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With a career that spans over 80 years, Betty White has worked longer in television than anyone else in the industry, and by a long shot!
Both young and old generations know her to be a spunky lady with a surprisingly darling appearance for the jokes she commits to, and, of course, she’s best known for her roles as Rose Nylund on ‘The Golden Girls’ and Sue Ann Nivens on ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show.’ But her career and her influence on the industry, particularly for women, has a much farther reach than those roles, iconic as they are.
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Gov. candidate announces West Bloomfield resident as running mate
Posted April 16, 2014
WEST BLOOMFIELD — Mark Schauer is ready to make a run toward Lansing.
Schauer, a 52-year-old former U.S. representative from Michigan’s 7th District, is the Democratic candidate running against Gov. Rick Snyder.
The challenger has been making his rounds in anticipation of the Nov. 4 election, one in which Michigan residents will decide whether they want to stick with Snyder or see the state go in a different direction.
During a press conference on the campus of Oakland Community College, Schauer announced Oakland County Clerk and West Bloomfield resident Lisa Brown as his running mate April 3.
“Lisa Brown is a proven leader who’s always been a tough fighter for the middle class,” Schauer said, according to a press release. “In the Legislature, Lisa led the charge against Gov. Snyder’s $1 billion cut to education, and as Oakland County Clerk, she’s been a fearless champion for equal rights.”
Brown, a resident of West Bloomfield since 1991, served as the state representative for the 39th District 2009-2012. If Schauer is elected, Brown will replace Brian Calley as lieutenant and would be the fourth female lieutenant governor in Michigan’s history.
Brown said her experience within the Legislature will assist her with the role of lieutenant governor because she understands the current issues. As for her experience as a county clerk, she said it has prepared her for an administrative role.
“I always work in a bipartisan manner, and I know a lot of people I made relationships with are still in the Legislature,” Brown added.
Schauer recently stopped at The Imperial House in Clinton Township, where he spoke to a group of interested individuals about his plan to transform Michigan. Macomb County Treasurer Ted Wahby made the introduction, referring to Schauer’s younger years and summarizing what got Schauer to this point.
“(Schauer’s) dad was a teacher, and his mom was a nurse. By pumping gas and flipping burgers, Mark worked his way through Albion College,” Wahby said March 26.
Wahby said Schauer ran a nonprofit agency, with more than 200 employees, that helped seniors and children, that he was part of the Battle Creek City Commission in 1994 and fought against the outsourcing of American jobs.
“He represents all the people, and not just the few,” Wahby said.
Schauer’s speech mixed a recollection of his humble middle-class roots to how his vision of a stronger Michigan includes having a stronger education system. He referenced Snyder’s “one tough nerd” mantra and how people probably didn’t know what they were really getting.
“It seems to me that a nerd should know you don’t build a strong economy by cutting the most important priority for us, and that’s public education,” Schauer said. “The governor came in and cut a billion dollars from our public schools.
“We win the competition for jobs by being the talent state and educating our kids. It’s a moral obligation but also an economic imperative. I think education is the best economic development tool that there is.”
Brown echoed Schauer’s comments in an interview after Schauer’s speech at The Imperial House.
“Education is at the top,” Brown said, referring to the Schauer-Brown platform. “It’s an economic priority. Good jobs come from a good education, and we want to make sure every child has access to a good, quality education.”
Brown said it’s important to take away the profit motivation of charter schools so that every child, despite ZIP code, has access to quality education.
Schauer is adamant in his beliefs that a stronger education, coupled with better resources overall — such as keeping the Great Lakes as a viable, clean resource and improving upon renewable energy options — would be a lift to a state that needs one.
“Mark and I both … we love Michigan, and our greatest resource is our Great Lakes and our inland lakes. We need to do more to make sure they are protected,” Brown said, adding that Enbridge Energy Partners LLP — the company at fault for the Kalamazoo River oil spill in 2010, when a 30-foot pipeline ruptured — is in Schauer’s district.
“That’s something (Schauer) feels very passionate about and making sure things like that don’t happen again,” Brown said.
“We’re not our best Michigan at this moment,” Schauer said. “We have the fifth worst unemployment rate in the country; we’re 49th out of 50 in projected job growth. I think we can do better than that. So, we need a little common sense. We need to align our policies in a way that invest in people, invest in our communities and build a strong middle class again.”
About the author
Nick Mordowanec covers Fraser, Clinton Township, Fraser Public Schools, Clintondale Community Schools and Baker College for the Fraser-Clinton Chronicle. Nick, a graduate of Michigan State University, has worked for C & G Newspapers since 2013 and has won awards from the Society of Professional Journalists Detroit Chapter and the Michigan Press Association. He has slight obsessions with “Seinfeld” and Led Zeppelin.
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Sample curry chicken, view antique musical instruments and enjoy entertainment this weekend during the Taste of Africa.
More than 50 African countries will be represented at the event taking place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in the Exhibit Hall at Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium. Admission is $5 for adults and $2 for children.
The Cross-Cultural Institute of America in Clifton is hosting the annual festival. The nonprofit institute started in 1996 and is an educational facility offering multicultural programs.
"We want to highlight the positive points of Africa because most people think of the negative points, such as AIDS, poverty and malaria," said Sylglenda Smith Saziru, executive director of the institute. "There is more to Africa than the negative points seen on television."
Festival participants will dress in attire to reflect some of the African countries. Saziru said one person is going to dress in diamonds to represent South Africa because of its rich history in diamond mining. Another plans to wear gold to represent Ghana because of its location on the Gold Coast, where mining remains popular.
A trip through history
Visitors will learn about the history of the countries and also sample dishes, including coconut rice, greens and bread made from plain cornmeal and water.
Other activities include vendors, arts and crafts, and demonstrations. Visitors will see musical instruments from Kenya and Mali in West Africa and artwork from Tanzania.
One of the highlights will be an the opportunity to receive an African name or learn what your name means.
"The arena or exhibit hall will be divided into three sections," said Steve Jones, memorial auditorium general manager. "One section will be a health fair, another section for the vendors and a stage area with seating. Food items will be near the kitchen area."
Room to grow
Jones said institute leaders talked to him about featuring a different continent each year for the festival.
"This will not compete with the International Festival because the group is talking about featuring just one country, sort of like Oktoberfest," he said.
Saziru said the festival used to draw several thousand people each year, but the number has decreased because there isn't enough space at the institute to accommodate a crowd.
"We want to build it back up," she said. "We had the festival at the Memorial Auditorium in the past and were able to get a bigger crowd."


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Teacher Catherine Hunter hit the jackpot after she cashed in her Premium Bonds in a desperate bid to start a family.
She used the money for IVF treatment and scored a remarkable hat-trick when it came to babies.
Because she has ended up with triplets – born FOUR years apart.
The proud mum told us: “We’re over the moon and very, very lucky.”
Catherine and husband Paul had already spent £15,000 on failed fertility treatment when they decided to try some family bonding with a difference.
When Catherine, 38, cashed in her £15,000 savings – which had been put aside as a childhood gift by her parents – for a last gamble on a second round, the couple got lucky.
Three of her eggs were fertilised together, making them potential triplets, and they were put in storage at a clinic near central London’s Harley Street in September 2012.
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If you aren’t member over at Baseball Prospectus, you really are missing out, but I’m not trying to sell anything here, and in fact, this content is 100% free. Nate Silver, the most prominent figure at BP, wrote an “unfiltered” blog entry today, touching on the popular phrase “TINSTAAPP”, also known as “There Is No Such Thing As A Pitching Prospect”, and how relevant it is. This was the most interesting part of the article
One thing that distinguishes young hitters from young pitchers is that young hitters can pretty much count on making steady improvements from the time they start playing professional ball until the time they’re 26 or 27. You might have a guy like Cameron Maybin who would be pretty overwhelmed if he tried to play in the major leagues today — but we can be fairly certain that he’ll be able to handle the big leagues in two or three years time. Cameron Maybin is a prospect.
The same is not the case with pitching prospects. Although there are a few categories of pitching prospects — particularly guys with good stuff, high strikeout rates and highish walk rates (think Homer Bailey) — that tend to improve more often than not, in general there is no systematic pattern of improvement after the age of 21 or so. Sometimes guys get better, of course, and sometimes they do so in a hurry — but you can’t take a young pitcher in a vacuum and expect him to improve the same way that you can for a hitting prospect. Mark Rogers (to pick on some low-hanging fruit) will probably never get his command sorted out, Yusemiro Petit will never add enough ticks to his fastball to become a useful major league starter, Gavin Floyd will never learn how to keep the ball down, and so forth. All of these things are possible — but they’re not very likely.
This strikes me as being a very interesting area of study. Do pitchers really not drastically improve after the age of 21, for the most part? If you disagree with this notion, I’d love to see some data to illustrate the point. I may work on this as a project at some point down the line.

