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All shipments must meet UPS packaging requirements for Spirits. UPS will accept inner packaging of molded Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) foam, folded corrugated tray, or molded fiber tray. Each packaging component secures the bottles into the center of the shipping container away from the side walls of the shipper.
Does ups allow shipping of alcohol?
UPS does not accept shipments of beer or alcohol for delivery to consumers. UPS accepts shipments of beer or alcohol only among and between selected states. The ability to ship wine depends upon the nature of the shipper’s license to sell wine and the laws of the destination states.
Can I ship alcohol to a friend?
So, you want to send your friend alcohol? … The US Postal Services does not allow people to mail alcohol. Shipping with other carriers is the only real option. However, the rules for shipping alcohol are strict and the alcohol shipping laws by state vary significantly.
Can you ship alcohol with FedEx?
Consumers may not ship alcohol of any type via FedEx services. The shipper must be a FedEx-approved alcohol shipper, the recipient must be a business entity that holds appropriate alcohol licenses, and the shipment must otherwise comply with applicable laws.
Can you ship alcohol in the mail?
There is absolutely no alcohol allowed for any USPS shipment, domestically or internationally. On top of this, if you plan on using packaging that was once used to carry alcohol, all labels or branding associated with alcohol must be covered or taken off in order to properly process the package.
How can I ship alcohol as a gift?
You must package the alcohol in the center of the shipment, away from the package’s sides. Your package must be deemed sturdy by UPS. You must clearly label the shipment and meet UPS, origin state, and destination state guidelines. You must clearly label the package as containing alcohol.
How can I ship alcohol without getting caught?
Tips for shipping wine without getting caught by FedEx or UPS
- I try to avoid using a single bottle wine shipper. …
- Wrap the styrofoam container in several sheets of newspaper, as well as the bottles to avoid “sqeakyness”.
What states can you ship alcohol to?
Six states—Florida, Hawaii, Kentucky, Nebraska, New Hampshire and Rhode Island—and the District of Columbia authorize the direct shipment of all spirits as specified. Eight states allow the direct shipment of beer and wine as specified: Delaware, Massachusetts, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Vermont and Virginia.
Can you put alcohol in a checked bag?
Checked Bags: Yes
Alcoholic beverages with more than 24% but not more than 70% alcohol are limited in checked bags to 5 liters (1.3 gallons) per passenger and must be in unopened retail packaging. Alcoholic beverages with 24% alcohol or less are not subject to limitations in checked bags.
Is shipping wine illegal?
First of all, the most important thing to keep in mind is that it’s illegal for one individual to ship any amount of wine to another person through the mail in the United States, regardless of where you live or whether you try the U.S. Postal Service, UPS, or FedEx.
Can I ship a bottle of wine through ups?
Who can ship wine via UPS services? UPS only accepts packages containing wine from shippers who are licensed under applicable law and who have signed and entered into a contract with UPS for the transportation of wine.
How do you ship hand sanitizer?
To ship hand sanitizers including wipes, you must use USPS Retail Ground, Parcel Select, or Parcel Select Lightweight. These services are only available through your local Post Office™ branch.
What happens if you get caught shipping wine?
That being said, it is important to know that there are consequences if you are caught and that shipping alcohol is at your own risk. Typically, you’ll get a written warning on an initial violation. Subsequent violations could lead to fines and or, gulp, jail time, so be mindful and be smart.
Can I ship hand sanitizer ups?
The short answer is that yes, technically, you can ship hand santizer with UPS, as well as things like wipes and masks. However, products containing alcohol (like hand sanitizer) are subject to IATA shipping rules.


Top DHS Flack Smith Joins Porter Novelli
Sean Smith, the outgoing Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has joined international PR firm Porter Novelli as Senior Vice President on the firm’s global crisis communications team.
While at DHS, Smith was responsible for developing and implementing the department’s strategic communications initiatives and major Department activities. Smith managed a 300-person public affairs staff at a diverse array of agencies under DHS including the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. Secret Service, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Smith will report to Kiki McLean, the agency’s global head of public affairs, and will divide his time between Porter Novelli’s Washington, D.C. and New York offices, providing service to Porter Novelli’s global network.
While at DHS, Smith helped lead the Obama administration’s public response to the H1N1 outbreak, border violence in Mexico, attempted terrorist attacks, the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and dozens of other breaking news incidents. Additionally, he initiated the administration's effort to update the formal system of communicating to the American people in times of a national incident, specifically the elimination of outdated color coded threat warnings and the implementation of a new system based on real-time alerts to communicate specific, actionable information.
Prior to joining DHS, Smith served as a spokesman for then Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-IL) 2008 presidential campaign and spent the general election as the Communications Director for Pennsylvania. Over the past 15 years, he has served as Communications Director and Campaign Manager for other statewide campaigns and as a consultant to dozens of clients. His experience includes working with major multinational corporations in the banking, insurance, chemical and telecommunications sectors, national and international non-profits, trade associates, labor unions and issues campaigns.
Smith earned his M.A. in public administration from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, and his B.S. in political science from the University of Oregon. He has lectured at the United States Military Academy at West Point and Johns Hopkins University, and currently teaches at Yale University. (PF tipster)


The following tutorial highlights the steps required to build a simple kayak work/storage unit:
(4) 2 x 4 x 8 treated lumber
1 pound 2 1/2″ deck screws
wheels (2 or 4)
Cut studs to approximate lengths:
(4) 32″ legs
(4) 24″ end braces
(2) 32″ side frames
(2) 22″ lower braces
Attach (2) side frames, and (2) lower braces.
If desired, install a top made from plywood or other durable material.
If desired, add a lower shelf and/or hooks.
If desired, drill legs and install a simple axle and utility wheels on one or both ends.


With the Houston Rockets supposedly ending trade talks regarding disgruntled backup center Omer Asik, Liberty Ballers has learned that one of the rumored names the Sixers were dangling has asked for a trade. Thaddeus Young, having been with the Sixers his entire career, has asked Sam Hinkie for a trade. Young and his agent, Jim Tanner, submitted a formal trade request to Hinkie and the Sixers weeks ago, according to a source close to Young. "Thad is ready to leave Philly," the source said. "He isn't with the whole tanking thing." The Sixers are currently last in the Atlantic Division at 7-19. When Tanner informed Young that the Rockets had called about the tweener forward, Young grew excited about the opportunity to leave the Sixers, though he's loved his time here. The chance to play for a contender with legitimate championship aspirations is too enticing. "Thad is kind of anxious," the source said Wednesday afternoon while Asik talks were still ongoing. "He just wants them to do the trade if they are. He hates waiting. [Playing for a contender] would be great because the Sixers definitely aren't making the playoffs this year." The Sixers drafted Young out of Georgia Tech with the 12th overall selection in the 2007 NBA Draft. The Sixers then rewarded Young, viewed as a consummate pro, with a 5-year, $43 million contract in 2011 after averaging 12.7 points and 5.3 rebounds in just 26.0 minute per game in 2010-2011. Since, Young has turned into one of the most valuable "glue-guy" players in the league for his contract and level of steady production.
Thaddeus Young Asks Sixers to Trade Him
Liberty Ballers | Dec 20


For children who cannot speak, a communication tool
- Haji Ali dargah will have to open doors for women after Bombay HC ruling
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- Panel works on alternative to pellets: Balls of pepper, capsicum gas
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"It is a tool that will make communicating ideas easier for these special children. It will hopefully be out for beta testing in April," says Vishal Singh, who passed out of IIT in 2007 and set up the GetVidya initiative with Bombay and Kanpur IITians. He works with Procter & Gamble.
Vishal and his team initially launched Kiddo, which helped children make informed decisions, and which was developed based on the choices they made and the opportunities they grabbed. After Kiddo was taken up by 40 schools, Autisto followed.
With the problems they face in reading, autistic children need special means of teaching through images and sound. But "most software is in English and with accents that cannot be easily understood by an Indian audience,"says Radhika Bapat, clinical psychologist at the department of behavioural sciences and mental health, Sahyadri Specialty Hospital.
The hospital has one of several child guidance centres across the country that use Autisto. Each centre has nearly 50-70 autistic children and Bapat says Autisto "works far better than the usual text-based teaching tools".
At the Tamahar centre for children with special needs in Bangalore, Vaishali Pai says that the children love anything to do with computers. "We have a custom-made education plan for each child and Autisto works well with most of the kids."
- Pakistan army has a battle to win: The corruption within
- Anger of Irom Sharmila’s supporters should not be dismissed as selfishness or cynicism
- You keep the cow’s tail: A post card from Una, Gujarat, August 15
- History shows why Balochistan is not an internal matter of Pakistan
- The use of technology will be key to making GST a success
- Sedition law cannot be used against honest views, expressed peacefully


