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Hello, today we will be writing a little about loss, we have all experienced some sort of loss in our lives, it's a huge part of the human experience after all, and we completely understand and know that when in that moment of grief, it is so hard to mentally get yourself out of it.
So, this is for you, we really hope some of the things we write will help you in your journey and please always remember; when there are lows, there will be highs! This feeling won’t last forever, it will get better, there is always a light at the end of the tunnel.
Any loss you may have been through can set off a whole range of emotional responses in you, it could show unexpectedly and in various forms, it could be that you have lost someone, or lost yourself, a breakup, or even old trauma resurfacing etc.. but grief is grief, no matter how big or how small it is, just know that your feelings are valid, and you are allowed to feel the way that you feel. Remember grief takes time and it isn’t an easy process to go through.
I just want to start by saying that there is no right or wrong way to grieve, what makes this world a beautiful place is that we are all different and unique and we all deal with our emotions differently, but we really hope that some of this will help you on your journey and
help you heal.
Observe how you feel
One of the most common symptoms and one I experienced when processing my own grief, was avoiding my feelings. I would push them away and just focus on the day ahead of me. I also ate everything and found myself looking for a crutch. Do you find yourself relying on
something to numb the pain? Maybe shopping, food, alcohol? Obviously, this is all avoidance, and we all know this is not a healthy response and those feelings will pop back up when you least expect them too, it’s a temporary fix to mask the pain you’re feeling.
Observing your feelings can be a tough task, but there are many ways you can do this;
So, instead of just masking the pain, try to bring awareness to your feelings and really try to stay present with whatever emotions bubble up, journalling these feelings is a great idea, reflecting on what happened and how it has changed your life. Journalling will help you
release bottled up feelings and help you begin that healing process, when going through loss or grief, just write for a few minutes a day to help you document how you’re feeling.
Another simple but really great way to help you on your healing is to cry, let it out! Do it as much as you need to, tears are such a healthy, emotional release and it really will make you feel better. We know it can be tough to find a safe time to cry in amongst daily life, so even if
you wait until you feel comfortable to let it all out and watch a film, listen to music, just give yourself that release.
Talking about your feelings with other people, especially someone you are comfortable with, finding that comfort in someone else can-do miracles for your soul. Sometimes you don’t know truly how you are feeling or what is laying under the surface until you let it out. On the
other hand, if you don’t feel you want to talk to someone close to you, seeking out a form of therapy is a fantastic way to discuss with a completely impartial, unbiased professional, whose role is to guide you, and listen to you, without judgement.
Ask for help
Reach out, asking for help doesn’t mean you’re weak, quite the opposite actually. Grieving is a complicated process and if your not feeling yourself, simple tasks like doing the food shop or cooking etc.. end up feeling like a big task, so don’t be afraid to ask for help when you
need to and its completely fine if you’re not feeling up to it, give yourself time.
Remember to Eat regularly and drink water
Eating small, regular meals will help you stop lashing out at the ones you love, by keeping your blood sugar levels in check, resulting in you not feeling guilty on top of everything else. Also don’t forget to keep hydrated! A dehydrated body will add to your emotional exhaustion,
so get drinking! Try to aim for around 8 glasses/2L a day.
Get your body moving!
Exercise releases endorphins (the feel good hormones!) so try and prioritise some form of exercise in your daily routine, it doesn’t have to be anything crazy, maybe just stretching or going for a 30 minute walk and getting fresh air. I promise this will lift your spirits, and try
finding something that you actually enjoy doing, you never know it could turn into a hobby and then you have something to look forward to.
Deep breathing has made such a huge impact in my life, it really is amazing how just taking a few deep breaths can keep you present and in the moment. The body gets what it needs from the bottom of our lungs and when we are feeling stressed and tense, this can cause our
breathing to become shallow. Not getting enough oxygen will stress the body, which is just adding to the stress that you’re currently feeling. So take some much need conscious deep breathes to help you chill out, relax and to give your body the oxygen it needs to function
Yes, we go on and on about meditation at The Spiritual Mamas but that’s because they work for everyone, you just have the find the one you connect with!! Meditation will bring you back to your calm centre and will help you restore a sense of calmness and stability into your life, so try it. Not only will it relax you, but it will help you bring awareness to your feelings and understand why you feel this way.
Even when times feel so tough, remember there is always something to be grateful for, what in your life today makes you feel thankful?
Blessings can come in many ways and are often found in the small little every day things, like that cup of coffee, breathing in the fresh air, the smile of your partner, child, pet etc. you just have to look. You can start as a simple as adding 1, 3 or 5 things on your phone notes, or
even start with a gratitude journal to help you document how thankful you are. Gratitude will heal you in a very profound way.
Go in your own time
Even though we all wished it would, grief does not have any kind of schedule, do what you need to do and at your own pace in order for you to heal. You are doing the best you can and you can’t do better than your best. So please, go easy on yourself and let these feeling
unfold and like I said there is a light at the end of the tunnel and no matter how difficult it seems right now, healing will come.
Try to focus on the little things and the big changes will most definitely come in time.
Just remember your recovery is unique to you and there will be some days where you feel completely fine and then other days where you feel like life is too much. Sometimes your grief may feel like a full time job and will need all your attention and care and others it will feel
like a distant thought but be open with yourself, be kind to yourself and be patient with yourself, be open to wherever the grief takes you and know that there is no right or wrong way.
We are sending you so much love and if you ever feel like you need someone to
talk to, our inbox is always open, so please don’t hesitate to contact us on our Instagram @thespiritualmamas our email firstname.lastname@example.org or through our website.
Love & Light
The Spiritual Mamas x

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I write before knowing the results of the American presidential election, but I am still wondering whether Barack Obama might have done better if he hadn’t given up smoking. That may sound silly when everyone knows that America is a country full of anti-smoking fanatics where even hardened criminals migrate humbly from the bars to the sidewalks of New York to have a cigarette. I even remember reading somewhere during the 2008 election campaign that Obama’s smoking habit would be more of an impediment to his winning than the colour of his skin.
But there was also an article in the New York Times saying that he had been wrong to give up smoking and should take it up again so as to earn the support of the blue-collar workers who had flocked to Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primaries. Its author, Tony Horwitz, made the point that Americans on low incomes smoked at twice the rate of the better off, and that most of them lived in the states where Obama had polled worst in the primaries.
They saw him as ‘aloof, over-groomed and fussy about eating the right foods and getting enough exercise’, so taking up smoking again ‘would go a long way towards dispelling his effete image’. (What redneck would vote for a man whose favourite food was steamed broccoli and favourite drink an obscure organic brew called Black Forest Berry Honest Tea?) Another persuasive point made by Horwitz was that ‘indulging in a vice stigmatised by most Americans is an easy way to bond with people with whom you otherwise have nothing in common’.
It’s been true again in this election that Obama’s support has been weakest among white males, the category in which smoking is most prevalent. But for him to have taken up smoking again at this stage would have looked extremely feeble. For in fact, contrary to what most people believed at the time, he hadn’t given up smoking during the 2008 campaign but was still at it then and would continue to be so intermittently for another three years. For it has been five years since he first publicly declared his intention to give up, and it was only last year that he was finally said to have succeeded. In their annual medical report of 2011 his doctors declared him to be ‘tobacco free’, whereas only a year earlier they had urged him to continue his ‘smoking cessation efforts’ with nicotine chewing-gum.
