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LAKEWOOD RANCH — A Tuscan-inspired east Manatee County estate with 13,000 square feet of living space has sold for $4.6 million — a record price for Lakewood Ranch and The Lake Club, according to the listing brokerage.
Sarasota-based Michael Saunders & Co. listed the property, through Realtor Barbara Najmy, according to a statement. There have only been two other non-waterfront homes in Sarasota and Manatee counties that have sold for more than $4 million the last 15 months, the brokerage adds in the statement.
“It is always a pleasure to announce a record sale, as it indicates growing strength in the east county luxury market and the desire of buyers for the best in quality and distinctive design,” says Michael Saunders & Co. founder and CEO Michael Saunders in the statement. “It also demonstrates the depth of our amazing agents and the unparalleled knowledge and expertise they provide for our clients.”
The estate, named Villa Lago Eterno, has four bedroom suites, five bathrooms, three half-baths, five fireplaces and a five-car garage. The master retreat is 1,500 square feet, with a spa-inspired bathroom and expansive walk-in closet with glass-top jewelry showcases and a hidden seasonal mini-closet, the statement adds.
Outside the main home, a two-story guest casita with a state-of-the-art gym, study, bar and bathroom overlooks more than one acre of native Tuscan-planted grounds. The estate also features an open courtyard with a pool, spa and fully-equipped kitchen.
The Lake Club in Lakewood Ranch has cobblestone streets, stone bridges and fountains and a vineyard that produces its own The Lake Club wines. The second-highest sale in The Lake Club took place in March 2016, the release states, with a sale price of $3.98 million.
In addition to this record sale, Michael Saunders & Co. recently represented both the buyer and seller in the sale of the highest-priced Longboat Key condo. The company also just announced the highest-ever listing of a single-family home in Sarasota, Charlotte and Manatee counties combined - for $26.5 million.
“We have started off 2017 with a number of record sales and listings in the luxury space, exciting milestones for our company and for Florida's Gulf Coast,” says Michael Saunders & Co. President Drayton Saunders. “We are encouraged with the early uptick in luxury sales, and we look forward to this momentum continuing.”


text: BACKGROUND: Throughout the Eastern Mediterranean region (EMR), tobacco is used primarily in two forms: cigarette smoking and waterpipe (called narghile (nar-GIL-eh) in Syria) smoking. OBJECTIVE: To explore whether narghile smokers are different from cigarette smokers in how their smoking habits are embedded in their everyday lives. METHODS: One-to-one interviews with 16 adult narghile smokers and 16 adult cigarette smokers about their feelings, experiences and beliefs regarding their initiation, use patterns, and attempts to quit. FINDINGS: Narghile smokers found that narghile was a pleasurable social experience embedded in cultural rituals. By contrast, cigarette smokers saw their cigarette smoking as a mundane, oppressive, personal addiction. Narghile smokers generally started in their 20s and found that smoking narghile fostered a sense of togetherness and cultural identity, while cigarette smokers started in their early teens, males having started to becoming a "real man". Unlike cigarette smokers who felt stigmatised, narghile smokers generally felt that smoking narghile was socially accepted. Cigarette smokers believed that cigarettes were harmful to their health and harmful to those around them, but narghile smokers believed smoking narghile was relatively harmless to themselves or to others. Unlike cigarette smokers who used cigarettes to manage stress, narghile smokers used narghile for entertainment, leisure, and escape. However, frequent narghile smokers confessed that they felt addicted in much the same way as cigarette smokers. Cigarette smokers and narghile smokers viewed quitting as a matter of will and conviction. Most cigarette smokers had tried to quit. Very few narghile smokers had ever tried to quit, and most were not interested in quitting. Disturbingly, some cigarette smokers had tried to quit cigarettes by switching to smoking narghile, but later relapsed to smoking cigarettes. CONCLUSIONS: This exploratory study suggests that Syrian narghile smokers are different from Syrian cigarette smokers in their perceptions and beliefs about their smoking, and in their smoking patterns and lived experiences with tobacco. Our findings indicate that further in-depth research is need in the EMR to understand both modes of smoking to develop effective mode-specific prevention and cessation approaches. This study also raises concerns about a possible pattern where cigarette smokers are using narghile as a method for quitting cigarettes, and then relapsing.

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❉ We conclude our odyssey of oddities through Philippe Garrel’s allegorical mindfuck of sand, fire and ice…
In Part 2, we touched upon the possibility that the two halves of the film actually tell the same story, or at least mirror each other, and on repeated viewing, seem like the same narrative told twice over but through different eyes. This week, in the concluding chapter of our journey, we’ll explore this more.
As you will recall, Garrel undertook production of the film after undergoing electroconvulsive therapy, and experimenting with LSD. Either one of these might have changed his world view, but both combined almost certainly would have changed his perspective entirely. Let’s examine the two movements of the film with this in mind.
In watching the film closely, it becomes apparent that the two halves mirror one and other. The two most prominent examples of mirroring are both thematic and visual. In the first half of the film, during the My Only Child sequence, Ari is cut off from his Father by a ring of fire, and while the boy is rejected by the aloof Father, Ari, in turn rejects him and strikes out on his own (later leading his mother to possible salvation).
However, straight after the epic waterfall scene, where we left off last week, there is another instance of fire in the film; the Archer is seen taking a bowl containing a flame from a rocky ledge and carefully carrying it through black, rumbling lava fields and off into the darkness. The connection to the My Only Child sequence is made clear when the following scene also involves a child, this time an infant (played by Pierre Clémenti’s own son Balthazar), seen sitting on a soft fur rug in the middle of a freezing ice flow. Other than the rug, the child is naked and unprotected. Garrel holds his camera on the infant for some considerable time as the child expresses a range of emotions. The sequence draws to a close when the Archer arrives in his boat and delivers the bowl of fire onto the edge of the ice flow.
In other words, while Ari could not get close to his Father for fear of getting burnt, the Archer delivers the infant from the cold with the gift of warmth. If we are to run with the idea that the characters of Philippe and the Archer are one and the same, we could read Ari as the infant; vulnerable and unprotected, until this new paternal figure appears and imbues strength and warmth into the boy. While Philippe may have appeared depressed and introverted, even a victim (albeit a stoic one) of Nico’s bullying hysterics in the first half, the Archer provides support where needed. Perhaps Garrel is reflecting upon his inability to see what good he did both Nico and Ari, a truth only revealed to him after the combined psychological shocks of his LSD experience and ECT.
The second example of mirroring is the most conspicuous of all; there are two confrontations between Nico and the two men in her life. The first is the Janitor of Lunacy sequence, in which she has her child-like tantrum as Garrel wanders the desert in massive circles, always returning to her. The second is a meeting between Nico and the Archer on the Icelandic plains. This is much more subdued, and perhaps reveals the subtext of the first, more combative version of the event. The Archer approaches Nico with caution. Rather than bawling her eyes out, she simply kneels in a circle of stones with her hand covering her eyes. The Archer kneels before her expectantly as she intones, “He gave me my senses, he gave me my pride, but my eye must betray what I see through the light.” She then strokes the Archer’s face and says, “I beg you to stay! I will give you a name. A name you can remember me by.” They both stand, and Nico backs away as the Archer watches her go, and the camera assumes exactly the same position as it did at the end of the Janitor of Lunacy sequence. In both scenes, it is clear that Nico doesn’t really want to leave either of the men, but in the first, she doth protest too much; in the second, her reluctance is clear.
In the first version of the event, Philippe turns away from Nico as she rants and screams. In the second, the scene is much quieter. What if Garrel realised that his inaction was exactly what Nico needed; for him to remain still and silent as she expressed herself in the only way she was able at that particular time?
The scenes are followed by both characters walking together. In the first, Nico screams at Philippe, “Stay away from me!” yet continues to follow. In the second, she walks with the Archer silently, accompanying him to the shore where he sets sail, leaving her alone. It is only when he is on his way that she expresses herself verbally.
Finally, there is the counterpoint between the final acts that the characters of Philippe and Archer perform. While the last time we see Philippe, he is passively shepherding a heard of goats off into the distance, the film’s climax sees the Archer passing a sword up to Nico as she stands atop a cliff in a symbolic act of imbuing her with strength. Perhaps Garrel never realised what he imbued Nico with until he was literally a changed man.
By casting Pierre Clémenti’ as the Archer, Garrel doesn’t just avoid the accusations of narcissism that might have followed if he, himself, would have spent the latter half of the film meandering around in the nude; he allows himself a third person perspective, seeing things as they really were, albeit with an exaggerated white knight figure in his place. It also allows for an extra veil to cover over a deeply personal insight in an already cryptic film.
The other possibility (as I mentioned last week) is that the two halves mirror Nico and Garrel’s different views of their relationship; the first half with Philippe as a depressed, ineffectual yet stoic figure might have been Garrel’s perspective (what with him being plagued by depression), and the latter half being Nico’s (who might have seen Garrel as something of a savour. But this reading ties in with that of Garrel’s changed perspective; how could he have structured the film in such a way without seeing it for himself?
Garrel is still making his unique brand of idiosyncratic cinema today. Displaying a preference for black and white, and dark, personal stories, he moved on from his home made underground efforts in the mid-eighties to produce more accessible, though no less challenging films.
Nico, of course, is no longer with us, having died of a head injury as result of falling off her bike in Ibiza, an accident caused by a massive heart attack. In truth, her drug addiction and self-destructive lifestyle always marked her for an early death, and though a deeply troubled–and troublesome–figure, her talent is immortalised in her music, and her beauty preserved in films like ‘The Inner Scar.’
❉ About the author: Jonathan Sisson studied Moving Image at the University of Central Lancashire and produced several short films. After that, he became and actor and has appeared in several film and television productions.
❉ Jonathan Sisson’s 2001 film ‘The Institute’ is now online on Vimeo and can be seen here: https://vimeo.com/193049022

