By Steve Lichtenstein
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Shane Larkin is not very highly regarded among many in NBA circles.
Brooklyn is the 23-year old backup point guard's third stop in as many years after being selected 18th overall in the 2013 draft by Atlanta (his rights were traded to Dallas on draft night). The Knicks acquired him prior to last season and then let him walk away as a free agent following an unproductive campaign.
Larkin entered his first season with the Nets with a 42 percent career field-goal percentage, which included a dismal 30.5 percent efficiency from 3-point range. His straight-ahead foot speed may be above average, but he often struggles to stay in front while defending opposing point guards. And at a generously-listed 5-foot-11, Larkin tends to get bullied down low by bigger players.
One NBA scout I talked to called him "a D-League player."
Knicks president Phil Jackson got specific in an unprovoked diss that generated headlines after Brooklyn general manager Billy King signed Larkin to a two-year, $3 million contract over the summer. Jackson told ESPN's Charley Rosen that "another problem is that (Larkin) can't control the ball because he has such tiny hands."
For Brooklyn head coach Lionel Hollins, however, the Nets so far have been in pretty good hands when they've turned to Larkin off the bench.
Over the Nets' last 11 games, including Tuesday's 94-91 victory over visiting Phoenix, Larkin has averaged 9 points in 20 minutes while shooting 51.2 percent from the floor, including a scorching 60 percent from 3-point land.
Against the Suns, Larkin played a season-high 30 minutes and posted a healthy stat line of 11 points, 8 assists, 5 rebounds and 2 steals. Even more impressive, he did not commit a turnover.
"It was about matchups, mainly," Hollins said, referring to how he needed more of Larkin to keep up with the Suns' dual point guard lineup of Eric Bledsoe and Brandon Knight. "All day today that's all I was thinking about was what lineups would I use to try to match up and I finally came to my mindset that it was going to be Shane and Jarrett (Jack) together."
"(The Suns) play a lot of small ball," Larkin added. "At shootaround today, we did a lot of small-ball lineup type of stuff and it worked out pretty good."
Larkin played the entire fourth quarter and was all over the floor, which helped the Nets overcome a nine-point deficit. He stuck his nose in among the trees to grab rebounds and loose balls. Between his 6 points and 4 assists, he was involved in 14 of the Nets' 24 points in the frame.
For the game, Brooklyn's bench outscored Phoenix's 35-20, which was an oddity in itself.
"Phoenix's bench had been dominating people," Hollins said. "I was looking at the box scores for the last three or four games and they were getting anywhere from 35 to 51 points out of their bench. So to slow their bench down tonight was huge."
On the other hand, Brooklyn's reserves outside of Larkin had not been so effective, which is a big reason why the Nets entered Tuesday with a wretched 4-13 record.
The Nets' starting five of Jack, Brook Lopez, Joe Johnson, Thaddeus Young and Rondae-Hollis Jefferson entered Tuesday with the second-best net rating in the league for five-man units that have played over 150 minutes -- plus-12.5 points per 100 possessions.
Unfortunately, Hollins can't play that grouping for entire games. When one of them was pulled, those advantages would usually disappear.
Most often it has been Hollis-Jefferson who has had to sit and watch his teammates falter down the stretch of games. The energetic rookie does not have Hollins' full faith and credit despite a defensive skill set that is far and away above all other options.
It could be Hollis-Jefferson's still-developing offensive game, Hollins' fear of potential mental miscues due to inexperience, or it could just be Hollins' stubbornness that makes him prefer the likes of Bojan Bogdanovich and/or Wayne Ellington during crunch time.
In the 67 minutes Bogdanovich has played with the other four starters, the team's net rating is minus-12.7 points per 100 possessions. With Ellington on the floor, it is minus-13.7 points per 100 possessions in 30 minutes.
You would think, then, that in a game like Tuesday's when multiple starters didn't bring it, the Nets would be toast.
Hollis-Jefferson picked up five fouls in what maybe was his worst defensive game of the season. He struggled to contain Knight, who poured in 24 points through three quarters. Young shot a miserable 3-for-14 from the floor. Johnson had one of those mail-it-in performances with 9 points and 4 turnovers. And Jack missed all five of his field-goal attempts after halftime.
For the Nets to win a second consecutive game for the first time this season, they needed their bench to step up -- and it did.
With about four minutes remaining and the score tied at 85, Larkin drove the left lane past Bledsoe, took a bump from Suns center Alex Len, and then scored on a double-clutch scoop. On Phoenix's subsequent possession, Young blitzed Knight on a pick-and-roll and deflected the ball towards Ellington, who batted it ahead so he could run into a breakaway layup that put the Nets ahead by four.
The Nets denied the Suns a shot at a game-tying 3-pointer in the closing seconds and now head to Madison Square Garden for a showdown with the Knicks on Friday feeling like they may have turned a corner.
With Larkin ready to provide his new team with a helping hand in front of one of his biggest doubters.
For a FAN's perspective of the Nets, Jets and the NHL, follow Steve on Twitter @SteveLichtenst1


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As the "Defund the Police" movement continues to gain steam, the left has continually done what they can to redefine what they want. While defunding the police implies the elimination of police departments, Democrats claim the rallying cry is actually about reallocating funds from law enforcement agencies to other necessary community resources, like mental health counseling and social workers.
Congressional Black Caucus Chairwoman Karen Bass (D-CA) admitted during an interview with The Washington Post on Monday that the movement chose a terrible slogan, the New York Post reported.
“I told some friends that’s probably one of the worst slogans ever,” she said.
“Police officers are the first ones to say they are law enforcement officers, they’re not social workers. What we have done in our country is, we have not invested in health, social and economic problems in communities. We leave the police to pick up the pieces,” Bass explained. “In my city [Los Angeles], for example, on any given night, we have over 40,000 people who are homeless. Why should the police be involved with that?”
Bass was asked whether she believes the George Floyd case and Rayshard Brooks' case had similarities. The congresswoman said she saw key differences, the biggest one being that Brooks “clearly engaged in a fight" with officers and took the one's taser.
“I mean the big difference is that [Brooks] clearly engaged in a fight and then he ran and he turned around and — at least it looks as though he turned around with his taser,” she said.
Bass then launched into a number of questions that are often cited by the "Defund the Police" movement, like “why were the police involved at all?"
"I mean what he had done is he had fallen asleep in a take-out line. Why did they call the police on him?” she asked.
Apparently Bass takes issue with the movement's slogan but agrees with their sentiment. Otherwise, she wouldn't have asked a dumb question about why the police was called.
Congressional Black Caucus Chair Karen Bass joins The Post to discuss reforms to curb police brutality, end racial profiling, and eliminate qualified immunity with the Justice in Policing Act. https://t.co/vSOF4xJUcQ— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 15, 2020

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The segment of the reading I found interesting this week concerned the distinction between fame and celebrity. I had never really thought to distinguish between someone who is famous, such as Bill Gates, and a celebrity, like Madonna. Being famous just means people know who you are, usually because of some contribution you’ve made to society or some talent you have. Being a celebrity is independent of talent or societal contributions. Some of the most worthless people on the planet are celebrities; their comings and goings are tracked by the tabloid press and mainstream media like astronauts track dangerous asteroids. You don’t really see the press reporting on Bill Gates’s preference for wheat grass enemas (this is just me speculating here.)
The distinction between celebrity and fame is critical in a social studies classroom for a multitude of reasons. First, it has real-life applications to the kids’ school and later work interactions. There are always school ‘celebrities,’ i.e. the popular kids, and kids who are ‘famous’ around the school for being talented, athletic, super-intelligent, etc. Unlike in real life, however, in high school, those kids are often the same people (well, maybe not the smart kids.) Second, the study of celebrity is a phenomenon that gets at the core of who we are as people. A society’s values can be determined by the types of people who we worship (in our case, we’re doomed.)
I’m responding to Question 5 on the Prezi, which asks whether or not celebrity events are fabricated stories based on the centralized geographical locations in which celebrities are typically found. I think, overall, the answer is yes. Hollywood and L.A. are typically where you find most celebrities for a reason – that’s where the entertainment hub of the United States is located. However, because that is the entertainment hub, you’re bound to find celebrities. It’s sort of a truism. And let’s not forget that papparazii (sp?) follow celebrities around the globe! So clearly celebrity extends beyond the bounds of these informal geographical barriers, even if celebrities are ‘born’ in Hollywood and L.A.

