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Look out, North End—Sagra’s regional Italian cuisine promises to lure diners across the Somerville line (the parking’s easier, too).
Le Marche is a region of Italy few people know but the one that might be closest to my heart. It’s near Veneto, the area around Venice, and borders both Tuscany and Umbria, while sharing characteristics and charms of all three (along with great art). Yet it’s a place apart, peaceful and green, untouched by the rush of tourism that has inevitably tainted the others. And of course, this being Italy, the food is very good.
“Le Marche” means “The Borders,” and this region surrounded by so many others has something in common with Somerville’s Davis Square, a spot that’s often overlooked in the Hub dining scene, overshadowed as it is by more-famous neighborhoods in Cambridge and Boston. Its standard-bearer has long been Gargoyles on the Square, which has won a loyal clientele with consistently imaginative, multicomponent New American dishes—admirable in an area better known for greasy spoons and coffeehouses than fine cuisine.
Sagra, new to the neighborhood, has the kind of ambition Davis Square hasn’t seen in years. With the help of the accomplished Marisa Iocco (who has a record of launching local stars, including Barbara Lynch and Rene Michelena), chef and co-owner Robert DeSimone is re-creating the cuisine of Le Marche. And because—like everyone who has spent any time there—a part of my heart is still in Le Marche, I went to Sagra in search of the region’s green serenity.
As it happens, serenity isn’t a house specialty at this sprawling bar-restaurant. The locals took to Sagra immediately, and it always seems crowded—a good sign. The warmth of the service makes up for its occasional cluelessness and for the lacquered black tables and leather furniture, a stylishly retro if hard-edged look left over from the previous occupant, Sauce. And the food makes up for noise. Some of it, at least.
Like many Italian restaurants—in both Boston and Italy itself—Sagra is at its finest with pastas but breaks its stride with main courses. I found DeSimone most persuasive with simple, vibrantly fresh tomato sauce and creamy, luscious ricotta, served along with sweet small tomatoes—mainstays that make Italian life worth living. The ricotta comes herbed in a discreet pool of fruity olive oil as a giveaway with bread, and in a wonderful lemony filling for ravioli ($12). Even if the pasta for the ravioli is too thick for my taste, the filling manages to be zingy without a trace of the lemon rind’s bitterness. And the eggplant involtini ($8), the best first course, has the elements of Sagra’s strong suits: herbed ricotta, fresh tomato sauce, and a thin coating of melted scamorza cheese as a bonus. It’s here that DeSimone demonstrates the genius of Italian cuisine, with its infinite variations on a few ingredients. Though these dishes are made of the same components, each feels and tastes utterly different.
The ravioli and eggplant could make any Italian-food lover happy any night, and the same goes for the gnocchi with duck ragu ($14), the gnocchi fat and chewy and with the real flavor of potatoes. Bits of duck meat give body and robustness to the sauce, and the hint of orange rind along with the oversize gnocchi mark this as being influenced by Abruzzi, the region south of Le Marche. (The dish, however, could have been warmer—something that was true across the board.)
I’m not sure that I would order again the strongest nod to Le Marche, a lasagna called vincisgrassi ($14). The meaning of the name is disputed, but a leading contender is “princely fat.” It certainly lives up to that: The pasta leaves are stained purple from the cooked-down red wine in the dough, and even though the meat comes from inexpensive cuts, the dish itself is very rich—overly rich, even—especially with melted butter sprinkled on the filling. It’s a good thing the portion is small. Also flawed was the tagliatelle with mushroom ragu ($13), which arrived completely congealed and cold and with wan flavor.
Still, DeSimone is accomplished in the basics: low and pillowy homemade focaccia dusted with salt and fragrant with fresh olive oil, the kind you get cut with scissors at Italian bakeries; citrusy marinated olives ($5), warmed in the oven (olives are a big deal in Le Marche). These and the excellent pasta add up to casual meals at the large, friendly bar. Pizza would be an ideal alternative as a quick dinner, too—the dough is properly resilient and marvelously blackened on the bottom—if it weren’t so salty. You can turn that to an advantage by making it a thirst whetter: Squares of the “Sagra” ($10), a white pizza with two kinds of cheese and papery shavings of all-fat pancetta, go great with beer. The fried plates, like the Le Marche signature meat-stuffed, plump green olives ($7) and the “Grand Melody” ($16), a version of fritto misto, displayed a deft hand. That said, it would have been nice if the server who recommended the assortment of “all our appetizers” had mentioned that everything was fried.
Most of the entrées featured hefty servings of unadorned, rather uninteresting meat—to be fair, perfectly consistent with what you’d find in Le Marche. At Sagra the value for large portions of decent-quality meat is as good as anywhere around Boston, particularly the agnello alla brace ($19), two kinds of lamb chop: the porterhouse and the familiar blade chop. This and the pork two ways ($17)—small ribs and handmade sausage—are the top choices for someone hankering for protein, and okay with getting big, plain pieces and little else. While the pan-fried salmon had the promised crisp skin and was a sizable portion for $18, the meat was fatty, mushy (a hazard of farmed salmon), and devoid of flavor; the accompanying chickpea stew, usually a great central-Italy standby, had dull, slightly undercooked peas. The unannounced shrimp, which the chef said he’d just decided to add to the stew, would ordinarily have seemed a nice extra if one of my guests hadn’t been allergic to shellfish. The best main course was the thin swordfish steak ($18) with a lively caponata, sweet with peppers, onions, and potatoes and a bit tart with wine vinegar (the caponata is also available as a side, for $3).
But in the end, the service glitches, the lackluster desserts—with the exception of a Nutella bread pudding ($7) with a hazelnut-praline semifreddo—and the unremarkable main dishes can all be excused for the strong pastas and gnocchi. Not to mention for the life and Italian flair Sagra is helping bring to a neighborhood that deserves it.


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After a night of blank paper and a Netflix Friends marathon, these prints were born. Being one of my favorite shows, these quotes are some of my favs. Keep them in the set - or give one to your own Ross, Rachel, Chandler, Monica, Joey or Pheobe. Available in both 5x7 and 8x10 prints, each are hand drawn each time with black pens and centered in the middle of the page. Each set includes all 4 quotes. Message us for details on individual Friends Quotes print pricing.
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Congratulations are in order for country singer Sam Hunt — he proposed to his longtime, on-off girlfriend, Hannah Lee Fowler, and they’re now engaged! We couldn’t be happier for the couple!
“Sam [Hunt] and Hannah [Lee Fowler] are engaged,” the singer’s rep confirmed to People on Jan. 2. No details of the proposal were revealed, but the two recently vacationed to Israel together, and he shared several photos on social media of the trip. Perhaps he proposed on their romantic holiday vacation!?
Hannah was the inspiration behind Sam’s debut album, Montevallo, which was named after her hometown. The songs tell the story of a sad breakup, however, the two reunited in the spring of 2016 and have, clearly, been going strong ever since. He confirmed they were back together with an Instagram video of her in August, and then, they were spotted vacationing in Hawaii just days later.
Sam actually kicked off the New Year by releasing his new song , “Drinkin’ Too Much,” which is a direct ode and apology to his longtime love. “I’m sorry I named the album Montevallo and I’m sorry people know your name now and strangers hit you up on social media,” he sings on the track.
Although the entire song is about the split, Sam reveals in the end that he just couldn’t live without Hannah. “Hannah Lee, I’m on my way to you,” he concludes, referring to her by name. “Nobody can love you like I do. I don’t know what I’m gonna say to you. But I know there ain’t no way, there ain’t no way, no there ain’t no way we’re through.” Clearly, whatever he did after writing this jam worked — because they’re definitely not through!
HollywoodLifers, did you expect Sam and Hannah to get engaged? What do you think about the news?

