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Music: Healing the Mind, Body, and Soul
My most recent post highlighted the puzzle called life, began to shed some light on some of our family’s beliefs, spirit, importance of moderation in a healthy lifestyle-“Keep calm and carry on” and motivational ways that peace, meditation, and restoration are essential to staying health. Music is a key part of harmony in our family’s health and thought it deserved a separate blog posting, so here it is.
What is music? In short, it is an art form that utilizes vocal and instrumental sound to create a composition. http://www.yourdictionary.com/music. To me, music takes many forms from singing ritualistic Happy Birthday songs (all off key of course with my voice); playing an instrument such as the pots, pans, and Tupperware with wooden spoons or any long utensil that will double as a drumstick or mallet; to performing with percussion and/or clarinet in a middle school or high school band; playing the piano at a yearly recital or state competition; trying to learn how to play the guitar; and listening on various media formats from the radio, record player, 8 track tapes, cassette tapes, CD player, or now Spotify or ITunes. These technology formats surely date my age as I write this piece. ARGHHH!!!
Historically, many generations utilized these simple instruments of the kitchen, silly ritualistic songs like Happy Birthday and even the Wheels on the Bus song, and certainly more formally within religious services and celebration venues that often include some dance. Music impacts our lives daily on so many realms including the brain and our thought process. It helps us keep the pace (while running or jogging in my case), keep the peace within our heart with a calming effect, and teaches us how to challenge the brain to be open to learning, hearing, and exploring new ideas. You can see this in our youth and their ability to learn language and music. This NPR blog and video clip highlights this need that is often lacking in kids who grow up in poverty.
My parents appreciated the importance of music and incorporated it in our lives regularly. My grandmother Geraldine played piano in the church on a regular basis and as legend is told, learned it all on her own without formal lessons. She was a gifted woman and truly my second worst critic since I was my first. My mother played in the drum and bugle corps through high school. She still talks about that to this day as a wonderful experience. Both parents were firm believers about all four of their kids taking piano lessons with a commitment of minimum of a year.
I started piano lessons at entrance to primary education and continued through my junior year in high school. My teacher had a full house of kids herself, but as a musician trained at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, she believed in the power of musical education. She lived one street behind us which was incredibly convenient. My brothers were not as fond of the instrument and their lesson years were much shorter lived. Even my mother took part for a time. As full time homemaker and bookkeeper for my father’s electrical business, she was incredibly busy with not much time to realize her full potential.
My youngest brother carried on her passion to the drums for a period of time. As you can sense, there were lots of extra sounds in the Romenesko household through the years beyond the typical noises of 3 boys and a girl. Interestingly, my father worked the swing shift as his primary job as an electrician in the paper mill most of our years growing up and thus, the night shift put a damper on the music for a 7 day stretch each month. We had to be creative with playing times. On one occasion, I was practicing the clarinet while my father was sleeping. As you can imagine, Dad was not pleased and shared his thoughts. Instead of taking the heat myself, my brother Greg sufferred the wrath of an unhappy father awakened by music. To this day, my brother reminds me of this on a regular basis and so thankful that he won’t allow my sometimes selective mind forget this detail! 😉
So what did music provide for me through the years and to this day? Confidence, independence, individual and team competition, and love of music are top players for sure. There are so many others that come to the table as well, but most importantly I learned through my craft that with regular practice, persistence, patience, and setting goals, anything I can dream of is possible. These themes are transferrable to so many work, social, and other areas. I took a brief hiatus following my junior year of high school in preparation for senior year, college, beginning of career, and starting a family. Looking back, I truly wish I would have continued playing because there were many challenges along this path that music would have helped provide some restoration and growth. My parents continued to see the value of music and encouraged it in our lives through the young adult life including arranging transport of an upright piano great distances and this theme carried on to our family.
Thankfully, I have learned the value of music and healing. With my brother’s health concerns and lack of control of activities in his daily routine, I could play a few songs to share as part of his nursing care plan if you will. I learned the song “Let it Go” from the movie Frozen for him and also played the song from our Grandma Geraldine’s funeral in 1989. At the time, I was finishing my freshman year of college and truly distraught with this first death in the family close to me. I could not play the piano piece with any true quality. The song was called, “If we hold on together” from the Land Before Time. My cousins, playing the flute and singing, gratiously covered for me when I fell apart trying to play the piece. I played both songs for my brother at the Mayo Clinic Hospital on their beautiful Baldwin grand piano. Grandma Geraldine would have been proud if she were standing on the stone floors last November. I suspect she would also be smiling as she heard her great granddaughter play Billy Joel songs on the piano at the request of her uncle.
Passing on the musical notes to another generation:
My daughter started piano lessons the same year I did and continued through high school years. She played on the same piano I did as a child when she grew up with during the time we lived in Cedarburg, WI. While in Wisconsin, she took piano lessons from a neighbor directly behind us. Eventually, our family purchased a new piano from Boston Piano while living in Wayland, MA. It seemed much more practical to purchase one than arrange shipping and this way we had the piano for family gatherings when we returned back to my parent’s home. Interestingly, when we relocated our family to MA for my husband’s job, our piano was the first piece of furniture in our house. Prior to finding employment and deferring some of the cost for teaching fees, my daughter found a new home in the middle school music department with an expert teacher. My son was taught piano by myself until finding a piano teacher for both children.
Through the years, both children have evolved to explore many more instruments over time including percussion, vibraphone, marimba, upright bass, and bass guitar. My daughter was and is an avid marimba and and vibraphone player. She took lessons for both through the Rivers School of Conservatory in Weston, MA where we housed a marimba and vibraphone in the house to allow practice. She was able to perform at Jordon Hall at Boston University and the Boston Symphony Orchestra Hall. She advanced to Nationals for marimba (nafme) in 2014. http://www.nafme.org/ My 12 year old son is continuing his musical journey preferring upright bass. In fact this Saturday, I am performing the piano accompaniment performing a duet concerto competition at the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.
My final thoughts can be summarized emphasizing the power of music in healing and many other facets is amazing and must be given greater respect, funding, and acknowledgement for the many benefits to the individual, as a group, and world at large. Please take a look at these web links below and support your local, state, and national community’s music needs.
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1 cucumber, peeled, sliced and quartered
2 containers grape tomatoes, quartered
1 tub Mozzarella cheese pearls, drained
In medium container, combine the cucumber, tomatoes, and cheese. Salt and pepper to taste. Add the dried basil (eyeball it, I don't do exact measurements for the basil), mix well. Drizzle on the olive oil, stir till everything is coated.

