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"The Sword of Deborah" contains the reflections of a woman journalist visiting women working behind the lines in France during World War I. She writes: "I was glad to have seen all the different convoys I had, because no two had been to me alike, and to each I am indebted for a differing expression of the same vision, which is the vision splendid of a duty undertaken gladly and sustained with courage. From my first convoys -- the Fannies and the G.S.V.A.D.'s -- I got the wonderful facts of it, at the V.A.D. Convoy at E---- I caught that side of it which I as most glad of all to encounter, and at the V.A.D. Convoy at T----- I found that delightful spirit of sheer joy in danger which is too precious to be allowed to die out of the world just because there happens to be, at present, such a great deal too much danger let loose upon it." (Summary by MaryAnn)
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Qualquer que seja a forma, os exercícios do Wu Chin Hsi devem ser realizados não apenas imitando os movimentos dos animais, mas também seus comportamentos e expressões.

Benefícios terapêuticos
Sua prática fortalece os músculos e os ossos, desenvolve a agilidade e o poder interno, a harmonia, a suavidade e a força através do espírito e aumenta a flexibilidade.

Referências bibliográficas
 Dr. Dahong Zhuo, "A Ginástica Chinesa", Editora Record, 2ª Edição.
 Dr. Cho Ta Hung, "Exercícios Chineses para a Saúde", Editora Pensamento, 10ª Edição, 1995
 Timothy Tung, "Wushu", Círculo do Livro.

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 Tao Yin
 Pa Tuan Chin
 I Chin Ching
 Chi Kung

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Ali in 1966 (Courtesy of and copyright The Gordon Parks Foundation.)
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Muhammad Ali worked the camera like no athlete before him. (Courtesy of and copyright The Gordon Parks Foundation)
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Understanding both his audience and his subject, Parks capably walked the line between neutrality and sympathy, which worked: readers wrote into the magazine after Parks's story ran saying their opinions of Ali had changed.
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Lately I've been asking myself what ministry actually, practically, looks like here. What does it look like to really show the love of Jesus to everyone we work with in the midst of programs that inherently have the ability to function without the presence of God? You could probably give me a hundred answers, strategies, theologies, verses. And they would probably be very good. But there is something about this passage and attitude of Paul here that is so simple and counter-intuitive to the way we approach ministry.
The idea of sharing the gospel incites fear because we don't feel like we have the wisdom, education, or correct argument to feel like we can convince or properly counter whatever belief system someone prescribes to. Strategies and programs are easier to create and talk about. They give us something tangible. Something to hold and show to the world as evidence of our impact.
The disciples did this too. They gave food to the needy as a part of their ministry. But the disciples aren't remembered as people who helped a lot of poor people.
What should Story be remembered for? We work with the vulnerable not primarily to put them in better economical situations or even in families. We do it as an avenue to introduce them to Jesus. Would you rather see a child who never finds a family but has fallen deeply in love with Jesus, or a beautiful story of an abandoned orphan who is adopted into a family but loses his faith and pursues the riches of the world for his whole life?
If we really believe the abundance of life found in Jesus is infinitely greater than what life in the world can give us then Jesus comfort, not world comfort, is our goal. It's easy to write, but we must take on the attitude of Paul to really believe and put it into practice.
Do we believe he is enough for the orphan? Do we believe Jesus is enough for the broken family? Can we release our own strategy and responsibility and rely on him? Or do we see it as strategy + Jesus? Good ideas + Jesus? Programming + Jesus?
All these things are good. But we often feel like we have to create these boxes for Jesus to move within or he won't move at all. Paul wasn't worried about whether Jesus would be enough. He was worried that he might be too much.
Paul was really smart. He knew he could go into a room and convince people to believe in Jesus. He spent most of his life convincing people to not believe in Jesus. But he realized that the wisdom and strategy of man had the tendency to produce faith in the wisdom and strategy of man. Those who's lives have been changed by human strength will continue to pursue human strength and work to increase their own human strength to bring others into their belief system.
So where does our faith rest? On human wisdom, or on the power of God? It is imperative that our ministries create strategies birthed by God, and then continue to rely on Jesus to refine and execute and sometimes eliminate those strategies. I don't want to be able to point to any part of Story's ministry and say "I thought of that." I want to be able to point to every part, however, and say, "God birthed that in us, God showed us that in a dream, God spoke that in a time of prayer." And it's true that God doesn't always speak to people in dreams or visions or dramatic entrances. But my question would be, have we even given him the space to do that if he wanted to (he wants to)?
Many of us are gifted with the wisdom of Paul and never have the opportunity to experience the power of God. It was the power of God sovereignly breaking through to Paul that shattered the wisdom he had. But perhaps it was the decision Paul made to leave that wisdom behind that allowed the power of God to move through him. Earthly wisdom implies a holding on to that which we've been taught. Heavenly wisdom is a letting go of the culture and methods we've been steeped in and yielding to the ways of heaven stirring in us.
Let our faith not rest on human wisdom, but on God's power. Let our confidence in his promise and our experience of his power be the rock that we stand on as we contend for the orphan. He can do anything. Sometimes all we have to do is get out of the way.