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Today (March 3rd), the chart-topping superstar dropped arguably the most highly-anticipated project of 2023, his third studio album titled One Thing At A Time — It is absolutely incredible!
Consisting of a whopping 36 tracks, fans got to hear a handful of songs prior to the release of the project, including “One Thing At A Time,” “Days That End In Why” and “Tennessee Fan” under the One Thing At A Time Sampler, as well as “Last Night,” “Everything I Love” and “I Wrote The Book” under the 3 Songs At A Time Sampler.
With these songs aside, one of the most notable tracks on the album is Wallen’s smash hit “You Proof,” which had a ten-week run at the top of the Country Airplay chart, ultimately the shattering the record for the longest-running number one single in that chart’s history.
To make the tracklist even better, One Thing At A Time features THREE collaborations with A-list celebs as well. Eric Church hopped on the song “Man Made A Bar,” HARDY on “In The Bible” and ERNEST on “Cowgirls,” and all three songs are DEFINITELY soon-to-be hits.
Maybe we will even be able to hear HARDY perform “In The Bible” and ERNEST perform “Cowgirls” onstage with Wallen during the One Night At A Time world tour… Who knows 👀
The highly-anticipated tour kicks off on March 15th in Auckland, New Zealand and will run until October 7th in Tacoma, Washington, featuring special guests HARDY, ERNEST, Parker McCollum and Bailey Zimmerman — We seriously can’t wait!
Aside from Morgan Wallen’s phenomenal new album, there were some singles featured on this week’s New Music Friday playlist that are equally as incredible.
Jimmie Allen covered “Miss You,” an ICONIC song by The Rolling Stones in honor of the band’s 60th anniversary, while country stars like Ingrid Andress came out with “Runnin (feat. JP Saxe),” Tyler Rich with “I Know You Do,” Priscilla Block with “Couple Spring Breaks Back,” Travis Denning with “Strawberry Wine And A Cheap Six Pack,” Alana Springsteen with “shoulder to cry on,” Brandon Lay with “Like This Like That” and more.
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With female jazz musicians as rare as they are, Anna Mae Winburn is doubly unusual. She was not only a member of one of the rare all-female jazz bands in the genre's history, she was the leader of the outfit as well -- promoting her to the incredibly rare status of a female jazz bandleader. The opportunity for this only came about, sadly enough, because the Second World War had removed so many male musicians from circulation. While women in general enjoyed new working opportunities as a result, female jazz players were not about to slouch off either. The International Sweethearts of Rhythm was formed as a result and became a popular group, boasting excellent charts by Jesse Stone and Eddie Durham. The group was formed in 1939 at the Piney Wooks Country Life School in Mississippi but made its debut at a much more prestigious venue, the Howard Theater in Washington, D.C. In between came a complete change in philosophy. While the group was originally formed on an amateur basis to support the Mississippi school, a decision was eventually made to sever ties with that organization and move the band north, hiring more professional players to beef up the sound. Winburn hooked up with the group several years later and became the leader from 1941 on. Previously she had been a collaborator of Lloyd Hunter, an interesting and innovative Mississippi bandleader, arranger, and composer who formed all-female groups off and on throughout his career. Winburn had been fronting the Lloyd Hunter Serenaders and had also been involved with several other Hunter projects.
Her roots were in Nebraska, where she was one of the only female bandleaders fronting what are often known as territory bands, or groups whose touring activities and popularity were geographically limited to several adjoining states. Her Nebraska activities included leading the Cotton Club Boys based out of Omaha, NE, a group that at one point included the amazing guitarist Charlie Christian. Once a "sweetheart," Winburn stayed on in the leader's role until the group folded in the late '40s. The membership of the group is a fascinating list of female jazz players who obviously came and went without leaving that much of a historical trace on the jazz scene. The list includes Ernestine "Tiny" Davis, Ray Carter, Johnnie Mae Stansbury, and Edna Williams, trumpeters all; Marge Pettiford, Amy Garrison, Helen Saine, Grace Bayron, Willie Mae Wong, and Viola Burnside on saxophones; Judy Bayron, Helen Jones, and Ina Bell Byrd on trombones; and a rhythm section featuring Lucille Dixon on bass, Roxanna Lucas on guitar, Johnnie Mae Rice on piano, and Pauline Braddy on the drums. Evelyn McGee shared vocal duties with Winburn, who was sometimes too distracted conducting the musicians to burst into song. "I don't know whether or not I can get along with that many women or not," was apparently the first concern on Winburn's mind when she first got together with the group.
It was the first racially integrated women's band and played to primarily black audiences in theaters and ballrooms throughout the United States. At one Howard Theater show, the band set a new box office record of 35,000 patrons in one week of 1941. Yet the impact of this group should not be cheapened simply by quoting attendance statistics. It was an incredible example of Latina, Asian, Caucasian, black, Indian, and Puerto Rican women coming together and making music that was fully on the level of anything being played in the swing era. The group's music was widely admired by musical peers, including the likes of jazz giants Count Basie and Louis Armstrong. Satchmo even tried lure trumpet player Davis away from the International Sweethearts of Rhythm by offering her ten times the moolah. The female group was certainly cheated on the amount of exposure to mainstream audiences it received in the South as the good-old-boy network obviously like the idea all-white, male big bands better. When Winburn did head South with the group, the white women in the group blackened their faces so the police would not arrest them right on the bandstand. In 1946, the group appeared in the film Jump Children. Generations after the group's heyday, interest continues to flourish and several documentary films have been produced about the band, including one simply entitled The International Sweethearts of Rhythm and another with the more vivid name of Tiny and Ruby: Hell-Divin' Women.


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Sizzix Wall Clock Bigz die (Tim Holtz)
Decorative Label punch (Stampin' Up)
Start with a 5" x 6-1/2" pre-folded green card. Layer a piece of White Snow Glitter cardstock trimmed slightly smaller than card front (4-3/4" x 6-1/4"). Spray with Cut Grass and Winter Pine, let dry.
Stamp and silver emboss gears in open areas on the White Snow Glitter cardstock. Edge cardstock with silver ink pad. Adhere to card front.
Die cut wall clock from heavy chipboard and coordinating papers from the Graphic 45 Christmas Emporium paper pad. Layer papers onto chipboard clock, as shown.
Stamp and silver emboss one of the gears from the stamp set onto the circle piece from the wall clock parts and adhere to the chipboard circle for dimension. Ink clock hands with Vintage Photo distress ink and adhere to clock (gear) face. Attach wall clock to card front with foam tape.
Stamp and silver emboss "Steampunk'd Christmas" onto a scrap of the print paper and punch out with decorative label punch. Edge with silver ink. Adhere to wall clock with foam tape.
Stamp steampunk Santa onto white paper with stone gray ink. Color with colored pencils and Wink of Stella glitter pens. Fussy cut Santa and adhere to card with foam dots.
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Not running at 12.8, that was sitting off voltage.I'm confused. If it shows 12.8 with the scooter running, its a charging system issue. It can't show 12.8 and 14.ish at the same time.
Charge the battery with one of the cables disconnected. Not with a little ,2 amp charger, but a real battery charger. It should read 14.6v after more than 20 minutes at 10-15 amps. That fist little voltage bump is a surface charge. Then after it sits for 12 hours off the charger and disconnected from the scooter, it should still be 12.6 or a little more. Now load test it at its rated amps. That little hand held thing you see people use will not test it at the rated amps. They top out at 50 or 100 amps. If it passes that, the battery is good. Charge it back up and reconnect the cable.
The charging system is easy. No grounds on any of the stator leads. ZERO. Then spec voltage between any two of the stator leads at the prescribed rpm as per the factory specs. That's Harley specs, not something some third party says it should be. Inspect both sides of the plug while its split. The regulator needs a good ground, so that means the fram needs a good ground. Don't trust an ohm meter, voltage drop it. Then inspect the positive circuit from the regulator to the battery. No repairs, or splices should be trusted. And the eyelet at the battery should be soldered. The regulator runs its own show. If there is AC currant from the stator, it rectifies it to 12 volts with diodes, then feeds enough DC current to the battery to maintain 14.5 or there bouts. Any extra current is shunted to ground. So usually, any funky work one day not the next stuff is rooted in the regulator. Any current flow with the motor off, on the lead to the battery, is a bad regulator.
One other thing I see on those old scooter a lot is they are missing the shunt between the battery and the relay where the wire from the regulator is attached, Not sure about that particular scooter, but on a 94 Ultra the wire from the regulator attaches to the main relay on the negative post. There is also a red wire on that post. The positive post (copper) has a black wire that attaches to the positive battery cable at the starter. And there is a lot that can go wrong there. So for diagnostics, just connect that regulator wire to the positive battery post.
I'll read through your reply tomorrow and check through the system again.