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Patients with similar liver cancer characteristics on the waitlist for a liver transplant had significantly worse outcomes with public insurance compared to Kaiser Permanente or other private insurance, according to a study by researchers at UC San Francisco.
“Public insurance should be recognized as a risk factor associated with waitlist dropout, and necessary steps should be implemented to mitigate the increased risk of dropout among these patients,” said senior author Neil Mehta, MD, UCSF Health gastroenterologist and associate professor of gastroenterology at UCSF. “Our findings have increasingly meaningful implications as growing numbers of patients listed for liver transplant have public insurance.”
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common cancer worldwide and third leading cause of cancer-related deaths. The only curative treatment options are tumor resection, liver transplant or local ablation.

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*FILMS DISCUSSED: A VIGILANTE, BLINDED BY THE LIGHT, KNOCK DOWN THE HOUSE, UNDERWATER, LADY AND THE TRAMP* Chris and Graham welcome first-time guest Stef Zamorano. Chris wanted more from A Vigilante. Stef loved Knock Down The House. Graham fell in love with Blinded By The Light. Underwater trailer looks silly. Lady And The Tramp is only for Disney streaming. An episoded that is a death trap, a suicide rap we gotta get out while were young.


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Local habitat patch pattern of the Siberian flying squirrel in a managed boreal forest landscape
We examined how the structure of a boreal forest landscape is related to the occurrence of the Siberian flying squirrel Pteromys volans in northern Finland. The flying squirrel inhabits mature spruce-dominated (Picea abies) mixed forests and is categorised as vulnerable species due to habitat loss and change. We classified a landscape of 374.5 km2 into potential habitat patches, potential dispersal areas, and areas incapable of being inhabited using national forest inventory data, and surveyed all 136 potential habitat patches for the presence of the species. Different landscape variables were defined, and also connections by the shortest distances to neighbouring habitat patches along both straight lines and least-cost distances based on specific movement costs were measured. Occupied patches were larger in size, contained more deciduous trees for food and nesting cavities, and were in closer proximity to the nearest occupied patches. Occupied patches were mainly located below 300 m a.s.l. The occurrence of flying squirrels was correctly predicted for 88% of the habitat patches using landscape variables. This modelling result proved to be rather general. In addition, the configuration of occupied patches was mainly clustered across the landscape, and distant occupied patches seemed to be linked to other patches via forested connections. We suggest that maintaining a clustered arrangement of good quality habitat patches and regenerating new potential habitat as well as dispersal areas between the habitat patches seem to be appropriate goals for long-term forest management planning to sustain populations of the flying squirrel in the landscape.
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For those families on Medi-Cal, the state’s insurance program for the poor, it can be even more complicated, writes CalMatters health reporter Ana B. Ibarra. Six months after the state restarted its health insurance eligibility process, more than 835,000 people who had their Medi-Cal terminated between June and October lost that coverage because of incomplete or missing paperwork.
California also ranks the fourth worst in the country in terms of coverage terminations related to “procedural issues,” according to a tracker by KFF (formerly The Kaiser Family Foundation). Under this category, the reasons why eligible people lose coverage vary: People are unprepared; they’re unaware the verification process restarted; they moved and did not receive the renewal alerts; or they did submit their paperwork but county offices may not have processed them on time.
In response, the assistant deputy director at the California Department of Health Care Services said the state has been receiving assistance from the federal government to increase the number of cases that can be renewed automatically. Eligible people who lose their Medi-Cal also have a chance to re-enroll if they submit any missing information within a 90-day grace period.
To learn more about Californians losing Medi-Cal coverage, read Ana’s story.
Speaking of health care, California faces a significant shortage of nurses, and it partly falls on universities to train more to replace those who are retiring or leaving the state.
Christopher Buchanan and Jacqueline Munis of CalMatters’ College Journalism Network report that private nursing schools are teaching more students each year, filling in the gaps as public universities struggle to grow their nursing programs.
In 2021, 55% of the 16,600 spots in associate, bachelor’s, and master’s degree nursing programs were at private institutions. Nearly 64,300 students applied, according to the California Board of Registered Nursing. Private nursing programs, which can cost up to seven times as much as public programs, also accounted for three times the number of students graduating with bachelor’s degrees as their public counterparts.
Nevertheless, a leader of the California Nursing Association union warned that if admissions for public schools stagnate and private school prices remain high, California could still lose more potential nurses to other states.
Read more about California private nursing programs in Christopher and Jacqueline’s story.
Health care includes mental health, and Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to make significant changes. But nearly all counties are slow to adopt one of the most major reforms that Newsom helped push — and he is not happy.
As Ana and CalMatters health reporter Kristen Hwang explain, the governor signed a law in October to significantly loosen the requirements around who can be placed involuntarily into mental health treatment. Fifty-six out of the state’s 58 counties have requested permission to delay the conservatorship policy until 2026, drawing ire from the governor during a Friday press conference: “The state has done its job. It’s time for the counties to do their job…. We can’t afford to wait.”
But county leaders argue that given the soaring number of people who need treatment, it’s important to implement the law right. Until they receive more guidance and secure resources for training and infrastructure, the lack of staff and funding make it difficult to move the new law forward.
- Nora Vargas, San Diego County board of supervisors chairperson, in a statement to CalMatters: “San Diego County will implement (the conservatorship law) in a way that is methodical and equitable because these are real people and real families seeking care.”
Read more about Newsom’s reaction to the roll out in Kristen and Ana’s story.
Recall against legislator moves ahead
On Friday, the Secretary of State’s office cleared the recall campaign to start collecting signatures — at least 42,802 valid ones are required by May 23 to qualify for the ballot.
The recall launched in May; a campaign committee reported raising more than $95,000 as of Sept. 30, with $74,000 in available cash. One of the organizers, past congressional candidate Ritesh Tandon, cites poor performance by Wahab, but has also said he opposed the bill.
Wahab didn’t have any immediate comment, but has said that she had heard the recall would be dropped if the caste bill went away.
- Wahab: “The recall, sadly, is to bully state legislators or policymakers as a whole to do what these individuals want.”
Wahab, whose first term goes through 2026, also said she received threats after introducing the bill, which divided the South Asian community. Some said that the state needed to explicitly ban discrimination based on caste, the centuries-old social hierarchy system that has determined employment or education. But others said it wasn’t necessary and would unfairly target South Asians.
If this recall goes before voters in Alameda and Santa Clara counties, it would be the first of a state official since the spectacularly unsuccessful bid to remove Newsom from office in 2021.
