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Bards had begun singing their songs of The Bringer of the Dawn almost as soon as she'd stuck her knife in the bloody Night King. The songs of Azar Azai, the Princess that was Promised followed shortly thereafter. She had scoffed at the absurdity that even after all the carnage and death, all that utter despair, they still managed to sing their silly songs. Wolves of Winterfell had made her grin when it reached her ears across the sea until a line about a bull caused her insides to curl uncomfortably. The Song of Arya Stark freshened long buried wounds and set her aflame. Her tragic story laid bare for the world, least what they knew of it which really wasn't all that much, made her sad and feel so very alone surrounded by strangers in a strange land worlds away from anyone who knew the truth of Arya Stark. Especially the bastard whom they called The Raging Bull, her apparent tragic love interest. It was this that ultimately sealed her fate, raging even at the very Gods themselves because no matter how far she went it never seemed far enough to outrun him. The Love of the Raging Bull seemed wholly unnecessary and she told him so as she stood drenched to the bone before his stunned self in the crowded hall of Storms End.
"I was doing bloody well moving on with my life! I was living my dream of sailing the world after I did the fucking impossible and I should be across the ocean enjoying the freedoms I've bloody well earned. Why is it then that no matter where I go nowhere is safe from you! All it takes is a mention of a bull and I hear your voice in my head, feel your hands on my skin...it drives me mad! Damn you for making it so impossible to stay away!"
"Arya." Her name is just a whisper from his lips, practically a plea and sets her snarling against the urge to just drop it all and run into the only place she'd ever felt she belonged. Bloody damn bull and his ridiculously appealing arms, so strong and sure and looking at her like she's the answer to every prayer hes ever made.
"God's be damned Gendry. I tried to leave you behind but no matter how far I go or how hard I try I cannot stop myself from wanting you and I hate myself for it!" Her temper is flaring high and The Wild Wolves ire is both legendary and frightening. The Raging Bull looks decidedly unconcerned after he's finished kissing her breathless, onlookers be damned.

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Hi all. Just starting a thread for the work I plan to do this week on Kinograph so we can all follow along. I have the whole week off and my only goal is to push Kinograph as far as I can with 6 full days of work. I’ll be posting daily updates here and will likely need your feedback and expertise as I go so please comment and share!
Where I’m at:
Tension hubs: I tried going with one tension hub on the feed side and it works, but would require some tweaking. I’ve decided to go back to using two tension hubs, one at each reel, since we know that works. We can optimize later if necessary, but right now there’s no pressing need to.
Once that’s up and working I want to get the hubs working together to make the film absolutely still. That will require some kind of feedback from the film path on the direction and speed of travel. I’m thinking a rotary encoder will work for this. I can salvage what I did with the capstan motor design to implement this on any of the 3D rollers I have along the film path. The perf sensor could give us speed of travel, but not direction, so I think a rotary encoder is better for this and it can also serve as a backup to the perf sensor in the case of damaged film.
With a rock steady film transport system, I can move on to the sensor. I’ll quickly test the few that I have laying around, and choose one to implement (all tests will be posted for your review).
The gate had a re-design recently but it has some flaws so I’ll need to CAD an update and print a new one for testing.
And, if we’re lucky, we can take a swing at lighting. But that’s optimistic, I think.
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This class will teach basic and intermediate acting skills for developing a variety of characters on stage, focusing on the archetypes: Heroes and Villains! Because creating believable characters on the stage is the objective of every actor, we first must delve into the work of understanding our particular roles on the stage. In the fantasy worlds of heroes and villains, it’s a fun and exciting task. We will also use our new skills to portray everyday antagonists/protagonists in selected dramatic/comedic scripts. All the while, we will be exploring the importance of fighting for our objectives on stage, overcoming conflict and perfecting the skills of powerful storytelling.
Lana is thrilled to be part of CYT and the amazing blessing that comes with introducing children and teenagers to the theatre. Her love of acting began when she was cast as Dorothy in her 5th grade production of The Wizard of Oz, and has never faded!
Lana spent much of her youth participating in acting and music workshops, being guided by wonderful singing coaches and excellent drama teachers along the way. As a young adult, Lana auditioned her way into many Bay Area community theatre productions, growing into expanding roles in both dramatic and musical/comedy productions. Her favorite roles are from shows that were created for young audiences, including playing Cinderella, Snow White and other characters from classic Fairy Tales.
Lana is delighted to bring years of experience to CYT. But mostly she is " thrilled to help your child realize their amazing potential and help them find their unique gifts... the theatre can be a beautiful place for a young actor's light to shine. " Lana is honored with the privilege of being a teacher for CYT.
A mom to an amazing 15 year old boy, Lana also works as a pediatric nurse at Stanford Children's Hospital. She has Bachelor Degrees in both Human Development and Nursing, and a Masters Degree in Psychology.
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Council offers interest-free rates repayment plans
Published: 20 May 2020. (Note: information was correct at date of publication but may have since been changed or superseded.)
Ratepayers are reminded that the three-month extension on rates repayments ends on 27 May.
People who are having difficulties paying their rates as a result of the coronavirus are urged to contact Council about an interest-free repayment plan.
Ratepayers are encouraged to contact Council before the rates due date to take advantage of the assistance program.
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According to Honda, “The next-generation camera technology helps the car retain a modern, clean and simple design, and complements the stepless A-pillars and flush ‘pop out’ door handles, also confirmed for the production version of the Honda e. Unlike conventional side mirrors, the cameras are contained within the width of the car and do not extend beyond the wheel arches.”
The company also claims that with the removal of the side mirrors, which can stick out a bit, it can help to reduce the drag of the car, which in theory should reduce the amount of energy required to move forwards, thus potentially extending the range of the car as a result. The cameras will transmit information to screens placed on the dashboard inside of the car.
Honda has just come out with new images of the E Prototype, which will be displayed at the Geneva Motor Show. It looks extremely production ready, and it's likely to be one of the few concept cars that effectively show the final product as it stands. For a very close look on the e Prototype, watch this video by the "Fully Charged Show" with Jonny Smith.
I'll admit to being played by Honda: As the carmaker originally showed the Urban EV concept at Geneva and spy photos started popping up later, showing a more down-to-earth car with thicker pillars and more doors, I thought the inevitable had happened and Honda had ended up watering down the fascinating concept. But as is explained in this video, it's actually the other way around: The prototype seen here has always been the real thing, and it's been in development far longer. The Urban EV was in actuality a caricature of this, with some more show-y details added.
Honda is set to make a major splash at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show by debuting the newest iteration of its due-for-production fully electric prototype, but it turns out that won't be the only EV on the stand. In partnership with the Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) in Turin, Italy, Honda will debut a brand-new design concept, the miniature Honda Tomo EV ute.
Honda and IED have a long history, as this will be the 15th 1:1 design model the two have produced. The stylish concepts are the thesis projects for the two-year master's program at the university's transportation design school. For this exercise, Honda sent 13 students a simple, if roughly translated, brief: "Honda next 2025 fun driving." The result is a bite-sized, curvaceous electric coupe with a tiny rear truck bed.


text: A long time ago, I took to the online handle Get Local Girl. It's always been my thing to get local and support the artists and craftspeople as well as local businesses. This was way before American Express' Shop Local campaigns. That is why I was so excited when I met Claire Jones of The General Store Seattle! And, it was a pleasure to photograph the first annual Life Life Local Convention she hosted here in West Seattle's Youngstown Cultural Arts Center. The best part, of course, was getting to know a new group of local businesses. I picked up a few Christmas gifts too, even though I was planning on only working the event, not shopping! Here's a peek at the fun: For the next couple of weeks, I will highlight local businesses where you can find lovely gifts before the frenzy of holiday shopping sales. But for now, I want you all to check out The General Store Seattle. They sell a variety of local made items from around Washington state, and have just started offering gift boxes with themes such as Cat Lover or Seahawks Fan box. And check out our Facebook page, where we'll be sharing other local art shows, fairs and chances to support local businesses during the busiest holiday shopping season!


