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April 13, 2007 News » Mountain News
Developers finally required to provide housing
By Allen Best
VAIL, Colo. – Vail town officials are now requiring affordable housing of all projects. In new building projects in the town's more dense and commercial areas, particularly at the base of the ski slopes, 10 per cent must be affordable. Developers of commercial space must provide housing for 20 per cent of the new jobs they create.
These proportions are a compromise. Town officials had first proposed 30 per cent, but met strong opposition from builders and portions of the real-estate sector. But town officials are adamant that the regulations are necessary if the town is to meet its goal of having at least 30 per cent of employees live in the town. The town figures that by 2020, almost every worker will live in some type of deed-restricted affordable housing, unable to afford free-market housing prices.
Unaffected by the new law is a surge of redevelopment with a combined value of more than $1 billion. Those projects, which are already underway, are expected to add 1,500 permanent jobs. In addition, new development down-valley in Avon and Edwards is expected to add another 7,370 jobs in the next few years. Vail is also looking at potentially several other major redevelopment projects.
Vail began its affordable housing program 10 years ago, but lags far behind Aspen and Telluride, according to affordable housing experts. "We're really a leader in the whole resort industry, except when it comes to housing," said Steve Lindstrom, who owns a chain of movie theaters in the Eagle Valley.
But a representative of the Vail Board of Realtors, Asher Maslan, said the formula used to determine housing requirements is unfair. It says that real estate offices create more jobs than other kinds of businesses. "We view it as very, very unfair," he said.
An associated ordinance mandates that employee housing must be a minimum of 250 square feet.
The ranch and villaging of the West
HAILEY, Idaho – Having had his fill of the Civil War, Samuel Clemens in 1861 journeyed across the West to Carson City, Nev., to partake of the mining excitement in the Sierra Nevada. There, he noted the broad use of the word "ranch."
In the first place, there were no farms, only ranches, said Clemens, later writing as Mark Twain in the book "Roughing It." But even more, the name ranch was sometimes applied to singular buildings.
Something of the same thing is occurring in the West now, but with the use of the word "village." From the base of a ski slope, it's hard to throw a rock without hitting a village of some sort.
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I'm not sure if they saw that I posted about the fact that our kids are in acting classes or if they saw me mention that my daughter wants to be a model or if they just contacted me because I'm a well known blogger, but The Model Child asked me to review their book. I was quite grateful to receive the book because I have a lot of questions about the industry. I want to be safe and not taken advantage of and we may already have been. One key piece of advice is not to pay to be represented. We joined a school that sort of represents them as well. It's a very expensive school and they have learned a lot but I'm still not sure it was a good decision. The book also talks about finding an agent, taking good photos and the behavior of your child and as a parent. Yep that's right, if you're a diva parent your child won't be selected.
For many parents, a charismatic, energetic child with an adorable smile or big personality inspires dreams or plans of a career in the child modeling business. But entering and being part of the industry is hardly as simple as being discovered by an agent and appearing in magazines. For parents it can mean navigating everything from contracts and taxes, to pitching agencies and managing relationships. There are peak times of the year to work schedules around, in some cases travel, and of course, auditions. While the industry is highly professional, scams and other problems can be an issue for those who might be new or unfamiliar to the industry. Once your child has landed in the business, there is the next step of trying to sustain, grow and manage his or her career and work. The Model Child: A Parent's Guide to the Child Modeling Industry provides parents of both aspiring and working child models of all ages the tools to understand the business and make the most of your child's experience.
Insight and information from seasoned professionals in the industry, tips on how to work with agencies, and a realistic look into what to expect during agency meetings, auditions and jobs fill the pages of this useful guidebook. A glossary is included with familiar and common industry terms, anecdotes and helpful details to empower parents to understand the child modeling business, and ultimately benefit their child and his or her career.
In addition to being a resource for parents of child models of all ages and stages in their career, The Model Child also regularly hosts Open House online events on its Facebook page where parents can ask questions, gain insight, and other information from child model professionals. A photo contest is also held to give one lucky child the chance to gain exposure as The Model Child's book cover model, which includes a chance of a lifetime trip to New York City including round trip airfare for the child and one parent or legal guardian, lodging, and meeting with top child model agents to gain a first-hand experience of the child modeling business. The contest's $20 entry fee includes a 75% discount on the print copy of The Model Child book. Children age's three to twelve that are not currently represented by a New York modeling agency are welcome to participate.
Zoe loves Minnie Mouse when we were at Disneyland over spring break she had to have her picture taken with Minnie Mouse pretty much every time we saw her.
When I was offered the book Minnie in Paris I knew I had to say yes because she would love to read it. And she read it as soon as I handed it to her. It's a colorful book made for fancy girls. And there is a little fancy in all girls.
Fashion is Minnie's passion! Just like Zoe, my little girl has been a fashionista since she was 18 months old. I haven't been allowed to pick out her clothes in years. And, as a result, Minnie's been invited to show her bows on the runways of Paris!
Pack-up your cares and forget them with Minnie's pink polka-dotted rolling luggage! This glittering overnight case is topped with pretty bows, and has lots of room to pack her most glamorous travel essentials.
Our Minnie Plush is the pink of polka-dotted perfection. Disney's soft-stuffed sweetheart is a perfect size for little arms to give great big hugs. Follow her to find laughter and learning at The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.
So many times when we are out shopping or looking for something new online it always seems to be for our children. Well, it does for me anyway. I'm on Amazon or at Target and I always gravitate toward the children's section for new products or books.
Well one day when I walked into my local library I happened to look at the "librarian's picks" before heading to the board-books where I saw "Her Royal Spyness" by Rhys Bowen. I picked it up. It looked like a decent length book, one I could read while sitting with my children. And I was RIGHT!
The story follows a fictitious minor royal heir, Lady Georgiana Rannoch during the 1930's in England. At the start of the series she's 34th in line to the throne and the queen asks a favour of her. Georgie, as she is known to her friends, is flat broke. At that time all royal women seemed to be good for was going to a good finishing school and marrying a prince from a European family. She is trying to get some money together when stumbles across a murdered victim (I don't want to give away too much). Georgie uses her smarts to help the local police solve the crime. It sounds rather grim, but Ms. Bowen has a fantastic way of making it light, you won't feel bummed out reading it. Georgie, is quite clumsy so things always seem to be going wrong with her – There is one particular scene where is "modeling" clothes for a friend and she makes a bit of a blunder, I still laugh about it!
"Heirs and Graces" is now the 7th book in the series and I have really enjoyed everyone. Ms. Bowen has done a great job keeping the story line similar enough that you feel a familiarity, but still allowing the main characters to develop. I would've liked to have heard more from Georgie's grandfather, especially his cockney slang that I love to try and figure out!, but each book can not be (and thankfully isn't!) the same. I like the other characters that she added for this story, each one has a bit of a background, but not too much that you feel bogged down with unnecessary information.
"Heirs and Graces" was released on August 6th. If you're looking for a new read to end the summer – Start this series, it has a bit of romance, mystery and some comedy!
THE WIG IN THE WINDOW (June 18, Harper Children's) is the first in a funny new mystery series for kids ages 8 – 12 that will appeal to precocious readers who enjoy humor, clever clues, and fun plot twists!
Soon the girls are breaking secret codes, being followed by a strange blue car, and tailing strangers with unibrows and Texas accents. But as their investigation heats up, Sophie and Grace start to crack under the pressure. But even if they solve the case, will their unlikely friendship survive?
What has been that one special day in your life? Can you at least pinpoint the top three? How about for your child? I can tell you one such day for my 5YO was when his brother's birth almost 3 years ago. For Spencer, it's the same!
Everyday Spencer is boy who is as strong as a bear and as funny as a monkey, among other things. BUT his parents have left him with grandma and have returned soon making Spencer something he has never been before … a brother! This One Special Day is a great book for soon-to-be big brother and sisters. My sons (even the younger one) love to read this book over and over. My older can even read it to my younger; and to me it's just sweet that they're sharing THIS book in particular.
This book is an interactive book giving your child a chance to "read" the book with you as not all of the text is provided. When Spencer is as strong as a bear he is really, "as strong as a" with a picture of a bear; your child is drawn to complete the sentence and read with you. As you can tell from the cover, Spencer is like a bear, horse, giraffe, elephant, monkey, tiger, pig, and bird until one special day!