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Today we have a feature from Hunk 2 Underwear with Colombian model David Cardona. David is a 28 y/o model from Medellin, famous in Colombia for his participation in fashion runways and reality shows.
In these photos, he is wearing HUNK² ESPACE² collection. This shoot features mostly briefs and trunks. The Espace² Collection: HUNK² inspiration in the outer space and virtual reality combines with our signature designs to provide a fascinating experience

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Despite rumors of a rocky marriage, 40-year-old actress Jada Pinkett Smith dispelled any rumors of a possible divorce from her husband, famed actor Will Smith.
“It seems like that happens at least once a year, or at least once every two years—it’s rumored that we’re getting a divorce,” Pinkett said in the September issue of Essence magazine. “But no, we’re not getting a divorce. Where am I going to go? That’s my boo. It’s like another part of me.”
As the mother of two famous children, Pinkett understands that living a life under the microscope comes with the territory. Beyond the talk of her relationship with her husband, she deals with the constant criticism of her daughter, Willow, 11.
“How people feel about Willow is how people feel about Willow. But what I’m most concerned about is how Willow feels about herself,” said Smith. “She’s an independent, courageous, genius, talented little girl. I’m happy for her, that she can just be who she is.”
It was in fact her daughter who spurred her to action after Willow shared the viral Kony 2012 video about child soldiers in Uganda. Smith was pushed to learn more about how she could positively affect endangered children, especially victims of human sex trafficking.
“We’re all affected by this,” she said. “And one women is one woman too many. We have to extend beyond ourselves.”
Smith has urged Congress to pursue the fight against sex trafficking. In addition she has launched a website and met with victims. She said she learned much about the issue from actress Angelina Jolie, who “schooled” her.
Jada said: ‘I called Angelina Jolie and said, “Ange, I need you, girl. Did you know we have slaves in this county?”
‘She said, “Jada, I’ve been working on this for years – are you kidding me?”
“So I sat on the phone with Angelina and of course it was like going to college. She schooled me.”

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Have you noticed a check engine light on? Does the Van sit outside overnight or for days at a time? I have had the same symptoms with my cars in the past due to mice or chipmunks leaving accorns in the catalytic converter. It could be converter breaking apart as well.
sounds like an ignition switch glitch or ignition harness problem can be either depending on the amount of wear and tear with turning on and off of the ignition tumbler or possible chafing or inconsistent short in harness to ignition switch check the ground line up through harness first and check the wiring harness condition


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Melanocyte fate in neural crest is triggered by Myb proteins through activation of c-kit
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The c-myb proto-oncogene and its oncogenic derivative v−mybAMV encode transcriptional regulators engaged in the commitment of hematopoietic cells. While the c-Myb protein is important for the formation and differentiation of various progenitors, the v−MybAMV oncoprotein induces in chicks a progression and transformation of the single (monoblastic) cell lineage. Here we present the first evidence of cell fate-directing abilities of c-Myb and v−MybAMV proteins in avian neural crest (NC), where both proteins determine melanocytogenesis. The increased concentration of c-Myb induces progression into dendritic melanocytes and differentiation. The v-myb oncogene converts essentially all NC cells into melanocytes and causes their transformation. Both Myb proteins activate in NC cells expression of the c-kit gene and stem cell factor c-Kit signaling – one of the essential pathways in melanocyte development. These observations suggest that the c-myb-c-kit pathway represents a common regulatory scheme for both hematopoietic and neural progenitors and establishes a novel experimental model for studies of melanocytogenesis and melanocyte transformation.
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Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces
The Lavaux Vineyard Terraces, stretching for about 30 km along the south-facing northern shores of Lake Geneva from the Chateau de Chillon to the eastern outskirts of Lausanne in the Vaud region, cover the lower slopes of the mountainside between the villages and the lake. Although there is some evidence that vines were grown in the area in Roman times, the present vine terraces can be traced back to the 11th century, when Benedictine and Cistercian monasteries controlled the area. It is an outstanding example of a centuries-long interaction between people and their environment, developed to optimize local resources so as to produce a highly valued wine that has always been important to the economy. [source]

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CDC survey shows many contact lens wearers report risky eye care behaviors
CDC and partners created Contact Lens Health Week in 2014 to promote healthy contact lens wear and care practices that can help prevent eye infections associated with improper contact lens use. Even though he couldn’t see out of his left eye, he never once thought that his contact lenses were responsible for his discomfort.
Nearly all of the 41 million estimated contact lens wearers in the United States may be engaging in at least one behavior known to increase their risk of eye infections, according to a report published today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A recent government study finds many wearers of contact lenses are not practicing safety precautions and are instead putting their eyes, and vision, at risk. Well, based on feedback from the survey, four out of five respondents reported wearing contact lenses longer than the recommended time. Fifty percent (50%) of the subjects surveyed by the CDC failed to replace their contacts as often as they should have, and 82 percent (82%) of the subjects surveyed by the CDC failed to replace their contact cases as often as they should have. Of those that purchase from their eye doctor, 51% reported regular replacement of cases, and 43% reported regularly washing their hands. This is also why contact lens solutions should never be used after the discard date on the bottle has passed. More than 87 percent of the survey’s respondents said they sometimes napped without removing their lenses, and half said they have slept overnight with the lenses still in. Furthermore, one-third of wearers have had medical attention for a contact lens related problem which could have been avoided if safety steps were followed.
But when a team of doctors from the Cincinnati Eye Institute finally got a look at Groeschen’s eyes, they diagnosed him with a bacterial infection that was attacking his cornea and quickly destroying it. As the eye’s protective outer layer started to go, so did his vision.
Chevalier says a couple of the other most common mistakes are keeping a case too long, which can lead to bacteria growth, and rinsing soft lens contacts out with tap water, which should always be done with the proper solution. If you don’t, bacteria can get into your lenses or lens solution, which can cause an eye infection.
Rub the lenses with your fingers and rinse thoroughly before soaking lenses overnight in sufficient multi-purpose solution to completely cover the lenses.
Always wash and dry hands before handling contact lenses.
Sleeping in your contacts can create micro-abrasions (little cuts) on your eye, Amir Azari, MD, a cornea surgeon at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia, tells Yahoo Health.


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The Golden Fall “Gullfoss”
The Golden Fall, is a Waterfall located in the Canyon of the Hvítá river in southwest Iceland.
Gullfoss rivals Niagara for spectacular sights, just less hype. Plenty of parking and free to visit, by a well made path suitable for elderly or disabled, harder route for the more adventurous. You can feel the spray as you enter the path. There is a charge for the loos and a very small exhibition, but the history of the place is displayed on boards in English by the falls and the main viewing point.
Gullfoss is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Iceland. The wide Hvítá rushes southward, and about a kilometer above the falls it turns sharply to the right and flows down into a wide curved three-step “staircase” and then abruptly plunges in two stages (11 m and 21 m) into a crevice 32 m (105 ft) deep. The crevice, about 20 m (66 ft) wide, and 2.5 km in length, extends perpendicular to the flow of the river. The average amount of water running down the waterfall is 140 m³/s in the summer and 80 m³/s in the winter. The highest flood measured was 2000 m³/s.
Although the falls were a bit crowded, they are accessible to even a person in a wheelchair and they are beautiful. Well worth a visit. Its also amazing to look over at the near by mountain range an notice that there is a huge glacier behind the mountains.
Gullfoss features in the music video for the single “Heaven” by the band Live. During the video a young man and a young woman separated by the Hvítá river exchange written messages carried on rocks that they throw to each other over the river and the falls. At the end of the video the young man attempts to swim across the Hvítá river downstream from the Gulfoss. His young lady friend is so horrified from seeing him being washed down in the river that she also jumps in in order to save him. They then float down the river holding onto each other.