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With 49 lives lost and another 53 injured, the Pulse nightclub massacre on June 12 was an horrific tragedy felt in LGBTQIA+ communities around the world.
Now four months later, with the final survivor discharged from hospital last month, the OneOrlando fund is set to distribute the $30 million in donations they received from 150,000 individuals and companies, from 120 different countries. Equality Florida - who raised nine of that $30 million - have released a video featuring some of the survivors of the shooting thanking people for their donations, and sharing their stories.
“I was there with my husband and six other friends. I lost four of them in the tragedy," says Angel Colon, one of the many survivors still on the road to recovery.
Another moment features Christine Leinonen reflecting on the night she lost her son Christopher. “Nothing is going to replace my only child," she says. "He was just my whole world.”
Survivor Ricardo Negron expressed his gratitude, saying: “First of all, thank you. Thank you for caring, thank you for acting like decent human beings capable of empathising with the pain that others are feeling.”
“It’s a really good feeling to see that we’re not alone," says Javier Nava, while Adrian Lopez adds: "It means that the world has our back.”
“It restores my faith in humanity that all of these people from all of these countries could give a little love,” shares survivor Brandon Wolf.

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NEW! Click NFSB school tax – online then “VISITOR” to consult your tax bill online. Please note that arrears and interest charges are not included on the annual tax bill.
Who pays school taxes?
All owners of taxable property in the province of Québec must pay school taxes. The Education Act requires school boards to invoice and collect school taxes.
Who pays school taxes to the New Frontiers School Board?
- Parents with children attending one of our schools are automatically registered to pay school taxes to the NFSB.
- Taxpayers on our voting list are automatically registered to pay school taxes to the NFSB
- If you do not have children attending our schools, you may pay your school taxes to the school board of your choice. The request must be done by April 1 and takes effect the following school year. (Click here for form)
- If you are a company, organization, association, or if you are an individual who has purchased property from a contractor, a “neutral” school tax bill is issued, and the resulting taxation revenue is shared on a percentage basis between the English and French school boards. If you are an individual who has purchased a property from a contractor, you can choose to support either the English or the French school board for the next school year. (Click here for form)
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School taxes are calculated using a formula based on your municipal property valuation and make up approximately 15% of our annual operating budget. School tax bills correspond to the school year – July 1 to June 30.
As modifications to your property occur, any changes in valuations are forwarded to the school board from the various municipalities that make up our territory. Property owners are notified, in writing, of the modification by their municipality. The school board processes modifications and produces an invoice with the adjustments arising from the changes in the property valuations.
In order to reduce the impact of the increase in property valuations on school taxes, school boards “average” increases over the same period as municipalities; 2, 3 or 4 years.
How is the averaging calculated?
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Is our tax rate the same as the French school board?
The tax rate is not always the same between the French school boards and the New Frontiers School Board. The tax rate is based on a maximum tax ceiling calculated by the Ministry and consequently is different for each school board. The differences in taxation rates between school boards are governed by the provisions in the Education Act and can only be modified by the Government of Quebec.
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If you are a new owner of a property, you must pay the tax bill before the due date even if it is addressed to the previous owner. Please be sure to let us know of this change.
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School tax dates
- The 2016-2017 school tax bills were mailed on August 12, 2016.
- If your bill is under $300, the total amount is due September 15, 2016.
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- Any arrears are added to the first installment.
- If the first payment is not made by September15, the full account becomes due and interest is charged daily, at a rate of 15% annually, until the account is paid.
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The Character(s) of a Nation
By Kara Kubarych“Is this the AA meeting?” a disheveled middle-aged man inquired as he stumbled into precinct number 416000, to which I was assigned.
“No sir. I’m afraid you’re in the wrong place. This is a polling station today,” I responded professionally.
He turned around and hobbled out of the community center, but reappeared seconds later. “Gotcha!” he grinned before signing his name and proceeding to vote. Very funny, I mumbled under my breath.
Election Day 2008. My first.
It was just after 7 a.m. and a light rain was falling when we opened the poll. Umbrellas danced outside the door as voters waited in line anxiously. Our first voter had a style of her own. Having left her umbrella at home, she wore a shower cap to keep her curls dry and carried her mutant miniature dog with her into the voting booth.
After the initial early-morning rush, I got to talking with my poll-working cohorts, who had been running precincts since before I was born. I didn’t find much in common with the three elderly gentlemen, who stared at me disapprovingly when I checked the latest exit polls on my Blackberry. Talking politics was strictly off limits. But I persisted in chatting with the one who looked like Santa Claus.
“So, have you been working the polls for a long time?” I inquired.
“Oh yes. In fact, my family’s been voting since 1619.”
Odd source of pride, I thought before responding. “Wow! They must have been the first people here.”
“Indeed they were.” He boasted, “they were pilgrims in Jamestown-original illegal aliens.”
Our conversation quickly devolved from promising to dismissive when he asked me the origin of my last name. “It’s Ukrainian,” I said.
“Ukrainian,” he repeated. “That reminds me of the worst trip of my life. I visited the country in the middle of a coup and could only get one meal a day. It was terrible,” he grumbled. As he rattled on about the political chaos of my root country, I realized how fortunate we are to live in a democracy where people of all political persuasions are free to express their views.
In the midst of our bizarre conversation, an angry older woman burst into the precinct, outraged by the No on Prop 8 protesters in the parking lot. She was shouting, her face puffy and red, her eyes glaring. Her anger turned toward me when I calmly informed her that the protesters were legally entitled to campaign, as long as they were at least 100 feet away from the polling place, which they were. It was, in fact, her behavior that was prohibited.
I later got word that in an Encinitas precinct, a melee broke out between impassioned No on 8 and Yes on 8 advocates police had to break up.
Around mid-day, a scantily clad woman marched into the precinct with her macho boyfriend. I handed her a ballot, which she completed in seconds. “That’s all I know!” she squealed as she passed it back to me. Giddy, she grabbed an “I Voted” sticker, slapped it on the butt of her skintight jeans, and strode out of the poll, quarreling with her boyfriend about where to go clubbing.
The day wore on. A man recognized me from last week’s yoga class, another voter used to play tennis with my dad, and the OCD Precinct Inspector regaled us with stories of his square dancing club. My favorite story was Billy’s - born in 1919 and still raring to vote. I assisted him.
The end of Nov. 4, 2008, was exhausting, but amazing. I voted for the first time and joined my voice to the sound of democracy in action. Throughout the 16 hours I spent checking in voters, handing out ballots, verifying street addresses and counting envelopes, I was caught in the immediacy of antsy voters, broken machines and bleeding pens. I observed the rich amalgam of empowered Americans in the company of three older gentlemen, happily insulated from the radically changing world outside of the polling station, literally shut off from the results of the most monumental election in American history.
While the trio remained in the cocoon of their isolation as night fell and the polls closed, I started to receive a flood of political e-mails and text messages from friends and first time voters like me. I came to see that we didn’t need the approval of the three elderly poll workers or the angry granny who tried to throw out the protesters. We had just as much power as they did, and collectively, we voted to move this country in a new direction.
Kara Kubarych is a senior at La Jolla Country Day School where she is co-editor-in-chief of The Palette.

