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Unelected Government Employees Undermining Trump
Monday, November 18, 2019 @ 11:55 AM
Nikki Haley, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations under President Trump, revealed this week that two former senior administration officials worked to undermine the president when she was the ambassador. Those officials were Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Chief of Staff John Kelly. Haley describes in her new book how the two former officials tried to sway her toward subverting the president. This example isn't an outlier. The type of subversion explained by Haley has occurred countless times against President Trump.
I can understand why President Trump is not liked. He has uprooted the status quo for elite Washington bureaucrats and politicians. Their multi-decade system of wasting taxpayer dollars, cozying up to lobbyists and foreign governments, and lying to the American people came to a screeching halt on January 20, 2017. No longer did they have the hand-picked Democrat or Republican in the White House to rubber-stamp their corruption.
The president has brought a fresh mindset to the Oval Office – one that questions the status quo and puts our country's interest first. This is a foreign mindset in our nation's capital and one that our adversaries vehemently hate.
Another form of subversion has been on display this week as we watched two State Department officials testify against President Trump during the impeachment hearing conducted by the Democrats. George Kent, Ukraine expert at the State Department, and William Taylor, U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, both testified about how they didn't like Trump's foreign policy when it comes to Ukraine. This was a stunning display of unelected bureaucrats subverting the president on national television. It was as if they hadn't read the Constitution where it states in Article II that the president is in charge of the entire executive branch.
During the multi-hour hearing on Wednesday, there wasn't one example given where the president committed a "high crime or misdemeanor." Isn't that what impeachment is meant for? According to the Constitution, yes. But who cares about the Constitution?
This type of subversion is a threat to our national security, whether or not there is a Democrat or Republican occupying the White House.
The reality that unelected officials can undermine the president to such an extent is frightening. This should be a wake-up call for all Americans who care about the value of our vote. When America goes to the ballot box every four years to vote for president, we are choosing the leader of the free world. No one, not even Congress, should be able to remove a sitting president simply because they don't like him.
If this unjust impeachment attempt were to unseat President Trump, it would set the stage for both parties to be able to unseat future presidents simply based on dislike. Our founders intended impeachment as a last resort. They didn't intend it to be used by Democrats to nullify an election.
That's precisely what we have now. Democrats in Congress, in conjunction with unelected employees from the State Department, colluding to unseat President Trump.
(Editor's Note: This article was first published in the Daily Journal at this location)


During my trip to Dolores Hidalgo on the afternoon of 15 November, a small incident occurred, which I have considered at times since. It has had a delayed effect on me.
We discovered that a mariachi concert was scheduled for the evening after seeing quite an elaborate sound and video system being set up on a large stage in front of the church. We decided to stay into the evening for this performance. While we were killing time awaiting the performance, I purchased a buñuelo.
A buñuelo is a Spanish fritter made of a yeasty dough that is rolled flat and fried. It is then covered with a sweet coating. They come in different shapes in other places in the Latin world, I understand. The one I purchased was delicious. It was a large, disk-shaped buñuelo covered with a syrupy, sugary coating. After finishing it, cleaning my hands so that my fingers did not stick together was a project.
The little old lady who sold it to me from her stand was a sweetheart. She was undoubtedly the one who had made these. When she saw me struggling to clean my hands afterward, she abandoned her stand for a moment and rushed over with a fresh supply of napkins.
Here is the real point of the story. Right after handing over the very few pesos that the snack cost and before leaving the stand, I noticed that she made the sign of the cross after putting my money in the cash box. As we walked away, I asked Adriana--hereinafter referred to as La Mexicana--what the hell that was all about. La Mexicana explained that the little old lady's sale to me was her first sale of the day. She made the sign of the cross after her first sale as part of her prayer that the rest of the day would be a good one for sales generally.
Now why does that touch me so? I do not know. But I do know this. I hope her first sale of the day to me and her prayer at the time brought about a run on buñuelos in Dolores Hidalgo later in the afternoon and evening of 15 November.


I had always assumed that farmers either bought seed from seed companies or saved seed from their own crops, simply replanting them every year. It never occurred to me that farmers could actually develop their own crops by selecting for various characteristics like flavor and the ability to thrive in the field in winter. This essay by contributor Anthony Boutard of Ayers Creek Farm outlines his journey with one variety of corn to achieve a particular result—a perfect popcorn.
It came to us as "Pennsylvania Dutch Butter Flavored Popcorn," a dry mouthful by any measure, and one of numerous popcorn varieties we tried early in the corn project. We have found when seed house descriptions lovingly linger of the color of the kernel and its diminutive proportions, just around the corner disappointment also lingers. That is a certainty. A few years ago, Glass Gem corn was released with great fanfare. Rhapsodic descriptions of its immense and ancient beauty spilled forth. Our mailbox filled with forwarded links to the breathless description. Not a whisper about its flavor, though, and since then the hype has faded. The best we have heard is that it is not really bad. In contrast, the descriptions of the Pennsylvania Dutch Butter Flavored Popcorn made note of the buttery flavor, going so far as to assert that butter was wasted on it. That hooked us.
This year's harvest…that's alotta popcorn!
The first year we planted Pennsylvania Dutch Butter Flavored Popcorn we were immediately struck by what a mess it was, not just a plain, off-white kernel, but the ears were runty and malformed, a substantial proportion of kernels prone to silk cut, a defect which means they don't pop. The plants lodged—fell over—at the merest zephyr. Then there was the insanely long name. Linda Colwell helped us many a gloomy afternoon as we salvaged the early crops. The challenge posed by the litany of flaws could not distract us from the lovely flavor. Reminiscent of Osgood Fielding III* as he patiently hears out Daphne's long list flaws, no corn is perfect.
Amish Butter polenta, great with lamb (recipe).
With time, we have managed to eliminate most of the flaws in Pennsylvania Dutch Butter Flavored Popcorn. The geneticist Barbara McClintock describes the process as getting "a sense of the organism." Previously, we have described the process as developing a design brief. Once smitten, your focus shifts to teasing out certain qualities. The grower uncovers the genetic map walking down the row and observing each plant, cataloging the variation. One of the first flaws was easily eliminated by renaming it the not-quite-synonymous but much shorter "Amish Butter." From 38 letters down to an efficient eleven. Likewise, silk cut went rapidly from 38% to 11%, and now it is just a fraction of a percent. Slowly, other growers have followed suit on the name, some keeping the "flavored popcorn" as though it would clarify something.
Linda Colwell's Sibley squash tamales.
Early on, we also discovered is its fine quality as ground corn. Popcorn has the highest protein content of the corn types, and it makes perfect sense that this variety that happens to pop would make a good cornmeal for cooking up as polenta. The white polenta works well with fungi, cheese, lamb and seafood. It also makes a lovely hominy, superb in a seafood pozole. After the New Year, Linda came over with a selection of her expertly prepared Amish Butter tamales. Just as we have developed a sense of the organism, Linda has developed a keen sense of the ingredient. This is why we must leave out popcorn from its name, unless we are selling kernels for that purpose. No corn is perfect, but Amish Butter is damn close. Come to think of it, Jack Lemmon was pretty close to perfect as well.
Jerry: Oh no you don't! Osgood, I'm gonna level with you. We can't get married at all.
Jerry: Well, in the first place, I'm not a natural blonde.
Jerry: Well, I have a terrible past. For three years now, I've been living with a saxophone player.
Jerry: [normal voice] I'm a man!
Osgood: [shrugs] Well, nobody's perfect!