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|Title:||Photochemical reactions of tetraorganoborate salts: Electron transfer-mediated photoreductions and alkylations and di-pi-borate rearrangements|
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|Abstract:||The photochemical reaction of sodium borohydride and methyltriphenylborate with halo-substituted cyanonaphthalenes has been studied. The reaction leads to photo-dehalogenation in high yield. Sodium borohydride was also found to react photochemically with dicyanonaphthalene, leading to reduction products. These reactions are proposed to occur through an initial electron transfer step.
Photoalkylations of aryl ketones with alkyltriphenylborates has also been studied. The excited state of the ketone reacts with the borate via electron transfer, yielding addition and reduction products.
The direct irradiation of alkyl and aryl borates was investigated. Photolysis of trans-$\beta$-styryltriphenylborate leads to the formation of trans-1,1,2,3-tetraphenylboratirane. Similarly, photolysis of (phenylethynyl)triphenylborate leads to the formation of 1,1,2,3-tetraphenylboratirene. Both of these compounds are believed to be formed via a di-$\pi$-borate rearrangement. These are the first examples of a tetravalent, anionic boron atom contained in a three-membered ring to be isolated and characterized. Both compounds show intriguing properties.
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We have an exclusive TV spot for writer director Erik Skjoldbjærg's conspiracy thriller Pioneer, starring Wes Bentley. Set in the 1970s at the beginning of the Norwegian Oil Boom, a professional diver is on a mission in the Norwegian Sea when a sudden, tragic accident changes everything. Pioneer will be released in theaters and OnDemand this Friday, December 5.
Inspired by real events, Pioneer's story starts in the 70s, as enormous oil and gas deposits are being discovered in the North Sea. Authorities aim to bring the oil ashore through a pipeline over 1600 feet deep. Petter (Aksel Hennie), a professional diver, is obsessed with reaching the bottom of the Norwegian Sea. Along with his brother Knut (André Eriksen), he has the discipline, strength and courage to take on one of the world's most dangerous missions.
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When your ultimate adventure becomes your ultimate nightmare. If you're into deep sea diving conspiracy thrillers, then we've got the perfect film for you. Titled Pioneer, this Norwegian thriller is about a team of divers who were part of risky experiments at the start of the Norwegian oil-drilling industry in the early 80s. The cast includes Aksel Hennie plus Wes Bentley, Stephen Lang, Jonathan Lapaglia, Stephanie Sigman and Jørgen Langhelle. The film already premiered in Europe last year and has been waiting for a Us release, however io9 has debuted a new Us poster and we thought it was worth sharing to bring some attention to this interesting little film. I'm intrigued by all the imagery, but I'm not sure if it'll be any good. Here's the latest Us poster for Erik Skjoldbjærg's Pioneer, similar to the Norwegian one, debuted from io9: Here's a photo from the film »
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Director: Erik Skjoldbjærg.
Running Time: 111 minutes.
Synopsis: Based on the true-life story of the beginning of the Norwegian oil boom in the 1980s. Petter (Aksel Hennie), is a professional diver obsessed with reaching the bottom of the Norwegian Sea. He has the discipline, strength and courage to take on the world’s most dangerous mission, but a sudden, tragic accident changes everything. Petter is sent on a perilous journey where he loses sight of who’s pulling the strings. Gradually he realises that he is in way over his head and that his life is at stake.
Whilst the synopsis might not make Pioneer sound particularly special, the story is very powerful, especially considering the fact that real people lived through the situation. The film has also been picked up by George Clooney who is eager »
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Just days after their latest true-story drama The Monuments Men opened in theaters, producers George Clooney and Grant Heslov are teaming with Sony Pictures to remake the Norwegian thriller Pioneer. At this time, George Clooney is not attached to direct, with the studio currently seeking a screenwriter for this English-language version.
Erik Skjoldbjærg directed the original Pioneer, which opened in Norway last year after debuting at the Toronto International Film Festival. The story is set in the 1980s, at the height of the Norwegian Oil Boom, following a man and his brother who are tasked with laying a pipeline through the North Sea, diving deeper than anyone had ever gone before. When tragedy strikes, the man becomes determined to find out the truth about what really happened, while realizing his life is in danger.
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AT&T to buy Time Warner in $85.4B cash, stock deal
AT&T Inc. and Time Warner Inc. today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement under which AT&T will acquire Time Warner in a stock-and-cash transaction valued at $107.50 per share. The agreement has been approved unanimously by the boards of directors of both companies.
The deal combines Time Warner’s vast library of content and ability to create new premium content that connects with audiences around the world, with AT&T’s extensive customer relationships, world’s largest pay TV subscriber base and leading scale in TV, mobile and broadband distribution.
“This is a perfect match of two companies with complementary strengths who can bring a fresh approach to how the media and communications industry works for customers, content creators, distributors and advertisers,” said Randall Stephenson, AT&T chairman and CEO. “Premium content always wins. It has been true on the big screen, the TV screen and now it’s proving true on the mobile screen. We’ll have the world’s best premium content with the networks to deliver it to every screen. A big customer pain point is paying for content once but not being able to access it on any device, anywhere. Our goal is to solve that. We intend to give customers unmatched choice, quality, value and experiences that will define the future of media and communications.
“With great content, you can build truly differentiated video services, whether it’s traditional TV, OTT or mobile. Our TV, mobile and broadband distribution and direct customer relationships provide unique insights from which we can offer addressable advertising and better tailor content,” Stephenson said. “It’s an integrated approach and we believe it’s the model that wins over time.
AT&T Inc. agreed to buy Time Warner Inc. for $85.4 billion, forming a telecommunications and media empire that will own many of the movies and TV shows it pumps through to subscribers of its wireless, internet and pay-TV services.
The cash-and-stock deal values Time Warner at about $107.50 a share, the companies said Saturday in a statement, 20 percent more than Friday’s closing price. Time Warner shareholders are to receive $53.75 per share in cash and $53.75 a share in AT&T stock.
“This is a perfect match of two companies with complementary strengths who can bring a fresh approach to how the media and communications industry works,” AT&T Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Randall Stephenson said in the statement.
The deal caps Stephenson’s vision to expand AT&T into media and entertainment as its wireless business matures. Gaining premium cable channel HBO, CNN and the Warner Bros. studio means AT&T becomes a content owner rather than just a distributor of video.
The combination will “disrupt the traditional entertainment model and push the boundaries on mobile content availability,” according to the statement.
Senior executives of the companies had met in recent weeks to discuss business strategies and an agreement was near as of Friday, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the talks.The acquisition comes a little more than a year after Dallas-based AT&T became the largest U.S. pay-TV distributor when it completed its $48.5 billion purchase of satellite-TV provider DirecTV.
The transaction is valued at $108.7 billion including Time Warner’s net debt. Once the deal closes, Time Warner shareholders will own from 14.4 percent to 15.7 percent of AT&T shares. AT&T expects the deal to be accretive in the first year and sees $1 billion in annual cost synergies within three years of closing.
AT&T has commitments for a bridge loan of $40 billion to finance part of the cash portion of the deal, according to the statement. JPMorgan Chase & Co. is contributing $25 billion of the financing, with Bank of America Corp. providing the rest, according to a source familiar with the arrangement.
Time Warner will pay a breakup fee of $1.72 billion if it walks away from the deal, while AT&T is liable for $500 million, according to a representative for AT&T.
“It was time to do a deal and Time Warner was available,” Jonathan Chaplin, an analyst at New Street Research in New York, said in an interview before the transaction was announced. He has a neutral rating on AT&T’s shares. “Time Warner offers a premier set of media assets; the only one that is bigger is Disney.”
Chaplin called the combination “an awkward marriage.” AT&T, rooted in a century-old telecommunications system, is attempting to pair a more stodgy culture with one that has a distinctly more dynamic New York media and Hollywood mindset. One of the largest corporate employers in the country with some 281,000 workers at the end of last year, AT&T posted 2015 revenue of $146.8 billion. Time Warner, with almost 25,000 employees, reported revenue of $28.1 billion.
Time Warner’s huge entertainment offering gives AT&T new revenue streams at a time when subscribers to traditional pay-TV are cutting the cord and switching to cheaper “skinny bundles” like Dish Network Corp.’s Sling TV or to online services such as Netflix Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. To keep its wireless customers from switching to lower-priced rivals T-Mobile US Inc. and Sprint Corp., AT&T has offered packages of unlimited mobile data and TV service. Time Warner will represent about 15 percent of the combined company’s revenues.
The deal comes two years after Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes and his board rejected an $85-a-share offer from Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox Inc., which valued Time Warner at the time at more than $75 billion.
In the interim, Bewkes has focused on creating must-see original programming and acquiring sports rights to draw TV viewers and extract higher fees from AT&T and other distributors such as Comcast Corp. Time Warner also owns a 10 percent stake in web-streaming service Hulu LLC, which it paid $583 million for earlier this year, according to people with knowledge of that deal.
Bewkes, 64, will stay at the combined company for a transition period after the deal, he said on a conference call Saturday. No specific time has been set for how long he’ll stay.
In the second quarter, Time Warner’s Turner cable network had revenue of $3 billion, while HBO posted sales of $1.5 billion, and the Warner Bros. studio, producer of the “Harry Potter” franchise, “The Big Bang Theory” and DC Comics properties, had sales of $2.7 billion.
The merger is subject to approval by Time Warner shareholders as well as review by the U.S. Justice Department, and is expected to close by year-end 2017. Time Warner also has an airwaves license for a TV station in Atlanta, which could give the FCC jurisdiction to scrutinize the deal if that license is transferred to AT&T. They potentially could sell the station to escape FCC scrutiny.
The FCC’s newer rules have restricted growth for carriers in the telecom world. That’s driven them to integrate other businesses like television and media, Roger Entner, an analyst with Recon Analytics LLC in Dedham, Massachusetts, said in an interview before the deal was announced.
“The wildcard in all this will be the FCC,” Entner said. “It’s hard to predict what the regulators will do. They are pretty much starting with a blank page.”
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Entner chimed in on how the U.S. presidential election results might affect the deal. He said if Hillary Clinton wins, the regulatory stance will be similar to what we have today.
Trump, before the agreement was announced, said Saturday that he would look to block the deal if elected. He said such media combinations leave too much power concentrated among too few companies, including ones he says are hostile to his presidential bid and rigging the election for Clinton.
The policy director of Free Press, a Florence, Massachusetts-based telecommunications advocacy group, said the proposed deal “would cost internet users and TV viewers dearly.”
“Any time you hear media executives talking about synergies, throwing around the business-babble that always accompanies these rumors, you know it’s time grab your wallet and hang on tight,” Matt Wood said in an e-mail before the deal was announced.
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The Paper Mario series has always had plenty of hidden secrets and easter eggs littered throughout them and of course Paper Mario: The Origami King is no different. Many of these end up revolving around puzzles of varying size and scale, which you will have to figure out to access. One of these comes about in the area known as Picnic Road in the game where you notice a giant flag pole that you cannot reach and this guide will tell you what you need to do to get to the top of it.
How To Get To Top Of Flagpole In Picnic Road
Dating back to the original Super Mario Bros. on the NES, each of the non-castle stages ended with a flagpole near a castle at the end that you had to grab to end the level. The goal was always to get to the very top if you could, though that was always easier said than done.
Due to the history with flagpoles in the Mario franchise as a whole, the flagpole seen in the image above definitely stood out as soon as we got to it. It’s located on what looks almost like the green of a golf course with the flag serving as the flag for that hole. Your instinct is to try and get to the top of the pole, which is exactly what you need to do.
Paper Mario is pretty lacking in jumping abilities though, so just jumping for the top is not going to happen by itself. Instead, you need a little help in the form of a replica platform like from Super Mario Bros. near the flagpoles. To activate this, you need to look more closely at the ground to the left of the flagpole, where you will see what look like block outlines. What you need to do here is hit it with your hammer and the platform seen in the image directly above will rise out of the ground. Now you can just jump up it easily and grab onto the top of the flag pole in classic Mario fashion.

