text:
good girls are not supposed to get angry or raise their voices when they argue or argue at all in the first place.
good girls are not supposed to wear ripped jeans or tight shirts or say the word “****.” good girls are not supposed to even think about *******.
and here I am, having already used the word “****” three times in this poem.
good girls are not supposed to get plastered on school nights or tipsy before classes or listen to music with the volume cranked all the way up.
good girls are not supposed to know which windows make the least noise when they’re sneaking out or know where they can buy cheap alcohol underage or know who they can kiss and where to kiss them to get what they want.
good girls are supposed to smile silently and be pure and go to church or wherever they pray to cleanse their filthy souls.
good girls are supposed to believe in and put their trust in and have faith in a god.
good girls are supposed to expect this god to keep them away from harm, and to never learn how to keep themselves safe if this god fails to.
good girls are not supposed to act anything like me.
the only thing I have ever truly believed in is poetry.
I outgrew religion by the time I turned seventeen, long before then if I’m being honest.
I never turned to prayer for advice on how to live my life.
I never turned to anyone but myself.
I only consulted the bible when I needed inspiration for some tragic poem.
good girls are not supposed to write poetry the way that I write poetry.
good girls never speak of or write about *** and drugs and violent minds and suicide and more *** and broken hearts.
good girls don’t sing along to the lyrics of sad songs in front of open windows just for the ******* sake of it.
but good girls don’t realize that life is short until it’s too late.
good girls don’t ever get to feel alive.
a girl like me who gets into trouble and refuses to stay quiet and causes a scene everywhere she goes is not a good girl.
a girl like me might be too reckless and die too young.
but a girl like me will die with no regrets and plenty of memories and so many ******* stories to tell.
a girl like me will live the life that good girls dream of, but never get to talk about.

domain: sociology


In addition to being a humidifier, our Air Washer Humidifiers also help to purify the air. Water in conjunction with rotating discs retain and remove airborne impurities, including large dust and pollen particles, while returning clean, properly humidified air to the room.
The Stadler Form Robert Air Washer is designed to humidify and clean the air in the larger areas of your home. The Stadler Form Air Washer features easy-to-use digital controls with motion sensor, near silent operation and low energy consumption. The Robert has no replaceable parts and is easy to clean.
Type: Evaporative humidifier and air cleaner Room coverage: 800 sq. ft. Water capacity: 1 gallons Auto shut-off: Yes Controls: Digital Warranty: 1 years
Does What It Says! by: Samantha (Seattle WA) "My daughter has severe allergies and her nose and throat are dry and irritated. Using this Stadler Form Robert air washer for one night, my daughter immediately felt relief from her allergies and she did not have a dry cough. This airwasher is easy to use and easy to clean which is a definite plus..." See entire review
The beauty of the Air-O-Swiss 2055A air washer is that in addition to being a humidifier, it traps pet hair, large dust and pollen particles in its base unit which can be easily cleaned. A Hydro Cell ensures the humidifier's functionality while providing fresh humidification performance. Does not require expensive replacement filters.
Type: Cool mist humidifier and air washer Room coverage: 600 sq. ft. Water capacity: 1.8 gallons Auto shut-off: Yes Controls: Manual dial Warranty: 10 years
Great Air Washer, Expensive to Replace by: kb (Maryland) "I have 3 of these Air-O-Swiss air washers. 2 2055Ds and one 2055A. I bought all at the same time and I'd guess they have run continuously for 7-9 years, well beyond the 5 year warranty. As you can see below. I highly recommend these. They operate wonderfully as both a washer and humidifier. I use..." See entire review
The Venta LW15 will help to effectively eliminate large-sized allergens and common household odors. The unit holds up to 1.2 gallons of fresh cool water and is very simple to refill. The ultra-quiet, 2-speed LW15 airwasher is designed for the bedroom, office or any space up to 200 square feet. Manufactured in Germany.
Type: Evaporative humidifier and air cleaner Room coverage: 200 sq. ft. Water capacity: 1.2 gallons Auto shut-off: Yes Controls: Manual Warranty: 2 years
The Venta LW25 offers an economical 2-in-1 design that effectively humidifies and cleans the air in your home. There is no need for expensive filters, pads or cartridges. The LW25 removes large-sized allergens as well as common household odors. Very easy to fill, ultra-quiet with 3-speeds, designed for the bedroom, living room or any space up to 360 square feet.
Type: Evaporative humidifier and air cleaner Room coverage: 400 sq. ft. Water capacity: 2 gallons Auto shut-off: Yes Controls: Manual Warranty: 2 years
Best Humidifier I Have Had - Venta Review by: congo (denver) "If you are looking for a humidifier that does the job plus help cleans the air - this Venta LW25 Plus airwasher is the one." See entire review
The Venta LW45 offers a tremendous value for those looking to humidify as well as clean the air in the larger areas of their home. The Venta LW45 airwasher works without the need for filters, pads or cartridges. Ultra-quiet, 3-speed, low energy use. Made in Germany.
Type: Evaporative humidifier and air cleaner Room coverage: 800 sq. ft. Water capacity: 3 gallons Auto shut-off: Yes Controls: Manual Warranty: 2 years
Excellent Purchase by: Doc. "In a world of throw away products I am very pleased with the quality offered with this Venta item. Honestly I purchased this item because of it's two in one claim to both humidify and clean the air at a price that is hard to argue with these days.
After 30-ish days of operation I can attest to th..." See entire review
Air Washer Humidifiers
- We offer the best air washer humidifiers, top brands, best prices, in-depth Air Washer Humidifiers testing and customer reviews. Experts to help you choose the right Air Washer Humidifiers for you.


text:
The Notorious RBG paved the way for the Newbie ACB
The Notorious RBG sets trends.
Let’s start with what she wore around her neck. How many Justices, when given the chance to adorn their judicial robes, would pick a doily?
Given the fact that only 3.5% of America’s Justices have been women—not many. But more on that later. Perhaps if confirmed, Amy Coney Barrett will pick up that trend.
RBG also set trends when it came to Supreme Court fitness. Her planks and push-up routines are legendary. If you doubt me, check out www.http://rbgworkout.com. How many of you have been featured on websites devoted exclusively to fitness? And I am not talking about being a model for the “before” pics. On this site, it says,
How does Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, one of the Supreme Court’s favorite octogenarians, stay so active and energetic? She owes it in part to the twice-weekly workouts she does with her personal trainer, Bryant Johnson, a man she’s called “the most important person” in her life (after her family, of course). Now with The RBG Workout, you can exercise along Justice Ginsburg and Bryant. Whether you want to keep up with one of America’s most admired women or just reach one of your fitness goals, this book is for you. Case closed.
If you, too, want to be the energizer bunny, check out her fitness site.
While wearing the latest in fashion/table-top designs and staying fit are important, her greatest contribution was in paving the way for equality. She tirelessly worked for total equality, particularly when it came to the sexes.
For example, in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., she exposed a huge roadblock to workplace equality and in the process, slammed her fellow justices in her dissenting opinion. This demonstrated the first part of her nickname was well earned and also paved the way for Congress to adopt her position. Here is what happened. Lilly Ledbetter sued her employer, Goodyear, for underpaying her compared to her male colleagues over a period of 19 years. Should be a slam dunk case if true, right? We all know that a company cannot pay a guy more than a gal for the same job. Even those that graduated below the ambulance chasers at the University of 7-11 School of Law knows this is a sure-fire winner of a case.
But not so fast. The Court ruled in favor of Goodyear, claiming that the pay disparity started when she was hired, and, thus, Ledbetter missed the 180-day filing deadline to bring a discrimination claim under the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
So according to the Court, companies could get away with paying females less than males as long as no one talked about the pay disparity for the first 180 days after being hired. Call me naïve-enough-to-believe-presidential-debates-will-be-presidential, but this seems to create a loophole. All companies would have to do to get away with paying women less than men is to wait out the first 180 days with all available fingers and toes crossed, and then they would be home-free.
Here is where RBG got the Notorious part of her name. She was so infuriated by the majority’s reasoning, Ginsburg read her dissent from the bench. Now, it is highly unusual for a Supreme Court justice to trash-talk her fellow justices in open court, but this called for such a moment.
She said, “Pay disparities, of the kind Ledbetter experienced, have a closer kinship to hostile work environment claims than to charges of a single episode of discrimination.” Now for you non-lawyers reading this quote, let me offer the appropriate legal commentary. “Boom! Mic drop. Exit stage left.” This was a take-down, Supreme Court style. She just pulled a Captain Obvious bench slap on her fellow justices by pointing out that if a person’s starting pay is less than a man’s, it seems highly probable that all percentage raises from that point would be proportionally affected.
After criticizing the majority for being “totally at odds with the robust protection against workplace discrimination Congress intended… to secure,” she said the “ball is in Congress’ court” to correct the Court’s error. Congress heard the Notorious RBG. And within two years, Congress amended the 1964 Civil Rights Act to conform to RBG’s understanding of the statute.
Although most of her better work was in dissent, thanks to a conservative court during her tenure, she did have her moments in the majority. Arguably, her best moment came in United States v. Virginia. Virginia had an all-male military school where women’s admittance was prohibited. Virginia defended its male-only school by saying there was also a separate all-female school that was just as good.
Writing for the majority, RBG slammed this argument over the fence and into the back parking-lot. She wrote that this separate but equal argument was no different than the argument made decades earlier that separate schools for the races was sufficient. I believe they are still looking for the ball.
RBG’s scored victories for equality on several other fronts. In Charles E. Moritz v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, she argued, and won, a case where a male was denied a tax deduction for the cost of a caregiver for his invalid mother where the law explicitly permitted such a deduction for women. If this storyline sounds familiar, that is because you are obviously a movie-goer and saw “On the Basis of Sex.” You know you had an interesting legal career when Hollywood is making movies based on your cases.
Her work for equality lead to passage of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1974. This act meant that women could open bank accounts, take out credit cards in their names, and commit to a mortgage without a male cosigner.
Additionally, she represented Air Force Captain Susan Struck in challenging a rule that required women to get abortions or leave the military. Captain Struck was a devout Catholic, and her religious views would not allow for an abortion. Not wanting to quit her military career, she sued the Department of Defense over its policy. RBG won a stay for Struck’s discharge, arguing that the only conspicuous difference between men and women was that “only women become pregnant; and if you subject a woman to disadvantageous treatment on the basis of her pregnant status … you would be denying her equal treatment under the law.”
RBG was once asked how many female justices there should be on the Supreme Court. She said nine. One might assume this number would change after the Court gets packed with 157 justices. But her point was made. We had nine male justices on the Supreme Court, so why not nine women?
Clearly, RBG fought for the rights of all women and wanted to see more women in positions of leadership within government. She’s set an example of a prolific legal career, paving the way for more women to have seats on the Supreme Court. Yes, even conservative women. We are currently seeing this play out in Amy Coney Barrett’s recent nomination for the Supreme Court.
Newbie ACB chose for herself to have a stellar legal career and a full and robust family. To those of you who do not follow ACB, she has seven kids, all of whom she and her husband have been homeschooling during the pandemic. She graduated top of her class at Notre Dame Law School and, currently, sits on the Seventh Circuit.
It seems to me, that RBG fought her entire life for women like ACB. Not only ACB, but the entire nation owes a debt of gratitude to RBG. Without her paving the way, ACB’s path and destination could have been significantly different. And we would all be the poorer.
So, let’s all do two minutes of planks and ten push-ups in honor of The Notorious One. Don’t wimp out. You know RBG wouldn’t.
Listen to our most recent podcast “Remembering the Notorious RBG” on Comedian of Law’s De-briefing the Law. Mackenzie Smith and Joel Oster remember the Notorious RBG and her stellar legal career. From graduating top of her class at Columbia to staring in three major movies, including a legos movie, to paving the way for women like ACB, RBG has seen it all. Available wherever you get your podcasts.