I finally had a chance to sit down this morning and sort through the pile of notes, menus, books, and magazines I brought back from my trip to Portland. There is a loaf of six-seed soda bread baking in the oven, a slab of butter on the counter waiting for it. I was thinking I'd share some highlights (and a couple photos) from the trip to Oregon, write up the soda bread recipe for you, then give the pot of left-over soup waiting on the back burner the signal that it's time for lunch.
If you find yourself planning a trip to Portland, you can have a look at some of the places I visited the last time I was there. I revisited a few of those on this trip, and made it to a handful of new places as well. There are also lots of great suggestions from you all in the comments section.
One of the highlights of the trip was getting outside Portland a bit. The area surrounding the city is beautiful, and we spent an entire day driving along two-lane back roads, pulling over to see waterfalls, gorges, bridges, small towns, and off-beat houses for sale. Here's a shot where Wayne surprised me while I was taking the previous picture.
On the food front, I continue to love lunch at Clyde Common, and would go back there everyday if proximity permitted. They had a buttermilk-dressed wheat berry salad on the menu that stole my heart, and an Upright Brewing Co. Farmhouse Rye Ale on tap that stole my craving for any other beer that week.
We popped over to the Little Red Bike Cafe early one morning - had fantastic coffee, a hearty breakfast, and a nice chat with Evan before heading out in the rain, and then went to stock up on an unreasonable amount of salt at The Meadow, again. Moxie Rx wasn't open during our stay, but Nancye (the owner) is an old friend of ours, and we were able to meet up with her for brunch the next day at Tasty & Sons. Also loved Navarre - their pearled farro, red celery, and parsley salad in particular. Another night we walked from the hotel downtown to Indish, and had one of the best, and most thoughtfully prepared Indian meals I've had in some time - bright, fresh, flavorful - really great.
I packed my suitcase with a number of books and publications to bring home. I bought the new issue of MIX, a smartly-done magazine focusing on Portland's food and drink culture (here's a link to their subscribe page in case you're interested). I snagged a copy of Edible Portland, a copy of Reza Mahammad's Rice, Spice, and all Things Nice, and a copy of Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's River Cottage everyday.
The soda bread recipe in Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's book jumped out at me the first time I flipped through the pages. I make soda bread quite often (my favorite is actually a rye version) - it comes together in no time, with a small handful of ingredients, and you can have a loaf in the oven in under ten minutes. With a few minor tweaks to his recipe, I've also been enjoying Hugh's seeded, whole-grain flour version over the past couple of weeks. This soda bread is made with a blend of spelt flour and all-purpose flour, the dough is littered with seeds - sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, poppy seeds, flax seeds, and fennel seeds. It takes on a nice crunchy crust, finished with more seeds on top. I like it in the morning slathered with bit of farmers cheese drizzled with honey, for lunch (like today) along with a bowl of soup, and leftovers make good croutons. If you're convinced you can't bake bread, I'd like to encourage you to give this a shot - at the very least you'll be out a bit of flour, some buttermilk, baking soda and some seeds. The upshot is you'll be able to make fresh bread any time you like.
I've been enjoying this combination of seeds, but feel free to experiment with other combinations if you prefer, based on what you have on hand, or what is available in your area. You can also make this with whole-wheat flour in place of the spelt flour.
Preheat your oven to 400F / 205C. Place a rack in the center of the oven. In a small bowl combine all the seeds and set aside.
Sift the flours, baking soda, and salt into a large mixing bowl. Stir in all but 2 tablespoons of the seeds. Make a well in the flour, pour in the buttermilk, and stir until the dough just comes together. If you need to add an extra splash of buttermilk because the dough is too dry, you can. As Hugh says, "Tip the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and knead lightly for about a minute, just long enough to pull it together into a loose ball but no longer - you need to get it into the oven while the baking soda is still doing its stuff."
Place the dough on a lightly floured baking sheet and mark it with a deep cross across the top, cutting two-thirds of the way through the loaf with a serrated knife. Brush with buttermilk and sprinkle with the remaining seeds, making sure plenty of seeds make it down into the cracks.
Bake for 35 - 40 minutes, or until the bread is golden crusted on top and bottom (you may want to move the oven rack up for the last 15 minute if you need more color on the top of the loaf). Cool on a wire rack.
Adapted from River Cottage everyday by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, published by Bloomsbury.


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Median sale price of Des Moines-area home at $260,000
BY BUSINESS RECORD STAFF
The median sale price of a Des Moines-area home slipped to $260,000 in October, a nearly 2% decrease from September's record-high median sales price of $265,000, data from the Des Moines Area Association of Realtors shows.
A year ago, the median sale price of a residence was $235,000.
Overall, 1,496 homes were sold in October in the Greater Des Moines market, which includes Polk, Dallas, Warren, Jasper, Marion, Madison and Guthrie counties, association data shows. In September, there were 1,459 home sales; in October 2020, the number was 1,547.
"The market in October seemed to be fairly steady and showed the typical seasonal slowdown in activity," Ted Weaver, the association's president, said in a prepared statement. "We were pleased to see the number of properties on the market was almost equal to last month."
Homes sold in an average of 30 days in October; a year ago, residences sold in an average of 43 days.
Also in October, association data shows:
2,255 residences were for sale, slightly fewer than the 2,279 properties for sale in September. There were 2,566 residences for sale in October 2020.
1,116, or 74.5%, of the 1,496 properties sold were financed conventionally; 153 properties were paid for with cash.
463, or 31%, of the residences sold were priced at $199,999 or less. In October 2020, 555, or 36%, of the 1,547 residences sold were priced at $199,999 or less.
Six residences were sold for $1 million or more, the same number as in October 2020.

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The Kangaroo Island Council is a local government area in South Australia that covers the entirety of Kangaroo Island, 13 km off the coast of the mainland. The council was formed on the 28 November 1996 by the amalgamation of the District Council of Kingscote and the District Council of Dudley. Its first meeting held on 11 December 1996.

The seat of the council is located in the island's largest town, Kingscote. The district's population at the 2016 census was approximately 4,700.

Elected members
Mayor: Michael Pengilly
CEO: Greg Georgopoulos

Councillors:

Bob Teasdale
Ken Liu
Peter Denholm
Peter Tiggemann
Rosalie Chirgwin
Sam Mumford
Shirley Pledge
David Mepham
Richard Cotterill

Economy

The district's economy is based around agriculture, with grazing, crops, viticulture and forestry prevalent. Fishing, and more recently, aquaculture has been established as an economic viability on the island.
Tourism is also a contributor to the economy, with tourists coming to the island for its natural environment and history.

Localities
Localities within the jurisdiction of the Kangaroo Island Council are as follows:  American Beach,  American River,  Antechamber Bay, Ballast Head,  Baudin Beach, Bay of Shoals,  Birchmore,  Brown Beach,  Brownlow KI, Cape Borda,  Cassini,  Cuttlefish Bay, Cygnet River,  De Mole River, D'Estrees Bay,  Dudley East,  Dudley West,  Duncan,  Emu Bay, Flinders Chase, Gosse,  Haines,  Island Beach, Ironstone,  Kangaroo Head, Karrata,  Kingscote,  Kohinoor,  MacGillivray,  Menzies,  Middle River,  Muston,  Nepean Bay,  Newland,  North Cape,  Parndana,  Pelican Lagoon,  Penneshaw,  Porky Flat,  Sapphiretown,  Seal Bay,  Seddon,  Stokes Bay, Stun'Sail Boom,  Vivonne Bay,  Western River,  Willoughby,  Willson River, and  Wisanger.

See also
List of parks and gardens in rural South Australia
Kangaroo Island (disambiguation)

References

External links
Council Website
Tourism Site

Kangaroo Island
Local government areas of South Australia

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Gabby Rivera: Writing the story of Marvel's first queer Latina superhero
By James Delahoussaye,
Manoush Zomorodi, Rachel Faulkner White
Part 1 of the TED Radio Hour episode We Contain Multitudes.
In Marvel's "America," Gabby Rivera wrote a superhero who's queer, Latina, and punches portals across dimensions. She shares why it's empowering to write characters that mirror her identity.
About Gabby Rivera
Gabby Rivera is a writer and the author of "America," the debut solo comic book series that tells the story of America Chavez, Marvel's first queer Latina superhero.
Rivera has published a critically acclaimed debut novel Juliet Takes a Breath. She has also written in the Lumberjanes universe for Boom! Studios. When not writing, Rivera speaks about her experiences as a queer Puerto Rican from the Bronx and as an LGBTQ youth advocate. Rivera also hosts her own podcast, "Joy Revolution."
Rivera is currently working on her next novel. She lives in California.
This segment of the TED Radio Hour was produced by James Delahoussaye and edited by Manoush Zomorodi. You can follow us on Twitter @TEDRadioHour and email us at TEDRadio@npr.org.
James Delahoussaye
Manoush Zomorodi
Manoush Zomorodi is the host of TED Radio Hour. She is a journalist, podcaster and media entrepreneur, and her work reflects her passion for investigating how technology and business are transforming humanity.
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Làcid nervònic, de nom sistemàtic àcid (15Z)-tetracos-15-enoic, és un àcid carboxílic monoinsaturat de cadena lineal amb vint-i-quatre àtoms de carboni, la qual fórmula molecular és C24H46O2. En bioquímica és considerat un àcid gras ω-9, ja que té el doble enllaç C=C situat entre el carboni 9 i el 10 començant per l'extrem oposat al grup carboxil, i se simbolitza per C24:1.

A temperatura ambient es presenta com un sòlid de color blanc a groc pàl·lid, que fon a 42,5-43 °C i és insoluble en aigua i soluble en etanol, acetona i dietilèter. Fou aïllat per primera vegada pel japonès M. Tsujimoto el 1927 de greixos de peixos elasmobranquis, una subclasse de la classe Condroitti. La seva estructura fou establerta el mateix any per E. Klenk que l'aïllà dels cerebròsids del teixit cerebral.

Es biosintetitza a partir d'àcid oleic, que se sotmet a tres passos d'allargament de cadena consecutius. En cada pas s'afegeixen dues unitats de carboni, amb producció d'àcid gadoleic, àcid erúcic i, finalment, àcid nervònic.

