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Category: Organic fertilizer
Studying how to grow larger, better tomatoes… Whether you’re a newbie at rising greens or a Grasp Gardener, the following pointers for rising tomatoes will make it easier to increase your yield and produce better tasting tomatoes. In order you’ll be able to see, I’m a big fan of getting as a lot fertilizer as doable from my very own property and my very own neighborhood. Nonetheless it might be hard to stop scalding the encompassing grass and this can be a drastic measure. I come by means of this garden at the least every month with some kind of natural fertilizer software, simply to verify the vegetation have access to the beneficial microorganisms and nutrients they want.
Purple Cows are corporations that stand out among a sea of non-descript, boring corporations. I think what ultimately helped is that I’m a bit of a analysis nerd, so I ended up spending months of my life learning most of the natural fertilizers and microbial inoculants that were accessible to me, and I finally zeroed in on one of the best ones.
I attempted a foliar fertilizer but to be trustworthy, it did not appear to make a lot of a difference. Vinegar – Vinegar, both white, brown or cider varieties, is an excellent organic home made weed killer. I’ve carried out indoor gardening, however didn’t notice you may do tomatoes or lettuce.
Some tomatoes can have too long of a rising time prior to harvest and will not ripen in time for winter. Many grass species are dormant in either summer time or winter and so fertilising at these instances solely fertilises the weeds. The key to the garden care is competitors – promoting the good guys (the grass) and defeating the bad guys (the weeds).
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Recent greens are so a lot better tasting, so do not deprive your self because of lack of outdoor house or cold weather! What about tilling in grass cuttings and leaves into the mattress at begin of winter and let it compost until spring planting time?I will also plant clover on this mattress as a canopy crop.I then until in clover a month before ideas please. Organic gardeners often discover that using top quality compost at planting time is all their vegetables need.
Most companies selling natural fertilizers might need a 30 day refund coverage – if you happen to’re lucky – as long as the bundle is unopened. Offering natural lawn care applications, could possibly be a great way to differentiate your company. My young dragon fruit seedlings and younger orchid shoots will now be slug and snail proof!
Growth habits: Some vegetables are indeterminate and sprawl far and wide, bearing multiple crops. Because there are so many online vegetable seed companies to select from, the alternatives can be overwhelming. And in order to promote optimal well being in my organic garden lately, I take advantage of them – a small choice of very particular products – to make sure my backyard is bursting with the useful microorganisms and nutrients my crops need.
The dry fertilizers will be utilized together with your hand, a shovel or a fertilizer spreader. Now, if you realize of an natural approach to eliminate the caterpillars and bugs, I’ll be eternally grateful! Liquid seaweed fertilizer An organic gardening normal that is particularly recognized for boosting plant health.
It truly is a must for container gardening until the pots are positioned on grass or soil like mine are. I`ve started my very own greens and the following pointers for growing higher tomatoes are very good. … Read more
There are numerous lawn fertilizer manufacturers available on the market, most of which you may have by no means heard of. Everybody is aware of the Scotts brand; they’re in each massive chain (House Depot, Lowes, Walmart), but not many know about their rivals. There are a whole lot of various styles of tomatoes however there are solely two varieties of tomato plants; determinate and indeterminate. When rising tomatoes from seed or planting new tomatoes plants in your garden give them plenty of area. These effects haven’t solely led to an increase in fertilizer rules but have made consumers/owners concerned about utilizing artificial fertilizers and subsequently has supplied curiosity in natural choices.
Sea minerals fertilizer My favourite organic fertilizer, offering broad spectrum vitamin. I used to develop tomatoes and paprika on the balcony and the primary downside was lack of sunlight. My strawberries in my previous garden (considered one of which I am holding right here) are deep crimson, candy and juicy, thirteen-15 brix, and not have pest issues.
Surprisingly grass has very deep roots, which is a key consider controlling weeds. They robotically drip the correct quantity of water and fertilizer into the field so that you by no means must guess. In different phrases, if you grew tomatoes in the northwest corner of your garden this yr, put them in the northeast nook subsequent year.
Most natural gardeners focus on natural fertilizers (let’s call that the chemistry of the soil), however just as vital is the life in your garden (the biology). I need to take away all my dead grass and convert to SFG with butterfly/bee garden. I had never thought of growing greens indoors and it is actually an excellent choice for individuals who haven’t any backyard house.
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Winter is a superb time for gardeners to order new seeds and search the internet for new suggestions and ideas on organic rising. I began my tomato plant (nursery bought) with initial preparation of the pot which is about 35 gallons with mushroom compost, two handfuls of fish meal, couple of aspirin tabs, crushed egg shells plus one cracked egg, handful of bone meal, veg and herb fertilizer (four-6-3), baking soda pinch, espresso grounds on high to work as a mulch, 1 tsp of sugar, limestone, horse manure and some Epsom salt.
You possibly can skinny out a few seedlings for consuming within three weeks after which start to take outer leaves by the next week or so. New leaves will put out for a few months, at which level they begin to toughen. Plant three or 4 seeds to a pot, and snip off all but one of the seedlings after they’re up and rising.
After which utilizing some dry fertilizers and building soil organic matter is necessary as nicely. Many corporations do not package their product forward of time, which helps the seeds keep fresh longer. That is the brand new organic backyard within the 1st season – plant health will not be optimum right here but, however after a few years of bettering the biology and chemistry, it’ll produce tasty, nutrient-dense meals!
I use it to store just a few of my small pots that I will likely be using subsequent month for lettuce seedlings. Allow plenty of space for the tomatoes to unfold and areas in which you can work the soil, add mulch, manure and natural matter to enhance the soil and maintain it moist.… Read more
A very good organic nitrogen fertilizer ought to be added to the soil whenever you plant heavy-feeding vegetables like tomatoes, peppers, chiles, eggplants, cucumbers, squash, melons, or cruciferous greens like broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower. To get more bang to your buck, plant 2 patio tomatoes within the field instead of indeterminate vine tomatoes. Many vegetables will be began early indoors or bought already began from a garden center. Natural Plant Food – Your choice on your area and local weather, but it surely should have calcium in it especially if bottom rot is prevalent in your space.
Use a hoe or hand fork to frivolously stir the highest inch of soil (cultivate) repeatedly to discourage weed seedlings. And sure, I’ve often used metropolis compost – it may have some chemical fertilzier/pesticide residue, however we do need the organic matter. The AeroGarden takes all the guesswork out of growing flowers, herbs and greens indoors!
Feed with liquid fish fertilizer too for large wholesome plants and tons of candy fruit. Natural Bleach – For those who regard bleach as natural it can be an effective weed killer. As a mother the quality of milk, cereals and greens in the market has always been a priority for me. I am going to try to make such indoor vegetable garden at my house.
In my members-solely on-line natural gardening course, I’ve tried to link to one of the best choices on-line, however I could by no means discover what I needed multi functional place. Actually, blueberries are a uncommon case when it comes to mycorrhizal fungi – they use a really particular type that is pretty troublesome to search out and isn’t included within the product I carry.
