By Toch Vannarith, Information Officer/Translator, UN-HABITAT Cambodia Project
A fire outbreak on 25 and 27 November, 2001 left 1853 households in Bassac and 985 in Chbar Ampov homeless, destitute and traumatised. Despite appeals from NGOs and international agencies, the Municipality of Phnom Penh immediately relocated the fire victims to two unprepared sites, Anlong Kngan and Anlong Kaung, both about 17-18kms from the city center. This decision echoed an announcement in July 2001 by Phnom Penh Governor, Chea Sopara that 80% of the city's estimated 170,000 squatters would be removed from their old locations and resettled outside the city.
As both new sites had no water supply, sanitation, drainage or shelters, relocatees have faced great hardship and many difficulties since moving there. Their greatest challenge is how to earn an income out in a rural area. Commuting to Phnom Penh can cost up to $2 per day which is often more than what people can earn daily. A major hardship is lack of protection from the elements. The fire victims have only been provided a half dozen poles and two sheets of plastic by the Municipality.
Education facilities for children are not yet available. Medical services, especially for children and the elderly are a critical need. Fortunately the UNDP/UN-HABITAT Phnom Penh Urban Poverty Reduction Project mainly funded by DfID/UK, has provided health services in collaboration with the Municipal Health Department. It is also building a permanent health post at Anlong Kngan to meet the needs of over 20,000 people. An international NGO, Cooperation Services International-Cambodia, is providing medical services at Anlong Kaung.
The relocation process has been further complicated by the arrival at the relocation sites of hundreds of other poor families, some claiming that they were unable to pay the bribes charged by local officials to get on the lists and others who have come from other parts of Phnom Penh seeking a free plot of land and a house. Their expectations were probably raised by the Governor's announcements in early December that the city and other donors would be providing very high quality housing for those families that moved out to the new sites. Though 2 months have elapsed no houses have materialised.
In mid January 2002, more than 200 families returned to the original fire site in Bassac in Phnom Penh as some because they could not obtain the plot of land and others because they could not maintain their livelihoods at the new sites. Some of the latter admitted to selling their plots to speculators who are buying up the cheap plots for future gains. In the meantime the Municipality has threatened to take back plots that have been resold or that have seen of vacant.
In the meantime wells and other forms of water supply have been installed on both sites. The UN-HABITAT Phnom Penh Urban Poverty Reduction project has provided 122 emergency toilets on these relocation sites. It has also organised meetings of Support Groups comprising NGOs, donors and welfare organisations to coordinate assistance to the victims on each relocation site. To address the two major problems yet resolved, livelihoods and housing, the project is engaging a sustainable livelihood expert and a low income housing specialist to work closely with the communities on the new sites. At the same time it is mobilising assistance from other local and foreign donors for low income housing finance support for the fire victims.