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Canada Dashboard Digest | Notes from the IAPP Canada Managing Director, April 6, 2018 Related reading: Podcast: Does Washington's privacy bill represent meaningful privacy reform?
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I'm reading this week's news, and this quote really resonated with me: "We are still operating with an analogue version of democracy in our heads … We need to catch up with our imagination of what democracy is if we want to ensure that there are proper regulations in place."
And then there's this line: "Canadians are far from immune to data analytics for political manipulation."
And then, sadly, there's this headline: "Government not ready to apply privacy laws to political parties." Apparently, more discussion, debate and consultation are needed, so says the minister responsible. Ugh.
And while the politicians were busy trying to avoid the ambit of concrete laws that would apply to them and provide rules by which the democratic process can unfold, they were simultaneously ready to put more obligations on private industry. To this end, the government finally released the date by which organizations will have to abide by the data-breach-reporting regime in the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act. I won't keep you in suspense … it's Nov. 1.
Will your organization be ready by then? Does having mandatory breach notification in our law resonate with the senior executives of your organization, or is it only the privacy pros who are concerned? I ask because I know the EU General Data Protection Regulation has gotten the attention of very senior executives (especially if you work at Facebook). I just don't know if this relatively big step in the Canadian privacy regime is as well understood (or feared).
Tons of other news this week, too. Pour that coffee, and read on.
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TV ReviewsThe Larry Sanders ShowSeason 3
The Larry Sanders Show: "Arthur's Crises"/"End Of The Season"
The Larry Sanders ShowSeason 3
"Arthur's Crises"/"End Of The Season" / "Arthur's Crises"/"End Of The Season"
"Arthur's Crises"/"End Of The Season"
"Arthur's Crises"/"End Of The Season" (season three, episodes 16-17, originally aired Oct. 5 and 12, 1994)
Season three of The Larry Sanders Show began with Larry in exile, able to convince the network to take him back only after Arthur concocts a lie about Larry heading to Montana to kick his pill addiction. Yet over the course of season three, the lie becomes a reality, as the season's 17 episodes sprinkle in references to Larry turning into a pill-popper, enabled by Beverly and a slew of doctors, and nudged down the path to darkness by Hank, who helpfully praises the combination of one of Larry's yellow pills and a shot of bourbon. By the time the finale, "End Of The Season," rolls around, Larry's popping pills every hour, taking a recommended dose, Beverly notes, for someone who weighs 1,500 pounds. ("I've never been so insulted in my life," says the man who's obsessed with the size of his ass.)
The addiction plays out simply, but let's take a step back to "Arthur's Crises," which revisits a favorite topic of The Larry Sanders Show: Larry's utter dependence on Artie. The Master is currently banging the vice president of late-night programming for CBS, Donna Lasner (Linda Gehringer, a.k.a. Helen Givens from Justified), and when Larry finds out Artie's meeting her for lunch, he immediately freaks out. Tom Snyder, who had taken over the 12:30 slot after Larry in "Life Behind Larry," has jumped ship to CBS to do the 12:30 show following Letterman (just like he did in real life), and Larry suspects the network wants to poach Artie to produce the show. That isn't the case at first, but soon enough, Donna offers him the job. In a deleted scene, Donna explains that the show's producer had a heart attack, so she suggested Artie to her bosses. He immediately demurs, but she asks him to consider it, because she'll look bad if he dismisses it out of hand.
The deleted scenes in "Arthur's Crises" are informative that way. In the version that aired, Artie just mentions to Larry that he has to look like he's considering it for the reasons Donna mentioned, not that Larry buys it. Without the scene between Donna and Artie, it could look like Arthur actually was considering it, and just telling Larry what he wanted to hear. But he turns Donna down right away in the deleted scene. (As we all know, Artie can't move to New York anyway, because he "did some work for some people" there when he was young.) Also, he doesn't think he's welcome at CBS, ever since he "pissed in Larry Tisch's pool on Labor Day." (Tisch was CEO of CBS from 1986 to 1995.)
Another deleted scene shows Larry's escalating pill addiction (and Beverly's enablement). In "Headwriter," we learned that Larry takes a drive through the canyon at 4 p.m. every day to clear his head for the show, but in this deleted scene, Larry's pre-show routine entails a walk with Arthur to center himself. But because Arthur's at lunch, he can't walk with Larry and take care of the important task of interacting with people for the star. (He's the one who waves at people when they wave to Larry! Larry had to say hi to "over 20 people"!) As Larry gets more worked up, Beverly just whips out the prescription bottle, and he pops one without even thinking about it.
Aside from its parallels to real life, "Arthur's Crises" is pretty typical Larry Sanders Show, with Larry completely incapable of making any decisions about the show. (How many songs should Clint Black play? Says Larry: "I can't take that kind of pressure.") There's some typically amusing bickering between him and Arthur: "I just received an offer. I'm considering it, and if you can't live with that, sonny boy, tough titty!" "You didn't just say tough titty, did you?" "Tough. Titty." And then there's the inevitable reconciliation.
The best scene is the final one, with the two of them getting a little shitfaced in Larry's office after the show and rewatching Clint Black's performance. Black comes in to say good-bye, and when Larry and Artie mention how happy he seems, Black credits it all to the balance his wonderful wife has brought to his life. "You just need to find your Lisa," he tells the pair. ("Fuckin' beautiful," soused Artie says.)
Maybe they already have. "I think you're my Lisa, and I think I'm yours," Larry tells Artie after Black leaves. Says Artie: "Oh Gina, what the fuck?" (At least I think he says "Gina"—it's a little hard to tell. I can picture Artie calling someone by a generic women's name, considering how often he calls staff members "sweetheart.")
But Larry's Lisa can't save him from his pill addiction, as we learn in "End Of The Season." The Man Who Knows All apparently doesn't realize the extent of Larry's problem, as he pointedly asks Beverly later how long Larry's been taking the pills hourly. Perhaps Artie's just out of his depth; if it were booze, he could steer Larry the right way, because the man knows all about the bottle. But pills? Better call Roseanne Barr.
In previous episodes from season three, Larry's taken pills here and there, but never seemed hooked—and he's never been such a raging asshole because of it. On set for a rehearsal, he bitterly complains that his seat is a quarter-inch low, then acidly calls Hank a "talentless, fat fuck." After Larry storms off stage, Artie asks Roseanne—that night's guest and an old friend of Larry's—to help set Larry straight.
They can't just send him to rehab, because they've already used that excuse with the network—which seems quaint in 2013, when some stars make repeated trips there to clean up. So Larry has to kick the pills at home, Trainspotting style, only instead of hallucinating game shows about AIDS, he has to watch Pat Sajak do a more than capable job filling in for him. "They made me book him because he's the only one who doesn't threaten Larry," Paula whispers to Darlene later. "That's not nice. He does so threaten Larry," Dalene says. (The others who definitely threaten Larry: Martin Mull, Mike Myers, Tony Danza—and we can assume, Dana Carvey.)
Another great whispered exchange during that meeting happens when Phil confirms what Larry said to Hank on stage: "Yes, very hurtful, not entirely accurate. I've lost upwards of 14 pounds." "Oh, so 'talentless fuck' would've been more appropriate?" Everyone scores off Hank this episode. Artie doesn't give him to air his grievance with Larry during their group meeting later, and when Darlene says it upset her that Larry called Hank a "fat shit," Artie says, "No, Darlene, it was a talentless. Fat. Fuck."
Under Roseanne's watch, Larry kicks the pills and even gets to the source of his problem: Turns out Jeannie, Larry's second wife, has since remarried and had a child (something she always wanted from Larry, but he couldn't handle). I guess that marriage doesn't last, considering their encounter a few seasons later. He doesn't want to tell his staff about his problem, even though he confessed to the entire country on television at the beginning of season three. "That is different," he tells Roseanne. "First of all, I didn't have a drug problem. I was lying because I was covering a nervous breakdown. Number two, it was on television so it doesn't mean shit."
What else won't mean shit, as we will learn at the beginning of season four, is Larry's left-field proposal to Roseanne during this episode's painfully awkward closing scene. Doc Brown called it Florence Nightengale Effect ("It happens in hospitals when nurses fall in love with their patients"), but in this case, it's more Larry acting on his feelings for his nurse. He wants to be with Roseanne, so he proposes ("I don't really want your time slot. I want you," oof.), then the two share a kiss so devoid of chemistry that it's kind of spectacular in its way. What a bizarre way to end the season. Good thing it won't take!
Tom Snyder hosted The Late Late Show for three years. Then Craig Kilborn took it over, to great success. [Checks Wikipedia.] Oh wait, no.
I like to imagine Artie pissing in this pool.
Hey, Darlene can sing! But she can't dress herself.
Larry is wearing Uggs when he's sitting with Artie on his sofa during his home confinement. Uggs! I didn't even know those existed in 1994.
Artie knows how to get under Larry's skin:
"Here's your fuckin' suit."
"Where are the pants?"
"They're letting them out in the butt."
"When did Sajak get so fuckin' funny?"
These two episodes are as full of great quotes as their predecessors, but I'd be satisfied watching Rip Torn say "tough titty" on a loop.
Thanks, as always, for reading, everyone.
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Q: Swift array set value of index not working I have a method (contents below) where queue2 is just an [Int]. I printed a lot of things to see if everything was working up to a point.
public func cool(item: Int) {
    println(item)
    println(back)
    //queue2.insert(item, atIndex: back)
    queue2[back] = item
    println(queue2.description)
    println("done")
}

