How To Look At A Private Account On Instagram: Instagram has a lots of terrific attributes that are attracting ever before a lot more customers to their social media. As the years pass, Instagram is making all type of adjustments to improve the customer experience.
One such modification has actually enabled users to secure their pictures and videos so people who are not their fans cannot see their posts. This implies that you can not just see someone's account and also browse through their posts without them understanding it.
If you discover this aggravating, you're mosting likely to love Instagram private profile Viewer. This little application enables you to have a look at any person's images without them even knowing you existed.
The most effective part of all is that the app is totally free, it's safe, and also most of all, it delivers precisely as promised. You can use it whenever you wish to check someone out without having to fret that you'll obtain found. Keep reading for more details.
There are a variety of methods which you can make use of to get somebody's private Instagram information. We will talk about each one and explain why it's so easy to get someone's private profile LINK.
If you truly want to view someone's Instagram photos without them recognizing it was you, you could constantly Sign Up a brand-new account. It's not the most moral point to do, however you could use it to get the information you want. These are the steps you have to take to Sign Up a profile and also see private Instagram posts of the person in question.
- Sign Up a phony profile as well as put an image of a warm lady on screen. Why a girl you might ask? Well, if you intend to view a lady's account, the best method to do it is to make believe that you are a lady yourself. Male accounts on Instagram are frequently unlocked and also simple to accessibility, while female accounts are much more challenging to check out.
- Upload real pictures and also interests, similar to a real girl would do. Include a well-written biography to enhance your possibilities of getting authorized by the customers you sent a request to.
- You need to also make your account private, to add more credibility. Act wonderful when you send your request.
- When all the prep work more than, send a request to the person that possesses the account you wish to watch and wait.
- If you do not obtain authorized, create a message like a real lady would and you will certainly have more success.
If you are too careless to go through the inconvenience of producing a brand-new account and adding authentic pictures as well as bios, you can constantly ask a friend to adhere to a person whose account you intend to watch so severely.
- If the owner of the account is somebody who you understand in reality, you should very carefully choose which close friend to request this support. The individual you wish to snoop can know that you 2 are friends as well as obstruct him as soon as possible.
- Find a buddy who has Instagram and also that does not have an idea that the individual you intend to spy on is. Then take his phone and send out a fans request in his name. Naturally, this is not a fail-safe technique, but it's a beginning.
- You can also send request from a variety of different accounts to maximize your chances of getting accepted. Whatever depends upon how much you wish to see this take care of's pictures as well as exactly how well you tell your story. If the proprietor of the profile wants to know something about your good friend prior to authorizing him as a follower, aim to sound real so your cover does not obtain blown.
- This is just one of the most reliable methods of reaching somebody's private photos, however your success relies on the person that approves demands. If he or she doesn't desire any unfamiliar people among their followers, there is very little you can do by doing this.
This is possibly the most convenient method of getting to somebody's private Instagram account. These are the actions to take when asking for details:.
- If you intend to see somebody's private photos, or if you just wish to comply with somebody, sending them a follower request is the first thing you should do. The individual will certainly after that decide if he or she wishes to share private info with you as a follower.
- You can write a message clarifying why you intend to adhere to that person. You could inform the person exactly how you feel regarding her, why you wish to end up being a follower or anything else that will aid you become one. The two of you may be sharing the exact same passions and sights on life, so he might even follow you back. That's why you need to have a decent account that represents who you are.
- Be original. This is a piece of suggestions you could locate anywhere, yet it indicates a great deal. Individual communication could help you and it could open all the doors if you recognize which tricks to make use of. Your opportunities are respectable if you are authentic and also genuine.
* Visualize this: you are strolling down the street, as well as a pretty woman strolls past you, leaving you without words as well as numb due to her beauty. You aren't sure the woman, however you intend to, so you resort to Instagram wishing you'll discover her profile there.
* When you finally find it, the profile is secured, and also because the lady doesn't understand you, she does not want to include you as her follower. You can not see her posts, pics, or anything else. So, exactly what should you do after that?
Instagram is one of the most popular social media networks on the web, and also thus, it needs to deal with its users and their personal privacy. Instagram private account Viewer application will permit you to bypass some security functions and it will certainly permit you to watch and also download and install images and video clips from any account you want.
It does not require a download or setup, as well as using it is simple and uncomplicated. You can currently locate your friends and family a lot easier, and also you can use the application to browse through their galleries without being detected.


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Manhattan DA asks feds to send Paul Manafort to New York
NEW YORK (AP) - New York prosecutors have asked federal prison officials to transfer Paul Manafort to New York City so he can be arraigned on state fraud charges.
President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman is currently serving a 7 1/2-year sentence for bank fraud and other offenses at a prison in Pennsylvania.
But he is also under indictment on similar state charges in New York.
Two people familiar with the matter confirmed Tuesday that Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. had requested the transfer. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to discuss the case.
If the request is granted, Manafort could be housed in the city's notorious jail complex on Rikers Island.
Federal and local corrections officials declined to comment. Manafort's lawyers didn't immediately respond to messages.

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The council continues to work with the Friends of Broomfield and Curtis Wood Ponds on the delivery of the management plan for these two sites. The management plan is based in the CABE space template.
The Friends of group was established in 1994. It has a membership of 150 and represents 48 local households. Each family pays an annual subscription and any funds raised, including grant aid, helps towards running costs and purchasing equipment.
The group meet on a regular basis and carry out tasks to keep the ponds in good condition. These activities have included fixing bird boxes, coppicing, clearing vegetation and clearing rubbish. Other community groups such as the Girl Guides have recently taken part in tidying activities as well as bulb planting.


BOSS Sean Dyche says Burnley's failure to strengthen in the January transfer window was "not a shocker".
The Clarets failed to add to their squad despite attempts to sign several players including Graham Dorrans from West Bromwich Albion.
Dyche said: "It's the reality of the journey we're on.
"It's a tough market. A couple of things came along and then went away.
"The numbers we're talking about are very large for a club like Burnley.
The best bit of news to come from the transfer window for Burnley was that they managed to hang on to star striker Danny Ings.
The 22-year-old is out of contract at the end of the season and is being targeted by Liverpool and Real Sociedad.
Liverpool had hoped to secure Ings is signature before the window shut but now any move will have to wait until the summer.
Dyche said: "Everyone wanted to talk about Danny Ings until the transfer window closed and we kept him.
"No one wants to speak about the positivity of keeping Danny Ings. We said we were keeping Danny Ings and we kept him.
"One player doesn't decide your future. It's helpful to have as many good players as you can.