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From Everyman To Leading Man
by Pamela Price
photos by FOX
A professional football player in “The Best Man” film series, a cop in “The Call,” a security officer in “American Horror Story,” an ER doctor in “Nurse Jackie,” a rich CEO in “Think Like A Man,” these are just a few of the many supporting characters that Morris Chestnut has portrayed throughout his thriving career in film and television. While the work is consistent and the roles are solid, for over two decades Chestnut has managed to stand second to the leading man or woman. There is no question that the seasoned actor has the capability and presence to star, yet somehow Chestnut has languished in the supporting roles. But perhaps his next venture is the project that will lift the versatile actor to the next level of stardom. This fall, Chestnut is the title star in FOX’s next hopeful procedural primetime hit, “Rosewood.” The creator and executive producer of the series, Todd Harthan saw all of the qualities in Chestnut that he needed in an actor to lead the show. Harthan told LATF, “We needed an actor that had range, one that could play both the comedy and drama. But the biggest challenge was finding those movie star good looks paired up with someone that exudes confidence, not arrogance. We needed someone that had a natural warmth and sincerity. It was really hard to find. Turns out, Morris checked all of the boxes.”
Immediately upon meeting Chestnut, all of those positive characteristics are obvious. The star quality isn’t just in his handsome charm, but is also due to his down-to-earth personality. In “Rosewood,” he portrays a brilliant private pathologist who teams up with the Miami PD to perform for-hire autopsies and uncover clues to crimes. In watching the pilot, Dr. Rosewood can easily be an unlikeable protagonist, but the way in which Chestnut approached the role makes him appealing and charismatic.
It’s too soon to tell how long the series will live, but it’s a surefire step in the right direction to prove that Chestnut is indeed a leading man.
With the September premieres of “Rosewood” and Sony’s “The Perfect Guy” feature, in which Chestnut co-stars with Michael Ealy and Sanaa Lathan, there was no better time than any to sit down and talk with Chestnut about his growth in the industry.
You have a great knack for playing doctors who are know-it-alls. From “Nurse Jackie” to now. When you got the “Rosewood” script, did you think it was a perfect fit?
They sent me the script when I was actually on another FOX production company show. They said, “Well, you know, there’s this pilot that we have. Can you read the script and see if it’s something you might want to do?” I didn’t like that in the pilot, he does kind of know almost everything. But you’re going to see in future episodes that he doesn’t know everything.
We find out that Dr. Rosewood has a lot of heart after learning why he became a pathologist.
Exactly. I wanted to play someone who was smart. I wanted to play someone who was witty and someone who has fun, because you’re doing a TV show, working 12 hours a day, almost every day of the week. It’s a situation where I want to have fun when I go to set. I don’t want to have to be seeing deep, dark things and being in a dark place for the whole time. I’ve done movies where I’m crying throughout the entire movie and going through all this turmoil, so I said if I want to do a TV show, hopefully it’ll be on for five-six years and I’ll have fun doing it.
How do you approach the characters that you play? Like Dr. Rosewood, for instance.
When you are playing a character who has so much optimism and so much humor and so much wit, those days that you really don’t feel like being bothered are tough days. So whenever I go to work, have to be in a really good, fun place, and I like that place.
There’s a nice chemistry with your co-star, Jaina Ortiz.
There was actually pretty good chemistry at the very first table read. I was in New Orleans working on a movie at the time, and they flew everyone out there. We sat down, I met her, and we did the table read and it was just instant. She’s a really good person and a great actress, and we just clicked.
Can you give a hint towards the potential growth of their relationship?
Well, there is probably going to be some type of relationship. She’s single, I’m somewhat single. In future episodes I get a girlfriend and all that type of stuff, but I think there are definitely some mutual feelings of affection for each other, so we’re probably going to work with that at some point in time.
There are countless procedural shows. What do you think sets Rosewood from the rest?
To me, with Rosewood, there are a couple of different things. The show may be called Rosewood, but we have so many characters on the show, and all those characters are different and we have humor. We have a show where in one episode you can laugh and you may cry. We have heartfelt scenes. All of our characters can stand independently.
It’s not just Rosewood, Rosewood, Rosewood every single day, every single hour of the show. You’re going to have my mother’s character, played by Lorraine Toussaint. She’s going to have some intriguing storylines. Jaina’s character, as well. All the other characters are so layered it makes the show interesting.
Are you an improviser? I feel like on “The Best Man Holiday” set, there was probably some improvisation.
Actually, with The Best Man, I didn’t improvise at all!
I feel like you couldn’t improvise that amazing New Edition “Can You Stand The Rain” choreography.
(laughs) Yeah, couldn’t improvise that. But on this set, I’m doing a lot of improvising. The writers write a great script, but what I try to do is I’ll always do what they have written, and then I’ll do my own version. I just have fun with it, and they let me go sometimes. Some things make it, some things don’t, but I’m going to take a shot.
Now you’ve really balanced — and not a lot of actors can do this — TV and film. And it’s incredible, so is there a medium that you like the most?
That is an interesting question, because I obviously like film. I like the process of film because we get the script so far in advance, and we can really focus on particular scenes.
When you’re doing a series, and when you’re the lead of a series, it’s really difficult to get ahead, because you get your script and you’re doing your work every day of the five-day week, and then you have two days on the weekend to work, and you’re working 12-14 hour days. It’s really tough.
So I do enjoy the process of film better. The one thing I do like about TV is that you’re moving. In film, you can come to work at 7 in the morning, and might not shoot your first shot until 1 or 2 in the afternoon. For a TV show, you’re on set at 8. You’re moving, so that’s one aspect I like. Luckily I don’t have any emotional scenes, but when I’m feeling something, if it’s an emotional scene, or I have to get to a place, I want to be there, go there, and shoot it. I don’t want to sit in my trailer for eight hours.
It would be nice to see you play more villains.
As a villain—I’ve done that. I did that in this Robert De Niro movie that’s going to be coming out probably sometime next year, called Bus 657. But I want to play the lead in an action movie; that’s what I want to do. That’s the next step.
Would you be interested in playing a superhero?
I would love to play a superhero, but there aren’t too many of them out there. He just has to be lead in an action movie, whatever the storyline may be. It may be Taken-esque—not that, because it’s already been done, but something like Taken or Mission Impossible. I would love to do that.
A lot of people would call you a sexy symbol. How do you feel about that?
This is the way I look at it. So when I first started out, when you first start out as an actor, you want to be seen, you want to be heard, you want to get parts. Because nobody knows who you are, there’s no label associated with you, and really, the only way you feel that you’re going to work is for some people to know who you are and start associating you with things.
Throughout my career, they kind of associated me with being a sex symbol. So for me now, I always think back to when I started. For me now to say, “I don’t want the label of a sex symbol,” that’s not true. I wanted the label; I just wanted a label. It’s cool that it’s a sex symbol label, and the thing about that is, I don’t let it get to my head. It doesn’t get to my head because I’m an actor, and that’s what we do. When I hear good things, I don’t let it get to my head. When I hear bad things, I don’t let it get to my heart. I just pretty much stay even-keeled with everything.
To go back to the beginning of your career: Best Man Holiday, and now you’re doing the other one, right?
We’re supposed to be doing the other one.
Lance is a deep character who went through a lot. Where would you like to see him go, if you haven’t seen a script yet?
I have seen a script. And in the script, let’s just say it was very traumatic losing his wife, and sometimes when things go in one direction, you try to overcompensate by going the other direction and deep in the other direction. So he’s going to be trying to heal in all the wrong ways.
I know, and that’s all I can say—in all the wrong ways.
I see that you’ve co-directed a short last year. Do you have any interest in behind-the-camera?
I have interest behind-the-camera as a producer. That was a small taste of directing; it was co-directing. I don’t have the eye for it. For instance, I did a movie now called, “When the Bough Breaks.” I spoke to the director the other day, and he said he’s literally seen the movie every day of the work week for the last two and a half months. I can’t do that. I can barely watch a movie once. If I’m in it, I don’t want to watch it at all, so I can barely watch. I don’t have that eye to be able to do that. But I do have stories that I want to tell as a producer. I have a vision and a style I think as a producer that I think I can contribute to filmmaking. That’s what I want to do.
The Perfect Guy is in theaters September 11th and “Rosewood premieres on FOX September 23rd – Wednesdays, 8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT
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Late summer dance parties, beware. !!! (bka Chk Chk Chk) is unleashing a new album just before Labor Day. “AM/FM” is the first taste of the Brooklyn partystarters’ so-called Berlin club record, but to us, it feels more like rocking out, falling down, and scraping both knees on a diamond-encrusted dance floor. Equal parts blood and sparkle.
Violens: “Acid Reign”
Violens’ (pronounced “vy-lenz”) agile savant-rock is a tough beast to tame. They make a lot of noise for three guys–things appear and disappear in new single “Acid Reign” relatively quickly; effected piano here, metallic guitar there; chorus explosion here, whippersnapper verse there. It’s all very busy, but also very memorable. Confused? Understandable. It’s just good, prickly rock music.
Stars: “We Don’t Want Your Body
Since we recently reviewed Stars, why not share Stars. O, Canada. Your weepy alterna-musings are so killer, we suppose, because you arguably started this whole “indie” thing. Quebecois troupe STARS are pillars in a scene fraught with flippant trends and half-bands, having dominating our musical lexicon for the past several years. From their fifth LP release, The Five Ghosts is “We Don’t Want Your Body,” a finger-snapping tune made for smiling on a warm day.
Nada Surf: “Electrocution”
To many, Nada Surf will forever be the poster boys of the alternative anthem “Popular.” But, today they are enjoying a resurgence that few ‘90s bands do, and touting their mellower, less angst-ridden rock with a covers album and a giveaway of their lead track. Bill Fox’s “Electrocution” was already a sunny strummer/AM radio classic, and with Nada Surf, it thankfully stays that way.
J Cole: “Who Dat”
Raised on a rabid diet of Canibus couplets, Nas narratives, and Jay-Z melodies, 25-year-old Jermaine Cole is grown enough to wonder whether you’re familiar with this name but young enough to not care and just do his own thing. If he’s news to you, rest assured your favorite rapper’s rapper has been keeping tabs for some time. “Who Dat” is four minutes of good reasons to remember the kid.


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Generally speaking, (if we discount other factors such as age, pre-existing health conditions, and trip duration) the difference in premium can be attributed to the cost of medical treatment in different countries.
If we look at the cost of a prescription to treat an ear infection for example, a week’s worth of treatment can cost around 6€ in Greece. But in the USA, you’re more likely looking at about $50. At almost eight times the cost for antibiotics, you’ll be claiming for a higher amount, so on this basis your travel insurance is going to cost more.
The same rule of thumb applies even within Europe - Belgium charges less than Spain, Switzerland is more expensive than France - and not all countries in Europe accept the GHIC card.

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I owe them money, but he wants more.
I thought I knew hardship, scraping by every day to shield my family from my father's crushing gambling debts. But being snatched by the mafia? That's a whole new level of terror.
Suddenly, I'm surrounded by lavish splendor I've only dreamt of. Each glittering gem, each luxurious party, isn't a dream come true—it's a reminder of the deadly price on my head and my father's. Every whispered word holds a secret, every shadow a threat.
And then there's Antonio. Older, with a dangerous allure that's impossible to resist. Every time our eyes meet, I feel a pull—a mix of fear and undeniable attraction. He's a riddle, a temptation, and maybe, just maybe, a tiny beacon of hope.
Caught between two warring mafia factions, I'm the unwilling pawn in their deadly game. With both our lives hanging by a thread, I must navigate a world of treachery and passion, where every step, every decision, is a gamble with the highest stakes.
Brace yourself for a pulse-pounding journey of danger, desire, and dark romance. Dive deep into the shadows with 'A Debt to Repay'—where every turn is unexpected, and every page is irresistible. Claim your next obsession now.