I just can't say enough about this book. This is a must own in any children's library and especially those of soon-to-be siblings, but beyond that it's a keeper! Just to get your children excited and reading on their own. Not only is One Special Day: A Story For Big Brothers & Sisters cute, it's very original which is why it will survive the purge of other sibling books from your at-home library. As I said before, it's a keeper!
One Special Day: A Story For Big Brothers & Sisters is available now at your favorite bookstore or on Amazon. Get it for yourself or add it to your baby registry for the big brother or big sister in your house.
In addition to this review, I'd also like to thank the distributor, Disney, for the extra copy which was donated to an under privileged school in my community.
DISCLAIMER: A book was provided for review, but all thoughts in this post are my own and not influenced by the author, publisher, or distributor.
THE HOST is an enchanting and fateful story about the survival of love and the human spirit in a time of war. Our world is invaded by an unseen enemy. Humans become hosts for these invaders, their minds taken over, while their bodies remain intact. Most of humanity has succumbed.
Have you read this book? I read this book because I liked the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer so very much. The Host are the humans just as the synopsis stated above and there are a few humans that have remained safe and are in hiding coming out only for emergencies. The main character (Saoirse Ronan plays Melanie) is inhabited by one of these aliens (Wanda) and her personality is so strong that the alien can not take full control of her mind so they share the body. The humans don't trust Melanie anymore being a host and the human part of her wants to be part of the humans more than anything. Why? LOVE Companionship all those things that humans live for.
Melanie is in love but he is disgusted because of the alien inside her. Of course a love triangle develops here, the alien falls in love with a different human. It will be interesting to see if the relationships are truly captured on the screen as they are in the book.
In anticipation of this movie coming out next summer we're celebrating summer reading.
I have two little girls who are complete opposites when it comes to socializing. My oldest who is five, is an extrovert, a little social butterfly who adapts wonderfully and gets excited for play dates, preschool and now, kindergarten. My two year old on the other hand is the introvert and has clung to my side since day she was born. She plays wonderfully alone at home, but won't explore in a group setting. As we begin to think about preschool for my youngest, I am a bit anxious for her since I'm afraid the transition will not be an easy one. In the meantime, I am trying my best to expose her to other kids at play dates and local activities. I am also trying to find reading material on the subject of separation at this age; not just for me, but with story books she understands as well. One book we've recently read, Cooper and Me, relates well to the fear and anxiety little kids experience with separation.
Through rhythmic verses, Cooper and Me tells the story of a young girl who is nervous as her first day of school approaches. She is frightened about leaving home and doesn't want to go without her best friend, her dog Cooper. Fortunately her mother finds the perfect solution to help the little girl overcome her fears – a small replica of her beloved pet she can take to school with her. In Cooper and Me, the story of a child's worries about starting school has evolved into a timeless tale about overcoming separation anxiety and trying new things – basic emotions all people experience throughout their lives – but this time, written by a child, for children.
Cooper and Me was illustrated by 11-year-old Alexa Peters and co-written with her mother, Monique Peters. The idea was inspired by Alexa's own experiences on her first day of school. A talented young artist and writer, Alexa wanted to give back to others in a meaningful way through her art. Starting at a very young age, Alexa created illustrated stories about her daily experiences, and from the pages of her sketchbooks came the idea for her first book, Cooper and Me. Cooper and Me, is the first in a series of books that invite children to explore life the lovable Labrador Retriever, Cooper.
My older daughter thought it was pretty amazing that a young girl had created this book. She assumed all books were written by grown-ups and this opened up a nice bedtime discussion about all the things she can do even as a kid. Cooper and Me also includes some discussion tools at the end of the book to help relate the story with real life situations.
What I thought was great about the book was that in addition to helping young children gain emotional resilience and confidence through their books, Alexa and mom Monique wanted to go beyond that to help less fortunate kids. Their search for an organization to which they could donate a portion of the proceeds from the Cooper and Me book led to a charitable alliance with the Happy Hearts Fund. Happy Hearts improves children's lives through education and sustainable programs in areas devastated by natural disasters.
My only negative review about the book is that the rhyming of the words didn't quite flow smoothly. Each page had a different rhyme scheme which made it difficult for me to read the story aloud. But I don't think my kids noticed at all, they both liked the story and the pictures even if Mom couldn't make the rhymes flow correctly.
Cooper and Me is available for purchase at www.cooperandme.com. The book sells for $12.99 and includes a free download of the Cooper and Me theme song, which extends the fun and learning. For more information about the Cooper and Me brand, please visit the website at www.cooperandme.com.
From Book To Movie: Interested in The Help?
I went to a very early screening of The Help and all I'm allowed to say at this point is that you need as many tissues as you can find. A whole box per person that attends this movie. No, not everyone at the screening cried, in fact the person sitting right next to me didn't cry at all, but me, I was a fountain of waterworks. The movie The Help is based on the book The Help, and I haven't read the book yet, my friends say I should read it, but if I'm going to cry that much I'm not sure about reading the book.
Tell me, should I go get the book and read The Help?


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Schroder shoots Thunder past Jazz
Published: Dec 10, 2019 at 4:41 a.m.
Dennis Schroder scored 27 off the bench to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 104-90 win over the Utah Jazz on Monday night in Salt Lake City.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 20 points and Chris Paul had 16 points and seven assists for the Thunder, who overcame 26 points from Utah's Donovan Mitchell.
The Thunder came into the game with a couple factors working against them.
First, they were without a pair of starters. Terrance Ferguson missed his third consecutive game due to right hip soreness while Danilo Gallinari missed a game for the first time this season after sustaining a left ankle sprain.
Oklahoma City was also playing on the second night of a back-to-back set after winning at Portland on Sunday.
The Thunder have won three consecutive games for the first time this season, and five victories in their past six games has moved them within one game of .500 at 11-12.
Utah fell for the sixth time in the past eight games.
While Schroder and Gilgeous-Alexander had big offensive nights for Oklahoma City, it was the Thunder defense that set the tone. Utah's 90 points tied the fewest scored against Oklahoma City this season.
The Jazz had scored 90 or fewer points just once previously. Utah never scored more than 24 points in any quarter Monday.
Oklahoma City took control in the third quarter, outscoring the Jazz 34-21. The Thunder built their lead as big as 22 points.
Aside from Mitchell, only two other Utah players scored in double figures. And even Mitchell's production was tough to come by, as he needed 25 shots to reach his point total. Mitchell was just 1 of 8 from behind the 3-point arc.
Rudy Gobert had 19 points and 17 rebounds for Utah, but his counterpart on the Thunder, Steven Adams, had 11 points and 13 rebounds. Jazz forward Bojan Bogdanovic scored 13 points.
Schroder has thrived on the second night of back-to-backs this season, averaging 27.5 points in four such games this season. However, Monday's game was the first time the Thunder won this season on the second night of a back-to-back.
With Gallinari sidelined, rookie Darius Bazley made his first career start. He finished with two points and seven rebounds in 26 minutes.
Utah was without point guard Mike Conley for the third consecutive game due to a strained left hamstring.
--Field Level Media
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Jane Holman1
F, #362041, d. after 1842
Last Edited=14 Aug 2009
Jane Holman was the daughter of John Holman.2 A settlement for the marriage between her and Reverend Piers Edmund Butler was made on 22 September 1838.1 She died after 1842.1
From 22 September 1838, her married name became Butler.
Child of Jane Holman and Reverend Piers Edmund Butler
unknown son Butler2 b. 1840, d. 1844
[S47] BIFR1976 page 198. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]
[S47] BIFR1976. [S47]
unknown son Butler1
M, #362042, b. 1840, d. 1844
unknown son Butler was born in 1840.1 He was the son of Reverend Piers Edmund Butler and Jane Holman.2 He died in 1844.1
Francis Butler1
M, #362043, b. circa 1806, d. 7 October 1844
Francis Butler was born circa 1806.1 He was the son of Edmond Butler and Frances Madden.2 He married Dorothea Pack, daughter of Thomas Pack, on 14 September 1837.1 He died on 7 October 1844.1
He lived at Borrismore, County Kilkenny, IrelandG.1 He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)1
Children of Francis Butler and Dorothea Pack
Sophia Butler1
Edmund Butler2 b. c 1839, d. 28 Jun 1876
Thomas Butler2 b. Jul 1840, d. 24 Apr 1841
Catherine Mary Butler2 b. Jun 1844, d. 24 Mar 1845
Thomas Pack1
Thomas Pack lived at Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, IrelandG.1 He graduated with a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)1
Child of Thomas Pack
Dorothea Pack+2 d. 19 Aug 1897
Dorothea Pack1
F, #362045, d. 19 August 1897
Dorothea Pack was the daughter of Thomas Pack.2 She married Francis Butler, son of Edmond Butler and Frances Madden, on 14 September 1837.1 She died on 19 August 1897.1
Children of Dorothea Pack and Francis Butler
Edmund Butler1
M, #362046, b. circa 1839, d. 28 June 1876
Edmund Butler was born circa 1839.1 He was the son of Francis Butler and Dorothea Pack.2 He died on 28 June 1876 at Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.A.G, from sunstroke, unmarried.1
Thomas Butler1
M, #362047, b. July 1840, d. 24 April 1841
Thomas Butler was born in July 1840.1 He was the son of Francis Butler and Dorothea Pack.2 He died on 24 April 1841.1
Catherine Mary Butler1
F, #362048, b. June 1844, d. 24 March 1845
Catherine Mary Butler was born in June 1844.1 She was the daughter of Francis Butler and Dorothea Pack.2 She died on 24 March 1845.1
Frances Butler1
Frances Butler is the daughter of Edmond Butler and Frances Madden.2 A settlement for the marriage between her and Captain John Loftus Nunn was made on 30 May 1821.1
From 30 May 1821, her married name became Nunn.