S'ha aïllat de l'oli de fetge del tauró anomenat gutxo brut Centrophorus granulosus i en olis de les llavors de diversos Ximenia spp, i especialment a Lunaria annua, una planta de la família de les crucíferes o brassicàcies. En el teixit cerebral forma part dels cerebròsids. En el cervell humà, juntament amb l'àcid lignocèric formen el 60% dels àcids grassos de l'esfingomielina de la matèria blanca.

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Painter Sarah Stob
Through the alluring eyes of her subject, Sarah Stob's mysterious portraits of women or animals invite curiosity from the viewer. Her work is an introspective result of her tumultuous childhood and a form of personal therapy. As a painter, she, incorporates the allure of mystery, struggle, sadness, and often vulnerability. Her creative talents include making jewelry, playing violin, sketching illustrations, and painting with encaustic, acrylic, and oils.
Sarah's painting style often mutes a character into the background by combining vibrant colors with abstract brush strokes. Her rich colorful portraits are completed using encaustic painting techniques. Beeswax and colored pigment are melted together and applied on top of the surface allowing her to carve shapes within the heavy waxed texture.
Nazje in Green-a fierce social justice warrior deserving of recognition for all of her hard work.
Sarah grew up on a farm in the small town of Gowen, Michigan. Her mother, also a painter, inspired her and her brother's love of art from an early age. As a kid, Sarah would hitchhike several hours into Chicago to go to the museums and look at art. She was never drawn to realism but recalls how deeply moved the brush strokes of abstract painters made her feel.
"I was so drawn to Monet and Van Gogh as a kid. I would spend hours in the museums just to sit and study the color and texture of their paintings." -Sarah Stob
Sarah's childhood was disheartening, her father had a stuttering impairment and often yelled because it was the only way he could communicate clearly. She explains, "as a kid, I thought that he was always angry and disappointed with me. As an adult, I realized that his yelling was due to his frustration of expressing his thoughts verbally."
Elizabeth In Yellow, because she posts online photos regularly, Sarah started a series of paintings from her post called Facebook Self Portrait Series.
Sarah's mother struggled with mental health issues, she explains "when mom was in a good place she was the nicest most healing person you could be around." Her mom often kicked her out of the house during blackout moments requiring her to stay with neighbors and family members. At the age of 14, she moved out on her own supporting herself by selling her art in local coffee shops, at art fairs, and in boutiques. Forced to grow up fast, at 19 she bought her first home, married, and divorced soon after.
Elizabeth Basking In The Sun During A Pandemic.
Later Sarah remarried and relocated to Tennessee when her husband accepted a new job in Nashville. She pursued phycology at Belmont University receiving her Master's degree in social work with a desire to understand mental health concerns. She wanted to learn the cause of her mother's issues and how she could help. Although she has never been able to gain personal clarity, today her mom is doing much better.
"My mom was and still is the driving force behind my art. Part of the reason I create is to gain some type of approval from her. Many of my collections were based on interactions with my mom. " -Sarah Stob
Sarah's battle with stability as a child helped mold her into the creative person she is today. She says that she survived by being completely open about who she was, what she needed, and never pretending that her life was ok.
In And Out of Reality, a painting of Marisa showcasing the influence of social media.
"I have been a human without boundaries. I detest boundaries because they trap people with trauma. I was helped by family and strangers only because they were willing to ignore the limits and scope of their relationship with me. They made me a priority instead of viewing me and my issues as someone else's problem. They didn't pawn me off to the state. They made it so I could rest in a safe space without judgment." -Sarah Stob
Sarah often struggles with her mental health, depression, and self-confidence. She continues to find balance through her creativity while getting lost in the process of making her art.
Sarah's Home Art Studio
"I have a lot of self-doubts, sometimes I feel like I am just wasting all this paint and canvas., it's hard sometimes being stuck in my head." -Sarah Stob
Sarah admits not having any classical art training but out of curiosity has studied and experimented with different techniques on her own. While in college she did try taking her first art class but didn't find the process to be fun.
Sue Lynn the Lady in Red
Sarah's early paintings started with acrylics and oils. After struggling with involuntary hand movements due to nerve damage, her husband got her an iPad. She soon discovered a new process of painting digitally and fell in love with the app Procreate. It allowed her to control hand coordination issues by working in layers. If her hands involuntarily moved, she had the capability of deleting the painted layer. The ability to do digital layered paintings without having to wait for the paint to dry was also a bonus.
Sarah takes her iPad everywhere allowing her to create her ideas without limitations. After completing a digital painting she uploads, prints, and mounts her work onto canvas using an online digital service. She brings her imagery to life by adding paint, glaze, and encaustic wax on top of the canvas to build texture. She explains her process in our interview on The Creative Push.
"I am constantly looking at how light affects the things around me and I am obsessed with shadows!" -Sarah Stob
With the isolation of COVID-19 Sarah has spent more time on Facebook than usual. Her current pandemic series is the result of online photos people have shared wearing masks.
Safety First, a Portrait of Jade
Sarah paints regularly but has had a hiatus from trying to sell her. Wanting to be a good parent to her son she made it her priority to be available as a mom and wife first. She believes looking at the work of other artists and making mistakes is healthy for creative growth. In the future, she plans to take formal art classes on color theory and technique to improve her painting skills.
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"I can't believe how beautiful the world is but we are constantly running through it and missing all these different little things. I am constantly enthralled with nature and life." -Sarah Stob
Elizabeth In Red
Sarah's painterly style, choice of subject matter, and character emotion all emerge from hidden childhood fantasies, experiences, and feelings of brokenness. Her issues with her hands have been a tough hurdle but she feels she is making progress, she hopes to pick her violin up and start playing again soon.
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The Cougars won by scores of 25-13, 23-25, 25-13, 18-25 and 15-11.
STUARTS DRAFT — It took five sets on Thursday before Stuarts Draft's volleyball team edged Buffalo Gap 25-13, 23-25, 25-13, 18-25, 15-11.
Deborah Black and Danielle Brenneman powered Stuarts Draft's front-row attack with 16 kills apiece. Brenneman and Faith Shirley each had 18 digs.
Abby Foster contributed 41 assists and 12 digs for the Cougars.
In the seesaw contest, Buffalo Gap's Sierra Clifton had 12 kills, six blocks and five points while Emily Hanger contributed 15 kills, five blocks and six points.
For the Bison, Abby Flint had eight kills and six points,Camille Ashby 9 points, three aces and 31 assists and Katie Foster two kills and nine points.
In a jayvee match that went three sets, Buffalo Gap rallied for a 19-25, 25-21, 15-10 victory, with Bianca Castillo leading the way with eight points.
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Bigg Boss Tamil Season 3: Kavin Rejects Abhirami's Love Proposal
Bigg Boss 3 Tamil: In the second episode, Kavin rejected Abhirami Venkatachalam's proposal
By Omair Iqbal	 On Jun 26, 2019
The Third season of Bigg Boss Tamil has begun and you must have seen the first two episodes of Kamal Haasan's reality TV show. In the first episode, we had seen, Abhirami Venkatachalam opening up about her crush on Natpuna Enna Theriyuma actor and co-contestant, Kavin.
In the first episode, Nerkonda Paarvai actress can be heard saying to Sakshi Agarwal and Sherlin Shringar that she is in love with Kavin. Check out the complete list of Bigg Boss Tamil season 3 contestants
Interestingly, It was Kavin's birthday when he made his appearance in Bigg Boss Tamil. Abhirami had claimed that she was the first person to wish Kavin on his birthday this year on 22nd June. Abhirami said that she is in awe of the actor for his cuteness and is also in love with his easy going nature.
If you have not seen the episode 2 of Bigg Boss 3 Tamil, be alert, this article contains spoilers.
Yes, in the second episode of Bigg Boss Tamil season 3, which aired on 25th June 2019, Abhi revealed to Kavin that she had a crush on him when she first watched 'Saravanan Meenatchi' and would like to have a relationship and proposed him, but Kavin played the safe game and made it clear that he is casual in his bonding and said that his crush as a teenager was Sherin during the 'Thulluvadho Ilamai' days.
Kavin also advised the beautiful model saying that they have just met and known each other for a couple of days. He added that Abhirami should take more time before getting such ideas. Abhi walks out on Kavin in a huff when the controversial Meera Mithun makes a surprise entry causing a sensational diversion.
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Hrvatska elektroprivreda is the national electricity company, engaged in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity for more than a century. In the last few decades it also supplies customers with thermal energy and gas.
HEP's complex business operations implied a great need for business analysis and business reporting. Operational reporting is covered at the transactional system level and operational business applications. But HEP has established the need for a systematic solving of business analysis by introducing business intelligence solution for the reporting of operational and strategic company management.
As the HEP Group consists of several companies, it was necessary to define the direction of business intelligence systems development and to define business needs and technology.
A pilot project was performed that tested a limited set of business requirements and the BI-DW system implementation technology.
Based on the conclusions drawn from the pilot project, a technology platform was defined. NEOS then started implementing the broader business areas over the full dataset. It was also decided to define the HEP group strategy regarding the future BI-DW system design.
Neos has performed a pilot project that tested the technology capabilities and business requirements on a limited data set. After a successful pilot project, Neos started the implementation of wider segment of the BI system, based on data warehouse (DW) and the BI solutions development strategy within the HEP Group.
This kind of approach enables high-quality project setting, avoiding huge periods between defining requirements and first deliveries to the system users. In addition, in this way internal IT service is enabled to get acquainted with the solutions and BI system key users, by checking the system functioning that is not vertically (time) or horizontally (all distribution areas in Croatia) limited.
Overall solution is designed in Oracle technology, with the data warehouse located in the Oracle relational database, and for ELT tool Oracle Warehouse Builder was used. NEOS BI environment provides the basis for the data warehouse with support for executing and monitoring the ELT system and logic of charging data, and methodological support for the development.
Reporting System (BI) was designed in the Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBI EE) toolset – dynamic Answers reports and graphs were organized systematically into the Dashboards by business units.
With the complex ELT system containing a large number of mappings and processes, DW system is characterized by a solution that collects data from 21 physically separated resources. Server networks for 23 distribution areas are placed at various locations in Croatia. The task was designed as a module that dynamically reads technological information on dislocated systems. The ELT process connects and modifies them, thus allowing the development of a mapping set and process for all locations only once. It made maintainance and improvements to the system much easier.
HEP has established a system that allows monitoring of key performance indicators (KPI) for the specified business areas.
Modern designed reporting system, based on the control panels (Dashboards) with dynamic graphic and tabular display which enables users simple business analysis according to structure, trend, data rank, drilling and more.
With all of these direct benefits of the project, this has also set a solid basis for further expansion of the BI-DW system with new business areas that NEOS BI Environment methodologically and developmentally supports.