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When the country shut down in March, my Think A Bot It robot team and I were alerted that the USA engineering STEM festival which we and the Robots had been invited to, was cancelled. The Think A Bot It exhibit had just had a successful showing at Cove Street Arts. I had been spending time fundraising for traveling the exhibit. Shocked and stopped in our tracks, I regrouped. ( A professor at Brown University is still interested in bringing Think A Bot It to RI and has been writing grants that will allow the Robots to be part of an art and science curriculum – a whole other story :).)
The impacts of the pandemic were tragic; people began dying at alarming rates.
Hearing Boston had shut down, knowing Maine was not far behind, I gathered supplies from my studio and brought them home. Painting was to become my refuge. I lived alone and was isolated like so many, and was searching to understand and reflect upon living within and through a pandemic. How does one paint about something so big while existing inside of its immensity. We were all in this together.
When each painting was finished I posted it on FB with commentary. Posting the paintings was not only about sharing the paintings, assuaging my loneliness, it was about communing with others. I was soon to realize that engagement around my art was important not only for myself, but others too who were moved to comment. The painting allowed a space for people to begin to voice feelings that were arising. We were all craving opportunities for engagement. Sometimes over a hundred folks would engage (!) in general 30 to 60 people. We were venting, commiserating and dreaming and questioning together.
#12 The Faithful, 24”x24”
When we moved deeper into the pandemic, I asked folks to reflect on the world that had ‘stopped’.
I asked “What kind of world would you want to see?” I incorporated their visions into paintings, engaging in dialogue about what could/would a sustainable world look like.
Here were some of the thoughts left on my FB wall: “Something new is born.” “Kindness is released.”
Todd R. Nelson contributed a stanza from The Cure of Troy by Seamus Heaney. “I’ve taken this stanza for inspiration from poem IV.” he said.
‘That means someone is hearing
The outcry and the birth-cry
Of new life at its term.
It means once in a lifetime
That justice can rise up
And hope and history rhyme.’
The painting above, The Faithful, was inspired by what folks offered.
However, at the beginning of the series, I was simply documenting, and somewhat removed. Remember, I was coping too. My thoughts were to paint/reflect events in a joyful narrative style; so maybe, we as a community might be better able to digest what was happening around us and talk about it. The series was titled GREETINGS FROM A NEW WORLD.
#1 Greetings from a New World: 24” x 30”
We learned that possibly bats and pangolins or pigs in Wuhan had spread the virus to humans; some surmised it was an escaped Bio Weapon. In America we were advised to social distance and greet each other by tapping elbows.
Masks were optional at the beginning. Information came at alarming speed. Some ‘truths’ about the pandemic contradicted each other. We would come to find the President knew how contagious this virus really was and chose to downplay the facts so as “not to alarm folks”.
#3 Easter, 24” x 24”
We were told in March, by President Trump, that the pandemic would be over by Easter. Ah, the Easter surprise. Yes irony was part of the series.
#2 And The Air Cleared, 24” x 24”
Planes stopped and sequestered in place we drove less. My own mother, 93, lives in Dallas. The planned March trip to visit with her was cancelled. Colleges and schools shut down. My two adult daughters, young activists, who had been living away, made their way back to Maine so we could all be in the same place. Having the kids close over the summer was one of the gifts of Covid. And as the world stopped pictures emerged of pollution clearing from smoggy cities around the world. My community and I wondered would we remake capitalism within environmental confines? Would Green New Deals frame us toward the ‘real’ costs we place on the environment and develop new ways of doing business?
The virus was laying bare the many inequities sewn within the fabric of our land, and my heart filled with despair. Those whose work depended on children being able to attend school and with no child care available had to stop working. Working families children, with poor internet connection or without computers would suffer. Children with learning differences would suffer. Neighborhoods of color proportionally, were impacted far more than their white counterparts. Health was not equal. And who received and gave care was not equal. Many POC were on the front lines. The reasons found within systematic racism.
# 7 Shelter In-No Place, 24”x 24”
Homeless and other communities with no placement can neither sequester or shelter in place. My dear friend works with the homeless in MN. Hearing his stories, which I do almost weekly, impact me deeply. I paint a painting about having no home to shelter within.
#5 Comforts, 24”x24”
As our federal leaders fail, our Governors become heroes. Governor Cuomo becomes a model of what leadership might look like, as he begged for PPI from the federal reserves. And as hospitals became overcrowded and staff stretched beyond capacity Governors Cuomo called for help. And healthcare assistance answered the Governor’s call, arriving from around the country. The Navy sent Hospital Ship Comfort to New York. We were in this together.
#13 Dreamers, 24”x24”
In May I asked my community dream a new world with me: Nance Goucher offers “the interconnectedness of community and between humanity and nature. We are all in this together.” Rebecca Booth offers Humans tending to the plant forms and listening to their healing properties and whatever else they have to communicate to us.” Joa Marquis offers “People living i n harmony. Fine tuning our telepathic technology.” I offered up a painting. Portraying the ones who work between time and dimension.
My daughter Serena and her friend are living here. I’m painting in a small room upstairs. Serena is downstairs on calls with other activists around the country. She is a founder of Never Again Action. Their conversations become the soundtrack for my paintings. And daughter Ana, is living in Portland at my ex husband Larry’s small condo.
#8 Sheltering in Group Homes 24”x24”
Larry presently resides in an assisted living facility at Piper Shores. We tune in daily, anxious, hearing how Covid-19 rampages thru congregate living facilities. For safety, Piper Shores closes down. When the facility does open to visitors a few months later, visits will be held for a half an hour twice a month, allowing only two people to visit a loved one at a time. The visits will only be allowed outside. An attendant will sit close by making sure everyone stays masked and 10 feet away from each other. My friend’s Mother in law passed away in a dementia facility from Covid. The family was unable to visit her while she was dying. The sadness of the times becomes a backdrop for us all. My own cousin died of complications other than Covid. Unable to gather or travel, I attended both funerals on Zoom.
In the middle of the summer I came down with pneumonia; having my own Covid scare.
#10 Cages, 24”x24”
Daughter Ana, who speaks fluid spanish and has worked on the boarder accompanying undocumented folks into Arizonia, was spending her time fundraising for food in an undocumented community in NJ whose members had contracted Covid. Ana having been arrested and held at the border in Arizona, detained for essentially doing her job, was also engaged in a lawsuit that the ACLU had brought to the courts in hers and two other aid workers’ names. ACLU was taking Customs and Border Patrol to court for intimidation tactics used against aid workers, preventing them access to folks in need. They miraculously would win this case. My kids are amazing. This also was the backdrop I worked in as I painted.
#6 Shelter In Place, 24”x24”
Personally, I chose not to leave the house even though I have a studio in town. I found comfort in the small quarters I painted within and felt safe at home. It was strange to pull in so much. Loneliness – it did become an issue. Sequestered, we hear about the increase of domestic violence. For several weeks, before my daughters arrived, I hardly saw anyone. And like everyone else, online communities became my outlet.
The virus became more politically divided. One side asking us to wear masks to protect each other and ourselves. The other side eschewing masks: tying the wearing of masks with independence and freedom. Trump was at war with his own medical advisers. The discord heightened everyone’s anxiety.
#15 Whose Breath 24”x30”
George Floyd is murdered. We collectively gasp. The violent cruelty of brutal police action now flapping like white sheets drying in the wind. Cries of defunding the police become communal cries from communities who have suffered so much death in the name of law enforcement. We grapple to understand the scope of what our POC’s have known for years – they are unjustly targeted. WE as a country finally see that racism is undeniable and can no longer lie undercover. Social movements already in place organize and we all take to the streets! America splits apart and we are hurting. Trump fans the fire’s of hate, finding division is politically good for him. Different news outlets in power take a stand as they try to tell the story. Trump declines to denounce white supremacy during a Presidential debate and continues with theatrics of ‘ othering’; delighting his base. I paint about this as well.
#17 Say Their Names 30”x30”
John Lewis would die. His funeral would become a requiem for social justice. As we went to church we all were schooled. Breonna Taylor is shot while sleeping by 3 plain clothes police who enter her house. Rayshard Brooks fell asleep in the wrong place and ended up dead at policing’s hands. Daniel Prude, a mentally ill man needing help, not death, is shot too by police and dies.
#19 Pants on Fire 30”x30”’
Social Activism brings communities together in new ways as many take to the streets protesting the inequities found in the halls of systematic racism.
#16 Church and State 24” x 36”
The world was becoming more absurd. My online community hurt, reacted and expressed. Almost 300 folks left comments when I posted the above painting. Amidst the unacknowledged, pain and anger circling our country, Trump stages his own action; clearing protesters to the side with military tactics, he brings ‘church’ into ‘state’. And standing near a historic house of worship, holding a bible upside down, he calls for law and order.
#1 Fly Rhymes with Lie 10”x 10”
A fly lands on VP Pence’s head during the VP debates as he was explaining to the country that “there is no systematic racism in America”. Finally I had a metaphor and outlet for painting the absurdities perpetuated by the The Trump Presidency.
#6 Divided Flies 18”x24”
Trump’s tactics of divisive politics fueled by lies bruises Democracy. The country suffered. Once again I engage with my FB community.
The Flies as Lies paintings provided humor, generated discussion, and became an outlet for so much pent up frustration.
#4 Super Fly 18”x24”
Trump came down with Covid – armed with the best medical care money can afford, he recovered – saying: “It was no big deal”. My heart went out to all the families that did not have that kind of privileged access to medical care when their loved ones became ill and died. It was reported before Trump was to leave the hospital, he had asked his advisors if he could wear a superman T shirt under his white shirt. Where at a press conference he would rip his white buttoned shirt open, revealing his prowess with a big red letter S. One can’t make this stuff up.
#5 Masked Flies, 12” x 16”
Trump continued to hold large rallies – Governors fearing Trumps unmasked rallies would become super spreader events asked him to consider not campaigning in their states.
Our election results were so close. Votes were split almost in half. Biden ‘eaks’ out a win. And we all realize our collective dreaming must include healing our divided country. Lately I’ve been asking myself, how might art help with healing this division?
Needless to say this has been a richly frustrating, painfully exhausting, liberating, and stressful time for us all. Economic injustice and other fall-out from Covid still impacts many. We pray relief and aid, still held up in Congress, will be approved and released soon under the Biden administration.
At this writing, the third wave of Covid-19 rampages through our communities. Again we are asked to limit non essential trips, to not gather indoors unmasked for longer than 15 minutes, and traveling, to be with our families during the holiday season is discouraged. Collectively we suffer from Covid exhaustion.
We long for touch and miss greeting each other unmasked. And with a vaccine on the horizon, wonder how long it will be till we can safely gather again, and wordlessly hold each other?
Be well everyone and big hugs to y’all!


