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Tunisia is Africa’s smallest country, but it is packed with
enough diversity to fill a continent! Vestiges of former rulers dot the landscape:
the remains of the mighty city of Carthage; Roman ruins that demonstrate what
was once Rome’s richest imperial province; medieval medinas (walled cities) built at
the beginning of the Arabic era; and elegant 19th century French colonial
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Tunisia, a melting-pot of different civilizations, has rich cultural
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by the various international festivals held throughout the year.
Well known seaside resort areas (Sousse, Monastir, Hammamet and Nabeul, Djerba
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with a dizzying choice of waterfront accommodations featuring land and sea sports such as
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A deep stillness descended over the woods as I walked, its peacefulness gradually permeating my spirit. My black lab, Poco, ran on ahead, nose to the ground, snuffling in the unexpected February snow. A loud crackling and crashing in the underbrush to the right of the path broke the silence. I stopped. Leashing the dog, I listened, peering intently into the thicket from which the sound originated. It sounded like something big. Was it a deer? Perhaps a fox? Poco strained against the leash. A flash of red, a hint of gray—and a fat robin hopped out of the bushes, looked at me quizzically, and continued making a lot of racket in his search for something to eat. Definitely not what I’d expected. I smiled, said hello, and raised my eyes to walk on, only to have my gaze arrested by the large and luminous eyes of a doe.
She stood, still as a statue, maybe twenty feet away, her tawny coat blending perfectly into the brown and gray backdrop of beech trees and bare brush. Surrounded by mist rising from the melting snow, she appeared otherworldly. Only her eyes, wide and watching, witnessed to her lifeblood and vitality. Her beauty took my breath away.
A gift, freely given during this chance encounter in the woods. I’d gone for a walk because I couldn’t get my mind around the concepts in an article I was working on, entitled “Embracing our Brokenness.” Suddenly, my jumbled thoughts fell into place. The suffering and pain that enters our lives is like the crashing and thrashing of that robin in the underbrush. It is the noise that stops us in our tracks. Pain, whether physical, emotional, or spiritual, sends a loud message: Slow down! Pay attention! We’re forced to put everything else aside in our attempt to decipher the source of the noise; in our endeavor to make sense out of seemingly senseless suffering.
At first, our attention is focused on the brokenness. Where did it come from? Who is causing it? Why me? Why my loved one? How do I get rid of it? Gradually, when we stop struggling to find an answer, when we simply accept the fact that this broken place is now a part of our lives, we begin to sense a presence. Like the doe encountered on my walk, it is a presence of great calm, great beauty, great power and great mystery. Although we sense the presence, in order to see it we must turn our full attention; heart, soul, and mind; toward it. When we do so, we discover that it is Christ himself, waiting in the midst of our brokenness
Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the forty days of Lent. Some of us will use this time to reflect on Christ’s life, death, and resurrection, and what they mean for us personally. But many of us, in our rush to get to Easter, will dash past Good Friday and the image of Christ dying on the cross. After all, we think, we are a resurrection people. We want beautiful crosses; empty crosses of gold, burnished copper, polished walnut. We shield our eyes and spirits from the gruesome details of death by crucifixion.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer writes, “Our God is a suffering God.” Jesus’ suffering on the cross is central to understanding the character of God. A God who never gives up on us; who loves us, broken, disobedient and sinful people that we are. A God who loves us enough to send his Son into the world as a living, breathing, human being; a man who, although fully divine, experiences all that it means to be human, including the capacity to suffer. A God whose power is displayed through weakness.
In the words of Paul , “…We preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God” (1Cor. 1:23-24). It is through Christ’s suffering and death on the cross that we can be assured not only that we lived as a redeemed people, but that our God stands with us, cries with us, and suffers with us in the broken places of our lives.
Each Lenten season we are given a new opportunity to meet Christ at the cross. Find a regular time to sit in silence. Contemplate the suffering He took on for you. Share your broken places with Him. Cry out to Him. Cry with Him. Allow yourself to simply wait with open hands.
The Lord has a gift for you. He stands in the shadows. Do you see Him? His beauty will take your breath away. He is speaking through the pain. Will you take time to listen?

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What’s the ballot about?
What did you think of the latest higher education pay offer for 2021/2?
Not good enough. That’s what we think. A measly 1.5% pay rise – for the majority of staff – is all they think you’re worth. With inflation running at over 3%, this is a real terms pay cut. Plus the value of HE pay has fallen by over 17% in the last 12 years.
To add insult to injury, hard-working university staff are now facing a massive increase in living costs as they face a double whammy of rocketing gas and electricity prices as well as increasing national insurance payments of 1.25% from April 2022.
We can’t wait any longer, 1.5% isn’t going to cut it and we need to let them know now by standing together.
Vote YES to strike for the pay you deserve.
When vice-chancellors say they want to prevent redundancies and use that as an excuse to not pay HE staff what they deserve we say that’s not good enough.
Why is it that universities can afford a record rise in the number of people being paid over £100k? If they can afford that, they can afford to pay a fair wage that HE staff deserve after more than a year of exceptionally hard work and dedication through the pandemic – and through more than a decade of derisory pay rises.