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Food and beverage businesses are already thriving in this region, but a new partnership thinks Geneva has a chance to be an even bigger player.
An effort launched Wednesday, Geneva Made, looks to accelerate that growth.
The partnership includes the city and the New York State Center of Excellence for Food and Agriculture at Cornell AgriTech, along with assistance from some of the region’s food and beverage businesses and other academic institutions.
“We can’t think of a better place for food and beverage businesses to grow than right here in Geneva,” Gerling said. “By collaborating with other leaders representing the dynamic ecosystem, we can collectively demonstrate and elevate everything this area has to offer.”
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United States District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
D. Mariani United States District Judge
before the Court are two motions led by Defendant Plastic
World Recycling, Inc. (hereinafter "Plastic
World"): (1) a "Motion to Dismiss Complaint, Motion
for Preliminary Injunction and Request for Entry of Default
for Failure to Comply with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure
§ 7.1" (Doc. 11) and (2) a Motion to Set Aside
Default (Doc. 18). The Court will address each motion in
"Motion to Dismiss Complaint, Motion for Preliminary
Injunction and Request for Entry of Default for Failure to
Comply with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure §
December 4, 2016, Plastic World filed a "Motion to
Dismiss Complaint, Motion for Preliminary Injunction and
Request for Entry of Default for Failure to Comply with
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure § 7.1" (Doc. 11)
arguing that because Plaintiff KMB Agro-Chemicals, LLC
(hereinafter "KMB") failed to file a Disclosure
Statement pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure
Plaintiffs Complaint should be dismissed as well as
Plaintiffs motion for preliminary injunction and that
Plaintiff "should be deprived of its ability to enter
default in [the] underlying Complaint since the Complaint
itself was improperly filed." Defendant never filed a
brief in support of this motion despite Plaintiffs assertion
in its reply to Defendant's motion that the motion should
be stricken for failure to comply with the Middle District of
Pennsylvania Local Rules requiring the filing of a brief in
support of a motion such as Defendant's (see Doc. 22,
filed a disclosure statement pursuant to Rule 7.1 on
Decembers, 2016. (Doc. 13). On December 12, 2016, Defendant
filed an Answer to Plaintiffs Complaint. (Doc. 20).
to the Middle District of Pennsylvania Local Rules
"[w]ithin fourteen (14) days after the filing of any
motion, the party filing the motion shall file a brief in
support of the motion If a supporting brief is not filed
within the time provided in this rule the motion shall be
deemed to be withdrawn." M.D. Pa. L.R. 7.5. Here, over
one month has passed and Defendant has failed to file any
brief in support of its motion. As a result, the Court deems
Defendant's motion withdrawn.
Motion to Set Aside Default
World's second motion requests that the Court set aside
Plaintiffs Request for Entry of Default against Defendant
because Plaintiff "failed to file its Disclosure
Statement prior to the Request for Entry of Default."
(Doc. 18, ¶ 6). Defendant's brief in support of this
motion argues that "[t]his Court should vacate default
because good cause exists; it was not the result of egregious
behavior, and vacating default will not result in any
prejudice to Plaintiff." (Doc. 19, at 1).
the Court notes that although Plaintiff did file a Request
for Entry of Default (Doc. 9), the docket reflects that the
Clerk of Court never entered default in this action.
Therefore, common sense dictates that a default cannot be set
aside when it has never been entered. In that case,
Defendant's motion would be unnecessary.
alternative, assuming that there is a default which Defendant
must now seek to set aside, the Court will engage in an
analysis of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 55.
Rule of Civil Procedure 55(a) provides: "When a party
against whom a judgment for affirmative relief is sought has
failed to plead or otherwise defend, and that failure is
shown by affidavit or otherwise, the clerk must enter the
party's default." However, "[t]he court may set
aside an entry of default for good cause." Fed.R.Civ.P.
55(c). "A decision to set aside the entry of default...
is left primarily to the discretion of the district
court." United States v. $55, 518.05 in US.
Currency, 728 F.2d 192, 194 (3d Cir. 1984). The Third
Circuit "does not favor entry of defaults" but
rather "require[s] doubtful cases to be resolved in
favor of the party moving to set aside the default judgment
'so that cases may be decided on their merits."'
Id. at 194-95 (quoting Tozer v. Charles A.
Krause Milling Co., 189 F, 2d 242, 245 (3d Cir. 1951)).
A district court must consider the following factors in
exercising its discretion over a motion to set aside default;
"(1) whether lifting the default would prejudice the
plaintiff; (2) whether the defendant has a prima
facie meritorious defense; (3) whether the defaulting
defendant's conduct is excusable or culpable; and (4) the
effectiveness of alternative sanctions." Emcasco
Ins. Co. v. Sambrick, 834 F.2d 71, 73 (3d Cir. 1987).
Although the factors for determining whether to set aside a
default judgment are the same as those used when determining
whether to set aside an entry of default, these factors
should be applied even more liberally when deciding whether
to set aside a default. Jackson v. Delaware Cnty,
211 F.R.D. 282 (E.D. Pa. 2002).
the Court balances the above factors in light of our
Circuit's disfavor of judgments by default, it becomes
clear that good cause exists for setting aside the entry of
the delay has caused Plaintiff no legally significant
prejudice. "Under Rule 55, the prejudice requirement
compels plaintiffs to demonstrate that the plaintiffs claim
would be materially impaired because of the loss of evidence,
an increased potential for fraud or collusion, substantial
reliance on the entry of default, or other substantial
factors." Dizzley v. Friends Rehab. Program,
Inc., 202 F.R.D. 146, 147-48 (E.D. Pa. 2001); see
alsoAccu-Weather, Inc. v. Reuters Ltd., 779 F.Supp. 801,
802 (M.D. Pa. 1991) ("Prejudice exists if circumstances
have changed since entry of the default such that plaintiffs
ability to litigate its claim is now impaired in some
material way or if relevant evidence has become lost or
unavailable. Detriment in the sense that plaintiff will be
required to establish the merit of its claims does not
constitute prejudice in this context."). Here, Defendant
entered an appearance two days after Plaintiff filed its
request for the entry of default and filed a motion to
dismiss that same day. Although the Court recognizes the
importance of a defendant quickly responding to a motion for
a preliminary injunction, Defendant entered an appearance
less than one month after this motion was filed and almost
immediately began filing responses to Plaintiffs filings as
well as participating in a conference call with Plaintiffs
counsel and the Court to schedule an evidentiary hearing on
Plaintiffs preliminary injunction motion. Further, in the two
days between the time that Plaintiff requested that default
be entered against Defendant and Defendant entering an
appearance, nothing in the case changed. Nor has Plaintiff
offered the Court anything to show that it suffered from
Defendant's delay aside beyond the harm inherent in the
passage of time itself. Thus, the "prejudice" prong
favors setting aside the entry of default.
the Defendant has shown a prima facie meritorious
defense. "The showing of a meritorious defense is
accomplished when 'allegations of defendant's answer,
if established on trial, would constitute a complete defense
to the action.'" $55, 518.05, 728 F.2d at
195 (quoting Tozer, 189 F.2d at 244). "A court
requires the defendant to raise specific facts beyond a
general denial so that it has some basis for determining
whether the defendant can make out a complete defense."
Momah v. Albert Einstein Med. Ctr.,161 F.R.D. 304,
307 (E.D. Pa. 1995). Although Defendant's Answer provides
minimal responses to Plaintiffs Complaint and is devoid of
any factual assertions, Defendant's Answer also raises
nineteen "Affirmative Defenses" and includes a
Counterclaim against KMB. (See Doc. 20). Plastic
World's Counterclaim appears to arise out of the same
transaction or set of transactions as asserted in Plaintiffs
Complaint and sets forth several factual ...

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40 years after Blizzard of 1978
One of Michigan's historic blizzards struck on this day 40 years ago on Jan. 26 when much of Michigan received 10- to 30-plus inches of snow and 50 to 70 mph winds.
Midland saw 34 inches of snow in the Blizzard of 1978, according to the City of Midland. Winds of 50 to 70 mph piled snow into drifts.
As a result of the storm, more than 50,000 miles of roadway were blocked, 104,000 vehicles were abandoned, 15,000 people found themselves in mass care shelters and 390,000 homes were without electric power statewide.
Two days after the storm, 90 percent of the state's roads were still impassible. The entire state went under a Presidential Emergency Declaration.

