CHANDLER, Ariz. -- A name like "Devil's Claw" may sound vicious, but Whirlwind Golf Club's original 18-hole course is anything but venomous. Get ready for a playable, well manicured excursion through wide open desert minutes from the heart of Phoenix.
A split fairway and lots of bunkers await golfers at the par-4 ninth on Whirlwind's Devil's Claw Course.
The Devil's Claw course reflects the plant palette indigenous to the Gila River - Mesquite, Saguaro, Palo Verde, and Cottonwood blend with native grasses to recreate the Gila River as it was when the waters still flowed on the reservation. It's design is dominated by gradual elevation changes, multi-tiered greens, and challenging bunker design.
Located on Gila River Native American community property, 36-hole Whirlwind Golf Club personifies many of the benefits to golf courses built on reservation land: wide playing corridors, no accompanying residential component to design around, and plenty of peace and quiet. Throw in panoramic mountain scenery and the adjoining Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort for stay-and-play, and you've got an entirely unique golf experience in the Valley of the Sun.
Whirlwind debuted the Devil's Claw Course, designed by Gary Panks in 2000, who then added Whirlwind's Cattail Course in 2003. Prior to construction, the 242-acre property that makes up both courses was a mostly flat, nondescript part of the valley winding along the small Gila River.
Panks' team crafted a gently contoured canvas to create plenty of interesting roll, which results in some elevated tees, a couple water features, curvy fairways and particularly undulating green surrounds.
Devil's Claw plays more than 7,000 yards from the championship tees, but despite championship-caliber length, it's certainly not among the most penal designs in the valley.
With large, rolling fairways, golfers will have a lot of confidence on the tee box. The course commands most of its attention around the greens: large, fast and with plenty of humps and run-off areas surrounding them. Lies are tight, even in the over-seeded winter and spring, so a nervy short game will go a long way.
Two of the course's most scenic holes are par 3s that share real estate bordering a large pond. The seventh hole is a short par 3, but a waterfall to the right and rocks bordering the green provides for plenty of distractions. Just across the pond is the par-3 12th, which is a longer shot to an elevated green bordered on both sides by deep bunkers.
But these penal holes are more of the exception than norm on Devil's Claw. Most fairways are generous (though shorter holes tend to have fairways a little more guarded with sand) with the opportunity to attack with a driver. The 18th hole is a fine example. A fairway that slopes downhill rewards long drives with a few more bounces of roll to create a shot less than 100 yards coming in for a shot at a closing hole birdie.
With peak spring season rates up to $169, Whirlwind checks in the upper-middle-class bracket of the Phoenix-Scottsdale area and delivers top-shelf, over-seeded playing conditions in the peak season to its large fairways and greens.
Whirlwind's current 4.5/5.0 rating by golfers at GolfNow makes it one of the top-rated facilities in the Phoenix-Scottsdale area. Managed by Troon Golf, Whirlwind won the upscale management compare's "Facility of the Year" award in 2011.
For golfers here, there are a lot of standout perks: a double-sided driving range and practice area, a small pro shop, Sivlik Grill & Bar serving breakfast and lunch, as well beverage-cart service that comes early in the round and often.
While Whirlwind is a resort-course property that also offers daily fee play, those who want to stay on the Wild Horse Pass reservation have two options. A casino hotel was recently built and has 242 guest rooms to go with live table gaming.
For dinner, check out the resort's Ko'Sin, a bistro-style restaurant with a large wine list. My entree, the "Two Sisters Salmon" came with spiced papita, cranberries, goat cheese and smoked corn reduction. Other entrees include filet mignon, or go more casual with mac 'n cheese or fish tacos.