A ballot paper will be sent to your home address and UNISON recommends that you vote YES to strike for the pay you deserve.
Remember to make sure your vote is returned in good time before the ballot closes – there are different dates depending on whether you live in England, Scotland or Northern Ireland. Check the FAQs below for details where you are.
Some members are also being balloted on their USS pension. Find out more on the USS campaign page.
Check your pay
With most people facing a massive increase in living costs now is the time fight for a proper pay increase.
Use our pay calculator to see how much pay you’ve lost over the last twelve years.
FAQs for members
Who is being asked to vote for strike action on the pay offer?
All HE branches were asked if they wanted be included in a ballot against the pay offer that came into effect on 1 August 2021.
Branches covering 37 universities opted to run ballots for strike action against the pay offer.
If you work for one of the universities on the list below, then you are going to be sent a postal ballot:
Arts University Bournemouth
Bath Spa University
Edinburgh Napier University
Glasgow Caledonian University
Kings College London
London School Economics and Political Science
Manchester Metro University
Nottingham Trent University
Queen Margaret University
Queen Mary University of London
Robert Gordon University
SOAS University of London
St Mary’s University College, Belfast
University of Aberdeen
University West of Scotland
University College London
University of Bedfordshire
University Of Brighton
University of Edinburgh
University of Gloucestershire
University of Greenwich
University of Huddersfield
University of Leeds
University of Manchester
University of Oxford
University of Sheffield
University Of Southampton
University of Strathclyde
University of Sussex
University of West London
University of Winchester
This ballot covers staff employed directly by the university who are covered by national HE pay bargaining for the year 2021/22.
If you work for a students’ union, arms-length company or private contractor then you won’t be balloted but you can still show support to your colleagues who are voting to take action.
Why aren’t all universities being balloted?
In previous years UNISON has run a single national aggregated ballot in higher education pay disputes.
UNISON HE conference policy changed this to running ‘disaggregated’ ballots at a local employer level.
Branches were asked if they wished to run local ballots for action.
When does the pay ballot open and how long is it open for?
There are different ballot dates depending on where you live.
- In England the ballot runs from 6 December 2021 – 28 January 2022
- In Scotland the ballot runs from 6 December 2021 – 28 January 2022
- In Northern Ireland the ballot runs from 6 December 2021 – 9 February 2022
How do I vote?
You will receive a ballot paper, sent to your home address. To vote you’ll need to complete the ballot paper and return it in the freepost envelope provided.
Look out for your envelope containing your vote – it looks like this:
How about taking a selfie when you pop your vote in the post box? You could share it on your social media using the hashtag #NotGoodEnough.
It’s so important that every member uses their vote so make sure your colleagues know about the ballot too!
Is my vote anonymous?
Yes. No-one knows how you voted but you. The ballot is run for UNISON by an independent body called Civica Election Services (CES), formerly the Electoral Reform Society.
What if I haven’t received my ballot paper?
Call UNISON Direct on 0800 0 857 857. They will verify your membership and contact CES to issue you with a replacement ballot paper.
The ballot hotline is open from:
- 5 January to 12pm on 24 January 2022 for the England ballots
- 5 January to 12pm on 24 January 2022 for the Scotland ballots
- 5 January to 12pm on 24 January 2022 for the Northern Ireland ballot
I don’t seem to be receiving emails from UNISON – how can I check you have the right contact details?
It’s so important that we have an up to date email address, phone number and home address for all our members. That means we can get in touch with you about issues that affect your job, like this pay ballot.
You can check and update your details and the permissions you give UNISON to contact you using MyUNISON.
If you haven’t yet registered on MyUNISON you can register here.
I’m not a member of UNISON – if I join will I get a vote?
Yes. If you join UNISON by Monday 17 January you’ll get a vote in this ballot.
Why are you running a pay ballot?
On 1 August 2021 the university employers imposed a pay offer.
UNISON members were consulted and voted to reject the pay offer.
UNISON believes that members working in higher education deserve better – you deserve a decent pay rise for the past year. That’s why UNISON’s Higher Education Service Group Executive decided to ask branches to participate in the ballots. And that’s why we’re asking you, our members, to vote for strike action.
A vote for action will send a strong message, to your employer and to the national higher education employers, to get back round the table to negotiate a fair and decent pay rise for the past year. By standing together and taking voting to take action employers will realise that they can’t continue to take their staff for granted.
When will I find out the results?
- In England your branch will be informed of the results after the vote closes on 28 January 2022.
- In Scotland your branch will be informed of the results after the vote closes on 28 January 2022.
- In Northern Ireland your branch will be informed of the results after the vote closes on 9 February 2022.
Your branch will be able to inform you of the results.
What will the next steps be if a majority vote to strike?
UNISON’s higher education service group executive (HE SGE) will meet to consider the outcome of the ballots to decide how best to take the campaign forward and to provide national coordination for action. Branches will be kept informed and involved in these decisions.

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We spoke to Jason Austin, Food and Health Protection Manager from Torfaen County Borough Council. This case study is part of our celebration campaign marking 10 years of the mandatory display of Food Hygiene Ratings in Wales.