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Diesel low temperature combustion (LTC) is an operational strategy that effectively limits soot and oxides of nitrogen (NOx) emissions in-cylinder. Unfortunately, LTC results in increased hydrocarbon emissions as compared to conventional diesel combustion (CDC). Previous work has shown that exhaust conditions resulting from LTC inhibit oxidation of HC within a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC). Further, these elevated HC emissions result in engine-out particulate matter (PM) that primarily consists of semi-volatile organic material. The current work shows that a DOC incompletely oxidizes this PM forming material. These results investigated the effectiveness of both a DOC and a diesel particulate filter (DPF) in reducing particle emissions for LTC. In this work, engine-out, DOC-out, and DPF-out exhaust were sampled using a micro-dilution system. Particle distributions were determined with a scanning mobility particle sizer (SMPS) and engine exhaust particle sizer (EEPS). A catalytic stripper (CS) was used to differentiate volatile and solid material in the PM. A Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) analyzer was used for light HC speciation. Soot concentrations were determined using a photo-acoustic sensor (Microsoot). The study revealed that a DOC is only partially effective at eliminating PM from LTC exhaust, with a DPF reducing LTC particle emissions further, despite the particle volatility. However, the results show that as aftertreatment HC loading increases, the storage ability is compromised, and its PM removal efficiency is lessened. This suggests that a DOC-DPF aftertreatment system can effectively remove PM from LTC exhaust as long as DPF regeneration occurs during the operating cycle.
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Remembrance of Meals Past
Inspiration for the 19th century French writer Marcel Proust came in the form of that dainty mini-cake called a madeleine. For the author, this childhood favorite triggered what was called an “involuntary memory,” and this became one of the catalysts for his seven-volume work of fiction called Remembrance of Things Past. Some of you English majors might actually have read parts of it.
In my case, my memory was recently jogged when, in trying to de-clutter, I uncovered a yellowing newspaper article from the local Corning newspaper dated Wednesday March 4, 1981. I had to use my calculator to note that thirty-two years of chopping garlic and onions had somehow flown by.
It was my first newspaper food column in the Crystal City’s publication. I’d been involved with ads in magazines for Corning Glass (as it was then known) since ’78, but now I could also write without trying hard to sell something. I wrote about the food and recipes I picked up on my travels and faxed the precious prose to The Corning Leader, or I’d telephone the paper and dictate the copy, just as Pat O’Brien did in the original 1930s filmThe Front Page (or Jack Lemmon in the ’74 remake).
A Classic Favorite
The reason I bring up this bit of trivial nostalgia is the recipe that I included in that ’70s story. A dear friend, whom I had met years earlier at an Oregon cooking class presided over by cooking guru James Beard, invited me over to meet her San Francisco foodie friends (that was before the coining of the word “foodie”). I was unsure about when I would arrive for dinner since my early evening cooking demos at department stores —in this case San Francisco’s Macy’s—[or was it the Emporium?]—might run overtime. Undaunted, she planned her dinner around an informal, make-ahead, serve-at-room-temperature dish.
I was so impressed by this colorful creation that I’ve made it at least twice in every one of the ensuing years. I am pleased to reintroduce it because it’s perfect for spring or summer entertaining, graduation and anniversary parties—and terrific for picnics. It can be served as a main dish, a vegetable dish, a salad, or an hors d’oeuvre (with small plates and forks).
If you serve the antipasto to accompany a main course of meat or poultry, use mashed anchovies or tuna in the mixture. If you are serving a fish dish, try a julienne of salami for variety’s sake. For a special fillip add cheese —Italian Gorgonzola, thin shavings of Parmesan or Pecorino, crumbled Greek feta, or nutty Swiss (the cheese I mean, not a zany yodeling native). And serve this, as my friend did, at room temperature, with plenty of crusty bread.
Photo by Kai Schreiber
Please don’t be discouraged by the long list of ingredients. You’ll find, as I do, everything is readily available in cans or jars in your market. Just line ‘em up and measure. And there are six vegetables to chop, although markets nowadays present these, precut, in packages. What are you waiting for?
In a very large heavy pot with a lid, such as a 7-quart. Dutch oven, add:
- Olive oil to cover the bottom
- 4 stalks celery, sliced, and include a few chopped leaves
- 4 to 6 carrots sliced on the diagonal into bite sized
- 3 medium onions, coarsely chopped
- 1 head of cauliflower cut into bite-sized florets
- 1 to 2 fennel bulbs trimmed of stalks, cut in quarters and cored, then cut in bite-sized pieces
Stir it up and then cover and cook over medium heat for about five minutes or until the onions begin to wilt. Remove the pan from the heat, uncover and add 2 to 4 zucchini, sliced. (Use half zucchini and half yellow squash if you wish.)
Return the pan to the range, cover and cook an additional five minutes. Remove the pan from the heat, uncover, and add the following:
- 1 (12 to 16-oz.) can tomato sauce
- 1 (6 oz.) can tomato paste
- 1 cup chopped parsley leaves (preferably Italian)
- 1 to 2 tablespoons each of dried basil and dried oregano
- 1/4 cup capers, rinsed
- 2 (8 oz.) jars small cocktail onions, drained
- 1 (16 oz.) jar mixed sweet pickles, drained and sliced (more is okay)
- About 1/2 cup each pitted Kalamata olives and pimento stuffed green olives
- 1 (16 oz.) jar of cherry peppers, drained (choose mild or hot)
- 1 (14 oz.) jar peperoncini, drained
- 2 (6 oz.) jars marinated artichoke hearts, quartered but undrained
- 1/2 cup red wine vinegar (taste after 1/4 cup is in; add more if needed)
- 1/4 cup sugar
- Salt to taste (use sea salt if possible)
- Lots of freshly ground pepper
Then add your choice of one of the following:
6 oz. anchovies, chopped or 2-3 cans of tuna fish packed in olive oil and flaked in large pieces, or 1/2 lb. salami or prosciutto cut in thin strips (buy it in a chunk, cut in 1/4-inch thick slices, then stack and cut in strips.
Stir gently to mix, put the pan back on the stove and simmer the mixture for about 4 minutes just to blend the flavors.
As you can see, the amounts of ingredients are very flexible. A little more or less of each ingredient—why worry? Just keep tasting and adjust this mélange to suit your taste.
Refrigerate the antipasto for two days—or three—to let the flavors blend. Remove from the refrigerator to allow it to come to room temperature for serving.
This serves eight as a main dish, twenty as a vegetable side dish, salad, or hors d’oeuvre. Leftovers will keep for several days in the refrigerator. Play a Rossini opera as background and serve this with a good Chianti—or a Moretti or Peroni or other good Italian beer. And add a bit of Gallic flair by serving madeleines for dessert with fruit. Guests will remember this meal.

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Reynolda Gardens: Public or Private?
Written by Bari Helms, Director of Archives & Library
The history of Reynolda is full of mysteries and curiosities. One point of curiosity—the location of the formal gardens. At the time of Reynolda’s construction, most formal gardens were intended for private use and were most often situated behind or at least adjacent to the main residence. But at Reynolda, Katharine Reynolds chose to locate her formal gardens as an extension of the greenhouses and along a public road. Which leads to the question, were the gardens at Reynolda meant to be public? Private? Or a hybrid of both? Further, what did it really mean for a space to be public in the context of 1917?
When Katharine unveiled her model farm in 1917, the Twin-City Sentinel described Reynolda as an “experiment station… destined to become one of the great factors in the development of rural life” in North Carolina. Katharine created a space for local farmers and their families to come and learn the newest techniques in scientific agriculture, dairying, livestock management, and horticulture. But did this public accessibility extend to the formal gardens?
Katharine opened her greenhouse and gardens for many public and private events. Reynolda Road provided easy social and commercial access while still protecting the family’s privacy. Chrysanthemum shows were held annually in the greenhouse beginning in 1913, before the formal gardens were even planted in their final form. An admission fee of twenty-five cents was charged and plants were sold for the benefit of the local YWCA, of which Katharine was a founding member. The annual show continued during World War I for the benefit of the Red Cross. Students at Reynolda School used the gardens as their stage for plays and operettas, like their 1921 performance of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
While rare, it was not unprecedented for a private estate to open portions of land to the public. Greystone Hall, built in 1907 for Philip M. Sharples, inventor and manufacturer of the cream separator, opened 300 acres of woods and landscaped gardens to the public as a park. Even turning a playhouse, similar to the one found at Reynolda, into a community gathering space for local children. Reynolda and the Sharples estate had a vital element in common—architect Charles Barton Keen. Katharine most definitely looked to Greystone Hall as a model for her modernized dairy, so it is possible that she was inspired by the public gardens as well.
Katharine’s younger daughter Nancy Susan Reynolds believed that her mother “wanted the public to enjoy [the gardens] without losing the privacy of the family.” Newspaper accounts, oral histories, and photographs indicate that Reynolda’s gardens were at times accessible to the local community. However, Reynolda as a working estate existed during Jim Crow segregation, one of the most repressive climates for Black citizens in North Carolina history. Katharine was progressive and yet still very much a woman of her time. She provided frequent access to her gardens at a time when green spaces set aside for public use was uncommon, but she adhered to the strict racial etiquette of the time and viewing the gardens would have been for white citizens only.
Photographs depict white Reynolda construction worker Bynum Fulcher touring the gardens with family and friends, but even for Reynolda’s workers access to the estate could be segregated. Children of white workers who lived in Reynolda Village had their run of the property. They rode bicycles or horses through the estate, swam in Lake Katharine, played tennis, ran through the underground heating tunnels, and drank chocolate milk from the dairy. In contrast, Black children who grew up in the community of Five Row did not enjoy the same access, primarily interacting with Reynolda through the odd jobs they held. They cleaned and helped repair cars in the garage and assisted with carpentry work, taking home lumber scraps and nails to build toys and wagons. They could play golf on the nine-hole course but only at the end of the day after caddying. They played in the underground heating tunnels but only while also cleaning them. Black families would not have been allowed the freedom to roam the gardens on a Sunday afternoon like the Fulcher family. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 would come years after the gardens were donated to Wake Forest University.
When Mary Reynolds Babcock took over Reynolda in the 1930s, she continued her mother’s tradition of public events in the gardens. Letters written in the 1940s describe the gardens open annually in April with visitors “coming out in droves” to see the cherry trees. With a love of gardening and floral design, Mary was an enthusiastic supporter of garden clubs. She joined the Twin City Garden Club after her move back to Winston-Salem and was instrumental in getting the club affiliated with the Garden Club of America. In her 1951 appeal to the national organization, Mary described her garden as “open to the public without charge all year. When the cherry trees are in bloom thousands of visitors come from all over the country to see it.”
Between 1946 and 1951, Mary and her husband Charlie Babcock donated 350 acres of the Reynolda estate to Wake Forest College for its relocation to Winston-Salem. Ultimately the Babcocks would donate over 600 acres to Wake Forest. After Mary’s death in 1953, Charlie Babcock donated additional acreage, including the formal gardens and greenhouses, with specific instructions to preserve the space as a community resource.
FEATURE IMAGE: Harvey and Rosalie Miller visiting Five Row, late 1940s or early 1950s.
This article was originally published in the Fall/Winter 2020 Cultivate. Become a Friend of the Gardens to receive this bi-annual Reynolda Gardens publication.