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Clinton crimes "20 times bigger than Watergate"
If you're frustrated about the double standard that's always been applied to the Clintons and to Democrats in general, join the club --- and listen with interest to a former assistant FBI director who gladly would be president of that club.
And, yes, the double standard is still in force, thanks in large part to current Deputy FBI Director Rod Rosenstein, put in place at the Justice Department by Democrats and in charge of investigating "all things Russia" after Director Jeff Sessions' recusal. It was Rosenstein who appointed the highly problematic Robert Mueller as special counsel.
I'd like to add that the Mueller scenario should warn Republicans who want a special counsel power to investigate Hillary: be careful what you wish for. You don't know who will get the appointment and what his or her priorities will turn out to be. That's especially true if Sessions has to pass the choice to Rosenstein. A special counsel would have the power to drag his feet on the investigation or wildly misdirect it, and to bury any findings for years.
I don't understand, why nothing is ever said about Hillary's and Obama's top aides having connections with Iran. I read Mrs. Wiener's, Mother, has a seat in the government and Valery Jerwett (sp?) was in the Iranian military. Or was that fake news that I read on the internet? If it was not fake news, they should be look at for spying.
It seems that nothing will be done regarding Hillary Clinton. Too many people in power that will prevent that from happening. It is unfortunate that so many republicans are against President Trump keeping him fro getting anything done. Obama care, tax relief, etc. Those republicans that continuously oppose him should be voted out of office, which would mean that democrats get in. Those republicans should pay for their actions. It is only because of President Trump and his espousal of Christian beliefs that all this is happening!
Mr. Huckabee, NO special counsel. Special counsels are like Forest Gump said about a box of chocolates, "you never know what you're going to get."
Hi Mike, so glad to be able to write to you! I love your commentaries as well as your sense of humor! I'll probably sound like a conspiracy theorist but here goes! I believe that Rosenstein advised Sessions to recuse himself knowing that he could not possibly help President Trump and it was also Rosenstein I recollect who gave the A OK to Trump to fire Comey. I feel this was planned and deliberate on the part of Rosenstein to isolate Trump and leave him vulnerable! Rosenstein had to know that if Comey was fired it would be the start of an investigation! The Deep State hoped that Trump would play into their hand. If Rosenstein really cared about Trump's administration he never would have given such horrible advise to both Trump and Session!
I am very tired and frustrated with the government and their handling of the Clinton crimes!! She needs to be held accountable as do those who worked with her in committal of these crimes!! The American people are tired of the double standard that continues to ruin our faith in the government. President Trump needs to continue to drain the swamp and to make sure those who have committed crimes are held accountable!!! Thank you for your newsletter, as I enjoy having the facts because the mainstream media has forgotten how to legitimately report the news and what consists of news that the American people want to read about! God bless!
The Justice Department should handle these crimes!
I'm getting sick of the run-around we get about Clinton,Rosenstein,Mueller just staying where they are. Talk about a swamp! What Jeff Sessions said about no proof of wrong is not much different...When are we going to see justice?
I am a follower of yours for a long time. All this comment appears to get us nowhere. This out and out corruption is so blatantly obvious and disgusting and the people seem powerless to correct it. How is it that we cannot make a difference? It seems that everywhere we look someone else is to blame or responsible for doing something about it and that someone passes the buck on to someone else. I listened to a part of the responses from Sessions the other day and it made me so angry I had to turn off the television. The BS coming from both sides was like listening to a bad Three Stooges comedy series. All we needed was someone hitting someone else over the head with a shoe. The system is so very badly out of control of anyone. We have the entire group of unelected bureaucrats running the country and selling off their political positions to promote themselves and their political advocates. The public is being hammered and the party of the conservatives has vanished. How do we fix it without getting out the guns and starting a civil war?
Greetings from Mississippi, Mike. My comments are likely the same as other conservatives, which is why are they getting away with all these acts of treason? I am deeply disappointed and deeply concerned about our country's future. We voted President Trump in to change things, but the Congress and courts won't let him do anything. It's so perverse that I just want to scream. The left is destroying our history, our morals, our freedoms we used to have, and worst of all they are destroying our Constitution! Being a Christian is now labeled a hate group! All I can do is pray and hope God will help us take back our beloved country. Thank you for your program and for standing up for the people who truly loveliving in the United States of America.
I wish we could by-pass special council and take them to court. Perhaps Judicial Watch will do just that.
I would also join the club. When we compromise our values in one area, we are self deceived, and soon we can no longer distinguish between right and wrong in other areas as well. As this spreads throughout the culture, we do not call others (especially our political friends) to account for wrongs that we also commit. The "swamp" is not only in Washington, it permeates our nation. What we see in Washington is a systemic problem. Until we have brave men and women who will live and lead by example in truth, personal sacrifice, personal generosity, and purity, we cannot expect to prosper as a nation. A true leader is a servant leader. Unfortunately, too much of the public "service" in America is actually a power trip for the benefit of oneself and his/her friends. I pray for the exceptional leaders who are working to bring peace, prosperity, and justice to all Americans. Mr. Huckabee, you at the top of that distinguished list. Thank you for your true leadership and service.
I have watched for years the Clintons get away with murder! It seems that nothing can be done to them, if it was me or any other American we would be rotting in jail. I have signed petitions nothing gets done. I pray that Justice will be done. I thank you for keeping me informed.
I am so disgusted with all this corruption. President Trump if Jess Sessions doesn't do the right thing get rid of him and everyone he appointed.
Thank you Gov. Huckabee for everything you do, everyday.
to regain trust in the "rule of law". Those who think this reset is a bridge too far are conceding that we are finished.
Will we ever see justice with the Democrats, especially the Clintons???????
I join the chorus of others who comment, "I am so tired of the Clinton impact on our country." Why won't anyone do anything about the massive corruption they represent and bring them to justice or is it like my husband says, "There is no justice in our justice system."??? Even Harry Truman believed ex-presidents should not capitalize on their position once they leave office. Harry is rolling around in his grave, I'm sure, along with a few other ex-presidents.
Mike, I understand the great value of exposing the sins of the Clintons and the Democrat Party, by reporting them publicly, but--is there no hope of legal action against them? Must we just see it and swallow it? With no hope for Justice? It surely seems that way. The Clintons know that so long as all we do is yell about it, they are safe. They can just say it's politics and go right on. So can the Dems. Therefore I am praying this way--"Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, Lord. Let the light of God reveal to America the cancerous evil that is destroying her. Let those destroying our nation be revealed to the nation for what they truly are. Let Thy Justice reign over us all. Amen."
I love reading your newsletter (probably because I agree with almost everything you say). What I love most is that you infuse your analysis and commentary with humor. Why do so many people think they have to be nasty to make their point??
I wasn't aware that we could get another special prosecutor who would be as corrupt and blue as Mueller. And can't Trump or Sessions get rid of the traitors, i.,e. Mueller, Rosenstein, and clean out the Justice Department. Speaking of Sessions he needs to put on his big boy pants and do what he was appointed to do, clean the swamp! Mike Huckabee, we need more of you, genuine, truthful patriots.
keep up the good work! I approve of the work of President Donald Trump!
I love to listen to every thing you have to say. Can't say enough! Keep it up!
The so called "Russian Collusion" never made any sense from the start.
Why would the Russians try to elect a candidate (Trump) whom they couldn't control? For the Russians, Trump would be a loose cannon... whereas the Russians could easily influence & control the Clintons with a supply of cute Russian hookers to Bill ... and/or a couple of secret Swiss accounts for Hillary & Chelsea?
no articles of impeachment should be filed. Trump has done nothing wrong. they should have been filed against oblamer when he was in office. he tried his best to destroy America. and would have done so if left in office another term. God bless America. and God bless Trump.
What is wrong with Sessions....? Why can he not get rid of Rosenstein? I thought Sessions was going to do good but I am sorely disappointed.
Good Morning Governor, I just want to start off telling you what a pleasure it is to hear you talk every time you're on a program. I know I'll hear truth, honesty, & patriotism. BTW I love Sarah!!! Just very frustrated not only with those cronies in WA but extremely with Sessions lack, disconcern, & No comments about the blatant evidence of corruption uncovered on key lying players i.e. HRC, Barry, Lynch, Holder, Mueller, Comey, Rosenstein. What's going on or why isn't anything done??? Maybe you can explain this lack of action to We the People. I think We need to hear some kind of explanation from our elected officials. We're very frustrated!!
I like your comments Mike but you never answer when ask this question what about term limits being put into place. That would end the grid lock once and for all. Maybe President Trump could sign it into law that would start the drain of the swamp.. We are slowly falling further down rather than going up as long as the old heads are in office. It is so mired up around Washington that it is a surprise that all the wild hogs in American have not made it their home as they love swamps. My father was a minister and a Democrat he would turn over In his grave to see what has happened to that party today. I pray I am wrong but I see another war with in the U.S. if something is not done and very soon. Is this what you and others want to leave to our grand children I know I do not. I think you are a good person but don't let your foot get mired in the mud where you live with in the Washington circle. Have a great day.
The minute Hillary threw her hat in the ring I literally got on my knees and prayed that God would not allow her to win. Prayers answered. After the election, it was clear that evil was running rampant as evidenced by the horrifying behaviors of her followers. I prayed that she would step in and sincerely appeal to these people to accept the election results in a grown up manner. For whatever reason, this prayer went unanswered.
For as long as I've been aware of her presence, I've known she was insincere, self serving and just pure evil. And yet nothing is done. No, the powers that be choose to manufacture charges against the one president who really has our best interests at heart. When will it end? Why is she allowed to walk the streets when so many who have done so much less are incarcerated... or dead?
BTW, your daughter is doing an amazing job. I know you are so proud of her.
We love your news Letter, You are doing a Great Job bringing us the Truth! Prayers keep going up for President Trump to completely clean out the swamp. I know, he has done a great Job so far, And with God's Help, he will clean out the rest of the slime, God gave us this country, stands by it and governs it. The rest of the world can't see that through there rose colored glasses. I will keep praying for results, and for God to Continue to show President Trump the way, continue give him insight, and to continue to give him strength. Too bad the non-Believers Haven't looked at Kim Clement's 2007 Prohpecy youtube about President Trump, Non-blievers might figure out, they are dealing with someone higher and bigger than they are, and more powerful than the Clintons!
I do not trust any of them. Want to have an impeachment. Impeach all in congress. That would be a good start. Not practical, I know, but truly the only good that can happen. I believe there is too much corruption to get us back on track. One Man can not do it alone and there does not seem to be any help anywhere.
The stagnant, murky waters of the swamp are very deep, very wide and filled with corruption. It is past time for the swamp to be drained!!
I DO NOT UNDERSTAND !!! I have suspected Rosenstein all along and HAVE NEVER TRUSTED HIM ........ this is America ...... in this country I thought the Only government employees that have lifelong appointments are the Supreme Court Judges !! So how does Rosenstein have that much power? Power above the President of The United States? Power above the Law??? Has the President been stripped of his power, is he now just a puppet? Is the FBI more powerful than him???????? ALL THIS EVIL IN THE DEMOCRATS CONTROL.........ARE THEY ALL ABOVE THE LAW AND NOW UNTOUCHABLE???? PLEASE HELP ME UNDERSTAND AND HOW THIS HAPPENED???? Is America NOW A LAWLESS COUNTRY, NO MATTER WHO IS IN THE WHITE HOUSE??? Has a "COUP" happened??? Has George Soros taken over America????
We enjoy your down-to-earth on current events about happenings in the "swamp".
A friend of mine in Scotland writes routines for stand up comedians. Like Will Rodgers she gets her material from antics from the "swamp".
Also we are impressed with your daughter's handling of the press briefing.
President made a serious mistake appointing Mr. Sessions. He needs to remove sessions and every other Obama hold over to even begin to drain the swamp. Sessions should have instigated criminal proceeding against Comey, both Clintons and everybody at the IRS from the top down and every intelligence service who probably are the criminals behind the whole Russian BS and half of Congress and Senate who have been selling the country down the river for their private interests. They really need to impose term limits although private interest would probably corrupt a newly elected congressmen or Senator before their pants got warm from taking their oath and getting seated.
It seems as though the Clintons are a very large part of the Deep State. It's either that, or they are a very powerful crime family. Untouchable is an understatement. Murder and deceit are just part of their operations. Control of everything Washington is what they do best.
It is pretty disgusting the things that go on with the democrats!!!!! When will justice be done......it is pretty obvious that the Clintons are corrupt and evil........may God intervene.
It is time to hold the Clintons and Comey accountable. I strongly approve of the Trump accomplishments since he's been in office.
I wish someone would act on these criminals. I'm so sick of hearing about this and nothing gets done! No wonder nothing gets accomplished in Washington!
I am so tired of the Clinton double standard I could scream!!!!
The American people demand and investigation of the corruption that took place between 2008 - 2016 especially the Clintons. We are fed up!
The Clintons, like Ted Kennedy, are untouchable. The justice system ends where they begin. They will only pay for what they have done when judgement day comes.
Thanks for your honest comments & information. I was a Democrat but am now SO disgusted with them that I no longer associate myself with them. I am so sick of Obama & Hiliary & SO-O-O- sick of seeing their photos! I'm also tired of the Republicans who are trying to undermine President Trump. It seems they would have rather had the Clintons back in office. Are they sick or what. It's time for the Demopublicans to retire & let some true Republicans take office. Please keep the truth coming our way.
Your comments support my serious concerns about asking for a special counsel to investigate HRC. Folks seem to forget that Congress has the power and I believe the duty to coduct such investigations. Continually giving away Congressional power to so-called "independent" experts has proven to be a mistake before and with the Clintons likely even more so. I would rather find a few members of Congress with backbone backed up by strong character to do the job. Hopefully the Speaker could find his way to publicly supporting the effort. Plus politically, if well done, it will place the Democrats in the very prominent position of being reduced to cover-up artists as they run to cover from the facts which will involve many of them. Follow the money !!!
Read your comments regularly and appreciate your honesty and candor. Keep it up. I am a WWII Navy vet and wish there more like you around.
are very "displeased" and "concerned" as we believe the proposed tax reform will give "windfall profit"
to corps to pass on in the form of exec comp pkgs...and will NOT flow down to the mid-class.
It is a "hurry up",, better than nothing" plan that is WORSE than nothing. Your are a great person.
Thanks for the great explanation re: appointment procedures. I pray POTUS can bring all this to a justifiable end because that was one of his campaign promises...to put Hillary behind bars. She should not go alone.