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Description - Where Good Ideas Come From by Steven Johnson
From the author of Emergence and The Ghost Map, Steven Johnson's Where Good Ideas Come From- The Seven Patterns of Innovation identifies key principles that are the driving force of creativity.
A slow hunch can be much more valuable than a Eureka momentThe connected 'hive mind' is smarter than the lone thinkerWhere you think matters just as much as what you're thinkingThe best ideas come from building on the ideas and inventions of others
From the Renaissance to satellites, medical breakthroughs to social media, Charles Darwin to Marconi, Steven Johnson shows how, by recognising where and how patterns of creativity occur, we can all discover the secrets of inspiration.
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Steven Johnson is the author of the acclaimed books Everything Bad is Good for You, Mind Wide Open, Emergence and Interface Culture. His writing appeared in the Guardian, the New Yorker, Nation and Harper's, as well as the op-ed pages of The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. He is a Distinguished Writer In Residence at NYU's School Of Journalism, and a Contributing Editor to Wired.
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Hello there and welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for May 2022. I was really excited when I saw the colour combo for this months challenge as a) I knew straight away which stamp set I wanted to use and b) I feel this combo is great for male themed cards and I really enjoy these types of cards, probably due to having two lovely sons and making my fair share of them over the years.
I went with the Oceanfront stamp set which I have been using a lot recently as part of a Beginner’s Card Making course myself and my partner have been sharing over on my You Tube channel and I was keen to carry on crafting with this lovely stamp set.
I just love how this turned out – I used Balmy Blue for the sky, Pacific Point for the sea/ocean and Crumb Cake for the sand and the bushes and grasses. I pinched a few other items from various suites including the birds stamp from the On the Horizon stamp set which works so well with this one and the cute fences are from the Horizon dies. The sentiment is from the Celebrate You stamp set, a must have greeting set for your craft room.
I’m really pleased with this make and added some of my favourite Lined Thread which is essential for many many projects. I do hope you have enjoyed this project and you will take a look at my colleagues designs as part of our hop. Please click NEXT to visit my colleague Bonnie
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In The News
Atlantic Coast Veterinary Specialists In The News
Dr. Gilley Published In Veterinary Surgery Journal
Dr. Robert Gilley’s article, “External Fixator Clamp Reuse Degrades Clamp Mechanical Performance,” was published in the June 2009 edition of the journal Veterinary Surgery. Click here to view the article abstract.
Rescuing Man’s Best Friend
Learning how to treat canine trauma injuries
Originally published in The Suffolk County News, March 26, 2009
By Emily Portoghese
BOHEMIA – Atlantic Coast Veterinary Specialists held a presentation last Saturday to educate first responders and K9 handlers on how treat trauma injuries in dogs and animals while en route to a veterinary facility. Emergency personnel know what to do when they have a humans suffering from a trauma injury, but few are trained in how to handle canines in the same type of situation. Geared towards these responders, this presentation covered the whole spectrum of emergency and first aid for animals.
“Responders such as firemen, police and emergency medical technicians are on the scene fi rst for a house fire or car accident,” said Dr. George Kramer, a veterinary cardiologist at Atlantic Coast. “They are all extensively trained in treating people and we want to make sure they are up to speed on treating animals.”
Kramer’s presentation, which was one of seven given by separate doctors, discussed Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) for canines. He noted that if an animal goes into cardiac or respiratory arrest, it could be a result of trauma or an underlying disease and CPR should be administered. “Partially stabilizing an animal on the way to the hospital can help save their life, just like it can in people,” Kramer said. In some cases, such as smoke inhalation, just administering oxygen is helpful. Ambulances and fire departments should have masks on hand that are capable of administering oxygen to animals, Kramer noted.
Stephanie Golub, a member of the Community Ambulance Company based in Sayville and an employee of Atlantic Coast, noted that knowing how to treat animals in an emergency is something all emergency personnel should learn.
First responders are likely to encounter animals in a house emergency situation, as Kramer noted, there is a 50 percent chance of fi nding an animal in a house fire as opposed to a 38 percent chance of finding an unattended child.
Kramer noted it is simple for first responders to learn life saving techniques for animals since most of them learned life-saving first aid for people and said, “The crossover is easy. They’re already familiar with how to assess a patient and that sort of basic knowledge,” he said.
Dr. Karen Maxworthy, a veterinary surgeon, explained how to treat penetrating wounds, and noted often K9 handlers have dogs working in the field and that leaves the animals prone to a number of types of wounds, “some serious, some not so serious,” she said.
In the case of a police dog, their handler would have deal with something as serious as a gunshot wound. Maxworthy noted her wound management talk gave first responders “a framework on how to manage wounds in the field before they get the animals to a veterinary clinic.”
First responders want to provide as much support and help to working animals and animals they save from an emergency situation as they can, those present noted.
In addition, other lectures were presented regarding bandaging/vitals/restraint, hypo/hyperthermia, toxicity (drugs and environment), gastric dilatationvolvulus (GDV/bloat) and smoke inhalation.
Atlantic Coast is a specialty animal hospital that boasts surgical specialists, internal medicine and chemotherapy, among other specialists and programs. Animals are usually referred to this hospital by their regular veterinarian, but animals in emergency situations are brought to Atlantic Coast as well, since the facility is open 24 hours, seven days a week, Golub noted.