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The network has new information on the development GTA 6 by many gamers game Grand Theft Auto VI from the company Rockstar Games.
The company Rockstar, together with Take-Two Interactive bought the developers studio Ruffian Games, known for the game Crackdown 2 and Halo: The Master Chief collection. Now this studio, which previously worked with Rockstar Games, was renamed, Rockstar Dundee. It will support the main studios and help them develop the company’s games. The most obvious option that came to mind for many network users is the game GTA 6. It is noted that Rockstar Dundee will help develop Grand Theft Auto 6, which may require even more resources for development.
It is noted that the company Rockstar Games now includes 10 studios engaged in the development of various games. It is officially known that at the moment the developers are working precisely on the version of Grand Theft Auto V for the next generation of consoles PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. The company keeps silent about the Grand Theft Auto 6 game. In this case, it should be noted that as part of Ruffian Games, which was renamed Rockstar Dundee, includes some former developers Rockstar, already working on a series of GTA. It is obvious that neither can help the company in the development GTA 6, which is expected gamers. In addition, it is noted that Ruffian Games since 2019 was engaged in a set of developers to develop an unknown game Rockstar, which is likely to be just Grand Theft Auto VI.
The latest game released by Rockstar Games is Red Dead Redemption 2. It is not known what new projects developers are currently engaged in. However, there were many rumors in the network that Rockstar is working on GTA 6, but the date of its release is not yet known.


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While urging Virginians to “love your neighbor,” Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) also established a phone line where parents could leave “tips and observations” if teachers bring up offensive material in the classroom — specifically, teaching about race in ways that might make students uncomfortable.
But this effort to enlist parents in an anonymous campaign against teachers is fraught with peril. For centuries secret denunciations by neighbors, friends and even family have been the tools of dictatorships, used to sow fear and enforce conformity.
The European witchcraft trials of the 16th and 17th centuries exposed the power and peril of such secret accusations. Trials for witchcraft peaked as early modern states, in collaboration with church authorities, extended and increased their power over their subjects. While difficult to estimate, most scholars agree that somewhere between 100,000 and 200,000 individuals (the majority of them women) were tried for witchcraft during those years. Of those, between 40,000 and 60,000 were executed.
A number of factors fueled the effort to ferret out witches during these years. The political and psychological tensions that resulted from the Protestant Reformation and subsequent wars of religion certainly played a role. So too did demographic changes that led to increasing numbers of unmarried women, the most common victim of witchcraft accusations. Witches were a convenient scapegoat for any number of social ills.
However, legal changes connected to the spread of Roman law throughout Europe also played a role. These shifts had begun centuries earlier, when the growth of higher education in the 11th and 12th centuries led to a revival in the formal study of Roman law in newly created universities, where scholars appreciated the law’s logic and rigor. For rulers looking to grow their power, implementing this legal code provided more authority since a maxim of Roman law was that “the king’s will has the force of law.”
The adoption of Roman law also involved a shift from an accusatorial legal procedure to an inquisitorial procedure, pioneered by the Catholic Church but eventually adopted by secular authorities as well. Under the former, suspects knew what the accusations were and who was making them, and they could sue the accuser if the charges were not proved. Under an inquisitorial procedure, legal authorities brought the case and the accusers remained hidden. Secrecy was an essential element of these newly “officialized” and “rationalized” inquisitorial procedures, as was torture to obtain the confessions that would corroborate the secret accusations.

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New Year's Eve in New Orleans
New Orleans is known for putting a twist on every holiday, and New Year’s Eve is no exception. Whether it’s the fleur-de-lis drop, the fireworks, or the parties throughout the city, New Year’s Eve in New Orleans is one-of-a-kind. This year’s activities start early on December 31st and will last throughout the first day of 2017. Plus, the legendary “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” is adding some funk to their celebration – the Central Time Zone countdown to 2017 will be aired from New Orleans!
Between family-friendly activities during the day and parties all night long, there’s something for everyone on New Year’s Eve in New Orleans. See below for events you won’t want to miss.
Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve
The legendary New Year’s countdown holds its first Central Time Zone countdown in New Orleans this year! Lucy Hale, star of “Pretty Little Liars” will host the countdown from outside of Jax Brewery and cover the fleur-de-lis drop. The festivities feature incredible artists like Jason Derulo and Panic! At the Disco. Whether you’re in the midst of the mayhem in Jackson Square, or at home on the couch tuning into ABC â€“ this is a New Year’s Eve countdown not to be missed!
Zoo Year’s Eve
Head to Audubon Zoo from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on New Year’s Eve for a kid-friendly New Year’s celebration! The event will feature music, games, prizes, and a countdown to Noon. The event is free for Audubon members or included with Zoo admission.
Louisiana Children’s Museum New Year’s Eve Countdown
For another great family-friendly event to ring in 2017, head to the Louisiana Children's Museum for music, arts & crafts, and a New Year’s countdown. The event lasts from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. and tickets are available via the museum for $10 per person.
Allstate Sugar Bowl New Year’s Eve Parade
No holiday in NOLA is complete without a parade! Head to the intersection of Elysian Fields Avenue and Decatur Street at 3:30 p.m. to catch this Mardi Gras-style parade with floats, bands, and more. The parade will proceed through the French Quarter, past Allstate Fan Fest, and wrap up at Canal Street.
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Beating the Clock
In the week that was in congressional investigations, the House oversight committee demanded information on Iraq from Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice that it has been asking for since July. A Senate committee sat in exasperation as Steven Johnson, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, wouldn’t explain why he was ignoring a Supreme Court mandate to curb global warming. And Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) threatened a civil lawsuit against President George W. Bush for not allowing two former advisers to testify about the firing of U.S. attorney’s.
In other words, it was business as usual.
“There has been less cooperation from this administration than we’ve ever seen before,” complained Anne Weismann, chief counsel at the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, which is suing the White House over missing e-mails. “They’ve relentlessly stalled and it’s a tactic that’s worked.”
But are the complaints by Weismann and other White House watchdogs historically accurate? Is the Bush administration’s stalling in producing the documents and granting the interviews Congress calls for really so unprecedented?
The Washington Independent posed this question to a range of presidential and congressional historians, as well former government officials and representatives. A consensus emerged that while administrations almost by nature dither in complying with investigations, the Bush administration has been more deliberate and relentless in its stalling. (A sidebar with more information on these various stalled scandals is here.) This White House’s assertion of executive power, beyond any reach of Congress, has been remarkable since its earliest days– beginning with its refusal to release the names of people consulted on energy policy. These names have still not been revealed.
“The breath of resistance, which moves beyond any one scandal is quite dramatic,” said Julian Zelizer, a historian at Princeton, whose specialty is [the U.S. ]Congress. “Bush has taken a tradition in modern politics and expanded it beyond his predecessors.”
Moreover, the experts generally assert that stalling has indeed worked, and will continue to work.
“They will be able to play out the clock,” said Robert McElvaine, a historian at Millsaps College, who has written biographies of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan. “People want to move on and will be focused on the election.”
When asked which administration the stalling was most reminiscent of, most experts [immediately] said the Nixon administration. Many authorities, however, were quick to stress that, in his contempt for Congress, Nixon was more extreme.
“None of this is at the epic level of Congress not knowing Nixon was making secrets agreements with the South Vietnamese government,” said Steven Schier, a professor of political science at Carleton College, who has written books on Bill Clinton and the current president.
But Robert Dallek, the presidential historian who has written books about John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard M. Nixon, sees a bigger problem here. “What is somewhat different with Bush is that there is a more scandalous record that we’ve seen in a while, so that makes them more vulnerable,” said Robert Dallek, the author, most recently, of “Nixon and Kissinger: Partners in Power.” Dallek said that with the Nixon administration, the crime was often the cover-up; with the Bush Administration, “the crime is what they did.”
Charles Tiefer, deputy counsel of the Democratic House of Representatives between 1984 and 1995, who advised on investigations into Iran-Contra under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush’s, as well as the early days of the Whitewater investigation into President Bill Clinton, argues, as do others, that there was a post-Nixon backlash.
Tiefer, now a law professor at the University of Baltimore, says that Reagan and Clinton, the most recent two-term presidents, were more cooperative. “There was an element of honor that executive privilege would not be evoked if there was criminal behavior,” said Tiefer. “If you’re accused of tampering with the administration of justice, executive privilege should not be claimed.”
Because of this, Tiefer added, a Democratic Congress was largely able to complete its investigation into the Iran-Contra dealings of the Republican Reagan administration. And a GOP Congress even got Democratic President Bill Clinton to testify under oath about an extramarital affair.
“The Reagan administration attempted to circumvent the Congress in the Iran-Contra affair but, when it was uncovered, provided most — if not all — the information Congress sought,” said Scott Lilly, who was a Democratic congressman from 1973 to 2004. Lilly, now a senior fellow at the liberal think tank Center for American Progress, emphasized the sheer amount of stalling in the current administration.
“No White House in the last 50 years has succeeded in concealing one-tenth of what this White House has thus far concealed,” Lilly asserted.
If Lilly’s charge is even close to accurate, it raises the question of whether the White House can get away with it. The experts consulted by The Washington Independent generally say yes — in part because the public wants to move on.
“It’s a combination of public pressure and the increasingly threadbare reasons for withholding that forces disclosure,” said Teifer. “But the pressure isn’t there. If Congress did too much they’d be accused of a witch hunt.”
Dallek argues that the only way Congress can force Bush’s hand is to get the courts to intervene on matters like the administration’s refusing to let Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten and Harriet Miers, the former White House counsel, testify about the firing of federal prosecutors. Numerous civil suits would also leave open the possibility that when the administration ends, the investigations won’t.
Stephen Gillers, a professor of legal ethics at New York University School of Law, agrees with Dallek. “They need to go to court and ask a judge to hold the White House in contempt,” Gillers said. “Then you’re not dependent on the attorney general.”
Gillers is confident that Congress could win these claims, arguing that only the president and vice-president are protected from subpoenaed testimony under executive privilege. But even if a suit goes through the court, White House figures like Miers and Bolten could still claim executive privilege on specific questions asked by Congress. That would necessitate yet another lawsuit on which questions they must answer. Or Miers and Bolten could show the ultimate sign of loyalty to a president — and go to jail rather than talk. “The end game could actually be years away,” Gillers said.
So in order to protect its power of executive oversight, Congress might well have to file myriad little lawsuits. A logistical nightmare, perhaps, but maybe preferable to the status quo.
“How much can Congress complain,” Dallek asked, “when they just don’t know if there is something to complain about?”