domain: politics


text:
Hi, welcome to our platform I want to share with you how I made my custard.
To make custard is as easy as you can think, I love custard more than pap because of its flavor.
Nevertheless, If you love pap, don’t worry we are with you. We have provided an easy guide on how to make a savory pap.
Custard is one of the businesses that can start with a little amount of money still make a profit because of its market wants and profit margin.
While enjoying custard never think is a difficult task to make your own homemade custard. I have prepared a step-by-step guide on how you too can be a super custard producer.
You having the knowledge of making custard for yourself and to sell is a great credit to your personality as a man or woman.
Secondly, knowing how to prepare it tends to satisfy the hunger faster than buying from someone.
You too can prepare it by following the procedures that we stated below. bellow is the highlight of what we will be sharing about custard and how to make food out of it.
What Is Custard Powder
Custard powder is a thickener made with cornflour and banana flavor etc.
- 1/2 corn flour.
- 1 tablespoon banana flavor.
- Icing sugar
- Food colur.
- 1 tablespoon vanilla powdered flavor.
- 1 tablespoon of powdered milk flavor.
Step by step procedures
- Wash your bowl properly then dry the bowl and set aside. Use your sifter and sift the cornstarch into the bowl.
- Add the vanilla powdered flavor then, stir. Add your banana powdered flavor then, Pour in the powdered milk flavor.
- Add the Icing sugar and food colour stir and keep adding the Icing sugar and the food color and as well keep stirring till you get your desired colour.
- Give it a very good mix again, then pour in a container cover and keep for feature use.
How Do I Make Custard
- Add water into your kettle, set it on a high heat. Rinse your bowl, add your custard to the clean bowl. Pour in a little bit of water to it then stir thoroughly untill smooth.
- When the water might have boiled, Stir the custard again, bring it down, open the kettle and close it immediately.
- Pour in the water gradually round the mixture and as well be stirring till the custard thickens.
- Add sugar and milk to your taste. Stir and serve hot.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Custard Powder Made From
Custard powder is a food made with cornflour, banana powder flour, vanilla powdered flavor, powdered milk flavor, and egg yellow food color.
What Can Be Used Instead Of Custard.
You can use pap instead of custard. Pap is as well made with corn too. pap will definitely give you the perfect meal. Custard tends to be sweeter than pan because of the ingredient used during its production.
Is Custard Powder Healthy
Custard is a great and wonderful meal. it is loaded with milk as the main ingredient, calcium which makes bone to be strong and as well a good source of protein.
Which Custard Powder Is The Best.
Strawberry custard, Vanilla custard, chocolate, and as well Butterscotch. All these are rich in nutrients.
Is Custard Unhealthy
Custard is not unhealthy, it actually becomes unhealthy when eating too much, too much of everything is bad so let’s be guarded.
Is Custard Good For A Pregnant woman?
A pregnant woman can take custard made with pasteurized egg yolks, and she should as well avoid unpasteurized custard in order not to contract salmonella.
How Much Is Custard
- Custard powder =400g refill is 2,400
- Vanilla custard =2kg is 3,900
- Instant milk custard is 3,600
- Custard powder 3 in 1 is 550
- Custard powder vanilla flavor 400gx2 is 2660
- Custard vanilla powdered flavor 1kg is 850
- The smallest custard checkers is 100
Custard Nutritional Data
Type per 100g protein(g) Fact(g)
Standard vanilla. 3.5. 3.1
Premium vanilla. 3.9. 0.9
I made up my mind that I must learn how to make home custard powder myself instead of buying from the market. I read it online, I watched the video as well then practicalized it and it came out well.
You too can make your custard at home. Just follow our step-by-step recipe here, you will surely get the best custard for yourself and your family.
Best custard recipe
Are you looking for the best custard recipe? Look no further! This creamy and luscious dessert is always a crowd-pleaser.
Whether you’re throwing a party or just want to treat yourself, this easy-to-follow recipe is sure to become your go-to for all your custard cravings.
This classic recipe has been around for generations and passed down from family members. It yields a thick, smooth custard that melts in your mouth with its sweet flavor.
Plus, it takes only five minutes of prep time and forty-five minutes of baking time, so you can have it ready quickly when unexpected guests arrive.
It’s also easy to make dairy free by using non-dairy milk instead of cow’s milk.
How to make custard without
Custard without cream is a delicious, decadent treat that can be enjoyed by everyone. It is easy to make and requires only a few simple ingredients.
The resulting custard has a creamy texture without the use of heavy cream, making it a healthier option for those looking to watch their calorie intake.
Making custard without cream is an inexpensive and rewarding experience, perfect for any occasion or just because! So why not give it a try today and see what you think?
How to make custard without cornflour
Making custard without cornflour is easy and can be done with simple ingredients found in most pantries.
Custard is a creamy dessert made with eggs, milk, sugar and flavoring like vanilla or lemon. Most recipes call for cornflour to help thicken the custard, but if you don’t have it on hand there are other options that work just as well.
Here’s how to make delicious custard without relying on cornflour.
- First, whisk together two egg yolks and three tablespoons of sugar in a medium-sized bowl until the mixture becomes pale yellow.
- Heat two cups of milk in a saucepan over medium heat until bubbles form around the edges of the pan.
- Carefully pour half of the hot milk into the egg mixture while whisking constantly so not to scramble your eggs.
Other rice recipes you might love to try.
- How To Cook Fried Egusi Soup With Tomatoes.
- 30 Most Popular Nigerian Foods That Is Heavenly Tasty 2022
- Nigerian Goatmeat Pepper Soup | Easy Guide.
- Nigerian Bitterleaf Soup Recipe
- Crispy Fried Chicken Drumsticks can be delicious.
- How to make Moin Moin/Moi Moi in tin
- How to prepare Garden egg sauce/ Eggplant sauce
- How To Cook Simple Party Fried Rice
- Cocoyam (Ede – soup thickener and swallow)
- How To Cook Buka Stew
- How To Make Nigerian Moi Moi Roll
- How To Use Stockfish And Its Health Benefits
- How To Cook Achara Soup (Ofe Achara).
In conclusion,making custard at home in 2023 is an easy and rewarding task. With the right ingredients and a bit of patience, you can have a delicious homemade custard that will rival any store bought variety.
Just be sure to pay attention to the instructions, use quality ingredients, and most importantly, have fun! If you’re looking for a creative way to impress your friends and family with something homemade, making custard at home is definitely worth considering.