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How to Book a Murder (A Starlit Bookshop Mystery) (Hardcover)
Perfect for fans of Jenn McKinlay and Kate Carlisle, in Agatha award-winning author Cynthia Kuhn’s series debut, small-town bookseller and literary event planner Emma Starrs is out to close the book on a killer intent on crashing the party.
To help save her family’s floundering Colorado bookstore, Starlit Bookshop, newly minted Ph.D. Emma Starrs agrees to plan a mystery-themed dinner party for her wealthy, well-connected high school classmate Tabitha Baxter. It’s a delightful evening of cocktails and conjecture until Tabitha’s husband, Tip—hosting the affair in the guise of Edgar Allan Poe’s detective C. Auguste Dupin—winds up murdered.
In a heartbeat, Emma and her aunt Nora, a famous mystery writer, become suspects. Emma is sure the party’s over for Starlit events, until celebrated author Calliope Nightfall, whose gothic sensibilities are intrigued by the circumstances, implores the bookseller to create a Poe-themed launch event for her latest tome. Throwing a bash to die for while searching for additional clues is already enough to drive Emma stark raven mad, but another shocking crime soon reveals that Silvercrest has not yet reached the final chapter of the puzzling case.
Someone in this charming artistic community has murder on the mind, and if Emma cannot outwit the killer, she and her beloved aunt will land behind bars, to walk free nevermore.
About the Author
Cynthia Kuhn is an English professor and author of the Starlit Bookshop Mysteries and the Lila Maclean Academic Mysteries. Her work has also appeared in Mystery Most Edible, McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern, Copper Nickel, Prick of the Spindle, Mama PhD, and other publications. Honors include an Agatha Award, a William F. Deeck-Malice Domestic Grant, and Lefty Award nominations. Originally from upstate New York, she lives in Colorado with her family. For more information, please visit cynthiakuhn.net.
Praise for How to Book A Murder:
“Cozy fans will look forward to seeing more of the Starrs sisters.”
“A nice mix of interpersonal relations.”
“Sympathetic characters, a close-knit family, [and] the charming small-town bookstore atmosphere . . . distinguish this series debut.”
“[For] fans of mysteries with a bookstore or academic focus.”
“An especially and unreservedly recommended addition to community library Contemporary Mystery/Suspense collections.”
—Midwest Book Review
“Kuhn's new Starlit Bookshop series is a true delight! With her trademark humor, engaging characters, twisty plotting, and literary references sure to charm mystery fans, she has created the bookstore we all want to browse in and the event planner/amateur sleuth, Emma, we want to join our book club. I relished every page of How to Book a Murder.”
—Laura DiSilverio, national best-selling and award-winning author of The Readaholics Book Club mysteries
"Starlit bookshop is absolutely perfect - except for murder that is. Cynthia Kuhn has created a bookstore we’d all love to visit, owned by the irresistible Emma Starrs and her family, visited by a range of eccentric, and bestselling, authors at events designed to excite the imagination of the staunchest book lover. All that plus the perfectly named store cat, Anne Shirley. If I can’t visit Starlit Bookshop in real life, I’ll have to satisfy myself with visiting between the pages, and this book is so beautifully written and so full of love for books and their authors and readers , I can do that."
—Vicki Delany, national bestselling author of the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop mysteries
“Kuhn’s new Starlit Book series sparkles with friendship, community and adventure. A gifted storyteller, Kuhn has created a delightful cast of quirky characters and a bookstore full of charm as a backdrop to an intriguing murder mystery. Emma Starrs, an event planner who didn’t plan for murder, must solve this case to clear her and her aunt's names. We have an engaging new sleuth in the cozy genre!”
—Kathy Aarons, national bestselling author of the Chocolate Covered Mysteries
“How to Book a Murder is an unbeatable combination of Golden Age styling and modern-day intrigue, woven through with wit and keen observation. After only a few pages, you’ll long to jettison the real world for life with Emma Starrs, Starlit Books, and the charming town of Silvercrest—I know I did!”
–Angela M. Sanders, author of the Witch Way Librarian and Joanna Hayworth Vintage Clothing mysteries
“There are few things I look forward to more than reading a new Cynthia Kuhn mystery and How to Book a Murder does not disappoint! Smart, suspenseful, and brimming with intrigue, Kuhn crafts the perfect page-turner in a town and bookshop so thoroughly crafted and real. I can’t wait to read the next mystery starring sleuth Emma Starrs.”
—Maggie Barbieri, author of the Murder 101 series
"Cynthia Kuhn’s academic background and mystery genre knowledge bring the perfect touch of reality to newly minted Ph.D. Emma Starr’s efforts to save the family bookstore. Kuhn’s How to Book a Murder is a fast-paced delightful read."
—Debra Goldstein, author of the Sarah Blair Mystery series
“With its intelligent sleuth, bookish setting, and twisty plot, How to Book a Murder is a booklover’s dream come true! Readers will love spending time with Emma and her family in the Starlit Bookshop, a charming store devoted to all things literary. Finally, a mystery series that celebrates books as much as you do!”
—Mary Angela, author of the Happy Camper cozy mystery series and the Professor Prather academic mystery series

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Amyra Dastur who made a debut with Issaq in Bollywood is looking forward to settle down there. She was last seen in Tamil film “Anegan” opposite Dhanush. Later she did a film Mr. X with Emraan Hashmi. She is currently having a Hindi film “Ticket To Bollywood” in her kitty.
It’s a known fact that glamour show is very important for heroines in Bollywood market. Looks like Amyra Dastur is ready for it if we look at the recent still of her. Amyra sizzled in a bikini and her looks will intrigue the erotic eyes.