The problem is this fails at runtime and I don't know why. Apple docs say you can set the value of any index in an array with this notation, but it doesn't work. If I uncomment the commented line and comment out the one below it, everything runs fine but it doesn't provide the functionality I need. What gives?

A: If queue2 is empty, this line is illegal no matter what back is:
queue2[back] = item

You cannot refer to an index that doesn't exist, and an empty array has no indexes (indices).

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Letters, June 19, 2014
Published: 9:23 AM June 19, 2014 Updated: 6:22 PM December 14, 2020
Car parking plan needed for park
SIR – Greenwood Park and its leisure centre are well used and very popular in the school holidays, for the sports facilities and U3A meetings, etc. The park is well cared for by the groundsmen and it has qualified for a Green Flag award for the last two years. However the parish councillors do need to produce and publish a plan for increasing the car parking spaces, to be implemented in stages over the next few years according to available finance. I am sure the residents in Chiswell Green south of Watford Road will agree with this need.
BARBARA NOWELL Tippendell Lane, Chiswell Green
More thoughts on grass verges issue
SIR – Is there a correlation between the penny pinching/tree hugging policies of the council and the increased suffering experienced by many people in the district of hay fever? The long grass is contributing to a lengthened period of runny noses and sneezes and basically a miserable time from early spring and into the autumn for many people. I follow advice from our GP of starting to medicate before the season starts, washing faces, wearing sunglasses, keeping windows closed, etc., but basically my children and many others (including adults) have a grim summer and it will only get worse. Where are the nicely trimmed grass verges of my youth and the pride in the appearance of our community generated by the council? We all contribute to our upkeep and on this count, I do not feel we are getting value for money.
ALISON PETHER Gurney Court Road, St Albans
SIR – I'm not surprised the public are put off politicians and politics. The Herts Advertiser of June 12 had a spate of 'Councillor Angry' comments concerning the recent poor state of green verges. Firstly I came across Cllr Leach's letter castigating Cllr Wakely for them, yet conveniently forgetting that he was also on the working party that managed the awarding of the contract to the present incumbents. Then I came across Cllr Lee's campaign to improve them in your article titled "Verges row gets serious". Either Cllr Lee does not understand the public sector procurement process and the role councillors had in that or she is not allowing the facts to get in the way of a good complaint and a chance to grandstand for her party in front of residents. Furthermore, accusations that the Conservatives are somehow at fault over this have a hollow ring to them when said working party consisted of two senior Tories, two senior Lib Dems (including the then-group leader) and Cllr Leach (also group leader) for Labour. Maybe Cllr Lee should give Cllr Leach a call and ask him what went wrong. I too have had a lot of complaints, but rather than blame someone, I have put out a warning shot that, despite the difficulties in awarding the contract initially, John O'Conner now need to start showing improvement
CLLR STEVE BOWES-PHIPPS Park Street Ward Centaurus Square, Frogmore
Change of priorities
SIR – Conservative action not just words so wondered at your editorial of June 12. The priority of the St Albans district council's Sports Leisure and Heritage Portfolio has changed to very much more working with the Museum and Gallery Trust's drive to raise £1.7m towards the new exciting Town Hall Museum. The last three years it has been building sports and leisure infrastructure more suited to my civil engineering expertise. Different job different people and so was delighted months ago to strongly suggest Cllr Annie Brewster the ideal person to take over the Portfolio following her outstanding mayoral year. Annie has been fantastic keeping your photographer busy and getting to know people. The new role fits her to a tee. Westminster Lodge, Maltings Theatre, Batchwood Sports all completed, new Cotlandswick Leisure Centre started and the Town Hall museum outline design and lottery funding portion underway. Plenty of opportunity for valued residents to leave their heritage by funding the new Town Hall museum.
CLLR MIKE WAKELY Oakfield Road, Harpenden
New market promotes diversity
SIR – I was amazed at the comments from Melvyn Teare in your paper last week (Row over new market). Surely diversity and a choice of attractions for residents and visitors is what will keep the town thriving? It is sad when enterprising individuals try to make a difference only to be knocked back with negative views and draconian opinions. Given the input Mr Teare makes to St Albans, one would think he would support new ventures and be receptive to ideas that will encourage visitors. How does the market venture at Oaklands have any impact on the traditional street market in the town centre? Many people use the stalls regularly but may want something different as well, others may be bored with the market and want to have a choice. So, they go out of town and support other places, taking their money with them. Parking is, as usual, an issue in the town centre, Oaklands have the space. For new businesses wishing to trade on the market, it is difficult to get a pitch – because the market is so popular – so by offering them somewhere else to trade it benefits them. If successful, who knows maybe they'll build a business that will then take on an empty shop, and provide more individuality to our high street once again. Something that seems so lacking and much sought after according to the comments in your paper (too many coffee chains). So what if the Royal Charter has been in place for over 400 years, the geography of the town was very different back then, as was transport, trading and lifestyles. We are very fortunate to have such a successful and popular market on two days, but there is still room for others. Thankfully Mr Shwe is more enlightened, let's hope common sense prevails.
HEATHER FOSTER Hatfield Road, St Albans
Hydrotherapy pool closure shame
SIR – How very disappointing to find out that the Herts Community Trust has decided to close down the hydrotherapy service at the City Hospital (Plug pulled on hydrotherapy pool, Herts Advertiser June 12). Many people will feel very let down by this decision – particularly as there does not appear to have been any consultation with the users of the service or any public discussion about its future. So much for public involvement in the NHS, where is Healthwatch the patients' champion or our local doctors who now hold the local health service budget? I have spoken to David Law, the chief executive of the Trust and he assures me that he is actively trying to broker a deal whereby people might be able to access a hydrotherapy pool at one of the county council special schools. That would be most welcome and we await developments.
CLLR ROMA MILLS Glenferrie Road, St Albans
Recycling boxes are abandoned by staff