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Cowboys & Maher in Long-Distance Relationship
Nick Eatman
DallasCowboys.com Staff Writer / Senior Manager, Digital Media
During a game early in the 2018 season, special teams coach Keith O'Quinn was standing on the sidelines as the Cowboys faced a third-and-long around the opponent's 43-yard line.
Just as he was about to yell for punter Chris Jones to get ready for a punt, he felt a gentle tap on his side. He looked over and shockingly saw new kicker Brett Maher, who was still in his first season with the team.
"He just said, 'Coach, I got this,'" said O'Quinn, who quickly did some math in his head to figure out how far this field goal attempt would be. "I said, 'You want a 61-yarder?' He didn't even blink. He was ready."
As it turned out, the Cowboys made the first down and never even attempted that field goal, but the special teams coach found out something about Maher right then, and it's certainly carried over into his second season – a season that has already had its share of ups and downs.
Maher missed a 33-yard field goal late in the Cowboys' loss to the Packers that ended any hopes of a comeback. He also missed a 40-yard kick against the Jets that proved to be huge in a two-point loss. However, he also had a 50-yard field goal and then a 62-yarder in that Jets game that gave the Cowboys a chance to come back.
And then, of course, there is the 63-yard field goal against the Eagles on Sunday night that was not only a franchise record, but made him the only kicker in NFL history to now hit three field goals of 60 yards or more.
That game also made Maher the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week, just two weeks after many were wondering if the Cowboys would be looking for a new kicker.
Maher said he never let the "outside noise" really bother him.
"That's part of the job," Maher said of the criticism that follows missed kicks. "I try to stay with Chris and [long snapper] L.P. [Ladouceur] and the guys in our room. Keep plugging away, keep my head down and stay ready week to week."
That's something O'Quinn said the Cowboys loved the most about Maher, just his ability to stay focused on the task and never let previous misses, or makes, affect his next kick.
"This guy isn't afraid of anything," O'Quinn said. "If he misses (a kick), he's got this unique ability to put it behind him. He's got a strong belief in himself and he's going to go attack the next one."
And that was something the team actually found out last year in a game against the Falcons. Maher had missed an extra point in the second half and then clanged another extra point off the upright, although it still went through. Regardless, the Cowboys were anything but comfortable with Maher, but had no choice but to allow him to try a game-winning kick in the final seconds. Maher calmly stepped up and drilled a 42-yarder to give the Cowboys a 22-19 win. It was the second game-winning kick of his career.
But being a clutch, reliable kicker is still a work in progress for Maher, who is a .788 percent kicker in his two seasons, hitting 39 of 50. This year, he's just 10 of 14, but does have two over 60 yards.
"He does not shy away from an opportunity, regardless of the distance," O'Quinn said. "The kid's mindset is, 'Coach, I'm going to make it.' That's his mindset. You have to appreciate that about Brett Maher, more than anything else. It's a unique trait. It really is."
What O'Quinn wants to do now is get Maher to keep the same approach, regardless of the kick. But he knows that's easier said than done.
"He's got an incredibly strong leg, we've known that," O'Quinn said. "He's just got to hit the ball with a consistent ball strike. It should look the same whether it's from 40 or 60. If he can get his mind to do that, we're in business."
When asked after the game if 60-yard kicks are like playing with "house money" because no one really expects him to make it, Maher somewhat shrugged off that notion.
"I don't know, I think I expect to make it," he said. "I just try to put a good swing on it, a good hit on it and let that do the rest."
So what's next for Brett Maher? Is he looking to go even farther, maybe even challenge Matt Prater's NFL record of 64 yards?
"Well, maybe a couple of more [yards]," Maher said with a smile. "I think we might be getting close to the limit, but you never know."
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Public Consultation on Media Merger Guidelines
AUTHOR(S): Helen Kelly
PRACTICE AREA GROUP: EU, Competition and Regulatory, Media and Entertainment, Project Finance, Projects and Infrastructure
22 January 2015 – The Department of Communication, Energy and Natural Resources held a public consultation concerning draft Guidelines on Media Mergers ("Guidelines"). Minister Alex White issued the Guidelines under the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 ("2014 Act").
Matheson regularly advises parties involved in media mergers and used the opportunity to submit a response on a number of aspects of the Guidelines.
Topics addressed in our submission included:
Clarity: The Guidelines would benefit from further clarity and elaboration in relation to how the Minister will evaluate the 'relevant criteria' contained in the 2014 Act. Fundamentally, the role of Guidelines should be to assist parties involved in a media merger achieve legal certainty and allow for effective transaction planning.
Burden on business: The Guidelines require parties involved in a media merger to provide a significant level of information. The Guidelines ought to accommodate parties by limiting the level of information required in transactions which do not raise media plurality concerns.
Timing remains an issue: Legislative change to the 2014 Act, to delay the possibility of notifying the Minister until the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission ("CCPC") / European Commission completes its review, was signed into law on 23 December 2014 in the Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act. Such change is important as it unnecessarily delays the media merger review process.
BAI to review print and online media: The Guidelines require the BAI to report on the media plurality issue in a Phase II review. Further detail in relation to how the BAI will review media mergers involving parties in the newspaper and online media sectors, given its traditional role in the regulation of television and radio, would be beneficial.
For further information, please contact Helen Kelly or your usual Matheson contact.


