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UFW union dues to pay for lawsuit settlement
A judge has ordered that United Farm Workers of America member dues be used to pay for the $1.2 million judgement in the civil action suit against the UFW from its own employees.
The union fees are already deducted from farm workers’ paychecks, but Monterey Superior Court Judge Thomas Wills' order, which was made on Sept. 8, specifically requests the money go towards judgement, which includes unspecific attorney fees, penalties and unpaid wages for UFW staff, said Michael Masuda a partner at Noland, Hamerly, Etienne & Hoss.
The Salinas law firm represents former UFW employee Francisco Cerritos in a class action lawsuit filed in May 2014, and a subsequent suit filed by roughly 160 UFW current or former employees in California claiming they didn’t receive overtime and lunch breaks that they were owed and at times were not permitted to take breaks during work training.
Read:UFW ordered to pay $1.2M in wages, OT
The dues are deducted from the companies that have contracts with UFW, which include some of largest agriculture companies such as Dole, D’Arrigo Bros. Co., Scheid Vineyards, and Baletto Ranch.
Employee contributions for medical or pension plans are excluded, according to the court order.
“We represent the workers and we are trying to get UFW pay off the judgement so the judge ordered the growers to pay us. That’s a good thing for the workers,” said Masuda.
In March the judge awarded the $1.2 million judgement against the UFW. The fees have since grown closer to $2 million when attorney fees are added in.
On Wednesday, Cerritos said the latest order was good news for him and other former UFW staff, but “it’s no good for the members. The dues should be used to represent the workers and not pay for the suit.”
The UFW has already filed one appeal against the March judgement.
“We can and will be appealing this decision. The judge has stayed the decision until October 2,” said Lauro Barajas national vice president of the UFW, in a response to Friday’s order.
On Sept. 29, Wills and attorneys from both sides will meet to discuss a possible settlement, which would put the case to rest.
“We obviously won’t just walk away from it but we’d like to settle it,” Masuda said.
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President Trump on Thursday threatened to "take back" Seattle as protesters occupy a six-block section of the city that they have dubbed the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone.
"Take back your city NOW," Trump said on Twitter. "If you don't do it, I will. This is not a game. These ugly Anarchists must be stopped IMMEDIATELY. MOVE FAST!"
Trump called the protesters "domestic terrorists" and has continuously urged governors to "dominate" the streets and deploy the National Guard as protests and occasional looting have swept cities across the US over the killing of unarmed Black people by police.
But Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan have pushed back against the president, calling his messages "threats of military violence against Washingtonians."
As Trump blasted Seattle officials for their handling of protests, Durkan hit back on Twitter, telling the president, "Go back to your bunker," a reference to reports that Trump took shelter in the White House bunker as protests raged outside.
Inslee also urged the president to "stay out of Washington state's business."
The Twitter feud raged as officials in Seattle have been grappling with how to deal with protests that have at times turned violent, and a six-block area surrounding the Seattle Police East Precinct that has been taken over by protesters.
Criticized over their use of tear gas and rubber bullets, police officers abandoned the precinct. Protesters then took barricades to block off the area and called it the "Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone," or CHAZ.
For the past three days, the area has hosted marches, film screenings, and community councils amid demands to abolish the police department and youth jails, to drop charges against protesters, and that the federal government investigate officer brutality within the Seattle Police Department.
A website with a live feed into the occupied zone was also created, proclaiming "You are now leaving the USA," and "Welcome to free capitol."
The group also claims to have to leadership structure.
In a tweet, Inslee pointed out that the area is "largely peaceful," and that local leaders were working toward a peaceful resolution, rebuffing Trump's threats to intervene.
"The U.S. military serves to protect Americans, not the fragility of an insecure president," he tweeted.
But Seattle police officials have also been critical of the city's decision to abandon the department's East Precinct on June 8, calling it "an insult to you [officers] and the community."
"Leaving the precinct was not my decision," Police Chief Carmen Best said in the address. "Ultimately the city had other plans and relented to severe public pressure."
Best said the department had heard reports of armed people patrolling the area and allegedly demanding payment from business owners for protection.
"We also heard that they may be demanding to see identification from people who live in the area," she said. "This is not legal and we're asking anyone who may be experiencing this to come forward and file a police report so we may investigate the crimes."
On the CHAZ website, the rumors of armored checkpoints and "extortion rings" are denied by the group.
The Seattle Times reported seeing members of the community giving away free snacks at the "No-Cop Co-op" and gas masks being handed out from a resident's car.
In a televised address to the city, Durkan appeared to defend the protesters who had taken over the area, saying that the area of Capitol Hill has been "autonomous my whole life, and anyone who knows and loves Capitol Hill knows that."
"Clearly, unfortunately, our president wants to tell a story about domestic terrorists who have a radical agenda and are promoting a conspiracy that fits in his law-and-order initiatives," she said. "It's simply not true."
Durkan added that she been fighting to counter the rumors fueled by Trump's rhetoric.
"Lawfully gathering and expressing First Amendment rights, demanding we do better as a society, and demanding true equality for communities of color is not terrorism," she said. "It's patriotism."


Sega Brings Project Diva to Arcades
Fans can create music for new version of Vocaloid rhythm game.
Following a successful video game debut on the PSP a couple of months back, virtual idol Hatsune Miku has her sights set on a new platform. Sega announced today the development of the tentatively titled Project DIVA Arcade, an arcade title featuring the popular Vocaloid.
Sega hasn't shared much on Project DIVA Arcade, aside from describing it as a rhythm game.
The company is taking a unique approach to the game's track list. The general public will be given a chance to contribute their own music for use in the game. Contributions will be accepted between October 15 and October 31 at the Project Diva Nico Nico Channel. Songs must be between 2:30 and 3:30 in length and cannot be remixes or variations of existing songs. Pro and amateur are both okay.
The Project DIVA development staff will select the winning songs and announce them at Nico Nico on November 16. Winners will have the honor of their song being used in a location test that's set for January 2001, and possibly in the final arcade release as well. Additionally, Sega will be giving winners Hatsune Miku goods.
See the Nico Nico Channel for a teaser clip for the arcade game. This clip was posted a couple of weeks back, but the game's identity was only announced today.