SIR – We all receive Community News from St Albans district council, in which they stated there had been a rise of abusive behaviour when recycling had been collected. Has anyone from the council made spot checks around the area? It is a known fact that when recycling is being collected, they just abandon the boxes anywhere and anyhow. They never put them back properly where they found them. I have had to leave my car in the middle of the road to collect the box from the abandoned place in the middle of the driveway, put the lid back on and put it beside the other bins before I can get my car in the driveway. This is not the first time this has happened and across St Albans it is the same story. I wonder if a word to management in the recycling department with regard to putting the boxes back where they found them might just stop the bad behaviour to your recycling staff.
WENDY GARDNER Hazelwood Drive, St Albans
Living in the Twilight Zone?
SIR – Having just read your extraordinary Editor's comment (Thursday, June 12) either you are living in the Twilight Zone or I am. The world of a female councillor within St Albans district council's Conservative group's so-called "all-boys' club" that you describe bears no resemblance whatsoever to my experiences over the past seven years. Nor does your negative depiction of council leader Julian Daly. I have been fortunate to have been Deputy Mayor, Mayor and Chairman of Plans North. This year, as you will know by now, and completely contrary to your article, Cllr Brewster has become a member of the Cabinet, as was Teresa Heritage before her. Other female Conservative councillors have been appointed to chair two planning committees and the Health and Wellbeing Partnership. Having worked with Julian Daly for a long time I know the care that he takes to choose roles that fit councillors' abilities and interests. At no time does he consider which sex that councillor is and he always behaves in a fair and gentlemanly way. His good judgement is evident by the resident satisfaction statistics which have risen significantly since Julian took the leadership of our district council. Now I turn to the Mayoralty. Annie has done an amazing job as Mayor, and has been publicly thanked at annual council and her abilities recognised as she now takes up her portfolio. So, I cannot understand your comments about a refusal to publicly acknowledge her, or that she doesn't have the support of her party but is a thorn in our side. Where did that train of thought come from? Again, the Twilight Zone. I will also stand up for Mayors past, present and future. Each one has been genuine, worked hard and passionately for our district and been humbled by the people they have met. Each has brought their own flavour to the role and tried to promote our district, their charities and all of the unsung heroes they meet. None in my experience has just seen the role as "photo opportunities and free lunches". Your editorial has managed to unjustly insult so many people. I do hope that, now you can see that your comments were premature, you will apologise to Julian Daly and give our new Mayor the respect that he deserves to represent our district as brilliantly as we know he will.
CLLR MAXINE CRAWLEY Redbourn District and County Councillor Saberton Close, Redbourn
(Editor's Comment: The appointment of Annie Brewster to the Cabinet was only announced after we went to press. Had Cllr Daly responded to previous enquiries about her future role made over the past few months then this confusion may have been avoided. A simple off-the-record phone call or email would have sufficed, and thereby prevented any misunderstanding.)
Fears for city hospital's future
SIR – How ironic that after all this time of deprivation, we are now being told by the new NHS boss that we need to, and should, retain our local hospitals! This, after our rather stupid government allowed the desecration of our brand new hospital all those years back, thereby robbing us of our most essential services such as our brand new, ultra modern coronary care unit, at which Eric Morecambe was once a patient... our very necessary children's ward, where two of my own sons were patients, one being so ill that I was required to spend two nights in the hospital to be near him... and all our maternity services, to speak of a few of these very crucial needs. In the meantime, we have been required to somehow get all the way to Watford (no mean feat) to avail ourselves of these very necessary ministrations. Goodness knows how a mother, with other children at home, manages to daily visit her sick child all those miles away, and let's face it, if a child is ill enough to be in hospital, it is imperative for the mother to be near. I well remember when those stressful changes first came about that our local MP had the audacity to knock on my door to ask for my support in the coming elections! What a cheek! What a naive lady. I left her in no doubt as to my feelings on the matter and she hasn't been back since. As though we haven't suffered enough in the past, we now have the worrying rumour that it is the intention to ultimately close the hospital down altogether, probably for very lucrative means; but this, of course, will not come about until after the elections! Or could our MP prove me to be wrong? Is she prepared to stand up and tell us categorically that there is no substance to this rumour and that she will give full backing to reinstating our valued, but much abused, local hospital, which recently achieved the honour of 'Centre of Excellence'. If she can do this, I might once again make the effort to start voting again but, of course, like a lot of others, I lost heart a long time ago regarding this. I await events with bated breath.
ELIZABETH DUMPLETON Wilstone Drive, St Albans
Heartbreak of a two-tier economy
SIR – First we had the £1 shops then a Premier Inn in St Albans. If that wasn't bad enough, now, horror of horrors, the people of Harpenden are to suffer the ignominy of having a food bank on their doorstep. Some recovery we're having George! I jest. Whether a salubrious postcode or not, whether Halifax or Harpenden, the introduction of a food bank in any area is very much an indication of the two-tier economy going on in Britain today. On the one hand, we are seeing upward economic movement in some sectors of business whilst on a parallel plane, the upsurge in popularity of food banks right across all socio-economic groups indicates that at the same time, we are developing a massive under-class of poverty. Punitive changes to the benefit system for the unemployed and disabled, low wages, zero contracts coupled with massive and disproportionate rises in household running costs for hard working families means that everywhere you see a row full of shiny new 4x4s, you are equally likely to see queues of people outside community centres where families, some even working, line up in a scrabble for a few tins of butter beans and a loaf of bread. In 2014, to have such a two-tier economy is not just unfair, it is heart-breaking. There are no easy answers and I do not profess to have any myself. However, to know that even affluent locations such as ours has, in its midst, those facilities which might usually typify an area more associated with poverty is something that is more than thought-provoking. I commend the work that this fine group of volunteers is doing and trust that the need for food banks in the future will decrease. Somehow, I fear, I will probably be wrong. I thank you!
BARRY CASHIN Green Lane, St Albans
Memories of the boatshed
SIR – Just reading the article about the Sea Cadets on the lake. It brings back memories of the 1950s when we used to go to the boatshed on Sunday mornings to do maintenance on the boats. In those days the unit had boats permanently on the lake moored at one of the islands. One other memory is, on the occasion of the Pageant at the time (can't remember the year) the unit had some of the action involving the use of the boats.
ALAN LAWSON Melbourne, Australia