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Many Chinese parents have mixed feelings about the government’s latest move to Lighter study, the schoolwork burden on primary and middle school students.
While some parents think the move to reduce the Lighter study burden might free their children from the pressure of a pile of papers and textbooks and let them enjoy childhood, others worry that when public schools reduce the number of homework assignments, make tests easier and downgrade the importance of scores, it is the parents who must step into the vacuum to provide their children with more extracurricular learning to help them stand out from their peers and eventually gain admission to a good university.
The government’s “academic burden reduction” policies have been around for decades, but recently re-entered mainstream public debate. That was prompted by the Ministry of Education and eight other departments issuing a guideline on Dec 28 containing 30 detailed measures not only for schools but for after-school training institutions, parents and education authorities－all aiming to reduce students’ academic burden.
The Chinese government issued its first guideline on reducing students’ academic pressure in 1955. A more recent guideline, issued by the ministry in 2013, mainly focused on schools, including forbidding primary schools from setting up key classes based on students’ scores and forbidding middle schools from having enrollment tests.
The new guideline forbids after school training institutions from engaging in exam-oriented training or hiring teachers from public schools.
It also forbids education authorities from evaluating schools on the basis of their students’ enrollment rates in top high schools and stresses the need to reform the high school and college entrance exam systems, which evaluate schools solely on test scores. Parents should form scientific parenting concepts and refrain from competing with others, it said.
Cui Shifeng, principal at Hefei Hupo Mingcheng Primary School in Anhui province, said that although the education authorities had been discussing ways to reduce the burden on children since 1955, pupils’ workloads had, ironically, increased over the years.
The root cause for that is the unbalanced distribution of educational resources among different schools, which induces parents to do everything they can to send their children to better schools, he said.
“It’s ironic that the education authorities ask parents to focus less on their children’s academic scores but continue to admit students to high schools and colleges solely on the basis of scores in entrance exams,” Cui said.
“The new guideline provides good ways lighter study & lighten the heavy workload on students, yet I question whether the education authorities and schools have the motivation to implement it.”
Cui cited the example of the government’s long push for the elimination of enrollment tests, from kindergarten to primary school and from primary school to middle school. Although the practice has been outlawed since 2013, the exams still exist covertly, and no school principals have been punished for implementing them.
“If the principals of top middle schools were stripped of their posts, they would not dare to organize such tests in the future,” he said.
However, some parents argue that attempts to reduce student workloads would merely shift the teaching burden from schools to parents.
Liu Yong, the father of a fifth-grade student in Shanghai, said no parent wants his or her child to start academic life from a disadvantaged position, so when the school day ends so early, at 3:30 pm, working parents have no choice but to send their children to after-school tutoring classes.
His son attends seven after-school tutoring classes every week－three each in English and mathematics and one in Chinese. They usually last two to three hours each.


Why Taking Selfies During Your Vacation Could Be Key To Making It As Memorable As Possible
Planning a vacation takes a bit of work, from picking the perfect destination to packing the most important essentials. But according to a new study by HomeAway and the University of Texas, there's also another key factor that will help make your trip unforgettable: selfies — and lots of 'em!
Researchers surveyed over 700 vacationers from six different countries — including the U.S., France, Germany, the U.K., Spain and Italy — all throughout the duration of their trips. In addition to the survey, participants were also asked to download an app that recorded the amount of time each spent on their devices during their trip. The result? It turns out the more photos you take, the more memorable your vacay will be.
As the team’s research concluded, travelers who take selfies and other snapshots are able to remember their vacations up to 40 percent better than those who avoid cameras. The gap grows even wider for those who go the extra mile and share their travel photos on social media or in another online forum. But while pictures are a great way to commemorate your trip, it's important not to get too snap-happy. As with everything else in life, photo-taking is best in moderation. Case-in-point? The survey found that people who use electronic devices for upwards of two hours a day are 26 percent less likely to remember the details of their trip.
The study also delivered plenty of other interesting findings about how to create a more memorable vacation, as chronicled in the video below. Among them? People who travel with a friends and family — as opposed to just friends, just family, with a significant other or alone — are 20 percent more likely to remember their vacations. Meanwhile, budget doesn't play much of a factor. Your trip won't be necessarily more memorable just because you spent $8,000 instead of $800.
So there you have it. The key to a great trip isn't a sky-high budget or a suitcase perfectly packed outfits. It's all about traveling the right group of companions — and bringing along a good camera to document all your adventures!


