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Madera grew up, but Lizzie could not be saved
Bill Coate
Madera County Historical Society
John Barnett was Madera's Constable when his sister, Elizabeth, died in the family home on Yosemite Avenue in January 1909.
As Madera approached the end of the first decade of the 20th century, it stood proud and tall, and why not?
The city was justified in its expressions of self-promotion when one considers that it was just 33 years old in 1909.
First of all, Madera was proud of its location. It was situated in the center of the great San Joaquin Valley, right beside the Southern Pacific tracks, and only two miles from the Santa Fe tracks. San Francisco was only 185 miles away, and Fresno lay just 22 miles to the south.
Besides that, this small but progressive little burg was surrounded by some of the finest farmland in the San Joaquin Valley, much of which was available for purchase at fairly reasonable prices.
Add to this the fact that Madera was the county seat of Madera County and had been incorporated since 1907. It had a population of over 2,500 and an abundance of businesses to care for any need that arose among its residents — almost.
Madera had two banks, two grammar schools, and one high school. It had two daily papers, one lumberyard, a door and sash factory, and the largest box factory on the Pacific coast.
The longest lumber flume in the world ended in Madera.
The city had six churches, which included the Presbyterian, Christian, Episcopal, Catholic, Methodist Episcopal South, and Baptist congregations.
It had four livery stables, four dry goods and clothing stores, and five grocery stores.
Madera's two millinery stores were doing a land office business, as were its three hardware stores. It had two drug stores, two jewelry stores, four cigar stores, two bakeries, two bicycle stores, two harness shops, two confectionery stores, and two shoe stores.
One steam laundry and two Chinese laundries operated within the city limits. Madera had one pool hall, one produce market, two full-fledged hotels, four barbershops, and several private boarding houses.
There was one packinghouse, one icehouse, one electric light plant, and a water works.
Six attorneys, five physicians, and one undertaker had their shingles out in Madera. Two plumbing shops, one bottling works, two butcher shops also operated to serve the people.
All of the various lodges were represented in Madera, as well as several real estate firms, a searcher of records, a collection agency, a paint store, a furniture store, two grain warehouses, and a skating rink. There were seven blacksmith and horseshoeing shops, plus the largest sweet winery and distillery in the state.
Add to this one brickyard, an elegant, granite courthouse, one merchant tailor, two dentists, and one veterinary surgeon, and it is not hard to see why Maderans felt pride in their town in 1909.
It was sad, however bad that civic pride could do nothing to save one of Madera's most popular young women that year.
• DEATH ON YOSEMITE AVENUE
On Jan. 16, 1909, the Barnett home on Yosemite Avenue and B Street was filled with sorrow. Elizabeth Barnett had passed away in the stately, old house. Both the family and the town were shocked! Life had been so full of promise for young Lizzie. She was the belle of the ball — the toast of the town, so to speak. Everyone in the neighborhood loved her.
Her father was a prominent merchant, and one of her brothers was the city marshal. She had a bevy of close friends, and that's why Maderans became so concerned when she fell ill.
The attacks began on Sunday night, Jan. 10, 1909, with an excruciating pain in her side. The sharp stabs were accompanied by extreme nausea and a general malaise. The family called for Dr. Reid, who in turn sent for Fresno the physician, Dr. Maupin. He was asked to come to Madera immediately. Lizzie Barnett needed an emergency appendectomy.
When the Fresno doctor arrived, he determined that the young patient was in such a perilous condition that it would be dangerous to even try to move her to the hospital. She needed an operation right away, so Maupin decided to wield his surgical tools right there in the family residence.
The operation revealed a very serious condition. The appendix had ruptured. Round-the-clock care was set up under the watchful eye of Madera physician Dr. Dodge. The medic stayed with his patient night and day, catching small amounts of shuteye in an adjoining bedroom. After a couple of days, it began to look as if Lizzie would make it. Then she took a sudden turn for the worse.
Close to midnight on Jan. 16, 1909, the nurse checked the Barnett woman's vital signs. Everything looked fine, and then, while she was taking her patient's pulse, Lizzie's heart just stopped beating. Dr. Dodge was awakened, but his efforts to revive his patient were to no avail. Elizabeth Barnett died.
The funeral was the largest Maderans had ever witnessed. Two preachers conducted the service right from the home. Then the huge cortege carried the remains out to Arbor Vitae where interment took place. The grief-stricken family said their good-byes and then left their daughter and sister to rest in peace.
Madera continued to grow proud and prosperous in 1909, but any arrogance it had before the death of Lizzie Barnett was gone. Her unexpected passing reminded everyone that all glory was fleeting.
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The Badass Beer Advent Calendar: December 1st
Every day between now and Christmas Day we'll be opening a window on the Badass Advent Calendar to reveal a seasonal beer. First up: Great Divide's Hibernation Ale.
By Jim Hughes Dec. 01, 2010
Eventually it became a beer style in its own right, and old ale as we know it today is a malt-forward, sweet, complex, dark, often highly alcoholic beer akin to the barely wine and winter warmer styles, and is ideal for ageing. It sometimes surprises people that beer can be drunk a year, two years, ten years, even 25 years after it was brewed, and how good a beer as old as that can taste. Not every beer style is suitable for cellaring, however. Very hoppy beers are best drunk fresh to get the best from the hop flavour which will fade quickly, although there are plenty of beer geeks who are happy to age a beer such as Sierra Nevada Celebration - a very hoppy beer indeed at first, but which can mellow over time into something approaching a barley wine. Cellaring, especially for periods longer than a year, should be done carefully, and maybe that's a topic we'll cover another time.
For now though, let's enjoy these winter and Christmas seasonals while they last. This really is one of the best times of the year for the discerning beer drinker.
Jim Hughes, Head Beer Nerd, Alamo South Lamar
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Investments involve time, effort, and money — the reason planning is above all essential. And, to emphasize, this is not just the usual planning that we apply in our daily lives but "thorough or exhaustive planning".
So before you buy an airline ticket or reserve a hotel for your visit in Baguio, make sure that you are a hundred percent satisfied of your pre-investment preparations. Here is a brief checklist you can refer that includes those steps that most beginning real estate investors overlook.
Real estate investment requires not just enough money but more so you have a bigger chance of acquiring the best property in an area. Be always ready for the unexpected. The rule is — do not invest when you have more liabilities than assets. So what are your assets now? These can be tangible or intangible.
When you only have enough money in the bank but you have many other assets with no liabilities, try to see if you can qualify for a loan and how much. This way when the need arises, you already have a solution. So check out the financial institutions in your place and ask about their offers and corresponding requirements.
Why did you decide to invest in Baguio's real estate? Are you planning to retire 5 or 10 years from now? Or, you just want to see your money grow through real estate investment? When you have a clear goal, everything else will follow as expected, including your will and determination to do it.
Imagine yourself buying a certain property. What will you need? What exactly are you going to do so you'll have a smooth sailing property acquisition? What are you looking for in a property? What type of real estate investment are you searching for? Who will appraise? What are the ways to negotiate effectively?
Actually, there are a lot more that you need to consider when creating your purchase plan. And, for beginners like you, we recommend that you ask help from one of the best real estate agents in Baguio City.
It is not enough to determine the areas you'll search for real estate properties. You need to be specific. Create a list of the top ten properties in Baguio and group them according to their location. Visit those that are farthest from your accommodation then to the nearest so you have no excuse not to check out the others along the way.
So, did you just give a check to all these necessary pre-investment preparations? If not, start accomplishing them now so you can avoid those mistakes committed by other investors.
Are you thinking about the best investment to make this 2015? Well, you surely have countless of options in the Philippines. However, one of the highly recommended is investing in the real estate sector. Why?
The most recent forecast reveals that restrictions on property ownership by foreigners in the country will be relaxed as ASEAN members are planning to form a unified, single market this year. In such case, the Philippines will gain more attention from international investors. So real properties are expected to be in-demand anywhere in the country and the potential to earn millions is indeed possible.
But before you actually start finding a property, make sure that you are aware of the ins and outs of this business. How can you actually get rich in the Philippines' real estate market and become a millionaire, even a billionaire soon? Here are ways you'd be grateful you've come across now.
This is how you can earn in real estate business. That is why you need to be very particular and wise in buying properties. It's all about discovering or realizing their potential. You can choose to renovate the property and sell it for a higher price. Know that when pricing any real estate, a lot of aspects are considered, including location, neighborhood, and aesthetic appeal.
Of course, when you are just starting, you may need to apply for a loan so you can take advantage of a few great opportunities in the real estate market. Now, if ever you do so, make sure that you pay on time and keep a good record so you'll become one of the bank's most trusted borrowers. And so the next time you make a loan, everything will go smooth.
Connections is very important. The more people you know, the higher is the chance of selling a property in no time. So whenever you bump into someone, whether in a public transport or anywhere, always give your warmest smile and start a talk if possible. However, be very cautious about giving personal details. What you should do instead is to give your business or calling card. Who knows that person's friend is searching for a property so you'll be glad you did.
You really don't need to quit from your current full-time job. In real estate business, you can earn millions even if it's only a sideline career. You just have to keep on advertising the property in every opportunity and aim for a sale. Right now, social networking sites is a big help.
If you are a beginner investor, it is best to specialize one type of real estate business rather than all. For example, you'd like to consider a residential real estate investment in Baguio City, such as a house and lot or a condominium. Master this branch and then later on, you can choose to invest with the others, commercial, industrial, retail, and mixed-use.
There you have it, the five ways on how to get rich when joining the Philippines' real estate sector. Overall, it's all about research and strategy.