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Introduction: Making a Chicken Water System
Chickens need water but the conventional water containers for chickens allow water to go stagnant and accumulate back wash when the chickens drink. So you are forever changing and cleaning their water.
The idea behind this system is that there is no way for any back wash to enter the water and the water staying fresh.
To start with you need the following items:
- PVC down pipe (2 lengths to suit your situation)
- PVC 90 deg bend to fit the down pipe
- 2 end caps to fit your down pipe
- PVC cement
- watering nipples
- rubber gloves for protection
- 2-3 x wall brackets to fit your down pipe and screws (not shown in picture)
Teachers! Did you use this instructable in your classroom?
Add a Teacher Note to share how you incorporated it into your lesson.
Step 1: Bottom Pipe
We will make an L shape with the two length of PVC pipes with the watering nipples aligned along the bottom of the L shape.
Pick one length of PVC pipe to become the bottom part of the L shape. If necessary cut to size so it will fit the location where you are planning to install this system.
Now drill holes along a straight line. Leave enough space on either end to fit an end cap and the 90 deg bend without overlapping any holes. The diameter of the holes should you slightly smaller than the diameter of the threaded part of the watering nipples.
I generally space the holes far enough apart so one to two chickens can get to each watering nipple at the same time.
Step 2: End Cap Along Bottom
Now smear a coating of the PVC cement around one end of the bottom pipe and the inside of one of the pipe ends.
Once they are both coated put the pipe end onto the coated pipe end and push on all the way. The PVC cement I used sets pretty quickly and takes a little longer to cure.
Read the instructions that come with your PVC cement.
Step 3: Completing the L Shape.
Now complete the L shape by glueing on the 90 deg bend and the upright pipe.
Hints for later:
Again cut the upright pipe to length before glueing so that the complete L shape fits the spot where you intend to install this.
When glueing on the 90 deg bend to the bottom work it such that the holes for the watering nipples are along the bottom and slight pointing towards the front; away from any wall that you might install this contraption on. This will make it easier for your chickens to reach the watering nipples.
Don't glue on the second pipe end! It will act as a removable lid to allow filling of this watering system and keep dust and bugs out of the water.
Step 4: Installing Nipples
Now take your watering nipples and screw them tightly into the holes you've drilled earlier. If they aren't tight enough you will have continuous dripping which you don't want. The purpose of these nipples is to keep the water in until a chicken worries at the nipple.
Step 5: Final Installation and Happy Chooks
Now install your L shaped pipe construction on a wall with the watering nipples along the bottom of the L using the brackets and screws not shown in the intro.
It won't take long for your chickens to work out how to drink from the nipples. I showed our chickens by wiggling the nipples such that drops of water came out. This caught the interest of the chickens and they worked it out from there.
Now you don't have to waste any more water because of chicken back wash making your water dirty!

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“Love is not a feeling. Love overrides feelings because it is an expression, an active expression of the divine operating as and through you. So as you align to the frequency of love, you call to you love.” Paul Selig
Love means many things to many people. If we see it as a frequency instead of a feeling, our experience is transformative.
When exploring love as a frequency, contemplate these four steps:
Opening the heart
Have you ever heard yourself say, I love that. I just have to have it! Love can easily become ownership. We want to own the thing we love. It may work for objects but not so much for people.
Hanging onto a person is not love but dependency. We often restrict another’s growth because we have an expectation for them to stay with us and to stay the same. We fear change and often equate change with loss.
Maybe instead of being attached to a person, we enjoy their company and let them grow. We let go of demands, our own needs and insecurity. Imagine what it would it be like to engage in inter-dependent relationships, growing together and respecting each other’s lives.
Practice this week noticing the things and people you want to hang on to. Practice loving and releasing. Avoid trying to fix, control, and manage. Instead honor and respect loved ones in your life just as they are. Pay attention to the results.
Affirm: I am willing to let go and allow love to be expressed in the world.
You are loved.

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There are two main railway stations in the Mumbai area from which you can catch trains to Pune – Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) (formerly Victoria Terminus – VT) which is in central Mumbai, approximately a 60 minute, 500 INR cab-ride from the airport. The second railway station is Dadar, which is on the CST to Pune line and is approximately a 30-40 minute, 300 INR cab-ride from the airport. To reach either station, you can book a pre-paid cab in the arrival terminal.
Although Dadar station is nearer to the airport than CST, only get on at Dadar if you don't have much luggage – the train only stops for 2 minutes! If you are traveling from outside of India you can book your ticket and seat reservation directly from Travel Masters, or online: http://www.indianrail.gov.in/. If you are already in India you can also book your ticket and seat reservation at the station. Seats on most trains are reserved several days in advance.
If you are a foreigner buying a ticket at CST in person there is a "Foreigner" booking window/desk. Here tickets are held for foreigners, but you have to book 10 hours or more before the train departs. They sometimes want to see your bank exchange certificate before accepting your rupees. Otherwise they accept foreign currency.
At the Station
Indian train stations are an adventure in themselves! Expect lots of people, colors, smells and confusion. When your taxi stops, you will be surrounded by porters (they have red turbans and an armband with their number). TAKE YOUR TIME and check your luggage out of the taxi carefully! This is the moment things can get lost. You have to stay in charge or you will be swept off in a sea of porters! Before you get on the train, check which platform your train departs from. Choose one porter (or two if your luggage really needs two – you will need to pay each porter), show him your ticket and he will find your train and your seat. If the train is not there yet, he will wait with you on the right platform. If you need help putting your luggage onto the train, make sure he puts it in a place you agree to.
Food and Drink
There is a snacks service on the train. We would strongly advise you to be careful with the food and beverages you consume. Bottled drinks and canned food are recommended, while uncooked food is best to stay away from, at least until you’ve become accustomed to the food.
These are three trains we recommend between Mumbai and Pune. They depart at regular intervals from early morning to midnight.
The train fare is 400 INR to 700 INR for what is designated: “AC Chair Car” (AC CC). These carriages have AC and nice reclining seats.
To book with Travel Masters click here. They charge you 50 INR service fee. You can pay the whole amount by cash in Indian Rupees once you are in the Meditation Resort. For more details, please email: email@example.com.
If you are already in India, the easiest way to book a train ticket is with a reliable travel agent. Expect to pay about 100 INR service fee for the journeys to Pune listed above.
Arriving at Pune Railway Station:
In front of Pune Railway Station, as you exit the station you will see the blue “Cool Cabs” and behind them a row of three-wheeler, rickshaws which you can take to the Osho International Meditation Resort. It is only a 3 km, 10 minute journey for 45 INR to 6o INR by rickshaw or 125 INR to 150 INR by taxi. Good to ask the driver to use the meter!

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text: After we feasted for three days in Auckland, we were really excited what to expect culinarily from the rest of our holidays. If you already cooked a few of our recipes you know that we refrain from finished products and prepare everything ourselves instead. Furthermore, we have a huge shelf full of spices, from which we help ourselves as we wish. Of course, this way of cooking is pretty difficult to keep in a small camper, when you only have one stove field and little storage for basic products. Nevertheless, we had a good time every day! Seriously, every farmers’ market, supermarket or booth on the street, be it tiny and small or in a bigger town, had a rich product range. Sure, because of the climate we had everything the heart desired, and everything was regionally produced. We grabbed plenty of fresh vegetables and fruits and did not need much more to stuff ourselves and be happy. In Germany, we rarely buy exotic fruits, so we had a plethora of avocados, kiwis, kakis, feijoas and more in our grocery bags. Apart from that, we found a lot of great products you find even in Berlin only in very few organic supermarkets. Usually, we started the day with paleo cereals and coconut yoghurt or nut milk and fresh berries. On mornings after long and exhausting hikes, we took the time to bake whole meal pancakes with maple syrup and to laze away the morning hours in bed before we were off to our next destination. Delicious, roasted bread with yoghurt and caramelized fruits were also on our breakfast menu. On top of that, we always had a great view. When had the pancakes, which you find further down in this article, we looked directly at a beautiful, light blue lake. The morning air was still chilly, and wrapped in blankets we could pass half of the day just sitting there and enjoying the panorama.