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Dead fuel pump, advice needed...not having a good few weeks!
The end of last month my car (GTV 2.0 JTS)was knocked into which i haven had sorted yet and now while going up a main motorway my car stuttered to a halt just as i was pulling onto the forecort to get some petrol as it was very low(i know, i know don't let it get that low but i try to put super unleaded in and sometimes its difficult to find while out and about)
As we pulled in to the station the car died on the fore court, my boy friend pushed it to the pump and we filled up but it would't restart. He assumed it might pull through if we bumped it but i still wouldn't so we pushed it to the side. He checked all the fuses and swapped the relays with the ac ones in case the fuel or ignition ones had died but it made no difference.
If u put it to ignition you can hear he fuel pump make a noise(although he thinks it is weak, explanation later) but when you turn the key it just cranks and cranks.
After some time examining we had to call the RAC out, the chap was nice but not much more clued up than my boy friend to be honest. They took the intake off and sprayed engine start into it then re-attached it. The car started and idles fine and i gave it a little rev and all seemed fine, the RAC chap was quite happy for us to drive off but my boy friend insisted we turn the ignition off then re start it to see if it was ok again but sure enough it cranked but wouldn't start. They did the same procedure again and it idles and rev'd but would't restart after being turned off. The RAC chap hooked up his computer to the car when it was running and it showed no faults but whether he has the correct equipment i don't know???
Anyway after more engine start it fired up ok and he said to try to drive home but don't stop, he said he would follow us for a bit but once under load on the slip road the car cut out again. Now we had to be towed home =(
My chap has done some investigation and there seem to be 2 fuel pumps one under the rear seats and one in the engine bay(a high pressure pump...not sure what that is really) He seems to think its more likely that its the pump under the seat that is weak and this is a straight forward swap. Any thought on these 2 pumps and advice the best place i can get one ordered at this holiday time.......i down hearted GTV owner,
NB, the only upside is the rear seats have to come out so this will help when it goes to the paint-less dent removal chap 3rd week in January for the damage to the rear 3/4.


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When you first walk into Sansone Market, you may be lucky enough to pick up the scent of fresh baked bread, focaccia, quiches, and croissants. In addition to offering typical Italian breads like Toscano, ciabiatta, and semolina, we will also feature specialty breads like Prosciutto Bread, Olive Bread, and Cranberry Walnut bread.
Our pastry case features some of the Italian classics like Napoleon, Tiramisu, Lobster Tails, Sfogliatelle, and a selection of Italian cakes. Whether you’re hosting a party or need to bring something delicious to a get together, our staff will be happy to help you select a variety of our tasty pastries and cakes.
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(CNN) - Welcome to the CNN Soundwaves Sunday Playlist, our weekly look at compelling sounds made by others that we find interesting and worth sharing.
This week, the second inauguration of President Barack Obama and the official Martin Luther King holiday. Both events are happening Monday, so we're taking those as inspiration and present some related listening for this week's Sunday Playlist.
- Martin Luther King in Birmingham, 1963 – At this time during the long fight for Civil Rights, hundreds of activists had already been arrested in Birmingham, Alabama. King himself was arrested and held in jail for 11 days. In May, 1963 he delivered his famous "Keep Moving" speech at St. Luke's Baptist Church. "If you can't walk, crawl! But by all means, keep moving." Listen to this recording from Smithsonian Folkways:
- Emancipation Proclamation – It's worth noting in light of the President Obama's inauguration that this year marks the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. The Executive Order made by President Lincoln on January 1st, 1863 required that all people enslaved in Confederate territory be freed. Though it didn't result in the freeing of all slaves, it was the first step in making all Americans free. Hear more about Lincoln's order in this production from "Backstory with the American History Guys:"
- "We have nothing to fear..." – Finally, a look back 80 years to the inauguration of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1933. The United States was in the midst of the Great Depression. It was a challenging time for a president to start his first term. Roosevelt took the opportunity of his inauguration speech to calm the American people. This was the address in which Roosevelt uttered the famous words, "We have nothing to fear but fear itself." What we often don't hear is the rest of that sentence:
So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself–nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance. In every dark hour of our national life a leadership of frankness and of vigor has met with that understanding and support of the people themselves which is essential to victory. And I am convinced that you will again give that support to leadership in these critical days.
Listen to the complete address as you prepare for Monday's inauguration of President Barack Obama.
-The CNN Radio Team


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U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney has defended Israel's military
offensive in the Gaza Strip, but says Israel did not seek U.S.
authorization for the invasion.
Cheney told a television interviewer (on the CBS television program "Face the Nation") that Israeli leaders had warned they would not sit by while Hamas launched rockets into Israel from Gaza.
Protesters around the world Sunday called for an end to the Gaza violence.
In Lebanon, police fired tear gas and water cannons at demonstrators
near the U.S. embassy in Beirut, when they tried to enter the compound.
Thousands of others rallied outside the United Nations' headquarters in
the Lebanese capital.
More than five thousand people demonstrated in Turkey's largest city, Istanbul, demanding an end to the Israeli attacks.
In Greece, protesters burnt Israeli flags and hurled stones at the
Israeli embassy. Police fired tear gas to disperse the crowd.
Protests also occurred in the United States, Indonesia, Morocco, and Australia.