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Brewing Thanksgiving Coffee in your K-Cup coffeemaker
Over the past several years, we’ve seen single-cup brewing machines like Keurig’s K-Cups become extremely popular.
They’re everywhere: in office buildings, hotels, gas stations, homes and restaurants. And we know why people love them: they’re convenient, easy to use, and brew a consistent cup of coffee.
But for years we’ve been struggling with the idea of packaging our coffees in K-Cup pods. Why?
Flavor quality is often compromised
Coffee is at its best within a few weeks of roasting. But most coffee pods packaged for single-cup brewers are pre-loaded with sub standard coffee, and in our experience, it’s usually stale. They also are loaded with a smaller amount of coffee than is necessary to brew a full-strength, flavorful cup. We love our coffee, and we refuse to provide weak, stale coffee to our customers.
Substantial waste is created
When you brew coffee using disposable coffee pods, you’re creating waste with every cup you brew. Imagine millions of people brewing multiple cups of coffee per day with their single cup brewers, and throwing away millions of plastic cups. That’s a lot of waste – and as a B-Corp Certified company with strong social & evironmental values, we don’t want to be a part of that.
Coffee pods are a “value added” product – roasters who package their coffee in disposable coffee pods are charging for the convenience they allow. That means your money doesn’t go nearly as far as when you buy whole bean or ground coffee in a bag. Spending a ton of extra money for a poor cup of coffee just doesn’t seem right to us.
There’s nothing better than grinding and enjoying a fresh cup from freshly-roasted whole beans – but we know that’s not always a reality in today’s fast-paced world. We know that many people have a single cup brewer in their home or office, and are forced to drink substandard coffee as a result.
We decided to go in search of a reusable K-Cup filter that could be used to brew our coffee without compromising flavor quality or the environment.
During our research, we found that many 3rd party reusable filters are made cheaply, with flimsy plastic parts that broke easily. Others left a strange “plastic” taste in the cup after brewing (gross!). Others still were undersized and couldn’t be filled with enough coffee to create a cup that was strong enough. But some worked – quite well!
The Ekobrew Elite (pictured at left) performed the best of all the reusable cups we tested.
We like the solid build of the stainless steel construction, and that this reusable K-Cup does not require any disposable paper filter. Since it’s not made of plastic, there’s no plastic aftertaste, or worry about BPA residue.
And best of all – the Ekobrew Elite is a Zero Waste brewing solution for your Keurig brewer!
We’re now offering the Ekobrew Elite in our online store, along with brewing instructions to help you brew the best cup of coffee possible with a single cup brewer.
Reusable K-Cup Brewing Instructions
Buy an Ekobrew Elite for your single cup brewer. Then, follow these instructions to make the best cup of coffee possible with a single cup brewer, and you’ll save money and the environment while you’re at it! Download and print the brewing guide and post next to your single-cup coffeemaker for quick reference in your home or office.

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One goal for surging Vikings: National Championship
The Augustana softball team’s double header sweep of St. Cloud State on Monday had a business-like feel to it. The Vikings picked up wins by scores of 10-2 and 7-4, and watching it had all the drama of watching a factory worker punch a clock.
Not that Augie’s players are overlooking opponents or taking victories for granted, but they’re now 22-2 in NSIC play, 41-7 overall. They’re ranked 9th in the country and on track for what would be their third NSIC title since 2010 and sixth consecutive berth in the Division II playoffs.
So while this isn’t new territory for the Vikings – they hosted the Super Regionals last year and fell short of a berth in the World Series with a loss to Southeastern Oklahoma State – there is something of a sense of urgency for this team. With five seniors, led by sluggers Jenelle Trautmann and Caitlin Nichol, Augie feels like the time is now to capture the big trophy and win a national championship.
“We have what it takes to go all the way,” said sophomore shortstop Sarah Kennedy, the No. 1 hitter in Division II right now. “We have the experience and we’re progressing every day. We know the level we need to perform at to reach our goals. Anytime we don’t go 2-0 (in a double header) we’re disappointed, because our goal is a national championship.”
Goals that high require more than wins, they require near-flawless play and a lot of luck, and coach Gretta Melsted admits there have been times this year that she’s caught herself perhaps demanding too much of her team.
“Sometimes I have to remind myself we’re (22-2),” says the three-time NSIC coach of the year.
But the players seem like they’re holding themselves to a similar standard, as the upperclassmen in particular understand the stakes. Trautmann says this team has better team chemistry than any of the three prior playoff teams she’s played on, but it’s not just that they get along. It’s that they’re all taking the goals this year so seriously. Just getting a sweep in a random double header like the one on Monday isn’t enough. The Vikings are constantly evaluating whether or not they’re playing at a level they know they’ll need to be at in the postseason.
“There’s definitely a business approach from them,” said Melsted, whose team hosts 20-3 Winona State Wednesday in a showdown for first place. “I told them after one game, ‘Guys, it’s OK to be happy that you won’, because sometimes after the game I just get a bunch of straight faces from them. But I think it’s just because their expectations are so high. They know the games we have coming up are the ones that are going to matter.”
On paper the Vikings certainly have what it takes. Kennedy leads the way offensively, with a ridiculous .524 batting average, best in the nation. She’s homered 13 times, and also ranks in the national top five in hits, doubles and RBI. Trautmann leads the NSIC and ranks second in the nation with 19 homers and 64 RBI to go with a .472 batting average, .603 on-base percentage and .992 slugging percentage.
Nichol homered three times Monday, giving her 17 on the year, second in the league behind Trautmann. She also leads the league with 69 runs scored to go with a .458 average. Trautmann, Nichol and Kennedy are 1-2-3 in the league in on-base percentage and slugging.
Melsted would like to see the bottom half of the order pick it up down the stretch, but it’s not like they’ve struggled. Carly Peterson (.333, four homers), Carley Pickett (.333, three homers), Kylie Rome (.311) and Jordan Schaffer (.293, seven homers, 44 RBI) are all dangerous at the plate.
And in the circle, Trautmann (24-2, 1.92 ERA) and Pickett (13-4, 2.36) form a strong 1-2 punch that has the support of relief ace Karlee Koopman (4-1, 2.80). Trautmann leads the league in wins and strikeouts and is second in ERA.
“With as many wins as we have it’s been a fun season,” said Nichol. “But the few losses we’ve suffered have taught us things, too. We’re still finding things to work on every day. We’re playing well, but we know we need to play even better, and I think we will.”
With the power the Vikings have at the plate and in their pitching staff, not to mention tons of postseason experience, Melsted encourages her players to focus on a national championship run. There’s no sense in pretending that isn’t the desired end-game.
“It’s our goal,” she shrugs. “Now, a lot of things have to fall into place to win a national championship, so we’re not going to present it like it’s not a successful season if that doesn’t happen, but that’s what we’re chasing. We’re having a great season and our kids know exactly what it takes to get there, so we’re not going to hide from it.”
The Vikings have five seniors, but it’s not as though a window is closing after this year – they’re likely to remain a mainstay in the Division II playoff picture into the future. That said, with Trautmann and Nichol moving on after this year, along with Schaffer, Erin Kempf and Mackenzie Alstott, there is a feeling that this year represents as good a chance as the Vikings have ever had to win it all.
“We’ve got five really good seniors and a lot of tournament experience, so yeah, there’s a sense of urgency and some unfinished business,” Melsted said. “And some of these kids have done some really big things for this program. You really want to see them go out on top.”


