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With Memorial Day just around the corner, a lot of people will be thinking about what to take for potluck dinners. Its interesting how a large group of people can gather, with each family or attendee expected to bring one “dish” which can be a meat entree, salad, vegetable side dish, dessert, or whatever the person wants to bring, and yet the entire gathering always seems to end up with a perfect mix of interesting foods to choose from. The bigger challenge can come in choosing a dish appropriate to take hot or cold food that will keep it warm or cool and not spill during transit.
How to Host a Potluck
Many potluck dinners are done as simply as inviting a lot of friends, telling each of them that its potluck, and finding out what they decide to bring when they arrive. But some structure can assure a successful potluck. For instance you can ensure that an appropriate number of dishes are done for the main categories (numbers are approximately for each 15-20 persons attending):
- Appetizers (2-3 people)
- Breads (1 person)
- Salads (1-2 people)
- Side Dishes (vegetable, rice or potato) (3-4 people)
- Entrees (2-3 people and yourself)
- Desserts (2-3 people)
- Beverages, either non alcoholic or alcoholic (many potlucks are BYOB but you may want someone to make a non-alcoholic punch or invite some to bring wine)
Ask each of your most reliable friends to bring from different categories to assure a mix, but don’t worry if you get 5 desserts and only 2 side dishes, its just a casual party. If you want to plan it more carefully, designate from each category, making it easier to give a more challenging task to an experienced cook and let the single person who doesn’t cook bring a bottle of wine or buns. Duplicates are rare but usually end up being of popular items anyways. But by all means let some people just bring a surprise if they want to!
What You Should Do
- Its always a good idea for the host or hostess to make a generous main entree in case people back out at the last minute or bring unexpected items.
- I would also prepare a beverage such as a large container of lemonade, and a dessert, just to have a few of the necessities covered.
- Expect to provide standard items like butter, condiments, table seasoning, etc. for a variety of foods.
- Although it is expected that each guest will bring only cooked food, and deal with their own issues of keeping things hot or cold, you should be prepared for some requirements in terms of stove or oven usage, refrigeration, heating, and even cooking.
- It works best to set up a long row of side tables which will hold all food and beverages, as well as plates, cups, napkins and utensils; if you can have it accessible from both sides that’s even better.
- Have extra serving dishes and utensils on hand too for those who bring a bag of buns or store bought baked goods.
- If you are inviting friends with special dietary needs, it can be assumed that they will bring something to meet their needs whether it be vegetarian, vegan or gluten free, but as an act of kindness you may want to provide some options for them as well, as often the only items available to them are the foods they bring.
- You can even do a theme potluck, having everyone bring a national dish like Mexican or Italian, but expect some strange contributions from people who just don’t know what to bring, and be prepared to label dishes people may not recognize.
- At the end of the party, either each guest will take their own leftovers home, or you may want to invite guests to bring storage containers to take a variety of leftovers home with them. Have a variety of extra disposable containers available.
The dishes that tend to be the most popular at potluck dinners are foods that people can easily recognize, with classic recipes having no unusual, unexpected ingredients that people might not like. Click links for recipes.
- Haystack (The Best 7-Layer Dip Ever)
- Easy Crockpot Sweet and Sour Meatballs
- Sugared Peanuts
- Honeyed Chicken Wings
Try to avoid salads that will wilt. The salad bowls noted below when filled with ice are great for potluck dinners. When faced with a big crowd, classic style salads often go over best.
- Creamy Macaroni and Cheese
- Easy Mushroom Rice
- Hashbrown Casserole
- Kittencal’s Cabbage Rolls with Tomato Sauce
- Boston Baked Beans
- One Dish Chicken and Rice Bake
- Hot Tamale Pie
- Baked Spaghetti
- My Family’s Favorite Sloppy Joes
- Easy Slow Cooker Pulled Pork
Choose desserts you can pre-slice for easy serving.
- No Bake Peanut Butter Cheesecake (I call it Toblerone Cheesecake…if you only try one of the recipes here, try this one!!!) *****BEST EVER*****
- Lemon Lovelies
- “Whatever Floats Your Boat” Brownies
Have a supply of pop and water on hand, and invite a few people to bring punch, wine or beer, in addition to supplying a large container of lemonade, iced tea or punch yourself. Its often easiest to take a punch bowl and the ingredients (including ice) and assemble there.
I was recently gifted a great cookbook, The Best Casserole Cookbook Ever, by Beatrice Ojakangas and Susie Cushner, and it earns its name. It has so many recipes, whether you want to bring savory or sweet, entree, vegetarian, side dish or baked goods. I highly recommend it to those of you who get invited to or hold a lot of potluck dinners. If you’re in charge of making a salad, there are a lot of great ideas in Salads: Beyond the Bowl: Extraordinary Recipes for Everyday Eating that don’t cross over the borderline of too strange to eat, because most people at a potluck want to be able to look at the food and at least have some idea what is in it. One of the top rated cookbooks for potluck dinners is Handmade Gatherings: Recipes and Crafts for Seasonal Celebrations and Potluck Parties. It delves into the decor and entertainment as well as offering a wide variety of recipes.
If you’re going to bake brownies or a cake or other dessert, covered bake pans are the way to go. Anchor Hocking has been making them for years, and they work great, with good long lasting covers that fit well. The cover can be slipped under the container while food is served so it doesn’t get lost. This one comes with a thermal carrying case and a hot/cold pack to keep food cold or hot for hours. Of course it can be used for savory casserole dishes as well as baking.
If you’re taking a salad, coleslaw or cold bowl of food to an outdoor picnic, keeping it cool can be a challenge. This bowl is designed to be partially filled with ice to keep the contents chilled.
Slow cookers are an ideal method to cook and transport food for a potluck, especially with a thermal tote for transporting. West Bend’s tote keeps food hot for up to two hours during transport, and even doubles as a grill.
If you host or attend a lot of potluck dinners you may wish to invest in a chafing dish to hold a large quantity of food hot. The nice thing about fueled models rather than electric is that they work in outdoor locations like parks or campsites where large family gatherings are often held. This model runs on Sterno cooking fuel and comes with a full sized food tray. You can also purchase a Winco SPFD2 Steam Table 2-1/2″ stainless steel divided pan if you anticipate wanting to keep two separate kinds of food hot at the same time.
This very pretty insulated carrier is perfect for taking a 9 X 13 pan to a potluck dinner. The ultimate in hot or cold food transport, this carrier is constructed of built-to-last, easy clean 600 denier material and has a large main compartment and an expandable top compartment that are designed to accommodate most 9 by 13-inch baking dishes. Both compartments feature SuperFoam insulation plus Therma-Flect radiant barrier to keep food hot or cold for hours and an Ultra Safe easy clean lining. A large exterior zippered pocket is great for carrying accessories like cutlery, napkins or bbq tongs and two handles with snap-together handle wrap allow for easy transport. Great for holidays, parties, potlucks, picnics and more. Also available in pink.


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Red Chilli, Salt, Paprika, Coriander, Musk Melon, Ginger, Garlic, Mace, Black Pepper, Star Aniseed, Dehydrated Onion, Long Black Pepper, All Spice, Black Cumin, Green Cardamom, Bay Leaf, Papain.
Cooking Instructions: Serve 6 -8 persons.
1. Mix Balsara’s Tikka Seekh Kabab Masala in half a cup of water.
2. Add garlic, ginger, raw papaya, and apply to meat. Leave it to marinate for 3-4 hours.
3. Then remove the raw papaya slices. Sew the meat onto the thin round/ flat skewer. Place on very low heat fo coal / gas fire. Grill until very lightly browned.
4. Brush the meat with butter/ ghee and rotate the skewer to grill evenly on all sides until tender.