In more election news: The Secretary of State on Friday also declared that Assemblymember Vince Fong can’t run for Congress, since he already qualified on the ballot for his legislative seat. “State law prohibits any candidate from filing nomination papers for more than one office at the same election,” the office said.
The timeline: Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced his exit on Dec. 6. Fong said he wouldn’t run on Dec. 7, but had already filed to run for his Assembly seat before the Dec. 8 deadline. On Dec. 10, state Sen. Shannon Grove announced she wouldn’t run. Fong announced he had changed his mind on Dec. 11, two days before the deadline to file for McCarthy’s seat.
Fong, as you might imagine, is not happy and plans to sue to try to overturn the decision, which he calls “unprecedented interference” and would prevent him from trying to succeed his fellow Bakersfield Republican and mentor.
- Fong, in a statement: “Voters in the 20th Congressional District have a right to choose the candidate of their choice to represent them in Congress. I will fight the Secretary of State’s misguided decision and do whatever it takes to give voters in our community a real choice in this election.”
State GOP Chairperson Jessica Millan Patterson accused Democrats of trying to make the safe Republican seat more competitive. “The Sacramento Democrat machine should not get to put their thumb on the scale,” she said in a statement.
The battle for Klamath water
Between saving the fishes or the ranches — and the cultures and economies that rely on them — the State Water Resources Control Board is expected to decide Tuesday whether to extend emergency drought measures that will impact two key Klamath River tributaries.
But as CalMatters Rachel Becker explains, the interest of several stakeholders clash as they all vie for the water board to either continue or end the emergency measures. On one side are tribes in the lower Klamath Basin, wildlife agencies and the fishing industry who advocate for flows that support the rivers. Amid plummeting salmon populations, commercial and tribal fishing remain essential to their businesses and culture. The water board is also considering the possibility of permanently keeping more water in the rivers, though that decision could take years and will entail clearing state requirements.
- Arron Troy Hockaday, Karuk Tribal Council member and a fifth generation traditional fisherman: “I’ll fight until I can’t breathe anymore for these fish. And I hope my grandson and my sons and even my granddaughter will keep up the fight until they’re protected.”
But farmers and ranchers also need the water for the cattle and crops that drive the Siskiyou County economy. Their financial tolls from water cuts include losses in hay production, costs to install more efficient irrigation systems and selling off of cows.
With the state no longer in drought, they argue that the newest round of regulations is yet another example of bureaucratic meddling, and they wonder why their livelihoods — which are financially tenuous already — are singled out when mining, flood control projects and forest management also drain the rivers.
- Jim Morris, a farmer in Scott Valley: “Ag is not like having an 8-to-5 job. You need to make money when you can, because the next year, you won’t.”
For more on the battle over the Scott and Shasta rivers, read Rachel’s story.


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by Susan Fletcher
375pp, Fourth Estate, £14.99
Second-novel syndrome is an all-too-genuine complaint. Susan Fletcher's debut, Eve Green, was a slow burner that suddenly took off, winning the Whitbread first novel award and selling more than a quarter of a million copies as a Richard & Judy Summer Read. The subsequent pressure to perform could have induced nervous exhaustion, yet Fletcher has more than kept her head: Oystercatchers is a stunning novel.
A study of loss, regret and the perverse complexities of human love, Oystercatchers is psychologically profound, but at its surface lies a simple tale that eschews the mystery element of its predecessor. The novel follows Moira Stone from her early days immersed in the landscape of the Pembrokeshire coast to her time at boarding school, her jealousy at the birth of her sister, and her marriage to a man she meets in her teens. That's about it, but what carries us along and provides a disturbing undertow is our early knowledge that Moira's younger sister Amy will fall from a rock and lie in a coma. It is to Amy that this novel is addressed in poignant second-person asides, the use of prolepsis thickening as the story progresses.
The sea is a constant presence in the book: an obsession, a metaphor, a source of desire and danger. To use a marine theme so dominantly is a risky undertaking, fraught with the enticement of cliché: in following a long line of greats from Shakespeare to Melville to Murdoch, Fletcher also adopts the preoccupation of many lesser writers who thrill to the sea's obvious descriptive opportunities. However, she surmounts an overstretched motif with an oddness and richness of language, a tilting of reality at times reminiscent of Jeanette Winterson's skew-whiff vision in Lighthousekeeping, that delights with its virtuosity. She writes of "salt, and wind, and the pop of mussel breath ... The squill and furze would shake on the headland ... I'd lie, then, beneath my patchwork rug. Warm as a teacake. Hear the handclap of birds as they dived into the water, and the burr of puffin flight."
The truly dark pulse of this narrative lies not so much in the foreshadowed tragedy as in the narrator's psyche. Moira is clearly a puzzle to her conventional parents. This severe creature of "five foot eleven, with black-rimmed glasses ... paddles for hands, and webbed feet" wins a round of scholarships when her mother is pregnant with her rival sibling, and promptly exiles herself to a boarding school 400 miles away. This section is overlong, its inconsequential incidents in need of editing, but its force lies in the language. Here, in the sublimely conjured atmosphere of a Norfolk girls' school, with its "small, chemical indoor pool which smelt fierce", its "clotted grass, and the electric snag of bands being pulled through hair, and the sound of a distant piano", the real oddity that is Moira develops. She is "a girl, then, of hinges ... solemn, and scientific, and freakish".
As a character study, she is fascinating. Near-silent, unresponsive, ostensibly unappealing, she is nevertheless moving. Despite a detachment that amounts to emotional cruelty, she commands sympathy and even admiration. Again, Fletcher takes risks. A dislikable protagonist is largely offputting, but Moira is a reliable narrator, and in her honesty lies her humanity.
While at school, she meets Ray, an aspiring artist two years her senior. In the face of numerous infelicities, Ray is certain: Moira is the woman for him. Still barely in touch with her long-suffering parents, Moira marries him after leaving school in academic triumph. However, in her insecurity and essential sadness, she can never trust Ray's love, with damaging consequences.
Moira continues to ignore her sister, and only suffers enforced family meetings. The mystery of why she is so alienated from both home and loving parents is never sufficiently explained. She has "hardened" herself, but what undercurrent lies beneath this voluntary exile, with its excessive sibling rivalry? Frustratingly, this is neither stated nor even really hinted at. The unspoken sense of infringement or distress is never resolved.
Fletcher may have an intensely coloured, clotted writing style, sporadically experimental in an almost modernist manner, but she is disciplined, knowing exactly when to lay off the metaphor; she charges description with pace. By the end, Moira learns to believe in the feelings she has always rejected. In simple terms, she finally understands love's meaning. In the story of Amy, with its deeply affecting conclusion, Fletcher conveys the tragedy of chances offered and spurned.
The novel is both emotionally discomfiting and romantic; at times puzzling, it is profound, beautiful and redemptive. Oystercatchers is the work of a seriously talented young author in possession of one of the most poetic and original voices working now. If she can write at this level in her 20s, her potential is breathtaking.
· Joanna Briscoe's Sleep with Me is published by Bloomsbury