Community – Cultivating a tight-knit pond community by welcoming new residents and facilitating community events that bring residents together for regular social gatherings.
Conservation – Exploring opportunities for protecting and improving pond health (i.e., researching natural alternatives to control vegetation and pests).
Education – Educating the watershed community about the impact of lawn fertilizer, driveway salt and any waste in storm drains (i.e., dog excrement, oil/gas, etc.) on the health of the pond.
We recognize the need to keep the community well informed, build the membership and acknowledge those making additional financial contributions to help us achieve our goals.
Communications – We strive to keep members well informed of organizational activities and initiatives through re-purposing our website and regular email communications.
Membership – As the neighborhood association for our unique watershed community, we also see how Winter Pond is a tremendous resource for all of Winchester and surrounding communities. We aim to expand our membership and create multiple opportunities for people to participate. Simply volunteering a few hours a year is a great help.
Recognition – The FWP is grateful for the support of our members and recognizes those who choose to contribute at greater levels with the following "indigenous bird" honors: Yellow Warbler ($100 contribution), Osprey ($250), Belted Kingfisher ($500), and Great Blue Heron ($1000+). Donors may also choose to give anonymously.
The FWP is a 501(c) (3) charitable organization so, subject to the advice of your tax advisor, all contributions may be written off as a charitable deduction. We hope you will consider a gift to the FWP at the basic membership level ($50) or greater as part of your year-end giving plans. We are a volunteer organization with no paid staff so all contributions are invested back into the organization.


Thursday night, Nick had a meeting, so I had the place to myself and not much to do. It was really nice!
Sunday, after church, we headed out to the beach with Nick's cousins, brother, and some of their friends. The boys played and wrestled in the warm (yes, warm), salty waves and I was more than happy to just go up to my knees and call it a day. I'm a fresh-water lake girl. None of this Pacific Ocean stuff.
Wednesday was date night since our dinner with friends was postponed. We actually made a real dinner together, and it was lovely (even if it was just really good hamburgers). We tidied up the kitchen and enjoyed a movie together. Okay, enjoyed is a loose term. We watched the movie, "Noah", and it's really weird.
Love that first out of focus selfie. Gonna have to try that!
Thanks! It's pretty easy to do. Just shoot out of focus, lol!