domain: food


text:
Discover more from Winvesta Crisps
🚕 Can Grab Grab The Opportunity?
SEC probes Tesla; BlackRock-Aramco deal.
Hey Global Investor! Here's what you need to know before the US markets open.
Market Snapshot 📈
S&P 500 (Monday's Close) 4,591.67 +53.24 (1.17%)
NASDAQ (Monday's Close) 15,225.15 +139.68 (0.93%)
FTSE 100 (5 PM IST) 7,320.53 +59.50 (0.84%)
NIFTY 50 (Today's Close) 17,176.70 +264.45 (1.56%)
USDINR (Today's Close) 75.42 (1 Year +0.56%)
🔥 Top Movers
🚕 Grab: Grabbing The Opportunity?
Singapore-based technology company Grab Holdings Inc. (GRAB) went public last week. It was the biggest ever US listing by a Southeast Asian firm and the biggest SPAC deal. However, the company's trading debut was anything but record-breaking. (Tweet This)
In 2009, Uber shifted the paradigm regarding how people hailed cabs. In June 2012, two other companies embarked on their respective journeys, US-based Lyft and Malaysia-based "MyTeksi," founded by Anthony Tan. Along with fellow Harvard grad, Tan Hooi Ling started MyTeksi with an initial grant of $25K from Harvard and his funds.
Locally known as GrabTaxi, it expanded operations to the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand by 2013. By 2014, its operations spread to Vietnam and Indonesia, and the company had the largest e-taxi fleet in Southeast Asia when it introduced 100 BYD e6 electric taxis in Singapore. It launched GrabCar - transportation that used personal cars - and GrabBike in Ho Chi Minh City in the same year.
In 2016, the company rebranded itself as just Grab. GrabTaxi, GrabCar, GrabBike, its carpooling service called GrabHitch, and its last-mile delivery service GrabExpress were all brought under the same umbrella.
While Grab was waiting for the Malaysian bureaucracy to approve financial grants from the country’s sovereign wealth fund Khazana, Singapore “grabbed” the opportunity to invest $10M in Grab through its sovereign wealth fund Temasek. Tan renounced his Malaysian citizenship to become a citizen of Singapore. Grab moved its headquarters to Singapore.
Grab has since forayed into food delivery, financial services and merged with Uber's Southeast Asian operations. GrabPay was launched in 2017, GrabFood in 2018, and its insurance, financing services, and payments platform GrabFinancial were also launched in the same year.
It also launched its first cloud kitchen called GrabKitchen in April 2019, and within a year, 50 GrabKitchens were set up in six Southeast Asian countries. It consolidated all its operations into a super app launched in April 2019. Growth by any means was the Mantra.
Apart from Temasek, Grab's other marquee investors included Tiger Global, SoftBank, Chinese ride-hailing app DiDi, China Investment Corporation, Booking Holdings, Mitsubishi, and Microsoft. All said and done, as of last year, Grab had raised over $12B from investors and was valued at $16B.
Yet Another SPAC
At the height of the Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) boom in the US, Grab agreed to merge with the SPAC Altimeter Growth Corp in April. The deal valued Grab at nearly $40B, a record for a SPAC deal, surpassing Lucid's $24B deal from two months prior.
Altimeter led the investment with a funding of $750M. When trading began on Thursday, Grab's shares gained an altitude of 20% in the initial minutes before turning negative. Shares ended 21% lower on the first day. Grab raised $4.5B in the IPO.
These big numbers apart, the company isn’t yet profitable. In September, Grab cut its full-year net sales forecast, citing the renewed uncertainty over the pandemic-related curbs. Q3 revenue fell 9% Y-o-Y while EBITDA loss widened to $212M. Gross Merchandise Value - the funds that flowed through its network - rose to a record $4B during the quarter.
Grab expects revenue to reach the $4.5B mark by 2023 from $1.6B in 2020. That same year, it expects to turn profitable on an EBITDA basis.
Projections maybe what they are, but the company is grappling with close competitor Gojek in its key market, Indonesia. Gojek merged with Indonesia's leading e-commerce business, Tokopedia, in May this year. The combined entity, GoTo, had a Gross Transaction Value (GTV) of $22B in 2020. GoTo is preparing for a dual listing in New York and Jakarta.
Grab recently procured a digital banking license in Singapore, pitting it against tech conglomerate Sea Ltd which also has a digital banking license. Sea also entered the food delivery space, which increased the competition for Grab.
Thursday may have started with a bang and ended with a whimper for Grab. However, investors will be looking at a couple of items: in the short-term, how effectively the company can utilize the IPO proceeds to consolidate its position in the different markets; in the medium term, at the timeline for the company to turn profitable. Grab has its hands full!
GRAB ended at $9.00, up 0.11%.
Company Snapshot 📈
GRAB $9.00 +0.01 (0.11%)
Later Today 🕒
AutoZone Inc. Earnings (AZO)
SentinelOne Inc. Earnings (S)
Toll Brothers Inc. Earnings (TOL)
Casey's General Stores Inc. Earnings (CASY)
ChargePoint Holdings Inc. Earnings (CHPT)
Core & Main Inc. Earnings (CNM)
John Wiley & Sons Earnings (JW.A)
Pagerduty Inc. Earnings (PD)
Stitch Fix Inc. Earnings (SFIX)
7:00 PM IST: Trade Deficit
Today's Market Terminology: Enterprise Value
Enterprise Value is a measure of a company's total value, often used as a more comprehensive alternative to market capitalization. It include the market capitalization but also the company's short-term and long-term debt, along with any cash on the balance sheet
You can start investing in US stocks with platforms like Winvesta. Get an account in as little as 15 minutes and start building your global portfolio today. *Capital is at risk.

domain: finance


text:
Gov. Healey believes tax change proposal will keep residents in Massachusetts
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey ventured before a new audience Monday night in her first appearance on WBZ NewsRadio's NightSide with Dan Rea, where she discussed tax relief, problems with new Red and Orange Line cars and the state's burdensome cost of living.
Healey pitched the tax relief proposal she unveiled earlier in the day, whose price tag could swell to nearly $1 billion on an annual basis, as a way to "give people reasons to stay here, to raise their families here, to settle here, to grow their businesses here."
When Rea said he thinks the bill appeared to have something for everyone, Healey replied, "Exactly."
And as she faces hesitation or criticism from some fellow Democrats over her embrace of a couple of business-backed tax code changes, Healey contended that her push to triple the estate tax threshold in fact would affect many middle-income families, not just wealthier Bay Staters.
"We're talking about middle-income folks who have seen an appreciation of their property value, right?" Healey said. "That's a good thing for some, but it also means you may get whacked later on. We don't want that to be a reason for people to leave our state. We want people to stay."
During last year's campaign, Healey drew criticism for backing an income surtax on the wealthy that opponents say will cause people to leave the state.
The tax proposal Healey plans to file Wednesday alongside her first annual state budget bill would create a new estate tax credit of up to $182,000, a measure that would effectively eliminate the levy on estates worth less than $3 million and give relief to larger estates.
Her estate tax change would go beyond what Republican Gov. Charlie Baker, the House and Senate sought last year, when all three sought to double the estate tax threshold to $2 million before Democrats retreated from tax reform.
The idea, like another Healey proposal the House and Senate previously spurned to slash the short-term capital gains tax rate from 12 percent to 5 percent, has already drawn the ire of some influential progressive groups.
The Raise Up Coalition, an organization of labor and community groups that led the successful push for an income surtax on high earners, on Monday said Healey's estate tax proposal "would give a few thousand of the wealthiest families in the state a six-figure tax cut."
"Tax cuts for well off people are not the answer," tweeted Democrat Rep. Michelle DuBois on Monday.
One caller during Healey's roughly hour-long slot, Jason from Haverhill, said he liked the governor's package but asked about the chance of inadvertently raising demand and inflation on the state's already-stressed housing market.
Healey said housing remains a "top priority" of hers, adding that it would feature in the tax package, the budget itself and also "separate legislation."
Her tax proposal calls for increasing the annual cap on Housing Development Incentive Program credits from $10 million to $50 million in the first year, then $30 million per year after that, which Healey said is "meant to incent the development of more market-rate housing in places around Massachusetts."
"We have got to boost housing production in this state. We need more housing out there to drive down costs," Healey said. "The other thing, Jason, is we're creating a housing secretariat. I'm filing legislation to do that. That person is going to be responsible for producing housing, for creating more housing, both for renters and homeowners around the state. Those are some of the things we're doing."
Another topic high on the mind of both Rea and his audience was the beleaguered MBTA. Service cuts have persisted due to staffing shortages and the contract to replace the entire Red and Orange fleets with brand-new cars continues to face delays and difficulties.
In the wake of the latest upheaval involving Chinese firm CRRC and the reported widespread problems in its Springfield manufacturing facility, Rea asked Healey if she was working to recoup any money from the nearly $900 million contracts.
"Well, Dan, you know, this is one of the things -- you run, you get elected, and two weeks after I'm sworn in, I learn that we have this facility out in Springfield that's receiving cars that are partially manufactured in China that are then fabricated in Springfield at this facility," Healey replied. "They're meant to replace trains on the Orange and Red Line, and they're way behind."
The end date for the Red and Orange Line train replacement project has been delayed since at least 2020, and MBTA officials publicly announced on Jan. 26 that the timeline had been pushed back once again. T Interim General Manager Jeff Gonneville said at a board meeting on that day that the agency learned of the latest postponement "in about the fall time period."
Rea interjected to recount last week's headache, when a trailer transporting one of the new Orange Line cars from Springfield to Medford detached from its truck on Interstate 495 in Chelmsford, snarling traffic.
"It's amazing, right, that somehow, the Orange Line screws up a commute even when it's not on the rail," Healey said.
"But look, we take this really seriously. As soon as we learned about this, we assembled a team, we assembled a team that is on the ground right now in Springfield," she added, referring to her move to send an independent team to examine the issues. "They're looking at operationally what we need to change to expedite the production and the delivery of these trains. We also have to work with the Chinese company that was hired and given this contract to rework some of the terms. The goal here is to expedite the delivery of Orange and Red Line trains."

domain: news


The Transport Minister spends a lot of time on social media platforms such as Twitter and not a lot of time on his job. That’s a shame as people’s lives depend on him doing his job.
Mooloolaba Harbour entrance has started silting again after bad weather a few weeks ago and the timeframe for mapping out the process for the permanent fix is still sitting on the Minister’s desk.
Talking with Coast Guard, they advise that the sand shoals in the bay to the west of the harbour mouth need dredging as well as the direct channel, if there is to be safer all-weather access, particularly for boats under tow.
Together with Coast Guard I met with Maritime Safety Queensland and this issue was also put forward about the need for a wider dredging program outside of the channel. We are awaiting a response to this request as well as the timing of the reference panel and timeline and plan for consultation about the more permanent fix.
I have also asked for confirmation of the funding allocated for undertaking the consultation and the implementation of a more permanent solution and in the meantime for a more timely and aggressive dredging program to ensure that the harbour entry is safe and reliable.
As previously stated, the current Queensland and Roads Investment Program (QTRIP) for 2022-23 has only $400,000 allocated for dredging and bed levelling, nothing allocated for the permanent solution which is required for maritime safety as well as the environment.
I will not stop until we have the right solution and the right solution actioned.
Any issues that you are continuing to have please complete my Complaint Form HERE


