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Behind Rajon Rondo's many assists to his Kentucky home
The four-time All-Star discusses his charitable efforts during the pandemic
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Rajon Rondo (right) of the Los Angeles Lakers shoots a floater against the Phoenix Suns at the Staples Center on Feb. 10 in Los Angeles. Chris Elise/NBAE via Getty Images
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When a masked Rajon Rondo dropped off groceries to those in need back home in Louisville, Kentucky, the socially distanced recipients always said thank you. And those who recognized him often asked the same thing.
"The first question was always, 'When is the NBA season going to come back?' " Rondo told The Undefeated. "I got a lot of those. I told them, 'I will know the same time you find out.' "
There has been some optimism over the possible return of the NBA after many teams recently reopened their practice facilities. The Los Angeles Lakers reopened theirs May 16, and while Rondo said he has yet to return, he hopes the league will return to action in a safe and healthy fashion soon.
"I want to play. As a competitor, you want to play," Rondo said. But he also wants to protect his family and the people around him. "Safety first, understanding that life. We can't take it for granted, even though we are athletes who are some of the best people in shape as far as body and heart condition. But all it takes is one case where a body can't fight off the virus."
LeBron James (left) high-fives teammate Rajon Rondo (right) of the Los Angeles Lakers during a game against the New Orleans Pelicans on March 1 at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.
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Rondo and numerous other NBA players have been helping the less fortunate during the pandemic, with Louisville being his main focus. The Rajon Rondo Foundation joined with Lineage Logistics, a provider of temperature-controlled food logistics, and Louisville food bank Dare to Care to deliver more than 250,000 meals. Rondo spent three weeks in Louisville in April packing and delivering meals, as well as distributing gift cards and exercise kits to senior citizens and families with kids involved in his youth foundation.
"There were some people in tears," Rondo said. "Some people said God answers prayers. I was kind of taken aback by the aid I was able to provide. With that kind of reaction, you just want to be able to do more and bring awareness to what is going on out here. Nobody should go without food. Senior citizens paved the way for us. There are kids and families in need. So, I tried to help as many people as possible."
Rondo was reminded of the days when his family was struggling to make ends meet during his youth. He and his three siblings were raised in a predominantly black West Louisville neighborhood called College Court, primarily by their mother, Amber Rondo, who worked the third shift at tobacco manufacturer Phillip Morris.
Rondo said most of the meal deliveries have been within an eight-mile radius of where he grew up.
Rajon Rondo (right) talking and helping customers at a local Kroger during the coronavirus pandemic.
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"I went to where I grew up," Rondo said. "But it doesn't matter where. What matters is serving people with needs. I delivered the first seven and it was a humbling feeling to give back to people of need. Twenty years ago, that could have easily been me. Siblings at home. Mom, unfortunate situations, laid off not knowing where the next meal was going to come from. …
"[Senior citizens are] vulnerable and their health is at risk. Some were scared to go out in Louisville. Not everyone has kids and grandkids looking after them. My momma had local church and elderly folks that wanted me to drop off some things, and that is what we tried to do."
Rajon Rondo Foundation executive director Yvette Gentry said it was important for Rondo, and those helping the foundation to pass out food, to be socially distanced and to wear a mask. The foundation also gave protective equipment to those in need.
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"Our mission during the COVID-19 pandemic was to provide people with the support they needed to be healthy emotionally and physically," Gentry said. "The communities we focus on have issues with food insecurity during normal times. We knew that when demand for food and supplies became an issue for everyone, that some people would be impacted disproportionately."
Rondo started his foundation in 2011, primarily to aid youths in Louisville. The foundation has also helped underserved youths in the cities where Rondo has played during his career: Boston, Chicago, New Orleans and Los Angeles. Rondo's latest project is a community locker room in Louisville, using a point system that rewards positive behavior and gives them the opportunity to earn clothing, shoes and other items. He hopes he has inspired kids who have benefited to help others when they are older.
Jefferson County, Kentucky, Circuit Judge Derwin Webb, who is on the Rondo Foundation board, said the veteran point guard is one of the most giving people he has ever been around.
"I have seen him rent out a movie theater for underprivileged kids to see the Black Panther," said Webb, a former University of Louisville basketball player. "And I have personally seen his involvement and commitment with the W.E.B. DuBois Academy, Louisville's only school of color for young men.
"He is more than an athlete. He's a humanitarian."
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Rondo recently returned to Los Angeles. He said he has been lifting weights with his teammates via Zoom and doing basketball shooting workouts. He has also started teaching yoga classes.
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"I'm teaching some online yoga classes to friends and family only," he said. "I'm letting everyone critique me on what I can do to become a better instructor."
Rondo is staying ready. And if the NBA season resumes, he believes the Lakers have the right mixture of talent, leadership and coaching to "get to the promised land."
"We have a heck of a team and a great opportunity. And you can feel the magnitude of guys wanting to get out there, play and finish what we started. We're still open in thinking we still do have that opportunity. We are still training like we are coming back to make a run for it."
Marc J. Spears is the senior NBA writer for The Undefeated. He used to be able to dunk on you, but he hasn't been able to in years and his knees still hurt.
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Kerala the southern state of India is renowned as 'God's own country' on account of its geographical features. Kerala blessed with 44 rivers is famous for the back water tours. Alleppey notches up the backwater tour map being the middle of the backwater cover. Here are some of the best Sightseeing Kerala backwaters in Kerala.
Cruising through Vembanad Lake gives immense pleasure and relaxation to mind and it covers flock of ducks, cuckoos, aquatic species and the enormous green fields on the way. Kuttanad – Rice bowl of Kerala en route is well-known for its foliage and largely cherished by film industry for the scenery and location. People can see large boats loaded with grains, coconuts or coir and fishermen dive to come up with fresh shells and villagers toil in the paddy field and collect Toddy from the palm. Kumarakom has a vast number of bird species and migratory birds like Siberian Stroke fulfill the bird watchers desires once visited. Pathiramanal is an island on the way and hosts rare bird species and ornithologists/twitchers love to be there. A stopover to view the famous Thannermukkom bund, by which seawater and lake water is regulated for crops, is a fine thought.
A model fishing village Kumbalangi located at the suburbs is affirmed by the tourism department in support of Eco tourism promotion is a place of interest for tourists. Pokkali cultivation is used in Kumbalangi and in this method paddy farming is done and then same field is used for prawn's cultivation. While cruising at Fort Kochi, Chinese fishing nets and colonial structured villas and beach are main attractions to cover up. Bolghatty Island is the final destination and en route Ernakulam city is observable and it gives fond memories.
which is the first home of houseboats. It takes 8 hours journey through the famous Ashtamudi Lake. En route the places covered are Munroe Island, some temples and churches and picnic spots. Sasthamkotta, the fresh water packed Queen of Lakes is explored through the back water tour of Kollam. Tourism department conducts several packages to cover this span of backwater cruising from Alleppey to Kollam. Traveling through backwaters and munching on the Kerala style eateries gives an exceptional feel.


There's been some pretty incredible street jams that have gone down around the world lately. It seems like with each one, they get bigger and crazier than the previous. Last weekend the "La Ultima Street Jam" went down on the streets of Barcelona with Pere Tafalla as the mastermind of the event and nearly 300 riders that turned out for a day of riding and good times. Our good friend, Ruben Vigil was there to take it all in through the lenses of his cameras and ended up with some amazing photos from the day. We are excited to present to you a photogallery for you to take the entire day in with featuring Courage Adams, Moritz Nussbaumer, Mati Lasgoity and many, many more! Hit the link below to check it all out!