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What to do with Cherry Jam?
While we know our cherry jam tastes great on toast and PB&J’s, we have rounded up some other of our favorite recipes that our cherry jam lovers will want to make!
What is the difference between cherry jam, jelly, preserves, fruit butters, and conserves?
Cherry Jam comprises crushed fruit cooked with sugar until the fruit loses its form and becomes soft. It tends to be more chunky because of how it is made. As the jam cooks, the water evaporates, so the jam thickens into the finished product that gets jarred.
Jelly is made from a combination of sugar, pectin, acid (citric acid), and fruit juice, cooked together to become a clear fruit spread. The fruit juice is the key to the clear appearance. While the juice from fresh fruit can be used, it must be strained to get all the chunks out. Try our Cherry Jelly!
Preserves is a term that is a “catch-all” for many preserved fruit spreads, including Cherry Republic’s Spiced Cherry Preserves. Really what it comes down to is that it’s a sister of jam, but is simply chunks of fruit stored or preserved in their own juice, jelly, syrup, or water.
Fruit butters are unlike all the rest and rely on the fruit's natural body to create the thickness. The pureed fruit is cooked with sugar just like jam, but for a much longer time so the water evaporates even more to create the thickness. Try our Cherry Pecan Butter.
Conserves are made from a mixture of fruits, and are another close sister of jam. Where they differ is that they are a mixture of fruits, and can contain nuts or dried fruits that are then mixed in with sugar as the preservative. Our Cherry Mimosa Conserve is a great example.
All jams, jellies, preserves, fruit butters, and conserves are equally delicious. To learn more about the differences, check out Bob’s blog!
Want to gift our Cherry Jam?
Customers across the country rave about our Cherry Jam. Edward, a Citizen of The Republic, reviewed our jam stating, “In my opinion, Cherry Republic’s Cherry Jam is the most wonderful tasting cherry jam on this planet. I have 65 plus years of experience eating cherry jam, so when I say it’s great, I know what I’m talking about!”
Below are five gift boxes that make the perfect gift:
Cherry Jam Sampler: Let's be honest. It can be almost impossible to choose between your favorite Cherry Republic jams and preserves. So to help you out, we've bundled our four most popular selections into one delicious gift box! Enjoy Cherry Jam, Cherry Berry Jam, Cherry Strawberry Preserves, and Cherry Almond Butter. There's plenty of cherry love to go around!
Cherry Essentials Gift Box: The perfect personal-sized gift, our Cherry Essentials Gift Box contains four of our best sellers: Ruby Red Sour Cherry Patches, Dark Chocolate Covered Cherries, Cherry Jam, and our Original Cherry Salsa.
Cherry Sampler Gift Box: Surprise coworkers, clients, friends, and family with their own sampler box of Cherry Republic favorites.
The Great Breakfast Gift Box: We gathered all of your breakfast favorites together so you can start your day off right. Enjoy our Cherry-Infused Maple Syrup, Cherry Pancake Mix, Cherry Jam, and Ground Chocolate Cherry Boom Coffee. Top of the morning to you!
The PB&J Sampler: What kiddo wouldn’t want to open their lunch box to find a magical PB&J made with Cherry Jam and White Chocolate Cherry Peanut Butter? And kids of all ages will appreciate these yummy toast toppings for a special morning breakfast or afternoon tea time.
Where can I buy Cherry Jam?
Our Cherry Jam is available to be purchased online in our 8.5 oz. jar, 17.5 oz. jar, or in cases of 12.


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See how prescription costs are driving up insurance rates.
How skyrocketing drug costs affect you and your insurance rates.
Without a doubt, prescription medicines play a critical role in helping prevent, manage and cure conditions and diseases. But rising prices make it difficult for some people to afford the medications they need. See how this directly affects you and your insurance premiums.
Without a doubt, prescription medicines play a critical role in helping prevent, manage and cure conditions and diseases.
In 2014, more than half a million Americans took medications that cost $50,000 or more—quite a sum considering the median household income was $53,657. 52, 53
What’s more, in the span of a single year — 2013-2014 — the number of patients with medication costs of $100,000 or more almost tripled. Insurance covered a big portion of the costs for these expensive drugs—to the tune of $52 billion.54
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Monday, March 5, 2007
The Ewells. Plain and simple. Do you think that the kids do what they do because they can get away with it, or because they have had bad parental influence? Or are they just stupid? Personally, I believe that the Ewells (children) have had bad parental influence to an extent that they don't know what is distinctly right or wrong, but that doesn't change the fact of the matter that they do know what they are doing. They have some self-control, but chooses not to go to school and be rude. I also believe that they can change their ways at any time. I find it really annoying that (ROBERT KEEPS MAKING THAT NOISE!!!!) they put themselves higher than everyone else. What do you think?????

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We are conveniently located at 180 N. Michigan Ave, Ste 1919, Chicago, IL 60601
Either from South or North, take Red, Orange, Green, Brown Line to State and Lake Street stop and walk across the street to Michigan Ave. Our location is on the 19th floor, left-hand side after you go upstairs through the elevators.
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HVAC repairs, installation, and maintenance can get expensive, but proper care can extend the life of your unit. At All Year Cooling, we’re here to lessen the burden of the cost of HVAC maintenance by offering coupons for the fall and winter season. Our coupons make it easier to keep up on necessary maintenance without having to spend a fortune.
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This Pearl beaded hoop with embellished stones is perfect for all ethnic ensembles.
- Artisan crafted sophistication
SKU ED01348 Weight (gms) 33 Color Green Design Geometric Designer Notes You cannot ignore pearls, it always adds up a glam quotient in your outfit. They go with all subtle coloured outfits. Width (cm) 5.4 Length (cm) 6.5 Material Acrylic, Glass, Resin, Zinc Alloy Package 1 pair of earrings Surface Finish Embellished Theme Modern
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- Gorgeous earrings, its look awesome on saree
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text: 100% Italian, of superior category. Cold pressed. All the goodness of the Mantova Olive Oil in an oil made with organically grown olives. 100% italian Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil olive, exquisite and harmonious, its taste and aroma instantly bring to mind the fresh olive fruit. Thanks to the "bag on valve" technology, the special can reduces product consumption by up to 90% (a can, in fact, equals about 3 litres of a normal glass bottle of olive oil) and guarantees protection from air and light for a long time. This enables to maintain all the genuine qualities of the oil and to keep it always fresh as just pressed.

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2019 marks Worldview’s 25th year of covering global news since its start in 1994. To celebrate, we’ve brought you selections from our deep archives, ranging from our coverage of the breakup of the Soviet Union and the handover of Hong Kong to the launch of the Iraq War. We’re also bringing you conversations with the people who made the show happen every day. Today, we’re joined by Dave McGuire, who produced Worldview from 2003 to 2006. He’s now a Washington D.C.-based producer for the BBC World Service, and joins Jerome to talk about how he feels the world changed - and didn’t change - since his time on the show.
Special thanks to the WBEZ Archives Team for cataloging 25 years of Worldview and making this segment possible.

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Is a Robotic Hoover For You?
A robotic hoover, much more frequently referred to as an area, is an artificially intelligent vacuum cleaner machine that has a very restricted vacuuming system and self-cleaning expert system. They vacuum up dust and also debris using their very little, soft, brush-like tools, brush at the base of the cleaner and gobble particles as well as dirt from carpeted or bare floors making use of a solid suction hose. The first one was invented in 1976 in Japan as well as is still being improved today. A space is also called a robotic vacuum as an extra generic term. This is an equipment that can be utilized in other locations besides the house, although its true function is a lot more in pest control than family maintenance. To run a space, it has to be linked into an electric outlet as well as it has to have its sensors affixed to things around it. The smaller sized of the two major sorts of sensors is the suction-side sensing unit, which can be put on a difficult surface or other hard-to-reach places like an edge rack or a vacant wall surface. It can sense any type of blockages in its course as well as switch off the fan. The other sort of sensor is the passive-infra-red (PIR) sensor, which can pick up any heat resource, such as smoke, cooking oil or any other type of flammable fluid. If any one of these gases are found by the PIR, the motor on the bot turns off, enabling the cleaner to suck up the material, without shutting off the fan or home heating up the room. These 2 key sensing units are attached to an accessory called the robotic vacuum head, which has two operating electric motors. These electric motors rotate in order to turn brushes on the robotic vacuum cleaner head. The PIR sensor and also the passive-infra red sensor are mounted either under or on the top of the head, specifically. Because there are no wires or cords to link, a lot of area is conserved. Some models are furnished with added brushes for cleaning up floor tile, carpeting and carpets. While most robot vacuums are powered either via power or batteries, there are some versions that make use of solar power to run. This implies that it does not require any kind of power to run, but you need to watch on it while it is working because it will send out a beam of light that might mistakenly blind individuals or significantly wound animals. Various other types of these cleaning gadgets are cordless, which mean that they do not need to be linked into any type of wall surface electrical outlet. Nevertheless, they still need an electric outlet close by in order to power the batteries that are in them. Cordless cleaning devices are more convenient due to the fact that they do not place any kind of pressure on your mind and body when cleansing. Robot vacuum are used for several applications, including domestic along with commercial cleansing. They are used in health centers, dining establishments, hotels, workplaces, and also in the house to tidy floorings as well as various other surface areas. Several residences additionally utilize these makers to clean carpetings, couches, and various other things that are hardwood floorings. One can even clean cars with a Botox type of therapy. One of the most common uses remains in domestic and industrial cleaning applications. The primary distinction in between a residential and also an industrial robot vacuum is the size of the tool. Industrial robotics are bigger as well as stronger than typical hoover, which make them perfect for cleaning larger items, such as furnishings. They likewise tend to be extra pricey, which is why numerous house proprietors prefer to make use of a standard vacuum cleaner. If you have a big house and also intend to maintain it without dust, dirt, and debris, after that you need to take into consideration acquiring one of these gadgets. They are quiet and also discharge little light. This ensures that it will not create any disruption, specifically if you have children in your home.