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By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly U.S. Congressman Mike Honda stood up for the All Students Count Act at a rally in Washington D.C. on July 31. Congressman Honda, a Democrat from California, <!–more–>proposed a bill, the All Students Count Act, which requires state education agencies to report more enhanced data in their annual state […]
Asian groups, White House seek better race data
By Suzanne Gamboa The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — On paper, Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders appear to be a high-achieving bunch with few of the challenges faced by other racial and ethnic minorities in U.S. schools.
New federal guidance on diversity and reducing racial isolation benefits Asian American students
On Friday Dec. 2, 2011, the United States Department of Education and the United States Department of Justice jointly issued new federal guidance to provide a roadmap for K-12 schools, colleges, and universities to leverage the benefits of educational diversity to achieve high quality, inclusive educational opportunities for all students.
Ethnic elders split on Washington state assisted suicide law
When nearly six in 10 voters in Washington state approved Initiative 1000, the 2008 Death with Dignity Act, Seattle resident Tam Hue (last name not given), 73,
Why do Asians think Bellevue is so great?
A rising immigrant population can be taxing for many developing cities. However, Bellevue is not one of those cities. The Asian immigrant population in Bellevue increased from 17.6 percent in 2000 to 24.6 percent in 2008. Asians account for almost three-quarters of Bellevue’s non-white population.
Homeownership fell in ’08 — Asians get hit the worst
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Asians, many of them living in foreclosure-ravaged California, suffered the sharpest drop in homeownership last year, eclipsing declines felt by whites, Blacks, and Latinos, according to new Census data.

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Up with People: A Montevideo encore
The last time "Up with People'' came to Montevideo was in April 1997 and Mayor Jim Curtiss rushed the entire cast to work piling sandbags on the city's main levee during the height of the record flood.
A new cast is returning, and the mayor is ready to acquaint them with sandbags as well. Montevideo is facing the prospect of spring flooding again. The mayor hopes they will help fill 100,000 sandbags, just in case.


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Liberal outlet Politico exploited the coronavirus-induced "economic meltdown" and translated it into a political tool to be used by Democrats against Republicans to win races in Texas.
In an absurd story headlined, “Economic meltdown gives Democrats new hope in Texas,” Politico bleated that “The twin economic shock of the coronavirus pandemic and a collapsing oil market has upended the political landscape in Texas." The outlet continued drooling that this was "driving Republicans into an unfamiliar defensive crouch and giving restive Democrats an unexpected election-year lift.”
Politico continued blathering that Republicans who’d been “running on a familiar platform of gangbusters job growth and small government suddenly find themselves without a clear message as unemployment skyrockets and plummeting oil prices ravage the state budget.”
Has Politico forgotten we’re in the middle of a pandemic?
The outlet seemed to sympathize with Democrats who “have long hoped to transform the stubbornly red state.” It then propped up the left’s hopes:
While the pandemic is exceedingly unlikely to swing the biggest contests in 2020, more than a dozen Texas politicians and strategists told POLITICO that fallout from the virus could hasten the state’s drift away from Republicans spurred by demographic shifts in burgeoning areas repelled by President Donald Trump.
Only the liberal media could find a way to turn a virus that’s killing people into a political advantage for liberals.
The economic impact threatens to hurt down-ticket Republicans, who for decades have hitched their fortunes to a robust economy. Democrats are targeting seven U.S. House seats and defending two, mostly in the suburbs of the largest cities: Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, El Paso and Fort Worth.
The outlet even took aim at Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s (R) handling of the virus as a political Achilles heel for the GOP:
Democrats say Abbott's resistance to closing down the economy quickly will come back to haunt Republicans in competitive races this fall.
The governor ultimately issued what amounted to a statewide ‘stay at home’ order, though he chafed at that description. Ancillary scuffles followed over his exemptions for religious services and including abortions in an elective procedure ban. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, another conservative Republican, raised eyebrows when the former talk radio host suggested that seniors like himself would put their health or even their lives at risk to help rescue the economy for future generations.


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Sarah Orne Jewett did not enjoy systematic study. She was, however, a passionate learner, who preferred to educate herself through reading, rather than the classroom (though she did attend and graduate from Berwick Academy, a highly ranked school). She spent one summer learning to read French so that she could read George Sand in her native language.
Overall, the Jewetts were readers and they enjoyed a family tradition of reading aloud in the evening.
Sarah’s step-grandmother, Eliza Sleeper Jewett, suffered from poor eyesight and so was unable to read. Growing up, Sarah would visit her grandmother in the house and read to her. The two shared a special bond that may have been made closer by their love of books.

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Register of Charities - The Charity Commission THE NATURE FOUNDATION
Charity number: 1161211
Activities - how the charity spends its money
The Nature Foundation exists to promote the conservation and protection of species of endangered or threatened wildlife, both in their natural habitat and in captivity. The charity is committed to educating people of all ages about need to secure the future of endangered species.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 01 April 2018
Total income: £241
Total expenditure: £1,214
This charity does not raise funds from the public
This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.
No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.