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Momentum toward inviting Seattle-area employees back to the office after more than a year of remote working due to the COVID-19 pandemic is building with Microsoft’s recent decision to allow its 57,000 workers the option to return to campus on March 29.
While Microsoft has been admitting a small number of employees back into the office for months, the Redmond-based tech company is the first major Seattle-area employer to signal a general return to in-office working, according to the Seattle Times. At the start of the pandemic, Microsoft was one of the first companies in the Puget Sound region to embrace remote working, which spurred similar policies from other local businesses.
Microsoft executive vice president Kurt DelBene outlined the return-to-the-office options in a March 22 blog post titled “The philosophy and practice of our hybrid workplace.”
Other tech companies with a large Seattle-area workforce are planning similar moves in the months ahead. Both Facebook and Amazon, which have allowed some workers to return to the office on a case-by-case basis, are planning a more general opening in early July, while Google has not shown plans to follow suit until at least September, according to the Seattle Times.
In the interim, Microsoft’s move to bring workers back into the office could signal to other employers that it’s safe to do the same, Joe Fain, director of the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce, told the Seattle Times.
Seattle-based real estate tech firm Zillow appears to be an exception, allowing its national workforce of about 5,400 employees the option to work remotely on a permanent basis.
The transition back to the office is something akin to a “hybrid workplace,” according to a Microsoft report released alongside its March 22 blog post. The report, which was based on feedback from more than 30,000 employees worldwide, indicated that 65% are eager to return to in-person settings, although 70% of workers want to keep the option to work remotely. Microsoft created a Hybrid Workplace Dial, composed of six stages, to signal to workers whether it is safe to return to the office or continue working at home. Microsoft is currently in “Stage 4: Soft Open.”
Despite having the option to return to the office, Microsoft and other big tech companies in the Seattle-area don’t expect a large-scale return until the majority of employees are vaccinated, according to the Seattle Times. “Even then, many will continue to give employees more flexibility about working from home,” the Times notes.
Emery Reddy helps workers. Call us for a free consultation if you have a claim related to coronavirus, workers’ compensation, L&I, or other employment law matter. You won’t get better advice.


At only 1.63KG, the Dell Latitude E7240 Ultrabook is one of the slimmest and sleekest ultrabook laptops on the market with a beautiful metallic silver finish.
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Marcelino's Valencia job on the line against Valladolid
After Sporting's Copa del Rey victory in El Molinón the Mestalla boss is under scrutiny and may have just one game to secure his place in the dugout.
Valencia boss Marcelino is under huge pressure after his side’s 2-1 Copa del Rey loss to Segunda División side Sporting on Tuesday night and a long night of talks between Mestalla and the Liga club’s Singapore owners produced a decision that places the coach’s job on the line.
While Valencia director general Mateu Alemany is due to hold a press conference at 12:30 on Thursday to hand Marcelino a board-sanctioned vote of confidence, off the record the club’s financiers have already put a timeline on the manager’s continued employment at Mestalla: 90 minutes, against Valladolid on Saturday at 16:15. All the signs are that something extremely unlikely will have to occur for Marcelino to retain his post if Valencia do not beat the visiting side.
Marcelino's fate to be decided on Saturday against Valladolid
The 53-year-old, who sparked Valencia’s renaissance last season and led the side to the Champions League, has not been able to reproduce that magic in 2018-19 with the club in 12th in LaLiga and out of the Champions League in the group stage. Alemany stated before the winter break that Marcelino would “stay, stay and stay” at Mestalla but since then Los Che have managed only one win, against 20th-placed Huesca at home with a winning goal in the final minute of the game, and two losses against Alavés and Sporting.
Sources at the club have stated that “as yet the managerial market has not been looked at,” leaving that eventuality until after the event. But following the loss to a side a division below and a record of four wins in LaLiga this season, time is running out for Marcelino and the visit of Valladolid has taken on a season-defining shape for Valencia.

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Schistosomiasis is a tropical parasitic disease caused by infections with flukes of the genus Schistosoma, affecting 200 million individuals worldwide. A new drug for schistosomiasis is urgently needed as praziquantel is currently the drug of last resort and the development of resistance cannot be ignored, particularly in view of its large-scale use in many endemic countries. Our long-term goal is to discover a new orally active single- dose antischistosomal drug with activities against all parasite stages and with a novel mechanism of action. The objective of this proposal, the first step in pursuit of this goal, is to se the orally active aryl hydantoin prototype Ro 13-3978, a close structural analogue of the androgen receptor (AR) antagonist nilutamide, as a starting point to identify one or more lead compounds with high antischistosomal efficacy and with minimal to no interaction with the host AR. Our central hypothesis is that for aryl hydantoins and related heterocycles, the structural requirements for antischistosomal efficacy and AR binding interactions are divergent. This hypothesis arose on the basis of preliminary data produced in the applicant's laboratories. The rationale that underlies this research is to separate the desirable multi-stage antischistosomal properties of aryl hydantoins and related heterocycles from the undesirable antiandrogenic side effects in the host. Our central hypothesis will be tested by pursuing three specific aims: 1) To synthesize and characterize a structurally diverse library of Ro 13-3978 analogs;2) To assess schistosomicidal activities of target compounds against S. mansoni;and 3) To determine target compound AR binding affinity [and cytotoxicity.] Our target compound design maximizes structural diversity guided by incorporation of substructures and functional groups known to diminish ligand-AR interactions. This approach is innovative because our strategy to decrease side effects caused by host AR antagonism capitalizes on negative SAR data gleaned from AR ligand binding studies to decrease, not increase, AR binding affinity. The expected outcomes from this work are as follows. First, we will gain a new understanding of the structural specificit of AR binding vs. antischistosomal efficacy for aryl hydantoins and related heterocycles. Second, one or more structurally novel orally-active lead compounds with high antischistosomal selectivity will likely be identified. This proposed research is significant because it will provid the required data to justify the more labor-intensive multi-dimensional lead optimization effort to discover a new and inexpensive orally active single-dose antischistosomal drug with activities against all parasite stages and with a novel mechanism of action. Such a drug would be important in the chemotherapy of drug-resistant schistosomiasis and likely be valuable in integrated control programs to curb schistosomiasis.
This proposed research is relevant to NIH's mission because it will generate new knowledge about the structural specificity of androgen receptor binding vs. antischistosomal efficacy and provide the required data to justify a more labor-intensive multi-dimensional lead optimization effort required to discover a new antischistosomal drug. The project is relevant to public health because the discovery of such a drug would be important in the chemotherapy of drug-resistant schistosomiasis and likely be valuable in integrated control programs to curb this parasitic disease.
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State Rep. Bronna Kahle, of Adrian, has reported that the Legislature’s efforts to force improvements at Michigan Secretary of State offices are beginning to show positive results for residents.
Measures recently signed into law will provide more practical and flexible services for those who have had trouble connecting with the Secretary of State during the COVID-19 pandemic. The new laws require daily walk-in options at branch offices which previously were operating solely under a restrictive, difficult-to-maneuver “appointment only” system. Driver’s license and vehicle registrations expiring between March 31 and Aug. 1 will be considered valid for 120 days past their expiration dates, and late fees will not be charged.
“I’ve heard from people across Lenawee County who have been underserved by the Secretary of State,” Kahle said. “If Michigan residents say the system isn’t working for them, then it’s time to readdress it. That’s something we can all agree on as evidenced by the overwhelming bipartisan support this plan received. These changes will help ensure citizens in our state get better service and more flexibility as they work to return to normalcy after a very difficult time.”
Senate Bills 507-509 are now Public Acts 71-73 of 2021.
State Rep. Bronna Kahle believes findings from the state Auditor General show the Whitmer administration made key errors that prolonged confusion and anxiety for many Michigan workers as they sought assistance from the state unemployment office during the pandemic.
State Rep. Bronna Kahle testified before the House Tax Policy Committee on her plan to encourage Michigan residents to make direct financial investments in new or existing qualified Michigan businesses.
State Rep. Bronna Kahle is supporting a comprehensive $250 million plan to support public safety personnel and better protect the people they serve – including an innovative out-of-state recruitment plan to address an officer shortage at local law enforcement agencies.
State Rep. Bronna Kahle, of Adrian, today unveiled a report compiled by the bipartisan House Adoption and Foster Care Task Force during a press conference. The report details findings that resulted from meetings with stakeholders, foster families, experts, and the state Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).