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Red Baron Rally - Germany 2008
The Berlin tour in June 2008 was named “The Red Baron Rally” following the tradition of previous microlight rallys to France, Germany and Poland. The original plan was to overfly the Ruhr dams bombed by 617 Sqn then to fly to Berlin, Colditz and Nuremburg with a quick stop over at Lake Constance returning through France.
Before leaving the route was amended to cut our Nuremburg due to airfield problems and Rothenburg O T was substitute. Anita and I both had tours of duty in Germany and had both been to Berlin on the military train. In addition I had flown in along the old corridor and Anita had driven in along the autobahn. Rothenburg is also probably our favourite town in Germany so the chance to visit again coupled with flying in to Templehof was a dream come true. Neither of us had been to Berlin since the wall came down.
We had planned to overnight at Headcorn on the Saturaday to meet up with others on Sunday. A mainwheel puncture delayed our departure but we met up with Ian Harban in his flexwing as planned, if a little late.
Day one saw a Rans,Skyranger,Jabiru,GT450 and Quik depart Headcorn. The channel crossing went well but we had to descend approaching France. The group 20 minutes ahead reported large Cumulus clouds and seeing a funnel cloud touch down to the ground. We all met up at Valenciennes for lunch joining another 2 Skyrangers and a CT. After a leisurely lunch we set off towards Germany. We went round the southern end of Belgium, across Luxembourg and on to Bad Neuenahr in the Ahr Valley. Most camped on the airfield but we Kevin and Sheila Tuck had booked a hotel in the town. A steep walk down into the town was followed by a large meal and an excellent bottle of German red wine, the Ahr Valley producing a great red wines.
Day two we took a taxi to the airfield, those hills are steep. We all took the opportunity to fill up with Mogas and then on to the dams. First we flew down the Sorpe, an earth dam which was not breached, then on to the Mohre. The spot of land the Lancasters flew over was seen and after over flying over the dam on to the Eder. The Eder was a long twisted lake with a complicated route to the dam. We then flew into Kassel for lunch.
En route for Berlin cloud kept us lower than we would have liked as we approached the Hartz mountains, but not as low as the Luftwaffe Tornado that went under us! We then crossed the old inner German border which is still visible from the air and started to see abandoned Soviet dispersal airfields. We went into Schonhagen south of Berlin to regroup with non transponder equipped aircraft formating with an aircraft with transponder. The flight into Templehof was interesting, following a canal then flying over a built up area and finally flying over flats built right up to the airfield boundary before diving at the runway. A “follow me” wagon led us to the parking area and chocks that would have held an airliner were provided. The 2 flexwings were parked under cover.
Day three was spent sightseeing in Berlin, the wall has nearly all gone and a huge amount of building was going on in the old East Berlin.
On day four we planned for an early start as we had been warned that getting through security could be slow. In the event production of a pilots licence got us through and soon eight aircraft taxied out. Whilst waiting for take off clearance a business jet landing on the parallel runway was ordered to expedite crossing our runway as there were eight aircraft waiting to get airborne.
The weather down to Colditz was good and after taking lots of photos we all joined up at Gera Leumnitz for fuel and a comfort break then on to Rothenburg. Rothenburg is a walled city which was used for filming “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” where the child catcher sets up his wagon. It also has 2 shops selling Christmas decorations all year round. As the weather was starting to break down we decided to cut out Lake Constance and start heading for home.
Day 5 we set out for Langenlosheim, a small strip set on the Rhine flood plain. The flying conditions were not good and so final approach the flexwing ahead of us appeared to be side slipping due to the turbulence. We managed to get fuel after pushing the aircraft over a flood bank and most of us set off for Traben Trabach . The turbulence in the Rhine and Mosel Valleys was the worst we have ever experienced and we were told to land uphill whatever the wind direction. Landing with a 15-20 knot tailwind was definitely interesting. Ian Harban in his flexwing sensibly stayed at Langenlosheim for the night and became an item of curiosity for the locals, although they did transport him to a pizza restaurant for dinner.
Day 6 showed that the weather was definitely getting worse. We all met up at Charleville which had a met suite that would not have disgraced Heathrow. It showed bad weather moving up the channel. We all thought that the radio traffic was quiet into Charleville and after landing found that they had changed frequency. The only drawback to Charleville is that you cannot pay cash for fuel, a bill has to be sent and paid from a euro account.
We all set off for Calais where we cleared customs and set off for home. By now we were down to a Rans, 2 Skyrangers and a Quik, the others having gone their own way. We crossed the Channel at 4000ft and then gradually let down to 700ft over Kent as we met the oncoming front. Once over the Thames the weather cleared and we had a lovely run back to Priory Farm over a very flat East Anglia. The next day we had horizontal rain and the weather did not clear for several days.
Total flying time was 26.20, 1725 statute miles and 10 new airfields, all in 6 days.

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FORT MYERS, Fla.- Fort Myers Police have made an arrest in a robbery to Fifth Third Bank, located at 11511 S.R. 82, in September of this year.
At 10:00 a.m. this morning, police located Lequain Hudson, 20, at the Westchase apartments and arrested him for the crime.
The bank was robbed by two masked men on September 3 just before 11:00 a.m. Upon arrival on the scene, police learned that a white van pulled up to the bank. Two masked males jumped out of the van and ran into the bank demanding money. One of them was armed with a gun. No shots were fired and no one was hurt. The suspects fled the bank with an undisclosed amount of cash. The suspects got back into the van where a third suspect was waiting and they drove away. Police recovered the van in Lehigh Acres.
At the time of his arrest, Hudson was found in possession of 5 grams of crack-cocaine and .8 grams of heroin. Hudson faces charges of robbery with a firearm, possession of cocaine with intent to sell, possession of heroin with intent to sell, possession of drug paraphernalia and a warrant for failure to appear for a felony offense.
The investigation remains active at this time.

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Upon opening her eyes, the first things that came into focus were the bright red numbers on the alarm clock in front of her. 1:07. Every night she awoke at the same time and every night, she knew why. Attempting to dispel her thoughts, she rolled over and focused on the warmth of the person beside her.
She cared for him. She knew this, and she knew that she always would. Even when he annoyed and infuriated and made her feel stupid, she cared about him. And it hurt her, that, four years into an otherwise beautiful marriage, she questioned whether or not she loved him.
Helga was startled by the cool hands that met with the flesh of her belly; the calloused fingers from the construction job that he hated. He was working so hard to make her happy, but she could hardly bring herself to feel anything but sorrow.
She didn't know that he was awake, and by then, realized that he must have known that she was as well.
"You okay?" he asked, groggily.
Helga nodded, against the pillow, remaining silent.
"It's okay, baby. Next time, okay?" he said, rubbing the expanse of her stomach. Helga felt like crying again, but she knew that such an action would be a lie. She wasn't crying for the child that was supposed to be there, but wasn't. She wasn't crying because after years of trying, the two were still barren. She wasn't even crying because she knew how badly he wanted a child.
She cried because she knew that she could not bring herself to love the father of the child that she would have, even if she did love the child itself.
And Gerald deserved better than that.
I'm kind of on a posting high these days; I don't try to question it because then it gets an attitude and doesn't come around for a while. I'm really starting to LOVE Gerald/Helga, even though I'm the biggest Arnelgian ever. This wil never change.
Worry not, The Compromise and It's Only Life are not lost causes. They'll be back soon. My work schedule right now is crazy; I'm just getting back into the swing of working 10 hour days, so once I find my strides, I'll be back in full force. Just be patient with me, please!
Thanks for reading!
P.S. Did anyone notice what the time was that Helga kept waking up? 1:07? What's Arnold's birthday, again?
Yeah, I'm sneaky like that....

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vitamin C speeds wound healing. The role of vitamin C in wound healing and surgery recovery has been reviewed in the medical literature since when two Harvard.
I just started Enbrel today. I also take other meds plus prednisone. I've been taking prednisone since May and will start to ween off in a month.
Find patient medical information for prednisone oral on WebMD including its uses, side effects and safety, interactions, pictures, warnings and user ratings.
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Proper circulation is essential throughout the wound healing process. Taking prednisone in the morning may help to alleviate the insomnia. Patients who are on long term steroid treatment need to be followed closely by their health care provider to check for these and other potentially serious side effects. To prevent these symptoms while you hhealing stopping treatment with this drug, your doctor may reduce your dose gradually. A: Prednisone is a corticosteroid used to treat many inflammatory disorders.
Cataracts High blood sugar, which can trigger or worsen diabetes Increased risk of infections Loss of calcium from bones, which can lead to osteoporosis and fractures Menstrual irregularities Suppressed adrenal dies hormone production Thin skin, easy bruising and slower wound healing Side effects of inhaled corticosteroids When using inhaled corticosteroids, some of the drug may deposit in your mouth and throat instead of making it to your lungs. Muscle Pain and Stiffness in Shoulder, Neck and Pelvis Medications. This medication predmisone mask signs of infection. Patients taking long-term corticosteroids are at an increased risk for osteoporosis, high blood sugar levels, high cholesterol levels, and development of cataracts. You may also find helpful information at health4you.win and health4you.win.