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Narrow M1 data for April is the weakest since modern records began. Real M1 deposits – a leading indicator of economic growth six months or so ahead – have contracted since November. They are shrinking faster that at any time during the 2008-2009 crisis, and faster than in Spain right now, according to Simon Ward at Henderson Global Investors ... "China is in deflation," says Charles Dumas from Lombard Street Research. Yes, consumer price inflation is 3.4pc – though falling – but consumption is a third of GDP. Fixed investment is 46pc, and here prices have dropped 3.5pc in six months. Export prices have dropped 6.6pc ... All the BRICs need watching. India's industrial output fell 3.5pc in March. The country seems caught in a 1970s stagflation vice. Brazil has softened too, with car sales down 15pc and industrial production contracting in March. The bad loans of the banks have reached 10.3pc, higher than post-Lehman. The bubble has probably popped already, but hoteliers in Rio are hanging on. The European Parliament has pulled out of the UN's Rio forum on sustainable development in June because the rooms are exorbitant. "We are short the vastly over-vaunted and over-owned BRICs," says hedge fund contrarian Hugh Hendry. – UK Telegraph
Dominant Social Theme: If only we could print as much money as we want. That would make the banks happy, anyway ...
Free-Market Analysis: Ambrose Evans-Pritchard has gotten to the heart of the matter in a recent article on monetary contraction (see above). He rightly points out that less money is circulating but then comes quickly to a Keynesian conclusion that more money will provide the antidote.
Because of all of the conflicting information surrounding this subject, it takes a long time to figure it out. But one thing is for sure: "Printing" money is not the solution.
Unlike many, Evans-Pritchard has gotten the problem right in the past. For a variety of reasons, money is not circulating around the world.

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local food sourcing
In Wyoming, School Protein Enhancement Project Brings Local Meat to School LunchesMarch 27, 2017 | Trish Popovitch
Eastern Wyoming is cattle country, a place where both traditional and grass fed beef ranches punctuate a landscape of rolling hills and sweeping plains all just a truck or horse ride away from the legendary Platte River. If you’ve never had a steak from a cow that’s spent its life absentmindedly meandering the wide open ranges and drinking the fresh clean water of Wyoming, then you’ve never had a good steak.
Thousands of Wyoming cattle make their way to South Dakota, Nebraska and across the country every year mostly due to a lack of slaughtering plants in The Equality State. This means ranchers are taking local meat and revenue out of state and local beef away from local consumers. Unfortunately, it is not economically viable for many small producers to pay for processing locally. The recently passed School Protein Enhancement Project Act 52 SF0123 hopes to ensure local Wyoming children have that local Wyoming meat in their school lunches while saving local school districts some much needed moolah. Read More
Armed with Data, City of Louisville Builds Thriving Local Food EconomyDecember 26, 2016 | Charli Engelhorn
At the root of Louisville, Kentucky’s ongoing and successful local food system implementation, which has generated considerable community and economic capital, is data.
A principal objective of Mayor Greg Fischer’s Six-Year Strategic Plan outlined in 2012-2013 to create new jobs and stimulate the economic development, is to develop ways to promote the city’s local food economy. Toward this end, three studies were conducted by the Local Food Economy Work Group, made up of elected officials from six counties and two cities, to gauge the needs of farmers and consumers pertaining to demand for local foods.
One of the studies showed that of Louisville’s $2 billion in food purchases a year, only $300,000 was going toward local food, and consumers and commercial buyers wanted to at least double that amount if opportunities were available. Another study highlighted the desire of local farmers to reach larger markets. Read More
From Jail Farm to Food Bank, Locally Grown Produce Reaches Those in NeedSeptember 1, 2016 | AJ Hughes
If not for Mark Lowry and Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens, “The Farm,” rather than providing inmates with meaningful work and the Orange County Food Bank with a weekly abundance of fresh produce, would be nothing more than the nickname for the James A. Musick Facility jail in Irvine, California.
It was at an Orange County Sheriff’s Department volunteer recognition event where Lowry, the director of the Orange County Food Bank, first learned of the jail farm’s history. From 1963 until its closure during the economic downturn of 2008-2009, the inmate operated farm had grown produce and maintained a livestock operation. Read More
Women in Food: Tessa Edick and FarmOn! Corral Capital For Hudson Valley Ag ProgramsJuly 12, 2016 | Anne Craig
When Tessa Edick was a young girl, she spent visits to her grandmother’s dairy farm in upstate New York pining over a big city life in which she would have her own elegant law office and manicured, dirt-free fingernails.
“Honestly, we were broke, and it was just smelly and embarrassing,” she says. “I wanted glamor and success. But a funny thing called life happened.”
As she grew into an ambitious communications professional, Edick found an unlikely synergy between her early farm experiences and her love of boutique culture. Beginning with her own label of specialty jarred sauces–Sauces N’ Love—that ended up selling in 4,000 stores nationally within its first five years, Edick continued to carve out a niche for herself as a food product development pro. She created lines for Tom Colicchio, Todd English, and several major retail companies, and in 2010 established her own consulting and development company called Culinary Partnership that offers everything from co-packing to TV production services. Read More
Food Distributor Helps Iowa’s Health Care Facilities Serve Patients Local FoodMay 17, 2016 | Abbie Stutzer
Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa is dedicated to serving its patients, staff, and visitors the best food Iowa has to offer. And thanks to a few handfuls of local, Iowa farms, the hospital has been able to maintain that standard.
One of the companies that helps Mercy Medical obtain fresh produce and goods is Iowa Choice Harvest. The Marshalltown, Iowa company has partnered with the hospital since 2015. It is dedicated to helping farms across Iowa find customers and co-processes and co-packs for existing and start-up businesses in the Midwest.
“We began planning in 2006 and began production in 2013,” says Sung Hee Grittmann, sales coordinator for Iowa Choice Harvest. “Iowa Choice Harvest is the brainchild of an innovative group of farmers who are passionate about establishing a viable local food system while simultaneously supporting Iowa farmers and creating new economies. Read More


As CEO of Ragan Communications, Diane Schwartz leads a company that has become a trusted resource for the PR and corporate communications industry for more than five decades. She joins The Business Communicators to share insight on the state of communications in 2021, why communicators aren’t given a seat the c-suite table, and whether certification program’s through IABC and PRSA can truly elevate your career.
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Facebook’s Diana Doukas on Comms, Small Business Recovery, and Data Privacy
Diana Doukas, the Manager for Economic Impact for U.S. Policy Programs at Facebook, joins The Business Communicators podcast for a conversation on the state of small businesses in the U.S., how Facebook pivoted during the pandemic, and the steps the company is taking to limit the spread of misinformation and privacy concerns on the platform.
Corporate Rebranding, Twitter Blue, and Fighting Fake News
s Communicators, the crew discusses Total’s corporate rebranding to reflect its netzero ambitions, Twitter’s latest premium offering, and a new study from MIT and Google that aims to fight misinformation on social media.
Amazon’s $8.5 Billion Acquisition; Florida Takes on Silicon Valley
Amazon made headlines with its massive purchase of MGM. What does this mean for the future of how we consume content? In Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation that takes on Silicon Valley. But, is this an assault on private corporations and their constitutional rights? As America heads back to the office, is video calling a thing of the past, or is it something we should embrace moving forward?
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After a week off, The Business Communicators are back! The trio discuss the communications efforts behind the latest guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, why comms teams should be diligent in preparing for potential cyber threats, TikTok and (surprise) privacy, and tips to effectively channel your creative ideas.
Can Honesty Truly Transform the Workplace?
