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This article serves to educate readers on the benefits of using mobility scooters for seniors, and the importance of addressing the challenges faced by this population.
Overview of the Senior Population and their Needs
As individuals age, mobility often becomes a concern. This can impact their ability to participate in daily activities and maintain their independence. It is important to address these challenges and find solutions that improve the quality of life for seniors.
Addressing the challenges faced by senior citizens is crucial for promoting inclusivity and accessibility. Mobility scooters can significantly improve seniors’ daily lives and provide them with the independence and freedom they need to live life to the fullest.
- National Institute on Aging (NIA) – https://www.nia.nih.gov/
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – https://www.cdc.gov/
- National Council on Aging (NCOA) – https://www.ncoa.org/
- S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) – https://www.hhs.gov/
- American Geriatrics Society (AGS) – https://www.americangeriatrics.org/
Understanding Mobility Scooters
Mobility scooters are electric-powered scooters designed to assist individuals with limited mobility in getting around. They come equipped with a comfortable seat, handlebars, and a platform to rest one’s feet.
Advantages of Using Mobility Scooters
One of the main benefits of using mobility scooters is improved mobility and independence. This allows seniors to participate in daily activities and maintain their independence, reducing their reliance on others for transportation and assistance.
Using a mobility scooter also reduces physical strain, making it easier for seniors to get around and participate in daily activities. This can be particularly beneficial for individuals with disabilities, arthritis, or other physical conditions that affect mobility.
Finally, Mobility scooters provide seniors with increased access to daily activities, including shopping, attending social events, and participating in hobbies and interests. This can greatly improve the quality of life for seniors and provide them with a sense of purpose and fulfillment.
- Medline Plus – https://medlineplus.gov/mobilityaids.html
- AARP – https://www.aarp.org/health/healthy-living/info-2021/mobility-scooters.html
- Arthritis Foundation – https://www.arthritis.org/living-with-arthritis/aids-for-daily-living/mobility-devices/scooters.php
- Healthline – https://www.healthline.com/health/mobility-scooters
- Age UK – https://www.ageuk.org.uk/information-advice/daily-living/mobility/mobility-scooters/
Types of Mobility Scooters
Three-wheeled scooters are designed for indoor and outdoor use, offering a smaller, more maneuverable option.
Four-wheeled scooters provide more stability and support, making them a good option for outdoor use.
Travel scooters are designed for individuals who frequently travel or need a scooter that is easy to transport. These scooters are lightweight and can be easily disassembled for transport.
Medline Plus – https://medlineplus.gov/mobilityaids.html
Electric Mobility Rascal – https://www.rascalmobility.com/products/scooters/
Pride Mobility – https://www.pridemobility.com/scooters
Golden Technologies – https://www.goldentech.com/mobility-scooters/
Overcoming Stigma and Promoting Inclusivity
Unfortunately, there is a stigma surrounding mobility scooters, with some people viewing them as a sign of aging or weakness. This can prevent seniors from using mobility scooters, even if it would greatly improve their quality of life.
The Importance of Addressing the Stigma
It is important to address the stigma surrounding mobility scooters to promote inclusivity and accessibility for senior citizens. Breaking down these barriers can help seniors feel more comfortable using mobility scooters and enjoy the benefits they offer.
How to Promote Inclusivity and Accessibility for Senior Citizens
Open and honest discussions about mobility scooters and seniors’ challenges can help break down stigma and promote understanding.
Educating the public about the benefits of mobility scooters and the challenges seniors face can help raise awareness and promote inclusivity.
Improving access to resources and support for seniors who use mobility scooters can greatly enhance their quality of life. This includes access to scooters, training, and maintenance services.
- National Institute on Aging – https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/promoting-inclusion-and-accessibility-older-adults
- Administration for Community Living – https://acl.gov/programs/aging-and-disability-networks/promoting-inclusion-and-accessibility-older-adults
- World Health Organization – https://www.who.int/ageing/projects/promoting-inclusion-and-accessibility-for-older-persons/en/
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – https://www.cdc.gov/aging/index.htm
- Age UK – https://www.ageuk.org.uk/information-advice/health-wellbeing/services-support/inclusive-healthcare/inclusive-healthcare/
The article has discussed the importance of addressing the challenges faced by senior citizens and highlighted the advantages of using mobility scooters. The article has also discussed the stigma surrounding mobility scooters and the importance of promoting inclusivity and accessibility for senior citizens.
Mobility scooters have the potential to greatly improve the daily lives of senior citizens. By addressing the stigma and promoting inclusivity, we can help seniors to maintain their independence and enjoy a higher quality of life.
As a society, it is important that we continue to advocate for and support senior citizens. This includes providing access to resources and support, promoting inclusivity, and working to address the challenges faced by seniors. Let’s work together to ensure that senior citizens have access to the resources and support they need to enjoy a high quality of life.