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Fish in Paper
2.5 lb of Salmon, Swordfish or any other fish that you like, without the skin
1 large leek, washed and cut to small pieces
5-6 baby bella mushrooms, washed and cut
5-6 white mushrooms washed and cut
6-7 cloves of garlic, meshed
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Etna Wineries Tour + Silvestri Craters Discovering
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Etna Wineries Tour + Silvestri Craters Discovering - Excursions from Port
Vines have been cultivated on Mount Etna since the beginning of the Bronze age, say 4 or 5 millennia ago. Despite the difficulties due to the volcano eruptions and the fine sands in the soils that damage the vines, the wines produced today on the slopes of Mount Etna are of excellent quality and were the first to qualify for the DOC designation in 1968. They include rosados (rosé’s) and dry white and red wines. They are made mainly from Caricante, Catarratto, and Nerello Mascalese, a deep-colored black grape with spicy notes mostly grown in eastern Sicily.
We drive first to Santa Venerina to visit the cellars and wine tasting. The historic estate of Murgo, situated in privileged position southeast of Mount Etna, has been making wines traditional to this territory since 1850. The volcanic soil gives the wines a particular mineral taste typical of Mount Etna, as well as unusual finesse, aromatic complexity, and strong personality.
We proceed the tour to Zafferana Etnea, a beautiful little town several times involved in the eruptions of Mount Etna, and we’ll have a wine/food tasting of some delicious Sicilian products there. We continue the tour reaching the altitude of 6.000 fits (2.000 ms); we will have another tasting of some Sicilian wines, particularly dessert wine, in a panoramic open space faced on the lava belonging to the more recent eruptions. Then, before we take you back to your final destination, we offer a quick city tour of Messina.


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Building an Empire
Spellfire is an engaging collectible card game designed for two or more players. The primary objective is to construct a formidable empire using realm cards. While one player focuses on building their realms, others strive to dismantle them.
A player’s realm is susceptible to both attack and defense through the use of various champions like clerics, heroes, monsters, wizards, psionicists, thieves, and regents. These champions can be enhanced by allies, events, spells, psionic powers, thief skills, blood abilities, magical items, artifacts, and other special cards. A successful attack results in the realm being razed, and the defending champion being defeated.
In the Spellfire Alpha, two Introductory decks offer players the means to engage in the game. Occasionally, when players compete using the same deck, they encounter a shared challenge known as the Rule of Cosmos. This rule stipulates that only one champion, one artifact, one realm, and one holding card can be active at a time. If a specific champion, artifact, realm, or holding is in play, it becomes unavailable to other players. However, support cards such as allies, spells, psionic powers, unarmed combat cards, blood abilities, and thief skills remain unaffected by the Rule of Cosmos.
Game Areas and Phases
As you embark on a match, your gaze will fall upon a divided game table with distinct sections for you and your opponent. Each side of the table is adorned with seven distinct areas:
- Formation: An area where Realms are arranged.
- Pool: An area to place your Champions, considered in play.
- In-Play: Includes Pool, Formation, and cards in battle.
- Limbo: An area for non-discarded cards that are not in play.
- Dungeon: Placed under Realms. Champions in Dungeons are not considered in play.
- Abyss: A place for unplayed Events. Only special cards can retrieve them from there.
- Void: Outside area of the game. There is no return once entered.
With the array of cards within your deck, you will navigate through 6 distinct phases during each of your turns:
- Phase 0 — Rule card play — Any actions performed before a player’s turn begins.
- Phase 1 — Draw three cards from the draw pile. Depending on the player’s cards, a player may draw additional cards every turn.
- Phase 2 — Play a realm/holding/dungeon — Even if a player has more in his hand, he can only play one of each.
- Phase 3 — Cards are played into the pool, and powers are used.
- Phase 4 — Attack one of the opponent’s realms. Unless a card’s power allows it, the attacker cannot change the realm of his attack once it’s chosen. A player can choose either his hand or pool of champions for the attack.
- Phase 5 — Use phase 5 cards to adjust the hand size. You cannot place champions in your pool, attach magical items, artifacts or perform other actions normally associated with phase 3 at this time unless they were obtained as spoils of victory.
- Phase 6 — The end of your turn. It is now time for your opponent to take their turn.
Keep in mind that the early Alpha version won’t include Rule cards, Dungeons, and Events which means the phases involving these cards will be skipped.
After completing each of your turn’s phase, click the Continue button. When it’s your opponent’s turn, the Continue button will be highlighted in red.
For a clearer grasp of each phase, simply tap the question mark located above the Continue button and explore the provided instructions.
When combining various cards, the key is to uncover their synergies for optimal battle performance. Every card’s type is indicated by an icon located in the upper left corner. Moreover, most cards feature numerical values within these icons, representing the card’s level. This level directly influences the card’s potential, with higher levels indicating increased power. When combining the cards, analyzing these numbers aids in assessing the collective potential of the cards’ synergies. The greater sum of the numbers — the more potential combination.
During each of your turn phase, the system will illuminate the cards that are available for use.
In the early version of Alpha, with no Rule cards present, you can simply bypass Phase 0 by tapping the Continue button.
In Phase 1, a simple click on Continue automatically grants you 3 cards from the Draw Pile.
Upon completing Phase 1, you venture into Phase 2, where the placement of a realm card takes stage. The system will highlight the realms in your hand, and after assessing each one, you’ll need to make a choice and drag your selected realm to the Formation area atop your side of the table. It’s crucial to note that only one realm card can be positioned per turn.
For the Introductory deck, the goal is to place a total of 3 realms throughout the match. Keep in mind that the realms you place can become targets for attacks. So before bringing them into play, consider whether you have the means to defend them.
Don’t forget to enhance your realm’s strength by adding a holding, which is also placed during phase 2. Always read the descriptions of the realms you’re placing — they might grant additional powers to your champions or impose limitations on their attacks.
Proceeding to Phase 3, the focus shifts to assembling your champions and their weapons for the Pool, which will later spearhead the assault on your opponent’s realms. The system will highlight the available cards in your hand, and upon making your selections, you’ll need to drag the cards to the Pool area on the right side of the table. Once your champions and their powers are in place, click Continue to transition to the next phase.
Phase 4 marks the long-awaited attack phase. Prior to initiating an attack, familiarize yourself with the descriptions of your opponent’s realm cards to grasp the attacking conditions. Easily magnify any card with a simple press to zoom in. Once the attack conditions are clear, pinpoint the opponent’s realm you intend to target. With your choice made, proceed to position champions from your Pool or hand. The system will highlight the champions available for combat.
If you have no suitable champions for the fight, clicking Continue allows you to skip the battle. Conversely, if your champions are illuminated, and you’re eager to proceed with the fight, drag your champion cards and their weapons to the Battle area, situated at the center of the table. Once your cards are positioned, click Continue to promptly ascertain the success of your attack.
Transitioning to Phase 5, it’s time to manage your hand size. The maximum hand size for the Introductory deck is 7 cards. If your hand exceeds this limit, trim it down by discarding unnecessary cards. To do this, drag the excess cards into the Discard pile, positioned at the left corner of the table next to the Draw pile. Prioritize discarding cards with limited utility.
By pressing Continue, you gracefully advance to Phase 6, marking the conclusion of your turn. The spotlight now shifts to your opponent as they take their turn!
To conclude, give both decks a try. They offer more than you might initially think, but they do demand your engagement and strategic planning. Despite the game providing hints and options, consider this as a practice round — a warm-up that requires your thinking.
Occasionally, it’s wise to commit more resources and retain fewer cards, ensuring you end your turn with just 7. Otherwise, excess cards will be discarded. Moreover, there are instances when concealing your hand is advantageous.
If you’re both using the same deck, the Rule of Cosmos becomes crucial. This rule’s significance lies in who discards first — a strategic decision that can impact your gameplay!
In case you’ll face some technical issues during a match, you can easily report them by clicking the cogwheel icon located at the upper right corner, and then selecting Report a Bug. Once you’ve described the issue, remember to scroll down and hit Submit.
There might be moments when you feel stuck and unable to take action. Before hastily reporting bugs, take a moment to revisit the rules and card descriptions. It is possible that you’re a swimmer, while only flyers can initiate an attack!
With all the knowledge at your disposal, prepare for exhilarating battles that not only fuel your adventurous spirit but also contribute to shaping the exciting future of Spellfire!

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Writing Your Life with Patricia Charpentier May 21
We all have a story to tell - our life.
Writing instructor and coach, Patricia Charpentier will show you how to get started on the process of writing your personal or family history, step-by-step, using everyday language and real-life examples. She believes that the only way to do this task wrong is to not write your story at all. Learn more about Patricia Charpentier and writing your life story at http://www.writingyourlife.org/
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If you’re a tropical house fan and you haven’t heard of Hibell, it’s time to take a listen. The 18 year old producer has come out with three of the most energetic tropical house remixes over the past two months. It all started with an amazing remix of “Let You Go” by The Chainsmokers, then it was an interesting take on Years and Years’ “Shine,” and now this uptempo remix of Adam Lambert’s “Ghost Town.” Hibell incorporates the supporting elements of a progressive house song and the lead melody of a tropical house song, which is why the English producer deserves his own genre. Premiered by Daily Deep, the track is already catching fire in the two days since its release. Give Hibell’s new one a listen and find out why he’ll be a well known name in the tropical house scene very soon.
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Political Cartoon: Donald Trump’s military (un)approval shows he’s a wedge president
Daily takes from Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Signe Wilkinson.
A recent poll by that known left-wing, soft-on-defense publication Military Times reports that even among America’s active-duty military members, President Trump’s approval rating has slipped to 42%. Half of their respondents reported having “an unfavorable view of President Trump.” Whoops. It’s hard to argue that it is Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Shumer who are responsible for this country’s clear divisions when even the President’s own troops are having their doubts.