John Nickson Nunn1
John Nickson Nunn is the son of John Nunn.
He lived at Rosehill, County Wexford, IrelandG.1
Child of John Nickson Nunn
Captain John Loftus Nunn2


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The 1944 Women's Western Open was a golf competition held at Park Ridge Country Club in Park Ridge, Illinois, the 15th edition of the event. Babe Zaharias won the championship in match play competition by defeating Dorothy Germain in the final match, 7 and 5.

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Many people claim to be ninja, but just how many of them can you trust? The answer is: NONE. If they say they are, they are lying. If they don't then you can't trust them because they might be. Here's your chance to prove your ninja-ness. Here is your chance to find yourself.
Take this test to determine the true magnitude of your ninjaness. Take this opportunity to embark on a true quest of self-discovery. If you prove to be a true ninja, then you shall stand among the stars in the heavens. If you fail, you will be killed.
What is your favorite Weapon?
If you had to kill one fo the following, who would you choose?
How many people have you killed?
If I said yes, I would be lying about saying yes. And If I said no, I could be lying.
Where was your last mission?
What is your Ninja Power?
What is the Ninja code?
Never lie, cheat, or steal.
How do you see a ninja?
You don't. They are much too stealthy.


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Match day voting in the past
This is the third occasion that the Camp Nou has hosted a game with a vote going on at the same time In both of the two previous instances the opposition was Real Madrid
It is not a normal situation for a game to be played at the Camp Nou with an election going on in the background. In fact, it has only happened twice before, and on both occasions the opposition was Real Madrid. The first was on April 1, 1989, when Josep Lluís Núñez was re-elected president. The game itself ended without score. The second time was on March 7, 1998, the day of the vote of no confidence presented by the Elefant Blau movement, with Josep Lluís Núñez again coming out tops, and Barça winning the clásico 3-0.
There were two other instances of match day voting at the Camp Nou, but with the first team playing away. On November 12, 1950, FC Barcelona drew 2-2 at Celta while the members were voting in a referendum regarding the Camp Nou.
And then there was June 15, 2003, when Barça won 3-1 away to Valencia on the day that Joan Laporta was elected president
That amounts to two wins and two draws for FC Barcelona when they have played on the same day that the members have gone to the ballot boxes.


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Warner Brown works with equal ease on both sides of the Atlantic. His work in straight plays and musical theatre encompasses everything from the traditional form to the radical avant garde. With Michael Feinstein, he has been commissioned by MGM to write the Broadway musical of The Thomas Crown Affair and, with Adding Machine composer Joshua Schmidt, he has been commissioned by Florentine Opera, Milwaukee to write the libretto to the opera Harley's Place, to be directed by Michael Gieleta. He has been commissioned by Eclipse Live to write the musical Son Of A Preacher Man and commissioned by the St Petersburg Theatre of Musical Comedy in Russia to write the musical A Simple Time. He has been commissioned by Bill Kenwright Films to write the screenplay for the movie A Minute To Midnight. Warner's new musical The Gold Room, again with music by Feinstein, was recently workshopped with Victoria Clark, Melissa Errico and Jonathan Groff, directed by Jeremy Sams. It is scheduled for production in 2017. Warner is part of the consortium, including choreographer Arlene Phillips and musical director Mike Dixon, for the new internet-based project Reality – The Musical.
For BBC Worldwide, Warner wrote the arena show Walking With Dinosaurs – The Arena Spectacular, creating an entirely new genre of theatrical presentation. His work on this has won many international awards, including the Billboard Magazine Creative Content Award. Two companies have toured internationally – playing in venues from Madison Square Garden to the Mercedes Benz Arena in Shanghai – making it 'the most popular family show of all time'. An episode of CSI: Las Vegas was based upon the show and it has even earned the ultimate honour of being parodied on The Simpsons.
The Cole Porter Trusts granted Warner stage rights to the songs of Cole Porter for his dark original musical The Black and White Ball, which opened in London. With director Jonathan Butterell, he is developing the musical Elsie de Wolfe Isn't Dead and with New York composer Jenny Giering he is developing the platform musical The Collector.
Warner has also written a number of plays, including Laughing Dove, Wavelength and The Prospero Suite, directed by John Doyle. He has worked extensively in Europe, beginning with Musical Of The Year – starring the unlikely combination of Sir Peter Ustinov and Al Jarreau – and directed by Julia McKenzie. His musical, Garbo – The Musical, received its world premiere at Oscarsteatern in Stockholm, Sweden. For this he wrote book and lyrics, with music by Michael Reed and 'Meatloaf' rock legend Jim Steinman. Warner's musical Flickers premiered at Broadway's Circle-In-The Square Theater. For Gillian Lynne, and at the request of Diana, Princess Of Wales, he wrote Dance For Life at London's Her Majesty's Theatre, starring Moira Shearer, Darcey Bussell, Irek Mukhamedov and Sir Derek Jacobi.
Warner has extensive writing credits for the BBC and was Script Associate of the BBC Classic Musicals Series, for which he adapted fourteen musicals and directed such artists as Anthony Newley, Tyne Daley, Barbara Cook, Julia Migenes and Steven Berkoff. He has music publishing deals with Warner/Chappell Music, Josef Weinberger and Samuel French for a number of his musical theatre works.
Warner began his London career by having two works open within two weeks of each other: the political study Scandal and the musical The Biograph Girl, written with his mentor Irma la Douce composer/lyricist David Heneker. The Biograph Girl went on to play worldwide and, in a centenary tribute to Mr Heneker, Warner was commissioned to write a new version of the classic Heneker/Cross musical Half A Sixpence. This went out on a year-long UK national tour, produced by Bill Kenwright, starring Gary Wilmot.
Further work in London includes Six For Gold, a critically-acclaimed series of six one-act musical plays performed over a two-night cycle; his new version of Cinderella at the London Palladium; the 'musical noir' Tallulah For A Day, starring Marti Webb, and the revue Sleep With Friends, starring Janie Dee. His musical fable The House On The Corner was reviewed as "the class act" of the Edinburgh International Festival and David Heneker and Warner Brown were the subjects of the BBC 2 TV documentary The Making Of A Musical.
In October 2012 Warner inaugurated The Sidney Brown Memorial Award in honour of his late father. This international Award is judged by a panel of industry luminaries, including Nica Burns of Nimax Theatres, Nikolai Foster of Curve, Leicester and Kent Nicholson of Playwrights Horizons in New York, and goes to the best new unproduced musical of the year. It was presented by Michael Ball. In 2013 the Award was re-named The S&S Award, now in honour of both his late parents, and was presented at a special gala at the St James Theatre by Don Black. At the 2014 Gala, again at the St James, the Award was presented by Nigel Harman and at the 2015 Gala by Janie Dee. In 2017 the Award is due to expand, with a gala in New York City.
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By Laurie Bertram Roberts Wednesday, July 16, 2014 1:51 p.m. CDT
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Sit back for a moment and think back to the long gone days of 2011. That was the year many of us were either working to ensure Initiative 26 (better known as the personhood amendment) didn't pass, or we were concerned about its passage.