I would NEVER use the Ooni indoors with or without the gas unit.
I must say I've been really surprised to see multiple people claim they use the gas unit and use the Ooni inside rather than outside. Claiming to use chimney extensions, open windows, etc.
Aside from the natural fire hazard of a mishap the issue of carbon monoxide poisoning is not to be considered so trivial. Is Ooni properly warning purchasers of the gas option of the hazards of cooking indoors?
Maybe its just folks in the EU, but in the US we've been warned for years about the hazards of using gas indoors. I'm rather shocked at the number of facebook Ooni group users who claim they cook indoors with the gas attachment.
Hi @abscam. We certainly try our best to highlight that Ooni ovens should only be used outdoors whenever anybody asks us and using indoors is definitely not something we would recommend.
If anyone posts something there's usually someone on the community ready to explain that's not a great idea.... they just need to build a shelter like pizzaislovely!
I am a Fire Marshal in the US and I cringe every time I see a photo of someone using their unit inside with wood or gas. Your absolutely right even when using wood with a chimney attachment, that "attachment" is not rated to convey superheated gases and smoke that is produced from the ooni. It's also a misconception that the chimney will remove the carbon monoxide with the heat and smoke, it won't! I like to enjoy my pizza with friends and family and using the ooni is almost like putting on a show but you have to keep everyone safe around you so you can enjoy the incredible pizza!!
Not worth thinking about. Get a good waterproof and a golf umbrella!
Make your pizzas inside and cook outside. Just isn't worth the risk and danger.
Living in Arizona, we do it all outside. I setup a table for prep and pizza making and it makes for an easy go of it. Plus cleanup is super easy.
I don't use my gas BBQ inside and would never contemplate it.
I agree with everybody else: the risk is too high!
I know Pizza is life... but probably not worth the risk!
Not that I would ever use my Ooni inside (I laid a patio just to use my Uuni 3 on!), but I've often wondered what is the difference between using a standard gas oven, grill and hob in a normal kitchen to using an Uuni with a gas burner inside? Is a domestic gas supply much different to patio gas?