My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for repeating the Statement. I concur at the outset with the Prime Minister's comments about Northern Ireland. It is an ongoing situation. As a former Minister in Northern Ireland, I know the impact that this will have on local communities.
With all the work that has gone in over the years to bring peace to Northern Ireland, this will be devastating to so many. It proves how right it was that, across both Houses and across all parties, people worked together to get the Good Friday agreement and bring peace and stability to local communities.
We requested that this Statement be taken earlier in the day and that the time for Back-Bench contributions be extended. I am sorry that the Government were unable to accept that and rejected that request. However, after reading the Statement, I think I understand why. There is not much that is new or of any real substance.
The Prime Minister made her Statement today as a direct result of Dominic Grieve's amendment, which accelerated the timescales previously laid down in legislation, giving her three days to respond to the decision of the House of Commons.
This Statement is another reminder for your Lordships' House of the value of the meaningful vote provisions in the withdrawal Act, which originated from an amendment passed in your Lordships' House that required the Prime Minister to return to Parliament if her proposed deal—her "plan A"—was defeated. It was—overwhelmingly. But while Brexit remains Brexit, plan B does not mean plan B. It does not even look like an A+, perhaps more like an A-.
Following a historic and unprecedented defeat for the Prime Minister's agreement, Mrs May offered to talk to MPs from all parties, with the Government approaching those meetings in what she called "a constructive spirit". Yet it appears that the constructive spirit lasts only as long as it takes to agree with the Prime Minister.
Despite having been challenged by the parliamentary leaders of all opposition parties—excluding the DUP, of course—to take a no-deal exit off the table, Mrs May has held firm and refused to do so.
We know that, under Article 50 and the withdrawal Act, no deal is the legal default, but the Government can change that. The Prime Minister should certainly acknowledge that it would be a calamitous outcome for the UK and therefore that it is of no value at all as a bargaining position.
If the threat of a no-deal exit was being used by Mrs May to shore up support for the plan A deal, it was a spectacular misjudgment and failure. She rightly promised a change of approach, including a greater role for Parliament in setting the mandate for future trade negotiations. But, once again, within days we find out that nothing has changed. The Prime Minister said in her Statement that she had, "listened to colleagues across Parliament from different parties and … different views". She might have listened, but she is clearly not truly hearing what people are saying.
Yet, rather predictably, the Prime Minister has today presented a so-called plan B that, as I have said, looks extraordinarily similar to her plan A: go back to Brussels for further talks, even as the clock ticks down; ask again for concessions on the backstop, even though the EU has been clear that it is not up for renegotiation; and then blame others for holding up Brexit, even though it is the Government who have negotiated an agreement that has been comprehensively rejected by all parties. In this House, we passed a Motion by an overwhelming majority, believing that the agreement would weaken our prosperity, security and global standing.
I do not know whether the noble Baroness can confirm this, but according to media reports on Friday Mrs May held a series of crisis phone calls with EU leaders, including Chancellor Merkel, in the wake of her historic defeat. Despite her offer to hold talks with opposition parties and build a cross-party consensus behind a new deal, EU diplomatic sources said that the Prime Minister's demands were in fact completely unchanged—something that was "greeted with incredulity".
She has clearly made a conscious decision to reject common-sense solutions that could bring politicians and voters of all colours together in order to have another attempt at securing concessions and assurances that she has already failed to win back in December. It appears that this is simply an effort to keep her premiership alive—or, if not alive, at least on life support.
The Prime Minister ignores at every step of this process the fact that her hardliners have shown that they will not be swayed. They have undermined her authority at every turn and taken her right to the brink. Their opposition to the deal is as strong as Mrs May's stubborn determination not to cede any ground to others, even if this could gain wider support and prevent a no-deal or a blind Brexit.
This was highlighted at the weekend when a former Downing Street adviser was asked by Andrew Marr whether he had ever seen Theresa May compromise. His response? "I can't think of one off the top of my head". In other words, everyone—the Opposition, the EU 27, Cabinet members and Back-Benchers alike—has to shift position: everyone except Theresa May.
That is no way to run a Government or a country and it is no way to conduct one of the most important and complex negotiations that a UK Government have ever participated in. If the Prime Minister's objective is to deliver a Brexit that can bring the country back together, I have to say to the noble Baroness that that approach is doomed to failure.
While I disagree with much of the Prime Minister's approach on Brexit, I welcome the clarity offered on the Good Friday agreement. I am sure I am not the only noble Lord who was concerned—we heard earlier that many noble Lords were—by the comments reported over the weekend. It surely must always be inconceivable that the Government would seek to reopen that agreement as a way of trying to break the impasse on the EU issue. Doing so would be completely unacceptable. It will be good if the noble Baroness could reinforce that in her comments.
I also welcome Mrs May's announcement relating to the waiving of fees for EU citizens applying for settled status. That is another issue on which your Lordships' House spoke early in the Brexit process and the Government should have acted months ago.
We also welcome the commitment that we have asked for before that Ministers will brief Select Committees in confidence, rather than the only option being for MPs to force an issue by action on the Floor of the House of Commons.
Could the Leader of the House confirm that this briefing will extend to our own EU committees and that they will also be briefed in confidence? I welcome the belated recognition that the Prime Minister needs a negotiating mandate from Parliament.
With each Statement and each vote, we continue edging towards 29 March and the disaster that would be no deal. I have a couple of questions for the Leader of the House. First, if, when the House of Commons has its debate next Tuesday, it instructs the Government to take a no-deal outcome off the table, how will the Prime Minister respond?
Secondly, however Mrs May responds to next week's Commons votes, can the Leader of the House confirm that there will be the opportunity to consider the outcome in your Lordships' House?
I know that a formal Statement will be repeated, but she will recall that last week the Prime Minister made a point of order at the end of business. However the Statement is made, it would be helpful if this House could consider the outcome and Mrs May's comments.
Finally, with so few legislative days available between now and 29 March, will the Government build on their commitment to engage with Select Committees and release the relevant clauses of the draft EU withdrawal agreement Bill to the Constitution Committee to enable some form of pre-legislative scrutiny?
When the noble Baroness comes to answer those questions, I urge her to bear in mind her oft-repeated assurance that the Government are planning for all eventualities.
As always, the House remains ready to be helpful to the Government, but we have stressed time and again that that can happen only if we have the relevant information at our disposal.


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What caught me about this phrase was the, "HABIT of quitting" part.
My first thought was that no one would want to make a habit out of quitting, who would do that?
It's not that anyone WANTS to do it, it's just a pattern that's practiced whether subconsciously or consciously - fear, anxiety, or stress.
I posed before, "What's easier than kicking a habit? Starting one."
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The adventure is in the pursuit!
What temporary defeat have you experienced and what have you or will you overtake to move yourself forward?!