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By Tim Wildmon
I was discussing with an informed friend the other day the daily polling we hear about regarding the presidential race between President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney that have shown Obama trending ahead in some of the key battleground states like Virginia, Ohio and even Florida. He said the polls are not worth very much until about two weeks out from the election which is Nov. 6. His point was that the polling services are very competitive and do not want egg on their face election night if, in fact, their numbers turn out to be wrong. So take that into consideration when you hear poll numbers you don’t necessarily believe to be true. They may be accurate, but we will not know for certain until late in the evening of Nov. 6.
This brings me to another observation. I find it remarkable that President Obama is in the lead in any poll. I am not sure what to attribute that to exactly, because by all the normal considerations Americans vote on (economy, jobs, peace and security), he should be down in the polls by 5 to 10 percentage points. Namely, I’m talking about jobs and the economy which Obama gives himself an “incomplete” on his report card.
As I have pointed out here before, I believe that presidents get too much credit and too much blame for the economy. There are several other forces that have a larger role to play on the economy than does the presidency. But I blame the candidates themselves for hyping themselves as men who have all the answers. Remember Obama declared that years from now, because he had been elected, that our children now, would look back and see that it was because of him, Obama, that “the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal.”
Really. He said that. It was his “Mission Accomplished” moment before his mission had even begun. No lack of self-confidence with then candidate Obama. I am not sure if even Moses made these kinds of promises. Today, Mr. Self Confidence is scoring himself an “incomplete” on the economy and trying to explain to Univision (Latino television) why he failed to keep his promise to bring up comprehensive immigration reform during his four years basically saying he was just one man and couldn’t solve the world’s problems in one term.
They didn’t buy his explanation. That is what four years of reality does to a president in addition to giving you gray hair. In business the adage is under-promise and over-deliver. With Obama it has been over-promise and under-deliver. On almost every count.
Sometimes I believe politicians have good intentions but can’t deliver.
And sometimes I think they mislead intentionally to make themselves look good at the moment knowing full well they have no intention of delivering on a “pledge.”
The fact is that our national debt has gone from $10 trillion to $16 trillion since President Obama took office. I am not exonerating the Republicans on this debt altogether either, but then-candidate Obama called President Bush “unpatriotic” for the much smaller debt he incurred.
But four years later?
CBS reported in March: “The National Debt has now increased more during President Obama’s three years and two months in office than it did during eight years of the George W. Bush presidency.”
What is surprising to me is that Obama’s policies have failed to fix the economy in terms of the unemployment problem and the debt he has incurred has pushed us ever closer to what economists say is the brink of disaster, and yet here he sits with a good chance to be re-elected. But we shall see. Only a few more weeks before America decides.
Community columnist Tim Wildmon is a Lee County resident. He is president of the American Family Association, but the column represents his personal opinion unless otherwise noted. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.org.

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CU improved to 7-3 on the season. Creighton is back in action on Tuesday at Oklahoma starting at 8 p.m. on ESPNU.


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Album of the Year
Album of the Year, a typical play on words for Kasher that here seems to double and even triple itself (and allows for some really fabulous artwork), seems to chart the progression of several things: one, a distancing from the relationship that seems to have spurred much of this musical endeavor, as well as Kasher's real-or-fictional pattern of dysfunction with women; two, a few relationships he's experienced in the interim, some obviously much more significant than others; and three, an ongoing fascination with his own psychological make-up, and what is learned from months of drinking and abuse.
The carnivalesque feel of Cursive's (Kasher's other band) last record is felt at times here, muddying the line between the two bands more than ever (Kasher has said that The Good Life is his vehicle for lyrical narrative, but if the distinction he's making is based on lyrics alone, the point seems near wasted). But in addition to swirling organs, we're given congas, pedal steel, jangly piano, horns - any number of more eclectic musical inclusions, that at turn make the record feel, even in brief flashes, like a 20s barroom (You're No Fool), a western saloon (Under a Honeymoon), a sideshow tent (Night and Day), and various other sources for ready drama. In fact, the contributions of a score of musicians, both regular band members like Roger Lewis, Ryan Fox, and Stephanie Drootin as well as guests like Mike Mogis and Jiha Lee, undeniably share ownership of the record's musical ambition and success.
Album of the Year is not without flaw. In fact, there are a few songs on this record that, after giving them their fair due, I now forward past just to spare myself their embarrassment: "October Leaves," with its 1980's prom-feel and cloddish lyrics; the title track of the album's EP, "Lovers Need Lawyers" embarrasses a little with its awkward phrasings and forced cleverness even when it pleases with its catchy melodies; and possibly worst of all, "A New Friend," which is the musical equivalent of low-grade 80's Echo and the Bunnymen, with a jarringly obvious guitarline, and the lyrical equivalent of a 10th grade note left in an ex-girlfriend's locker.
However, the songs on this record that work well, work so well. Any time I worry that Kasher is either too flippant or takes himself too seriously, I'm again reminded that the best clowns are secret tragedians. Songs like "Notes in His Pockets" and "It's Not You" reveal a more comprehensive view of fractured romance, as well as simple and elegant melodies. Jiha Lee's guest vocals on "Inmates" range from awkward to soothing to wrenching, and around and around. The music is lovely and subtle, building to a climactic and satisfying swell, adding in Kasher's vocals in a very interesting twist on (revealing and psychologically intelligent) lyric and intent. The title track, as well as "Needy," and Kasher's self-professed album favorite, "You're Not You" are strong and balanced aural blends, as well as being lyrically and vocally smart. "Two Years This Month" sums up, musically and in words, how much and how little all of the experience of a year (or two) can mean in relation to its supposed cause.
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I was feeling pretty chipper this morning. Nearly restless! So, I made a Blueberry Pie.
Thinking that the guys would be working outside later, I decided to make up a batch of Tomato Soup. Carly had told me the recipe in the book I have mentioned here (Slow Cooker Revolution) previously was delicious. As a little aside….that book disappeared from its “home” for several days. I searched everywhere…through drawers, dirty laundry, under mattresses, all over the floors, and even the basement and garage. The book was nowhere to be found. Totally disappeared.
I was bemoaning the fact that I no longer have a BJ’s Wholesale Club membership as I had let it run out. I had seriously begun to think that I would have to rejoin so I could buy another book. Yes, THAT book is THAT important!
Well, as I sat in my favorite chair (rocking) the day before yesterday, there on the floor, next to the chair…..was my book! I immediately asked the kids if they had found it and placed it there. Both of them got perturbed by my nagging and said they absolutely, positively did NOT put it there. Nor did they find it. So, I am now left with the explanation that the Lord knows just how important that book is…important enough to send an angel to place it where I would find it!
Phew…anyway, I made the tomato soup up in the Crockpot and let it cook. Of course, what goes better with soup than a tasty loaf of bread? I pulled out my bread machine book. I never, ever use the machine anymore as I have found there is something therapeutic in kneading bread by hand! I searched around and found a recipe for Carmelized Onion Bread.
I love onions! Mmmm…..Or maybe not! The recipe called for two onions. The instructions were to cook the onions in butter until they were golden. Then the liquid from the mix was to be placed in the mixing bowl. I got quite a bit of thick, almost syrupy-looking liquid. I mixed up the bread and then after it was almost finished being kneaded, I added the (mostly dry) onions. In working them into the dough, I thought there were far too many onions. I had used a huge onion instead of two smaller ones and it seemed there was just too much!
Well……let’s just say those onions cooked in butter sure were yummy! Here is how the bread turned out.
The tomato soup was a BIG thumbs up. The bread was astronomical! Yes!!! A winner, indeed. Usually when I make bread, it gets too heavy. This time, it was light, airy, and delish! I ate a tiny bowl of soup and a slice of bread. Afterwards, I had a piece of pie.
By about four this afternoon, my stomach looked like someone had pumped it up! It was so bloated and let’s just say my “gastrointestinals” were revolting! Apparently the probably quarter cup of onions I had demolished were now playing with my digestive system. I am still experiencing some discomfort. My stomach is making so much noise, it is ridiculous.
Wow….I cannot believe I just wrote about this whole situation….for awhile, I felt genuinely ill! From now on, I think I will not use giant onions….they might be just a tad upsetting to the stomach when “overdone”!
So, tonight, I am so thankful we are “fearfully and wonderfully made”. It is so incredible that we were designed to recuperate from our over-indulgings!