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I think some releases of Raspbian handle audio differently than the previous version. If the use of ALSA or Pulse Audio (or some other software) has changed with Raspbian releases, what do I need to learn that would let me find the answer on my own? I don't like the idea of annoying the community by posting my ignorant questions every time a new version of Raspbian is released.
The first step to find what has changed on a new Raspbian version is to look at the release notes. You will find also a link to it on every image on the download site of Raspbian. For example a quick search on the release_notes.txt with keyword alsa give me some changes mostly used with bluetooth.
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Celene had continued her afternoon, after a very odd occurrence at the coffee shop earlier in the morning she needed something to clear her head. And nothing clears a woman's head like hypnosis, I mean shopping. Sorry Freudian slip. Summer was just around the corner and she needed a few new outfits to wear in her off time. She had a uniform at work but her down time was hers and she had just found the cutest little summer dress.
Unbeknownst to her, Xander had followed her here from the coffee shop. Peeking out from behind one of the clothing racks, then slowly pulling his head back. A moment later having removed his shoes he moved hunched over with his arms in T-rex position in front of him and standing on nothing but his toes as he moved from one isle to the next.
A moment later a snake like Xander slithered along the floor to move just that much closer. Slithering behind another rack of clothes and vanishing behind it. Only to reappear a moment later doing a full jump, tuck, and roll, rolling into a ball then bouncing up onto his feet directly behind Celene and reaching out and grabbing her shoulders with one finger and a thumb on each hand.
The moment Xander grabbed her, starting the nerve pinch he saw in a movie, Celene jerked, you could see the look of confusion on her face as her body spasmed gently as she tried to move but her body just didn't' respond. She shook in front of Xander for a moment or two then sighed softly and went limp, falling back against the incubi's chest. Her head hit Xander's shoulder then rolled forward letting her hair flop in front of her face as he held here there.
The feel of Celene's limp body landing against Xander's chest was a major thrill for the incubus. There was just something about a beautiful young woman, especially one as physically capable and strong as Celene, being rendered helpless like that and ending up limp in your arm's that was just a thrill for him. He had worked with Celene for a while now at Spiral's, but this was the first time he had had a moment to enjoy the feel of her body against his.
The first thing that stood out to him was just how toned she was physically. Her work jump suit was tight and form fitting but was rather thick to add some protection to her from all the dangerous things inside spirals. But as he held her in his arms her hair slowly sliding down her face, he could truly appreciate just how fit and beautiful she was.
He was about to drag off his first victim when suddenly from his left he heard a rather angry young woman's voice say "You!" He turned to see a young looking woman in a red and pink harem girls outfit staring at him with her one hand on her hip, the other holding what looked like 4 identical copies of the outfit she was already wearing. She looked familiar to him some how, like he should know her from somewhere.
At this point Jen was just staring at him, a look of confusion on her face, and the slightest hint of relaxation in her jaw, as it hung open, not far enough to be the start of her trying to say something, but farther then just her standing there. And as Xander looked into the genies eyes he took a small step to the right, out of her direct gaze and to his pleasure the genie didn't move. She simply kept staring straight ahead, where he had been.
He moved closer to her, during the course of their conversation her arms which had been folded across her chest had started to slide down, they had stopped about half way down, right over her belly button. He moved slowly to her side noticing that she was breathing, just not reacting to anything. To test he waved his hand in front of her eyes and got no response. He smiles and slid his hand gently down to caress her chest. Saying she had a perfect body didn't' do it justice, and as he enjoyed his caress he slid his other hand under her chin and tilted her head towards his and leaned in to steal a gentle kiss from the ancient and powerful, yet completely helpless young genie.
With a smile he stopped what he was doing and moved behind her, placing a finger on her forehead he tilted her back and she fell back into his waiting arms, never moving from the posture she was in. As he dragged her away slowly, anyone who saw the scene would have thought he was moving a mannequin.
And all the while Celene slept off the nerve pinch Xander had given her under one of the racks of cloths. Completely forgotten by the absentminded incubus.
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There's a cold front passing through the region on Tuesday, but don't bank on much rain.
The Finger Lakes will remain almost completely dry – with only a few passing showers registering on the radar as a cold front passes through.
The front will dry things out, and remove the humidity that built into the air on Monday. However, the cool down will be short-lived – as temperatures will once again trend upward as the end of the week approaches.
Wednesday will be the most-pleasant day of the week, as temperatures stay around 80 degrees. As the weekend arrives, temperatures are expected to climb back into the upper-80s and approach 90.
Next week looks like it could be a return to the heat that dominated the forecast a week ago, but much remains unclear about that possibility.
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Flash-magicJack game shatters crowd record
by Paul Kennedy @pkedit, Jul 20, 2011
[WPS] The Western New York Flash drew a record WPS crowd of 15,404 fans at Sahlen's Stadium for the homecoming of Rochester, N.Y., native Abby Wambach with magicJack, and they didn't go home disappointed. No, Wambach didn't play, but the Flash triumphed, 3-1. While all of the other U.S. World Cup stars except Alex Morgan didn't play, Christine Sinclair, who just returned from her third World Cup with Canada, stole the show, with two goals and an assist.
The crowd was also the largest for a soccer game in Rochester since the NASL Lancers played Pele's Cosmos in 1977 and drew 20,000 at Holleder Stadium.
"You would have thought we won," said Wambach, whose family owns a garden center in nearby Pittsford.
Wambach returned to New York on Monday, did "The Today Show," "Good Morning America" and "The Late Show with David Letterman" on Tuesday and attended a rally in Rochester on Wednesday afternoon.
Four World Cup players started for the Flash -- Brazilian Marta, Canadian Candace Chapman, New Zealand international Ali Riley and Sinclair -- while three started for magicJack -- U.S. defender Becky Sauerbrunn, Canadian Sophie Schmidt and Australian Lisa Da Vanna.
Morgan came on for Sinclair late in the game and had several chances to score. Wambach, Hope Solo, Christie Rampone and Megan Rapinoe didn't play for magicJack.
July 20 in Rochester, N.Y.
Western NY 3 magicJack 1. Goals: Sinclair 9, 51, Zerboni 70; Masar 41.
Western NY -- Harris, Riley, Chapman, Engen, Moros, Zerboni (Wilson, 78), Sinclair (Morgan, 72), Edwards, Averbuch (Goebel, 46), Bock, Marta.
magicJack -- Loyden, Ellertson, Sauerbrunn, Marshall, Dalmy, Schmidt, Huffman (Vandenberg, 80), Washington, Da Vanna (Rasmussen, 60), Press, Masar.
Att.: 15,404.
1 comment about "Flash-magicJack game shatters crowd record".
Ernest Irelan, July 21, 2011 at 10:47 a.m.
I enjoyed seeing wambach getting the recognition she deserved by the people of the area. She not only represented women's soccer, but the USA very well. I was amused however when she made the statement she was going to London to bring back the gold or not coming back without it, etc...now, I say you, we DO want her coming back, with or without gold, yes, love to see her with the gold an USA, but, as long as she gives her best which she does...an continues to display the leadership for younger players coming on strong, that wll be good enough for me...an, I especially love the people of Rochestor who showed appreciation to this great athlete....the more people that are interested in the sport, the greater the developement...I know people that do not know anything about soccer, but, watched the finals..this is great...


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I'm a collector. I collect red and white kitchen memorabilia, flour sifters, tablecloths and fundraising appeals. I also tell my clients to become collectors (but just of the last item on my list!). I ask them to collect only appeals that demand their attention and cause them to give. After all, isn't that the true measure of a fundraising appeal's effectiveness?
I encourage them to ask everyone in their organization (other staff, board members, volunteers) to share winning appeals with them. Then I ask them to share the successful appeals with their team and endeavor to tease out what it is about these appeals the recipients find so irresistible.
Figure out what works; then copy it! After all, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
This is a great exercise for you and your team, and over the next several posts I'm going to suggest some things I find common to the most successful fundraising appeals. Ask these questions of the successful appeals you're reviewing. Let's begin!
We're fast approaching the giving season. What better time to think about ways we can give back to our donors? If you're developing a gratitude culture, you'll do this by being donor-centered with every communication to your supporters. You'll do it by acting ethically and putting your donors needs first. And you'll do it by honoring your donors and rewarding them for being the amazing people they are. Here are some articles to help you be the best you can be.
In my last post, #Giving Tuesday, Win or Lose Day? You're in Control I talked about the origins of the day and all the good intentions that went into its creation. Yet I've heard from many, many nonprofits that they just don't have the bandwidth to develop and promote one more fundraising initiative during this very busy time of year. I've been there, and I empathize.
Sometimes the newest bells and whistles are simply a lot of sound and fury, signifying nothing in the end. But rather than reject the notion of #GivingTuesday out of hand, I began to wonder if there were ways to jump on the bandwagon without cannibalizing other types of year-end fundraising. Or without burning out staff and volunteers. Or without confusing donors who feel like they're being asked for this, that and every such thing.
I noted that I love the idea of using #GivingTuesday to celebrate and thank our donors. We don't thank our supporters nearly enough, so why not have a day dedicated to donor love?
I think there's a way to make #GivingTuesday about both giving and getting. And I promised to share an example with you in my last post.
Giving Tuesday. What's it all about? Read about the origins here. It's one of those things that sounds good on paper, but in actual implementation it can be less than ideal. Why? Because it comes right smack dab in the middle of most folks annual campaigns. So there's often little time to do it right. And it can cannibalize other fundraising efforts.
One of my favorite things to do is to raid the halls of business blogs to see what they're doing that should be applied to nonprofit businesses. Sadly, we still seem to be last to the party when it comes to really thinking outside the box, adopting tried-and-true best practices (I don't mean the shiniest new object; I mean stuff that's working super well, creating lots of brand awareness and raising lots of money). So this week I've got a bunch of simple and powerful business tips for you… plus some stuff to get you thinking. I hope a light bulb goes off for you!
Working on your year-end appeal? Reworking and editing your copy? Thinking about your letter and package design? Great! But what about your reply card or remit envelope?
Have you paid equal attention to this most important element of your fundraising package? Or do you wait until the very last minute, treating it like a nuisance or an unimportant chore?
Way too often I see folks spend endless hours crafting their appeal letter, only to fly by the seat of their pants when it comes to the response devise. This is a huge mistake.


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Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: http://ipni.org/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:904267-1.
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Explore Castlepoint Scenic Reserve by following the boardwalk over the reef and past the lighthouse.
Look out for fossil shells in the rock as you follow the boardwalk over the reef and past the lighthouse at Castlepoint Scenic Reserve.
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Three EVAs (Spacewalks) have been planned beginning December 21st to repair one of two coolant loops on the International Space Station which failed last week. The loops cool equipment inside and outside the Station. This video describes what Astronauts Rick Mastracchio and Mike Hopkins will be performing.