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Last weekend the LKXA Extreme Barcelona BMX contest went down over in Spain! There was a massive course that was designed to cater to park riders, street riders and the flatland guys. Our friend and photographer, Ruben Vigil, made his way to the contest and ended up catching some amazing photos of guys like Jason Phelan, Daniel Penafiel, Matthias Dandois, Viki Gomez, Jimmy Van Belle, Nil Soler, Inaki Mazza, Alessandro Barberro, Mati Laisgoty, Jonathan Comacho, Catfish and more! Check out all of the photos by hitting the link below!
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The other day, our good friend Ruben Vigil hit us up with a few photos from the La Ultima Street Jam that went down in Barcelona, Spain recently! Although the temperature was chilly, it didn't stop over 240 riders like Emile Bouwman, Vicente Candel and Jorge Rodriguez to turn out for the good times! We have a fresh photogallery from that day that you can check out by visiting the link below!
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Q: Asp.Net Core RC2 with Microsoft.Owin Could not compile project while adding using Microsoft.Owin; line at Startup.cs. VS throws an error:
ASP.NET Core 5.0 error CS0234: The type or namespace name 'Owin' does not exist in the namespace 'Microsoft' (are you missing an assembly reference?)
Here is my project.json file:
{
    "webroot": "wwwroot",
    "version": "1.0.0-*",
    "dependencies": {
        "Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc": "6.0.0-beta3",
        "Microsoft.AspNet.Server.IIS": "1.0.0-beta3",
        "Microsoft.Owin": "3.0.1",
        "Microsoft.Owin.Security": "3.0.1",
        "Microsoft.Owin.Security.OAuth": "3.0.1",
        "Microsoft.Owin.Security.Cookies": "3.0.1"
    },
    "frameworks": {
        "aspnetcore50": {}
    },
    "bundleExclude": [
        "node_modules",
        "bower_components",
        "**.kproj",
        "**.user",
        "**.vspscc"
    ],
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    ]
}

Am I missing something?
Prerequisites: Visual Studio 2015 CTP version 14.0.22609.0 D14REL, Empty ASP.NET 5 Preview template

A: It seems that the Owin libraries (version 3.0.1) are not compatible with Microsoft's new Core version of the .NET framework.
To fix this you can change your frameworks entry from aspnetcore50 to aspnet50 which runs your application using the full .NET framework rather than the core version.
I've just started exploring ASP 5 as well and have found the examples here useful: https://github.com/aspnet/Home/tree/dev/samples/1.0.0-beta4/HelloMvc
Edit: Now that the VS 2015 RC is out this has changed again. You will now use dnx451 / dnxcore451 as your target frameworks.

A: In RC2 of asp.net core, use
"Microsoft.AspNetCore.Owin": "1.0.0-rc2-final",
"Microsoft.AspNetCore.Cors": "1.0.0-rc2-final",

and
"Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication": "1.0.0-rc2-final",
"Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.OAuth": "1.0.0-rc2-final",
"Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Cookies: "1.0.0-rc2-final",

Never use Microsoft.Owin... in a ASP.NET core - those are for traditional ASP.NET applications.

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Members and guests of the OCCES Spirituality Sub Committee meet to discuss how to best integrate spirituality into behavioral health service delivery.
The Department of Behavioral Health's (DBH) Office of Cultural Competency and Ethnic Services (OCCES) has been recognized with an Achievement Award from the National Association of Counties (NACo) for its 12 Culture-specific Subcommittees in the category of Civic Education and Public Information.
These community driven Culture-specific Subcommittees function as advisory groups, working to assist DBH in designing programs and services that are community-driven and culturally informed. The committees engage in policy advocacy, develop trainings and conduct outreach activities by recruiting members of the community and engaging them in program planning. Members attend scheduled forums to address the needs of their community and develop strategies to address those needs.
"OCCES, along with our community partners, support the Quality of Life element of the Countywide Vision and will continue to promote and provide culturally competent services that are community centered, culturally informed, recovery-oriented, and wellness driven. We are honored to be nationally recognized by NACo for these efforts," stated DBH's Cultural Competency Officer, Imo Momoh.
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DBH, through the Office of Cultural Competence and Ethnic Services, is supporting the Countywide Vision by capitalizing on the diversity of people to create a broad range of choices in health services for County residents. Information on the Countywide Vision and the Department of Behavioral Health can be found at www.sbcounty.gov.


How good it is to be on holiday with my daughter, thinks Detective Inspector Rush. He is happy to be away from his job in Leeds in the north of England for a few days. His job is very important to him, but he also likes to spend time with his daughter, Sally. A week in Kent on the south east coast will be enjoyable for both of them.
They are driving along the coast road between Folkestone and Hastings and there is a beautiful view of the sea.
Detective Inspector Rush smiles, but says nothing.
Sally looks at her father. He is 47 years old, but he looks younger. His brown hair has some grey at the sides. He is not handsome, she thinks, but he is good-looking. He is also still a fit man. They used to do Aikido together, but now her father practises yoga.
DI Rush turns left down a narrow lane. He drives slowly, as the road is uneven. After a few minutes they arrive in the yard of a small farm. There is a house with a thatched roof, and a barn stands at the end of the yard. DI Rush parks his car at the side of it. They both climb out of the car and stretch.
A dog is barking and as they turn towards the house, the door opens. A man dressed in old jeans and a dirty, blue shirt stands in the doorway. He is about forty years old, small and wiry with brown hair. As they approach, Sally can see that his eyes are a beautiful blue.
«And you must be Sally,» he says as he turns towards her.
She shakes his hand reluctantly, because she doesn't like the fact that it is dirty.
They follow him into the house.
«How was your journey here?» he asks.
DI Rush and Sally walk behind him down the hall and into the living room. There are two large settees, a television, a dining table with six chairs and other pieces of furniture. Sally is surprised to see that the room is clean and tidy. Not like Mr Larkin, she thinks.
Brenda appears from the kitchen. She looks a little older than Mr Larkin and is also a few inches taller. She is quite large and has a round face with red cheeks. She wipes her hands on a towel before she shakes their hands.
She goes back into the kitchen and Mr Larkin follows her.
I wish that my mother and father were still together, thinks Sally. DI Rush has been in the police for twenty-five years. Twelve years ago he became a detective inspector, and two years later her mother left him because he was never at home. He was always working. Since then, Sally has lived with her mother. I love them both, she thinks. Sometimes life is so difficult.
They sit on the settee and look around at the pictures on the walls.
«What do you think so far?» asks the inspector.
Just then Mr Larkin comes through the kitchen door. Behind him is Mrs Larkin with a tray in her hands. She places the cups and teapot on the table.
«Did you have a good journey here?» she asks as she pours the tea.
«Yes, thank you,» answers DI Rush, as unlike Mr Larkin, Mrs Larkin waits for an answer.
«Please, call me David,» replies DI Rush. «I work in a bank, the same as Sally,» he lies.
When he is on holiday, he never tells people that he is a policeman. People always want to talk about police work or complain about the police.
Is this actually a farm or do you just have the bed and breakfast business?" he asks.
«The only animal we have here is a dog,» replies Mrs Larkin.
