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I heard the name, J.R.Moehringer for the first time when I read the acknowledgements of the book, ‘Open’ by Andre Agassi. I enjoyed the book and the writing style. After few years, I read the Phil Knight’s memoir which had the similar style. No wonder, it is the same author. J.R.Moehringer.
Finally, I got a chance to read his own memoir knowing his writing life and personal life. It was titled, ‘The Tender Bar.’ What important role does a bar play in a life I thought, but, as I read the book, I discovered the beauty of the J.R’s life.
J.R.Moehringer, raised by single parent(mother), was curious about his father who left their family, despaired to see there’s no fatherly figure, to look up in their family, he craved for an escape. The Dickens, Steve’s bar gave him a chance.
His uncle Charlie works at the bar and introduced to the characters of the bar and his experiences with the people over there changed life for many reasons. As a boy, he solaced in the comfort of being around a lot of men, discovering the world. Few times, he attempted to understand, why their family members act the way, they act and he could find few answers.
His school visit with his Grand Pa is one experience that puts how different people are. Enjoyed reading about it.
In the process of knowing his father, he learned about his family a lot.
Growing among the company of men, he realized his mother struggled a lot to cater to his needs. Part of caring for J.R, his mother decided to move to Arizona with him. J. R’s life was no good at the new place. Loneliness and guilty burdened his life. Coping up with the new school, J.R worked out in his way. He tried to work at the book store accidentally.
His encounter with Bill and Bud changed his life. The introduction to the reader’s world, one may call it. They showed him the ticket to the world, Yale University. Amidst the teenage rush, comparing the lives, J.R got through Yale being covered on financial expenses. And a journey discovering his life through college, women, and the bar is the rest of the book.
J.R.’s introspective struggle on his identity and his passion is laid out through out the book. His narrative writing makes the book, gripping. The craft of showing the reader but not telling is clearly visible here.
I enjoyed how he described the characters and the subtle recounting the nuances of a person. Reading through the Tender Bar, it seemed I traveled through the bar witnessing his life.
My take away from this book is the writing style and choice of words. It’s brilliant.
There are stories that humbled me of the opportunities I got through in real life. Reading Bill and Bud encounter, I felt grateful I met good friends, who introduce me to the beautiful things in life. Books.
I enjoyed the book.


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Ballina, Byron rents continue climbing
Figures show average rental rates in the Byron and Ballina council areas continue to rise.
Cameron Kusher, a research analyst with RP Data, says the town's attractive coastal lifestyle is behind the rise.
He says by comparison rents for houses in the Clarence Valley have stayed the same in the past 12 months.
Mr Kusher says rents on units in the Clarence Valley and Lismore and houses in the Richmond Valley have only gone up by $10.
"Units within the Byron local government area - the median rent there currently sits at $410 a week and it's grown by $50 over the last 12 months to December," he said.
"Both houses and units in Ballina have also performed quite well - both of those have grown by $40 a week over the last year.
"The current house rent in Ballina [is] sitting at $370 a week and current unit rent in Ballina sitting at $320 a week."

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Asake unveils debut album “Mr Money With The Vibe”
Afrobeats singer Asake has released his debut album titled Mr. Money With the Vibe. Released Thursday 8 September 2022, it comes after a slew of chart topping singles and mind blowing performances.
Born Ahmed Ololade Asake, he can easily be described as the man of the year as far as music goes in Afrobeats. His songs have set the template for hits in 2022 and his debut year is unprecedented in the history of Afrobeats.
The Nigerian singer, entertainer, songwriter, media personality, and musician, studied theatre and performing arts at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State. His music career got mainstream in 2020 when he released a freestyle titled “Mr. Money”. A remix with Zlatan and Peruzzi followed. He released songs like “Body” and “Yanyan” before he was signed by YBNL in February 2022 and later got signed by Empire Distribution in July 2022.
Asake often uses an uptempo Afro and Amapiano-styled beat with elements of Fuji (a Yoruba traditional music genre) in his songs. On the 1st of September 2022, Asake announced the dropping of his first studio album “Mr. Money With The Vibe” which was released seven days later, the album received high praise from fans in Nigeria and across the world.

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Texas movie fans may have heard that, on July 21, actress Alicia Silverstone's brother was taken into custody for drug possession during a marijuana raid at a northern California location. The man, age 43, was charged with cultivating and processing marijuana and for possessing marijuana with intent to sell. He was released soon after his $25,000 bond was issued.
On June 9, news sources in Texas reported that a 38-year-old Bryan man was sentenced to 25 years in prison in connection with the most recent felony charges against him. According to sources, the man had been charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and one count of manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance following a raid on his home on July 11, 2014. The Bryan Police Department narcotic officers who executed the search warrant found about 200 grams of methamphetamine, an undisclosed amount of cocaine and two firearms in that raid.
A raid by Texas law enforcement agents from Fort Bend County ended in multiple felony and misdemeanor drug crime allegations against a man, his girlfriend and her 18-year-old son. Police entered the home of the accused individuals to execute a search warrant as part of an investigation into street-level drug trafficking.Police from the Fort Bend County Narcotics Task Force searched the home and seized quantities of marijuana, cocaine and crack cocaine. Also seized was evidence that a drug manufacturing and distribution operation was being conducted from the house that is near two elementary schools.
A routine traffic stop by a police officer in New Braunfels did not end well for the driver of the vehicle and his passenger. The discovery by the officer of an active warrant for the passenger led to a search of the 24-year-old man and the filing of marijuana charges. The driver did not fare much better. His refusal to stop his car immediately when the officer signaled him to pull over earned him a fleeing charge. The names given to criminal charges can be misleading. Take, for example, the fleeing charge against the driver of the car. Images of a high-speed chase through the streets of New Braunfels come to mind, but a slowly moving vehicle traveling for a block or two is what police allege occurred. A judge or jury will have to decide if the facts as proven by the evidence establish that the driver committed the misdemeanor offense of eluding or fleeing from a police officer.
A routine traffic stop in the Texas panhandle by a state trooper did not end well for a motorist who now faces a prison sentence and $10 million in fines for drug trafficking. Troopers arrested the man on a federal drug charge after a drug-sniffing dog alerted police to 16 pounds of cocaine in the man's pickup truck in November 2012. He was recently indicted by a federal grand jury on federal cocaine trafficking charges stemming from the traffic stop.According to reports of the incident, an officer saw the accused improperly signaling as he changed lanes multiple times on Interstate 40. After stopping the vehicle, the officer asked for permission to search the pickup. The driver refused to allow a search. It appears that the officer did not have probable cause to search the vehicle, but that quickly changed when another trooper showed up with a dog trained to detect drugs.
Following a 2005 feud with a fellow rapper that included gunshots and a negotiated truce, Houston, Texas, rapper Lil' Flip dropped out of the public spotlight. That ended recently with his arrest on drug possession and weapons charges.The rapper's recent troubles began when he was stopped for speeding. Police arrested him after they claim to have found an assault rifle and marijuana in the car he was driving. His passenger was also arrested and charged with possession of a weapon by a convicted felon. The charges filed against the rapper were third-offense possession of marijuana, speeding and possession of a firearm in the presence of a controlled dangerous substance.
It is not unusual or uncommon for people to have encounters with officer who are investigating suspicious behavior. Most of those encounters involve a brief conversation that ends with the officer and the civilian going their separate ways. Occasionally, the encounters escalate and end with an arrest on a criminal charge. An encounter between a 23-year-old Texas man from College Station could have ended without incident, but the actions of the suspect when confronted by police ended with his arrest on a felony charge and two misdemeanor charges.The events began when a police officer was leaving a food mart on South Texas 6 investigating a report that someone found a bag of cocaine. The officer said he saw the College Station man pull into the food mart without having his headlights on. The man told the police officer that he has there to meet someone, but his story changed when the officer told him that no one other than employees of the food mart were there.
It is not unusual for a routine encounter between police and the public to end in an arrest. A routine traffic stop by police ended with the arrest of a 23-year-old Texas man on suspicion of drug possession and felony charges of possession of a firearm. The young man's troubles began when police ran his information and discovered that he had a prior felony conviction. A subsequent search of his car allegedly yielded a quantity of prescription pills, an illegal handgun and marijuana. Police seized the evidence and arrested the suspect, who was detained at a detention center in lieu of $5,000 bond.
Experienced criminal defense attorneys know that sometimes a guilty plea can be the most effective result for their clients charged with drug offenses. Drug possession, drug trafficking, drug delivery and drug manufacturing offenses subject the offender to penalties that may include a prison sentence, probation supervision and monetary fines. Three Texas Christian University football players arrested as part of a police drug investigation earlier this year recently avoided prison by pleading guilty to marijuana charges.The three TCU students who were arrested in February, as we wrote about on this blog, as part of a police drug investigation pled guilty recently in Tarrant County to drug delivery charges involving marijuana. The three men faced imprisonment if they had been tried and convicted of the original charges. By pleading guilty, the three were sentenced to deferred adjudication probation and ordered to pay fines ranging from $1,200.
Though living the life of a professional football player certainly carries perks, it also carries a lot of risk. In addition to facing the threat of injury on the field, some athletes deal with the realities of drug addiction off the field. Johnny Jolly, Houston resident and former Texas A&M standout, recently received a sentencing reprieve for drug offenses he was convicted of last year.