Such lack of willpower would be injurious to the reputation of any president but especially so to one so calm and controlled and disciplined as Obama is supposed to be. There is also the feeling that he has been somewhat shifty on the whole subject of himself and cigarettes. In his autobiography, Dreams From My Father, he freely admitted to having been a heavy smoker, but then during his first run for the presidency it was stated that he had given up under pressure from his wife Michelle, who had made it a condition of her support that he did so. But gradually it transpired that he hadn’t. Months after arriving in the White House, he admitted there were times ‘where I mess up’ as far as smoking was concerned. ‘I constantly struggle with it,’ he said. ‘Have I fallen off the wagon sometimes? Yes. Am I a daily smoker, a constant smoker? No.’
Why am I banging on about this, you may wonder. Well, I have a special interest, because I gave up smoking on 20 January 2008, the day of Obama’s inauguration as president. But unlike him, I haven’t had a cigarette since. My reason for choosing that particular day to quit was my confidence that, once installed in the White House, the new president would be compelled to stop smoking and that my resolve would be boosted by his example. The White House had been declared smoke-free by Hillary Clinton when she was First Lady; and, for all I knew, smoking in it by a president might have become an impeachable offence. But even if it hadn’t, I couldn’t imagine how Obama would ever find the time or the place to sneak a cigarette, especially when he was living under the watchful eyes of two fierce anti-smokers, the First Lady and the Secretary of State,
But I was wrong. He somehow managed to go on smoking until last year when, according to Michelle, he finally gave up because his daughters, Malia and Sasha, had reached an age when they had to be warned against smoking, and he didn’t want to tell them not to do it when he was still having the occasional cigarette. That is a very wet reason. Naturally, I feel most disappointed.
I gave up smoking on the day of Obama’s inauguration as president. But unlike him, I haven’t had a cigarette since


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Fans of the classic game show can start practicing their entrance for "The Price is Right Live Stage Show" at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino Friday, March 22 and Saturday, March 23.
The live stage show follows the same format as the TV version with players being picked from the audience and given a chance to play for prizes, trips and even a new car.
Some of the series most popular games like Plinko, Cliff Hanger, Grocery Game and Clock Game, along with the Big Wheel and the Showcase Showdown will be played live on stage.
Shows will take place 6-7:30 p.m. and 8:30-10:30 p.m. in the Special Events Center.
Tickets are $29 and available at the Fantasy Springs box office, 1-800-827-2946 and www.fantasyspringsresort.com.
Oh, and don't forget to spay and neuter your pets.

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The Honda Ridgeline will live on.
All six of the largest car manufacturers in the US have at least one pickup truck model to offer. Pickups are profitable and if you want to maintain a strong overall presence in the market, you need to be in the game.
The Weakest Link
Arguably, Honda has the weakest pickup truck offering of the lot in its Ridgeline model, what made its debut in 2006 and has remained largely unchanged since. That “truck” is built on a car chassis and simply cannot compete seriously with offerings from GM, Toyota, Ford, Nissan, and Chrysler.
After 2014, the Ridgeline will go away temporarily, as Honda readies a replacement model that it says will come out in less than two years from this month. Yes, that means we’ll see a 2016 Honda Ridgeline, but we are not likely to see a 2015 MY edition as its Lincoln, Ala., plant will cease production in mid-2014.
And to prove that it is serious about its intentions, Honda released a sketch of the truck’s silhouette this week. For real — as shown here.
Replacing the Honda Ridgeline
That Honda has even hinted at a Ridgeline replacement shows that it is eager to keep its truck following around. Ridgeline sales are up 29 percent for the year through Nov. 2013, with 16,160 units sold. That’s far below this model’s peak sales of 50,193 units reached in 2006, but Honda apparently sees a more promising future for its crossover pickup truck.
“The next generation Ridgeline will build on Honda’s role in creating new value with a new take on advancing form and function in the truck segment,” said Michael Accavitti, senior vice president of automobile operations for American Honda Motor Co., Inc. “With a clear path forward, Ridgeline will play an even more important role in our future product portfolio and strengthen an already class-leading lineup of light trucks.”
That would be “class-leading” as in the only crossover pickup truck offered.
Research and Development
Honda is tapping its research and design facilities in California and Ohio to design and develop a new Ridgeline. Likely, they’ll find a way to keep two very popular Ridgeline features in place including its unusual in-bed storage compartment and its dual-action tailgate.
The current truck, retailing from $29,575, has a 1,546-pound payload capacity and can pull up to 5,000 pounds. It is powered by a 3.5-liter V-6 engine and is paired with a five-speed automatic transmission, same as what is found in the Odyssey passenger van. All-wheel drive is standard; this truck has four doors and seats five.
Will Ford Reconsider?
That Honda will continue to invest in a pickup truck might cause Ford itself to reconsider the small-to-midsize truck market. That possibility makes even more sense as Chevrolet returns with the truck-based Colorado for 2015, leaving Ford exposed in this segment. But, so is Ram and we’re not likely to see a smaller pickup truck from Chrysler unless it wears a Jeep badge. Hmmm….
Ford does have a new Ranger for global markets, but like the Honda Ridgeline, the current iteration is also a crossover pickup truck. Smaller pickup truck owners, however, want the off-road utility that traditional body-on-frame trucks such as the Toyota Tacoma and Nissan Frontier deliver, and a price point that begins at least $10,000 under the Honda Ridgeline.
Honda Ridgeline sketch courtesy of American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
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On paper, a game focusing on one of the largest media franchises, published by one of the largest game publishers, would be a slam dunk. Revealed at the height of Avenger’s fever, Square Enix’s co-op action game was met with skepticism at E3 2019. Criticism mainly revolved around awkward character models, and gameplay that was far from innovative. However the setting alone was sure to attract a sizeable following, or so one would assume.
At launch, Marvel’s Avengers hit a couple of top retail charts but overall performed incredibly lackluster, touting a $63 Million loss two months after release. To make matters worse, the title began to bleed players quickly. According to Steamcharts, Marvel’s Avengers’ player base on Steam dropped from 25k at launch to roughly 2,000 a month after launch and had plateaued at that number with minor fluctuation for about six months, and has recently crept down to a steady 1000. At launch, disappointed fans bemoaned matchmaking issues, repetitive gameplay, and an unengaging story.
Around the same time the game had a large drop-off, Crystal Dynamics head developer Scot Amos reported to Kotaku that thanks to post-launch content, he was confident a player base would return. While the release of new content may not have rolled out at the speed many fans would want, Amos delivered on his promise for new content, introducing expanded story content and three new characters a year after launch. Along with the new additions, Crystal Dynamics has fixed a plethora of technical issues, many of which were fixed very early on in the game’s life.
Despite Crystal Dynamic’s hard work, Marvel’s Avengers player count seemingly remained stagnant until a recent free-to-play weekend hit multiple platforms. This event saw an approximate 10 fold increase in players, even if it was only for a short amount of time.
As of August 17th, Crystal Dynamics’ newest Black Panther-focused expansion, War for Wakanda, has been released to the public. In a single day, the game’s PC player count is the highest it’s been since a month after its launch. Trends on social media sites also suggest a rise in players on other platforms as well. Despite this success, Marvel’s Avengers is still not putting up the numbers it may need to stay relevant. Square Enix and Marvel certainly have enough money to throw at this game to keep it supported for some time, the feasibility of this all will stem from the success of the latest expansion, and the uncertain future.
It would be neglectful not to mention the ace-in-the-hole Square Enix and Sony has stored away. While he has only been teased, it is very possible a friendly neighborhood hero has a chance to web-sling Avengers back into the gaming zeitgeist, perhaps as early as Christmas, though only on Sony consoles for now.
At the time of writing, the lasting impact of War for Wakanda is up in the air. Logic would dictate that the boost in players will be longer sustained than the free-to-play weekend, as the update should attract new and returning players for weeks to come. If T’Challa’s debut proves to be fruitful, Crystal Dynamics will have the best opportunity for a recovery they’ve had yet. With many woes from launch being patched, and multiple expansions bulking the base content, Marvel’s Avengers still has fight left in it.

