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It almost seems unfair.
When Hannah Miller sat down to write her essay — the one she needed for acceptance into a prestigious scholarship program — she was in Slovakia, surrounded by inspiration and getting a summer’s worth of teaching experience in a setting and situation she organized on her own.
That Slovakian experience, where she taught literature to grade schoolers, must have looked fairly impressive to the scholarship committee, which chooses 10 students to study in Norway each summer. Because Miller, a 2008 graduate of Mankato West High School and a junior at Augustana, got in.
And so last week, she and fellow stand-out students from St. Olaf, Augsburg and other colleges left for Norway where they’ll spend six weeks studying at Oslo International Summer School and getting to know the country a little better.
Every year the colleges cooperate for an event called the Nobel Peace Prize Forum, which takes place at a different U.S. college with Norwegian roots. This year it was at Augsburg. Next year it will be at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa.
As part of the program, students from the colleges apply for the chance to travel to Oslo for six weeks to study and immerse themselves in the work of the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
Miller was in Slovakia when she decided to apply. While working at a Bible camp in the Black Hills of South Dakota, she met a family from Slovakia that had come to the U.S. on an exchange program. After getting to know the family and learning about their school, she decided to spend time teaching in that school. That was last summer. While there, she applied for the Nobel program.
When she got back to her campus, she learned her essay — full of the wisdom and knowledge she’d been picking in the Slovakian school — was good enough to put her through to the next level. And after her interview with college officials, where they asked about her work in Slovakia, she was told she’d be one of two Augustana students heading to Norway.
As Miller prepared for her trip, she said she was heading to Norway with an open mind and no preconceived notions of what should happen.
“I like to go into a situation with really no expectations. I just like to be myself and really soak up the experience.”
One thing she does know is that the Nobel organization stands for social justice, and that fits her personality perfectly. Her goal in life is to be a teacher. When she becomes one, she plans to make her classroom a place where stereotypes are broken down, bullying is nonexistent and respect and learning are key.
There is one thing, however, that she’s looking forward to that probably sets her apart from other students in the program.
Somewhere in Norway — she’ll soon found out exactly where — is a working farm owned by relatives of hers. Miller said she’ll spend some of her time getting to know the Norwegians on that farm and piecing together some of her family’s genealogy.
When it’s over, part of program is to go back to your school and spend your remaining time their working for peace. Miller already had started work in that vein last year by helping organize a concert. She plans to continue that work during her junior and senior years, making the event an even bigger venue for spreading the word about peace.
And when she’s done with college, Miller said she may go into teaching.
“Right now teaching is where my heart is at.”
She’s leaving her options open, however, for other careers as well, maybe even law school.
Miller part of six-week Oslo program with the Nobel Committee
It almost seems unfair.
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Sexy, sassy, supernatural romance from the acclaimed author of Succubus Blues, Succubus Nights and Succubus Dreams...
Georgina Kincaid has been a bad, bad succubus…which should be a good thing. But she's in a foul mood after breaking up with her boyfriend Seth and has been so wicked that über-demon Jerome decides to 'outsource' Georgina to a rival - and have her spy for him in the process.
Then Jerome is kidnapped, and all immortals under his control mysteriously lose their powers. With her life-sucking ability gone, Georgina finds herself embroiled in a sinister plit.
Is she the only one who can stop all hell breaking loose?
About The Author
Richelle Mead lives in Seattle and is the author of the bestselling Vampire Academy series which includes Vampire Academy, Frostbite, Shadow Kiss, Blood Promise and Spirit Bound. The sixth and final book, Last Sacrifice, is due for release in December 2010. When not writing, she can be found watching bad movies, inventing recipes, and buying far too many dresses.
Series: Georgina Kincaid Ser.
Number Of Pages: 512
Published: 4th June 2009
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 17.8 x 10.6 x 3.2
Weight (kg): 0.27
Edition Number: 1

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Rap artists Luna Florentino has come through with a new dope track titled Ya Dig.
Ever since the year began Luna has been proving that 2019 is indeed a year to make it super big – through his releases one of them being Flight Mode which was well received by fans. The positive reviews influenced the young rapper to drop some more music.
In fact the success of his mixtape Mariachi has gained him not only higher recognition but increased his fan base with the majority raving about how he is putting on a vibrant contribution to SA Hip Hop.His previous releases have been featured on shows such as Mzansi Insider, VEntertainment and Shiz Live.
In addition to his hard work, he is currently cooking up a mixtape titled
Fresh Prince Of Rustenburg but hasn’t announced the release date as yet. Most of his music is available fro streaming on SoundCloud included the crispy fresh single Ya Dig.
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First gameplay trailer for dystopian adventure Rain of Reflections
Stockholm, November 6, 2018 – Swedish indie studio Lionbite Games is proud to finally present the first look at the gameplay in its upcoming dystopian adventure Rain of Reflections, with a trailer consisting entirely of in-game, real time footage.
The introductory Rain of Reflections chapter – “Set Free” – centers around Wilona, a scientist working towards a solution to our future world’s sudden infertility. As she starts doubting the morality of the experiments, she decides to free the live subject – the lastborn child – from captivity. This will prove difficult, as powerful forces try to stop her.
Setting key events in motion, the first release introduces the player to the game world and its mechanics:
- Actively choose every single line spoken by the protagonist, to convince, defuse or outsmart a variety of strong-willed, multifaceted characters in fully voice acted dialogues.
- Explore richly varied environments ranging from the sophisticated upper class Stem, to the flooded slums of the Trench, the twisted Temple, the heavily guarded Waste Plant and the coldly clinical Labs.
- Engage in a turn-based strategy system with a range of tactical options where you seamlessly can choose to move stealthily, speak or open fire with precise, calculated shots causing environmental destruction and affecting the enemy’s motivation.
- Breach computer systems, crack locks and eavesdrop on radio frequencies through a variety of hacking puzzles.
- Choose how you play – point and click your character to where you want them to go using a mouse, or gain direct control of their movement with a gamepad.
- Contemplate every choice in a system that halts to await your every input, but make sure you tread lightly – once a choice is made, its consequences will be definitive and may affect characters living or dying and even the very outcome of the story…
Beyond the first release, Chapter 2 – “Open Eye” – will focus on deadbeat private investigator Dwennon West in a cyberpunk-esque city district called The Cluster, and Chapter 3 – “Undercurrent” – will give an insight into the Infrared resistance movement defending their underground hideout The Root, where the player assumes the perspective of front figure Imra.
Rain of Reflections is being created by indie studio Lionbite Games – a small, ambitious team based in Stockholm, Sweden – and first chapter “Set Free” is planned for a release on PC in the coming months.

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May 23, 2019 | By Alice Gividen
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Police on Thursday arrested a West Baton Rouge Parish sheriff’s deputy accused of propositioning prostitutes for free sex, flashing his badge and threatening to jail them if they refused to comply, Baton Rouge police said.
The West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office promptly fired Deputy Florian Deutsch, a corrections officer at the West Baton Rouge Parish Prison, as soon as Baton Rouge police contacted them Thursday about the deputy’s arrest, said Col. Richie Johnson, a spokesman for the Sheriff’s Office.
“As we’ve said before,” Johnson said, “we will not tolerate this type of behavior from our employees.”
Deutsch’s firing marked the second time this week that a Sheriff’s Office corrections officer has been canned. On Monday, Sgt. Brent Ballard, was fired when he refused to show up for work following a three-day suspension. An internal investigation revealed that Ballard falsely accused inmates of misbehavior and threatened some of them with violence.
The prison’s assistant warden also was demoted recently after the Sheriff’s Office received a complaint that he had made inappropriate comments to a female employee.
The investigation into the allegations against Deutsch began after Baton Rouge police received tips from confidential informants that a law enforcement officer was coercing women for sexual favors, said Cpl. L’Jean McKneely, a police spokesman.
It wasn’t clear how many women were involved. But the allegations leading to Deutsch’s arrest stemmed from two incidents: one in July and another on Thursday, both involving the same woman.
The woman called Baton Rouge police recently and told them a man later identified as Deutsch, 33, propositioned her in July through an advertisement on Backpage.com. When Deutsch showed up to a hotel to meet her, he showed her his badge and demanded free sex, according to a probable cause affidavit.
The woman told police he threatened to take her to jail if she didn’t agree to the terms, so she complied.
But when Deutsch contacted her again recently for a second proposition, the woman became suspicious. She demanded he pay her before the two met up. He agreed, except that he told her he couldn’t pay her until he received his next paycheck, the affidavit says.
The woman then worked with police to arrange a sting. Police monitored phone calls between the woman and Deutsch, the affidavit says, until he agreed to meet her at a Motel 6 off Airline Highway.
When Deutsch arrived to the motel on Thursday afternoon, knocking on the door to the room where the woman said she would meet him, police revealed themselves and arrested the deputy, the affidavit says.
Deutsch told deputies he was there to meet a woman for sex, the affidavit says, telling them that he agreed to pay her next week.
He also admitted to police that he produced his badge the first time the two met but denied forcing the woman to have sex, according to the affidavit.
Deutsch told detectives that the first meeting occurred more than a year ago. But when they asked how that was possible, considering he had only been working for the Sheriff’s Office for three months, Deutsch said the first meeting did not, in fact, occur that long ago, according to the affidavit.
Police did not arrest the woman involved in the sting, McKneely, the department spokesman, said.
Deutsch was booked into Parish Prison on counts of prostitution, abuse of office and malfeasance in office. The amount of his bail was not available Thursday night.