Area Roundup: Cards nearly double up Indians
The Forreston girls basketball team scored 20 points in the first quarter, pacing the Cardinals (1-0, 1-0 NUIC-East) to a 63-32 conference win at the team’s season home opener.
Ketarah DeVries led the Cardinals with a team-high 19 points and 13 rebounds and Emily Korf added 10 points, four assists and four steals
Korf hit two 3-pointers, which was a team-high.
Bailey Englund had a team-high 12 points for Pecatonica (0-1, 0-1).
River Ridge 58, Eastland 30
HANOVER — Tori Soat scored a game-high 15 points and Kaitlyn Pleau added 12 as River Ridge tipped off its season with a conference win against Eastland on Tuesday.
Megan Altfillisch added 11 points for the Wildcats, including two 3-pointers on Tuesday.
Stockton 74, West Carroll 35
SAVANNA — Kristin Wright and Sarah Nadig each scored a game-high 18 points as Stockton cruised to a season-opening win on the road against West Carroll.
Wright finished with two 3s and scored 10 points in the first half. Nadig had eight points at halftime and scored six points apiece in the third and fourth quarters.
The Thunder’s Ieshia Larson scored a team-high 14 points Tuesday.


Candice Cameron Bure, actress, producer and author, stopped by My West Michigan to chat with the ladies about a variety of topics.
Cameron Bure is in Grand Rapids to promote her new book, "Kind is the New Classy."
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The owners provide a comfortable space to relax. Close to beaches, shopping, sightseeing, and hiking. We enjoyed some much needed "down time" in their quiet neighborhood. And spent some quality time together exploring the Main Street businesses and restaurants in Vista; as well as the beach communities. Great place!
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Accounting for one in seven diabetes patients, Hispanic Americans comprise a significant segment of the US adult diagnosed diabetes population. Hispanic patients are expected to represent an increasing portion of the US diabetes population over time, given the Hispanic population’s driving role in overall U.S. population growth.
While the need for improved patient care spans across ethnic, racial, and other demographic lines, several data points highlight the need among Hispanic patients:
- Prevalence continues to ascend. The prevalence of diabetes in the US is higher among the Hispanic population (12.8%) than among the Non-Hispanic White population (7.6%). While it is well-known that the prevalence of diabetes is higher within the Hispanic demographic, it is less often noted that this prevalence is growing at a faster pace. Whereas the CDC reports a 0.5 percentage point increase in diabetes prevalence in the Non-Hispanic White population from 2011 to 2014, this increase has doubled in the Hispanic demographic (i.e., 1.0 percentage point).
- Cost compromises care. Compared to those without diabetes, medical costs among diabetes patients are twice as high. The cost of treating diabetes is particularly burdensome among Hispanic patients, who more often have household income levels below the federal poverty level and are less often insured. Cost/care tradeoffs are more common among Hispanic patients – and these tradeoffs jeopardize optimal patient care.
- Diabetes more often cause of death. Those with diabetes have a risk of death that is fifty percent higher than those without diabetes. While diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death across all Americans, it ranks number five among Hispanic Americans. Furthermore, diabetes can be a precursor to other comorbidities including heart disease (the second leading cause of death in the Hispanic population).
There is an opportunity to combat the increasing prevalence of diabetes in the Hispanic population through educating those with pre-diabetes (a condition in which the patient’s blood glucose level is higher than normal, but not yet at the threshold for diabetes diagnosis). A number of scientific studies have linked small increases in physical activity and modest reductions in weight to significant delays in diabetes onset. In some cases, these lifestyle changes can prevent pre-diabetes from progressing to diabetes altogether.1 Staving off diabetes would, in turn, reduce the number of deaths and economic burden caused by the disease.
Opportunities to improve patient care also exist among Hispanic patients already diagnosed with diabetes. Such opportunities include partnering with promotores de salud (community health workers), who play an important role in assisting low-income and underserved Hispanic populations. It is important for healthcare professionals and pharma/device manufacturers alike to leverage the reach promotores de salud have in these populations.
Based on information from the CDC, the Institute for Alternative Futures estimates the Hispanic diagnosed diabetes population will more than double between 2010 and 2025.1 Such forecasts underscore the need to translate opportunities into actions in an effort to reduce the impact of diabetes in the Hispanic population.
For an overview of the US diabetes epidemic, please see “24 Million Diagnosed and Counting: Can We Afford to Ignore Diabetes?”
For more information on the Hispanic diabetes population, please contact Tasha Love at email@example.com.
1 Institute for Alternative Futures. http://www.altfutures.org/

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Fifteen months after opening its doors to students,Westport got its first run of its new $97 million Middle High School Saturday morning, when the school administration opened the massive building …
Fifteen months after opening its doors to students,Westport got its first run of its new $97 million Middle High School Saturday morning, when the school administration opened the massive building for public tours. More than 200 showed up to have a look.
"We had to get the community in there," superintendent Thomas Aubin said. "We knew that we wanted to see what they invested in. We just wanted to make sure that everything was ready to go."
Prepping the building has been a long time coming. Though it opened at the start of the 2021-22 school year, there has been a 'punchlist' of items that needed completing. While there are still a few jobs left, including completing the athletic fields and water system, the main one holding back a tour — the state of the floors — was the main issue, as it took longer to bring them up to spec than administrators initially thought. But over the holiday break, workers were able to complete the job, clearing the way for the open house.
The tours were a community effort, organized by local education supporters Irene and Norm Buck. They were joined by teachers, custodial staff and student members of the school's 'Best Buddies" student leadership team, who organized small tours through various parts of the facility — the indoor walking track, the boat-building workshop within the 'maker space,' state-of-the-art neo-technology labs and classrooms, and more.
There is another open house scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 4. It runs from 8:30 to 11 a.m., and Aubin said he's excited for that date, as he was for Saturday's.
"We're doing great things," he said. "The community can be proud of this building and what the teachers, staff and students are doing there.