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Why I Live Here: I bought my Aptos house for $100K in 1981. Friends tell me I'm lucky; I don't agree.
(Via Claudia Sternbach)
By Claudia Sternbach
Source: Lookout Santa Cruz
Claudia Sternbach landed in Santa Cruz County by chance in 1981, when she and her husband, Michael, were idealists searching for a way to make a life close to the water. Today, their Aptos home is worth 10 times what they paid, but people she has known for decades are leaving, unable to afford the soaring home prices. Her daughter can't afford to live here. She wonders aloud what Santa Cruz is becoming and what will happen to adventure-seeking young people today.
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We had been looking at the map of the United States for days.
It had begun to curl at the corners due to the humidity. It was 1981, and Michael and I had been living in Mexico for a year and had decided to return to the U.S., the land of our births. Michael on the East Coast, I on the West. We were young and unafraid.
Let me just say, if you are contemplating a serious relationship with another, a reliable test of your compatibility is to move to a small village in the Yucatan where there is no television, no phones, very little when it comes to radio, (thank you BBC for Sunday morning story hour!) and the only fresh drinking water is an hour away by bus. If the person you believe to be the love of your life can't deal with having only you to entertain them, the chance of remaining together for decades is slim.
However, if said person can hold you up under your armpits while you hover over the toilet, too weak to even sit on your own, unable to keep anything inside you after dining at a "rustic restaurant" in the jungle, and he or she is still into you, well, you might have something.
Why I Live Here
We each have different reasons for making Santa Cruz home.
Some of us can't live without the ocean or the redwoods. Some of us landed here decades ago and never left. Others commute long distances to live in what used to be a sleepy beach town, but today is one of the most expensive small towns in the country.
For some, the pull is family, familiarity, the smell of salt and sea lions. The place that whispers, "We belong."
What is Santa Cruz to you and why do you call this quirky corner of our planet home?
Our new series explores that and asks us to think about our community, how it's changing, who's coming and who has left, who we were and what we are becoming.
Why — of all the places to live in the world — do you choose this one? We welcome your thoughts and ideas.
If you have ideas, stories, reasons to share, please submit pieces of 800 words or less to jody@lookoutlocal.com. See here for guidelines.
We had, almost 40 years ago, decided to move to the Yucatan because we had no reason not to.
My father had begun building a house in what was then the tiny village of Akumal. There was a dive shop, a few houses and one restaurant. My father's house was unfinished and he dangled it like bait. "Go," he said. "Live in the house until it is complete."
I invited Michael — we had been dating for three months — and off we went.
We spent a year snorkeling every morning before breakfast, hanging out at the beach, where Michael taught tourists, mostly Europeans, how to windsurf. I created hand-painted T-shirts to sell to the visitors to our little community. We were either incredibly brave or incredibly naive, never giving a thought to a future much beyond the white sand beaches and barracuda tacos at the beach bar in Akumal.
But now, the house was complete and it was time to leave. Where to go?
We had little. No jobs waiting for us. Just a small amount of money in the bank. It could have felt overwhelming, but it did not. We felt so free. We had each other. We were such innocents.
We laid the map out in front of us. We could choose anywhere. Before moving to Mexico, we had lived in Berkeley. I adored it, but imagining going back there felt wrong. It felt too busy, too crowded, too much stimulation after living in such an isolated environment.
We'll figure it out tomorrow, we said again and again. Then, we settled into our hammocks, each with a cold cerveza, and watched the pelicans fly low over the turquoise water, diving for dinner.
Time was running out, however. We knew we wanted to be close to the water; we had developed a connection to the ocean. Swimming with barracudas, angel fish, parrot fish, turtles and rays had become a necessary part of our day.
Southern California held the promise of warm water. Not as warm as the Caribbean, but swimmable. But the thought of all of the freeways, traffic, people, put us off.
We decided the East Coast didn't fit us, either, and folded the map in half, narrowing down our search. Using a red marking pen, we began to circle possible new homes. With just days to spare, we chose a small college town right on the coast of Central California. It had a university, beaches and was relatively inexpensive.
Santa Cruz was the right choice.
Claudia Sternbach's Aptos home in 1980.
We have lived in our small Aptos house ever since. Thanks to a bit of family help, we were able to buy a three-bedroom, one-bath house in a neighborhood filled with similar homes with slightly different floor plans. We had a village just a short walk from our house. A small grocery store, a pub and the old Bayview Hotel, which was still open for business. Small-town charm.
The houses, built in the 1970s, were selling for around $100,000. One of the homes had a second story built over the garage, and I recall our realtor saying the owners would never recoup the money they had invested in their property.
Well, ha to that.
Today, Aptos Village would not be recognized by folks who settled here in the 1970s and '80s. We have a new neighborhood of condos, a shopping center with an inviting New Leaf Market, a wine shop and other new businesses, including a restaurant that might soon get a Michelin star.
After years of debate about the "new Aptos," it came together just before the pandemic hit.
Some locals were dead set against it. Now, after almost three years, I find the renovations and new stores a welcome addition. The improvements brought new jobs and, as someone who drives through the village daily, I am not bothered by an increase in traffic.
It has not been as bad as many thought it would be. But will the people who are employed by these new stores and restaurants be able to continue to live here? I just don't know how.
Today, we regularly receive postcards in the mail offering more than $1 million for our 1,000-square-foot home. Every house in the neighborhood that goes on the market sells in just days, for well over $1 million.
I am always surprised when a young family moves in. I can only imagine what their mortgage payments will be.
So far, none of our closest neighbors, friends who have lived here for decades, have sold and moved on. We are settled. But our grown children are scattered around the country, priced out. Our daughter could never purchase even the smallest home here in Santa Cruz.
Friends in other parts of the county tell us how lucky we are. I suppose they imagine us selling and enjoying the profits. But where would we go? This is home. So no, I don't feel lucky.
I keep thinking about young people living in other parts of the world who have an adventurous spirit and are looking for a place to build a life, contribute to a community, raise a family. Where will they go? Not here.
What will we miss as a town if that new energy they would bring never arrives? Will we still be able to attract artists, writers, teachers and adventure-seekers? If not, how will this affect our community?
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Akumal has changed. It is a large resort town that is unrecognizable to those of us who lived there decades ago. And Santa Cruz is a different place than it was in the 1980s. Still beautiful, still welcoming, but only if you have the funds to purchase a million-dollar house with no ocean view and only one bathroom.
Yesterday, I received an email from a friend I've had for decades who has lived here for 30 years. She and her partner have been renting a sweet little place tucked away on a hillside. She wrote to tell me that they are moving to Auburn, where they can afford to buy a house. They have been priced out of Santa Cruz County. They both have been active in our beachside town. There will be a hole in the fabric of Santa Cruz once they leave.
What is the price we are all paying as the cost of living continues to rise?
I have no answers to these questions. I only know that all of those years ago if housing prices were what they have now become, Michael and I never could have circled Santa Cruz in red and decided to call it home.
Claudia Sternbach is the author of three memoirs. Her most recent is "Dear Goldie Hawn, Dear Leonard Cohen" (Paper Angel Press). Her previous piece for Lookout, "Fear was never part of the school day, but this is the country we live in now," appeared in May.
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Gregory Currie's NY Times Opinion piece argues literature is dependent on psychology to prove its merit and use.
Everything depends in the end on whether we can find direct, causal evidence: we need to show that exposure to literature itself makes some sort of positive difference to the people we end up being.
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On the more advanced side we have Neurohumanities. Which are pressing for similar cerebral answers.
Neurohumanities is the ultimate response to—and rejection of—critical theory, a mixture of literary theory, linguistics and anthropology that dominated the American humanities through the 1990s. Critical theory's current decline was somewhat inevitable, as all intellectual movements erode over time. This was exemplified by the so-called Sokal affair in 1996, in which a physics professor named Alan Sokal submitted a hoax theoretical paper on science to Social Text, only to unmask himself and lambaste the theorists who accepted and published his piece as not understanding the science.
It's not hard to imagine a future when neurohumanities and neuroaesthetics have become so adulated that they rise up and out of the academy. Soon enough, they may seep into writers' colonies and artists' studios, where "culture producers" confronting a sagging economy and a distracted audience will embrace "Neuro Art" as their new selling point. Will writers start creating characters and plots designed to trigger the "right" neuronal responses in their readers and finally sell 20,000 copies rather than 3,000?
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Olympics prove a real marathon for the couch potato
Date Published: 07-Aug-2012
IT'S a wonder there isn't a television channel filming people who are just watching the Olympics from the comfort of their couch – because, God knows, they covered every other possible angle of the London Games.
If you have a red button on your remote, you can indulge yourself in a long session of midnight gymnastics without leaving the chair; it's a veritable feast for insomniacs who can while away the darkness by brushing up on the intricacies of archery or volleyball of either the traditional or beach variety.
Who knows how depressing this is for those who don't love sport, but for those of us that do, it's been like a ringside seat – but one which also offers easy access to the fridge.
The BBC has set the bar at an incredible height with its coverage of its home games, although RTÉ deserves honourable mention for the quantity and quality of its own efforts – particularly when you include radio in the mix.
Twelve live streams sounds like our summer of flooding, but it's an incredible achievement from the national broadcaster and one that ensures our own athletes are front and centre for the duration.
And like every other Games in history, we've already had our own unheralded heroes – who would have thought we'd become so knowledgeable on the cut and thrust of laser radial racing, thanks to the exploits of Annalise Murphy?
Suddenly the world is pre-occupied with split times in swimming and PBs – or, in the case of that year old can suddenly in the case of that teenage Chinese flyer, how a 16 year old can suddenly swim faster than the speed of light.
And then there are the analysts; Andrew Bree particularly impressed on RTÉ's swimming coverage and Mick Dowling and Bernard Dunne are fast becoming the Pope and Hook of the boxing world, but the big stars were naturally on the BBC.
One of the nights saw Gabby Logan host a panel that included John McEnroe – perhaps the most entertaining analyst/guest on any station on any sport – as well as Michael Johnson and the great Olga Korbut, the Sparrow from Minsk who stole the world's hearts with at the Munich Olympics winning four gold medals as a tiny 17 year old.
Olga was only a slip of a thing when she was a superstar and she hasn't grown much since – so much so that when she was delayed by traffic for the start of the show, McEnroe quipped that she'd slipped down the back of the couch.
The late night show is a more relaxing, reflective one where the big winners of the day have a habit of casually dropping in as though they were in need of a cup of tea. But it's earlier in the day where the Beeb really shines.
If there has been a star of London 2012 – outside of those competing for medals – it's been Clare Balding, who has once again demonstrated her rare talent for grace under pressure as well as a wry sense of humour … not to mention the courage not to hide her incredulity when the teenage Chinese swimmer shot down the pool like a bullet from a gun.
Her interview with the father of South African gold medal swimmer Chad le Clos was a classic, capturing the emotion of the moment through that rare ability on the part of the interviewer to realise that you're the conduit and not the star. She is knowledgeable but never preaching, quick-witted, engaging and versatile, showing that she's as comfortable perched high over a 50 metre pool as she in the parade ring at Ascot.
Ironically she has competition here from a woman who has enjoyed a similar career path – because Tracy Piggott may be more familiar to television audiences from her days in the winner's enclosure but she has also shown herself to be a true pro on the Olympic front.
Cool and engaging, she is another who doesn't want to show you how clever she is – rather she's content to let the experts do the talking while she asks all the right questions.
On the analysts' side of the couch, Australian swimming legend Ian Thorpe has proven to be quite the star, not least for a range of clothing that suggests he has all the style counsel of a New York pimp – and the football panel with Gary Lineker, Alan Hansen and Robbie Savage have been the worst when they should shine as the most experienced.
Still, it's been a feast for the sports fan with more channels than you could shake a stick at – and, thanks to Danny Boyle's Ballinasloe roots, we even had rugby legend Noel Mannion snatching a starring role in the opening ceremony. It just doesn't get any better than that.
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The Nigeria Governors' Forum read with utter disgust reports making the rounds in the print, electronic and social media that monies accruing to states from the Paris and London Clubs refunds have found their way into private pockets. Apart from stating that these reports are unfounded and are only a figment of the imagination of the writers, the Nigeria Governors' Forum wishes to also categorically state that nothing illegal has been committed in the entire process leading to the final disbursement to states of the first tranche Paris- London Clubs repayment of the excess deductions from states' coffers and the refund of their loans.
Following the barrage of innuendoes, untruths and outright falsehoods that have pervaded the media, the Nigeria Governors' Forum deems it imperative to shed light on the transactions that followed and put the records straight.
The Paris London Clubs loan refund has been on the cards since 2005. Successive state governors had tried to get reimbursement for the excess deductions from their states in the past but did not succeed. The failure resulted from a number of reasons, varying from one state to the other. It is therefore to the Nigeria Governors' Forum's credit that this set of governors was able to persuade President Muhammadu Buhari to authorize the release of the funds for disbursement to deserving states.
President Buhari's desire to reflate the economy at a time when states were insolvent and unable to pay salaries was why he acceded to the request by the current group of governors that the money be released to the states. It is true that there were conditions attached to the disbursements but these arose from the collective and voluntary resolution of the governors and not any draconian order from any quarters. It shows that the governors themselves are responsible, sensitive and compassionate enough to understand the plight of Nigerians that they govern and therefore work in the interest of their people.
It is important to state that in approving the repayment, due process was diligently followed and each and every approving authority, including the Federal Ministry of Finance, the office of the Accountant General of the Federation, the Central Bank of Nigeria and the office of the Auditor General of the Federation as well as the National Assembly were duly informed from the beginning to the end of all the transactions. Nothing illegal was done and no monies was paid into the personal account of any Governor, legislator or top officials at any of the levels and arms of government in the country.
This brings us to the issue of consultants who facilitated the process. Indeed, a number of consultants were saddled with the task of verifying the amounts due to each of the states. These consultants were recruited by the respective states but were eventually collapsed into a consortium of only a few, even though the others who did not make it to the final group were reimbursed according to their input.
It may interest the readers that many more consultants throughout the country are still insisting that they did work on this same Paris-London Clubs repayments since a decade ago and that they are entitled to some compensation as well.
Many of them had actually and verifiably done some work in the past and negotiated a fee of between 10 per cent and 30 per cent, with the different states that engaged them. It was therefore immoral and impossible to deny each their due, provided their input is verified and justified.
It should be noted that if the Federal Government under the watch of President Buhari had found anything corrupt, illegal and unpatriotic about the payment or the utilization of the first tranche of the Paris- London Clubs Fund repayment to states, it would not have approved the payment of the second tranche to the states. After all, we all know the unimpeachable level of commitment of President Muhammadu Buhari on the issues of transparency and accountability. In any case, those writing those fictitious reports on the payment have also acknowledged that the president had insisted on the verification of the process of utilization of the first tranche before the second is approved for release. Note also most importantly at this juncture, that every decision that was taken in respect of all the transactions was with the full consent and blessing of the 36 governors.
We therefore find the insinuation in the media that monies went into the private accounts of seven unidentified governors as not only preposterous but mischievous. This is more so because none of the reports was able to identify a single governor, not to talk of seven. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) itself had issued a release exculpating all the governors, saying it was investigating the matter further. But instead of allowing the EFCC to conclude its investigations, a particular section of the media resorted to this unsavory falsehood which puts the media and its practitioners in bad light.
Finally, this forum wishes to appeal to the media to ply their trade responsibly. We know that in a democracy comments are free, but facts must be sacred too. Media practitioners must abide by their professional ethics if the progress of the country is their motivation for doing their work. They must know that misinforming the public does nobody any good. Instead, at the end of the day, it is the nation and its peoples that suffer from the tension and disunity often generated by the antics of mischief-makers. As partners in progress, the media must embrace responsible ethical conduct and always seek the truth before rushing to publish.