They continue talking until they have finished their tea. Then Mr Larkin helps DI Rush to bring in the suitcases from the car. He takes them up to their rooms. Both rooms are at the front of the house and look out onto the yard. In each room is a single bed, a wardrobe with drawers and a chair. Each room also has an en suite bathroom with a shower.
DI Rush unpacks his case and hangs his clothes in the old, wooden wardrobe. After a hot shower, he feels refreshed.
When he has dressed in blue jeans, a blue short-sleeved shirt and a leather jacket, he knocks on Sally's door. She is still in the shower, however, just like her mother, he thinks to himself and smiles. She used to take hours to get herself ready to go out. He goes down into the living room to wait for her.
He looks up from the newspaper that he is reading when Sally eventually comes down the stairs. She is also wearing blue jeans, but she has on a yellow T-shirt. Her long, blonde hair is tied back in a ponytail.
«Of course I'll be warm enough, Dad. You worry too much,» she laughs.
They leave the house and follow the path between the house and the barn. It goes through fields and a small wood. When they come out of the wood, they can see the sea.
They walk on in the evening sunlight to the top of the cliff. Then they stop for a moment to look at the sea and watch the large ships out on the water.
«Shall we go down to the beach?» asks Sally and begins to go down the steep path. Dl Rush follows her carefully.
They spend some time on the beach, where they walk by the sea and throw pebbles into the water. Then they climb back up the path.
They make their way back to the farm, and as they enter the yard, they see that a large, new BMW is parked in front of the barn. As they go into the house, Mrs Larkin is serving the evening meal.
There is already a man sitting at the dining table.
DI Rush and Sally introduce themselves to Mr Dalton. He is about thirty years of age, slim and has short, blonde hair. He is dressed in an expensive suit, and the inspector sees that he has a Rolex watch on his wrist. Sally thinks he is quite good looking, and during the meal, she tries to talk to him. Mr Dalton, however, doesn't want to talk.
He answers her questions with «yes» or «no» and eventually she gives up and talks to her father instead.
After the meal, Mr Dalton goes upstairs to his room. Mrs Larkin clears the table and returns to the kitchen.
«Mr Dalton doesn't say very much, does he?» says Sally when they are alone.
They sit on the settee. Sally watches the television and DI Rush reads a book that he has brought with him.
At 9 p.m., Mrs Larkin makes a cup of tea for them, and at 10 p.m. they decide to go to bed. They are both tired after the journey.
DI Rush lies awake for a little while. He thinks about what they will do in the morning. He also thinks about Mr Dalton. Why is a man with so much money at a bed and breakfast?
He should be in a four-star hotel, thinks DI Rush as he falls asleep.
It is still dark when he suddenly wakes up. He is sure that the noise that woke him was a gunshot He switches on the lamp at the side of his bed and looks at the clock. Half past three. He switches off the lamp again and gets out of bed. He looks out of his window, but the yard below is completely black. Since he is awake, he decides to get up and have a look outside. He puts on his trousers, shoes and a jumper and quietly goes down the stairs. He unlocks and opens the front door. Suddenly, the light in the hall is switched on.
«It's a little early to be going out for a walk, isn't it, Mr Rush?» says a voice behind him.
DI Rush's heart is beating like a drum. He turns and sees that Mr Larkin has come out of the living room. Behind him stands a large, black Rottweiler. The dog growls deeply when DI Rush looks at it.
«Be quiet, Brutus!» says Larkin.
The dog stops growling, but it doesn't take its eyes off DI Rush.
«What do you think it was?» asks the DI.
DI Rush starts to climb the stairs and then turns to look back. Mr Larkin has returned to the lounge, but Brutus is standing there watching him with cold, black eyes.
«Where's Mr Dalton?» asks Sally when Mrs Larkin comes from the kitchen.
«Why didn't he fly?» asks the inspector.
«And for me, two poached eggs on toast, please,» says Sally. When Mrs Larkin returns to the kitchen, they both look at each other.
«It's strange that Mr Dalton left so early for the ferry. If he needed his car in Paris, he could have gone on the Eurotunnel train with it,» says the inspector.
»I hope not," answers her father.
«Here's your full English breakfast, David,» she says. «And here are your poached eggs on toast, Sally. I hope they're not too hard,» she adds as she puts a plate in front of Sally.
«That smells delicious,» says the inspector as he looks at his plate full of food: two eggs, bacon, mushrooms, beans and fried bread.
«Brutus caught a rabbit this morning and brought it into the yard,» says Mrs Larkin.
«I thought they locked Brutus in the backyard,» Sally says. «That's what Mrs Larkin said yesterday,» agrees her father.
«Did you have a good time in Canterbury?» he asks.
«Too busy and too noisy,» Larkin laughs.
«Did you drive there?» asks the DI.
«It's just that your van was still in the barn this morning,» answers the DI.
The smile disappears from Larkin's face and his cold, blue eyes turn towards DI Rush.
«I walked to the end of the lane and a friend took me in his car,» he says after a moment.
«Oh, right,» replies DI Rush.
«Any more questions?» he asks sharply.
Tonight they are the only two at the table. While they eat, Sally and the inspector discuss their day in Canterbury, but both of them are thinking about the strange things that have happened since they arrived at Littlestone Farm. Mrs Larkin serves their food but doesn't say much this evening. Mr Larkin is nowhere to be seen.
After the meal, Sally watches TV again, while her father reads his book. When they go upstairs, they both go into Sally's room.
«Don't worry. I can take care of myself,» says her father before he goes to his room.
«And, of course, the company is wonderful,» Sally adds and she laughs.
«Indeed it is,» agrees her father and he laughs, too.
They spend the day in Ramsgate on the coast. It is some distance away, but DI Rush had a holiday there when he was a teenager and wants to go back. He finds that he cannot really remember much. Everything is more modern now. However, they have a pleasant day. They do all the things that DI Rush used to do when he was a teenager, on holiday. They walk by the sea, eat fish and chips and go to the fairground. They go on the rides, and at one of the stalls, DI Rush wins a bar of chocolate by throwing darts. They have both eaten enough, so he puts it in his pocket for later.
«I can hardly believe that you used to be a vegetarian,» her father laughs.
Apparently, they are still the only guests at the house. While they eat their evening meal, they talk together. They also speak to Mrs Larkin when she appears from the kitchen to serve the food. They tell her about their visit to Ramsgate and DI Rush's holiday there years ago. When they have eaten, they decide to sit in the garden to drink their coffee. It is a beautiful evening, and they watch the sun disappear behind the wood.
«Yes, it will soon be time to pack our cases,» replies her father.
«Well, I think that you should go to sleep tonight. You have been yawning all day today,» says Sally.
«Are you really going to stay awake tonight, Dad?» Sally asks, as she goes into her room.
Sally smiles. She knows that her father will get up during the night. He has been a detective for too many years now. If he thinks there is something suspicious going on, then he will not be able to get a good night's sleep.
At 2 a.m. DI Rush is waiting by his open window. He sits there for thirty minutes, and once again the only sounds that he hears are the barking of the dog and the call of the owl. He is about to go back to bed when he hears someone swear quietly. He puts his head out of the window, but everything is quiet again. With his head out of the window, he can see that there is a light on in the barn. Perhaps Larkin is working on his van, he thinks. However, there is no sound at all. He thinks for a few seconds and then decides to go and see what is happening in the barn. Probably Larkin didn't switch the light off, the inspector tells himself.