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Introduction for Chicken Biriyani:
Biriyani is a popular rice-based dish that is believed to have originated in South Asia, specifically in the Indian subcontinent, around the 16th century. The dish was introduced to the region by the Mughal rulers who brought with them a rich culinary tradition from Persia and Central Asia.
The word “biriyani” is derived from the Persian word “birian,” which means “fried before cooking.” This cooking technique involves partially cooking the rice and meat separately before layering them and cooking them together with fragrant spices, herbs, and other ingredients.
Over time, biriyani evolved into many different varieties, each with its unique blend of spices, meats, and vegetables. For example, the Awadhi biriyani, which originated in Lucknow, is known for its fragrant basmati rice and tender pieces of meat cooked with saffron, cardamom, and cinnamon. The Hyderabadi biriyani, which originated in the city of Hyderabad, is made with long-grain rice, marinated meat, and a unique blend of spices, including nutmeg and mace.
Biriyani has also spread to other parts of the world, such as the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Africa, where it has been adapted to suit local tastes and ingredients. Today, biriyani is enjoyed by millions of people worldwide and is often served on special occasions, such as weddings, festivals, and family gatherings.
Chicken biriyani is a popular dish in many parts of the world, especially in South Asia. This fragrant and flavorful dish is made with basmati rice, tender chicken, and a blend of aromatic spices. Here’s how you can make chicken biriyani at home.
Ingredients for Chicken Biriyani:
- 2 cups of basmati rice
- 2 lbs of chicken, cut into pieces
- 2 medium onions, sliced
- 4 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 inch piece of ginger, minced
- 2 green chillies, slit
- 1 tsp of cumin seeds
- 2 bay leaves
- 4 cardamom pods
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 6 cloves
- 1 tsp of turmeric powder
- 1 tsp of red chilli powder
- 1 tsp of garam masala powder
- 2 cups of chicken stock
- 1/2 cup of plain yogurt
- Salt to taste
- 1/4 cup of chopped cilantro leaves
- 1/4 cup of fried onions (optional)
- 2 tbsp of ghee or oil
- Wash the basmati rice thoroughly in running water and soak it in water for at least 30 minutes. This step will help to remove any excess starch and make the rice fluffy and separate after cooking.
- Heat ghee or oil in a large pan or Dutch oven and add cumin seeds, bay leaves, cardamom pods, cinnamon sticks, and cloves. Saute them for a minute until fragrant. This step will help to release the flavors of the spices and create a fragrant base for the biriyani.
- Add sliced onions and saute them until they turn golden brown. This step will add sweetness and depth of flavor to the dish.
- Add minced garlic, ginger, and green chillies, and saute for a minute. This step will add a subtle heat and aroma to the biriyani.
- Add chicken pieces and cook until they turn brown. This step will sear the chicken and create a delicious caramelized crust.
- Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, and garam masala powder. Mix well and cook for a minute. This step will add a beautiful yellow color and a rich flavor to the biriyani.
- Add chicken stock, yogurt, and salt to taste. Mix well and bring it to a boil. This step will create a flavorful broth for the rice to absorb.
- Add soaked rice and mix well. Cook for a minute. This step will coat the rice with the aromatic spices and chicken broth.
- Reduce the heat to low, cover the pan with a lid, and cook for 20 minutes or until the rice is cooked and the chicken is tender. This step will allow the rice to absorb the flavors of the broth and the chicken to become tender and juicy.
- Turn off the heat and let the biriyani rest for 10 minutes. This step will allow the flavors to meld together and the rice to become even more fluffy and separate.
- Garnish with chopped cilantro leaves and fried onions (if using). This step will add a fresh and crunchy element to the dish.
Your chicken biriyani is ready to serve. Enjoy it with raita or any other side dish of your choice!
In conclusion, making chicken biriyani at home is easier than you think. With a few simple ingredients and a little bit of patience, you can create a delicious and aromatic dish that will transport your taste buds to South Asia.


text: Nature lovers, fear not. Some 30 percent of Florida is protected for conservation and recreation purposes. At Cape Canaveral National Seashore there are miles of unspoiled beaches. Spot endangered shorebirds at the waterline or kayak the Atlantic Ocean. At Sebastian Inlet State Park, go snorkeling or shelling on the beachside. Opposite the beachside is Indian River Lagoon, which is ideal for canoeing, kayaking, and wildlife viewing. Manatees are particularly common here. North of Daytona in Volusia County, North Peninsula State Park provides good hiking trails and bird watching for native and migratory species. Look for roseate spoonbills with deep pink plumage. Gopher tortoises—large, native land tortoises—also call this park home.

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- Top earners benefit most from negative gearing, Grattan Institute finds
- Peter Martin: Malcolm Turnbull out on a limb over negative gearing
- Deficit $21b worse, despite iron ore rise, says Deloitte
- Budget 2016: full coverage
The Turnbull government has rejected a major report critical of negative gearing, with Treasurer Scott Morrison dismissing as "a complete and utter myth" the notion that negative gearing chiefly benefits high income earners.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull penned a long blog post to rebut a Grattan Institute report, released overnight, that broadly endorsed Labor's plans to restrict negative gearing and halve the capital gains tax discount to 25 per cent.
"The paper is littered with factually incorrect statements, claims that are unsupported by evidence and direct contradictions. And its economic analysis in many places leaves a lot to be desired," Mr Turnbull wrote on his website.
"I have a great deal of respect for John Daley and the Grattan Institute, but on this occasion they have it wrong."
Specifically, the Prime Minister argued that:
- Contrary to the report's claims, negative gearing was part of the "generally accepted principle" that interest and other losses can be deducted from personal income for tax purposes.
- It cannot be simultaneously true that negative gearing and the CGT discount significantly distort the housing market, but that changing them would have little impact on prices.
- While the paper contends negative gearing benefits higher income earners, its recommendations (and Labor's policy) would continue to allow investors to deduct rental losses from investment income - an option typically only available to the wealthy
The government confirmed at the weekend it would not make any changes to negative gearing or capital gains tax in the May 3 budget - establishing a key election battleground with Labor, who would restrict the practice to new homes and halve the CGT discount to 25 per cent.
The Grattan Institute report, lobbed into the start of the election campaign, showed high income earners such as financial managers, surgeons and anaesthetists drew the biggest tax benefits from negative gearing. It also found that negative gearing and the CGT discount distorted the housing market and cost the budget $11 billion a year.
Mr Turnbull's wife Lucy, a businesswoman and former lord mayor of Sydney, sits on the Grattan Institute's board, as does Howard government minister David Kemp.
Despite their criticisms of the report, both Mr Turnbull and Mr Morrison said it supported their claim that Labor's policies would discourage investors and lower residential property prices.
While Labor leaped on the report as "a compelling argument for reform", Mr Morrison said he did not accept its analysis, because it looked at the value of people's tax deductions rather than the number of people in each occupation who used negative gearing.
"I know that's the popular consensus among some ... that this is some big rort for big high income earners. That's a complete and utter myth," he told ABC Radio National on Tuesday.
"The sheer numbers are this: two thirds of those who actually use it, by the number of people who actually engage in negative gearing, are mum and dad investors. They're nurses, they're teachers, they're police officers."
Mr Morrison cited Australian Tax Office data showing there were 57,000 teachers who used negative gearing, 39,500 nurses and midwives and 17,500 electricians - in contrast to just 7500 finance managers.
"These are the people who are doing it," he said. "The only thing that Labor's policy will do is further lock them out."
The Treasurer also rejected the characterisation of those measures as tax concessions, insisting it was only fair for investors to deduct their losses against income.
"They're not concessions, they're a simple application of tax principles that have been around for hundreds of years," he said.
It came as reports indicated the country's highest earners will pay less tax following next week's federal budget, with the government set to grant them two separate tax cuts.
Those earning more than $180,001 a year will no longer pay the 2 per cent "deficit levy", which was introduced under Tony Abbott in the 2014 to aid budget repair, and is now due to lapse.
And the government wil address bracket creep by lifting the $80,001 income tax threshold, above which each dollar of income is taxed at 37 cents, the Australian Financial Review reported. The increase was "likely to be modest", according to the report.
Speaking outside Treasury headquarters in Canberra on Tuesday, Mr Morrison said the budget's key objectives would be reducing the deficit, stimulating growth and "ensuring we don't penalise Australians for doing better in this economy".
"We need to ensure that our tax system is sustainable and we make sustainable changes to the tax system ... that are well-targeted, that deals with the loopholes, that deals with those who seek to take a lend of the system," Mr Morrison said.
Grattan Institute responds
Grattan Institute chief and the report's principal author, John Daley, welcomed the Prime Minister's contribution but mostly disagreed with his analysis. He conceded it had long been a principle of Australian tax law that people could deduct investment losses from personal income, but said that was an Australian anachronism.
"It's a principle that has long disappeared from pretty much anywhere else," he said. "Australia is the only country we have been able to find, apart from New Zealand, where you can deduct interest costs on investment from your wage and salary income."
Mr Daley accused the PM of cherry-picking the bits he liked from the report - the impact on home values - while still arguing the paper was riddled with mistakes and contradictions. He said negative gearing was "not going to make a massive change" to property values - probably about 2 per cent - but the bigger impact would be on who does the buying.
"We will see a shift from investors in housing toward owner occupiers," Mr Daley said. "We don't estimate how much, but it will by definition be more than 2 per cent."
He estimated the after-tax impact of both changes on investors' returns would be about 7 per cent. But he rejected the PM's assertion investors would be deterred from entering the market, outlining several reasons:
- Prices would still go up
- Investors would still be able to deduct their losses against the capital gains they made when they eventually sell the property
- They could accept lower returns
- They could buy property at a lower price
Despite the disagreements, he welcomed the Prime Minister's engagement with the substance of the issue.
"We need more policy debate in which people don't just yell slogans at each other," he said. "That is a real positive."

