The Jan. 6 events at the Capitol, in which Trump supporters stormed Congress in an attempt to prevent President Biden from taking office, laid bare the appeal of white-supremacist and anti-government groups among some veterans and, in smaller numbers, currently serving troops. Among the 190 people charged in the siege, at least 30 are veterans. Three are reservists or National Guard members.
The involvement of individuals with military links follows several incidents in which troops have espoused support for racist or extremist movements on social media or to their peers.
The military’s planned stand-down comes as part of a larger Pentagon effort to reckon with its troubled history of racial discrimination, sexual assault and other internal scourges that officials say harm troops, threaten military values and damage recruitment and retention.
Even as they seek to get the effort off the ground, Pentagon officials are grappling with legal and institutional issues that have posed an impediment to addressing extremism in the past. Separate rules and disciplinary systems across the military services also present a challenge in managing a threat that is constantly evolving and difficult to define.
“We don’t know the full breadth and depth of this,” Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters this month. “It may be more than we’re comfortable feeling and admitting, and probably a lot less than the media attention surrounding it seems to suggest it could be. But where is it? It’s just not clear.”
Officials attribute support in the military for far-right movements among troops to larger trends in American society. But experts say the stakes are particularly high for the military, which imbues specialized training and skills that could make far-right groups more powerful, and dangerous.
“What you want is for people who are trained with safeguarding the population in some capacity, who have military weapons training, to be better than the rest of the country at resisting, at not being susceptible, to propaganda, to ideological radicalization,” said Cynthia Miller-Idriss, director of the Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab at American University.
The Pentagon’s performance on this issue may constitute a key metric in the Biden administration’s effort to demonstrate a break with President Donald Trump, who was seen as tolerating and at times fueling far-right currents, which often overlapped with his political base.
For Austin, it represents both a political and management challenge, as he seeks to marshal the Pentagon’s vast bureaucracy and handle sensitivities around personal freedoms as he steps into his new role. The former combat commander, who was the first African American to hold a number of military jobs as he rose through the ranks, has said relatively little in public about his own experiences as a Black man in the U.S. military.
A lack of clear data
First among the challenges for Austin and his aides is the lack of centralized means of documenting and tracking incidence of extremism in military units.
Historical data from outside the government has suggested a correlation between military experience and right-wing terrorism. An academic analysis published in 2011 by the Justice Department’s Terrorism Research and Analysis Project found that right-wing terrorists have been significantly more likely to have military experience than other terrorists indicted in U.S. courts. They were also more than twice as likely to assume a leadership role in right-wing groups.
According to Michael Jensen, a senior researcher at the University of Maryland’s START Center, 15.6 percent of a sample of 1,534 individuals arrested for ideologically motivated crimes were veterans or serving in the U.S. military, significantly higher than the percentage of the population that are veterans or currently serving in the force. The database Jensen analyzed included U.S. arrests up to 2018 and dating back decades.
But official statistics provide only a fragmentary picture. Last month, Pentagon officials said the FBI had informed them about 68 domestic extremism cases in 2020 involving current or former troops. Little other data exists.
One reason for the military’s limited understanding of the problem is that current rules permit troops to join extremist organizations, so long as they don’t become “active” members who fundraise, recruit or take part in other prohibited activities. While the distinction is rooted in troops’ First Amendment rights, it means supporters of extremist causes can go undetected.
Brad Carson, who served as acting undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness during the Obama administration, pointed to the military’s tradition of bringing together people of different beliefs and backgrounds under a shared mission.
“If people are posting things anonymously in chat rooms and they don’t bring it into the workplace, do you get separated for that?” Carson asked. “A lot of people have political views out there. But day in and day out on the range, they’re not really showing those things. So we don’t inquire too much.”
In addition, while the criminal investigation arms of the military services have compiled some data about criminal probes related to white supremacism, they do not aggregate and track other categories of far-right extremist actions or incidents that fall below the criminal threshold, officials said.
Those lesser infractions, which can result in verbal rebukes or administrative actions, like a reduction in rank, are typically handled by commanders and are not required to be reported up through the chain.
“No one has ever asked us to track this in that way,” said one defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity to describe internal challenges.
A decentralized system
Even more consequential is the difficulty of establishing a common definition of extremism that officials can use to track internal trends, a challenge enhanced by a rapidly changing ecosystem of extremist groups, symbols and technological access. In some cases, an individual’s extremist beliefs might not pose a threat to society at large but could jeopardize order and discipline in the military.
To effectively identify signs of extremist ideology, experts say military commanders must make themselves more familiar with relevant external signs like flags, patches or tattoos. The creation of a military-wide tattoo and symbology database would help, they say.
“Everybody knows what a swastika is, but I don’t know that everybody knows what Pepe the Frog is,” Jensen said, referring to the green frog meme that became associated with white-supremacist and other groups. “So they don’t know they are witnessing something that has ties to extremism.”
Even before Austin’s arrival as defense secretary, the Defense Department had launched a review of policies surrounding extremism. Among the issues it will consider is whether the military needs to alter its vast, decentralized system for screening troops and recruits.
The military services all have some level of screening upon entry into the force that includes looking for extremist or racist tattoos and checking individuals against certain local and federal law enforcement lists for criminal records or extremist affiliations.
The Marine Corps, for example, uses a “Questionable Conduct/Aberrant Behavior Screening Form,” which addresses participation in gangs or extremist organizations and must be signed by applicants to enter the service. It is part of a broader evaluation the service calls “moral qualification screening.”
Some extremism experts say the military’s screening procedures for recruits are insufficient.
Lawmakers including Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.), who chairs the House Armed Services’ military personnel subcommittee, are calling for the Biden administration to mandate stronger screening of social media for service members. Under her proposal, recruits would be required to provide social media handles when they apply for security clearances.
“Now that we have an administration that is taking this problem seriously, we must take action,” Speier said in a statement.
Another problem for the Pentagon is deciding which of the movements proliferating online are extremist and how involved service members must be before they are counseled, disciplined or removed from the armed service.
Heidi Beirich, co-founder of the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism, said the military has relatively clear rules concerning involvement in white-supremacy groups, but not for anti-government organizations or QAnon, an extremist ideology that the FBI has deemed a domestic terrorism threat.
In another sign of increasing congressional concerns, the annual defense policy bill, passed after Congress overrode a veto by Trump on Jan. 1, established a deputy inspector general to conduct oversight of diversity and inclusion in the military and also track supremacist, extremist or criminal gang activity.
The law requires the Pentagon to include questions about antisemitism, racism and white supremacy in its annual workplace climate survey, potentially showing how many service members have encountered racists and extremists in the ranks.
Last year, Speier proposed including a provision in the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act that would explicitly name violent extremism a crime under military law, but it was removed when Trump threatened to veto the bill, according to Speier’s office.
But in December, a Pentagon report recommended a similar change to the Uniform Code of Military Justice that would “address extremist activity.” Speier’s office said they believe changes to military law could be made by the end of 2021.
Some experts have suggested the military should create deradicalization programs for service members, many of whom are in their teens when they enter the military. That would give commanders tools to potentially avert a more serious problem.
