A portable fly trap – ha! got'm!
I know, I know … small things appeal to small minds! 🙂 The flies have actually been a lot less for a few months, and the fly traps became very ineffective. But recently the flies have been congregating on the southern (southern hemisphere, so no sun) side of the house in very large numbers. Mostly big blow flies, they just seem to be hiding from the heat. So, while it's too hot to have the windows open, I've put this trap made with little 5 litre buckets there, and loaded it with raw prawn heads and shells. In just half a day it caught quite a few flies. So pleasing to be able to make a difference.
Next post: Aerobic composting of shredded garden waste.


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 Немковский, Лазарь Аркадьевич (1900—1952) — российский режиссёр, актёр.
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UniFirst Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 and Driver William Byron to Make Final 2019 NASCAR Season Appearance Together
The No. 24 UniFirst Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, driven by 2018 NASCAR Cup Series rookie of the year William Byron, will make its final appearance of the 2019 season.
WILMINGTON, Mass. ( October 2019 ) - The No. 24 UniFirst Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, driven by 2018 NASCAR Cup Series rookie of the year William Byron, will make its final appearance of the 2019 season this Sunday, Oct. 20, at Kansas Speedway. In the midst of his first Cup Series playoff appearance, Byron is looking to keep himself in contention and advance into the next round during the 267-lap race, which will begin at 2:30 p.m. ET Sunday, live on NBC.
UniFirst Corporation (NYSE: UNF), a North American leader in providing customized work uniform programs, corporate attire, and facility service products, is a primary sponsor of Hendrick Motorsports' No. 24 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 with Byron for three races during the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series season.
At 21 years old, Byron kicked off the 2019 season at the prestigious Daytona 500, where he became the second-youngest driver in history to win the coveted pole position. Since then, he has accumulated four additional pole awards, with his most recent coming at the Sept. 29 Charlotte ROVAL race in the UniFirst Chevy. Byron not only qualified for the Cup Series playoffs this season, he advanced through the first round and hopes to move forward once again this weekend into the Round of 8.
"William had a great run with the No. 24 UniFirst Chevy at the Charlotte road course race," said Adam Soreff, director of marking and communications for UniFirst. "Not only did he win the pole for an impressive fifth time this year, but it was great to see the UniFirst Chevy leading the field and running up front all race to advance on to the next round of the playoffs. We're all looking forward to seeing William back on the track this Sunday when all of his UniFirst fans will be cheering for the entire No. 24 team."
In 2016, UniFirst and 12-time NASCAR Cup Series champions Hendrick Motorsports announced an eight-year partnership that runs through the 2023 racing season. UniFirst is the official workwear provider of Hendrick Motorsports, supplying work clothing and uniforms to the team and its sister company, Hendrick Automotive Group, which is the largest privately held retail automotive organization in the United States.
"I'm ready for Kansas Speedway and getting back behind the wheel of the No. 24 UniFirst Chevrolet," Byron said. "We had a solid run a couple weeks ago at the ROVAL, and to see all the support from our UniFirst fans was awesome. Hopefully we can keep the momentum going and have another great weekend with UniFirst onboard the No. 24."
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Trois femmes, un village est une série télévisée burkinabé réalisée par Aminata Diallo Glez et coproduite par la société de production burkinabé Jovial Productions. La série comporte trente épisodes de 26 minutes, et a été diffusée à partir de 2010 sur les chaînes publiques burkinabées.

Synopsis
Après la série Trois hommes, un village, les acteurs reprennent leur rôle dans le village de Kikidéni.

Fiche technique
 Réalisation : Issa Traoré de Brahima
  Assistant de réalisation : Aime Bationo
  Assistant de réalisation : Mahamadou Sawadogo
 Chef Opérateur : Charles Baba Gomina
 Assistant image : Moussa Ouédraogo
 Ingénieur son : Frédéric Kaboré
 Assistante son : Blanche Sanou
 Chef électricien : Ervé Sawadogo
  assistant électricien : Issiaka Ouédraogo
  assistant : Ousmane Yougbare
  assistant : Mohamed Kaboré
 Script : Alphonse Sanou
 Chef décor : Malick Boro
 Assistant décor : Seydou Sawadogo
 Costume : Amed Ouédraogo
 Assistant costume : Amed Gamsoré
 Maquillage : Odette Bayala
 Assistante maquillage : Bibata Ouédraogo
 Direction d'acteurs : Ildevert Méda
 Directeur de casting : Alain Hema
 Photographe : Ibrahim Nikiéma Paparazzi
 Régisseur général : Hermann Traoré
 Régisseur plateau : Idrissa Sawadogo, Amidou Kontliguisinko
 Productrice déléguée : Aminata Diallo Glez
 Directeur de production : Pawendtaoré Yaméogo
 Sécreataire de production : Anick Tougouma
 Chauffeurs : Abdoulaye Belemouisga, Ibrahim Boro, Aziz Diabri, Amed Guire
 Restauratrice : Mme Sanfo
 Montage : Stéphanie Gognies
 Assistant montage : Hermann Ouédraogo
 Mixage son : Frédéric Kaboré
 Etalonnage : Stéphanie Gognies
 Musique : Jean-Paul Bilogo

Distribution
 Alidou Sawadogo : Le chef
 Sarata Traoré : Bibata
 Aminata Diallo Glez : Marie
 Rasmané Ouédraogo : Ladji
 Odilia Yoni : Téné
 Leïla Tall : Laetitia
 Ildevert Méda : Le cure

Épisodes

Diffusion
 La série a été diffusée en 2012 sur Africable.

Notes et références

Liens externes
 Trois femmes, un village sur le site Canalblog
 Trois femmes, un village sur LeFaso.net

Série télévisée burkinabé
Série télévisée en français
Série télévisée des années 2010


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As we continue on in our series called "The Way: Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus," let me ask you a question. Have you ever decided to REALLY be like Jesus and reach out to those most would consider un-reachable or un-touchable? It takes a lot of love to do that. But, isn't that what Jesus would do?
For Jesus, love always came first. And for those of us considered Christ-followers, love also needs to come first--no matter who God calls us to minister to!


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These days, I truly find it no longer matters to me. Not in a defiant, rebellious, Frank Sinatra "I did it my way" kinda thing. Just a 'this makes me happy' kinda way. Be it inside or out of the infamous box, getting your life groove right can be tricky. All the advice in the world, no matter how good a heart it comes from, still can't make 'that' decision for you.
Most of us know what we really want, but struggle to say it out loud.
I'd like to know, so tell me. I know it is Sunday, and a tough ask. But, be my muse and write some good stuff below 🙂 Over to you.


It is time! We're finally getting started on the Magic RPG that Brian cooked up! We created our characters back in Episode 407, so if you haven't listened to that you might consider doing that first. Only the first hour is character creation if that helps.
Be sure to let us know what you think! Bear in mind this is our first time actually playing Brian's game, so go easy on us. Actually it's Brian's first time as GM too. Actually, only Mike has done any tabletop RPGing more than once. So we're basically all new at this. Be kind and give us some feedback!
I'm really enjoying this and looking forward to getting my teeth into the system once Brian finally releases it! I know the "lol Karim fails" meme is going to be a thing, but I genuinely hope he doesn't, because one member of the party failing constantly can legit get the party killed (I speak from personal experience). And the plane seems pretty exciting, so looking forward to more of that.
And once you do eventually release your system into the wild (or if you're looking for suggestions on mechanical issues) a good place to go is the Giant in the Playground forums. They're a great place for new GMs as well as people working on homebrew systems. There are a lot of really nice people there who will be more than happy to help you hammer out any kinks, especially since you've got a pretty solid system developed in a property that a lot of people who play RPGs enjoy.
Holy crap Brian! Yes it's just the beginning, but this story is awesome so far. I'm getting a real feel for this kinda creepy place, like I'm there. Super creative and well described. Also our merry band of Plains Walkers are super sweet! I'm a feared for Karim (spell?), if The Angel ever gets her sword…those taps to the back of the head could become leathal.
Gonna go search the episodes to find more of this!
You guys are awesome, keep up the fine work!