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The Final Call | World News
Activists accuse Israelis of racial profiling
By Saeed Shabazz -Staff Writer- | Last updated: Dec 10, 2009 - 9:27:07 PM
Dhoruba Bin Wahad
(FinalCall.com) - When the International Jericho Movement received an invitation to send representatives to the International Conference on Prisoners and Detainees in Israeli Prisons, the organization sent Dhoruba Bin Wahad, a former U.S. political prisoner and Naji Mujahid, a Washington, D.C.-based activist, journalist and student.
On the morning of Nov. 23, the two men boarded a tourist bus in Amman, Jordan, but were forced off by soldiers of the Israeli Security Force at the Allenby/King Hussein BridgeÑone of many checkpoints manned by the Israelis at the border of the Occupied West Bank.
Naji Mujahid
According to the National Jericho Movement, Mr. Bin-Wahad and Mr. Mujahid were detained for 11-hours, stripped searched, property confiscated and then sent back to Amman.
"Clearly we were stopped because we are Black," Mr. Mujahid explained to The Final Call. "We were the only two Blacks on the bus, and they had no idea who we were until they 'Goggled' Dhoruba," he added.
"We were not surprised we were denied entry, because as Dhoruba said in his statement, it is about keeping people from sharing ideas," said Mr. Mujahid.
"The Israelis did not deny us entry into Palestine for legitimate security reasonsÑbut to prevent the ideas of freedom and human rights from infecting their own people," Mr. Bin-Wahad wrote on Nov. 25 in an email distributed by the Jericho Movement.
"Ultimately we were barred because of what we think and not for any other reason," said the former Black Panther and U.S. political prisoner.
The Israeli authorities needed an excuse to ban the Jericho representatives from the conference so there were questions about religious beliefs, personal associations and family relations, he said.
Mr. Bin-Wahad was convicted of attempted murder of two New York City police officers in 1971, spending 19 years in jail, seven in solitary confinement. In 1990, a New York judge cleared him of all charges, stating federal agents fabricated evidence against Mr. Bin-Wahad as part of the Counter-Intelligence Program (COINTELPRO).
Since his release, Mr. Bin-Wahad has become an outspoken political activist taking on such issues as the War on Drugs and political prisoners in the U.S. The New York-based Jericho Movement was formed in 1996, to gain recognition of the fact that there were political prisoners and prisoners of war in U.S. prisons.
"Dhoruba was sent to represent Jericho and report back on the conference; also to convey to the Palestinians that we are in solidarity with their right to self-determination," Ashanti Alston, Jericho spokesperson explained to The Final Call. The Jericho Movement has supported Palestinian groups in the U.S., he added.
"One of our main reasons for sending representatives to the conference was to get more information back to the Black community concerning the Palestinian struggle," Mr. Alston said.
Mr. Mujahid admits he thought he understood the Palestinian struggle, but what he actually experienced really opened his eyes.
"I have been racially profiled and detained by the police in the U.S.; but the atmosphere that the Zionists and Israelis keep the Palestinians under 24-7, is alot more intense," he said. "I now share a deep connection with the Palestinians. We as Blacks can understand their situation."
While he and Dhoruba Bin Wahad became international news, the plight of the 10,000 Palestinians in some 30 Israeli jails goes unreported, said Mr. Mujahid. "These detainees are isolated, not able to contact their familiesÑeffectively disappearing," he added.
The New York chapter of the National Lawyers Guild sent a formal protest to the State Department over the treatment of both activists and has called on the Israeli government to end its racist and unjust detention and interrogation policies.
Calls by The Final Call to the State Dept. and the Israeli Mission to the United Nations were not returned.
Mr. Mujahid argues that there is more work to do beyond issuing statements. "We were invited to the conference because of our struggle to keep the political prisoners issue on the radar screen; and now we have to get the word out about the Palestinian struggle," he said.
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Donna Lewis Cowan is the author of the poetry collection Between Gods. Her work appears in Crab Orchard Review, DMQ Review, Notre Dame Review, 32 Poems, and Measure, among other publications.
She became interested in writing poetry at Virginia Tech, studying with writers Thomas Gardner and Lucinda Roy. She also attended the MFA Creative Writing program at George Mason University, receiving a University Fellowship and Virginia Downs Poetry Award. She is currently an editor for the federal government and lives in the Washington, D.C. area. She can be contacted here.
I just wanted to introduce myself since Word Tech/Cherry Grove is also publishing my book of poems ("Throat Singing") in March 2012. Being Cohen and Cowan, we're next door neighbors in the catalogue. I live in the San Francisco Bay area.
Love the cover of your book. Good luck with your launch!
Hi, nice to "meet" you! Your sample poems on the website are great – looks like it will be a fantastic book. Love the painting on the book cover too – who did that? We are in the SF area often – have family out that way – so maybe we could look into doing a reading together at some point?
Thanks, Donna. The cover is a collage that my daughter, Sarah Loyola, did for the book. I love the way she conceptualized "Throat Singing" and, of course, it's terrific to have a personal connection to the artist. If you know when you'll be in the Bay Area, let me know far enough in advance and I'll contact some local venues. It would be fun to do a "Cherry Grove poets" reading.
Things perplexing around here, but just happened to click in to your site. I like the Eliot I have read. Yes, a reading in SF area might be a great venture. Any other projects in the works?


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"Mars vs. Mars" is the fourteenth episode of the first season of the American mystery television series Veronica Mars. The episode's teleplay was written by Jed Seidel and Diane Ruggiero, from a story by series creator Rob Thomas, and was directed by Marcos Siega. The episode premiered on UPN on February 15, 2005.

The series depicts the adventures of Veronica Mars (Kristen Bell) as she deals with life as a high school student while moonlighting as a private detective. In this episode, Veronica and her father Keith (Enrico Colantoni) take opposing sides when Veronica's world history teacher, Mr. Rooks (Adam Scott) is accused of sexual assault on a student.

Synopsis
Immediately after the previous episode, Logan (Jason Dohring) appears at Veronica's door and asks Veronica to help find his mother, Lynn (Lisa Rinna), whom he believes is alive. Veronica agrees to help out. The next day in class, Veronica participates in a fun and unorthodox world history review with a teacher, Mr. Rooks (Adam Scott). However, the fun is disrupted when Carrie Bishop (Leighton Meester) tells the teacher that she's not pregnant and that he can "have [his] key back." Veronica talks to the teacher, but he denies that he ever touched Carrie. Meanwhile, Wallace Fennel (Percy Daggs III) steals Carrie's school file while Veronica asks Duncan (Teddy Dunn) for the name of his practitioner, wanting to find out what meds he was taking. Veronica angrily confronts Carrie about her lying. Veronica walks into Mars Investigations, when she learns that Keith has been hired by Carrie's parents, pitting father and daughter against each other. Later, Cliff McCormack (Daran Norris) fake interviews the woman who saw Lynn's suicide, and Logan blows up at her.

Veronica visits Mr. Rooks's home, where she finds out the details of the parent-teacher conference a few months earlier: it was simply about grades on the midterm paper. However, Mr. Rooks does not have a lawyer for the hearing. Keith presents some increased evidence for his side to Veronica. Logan gives a tabloid newspaper to Veronica, which states that Lynn Echolls is still alive. Veronica interviews the woman who wrote the story, but the woman turns out to be a crazed fan. Logan is finally convinced that his mother is dead. Weevil (Francis Capra) tells Veronica about a freshman who says that Lynn Echolls jumped. Veronica talks to Mr. Rooks about his previous firing (which Keith attributed to sexual assault). Veronica tells Carrie about the fault in her story—that she was actually at a track meet the day she claimed to have had sex with Mr. Rooks. Veronica steals Duncan's medical records and finds out that Abel Koontz (Christian Clemenson) shared a doctor with the Kanes. At the school hearing, Mr. Rooks is acquitted when Carrie's text message evidence is debunked after Veronica shows that it is incredibly easy to create fake text messages.

Veronica visits Mr. Rooks's house, where she notices several of the details that Carrie mentioned about his house. Veronica researches Duncan's medication, which she finds is used to treat a form of epilepsy which can cause violent fits and memory blackouts. Duncan researches the winner of the Extemporaneous Speaking Competition, a competition which Mr. Rooks was involved in, and Veronica visits her. It turns out that that girl, Susan (Christine Lakin), was the one who slept with Mr. Rooks and that she is pregnant. However, Carrie tried to make her story known. Weevil brings the freshman who talked about Logan's mom to Logan and Veronica. The boy was shooting a movie on a bridge and saw a body jumping from the bridge at 4:37 PM, exactly the time Lynn Echolls probably jumped from the bridge. However, a few minutes later, Veronica notices that Lynn Echolls's missing credit card has just been used. Later, Veronica sees that Mr. Rooks has resigned. Veronica talks to Abel Koontz, and she reveals a key piece of information: Abel Koontz was dying, so he decided to go to jail because he's going to die anyway, suggesting that he's a proxy for an unknown person.

Arc significance
Veronica finds a video that apparently shows Lynn Echolls falling from the bridge and shows it to Logan, but then gets a report that one of Lynn's credit cards has been used.
Veronica finds out that Abel Koontz is dying.
Veronica finds out that Duncan has type IV epilepsy.

Music
In addition to the series's theme song, "We Used to Be Friends", by The Dandy Warhols, the following music can be heard in the episode:

"Don't Stand So Close to Me" by The Police (sung by several girls to Carrie Bishop to mock her)
"Tulips" by Bloc Party
"Worried About You" by The Rolling Stones

Production

The episode was written by three regular writers—series creator Rob Thomas, Jed Seidel, and Diane Ruggiero. This is Thomas's fifth writing credit for the series, after "Pilot", "Credit Where Credit's Due", "Return of the Kane" (story), and "Drinking the Kool-Aid (story). In addition, the episode is Seidel's fourth writing credit, after "Meet John Smith", "The Girl Next Door", and "Silence of the Lamb" and Ruggiero's fourth writing credit, after "The Wrath of Con", "The Girl Next Door" (teleplay), and "An Echolls Family Christmas".

As a joke, three of the episode's guest stars' last names are also names of chess pieces—Carrie Bishop, Susan Knight, and Chuck Rooks. Among the episode's guest stars are Adam Scott, who would later become known for his role on Party Down (which was co-created by Veronica Mars writers and producers Rob Thomas, John Enbom and Dan Etheridge), and Leighton Meester, who would later become famous for her role on Gossip Girl as Blair Waldorf. Lead actress Kristen Bell provided the anonymous voiceover for Gossip Girl. 11 years after this episode aired, Bell and Scott would later appear together on the comedy series The Good Place.