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Originally posted on Slaw, Canada’s online legal magazine: http://www.slaw.ca/2018/04/25/why-everyone-should-take-mediation-training/
Over the years I have been asked many times, by lawyers, law students and others, whether they should take mediation training. Most were interested in mediation, many participated as counsel at mediation but few planned to be full-time mediators. My standard answer has been that mediation training was valuable to everyone as it provides key life skills that are useful in all parts of our lives, not just in our legal career. Mediation training teaches us about the dynamics of human behaviour and provides a fundamental suite of skills for dealing with inevitable conflict in healthy ways that prevent conflict from escalating and help to preserve relationships. Why wouldn’t you want to know how to do this?
Little did I know that I was significantly under-selling mediation training! A recent journal article by Deborah A. Malizia and Jessica Katz Jameson and Ms. Jameson’s related articleprovide empirical evidence that mediation training also improves the well-being of the mediator. At a time when many in the legal profession are struggling with a multitude of wellness challenges this comes as very good news.
The authors argue that many of the problems that lawyers (and others) are struggling with are related to issues of perspective-taking (being open, curious and able to see things from the other’s perspective), self-awareness, and self-regulation. Jessica Jameson says that the skills learned in mediation training have the potential to ameliorate threats to mental health and promote resilience and overall well-being. The articles examine three streams of research and theory:
1. Studies of the impact on student peer mediators in the K-12 context:
“Studies of peer mediation programs have found that students who receive mediation training reap the greatest benefits from the programs, including increased academic success, enhanced social and emotional competence, increased self-esteem, and reduced aggressive behavior and disciplinary action”. These benefits exist in the short and long term.
2. Studies of the effects of social emotional learning, mindfulness practice, and emotion regulation support behaviours:
“Mindfulness includes self-regulation of attention … and an orientation of openness, curiosity, and acceptance.” Further, a 2017 study found that “those who helped others regulate their emotions showed the greatest decrease in depression.” These are skills learned and practiced in mediation and we can apply these skills to improve our own emotional lives.
3. Theoretical support from neuroscience:
The authors say that “nine prefrontal cortex functions are essential to resilience and emotional well-being. Mediator skills are closely aligned with six of these function: (1) attuned communication; (2) emotional balance; (3) empathy; (4) moral awareness; (5) response flexibility; and (6) insight.”
At the conclusion of the article, the authors identify law students and practicing lawyer as groups who would especially benefit from mediation training and practice. They refer to the shocking American Bar Association 2016 report and other statistics that confirm very high rates of lawyer depression, anxiety, stress, and alcohol/substance abuse in the profession. The concerns are similar here in Canada.
Based on this research I suggest that we consider mediation training as one way to counter these trends and to improve well-being of law students, lawyers and other legal professionals. It is already available, accessible and enjoyable. And who knows, it might also support our access to justice efforts by shifting the justice system to be more client-centered and collaborative.
I would love comments, especially from those who have taken mediation training.
From the Indisputably blog.The very touching Netflix movie, Marriage Story, provides an unusually realistic depiction of divorce dynamics. I particularly appreciate the portrayals of the spouses and their eight year-old son, reflecting...By John Lande

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Volkswagen has announced plans to invest €2 billion ($2.7 billion) in two new plants in China with its local joint venture partner FAW. The plants will be located in the port cities of Qingdao and Tianjin on the east coast according to the carmaker.
VW said that key factors in choosing the sites were the infrastructure available and the high level of qualification amongst the labour force in the regions.
Tianjin is also the location of a new production plant for dual-clutch gearboxes that is due to be inaugurated at the end of 2014.
"China has become our largest and most important market,” said Prof. Dr Martin Winterkorn, chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, who witnessed the signing of the declaration between the two companies. “To satisfy the demands of our customers in the country, we are engaging in a further substantial expansion of our capacities in China together with our Chinese partner FAW Volkswagen."
FAW-Volkswagen also has car plants in Changchun in the northeast of China, Foshan, in the south, and Chengdu in the west of the country. With the other joint venture involving SAIC – Shanghai Volkswagen – the group operates vehicle plants in Shanghai, Nanjing, Yizheng, Ningbo and Urumqi, and is constructing a new plant in Changsha, opening in 2015.
Volkswagen is now the leading automaker in China. Working with its joint venture partners. In the first five months of this year, they sold 1.5m Volkswagen, Audi and Skoda vehicles, up 18% year-on-year.
VW and its joint ventures will invest a total of €18.2 billion in new plants and products in China between 2014 and 2018. According to the company this amounts to the largest investment programme in the history of the Chinese automotive industry.


Astral People are excited to announce the return of Kornél Kovács to Australian shores.
Having cemented the title as one of the most prominent producers and DJs around the world, Kornél Kovács will be making his way down under for a run of unmissable headline shows at Wollongong's TUSK (29 NOV), Sydney's Civic Underground (29 NOV), Melbourne's Glamorama (6 DEC) and Adelaide's Sugar (7 DEC), as well as featuring on this year’s line up for Strawberry Fields Festival in Victoria.
Born 1985 in Stockholm to Hungarian parents, Kornél Kovács' perambulations in music began early and have continued at pace ever since. Raised on that classic, enviable diet of “proper” music training plus parents with killer music taste, Kovács' daytime lessons were given texture at night as everything from Kraftwerk and Art Of Noise to King Tubby and Boogie Down Productions wafted through the house.
Kovács' debut album, The Bells was released on Studio Barnhus in August 2016, having been recorded during an intensive two-week session in his friend and mix engineer Matt Karmil's Gothenburg studio. The album draws together Kovács' natural festive musicality and his long-standing love of club rhythmics, then factoring in the juggernaut trajectory that's taken him from teamaking record store jester to globally acclaimed producer and DJ. Described by Thump as a "dizzying, kaleidoscopic and rhythmically adventurous release”, The Bells featured at 2nd position in Mixmag’s top 50 albums list, no. 5 in DJ Mag’s, and was named one of top 20 electronic albums of 2016 by Pitchfork.
The much anticipated news of his return follows on from the release of his latest album Stockholm Marathon, released through his label Studio Barnhaus Sweden, which boasts striking melodies along-side a lightness of touch not often found in dance music. Stockholm Marathon was the result of Kovács moving back to his old flat in Stockholm.
“I found myself reflecting a lot on this beautiful, boring city I never quite manage to move away from”, explains the producer. “During what was a pretty strange time for me, I started experimenting with the combination of two well-tested ways of feeling better: making music and spending time with friends.”
The album sees Kovács collaborating with a variety of Stockholm-based artists and friends, including jazz musician Niclas Skagstedt, who the producer has known “since kindergarten”, engineer Matt Karmil and vocalists Rebecca & Fiona.
Kornél Kovács has now cemented his position as one of the most prominent producers and DJs around. He’s played nearly every corner of the world, including shows at Berlin’s Panorama Bar and New York’s Good Room, a main stage slot at Dekmantel's first Brazilian edition and festival stages in the UK and all around Europe. The Swedish producers energy and music alike provides for an excellent live music experience.
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Distribution-free inference for Q(m) based on permutational bootstrapping: an application to the spatial co-location pattern of firms in Madrid
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Knowledge AreaMétodos Cuantitativos para la Economía y la Empresa
SponsorsThe authors would like to express their thanks to the project ECO2009-10534 of the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación del Reino de España.
Bibliographic CitationLÓPEZ, F.A., PÁEZ, A. Distribution-free inference for Q(m) based on permutational bootstrapping: an application to the spatial co-location pattern of firms in Madrid. En Estadística española. Madrid: INE, 2012, vol. 54, n. 177, pp. 135-156. ISSN 2254-9390
The objective of this paper is to present a distribution-free inferential framework for the Q(m) statistic based on permutational bootstrapping. Q(m) was introduced in the literature as a tool to test for spatial association of qualitative variables, or more precisely, patterns of co-location/co-occurrence. The existing inferential framework for this statistic is based on asymptotic results. A challenge for these results is the need to limit the overlap in the neighborhoods of proximate observations, which tends to reduce the size of the sample, with consequent impacts on the size and power of the statistic. A computationally intensive inferential framework, such as presented in this paper, allows for greater versatility of Q(m). We show that under the bootstrap version the issues with size are ameliorated and the test is more powerful. Furthermore, in this framework there is no longer the need to control for overlap, which allows for applications to variables with more ...
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Two red dragonflies led us down the path
deep into the woods
where their home by the pond lay.
There was a delicate giggle behind us
was it from the wood sprites?
that eventually disappeared into thin air
just like the smoke from a log cabin beyond
the forest's edge.
A much louder laugh - no, a bark
dissipated into the air
coming from the prairie dogs
cheerily celebrating the night air
as the sun went down in the west.
Copyright 2009 Julie Kovacs. Not to be reprinted without permission from the author.