We spoke to Richard from Melin Llynon, a pastry chef and chocolatier bringing new life to the last surviving windmill in Wales. He told us all about his relationship with his Environmental Health Officer from Isle of Anglesey County Council and how it’s helped him to achieve and maintain a top food hygiene rating.
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Adam takes a look at the Cairn Wraith, a vengeful ghost who can be a Vampire Counts hero or part of a unit.
He just looks too muscular around the shoulders for something that is basically an insubstantial skeleton, one that was an academic too, so not likely to be buff. Like the necromancer and the wight king of these though.
There’s discussion about using the mini as a Nightbringer Shard in Epic:Armageddon, which I think is a great idea (mounted on a slightly larger, slimmer base).
I have one and I think it’s brilliant! It probably won’t see the table in my VC army, but will definitely see table time in the Catacombs of Terror…
Its rather nice plastic model.
Picked this up with the Vampire Counts book last week. Really good fig and really hope GW will produce more of this type one model plastics in the future. I’m not sure I’ll actually use this for Warhammer Fantasy, but with little converting this would make a fine Necron model.
I picked one up to replace my old necron lord since they have overlords now and I think this will make a perfect one with a little converting (spare parts from lychguard/praetorian box).
Loving these plastic kits from GW. Look good, assemble well and being plastic easy to deal with. Wish price was a lot cheaper, for £1 Id buy it in an instant, as its a bit pricier these days Ill have a good think about it.
I also have a Nurgle Chaos Lord like this that I was able to convert (somewhat) to be a 40k Nurgle Chaos Lord, which is to say I added a Chaos backpack, a second shoulderpad, and a pistol on his hip. Once the paint is fully done, I’ll take photos and post him on Minirama.
Nice to see another video from you Adam. Good discussion of the pros and cons of the model.
I for one like this direction GW have taken with the single model plastics. Some additional poseability would be nice for the modellers amongst us but I have seen a few of these models unboxed now and I must admit they are tempting. Certainly sidesteps the whole Finecast argument.
Anyway just wanted to finish by saying im looking forward to more vids from you. They are a great addition to the BoW catalogue.
Nice model and a good video of what you like and what you didn’t. Perhaps only thing missing was discussion of it in the game. Finecast does seem ideal for plague marines haha
The more I see of the single plastic models the more I want them, even just to paint.
Only in the US would people use lead shot as mini weights!
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Very similar in form to Indian Army Jack knives, although I can find no ordnance marking on this example.
Chequered horn grips with elongated bale. One grip with a neat panel carved out, containing the original owners initials.
Blade marked "Empire". All springs tight, blades lock in place well, slight wobble to the spike when closed.
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Windows Update to Fix Spectre/Meltdown Exploits Broke Some PCs
Some AMD users have reported that the update was breaking their computers.
The biggest news in cybersecurity last week was the discovery of the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities in modern computer processors. They affect virtually all computers in the world, and as a result of this severity, hardware companies have been scrambling to create and release updates that patch the holes. In its haste, however, it appears that Microsoft released a series of updates for Windows that could break AMD systems. Recently, the company was forced to remove these updates from some systems running AMD processors and graphics cards.
As reported by ComputerWorld, users had begun complaining of bricked computers last week. Some AMD users had run into blue screen errors, an inability to restart their computers, and other issues.
Earlier this week, after several days of complaints, Microsoft pulled the patches from some AMD systems and acknowledged that they had been causing issues. But Microsoft placed the blame squarely on AMD, stating on its website that "some AMD chipsets do not conform to the documentation previously provided to Microsoft to develop the Windows operating system mitigations to protect against the chipset vulnerabilities known as Spectre and Meltdown."
Microsoft promised that it'll work with AMD to resolve the problems as soon as possible, but it has not provided a specific timetable yet. In the meantime, you can check out our feature on what PC gamers need to know about Meltdown and Spectre here.


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Jo Groh marking scores in the orchestra library
Last week was the first Colburn Orchestra rehearsal of the season, and for a select few of our musicians, it was their first time seeing the physical copies of the music they will perform this Saturday at Ambassador Auditorium. But contrary to what some might believe, the music doesn’t just appear out of nowhere. It is meticulously prepared, through a frenzied and rarely linear journey, by our orchestra librarians, Jo Groh and Alison Verderber.
The two are responsible for obtaining sheet music; making sure all the music is coherent, legible, and with all the same markings; customizing scores for musicians’ preferences; housing music in their small, filled-to-the-brim office; helping inform repertoire choices; and physically transporting music to rehearsals and concerts. They, to put it lightly, take pride in their work.
Many months before the season begins, the librarians meet with a committee that determines orchestra repertoire for the upcoming season. Many factors go into what repertoire is selected, including instrumentation, timing, theme, and academic purpose. For the first orchestra concert, programming was built around the Walton Cello Concerto, featuring Conservatory cellist Youna Choi won last year’s concerto competition and a solo in one of our subscription series concert this season. From there, the committee decided on an English theme. They thus selected Elgar’s Enigma Variations, which the Colburn Orchestra performed in 2012, conducted by Sir Neville Marriner. Guest conductor Courtney Lewis chose Esa-Pekka Salonen’s LA Variations, written for the LA Phil when he served as music director.