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Senator Gillibrand News Conference on Sexual Assault and Harassment
2022-02-11T08:28:35-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvM2FmXC8yMDIyMDIxMDExMjUyNDAxMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) spoke to reporters following passage of a bill that ends arbitration in sexual assault and harassment cases. She was joined by a bipartisan group of senators: Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY, Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and former Fox News Host Gretchen Carlson.
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Hits Almost 50k Players on Steam Following Netflix's The Witcher Release
Player counts this high have not been seen since 2016.
By Jessie Wade
Updated: 23 Dec 2019 11:06 pm
Posted: 23 Dec 2019 5:10 pm
Following the release of Netflix's highly anticipated new series, The Witcher, a resurgence for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt began over the weekend on Steam.
IGN confirmed concurrents on Steam were recorded at nearly 50k players as of Monday morning, according to analytics on Steam Charts. The average players on PC have been approximately 13,000 over the past six months, with a slight uptick to 18,000 concurrents in July – possibly due to reveals of The Witcher series at San Diego Comic Con.
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A player count increase to this extent has not been seen since 2016 when CD Projekt Red released the game's DLC, Blood and Wine, as reported by PlayTracker.
Netflix's The Witcher premiered on December 20, adapted by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich by author Andrzej Sapkowski's novels, and stars Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia, Freya Allan as Ciri, and Anya Chalotra as Yennefer.
Have you played The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt?
Speaking to IGN at San Diego Comic Con, Hissrich explained the importance of the short stories for the Netflix adaptation.
"I mean, for me, you can't skip the short stories. It's absolutely where the world building takes place and where the foundation of this world is built," Hissrich said.
Cavill told IGN although he's a huge fan of the books, he also loves The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, saying he's played it through multiple times, and that acting in the show is similar to playing the game – but in a different form.
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Cavill also explained to IGN how his inspiration for the voice of Geralt came largely from Doug Cockle's voiceover performance in The Witcher 3.
"... When I heard Doug Cockle's incredible performance in Witcher 3 - which I've heard time after time because I've played the games a lot - I realized that I could utilize something like that, and create [Geralt's] stony exterior," Cavill said.
CD Projekt Red recently struck a new deal with Sapkowski, which opens the door to potential The Witcher projects in the future.
For more on The Witcher, check out our Season 1 review round-up of every episode, and stay tuned for our final review on the first season of the newest Netflix series. Also, read our explainer on the geopolitics of the continent, along with preparing for more of the series with our reading guide for The Witcher. If you happen to be one of the 50k players diving back into the Witcher 3, be sure to check out our expansive wiki guide for tips and tricks, walkthroughs, and interactive maps.
Jessie Wade is Homepage Editor at IGN and is a huge fan of The Witcher across the board. Chat with her on Twitter @jessieannwade if you see fit.
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The United States and India will hold their first-ever Strategic and Commercial Dialogue next week in Washington. This strategic and commercial consolidation is a little-noticed but important outcome of President Obama's meeting with Prime Minister Modi at the Indian Republic Day last January.
Now the Obama administration is pulling out all the stops to make this U.S. engagement a success and a key demonstration that the administration's "rebalance to Asia" is more than just rhetoric. The Modi administration is reciprocating by sending some of its brightest stars to the meeting and following-up with another visit from the Prime Minister himself. His trip will include a visit to Silicon Valley to see how the U.S. does innovation and culminate in an unprecedented third- within- a -year summit with Obama in New York on September 28.
Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to the White House on September 24 -25 occurs between the U.S.-India dialogue and the Modi summit – a sequence that will not be lost on Chinese policy makers. Nor will the virtually simultaneous visit to Washington of Pope Francis featuring a protection of the earth theme be ignored as Obama tries to push India toward a commitment on climate change, as he previously did China.
Obama has declared climate change a strategic priority. An Indian commitment could pave the way for a substantive agreement in Paris this December. Indeed, clean energy and its positive effects on the environment will be central to a U.S.-India energy dialogue that will occur the day before and feed into the strategic and commercial meeting. Indian Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Power, and Coal Piyush Goyal will confer with his U.S. counterpart, Energy Secretary Ernie Moniz.
Just after the energy conference and just before the strategic and commercial dialogue, Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State John Kerry, Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, and visiting Indian ministers will headline the US-India Business Council annual dinner. A CEO forum and The Energy Research Institute (TERI) will incorporate major leaders of U.S. and Indian business into the agenda. The prominence being given commerce and business underlines basic realities regarding the U.S.-India economic relationship. The days of government action being the driving force in U.S.-India economic engagement are over. A "green revolution" aid model, i.e. provision of U.S. technology and resources on a non-commercial basis, no longer has much relevance in the U.S.-Indian context.
The U.S. government acting alone simply does not have the resources to make much difference to economic growth in India even though India needs outside help. At times this seems hard for the Indian side to understand and even harder for the U.S. side to admit. Today U.S.-India economic engagement must be driven largely by the private sector on commercial terms. The opportunities for public-private cooperation to fuel mutually beneficial economic development are immense and the necessity for policy coordination is essential. Thus, there is a need for combining strategic and commercial considerations.
However, strategic and commercial factors do not always operate in virtuous circles. They can result in vicious downward spirals as well. Economic and commercial engagement gone awry can drive the world's two largest democracies apart as well as bring them together. India has just lost a WTO dispute brought by the U.S. about local content in solar projects. India plans to appeal. Less than two years ago, a U.S. business coalition got more than 170 members of Congress to sign on to a letter questioning the fairness of Indian trade practices and instigated a highly critical report of the U.S. International Trade Commission. The ITC is due to issue a follow-up report soon, and it will not be entirely favorable to India. More importantly, the U.S. and Indian economic models presently may not be sufficiently compatible to support a long-term strategic partnership. Further reforms are needed on both sides.
State-owned enterprises are widespread at all levels of Indian government and often make a mockery of the term "free enterprise." The fundamental economic reforms that drove closer U.S.-Indian strategic relations beginning in the early 1990s have once again stalled. Even the word "privatization" is anathema to large segments of the Indian political establishment. The euphemism "disinvestment" is used to try to get around this difficulty, but the fact remains that the dead hand of governmental bureaucracy still directly controls large segments of the Indian economy. Nor should the United States be complacent in a belief that it has perfected an economic model that works for promotion of growth and prosperity in India.
Neither India nor the rest of the world has forgotten that the great recession of 2008 -2011 began with a meltdown in U.S. financial markets. A system that tolerates – some say "promotes" – vast swings in economic stability and provides income inequality that caters to the top one-half of 1 percent is not wholly attractive to a nation that has 400 million of some of the poorest people on earth. Unquestionably, economic engagement on commercial terms has been a driver in the ability of the United States and India to move from estrangement to cooperation on strategic issues. The eight days stretching from the U.S.-India energy dialogue through the strategic and commercial dialogue to Modi UN and Silicon Valley visits and culminating in yet another Obama-Modi summit may prove to be pivotal in U.S. Indian relations.
Or this sequence of events may be just window-dressing in a seemingly endless string of U.S.-India discussions and photo ops – overshadowed perhaps by the visits of a Catholic Pope and a Chinese President. However, if the world's largest democracies are to provide the dynamism for a rebalancing toward Asia, these dialogues must be more than just talk: they must show results.
The opinions expressed here are those soley those of the author.
This article originally appeared in The Diplomat.