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Veterans Day is an important holiday. Originally enacted to celebrate the soldiers who fought in World War I, it is observed each year on November 11. This is because November 11, 1918, was the day the fighting between the Allied nations and Germany came to an end.
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How Do I Grow Blueberries?
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Blueberries are one of the easiest fruits to grow and can easily be grown organically, making them the perfect pick for many Piedmont backyards. To start your blueberry patch all you need to know is how to prepare your site and which are the best varieties for our area.
Blueberry Varieties for Piedmont Gardens
The best type of blueberries to grow in the Piedmont are rabbiteye varieties, which are better adapted to clay soils than the southern highbush types grown on commercial blueberry farms in the coastal plain. Rabbiteye blueberries grow into large bushes, usually 6’+ tall and wide, but are capable of growing 12’ tall or more if they are not regularly pruned. Learn more about pruning rabbiteye blueberries.
Blueberries are most productive in full sun, but will produce a decent crop even when grown in part shade. Their berries ripen from June through August in flushes, so each bush will provide several harvests. When harvesting rabbiteye blueberries keep in mind berries turn blue well before they fully ripen. For sweeter fruit, wait 7 to 10 days after berries turn blue to pick.
When buying rabbiteye blueberry plants be sure to purchase at least two different named varieties; Rabbiteye blueberries cannot pollinate themselves – they must have another variety growing close by to produce fruit. Some of my favorite varieties recommended for this area include:
- ‘Climax’ and ‘Premier’, our two earliest bearers, ripening in mid to late June
- ‘Columbus’ and ‘Onslow,’, which are mid-season bearers
- ‘Powderblue’, which ripens late in the season, usually from late July through early August
- Learn more about blueberry varieties bred and released by NC State
Though some varieties bear fruit later than others, all varieties bloom at roughly the same time and are able to cross pollinate each other. Fully grown blueberry bushes are very productive, producing up to 24 pounds of fruit per bush, though you may want to plant a couple of extra bushes so you have enough fruit to share with the birds.
Choosing the Right Site
To grow rabbiteye blueberry bushes successfully choose a sunny location with acidic, well-drained soil. Blueberries require a soil pH of 4.0 to 5.3 to thrive. This is lower than many plants will tolerate, even camellias and azaleas. Many Piedmont soils are acidic and soil pH’s around 5.0 are typical. The pH of soils that have been recently limed or where wood ashes have been frequently applied may be higher than ideal for blueberries.
To determine your soil’s pH, submit a sample to the NC Department of Agriculture’s soil testing lab in Raleigh. The results, which are much more accurate than do-it-yourself kits, are posted online within a few weeks. Boxes, forms and instructions for collecting soil samples are available from any N.C. Cooperative Extension office. Learn more about soil testing.
If soil test results show your soil pH is over 5.5, you may need to lower the pH by applying sulfur to the soil. If this is necessary, carefully apply sulfur (sometimes sold as soil acidifier) based on label directions or consult the chart in this Clemson Extension fact sheet to determine how much sulfur is needed.
In addition to pH, you will also need to assess drainage. Blueberries grow best in well-drained soil that has plenty of organic matter. If you have heavy clay soil or poor drainage, amend the soil by mixing in finely ground pine bark, which is sold as soil conditioner. Build raised mounds 6” to 12” high and 2’-3’ wide to improve drainage. Space plants 5’- 6’ apart in the row. Keep plants well watered, especially during the first few years as they establish. Mulch will help retain soil moisture and reduce weeds – pine straw and pine bark mulches are ideal.
Learn more about growing blueberries:
- NC State Extension’s Blueberry Portal – a one-stop shop for all you need to know
- What type of bees pollinate blueberries? Read more to find out
- Learn how to propagate blueberries
- Blueberry pruning diagrams
- Blueberry pruning tips
- Notes on growing blueberries, by NC State Blueberry Specialist Bill Cline
- Keep up with the latest blueberry news – visit Dr. Cline’s blog, the NC Blueberry Journal
Access these resources for growing many types of fruits, including slides from the recent Extension Gardener class on growing fruits and berries.
Use Extension Search to find research based information from Cooperative Extension systems across the U.S.
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I Should Lie In The Sun And Melt Into The Grass - Poem by Patrick White
I should lie in the sun and melt into the grass.
I listen to the bikers throttling up like chain-saws.
I sit here urgently trying not to pollute time.
A poem's got one foot on shore and one in the boat.
Let Atlantis rise or sink as it will. I can wait.
Even when it's calm, my heart is an idling storm
and every third thought is a voodoo doll
as it sees itself on the inside
behind the eyelid of a visionary eclipse.
Nothing to worry about. I'm not going to put
the eyes of the telescope out for looking at Lady Godiva.
Look at me tracking myself all over this paper,
mouse and bird letters in the snow at the base of a juniper.
How human it is to forgo yourself for a future that doesn't exist.
God, I wish there were more fireflies in my life than street signs.
Do you see the lack of meaning in how things are understood?
Thought will get you as far as a frog on a lily pad
but once you get there it's easy to see it's the lily that shines
in a whole other realm of language
that everyone understands but no one can speak.
I watch the honeysuckle burn the gate I came through.
I note the blue eye shadow of the damselfly
applying herself like a cosmetic pencil to the heavy petals
of the wild roses tangled in the fallen birch.
What a shock it would be if I were to take off my lifemask
and you were to discover me infinitely closer to you
like a dimension you hadn't detected in your awareness
than the light is to what you see when
you're sitting up in bed alone in the dark at three in the morning.
What a world, hey? What do you make of it?
The marvel and the horror and the mystery
and the way destiny manifestly unrolls like a lottery
for every living thing on a planet that occasionally plays
Russian roulette with the asteroids, and our tiny part in it all,
this mere speck of nothingness that can embody
in its formless spaces within, the superclustering of galaxies?
And the pain and the anger and the sorrow and the fear
and the way things change and disappear
as you look for the forms of your expectations everywhere
and everything's either an approximation or consolation
of what you can see so clearly, it burns the air?
I should lie down in the sun and melt into the grass,
but forgotten among buildings here, I am unbound
and not even the dead are as free as I am right now.
The whole universe is one big solid insight
where inanimate things are just another mode of motion
sitting in the room like Latin, dogpaddling in space and time,
and I'm tucked under your eyelids like a loveletter
you weren't expecting in a language that could read you
like any one of the seventy-two scholars of the Septuagint.
I've been listening to you for lightyears like leaves
listen for the wind and the rain and the moonlight
and what you have felt about being alive
to say hello and sing farewell, has been my feeling,
and when you have wept at the intransigence of angels
and the generosity of their expansive interventions,
I have been humbled by the eyes of my own exaltations.
And my feet swept out from under me
like an undertow of shadows on the moon.
Sister Lunacy, who can stand in the light
of these intensities and immensities for long
this vertigo of stars and skulls, bells and scars
without reeling in the delirium of simply being here
to witness them as if they somehow depended on us
to embody them in our hearts and minds and voids
as if they were no different from us than we were,
all waves of awareness the wind blows up on the ocean.
The imagination transforms everything in to us.
The stars reek of the eyes that have gazed up at them
like pyres and telescopes and censers, it's
in the hair of a comet like the smell of a lover,
it's what makes the meteorites as kissable
as the head of a snake to the lips of a gentle enemy.
Sister Lunacy, my heartfelt muse, my dark-side dakini,
what have you been dancing for all these years?
Have you been pearldiving among the castanets
for a moonrise in the mouth of a seashell
that could sing to you like the ocean you're lost upon?
You're the station every seeker gets to
on a pilgrimage he doesn't know he's taking
where he damns the consequences and blessings alike
and enters into the spiritual life as a rebel of compassion
as he addresses himself to what's arrayed before him
as if there were only one voice between himself and another
like a bridge that flows, like a star
that doesn't drown in your eye like a firefly.
And if there were anything I could ever say I was
it would have to be this just as it is, this
endlessness I keep being poured out into
as if my heart were the only waterclock I could live by
and disembodied space the only medium
that could accommodate my shapeshifting adaptations
like goldfish coming to the surface to feed on the stars.
Sister Lunacy, the moon reaches down to the roots of the river reeds
and the catfish thrive among the wild rice in the shallows,
and eyes in the darkness high overhead, as if
someone shattered a mirror into a billion bits of awareness
see you standing on your barren precipice
and long to know what it is you're thinking.
In order to understand you must become the thing itself.
You must abdicate your own presence to be
remotely at peace with the world, it's a strawdog anyway,
and it burns too fast to be much of a lighthouse.
And o my darkness, there are so many skins you have yet to shed
like the moon trying on a wardrobe of water
laying her gown across the lake like an early frost of sequins.
I shall come to you at first as a premonition
as lightly as a cloud touches the mountain, an aberrant insight,
a synchronistic intuition of our simultaneity,
and in your breath my breath shall be an atmosphere
and in your eye my eye shall lavish the most intimate of stars,
and in your blood my blood shall be the poppy and the rose.
Sister Lunacy, even after the house has burnt to the ground
my passion stands like a blackened doorway in the rain
and though I look at you through a broken window,
the moon is whole, and the sky is not torn or bruised.
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The Marengo County Commission gathered on Dec. 31 to authorize levying the tax that was approved by county voters in a special election on Dec. 10, effective Jan. 1. The special election put a 4 mil ad valorem tax up to vote in order to support Whitfield Regional Hospital.
Close to 4,500 residents went to the polls, with just over 60 percent voting in favor and approximately 30 percent voting against. The results, published by the “Demopolis Times” on Dec. 10 after the polls closed, do not include provisional ballots.
During a town hall on Nov. 19, WRH CEO Doug Brewer said the funds would go towards building a 10- to 15-year capital plan. Hospital officials also hope to add building improvements and fill other healthcare needs in the area, such as additional health clinics and adding an obstetrician and childbirth to the hospital’s services.
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Brewer also noted that the hospital employs over 300 people and pays $15 million in annual payroll, as well as makes over $2.5 million in local purchases annually.
Funds from the tax can only be used for the hospital. Should WRH close, the tax will no longer be collected.