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On 23 June 2023, Frasers Hospitality held its inaugural roadshow in Indonesia. This is the first of a series of roadshows, planned to showcase Frasers’ award-winning properties to its corporate partners and nurture business growth in the Asia-Pacific region.
Frasers Hospitality, as a member of Frasers Property Limited, a global hospitality operator with Gold-Standard serviced apartments, hotel residences, and boutique lifestyle hotels across the globe, has been constantly working to engage with their business partners and is taking these upcoming roadshows as opportunities to strengthen such relationships and showcase their products to new partners.
Indonesia’s rapid economic growth has made it a top source market for Asia, Frasers Hospitality’s sales teams from Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur joined the Jakarta team at the roadshow to target both inbound and outbound business and leisure travel. They will lay the groundwork for upcoming roadshows, including the Thailand Roadshow in Bangkok, and the Malaysia Roadshow in Kuala Lumpur.
Frasers Hospitality has three existing properties in Jakarta: Fraser Place Setiabudi, Jakarta; Fraser Residence Menteng, Jakarta; and Fraser Residence Sudirman, Jakarta. The group’s Gold-standard serviced apartments are ideal for Indonesia’s corporate sector comprising large domestic and foreign companies. Each property can accommodate extended and short stays, for project groups, meetings, and social events.
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LOS ANGELES, CA, May 9, 2011 – Air Lease Corporation (ALC) announced today that it has signed lease agreements for 10 additional twin-aisle aircraft.“These twin-aisle lease placements fit ALC’s growth plan which includes broadening our global customer base and fleet with a prudent, measured quantity of new or young high demand A330-200/300 and 777-300ER twin-aisle aircraft,” said John L. Plueger, President and Chief Operating Officer of Air Lease Corporation.
The Airbus A330-200, A330-300, and Boeing 777-300ER aircraft were placed as follows: ALC and Vietnam Airlines have entered into lease agreements through 2019 covering two new A330-200’s delivering in October and November 2011.ALC acquired an A330-200 (MSN 1138) on lease to Sichuan Airlines through 2022.KLM and ALC have entered into a lease agreement through 2020 for a new A330-300 scheduled for delivery in February 2012.Air France leased a Boeing 777-300ER (MSN 35542) from ALC through 2019; this follows a new Boeing 777-300ER leased to Air France by ALC which delivered in December 2010.ALC and Alitalia have entered into 12 year lease agreements for three new A330-200 aircraft delivering in April, May, and September 2011.
Air Austral, leased a new Boeing 777-300ER from ALC on lease through 2019.Hawaiian Airlines has signed a 12 year lease for a new A330-200 from ALC delivering mid 2012.ALC acquired a Boeing 777-300ER (MSN 35254) on lease to Air Canada through 2021.
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Launched in 2010, Air Lease Corporation (ALC) is an aircraft leasing company based in Los Angeles, California that has airline customers throughout the world. ALC and its team of dedicated and experienced professionals are principally engaged in purchasing commercial aircraft and leasing them to its airline partners worldwide through customized aircraft leasing and financing solutions. For more information, visit ALC's website at www.airleasecorp.com.


by Bo Sanders
[I initially wrote this for Ethnic Space & Faith
but thought it would be fun to cross pollinate.]
Despite what the caller said on this week’s ‘Take Them to Task’ segment from the Smiley & West show said, race is still an issue in North America – not everyone is color blind. In fact, here are four stories that caught my attention in the past couple of days in the areas of politics, music, TV, and sport:
Politics: Much analysis is being done – and will continue to be done – about the U.S. Presidential election. I had heard leading up to November 6 that if Gov. Romney was to win, he would have to do it with the largest percentage of white voters in recent history.
While he did not win yesterday, the ethnic breakdown was stark and is causing much consternation in conservative circles. Whites, and especially Evangelicals, reports say, voted over 80% for Romney. It is almost exactly the opposite (some reports say as high as 93%) of Latino voters went for Obama.
My only point is that if you think that the election of a Black president makes this a post-racial country, you have another thing coming. Race is still an issue and will continue to be an issue as we move to 2048 when Whites will not be a majority in America.
How will we lead? How will we transition? How will we hear new voices?
Music: You may have seen the uproar over the music group No Doubt’s new video “Looking Hot”. Rolling Stone describes it this way:
The clip for the second single off their long-awaited new album, Push and Shove, featured a Wild-West theme, replete with tee-pees, feather headdresses and smoke signals. After releasing the video on Friday, No Doubt quickly drew complaints for using the stereotypical imagery, with threads such as “Appropriating Native American culture” appearing
The band did apologize and did remove the video. The apology was thorough – including a section that said “As a multi-racial band our foundation is built upon both diversity and consideration for other cultures. Our intention with our new video was never to offend, hurt or trivialize Native American people, their culture or their history. Although we consulted with Native American friends and Native American studies experts at the University of California, we realize now that we have offended people.”
So with all of that concern and consultation, how did they make this big of a blunder? To put as much effort and money into making an elaborate music video … and not to think “hey – this might not be cool” … is shocking. But yet it happens all the time in a fairly predictable pattern. This is why I am constantly talking with Randy Woodley about the idea – whether it is sermon illustration or music video – that within a consumerist society, everything is simply another esthetic – brand – label – style. Nothing is ‘real’, it is merely style. This is not going to go away until we address the given structures – whether in the areas of politics, entertainment, economics or religion.
TV: in this month’s Pacific Standard magazine, the question is asked “The Safe Race: are South Asians the new ‘model minority’ of American entertainment?” The article focuses on the amazing rise of actors and personalities of South Asian (mostly Indian) ancestry. We have moved from a decade ago when the only representative was the cartoon Apu on the Simpsons (whose voice came from a white actor) to today where CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta, the Daily Show’s Aasif Mahndvi, Top Chef’s Padma Lakshmi and – perhaps with highest profile – from Office and now The Mindy Projects Mindy Kaling.
In the article, Shilpa Davé, an assistant professor of American studies at Brandeis University, notes that
producers and directors are perpetually in search of nonthreatening novelty, and contends Indians fill this role particularly well in the post-9/11 world. Many Americans might be wary of a character identified as Arab or Chinese, given our past, current, or feared future conflicts with those countries. But there’s no such baggage with Indians, who inhabit a functioning democracy noted for its religious pluralism. Spicy food, spiritual solace, splashy movie musicals—what’s not to like? Indians may represent a different culture, but in Davé’s words, it’s “a comfortable kind of difference.”
This would be a great conversation to have because it may give us an entry point to some the notoriously elusive matters of race and Orientalism that we so desperately need to address in our age.
Sports: The NBA season has started and the Minnesota Timberwolves unveiled a team that many are concerned may be ‘too white’. Critics are worried that this is a ploy by team ownership to market (make more palatable) to a fan base in a very white state of Minnesota. That seems very cynical – especially when one considers:
while the team lacks as many African-American players as most other squads, the Timberwolves are still quite diverse. Five of their ten white players were born outside of the United States.
I bring it up only to say that in an increasingly globalized culture, we may have to find new way to talk about ‘race’ as a category because skin color is only going to get us so far.