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Could Beyonce be the next female Marvel superhero?
There is some keen interest in Queen Bey joining the cast of The Avengers.
Marvel and Disney bosses are said to be considering the singer and actress for a role in an upcoming film.
Beyonce has already acted in several films including Dreamgirls and Cadillac Records, as well as lending her voice to animated film Epic.
According to the Daily Star producers believe the Run The World hitmaker could add millions to the Avengers franchise if she starred alongside Scarlett Johansson and Elizabeth Olsen.
A senior executive at film distributor Disney said: "We would love to have Beyoncé on board, almost certainly as a newcomer to the screen from Marvel’s existing catalogue of comic book characters."
Beyonce recently moved to LA from New York with husband Jay Z which keeps her one step closer to Hollywood and a possible acting career reboot.
The singer got a Golden Globe nomination for her role in Dreamgirls and has expressed her interest in playing a female superhero in the past.
She was previously in talks to star in a Wonder Woman reboot but Gal Gadot got the role.
Bey said: "I want to do a superhero movie and what would be better than being a black Wonder Woman?”
Potential Marvel superheroes Bey could play alongside Black Widow and Scarlet Witch are Blink, Boom-Boom, Tigra and Hawkeye.
Mirror Celebs have contacted Beyonce's rep for comment.
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I've got an RUT240 connected via RMS. I've go a number of devices connected to it and can access some of their webUIs. I have changed the LAN IP address of one of these devices and the remote access no longer works as RMS is looking to the wrong address. It seems I cannot edit the entry in the RUT240 and when I try and delete it and reinput it with the new LAN IP address I get the message "Failed to remove remote access (Service Unavailable)"
Can anyone tell me how to either delete the device or edit it's IP address.
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Most people have a hazy awareness that the Occupy Wall Street movement, which has now spread to cities and college campuses across the nation, is an expression of a growing dissatisfaction with and suspicion of the United States federal government. However, the vast majority of Americans don’t realize that the movement bears significant similarities to the Arab Spring pro-democracy demonstrations that swept the Middle East and North Africa earlier in the year. The greatest common factor is that the bulk of the protesters are disaffected and unemployed university students.
Crippling Student Loan Debt Driving Political Dissatisfaction
Student debt in the U.S. has now surpassed credit card debt and is estimated to total between $898 billion and $1 trillion. This means that upon graduation, most students are immediately $22,000-$28,000 in debt on average, with those who attended private institutions of higher learning facing even a greater financial burden. With unemployment hovering around 9.1 percent in spite of all government actions to stimulate the economy, this well-educated modern debtor class finds itself working in fast food chains or bagging groceries just to get by.
At that level of employment, most are completely incapable of making their loan payments. The White House has begun to outline a plan that would help the more than 1.6 million Americans who find themselves crippled by student loan debt. Among other aspects of the proposal, students would be able to consolidate their diverse loans into a single debt at a better interest rate.
The Protesters Want Student Loan Forgiveness
The protesters, however, say that easing the burden doesn’t address what caused the need for the loans in the first place: skyrocketing educational costs that are pricing more and more young Americans out of a college education. College costs have tripled over the last three decades, and from 2010 to 2011 alone shot up 8 percent. What many of the members of the Occupy movement really want is a more radical option, complete debt forgiveness that includes an immediate cessation of all payments.
While the chances that this solution will be implemented are next to nil, the fact that student loan consolidation and debt forgiveness are front and center in the national debate is telling. It illustrates that the level of anger and frustration has filtered down to an age group that, historically, has not been this politically involve since the anti-war protests of the 1960s.
The argument, however, is not without merit, in that it would return a significant amount of purchasing power to indebted students that would then re-enter the broader economy through greater purchasing power. Facebook pages and sites like ForgiveStudentLoanDebt.com that support this ideas are rapidly growing in popularity.
The Student Loan Debt Cycle is Vicious
The ForgiveStudentLoanDebt site was founded by a 37-year-old lawyer who graduated with $65,000 in debt. Unable to live and make his loan payments, he made an agreement called “forbearance” that staved off a default, but allowed interest on his loan debt to continue to build. Today, some 13 years later, and after resuming payments in 2004, that same man faces a debt of $88,000.
The Occupy movement has brought many issues to the forefront of public debate in the U.S., with student loan debt and the need for loan consolidation being central to that discussion. Certainly long-term debt in this country cannot be addressed when the youngest professionals in the nation literally have no chance to succeed financially, making a higher-education not an asset, but a life-long financial albatross.


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An editorial in the February 23, 2007 issue of the Montpelier Bridge is critical of city and school spending and the impact on property taxes. As a library patron pointed out to me, there is an unfortunate error in the editorial that results in an overstatement of the rate of increase of school and city budgets.
The editorial states that the city’s budget is increasing at the rate of 2.1% and school budgets are increasing by 4.59%. The author continues, “Now, let’s combine both budgets. If both school and city budgets are approved, we’re looking at a projected 6.6 percent increase.”
This math is incorrect. If the city’s budget increases by 2.1% and the school's by 4.59%, the combined increase is 3.61%, not 6.6%. (The rate of inflation in New England in 2006 also happens to be 3.6 %.)
Montpelier residents have a relatively high property tax burden. But arguments in opposition to library funding, or funding of other community services, should be based on an accurate analysis.

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Travelers love Cancún for its pristine turquoise waters and wide, white-sand beaches. But an ambitious new urban art project is giving visitors a reason to leave the beach behind. Colorful, large-scale public murals created by renowned Mexican and international street artists are popping up all over Cancún, turning this bustling resort town into a vibrant open-air art gallery.
Over the past two years, dozens of buildings in downtown Cancún and the hotel zone have been transformed into brilliant, powerful artistic displays inspired by the natural beauty and cultural heritage of the Yucatán.
Many of these works were created under the initiative Sea Walls: Murals for Oceans, backed by the PangeaSeed Foundation, an international marine conservation organization whose focus is creating awareness of oceans though art. In 2016, PangeaSeed began collaborating with local groups to create a public arts program that would both rejuvenate buildings throughout Cancún while also highlighting a message of ecotourism and ocean conservation.
Top street artists volunteer their time to paint the ocean-themed murals; local Cancún artists as well as those from Mexico City, Guadalajara and from as far away as Austria and Brazil, have also taken part in the project.


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Kristal Marshall is a super famous model, beauty queen, and retired professional wrestler. Kristal, who was born on November 11 (1983), hails from Los Angeles, California, United States. She is a part of the African ethnicity and follows the Christian religion. Kristal Marshall’s former boyfriend or partner is Bobby Lashley, who is also a super famous professional wrestler. Her age is 38 years.
Physical Stats of Kristal Marshall
Marshall is a stunning model, standing 5 feet and 5 inches. She weighs around 54 kg. Her body measurements are 34-26-34 inches. Kristal’s dark brown eyes and black hair make her cut above the rest. Kristal Marshall’s breast size is 34B. She wears the shoe size of 7 (US), and the dress size of 6 (US). Kristal does not have put any tattoos on her body.
Kristal Marshall’s Parents, Marriage, Kids, School, Education
Los Angeles-born Kristal Marshall was born and brought up by Romeo and Riya Marshall along with younger brother Jason Marshall. Being a LA girl, she did her study at Los Altos High School. In an interview with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Kristal said that she was an average student and never fancied studying during her school days. However, she also said that her interest was at a decent level when it comes to participating in several sporting activities.
Love Life of Kristal Marshall
Kristal Marshall created headlines in the United States and around the world after announcing in 2007 that she was the girlfriend of Bobby Lashley. Within three to four years, the then-sweet couple welcomed two children to their families named Myles and Naomi. Kristal did spend just three years with Bobby. In 2010, the couple parted ways due to some personal reasons. It was hard for Kristal to forget about Bobby Lashley as she loved the mega WWE superstar from the bottom of her heart. Indeed, it took three to four months for her to forget about Bobby.
Professional Journey of Kristal Marshall
Kristal Marshall started the best brand in professional wrestling named World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in 2005. She came as a part of Raw Diva Search. Kristal did perform at a fine rate for WWE but did not manage to take the next step in a fine manner. From 2007 to 2009, she gave her all as a model only. In the same year, in 2009, Kristal joined Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and stayed at the brand up until 2010. Now she works as a model only. Her connections do make her earn a lot of projects.
Kristal Marshall on Social Media
Despite being a former WWE and TNA star, Kristal Marshall does only have over 10.1k followers on Instagram. One can mostly see her sharing family life and personal work.
Kristal Marshall’s Net Worth
The net worth of Kristal Marshall is $1 million (US dollars).
Kristal Marshall’s Former Boyfriend Bobby Lashley
Bobby Lashley is a professional wrestler who plays for World Wrestling Entertainment (WCW). He has also worked for other top names like Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and all. Bobby is a quality performer and does work level best in style affordable skeleton watch And minimalist watches.
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Support the people and churches of Ukraine
Peace and Support for Ukraine
LWF is responding to the Ukraine crisis through a four-pronged approach, combining targeted humanitarian support with global advocacy, prayer and capacity building of its member churches in the region. LWF has established a regional coordination hub to scale up emergency and longer-term support to refugees who have crossed borders into Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania, as well as those who have fled the fighting but remain internally displaced inside Ukraine. Unaccompanied children, women and girls, people with disabilities and the elderly are the most affected and at-risk populations.
All LWF’s work will be carried out in close coordination with member churches and their agencies in Ukraine, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania, which are deeply rooted and trusted by the affected communities. They are therefore uniquely placed to provide quality care, mobilize support, and ensure social cohesion that is sensitive to both the religious and cultural context.
Advocacy for peace
Capacity building in member churches
Prayer and solidarity
Since the start of the war, LWF is organizing global and local prayer initiatives, as well as raising awareness about the need to stand in solidarity with those affected by the fighting.
As of the end of March, almost 4 million people, mainly women and children had fled from Ukraine, with over half of them seeking refuge in Poland. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs estimates that a further 6.7 million people may also be displaced inside Ukraine over the next three months and need humanitarian assistance.
In the days following the Russian invasion, LWF launched an emergency appeal and has been fundraising through ACT Alliance and other partners, including the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America to provide an initial two year, 20 million Euro response. It has also set up a Ukraine Crisis Church Response fund through which churches, dioceses, parishes, and Christian institutions can apply for support to local initiatives assisting refugees and host communities.