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I wrote the following story right after my graduation from uni.
THE TRUE MEANING OF SOULMATES
And God has created Eva. For whom? For Adam, of course. From what? From Adam’s rib, no question. That’s how our humankind history was started. WHENEVER AN ADAM IS BORN, ALWAYS COMING ALONG HIS OWN EVA. Consequently, EVA IS CREATED FOR ADAM & EACH ADAM MUST HAVE HIS OWN EVA WHO IS EXCLUSIVELY CREATED FROM HIS OWN RIB TO BE UNIQUELY TOGETHER WITH HIM. ALSO, EVERY EVA SPECIFICALLY BELONGS TO HER OWN ADAM WHOSE RIB IS TAKEN AWAY TO “PRODUCE“ HER. Historically proven, ADAM & HIS OWN EVA ARE UNNECESSARY TO BE BORN IN THE SAME CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS AS SOULMATES COULD CUT THROUGH SKIN COLOURS ACROSS THE WORLD. Similarly, TWO SOULMATES COULD BE BORN IN TOTALLY DIFFERENT TIME ZONES. Accordingly, if any Adam could not find your own Eva or any Eva could not find your own Adam, it does not mean that soulmates are not there OR do not exist in this wide world. Simpler, you could not find your soulmate because you are unable to find your soulmate, that’s the bad side. To make the life equation balance, the good side is that your soulmate is definitely somewhere wandering around this planet who is looking for you too.
Basically, one point that aligns everyone of us to be similar is that all of us could find at least 1 friend throughout our lives. Differently, not everyone of us is able to find our soulmate during our earthy lives. Therefore, our friends could not replace our soulmate. As such, friendship is totally different from soulmate bond. In fact, it’s really harsh to admit but if we lose any friend, that’s okay, one friend lost, another will come into our lives later, we will be sad but … no worry. On the other hand, once we lose our soulmate, it could literally cost us our whole lives to find another soulmate again or we have to accept another who is actually not our soulmate at all. Worse yet, we might end up living our lives without our soulmate. Simply put, our friends could not replace our soulmate yet our soulmate is totally able to replace our friends at easy with no effort. Still, even if the whole world is our friend, that whole world means nothing if we lose our soulmate. However, if we could be with our soulmate, we literally befriend with the whole world. Further, our soulmate is the one who changes our lives completely and unconsciously since (s)he comes along our lives. AND THAT THE WAY LIFE SHOULD BE! In a nutshell, OUR SOULMATE IS THE WHOLE WORLD TO US, ONCE LOST, NEVER EVER FOUND AGAIN & THAT IS THE MEANING OF THE TRUE SOULMATES. So that, if the whole world turns its back on us & does not want to befriend with us anymore, it’s still okay though… a bit unhappy. However, if our soulmate turns his/her backs on us, we will literally collapse sooner or later for sure!
Without our soulmate, we just live our half lives with our half strength. Fundamentally, everything will be half in our lives if we could not find our soulmate & THAT’S WHY ADAM BADLY NEEDS EVA & EVA COULD NOT BE COMPLETE WITHOUT ADAM. Metaphorically, all of us on earth are like half of the ball keeping rolling until we actually meet our soulmate & then stopping rolling to join our soulmate to complete the whole ball. What’s next? Settling down with our soulmate? Marriages? Kids? Paper anniversary… diamond anniversary…? so on & so forth. Choosing by yourselves the one that makes the most sense to you. Thus, if you could not find your soulmate yet, just … keep rolling & might be one day, your soulmate will come along your lives, I hope. Hence, our soulmate quest is not about soulmate existence as EVERYONE ALWAYS HAS HIS OWN HALF. Rather than our soulmate quest is all about WHEN & HOW & WHERE WE COULD FIND OUR SOULMATE. And for those who are lucky enough to be able to find your soulmates among 6-billion people of the world’s population, please remember cherishing your relationships with them with love & faithfulness as once lost, you must wait another “one-in-6-billion” chance to be able to find your soulmates again, this is my lifetime guarantee to you.
All in all, FRIENDS COULD BE REPLACED BY SOULMATE BUT SOULMATE IS IRREPLACEBLE & ONE-IN-6-BILLION IN OUR LIVES, ONCE GONE, NEVER EVER WILL (S)HE COMES BACK AGAIN.
♪♫♪♫♪♫ ~ … God gave me you to show me what’s real
There’s more to life than just how I feel
And all that I’m worth is right before my eyes
And all that I live for though I didn’t know why
Now I do, ’cause God gave me you … ~ ♪♫♪♫♪♫
♪♫♪♫♪♫ ~ … Well, open up your mind and see like me
Open up your plans and damn you’re free.
Look into your heart and you’ll find love, love, love, love.
Listen to the music of the moment, people dance and sing
We’re just one big family
And it’s our God-forsaken right to be loved …
… THIS IS OUR FATE I’M YOURS … ~ ♪♫♪♫♪♫
♪♫♪♫♪♫ ~ …I feel it in my fingers
I feel it in my toes
Love is all around me
And so the feeling grows
It’s written on the wind
It’s everywhere I go … ~ ♪♫♪♫♪♫

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Vladimir Putin Barack Obama explained that the Russian troops in the Donbas is not
26/06/2015 - 12:44
Obama again called on Russia to withdraw all the mythical "troops" from the territory of Donbas.
"It is easy to predict that response, President of the Russian Federation", - said Peskov, answering journalists' questions.
Russian President Vladimir Putin explained to President Barack Obama that the statements that the Donbas are Russian military - is misleading.
This misconception about the presence of Russian troops is broadcast by different leaders, and each time the Russian side gives its explanations, "- he said.
The press secretary also said that the conversation between Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama was "very long and constructive", RIA Novosti reported.


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What is the percentage of best friends dating
If a woman in Susan's position digs deep enough into the infidelity blogs and self-help guides and finds these facts, she may just save herself before he ends the relationship.And, according to infidelity studies, this will likely happen around year three or four.When a married man courts a woman, he takes a huge risk—a risk that reveals he wants her very much.His time with her, whether texting, secret coffee dates, or time spent in her bed, reveals a commitment much deeper than the single men she has been with. They didn’t have to engage in clandestine plans and think of elaborate excuses.After all, he or she is hanging out with both of you already.Chances are people in the same social circle share similar interests and values, which, despite the appealing adage "opposites attract," is proven to be key for establishing common ground early on in a relationship and by Cornell University and the University of Indianapolis in 2014 found that people who met their partners through friends, family or their communities felt more supported in the relationship, a factor that can significantly impact how the relationship fares over time.Whether she discovers these facts or not, her heart is destined to be broken. However, some data point to the possibility that a broken heart after ending it with a married person can be much more difficult to heal than a broken heart after a more traditional relationship. Cheaters who end relationships tend not to be the most sensitive partners.3.They may feel that the reasons for ending it should be obvious to their affair partner, and that she or he should just take it like a "big girl."“You knew what you were getting into,” is a not uncommon reason to stop calling, stop emailing, stop texting, and if it is a workplace relationship, stop being nice at work.4. Whether through shame, a desire to protect the cheater, or both, it is often true that no one knows of the relationship.
If he doesn’t show her how he feels with his eyes, his voice, the brush of his hand against her back, her shoulder, how will she know he wants her?
If women like Susan are very fortunate they'll learn more about the behavioral statistics of men who cheat before they decide to deepen their emotional risk.1.
The vast majority of men report that their reason for cheating was primarily sex.2.
In comparison to married men who cheat, the majority of women who enter into affairs with married men report that they do so because they are in love or falling in love with him.
There may be a vast disconnect between what Susan is thinking and what this man she thinks is the man of her dreams is thinking.
Meeting in a natural, social way is also less stressful.

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Socket 7 will be a Pentium since the Pentium 2 migrated to slot 1. Your motherboard will be an AT form factor and therefore you'd be hard pressed to find another PSU, however hard drives and other such periphirals use the standard 4 pin molex connectors therefore you could just use a spare ATX PSU to power that junk, and use the AT PSU for the board itself.
Those slots are ISA (Industry Standard Architecture) which are 16 bit variants of the newer PCI slot. They obviously have smaller bandwidth but served the same purpose for devices such as modems, sound cards etc.
Intel C2D E6320 / AMD Athlon X2 3800+
Gigabyte 965P DS3 / DFI nF4 Ultra-D
2GB OCZ Gold PC2-6400 / 2GB OCZ Gold PC4000
eVGA 8800GTS 320MB / eVGA 6800GS 256MB
150GB Raptor / 74GB Raptor
2x500GB / 320GB
OCZ GameXStreme 850w / OCZ StealthXStream 600w


Effort To Repeal Gay Marriage Fails
House Rejects Bill To End Same-Sex Marriage In State
The New Hampshire House has rejected a bill that would have repealed same-sex marriage.
The Republican-controlled House voted 211-116 against the repeal Wednesday. Same-sex couples have been able to marry in New Hampshire for two years.
The vote came after about two hours of debate on the bill and associated amendments, including ones that would have implemented civil unions instead and called for a nonbinding referendum on the issue.
Even if the bill had passed, Gov. John Lynch had pledged to veto it. Supporters of same-sex marriage had been working to secure enough votes to sustain the veto, but the repeal failed by a majority vote.
"The vote today solidifies what the majority of New Hampshire citizens believe -- that marriage equality is about the people of this great state," said House Democratic Leader Terie Norelli.
"I'm pleasantly surprised to find out that a lot of my colleagues believe as I do and follow the true path of liberty -- small government -- and got government out of the pulpits of faith," said Rep. Jennifer Coffey, R-Salisbury.
Reaction to the vote came in quickly. Democratic gubernatorial candidate former state Sen. Maggie Hassan said she was proud that lawmakers kept same-sex marriage in place. Hassan was Senate majority leader when gay marriage passed originally.
"Today, the New Hampshire House surprised us all by voting against the repeal of marriage equality," Hassan said. "I sincerely thank each legislator who stood up for equality and stood up for what is right."
Democratic U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen tweeted that she was "relieved" the effort to repeal the law failed.
Gay-rights group GLAD applauded the vote.
"Today's victory affirmed the equality of New Hampshire's gay and lesbian citizens, said Lee Swislow, executive director of GLAD. "After the last election where Republicans gained control of both the House and the Senate, some thought that marriage equality was doomed. But many, many Republicans courageously stood up against repeal."
Although some Republican leaders said over the past two years that they would like to repeal same-sex marriage, the repeal was not on House leaders' agenda this session. Last year, they said a repeal was secondary to efforts to deal with the weak economy.
Earlier in the day, as representatives made their way into the State House, they passed through a small group debating the issue. Kathryn Calder, of Nashua, said she supports repeal.
"I believe that there has been an insurgency to upset marriage," she said.
But for the Rev. Gail Kinney of South Danbury Christian Church, repeal would represent a major step backwards.
"We are really concerned about any piece of legislation that would take away civil rights, that would take away human rights for our brothers and sisters who may be gay or lesbian," she said.
Polls have shown increasing support for same-sex marriage, with a Granite State Poll in the fall showing that more residents want to keep the law in place than repeal it.