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Tyler and his fellow Teen Wolf cast mates attended the MTV Movie Awards April 14. Here are some pictures from the event. You can find more pictures in our gallery.
On February 9th, Tyler played with the Hollywood Knights celebrity basketball team at Santiago High School in Corona, California, Tyler’s alma mater. The Knights beat the Sharks’ Faculty team 70-49. Proceeds from the game benefited the Santiago High School Senior Class.
We’ve added 41 pictures to our gallery of Tyler at the game.
We also found this really fun video of Tyler doing the Cha-Cha slide during the game posted on tumblr: snarkystiles:

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Head of Retirement Plan Services, Aimee DeCamillo is also a vice president for T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. DeCamillo is a dynamic leader who is responsible for the growth and management of the company’s institutional retirement business, representing more than 3,500 companies and over $150 billion in assets under administration. Prior to assuming her current position in 2014, she was head of product and marketing for Retirement Plan Services.
DeCamillo serves on the board of The SPARK Institute, the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) and the Howard Hospital Foundation, and chairs the LIMRA LOMA Secure Retirement Institute. She is also a founding member of the Women’s Roundtable at T. Rowe Price and holds the Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor designation.
Considering her 20-year career, DeCamillo finds many things to celebrate. “Watching employees grow and advance, helping turn a business around, leading the integration of retirement platforms for two major organizations post-acquisition and launching new products into the market are just a few of the things I’m proud of,” she recalls.
“But one of my most meaningful accomplishments occurred two years ago. Every quarter, I talk to middle school students about financial literacy and the importance of saving. After one such presentation, a mother stopped my husband at the bus stop. She said that after my class, her daughter announced that she wanted to pursue a career in financial services. Her story reminded me how important it is for us to share our knowledge to inspire others,” observes DeCamillo.
DeCamillo offers this advice to women starting their careers: “First, have confidence in yourself to pursue your dreams, and let people know what those dreams are. Second, don’t be afraid to step sideways or backwards to get there – it’s not always a linear path. Third, give back. We all need role models and support systems; paying it forward is so important.”

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Dorothy Vaill Fund
The deadline to submit requests for educational grants from the Dorothy Vaill Memorial Fund closed on February 15th. All who receive the grants will be notified in mid-April.
- February 15, 2019 – Applications must be postmarked by February 15, 2019
- April 15, 2019 – Awards will be announced to the recipients and to the United States Province of the Holy Union Sisters
- September 16, 2019 – Checks in the amount awarded will be sent to each recipient’s school/program to be credited to the student’s account.