text:
(MENAFN- Jordan Times) AMMAN - The Early Bronze IV (c. 2,500- 2,000BC) in the ancient Near East was marked by a systematic change. The change manifested itself with the depopulation of bigger urban centres which was called a“collapse”.
However, the transformation was not caused by the dramatic climate change and disruption of agricultural production as some scholars claimed in the past. It was rather a shift in the location of sheep greasing to the liminal zones at the edges of dry-farming, in agriculture from centralised locations around tells to a more ruralised, village-based system, and a shift north of olive and grape production, which went from the southern to the northern Levant.
To get a better perspective of the change, data was extracted from satellite imagery and environmental models to determine agricultural and pastoral zones as well as settlement patterns at the local level, said an American archaeologist, Amy Karoll, noting that the results illustrate that populations during the EB II-III became so entrenched in their previous modes of living, overexploiting the landscape and available resources, that it was no longer sustainable and communities moved into different environmental niches to survive.
Another American archaeologist, Suzanne Richard, also put forth a socioeconomic model to explain changes in social structures during the Early Bronze IV; in this case, based upon her excavations of the site of Khirbet Iskander in the Madaba Plain.
“It was one of the few truly 'urban' EB IV sites, completed with a large city wall and possibly even a gateway, and Richard hypothesises that the pastoral nomad model espoused by Dever obscures the complexities inherent in EB VI social groups and instead concludes that the EB IV was composed of 'loosely integrated society' comprising a large pastoral element, small agricultural communities and a few regional centres that reflect an adaptation to a level of political autonomy, probably best explained by the chiefdom model,” Karoll elaborated.
Richard later went on to further distinguish this explanation by stressing the exchange between agriculturalists and pastoralists, especially their abilities to maintain specialisation. In times of stress, fewer individuals would specialise in a mode of production and adaptive strategies become more varied in response to these conditions.
“Another socioeconomic exploration of the EB IV was done by Gaetano Palumbo who attempted an ambitious synthesis of the EB IV, proposing that a more ruralised population was dominant in addition to highly regional adaptations,” Karoll said, adding that according to Palumbo enduring groups, including pastoral nomads, semi-nomads, peasants and urban dwellers, were excluded from the previous system centred on tells but their interrelationships were intensified.
The urban component, therefore, does not disappear, but it was rather ruralised and the production sphere was taken out of an urban setting and was instead placed in smaller productive units like farms or hamlets, with production-oriented more along the lines of pastoralism with some agricultural activity to supplement the pastoral component, Karoll underlined, adding that Stephen Falconer proposed an explanation on ruralisation.
“Falconer hypothesised that changes within a given social construct were not necessarily 'progressions' as it was previously thought, simply shifts in societal makeup. Bronze Age societies saw intermittent changes in social structure, with the foundation and then abandonment of large fortified towns and various levels of stratified settlement hierarchies,” Karoll underlined.
Much of this explanation started with Falconer's study of Tell Al Hayyat in the Jordan River Valley in modern Jordan as Tell Al Hayyat had occupations at the beginning in the EB IV and continuing into the MB II.
Based on ceramic and artifactual evidence, some interaction between the inhabitants in this region occurred but with a degree of ruralisation, Karoll stressed, adding that production and consumption were aimed at long-term continuity rather than at short-term economics.
Excavations at EB IV rural settlements throughout the Levant show that sedentary populations continued to exist despite the abandonment of the cities.
According to Karoll, Raphael Greenberg attempts a new perspective on the sociopolitical atmosphere of the Bronze Age as a whole putting forth an explanation centred on the de-centralisation of cities and the economy while addressing regionalism and local settlement trajectories that were different across the Levant.
“Various approaches to the EB IV have been made over the years and each hypothesis attempts to explain what happened during this period from different points of view, whether they focused on invasion of foreign people groups, regionalism as highlighted by stylistics and artifactual change, or socioeconomic models of change,” Karoll highlighted, adding that the EB IV was a difficult period to characterise.
MENAFN provides the information “as is” without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the provider above.

domain: geography


Manager issues update on 'frustrated' Newcastle United defender
The Newcastle United defender helped the Championship club keep a clean sheet in Saturday’s 1-0 home win over Huddersfield Town. Paul Heckingbottom’s side are second in the division with 22 games played.
Clark, loaned to the club in the summer, has only featured in five league games so far this campaign because of an early-season hamstring injury.
"He showed his quality," said Heckingbottom. "He's getting fitter now each week.
"We only got him at the back end of pre-season, so we only had a couple of weeks to work with him. He started the first league game out of position, and played here for the second, and did really well.
"Then he's had a long period out, and got thrown into the action at Cardiff, and, second-half, I thought he was excellent down there. It's been good to have these training weeks behind him – and you can see him getting fitter each day, each week.
"We look forward to him getting a good run of consistency in terms of his training. He will have been as frustrated as the other boys who have picked up injuries, so it's good to have him back."
Clark – who joined Newcastle from Aston Villa in 2016 – didn’t have a squad number in the second half of last season.
Speaking in July, 33-year-old Clark said: “I spent six months last season not involved and just training, which isn’t a great feeling, to be honest. But this is a new challenge, a fresh start, and one that I’m looking forward to.”


text:
The woman who transported cocaine and heroin for a local drug ring and whose initial attempt at a plea deal was rejected by a judge has now agreed to an acceptable deal.
Misty Gallo, 23, of Huron Court, agreed this morning to plead guilty to one felony count of second-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance in exchange for receiving a five-year prison term when she is sentenced in August.
Gallo had agreed earlier this month to plead guilty in exchange for a four-year sentence, but Schenectady County Court Judge Karen Drago said she would not sign off on any deal that did not include a sentence of at least 5-1/2 years in prison. Drago also objected to the fact that that proposed deal had been reported by The Daily Gazette before she had a chance to consider it.
In court this morning, Gallo’s attorney, Stephen Rockmacher, said his client had taken responsibility for her role in the drug ring. Gallo said she suffered with bipolar disorder and was addicted to cocaine.
Gallo was among 24 accused of taking part in the drug operation, which authorities said had designs on controlling the region’s drug market. The operation was allegedly headed by Oscar Mora and Kerry Kirkem, both of whom have already taken plea deals. Also indicted was Lisa Kaczmarek, wife of former Schenectady police chief Greg Kaczmarek.
Gallo admitted to being a drug mule for the operation, transporting cocaine and heroin from Long Island to Schenectady. On one such trip, investigators used a ruse to take the shipment in order to monitor the organization’s reaction. Gallo’s frantic calls to Kirkem after discovering the drugs were gone were documented on state wiretaps.
More from The Daily Gazette:

domain: law


text:
From funerary skyscrapers to hotels for the dead, How High We Go in the Dark follows a cast of intricately linked characters spanning hundreds of years as humanity endeavours to restore the delicate balance of the world. This is a story of unshakable hope that crosses literary lines to give us a world rebuilding itself through an endless capacity for love, resilience and reinvention. Wonderful and disquieting, dreamlike and all too possible.
Hidden across England and Scotland live six old Book Eater families. The last of their lines, they exist on the fringes of society and subsist on a diet of stories and legends. Children are rare and their numbers have dwindled, so when Devon Fairweather's second child is born a dreaded Mind Eater - a perversion of her own kind, who consumes not stories but the minds and souls of humans - she flees before he can be turned into a weapon for the family... or worse. Living among humans and finding prey for her son, Devon seeks a cure for his hunger. But time is running out - for her family want her back, and with every soul her son consumes he loses a little more of himself...
Mo Wilde made a quiet but radical pledge: to live only off free, foraged food for an entire year. In a world disconnected from its roots, eating wild food is both culinary and healing, social and political. Ultimately, it is an act of love and community. Over the course of the year, using her expert knowledge of botany and mycology, Mo follows the seasons to find nutritious food from hundreds of species of plants, fungi and seaweeds. In the process she discovers an even deeper connection with the earth, and learns not only how to survive, but how to thrive, nourishing her body and mind.
1996 - Luca Saracino is thirteen and has been completely blind for eight months when his parents move to a Southern Italian farmhouse they dream of turning into a hotel. With his brother dropping out of university and the family reeling from Luca’s diagnosis, they are chasing dreams of rebirth and reinvention. As Luca tells his story without sight - experiencing the world solely through hearing, smell, taste and touch - he meets the dauntless Ada Guadalupi, who takes him out to explore the rocky fields and empty beaches. But Luca and Ada find they can’t escape the grudges that have lasted between their families for generations, or the gossiping of the town. And Luca is preyed upon by the feral Wanderer, who walks the vineyards of his home. As Luca's family starts to crack at the seams, Luca and Ada have to navigate new lands and old rivalries to uncover the truths spoken as whispers on the wind.
Eugenides, the queen's thief, can steal anything - or so he says. Then his boasting lands him in the king's prison, and his chances of escape look slim. So when the king's magus invites him on a seemingly impossible quest to steal a legendary object and win back his freedom, Gen in no position to refuse. The magus has plans for his king and his country. Gen has plans of his own...
Kurara has never known any other life than being a servant on board the Midori, but when her party trick of making paper come to life turns out to be a power treasured across the empire, she joins a skyship and its motley crew to become a Crafter. Taught by the gruff but wise Himura, Kurara learns to hunt shikigami – wild paper spirits who are sought after by the Princess. But are these creatures just powerful slaves, or are they beings with their own souls? And can a teenage girl be the one to help them find their voice – and change the course of an empire?
When Ravian's father doesn't return home from sea for his son's birthday, Ravian is certain he must be in danger. Hearing tales of a cursed ship that captures fishermen, Ravian goes in search of his father accompanied by his only friend Marvin the seagull. Before long, the pair find themselves trapped on the ship with a kindly boy and a bad-tempered pirate for company. The ensuing voyage is beset with battles with giant squid and fierce storms, and Ravian despairs of ever finding his father. Featuring stunning illustrations by acclaimed illustrator Karl James Mountford.
Silverthorne is a place of secrets. A forest of twisting paths and tangled thorns. A castle with locked towers and whispers of tragedy. A village trapped between terrors known and unknown. But something is stirring in the leaves...Saffy is a good girl, tired of being told to stick to the forest paths, and always follow the… Continue reading Review: Wilder Than Midnight by Cerrie Burnell
After one great battle, the Architects disappeared. Yet humanity’s fragile peace is brief. For, forty years later, the galaxy’s greatest alien enemy has returned. This time, the artefacts that preserved entire worlds from destruction are ineffective. And no planet is safe. The Human Colony worlds are in turmoil as they face extinction. Some believe alliances with other species can save them. Others insist humanity must fight alone. But no one has the firepower or technology to ensure victory, as the Architects loom ever closer. Idris spent decades running from the last war’s horrors. Yet as an Intermediary, altered to navigate deep space, he’s one of humanity’s only weapons. He’s therefore forced back into action. With a handful of allies, Idris must find something – anything – to stop the Architects’ pitiless advance. But to do so, he must return to the nightmare of unspace, where his mind was broken and remade. What he discovers there will change everything.
The ragtag group from Jalard have finally reached Shemet, Sharma’s capital city. Scarred and bereft, they bring with them the grim tale of what happened to their village, and a warning about the ancient powers that have been awakened and now threaten all humanity. Despite this, some of them still hope that reaching sanctuary within… Continue reading Book Review: Blood Legacy by Tej Turner