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Rick Merritt, EETimes
11/10/2015 03:50 PM EST
SANTA CLARA, Calif.—ARM surveyed its work in everything from servers to cloud services for the Internet of Things at its annual conference here (Tuesday Nov. 10). Mike Muller, ARM's chief technology officer, expressed optimism about the future of the semiconductor industry in a keynote opening the event.
“I still think there’s an incredible amount of innovation ahead of us no matter what people say about flattening of Moore’s Law,” said Muller.
To emphasize his point he showed the equivalent of a six-inch wafer on printed plastic film. The 2-micron NMOS (N-type metal-oxide-semiconductor) design “is not very powerful, [but] it opens up a whole new world of computing,” said Muller. “It will always be 20 years behind silicon, but it does open up new applications — it’s not just about driving down to the smallest geometries you can do a lot with just 100,000 transistors,” he said.
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Paloheimo, George , Mr. (George Paloheimo) (1059) George Paloheimo Collection
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This collection consists of a 3 ring binder containing medical notes compiled by Paloheimo, vet tech for the 34th ISPD, about the dogs in the unit. In the binder are hand-written notes regarding the health of the dogs, treatment of the dogs, and inventories of the medical supplies.


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Diuresis during polyuria is caused by damage to the renal tubules. In the process of urine formation, first is the most liquid in the blood and small molecular substances including in vivo waste in the glomerular through under the action of precipitation, and then flows through the tubular when about 70% of the water has been recovered, if the renal tubular damage, the water will not be recovered, but directly flow away. But the problem is that, in fact, in the case of glomerular damage, most of the urine lost during the diuresis phase is only water, and there is no real removal of the waste from the body.
The traditional method of treatment of renal failure is the application of inhibitors such as angiotensin converting enzyme, dialysis, kidney transplantation and so on. But the treatment of drugs can only control the disease, dialysis is only a temporary relief of physical symptoms, as well as kidney transplant operation is relatively difficult, kidney transplantation, the need for a large number of anti-rejection drugs. Our hospital currently has a mature Chinese medicine osmotherapy, can fundamentally repair damaged kidney cells, so as to improve the quality of life in patients with renal failure, get rid of dialysis, kidney transplant, and minimize the cost of treatment.
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Latest Solanum Stories
Collectors found the first two specimens of the prickly plant in 1974 and 1990 in west Texas. Then, for two decades, the 14-inch-tall plant was identified wrongly as one species, then another and then a third.
While African wildlife often run afoul of ranchers and pastoralists securing food and water resources for their animals, the interests of fauna and farmer might finally be unified by the "Sodom apple," a toxic invasive plant that has overrun vast swaths of East African savanna and pastureland.
Bucknell University biology professor Chris Martine has discovered and described a new species of wild eggplant, found in Australia's Lost City.
A new extensive study offers a complete revision and a new species from the vining Solanum species (the Dulcamaroid clade)
The search is on for insects, mites, microbes or nematodes that could be used in a biologically based approach to controlling silverleaf nightshade, an invasive weed from the Americas that has spread to southern Europe, Africa, India, Australia and elsewhere.
A recent study conducted by scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and cooperators shows the potato germplasm Neo-Tuberosum, used by potato breeders to develop new cultivars, has origins that can be traced to Chile, not to the Andes as previously believed.
Four new Neotropical plant species in the hyperdiverse genus Solanum (Solanaceae), which includes plants as diverse as the deadly nightshade as well as the more palatable tomato have been published in the open access online-only journal PLoS ONE.
By Kelly Young, Jacksonville Daily Progress, Texas Jun. 13--As we take time out of our busy lives to pay homage to the tomato and the impact it has had on the Jacksonville area, it is useful to have an understanding of the history of the tomato.


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"Public space has always been contested. But it is also open to different cultural readings at different times and in different places".
From: One Hundred & One Hosannas for Architecture: A Chronicle of Architectural Culture in Millennial Ireland by Shane O'Toole. Gandon Editions, 2017.
First published in The Sunday Times, March 26, 2006: 'Reclaiming the streets')
It's not easy to find a seat in the centre of Dublin. If you want to buy a coffee, there's plenty of choice. But if you fancy just sitting and dreaming or resting your legs while shopping, you'd better head for the boardwalk. Or at least be near a public park. Otherwise, there's not a seat in sight between Parnell Square and St Stephen's Green. It is hardly a pedestrian-friendly gesture, but the city council says there is a perception that benches attract people who don't move on, so they're not suitable street furniture.
Public space has always been contested. But it is also open to different cultural readings at different times and in different places. For some – as in America, where even the city footpaths are privately owned, belonging to the buildings they front – it is normal that public space is in private hands, while for others, public space should be literally and psychologically free of charge. Earlier this month, 400,000 people braved the elements to watch the annual St Patrick's spectacle pass through the streets of the capital. Less than three weeks earlier, however, riots had scarred the same streets following the aborted Love Ulster parade, resulting in scenes of anarchy.
The recent events have focussed attention on the questions surrounding public spaces in Ireland. What is public space? Is its nature changing and, if so, how? Will it remain the artery of commerce and a stage for political protest and demonstration or is its future primarily as a locus of celebration and mass entertainment? Who pays? And whose space is it anyway?
In Europe, the understanding of what constitutes public space was codified in 1748 by Giambattista Nolli in his exquisitely engraved map of Rome, widely regarded as one of the most important urban documents ever created. Nolli’s map reveals the intimate boundaries of public and private space within the city: by treating the lobbies, courts and interior spaces of public buildings equally with streets and squares, he delineated the true extent of the stage where Rome’s civic life was lived. The first Ordnance Survey maps of Dublin, published in 1847, took their cue from Nolli, accurately depicting the ground floor plans of virtually all public buildings, including banks, schools and churches. (The 33 large-scale maps record Dublin 40 years after the Act of Union, by which time the Hibernian metropolis created by the Georgians had declined from being the 2nd to the 10th city of the United Kingdom.)
Now, as then, our public space is not homogeneous. It includes parks and buildings as well as streets and squares; its ownership may be public or private – and the nature of our access to it can vary greatly. We are often granted access only under licence. Trinity College, with its majestic sequence of squares and passages, is a case in point. Another is the Setanta centre, where a notice reads: 'The owners permit members of the public to use the walkways of these premises from Nassau Street to Setanta Place and vice versa on the pure understanding that no liability for injuries, loss or damages will attach to them, subject always to their right to revoke this permission at any time.'
Some public space can be taken away or privatised – as happened in recent years when both the American embassy in Ballsbridge and the Central Bank in Dame Street withdrew behind tall railings. The 18th-century Rotunda Pleasure Gardens in Parnell Square have long since vanished under the tide of development at the hospital, although plans for their reinstatement are mooted. Merrion Square opened as a public park in 1974 when the Archdiocese of Dublin abandoned plans to build a Catholic cathedral on the site. (Fitzwilliam Square, on the other hand, remains private.) The parks, long our most cherished public spaces, have their own security wardens. They close in the evenings. Bye-laws prohibit cycling and walking on the grass.
Such limits on the use of public space benefit us all. When parks change their nature, for example, as happened disastrously at Eyre Square, Galway – where the railings were removed in an ill-advised 'democratic' gesture in the 1960s – it can take decades to put things right again. Eyre Square became a magnet for antisocial behavior over recent decades. Increasingly, new public spaces are apolitical, created as part of retail developments and devoted to consumption: from Powerscourt Townhouse and St Stephen’s Green to The Square in Tallaght and Dundrum Town Centre, which attracted 75,000 visitors on its first day of business last year. The idea is an old, but enduring, one: the enclosed shopping mall was invented by Victor Gruen, possibly the most influential architect of the 20th century, at Southdale, just outside Minneapolis, in 1956. Gruen put stores on two levels, connected by escalators. In the middle he placed a kind of town square, a 'garden court' under a skylight. They are still building the winning formula that delivers safety, comfort, hygiene and convenience.
We may not yet have succumbed to the private nirvana of consumption that is Daslu – São Paolo’s luxury boutique, where, because the rich do not walk, you cannot enter off the street but must arrive by car (or helicopter) and pass through a security checkpoint – but Dundrum Town Centre betrays some of its less appealing characteristics: it is a self-referential walled city, cut off from the devastated heart of Dundrum village by a moat of traffic. In contrast, city centre retail developments have generally sought to extend the surrounding network of urban connections to create new pedestalian routes. One example is Dublin's new Habitat store, which links Suffolk Street and College Green, providing a casual shortcut that puts the entire ground floor retail space on display to passers by.
But shopping alone cannot save the city. In the late 1980s it dawned on authorities throughout the developed world that, if cities were to survive and prosper in the face of challenges posed by suburbia and the growth in car ownership, they had to be more than simply places of production, consumption and intellectual exchange. They had to become stages that would attract people to them, a necessity that has been heightened by increasing wealth and access to cheap air travel. Cities have to be theatres for public life, not just machines for production. The city should be curated as a work of art or, if you like, managed as a great theatre.
The model that was adopted was another post-war institution: the first theme park. Main Street, USA – two short blocks of charming turn-of-the-century nostalgia, replete with the aroma of fresh-baked cookies wafting through the air – opened at Disneyland in California on July 17, 1955. All successful cities across Europe and the US – from Barcelona, with its myriad small public spaces and support for street spectacle, to New York, where Central Park was turned around over the past generation from a city-owned antisocial space to a place of public 'happenings', managed and programmed by a private trust, the Central Park Conservancy – learnt the lesson.
Public space can be reclaimed to regenerate the economic and social life of urban areas. But it must feel safe, comfortable and pedestrian-friendly. That is the motivation behind Dublin's Temple Bar, O’Connell Street, the new Liffey bridges, the Boardwalk and the proposed Grand Canal Square in Docklands – with the architecture eschewing nostalgia, however. It is what drives the animation of our public spaces, whether it’s the city marathon, fireworks displays such as Skyfest or Temple Bar’s annual public arts programme, Diversions. Healthy cities demand constant care and attention. And constant reinvention – the city as spectacle rather than theme park.
What are the implications for public space? Public is a bad word in Ireland right now. The public sector is denigrated as the private sector is lauded. Public transport is not sexy. Nobody who can afford a private alternative will use the public health service. The implication seems to be clear. If public space is to be successful, it must increasingly adopt the mannerisms of private space. That way, Irish society will get the public space it wants or, at least, deserves.