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Trim and slim
Mushrooms and weight control
Mushrooms are ideally suited for weight control as they are low in fat and calories. A single serving of mushrooms (around 100g or three button mushrooms) has only 18 kcals.
In addition, mushrooms make you feel fuller for longer resulting in a decrease in food intake. In 2008 researchers from Johns Hopkins University published a study which confirmed that substituting meat with button mushrooms increased the satiety (feeling of fullness) of the meal. Study participants that substituted meat with mushrooms found that they were able to regulate their body weight more easily. On top of that, although the mushroom meal was only about 100 calories less than the meat meal, consumers actually ate 379 fewer calories a day over four days! [Cheskin 2008, Poddar 2013]
This suggests that mushrooms have a powerful ability to make a meal more filling.
Mushrooms are also low energy density as they contain fewer calories per serving. Rather than trying to starve yourself by eating fewer calories to lose weight, it's a good idea to focus on eating meals that have fewer calories per serving.
Low energy dense foods are high in water and low in fat, as is the case with mushrooms, fruits and vegetables. The table below compares the energy density of various foods. Interestingly, mushrooms are one of the lowest energy dense foods available!
Food kcals / 100g
Banana 60
Strawberry 27
Chicken breast 141
Beef fillet (lean) 269
In truth, most people find that it's easy to gain weight but losing it can be quite a challenging task. Put simply, we generally gain weight when we eat more calories than our body requires for maintaining its weight. So, to lose any excess body fat we will have to eat fewer calories than we burn. There are three ways to achieve that:
Eat fewer calories by changing your diet;
Burn more calories by being more active; or/and
A combination of the above
In reality, a combination of dietary change and leading a lifestyle that's more active is the most efficient way to succeed in weight management. And, as described above, the humble mushroom can be a significant part of that success.
Poddar, K. H., et al. Positive effect of mushrooms substituted for meat on body weight, body composition, and health parameters. A 1-year randomized clinical trial. Appetite (2013).
Cheskin L.J., et al. Lack of energy compensation over 4 days when white mushrooms are substituted for beef. Appetite (2008).
Research shows that compounds in mushrooms could help reduce the risk of two very common types of cancer: breast cancer in women and prostate cancer in men.
Wait, mushrooms help fight cancer?
International studies suggest that women who eat mushrooms have a 50-60% lower risk of breast cancer, compared to those who don't [Shin 2010; Hong 2008]. That has been quite an extraordinary finding and has inspired more research on how mushrooms might help lower risk of cancer.
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia's largest food research organisation, has published a very detailed scientific report on mushrooms' anti-cancer properties which you can find here.
Potential to reduce prostate cancer risk too
Moreover, research suggests that compounds in mushrooms inhibit the enzyme responsible for the development of prostate cancer in men, therefore having a potential role in the protection against prostate cancer [Adams 2008].
Summing up, it is too early to say that mushrooms can solely and completely protect you from the risk of breast or prostate cancer. But ongoing research suggests that the role of mushrooms in reducing the risk of these two common types of cancers is very promising.
It is unlikely that any single nutrient in food can solely provide protection against cancer. It is more probable that the combination of many compounds in food can help to effectively offer protection to the body. That means we should try to eat a healthy diet, one that includes mushrooms.
Hong SA, et al. A case-control study on the dietary intake of mushrooms and breast cancer risk among Korean women, International Journal of Cancer 2008.
Shin A, et al. Dietary mushroom intake and the risk of breast cancer based on hormone receptor status, Nutrition & Cancer 2010.
Adams LS, et al. White button mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus) exhibits antiproliferative and proapoptotic properties and inhibits prostate tumor growth in athymic mice, Nutrition and Cancer 2008.
Chen S. Anti-cancer activities of white button mushrooms, Mushroom Science XVI 2004.
Baiba J Grube, et al. White Button Mushroom Phytochemicals Inhibit Aromatase Activity and Breast Cancer Cell Proliferation,Journal of Nutrition 2001.
Chen S., et al. Anti-aromatase activity of phytochemicals in white button mushrooms (Agaricus Bisporus), Cancer Research 2006.
Vegetarian's meat
Are you a vegetarian? Or are you just looking to reduce your daily meat intake? Then mushrooms should be a part of your daily diet as no other vegetable comes nearly as close to the taste and texture of meat as the humble mushroom!
But that's not all. Mushrooms can be a great meat substitute because they pack more than twice the amount of protein than other vegetables. Impressive isn't it?
But don't just take our word for it.
In a recent study performed at the Johns Hopkins University, the positive effects of substituting mushrooms for meat were examined over a 1-year period and the results were astonishing! Not only did the participants on the mushroom diet saw a loss in their overall body weight due to a lower intake of calories and fat, but they also saw a big improvement in other health parameters such as their cholesterol! [Poddar 2013]
A healthy diet is a varied diet. And if you're looking to reduce the amount of meat you eat then it can be a good idea to combine mushrooms with other meat substitutes such as eggs, nuts or tofu. Now that's super healthy!
Need some inspiration? Why don't you browse through our recipe section? Just make sure that you keep the 'Vegetarian' box ticked!
Poddar, K. H., et al. Positive effect of mushrooms substituted for meat on body weight, body composition, and health parameters. A 1-year randomized clinical trial. Appetite (2013)
Nature's superfood
What is a superfood?
Although it is frequently used by the media and marketeers alike, there seems to be no formal definition of the term "superfood". But, we here at Kyriakides Mushrooms would consider reasonable to expect that a superfood should have the following characteristics:
Be minimally processed and non-GMO
Offer nutritional benefits not seen in other commonly eaten foods
Have a lot of nutrients in a single serving compared to its calorie content
Does not increase the consumption of saturated fats or other compounds linked to poor health
Provide other healthy constituents such as antioxidants
Have research linking it as a potential tool against a long-term disease
Be affordable
Be easily accessible
To us, the last two points are the most important. We see little value in a "superfood" that provides nutrition and health benefits if it is "super" expensive or "super" difficult to find. Healthy food needs to be easily available, as easy as walking to your local supermarket. Mushrooms are convenient, can be consumed by almost everyone and can be eaten at any time during the day. Just one serving of 100 g. counts towards your 5-a-day. That's just three white mushrooms or one Portobello. Easy.
The mushroom as a superfood
So let's see how the mushroom fares against the characteristics of a "superfood" we described above. Mushrooms provide the following benefits:
All our mushrooms are completely natural and free of nutrient enriching or other similar products
They are very different to vegetables in terms of their nutrient composition. In fact, they provide nutrients in amounts not usually found in vegetables. Just 100 g. of mushrooms provide more than 20% of the guideline daily amounts for six essential nutrients: vitamins B2, B3, B5, B7, copper and selenium.
Low in calories and with virtually zero fat, mushrooms are perfect for maintaining a healthy weight
Its antioxidant capacity is similar to, or better than, most common vegetables
Ongoing academic research indicates that mushrooms may potentially have a role to play towards lowering the risk of cancer.
Easily accessible, as mushrooms can be found in almost all supermarkets in Cyprus.
Sure, there's no formal definition of the term "superfood" but if there was we're pretty certain that the humble mushroom would be the Rocky Balboa of all superfoods!
Just 100g of mushrooms (three white mushrooms or one Portobello) provide around 1.5g of fibre, which is about 5-6% of the daily fibre needs of an adult. Even better, when they are cooked and lose some water, the level of fibre rises to 2.7g per 100g serve, around 10% of your daily fibre needs.
The key aspects to a healthy heart are maintaining an active lifestyle, not smoking and keeping a balanced weight by following a healthy diet. And everyone knows that healthy eating includes fruit, vegetables, legumes, lean meat and dairy. We now know that eating mushrooms also plays a role in keeping your heart healthy. [Guillamón 2010, Jeong 2010]
Many researchers have found that the mushrooms we love so much lower the bad cholesterol in the blood and help stop the narrowing of the arteries.
There is virtually no fat in mushrooms. Like plant foods, they are cholesterol-free and low in calories. Put all that together and you have a very tasty food that is looking after your heart.
Guillamón E, et al. Edible mushrooms: role in the prevention of cardiovascular disease. Fitoterapia 2010.
Jeong S.C., et al. White button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) lowers blood glucose and cholesterol levels in diabetic and hypercholesterolemic rats. Nutrition Research 2010.
For a long time, scientists have appreciated the antioxidant effect of fresh fruits and vegetables. Mushrooms are a rich source of antioxidants, as confirmed by laboratory analysis. In one study of 30 common vegetables, mushrooms were placed in the top 5 highest antioxidant levels when compared to vegetables. [Pellegrini 2003]
Mushrooms are also very high in a powerful antioxidant called ergothioneine. Ergothioneine is found in very few other vegetables or fruit and appears to protect blood cells by penetrating the nuclei of our cells to protect them from oxidation (damage).
Pellegrini N., et al. Total antioxidant capacity of plant foods, beverages and oils consumed in Italy assessed by three different in vitro assays. Journal of Nutrition (2003).
Mushrooms are packed with nutrients, with just a single serve of 100g offering a remarkable amount of essential vitamins and minerals. It's like taking a vitamin supplement, only much, much tastier!
But don't take our word for it. Take a look at the table below and you won't believe your eyes!
Nutrient Quantity % RDI
Vitamin B2 0.37 mg
28% in men, 36% in women
Vitamin B3 3.7 mg
Vitamin B7 8.9 μg
Vitamin B9 18 μg
5% in men, 5% in women
Copper 342 μg
Selenium 15.4 μg
Phosphorus 110 mg
8% in men, 11% in women
Source: Food Standards Australia New Zealand - NUTTAB 2010