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In this Sept. 28, 2020 file photo, a view of the TikTok app logo, in Tokyo. Popular short-video Chinese app TikTok is cutting its workforce in India after with hundreds of millions of its users dropped it to comply with a government ban on dozens of Chinese apps amid a military standoff between the two countries.(AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)
NEW DELHI (AP) — Popular short-video Chinese app TikTok is cutting its workforce in India after hundreds of millions of its users dropped it to comply with a government ban on dozens of Chinese apps amid a military standoff between the two countries.
``Given the lack of feedback from the government about how to resolve this issue in the subsequent seven months, it is with deep sadness that we have decided to reduce our workforce in India," a TikTok statement said Wednesday.
The statement didn’t give details, but media reports say the company has more than 2,000 employees in India. It expressed the hope it will get a chance to relaunch TikTok in India to support hundreds of millions of users, artists, storytellers, educators and performers.
The Indian government announced a ban on 59 Chinese apps, including TikTok, which is operated by Chinese internet firm Bytedance, in June as its relations with China deteriorated. It said the apps were prejudicial to the sovereignty and integrity of India.
China says New Delhi has been using national security as an excuse to prohibit Chinese mobile apps.
China’s government on Thursday criticized Indian moves to ban Baidu, TikTok and other popular Chinese apps and appealed to New Delhi to get economic ties “back on track.”
“China opposes any discriminatory restrictive measures against Chinese companies,” said a Commerce Ministry spokesman, Gao Feng.
Gao didn’t address Indian complaints that Chinese apps might be a security threat but said Beijing requires its companies to abide by local laws abroad.
“The hard-won development of China-India economic and trade cooperation is in the common interests of the two peoples,” Gao said.
Beijing hopes New Delhi can “provide an open, fair and non-discriminatory business environment” for Chinese companies “so that China-India bilateral economic and trade cooperation can be back on track as soon as possible,” Gao said.
Chinese-owned apps have found a fast-growing market in India, with some companies creating India-specific apps that have exploded in popularity.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has used the country’s 500 million internet users — second only to China — as a lure to get tech giants including Twitter to localize Indians' data.
7 Stocks That Could Provide a Year-End Rally
It’s rough in the markets right now. Underlying the volatility is uncertainty. The VIX Index (INDEXCBOE: VIX) otherwise known as the Fear Index is unofficial, but an eerily accurate predictor of market sentiment. And the VIX is up 30% in the last month.
Is this uncertainty due to concerns over additional lockdown measures? Is it about the lack of additional coronavirus stimulus? Is the market reacting to a surge in jobless claims? Or is this just the somewhat normal volatility that comes in an election year that promises to be like none in American history.
The answer is all of the above and then some. But does that mean you should stay out of equities? I don’t think so. Where are you going to go? The Fed has promised interest rates are going nowhere fast. And that bit of news is weighing down the bond market.
So stocks it is. But although growth-seeking investors may be tempted to look at the tech sector to see what’s on sale today, I suggest taking a more targeted approach. Rather than looking at a single sector, try to look at solid performers in different sectors that may be ready to surge over the last three months.
The pandemic brought the entire market down. But once investors took a breath they found bargains. And if you had the courage to put your money to work in those stocks, you’ve been rewarded.
Times like these call for the same type of courage. And that’s why we’ve put together this special presentation with seven stocks that look ready to surprise investors with nice end-of-year gains.
View the "7 Stocks That Could Provide a Year-End Rally".


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Canadians see Winnipeg as most dangerous city in country, poll says
Winnipeggers need to be ambassadors for their city and change the perception, mayor says
Winnipeg is seen as the most dangerous city in Canada, a poll released Tuesday suggests.
The Mainstreet/Postmedia poll of 4,213 Canadians ranks Ottawa as the safest among 15 major cities while Winnipeg sits dead last.
- Winnipeg's violent crime rises in 2015, police report says
- Manitoba's crime rate rises, 2nd worst among provinces
The survey is based on the perceived safety of cities, not the actual data, said Quito Maggi, president of Mainstreet Research, who noted that numbers recently released by Statistics Canada show Saskatoon actually has the highest crime rate in the country.
In the Mainstreet poll, that city ranks 12th out of 15 cities for safety.
"Perceptions compared to Statistics Canada's Crime Severity Index yields some interesting comparisons," Maggi said.
Toronto, for example, ranks 14th out of 15 in terms of perceived safety in the Mainstreet poll. But when it comes to actual crime statistics, it is one of the safest cities. It has the second best crime severity index, behind only Quebec City and ahead of Ottawa, which Canadians perceive to be the safest.
"There's been a lot of news in recent years about crime in Winnipeg specifically, and you know, a lot of the time it involves young people, children. I think that's what's driving these numbers," Maggi said.
"Sometimes there is a historical component where people still perceive a particular city over a particular incident, and there's very little you can do to sort of counter those types of perceptions. You can only work on the reality, on the actual number."
Winnipeg's actual crime severity index is better than Vancouver, Edmonton, Regina and Saskatoon in terms of safety.
"The results paint an interesting portrait of how we see each other," said Maggi.
The following are the rankings from the Mainstreet poll:
- Ottawa (72% see it as safe, 16% see it as unsafe, 12% are unsure). Net score: 56%
- Charlottetown (65% see it as safe, 18% see it as unsafe, 17% are unsure). Net score: 47%
- Moncton (64% see it as safe, 25% see it as unsafe, 11% are unsure). Net score: 39%
- St. John's (58% see it as safe, 20% see it as unsafe, 22% are unsure). Net score: 38%
- Quebec City (59% see it as safe, 22% see it as unsafe, 19% are unsure). Net score: 37%
- Regina (61% see it as safe, 30% see it as unsafe, 9% are unsure). Net score: 31%
- Halifax (53% see it as safe, 28% see it as unsafe, 19% are unsure). Net score: 25%
- Victoria (58% see it as safe, 33% see it as unsafe, 9% are unsure). Net score: 25%
- Vancouver (52% see it as safe, 36% see it as unsafe, 12% are unsure). Net score: 16%
- Calgary (54% see it as safe, 38% see it as unsafe, 8% are unsure). Net score: 16%
- Edmonton (52% see it as safe, 41% see it as unsafe, 7% are unsure). Net score: 11%
- Saskatoon (45% see it as safe, 40% see it as unsafe, 15% are unsure). Net score: 5%
- Montreal (45% see it as safe, 44% see it as unsafe, 11% are unsure). Net score: 1%
- Toronto (46% see it as safe, 47% see it as unsafe, 7% are unsure). Net score: –1%
- Winnipeg (35% see it as safe, 56% see it as unsafe, 9% are unsure). Net score: –21%
'More work to do,' mayor says
Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman said he is personally working to change perceptions of this city, and he encouraged all Winnipeggers to become strong ambassadors for their home.
The facts are that crime is on the decrease in the city, more visitors are coming to Winnipeg year after year, and National Geographic named the city one of the best places on earth to visit in 2016, he said.
"But the facts and the perception don't jive," so it's up to everyone who cares about Winnipeg to help improve that perception, Bowman said.
"I want everyone in Canada to know what an incredible community this is."
Dayna Spiring, president and CEO of Economic Development Winnipeg, said the city is doing what it can to attract big sporting events and conventions because "we know from all the polls we do when [those visitors] leave, that they are blown away by the city.
"They love what we have to offer."
Her suggestion? Instead of talking about mosquitoes and cold weather and potholes, Winnipeggers need to talk about the human rights museum and The Forks, as well as downtown developments still in the works, such as True North Square and the Inuit Art Gallery.
The poll by Mainstreet Research, released on Tuesday, was conducted using a random survey sample of 4,213 Canadians on Aug. 3-4, 2016. A probabilistic sample of this size would yield a margin of error of +/- 1.52 per cent, 19 times out of 20.