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It was a clarifying moment, wasn’t it? The presidents of MIT, Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania testifying for the House Education Committee about the wave of rabid antisemitism on their campuses. Representative Elise Stefanik of New York asked the same question of UPenn’s Liz Magill, MIT’s Sally Kornbluth and Harvard’s Claudine Gay. Does calling for the genocide of Jews violate your campus’s rule of conduct, yes or no? That was the question.
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I want to acknowledge what a wonderful, abundant bad ass you are. I want to testify to the fact that we have so much potential in this world. Everything is at our fingertips. But you know what I’ve noticed? All too often we shy away from the idea of fulfilling our potential or owning our confidence, simply because it may inconvenience somebody else. We don’t even know we’re doing it. We just know that:
We toned down our makeup yesterday because we knew we’d see that one conservative relative who would have something snarky to say. Or…
We overheard a coworker spouting “facts” that we knew were wrong, but we didn’t want to step on toes and make that person feel stupid, so we kept our mouth shut. Or…
Maybe we had plans for a blind date so we wanted to wear that super cute top that happens to show a bit of cleavage, but we didn’t want our date to “get the wrong idea,” so we opted for a full coverage dress instead. Or…
A stranger asked us how many months along are we, even though we’re not f*cking pregnant, but we just laughed politely instead of telling them how rude they actually are.
We did all of this for other people instead of owning our confidence and acting like the bad ass we are. We did this so we wouldn’t intrude on someones else’s comfort level, or have someone think of us in a negative light. But you know what? F*ck. All. Of. That.
We are not in charge of other people and we do not have to live by anyone else’s standards.
I know that sounds like common sense, and you may be thinking, “Yeah. Duh.” to yourself right about now, but seriously think about it - do any of these scenarios resonate with you in some capacity, without you even realizing it at the time? It seems so obvious now that we’re talking about it. But it happens at a subconscious level. When it comes to these little scenes in our day-to-day, the ones that happen so fast that it doesn’t seem out of the ordinary but then when you think about it later, you’re like, “Wait a minute…”, it can get lost in all the other shit we have going on in our lives. We don’t even notice that our confidence and assertiveness is being chipped away little by little.
If you find yourself downplaying who you are or shrinking back in situations, I want you to think about that one friend we all have. You know the one - the one who is so up front and to the point about things that it actually put you off the first couple of times you met her. She seemed really “bitchy.” But over time, you realized that she’s actually the sweetest and more generous person you know. Yes, she told you that your butt doesn’t look good in those jeans when you asked for her opinion. It may have stung, but you know she doesn’t sugar coat things so you know you can trust her. And when something upsets her, she works to correct it instead of stowing it away in the back of her mind where it will grow into resentment.
A personality this strong can come across as harsh and make others very uncomfortable (and there’s a difference between being an untactful “honest” asshole and simply being up front about things. We are not talking about the former.). We associate “confrontation” with negativity, instead of thinking, “Wow, I’m glad I know such a strong woman who’s so confident in her feelings and who she is.” We’re accustomed to not looking like a “bitch,” accustomed to holding our tongue even when something doesn’t sit right with us. But I’m here to tell you it’s okay to speak your mind. You’re not wrong for loving yourself enough to speak up.
And that’s directly where this type of confidence comes from - self love. Without self love, without enough self love, we second-guess our feelings. We second-guess whether what we have to say, wear, feel, or do is worthy enough. We don’t speak up when something bothers us because what if it upsets someone else? Well, guess what? If owning who you are and what you feel upsets someone else, that’s their journey they need to walk down and figure out. That’s not on you. Don’t feel responsible for someone else’s mindset.
It’s easier said than done, but it does get easier with practice. But what do you do when you’re in an especially hard situation? Say, for example, dear old Grandma commented on how you’ve gained a few pounds and even though it was rude AF, you’re not trying to ruin Sunday dinner by calling her out on her rudeness.
There’s two ways it can go. You can be so secure in yourself and in your own body, that her statement legitimately doesn’t bother you at all. It’s easy to brush off because you know her 89-year-old opinion doesn’t actually f*cking matter. So whatever, let it go.
Or, if it truly does bother you, then you need to speak up. But do it with kindness. It’s really hard for someone to get upset with you for speaking your truth when you do it with a smile on your face. You can still be direct, but they look like the asshole if they escalate the situation when you’ve done nothing but be sweet. Then you can direct the conversation elsewhere. For example:
RUDE PERSON: “Honey, you’ve gained a few pounds. Susan used the Weight Watchers program, maybe you should try it.”
THE BAD ASS YOU ARE: “I’m stoked Susan found something that works for her. I absolutely love my body and am not looking for any weight loss program. I am loving this new rug you bought, though! Where did you get it?”
If they continue to push the subject, they’re still the one looking like the asshole, and you can continue to redirect. There is an infinite number of ways to redirect a conversation, so hey, you can do this all day if they insist. Or, you can speak your truth even more and say, “I’m done discussing this topic. Let’s focus on something that makes us all feel positive.” Keep saying it until they stop. Again, you are not wrong for that. You are not wrong for protecting your peace of mind or your self confidence. You are not wrong for telling someone “no.” You are not wrong for ditching people or things that do not serve your higher self. You are not wrong for correcting someone. Don’t be afraid to make someone uncomfortable when they’re not even bothered to offer the same luxury to you.
So, here’s your motivation to go out into the world and take it by storm. No more shrinking back so you don’t upset someone. No more denying yourself of your true feelings because you think you’re not worthy enough to have them or that you’re wrong for having them. You are a bad ass. If you can’t see that yet, practice saying it to yourself daily. I’m serious! Say it to yourself enough times til it starts to sink into your subconscious. Soon, you’ll start to believe it, slowly but surely. Then eventually, you’ll start to act like it. Then, yes, you will be it. There is a super bad ass chick version of you out there, you just have to align yourself with her through little practices such as affirmations. Go get her!

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Born Yalin Zhang in Tianjin (China), he studied voice at the Royal College of Music in London (graduating in 1993) and
eventually became a Canadian citizen.
He began his career in 1994; it took him to Dublin, Wexford, Cardiff, Hannover, Kiel, Cologne, Warsaw, Cleveland, Sarasota,
Sacramento, Victoria, Toronto, Dresden (where he had huge success at the Semperoper as Don José and Calaf), Lübeck,
Wiesbaden, Münster, Weimar, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Dortmund, Stuttgart, Volksoper Wien, Bratislava, Prague, Budapest,
Lisbon, Marseille, Brussels, Zürich, Chiemgau Festival, Schwerin Castle Festival, Wrocław, Catania or Tallinn.
His most frequently performed roles were Calaf (275 times) and Radames (220 times) – an unfortunate decision, since when
trying to harden and darken his sound for dramatic parts, he ended up producing a guttural sound; I like him much better in a more
lyrical repertory, where his top notes could be quite spectacular. He also sang Rodolfo, Manrico, Don Alvaro,
Cavaradossi, Alfredo, Hoffmann and even Lohengrin.
In 2019, he moved to China, where he taught voice and occasionally also still sang.
Reference 1 and picture source: Zhang's website;
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Minpraxis conducts a range of metallurgical tests, from laboratory scale to pilot scale, to evaluate the process performance of HPGR technology in mineral applications. We offer test design and supervision services to ensure that HPGR technology is evaluated according to the stage of the project and the geo-metallurgical properties of the deposit.
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Piston press testing is offered to enable HPGR assessment for early stage projects as well as to supplement pilot HPGR testing to account for variability within an ore deposit. Samples are carefully prepared and subjected to high pressure grinding conditions that are similar to those that occur in HPGRs. Only 10 kg of sample is required to determine the HPGR process performance of a geo-unit.
Major advantages of piston press testing:
- Preliminary HPGR assessment at a low cost and sample commitment. Results can be referenced to justify proceeding with pilot HPGR testing programs
- Combined with pilot HPGR testing, piston press testing provides an opportunity to test individual geo-metallurgical units within a deposit. This approach allows for identification of ore types that require special process considerations. Calibration between the piston press and HPGR unit is carried out on a bulk sample, thereby increasing the applicability of the piston press method to the ore being analysed.
The reference test database contains numerous pilot HPGR and piston press test results. Specific energy accuracy ranges from +/-15 % in the case where calibration with pilot HPGR testing is carried out to +/- 25% where only piston press testing is conducted for provided samples.