“What if someone is starting to flirt with these things?” Beirich said. “What do you do before they go full-bore on this?”
Julie Tate and Alex Horton contributed to this report.


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Voter Registrar Launches U+2 Campaign
Friday, August 10, 2012 at 10 a.m. Travis County Tax Assessor-Collector and Voter Registrar Tina Morton will launch a new campaign to register voters for the November 6, 2012 Presidential Election. Morton will be speaking at the ‘Go Vote’ Kickoff being held in the parking lot of the Travis County Tax Office at 5501 Airport Blvd. With just over 600,000 registered voters, Travis County has the highest percentage (77%) among major metropolitan cities in Texas. The deadline to register to vote is October 9, 2012.
“Our goal is to reach 650,000 registered voters by the end of September. We are challenging Travis County citizens to register themselves and help two other people register to vote at the same time. By acting now rather than waiting until the deadline, voters will have their certificate well in advance of Election Day,” said Travis County Tax Assessor-Collector and Voter Registrar, Tina Morton. “Participating in U +2 is as easy as including a link to a voter registration application in a text, tweet, Facebook post or email.”
If you are new to Travis County or you have moved since the last time you voted, you must update your voter registration record by the deadline. Travis County voters can review their current voter registration record online at www.traviscountytax.org, or contact the Voter Registrar's office by telephone at (512) 854-9473.
How can you register or make changes to your voter registration?
- Come in person to one of the five tax office locations during business hours. Find maps and driving directions to all of our locations at www.traviscountytax.org.
- Mail an application and make sure the US postmark shows Tuesday, October 9th OR EARLIER. Find applications at area post offices, libraries or at www.traviscountytax.org
- Go online to http://www.state.tx.us/NASApp/sos/SOSACManager to update your name or address if you have moved within Travis County.
For questions about your voter registration status, registering for the first time or updating an existing voter registration record, early voting locations or Election Day polling places, please visit www.traviscountytax.org or call (512) 854-9473.
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The Increase of Engineering – Cool Inventions and the Net
If you’re able to afford it, utilizing a patent lawyer can be quite of good use but many inventors have the ability to undergo this method independently after they have collected all the information and certification that is required.
When you have an invention patent and various other individual with poor goals is trying to duplicate or offer your invention without your permission then you can sue see your face because you have got the appropriate steps to safeguard your invention. Patent regulations prevent the others from using, making, publishing or selling your invention and that is relevant for a restricted period.
To start with, you will have to have the ability to prove that the idea is new and features a of good use purpose. The invention mustn’t be just like anything else on the market and you will have to take the appropriate measures and do the patent study to learn that this really is, in reality, the case ahead of filling out the patent application.
Many popular inventors have done it with just one invention or even a single idea. Really that’s all it takes – just one single really good idea – to alter your lifetime permanently! It is essential to note here that individuals do not merely stumble onto ideas most of the time. Many times there is a lot of function that goes into it. You can create an environment that’s conducive to the era of invention ideas , more so that simple idea that is capable of adjusting everything.
You are much more likely to come on your big idea in a location or market that you are already excessively common with. A much-loved interest is a great help. There’s number denying the truth that possibilities of your tripping on a great invention idea are much more likely to occur while you are performing a thing that you really enjoy doing.
Something that you have no issue spending hours on end doing. There are numerous factors for this. Firstly persons get excellent invention ideas on parts and industries which they understand extremely well. Then there’s the straightforward proven fact that chances of you stumbling on a good invention idea boost the additional time spent on the connected environment. Persons may save money and more hours simply on something they actually enjoy.
Much more because the need to generate and develop often arises from the depths of a person’s heart and soul. However in addition to the creative part, an excellent inventor needs a little stability and the ability to be able to careful gauge and choose whether their invention is truly something which will 1 day show to be of good use or it is just a fantasy that’ll never fly.
Which delivers people to the main check for almost any invention. This is a check that virtually InventHelp patent has to go to desire to be everywhere near viable. It centers around the question if it can resolve any difficulty satisfactorily enough to be observed to be useful. It is really popular to discover inventors who’ve produced some fancy system that is able to achieve some job but does not necessarily solve any issue or enhance the standard of living for anybody in just about any way. Even if you were to drive such a solution into the marketplace, t would show very difficult to offer or to get consumers for it.
It’s exciting to see here that numerous inventions have ended up serving a different function than what they were supposed for. Viagra one of many hottest offering medications of the modern era was tried as a medicinal treatment for a totally different individual ailment. Something related to controlling large body stress in patients. Some attentive analysts recognized it’s exciting side effect an exposed a whole new industry and a valuable wonder medicine for the manufacturer.


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ACCUSES F.H.A. OF BIAS; Urban League Seeks Ban on Certain Mortgage Insurance
The National Urban League charged yesterday that the Federal Housing Administration was violating the "broad principle of non-discrimination" by guaranteeing mortgage loans for housing that is not open to Negro occupancy.
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I put this little glasshouse together, made of tea tree, a door and polyethene film. It is about 2m long, 0.9m wide and 1m above ground. I am going to use it for the germination of seeds and growing the seedlings. Hope, the crude construction withstands those gusty winds.
Today was a nice day to get some work done; almost no wind, scattered clouds, crispy and it was good to feel the sun’s warmth again.
Need to dig up some top soil, get a couple of plastic bins for the seedlings and sit back and reap the rewards…. hehe. Enjoying a fire at the moment – as usual – and listening to Shaolin Soul. Enjoy your day.

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i-switch, the intelligent turnout, is the digital answer to the challenges of modern and efficient rail transport.
Turnouts play a prominent role in rail networks. As a key factor in rail safety and availability, they are the focus of attention and equipped with the latest technologies. Cutting-edge technical products from the voestalpine companies offer digital solutions for efficient turnout systems with the highest possible degree of availability.
Challenges in the rail network
Turnout failures are the most common reason for disruptions to the rail network. For this reason, particular consideration must be paid to turnouts. However, the intensive use of the rail network noticeably adds to the challenge of on-site maintenance.
"Higher train speeds and axle loads place huge strains on the turnouts. At the same time, high train frequencies and the demands of 24/7 availability limit access for servicing and maintaining the turnout components. This is where intelligent solutions come in."
The turnout specialists at voestalpine offer their customers worldwide systems which not only offer remote operation and control, but also enable intelligent and predictive self-diagnostics.
Digital turnouts think ahead
The sensors and chips integrated into the turnouts do not require additional cabling or an external source of energy. Their performance ensures that the latest generation of voestalpine turnouts is ready for the future. i-switch is a system which uses mathematical solution models (“deep learning”) to make predictions about the changes in the turnout’s functionality, its expected wear, and other material defects. This allows the network operator to engage in predictive maintenance rather than repairs. Where the turnout reports noticeable changes in its condition, the necessary measures can be planned and executed in good time. This serves to avoid unplanned disruptions to rail traffic.
Digitalized turnouts form the basis for diagnostic and analytical platforms such as the DIANA system operated by the German national railway operator, Deutsche Bahn. 30,000 turnouts in their network will be fitted with sensors by 2020 and should reduce turnout failures by up to 50%.