One thing I really remember is when anti-personhood people (like me) said that fetal personhood could and would lead to the banning of certain forms of contraception like IUDs and the morning-after pill commonly known as "Plan B," personhood supporters would say, "no, no we only want to make abortion illegal." In their post-game analysis, they said Mississippi voters would have supported the measure if only they hadn't been lied to and misdirected with the "birth control issue" by outside groups.
Yes, "the birth control issue." Because, remember ladies, none of the people who believe in fetal personhood are trying to take away access to birth control. That is just crazy talk. It's a lie told to defeat personhood.
Fast forward. It's 2014, and Hobby Lobby—along with several other companies like Eden Foods, which packages and sells organic foods—sue so they don't have to participate in the government mandate to cover some, if not all, contraception. This is where I want point out even the Catholic nuns fighting to not cover birth control aren't fighting not to cover vasectomies, which the Catholic church also bans.
Nope, it's all about the lady bits, and it's all about fetal personhood. Why?
The foundation of Hobby Lobby's case was that pregnancy happens at the moment of fertilization, not implantation. At the moment the egg is fertilized, it becomes a person, they say.
Of course, that's not how pregnancy works in biology. You can't go to your doctor and say, "Hey, I think one of my eggs is fertilized, and now I'm pregnant." (In fact, if it worked that way, in-vitro fertilization would be so much simpler for people.) Without a belief in fetal personhood, there can be no "deeply held religious belief" that Plan B, Ella, Paraguard IUD and Mirena IUD cause abortions by preventing implantation.
The ruling is based on the premise that companies have the rights of people. Thank you, Citizens United! Who knew that ruling would impact lady bits, right?
Now legally a "person," the company can assert it has religious liberties that must be protected. How convenient that right after Obamacare became law, Hobby Lobby suddenly had a revelation that the Plan B their health-insurance plan provided before Obamacare was now causing abortions.
When the U.S. Supreme Court decided that Hobby Lobby's beliefs trumped scientific fact, that's a problem. It's also troubling when the "eggs are people" standard intersects with a desire to take down any plan by our president. When all of it is justified using corporate personhood and religious freedom, we should all be very alarmed.
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As a Personhood supporter I can attest that we have never said Personhood would not ban abortifacients like the IUD, the "morning after pill" and others.
But a Personhood Law would not ban true birth control that prevents the sperm from meeting the ovum.
The OB Gyn society (A.C.O.G.) only changed the definition of pregnancy from beginning at fertilization to implantation after abortifacient "birth control" that prevented the implantation of a living human blastocyst became available in the 1960's.
Prior to 1965, every medical textbook reported that life began at fertilization. "Fertilization" and "conception," meant the same thing. After 1965 ACOG changed the definition of "conception" to start after implantation. And they did it for financial & for political, not scientific reasons.
So "life begins at implantation" is a political assertion made recently to ease the conscience and improve the profits of doctors, not a scientific fact.
And if the human blastocyst is not living prior to implantation, is it dead? What is it?
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BBQing as it is regularly known or grilling is one of America's most preferred summer past times. Why grill? Grilling gives an open door to entertain family and companions. It is an anxiety free and unwinding approach to get ready for nutritious suppers on weekdays or weekends. Making the dinners on the stove or in the broiler with the high temperature increases our electric bill. To save the energy and money you can use the grill. Once you decide on using the grill, you should learn about the Safety Tips for Barbecue & Grilling.
As stated by the NFPA pretty nearly 1,000 structure fires and 3,400 outside flames are brought about by grill yearly. Consider Safety Tips for Barbecue & Grilling before the cooking begins.
• Check the association between the propane tank and the fuel line on gas grills, to make sure there are no holes and that it is working legitimately.
• Never utilize a match to check for a gas spill. If you find a hole, put lathery water on the region and look for rises to form. This will distinguish the area of the spillage. Never light a grill that has a hole. Repair it before utilizing it again.
• Place the grill on a surface level, more or less three feet far from the ground.
• Keep your pets and kids far from the grill and cooking areas.
• Think about wearing a substantial cook's garment and broiler gloves that fit well over your forearm for insurance while grilling. Don't wear detached clothes.
• Turn off the valves and store the grill far from the house. If you are going to store your grill inside, hold up until the coals are totally quenched. Blazing charcoals produces carbon monoxide.
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If that the blaze is moderate, include dry fuel or have a go at putting 2 or 3 charcoals in a metal can, include a little lighter liquid.
• Utilize as far back as anyone can remember took care of tongs to place charcoals on top of coals in the BBQ grill and light with a match to restart.
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So be conscious about the Safety Tips for Barbecue & Grilling and enjoy a Cheerful Grilling! If you are not a griller, try it out. It is just awesome and enhances your cooking enjoyment to a great level. With it you can easily delight your guests presenting the most delicious foods before them.


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Damage From Sandy Forces Long Island Golf Course To Close For Good
January 14, 2013 / 5:18 PM / CBS New York
OCEANSIDE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) -- Superstorm Sandy changed thousands of people's lives, but it also changed many communities in ways they are only now starting to realize.
As CBS 2's Don Dahler reported Monday, one Long Island town will never be the same.
Back in August, Middle Bay Golf Club was hosting the Blind Golfers' championship. But after the hurricane, everything was altered – permanently.
"The water came over the bulkhead, probably 6 or 7 feet high, and just covered the entire golf course, and just caused so much devastation that we couldn't rebuild," said member Steve Cohen.
The golf club that has been a fixture of Oceanside for eight decades is now closed.
Considering the fact that so many people lost their homes as a result of Sandy, it would be easy to look at this story and say, "Well, so what? So some rich guys have to find a new place to play golf."
But the death of such a place as Middle Bay impacts the whole community.
Cohen has been a member of the club for 21 years, and was one of the people who tried in vain to keep the club alive.
"It's really about saving the jobs of 130 people, during the height of the season. It's about the $2.5 million operating budget that we have, most of which gets infused into the local communities. And it's about the $100,000 or so every summer that our membership raises for local charities," Cohen said. "That's all gone."
For 57 years, Gary Grossman attended weddings, charity outings, and bar mitzvahs at the golf club, including that of his oldest son.
"We're just sick about it," Grossman said. "It was a very important part of our lives."
Long-time employees now find themselves cast adrift.
"I lost my job, and I lost a family here," said Susan Barnathan. "I'm here 17 years. It just wasn't a job. It was a family."
"Right now, I'm currently on a visa program," said club food and beverage manager Rakesh Sarkar. "Right now, I don't have a job, so I have to find a job in two or three months to stay in the United States. If nothing happens, I have to go back."
The friends said their goodbyes as they headed off to uncertain futures. For the members, there are other golf courses, but they are not Middle Bay.
The Oceanside High School golf team will now have to find a new place to play. Middle Bay allowed them to practice and play tournaments there for free.
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The USS Maloy (DE-791/EDE-791) was a Buckley-class destroyer escort laid down on May 10, 1943, and launched on August 18, the same year. It was commissioned on December 13, 1943, under Lt. Frederic D. Kellogg's command with the hull number DE-791 and served in the US Navy for 22 years until it was decommissioned on May 28, 1965. Meanwhile, the ship was reclassified as EDE-791. During its activity, the ship carried a complement of 186 men on board and it had the main missions in Northern Ireland, Omaha Beach, Normandy, Channel Islands, Maine, or the Dominican Republic. After the decommissioning, the ship was struck from the Naval Register on June 1, 1965. One year later, it was sold for scrapping to the North American Smelting Company in Wilmington, Delaware. For the services brought to the country during World War II, the USS Maloy received 1 battle star. Research today shows that even the briefest instance of exposure to asbestos fibers is enough to cause this life-threatening illness. Nowhere was asbestos exposure more prevalent and dangerous than in Naval shipyards. During World War II, a huge increase in shipbuilding and weaponry needs meaning that the U.S. Military wanted heat-resistant materials to stock their shipyards.
Everyone who served on the USS Maloy (DE-791/EDE-791) inhaled the asbestos fibers and is at risk for developing lung disease
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December 13th, 2018, Home and Garden, Lifestyle section.
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Climate change is predicted to threaten the health of our ecosystems with droughts and storms, food shortages, shifting habitats and extinctions. Here are some tips for making your garden and your native ecosystem more resilient:
Prepare for drought
Drought will be one of the main concerns for the area, endangering many sensitive species, according to the Central Coast region report of California's fourth climate assessment.
Ken Foster with the harvest at a rooftop garden.
To prepare for dry years, Ken Foster, founder of Terra Nova Ecological Landscaping, recommended asking about drought-tolerant plants at any local nursery.