“We handle both library and personnel, so we have to know all sides of the discussion. We talked about doing John Adam’s City Noir but it had some crazy instrumentation and we would have had to hire a lot of people,” Jo explained.
Once repertoire is decided, the librarians are given a budget, and from there, must figure out how to procure music. The process for each piece is different. Most hunts start with the publisher, but some require a little more digging.
“The Walton Cello Concerto was from a publisher that originally sent us this set of parts that was printed back in the ‘50s,” Jo told us. “The word ‘printed’ is used very loosely in the situation,” Alison interjected.
The ink and paper on those parts was so old and worn that when they tried to erase previous markings, the paper disintegrated with it. There was no way they were going to hand those scores out to our students in that state. Luckily, our librarians are adept at Photoshop. They regularly darken and add markings, fill in missing note heads, and even dissect and rearrange sections of music when conductors have requests.
After a painstaking patch-up job, the Cello Concerto was almost ready for distribution. All it was missing was a bow master: markings that tell string players what direction their bows should go in, giving the section a uniform look during a performance.
Usually, Jo asks the librarian at the LA Phil for bow masters, or if they don’t have it, a library consortium made up of conservatories and the larger schools of music in the US. But the Cello Concerto is rarely performed, so her usual suspects couldn’t help.
“So I ended up going on Spotify and finding the last orchestra that did a recording of it—it was the BBC. I know one of the librarians at the BBC so I emailed him asking him for the bow masters, and he sent me these,” Jo said, gesturing to a clean, new edition of the concerto. “I was like, ‘Hold up. Why is this engraving so much nicer than the set we got in the mail?’”
After asking the publisher if they carried the nicer engraving, Jo was able to get her hands on a new set of music, which meant that all of the work she had done previously was moot.
“Besides all of that craziness, the Walton wasn’t that hard to prep. The scores were actually pretty easy to mark up, and we just had to go through and put in bowings in so that every single string part matches within the section.”
LA Variations, however, was a completely different story. After extensive erasing of parts she got in the mail, Jo had to make a new set of music for the strings, percussionists, and wind players. Their music gets marked up, and it’s easier for her to just clean the score once, make photocopies, and return a clean set to the publisher. That involves printing, assembling, taping, and marking up each score for individual musicians. “We go through a lot of erasers here.”
Marking each score proved to be the challenge with LA Variations, given the numerous divisis, sections that have multiple parts within a part. Jo methodically went through each musician’s part to determine, based on their seat, which line they played.
“It was more about keeping the road map of the piece in mind. I had to think about what person is playing which note at any given time, and how I could effectively mark that for the musicians so they know where they’re going in this piece.”
After the first rehearsal, she seemed pleased. “No news is good news in library land. When we don’t get feedback, it just means we did our jobs correctly.”

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The work is aimed at creation of high-efficiency heat regenerators of gas turbine units (GTU) of the gas transportation system of Ukraine. It is proposed to use highly effective heat exchange surfaces from the tubes of the spiral corrugated profile with high heat and aerodynamic characteristics for heat regenerators GTU, which will ensure a reduction of mass-dimensions by 30- 40% in comparison with heat exchangers made of smooth round tubes and an increase in the KPD GTU from 18-25% to 38-41%.
Gas turbine unit ( GTU) is the dominant type of drive gas transportation system of Ukraine. However, most of them morally and physically obsolete, leading to a waste of gas for its own needs, which in 2010 amounted to 4.9 billion m3. To improve gas turbine is to use the least expensive stoves (regenerator) for utilization of heat in the turbine exhaust gases at the same time regenerators at current levels of use are bulky often have low operational reliability.


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The Russell County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has partnered with the Hawkesbury and District General Hospital (HGH) and created the Mobile Crisis Response Team (MCRT). This is a team where police and their respective health partners respond together to support individuals experiencing a mental health and/or addiction-related crisis where police are called to assist.
Over the last few years, these partnership collaborations have been evolving and enhanced to include mental health experts riding along with, or co-responding with police. MCRT has been active in the Russell County Detachment since 2021.
MCRTs provide persons in crisis, their families and caregivers with timely and appropriate crisis intervention that requires a police officer and a mental health professional to attend and support on scene. Support also continues after the call for service and referrals are made to applicable agencies in Prescott-Russell.
Service recipients of an MCRT include individuals presenting with symptoms of mental illness, substance abuse, behavioural disorders or people in acute crisis situations.
An MCRT leverages the partnership between an officer and a trained mental health crisis worker to de-escalate a situation and support individuals. By establishing connections with the appropriate resources and embedding the necessary supports, MCRT will strive to decrease repeat calls for service, decrease police apprehensions, decrease emergency department wait times, a reduction in the need to engage police, coordinate access to mental health services and improve community safety and wellbeing.
Mental Health services are available to those in Russell County through the Hawkesbury General Hospital. If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis, please call the 24/7 Mental Health Crisis Line 1-866-996-0991 or 613-722-6914.