The clever turnout “calls us”
i-switch demonstrates the convincing advantages offered by the digital combination of diagnostics and comprehensive networking:
"The turnout drive ‘calls us’ in order to send useful data via the cloud to the connected software—this is highly effective machine-to-machine (M2M) communication."
Here the turnout not only considers its own measurement results for operating conditions and tensile loads; its predictive function also incorporates data from third parties, such as environmental conditions and the results from test trains. This wealth of measurement and analytical options can open up further business segments for voestalpine in the future, by adding data and service offerings to deliveries of railway components, for example.
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Francisco is hitting .244 in 23 games for Toronto in 2012. He has a .259 career average with 45 home runs in 483 career games with Cleveland, Philadelphia and Toronto.
Lyon, a former Taylorsville High School star, signed a three-year, $15 million contract with the Astros in December 2009. He struggled with tendinitis in his right biceps in 2011 and appeared in only 15 games. He's 0-2 with a 3.25 ERA in 37 appearances this season.
The left-throwing Happ is 7-9 with a 4.83 ERA in 18 starts this season, his third in Houston. Carpenter, playing for the Astros' Triple-A affiliate in Oklahoma City, was 0-2 with a 6.07 ERA in 30 relief appearances for the Astros this season.
ORIOLES ACQUIRE INFIELDER FROM METS: The Baltimore Orioles acquired infielder Omar Quintanilla from the New York Mets for cash on Friday.
Quintanilla was designated for assignment by the Mets on Tuesday when they activated outfielder Jason Bay from the disabled list.
The 30-year-old Quintanilla batted .257 with a homer, four RBIs and a .350 on-base percentage in 29 games for New York this season. He was called up from Triple-A Buffalo and filled in admirably at shortstop while starter Ruben Tejada and a pair of backups were injured.
"He knew coming in what his job was, and that was to play as well as he could until Ruben came back, and he did," Mets manager Terry Collins said. "When I talked to him when we sent him out the other day, I told him: 'This team owes you a tremendous thank you for the job you did.' Not just because, hey, he was our last resort. That was not it. He came up and played as good as anybody we've had. So he has a lot to do with where we sit today."
Quintanilla is expected to join the Orioles on Saturday, and a corresponding roster move will be made. A .218 career hitter in 592 big league at-bats, he also has played for Colorado and Texas.
In another move, right-hander Brad Bergesen, designated for assignment by the Orioles on Wednesday, was claimed off waivers by Arizona. He has not pitched in the majors this season.
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Spring wasn’t slow arriving in south Texas…one week we were in the 30s and the next week temperatures shot all the way up into the mid-90s. Green leaves are popping out all over the place. All this warmth reminds me it is Photo Tour/Workshop season again. Next week, the North American Nature Photography Association will hold their annual Summit in McAllen and several of us locals will be leading short photo trips. In April, I will be doing workshops at FeatherFest in Galveston, then I’ll scoot back to south Texas for a Photo Tour on South Padre Island as migrating songbirds are arriving. Right after that, I will drive out west for the Hoak Ranch near Ozona, Texas. Then, it’s on to Caddo Lake in east Texas the first week of May.
Just to remind you of what you are missing, several photos from South Padre Island and Caddo Lake follow this little discussion. There is still plenty of room for South Padre Island and a spot or two remain open for Caddo Lake. That one may fill before the weekend is over, so zip me a note if you have been meaning to register. The FeatherFest workshops are full as is the Hoak Ranch Workshop. Nevertheless, you should let me know if you want to be on the waiting list. Someone could drop out at the last minute.
Remember to click on the upper right portion of a photo to open it in a larger, sharper format. From there, just keep clicking along to see all the photos as a slide show.
Black-bellied Plovers and Ruddy Turnstones will be moulting into their breeding plumage as they prepare to head north from South Padre in April and early May.
We will spend at least one day of the South Padre Island Photo Tour photographing along the shoreline and from the World Birding Center boardwalk.
The Caddo Lake Photo Tour is by pontoon boat which can quitely cover hundreds of acres during each of our 5 outings. The first bird we photographed last year was the Cedar Waxwing. The trip is timed to coincide with the arrival of north-bound migrating songbirds and the early part of their breeding activity.

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If I can get that working I would then like to create a portal in the exhibit table layout that will list all the pieces of artwork that have been entered into that exhibit.
This is where I would start. I would have the portal in the exhibit layout, where I can enter the pieces of art I want to add to that exhibit. That should be a related table called ArtworkExhibited. It would be the same as a line items table in an invoicing solutions. One exhibit will have many pieces of art. Actually when I add a piece of art to an exhibit, I would do it thru a picker window, then after you select the piece or pieces of art, they will populate on the exhibit's portal.
The same applies to the Artwork table. Except that portal should only show which exhibits that particular piece of art was exhibited-also a one to many relationship. If I wanted to add that artwork to an exhibit, I would have a picker window of exhibits, select proper exhibit. This should do 2 things, capture the id of the exhibit, capture the id of the artwork, go to ArtworkExhibited layout, create a new record and populate both the foreign keys in that table. That will in turn place this 'lineitem' in the portal on the Exhibit Table. Which will in turn also populate the portal on the Artwork layout

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There’s nothing more unsettling than knowing your home is infested with rats. Not only does their scampering make for an annoying sound when you’re trying to sleep, but they are known for carrying contagious diseases and spoiling any food they can find in your home.
If you think you may have rats in your attic, it’s important to act fast before the problem gets worse. If left unattended, the rats in the attic will multiply by the day as they continue to breed and reproduce at will, making the risk of disease spreading in your home much worse.
To put it into perspective, a pair of rats can have between 5 to 7 litters per year, with each litter resulting in 8 to 12 pups, a term used for baby rats. In a year, a rat can have over 80 pups, turning a small infestation into a much larger problem for homeowners.
Removing Rats in the Attic
When trying to determine how to get rids of rats in the attic, it’s important to understand why they are there in the first place.
The rats that are scurrying around your attic right now are likely roof rats. This type of rat is a natural climber and prefers to nest in trees and attics. Attics provide these rats with warmth, protection from predators, and water.
Like many animals, rats will go to extreme lengths to get to safety. Once rats find an entryway into your home, they’ll chew through wires, ducts, and insulation until they find refuge in your attic.
Now safe in your attic, the rats will now grow, mate, and poop (a lot). The average rat will poop approximately 40-50 small round pellets per day, emitting a foul smell throughout your home over time.
The rats in the attic will also begin to destroy any personal property you have stored up there, along with any wiring and piping that may run through the attic. While small, rats teeth never stop growing, giving them the ability to chew and gnaw their way through wires, plastic, wood, lead, and other tough materials.
If you don’t take action soon, there’s a risk that the rats may do significant damage to your home’s infrastructure, resulting in costly repairs and even more frustration.
Seal Any Holes or Crack from Rats
Unsurprisingly, rats are pretty good at exposing small openings on the outside of your home. It’s important to seal up any holes that mice, rats, or other unwanted guests may use to enter your home.
So, you’re likely wondering how to seal holes from mice and rats, especially considering that they can squeeze themselves into holes the size of a quarter. As a general rule of thumb, if rats can stick their head through a hole, they can likely force the rest of their body in. To do so, you must check the likely sources; the windows, the garage, cracks in the wall, and the gaps under the door.