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Killing all artists’ hopes and dreams of creating amazing music.
Underground music redeems his career and raises his self-esteem.
Raging fans slowly gather, falling in love with his brilliant young mind.
Taking and mending their rather sad dismantled hearts with his music.
Crazy fans and stalkers such as
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Manchester City officials have been unmoved by Carlos Tevez’s latest attempt to sever his ties with the club despite having three seasons left on his £200,000-a-week contract.
There are no bids on the table yet and City will only listen to offers of about £50m – the price Chelsea paid Liverpool for Fernando Torres in January.
One possible solution is a swap deal with Atletico Madrid, involving Tevez’s Argentina team-mate Sergio Aguero moving to Eastlands.
One possible solution is a swap deal with Atletico Madrid, involving Sergio Aguero
Real Madrid, Juventus and Inter Milan might be tempted but have been warned they will not get striker Tevez on the cheap. This latest transfer demand – he cited family reasons – provoked a furious backlash from City fans yesterday.
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With the summer sun brightening and temperatures rising, getting outside with your pet can provide new adventures for you both. Whether you have a cat or dog, there are a number of outdoor activities for you and your pet.
Go for a walk
Both cats and dogs can go on walks! Take them out to explore the neighborhood or a new park in town. Leash walking will give you control of where your dog or cat is going, but still allow them some freedom (Note: Your cat may require more training to walk on a leash). Make sure you bring water with you and turn back when your cat or dog is tired to avoid dehydration or over exertion.
Play in the yard
If you have a fenced backyard, take your dog or cat outside to play with some of their favorite toys. Whether you choose fetch, frisbee or chasing a feather, your pet will enjoy playing in the sun. If your cat likes to run off and a fence won’t deter him, it may be best to play indoors.
Have a picnic
Put your pet on a leash, grab their favorite Supreme Source food and a picnic blanket and head to the park. Relax in the shade of a tree or lay out in the sun while you both enjoy your meal. Make sure to pack plenty of water too.
Go to the beach
Your cat may not enjoy the actual water as much as your dog but bringing your pet to the beach is a good way to get out and enjoy the fresh air. Your dog can go for a swim and your cat and chill in a stroller. If your cat is feeling really adventurous, put him on a leash and let him dip his paws in.
Go to a pet-friendly grocery store
Some grocery stores allow pets to come along while you shop. While the actual store is indoors, the trip there is a chance to get your pet out of the house. If your pet loves short car rides, a quick trip to the store is a great option for a new adventure. When you get to the store, let your pet pick out a new toy for an added reward!