"With drought, it's certainly about choosing the right plants," said Foster. "And there's plenty of California natives that evolved with a drought cycle, there's plenty of plants that are colorful, that attract pollinators, that are low maintenance perennials that have deep roots and therefore use less water. Native plants are uniquely adapted to their environment and provide food and habitat for insects, birds and other animals.
Foster also said mulching over bare soil, removing water-intensive lawns and installing drip irrigation systems with smart timers can all help conserve water. Greywater and rainwater catchment systems can also make use of water that would otherwise go down the drain.
Prepare for storms
Extreme rain events will also threaten the area, causing erosion and damaging freshwater and ocean ecosystems with sediment and pollutants.
Foster said that biodegradable jute netting and groundcovers can be used to retain soil on bare slopes, and rainwater that isn't caught in tanks should be diverted into bioswales – level ditches that allow water to sink into the soil and recharge the groundwater.
"Instead of running it off into the gutter where it's collecting pollution and polluting the bay, we're trying wherever possible to sink rainwater, either by capturing it in a tank or sinking that water into the ground using bioswales," he said.
Foster also advocated for more permeable hardscape — paths, patios and driveways that prevent excessive runoff and allow water to percolate through into the soil.
"We're teaching the water to walk, not run," said Foster, who helped start the Ecology Action program Monterey Bay Friendly Landscaping, offering strategies, workshops, certifications and incentives for ecological landscaping.
Plant natives
Linda Brodman, president of the Santa Cruz chapter of the California Native Plant Society, said that native plants are uniquely adapted to their environment and provide food and habitat for insects, birds and other animals, supporting them and allowing them to move through the built environment.
"It's good to plant what has evolved locally in these particular soils and in these habitats because they've developed over a long time, they've coevolved with what's here," said Brodman. "It's a foundation for restoring and developing your garden. You'll attract birds – good grief, in my garden I found a salamander recently."
Brodman recommended Calscape, a native plant database searchable by location, species, plant type and microhabitat, to help figure out which natives evolved locally.
Encourage biodiversity
Brett Hall, director of the UC Santa Cruz native plant program, said conserving genetic diversity is crucial for maintaining resilient ecosystems.
"The more genetic diversity, the more potential you have for successful adaptations," he said. "We have no idea what secrets lie in genetic diversity, how helpful they might be for humans, and once it's gone, it's gone."
Hall said that planting locally sourced native plants can increase genetic diversity, not just of species but of individual populations, and particularly if they're planted in patches and stands to attract bees to cross-pollinate them.
Planting rare, endemic and endangered plants, or the plants that rare animals need for food and habitat can also help preserve the biodiversity of the region.
Michael Loik, UC Santa Cruz professor of environmental studies and an author of the Central Coast region report, said climate change will eventually cause significant shifts in habitat ranges that will threaten many species, especially those with small populations.
"The central coast is a hotspot of biodiversity, and that means that there are a lot of species for which climate change could be imperiling," he said.
According to the report, changing patterns of rainfall and temperature will in general cause plant species and the animals that depend on them to move up into the mountains and north through the lowlands as temperatures increase, requiring conservation not only of existing habitat but anticipation of future habitats and corridors for species to get there.
Provide habitat for wildlife
"You can make your yard more pollinator and bird friendly with some simple changes," said Chris Lay, lecturer and manager of the UC Santa Cruz Natural History Museum.
"By providing them with good pollinating plants and habitat for nesting, a little bit of a water source, diversity of species, shelter, perches, that sort of thing, we can make the habitat that's here more attractive and suited to their needs, and help them survive and cope with these changes better," he said.
Ask for pollinator- and bird-friendly plants at your local nursery and think about how to design your garden to support wildlife with food, water, shelter and movement.
For example, Barry Sinervo, a UC Santa Cruz professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, said he transformed his yard into a rock garden, making a haven for the lizard species he studies.
"If you plant rock gardens, you enhance the ability of many of these species to take hold in the urban landscape," he said.
Sinervo said that some of the species he studies have already gone locally extinct or are endangered due to climate change, but that providing "refugia" can help them persist and adapt.
Monarch butterflies are beloved visitors of the Monterey Bay that overwinter in eucalyptus groves, but their populations have declined severely due to habitat loss. Based on the latest Western Monarch Thanksgiving Count, the population in California is anticipated to be less than 30,000, an 86 percent decline from last year and a precipitous drop from historic estimates numbering in the millions.
Planting native milkweed, the only plant that monarchs lay their eggs on and that their caterpillars can eat, as well as flowering plants that produce nectar for the adults, can provide much-needed habitat that could help revive the species.
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I wouldn't use anybody else, you don't have to worry about them. They are very professional and they know what they are doing.
They are very knowledgeable and I don't have to babysit their work.
Paradigm and Jose and his crew were incredibly professional and they did exceptional work.
They have a good attitude, they get the work done quickly, and they do an excellent job.
Grab them while you can as they do get busy.
I would give them a '10+'. The owner takes pride in his work being done well and he had a tight ship and he watched over his people. He had experienced people who worked for him for a long time and they checked in with him if they had any questions. They were very professional and very nice people. It was a tight ship.
Paradigm Concrete & Construction, Inc. offers a variety of concrete and masonry services to residential and commercial clients in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, and San Francisco Counties. In addition to installing and replacing concrete sidewalks, patios and driveways, the company holds a C-8 specialty license that allows it to work with materials such as exposed aggregate, slate, tile and brick. It can also provide integral or surface colors and finishes, including broom, sponge, sand, natural wash, stamp and overlay.
Paradigm Concrete & Construction is also a member of the San Francisco Chapter of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI), an independent association that sets industry standards for conduct, integrity and workmanship.
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Paradigm Concrete provides its clients with a realistic timeline and then commits to it, which allows the company to coordinate seamlessly with other contractors on a project, says Mr. Salazar. Years of experience have prepared him to help clients handle site preparation problems that may arise before a project begins. His comprehensive project management skills help his teams diagnose any issues and recommend good solutions. They can often identify potential drainage or structural problems at a project site, such as surface water, natural water channels and waterproofing. Before work begins, they may recommend additional site preparation work or plan design changes to help clients avoid spending money on unnecessary work.
Rather than risking the pitfalls of wire mesh or other less-reliable solutions, says Mr. Salazar, Paradigm Concrete uses rebar structural support for most projects. It also pays close attention to safety at worksites, using an array of barricades, safety barriers and tape.
Many clients appreciate the crew's use of company-owned dump trucks, says Mr. Salazar, which makes daily removal of demolition material and construction debris a simple task. They're able to avoid using parked dumpsters in front of a house, which are often unsightly and occupy valuable parking areas.
• Like any other professional, many contractors have strengths and weaknesses. If you need a retaining wall, then hire a company with that experience rather than one that specializes in driveway and patio work.
• Consider getting recommendations from other owners who've had recent projects that you've noticed in your area. Your trusted local carpenter or construction contractor may also have masonry contacts to suggest.
• Take time to get three bids in writing based on your actual project needs. Don't choose by price alone; consider the other points made here regarding specialization and recommendations. Taking shortcuts could cost you more in the long run.
• Don't hesitate to ask for proof of a contractor's license and insurance—they're required to work in most areas. You want to be sure a company's employees are covered while working on your property.
• Review sample work whenever possible to help build a trusting relationship with a contractor. Professional contractors should encourage it.
Q: How long will a job take? How much will it cost?
A: Both of these questions should be answered at the time of the inquiry and stated in writing. For some standard jobs, cost and time specifics can be quoted by simple footage requirements, while other, more complicated projects demand specific cost and time quotes based on site inspections and other variables.
Q: Can I look at sample colors and finishes?
A: Yes. We can provide samples of colors and finishes for concrete. We can do integral or surface color and finishes, including broom, sponge, sand, natural wash, stamp, overlay, and additional score lines for decorative patterns. Or we can cover the concrete with wood, tiles and other materials.
Q: What safety precautions can I expect?
A: We have a stable work crew that's been trained in our safety standards, and we use our own tractors, dump trucks and excavators so we're not learning the intricacies or idiosyncrasies of different equipment every time. We're also LEED-certified, so we work with the Environmental Protection Agency and use trained supervisors and workers should LEED practices be involved on a site.
Q: Can you show proof of insurance on-site?
A: We readily supply proof of workers' compensation and liability coverage, and we're bonded and licensed.
Q: Can I see samples of your previous work?