Reception

Ratings
In its original airing, the episode received 2.70 million viewers, ranking 107th of 115 in the weekly rankings.

Reviews
Television Without Pity gave the episode an "A". Rowan Kaiser, writing for The A.V. Club, gave a positive review. He noted Veronica's increased presence in the episode. "Veronica's a busy bee in this episode, making time to dominate the A, B, and C-plots." Also, the reviewer praised the character development in the episode, stating that "[b]ut again, it's the character work that makes this episode stand out. Thanks to having three different plots, all using Veronica, it has a constant narrative drive."

Price Peterson of TV.com wrote positively of the episode as well. In the reviewer's verdict, he wrote, "This was just a good episode of Veronica Mars. Lots of different conflicts, reversals, and reveals."

References

External links

"Mars vs. Mars" at Mars Investigations

2005 American television episodes
Veronica Mars (season 1) episodes
Television episodes directed by Marcos Siega

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Researchers are concerned about trends which suggest a growing imbalance between commercial and academic funding.
Since 2006, the number of industry-sponsored clinical trials has increased substantially while the number of trials funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has decreased, according to research by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
The findings, which were published yesterday in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), analyze funder types as they are listed on ClinicalTrials.gov from 2006 to 2014.
According to the research, the number of newly registered industry-sponsored trials increased 43 percent from 4,585 in 2006 to 6,550 in 2014. Conversely, the number of newly registered NIH-funded trials decreased 24 percent over the same period (from 1,376 in 2006 to 1,048 in 2014).
"Clinical trials are the backbone of evidence based healthcare and prevention," says Ehrhardt, who explains that while industry funded trials are important – they generally test their own products.
"What we need to inform public health are trials that do head to head comparisons of medicines," he adds. For example, drug trials that compare medications against lifestyle regimens, and medical intervention versus surgical treatment.
In 2014 the NIH budget was 14 percent less than it was in 2006 (after adjusting for inflation). Additionally, there has been greater competition for funds as new research areas emerge, such as genomic research and personalized medicine studies.
In order to rectify the imbalance, Erhardt explains that one way to be increase NIH budget; however, this may not be a realistic solution. Instead, he suggests a more pragmatic approach: encouraging more collaboration between academic investigators and the industry.
When asked his thoughts on the recent report, Dr. Michael Lauer, NIH deputy director for extramural research, tells us, that while he agrees with the author's conclusion that budget constraints play a part in the decline of NIH-funded trials – there is more to the story.
According to Lauer, this combination of declining budgets and increasing costs would naturally lead to fewer trials funded. However, NIH has been pro-active in combatting these issues.
NIH has also funded the Common Fund Collaboratory, and several NIH institute and centers have participated in a funding opportunity for low-cost, pragmatic, controlled intervention trials. Additionally, NIH is an active partner in the Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative and in the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) network known as PCORnet.


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Q: Plone 4 : Sorting and Pagination I'm displaying a table of records in a page. Say the records are about 200, and I have enabled pagination to 30 rows a page. I have also enabled sorting using the method discussed here.
The pagination works fine, but when I sort a column, it only sorts the current page and not all the records i.e. the current 30 rows instead of 200.
Does this feature exist in Plone 4 where one can sort all the pages in a table?
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Any help will be greatly appreciated.

A: Unfortunately the column sorting is uber-simplistic, i.e. it just sorts whatever you have in the column alphabetically. So no, without writing it yourself you won't be able to update your batches. Doing so, should not prove to be too hard though.

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In case you can't tell, this little guy is a tiny bit ornery and has a smile that lights up a room. He's the big brother to the little guy that we shared yesterday and he, like all toddlers, is pretty opinionated about wanting (or NOT wanting) his picture taken. So it's always a good workout for me chasing him around during his session!
This little guy recently turned one and he is such a cutie! This was my first time meeting him (the family lives about four hours from here), but I have been working with his family for more than 13 years. I love when they come up to see me—I always enjoy being with them and getting updated on their lives. Plus it's so much fun to watch the boys as they grow and change. Big brother Kyden will be featured on the blog tomorrow, but today I'm sharing a few of my favorites from Kasen's session.
And an attempt to get big brother in on a shot with mom. It's real life, right mamas?
Edwin is two! It seems like just a few weeks ago when we shot his one year session. He has grown so much, but he is still the sweetest boy—could be from all the doting on him that his mamas do. I love how much they all love one another and its always a joy to have them in the studio. I mean, look at that face, how could you not dote on him?


Nowadays, we need to take part in many parties, so evening dresses become the essential dresses in our wardrobes. From our dresses, you can find sheath evening dresses, beading evening dresses and straps evening dresses. We also have other styles like floor-length evening dresses. Anyhow, you can possess your own favorite evening dress.


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Ecology home > Toxics Cleanup > Sites > New City Cleaners
New City Cleaners
747 Stevens Dr, Richland, WA 99352
The site has been operating as a dry cleaner since the late 1940s. Stoddard solvent, a flammable petroleum mixture stored in two underground storage tanks (USTs), was used until 1974 when the use of PCE began. PCE, a common chemical used in the dry cleaning process, was delivered in 55-gallon drums and stored on a rack outside onsite.
The Site is currently on Ecology's Hazardous Sites List with a ranking of "1". Sites on the Hazardous Sites List are a priority for Ecology, and have completed a Site Hazard Assessment (SHA). A SHA provides information about the environmental risk of the Site. Risk is based on the amount of contaminants, how toxic they are, and how easily they can come in contact with people and the environment. Sites are ranked relative to each other on a scale of "1" to "5"; with a rank of "5" being the lowest.
CLEANUP ACTIVITIES
After the discovery of PCE in groundwater, four underground storage tanks (some containing petroleum products, some containing dry cleaning fluids) were removed from the site in 1992.
During the tank excavation, some soil was also removed and stored on the New City Cleaners property. In 2000, approximately 5,000 tons of contaminated soil was excavated and transported offsite. This was intended to control the source of groundwater contamination. Associated structures (wood storage sheds, landscaping, fences, and asphalt) were also removed, and the excavation was backfilled and compacted with clean fill dirt. Soil was not excavated if it was below the water table or if excavation would threaten the structural integrity of the building or two utility poles.
A pilot study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of bioremediation. Bioremediation commonly uses oxygen to create conditions in the groundwater to help microorganisms that breakdown PCE to grow.
Samples collected since 2000 indicate high levels of PCE and TCE in groundwater remain on both the New City Cleaners property and on other nearby properties.
In April 2009, Ecology entered into an Agreed Order with the former owners to complete a Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study and a draft Cleanup Action Plan.
Ecology held a public comment period from March 23, 2020 through April 22, 2020 for the Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study and received 5 comments and the Responsiveness Summary has been prepared and is available for review.
You can find site documents by using the "View Electronic Documents" link in the bar on the right, or requesting information from the Central Regional Office public records coordinator.
Facility Site ID: # 327
Cleanup Site ID: 4894
Richland, Benton County
Kyle Parker
Rhonda Luke
Document Repositories:
1250 W Alder St
Union Gap, 98903-0009