«Good dog, do you like chocolate?» he says.
In the yard there is only his car. The light is still on in the barn. He stands for a moment and listens. He can now hear noises which come from the barn. It sounds like voices — like someone talking, but very quietly.
At first he can only see Larkin's van. Then he sees someone moving in the corner of the barn. As they walk into the light, he gasps.
«So that's Larkin's secret,» he says to himself, and he takes out his mobile phone to call the police.
Up in her room, Sally cannot sleep. Perhaps it is the cheese that she ate at the evening meal. She wakes up several times and lies in bed listening to the owl in the wood. Then she hears a sound on the stairs.
Sally's heart begins to beat faster. She climbs out of bed and slowly and quietly opens her door. She sees her father going carefully down the stairs and into the hall. She does not want to speak, as she might wake the Larkins. She gently closes her door again and sits on the bed.
What should I do, she thinks to herself. What has dad seen? Should I follow him, or should I stay in my room? Finally, Sally decides to get dressed but to stay in her room and wait to see if anything happens.
Dressed in jeans and a jumper, she sits by her window and looks out onto the dark, silent yard. The night air is cool, and she is glad that she has put on a jumper.
After a few moments she hears the front door open. It is then gently closed, and she sees a figure cautiously cross the yard towards the barn. She is sure that it is her father. But what has he been doing downstairs? It has taken him a long time to leave the house. The figure goes down the side of the barn and disappears from her view.
Sally still does not know what to do. What if her father does not come back? How long should she wait before she goes to look for him?
A few moments pass, and she hears the sound of the front door closing again. Now she sees another figure cross the yard. Again, Sally's heart begins to beat faster. It is Mrs Larkin and she has Brutus by her side. They both cross the yard without making a sound and go down the side of the barn, where her father went only moments before.
Oh no, she thinks. What do I do now? She is feeling frightened and her heart is now beating like a drum.
DI Rush opens his eyes and sees that he is inside the barn. He is sitting on a chair. When he tries to move, he finds that his hands are tied behind him, and his feet are tied to the chair. Also, a piece of cloth has been pushed into his mouth. His head hurts, and for a few moments he is not sure what happened. The last thing he remembers is looking through the window into the barn. He looks around him. He sees again the group of men, all of them black, that he saw through the window. They look like Africans. The men are sitting around on the floor of the barn. Most of them look tired and frightened. Each of them has a rucksack. At that moment, Mr Larkin appears from behind the van. He looks across at DI Rush.
Larkin grabs the inspector's head and pushes the cloth back in his mouth.
DI Rush just stares silently at him, hate in his eyes. He knows that he cannot do anything to stop Larkin. Oh God, he thinks I can't even warn Sally!
«Well, we have enough to start a new life in another country. Somewhere warmer than England. I don't want to work again ever. I want to spend my time with beautiful girls.» He laughs.
Suddenly they hear the sound of Brutus barking in the house.
He walks to the barn door, opens it slightly and looks out. Then he returns and speaks to the Africans.
The men pick up their rucksacks and begin to move towards the van. Some of them look at the inspector tied to the chair, but none of them do anything to help him. Silently, one by one, they climb into the back of the van. When they are all in, Larkin closes the doors.
He looks across at the DI.
DI Rush tries to free himself, but the wire is tied too tightly. I will have to wait for the right moment, he thinks.
Hopefully, I'll have an opportunity to escape when they try to put me in the car.
For the moment, however, he can only sit, watch and wait.
Sally also sits, watches and waits. It is now several minutes since she saw Mrs Larkin and the dog disappear behind the barn. She has heard no sound, and there has been no movement in the yard.
She cannot decide what she should do. Should she continue to sit and wait? How long should she wait? What if her father does not come back? While she is thinking, the door of the barn opens. In the light from inside, Sally sees Mrs Larkin come out of the barn and close the door behind her. Brutus is by her side.
Perhaps everything is all right, thinks Sally. Dad must have heard her coming. He's probably still behind the barn.
She watches Mrs Larkin walk slowly across the cobbled yard and enter the house. For a few moments there is silence, and then Sally hears a sound on the stairs. She goes to her bedroom door and listens. She can hear the sound of Brutus growling quietly.
What if they have done something to dad, and now they are looking for me, she thinks. In a second, they will come in here. She reaches for the key, but before she can turn it, the door begins to open. In the darkness, she sees a hand holding a pistol appear around the edge of the door. Immediately, Sally throws herself against the door, closing it hard on the arm holding the gun. There is a scream from outside, and the pistol clatters to the floor. Brutus begins to bark loudly.
Sally is now able to close the door, and she pulls the chair ' over to hold it closed for as long as possible. She picks up the pistol and puts it into the belt of her jeans. She doesn't like to have it with her, but she can't leave it there for Mrs Larkin.
Now she has to escape. She knows that she could never shoot Mrs Larkin or Brutus — not even to protect her own life. I could probably overpower Mrs Larkin, she thinks, but I certainly can't fight the dog. All this flies through her mind in an instant. She runs to the open window and climbs out as Mrs Larkin begins to hit the door with something heavy. The window to her room and the window to her father's room are side by side.
«Thank goodness,» she gasps as she sees that his window is open.
From her window she is able to climb across to his and into his room. As she stands in his room, she hears the sound of the chair break, and the door to her room opens with a crash. «Kill, Brutus, kill!» screams Mrs Larkin and in a moment, Sally can hear Brutus barking in her room.
Quickly, she picks up the heavy lamp from the bedside table and slowly opens the bedroom door. Mrs Larkin is standing outside Sally's bedroom door and is holding her injured wrist. She is waiting to hear Sally scream when Brutus has his teeth in her.
Silently, Sally steps behind her and, with all her strength, hits her on the back of the head with the lamp. Without a sound, Mrs Larkin falls to the floor unconscious. Sally steps over her body and quickly closes the bedroom door. Brutus is now a prisoner in the room. Sally breathes deeply and now that the danger is past, she begins to tremble.
Now she thinks about her father. What can have happened to him? She will have to go to the barn and see if she can find him. First, however, she must do something with Mrs Larkin.
Sally quickly checks to see if the woman is still breathing.
Luckily, she is. The blow wasn't hard enough to kill her.
Sally grabs her by the shoulders and drags her into her father's room. She uses the cable from the table lamp to tie Mrs Larkin's hands together. She then uses one of her father's belts to fasten the woman's legs together. Finally, she uses another belt. She puts it through Mrs Larkin's arms and fastens it around the leg of the bed.
When she is happy that Mrs Larkin cannot escape, she takes the pistol from her belt and looks at it. The smooth, cold metal in her hand makes her feel uncomfortable. She places it back in her belt and carefully goes down the stairs. She stops at the bottom of the stairs and listens. Brutus has now stopped barking. The house is in darkness and completely silent.
Sally goes to the front door and opens it slowly. The yard is dark and there is no sound. Where is Mr Larkin? Will he come to the house to look for his wife? Hopefully, he is still in the barn.
Sally leaves the house and closes the door behind her. Quickly, she moves around the edge of the yard until she is at the side of the barn. She stands at the window where her father stood a short time ago and looks into the barn. She gasps as she sees her father tied to a chair. Mr Larkin is just closing the doors at the back of the van and is speaking to her father. She can't hear what he is saying, but from the look on her father's face, it is not something pleasant.