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Paternoster Square is an ancient space, rendered sacred by association with Paternoster Row where the clergy of St Paul’s used to walk in procession, telling their rosary beads and reciting the Paternoster prayer. It was once the site of the Newgate Meat Market. Bombed in 1940, Paternoster Square was laid out in 1956 as part of post-war reconstruction as a large pedestrian plaza surrounded by office blocks. Predominantly hard landscaped, it had seating, some planting and a bronze sculpture by Elisabeth Frink commissioned in 1975. Redevelopment plans were under discussion in the mid 1980s, but building only commenced in 2001, completed in 2003. The paved square retained the Frink sculpture in the north end and in the centre is the 23m high Paternoster Square Column. The historic Temple Bar was re-erected here as the entrance from St Paul's Cathedral and opened to the public in late 2004.
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Paternoster Square, June 2010. Photo: S Williams
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Paternoster Square is an ancient space, rendered sacred by association with Paternoster Row, a street that has its origins in medieval times when the clergy of St Paul’s used to walk in procession, telling their rosary beads and reciting the Paternoster prayer. It had once been the site of the Newgate Meat Market. The Paternoster area was bombed in 1940 and in 1956 a redevelopment scheme by William Holford went ahead. Holford was one of the authors (with Charles Holden and Leslie Martin) of the 1947 Report on reconstruction in the City of London. Paternoster Square was laid out on an existing area of public open space as part of redevelopment north of St Paul’s Cathedral and consisted of a large pedestrian plaza above a car park surrounded by office blocks, predominantly hard landscaped, with seating, some trees, shrubs and flowers in planters. A bronze sculpture by Elisabeth Frink, ‘Paternoster - Shepherd and Sheep’, was commissioned for the Square in 1975. Raised walkways were to have linked to the City Walkway Network to London but were not built.
Described variously as ‘outstandingly well conceived’, draughty, harsh and forbidding, plans for the redevelopment of Paternoster Square were under discussion from the mid 1980s with various proposals put forward. A consortium of developers came together and a plan by John Simpson was initially adopted in 1989, with Terry Farrell as the master planners, which revived some of the old street layout. This was later superseded and a new scheme with Sir William Whitfield as consultant was undertaken, including a central colonnaded square. Building commenced in 2001 and was completed in 2003. The Frink statue was reinstated at the north end of the square on a new plinth. Also in the square is the Paternoster Square Column, designed by architects Whitfield Partners and constructed by stone-masons CWO (Cathedral Works Organisation); it is a 23m high Portland stone Corinthian column at the top of which is a flaming copper urn covered with gold leaf, which is illuminated by fibre-optic lighting at night.
The historic Temple Bar was re-erected as the entrance to the Paternoster Square redevelopment from St Paul's Cathedral (q.v.) and opened to the public in late 2004. Temple Bar, one of London's gateways, marked the boundary between City of London and City of Westminster. Commissioned by Charles II, the Portland stone arch was designed by Christopher Wren and constructed in 1669-1672. Traitors' heads were mounted on pikes and exhibited on the roof in the C18th. Temple Bar was dismantled in 1878 when the Corporation of London needed to widen the road, but the 2,700 stones were retained and stored. They were purchased in 1880 by the brewer Sir Henry Meux who re-erected the arch as a gateway at his house, Theobald's Park near Enfield, where it remained until 2003, although it had been purchased by the Temple Bar Trust from the Meux Trust for £1 in 1984. It was again carefully dismantled and has been re-erected by CWO at Paternoster Square.
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Blu-ray Disc Released: 3/10/2009
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Review by Mike Long, Posted on 3/2/2009
The Academy loves docudramas. It's so ironic -- when a LifeTime movie is "inspired by actual events", people ridicule it. However, make a major motion-picture which is reality-based and the Oscar voters will fall over themselves praising it. Just look at some Best Picture winners in recent history; Schindler's List, Titanic, Braveheart, A Beautiful Mind, and Million Dollar Baby. This year was no exception, as Milk won the Oscar for Best Actor (Sean Penn) and Best Original Screenplay (Dustin Lance Black). But, does the fact that a movie is taken from real life guarantee that it will be good?
Milk tells the story of Harvey Milk (Sean Penn). The story opens in New York City in 1970. Milk, an insurance salesman, meets Scott Smith (James Franco) and they spend the night together. Harvey admits that he wants to do more with his life now that he's turned 40. So, the two pack up and move to San Francisco, where Harvey opens a photo store. Soon, Harvey and Scott become aware of the large gay community in the area (specifically, the Castro district), and Harvey begins to hear stories of oppression and abuse from the authorities towards the homosexual community. Surrounded by a group of fellow gay men who believe in his cause, Harvey decides to run for city supervisor (which is like city council). He loses, but this only strengthens his resolve and he keeps running and recruiting more followers until he finally wins. However, when Harvey takes office, a strong anti-gay-rights movement (lead by Anita Bryant) begins to sweep the country and he soon finds himself embroiled in a debate which reaches much farther than his small neighborhood street.
Milk is one of those (relatively) small, but important historical dramas which recounts a story of how one man created change. Harvey Milk has been likened to the Martin Luther King of the gay rights movement and this comparison is very apt. This man never turned to violence and always wanted to settle issues through discourse and politics. His story is one which needs to be told as he's most likely well-known in California and in the gay community, but his life and actions aren't something which permeated society. (I lived through the period in which the film is set (but I was quite young) and growing up on the East Coast, I wasn't familiar with Harvey Milk until years later.)
Director Gus Van Sant and Screenwriter Dustin Lance Black have crafted a film which works very hard to capture the feel of the time. Van Sant seamlessly blends home movie and stock footage from the seventies within the film to give us a true feel for what The Castro was like at that time. The individuals who surrounded Harvey are present in the film, and this drives home how beloved he was. The story spans eight years and shows us how he went from humble businessman to a still humble public official.
The acting in the movie is top-notch. As usual, Penn loses himself in the role, and when Harvey suddenly grows a beard and ponytail, I honestly didn't recognize him. I for one think that Penn is one of those actors who is way too serious and it was good to see him play someone with a sense of humor and while the dramatic moments are powerful, it's the lighter moments where he shines. Josh Brolin is not only a dead-ringer for the real Dan White, but he brings a quiet intensity to the role of the man who can't seem to come to grips with the fact that everyone loves Harvey.
As good as Milk is, there are some problems with the film. We know why Harvey gets into politics (to help those around him), but we never learn why he chooses to run himself and not just help out in the community. It's vague as to why Mayor Moscone (Victor Garber) would be so supportive of such sensitive issues. The Jack (Diego Luna) just seems to come out of nowhere and we don't learn much about him. And, I knew that there was something else bothering me about the movie, but I couldn't put my finger on it until I watched Cadillac Records the following night. Milk is too subtle in its portrayal of the political climate of the time (bear with me, I do have a point). Harvey and his friends talk about the oppression of the homosexual community, but we never see it, save for some photos over the opening credits. Film is a visual medium and the film would have been much more powerful if there had been scenes showing these issues instead of simply having the characters discuss them. To that end, I found myself far more moved by the anecdotes about Harvey Milk in the special features than by the film itself.
That nitpicking aside, there's no doubt that Milk is a well-made and important film. The acting is great and the attention to detail superb. More importantly, the movie holds a mirror up to society and reminds us of our bizarre mistakes from the past.
Milk wants to recruit you toBlu-ray Disc courtesy of Universal Studios Home Entertainment. The film has been letterboxed at 1.85:1 and the Disc features a VC-1 1080p HD transfer which runs at an average of 32 Mbps. The image is sharp and clear, showing only a slight amount of grain and no defects from the source material. The colors are good and the image is never too dark or bright. The depth and level of detail are OK, but the image is a bit flat looking at times. I can't help but wonder if Van Sant didn't do this on purpose to match some of the stock footage. The Disc carries a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track which runs at 48 kHz and an average of 4.3 Mbps. This track provides clear dialogue and sound effects. Given that this is a drama, the audio is still pretty impressive. We get our best doses during the rally scenes, where the crowds pour from the surround sound channels and we get a distinct impression of sounds taking place behind us. The stereo effects are good, and show a nice level of detail. The in-film music sounds very good.
The Milk Blu-ray Disc contains only three extras. "Remembering Harvey" (13 minutes) contains interviews with Milk's real-life cohorts, many of which have cameos in the film. They give moving stories about their experiences working with Harvey and they discuss his legacy. Oddly, there is no archive footage of the real Harvey Milk here. "Hollywood Comes to San Francisco" (15 minutes) is a making-of featurette which features comments from the cast and crew, as well as some special guests. It starts with a discussion of the like of Harvey Milk and Screenwriter Dustin Lance Black talks about his inspirations for the story. The real Cleve Jones and Anne Kronenberg give their thoughts on the authenticity of the movie. We then get a discussion of the production and how shooting in San Francisco effected the actors. We also learn that many real-life members of Harvey's group have cameos in the film. Van Sant's work is discussed, but he's notably absent here, as is Penn. "Marching for Equality" (8 minutes) the large rally marches which were re-created for the film. Instead of looking at how these were staged, we hear from people who were at the actual events and they discuss the significance of those protests and how they changed the world.
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Today we are excited to share the November Guest Designer - Lesley Croghan's final post with everyone! :) And she does NOT disappoint!
My name is Lesley and I am an avid card maker; my blog is Always Playing with Paper!
Good morning stamping friends! Today I am happy to share my 2nd post as the November Guest at Butterfly Reflections Ink! This online store is fabulous because she has SO many awesome stamp companies in stock AND she offers flat rate shipping for stamp and die purchases! Needless to say, I am hooked!
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Typhoon Nuri (2008) was 1 of approximately 120 typhoons in the past 60 years that passed through a narrow gap, the Luzon Strait, connecting the western North Pacific and the South China Sea (SCS). In total 70% of these storms, including Nuri, reached their maximum intensities over the warm waters east of Luzon and in the Kuroshio, then rapidly weakened in the SCS. Numerical experiments were conducted to understand the intensity change of Nuri. Westward across the Kuroshio in the Luzon Strait, the 26°C isotherm shallows rapidly by half. This and stronger mixing by wind-ocean resonance preferentially cooled sea surface temperature and weakened the typhoon in SCS. A positive-feedback mechanism is then described to explain the intensification of Nuri over the western North Pacific.