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When you think of New York City, it’s unlikely green spaces immediately come to mind. But let me assure you, this metropolis is full of emerald gems. If you’re looking for outdoor things to do in New York, start by exploring these cool Manhattan parks, islands, community gardens and natural attractions.
According to NYC Parks there are over 1700 parks, playgrounds and recreation spaces across the city’s five boroughs. Officially, the city sets aside 27% of its land for parks and greenways. In this post, I’ll focus on parks in Manahattan Borough, as there are so many to explore. For more things to do in New York City, see these posts:
Address: From N 11th St to Central Park S St
It’s unlikely you missed the memo, but just in case… Central Park is the biggest urban park in Manhattan and the fifth largest in greater NYC. Landscape architects Frederick Law Olmstead and Clavert Vaux came up with the winning design for the 843-acre park (that’s bigger than Monaco) in the 1850s.
The world-famous parkland is thought to be the most filmed location in the world and everything you’ve probably seen of it in pop culture is probably true. From the dog walkers to horse and cart rides, buskers to holiday season ice skating.
The enormous green space includes the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir, Central Park Zoo, eight lakes and ponds, open meadows, woods, formal gardens, playgrounds, baseball diamonds, along with seventy statues and monuments.
Tip: Don some comfortable shoes, maybe rent a bike and start with these top attractions: Bethesda Fountain, Loeb Boathouse, Strawberry Fields, The Mall & Literary Walk, Belvedere Castle, Cleopatra’s Needle, Alice in Wonderland statue and so much more.
The High Line
Address: Cnr of Gansevoort St and Washington St to W 34th St
The High Line, built on a disused, elevated rail line, is one of New York’s most popular green spaces for residents and tourists alike. During the mid-1800s, freight trains rumbled through the streets of Manhattan, terrorizing pedestrians. In the Roaring 20s, elevated railways were installed, but decades later were abandoned as trucking became the dominant form of freight transportation.
The idea of transforming it into a recreational area was seeded in the 1980s but didn’t sprout until the late-1990s when Friends of the High Line was established. After rescuing the High Line from demolition, a design competition fielded ideas for repurposing the space. In 2009, the first completed section opened to the public and the rest is history.
The 2.3-km (1.45-mi) greenway houses over 500 species of plants and an everchanging line-up of public art. It provides uniquely elevated views to Manhattan’s streetscapes and hosts public events. The High Line is a fun stroll at any time of the year, and a lively place to observe seasonal changes in what might otherwise be a concrete jungle. See accessibility info on the High Line website.
Washington Square Park
Address: Bound by 5th Ave, Waverly Pl, W 4th St and Macdougal St
Washington Square Park is prime for people-watching, protests and performance. The Park was a marsh near the Native American Sapokanikan village before colonial settlers turned up. Following the American Revolution, it evolved from a place of public executions and burials, through to a military parade ground. Eventually it became a public park in 1827.
The Triumphal-style arch long associated with Washington Square Park came about in the 1890s. It was constructed to honour President Washington at the centenary of his inauguration. The Manhattan park is also known as a venue for public protests, including that of labour unions following the devastating Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911. Subcultures such as The Beat Generation and Folkies hung out in the Square during the mid-20th century, furthering its reputation for performance and protest.
While not the greenest of the parks on this list, Washington Square Park is a great spot for people watching.
Madison Square Park
Address: Bound by Broadway and Madison Ave, between E 23rd St and E 26th St
Madison Square Park is a lovely swatch of green adjacent to the famous Flatiron Building and other historic NYC architecture.
Named for fourth US President, James Madison, the Manhattan park served various purposes throughout its history. Much like Washington Square Park, it was a potter’s field (cemetery for poor and unidentified people), before becoming a military parade ground. It opened as a public park in 1847 and hosted various high-profile events in its early years.
Madison Square Park has long been an outdoor gallery of sculpture and monuments. It blooms with crabapple, cherry and apricot blossoms each spring.
Tip: Grab something delicious from Eataly, right across 5th Ave, and settle in for a picnic.
Address: Bounded by Fifth Ave and Sixth Ave between 40th St and 42nd St
Public property since 1686, the area that is now Bryant Park was another potter’s field. The burial ground was discontinued when preparations for the Croton Distributing Reservoir began. The 4-acre, human-made lake was contained by 7.5-m (25-ft) thick granite walls and completed in 1842. The Reservoir played a critical role in water supply to NYC residents until it was removed in 1900.
Also part of Bryant Park’s history was the US version of London’s Crystal Palace exhibition hall. At the time it was completed in 1853, it was the largest building in the country. Unfortunately, it burnt down in 1858. Finally, in 1884, Reservoir Square became Bryant Park named for poet, editor and civic reformer, William Cullen Bryant.
In 1911, the glorious, Beaux-Arts New York Public Library building was completed, backing onto the park. A 1934 redesign introduced the French Classical structure of the park we see today. The design incorporates a central lawn, formal pathways, stone balustrades, allées of trees and a beautiful fountain.
Bryant Park is 9.6-acres of Manhattan green space bordered by some of the city’s amazing historic architecture. This is my favourite Manhattan Park during the holiday season, when it becomes a festive Winter Village with ice skating and performances.
Tip: While you’re in the area, visit the New York Public Library flagship, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building. Tour the Hollywood film-worthy, Rose Main Reading Room and explore the free Polonsky Exhibition of Treasures. The ongoing exhibit showcases items from the libraries archives ranging from a Gutenberg Bible to the soft toys that inspired A.A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh characters.
Address: State St and Battery Pl
Prior to colonisation, the Lenape and Munsee Native American peoples hunted and fished on these grounds on the southern tip of Manhattan. They established a trading path to north of the island, known as a “broad” way—giving Broadway avenue the name still used today.
In 1626, after European settlement began, Fort Amsterdam was built at The Battery to serve the Dutch West India Company. Following British takeover and the Revolutionary War, the fort was demolished and The Battery became a public space. In fear of another British invasion, a new fort was constructed in the early 1800s but never saw military aggression. It was renamed more than once including the monikers Castle Clinton and Castle Garden.
The disused fort was repurposed time-and-again as an entertainment venue; for immigration processing; and as an aquarium. In the 1960s the site was added to the National Register of Historic Places and restored by the National Park Service.
You’ll likely visit The Battery if you plan to take the ferry to the Statue of Liberty or Ellis Island. Take the time to look inside restored Castle Clinton and enjoy the surrounding gardens.
Tip: My personal favourite is The Battery Bosque, a 4-acre woodland designed by Dutch landscaper Piet Oudolf planted with perennials and native flora, framing views to the Statue of Liberty.
Rockefeller Park and the Irish Hunger Memorial
Address: River Terrace
If you wander along the Battery Park City Esplanade towards the north, you’ll eventually reach Rockefeller Park. This pretty Manhattan green space incorporates a large expanse of lawn, Sculpture Park, basketball court, and lily pond.
Opened in 1992, Rockefeller Park has a large lawn, playground, public art and gardens. There are public restrooms available too.
Tip: Don’t miss the Irish Hunger Memorial, built to raise awareness of the Great Irish Hunger, a famine between 1845-1852 that saw well over a million Irish citizens starve. The Great Hunger compelled many Irish people to seek migration opportunities to places such as New York City, in order to survive. This stunning and poignant memorial includes a 19th-century Irish cottage and 60 plants native to Ireland. The monument’s walls are constructed of stones taken from all counties of Ireland.
First Street Green Cultural Park
Address: E 1st Street
If you’re into street art, I highly recommend checking out First Street Green Cultural Park (First Street Green or FSG for short) on the Lower East Side. The lot was formerly occumpied by a derelict building which was demolished in 2008 and transformed into a garden with open-air art space. It hosts a program of workshops and events including a Community Mural School.
Tip: I try to visit this park each time I’m in NYC to see the rotating line up of murals. There’s always something new and it runs parallel to a strip of iconic Jewish eateries.
Liz Christy Garden
Address: E Houston St, between Bowery and Second Ave