The Town of Hinton’s Annual Clean-up takes place from June 6-11, 2022.
During this week, residents are encouraged to make a special effort to clean up their yards, and the Town will provide pick-up services for large items.
To have your extra garbage and large items collected, first call Infrastructure Services at 780-865-2634 to be placed on a list for your free pick-up, then place your clean-up refuse in front of your property on your regular collection day before 7:00 a.m.
Due to the Environment regulations at the Landfill, we ask that you sort and put your refuse in separate piles. They should be as follows:
West Yellowhead Regional Landfill
If you wish to haul your own refuse to West Yellowhead Regional Landfill during this week it is free of charge for residents.
Residential customers may bring furniture, appliances, clean yard waste (small branches and grass), passenger tires, batteries, wood, used oil and filters, E-waste (computers and TVs), paint and metals for free. All material must be sorted and placed as directed into the appropriate bins.
Find more information at www.hinton.ca/landfill.
Try to keep your yard, your street, and your Town free from litter for the rest of the year. Encourage your family to assist in the clean-up and to keep it clean.
Please contact Infrastructure Services at 780-865-2634 for further information and to be placed on the pick-up list.


Coyotes Are Taking Over the Empty Streets of San Francisco
The Coronavirus outbreak and California’s subsequent “shelter-in-place” mandate have left the typically bustling streets of San Francisco empty. As people stay inside to help curb the spread of the virus, wildlife is beginning to enjoy the unusually quiet streets of the city.
Coyotes sightings have spiked in recent days while the typically busy streets of San Francisco have slowed to a relative halt. Residents lucky enough to get out of their homes for a glimpse of sunlight have shared their experiences of coyote sightings on the empty streets:
Coyote on the streets of San Francisco during the coronavirus shelter in place order #mindblowing #wow pic.twitter.com/mz35HAe9ZM— manishkumar (@manishkumar457) March 23, 2020
La espectacular imagen de un coyote sobre el puente Golden Gate, en San Francisco. La llegada de animales salvajes a las ciudades desiertas es un hecho #COVID2019 #QuedateEnTuCasa #COVID19 #LugaresyMÃ¡s pic.twitter.com/7rTpKbt7W2— Lugares y MÃ¡s (@_LugaresyMas) March 25, 2020
Coyote in Glen Canyon Park, San Francisco, March 2020 https://t.co/3X5S9qHsRR pic.twitter.com/NNf4yZeEhr— Bathtub Bulletin (@BathtubBulletin) March 25, 2020
I went for a walk for fresh air and a group of women called out to me. And omg, they had spotted a pack of sleeping coyotes in the middle of (usually busy) San Francisco. pic.twitter.com/NNdG3dcs2Q— Christina Farr (@chrissyfarr) March 20, 2020
While the spike in coyote sightings is unusual, it’s far from the first time coyotes have been spotted in the area. The were frequently seen around San Francisco in the mid-1900’s, but land owners used poison to scare them off for good. In 2002, a coyote was seen in the city for the first time in decades when someone spotted one in the Presidio. People speculate it traveled over the Golden Gate Bridge from Marin County to enter the coyt.
Now, coyotes are taking over the land that they once roamed freely. With a longer quarantine ahead, will we see more coyotes in San Francisco in the coming months?
They are not ‘taking over.’ They have always been there. They are just good at sneaking around to where people don’t notice because people are so distracted by all the other people noise.
Yup I used to see them all the time when I lived next to GG Park
My daughter is an ICU RN and is now caring for a young girl who was attacked while walking with her Mom and older brother. There was a pack of coyotes observing and waiting! Be cautious! 🙁
They’ve always been here in the Presidio. I’ve seen them many times and normally never bother humans.
good maybe they’ll eat the libtards
Rude. Just plain rude. Name calling. Grammar school stuff.


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Gilmour Photography uses the highest quality printers and canvas to create canvas prints that will look amazing in your office or home. Photos are uploaded and printed on thick, luxury canvas then stretched around a solid frame inspected for a quality. After a final inspection of your canvas print its packaged and sent to your office or home in perfect condition.

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New Keegan the Friesian stallion!
Had a bit of fun today.
Keegan and his three year old best friend.
Fear not. Mister Keegan is a doll with Addy. Mom was RIGHT there beside her holding onto her leg.
That's all for now. We're getting ready for the Hoosier Horse Fair and Breed Expo in Indianapolis Indiana! April 3-5.
If you're coming, stop by Keegan's stall on Stallion Row and say hi!
Wow... your pictures are absolutely stunning! I am into photography myself, but I am not nearly as talented as you!
Awh, well thank you very much. :)
He's beautiful as always!
I see your photography is called 'Black Horse Photography' so do you only do black horses? Just a question :)
I'm in love. he is so gorgeous. Maybe someday I will own a horse as gorgeous as that!
I also do scenery.
ANDDD anything else in front of my lens. ;)
lol awesome! Just though I'd ask hehe.
I LOVE the creepy house picture! My whole family and I love ghosts and things like that!
Beautiful pictures though you do a great job!!!!
Is Keegan your horse?
*Drools all over floor*
OMG he is so beautiful! I love your photography! I also love Keegan, he is so handsome! Great pictures! Keep them coming!! :D
Thanks! He knows he handsome.
Oh, I love ghost hunting. Some of these abandoned places I've been to feel REAL spooky. I love scaring myself stupid.
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28 Apr Tips for Dealing with the COVID-19 Economic Downturn from an M&A Advisory Firm
It can be tricky to know what to do with your money in turbulent times. There is a great diversity of opinion on the topic. Often the experts disagree dramatically in terms of how to best navigate troubling economic times. The simple answer is that there is no precise roadmap, but there are savvy steps that you can take. We’re going to review some of those ideas in this article.
In the recent Divestopedia article, “Cash Forecast Excel Tool: In Tough Times, Cash is King,” author John Carvalho, President and Founder of Stone Oak Capital Inc., an M&A advisory firm, had a range of insights and advice. Carvalho doesn’t mix words when he states that we have entered difficult times.
He noted, “We’re witnessing a global economic shut down that has never been experienced in human history. Business owners will unfortunately suffer, but past recessions can provide guidance on how to survive.” Learning from the mistakes of the past, and the mistakes that others made, is a good way to protect yourself moving forward,
Carvalho’s main advice is to “cut deep.” He cites an experienced entrepreneur’s statement from a 2008 conference on the state of the economy. The entrepreneur noted, “I never regretted cutting too deep in times like these.” In other words, preserving cash and rebuilding later is the most prudent course of action. He also points to a message from Sequoia Capital which echoed these sentiments.
The Sequoia Capital message to its portfolio companies was essentially a guide to how to survive this economic downturn. Some of key highlights in the guide included adapting quickly, making cuts, reviewing salaries, becoming cash flow positive ASAP and “spend every dollar as if it was your last.” Carvalho believes that now is the time to opt for much shorter forecast periods, such as weekly versus quarterly.
From Carvalho’s perspective, now is the time to make “cash king.” To help companies do just that, he has created a weekly cash flow tool for excel. His article outlines the 4-step process of how to use the excel tool. After using the tool, Carvalho advises that users ask themselves a series of cash related questions designed to get them thinking about their forecasted cash balance, what their largest weekly expenses are, and what happens if revenue and cash collection worsens.
While acknowledging that the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented, Carvalho ends on a positive note. It is important to remember that while there is a degree of unknown and chaos resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, there will also be a recovery and opportunities that result. The key is to carefully analyze your cash flow and think through every aspect of your business carefully.