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Communities of symbiotic microbes obtained from the environment are an integral component of animal fitness and ecology. Thus a general and practical understanding of the processes that drive microbiome assembly and structure are paramount to understanding animal ecology, health, and evolution. We conceptualized a series of ecological filters that operate at the environment, host, and host tissue levels during microbiome assembly and discuss key ecological processes that structure animal microbiomes at each level. We conducted a survey of crayfish across four sites within the contiguous range of the of stream-inhabiting crayfish Cambarus sciotensis in western Virginia, USA, to characterize multiscale variation in the crayfish microbiome. We also conducted an in situ experiment to assess local drivers of microbial diversity on the closely related Cambarus chasmodactylus. We used a combination of DNA fingerprinting and next-generation sequencing to characterize microbiome diversity and composition from crayfish carapaces and gills to identify key filters affecting microbiome structure. Field survey showed that local environment and host tissues interact to create patterns of microbial diversity and composition, but the strongest effects on microbial community structure were observed at the level of host tissue. Our field experiment confirmed strong effects of host tissue, and also showed that a metazoan ectosymbiont which feeds on biofilms (Annelida; Branchiobdellida) had significant effects on microbial composition of the host carapace. Crayfish carapaces were colonized by diverse and taxonomically even microbial communities that were similar to, and correlated with, microbial communities of the ambient environment. Conversely, crayfish gills were colonized by less diverse communities and dominated by two families of bacteria with potentially significant functional roles: Comamonadaceae and Chitinophagaceae. Our results suggest that microbial assembly of the carapace is driven by external biotic and abiotic processes, whereas assembly on the gills appears to be coupled to host biology that favors interactions with few specific taxa. Our work shows how multi-scale studies of symbiont community assembly provide valuable insights into how the animal microbiome is structured under conditions of natural complexity and help identify other symbiont taxa, i.e., the branchiobdellidans, that may further influence microbiome assembly and structure.
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Training Center Cape May Housing consists of 174 family units including a command designated house. There are 48 two-bedroom units, 93 three-bedroom units, and 32 four-bedroom units. 5-single family homes are reserved for staff and command(s). There are 63 Unaccompanied Personnel Housing (UPH) rooms for permanent party single members.
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PaceDay 2021: Riding in the fight against cancer
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A big day in the fight against cancer Saturday is PaceDay. Hundreds of bicyclists will ride in support of the Georgia Cancer Center.
PaceDay is back after a year of going virtual, nearly 800 people will take place in person or virtually. Riders are participating from all over the U.S.
“We are pumped we truly are, it’s been a long time a tough time for everyone. We’ve been waiting all this time to put on a celebration finish line festival for everybody that’s been supporting us,” said Martyn Jones, President of Paceline.
It’s a ride, not a race, with a goal of bringing people together.
“It truly is an event open to all abilities, race, gender, age. It’s about coming together as a community,” said Jones.
Dr. Martha Tingen says the funds raised will support a lot of what the Georgia Cancer Center does.
“Every penny raised goes to the Georgia Cancer Center for either patient care, or cutting edge research, patient education. It’s all about the patient and improving their lives when they are diagnosed with cancer,” said Martha Tingen, Associate Director for Cancer Prevention, Georgia Cancer Center.
PaceDay helps people like Dr. Hu. He has been working to discover how to destroy leukemia cells which as you can imagine is expensive.
“Nothing can happen without the support of Paceline, without the support, input from the community. I really appreciate everyone getting involved,” said Dr. Tianxiang Hu, Assistant Professor, Georgia Cancer Center.
Ultimately, everyone involved shares the same mission – helping cure cancer faster. And for some participants the ride really hits home.
“I have family members who’ve passed away from cancer and friends, so it feels good to do something new and reach a new goal,” said Karen, PaceDay participant.
There are two starting lines this year. Those are AU’s Summerville Campus and Harlem High School. The finish line is the Columbia County Amphitheater. The ride will kick off at 7:45 a.m. and last until 5:30 p.m.
Visit https://www.pacelineride.org/ to register for PaceDay or to donate. You have until until December 5 to do so.
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Get ready to see Sarah Palin nearly unravel.
In HBO's Game Change, which dramatizes John McCain's presidential campaign and what happened after he picked Sarah Palin to be his running mate, Julianne Moore plays the Alaska politician as fierce and highly flawed.
"I miss my baby," Moore says as demoralized Palin in a new trailer for the TV movie, which premieres March 10 at 9 p.m.
"She's on the verge of a complete nervous breakdown," says Woody Harrelson, who plays McCain's adviser Steve Schmidt.
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Top six causes of customer dissatisfaction revealed: new study
Lack of staff assistance in stores has been cited as the number one cause of customer dissatisfaction according to the results of a new study.
The research by Service Management Group (SMG), which analysed over 359,000 customer responses, found that 27% of those polled regarded this as their main gripe. Slow service at the till came in second place, annoying 22% of respondents.
Other causes of customer despair included non-availability of items (20%), unfriendly staff (12%), problem occurrence (9%), and a limited selection of items (9%).
Jeremy Michael, SMG managing director, said: “A period of much needed transformation is underway for the UK High Street—largely prompted by the recent spate of High Street retailers going into administration, increasing competition from e-commerce, and changing consumer expectations. The need for brands to stand out from the crowd is more important than ever as they compete for shoppers.
“To encourage loyal customers who not only return, but recommend, brands need to ensure the customer experience is at the heart of their strategy and their staff are delivering high levels of customer service.”
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Stress can dampen one’s creativity in a manner too fast not many people would even notice it creating an impact. Problems in personal relationships, financial woes, physical illness and dealing with a difficult boss at work- these are just few examples of things that can cause much stress and even anxiety in many people. Exposure to these negative events in life can hinder one’s ability to think of creative ways to solve issues and achieve higher productivity. The good thing is that there are plenty of natural ways that will help us get rid of stress. So, before stress starts to zap your physical and mental energy better continue reading first.
How Stress Affects our Creativity
Stress naturally occurs when our body perceives that a threat or something dangerous is imminent. This so called “threat” can be in a form of a project deadline, a financial problem or an argument with a lover. As the body becomes exposed to these negative scenarios an individual’s fight or flee response becomes activated thereby flooding the body with a lot of stress hormones. When this occurs, the brain gets disrupted and unable to think right, leaving us with feelings of anxiety that will only lead our minds to thinking that we are in a worst case scenario. Once these negative thoughts occupy our mind, our creativity gets depleted. In turn, we find ourselves having difficulty in reaching for the most logical solution to the issue at hand.
Stress Makes us Tunnel-Visioned
Another negative effect of stress is that it increases our tendency to become tunnel-visioned. This is when our minds become too focused on the negative events that are currently happening. As a result, just like a “tunnel” we will never be able to see other positive angles of a certain event leaving no room for creativity to penetrate our thoughts. Becoming tunnel-visioned due to stress will make us get caught up inside a loop that keeps us going back to the same problem and unable to think of a solution. This only shows how stress negatively impacts our decision-making skills.
When Stress Blocks Our Creativity
As earlier mentioned, stress disrupts the functioning of our brain and it leads us to become tunnel-visioned. This explains why an individual who is under stress will find himself becoming fixated on having to redo and undo a specific flaw in a certain project, unable to realize that something is just not working and that he needs to find other ways to complete the task. Instead of being stuck in a loop of undoing and redoing things over and over again one should decide on moving forward by looking for other better ways to get things done.
Other Negative Effects of Stress
When you say that stress is good because it keeps you on your toes, then you have to make sure first that the stress you are experiencing is only within mild to moderate level. Going beyond the normal levels of stress is often associated with job dissatisfaction, emotional exhaustion and other counterproductive behaviors. The costs associated with too much exposure to stress have become a cause of great concern to many health experts. It affects not just an individual, but it can also have dire consequences to an organization and the society as a whole. When stress is left unabated, it can make an individual at high risk of suffering from hypertension, sleeping problems, mental fatigue, anxiety, depression – just to name a few.
How to Ward off the Effects of Stress
If you are constantly battling with stress, never take the chemical route right away. You have to try all the natural ways of staving off any symptoms of stress first so you can be spared from the side effects of prescription medications and other stress-relieving drugs. It would also be helpful if you practice deep breathing technique. Becoming more conscious on the way you breathe will prove to be helpful in your fight against stress. Avoid breathing in a shallow manner. Practice deep breathing techniques and indulge in activities that will allow you to become more conscious on your manner of breathing such as Yoga and meditation.
Deep breathing technique in conjunction with other healthy lifestyle habits can greatly spare one from the cudgels of stress. Find ways to kick away stress before it starts kicking away your creativity.

