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ARB Newsclips for March 13, 2014. This is a service of the California Air Resources Boardís Office of Communications. You may need to sign in or register with individual websites to view some of the following news articles. CAP AND TRADE Costa Rica opposition group says to scrap 2021 carbon neutrality target. Costa Rica's leading opposition group, PAC, expected to win a four-year presidential term next month, will drop the country's commitment to carbon neutrality by 2021, an official said. The leftist group's candidate, Luis Guillermo Solis, should be elected president in an April 6 runoff vote after ruling party candidate Johnny Araya announced on Wednesday that he was abandoning the campaign. Posted. http://legalnews.findlaw.com/article/53234f1876407f7b290351cb86e63b9e?DCMP=NWL-cons_greenpage Clarification: California-Carbon Tax story. In a story March 9, The Associated Press reported that the Western States Petroleum Association's oil company members are proposing to use a carbon tax on fuels instead of the state's cap and trade system. Posted. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CALIFORNIA_CARBON_TAX?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT DIESEL EMISSIONS CARB Proposes Fleet Friendly Changes. The California Air Resources Board has proposed a set of amendments to make it easier for fleets to comply with current regulations. Truck drivers and other stakeholders had voiced their concerns that they would not be able to meet the regulations as they are currently written. Posted. http://gobytrucknews.com/carb-proposes-fleet-friendly-changes/123 Valley Air district helps schools foot the bill for new buses. The buses you drive by on your way to work may soon get an upgrade that could help our entire atmosphere. The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District wants to help local school districts foot half the bill for new buses while improving the air we breathe at the same time. Posted. http://www.turnto23.com/news/local-news/air-dirstrict-helps-schools-foot-the-bill-for-new-buses FUELS Calif.'s pioneering low-carbon fuels rule could see multiple changes. California's landmark law requiring lower-carbon fuels is poised for a rewrite. Advisers to the state's Air Resources Board yesterday detailed proposed revisions to the low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS), a first-in-the-nation regulation. Posted. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/stories/1059995992 Chevron warns California carbon rules will make gasoline too costly. Pending California carbon regulations could make it too expensive to operate refineries in the most populous U.S. state, drastically increasing gasoline prices and costing thousands of jobs, a senior Chevron Corp executive said. Posted. http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/03/12/chevron-california-idINL2N0M81FN20140312 VEHICLES Plug Power eyes first profit on rising fuel cell orders. Plug Power Inc (PLUG.O) said it expected to post its first ever profit in the fourth quarter this year as orders rise for its hydrogen fuel cells, helped by strong demand from customers such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Posted. http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/13/us-plugpower-results-idUSBREA2C0SS20140313 GREEN ENERGY Desert Solar Power Plant a Risk to Air Safety, Say Pilots. Pilots flying both private and commercial aircraft near Las Vegas have filed complaints abut possible unsafe conditions caused by a large solar power plant in the Mojave Desert, according to documents filed with a state agency, and Las Vegas officials are urging the plant's designer to do something about the problem. Posted. http://www.kcet.org/news/rewire/solar/concentrating-solar/desert-solar-power-plant-a-risk-to-air-safety-say-pilots.html OPINION OP-ED: Californiaís looming cap-and-trade gas price increase. The weather is warming up and so are gas prices. Drivers seem to be putting more miles on their vehicles, which is part of the reason prices are quickly jumping, up 28 cents a gallon statewide from a month ago. In Santa Cruz County, the average price of a gallon of gasoline this month is $3.78, up 22 cents from last month. The average for Northern California is higher, at $3.84. Posted. http://www.smdailyjournal.com/articles/opinions/2014-03-13/op-ed-californias-looming-cap-and-trade-gas-price-increase/1776425119624.html BLOGS Can this coal plant save the climate? The massive block of steel towers and pipes rises out of the morning fog like a sci-fi fantasy. But this coal-fired power plant could help save the climate, or at least thatís the hope of the Obama administration. Posted. http://grist.org/climate-energy/can-this-coal-plant-save-the-climate/ California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.


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New federal office begins work for oil, gas royalties
Published 5:30 am, Saturday, October 2, 2010
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration advanced a major piece of its overhaul of the way the federal government oversees offshore drilling by creating a new office to collect oil and gas royalties.
The Office of Natural Resources Revenue will be tasked with handing royalties for all mineral leasing on public lands - and be separate from other bureaus in the Interior Department dedicated to leasing decisions and policing the safety of oil and gas operations in public lands and waters.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar called the change a significant part of the overall reorganization of the former Minerals Management Service. The new structure attempts to respond to both real and perceived conflicts of interest between the old agency's previous assignments to both collect money from energy companies and aggressively monitor projects for safety and environmental violations.
The new revenue office is in the Interior Department's Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget. Although Salazar paved the way for the new office when he signed a reorganization order in May, Friday marked the official transfer of revenue collection responsibilities out of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement.