The ancient method of soothing body and mind is growing in popularity across the country.
By the time Los Angeles-based celebrity meditation guru Mahan Kirn had taken the stage and folded her legs into lotus position in Moscow's Prana Yoga Center on Saturday the enormous main studio was bunged to capacity, with each yoga mat bunched up against the next.
Wearing the white head covering and modest clothing that is traditional for the Kundalini yoga she teaches, and radiating good health and positive energy, she led a two-hour session that included instruction in her patented three-minute de-stressing techniques, inspirational anecdotes and lots of class discussion.
"You're all here for an experience, right?" Kirn said at one point, and she didn't disappoint.
"She's like an angel," said my mat neighbour Olga, who had traveled by overnight train from a small town in the north of Russia to attend the class.
Kirn was the big-name crowd-puller at Yoga Journal Russia's 14th conference at the weekend, but the 800 yoga lovers who attended the 50 other classes and lectures over the two-day event were proof of yoga's fast-growing popularity in Russia.
Just a few years ago yoga was a niche discipline in Russia, practiced by serious devotees in hard-to-find studios in apartment blocks. The authorities took a dim view of it, claiming that it promoted religious cults.
But the mood changed when Russian President Vladimir Putin met India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 2015 BRICS summit in Ufa. Russia's hardman — who has been pictured hunting, practicing judo and bare-chested horseback riding — vowed to give yoga a try, saying he'd he'd been put off in the past by the seemingly impossible perfection that yogis manage to achieve.
Today, every gym includes a least one yoga class in its exercise timetable and bright and welcoming new studios are popping up all over Russia.
Olga Movchan, Yoga Journal Russia's marketing director estimated that the number of new studios opening in the country's big cities has increased by between 30 and 40 percent over the past three years.
She added that the number of visitors to the Yoga Journal Russia's website has increased by 80 percent to 1.8 million per month over the past year.
"Yoga's popularity has grown massively, it's seen as a very trendy and modern thing for young people to do," she said, adding that a recent survey in the magazine showed that 42 percent of people doing yoga on a regular basis are between the ages of 25 and 34.
Prana opened in Spring 2018 and says its three locations in downtown Moscow housing 23 practice rooms make it the biggest yoga center in Europe. Its founders, Mikhail Galaev and Dmitry Demin, decided to invest in the center after making a fortune from selling knitting yarns and accessories.
Prana offers a wide range of classes ranging from hatha — the ancient base form of the discipline focusing on exercises, stretching and breathing — to newer forms such as AirYoga — where students practice suspended in hammocks attached to the ceiling.
There's also Iyengar — which uses props such as bricks and belts to perfect poses and minimize the risk of injury — and the more dynamic Jivamukti — devised in New York in the 1980s and beloved by Sting and Madonna.
Delia Abasova, 40, an AirYoga teacher from Astrakhan in southern Russia, came to Moscow to attend both days of the conference and try Jivamukti yoga for the first time.
"I tried many other forms of exercise before I settled on yoga, and I'll stay with it for life," she said.
But yoga doesn't just keep your body fit and your mind at ease, it can also work as physical therapy. That makes it useful and suitable for people of all ages.
Van Leeuwen, who is 64 but looks much younger, has just opened a studio in central Moscow, having traveled to Russia regularly over the past six years and trained more than 100 local teachers in his method.
The space is gorgeous, with pale wood panelling, dark contrasting floors and high ceilings. The black rubber "headstanders" and curved wooden "backbenders" look comfortable rather than intimidating and the whole place smells of jasmine and is flooded with light.
Van Leeuwen said he has a long relationship with Russia and admires the way people in the country become very committed to yoga once they start to practice.


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Q: How to achieve notch curve in bottomnavigationbar flutter I have a BottomNavigationBar like below image:

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            bottomRight: Radius.circular(14),
          )),
        ), //10
        child: SizedBox(
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    floatingActionButton: FloatingActionButton(
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    ),

How can I achieve that curve there?

A: use CircularNotchedRectangle instead of AutomaticNotchedShape


Julia Ormond to star in new BBC One emotional thriller.
Julia Ormond is to star in a new BBC One drama GOLD DIGGER which tells the story of a woman falling in love with a much younger man and the affect it has on her already damaged family.
Ormond best known for her film roles including Sabrina and Legends of the Fall makes her British television debut in a lead role as Julia Day in this six part drama. Written and created by Marnie Dickens (Thirteen) and made by Mainstreet Pictures. Tim Bradley (Unforgotten, Death in Paradise) will produce and Vanessa Caswill (Little Women, Thirteen) will direct the first three episodes.
Mother first, wife second, woman last. Julia has spent her whole life putting the needs of others before herself. GOLD DIGGER tells the story of the wealthy 60 year old as she falls in love with Benjamin, a man 25 years her junior. As the series progresses the impact their unconventional relationship has on her family is explored and the secrets of their past are revealed. Has Julia finally found the happiness she's always deserved? Or is Benjamin really the gold digger they think he is?
Julia Ormond says: "This is a fabulously written piece exploring family dynamics and I feel extraordinarily grateful to have been cast in Gold Digger and to be working with Vanessa and Marnie."
GOLD DIGGER executive producers are Laura Mackie and Sally Haynes for Mainstreet Pictures, Elizabeth Kilgarriff for BBC One and Marnie Dickens. GOLD DIGGER was commissioned by Piers Wenger, Controller of BBC Drama, and Charlotte Moore, Director of BBC Content.


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, also written , is a sub-kilometer asteroid, classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group.

Description

It was discovered on 26 July 1998 by the Spacewatch program and subsequently lost. It was re-discovered by the Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking (NEAT) project on 31 August 2002, as . It was removed from the Sentry Risk Table on 8 August 2002. It has a well determined orbit with an observation arc of more than 10 years. It is included in the Minor Planet Center list of Potentially Hazardous Asteroids (PHAs) as it comes to within 0.05 AU of Earth periodically. It is also a Mars crossing asteroid

See also
 99942 Apophis

Notes

  This is assuming an albedo of 0.25–0.05.

References

External links
 List Of Apollo Minor Planets, Minor Planet Center
  data at MPC
 List of Potentially Hazardous Asteroids (PHAs)

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Biggest Game Release Dates For January 2020: Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, And PC
New year, new games.
By Kevin Knezevic on January 17, 2020 at 8:00AM PST
We've spent the last few weeks looking back at some of the best games of 2019, but now it's time to look ahead at what the new year has in store, and it seems 2020 is already shaping up to be another exciting year for gaming. Both Sony and Microsoft will launch new next-generation consoles during the holidays, but in the meantime, there are plenty of big-name titles on the way to current systems.
While most of 2020's biggest releases are still a few months away, there are a handful of major games on the way to each platform in the first month of the new year. Bandai Namco's Dragon Ball RPG, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, hits PS4, Xbox One, and PC on January 17, while Switch gets a port of the underrated Wii U RPG, Tokyo Mirage Sessions, on the same day. This month also sees the PC release of Monster Hunter World's acclaimed Iceborne expansion, as well as Blizzard's anticipated Warcraft III remaster.
Those are only a few of the games on the way this month. You can see all the biggest PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch games of January 2020 below, and for a look at all the other announced games on the way next year, be sure to check out our list of game release dates in 2020.
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne (PC) -- January 9
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne - Official Story Trailer
Following its release on PS4 and Xbox One back in September, Monster Hunter World's big Iceborne expansion finally arrives on PC on January 9. This expansion takes players to an arctic region known as Hoarfrost Reach, which is home to a diverse array of new and returning monsters to hunt, not to mention a wealth of new gear to craft and quests to take on. The PC version of Iceborne also boasts high-resolution texture pack support, 4K and an uncapped framerate, support for ultra-wide screens, improved mouse and keyboard controls, and more.
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Review - A Very Ice Time
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Has A Release Date On PC
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Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot (PS4, Xbox One, PC) -- January 17
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot - Opening Cinematic Reveal Trailer
Bandai Namco's new Dragon Ball action-RPG, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, arrives on PS4, Xbox One, and PC on January 17. The title is a retelling of the entire Dragon Ball Z series, encompassing all of the major story arcs and even some of the anime's filler material, such as the famous driving test episode. And despite the title, Goku won't be the only playable character; you'll also take control of Gohan, Vegeta, future Trunks, and the fused warrior Vegito throughout the course of the adventure. The game even introduces a brand-new character named Bonyu, who was designed by series creator Akira Toriyama.
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot's Opening Cinematic Is A Blast Of Nostalgia
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Will Feature Vegito As A Playable Character
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Will Cover The Cell Saga And Filler Material, Including The Fan-Favorite Driving Test Episode
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore (Switch) -- January 17
Launching alongside Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is Tokyo Mirage Sessions Encore, an enhanced Switch port of the 2015 Wii U RPG. A crossover between the Fire Emblem and Shin Megami Tensei series, Tokyo Mirage Sessions follows a group of teens who must command Mirages--reimagined Fire Emblem heroes--in order to stop otherworldly invaders from draining Tokyo of a creative energy called Performa. The Switch edition includes the base game and all of the downloadable content released for the Wii U version, along with some new content in the form of additional story elements, characters, and songs.
Tokyo Mirage Sessions Is Coming To Switch
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Wii U Review
Warcraft III: Reforged (PC) -- January 28
Capping off the month is Warcraft III: Reforged, which launches on PC on January 28. A complete remaster of Blizzard's beloved real-time strategy game, Warcraft III, and its Frozen Throne expansion, Reforged features completely overhauled visuals and a host of other changes, such as improved social and matchmaking features, "rebalanced" online play, and more. The standard edition of the game retails for $30, while the Spoils of War edition runs for $40 and includes a variety of in-game bonuses for Reforged and other Blizzard titles.
Warcraft III: Reforged Has A Release Date, And It's Not Far Away
Full January 2020 Release Schedule
January 9 Monster Hunter World: Iceborne PC N/A
January 17 Dragon Ball Z: Kakrarot PS4, Xbox One, PC Amazon, PlayStation, Microsoft, Steam
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore Switch Amazon
January 23 Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD Switch N/A
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners PC N/A
January 28 Journey to the Savage Planet PS4, Xbox One, PC Amazon, PlayStation, Microsoft, Epic Store
Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC N/A
Warcraft III: Reforged PC N/A
Now Playing: The Biggest Games To Play In 2020 And Beyond