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The Dreaming Suburb by R.F. Delderfield was first published in 1958 and it’s the first in Delderfield’s ‘Avenue’ books of which there are two.
The book’s first chapter takes place in Spring 1947, but in the next one we’re back in 1919, men are coming back form the trenches and discovering that all the promises they were given by the government meant nothing. Britain isn’t a place fit for heroes, it’s a place of unemployment and poverty for most ordinary people.
The story involves the inhabitants of Manor Park Avenue, it shelters a disparate collection of characters, one of the main ones being Jim Carver who came back from the war to discover that his wife had just died giving birth to her second set of twins. Jim throws himself into trade unionism and is involved in the General Strike.
The Dreaming Suburb leads us up to the beginning of World War 2 just 20 years after the end of the war to end all wars. Jim had been a pacifist after his experiences in the trenches, but he quickly changes his feelings when Hitler begins to rampage across Europe.
The author is a straightforward storyteller, there’s nothing fancy or poetic about his writing, but his characters are so well written, he was obviously a great observer of people. There are several families involved, all very different, and the children usually turn out to be very different from their parents. The strict Methodists have unknowingly brought up manipulative and dishonest children, with Elaine being the opposite of her frigid mother and determined to use her sexual appeal to get everything she wants in life. It was a real page-turner for me and I went straight on to the sequel The Avenue Goes to War. These books would make a great TV series. (Jack’s just told me they have been made for TV, back in 1978 as People Like Us.)
The setting of the suburb is twelve miles from London Stone, (something which I must admit I had never even heard of before) a place that would nowadays be very definitely seen as London itself, so far and wide has London crept.

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Just can't get enough of designing with good ol George!
Someone wanted a PALM TREE with George so of course I had to see if I could do it. I used the J for the trunk and crest shapes for the palms. There is a base to the tree and if you will cut it in dark brown you can then lay the trunk piece on it. The trunk piece has some cut outs so the dark brown will show through. Then just pop the palms on top and WAAAHHLLAAAHHH ya got yourself a palm tree!
Someone else was needing a TOOTH. I used ovals and a couple of triangles and welded them together.
Well I also made a PAINTBALL GUN AND SPLAT tonight. One of the message board members was needing one and I thought I would see if I could help out. The splat took a lot longer than the paintball gun! LOL

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Royal Air Maroc cancels flights to three countries in Europe
All flights to and from the three European countries are suspended due to their health situation linked to Covid-19, until further notice. A health pass is now compulsory to access the Kingdom’s airports.
The Moroccan Airports Office (ONDA) confirmed yesterday on social media the suspension since October 20, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. on all air links with Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. The three countries are therefore added to Russia, where flights have been suspended since October 5 for the same reasons for the rise in cases of contamination.
If the low cost Air Arabia Maroc was content to relay the information, the national company Royal Air Maroc announced in the wake of the commercial measures: “Following the decision of the Moroccan authorities, we would like to inform you that Royal flights Air Maroc from Morocco to the United Kingdom, Germany and the Netherlands are suspended until further notice. For this purpose, the company undertakes to accompany its passengers during this period by authorizing the change and reimbursement under the following conditions:
– Free change without charge until December 15, 2021 to the same destination or another destination.
– Reimbursement of tickets in the form of a credit note valid for 12 months, and refundable at the end of its validity in cash form at the customer’s request.
– Cash refund at the initial point of sale ”.
These announcements coincide with the entry into force on Thursday of the “vaccine pass” as a document approved by the health authorities, and now compulsory to access Moroccan airports. A government statement explains that “as part of the strengthening of the positive development experienced by the national vaccination campaign, while taking into account the gradual decline in the number of infections by the coronavirus thanks to the measures taken by the public authorities”, the government decided to adopt from this Thursday, October 21, “a new preventive approach, based on the vaccination pass, as a document approved by the health authorities through a series of measures”.
Moroccans who have received the two doses of the vaccine must download the “vaccine pass” on the website dedicated to the national vaccination campaign against Covid-19. www.liqahcorona.ma.
The government’s goal is to vaccinate 80% of the population, as the campaign for the third dose began earlier this month.

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In the upheavals associated with the Arab Spring, women are increasingly making themselves heard. Deutsche Welle talked to Amani Eltunsi, founder of an online radio station for young women in Egypt.
Eltunsi has shown that commitment with IT knowledge goes a long way
Forced marriages, physical abuse and genital mutilation are just some of the topics discussed on Girls Only Radio. Since 2008, the online station has been highlighting issues usually swept under the carpet in traditional Muslim societies. It now has 5 million listeners across the Arab-speaking world.
The station is the brainchild of Amani Eltunsi, a 27-year-old IT professional and graphic designer who used a private loan to get the idea off the ground. Deutsche Welle spoke with her about the challenges of breaking taboos and the possibilities for private citizens - and women in particular - to reshape society.
Deutsche Welle: Where did you get the idea for a radio station aimed explicitly at young women, and how did it start?
Amani Eltunsi: It started because I couldn't find any real media talking about girls in Egypt and our problems. All they cared about was how to look pretty and other nonsense. We suffer from a lot of problems. So I started to think about how I could talk to a lot of women. I thought about a print magazine, but that would have cost too much, and it wouldn't have reached my target audience. I wanted to get my message across to thousands of people. So I decided on the Internet and began researching online radio techniques there. Then I designed the website and uploaded it.
How many people listen in? How did you build your audience?
I advertised on facebook the first week, and I got 15,000 visits. In the first week. So I knew I was on the right track. In print, I would never have reached 15,000 people. Then a woman from Egyptian television called and said she wanted to do an interview with me. So I went on a famous Egyptian TV show, and that attracted a lot more people. And from 2008 to 2011, we now have five million subscribers to our website.
Women played a big role in the ousting of Egyptian president Mubarak
15,000 in the first week is a very impressive start. Do you credit facebook for that?
When people are thirsty for something, they want to drink. We are a media outlet for girls looking at issues that all girls are interested in. Egypt is a country of 80 million people, so 5 million isn't all that big a proportion. We also use Google analytics to get people to contact us. The keywords I use are the ones every girl cares about.
So one key to starting off is knowing how the Internet works?
Yes. I graduated in computer science so I know the techniques.
About the content - what are you particularly aiming to get out in the open via your radio station.
A lot of things. For instance, one day I was driving home in my car, and I saw a man slapping a woman in the face. She was screaming, and no one was helping her. I stopped and asked her if she needed assistance. She couldn't say yes. But she got in my car and I drove off quickly. She started to cry and said, "He's my husband." I didn't know what precisely what had happened, but I told her she had rights and should go to the police station and tell them she was being beaten. And she said, "What are my rights? I don't know my rights."
Later I went on the Internet and found out that Egypt does guarantee some rights for women. But there isn't a list, and people don't know them. I called organizations and asked them to send me a list of women's rights, but they didn't care. And this is one of the things I deeply want to talk about.
The Internet can be a powerful tool for changing traditional societies
Do you think the government purposely keeps women in the dark?
First, I think a lot of organizations just go about their routine jobs. Second, the regime in Egypt doesn't have systems. All we know is that we have to pay taxes. Women's rights aren't advertised. So I started working on that, violence in marriage, everyday harassment and genital mutilation. We also talk about self-defense, self-help and how to be independent.
What do you think about the role of women in general in the Arab Spring?
Women suffer most from a lot of problems. After (former Egyptian President Hosni) Mubarak stepped down, women suffered a lot of harassment. It was like 'Okay, now you're not needed, so stay at home.' It's not easy for Egyptian women to protest. But we have to insist that the Egyptian regime sticks up for the rights of women.