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Yes, the royal couple of hip-hop and R&B were at last night’s BET Awards, front and center. Beyonce and Jay-Z were the second and third most nominated artists (respectively) of the night, only behind their play brother Kanye West. Although the Carters didn’t perform it was a great night for both hip-hop and R&B. Usher, Chris Brown, Melanie Fiona, Maybach Music Group crew, Nicki Minaj and countless others brought their A game. As hard as it was to choose only three, here are our top three performances from BET Awards 2012.
3. G.O.O.D. Music swerved on everybody.
Nothing gets a crowd hype like dropping the beat to one of the hottest songs of the summer. Big Sean emerges on top of a neon lit Lamborghini to the beat of “Mercy.” Pusha T delivers his verse followed by 2 Chainz. The crowd explodes when 2 Chainz hits the stage. It’s safe to say 2 Chainz is the latest rap phenomenon. Being Kanye he skips his “Mercy” verse and appears as the beat changes to “Way Too Cold.” When he finishes his first verse, he raps an acapella freestyle before dropping the mic. It doesn’t get much better than that for an opener.
2. D’Angelo is back like he never left.
Bonnaroo was blessed with D’Angelo’s first performance in 12 years last month. But it was BET that snagged his first TV performance in over a decade. On Twitter the ladies went wild. His set was probably the second most anticipated moment of the night, only after Whitney Houston’s tribute. Seeing him may have been part of the excitement, but hearing him sing again was what everyone was there for. Beyonce and Solange stood for his entire set. He started off with his classic hit “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” in his soulful voice before hopping into a piano solo and the funk fused “Sugar Daddy.” D’Angelo has a voice that is as smooth as molasses. He is proof that talent and good music is timeless. He performed like he’s back, indefinitely, and had never really left.
1. If there is a such thing as perfection it was BET’s Whitney Houston tribute.
There was a lot riding on the tribute for the legendary Whitney Houston. The Grammys didn’t have time to put together a full on tribute, but J. Hud did Houston justice, as did Jordin Sparks at the Billboard Music Awards. BET Awards was the first to honor her in the way an incomparable star such as Whitney deserved. And they hit the ball out of the park. Mariah Carey opened the tribute with a touching story about her dear friend Whitney. Monica brought church to BET with a riveting performance of “I Love the Lord.” Like many R&B singers, and like Whitney, Monica started singing in the church. Monica has always had powerful vocals, but church music is her thing. This is where she shined. Brandy performed “I’m Your Baby Tonight” and “I Wanna Dance With Somebody.” She slayed in both songs. Imagine having to sing a tribute to your deceased mentor and idol. Well, Brandy did it like only she could. Whitney’s brother Gary sang before giving the spotlight to his mother, Cissy Houston, who honored her daughter in “Bridge Over Troubled Waters.” The tears in the audience began to roll when Ms. Cissy Houston sang. To close out the tribute Chaka Khan turned the performance out with “I’m Every Woman” to which she received a standing ovation. If a greatest tributes list was ever created, this would have to top the list at number one. It was just that good. Actually, it was that great.
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Eleanor Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department has taken to respond to the particular needs of people affected by gender-based violence during the Rohingya crisis.
Eleanor Smith: It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hanson. I thank the hon. Member for Warrington North (Helen Jones) for bringing this subject to us. I have received a number of emails from constituents highlighting the effect of the public sector pay cap on them. One of my constituents—a single mum of two, who is also a nurse working part-time shifts—has been struggling to...
Eleanor Smith: My speech will be very short because everybody will more or less say the same thing that I will. I was one of the delegates who went to Myanmar as part of the CPA group. I also went into that camp, and what I saw has left a mark on me. I am a nurse and have seen many things, but that is the worst of people’s humanity I have ever seen. How people can treat others like that is beyond me....
Eleanor Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of deaths on UK roads.
Eleanor Smith: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has estimated how many victims of rape, following a conviction, with a third child have been successful in claiming for child tax credits.
Eleanor Smith: What recent discussions she has had with Channel 4 on relocating outside London.
Eleanor Smith: The Secretary of State keeps saying that this has got to be ensured, but many of us have put bids in, particularly from the west midlands—I am from Wolverhampton so I would want Channel 4 to go there—and we still do not know. What will she do to ensure that any relocation of Channel 4 protects its ability to fund itself through advertising?
Eleanor Smith: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Eleanor Smith: How does the Department plan to respond to its own research, which shows that universal credit is a driver of rent arrears among families who rely on it for support?
Eleanor Smith: The Minister said that there will not be enough, but does that not have an effect on the safety? If there are not enough people to do the inspection, does that not compromise the safety?
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Eleanor Smith: What the timetable is for agreement on transitional arrangements for the UK leaving the EU.
Eleanor Smith: The Chancellor has described the proposal for a transitional arrangement as a “wasting asset” for businesses: the arrangements will become less valuable the longer it takes to negotiate them, as they will cease to provide certainty about the future. Does the Secretary of State agree with that assessment? Will he therefore rule out lengthy negotiations over the terms of the...
Eleanor Smith: IQ noted that you talked about training and wanting personnel to do work. How long would these individuals need for training?
Eleanor Smith: Q Yes, and other people you require, because you said there are numbers that you need. I just wondered how long training would take.
Eleanor Smith: What recent steps he has taken in response to the finding of the chief inspector of prisons that no young offender institution inspected in the last year was safe to hold juveniles.
Eleanor Smith: Given that no prison is safe for children, that over a third of children in prison have diagnoses of mental health conditions and that nearly 70% of children sent to prison reoffend within a year of release, does the Minister believe that it is time to find an alternative to sending children to prison?
Eleanor Smith: I recently had a meeting with the Snow Hill citizens advice bureau in my constituency, which has expressed concerns about the roll-out of the full service. I agree that we need to simplify our benefit system, but universal credit is not working for most of its claimants. The six-week waiting period is pushing claimants further into debt, with some facing more delays if they have complicated...
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Date Added: 1st October 2018
Date Removed: 1st October 2019
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In this horror remake, young writer Jennifer has her life shattered by a vicious rape. Now, the thugs responsible will face an excruciating fate.
Certificate: Very strong terrorisation, sexual violence and bloody violence
Duration: 1hr 47m
Audio: English [Original]
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"I Spit on Your Grave" was produced by Anchor Bay Films and CineTel Films and was originally released in 2010.
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Director: Steven R. Monroe

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Before Ashton Kutcher proposed, Mila Kunis never wanted to get married. The Black Swan actress is W’s cover star for the August 2014 issue, and gave a lengthy interview about her plans after having the baby and her upcoming wedding.
During the interview, she spoke about falling for Kutcher. Although the two reportedly never got on while on set of That 70’s Show, that time together is useful now. The two have seen the best and worst of each other, and there is nothing to hide. Kunis admitted that knowing he has seen the worst is reassuring and means that she is more comfortable around him.
She also shared that Kutcher was actually her first kiss. On That 70’s Show, the two played on-screen love interests, Jackie and Kelso. Kelso was Jackie’s first everything, and Kunis was just 14 or 15 when they started filming. They even went to prom together on the show.
Something that many people will not realize is that Kutcher was actually the actress’ first crush too. It would make sense that she would have a crush with someone on set at 14 years old, and Kutcher is six years older than her so a crush on him would have been likely. It especially helps that the two were in close proximity to each other. Now she is just happy that she gets to marry her crush.
The idea of marriage surprised her. When Kunis was 12 she made it clear to her parents that she never wanted to get married. She got them ready for a spinster lifestyle, and made them exceptionally happy when she agreed to marry her long-term boyfriend. Her parents are not even that bothered that the couple plans to have a quiet ceremony.
The two want to do it quickly and privately. There will be no guests, and definitely suits their lifestyle together. It was only recently that the two confirmed they were engaged and expecting a baby, after months of rumors circling around the media. Both understandably prefer their personal lives to remain private, and will only share news when they are happy and ready to do it.
So, why is she getting married now? Like many women, her views changed. She decided that she did want to get married after finding the person she loved.
When it comes to motherhood, she is going to be a full-time mom. The Friends With Benefits star admits that acting was never her dream job. It was a passion that just turned into a job, and she is thankful that she gets to do something she enjoys. When she has the baby, her focus will be on being a mom and not on her career. While some women will look down on that, she does not care. There are plenty of others who will support her decision, and more importantly her husband-to-be and family support her decision. All her family will be surprised at is the fact that Kunis is getting married when she said it would never happen.
Opinion by Alexandria Ingham