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Today, on my grocery shopping trip at Costco, I saw bags with beautiful perfect lemons. Usually, I am hesitant to buy big bags of stuff because we are not a big family, but these lemons were so beautiful …I couldn’t not to take them home. So when I came home and asked the kids what we should do with these lemons, my son requested Chicken Lemon and my daughter – Lemonade.
This Lemon Chicken is such an easy recipe to make and so full of flavor and color, but at the same time is very light…and disappear very fast…if you know what I mean. If you like lemons and a citrus flavor this chicken dish is for you! Serve it with pastas like spaghetti, linguini or angel hair, or rice. The amount of sauce, which is lemony with a hint of sweet, can be easily doubled if you’d like to have more to moisten pasta or rice. You can also add lemon zest from the lemon you used for juice, which will really enhance the lemony flavor.
This juicy inside and crispy outside chicken with colorful and citrusy lemons is quick and easy to make, pretty, light and absolutely delicious!
500 g chicken breast, washed and cleaned
All purpose flour, for dredging
3 tbsp. oil for frying
1 tablespoon ginger, grated (optional)
Salt and pepper to taste
1 tbsp. corn starch, diluted in 2 tbsp. water
1 green onion, chopped
3/4 cup chicken broth (I use broth with no salt added)
Juice from 1 lemons
3 tbsp. sugar
1 tbsp. soya sauce
2 tbsp. white wine (optional)
Cut the chicken breast into thin strips, about 1 ½ inch long.
Season chicken with salt and pepper. Dredge chicken in flour and shake off excess. The coating will help it brown and crisp evenly, and prevent it from burning. You get a crispy, flavorful outside, and a juicy, tender inside chiken.
In a large skillet, heat an oil over high heat.
Add chicken pieces and ginger to the skillet and fry until chicken is nice golden brown, stirring occasionally.
In the meantime, make a sauce. In a medium bowl combine all the sauce ingredients and mix well. Set aside.
Wash a lemon, pat it dry. Cut longwise into 2 pieces; then thinly slice to semi-circles. Add to chicken and fry for another minute, stirring occasionally.
Add the sauce to chicken with lemons and stir gently.
Bring the sauce to boil over medium heat and add corn starch diluted in water, to thicken the sauce.
Bring to boil again and remove from the heat.
Transfer to serving plate, pour the delicious sauce over the chicken and garnish with green onions.
- 500 g chicken breast, washed and cleaned
- All purpose flour, for dredging
- 3 tbsp. oil for frying
- 1 tablespoon ginger, grated (optional)
- 1 lemon
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tbsp. corn starch, diluted in 2 tbsp. water
- 1 green onion, chopped
- 3/4 cup chicken broth (I use broth with no salt added)
- Juice from 1 lemons
- 3 tbsp. sugar
- 1 tbsp. soya sauce
- 2 tbsp. white wine (optional)
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Light and flavorful Lemon Chicken
This juicy inside and crispy outside chicken with colorful and citrusy lemons is full of flavor, easy to make, pretty, light and absolutely delicious!
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According to reports, LeBron James will not be in the lineup on Friday as the Los Angeles Lakers visit the Detroit Pistons.
Lakers‘ LeBron James will sit tonight against Detroit due to load management.— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 15, 2019
The Lakers are on the second night of a back-to-back following their loss in Toronto on Thursday. They also have an early game on Sunday in New York with a noon ET tip, an especially tight turnaround for a third game in four days.
With the Lakers comfortably out of playoff contention, the team recently announced that they would monitor James' minutes accordingly, limiting his time to around 30 minutes while considering back-to-backs an opportunity to sit out for load management when necessary.
James missed 17 consecutive games earlier this season after suffering a strained groin against the Golden State Warriors on Christmas. The matchup with Detroit will be his 19th missed game of the season. The Lakers have gone 6-12 in games without the four-time MVP this season. Regardless of how often he plays moving forward, this will be the most games he's missed in any of his 16 seasons in the NBA.
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Chainsaw — home care
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Saw one of them, this herbaceous plant grows in subtropical and tropical zones.
Gardeners love the plant for its versatility: it can be used as basket at the same time will look great as flowers on the window sills, especially if there is other plants. The flowers are very small, but lovely form of the inflorescence.
Chainsaw in home — care tips
Location and lighting
To place pilau at home is best on a Sunny windowsill, but avoid direct rays of the sun.
The lack of light will lead to chaotic development of the plant and stripped branches. In winter the leaves of the flower should not touch the window glass.
Pilau recommended to keep at temperature up to 25°C throughout the year. In winter the drafts are invalid because they destroy the plant.
Watering and humidity
Like many other houseplants in the summer pilau watered sparingly, once dried up the top layer of soil. Winter watering is limited.
Plant at home is not so bad withstand drying of the soil, and excess moisture. One of the important conditions of plant care – providing high humidity, while spraying, it is desirable to refuse, as leaves can lose decorative.
To achieve sufficient humidity by using water containers or moss near the flower.
Fed pilau from March to the end of summer every 7 days, the rest of the time feeding is about once a month. To do this, use flower fertilizer.
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It is almost certain that criminal defense attornies, despite their varying specialties, have dealt with similar cases to yours in their line of practicing law. And this is especially if they have been in the industry for quite some time. Such kind of attorneys would be a gem for your case since they have clarity of purpose and will make sure they give their clients the best representation and the best outcome for their cases.
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384 pages, 8 × 5.5 × 1 in
June 5, 2012
The following ISBNs are associated with this title:
ISBN - 10: 1599954095
ISBN - 13: 9781599954097
About the Book
As a veterinarian, Helena had mercifully escorted thousands of animals to the other side. Now, having died herself, she is terrified that her 37 years of life were meaningless, error-ridden, and forgettable and is haunted by the life she left behind.
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In this explosive debut novel, Neil Abramson explores the beauty and redemptive power of human-animal relationships and the true meaning of communication in all of its diverse forms.
As a veterinarian, Helena was required to choose when to end the lives of the terminally ill animals in her care. Now that she has died, she is afraid to face them and finally admit to herself that her thirty-seven years of life were meaningless, error-ridden, and forgettable. So Helena lingers, a silent observer haunted by the life she left behind-her shattered attorney husband, David; her houseful of damaged but beloved animals; and her final project, Cindy, a chimpanzee trained to use sign language who may be able to unlock the mysteries of animal communication and consciousness.
When Cindy is scheduled for a research experiment that will undoubtedly take her life, David must call upon everything he has learned from Helena to save her. In the explosive courtroom drama that follows, all the threads of Helena's life entwine and tear as Helena and David confront their mistakes, grief, and loss and discover what it really means to be human.
About the Author
Neil Abramsonis a partner in a Manhattan law firm, and his wife is a veterinarian. Abramson is also a past board member of the Animal Legal Defense Fund, an award recipient from the ASPCA for his legal work on behalf of animals, a founding member of the New York City Bar Association Committee on Legal Issues Relating to Animals, and once represented a dolphin named Kama as a plaintiff in federal court.
"UNSAID carries the reader through a maze of knowing and denial interwoven into the master narrative of science...an unrelenting story of the times-a pivotal moment of recognition and atonement...."-Psychology Today