Best-selling author Ron Carucci joins The Business Communicators to discuss current issues impacting businesses (environmental, social and governance) and recent research that culminated into his upcoming book, To Be Honest, that reveals what it takes to build purpose-driven companies of honesty and justice.
Jodi-Ann Burey Shares How We Can Disrupt The Workplace
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Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos wrote his final letter to shareholders last week offering clear insight about the customer experience, efficiency, long-term thinking, managing crisis and more. What are the key takeaways for comms pros and business leaders? Then, should CEOs get involved in discussing hot-button political and social issues? If so, how far are they willing to go to affect change?
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Have you ever had the urge to sleep with someone else? Does the guilt of a wet dream of infidelity drive you crazy? Well then, you are not alone.
The dream or urge to sleep with someone else is not an uncommon one. It often happens as a result of your subconscious sending you signals about that person. But it is a thought that often leaves people perplexed, especially when they are in a loving and committed relationship. People often wonder what these dreams of infidelity really mean.
You don’t have to wonder anymore, because we’ve got the answers for you. Here are 9 common sex dreams and their meanings.
Urge To Sleep With Someone Else: Sex Dreams And Their Meaning
Check these 9 common sex dreams which you may be having. | Image courtesy: Pixabay
1. Dream of having sex with your ex
This dream doesn’t mean that you are still in love with him. Dreaming of getting intimate with your ex- can be a reminder of the happy times you had in your past. Sometimes it can take a long time to actually move on completely from a relationship. However, it can also mean something else.
As Dr Tina B. Tessina, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, explains, dreaming of having sex with your ex is a warning sign! It can mean that your brain is processing something interconnected with your current and past relationship.
Often, first love is associated with passion and excitement. If your current relationship lacks something you crave, your ex is more likely to show up in your dreams! Maybe it is time to spice things up!
2. Dreaming of having sex with same-sex partners
You love your husband, but did you just have this dream about having sex with a girlfriend? Does it mean that you are sexually confused? Or is this normal?
According to Dr Debra Herbenick, sex educator, you still are straight even if you dream of having sex with a same-sex partner. It can simply mean that you are trying to emulate the person you are having sex with. For instance, you are dreaming of having sex with your colleague. It doesn’t mean that you harbour any feelings for her. Instead, it could be indicative of your admiration for her.
So try to evaluate what you like in her. Is she is bold, creative and a top employer? There you go! Dreaming of getting intimate with her can mean that you want to possess those qualities too.
3. Sex with stranger
There can be times when you wake up in the middle of the night and you wonder who that was? Again, you are not alone. Dreaming of having sex with a stranger is quite normal.
For some of you, it can mean that your soulmate is waiting for you. But if you already have one, this dream can mean that maybe you want to explore more.
Sometimes, this stranger can be the embodiment of what you admire in general in opposite sex.
4. Having sex with your boss
Dreaming of having sex with your boss? It’s not you, it’s him. | Image courtesy: istockphoto
Yes, it can get quite uncomfortable to imagine having sex with your boss. But it can simply mean that you are in awe of this man’s qualities.
You may want to get closer to your boss, but not in a sexual way! It can mean that you’re career-oriented and you look up to your boss. The quality that draws closer to your boss in your subconscious mind may not be his sex appeal!
5. Sex with celebrity
Your room is filled with posters of your favourite celebrity. You think about him or her 24*7 and so it’s quite natural to be dreaming of getting intimate with them.
Sometimes this dream can mean that you wish to be successful and in the same spotlight as that celebrity. The best way to avoid this is by not thinking about it so much. Instead, enjoy getting close to the person you actually love.
6. Having sex with someone you dislike
Quite a weird dream to have! “Why will I have sex when I hate the person?” you might wonder. But, you will be surprised, that this is another very common dream.
It doesn’t mean that you have an urge to sleep with someone else. It means that your brain is trying to emphasise the traits you dislike. You may want to stay away from such people.
It can also be your subconscious holding on to the hatred that you have for this person. Sexual emotions do not just depend on happy emotions alone. Anger can also induce sexual feelings.
7. Dream of having sex with your best friend
Dreaming of having sex with your best friend can make you feel uncomfortable. | Image courtesy: istockphoto
If you are dreaming of having sex with your best friend, don’t fret over it! You guys are already in a very close relationship. The dream can signify that you have developed sexual feelings for your friend.
If you are confused, the best way is to think about it when you are wide awake. Ask yourself, if this is actually what you want? If the answer is “Yes!” then maybe talk to your buddy. If it is a “No!” forget about it and avoid ruining your friendship.
8. Dreaming of having sex with a family member
Eww! But it can happen. Don’t freak out. The subconscious mind does not usually discern between what’s moral or immoral.
Having sex with a family member doesn’t mean that you actually want to get into an incestuous relationship. It can mean that you respect the person in some way or you just love them, a bit more than needed!
9. Dreaming of having sex with your neighbour
Dreams of sex with your hot neighbour doesn’t necessarily mean that you have an urge to sleep with someone else. It can mean that you appreciate his good looks and traits. Maybe your needs aren’t being met by your partner. If you are single, this dream can mean that you hope that your future partner has traits like your neighbour.
If the sex dreams are disturbing you, maybe you can ask yourself a few questions: What’s your first thought about the person you’re dream sleeping with? What do you like the most about their personality? Do you actually want to get into it? Answers to these questions will be indicative of your thoughts for this person.
Sex dreams don’t always mean that you have an urge to sleep with someone else. Therefore, they shouldn’t always be taken literally. Sometimes these dreams are just a one-off subconscious thought. So, there’s no point over-analysing them. In this case, dream it, forget it!

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But it wasn’t. Ren had learned to banish that. He no longer felt anything except guilt and remorse.
Now it was too late. He’d destroyed everything that was good in his life.
Sick to his stomach, he went to Buffalo and knelt beside him to whisper a small prayer over his body.
A shrill scream echoed through the room.
Looking up, Ren saw Butterfly as she ran to her Buffalo. She sobbed hysterically, throwing herself down on top of him. She paid no attention whatsoever as his blood soaked into her clothes and left her covered in it.
Her features twisted by rage and accusatory grief, she glared at Coyote. "Why? Why? Why would you hurt me so?"
Coyote curled his lip. "You tore my heart out."
"And you killed mine." She laid herself over Buffalo and wept with shrill screams that raised the hair on Kateri’s arms.
Ren stood up and left her there to grieve while he confronted his brother.
That was his mistake. He didn’t think about what would happen if Butterfly was allowed to cry her misery out to the gods and spirits. To wail and shriek for her lost Buffalo.
But it was too late now. The doors of the room blew open. A howling wind came screaming through, dancing around their white-buckskin-covered bodies. Those winds joined together to form two trumpeters who blew their horns to announce the most feared creature of all.
The Avenging Spirit. Something that could only be summoned by the cries of a wronged woman who wanted vengeance against the ones who’d hurt her.
Nebulous in form, he was bathed all in white. His hair, the translucent skin that covered his skeletal features. His feathers and buckskin. The only break from the color was the dark blue beadwork along his neckline.
"Why was I called forth?" he demanded.
Butterfly looked up. Her beautiful face contorted by grief, she appeared old and haggard now. Her hair blew around her body as she leveled a furious stare at them.
She pointed her finger at Ren’s brother. "The Coyote killed my heart. So I want his as payment for what he unjustly took."