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Book review of “His Fantasy Maid”
“His Fantasy Maid” by Susan Blexrud
On the eve of Jake Sinclair’s bachelor party, his best man surprises him with a fantasy maid named Amy. Clad in a bikini, she cleans his house and jump starts his heart. She’s beautiful, smart, and compassionate. Why is a woman like this working as a fantasy maid? A few days later, with thoughts still distracted by the enigmatic Amy, Jake crashes his car and wakes in the hospital emergency room where his fantasy maid is now wearing scrubs and wielding a stethoscope. Is she a hallucination, or is his fantasy maid a doctor?
Every once in a while I need something spicy to read, so the cover is what drew me to”His Fantasy Maid”. It was an easy book to get into and I liked the characters, especially Jake who was a stand up guy throughout the book. I liked how he was with his friends and of course, with Amy as well. While Amy was okay in the beginning (I liked her better when she was a doctor than a maid), I came to like her even more in the end, and it was easy to see there was something between her and Jake from the start. Through the ups and downs, I thought the ending was a little predictable and some dialogue I didn’t think was necessary. Also, I wanted more of an ending because I wanted to know they would stay together — maybe not forever, but just enough for a reader to be satisfied.
While this book was considered “spicy,” I didn’t think the scenes were all that hot. There were very little parts that made me blush, but there was nothing that I really considered to be as sexy as the cover leaves you to believe. However, I liked the book a lot, and if you’re looking for a short weekend read that will make you blush ever so slightly, I recommend “His Fantasy Maid”.
I give this book 4 stars!
**About Susan Blexrud: Susan Blexrud grew up in Orlando, Florida, and now lives in Asheville, North Carolina, with her husband of 27 years, John, who proposed to her on New Year’s Eve 1985 on the Venice-Simplon Orient Express, halfway between Paris and Vienna. Their son Chris lives and works in Manhattan, and daughter Allison is a college junior. Susan has a Chihuahua named Baby and a cockatiel named Romeo. She is an avid reader, and she leads two monthly book clubs in Asheville. She is a walker and Yoga enthusiast. She enjoys quilting and bird watching (loves hummingbirds), and most of all, writing her next story.
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Following is a portion of a letter to members of DNCA from the 1995 President, Ilene Gormly. It was published in the February 1995 newsletter and describes a neighborhood concern that was addressed by DNCA and remains an issue today. Though no resolution to the problem was achieved through DNCA, due to widely divergent perspectives, the letter illustrates how DNCA remains committed to communicating, investigating and resolving issues that affect our community.
A group of Dunwoody North residents formed an organization apart from DNCA called CARS, Citizens Against Road Closings, to further address the traffic issue without resorting to road closures. Steve Bancroft was President. The group came up with a solution to the problem and suggested that the County put No Left Turn between 7-9 a.m. signs at Stonington , Dunkerrin and Dunover. The committee also organized a petition campaign securing well over the needed 66% needed to defeat closing any of our roads on Tilly Mill or N. Peachtree. DeKalb County ended up putting two No Left Turn signs up at Stonington and Dunkerrin Rds.
Cut-Through Traffic Concerns
Newsletter, February 1995
Numerous notices and letters have been circulated regarding the cut-through traffic issue. For anyone who may be new to the area, the issue concerns traffic that is driving through the area of Dunwoody North that is bounded by Tilly Mill Road and North Peachtree Road. Some of the residents of that area have proposed that Dunover Circle, Dunkerrin Lane, and Stonington Road be dead-ended at Tilly Mill Road for a 90 day trial period. Other residents of that area and of the other areas encompassed by our Civic Association are opposed to dead-ending those streets.
The issue has been under discussion for several months. The Civic Association determined that since the membership held such divergent opinions the Association itself would remain neutral on the matter. In the interest of promoting harmony within the Association, we formed a Traffic Committee which included representatives from all areas. There was also an open invitation to all Association members who wished to attend the meetings and participate. The Traffic Committee was chaired by Brad Edwards and Hub Kelsh.
After several meetings the Traffic Committee determined that it would be unable to reach a consensus. The members did, however, determine that they could agree on the problems created by the current amount of traffic in the defined area of Dunwoody North. Those problems were reported at the December 5 meeting of the Civic Association. The Traffic Committee was specifically authorized by a vote of the Civic Association to present the problems directly to DeKalb County. However, since the Traffic Committee could not agree on anything other than the problems, it had no other items to present either to the Civic Association membership or to DeKalb County.
The Traffic committee of the Dunwoody North Civic Association has given its final report and is no longer meeting. However, there are various individuals and groups who remain concerned about this issue and are continuing to communicate with people within our neighborhood and with DeKalb County. They are exercising their rights of free speech. You should be aware, however, that none of the groups or individuals who are communicating regarding the traffic issue represent or have been authorized by the Dunwoody North Civic Association.
DeKalb County is aware of the traffic issue in our neighborhood, and of the controversy surrounding it. The county placed counters on the problem streets to determine the extent of the cut-through traffic. The data from those counters is reproduced in this newsletter.* Additional information will be printed in the newsletter as the county makes it available to us.
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DJ Nyla Symone is looking to bring some ease during an unsettling time in the world by crafting a selection of music in a new weekly series titled Pretty Moody Monday’s.