Tigers vs. White Sox - 9/22/15 MLB Pick, Odds, and Prediction
Chicago White Sox (71-78) at Detroit Tigers (69-80)
MLB Baseball: Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at 7:08 pm (Comerica Park)
J Quintana (9-10) (3.45) vs. D Norris (2-2) (4.28)
The Line: Detroit Tigers +107 / Chicago White Sox -117 --- Over/Under: 9 See the Latest Odds
The Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers play game three Tuesday night.
The Chicago White Sox look for a win after splitting their last 10 games. The White Sox have scored eight runs in their last three games and three or less runs in five of their last six games. The White Sox have lost five of their last seven when scoring three or less runs. Jose Abreu leads Chicago with 169 hits and 96 RBI while Melky Cabrera and Adam Eaton have combined for 122 RBI. The Chicago White Sox have won seven of their last 10 road games. Jose Quintana gets the nod, and he’s 9-10 with a 3.45 ERA and 164 strikeouts this season. Quintana is 4-3 with a 4.28 ERA and 57 strikeouts in his career against the Tigers.
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The Detroit Tigers look for a win after splitting their last eight games. The Tigers have scored five runs in their last three games and four or more runs in five of their last 10 games. The Tigers have won five straight when scoring more than three runs. Ian Kinsler leads Detroit with 178 hits and 71 RBI while J.D. Martinez and Nick Castellanos have combined for 166 RBI. The Detroit Tigers have lost four of their last six home games. Daniel Norris takes the hill, and he’s 2-2 with a 4.28 ERA and 38 strikeouts this season. This is Norris’ first career game against the White Sox.
The White Sox are 3-7 in their last 10 during game 3 of a series and 5-1 in Quintanas last 6 starts. The Tigers are 4-1 in their last 5 Tuesday games and 4-1 in Norris' last 5 starts. The White Sox are 14-33 in the last 47 meetings in Detroit.
For whatever reason, the White Sox continue to crush on the road, as they've won seven of their last 10 tries, including a doubleheader sweep on Monday. I'll take Chicago to keep rolling.


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TB-Challenge has been developed specificly for application in higher vocational education. The game is developed specifically for technology management studies (in collaboration with teachers) to stimulate entrepreneurship and management awareness.
TB-Challenge is not just one single game, but is to be seen as a library of game modules. Through this library of modules and related content a teacher is able by using a ‘menu’ to compose a business game online that matches the desired competencies of a certain group of students. The teacher is in the role of an architect and not the contractor needing to build the game to his wishes. Compare it with the author of an article and the composer of a reader. The teacher has the latter role.
In TB-Challenge students form the management team of a soft drink factory with some disappointing sales results. The plant produces and sells ice tea and soft drinks. It is the student’s task to build a successful company that outperforms the competing companies, which are the other teams in the business game. Within the management team each student performs his own role and has his own responsibilities in all of the different departments of the company. Herein we distinguish:
- Supply Chain Management (production and purchase & logistics)
Aside from that one can choose an international component. The students will need to make decisions in the areas of (cost)price, salary, introduction of new products, promotion budget, personnel policy and so on, that will make the final customer (divided into 8 different segments) and the direct customer (i.e. supermarkets) to choose their product over those of their competitors. During the game the students will have to constantly monitor their performance: can they obtain and maintain new customers? Are they able to purchase raw materials at a better price? What did the competitors made up in the battle for clients and employees? And how do they react to that themselves? And are they still working at a profitable margin?
The group size of the management team that the students will work in differs from 2 to 8 people. TB-Challenge is being played in a predefined number of of playing rounds. It goes without saying that there is a fierce and exiting competition between the different companies. In the end the team with the highest total score is declared winner.
As a result of the online setup of the game it is very easy for the teacher to host TB-Challenge as facilitator.
The design of TB-Challenge with its applications ensures an extended list of learning goals. Please find a non-complete summary stated below:
- Scope broadening, being able to put things in context
- Awareness of different aspects of daily practice
- Integration of lessons learned
- Leading role in a learning program
- Defining strategy
- Customer focus
- Financial management
- Focus on quality and results
- Management of crisis
- Teamwork and cooperation
- Decision making
Languages and adjustments
TB-Challenge is an online game that is played in multiple rounds. The modular setup of the game enables you to fine tune it tailor-made to the desired learning goals of the students. TB-Challenge is available both in the English as the Dutch language.
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Description - Hell's Angel by Sonny Barger
The autobiography - the dangerous life and wild times - of Sonny Barger, the legendary leader of the Hell's Angels. Sonny Barger is the Hell's Angel of all Hell's Angels, the motorcycle club that has been the scourge of America for over forty years.
Sonny was their de facto leader for much of that time, the man who Hunter S. Thompson immortalised in his 1965 classic Hells Angels, noting `Barger is nothing short of Winston Churchill when it comes to leading people'. He's been called an American legend and he's feared and revered by people on both sides of the law. From the club's formation in the 1940s to the height of their notoriety twenty years later, from Sonny's first-hand account of what really happened with the Rolling Stones at Altamont to his periods of imprisonment, from his fights with rival gangs and the police to his own battle with cancer, `Hell's Angel' sets the record straight.
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Ralph "Sonny" Barger rides his customized Harley Davidson FXRT sportster every day and bench presses 285 pounds. Keith and Kent Zimmerman are twins. They are the co-authors of the bestselling Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs, the autobiography of John Lydon.
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Though featuring the dullest title of any of the four prior informational workshops that the County of Santa Barbara is hosting as part of its winery ordinance revision process — “Winery Ordinance Structure, Permitting, and Monitoring and Enforcement” compared to such previous zingers as “Food Service” and “Neighborhood Compatibility” — Thursday afternoon’s session was certainly one of the most important, as it addressed the nuts and bolts of the actual government regulations being discussed. There were about 25 people — not counting the six county employees — in attendance at the Board of Supervisors hearing room, including many of the usual suspects from the wine industry and the concerned neighborhood contingents.
It was the last in the five-meeting series, and many of the sentiments explained before were uttered again — particularly neighbors’ fears of bad roads and the impact of special events and tasting rooms as well as the wine industry’s worries over making the ordinance so restrictive that it forces would-be winemakers to leave the area. The conversation — which was designed as an open call for ideas from the crowd so planners know what to focus on when revising the existing ordinance — occasionally got a little tense, and featured some verbal jousting between vintner Stephen Pepe and neighborhood watchdog Bob Field, who also called out the Public Works official across the room for having lax road standards.
Other than that, there were repeated requests that the future ordinance clearly address all the other agencies and regulations affecting wineries and vineyards — such as the county’s “Right to Farm” rules, state alcohol laws, and federal labor requirements — and that the county be very clear in letting the public know how to lodge complaints as well as when complaints aren’t called for. There was brief discussion of overlay districts, some talk of possibly processing special events under an additional conditional use permit, and news about the ongoing growth of a winery task force composed of various association leaders, who are developing their own ordinance suggestions as well. Planning department director Glenn Russell also expressed his desires to keep the ordinance revision from triggering a full-scale environmental impact report, which would cost much more time and money, but said that it had to remain a possibility for now.
Most notably, though, was that the end of the meeting triggered a two-week window for any final comments to be submitted to the planning department, which will then work for two months or so on developing a draft of the revised ordinance. Once complete, that will be disseminated to the public, and then a new round of hearings will commence, likely three months or so from now. To learn more or to comment, click here.