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Josie Kreuzer appeared on the rock’n’roll scene around 1992 with the all female rockabilly band Whistle Bait. They soon estabished a name as a solid live act. Sadly, Whistle Bait never released anything (but they recorded some tunes with Wally Hersom at his Wallyphonic studios) and eventually broke up in 1996. Josie then started her own label (She-Devil) and 1997 saw the release of her first solo album “Hot Rod Girl” with Hot Rod Lincoln providing her back-up band. Two years later, she gave us “As Is” a great album with some honky tonk influences, and in 2002 followed “Beggin’ me back” her best record to date and the perfect mix of all her influences. Produced by Mark Neill, with Craig Pacham on drums and Rip Carson on bass, you can’t go wrong with this one.
Note to the reader : this interview has been conducted a few years ago (sometimes between As Is and Beggin’ Me Back) but I thought it was worth publishing as more of the infos are about Josie’s influences and things like that.
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Can you tell us how you became involved into rockabilly ? Who (or what) was the shock that decided you to become a singer?
Josie Kreuzer I grew up in a very musical household. There seemed to be some kind of music playing most of the time. My mother’s record collection was huge–chock full of blues, jazz and rock n roll. It was hillbilly & rockabilly that struck the strongest chord with me, moved me the most. I started writing songs when I was eleven, really with no intentional goals that I can think of. It wasn’t until I started working at a record store as a teen, that I discovered the more obscure rockabilly music which made me even love it more, and that was when I decided to get a guitar and eventually start a band.
Nowadays what are you influences and what are you listening to ?
My influences are always expanding. They’ve always spanned across many genres of music, not just rockabilly. Lately I’ve been listening to alot of old western swing, mariachi and Hawaiian 78’s, plus a lot of Jazz & vocals like Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald and Kay Starr. I just got back from playing a festival in Australia where I picked up a few CDs from some of the current rockabilly bands out there, so I’ve been listening to those lately as well–The Satellites and The Satellite V are two bands to look out for… really good stuff.
Reading an article about Whistle Bait, it seems you had a wide range of influences (from Wanda Jackson to the Ramones).
Josie Kreuzer Hmm, where’d you find that article ? Yes, if I tried to list all of my influences it would take months and scrolls of paper! I have shelves & shelves of records & CDs and I’m continually buying new stuff all the time.
Could you tell more about this band and how did it sound?
Josie Kreuzer Whistle Bait was my very first band. It was actually all of the members’ first band as well. I started it when I moved to LA in 1992. It was an all-girl rockabilly band, and believe it or not I hadn’t had the intention of starting an all-girl band…it just sort of happened that way. It was a four piece–lead guitar, upright bass,drums & myself on Rhythm guitar & vocals. We were extremely raw sounding –as first bands usually are.
Any chance to see an official release of the demos recorded by Wally Hersom?
Josie Kreuzer That’s a frequently asked question…still, after all of these years… But honestly, I really don’t know if those recordings will ever be released—I can’t foresee putting them out in the near future…. Maybe after I’m dead or something?! I guess I probably shouldn’t mention this, but there are live videos of us too.
Why did Whistle Bait break up?
Josie Kreuzer Mainly because we wanted to go in different directions musically. I wanted to stay traditional rockabilly, I think the others were aiming more towards a harder edge/alternative sound. We also had some disagreements on the business side of things which I won’t go into.
Is it true that it was just before you were due to play Hemsby?
Josie Kreuzer Gosh, you know everything, don’t you ? It’s a classic story. Our last show ever was at The House of Blues in LA on Elvis’ birthday for their annual benefit. Unfortunately we didn’t know it was our last show when we were playing it! Soon after, we had a band meeting or fallout–whatever you want to call it… I had been unhappy for a long time with the music situation, and at that meeting a lot of «certain» business issues came up…we all left pretty pissed off. I decided that it was best if the band didn’t continue… I wasn’t even sure what the hell I was going to do. I had absolutely no plans of doing a solo thing–probably just starting a new band. Whistle Bait had one final gig to do–we were committed, the contract was signed, it was Hemsby 16. Unfortunately the rest of the girls refused to follow through on the booking commitment. I told them that we should at least do this last gig, but they wouldn’t budge (cause they were still angry with my decision to quit the band)… so I called the promoter of Hemsby and told him that the band broke up, but if he wanted, I would still come over and do the show alone. I’ve been a solo artist ever since.
Your first album is straight (and first class) rockabilly. On the second we can hear a touch of country with the presence of the steel. Does it something you did consciously ? Would you like to go more in that style (with fiddle etc.)?
Josie Kreuzer Now that I look back, I realize «As is» was just myself coming full circle. In my earlier years, I was really more hillbilly sounding, but no one really knows this because the first recording that everyone has heard is ‘Hot Rod Girl’… I never «consciously» plan the songs I write, they just come out. «As Is» was just a product of the songs that came out of me at that period of my life. You see, for me, I can’t just sit down and say «well gee, I think. I’m gonna write a rockabilly song today’, my songwriting goes much deeper than that….it’s influenced by what’s going on around me. The arrangements (e.g. steel guitar) just come to fruition as I get together with my band. I happened to have a steel player there at the time, and I just liked the way it sounded. I have a hard time with genres. Unfortunately they have to categorize us somehow. I really just play the music that is deep in my heart, and that just so happens to be categorized by people as rockabilly…so when I slightly stray from that it worries some people–I don’t know why–hillbilly rockabilly–honky–tonk–whatever you want to call it–it all has soul, and that’s what I like creating—music with soul.
Being a rockabilly artist is surely not easy, I guess. But is it more difficult to be a woman on that scene?
Josie Kreuzer It’s both– Working with a band, club bookers and sound guys is more difficult in that males tend to hate being told what to do by a woman..in the end we are always considered a ‘bitch’ where as if I were a man, I’d be considered assertive and be respected to a greater extent. But it’s also easier being a woman in that we have higher recognition on the scene because there aren’t as many doing it. So, lot’s more press and photo ops!
You produce your records and you run your own label. Is it to have more control over your recordings ?
Josie Kreuzer It’s entirely to have total control over my recordings. I have total accountability for everything. I know exactly how much and where every last cent is going from my CD sales earnings. Ask any artist who is with an Indie label, and they probably haven’t even seen $10,000 bucks so far…. and if they have, they are probably wondering if they’ll ever get anything else. Ask any artist who is on a major label and they probably haven’t even seen one penny because they are still paying off their massive debt to the label. It’s sad but true.
Would you like to produce other artists on She-Devil ?
Josie Kreuzer I don’t think I would ever have enough time! Plus I don’t think I’d like to be responsible for other band’s income… Too much of a pain and too much work!
Did you play with rockabilly singer of the first generation as Wanda Jackson or Janis Martin ?
Josie Kreuzer Oh yes, I’ve played with Wanda before – she is still just as rockin as ever – and what a voice?!


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