Mubarak was a thief, but he did good and bad things. So what we have to do is keep the good things and add more of them. One good thing was the rule that women were allowed to get divorces. It's also important that women are allowed to work in politics. Egyptian people have to learn to respect one another and other people's points-of-view.
So look into the future, if you would. Will Egypt be a better place in 10 years' time?
Yes. I'm optimistic. But we have a lot of economic problems, and when we have those, we don't think about rights. For instance, I got a personal loan to start my station in 2008, but in 2009 it was cancelled, and I was forced to suspend a publishing house I had started. Economics is the basis of everything. But I think that maybe we can recover some of the money from the Mubarak regime. And I'd like to tell the world: If you want to help Egypt, don't just send money. Fund specific projects. For instance, France helped us build Metro stations. Infrastructure is what we need. If you give the regime money, we won't see it.
Interview: Jefferson Chase
Editor: Rob Mudge

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This wind turbine blade display on a corner of Railway Terrace East and Fourth Street in Snowtown in SA’s mid-north is becoming a tourist attraction.
South Australias Premier Mike Ran unveiled a monument recently that is believed to be the only permanent display of a wind turbine blade in an Australian town.
The 44m-long blade mounted 3m above the ground is in the centre of Snowtown in SAs mid-north, 145km north of Adelaide. It marks the opening by Rann of the states ninth wind farm of 47 Suzlon Energy Australia turbines atop the Barunga Range near Snowtown.
Costing $220m, the Snowtown Wind Farm will generate 98MW of electricity, enough to power 50,000 homes. This brings the total wind power in SA to 740MW or 58% of the nations total wind-generated power.
Premier Rann says another two wind farms are due to be completed in 2009, which will take the total to 860MW. He notes that when his government came to power in 2002 not one wind turbine was operating in the state.
The monument was installed and paid for by the wind farm contractors: Suzlon, Built Environs, Downer EDI and I Cubed while the six information boards were provided by the wind farm owner, TrustPower.
MP for Grey Rowan Ramsey says the monument is fast becoming a tourist attraction. The wind farm, he adds, is contributing about $1.2m/year in landowner royalty payments and the incomes of the full-time maintenance staff.
A trust fund established by TrustPower, will contribute $15,000/year for the life of the wind farm, to directly benefit community and environmental initiatives in and around Snowtown.
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Enjoy a full day private experience today. Your driver will meet & pick you up from your hotel in Rome this morning, as you head south out of Rome down to spend a day on Amalfi Coast. Along the way you’ll stop in Pompeii, where you’ll be introduced to your private local expert guide for a walking tour of the ancient site of Pompeii. Pompeii (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) with a local expert English guide. Pompeii was made immortal by the violent eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. & walking through the streets you will be able to imagine how it was to live in this great city in imperial times.
Your guide will explain how the town was destroyed in 79 AD & In the same place where daily life used to unfold, you can now see how people were killed because of the volcano’s eruption. The heart of Pompeii is the ancient forum, a vast space surrounded by stone columns and embellished with marble statues, of which today only pedestals remain. Walk through ancient households & villas with beautifully preserved & restored frescos. As well as see the public baths, amphitheater and even a local bar.
After your visit of Pompeii, you’ll reconnect with your driver who will drive you down to Sorrento, where you’ll have free time to explore this charming town perched over the Bay of Naples, with Vesuvius across the bay. Then it’s over to the Amalfi Coast Drive, one the worlds most incredible coastal drives. Along the drive you’ll visit the picture-perfect towns of Positano and Amalfi, with free time in each on own. You will admire the breathtaking landscapes & coastal sea views. At conclusion of day your driver will complete your private service by driving you back up to Rome to your accommodations.
- Private driver & all transportation for the day
- Private English-speaking local expert guide in Pompeii

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Thought I would post pictures of my table at the Chicago show last week. I am very pleased at how the new lighting set up worked out. Here is a close up:
I made the arm that the track slides into. It was cumbersome to cut it out on the band saw. I put cross pieces between the two sides to stabilize it which became a perfect spot to hang a photo of my IGMA pieces and "The Story Of Miracle Chicken" I think it looked totally cool! And it was perfectly straight! I thought I'd be shimming for sure.
Here are close ups of the various sections of work. After all this is a miniature blog. Kinda hard to tell with all the snow and ice we had :)
This is my room box, built as a setting to take photos, but works well to display minis at a show. I have hand made working lamps turned from brass and acrylic; a fire screen, turned, carved and painted in oil; scratch built tables and mama cat playing with her kitten. Here is a close up:
A shot of my oil paintings, with a hand carved Ash Hitty doll in the foreground.
Miniature chip-carving, "antique" trays and a chest, with hand made hardware. Oh and another fire screen, carved and painted in oil.
I really enjoyed carving and painting these duck decoys. It was therapeutic at a time I really needed it.
Same with these tool sets, very therapeutic. Once I started I couldn't stop! Real chisels in a tool box with a real leather strop and a turned mallet. To the right is a sea captain's chest.
My furred critters. Hand carved wood.
Hand carved toothpicks and match sticks. To the right is carved stone.
This is a fun outdoor scene called Autumn Harvest. The tractor is wonderfully aged and dirtied by Scott Hughes and there is my beloved little Miracle Chicken! The girl is chasing her, which is exactly how we looked when Miracle would take off after a grasshopper and me being such a "mother hen" never letting her more than arms length away, would jump up to chase her!
And with that, I have to say that perhaps the sun has set on this blog. I'm thinking of deleting it. Over the next few weeks I am going to give it serious thought. Google doesn't make it easy to want to stay either. Things keep changing, one day Feedjit works, the next it is gone....and I can NEVER see my followers list. Only on my phone. I think every site is gearing towards mobile.
Woww....una mesa sensacional.ReplyDelete
Cada pieza es una joya sobre todo esos gatitos que están en el suelo de madera, son adorables.
Espero que haya sido una agradable feria
¡Gracias! Sí, fue divertido estar allí :)Delete
Fantastic work Linda, love your mini Miracle Chicken and your 'mini me' chasing her. I hope you don't delete your blog, although I have been missing from blogland for some time I love seeing all my favourites when I do get back here.ReplyDelete
Thank you for commenting and for the encouragement!Delete
Your lovely work sets the standard for miniatures in my opinion! I imagine maintaining a blog is a lot of work, but I for one would miss reading your posts. You have brightened a lot of dark days.ReplyDelete
Wow...I am floored by your comments....THANK YOU! To think I brightened some days...wow :) :)Delete
Your table at the show looked fantastic Linda. I love all your new decoys. All the animals are beautiful. I know very well how perfect your paintings are.ReplyDelete
Don't delete your blog. It is a wonderful record of all your gorgeous work.
Thank you very much--- I will definitely re-think---Delete
I love your show table and all your settings. Perfectly displayed!ReplyDelete
I'd miss your blog so much if you got rid of it. Even if you don't post that often, it's so nice to see what you've been up to.
Aww thank you so much! So sweet.Delete
Maybe deleting is a bad call...
It was great to see you at the show Linda and have a bit of conversation. Oh please don't delete your blog, I don't have time to post on mine anymore but I leave it up because it is a good reference for my past work and I often point people to it when they ask me about pin routing.ReplyDelete
Great to see you too! Leaving Chicago is always so sad.....Hope to see you again next year---Delete
Linda, I was at the show and saw you and your marvelous table of truly remarkable work, but you were always too busy for me to say hi! I'm sorry I didn't try harder.ReplyDelete
I'm not a blogger as you know, so I can't really relate to the difficulties you mention . . . but I do know how much I enjoy reading your stories and seeing your incredible craftsmanship. I have read your blog for a long time and watched as you challenged yourself with new projects and "Mastered" new skills.