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Eli, No! An Illustrated Antidote to Perfectionism
By Maria Popova
Children’s books are often among the finest feats of storytelling — beautifully designed, illustrated and art-directed, they use simple narratives and metaphors to convey complex ideas and lifelong lessons. That’s certainly the case with Eli, No! — a heart-stoppingly delightful new children’s book by Katie Kirk, one half of husband-and-wife illustration and design duo Eight Hour Day, telling the story of their lovable yet mischievous dog named Eli. Throughout Eli’s many adventures and misadventures, his quirks and imperfections, we find ourselves contemplating the gift of unconditional love which, of course, is what the story is really about.
With its minimalist, bold, mid-century-inspired graphics and its heart-warming message, Eli, No! is both an absolute treat for wee ones, a needed one in the age of overambitious parenting, and a charming reminder for the rest of us about cultivating unconditional acceptance of our loved ones’ idiosyncrasies and imperfections, a need one in the age of chronic perfectionism.
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As its name suggests, the Avenger meted out severe retribution on the Japanese in the Pacific, participating in every major engagement through to VJ-Day. As a key weapon of World War II (1939-1945), the Avenger was so highly valued by the US Navy that its demand for the aircraft soon outstripped Grumman's production capacity, so General Motors [GM] was contracted to build the near identical TBM from September 1942 onwards. Over 1000 Avengers also saw action with the Fleet Air Arm in both the Atlantic and the Pacific through to VJ-Day, and two squadrons of RNZAF TBDs fought alongside American Avengers on Bougainville in 1944.
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Avenger/Guadalcanal and the Solomons/Central Pacific Campaigns/To Japan/Sub Hunter/Royal Navy and RNZAF/Assessment/Appendices

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Long-term care expenses represent a significant financial risk for the elderly. Most long-term care facility residents face an average stay of two to three years. Long-term care is extremely expensive with the average rate for a semi-private room in a Texas nursing home costing $55,000.00 a year. Meaning a three year stay will cost approximately $165,000.00 and does not include ancillary supplies or prescription drugs. Most spouses cannot afford to support themselves and pay all of these additional nursing home costs.
•Medicare coverage is limited to rehabilitation •The VA can provide some financial help, but it is rarely enough to cover the cost of long-term care •Most people do not have the resources to self or private pay for very long •Families can only help so much because providing care or funding is a drain on their own resources •Only 10% of people have long term care insurance
Fortunately, qualifying for Medicaid can help. An experienced elder care attorney can help with the complicated process of eligibility including advising you on the numerous spousal impoverishment provisions, how to qualify for benefits at the earliest time possible, and how to save the maximum amount of assets.
While the Kirchmer Law Firm specializes in Elder Law, Medicaid and Estate Planning, we are also skilled and equipped to handle the following types of cases:
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We provide highly skilled representation to individuals and businesses with insurance claim disputes. The Kirchmer Law Firm is competent in handling disputes resulting from fire loss, hail storm, wind storm, tornado, hurricane, plumbing leak, and others. We handle claims against major and minor insurance carriers.
When an insurance company fails to promptly settle damage claims or denies your claim, you may be entitled to additional compensation according to the State of Texas' common and statutory law. If you're in Texas, your insurance policy serves as a lawful contract between you and the insurance company. As a result, your insurance company has a fiduciary duty to act in good faith in handling your insurance claim. Insurance companies have a duty to settle your claim in a timely manner and in good faith. You are entitled, by law, to a fair and prompt settlement of your property damages.
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The Kirchmer Law Firm represents clients in commercial litigation cases involving a wide variety of business disputes. Our clients include small businesses, sole proprietors, corporations and partnerships. We are skilled in handling a full array of business disputes including general contract disputes, business torts and statutory claims.
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The Kirchmer Law Firm has successfully handled cases involving defective building products. Our clients include property owners who have been adversely affected by a defective product used in the construction of the property; products such as roof shingles, roof tiles, siding and synthetic stucco.
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The Kirchmer Law Firm can help. Call to schedule a free consultation (214) 810-6667.

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The Finance Ministry of Ukraine plans in addition to already received 4, 5 billion dollars to raise up to the end of the year borrowing another $ 3 billion, said the Deputy Minister Artem Shevelev.
"in numbers, it more than $ 3 billion, which we will extend to the end of the current year," he said, noting that for the period from January this year, Ukraine has already received in the General Fund of the state budget borrowing at 4, 5 billion dollars.
Present at the meeting of the Collegium of the Minister of Finance Natalia Jaresko said that in practice all of these funds were used to repay old debts." the overwhelming majority of these funds went to pay foreign debts, " said she, UNIAN reports. Similarly, in the Ministry have noticed that the amount of public and publicly guaranteed debt of Ukraine decreased." currently have 68 billion US dollars, and had (a year ago) – 73 billion dollars ", - said the Director of the Department for debt and international financial policy of the Ministry of Finance Galina Pahachuk. Remember, on 22 July, the European Commission has listed Ukraine 600 million in the first tranche in the framework of the new programme of macro-financial assistance to Ukraine for a total volume of 1, 8 billion euros. On 6 July, the leader of the public movement "Ukrainian choice" Viktor Medvedchuk said that the efforts of " professional Russian and foreign reformers-integration of the Ukraine brought to the pre-default wealth. 30 June The Economist has described Ukraine as the worst economy in the world. This verdict was made after comparison of countries by GDP growth. According to these data, since April of last year, the Ukrainian economy contracted by 6, 5%. 2nd place went to Libya with a decrease of 6, 4% 3-m – Macau, which GDP dropped by 6%. In fourth place – Equatorial Guinea with a decrease in GDP by 5, 5%. Fifth place was taken by Russia, whose economy in one year decreased by 4%. Ukraine is now in fact remains on the brink of default. From the report of the international monetary Fund that second banks of Ukraine for the risk of loan defaults after Nigeria.