Right across from First Street Green is New York City’s first ever community garden. In 1973 this lot was filled with garbage and old cars. Liz Christy, a young artist at the time, recruited a group of like-minded residents dubbed the Green Guerillas.
Together, they set out to transform the lot into Bowery Houston Farm and Garden. Multiple times throughout its history, the Garden has been threatened by development but community support saved the green space that is now named after its founder.
Tip: Liz Christy Garden and First Street Green Cultural Park are a stone’s throw from New York Jewish food institutions: Katz Deli, Russ & Daughters and Yonah Schimmel’s Knishery.
Address: Pier 54 in Hudson River Park at W 13th St
Little Island is one of NYC’s newest green spaces, opening in May 2021. The two acre “island” in the Hudson River rose out of the destruction of Hurricane Sandy.
Pier 54 was once the embarkation/disembarkation for trans-Atlantic ocean voyages run by the British Cunard-White Star line (yes, the one that ran the Titanic). The steel arch you will see at the pier entrance is a remnant of that time. Abandoned in the 1970s and revived as a public park in the 1990s, the pier was struck down by Sandy in 2012.
Today, it has been reimagined as Little Island, an innovative New York City park that incorporates outdoor performance spaces into its design. Raised up on distinctive, funnel-shaped concrete pillars, the Park’s multilevel topography, landscaping and views have quickly made it an Instagram darling.
Tip: The Whitney Museum of American Art, Chelsea Market and the southernmost point of the High Line are in the Little Island vicinity.
Address: Pier 57 in Hudson River Park at W 13th St
Pier 57 is a Manhattan park and cultural precinct, located right alongside the aforementioned Little Island. The multi-story facility consists of an indoor food market (curated by the James Beard Foundation no less); community space; Google offices and a 2-acre rooftop park open to the public.
The reimagined pier is an official historic site dating back to 1907. It’s crowning park has two levels with lawns, gardens, and plenty of seating. The elevated green space offers expansive views down to the Manhattan financial district and across the Hudson River to New Jersey. In addition, the park’s westerly aspect makes it the perfect sunset picnic spot.
Among various events hosted at Pier 57, the rooftop greenspace has been a TriBeCa Film Festival outdoor screening location since the site opened in 2022.
Tip: Make sure you bring sun protection—most of the rooftop is open with only a small shaded area on the upper level.
Address: E 20th St to E 21st St, between Gramercy Park West and Gramercy Park East
Gramercy Park is a private park located on a former swamp and developed in the 1830s. The square was deeded to the owners of the surrounding 66 parcels of land as a sort-of shared front yard. Even today, the owners of the surrounding homes are co-owners of the Park and hold the keys to the annually changed locks.
You can’t actually get into this exclusive park (unless you have friends who are co-owners)—that’s part of the allure. The 2-acre emerald is visible from the skirting sidewalks, so you can still enjoy the greenery while browsing the historic architecture of the residential district and views straight up Lexington Ave to the art deco Chrysler Building.
Address: 550 Madison Ave
If the weather isn’t crash hot, make your way to 550 Madison in Midtown. There you’ll find a newly-opened, half-acre public garden covered by a 21-m (70-ft) glass canopy. The garden contains 48 trees, 200 shrubs, 6300 bulb plants and 10,000 herbaceous plants. Plus, you can grab food from three kiosks and use the gender-inclusive restrooms.
Fort Tyron Park
Address: Riverside Dr to Broadway, between W 192 St and Dyckman St
Uber-wealthy industrialist, John D. Rockefeller, began buying up the 67-acres of land that now makes up Fort Tyron Park in 1917. He envisioned a large park with views over the Hudson River and the Palisades (those are the steep cliffs on the west bank of the Hudson).
Rockefeller commissioned a design by brothers Frederick Law Olmsted Jr and John Charles Olmsted (sons of the Central Park designer), who supervised its construction through the 1930s. Rockefeller gifted the land to the City of New York and dedicated it to public use upon completion.
As one of the highest points in Manhattan, the Park has outstanding views of the Hudson, Palisades and George Washington Bridge. It boasts the city’s largest dog run and is home to The Met Cloisters, a branch of The Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibiting its Medieval collection. The Cloisters is a purpose-built structure designed to evoke the Medieval art it contains and is well worth an hour or so of your time.
Address: East River
Roosevelt Island squeezes its skinny land mass into the East River between Manhattan Island and Queens. It’s roughly 3.2-km (2-mi) long and a narrow 240-m (800-ft) wide. The island is largely free of vehicular traffic and has three Manhattan parks of note (Roosevelt Island is technically withing Manhattan Borough).
At the southernmost end of the Park, is the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park. This 4-acre park contains a memorial to Roosevelt and the Four Freedoms he articulated in his 1941 State of the Union address. The Park has great views back to Manhattan Island and in particular, the United Nations HQ building.
Adjacent to Four Freedoms Park is the ivy-strewn ruins of an old Smallpox Hospital. The hospital was bult in 1856 with a Medieval flair. It was the first hospital in the US to receive patients suffering from smallpox and was a quarantine facility for New York residents. After vaccines rendered the hospital unnecessary, it was abandoned. The crumbling ruins have now been stabilized and are being revitalized as part of a park called “Wild Gardens, Green Rooms”.
At the northernmost point of Roosevelt Island, you’ll find Lighthouse Park housing a 15-m (50-ft) lighthouse. The beacon was built in 1872 by inmates of the island’s then penitentiary. The lighthouse was built to help mariners navigate the East River, that was a gauntlet of granite boulders at the time.
Tip: Accessing the island is part of the fun! Take the Roosevelt Island (aerial) Tramway, the United States’ oldest commuter tramway, from Manhattan Island for cool views over both Manhattan and the East River. If heights don’t agree with you, stick with the F Train or take the NYC Ferry.
Andrew Haswell Green Park
Address: E 60th St at the base of Queensboro Bridge
I first spotted this Manhattan park from the Roosevelt Island Tramway and had to investigate. It turns out that the Alice Aycock Pavilion, with its rooftop lawn and monumental sculpture that initially caught my eye, was once a waste transfer station. In 1985 it was decommissioned and a failed hotel project that followed, led to the site being repurposed as a public green space and event venue.
The Pavilion is part of a larger park named after Andrew Haswell Green, a lawyer and city planner who led projects such as Central Park, the New York Public Library, Bronx Zoo, The Met and the American Museum of Natural History. This is one of those unexpected New York City green spaces that is fun to discover.
Note: As of June 2023, Andrew Haswell Green Park is getting a major glow up and there is a building going up over the road. The rooftop green space under The Red Sculpture is open, but the broader park is closed and noisy with construction.
Address: New York Harbor
The Lenape Native American people inhabited this island when the Dutch arrived in 1624 and the Dutch West India Company later purchased the land. After the British captured New Amsterdam in 1664, they took control of the Island and reserved it for the use of “His Majesty’s Governors” renaming it as they saw appropriate.
Following the American Revolution, Governor’s Island became part of a coastal defense system and housed other military facilities and personnel up to the 1960s when it was transferred to the US Coast Guard. In the mid-1980s it became a recognized National Historic District and in 2001 was placed under management by the National Parks Service.
Today the 172-acre island is open year-round to the public and serviced by NYC Ferry. There are walking and bike trails, bars and food trucks, a glamping campsite, spa and an orchard. Governors Island also hosts art exhibitions, workshops and events. It has opened some of its historic buildings to visitors and houses the Center for Climate Solutions.
If you’re looking for wide open spaces, training for some athletic pursuit or want to while away a nice weather day in the city, but not IN the city—Governors Island is for you.
Which of these Manhattan parks and gardens do you most want to visit? Let me know in the comments below.
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A CNMI politician says the Fitial administration has warned of drastic measures if the legislature fails to pass the austerity bill by April the 23rd.
The House Ways and Means Committee Chairman, Ramon Basa, says the measures include payless paydays and a reduction in the workforce.
The Pay Period Reduction Act of 2010, which the House of Representatives passed last March by an 11-8 vote, remains pending in the Senate.
This bill reduces by one hour every day the workload of government employees so that they are paid only 70 hours every payroll instead of 80 hours.
The Marianas Variety reports Ramon Basa as saying he hopes the senate will make a decision as quickly as possible.
He says Governor Benigno Fitial is ready to exercise his executive powers to further cut government expenses.