Thanks for sharing and know, whatever you decide, you are "known" by many, many people you will never meet who would miss you if you go.
Oh Fran I am so sorry...I cannot imagine being too busy....Your comment has me in tears. Yes, I know you, and hope to meet you. Next year? You have definitely given me food for thought.Delete
No need to delete or deactivate the blog. Just leave it up with a message link to your other websites. Even though I am not very active on my blog it still gets a fair amount of traffic as there are many pinterest links to it as well as links to the instructions on how to repair Dremel table saws. If I took it down then those links would be broken and people who wanted to see what they linked back to would be very frustrated.ReplyDelete
Thanks for reminding me to pin stuff, I haven't in a long time! I sorta forgot all about pinterest. I was busy figuring out Instagram before the show.Delete
Well, my pin it button doesn't work any more :(Delete
Es cierto que de vez en cuando Blogger es desesperante pero sería una pena no poder ver tus maravillosos trabajos, son fantásticos.Feliz fin de semana.Besos:-)ReplyDelete
Gracias por comentar, sí, exasperante, si me registro en mi teléfono, todo se vuelve un desastre en mi computadora portátil. Entonces no puedo comentar desde mi teléfono ...Delete
Sad and sorry to read you are thinking of closing your blog. Thank you for the many hours of wonderful sharing you have given us . Hope you keep going but the days are sometimes not long enough. Thank you so very much for all your hard work and the time spent sharing your lovely talent with us. Take care and remember to give yourself time to play , laugh and enjoy life, the years seem to fly by. I will think fondly of you and hope you continue to be as dedicated to share your considerable skills with us lesser talents.ReplyDelete
What a sweet uplifting comment, thank you! I will definitely reconsider, I'm willing but is blogger? Today a bunch of weird black boxes were jumping all over the page but then it stopped. Hmmmm maybe that was my laptops fault? Again thank you :) :)ReplyDelete
Your table was wonderful. How I would have loved to have seen it live.
Deleting this blog would be such a loss to our miniature community. You give us so much inspiration and the quality of your work is something for all of us to strive for. You might not blog often...I think I do once every 3 to 5 months... but your post promote our art so well.
Thank you so much for this sweet comment, again I am getting misty eyed! I actually had fun posting the weather posts, and blogger was co-operating. As for minis, yeah our art form does need all the promotion we can give. Especially now in the instant gratification computer age---Delete
So glad you had a good time at the show! And thrilled to see you know Elga. We live close enough to each other to visit sometimes.ReplyDelete
Don't delete your blog, Linda, just retire it. Even if you have not been Pinning your work, other people do, and those pins will still lead visitors to your work here. It is possible to migrate one's entire blog to another platform such as Wordpress or Typepad, but then all your links will change, which means that people won't find your old posts anymore.
If it was my blog, I would leave it right where it is, and just add a link in your final post to wherever you go next.
Strangely, I'm a Blogger blogger, and I have no trouble with it. But I do hear a lot of people grumble. I don't worry so much about followers, because I think the main following for blogs these days come from Bloglovin, and Instagram and Facebook links.
I recently started scaling down my Facebook posts in favour of Instagram. It's so much cleaner and positive, I'm finding it very inspirational and my following seems to be growing with a life of its own.
Enough blather. Sometimes one just needs to make a change so you can have a fresh start. Good luck, and we will follow wherevery you go!
Wow this is all good advice :) I did the same as you with less Facebook and more Instagram. I've got the hash tags down, but it never occurred to me, links to my sites DUH! Just put live links with the #'s right? Now I need to see why my "pin it" button doesn't work any more. I'm trying to re-do my website, with shopping cart. I will definitely have to get better at promotion! Thank you for all the ideas. I will probably not bother moving to another platform, and all these wonderful comments make me want to keep blogging :) :)Delete
It was great seeing you at the show. I echo the comments of leaving the blog up even if you never write for it again. It's a great source of inspiration to me. :DReplyDelete
I enjoyed seeing you too, even if my card readers were BOTH having a melt down. Don't know what was going on with Square, but the PayPal one kept un-pairing from bluetooth! I straightened them both out eventually...Thank you for your understanding and patience---Delete
Hi Linda! I think your table at Chicago looks Great! I Love your paintings, and your tiny animal carvings are amazing! I hope you don't erase your blog!!! I have so enjoyed seeing the work you have shown on your paintings... it is very inspirational to other miniaturists! I know I don't always comment, but I read every post (usually on lunch break at work.... and forget to come back later to comment....). I know that it feels as though there are no bloggers blogging any more... but I am planning to keep on blogging even if there are no more readers out there! At this point it is a record of my progress and methods and sources.... so I find it useful and still fun too! Many of the blogs I was following years ago are not very active any more... but I have gone looking for more and have found many new ones to follow too! That's my two... (or rather twenty-five) cents worth! LOL!ReplyDelete
And I thank you and very much appreciate your 25 cents worth :) I will keep the blog and even try to post. If Blogger lets me...Delete
I have been absent for a while myself Linda so I missed this posting. Your stand at the show looks Fantastic! I love the structure, the color you've painted it and the way you've attached the lights to it. I find the variety of work and the intricacy of your work Phenomenal, so I've enjoyed seeing a collection of what you do, all in one fell swoop, ESPECIALLY you, the tractor and Miracle Chicken. That scene is priceless!!!ReplyDelete
And although I entirely understand your frustration with Google I hope that you'll always leave your blog on-line.
Each year my laptop get older and a little slower but it seems that every 4 weeks or so a program which used to work fine, no longer does. It's reached the point now, where I can no longer access etsy or ebay anymore which includes mine or anybody else's, nor can I pin my own work or access my own pinterest boards! Talk about ANNOYING!
Makes me feel like throwing in the towel too, so I DO know exactly how you are feeling, however I continue to press on and
I DO hope that you will too! :)
Thank you for the comment, I can relate to my not being able to pin any more. I had a pin it button on the bookmark bar and it no longer works. I still buy on ebay, but Etsy has made so many horrible changes, I don't blame my laptop for that. Everybody is gearing to mobile, and forced obsolescence... :( I would delete my Etsy shop but it gets traffic. But like Blogger, VERY annoying....Thanks again---ReplyDelete

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The North Andover Board of Selectmen, by a vote of 4 to 1, on Feb. 25 rejected an offer submitted by the Coalition for a Better Acre for the Bradstreet School and decided to issue a new request for proposals for the site. According to Town Manager Andrew W. Maylor, the coalition offered $300,000 for the vacant Main Street building. The coalition’s proposal called for tearing down the school and constructing a three-story structure in its place, with businesses on the ground floor and 24 residential units on the upper levels, Maylor said. The selectmen who rejected the offer said they wanted to see more retail space at the location in hopes of attracting more visitors to the downtown, Maylor said. Selectmen were not the only ones to voice concern about the proposal. Some residents said they were worried that the coalition’s proposal would create traffic congestion, and the North Andover Historical Commission opposed the deal because the developer wanted to demolish the school. Town Meeting voters last year authorized the Board of Selectmen to sell the school, which has been empty for more than five years.


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Prototyping in manufacturing enables manufacturers to refine designs, validate functionality, reduce risks, and improve efficiency. In many ways, prototyping helps to understand the actual concept of products.
Here are some contributions of prototyping in manufacturing:
Validation: Prototyping allows manufacturers to validate and refine the design of a product before investing in mass production.
By creating a physical prototype, engineers and designers can evaluate its form, fitting, and function, identifying any flaws, design issues, or areas for improvement.
This helps in minimizing costly errors and design changes during later stages of production.
Performance Testing: Prototypes enable manufacturers to conduct rigorous testing and analysis of a product’s performance characteristics.