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In a powerful interview with The Times, the Canadian singer detailed how she overcame discomfort with her developing body.
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In a recent interview with The Times promoting her new Netflix documentary, Shania Twain: Not Just a Girl, she opened up about how growing up she was "terrified to be a girl" and that she "has had the fight of her life to even be a woman at all."
The Timmins, Ontario, native explained that her stepfather used to abuse her sexually and physically and, in an attempt to avoid further mistreatment, would "flatten her boobs" and "play it down until there was nothing girl about her."
Like many young girls, Shania was uncomfortable going through puberty, and, after booking a singing gig at a hotel to support her siblings after her parents died in a car crash, she admitted that she felt "exploited" but had no choice but to "wear [her] femininity more openly and more freely" to reconcile the fact that she was not going to "get groped or raped by someone's eyes."
Thankfully, in her twenties, according to The Times, she "found her confidence," adding that she hopes young girls can learn how to "exude confidence."
Seeing how Shania overcame her discomfort with her developing body, this powerful interview completely debunks the narrative that pubescent teenage girls are potentially 'stuck in the wrong body' and should transition to the opposite gender to avoid facing the reality of puberty.
According to the New York Post, former professor of behavioural science at Brown University Dr. Lisa Littman describes the uptick in transgender teens as "rapid onset gender dysphoria," which is more commonly seen in females feeling dysphoric shortly after puberty.
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Although this is just one survey, a common thread among women who detransitioned, such as Chloe Cole and Sophia Galvin, admit that their gender dysphoria was, among other things, rooted in the awkwardness of becoming a woman.
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Canadian Championship June 05, 2014
Montreal's Mapp wins 2014 George Gross Memorial Trophy
Montreal Impact's Justin Mapp has won the George Gross Memorial Trophy after being selected most valuable player of the 2014 Amway Canadian Championship. Mapp won the award after leading Montreal to the 2014 national title, helping his team clinch a spot in 2014-15 CONCACAF Champions League.
Mapp, who also won the award when Montreal capture the championship in 2013, stood tall for his club in midfield, even earning him Toronto FC's head coach Ryan Nelsen praise.
The 29-year old Mapp played three of the club's four matches of the Amway Canadian Championship. The Montreal Impact eliminated FC Edmonton in the two-leg semi-final series, then eliminated Toronto FC in the two-leg championship final.
The George Gross Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the Amway Canadian Championship's most valuable player. Previous winners are Matt Jordan in 2008, Dwayne De Rosario in 2009 and 2010, Joao Plata in 2011, and Ryan Johnson in 2012.
Mr. George Gross had a prestigious career as a sports writer in Toronto, writing for the Toronto Telegram, the Soccer and Sport News (as publisher) and Toronto Sun (as founding sports editor). He served as one of the founders of the Eastern Professional Soccer League and also general manager of Toronto City Soccer Club in the early 1960s. In recognition of his years of service to sport, he was inducted to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2005 and to The Soccer Hall of Fame in 2006. He passed away on 21 March 2008 at age 85.


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Annerod ist ein Ortsteil der Gemeinde Fernwald im mittelhessischen Landkreis Gießen mit rund 3000 Einwohnern.

Geografische Lage
Annerod liegt etwa 5 km östlich von Gießen umgeben von Wäldern. Durch den Ort führt die Kreisstraße 157, die nordwestlich in die Bundesstraße 49 mündet.

Geschichte

Historische Namensformen
In erhaltenen Urkunden wurde Annerod unter den folgenden Ortsnamen erwähnt (in Klammern das Jahr der Erwähnung):
 Anenrode, in (1312) [Urkundenbuch der Stadt Wetzlar 2, Nr. 243]
 Anninrode, in villa (1318) [Urkundenbuch der Stadt Friedberg 1, Nr. 230]
 Anrode, zu (1494) [Reichardt, Siedlungsnamen, S. 35]

Der Namensteil rode für roden deutet auf eine gerodete Waldfläche hin, die dem Ort bereits in karolingischer Zeit ihren Namen gab. Der historische Ursprung des Dorfes liegt im Dunkeln. Bodenfunde weisen – wie der Ortsname – in die karolingische Zeit, die erste bekannte urkundliche Erwähnung datiert jedoch erst von 1307 unter dem Namen Anenrode im Urkundenbuch der Stadt Wetzlar.

Ortsgeschichte
1703 wurde Annerod im hessisch-nassauischen Teilungsvertrag Hessen zugeschrieben.

Die Statistisch-topographisch-historische Beschreibung des Großherzogthums Hessen berichtet 1830 über Annerod:

Annerod gehörte zum Gebiet des Gemeinen Rechts, das hier ohne die Überlagerung von Partikularrecht galt. Dieses behielt seine Geltung auch während der Zugehörigkeit zum Großherzogtum Hessen im 19. Jahrhundert, bis es zum 1. Januar 1900 von dem einheitlich im ganzen Deutschen Reich geltenden Bürgerlichen Gesetzbuch abgelöst wurde.

Im Zuge der Gebietsreform in Hessen schloss sich die Gemeinde Annerod am 31. Dezember 1971 freiwillig mit den Gemeinden Albach und Steinbach zur Gemeinde Fernwald zusammen.

Verwaltungsgeschichte im Überblick
Die folgende Liste zeigt im Überblick die Herrschaftsgebiete und Staaten, in denen Annerod lag, bzw. die Verwaltungseinheiten, denen es unterstand:

 ab 14. Jahrhundert: Heiliges Römisches Reich, Amt Hüttenberg (Kondominium: Grafschaft Nassau und  Landgrafschaft Hessen)
 ab 1567: Heiliges Römisches Reich,  Amt Hüttenberg (Kondominium: Grafschaft Nassau und Landgrafschaft Hessen-Marburg)
 1604–1648: hessischer Anteil strittig zwischen Landgrafschaft Hessen-Darmstadt und Landgrafschaft Hessen-Kassel (Hessenkrieg)
 ab 1604: Heiliges Römisches Reich, Amt Hüttenberg (Kondominium: Grafschaft Nassau-Weilburg und Landgrafschaft Hessen-Darmstadt)
 ab 1703: Heiliges Römisches Reich, Landgrafschaft Hessen-Darmstadt (durch Teilungsvertrag), Oberfürstentum Hessen, Amt Hüttenberg
 ab 1806: Großherzogtum Hessen, Oberfürstentum Hessen, Amt Hüttenberg
 ab 1815: Großherzogtum Hessen, Provinz Oberhessen, Amt Hüttenberg
 ab 1821: Großherzogtum Hessen, Provinz Oberhessen, Landratsbezirk Gießen
 ab 1832: Großherzogtum Hessen, Provinz Oberhessen, Kreis Grünberg
 ab 1837: Großherzogtum Hessen, Provinz Oberhessen, Kreis Gießen
 ab 1848: Großherzogtum Hessen, Regierungsbezirk Gießen
 ab 1852: Großherzogtum Hessen, Provinz Oberhessen, Landkreis Gießen
 ab 1867: Norddeutscher Bund, Großherzogtum Hessen, Provinz Oberhessen, Landkreis Gießen
 ab 1871: Deutsches Reich, Großherzogtum Hessen, Provinz Oberhessen, Landkreis Gießen
 ab 1918: Deutsches Reich, Volksstaat Hessen, Provinz Oberhessen, Landkreis Gießen
 ab 1945: Amerikanische Besatzungszone, Groß-Hessen, Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt, Landkreis Gießen
 ab 1949: Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Land Hessen (seit 1946), Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt, Landkreis Gießen
 am 31. Dezember 1971: Zusammenschluss mit Albach und Steinbach zur Gemeinde Fernwald.
 ab 1977: Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Land Hessen, Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt, Lahn-Dill-Kreis
 ab 1979: Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Land Hessen, Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt, Landkreis Gießen
 ab 1981: Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Land Hessen, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Landkreis Gießen

Bevölkerung
Nach 1945 verzeichnete der Ort bezüglich der Einwohnerzahl die stärkste Zuwachsrate aller Gemeinden im Kreis Gießen. Auch von 1965 bis 2005 stieg die Zahl der Einwohner, bedingt auch durch ausgewiesene Neubaugebiete und Ansiedlung von Industrie von 1.500 Einwohnern auf über 2.800.