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Las Vegas, NV board-certified Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Frank Stile is one of the leading cosmetic surgeons in Vegas at the renowned Stile Aesthetics.
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Spotted by Tum Apisak in the 3DMark database, these laptops, including (TUF) FX505DU, (ROG) GU502DU, and (ROG) GU502DV, will be using AMD's Ryzen APUs, including the Ryzen 5 2550H and Ryzen 7 3750H, with Nvidia Turing-based GTX 1660 Ti, GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, and possibly even the RTX 2060 in the ROG GU502DV model.
The Ryzen 7 3750H, which is a 4-core/8-thread APU with Vega 10 graphics, should do well in most daily tasks and even some light gaming on the battery, while the GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q could kick in for a bit more GPU power when needed. Same goes for the TUF-branded FX505DU, which comes with Ryzen 5 3550H 4-core/8-thread APU with Radeon Vega 8 graphics.
There were plenty of AMD Picasso-based laptops announced back at the CES 2019 show in January and some of them are slowly coming to market, and pairing it up with Nvidia's mobile graphics cards would make them more interesting.
Unfortunately, there is no word on when these laptops will become available but hopefully, Asus and other laptop makers will announce them soon.
Picasso + turing— APISAK (@TUM_APISAK) March 25, 2019
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Princess Caroline through the years
Inside the Obamas' $5 million home
Ivanka Trump style file
Congratulations are in order for Zoë Saldana and her husband, Marco Peregeo, who welcomed their third child together.
See how royal families from all over the world hit the slopes!
February's best red carpet fashion.
Alexa Ray Joel on how she went from musician to model and the best advice from mom Christie Brinkley.
The best candid celebrity photos from the week.

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Northern Iowa Panthers (2-5) at Evansville Aces (3-5)
College Basketball: Sunday, January 3, 2021 at 4:00 pm (Ford Center)
The Line: Evansville Aces +6 -- Over/Under: 135 Click to Get Latest Betting Odds
The Northern Iowa Panthers and the Evansville Purple Aces meet Sunday in college basketball action from Ford Center.
Northern Iowa enters this one at 2-6 so far. As for Evansville, they’re sitting at 4-5 overall. This will be a rematch of Saturday’s game featuring these teams. In that one, the Purple Aces managed a four-point victory. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.
Northern Iowa opened up their year with three straight losses, falling to Western Kentucky, Saint Mary’s and Utah State. A win over St. Ambrose followed before losses to Richmond and Missouri State. The Panthers got a win over Missouri State in the next game, however.
In Saturday’s game, Northern Iowa trailed 32-28 at halftime and couldn’t make up the gap, falling 65-61 to the Aces. Tops in scoring for the Panthers was Austin Phyfe with 17 points and 10 rebounds, while Trae Berhow notched a triple-double on 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.
Over on the Evansville side, they kicked off their year with three straight losses, falling to Louisville, Prairie View and TN-Martin. The Aces won their next two games over Eastern Illinois and SEMO before falling to Belmont and Southern Illinois. Evansville won December 28 versus Southern Illinois also.
In Saturday’s game, the Aces were able to maintain their halftime edge with a 33-33 showing in the second half to move to 4-5 on the year. Leading the way for Evansvilel was Evan Kuhlman with 21 points, four assists and two rebounds. Samari Curtis posted 14 points with four boards as well.
The Aces are 4-0-1 ATS in their last five Sunday games and the under is 4-1 in their last five Sunday games. Evansville is 4-1-1 ATS in their last six games overall and the under is 9-2 in their last 11 overall.
Meanwhile, Northern Iowa is 3-7-1 ATS in their last 11 Sunday games and the under is 9-1 in their last 10 Sunday games. The Panthers are 1-5 ATS in their last six road games and 1-7 ATS in their last eight games overall.
PICK: I’m going to go with Northern Iowa here. The Panthers have scored pretty well most of the season, with 68 or more points in five of their first seven games. Sure, there have been dud outings here and there for Northern Iowa, but when they’re rolling they’ve got a good group of contributors. Saturday’s game was pretty flat in the first half for the Panthers, but they played better in the second. This should be a better game for Northern Iowa.


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Benfica & Man United have gentleman’s agreement for Garay, Benfica want €20m [Record]
- July 12, 2013
Early on Friday morning Portuguese news outlet Record reported that Manchester United and Benfica have a gentleman’s agreement over the transfer of central defender Ezequiel Garay.
The 26 year old has long been linked to Old Trafford but it is now clear Benfica are willing to let him leave, but only for a fee of €20 Million.
Ex Real Madrid man Ezequiel Garay has reportedly been looking for a home in Manchester despite the fee of €20M proving a stumbling block in the negotiations.
United are allegedly looking to spend less on a centre back and Garay understands that he may have one more season to play at Benfica.
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This year Dr Charlie Veron – the world’s celebrated Godfather of Coral – released his memoir A Life Underwater.
Charlie is a long-term friend of David Hannan, with decades of collaboration in coral reef conservation work, publications, film projects and activism.
“Charlie is my most important mentor, and my science bible when it comes to reefs,” Mr Hannan said.
“This memoir is a precious insight into the brilliant mind and visionary heart of the planet’s most distinguished coral reef expert.”
Charlie has dived most coral reefs in the world, filled prominent director roles in Australia’s most notable marine institutes including the Australian Institute of Marine Science, and has named more coral species than anyone in history.
Penguin Random House describes Charlie as “a maverick Australian who transformed our understanding of coral reefs” with the memoir penned as “exhilarating, eye-opening, provocative, funny and warm…an inspiration to the young and the young at heart.”
As A Life Underwater reveals, Charlie’s love of marine life started at six. In his early twenties he joined the frontiers of scuba diving, exploring wild coastal areas that were largely ‘off the map’. What followed was a rich career as a self-taught coral specialist; a field he revolutionized.
“His discoveries include an original concept of what a species is, and the mechanism that drives their evolution – matters that lie at the heart of conservation,” the book’s description reads.
As a young, wayward scientist, Charlie embarked on a largely untethered journey of discovery that revealed to the world the importance of reefs to ocean ecology, and the critical need to protect them.
His risk-taking and associated groundbreaking research proved the importance of safeguarding scholarly independence; something he continues to call for as the debate over climate change, reef depletion and management continues to rage.
Charlie has been hailed by David Attenborough, proclaimed a second Charles Darwin, and described by famous Australian conservationist Tim Flannery as “one of my heroes”.
But A Life Underwater is not just science. It’s a deeply personal reflection on life, love, loss and grief. It’s at times funny, other times emotional, and ultimately an inspiring call-to- action for us all.
“Charlie Veron isn’t just a coral scientist, he’s a pathfinder, a scout who’s been sending back dispatches on the future of the planet for decades,” states famous Australian author Tim Winton.
“If ever there was a moment for Australians to listen up and act on what he’s learnt, it’s now.”