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Innovation Due Diligence
Delivering innovation in a digital world
Our mission is to help organisations to secure their future by creating, organising and delivering innovation in a rapidly digitising world.
InnoAdds is an organisation with in-depth knowledge and experiences in innovation management. 'Connecting you to the new' with a personal, hands-on approach and independent view. In a way that simplifies complexity and builds lasting partnerships for future value creation.
Innovation as second nature
With a proven track record in international organisations that shaped their future with innovation, InnoAdds brings decades of experience, combined with a network of digital enthusiasts to support you in all aspects of digital innovation and transformation. A personal, flexible and high quality service that brings the right knowledge, experience and skill set to address your challenge.
I'm Kees van der Klauw. Founder of InnoAdds. I focus on helping clients…
Innovation determines a large part of your future (company) value. But do you spend too little or too much resources on innovation? On the right subjects?
Traditionally, innovation was confined to the internal organisation, sometimes leveraging suppliers. But being successful in today's digital world, innovation requires understanding, participating in or even leading a complex network.
Too often are innovation capabilities and the innovation pipeline neglected in due diligence. But top and bottom line results of today are no guarantee at all for tomorrow, particularly in a fast moving digital world.
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Renee Zellweger turned heads when she hit the red carpet on Thursday night.
The 48-year-old actress attended the Changemaker Honoree Gala during the Greenwich International Film Festival in Connecticut, and was given the Changemaker Award for her support in finding effective treatments and a cure for ALS.
Zellweger kept her look simple, sporting a side ponytail and minimal makeup. As for her outfit, the Oscar winner donned an elegant black dress that she paired with metallic gold heels and a big statement ring.
While Zellweger took a break from the limelight a few years ago, she's has been more out and about since the release of her film, Bridget Jones' Baby, last year. Prior to this week's gala, she attended the 54th Annual International Cinematographers Guild Publicists Awards in February in Beverly Hills, California, and also wore a classy LBD.
During an exclusive interview with ET in October, Zellweger admitted that she purposefully keeps her distance from the public and has no interest in joining social media. "Don't you think a little mystery is a good idea?" she pondered. "I might just be lazy and think that it's too much of a commitment to post things."
"I try to call my mom during the day and answer the row of emails that have come in," Zellweger added. "That seems like enough for me, and I don't know that tweeting is always a safe bet, depending on how emotional your day is."


Composer, producer, singer, Robert Voisey has been described as "mad" by the New York Times and publications around the globe. The LA Times highlighted Voisey as a composer using creativity to get his work heard. He has succeeded in bringing his music to more than 40 countries in venues such as Carnegie Hall, Winter Garden Atrium in New York City, London's Stratford Circus, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Tompkins Park in New York City and Chashama's street window on 37th street in New York City, as well as TV, radio, off-off broadway productions, movie screenings, bars, and a 3-story video installation projected against a building.
Robert Voisey is the Executive Director of Vox Novus, a new music production and promotion company. Through Vox Novus, he founded and directs the performance projects: 60x60, Composer's Voice, Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame, and Circuit Bridges resulting in more than 500 performances promoting thousands of composers, musicians, choreographers, dancers, and artists. He is also the Organizational Advancement Director of Electronic Music Midwest and is active in promoting contemporary new music projects throughout the world.
Critically acclaimed composer Milica Paranosic has established herself as one of New York's finest and most daring composers, performance artists, producers, and technologists. Her music was described as "Amazing…astonishing," (The New York Times), "Like liquor-filled pralines," (Germany's Morgenpost), and "A painter, musical Jackson Pollack," (SEAMUS). Milica's works range from one-woman multimedia shows and sound installations to operatic and symphonic works. Inspired by her travels and international collaborations, Milica imaginatively incorporates music of her Serbian homeland in addition to cross-continental muses such as Brazil, Ghana and China, always striving to create new sound worlds in which contrasting concepts vividly coexist in unique textures.
Milica is recipient of many honors and awards; her work was commissioned by major NYC organizations such as American Composers Orchestra, New Juilliard Ensemble, VisionIntoArt and Buglisi Dance Theater and has appeared at stages of Symphony Space, Zankel Hall/Carnegie, Alice Tully Hall/Lincoln Center, BAM café, Bohemian National Hall and many others. International and intercontinental highlights include BEMUS (Belgrade, Serbia), EtnaFest (Catania, Italy) and Internacional De Música Contemporânea Ppgmus-Ufba, (Bahia, Brazil). Her recent commission by the American Composers Orchestra's for an opener of their 2012-13 season at the Carnegie's Zankel Hall, was co-sponsored by the LVMH Moët Hennessy • Louis Vuitton.
Milica's Film scores include original score for Cure by Andrea Staka and Prokleta je Amerika by Boban Skerlic.
Since 1995, Milica has been on the music faculty of The Juilliard School where she co-founded and produced Beyond the Machine, Juilliard's Festival of Electronic Music. She has taught and created curricula in varied settings such as Belgrade Music University, San Diego State University, Franklin Marshall College, Brotherhood Sister Sol, and 92nd Street Y. She maintains an active private teaching studio, working with professional musicians and beginners, ranging from 5 to 93. Furthering her deep commitment to education and outreach, Milica founded Give to Grow, an education initiative, which brings music technology to developing communities in Ghana.
She has recently returned from Shanghai, China, where she was a Composition Faculty of FaceArt Internations, working on implementing composition and music technology programs.
Composer Melissa Grey's projects include concert works, electroacoustic performances, installations, food+music events, and collaborations with artists and architectural designers. Recent works have been published by The MIT Press and exhibited or performed at the National Gallery of Canada, Goethe-Institut, The Stone, Spectrum, BolteLang, Dorsky Gallery, Judson Church, Whitney Museum of American Art (with Antenna International), International Computer Music Conference, Alphabet City Festivals 2010 AIR and 2009 WATER, Cinesonika: First International Film and Video Festival of Sound Design, Reno Interdisciplinary Festival of New Media, and others. Grey is Part-Time Lecturer at The New School for Public Engagement in New York City where she teaches Sound Studies.
Fran Sperling 's segue into circus arts evolved from a love of dance and magic. Over the years, she has danced with Muzia Dance Theatre, an acrobatic based dance company with influences from Graham and Pilates. Fran has worked with Soundance, Sean Curran, Terry Beeman, and the NY Theatre Ballet, and was awarded a scholarship to Pierre Dulaine's American Ballroom Theatre. Fran was proud to have been chosen to teach at the inception of Dulaine's inner-city school Dancing Classrooms program, where it has since flourished and become highly recognized for its cultivation of life skills in children through social dance. She also performed and danced with the magic duo Mundaka and Illumnya, where she learned the secrets of top magic acts!
Fran is currently a member of Above and Beyond Dance Company, where aerial and groundwork mesh.
Her circus career took flight when she became the top-mounter ( or flyer) of a two-woman acrobatic duo. Acrobrats traveled worldwide and performed for Donald Trump, Patricia Birch, Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall and Out of Doors Festival, Big Apple Circus, MTV and new world festivals, circuses and events.
Enjoying her new found heights, Fran took flight and fancy to the trapeze and eventually any other apparatus one could hang from above.
Some of her credits include Late Night with David Letterman, Bindlestiff Circus, Big Apple Circus, Zipper Theatre. Streb, Cirquetacular Entertainment, Chezzam, and Heliummm Entertainment, as well as a Phish Concert in Madison Square Garden, where she danced in the air over 20,000 fans.
Fran started her own company in 2008. Skybody Aerial Entertainment and Fitness offers Aerial entertainment and choreography for events and shows, and provides Aerial fitness programs for gyms and studios. As an Aerial instructor, her classes have been seen on Live with Regis and Kelly, Good Morning America, TV Guide Network, Pix 11 News, CBS's Toni On NY, as well as hailed by magazines such as Vogue, Glamour, Self and NY Magazine.
Daydreamer and visionary at heart, Andrea Skurr is devoted to ushering dance into sacred spaces and ordinary places. A foundation in gymnastics and piano lessons paved the way for her earning a BA in Dance and Music from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. There she discovered her movement voice as a conduit through which to communicate, express and inspire. This later breathed life into her company, Ruah, Inc, which aims to reunite arts & humanity by honoring the human spirit throughout the creative process, on the stage and in the world. Collaboratively the dance company creates kinesthetic experiences that engage the senses and encourage connectedness.
Over the years, Andrea has enjoyed working with several modern/aerial dance companies including MeCo, Time Lapse Dance, Vox Novus, General Mischief and Above & Beyond Dance. In 2012, she participated in Vertigo Dance Company's first international training program in Israel and afterwards traveled around the world researching the arts and connecting with people. Performance venues Andrea's performed at in NYC include Joyce Soho, Alvin Ailey, Baryshnikov Arts Center, Streb's SLAM, Triskelion Arts, the JCC, Jennifer Muller/The Works (Hatch), the Zipper Theatre and the Dance Parade. Alongwith co-directing this year's 60x60 Dance, she has directed the Breast Cancer Awareness benefit dance concert at The JCC, LIC Arts Open at The Metropolitan Building, The Trunk Show at Jeffrey Leder Gallery, and December Dance at Jan Hus Church.
"The arts naturally exhibit the power to connect and heal, two of my favorite things. When we come together to celebrate these treasures, magic happens. I feel blessed to be a part of the magic that Brookfield is hosting, Vox Novus is producing, the show Fran and I are forming and the dance the choreographers are creating."
Composer, guitarist, educator, filmmaker, Artistic Director of the Composer's Voice Concert Series and Premiere Salon Concerts, Douglas DaSilva is dedicated to promoting the music of living composers. His "Stabat Serban" was performed at the George Enescu Festival by cellist Maestro Serban Nichifor. His "Rondellhund" was performed by Bateira Trio at Carnegie Hall. His extensive work with children keeps him sane; giving him the opportunity to share his love for music with future generations.