Einwohnerentwicklung
 Quelle: Historisches Ortslexikon

Religionszugehörigkeit
 Quelle: Historisches Ortslexikon

Erwerbstätigkeit
 Quelle: Historisches Ortslexikon

Kultur und Sehenswürdigkeiten

Bauwerke
Die Evangelische Kirche ist im neugotischen Stil 1879/1880 errichtet worden. Sehenswert sind vor allem auch die Holzschnitzarbeiten im Inneren.

Das Heimatmuseum Annerod bietet einen Einblick in die oberhessische Kultur und Lebensweise vergangener Zeiten.

Vereine
In Annerod gibt es folgende Vereine:
 Sportverein Annerod,
 Gesangverein "Heiterkeit" Annerod,
 Heimatverein Annerod,
 Schützenclub Annerod,
 Tennisclub Annerod,
 Naturschutz- und Gartenbauverein Annerod,
 Freiwillige Feuerwehr Annerod.

Wirtschaft und Infrastruktur
Im Norden Annerods liegt das gleichnamige Industrie- und Gewerbegebiet, in dem einige bekannte Firmen angesiedelt sind, z. B. die Rovema Verpackungsservice GmbH.

Alle Ortsteile von Fernwald, so auch Annerod, sind durch Busverbindungen mit Gießen verbunden. Der Ort liegt direkt an der B 49 und unweit der Autobahnen A 485 und A 5 sowie der B 457.

Weblinks

 Aus der Geschichte der Gemeinde Fernwald. In: Webauftritt der Gemeinde Fernwald

Anmerkungen und Einzelnachweise
Anmerkungen

Einzelnachweise

Ort im Landkreis Gießen
Fernwald
Ehemalige Gemeinde (Landkreis Gießen)
Ersterwähnung 1307
Gemeindeauflösung 1971

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Time management is very important to me. I'm a new wife and stepmom and finding balance is crucial. I'm no longer able to read the bible on the schedule I kept when I was single. My day can and does change instantly, with ZERO warning. I may leave home in the morning for work with intentions to make a gourmet meal when I arrive at home. After unplanned and last minute meetings, activities and bumper to bumper traffic, I'm rushing through the door with take-out some nights. 😬 Life happens but we still want to be as healthy and efficient as possible. Slow cooker to the rescue!
What does this have to do with slow cookers?
Firstly, when I plan what I am going to cook for dinner in advance, it's easier for me to shop for everything in one trip to the grocery store. This saves on time and money. Secondly, I am better able to take advantage of the items in my pantry and refrigerator which also saves me time and money. Finally, once I know what I'm going to cook for dinner the next day, I can set everything in the slow cooker that morning, set it and forget it until it's time to eat.
From my slow cooker experiences, most recipes (which I'll share in future posts) starts with broth. Broth is not only inexpensive but also easy to make. Note that for the below recipes, a simple 5 to 7 quart slow cooker will work.
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If you need extra tips on how to plan meals, I recommend Meal Planning Made Easy by Caroline Vencil. If you haven't heard of her, she's a money savings expert who was able to feed her family of 4 on only her husband's salary of $17,000 annually! You can find the planning guide with a shopping list and grocery trackers here.
I am also very excited to share with you some quick and delicious kid tested and approved recipes I've made with my slow cooker and home-made broths. Look out for those! Do you make your own broths? Do you have any recipes you'd like to share? Please add your gems in the comments below!
Oh, these look so delicious!! Once upon a time I would keep a gallon freezer bag in the freezer and put veggie scraps in there as I chopped throughout the week. Once the bag was full I would dump the contents in my slow cooker and cook it low and slow. That always made such good broth. Thanks for the reminder!! I should do that again AND try your recipes!
Hi Rachel! Thanks for reading my post😊. Meal planning is a huge time saver that I've found to be effective. Enjoy the recipes!
Thank you for this post. I have been wanting to make broths as part of my meal planning.
You're welcome Cristy! I hope you enjoy the broths!
Love these recipes! And that is a great idea Sarah has, I will start doing that. It always seems such a waste throwing out so much of trimmed veggies.
Hi Janice, I'm so excited that you love the recipes I shared. I'm also excited to share recipes that go along with the homemade broths which are coming out soon. I agree. I hate wasting food especially when you can recycle old ingredients into something new and delicious!


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Staff get involved in a virtuous cycle
Sky has embraced the concept that positive brand perception starts with a company's own staff. Its cycling programme is engaging and motivating employees of all levels of athletic ability while building support for its own team, writes Jo Roberts.
By Jo Roberts	 22 Feb 2012 12:00 am
Employees are positively encouraged to stride into the office wearing a Lycra one-piece at Sky. As part of the media company's commitment to cycling, it wants to get as many staff involved in the sport as possible, whether that's pedalling to work every day or training for more competitive cycling events.
Staff involvement ensures they recognise the business's commitment to cycling and the extra-curricular training boosts their involvement in their jobs, says Tricia Thompson, head of cycling at BSkyB. The business has ambitions to win the Tour de France by 2014, through its Team Sky sponsorship deal with British Cycling.
Central to the reported £30m investment in creating Team Sky is a strategy to "create more fans for our business" inside and outside the company, says Thompson.
"Whether it's staff or people outside our company, cycling works for us as a business as it's really shifting the perception of the brand," she adds.
Sky believes good feeling towards the brand helped it to reach its target of acquiring 10 million customers late last year. It also believes customers are more likely to stay with the brand if they engage with the cycling programme.
In previous years, the business has concentrated on training its more energetic staff to participate in the gruelling Etape du Tour, an event in which amateurs can ride one of the stages of the Tour de France.
Sky supported around 100 employees in 2011, who rode 130 miles between Issoire and Saint-Flour in freezing conditions to complete stage nine of the course. Professional Spanish rider Luis Leon Sanchez went on to win that stage in the Tour de France a few days later.
Sky installation engineer Toby Payne, who completed stage nine of the Etape du Tour last year, says it has made him re-evaluate what's important to him in his life and pushed him on in his career.
Sky is expanding its staff training programme this year to suit the needs of every type of cyclist, from the casual rider to those who dream of being like world champion Mark Cavendish.
Staff can sign up to take part in the London to Brighton bike ride, a 52-mile, one-day event. They can also train to ride up to 127 miles in La Pinarello, the Italian 'Etape', which passes through the Dolomites. A 24-hour team mountain bike challenge has also been introduced.
Those who complete the three-day London to Paris cycle ride, which is open to Sky employees, get to watch the finishers from the Tour de France ride in along the Champs Élysées. This is a chance to marry up the amateur and professional cycling commitment that the company has made for the next two years.
Family and friends are also being encouraged to take part in some of the events, to provide a boost to those who might not be as confident about taking up a new sport. Thompson explains: "If you get friends involved, it helps people to cross that line and get into cycling. I think we've provided some really accessible events that help to widen the impact of what we're doing."
Thompson says Sky had a positive response when it introduced the training programme for the Etape du Tour, so it decided to expand the scheme to more employees.
"We were quite conscious of expanding the scheme to appeal to those who hadn't considered doing a cycling challenge or didn't think about getting on their bike."
The partnership with British Cycling enables Sky to provide clear training plans developed by professional coaches.
There are workshops led by experts, who come into the Sky offices and advise on what kind of food should be eaten during training, and classes on how staff can fit training into their day-to-day lives.
Sky has even come in to take 'spinning classes' on high performance exercise bikes to boost motivation. Thompson explains: "It's about giving people confidence at whatever level, ensuring they get the support they need."
Facilities at Sky's headquarters in Isleworth, Middlesex, have also been improved to encourage staff to train. Showers, bike racks and an on-site bike shop have turned the offices into a hub for cycling.
Sky Velo, an official cycling club, has been established as a result of staff wanting to stay in touch and continue pedalling after they have completed the Etape du Tour event.
The 400-strong club arranges weekend bike rides, with mentors such as Payne leading groups to help train those who have signed up to a cycling challenge this year.
Thompson says the training programme has taken on a life of its own, led by enthusiastic employees who have caught the cycling bug.
"It's a fantastic output of the programme that they have created their own cycling community, who are also willing to support all these new cyclists coming through by being mentors. There's a pretty comprehensive support system to help people."
Aside from the positive feeling that Sky hopes to generate from providing a comprehensive training scheme, Thompson says the programme has had a big impact on employees' lives.
The mix of people taking part in cycling events has also helped to forge friendships between employees in different
departments who might otherwise never have met. This has also benefited the business as teams that hadn't met before are now working on projects together. The brand and marketing teams have met with the contact centre to discuss projects, says Thompson.
Cycling is also being used to spice up conventional training. The sport is helping to motivate those staff who might not be keen to get on their bikes.
Thompson explains: "The British Cycling relationship provides inspiration that other companies just don't have access to. We try to get them to come in and talk to the wide staff base, to tell their story."
The emotions of cycling are being used to train staff across the business. As well as talks and videos to motivate staff, the sport is used as a training theme across a variety of areas.
"We work closely with HR over the whole cycling ethos. Development courses have cycling imagery and use a lot of cycling terminology."
By using the success stories of British cycling stars Mark Cavendish and Bradley Wiggins in its training, Sky is able to build team spirit and motivation that improves morale throughout the company. Ultimately, whether people choose to get in the saddle or simply feel inspired by cycling stories, Sky believes it can create advocates for the brand from within its own walls.
Casestudy: Toby Payne
Toby Payne, a 32-year-old installation engineer, usually spends his days hooking people up to Sky all around Norfolk. But last year, he had to fit a hectic cycling training schedule around his busy working day.
"I wanted a challenge and I saw an advert on our internet portal offering the chance to take part in the Etape du Tour [cycle race]. I signed up in January and was lucky enough to be chosen to do it."
Every Friday, for six months, a training plan for the week was emailed to those taking part. Plans were tailored depending on whether the rider was a beginner, intermediate or advanced to encourage people of all shapes and sizes to take part in the challenge.
Payne already had an interest in team sport, but had never taken on a challenge that involved so much commitment. He says: "I largely did the training by myself, which required quite a lot of selfmotivation, but there were opportunities to get down to London and join organised rides at weekends."
The Etape du Tour was a "gruelling mental challenge", but Payne completed the 130 miles in around 10 hours, placing him around midway down the field. Conditions were so harsh that many of the amateur cyclists had to be treated for hypothermia and didn't make it to the finishing line. But Payne describes the team spirit of "huddling together at food stations" as key to completing the course.
The pride in completing such a tough challenge has not only motivated Payne to keep riding, but has changed his life in unexpected ways.
"It has given me a bit of a boost. Before, I was ticking along, and although there was nothing wrong with that, the chance to meet so many people and complete the Etape gave me so much energy – it motivated me to push myself further in my career, which I might not have done if I hadn't got involved in cycling."
Payne is about to move to London, taking a six-month secondment with Sky, and moving away from engineering into production. It also means he can lead rides to encourage others embarking on the Sky training programme to achieve their cycling goals.
Customer service: from drones to brand heroes
David Burrows
The role of customer services staff is undergoing a dramatic transformation. Instead of treating them as script-following automatons, many firms are training them to be essential brand ambassadors.
Empathy and the magic of influence
Maeve Hosea
Some people may be blessed with natural charm, but the skill of effectively influencing decision-makers can be acquired through training and can make a dramatic difference to marketers' success in the boardroom.
Investing in marketing skills to stay competitive
Desmond Luke
Marketers have had to quick to learn the new techniques, adopt the new rules and embrace the new order, whilst also fighting for recognition of marketing's strategic importance. So how much importance is placed on the development of marketing skills in order that organisations stay competitive? We put some questions to a panel of senior personnel whose job function specifically deals with the development of marketing capabilities at some top UK brands.