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Apple launched a new app last month to inform about how to stay safe and prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. Today the COVID-19 app for iOS was updated to version 2.0 with new features, including tips to stay mentally healthy, and more.
According to the release notes of Apple’s COVID-19 app, the latest update allows users to choose the state in which they live for getting focused assistance from each government’s health department. Apple says it has also added more information and tips to keep people mentally healthy during the coronavirus outbreak, as the recommendation is for people to stay home indefinitely.
This update includes bug fixes and improvements, including:
• Ability to select state of residence to see guidance from that state’s health department • Tips for keeping yourself and others physically and mentally healthy
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More than half the year is over. And I continue to be in the weird phase of life where a lot of people you know are either getting married, or having babies. I received an invite to the wedding reception of an old friend day before yesterday. I didn’t know how to respond at first. In fact, I can’t even remember how I responded. This reminds me about a bad move I made today – sent my mother the link to a TIME article on the perfect age to get married.
Let’s talk about that TIME article actually. So according to them, research says that the best age to get married is between 28-32. I am 27 and my parents keep reminding me that it’s already too late. Sharing the article was my way of saying, “hey, I have not hit the best age yet, relax”. The second I shared it, I realized what a bad idea it was, because suddenly I remembered my age and the fact that 28 is not too far away.
I don’t know why it’s so hard for a lot of people to see that marriage is not a big milestone. At this moment, I am beginning to fear that maybe I have been blogging about the same issue far too much. But it’s been more than a month since I wrote anything, so it’s all right I guess.
I have so many other things that I have been wanting to do and marriage is hardly at the top of the list. Sure, there are times when I feel like maybe I should take the plunge, but hell, our mind is such a complex mess, there are more times when I have felt that I should just quit my job and sleep for the rest of my life.


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The Democratic National Committee (DNC) haspublicly responded to the disturbing tweets President Donald Trump wrote about host Mika Brzezinskithis morning.
DNC Deputy Communications Director Adrienne Watson said in a statement obtained by Elite Daily,
Trump’s bullying tweets are an attack on women everywhere. Trump has a long pattern of making demeaning, sexist and discriminatory comments about the women who take him on.
The fact that they happen frequently doesn’t make them okay. From his Twitter slurs to his policies, we have a president who continues to show us he has no regard for women and whose comments demean the office he holds.
The president has a habit of tweetingnegative, often shocking things about his critics calling media outlets like CNN and fake news, and even going so far as to make veiled threatsto critics.
But it is his treatment of women that is particularly disturbing. In the past he has called Arianna Huffington unattractive both inside and out,and even insulted MSNBC/NBC reporter Katy Tur during the election, tweeting that she should be fired and calling her Little Katy and a third-rate reporter after which she required a Secret Service escort and received threats from Trump supporters.
He also infamously said then-Fox correspondent Megyn Kelly must have had blood coming out of her whereverduring a Republican primary debate when she asked him about his treatment of women.
One of Kelly’s questions pertained to his frequent name-calling, referring to women as fat pigs, dogs, slobs, and disgusting animals. His response? That the country is too politically correct.
While Republican senators have responded with outrage and Brzezinski herself seems to be taking it in stride, the DNC statement does not mince words about the president’s latest reactionary tweets.
The president’s comments on and policies pertaining to Muslims, immigrants and refugees,non-Christians, andwomen, and continued calls for a border wall between the United States and Mexico are not just disturbing they’re reportedly emboldening white supremacists. Several outlets have reported a marked rise inreported hate crimesandracially motivated bullyingsince Trump took office.
So it’s not a stretch to postulate that his comments on women have a similar effect on our culture.
Trump’s attack on Brzezinski is not just a childish, vile insult itconflates a woman’s worth with her looks, and it speaks to a larger cultural and political problem women in the United States are facing.
Trump has stated in the past that he will cut funding to the Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women, which provides federal leadership in developing the national capacity to reduce violence against women and administer justice for and strengthen services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
He views it as a waste of taxpayer funds. In fact, he has made it seeminglyclear before that he believes that sexual assault is just a natural result of men and women working together in close quarters:
Additionally, he has stated in the past that he would ban abortion and that women who terminate pregnanciesshould face some formof punishment.
This is not just talk, either: the Senate version of the healthcare bill would strip Planned Parenthood of all Medicaid funding for one year and reduce its budget by $22 billion over 10 years. Meanwhile, the cost of birth control would rise significantlyunder the bill.
The Trump administration’s policies and Trump’s tweets dovetail: they both speak to how this administration views women. And misogyny kills.
So while it’s all well and good to sit back with the popcorn and watch senators like Lindsey Graham perform outrage and still vote within party lines, the fact of the matter is that the president’s tweets do matter.
They mattered when the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals was determining the discriminatory nature of the travel ban. And they matter when it comes to what women can expect and should brace themselves for in the months and years to come.


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The Fresh Market, a North Carolina-based grocery chain, will open in early 2015 in the WestBend development on University Drive, the developer said Tuesday. The shopping and office development will also add a Grimaldi’s Coal Brick-Oven Pizzeria.
The Fresh Market will be a 21,000-square-foot European-style market on the project’s southeast corner, according to developer Trademark Property Co. in Fort Worth. It will go on the first floor of an 81,500-square-foot building that will soon be under construction. A parking garage was razed to accommodate the building, which will also feature a trail-side cafe and 57,650 square feet of office space.
The WestBend location will be Grimaldi’s first Fort Worth store. The 3,950-square-foot restaurant will be along the Trinity River and include a large trail-side patio and a roll-up door to create an indoor/outdoor bar area. The restaurant is known for its fresh ingredients, handmade mozzarella, secret recipe dough and pizza sauce.
In North Texas, the chain has four locations in the Dallas area and one in Grapevine.
“The Fresh Market and Grimaldi’s will be great additions to WestBend and the University District,” Trademark CEO Terry Montesi said in a statement. “The strong sales at University Park Village across the street have created tremendous pent-up demand for additional retail space.”
A traffic light will be added as part of the expansion to improve traffic flow and connect WestBend directly with University Park Village, Trademark said.
The Fresh Market, founded in 1982, operates 144 stores in 26 states. The company has announced plans to open two stores in the Dallas area and one in Southlake.
When completed next year, WestBend will have 95,000 square feet of retail and dining, and 183,000 square feet of office space.

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History Series: This article bookends our "series within a series" where, in the lead up to and during what would normally be the Glengarry Highland Games weekend, we have shared some articles on the event, its history, and some of the people who have helped make it what it is.
Born in rural Ross Township, Jack first started on the pipes at about the age of fifteen with the Lanark and Renfrew Scottish Pipe Band.
Jack has been a stalwart member of bands in the region for many years, including the Ottawa Police and RCMP pipe bands.
He had an extraordinary stay on the PPBSO Ottawa Branch executive committee from 1987 to 2010, serving as the Branch Treasurer. Rarely (if ever?) missing a meeting over his 23 year term in office, Jack was a fixture at the front door for every event held over that long span, greeting every person who attended those many hundreds of piping society events.
Jack also became involved in the Piobaireachd Society Gold Medal (Canada) contest when it moved from Cambridge to Maxville in 1995 until he handed over the reins to Rob Wilson in 2018.
For two years (2012-2013) Jack also served as the President of the Glengarry Highland Games.