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October 13, 2008
New Hospital Enhances the Quality of Life for South Carolina Families
By Epps, Tammy
"Lions, Tiger and Bears, Oh Myl" is the famous line from Wizard of Oz. A visitor to the new Palmetto Health Children's Hospital, located at Palmetto Health Richland in Columbia, might utter the very same phrase.South Carolinas first free standing Children's Hospital recently held its grand opening celebration in May. Animals are alive at the new facility because each floor is themed around habitats from the Grasslands and Polar regions, just to name a few. Animals are seen in every nook and cranny, including the artwork, sculptures, toys and gift shop.
The new hospital:
* Expands the number of children's inpatient beds from 78 to 96;
* Creates a new 18-bed state-of-the-art Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and Pediatric Intermediate Intensive Care Unit (PIICU) expanding its capacity from 14 to 18 beds;
* Enlarges PICU and PIICU rooms to accommodate the most technologically advanced equipment and professional staff required to care for critically ill and injured children;
* Builds a new bank of elevators allowing transport of patients and essential equipment to tertiary services;
* Creates a more family-centered environment including larger, more comfortable rooms for children and their families, including a sleeper chair;
* Provides age-appropriate play areas on each floor;
* Renovates the Hematology-Oncology Clinic;
* Creates the Tom Bates Day Hospital, including a laboratory dedicated for pediatric patients, where children not requiring an overnight stay can receive care;
* Adds a multi-purpose room and other amenities that will enable community outreach, staff and educational activities;
* Redesigns the lobby to create an atmosphere for families that is welcoming and an experience for children that integrates healthcare, education and entertainment.
"This is a dream came true. Every physician, nurse or support person already is proud of the quality care that we provide to each patient and their family, but now we have the kind of facility needed to enhance that ore" said Dr. Caughman Taylor, medical director of Palmetto Health Children's Hospital. "Every time I go through the facility, I get a warm feeling knowing that future children and families will now have the best facility and care when they need us the most. It's like Christmas in summer."
Hinging on Palmetto Health's donation of the $65 million building and $10 million investment paired with Palmetto Health Foundation $20 million capital campaign, construction of the building began in March 2007 and was completed May 2008.
Established in 1983, Palmetto Health Children's Hospital is the first children's hospital in South Carolina. Children's Hospital has more than 30 pedatric subspecialties and is a major pedatric referral center for children in all 46 counties. Helping improve the quality of life for Palmetto State families, the Children's Hospital treats more than 82,000 children each year.
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Elevate dessert with this decadent DOÑA MARÍA® Mole brownie recipe.
1 Hour 15 Minutes
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 4 ounces unsweetened Mexican chocolate
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 tablespoons DOÑA MARIA® Mole Original
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 cup milk chocolate chunks, coarsely chopped
- Heat oven to 350°F.
- In a medium saucepan, melt butter and chocolate over low heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and let stand at room temperature 20 minutes.
- In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat eggs until frothy. Add sugar, mole paste, vanilla, and cinnamon until smooth. Stir in chocolate mixture. Gradually fold in flour, stirring until combined.
- Transfer mixture to a lightly greased 8-x 8-inch baking pan. Bake 25 to 30 minutes. Let stand until completely cooled.
- In medium saucepan, heat cream over medium heat. Bring to a boil and remove from heat. Add chocolate and let stand 5 minutes. Whisk until smooth. Let stand 5 minutes more. Spoon mixture over cooled brownies and walnuts (if desired).

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MADISON, Wis., Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of Wisconsin-Madison has partnered with technology provider Leanpath in a new effort to reduce campus food waste from Rheta's Market by 50 percent.
The new food waste prevention work was funded through the UW-Madison Office of Sustainability's Green Fund program, which supports student-driven projects that address the environmental footprint, social impact, and operating costs of campus facilities. A team of students led by Morgan Barlin '22 applied for funding and coordinated stakeholder support for the project. Student staff and volunteers continue to be involved in tracking food waste, analyzing data, and communicating results to diners.
Leanpath's food waste tracking devices allow high-production foodservice operations to track their food waste, understanding what exactly is being wasted and why. Leanpath's analytics platform identifies high-impact opportunities for food waste reduction and sets automated goals to break a large food waste problem into manageable wins. On average, kitchens cut their food waste in half with Leanpath, leading to significant financial and environmental savings.
UW-Madison's investment in Leanpath is part of its campus-wide Zero Waste Initiative, which seeks to reduce food waste and then to divert remaining waste from the landfill. University Housing serves roughly 2.8 million meals per year from six all-you-care-to-eat-style dining markets and other smaller food outlets.
UW-Madison Director of Dining and Culinary Services Peter Testory said focusing on reducing food waste is part of operating a responsible foodservice program.
"In our business we are making decisions and purchases with student funds," he explained. "It is extremely important to myself and the team that we are making sound decisions, and being good stewards of our available resources. This includes doing what we can to reduce food waste, which in turn makes us more efficient and reduces costs."
The campus expects sustainability benefits as well, according to Dining and Culinary Services Sustainability Coordinator Malorie Garbe.
"We know that sources like Project Drawdown [a research organization that ranks the impact of different climate change solutions] have listed reducing food waste as the number one action we can take to lower our carbon footprint. Leanpath offers us tangible steps forward in reducing food waste, engaging foodservice staff as agents of change in the solutions, and clearly communicating our goals and progress to consumers."
Targeting food waste from the source is a crucial component in UW-Madison's effort to achieve its sustainability goals.
SOURCE University of Wisconsin-Madison


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Lionel Fraser, Pictures of Eastbourne, Englandwww.ArtPal.com/lionelfraser
Pictures of Eastbourne by Local Artist Lionel Fraser. A collection of photographic and creative art capturing the beauty of Eastbourne and the surrounding area of Sussex England.
There is huge ever growing collection of pictures to choose from. These stunning pictures will brighten up any room and make the perfect gift. Pictures for work place (trade prices are available on request). Each picture can be edited to suit your personal requirements, such as, converted to black and white, printing at any size, image manipulation such as having something or someone added or taken out of the picture, colorisation to suit your room décor, personal pictures taken on request and many other options to suit your needs.
1: High quality stretched canvas, wrapped onto a wooden frame.
2: Rolled canvas without frame, ideal for posting and framing in another country
3: High quality thick photographic paper print, ideal for posting and framing to your own requirements.
All pictures are available in ANY SIZE, if you want MEGA LARGER then speak to us direct.
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Slightly larger than the Veritas small router plane, this tool has the advantage of using the same blades as the full-size router plane. This means any of the blades available for this will fit. The plane can be used as a closed mouth router or the blade can also be used in an outboard configuration, with the blade extending past the body for bullnose applications. The blade-clamping knob uses a wave washer to hold the blade as it is loosened for easy, controlled depth adjustment. An included stainless steel depth-stop collar locks onto the blade shaft to limit cutting depth to a preset maximum. The plane can make cuts up to 1" deep with the depth stop installed or up to 1.3/4" deep without it. The ductile cast iron body has been accurately machined and ground flat. The plane is 3.1/2" wide by 3" deep and weighs about 13oz. A versatile plane, particularly on narrow material or in confined areas. Available with either a 1/4" or 1/2" blade.
- Ideal for cutting dadoes, grooves and inlay or intarsia work
- Supplied with either 1/4" or 1/2" blades
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The acting speaker of Iraq's newly elected parliament said the first session had been adjourned without settling on a new speaker and that a new session would be held in one week if there was an agreement.
"This session is adjourned, and it will be held next week in the event of an agreement," Mehdi al-Hafidh told lawmakers.
(Reporting by Ahmed Rasheed; Writing by Alexander Dziadosz; Editing by Alison Williams)
Blues legend B.B. King’s death to be investigated as homicide
Rights groups slam Myanmar birth law as anti-Muslim
Ex-Israeli PM Olmert sentenced to more jail time for corruption
Tunisian soldier shot dead after killing seven in army base shooting spree
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Passion and food go hand in hand
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Quick Take: Trump's Opioid Emergency Announcement
Following on White House special commission recommendations, Trump announces a national public health emergency for the national opioid emergency.
Speaking from the White House East Room, First Lady Melania Trump talked about her work understanding children afflicted with drug addiction and its effects on families. President Donald Trump then announced a National Public Health Emergency declaration, “Combating the National Drug Demand and Opioid Crisis.” It's the opioid emergency announcement states, cities, first responders and public health have been waiting for.
Trump called the opioid crisis a national shame, and a human tragedy, where 90 percent of the problem “comes from South of the border,” which a border wall will help with, he said. Beyond that, the United States will work with other countries and take “the fight to places that create this poison.”
Key Takeaways from Trump's Opioid Emergency Announcement:
- A National Public Health Emergency must be renewed every 90 days.
- The final report from the White House Commission on Opioid Addiction will be delivered next week. Previously the commission recommended a full National Emergency Declaration.
- The declaration does not unlock new funding, and there is $57,000 left in the public health emergency fund, according to The Hill.
According to Trump, Opioid Emergency Declaration Actions will Include:
- A new policy to unlock treatment and states' abilities to treat the afflicted
- The Centers for Disease Control will be addressing opioid prescriptions with training
- Fentanyl will be banned and sought out from carrier package delivery
- The U.S. Department of Justice is indicting fentanyl distributors
- Fentanyl exports to the United States will be discussed in Trump’s upcoming visit to China
- The National Institutes of Health will develop non-addictive alternatives to prescription opioid painkillers
- More first responders will be equipped with life-saving overdose antidotes, like naloxone
- U.S. Health & Human Services will update prescription pain medication guidelines
- Increased support for proven solutions, like drug courts, will help the addicted recover and re-enter society
- The creation of drug prevention and awareness campaigns targeting youth and youth drug use
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The Lok Sabha election for Delhi state was completed on April 10, 2014. Whatever be the results of the 7 Lok Sabha seats in Delhi, the BJP and Congress party can live with them. But for the Aam Admi party, April 10 is extremely important. How it fared today will determine its future. In politics, as in most things in life, perceptions are more important than reality.
There are many Chief Ministers who are taking the 2014 parliament elections very seriously. They are ambitious and have made the 2014 election into a referendum on themselves. Sensing that the Congress party has gone down and that the BJP might not form a government, many Chief Ministers have fancied a situation whereby they will have a major control in the 2014 government. Every chief Minster dreams of a situation like 1996 when Deve Gowda became the Prime Minister and both the BJP and the Congress were not part of the government.