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bene-Arzneimittel receives orphan drug status for pentosan polysulphate
In European and US medical guidelines, pentosan polysulphate is established as a standard drug for the treatment of the severe chronic bladder disease interstitial cystitis (IC).
The drug has been awarded the status of an orphan drug from the European Medicines Agency, EMA, for the indication of IC.
Interstitial cystitis (IC) is a rare or so-called orphan disease. The drug substance PPS has been officially registered as an orphan drug for this indication by the European Medicines Agency, EMA. "Receiving orphan drug status for pentosan polysulphate in the European Union is a great success for bene," says CEO Dr Guenter Auerbach. "To be able to offer patients with rare but serious conditions innovative medications in the area of urology is an important milestone for the future of our company."
About IC
IC is a severe chronic bladder disease that substantially reduces quality of life. Affecting less than two patients per 10,000 people on average and being associated with a large degree of suffering, the condition has been officially recognised as an orphan disease. For those affected by the condition, it means very frequent and painful urination, as well as severe pain in the lower abdomen.
The causes of this chronic disease include damage to the bladder lining, affecting the glycosaminoglycan (GAG) layer in particular. As a result, the protective effect of this layer is reduced, and toxic constituents of urine are able to penetrate into underlying tissue layers and cause tissue irritation or inflammation.


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Stands like an awful, silent sentry.
Was filled with venom blood forever.
A tar, transparent one and heavy.
To fly away, but as pernicious.
Pour into scorching sand and stone.
And by the morn he brought the venom.
In icy rivulets was rolling.
To alien lands--the lands of neighbors.


Recently I was standing in Target, livid because my phone was taking a whole 30 seconds to take and send the above photo. Our friends back in Louisiana needed to know immediately that our neighborhood Target sold this pastry. It's a long story. Anyway, I was pissed.
But then it hit me that not so long ago -- in my relatively short lifetime, in fact -- if I wanted to send someone a picture of something, I would not only have to wind up my disposable camera and not only have to hold down that button and listen to the high pitched whine as the flash warmed up and not only drive to my local 1 hour photo and wait one hour for my pictures (doubles, please!) to be developed... but then I would have to put the picture in the mail and wait 2-4 days for it to be delivered. Was I really getting angry because my phone was so slow that it couldn't do this same task in less than 20 seconds?
That really puts things in perspective, right?
My new lease on life lasted about 15 seconds, until I noticed that my f@!#king picture still hadn't sent. The moral of this story is that I need a new iPhone.
I hope you learned something here today.


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The first F35B lands on the Italian carrier Cavour
The first F-35B fighter aircraft deployed onboard the Italian Navy's Cavour aircraft carrier, the Italian Navy announced with a press release.
"Today, we are witnessing the landing of the first Italian Navy F-35 on the Cavour aircraft carrier: a significant step toward the strategic goal of providing Defense and Italy with an aircraft carrier capability with the latest generation of aircraft on board. A capability that propels us into an elite group of only a few countries in the world, elevating Italy's status and international weight. ", said Chief of Staff of the Italian Navy, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone during the ceremony.
The arrival of the aircraft represents a significant step forward for the Navy in the process of replacing the AV-8B Plus Harriers, which have now reached the end of their operational life cycle, with the goal of obtaining an adequate number of aircraft and pilots trained to achieve the initial operational capacity, up to the acquisition of full operational capacity after the delivery of the last aircraft destined for the fleet by 2024.
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Captain Giancarlo Ciappina, the ship's commander, expressed his pride "for the aircraft carrier's achievements, and I am grateful to the men and women of my crew since our January departure to the United States for the "Ready for Operations" campaign. The Navy makes an epochal leap in acquiring this capability, which will ensure the Navy's and naval aviation's long-term viability."
The F-35 Joint Program Office has delivered a flight clearance recommendation to the Italian Navy for the safe operation of fifth-generation F-35B fighter aircraft on the ITS Cavour in March 2021. She arrived at Naval Station Norfolk on Feb 13 for a series of operations alongside U.S. military assets to attain the Italian Navy's "Ready for Operations" certification to safely land and launch F-35B aircraft and started trials on March 1.
She returned to its homeport in Taranto on April 30, after three months of deployment for the Ready for Operations (RFO) Campaign.
The landing of the first F-35B is part of a strategic program that sees the Navy strengthen its intervention capacity. The result achieved has an even more significant value in the year of the 160th anniversary of the Navy, 10 years of use of the Cavour as flagship and 30 years after the first landing of the AV8B plus on the Garibaldi ship deck in far 1991.
Check out Naval Library App to find out more about the specifications of ITS Cavour.
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USS Arleigh Burke begins the 1st FDNF-E Patrol mission in Rota