domain: literature


text:
Restaurant Supply Store Bay City Michigan
Seeking largest restaurant supply store near Bay City, MI? Restaurantsupply.com is well-rated Bay City restaurant equipment store that provides restaurant equipment in Bay City, MI. Restaurantsupply.com is the leading restaurant supply store. With our restaurant supplies, you can shop from your cafe, office, or tablet on the go, use our automatic ordering feature, and make quick payments.
Order kitchen equipment for your restaurant from over two hundred thousand products and stock up on restaurant supplies.
Restaurant Supply Company Categories
- Commercial Cooking Equipment
- Food Preparation Equipment
- Storage & Transport
- Commercial Tabletop Supplies
- Disposable Tableware
- Plumbing & Faucets
- Commercial Dinnerware
- Janitorial Supplies
- Sanitary Supplies
What Number of Restaurants Are Located in Michigan?
The Bay City food service business is roaring, with brand-new bistros popping up everywhere the city. Michigan having over , regardless of the rise of the restaurant industry, earnings have not maintained tempo with price increases. Indeed, earnings for restaurant workers have declined by 3.5% since 2014 with the overall unemployment rate for Bay City being 8.90%. The decline in wages is due to the fact that restaurant owners are facing accumulating pressure to hold prices low, while also employees a livable wage.
Best Restaurant Products in Bay City, Michigan
The top restaurant products in Bay City, Michigan are:
Restaurant Supply Store Near Me in Bay City, Michigan
A restaurant supply store near me in Bay City, Michigan is restaurantsupply.com with distribution all over the USA with fast shipping. Our client service experts are available over chat and phone if you need help, and by even email. Restaurantsupply.com is the largest restaurant supply company in the metro and surrounding area a one stop shop for restaurant supply.
Who Are The Best Kitchen Supply Stores in Bay City, Michigan?
The most trusted restaurant supply company in Bay City is restaurantsupply.com, offering easy online ordering and expert customer service representatives that have experience with the restaurant industry.
Which Restaurant Supplier is The Best in Bay City?
The top restaurant supply store in Bay City is restaurantsupply.com because we carry all the restaurant supplies you wish to use for your food service company, provide great customer service, and are affordable.
The Ultimate Guide to Buying Restaurant Equipment
If you're starting a restaurant, it's important to have the right equipment.You can't just focus on the dishes, you need to pay attention to all of the little details that go into your restaurant's success. For your restaurant kitchen to run smoothly, you'll need the appropriate equipment - and it's best to get expert advice when deciding what you need. Here are some helpful tips, tricks, and tools to help you set up your restaurant and ensure it’s a success.
The Best Restaurant Equipment for All Types of Cuisine
Your restaurant's equipment may vary depending on the cuisine you offer. Nonetheless, some items are crucial to any restaurant's success.
- A Commercial Food Processor: An outstanding restaurant appliance for a variety of objectives, including producing purees and sauces, mixing ingredients such as venison with bread crumbs to make croquettes, or cornstarch with water to make pudding.
- A Vollrath manual juicer: These manual juicers are a top choice for cafes and other food service stores that sell juice products.
- Carving Knives: The top chefs know that knives are an important tool for preparing high-quality dishes. You'll want a selection of different sizes and types of knives to suit your needs in the kitchen.
- Saucepans: Whether you like cooking with electric of gas stove, having a good collection of saucepans is pivotal to have on hand when you're cooking in the kitchen.
- Commercial Cutting Boards: Durable and effortless to clean, making them perfect for any chef. They come in many shapes and sizes depending on what you plan on using it for-chopping meat, veggies or just cutting up some fruits!
- Commercial Pots and Pans: The 2 most significant products you require in your restaurant are pots and pans. A good set of pots & pans will permit you to cook just about anything. Pans have a flat bottom, for cooking on the stovetop. Pots have rounded bottoms, which makes it easier to cook food in liquid form.
Here are some different cooking pan varieties that should be in every restaurant: cast aluminum cookware, saute pans, stew pots, enameled cast iron cookware, induction ready display cookware, tin pie pans, breading baskets.
Restaurant Equipment Store Near Me
Restaurants in Bay City, MI can receive immediate delivery of food service equipment, including Our restaurant equipment selection includes refrigeration, deep fryers, gas or electric ranges, griddles, broilers, mixers, ice cream machines, warming stations, coolers, and freezers. Each particular section contains many different machines. You'll need to contemplate both your first investment & your ongoing operation costs when you select the right equipment for your food service store. You will want restaurant equipment that will support the most improvement your business. With the appropriate food service equipment, you can decrease waste and enhance effectiveness.
Restaurant Supply Stores Near Me
Supplies are a big chunk of any food service business advancement. They are necessary for every side of the food service business, from the kitchen to the restaurant dining area. A top-notch supply store will offer every piece needed for a flourishing restaurant business, suited to the needs of the food-industry. Every day, a restaurant wants numerous restaurant equipment, ranging from food storage racks and beverage supplies to cleaning products and food service company equipment.
Wholesale Restaurant Supply Store in Bay City
From restaurant supplies and equipment to food service company processing equipment and smallware, these retailers have all things you lack to begin or increase your food service business at the best rates.
Where is Bay City?
Bay City is located latitude: 44 and longitude: -84 and has a median income per household of $37,893.00 per year. The median age is 37.5 years old, with at best 68.00% of the constituents owning property. The standard family-size in Bay City is 3.02 homely members, with the average marriage age being 37.8 years old less than the nationwide average.


The 33 meter wireless Bluetooth speaker has unique surround sound with up to 10 hours of battery life and is dust and water resistant.
Do you want to enjoy great sound without cables? This speaker will fulfill your wish. Compatible with any Bluetooth-enabled device and with a wireless range of up to 33m, now you can enjoy music anytime, anywhere! Furthermore, the device is dust and water resistant. It can be immersed in liquid up to 1m for up to 30 minutes. Its modern design also ensures easy operation with innovative buttons.
The speaker is waterproof, so you can enjoy listening to music next to the pool, at the beach or while having a bath with a clean conscience.
In addition, its special design delivers surround sound (360°) for a truly unique music experience. Battery life is as high as 10 hours, giving you a really good dose of music with only 2.8 hours needed to recharge.


Laser Cutting & Engraving Machine
LaserPro Mercury III carries the fine tradition of the Mercury series to provide stable engraving quality. The servo motor enables fast movement of lens carriage while maintaining accuracy over time, giving you reliable and dependable results. Mercury III is reinforced with new features, including key switch, user-friendly control panel, and SmartCENTER.
All GCC products are RoHS-compliant (the European Parliament Directive 2002/ 95/ EC, Restriction of Hazardous Substances) and lead-free (pb free). GCC will continue to concern and provide environmentally friendly products to protect the earth for our further generation.
Flexible 3D and Stamp Engraving
Advanced print driver with over 200 level gray scales to presents you fabulous 3D engraving output. And through the intelligent stamp engraving mode you can create a fantastic logo stamp.
Patented Autofocus Gauge adjusts the laser engraver to the precise focal point on the engraving area automatically. The Autofocus is the most effective lens-focusing tool that prevents human error when exact measurement of distance from the surface of the working material is needed.
An exceptionally innovative and user-friendly feature based on servomotor technology simplifies operations and shortens setup time. Simply hand drag the lens carriage to the desired position to be engraved and press the start button to commence job.
Easy to Use Control Panel
A control panel with coherent hot-key design and graphical icon displays that allows you to change laser parameter settings, set jobs to repeat unlimited times, queue jobs, delete jobs, and more.
Job Preview Function
The GCC LaserPro laser engraver all series printer driver features a job preview function that previews graphics before the official laser printing process. One of the highlights of this feature is that it provides an estimated working time*.
The estimated working time is an easy tool for operators to know in advance as how much time will be needed to finish the job for better job management; it is also convenient for a shop to provide a quotation for its laser services.


Carter and Son Toolworks Premium Woodturning Tools
The bowl gouge is easy to control and removes wood faster than spindle gouges. Every Carter and Son Toolworks bowl gouge is razor sharp and user friendly to help you achieve maximum success.
Easy to use profile and bevel angle
Ideal for push and pull type cuts
Light cut produces fine surface
M42 high speed steel is considered by many top turners to be the "holy grail" of tool steel for woodturning. Unlike other types of high speed steel that sacrifice extreme edge retention for the ability to be honed to a keen edge, or vice versa, M42 offers both for optimum performance you can count on.


Tim Scott, a senator from South Carolina, sponsored a bill that would “provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 and the Truth in Lending Act, and for other purposes.”
The bill is known as S.1711. Continue reading Safe Harbor Period For TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a final rule July 21, 2015, announcing the delay of the effective date for the Know Before You Owe mortgage disclosure rule, also called the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosures rule (TRID), from Aug. 1 to Oct. 3, 2015. Continue reading CFPB Finalizes TRID Effective Date
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently proposed to extend the effective date of the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosures rule from Aug. 1 to Oct. 1, 2015. Now the CFPB is requesting it to take effect Oct. 3 and is asking for comments on this proposal. Continue reading CFPB Changes TRID Effective Date Again, Asking For Comments
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has proposed that the new TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure be delayed till Oct. 1.
TRID is currently slated to take effect Aug. 1. We’ll keep you updated on the status of this proposal.
As far as the reason for the delay, CFPB Director Richard Cordray said they need the time “to correct an administrative error,” as well as accommodate families that “will be busy with the transition to the new school year at that time.”
Shoot any questions you may have our way (813-707-6200).