A: Our website has a gallery of our work and a page with a past project list, including addresses and a brief description of the work. It's a comfort for new customers to see we have so many completed projects over so many years. It lets them know they can trust us to provide great results and a good experience.
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Russell Calhoon is project manager at Paradigm Concrete & Construction, Inc., a Diamond Certified company. He can be reached at (925) 385-8993 or by email.
A resident of Martinez (where he lives with his partner, Lanakila), Russell spends his time outside of work on a variety of active pastimes. "My main activity outside of work is bocce ball," he details. "I belong to the Martinez Bocce Federation and I'm a two-time national champion—I won titles in 1996 and 2003. I also enjoy sailing, which I've been doing all my life. I got my sailing license when I was nine years old." Additionally, Russell enjoys going to the movies and spending time with his two adult sons, Alex and Ryan.
A: The Warehouse Cafe in Port Costa. They have awesome prime rib.
A: Hang out with Lanakila and watch a movie or play cards.
A: Neither—I like being in the moment.
A: I collect Mexican folk art.
A: Tahiti. My father planned to sail there with me when I was a kid and we never did, but I'm still planning to get there someday.
This is a critical aspect of any concrete project. When water isn't able to properly drain from the area beneath and around the installation, it often leads to cosmetic problems and even premature failure. Prior to the job, your concrete contractor should make sure there's adequate drainage for the installation area. If there isn't, the issue will need to be addressed before moving forward.
After your concrete installation is in place, you may feel inclined to hose it down to prevent cracking. However, if you do so, make sure you do it at night and never during the daylight hours. If you hose off your concrete during the day, the water will dry up on the concrete and cause a blotchiness or efflorescence. While this can often be cleaned off with a vinegar/water solution, it's best to avoid it in the first place.
Diamond Certified Expert Contributor, Russell Calhoon: If you have recently had concrete placed in your home, it's not a good idea to hose down the concrete the next day in the daylight hours. If you feel like you want to cool it down, which is a good idea to help prevent some cracking, it's best to do it in the evening, when the water can't dry up on the concrete and create blotchiness or efflorescence. You can clean some of this off yourself. You can try, using a solution of vinegar and water, which is a safe way to do it. If that doesn't cut it, if it's more severe than that, you should call a concrete professional to clean your concrete and then have it sealed.
Diamond Certified Expert Contributor, Russell Calhoon: So, when I go out to a job to look at a project, the first thing I look at is to try to find where the water goes. So, I will walk up to your house. I will see if there are drains in the curb. And if there are not, then we know that we have to try to get the water away from the house. A lot of problems are created by poor drainage. So, you need to make sure that your [00:00:27 unintelligible] slab concrete can drain. So, it doesn't create blotchiness. Also, that you get water away from your house to protect your foundation and your long-term investment.
Diamond Certified Expert Contributor, Russell Calhoon: Most concrete contractors have a minimum job that they will do. Let's say it's, you know, $1,500. Well, you might only have 1 small project that you're thinking about. Then you believe that that's not – it's too much money for a $1,500 job. So, it's best to look around and see if you can find other projects you can do at the same time to get more value for your dollar.
Jose Salazar is officer of Paradigm Concrete & Construction, Inc., a Diamond Certified company since 2008. He can be reached at (925) 385-8993 or by email.
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ANTIOCH — When planning to add a hardscape feature like a driveway or patio, some people automatically envision a conventional concrete or mortar installation. However, many home and property owners are turning to an alternative option: permeable pavers.
The biggest advantage permeable pavers have over conventional paving methods is their environmentally-friendly composition. Due to their permeable character, the pavers allow rainwater to percolate down through the structure, which helps recharge the water table. This also reduces the amount of contaminants (such as motor oil) that end up in local streambeds—while these contaminants would normally be washed down nearby storm drains, permeable pavers allow them to trickle down to the soil to be broken down by the microorganisms therein.
Other beneficial attributes of permeable pavers are the fact that they don't restrict tree root growth like concrete and don't form ice in the winter, which makes surfaces safer to walk on. Altogether, permeable pavers are a smart, ecologically sound choice for your hardscape installation.
ANTIOCH — Host, Sarah Rutan: When planning to install a concrete feature, it's worthwhile to learn about the basics of the process. To learn more, we're in Antioch with Salvador Arteaga of Paradigm Concrete & Construction, speaking on behalf of Diamond Certified Expert Contributor Jose Salazar.
Diamond Certified Expert Contributor, Salvador Arteaga: It starts with the preparation of soil, drainage, and grating. That'd be the start. Secondly, it will be the waterproofing which it consists of water — spraying with water and covering the concrete after it is poured. Take care after that. It will be the seal to protect from any kind of stains.
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Paradigm Concrete & Construction, Inc. : Average 9.0 out of 10 based on 308 unique customer surveys of customer satisfaction.
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If anyone is looking for someone to get concrete done and proper drainage, use them.
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Unlike pulmonary barotrauma, pulmonary DI is an intravascular occlusive bubble disease. It results from the passage of venous gas emboli through pulmonary capillaries. The peri-alveolar network of capillaries serves as a trap for venous gas emboli. However, if the amount of gas is excessive, it may cause cardiac air locking and pulmonary outflow obstruction or microvascular obstruction with vasoconstriction, endothelial damage, inflammation, capillary leak and pulmonary edema - "the chokes". The pulmonary "bubble trap" may also be overcome by massive embolization or be bypassed via broncho-pulmonary shunts, arterio-venous fistulae, or intra-cardiac shunts. A reduction in the diameter of circulating bubbles - such as by repetitive diving or "yoyo" diving - may allow bubble passage through the pulmonary capillary beds. All of these mechanisms may lead to arterialization of bubbles - so-called paradoxical gas embolism. The latter provides an attractive theoretical explanation for the poorly understood associations between "chokes", patent foramen ovale, and DI of the central nervous system and skin u'43.


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Mott MacDonald launch 'returners' scheme to welcome back engineers after a career break across the UK
Global engineering, management and development consultancy, Mott MacDonald, has teamed up with STEM Returners to champion truly inclusive employment practices through a brand-new pilot programme, the 'returnship' scheme.
The company, which employs over 16,000 people globally, is keen to recruit experienced engineers whose skill sets are needed to fulfil a number of roles across seven UK cities in particular. The STEM Returners programme is seen as a vital tool to help plug the skills gap facing UK engineering. It also naturally increases diversity in the sector where currently only one in 10 UK engineering posts is held by women, and three out of 50 are identified as BAME.
"As a business, we value the diversity of our staff and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment where everyone can bring their full selves to work. This brand new programme is not just about work experience, rather we see it as a genuine opportunity to attract talented people to restart their careers within an exciting organisation" said Rachel Ellison, Unit General Manager for Water & Environment.
Under the innovative programme, STEM professionals are given an opportunity to show their true value to firms through a 12-week, fully paid placement. The programme is open to anybody who has taken a career break, as well as those who wish to change sectors but lack the relevant work experience. The roles on offer with Mott MacDonald include, Water Resources Specialist, Water Engineer, Environmental Consultant and Consultant Ecologist and Accounts Assistant.
During the first coronavirus lockdown, Hampshire based STEM Returners undertook a study with the help of 350 engineers. The report, entitled 'STEM: The Hidden Workforce' found that two-thirds of engineers believe the traditional recruitment process works against them.
However, the unique placements offered as part of Mott MacDonald's STEM Returners scheme will use innovative and inclusive recruitment practices, helping source talented candidates that can slip through the net of standard CV screening. The company can now boast over 150 individuals returned to full-time engineering roles.
"There are lots of initiatives to cater for the next generation of STEM workers, but the STEM Returners programme is aimed specifically at those wishing to go back to engineering mid-career" said Natalie Desty, Director of STEM Returners.
"Working with a company as renowned as Mott MacDonald is something we are absolutely thrilled about. The launch of their STEM Returners programme shows how seriously the business views diversity and inclusion."


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UPDATE: Afternoon anchor Hasnie leaving Fox59 for national news gig
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Aishah Hasnie, a news anchor and investigative reporter who has worked at WXIN-TV Channel 59 for more than seven years, plans to leave the Indianapolis station in mid-February for a national job with Fox News Channel, Fox News announced Tuesday
Aishah Hasnie
Hasnie will work as an overnight anchor and news correspondent at Fox News headquarters in New York, the network said.
Also leaving Fox59 and sister station WTTV Channel 4 is Olivia McClellan, who said Monday she stepped down as digital reporter on Friday to take a communications position with the Alzheimer's Association Greater Indianapolis Chapter.