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Protests Threaten to Paralyse Brazil Ahead of World Cup
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Professors and public employees of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, a state in northeast Brazil, in a demonstration during the strike they have been holding since March. The state capital, Natal, is one of the 12 cities hosting the FIFA World Cup. Credit: Fabíola Ortiz/IPS
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 26 2014 (IPS) - As the FIFA World Cup approaches, the streets of Brazil are heating up with strikes and demonstrations, and there are worries that the social unrest could escalate into a wave of protests similar to the ones that shook the country in June 2013.
Groups of public and private sector workers have been on strike for days, creating a hectic backdrop for the Jun. 12-Jul. 13 global football championship.
In the southern city of São Paulo a strike by bus drivers last week generated the worst traffic jams in the history of the city. And on May 21, some 8,000 police marched to the esplanade of ministries in the capital Brasilia, in a protest supported by the federal and military police forces.
In the 12 cities that will host the World Cup matches, at least 15 protests are scheduled for the event's opening day.
Trade unions are taking advantage of the spotlight on Brazil to pressure the centre-left government of Dilma Rousseff to meet their demands.
Even workers in over a dozen Brazilian consulates in the United States and Europe, responsible for issuing visas to those interested in flying to Brazil for the sporting event, went on strike last week.
And staff at LATAM airlines – the region's largest carrier, formed by the merger of Brazil's Tam and Chile's Lan – threatened a strike or slowdown that could bring airports to a halt and disrupt hundreds of international flights during the World Cup.
Professors at 90 percent of the country's federal and state universities and teachers at state and municipal primary schools across the country have also gone on strike, while many public cultural foundations and museums have closed their doors.
"A general strike hasn't been ruled out," Sergio Ronaldo da Silva, secretary general of the main federal workers' union, CONDSEF, told IPS.
"This isn't all happening because of the World Cup," he said. "We had been talking for a long time about going on strike. Our complaints aren't connected to the championship – they are demands we have been voicing for years."
If the situation remains unchanged, this country of 200 million people could grind to a halt during the World Cup, Ronaldo da Silva admitted, after pointing out that the authorities have not set a date for negotiations. He added that as the opening match approaches, relations could become even more tense.
"The federal government should have foreseen this scenario," the trade unionist said. "They want to show the image of Brazil as a first world country, but our health system is almost broken down, and the same thing is true of education and public transport."
CONDSEF represents around 80 percent of Brazil's 1.3 million federal public employees.
"On May 30 we're going to discuss the possibility of a general strike, in our confederation. The government has been hearing the message since last June's protests," Ronaldo da Silva said.
"The government generated an exaggerated sense of expectation among the public, which has fallen flat. It promised a lot and has delivered very little. The outlook has changed and the protests are a reflection of those changes." -- Pedro Trengrouse
In late 2013, the government signed more than 140 labour agreements with a number of different trade unions, pledging – among other things – a 15.8 percent raise, to be paid in three annual quotas.
But at that time, the projected inflation rate was much lower than today's rate of 26 percent, the unions complain. "Of the agreements that were signed, 70 percent are not being fulfilled," said Ronaldo da Silva.
Another problem facing the public sector is the exodus of public employees. In the latest recruitment process, in 2011, 240,000 were hired – and nearly half have already left their jobs, according to CONDSEF.
Since February 2012, legislators have been discussing proposals for preventing strikes during the World Cup. Draft law 728/2011, currently under debate in the Senate, would limit strikes ahead of and during the global sporting event.
Under the bill, unions organising a strike would have to announce it 15 days ahead of time, and 70 percent of workers would have to remain on the job.
And in February the government introduced a bill to limit protests and strikes, but there are doubts that it will be approved in the next few days.
Justice Minister José Eduardo Cardozo said strikes, demonstrations or other measures should not create chaos and disorder or generate economic damage or violence.
"The police, who serve the constitution, know that strikes are prohibited by Supreme Court rulings," he said. "We can use the national security forces and the armed forces to guarantee law and order," he added, to reassure the public.
On May 13, Sports Minister Aldo Rebelo predicted that the World Cup would be a peaceful time of public celebration.
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"If protests occur, they'll be isolated incidents," he said. "I believe the country is ready because Brazil's legislation protects peaceful demonstrations and prevents violent protests. I don't think there are many people interested in seeing the World Cup turn chaotic because of violent protests."
"I think we're prepared, that public security is going to work. The safety of visitors and guests is assured. There is no risk," he maintained.
But Pedro Trengrouse, a member of the Brazilian Lawyers Institute who specialises in sports law, said there is a climate of frustration that is very different from the initial enthusiastic reception of the 2009 announcement that Brazil would host the World Cup.
"The government generated an exaggerated sense of expectation among the public, which has fallen flat. It promised a lot and has delivered very little. The outlook has changed and the protests are a reflection of those changes," Trengrouse told IPS.
When Brazil was selected as the host of the 2014 World Cup, no one was thinking about protests, he pointed out, because 80 percent of the population at the time supported Brazil's bid for hosting the event, according to opinion polls.
Today, however, 55 percent of respondents say the World Cup is likely to bring the country more problems than benefits.
In 2008 and 2009, Trengrouse worked as a United Nations consultant in the service of the Brazilian government for legislative affairs related to sports, especially the World Cup.
The lawyer said the government associated the World Cup with the major structural transformations that Brazil needed, but that they would have had to be carried out with or without the mega sports event.
And in two years time, Rio de Janeiro will also host the 2016 summer Olympics.
"A balance must be struck," Trengrouse said. "The workers' right to strike for better conditions is inalienable. But strikes must not hurt the public. There is opportunism in some sectors. Protests cannot be allowed to give rise to criminal activities, vandalism and fascist rallies."
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Paying a non-living wage is certainly criminal and definitely hurt the public. Yes, the strikes should absolutely hurt –that is the only way to get the message across because it is the only tool available.
Benoit Azagoh-Kouadio
As a fan of football I would love to see the World Cup as purely a celebration of the spirit of the game not a venue for politics of any stripes. Unfortunately one can not take the World Cup in Brazil outside the context of politics because of its heavy economic ramifications. There is clearly a history of public social grievances in Brazil that need to be listened to deeply and addressed but the Copa and the immense public resources that have gone into its construction and preparatory needs is not a secondary issue.
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The fact: All political parties of Brazil, especially the Left parties support the COPA. Except the tiny dwarf parties of the extreme-left with 1% of national votes, and the Green Party. All major labor union confederations support the COPA and industry, commerce and agriculture support the COPA. The protestant churches support the COPA. Against the COPA : All U.S., British, German NGOs and their "partners" in Brazil (financed by their U.S. British and German governments and U.S. billionaires), U.S and Brit."media", the Catholic Church, and of course the U.S. and British "foreign policy community" (especially in "Virginia") : "Soccer is un-American and subversive" said Tucker Carlson". Baseball is U.S. patriotic religion (see "Trailer Field of Dreams"). Soccer is an obstacle for U.S. "Soft Power". Most of the expense attributed to the COPA went into urban development and transport infrastructure (yes, still insufficient due to mega-growth), and some funds went into sport arenas in major cities. If the expense for the building or rebuilding the sports arenas cost $ 5 billion (as example) – it would mean $ 50 per capita with most spent for materials produced by Brazilians or for construction labor. The real reason for this well-designed attempt to destabilize the government of Dilma Rousseff: Brazil resist NATO expansion into the South Atlantic, South America, Atlantic Africa, and helped form the "Union of South American Nations UNASUR, and the 33 nation "Community of Nations of Latin America and the Caribbean" CELAC – which excludes NATO members USA and Canada.
The extreme left don´t support the World Cup that much…
The extreme left in Brasil – PSOL, PCB, PSTU via the "Rosa Luxemburg Foundation" have ties with the "false left" of Germany( wikileaks "gregor gysi" !) – which is manipulated by collaborators of the USA to prevent a real left in Germany. The "Rosa Luxemburg Foundation" is a fake – only an "association" (e.Verein) with 100 members: Totally financed by German Federal Government- each year: 2011 with $ 40 million. Ask Carlos Vainer of the PSOL who paid for his trip to Berlin in Oct. 2013 to the meeting to plan the "protests" in Brazil. Ask PCB is they got money from the late Kathrin Buhl. Watch how Germany's "false left" publishes all anti-Dilma propaganda by Globo and Folha – and never anything from the PT or PCdoB . After the COPA all the connecions, dates and names will be made available to those "who want to know" and those "who need to know" – in Brazil, Latin America and worldwide.