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March 10, 2020, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM @ Fearing/Trustees Conference Room
Cheryl West, Social Worker for the Town of Hingham, offers free drop-in office hours on Tuesdays from 10:00 - Noon in the Library's Fearing Room and is available from 8:30 - 4:30 on Wednesdays at the Town Hall. She can be reached by calling 781-804-2370.
Cheryl is available to help with accessing emergency services (food, clothing, housing, and crisis support), education and employment, family matters, health improvement (including insurance and mental health concerns), and support groups for men, women, and teens.
March 10, 2020, 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM @ Fearing/Trustees Conference Room
March 10, 2020, 6:30 PM - 8:45 PM @ Whiton Room
Presentation by OLLI at UMass Boston about their lifelong learning program at the UMass campus and Hingham and Braintree libraries. Sponsored by the South Shore Area Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW), this presentation is free and open to the public. Please join us for this event.
March 10, 2020, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM @ Not Your Average Joe's in Norwell
Books On Tap meets the 2nd Tuesday of every month at Not Your Average Joe's in Norwell at 7:00 pm, and provides a fun and relaxed atmosphere for members to chat about books. Book choices focus on recent, fresh, and interesting reads. So come on down, grab a cocktail, and enjoy a literary night out! Books are available for pick-up at the reference desk two weeks before each meeting.
March 10, 2020, 7:00 PM - 8:45 PM @ Activity Room
March 10, 2020, 7:00 PM - 8:45 PM @ Fearing/Trustees Conference Room
March 10, 2020, 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM @ Whiton Room
Storytime AND Dance! A fun morning that combines stories followed by Songs and Dance with Tracy Durso from Dance Along. Children and caregivers will be listening, singing and dancing in this lively class.
March 10, 2020, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM @ Activity Room
Barkology 101 is an interactive teaching session about dog behavior. Instructor Cathy Acampora will be accompanied by her certified pet therapy dog Merida. Cathy is an experienced dog handler who has a particular fondness for collies. She will interpret dog behaviors (action provided by Merida!) that signal what they like and do not like. Topics include dog body language, dog etiquette, training, and breed questions. Cathy is the author of “A Dog for Me” and “Please Don’t Hug Me”. Copies of Cathy’s book will be available for purchase. This is a drop-in program for children ages 8 to 13. This program is made possible by the Plymouth County Extension 4-H.

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(Reuters) – Hillaryclinton.org bears the likely Democratic presidential candidate’s name, but she would not want supporters to go there: some cyber security experts said this week the site contains malicious software.
The site is registered, not to Clinton, but to an administrator in the Cayman Islands. Its existence underscores the challenge 2016 U.S. presidential hopefuls will face in trying to control their digital brands, more important than ever before as voters increasingly turn to the Internet to learn more about candidates.
An examination by Reuters of domains including the full names of eight Republican and four Democratic hopefuls, ending in .com, .org, .net and .info, showed that only a few of those sites appear to be under the control of the candidates. more


As the hardware in communications systems has progressed from copper wires to fibre optic cables, the acceleration of data transfer speed has been profound. No one with access to fibre would ever want to go back to copper connections, but there is still one place we are stuck with them — in the chips that drive our electronic devices.
Zubin Jacob, an electrical engineering professor at the University of Alberta, wants to bring this same advantage to those chips by enabling them to cast off their copper and employ light as the primary carrier of bits of information. “The holy grail is to bring some of this technology inside your computer,” Jacob says. “Can we get the information to flow much faster by having such cables on the chip?”
This challenge, however, amounts to more than just installing fibre optic connections where the copper used to go. The wiring found in the latest generation of computer chips is much finer than any conventional fibre optic cable, which operate effectively at diameters no smaller than one-thousandth of a millimetre. Below that limit, such cables tend to be overly “lossy,” meaning data carried by light waves becomes incoherent and disappears, says Jacob.
Jacob and U of A graduate student Saman Jahani have designed fibre-optic cables that operate successfully at sizes a full order of magnitude smaller, which raises the practical possibility of using them within a computer chip. The key to this breakthrough was the development of a non-metallic metamaterial that compresses and contains light waves without generating heat and without compromising signal integrity. “We have introduced a paradigm shift in light confinement strategy that rests on transforming the momentum of evanescent waves,” the pair wrote in the journal Optica. “Our transformations can be achieved by all-dielectric media fundamentally overcoming the foremost challenge in the field of plasmonics and metamaterials: optical absorption.”
Jacob is confident that the advantages offered by photonic circuitry within computer chips will motivate manufacturers to introduce this innovation into their products. “This is the last frontier for fibre optics,” he says.


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Author: B.Rónai, Š.Novotný
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The climate in Slovakia has changed several times, affecting the species composition of fauna and flora. Some species have survived, others have died. Continual warming caused that new thermophilous species of animals and plants spread to our territory. The new series of gold investment coins "Fauna and Flora in Slovakia" captures unique representatives of the animal and plant kingdom of Slovakia.
In the series, unique plants and animals from the territory of Slovakia are gradually released.
Gold investment coin depicts Buffalo.
The reverse side belonging to the issuing authority Niue depicts the nominal value of the coin and the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. and the year of mintage.
Mintage: 200pcs limited edition