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Filmed during the initial hysteria and the unprecedented early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, Into Schrodinger’s Box is a daring Indie psychological thriller unlike anything before it. Here is my interview with Directors Nasim Naghavi and Amir Ganjavie who are from Canada.
Nigrin: Into Schrodinger's Box is a psychological thriller feature film that focuses on Sophia -- a talented musician -- who must stay in her home and quarantine due to her husband's COVID infection. Tell us why did you decided to make this film?
Naghavi and Ganjavie: The pressure of the COVID situation attacked everyone in Canada, including us. We started to realize how it is hard to be imprisoned at home. It is not all about the physical sickness but also the mental; that's the reason to start the film, to launch the story of a woman who got quarantined involuntarily for 14 days, a claustrophobic person to add more to her attention. In addition, other social and economic issues are also taking place during the covid situation; many people lost their jobs, and the financial pressure was another facade of the pandemic; this is also included in our film. So overall, personal and social situations are questioned. The first step to create the plot came to use through Behzad Javaheri, the producer who suggested that we make a film about covid's impact on family relationships. The inital plot was about the love affair of a couple and the crisis that they experience after a stranger enters their lives. With the help of Alireza Kazemipour, the scriptwriter, we finally found a way to tell this story coherently and beautifully. We gradually developed the story and came up with the current screenplay after many rewrites, though the screenplay was dynamic and continued to change until the last days of shooting. It was important for the dialogue to be natural and to make sense to the English-speaking audience. Arash Azizi helped us translate it into English and he played a crucial role in writing the English dialogue. We really wanted the screenplay to be written in a simple, straightforward way that could be translated for the English-speaking audience to understand easily. That’s why we also used the help of Chris McClure, who works with the Austin Film Festival and did a great job of making the screenplay ready for English.
Nigrin: The three lead actors Ada Shkalla as Sophia, Lee Lawson as Lilith, and Geoff Mays as Martin are really perfect. Tell us more about them and how they ended up being in your film?
Naghavi and Ganjavie: The casting was hard because of the covid situation, the restriction of time, and the number of people we could have on the scene. The collaboration among these people, the cast, went smoothly, and they understood each other quite well. So, it was not that hard to work with any of them. We usually have some preconceived ideas about the characters we want for the film, and during the audition, if we see somebody that matches our idea, we will go for it; and this was the case with all of them. For example, regarding Sophia, we felt that she could be a perfect match for the character; she looks ideal in terms of age, gesture, figure concerning the character we had in mind.
Nigrin: The camera work by the DP Pedro Miguez is really great. Tell us more about him and the style of cinematography used in your film?
Naghavi and Ganjavie: We were lucky to have Pedro, our DP in the set. He is a searcher, a passionate and experimental observer guy. He loves to move beyond his own capacity to create the best images possible. And I think this is what we were fortunate about. We could test and test many times again to come up with the best camera angle for the frame
Nigrin: Where did you shoot your film, and why did you pick these locations?
Naghavi and Ganjavie: We shot the film in a Canadian detached house. We tried to use different lenses to give it a more claustrophobic tone. We also wanted to shoot in an isolated home. For us, it needed to be a home in the suburban area of Toronto. It was the major location of the film; other locations were a few empty public spaces in the area around us.
Nigrin: Are there any memorable stories while you made this film or any other info about your film you would like to relay to us?
Naghavi and Ganjavie: Well, in past year most film projects in Canada have been postponed since coronavirus has made filmmaking a high-risk activity. Most producers won’t even go near film projects right now and we were among the very few who managed to work under these conditions. Making the film in this situation was not easy and we felt extreme pressure as we tried to follow the health protection regulations. We asked the cast and crew to be tested for COVID-19 before coming to work and we had gloves, masks, and disinfectants on set and we asked everybody to follow social distancing guidelines. Although the cast and crew were anxious and feeling stressful at first, once they’d worked together for a while, coming to the set early in the morning and leaving late at night, they got to trust one another and saw each other as family. The experience of facing a common fear turned the whole shooting process into a unique experience and although the group was comprised of people from different backgrounds and ethnicities, they managed to become close friends. We had so many moments of fun together. Every evening after shooting some scenes, we gather in the backyard and sometimes have barbecues, sometimes play around, before moving to the night scenes. The friendship and the community that we met, especially during the pandemic, were great, and we think this film was about work and enjoying our company and friendship.
Into Schrodinger’s Box screens at the Fall 2021 New Jersey Film Festival on Friday, September 17th where it screens live at 7PM in Voorhees Hall #105 (Rutgers University, 71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick, New Jersey) and all day via Video On Demand. A purchased ticket gives you access to both these screenings.
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Learn more about the final battle in Berlin, World War II, Soviet Berlin, the Berlin Wall and urban development in Communist Berlin.
Immerse yourself in the life of the former socialist metropolis of East Berlin. The tour starts in Berlin-Mitte to explore the beginnings of Soviet Berlin. Subsequently, you will see the most prestigious projects of socialist urban development. For the Soviet Union, East Berlin was the socialist outpost in the heart of Europe. The monumental Soviet War Memorials underline why Berlin was so important to the Soviets. On this special tour, you will pass by some of Berlin’s most famous sights and will learn all about their Soviet history.

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KILLEEN, Texas (KWTX) Police Tuesday identified a man shot during a neighborhood argument in Killeen who later died at a local hospital as Robert Marshall Blunt, 52.
(Photo by Alex Cano)
Blunt died at 4:10 p.m. on Feb. 7, a little more than three hours after the shooting was reported at around 12:50 pm. in the 4400 block of Maggie Drive.
While officers were responding, police received a report that the victim was in the emergency room of Metroplex Hospital.
Officers determined that Blunt and another man described as an acquaintance got into an argument and said it turned violent.
Police didn’t say how Blunt got to the hospital, but said he was in critical condition.
The other man involved in the argument, who asked not to be identified, told KWTX that Blunt showed up at his home and he invited him in.
They knew each other because the homeowner used to work on Blunt’s motorcycle.
"He came to my house. I was explaining to him that I didn't want him in my life or around my family," the homeowner said.
"I was asking him not to come back and don't come around me and things like that. He attacked me in my living room and started hitting me."
He says Blunt continued to hit him and he feared for family members who were on their way back to the home.
"I got a cut on my head," he said.
"I grabbed my gun and shot him."
The man said he did not want anyone to get hurt. He just wanted to have a conversation and part ways with someone from his past.
"What happened it's tragic," he said.

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Elizabeth is missing / Emma Healey.
By: Healey, EmmaPublisher: New York : HarperCollins, 2014Edition: First editionDescription: 303 pages ; 24 cmISBN: 9780062309662 (hardcover : alk. paper); 0062309668 (hardcover : alk. paper); 9780062309686 (pbk. : alk. paper); 0062309684 (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Detective and mystery stories | Missing persons -- Fiction | Older women -- Fiction | Dementia -- FictionGenre/Form: Mystery fiction. | Mystery fiction. DDC classification: 823/.92 LOC classification: PR6108.E12 | E45 2014
In a heartbreakingly honest meditation on memory, identity, and aging, an elderly woman descending into dementia embarks on a desperate quest to find the best friend she believes has disappeared. Convinced Elizabeth is missing and in terrible danger, Maud's search for the truth will go back decades and have shattering consequences. As this singular obsession forms a cornerstone of Maud's rapidly dissolving present, the clues she discovers seem to lead to another unsolved disappearance: her sister, Sukey, who vanished shortly after World War II.


ASHDOWN - The postseason has just seemed to go the Pottsville Lady Apaches' way so far.
After claiming the championship of both the 5AAA Conference and Class AAA Region 3 tournaments, the Lady Apaches continued their postseason success Saturday with a 4-0 shutout victory over Warren in the first round of the Class AAA state tournament at Ashdown City Park.
"We're just real focused right now and have been on a roll," Pottsville coach Matt Lee said. "We've just got to step up and continue to play well. We know the competition will get tougher, so we've just got to continue to be focused and play a good game."
With the win, the Lady Apaches will take on the winner of Saturday night's game between Elkins and Pocahontas at 6 p.m. Monday.
Pottsville pounded out nine hits in the game, and that played a large factor in the Lady Apaches' success.
"I thought we hit the ball extremely well," Lee said. "We just need to swing the bat well and good things will happen. That's what happened (Saturday)."
Pottsville pitcher Lauren Tracy yielded only five hits and struck out eight batters - increasing her season strikeout total to 217 - as the Lady Lumberjacks were not able to get much of anything going in the way of offense.
Tracy had good defensive backup to help her as the Lady Apaches went on to keep Warren scoreless.
"I'm real tickled with how we played defensively," Lee said. "One run is usually enough to win a game if you play solid defense."
Pottsville scored three of its runs in the second inning. Brittney Overturf and Amanda Smith led off the inning with back-to-back singles. Overturf then scored on a wild pitch, and Krysta Clark reached on a bunt. Tricia McCabe drove in Smith and Clark with a triple, giving Pottsville an early 3-0 lead. All three runs came with no outs, and errors helped the Lady Apaches put up runs on the scoreboard.
"When they (Lady Lumberjacks) booted the ball around, we were able to move along and get some runs," Lee said.
Pottsville added its final run in the next frame. Tracy led off the inning with a single before being replaced by courtesy runner Bryanna White. More Warren errors allowed White to come around and score the final run for the Lady Apaches.
In all, the Lady Lumberjacks committed five errors in the game.
Warren never had more than one base runner in any inning except the fourth. However, the lead runner was forced out twice in the frame.
The Lady Lumberjacks' biggest threat came in the first when Julianna Smith singled for the first hit of the game before being left stranded at third base.
Base running kept Pottsville from potentially adding more runs as Lady Apache runners were doubled up three times as hard-hit line drives were caught by Warren fielders and turned in double plays.
"We kind of ran ourselves out of a couple innings, but I'm real proud of the effort," Lee said. "I'm proud of the way we hit the ball and put the ball in play. We just want to keep on playing."