Larkin opens the two large barn doors before he climbs into the driver's seat of the van. As Sally watches, the van moves forward out of the barn and into the yard.
Now is my opportunity, thinks Sally. She takes the pistol from her belt, and then she opens the side door of the barn. After quickly looking around, she runs across to her father with the pistol in her hand. She places the pistol on the floor and throws her arms around him.
All her father can do is mumble. He still has the cloth in his mouth, so she pulls it out.
Sally and her father look at Larkin in silence.
«Where's my wife?» asks Larkin.
«What are you going to do with us?» asks Sally.
«When they find your bodies, we will be far away,» replies Larkin.
«So the blood in the yard was his?» gasps Sally.
«But why did you kill him?» asks DI Rush.
Larkin laughs and waves the pistol around. «This pistol, in fact. When he threatened me with it, we struggled and I took it from him. Then I shot him.
«You won't get away with it,» cries DI Rush.
Without taking his eyes from Sally, he goes to the wall of the barn and gets some wire. He returns to stand in front of her, the wire in one hand and the pistol in the other.
The inspector sits there with his mouth open. He cannot believe how calm his daughter is. She is going to die and she is talking to Larkin as though they are discussing the weather. Larkin points the pistol at the inspector.
«Either you do as I say, or your father gets the first bullet,» he says.
«Just be quiet and lie on the floor,» replies Larkin impatiently.
As she finishes speaking, she begins to walk towards Larkin. He points the pistol directly at her and pulls the trigger. The only sound is a metallic «click». A look of anger appears on his face. He pulls the trigger a second time, only to hear the «click» again.
By now Sally is directly in front of him. As he swings the pistol at her head, Sally moves quickly to the side and slides her hand down his arm. This pulls him off balance. She then begins to turn, and as she does, she takes hold of his wrist with one hand and grabs his head with the other. She pulls it against her shoulder and continues to turn.
Larkin swears. He cannot believe this is happening. He really has underestimated her. She pushes his head towards the floor, and he tries to stand up. Suddenly she is pushing him in the same direction. He is upright for only a second before he falls backwards, Sally's arm and body pushing him down. He hits the floor, and the air is knocked out of his body. Sally still holds his wrist, and now she uses his arm to turn him over, so that he is facing the floor. She picks up the wire that has fallen from his hand during the struggle and quickly uses it to tie his hands together. Then she stands up and breathes deeply.
«Are you okay, Sally?» asks the inspector.
«And I'm so happy that i took the bullets out of the pistol,» replies Sally and smiles at her father.
Three days later, Sally and her father are sitting on the grass at Leeds Castle. They have just eaten a picnic of sandwiches and wine, and they both feel relaxed and happy. It is a beautiful summer evening, and thousands of other people are sitting around them. They are all waiting for the start of the concert.
«There was a time when I thought we wouldn't be sitting here together tonight,» says DI Rush as he puts his arm around his daughter and hugs her.


South Africa's government will take "necessary tough decisions" to stabilise public debt and grow the economy, Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba said on Saturday.
"We will take the necessary tough decisions to continue fiscal consolidation.
"We will effect monetary stabilisation as we move towards the 2018 budget in February," Gigaba told a breakfast briefing.
The briefing came before the start of the ruling African National Congress conference to pick a new party leader.


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Public health and the price of alcohol
Fri, Jul 12, 2019, 00:12
Sir, – Sean Barrett writes (Letters, July 10th) that the Public Health (Alcohol) Act will boost the profits of retailers and calls for independent research by the Irish Government Economic Evaluation Service and the Comptroller & Auditor General to examine the loss to the exchequer from excise foregone. This would be a very valuable exercise.
The Act's impact on alcohol consumption should also be independently assessed. Such an evaluation would take account of broader contexts and key variables, including the background long-term trend in alcohol consumption, economic and demographic change, and existing and emerging patterns in drug and alcohol use. For example, many people working in disadvantaged areas fear that at-risk young people will simply switch from cheap alcohol to cheap drugs, the latter being freely available and subject to no controls whatsoever.
If impact assessment is left to public health managers they will measure according to a narrow metric that "proves" the success of the Act. But if, for example, it simply displaces sales from cheap alcohol to illegal alcohol and drugs then it is a failure. Only independent research that takes account of the wider contexts and variables can give the full picture. – Yours, etc,
Dr DERMOT STOKES,
Sir, – The National Off-Licence Association, representing the independent off-licence owners throughout the country, would like to respond to a recent letter by Prof Sean Barrett. The argument that minimum unit pricing will lead to a boost in profits for retailers is based on a fundamental misconception and a failure to account for the uniquely high levels of excise duty levied in this country. Rather than resulting in profiteering, commercial realities will dictate that minimum price points will be aggressively fought over by mixed traders in order to maintain or increase market share.
Although minimum unit pricing will significantly reduce the scale of deep-discounting in Ireland, it will not eradicate the problem of using alcohol as a loss-leader, given that it will still be legal to sell alcohol at below net invoice cost. This will involve retailers in the mixed-retail sector discounting premium brands to minimum unit pricing prices and using these products as a loss-leader; not the price inflation of previously cheaper products.
Furthermore, the margin for profit in the retail sector is significantly reduced through the combination of high excise duties and minimum unit pricing, considering that minimum unit pricing is based on a "per alcoholic gram" basis. For illustrative purposes, the margin for profit for a retailer on a bottle of 38 per cent ABV (alcohol by volume) spirits would be just 3 cents, were excise duties to be increased by 30 cents in Budget 2020.
This is a far cry from profiteering, and shows that our punitive excise regime all but eradicates any commercial incentive for the independent off-licence sector.
The National Off-Licence Association, which is made up of independent specialist retailers, has long supported the implementation of minimum unit pricing as a means of reducing irresponsible retailing of alcohol. Our membership has overwhelmingly called for the immediate commencement of minimum unit pricing and is fully supportive of the Minister for Health's ambition to do so in the near future. – Yours, etc,
EVELYN JONES,
National Off-Licence
Rathfarnham,
Dublin 14.
Sir,– Sean Barrett argues that it is illogical to seek to reduce alcohol consumption by increasing the profits of those who sell alcohol. This is to misinterpret the intentions of those public-health advocates who campaigned long and hard for the introduction of minimum unit pricing, and whose intention was to reduce consumption by getting rid of very cheap alcohol.
If minimum unit pricing is finally introduced in this country, it may increase profits for some retailers while reducing profits for others. Understandably, public-health lobbyists are less interested in how this strategy will affect industry profits than in how it will affect public health; and preliminary results from Scotland indicate that this is a very effective public health measure.
It should also be noted that drinks industry umbrella bodies have consistently campaigned against minimum unit pricing and may well mount a legal challenge to its use in this country. – Yours, etc,
SHANE BUTLER
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Brent Spiner & Rocky Horror Picture Show Cast are One Of A Kind at MegaCon Orlando
Thanks for tuning in for part two of my experience at MegaCon, one of the biggest conventions around. Here is part one of my MegaCon coverage if you want to take a look at some awesome cosplay. Today I'm sharing picture and videos of my experience attending the panels with Star Trek's Brent Spiner and The Rocky Horror Picture Show cast. Two more parts are coming soon to my MegaCon Orlando experience: Stan Lee and Back to the Future's Tom Wilson. Hope you enjoy!