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Hometruths By Adeola Akinremi, Email: firstname.lastname@example.org
I forewarned the Buhari government that it will come to this. Now, the ashtag #Febuhari has turned to #FedupwithBuhari.
In an Op-ed I penned on Friday November 26, titled: ‘Like Economy, Internal Security Slips out of Buhari’s Hands’, I advised the government to take proactive measure to stop the spark before it turns into a consuming fire, but it will appear that President Muhammadu Buhari, and his cabinet think a mere blip in social voltage will not harm this government.
Understandably, that is the government narrative in Nigeria.
Everyone in government circle will continue to say Sai Baba until the house comes crashing. Those in Goodluck Jonathan’s government even turned it to a song, “Goodluck to you, Goodluck to me, “Goodluck to everybody,” until the doomsday appeared.
The Tuface’s “one voice” revolution is the spark in the series of protests that will change the government that has repeatedly failed to change the way people live, despite the promises.
Unfortunately, Buhari allowed this to happen to his government. With no single priority to focus on, the government has been running around in circles and with it President Buhari is holidaying in the United Kingdom and having medical tourism.
Hey! When it comes to that, nobody needs to incite citizens to put their feet on the streets. We all did in January 2012 to show President Goodluck Jonathan his yellow card before the red card came in 2015. Only a small percentage of Nigerians did not participate. They are those from Otuoke and the cabals of Aso Rock or to put simply, those who have been blinded by the gods of Aso Rock.
Pleasingly, the professor who called Tuface an “illiterate” has capitulated with profound apology to our music icon.
But to ignore Tuface’s one voice march on Monday, February 6, is to ignore the voice of reason. Tuface has the resources, both human and financial; he has the gut and the will to galvanise this movement. I don’t think he needs any politician for a backup like some are insinuating. Only death can stop him.
Prof. Akindele Adetoye, the man who called Tuface an “illiterate,” probably didn’t watch the video that Innocent Idibia (Tuface) posted on his facebook page to deliver his message.
“Nigeria must work for all of us and all of us must work for Nigeria. The walk will be from National Stadium to National Theatre the two symbol of how Nigeria is fast declining,” Tuface said in the video.
For me, the connection that Tuface made with the suffering that Nigerians are facing with the declined national heritage like National Stadium and National Theatre is a major opprobrium that reflects poorly upon succeeding governments.
In history, there is always that immediate and remote cause of event. The most critical is the last straw. We are now witnessing remote causes and Mr. President and his party, the All Progressives Congress can still do something before immediate cause and the last straw comes to break the camel’s back.
To avoid more rumours of death and rushing to salvage the situation with photos that experts have analysed to show the figure of a truly sick president, the government should work on our healthcare system such that President Muhammadu Buhari will not be spending money to improve Theresa May’s economy while his own economy is sliding.
I believe any president needs vacation. The burden of leadership is a huge one and leaders do need a retreat where they can ponder on the future of the country they govern without the pressure of sitting behind the presidential table as commander-in-chief.
So like any president, Buhari deserves the vacation. But vacations are not hurriedly done by presidents like we have seen in Buhari’s case.
Vacation is a planned event on president’s calendar every year. There’s usually nothing sudden about it. More, it is curious why President Buhari chose to be holidaying abroad when he has the rare chance to make a change in encouraging Nigerians to invest money in our tourism sector.
When American presidents go on holiday, they go to places in their countries that magnet the citizens to visit. A presidential stay in Ikogosi Spring in Ekiti State or Yankari National Park in Bauchi State will definitely rev up tourism and wouldn’t have given birth to death rumour.
For those who still don’t know why Tuface will march, below is a pick from my column published last November. Prophesy is being fulfilled, because the government did nothing about it.
On November 26, 2016, I wrote: “I really don’t want to exacerbate an already bad situation with this justification. At the same time, I’m careful not be caught in the web of figures that will not make sense in the end, but I want this government to get the picture that Nigerians may be heading for another ‘enough-is-enough’ protests that will be birthed not by a particular organisation but by individuals who are truly tired.
“Anger and despair are two important ingredients for uprising. I know that the theory of grievance, greed and opportunity structure exist, but that is applicable to Niger Delta and Boko Haram insurgency, where militants take the opportunity of the swamp in the Delta area and the hills and caves in the North-east to fight the government. So the government may decide to ignore the warning.
“But without swamp and hills, we can’t forget too quickly that mutiny against President Goodluck Jonathan started with street protests over an “offence” as simple as subsidy removal, though his approval rating was still somewhere in the middle at the time.”
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In the wake of the tragic events of a fellow actor and beloved artist (in what appears to be) taking his own life, at the behest of a lethal addiction- I watch the reaction of the world around me; I read in the status's of peers, expressing sadness and remorse for the loss of such a bright life. But in doing so, I also see something else- Many of those commenting on the tragic events seem to think the reason for this loss of life was because of the individuals fame, career and a life of being known by many and the pressures that came with that. At first glance, I mentally okay the logic and scroll on, but then I feel a catch in my mind.
It suddenly occurs to me... How many overdoses are there every year we will never hear about because the individuals involved are not famous, well known, or in blockbuster movies- But each having just as much or more "pressure" in there family, personal, or professional life as any celebrity we know?
After coming upon this realization, I am forced to maybe think that maybe the tragic events of us humans losing the fight to addictions, or even taking our own lives; fall upon something so much more serious than a job description.
While I don't pretend to know all the factors that played a part in these tragic events that happened over this past weekend. What I can speak to are the relationships around me and the tragedies I have witnessed first hand in lives of those whom I love and loved. I think it so often comes down to simply this. We live in a broken world, and no matter what this world tries to promise us this world does not fill the void we forever long for. No matter the amount of money, fame, respect (all the things we think would satisfy us) we were made for something else, that until we realize, we cannot find peace.
Someone once said
“If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.”
Another wise person noted "There is a God shaped hole in all our hearts." The poor and the rich... The famous and the unknown.
We will never know what we were created for until we know who we were created by. We can never fill the void we feel in the depths of our souls until we invite the one who created them, in.

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Smoky is a beautiful and charming little 4 month old Labrador Retriever mix, who was found as a stray in Stuttgart, Arkansas. Smoky’s rescuers are a family that already includes 3 canine companions, and with a move to a new home in a different town about to happen, they would be serving Smoky best if they worked to find him a new home with less distraction and more capacity to give him the time and attention he deserves.
Smoky (right ) with his friend Bandit
Smoky will soon be attending the DogsOnly adoption showings at Petco in west Little Rock, so if you would like to learn more or even meet him you can send an email to Contact@DogsOnly.org or complete an online adoption application by clicking the orange colored links at the top or bottom of this page. Smoky’s adoption counselor will contact you in short order to answer your questions.
If you don't find that special companion you are looking for in the DogsOnly rescue, rehabilitation, and re-home program then please Little Rock Animal Services or one of the many other central Arkansas rescue organizations to save a rescued canine companion.

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Setting Your Body Free: An Information Revolution
Sit still with your eyes closed in a quiet place that is free of distractions. Place your attention on your heart, and as you breathe, see a gentle light going in and out of your heart. Do this for a few minutes until you are comfortable with the process. Now with each in-breath, let the light remain in your heart. With each out-breath, see your heart expand as a field of light. Each time you breathe, gently let the heart expand more. When you feel your heart light filling your whole body, be present with that feeling for five minutes.
As you do this simple heart meditation, you will be nourishing every cell with a gentle flow of peace and calm. Feel the stress melt away as your body relaxes. If you want, you can introduce a reassuring thought: I am loved, I am safe, I belong. Any positive intention will do. The effect of an intention is to alter the flow of information that enters every cell. Thus the reinvention of the body turns out to be natural, easy and subtly powerful. Your body is the sum of all the information you have put into it since birth. Once you know that the stream of information is under your control, what better way to set your body free?
Deepak Chopra is the author of more than 50 books on health, success, relationships and spirituality, including his current best-seller, Reinventing the Body, Resurrecting the Soul, available now. You can listen to his show on Saturdays every week on SiriusXM, Channels 102 and 155.


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Get ready to dance your cares away over on the Mama Tribe's Facebook page with Free Live Zumba classes
The Mama Tribe's fantastic Facebook page is filled with fun and informative events for both adults and kids to enjoy during these challenging times.
From kids yoga to Zumba for the grown ups there's loads to try! These sessions will take place via Facebook Live and will include sessions for both adults and kids to keep everyone active and entertained while they are social distancing.
The lives are completely free to watch and you won't need to register to take part, simply join in!
The Free Live Zumba Classes are an excellent way to keep active and having fun at home during lockdown.
How to Watch
The FREE Live Zumba Classes will be available to join in with live each Tuesday at 11.00am until 19th May 2020.
Visit the Mama Tribe Facebook page to watch.

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State and local COVID-19 update
Published 4:35 pm Wednesday, December 30, 2020
On Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, North Carolina reported 3,563 new lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus.
Some 3,377 people are hospitalized with the virus on Dec. 29. Across the state, 2,031 ICU beds are occupied with coronavirus victims. Empty but staffed ICU beds number 397 statewide.
So far in this pandemic, 6,574 North Carolinians have died from COVID-19.
Statewide, 63,571 first doses of coronavirus vaccine have been administered as of 8 p.m., Dec. 28, 2020.
Dare County – On Tuesday, Dec. 29, Dare County’s dashboard revealed 22 more new lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus. In Tuesday’s dashboard account, Dare County reported 113 active positive cases with 102 people in home isolation and 11 persons hospitalized, an increase of two patients.
Of the 22 new cases, 12 were residents and 10 non-residents. The largest age ranges were 50-64 years old with nine cases and 25-49, which accounted for eight new cases.
Dare County’s cumulative total of coronavirus cases is 1,560 at Dec. 29.
Deaths remain the same, at five.
On the state’s County Alert System, Dare County is orange, showing substantial community spread. In Dare County, 241 first doses of coronavirus vaccine have been administered.
Hyde County – As of Dec. 23, the cumulative total of cases is 263. Some 42 are active, positive cases. Deaths from the coronavirus remain at five. On the state’s County Alert System, Hyde County is red, the highest of the three ratings. One person in Hyde County has received the first dose of coronavirus vaccine.
As a result of the increasing cases, Hyde County has restricted public access to county offices until Jan. 5, at which time the situation will be reevaluated. County manager Kris Cahoon Noble says “call before you come.”
Tyrrell County – On Dec. 28, Martin-Tyrrell-Washington Health District reported that Tyrrell County’s total, cumulative case number is now 168. Some 158 people have recovered. On Dec. 28, seven people had active positive cases. Three individuals have died in the county due to coronavirus. On the County Alert System, Tyrrell County is now orange, showing substantial community spread. Four persons in Tyrrell County have received first doses of coronavirus vaccine.
Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank counties – On Dec. 28, 2020, Albemarle Regional Health Services published the following case information:
Camden: 272 lab-confirmed cases, with 80 cases now active. Camden County has lost five people to the coronavirus. Camden is experiencing critical community spread noted with red. In Camden County, 17 first doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered.
Currituck: 612 total lab-confirmed cases. Some 239 cases are active. Currituck County has lost 11 people to coronavirus. Currituck is now red, signaling critical community spread of the coronavirus. In Currituck, 21 first doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered.
Pasquotank: 1,714 lab-confirmed cases. Active cases number 293. COVID-related deaths in the county number 43 people. In the County Alert System, Pasquotank is red, signifying critical community spread. In this county, 37 first doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered.


text: We are moving to the Denver area. I want to live where I can have at least 6 chickens. Any suggestions as to which out lying area I should consider? No high end, keeping up with the jones areas. We are a rowdy, football loving, patio eating, former farm family.