Just a block away from Congress Park, the Spring Street Gallery in Saratoga Springs will be hosting the first of its popular Jazz at the Spring series this year on Thursday, January 31, at 7:30pm. The show will feature the impeccably smooth, Saratoga-based Jeanine Ouderkirk Trio, composed of Jeanine Ouderkirk (vocals), Scott Bassinson (piano) and Lou Smaldone (bass).
A vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, Ouderkirk is known for her rich scat singing and vocal improvisations. An alumnus of Saratoga Springs High School and SUNY Potsdam’s Crane School of Music, Ouderkirk also studied scat singing and circle singing (another improvisational style) with the legendary, Grammy Award-winning singer Bobby McFerrin, author of the timeless feel-good anthem, “Don’t Worry Be Happy.” Bassinson, the pianist in the trio, began studying piano at just the age of four at the St. Louis Institute of Music and later attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Smaldone, also an alum of the Crane School of Music, is a fixture in the Albany jazz scene and was inspired by the bass playing of greats like Paul Chambers and Charles Mingus. This is the Trio’s first time performing at Jazz at the Spring. “I’m very excited because I’ve seen so many different kinds of music performed in this very intimate space,” says Ouderkirk.
The inspiration for Jazz at the Spring was to mine the wealth of local jazz talent already in Saratoga. “As a performing jazz guitarist myself, I wanted to have a listening room environment in our community to connect jazz musicians with audiences,” says Mark Kleinhaut, one of the three founders of the monthly jazz series. “The Spring Street Gallery is the perfect venue, [because] it gives us the intimacy of a small club with exceptional acoustics. And [performances] surrounded by cool artwork [are] inspiring for both musicians and listeners.”
Kleinhaut started Jazz at the Spring in August 2017 with Erika Aberg and Bill Schilling, and the performances are sponsored by Capital District Jazz (CDJ), a local, nonprofit music initiative formed by practitioners and fans of jazz (both Kleinhaut and Schilling are board members). The music series is held on the last Thursday of each month, and has drawn some Northeast jazz favorites such as bassist John Menegon, saxophonist Joel Frahm and clarinetist Brad Terry. The 2019 schedule hasn’t been finalized yet, but Kleinhaut says fans of the series can expect shows by trombonist Phil Allen and cellist Ed Green, as well as return performances by Menegon, Frahm and/or Terry.


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A whitetail fawn by our back door.
Jas - Jan 14, 2009 12:43 PM EDT
You are soooo lucky to have wild life like this, right in your back yard! Great photo' opportunity, well taken! :)
whittler113 - Jan 13, 2009 01:04 PM EDT
Thanks for the compliment Don,they sure make your day when you come across them.
donwrob - Jan 12, 2009 02:08 PM EDT
Hard to get any cuter than a whitetail fawn isn't it? Great shot Alex! Don
whittler113 - Jan 11, 2009 10:21 AM EDT
Thanks for the great comments Talsi,Ann,and Zoya,I guess these critters know where they are well off.
Zoya - Jan 09, 2009 09:53 PM EDT
great wonderful closeup. such a cutie
A.Lovely - Jan 09, 2009 02:19 PM EDT
My gosh! How lucky can one get? Wonderful capture of this fawn, Whittler. I do hope it finds it's Mom.
talsi - Jan 09, 2009 10:28 AM EDT
So sweet - nice close up
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FDAC Partners with CSDA for 2017 Special District Legislative Days
FDAC is a proud Partner of the 2017 Special Districts Legislative Days scheduled for May 16-17 at the Grand Events Center in Sacramento.
Learn about the March 2017 Little Hoover Commission report on special districts from keynote speaker Pedro Nava, Chair of The Little Hoover Commission. Hear about the biggest local government issues under consideration in the State Legislature from the Chairs of the Assembly Local Government Committee and Senate Governance and Finance Committee.
Attendees will also have the opportunity to participate in pre-arranged legislative visits at the Capitol. This is a great opportunity to let your Senator and Assembly Member know what is important to special districts and, specifically, your district. In order to guarantee your spot and to receive an early bird discount you must register by April 14, 2017.
Plus, Legislative Days offers opportunities to network with your legislators and exchange ideas with other special district leaders at a hosted legislative reception held at Mayahuel, an award winning restaurant down the street from the Capitol and a favorite among the Capitol community.
Register online today to attend Legislative Days.
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Many people live their lives haunted by past regrets, failures, and memories.
Brom Bones is no exception.
When his girlfriend Katrina announced to him that she was pregnant during their final year of high school, he did the honourable thing and proposed to her.
Of course he was terrified; he barely felt like an adult himself yet, how could he help care for a child?!
A small part of him was also excited. Brom had always known he wanted to be a father. His plan had been to graduate high school, go to college, get his teaching degree, and then settle down with a wife and kids further down the line.
Perhaps this wasn’t quite the order he’d planned but he could roll with this, right?
The closer they got to the wedding the more settled he felt about the whole situation. Sure, he knew Katrina didn’t truly love him yet. They were so young still, they hadn’t even known each other that long. But the more he thought about it the more he realised how much he really did want to be a dad.
When Katrina fell down those stairs and he saw the blood on the floor it was like watching his dreams bleed out alongside the child he would now never get to meet.
Teaching history in the same town he grew up in had never been what Brom wanted. His hopes of getting out of Tarrytown and making a name for himself at a prestigious university faded and slowly died as the years went by.
He grew to accept it. Just like he had accepted that Katrina and he would probably never have kids. Just another dead dream.
Move on. Adapt. Keep playing the game even when you know you’re on a losing streak, because there’s always next year, next season.
But the seasons keep coming and nothing changes.
So he settles himself again.
Brom wasn’t unhappy teaching at the local college. It wasn’t fancy, but at least he was doing one of the things he’d always told himself he would.
He got to help shape the minds of so many bright young kids who still had their whole lives ahead of them! He still had a purpose and he could try to push some of those kids towards their own dreams.
Work was easier than home. Home meant Katrina. Katrina meant looking into eyes that still held the ghosts of pain and loss and dreams long gone.
Then Ichabod arrived in town.
Ichabod was different.
Ichabod brought new ideas of a new life for Kat.
Ichabod brought new feelings and new struggles for Brom.
Ichabod brought change. Brom was no longer used to change.
How could she leave? She was the only other constant in his life aside from his work. She was the last tie he had to all the dreams he had thought he’d given up on. He couldn’t lose her... But then Ichabod once again had to go and throw something completely new at him.
Ichabod loved him?
How was that even possible? He had been married to Katrina for 10 years now and she still didn’t love him the way he loved her.
And yeah, maybe he had leaned a bit too much into the lighthearted flirting with the man in an attempt to get what he wanted, which was Katrina back in their home where she belonged. Because that’s what he wanted, right? That’s what he needed. That was back to normal. No new plans or dreams that would eventually be crushed and disappear like all the others.
So he made a plan. He made a plan and decided on it while looking away from Ichabod and his hopeful, slightly desperate face because that hope and desperation brought back too many memories and if he looked too long he might drown.
Kissing Ichabod may have been the worst part of his plan. Not because it was awful, but because it wasn’t. Brom didn’t know what to do with that, so he shoved all those uncomfortable thoughts out of his mind and decided he could deal with that another day. Once everything was back to normal.
He didn’t know that the memory of soft hair, sharp glasses, a hungry mouth, and grasping fingers would be so hard to shake.
Ghosts come in all shapes and sizes.
Some are the laughter of children that should have been yours but aren’t.
Some are the dreams of a life you never got to experience.
Some are the press of hot lips and cold hands that should never have been known.
And some are the thoughts in your head that never truly vanish. That cling to the shadows in your mind, darker than the woods surrounding this tiny town where nothing new lasts and the old lingers longer than it should.
Brom is used to ghosts by now. He is haunted by more than he cares to remember.
What’s one more ghost here in Tarrytown...


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