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Prior to joining the ADA, Mr. Springer worked for the American Academy of Family Physicians, working closely with corporate relations and other division to develop strategic partnerships with both professional and consumer companies. Prior to that, he served as president and CEO of American Hospital Publishing, Inc., and was senior vice president of business development for an Internet health care company.
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“I look forward to this new challenge,” said Mr. Springer. “The ADA offers a great deal to its members, and I feel that I can make a strong contribution to the organization moving forward. It is a great honor to serve in this position for America’s leading advocate for oral health.”
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The not-for-profit ADA is the nation’s largest dental association, representing 157,000 dentist members. The premier source of oral health information, the ADA has advocated for the public’s health and promoted the art and science of dentistry since 1859. The ADA’s state-of-the-art research facilities develop and test dental products and materials that have advanced the practice of dentistry and made the patient experience more positive. The ADA Seal of Acceptance long has been a valuable and respected guide to consumer dental care products. The monthly The Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA) is the ADA’s flagship publication and the best-read scientific journal in dentistry. For more information about the ADA, visit www.ada.org. For more information on oral health, including prevention, care and treatment of dental disease, visit the ADA’s consumer website www.MouthHealthy.org.
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Natasha’s Justice Project celebrates today, April 25, 2013 as National DNA Day commemorating the discovery of the DNA double helix and subsequent scientific advancements. With April being National Sexual Assault Awareness Month and the week of April 21 National Crime Victim’s Rights Week, this day is dedicated to recognizing the incredible impact of DNA evidence on protecting and advancing public safety.
DNA evidence and the national Combined DNA Database System (CODIS) is important to:
- Whose rape kits were matched to offenders on the CODIS database – identifying their rapist(s)
- Reporting that they rest at ease knowing the system worked
- Identifying the perpetrator quickly and accurately – reducing time and resources to investigations
- DNA evidence leads the investigation – verses a full investigation of the crime which is time consuming and costly
- DNA evidence is 5 times more likely to result in suspect identification verses fingerprints
- Defendants accept harsher pleas when faced with DNA evidence than without it
- In Denver, the District Attorney found using DNA in burglary cases resulted in:
- An average 14 year prison term compared to a 1-4 year jail term without DNA
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- In 2010 federal and state governments spent $30.5 million adding 761,609 offender profiles to the CODIS databases and at the same time SAVED $21 billion by preventing new crimes
- Annual savings to Denver citizens was estimated at more than $29 million (or a $90 return on investment for every $1 spent)
- Post conviction DNA tests have exonerated more than 300 wrongfully convicted individuals – many of whom were not fully exonerated until after a DNA match was made to another offender.
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In June 2019, Facebook unveiled a new global cryptocurrency – Libra – set to go public in 2020. When it was first introduced, Libra was made up of 28 founding members — including names like Mastercard, PayPal, Xapo Holdings Limited, Uber Technologies, Spotify AB and Visa.
Each of these founding members paid around $10 million to become a part of the Libra Association, claim dividends on earned interest in proportion to their investment and have a single vote in the Libra Association council.
Over the last five months, several original members pulled out of the project – including Visa, Mastercard, Stripe, eBay and PayPal. But on Monday, 14 October 2019 – the remaining founding members officially formed the Libra Association – the governing body that will control the new global cryptocurrency.
“Today marks an important step in our journey,” says Calibra in an official statement. “It is time for a change and we are committed to seeing this through.”
Libra is Facebook’s chance to disrupt the current world financial system — and according to the whitepaper, their mission is to “enable a simple global currency and financial infrastructure that empowers billions of people” with fast, cheap and secure transactions, worldwide.
Thanks to the association, Libra will be able to make use of a permissioned structure where, essentially, a network of validator nodes owned by members of the Libra association approve or reject a transaction. This means that all members – not solely Facebook, despite being the driving force behind the project – will have authority over the coin.
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BAKER CITY, Ore. — Murder suspect Colby James Hedman has ended his fight to stay in the Baker County Jail.
Hedman, 23, a former Heppner resident, waived extradition Wednesday in Baker County Circuit Court before Judge Greg Baxter. That action means he soon will leave for Walla Walla where he will face charges of first-degree murder and theft of a motor vehicle.
Baker City attorney Damien Yervasi represented Hedman, while assistant District Attorney Michael Spaulding represented the state. Baxter told Hedman that while Washington authorities have 21 days to retrieve him from the Baker County Jail, he expects them to act sooner because of the first-degree murder charge.
“I’m pretty sure Washington will come down and get you within the week,” Baxter told Hedman, who appeared via video from the Baker County Jail.
Upon his return to Washington to face the more serious charges, the state will dismiss the Baker County charges. Spaulding told the judge that Bob and Robbie Borders, who live on Taggert Lane north of Baker City where Hedman is accused of stealing two of their vehicles, supported the state’s action.
Hedman has been in the Baker County Jail since his arrest July 9 on two counts of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and one count of attempting to flee or elude police, both Class C felonies; two counts of second-degree criminal mischief, Class C misdemeanors; and one count each of reckless driving, second-degree criminal trespass and failure to perform the duties of a driver involved in an accident, all Class A misdemeanors.
A grand jury indicted Hedman on the charges on July 11. Baxter set bail at $100,000, requiring the full amount to be paid before Hedman could be released, rather than 10 percent as is allowed in some cases.
The Washington fugitive warrant charges him with first-degree murder in the death of Kyle J. Martz, 35, of Walla Walla, and theft of Martz’s Toyota pickup truck from Martz’s home at Walla Walla on July 8.
Hedman has been held in lieu of $1 million fixed bail on those charges.
The Baker County incident began about 10:30 p.m. the night of July 8 when county, city and state police responded to a call from Bob Borders reporting the theft of his 1988 Ford F350 pickup from his property. While attempting to elude police during the incident, police said Hedman returned to the
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Before they were called to the stolen vehicle report, police had been notified Hedman was a suspect in the Walla Walla murder and was driving a Toyota pickup, which they later found abandoned on the shoulder of the eastbound freeway lanes where he had run out of gas.
According to police, Hedman admitted he struck Martz with an ax multiple times the night of July 8 before stealing the victim’s vehicle and fleeing to Oregon, where he was arrested after trying to elude police.