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Pakistan celebrates Independence Day
By IANS - ISLAMABAD
14th August 2012 11:52 PM
Pakistan celebrated Independence Day Tuesday with great enthusiasm.
The day dawned with 31 gun salute in the capital and 21 gun salute in the provincial capitals. Special prayers were offered for the well being and better future of Pakistan.
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf addressed a gathering at a flag hoisting ceremony at the Convention Centre in Islamabad and said the resolution of the country's problems lies with democracy and Pakistan's survival hinges on it, Geo TV reported.
The Pakistani leader also greeted his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh on Independence Day
In Karachi, Sindh Governor Ishrat-ul-Ebad and Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah paid homage to the founder of the nation Muhammad Ali Jinnah and laid floral wreaths at his mausoleum.
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif attended a ceremony at the mausoleum of Allama Iqbal, a philosopher, poet and politician.
In Peshawar, celebrations were held at Police Line, while in Quetta Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani attended the celebrations at Ayub Stadium.
Thousands also attended the flag lowering ceremony at the Wagah border.
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UPDATED: The security of work in the near future for some Bendigo Thales employees is uncertain as engine supply issues give rise to expected production delays.
Senator Alex Gallacher asked the head of the Defence Force's land systems division in Senate estimates this week whether 150 staff were told they could be stood down without pay for the month of April, as work could not continue without supply of engines.
Major General Andrew Bottrell said Thales had not provided such information to him.
Major General Bottrell said the engine supplier had gone into voluntary receivership and Thales had entered a consortium intending to bailout the company.
He said he spoke with the company last week about what it could do to keep its workforce employed, and retain it into the future.
Thales did not confirm to the Bendigo Advertiser staff would be stood down, but said engine manufacturer Steyr Motors was undergoing a restructuring and some delays in the Hawkei production schedule were unavoidable.
But the company said it was working closely with staff, suppliers, unions and Defence to minimise disruption.
Thales was also working directly with Steyr Motors to achieve continuity of supply, it said.
"Discussions with staff and unions are focused on managing the workforce through this period," the company said.
Bendigo MP Lisa Chesters said 153 workers were told they could be stood down without pay.
Ms Chesters said the news was "alarming" and questioned what the government would do to prevent workers being stood down.
In estimates, Senator Gallacher said he wanted to know when the engines would be back in supply so workers could be assured it would not be stood down.
Major General Bottrell said he would not have an answer on engine supply until later this month.
the ADF and Thales were waiting on an announcement from Steyr's administrator.
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MY GAP YEAR 2007/8'MY BLOG IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS'
I officially name this blog TheRandomPhotographer.co.uk. Obviously this is just the start of great things to come, so don’t expect much content on here at the moment. But soon, it will have all my
thought-provoking, interesting travel essays drunken tales on it.
I’m leaving for Mersea Island tomorrow for my final travel injections which I’m having during the week. If I hear anyone else say “Sam, your arm must be like a pin cushion now” I will punch them. I won’t really, I’m not tough and will probably end up hurting myself more than them. I’ve started to ramble, I must go before I can’t stop.


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We are the Heirs of the World’s Revolutions –
We are the Heirs of the World’s Revolutions is a very important read for anyone interested in the black diaspora. Thomas Sankara was revolutionary who’s words still echo in today’s political sphere. Universal health care, equal pay/rights for women, the green movement, and whole list of amazing policies he enacted in his short period as president of his country was amazing.
“Our revolution in Burkina Faso draws on the totality of man’s experiences since the first breath of humanity. We wish to be the heirs of all the revolutions of the world, of all the liberation struggles of the peoples of the Third World. We draw the lessons of the American revolution. The French revolution taught us the rights of man. The great October revolution brought victory to the proletariat and made possible the realization of the Paris Commune’s dreams of justice.”
–Thomas Sankara, October 1984
Thomas Sankara led the revolution of 1983 to 1987 in Burkina Faso. In the five speeches contained in ‘We Are the Heirs to The World’s Revolutions’, he explains how the peasants and workers of this West African country established a popular revolutionary government and began to fight the hunger, illiteracy and economic backwardness imposed by imperialist domination, and the oppression of women inherited from millennia of class society. In so doing, they have provided an example not only to the workers and small farmers of Africa, but to those of the entire world.
Thomas Isidore Noël Sankara was a Burkinabé military captain, Marxist revolutionary, pan-Africanist theorist, feminist, and President of Burkina Faso from 1983 to 1987. Viewed by supporters as a charismatic and iconic figure of revolution, he is commonly referred to as “Africa’s Che Guevara”.


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Local students collecting donations for Hurricane Harvey victims
For about two weeks the middle and high school students at East Hamilton School have been collecting donations for Hurricane Harvey victims.
For about two weeks the middle and high school students at East Hamilton School have been collecting donations for Hurricane Harvey victims. Many people in east Texas are still recovering from the storm. The donation drive is East Hamilton's version of "Stuff the Bus", hoping to help a community just like theirs.
"I think about everything I did to get ready to go to school and then imagine not having that. Everything that you have around you, and it's gone," says social studies teacher Ellen Releford.
Releford says it was the students' idea to do a donation drive after she expressed the importance of helping people after tragic events like the hurricane that hit Houston.
After finding out about the devastation at Roland P. Harris Elementary School, bookkeeper Paige Stewart was proud of East Hamilton students and the surrounding communities for getting involved.
"Eighty-percent of their students lost everything in the flood, and the school was so badly damaged," says Stewart.
Seniors Kolbey Ferguson and Logan Kenney helped spread the word.
"I'm an officer for the senior class," says Ferguson. "So I knew that there was a need out there and when I heard that we were going to do a drive for a specific elementary school, I really felt that was something I really wanted to be involved in."
"I just really wanted to help and give back to the community and help others that were in need," says Kenney.
People have dropped off school supplies, household supplies, clothing, and shoes. Desks and chairs from former schools have been donated by Hamilton County.
Mohawk has donated carpeting, while Transco Logistics has supplied the 53-foot trailer to store the donated items. Avenger Logistics will provide a driver to take the trailer to Texas.
Roland P. Harris principal Adelina Alcala is says she's amazed at the generosity of our community which is so far away from hers. School was supposed to start a few days after Harvey made landfall. Alcala says it's been difficult for the students and faculty.
"When someone reaches out that doesn't even know you, from a completely different state, everything they're doing for you is a blessing," says Alcala.
She says school could begin as early as the last week of September.
Students at East Hamilton School will collect donations through Friday, September 22. If you would like to help, please drop off items or cash/check at the school.


Xiamen Chengdu Expressway refers to the expressway from Xiamen, Fujian Province to Chengdu, Sichuan Province. Chengdu is the abbreviation of Chengdu, so it is called Xiamen Chengdu expressway. Xiamen Chengdu expressway, hereinafter referred to as Xiamen Chengdu expressway, also known as Xiamen Chengdu expressway, is an expressway connecting Xiamen City, Fujian Province and Chengdu City, Sichuan Province in China. It is the 16th of the 18 east-west trunk lines in the "seven shooting, eleven vertical and eighteen horizontal" network of China's national expressway network, No. G76.
Xiamen Chengdu Expressway consists of 27 local Expressway routes in 6 provinces and autonomous regions. The earliest component section started is Chengdu Longchang section of Chengdu Chongqing Expressway, which was officially started in September 1990; The last section opened to traffic is guisan expressway, which was officially opened to traffic on October 26, 2017. Therefore, Xiamen Chengdu expressway was opened to traffic on October 26, 2017.
Xiamen Chengdu Expressway starts from Xiamen, Fujian Province and ends in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, connecting Southwest China and coastal economically developed areas. It passes through Zhangzhou and Longyan in Fujian, Ruijin and Ganzhou in Jiangxi, Chenzhou in Hunan, Guilin in Guangxi, Liping, Duyun, Guiyang and Bijie in Guizhou, Luzhou and Neijiang in Sichuan, It is the main sea passage from the hinterland of Southwest China to the southeast coastal area.