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Officially, this is the tool that should allow the government to start - finally - the huge project of modernization of the State. The reform of the public service was presented Thursday by Olivier Dussopt, the secretary of State in charge of the topic at Bercy. A little less than a year after the presentation by the prime minister of the broad outlines of this transformation, in April 2018, which is about 5.5 million public servants in France.
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The goal is, eventually, to be able to rely on a public service more effective, efficient, digitized, responding more to the demands of the French. With the draft law "on transformation of the public service", the majority intends to develop a toolbox to carry out the restructuring of the State that he promises from the presidential campaign of 2017. It is, in particular, reduce the number of employees 120,000 by 2022 in the three public functions (including 50,000 for the State). We are far from it today: only 1600 posts have been deleted in 2018, and 4164 are expected to follow in 2019. This figure is expected to climb, promises Bercy, to over 10,000 by 2020. The need to achieve this is found in statistics from Eurostat that reveal that the public sector wage bill French is the heaviest in Europe (nearly 12.5% of GDP), equal with Sweden.
the representatives of The civil servants are opposed to a wider use of contract workers, who are already more than a million in the public service
to achieve the reduction, the draft law should help breaks the conventional, and create a support structure for the agents whose service is being restructured. Mobility should be fluidifiée between the different public functions (hospital, territorial, and State) and the initial conditions improved (doubling of severance to 30,000 euros).
Guest of the morning BFMTV-RMC this Thursday, Olivier Dussopt has detailed the government's project. He indicated, for example, that a hospital director can decide, as well as in the private sector, the evolution of the career of a public servant. With this reform of the public service, the government includes the creation of contracts to missions for officials, on the model of the project contract in the private sector. Without addressing the statute, the government also wishes "that there was more of CDI among contractors in the public service," said Olivier Dussopt. "We give freedom to employers to hire more contract workers in the public service and that they are better treated". These contractors will have the right to request a rupture conventionnelle. The secretary of State has also mentioned the creation of jobs of incumbents at time not full for the contract in the commons. In addition, Olivier Dussopt has also indicated the removal of the day of deficiency for pregnant women.A single instance of social dialogue
The text also aims to simplify the representative bodies of the staff within the public service - there would be 40,000 today - creating a single instance of social dialogue. It will be designed to "deliberate on management rules, discuss the evolution of the occupations...", said this morning, Olivier Dussopt. A provision strongly opposed by the trade unions, because the multiplication of instances allows them to multiply their number of elected and permanent. Importantly, this reform act the disappearance of the administrative committees joint that manage their careers. To be clear, the promotions, ratings, sanctions, and transfers of public servants should not be subject to the opinion of the staff representatives. The other hot topic, the working time should be harmonized to comply with the minimum legal (many local authorities are below that of 1 607 hours per year).
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The introduction of merit pay, collective or individual, is also condemned by the trade unions. "It is a real breach in the statute of the public service," says Bruno Colignon (FAFP). "How does one measure merit in an emergency department? How to reward the merit?", queries Bernadette Groison (FSU). Employee representatives were strongly opposed to more widespread use of contractual (and for longer contracts, up to six years), which are already more than a million in the public service.
With these measures, the government has, unsurprisingly, drawn all the trade unions of civil servants against him. Upstream of the introduction of the bill, they have turned up the pressure. Eight of the nine organizations were asked Tuesday to the prime minister to "suspend" the reform.
" READ ALSO - public Service: start of consultation under tension on the social dialogue
Despite a year of consultation, the trade unions are protesting against the method of the executive, accused of not listening. "The design that appears, for the moment, the government of the social dialogue is to do absolutely nothing to retain what was proposed in the unions," protested Jean-Marc Canon, secretary general of the CGT officials, the first organization in the public sector.the Threat of strike action
They were in any case not obtained neither wage increases nor thaw of the index point, which freezes their wages since 2010 - with the exception of 2016 and 2017 - and are still protesting against the restoration of the day of absence or compensation of the increase of the CSG, is considered to be insufficient.
After you have met Olivier Dussopt Wednesday, the trade unions will now consult their base. They will meet again on February 19 to decide the action to be taken. Including a strike? "It is in the landscape. Everything is laid out, everything is possible," replies Bernadette Groison (FSU). Force ouvrière, which is not attached to the call of the intersyndicale and demands for weeks for a strong reaction, has already called a strike for inter-professional public-private. In recent months, the mobilizations of civil servants were not together very long processions.Updated Date: 16 February 2019, 00:00