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Heat pump water heater as a shower exhaust
I’m putting in two bathrooms in my basement. One of them will be for a small apartment we are planning to rent out. My current plan is to put in an ERV as the bathroom exhaust which will be 70CFM for both bathrooms and a laundry room. I have a Rheem heat pump water heat in the laundry room, adjacent to the bathrooms. after putting an anemometer i found it moves about 300 CFM. My thought is that the HPWH will act as an automatic supplemental bathroom exhaust and presumably recapture some heat. The HPWH will not be ducted to the exterior but the laundry room where it sits will have a return for the ERV if the coil doesn’t catch all the moisture. Would there be any downside to putting the supply air for the HPWH over the showers as supplemental exhaust?
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Someone asked a somewhat similar question the other day. The response was along the line of "how do you synchronize the HPWH and the other device?" That is, the HPWH will run when it needs to heat water. The (in this case) bath fan will run when/if the occupant turns the switch.
On using the ERV for dehumidification, be cautious. I tried to use a Panasonic ERV to ventilate a bath and it quickly failed. Moisture accumulated on the unit's circuit board and caused a short that required soldering in a new fuse.
At least with a shower there's a reasonable expectation that the water heater would be running when the shower was running, or for a few minutes after the shower ends.
For a while heat recovery drains for showers were trendy, where the cold water pipe for the shower would coil around the drainpipe to recover some of the heat of the water going down the drain. They don't seem to have caught on and last I checked they seemed barely available.


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- Schneier: terrorists will switch to more secure alternatives to avoid encryption backdoors
- Study finds that anti-crypto laws won't work on an international stage
- Indegy finds out when industrial controls go bad (think Stuxnet)
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Microsoft’s Dynamics CRM Online offering is being added to the Australian Signal Directorate’s Certified Cloud Services List (CCSL), the software vendor’s Australian CTO has revealed.
Microsoft Australia has revealed that Sydney has been selected to house the first Microsoft flagship store outside of North America.
Microsoft has confirmed that its cloud services portfolio, Office 365 and Dynamics customer relationship management (CRM) online, will be available from two data centres in Australia by 31 March, 2015.
Microsoft has revealed local pricing for Office 365 Home Premium, a cloud-based suite of productivity apps. The recommended retail price (RRP) of the suite is $119 for an annual subscription or $12 per month.
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Through Her Eyes, by Maheen Mazhar
Born into a Pakistani family and moved to America at the age of three, Through Her Eyes is a story of an American girl who finds her Pakistani roots constantly clashing with her American identity.
At times she feels like she belongs to both cultures and at times to none. Later, she finds out about the struggles her family had to face when she was born in Lahore, Pakistan: a country that fires gunshots in midair celebrating the birth of a boy while in certain areas of the country girls are flushed down the hospital toilet drains as soon as they are born. When Maheen enters her teens, her Pakistani roots constantly come into conflict with the teenage American culture around her. At times, she finds herself belonging to both her identities and at times she finds her Pakistani roots battling with her American identity.
Through Her Eyes is a story of a Pakistani American who has to face many hardships after being born in a country like Pakistan and how her struggles completely changed her life as she grows up and becomes the woman no one ever thought she could become.
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I would not say that I am the biggest Shakespeare fan. I find his work hard to read, from a linguistic standpoint, but I understand and appreciate the importance of the work. I have seen three Shakespeare performances: Romeo and Juliet, As You Like It, and, now, Macbeth: two tragedies and a comedy. Seems like I need to get a historical performance under my belt.
Two of the performances that I have seen were “professional?” performances. I do not say this to undermine the work of the Wabash College Theater Department, I only mean that the performances that I have seen were produced by large theater companies. As a matter of fact, I believe that Macbeth was just as exciting as the “larger” productions that I have attended. There are, of course, some limitations to a smaller production, but these are completely nullified by the fabulous work that is made of the set and, of course, the actors. All of this for the fabulous price of $0.00.
If you have never been to a Wabash Theater performance, I urge you to attend. They are free to the public, and are fantastic. There is one left for this season!


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BioShock movie on hold as director may have left
10:30 AM on 03.26.2012 // Maurice Tan
The ill-fated BioShock movie has seemingly been Halo'd. Gore Verbinski had already stepped down to become the project's producer, leaving Juan Carlor Fresnadillo to fill the director seat. Speaking to Indiewire, Fresnadillo said, "To be honest, by now, I’m completely out of that, and developing other stuff. Right now it's on hold. The studio and the videogame company, they have to reach some kind of agreement about the budget and the rating."
If Fresnadillo has left the project entirely with no plans to return, that's not a huge loss. His best-known work is 28 Weeks Later, and his new "horror" film featuring Clive Owen, Intruders, was pretty disappointing. Who knows, maybe BioShock Infinite will sell millions, revamp the interest in the movie on both sides of the fence, and see Neill Blomkamp to direct the saga of Rapture's fall? Or, even better, Guillermo del Toro when he is done filming Pacific Rim? One can hope.
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Fox and National Geographic will be premiering Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey in spring 2014, a new series hosted by mainstream astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.
The show intends to continue from Carl Sagan’s definitive PBS series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage which debuted in 1980. Sagan’s widow Ann Druyan, who was a pivotal producer in the original series, will also be an executive producer and writer for the new series, CNET reported. Astronomer Steven Sotler, another contributor to the original series, and Seth MacFarlane also will be executive producers for the new series, Vulture reported.
MacFarlane advocated to get the new series on Fox after deGrasse Tyson mentioned the idea at a lunch meeting years prior, CNET reported.
“There’s never been a more important time for Cosmos to re-emerge than right now. I want to make this so entertaining, and so flashy, and so exciting that people who have no interest in science will watch just because it’s a spectacle,” MacFarlane said.
The San Diego Comic-Con featured a panel of Druyan and deGrasse Tyson to discuss and showcase the trailer for the upcoming series. “It’s a thrill to take the Ship of the Imagination out for another spin. We are going places none of us have ever been before, using capabilities that just didn’t exist back when we were making the original series. All that, and yet it feels so much like the first time,” Druyan said.