ELGIN, SC (WIS) - In the holiday spirit, the 21st annual Elgin Lights opened Saturday evening. It’s an old-fashioned Christmas light display held on the Towns family farm.
Paul Towns and his wife Sarah have been putting on the display for the past 21 years, which includes more than 50,000 lights, Christmas props, antiques, and themed buildings.
Each year, Towns puts up the display with money out of his own pocket to raise money to help kids battling cancer go to Camp Cole.
“The motivation that keeps me going is the children that we help,” Towns said.
Towns says he started donating to Camp Cole in 2004 after 11-year-old Cole Sawyer died from a rare form of cancer. That was also the year Towns was diagnosed with cancer.
“I’ve been battling my cancer ever since,” Towns said. “It got to the point where mentally I just didn’t care if I lived or died.”
While battling cancer, he continues to put on the show every year. Charles Newton, a volunteer said, “He pushes himself through a lot looking at the big picture and what the end game is.”
Towns tells WIS it takes a lot of coordination between friends, family, and volunteers to put it all together. In fact, they start putting the lights up at the end of October.
“I’ll be out here every night to make this show work,” Towns said.
After pushing himself year after year, this year a Christmas miracle came a little early.
“I just had my report last week, and it’s the closest I’ve ever been to remission,” Towns said. “I feel better now than I have in 14 years.”
“It truly is a miracle he’s here, we didn’t think he was going to make it. But as God works his mysterious ways, he laid his hands upon Paul and got him through the year and got him here,” Newton said.
With another year of life, Towns still remembers the children who lost their battles with cancer over the years.
“Thousands of people that come here get to see those kids' names and they get to understand that those children have meaning yet today. They are not gone,” Towns said.
Elgin Lights is open from 6 to 9 p.m. every night until Christmas Eve, at 2433 Charlie Horse Circle in Elgin.


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Fill up on fare from Bill's Barbecue & Chicken Restaurant and get a taste of the Wilson. Parents, bring your kids along to this restaurant, where you'll find a family-friendly menu and ambience. Summer meals will taste even better when you enjoy them on Bill's Barbecue & Chicken Restaurant's gorgeous patio.
For those in a rush, the restaurant lets you take your food to go.
Drivers will find quick and easy parking just around the corner from Bill's Barbecue & Chicken Restaurant.

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Denise Mucci Furnish
Denise Furnish was born in Louisville, Kentucky. She has a BA from the University of Kentucky and a BFA and MA from the University of Louisville. She has backgrounds in quilt restoration, painting, surface design and graphic design. Her work has been exhibited internationally and has won awardsin national exhibitions.
Completed in 2020, Furnish’s exhibition showcases a practice she has continued to develop since 1980 but which takes on new meaning during the pandemic and unprecedented political unrest.
Furnish’s exhibition represents an interesting case study in how an artist’s environment may transform a creative process. Furnish is forced to reckon with the state of our world today and its continued struggle with gender inequality evident both in the aftermath of the pandemic and in our governing body. Furnish’s quilts, discarded, recontextualized, and altogether transformed ask us how we may proceed into the future, having only the scraps of what once was. For Furnish, these inherited remains are not useless memorial objects but are an opportunity to make something new, beautiful, and meaningful.


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Waldorf College is only in its second year of membership in the MCAC, but it’s proven to be a thorn in the side of the Central Christian College men.
The Warriors, who swept last year’s season series, sprang their second straight MCAC upset here Friday night when they outlasted the Tigers 81-77, which was Central’s conference opener.
Waldorf is now 2-0 in the MCAC as it opened last week by upsetting nationally ranked Bellevue, which is Central’s opponent here today at 5 p.m.
“I thought our guys played hard enough to win tonight, but just didn't make enough of the little plays to win,” said CCC coach Tony Romero, whose team came into the game with a sparkling 14-2 nonconference record. “It felt like we just could not catch a break all night. The middle 20 minutes we struggled getting consistent stops.”
Waldorf led most of the way, though Central would never go away. The Tigers stayed in the game behind the play of Aarom Miller, who scored 28 points and dished off for five assists. Michael Gholston came off the bench to score 15, reserve Nathan Fort added 11 and Daniel Nwosuh chipped in with 10. Kendric Warren scraped the glass for 10 rebounds.
The Warriors lost top scorer Gunsby DeJohnett early on with a sprained ankle, but into his stead stepped Teddy Gibson, who wound up scoring 25 points — 21 in the first half — after averaging just 7.8 coming into the game. Jordan Nelson also was a factor for Waldorf with 19, 13 of those in the second half.
Bellevue comes into town today after having defeated York 91-82 on Friday. In another MCAC game of note, Oklahoma Wesleyan upset No. 12-ranked College of the Ozarks 80-78, while Haskell outlasted Central Baptist in a double-overtime shootout, 109-106.
Central (77) — Quincy 4, Warren 4, Miller 28, Nwosuh 10, Rojas 5, Ghoston 15, Fort 11.
Waldorf (81) — Gibson 22, DeJohnett 2, Scott 12, Brewer 10, Nelson 19, Parrish 1, Graham 6, Morgan 4, Crosby 2.
• WALDORF WOMEN 76, CENTRAL 71 —The Lady Tigers were an ice-cold 19 of 76 from the field, yet still had a chance to win their MCAC opener against a Waldorf team that had the worst nonconference record.
Krystina Powell was the only Lady Tiger not affected, as she was 9 of 15 on her way to 21 points. The rest of the Central squad produced just 10 of 61.
Libby Regier scored 10. Reigning MCAC Player of the Week Quamisha Spence was held to eight, making just 2 of 11 shots.
Brooke Rhodes had a monster game off the glass with 18 rebounds for Central, which had a 57-44 advantage, which led to 13 more field goal attempts.
Kelsey Carpenter led Waldorf with 15 points.
“I was proud of the effort the girls gave tonight against a much bigger Waldorf team,” said CCC coach Chris Honeck, whose team dipped to 8-10 overall. “We dominated the game in every statistical category except one — shooting. We outrebounded them by 13 overall, and by 21-5 on the offensive glass. We got to the line and made 32 free throws, while they only took 21. But we shot 19 of 76 from the floor, and only 1 of 21 from behind the arc. Those other categories don't mean much when the ball doesn't go in the hoop.”
The Lady Tigers host No. 12-ranked College of St. Mary at 3 p.m. today.
Central (71) — Powell 21, Spence 8, Shaw 4, Regier 10, Void 7, Rhodes 6, Garza 8, Osovski 7.
Waldorf (76) — Nelsen 3, Carpenter 15, Gehl 2, Schmit 10, Brigham 18, Sanchez 6, Singegal-Smith 8, Demmings 14.