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This was great and 100% worth doing. I don’t think it took an hour and a half as a few people wrote, it was a bit quicker, but it wasn’t easy! It’s quite hard to get to the top only because it is tiring and...More
I went to morro dois irmaos (2 brothers peak) in May, my objective was to take some cool photos at sunrise, as the general comments were that the view was incredible (it was).
I was staying in Copacabana and at this time of the year...More
Corcovado and Sugarloaf are the most famous view points in Rio, but this place is better. I've been to the latter several times. The hike to Dois Irmaos is worth it.
Getting there is a process. We took an UBER car from Ipanema as high...More
I feel abit bad filling this review, because i love this place as non turisty is right now and i hope doesnt change. Anyways ist very nice to pass vidigal fabela and see how the real people live, then the trail is well made and...More
This is one of the best way to get on top of Rio. The trail starts where the road ends in favela Vidigal. It's a 40 min average hike and the views are really rewarding. There are some nice viewpoints on the way up but...More
The best views over Rio, by far!
It's an easy/medium 30 minutes or so hike but can get a bit steep at times (need to use your hands). Can get quite humid as it's a jungle trail and very hot! Amazing panorama over the city....More
Arrive at the entrance to Vidigal and grab a moto taxi up to the start of the trail. Trail is about 45 minutes- Bring water!!! Beautiful views up top but it does get crowded on weekends and summer days so be prepared.


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According to India Ratings & Research, due to the current price levels of most commodities, a significant, sustained price correction is unlikely and thus the impact of recent price correction will be limited
India Ratings & Research (Ind-Ra) said it believes that the recent commodity price correction will have a limited impact on BSE 500 corporates. Additionally, given the current price levels of most commodities, a significant, a sustained price correction is unlikely.
According to the ratings agency, crude and its derivatives, metals, coal and agri-commodities can affect Indian corporates.
Crude and its derivatives
Ind-Ra said, the combined effect of a crude price rise (in US dollar terms) and rupee depreciation shaved off 4 percentage points on an average from the EBITDA margin of the corporates which use crude derivatives. These sectors are paints, plastics and lubricants. With the average crude price declining to $103 per bbl in FY13 from $107 per barrel (bbl) in FY12, these sectors have enjoyed some benefit to their margins. However, FY14 margins are unlikely to improve over the margins in Q4FY13.
On an annualised basis, the prices of crude and metals such as aluminium, nickel and steel are not likely to decline significantly from the current levels. Indian corporates who are the buyers of such metals would receive much limited benefit from the price correction. Owing to depreciating Indian rupee and physical premium, metal buyers generally receive at best half of the price correction benefits. The capital goods sector would be the highest beneficiary of these corrections. Other metal users such as auto, auto ancillary are likely to have limited benefit.
The current price of aluminium and nickel is at or below the respective 90th percentile marginal cost of production. However, potential for further price corrections remains for some base metals such as lead/zinc, copper, prices of which are currently 8%-12% above the marginal cost of production, Ind-Ra said.
According to the ratings agency, if the Indian rupee remains stable and coal prices fall further by another $10, which is likely, the earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of power generators may expand by 14% to 16%. For cement producers, a similar fall in coal prices may translate into a saving of around Rs2 per bag.
Key agriculture-based commodities considered by Ind-Ra are foodgrain for FMCG companies, sugar and edible oil for the food processing industry, rubber for tyre manufacturers and wood pulp for paper and newsprint industries. Most agri-commodities with the exception of grains and edible oils showed a price correction during March-September 2011. However, the secondary users of these commodities could not accrue the benefits of falling raw material prices in FY12 in the face of muted demand which has increased competitive intensity.
According to the ratings agency key beneficiaries of agri-commodities price correction are likely to be tea and coffee processors and tyre manufactures. FMCG companies in the food sectors may receive limited benefit driven by challenging volume growth and enhanced competitive pressure.
Starting operations from this June, Honda’s new plant shall have 12 lakh units production capacity in Phase I
Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt Ltd (HMSI), the second largest two-wheeler company in India inaugurated its most advanced and latest third two-wheeler production plant at Narsapura Area, District Kolar (Karnataka) today.
The new plant enables HMSI to more efficiently serve the vast scooter and motorcycle market of India together with the existing Manesar and Tapukara plants in northern India.
Spread across 96 acres, Honda’s third two-wheeler plant in Narsapura is situated at Narsapura Industrial Area, which is around 52km from Bangalore. The new plant employs approximately 4,500 associates and entails a total investment of Rs1,350 crore.
Starting operations from this June, Honda’s new plant shall have 12 lakh units production capacity in Phase I. Aiming at market leadership, Honda also announced additional increase of 6 lakh units capacity in Phase 2 of this plant taking its annual capacity to 18 lakh units by end of this fiscal year. With its three plants, Honda will significantly increase its cumulative annual production capacity by 64% in just one fiscal.
Speaking on the occasion Yoshiyuki Matsumoto managing officer, Honda Motor Co and representative of development, purchasing & manufacturing, Asia Oceania Region said, “In the current fiscal year 2014, Honda’s global two-wheeler sales growth is expected to increase more than the previous years and headed to new heights by its operations in India. There is no doubt that India is one of the most important markets for Honda’s overall business. Today we establish a new milestone with the inauguration of our 3rd manufacturing facility in India in the state of Karnataka. Out of the total 4500 new positions at this facility, nearly 90% are being offered to the local youth.”
During 2012-13, about Rs160 crore was paid to depositors of 13 failed co-operative banks. The DICGC used money collected from depositors of other banks under the credit insurance scheme. Not a single rupee was paid on account of any failed nationalised or private banks. This only shows that dual regulation means poor regulation
Maharashtra leads the states for the maximum number of failed cooperative banks that are gobbling up depositors’ money. As many as 13 co-operative banks failed to pay customers and have shut down operations in the 2012-13 fiscal. It is reported that the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC), a government-owned entity which guarantees deposits, paid as much as Rs160 crore to deposit holders of the 13 banks during 2012-13. This means deposit holders from other better managed banks and taxpayers have to bear the burden of mismanagement and failure of these co-operative banks.
Under the norms of DICGC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), a maximum of Rs1 lakh is paid to a depositor in case a bank goes insolvent. Last year in August, finance minister P Chidambaram informed the Rajya Sabha that deposit insurance coverage provided by DICGC is also applicable to the eligible deposits held in all eligible co-operative banks.
In the same breadth, Chidambaram said that the DICGC had sent a proposal to increase the deposit insurance coverage limit to Rs2 lakh from existing Rs1 lakh. He had said, “The proposal was examined and to rationalise the deposit insurance premium structure, the government has suggested to the DICGC and the RBI to adopt the Risk-Based Deposit Insurance Premium Structure, before the proposal of the DICGC is considered for approval.”
Unfortunately, the only beneficiaries of the deposit insurance premium collected by the DICGC are badly-run and politically-influenced co-operative banks. Since its inception, the Corporation has paid out about Rs4,051 crore till August 2011, in claims to depositors after bank failures. As much as a quarter of this—a whopping Rs1,025 crore—has been paid out in the past three years, from April 2008 to March 2011, which was given to 83 banks. And all of these 83 banks were co-operative banks.
The payment is possible because DICGC collects the insurance payment from banks to guarantee deposits up to Rs1 lakh per account holder. The DICGC collects a premium from 2,249 banks, of which a whopping 2,080 are co-operative banks.
Here is the irony. Less than 200 commercial banks account for 88% of the insurance premium collected and co-operative banks account for under 8%. Yet, when it comes to payment because of failures, 100% of the money is paid on account of co-operative banks.
Moneylife Foundation has strongly opposed any attempt to increase the deposit guarantee since this will only ensure that badly run, politically controlled cooperative banks get money for their depositors from the banking system. Moneylife believes that the cost of this high insurance will eventually have to be borne by customers who make smart choice to put their money in better banks.
What is worse, co-operative banks are poorly regulated under the dual regulation of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Registrar of Cooperatives. It is an open secret that RBI's supervision is completely ineffectual when it comes to co-operative banks, because of the enormous political influence wielded by their promoters.
This year, of the 13 cooperatives, the ones in Maharashtra are the worst offenders, with nine banks from the state defaulted on deposit holders, followed by Gujarat (two co-operatives), Andhra Pradesh and Odisha (one each). According to media reports, the DICGC paid the maximum amount of Rs54.88 crore to Bhandari Co-op Bank of Maharashtra. This was followed by another Maharashtra-based lender Solapur Nagari Audyogik Sahakari Bank whose depositors were paid Rs45.76 crore. Depositors from two other failed banks, Siddhartha Sahakari Bank and Bhusawal Peoples Co-op Bank were paid Rs23.99 crore and Rs10.05 crore, respectively during 2012-13. A year ago or during 2011-12, the DICGC paid Rs277.31 crore to depositors of 18 co-operative banks that were closed.
Moneylife had carried a prescient story more than two years back (Co-operative banks are in terrible shape; account-holders will be at the receiving end. RBI should act decisively, and soon), written by Prof Anil Agashe, that co-operative banks were in terrible shape and that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) badly needed to tighten its screws, so to speak, and act boldly to protect deposit-holders. Unfortunately, the RBI did not act fast enough. Not only did co-operative banks default on deposit holders but, unbeknownst to Indian citizens, they were used for far more sinister purposes.
RBI recently discovered, albeit too late, that the money-laundering racket, discovered by Cobrapost, had spread to cooperatives too, and appeared to be the main conduit for the private sector banks to launder money. Shockingly, it was also discovered that cooperative banks happily accepted fake PAN cards and dodge detection by opening hundreds of accounts without proper KYC with each deposit carefully under Rs50,000. Moneylife had written about this story here: RBI money-laundering probe shows cooperative banks as the key facilitator of shady deals.
Regulation of co-operative banks is appallingly poor. One of the worst offenders is Maharashtra State-Co-operative Bank (MSC Bank), which had reported over Rs1,070 crore loss, mainly due to non performing assets (NPAs). Not only did it suffer losses but, according to advocate Vinod Sampat, the bank was “window dressing” its accounts. This prompted the RBI to swiftly act and highlighted the need to bring all co-operative banks, a majority of which are controlled by politicians, under the central bank's direct control. Moneylife had written about it over here (MSC Bank: The RBI finally steps in to clear the mess in Maharashtra’s apex co-operative bank)
Unfortunately, it still isn’t clear who really regulates co-operatives because there are actually two regulators: the Registrar of Co-operative Societies (RoCS) and the RBI. Because of this dual set-up, there is little regulation, accountability and willpower to take action against errant co-operative banks.