Through functional prototypes, engineers can assess factors such as strength, durability, efficiency, and reliability.
This testing phase helps identify potential weaknesses or design limitations early on, allowing for necessary adjustments to optimize the final product.
Iterative Development: Prototyping facilitates an iterative design and development process.
By creating multiple prototypes, manufacturers can progressively refine and enhance the product based on user feedback, market demands, and manufacturing constraints.
This iterative approach allows for efficient problem-solving, innovation, and continuous improvement, resulting in a more robust and market-ready final product.
Cost and Time Optimization: Investing in prototyping can help minimize the risks and costs associated with mass production. By identifying and addressing design flaws or manufacturing challenges early on, manufacturers can avoid expensive modifications, reworks, or recalls during full-scale production.
Prototyping also helps in optimizing production processes, assembly methods, and material selection, leading to improved efficiency and reduced manufacturing time.
Here also comes the concept of RAPID PROTOTYPING in manufacturing. This process is used only in Manufacturing.
Rapid prototyping manufacturing is also known as additive manufacturing.
It’s a group of technologies and processes used to quickly create physical prototypes of products.
Unlike traditional manufacturing methods that involve subtractive processes like cutting or shaping materials, rapid prototyping builds objects layer by layer using additive processes, typically using computer-aided design (CAD) data.
Rapid prototyping techniques allow for the fast production of prototypes,
often within hours or days, depending on the complexity and size of the object.
This speed accelerates the product development cycle by reducing the time required for design iterations, testing, and validation.
As I said it’s a group of technologies, Various technologies are used in rapid prototyping, such as stereolithography (SLA), selective laser sintering (SLS), fused deposition modeling (FDM), and digital light processing (DLP).
These technologies utilize different materials, such as plastics, resins, metals, or composites, to build up layers and create the desired object.
some rapid prototyping technologies can also produce end-use parts.
With advancements in materials and technology, certain additive manufacturing processes can create parts with suitable mechanical properties, tolerances, and surface finishes for use in final products, reducing the need for tooling and enabling on-demand manufacturing.
Rapid Prototyping is an essential process technique and is adopted by various Industries like- Automotive, Manufacturing, Healthcare, and Aerospace.
Types of Rapid Prototyping
There are 3 main forms of rapid prototyping technologies for the Additive manufacturing process:
Fused Deposit Modeling (FDM): FDM is one of the more popular methods of RAPID PROTOTYPING. This allows you to create many different types of plastic parts. Polymer printing allows a variety of flexible and rigid materials. This is Also known as 3D printing.
- Stereolithography (SLA) : SLA is a UV treatment of resin technique that is more expensive but gives a great finish and can give you a much more transparent part. DLP uses a more traditional light source.
Selective laser sintering (SLS) : SLS is involved with the layer with the heating layer of metal or plastic powder particles. Good for complex metal parts, but will be roughly finished and will not be great for small hollow parts.


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February 22, 2005
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By Josh Holman
Daily Sports Editor
Michigan coach Tommy Amaker has conquered
the secret to marriage. He has pinpointed the differ-
ence between men and women.
"My wife always says I need to try to understand it,"
Amaker said. "Males always want to fix something,"
Now he's taking the next logical step - applying
the tools of marriage to basketball. Wait. Applying the
tools of marriage to basketball?
"I think that's the disturbing part for us - that we
haven't been able to find things to fix it," Amaker said.
"Whether it's fixable, I don't know, but the job is to
That "us" refers to the Michigan basketball team
and the "it" refers to its 10-game losing streak. The
skid is the longest in school history since 1982, when
the Wolverines dropped 11 games in a row. They were
actually awarded a win for the sixth game of that
stretch when it was later learned that Wisconsin had
played with an ineligible player and was forced to for-
feit its victory.
But unless Michigan can take Amaker's marriage
wisdom and apply it to the court, it is in danger of hit-
ting that dubious 11-game mark tomorrow when Penn
State visits Ann Arbor.
"We don't like being in this situation, obviously,"
junior tri-captain Sherrod Harrell said. "It's not a good
place to be for us. Everybody wants to try to find their
own way to do something and try to help the situation.
That's all positive."
The Wolverines have run the gamut of possible
remedies to reverse the losing trend. They've tried
everything from turning to their bench players at the
beginning of the streak to slowing down the offense
at the end of it.
But the whole 10-game span has been with filled
distractions no team should ever be expected to deal
Dion Harris, man
o much mystery
Michigan tri-captain Sherrod Harrell is trying to help teammates cope with the Wolverines 10-game losing streak.
with. Junior guard Daniel Horton was suspended
indefinitely on Jan. 25 after being arraigned on domes-
tic violence charges, two games into the losing streak.
It wasn't until Sunday that the team finally announced
Horton would be suspended for the remainder of the
season after pleading guilty in court on Feb. 14.
Michigan has also had to deal with injuries to key
players such as Chris Hunter during the streak.
There have been so many distractions this sea-
son that, even Amaker's mentor, Duke coach Mike
Krzyzewski, has been at a loss of words for the situ-
"I don't like sharing my conversations with Coach
K," Amaker said. "But he called and said 'I've been
(coaching) for 30 years, and I really don't know what
to tell you. I've never experienced that.' "
But with the Horton situation effectively settled and
behind the team, Amaker and the Wolverines may
now have a real opportunity to concentrate on fixing
problems again, without distraction.
Sunday's 70-63 loss to Indiana was one of the most
competitive games the Wolverines have played during
the streak. Conveniently enough, Penn State was the
last team that Michigan beat, back on Jan. 15.
"Now we really know what's going on and every-
thing is taken care of this far in the season," sopho-
more Dion Harris said. "I think we just move on from
here with all the distractions out of the way."
Forward Rohlfs fights through injuries
By Gabe Edelson
Daily Sports Writer
With just over four minutes remaining and the Michi-
gan hockey team in front of Notre Dame by a score of
4-2 at Yost Ice Arena on Saturday, the Wolverines found
themselves shorthanded in more ways than one.
Not only was sophomore forward Mike Brown sit-
ting in the penalty box for a holding-the-stick infraction,
but also, Brown's teammate, forward David Rohlfs, was
writhing in pain on the ice. In the process of blocking a
Fighting Irish shot from the point, Rohlfs was hit in the
right knee with the puck and went down in a heap.
"I didn't know exactly what happened," Rohlfs said of
his initial reaction to going down. "I was trying to bend
(my leg) so I could get off (the ice), but I couldn't even
move my leg at all."
The sophomore clutched his leg for a few moments
before being helped to the bench by defenseman Matt
Hunwick and trainer Rick Bancroft, his bent right leg
hanging limply above the ice. Luckily, Rohlfs didn't sus-
tain a serious injury. Instead, he needed to deal with some
extreme swelling from the deep knee bruise.
"There's a nice red mark right where I got hit,"
Rohlfs said of his wound, which was protected by a
thin sleeve as he sat out practice yesterday. "It looked
like a half golf ball right under my skin (immediately
after the puck hit). But then we iced it and took care of
it, and it feels much better now."
Michigan coach Red Berenson wasn't too con-
cerned about Rohlfs's injury. As a man who has
spent his life immersed in hockey, Berenson knows
that the art of blocking shots - and its accompany-
ing bumps and bruises - is an essential component
of winning teams.
"I'm stressing blocking shots," Berenson said. "I think
we're doing a better job in games. Sure, it's going to hurt
once in a while, but (Rohlfs will) be fine."
Senior Jason Ryznar wasn't as lucky in the Wol-
verines' game against Northern Michigan on Jan. 29.