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[Editor’s note: This story was originally published in Novemeber.]
The future of technology is all about connecting devices to enhance the user experience. That’s why the Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the most exciting growth trends out there. I am sure you have heard all about IoT over the last few years. As much as I love the trend and believe it will grow by multiples in the years ahead, there is one problem — the need for security, and cybersecurity stocks.
The rate at which the world is becoming connected is growing faster than we can secure it. Consider that there are already over 20 billion connected devices around the globe. By 2020, there will be at least seven connected devices for every human on earth. That equates to over 50 billion internet-connected devices in the world. This mass connectivity is what makes up the IoT.
There is no question that all of this will make your life easier. But it also opens up a huge security risk. Just one hack into any connected device could spread like wildfire through the network of other devices. The result could range from small inconveniences to serious financial calamities and even physical injuries.
With hundreds of billions of new devices hitting the market every day, it is impossible that they will automatically have the required security. That would assume they are all created equal and that consumers will put in the proper protection to make them more difficult to hack.
Unfortunately, that simply will not happen. That’s why cybersecurity is a huge need that will become even more critical in the years ahead.
There are many companies involved in this trend, but as with any growing theme there are only a few that stand out as current leaders. I want to highlight three cybersecurity stocks today.
CyberArk Software (CYBR)
CyberArk is an Israeli firm that develops and sells software-based security solutions. It is a global leader in the space, with its more than 4,200 clients encompassing 50% of the Fortune 500 and over 30% of the Global 2000.
The company has grown rapidly in recent years. Revenue increased from $103 million in 2014 to $262 million in 2017. And that figure is anticipated to hit nearly $400 million by 2019.
While the top line has exploded, earnings have picked up as well. CYBR earned $1.16 a share last year and by 2022 it should earn close to $4 a share.
The stock has spent most of this year in a strong uptrend. The rally has stalled a bit recently, but with the underlying fundamentals still strong, I expect CYBR to remain a leading cybersecurity play for the foreseeable future.
This company, based in the United States, is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider of cybersecurity solutions. Its products scan emails, social media accounts, mobile apps, and more and stop 99% of attachment-based attacks.
Proofpoint is experiencing strong revenue growth, with the top line jumping from $196 million in 2014 to $515 million last year. That number is expected to increase to $876 million next year.
The company turned its first annual profit in 2016 when it earned 37 cents a share. That number is estimated to grow to $1.31 a share this year, and by 2021 analysts are looking for the bottom line to hit $3.45 a share.
The cybersecurity stock’s rally stalled in May after hitting an all-time high above $130, and it has trended lower in recent months. PFPT bounced off a low near $75 in late October, so now is a great time to buy in ahead of its next uptrend.
With a market cap of just $1.5 billion, Rapid7 is the smallest of the three cybersecurity companies we’re talking about today. RPD delivers the visibility, analytics and automation required to monitor and resolve cyber attacks. Its 7,200+ customers are located across 120 countries and include 55% of the Fortune 100.
This is yet another company that has seen huge growth in revenue in recent years. Its top line increased from $77 million in 2014 to $201 million last year. And Wall Street expects another 50% increase to $291 million by 2019.
While RPD has yet to turn a profit, I believe a breakeven result is achievable in 2019. By 2020, earnings should come in around 35 cents a share.
Once a company turns profitable, that is often followed by a few years of big bottom-line growth. With Rapid7 on the cusp of profitability, I suspect it’s only a matter of time before its shares start pricing in that upside.
Matthew McCall is the founder and president of Penn Financial Group, an investment advisory firm, as well as the editor of Investment Opportunities and Early Stage Investor. He has dedicated his career to getting investors into the world’s biggest, most revolutionary trends BEFORE anyone else. The power of being “first” gave Matt’s readers the chance to bank +2,438% in Stamps.com (STMP), +1,523% in Ulta Beauty (ULTA), +1,044% in Tesla (TSLA), +611% in Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (LNGLY), +324% in Bitcoin Services (BTSC), just to name a few. If you’re interested in making triple-digit gains from the world’s biggest investment trends BEFORE anyone else, click here to learn more about Matt McCall and his investments strategy today.


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A new info booklet has been produced which aims to encourage more members of ethnic minority communities to visit the National Parks of northern England.
Four people from the International Centre in Middlesbrough have produced a guide to the National Parks of northern England (the Lake District, Northumberland, North York Moors, Peak District and Yorkshire Dales) in order to help show people from urban areas how easily accessible these special places are. The four are community champions for the North York Moors and the Mosaic Project, which aims to achieve an increase in ethnic minority visitors to the National Parks.
Tasnim Niaz, Azram Rafiq, Hamida Saleem and Naseem Mahmoud met at Middlesbrough's International Centre. Having visited some of the UK's 15 National Parks through the Mosaic Project, the group wanted to encourage others to experience the activities, heritage and scenery on offer by providing information aimed at the first time visitor.
Tasnim Niaz, Centre Manager at Middlesbrough's International Centre, said:
'Some people think there is nothing to do in a National Park or that you need to pay to get in. We wanted to break down some of these barriers by providing basic information on what to see and do, where to stay and where to go for more information. We chose the five northern English National Parks as they are all relatively close [to each other] so you could easily see more than one if you were staying in the area.'
With funding from the North York Moors National Park Authority's Sustainable Development Fund, the group spent a weekend in each of the five National Parks gathering information for their guide. The finished booklet is available free from National Park Centres and Middlesbrough's International Centre, or can be downloaded here.
'We're very proud of our achievement and have received some positive comments from people who have used the guide and would recommend it to others. I think if I'd had something like this before I visited a National Park for the first time it would have been a big help. I've been asked to talk to the southern National Parks about my experiences as they're thinking of producing something similar.'
The North York Moors National Park Authority's Sustainable Development Fund provides financial support to projects that bring social, environmental and economic benefits to the National Park. A total of £180,000 is available every year to develop and test new ways of achieving a more sustainable way of living in the North York Moors.
Mosaic is a partnership between the Campaign for National Parks, the Youth Hostels Association (YHA) and the 10 National Parks in England. It was developed in response to evidence that although about 10% of the population is of an ethnic minority background, only about 1% of visitors to National Parks are from ethnic minorities. The National Parks were created for the benefit of the public, and Mosaic works to make sure that all people have an equal opportunity to enjoy them. The project works by training influential leaders from ethnic minority communities to become Community Champions promoting the National Parks and the YHA in their communities. Mosaic provides intense personal development plans, training and support for Community Champions. Mosaic also assists National Park Authorities and the YHA to make changes to their organisations that will help them reach ethnic minority audiences.

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Leisure park targets record turnover after major investment
A leisure park is targeting record turnover after pumping more than £5m into its facilities over the last five years.
Patrington Haven Leisure Park, which has grown its team from 35 employees five years ago to more than 70 today, has seen a growth in turnover from £2.7m in 2014 to £5.6m last year.
Now the owners-only park close to the East Yorkshire coast is forecasting a new revenue high of £6m for 2019.
The leisure park is also experiencing its highest ever occupancy rates, with just 15 of 485 plots currently free.
The business is celebrating its 35th anniversary, having been founded by Atlas Caravans owner Graham Sparkes in 1984 on a disused RAF base, after he sold the business to fellow members of the management team. It is now run by Graham’s son, Guy Sparkes, his wife Karen and their extended family.
After investing £5.5m in the leisure park’s Country Club and infrastructure, the business is pushing forward with new services for its owners and visitors and reaching out to the local community.
Significant investments have been made in Guy’s Café Bar and Restaurant, new technology in the gym, and three new vans for the maintenance team, which have helped to improve rubbish collections and upkeep of caravans.
In addition, the business has invested thousands of pounds in a rubbish compactor, and launched The Spa at the Country Club, providing luxury health and beauty treatments to caravan owners and the local community, with staff trained by Elemis in London.
A takeaway delivery service offering food and drinks from the park’s restaurant menu has also been set up to operate within a seven-mile radius, delivering to caravans on site and local homes, with orders taken via the Just Eat service.
Meanwhile, an innovative, free mobile phone app has been launched to communicate with people on and off the park, with options for them to choose the news and notifications they receive, and a new website is due to launch this summer.
Guy Sparkes said: “We’ve seen a really strong five-year growth period and I put that down to belief, supporting the team and allowing them to be in charge of their own destinies.
“A leisure park is only as good as its owners and its guests and we have some of the best. Our main aim is for all our customers to be proud of our team and our team to be proud of our customers.
“I can’t say it’s like coming to work here. It has various pressures, but at the same time, you’re coming in to collaborate with people who believe in the same things. When you have shared beliefs, you can achieve anything.”