Hasnie, who was born in Pakistan and grew up in Bedford, Indiana, joined Fox59 in July 2011 after working as a reporter and fill-in anchor at WANE-TV in Fort Wayne for three years. The Indiana University graduate co-anchored Fox59's 4 p.m. newscast along with Ray Cortopassi.
In a post on Facebook on Monday, Hasnie said her last day at the station would be Feb. 12. She didn't say where she was heading but hinted that she already had a new job lined up.
"So, where am I going?" she wrote. "I have some exciting news to share with you soon. … Remember, it's not goodbye, it's see you later."
Hasnie got her broadcasting start at WICS-TV in Springfield, Illinois, as an 18-year-old, on-air intern. She also interned at WTHR-TV Channel 13 in Indianapolis and at GEO-TV, an international network based in Pakistan.
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McClellan, a Cathedral High School and Ball State University graduate, joined Fox59 and CBS4 in October 2017. She said on Facebook that her new job at the Alzheimer's Association would allow her to "work for a cause I'm very passionate about."
Fox59 and CBS4 are owned by Tribune Media and share some content and staff. An official with Tribune Media did not immediately respond to questions about the departures.


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With Sleek New Capitol Hill Brewpub, Redhook Hopes to Put 'Bro Sports Beer' in the Past
The pioneering craft brewery returns to its Seattle roots.
By Michael Rietmulder
Much has changed in the beer world since Redhook Brewery set up in an old Ballard transmission shop in 1981. That year, Seattle's pioneering craft brewery became one of just 92 breweries in the U.S. Today there are more than 5,000.
Deservedly or not, many breweries born in the '80s and '90s that paved the way for the newbies of the past decade have been ripped by the hop-gobbling cognoscenti for being stuck in those decades, unwilling or unable to evolve along with drinkers' tastes.
The fact that Redhook—better known for its classic English-style Extra Special Bitter than the juicy hop bombs currently ruling American palates—has been criticized as being outdated isn't lost on Nick Crandall. Good thing, since he's the enthusiastic young brewer tasked with helping the self-described "grandaddy of craft" adapt to modern tastes.
"We're honestly one of those brands that hasn't really done that, so that's part of what we're working on doing right now," Crandall admits.
Enter Redhook Brewlab, the veteran brewery's new 10,000-square-foot (including the patios) brewpub and beer incubator opening Aug. 17 on Capitol Hill. From the sleek new digs below the "uber-luxurious" Pike Motorworks apartments, Crandall will brew small-batch beers that may one day end up in bottles. In a sense, Redhook's opening its R&D arm to the public in an effort to reconnect with its birth city after closing its larger Woodinville brewery this year (though the pub remains open).
With Edison lightbulb chandeliers, high ceilings and bright murals, the contemporary space is decidedly more new Seattle than, say, the dark and cozy confines of Hale's Ales, Redhook's early '80s peer. Still, it's as laid-back as you'd expect a Seattle brewpub to be. Communal wooden tables both inside and on the front patio facing Pine Street encourage commingling, as do the Adirondack chairs encircling two fire pits in the building's courtyard.
Digital menu boards above the well-lit front bar display the rotating beer offerings, while the darker "Speakeasy" bar in back—lined with reclaimed cabinetry from the Bellingham Amtrak station—offers a more low-key setting. A shuffleboard table sits in a separate room behind the open kitchen, which is anchored by the wood-fire oven driving the pizza-focused food menu.
For the most part, the inaugural beer list is similarly modern. With too little time to brew enough beer on his new 8-barrel system to fill the Brewlab's 16 different tap handles, Crandall collaborated with other Washington breweries for his opening-day lineup. Roughly half are IPAs (no Long Hammer here), including a brett-fueled offering with Elysian, while a hoppy lager brewed at Chainline's Kirkland brewery is a cross between a pilsner and a "hazy" IPA, both of which are enjoying a moment.
A grapefruit sherbet-flavored IPA is tag-team effort with Salt & Salt. The ice cream mavens, who open a shop in the same building later this year, will make an ice cream using the beer's wort. Also in the works is a "Washington Native" IPA series using all local ingredients.
At a time when some regional craft breweries are scaling back distribution to refocus on their home markets, the Brewlab aims to strengthen local ties and "wash over" previous branding efforts, including a "bro sports beer" fling, as Crandall puts it. In 2013, AB InBev bought a minority stake in Redhook's parent company, Craft Brew Alliance, which didn't help its reputation among beer nerds.
"All the same people who are getting upset in arms over a craft beer acquisition are the same people that are clicking next day shipping on an Amazon product," Crandall notes with a hint of exasperation. "No one's worried about that."
Either way, he now has his "dream job" helping steer the old-guard brewery's beer-first refresh with brewhouse experiments that would've been too costly on his larger Woodinville system, which had more than 10 times the capacity of his Brewlab setup. (Redhook's packaged beer is now entirely brewed at Craft Beer Alliance's Portland facility.) Beyond a coffee stout that could get released in bottles next, what else is up Crandall's sleeve?
"It's a lot of IPAs," he says with a grin.
How appropriately Seattle.


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From efficacy to effectiveness and beyond: what next for brief interventions in primary care?
Lookup NU author(s): Dr Amy O'Donnell, Professor Eileen Kaner
Background: Robust evidence supports the effectiveness of screening and brief alcohol interventions in primary healthcare. However, lack of understanding about their "active ingredients" and concerns over the extent to which current approaches remain faithful to their original theoretical roots has led some to demand a cautious approach to future roll-out pending further research. Against this background, this paper provides a timely overview of the development of the brief alcohol intervention evidence base to assess the extent to which it has achieved the four key levels of intervention research: efficacy, effectiveness, implementation, and demonstration.Methods: Narrative overview based on (1) the results of a review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses of the effectiveness of brief alcohol intervention in primary healthcare and (2) synthesis of the findings of key additional primary studies on the improvement and evaluation of brief alcohol intervention implementation in routine primary healthcare.Results: The brief intervention field seems to constitute an almost perfect example of the evaluation of a complex intervention. Early evaluations of screening and brief intervention approaches included more tightly controlled efficacy trials and have been followed by more pragmatic trials of effectiveness in routine clinical practice. Most recently, attention has shifted to dissemination, implementation, and wider-scale roll-out. However, delivery in routine primary health remains inconsistent, with an identified knowledge gap around how to successfully embed brief alcohol intervention approaches in mainstream care, and as yet unanswered questions concerning what specific intervention component prompt the positive changes in alcohol consumption.Conclusion: Both the efficacy and effectiveness of brief alcohol interventions have been comprehensively demonstrated, and intervention effects seem replicable and stable over time, and across different study contexts. Thus, while unanswered questions remain, given the positive evidence amassed to date, research efforts should maintain a continued focus on promoting sustained implementation of screening and brief alcohol intervention approaches in primary care to ensure that those who might benefit from screening and brief alcohol interventions actually receive such support.
Author(s): O'Donnell A, Wallace P, Kaner E
Journal: Frontiers in Psychiatry
Publisher: Frontiers Research Foundation
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2014.00113
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2014.00113


Sonic Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:SAH) enjoyed a 14.01% run-up in share price since hitting record low of $12.78. The stock managed 5.2% rise and now stands at $14.57 as of 3/18/2019. At a recent session, the prices were hovering between $13.79 and $14.66. This company shares are 7.55% off its target price of $15.67 and the current market capitalization stands at $626.66M. The recent change has given its price a -3.83% deficit over SMA 50 and -38.26% deficit over its 52-week high. The stock witnessed -8.08% declines, 4.07% gains and -31.27% declines for the 1-month, 3-month and 6-month period, respectively. To measure price-variation, we found SAH's volatility during a week at 3.18% and during a month it has been found around 4.08%.
Institutional investors currently hold around $360 million or 85.9% in SAH stock. Look at its top three institutional owners: Blackrock Inc. owns $59.02 million in Sonic Automotive, Inc., which represents roughly 9.42% of the company's market cap and approximately 16.4% of the institutional ownership. Similar statistics are true for the second largest owner, Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management Llc, which owns 2,910,934 shares of the stock are valued at $40.32 million. The third largest holder is Dimensional Fund Advisors Lp, which currently holds $36.47 million worth of this stock and that ownership represents nearly 5.82% of its market capitalization.