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Carrot-Obsessed Woman Covers Her Body with Tattoos of the Vegetable
By Sumitra onMarch 26th, 2012 Category: Funny, News
A while ago we did a story about a boy who turned orange after eating carrots. Now that I've come to know about carrot-obsessed Zizi Howell, I think she'd do anything to trade places with the boy. Unfortunately, she can't really change skin colors, but she's settled for tattooing carrots all over her body. She has 35 carrot tattoos in all, including a 24-carrot arm band (no, it's not made of Gold), four on her other arm, 6 on her back and a huge one on her stomach. Her only mission in life is to have "the most carrots in the world."
But it's not just the tattoos, carrots flood almost every part of her life. Every item in the Californian woman's house is modeled after the root vegetable. Fridge magnets, tea-pots, storage boxes, dressers, soft toys, they're all themed after carrots. She even has carrot paper-towel-holders and carrot slippers. Her home has over 1000 pieces of carrot memorabilia, and she spends five hours a day organizing them. And at night, she'd rather use carrots as curlers for her hair. The only music Zizi listens to is by Carrot Top, a punk metal musician. At concerts, she wears belts that strap about 600 carrots to her chest.
Eating Carrots Causes Kid to Turn Orange
By Sumitra onMarch 9th, 2012 Category: News
"Violet, you're turning violet!" That's the classic line from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, spoken by a dad to his naughty daughter who eats blueberry candy and ends up looking exactly like one. It's funny in the movie, but it's hardly something anyone would expect to happen in real life. But as it turns out it can and it has. There's this 4-year-old kid in the UK, Leo Barnett, who turns a bright shade of orange when he eats carrots.
Leo actually suffers from a condition called hyper-beta carotenemia. This means that his body lacks the necessary enzymes to digest carotene, the substance that provides the orange color to carrots and other foods. So carotene just builds up in his body, turning him orange over time. Leo's mother Angie says the boy is now on a diet devoid of any food containing the substance. The only vegetable that he's allowed to eat is cauliflower. According to Angie, the problem was first noticed when he was 6 months old and suffered from pneumonia. His kidneys and liver were failing so they had mistaken the color to be a symptom from the disease. But a month after recovery, he was still orange and that's when they discovered his allergy to carotene.