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Dem—Con Companies, LLC is a third-generation family owned company that has been servicing the Twin Cities and greater MN since 1965. What started as an MSW Landfill in the 60’s has evolved through three generations into an integrated solid waste processing company that can meet the needs of Dem-Con’s customers and communities throughout Minnesota and surrounding states. Dem-Con’s facilities and services include a construction and demolition MRF, single-stream recycling MRF, shingle processing yard, wood processing facility, metals processing facility, MSW & C&D transfer stations, roll-off container services, three state-of-the-art lined disposal facilities, and our Green Grades Educational Program.
Dem-Con Companies is a diversified, full-service recycling, processing and disposal company acting with the highest standards in environmental integrity, fairness and ethics while serving our customers. Providing sound solutions, collaboration, education and trust are the cornerstones to our mutually beneficial relationships.
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MDL delivers second Scorpene submarine to navy
Marking a milestone, the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL) on Thursday delivered the second Scorpene class submarine 'Khanderi' of the Project 75 to the Indian Navy, an official said.
MDL Chairman and Managing Director Rakesh Anand, and Rear Admiral B. Sivakumar and other top officials of MDL and Indian Navy were present at the ceremony.
Now, the Khanderi - named after the wide-snouted sawfish, a deadly deep-sea predator of the Indian Ocean - will soon be commissioned into the Indian Navy for normal operations.
The Scorpene class of submarines can take up multifarious tasks including anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare typical of any modern submarine.
The third of the Scorpenes, currently under construction at MDL, was launched January 31, 2018 and is undergoing rigorous sea trials, while the fourth one, Vela, launched in May 2019, is being readied for sea trials.
The remaining two - Vagir and Vagsheer - are in various stages of outfitting at the MDL, said the official.
Earlier, two SSK submarines - built by MDL in 1992 and 1994 - are still in service after over 25 years, while the MDL has utilized it expertise in submarine refits-cum-upgradation of all the four SSK Class submarines of Indian Navy.
The first submarine, 'INS Khanderi' was commissioned on December 6, 1968 and decommissioned in October 1989 after over 20 years service. As per nautical traditions, it will be now reincarnated in the form of the new 'Khanderi' handed over Thursday to Indian Navy to safeguard India's vast maritime interests.IANS


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Jean Brown Arena, Redbridge Sports & Leisure, Forest Rd, Barkingside, IG6 3HD
BY CAR: Redbridge is well served by a number of major road networks. Charlie Brown’s Roundabout 9 minutes drive to the left of the venue joins the M11 and the A406, providing access to the M25. The A12 and the A406 which meet at the Redbridge Roundabout offer access from North West London.
There is parking on site.
BY TRAIN: Redbridge is easy to access by public transport and served by the London underground. The nearest underground station is Fairlop on the Central line which is a 4 minute walk from the venue. Redbridge Station is 11 minutes away by taxi.
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Midland police are currently looking for 36-year-old Michael Thompson.
Thompson is believed to have health conditions that could make him a danger to himself or others. He is a white male who was last seen leaving the IHOP on Loop 250 just before 5 a.m. Monday wearing a red zippered jacket, green or gray sweater, blue Dickies pants, and tennis shoes.
Thompson currently resides in the 2000 block of North Main Street, where he must stay due to doctor's orders. Anyons who sees this individual or has information on his whereabouts is urged to call the Midland Police Department at 432-685-7108.###
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A Field Kitchen
|Title||A Field Kitchen|
|Maker||Power, H Septimus (Artist)|
|Medium||oil on canvas board|
|Measurement||unframed: 32.2 x 42.2 cm|
Depicts three soldiers wearing tin (protective) helmets and waterproof capes attending a field kitchen (travelling field cooker) in a wet, war-damaged landscape. With the field kitchen, the forepart or limber carries rations, fuel and equipment, while the body or rear limber has a stove with four boiler compartments and tall stove chimney (which can be lowered to go under bridges or when not in use). The food can be cooked while moving or kept hot for long periods. H.Septimus Power was an official war artist, attached to the 1st Division, A.I.F. from September 1917 until March 1920. He was in France between September to December 1917 and agian in August 1918. He was subsequently commissioned to work for the Australian War Memorial until 1938. This is one of five works lent to the Australian Government on long term loan for an exhibition at Australia House in London. The work was not originally acquired under the official war art scheme, but was presented to the Commonwealth Government in 1960 by the residents of London, and from there to Australia, as part of the property of the Prime Minister's Department, before becoming part of the National Gallery of Australia's collections during the 1980s.