The Avenging Spirit bowed to her. Then he turned toward the men. His face changed from that of an old gaunt man with stringy hair to the face of ultimate evil. He opened his mouth and it dropped to the floor, contorting and elongating his features. The sight left Kateri horrified. Forget Hollywood, this was scarier than anything ever conceived by Wes Craven….
Out of his mouth flew a giant eagle with a lone ghostly warrior on its back. The warrior lifted his spear.
Ren stepped back, away from Coyote, and braced himself to fight.
With a discordant cry of vengeance that shook the very fabric of Mother Earth’s gown, the warrior let fly his spear at Coyote’s heart.
One moment Ren was standing out of the way. In the next, he was across the room where Coyote had been a heartbeat earlier, and Coyote was in his place. Before he could gather his wits and move, the spear flew through the center of his chest, piercing his heart. The force of it lifted him off his feet and pinned him to the wall.
Pain exploded through his body as he gasped for breath. The taste of blood filled his mouth. His eyesight dimmed. He was dying. After all the battles, all the fights …
He would die by treacherous trickery.
By his brother’s viciousness.
The warrior turned his eagle around and flew back into the Avenging Spirit’s mouth. As quickly as they’d come, they were gone.
His breathing labored, Ren stared at his brother. "I would have given you my life had you asked for it."
"You taught me to take what I wanted." Coyote crossed the room and snatched the bone necklace from Ren’s throat that held his Guardian seal-a turquoise thunderbird. He untied the pouch from Ren’s belt where he kept his strongest magic and stones. "And I want your Guardianship."
Blood trickled from the corner of Ren’s lips. In all his life, the Guardianship had been the only thing good that Ren had been chosen for. The only thing that had ever given him an ounce of pride, and made him feel worth something more than disdain and contempt. "You weren’t chosen."
"And neither were you. Not really. The Guardian gave it to you out of pity." Coyote raked a sneer over him, and clenched Ren’s necklace tightly in his fist. "You were never worthy of this." He seized the spear and drove it in even deeper, then laughed in triumph as Ren choked on his own blood.
With one last agony-filled gasp, Ren fell silent.
The pride on Coyote’s face was sickening as he turned his attention to Butterfly. "I’m a Guardian now. You can love me again."
She curled her lip in repugnance. "I could never love you after what you’ve done. You’re a monster."
He snatched her up by her arm. "You are mine and I will never share you. Make yourself ready for our wedding."
He slapped her across the face. "You do not argue with me, woman. You obey." He let go of her so fast that she fell back across Buffalo’s body, where she wept until she had no more tears.
She was still there when the maidens came and dressed her for Coyote.
At sundown, he returned for her. But before they could begin the ceremony that would join them together, the First Guardian … Kateri’s father … appeared in the middle of the room. His dark eyes radiated fury as he glared his hatred at them both.
"I am here to claim the life of the one responsible for killing two Guardians."
Coyote gasped in terror. His mind whirled as he tried to think of some trick that could save his life. And while his brother’s magic was powerful and had allowed Ren to battle the Guardian for a year and a day, it wasn’t his magic. And it wouldn’t be enough for him to save his own life.
Her father crossed the room in a determined stride that promised retribution. From his belt, he drew the sacred Dagger of Justice, and without hesitating, plunged it straight into the heart of the one who’d caused such turmoil and misery.
Butterfly staggered back as blood saturated her dress and ran across her braids. Instead of showing pain, she sighed in relief. Blood ran from her lips as she turned to Coyote. "I will be with my love now. Forever in his arms." She sank to the floor, where she died with the most blissful of smiles on her face.
His features contorted by his confusion, Coyote shook his head. "I don’t understand."
Her father shrugged. "You were the tool who killed Buffalo. But Butterfly was the cause. Had she not been born, you wouldn’t have taken the Guardian’s life. She is the one responsible for his death, and for that of Makah’Alay."
"No, no, no, no. This isn’t right. This wasn’t how it was supposed to end." Raking his hands through his hair, Coyote went to his true love and cradled her in his arms one last time. She was so tiny and light. Her blood stained his wedding clothes and he wept at the loss of her.
And it was his loss.
She wouldn’t be waiting for him on the other side. The pain of that knowledge tore him apart. She would greet that bastard Buffalo. A man who had caused him infinite grief and tried to alienate him from his father and from their people.
No … it wasn’t right that bastard would have her. Not after Coyote had endured torture and pain to come back to her and take her as his wife.
Damn you all!
Throwing his head back, he screamed in outrage. It wouldn’t end like this. He’d been a good man. Obedient. All his life. And one by one, all of them had killed that.
First Makah’Alay, then Buffalo, and finally Butterfly.
They’d ruined his life and changed him forever. There was no way he would let them live a happy eternity together. Not after he’d assumed an immortal Guardianship that would leave him alone for eternity.
He reached into Ren’s pouch and summoned the strongest demon elements there. "I curse you, Buffalo," he growled between clenched teeth. "You will live a thousand lives and never be happy in any of them. You will walk this earth, betrayed by all who look upon you. There will be no one place you call home. Not in any human lifetime. And you will never have my Butterfly." He blew his magic from his palm into the air so that it could be carried to the spirits who would make it so.
Then he looked down at the serene beauty of the Butterfly. So gentle. So sweet. The thought of cursing her stung him deep.
But she had scorned him. Betrayed him.
"Because of what you did to me, you will never marry the one you love. He will always die on his way to unite with you and you will spend your lifetimes mourning him over and over again. No peace in any of them. Not until you accept me in my true right. And if you do marry another, he will never trust you. You will never be happy in any marriage. Not so long as you have human blood within you." He reached into his pouch and drew the last of his brother’s magic, then sent it into the wind.
"Do you know what you’ve done?"
Coyote looked up at Choo Co La Tah’s approach. "I settled the score."
Choo Co La Tah laughed. "Such magic always comes back on the one who wields it. Whatever you cast for, you bring to shore."
He gestured out the window, toward the sky and the trees. "You know the law. Do no harm, and yet you have done much harm here today."
"They hurt me first."
Choo Co La Tah sighed. "And you have sown the seeds of your ultimate demise. When you curse two people together, you bind them. With that combined strength, they will have the ability to break their curse and kill you."
Coyote scoffed at him. "You don’t know what you’re talking about."
"Arrogance. The number one cause of death among both peasant and king. Beware its sharp blade. More times than not, it injures the one who wields it most of all."
Coyote dismissed Choo Co La Tah’s words. He had no interest in them. He would never suffer more. He’d already paid his dues. It was time for him to get his just rewards.
And he would ensure that they did, too. For all time.
Kateri pulled back as she experienced Coyote’s hatred firsthand. It was a malevolent beast all its own. She left it there in the past, and looked up at Ren while he held her.
"Am I doing something wrong?" Ren asked with a furrowed brow. "I haven’t hurt you, have I?" The concern in his tone warmed her.
How could anyone not treasure someone so sweet?
"No, honey. You definitely haven’t done anything wrong. I just felt a jolt of hatred from your brother for you. It was so foul, it momentarily stunned me."
He started to speak, but she placed a finger on his lips to stop him. "Don’t say it’s your fault. You have suffered far more than he ever did. Yet you are still human. You never left that part of you behind."
"I wasn’t always so."
"You were possessed. That’s different."