"I contacted Christina after looking at samples of her work because I was drawn to her sense of space and crispness in her designs. She developed my website and bookmarks for me.
What I really appreciate about Christina is her acute listening skill and then her ability and talent to translate what I said into a visual that was exactly what I wanted. She is an artist and brings that artistic eye to her work. She also has great organizational skills and approached my project with a clear outline and a step by step process the unfolded in the time line she projected and was on budget.
"In early 2010, the Board of Trustees of the North Salt Spring Waterworks voted to initiate a new website communicate more efficiently with our ratepayers. Following a call for tenders, we decided to accept the proposal from Ms Heinemann. It met our budgetary limitations and importantly, she demonstrated the best understanding of the messages we wished to convey to the public.
We met several times with Christina and on every occasion she showed a clear understanding of our requirements.
We were very pleased with the resulting format and went 'live' in October 2010. It was a work in progress and Christina assisted us with additions to the site and eventually to train our office employees to insert updates as required.
"Christina has been creating my signs, business cards and invitations for nearly a decade, and more recently has worked as my website designer.
It's a huge help to have her take care of every aspect of the process – whether it be creating advertisements or updating my website.


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Dance For Life Artist Spotlight: Lizzie MacKenzie
Posted on August 15, 2012 by Vicki
Dance For Life performer Lizzie MacKenzie.
"I love dance," she said, eyes glistening with tears. Meet Lizzie MacKenzie – a petite, blonde whose energy and blue eyes light up the room. At 33 she has already lived lifetimes in the dance world. When she was 12, she joined a friend for "Bring a Friend to Dance Day" in Toronto, Ontario and was hooked. "It was immediate," MacKenzie said. "I got to kick my legs and spin around the room. I didn't know what I was doing, but I loved it. From the first class I took, I knew it was what I was going to do forever."
Since that fateful day, she graduated from Interlochen Center for the Arts, danced on scholarship and as an apprentice for Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago (now Giordano Dance Chicago – GDC) before joining the company for five seasons, studied in New York City and Los Angeles, danced with River North Dance Chicago (RNDC) for six years. She started Extensions Dance Company while still dancing with RNDC and after "retiring" opened Extensions Dance Center. She is also on staff at Chicago High School for the Arts, Visceral Dance Studio and Steps Dance Center (Naperville), and choreographs and performs as a freelance/independent artist. If you've seen dance in Chicago in the last decade or so, you've seen her. And, if you have seen her, you won't soon forget it. She radiates joy from the stage.
This Saturday, MacKenzie joins fellow Chicago dancers to perform in the 21st annual Dance For Life (DFL) at the Auditorium Theatre. Dance For Life is a benefit dance performance bringing together local companies and artists for a one-night-only show to raise funding for the AIDS Foundation of Chicago and the Dancer's Fund. She's performed in so many past DFL shows that she honestly can't remember how many. We settled on at least ten, where she participated in the finale choreographed by Randy Duncan (and one by Harrison McEldowney). This year is no exception. MacKenzie dances in one of Duncan's infamously difficult closing numbers and will be performing with Ron De Jesús Dance. RB met MacKenzie at her studio to discuss her career and this year's show.
What brought you to Chicago?
Nan Giordano came to Interlochen and taught a Master Class. She offered me a scholarship for the school in Chicago. I told my parents that I wasn't going to go to college. They were always good about that, but they told me if I was going to be a big girl, then I was going to be a big girl and they were cutting me off. 'If you're not going to do college, you're going to support yourself.' Literally two weeks out of high school I moved to Chicago. I went on scholarship at Giordano Dance Center, lived in somebody's attic without a kitchen and worked two jobs. I wouldn't recommend it, but it's definitely helped form who I am. It worked for me.
Since you're "retired", how do you stay in fighting shape?
I use the term very loosely. I'm not retired, but I felt like it was time to retire from full-time work. Sustaining a relationship isn't easy. (She's newly engaged to chiropractor Michael Pontarelli – "Dr. Mike".) Not that I have that much time now, but I have more. I've been freelancing. I'm dancing with Ron (de Jesús), dancing in the finale, in Wade Schaaf's new company Chicago Repertory Ballet, I'm going to do some work with Ahmad (Simmons) and Brandon DiCriscio. I manage to fill my time up. I commit myself to two classes a week. I try for three. I try to get in whenever I can. I teach a lot.
You started the youth company while you were still in Rivno. Have you always wanted to have a company?
I definitely always wanted to have a youth company. If you'd asked me a few years ago, I would've told you that I wanted to have a dance studio. That changed when I was teaching so much and realized how much stuff comes along with that. So I started the youth company, because I left a studio and a couple of kids came with me and they wanted to perform. We needed a name and I said, "It has to be Extensions", because that was what I was going to name my youth company, I just didn't think it was going to happen now. I thought that would be when I was done dancing. It started out with four girls in 2005. I just started "Extensions Too!" And that's for ages 8 to 11. That was a new experience this year. That's why we opened the studio. It was just a natural progression. There was no way I could do the things I wanted to do. I was renting space. This is great – now I have constant access.
You have such a wonderful stage presence. How do you teach that – or can you?
I have a really genuine and innate love for the art form. I love what it has done for me. I feel it has really brought me out of my shell. I believe in dance as a means to communicate and movement as a means to communicate. I'd say some really important things I try to instill in the kids to help them understand that is the love of the art form and a really open state of mind. We work a lot on being open. We improv a lot. We do a lot of things that allow them to really open their minds and see more. Harriet Ross once told me that every time she saw me dance it seemed new. It always looks new. And it always feels new. Even today in ballet class, every thing feels new. It's not just another plie to me. It's the investigation. A simple plie to me is amazing. The body is so amazing and the possibilities are amazing. From feeling the air around my skin to seeing the space with my eyes or feeling my back…the investigation of movement is fascinating to me and brings me a lot of joy.
How is working with Ron?
I love being in process with him. This is my third time – once w/ GDC, but twice as an independent dancer and older artist. I love working with him. I feel like there's a nice balance between him appreciating who I am or who each artist in the room is as an individual, but still having a clear enough vision of what he wants that he's able to mix them nicely. He doesn't down you if you make a choice that he wasn't thinking. He's able to appreciate your choices, but make sure you're meeting his vision too.
The show itself is such a community effort. What's dancing in the finale like?
It's great. I've never felt any stress. This year is definitely my hardest. The finale might be the hardest thing I've done in my whole life. The thing is, when you go on stage for "Dance For Life", it's a different feeling. You know what the audience's intention is for being there. Of course, you're a little nervous because you put an expectation on yourself, but for some reason when you step on stage, you know that even if you mess up, it's ok. When I'm on stage at "Dance For Life" I feel warm. I feel good. The process is always a little daunting, because it isn't a lot of time.
I've heard many dancers over the years say that Randy's finales are always the hardest things they've ever done. Why?
I think he really likes to challenge his dancers. He has a lot of respect for the dancers he chooses and he really likes to push them, particularly physically. It's all in a deep, deep plié and a deep contraction. Honestly, you don't a lot of work like that these days. And the cardio of it all, that's the killer. I literally thought I was going to throw up.
What's in your future?
It's always worked out for me that my future becomes very clear as I continue on my path. Of course, I look back and think, I could've done this. But I'm happy with my path. There's only "x" amount of years to live. You can't do everything. I think I'm just going to keep doing what I'm doing. Hopefully things will continue to grow. I don't want the youth company to get too much bigger. I think we're able to produce the quality we have, because it's small. The open classes have been going well. I'll keep dancing until I can't anymore. Maybe have a kid. I really want to have babies, so that will happen sooner or later.
Dance For Life at the Auditorium Theatre at Roosevelt Universtity, 50 E. Congress Pkwy. Saturday, August 18 at 8 pm. For ticket information, visit www.danceforlifechicago.com.
This entry was posted in Ahmad Simmons, artist profile, Auditorium Theatre, Auditorium Theatre at Roosevelt University, ballet, contemporary, culture, dance, Dance for Life, Extensions Dance Company, Giordano Dance Chicago, Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago, Harriet Ross, Harrison McEldowney, improv, Interlochen, jazz, Lizzie MacKenzie, Lou Conte Dance Center, Randy Duncan, River North Dance Chicago, RNDC, Ron De Jesús Dance, Ron DeJesus by Vicki. Bookmark the permalink.
2 thoughts on "Dance For Life Artist Spotlight: Lizzie MacKenzie"
Dancing Branflake on August 18, 2012 at 2:13 pm said:
Fantastic interview! I love how she said her stage presence comes from the love of dance. I bet all who see her can feel that love. And thank you for asking her how she stays in shape- it's such a struggle when not dancing full time.
4dancers on August 19, 2012 at 9:06 pm said:
Great interview! And you are right–she really does have an amazing stage presence! Lights up the room! 🙂