Established in 1933 by Yoshisuke Aikawa, Nissan is known for producing popular cars such as the 350Z, Altima and the Qashqai. Nissan engines are also well regarded in the motor industry for their performance and durability. The company's VQ engine has been rated multiple times as one of the best in Ward's Auto World magazine.
Nissan cars cover a wide range of classes such as city cars, crossovers, 4x4's, sports cars and electric. It even has a luxury range of cars marketed under the name Infiniti. Whatever you need, there could be a Nissan to suit, and an insurance policy to go with it with Confused.com.
*Below we've pulled together information on past and present Nissan models. This also includes an average car insurance price for each car across different age groups. These prices are an average based on all specifications of that model, and all our customer quotes from 01/01/18 – 01/10/18. This includes different locations, driving background and other factors. Your own quote could be cheaper or more expensive depending on your personal circumstances.
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Unveiled at the 2008 Greater LA Auto Show, the 370Z is the sixth-generation of the Nissan Z line, and succeeds the popular Nissan 350Z.
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Produced between 1995 and 2006, the Almera (which replaced the Nissan Sunny), is a mid-sized hatchback from Nissan. In 2003, Nissan gave the Almera a facelift with updated styling and a new engine.
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The Nissan Qashqai has won several awards, including the 2007 Best SUV from Top Gear and What Diesel Car. In 2008 it won Best MPV at the Scottish Car of the Year Awards, and Best Medium Family Car in the What Diesel Car awards. The Qashqai also won the What Car? Green Award in 2010, and Best In Class in the 2011 Driver Power Survey.
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The Nissan X-Trail has been available since 2000 and is now in its third generation. The X-Trail is another SUV which is a 4x4 that isn't really meant to go off-road – it's a soft-roader, as some people like to call them. It might not be ideal for taking up a mountain or across rough terrain, but it could be great for pulling a trailer, or getting your sports equipment across the fields or beach.
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Scott Flynn Properties, are the powerhouse behind the announcement today by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Regional Development Hon Warren Truss of a $150 million hotel and conference centre development at Brisbane Airport.
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"Not only is this Brisbane Airport's first 5-star hotel development, we believe it is the best hotel opportunity on the eastern seaboard of Australia. The $150 million development will complement Brisbane Airport's offerings, bringing it another step closer to realising its Master Plan," said Anthony Flynn, Managing Director of Flynn Property Group.
Mr Flynn said in just five years Pullman had redefined upscale hotels and resorts in international capitals around the world, with the Pullman Brisbane Airport adding to the brand's significant global footprint.
"Ideal for the business traveller the five star Pullman Brisbane Airport will feature 130 rooms including two presidential suites and 10 junior suites, an upscale restaurant and lounge bar, leisure and lap pools, an executive club lounge and business centre. This is a much needed top-end mix as Brisbane realises its own branding of becoming a New World City," he said.
"The Pullman's sister is the Ibis Brisbane Airport, offering 243 rooms including 99 superior rooms and alfresco dining. This hotel will bring to Brisbane an elevated level of affordable quality and comfort along with a major new social attraction for Brisbane Airport- a stylish rooftop lounge and bar overlooking the main runway and Moreton Bay."The conference and meeting centre will expand Brisbane's conferencing capability by 600 delegates.
The centre will offer 13 conference and meeting rooms including a 300 seat pillar-less ballroom, boardrooms, business centre, cloakroom as well as generous breakout terraces.
Flynn Property Group and Scott Flynn Properties have confirmed that renowned Australian architect Noel Robinson is behind the design.
Construction will begin in February 2015 with completion due end-2016.


Ok so the PS90 has been on my "want" list forever. The 5.7 round is interesting and odd, which I like. This is not a discussion on merits or not of 5.7, please. But...despite being close to finally picking up a PS90, I learn about the CMMG Banshee in 5.7 that just came out. Easily suppressed, 4.7 lbs, AR platform. Both about the same price. The PS90 trigger is what is (poor). But the 16 or 10 inch barrels will carry more velocity than the 5 inch on the banshee. Banshee easily supressed.
Curious on folks thoughts about CMMG, I am wanting to get in 5.7 game an AR platform makes a lot of sense. They are functionally same cost, except I need to pay $200 tax stamp on PS90 for SBR and can get CMMG as a pistol.
New to 5.7. Purpose is plinking fun, home quick access weapon (5.7 SS198 will be stopped by walls but go through body armor), and truck gun.
So thoughts on this - CMMG? AR vs PS90 platform in 5.7?
I have had a PS90 for 5 years it is a great shooting gun. ammo can be pricey at times but I love my gun. Just bought an Acog and low mount to try out.
I think CMMG has an 8" version also. That might get you in to some better ballistics than the other pistol lengths.
I'd like to see some terminal comparisons to a 7.5-8" AR.
I just priced the Banshees!
It'd be cheaper for me to get a PS90 and SBR it and be able to use the 50 round mags.
I was really hoping there was a cheaper alternative. I could never get my department to approve the round.
I think the overall benefit of the round would be best served in the PS90. The carbine is light,easy to shoulder,actually has a comfortable grip and more compact compared to an ar version,in my opinion. I had one years ago but sold it and I kick myself for doing so. It is a fun gun to shoot as recoil is light and it is accurate. If you sbr it, it really makes a fun gun. They are getting pretty pricey though.
It uses the same 50 round mag and a modified mag to catch the brass.
The above is an old picture, I had them both but have sold the PS90 ... and have since cut the AR57 barrel down to 8"
This has nothing to do with your exact question. I don't own the CMMG and I have never seen one. I'm guessing no one has at this point. But I do have lots of 5.7 experience. I own the AR57 and a number of PS90's. Given a choice I'd take a PS90 all day long. In the scheme of things a PS90 is likely to be a long lived gun. The others I don't know. I have fired enough 5.7 rounds to have complete confidence in the PS90. It has issues, trigger and height over bore to name two.
AT the price of ammo I'd never suggest you get into 5.7 at this point. But if you do get a PS90.
Thanks all. I have been buying 5.7 ammo on sale off and on for a few years just in case I jumped in. Yeah, I know collecting ammo before the gun...only caliber I have done this.
I like the CMMG the more I learn, but for now think I've landed on the PS90. Always wanted it and with SBR it still has a 10" barrel. Now to find the PS90..
While the price ice is high, others may join in with adapters and uppers. I wouldn't mind an 8-10" pdw type, it not at that price.
With all due respect to Kimberkid who has the opposite opinion of mine, I personally can't get around the idea of using the AR Platform to shoot far more expensive, rarer and less powerful ammo.
I find the PS90 an interesting and fun gun in it's own right and have a couple of them. No they don't have a trigger as good as most any AR but thats not the point. To me they are just a very interesting weapons platform. Yes AR's are more accurate etc etc but why downgrade their capability? If you wan t a 5.7 pistol buy the FN 5.7 pistol. If you want an AR 223 and 300 Blackout are far better calibers.
If you're going to do it, do it in an SBR'd PS90.
1) I'm in the Army and have standardized my collection around either the AR platform, or something that uses the same manual of arms (MPX).
2) I have an MPX pistol that fulfills the role of a P90 to my specifications, in a much less expensive caliber (and unlike the PS90 I can keep loaded mags for the MPX "pistol" [read: faux submachine gun] in the car).
4) I doubt the ammo's getting any cheaper, nor do I expect magazines to become any more available.
And yet I'm still going to do it, because dad's is JUST THAT MUCH FUN. It's like a Coonan. Its weirdness is a selling point to me, especially since it's weird in SUCH A GOOD WAY. Every time I pick up a P90, I go straight Fox Mulder and I WANT TO BELIEVE the hype about the round, because everything else about shooting that little bullet hose is just so great. I can even forgive the trigger, which really isn't all that worse than a GI AR trigger, because it's designed as a close in personal defense weapon, not a competition rifle. The cordless-drill swivel safety makes me giggle every time.
I may or may not start quoting Jack O'Neill and/or Daniel Jackson while I play with it...your mileage may vary.
If I were you, I'd follow your first instinct and do the 5.7 as it was always intended to be done: out of that goofy Belgian space gun. Nobody's gonna know what a 5.7 AR is in a few years except people who like both. If they still let kids play violent video games in fifty years, your grandkids will know what a P90 is and think it's just cooler than hell that you own one.
I wasn't familiar w the P90 SMG.
Don't know much about the Banshee, but I really like the PS90. It's extremely light, easy to maneuver, and the mag holds 50 rounds. The trigger is not bad, and they do make aftermarket kits to improve the trigger. Guess it depends on your preferences.
5.7 is a cartridge that should make you consider becoming a hand loader. Once you have the brass, reloading it is a fraction of factory ammo. Powder and primer would be $.05 per round, with a bullet somewhere in the $.15 range, for a total of 20 to 25 cents per round, depending mostly on what bullet you choose and if you buy in bulk. This is about 40% of the cost of new 5.7x28.
Some cartridges don't give so much in savings for the reloader, like 9mm. 5.7 is one with a large payback. You can make over a thousand rounds with a single pound of powder.
Frankly I don't get why the Banshee is so out-in-the-stratosphere spendy. I looked into one of their braced 9mm pistols for a customer and told the customer to just buy a PSA AR-9 pistol and take the $900 he'd save and buy something else cool...like 4 1/2 cases of ammo to feed his new AR-9. Maybe CMMG figures that SIG's pricing for the MPX these days and those of the various MP5 clones leaves a ton of market space for themselves. But considering that generally unreliable 7.62R Mutant that they also are fond of stinging buyers with at the cash register, CMMG seems to think awfully high of themselves, whether it's deserved or not.
If 5.7x28 is your future poison, I'd say do it up with the Real Deal originals and leave the pretenders to mire in the muck. FNH knows their creation; everyone else is still trying to figure it out.
After a couple years I sold my PS90 as it just didn't do anything for me and sat in the safe ... then bought an AR57 just to shoot up the ammo but it was kinda "Meh" too. Then I found a full auto bolt and put it on my M16 ... now its giggle worthy!
I have been reloading that round for half a dozen years on the 550.Bullets were a pain to come by years back and the recommended powder.
I lucked out on brass as a member gave me a gallon of it from a dealer shoot.
I have loaded up hundreds of rounds.
Not my favorite ,right up there with 380.
Fat fingers are a curse.
Saw that the price had come down a bit on some new "old" stock. Cleared with the boss, as long as I got the color she wanted she was ok. So picked it up today, this is small, light and very nice. Range report to come, going to put a Romeo5 I had on it for now and take it to the range next week unless I can free up time this weekend.
What decided it for me was the familiar AR platform and use of the FN mags once I get a Five Seven at some point. Aww hell who needs reasons, it is a cool gun . Also have a few extra AR Geisel Triggers to swap in. Will put either a Sparrow or Dead Air Mask on it, good excuse to pull the trigger on the .22 suppressor I have been considering. Pics to come but here is a stock photo...white is growing on me.
I love the color. I have a banshee in 9mm. But the thing is frankly too short in the forend if you don't have a suppressor on it. Will be interesting to see what you think in 5.7. As noted above I'm a ps90 fan but not so much a fan of the round in a pistol. SS198 from that barrel length won't do what you suggest above (but of course I'm not starting an ammo discussion, just reporting the facts).