The port of Novorossiysk resumed export transshipment of oil on March 14 after a storm – sources
MOSCOW, March 14 (Reuters) – The Black Sea port of Novorossiysk resumed oil exports on March 14 after shipments were suspended for four days due to a storm, two sources told Reuters.
According to them, on Tuesday, the loading of oil and petroleum products resumed in Novorossiysk.
“The terminal is open. The weather forecast is favourable,” one source said.
According to sources, it is still about two days behind schedule. They believe that if the weather is good, the port will be able to complete the March program by the end of the month.
The regular suspension of oil shipments in Novorossiysk caused by weather conditions in the autumn and winter, and the extended transit time through the Turkish straits significantly worsen the economics of oil exports via this port.


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In a year, bio Spectrum covers wide array of topics from the life-sciences sector which comprises among others biotechnology and allied areas, bio-pharma and pharma, healthcare and med technology etc.
While looking back it was found out that in some of the articles, published time to time throughout the year, some basic thoughts were touched upon and lot of new information was provided to the readers. As we enter 2017, this is an effort to fetch the readers’ attention to top 10 topics handled in depth and from varied angles by bio Spectrum in 2016.
The Top 10 articles of 2016 deal with big data in healthcare, latest status on lung cancer burgden of Asia, china’s vision on Pharma sector, cro Analysis of Asian companies, and technology advancements.
wipe health woos with wearables
From tracking your sleep, calorie intake to the number of steps taken wearables are becoming a crucial tool in lifestyle/activity tracking and preventive healthcare. Bio Spectrum takes a look at the opportunities that wearables offer for the healthcare sector and how this technology can become an indispensable part of the healthcare system.
helping healthcare develop a cure for Big Data
If there is anything that doctors understand, it’s how to analyse data!
In fact, the entire profession is built on developing an
empirical understanding of the causes of diseases and the efficacy of treatments. And while brilliant inspiration plays a key role – take the discovery of penicillin for example – the majority of medical benefits come from analyzing and understanding data sets, from which life-changing conclusions can be drawn. But things are changing.
In the past, the data might come from a single source, such as a research program. And even the Human Genome Project, which unlocked the secrets of our DNA, drew data from a very narrow set of sources. Today, the big challenge that healthcare professionals face isn’t analyzing data. It’s dealing with so called ‘Big Data’– the sheer volume of different kinds of information being generated every second of the day. With the right tools, big data can be used in an unimaginable number of ways to advance science, benefit patients and, last but not least, enable healthcare institutions – from single surgeries to huge hospitals – to operate as efficiently as possible.
lung cancer burden of Asia
Lung cancer occurs in two types, small cell lung cancer and the more prevalent non-small scale lung cancer. According to oncology specialists’ analysis, 85 percent of the lung cancer patients are diagnosed with non-small scale lung cancer. More than 50 percent of the world’s lung cancer incidences occur in Asia of which south east Asia is the most burdened region. Taiwan, South Korea, China, Singapore and Japan has the highest number of non-small scale cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cases in the whole region as almost 20 percent of the cancer deaths are registered from these countries.
China’s vision of pharma & healthcare sector
China has entered into its 13th Five-Year plan for 2016 to 2020 and relays a strong message to reinforce its potentials within the healthcare sector. China has emphasized on changing the model from research and development to innovation with focus on making breakthroughs in biologics medicine and to facilitate better protection of intellectual property rights. In 13th five-year plan, China intends to develop and adopt cyber-medicine and optimized distribution of resources to improve the quality of basic health services.
The Fat fighters
Meet the Robotic Surgeons who conducted nearly 4,000 procedures in 30 hospitals spread across the country during 2015 to help cut flab. Earlier doctors were using laparoscopic techniques to perform gastric bypass surgery. Today, robotic surgery is the more preferred method. Similarly, in Technology Advancements: Digital Pathology Bio Spectrum takes a look at how computing technology is revolutionizing pathology and some of the products available in the market.
global business services a new way forward for life sciences companies
Now, companies – particularly those with operations in many different jurisdictions – are adopting a more holistic approach in how they deliver services like IT, finance, accounting, human resources, procurement and other business services across an organisation. As international life sciences companies seek ways to transform their operations in the midst of wrenching change, they are establishing global business services (GBS), which is a cross-functional, globe-spanning model that integrates resources, capabilities and systems throughout the entire enterprise.
Calorimetry: highly effective Tool for Combating Antibiotic resistance
The problem of multi-resistant bacteria is increasing and the healthcare costs and implications are now a serious global concern that needs addressing. Consequently, the search is on for novel and effective solutions.
CRO Industry Analysis
Clinical research organizations (CROs) in Asia Pacific have witnessed growth in alliances, acquisitions, and joint ventures due to expansion strategies of global companies and increased outsourcing of research activities by the pharmaceutical companies. Drug companies are realizing that diseases in Asia have their own haracteristics and one size fits all’ cannot applied, which means, companies are doing clinical trial on Asian population to develop a drug specific for the region. Bio Spectrum Asia takes a look at recent trends, innovations and technologies gaining momentum in clinical research space.
Innovations that redefine healthcare
Technology has brought a revolution that has redefined the entire healthcare industry be it connecting to the patients, real time monitoring, gene editing, drug discovery breakthroughs, DNA mapping and so on. Breakthrough technologies budding in the labs are game changers of future.

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Susan E. Good
Top Rated Family Law Attorney in Lemoyne, PA
Susan E. Good is an attorney at the Levin Hoover Family Law Firm. Based in Lemoyne, Pennsylvania, she provides representation to her family law clients in Cumberland County and throughout the central portion of the state. Ms. Good studied psychology at the Harrisburg campus of Pennsylvania State University, earning a Bachelor of Arts in 2000. While she was there, she served as a research analyst for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, and several years later, she spent time as a legal counsel to that body. A graduate of Widener University Delaware Law School, she is a member of several professional organizations.
Many of Ms. Good’s clients are facing the end of their marriages, and she assists them when they are having to deal with parenting time issues, the division of complex marital assets and debts, and alimony and child support. She has received extensive training in both mediation and collaborative law, and when feasible, she helps her clients come to an accord on some or all matters through the use of those methods of alternative dispute resolution. However, in the event that talks have broken down and litigation becomes necessary, Ms. Good advocates on their behalf in the courtroom.
In addition to her divorce practice, Ms. Good has experience in other family law matters as well. She has prepared and reviewed prenuptial agreements, and she has assisted those of her clients whose marriages have already been legally dissolved and who have subsequently petitioned the court to have existing support and parenting orders enforced or modified. Ms. Good is held in high regard by her colleagues and clients; one such indication is her “Superb” rating through Avvo.
About Susan E. Good
First Admitted: 2004, Pennsylvania
Professional Webpage: https://www.levinhooverlaw.com/our-team/susan-e-good/
- Best Lawyers in America, 2020
- , Certificate of Appreciation from Cumberland County Bar Association and Foundation’s Pro Bono Program, 2014
- , Susquehanna Style’s Select Lawyers – Family, Custody and Divorce Law, 2015-2016
- , Harrisburg Magazine’s Local Legal Leaders – Family Law, 2015-2016
- , Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, 2010 – 2020
- Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section, Council Member, Collaborative Law Committee, Member
- Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 2004
- The Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Hearing Committee Member 2006-2009
- Collaborative Professionals of Central Pennsylvania, Co-President 2020 & 2021, Treasurer 2016 & 2017
- Dauphin County Lipsitt Inn of Courts, Membership Chair
- Cumberland County Bar Association, Family Law Section, Member
- Dauphin County Bar Association, Family Law Section, Member, Chair of Family Law Section, 2016
- Penn State University, B.H. 2000
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Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday lost his cool after a Bharatiya Janta Party MLA Vijender Gupta stood on the bench after he was denied to speak in the Delhi Assembly. The Delhi Assembly witnessed huge ruckus with AAP and BJP locking horns against each other.
During the heated debate, Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly Gupta stood on the bench and started yelling, following which CM Arvind Kejriwal lost his cool.
As Gupta stood on bench, furious Arvind Kejriwal stood and lashed out at BJP legislator for disrespecting the Assembly. Speaker Ram Niwas Goel also condemned the ‘shameful’ act of Gupta.
Last year also, Speaker Ram Niwas Goel had asked Mr Gupta to leave Assembly after he entered into a war of words with AAP’s women legislators. When he refused to budge, marshals were called in who took Gupta out forcibly.