Ryznar broke his finger when he blocked a shot late in
the contest against the Wildcats, and he's been missing
from action ever since. If all goes well, Ryznar will suit
up for No. 4 Michigan's series with Bowling Green in
two weeks, but his situation has been the exception in
"(Ryznar) is the first player we've really had hurt block-
ing shots," Berenson said. "I've been here a long time,.
and he is the first player that's missed games because of
a blocked shot."
Rohlfs, for his part, knows that his injury is simply a
part of the game.
"On the penalty kill, the goal is to block shots," Rohlfs
said. "Coach puts you out there for that exact reason, to
block the shots. If (you get hit with a puck), it hurts, but
we got the win and we're that much closer to our ultimate
goal. So it's actually well worth it."
While Rohlfs doesn't expect to miss any playing time,
it wasn't his first malady of the season. The Northville
native has also dealt with poison ivy, an elbow injury and
mononucleosis this year.
Said Rohlfs with a smile: "Hopefully, I'm just getting
this all out before the playoffs start."
T ommy Amaker said he can't
figure it out.
Amaker's best player right
now - and maybe for the next two
seasons - is Peyton Manning one
game and Eli Manning the next.
Buried beneath the rubble of hur-
ricane Disappointment - a Michi-
gan basketball season full injuries,
off-court distraction, losing streaks
and walk-ons - are two versions of
There's the Illinois-Michigan State
Dion Harris (43 total points) and the
Minnesota-Ohio State Dion Harris
(nine total points).
The difference: self-motivation.
Sometimes it's there, sometimes
When it's there, Harris excels
offensively, hustles for balls and
drives hard to the basket, inspiring
teammates along the way. When it's
not, Michigan loses by double digits
to teams like Boston University and
Purdue, and that low-raspy voice
accompanied by near-watery eyes is
forced to explain itself.
Harris said in the games that he
doesn't play as well, he doesn't com-
pete as hard. What isn't clear is if this
is a conscious choice or a psych-out.
"I think it's kind of both, but I
think it's a lot of him psyching him-
self out," Dion's mother, Rischon
Dion's mother said she has never
seen her son play as unmotivated as
he has, at times, this season.
"I can see there is no motivation
(sometimes)," Rischon said. "I can
see it all over him. I can tell the way
he gets down the floor. I know right
off the bat, he's just thinking 'It's
not working.' "
This season, Harris rode out the
hurricane by staying in the eye.
Injuries or legal trouble haven't
gotten in his way, unlike 10 of his
teammates who've missed a com-
bined 74 games. With last season's
two best players out - Daniel
Horton because of suspension and
injury and Lester Abram due to
season-ending shoulder surgery
- Amaker had no choice but to
anchor the weight of the team on
Harris's back. There simply wasn't
another player on the roster capable
of inspiring the team with his play.
Graham Brown can motivate a
teammate to dive for a loose ball,
but not to score. And for a team
averaging a conference worst 57
points per game, right now, it needs
the net to dance more. The 2003
Michigan Mr. Basketball has the
highest basketball IQ on this team;
he's got to lead every single game
for Michigan to win again.
But with Horton and Abram out
and the star-guard detail cut from
three to one, Harris's leadership was
sparse and came in flurries, expir-
ing too soon in games for a win to
materialize. For much of the season,
Michigan played without a leader.
While it appeared Amaker sat idly
by scratching his head, he wasn't.
A day after Michigan's 64-53 loss
to Michigan State three weeks ago,
he brought in an AAU coach with
NBA connections to critique Harris's
game. Much of it was extremely
negative. The experience seemed to
hurt more than it helped. Harris shot
a combined 7-for-32 in the next three
"Dion's not the type of person..
that's going to listen to that," Rischon
said. "It has to be somebody that he
trusts. It has to be somebody that he
looks up to - that he feels can judge
him overall. Even if I come at him
in a negative way, he doesn't want
to talk. I learned not to criticize him
because I know that you can't get to
Dion that way."
Then, quite suddenly, something
got to Dion. Whether or not it was a
reported chat with Michigan football
star Braylon Edwards about leader-
ship, Harris was changed. Or, it
could have been Rischon finally get-
ting through to her son.
"When you start losing, thinking
like that is going to affect you, you
can't think 'win' or 'lose.' You just
have to think 'play,' " Rischon said
to Dion midway through Michigan's
current 10-game losing streak.
Sounds easy, but not for the mental
complexity of a basketball star as sen-
sitive as Dion, where the ebb and flow
of the game affects how he plays, and,
in turn, how his team plays.
In Michigan's next two games,
against No. 9 Michigan State and No
1 Illinois, Amaker said Harris played
like the best player on the court.
It wasn't Amaker or a teammate
that brought out Harris's inspiring
play; it all came from Harris himself.
"Against Illinois, I tried to let
everything come to me, and I
played harder than I had in previous
games," Harris said. "Finally, I just
put my foot down and said 'I have to
lead the team, and everything starts
with me.' "
Harris's foot remains firmly plant-
ed. What began against Illinois has
carried through the past three games.
Harris finally got the leadership shoe
to fit even though Michigan hasn't
been able to win games.
"When I'm out there leading, I
understand that I'm one of the best
scorers on the team," Harris said.
"I think when we need a basket, the
whole team is looking at Dion."
This wasn't the case at the begin-
ning of the season, even though
Dion asked for it. Before the season,
Amaker asked each player to write a
paragraph about how he wanted to be
remembered at the end of this season.
Dion wrote he wanted to be the best
player on the team.
Harris got his wish, but at a hefty
price. On this team, Dion is a Ph.D..
surrounded by undergrads.
Nobody questions the heart or
effort of Harris's teammates, but
many question their talent.
If the frontcourt isn't rebounding
consistently, if Sherrod Harrell and
Ron Coleman aren't knocking downi
open 3-pointers and Dani Wohl and.
Ashtyn Bell are struggling to break-
the press, then just how much can
Harris do? How can Harris remain
motivated? Amaker and his team-
mates haven't been able to figure
Because it's up to Dion, the self-
What no one has figured out yet is
if he can consciously control the level
For right now Dion needs to keep
taking mom's advice. She seems like
the best charger.
"You have two more years ahead
of you, a lot can come out of two
more years. So right now, you play
to the best of your ability and go
out there and enjoy yourself at the
same time. If you stay frustrated,
that is not going to help you out on
that court ... Just get it done. It will
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Magical feeling lifts Blue for 34 minutes
By Jack Herman
Daily Sports Writer
Whether it was senior night, parents'
night or just the excitement of a rare Sat-
urday night game, there was something
different about Michigan's play during
its 78-59 loss to Iowa
"We didn't end up
with a victory, but
our coaching staff,
our team, we really
felt like we had a bit,
of the magic today,
that feeling of exhilaration," Michigan
coach Cheryl Burnett said.
For the first 34 minutes of the game,
it looked as though Michigan could pull
off the upset. The team hustled and cre-
ated plays that it usually does not make.
It managed to force 22 turnovers, the
second-highest total from a Wolverine
opponent this season. It took advantage
of those opportunities, too, scoring 19
points off turnovers - 13 of those in
the first half.
Turnovers were most integral during
Michigan's 16-0 run in the first half.
Solid defense forced a 30-second vio-
lation from the Hawkeyes, and senior
Tabitha Pool converted the opportunity
with a bankshot. Later in that run, soph-
omore Kelly Helvey stole the ball and
took it coast-to-coast for two.
"We worked hard," Burnett said. "We
were able to get out and run a lot early,
and much of our offense was coming
from our defense."
The team also executed much better
on offense. The team had 16 assists and
converted most of its points off them
during the run. Pool's 3-pointer to take
the lead at 17-16 came off of a nice drive
and dish from Helvey.