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Diddy's Son Justin Combs Is To Launch A New Entertainment Company "TONITE"
|Justin Combs It To Launch New Entertainment Program|
The brand’s website describes TONITE as “an entertainment company that will provide enhanced social experiences while progressing lower socioeconomic communities, ‘a better life, a better world event hosting, real estate development, music management, and technology.’
“It will be a lot more than just events but we want everything to stem off what people feel when they think of TONITE, so events were the most appropriate start point.
We have a lot of things in motion that we can’t really speak on right now, but we’re excited to let them slowly unfold.”
TONITE is curated off street culture and will glorify the artistic ability of the youth spirit through the company’s collaborations with specific streetwear brands and editorials of some of the nation’s most talented young influencers.”
Back in June, Diddy was arrested and charged with battery, assault with a deadly weapon and making terrorist threats after he had an altercation with one of Justin’s assistant coaches at UCLA.
The story goes that Bruins strength and conditioning coach Sal Alosi had been bullying Justin to the point that Diddy intervened and threatened to “fuck up” the coach.
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TONITE is scheduled to launch in February in Los Angeles. It’s reported that the organization hopes to expand operations into New York City following their first year of business.


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Survived my holiday
I was so worried about going to Europe for three weeks and being tempted by bread and non-Atkins friendly foods but I did ok. I did great actually. Gained 2 pounds but that is now gone and given the food I ate I am happy that I only gained 2 pounds. I did try to minimize the damage. Of course there was little way to avoid bread .... well I could avoid it, but I didn't really want to .... so I made it my mission to off-set the carbs.
During the first week the bakery was 1.5 kilometers from our farmhouse so I would get up early in the morning and walk to the bakery and back with fresh baguettes, croissants and pain de chocolat .... and I would allow myself these treats. The rest of the time I was very careful, choosing salad greeens for lunch if possible, cheese for dessert, minimizing the red wine.
The second week was harder .... we were not close to the bakery so had to buy it at a supermarket .... but I told myself that by then the thrill of fresh bread had worn off. Occassionally ate it with cheese for breakfast but still really watched what I ate at other times. We cooked a lot, every dinner was home cooked, and if there were potatoes then I simply didn't have any. I insisted on a salad on the table each meal (did not go over well!!) and made sure that there were lots of fresh veggies available. I still walked a ton and that definitely helped. Had the occassional beer at the little village pub that was a stones throw from our farmhouse.
Four days in Paris was a bit more difficult but I managed. I walked and walked and walked so that was a huge bonus. Breakfast at the hotel was bread and croissant and coffee and given the prices in Paris we had to take advantage of this free French breakfast. Again I tried to focus on green salads and meat based meals for lunch and supper. I did have crepes on 2 occassions but really, its Paris .....
So, it was manageable with some forethought ...... and once I got back home it was back to strictly Atkins induction and the weight loss continues.

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There are inherent contradictions to being a commercially successful street artist, and Shepard Fairey will be the first to tell you. “I critique capitalism, yet there are works in here for sale,” he says at the opening of Damaged, a 200-piece exhibition in downtown Los Angeles featuring work that can cost up to $100,000.
As for the corporate collaborations through his design agency, which include marketing campaigns for Nike and Saks Fifth Avenue, “People romanticize struggle and obscurity, and I get that, but it’s a very one-dimensional argument to say that people who have money are evil and artists who are poor are virtuous.”
Having begun his career as a teenager clandestinely pasting posters on the sides of buildings in the middle of the night in cities like New York and Providence, and eventually all over the world, the duality of his practice has, naturally, prompted accusations of selling out. Fairey, however, identifying as an artist first and activist second, calls his commercial efforts an “inside-outside” strategy to improve the system from the inside. “Being black or white about things, that you’re either in or you’re out – that’s ignorant,” he says. Plus, “Greater financial success has allowed me to be more generous.” (Proceeds from his posters have gone to Black Lives Matter and the American Civil Liberties Union, and he does many of his public murals, including the 70-by-160ft painting on the West Hollywood library, for free.)
The title Damaged, Fairey’s first LA show in almost a decade, is a stark reversal in mood from the days of Hope, his most well-known work to date: a red-white-and-blue portrait of Barack Obama that crystallized the momentous but brief optimism of that era. In light of the last election cycle’s “very hostile rhetoric towards the most vulnerable”, and the media’s “race to the bottom in terms of clickbait”, “I couldn’t think of a better word to describe the state of things”, says Fairey, who borrowed the title from a seminal Black Flag hardcore album.
Technically ambitious and full of good intentions, the show itself is less a reflection of Fairey’s title than the current state of the American left: splintered and without focus. (He turned his attention to Trump in October of last year, creating the Beavis and Butthead-referencing Idiocracy images). In opposition to Hope’s clear focus, the works in Damaged are a broad and jumbled litany of the ills of a nation. One 30ft-long work is a collage of visual metaphors against xenophobia, sexism, crude oil and the Coca-Cola company, including a ticket marked “Corporate Permit” straight to “Endless Power”.
There are new portraits of pretty-eyed women peering through the torn edges of floral patterns, symbols of a tattered system that amount to little visual or political potency. There are gestures toward an expanded practice: a pair of new but unremarkable sculptures, an onsite printing press producing copies of his newspaper with the punning headline “Manifest Density”. But as American politics have evolved into a tumultuous, anxiety-ridden climate (and street art has become a means for estate developers to woo the selfie-taking set) Fairey’s approach feels like it hasn’t moved much.
Activism itself has also marched further to the left, placing greater scrutiny in recent years on what images artists may and may not use. Fairey was criticised by some Muslim American women who said his “We The People” work designed for the Women’s March was reductive and didn’t represent “diversity in [their] community”. When asked about his poster’s depiction of Munira Ahmed, a 32-year-old freelancer from Queens, in a star-spangled hijab, Fairey is defiant.
“That I wouldn’t be qualified to paint someone from another race or religion would be as absurd as me telling someone from another race or religion that they can’t paint JFK,” he says, adding that the onus is on minorities to understand artists won’t always get it right.
“If any group wants to not be disenfranchised, then understanding that there’s going to be a learning curve for people who have disenfranchised them is important,” he adds. “I’m not going to be intimidated by people or identity politics. I think that’s a dead end.”
Appropriation has, in fact, been the hallmark of Fairey’s work. His seminal 1996 Obey Icon was an abstracted photo of André the Giant’s face above “Obey”, a word taken from John Carpenter’s They Live and written in the red-and-white Futura typeface Barbara Kruger is famed for using. Later, his unauthorized use of an Associated Press image to create Hope led to a costly legal battle that was settled in 2011.
Hope, a gold version of which is now in the Museum of Modern Art’s permanent collection, entered an art-historical canon of indelible political slogans, up there with Kruger’s “Your Body is a Battleground”, and Jenny Holzer’s “Abuse of power comes as no surprise”. The phrase was reused by a 1,800-strong group of artists, including Holzer, who riffed on it in an open letter about sexual harassment in the art world.
Holzer and Kruger’s source materials were their own lives and the frustrations of being a female artist in a world of gendered power imbalance. There’s not a single work in Damaged, Fairey’s depictions of other people’s plight,


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WASHINGTON -- There seems to be escalating tension among D.C. officials over voting rights and gun control.
Fenty told the Washington Post it would be a "tough call" to accept an amendment, but he hopes the city "won't have to make that choice."
Upon hearing that, D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton fired back, saying his statement "undercuts the progress we have been making" to get the voting rights bill passed without making changes to the gun control laws.
She also suggested that he actually read the bill before making statements like he did to the Post.
"He was on a conference call with the Majority Leaders, the Council Chair and me at the very beginning of the NRA episode, but he has not called me to ask about the status or the progress, especially about the conservative pro-gun Democrats who have been helping us," Norton said in a statement. "Perhaps the Mayor has not had time to read the bill, but I have repeatedly emphasized orally and in my written statements that the bill usurps entirely all D.C. mayoral and council jurisdiction over D.C. gun legislation in the future and gives the District’s jurisdiction over guns exclusively to the Congress of the United States, where the NRA has had no trouble maintaining a majority.
The voting rights legislation would give the mostly Democratic District a seat in the House and an additional seat for majority Republican Utah.
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Majority Leader Steny Hoyer pulled the measure from the House floor two weeks ago, fearing it would be amended.
The Senate has approved a similar bill with an amendment overturning gun control laws in the city. The D.C. Council passed a resolution opposing the move.
Fenty suggests that gun-related amendments, if adopted with the bill, could be overturned.
Norton, however, has quite a different take.
"Mayor Fenty apparently spoke of coming back another day to remove the gun provision another day," she said. "A reading of the bill will show that there can be no coming back if this amendment is attached."
Perhaps Fenty could have taken the bill with him to read on his free plane ride to Dubai. Or maybe Norton could have taken some time out of her busy schedule of taping segments for The Daily Show to give Fenty a call to discuss the issues at hand.
Just a thought.


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Park Centre boosted by arrival of three new tenants
The Park Centre in west Belfast is celebrating the arrival of three new tenants, creating a total of 15 new jobs.
The arrival of Newry-based firm Discount Quality Furniture (DQF), homeware and gifts retailer Home Solutions and a fully-serviced Post Office represents an overall investment of £100,000.
Park Centre has another 34 retailers, including Dunnes Stores, discounter Peacocks, Subway, fashion shop Louis Boyd, Boots, Thomas Cook, New Look and Ireland's largest-grossing Iceland store.
Centre manager Chris Newton said: "The new tenants are a welcome addition to our existing stores and highlight our commitment to satisfying the needs of the local community.
"Along with normal postal services, the Post Office will offer additional services including passport check and send, vehicle tax, foreign currency, travel insurance and drop and go mail services.
"DQF offers trade prices to the public and manufactures its products in its Newry factory, while family-run Home Solutions offers a range of homewear including Belleek china, Yankee Candle and Willow Tree figurines."
The Park Centre's letting agent, Colliers International (Belfast), manages more than 15 shopping centres across the UK and said it believed there was still an appetite for growth in the sector.
Gemma Doherty, a senior surveyor for Colliers International, said: "We are delighted to confirm the three lettings, as in today's challenging retail environment they reinforce the centre's strong commitment to the area.
"We are confident that these new outlets will encourage other retailers to follow suit and those who capitalise on current market conditions will create a low cost platform for future sales and profit growth."