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Next month, Netflix will unveil the fourth and final season of The Killing, a gritty police drama which it rescued from AMC in order to give fans closure about the fates of Seattle detectives Linden (Mireille Enos) and Holder (Joel Kinnaman). The first trailer for that six-episode final season has arrived today – and the results are quite surprising.
One of the things that turned many viewers off The Killing throughout its AMC run was the slow and deliberate pace, which was only accentuated by the perpetually rainy setting. However, this trailer is veritably cinematic, delivering lots of tense line snippets and a highly suspenseful score. This is definitely a different version of The Killing than we’ve seen before (or at least a similar version being marketed in a brand new way).
Of course, the fourth season, which finds Linden and Holder dealing with the fallout from their actions at the end of season three while investigating the new case of a mass murder with ties to a boys’ military academy, is going to be filled with moody visuals, but something tells me that showrunner Veena Sud will be picking up the pace to deliver the thrills with only six episodes.
This trailer doesn’t exactly give viewers a ton of information about what’s coming in the fourth season, but Sud recently told TV Guide:
Season 4 of the investigation takes place in a wealthy part of Seattle, so we’re changing up the world of the victims. We were in a working class family Seasons 1 and 2. We were on the streets in Season 3, and now, we’re in the echelon of power and wealth in Seattle. There is a mass murder and the detectives are fish-out-of-water kind of navigating their way through the world of Seattle’s rich. There is a link to a boy’s military academy that’s basically a holding cell for rich, wayward boys. The head of this all-boys military academy is played by the fabulous Joan Allen and we get to see two very strong, fierce women – Joan Allen and Mireille Enos – go head-to-head.
I’m very excited to see the fourth season of The Killing. It’s great that Netflix is giving the oft-cancelled series a chance to go out on top, and when August 1st rolls around, we’ll find out just what dour drama Sud and company have in store for The Killing‘s loyal fans.


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Chanel Haute Couture is making a statement for Spring and Summer that is literally out of this world. Channeling hair and makeup from a galaxy far far away, models for the brand’s latest show looked every bit the intergalactic socialite.
The hair was severely parted down the center, and then rolled up and over along the nape and both sides of the neck. But from the front, the style was a dead ringer for the proverbial Princess Leia, circa 1977.
And if ever you doubted the iconic movie’s influence, the makeup followed suit. Models sported severe black lines above and below their eyes, as the only haute marks on an otherwise neutralized face.
The message for the entire show was decidedly zen; it took place in a massive zen garden space with wooden and grassy accents. Decorations on the clothing followed suit (wood chips can be found in the beading). And despite calls for an eco-concious show that highlighted all that is nurturing and kind of our Earth, the influential markings of an imagination beyond our atmosphere were definitely present.
The neutralized elegance for Spring/Summer fashion is a welcome change from the typical chiffons, florals, pastels and the like. And even without the severe lines across the eyes, the makeup can easily be taken from runway to reality with a flick of a liner pen, a flush of cream color on the cheeks, and a flesh colored lip balm.

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Child Care Providers and Advocates Rally Outside of Clinic, Call on Governor Newsom to Make Good on Promise of Affordable Health Insurance for Providers
Dozens of child care providers, child care assistants, health clinic workers, and children, from across the Central Coast, along with Cabrillo College Trustee Felipe Hernandez, gathered at Salud Para La Gente clinic on Thursday, April 28 to demand Governor Newsom deliver on his public commitment to improve access to quality, affordable health care for child care providers. Under the current structure, many providers are underinsured and left to choose between mammograms, business expenses, or paying their mortgages.
After nearly a year of meetings with the Newsom Administration, providers are calling for urgent action to meet providers basic needs.
“I take care of people every day who are suffering from devastating consequences of falling through our broken health care system. So often, access to basic and preventative primary care can be life saving to my patients.” – Jason Johnston, Primary Care Provider at Watsonville Health Center.
Child care providers shared moving stories of delayed health care due to lack of action from the Newsom Administration.
Remarks from the press conference:
“[Childcare providers representing our union] have been meeting with the Newsom Administration to address this urgent need, and we need our neighbors to know that child care is in crisis. When early educators must travel out of state for affordable healthcare options – that risks the quality and availability of local child care programs.” Veronica Diaz, Family Child Care Provider of Watsonville and CCPU member.
“Ten years ago, my doctor told me the scariest words I’ve ever heard: You have aggressive Stage 4 Cancer and six months to a year left to live. My medical provider recommended I leave my home, my community and my country to find affordable health care in Mexico. That advice alone, coming from a health care professional, tells you everything you need to know about the health care system for child care providers in California: it’s nonexistent.” Maria Sanchez, Family Child Care Provider of Watsonville and CCPU member.
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Police chase driver who sped through 30mph zones is jailed
Police spotted 33-year-old James Horsley driving a Ford C-Max which appeared to be racing with a van on Aberford Road, Wakefield, Leeds Crown Court heard.
Officers followed the C-Max as it undertook vehicles on the entry slip road to the M62 at junction 30 for Rothwell/Wakefield, Leeds Crown Court heard.
Horsley left the M62 at junction 31 for Normanton and drove towards Whitwood, Castleford.
He failed to stop for police and a chase started at around 7pm on April 2.
Robert Stevenson, prosecuting, said Horsley ran red traffic lights, drove at more than 70mph in 30mph zones and overtook a lorry which was indicating to turn right.
Mr Stevenson said Horsley slammed on the car’s brakes in what police believed to be an attempt to get their car to crash into him.
He drove on to Gilcar Road, which is a dead end, and police boxed him in.
Horsely ran from the car, but was caught by police.
The court heard he had a female passenger in the car.
Horsley, of Henry Street, Wakefield, admitted dangerous driving and being in breach of a suspended sentence order.
He was made subject to the suspended prison sentence on January 26 for offences of battery and breaching a restraining order.
Horsley has previous convictions for failing to stop and drink driving.
Aqsa Hussain, mitigating, said Horsley is remorseful, adding: “He had a panic attack when he realised police were pursuing him.”
Miss Hussain said: “He had significant mental health issues where drinking has always been a problem for him and that has been the root of much of his offending.”
Jailing Horsley for nine months, Recorder Nicholas Lumley QC told him: “You were fortunate no one was seriously hurt or even worse.”
Horsely was banned from driving for 16-and-a-half-months.
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If you've never been to Catalina Island's Farnsworth Wall/Pinnacle, you're missing out on one of the BEST dive sites that SoCal has to offer.
Between the gorgeous natural structure of it's rock reef and the bounties of biodiversity living within, Farnsworth Wall (aka Farnsworth Banks/Pinnacle, Yellow Wall at Farnsworth) is a dive experience you will remember for years to come!
For more info on our Farnsworth charters and to book your trip, visit our boat diving schedule found here.
Farnsworth Pinnacle is about 2.5 miles off shore from back side Catalina. This dive site is in open ocean (aka blue water) and thus is an advanced divers only site. This means that you need the PADI Advanced Open Water certification (or equivalent from an other agency) or higher level.
Dive Site Depth / Reef Structure:
The top of the pinnacle starts around 58-66ft and continues down way beyond recreational depth limit. For most dives, divers will typically explore between 90-107ft deep. The pinnacle consists of plateauing saddle ridges that can be used to hide from the open ocean current and maintain depth with visual references. Within the ridges, there are purple hydrocorals lining the rock wall.
Planning the Dive:
Because this site is a deep dive, be sure to plan accordingly. When diving and advanced site, it is best to use conservative and prudent judgment. Make sure that you and your buddy acknowledge starting air pressure and agree on reasonable turn pressure that is well within your limits. Be sure to descend and ascend along the anchor line as the current just off the reef can be treacherous. Make sure you have a dive light for looking in cracks and crevasses as well as for signaling (it's a good idea to have a backup!).
Due to the depth if you want a dive with longer bottom time, it is recommended that you dive with Nitrox (EANx). If you're not yet EANx certified, you can get it here.
Visibility at Farnsworth can vary greatly. On the average day, visibility can range from 30-40ft. On a good day it can upwards of 60+ft! Be prepared for visibility less than 20ft as many factors like depth, time of day, and floating debris may impact how far you can see.
The charters for this dive site depart at 6am so you must be at the boat by 5am. Make sure to get lots of rest and drink lots of water.
What You'll See:
Pinnacle and Reef - Alongside the sprawling hydrocorals that cover most of the pinnacle, on one side of the dive site is the famous "Yellow Wall." The wall is given it's name due to the abundance of yellow gorgonian sea fans that completely cover it all the way down past 140ft. The wall itself is 60-70ft wide.
Marine Life - Expect to see lots of schooling fish, lobsters, moray eels, various nudibranchs, octopuses, and if you're lucky, Sea Lions! Occasionally, you may also spot the rare California electric ray!
Other Possible Marine Life:
California Electric Ray
All in all this dive site is world class and definitely worth the experience! Rate 11/10!