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Tennessee football adds 2021 QB Sullivan McDermott as preferred walk-on
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he Waxhaw, N.C. joins the Tennessee football Volunteers as a preferred walk-on. With an already intriguing competition looming for the spring, Tennessee football is adding another player to its stable of quarterbacks. In this case, they're bringing in a wildcard th Carolina from Norwho would surprise everybody if he got the job. Sullivan McDermott, a 6'4″ 205-pound pro-style quarterback out of Marvin Ridge High School in Waxhaw, N.C., is now heading to Rocky Top. According to Ryan Callahan of GoVols247, he joins the Vols as a preferred walk-on in their 2021 recruiting class. McDermott does not have a rating on 247Sports or Rivals. He received the preferred walk-on offer from Tennessee football inside linebackers coach Brian Niedermeyer and revealed his decision to join the Vols Friday on Twitter. Given the transfers of Jarrett Guarantano and J.T. Shrout, UT's quarterback competition in the spring was set to come down to Harrison Bailey, once a five-star phenom, and Kaidon Salter with Brian Maurer potentially throwing a wrench into the process. Bailey is touted for his drop-back passing skills, and Salter is a four-star in the Vols' 2021 class due to his dual-threat abilities. Virginia Tech Hokies graduate transfer Hendon Hooker also joined the program to bring more experience, and he is another mobile quarterback. We should note that Maurer also is a guy with dual-threat abilities. Because of those guys, the addition of McDermott balances out the skills of the quarterbacks on the roster for Jeremy Pruitt, Jim Chaney, Chris Weinke and Tee Martin to have open competition. Of course, that's assuming they all are around by the time the spring and then next season arrive. According to MaxPreps, McDermott completed 67.3 percent of his passes for 2,367 yards, 25 touchdowns and 12 interceptions through 12 games this past year. He also plays basketball. Here is a look at his football highlight reel. Read more: Tennessee football adds 2021 QB Sullivan McDermott as preferred walk-on ALLFORTENNESSEE.COM The Waxhaw, N.C. joins the Tennessee football Volunteers as a preferred walk-on. With an already intriguing competition looming for the spring, Tennessee f...
Wayna Morris is pretty much gone
The Tennessee football Volunteers have lost one of their top offensive lineman. And just like that, one of the key recruits to be sold as a building block for Tennessee football under head coach Jeremy Pruitt is gone. When Wanya Morris entered the transfer portal earlier this week, there was always the possibility that he would return to Rocky Top. After all, the same day he entered the portal, Shawn Shamburger had withdrawn from the portal. There was hope that Pruitt would be able to convince Morris, one of his top young players, to do the same thing. It didn't happen. Morris revealed a new top three Friday night, and none of them involved Tennessee football. The schools were the Oklahoma Sooners, Texas A&M Aggies and USC Trojans. He listed them on Twitter. While this is a loss and I don't mean this as being in retaliation to his decision, I wish him the best but am I the only one that thought Tennessee QBs were still running for their lives this past season and actually he was slightly overrated? Regardless I wish him well.
Tennessee football burns while leaders pretend everything is normal
I have to agree with this article: Tennessee football burns while leaders pretend everything is normal ALLFORTENNESSEE.COM Why is there no movement related to the Tennessee football Volunteers? If hell is really an eternal fire with no end in sight, Tennessee football may be in...
Texas thinks Pruitt is headed there
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Really isn't much to talk about other than Basketball. Until something break with Pruitt we are at a standstill except for loons posting crap that isn't of any value and we don't do that here.
Tennessee football: Tracking seniors, transfers, departures, returnees for 2021
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Apparently we've got issues lol
Here is where are now: Tennessee football: Tracking seniors, transfers, departures, returnees for 2021 ALLFORTENNESSEE.COM Here is a look at what Tennessee football Volunteers players are doing for 2021 in the offseason. Dating back to the last week of the 2020 season, Tennesse...
Morris in transfer portal - here's another one
Tennessee football: Wanya Morris, one of Pruitt's two 5-star signees, in transfer portal WWW.KNOXNEWS.COM Wanya Morris is one of two five-star recruits to sign with Tennessee football during Jeremy Pruitt's tenure as Vols coach.
Tennessee football defensive back Shawn Shamburger enters transfer portal
Well that's a good thing
More traction on Pruitt and staff on slippery slope
Will Jeremy Pruitt survive the offseason at Tennessee? Paul Finebaum shares his thoughts WWW.SATURDAYDOWNSOUTH.COM The Tennessee graduate weighs in on Pruitt's future on Rocky Top.
Sounds like Kevin Steele is headed to Knoxville
Tennessee football reportedly hiring Kevin Steele is suspicious: Five possibilities ALLFORTENNESSEE.COM ESPN is reporting the Tennessee football Volunteers added former Auburn Tigers defensive coordinator. Something's not right. Tennessee football has two co...
RobVOL replied to okfloray's topic in Talk about the Tennessee Vols
Well I guess i aint all shits and grins huh?
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Bama wins another
And then there was another one Tennessee football defensive back Shawn Shamburger entered the NCAA transfer portal on Tuesday. The senior was a key member of Tennessee's 2019 defense, but played in only three games in 2020 and sat out the final five. Vols coach Jeremy Pruitt said on Nov. 16 that Shamburger was "working on academics." "This has been a very unusual really circumstance with this whole deal (with COVID-19)," Pruitt said. "You try to do school from home and not being in-person, when you talk about tutors and things like that. One of the things that he is focusing on is, he is going to focus on academics the rest of the semester." Shamburger finished his Tennessee career with 86 career tackles and 5½ tackles for loss in 38 games, including 16 starts. He made his only career interception in Tennessee's Gator Bowl win against Indiana on Jan. 2, 2020.
Nebraska 1995 was one of the best but yeah this team is pretty damned good.
Al Wilson named to CFB Hall of Fame Class of 2021
One of the greatest leaders in Tennessee football history is now one of the most well-deserved members among college football's elite. His recognition should have come much sooner than it did, but late is better than never. Al Wilson was announced as part of the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2021. There were 13 members in this year's class, including 11 players and two head coaches. With Wilson's induction, Tennessee football now has 25 members overall in the Hall of Fame, 21 of whom went in as players and four of whom went in as coaches. The most recent member was Peyton Manning in the 2017 class. A four-year linebacker with the Vols from 1995 to 1998, Wilson was part of what was by far the most successful four-year run in the modern era of UT history. He helped the Vols to a 45-5 record, four straight 10-plus win seasons, four straight top 10 finishes, back to back SEC Championships and a national championship in 1998.