The first panel I attended at MegaCon was with celebrity guest Brent Spiner. Many will know him as Lt. Commander Data on Star Trek, or other roles such as voicing characters on South Park and Family Guy . Aside from Data, I know him as Dr. Brackish Okun in Independence Day - one of my all-time favorite blockbusters.
He answered every fan's question personally as if he was having a one-on-one conversation with them and without making other attendees feel left out of what he was saying.
One of my favorite questions he talked about was how he got the role for Independence Day- that the intention with his character was a dull, practical doctor without any eccentricities, but Spiner felt that Okun would be someone from the sixties who attended Berkely, dropped a lot of acid, and ended up in Area 51. That's how he developed Okun's laidback attitude and misplaced enthusiasm from the aliens and their discoveries when the world is under attack from their mother ships. He noted that that the wig he wore was custom made for him just to add a bit more pizzaz to the character too.
Spiner also shared a few stories about Data, and one of the fans most beloved companions, his feline friend Spot. Though the actor admitted he loved cats and has nothing against them, he doesn't like working with furrier co-workers because they can rarely get the scene done on the first take let alone the hundredth. Getting the scripts sometimes caused dread because the writers would plant fake scripts with Spot getting more and more screentime, only for the real script to come later in the day. The only time Spot managed to get his take done once was when Data opened a can of tuna for him. You know they say don't work with chilren or animals in Hollywood. I guess that goes for space too!
If there's one thing that can be said about The Rocky Horror Picture Show panel, it would be eventful - to say the least. What occurred will likely be on fans minds for a long time. Guests Barry Bostwick, Nell Campbell, and Patricia Quinn were invited out on the stage. It was only minutes later before the end of the first question that things took a rocky turn.
A fan from the audience, as most panels at MegaCon are Q&As with the fans, asked the cast about the memorable experiences they had with LGBTQ fans sharing stories of coming out or finding comfort in the movie. Nell Campbell was the first to respond (without interruption by Bostwick or Quinn) about a young woman who realized she was transgender and almost committed suicide from her parents' rejection, but the movie gave her hope and saved her life.
Quinn began a story about a young woman who had written a play called Patricia Quinn Saved My life when she was interrupted by fans hooting and hollering at Campbell who proceeded to take off her shawl, scarf, and plain shoes to put on tap shoes, as well as Campbell making faces. Quinn issued a few warnings to Campbell about interrupting her story and drawing attention away from what she was trying to say. The tension grew into an uncomfortable staredown between the two before Quinn warned that she would walk off and not come back. Campbell countered with more funny facial expressions, and Quinn left the stage. To a lot of fan's disappointment. She did not return.
As the panel went on, Campbell and Bostwick shared sharp, innuendo-heavy banter. They were both exceptionally funny, even inviting a young kid on stage and everyone did the Time Warp.
When asked about what they thought of the Fox live production, Bostwick said, "I caught the show, but I was on an airplane and couldn't leave". The duo led panel also took some shots at Quinn leaving the stage, which I can probably only imagine added fuel to the fire.
In terms of Quinn, I spoke with fans who met 'Magenta' and said she couldn't be a more lovely person taking the time to autograph all of their belongings and talk about their experiences with Rocky Horror Picture Show. For Quinn's story to have been interjected, after Bostwick and Campbell had answered their questions uninterrupted, was a disappointment. We all would've liked to have heard the end of her story.
Before the panel closed, Campbell also apologized on behalf of Quinn to say that they always have this type of sense of humor in previous appearances and expect audience participation. Both Campbell and Quinn was pint-sized English woman with very eccentric personalities and tongue-in-cheek sense of humor, so the panel going down the way it did was surprising. All in all, these panels were one of a kind.
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Golden GOALs: Minnesota Soccer - Week 1 Review / Week 2 Preview
Last weekend the Minnesota Gophers Soccer team had a decent start to the season at home. Will that continue in week 2 while on the road?
By Norsk_Gopher Aug 28, 2015, 12:50pm CDT
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First off, tonight is game night!
Game 1 of the #Gophers weekend is tonight at 5! PREVIEW: http://t.co/z0CgYD9tvV LIVE STATS: http://t.co/EucADF7cUC pic.twitter.com/3ECHJu4SI1
— Minnesota Soccer (@GopherSoccer) August 28, 2015
The Gophers have also released their official 2015 Soccer Intro Video.
Now back to the review portion of this article.
Via Twitter.com/GopherSoccer
The Minnesota Gophers Soccer team kicked off their season a week ago (8/21/2015) by defeating the NDSU Bison at home 3-0. Junior Captain Simone Kolander scored two goals in three minutes for the Gophers to take a 2-0 lead at half time. Her first goal game off an assist from fellow junior Josee Stiever while the second game from her fellow captain, Senior Haley Helverson. In the second half sophomore Sydney Squires got in the action by scoring the final goal of the game, again on an assist by Stiever. Star goalie Tarah Hobbs (junior) got the shutout. The Gophers dominated the stat game winning shots (23-3), corner kicks (6-3) and fouls (6-14).
The good news, 2 days later NDSU took the #14 Wisconsin Badgers to overtime before losing 2-1.
You call 0-0 decent? Yes I do. In only the second game of the season the Gophers, ranked #52, faced a top 25 team in the #23 Kansas Jayhawks. The Gophers held their own in all categories against the Jayhawks going 10-13 in shots, 10-12 in cornor kicks, and 8-16 in fouls. Hobbs got her second shutout of the year with 8 saves. Coach Stefanie Golan said the following:
"This was a typical Sunday game for us," "Sundays are a little tough of a grind and this was definitely a step-up in terms of the caliber of our opponent and we had a tough time dealing with the physicality and the pressure." "Slowly but surely, we developed a rhythm and the longer the game went on, the more apparent it was that we are a good team and we created some good looks," "The only thing we didn't do today was put it into the back of the net." "I think it's a really positive point for us not having not starting out as strong as we wanted then continually getting better throughout the course of the game," "We'll take a lot of notes from this game and use them all as we prep for the road."
The bad news is that the Jayhawks had lost to Nebraska earlier that weekend (Friday) 3-0 and only tied NDSU in an exhibition match the week before. Maybe the Jayhawks did not deserve the #23 ranking.
The good news, Hobbs was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week for week one of the season.
Help us congratulate @THobbs_00 for being named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week! http://t.co/1JakBzKy9S pic.twitter.com/f0ffrvpagr
Tonight is the first game in a 4 game road series. The Gophers are now ranked #36 (tied with North Texas & Arkansas) in the Coaches Poll having received 9 votes. This weekend has the Gophers playing in 2 games in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The first game is against Stephen F. Austin (0-1-0) tonight at 5 pm while the second is against LSU (1-0-0) on Sunday at 1 pm. Will the Gophers survive the heat? Tonights kickoff is expected to be the high of the day at 91° F while kickoff on Sunday will be 87° but will be back up to 91° by the time the game is over. #UNBREAKABLE.
Required Reading & State Fair
John Marthaler of the Star Tribune has a very good article on the Gophers and how currently they are the top level of women's soccer in the state.
Kevin Duchschere of the Star Tribune has an article on St. Paul's bid to get Minnesota United to build their new stadium in St. Paul.
Gophersports.com lists when the different sports teams will be at the State Fair. The Gopher Soccer team will be there on Monday, August 31st at 1 pm.