Electro-Hyperthermia system for the treatment of cancer
The cancer therapy system Electro-Hyperthermia Unit “TCS” is an optimized treatment system being used as a concomitant treatment to conventional cancer therapies.
By means of this technological innovation the tumor is subjected to homogeneous temperature development by hyperthermia, thus preventing it from growing. The use of two flexibly applicable active electrodes, ensuring a high and homogeneous hyperthermia of the tumor tissue with a maximum power of up to 600 W, allows a focusing of the cancer target area that could hardly be achieved up to now.
By different sizes of electrodes the target area in the patients body can be exactly targeted by the control software. The high-powered cooling system allows better dissipation of the heat on the skin surface. Deep actions can therefore be increased without the risk of burns at the skin surface.
The innovative user interface assists the medical personnel in applying the therapy easily and safely. All data taken can be quickly and easily summarized and statistically evaluated


text:
National Family Literacy Month with Author Cherry Charleston Harris
November is National Family Literacy Month. What better way to promote literacy amongst young children, than to read to them! Today we highlight an amazing author who writes children’s books based on real-life experiences between her and her grandson.
Cherry Charleston Harris was born and raised in Demopolis, Alabama. She is the mother of four and grandmother of six wonderful children. She spent twenty years of her life in Germany where she experienced people from many different cultures.
Her books Oma and Me: A Trip To The Fire Station and Oma Comes To Visit are heart-warming stories centered around Ethan and his grandmother and the many things they love doing together. Her third book is Christmas themed and releasing this holiday season.
What do you define as success?
Cherry: Success is contributing something positive to the lives of others that increases life value, promotes self-worth, love, kindness and goodness.
What is the inspiration behind your books?
Cherry: The joy of being a grandmother myself and to see families nurturing their little ones. A desire to share love and hope for families in the society that we live in today where bullying and child suicide rates are so high.
What makes your books unique?
Cherry: They are not made-up or fantasy. They are stories set to rhyme of actual interactions I have had with my grandson. They are animated and colorful to make them more enjoyable to little children. Ethan, the little boy in the books, is really my grandson and this is about our lives together.
Keep up to date: https://www.cherryharris.com/

domain: library


text:
Step into the world of Islam with Dr. Laurence B. Brown's enlightening work. This enthralling book goes beyond typical narratives, showcasing the real essence of Islam with simplicity and depth.
|Dr. Laurence B. Brown
Dr. Laurence B. Brown, an esteemed convert to Islam, enriches the book with his journey of faith, making it a thrilling read. His eloquent writing style underlying deep intellectual stimulation assures that "Bearing True Witness of Islam" holds substantial appeal for all. Published by Darussalam, this book promises to be an engaging, enlightening, and thought-provoking exploration into the heartbeat of the Islamic faith.


Every Creole garden of Reunion Island is an exotic experience
As you wander around the villages of Reunion Island, and especially in the highlands, you can’t miss them: there are Creole gardens everywhere, brightening up the lives of the locals and for visitors passing through.
Did you know ?
The Creole Gardens of Reunion Island are excellent examples of an agro-ecosystem and were once used for the production of fruit and vegetables, medicinal plants and everyday use plants. In modern times, this tradition has slowly faded, and the Creole gardens are now used for decorative purposes.
A variety of colours
The secret to a beautiful Creole-style garden, is above-all a garden full of colours! These gardens use plants to represent the Creole way of living on the ultimate island. They are also small, intimate places where the locals can take a minute in their very own special slice of heaven, even in the middle of the town. The special characteristic of a beautiful Creole garden is the delicate association of the scents and colours of the various plants: exotic, endemic or indigenous, it’s all about the right balance!
How do we create a Creole garden ?
Originally, the Creole garden included a vegetable patch, medicinal plants and there was even an area for animals, but today it is mostly made up of ornamental plants.
To make your very own, it couldn’t be more simple, as long as you have the right climate! The secret of a real Creole garden is to create an organised array of edible or flowering plants!
Explore Reunion Island in a camper van,
To discover the most beautiful Creole gardens
The Botanical Gardens
The orchid, the queen of the Creole gardens of Reunion Island
With nearly 120 different species on the island, the orchid is one of the most iconic plants of Creole gardens: some of them even have greenhouses especially devoted to the orchid collection !


text:
Moving on will show you a lot about who you are, what you truly want, & what you have no desire to waste your time on. ~ April Mae Monterrosa
It’s been over a month since I lost my Grandpa. He was my hero, my role model. He gave me nothing but love, laughs, and invaluable lessons. I think about him a lot when I drive and to my surprise when new music comes across the radio. It makes sense that Dolly and Cash would bring back memories, but even Adele and Charlie Puth draw my thoughts to him. The sadness still overcomes me. I have to let out a few tears thinking about how much life will be different and all the moments I won’t be able to share with him, but then I find myself smiling. Smiling at the memories I do have. Smiling because I don’t have many good memories from childhood but he has given me this gift that most people have- great fun memories to hold onto and happy stories to tell.
Looking towards the mountains and the rivers, I am reminded of whats important- like grandpa is talking to me through the simple beauty in life. It makes me stop and think- am I just floating by? I want to make an impact in someones life, like he has made in mine and so many others lives. I can’t fix peoples teeth or give them a new heart, but I can listen and I can give advice to people going through a hard time or stuck in a rut. I have a lifetime of experience in overcoming hard times and can share my story and what I’ve learned to help me, to help others.
I’ve never been afraid of death. I’m still not, however, it has become a real thing- one that has hit close to home. Death is part of being human, it’s the final step to getting where we belong. Everyone’s time will run out. It’s part of life and we all move on, the world continues to go on weather you like it or not. So we have a choice every morning. Will you be sad and depressed or wake up and force a smile until it becomes natural? Happiness is a choice and it may not be an easy choice, especially when being angry and sad can be so addicting. Our brain is a powerful tool and we can train it to help us choose happiness. There are so many things to be grateful for and sometimes we need to be reminded of that. Like I said in my previous post, all emotions are temporary, including happiness. So you need to give yourself permission to feel sad and to get mad, but then have a system set in place to help you snap out of it so it doesn’t consume your life.
I could go on about what I do to get myself out of a deep rut(in future posts), but in regards to feelings around death of a loved one, this is what I do. Let myself be sad. Let myself be mad. I don’t, however, take it out on anyone else. I find myself thinking instead about all the great memories I shared with him and how he truly is in a better place. I find comfort knowing he didn’t suffer long, because that would be the worst thing for him. He has given me something to strive for in life and taught me characteristics that I want to mirror. I’ll take a minute and Google quotes- that usually makes me feel better. After I have cried or been angry long enough, I will tell myself “OK, Time to Change! Do I really want to waste my time being..”. The answer is always no and I’ll pick myself up and usually do some kind of exercise and do one thing productive, whether that’s clean the closet, do the dishes, write a blog. I put on some happy music, stand outside, and think about what I am grateful for.
One thing I am grateful for is that I still have my grandmothers. I was never raised with a “close” family. My parents were divorced when I was young and fought for a good 15 years after that. It is easy for family to drift apart and I didn’t want that. So, I have always tried to make a point to talk to my family and call them often. My family is all over the place and it’s hard to see them all, but thanks to phones and the internet, it’s much easier to communicate and stay close. When I moved to Chattanooga the phone calls kind of slowed down a bit- mostly because of the time change(my family lives in the West) and my work hours. With the passing of my grandpa, I made a commitment to get back to how it use to be and make sure I call everyone at least every other week. I talked to my grandma today. She said she feels she is just wasting time now, trying to fill the minutes with anything. There isn’t much purpose just actions to pass time. This is how a lot of people feel after losing a loved one. It makes perfect sense that this would happen and this is when it’s so important to be able to find purpose again and choose to live happy. I told her grandpa would hate that! He wasn’t a time waster. He filled every hour with things he loved and we need to do the same!
It’s never too late to start doing the things you love and make you happy. People say life is too short to be unhappy. I know its true, and have tried to live my life to this since being on my own, but I was hit hard with this truth again. It was a reminder that life is truly precious. I don’t believe anyone can truly understand the fragility of life until they are personally effected by a life changing event. On the flip side, these life changing events also show you just how strong you can be. I have been through quite a bit of shit growing up, but it made me realize I didn’t want to waste time on anger and hatred. I was blessed with a bad memory that has helped a lot, but I didn’t really understand how precious time is until my grandpa. Living in the Now is so important, because you never know when your time is up. Don’t waste precious time. It’s not worth being angry, worried, upset, sad- the sun will rise tomorrow and what happened today will then become history. What kind of history do you want to pass on?
Wake up, Smile, and Live.

domain: artistic


text:
It’s for the adventurer. Inspired on and made for the outdoors. For the one who conquers metaphorical and literal mountains daily. Its unique design will make sure it catches the eye wherever it is. And its functionality will make sure it fit for use whichever occupation one has.
The pack is made from water-repellent materials, is fully lined and has 3 small inner pockets. The top part is adjustable in height and is closable by two adjustable leather straps. The side panels contain pockets and an elastic band to carry a water bottle. It has a padded back panel for soft wearing and laptop protection.
The Atelier de l’Armée collection is made for the every day city cyclist, the outdoors type and the adventure seeker who likes to travel in style. Prepared for the unpredictable weather changes, the collection is made out of water repellent fabrics.
The Flight pouch is fully lined and can be used as a wash bag or a pen holder. It closes with an aluminium YKK zipper with copper slider.