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Kaboom – Cesar Sayoc's Home Was Foreclosed on by Steve Mnuchin's Bank, Using Dodgy Paperwork
Posted by 4closureFraud on October 26, 2018 · 3 Comments
"The Sayoc foreclosure certainly fits a pattern of dodgy documents, known robo-signers, and a successful rubber stamp from the judicial system regardless. Given what we know about how David J. Stern's law firm whipped through foreclosures, it's likely to have other process errors. And we know that it happens to involve several people at the heart of his suspected mail bombings."
Cesar Sayoc's Home Was Foreclosed on by Steve Mnuchin's Bank, Using Dodgy Paperwork
Cesar Sayoc, the Donald Trump-loving Floridian who was taken into custody in relation to pipe bombs mailed to prominent Democrats, was foreclosed on in 2009 by a bank whose principal owner and chair is now Trump's treasury secretary, Steven Mnuchin.
The documents used to enact the foreclosure were signed by a prominent robo-signer and seemingly backdated. Nonetheless, the evidence was good enough for the famously inattentive Florida foreclosure courts to wave the case through. Years later, Sayoc became a supporter of Trump, who came into office and appointed a treasury secretary who ran the bank that snatched Sayoc's house.
The Intercept obtained the records by searching Broward County foreclosure documents, which are all public.
It's a bizarre twist to a story that has captured America's attention this week. Thirteen pipe bombs were sent by mail to high-profile Trump critics: former President Barack Obama, former Vice President Joe Biden, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Sens. Cory Booker and Kamala Harris, Rep. Maxine Waters, former Attorney General Eric Holder, actor Robert DeNiro, financier and Democratic donor George Soros, among others. None of the bombs exploded.
In yet another irony, Soros was one of the investors in the bank that executed the foreclosure on Sayoc's home.
Details quickly emerged about Sayoc and his apparent devotion to Trump. He drove a van covered in pro-Trump messages. He apparently hadn't registered to vote until March 2016, pulled off the sidelines by Trump's messaging. He was a "celebrity" at "Make American Great Again" rallies and protests in South Florida.
Earlier in his life, Sayoc went through a difficult period, and the experience intersects with people allied with his political idol — and some on the other side as well.
By early 2009, foreclosures had soared across the country to record highs, particularly in Florida, one of the hardest-hit areas. Millions of subprime mortgages would go sour as the housing bubble collapsed. Sayoc was living in Fort Lauderdale, in a house purchased in 2006. He refinanced in April 2007, getting an adjustable-rate mortgage from IndyMac Bank for $385,500.
Through the often operatic system of mortgage transfers at the time, the mortgage holder for Sayoc's loan ended up as MERS, a shell company that housed an electronic spreadsheet in which mortgages could be quickly traded between buyers. By making the owner MERS, IndyMac could trade the mortgage with other institutions without having to file additional documentation.
Not even two years after the mortgage sale, on January 7, 2009, IndyMac Bank filed for foreclosure. The docket in the case indicates that Sayoc did not receive notice of this lawsuit; the summons was returned unserved in February.
The legal representation for IndyMac was the Law Offices of David J. Stern, a notorious foreclosure mill that prosecuted about one-fifth of all foreclosures in the state at the height of its powers, many of them in slipshod ways and with fraudulent documents. They often served "notice by publication," placing the foreclosure notice in a local paper called the Daily Business Review.
In order to foreclose, IndyMac needed to assign the mortgage back from MERS to IndyMac, making them the mortgage holder and therefore eligible to enforce the lien. This appears to have been done after the fact. The documents state that the assignment was executed on January 5, 2009, but elsewhere in the document, the date is listed as January 23. And the document was not filed with the county clerk's office until April 23.
This wasn't abnormal in the slapdash world of foreclosures at the time. But in real terms, it would mean that, at the time that IndyMac filed notice for foreclosure on Sayoc, they hadn't completed the paperwork proving that it owned the mortgage in question. Backdating documents, in fact, was a specialty of the Stern law firm. It allowed them to quickly process the thousands of foreclosure cases they managed, and it was quite lucrative for David J. Stern, who lived in a $15 million mansion and owned a 130-foot yacht called Misunderstood.
The assignment was signed by Erica Johnson-Seck, who, just six months later, would admit in a court deposition that she "robo-signed" 750 foreclosure-related papers per week, spending just 30 seconds on each document. She acknowledged that she did not read the documents before she signed them nor did she learn who inputted the information on them. And she admitted to not signing in the presence of a notary, undermining the purpose of notarization.
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3 Responses to "Kaboom – Cesar Sayoc's Home Was Foreclosed on by Steve Mnuchin's Bank, Using Dodgy Paperwork"
frontncenter says:
I'm surprised there hasn't been more incidents as a result of foreclosure fraud. When you know fraud exists and no one will help, it's daunting.
Sayoc represents all the victims lost their houses seems no other way to wake up the system on Our wrongfully foreclosures residence Time to look up and punish the banks
Julia youngc says:
Both parties let homeowners and victims down. The banks got relief. Punishments of the perpetrators resulted in fines and a few lost jobs in the worst fraud in real estate history but never restored home losse that permanently damaged lives. Promises for relief got lost. People need to remember that Trump is no different and never intended to drain the swamp. He just knew how to game the system and in the process fools a lot of people who are still being fooled by the GOP's efforts to remove their health care anyd benefits like SS and Medicare entitlements.