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I have 9+ years of voice over and audio production experience. I have a warm and friendly voice with plenty of experience to help you get the job done RIGHT the first time. I have my own studio and can offer extremely quick turn arounds with the experience and know how to back me up. A bit of a perfectionist, you will not receive the end result unless I am totally satisfied with it. Now, we can marry your video and audio together! Ask us how we can make your vision come alive! Experienced in: Voice Overs, Phone Messages, Phone Prompts, Narratives, e-Learning, e-Audio, Radio Commercial production, Web Audio Production, Station ID's, Liners, Sweeps and Promos. I currently own my own Voice Over and Commercial Audio Production company. I am a voice over actor and produce quality audio commercials for radio, video and web. Since I only do audio, I have an extremely quick turn around time and can get most jobs done in less than a day. I have a full music library of royalty free music, as well as sound effects. I currently work as a part-time, on-air DJ for KKDQ in Minnesota. I was News Director for KZMK, KWCD, and KTAN in Sierra Vista, Arizona for three years. That is where I learned to do what I do. I left radio to start my own business and so I know how important it is to get a customer to come visit your website or store. I know how important it is to get your target audience, hold them and get them to buy your product. That is what makes me different than any one else. I have been there...and fighting for those all important dollars is huge. That is why audio commercials is so relevant in today's marketplace. I am an expert marketer and love challenges. Right now, I am adding White Board animation to my repertoire! I continue to do voice overs in radio with Station Liners, ID&s and commercials. I also do voice over work for a company online. I also produce phone messages, narrations and can produce translations/transcriptions in English and Spanish. I use Adobe Audition CS6 v5 and I have a full suite of production music and FXs at my fingertips. Adobe Premier Pro has been added!!! I learned on Prophet Systems and SAW, then learned Audio Vault and Adobe Audition (2.0).
I'm a native italian voice over talent, I've worked for Yahoo, Euronics and other important italian companies. I have a personal web site,www.sunnyvalerio.it. I work through it and through other sites as freelance. Contact me for your italian voice over!
Full time professional in voice over, video editor, graphic creation, web technology and media production. Works from own private facility. Achieves a balance of creativity and practicality. Unique ability to produce quality and value from smaller component elements to complete end product projects within budgets and time frames. Nashville based media producer and director. Over 30 years accomplished experience of creation, production and direction in audio, film, radio, video and graphics. Career achievements include web technology, audio media products to feature films. An initial education in computer and industrial engineering. A unique knowledge of both analog and digital technology and how to make both work together to produce a quality end product of value. Producing quality results with a balance of creative and practical skills utilizing the modern tools of technology. Professional voice over, Podcast producer, Internet web video production, audio edit and master with private, professional media facility.
✔ An audio engineer and audiophile with more than 6 years of experience in audio post production, from dialogue - voice-over editing and sound mastering and audio restoration. Detail-oriented, resourceful at completing projects, and able to multitask effectively. ★ Excellent Communication Skills ★ Top Quality Audio Services ★ Quick Turnaround With On-Time And On-Budget Delivery ★ Project Is Complete When You Are 100% Satisfied. ✔Technical qualifications and equipment: Avid Pro tools, Waves,, Steinberg, Ableton, Digidesign, Yamaha, Sony, AKG, Sennheiser, DynaCord CMS 1000 , Behringer Platforms: Windows 7, All software and hardware equipment have been purchased and are legally owned. Services: Audio Editing, Protools, Audio Restoration, Mixing, Podcasts, Tape - Audio books ACX Audible mastering, Interviews, Seminars, Noise Clicks Pops Echo removal, Dialogue editing, Film, TV, Sound mastering, Voice-over editing and post processing. I also have lot of Voice over Artist available in Different Languages Like Urdu, English ( USA, CANADA , AU) Hindi, Arabic, Punjabi and Pashto etc https://soundcloud.com/rizwannizam
I am a newly graduated Media practitioner trying to get into the media industry, I specialise in Audio and video production especially on the editing sides. I have edited a ray of different projects and I am looking for more experience. I am talented and always up for a challenge. this can be proven in achieving a First Class Honours degree from the University of Lincoln for Media Production. I would one day like to work on a professional radio station, as a broadcast assistant as radio has always been a huge part of my life. I love to be involved in the production of work and I love to sit down for hours editing and making things perfect. I would love the opportunity to work on projects new and exciting to me. heres a link to audio projects i have been a part of. I edited all of the podcasts on this mix cloud: http://www.mixcloud.com/mleonowicz/
Editing video and audio for the past 6 years using Final Cut Pro 6 and 7. Now splitting time between Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 and FCP7. Audio editing using Cool Edit Pro and Adobe Audition CS6. My current job has me updating and maintaining a Wordpress website and writing email newsletters using Constant Contact.
I am an award-winning professional multimedia journalist with extensive experience in audio and video production. My top beats are energy, technology, and the environment. I know how to jump in and produce high-quality reports on diverse subjects. I always meet my deadlines. I boil down complicated matters into engaging language for readers, listeners and viewers. I'm flexible and adaptable. Are you looking for top-notch, unbiased, accurate reports? I'm happy to produce. Do you need fun, quirky blog writing? I've got you covered. One thing I won't do, is place personal views or opinions in my writing. Whatever the medium, I strive to produce balanced and truthful stories. I'm a highly productive and accustomed to filing several stories weekly and working on tight deadlines. Tough editors? No editor? However your shop is organized, I'll be comfortable working with you. I'm experienced with editing myself, editing others and working with vigorous editors in person or from afar. I produce high-quality work. I have worked for years with award-winning public broadcasters and NPR stations across the United States. I've regularly covered news on topics such as energy and technology, environmental issues, education, economic trends, politics, trade laws, legal battles, farming and agriculture, development battles, military, natural disasters, women in prison, health and healthcare. Other skills? - I'm an experienced broadcaster and available for voice overs and broadcast quality voice tracks. - I'm a quick and skilled video editor, and have worked with video production since 1993. - I speak German and Japanese. I can quickly and accurately translate from German into English. I speak Japanese fluently. (As for reading and writing Kanji, that's a whole different matter!) Get in touch, I'd love to hear about your project and needs! .
I am a freelance radio and audio producer. I love to create radio features, and edit all kinds of audio, from interviews and presentations to podcasts and show reels. I have a genuine passion for my work, and would be happy to help you create something to be proud of!
I am a Voice Talent available for both English and Spanish voice over work. With over 7 years of experience in Communications & Emergency Services, I understand the importance of providing quality service in an efficient and timely manner. I am a hard worker who knows the importance of completing and submitting work on time. In addition to my voice over work, I am a skilled writer, editor, and project aide. I have extensive experience with transcribing conversations and entering data quickly. I have been blogging for over 10 years on several different sites and platforms. My online writing experience also includes creating content for both webpages and articles. Please contact me to learn more about how I can help you on your next project.

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Sound = a change in air pressure traveling on waves that tickle the hairs inside your ears. Music = a series of sounds delivered rhythmically to make a song; and World music = sounds that defy American radio format classification. Clear channel sucks, music rules, and the Miami World Music Festival celebrates it in all its glory.
Dr. Adolfo Vidal is a professional concert pianist, and the festival's founder. He says, "In South Florida, everyone is from everywhere. Since we have so many countries here we want to give them all something to enjoy."
The festival is made up of five concert events from Sept 19-22 all of which take place at FIU's Wertheim Performing Arts Center. Tickets can be purchased at miamiworldmusicfestival.com or by calling 786-581-7446. Here are the events:
Claude Bolling Suites for Flute & Guitar. Thursday, Sept 19th. 8p.m. $25, $35.
This is a mix of jazz, classical, and a bit of rock and roll composed by a French guy in the 1970s. His album spent an amazing 530 consecutive weeks on the Billboard charts. Miami Grammy winner Nestor Torres, Cuban guitarist and UM department head Rafael Padron, and festival founder Adolfo Vidal perform the 7 song concert.
Estampas de Zarzuela, Music of Spain and Cuba, Fri, Sept 20th, 8p.m., $25-$35.
Zarzuela is like a Hispanic opera with a mix of singing and dialogue, almost like a novela before tv was invented. There will be stories of love, lust, and confusion, told in the performances of Luisa Fernanda and Las Leandras.
An African Roots Rhythmic Journey, Venus Rising, Sat., Sept 21st, 8p.m. $25-$35
The festival's headline concert features the all female dance and drum troupe of Venus Rising exploring the movements and rhythms of West Africa, The Caribbean, Brazil, and the Middle East through choreography and improvisation. They utilize a variety of percussion instruments and traditional dance to create a hypnotic melange.
Luz Marina & Menage, Music of Venezuela, Sun. Sept 22nd, 3p.m. $25-$35
Luz Marina is a singer-songwriter whose music is characterized by its lyrical poetic quality. Here she performs alongside piano, contrabass, sax, and bandola llanera (a 16th century instrument related to the lute), in a mix of her own compositions and traditional music. Adolfo Vidal says, "The people of Doral are really gonna appreciate this. That city is full of Venezuelans."
An Evening of Indian Classical Music with Jeff Deen and Vicki Richards, Sun, Sept 22nd, 6p.m., $25-$35
Indian classical music is called Raga, and its a centuries old system of improvisation based on various melodies and rhythms that promote meditation and have physical healing properties when played and listened to. Jeff and Vicki have both studied raga under actual Indian gurus.
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Located in the lush foothills of Mount Meru, Arusha is a great place to acclimate and prepare for your journey to Tanzania’s northern parks. Sprawling green coffee fields, Africa’s fourth-highest peak, and bustling markets make up the backdrop of this transit stop, which serves as a gateway to Tanzania’s diverse and amazing safari destinations.
Many of Arusha’s accommodations are tucked away in the lush tropical gardens of coffee farms. These retreats are a perfect place to sit by the pool, sip locally grown Tanzanian coffee, and let Africa begin to settle into your soul before your safari adventure.
Arusha experiences a warm, temperate climate year round. Temperatures do not vary drastically throughout the year. February is typically the warmest month of the year, when temperatures reach the mid-80s. Arusha experiences two rainy seasons. The short rainy season lasts from November to December, and the heavy rainy season lasts from March until May. November’s rains occur at the end of a prolonged dry season and bring intermittent light shower. Hazy skies become clear and blue with the cleansing rains.
Arusha National Park is a safe haven for a diverse population of wildlife, supported by its varied vegetation. This small national park is home to the 14,980-foot-high peak, Mount Meru, and other spectacular landscapes. It also offers beautiful bird-watching opportunities. The lakes and marshes create a perfect habitat for water birds, while large raptors live in the forested mountain slopes. Although there are no lions in the park, its forests are home to elephants, buffalo, zebras, giraffes, and smaller species such as warthogs, blue monkeys, and black-and-white colobus monkeys.