Ren wasn’t so sure about that. Yes, he’d allowed the Grizzly Spirit to take possession of his body, but he’d been aware even then what he was doing. And the Grizzly hadn’t been inside him at the point he’d killed his father.
That, he’d done on his own.
He glanced down at the scar near his left hip where his father had almost gutted him. It had been a brutal fight. For all of his age, his father had still been an accomplished warrior. Ren was lucky he’d survived the fight.
It was also his self-awareness that had finally allowed him to break from the Grizzly and free himself. But that was a lot easier said than done. It’d taken weeks to get his life back.
And a mere heartbeat to lose that life again.
Kateri laid herself over him. He sucked his breath in sharply at the sensation of her nak*d br**sts on his chest as she began to lave his jawline. All thoughts scattered. His body erupted as his head swam from sensations he’d all but forgotten.
Straddling him, she pressed the center of her body against his groin, making him even harder. Please don’t let me embarrass myself. Afraid he wouldn’t last long for her, he rolled her over so that he could peel her shoes and jeans from her.
His heart stopped beating as he saw her lying there, completely nak*d and inviting. She opened her legs for him and bent her knees, giving him a prime view of the part of her body he craved most. Her smile was warm as she reached for him.
He wanted to tell her how much that meant to him, but his mind couldn’t formulate a single word past the thrumming heat in his blood.
Kateri arched a brow at Ren’s hesitation. She saw the deep-seated need in his eyes. Still, he made no move to touch her. Rather, he licked her entire body with his hungry gaze.
Finally, he approached her like a feral predator on all fours. Crouching low, he slid his cheek against her calf in a tender caress that sent chills all over her. His gaze held hers captive as he reached to gently finger the part of her that was begging for his touch. He ran his thumb slowly down her cleft in a move that only made her want him more.
A slight smile curled his lips as he used his thumb to open her up for him, then he replaced his hand with his mouth.
Kateri cried out as pleasure singed her. Reaching down, she sank her hand into his thick hair while his tongue teased her mercilessly. For a man who hadn’t had sex in eleven thousand years, he was doing a mighty fine job of it.
Ren closed his eyes as he savored the taste of her and let her cries wash over him. He took a lot of pride in the fact that she was enjoying his touch as much as he enjoyed pleasing her. The last thing he wanted was to be compared to her other lovers and be found lacking in any way.

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A Benefit of the Drought: Fewer Tornadoes
The heat waves across much of the country have caused droughts and wildfires, but they also have reduced the number of tornadoes. About 300 tornadoes have hit the United States since mid-April, which is the fewest number in about 60 years and one-third the average, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Tornadoes cannot emerge unless there are thunderstorms, says NOAA's National Severe Storms Laboratory Research Meteorologist Harold Brooks.
The clash of two weather systems during severe storms helps tornadoes form, but this year a high-pressure system continues to hover over the middle of the United States with little precipitation and the system has pushed the jet stream north. In 2011, the weather system was nearly the opposite of current conditions, leading to more than 1,690 tornadoes and record flooding that generated more than $28 billion in damage, says NOAA. This year, more than 700 tornadoes have touched down in the United States, killing 68 people, but NOAA does not have damage estimates as yet.


Griffiths founded the site in 2000 and sold it to Macworld five years ago, but he’s remained the editor. It’s simply a great site. It’s amazing how many Google searches for how to do something on the Mac lead to a Mac OS X Hints entry with the answer.
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The Israel Air Force, along with pilots from the United Arab Emirates and a number other countries, is flying in Greek skies as part of Iniohos 2019, Greece’s largest military exercise.
Pilots from the IAF are taking part in the drill, which started on Monday at the Andravida base in the Peloponnese and will end on April 12, along with pilots from the UAE, United States, Italy, Cyprus, and almost the entire Hellenic Air Force fleet.
“The objective of the exercise is to provide realistic operational training in conditions that resemble a complex, multi-threat combat environment to maximize the operational capabilities of the Air Force,” read a statement released by the Hellenic Air Force.
According to reports, The Iniohos 2019 will include F-16, F-35, F-4, M-2000, EMB-145H AEW&C, Tornado and Tanker aircraft. The Hellenic Air Force (HAF) is flying six F-4E fighter jets, 32 F-16C/D jets and six M2000. Israel is participating with 12 F-16 C/D/I, the Italians are flying with six Tornado ECR/IDS, the Americans with 12 F-16 C/D and the United Arab Emirates are participating with six M2000-9.
As part of the drill Israeli pilots took part in a formation of seven fighter jets consisting of F-35s, F-4, M-2000 and Tornado jets flew over central Athens last week, Greece’s Ekathimerini news site reported.
According to the Hellenic Air Force’s website, the drill will see a range of missions including Offensive Counter Air Operations (OCA), Air Defense Operations (ADO), Counter Surface Force Operations (CSFO) including Air Power Contribution to Land Ops (APCLO) and Air Power Contribution to Maritime Ops (APCMO), RECCE missions, Combat Search And Rescue missions, Time Sensitive Target missions, Dynamic Targeting, High Value Airborne Asset missions and Slow Mover.
“Given the high level of the HAF personnel and our capability to conduct exercises involving a variety of weapon systems within one of the largest exercise areas in Europe, the INIOCHOS exercise tends to become one of the most competitive exercises in Europe and the Mediterranean region, and provide participants with a high level of training and unique experience of participation,” the HAF said.
Israel maintains broad cooperation with the Greek air force and has participated in numerous military exercises of air, sea, and ground forces with the Mediterranean country.
While Israel has participated in the drill for several years, last year Israel did not appear on the exercise’s website as a participant even though there were hint of Israel’s involvement in the patch worn by the pilots on their flight suits where the Israeli flag was visible.
The drill this year will also see the participation of F-35 stealth fighter jets from the Italian Air Force, marking the first time that the jets will take part in the exercise.
On Friday Vice Admiral Mathias Winter, the head of the Pentagon’s F-35 officer, was quoted by Reuters as telling US Congress as saying that “future potential Foreign Military Sales customers include Singapore, Greece, Romania, Spain and Poland.”
His comments came two days after Washington froze the delivery of F-35 jets to Turkey over Ankara’s plans to purchase the Russian-made S-400 missile defense system.
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Thursday, October 20, 2011
Gotcha by the short scares: Killer 63 on October 22 with The House on Arch Lane
One of the films being screened is The House on Arch Lane (with script story credit by Janet Hetherington [me]).
In no particular order, here is the line-up (with an addition or two to come) for the sixth annual Killer 63 event at the Mayfair Theatre:
KILLER63 year VI
Victor Perpetual – Ray Besharah
Employee of the Month – Olivier Beguin
She's Not Gone – Randy Smith
Lone Fish - Zebrasseires music video – Luca F
The Mask of James Henry – Steve Villeneuve
The House on Arch Lane – Alexander Steinhoff / Alexander De Lukowicz
(See the teaser for The House on Arch Lane on YouTube.)
Good Samaritan – Jeff Campbell
Six Minutes – Ralph Gethings
Profile of a Killer – Chris Chitaroni
Happy Fuzzy Things – Matt Fincer
Emily – James Campbell
Games Night – Fiona Noakes / Islam Balbaa
Interestingly enough, I worked with Fiona Noakes on the short SF film M-Theory.
And I was background in her Bitter State video.
Come to the Mayfair and see these films... they'll get you by the short scares!