The most expansive and cohesive treatment of survey research and its use in the courts, this volume examines the many scientific and analytical issues involved. Written by Jack Jacoby, an expert in the construction, analysis, and application of trademark surveys in litigation, the book covers survey fundamentals; pre-survey considerations; designing, conducting, and reporting surveys; defining the universe; sampling issues; test settings and stimuli; questionnaire construction; implementing and gathering data; and aggregating, evaluating, and reporting survey findings. Includes case law commentary throughout.
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This book contains the proceedings of the seventh in a series of biennial conferences on the topic of sustainable regional development that began in 2003. Organised by the Wessex Institute, the conference series provides a common forum for all scientists specialising in the range of subjects included within sustainable development and planning. In order to ensure that planning and development can meet our present needs without compromising future generations, planners, environmentalists, architects, engineers, policy makers, and economists must work together The use of modern technologies in planning gives us new potential to monitor and prevent environmental degradation. In recent years, in many countries an increase in spatial problems has led to planning crises. Planning problems are often associated with uneven development, deterioration of the quality of urban life, and destruction of the environment. The increasing urbanisation of the world, coupled with the global issues of environmental pollution, resource shortage, and economic restructuring, demand that we ensure a decent quality of life for our cities. Other environments, such as rural areas, forests, coastal regions, and mountains, face their own problems that urgently require solutions in order to avoid irreversible damage. Effective strategies for management should consider planning and regional development, two closely related disciplines, and emphasise the demand to handle these matters in an integrated way. The papers in the book cover such topics as: Regional Planning; City Planning; Sustainability and the Built Environment; Cultural Heritage; Environmental Management; Environmental Policies and Planning; Sustainable Tourism; Resources Management; Social and Political Issues; Rural Developments; Sustainable Solutions in Emerging Countries; Transportation; Energy Resources; Environmental Economics; Sustainable Assessment; Sustainable Development Indicators; Sustainability Modelling; Governance; Resilience; Community Planning; Planning for Equality; Quality of Life.


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Sale of paver business in Austria, including four production sites, the administrative headquarters as well as the entire workforce to Rohrdorfer Group
Future focus of Semmelrock paver business on development of Eastern European activities
Going forward, Wienerberger AG will focus increasingly on the development of the paver business under the Semmelrock brand in the Eastern European growth markets. Within the framework of an asset deal, Rohrdorfer Group, the German building materials specialist, takes over the business with its four production sites, the headquarters in Southern Austria and about 150 employees. In 2017, the Austrian business activities of Semmelrock generated revenues of roughly € 18 million. The transaction is still subject to approval by the competition authorities. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.
The Semmelrock Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wienerberger AG, generated revenues of € 116 million in 2017. This specialized producer of pavers has a modern industrial base and an efficient network of production sites and distribution outlets in Eastern Europe. Thanks to the first-rate design of its products, its technological know-how and its state-of-the-art production systems, the company has established itself as the leading supplier of up-market pavers and surface design in the region. In the future, the Semmelrock Group will operate 13 production sites in seven countries – Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Croatia, Romania and Bulgaria – as well as sales organizations in Slovenia, Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro and Macedonia.
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Fried chicken and waffles deliver a soul-satisfying blend of sweet and salty and soft and crunchy. A dream date of down-home flavors, the dish has gone uptown in recent years,
New-School Fried Chicken
Used to be you ate fried chicken all by itself. Sauce? Don't need it. Knife and fork? I've got hands. Fries? No, thank you, I prefer chicken skin. Things are different now.
by Jill Warren Lucas
Fried chicken and waffles deliver a soul-satisfying blend of sweet and salty and soft and crunchy.
A dream date of down-home flavors, the dish has gone uptown in recent years, thanks to North Carolina chefs like Ashley Christensen, who helms a growing empire of Raleigh eateries. At Beasley's Chicken + Honey in the capital city's downtown, she shines a spotlight on the dish.
And in Durham, there's Dame's Chicken & Waffles, whose specialty is, you guessed it, chicken and waffles. You can spot Dame's from a distance on Saturday nights and Sunday mornings by the long line of reservation-less hopefuls who don't mind waiting an hour or more to get in. Once seated, patrons need more time to choose among at least five waffle flavors (including a vegan option) and seven "shmears" (butter-based fruit or spice toppings that melt and decadently puddle in each plump waffle square).
"People always ask which is our favorite, but we really want them to experience the flavor combination that sounds best to them," says Damion "Dame" Moore, who runs the business with Randy Wadsworth. The two met as housemates while pursuing business degrees two decades ago at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. They opened a Greensboro location in 2012 and aim to launch another North Carolina eatery this year.
New flavor combinations are always in the works. Last fall, customers raved about the combination of a gingerbread waffle with an orange-honey shmear, or a sweet potato waffle with maple-pecan. For a bite of summer, try the classic waffle with strawberry 'n' cream shmear.
But the chicken is not merely a garnish. Before taking center stage, pieces of chicken take a two-day bath in spiced buttermilk. Crispy and succulent, the chicken comes either with a bone or without, for those who don't want to use the bird's natural handle.
But at Beasley's in Raleigh, there is no boneless option. Choose between white- or dark-meat chicken, which has been brined overnight in salt-and-sugar water. Portions are dipped in buttermilk and dredged in flour just before frying to create a delectably craggy crust that's drizzled with Bee Blessed Pure Honey from Princeville. Delivered atop a plate-filling, deep-pocketed Belgian waffle, it's one of the few menu choices not available for takeout, as the crisp waffle can wilt in a to-go box.
Matthew Muñoz, a lean marathon runner, says it's one of his favorite indulgences. Last September, when he proposed to Carolina Ballet principal dancer Lara O'Brien, the now-married couple enjoyed a whirlwind party capped off with late-night chicken and waffles at their favorite neighborhood place.
"I'd never had the combination before Beasley's opened, but I love both of those things," Muñoz says. "When I first tried it, I remember thinking, 'I could get used to this.' "
A few blocks over in downtown Raleigh, Jose and Sons cleverly substitutes luxurious pork cracklings, or chicharrónes, for the traditional chicken. Chef Oscar Diaz says the chicharrón and waffles dish was developed for the new restaurant's first menu, which infuses flavors of the American South into traditional Mexican food.
"I'd never even used a waffle-maker before we started experimenting with this," says Diaz, who created a light, masa-based waffle that's gluten-free. "I wanted the chicharrónes to be really rich, so I use pork belly. It took several tries, but I think we've got it now."
Glistening chunks of pork cover the waffle, which is served with a dunking pot of sweet-and-spicy agave syrup and sriracha chili sauce and gilded with a pair of poached eggs. Diaz admits that it breaks his heart when diet-conscious diners trim away the meat's unctuous fat.
"You can't eat like this every day," says Diaz, who jogs with his dog to stay trim, "but now and then it really is OK to just enjoy delicious food."
Beasley's Chicken + Honey
237 South Wilmington Street
Dame's Chicken & Waffles
301 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Greensboro, N.C. 27406
Jose and Sons
327 West Davie Street, Suite 102
This story was published on Feb 26, 2014
Jill Warren Lucas
Jill Warren Lucas is a freelance food and culture writer based in Raleigh.
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Dear State Supt. Johnson: Are You Actually Going To Take A Stand or Continue Rubber-Stamping?
What happened this past week with the state superintendent's office is yet another example of the redundant walking contradiction that is the tenure of Mark Johnson.
On Friday it was announced that State Superintendent Mark Johnson hired two new staff members: an associate state superintendent for early childhood education and a leader for the school business modernization project.
"State Superintendent of Public Instruction Mark Johnson announced Friday that he has added two people to his leadership team at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.
Michael Spano, who started this week and will be paid $110,000 annually, is leading the school business modernization program. Pamela Shue, who begins later this month and will be paid $126,000 annually, will be associate superintendent for early childhood education. Both are newly created positions" (http://www.wral.com/nc-superintendent-hires-staff-for-new-early-education-school-business-positions/17122706/).
This is all part of the "budget" of taxpayer money that the state has given Johnson to hire people only beholden to him.
Actually, it's more than $432,644.
That battle with the state board obviously has involved a lot of money in legal fees and while the state board is using its allotted budget to fight against Johnson's unconstitutional power grab, Johnson is using taxpayer money to fight a legal battle to represent a bunch of lawmakers who refuse to use taxpayer money to fully fund the very schools that service most all of the children of those taxpayers.
The taxpayers that Johnson is supposed to serve.
Besides the hiring of Ms. Shue at twice the salary of a veteran educator is doubly redundant. Why? BECAUSE THERE IS ALREADY A 23-PERSON STAFF IN PLACE FOR EARLY LEARNING CALLED THE OFFICE OF EARLY LEARNING.
Let's go further than that. Johnson is spending taxpayer money to hire people to do work already taken care of and wage legal war against the state board of education when the very General Assembly that is financing him and propping him up just cut the budget for the Department of Public Instruction by nearly %20 over the next two years.
Without the necessary time and money to build more elementary school classrooms to satisfy the General Assembly's requirement to lower class sizes next year in kindergarten through third grades, Warren County Schools' Superintendent Dr. Ray Spain says he's looking at eliminating most or all of his Pre-Kindergarten classes district wide.
Spain says he's forced to consider this scenario because there's simply not enough space in Warren County's elementary schools to give the older children more teachers and smaller classes while also giving low-income 4-year-olds an early learning environment that, a large body of research says, is critical for their success in kindergarten and beyond (https://www.ncforum.org/without-action-class-size-mandate-threatens-pre-k-in-some-school-districts/).
Pre-K education is the very initiative for which Shue was hired to oversee is already being threatened by an unfunded mandate that Johnson has not fought against. There is nothing on record from Johnson that has been reported concerning this action.
It doesn't stop there. Last week it was also bantered about by the gerrymandered Joint Legislative Task Force on Education Finance Reform an idea to scrap the teacher salary schedule.
Has Johnson said anything about that?
Of course he has not. He should have been the first to make a comment.
In fact, the last time many teachers have heard from him was a video message with one of those surveys attached to it. Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGYhL-1gOXs&feature=youtu.be.
In the video Johnson accomplishes a lot of things: he uses technology to "communicate" with teachers; he offers a chance for teachers affected by the HB13 law to get more resources for an ever changing pool of standards; and he gets to feel like he has helped teachers.
What really happened is that he got to not answer direct questions, specifically how are teachers going to be able to take advantage of this resource when the state has put so much on them that they have to get professional development on their own time rather than attend together in collaborative settings like it used to be when North Carolina was a leading state school system.
And time might be the most valuable resource that teachers are in need of. Katherine Correll's recent op-ed in EdNC.org makes a great case for this – https://www.ednc.org/2017/11/14/need-provide-teachers-luxury-time/.
When Mark Johnson does not have the time to address the very contradictions of the "reforms" that he both defends and champions, then his silence begins to scream louder than any of the propaganda coming from people like Phil Berger, Tim Moore, and Chad Barefoot.
If Johnson is to make any case for being a leader, then he needs to stick out his neck and speak up more and do something he hasn't done so far: spend time fighting for public schools rather than spending time rubber stamping bad reforms.