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Cynthia (Cindi) Glidden-Tracey, Professor of Counselling Psychology at UBC
Cynthia (Cindi) Glidden-Tracey specializes counselling psychology, emphasizing interpersonal and cultural dynamics of counselling relationships.
Dr. Glidden-Tracey has taught most recently UBC, and also earlier at three universities in the USA. A counselling psychologist by day and world music enthusiast by night, Dr. Glidden-Tracey enjoys sharing concepts and techniques for enhancing well-being, addressing human conflicts, and improving learning, communication, and motivation to change. She is developing a method called rhythmic cognitive restructuring, using insights from explorations of both psychology and cultural variations in musical expression, combining spoken words with rhythmic reinforcement with hopes of strengthening people’s memories and motivations to use the positive messages they learn to tell themselves.
On campus and in the community, Dr. Glidden-Tracey has hosted educational events, leads workshops, and manages a website focused on the beneficial uses of mindful expression and rhythmic movement (BUmerm on facebook) from different cultural perspectives.
She greatly looks forward to further infusions of this work with this kind of play, and these workshops for the 2021 Canada Day Drumming Celebration create an exciting opportunity to explore these techniques and share these messages.

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Police blamed for increased cases of defilement
04 May 2015, 12:05
Bungoma - Cases of child defilement are on the increase in Bungoma County, with Police officers being blamed for perpetuating the vice.
Bungoma County Woman rep, Dr. Reginalda Wanyonyi said that child defilement cases are reported almost every week but the suspects go scot-free after police officers colluding with the suspects and the victim’s family hold a Kangaroo court and the matter is settled outside the court of law.
Speaking in Bungoma town over the Weekend, Wanyonyi said that if harsh penalty is not going to be imposed on the involved officers, it will be hard to fight the vice that has left many young girls suffering from low self esteem while others have contracted deadly diseases.
“Police are to blame. This culture of demanding for bribes from the suspects to settle the matter out of court is the greatest monster that will consume our society if the concerned authority will not come out boldly to investigate it. It will leave the biggest wound on victims and the suspects will continue with their behaviour,” she said.
The legislator applauded Chiefs and their assistants for campaigning against defilement and arresting the suspects but said the greatest challenge lies with the police officers who are setting the suspects free.
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“Let the government pay police officers well so they can stop demanding for money from suspects and settling serious crimes like defilement out of court,” said the Mp.
Wanyonyi noted that last month alone, over seven cases of defilement were reported in the County but the suspects are roaming the villages freely after police officers were compromised to stop apprehending them, something she noted has caused a lot of mistrust between them and the public.
She called for the arrest of officers who will be found convening Kangaroo courts with the aim of soliciting money from the affected families.
Her sentiments were echoed by the County gender and culture executive, Grace Khayota who said that her ministry had put in place measures to ensure that all defilement suspects are arrested and arraigned in court.
“We have documented a lot of cases but the suspects are left to go scot-free by police officers due to lack of evidence. Defilement is a deadly monster and all those suspected to have involved themselves in the act should be brought to book to serve as an example,” she said.
She noted that her officers are following up on a case in Chwele where a 62-years-old man defiled an 8-year-old class-two girl and fled the area after infecting her with Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs).
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Synopsis: Grandpa has promised to take Iggy and Heathcliff to the big baseball game and boy are they excited. But when Iggy's report card shows up the news is not good. It's too late to do anything about that, but maybe Heathcliff and Iggy can distract Grandpa long enough that he will never get a chance to look at the grades.
Synopsis: Iggy is playing video games and Heathcliff is very interested. When Willie invites Iggy out to play, Iggy leaves strict instructions for Heathcliff to leave the computer alone. What are the chances of that? The problem is when Heathcliff gets into video games he literally get into video games and unfortunately he's not that good.
Synopsis: Joey's trip to the beach turns out not to be as fun as he hoped. ZZ Snore Beach doesn't allow ball playing, frisbees, kites, snowball fights or even pets. Luckily, Top Dog has snuck away in his picnic basket. Even if they can't have any official fun, they are sure to have lots of adventures trying to hide Top Dog from everybody.


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Who We Are
The Nyay law firm is one of the premier law firms in India in core areas of its practice Established in 2009, is a highly respected and professionally managed law firm. We believe this has assisted in building the desired experience, knowledge and skill set for the team to deliver a high quality, consistent, cost-effective advice to our clients and create a niche for ourselves.
To ensure accessibility of the Firm’s personnel at all times, we are equipped with the latest technology for effective communication through e-mail, fax, telephone and mobile. We believe in being open, approachable and accessible.
One of the most capable litigation law firms in India. The firm handles a large volume of disputes.
They’re very good in adverse situations where they have to fend off attacks from the other side


Yesterday, OnePlus 5T quietly updated to the Android 8.0. On March 3, OnePlus 5T HydrogenOS 5.0.1 (Android Oreo 8.0) has been released. The size of the update is 1889MB. Moreover, OnePlus 5T HydrogenOS 5.0.1 (Android Oreo 8.0) is available for all OnePlus 5T users. Here’s the highlight of the update:
Furthermore, OnePlus 5T HydrogenOS 5.0.1 (Android Oreo 8.0) updates the system with a new control center interface design. In addition, the biggest changes from Android N to Android O are smoother, longer lasting and more secure Android platform.
Google says that the latest Android OS stresses on a better security. Moreover, we also see a drastic increase in speed of the OS. The App loading speed increases to 2x. Meanwhile, there are some features added and improved as well including:
It is worth mentioning that Android 8.0 has done some special optimization as well such as the improved background apps monitoring and increase in battery saving. For the emojis lovers, Android 8.0 introduces 60 new emoji expressions.
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Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth
Spuniks guide to life on earth is a good book as i think it displays a number of clear emotions portrayed by the main character. Sometimes there is comedy e.g. lightsaber but also sadness e.g. he has been separated from his Grandad who Prez looks up to and is always thinking about. It is easy to read and gives a picture inside your head as to what might be going on.
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Before 1970, corporate boards around the world were dominated by inside directors, chosen and controlled by management. Their function was largely an advisory one, characterised by consultation activities. Following a number of corporate scandals in the US in the 1970s, the functions and structure of boards began to change.
In particular, the concept of independent directors and the related model of a "monitoring board of directors" was established. Marvin Eisenberg's influential book published in 1976, The Structure of the Corporation, was the first to espouse that the essential function of a board was to monitor the company's management by being independent from it.
Australian governance standards were slow to adapt to the changes that occurred overseas. As a result of the excesses of the late 1980s, the Bosch Report recommended more independent directors on boards. In 1992, the ASX proposed the introduction of mandatory requirements for independent directors.
However, the business community campaigned strongly against this. Following a number of high-profile corporate failures at the beginning of the 2000s, the ASX implemented a requirement in 2004 for listed companies to adopt a majority of independent directors.
Today, the focus of independence of directors seems to have evolved from an independence from management, to an independence from the owners of a company, the shareholders.
Akin to a one-party state
There are numerous reasons why this independence from owners has evolved. We believe one reason lies in how directors are proposed and elected. Shareholders are typically presented with a predetermined slate of directors for election, candidates not selected by shareholders, but rather by the incumbent board. Corporate voting is more akin to a one-party state than a Western liberal democracy.
Directors are rarely judged by the performance of their companies, rather they are judged by their peers. It is rare for a nominated director not to be elected. This year, we've seen shareholders call for blood at several companies, including two of our largest, BHP and Commonwealth Bank. For many directors, especially those at the highest echelons, this was probably an all too rare taste of shareholders expressing their displeasure.
In our opinion, shareholders should give more thought to nominating directors themselves, rather than allowing the board to be the only arbiters of who should join.
Practically speaking, we are not advocating for a system that could lead to a situation like the Australian Parliament. However, we do believe that shareholders should become more involved in the process of proposing candidates for board positions. Why? A director invited into a boardroom will, despite everything else, feel obligated to the person(s) who invited them.
Need for evolution
We believe this kind of "obligation" risks the dominance of consensus and cohesion among a group of individuals (the board) over other better, though potentially fractious, decisions for a company.
The historical context of corporate governance practices show how contemporary those of today are, and how there is a continual need for evolution. We believe part of this evolution is to understand that "independence" alone is not the panacea for all corporate ills.
We believe that one such evolutionary step is greater engagement by shareholders with independent directors. This will provide the opportunity for shareholders to form first-hand judgments of their independent directors, whilst at the same time providing independent directors with first-hand insights of shareholder expectations.
We would welcome the opportunity to meet with more independent directors. As owners, we want independent directors who are worthy of their roles, who will serve as our agents and steward our company for the benefit of all shareholders. A group of independent directors who are merely well-connected box-checkers does not serve this purpose.
Gabriel Radzyminski and Campbell Morgan represent Sandon Capital, an activist investment manager.
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