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Prime Minister Netanyahu held an assessment of the situation at IDF Southern Command headquarters with IDF Chief-of-Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi, and followed it with a visit to the Southern Command operations center in Be’er Sheva.
Netanyahu then toured the Hatzerim Air Force Base and received an operational briefing – including data on Air Force attacks and operations against various targets in the Gaza Strip – from GOC Air Force and the commander of Squadron 107.
Netanyahu, briefed on the hundreds of IDF attacks against Hamas and Islamic Jihad at IDF Southern Command headquarters, told reporters “They received blows that they did not expect. I have no doubt we set them back by years.”
He added, “We will continue as long as necessary in order to restore the quiet to all citizens of Israel.”
Netanyahu added that he is “certain that all of our enemies around us see the price that we are exacting for the aggression against us,” and certain “they will draw the conclusion.”


In the wake of the second wave of coronavirus, the National Economic Council (NEC) on Friday, December 18, released measures that must be strictly adhered to in order to contain the spread of the disease.
Legit.ng gathered that NEC had expressed serious concern over the rising number of COVID-19 cases across the country and resolved to act quickly.
The council after a virtual meeting chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday, December 17, advocated for stricter enforcements of social distancing.
In this piece, Legit.ng lists five strict measures taken by the council in an effort to curb the spread of the deadly virus, according to Osinbajo.
1. Restrict physical gatherings and instead opt for virtual meetings, whenever possible.
2. Temperature checks must be carried out on all employees and customers entering offices and business premises.
3. No mask, no entry, no service.
4. All office and business premises must have a handwashing station with running water and soap or hand sanitiser at the entrance.
5. Office, shops, and business premises must be well ventilated and cleaned regularly throughout the day. An occupational health and infectious diseases preparedness plan must be in place.
Osinbajo also noted that the present administration will continue to work hard at protecting the lives and property of all Nigerians at all times.
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that new information indicates that Nigerians are faced with the prospects of entering a second lockdown if the rise in COVID-19 cases continues unchecked.
NEC said another lockdown will be the last resort in the wake of the second wave of the disease.
One of the attendees of the meeting, Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau state told the press that Nigerians need to abide by the COVID-19 protocols to avoid the shutdown of the economy.
In a related development, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday, December 17, said the nation recorded the highest number of new COVID-19 cases ever since the outbreak of the pandemic.
NCDC reported that the number of new infections rose to 1,145 bringing the total confirmed cases to 76,207 with 67,110 persons discharged and 1,201 deaths.
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Detecting and discriminating impervious cover with high-resolution IKONOS data using principal component analysis and morphological operators
The objective of this study was to directly detect impervious cover using new high-resolution IKONOS imagery in South Lake Tahoe, California, USA. The research presented was a pilot analysis to assess the ability of satellite imagery to derive accurate estimates of impervious cover, critical for assessing impacts to water quality, wildlife, and fish habitat. A combination of image processing methods based on principal component analysis and spatial morphological operators was developed for a 25 km2 urban area in the Lake Tahoe Basin. The methodology produced very accurate identification of both commercial and residential impervious cover in an area dominated by dense conifer canopy. Sub-canopy and sub-shadow surfaces were not only detectable, but also discernible with respect to the underlying substrate. An overall accuracy of 92.94% was obtained, with an even higher user accuracy of 95.83% based on 170 ground truth points. Impervious cover is a difficult feature to delineate accurately and efficiently using direct methods. For this application, spatial resolution proved a better operator than spectral resolution. Results from this analysis will be used to better understand the impacts of urban development on the ecology of the Lake Tahoe Basin.
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A new report to be released today by the National Academy of Sciences will confirm that economic and environmental studies to justify costly or controversial civil works projects conducted by the Corps of Engineers should be subject to independent review Congress requested the NAS report on the need for independent review when it passed the Water Resources Development Act of 2000.
“The case for independent review has been made in other studies and reports before, but should there be any doubt about the need for this important reform of the Corps, it should be completely laid to rest by the NAS report,” said Joan Mulhern, senior legislative counsel for Earthjustice. “Before this session is over, Congress should pass legislation creating a strong independent review mechanism to ensure that Corps’ projects are based in sound science and sound economics. Congress also should adopt other proposed reforms to the Corps’ civil works program.”
“We are pleased that the National Academy has recommended independent review of the Corps’ expensive, environmentally destructive, and controversial proposed projects. That confirms what common sense dictates, and will serve the public interest well,” said Esther Boykin, managing attorney for Earthjustice’s New Orleans office. “Unfortunately, the Corps has a long track record of spending tens of millions of taxpayer dollars to pursue projects that destroy our nation’s water resources. Clearly, someone independent of the agency needs to keep an eye on what the Corps is doing.”
Numerous examples of costly, controversial projects that need independent review to protect the public’s interest already exist. According to Earthjustice, the Big Sunflower River and Yazoo Pumps projects in Mississippi and the Grand Prairie project in Arkansas are among the projects requiring an independent review.
· The Big Sunflower River dredging project in Mississippi will cost more than $62 million, disturb and re-suspend DDT and toxaphene contaminated sediments on the river bottom, harm the area’s rich mussel population, and destroy hundreds of acres of bottomland hardwood wetlands. On July 22, EPA wrote a letter to the Corps renewing past objections to the project and raising additional concerns about the effect the dredging would have on water quality.
· The Yazoo Pumps project in Mississippi is billed as a flood control project even though most of the projected economic benefits would go to a handful of large farmers. The project will cost more than $181 million and damage or destroy roughly 200,000 acres of wetlands. Both the EPA and US Fish and Wildlife Service have been highly critical of this project.
· The Grand Prairie project in Arkansas is a proposed $300 million irrigation project that would significantly alter the natural hydrology of the region and would affect two National Wildlife Refuges. This project also has been criticized by the US Fish and Wildlife Service
“If the Corps is objectively assessing environmental impacts, applying sound science and engineering, and not cooking the books on the cost-benefit analysis, then it has no reason to be concerned about the closer scrutiny recommended by the Academy,” added Boykin.
Four bills to reform the Army Corps of Engineers project planning and review processes have been introduced in Congress this session. Each of these bills includes independent review as a central feature of reform. Senators Robert Smith (R-NH), Russ Feingold (D-WI), John McCain (R-AZ), and Tom Daschle (D-SD) have introduced S. 1987 to protect the environment and curb tax dollar waste. Senator Feingold has also sponsored S. 646, which contains additional wetlands protection measures. In the House, Representatives Ron Kind (D-WI) and Tom Tancredo (R-CO) have introduced bills featuring independent review among other reforms (HR 1310 and HR 2353). In addition, Representatives Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD) and Earl Blumenaeur (D-OR) formed a bipartisan Congressional caucus for House supporters of Corps Reform.
“There is already significant momentum for Corps Reform in the Congress, and the NAS study will add even more weight to the body of evidence demonstrating that comprehensive reform of the Corps is needed now,” said Mulhern. “Congress must not let another year pass without fixing problems at the Corps that threaten the country’s natural resources and waste taxpayers money on projects that ruin the environment.”


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The New York State Council of Churches collaborates with secular and faith-based organizations to offer resources for congregations to respond to natural and health related disasters at the local, state, national and international level. The Council also offers information on how congregations can protect their regions and themselves from disaster with suggestions and vehicles to offer material assistance in disaster zones. We have also done considerable work to address the Covid-19 pandemic.