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Our teen volunteers continue to amaze me with the wide range of books they read and their candid, well-written reviews. Check out the latest installment below!
The Iron Trial by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare (2014)
Reviewed by Braneeth
The Iron Trial is a fantasy novel written by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare, and is the first out of five in the Magisterium series. The book tells the tale of young Callum Hunt, the son of two elemental ages that is about to undertake the Iron Trial to decide whether he will learn magic at the Magisterium. While almost everyone is excited at this prospect, Call has been warned by his father to fail, as he blames magic for the death of Call’s mother. The Iron Trial and the events that follow begin to reveal Callum’s origins and past, weaving a plot of mystery and danger.
The Iron Trial has all the elements of a great fantasy novel. It’s almost Harry Potter-esque
in the sense that it has a whole background of magic, as well as its very own school of Magic. The antagonist keeps readers hooked with his ominous persona, and the protagonist and supporting characters are interesting and humorous as well. One concern with the book is the age group it appeals to – the book uses simpler vocabulary and plot development, resulting in it being a book appealing to younger readers. Though the book’s simplicity may result in some readers staying away, it certainly does deserve a chance. Its setting is quite unique, but still does possess the elements of a good book. A unique setting, captivating plot, and interesting characters all make the book a worthy read. If you do enjoy The Iron Trial, make sure to keep reading through the rest of the Magisterium series.
City of Bones Book by Cassandra Clare (2007)
Reviewed by Claire
The City Of Bones, by Cassandra Clare, was originally published on March 27, 2007, and is about Clary Fray, a girl whose whole world got turned upside-down when she met the Shadowhunters. They are warriors who fight demons, and keep the world safe. Jace, Alec, and Isabelle are all Shadowhunters who Clary watch commit a murder. Clary is pulled into the world of demons, vampires, and werewolves, when she herself is attacked by a demon. Not only is she attacked, but her mother goes missing. The Shadowhunters are very interested in Clary, as she shouldn’t even be able to see them, and the demons shouldn’t be interested in her. Now Clary has to figure out how to find the man who kidnapped her mother, and survive the dangers of the shadow world.
I really loved reading this book, and loved the characters in it. I had a lot of favorite characters, since so many of them were really fantastic. The setting was described in such a way that I could picture walking with Clary and the Shadowhunters. The plot was fantastic, and the story moved at a good pace. I never felt like anything was being rushed, or lasted longer than it needed to. Each character’s actions in the story made sense for their personality traits. I would definitely recommend this title. It has fantastic characters, a great plot, and is all-around a great book. If you like this book, I would also recommend reading the other books in this series, as they are also incredibly fun to read.
The Fault in our Stars by John Green (2012)
Reviewed by Lily
The Fault in Our Stars, written by John Green, is a 2012 young adult novel. The plot follows the love story between cancer patients Hazel and Augustus. After seeing many praising reviews, I figured I would adore this book, and it would most definitely change my life.
Unfortunately, it just wasn’t for me. First of all, I felt nothing for these protagonists. I saw no difference between Hazel and Augustus, and it was like they were the same person (but not in a good way). Both characters seemed too perfect, and acted nothing like real people. The two were prone to suddenly bursting into long, philosophical, and poetic speeches. For example, Augustus comes up with this right on the spot “My thoughts are stars I cannot fathom into constellations.”
Apart from the characters, I think the book was pretty well written. The plot was interesting, and I enjoyed Hazel’s quest to contact Peter Van Houton. It didn’t stand out very much, but it wasn’t bad.
The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson (2011)
Reviewed by Joe
The Alloy of Law is the first book in the Wax and Wayne trilogy, set in the same world as the Mistborn Trilogy, three centuries later. Scadrial is on the verge of modernity, with industrial-age firearms, electricity, and skyscrapers in the enormous city of Elendel. While technology is advancing, magic still infuses the world, and Waxillium Ladrian is able to wield it. After Wax’s uncle dies and passes the entire Ladrian House to the former lawman. When Wax returns from the Roughs, he is caught up in the swirl of political intrigue and a plot to bring the capital city of Elendel to its knees.
The three main characters of The Alloy of Law are Wax, his sidekick Wayne, and Marasi, the daughter of Lord Harms, leader of a house with more money than reputation, who wishes to join the constabulary. All three characters had their strengths and flaws, and Wax was much more a flawed character than most protagonists are. He has had trouble readjusting to city life, and it is shown in Sanderson’s writing. Wayne, however, is my personal favorite, due to his nonchalant approach to almost every situation.
The world of Scadrial and the city of Elendel weren’t entirely well developed. There is a map of the country and a city map of Elendel, and I appreciate it when authors include maps in their books as it helps me visualize where locations are in relation to each other. The time period was amazing, and I enjoyed the industrial/steampunk setting more than most fantasy settings I’ve read.
The plot itself was masterfully written, with most of the story focusing on Wax and his sidekicks attempting to uncover devious plots by the criminal underground of the city, but with interludes every-so-often giving the reader small tidbits on what the crime gangs are doing. It eventually wraps up in an amazing resolution, and just when the reader assumes Wax has won, the epilogue reveals that the roots of the operation ran deeper than what Wax, Wayne, and Marasi dug up.
Overall, The Alloy of Law was one of the best books I’ve ever read. It incorporated everything I like about fantasy and mystery, and Sanderson’s style of writing is one of my favorites. Before you read The Alloy of Law, consider reading the Mistborn trilogy, as it provides background information about how Scadrial and Elendel came to be, as well as being works of art. I would rate The Alloy of Law a full 10/10. It has become one of my top five favorite books.


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Ingleside is getting a library building
SAN FRANCISCO Permanent building finally in the works after eight decades
Published 4:00 am, Saturday, February 16, 2008
The northwest corner of the intersection of Ocean and Plymouth avenues in San Francisco's Ingleside district is a dirt and cement lot, surrounded by a chain link fence.
By the end of next year, however, this former home to a gas station will be reincarnated as the site of Ingleside's first permanent library, a 6,100-square-foot facility that will offer more books, albums, movies, computers and meeting space than this neighborhood has ever seen.
On Friday, about 200 neighbors, city officials and students - including the Aptos Middle School Jazz Band - celebrated the groundbreaking for the new building, which will house areas for children and teens, Wi-Fi Internet access, a 24-hour book return and a much-anticipated community room.
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Ingleside has had a library since 1925, City Librarian Luis Herrera said before the ceremony, but the locations have always been rented or leased - and the library has had to move four times.
"Today is special because this is the first time you will have your own building," Herrera said. "No more having to worry about rent and lease agreements, going place to place. ... The entire diverse community is going to be well served by this library."
The new building will contain twice the meeting and browsing room of the current library location, an old Bank of America building just down the street that will remain open during construction. The new building also will offer three times the number of computers, express self-checkout machines and a large reading area - the last a special attraction to longtime Ingleside resident Joseph Witcher.
Witcher, who has watched the neighborhood become more gentrified in his three decades there, said the facility is sorely needed. He has been traveling to the Western Addition for his once-a-week book club since 1999 because there isn't a community meeting area at the current Ingleside branch.
"It will enhance the whole neighborhood," said Witcher, who teaches Sunday school at the Ingleside Presbyterian Church across the street. "I'm looking forward to a reading room where we can meet with 12 or 15 people, and have a book club."
City officials hope the new library also will boost revitalization efforts on Ocean Avenue, Ingleside's main thoroughfare.
The district in the southwestern portion of the city borders the Merced, Ocean View and Excelsior neighborhoods. It is an unusually diverse area - even by San Francisco standards - and still has remnants of the city's working-class past. Many homeowners have lived in the district for decades, but there are rough areas not far from the sleepy residential streets around Ocean Avenue.
Ingleside's $6.9 million library project is being funded by the Branch Library Improvement Program, approved by voters in 2000, which authorized $106 million in bonds to rebuild and renovate the city's 26 branch libraries, and to build a new facility in Mission Bay, which was opened last month.
The Ingleside project's improvement bond funding is being supplemented by $3.7 million in state bond money, as well as about $500,000 for furnishings and fixtures that is being raised by the Friends of the San Francisco Public Library.
The branch library improvement program intends to tailor each neighborhood library to local needs; library officials held meetings and outreach efforts to determine what would best serve the Ingleside neighborhood.
Some of the most important aspects, said Lise Braden, children's librarian for the Ingleside branch, are the children's and teen areas. There are two high schools and a middle school within walking distance of the library, which partners with the schools to offer storytelling, early literacy programs and other outreach to students and parents.
"I've been there since September, and we've seen the number of people at storytelling time grow dramatically," Braden said. "We're going to outgrow our current space very quickly - this new library is sorely needed."


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A member of the public has taken the day off work to lock onto a NSW Forestry Corporation harvester in the Lower Bucca State Forest this morning to stop logging and desecration of sacred sites.
Long-time North Coast forest protector Dailan Pugh said he is ‘at my wits end’ after the NSW Forestry Corporation yesterday failed to honour an agreement that saw an end to activists occupying Gibberagee state forest last week.
A North Coast piggery operator could face a $277,000 bill following a successful prosecution by the NSW Environment Protection Authority.
The state opposition has called for environment minister Gabrielle Upton to be ‘stripped of her duties’ following a damning report on the state of the Environmental Protection Authority by the auditor-general.
The Forestry Corporation picked the International Day of Forests to write to North East Forest Alliance auditor Dailan Pugh threatening him with a $2,200 fine if he returns to meet with the Environment Protection Authority or audit Gibberagee State Forest.
The Environment Protection Authority has announced the results of its investigation into the contents of an overturned tank at a former Metgasco CSG test well, but the scientist who called the EPA to the site disputes the agency’s results.
AGL announced yesterday that the manager of its upstream gas business, Mike Mozra, will depart the company early, only weeks after it admitted it had delayed reporting the presence of BTEX chemicals in flowback water from its Gloucester CSG drilling wells to the EPA.
The Ballina Environment Society (BES) has accused Ballina Councillor Sharon Cadwallader of politicising water security by using ‘the Dunoon Dam as one of her key concerns in her bid for mayor in September’s local government elections’.