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Anfield owners not decided on next move but will sell naming rights.
Liverpool are still undecided over whether to redevelop Anfield or to move to a new site but have held discussions on selling the naming rights.
The Reds owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG) preferred option is to increase the capacity and corporate opportunities at the original Anfield stadium.
The Americans did this when they took control of Boston Red Sox but plans to build a new stadium on Stanley Park have not been discounted.
Under the terms of the agreement struck when plans were first drawn up, the club have until the end of this month to take up the option of the 999-year lease they agreed with the city council for land in Stanley Park.
According to Billy Hogan, managing director of Fenway Sports Management – the global commercial arm of club owners FSG – the main consideration is to ensure the club competes financially with their rivals.
“We see Liverpool as a truly global proposition from a marketing standpoint and a naming rights partnership with Liverpool Football Club is really unlike any other thing there is out there,” Hogan told Bloomberg.
“It’s something we’ve seen some interest in and we’ll continue to have those conversations.”
Hogan added that the final decision will “rest on which opportunity allows us to keep generating revenue to compete with the rest of our competition in the Premier League”.


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Bucket list: 83 extraordinary travel experiences of a lifetime
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Illuminated Cave, Okinawa, Japan... this is on my bucket list of places to visit!
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The beautiful Maldives in the Indian Ocean! tropical island vacation destinations
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Blue Lagoon, Iceland
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The Blue Lagoon, Iceland hot springs A travel bucket list of places I hope to visit in my lifetime! WANDERLUST
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The Blue Lagoon, Iceland - The Blue Lagoon in Reykjavik, Iceland is a naturally heated pool of mineral-rich seawater that’s usually anywhere between 98-102 degrees. Visitors can slather themselves in white, silica-based mud and soak while taking in the views of the lava field it’s located in. Yay!!! A natural hot spa!!
Limone sul Garda, Lake Garda (Brescia), Lombardy, Italy
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Maldives Beach. On my bucket list fo sho!
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Most islands have sunshine and palm trees, but this one has something that you've never seen before. - Maldives Islands
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Bioluminescence at the Maldives Islands , I have to go here before I die
Officially one of my dream destinations!!!! Defo on the bucket list
Four Seasons Resort, Bora Bora
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This is my absolute #1 dream vacation. Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora Couples who book an overwater bungalow with a plunge pool can also take a freshwater dip on the lanai right outside their room — perfect for a relaxing rinse after a snorkel session or a sunset soak complete with champagne. Inside, contemporary Polynesian decor is equally seductive — especially the oversize tub with lagoon views, and the glass panel in the living room floor lets you spy on multicolor reef fish below.
#FourSeasons, #BoraBora Definitely on my #TravelWishList & cross my fingers I think this will get ticked off this year. #BoraBora is on of the "Six Islands I'd Swim to" #TravelWishList http://ht.ly/kunLZ While I was in #Tahiti recently I didn't make it to Bora Bora or #Moorea so I am ready for a visit there later this year. #Travel Wish List. travelboldly..com #FrenchPolynesia
Bora Bora - 10 Fascinating Places To Visit One Day - one of my top dream vacations! Someday...Top of my bucket list.
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The Tunnel of Love in Ukraine
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Hand-in-hand, a young couple walks down a leafy 'tunnel of love' near the town of Klevan, east Ukraine. The tunnel is actually a three-kilometre section of private railway that serves a nearby fibreboard factory...Picture: Amos Chapple / Rex Features
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This 12-day voyage aboard Silversea’s Silver Explorer ferries guests from Iceland — home to fiery volcanoes — to the remote, frosted towns of Greenland. You’ll pass fantastical twists of ice, follow whales and hear first-person accounts on the rigors of daily life in a frozen land. silversea.com; sails July 28, 2014; from $9,750 per person.
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Iceland and Greenland This 12-day voyage aboard Silversea’s Silver Explorer ferries guests from Iceland—home to fiery volcanoes—to the remote, frosted towns of Greenland. You’ll pass fantastical twists of ice, follow whales and hear first-person accounts on the rigors of daily life in a frozen land. silversea.com.
Peru As rain forests worldwide diminish, there’s no better time to explore the world’s largest remaining tropical rain forest, along the Amazon River. Daybeds on the observation deck of Aqua Expeditions’ 16-suite Aria Amazon let you observe the landscape as towering rubber trees, palms, and fig trees slip past. aquaexpeditions.com; seven-night voyages run year-round; from $6,615 per person.
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Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany. This is the castle that inspired Walt Disney’s Cinderella castle. Just amazing i must see this!
The inspiration for the Walt Disney Castle... Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany.
'Neuschwanstein Castle', located in Southwest Bavaria, was the inspiration for Disney's Sleeping Beauty Castle. So many beautiful places to visit in Germany. The land of fairy tales.
German Castles: Schloss Neuschwanstein. Definitely when we visit Germany again, this one is on top of my list. This castle is the castle where Walt Disney got his inspiration from the castle at Walt Disney World.
Bucket List Destination - Neuschwanstein Castle
The Neuschwanstein castle in Germany is what Walt Disney based his famous Sleeping Beauty castle after. [It's virtually empty an incomplete inside.]
Pelion Rocks - Greece
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Jackson Hole- in my near future
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The Maldives. Definately going on my bucket list!
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I'll take 2 please
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Private island of the cruise ship....breathtaking didnt want to leave EVER!
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Due to the spread of the coronavirus Sars-CoV-2, Bavaria’s Minister President Markus Soeder (CSU) has declared a state of emergency in Bavaria. As of today, schools, day-care centers and kindergartens are closed. As of Tuesday, the restrictions on public life will be further extended: No more public events will be allowed, bars, cinemas and swimming pools will be closed, and from Wednesday certain shops will also be closed.
Leisure: cinemas, swimming pools, zoo closed
Bavaria further extends the restrictions due to the spread of the coronavirus. Not only cinemas, clubs will be closed from Tuesday, 17 March up to and including 19 April, but also sports facilities and playgrounds will be closed, as announced by Minister President Markus Soeder (CSU) on Monday in Munich.
Swimming pools and saunas will also have to close from Tuesday. Likewise, the Hellabrunn Zoo will also be closed to visitors until further notice. Fitness studios, libraries, wellness centres, thermal baths, dance schools, zoos, amusement parks, further education centres, community colleges, music schools and youth centres are also affected.
Events: Trade fairs, concerts, theatre – no more events allowed
All events and gatherings are prohibited until 19.4. – this applies to strong beer festivals (Starkbierfest), concerts and theatre performances and all other types of events throughout Bavaria.
Excluded from this are private celebrations in privately used rooms suitable for this purpose, where all participants have a close personal relationship (family) to each other.
In the fight against the coronavirus, restaurants in Bavaria may only open from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. from Tuesday onwards.
As Prime Minister Markus Soeder (CSU) explained, a distance of 1.5 metres between the guests should also be guaranteed. Also, a maximum of 30 people in the guest room may only be served at the same time.
Shopping: Retail closes – grocery stores open longer
From Wednesday onwards, selected shops that are not necessary for the basic supply will also be closed. Grocery stores are to remain open.
In order to ensure the basic supply of food and other important products, Bavaria is extending the opening hours for certain shops: Supermarkets, grocery stores, drugstores, pharmacies, petrol stations, banks and some other shops will be allowed to open until 10 p.m. on weekdays and will also be open on Sundays, then until 6 p.m.