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This morning was a gRAWnola bar for breakfast. I actually tried these back home where my boss would eat these bars for breakfast every morning.
Look at this ingredient list! And they taste wonderful/keep you going all day long.
Along with my bar was a small cup of peanut butter & jelly soft serve.
I had mine with copious amounts of puffed brown rice.
Lunch was chipotle with the office.
Cilantro rice with grilled peppers and onions, cheese, lettuce, guacamole, and ALL 4 salsas. Party in my mouth without a doubt.
Chipotles corn salsa has to be my favorite.
Dinner was a cheese ravioli from whole foods.
It was good, but I am ready to start making my own food. I can't believe I only have 2 more weeks living here though!
Tasted like spaghetti o's. Blast to the past. I think I have out grown this combo unfortunately/fortunately. Bring on the spinach, herb, and artichoke pasta please.
Before Wednesday dancing began I threw together some mini peanut butter and raspberry jelly sandwiches.
Beautiful things. My obsession with this jelly might be getting out of control.
Anyone else have a liking for foods in a tiny form?
Thought I'd also share with you another blast from the past…which now hangs from my ears from time to time.
Question: Anyone ever tried eating in the 'raw' for any length of time? What are your opinions on this?
I have never tried for more then one meal or two. It is definitely a challenge that takes a lot of will power.