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Anya Hindmarch launches collection of biodegradable leather bags
By Don-Alvin Adegeest
Image: Anya Hindmarch
British designer Anya Hindmarch is launching a collection of biodegradable leather bags. After two years of research and development the London-based brand will debut the range in a bid to create pieces that are naturally biodegradable instead of recirculating items stopped from going into landfill.
Hindmarch told the Business of Fashion: "We want this bag to last forever and it should last forever if you look after it. The point is that if this ever did end up in landfill, it would break down… but if you did actively want to compost it, I'd rather you sold on eBay, or gave it someone else."
Hindmarch has been a champion of sustainable fashion since her launch of I am not a Plastic Bag in 2007 as part of a collaborative project with Antidote and global social change movement We Are What We Do, current known as Shift. After thousands of people queued to purchase the tote from Sainsburys (80,000 on launch day), the project garnered huge press coverage globally, ignited the debate around the use of plastic bags and contributed to the eventual decision to charge for plastic bags in the UK.
The collection, called Return to Nature, has a fully traceable supply chain, with manufacturers and suppliers in Germany and production in Spain. The leather is not treated with heavy metals or other harmful chemicals, but instead finished with liquid silk. The result is a fabric that is soft on the skin, sustainable and durable.
Hindmarch told BoF the bag is hardware-free, unlined, and stitched together with cotton that also biodegrades. It is also hand-coated with a wax made from natural oils.
The collection is available for pre-order from the company's flagship store in Knightsbridge and from MatchesFashion.
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Home » Happy Veterans Day!
As our nation celebrates Veterans Day, Cullman Electric Cooperative is proud to recognize its six current employees who served — or continue to serve — our country's military: (pictured left to right) Judd Morton (Army National Guard, 2006-2010), Shannon Bell (Army National Guard, 1989-1993), Ernie Geisen (Navy, 1982-85; Air Force, 85-89; Army Reserve, 90-98; Air Force Reserve, 99-2008), John Black (Army National Guard, 1983-present), Keith Tankersley (Marine Corp, 1988-1992), and Chad Thompson (Navy, 1997-2001).
Morton, Bell, Geisen, Tankersley, and Thompson are all linemen at Cullman EC, while Black is a former lineman who now supervises all of the co-op's contract services crews. Collectively, their military service took them to cities and towns across the country, as well as international stops in Romania, Japan, France, the Indian Ocean, Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
Recently, the group sat down to answer some questions regarding their service to our country.
What motivated you to join the military?
Bell: I joined because pretty much all my family had served. My dad was in the Navy during WWII. My uncle is buried in New Guinea. Killed by a Japanese sniper.
Black: I don't know. I guess I needed the money.
Geisen: Not sure exactly, 6 days after graduation from high school I was headed to bootcamp – that was my summer trip.
Morton: I was interested in the training.
Tankersley: To see the world.
Thompson: My brother was in.
Bell: Best part about bootcamp was it's extremely hard! Harder than two a days but my drill Sargents were all fair.
Black: I did more pushups for laughing than anything else. Drill sergeants are hilarious.
Morton: I enjoyed the training and experience.
Tankersley: It was no fun.
Thompson: I questioned my decision to join (but that feeling went away).
What was your primary job after training?
Bell: US Calvery Scout. We sneak and peak.
Geisen: Aircraft maintenance. In the desert, I went down range to recover aircraft.
Morton: Whatever I was told.
What rank or medals or citation are you most proud to have earned?
Bell: E4, my highest rank.
Black: The Order of Saint Maurice because one has to be nominated and approved by a panel of the National Infantry Association. All of the medals or awards I received were earned on the back of my soldiers.
Geisen: Have many, probably the ones received from desert trips.
Morton: I enjoyed the marksmanship part. I always shot expert on the qualifications, and I still enjoy shooting today.
Tankersley: Corporal, because it was the hardest to get.
Thompson: I reached E-5, Petty Officer 2nd Class in two-and-a-half years. To earn the aviation Warfare Wings, I had to study and retain a lot of information.
How does your military experience affect your life today?
Bell: Attention to details. We were taught that speed kills. That holds true in my daily life at work. It's not the big obvious things that kills you, it's the small things that get overlooked that will be your demise.
Black: The biggest thing is the perspective you gain from being exposed to various climates, cultures, and personalities.
Geisen: It teaches you a life of respecting life, family, country. You learn to pay attention to details, planning, seeing the mission through, and most important bring everyone home.
Tankersley: Read a USA today article probably 20 years ago. Talked about different branches and how long it takes to revert to civilian life… Marine Corps – indefinate.
Thompson: I learned a lot about discipline and accountability, but the biggest thing is how much I value being home with family every day.
Happy Veterans Day to these men, all those who serve for our country, and the families and communities who support them!


Kjelle, heir to the Lord of a rich mininghold, is strong, and covetous of his thrall's tantalizing find.
The one's greed causes an avalanche that leaves them marooned on an icy mountain slope. The other's commonsense saves their lives.
Now the antagonists are bound together on a journey to a lost and burning land, where Muus needs to connect the skyshard to the Kalmanir, the standing stone that is the fount of all magic. The Kalmanir's time is almost up and it needs to be recharged before the magic runs out. The two antagonists have to learn to trust each other, for all around them, danger grows. Rebels threaten both the kingdom and Kjelle's holding, and someone is trying to recall the banned Old Gods. Even more imminent is Muus' danger, for it comes from nearby, from the shard itself.
Muus is the only one person in the world who can wield the powerful skyshard. Will he succeed with Kjelle's help to reach the standing stone before the world's magic dies?
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Amelia Island is where memories are made - here are 19 ideas to get you started on making some new ones this year. From outdoor adventures to delectable dishes to opportunities to recharge, your best year awaits.
Something for everyone on your 'good' list. Shop small this holiday season and take a piece of Amelia Island back home with you. Across our charming shopping nooks and all the way down Centre Street, you will find authentic, hand-crafted gifts sure to delight.
Mark your holiday diary, from December 7-9, Christmas Past is made Present right here on Amelia Island. Train rides, parades, twinkling lights and holiday delights await for all ages. Here are 11 holiday treats you won't want to pass up.
Just two miles from the island's Atlantic beaches, you will find a 50-block National Historic District that beckons with independent restaurants, eclectic shops, and beautifully preserved Victorian architecture.
As a formerly French island with more than a dash of Provençal style, Amelia Island is feeling extra joie de vivre with this weekend's Bastille Day and the appearance of France in the FIFA World Cup Finals. From Pétanque matches to delectable favorites on local menus to a weekly market and the bike trails that beckon you to do your own "Tour de Amelia," enjoy la vie en rose on this Florida island all year long.


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NEW YORK — Papa John's founder John Schnatter is no longer board chairman after using a racial slur, but his image is still part of the pizza chain's logo and he remains the company's largest shareholder.
As of Thursday afternoon, Schnatter's image remained all over Papa John's website. Papa John's did not immediately respond to whether the company would keep using it.
The incident prompted Papa John's marketing firm to break ties with the company, Forbes said. The University of Louisville also said Wednesday that Schnatter resigned from its board of trustees, effective immediately. The university's president said the school will evaluate the naming arrangement for Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, but noted that the matter involved contractual agreements, according to the Louisville Courier-Journal.
Major League Baseball also confirmed that it suspended indefinitely a promotion with Papa John's that offered people discounts at the pizza chain after a player hit a grand slam.
In Indiana, the city of Jeffersonville where Schnatter began his pizza business also removed his name from a historic gym, according to The News and Tribune.
Papa John's began operations in 1984 and had more than 5,200 locations globally. For the first three months of this year, the chain said a key sales figure fell 5.3 percent in North America. The company's shares, which had fallen nearly 5 percent Wednesday, rebounded 11 percent Thursday after the company announced Schnatter's resignation as chairman.