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I saw this challenge a few days ago. I’ve given it some consideration and decided to go for it. Since I’ve taken a break from blogging, I’ve had some trouble getting back to it. The last few years I’ve become the blog hop girl. lol Not that it’s a bad thing. But, I really would like to be blogging at a consistent pace. Maybe this could be the thing that gets me going. We’ll see.
Day 1: Introduction
My name is Theresa and I’ve blogged since 2012. I started a blog to support my online quilt shop that I started in 2009. I moved the online store to Etsy in 2012. Blogging became something so much more and personal. I’ve made some good blogger friends would continue to with or without a shop. I love it.
I am a quilter but I’m also a cross stitcher, embroider, crocheter, diy’er, and I just started a Flosstube channel about my love for cross stitch. I do talk a little about other stitchy things too but it’s most for cross stitch. If you love cross stitch, I invite you to check it out.
I first learned to crochet when I was around 10 yrs old. It was in 7th grade Home Ec class that I learned to sew on a machine. I made a stuffed frog from a pattern on a bag of poly stuffing and my mom’s fabric leftovers. I later sold it in a yard sale I had in the 9th grade to earn money for a Motley Crue concert. lol The lady who bought it had me sign it. Said just in case I become a designer someday she wanted to have the first thing I had ever made (Hmm….). I was around 19-21yrs old when I learned cross stitch and embroidery. I didn’t learn to quilt till about 20yrs ago.
Day 2: Sewing Space
My sewing space…well, that I have no more. My husband and I decided to finish our basement (which is where my space was) so all my sewing things had to be moved to the main floor. That meant scaling down. Finding room for everything was not going to happen. I have things in containers, boxes, and corners. lol
My sewing space is in the corner of my bedroom.
Not the best of lighting but it’s a place to sew.
My dining room table is now my cutting table.
Day 3: Sewing Machine
I have several but the ones I’m sewing on now are these.
Day 4: Favorite Tools
I love all my tools but I’d have to say my favorite is my rotary cutter. I’d take the house apart to find it if was lost. I just like using it. All I have to do is press and roll. I love that.
Day 5: First Project
This was my first cross stitch project. That was about 30yrs ago.
This was my first quilt/applique project. Total bomb. I never finished it. Probably never will. I might frame it though as a memory piece.
Day 6: Oldest UFO
After I attempted to make the above applique block I took an hand applique class and it became the oldest UFO that I have. A pattern from the book Prairie Flower: A Year on the Plains by Barbara Brackman.
Day 7: Dream Project
Simple. Some day I hope to make a Lone Star quilt.
Day 8: Skills I Wish I Had
Another simple answer. I wish I had to skills to make clothes. I made my boys Halloween costumes when they where little and boy was that blood, sweat, and tears. lol Sleeves and pant legs always have more fabric than the piece your trying to sew it onto. Ugh…
Thanks so much for sticking with me as I got caught up. Here’s to the next 23 days. It will be interesting to see if I can do it. I’m sure going to give a good try.


Yaaay! I Played On Teri Hitt’s New Album. Check It Out!
I am really excited about the release of the new Teri Hitt album “Grace Gravity” that I play guitar on.
I played the recording sessions a while ago and was anxiously awaiting this release.
Yaaayy… it’s finally out. 🙂
All musicians involved had an amazing time and we all have very fond memories of the late-night sessions for this album with Teri and Brian.
There was this cozy atmosphere in the studio, which you can feel on the album.
“Grace Gravity” feels very intimate, soft, warm, loving, but also rich in textures and depth.
The atmosphere of the album oozes out that intimate, late-night calm, tenderness, and peacefulness.
Teri received a great write-up about her music and her new album in The Culver City News last week.
It’s very striking and it says a lot about Teri that all the musicians who played on her album receive credit in The Culver City News album review.
It is pretty rare to get any mention at all when an album gets reviewed that you play on. 🙂
You get it: Teri is an amazing human being!
It shows in her music.
Take it from me: “Grace Gravity” is a fantastic album and I am really proud that I am on the album.
I played some pretty darn tasteful guitar on it.
(Not in the least because of Teri’s and Brian’s ability to create an atmosphere that makes you forget you are in a recording session)
Teri also received great praise for her new album in a write-up she received last week.
Check out The Culver City News and read the album review HERE
Click HERE to check out the album
Click on the album artwork to listen to song fragments.
Here’s all the other musicians who play on Grace Gravity:
Brian D. Hardin,
Michael Fitzpatrick on the cello,
Jeff Reiner and Jim Whelan on guitar,
June Kato on bass,
Christopher Lopez on hammond B3,
Hardin and Whelan on Keys,
Chester C. Washington (Earth Wind and Fire) on Sax and
Corrine Champigny on background vocals.
“With the help of her musician friends, Teri Hitt was able to put together a CD with tracks like “War Against War” and “Immortals” that she hopes will elevate her audience’s awareness of themselves and the world around them.” – Cristian Vasquez, Culver City News
Check out the album and let me know what you think in the comments section below.
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Battle begins over implementing Trump’s transgender ban
The White House’s Friday guidance to stop accepting transgender people into the military and to potentially oust those already serving will be difficult to implement fully, according to legal experts.
There’s never been a case for removing a class of people from the military who have already been serving based on race, gender or sexual orientation, said Jennifer Levi, a lead attorney for five transgender troops suing President Trump and the Pentagon over the ban.
“From a legal standpoint, the military can’t create special rules that limit people’s service or that treats them in ways that limit their opportunities just because of who they are,” said Levi, a transgender rights project director with GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders.
Trump’s newly signed presidential memo instructs the Pentagon to stop accepting transgender people who want to enlist in the military, stop payments for gender reassignment medical treatment and further explore how to handle transgender people currently serving in the armed forces. The rules would be implemented fully by March 23, 2018.
The executive memo follows a series of tweets sent by Trump on July 26 declaring that transgender troops would no longer serve “in any capacity” in the U.S. military.
Trump tweeted that the military “cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption” brought by transgender service members, noting that he had consulted with his “generals and military experts.” It was later reported that Defense Secretary James Mattis was given one day’s notice of the decision.
The guidance also gives Mattis the authority to determine if transgender troops already in the ranks can continue to serve.
Mattis now has six months to work out details of the new rules.
Todd Weiler, a former assistant secretary of Defense under former President Barack Obama, said it will be easier for Trump to implement a policy to restrict transgender people from enlisting than it will be removing transgender people already serving.
“Implementation for future restriction may be easier because we have a history of not accepting people for a variety of reasons,” Weiler told The Hill. “We already create different standards for people to enter the military.”
It’s far more difficult, however, to retroactively dismiss people already in service.
“Folks that are already in, they’ve already met the standards,” said Weiler, who helped craft the current policy to allow transgender people to serve openly in the military, which was implemented last year.
“The way that we wrote the policy, before you come in you have to be stable in your new gender for 18 months. The reality is, there is no impact whatsoever to readiness or to unit cohesion or anything of that nature. We studied this,” Weiler said.
Carl Tobias, a legal expert at the University of Richmond’s School of Law, said while those opposing the ban can legally “make the argument there’s discrimination,” the case will be difficult to win as it involves the military.
“The courts have often been reluctant to interfere or to resolve those kinds of cases in ways favorable to the plaintiffs challenging them,” Tobias told The Hill.
“I think there’s an argument for discrimination, and yet there’s all these special rules about the military and the president’s power as commander in chief,” he said.
Tobias did note that Trump’s directive seems to give Mattis leeway to allow transgender service members to stay in the ranks.
“I think the president grants Mattis pretty much the discretion to make that determination,” Tobias said. “Depending on what Mattis thinks and how he goes about it, it could be that he says everybody’s in or everybody’s out rather than take it case by case.”
But the transgender ban policy already faces intense opposition from top Republican senators, dozens of retired generals and admirals and advocacy groups.
Senate Armed Services Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) called the guidance “a step in the wrong direction” to oust currently serving transgender individuals “solely on the basis of their gender identity rather than medical and readiness standards that should always be at the heart of Department of Defense personnel policy.”
Congress could try to interfere by passing a statute that purports to overrule the executive memo, Tobias said.
The ban is also already the subject of a lawsuit.
GLAD and the National Center for Lesbian Rights jointly filed suit Aug. 9 for five transgender troops contesting the ban. The groups also plan to file a motion in D.C. district court.
The motion, while working its way through the courts, could stop the Pentagon from moving forward on the new policy.
Levi told The Hill it “would ensure that there would be no harm to the transgender service members who are currently in the military and would prohibit the administration from excluding transgender people from serving.”
Even top members of the military oppose Trump’s move to ban transgender troops, including Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer and Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft.
“It’s really unprecedented for the White House to override such a considered and studied judgment on the part of military leaders about personnel,” said Shannon Minter, NCLR legal director and the lead attorney on the case with GLAD. “I think they will have a hugely uphill battle.”