Once you find any cracks or holes you suspect could be an entryway for rats, it’s time to fill, seal, or cover them with material that rats will not be wanting to chew through. Materials we use include:
- Hardwire cloth
- Expansion foam
- Copper mesh
- Metal flashing
- Fitted foam
We here at The Bug Master suggest filling any small holes with steel wool for best results. For larger holes, the we recommend using cement, sheet metal, or something stronger to permanently patch these bigger holes, making sure they don’t reopen in the future.
While sealing holes may not get rid of the rats already in the house, it will at least stop more rats from entering your home. If you have trouble finding the holes or cracks, it may be worth calling a professional with free rodent inspections to help spot them.
Make Sure Ivy Tree Limbs Are Trimmed
Roof rats use their climbing skills to make their nests above ground, out of sight from predators. If you have ivy trees located close to your home, it’s important to make sure you’re maintaining them and trimming them on a consistent basis, as ivy trees are a common home for roof rats.
Even if there’s an ivy is several yards from your home, you should consider trimming since roof rats nest in ivy and are extremely agile. Roof rats are not only known for their climbing, but they can also jump up to four feet from branches to rooftops.
Their skills were also noted by the University of California, who reported that rats, especially roof rats, have an exceptional sense of balance. They found that they will use branches, nearby wiring or cables to make it to your roof and into your attic if they feel the need to. It’s well known that rats will travel long distances, going above and beyond, just to get food and shelter.
Keep Firewood and Piles of Debris Far from Your House
Piles of wood and debris are often used as shelter by rats, critters, and other unwelcome wildlife that may be lurking around your home. The shelter of the wood mixed with the proximity to things like garbage cans makes for the ideal living conditions for a community of rats.
Another reason why rats seek shelter in wood piles is that they are full of spiders, slugs, and other smaller animals that are a part of a rat’s diet.
To keep rats away from your home, it’s important to make sure that there are no large piles of wood or debris close by, as rats view them as safe harborage areas. Also, homeowners should elevate any piles of firewood they may have since they may be hiding a secret burrow entrance that leads into your house.
Store Food in Tightly Closed Containers and Seal Garbage
The truth is, once the rats in the attic find out where you keep your food, it’s game over. If you’re under the impression that you have a rat problem in your home, it’s important to invest in rodent-proof containers to keep your food safe.
Most of the boxes and containers that our food comes packaged in are no match for rats. The cardboard or flimsy plastic can easily be chewed through and compromised by rats. There’s nothing worse than opening your pantry, only to find out that rats have chewed small holes through the groceries you had just bought.
Whether you store your food on the counter, in the pantry, or in various cabinets around your kitchen, it’s important to make sure you’re keeping it safe in rodent-proof containers that keep your food fresh, while keeping rats away.
Once your food is safe, it’s also a good idea to seal your garbage can to stop rats from going through the trash inside your home.
Once your food is safe and secure, it’s also smart to seal the garbage cans outside of your home. Not sure how to keep rats out of trash cans? Fortunately, it’s not that difficult.
Most trash cans are already made out of strong material to keep the bad smell in, and pests out. But still, it’s important to make sure the lid is sealed shut while it is sat outside your home.
Here are a few ways you can make sure that your trash cans stay rodent-free:
- Screw-on Garbage Lid: As smart as rats are, they fortunately don’t have the ability to unscrew a garbage can lid. This is an easy way to keep rats out of trash cans around your house.
- Heavy Objects: Looking for a more DIY approach to keep rats out of your trash? Try placing a heavy object on the lid when it’s closed. This will stop them from being able to squeeze their way into your trash.
- Bungee Cord: Want to get creative? Another idea would be to secure the lid with bungee cords to keep it secure and impenetrable from pests or rodents.
Going the extra mile to make sure your food and trash are safe will decrease the food options for the rats that live in your attic, likely driving them out over time as they search for more food options.
Contact a Rodent Control Professional to Thoroughly Inspect your Attic
One of the only ways to truly eliminate your rat problem for good is to hire a pest control professional to take care of the problem.
An experienced professional will do much more than simply lay traps in your attic and leave, hoping the problem will solve itself over time. Instead, rodent control professionals will follow a rigorous, three-step process to ensure that your rat problem will disappear.
- Inspection – First, the professional will inspect the damage of your home and determine the species of the rodent that in infesting your home. This will give them a better sense of what they’re up against and create a plan of attack.
- Trapping – Next up is the trapping process, which involves trapping the rodent, in this case, rats in the attic, in a centralized location where they can more easily be dealt with. This is done with strategically place baited traps to lure rats out of your walls. It’s importing during this stage we want to leave escape paths open to give one more chance to leave your home unharmed.
- Exclusion/Prevention – Once the rats are eliminated from your home, it’s now the job of the attic pest removal service to prevent future infestations. Depending on the level of infestation, an exclusion is usually done towards the end of the trapping process to prevent more rats from entering the home.
If you have a rat infestation, we strongly recommend that you have us or another experienced team of professionals take care of it as soon as you notice the issue.
We have remedied numerous infestations that could have been prevented if the homeowners had reported the issue sooner. The longer you wait, the harder the issue is to fix.
Here at The Bug Master, we make sure that all of our service specialists are equipped with the tools and knowledge to handle infestations of all shapes and sizes. Located in Texas, we are constantly helping local home and business owners eliminate their rat problems.


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Burger Joints, the chain of fast-food restaurants that includes McDonald’s and Burger King, recently expanded its restaurant condensing program to include other burger chains.
The announcement came in an interview with CNN’s Erin Burnett.
“We’re not just focused on condiments, but our burgers,” McDonald’s spokesperson Alex Pasternak told Burnett.
Pasternack said the expansion would allow restaurants to add more condiments on the burgers, including a vegetable-based dressing, a chili powder, a tomato-based sauce, and a potato-based seasoning.
“I think we’re seeing a lot of growth in that market,” Pasternaks said.
He added that the company plans to continue expanding the program to other burger brands in the future.
Burger King did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The expansion follows a similar announcement from the National Restaurant Association earlier this year that it had expanded its condensing efforts to include fast-casual chains like Subway and Chipotle.
Posenack said he didn’t expect that expansion to be a permanent expansion.
“At Burger Joint we are always looking at expansion to other restaurants,” he said.

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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Wachovia cut SBC Communications SBC, +1.32% to "underperform" from "market perform" and said the stock has fully priced in a better market in 2004 than 2003. In a note to clients, analysts said SBC is currently trading at 18.6 times estimated 2004 earnings, compared with an average of 14.3 times current year EPS since 2002. "We remain concerned about the direction of SBC's margins," said the note. "In Q3 2003, SBC reported disappointing margins n both the wireline and wireless side of its business. As such, we believe that the company may be willing to further sacrifice margins in order to retain customers." SBC shares ended Tuesday up 2 percent at $27.00.
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Jill Biden isn't pumping the brakes on her SoulCycle obsession anytime soon -- surprising spin enthusiasts in L.A. by dropping into an early morning class for those much-needed endorphins.