domain: design


text:
Everything is revealed when you are still and silent. When the layers of noise (both the audible and the inaudible mind chatter) are removed, one will catch a glimpse of what is real. What is left when there is nothing? No-thing. No-thing-ness. No material thing. What remains is the spiritual being.
Things are created in the material world and will eventually decay, but that which was never created and always was, can not be destroyed. That is who you are. Your physical being was created at conception, but the inner self is beyond mind and body and has always existed.
This inner self found a vehicle (your body-based consciousness) to reside in but for a short time. This inner self is the essence of who you are and where the answers reside as well. To get to that wellspring, one must eliminate all chatter and noise.
Although with dogged persistence, concentration and practice one could accomplish this silence on a busy thoroughfare, such an individual is rare indeed. For most of us, meditation is the only way to reach such silence. During meditation we are inspired; we are in-spirit.
When your bodily consciousness is extinguished at death, the inner self that lies beyond body and mind continues. It is infinite. You are infinite. Abide in that self through discipline and awareness. Cultivate that self through a nurturing meditation practice. Take your cues in this world from this ever present timeless self. What you’ll find is a wordless directive. Your life will take a path never imagined.
None of this can proceed while locked into repetitive self-defeating thoughts and anxieties. Get clear. Unearth the treasures within. As the moon reflects clearly on still waters, so shall your direction be in focus. When there is turmoil and restlessness, the image on the water shall be fractured and distorted. Like stilling the water, you must attempt to still your mind.
Self actualization can only occur when actuality is in the forefront. You may have become what others have expected or desired. Are you actually you? If not, stop pretending to be that which you are not. Pretending is magical for the child but becomes a tired practice for an adult. Just because the shoe fits, it does not mean you have to wear it!
While you exist in bodily form, it is never too late to practice present moment awareness. Everything vital will emerge from this stance. True growth can only proceed from the eternal now. Inner conflict will cease as battling thoughts no longer vie for your attention. All attention is placed on the here and now. I am here now. Let this be your mantra. Energy once spent manipulating and controlling, will now flow mightily. There is nothing to remember and much to forget.


text:
December 27, 2017, 3:07 am
Willie Cauley-Stein wasn’t hampered by a limited workload in Tuesday’s clunker, delivering 17 points, seven rebounds, three assists, four steals and an 8-of-10 shooting line in 25 minutes against the Clippers.
Cauley-Stein is returning only late-round value on the year but has been a top-50 guy over the past week. He has strong top-100 upside and should’ve been held through his recent downswing. The Kings should increase his minutes as the season goes on so the best may be yet to come for WCS.


text:
Wa, May 23, GNA - Mr. Ambrose Dery, Upper West Regional Minister at the weekend stated that the government's policy to upgrade at least one school in every district was an on-going programme and should not be misconstrued as a political gimmick.
He said it was extremely difficult to upgrade all the schools at the same time and urged districts yet to benefit from the facility to exercise restraint and utilise what was currently available. Mr. Dery stated this at Wa when he addressed the 36th speech and prize-giving day of the St. Francis Xavier Minor Seminary.
He said the upgrading was to sustain and improve the fairly reasonable pool of qualified professionals and the middle level skilled human resource to enhance rapid agricultural and industrial development. Mr. Dery commended the management and staff of the school for their excellent performance over the years, adding, "in an institution such as Xavier where every student is a success by training, this occasion brings out the best of the best."
He renewed his call on the youth to guard themselves against the HIV/AIDS pandemic by abstaining from premarital sex. The Rector of the school, Reverend Father Cletus Segtub, announced that since 1993 the school had recorded 100 per cent in the final Senior Secondary School Examinations.
He said in the 2004 results that were recently released by West African Examinations Council (WAEC) the school scored 100 per cent with the worse grade being aggregate 19.
Rev. Fr. Segtub appealed to the government and non-governmental organisations to consider assisting the school to increase infrastructure and provide equipment.
He said currently the school had only 123 students from form one to three due mainly to inadequate infrastructure. The Rector also appealed for modern books to stock their library and other laboratory equipment that could facilitate the practical work of the students.
The Regional Minister during a silver collection organised at the ceremony donated 1.5 million cedis and promised to get them some sporting facilities to enable them to actively participate in sporting activities.


text:
John Fairfax (1804–1877), newspaper proprietor, was born in Warwickshire and as a teenager completed an apprenticeship in the printing and bookbinding trade. After a period working in London, Fairfax returned home, marrying his childhood friend, Sarah Reading, in July 1827 and subsequently becoming a part-owner of two newspapers. Bankrupted as a result of a libel suit, Fairfax opted for emigration to Australia, arriving in Sydney with Sarah and their three children in September 1838. Three years later, he and Charles Kemp purchased the seven-year old Sydney Herald, renaming it the Sydney Morning Herald in 1842. By the mid-1850s, under the management of Fairfax and his eldest sons, Charles and James, the paper boasted daily circulation figures bettered only by the Times and Telegraph in London. In addition to building his newspaper empire, Fairfax held positions with businesses such as the Australian Mutual Provident Society, the Australian Gaslight Co and the Savings Bank of NSW. He was also a leading figure in the Congregational movement in Australia, helping to establish the Pitt Street Congregational Church and serving there as a deacon and Sunday school teacher. Active in organisations including the Temperance Society and YMCA and a generous supporter of various other charities, Fairfax was a member of the Legislative Council from 1874 until his death in June 1877.
Gift of John Fairfax Holdings Ltd 2002
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Accession number: 2002.83
More about the artist and subject
Permanent collection catalogue
On one level The Companion talks about the most famous and frontline Australians, but on another it tells us about ourselves: who we read, who we watch, who we listen to, who we cheer for, who we aspire to be, and who we'll never forget. The Companion is available to buy online and in the Portrait Gallery Store.


text:
Lebanese cuisine has always been a favorite of the masses. It’s fresh, delicious, refreshing, and light. Nothing is overpowering, everything flawlessly compliments the other. With music from the region playing softly in the background and the view of the Arabian Gulf surrounding you, inviting you stay a little longer. The seats are comfortable, laid back and reminiscent of authentic Arabic gatherings. Everything about the Burj Al Hamam is elegant and relaxed; aqua blue, brown, and white for the color scheme capture the beauty of the sunset against the towers and the sea. The luring scent of shisha pipes all around pleading with you to stay and enjoy the atmosphere for longer. With a smile on their faces, you’re greeted with warmth and friendliness, welcoming you in and helping you to your table.
Their juices are freshly squeezed and their drinks are refreshing and delicious. You are then presented with two menus; the house menu and one with the daily specials. Every day of the week presents its own main ‘specialty’ dish guaranteeing freshness and excellence – New day, new choice, new spectacular flavor! So before going through the menu, make sure to pay the specialties of the day a visit since you might find something to your fancy. From their regular menu, there are cold mezzas, hot mezzas, mixed grills, and more. Be sure not to make my mistake of filling up on their freshly-baked, steaming hot bread along with their assortment of dips.
From their light yet creamy hummus to their tangy, smooth-textured baba ghannouj; the perfect amount of spices and smokiness to tantalize the taste buds. Of course, let’s not forget the faultless finishing touch to all the dips, the fresh olive oil. The appreciation and understanding of the different olive oils available is a talent many have not mastered. For not every kind of olive oil complements any dish; it takes knowledge and a deep understanding of the pressing process to create the perfect harmony of flavors – and Burj Al Hamam know their olive oil. Nothing was too oily or greasy, no flavor or texture overpowered the other, everything was just right. The day was Monday, the special: Lebanese Style couscous. Moroccan infused with Lebanese flavors creating a beautiful fusion of mixed flavors and ingredients. The dish arrived billowing in steam, leaving behind a trail for the senses. A healthy portion of perfectly cooked couscous, covered in a layer of tender chick peas topped with a juicy chicken breast. Accompanying the dish is a meat-based maraq of which you can drizzle on your dish for that extra flavor that makes you go “hmmmm”. Their mixed grills were just as delicious. Marinated to perfection; the flavors and juices were fully infused into the tender meats, and grilled in such a way to enhance the flavors and that unmistakably delicious smokiness of the grill; brilliant. Do make sure to indulge in the bowl of fruit at the end for a dessert fix and end the meal ideally with a cup of tea with fresh mint.
For a delicious gastronomical Lebanese experience call them at 2252 9095, or visit Burj Al Hamam located on the Gulf Road near Green Island.


text:
At least 20 percent of the EU development budget for 2014-2020 will be spent on climate-related projects and policies, European Commission President Jose Manuel Durao Barroso said on Tuesday.
That means the bloc could spend up to €180 billion in programs to fight climate change over the next seven years, a week after the European Parliament reached a deal on the new Multi-annual Financial Framework.
“Climate change is the single most pressing global issue today,” Barroso noted during his speech at the European Development Days in Brussels.
The budget for the next financial cycle allows the EU to invest up to €960 billion in development-related activities up to 2020.
Visit us at the 2013 European Development Days and watch out for more Devex coverage of news and views from Europe’s leading global development event of the year.


text:
DALLAS - The Dallas Stars acquired defenceman Sergei Gonchar from Ottawa on Friday for a conditional sixth-round draft pick this year.
Gonchar had 15 goals and 76 assists in 186 games over three seasons for the Senators. He led Ottawa defencemen in scoring with 27 points — three goals and 24 assists — this season, the last of a three-year, $16.5 million contract.
The 39-year-old Gonchar, set to become an unrestricted free agent July 5, has 217 goals and 558 assists in 1,117 games over 18 seasons. The Russian spent his first nine seasons with Washington and also played for Boston and Pittsburgh.
He's a winner. We want winners here, and he's a proven winner. He's won two Stanley Cups. He's 22 years old and been a big part of it. He's got all the right tools. He's got size (6-foot-1, 204 pounds) and strength. He's exactly what we were looking for. He's going to be a big piece of our team for many, many years to come.
— Blue Jackets GM Jarmo Kekalainen on Brandon Saad, who he acquired in a trade with the Blackhawks on Tuesday


January 18, 2011 by esarsea
Neil Young performing live with Crazy Horse during the 1991 Ragged Glory Tour, and appearing with Pearl Jam at the 1993 … Continue reading
Category: Music, Turn It Up Tuesday!
| Tags: Crazy Horse, Music, Neil Young, Turn It Up Tuesday
Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.
Join 21 other followers
Sign me up!