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A bewitching comedy by John Van Druten.Bell, Book and Candle is part of Peninsula Players Theatres winter program, The Plays the Thing. Listening is free; donations are welcomed.
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February 17, 2021
Peninsula Players Theatre presents a reading of John Van Druten's whimsical comedy 'Bell, Book and Candle' on Monday, March 1, at 7 p.m. CST as part of The Play's the Thing, the theater's winter play reading series.
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Sofia Vergara Is a Golden Goddess On the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Giving The Stars A Run For Their Money
With the premiere of Hot Pursuit creeping up on us tomorrow, Sofia Vergara has been all over our TV screens, magazines, and social media. So it comes as no surprise that Sofia Vergara received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday. And she sure celebrated in glam—Sofia Vergara rocked a golden, glittery lewk while happily accepting her star.
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As for her hair and beauty look, Vergara left her beautiful locks in soft waves and went with a semi-smoky eye and bold red lip. Vergara was joined by her "Modern Family" co-stars Julie Bowen and Eric Stonestreet, as well as her son Manolo, who gave a short speech about his mother. What better way to celebrate the occasion than shining just as bright as the coveted stars?
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I am rather amused at the level fuss that has been made over the arrival of President Obama to Jamaica.
It’s a bit pathetic. He is only one man.
But as we all have viewed in slight bewilderment the frantic, feverish effort by the government to prepare for his arrival, spending millions of dollars to accommodate a very short stop over, we must understand that this is not a state visit so his visit is not to visit only Jamaica, but to hold a meeting with CARICOM and other leaders which happens to be held here. What we are all witnessing is a government that has failed to keep a small place like the nation’s capital clean and well-ordered and now have to be spending millions of dollars cleaning and resurfacing the areas where the president is going to pass.
How long have those roads in Kingston been in need of resurfacing? How long have those areas been in need of cleaning? By anybody’s estimation it would be a very, very long time. But the government didn’t see it fit to allocate resources to do it. We have always heard that the government didn’t have the money to do it. And the IMF deal didn’t have any wiggle room in it for such allocations. So then we have to ask where is that money coming from now? Why couldn’t it be found earlier? Did the IMF allow the government to “find the money” and if so why cannot it allow the government to spend more on infrastructure like schools and roadways?
Isn’t that a much better way to allocate scarce resources? Furthermore, how much is this spending spree adding to the National debt? Who will repay it? It’s very sad to see that Jamaicans aren’t worth much in the eyes of their government, because if the government respected Jamaicans, they would have ensured that the nation’s capital remained in a respectable state thus making it unnecessary to do any work on the capital to accommodate the arrival of the President. The only time that the PNP sees Jamaicans as being valuable is at election time. It cannot be morally justified that Jamaicans have had to contend with bad roads, congested and filthy conditions, and now all of sudden money can been found to do all sorts of things only to impress a state official from elsewhere. It is indefensible! It is an affront to the Jamaican people, and shows how lowly the government views us all.
What will be achieved from President Obama’s visit to provide adequate returns for the cash outlaid, be it short or long term? Nothing. We must understand that America is a shadow of its former self as the world has changed dramatically over the last few decades. While the American market is still the largest in the world, we don’t make enough from it in economics terms to warrant wasting money on very short trip by President Obama. The nation doesn’t produce enough to sell to America, but rather buys a lot of things from America.
The only thing that we could look at is the amount of money the nation gets from its agreements from with USA that includes military and budgetary support. That however doesn’t warrant us borrowing more to repave roads and clean up. The money we get from America pales in comparison to what we get from the Chinese and we don’t see the same treatment being handed out to the Chinese premiere. China is much more important to the world now than America, and to us they are essential, while America can only be classified as important. The world has shifted from America big time. Some will say well we have a special relationship with America. Nonsense. What we have is a one-sided relationship with America that has us doing their bidding, and where we are used as a proxy state in the Caribbean.
It’s not a special relationship, but a master and servant one. Another reason proffered by many is just as nonsensical. That deals with remittances. Whether we have a relationship or not, Jamaica will still receive remittances from America, simply because those monies are sent by Jamaicans working there. The next reason why many are justifying the amount of money being paid out to do infrastructure improvement, which I guarantee won’t last one year so we won’t benefit over the long term, is that the President of the USA can have bilateral talks with our PM and it will open up business opportunities for Jamaica. That doesn’t hold water simply because America isn’t the engine of growth for the world now and we aren’t producing much to tap into that market even if opportunities arises. The only reason why Obama is coming here is because America is now very concerned about China’s growing influence in the Latin America and Caribbean region and is seeking to limit china’s growing power in what America sees as its backyard. While the PNP will try as they are doing now to make it look like it’s a state visit, it is not. He is stopping by on his way to Panama or somewhere that side.
One can understand the reasons why the present government wants to ‘play up’ the visit. They don’t have anything to boast about right now. The economy is in shambles, fish back has taken over from chicken back, unemployment is up, poverty has risen , and the Prime Minister is like a fish out of water in her handling of the government. This government needs a boost and trust me, we don’t have an Olympics or world championship now, to bring a euphoric feel to the nation for us to forget the distressing times. For those who will try to paint the government in a good light, saying Obama’s visit is a sign of good relations with the USA , that again hogwash, because it is not a state visit. The man is simply stopping by here on his way to somewhere else. That’s not a state visit.
So after the visit is over, what will the Jamaican public gain? Nothing besides an increase in the national debt. I can guarantee that the minister will come later with a supplementary estimate of expenditures to either compress spending some more or raise taxes in order to compensate for the money now being spent. When all things are considered, Jamaica won’t benefit much if at all.
When you look at the dislocation and bad treatment been meted out to Jamaicans with vendor stalls being torn down, interfering with peoples’ livelihood and the subsequent ridiculous explanation being given by the government with Sandra Falconer saying that the reason why the stalls broke up is because they were rotten. That explanation speaks volumes about the level of care the government has for its people. Who will give back those people their stalls that have been destroyed? The government is interested in putting on a show and nothing will stand in the way of that. The tactics being used by the government to get people off the corridor to be travelled by the President, is reminiscent of how Hitler’s SS or Gestapo behaved to get their way in Germany. It’s shocking to see how Jamaicans are being treated by their own government in order to accommodate a visit by a foreign government head.
It’s obvious, they view Jamaicans as worthless, good for nothing “ole” trash, only needed only at election time. This government makes me want to vomit.


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CHHS Trojans honored
Published 12:00 am Wednesday, May 21, 2003
The 2003 edition of the Charles Henderson baseball team tied the team record for wins in a season with 24 this season, going 24-6.
Wednesday night, the Trojans were honored for their accomplishments with their end-of-season banquet.
"I wish it had been one more," Trojan coach Steve Garrett said.
The Trojans lost to eventual state champion St. Paul's of Mobile. The Saints defeated Cullman in the finals.
"I wish we had played Cullman," Garrett said. "I wish we had been able to come out of the North bracket."
Since the Trojans were not able to play out of the North, they had to settle for watching the finals.
Still, after the 2002 season with a 10-17record, the Trojans were happy to celebrate their accomplishments Wednesday.
Senior Clint Pugh garnered the most accolades, taking home the Offensive MVP award, the Gatorade MVP award and the Terry Sikes Memorial Scholarship.
Sikes was a baseball coach at Charles Henderson
who died from an illness. His widow, Jennifer Sikes, presented the award to Pugh.
"I just want you to know that I love this team," Sikes said.
The scholarship is worth $1,500 and is usable at any school Pugh chooses.
Fellow senior David Doty also took home some awards. He was named the defensive MVP and the Gatorade Will to Win award.
Both players who received awards sponsored by Gatorade are eligible for scholarship money as well.
Pitchers Matt Johnson and Pete Van Horn were also recognized. The duo was given the "1-2 Punch" Award for their outstanding achievements on the pitching mound.
Johnson and Van Horn combined for the most wins of any two pitchers in the five years Garrett has coached (the extent of the records) with 18 (Johnson had 10, Van Horn eight).
Another pitcher was named the Rookie of the Year. Chad Jordan was given that award, thanks in large part to his complete-game win over Northview in the regular-season finale.
The most valuable player award, though, went to the Trojans' junior second baseman. Brett Pierce, who led the team in batting average and was a force on defense, was named MVP.