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Moringa oleifera provides a rare combination of zeatin (a potent antioxidant), quercetin (a flavonoid known for its ability to neutralize free radicals and relieve inflammation), betasitosterol (a nutrient superstar that blocks cholesterol formation or buildup and is an antiinflammatory agent for the body), caffeoylquinic acid (another powerful anti inflammatory compound), and kaempferol (a key nutrient that promotes healthy body cellular function).
All in all, enzymatically active and bioavailable Moringa oleifera provides 36 natural antiinflammatory agents. Free radical damage caused by electronseeking, highly reactive, oxidative molecules has been identified as the source of many maladies through mechanisms such as inhibition of telomerase, changes to cellular permeability and DNA damage. It has been established that Moringa oleifera contains 46 different antioxidants. [v] [vi] [vii] [viii]
According to Memorial SloanKettering Cancer Center’s website, “In vitro and animal studies indicate that the
leaf, seed, and root extracts of Moringa Oleifera have anticancer, hepatoprotective, hypoglycemic, anti inflammatory, antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, and antisickling effects. They may also protect against Alzheimer’s disease, stomach ulcers, help lower cholesterol levels, and promote wound healing.”[ix] All I can say is “WOW”. When
mainstream cancer clinics start to tout the benefits of a natural botanical, then we know that there must be
something to it! But that’s just the tip of the iceberg with Moringa oleifera! This “miracle tree” is able to provide all of the amino acids required by the human body. Protein is needed not only for the structural components such as muscle and tissues, but neurotransmitters, hormones, enzymes and immunoglobulins as well. There are various nutrients that can have a beneficial effect on enhancing immune system function and Moringa oleifera certainly qualifies in this category due to the ability to provide several of these phytonutrients. [x] [xi]
Speaking of the immune system, one of the functions of the immune system is to keep pathogens from growing, proliferating and damaging tissues. Moringa oleifera has been shown to be antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral
and antibiotic, which will certainly lighten the load on the immune system. [xii] [xiii] [xiv] In addition,Moringa oleifera demonstrates the ability to be a potent detoxifying agent. [xv]
Amazingly, the leaves of this extraordinary tree contain 7 times the vitamin C found in oranges, 4 times the calcium in milk, 4 times the vitamin A in carrots, 2 times the protein of yogurt, 25 times the iron in spinach, and 3 times the potassium in bananas.
The real mystery is how this four thousand year old panacea plant went missing and disappeared from the nutritional horizon. Fortunately it has reappeared. As a matter of fact, the Bethesda, Maryland based International Eye Foundation is now using Moringa, with its high content of betacarotene, converting to Vitamin A in the body, to combat childhood blindness. Doctors are using Moringa oleifera to treat diabetes in West Africa and high blood pressure in India.
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[i] NIH Record. NIH Celebrates Earth Day 2008. Vol LX. No.6. March 21, 2008.
[ii] Fahey J W. Moringa oleifera: a review of the medical evidence for its nutritional, therapeutic, and prophylactic
properties. Trees for Life Journal. 2005;1(5) p. 113.
[iii] Paliwal R, Sharma V, Pracheta V. A review on Horse Radiah Tree (Moringa oleifera): A Multipurpose Tree with High Economic and Commercial Importance. Asian Journal of Biotechnology.
[iv] Fisher H W. Moringa Oleifera: Magic, Myth or Miracle. Britannia Press. Toronto. 2011.
[v] Kumar N A, Pari I. Antioxidant action of Moringa oleifera Lam (drumstick) against antitubercular drug induced lipid peroxidation in rats. J Medicinal Foods.
[vi] Bharali R, Tabassum J, Azad M R H. Chemomodulatory effect of Moringa oleifera, Lam, on hepatic carcinogen metabolizing enzymes, antioxidantparameters and skin papillomagenesis in mice. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2003;4:p.131139.
[vii] Njoku O U, Adikwu M U. Investigation on some physicochemical antioxidant and toxicological properties of Moringa oleifera seed oil. Acta Pharmaceutica Zagreb. 1997;47(4): p.87290.
[viii] Siddhuraju P, Becker K. Antioxidant properties of various solvent extracts of total phenolic constituents from three different agroclimatic origins of drumstick tree (Moringa oleifera Lam.) leaves. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2003;51:p.21442155.
[x] Jayavardhanan K K, K Suresh K, Panikkar K R, Vasudevan D M. Modulatory potency of drumstick lectin on the host defense system. Journal of Experimental Clinical Cancer Research 1994;13(3):p.205209
[xi] Ramachandran C, Peter K V, Gopalakrishnan P K. 1980, Drumstick (Moringa oleifera): A multipurpose Indian Vegetable. Economic Botany, 34 (3) p.276283.
[xii] Kjaer A, Malver O, ElMenshawi B, Reisch J.Isothiocyanates in myrosinasetreated seed extracts of Moringa peregrina. Phytochemistry 1979;18:p.1485 1487.
[xiii] Kurup P A, Narasimha Rao P L. Antibiotic principle from Moringa pterygosperma. Part IV. The effect of addition of vitamins and amino acids on the antibacterial activity of pterygospermin. Indian J Med Res. 1954;42:p.101107.
[xiv] Viera GH F, Mourão J A, Ângelo Â C, Costa R A, Viera R H. Antibacterial effect (in vitro) of Moringa oleifera and Annona muricata against Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria. Rev Inst Med trop S Paulo.
[xv] Njoku O U, Adikwu M U. Investigation on some physicochemical antioxidant and toxicological properties of Moringa oleifera seed oil. Acta Pharmaceutica Zagreb. 1997;47(4):p.87290.