Wednesday, October 3, 2001
Down Manor officials have admitted that the senior housing complex could face fines for providing personal care services without a license -- but said the business was only trying to preserve its clients' high quality of life.
An investigation by the state Department of Justice is underway to determine if any action should be taken against the 99-unit independent living facility that opened in 1989 at 3260 Brookside Dr.
"We basically blew the whistle on ourselves," said Jonathan Emerson, head of the three Hood River senior and disabled housing projects owned and managed by the Providence health care network.
Shortly after Emerson -- whose background includes opening 172 assisted living facilities in nine different states -- took the helm in May, he learned about the provision of illegal services. During a routine briefing, Emerson said he was told that employees had been providing between 10-12 Down Manor residents help with daily dressing, bathing, etc., since the opening of the facility, which have been managed by Providence since 1998.
He also found out that caregivers had been issuing medication reminders -- all services which are prohibited without special state licensing.
"They were doing it out of tremendous compassion and goodwill and the residents were happy but there was no way we could continue to provide these services, it was just not possible," said Emerson.
At that point, he said the hospital faced a tough decision, cut off personal care services immediately, which would distress needy clients, or give them 30 days and a listing of referrals so they could hire qualified outside help.
"We really struggled internally out of a sense of compassion for the residents because we were not going to leave anyone unserviced," said Emerson.
He said the hospital decided by the first of July that it had no choice but to give Down Manor occupants one month of adjustment time -- even if it was then penalized because it had continued its unauthorized actions with full knowledge.
"When in doubt you do everything you can to accommodate the residents and give them assistance in finding caregivers," he said.
However, Emerson said the final irony is that complaints filed about the discontinuance of services led to the state investigation. When an 88-year-old Down Manor resident became ill after over-medicating himself because he couldn't remember taking a prior dosage that same day, his family members filed a grievance with Tom Kelley, Hood River's investigator for Senior and People with Disabilities Services. (The family asked to remain unidentified.)
That complaint termed Down Manor's actions as consumer fraud since the business advertised personal care which had been instrumental in the family's choice to place their relative there. The complaintants said they were ultimately forced to traumatize the elderly man by moving him from his home of five years because he could not mentally or physically cope with the withdrawal of on-site services.
In fact, the family charges that Down Manor continued to post the availability of personal care assistance on the internet until mid-July when Kelley addressed Emerson about the issue and it was pulled.
Emerson said Down Manor never intentionally tried to mislead its clients or their family members. He said the small number of residents requiring daily living assistance have all turned down the offer to move into Brookside Manor, the hospital's assisted living facility. Instead they have chosen to hire the help they need, which Emerson said is not upping their living expenses since they were already paying between $400-$600 in monthly fees for the extra services.


text:
- Shopping Bag ( 0 items )
From the Publisher'A well thought out and professional book on adaptation. Richard Krevolin has done the heavy lifting and put together an indispensable guide for any serious screenwriter. How to Adapt Anything Into A Screenplay has a permanent place beside my computer. . . The best book on adaptation, hands down.
Jack Epps, Jr., screenwriter for Top Gun, Dick Tracy, The Secret Of My Success
"Enlightens and clarifies the adaptation process...It's like a semester of film school only a lot cheaper and you can learn while lying on your couch in your underwear."—Tom DeSanto, screenwriter for X-Men, Apt Pupil, X-Men II
'Richard Krevolin understands that writers of adaptations owe little to the original material. Instead, like all screenwriters, they owe audiences the best possible movie. He asserts quite rightly, in clear and engaging language, that adaptations are more like original screenplays than they are different from them. And in doing so, he has written the best book possible.
Prof. Richard Walter, UCLA School of Cinema Screenwriting Chairman
• Oh good, another book I don't have to write since Richard Krevolin's done such a bang-up job of it. He's distilled not only the essence of the art of adaptation but also reminded us of the essentials of drama and why we want to tell stories in the first place.
Chris Vogler, author of The Writer's Journey
'I wish I had this book when I was adapting the life of Jake LaMotta into the screenplay for Raging Bull.
Mardik Martin, screenwriter for Raging Bull, Mean Streets, and New York, New York


text:
A cross between a buttermilk biscuit and a Parker House roll, these Angel Biscuits will impress any and all at the dinner table. With its pillowy softness and golden buttery top, take one bite and you’ll never question its name again.
Makes 11 biscuits
- ¼ cup (57 grams) all-vegetable shortening
- ¼ cup (57 grams) cold unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons (28 grams) warm water (105°F/40°C to 110°F/43°C)
- 1 teaspoon (3 grams) active dry yeast
- 2 tablespoons (24 grams) granulated sugar
- 1½ cups (188 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1¼ cups (156 grams) cake flour
- 2 teaspoons (6 grams) kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon (2.5 grams) baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon (1.25 grams) baking soda
- 1 cup (240 grams) whole buttermilk
- 2 tablespoons (28 grams) salted butter, melted
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Using a bench scraper, cut shortening and cold unsalted butter into cubes, and freeze until ready to use.
- In a small bowl, stir together 2 tablespoons (30 grams) warm water and yeast until yeast is dissolved. Stir in sugar, and let stand until mixture is foamy, about 5 minutes.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flours, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Place three-fourths of flour mixture in the work bowl of a food processor; add cold shortening and cold butter, and pulse until mixture is crumbly with some pea-size pieces of butter remaining. Return mixture to large bowl, and stir to combine with remaining flour mixture. (Alternatively, cut cold shortening and cold butter into flour mixture using a pastry blender.) Add yeast mixture and buttermilk, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface, and knead 4 or 5 times. Pat dough to ¾-inch thickness. Using a 2½-inch round cutter, cut dough, re-patting scraps only once. Place on prepared pan. Cover and let rise in a warm, draft-free place (75°F/24°C) until puffed, about 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Brush biscuits with melted, salted butter, and bake until golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Let cool on pan for 5 minutes. Serve warm.


text:
4-week Further Adventures in Art Journaling online course starting Tuesday 6th February 2024, 7-9 p.m. UK
Further Adventures in Art Journaling Course Online Tues 6, 13, 20, 27 Feb 24
This course is non-refundable but if you can't make a particular week's workshop you can attend the missed workshop on a later course.
The same will apply if I have to cancel, for any reason. I will either re-arrange the workshop date to suit all participants, if possible, or book you on to a the missed week on a later course.


Multan: Former Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani’s nephew Asad Gillani’s dead body has arrived in Multan. He was martyred in Mina Stampede.
Early report suggests that Asad Gillani was among those missing after Mina Stampede, but now his death is confirmed. His funeral prayers will be offered in MCC ground Multan.
Former Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani paid visit to the place for security inspection before funeral along with Federal Minister Tanveer ul Hasan, Javed Hashmi and Wajahat Gillani.
At least eighty Pakistanis are among 1100 martyred while 60 Pakistanis are still missing. Pakistani embassy is making efforts to get information about the missing persons.


text:
Luas operator Transdev has stood over its decision to fine workers a full day of pay if they strike over four hour periods.
The move comes after it emerged drivers taking part in the ongoing strikes have been suspended from the company's sick pay scheme.
Writing to SIPTU last Friday, Transdev MD Gerry Madden said the company was invoking its right to suspend employees from the regular scheme if sick leave level rose above 4%.
And the company believes the new pay docking decision is the right one to make.
A source told the Independent: "We looked at the whole impact of this on the customer and the fact that we have been given strong indications locally that the idea was to just keep going here, to keep serving the company notice of an hour here and four hours [there] which would be a massive disruption throughout the entire summer.
"To avoid this summer of discontent, we have decided to say, 'Look, we're entitled to dock the whole shift rather than just four or six hours of it'."
Here are the dates Luas workers will strike in May and June:
- Friday 20th May 2016
- Thursday 26th May 2016 - 4 hour stoppage (3-7pm)
- Friday 27th May 2016
- Thursday 2nd June - 4 hour stoppage (3-7pm)
- Friday 3rd June - 4 hour stoppage (9am-1pm)
- Tuesday 7th June - 4 hour stoppage (9am-1pm)
- Wednesday 8th June - 4 hour stoppage (6-10pm)
- Thursday 9th June - 4 hour stoppage (6-10pm)
- Friday 10th June - 4 hour stoppage (6-10pm)

domain: economics


NEW DELHI: The NDA Government on Monday indicated that it would accept all the amendments proposed by the Congress, virtually restoring the Land Acquisition Bill to its 2013 form barring a few clarificatory changes.
“The (JPC) report will be unanimous, with no dissent notes. That is my aim,” Chairman of Joint Parliamentary Committee on Land Bill and BJP MP S S Ahluwalia told Express. He said the report would be tabled by August 7.
The AIADMK, otherwise supportive of the NDA Government, has refused to back it on the Land Bill. Also Shiv Sena has been confabulating with the opposition parties on the Bill during the JPC meetings.
Ahluwalia, however, chose to highlight how “11 BJP MPs” sought removal of the provisions that withdrew the need for social impact survey, consent of majority farmers and a few other points.
Sources indicated that the government’s climbdown started after the BJP members moved amendments at the JPC meeting seeking to bring back social impact assessment and consent clause.
“It is as good as our own Act of 2013,” a Congress member in the JPC said, after the meeting ended in total agreement with the amendments moved by the BJP.
TMC members Derek O’Brien and Kalyan Banerjee walked out of the meeting stating that the amendments were circulated on Monday morning and they had little time to study it.
Six of the amendments to the Bill were discussed, on which there was a consensus.
Of the total 15 amendments to the NDA’s Bill, nine were substantial in nature that have been opposed by the Congress and a number of Opposition parties.
Sushma’s speech Drowned in uproar
After 13 days of logjam, Sushma Swaraj managed to protest her innocence on the floor of the RS, but it was mostly drowned out amid the sloganeering by the Opposition. “I have been coming for the last seven days to the RS so that a discussion can be held on the matter. But the discussion is never being held and they are always creating chaos,” she shouted amid protests by the Opposition in the Well of the House.


text: Wall's Ford is a family owned and operated business. Three generations are involved in the daily operations of the dealership. John Wall Sr is the founder and CEO. He has represented the Ford brand since 1976 when he opened Merrimack Lincoln Mercury (later known as Wall's Lincoln Mercury). John Jr. and Bryan both started working with their father as boys. Now, John Jr is the General Operations Manager, and Bryan is the Parts and Service Director. John III joined the company while he was in high school, and works beside his uncle as the service department's Assistant Manager. Julie is the newest addition to the family and is the Internet Sales Manager.

domain: history