The new series will be an Instagram live set with pop-in interviews from some of your favorite artists. In addition, a monthly SoundCloud mix will also be available with mainstream and upcoming artists who are not traditionally found on the radio.
To kick off the series, The Pretty Tomboy released Vol. 1 of the Pretty Moody Mix featuring The Internet, Jack Harlow, Earth Gang, Smino, Brent Fiyaz, and more.
Nyla Symone is just 24-years-old and is the youngest personality and DJ at Power 105.1, the top spot for Hip-Hop and R&B in New York City. She has honed her crafted from a set of legends including Angie Martinez, Charlamagne Tha God, and DJ Clue. You can find out where you can hear her on her Instagram.
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Cecina croquetas with Puerto del Monte Mencia
The second in our series of recipes and pairings for the festive season is the classic Spanish tapa of croquetas ideal served to share before a meal, as part of buffet or passed round with drinks at a cocktail party. Our enologist and logistics manager Elena Ramos has recommended a recipe that features cecina, the cured beef typical of Leon, where the DO Bierzo is also located, so serve this with our Puerto del Monte Mencia for a very local pairing.
Makes 35 approx.
- 100g of sliced cecina (smoked cured beef)
- 1/2 onion
- 2 or 3 tbsp. olive oil
- 50g butter
- 100g flour
- 750ml milk
- salt & pepper
- 2 beaten eggs
1. Poach the very finely chopped onion in the oil and butter. When it starts to soften add the finely chopped cecina.
2. Mix in the flour and heat for a few moments to toast it before gradually adding the warm milk. Stir constantly and keep adding the milk until you have a thick béchamel.
3. Season with salt and pepper and put the béchamel into a tub and cover with clingfilm. Once cool, place in the fridge to chill further.
4. Once completely cold (preferably overnight) form the béchamel into quenelles, balls or small lozenge shapes and then coat them in flour, beaten egg and breadcrumbs. They can be frozen at this stage for later use.
5. Fry them in enough oil to cover them completely (preferably in a deep fat fryer) so that they are golden and crispy on the outside and creamy on the inside.
For a touch of regional flavour, and to bring out the smokiness of the cecina, serve with a local Mencia red. Made in the DO Bierzo in Leon, Puerto del Monte Mencia is bright with berry fruit, elegant with refreshing acidity, perfect for serving with a wide range of food during the festive season.


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This is a very engrossing story told in amazing detail. I highly recommend the book but be warned - it is one horrific tragedy after another, and the author spares none of the gory details.
Fascinating, realistic portrayal of life in an English village during the plague. Wonderful read and very well written & researched.
A beautifully written story of a young woman surviving through a year when the plague killed most of her friends and family.
It's based on a true story - the author read of a small village in England where the people decided to quarantine themselves to avoid spreding the disease to neighboring towns and villages. She built the character and other details around this framework.
I couldn't stop reading until I had fnished the book!
This is a wonderful book. Well-written and moving. Note that all her research shows up in tangents to the plague. That isn't a bad thing, but the book is more a story of life during that time: mining, law enforcement, ideas on witchcraft, etc. I've read many books on the plaguefrom Defoe to Cantorbut it was interesting to see a broader take on life during that time.
If you like this one, you might like "1066: The Year of the Conquest." It is a history of the Norman invasion as experienced in one village.
What a simple life. Also makes you wonder, as I'm sure they did, why some were infected and others not. Have always heard about the plague but have never read a book where it made it so human. Recommend!!


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Serosun Farms is a sustainable community that blends peaceful, pastoral living with modern convenience. Centered around a working farm, it is a progressive rural oasis that provides refuge from the city without sacrificing its comforts. Residents will enjoy hundreds of acres of open space with restored prairie and woodlands while staying connected through the latest technology and being pampered by a wide range of amenities. For more information on homes sites go to our Living tab.
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Woodlands Restoration Saturday April 8
We had beautiful weather for our woodlands restoration project. Thank you to the volunteers that came out to help. We are making inroads with our battle against the invasive plants in our savannah woodlands.
Direction to Serosuns Farms
We are located at 45 W 489 Berner Road near Hampshire. Take Plank Road west from route 47. Turn right on Romke and go 1 mile to our entrance on the right. Follow the signs to the sales office.

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In celebration of International Women’s Day 2018, a group of outstanding organisations working to empower women within the energy access sector are collaborating on a series of articles. We will be sharing stories of women’s empowerment from around the globe over the coming weeks. In the third piece of our series, Tania Laden and Claire Baker make a case for more active inclusion and leadership of women. Their organisation, LivelyHoods, is a social business that creates job opportunities for Kenya’s youth and women in their own communities, transforming marginalised populations into clean energy distributors.
Kenya is a hub of social entrepreneurship and of tech innovation, where people from across the globe are flocking in pursuit of the next big thing to come out of the ‘Silicon Savannah’. However, it’s also a country where the majority of women are still confined to the kitchens, fields, and fireplaces of urban and rural homes. These women are locked out of the formal job sector and prevented from reaching their potential as professionals and leaders in their communities.