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July 9 (The Sports Xchange) - Former Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin has decided to pull his name out of contention for the New York Knicks' front office search to fill their top basketball executive opening, according to multiple reports Sunday.
Griffin turned down the opportunity because he and the Knicks couldn't agree on a role, sources told ESPN on Sunday. The issue reportedly came down to finding a proper role for Griffin while executive Steve Mills continues to work for the team.
Sources told ESPN that the Knicks and Griffin were at odds over Griffin not having full authority on basketball decisions and over Griffin's preference to bring in his own staff.
Earlier in the day it was reported the Knicks were nearing contract negotiations with Griffin following the departure of Phil Jackson as team president. No formal contract offer was made.
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Philadelphia 76ers rookie guard Markelle Fultz, the No. 1 overall pick in last month's draft, will not play for the rest of the NBA Summer League due to an ankle sprain suffered Saturday night in Las Vegas, the team announced.
Fultz was helped off the court after rolling his left ankle in a game against the Golden State Warriors.
The Sixers said in a press release that "Fultz underwent X-rays, which were negative, and the injury was determined to be a lateral ankle sprain. He will miss the remainder of Summer League and is expected to return to normal basketball activities in 1-2 weeks."
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Former Miami Heat star Chris Bosh published an open letter to thank the South Florida community for the past seven years, writing he "learned how to dream again."
Five days after his career in Miami officially ended, Bosh published a "Letter to Miami" essay on his website and took out a full-page advertisement in Sunday's Miami Herald.
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Miles will reportedly sign a three-year, $25 million deal with a player option on the final season. Miles previously declined a $4.8 million player option to become a free agent.
Miles, 30, averaged 10.7 points and shot a career-best 41.3 percent from 3-point range last season.
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The Raptors announced they signed forward OG Anunoby to a rookie contract. Anunoby is under contract through the 2018-19 season, with two team option years to follow. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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Please clarify further the circumstance-
You had blood on your finger- but was it your blood? Did you have a cut on your finger that was bleeding?
Or was it the patient's blood? And if so- was your skin intact with just his blood on the surface?
Well, I would say your risk of HIV is essentially zero-
You may have cut yourself on something without knowing it-
but without exposure to contaminated blood from the patient, you would not have been exposed to HIV.
Now I am sure you could come up with some paranoid ideas about how you may be exposed to his blood, but that would not sound likely.
I would not recommend any post-exposure prophylaxis to you (PEP).
Frankly I don't even consider this an exposure, and would not necessarily do follow up testing, but I suspect you want to for your piece of mind.
I would not stop breastfeeding either due to this event, assuming you are not infected at baseline.
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• Australia’s Bendigo Bank has blocked high-risk payments to crypto exchanges in order to protect customers from investment scams.
• The bank has implemented new rules on instant payments to crypto exchanges that add “some friction” to certain payments.
• Chainalysis APAC Policy Head Chengyi Ong warned that such blocks would force Australia’s crypto public to interact with unregulated offshore exchanges.
Australia’s Bendigo Bank Blocks High-Risk Payments
Australia’s Bendigo Bank has become the fourth major bank in the country to announce blocks for “high-risk crypto payments,” citing the need to protect customers from investment scams. The bank said on July 31 that it implemented new rules on instant payments to crypto exchanges that add “some friction to certain genuine payments,” according to its head of fraud, Jason Gordon. It cited combatting fraudulent payments and enhancing protections for its 2.3 million customers as reasons for the blocks.
Identifying High-Risk Payments
A Bendigo Bank spokesperson told Cointelegraph that certain instant crypto transactions that it identifies as higher risk will be blocked, but the bank is not disclosing further details at this time. The spokesperson said it identifies high-risk transactions by employing “a combination of factors” but refused to comment on specifics. The bank said it was not disclosing what exchanges may be affected by its changes.
Follow Up Actions From Other Banks
Bendigo Bank’s blocks follow similar actions in recent months from three of Australia’s Big Four banks — Commonwealth Bank , National Australia Bank (NAB) and Westpac .
Warning From Chainalysis Policy Lead
In an interview conducted before the recent Bendigo Bank announcement, Chainalysis APAC Policy Head Chengyi Ong warned that such actions would force Australia’s crypto public to interact with offshore exchanges. Speaking to Cointelegraph, Ong argued that such blocks won’t stop criminal actors from using other platforms, crypto or not, while uncertainty over banking access could also drive crypto exchanges and users outside the jurisdiction of authorities.
bendigo Banks decision follows similar action taken by other big four banks in australia which can lead users into dealing with unregualted offshor echanges which can have adverse effects on their investments and security measures


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Paris - Chainsmokers - FUNK REMIX feat. Kina Grannis!
A FUNK REMIX of Paris by Scary Pockets.
A "FUNK REMIX" uses funk instrumentation and timbres but relies on EDM form for song structure. Thus, a funk remix will have a verse, breakdown, build, drop, and other functional structures of EDM, but the musicians play traditional instruments to perform the composition.
Bass: Sam Wilkes
Drums: Rob Humphreys
Vocals: Kina Grannis
Guitar: Ryan Lerman
Keys: Jack Conte
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You will find yourself among people. There is no help for this nor should you want it otherwise. The passages where no one waits are dark and hard to navigate. The wet walls touch your shoulders on each side. When the trees were there I cared that they were there. And now they are gone, does it matter? The passages where no one waits go on and give no promise of an end. You will find yourself among people, Faces, clothing, teeth and hair and words, and many words When there was life, I said that life was wrong. What do I say now? You understand?
What would happen," Zeitoun asked the captain, "if you and I went below the deck, and just went to our bedrooms and went to sleep?" The captain gave him a quizzical look and answered that the ship would most certainly hit something -- would run aground or into a reef. In any event, disaster. "So without a captain, the ship cannot navigate." "Yes," the captain said, "What's your point?" Zeitoun smiled. "Look above you, at the stars and moon. How do the stars keep their place in the sky, how does the moon rotate around the earth, the earth around the sun? Who's navigating?" The captain smiled at Zeitoun. He'd been led into a trap. "Without someone guiding us," Zeitoun finished, "wouldn't the stars and moon fall to earth, wouldn't the oceans overrun the land? Any vessel, any carrier of humans, needs a captain, yes?" The captain was taken with the beauty of the metaphor, and let his silence imply surrender.
The assumption is that life doesn't need to be navigated with lessons. You can just do it intuitively. After all, you only need to achieve autonomy from your parents, find a moderately satisfying job, form a relationship, perhaps raise some children, watch the onset of mortality in your parents' generation and eventually in your own, until one day a fatal illness starts gnawing at your innards and you calmly go to the grave, shut the coffin and are done with the self-evident business of life.
For if it is rash to walk into a lion’s den unarmed, rash to navigate the Atlantic in a rowing boat, rash to stand on one foot on top of St. Paul’s, it is still more rash to go home alone with a poet. A poet is Atlantic and lion in one. While one drowns us the other gnaws us. If we survive the teeth, we succumb to the waves. A man who can destroy illusions is both beast and flood. Illusions are to the soul what atmosphere is to the earth. Roll up that tender air and the plant dies, the colour fades. The earth we walk on is a parched cinder. It is marl we tread and fiery cobbles scorch our feet. By the truth we are undone. Life is a dream. ‘Tis waking that kills us. He who robs us of our dreams robs us of our life—(and so on for six pages if you will, but the style is tedious and may well be dropped).
It is as if the Photograph always carries its referent with itself, both affected by the same amorous or funereal immobility, at the very heart of the moving world: they are glued together, limb by limb, like the condemned man and the corpse in certain tortures; or even like those pairs of fish (sharks, I think, according to Michelet) which navigate in convoy, as though united by an eternal coitus.
She navigated away from the Parish Council message board and dropped into her favorite medical website, where she painstakingly entered the words "brain" and "death" in the search box.The suggestions were endless. Shirley scrolled through the possibilities, her mild eyes rolling up and down, wondering to which of these deadly conditions, some of them unpronounceable, she owed her present happiness.
When we pray for God to illumine our path, we are saying, ‘Dear God, please show me the way. What thoughts do I need to think, to be able to navigate my life at this point? What perceptions do I need; what insights will guide me? Who do I need to forgive? What parts of my personality do I need to look at; what changes do I need to make? Please come upon me and heal my life. Amen.
There's a continuity between what I care about in any form: I care about it in my music, in article-writing, in how I dress, in how I live, in my relationships, in how I navigate paparazzi, how I decorate my home. There's such a continuity between everything that I don't really care what form it shows up in.