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Evening of Chamber Music Tues., Apr. 22
The Music Department will present an evening of chamber music 7:30 p.m., Tues., April 22, in Swayne Auditorium at the Brandt Center. Chamber works will be featured for various combinations of instrumental ensembles, including piano ensembles, guitar ensembles, and percussion ensembles.
Percussion ensembles will perform a collection of traditional calypso songs arranged for marimbas by director David Gluck, “Basically Broke Blues” (performed on marimbas), “Jovial Jasper,” a traditional xylophone rag-time piece by George Hamilton Green, and “Underdog Rag” by Emil Richards. Percussion students involved are Audrey Avrit (Helvetia, Ore.), Braedon Gerdes (Buhl, Idaho), Jimmy Lawrence (Prineville, Ore.), Karina Muffley (Nampa, Idaho), and Eric Stone (Caldwell, Idaho).
The NNU guitar ensemble will perform “Flores de Malaga” by George Rist. This ensemble will include Kyle Stuck (Yakima, Wash.), Justin Morris (Deer Park, Wash.), Lani Nelson (Meridian, Idaho) and Miles Wilson (Salem, Ore.).
Piano ensembles will perform a variety of piano duets, duos and quartets, including Piazzolla’s “Libertango,” Dvorak’s “Slavonic Dances,” Faure’s “Dolly Suite,” and Joplin’s “Maple Leaf Rag” (arranged for two pianos, eight hands by piano ensemble director, Dr. Walden Hughes).
Students participating in the piano ensembles include Abbey Askren (Bend, Ore.), Lavinia Budurovici (Nampa, Idaho), Curtis Garner (Horseshoe Bend, Idaho), Glenna Garvey (Coleville, Wash.), Ally Harrigan (Sparks, Nev.), Lorae Lindstrom (Nampa, Idaho), Michelle Huttema (Parma, Idaho), Jimmy Lawrence (Prineville, Ore.), Melodee McGregor (Twin Falls, Idaho), Karina Muffley (Nampa, Idaho), Krista Niswander (Boise, Idaho), Austin Thomas (Lewiston, Idaho), Elli Winslow (Great Falls, Mont.), and Paul Zukowski (Salem, Ore.).
The percussion ensembles are coached by David Gluck, author of the book “Rhythms of the Game” co-authored with New York Yankee great Bernie Williams, the guitar ensembles by Eddie Wheeler, both affiliate NNU instructors, and the piano ensembles by Music Professor Dr. Walden Hughes.
The public is warmly invited to attend; there is no admission charge. Contact person: Dr. Walden Hughes 989-2680 email@example.com
Schedule of recitals
- B.J. Howard Vocal Recital in Emerson Aud., Thursday, April 24 at 7:30 p.m.
- Melodee McGregor Recital in Fine Arts Rm. 222, Friday, April 25 at 7:30 p.m.
- Kaitlyn Haley Harp Recital in NNU Little Theatre, Monday, April 28 at 7:30 p.m
- Lani Nelson Senior Recital in NNU Little Theatre, Wednesday, April 30 at 7:30 p.m.
- Holly Sheffield Senior Vocal Recital in Emerson Aud., Saturday, May 3 at 7:30 p.m.
- Jimmy Lawrence Senior Recital in Swayne Aud., Sunday, May 4 at 3:00 p.m.
Crusader Choir and Orchestra present Great Hymns of our Faith Sat., April 26
The Department of Music is excited to invite you to our upcoming concert, Great Hymns of our Faith. Plan to join us on Sat., April 26, at 7:30 p.m., in Swayne Auditorium for an evening of dynamic and moving hymn arrangements performed by the Crusader Choir and Orchestra. This ensemble has had many acclaimed performances throughout the region this year, and you will not want to miss this evening. Prepare to be moved, challenged and uplifted as we worship the Lord through these songs.
Tickets for the evening are $5 and can be purchased at the door or in advance through the music office (208) 467-8413.
The concert will include both old and new hymns of various styles. Songs included are: “How Great Thou Art,” “All The Way My Savior Leads Me,” “It Is Well With My Soul,” “All Creatures of Our God and King,” “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God,” “Come People of the Risen King,” “Peace Like a River,” “Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal,” “My Eternal King,” “God’s Great Love,” “The People of God,” “Jesus Saves,” and “Let the Nations Be Glad.”
–Dr. Philip Miller, Chair, Department of Music and Director, Crusader Choir and Orchestra
Jazz Revival and Northwesterners Spring Concert
This concert will be held in the NNU Little Theatre, Thursday, May 1 at 7:30 p.m.


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DES MOINES, Iowa — Farmers’ markets are commonplace in central Iowa, but there is one group focused on helping farmers who have come to the United States in hopes of fulfilling a dream.
Since its inception in 2014, Global Greens Farmers’ Market has solely featured refugee agronomists. Food Hub and Marketing Supervisor for Global Greens, Daniel Bowser said last year, language barrier issues for farmers were magnified by the pandemic.
“I think the pandemic has brought up a lot of things with farmers. In some ways, the pandemic was really challenging for people. A lot of folks in the refugee and immigrant community don’t have the technology or English skills to be able to sell their produce online like a lot of small farms were doing,” Bowser said.
Despite these struggles, Global Greens did open its farmers’ market.
This year it averages about 10 to 15 vendors at the farmers’ market, has connected 150 families with community gardening opportunities and currently has 20 families training at its farm in West Des Moines.
According to Bowser, most of these refugees were farmers in their home countries. On the training farm, refugees are learning about the difference in climate and crops found here in Iowa
Bowser said the Global Greens Farmers’ Market also gives other refugees in the state a slice of home.
“It’s an important place for farmers to sell their food. It is an important place for community members to find culturally appropriate foods, where they can’t necessarily find that your regular grocery store in town because farmers are growing food that is popular in their home countries,” Bowser said.
Global Greens is also looking for more land access.
“What we found is that we need a larger place where farmers can have secure long-term lands and years where they can invest in their businesses. And so we’re actively searching for 100-acre piece of land in the Des Moines area,” Bowser said.
Global Greens Farmers’ Market takes place in the Drake neighborhood every Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to noon.


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It’s a long way from California to Washington, D.C., but that doesn’t mean Democrats inside the beltway shouldn’t pay attention to what’s happening on the other coast.
On Friday, for example, Tom Perez, chair of the Democratic National Committee, released his statement on the June jobs report. Since the report was pretty good, showing a better-than-expected 213,000 jobs created, Perez decided to ignore the numbers and just slam President Trump.
No problem there, since that’s exactly the tactics Republicans used when the employment numbers were improving under then-President Barack Obama.
“With slow wage growth, rising health care premiums and skyrocketing gas prices across the country, Donald Trump’s reckless policies are hurting millions of hardworking families,” Perez said in his statement.
Pause here for California Democratic leaders to cringe.


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Rep. Ellison Statement on Former FBI Director Comey’s Senate Testimony
Jun 8, 2017
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) released the following statement after former FBI Director James Comey testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee:
“Former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony today revealed several things: First, that President Trump demanded Comey’s loyalty and tried to get him to beg for his job. Second, that President Trump asked Comey to end the investigation into Michael Flynn in order to cover up his campaign’s collusion with Russia. And third, that the President, his campaign, and the Administration repeatedly lied to the American people.
“This is obstruction of justice.
“Republicans must now stop tying themselves in knots to defend the President. If Donald Trump was the Mayor of a small town in rural America who asked the police chief to stop investigating a friend of his who was suspected of drunk driving, we probably wouldn’t be having a discussion about whether or not that Mayor was corrupt. Especially if the Mayor fired the police chief afterwards for refusing to drop the investigation. It’s time for Republicans to put country before party.”