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New Reebok running shoe made with algaee
Reebok's first-ever plant-based running shoe
eebok has introduced a plant-based shoe that is in class with the best performance running sneakers on the market. The Forever Floatride GROW is the latest example of Reebok's commitment to reduce the use of petroleum-based plastics in footwear by making products with plants. The Forever Floatride GROW builds on the brand's Cotton + Corn lifestyle collection of footwear.
The new plant-based running shoe, which will launch in Fall 2020, is an updated version of Reebok's Forever Floatride Energy. Each component was researched and tested in order to identify the most sustainable natural ingredients that would meet the high-performance standards required for a best-in-class running shoe.
The most significant sustainability advancement is the shoe's highly cushioned, responsive midsole, which is built from sustainably grown castor beans and maintains the high performance and lightweight cushioning standard of the original Forever Floatride Energy. The eucalyptus tree upper is naturally biodegradable, sustainably sourced, strong and breathable. The sockliner utilizes BLOOM algae foam, which is harvested from invasive growth areas and is naturally odor resistant. Finally, the flexible, durable and responsive natural rubber outsole is sustainably sourced from real rubber trees, rather than the petroleum-based rubber featured in other performance products.
"With Forever Floatride GROW, we're replacing oil-based plastic with plants," said Bill McInnis, Vice President, Reebok Future. "The biggest challenge in making a shoe like this was developing plant-based materials that could meet the high-performance needs of runners. During the three years we spent developing this product, we heard loud and clear that the idea of a plant-based running shoe resonates strongly with serious runners. But those same runners felt just as emphatically that they would never compromise on performance."
"The earth is a runner's arena, and we have a responsibility to help detox the world for the athletes who run in it," said Matt O'Toole, Reebok Brand President. "Our Cotton + Corn collection was the first step in making shoes from things that grow. Now, we have taken an award-winning running shoe, the Forever Floatride Energy, and reinvented it using natural materials to create what we feel is the most sustainable performance running shoe on the market."
Reebok is focusing sustainability efforts under two pillars: [REE]GROW, which focuses on the creation of products from natural materials; and [REE]CYCLED, which focuses on creating products using recycled or repurposed materials. Reebok is committed to reducing virgin polyester from its material mix and eliminating it altogether by 2024.
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By Ellyn Kail on June 6, 2018
From the gang "Cuadrilla de Juquilita", Coatepec, Veracruz, Mexico, 2016. © Lujan Agusti, 2017 Lucie Foundation Emerging Artist Scholarship Recipient
The 2018 Emerging Scholarships by the Lucie Foundation are now open for submissions! For the last fifteen years, the Lucie Foundation has honored and supported pioneering voices within the photography community through the Lucie Awards, and now they're looking to jump-start the careers of three talented individuals through their scholarship program. This year, the Lucie Foundation will offer a cash grant of $2500 to one photographer working in any genre and two additional grants of $1000 to fine art or documentary photographers.
All emerging photographers age eighteen and older are welcome to enter. "We define 'emerging' as any photographer enrolled as a student, in the first five years of their photography career, or does not earn the majority of their income from photography," the team explains. The grants are to support the continuation works in-progress or the creation of a new body of work. Last year's LF Emerging Scholarship recipients include Patricia Voulgaris, Maurizio Di Pietro, and Lujan Agusti, whose photograph is featured at the top of this post. Agusti's $2500 grant went towards the creation of Bailes Sagrados/Holy Dances, her portrait project on the dancing clowns in Veracruz, Mexico, who perform as part of religious celebrations for figures like the Saints or Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Photographers must submit work by June 15th, 2018 in order to be considered for the Lucie Foundation Scholarships. As always, the judges will look for work that is powerful, resonant, and unique. In addition to the cash grant, scholarship recipients will receive widespread exposure. "Photographers make images," the foundation writes. "Visionaries teach you how to see." These scholarships empower visionaries around the world. Apply here.
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Awards handed out at Dereham Indoor Bowls Club
Dereham Indoor Bowls Club's singlesprize winners with chairman Arthur Mobbs (left) and president Robert Woodhouse (third right). Picture: Club
Dereham Indoor Bowls Club's presentation evening took place last Friday, with all league winners, and club and county winners and runners-up receiving shields plus trophies.
For the first time a runner-up prize was awarded for the juniors. The evening was completed with a buffet and raffle.
Janet Newell was ladies' singles winner, Peter Webster men's singles winner, Bradley George junior singles winner and Jake Chapman junior singles runner-up.
The list is now up in the club for the 2018 World Bowls Championships at Potters, for January 2018. A coach will leave the Leisure Centre at 8am and return from Potters at approximately 6.30pm.
There will be a men's singles game, plus two mixed pairs. lunch and two semi-finals of the mixed pairs. For more information see Terry at the club or phone on 01362 525 042.
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Mark Capablo: Your Local Music Man
Jul 1, 2003 | Music Spotlight, Profiles | 0
by Gloria Diaz
photography by Jason Cooper
They play jazz standards, joke, laugh and learn before most people have even risen from bed. Mark Capablo leads the 6 a.m. Bonita High School Jazz Ensemble, an award-winning band that continues to be one of the most distinguished programs in the United States. / photo by Jason Cooper
Bonita High School plays a big band sound like no other. That sound is the one of an award-winning marching band, jazz band and orchestra. For the eighth consecutive year, Mark Capablo has been the man behind the sound. Under Capablo's direction, the Bonita High band program has appeared on the music competition radar. Bonita's band has earned prestigious accolades, including awards from the Tournament of Champions, the largest high school band competition, where it took home most of the major awards. At this year's competition, the band captured the day show competition.
"My philosophy is that I try to make kids motivated to experience music by doing it well," says Capablo. "I want them to get excited." Capablo, 42, not only leads the high school musical programs, but he also heads the Ramona Middle School programs. His daily schedule is hectic and eclectic. At 6:30 a.m., zero period, he arrives at Bonita for jazz band practice and remains there for the first half of the day. Following, he has 10 minutes to get to Ramona for his next class. There, Capablo teaches three music classes: winds, symphonic band and the sixth-grade band during the afternoon. Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, he returns to Bonita for after school band practice from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. "I love it," says Capablo. "I like to see kids get excited when they make progress."
While other high school teachers prefer to be addressed by their last name, Capablo would much rather be called Mr. C. "I let them call me Mr. C. because it is a lot easier than saying my name," he jokes. It is his loose coupling style of teaching that brings the best out of his students and motivates them to excel. On a typical band practice day, the students bring out their instruments from the old wooden cupboards and tune their instruments while Capablo sits in his office. A chaos of musical notes fill the room as 20 different instruments play 20 different notes at once. A few students talk to him in his office about band-related issues. "They know when I am serious, but we joke around a lot, and I yell at them a lot too. It is a love-hate thing, but they probably hate me," he laughs.
Through a window, he looks out into the room where the noise of instruments originates. Papers are scattered across his desk, with only a small corner salvaged for the phone. As he finds time to pause, Capablo says that 20 years ago, teaching high school band was not what he had in mind as a performance major from 1982-1987 at California State University, Northridge. While playing in the Tim Lamarca Big Band, fellow member Robin Snyder told Capablo that Bonita High was looking for a band teacher. Capablo applied with Snyder's recommendation and was hired.
Finally, the time has come to begin the jazz band class. Capablo emerges from his office, and the random practice noise subsides. He stands beside the piano and plainly gives the command "scales." With one word, the students know it is time to play. The guitar, piano, xylophone, saxophones, trombones, trumpets and drums all begin to practice the scale routine, note by note.
Capablo brings out his own trumpet and begins to rehearse with the band. He has played the trumpet for 30 years and is also skilled in all the wind instruments, piano and the drums. "The trumpet is my main instrument. I wouldn't think of playing the piano or the drums professionally," he says.
Capablo taps his right foot to start off the beat. Snapping his fingers and counting 1- 2, 1-2 -3, the band fires up with "North Texas Warm-Up." He listens attentively while conducting. He finally hears a flaw and holds out his hand in a fist; the band stops and receives instruction. "It's not long. It needs to be long, not choppy," he explains. "If it is not long, it doesn't sound hip. Everyone needs to articulate the same sound." He points to the saxophone players sitting in the first row and shows them how bar 16 is supposed to sound. They play; then he plays. Capablo continues this procedure with the trumpets and the trombones. Over and over, they play the bar until it sounds right. Finally, they have it; it's perfect. Now they can play the entire piece. "He will let you know if you are doing something wrong," says Brian Hensputter, junior and jazz band drummer. He is also a member of the marching and concert bands. since his freshman year. "When we are critiqued at competitions, the judges say that we have a good director," he adds. "He knows what he's doing. He's turned the program into one of the best in California," says Bonita High sophomore Rami Haschache, who has known Capablo since he was a fourth grader at La Verne Heights Elementary. There, Haschache joined the band directed by Capablo. "It's his devotion to the band, and how much he cares about it that makes us care about it too," says Haschache. "He's more like a friend than a teacher."
Some stand, some sit, but they all attentively follow their music sheets. They seem to have some trouble starting the next piece.
"You've got to be ready to go. You've got to lock into a groove right away," he tells them. "The Alta Loma group messed up this part." Bonita High competes against Alta Loma, but the school that Capablo thinks is the toughest competition is South Hills High School in West Covina. But he notes that the competition changes every year. "We try to play our best. If we can do that, then we have reached our goal," says Capablo. During the practice, he works with the horns for 10 minutes to perfect the introduction. It seems tedious, but as he exclaims, "Every detail has to be perfect if we want to compete with the 'big boys."
Bonita senior and jazz band guitarist Alicia Koch has known Capablo for five years, starting as an eighth grader at Ramona Middle School. She wanted to go to a high school specializing in performing arts but stayed at Bonita because she knew Capablo "wanted it to be the best. He is very motivated to do good; that is what gets a lot of people motivated. It's his attitude that gets us coming back."
"Before he started here, marching band was a small program. He has built it up to what it is today," says BHS Principal Robert Ketterling. "Jazz band has always been strong, and he has kept that going." Now that Capablo has brought Bonita High out of the shadows, he shares his talent and dedication with the music program at Ramona Middle School. "Mark has increased the participation in the music program. The relationship with the students has been very positive. The kids work well with him," says Carl Davis, Ramona Middle School assistant principal.
When the day is over, Capablo drives home to Rancho Cucamonga, where Robin, his wife of 17 years, his son Vincent and daughter Daphne welcome him. "Keeping busy is part of my personality. I try to keep myself busy," he says. As for the future of the band program, Capablo says he wants to continue what they have been doing. "I feel like we still have more to achieve, and we are working toward that."
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TRANSITS AND PROGRESSIONS
The annual transit of the Sun through the 8th House usually marks a time of the year when a person's emotional reactions are heightened. It tends to be an intense and frequently uncomfortable time in which partners and those with whom he is involved emotionally expose his desires, fears and insecurities.
Old emotional issues may be revived, albeit in a new guise, and expectations that a person has had of another may have to die at this time.
Life often seems painful and weighty and a person is frequently very conscious of how the past holds him in its grip.
By Progression