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Nov 26, 2014Orchard rides hard cider wave
When Andrew Blake first approached his family with the idea of starting a hard cider operation at Blake Farms cider mill and orchard in Armada, Michigan, the response was less than enthusiastic.
“We told him he was all wet,” said his dad, Paul Blake. “It didn’t make sense for our family or for our type of business.”
But Andrew, now 25, persisted. Having recently graduated from Michigan State University (MSU), he came back home to work on the farm and spent the better part of a year experimenting with making hard cider. It didn’t go so well at first.
“I’d bring it to family parties,” Andrew said. “That’s when I was having this big pitch to the family.
“They said, ‘Come back when it tastes good.’”
That’s exactly what he did. A year ago, the Blake family opened Blake Hard Cider, building a new tasting room where they’ve got about 10 flavors on tap and five for sale in bottles; they’re also sampling and selling wines that they’re either making themselves or having produced on their behalf. The hard cider is being distributed in 50 Michigan counties, with hopes and plans to expand to other states. People who attend events at Ford Field in downtown Detroit, home of the Detroit Lions, can even buy it there.
“It’s pretty neat when you go down there with friends and you see your product there with your name on the label,” Paul said.
A family farm
Blake Farms was established when Gerald and Elisabeth Blake, now deceased, left Detroit and bought about 159 acres some 35 miles away in 1946. They had 13 children, among them twins Pete and Paul, now 55 and the primary owners of the business.
“It started out as a u-pick farm – my parents were one of the first in the state to offer that,” Pete Blake said. “We grew up as kids working on the farm.”
In 1968, the Blakes built a cider mill, which Pete said was a turning point.
“In 1968, when we built our cider mill retail building, that’s really when the business started evolving,” he said.
Until about 15 years ago, the family delivered cider and sweet corn to grocery stores. Then they decided to concentrate more on their own retail operations. Today, Blake Farms operates three retail outlets, farming about 600 acres – 100 of them apples.
Coinciding with that, they specialize in “apple-based entertainment,” Pete said.
“We have a retail store that sells fresh apple cider, donuts, jams and jellies, and that’s in addition to our main cider mill building,” Pete said.
There are two retail stores at the main location “to take care of the large crowd we have in September and October,” he said.
Droves of people from throughout metropolitan Detroit come to enjoy apples, pet animals, walk through the cornfield maze, take pony rides and more. Blake’s offers haunted hayrides and a haunted barn. There’s also a food concession with hot dogs and Italian sausage, fries and buttered corn. Pete estimates they see between 400,000 and 500,000 people each fall at all of the locations, when they go from around 20 year-round employees to “a couple hundred” on the payroll. Many other Blake family members are involved, from running the office to providing seasonal help.
The Blakes also plant and sell Christmas trees, extending the season for visitors – and their business. They also have a landscaping division.
Now comes the hard cider, building the farm’s strength as a year-round operation and elevating the Blake’s brand to a new level.
A new generation
Andrew didn’t study agriculture when he went to MSU, known for its agricultural degrees and Extension expertise.
“I felt that growing up, I had some of the best teachers around in my dad and uncle and my cousin Eric (Blake’s chief of operations), so I didn’t feel I needed to go to school for that,” he said.
Instead, he studied business – economics and prelaw. After that, he worked in Chicago for a software engineering company and took an internship there in real estate development. Then he came home to the farm.
Along the way, he began thinking about hard cider. Seeing the craft beer and spirits market exploding in Michigan, and thinking how Blake’s was already a family entertainment destination – “all things apple-centric,” he said – he saw hard cider as a great opportunity.
“I thought it would keep the farm kind of relevant for a different demographic, and also just enhance or add options to the experience we offer,” Andrew said. “It was a really good parlay into what we were already doing.”
Still, there remained the small matter of convincing the family. Two things happened then. He got the recipes right. And they took a trip to Oregon so they could visit and learn about a variety of hard cider operations.
“Oregon was one of the first states to really push hard cider,” Pete said. “So we visited a lot of establishments.”
They returned from Oregon sold on Andrew’s idea.
“It’s an apple-based product and that’s who we are,” Pete said. “It fits nicely into what Blake orchards is all about – family entertainment, apple based.”
It took about nine months to apply for licenses and inspections, get approval and arrange financing. They built a tasting room, which opened in October 2013. Last winter, they connected with distributors who are taking Blake’s hard cider to retail outlets, bars and restaurants – and Ford Field.
“The margins get cut very low, and you’re distributing through a distributor, but the name recognition gets built up by doing it,” Paul said.
They’ve also launched a marketing campaign that includes TV commercials and billboards.
“Andrew is kind of leading the charge on that,” Pete said. “He’s got some friends … who have done a terrific job putting these commercials together.”
The message behind Blake’s marketing campaign is simple.
“We’re advertising our brand – the Blake name – all facets of it: the hard cider, the apples, family entertainment,” Paul said. “It’s a process that’s evolving.”
On a recent fall Friday night, the Hard Cider House was buzzing with a heavily skewed young-adult crowd, along with groups that included employees from downtown Detroit’s Quicken Loans who’d come for a team-building outing. Blake’s Cider House and Winery, which also offers a limited food menu, was recently named one of the Best Bars in America by the Esquire network. As a result, a crew from California came to film a segment to air on the channel.
Positioned for the future
With hard cider having the potential to consume about 20 percent of the apples they grow, and the rest going to cider, retail and a little wholesale, the Blakes are able to use 100 percent of their own crop now. They’ve recently ordered some new heirloom variety apples specifically for the cider, which they’re planting on additional acreage.
This past summer, Blake’s took it up another notch by rebuilding their main cider location.
“The response (to the tasting room) from our customers was so great, and our main building didn’t look like that, so we set out this summer to create the same image in our main building, and we think we did a pretty good job of it,” Pete said.
The response has been positive.
“There’s a lot of moving parts with anything you do such as this,” Paul said. “It looks great on the outside, but on the inside, there’s a ton of work and accounting and record-keeping and production logs that go with this, and adds to the workload.
“But as far as the future business plan, we’re really positive that it has some great potential.”
So is Mike Beck, one of the owners of Uncle John’s Cider Mill in St. Johns, Michigan, and president of the U.S. Association of Cider Makers. The Blakes can’t say enough about how helpful he was in providing guidance as they navigated the process of starting their own hard-cider operation. He’s glad to do it because he sees value in numbers.
“I can’t create an industry on my own,” said Beck, who also makes hard cider at Uncle John’s, another farm-based entertainment destination. “I’m trying to create an industry here in Michigan. One brand can’t do it.”
With more than 100 cider mills in the state – about 40 currently making hard cider – he said expanding to hard cider is a no-brainer for those already making the regular kind.
“Say you’re getting $5 to $8 a gallon for fresh juice,” Beck said. “When I tell them (cider mill owners) that they can get close to maybe $50 a gallon (for hard cider), everyone looks at it differently.
“You have the orchard, you have the cider press, you have the tanks,” he said. “A few more pieces of equipment and a license is all it takes to get into the business.”
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1. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII)– In brief, Title VII bars certain employers from discriminating against employees, former employees, or applicants for employment based on race, color, national origin, religion or sex (including gender and pregnancy). Title VII also prohibits harassment and retaliation based on the same protected characteristics.
2. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)– In brief, the FLSA sets the federal minimum wage for covered, nonexempt employees and requires that such employee be paid overtime at the rate of time and a half their regular hourly rate for hours over 40 in any work week (it also prohibits child labor and requires wage and hour recordkeeping). Retaliation is prohibited under the FLSA
3. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)– In brief, the ADA bars certain employers from discriminating against applicants and employees in hiring, termination of employment, compensation, and job training, so long as the applicant/employee can perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. Retaliation also is prohibited under the ADA.
4. The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)– In brief, the FMLA allows certain eligible employees of qualified employers to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave (in bulk or on an intermittent basis) to respond to certain life events such as the birth or adoption of a child, to care for a sick family member, or to attend to the employee’s own serious health condition.
5. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)– In brief, the ADEA makes it unlawful for qualified employers to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee age 40 or older because of his or her age when making decisions about hiring, firing, job promotions, compensation benefits, training and assignments. The ADEA also prohibits harassment and retaliation.
6. The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)– In brief, the FCRA places some limitations on employers’ use of employee and applicant information such as credit histories, motor vehicle records and criminal background information provided by third party consumer reporting agencies. The FCRA contains specific notice, disclosure and consent requirements employers must follow before obtaining information and taking adverse action (like deciding not to hire an applicant) based on that information.
7. The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)– In brief, the NLRA bars employers from infringing upon workers’ rights to organize into unions, to engage in the collective bargaining process, and to take collective action, like a going on strike or attempting to discuss or ask for higher wages. The NLRA applies to most work places — even those that do not have a union in place.
* The above are some of the more “popular” Federal laws. and you must also check your state and local laws for additional obligations.