Hands up, whose firewall rules are a mess? Yes? Well, the good news (if it can be considered good news) is that you're not alone, because 65% of your peers are in the same boat according to a survey carried out last month at Infosecurity Europe. In fact, 65% of the 300 security professionals surveyed said if their firewall rules were a teenager's bedroom, their mom would be so angry she would ground them; and half of those said they would be grounded for life!
The same study also showed that 32% admitted they had inherited over half of the rules they manage from a predecessor – no wonder they are a mess! And a quarter of security professionals confessed to being afraid to turn off legacy rules. To add to the complexity, 72% of security professionals surveyed use two or more firewall vendors within their IT environments to try and manage rules for.
Firewall rule management can be one of those thankless tasks that is a thorn in the side of many IT managers. It takes up too much time, sort of like untangling those miscellaneous wires that have been piling up in your junk drawer.
Though organizations in general, especially IT teams, are expected to do more with fewer resources, good security management and automation can close gaps in resources while helping streamline processes and simplify tasks such as firewall rule management.
Step 1: Remove technical mistakes – A primary example of a technical mistake that is classified as ineffective, incorrect and not needed is a hidden rule which includes redundant and shadowed rules that serve no legitimate business purpose.
Step 2: Remove unused access – Unused access rules bloat a firewall policy causing confusion and mistakes. To determine rule usage, you need to analyze and correlate the active policy against the network traffic pattern; doing this over a sustained period will show definitively which rules are used versus unused to help with clean up.
Step 3: Review, refine and organize access – You need to determine whether rules are justified against a defined business requirement and analyze the need vs. risk acceptance for the rule. Start with rules that employ the use of "ANY", as these could potentially be the most risky.
Step 4: Continual policy monitoring – Don't forget that maintaining an effective, efficient and correct firewall policy is an ongoing process. Make sure you have real-time change event monitoring and alerting and real-time audit reporting to know when a violation of your security policy has occurred.


These paintings went through lots of different stages, but I believe they are finally resolved.
These will be going into the WCA-NH Annual 6 x 6 Exhibition.
The different framework of these pieces is causing me to rethink how I'll structure these paintings. What I was doing on the earlier pieces doesn't seem like it will work on these, so I'm looking for other ideas. For this reason, the process is going a bit slower than I would like.
I miss the rhythm from those other pieces, but I like the more focused and colorful look of these. I'm hoping this will all work out. Time will tell.


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9/11 firefighter hero and girlfriend dead in Fire Island boat tragedy
By Bill Sanderson
Retired Firefighter Peter D'Ancona and his girlfriend Tina Sgambati died, likely from carbon monoxide poisoning, aboard a boat docked in Cherry Grove on Fire Island. (Facebook)
A hero 9/11 firefighter and his girlfriend were mourned Monday after they died of carbon monoxide poisoning aboard their boat.
Peter D'Ancona, 54, and Tina Sgambati, 51, were found dead Sunday afternoon aboard a 35-foot boat docked in Cherry Grove on Fire Island, Suffolk Police said.
Though carbon monoxide is the likely cause, the investigation is continuing, police said.
She was celebrating her wedding anniversary in the Bahamas, but a boat explosion has left her family mourning »
On 9/11, D'Ancona was based at Ladder Co. 10, on Liberty St. across from the World Trade Center.
In the days after the terror attack, D'Ancona helped dig for survivors' and victims' remains in the World Trade Center rubble. He retired in November 2006.
Sgambati was a manager at Winthrop University Hospital.
The couple lived in Moriches.


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'This is a black day': Activists criticise Transgender Persons Bill passed in Lok Sabha
They say the Bill passed by a voice vote on Monday is regressive, discriminatory and ignores their demands.
Vijayta Lalwani
Dec 19, 2018 · 07:43 am
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016, which was passed by a voice vote in the Lok Sabha on Monday, criminalises the community and is discriminatory, transgender rights activists said on Tuesday. In addition, they say the Bill violates the Supreme Court's landmark National Legal Services Authority judgment of 2014 recognising the right of transgender persons to decide their self-identified gender.
The activists added that the Bill was regressive when compared to a private member's Bill that had been introduced by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader Tiruchi Siva and passed in the Rajya Sabha in 2015.
"It is a black day for us," said Grace Banu, a Dalit transgender rights activist. "We had conveyed our recommendations to the government. They did not even care for the suggestions made by [members of Parliament] Shashi Tharoor and Supriya Sule."
The Bill, which is yet to be passed by the Rajya Sabha, was introduced in the Lok Sabha in August 2016. It was then criticised by transgender and intersex groups for many reasons, including for getting the definition of transgender wrong. That Bill defined transgender people as "neither wholly female nor wholly male". It was sent to a parliamentary standing committee, which tabled its report in Parliament in July 2017, only to see it rejected by the government.
The Bill passed on Monday had 27 amendments made to it by the government. In the amendments, the definition of transgender was changed to "a person whose gender does not match with the gender assigned to that person at birth and includes trans man or trans woman, person with intersex variations, gender queer and person having such socio-cultural identities as kinnar, hijra, aravani and jogta…"
However, Bittu K, a transgender rights activist, said that barring the amendment in the definition of "transgender" and other minor changes, the Bill is not very different from the one tabled in 2016. "The government did not include any of our recommendations," he said. "We had raised the same concerns last year as well."
Recognition of identity
One of the biggest objections to the Bill passed on Monday is that it does not recognise the right to self-identification, which is at the heart of the National Legal Services Authority judgment.
The Bill states that a transgender person has to get a certificate of identity from the district magistrate. This certificate will be issued on the basis of recommendations made by a District Screening Committee, which will consist of a chief medical officer, a member of the transgender community, a district social welfare officer, a psychologist or psychiatrist and an officer nominated by the government, says the Bill.
Bittu K said this requirement was unscientific and bureaucratic. "This is an extremely unfair process which says that transgender people should submit applications to be recognised as transgender to a screening committee who have no understanding of who transgender people are," said the activist. "Our identities are in our minds and can only be communicated linguistically. This is not something a district officer can screen for."
Other activists said this aspect of the Bill could create more problems for those who cannot afford to undergo sex reassignment surgery and hormone therapy. "In my mind, I am a man," said Ajit (name changed to protect identity). "How will the committee tell me who I am? The Bill has left me in shock. This is a torture for those who do not have have money for surgery."
'Criminalising transgender community'
Activists point out that a clause in the Bill criminalises begging for the transgender community. The Bill states that anyone who "compels or entices a transgender person to indulge in the act of begging or other similar forms of forced or bonded labour other than any compulsory service for public purposes imposed by Government".
Tripti Tandon of the Lawyers' Collective, a legal services organisation, said this could be seen in two ways. "Transgender persons do not have an alternative livelihood so most of them beg or engage in sex work," said Tandon. "Another perspective is that this is a traditional cultural practice which they are entitled to preserve."
Anindya, a transgender rights activist, pointed out that the Bill criminalises begging but did not provide alternative employment. "We reject the Bill in its current form," said Anindya.
Crimes against transgender people
Activists said that the Bill passed on Monday prescribes imprisonment of six months to two years against those who commit crimes against transgender persons. However, activists said that this term was lower than that prescribed for cases related to crimes committed against women and other marginalised communities.
"This is discriminatory as the punishable terms for cis-gendered women goes up to seven years," said Bittu K. Cis-gender is a term used for those whose gender identity corresponds with the sex they were assigned at birth.
NALSA judgement
Transgender Persons (Protection Of Rights) Bill
Delhi's transgender community face police harassment despite Supreme Court's Section 377 verdict