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Shiitake Mushroom Plugs for Outdoor Mushroom Growing! Sustainable – Grow Shiitake Mushrooms on Logs and Stumps. Shiitake Mushrooms are not only delectable, but they are also good for you. Shiitake Mushrooms contain all the necessary amino acids that are needed in our diet. Shiitake is higher in amino acids than peanuts, soybeans, corn and kidney beans. Mushrooms are also a important source of vegetable proteins, iron, fiber, minerals and vitamins.
Easiest to Cultivate from Mushroom Plugs!
Shiitake Mushrooms (Lentinus edodes) grown from plugs are not only delectable, but they are also good for you.
GMHP offers plug spawn of hardy gourmet and medicinal mushroom species: These sterilized birch plugs are grooved and fully colonized by pure mushroom mycelium, and are available in packages of approximately 100 or 300 dowels (Shiitake Plug Spawn is also available in packages of approximately 100, 300, and 1000 dowels). These Plug Spawn come complete with user-friendly instructions.
Shiitake (Lentinus edodes) is perhaps the most delicious and easiest to cultivate of all the edible medicinal mushrooms, shiitake is highly esteemed for its medicinal properties. It has been found to reduce blood pressure, lower cholesterol levels, stimulate the immune system and have anti-tumor properties.
Shiitake Plugs. The logs that will produce the highest yields of shiitake are deciduous oaks, chestnut and ironwood. Many other species will produce yields that are still satisfactory though not quite as high, such as live oak, sweetgum, bitternut hickory, alder, ash, eucalyptus, aspen, hard maples (sugar and black), black willow, yellow birch and river birch. Trees to avoid for shiitake cultivation include conifers, fruit trees, elm, hackberry, sassafras, soft maples (red and striped), sourwood, tulip poplar, dogwood, black locust, beech and most of the hickories.


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Popular Houston Eatery Turkey Leg Hut Hit With Nearly $1.3M Lawsuit Over Unsettled Debt
The favored Houston restaurant Turkey Leg Hut is being sued for almost $1.3 million for an excellent debt and lawsuit charges.
A lawsuit filed in a U.S. district court docket in Illinois final month claims the company US Meals, Inc. is suing the restaurant and its proprietor Nakia Worth, over debt and lawsuit charges amounting to $1,288,583.12, ABC13 Houston reported.
The lawsuit alleges that starting in September 2020, US Meals provided produce, different non-PACA meals, and food-related services and products to Turkey Leg However however by no means obtained funds on time.
PACA, also called Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, was created to advertise honest commerce within the fruit and vegetable trade.
The U.S. Division of Agriculture says that "PACA protects businesses dealing in fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables by establishing and enforcing a code of fair business practices and by helping companies resolve business disputes."
The lawsuit additionally alleges that the eatery agreed to pay 1.5% month-to-month curiosity on any past-due cost till all monies had been collected. Apparently, produce orders had been positioned from Might 2022 to September 2022, which US Meals says offered, shipped, and delivered to Turkey Leg Hut.
Invoices for cost had been despatched out, however the restaurant by no means paid the $85,106.17 owed for produce.
That steadiness, plus curiosity and charges, now add as much as greater than $1 million, which US Meals is asking for.
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How Entrepreneur Richard Liu Came To Establish A Highly Successful Venture Capitalist Firm
July 23, 2019 July 23, 2019 Dane ButlerLeave a comment
Not a lot of people can make the claim that they were once a dentist and then became a venture capitalist. Richard Liu can say so since he followed an unconventional path to professional success. Here is a look at how his professional career began and what it led to. In his youth, Richard Liu grew up in a family that was in the field of medicine. His mom was a community dentist and his dad was a respected ear, nose, and throat doctor. He decided that he wanted to be a dentist like his mother. To that end, he enrolled at the Harvard School of Dentistry.
He worked for five years as a dentist at Evergreen Dental Care in Newington, New Hampshire. Richard Liu enjoyed helping patients and had a great bedside manner. He performed simple tasks such as cleaning teeth and filling cavities. He also performed more advanced dental work like installing dental implants and doing crown restorations. Richard Liu really enjoyed investing on the side. He had invested in tech and consumer goods companies and had seen positive gains. He grew passionate enough about investing that he wanted to make that his financial investment career instead of dentistry.
Enrolling at MIT, he earned an MBA and jumped into the financial industry with both feet. Richard Liu learned a great deal at the two financial companies he worked for as an investment analyst, FTV Capital and CRT Capital. After this experience he confidently opened his own investment firm, Morningstar Venture Capital. He invests in companies that he sees as shaping the future of the global economy. This means companies industries like consumer services, technology, AI, and media. Richard Liu has built a financial firm that is now controlling $1.7 billion in assets. Having found resounding success in two industries sets Richard Liu apart from his peer.
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Agera Energy's Purchase OfEnergy.Me Proves Worthwhile
February 21, 2019 Dane ButlerLeave a comment
It was only in the third quarter of 2015 that Agera purchased Energy.Me. However, the purchase seems to have paid off dividends over the past few years. Initially, Agera Energy purchased the company for two significant reasons. The first of these was Energy.Me's customer base company; not only did the investment expand the companies overall customer base but greatly expanded Agera Energy's presence in the Northeast and Midwest.
The second of these reasons was that the purchase provided an expanded great sales network for Agera Energy; Energy.Me Sales Agents, Brokers, and more that would be able to significantly increase overall revenues for the company.
The purchase has also paid off in awards; Energy.Me has recently been awarded the BBB's Better Business Bureau Complaint Free Award. The award acknowledges the work of customer service and sales teams who strive to ensure that customers are completely satisfied with their energy company in an ethical business way.
Categories: Financial, Financial ExpertTags: Investor
Fortress Investment Group: Recap Patch Article
June 17, 2018 August 13, 2018 Dane ButlerLeave a comment
Fortress Investment Group, one of the world's largest alternative asset management firms.Fortress Investment Group is a global diversified management company that was founded in 1998. Headquartered in New York, it is one of the world's largest alternative asset management companies globally. It was established by Wes Edens, Robert Kauffman, and Randal Nardone. The firm operates in private equity, credit funds, and traditional asset management.It began with just $400 million in capital investments in 1998 but 2 decades later, the firm is now responsible for over $71billion alternative assets in private equity. The company also has over 2500 employees and serves over 1700 clients globally. It also has subsidiary offices in London, Dallas, Los Angeles, Singapore, Shanghai, and Rome.The firm selected Daniel Mudd as its chief executive officer in 2009.Later that year, it was enlisted in the New York Stock Exchange. The firm started offering income asset management services in the year 2010.
Following the voluntary resignation of Daniel Mudd in 2011, Fortress Investment Group's co-founder Randal Nardone was appointed as the interim Chief Executive Officer.Since its inception, the firm has experienced some managerial changes. Michael Novogratz joined it in 2002 as a fund manager before leaving it later in 2015 to pursue other interests. Peter Bridger was also brought on board as a principal. The firm played a very important role in the 2010 winter Olympics. It was the core lender to Millennium Development Group in building the over $875 million athlete's village in British Columbia.The firm does asset-based management through private equity and credit funds. It deals with both physical and financial assets. Real estate, capital, and financial vehicles are the major assets that Fortress Investment Group services.
Its specialty in pricing, owning and financial management makes it the firm of choice for many clients. In its 20 years of operation, the firm has gained corporate mergers and acquisition skills. Its board members and other stakeholders have profound capital market experience. They are able to determine the low cost and low-risk financial decisions when doing an investment. The firm also houses some of the best-skilled employees in operations management. In January 2018, Wes Edens confirmed the sale of Fortress Investment Group to Japan's SoftBank Group Corporation. The firm that started with $400 million was now being sold at a hefty $3.3 billion in cash. However, the firm retained its headquarters in New York City. It also held Wes Edens, Peter Briger, and Randal Nardone as its principals in a five-year contract.
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Ricardo Tosto, Business, and The Law Industry In Brazil
June 5, 2018 June 7, 2018 Dane ButlerLeave a comment
Business is booming in Brazil right now thanks to the contributions of professionals such as the successful Ricardo Tosto. As many business and law professionals and experts would agree, recent uptrends in the Brazilian business and law industries would not be possible without Ricardo Tosto and his amazing efforts in this industry. According to many, his efforts in Brazilian law is changing the way the industry functions there, for the better. Not only does this show how great Ricardo Tosto must be at his job, but this also illustrates how impactful Ricardo Tosto is as a professional. Not too many people can handle the type of status Ricardo Tosto has and, not too many professionals ever will.
This is why Ricardo Tosto is such a significant figurehead in all of Brazil. In fact, he is not just a crucial piece in the Brazilian law field, but he is a crucial piece to Brazil in general. In addition to this, it is understandable to see why he is such a busy man. By having his hands in multiple situations at once, Ricardo Tosto is contributing in ways that not many can. One of his most recognized contributions has been about law 13,254. Here is more on what law 13,254 is and how Ricardo Tosto has been influential in this specific area.
Ricardo Tosto & law 13,254
In an article on Ricardo Tosto and his involvement with law 13,254, we get to see how drastically Ricardo Tosto has been able to change the Brazilian law industry. Specifically, law 13,254 has the ability to create a way for professional networking between Brazilian lawyers and foreign lawyers. What this networking consists of is besides the point but, the fact that Ricardo Tosto is a crucial piece to such an important factor in Brazilian law, speaks to his excellence more than anything else. Because of how important Ricardo Tosto has become in his home country, it is safe to say that he will continue to be so. Removing any of his efforts or contributions would be catastrophic for any advancements in Brazil. That is why it is a safe assumption to say that Ricardo Tosto will surely continue to succeed as a professional.
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Peter Briger: The Financial Genius at Fortress Investment Group
May 14, 2018 May 15, 2018 Dane ButlerLeave a comment
Peter Briger is the Co-Chairman of the board of directors at Fortress Investment Group. Briger has Co-Chaired the Fortress Credit Corporation board since August 2009.He joined Fortress in the year 2012 after a successful fifteen-year career at Goldman Sachs. He was tasked with debt security and real estate business at Fortress at a time when the company was seeking to modify its business. Since August 2009 Mr. Peter has been the President, Principal, and Head of Credit & Real Estate Business of Fortress Investment Group
Fortress Investment Group (LLC) is a private equity firm that invests in real estate, consumer finance, media and telecommunications, retirement plans and other financial services. Fortress largely offers its services to different clients and high net worth individuals.
All through his career Briger has displayed prowess in trading assets that are out of favor in the market. He has especially perfected the art of dealing with securities that are experiencing an operational or financial distress.At Fortress Investment Group, Peter Briger in his first four months raised $4.7 billion for a fund called Fortress Credit Opportunities Fund IV. This was more than half of all the funds raised by Fortress.Even after the financial crisis, Peter Briger has always performed well. When banks and other financial institutions sell off volatile assets, Briger and Fortress always buy them at a discounted fee. The genius of Mr. Briger to turn the volatile assets to favorable ones is something Fortress takes pride in as it brings them good returns.
Forbes ranking
At the height of his career at Fortress, Briger becomes a billionaire during the company's IPO (Initial Public Offer). Forbes ranks Briger at #317 with an estimated net worth of $1.5 billion.
More about Peter Briger
Briger attended Princeton University where he received his B.A. He also holds a Wharton School of Business M.B.A at the University of Pennsylvania.Peter Briger is also involved in some philanthropic work. He is a board member of Caliber Schools, which is a group of schools that help in preparing children for Higher Learning to give them a better rate of success after college. He is also a high profile contributor of the Princeton Alumni Entrepreneurs Fund (AEF). A fund that seeks to empower Princeton students and graduates.