Our hearts are broken at the news of a mass shooting at a Tops Supermarket in Buffalo. The shooter, Payton Gendron, an 18 year old man espousing white supremacist views, used a gun with additional magazines, to shoot 13 people, killing 10 of them. Of the 13 he shot, 11 were Black.
Here is an interview Peter Cook had with The Guardian on Christianity and guns which appeared on May 19. Remember that we need much stronger Federal legislation with complements on the state level. See review of executive orders proposed state legislation from Governor Hochul in City and State and a story in Democracy Now featuring the Executive Director of Brady.
VOICE Buffalo has published on their website a variety of ways in which people from across Western New York, the state and country can respond to the tragedy. To view resources click here.
We must take white supremacy seriously and counter it in its many manifestations.
We are challenged to think about what we are doing to address racism in white churches. We need to have much more serious conversations about white supremacy. Some politicians are known to propagate replacement theory which suggests that people of color and immigrants are being brought in to diminish the political power of white people. This was one of the many white supremacist ideas embraced by the shooter in his manifesto.
We need to take gun violence seriously and do something about it.
We need much tougher Federal gun laws which make it impossible for states with fewer gun restrictions to export these weapons to other states with stronger gun laws. One thing we must never do is to call for re-instituting the death penalty in New York as was proposed by some in the Republican Minority. We must look closely at what steps must be taken to stop gun related crimes and take restorative and not revenge-based approaches to criminal justice reform.
The New York State Council of Churches seeks to offer guidance to congregations on how to respond in the wake of disaster. In 2020 and 2021 the focus has been on guidance for congregations on how to navigate during the pandemic including guidance on regathering, vaccination and associated public policies. In addition, during times of natural disaster at the local, statewide, national and international level we profile relief efforts underway which congregations can support.
The Wisconsin Council of Churches offers the most up to date guidelines for houses of worship about how to open safely and be a public witness for full vaccination and masking requirements in the community as a whole. Almost all their guidance will be of great value to New York State Congregations and we commend it to you. Here is the link to their latest updated guide: Returning to Church 3.0.
Covid-19 restrictions are being lifted as we arrive at a milestone in New York that 70% of the population 18 and over has received at least one vaccination shot. We are not, however, at a vaccination rate achieving herd immunity. It’s important to stress that people who are unvaccinated continue to die. While New York was celebrating, the nation hit another horrible milestone that 600,000 US residents had died of COVID including people from New York. We need to continue to urge people who are vaccine hesitant to get a shot.
Here is a webinar produced by Wisconsin Council of Churches to discuss approaches to encouraging people to get the vaccine. Webinar Link
Guidelines for Regathering
As more congregations open up, they still need to be mindful of the dangers of COVID and take prudent steps to safeguard the public. Here are guidelines for regathering suggested by the Wisconsin Council of Churches
Vaccine Mandates and Masking:
September 27. Governor Kathy Hochul issued a vaccine mandate that all hospital and nursing home workers must be vaccinated or they will no longer be employed.
The Governor said she will enlist the help of health care professionals from other states or countries, deploy National Guard members and seek federal disaster medical assistance teams to address expected health care staffing shortages resulting from the vaccine mandate, the Times Union reports.


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President Barack Obama is calling on lawmakers to act on the economy with the
"same sense of urgency" most Americans feel every day.
Mr. Obama (Tuesday) urged Senators to pass an economic stimulus package, promising the plan will allow the government to boost the failing economy "swiftly" and "wisely."
The U.S. Senate is voting on amendments to the package today, at the same time that the president opens the doors of his office to the media (for a series of interviews with the major U.S. television networks) to promote the almost 900-billion-dollar plan.
The Senate version of the plan has been criticized by members of the president's own Democratic Party, as well as the Republican opposition.
Democratic lawmakers say they want the package to do more for struggling homeowners, while Republicans argue more tax cuts are needed to encourage spending.

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Yeah, Sarah, I would be amazed if a prominent Democrat runs against Biden. I would not be surprised, however, if he declines to run for reelection. He would be 86 years old by the end of his second term; it’s just truly difficult to envision him serving at that age. Because project choices don’t constantly happen in an orderly style, it’ll be interesting to see how long Biden waits before he makes a last determination about his 2024 objectives.
If Trump were to all of a sudden wait to reveal or were even to drift the concept he will not run that could make complex Biden’s decision-making procedure if he is considering not running again. I think I’m just skeptical that Biden would surrender without an apparent beneficiary apparent in spite of his age.
(After all, he beat Trump in 2020.) I’m not sure how much the data backs that up. According to a You, Gov/Yahoo News poll from the start of the month, registered voters selected Biden over Trump 45 percent to 42 percent. However they also chose Harris over Trump 45 percent to 44 percent.
Which’s before even entering the reality that 2024 is 2 years away and early general-election polls are pretty useless. It mostly depends on the pollster as to whether Biden leads or Trump leads, but on balance, Biden might lead somewhat more often than not. I do believe, however, some Democrats think anyone other than Biden may be weaker against Trump.
Most of the discontent appears to be coming within Biden’s own celebration, too. To be clear, 75 percent of Democrats said they authorize of the task Biden is doing as president.
Where Biden goes from here back up or stagnant might be crucial to figuring out whether he runs once again., but he’s still undersea overall.
Is it reasonable to state that we’re all in contract that there is not space for anybody else in the Democratic primary aside from Biden unless, naturally, he does not run? Yes! The reality that nobody quickly enters your mind informs me yes. Yes. OK, time to talk about the Republican side of things.
Of those, De, Santis is the only one who (currently) seems capable of beating Trump ought to the former president certainly run.
After all, we saw in 2016 that the Republican primaries’ usage of winner-take-all or winner-take-most delegate systems helped Trump pretty conveniently win the election with only a plurality of the main vote. So if you get a variety of candidates splitting up the vote not going for Trump, it’s simply going to make it simpler for him to win.
You’re not challenging a sitting president, and there certainly seems to be a minimum of some hesitancy over Trump and the idea that he has too much luggage and might not have the ability to win in a general election once again. A New York City Times/Siena College poll from last month found, for example, that practically half of Americans who planned to enact the 2024 Republican primary would choose a prospect besides Trump in a primary race.
I’m grateful you brought up that survey, due to the fact that I believed that was an intriguing method to frame the outcomes, as one might likewise argue from that poll that Trump is still the indisputable leader. He was first, with 49 percent support, and De, Santis remained in 2nd, at 25 percent.
There is definitely more space for an opposition to Trump than to Biden, but Trump would still be preferred. According to a current Politico/Morning Consult poll, 56 percent of Republican politician and independent authorized citizens stated they would support Trump, while 18 percent stated they would support De, Santis, 8 percent stated they would support Pence and a bunch of other candidates all got 2 percent or less.
According to that You, Gov/Yahoo News survey I pointed out previously, Trump beats De, Santis 44 percent to 35 percent amongst signed up citizens in a direct match. Definitely, but this point (from the Times reporting on the survey) was an intriguing comparison to me: “His share of the Republican primary electorate is less than Hillary Clinton’s amongst Democrats was at the start of the 2016 race.” Naturally, Clinton eventually won that race, but it wasn’t a guarantee Sanders offered her a genuine run for her cash.