SHINING STAR: In a span of less than
two minutes during Michigan's 78-59
loss to Iowa on Saturday night, Wol-
verine freshman Jessica Starling scored
eight points and dished out one assist.
What caused this offensive outburst
from a player who had scored just five
points combined in the team's last two
A special visitor in the crowd.
"In the middle of the first half, I looked
over at her mother and smiled because
Jessica always plays very specially when
her mother is there," Burnett said.
Starling brought her best game out to
show her mother. She finished with 11
points, three assists and three rebounds
- each total eclipsing season averages
in its respective category.
CRYSTAL BALL: Although Michigan
kept Iowa's leading scorer Crystal Smith
in check for much of the game, she man-
aged to make her presence felt.
"Crystal didn't score as much tonight,"
Iowa coach Lisa Bluder said. "She only
had 12 points, but I really think Crystal
ran the show really well out for us pretty
well out there."
Burnett assigned Kelly Helvey the
task of covering Smith, and Helvey held
Smith to just 4-of-13 from the field. But
Smith made it count when it mattered.
With just 14 seconds left in the first
half, Smith dribbled behind her back
and drove to the basket for two. It capped
off a 7-0 run for the Hawkeyes and sent
them into halftime down just four.
"Even though she shot below her nor-
mal shooting percentage, I felt she was
an asset out on the floor," Bluder said.
NOTES: With her six steals, Pool moved
into fifth-place all-time in the Michigan
record book. ... Pool's lone block puts
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It's easy to think of stocks that would benefit from federal marijuana legalization in the United States. Obviously, the cannabis operators that are already doing business in states that have legalized medical and/or recreational marijuana would be on the list. So would Canadian companies champing at the bit to expand into the U.S. market.
There are also the stocks of "picks and shovels" companies that supply products and services to the U.S. cannabis industry. Stocks such as Kushco Holdings and Scotts Miracle-Gro fall into that category -- and they'd almost certainly soar if marijuana was legalized at the federal level in the United States.
But there's a blue-chip stock that you'd probably never guess would also profit from U.S. marijuana legalization. This company has been in business for more than 130 years. It ranks as one of the biggest healthcare stocks on the market. Believe it or not, this surprising stock that stands to benefit from the legalization of pot is none other than... Abbott Laboratories (ABT -0.85%).
A big problem with legalization
Some look at U.S. marijuana legalization and only see dollar signs. The cannabis industry is already becoming a big business. If pot were legal at the federal level, it would become a huge business -- making money for investors and generating tax revenue for state and local governments. But the legalization of marijuana also creates some problems.
One such problem was highlighted recently by a survey conducted by Atomik Research and commissioned by Abbott. This survey found that 64% of Americans are concerned about the possibility of higher numbers of accidents from drivers under the influence of marijuana that could result from the legalization of recreational pot.
There's a good reason for those concerns. More than one out of five survey respondents personally knows someone who has been in an auto accident that was caused by a driver who was under the influence of drugs. Forty-two percent stated that they know someone was has driven a vehicle "soon after taking drugs."
The Abbott/Atomik Research survey isn't an outlier. AAA's Foundation for Traffic Safety survey found that 70% of respondents think that it's dangerous to drive within the first hour after using marijuana. And the issue of drug-impaired driving is serious enough that it was a key topic addressed at the International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference held in Chicago in October.
This problem existed even before states began legalizing marijuana, of course. But the potential for more legalization in states -- and especially the legalization of pot at the federal level in the U.S. -- exacerbates the issue.
But with every problem, there's an opportunity. To help address the issue of driving while under the influence of alcohol, breathalyzer tests were developed to detect the level of alcohol in a driver's blood. These tests help law enforcement officers. And since drivers know that the police have breathalyzers, it can cause them to think twice before driving after drinking alcoholic beverages.
Although many law enforcement agencies currently use blood and urine tests to determine if a driver has used drugs, it can take several hours for the results from these tests to come back. Law enforcement really needs technology that allows them to immediately detect levels of drug use in drivers at the roadside in a similar way that breathalyzers allow them to quickly know if a person was driving under the influence of alcohol.
That's where Abbott's SoToxa comes into play. The handheld device is designed to analyze an individual's oral fluid to rapidly screen and detect the presence of drugs. In a matter of minutes, SoToxa can tell law enforcement officials if a driver has recently ingested THC from marijuana, amphetamines, benzodiazepines, methamphetamines, or opiates.
The device has been around for several years. It was originally developed by Alere and marketed as the DDS 2 Mobile Test System. Abbott picked up the device with its 2017 acquisition of Alere and rebranded it.
Not a marijuana stock, but...
No, Abbott Labs isn't a marijuana stock by any means. The company doesn't provide details on sales for SoToxa. Even if marijuana becomes legal at the federal level in the U.S., the revenue generated by the device would probably only be a rounding error for a company the size of Abbott.
But I think Abbott is a solid stock that conservative investors should like. And it does stand to profit, at least somewhat, should the federal ban on marijuana in the U.S. be lifted. Not many blue-chip stocks can make that claim.


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In 2014, Tennessee voters amended the state constitution and gave state lawmakers almost unlimited power to restrict abortion. But last week, a federal judge ruled that the method used to count the votes in support of Amendment 1 was “fundamentally unfair” and ordered a recount.
The challenge was brought by eight Tennessee voters, who had voted ‘no’ on the amendment. U.S. District Judge Kevin Sharp ruled that their votes were not given the same weight as votes in favor of the amendment, which passed by 53 percent, because of the way that the Tennessee law to amend the state constitution is structured. Election officials have 20 days to submit a recount timeline for the court’s approval.
The confusion stems from language in the Tennessee constitution that dictates how the votes on an amendment should be counted. It states that the amendment can only be passed if “a majority of all the citizens of the state voting for Governor” also voted in favor of the amendment.
The Tennessean reported that “state election officials have long interpreted the language to mean that for an amendment to succeed, it must garner a majority of the votes cast for governor, regardless of whether the same individuals voted for both governor and an amendment.”
Sharp’s order referred to an anti-abortion strategy during the campaign that encouraged the voters who were in favor of Amendment 1 not to vote in the governor’s race. (The incumbent candidate, Gov. Bill Haslam, was projected to win by a wide margin anyhow—the Democratic candidate was largely thought to be unlikely to succeed.) By casting a ballot only for the amendment, the logic went, the votes cast by those in favor of the amendment would essentially “double,” Sharp’s ruling noted, because the number of votes needed for it to pass would be lower. That meant the amendment needed to garner only more than half the number of votes submitted for the governor’s race.
“In this case, Plaintiffs voted for governor and against Amendment 1,” Sharp wrote. “Their votes, however, were not given the same weight as those who voted for Amendment 1 but did not vote in the governor’s race.”
As Tennessee anti-choice lawmakers sought support for Amendment 1, they said the measure was a step toward revoking Roe v. Wade in the state. And since the amendment’s passage, a number of TRAP laws—targeted regulation of abortion providers—and a 48-hour waiting period have come through the state legislature. Some measures that passed have been put on hold by a federal judge.
According to the Tennessean, the plaintiffs remain optimistic. At a news conference on Monday, the plaintiff’s lawyers said there is a “path by which Amendment 1 would fail on recount.”
Vanderbilt law professor Tracy George, who is a board member of the Middle and East Tennessee Planned Parenthood affiliate and one of the eight plaintiffs in the suit, said the amendment has a “good probability” of failing on the ordered recount. In 2014, nearly 80,000 people—five percent of voters—did not vote in the governor’s race.
George said that if those 80,000 voters also voted “to support Amendment 1, under the recount, their votes no longer would count on the Amendment 1 race.” That means, she added, “If all of the people who didn’t vote in the governor’s race were pro-Amendment 1 voters, then Amendment 1 fails on recount.”