Final Fantasy XV might be an Xbox Play Anywhere title, according to recent rumors. There’s no official word of it, and FFXV isn’t on the list Microsoft published, but it could be added – the PC release is still months away, so there’s hope. If it ends up being true, it would mean that Xbox One owners would get the PC version for free on the Windows Store – which would be a nice.
Will FFXV Xbox players get the Windows version for free?
For now, the official answer is no. However, there’s a faint glimmer of hope. According to an Imgur album that recently appeared online, there’s a listing for Final Fantasy XV Windows Edition on the Xbox One store. The best case scenario is that someone at Microsoft jumped the gun and revealed the addition before it was planned. Of course, it could end up being just a simple mistake – it wouldn’t be the first time.
The rumor seems unlikely to be true if you think about the specifics some more. Play Anywhere games are usually only on Xbox and PC. Since Final Fantasy XV was released on Playstation, it would be odd if it appeared here. There’s also the difference between the console and PC versions – the latter will be graphically enhanced, with mod support and an optional first person camera. Still, even these differences wouldn’t necessarily be as big a roadblock as they seem – the two versions could theoretically still share save files.
Hopefully Microsoft or Square Enix make a statement soon, clearing up the confusion that is slowly mounting around the issue. It would be nice if it were true – the PC version is supposed to be visually superior, and no Xbox player with a capable PC would refuse to give it a spin.


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Fermín, known throughout the world as one of the highest quality producers of iberico products, brings another high quality item to the USA.
The Serrano pig is the white pig that is raised in the beautiful lands surrounding La Alberca, home to Fermín. The Serrano paleta that this is sliced from is cured for a minimum 18 months using time honored traditional Spanish methods.
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Kyoungmin(Maria) Park, from Seoul, South Korea, holds Bachelor degree in violin performance from Cleveland Institute of Music where she studied with Ivan Zenaty. Previously, Maria attended Kyungwon University in South Korea and Windsor Young soloist in England, and performed Tchaikovsky violin concerto with Go-Yang Philharmonic Orchestra. During her CIM years, Maria was a member of the Commodore quartet which made it to the semifinalist at Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. As a quartet, Maria has worked and performed with members of the Cleveland, Juilliard, Tokyo, Brentano, Emerson, Takacs, Daedalus quartets and Albers Trio. Maria also performed for NPR’s radio show “Say’s You” with her quartet and received the James and Lola Faust Chamber Music Scholarship from Mu Phi Epsilon in 2014. Maria has attended Banff Chamber Music Residency, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival and National Repertory Orchestra for summer festivals. Currently, Maria is pursuing her Masters degree in violin performance at Carnegie Mellon University with Andres Cardenes from 2016. In addition to music, she enjoys cooking, playing piano and dancing.


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Sending money to Africa is more expensive than anywhere else in the world, according to new research due to be published at this week’s Global Remittance Conference in New York. The report argues that existing technology – like regional automated clearing houses, remittance payment processing hubs and aggregators – could all make sending money from the UK to Africa much, much cheaper.
In Kenya, £334 million is sent each year by 151,073 Kenyans living in the UK. The average cost of sending £120 from the UK to Kenya is 7%, but to send it to neighbouring Tanzania the cost is twice as much (14%).The report shows that the average cost of sending money to Africa is almost 10%, compared to the global average of just over 7%. Yet the UN Sustainable Development Goals say that by 2030 the global average price for remittances should not exceed 3% of face value, with even the most expensive countries not being more than 5%. The report shows that one and a half million people in the UK send over four billion pounds to Africa every year. But it reveals that nine out of ten of these transactions are carried out using cash and only one in twenty is initiated online.

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The Tver Region investigating bodies of the Russia’s Investigative Committee have finished investigation against 65-year-old resident of the village of Mirny, Torzhok District, Tver Region Mikhail Golubev charged with the murder of deputy of the Tver Region Legislative Assembly, chairman of the Mir collective Farm Nikolai Popov (part 1 of article 105 of the RF penal Code). Golubev is alse accused of crimes under part 1 of article 222 and part 1 of article 223 (illegal manufacturing of firearms; illegal storage, transportation or carrying of firearms).
It was reported that the dead body of 69-year-old deputy of Tver Region Legislative Assembly and chairman of the Mir collective farm Nikolai Popov was found in the morning of 23 September 2015 on the outskirts of the village of Spass, Torzhok District, Tver Region. Over 30 people from among victim’s friends and relatives, including deputies of the Tver Region Legislative Assembly were questioned on the first day of the investigation. The testimonies and analysis of the initial investigation gave reasons to believe that the most likely version of the crime was that the murder was lined to Popov’s management of the collective farm, where he had tough HR policy.
The man involved in the murder of the deputy was detained on 2 October 2015 as a result of joint efforts of the investigators of the Tver Region Investigations Directorate, criminalists of the Investigative Committee Central Office and operative officers of the Tver Region Office of the Russian Ministry of the Interior and the Main Crime Detection Office. It was resident of the village of Mirny, Torzhok District, Tver Region Mikhail Golubev, who had worked in the collective farm under the direction of Popov. The initial investigation, including detailed examination of the crime scene, correct versions and modern forensic tests helped to solve the crime in a short time.
The investigators found that in 2015, Golubev who had worked over 38 years on the Mir collective farm, over 32 of which in executive positions, had an intention to kill Popov because the latter had refused to take him back to work on the farm. To commit the crime, the accused decided to use a 16 caliber cartridge he possessed legally and a sawn-off gun he possessed illegally.
About 6 AM, 23 September 2015, Golubev knowing that at that time Popov would leave his household in his car, took the gun and walked to his house in the village of Spass and hid in the bushes. After Popov had gone past the gates and left the car to close the gates, the accused got into the car and hid on the back seat. When the deputy got back into the car and left the village, the accused shot at Popov once through the back of the driver’s seat. Wounded Popov drove the car into a field and managed to get out the car, but the accused hit him four times on the head with the gun. After the crime Golubev headed for home. On his way he took the gun apart and threw the parts along the road to the village of Mozhaytsevo, Torzhok District, which were later found by investigator criminalists of the regional investigations directorate and workers of the Russian Emergencies Ministry using high-tech forensic technologies.
The investigators have enough evidence so the case with the approved indictment is going to be sent to court to be tried on the merits.
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The Bunwon Royal Porcelain Museum honors Korea’s most celebrated kilns and displays some of the country’s most beautiful pottery.
The Gyeonggi Ceramic Museum was founded with the intention to further the study of Korean ceramics. Don’t miss this fantastic day trip from Seoul.
The Garden of Morning Calm is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful gardens near Seoul. Read on to discover all it has to offer.
Incheon Open Port is an international hub where visitors can learn the history of immigration in Korea and explore the city’s best museums.
Fall in Korea is undeniably beautiful. Where can we see nature at its best? Here’s our quick list of must-visit destinations this season.
Looking to escape the city for some history? Here are 7 historical travel destinations that are easy to reach by Seoul subway.
Dive into the long history of Korean kite flying and find out where to make, buy and fly your own.
Bakery Theater overlooks the iconic water and mountains that define Gapyeong county, and serves high quality baked goods and drinks to boot.
Follow the footsteps of Korea’s last Princess with our detailed walking tour and map.
At Ganghwa Peace Observatory, you can see North Korea and learn more about the war with its interactive exhibitions.