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Dry salami, cooked country pate, assorted cheese with homemade jams and pickles served with ciabatta.
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House salad mix with toasted almonds, strawberries, red onion, tomatoes, feta cheese and topped with grilled chicken tossed with honey mustard vinaigrette.
Our house salad mix topped with 2 grilled crab-cakes, sliced cherry tomatoes, shredded cheddar cheese, boiled egg, sliced red onion, topped with a Cajun sauce drizzle. Served with remoulade dressing.
Boiled and chilled baby shrimp served over house salad mix with grape tomatoes, purple onion slivers, boiled eggand cheddar cheese and served with remoulade dressing.
Our house salad mix topped with sesame grilled sashimi tuna, red bell peppers, purple onions, crispy rice noodles, wasabi peas, cherry tomatoesand served with our sesame ginger dressing.
Chopped romaine tossed in our house caesar dressing topped with a Parmesan cheese, boiled egg and sliced purple onions.
Garlic pork, loin topped with swiss cheese, creolaiseand crispy pickles served on a pressed, toasted brioche bun.
Grilled chicken with chopped romaine tossed in our house caesar dressing topped with a Parmesan cheese wrapped in a spinach flour tortilla.
Battered and fried green tomatoes served on a bed of shredded romaine on focaccia bread topped with a drizzle of caesar.
Grilled crab-cakes, toasted po'boy, ragin Cajun sauce, shredded romaineand baby swiss.
Sesame and peppercom griled tuna tossedwith our house salad mix with red onion andred pocll pepper. Crisp rice noodles andsesame ginger vinaigrette and wasabi aioli wrapped in a spinach flour tortilla.
Bacon, caramelized onion and swiss served with a side salad.
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Sara Martin has a problem. And it’s not the attraction she has for her co-worker Devon Curran…or the lust she feels for her sexy neighbor, Rigg. Yes, those are problems. But she has bigger issues. There’s been a security breach in the impenetrable computer system at work. Suddenly Devon doesn’t look happy. And that is a gun in his pocket!
Devon is working undercover…and Sara is about to blow his case. He’d rather she blow him. She’s as smart as she is beautiful. But he’s lied to protect her. What will she do when she discovers he works with a partner? Tonight, they are going to keep her close…very close…in their protective custody.
Fear lanced through her. Were they going to leave her? She searched Devon’s face. “Do you have to go, too? I mean, you’re partners, right? Do you do everything together?”
Devon stared hard at Rigg, and the tension in the room thickened. “We haven’t done everything together.”
It didn’t take a folder of evidence to know they were talking about more than the investigation. The fear and anger at her forced confinement morphed into a simmering heat deep in her core.
Devon’s cell rang, shattering the moment. “Excuse me.” Devon stood and glanced at the display screen. “It’s our contact.” He strode across the room, slid open the sliding glass door leading to the balcony, and stepped outside. His quietly whispered words cut off when the door slid shut.
Rigg rested a hand on her thigh. “We never meant to hurt you.”
She glanced at his hand, then lifted half-lowered lashes and stared into the dark smoldering depths of Rigg’s obsidian eyes. “Will you hurt me now?”
“No, but I won’t pretend not to want you.” His fingertips scorched a trail higher.
Sara abruptly stood and crossed to the sliding glass door “What about Devon?” The man on her mind leaned against the railing, speaking into his cell phone. He smiled when he saw her then his gaze shifted over her shoulder and the easy smile hardened.
The lights dimmed, only a small lamp at the table illuminated near where she stood. A tingle shivered along her spine. Warm breath caressed the nape of her neck. Rigg pressed in close…and from the other side of glass and a sheer curtain, Devon watched.
“I don’t want the same thing as Devon.”
“And what do you think he wants?” Her heart pounded as Rigg’s palms rested on her hips and his chest pressed against her back.
She clung to the simple word. How much of her? Tonight? “What about tomorrow when the investigation is over? What will you want?”
“I’m partnered up with Devon for this assignment, but tomorrow I could be in a meth ring or bringing down a drug cartel. You wouldn’t want to know me then. I’m not stable like Devon.” His lips brushed her shoulder and blood whooshed through her ears. “Devon’s looking for more.” Rigg nestled his hard cock against her ass. “But I still want to fuck you.”
Confessions From Romaholics
Double Bag! is a ménage book about a woman who comes across a security breach and wants to talk to her boss about it. A new man in the office, Devon, stops her from going to her b...
When Sara finds a computer worm in her system, she is worried that her boss’s whole import business will be affected. Before she can contact him, she is kidnapped by fellow worker Devon, and his partner Rigg to prevent her from warning the boss. Initially she thinks the two men are cyber enemies of her company, but she finds out they are anything but.
While they wait for a takedown, the two men make love to her. One wants her forever, the other just for a diversion.
First of all, I thought this story was way too short. It could have had a lot more suspense and sexual tension, a lot more conflict, and I’d have enjoyed it more. The plot started well, but sort of fizzled at the end, with no danger, no sidelights that would have made it a first class mystery.
Other than that, Double Bang is well written, sexy, and a good though fast read.
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27 September 2015
Massive dissatisfaction with the Abbott Coalition Government probably had countless people expecting a leadership change. But there were too many factors making most people, including myself, doubt that it’d happen so soon – hence the sense of shock when it happened just under a fortnight ago, and just after the second anniversary of the election of the Abbott Government to power.
No sensible person would argue that Tony Abbott was ever popular during his time as Liberal Party leader, whether as Opposition Leader from 2009 or as Prime Minister from 2013. In fact, most people had long disliked him. They ended up voting for him because the Labor Party became distracting from governing because of internal leadership squabbles, and he’d done a good job of making the voters doubt the competency in office of Labor, particularly regarding economic management. But despite winning an election, Abbott never had voters warming to him, and once the main players in Labor’s troubles had departed politics, people no longer had anything reminding them of why they’d voted for Abbott and the opinion polls began to show it.
Having lost office to an unpopular rival, Labor was somehow able to benefit from this scenario, and found itself consistently ahead of the Liberal-National Coalition in the opinion polls, despite having done nothing to attract the voters. The Coalition made some mistakes in terms of policies and explaining the reasons behind them to voters, but these were all that Labor needed to lead in the polls.
However, despite the unpopularity of the Coalition and especially of Abbott, there was doubt over whether a leadership change would happen in the Coalition. Everybody talked about Malcolm Turnbull as a better alternative, and more popular with the voters, but the majority of Coalition MPs couldn’t abide him. And no other Coalition MPs even looked like they had what it took to replace Abbott, at least in the short term.
So there would’ve been some surprise when Turnbull quit his post as Communications Minister and moved to challenge Abbott for the Liberal leadership. He ended up beating Abbott 54-44 in a vote among Liberal MPs, which wasn’t quite an even split but also wasn’t a comfortable margin. The Liberals were clearly divided over Turnbull, and time will tell whether he can gain the trust of those who voted against him.
Turnbull is seen as too close to Labor on certain issues. He’s a firm believer in reducing environmental pollution and tackling climate change, which the Coalition is arguably divided over, with many Coalition MPs dismissing the whole notion of climate change as a myth. He’s more tolerant of same-sex marriage than other Coalition MPs, and he’s long championed the notion of constitutionally changing Australia to make the country a republic. Labor is more inclined to support these issues than the Coalition, and many in the Coalition ranks can’t abide Turnbull because of his positions on them.
But polls have consistently shown voters rating Turnbull more highly than Abbott as a leader. Turnbull has firm convictions, and he is articulate and able to sell messages well as a communicator. Some people argue that Turnbull could lure many voters away from Labor, particularly those who voted against the Liberals more because of disliking Abbott than actually preferring Labor. It may take several opinion polls over the coming months to show what effect Turnbull’s rise has on the Coalition’s vote. In a sense, we’ll soon see whether or not his rise to the Liberal leadership triggers climate change, albeit of a political kind rather than an environmental kind.
Now the challenge facing Turnbull as Prime Minister relates to the Coalition’s policies and its ability to sell them to the public. The Coalition has been burnt in the polls because of unpopular policies in relation to cuts in public spending and possible changes to employment laws. Although voters seem to accept that there’s a major budget deficit, they’re scared that potential spending cuts will hurt them personally. They’re not convinced that the Coalition wants to tackle tax avoidance by major companies, and they’re scared that the Coalition might try to deregulate the employment market, removing things like penalty rates for shift-based jobs, as happened when the Coalition was last in office. Can Turnbull convince voters to accept its policy agenda, or make any cuts seem less painful?
More importantly, can Turnbull convince the crossbenchers in the Senate, whose support he needs to pass laws? He needs six extra Senate votes to pass any laws, and he needs to engage with those Senators and persuade them as well as the public. I suspect that he’d do a better job of persuading and negotiating than Abbott did, but it’s not going to be easy.
Turnbull might just bring the Coalition’s vote up in the opinion polls. But he needs to win over the cynics in his own ranks, as well as the public and the crossbench Senators who could make or break his policy agenda. Very interesting times lie ahead as Turnbull confronts challenges from different directions.


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The curve is flattening: this might not be the beginning of the end for the pandemic saga, but may be the end of the beginning.
On this week's FarrCast Michael Farr welcomes Steve Weiss for a look at investing through, and beyond the coronavirus. Steve shares the developing he sees and he is investing in, and while there will be a rough road, he believes the economy and markets will ultimately emerge stronger. Political analyst Dan Mahaffee joins with a discussion for the political pitfalls that the restart of the economy will face. We have placed the economy in an induced coma -- it's not as easy as flipping a switch and returning to normal.
For our special guest, Michael welcomes Dr. Jim Williams, a family care physician who is on the front lines of the pandemic at Johns Hopkins Sibley Memorial Hospital every day. He shares what he is seeing in the field, and his thoughts on what we can do to stay safe.
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I made this card to enter in the Creative Freebie Challenge at Outlawz which closes tomorrow.
The adorable image is by Sandi Huggett.
I used the sketch from Some Odd Girl April Challenge because I liked the recipe.
Unfortunately I won't be entering this in their challenge because the digi image is not one of theirs.
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Teddy Time Challenge #2 at Vicky's Place
ABC Challenge - K is for Kraft