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Over the weekend RiRi shared with her 26 million plus followers on twitter this ad for her NEW perfume NUDE. Naked, blonde and beautiful! Great way to TRY and throw people off from the the Chris Brown drama!
You gotta love twitter feuds especially when it involves celebs! So who's beefing this time around? Rihanna and Pierce Morgan out of all people. It all started when Morgan tried to be "fashion expert" and suggest Riri grow her hair out....you may be thinking "Oh no he didn't" well YES HE DID! Here's the feed
Friday: I know! I have like a million boxes I should have unpacked but NO... When Friday rolled around I just SAT there and loved it!! I was exhausted from waking up early and said "Forget IT I'm going to CHILL" and I did.
I know!! You're probably tired of Kim Kardashian and her nonstop tweets about who else but herself but you have to admit she's looking better than ever. Here she is flaunting her curves during a swimsuit shoot this past weekend in Miami.


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Aboriginal x-ray art is a traditional style used by the people of
Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia to depict local
animals and stories. Many of the animals are painted showing some
anatomical features, that is, painted in x-ray.
X-ray art shows the artist's relationship with, and knowledge of, his country and its inhabitants. The delicate presentation of bone structures and internal organs gives the picture a three-dimensional effect.
X-ray art has been painted by Aboriginal people for countless generations. The origins of this ancient Australian art are in the Aboriginal rock art which was painted by the very first people in this country thousands of years ago. This website gives you a wonderful opportunity to acquire this artwork directly from a descendant of these first artists. Leslie Nawirridj, a senior member of the tribe of Kunwinjku artists, is upholding his ancestors' painting tradition today. His x-ray art is a beautifully disciplined display of his inherited Kunwinjku Aboriginal knowledge.
The fine-line cross-hatching (called rarrk), in these paintings by Leslie Nawirridj, gives a powerful presentation of barramundi, turtles and water reptiles. Leslie uses the hair-like bristles found inside the stem of a reed to painstakingly paint the rarrk's fine detail. The rarrk is a unique feature of Kunwinjku Aboriginal art. It was originally traditional ceremonial painting, and today the Kunwinjku artists use rarrk to signify these traditions. The rarrk you are viewing by Leslie Nawirridj is especially anointed, with its incredible fineness and accuracy, achieved by a masterhand.
You can purchase these beautiful prints of Aboriginal x-ray art on canvas directly from Leslie Nawirridj using this on-line gallery.
A3 prints (41.5cm x 29cm) $85.00 AUD (Incl.GST)
A4 prints (29.5cm x 20.5cm) $60.00 AUD (Incl.GST)
Leslie has individually hand signed the back of every print with its title and artist's details.
|Run your mouse over the print
to see the incredible detail in
this painting of the Lizard.
Frame your print to suit your individual taste.
"Kangaroo Hunt" can be purchased from here.
|Run your mouse over the print to see the incredible detail in this painting of the Lizard.|


Oregon Scientific Temperature & Humidity Sensor (THGR221)
Additional or replacement Temperature and Humidity remote sensor for the Professional WMR range of weather stations and selective others.
- Temperature -20C to +60C (+/- 1C between 0C and 40C)
- Humidity 2% to 98% (+/- 5% between 40-80%)
- 3 Channels
- Protocol 3
- 433MHz transmission frequency
- LCD Display
- Maximum unobstructed range 100m
Suitable for the following range of Weather Stations:
- RGR126N channel 1 only (not X model)
- WMR86 (including N, NX and NSX)
- WMR89 (including A)
QUESTIONS & ANSWERSAsk a Question
I cannot see the readings from the THGR221 sensor on my console
If you are replacing a sensor, please ensure that the old faulty sensor has had the batteries removed to avoid interference.
Oregon consoles need to be forced to ‘search’ for the new sensor. Please consult your manual to complete this process. Or contact us with the model number from the rear of the console if you no longer have this for additional help.
Is this sensor (THGR221) compatible with a WMR86 to replace the original THGN800 ?
Yes, this sensor can be used with the WMR86 weather stations.
Hi. Will this work with WMR88?
Yes, the Oregon WMR88 has been tried and tested with this sensor and it works fine.