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DeMbare ownership wrangle re-ignited
By Tendai Kamhungira
The battle to control Dynamos Football Club — one of the oldest football clubs in Zimbabwe — is raging on, seven years after an application was initially launched at the High Court.
The case has, however, taken a new twist after Dynamos Trust chairperson Isaac Nhema, filed an application seeking to have the Trust joined as a party to the court proceedings.
In the application, Dynamos Football Club and Dynamos Trust are the applicants while Richard Chiminya (late), Farai Munetsi, Frederick Mkwesha (late), Bernard Mariot Lusengo, Sunday Chidzambwa, Charles Gwatidzo, Robson Rundaba, Brian Kashangura, Kenni Mubaiwa, Harrison Mbewe, Mike George, David Mandigora, Owen Chandamale and Casper Muzenda are cited as respondents.
“…the applicant filed the urgent chamber application in HC1820/10 followed by yet another court application in HC2623/10 in a bid to interdict and restrain the malfeasance and offensive activities of the respondents. With time taking its toll, some of the respondents have since been deceased and necessitating substitution by others in amendments of the pleadings further fuelling the chaos and anarchy.
“What prompted the filing of the applications was in order to curb, if not eliminate altogether, the respondents’ conduct which was inimical to and subversive of the running of the affairs of the applicant and Dynamos Football Club,” the court heard.
Nhema said the Trust has a direct and substantial interest in the matters before the court.
“Having secured the relief sought in the present application, it is desirable for the board of trustees to probe the possibility of invoking the participation in the court matters of other stakeholders such as Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa), National Professional Soccer League (NPSL), who are directly involved in the key aspects the affairs of the applicant and the football club,” the court heard.
He further said that as the cases rage on, the declaration of dividends held in shareholding in Dynamos Football Club and the legitimate expectations of the beneficiaries of the Trust have been rendered obsolete.
“The majority of the shareholders and beneficiaries in the Trust are well past retirement age and realistically if the matters are allowed to drag on at the pace they are, they in all probability might not live to see the benefits come to fruition.
“The stark reality is that the licentiousness and harm that was sought to be stamped out by the court actions namely the malpractices over the safe custody, maintenance and control of the assets in the applicant overburdened by liabilities and unconscionable practices by the respondents rein unbridled,” Nhema said.
Some of the respondents — Lusengo, Gwatidzo, Mubaiwa and Chandamale — have since challenged the application claiming Nhema has no authority to file an affidavit on behalf of the Trust.
“In respect of the first and third (Chiminya and Mukwesha) who at the time of the institution of the present application were deceased, the applicant’s application ought to fail,” the court heard.
“Regrettably, the parties in this matter have been involved in litigation at the centre of which is the control of Dynamos Football Club and its institutions. It is respectfully submitted therefore that in a matter which is marred by multiplicity of litigation of such a nature, the production of a resolution to confirm that authority to institution litigation is clearly indispensable.”
The respondents said that the application is fatally defective and must be dismissed, adding that when the Trust was formed the court applications in which Nhema is seeking a joinder had already been launched. The matter is yet to be finalised before the High Court. Daily News


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Why Start A Business In Brazil?
There is one overwhelming discovery to be made when researching Brazil. It's big. Where landmass is concerned, it is almost the same size as the United States. Brazil shares borders with ten neighbouring nations and is the type of place whose states are larger than most small countries, but with a better climate, brighter colours and bare flesh. Oh, and plenty of investment opportunities, of course.
Brazil is one of the great socioeconomic paradoxes. It resides comfortably at number ten in the world economic rankings, yet it is still a developing nation: economies like this don't usually even stop to wipe their feet in Third World countries. Accordingly, the federal republican government offers numerous business opportunities to foreign investors, and maintains a steady process of privatisation and deregulation. There is huge economic potential, an eager domestic market and the third most advanced industrial sector of the Americas.
Spending power has overwhelmingly increased, but the ruthless grip of poverty is still Brazil's great affliction. It was once devoid of a middle-class, and as we all know, the middle-classes make the material world go round. Thankfully, though, Brazil's consumer class has been growing expeditiously. They are earning money, developing appetites, refining tastes and buying, buying, buying. There has never been a more opportune or pragmatic moment to invest.
But forget about that. We wouldn't want you to take business there too seriously. It is a rather social affair. There is even Wi-Fi on the beaches, complete with swimsuits as small as your BlackBerry. Generally speaking, business is more all-over-tan than it is Alan Sugar, and perhaps it is this carefree approach that makes Brazil such a unique location to do business. It is one of the yet-to-be players on the world's stage, waiting patiently in the wings.
At the moment, though, Brazil is content. It is rhythmically in tune with itself. But don't forget, there is a bit of Samba in all of us, so read on to find out exactly why Brazil could be rhythmically perfect for you.
What is the currency and exchange rate?
Brazil's currency is the Real (pronounced Ray-al - plural Reais), written R$ for short.
What's the climate like in Brazil?
90% of Brazil is tropical, so most of it is incredibly hot in summer. However, due to its massive expanse, covering the tropical north to the temperate south, the weather can be variable. Along the equator temperatures remain above 25 degrees C all year round. In the temperate regions the summer can get up to 45. This said, down south in Porto Alegre they can have frosts in winter (July/August). The seasons in Brazil are opposite to Europe.
Organisations that can assist with Starting a Business
The Brazilian Chamber of Commerce has been actively promoting trade and business between the UK and Brazil for over 70 years.
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Our therapy horse, Queenie, recently underwent surgery to remove her right eye. She had suffered a laceration of her eye that became infected and didn’t respond well to a variety of antibiotics. She is currently healing and adjusting to life with one eye. Queenie will be back in the arena soon!
HorseFriends posted about Queenie on social media, which was shared by our P.A.T.H. Certified Instructor, Billie Jo Davis. Her friend, Katie Chandler, saw the posts and wanted to donate something for us to raffle off and raise money for Queenie’s veterinarian bill and care.
Meet “Crocheted Queenie” a beautiful work of art and crochet skill! She stands a little over a foot tall and would be perfect for any child, or adult, who loves horses.
“Crocheted Queenie” raffle tickets are $20 each and available only through our website. The “Buy Now” button will direct you to PayPal, where you may use your debit or credit card as a guest, or use your PayPal account. You will be given the option to adjust the number of raffle tickets you are purchasing. The more tickets you buy, the more you are helping HorseFriends!!
The winning ticket will be drawn on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, and the winner will be notified by email (the same email you use when purchasing the ticket) and announced through HorseFriends’ Facebook page. The odds of winning will be determined by the number of tickets sold.
RAFFLE TICKET $20
Katie Chandler creates beautiful crocheted pieces and states on her Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/KayT2021, “If you can dream it, I can do it! I specialize in amigurumi stuffed animals.”
Here are some samples of her work.
Prices vary based on size, time, and materials required for the project, thus, making each piece unique! Contact Katie Chandler at KayTz Creations 336-791-3643 or email her at email@example.com
Thank you, Katie, for sharing your talent and “Crocheted Queenie” with us!