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Everyone’s favorite orange mascot has crash-landed on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch as Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time is now available on these platforms. Also, PC players have not been furgotten, as the game will launch on PC via Battle.net on March 26!
With the launch of Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time on new platforms, Activision Blizzard, is kicking Crash’s 25th anniversary party into high gear, featuring festivities to put the umph in gamers’ wump all year long! In the first of many celebrations to mark Crash’s silver jubilee, and the many lives he lost along the way, players will be able to access free Bare Bones skins for Crash and Coco upon completion of the game’s second level.
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Developed by Toys for Bob, Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time is available now for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S for $59.99 SRP and Nintendo Switch for $39.99 SRP. Pre-orders for the PC edition via Battle.net are available now for $39.99 SRP. Players who own the game on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 4 Pro, Xbox One and Xbox One X ($59.99 SRP) will be entitled to receive next-gen upgrades at no cost (except in Japan) within the same console family. To learn more about next-gen features, installation and other details, visit the FAQ page.


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The weather at Lake Ndutu, Tanzania was cold and foggy. Undeterred, we headed out at first light in the hopes of seeing the wildebeest herd giving birth. Before we found the first female herd, however, we spotted these hyenas enthusiastically enjoying the remains of a zebra that lions had recently killed. The Scene felt like something out of a gothic novel, and the fog amplified the sounds of crunching bones and tearing skin. The lake Ndutu region is gorgeous in all weather, but seeing it in the fog was lent special insight into the ecosystem. The moment this hyena turned to look at us with dripping flesh in it's mouth, I knew I had captured the feeling of this special place, on this unusual day.
We were sitting quietly on the shore of Lake Ndutu, Tanzania, watching a large herd of Wildebeest, when all of a sudden they started to stampede. We followed them off the beach and into the trees at a respectful distance. Suddenly a smaller herd could be seen charging up to join the larger mass. We found ourselves surrounded. The thunder of their hooves roared in our ears, as we sat watching their dance. By switching to Shutter Priority, which I have programed to be at 1/25 sec, and I dropping the ISO down to 200, I was able to capture a sense of the drama taking place in the tidal wave of panic that sped past us that afternoon.
On a beautiful morning at Lake Ndutu, south of the Serengeti in Tanzania, I had the great good luck to be in the one vehicle that had Flamingos close enough to photograph. I decided to try my luck with my new variable neutral density filter. For the first few minutes there was little movement, making the slower shutter speed useless, and then all at once the whole flock took off at once! I shot 15 frames, twisting the filter the whole time. This one is my favorite.

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What does sero negative lupus mean?
Q: On doing the kidney needle biopsy, lupus was confirmed but the blood shows sero negative. What is sero negative lupus? My doctor has already put me on immunosuppressors from the past few months. What is the future of my disease?
A:Lupus erythematosus (LE) is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease that can affect various parts of the body, especially the skin, joints, blood, and kidneys. Normally, the body's immune system makes proteins (antibodies) to protect us against viruses, bacteria, and other foreign materials (antigens). In an autoimmune disease the immune system loses its ability to tell the difference between foreign antigens and its own antigens (cells and tissues) and starts making antibodies directed against "self" antigens. These "auto-antibodies," react with the body’s tissues leading to inflammation and injury. There are three types of lupus: discoid (limited to the skin), systemic (affecting almost any organ system of the body), and drug-induced (occurring after the use of certain prescribed drugs). There is no single laboratory test to diagnose this condition and a set of criteria has been described for its diagnosis. An individual needs to have four or more of these symptoms (not all occurring at the same time) to suspect lupus. Commonly used blood tests for diagnosis include: Anti-nuclear antibody test (ANA) to determine autoantibodies to cell nuclei; Anti-DNA antibody test to determine if there are antibodies to the genetic material in the cell; Anti-Sm antibody test to determine if there are antibodies to a ribonucleoprotein found in the cell nucleus; Serum complement estimation to determine the total level of a group of proteins which can be consumed in immune reactions and determination of Complement proteins C3 and C4. Lupus nephritis is one of the most serious manifestations of SLE and is usually seen within 5 years of diagnosis. Generally, an elevated ESR & anti-dsDNA and low C3 and C4 levels are associated with active nephritis but there are instances where serological markers may be initially absent, and in many cases become positive after sometime. Renal biopsy, however, will show histopathological changes consistent with lupus nephritis in most patients even if they do not have clinical manifestations of renal disease. The symptoms are generally related to hypertension, proteinuria, and renal failure. A WHO classification system is used which is based on light microscopy, immunofluorescence, and electron microscopy findings from renal biopsy specimens. This grades the lesion from Class I to VI. The main aim of treatment is to normalize renal function or try to prevent the progressive loss of renal function and it differs depending on the pathologic lesion (class I lesions require no specific therapy while class VI need dialysis and kidney transplantation). Poor prognostic markers include: Young age of patient, male gender, delay in treatment of more than 5 months from onset of nephritis, hypertension, nephrotic syndrome, elevated creatinine level (>3 mg/dL) at presentation, persistently elevated anti-dsDNA and low C3 and C4 levels and renal biopsy showing diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis or high chronicity index.

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(Worthy News) - Former Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Donna Brazile says President Obama decimated the party’s finances to win re-election in 2012 and that Hillary Clinton’s campaign took control of the DNC long before she defeated Sen. Bernard Sanders for the party’s presidential nomination last year.
In revelations from her upcoming book that are roiling an increasingly divided Democratic Party, Ms. Brazile said she was shocked at the sorry condition of the DNC’s finances when she took over in July 2016 for embattled Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who she said was “not a good manager.”
Ms. Brazile described a phone call she had with Gary Gensler, the chief financial officer of Mrs. Clinton’s campaign, on the morning after the Democratic National Convention ended in late July 2016. [ Source: Washington Times (Read More...) ]
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As the error of the sinner’s prayer continues to compound, sinners are sometimes encouraged to pray, “Jesus, I now make you the Lord of my life” to be saved. The problem with telling Him you’ll make Him the Lord of your life in salvation prayer is that, when you make Him your Lord, you’re promising to obey Him. The Lord once asked His apostles,
“Why call ye Me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?” (Luke 6:46).
Now, if a sinner genuinely believes the gospel, but is coaxed into promising to do what the Lord says by promising to make Him his Lord, he IS saved. But what happens when later he doesn’t do the things the Lord says? If he promised to make Christ his Lord to be saved, and then disappoints Him, he is likely to wonder if he is truly saved.
Beloved, don’t confuse a sinner into promising to make Christ his Lord when all you want him to do is receive Christ as his Savior. If you do, you confuse letting Christ save him from his sins with what he is supposed to do in response to Christ saving him from his sins. After telling the Ephesians that they were saved by grace through faith (Eph. 2:8,9), Paul added,
“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them” (Eph. 2:10).
When a sinner gets saved, God makes him “a new creature” in Christ (2 Cor. 5:17), and he is “created in Christ Jesus unto good works.” That is God’s purpose in making him a new creature.
But notice Paul doesn’t say that a new creature must walk in good works, he says that he should. To say that he must is something we hear from those who believe in what is called Lordship Salvation, yet another error that is linked to the sinner’s prayer when sinners promise to make Christ the Lord of their lives to get saved. source

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Abstract The Third Congregational Church of Marblehead, also known as the South Church, was established in 1858 by 49 former members of the First Congregational Church in Marblehead. In 1860, the South Church building was dedicated and in 1864, the first minister of the Third Church, Rev. T. D. P. Stone, was installed. The church remained active until 1877 when a fire completely destroyed the church building. Included in the records are meeting minutes, copies of official communications, financial...