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For many years, Louis Vuitton held a Concours d’Elegance in the Parc de Bagatelle in Paris and other sites. Fashioned after the Pebble Beach Concours, the Louis Vuitton event was a great success and spawned many similar events including the legendary Louis Vuitton Runs. As the artist for Louis Vuitton sporting events, Razzia, was tasked with creating the poster art promoting each event. This poster is for the 10 annual Concours held in Paris in September 1997.
Razzia has producing event artwork for Louis Vuitton since the 1990’s. There are two sporting events on the Louis Vuitton calendar, the annual Parc de Bagatelle car show in Paris and the America’s Cup races held around the world. Razzia’s yachting posters are extraordinary in their simple but striking designs. This is the small size poster for the 2003 Challenge Series which was won by the Swiss boat Alinghi, which went on to defeat America’s Cup holder New Zealand in the finals.


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Milne Courts ; Mammee Bay Estates, Ocho Rios, Jamaica
|To Downtown||0.6 mi|
|Nearest airport||Montego Bay Sangster Intl|
|Distance to airport||52.8 mi|
|Check-in time||2:00 PM|
|Check-out time||11:00 AM|
|Payment & Cancellation||Policies vary by room type and provider.|
At 9.5 mi away, Ocho Rios Boscobel Airport is the closest airport to Paradise L' Horizon. The average expected drive time from Paradise L' Horizon to Ocho Rios Boscobel Airport is 0h 18m. It’s a good idea to research traffic trends between your hotel and the airport.
Getting from Ocho Rios Boscobel Airport to Paradise L' Horizon can be as easy as renting a car at the airport’s rental desk for, on average, $62/day in Ocho Rios. Luckily, Paradise L' Horizon has parking on site for guests who choose this method of transportation. Taking a taxi or rideshare service from the nearest airport, Ocho Rios Boscobel Airport, to your hotel is often the most cost effective transportation solution.
11:00 AM is the check-out time at Paradise L' Horizon. Late check-out may be available, but needs to be agreed with the hotel.
There’s a laundry service at Paradise L' Horizon that can be used by guests.


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Before the green flag drops, Kristen Hertzenberg will sing the National Anthem at the Las Vegas Kobalt Tools 400 on Sunday, March 6, 2011.
Kristen is currently playing Christine Daae in Phantom: The Las Vegas Spectacular at The Venetian in Las Vegas, Nevada.
A Houston native, she studied voice and opera at the University of Texas and the Longy School of Music (Cambridge, Massachusetts).
The Kobalt Tools 400 is the third major race of the NASCAR Sprint Cup season, following two weeks after the Daytona 500 and just one week after the Phoenix Subway Fresh Fit 500.
It has been over a decade since the inaugural race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, in 1998.
In 2010, Jimmie Johnson won the Shelby American here, driving a Chevrolet and taking a purse of $405,628. It was his fourth major win at the track.