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No. 9 Arkansas Blasts Past No. 17 Auburn
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Bogle Bombers were back in action as No. 9 Arkansas erupted for four home runs to climb past No. 17 Auburn, 7-4, in the series opener Friday night at Bogle Park. Senior Linnie Malkin led the way with two blasts in her fourth career multi home run outing.
Junior Chenise Delce (6-2) filed the win after spinning four commanding innings, waving seven batters while surrendering just one hit and no runs. The Oklahoma City product retired eight straight in the game’s final three innings. Delce’s drop ball kept the Tigers on their toes, limiting Auburn to a .077 batting average and allowing zero extra base hits.
With the victory, Arkansas improves to 26-7 and 7-3 in SEC play. The Hogs look to clinch their fifth-consecutive SEC series win in game two versus the Tigers Saturday.
All seven of the Razorback’s runs resulted from home runs. Malkin starred at the plate, rocketing two home runs in the first and third while continuing to illustrate the threat she possesses in the Razorback lineup, especially with two outs. Sophomore Hannah Gammill went 2-for-3 on the night, smoking a three-run homer in the first and lining a two-out double in the third. Graduate Taylor Ellsworth took care of business in the three-hole, accounting for the Hogs’ other home run on a solo shot to center while forcing a walk. Senior Danielle Gibson continued to shine, going 2-for-3 with a run. KB Sides, Hannah McEwen and Valerie Ventura totaled a hit each.
How It Happened
McEwen got the Razorbacks started early, slinging a one-out single through the right side. Gibson kept the inning alive on a two-out single through the right side. Then, Gammill clobbered a three-run jack to right center for the Hogs’ first three runs. Malkin followed with a solo shot to grant Arkansas an early 4-0 lead.
Auburn made it even at four in the top of the third, but an Ellsworth solo home run and a Malkin two-run tank in the bottom frame gravitated a permanent 7-4 lead for Arkansas.
- Arkansas registered its 18th multi home run game of the season
- Linnie Malkin recorded her fourth multi home run game of her career
- Malkin is the first Razorback to hit two home runs in a game since Danielle Gibson did in the series finale vs. Ole Miss on April 3
- The last time the Arkansas hit four or more home runs was against Ole Miss on April 3
- The Hogs have homered 12 times in their last four games
- The win secures Arkansas’ fifth win over a ranked opponent this season
- Chenise Delce retired eight-consecutive batters in the game’s final three innings
Arkansas and Auburn kick off game two at 1 p.m. Saturday. The game will be broadcast on SEC Network.


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FR: One of the unusual things about The Writers Studio is that there are different levels. Each one is very specific and students pass through these levels with a great deal of consideration and concern. Can you talk more about these stages?
PS: Yes. I’ve taught people in their 30s, 40s and 50s alongside people who were 18 and 19 years old, and I realized that although individuals developed differently at their own rates the one noticeable thing about teaching writing was that everyone passed through certain stages of development no matter what. Some people stayed in a stage five minutes while others stayed five years, but they all passed through the same ones. I came to realize that in the teaching of writing it is extremely important for these various stages to be addressed. The first stage, for instance, is realizing that everything one writes isn’t God-given and blessed, and that there’s a difference between keeping a diary and preparing one’s feelings and thoughts for other people to consider seriously. Then, there is the stage where one realizes that writing is a form of real communication where what one thinks is interesting and has to be made equally interesting to others. There is also the growing out of the great impatience of wanting to show everything immediately the way a child does, which comes from a need to receive praise for it. And so on.
FR: So, you turned these stages into different levels?
PS: Yes, in many classes elsewhere you have people with five years of writing experience sitting next to someone who started the day before; it’s inhibiting both ways. I realized that people in one stage shouldn’t be in the same class with people in an altogether different one. This grew into five completely different levels where different techniques are taught on each level. Each stage assumes a specific degree of technical sophistication on the student’s part. The way of teaching these techniques is the use of exercises designed to practice these skills.
FR: All the classes do exercises, from the introductory level to the advanced classes. Students work with these exercises based on the poetry and fiction read in the Craft Class. How did the importance of exercises come about?
PS: I found that in the beginning we would do what most workshops did and that was to respond to work the students brought in. This put us in an entirely reactive position, meaning our criticism was limited to the direction students chose to take. Often I found myself wishing I could say certain things about what students weren’t bringing in. I wanted to encourage them to focus on technical areas that they were avoiding. As a way of doing this, I began to give students assignments designed to help them work on particular areas. I found that these exercises helped their writing incredibly. So, we started to develop exercises to help students move through these recognizable stages of development.
FR: In all of the workshops there is an ongoing discussion of “agenda” in writing. Would you define agenda material for those who may not be familiar with that term.
PS: Most writers, especially young writers, want to write out of their own lives and, in fact, it’s usually said in the beginning: “write what you know.” Well, this doesn’t work for many people because they want to write in so purely an autobiographical fashion. By placing such rigid restrictions on their imaginations, they get stuck and aren’t free to experiment with form. Their writing becomes purely confessional and often lacks the freedom of play. I believed that exercises could be designed to take the focus away from oneself which, in turn, would free people from any unconscious agendas they might have. Often in the beginning, young writers are not even aware of these agendas, which include such things as personal motifs on getting even with someone or demonstrating how poorly one was treated in childhood, etc. Such agendas have little to do with successful writing because they inhibit the kind of pure play of imagination and language that excites good writing. I gave students exercises that specifically required them to engage in a point of view other than their own < the point of view of a persona narrator who doesn’t suffer their own limitations. The results were immediately wonderful. People were suddenly free of their autobiographical entanglements and surprising things would happen with language. Then students would go back to writing “I”, meaning “me,” becoming stuck in the same realm of confessional writing. Once I began to see these patterns over and over again, it became pretty clear to me that something needed to be done to give writers the freedom necessary to become inventive. Basically, I believe that most writers have a power source that they want to connect to and write out of but they so often have misgivings about going public with these strong feelings…
FR: With their material?
PS: Yes, with their material and with their strength and power. It’s almost a separate issue from writing < young writers see it as showing off, as bringing attention to some secret part of themselves. In any case, it makes people nervous and very anxious. It’s not that uncommon that some very retiring people are terrific writers: the Emily Dickinsons, the Eudora Weltys and Elizabeth Bishops, all wonderful writers who perhaps in their writing connected to something that was very hard to do in their lives. The techniques explored through exercises are designed to let students have a persona that’s often the opposite of who they feel they are < if they’re shy, their personas are aggressive, etc. When you look at so many good writers you see that “I’s” and “She’s” are purely manufactured presences, personas that the writer has created. To show a young writer that an “I” isn’t autobiographical and is an invention in itself allows them to invent even greater things.
FR: One of the interesting things about these exercises is that when writers give themselves this sense of play they become excited with the language and connect in a deeper way to the material they desperately want to deal with.
PS: Exactly, and not with the literal material or the literal biography. When I first started teaching writing, I also realized that students were often attempting to write like who they imagined certain established writers they admired were as people. They were mistaking a writer’s narrative persona for a personality, which can lead to trouble of course. One imitates a writer’s technique and use of persona, not what one imagines their real personalities are. In other words, young writers would imitate Hemingway’s attitude or personal persona in their own work, which is a good way of not really appreciating the wonderful invention of his style. I could give you so many examples < you wouldn’t believe how many poets want to write like James Wright without understanding that he too used a persona…
FR: It seems to me that what is happening in The Writers Studio is that people are finding the means to realize their own true voice, which is not necessarily what they thought it would be when they started to write. It’s every bit as powerful as anybody they ever attempted to imitate . . . because it’s their voice. Speaking about exercises, I wanted to ask you something. In the course of any 10- week session in the Craft Class, we cover a wide variety of writers. We might do Elizabeth Bishop, or Kafka or Barry Hannah and Lorrie Moore, writers whose techniques are so different because the writers themselves are different. If a student is doing all the exercises in the 10-week session… how is it that in doing them one after another, they’re finding their own voices?
PS: For one thing, they’re practicing, the way pianists practice, the way every other kind of artist practices in order to master his or her techniques. A young writer who only writes with publication in mind doesn’t allow him or herself the pressure-free time to experiment with various techniques. Doing exercises takes the pressure off, allows students to be less painfully self-conscious, and gives them the time necessary to master various technical skills. It’s just too much to think you have to write a great story or poem every time you sit down to write. So, instead, students work hard, get better and better through all this practice, and then, almost magically, the exercises turn into stories and poems, naturally. This development comes about when students are truly ready both technically and emotionally to write stories and poems. When people start doing that they’re ready to go off on their own. However, right from the start we encourage students to use the techniques they’re learning on other things they’re working on, which they occasionally bring into class.
FR: I remember something that was helpful to me, the time you said something to the effect of “Frazier, no one is interested in your family,” when I was trying to deal with agenda, with confrontational family material. At the time, I didn’t understand you meant that as long as I had a persona in place and we were talking about the persona’s family and not mine then everything was gold. But that took a long time to realize.
PS: I meant of course that no one is as interested in your family as you are. You must develop the skill to make them interesting to others.
FR: I wonder, Phil, if you could tell me about the history of The Writers Studio, how you came to start and when?
PS: It grew out of a private class that I was asked to teach back in the fall of 1977. The class was a mix of poets and fiction writers. In 1988, I left NYU, where I’d taught for ten years, to start The Writers Studio full time, and have been so extraordinarily lucky with the people that I’ve had the chance to work with that the whole school developed quickly, almost of its own energy.
FR: What were you doing specifically in these workshops that you couldn’t do in an academic setting?
PS: Well, to begin with I wanted to hold onto the kind of creative energy that occurred when poets and fiction writers were combined in the same workshop. I also wanted to continue the ideas I had begun to develop about the process young writers need to go through in order to be able to produce strong, connected writing. An important aspect to this process meant being able to work with students over a long period of time, rather than just for a semester or two.
FR: Thank you.