If the Sun progresses into the 8th House a person enters a period of his life in which he is required to become aware of his emotional nature and let this enhanced understanding expand his perception of himself. This new awareness will come through in his dealings with others, which will expose aspects of himself - his desires, insecurities and fears.
Until he is able to come to terms with these hitherto unacknowledged aspects of himself, he is likely to be at the mercy of others who wish to control or manipulate him through his emotions.
If the movement into H8 is from the 7th House then a person continues his task of separating out his own reality from that of others, but during this period of his life, he is particularly concerned with the discovery of his true emotional nature, frequently as a result of pain caused by trying to fulfil the desires and needs of another without regard for himself.
If the movement is from the 9th House then during this period of a person's life he is obliged to face his emotional nature, which may make him, feel burdened and earth-bound. A person with the natal Sun in H9 may well attempt to understand and work out emotional complexes by means of spiritual concepts.
An interest in the Occult may also develop whilst the Sun is in the 8th House.
A transit of Mercury to the 8th House confers a perspective, which is coloured by intense emotional reactions. It is frequently a time when dealings with another stir up the emotions and communication is often more impassioned than reasoned. This transit tends to affect the concentration adversely. If Mercury should be transiting H8 at the same time as the Sun then this will be produce a particularly intense period.
If Mercury progresses into the 8th House the emotions come to play an increasingly important part in the way a person gives and receives impressions. At this time of his life he will be particularly sensitive to the emotional responses of others and to astral energies, generally. It will not be easy for him to act in a way which contravenes the wishes and expectations of another, of which he is all too keenly aware, and he may be drained and confused by the needs of others until he learns what his owm limits are and how to create boundaries.
As is the case when the Sun progresses through the 8th House, Mercury's presence in H8 may stimulate an interest in the Occult.
A transit of Venus to the 8th House can intensify the emotional and sexual exchange, which a person has with another. It is a transit, which tends to remind a person of his true needs as well as his fears and vulnerabilities. The response he elicits from those with whom he is involved will be particularly important to him, as it is their response, which will either allay or intensify his insecurities. When Venus is operating through the 8th House it is common for a person to attempt to safeguard his relationship by overlooking his own needs and focusing instead upon those of his partner, even though his own yearning for unconditional love is so strong.
If Venus progresses into the 8th House, then it is the case that intense sexual and emotional involvements have an important part to play in a person's development in the current lifetime. As is the case when Venus occupies the 8th House natally, a person experiencing this progression tends to respond sexually and emotionally only to those whose energy his soul remembers and regardless of the feasibility of the association in the current lifetime he will invest all his energy in it.
Obsession, pain and loss are common experiences when Venus is operating through the 8th House, but during this phase of his life, a person also has the experience of loving intensely and unconditionally. The relationships, which he has during this phase of his life, are unlikely to offer him security or a return comparable to the - emotional investment he himself is prepared to make but they will be amongst the most memorable of his lifetime, for the depth of feeling involved.
When Mars transits the 8th House a persons aims and personal effectiveness are greatly affected by his emotions. He may feel powerless and confused at this time, when his emotional and sexual needs prevent him from taking a stand to protect his interests. During this transit a person may feel that his will has been eroded, which may cause anger and resentment towards the person or people who make him feel so powerless. When Mars is working through the 8th House, anger and aggression, regardless of whether they are expressed in words, tends to elicit a similar response from others, and this transit frequently indicates a frustrating and fraught time.
If Mars progresses into the 8th House, a person enters into a period of his life in which his emotions greatly affect his ability to project and assert himself
When Mars is operating through the 8th House a person's will is eroded to a greater or lesser degree by the conflict between head and the heart. In this process his emotional and sexual needs will frustrate the efforts he considers he should be making in order to move his life on. If Mars is natally in H9 or H10, placements which make a person very aware of the need to make an effort, then this period of his life can be one of acute frustration and disappointment in self. Yet, as is ever the case when an inner planet works through the 8th House, he will emerge from this period much wiser and with a greater appreciation of how it is that the past, working through the emotions, can hijack the present and its opportunities This awareness can be a piquant spur for self-examination and self-development.
When Jupiter transits the 8th House a person tends to draw to himself circumstances, which encourage him to open up emotionally to others, an experience he is likely to find rewarding and encouraging. When this transit has passed he will know more about his emotional nature than was the case before and have greater confidence that what is given out will be returned. This transit may assist a person to break out of negative patterns based on fear and mistrust.
When Jupiter progresses into the 8th House a person enters into a period of his life in which his understanding of self is increased by a greater awareness of his emotional nature. In this process involvements with others have an important part to play.
During this period he is likely to let people get closer to him than, hitherto he has allowed, and to be more forthcoming about his own feelings. In the process he may lose some of his defensiveness and become more emotionally responsive. Although this may well complicate his life to some degree he is likely to consider that its quality, nonetheless, has been improved.
When Saturn transits the 8th House a person faces a situation in which others may make heavy demands upon him, both emotionally and materially. To this extent it is a time for facing the consequences of the emotional choices made earlier in his life.
During this period of his life certain people with whom he once had a close association may appear as a hostile force, with demands, which threaten his own security and interests. His efforts to defend himself are almost invariably belated.
It is generally a heavy time but one in which a person is given an opportunity to better understand his emotional nature and those aspects of it which may be holding him back and sabotaging his efforts to move his life on.
If Saturn should progress into the 8th House, then his dealings with others in this period of his life are likely to throw up situations, which are onerous and inimical to his own interests. Yet whether those who oppose him are intimates or business associates, they are people with whom, at some stage in his life, he has chosen to become involved.
These situations for which others are the agents will expose the insecurities, which are indicated by the natal placement of Saturn and they represent an opportunity for him to face and to push through his fears. His choice of partners may alert him to aspects of his emotional nature, which are destructive or sabotaging. It will be a time of his life in which relationships, no matter how fulfilling at some levels, may command a heavy price. The dreams may be troubled during this period of a person's life.
A Uranian transit of the 8th House leaves a person freer of some of the attachments, which have restricted his development. As ever, Uranus will work through the 8th House without the consent and co-operation of the conscious mind, and the breaking of certain attachments may be experienced with much reluctance and pain. Frequently a partner will wish to end the association, or the separation may come about through death. If the 8th House is tenanted, then the process of breaking emotional attachments is more likely to involve specific and memorable events. Otherwise there may be a more gradual detachment.
Whilst this transit may cause periods of considerable pain a person will be freer and better to able to develop as an individual as the result of it.
If Uranus progresses into the 8th House then a person faces a period in his life during which he will be freed up from various attachments which have served their purpose and which now threaten to impede his development.
These attachments may be to people with whom there has been a close relationship or if Uranus, natally is in H10 then it may be an attachment to the fatherland - as well as to the father, which is weakened over this period. If natal Uranus is in H9, then it may be an attachment to a form of religion, with which a person is emotionally involved, that may be severed.
The movement of Uranus through H8, whether by transit of progression, may arouse a person's interest in the Occult and the uses to which astral energy may be put.
When Neptune transits the 8th House a persons boundaries tend to be eroded by the needs of others.
A transit to H8 follows Neptune's movement through the 7th House during which period a person tends to develop idealistic views about inter-personal relationships, or at least an idealistic attitude to his own principal relationship. When Neptune moves on into H8 he becomes sensitised to the emotional states of others to the point of taking them on as his own.
This transit makes it very difficult for a person to act in contravention of the desires of another both because he is so sensitive to the expectations of the other and because there is frequently a desire to assist those with whom he is closely involved.
This transit may enhances a person's psychic receptivity and increase his interest in practices which use the astral energies, particularly for the purposes of healing and counseling.
If Neptune progresses into the 8th House, a person enters a period of his life, in which his sensitivity to the emotional states of others is enhanced and he may experience considerable difficulty in remaining detached from the neediness of others.
If Neptune natally is in H10, then a person may find himself responding emotionally to those he is trying to help through his choice of career. If Neptune natally is in H9, then a person's spiritual calling may lead him to attempt to serve the emotional needs of others.
Whatever, he will need to be on his guard against emotional exhaustion, as well as from the negative emotions of others, to which he will be very susceptible at this time.
A transit of Pluto to the 8th House is likely to be a time of intense, obsessive and even violent emotional responses. If H8 is tenanted, then this process of bringing to light hitherto unacknowledged emotional or sexual tendencies may use the agency of specific people and situations. Intense love affairs are common at this time and there is frequently a great attraction for people engaged in criminal or taboo activities. Alternatively, criminal or taboo activities may become an object of fascination.
It is often said of Pluto, that under its influence, a person can be made an offender or a victim. This is never more true than when Pluto is working through the 8th House. The obsessions and intense desires, which it unleashes, may be destructive to another or to self.
Either way they will merit a person's attention and Conscious effort if they are to be transformed.
After transiting the 8th House Pluto moves on into H9 and a person may well have to adjust his belief system during this period in order to accommodate what he has come to understand about the intensity of the emotions and his greater awareness of the human shadow.
If Pluto progresses through the 8th House, then during this period of his life, a person's emotional nature will be exposed. Pluto breaks up the surface which conditioning, social expectations and morality put in place in order to release what has been concealed beneath it. This can include sexual obsessions, a lust for power or to be controlled and a fascination with the criminal or taboo activities.
This may be a deeply disturbing time of a person's life as he struggles to come to terms with what Pluto is showing him about his own emotional nature. Yet, once exposed, these tendencies may be worked with and the negative energies transformed.
The Moon's passage through the 8th House tends to be one of the heavier times of the month during which a person may feel vulnerable, lonely and emotionally unfulfilled. This in turn, may make him angry or resentful towards those whom he considers to be neglecting his needs.
Those feelings usually evaporate quickly once the Moon moves on into the 9th House.
The years during which the progressed Moon moves through the 8th House tend to be some the heaviest and most uncomfortable of the 28 year cycle. The heaviness may well be the direct result of decisions made as the Moon reached the closing degrees of the 7th House. The time during which the Moon progresses through the 8th House is frequently a time of coming to terms with the decision made; whether that involved the ending of a relationship or the close of one of its phases.
Whatever the cause, loss and loneliness are commonly experienced as the Moon progresses through H8, and it is a time during which a person comes to a much better understanding of his emotional nature and of those needs which he cannot afford to ignore if he is to know fulfilment.