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UNC economists predict national recession in 2023, but say Raleigh and Durham should fare well
ByAmber Rupinta
Uncertainty in the national economy should not have as big an impact in the Triangle, according to economic forecast from UNC researchers.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WTVD) -- Uncertainty in the national economy should not have as big an impact in the Triangle, according to economic forecast from UNC researchers.
The Raleigh and Durham metro is projected to be one of the fastest-growing areas in the country in 2023, according to The American Growth Project's January Report.
The American Growth Project examines trends and anticipates the uneven impact a recession could have on the 50 largest metro areas in the nation.
The report projects Raleigh and Durham fourth on the list for fastest growing this year at a 1.6% GDP-slowing from 2022 but still in positive territory.
'Normalization': Financial experts show optimism for 2023 during Economic Forecast Forum
"We do have all of this strength, the strength and employment because of all the firms that are moving into the region, into the Triangle," explained Gerald Cohen, UNC Chief Economist Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise.
"Google, Amazon, Apple, if those firms decide not to do that, then that could be a potential negative game changer. But generally, these plans are very long-lived," Cohen added.
Major corporations with high-paying jobs help fuel other industries including real estate.
A strong workforce -- especially in science, technology engineering, and math fields -- thanks to training from Triangle universities is part of the reason economists from UNC's Kenan Institute expect the Raleigh and Durham metro to continue to grow while predicting the country is headed for a recession in late 2023 or early 2024.
"I believe it's going to be mild," Cohen explained about the forecasted recession pointing out a highly skilled workforce in the Triangle.
"The tech industry is seeing its challenges," Cohen added. "Still, those skills are in demand. Every firm that we're talking to is saying the skills are really in demand, and the Triangle region is a place where we have a lot of those skills, and that's really positive."
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Two men and one woman were arrested and subsequently charged for servitude after a dawn raid at the factory of wholesale chicken supplier Bolton Poultry Products.
Six workers were found and have been identified as possible victims of human trafficking and forced labour. It is suspected that the workers were living on the site. One man was found hiding inside a shipping container which contained makeshift beds made from tables, whilst another was found sleeping on top of concrete with bits of cardboard in a boiler room.
Charges were dropped against former director of Bolton Poultry Products, Ebrahim Dalal. His son and daughter-in-law Said Dalal and Anisha Dalal, both directors of Bolton Halal Chicken continue to face charges.


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WISE BEYOND HER YEARS – MEET ESTHER
By Madeline Vaughan, Communications Manager, Adara Group
Wise beyond her years and funny beyond belief, this young comedian in the making had our team in stitches when we met her earlier this year at Kiwoko Hospital. Participating in a storytelling competition with her peers, Esther had the room captivated with her cautionary tale of the hare and the monkey.
After the competition was over (which Esther won convincingly!), we had the opportunity to meet with this young woman and learn more about her story. What we found was that beneath her bright and bubbly façade was a fierce young woman determined to speak up and change the lives of people in her community.
It is hard to believe that Esther is only 14 years old. In her short life, she has already endured and conquered so much.
She had a difficult start to life losing her mother when she was just 2 years old. She lived with her father, but was very sick as a child, constantly covered in rashes and wounds. Her father did his best to care for her, covering her in medicines from a traditional healer. But she did not get better.
When she was five her aunt paid Esther and her father a visit, and was shocked to see the little girl so unwell. She demanded that Esther come home with her, and although her father initially protested, he finally agreed it was the best thing for this little girl.
Her aunt brought Esther to the hospital, and while the doctors and nurses tried many different treatments, they could not discover a diagnosis.
It was at that time, that Esther's aunt learned that Esther's mother had died of HIV/AIDS. It dawned on her, that maybe Esther had contracted the disease from her mother at birth.
Her fears were confirmed with a test at Kiwoko. Esther was enrolled in the children's clinic and was immediately admitted to the hospital for two months to recover, get her strength back, and start on the HIV treatment.
Although she hated being in hospital, Esther could not believe how much better she felt, and was able to return to school when she was discharged from the ward, and eventually, completed her Primary 7.
After completing her schooling, Esther enrolled in a tailoring course, and now works in Kiwoko town with her aunt, making clothes for the local community.
Esther is a part of the HIV teens program now, a program that caters specifically to the needs of teens, and helps them navigate the challenges of being an adolescent with HIV. Along with her peers, Esther has started doing advocacy in her community, talking about the challenges of living with HIV and encouraging people to get tested at the hospital.
But some days, the challenges are great. Just last year, Esther's Dad passed away. She has found the loss of her only living parent very hard, and was so grateful for the support and love she received from the counsellors of Kiwoko Hospital. "The counsellors have seen me grow up. They are like family," she said.
Esther is not alone in facing challenges. She shared with us a story of a friend of hers who was so fed up and despondent about the endlessness of the disease and the lifetime of drugs and adherence that she had just…given up. She stopped taking her medication. She got so sick and was admitted to the ward. And every day, Esther visited her, encouraged her, and finally convinced her to keep up the fight, and that her life was precious and that she could live, and live well with HIV.
It was so inspiring to hear Esther speak so passionately and bravely. There is no doubt that all those who encounter this young woman will be warmed by her big heart, witty humour and passion for her community.