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This place looks like time stood still! It's deserted & went crashing downhill when the casinos went bust in Tunica. Our family rented three rooms, stayed two nights & barely survived! First, it stinks (literally smells!!). Although it has a fully loaded kitchenette, it's a bit scary to fully enjoy. The carpet was extreme dirty and it looks like they just clean on the surface. A lot of pieces of furniture were broken or all together missing. TVs are old and some remotes are missing. The pool is open when they feel like cleaning it. In a few words .. this place should just be closed. We rented through Hotwire and didn't know until we booked!
While we believe this was once a great resort, it is in a state of disrepair. If something breaks, then it either doesn't get fixed or only halfway. It took over 12 hours to get a shower handle fixed and we ended up fixing it ourselves. The staff is nice but the overall feel and accommodations are much less than what we normally experience. THERE IS NO WI-FI. What hotel in this day and time does not have Wi-Fi. It is a relatively inexpensive way to accommodate your guests. We ended up turning one of our cell phones into a HotSpot at the cost of about $100 worth of data.
In addition to the resort, Tunica was much less than we expected. While the casinos were all individually good, they were some distance (requires driving) between the different ones and separated by corn & cotton fields – I tell you there is nothing in between. We drove for about 30 mins just looking for a drugstore or grocery store without any success.
We will not be returning to Westgate Tunica or Tunica in the future.
As Westgate owners of another property, we believed that this location would have held up to the same standards as what we have seen or heard of other Westgate locations.
We really wish that we had read the reviews for this location first.
So while we were en route (we got a late start), we needed to call to ensure that there would be a means to check in late. We were advised that the office would be closed, but there was a box for those who were checking in late that had envelopes with the name of the guest on it.
When we arrived, we found the box…on the outside of the building. With the gates to the property wide open. And no security. Which means that anyone (literally anyone) could have walked up, picked up an envelope, and made themselves at home with no one to be the wiser until the guest arrived.
So we picked up our envelope, which contained all of the information we would need (including our key cards) and attempted to find our room. Granted, there were only three buildings, but there was no clear indicator of which building had which room numbers. This lead to a bit of searching that lasted for about five minutes. Not too much of a big deal, but we didn't want people to think that we were snooping around or up to no good.
When we entered the room, the very first thing we noticed was that it was very warm…as in actually uncomfortably warm. The temperature was set for 81 degrees F, yet the notices inside clearly indicated that the refrigerator and room were supposed to be set to a power saving/energy efficient setting. 81 degrees F is neither power saving nor energy efficient. And it was stifling!
Another thing we noticed was that the vertical blinds were not up to date, and allowed anyone to casually see very clearly into the villa's living room area, and slightly into the bedroom area as well. This made us uncomfortable, but the problem was quickly solved by turning off ALL of the lights, completely minimizing a casual passerby's ability to see anything. I think that something that covered the corners of the windows would have gone a long way, even if newer blinds were not feasible.
My wife wanted to take a shower before she went to bed as we had been out all day and had a long drive. She immediately discovered that the shampoo and conditioner were already half used. The bathroom was generally clean, but not much effort was made to clean up what was clearly debris that people tracked in (grass). When she brought this to the staff's attention in the morning, they were not concerned about it nor did they appear contrite that a guest may be having a negative experience. They simply offered her a couple of each and that was it. They weren't rude, per se, but they didn't seem to really care either.
I found the villa itself to be rather dated: Doors that didn't sit well on their hinges, not closing completely, very thin walls, toilet paper dispenser that kept falling every time it was touched. The villa was generally clean, but the carpet could have used another pass with a vacuum or a decent steam cleaning.
I mentioned that the walls were "thin". We were able to hear everything going on behind us, next to us, and above us. We could hear someone filling up a jacuzzi/tub, we could hear…other "nocturnal" activities, as well. Anytime someone walked by outside, it was as if the window were open as we could hear conversations clearly (and during those late night hours, people walking by woke us up with their carrying on).
As far as in-room entertainment and media options, there were two televisions, one in the living room and one in the bedroom. The living room television had bad colour balance and made my eyes hurt, even though it was a flat screen LCD. The television in the bedroom was an older CRT-type that was evidently old (and indicative of the dated nature of the villa). There was what appeared to be one of those turn-of-the-millennium fancy CD players sitting on the kitchen counter…unplugged. I didn't even attempt to plug it in as we did not have any CDs to try in it.
Then there was the internet issue. As in, there was no internet. Not even a paywalled WiFi service. The cheap hotel down the road had free WiFi, but this Westgate facility didn't? I get that some people bring their own MiFis, but we don't travel enough to really require one. We were able to keep in touch and check our email through our LTE-enabled smart devices, but it would have been nice to browse the web on a laptop without straining our eyes. The lack of WiFi (free, freemium, or paywalled) was very disappointing.
The resort was a lot smaller than implied, thanks to creative photography and almost well-crafted descriptions. The location description needs to be updated; Harrah's closed last summer, and their golf course is clearly closed and overgrown. The area is rather bleak and punctuated only by the visible casinos in the distance. It's saving grace is the fact that it was conveniently close to Memphis, which was the true purpose of our trip for the weekend.
Housekeeping did not make an appearance on Sunday, which was bewildering. We have stayed at a number of hotels over the years, both separately and together; my wife and I have never been somewhere that the housekeeping staff did not work on a Sunday. Very peculiar.
I do have a need to reiterate the fact that the lack of any kind of security was very concerning. Other Westgate resorts have security that is very visible, but Westgate Tunica had absolutely none. No restricted access to the property, no roving security, not even an extra-duty officer/deputy to drive in and check things out (as far as we could see). Very disconcerting to us.
Checking out was another thing that bothered us. Remember that late check-in box mentioned early in this review? Well, it is an unlocked box that anyone could access if they wanted to. This box also served as the early check-out box. You were to put your name, room number, address, as well as date/time of checkout on an envelope containing your keycards, and drop said envelope into the box. I would have felt better about it if the box were at least secured (like a lockbox), but again someone could have easily come and took one of the envelopes and data mined the guests if the information was written on the outside of the envelope.
In the end, it was not a horrible stay, but it was not a relaxing one either. Not what we expected of a facility carrying the Westgate name, and we would not recommend staying here to anyone. In fact, when we come back to the area at a future time, we will seek alternative accommodations with better amenities.
We decided to give Westgate Tunica Resort another try. My husband and I stayed there again November 1-4, 2013. This time, we stayed in a deluxe room. Although it is a little larger than the regular room, it is a far cry from other Westgate properties. I can't believe it is part of the Westgate family of hotels.
The room could have benefited from a REALLY good cleaning (especially the bathroom and kitchen).
The microwave was clean but the stove was disgusting. Also, in the bedroom, you only get two candelabra lights–definitely too small and too dull for dressing or reading. There was no lamp on either night table. I could not see in the closet and every time I put my shoes in there, they came out with a bug on them (both shoes). The only positive about this hotel is proximity to the casinos and many dining options in the area.
There are much better/nicer/cleaner hotels in the vicinity. This is my last visit to Westgate Tunica. I will not waste any more money giving them additional chances to get their act together.
I agree with another reviewers' comments that Westgate needs to take this property as a loss and get rid of it.