The Times might have also compared Trump to Gore’s position in 1999. He, naturally, went on to win the primary without much difficulty. That stated, De, Santis is plainly a genuine hazard to Trump; a 9-point lead in the surveys is not protect. That’s specifically true given that Trump has universal name recognition, while De, Santis doesn’t.
I know we had a chat back then about whether Trump’s grip on the GOP is still strong. At the time, I stated that Trump might be weaker than some would like to admit, however after Tuesday night’s results most notably Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney’s main loss coupled with the fates of the nine other Republicans who voted to impeach the previous president I actually believe it’ll be actually hard for another Republican to cut through his power.


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Covid-19 outbreak: Kids in shelter homes practise hygiene in UP
A week ago, children in shelter homes were irritated when constantly reminded about handwashing and social distancing, but now when the entire country is under an unprecedented lock-down, they rush to the washbasin for a proper hand wash.
Lock-down is not unusual for them, as they are already confined to the precincts of the shelter home. But the shelter home staff has been telling them to maintain hygiene, showing videos on phone or television. “Most of them now know that there is something like a coronavirus outbreak, which has put the country under lockdown,” said Rita Tamta, superintendent of Government Shelter Home for Girls, Motinagar which currently houses 111 inmates.
“A week ago, we told the children to maintain social distancing, especially while watching TV or playing. Gradually they were educated about the virus spread and safety measures. Some of them understand the gravity while small children take the activities as fun,” she said, adding that maintaining social distancing was the toughest task especially among smaller children. However, motivated by games and proper counselling, the children were practising it.
Shelter homes for children are under strict vigil as no one except staff is allowed to enter the premises. Earlier, there were some visitors but now even the child welfare committee is inspecting or communicating with children through video calls.
“There has been a competition among a few children for hand washing while small children who forget are made to watch videos again. Games are being played to practice social distancing,” Tamta said, adding: “With each passing day, children come up with different questions on coronavirus. One task is to keep ourselves ready with answers.”
CWC member Sangeeta Sharma said, “It is easy for bigger children to educate younger ones about personal hygiene and make them understand the situation.”
The Child Welfare Committee (CWC) has been functioning from the homes of the members and has adopted preventive measures. “We are not sending the rescued children directly to the shelter home. They are sent to the hospital for primary check-up and if they show flu-like symptoms, they are admitted to hospital,” said Sharma.
A woman and child development official said self-hygiene was part of routine activities but now children were being paid extra attention. “There are few children infected with flu, who have been treated separately. Even in normal situations we can’t afford any illness to any child,” he added, requested anonymity.
The government on Thursday added the employees of the shelter home and associated services in the list of the essential services so that the homes could function in a proper way.
A woman succumbed to 45-year-old Poonam Bhatia's injuries, while her son received severe injuries after a Scorpio vehicle in which they are travelling collided with the divider at north Delhi's Satyawati flyover on early Sunday morning, reported news agency PTI. The deceased has been identified as 45-year-old Poonam Bhatia, while her son, 21-year-old Vats, is reportedly still at Deep Chand Bandhu Hospital. The SUV was being driven by Vats. The car was crushed in front.
BENGALURU: Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday left for Davos in Switzerland to take part in the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum where he is scheduled to meet industry leaders and others to help attract investments for the southern state. Bommai on Sunday said that the state attracted the highest share of foreign direct investment in the last quarter. The state government has also scheduled its global investors meet in November.

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I finally got the lighted Tardis finished (mostly). Tonight, I 3D printed some windows with glow-in-the-dark filament on the Makerbot at the Milwaukee Makerspace. I also printed the top of the lamp. Next, I used super glue to attach the windows and top piece to the rest of Tardis. Finally, I super glued the battery holder piece to the bottom of the Tardis. I still have to attach the papers saying "Police Box" to the sides.
Overall, I think it turned out well.


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Mardy Fish withdraws from U.S. Open for 'health reasons'NEW YORK (AP) -- American Mardy Fish has pulled out of his fourth-round match against Roger Federer at the U.S. Open because of "health reasons.
Federer walks into last eight against Berdych1 Roger Federer advanced into his 34th consecutive Grand Slam quarter-final without touching a racquet on Monday when American Mardy Fish withdrew from their US Open match for health concerns. The 31-year-old Swiss star, seeking his 18th Grand ...
Serena Williams wins 6-0, 6-0 in US Open 4th roundRoger Federer moved on with even less work when Mardy Fish pulled out of their fourth-round match Monday for precautionary reasons.
What to Watch on SaturdayTimothy A. Clary/Agence France-Presse - Getty ImagesMardy Fish after defeating Nikolay Davydenko on Thursday. Down a ... The injury was so painful Ivanovic was forced to withdraw from the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati two weeks ago. But the ...
Djokovic advances, Azarenka withdraws in Rogers CupRichard Gasquet, Mardy Fish, John Isner and Janko Tipsarevic also advanced. The 14th-seeded Gasquet beat fourth seed Tomas Berdych 6-4, 6-2, Fish topped Juan Monaco 2-6, 6-1, 6-4, eighth-seeded Isner edged No.
In The NewsRoger Federer moved on with even less work when Mardy Fish pulled out of their fourth-round match Monday for precautionary reasons.
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Town council plans to pay off building debt, fund urban forester
The Stallings town council voted unanimously on Monday, June 27 to approve the budget developed for the 2011-2012 fiscal year. The council collaborated to finalize what Mayor Lynda Paxton called the “easiest budget session” she’d seen in recent years, which would include retiring the debt from the town hall loan.
The town hall, built over six years ago, was financed for a 15-year period. The council determined that an early payoff of the building loan would save the town from paying over $100,000 in interest fees and allow additional funds to be included in future budgets. The total estimated payoff amount is approximately $785,000.
The town was able to save nearly $200,000 in solid waste collection expenses by signing a new contract with a different provider. This favorable new contract would provide citizens with the same quality of waste collection they have been receiving, while supplying them with new provisions, including year-round yard debris pickup and additional recycling services.
The budget also includes funding for continuing improvements of the municipal park, street maintenance, and a streetscape and beautification project for the Stallings Road/Potter Road intersection.
One amendment made to the budget included allotting funds to continue to supply the town with an urban forester. In the past, Union County partnered with county municipalities to continue financing the position, which was made possible by a previous grant. Stallings, along with other municipalities, decided to help fund the urban forester and entered into an agreement, which was due to expire June 30.
Prior to the meeting, town manager Brian Matthews sent out a memo to the mayor and town council members, stating that the county had requested that the agreement be renewed and Stallings continue to share the cost of funding the urban forester position. The cost for Stallings would be $2,811.99, which is the same as last fiscal year.
Matthews addressed the council at the meeting, referencing the assistance the town has received from the urban forester on landscaping and horticulture questions, and urged the council to approve continued funding for this position. “It’s a small amount, considering the expertise you get out of it,” said Matthews.
The council voted unanimously to approve funding the urban forester position, with Mayor Pro-tem Wyatt Dunn requesting that the town keep track of the position’s service hours during the upcoming fiscal year to weigh the value of the expense. “If we can monitor how many hours, I’ll support it this year,” said Dunn.
The final budget passed unanimously, and no objections or comments were given during the public forum prior to the voting. “For the most part, I think it’s one of the simplest budgets we’ve had in a long time,” said Matthews.