Vincent Moon, the french filmmaker responsible for the Take Away Shows is back in New York.
After documenting rock and pop music while based in Paris or on tour with REM or The Arcade Fire, he left for a new kind of adventure – 5 years traveling around the world, collecting sounds and images from shamanic rituals deep in Peru to sufi trances from Chechnya, from orthodox chants in Ethiopia to experimental folklore music from Java, and much more.
The result, his Collection Petites Planètes, composed of more than 100 films and digital albums exploring music, is all available for free online on his website, under CC licence. He will present in exclusivity some of his new works with us.
OKO • NUR-ZHOVKHAR (chansons de Tchétchénie) from Vincent Moon / Petites Planètes on Vimeo.
Vincent Moon (real name Mathieu Saura, born August 25, 1979) is an independent filmmaker from Paris. He was the main director of the Blogotheque's Take Away Shows, a web-based project recording field work music videos of indie rock related musicians as well as some notable mainstream artists like Tom Jones, R.E.M., or Arcade Fire. For the past five years, Vincent Moon has been traveling around the globe with a camera in his backpack, documenting local folklores, sacred music and religious rituals, for his label Collection Petites Planètes. He works alone or with people he finds on the road, and most of the time without money involved in the projects, trying to produce and distribute films without following the established industry standards. He shares all his work, films and music recordings, for free on internet, under Creative Commons licence.


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Q: WordPress: How to load Bootstrap Modal content on-click from template-parts? In my WordPress, I am using Bootstrap 4. I have the below button to show a modal.
<button type="button" class="btn" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#modal-text">Show Text Modal</button>

Below Modal text content is in a separate template-parts/modal-text.php file.

         TEXT here

I have several of these modals in a single page; so using this guide, I wanted to load a particular modal content from template-parts only when clicking on a button.
As per the guide, below is the AJAX request:
$(function () {
    var loadModal = function (modal) {
        $.post(
                theme_modals.ajax_url,
                {
                    action: 'load_modal',
                    modal: modal
                },
                /* Handle the response! */
                        function (response) {
                            if (0 !== response) {
                                modal = $.parseHTML(response);
                                /* Add the modal to the body. */
                                $('body').append(modal);
                                /* Take various actions when the modal is added. */
                                $(modal).addClass('modal-show');
                                $('body').addClass('has-modal');
                            }
                        }
                );
            };
});

And, below is the function to prevent default Modal on-click function and load the specific Modal content
$('[data-modal]').on('click', function (e) {
    e.preventDefault();
    var modal = $(this).data('modal');
    loadModal(modal);
});

Below the function to load the requested Modal via AJAX:
function theme_ajax_load_modal() {
    ob_start();
    get_template_part('template-parts/modal', $_POST['modal']);
    $modal = ob_get_clean();
    if ($modal) {
        echo $modal;
    } else {
        echo 0;
    }
    die();
}

add_action('wp_ajax_load_modal', 'theme_ajax_load_modal');
add_action('wp_ajax_nopriv_load_modal', 'theme_ajax_load_modal');

Modal is not showing on button click, by using the above functions.
However, able to show Modal using the default <?php get_template_part('template-parts/modal', 'text'); ?>.
How can I make this code work to load specific content from template-parts only when I click the related button.

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Mabel L. Drolet – Woonsocket
Mabel L. Drolet, 73, of Woonsocket, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, June 26, 2019, in the comfort of her home.
She was the loving wife of Rudolphe D. "Rudy" Drolet. They were married on July 2, 1966, at Our Lady of Victories Church in Woonsocket.
Born and raised in Manville, she was daughter of the late Armand and Anita Emma (Bruneau) Champagne. She was a resident of Woonsocket for most of her life.
Mabel was employed as a production worker in the jewelry industry at Creative Touch Jewelry Company and Taurum Jewelry Manufacturers in Woonsocket. During that time, she met her lifelong friend Helene Belisle. Along with their mutual friend, Helen Barnes, they were the "Three Amigos."
Mabel was a communicant of Precious Blood Parish. Mabel had a special place in her heart for all of God's creatures great and small. She had a particular affinity for cats and dogs and loved watching birds but her greatest passion was her family.
Mabel was blessed with caring and loyal friends and family. She will be remembered as a loving wife and mother. Her inner strength and courage were evidenced in her being a breast cancer survivor. She had a pleasant personality with a quiet and reserved dignity; however, once she really got to know someone, she was a true friend. Simply put "she was the best."
In addition to her husband of almost 53 years, Mabel is survived by her two sons Michael Drolet and his partner, Stan LaFlotte, of California and Steven Drolet of Woonsocket and also an extended family member Charles L'Etoile of North Smithfield. She was the sister of Cecile Boucher and the late Roland Champagne. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews and their families.
Her funeral will be held Tuesday, July 9, at 9 a.m., from the Menard-Lacouture Funeral Home, 127 Carrington Ave., Woonsocket, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in Precious Blood Church, Carrington Ave., Woonsocket. Burial will be private. Visiting hours are Monday, July 8, from 4 to 7 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Woonsocket Cat Sanctuary, 266 Mendon Road, Woonsocket, RI 02895, or the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation, 249 Roosevelt Ave., Suite 201, Pawtucket, RI 02860.
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