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South Lyon Fire Department Gets Improved ISO Rating
September 2, 2017
The City of South Lyon is among the best in the state when it comes to fire protection, which could spell insurance savings for homeowners and businesses.
Effective December 1st, the City of South Lyon’s rating for fire insurance will drop from a “5” to a “3”. The City will be one of only 30 communities in Michigan with a “3” rating, which places the South Lyon Fire Department in the top 1% in the state. The department announced the news on its Facebook page.
Officials say although different insurance companies use a variety of factors to set rates, the lower rating could lead to a 15-20% reduction in fire insurance costs for City residents. ISO evaluates municipal fire-protection efforts in communities using credit points and various formulas, before calculating a fire protection rating from 1, being the best, to 10 being the worst.
The department noted that the 2014 Drinking Water Revolving Fund grant project that replaced water mains and improved hydrant distribution in the core downtown had a significant impact on the overall reduction. Additionally, officials say the department has made improvements to staffing, training, equipment, and apparatus since their last audit. (JM)

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In this Update:
Statement on Fayette Primary Election Issues
I wanted to take a moment to address the disappointing situation that occurred during Fayette County’s primary elections on Tuesday, May 19, 2021. I appreciate the concern of those who contacted my office with their experiences and wanted to take the time to let you know what I have discovered and what protocols are being changed.
I was alerted early Tuesday morning of the numerous reports of errors with ballot scans. I reached out immediately to Fayette County officials and demanded that the matter be investigated.
The Fayette County Election Bureau identified and addressed what amounted to a printing issue with some Primary Election ballots. Certain ballots were not scanning into the machines that would tabulate the votes. These unscanned votes were all immediately secured in the locked compartment on the tabulation machine for safekeeping. The issues were countywide and affected Republican and Democrat ballots.
It was reported to me by county officials that alternative solutions to the scanning issues were already established and were immediately enacted. Election officials were put in direct contact with the judges of elections at all precincts.
I was assured that every voter had an opportunity to vote at their polling place. This assurance was reinforced when the Fayette County Republican Party filed an emergency petition in common pleas court. This request was granted by Judge Steve P. Leskinen, who ordered:
While this order ensured that each vote would be counted, the whole series of events is disturbing to me and interruptions to our election process only lead to confusion and distrust of the process. For all of us to trust our election process, these types of mistakes can’t happen. I will continue to personally investigate this error to get to the bottom of it and make sure processes are in place so these mistakes are never replicated.
Voters Approve Constitutional Amendments to Improve Emergency Response
In Tuesday’s primary election, Pennsylvania voters approved four ballot questions, including two constitutional amendments that will improve the way the state responds to emergencies.
The primary election results demonstrate our system of government works better when we work together. Pennsylvanians want to see more collaboration and better results from state government when responding to emergencies.
Also on Tuesday, voters elected small business owner Chris Gebhard to represent the 48th Senatorial District, which includes all of Lebanon County and parts of Dauphin and York counties.
With the addition of Senator-elect Gebhard, voters have given Senate Republicans a 28-21 majority in the State Senate, with one independent member who caucuses with Senate Republicans.
Citizens can Comment on PennDOT Plan to Toll Highway Bridges
Residents can use an upcoming telephone town hall to voice their opinion on PennDOT plans to toll bridges on Pennsylvania interstate highways.
PennDOT will hold a telephone town hall on the plan Tuesday, May 25, beginning at 6 p.m. To join the town hall, register here to receive a phone call to join at the start of the meeting or call (855) 756-7520, Entry Code Extension 73539#.
In addition to the telephone town hall, citizens can comment:
If you have a comment or question about a specific bridge tolling project, you can access each project’s comment form by visiting the project websites here.
On February 18, PennDOT unveiled a plan to toll nine bridges:
Last month, the Senate approved Senate Bill 382, which would reform the Public-Private Transportation Partnership (P3) statute and to void the PennDOT Pathways Major Bridge P3 Initiative. It is now before the House Transportation Committee.
Senate Holds Two Public Hearings on 5G Deployment in Pennsylvania
The Senate Communications and Technology Committee recently held two public hearings to review the deployment of 5G wireless technology in Pennsylvania.
5G is the fifth-generation technology successor to 4G broadband cellular networks, which provide connectivity to most current cellphones. Cellular phone companies began deploying 5G worldwide in 2019.
The first hearing featured wireless providers and local government representatives. The second hearing heard from state agencies and labor unions involved in wireless infrastructure. You can view hearing video, agendas and testimony at the links.
Capitol Hunger Garden Breaks Ground on 11th Season
The Capitol Hunger Garden, which grows produce for food banks and draws attention to the need for food donations statewide, recently broke ground for its 11th season.
The garden, which is overseen by the bipartisan legislative Hunger Caucus and tended to by the Penn State Master Gardeners, is located on a 1,000 square-foot plot adjacent to the State Capitol Building.
Since its inception, the garden has annually produced between 700 and 800 pounds of vegetables that are donated to food banks, pantries and local soup kitchens.
Tour the PA Capitol
As things begin to open up, consider taking a trip to Harrisburg to tour our beautiful Capitol building!
Observing National EMS Week
Over the past year, we witnessed how Emergency Medical Services personnel are ready to serve their communities and patients, even when facing an unprecedented global pandemic, and despite the risks to their personal health and safety.
EMTs, paramedics and other EMS practitioners serve as healthcare professionals, social workers, crisis counselors, consolers and caregivers. For this national EMS Week, we honor the many roles of EMS professionals and the people behind the scenes who support them.
Around the District
Rep. Carl Metzgar and Commissioner Colleen Dawson joined the Wright family, the scouts of troop 2025 along with many of their friends to celebrate the Eagle Scout Court of Honor for RJ Wright. RJ worked hard to achieve this honor at the young age of 14. He was mentored by his Eagle Scout brother Ryan White and their father. And RJ’s sister Rebecca White just so happens to be this year’s Maple Festival Queen! Congratulations to RJ for working so hard to reach this milestone. You’re now walking with the giants and I look forward to seeing all that you’ll do.