There's no better way to root yourself in a city than by supporting local vendors on their quest to bring sustainable and fresh products to you and your apartment neighbors. From local growers to brilliant crafters, farmers markets are home to artisans who are passionate about what it means to live an environmentally conscious and fulfilling life.
Shake up your regular shopping routine when you head to your area's farmers market (which is celebrating National Farmers Market Week until August 11, 2018) in the community you call home. Make an effort to peruse the many items available at these local gems. Whether you're buying strawberries in the spring and summer or gathering sweet potatoes in the fall, farmers markets are your destination for finding balance not only in your community but in your life.
While many cities boast farmers markets - some open on weekdays and most on weekends - four fast-growing cities offer an impeccable selection of locally grown goods. Learn a little bit about what your local farmers, crafters and artisans are doing to bring fresh and healthy options to these cities.
A sanctuary in a bustling city, the Dallas Farmers Market is home to farm-fresh vegetables, dairy products, handcrafted goods and so much more. What once was a humble horse-and-wagon wholesale business has now become a place where farmers become friends and the community turns into family.
Take a break from your regular trips to the grocery store and shop local from regional vendors who grow, raise, make and produce food with locally grown and sourced ingredients. Surrender to meals and goods made from local artisans. Purchase knick-knacks for your apartment home or try fresh tamales made with local ingredients. From flowers to honey, candles to kale, the Dallas Farmers Market is your one-stop spot for shopping locally and giving back to your local community.
Make new friends you when you spend your weekends here and try something different when you attend one of the special events such as First Friday, the various flea markets, live music gatherings and the Dallas Observer's Annual Brewfest. Looking to get the kiddos involved in lending a helping hand in a growing environment? Bring them to the Kids Market on Saturday evening.
If you can't get enough, the market has an indoor hub of home goods, flavorful foods and so much more, available all week long. Operating hours vary, so do your diligence before heading out.
If you're hoping to be more involved, submit an application. Farmers and ranchers are contacted first, but those who prepare, make or fabricate homemade or locally produced foods, beer, wine, clothing, art, jewelry and similar products are welcome. And of course, they also ask that you be kind, nice and positive.
Nourishing the community in the Pacific Northwest, the Portland Farmers Market is an eclectic hub for locally grown produce. What began in 1992 as a small non-profit organization is now operating six vibrant farmers markets in all of Portland. More than 200 vendors are rooted deeply in Oregon and southwest Washington with farms, nurseries, bakeries, meat and seafood providers, cheese makers and specialty food providers serving as the backbone of this sustainable and environmentally conscious community.
The world-class farmers market gives vendors the opportunity to showcase goods that they're proud of, with a staff that represents a diversity of perspective and life experiences. The collection of local goods and a diverse staff provides a community that feeds the soul of the local market goers.
The Portland Farmers Market is planted in Shemanski Park, Portland State University, Pioneer Courthouse Square, Historic Kenton, King and Lents International. Each market differs, with Portland State University being the only one open year-round, while Lents International is the only internationally focused market. The markets are special in that they offer something unique - from live music events and cooking classes to durable dining and family-friendly events. Check the markets' policies, procedure, dates and times before going on an adventure.
If you want to be more hands on with your farmers market, you should keep in mind that the Portland Farmers Market is strictly a food and farms marketplace that showcases locally grown, raised, sourced and produced products that must be made in Oregon and Washington.
Flock to the Charlotte Regional Farmers Market for a taste of North Carolina's finest grown goods. This market features fresh produce, pork products, grass-fed beef, goat milk cheese, baked goodies, crafts, delectable jams for your morning toast and fresh-cut flowers for your loved ones. In this spot nestled near Renaissance Park on Yorkmont, you can fill your bags to the brim with locally sourced goodies while also indulging in a range of global produce.
In addition to a diverse selection of goods and treats, the farmers market offers family-friendly events and showcases the annual Watermelon Day featuring free samples, live music and a visit from the queen herself - the Watermelon Queen, that is. No matter if you're searching to fill your refrigerator or just craving samples from your favorite local artisans, the Charlotte Regional Farmers Market has just what you need to feel right at home.
If you want to be more involved, keep in mind that North Carolina Farmers have first priority and your products must be grown, raised, caught and made in the state.
Come one, come all from the Lowcountry and beyond. The Charleston Farmers Market was founded in 1989 and has been ranked by Travel + Leisure magazine as one of the Top 10 Farmers Markets in the Nation, making it home to some of the best locally grown food in South Carolina.
Throw on your favorite hat and pack a bundle of bags to shop from farmers, growers, artisans, crafters and more. Listen to the tunes of the South sung by live performers as you get to know those in your local community. The Charleston Farmers Market is known for its variety of local produce, plants, herbs, cut flowers, arts and crafts and more. Save your favorite breakfast or lunch spot for another day because this market offers vendors that serve artfully prepared meals that will keep you coming back for more.
Whether you just moved into your apartment community or have loved ones visiting from out of town, this market in Marion Square is a creative way to stay in tune with your neighborhood. Rain or shine, come for the goods and stay for the good feeling. The market has another location in Ackerman Park called the West Ashley Farmers Market, as well as the Holiday Market in December.
If you're looking to get involved, keep in mind that farmers and growers have first priority, as long as the product is grown and harvested on farmland east of I-95, within South Carolina and on land that you own, lease and operate with environmentally responsible and sustainable methods.
When it comes to bringing your pet, you always want to check with your local farmers market and see what the policy is. While hitting up the market with your cute pup sounds fun, it can sometimes lead to a health hazard for your furry friend.
Do I bring my own bags?
Some vendors will provide their own plastic bags. However, if you plan on making a big haul, it may be a good idea to pack extra bags with you so you can carry all of your goodies home in one piece. Or, if you want to be environmentally responsible, bringing your own bags will help cut down on the use of plastic.
It's crucial to know what is in season before heading to your farmers market. Ask what flowers are blooming and what fruits and vegetables are ripe. Check your farmers market website or speak with the vendors on-site. Communication is key, and the farmers, growers and crafters will love to share their knowledge on their products.
Can I haggle for deals?
Unfortunately, as much as you might want to negotiate a better deal, bargaining at the farmers market is not an option. At a farmers market, you come for quality over anything else, and most of the time the deals are already in place. Make sure to circle around the market to ensure that you're getting a good price on something you truly desire.
Most farmers markets do have credit card systems. However, smaller shop owners might be in the process of switching to a new system, so make sure to have cash on you just in case. Small bills are preferred so vendors don't have to worry about providing change.
Can I touch the products?
Although this may seem silly, the answer is yes. Get a feel for the fruits and veggies. However, you do want to be respectful of any product, so make sure the shop owner doesn't mind.
Farmers markets are filled with endless opportunities and people who are passionate about what they're doing. Start living sustainably when you shop at your local farmers market.
We're planning to celebrate Sustainable September in style (environmentally friendly, of course). Blog posts throughout the month will focus on sustainability and give you plenty to think about next time you purchase a product, throw away something, decorate a room or even chose a new place to live.


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Samsung Releases Powerful Ad For App That Helps Deaf-Blind People Communicate
by Madison Vanderberg
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Samsung's new "Good Vibes" app allows the deafblind to communicate with their loved ones through Morse Code
Samsung India has created a revolutionary new app that allows the deafblind (a person who is both hearing and sight-impaired) to communicate with their sighted and hearing loved ones by translating Morse Code into text or voice. The app itself is a game-changer, but it's the commercial that is changing people's hearts.