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The Rise of Trade Fairs in the Asia-Pacific Region
Edited by Harald Bathelt and Gang Zeng
Chapter 3: The evolution of trade show systems: lessons from Europe
International trade shows have played a central role in the development of local economies in Europe since the end of World War II. As collective marketing instruments, regularly scheduled each year, European events were able to support the visibility of many local clusters and national manufacturing industries, enabling local firms to establish international pipelines and wider market ties. In Europe, trade shows also have been important drivers of business tourism, generating economic impact on the hosting cities because of visitors’ and exhibitors’ expenditures in the local area. Trade fairs are present throughout all European countries, but events devoted to industrial buyers (business-to-business shows) have been especially focused in industrialized areas and, inside these, in the most accessible cities. The two key benefits of trade shows (promotion of local clusters/national industries and local economic impacts) have legitimized two different event models: export shows (local/national supply shows), with exhibitors mainly represented by local producers and visitors-buyers mainly coming from abroad; and import shows (local/national demand shows), with exhibitors-producers mainly coming from abroad and visitors-buyers mainly representing the local market.
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Annapolis is the inspiring capital of Maryland. Annapolis is on Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River. St. John’s College and the United States Naval Academy are in Annapolis.
In the 17th century Annapolis was called “Town at Proctor’s” and other names before being renamed Annapolis. It was incorporated as a city in 1708. Later, water trades, boatbuilding, and sailmaking became important industries.
Annapolis was the temporary capital of the United States in 1783. Delegates met in Annapolis before Philadelphia and later Washington, D.C. Annapolis became the capital of Maryland.
Annapolis has a humid subtropical climate. Summers are hot and humid. Winters are cool and there is year-round precipitation. Annapolis is relatively flat and it is the closest state capital to the more inland Washington, D.C. Being on Chesapeake Bay gives it a more moderate spring and summer and less extreme winter.
Local and state government are large employers. The Anne Arundel Medical Center, the United States Naval Academy, and several corporations employ many residents as well. There is bus and railway transportation in the city.
Sports are an important part of Annapolis culture. The city has over 200 acres of parkland and a 340-acre Quiet Waters Park. The William Paca House and Garden, the U.S. Naval Academy Museum, and the Maryland State House are top tourist attractions.
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A Brief History of Decherd
Decherd was founded in 1853. Decherd owes its beginning to the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad which was completed in 1851 through what was to become the town of Decherd. The town is named for Peter S. Decherd, who along with his business partner Ezekiel D. Sanford in 1852, purchased the land and in 1853 developed it into a town complete with blocks and streets. Mr. Decherd, a lawyer from Virginia, followed his parents and siblings to Franklin County in the early 1800's. His family owned a large plantation just south of Winchester where Hundred Oaks Castle now stands. He was on the Board of Directors of the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad.
The town was originally incorporated in 1856, then again after the Civil War in 1868. The Civil War dominated life in Decherd during the war years. No major battles were fought in the area, but several skirmishes were fought over control of the railroad. Union General Don Buell established headquarters in Decherd in August 1862 before moving north to encounter Confederate forces under the command of General Braxton Bragg. In 1863 Union troops under Colonel John T. Wilder drove a Confederate force from Decherd and destroyed about 300 yards of the railroad between Decherd and Cowan. The brick depot, telegraph and commissary stores of the Confederate forces were also burned in the raid.
From 1885 to 1901 the town, along with many towns in Franklin County, was officially unincorporated due to the "Four Mile Law", which allowed for the selling of liquor within four miles of schools in incorporated communities only. The town was re-chartered by the General Assembly on April 22, 1901. Governor Benton McMillin signed the private act creating the town. J.F. McGill became mayor in June of that year. R. Ross Powell was the first city recorder. The town also had one Town Marshall. The population in 1900 was about 1000.
In 1889, James Terrill built and established Terrill College on the site where Decherd Elementary School now stands. The college was sold in 1903 and closed in 1905 due to a lack of interest in higher education.
Decherd is proud of it’s three largest employers, Nissan Power Train Assembly, Kroger and Henley Supply & Millworks. We have two schools; North Middle School and the before mentioned Decherd Elementary. Decherd’s Lions Club has been active since 1957 providing glasses and eye screenings to our citizens. Our two city parks provide picnic areas, walking trails, softball and playgrounds for all to enjoy.
We are very proud of our history and this wonderful place to work and live.
Michael Gillespie - Mayor
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Mar 26, 2013 Home prices rise, but can they boost the job market?
Mar 22, 2013 With housing inventory at its lowest point in 13 years, realtors are trying new tactics to add listings.
Mar 19, 2013 More homeowners are going from underwater to above water on their mortgages, and that could mean some really good news for the economy.
Mar 7, 2013 As home prices rise, more owners are preparing housing for sale -- and construction companies and building supply chains are hiring again.
Mar 5, 2013 The regulator overseeing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has announced an idea to reform the mortgage giants. It involves starting a joint venture to bundle mortgages into securities that people can invest in.
Feb 26, 2013 Despite a 46 percent jump in softwood lumber prices, many timber companies are wary to head into the forests.
Feb 20, 2013 The pace of home building slowed in January, falling 8.5 percent from December. Despite the decrease, January was still the third best month for house construction since 2008.
Feb 18, 2013 The market for new housing has been heating up, even though plenty of foreclosed homes are for sale too.
Feb 9, 2013 This week, Marketplace Money and The New York Times team up to tell the story of home ownership in America three years after the housing bubble. View our interactive map and listen to our special podcast.
Feb 1, 2013 Straight talk from a banker on what makes an application for a re-fi or a loan modification stand out in the eyes of a bank.


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Having been cut off by Big Tech from communicating directly with the American people, President Trump issued a statement Wednesday calling for no violence at demonstration via a press release sent to reporters.
“In light of reports of more demonstrations, I urge that there must be NO violence, NO lawbreaking and NO vandalism of any kind. That is not what I stand for, and it is not what America stands for. I call on ALL Americans to help ease tensions and calm tempers”
File screen image from video statement by President Trump last week.
The statement was issued as the House of Representatives was debating an article of impeachment against Trump accusing him of inciting the storming of the Capitol last week.
Trump’s statement was first reported by Fox News. A senior Trump adviser told Fox that Trump is also calling on Americans and Big Tech to ensure a peaceful transition.
EXCLUSIVE per Trump: “In light of reports of more demonstrations, I urge that there must be NO violence, NO lawbreaking and NO vandalism of any kind.That is not what I stand for and it is not what America stands for. I call on ALL Americans to help ease tensions and calm tempers” https://t.co/SUchVcIfGi
— Brooke Singman (@BrookeSingman) January 13, 2021
“President Trump is asking all Americans to join with him in ensuring that there is an orderly and peaceful transition next week,” a senior Trump adviser told Fox News. “President Trump is also asking that Big Tech companies join with him in this effort.”
The adviser added: “This is a critical time in our nation’s history and surely we can all come together to deliver this important message and not continue to play partisan politics.”
Fox also reported that the White House will try to post the statement to government accounts.
A Trump adviser told Fox News the statement will go out as an email from the White House press office. The White House will then attempt to post the statement to all of Trump’s official social media accounts.
The adviser also told Fox News the statement would be posted and distributed through all Trump campaign and political accounts.
Tuesday night, YouTube became the latest of the Big Tech companies to suspend or ban President Trump. Others include Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Shopify, Twitch, Stripe, and Salesforce.


SC133 is a modular backplane designed for the RC2014 bus.
The main features of this design are:
- 11 vertical RC2014 bus compatible sockets (40-pin)
- 1 horizontal RC2014 bus compatible socket (40-pin)
- Expandable with additional modular backplane sections
- Voltage regulator (5 volts, 1 amp) for 8 to 15-volt input
- On/Off toggle switch
- Power indicator LED
- Power input via 2.1mm power jack or screw terminals
- Front-facing reset button
- Top facing reset button
- 5-volt output via screw terminals and header pins
- User pins (U1 to U4) and serial pins (TX and RX) can be isolated by cutting thin tracks on the underside of the PCB.


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