court sentenced on Sunday six prison inmates to seven years in prison for the murder Frenchman Eric Lang while he was detained at a police station in 2013.
Lang was arrested in September 2013 for violating a curfew that had been imposed a month earlier and was taken to downtown Cairo's Qasr El-Nile police station.
He was placed in the station's holding cells after his arrest. It was in the same cells that Lang was later beaten to death.
The 49-year old French national had lived in Egypt for several years and was working as a French teacher in Cairo.
The verdict against the six convicts can still be appealed.


Too bad I currently have no way of running it.
Trailer, website confirms it's free to start.
That Fire Emblem game looks good.
It would be weird for me to say this, but I am irrationally excited when Nintendo gets another property. Of course, every new Nintendo IP comes with an expectation that a character will show up in Smash.
There's only like 2 seconds of gameplay but it looks like it could be fun.
Looks neat, gives me some slight Fantasy Life vibes but hopefully without the endless text walls.
You know that El guy? *BLEEP* him.
Is every new Nintendo thing animay tiddiez?
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fgo subreddit reminded me that stuff like QooApp and APKpure exist so I gave it a look and it seems to work.
Available in Ireland, UK, Australia, Canada, Singapore and New Zealand now.
Its main theme is lit.
They made a bullet hell mini-game for April Fools. Final difficulty is actually kind of nasty but it's really forgiving with hits/lives so it's mostly just a try and get a high score thing. *bleep*ing birds are more dangerous than the dragon.
There was also the 6-month anniversary stuff but I didn't feel like that was worth mentioning since it was just free ten folds, multiplayer matchmaking improvements and double wyrmprints, which aren't important to anyone that isn't already playing. There was that mention of a FEH collab but it's not really worth talking until they do more than an announcement. If they add a dragon just don't make it the *bleep*ing owl please.


Tell us about yourself: As you can see i'm quite young, however it dosnt mean i cant take a joke. Ingame i'm a Good guy who is willing to help people if needed.
Professions: Talioring for Fsw and my boots Leveling jcer for gems.
Are You Willing To Change Your Talents?: Yes if needed.
What time do you log on?: Weekdays monday to friday 17:00-18:00 Weekends Whenever, if their is a raid then ill be there.
What time do you log off?: 1am-2am later if i'm not bored.
What raid experience do you have pre-tbc?: Mc Bwl naxx upto thaddias.
Which guilds have you previously been in?: Used to could.
meaning it became diffcult to keep up with other locks in teir 6 etc. I did not become the bottom dpser i was still quite high on dps meters for my gear however i could not compete with certain locks in the guild so i decided to stop raiding with utc and go in search for a new guild who were the same progressed however had recently done so.
Why would you like to join: Because i want a guild with a friendly atmosphere and a g chat that is used. I didnt like somone in my old guild so i'd like to join a guild who are progressing and who want to raid most of the week.
What do you expect from us?: Like i said a good friendly atmosphere and a guild who can progress through hyjal/bt.
Looking through current warlocks standings, will get back to you.


A few of my (and your) favourite posts from the year that just passed. I've got some exciting things lined up for 2014 that I can't wait to share with you. One of the highlights from this year's Hello! Neighbor posts - the home of Brad MacArthur and Jude Allison we featured in March. Did you see this place in the October issue of House and Home Magazine? We'll have lots more inspiring and original home tours in 2014.
My new kitchen stools from Green Light District! Still loving these immensely. I didn't get up to too many house projects in 2013 (busy, busy year starting my new job) but I have a few renovation ideas I can't wait to get started on.
I kicked off last January with the goal of eating no sugar. I'm thinking of doing that again. I'm totally sugared out - aren't you? I'll supplement with my favourite Owl & Goose green smoothies and lots of medjool dates.
However there is no way I could ever totally give up desserts. They're still my favourite thing to make. You loved this Salted Caramel Chocolate Tart but this dessert was everyone's favourite.
Finally I continued my Artist in Residence series and ended on a high note with a studio tour of designer Albert Zuger. If you're an artist, maker, creator and would like to be featured I'd love to hear from you.
2014 is going to be an exciting year. I can't wait to get started on Monday.


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