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What happens if a doctor refuses to treat you? That happened to a friend, a wheelchair user with osteogenesis imperfecta (or brittle bone disease). My friend, like others with OI, has had countless bone fractures. Recently, she broke her arm as she was reaching for a pencil while working with a group of young students […]
The word inspires fear, but the practical benefits may be worth it.
Use of Peristeen can reduce bowel accidents, prevent constipation and reduce UTIs.
The inner beast feeds on the carcass of hope. When hope dies, resentment floods in on the heels of depression and wastes no time in evolving into full-blown anger, even, at times, rage.
There’s this guy in his late-model gray Mercedes parked in the Accessible Parking Space. He doesn’t have a sticker or anything, he’s just in a hurry. So what I do is pull in right behind him, blocking his way out.
Living with a disability can bring rage in many forms: anger at being infantilized on telethons, at being looked upon as asexual or incompetent, at being tied to Welfare in order to receive medical care. So how do we deal with this anger?
Children with disabilities are denied so many opportunities and learning experiences when they can’t move around independently, which is why I’m so excited to see the recent development trend of toddler wheelchairs. Finally, a way has arrived to help these little guys to interact with the world. Why is this important? Kids with disabilities often […]
Seventeen ADAPT activists began a sit-in at the headquarters of the New York State Nurses Association this past Wednesday and haven’t left yet. ADAPT says it will not leave the NYSNA headquarters until the nurse’s union supports allowing specially-trained personal assistants to take on some tasks currently performed by nurses. The protest was sparked after […]
NEW YORK, N.Y.: United Spinal Association member Kesha Pilot, a 27 year-old wheelchair user and disability advocate from Hot Springs, Ark., has launched the Save the Wheelchair campaign to raise money to support United Spinal’s third annual Roll on Capitol Hill. Roll on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., June 22-25, 2014, is United Spinal’s annual […]


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Eminem releases his new song “Guts Over Fear” featuring Sia which was previewed in the trailer to the Denzel Washington movie The Equalizer. Take a listen below. This is first offering from Em’s newly announced album, SHADYXV.
Eminem became the first rapper to headline the iconic Wembley Stadium in London and surprised the crowd by bringing out his mentor Dr Dre. The West Coast legend performed a medley of his hits which included Still Dre, Nuthin’ But A G Thang and Forgot About Dre.
Trick Trick reunites with Eminem and Royce Da 5’9″ for this new single called “Twerk Dat! Pop Dat!”. Produced by Antt Beatz. Take a listen below.
After teasing us with the cover a few days ago, Busta Rhymes and Eminem team up once again for a long overdue collaboration. This is the first single from Busta’s upcoming new album Extinction Level Event 2. Produced by Scoop Deville. Take a listen below.
Denzil Washington is due to release his latest movie titled The Equalizer, on September 26th. Today the trailer was released and it features a new song from Eminem and Sia. Check out the trailer above.
Eminem releases the Spike Lee directed video to his heartfelt track “Headlights” featuring Nate Ruess. Off his latest album The Marshall Mathers LP 2.
Eminem’s music video for “Headlights” is due out on Sunday and here the director Spike Lee talks about the song.
Eminem has revealed a new show at the iconic Wembley Stadium in London on Friday 11th July. In doing so he becomes the first rapper to headline at the 90,00 seater venue. He called in to Zane Lowe’s radio show to talk about the event and the projects he is working on. Take a listen below.
Three of the most influencial people in hip hop, Eminem, Dr Dre and Jimmy Iovine graced the April 2014 edition of XXL Magazine. The article inlcludes interviews about their new venture, Beats Music, which is a new music streaming service founded by Iovine and Dre and being promoted by Eminem. Watch out for the magazine due out on March 11th.
Jimmy Iovine and Dr Dre held their Beats Music launch party in LA on Friday night for one of the highest profile pre-grammy parties. The show saw performances from Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Cypress Hill, Diddy, Method Man and Redman, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Busta Rhymes, Mase, Scarface, Nas and more. Eminem closed out the show with his performance of “Lose Yourself” which you can see above. Elliott Wilson and Rap-Up were in the audience to capture some of the performances and update their instagram. Check out some more performances below.

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The end-of-June launch--one of Intel's fastest introductions of a new chip--means the chipmaker will meet an internal target for shipping a 2GHz Pentium 4-M by midyear.
The Pentium 4-M chip moved from 1.7GHz at its introduction to 2GHz in just three months. It took the desktop Pentium 4 several quarters to make the same.
Originally, Intel was expected to offer a 2GHz Pentium 4-M for notebooks later this year, but the company moved up that projection during its April analyst meeting. During that meeting, Paul Otellini, Intel's president and chief operating officer,the midyear mark. But the move was overshadowed by other announcements, including news of the Itanium 2 as Intel's next chip for large servers.
Intel has alwaysit would transition to the Pentium 4-M from its Pentium III-M more quickly for notebooks than it did for desktop chips. Still, the Pentium 4-M faced several obstacles. The first notebooks to use the chip were relatively , costing $2,500 or more. This limited the chip's adoption early on, analysts said, and some manufacturers opted to build products with Pentium 4 desktop chips instead to hold prices down.
Intel moved quickly to remedy the situation, introducing two new lower-clock speed, lower-priced chips in April. Those chips run at 1.5GHz and 1.6GHz. The company thenon Pentium 4-M chips to further spur demand.
Now, with the chip more established, Intel will increase the clock speed more aggressively.
The 2GHz will likely be introduced along with a 1.9GHz chip. If Intel follows a path similar to the one it took with its desktop chips, the mobile chip's clock speed will jump to 2.2GHz in the fourth quarter and probably 2.4GHz in the first quarter of 2003, sources familiar with the company's plans said.
The new mobile chip will initially find its way to customers in high-end notebooks. PC makers will likely offer the 2GHz chip in their flagship models on the new launch date and fan it out into different models during the third quarter.
Intel declined to comment for this story.


Velapene Screen is New York and Los Angeles-based artist Chris Ghiraldi. Velapene has been around for the better part of 10 years. His style is hard to define, but certainly falls within the electronic genre. Known for his remixes and carefully programmed songs, Velapene has been mentioned in Time Out Magazine and Rolling Stone. His blip in the latter was a result of his winning first place at the NYC Laptop Battle in 2006. Velapene has won the Laptop Battle twice, had two full-length releases, and remixed artists including Interpol, Regina Spektor, and Meat Beat Manifesto. I have been a big fan of Velapene’s ever since I was introduced to his music by Unit. Also, Velapene was the one who introduced me to the music of artist Machinedrum, so my taste in music here isn’t exactly following complicated trends. I tend to show more love for artists I know personally, but then, who wouldn’t? When you actually get the chance to communicate with artists you’re into I think that tends to create a better bond, unless of course, the musicians you like and know are total jerks. Thankfully, none of the musicians I know personally fall into that category.
Check out Chris Ghiraldi’s work, art and more here.
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“Seventeen” by Casxio (“17 Ways Out” Remix by Velapene Screen)
“Something Is Movable In This Room:”
Here’s a tidbit you might not have known about Ghiraldi. He actually went to college with both Regina Spektor and artist Only Son (singer and songwriter Jack Dishel).
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At any rate, first off, here is the Velapene remix of “Untitled,” for you to check out. Interpol actually liked the remix so much that they were hosting it on their official site for quite a while. Although I’m not a huge Interpol fan, I like the “Untitled” track they wrote, but I like the Velapene remix even more. Great tune.
“Untitled (Interpool Swimwear Remix):”
Velapene Screen wrote the music for a Miller Genuine Draft Commercial as well. Observe (love it):
As for the Regina Spektor remix, Velapene chose to morph Spektor’s track “Fidelity,” into another song that is arguably better than the original. Even die-hard Regina Spektor fans shared this sentiment about the remix, which we think speaks for itself. Ghiraldi received lots of attention from Spektor’s fans both as they heard his Fidelity remix and as they learned that he is actually close friends with Spektor. Of course, Velapene was happy to receive the attention and to have Spektor’s fan-base listening to his music. Below is a video for the Fidelity remix that was prepared without Velapene even asking.
“Biting Is For People Too:”
Another Velapene song that had a subsequent YouTube video creation crop up as a result is “ReDhaiRCut,” which is an original of Ghiraldi’s using a handful of samples of Regina Spektor vocals:
And last, but not least, is another artistic video using Velapene’s music. This video actually features one of my favorite tracks by Velapene, although I have many, entitled “Something Is Movable In This Room,” from his Medical Breaths record.
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The first official release for the Velapene Screen moniker – Velatision EP (available from Amazon.com while supply lasts!


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Mental health support numbers
If you are going through a tough time and need help, there are many mental health support providers out there who can help. These providers offer confidential mental health services, including counselling, therapy, medication management, and more. Some of the most popular support providers include the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Crisis Text Line, and SAMHSA. Remember, it's okay to reach out for help if you are struggling with mental health. There is no shame in asking for help.