Kithara Software, specialist for PC-based real time, has announced the support for PCAPng within Kithara RealTime Suite. This will allow for any measurement data to be written and read in real time and in a Wireshark-compatible format.
With the implementation of PCAPng into the Windows-based real-time system, the Berlin-based company expands its growing data storage development branch. With PCAPng, measurement data and even image data can be saved as well as fetched without loss. Serving as the basis is the Storage Module by Kithara, which enables real-time storage via NVMe SSDs. In combination with dedicated file formats such as PCAPng and with write and read speeds of over 1 Gbyte/s, data sets can be utilized even more precisely and efficiently. This in turn allows for the potential embedding of such data into sophisticated test applications, such as for automotive sensor systems or hardware-in-the-loop simulations.
"Data capture and storage is becoming an increasingly pivotal topic for our real-time system. A major part of our customers is already actively utilizing Big Data, which is why Kithara is also strengthening its focus towards data storage. This makes the support for specialized formats, such as PCAPng, a crucial step in handling the growing amounts of data.", Uwe Jesgarz, managing director of Kithara Software GmbH, explained.
PCAP Next Generation (PCAPng) is a Wireshark-supported file format for capturing data packets within networks. This also means that Wireshark, as a free, widespread and convenient tool, is available to developers for later analysis of stored measurement data.


The iHeart Radio network has revealed the best pizza in San Diego as chosen by listeners of its seven San Diego stations. The winner is East Coast Pizza with outlets in Hillcrest and Cardiff. The winner received a "Best Pizza 2016" award plus a number of promotional mentions.
Runner-up was Pernicano's. East Coast Pizza received 4,200 votes compared to Pernicano's 3,965, station officials said. Other finalists included in iHeart's final round of voting were Flippin Pizza, Carino's, Knockout, Napoleone's, Samm'y Woodfired and Venice Pizza. iHeart said nominations for 64 local pizza restaurants drew 46,797 online votes from more than 21,000 people, along with 5,638 Facebook likes, between Jan. 27 and Feb. 19.
Pizza consumption in the U.S. is second highest in the world, behind Norway, consisting of 350 slices consumed per second, iHeart said. The cluster of seven iHeart stations in San Diego include KGB 101.5-FM, KHTS Channel 93.3-FM, KIOZ Rock 105.3-FM, KLSD/XTRA Fox Sports San Diego 1360-AM, KSSX-FM KISS 95.7-FM, News Radio 600-AM KOGO and KMYI Star 94.1-FM.
Eleven communications networking groups will participate at the second annual Diversity Mixer from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 10, at Gordon Biersch Brewery, 5010 Mission Center Road in Mission Valley.
This year's organizers include the Public Relations Society of America's San Diego/Imperial Counties chapter and the San Diego chapter of the American Marketing Association.
Additional participating organizations include Asian-American Journalists Association San Diego chapter, Black Public Relations Society of America Los Angeles chapter, Filipino American Chamber of Commerce of San Diego, Health Care Communicators of San Diego, San Diego chapter of International Association of Business Communicators, National Association of Black Journalists San Diego chapter, National Association of Hispanic Journalists San Diego and Tijuana chapter, San Diego Press Club and San Diego State University School of Journalism & Media Studies.
Event sponsor is SDSU College for Extended Studies. Tickets start at $15 per person. For more information, visit www.prsasdic.org/diversitymixer/.
Stalwart Communications, a San Diego PR and marketing agency, has been selected as the agency of record for two new clients, including MedaPoint and hearTV, announced David Oates, Stalwart president.
MedaPoint, based in Austin, develops software for emergency medical services departments. Its web-based applications used by more than 1,500 private and municipal EMS providers features dispatch and billing operations.
Based in Phoenix, hearTV is an smartphone app that allows live audio streaming for TV viewers at bars, restaurants, hotels, resorts, fitness centers and other public venues.
Stalwart Communications was founded in November 2009.
The San Diego office of J Public Relations said it recently added Best Western Hotels & Resorts to its client roster.
The PR firm, with offices in California and New York, will assist the hotel chain with its 70th birthday celebration and new brand and logo implementation at 4,100 properties worldwide. JPR also will coordinate executive leadership positioning and publicity for new boutique hotel brand signings.
J Public Relations, specializing in travel and hospitality clients, was founded in 2005.
Health Care Communicators of San Diego will host "Lights, Camera, Coffee," a networking meeting featuring a continental breakfast of fruit and pastries and professional photo headshots, from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., Friday, Feb. 26, at Schaetzel Center, 9888 Genesee Ave. in La Jolla. The photographers from Arlene Collective recommend wearing a neutral color such as black, dark blue or gray. Photos will be taken from the waist up.
Cost to attend is $30 for members and $35 for non members, and 10 percent of all proceeds will be donated to the Ronald McDonald House. More information is available at www.hccsd.org/events.


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How a Team of 20 Environmentalists Plans to Offset Carbon Emissions of 1 Million People with Mangroves
Erin Edwards
Entrepreneur/Surfer
Mangroves act as a natural buffer defending coastal communities from flooding by dissipating wave energy and storm surges all over the world. But specifically in Mexico, an environmental group will be planting and protecting them as a tool for fighting climate change.
"We're looking to protect 38,000 acres of mangroves on the Baja Peninsula and also in the Gulf of California, which equals one million people's carbon emissions annually," says Zach Plopper, the conservation director at Wildcoast.
In this interview, Plopper explains how the environmental group's #1MILLIONMANGROVES can actively fight climate change, as they store up to 50 times more carbon per acre than tropical forests even though they cover just 0.1 percent of the planet's surface. This would equal offsetting the daily commutes of one million people. On top of that, preserving the mangroves helps other environmental causes like aiding gray whales, combatting sea level rising, and gives sea turtles a safe breeding ground.


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from flask import Flask
from config import config
from flask_login import LoginManager
from .models import db, User
from .admin.views import flask_admin
from flask.ext.qrcode import QRcode

login_manager = LoginManager()
qrcode = QRcode()

def create_app(config_name):
    """Creates Flask app."""
    app = Flask(__name__)
    app.config.from_object(config[config_name])

    db.init_app(app)
    flask_admin.init_app(app)
    login_manager.init_app(app)
    qrcode.init_app(app)

    @login_manager.user_loader
    def load_user(user_id):
        return db.session.query(User).get(user_id)

    from .main import main as main_blueprint
    app.register_blueprint(main_blueprint)

    from .admin import admin as admin_blueprint
    app.register_blueprint(admin_blueprint)

    return app

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Q: Hold text when using searchDisplaycontroller I have a question regarding the searchDisplaycontroller
Everytime when I enter a searchText, my resultstableview gets loaded.
everything works just fine.
But for some reason when I get to didselectrowatindexpath
my searchbar gets empty and I return to textDidChange
Can someone tell me how to fix this? how can I prevent the controller to delete the searchtext?
Thanks in advance

A: I really need to see your code to figure out what might be going wrong.  Check to see if you are ever calling [[[self searchDisplayController] searchBar] setText:XXX] at all.  That is what would modify the text in the

A: you are probably setting the controller to not active, thus making it to delete the searchfield.

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