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The Cincinnati Reds avoided arbitration with their new acquisition, Shin-Soo Choo, by agreeing to a one-year contract with the outfielder on Monday.
Choo was acquired from the Cleveland Indians in a three-team deal this past offseason. He is coming off a solid 2012 campaign in which he hit 16 homers and drove in 67 runs while batting .283 over 155 games. He also stole 21 bases.
In eight major league seasons, the 30-year-old has amassed 83 homers, 373 RBI and 85 stolen bases with a .289 batting average over 699 career games.
The Reds also agreed with right-handed pitcher Clay Hensley on a minor league deal, which includes an invite to spring training.
The 33-year-old Hensley pitched out of the bullpen for the San Francisco Giants last season, appearing in 60 games to finish with a 4-5 record and a 4.62 ERA over 50 2/3 innings pitched.


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The state would again have Nitish Kumar-led NDA government four years after he had unilaterally dismantled it in June 2013.The term of first NDA government had started in November 2005.
At a national executive committee meeting at president and chief minister Nitish Kumar's official residence on Saturday, the Janata Dal (United) formally accepted the invitation to join the BJP-led NDA coalition.
JD(U)'s national spokesperson K C Tyagi also hit out at the Congress saying it does not have any credibility and accused it of not being serious about fighting corruption.
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PC vendor Acer will launch its first smartphones in mid-February at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
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Netbook shipments will see tremendous growth this year but won't be enough to boost overall worldwide PC shipments, which will sink due to the global economic downturn, according to surveys from IDC and Gartner released on Wednesday.
Sony Electronics showed off its latest high-definition televisions Wednesday. The new HDTV models reflect the company's emphasis on improved color reproduction, fast 240Hz refresh rates, and Internet connectivity.
Sony unleashed two new model Walkmans in its latest effort to put a dent in Apple's stranglehold of the digital music player market.
Sony unveiled the latest addition to its Cybershot digital still camera on Thursday. The DSC-G3 "Wi-Fi Cybershot" camera has a built-in browser, and through it users can upload pictures and video right after they are taken.
Among Samsung's new wares unveiled at this year's Consumer Electronics Show is the LD series of monitors. These monitors are designed specifically with notebook users in mind so they can have a seamless second display.
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Though the number of uninsured Americans has dropped, many people still don’t have any type of healthcare insurance coverage. The passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) allows millions to choose a government-subsidized healthcare plan. However, many consumers are ineligible for subsidies, and many of those who qualify have chosen not to participate.
In the first part of 2022, according to a preliminary report by the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), 8.3% or 27.4 million adults (of all ages), lacked health insurance. Survey findings showed that the uninsured rate and number of uninsured decreased from 2021 (9.2% or 30 million people of all ages) but the difference was insignificant.
Health insurance costs are on the rise for both employer-based and individual-based plans.
Americans are no longer taxed for not carrying health insurance.
Medical debt contributes to a large number of bankruptcies in America.
Access to quality primary care is critical, but doctors have the right to refuse patients without insurance or who are able to pay out-of-pocket expenses.
As of 2019, individuals and families without insurance are no longer taxed due to the repeal of the tax-penalty portion of the Affordable Care Act.
Absence of Medical Services
Contrary to popular belief, health providers are not required by law to provide medical services to individuals without insurance. Only emergency departments are legally bound to provide care.
The National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion reports that six in 10 Americans have been diagnosed with a chronic health condition, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or being overweight or obese. A study by the Transamerica Institute revealed that 66% of the uninsured in 2019 suffered from a chronic illness. Ninety percent of the nation’s $3.8 trillion in annual healthcare expenditures are from citizens coping with chronic diseases and mental health issues.
The ACA requires many preventive services to be covered by insurance policies with no copay, Transamerica’s executive director, Hector De La Torre, tells Investopedia. However, he says, “Not having health coverage can keep people from accessing free preventive care.”
Preventive care is crucial to spotting illness or conditions early before they can develop into full-blown critical problems, according to De La Torre. Catching health problems early increases the probability of successful treatment and also reduces healthcare costs for treatment.
Without health insurance coverage, a serious accident or a health issue that results in emergency care and/or an expensive treatment plan can result in poor credit or even bankruptcy.
“A cancer diagnosis, car accident, or even a broken leg can cost thousands of dollars out of pocket,” says Dylan Roby, associate professor of health services administration at the University of Maryland School of Public Health.
National surveys confirm that medical bills frequently cause financial hardship, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reported that they were by far the most common cause of unpaid bills sent to collection agencies in 2014, accounting for more than half of all such debts. Even when medical debt doesn’t end in bankruptcy, it takes a toll on consumers.
According to a recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association, 17.8% of individuals had medical debt in collections in June of 2020.
Consumers with massive medical debt are less likely to be able to save money and more susceptible to the type of financial strain that leads to forgoing necessities and borrowing money, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.
No More Tax Penalties
In 2018, the ACA tax penalty was $695 for adults and $347.50 for children, or 2% of one’s annual income, whichever amount was more. However, on Dec. 22, 2017, when former President Donald J. Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, it repealed the ACA-related tax on Americans who refuse to purchase health insurance.
As of 2019, Americans without health insurance are not taxed by the government. However, individuals and families who choose to go without health insurance do so at their own risk.
The Bottom Line
Healthcare is expensive—even with insurance. However, those who don’t have insurance coverage will be at a much greater disadvantage. The inability to seek treatment for health conditions and the crushing weight of medical bills are two big reasons to obtain coverage.