The CRMSC-SRHV/120 system consists of one RBN202 pro-ribbon driver for HF and a vented 6.5" mid-bass for LF reproduction. The HF section has a 500 W peak power input, enabling a 1:16 dynamic range with up to 90% less distortion from 1 kHz to beyond 20 kHz. Due to the "compression-less" principle of the pro-ribbon transducer, the system has a linear response at any SPL.


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Hay & Kilner Trainees Step Up To Solicitor Roles
Posted by Christopher | Sep 10, 2018 | Business, Law & Finance | 0
North East law firm Hay & Kilner has rewarded four young lawyers' hard work and dedication by taking them on in solicitor roles at the end of their practice traineeships.
Jeremy Nash, Rebecca Weir, Tom Clarke and Sophie Allinson have all completed a training programme which involved spending four blocks of six months working alongside experienced practitioners in different departments within the Newcastle-headquartered firm to give them a sound general grounding in the law and identify any particular strengths and areas of interest.
Alongside this on-the-job learning, the quartet have also completed a Professional Skills Course at Northumbria University, which is a mandatory qualification run by the Solicitors Regulation Authority which must be successfully undertaken prior to an individual practicing as a solicitor.
Rebecca has now joined Hay & Kilner's construction team, while Tom is working in its employment department.
Both Jeremy and Sophie are based at the firm's Wallsend office, Jeremy within its family law division and Sophie as part of its criminal litigation team.
Rebecca Weir, who returned to her native North East after studying at Leeds University, says: "I wanted to train with a firm that was big enough to attract the right calibre of clients and work, but small enough to feel that you were making a useful contribution to its work, and Hay & Kilner fit the bill in both respects.
"Our training programme has been designed to give us the chance to focus on areas in which we're particularly interested, and where we could gain experience on topics that would be important in our future careers alongside experts in these fields.
"We've gradually been taking on more responsibility during our time with the firm and are all now looking forward to progressing on to the next stage of our careers."
Nicola Matthews, partner at Hay & Kilner Law Firm, adds: "Bringing through talented young people is a crucial part of the sustainable success of any professional services firm.
"Having the opportunity to work alongside experienced practitioners is an ideal introduction to the legal profession and it has also given our trainees the chance to get an early insight into the particular ways in which we work to ensure clients get the best possible service for us.
"Our four trainees are all impressive individuals who have demonstrated lots of potential which we hope they will now go on to begin to realise in their new roles and we're looking forward to seeing them broaden their contribution to our continuing success."
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The only species of Xanthorrhoeaceae in Tasmania are three native species of Xanthorrhoea (grass trees). These all grow in dry forests and heaths and have very long (up to ~ 1m long), tough, narrow (~1-2mm) leaves in a dense tuft, overtopped by woody spike several cm thick and up to 3m tall. In one species (X. australis) the tuft of leaves is borne on a massive trunk (sometime branched) covered in leaf bases, this trunk can be up to 3m tall.
Lomandra was previously placed in the same family as Xanthorrhoea. Xanthorrhoeaceae was once considered to be part of Liliaceae, which was a very artificial grouping of plants and has therefore been splintered in numerous families. To see the fates of the other Tasmanian genera formerly in Liliaceae click here.