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Independent developer Critical Games has put a lot of work into making 8-Bit Adventures 2 feel, look, and sound like a retro RPG, but with the developmental lessons that have been learned by the gaming industry since the style was last used. Curious about how well that technique translates to actual gameplay? Fortunately for you, the game now has a playable demo available for download on Steam.
The story of 8-Bit Adventures 2 is set inside of a video game, which gives it ample opportunity to take advantage of many tropes and inside jokes that regular gamers might be familiar with. In this world, glitches are common. However, as they are able to distort the world around them in strange and impossible ways, they are also not allowed to exist. When the Glitch learns it is soon to be erased, it threatens the people of the game world. With your party, you must undo everything that the Glitch has destroyed and defeat it yourself.
In 8-Bit Adventures 2, you control a party of 7 characters, of which three are returning from the original games. With that said, the game’s Lead Developer Joshua Hallaran believes that games like these have a way of connecting with new and old players.
“After more than two years of hard work, I am tremendously excited to bring 8-Bit Adventures 2 to both existing and new players alike. We still have a little way to go, but I sincerely hope that 8-Bit Adventures 2 connects with players the same way that games like Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy IX have always connected with me.”


a cone full of water has been poured intoa cylinder. what is the depth of thewater in the cylinder?
the cone has a height of 15m and a diameter of 20m.
the cylinder also has a diameter of 20m and the amount of water in the cylinder is d meters high.
Geometry - Steve, Thursday, March 29, 2012 at 10:51am
volume of a cone is 1/3 base * height
volume of a cylinder = base * height
so, a cylinder has 3 times the volume of a cylinder of the same base area.
so, the water height in the cylinder is 1/3 the height of the cone is d = 5m.
Geometry - ravi butthole, Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 4:17pm
d= 15 m


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You probably already know that Japan’s GREE is a mobile gaming giant. But just how giant is giant? How big are GREE’s biggest mobile games? In a new infographic, the company reveals some impressive numbers and makes some fun comparisons. Did you know, for example, that Knights & Dragons players have created enough virtual armor that, if it were real, it would fill every square inch of Buckingham Palance? You probably didn’t know that, and that’s what this infographic is here to fix:
Of course, if you want to learn more about GREE, a good place to start would be this long interview we did with GREE founder Yoshikazu Tanaka.
For more fun graphics like this one, check out previous entries in our infographic series.


text: Third Reich 3D Photo Book: Prague with Its Hundred Towers:The Old Imperial City on the Vitava-Das Hunderttürmige Prag Die Alte Kaiserstadt-Moldau-Rare original Third Reich stereoscopic photo book “PRAG – Die Alte Kaiserstadt an der Moldau”. In 1943 when this book was published, Prague was the capital of the Czech Republic. This 8 ½” X 12-inch hard cover book contains 100 photographs in stereoscopy. The book comes with the original, collapsible viewer which, if you look through it at the photos, it makes the photos appear three-dimensional! The pictures and the viewer are stored in die cut compartments inside the front and back covers. This makes the covers quite thick and accordingly heavy and therefore many of these stereoscopy books that survived are damaged. This copy is in very good condition. The scarce book is complete with 96 remaining photos, there are 4 photos missing, #1, #21, #40 and #54. The remaining stereoscopy pictures (which measure 5” x 2” are in excellent shape, as is the original 3d viewer. This rare book will make a great asset to anyone’s collection of rare original artifacts!

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A WEDDING party DJ who jumped bail during his trial for indecently assaulting a two-year-old girl and had to be CS gassed after a police chase, was yesterday convicted of the offence and told he faced jail.
Jeremy Britton, 34, of Station Road, Sway, failed to appear at Bournemouth Crown Court on Wednesday morning – the third day of his trial. It wasn’t until the early afternoon that police spotted him driving his car near Christchurch.
They pursued him to the banks of the river at Iford where he parked his car and ran. Officers sprayed him with CS gas before he could enter the water and escape.
The defendant, previously bailed to his home address, was remanded in custody and the case resumed on Thursday.
Jurors were not told of Britton’s bail offence until they had delivered their verdict.
After the jury convicted him of the charge, which related to an incident at a wedding party at the Springfield Hotel in Wareham on December 17 last year, Judge Stuart Harington told Britton he would remain in custody while pre-sentence reports were prepared.
Judge Harington said: “You should know that as you go from here you go with the probability that when you return you will receive a custodial sentence.”
The jury had heard from prosecutor, Stephen Dent, that Britton changed his version of events for a third time when confronted by DNA evidence.
When first confronted about the offence, which took place in a toilet, by the girl’s mother just after 12.21am Britton denied it, saying to the girl: “We were dancing, weren’t we?”
After that he told police he had been drunk and had gone to the toilet to be sick and had not seen the little girl.
When told four months later that his salival DNA had been found on the girl’s clothing Britton said he had been instructed by his solicitor to lie in the initial interview and came up with another version of events.
This time he claimed the girl had been sitting on the toilet in a cubicle he entered to be sick while very drunk and he moved her from the seat.

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Vapes sold at new spot on Calder
Published 2:00 am, Sunday, September 8, 2013
IN THE WORKS
Put down that cigarette and pick up a vape at Golden Triangle Vapor on Calder Avenue.
The vaporizer store - the first of its kind in Beaumont, according to owners - opened last week next to The Seafood Lover.
GT Vapor offers an alternative to cigarettes that comes in more than 40 different flavors and does not smell, said founder Ken Phelps. Customers can choose the amount of nicotine - or none at all - they want in the flavored juice and customize their vapes with various patterns and colors.
The vape comes as a kit with a rechargeable battery, a 15 to 30 milliliter bottle of flavored juice and a tip mouthpiece. The tips are interchangeable, and the flavor bottles are reusable. GT Vapor will also recycle the lithium batteries if they stop working.
Prices vary depending on how stylish you want your vape to look. The cost of inhaling the vapor is about $40-$50 a month, said Operations Manager Ree Adams. Adams said the product was the only thing that helped her quit smoking a pack a day because it still gave her that "warmth" provided by cigarettes.
"It pays for itself in the first month," said Natalie Adams, managing partner.
The store also offers state and government employee discounts.
Flavors range from Peaches and Cream, Pina Colada, Bahama Mama and Mango to tobacco flavors such as Seven Leaf, Turkish Blends, Menthol and Smooth Ice. Customers can also request flavors GT Vapor will fulfill if it receives enough requests, Phelps said.
The owners wanted to bring this service to Beaumont since there were no similar stores nearby.
Have an In The Works tip? Emial Brooke at BCrum@BeaumontEnterprise.com