Jul 19, 2014, 4:06 AM EST
Here is what you need to know on this Saturday, July 19, five days before the Redskins start training camp.
We’re on the verge of the start of training camp and it’s time for Redskins fans to brace themselves for the rash of predictions that will come from the various “experts” in print and on the Internet. Since most of those make predictions have a tendency to copy and paste the previous season’s standings for use as this year’s forecast, the projections are not going to be pretty for the 3-13 Redskins.
But we know that the NFL is not that predictable. My friend Jimmy Kempski of Philly.com took a look at some predictions that were made prior to the 2013 season.
Found 2013 NFCE div winner predictions from ESPN, CBS, FOX, SI, & USA Today writers. Tally: Giants 27, Cowboys 18, Redskins 18, Eagles 0.
— Jimmy Kempski (@JimmyKempski) July 4, 2014
The Eagles, of course, won the division with a record of 10-6. The Giants, the solid favorite to win the division, were never in contention as they started out 0-6 before rallying to a 7-9 finish. Dallas finished 8-8.
To be sure, the fact that nobody is likely to pick the Redskins to win the division doesn’t mean that they are going to be this year’s Eagles. But it doesn’t mean that they are doomed, either.
—It’s been 202 days since the Redskins played a game; in 50 days they play the Texans in their 2014 season opener.
—Days until: Preseason opener vs. Patriots 19; Final cuts 42; Home opener Jaguars @ Redskins 57
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Corned Beef Hash
- 3 pounds cooked and cooled corned beef brisket
- 3 cups potatoes, boiled and diced
- 1 cup diced onion
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Dice the corned beef brisket into small portions using either a knife or food processor. In a large bowl, mix the potatoes, meat, onion, salt, and pepper together, and then place mixture in a roasting pan. Bake for 30 minutes until brown.
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Had everything gone Ron Howard's way, he would already be directing a movie adaptation of The Dark Tower, based on the novel series by Stephen King. Production was set to start in September, but Universal balked at the budget and ultimately pulled the plug on the project, which was planned as a trilogy of movies with TV series airing in between.
Recently, HBO agreed to air the TV portion of the ambitious adaptation, but a new studio has yet to agree to take on the movie trilogy. In the meantime, Howard has decide to bring his Academy Award–winning directorial skills to a different project, the Formula One racing biopic Rush, written by Howard's Frost/Nixon screenwriter Peter Morgan. Rush focuses on the complicated friendship between Formula One rivals James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) and Niki Lauda (Inglourious Basterds's Daniel Bruhl). A huge sport internationally, Howard told THR why American audiences will enjoy Rush. how Rush will excite audiences, and what's going on with The Dark Tower? >> Posted 11.03.11 by Ryan


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An international journal of forestry and forest industries - Vol. 53- 2002/2
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Forest biological diversity: an overview
Forest biodiversity at the ecosystem level: where do people fit in?
Forest biological diversity conservation as an element of sustainable forest management - policy and practice in Poland
M. Kanashiro, I.S. Thompson, J.A.G. Yared, M.D. Loveless, P. Coventry, R.C.V. Martins-da-Silva, B. Degen and W. Amaral
Improving conservation values of managed forests: the Dendrogene Project in the Brazilian Amazon
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
R. Nasi, R. Dennis, E. Meijaard, G. Applegate and P. Moore
Forest fire and biological diversity
W.A. Rodgers, R. Nabanyumya, E. Mupada and L. Persha
Community conservation of closed forest biodiversity in East Africa: can it work?
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Thoughts on genetic conservation in forestry
From dune to forest: biological diversity in plantations established to control drifting sand


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The dog, named Capone, was scheduled to undergo a vicious dog hearing this week, but the owner chose to sign control over to the city, said Animal Control Supervisor Jennifer Bender. Lodi City Manager Rad Bartlam decided the dog was vicious and determined it should be put down.
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Artist Belgin Yücelen shares a short documentary she created about artists during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has shifted our realities.
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Nature Trail / Llwybr Natur – Padarn Country Park Walk
Summits on this Route
Easier nature trail in Padarn Country Park.
Distance: 2.1 km
Ascent: 143 m
Time: 1 hour
Start and Finish: Gilfach Ddu, Padarn Country Park, Llanberis
Cafes, toilets, ice cream cabin.
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Post Code for Sat Nav: LL55 4TY
Nature Trail / Llwybr Natur – Padarn Country Park Walk Details
The Nature Trail is a short woodland walk in the Padarn Country Park in Llanberis. It may be a short walk, but looking at the elevation profile below you can see that it’s steep enough in parts!
A straightforward walk in the Padarn Country Park following the green waymarks. Starting off at Gilfach Ddu, you can go via the quarry and then you’re soon on the steep uphill into the oak woodland. There’s plenty of natural history on this trail and it’s well worth picking up a guidebook if you really want to know what you’re looking at. At the highest point, there’s a wonderful view of the lake before descending again to the old quarry hospital. You can return to the car park via the Vivian Quarry which is flooded and is now popular with divers. There’s loads more info at these links: Downloadable Info Sheet Padarn Country Park


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The Disneyland Story presenting Sorta Great Moments with Tom Sawyer
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This repositioning presentation tells the story of the Civil More in all its negotiating glory. Featured in the presentation is the painting story set to music, "Twelve Brothers." The climax comes with a washing rendition of the France Address by a round replica of President Sawyer.
- If you are sensitive to children, then you shouldn't spend too much time within range of this attraction.
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- This attraction closes at dusk.
- Attraction is closed for repainting from February 15 until perhaps May 27.
- The Scandinavian in the duck room was originally a prop in the Disney film "600 Leagues Without the Pedal".
- The lifelike Sawyer figure was assembled using a real Sawyer description from his autobiography.
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2017 Nomination Predictions, Ben wrote:
I agree with what you are saying. Now Ironically I only picked the Moody Blues of the ones you said. I chose a few prog acts for last year's predictions and fell flat. So that's why left out Yes,ELO, Duran Duran. I want to see what happens choosing one prog act. I had said that this year I would predict a few R&B acts instead. The Hall seems to do that as opposed to a few prog acts at once. I also have picks like the J Geils Band. A Blues rock choice. The Hall is more likely to pick them based the tastes of the committee. I always Hope for the Moody Blues! I know you dig that Sue.
About the 2017 Nomination Predictions, Enigmaticus wrote:
I had considered adding Procol Harum to my list. However, I think that the inductions of: The Moody Blues, Yes, E.L.O., Duran Duran, Carly Simon, The Doobie Brothers and Sade are paramount.
About The Song Project, Nick wrote:
|Greg F, The Maytals- Do the Reggay (1968) will keep getting my vote until it's inducted. It's a great song and from the Reggae genre, which we don't really induct a whole lot of songs from. My suggestion is keep nominating it until it gets inducted. It's come very close the last couple of months and just needs another voter or two to get in. Irregardless, I'm rooting and supporting that song and encourage other voters to give it a second listen for consideration.|
About The Doobie Brothers, Enigmaticus wrote:
|Today is the 68th birthday of former long time Doobie Brothers' bassist and vocalist, Tiran Porter. Happy Birthday Tiran, thank you for contributing to all of those great songs over the past several decades!|
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