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Aromatherapy is not a new treatment. it has been around for over 3,000 years. Based on the use of essential oils, which are extracted from aromatic herbs, flowers and plants, it works in a number of ways to improve and maintain health.
Each plant essence has its own healing properties for the skin and the emotions and they also have powerful cumulative effects on the body’s general health.
Where Did It Come From?
The history of aromatherapy massage is shrouded in mystery. Although most people believe that is originated in China, traditional Indian medicine Ayurveda, which dates back some 3,000 years, incorporates essential oils into its healing.
The Egyptians were also known to use aromatic substances for healing and rituals adn it was the temple priests who blended medicines using essential oils for the Pharaohs ailments.
The Egyptians also initiated the art of extracting essences from plants by heating them. It was the Greeks, however, who invented distillation, which preserved both the fragrance and the healing properties of the plant for long periods. The Romans continued the tradition of aromatherapy, using oils for massage and to perfume both their homes and spas.
During the Crusades, the knowledge of perfumery and aromatic oils spread, especially in Arabia and the far east. Arabian chemists perfected distillation and were famous for their exotic fragrances, such as incense, myrrh, sandalwood and musk.
One of the most respected pharmacists, Avicenna, was the first to distill the essence of rose, which is still the most expensive oil as it take up to 1000 kg of rose petals to make 500 g of essence. The crusades brought back many of the methods and techniques to Europe. During the Great Plague, the essences of pine, cypress and cedar were burned in hospitals, sick rooms and even in the streets to ward off the virus.
The plundering of South America brought even more knowledge of essential oils. The Aztecs were famous for their medicinal concoctions and the Spanish discovered a wealth of knowledge about herbs from Montezuma’s botanical gardens. The North American Indians had also developed their own herbal remedies adn used essential oils in cleansing cermonies.
In the 19th century, scientists began to research the effects of essential oils on bacteria. It was a French chemist, Rene Maurice Gattefosse’s, who started serious research into the use of essential oils to heal and he coined the word aromatherapy in 1928.
Massage is the most powerful medium for aromatherapy. In aromatherapy massage, essential oils are applied to the skin and worked into the skin using techniques that centre around the nervous system.
The massage aims to unblock trapped energy by releasing muscle tension, thus letting the energy flow freely around the body. Depending on which essential oil is used, the result can be either invigorating or soothing.
The oils are not only beneficial to the skin – soothing, healing, stimulating and moisturising it.
They also have a deep reaching effect because they stimulate the olfactory receptors located in the nose. These receptors send messages to the brains limbic system, which is the master controller of many other brain functions, such as the heart rate and breathing. The oils can affect how we feel, what we think and how we deal with stress.
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Who are these Europeans to tell
The deal that was to have put a cherry on top of the glorious ice cream sundae that is Welch’s career seems to be tottering in the face of demands by European Union officials.
Welch, who postponed his retirement to finish the $42 billion all-stock merger, is not happy. “The European regulators’ demands exceeded anything I or our European advisers imagined and differed sharply from antitrust counterparts in the U.S. and Canada,” he said.
First global warming protests, now this.
EU antitrust regulators are griping that the combined company could control too much of the aviation products market. More specifically, GE, based in Fairfield, Conn., owns GE Capital Aviation Services, which leases planes to carriers globally. It is one of the world’s largest owners and buyers of jet aircraft. The EU worries that GECAS would use its market power to force aircraft manufacturers to buy GE-Honeywell components.
The GE-Honeywell juggernaut could specifically threaten Airbus Industrie, the European consortium that is staunchly competitive with
While EU regulators have threatened deals between U.S. firms before–including the
“Increasingly in a lot of these very large mergers, the enforcement authorities on both sides of the Atlantic are very active, and you have to satisfy them both,” says
If the GE-Honeywell deal seems to be dying a slow death–though it is not dead yet–it had an almost miraculous birth. The merger agreement came together over a weekend last October after Honeywell, based in Morristown, N.J., had already announced a union with
Executives for both companies said they were willing to divest Honeywell businesses that generate $2.2 billion in annual revenue. But EU officials wanted greater, and different, divestitures.
“We have always said there was a point at which we wouldn’t do the deal,” Welch said. “The commission’s extraordinary demands are far beyond that point.” Welch went to Brussels to personally negotiate with officials there, but they were not sufficiently impressed.
The EU’s action, if it does quash the deal, may have political fallout. Speaking in Poland, where he is winding down his first Old World foray, President
But if Jack Welch couldn’t get it done, it’s not clear what the president of the United States could do.


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i’ve gota respect Footsie’s work rate right now since the release of the ‘zoot break free ep’ he has been more that consistent with his music on the lead up to his next release ‘Dubstep or Grime?’ which is going to be a collective of his recent singles plus new stuff yet to be heard.
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Aquaponics may sound like a ridiculously complicated form of water aerobics, but it’s actually a sustainable way of using fish feces to grow plants in water.
What’s perhaps most surprising about this novel form of farming is that it’s not new at all. In fact, such food production systems have been around since Aztec times .
By definition, aquaponics is the combining of traditional aquaculture (raising fish, crayfish, prawns or other aquatic animals in tanks) with hydroponics (cultivating plants in water).
Quite simply, the fish feces provide valuable nutrients for the plants to grow, and the plants return the favor by making the water nice and clean so the fish can breathe.
Better still, plant waste that results from harvesting can then be used to make compost in a wormery. And fish think worms are simply delicious.
What makes aquaponics relevant to the average person is that it need not be conducted on a massive scale. In fact, a small-scale system can be set in your own backyard.
The first step in setting up an aquaponics system at home is to punch holes in a tray. Then, poke plant cuttings through the holes and float the tray in a vessel containing water and a selection of aquatic creatures.
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Maintaining an at-home aquaponics system doesn’t require much work. The fish and plants sustain each other, so there’s no need to worry about changing the water.
Besides being self-cleaning, the system loses only a little water to evaporation and none to seepage. That means 95% less water usage compared to soil planting.
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And do teams make better decisions than lone experts?
In today’s episode of the podcast, I’m joined by two dear friends and colleagues, Gordon Laird and Vajramudita Armstrong as we explore these questions drawing on the latest neuroscience.
Gordon touches on the topic of the changing psychological contract in organisations and what this means for executive leaders.
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TNUSRB Recruitment 2019:The Tamil Nadu Uniformed Service Recruitment Board (TNUSRB Recruitment 2019) has issued notification for 969 Sub-Inspector recruitment on March 13, 2019. TNUSRB SI Bharti 2019 Campaign will be organized for 969 posts for Tamil Nadu Police Subordinate Service and Tamil Nadu Special Police Subordinate Service. And the application process will start from March 20, 2019.
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For the interested application, graduation should be completed from any recognized university and should be between 20 to 28 years of age to be eligible to apply. Upper age limit will be exempted for those candidates who are from reserved categories and who are applying through departmental quota.
Open quote candidates will have to pass an objective written examination for 70 marks and the written exam for departmental quota will be for 85 marks. Open quote candidates who cleared the written examination will appear for the examination of PET and PMT phase, followed by Viva Voice. Departmental candidates have been exempted from the PET / PMT stage of the examination.
Notification can be accessed on the official website of TNUSRB or candidate can click on this direct link to access it. More information about reservation criteria, departmental quota, educational qualification, age criteria, examination pattern, examination details are available in the notification.
TNUSRB Recruitment 2019: Tamilnadu Unified Services Recruitment Board (TNUSRB) has issued 8826 GR. II Police Constable, GR. II has issued a recruitment notification for posts of prison warders, and firemen.
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S&V Studio releases Wooden Horn Tenor (Vladimirsky rozhok) for Kontakt 5
5th February 2013
5th February 2013
S&V Studio has released Wooden Horn Tenor (Vladimirsky rozhok) for Kontakt 5.
- 603 samples, 281MB, 44.1kHz, 24-bit, Stereo WAV / AIFF.
- 1-3 Round-Robins.
- 1-4 velocity layers for each note.
- Natural release noises.
- Sustain 1.
- Sustain 2.
- Sustain slow attack.
- Staccato 1 and 2.
- Loop Staccato. Full MIDI automation.
- CC 64 (Damper Pedal) launches the different Release groups.
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DJ Khaled Enlists Rod Wave, Lil Durk & Gunna For New Album
It’s been less than a year since DJ Khaledunveiled his last studio album but he’s already cooking up the follow-up. This week, the rapper took to Instagram where he shared a glimpse of his selection of collaborators this time around, which appear to include Gunna, Lil Durk, and Rod Wave. Given their commercial successes in the past year, it doesn’t seem surprising but Khaled is, once again, gunning to produce his biggest album to date.
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The rapper shared photos of himself with all three rappers as they lock into the studio. Unfortunately, he didn’t offer any snippets of what he’s cooking up. However, each post offered promising glimpses into what the Miami producer is cooking up.