“When I co-founded LivelyHoods in 2011, we set out to tackle two issues which we saw as being barriers to development in Kenyan slums: youth unemployment and a distribution bottleneck for innovative, clean energy, products,” explains Tania Laden, LivelyHoods cofounder and Executive Director. “What we didn’t realise was that we were creating a powerful model for women, in particular, to earn an income and become community influencers by educating other women on the benefits of modern energy technologies, like clean cookstoves and solar lamps.”
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Women and girls are disproportionately affected by the noxious health impacts of traditional cookstoves given their role in household cooking and fuel collection in Kenya. Traditional cooking and lighting technologies cause indoor air pollution that can be so toxic that respiratory illnesses kill more children than malaria in urban areas. Women working as clean energy sales agents fight back against dirty energy practices one sale at a time.
LivelyHoods’ mission is to distribute life-changing products through a door to door sales force that creates jobs for talented youth and women in slums. It’s essentially the Avon model for clean energy products, for which the primary consumer is also women. To date, they have trained 1,500 women, and distributed over 26,000 clean energy products across 10 community branches throughout Kenya.
Rachel became a sales agent in 2016. She was new to the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, and was at a loss for how to piece her life together after experiencing emotional trauma and financial stress.
“Before Joining LivelyHoods I was just from a broken marriage. I was confused because I was literally dependent on my husband for everything and anything. When my marriage broke down I was devastated. I moved to Nairobi without any plans on how to get a job, and life was hard trying to get people to host me. I had just moved to Nairobi, rented my own house (a single room) and the house was empty and I could barely get rent to pay for the house, leave alone food.”
Rachel is one of over 100 LivelyHoods sales agents going door to door in slums communities across Kenya every day. LivelyHoods continues to train hundreds of women each year through its network of branches. Once women complete the training program, they receive a revolving consignment of products, so that they can sell and earn a commission-based income without taking on any financial risk.
“Since joining LivelyHoods I now never have to worry about what to eat or where to get money for rent. The best thing that happened is that a few months after joining LivelyHoods I got money to claim my kids’ custody, which came through, and I’m now able to care for them and even pay their school fees and their upkeep. The fact that I can save with LivelyHoods gives me courage that my emergencies are catered for. I had never worked in a sales company and so I didn’t have any idea what I was doing, but I was given a chance here, given the skills I was missing, and it made me become one of the best sellers; I’m now a senior sales agent.”
PHOTO CREDIT: LIVELYHOODS
There’s a global realisation in all sectors that without the inclusion and leadership of women, development can’t happen. A transition to clean energy can’t happen without women because women are often the decision makers for household energy. While Tania did not set out the with the intention of building a business that was women-led or focusing on women as customers and employees, it happened naturally because given the opportunity, women can become leaders, managers, influencers and breadwinners, often outselling their male counterparts 3:1. Women now make up 90 percent of the top 10 percent of sales agents, and are more likely to commit long-term to working as sales agents, growing their sales to up to $1,000 a month. This is proof that leaving women out of the equation, whether at the household energy level or in the larger conversations around development, is a huge missed opportunity.
CO-AUTHORED BY CLAIRE BAKER
Claire Baker leads fundraising, communications, and partnerships for LivelyHoods,
and works closely with the operations team in project planning and monitoring. Since
graduating from Durham University in England with a degree in Modern Languages,
Claire has worked in the non-profit and social business sector in France, Spain and
Tanzania, and has taught English in rural communities in Mexico. She worked for
two years in operations and communications management to promote disability
rights for Jaccede.com, an award-winning not-for-profit in Paris, and was part of a
growing social business focused on access to solar energy in East Africa. She is
based in Nairobi, Kenya.


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In addition, the flea treatment solution also destroys flea life stages to prevent re-infestation. Advantage Multi (Advocate) is safe to use on kittens more than 9 weeks of age.
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Kenya Moore Takes Fans Down The Memory Lane With This Throwback Photo Of Her Father, Sister, And Brother
Kenya Moore impressed fans with a throwback photo from back in 1985. Her father, brother and sister are featured in the photo as well. Check out the precious pic below.
'#TBT my father and my brother and sister circa 1985. #family #love #goodtimes,' Kenya captioned her post.
Someone said: 'All the haters.. you see her hair,' and another follower posted this: 'Did that young lady have any idea that one day she would be crowned the most beautiful woman in the USA? #herstory #family #gamechanger.'
A follower posted: 'I watched the 1993 Miss USA and Miss Universe (Kenya was robbed of that title) on YouTube.'
One other commenter said: "See... for all the haters they can clearly see the grade of hair you had back in 1985... beautiful then and stiiiiiillllll beautiful! ✨💕' and a fan posted this: 'Great hair Kenya great looking family too!'
Someone else said: 'Haters did you see how thick her hair was and still is 💞' and a commenter posted: 'Aww. Look at that hair. I guess you was wearing tracks then too lol. For the miserable haters who swear you have no hair.'
A follower said: '@thekenyamoore Gorgeous family! And I love your hair 😍 Do you have pics of your siblings now?'
In other news, it's been recently revealed that the Real Housewives of Atlanta trailer is here and it does not disappoint. It dives right into the scandalous bachelorette party Cynthia Bailey had, Porsha Williams’ activism, and Kenya Moore ‘s divorce drama.