Sources tell TMZ the First Lady's suited and booted Secret Service agents arrived first to the trendy cycling chain's 7 AM class in Brentwood earlier this month ... wanding down everyone and informing them a VIP would be in class.
Jill attended the class in the middle of a jam-packed weekend of fundraising events with President Biden -- probably hoping for some me-time, as she's previously credited the spin classes for helping her find her "inner strength so she can be strong for everyone else."
JUST IN: @FLOTUS Jill Biden stopped by the Castro SoulCycle in San Francisco Tuesday morning. 🚴♀
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Workers at 60 Montreal, Laval daycares vote for unlimited strike mandate
Workers were on a 1-day strike Thursday, for the third time in the last month
Unionized workers at 57 early childhood education centres (CPEs) in Montreal and Laval have given their union a mandate to call an unlimited strike.
The daycare centres were closed today as some 1,350 workers, members of the Syndicat des travailleuses des CPE de Montréal et Laval–CSN, held a general assembly, voting 91 per cent in favour of a strike.
Parents were left scrambling to find care for about 3,000 preschoolers in the greater Montreal region.
It's the third day in a month — and the fourth time since the union began pressure tactics last Oct. 30 — that the affected daycares have been closed due to the labour dispute.
In a news release on the union's website, negotiator Nathalie Fontaine said the strike mandate is the only way to get the attention and respect of management's negotiating team.
The union says there have been 30 days of bargaining since last October, but management is still seeking major rollbacks in working conditions, scheduling, the callback list and seniority.
"These are of real importance to our workers," Fontaine said. "What's at stake is how they carry out their day-to-day lives."
'Our back is to the wall'
Tania Valdez, the union's treasurer, told CBC that management wants the flexibility to send workers home if fewer children than expected show up at a daycare on any given day.
She said the workers need stable hours.
"We're around 97 per cent women, and some of us are single moms, so — the only source of income coming into the family. If you can't have an amount guaranteed, how can you live?"
Valdez said the workers don't want to inconvenience parents, but they feel they have no choice.
"We're really sorry. It's not what we want, but our back is to the wall, and the ultimate pressure tactic we have is a strike," she said.
Workers have been without a collective agreement since March 31, 2015.
After a provincewide walkout of workers at some 400 CPEs last Oct. 30, the federation representing some 11,000 workers reached a deal with the Family Ministry at the central bargaining table in early November.
However, the Association patronale nationale des CPE, which represents managers of the Montreal and Laval non-profit daycare sector, was not part of the central bargaining process.
With files from CBC's Steve Rukavina


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Luke 13:22-30 Jesus went through one town and village after another, teaching as he made his way to Jerusalem. Someone asked him, “Lord, will only a few be saved?” He said to them, “Strive to enter through the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able. When once the owner of the house has got up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, open to us,’ then in reply he will say to you, ‘I do not know where you come from.’ Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’ But he will say, ‘I do not know where you come from; go away from me, all you evildoers!’ There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrown out. Then people will come from east and west, from north and south, and will eat in the kingdom of God. Indeed, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”
One summer day a Quaker farmer on his hay wagon was coming down the road when the mule pulling the wagon stopped and refused to move. The farmer patiently tried to coax the animal, but the stubborn mule was determined to remain in place. After sometime the devout and gentle Quaker reached the end of his rope. Standing squarely in front of the animal he
said, “Mule, thee knows that because of my religion I cannot beat thee, and because of my religion I cannot curse thee, and because of my religion I cannot abuse thee in any way. But Mule”, the Quaker continued in a deliberate voice, “what thee does not know is that I can sell thee to an Episcopalian.”
Episcopalians have always been made fun of for being lax and permissive. We have been called “Whiskeypalians” or “junior Catholics”, or “God’s frozen chosen”. Some denominations believe we make the prospect of salvation too easy, too accessible, and at little cost to the individual. Well, all generalizations and stereotypes are more fiction than fact and this one is no exception. But, whether you are an Episcopalian, a Roman Catholic, a Methodist, a Baptist or anything else, our Gospel for today is a reminder that salvation is far from being a given, and something we should not count on like the rising of the sun or the changing of the seasons.
“And some one said to him, ‘Lord, will those who are saved be few?’ And he said to them, ‘Strive to enter by the narrow door; for many I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.'” We have no idea who asked Jesus this question. Perhaps he was someone who felt confident in his faith and his relationship with God. Perhaps he was someone scared of death, who essentially asked Jesus – “Lord, do I have a chance?” In either case, the question of how many would see salvation was often debated among Palestinian Jews of the day who held to the belief that all Israelites have a share in the world to come. However, Jesus did not answer the question directly. Instead, he placed the burden back on the questioner by reminding him – struggle to enter by the narrow door. By his response, Jesus in effect said to his listeners, “leave to God the question of how many will be saved, and concentrate instead on your own predicament.” Or in the words of St. Paul, “work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.”
Jesus said, “When once the householder has risen up and shut the door, you will begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, open to us’. He will answer you, ‘I do not know where you come from’. Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence and you taught in our streets’. But he will say, I tell you, I do not know where you come from…” Is Jesus saying to his audience that a casual acquaintance with God is not enough for entry into the last great feast, into the Kingdom of Heaven; that eating and drinking with the Lord in and of itself is not enough and will not open the door once it has been closed? In our case, does this mean that going to Church, listening to sermons, and saying our prayers are not enough, that these alone will not gain us entry into the kingdom?
I have always been proud that members of my family have been Episcopalians for generations, with a relative who was rector of Monumental Church and then later Suffragan Bishop of Virginia. I have always been proud that my brother and my wife were also members of the clergy. I have been proud of my love of the church and my passion for the liturgy of our faith. But, if I was to stand today and tell our Lord all these things that I am so proud of, I have no doubt his response would be – “SO WHAT”! These things matter little in and of themselves.
The way is narrow. Being a Christian and living in faith are much more than our proud family heritages, or our Church attendance record. Certainly, we hope the good values of our ancestors will be our values and those of our children. Moreover, we hope that by being a faithful member of a Church community we will know and experience the love of God. But, we cannot count, any more than the disciples could, on the correctness of our worship or our good church organization, or our effective ministries, for entry into God’s kingdom. Outward religion in itself is simply not enough. What matters more, and what Christ is trying to point out to us by using ‘the narrow door that can be closed’, is the truth that the allegiance of our hearts is far more important than our proud families or our outward actions. When it comes down to it what matters is the commitment of our souls.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the Lutheran minister who was jailed by the Nazis during the second World War and put to death by the S.S. in 1945, was one of a small number of German Christians who understood himself as a Christian first and a German second. He spoke out against the Nazis at the cost of his own life, and he never stopped mourning for his people. He never stopped mourning that the German church and many of its members not only put up with National Socialism, but actively sought ways to theologically justify fascism. German Christians who went to church every Sunday and turned a blind eye to the madness around them. For Bonhoeffer here was the perfect example of those who ate and drank in the Lord’s presence, but knew him not.