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Codependency versus interdependency in love relationship
When we talk about love, it is inevitable the subject of codependency and interdependency arise. This relatively new term, codependency, was coined a few decades ago. Since this topic is vast and I am not a professional psychologist, I will share only what seems pertinent for the sake of awareness.
The learned compulsive behavior called codependency is one of the gravest malaises of our century. Codependency makes it harder for people to unleash their true nature, causing great suffering and pain. It has surely been around forever, but we were unable to identify it.
When I was a young girl, I thought humankind failed to look inward for their spiritual power. I wondered why most progress was manifested outward in the world in such areas as spacecraft, computers and automobiles. I used to imagine how it would be to discover the power within, these ancient frontiers of exploration to other dimensions. I did not know how, but finding the pathway fascinated me.
Through research and observation, I discovered there are many definitions of codependency, but all of them come down to one thing…an addictive relationship that develops from learned behaviors and conditioned responses, causing the individual to hold dysfunctional boundaries. The idea of codependency was first used to explain responses from those who lived with an alcohol or drug abuser. However, over time this notion expanded to embrace all unhealthy, dysfunctional relationships. Today it includes anyone who has learned and acquired maladaptive behaviors to survive great emotional pain. These circumstances can arise from being subjected, within the family or social group, to drug dependency, chronic mental or physical illness, physical and emotional abuse, divorce, suicide, sexual abuse and rape, violence or toxic environment. It is the byproduct of the conditioned response to survive traumatic stress.
Codependency is also widely used to describe people with similar patterns in their romantic or other personal relationships. Today codependency describes a dysfunctional pattern of behaving, coping, surviving, and problem solving which develops when the family or society of origin has used rigid and unhealthy rules and actions to influence behavior.
According to the country’s oldest and largest nonprofit organization addressing aspects of mental health and mental illness, Mental Health America says, “Codependency is a learned behavior that can be passed down from one generation to another. It is an emotional and behavioral condition that affects an individual’s ability to have a healthy, mutually satisfying relationship. It is also known as “relationship addiction” because people with codependency often form or maintain relationships that are one-sided, emotionally destructive and/or abusive. The disorder was first identified about ten years ago as the result of years of studying interpersonal relationships in families of alcoholics. Codependent behavior is learned by watching and imitating other family members who display this type of behavior.”
This emotional and behavioral condition can affect anyone, a parent, friend, sibling, lover, spouse, or child who has been emotionally or physically abused and neglected during childhood and adolescence. Codependency can be hard to detect, especially in oneself. Some relationships can stir codependency in an individual if one is not completely healed from the ghosts of the past.
Being codependent does not mean individuals don’t love one another. Contrarily, they may love each other deeply, but don’t know how to behave and interact in a healthy way. One or both of the individual may unconsciously sabotage the relationship so it becomes complex, draining, and painful as the participants watch it deteriorate before their eyes. Codependence leads you to deal in unhealthy ways with others, become too dependent at all levels, obsess and live through your significant others.
A person who suffers from codependency tends to become involved in toxic and painful relationships, enabling the individual to reenact their learned role and familiar dysfunctional behaviors in the new relationship. A codependent person may assume an overly passive or excessively care-taking manner, which also affects the relationship negatively. In many cases, codependency can lead to ending the relationship, to divorce, to severe depression and even suicide. It does not have to be that way. Both individuals can heal, grow, and blossom together.
I look very much forward to hearing your comments and sharing. Please share this post with all your friends on social media. This short article is part 1 of a series of two blogs. Next week I will post the second part focusing more on the spiritual aspect.
Sending you a garden of Divine love, grace and blessings, Shree Devi Mayi Ma
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Districts across North Texas are speaking out about the possibility of school choice in Texas.
Public school districts in Dallas County, Tarrant County, Collin County, and Denton County are closely monitoring Senate Bill 3, which pushes Education Savings Accounts.
In Dallas ISD, Superintendent Dr. Michael Hinojosa believes school choice would directly affect resources in the classroom. The biggest concern are vouchers and the lack of accountability Education Savings Accounts would bring.
The latest news from around North Texas.
“It would take founding away from public schools," Hinojosa said. "We would have less money per students and therefore, we would have to figure out how to redistribute funds. 85 percent of our money comes from people. Between salary and payroll, there would be drastic changes.”
Public schools are funding 10 percent through federal dollars, and the rest of the funding largely comes from state and local dollars.
Income, sales, and property taxes all contribute to state and local funding. The adoption of Senate Bill 3 would allow households to use tax money on charter, private, or home school.
NBC 5 reached out to several North Texas school districts. Official responses are listed below:
Missy Bender, President, Plano ISD Board of Trustees:
“School funding and transparency in taxation are important priorities for the Plano ISD Board of Trustees this legislative session. As a board, we oppose the use of public funds for vouchers, tax credits, education savings grants, portability measures or any other mechanisms to privatize public education. This redirection of funds seems to be another state revenue stream cloaked in the Trojan Horse of school choice. We cannot yet tell from the financial information presented in Senate Bill 3 what the precise financial implications will be, but our concern in Plano ISD is that for the average Plano ISD student that receives a voucher, our taxpayers will have to pay over $6,600 more to the state via the recapture system.
Since the state will only be paying a portion of that to the student, it raises the question as to what the state plans to do with the rest of the money they would take from our taxpayers. It’s bad enough that they would take money away from public schools to give to private schools, but they definitely need to be transparent and tell our taxpayers what they plan to do with that extra money.
Along those same lines, our board is supporting a grassroots effort called ‘Taxparency,’ initiated by a collaboration of Texas public school districts acting on behalf of their schools and communities who expect tax dollars paid to their school district to be used in public education. Plano ISD residents continue to affirm their expectation that education remain a top priority, evident in their favorable votes in a 2013 Tax Ratification Election and a 2016 Bond Election. This legislative session, we plan to keep our constituency informed about how their tax dollars are being spent, including how recaptured funds have benefited the state’s general revenue fund rather than school district operating budgets.”
Dr. Jamie Wilson, Denton ISD Superintendent
“At a time when the Texas Public Supreme Court has ruled that the way the state funds public education is byzantine, at best, we join many other Texas public school districts in opposing any diversion of public funds for vouchers, tax credits and education savings grants that take away from public education. Public education is about choice as families often have the ability to choose which school their child attends by purchasing or leasing a home in a community of their choice. Denton ISD provides the families that choose our district many academic and extra-curricular choices within our framework that enhance their child’s education because we want all of our students to be successful now and into the future."
David Hicks, Highland Park ISD spokesman:
"We are concerned that, by allowing parents to use public tax dollars to pay for private or home schooling, fewer tax dollars would be available for public schools. Given that the state has approximately $2.7 billion less to spend on its budget this biennium, it honestly doesn’t appear possible in any way to create Education Savings Accounts without taking dollars away from public education." David Hicks, Highland Park ISD spokesman
Clint Bond, Fort Worth ISD spokesman:
“We are closely monitoring legislative issues such as this one for developments that impact our community. When both houses bring forth specific proposals from which we can develop a cogent position, we will certainly share that information with our District.”


KUCHING: Residents in Bintulu are urged to be vigilant and comply strictly with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) laid out by the authorities.
Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing said while it is understandable that the SOPs can be taxing for the people, it is necessary as a precautionary measure.
“If these SOPs are not strictly followed, it will lead to a more difficult situation, including being put under a movement control order (MCO) as implemented right now in other states,” he said in a Facebook post today.
Tiong also echoed the call by Bintulu Resident and Bintulu Disaster Management Committee chairman Jack Aman Luat for frontliners to work closely with each other to control the spread of Covid-19 in red zones.
“I couldn’t agree more with his statement, for the greater good. At the same time, I hope that the people of Bintulu would strive to exercise more self-discipline during this struggle against the pandemic.
“Businesses, restaurants, entertainment outlets, all must shoulder the responsibility to help prevent further outbreaks,” he said.
Tiong said the authorities in Bintulu had committed to conduct mass screening in various red zones, and would not rule out deployment of more temporary testing stations and localised lockdowns to ensure that the coronavirus does not spread.
“Police personnel too need to exercise strict control during these local lockdowns and road closures, using checkpoints. We cannot be lax in handling these measures in order to safeguard lives,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Progressive Democratic Party president also reminded that the local Civic Centre is currently being used as a temporary Covid-19 treatment centre, where more than 40 confirmed cases were being treated.
“Therefore, all areas at the civic centre, including the public swimming pool, basketball court and ground floor, are closed to the public with no activities allowed for now. So everyone is advised to stay away from the area,” he said.


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For our May 18, 2017 Gallery Night Providence, we are very excited to have Mike Ryan from Motif Magazine as one of our “Celebrity Guides”.
Mike is the publisher of Motif Magazine, a local favorite dedicated to the arts and entertainment in RI and surrounding areas, and to bringing readers alternative local news about subjects of all kinds.
Motif was founded in 2004 to help bring to light some of the amazing music, arts and culture happening around Rhode Island that was escaping coverage by the media.
Since December 2012, Motif has been published by Mike Ryan, who is focusing on making the listings and coverage as comprehensive as possible – online and on paper.
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The car is a marvel of human ingenuity and engineering. Indiana Automotive tackled saving the Boyle Racing Garage in Indianapolis, a near wreck, and eventually spun off a separate nonprofit organization that is not solely making progress in recapturing the landmark, but also discovered and restored one of the famed garage’s race car haulers.
With the average life of a car in India being 18 years, as in opposition to 9.73 years in Europe, automobiles run approach beyond their expiry date. Listen to KPMG’s Tom Mayor highlight among the practical realities around autonomous automobiles. He is chargeable for the overall management and execution of the Automotive Grade Linux collaborative mission, an industry effort to construct an open source automotive reference platform backed by leading automobile producers around the world.
Try Microsemi’s automotive-grade FPGAs & SoCs , the only units within the industry to offer superior safety and high reliability features important for automotive applications. We work intently with our customers to satisfy ever-tightening emissions requirements and proceed innovating in automotive powertrain design.
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Senate Dems are verrrrrry ANGRY that Republicans aren't abiding by their weak-ass agreements!
Senate Democratic leaders have engaged in preliminary discussions about how to address Republican procedural obstruction, according to a senior Democratic aide, reflecting an awareness that key administration and judicial vacancies might never be filled, and that a watered-down rules reform deal the parties struck early this Congress has failed.
The source said conversations are still too preliminary for Democrats to lay out publicly potential avenues of recourse just yet. And the last thing leaders want is to create the expectation that they will change the filibuster rules in the middle of the current Senate session.
Ooh, no, not THAT! We wouldn't want to appear uncivil!