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The Keeley Condos – A rare opportunity arises just a hop, skip and jump from Downsview Park. The Keeley is a condominium residence defined by refreshingly contemporary architecture, open spaces and the pleasure of your own Parkyard – Downsview Park in your front yard and a network of ravines in the back.
And bringing that welcome touch of community home to The Keeley – an open-air courtyard providing a friendly space for neighbours to come together and a socially-minded lobby-lounge for indoor gathering. Plus with quick and easy transit options nearby, you’ll enjoy all the perks of urban living without the downtown crush.
The Keeley Condos will feature an 11 storey building with a total of 270 suites ranging from 1 bedroom to 3 bedrooms. Pricing starts in the $300,000’s with an estimated completion date for 2022. The Keeley is being developed by TAS, who has for nearly thirty-five years, created custom homes and striking buildings across the city. With craftsmanship and care evident in every detail, their buildings have always reflected their commitment to their clients and their experience.
The Downsview neighbourhood where The Keeley Condos will be located is convenient to a lot of amenities. It’s minutes away from the Sheppard West Subway, Wilson Subway Station, and Downsview Park GO and Subway Station which means getting around the city on public transit is a breeze. For cars, it is also nearby Highway 401, Allen Expressway, and Highway 400. Other close by amenities include: Yorkdale Shopping Mall, York University, Downsview Park, Downsview Airport, and Humber River Hospital.

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As much as I love high graphics, games and immersive realistic experiences in my computing, I have come to grow increasingly unenthusiastic about the companies who pioneer in providing them. I’m Looking at nVidia, and also, AMD. nVidia is, however, the onus of my displeasure. This post is not going to be a public rant of my laptop problems with nVidia’s abysmal support for Linux, but is going to be a simple observation of sorts.
Who is nVidia?
One of the largest graphics design, manufacturing and American global technology company based in Santa Clara, California. They are pioneers in the field of graphics. Most of their chips are targeted towards the gaming, rendering and designing communities. They also provide parallel processing solutions for the scientific research community.
Why are they not supporting Linux as much as they should?
When you consider any company, it always boils down to one word: profits. The fact of the matter is, that nVidia is a profit orientated company. Before jumping on to any project, they are definitely going to analyse the feasibility of undertaking it. When you look at nVidia’s consumer base, a majority of it comes from Microsoft product users, such as gamers, designers and so on. That makes up a majority of their support priority. Apparently, supporting the new Linux Laptop community is not a priority to them. I do not imply that they are not supporting Linux at all. That would be wrong. In fact they do support a section of their Linux based users. However, they have officially washed their hands off a very large and growing section of their Linux based users – the Linux laptop users.
But there are Linux Drivers available from nVidia! What are you saying?
Yes, there are Linux drivers available from nVidia. They are updated regularly, and are under active development by nVidia. Thank you, nVidia, for that. However, these drivers are basically for Graphics Cards that are used in PCs, and some older laptops. The scene takes a turn for the worst when support for newer laptops comes up. Almost all of the newer (nVidia based) laptops that are being introduced into the market since the last 1.5 years, are shipped with graphic chips that use a particular technology called OPTIMUS. This technology is responsible for tremendous power saving, and heat reduction in the laptops. nVidia provides drivers that make use of Optimus technology, but only for Windows users. Linux users are left out in the rain.
From what I have seen and observed, here’s a brief description of Optimus. Newer laptops don’t just come with a single graphics card. They usually come with one discreet chip (nVidia) and an integrated graphics chip (usually Intel). The Intel chipset is integrated into the motherboard, and the discrete nVidia chip is pipelined (connected) to the laptop through the intel chipset. This effectively makes the Intel chip a bridge between the laptop and the nvidia graphics chip. The laptop has to access the graphics processing abilities of the nVidia chip indirectly, through the Intel chip.
Although this sounds complicated, it does have it’s advantages. Consider this. Not all your day to day computer tasks need to be handled by a high graphic processor. You don’t need a high graphics (power hungry) chip to be able to use a simple word processor or internet browser. This is where the OPtimus technology comes into play. Whenever you do not need intense graphics, the discrete nVidia card is switched off, to save power. all your basic graphics needs are handled by the default Intel integrated graphics chip. This has a tremendous positive effect on your laptop’s power consumption, and heat generation is reduced. This feature is not provided by nVidia, if you happen to run Linux on a laptop that runs on nVidia Optimus based chipsets. The result? The nVidia Graphics chip is kept on all the time, even when not needed. Laptop battery drains out extremely fast (within 1 or 1.5 hrs) and the temperature rises up to the level where you could make a delicious omlette on your laptop.
Oh My God! What do I do? I just bought an optimus based laptop!
Even though nVidia has no care for us Open Source and Linux users, our greatest strength has been the community support. So fear not, we have an open source solution now for this. Head over to Project Bumblebee! This is an open source project geared towards making optimus based cards work with Linux.
Recent Events . . . . . .
At a forum hosted by Aalto Center for Entrepreneurship in Otaniemi, Finland, on June 14, Linus Torvalds, the father of Linux, happened to express his feelings about nVidia, and their insufficient of support for Linux.
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[Full Length] Linus’s Interaction at Aalto Center for Entrepreneurship, Finland
In this video, this is the clip where he.. er… states his feelings
We were expecting a response from nVidia, to Linus’s well fingered comment, and we were disappointed with the one that nVidia sent:
Supporting Linux is important to NVIDIA, and we understand that there are people who are as passionate about Linux as an open source platform as we are passionate about delivering an awesome GPU experience. Recently, there have been some questions raised about our lack of support for our Optimus notebook technology. When we launched our Optimus notebook technology, it was with support for Windows 7 only. The open source community rallied to work around this with support from the Bumblebee Open Source Project http://bumblebee-project.org/. And as a result, we've recently made Installer and readme changes in our R295 drivers that were designed to make interaction with Bumblebee easier. While we understand that some people would prefer us to provide detailed documentation on all of our GPU internals, or be more active in Linux kernel community development discussions, we have made a decision to support Linux on our GPUs by leveraging NVIDIA common code, rather than the Linux common infrastructure. While this may not please everyone, it does allow us to provide the most consistent GPU experience to our customers, regardless of platform or operating system. As a result: 1) Linux end users benefit from same-day support for new GPUs , OpenGL version and extension parity between NVIDIA Windows and NVIDIA Linux support, and OpenGL performance parity between NVIDIA Windows and NVIDIA Linux. 2) We support a wide variety of GPUs on Linux, including our latest GeForce, Quadro, and Tesla-class GPUs, for both desktop and notebook platforms. Our drivers for these platforms are updated regularly, with seven updates released so far this year for Linux alone. The latest Linux drivers can be downloaded from www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html. 3) We are a very active participant in the ARM Linux kernel. For the latest 3.4 ARM kernel – the next-gen kernel to be used on future Linux, Android, and Chrome distributions – NVIDIA ranks second in terms of total lines changed and fourth in terms of number of changesets for all employers or organizations. At the end of the day, providing a consistent GPU experience across multiple platforms for all of our customers continues to be one of our key goals. Source: http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=184564
Now, while we agree with what nVidia has so well pointed out, we would like to point out that it has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING in it that consoles us Optimus users. They say that they have “made changes” to its installers and README! Really? Thats the best you could do, nVidia?
My own Experience with Optimus
I bought a Dell XPS 15 laptop with 6GB of RAM, a powerful 9 Cell battery (as opposed to the default 6 cell), Quad Core i7 2670QM, and an nVidia IGB GT525M graphics card, blissfully unaware of the horror I was to endure. The laptop came with Windows 7 64bit Home Premium (Thank you, Microsoft, for forcing me to buy your worthless virus, bloatware and malware vulnerable software) which came with optimus supporting drivers. Here’s some statistics for you.
- Battery Lasts 5.5 hours with full usage (Music/gaming/video + brightness setting at 50%, resolution 720p)
- Temperature : a warm 55 degrees celsius
- Battery Lasts 1.5 hours with full usage (Music/video + brightness setting at 0%, resolution 720p)
- Temperature : 75-95 degrees celsius (usually 75 at idle, 85-90 while using applications)
- Battery Lasts 4.5-5 hours with full usage (Music/gaming/video + brightness setting at 50%, resolution 720p)
- Temperature : 44 degrees celsius (usually 44 at idle, 55-65 while using graphics intensive applications)
So Bottom Line….
nVidia is not going to develop any Linux drivers for Optimus cards. So if you have been hoping for news from nVidia about this, you can as well give up and go home, and start with Bumblebee, which has really outdone itself.