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"The reason that made Switzerland so interesting as the capital of espionage - particularly Geneva - has not changed," Snowden said in an interview to Darius Rochebin on RTS, a Swiss broadcaster. The two spoke at the International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights on March 5. The transcript of the interview waspublishedin le Temps, a Swiss French-language newspaper, this Saturday.
According to Snowden, other Swiss cities have also been "affected" by US spies.
"You have exceptional flows of capital and money in Zurich. You have bilateral agreements and international trade in Bern," he said.
The ex-NSA man recalled the time he was working in Geneva as an undercover US agent. He said the Americans weren't afraid of Swiss intelligence.
He drew examples of CIA operations concerning weapons of mass destruction, adding that people "involved in nuclear proliferation" were violating the law in Switzerland, Germany and neighboring countries.
"That's why representatives of the US government, even when they violate the Swiss laws, have a certain level of comfort, knowing that there will be no consequences," Snowden concluded.
Snowden is wanted by the US on charges of espionage and theft of government property after leaking a vast trove of classified material to journalists. The whistleblower's revelations lifted the lid of secrecy on a vast range of the National Security Agency's global spying operations.
The ex-NSA agent arrived in Moscow on June 24, 2013, on a flight from Hong Kong. He had intended to board a connection to Cuba. However, his passport was revoked by the US, leaving him stranded in Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport.
He was granted asylum for one year in Russia in August 2013. A year later, he received a Russian residence permit, which is valid for three years. This period started on August 1, 2014.
Snowden has been the recipient of the German 'Whistleblower Prize,' the Sam Adams Award, presented to him in Moscow, the German 'positive' Big Brother Award, the Ridenhour Truth-Telling Prize, and the Fritz Bauer Prize.
He also joined the board of directors of the Freedom of the Press Foundation, co-founded by Daniel Ellsberg, and was elected in absentia as rector of the University of Glasgow.


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SAP Uninterested in Enterprise SAAS
By Tash Shifrin
Computerworld |
SAP will not plunge into competing in the Software as a Service (SAAS) market for large companies, despite its launch of a hosted enterprise resource planning suite earlier this year, its chief executive has said.
Henning Kagermann told delegates at the Gartner ITxpo in Cannes, France, that SAP would hold its own against the rise of SAAS because of its experience in core enterprise systems to "keep the lights on."
It was "impractical" to bring the approach behind SAP's new hosted Business ByDesign suite to large enterprises "because it's so new" and had been built on entirely new technology. Testing with SAP user groups had confirmed that they agreed, he said.
The hosted suite was "designed to the needs" of mid-market companies, but large enterprises would see "proof of concept," Kagermann said. The "first step" for enterprises might be for their smaller subsidiaries to adopt it.
But the technology would be used as a springboard for innovations in SAP's big business products, Kagermann said. "We will bring to large enterprises accelerated and radical innovations in future. Some of these innovations will follow concepts we've developed and proved with Business ByDesign."
SAP was not looking at an immediate move into the multitenancy SAAS market to compete with providers such as Salesforce.com, Kagermann said. "We will think about it. It's not our first priority because it's not where we come from."
The ERP giant was "not so interested in 'drop-in' services for three or four users, he said. "We want to run the company, we want to run the business, we don't want to just support some services for some users in the company."
Business ByDesign offered some of the benefits of the multitenancy SAAS model -- "we manage it, but we have isolation, we keep the data of the user protected," Kagermann said.
Asked by Gartner analysts if large companies were attracted to the SAAS model, Kagermann said: "I think they want it." In particular, firms would look at it as a first step towards implementing major on-premises customer relationship management projects, he suggested.
"They would prefer a quick win, that could be some CRM functions on demand," he said. They might later want to bring in on-premises software, he said. "That would take the risk and cost down."
Gartner research shows that decisions to implement SAAS were increasingly being made by business unit leaders, bypassing corporate IT departments. But Kagermann denied this made SAAS providers more of a threat to SAP. "Frankly no," he said.
"We see them as competition because without them we could sell even more, no doubt. We see them as competition in a way that keeps us moving and thinking about alternatives -- that's good. I don't see them as competition in switching and running the show and keeping the lights on instead of us."
SAAS providers had "no track record" of running core business processes, he said. "We are 35 years in this business and we know how to run a big organization round the clock. We know what to do if the CIO calls and says production is down."
He added: "I view it as more of a challenge for us to move even faster in what's outside the core." Not everything was about "keeping the lights on," Kagermann said. "We want to optimize the [user's] business, we want to innovate."
This story, "SAP Uninterested in Enterprise SAAS" was originally published by Computerworld.


Rest in peace, my sweet Walgreens hat.
Before I so rudely left you at a rest station in Kyrgyzstan en route to Uzbekistan from Naryn, I first met you when you arrived in Amazon packaging in Washington, DC. Before we met in person, I had only seen a picture of you before I made the leap of faith to bring you into my life, so I suppose you were a picture bride of sorts. And I had only been in DC for a month or so, so I suppose that made me a Washington Nationals bandwagoner of sorts.
After you arrived in Foggy Bottom, I broke in your brim slowly. Though, actually I didn't. I cheated and used a glass container of Tostito's mild (or was it medium?) salsa and wrapped your brim around the jar with a belt in order to get a uniform curve. It worked nicely.
And thank goodness it worked, because DC was brutal that summer. It was unbelievably sunny and as you know well, the accursed sun is kinda the bane of my existence. With the proper angling, your large brim covered my entire face beautifully. Heaven only knows how many sun spots you spared me and how many years you added to my life (assuming I'm skin cancer free. I guess we'll figure that out in a few years). Though you owed me nothing and knew no wrong, you bore the burden of the sun's rays for me, let the UV rays batter your entire brim and body, and paid the ultimate price when I callously and so casually abandoned you. Reminds me of someone.
Anyways, you served me faithfully. You followed me to the south of France, Barcelona, Rome and Florence, Prague, Frankfurt and Heidelberg, New Haven, New Hampshire, New York. And finally Kyrgyzstan, where fate (or just my carelessness, tbh) made us part.
I suppose that my half-joking, half-not interest in Christian asceticism and the Consortium commitment to austerity led me to not feel too much pain when I realized you were gone. After all, you are merely material, a created thing. But while I will not idolize the physical and temporary part of you, I must say that we shared many beautiful memories. You were a link between me and other people and for that, I suppose that makes you partially eternal?
To be quite honest, I feel a little guilty that I replaced you so soon after losing you. I know you would want that for me but it still doesn't feel completely right to me. And my new hat really isn't the same.


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