In the powerful ad, a deafblind girl struggles to communicate with her parents. She is angry and frustrated and her parents are powerless to help. The parents eventually enroll their daughter in a school for the deafblind where she learns Morse Code, but still, her mom struggles to communicate as she does not fully comprehend Morse Code herself. One fateful day, someone hands the girl a phone with a special app that translates her Morse Code message into a text that her mother can read. Through Morse Code, the girl texts her mother, "Mom, I miss you," and her mom texts back "I love you," which is relayed to the daughter through a series of vibrations. Finally, mother and daughter can communicate.
This moving commercial about a cell phone has turned the world into a puddle of happy tears.
According to Samsung, "Good Vibes is a two-way communication app that allows the deafblind to send and receive messages with friends, family or anybody else through their smartphones. It translates Morse Code input into text or voice and vice versa."
A deafblind person sends a text by "tapping on the screen using Morse Code — where all letters of the English alphabet are combinations of dots and dashes. The letters can be input as short tap for a dot and long press for a dash. Likewise, incoming messages can be understood as vibrations by the deafblind, where small vibration means a dot and long vibration means a dash."
The app was developed by Samsung India in association with Sense International India, and although some early reviews of the app claim that it's not yet available in the states, hopefully, it'll be available worldwide soon. Over the years, many developers have attempted to create an app that allows the deafblind to communicate with sighted and hearing persons, though nothing has taken off, stood the test of time, or been as user-friendly as Samsung Good Vibes appears to be.
Even though the app isn't readily available, it's the moving advertisement that serves as a beautiful reminder to us sighted and hearing folks that we shouldn't take those two senses for granted.
"As a momma with a son who is visually impaired…this got me hard," one woman shared on Facebook. "This is absolutely what this world needs more of! Coming out and making things more accessible for our loves with these conditions!"
We love to hear about cellular technological advances that aren't just bigger phones or better cameras. This is the stuff that changes lives.


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Anderton, Paul (1974) The Liberal Party of Stoke-on-Trent and parliamentary elections, 1862-1880: a case study in Liberal-Labour relations. Masters thesis, Keele University.
AndertonMA1974.pdf
This study examines the constituency Liberal Party of Stoke-on-Trent in a period of political history noted for the formation of a Liberal-Labour alliance. This alliance was symbolised by the entry of Henry Broadhurst into Parliament in 1880 as M.P. for Stoke-on-Trent. The final assessment of the growth of the Liberal Party outside Parliament and the character of the Liberal-Labour alliance depends upon investigations into constituency parties and the manner in which local party leaders tackled such problems as the demand for labour representation. It is shown in this study that the nature of the relationship between those who led organisations for working men and those who managed the Stoke-on-Trent Liberal Party in the last stages of the constituency's existence did affect the outcome of Parliamentary elections in the Borough. The study, therefore, is a contribution towards a fuller understanding of the development of the Liberal Party in the second half of the nineteenth century and the impact of the Liberal Labour alliance upon constituencies.
The central theme is the struggle between the leaders of organised labour in the Potteries and local Party managers over the control of official Party nominations for Parliamentary candidates. It was essential for the continuation of the Stoke-on-Trent Liberal Party, and for the realisation of its ambition to hold both seats in perpetuity, that a satisfactory resolution of this class conflict be found. This happened before the general election of 1880 and enabled the Party to record on that occasion its most complete victory in the history of the constituency. The ease with which this victory was obtained has tended to obscure the fierceness of the internal conflict in the Liberal Party in the early 1870s, and also the reality of the aspirations of working men in the Potteries to have their own representative in Parliament. In effect, therefore, the success of Henry Broadhurst in 1880, when he joined Alexander Macdonald and Thomas Burt in epitomising Lib-Labism, has obliterated the very real possibility of the collapse of the Stoke-on-Trent Liberal Party in the mid-1870s.
The study opens with a description of the Liberal Party in Stoke-on-Trent in the 1860s and an account of the organisational changes necessitated by the growth of the Temperance Movement and a threat from a Temperance candidate, Samuel Pope, to capture a Liberal seat. The impact of the 1867 Reform Act on the constituency in relation to these changes created a special situation in advance of the general election of 1863.
The 1868 election, therefore, is considered separately in the second section of the study, along with the immediate consequences for the local Party which followed from the way events were handled by its leaders. During this election the first labour candidate appeared, Robert Hartwell, and the third section of the study describes the political activities of organised labour, especially in the years immediately following Hartwell's campaign, for a distinct shift then took place in the attitude of labour leaders. The next stage of the study is an examination of the reaction of Liberal leaders to working class movements and the general election of 1374, in which there was open political conflict between middle class and working class sections of the Party. As this conflict led to the loss by the Party of one of its two Members of Parliament there were moves to close the ranks, but as these were in progress a by-election became necessary early in 1875 when the second seat was lost. The fifth part of the study is concerned with these moves, the effect of the by-election on them, and the ultimate resolution of Party problems by the adoption of Henry Broadhurst in partnership with William Woodall as the official Liberal candidates for the 1880 general election.
The final section of the study contains a consideration of the historiography of the Liberal-Labour alliance and of the Liberal Party in its constituency aspects in the second half of the nineteenth century. This is coupled with an assessment of the extent to which conclusions drawn from events in Stoke-on-Trent should be used to modify some previous judgements about the growth of constituency Liberal Parties and the Liberal-Labour alliance. Attention is drawn in the final stage to the importance for the local Liberal Party of organisational changes in the mid - 1860s, namely the creation of an elected Council to approve official Parliamentary candidates because this contrasts with views that such organisational changes were of little importance in the development of the Liberal Party. Similarly, attention is drawn to the issue of labour representation, and the manner in which attempts were made to secure it in Stoke on-Trent, because this, too, has been dismissed as of small consequence for the Liberal Party. In Stoke-on Trent, at least, the creation of the Council encouraged those working men enfranchised in 1867 to believe that they could become fully integrated members of the constituency Liberal Party with a share in the exercise of power according to rules made in 1865. The existence of the Council also encouraged working men's leaders to believe that they could realise their ambition to influence the selection of Liberal candidates to the advantage of working class interests. The result of the discovery that the council was a sham nearly brought about the collapse of the local Liberal Party, and certainly caused the loss by 1875 of both its seats in the House of Commons. Whatever view is taken about the Labour Representation League in general, therefore, this study shows that in Stoke-on-Trent it had very considerable consequences.
The almost total devotion of working class voters to Liberalism, which transcended organisations and party structures in the period 1860-1880, is confirmed. The story of events in Stoke-on-Trent in the early 1870s, however, casts doubts on the faith that the articulate working class had in the Liberal Party, as organised at constituency level, as the proper mode of mobilising Liberal opinion and the most effective means of securing working class interests. Finally, it is noted that though a resolution of the local Liberal Party's problems appeared to have been found by the adoption of Henry Broadhurst as the working man's candidate, the reality of the extent to which Party managers had achieved a harmonisation of Liberalism and the special interests of the working classes, as rooted in Chartism and articulated by trade union leaders, was not tested in Stoke-on-Trent. This was because the constituency was divided into two single member constituencies in 1885 and the context of local politics was thereby completely changed.
Thesis (Masters)
D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain > England—Local history and description—Counties, regions, etc., A-Z—Staffordshire
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Humanities
Lisa Bailey