“Strive to enter by the narrow door”. Jesus’ death and resurrection opened for us the possibility of a new life. But, lest we become complacent, our Lord reminds us that salvation is not a given. We have been created by God as creatures who are free. Creatures who are free to choose, free even to reject God. This freedom brings with it the possibility that those who are saved may be few because many in the end may reject God. And it reminds us of the truth that a casual acquaintance with our Lord may not be enough. There needs to be confession, repentance, and a genuine commitment to the work of our Lord. In short, we must be willing to live day to day what we profess on Sundays. Christ never promised following him would be easy. Nor did he expect us to be necessarily good at it. But he bids us follow him and he promises if we do he will never leave us.
Let us pray. Almighty and eternal God, so draw our hearts to you, so guide our minds, so fill our imaginations, so control our wills, that we may be wholly yours, utterly dedicated unto you; and then use us, we pray, as you will, and always to your glory and the welfare of your people; through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.

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We love to turn you on to new funk among other things here at FMF, so today we introduce you to Uebertribe from Hamburg, Germany. Championing the funk on vinyl since 2015, but evolving out of the Hamburg funk scene and the legendary We Call It Funk Sessions in 2011, where early versions of the band played funk gems and cover versions of the German band Zappelbude, this six member band is as talented as it comes. Their ’15 single “Game Over” on Our Label Records was an indication of just how serious they are about the funk game, and now in the ’18, Brand New U expands on their ultra funkiness.
Tt is very much about finding your direction, and being, or sometimes not being in peace with yourself and the world around you. To be honest, we try to put some Voodoo on all of it, if you know what I mean.
The record features the previously released “Game Over”, a funk bomber that sets the tone of the records. Tracks such as the title track, “Brand New U” boom loudly and fit in between a heavier early seventies CTI meets the JB’s vibe, while sides like “Shake” and “Purple Pearl” (a Prince tribute track) groove along funky jam band style. “Don’t Treble Me” is their ode to a ’60’s psychedelic rock track with funk essentials all over it, something for those who take it back a little further with more wah wah, echo, and such. “I Won’t Go To Bed” feels like it has a home some where between Austin, TX and Memphis, TN, adding a blues element in that lazily chugs along with guitar and organ pulsing throughout. They have their influences and roots all over funk, and it’s evident through this debut that they are serious. This is a solid debut effort from the band. Hamburg for the win, this is serious funk biz. Stream the record below:
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Conventional loans are the most popular type of mortgage used today. A conventional mortgage is a conforming loan because it meets the standards set by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. A conventional loan is not a Government backed mortgage such as FHA, VA, USDA, and FHA 203k Loans. These mortgages are offered by private mortgage lenders and are.
Members include major banks and credit unions, Fannie Mae, American Express and H&R. which has no usury limits and very.
– The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced the maximum conforming loan limits for mortgages to be acquired by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2019. In most of the U.S., the 2019 maximum conforming loan limit for one-unit properties will be $484,350, an increase from $453,100 in 2018.
jumbo loan limits 2018 or proprietary “jumbo” loans that have recently been gaining more prevalence in the industry. pfau points out for readers that the standards governing the HECM product have shifted considerably over.
Earlier this summer, experts worried that Fannie Mae might even hit the limit on how much money government officials allow the company to invest in conventional, permanent loans on apartment.
King County Conforming Loan Limits With lenders cautious, buyers reluctant, and the government slow to help, Santa Clara County home sales. and-Freddie-ready loans will be much lower than what’s available now. The impact of raising.2018 Conforming Loan Limits In most of the U.S., the 2019 maximum conforming loan limit for one-unit properties will be $484,350, an increase from $453,100 in 2018. The average increase for the House price Index rose 6.9% for the year which is the reason for the increase over the 2018 loan limits .
Conventional loans follow Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac underwriting guidelines. Conventional minimum loan limits are set nationwide. Conventional loan limits can be higher than the conforming loan limit in high cost Counties. High cost Counties get to enjoy all of the benefits of traditional conforming underwriting guidelines.
Jumbo Loan 5 Down We are also experts on jumbo mortgages with 10% down and can do those up to a purchase price of $1.9MM as a "piggyback" or 80/10/10 and then higher than that in price point and loan amount with either the Unison homebuyer program or with a single loan (no PMI) option — like with the 5% down program above.
Homeowners who choose the conventional 97% LTV loan option will end up with a great fixed interest rate, and after paying down the loan balance, no more PMI. 97% LTV Home purchase program rates. mortgage rates for the 3% down payment program are based on standard Fannie Mae rates, plus a slight rate increase.
Current Conforming Loan Limits. On November 27, 2018 the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) raised the 2019 conforming loan limit on single family homes from $453,100 to $484,350 – an increase of $31,250 or 6.9%. That rate is the baseline limit for areas of the country where homes are fairly affordable.
In most of the U.S., the 2018 maximum conforming loan limit for one-unit properties will be $453,100, an increase from $424,100 in 2017. Baseline limit. The Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA) requires that the baseline conforming loan limit be adjusted each year for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to reflect the change in the average U.S. home.
Conventional Loan Limits 2017 Conventional Jumbo Loan Limits Recently the website released a guide that takes a look at the expectations for conforming conventional and FHA loan limits for 2014. By taking a look at these limits, prospective borrowers will be.Posted on November 27, 2018 by Anthony Bird – Buying a Home, Local Michigan. The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced increased loan limits for the 2019 calendar year for Conventional Home Loans.The maximum conforming loan limits for mortgages to be acquired by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2019 will be effective for all loans sold on or after January 1st, 2019.

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Opening up more than 100 new stores, the supermarket giant explains how it will induct and train several thousand staff
Three HR experts go head to head, discussing their individual perspectives on this difficult yet important issue
A volatile worker strike in the South American nation has hit a tragic turn after a politician was kidnapped by protesters
The latest in a string of sexual harassment allegations against the network comes after its CEO and chairman was forced to step down
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Russell Wilson’s future with the Seattle Seahawks has been talker about for a few weeks now, as the quarterback has reportedly listed four franchises where he’d like to end up if he were to be traded.
It should be noted that Wilson hasn’t demanded a trade. Among the teams that were listed were the New Orleans Saints.
In a video posted Saturday, New Orleans mayor LaToya Cantrell put out her pitch and proclaimed that the city would be a perfect place for Wilson.
Jenny Durkan, Seattle’s mayor since 2017, saw the video, so she tweeted back to Cantrell: “I love you, Mayor, but keep your eyes off [Wilson]. His home is Seattle.”
Wilson, who is entering his 10th NFL season in 2021, wanted some influence on the team’s offensive schemes and personnel usage, but The Athletic reported he stormed out of a meeting after he was ignored.
Wilson has also publicly spoken about how the Seahawks’ offensive line needs to be fixed and that he’s “getting hit too much.”
He has full control over where he would want to go as Wilson is one of eight players in the league who have a no-trade clause in their contract.


- Manila District 1 Rep. Manuel Lopez filed a bill seeking to ban shopping malls and other similar establishments from collecting parking fees
- Lopez’s House Bill No. 5061 seeks to exempt clients from paying parking fees on a validation basis
- Parking fee is waived if clients spend a minimum amount provided in the proposed measure
Manila District 1 Representative Manuel Lopez filed a bill seeking to scrap the parking fees being charged by owners of shopping malls and other similar establishments to their clients.