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Introducing our Artists and Space Holders
We are brimming with excitement to announce our line-up of wonderful facilitators, space holders, musicians and artists, to guide, inspire, encourage and hold us on our way throughout our Rumble Camp weekends.
Most will join us for one weekend only, so please check the specific programmes for details of when sessions will be.
One thing for sure is that there will be a diverse yet grounding mix of wonderful opportunities to meet and explore, to sink into our bodies and to find our way to fully welcome ourselves to the space with all that we bring.
Introducing the Rumble 2021 facilitators and artists.. In no particular order..
OK - Dancing first, then sounds.. We did say Rumble was all about dance, right?..
5 Rhythms with Jason Rowe
Jason fell in love with the 5Rhythms in 2003, graduated with Gabrielle Roth as a teacher in 2011 and has been teaching continuously ever since.
"I’m excited and honoured to be part of the Rumble Camp this Summer offering the 5Rhythms. With space for multiple sessions over several days we will have so much opportunity for real, deep, creative, playful and enriching connections through dance.
The maps of the practice mirror life, and with everyone living together in a festival atmosphere I have no doubt this will be a wonderful experience for seasoned dancers and beginners alike."
Emerging Dances – Contact Improvisation with Mark Rietema
For these Contact Improvisation Classes I want to return to some of the groundwork of CI. The playful, physical joy of lifting, sharing weight, of moving fast and slow is supported by a ground of listening, of noticing feedback and of trusting an emergent dance that arises from the unique meeting of two or more individuals.
We will warm up our dancing bodies, minds and hearts through playful exercise to then move into contact. I’ll aim to prepare us to improvise and to enjoy the dance that wants to arise. See you on the dance floor!
Mark Rietema teaches Contact Improvisation, Body-Mind Centering (tm) and other workshops in the UK and internationally. He practices as a psychotherapist and somatic practitioner in London. See Mark's website here
HeartWave with Dominik Schnell
Dominik has been passionately engaged in dance for over two decades, exploring performance, contemporary, contact dance as well as many forms of expressive dance styles. He draws from his rich experience as facilitator, combining dance, tantra and process work.
A HeartWave is about connecting us to the deepest parts of ourselves through the power of movement and meditation, held safely as we journey in and out of relating, in and out of shadow, in and out of our fear.
Above all HeartWave is a deeply liberating exploration of our inert yearning for belonging, connection and togetherness. A HeartWave is for everyone, no experience required, solo or couple – all is welcome! More on HeartWaves here
Contact Jams and Welcome Connections with Stone
Stone describes himself as a tribal man in town clothes, or an "urban shaman" with his heart very close to Africa and also Cuba.He's mostly self taught, having played alongside many masters from a diverse mix of cultures and traditions including local drummers from Ewe tribe in southern Ghana.
He lived, danced and sang in Holland amidst numerous black African masters there, lived in Poland and trained his voice in archaic white singing and shoutsinging with the a-cappella band OVO, cultivating the ancient tradition, singing songs from the tribes of Eastern Europe, now in many ways forgotten. X
Stone has three major passions around which he lives, practices and teaches:
Dance, Hand drumming & Percussion and Harmony Singing!
Healing through loving care and empowerment with Tallulah Rendall
Tallulah Rendall is a Songstress, Qi Gong Teacher, Sound Therapist & Creative Facilitator. She has released 5 albums and has been working with sound for over 20 years.
As a facilitator she creates a powerful space of support and safety where we are able to let go, tune into our hearts, be held and learn to hold ourselves more deeply. As we soften into this place we can take care of the parts of ourselves that are calling for nurturing and integration.
To support this journey, Tallulah shares easy to learn Qi Gong exercises that guide us into a deeper awareness of what is present within. From here we are invited to lean deeper into the loving and safe space that Tallulah creates as she combines her singing voice with: gongs, singing bowls, guitar, drums and other instruments.
As a songwriter she shares songs of empowerment, empathy and transformation.
Shakti Dance and Mantra with Lydia Baksh
Shakti Dance® uses flowing, rhythmic, organic movements to harmonise mind, body and spirit. Combining, breath, movement and mantra, we are returned to our true nature - tuning the body as in instrument to express our essence, with creativity and authenticity.
Lydia is a movement teacher and mantric musician. She creates a safe and inspiring space, which allows you to journey deep into the heart of your creative flow… enabling you to express your voice and body with confidence and ease.
Dancing Free with Emilie Barton
Emilie Barton is a Movement Practitioner and Dance Artist based in Bournemouth alongside working in Arts Marketing. Following her graduation from Roehampton University, London with a BA Hons in Dance Studies, Emilie launched her career in the dance sector performing in various works, choreographing her own solo and exploring somatic and embodied practices. Emilie believes in guiding others into achieving heightened awareness through movement and dance.
Dancing Free is a fun and releasing embodied movement session - incorporating guided improvisation, storytelling, and meditative relaxation. Experience a verbally guided session where you will be able to release tension, express complex emotions, rejoice your embodied self and unleash the authentic movement within your body.
Seduction magick for the feminine soul with Esmeralda
This workshop is open to anyone wishing to explore and embody their feminine sensuality. Esmeralda blends somatic explorations with sensual dance to have you feeling fine in no time!
The method is much more about feeling into and expressing your own erotic self than it is about mastering any specific technique.
There will be opportunities to witness and be witnessed in all your glory. Sparks will fly… Esmeralda is a movement educator with a focus on sensual feminine embodiment. She works with women and other feminine folks to deepen their connection to life and pleasure through movement, ritual and community.
You can find her projects at Moondance community
Moving dance journey and sharing circles with Sargam Picker
Sargam Picker is a Creative Arts therapist and supervisor, who has worked professionally for nearly thirty years with adults and children in embodied, creative therapeutic ways.
Sargam is passionate about music and dance. She facilitates conscious movement and dance groups and workshops and has been dancing on as many dance floors as she can manage on a regular basis for nearly 30 years.
She has also facilitated constellations, group and individual therapy work and trainings for over 20 years and has a profound ability to help integrate the physical with the mental and emotional, helping people make sense of their healing process on all levels.
AcroYoga with Rebecca Kirk
AcroYoga blends the wisdom of Yoga, the dynamic power of acrobatics and the loving kindness of healing arts. Together we'll step out of our comfort zone, explore the potential of our body, and learn to trust each other beyond words. Discover how easy it is to play and connect with others with challenging acro poses you never thought you could do. This workshop will you give you an idea of the basics of AcroYoga and allow you to experience it first-hand. Variations will be given for those with some experience
Rebecca has been an Acro-aholic for a few years, since attending her first AcroYoga class she hasn't been able to get enough of it, flying people all around the world, which lead to her to a AcroYoga teacher training in Thailand with Jason Nemer the founder of AcroYoga International, and has since been teaching AcroYoga around the world, in Thailand India and Malta.
Collaborative Yoga with Paddy Silver-tooth
Imagine a yoga session that's interactive.
Alternating between relaxation, playfulness and silence.
Because when it's fun and it feels more alive, then it's easier to do more, and to go deeper.
It's a meditative adventure, packed with spontaneity and stillness, laughter and self-care.
Connecting with yourself AND your fellow Rumble-onians, break the ice with new friends, and re-connect with old friends.
The depth of togetherness might surprise you and of course after a good stretch , you will feel more agile and sprightly on the dance floor .
Yoga with Lila Lianna Rose
The Yoga sessions Lila offers are, at the core, an invitation to align with the soul essence. From that space of deep listening, of feeling into the inner current on that day and attuning to the emotional landscape, the invitation is to go on a journey into deep feeling, remembering our inherent magic and deep connection to nature.
The sessions weave breath and meditation, specific Yoga Kriyas (inspired by Kundalini) hatha/vinyasa based Yoga poses as well as free spontaneous movement. Lila invites expression through the voice using sounding and Mantras ~ working in this way we can free up life energy, opening the way to simply being free to live, sing and dance from our naturalness.
Brazilian Forró Partner dancing with Julia Samel
Brazilian Forró is an easy-to-learn partner dance, the essence of which focuses on connection and the joy of moving in synchronicity with another.
Julia's lessons are light and fun, starting with the basic rhythms and steps, and moving onto more complex movements to get a real feel for this beautiful dance from the Northeast of Brazil.
Julia has been teaching Forró for over 12 years, founding the biggest forró night in London, Forró Family, and taking her passion for partner dancing to various events and festivals including her own - Forró Fest UK, to lure as many feet to the dance floor as she possibly can.
If you think you can't dance, then think again! Find out more here
DanceIn2U and Tantric Meditation with Shakti Sundari
Shakti Sundari is a Priestess of Love & Sacred Sexuality, who has followed her bliss in teaching embodied awareness and awakening for women for the past 18 years.
Trained as a conscious dance facilitator, yogi, tantrika, bodyworker and healer, Shakti is a masterful curator of full-bodied spirituality and an eternal student on the path of authentic living, with a gift for holding compassionate, transformative yet playful space.
Shakti is the creatrix of Awakening Shakti, Rapture, Shakti Yoga and Dancing the Goddess. She is delighted to bring her DanceIn2U and Tantric Meditation practices to Rumble!
Carrie Tree - Songs To Feed The Heart
With a troubadour free-spirit, and creative passion, UK singer-songwriter Carrie Tree has spent much of her life exploring the world with music as her guide, receiving teachings and inspiration from the many traditions and lands she visits.
Carrie sings with a devoted love for this earth and all within it, and touches a deep place inside the hearts of her listeners wherever she plays.
Carrie creates a beautiful intimate setting offering poetical, deep diving songs, and takes people on a journey with her mesmeric voice and fluid, rhythmic guitar style.
Dance Medicine with Pixi Pete
Hi my name is Pixi Pete, General joy ambassador and ecstatic dance dj. I love deep, dirty, bassy funky music and colourful leggings.
My love for djing came from my love to dance and playing music that is energetic and good for completely letting go to, so you will always catch me grooving behind the decks during my set.
I like to play a wide range of music genres to inspire different forms of movement and dance floor shapes. While currently training in the modern mystery school of the dancing heart path, i have enjoyed expanding my style and music genre choices.
An Ecstatic Journey with DJ Benjy Kirk
An ecstatic journey with music chosen and mixed by London-based DJ Benjy Kirk. This session won’t be facilitated - no talking, just music… and plenty of good vibes!
Benjy is on a mission to discover and share with you the most danceable tracks from around the world.
In addition to being a Rumble regular, he is also a resident DJ at Ecstatic Dance UK’s weekly SUN·DAY dances in Hackney, as well as having played at Morning Gloryville among other conscious dance events.
Expect an eclectic and high-energy set; meandering through the musical genres of Africa, Latin America, the Middle East and beyond (without excluding some local influences!) all woven together to take you on a journey full of surprises.
Intrigued? Join us for an international musical voyage!
Ecstatic Dance UK's Saturday Session with Richard Batts
Welcome to Richard - Co-founder of Ecstatic Dance UK & founder of Ecstatic Life!
After over a decade in corporate construction as a project manager, Richard left it all behind 2 years ago in pursuit of his dreams, following his heart and feet to bring music and movement to London and beyond. He believes both when combined in a conscious dance practice have the power to transform and to heal, both the individual and collective.
Richard prides himself on his passion of weaving the world's finest electronic and eclectic music in his set creation, which have quickly made him a keen favourite amongst the rapidly growing London dance community. He also has a penchant for connecting and collaborating with others, bringing people together with his infectious spirit and his passion for dance and people, that just keeps growing alongside his projects.
Wild Dancer with DJ Jan-Michael
Jan-Michael is a London-based DJ and producer. His Wild Dancer DJ sets are inspired by ecstatic dance and lean towards high energy, bass heavy tracks across many genres.
Violin wonders with Will Street and friends!
Will's gently alluring violin is happy jamming along with almost any style and feeling of sound, and will be on hand to awaken our senses to its call...
Will has performed with artists ranging from Shirley Horn to Steven Tyler, and is happiest when able to inspire others through his passion for music.
Our late night Saturday sessions at Rumble Camp will feature a carefully curated soundtrack to lift and entice our senses, with Will's live violin impressions inviting us to explore new realms of wonder..
More Cabaret and Clowning antics with Ailon Freedman
Ailon Freedman is a yoga teacher, comedian, artist and percussionist.
He believes that celebration and playfulness are essential ingredients for personal development.
His current hobbies are clowning, storytelling and speaking in silly accents.
Ailon will be hosting our Saturday night Cabaret in which you, yes you, are invited to join in and get up there on stage to share a little of good selves with the best audience you can find this side of.. Chesham.
Get in touch with Ailon to get yourself lined up - earlier the better!
Taking Care, Falling into Love with Diz Cathrine
Diz is an Emotion Embodiment and Somatic Sexuality Coach and TRE Trainee with specific focus on radical self-love, body acceptance, sexual sovereignty and holistic sex for ability diverse clients. Diz will be holding a session on Friday evening to welcome us and support us to feel safe in ourselves, however that feels for us, as we arrive at Rumble.
She has a physical disability herself and her work is trauma-informed, body-based and supported by modern neurobiological research from a biopsychosocial model of health and wellbeing, sharing the tools and techniques that have also supported her on her own healing journey through complex PTSD, anxiety and depression, through to psychotherapy, into spiritual and shamanic healing practices.