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With this school year coming to a close, my schedule in college has become more hectic. I have loads of papers to write before the headline, presentations to prepare for, and quizzes and exams to study for. Because of all that's going on, I barely have enough time to make my own meals. Of course, I cannot get all of this done with an empty stomach. This is where Honestbee's food delivery app comes in.
There is a lot to choose from on their app but I go straight to their budget meals. I'm glad there are wallet-friendly options for those who have a limited budget such as for students like me. I try mixing things up by ordering something different every time. You surely will not run out of new things to try on this app.
One of Honestbee's budget meal options that I will never get tired of is Boxes Asian Restaurant. Their menu is simple and the food is affordable. It consists of a good selection of Asian flavours that we are familiar with. As for the serving size, it is plentiful and enough to keep me full until my next meal.
My favourite among their dishes is the Dalandan Chicken and Sweet Chili Shrimp. Every entrée comes with a serving of rice that makes meals more satisfying. Their lemongrass cold tea is a must try and would go perfectly with every meal. It is definitely worth it and I urge those who haven't tried ordering from them to do so.


Although pet adoptions happen year round, spring and summer are peak season because we all expect to have time during the long, warm days to bond to the newest member of the family.
Educate yourself. Whether you're adopting a puppy or an adult dog, it's important to start training your new pet right away. Don't wait until you bring your pet home to study up on howto house train. Check out our Training page for advice.
Invest in a quality crate. A dog usually won't soil where he sleeps,so early and consistent use of a crate will speed house training. Because dogs have an instinctive desire to den, the crate will quickly become a place your new pet feels safe and secure when alone.
Dog-proof the family room.Until fully house trained, your dog should be confined to one room or area. Place her crate and toys there and remove expensive area rugs that might be damaged. Hide wires, plants and anything that poses a danger if puppy chews it. Be sure to purchase a few sturdy toys that will stand up to chewing.
Install a pet boundary system around your yard. Dogs need plenty of exercise to stay healthy and well behaved. An electronic pet containment system, like InvisibleFence®, creates a well-defined area that puppy can't dig under or jump over, keeping him safe in your yard. With proper training, puppies as young as eight weeks old can learn to observe safe-area boundaries.


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"I am different, not less." -Dr. Temple Grandin
An increasing number of children (currently up to 1 out of every 44 in the U.S.) are identified as autistic [1].
Challenges of Autism
Autism is a spectrum of neurodevelopmental conditions that can present in many ways. Core signs include unique behaviors and obstacles to communication or social interaction.
Some with autism are incredibly gifted, yet speaking or interacting with others is nearly impossible. Others struggle with hyperactivity or expressing emotions. When family or friends show them love and care, they are unable to respond positively, which can unfortunately lead to strained relationships.
There is no approved medical treatment for the core symptoms of autism, and not everyone feels there should be. PS128 has helped many people manage some of the challenges that come with being autistic, as well as showing significant benefits in multiple clinical studies. Some of these results are described below.
Autism - PS128 vs. Other Probiotics (Italy, 2021)
Autism - PS128 + Oxytocin vs. Placebo (USA, 2021)
Autism - PS128 vs. Placebo (Taiwan, 2019)
Tourette Syndrome - PS128 vs. Placebo (Taiwan, 2021)
Autism - PS128 vs. Other Probiotics
(Italy, 2021)
Type: open-label, double-arm, baseline-controlled study
Location: San Matteo Foundation (Pavia), Italy
Participants: 131 autistic individuals, average age of 7, male and female
Participants received a daily dose of either PS128 or other probiotics for 6 months. Clinical Global Impression (CGI) scores based on a clinician's overall assessment of each patient were collected before and after the treatment period.
Patients improved by taking PS128
87% of the PS128 group showed improvement, while 40% of those taking other probiotics did.
Of the improved PS128 group, 34% were "very much improved" or "much improved."
The most common benefits were
increased shared attention
reduced stereotyped (repetitive) movements, and
improved communication skills.
Reduced severity
after PS128
Average CGI-Severity score of the PS128 group improved from "markedly ill" to "moderately ill."
The PS128 group's average improvement was more than twice of those taking other probiotics.
Very few side effects and no serious adverse events were reported.
ASD Italy 2021
Condition improvement after treatment
Significantly improved CGI-Improvement scores (measuring a clinician's assessment of each patient's improvement during the trial) were seen in those given both PS128 and oxytocin.
Participants taking only PS128 or oxytocin also improved much more than the placebo group.
SRS and ABC scores improved in subjects given PS128.
These benefits, as well as substantial increases in beneficial species of gut microbiota, suggest synergy between PS128 and oxytocin.
All treatment was well-tolerated, without serious adverse events.
Autism - PS128 + Oxytocin vs. Placebo
(USA, 2021)
Type: randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded, two-stage pilot trial
Location: Massachusetts General Hospital, USA
Participants: 35 individuals with ASD, ages 3-20, male and female
Participants received a daily dose of either PS128 or a placebo for 28 weeks. Once 16 weeks had passed, daily nasal oxytocin therapy was added to the regimen of both groups.
They were evaluated at the beginning of the trial, at 16 weeks before oxytocin was added, and again at 28 weeks after the study finished. Social behaviors were measured by the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) and Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC). Assessments also included the Clinical Global Impression (CGI) scale, biomarkers, and fecal microbiome evaluations.
ASD USA 2021
Autism - PS128 vs. Placebo
(Taiwan, 2019)
Type: randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded
Location: YuNing Psychiatry Clinic, Taiwan
Participants: 71 individuals with ASD, ages 7-15, male
Participants received a daily dose of either PS128 or a placebo for 4 weeks. They were evaluated at baseline and again after the study finished. Assessments included the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS); the Autism Behavior Checklist-Taiwan version (ABC-T); the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL); the Taiwan version of Swanson, Nolan, and Pelham-IV (SNAP-IV); and the Clinical Global Impression (CGI) scale.
Opposition, defiance, and other autism-related behaviors were improved.
The SNAP-IV scale measures core signs of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and oppositional defiant disorder. Changes in the scores of younger children (ages 7-12) taking PS128 daily for four weeks were compared with their placebo counterparts. Significantly lower (improved) scores were found in the PS128 group, suggesting it helped alleviate select behaviors.
Anxiety levels were reduced.
A wide range of behaviors are evaluated using the Child Behavior Checklist.
Significantly decreased levels of anxiousness were shown by those who took PS128 during the trial.
No adverse events were reported during the study
The SRS gauges social communication, awareness, and emotions, as well as limited interests and repetitious actions typical to autism.
Assessments at baseline and again after four weeks of treatment showed significant improvement for those children given PS128.
Improvements in social communication and interaction, restricted interests, and repetitive behaviors were seen.
ASD Taiwan 2019
Tourette Syndrome - PS128 vs. Placebo
TS Taiwan 2021
Location: National Taiwan University Children's Hospital
Participants: 57 individuals with Tourette syndrome, ages 5-18, male and female
Participants took a daily dose of two capsules containing either 30 billion CFUs of PS128 or placebo for two months. They were evaluated at baseline, after one month, and again at two months. The primary outcome assessed improvement in tic symptoms, evaluated by Yale Global Tic Severity Scale (YGTSS). The secondary outcome involved changes in comorbidities in these children, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) measured by the Swanson, Nolan, and Pelham IV Scale (SNAP-IV) and Conners' Continuous Performance Test II (CPT-2), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), migraines, and depression.
Both groups, PS128 and the placebo, showed tic symptom improvements, with no significant difference between the two.
As observed by parents of the children, ADHD symptoms (including inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity) significantly improved in the group taking PS128.
A computer-administered test for ADHD symptoms found significantly improvement after treatment with PS128 compared to the placebo group.
All treatment was well-tolerated, with no adverse effects reported.
More PS128 clinical data
Neuro-
Gut-
Our gut, which contains around 100 million neurons, is often called our "second brain," and these enteric nerve cells can function independently of our central nervous system (CNS).
These two neural networks frequently communicate with and influence each other, and when neurological development is impaired, GI health can suffer.
For example, children with autism have higher rates of gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms such as diarrhea, constipation, or abdominal pain, than do children of typical neurological development.
This interaction between our two "brains" has been found to not only take place directly via neural transmission but also through endocrine, immune, and metabolic pathways.
Martha Herbert, a leading autism researcher at Harvard Medical School, used MRI scans to examine the neural anatomy of children with autism. She found their brains were full of activated immune cells and inflammatory molecules, contributing to the chronic neuroinflammation often seen in those with autism.
In a paper reporting her findings, she proposed that autism disorders are not primarily caused by brain abnormalities but actually influenced by multiple body systems, including the digest and immune systems [2].
Gut Microbiota and Autism
Gut-brain axis research has led to understanding of a direct, reciprocal influence that exists between GI tract microbiota and the CNS, including nervous system disorders such as autism, Parkinson's, depression, and anxiety.
Regarding autism specifically, the gut microflora of individuals with autism is unique when compared to those without. Autism patients have a higher proportion of Firmicutes bacteria and relatively fewer Bacteroides. This has led to scientists asking whether gut microbe modification could lead to CNS improvements and neurological disorder treatments [3].
Treating Autism Via the Microbiome
Researcher Elaine Hsiao showed how this microbiome-gut-brain connection can influence autism-like behaviors in mice [4]. Knowing that immune cells and inflammatory cytokines in the brain contribute to autism symptoms [5], Hsiao's team mimicked an infection to activate the immune systems of pregnant mice. Soon after, the newborn pups exhibited both autism-like behaviors (anxiety, repetitive behaviors, and impaired social interaction) and GI tract symptoms (atypical, imbalanced gut microbes and intestinal permeability.)
Notably, after the pups were treated with Bacteroides from a human gut, their intestinal walls became more stable. Post-treatment, not only were the pups' gut microbiomes more like those of a healthy mouse, but their symptoms of anxiety, repetitive behavior, and social impairment were also attenuated.
[1] https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/data.html
[2] Liu, Y.-W.; Liong, M.T.; Chung, Y.-C.E.; Huang, H.-Y.; Peng, W.-S.; Cheng, Y.-F.; Lin, Y.-S.; Wu, Y.-Y.; Tsai, Y.-C. (2019.) Effects of Lactobacillus plantarum PS128 on Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Taiwan: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial. Nutrients, 11, 820.
[3] Fattorusso, A., Di Genova, L., Dell'Isola, G. B., Mencaroni, E., & Esposito, S. (2019). Autism Spectrum Disorders and the Gut Microbiota. Nutrients, 11(3), 521.
[4] Hsiao, E. Y., McBride, S. W., Hsien, S., Sharon, G., Hyde, E. R., McCue, T., … Mazmanian, S. K. (2013). Microbiota Modulate Behavioral and Physiological Abnormalities Associated with Neurodevelopmental Disorders. Cell, 155(7), 1451–1463.
[5] Herbert M. R. (2005). Autism: A brain disorder or a disorder that affects the brain? Clinical Neuropsychiatry, 2(6) ,354-79.
[6] Liu, W. H., Chuang, H. L., Huang, Y. T., Wu, C. C., Chou, G. T., Wang, S., & Tsai, Y. C. (2016). Alteration of behavior and monoamine levels attributable to Lactobacillus plantarum PS128 in germ-free mice. Behavioural brain research, 298(Pt B), 202–209.
[7] Liu, Y. W., Liu, W. H., Wu, C. C., Juan, Y. C., Wu, Y. C., Tsai, H. P., Wang, S., & Tsai, Y. C. (2016). Psychotropic effects of Lactobacillus plantarum PS128 in early life-stressed and naïve adult mice. Brain research, 1631, 1–12.