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This is truly one of the most unique campgrounds near Scottsbluff, Nebraska. During the offseason, between October and May, it becomes a wildlife refuge for migratory birds. It is also home to Nebraska’s only full-sized lighthouse.
This is the campground for you if you are traveling through Nebraska and are looking for a waterside adventure. This park is the home of the largest body of water in the state, Lake Minatare. Furthermore, the park is perfect if you want to enjoy all that Scottsbluff has to offer because the city’s downtown is just a short drive away.
“We just returned home from Nebraska, stayed at Lake Minatare in Minatare, NE it was a nice State Park with only 30 amp electric. The park was clean, with clean bathrooms and showers. Also had a laundry facility.” – mtwigg99, Campground Reviews
This city-owned campground is in the heart of Scottsbluff, giving you access to everything the city has to offer via the Monument Valley Pathway. There is also plenty to do on-site, including paying a visit to the camp’s zoo. If you want some outdoor adventure, there are multiple hiking and nature trails nearby.
If you want to experience everything the Nebraska Panhandle has to offer, you can camp in the heart of its biggest city, Scottsbluff. It’s hard to believe that you are in a city when you’re at this picturesque city park. Play a round at the disc golf course or go fishing in the pond during your stay to pass the time. You’ll fall in love with this Scottsbluff campground.
“A great city-owned campground in a city park that includes a zoo. Level gravel pads surrounded by grass. Nice picnic tables and fire rings with free firewood delivered by some of the nicest camp hosts ever!” – LMH, RV Park Reviews
This is one of the cleanest and best-kept RV parks in the Scottsbluff, Nebraska, area. Offering a lot of space, this campground can accommodate you and your traveling party regardless of its size. Most people stay here because of its close proximity to Scotts Bluff National Monument.
This campground has huge spots that are big enough to fit a large RV and a towed trailer. The spots and grounds make it a great place for family reunions and huge gatherings. On top of all this, it’s just down the road form the number-one attraction in the area, Scotts Bluff National Monument.
“Found this gem of a campground and we were delighted with our campsite. Plenty of space between campers, paved roads with concrete pads, full hookups, pull through and back-ins. The grounds are landscaped and the grass is pretty and green. Super easy check-in and friendly staff. So glad we found this place. Very close to Scotts Bluff National Monument.” – Dedra, RV Park Reviews
This campground is truly off the beaten path. In fact, it’s so far off the beaten path that it may not be on the path at all. Because of this, it provides a peaceful and serene camping experience you won’t find anywhere else.
Stay here if you are looking to camp just like a Wild West settler. This campground only offers 10 well-spaced sites, so you know you are going to get peace and quiet while you camp. Just a few miles down the highway, you’ll find Scottsbluff and Scotts Bluff National Monument.
“It is small but clean, with awesome views all around. We were the only ones there. The night was beautiful – very quiet with a beautiful starry sky. We thought the feeling might be a little like that of the early pioneers that passed this way but without the hardships. We loved it.” – hwybnb, RV Park Reviews
Bayard is just 20 miles down the highway from Scotts Bluff National Park, so this campground is ideal if you are looking for an affordable place to stay for a night near a top attraction. There are no amenities to speak of, but the campground does offer water and electric hookups. There is no staff for check-in, so come and go as you please as long as one of the three spots is available.
This is a great place to stay as a one-night stop off if you are on the move through Nebraska. It doesn’t offer much in the way of amenities, but there is a full power hookup. There are only three spots total at one end of the park, so it is a quiet place to camp.
“This was a great spot to spend the night. There are 3 campsites at the far east end of the park nearest 11th street. They are free for the first 2 nights, then $10 for additional nights. There is no check-in, no staff. They have water and electric.” – dsvy, RV Park Reviews
About 90 miles north of Scottsbluff sits the most popular state park in Nebraska, Fort Robinson State Park. This resort-like campground serves anyone looking to take advantage of the Pine Ridge region. Camp here and explore over 22,000 acres of well-preserved grounds.
You’ll love staying here if you want a great place to relax when you are done exploring the Pine Ridge region of Western Nebraska. This campground gives you unparalleled access to the state park with a bevy of modern amenities to take advantage of while you are taking breaks in between. The park offers some of the best RV camping near Scottsbluff, Nebraska, and Western Nebraska overall.
“This is a historically interesting very large State Park. We stayed in the Soldier Creek electric only section in a very large grassy and treed spot. Sites are paved and mostly level. The grassy area was muddy due to nightly thunderstorms. The electric tower was conveniently-placed and worked well.” – bbmidwife, RV Park Reviews
This city campground in Northwestern Nebraska is simple and easy to access. There isn’t much of a staff at this city-run campground. Because of this, residents pay for their stay based on the honor system.
This is a great place to stay when you are traveling west through Nebraska. Located across from City Hall, it gives you access to everything Hay Springs has to offer while being just a short drive from all the natural beauty of Western Nebraska. During your stay, check out the nearby cemetery, which is home to some very interesting tombstones.
“We camped here in a 27′ Class A. There were water and sewer hook-ups on site. The City of Hay Springs owns this campground and charges a whopping $10/night for a spot. Just roll by the unattended office, drop your payment in the envelope and through the slot. It is truly the honor system!” – Hugh, TripAdvisor
High Plains Homestead is just down the road from Fort Robinson State Park, making it a great place to stay for tourists. It also has its own western charm that surrounds the small, peaceful park. There are just a few spots, so call ahead to make reservations.
High Plains offers travelers a remote retreat with a stark Western feel. The motto here is “Out of the way and out of the ordinary,” and nothing could be truer. This is probably why so many people choose to have their Western-themed weddings and other events here.
“he last night of our vacation couldn’t have been better! We stayed in the cabin, and it was a home away from home. All of the furnishings were awesome to look at and read about. Dinner was delicious, the ribs and chicken and dessert… Breakfast in the morning was also good!” – Jen, Facebook Review
If you aren’t familiar with this campground, you may remember it from its origil me, Route 26 Campground. The park has recently gone under new ownership and a total rebranding. As you will see, ownership has made some great changes to this Scottsbluff, Nebraska, campground.
This campground gives travelers easy access to both the Platte River and Lake Mitare, so it’s great if you are looking for outdoor attractions near your campsite. The wooded area near the campground is filled with mature trees thanks to preservation efforts in the area. There are some pavilions on the grounds, but you can bring your own cover or shade as long as it is properly anchored.
“Love love love the staff! Lots of room for dog walking and bike rides. Will definitely be back!!! We camped at Captain Critters Country Campground (formerly Route 26 Campground) in a Travel Trailer.” – Jeri, RV Park Reviews
Chimney Rock Pioneer Crossing is one of the best Scottsbluff-area campsites if you are on the hunt for great views. Obvious from the name, the campground gives campers direct access to the Chimney Rock natural landmark via a walking trail. This view is only matched by the stars in the night sky.
If you want to experience the Oregon Trail the way the first settlers first experienced it, you are going to pass through Bayard. Here, you can see Chimney Rock as you camp under the stars for a one-night stay. The property is also perfect if you’re looking for a long-term RV park near Scottsbluff, Nebraska.
“The best place to stay if you are visiting Scotts Bluff Monument, Jail House & Court House Rocks – and the area in general. Clean, Quiet and the landscape is out of this world. Every morning you wake up to Chimney Rock…An A+ to the RV Camping places to stay.” – Jennie, Facebook Review
Meadow Park Motel and RV Park, located in Bridgeport, Nebraska, sits on the open prairie for which Nebraska is known. Many visitors spend the night before picking up and moving on to Cheyenne, WY, or Denver, CO, which are each a day's drive away. The RV park provides spacious sites to accommodate the largest of RVs on the road.
Meadow Park Motel and RV Park provides 16 RV campsites with full hookups, all of which are pull-throughs. The electrical service comes in either 30- or 50-amp configurations. Robust Wi-Fi service is available at every site. Restrooms, showers, and a laundry service are available for travelers. The sites have ample width — more than enough to allow the deployment of any slide-outs an RV may support.
“This is a fun place to stay. The owner is very accommodating kind. It's clean $35/night with full hookups.” – Lori, Facebook Review
The historic town of Lingle, Wyoming, is home to Pony Soldier RV Park, right off Highway 26. Pony Soldier RV Park is in a wide-open landscape surrounded by nature, and it provides plenty of space for each camper. It's a rustic environment where it's common to see people on horseback trotting through. This campground is sure to provide you with a quiet and relaxing stay on your to nearby historic sites like the Fort Laramie National Historic Site and Register Cliff.
Pony Soldier RV Park is the perfect place for peace and quiet. The appeal of this campground comes from its old-fashioned design that takes you back to the time of the first settlers. There are also plenty of scenic spots and a clear view of the stars in the sky. This site offers 30- and 50-amp full hookups with community showers and restrooms. Guests will also have access to Wi-Fi, a laundry room, and a fire pit.
These are just a few of the best parks that Western Nebraska has to offer. The area has a great history when it comes to the Wild West and the settlers who helped create the region. Since the accommodations are rustic enough to harken back to the dawn of the American West, you can get some of the same experiences as Oregon Trail travelers. Whether you rent or buy from an RV dealer, you can find the perfect place to say for a night or an entire summer. This is the perfect place to start off your Nebraska RV road trip.
The top 10 campgrounds we selected all show daily, weekly and monthly rates for you. Pricing will vary.
Pricing will vary. The top 10 RV Parks we selected all display daily, weekly and monthly rates for you.
Staying at an RV Park for a long period of time will vary on the campground & RV Park you choose. View our post for more information.
Yes. The majority of campgrounds we selected in this blog allow pets.