Rep. Lopez, according to the Inquirer, filed House Bill No. 5061 that seeks to exempt customers of business establishments from paying parking fees on a validation basis, which means the patrons of these commercial establishments are exempted from paying parking fees if they spend the minimum amount provided in the proposed bill.
“The scheme that would be implemented is similar to the practice of some establishments in providing for validation of the parking ticket wherein the fees would be waived with a minimum amount spent by the patrons and clients,” Lopez said, adding parking spaces for vehicles should be part of the business establishments’ services and courtesy to their clients.


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How the lake was formed
Two thousand years may sound like a lot, but not to Lake Tahoe.
The 23-mile-long, 12-mile-wide Tahoe – a unique lake because of its depth, elevation and clear water – has existed for many millennia.
The stage was set for Tahoe’s creation millions of years ago. Fault movements around the Sierra Nevada created the mountains around Tahoe and the graben – or trough – where the lake is today. It’s unknown how long ago these faults shifted, says Rich Schweickert of the University of Nevada, Reno, but the most recent movement happened within the last 3.5 million years.
There was no lake, however. What’s now at the bottom of Tahoe was a valley which may have appeared a lot like Carson Valley to the east.
However, thanks to a bunch of volcanic eruptions about 2 million years ago, a lava dam was created northwest of what is now Tahoe City.
There was nowhere for water to escape, and a lake, which could have been as much as 800 feet higher than it is now, was formed. Over thousands of years, the lake’s only outlet should have slowly eroded its headwaters, steadily lowering the lake to a level far below where it is today.
However, during the Pleistocene age between 1 million and 100,000 years ago, huge glaciers blocked the outlet, again raising the lake’s level.
It’s known there were a series of massive flood events during that time, which carried giant chunks of ice and boulders as big as 40 feet in diameter down the Upper Truckee River, beyond where Sparks is now.
Tahoe now is unique because lakes at such high elevation usually are fairly shallow. Tahoe is nearly 1,600 feet deep at an elevation of 6,225 feet.
“Looking around Nevada and Utah, the big lakes you see usually fill flat valleys,” said Schweickert, chairman of the UNR Department of Geological Sciences. “Most mountain lakes – for example, up in the high Sierra – are small. Tahoe is special because of a combination of the faults and the volcanic eruptions that plugged the outlet.”
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Volkswagen has unveiled a fuel efficient mid-engined two-seat roadster concept at this week’s Detroit show. The BlueSport was designed with current emissions and budget-sensitive times firmly in mind. It is powered by 2 litre 178bhp turbo diesel engine and this combined with the lightweight design should return around 50mpg on the combined cycle and CO2 emissions of just 113g/km.
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The YouTube Channel Member Livestream is tomorrow (Thursday) at 1pm EST. Just like my free stencil livestream, it's an hour packed with inspiration and instructions! It's $4.99/month to join and you get immediate access to all previous videos as well. Hope you'll become a member! Now, onto today's post:
Recently I made two collages. I don't really like either of them. And that's okay.
I enjoyed making them. Art making isn't just about the product. For me, the process has to be enjoyable, or what's the point in doing it?
I learned some things. I'm a more is more girl, but I think that both of these collages would benefit from some white space. All of that pattern needs some room to breathe.
I can always cut them down. One of the coolest art tricks, is to take something big that doesn't work and cut it down to something smaller, like so:
For some reason, this smaller version -- even with all of its busy-ness -- works better for me than the large square. It's still not quite right, but perhaps the next collage will be! And if not, I'll just roll these art pieces into a junque journal and give them new life!
I truly believe that you have to keep churning out work -- good and bad -- in order to improve. There is no shortcut to success. I don't often show my "bad" work here on the blog -- partially because I'm quite prolific so I always have lots of other stuff to share, and partially because it doesn't feel good to show work you don't love. It feels vulnerable. But I think it's important to say: I churn out tons and tons and tons of terrible art. Tons. And that's okay.
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Ride on Ohlone and Bay Trails
Saturday | April 19, 2014 | 10:00 am — 12:30 pm
El Cerrito del Norte BART Station | El Cerrito, CA 94530
Join El Cerrito Trail Trekkers as we hop on our bicycles and explore the now-open Ohlone Greenway, traverse a little-known highway overpass and feel the breezes along the Bay Trail. We will see frog habitat, the Dinosaur Forest, the location in the Bay where the twin creeks converge and a beautiful Richmond park where local elementary school students have adopted Baxter Creek.
Bicycle helmets are required for this freewheeling, two-wheeling tour. Bring water. A windbreaker is recommended (for those Bay Trail breezes). Heavy rain will cancel.
Dust off your bike, top off the air in you tires and come ride with us!
Location: meet under BART tracks, south side of Hill Street, Del Norte BART station.
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Closed Madisonville movie theater set to reopen
MADISONVILLE, Ky. (WFIE) – There’s good news for moviegoers in Madisonville.
The former AMC theater recently closed, but will reopen this month as Golden Ticket Cinemas Capital 8.
[Previous: Movie theatre in Madisonville closing]
Golden Ticket Cinemas is based in Durham, North Carolina, with locations in nine states.
“We’ve been looking at the Madisonville area for some time and couldn’t be happier to bring a new cinematic experience to market,” said John Bloemeke, President of Golden Ticket Cinemas. “We want to quickly reopen the facility to get movies back on screen in Madisonville. Obviously, it’s been a tough two years, but the future is bright for the movie industry, and we’re happy to make sure that the hallowed tradition of going to the movies will continue in Madisonville for years to come. .”
Officials say Golden Ticket Capital 8 will reopen this month and be ready to play big upcoming movies such as The Batman, Morbius, Fantastic Beasts: Secrets of Dumbledore, The Northman, Lightyear, Top Gun and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and more.
“Later this year, we will be adding beautiful touches to the lobby as well as Dolby 7.1 sound, reserved seating and our new VIP luxury seating sections in each auditorium,” Bloemeke said. “Additionally, we will completely revamp our food and beverage menu with a significantly expanded selection beyond the typical concession fare.”
Officials say they are also expanding the menu. They say that in addition to popcorn, candy, and nachos, you can now order various hot items such as appetizers, wings, pizza, and milkshakes.
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Introducing the “User-Defined Network Cloud”
Today we introduced our vision for AT&T's network of the future, titled the “User-Defined Network Cloud.” Supported by our Domain 2.0 supplier program, we are putting customers at the center of the network with a modern, cloud-based architecture that is a global first at this scale. The shift will build on our best-in-class network status, and is expected to significantly reduce the time required to pivot to this architecture and accelerate time-to-market with technologically-advanced products and services.
We also announced today the first group of companies selected to work on the company’s strategy. Ericsson, Tail-F Systems AB, and Metaswitch Networks LTD have been selected to begin further discussions on design and deployment. In addition, Affirmed Networks, Inc., has been chosen to work with us on a virtualized Evolved Packet Core (EPC). We also has selected to work with Ericsson on integration and transformation services. Further selections will take place through the end of 2014. Focus will be on technology roadmap, quality, cost, innovation, among other factors.