In addition to the subjects mentioned above, viewers are introduced to Drew Sidora who is a peachholder this season. She seems to be a firecracker that is going through some of her own marriage troubles.


THE North Wales policeman who introduced water bowsers on to the streets of North Wales has received two top awards.
Inspector Chris Beasley piloted a project to curb anti-social behaviour by stopping those caught urinating in the street after a night out.
They were told to clean up their mess with a water bowser. Those who refused were arrested.
The commendations were presented to Inspector Beasley by chief constable Richard Brunstrom who hailed his "exceptional work, commitment and contribution to the job".
The initiative proved a big success, with most drunks opting to use the bowser while onlookers cheered.
The scheme has attracted interest from other police forces across the UK .


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Hayes leads Huskies past Cal
Freshman nets career-high 28 points as UConn rallies from 31-23 deficit
TRENTON, N.J. -- Sunday's forecast in New Jersey's capital city called for isolated severe thunderstorms giving way to eventual evening clearing. But inside Sovereign Bank Arena, top-seeded Connecticut found itself in the eye of the perfect storm during the first half of a Sweet 16 game against fourth-seeded California.
With just more than six minutes to play in the opening half, the Huskies trailed by eight points. Not only was it the team's largest deficit in an otherwise unblemished ...
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Shakespeare’s Dictionary? Skepticism Abounds.Breaking News
As birthday surprises go, this one’s a doozy. This week, just in time for William Shakespeare’s 450th birthday, two rare-book dealers in New York City went public with the claim that they had come into possession of the Bard’s own annotated dictionary. If true, the news would cause jubilation among Shakespeareans around the globe. But scholars’ initial reactions have been more cautious than celebratory.
Under scrutiny is a copy of Jon Baret’s Alvearie, a "quadruple" or four-language dictionary published in London in 1580. The booksellers, George Koppelman and Daniel Wechsler, bought it on eBay in April 2008. They studied and digitized their prize, and on April 21 unveiled it on a website,Shakespeare’s Beehive. ("Alvearie" means "beehive," hence the website’s name; users can browse the digitized images free but must register first.) They’ve also just published their own study of the book and its marginalia and annotations.
Adam Gopnik made the booksellers and their Alvearie the jumping-off point for a long and thoughtful New Yorker essay, "The Poet’s Hand," on our persistent hunger for talismans—manuscripts, portraits—with a direct connection to the man behind the plays. Meanwhile, the booksellers’ claim understandably caught the attention of leading newspapers in Britain and Australia. Word of "Shakespeare’s dictionary" spread like a virus on Twitter.
But skepticism spread almost as fast, at least among literary scholars. Jason Scott-Warren of the Centre for Material Texts at the University of Cambridge was among the first to post a reaction.
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Friday, 27 March 2020
The Chancellor has finally unveiled his support package for the country’s 5 million self-employed.
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Responding to a challenge over the timing of the payments, the Chancellor reiterated that businesses can still apply for a Business Interruption Loan and defer their July Self-Assessment Payment on Account to January 2021.
The Chancellor’s overriding message was the presentation of a solution that is “fair and targeted” and, on balance, it would be hard to say this is not the case. However, whilst the Job Retention Scheme covers all employees, it does seem that the Self Employed Income Support Scheme will only cover 95% of those self-employed. He suggested that the remaining 5% had average profits of £200,000. There is a big difference between £50,000 and £200,000! I suspect if you are reading this and had an average profit of £51,000 for the last 3 years, and your business has fallen off a cliff, it is not looking particularly “fair” at this point.
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Deputies recovered a .380-caliber handgun on Agate and believe Fuentes threw the gun from the SUV.
The Carson City Sheriff’s Office reported the handgun had been stolen.

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| Detroit Free Press
Introducing the 2021 Ford Bronco
For Ford Bronco followers it has been a protracted wait to see a brand new Ford Bronco mannequin. The wait is lastly over as Ford reveals the 2021 Ford Bronco and Bronco Sport.
An estimated 32,000 Ford staff all through North America realized Thursday they’ll stay working from residence by June, an organization official confirmed to the Free Press.
Ford had introduced beforehand that its distant workforce would return to Ford places of work no before January 2021. A overwhelming majority of the employees are U.S.-based.
“The North America workforce was knowledgeable this afternoon in a often scheduled assembly that’s led by Kumar Galhotra, president, Americas and worldwide markets group. It was digital,” stated Cassandra Hayes, Ford supervisor of transformation communications.
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Extra: Ford desires staff to signal COVID-19 contracts
Extra: Ford desires to chop 1,400 salaried jobs in U.S.: Who’s focused
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Charles Ballard, professor of economics at Michigan State College, stated Ford is following the lead of lots of firms nationally. “For individuals who do not must work in an workplace, they do not must commute and so they get to be secure from COVID. If they’ll do their job remotely, might as properly allow them to.”
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A landmark study on how cannabis affects driving ability has shown that cannabidiol (CBD), a cannabis component now widely used for medical purposes, does not impair driving, while moderate amounts of the main intoxicating component tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) produce mild driving impairment lasting up to four hours.
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