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JOHANNESBURG – South Africa's president says Nelson Mandela is responding well to treatment for pneumonia in a hospital.
A statement from President Jacob Zuma's office says he visited 94-year-old Mandela on Thursday and was informed by doctors that the former president's condition is improving.
The statement quotes Zuma as saying that Mandela is stable and responding well to treatment.
Mandela was admitted to a Pretoria hospital on the night of March 27. It is his third trip to a hospital since December, when he was treated for a lung infection and also had a procedure to remove gallstones. Earlier in March, he spent a night in a hospital for what officials said was a scheduled medical test.


The Minneapolis Tree Sale will return March 16, 2020!
**New for 2020**
No Lottery-More Trees
I M P O R T A N T D A T E S
March 16 – March 22, 2020
2,000 trees* will be available to Minneapolis property owners in Greenzones AND landlords in any area of the City with a valid Rental License
(up to 10 different rental addresses)
March 23-April 15, 2020
Remaining trees will be available to Minneapolis property owners who have not purchased a tree through this program for the last 3 years
April 15-May 1, 2020
(or until sold out-whichever comes first)
Any remaining trees after April 15, 2020 will be available for all property owners to purchase regardless of historical participation.
* Trees available will be smaller in size (#5 and #7 container trees) than those of previous years in order to make more trees available to more property owners!
- Things to Consider:
- Trees must be pre-ordered, a link will be provided ahead of the start of sale-check back for updates!
- Trees are $25 each. First come, first served. One tree per address, up to 10 properties for aforementioned, permitted rental property owners.
- Trees are ONLY available to Minneapolis property owners.
- Trees planted through this program MUST be planted on private property not within the boulevard or MPRB Right of Way.
- Trees will be available for pickup at the Minneapolis Impound Lot, 51 Colfax Avenue North. You (or someone on your behalf) must pick up your tree during this time-No Exceptions.
- May 16: 8:00 am until 4:00 pm
- May 17: 8:00 am until 4:00 pm
- May 18: 3:00 pm until 7:00 pm
- It’s the law to contact Gopher State One Call (651-454-0002) at least three days before digging. They will mark buried utility lines for your safety.
- Large shade trees should be planted at least 15 feet from power lines and/or buildings.
- Did you know you can save money on energy by planting your trees on the east or west side of your home?
- For more information, please contact Tree Trust’s Community Forestry Team at 952.767.3886 or [email protected]


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Contains accessories, consumables and application software to perform ASTM D7066-04 (extraction into hydrocarbon-free solvent and then transmission FT-IR). Comprises: Cuvette Holder, 2 x Cuvette 10mm, Environmental Hydrocarbons Touch Apps S/W Kit Includes Touch AppsTM software and standard operating procedures (SOPs) to support the routine measurement of oil and grease in water and soil samples by FT-IR spectroscopy. The software may be used together with any Environmental Hydrocarbons FT-IR Analysis Pack, and any Spectrum Two, Frontier, Spectrum 100 or Spectrum One series FT-IR spectrometer. Spectrum Touch software provides a simplified, workflow-driven environment for faster, more reproducible analyses. Touch AppsTM software is included for the following methods: ASTM D7066 (2004) - Oil extracted into a hydrocarbon-free solvent, and quantified by transmission measurement. HATR method - Oil extracted into a volatile solvent, and the solvent evaporated from the HATR crystal. Cyclohexane method - Oil extracted into cyclohexane, and quantified by transmission measurement. The SOPs provide clear instructions for day-to-day use of the system. Calibration files are provided to enable the system to be used with minimum setup overheads. A User’s Guide is included, containing instructions for the validation and maintenance of these calibrations, the preparation of samples, as well as instructions for maintenance of the system and customization of the Spectrum Touch applications.
- Model: L1608006
- Manufactured by: PerkinElmer

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NCT 127 made history Tuesday night, becoming the first K-pop band to perform at Texas’ RodeoHouston, the world’s largest indoor livestock exhibition.
The Seoul-based group squeezed in the rodeo’s last party before Mayor Sylvester Turner announced Wednesday (March 11) that he’s canceling the rest of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo due to coronavirus concerns.
“So I heard it’s the first time at RodeoHouston that a K-pop group ever performed,” Johnny announced onstage amid their screaming fans. “Just to know that, to see our fans, our NCTzens out there really makes me very, very happy.”
NCT 127 brought the world-dominating K-pop sound to approximately 62,000 fans, according to Paper City Mag‘s concert review. Atop the stadium’s five-point-star stage, resembling the Texas flag’s emblem, NCT 127 dominated the stadium lit up by fans carrying their signature light sticks.
As their sound hybridizes hip-hop, EDM, Latin pop and more in a genre gumbo, Houston Chronicle‘s Preview newsletter appreciated how their “Cherry Bomb” and “Simon Says” tracks blend in Houston’s signature screwed style. The boys even practiced their Southern greetings with their local NCTzens, crying out “Howdy y’all!” and “Yeehaw!” in between songs.
The next time the international sensations saddle up for a live show will be June 5, when they embark on their second world tour Neo City – The Awards, which kicks off at NYC’s Madison Square Garden.


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Vocabulary in The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
Vocabulary Examples in The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock:
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"the eternal Footman..." See in text (The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock)
The "eternal Footman" is a personification of death. A regular footman is a servant who generally admits and waits on guests--the suggestion being that if death is holding your coat, then you've entered a place where either you're not likely to come out or are on death's doorstep.
"sawdust restaurants..." See in text (The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock)
These are establishments that have thrown sawdust over the floor to soak up spilled beverages and liquids. They're inherently seedy or low-class restaurants and are associated with "cheap hotels" and their sundry clientele. This walk indicates that the poem's speaker is familiar with the red-light district, either because he lives nearby or because he frequents it for other reasons.


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Learn to play the violin in the easiest way with Fox songs.
Fox songs are designed to practice the violin at very early ages.
Recommended from 3 years.
As you progress, you will learn the notes and rhythms you need in order to to play the 52 songs that make up this first volume.
Each song has 3 previous games to prepare the moment to perform the song. These are:
-Identify the notes.
-Follow the rhythm.
-Follow the bow.
All songs have a musical accompaniment in more than 20 musical styles.
In addition, each song has 3 playback speeds (snail, hare and tiger).
You can activate the sound of the violin to hear how the song is played, but you can also deactivate it in case you only want to hear the musical accompaniment.
There is the option to choose between “DO, RE, MI” or “A, B, C” notation, as well as select the color of each of the violin strings.
Tablet use is recommended.
It is recommended to use a device in good condition, since some of the rhythmic games require a fast and precise response from the device.


Presiding judge Hendrik Steenhuis, right, and other trial judges and lawyers view the reconstructed wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, at the Gilze-Rijen military airbase, southern Netherlands, Wednesday, May 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool)
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An international court found Malaysian Airliner MH17, which crashed in Eastern Ukraine back in 2014, was shot down with an air defense missile . The judge read the evidence in a hearing in the Netherlands on Tuesday, saying the airliner was shot down from a Russian-made anti-aircraft missile system called Buk.
The case named three Russians and one Ukrainian citizen as the perpetrators. MH17 went down in Eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board in July of 2014 during early stages of the war between Russia and Ukraine. The Buk missile in question apparently belonged to Russia’s 53rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade.
“Experts have stated that the impact on the hull of the plane is compatible with a Buk missile system and a Buk warhead,” stated presiding Judge Hendrik Steenhuis. “No damage was found that would not be compatible with that scenario or that would indicate another scenario, for instance, medium calibre or lighter missile systems or a much heavier missile system.”
According to reports, pro-Kremlin separatists allegedly shot down the airliner because they had mistaken it for a Ukrainian military aircraft. Meanwhile, Russia has denied its involvement in the tragedy.


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