After dropping a non-league affair to Milton-Union on Monday, the Covington Lady Buccs responded on Tuesday with a thrilling five-set win over National Trail on "Senior Night".
2018 VARSITY LADY BUCCS: Sitting (L-R) - Maci White, Tori Quinter, Ellery Reck, Kellie Wright (Manager), Jennifer Fisher (Manager), Alyssa Kimmel, Makenna Gostomsky, Sophia Iddings. Standing (L-R) - Assistant Coach Lori Smith, Head Coach Lonnie Cain, Hillary Hoying, Marisa Fields, Lillian Hamilton, Olivia Mohler, Makenzee Maschino, Josie Crowell.
With just two seniors, a youthful - yet determined - Covington volleyball team has aspirations of yet another exciting season in 2018.
COVINGTON - Lonnie Cain returns as Covington volleyball coach.
The Lady Buccs were 10-12 overall last year and 9-3 in the CCC.
Graduating off that team were Breanna Kimmel, Lindsey Kimmel and Legend Patty.
Returning letterwinners include seniors Lillian Hamilton and Makenna Gostomsky; juniors Olivia Mohler and Maci White; and sophomore Hillary Hoying.
"We have two seniors on this year's squad, so we are young," Cain said. "I am hoping to bring along some newcomers in the program quickly and get them into contributing roles. Last year, we were plagued with injuries, that will be a big concern of mine. Our goals will remain the same. Play hard and improve every time we step on the court."
The Buccs schedule is as tough as ever.
"It is very challenging," Cain said. "Outside of the Cross County Conference, we will be competing against some strong programs like Russia, Versailles, Anna, Jackson Center, Riverside, Lehman Catholic, Milton-Union and Brookville. My belief is playing better teams only makes you better. I feel like we will be improving along the way heading into the sectional tournament."
Cain expects the CCC to be tough again.
"Last year, we were dominated by Miami East, however we were competitive against the other two teams that finished above us in the CCC standings," Cain said. "I am very optimistic that we can finish near the top of the league again and be a contender for the top spot. There are an awful lot of variables for this season, so we need to wait and see."
SENIORS: Lillian Hamilton and Makenna Gostomsky.
RETURNING LETTERMEN: Sitting: Josie Crowell. Standing (L-R): Maci White, Olivia Mohler, Lillian Hamilton, Hilliary Hoying, Makenna Gostomsky.
COACHES: (L-R) - Lori Smith, Lonnie Cain (Head Coach), Stephanie Robinson.


Two teens in a small rural community seek solace from their dark pasts and troubled home lives in a forbidden romance, in the powerful new film from Canadian director Nathan Morlando (Edwin Boyd – Citizen Gangster).
With Edwin Boyd – Citizen Gangster, winner of the Best Canadian First Feature prize at the Festival in 2011, Nathan Morlando established himself as a director to watch. With his second feature, Mean Dreams, he more than delivers on that promise, crafting an emotionally powerful film about two young lovers on the run. The life of teenaged Jonas Ford (Josh Wiggins) is dominated by his father's struggle to keep the family farm afloat and his mother's ongoing battle with severe depression. When Casey Caraway (2016 TIFF Rising Star Sophie Nélisse, first seen in Philippe Falardeau's Monsieur Lazhar) moves in a few miles down the road, the two click immediately. But while most parents would be happy to see their children find this kind of relationship, Jonas' father sees Casey as someone who distracts Jonas from his duties, while Casey's father, Wayne (Bill Paxton), an alcoholic prone to explosive and sometimes violent outbursts, sees Jonas as competition. Making things worse is the fact that Wayne is the town's new deputy, and the sheriff considers domestic abuse to be a household matter. With nowhere to turn, the young lovers are soon faced with an impossible decision.
Atmospherically shot by Steve Cosens, one of Canada's finest cinematographers, Mean Dreams percolates with a sense of both promise and dread, the sky above the lovers' heads signifying limitless possibility while serving as a grim reminder of their seemingly inescapable pasts.
Drawing fine performances from the veteran Paxton and, especially, his young leads Wiggins and Nélisse, Morlando creates a sensitive portrait of the dilemmas facing young people trapped by circumstance and history.


...to the Lionel Collector's Club UK website. The club is an informal group mainly living in the UK who share an interest in Lionel, and other American three rail 'O' gauge manufacturers, as well as a couple of members who are into 'S' gauge.
A number of members run layouts at various local shows in different parts the UK.
The club celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2011.
Lionel is a registered trade mark of Lionel Trains Inc. The LCCUK is not affiliated to Lionel LLC. The Lionel name is used with permission.