At the end of December reporting period, 62 institutional holders increased their position in Sonic Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:SAH) by some 1,218,702 shares, 48 decreased positions by 2,480,742 and 34 held positions by 22,289,855. That puts total institutional holdings at 25,989,299 shares, according to SEC filings. The stock grabbed 17 new institutional investments totaling 377,884 shares while 10 institutional investors sold out their entire positions totaling 239,553 shares.
Several analysts have released their opinion on Sonic Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:SAH), with 0 analysts believing it is a strong buy. Whereas 3 of them predict the stock is a hold. Also, there are 0 buy, 2 sell and 1 strong sell ratings, collectively assigning a 3.67 average brokerage recommendation [T1].


I recalled just now my time at the gym yesterday. As I try to do each day when I'm on the treadmill, I prayed and tried to open my consciousness to God's presence in that place, in each person, even in all the technology of the aerobic machines.
It mostly started as a hypothetical quandry: If God is in all things, then He must be in this place, this gym, as well…even amidst all the sweat and the noise and the busyness of the rooms full of people working hard to be healthy and fit.
The opening of my spirit to the sense of His presence made my time lighter and, at once, more alive with possibilities. The sense that others there with me, engrossed in their own music or stories coming through their earphones, were His children too led me. Is that woman there aware of her holy lineage? Does that gentleman contemplate anything beyond what he is hearing, how his muscles begin to ache, how much longer he has before he can move on? Am I just projecting my own sentiments on to others? Probably, though we're all similar in so many ways.
I thought to talk about all this with God as I alternately walked and ran on my machine. I asked Him where He was in this space.
And as I was becoming increasingly steamy myself from my own exercise, I felt this cool breeze blow gently on my face. I know the air conditioning unit just in front of me and overhead had kicked into a different gear, but its breeze gave me the momentary sense that God had answered me with a cooling breath of air.
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Mary, I think God delighted in your drawing near to Him. Lovely words and thoughts.
Thank you, Wendy. He is so good. Have a wonderful day.


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Cathy Lutichia Lilly Johnson, age 60, of Murfreesboro, passed away on November 8, 2010 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center. She was a native of Winsboro, Louisiana and moved to Rutherford County in 1990. She was a member of the Baptist Church and worked as an Office Manager for Dr. Ours.
Cathy was preceded in death by her parents, Henry Alton and Dorothy Marguerite Newman Lilly; and husband, David Timothy Johnson. She is survived by her son, James E. (Faith) Johnson of Dunlap, TN; daughter, Sherry A. (James) Ramey of Murfreesboro; sister, Patricia Ann (Donald) Lindsey of Villa Rica, Georgia; five grandchildren, Shayla, Jessica and Timothy Ramey and Courtney and Kaylynne Johnson and nephews, Donald T. Lindsey, Brennon Lindsey and Blane Lindsey all of Villa Rica, Georgia.
Graveside service for Cathy will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, November 12, 2010 at Middle Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery with Randy Crosslin officiating. Burial will follow with family and friends serving as pallbearers.


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I Dressed Like the Olsen Twins for a Day
By Jihan Forbes
Photography by Hannah Choi
Much like plenty of other people in the aughts, I was (and still am) a huge Olsen twins fan. I loved their shows as a preteen (I still remember all the words to the So Little Time theme song), but it was around high school when my love for Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, who celebrate their 31st birthdays today, reached a fever pitch. By then, the diminutive pair were tabloid regulars — the paparazzi followed their every move, shooting them grabbing soft-serve at Tasti D-Lite, smoking cigarettes on the NYU campus, and wearing threads that the untrained eye might register as rags if you didn't look closely.
Yes, style is what I loved most about the Olsens. Their sartorial tastes were similar, but true MKA (my nickname for them) fans could spot the differences — Mary-Kate skewed a little more boho, while Ashley favored a preppier vibe, punctuating her looks with loose-fitting button-front shirts, trousers, and smart shoes. But still, certain consistencies remained: They both loved to layer and had a penchant for accessories that brought sophistication to their swag. As fashion plates in the aughts, they bucked so many style rules, helping make former fashion don'ts into glorious dos. I have a memory of reading a tabloid that zoomed in on the twins' chipped nail polish, calling it a new trend. As someone who couldn't (and still can't) seem to keep her lacquer from chipping for more than a day, I was beside myself. Any time my father commented on my gnarly nails, I would say, "The Olsens made it a trend, so actually I look very cool, Dad."
At a time when looking cool was of the utmost importance for me, the Olsen twins were at the top of my vision board. I wanted to be as dope and mysterious as they were, scurrying around New York Ctiy in a floor-sweeping peasant skirt, flat sandals, and a vintage tee, rocking huge sunglasses and a million necklaces at once, with a Balenciaga City Bag nestled in the crook of my arm. My obsession was so deep, I even started to mimic the tight-lipped smile the duo loved to flash the paps.
The Olsen twins flash their signature smiles in 2004, celebrating their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Fast-forward 15 years or so — I'm a grown woman, and the Olsen twins are killing it in the fashion industry. Instead of looking at their cool outfits and wondering where I can get them, I now know they're likely from one of their fashion labels (The Row or Elizabeth and James) ... and choose to pay my rent instead, because that stuff ain't cheap. I stick to buying their fragrances, which are among my favorites. That Nirvana White? I live.
Obviously, over the years my style, along with the Olsens', has evolved. Their aesthetic went from boho chic to wealthy, witchy, and impervious to heat. And when I say impervious, I mean it. The pair seem to cling to heavy outerwear, even as the rest of us strip away the layers. The twins were spied on a warm day in NYC late last month, wearing — you guessed it — layers upon layers underneath outerwear in 92-degree weather. I mean, Ashley Olsen was rocking a long coat and a cozy scarf. That is commitment right there — one you make when you're too rich to take the subway with sweaty plebes, at least.
As a soon-to-be 29-year-old, I'm pretty comfortable with how I dress, but the 16-year-old in me still had the urge to complete some unfinished business — to pull off a look that is quintessentially MKA. So I did. For a single day, I tried to channel both twins in one outfit, and I think I kind of nailed it.
I chose to wear all black, mixing high and low to create my look. I threw on a shin-length black spaghetti-strap dress I scored at H&M last year, a old American Apparel black long-sleeved tee, a sleeveless longline vest (I was committed to layering, but not to passing out due to heat exhaustion on the subway), and a layered necklace from Forever 21. On my feet, I wore my black-and-white Flamingo oxfords (which I imagine Ashley would love); and I rocked my Illesteva Harrison shades so the haters couldn't see me watching them. Of course, no outfit like that can stand alone and truly be called MKA-inspired, so I grabbed an enormous, extremely warm black shawl I keep at my desk, and my roommate's vintage black Burberry coat.
I opted to change into the T-shirt and the heavy outerwear when I was safely in my air-conditioned office. Otherwise, the paramedics might have had to scrape me up off the concrete. But because I'm a trooper, I did brave the heat, and went outside in full-on winter gear all so I could get off a fire look for the Olsens — and get a taste of what life is like for folks who spend a lot of time going from aggressively air-conditioned buildings to their air-conditioned vehicles and back again. It is a hard life, people. One minute, you're bundling up in a scarf that's entirely too thick for the weather because you're freezing, the next, you're wondering why you wore that stupid coat anyway — and then you're in your chauffeur-driven SUV and the AC is back on with a vengeance. Honestly, I don't know how they do it. All I wanted to do in Monday's 90-degree weather was rip off that coat and scarf. The Olsens look so comfortable traipsing about town in theirs, so they're the real MVPs.
My little experiment, while it was fun (as you can see I really got into character here), did two things: It reminded me that I am as big of an MKA fan as ever, and showed me that after all these years, as much as I love their style, I don't have the same desire to dress like them. Call it growth. I know that while long skirts, trousers, and tailored coats are cool, all I want to do is twirl in a patterned skater dress and glitter shoes with a sensible heel — which is so very not MKA. And that's cool, too, because it's so Jihan. It's fun to dress up for a day and channel your favorite stars. But even in a look I created to emulate two of my favorite stylistas (that I actually quite liked, for what it's worth), I yearned to be in my own clothes. To look like myself again.
So what's the lesson here? I'm grown, and so are the Olsen twins. I will forever have love for Mary-Kate and Ashley, but from now on I'll let them stick to dressing as they do best, while embracing my personal style growth.
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Jihan Forbes is a staff editor for Allure.com. A Bronx-born fashion and beauty journalist with over 10 years of experience, Jihan previously held roles at Yahoo! Style and The Fashion Spot, and her work exploring style and beauty has been published by outlets like Fashionista and Elle. When she's... Read more
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