The User-Defined Network Cloud is a transformative initiative. Integrated through our Wide Area Network (WAN) and utilizing Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and Software Defined Networks (SDN), as well as modern architectural and operational approaches, we plan to simplify and scale our network by:
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It is June. That means gooseberry picking time!
We have both gooseberries and currants growing on the farm (thanks to my English-heritage grandmother who planted them years ago and allowed them to spread through the wooded areas). So every June the fruits begin to ripen, and it is a race to get them before the birds.
Gooseberries and Currants are somehow related, you can tell immediately by looking at both plants - the leaf shape and structure are the same, the conformity is very similar. But there is one big difference - gooseberry bushes are very very thorny, whereas our black currant plants are not. (We are not sure what variety/type of currants we have. They could be jostaberries) The gooseberries bloom with white flowers, the currant blossoms are bright yellow and smell very spicy.
Most of our currant bushes are planted up near the house, and frequently fall victim to wayward goats, who love the bushes (I'm sure they would decimate the gooseberry bushes as well, if they could get into the lower pasture where they are).
I actually don't care much for the sour taste of gooseberries (you have to add a lot of sugar to them when making a pie or jam) - however, my son loves them. (He likes more sweet-tart plants, like rhubarb and gooseberry). It is somewhat a family tradition in our household to go gooseberry picking at least once per year. It takes the full year to get over remembering how painful the previous picking episode was. *smile*
So as Steven, Amanda and I picked and talked, you could often hear "Ow!" "Ouch!" "Ooooo" and we weaved our fingertips between the thorny branches to try to grab the berries. This is not an easy task. Yes, I have tried it with gloves on, but you need the nimbleness and dexterity of a gloveless hand to have success. The berries hide in the underside of each branch and are actually quite hard to spot at first, but as you gently find a thornless spot on the branch to hold and lift to look underneath, you see loads of gooseberries ready to pick. This year has proven to be an especially bountiful year for everything fruit-bearing at the farm (peaches, berries, pears, etc. - all bloomed heavy and are loaded with fruit). We didn't get very far through the half-mile hedgerow where the bushes reside down in the shade of the osage orange trees, before our buckets were filling up fast, and our backs were aching from bending over to pick.
After nightfall, Steven sat in the living room removing the tips and tails (bits of stem on either end of the berry).
Tonight, I suppose, I will bake a pie.

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1 edition of Mediterranean diets found in the catalog.
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|Series||Supplement to the American journal of clinical nutrition -- v. 61, no. 6(s), June 1995., American journal of clinical nutrition -- v. 61, no. 6.|
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Andy Fairweather Low to star at Jazz@Llandeilo 2015
He’s known as the ‘Guitarist to the Stars’. Andy Fairweather Low is one of the UK’s best-known guitarists – and he’s coming to Jazz@Llandeilo 2015.
Fairweather Low is the first big name on the bill for the fourth annual jazz festival in Llandeilo (July3-5).
The festival, centred around the Evan-Evans brewery ‘tap’ pub, The White Horse Inn, continues to grow every year.
“It is now a fixture on the jazz music festival calendar for the UK and is hugely popular with festival-goers and musicians,” said James Buckley, of the Evan-Evans brewery.
Fairweather Low has established a reputation as a peerless musician both at home and abroad, having worked with some of legendary figures in the music industry, including The Who and Eric Clapton.
He has a truly unique voice and a reputation as a master-craftsman on guitar.
Born in Ystrad Mynach, he originally came to fame as vocalist and leader of the pop group Amen Corner. They had four successive Top 10 hits in the Uk singles chart, including the No 1 (If Paradise Is) Half as Nice.
From the 1970s onwards, Fairweather Low became the ultimate Guitarist to the Stars, building an extraordinary reputation that has endured to this day.
The Welshman has been a stalwart of Eric Clapton’s band whilst appearing alongside a galaxy of Rock legends such as George Harrison, Roger Waters and Bob Dylan and Blues greats such BB King, Otis Rush and Buddy Guy.
His solo career also saw plenty of chart success, particularly with the memorable ‘Wide-eyed and legless’.
In the late 1970s and 1980s he worked for numerous artists, as a session musician, performing as a backing vocalist and guitarist on albums by Roy Wood, Leo Sayer, Albion Band, Gerry Rafferty, Helen Watson and Richard and Linda Thompson.
Fairweather Low has released many solo albums to great critical acclaim and has developed a reputation for engaging live shows illustrating his musical autobiography and influences with his much acclaimed band The Low Riders, featuring Dave Bronze on bass and vocals, drummer Paul Beavis and Nick Pentelow on saxes and clarinet.
Jazz@Llandeilo 2015 organiser James Buckley said: “Without a doubt, Andy Fairweather Low is the biggest name so far to grace our growing festival. He’s a class act and we will be announcing other class acts shortly as the countdown begins to our jazz festival.
“Whatever the weather in July, this is going to be one magnificent party. With bands from all over Wales and Europe, we have a truly International feel. Tickets are already selling well.
“Tickets are wonderful value for money, with a weekend adult ticket costing just £10.
The Low Riders
Dave Bronze (Bass & Vocals)
Since his early semi-pro days gigging around the south-east of England, Dave Bronze has played around the world in just about every place that music is heard. In a career spanning almost three decades, Dave has appeared, on record or on stage, alongside such household names as The Art Of Noise, Belinda Carlisle, Paul Carrack, Eric Clapton, Roger Daltrey, Bo Diddley, Duane Eddy, Andy Fairweather Low, Dr. Feelgood, Bryan Ferry, Nik Kershaw, Jeff Lynne, Paul McCartney, Billy Preston, Procol Harum, Ringo Starr and Robin Trower. He can be seen playing alongside Eric Clapton in the Live in Hyde Park DVD, and the multi-platinum, Grammy award-winning tribute to George Harrison, Concert For George. Although touring is a major part of Dave's life, he is also active as a record producer and songwriter.
Paul Beavis (Drums)
Paul Beavis has been playing drums professionally for 25 years, during which time he has worked with Judie Tzuke, Robert Fripp, Russ Ballard, Leo Sayer, Thea Gillmore, Andy Summers, Toyah, Lisa Stansfield, Robbie McIntosh, Terry Britten, The Waterboys, Alex Parks and Sandi Thom. Paul was a member of Andy's band for the 2007 Tour.
Nick Pentelow (Sax)
In 1978, after a stint on the high seas playing on the ‘floating Butlins’ SS Oriana he toured and recorded with The Steve Gibbons Band. And as soon as he was based in London, he worked with Roger Chapman’s ‘Shortlist’ and then Chas and Dave. Nick has played with numerous blues bands including Juice on the Loose and Diz and the Doormen and backed visiting musicians such as Dr. John, Doug Sahm, Augie Meyers and Big Jay McNeely. Whilst working with Gary Moore, he played alongside BB King, Albert King and Albert Collins. Over the years, he has worked continuously as a session musician, and is currently the main sax player in the West End production of Blood Brothers, (when he’s not playing with Andy). Recently, he has gone full circle and formed a band with saxist Mike Burney and other Wizzard veterans called The Old Horns Band!