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Accounts Payable & Banking Team Manager
Exciting Times! Keep an eye out as our Accounting Services function is going through an expansion and we are looking for a hands-on Accounts Payable & Banking Team Manager to lead that team and deliver a best-in-class service to our suppliers & customers.
So what’s involved?
As AP & Banking Team Leader, you will have a hands-on role with your team to refine the speed of processing and control payments for all business entities providing an enhanced customer service.
Part of this will include full intercompany reconciliations, making sure your team are trained to standard, following & continuously improving stringent banking controls to protect the company from error/ fraud and monthly supplier statements.
You’ll also need to build effective relationships with all departments within C&C Group to ensure we provide a best-in-class customer service experience.
What you’ll need:
We’d like to see that you’ve got previous successful tenure in managing an Accounts Payable team. Part of successfully managing that AP team would give you experience in driving operational excellence whilst also developing & implementing new processes & controls – continuous improvement of the Accounts functionality.
Of course, you’ll also need to be advanced with Excel & your communication skills not only with your team but with customers’ needs to be first-class!
Send us a CV that demonstrates your leadership & AP Banking experience, and we’ll aim to get back to you ASAP!

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Lionel Messi’s life story will be taken to the stage in 2019 after Cirque du Soleil confirmed they will produce a brand new show inspired by the Barcelona forward.
Cirque du Soleil, the live performance company that performs around the world, has previously based shows on musical acts such as The Beatles, Michael Jackson and Argentine rock group Soda Stereo, but never before on a football player.
“The show will celebrate Messi’s legacy in Cirque du Soleil’s signature way, highlighting the rich culture that makes this sport the most popular worldwide,” the company announced on Wednesday.
“The show will draw its inspiration from the incredible talent and accomplishments of the football legend, who embodies the unique spirit and values of his sport.”
Argentina international Messi announced the partnership in a video on Cirque du Soleil’s YouTube channel.
“It feels both crazy and incredible that Cirque du Soleil will create a show based on my life, my passion, my sport,” he said.
“Cirque du Soleil is a family favourite of ours. I have no doubt this show will amaze people as their shows always do.”
After starting out as a circus act with street performers over 30 years ago, Cirque du Soleil has gone on to become one of the world’s leading theatrical producers and boast productions in close to 450 cities in 60 countries.
The spectacle by the Montreal-based company will travel the globe – there are Cirque du Soleil shows in cities ranging from Las Vegas and Tokyo to London and New York City.
Their productions usually feature daring high-wire and acrobatic stunts, as well as extravagant costumes and musical performances.
Exact details of the show will be confirmed at a later date, as will information on the tour stops which can be expected around the world.
Messi joined Barcelona as a 13-year-old, with the Catalan club luring him from Argentina with the promise of paying to help treat a growth hormone disorder.
He has since gone on to become the club’s most decorated player, winning over 30 trophies, as well as being named the World Player of the Year on five occasions.
Now 31 and Barca’s all-time top goal scorer with 563 goals, he is closing on his 650th appearance for the club, with only Xavi Hernandez (767) and Andres Iniesta (674) having made more.
The captain of the Argentina national team is also putting his name to a theme park in China, which is due to open in 2020.

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The Grove at Sunset Court features 54 affordable family housing apartments including spacious one, two, and three bedroom floor plans.
With this development, Meta Housing transformed a vacant furrowed lot into much-needed affordable housing for the Brentwood community.
The Grove at Sunset Court development coincided with an overall revitalization of Brentwood Boulevard. Meta Housing ensured that the project’s buildings were oriented to create interesting spaces for private and public access, and we created a central green common open space for residents to enjoy.
Residents of The Grove at Sunset Court also enjoy scenic views, exceptional privacy, and beautifully landscaped courtyards.


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While researching regulation and toxicology of nanomaterials for a post on this page, I was directed towards the following report produced by Environmental Defense: “Toxic Ignorance: The continuing absence of basic health testing for top-selling chemicals in the
Interesting reading which discusses the gaps in the U.S. EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). According to the EPA, TSCA was “enacted by Congress to give EPA the ability to track the 75,000 industrial chemicals currently produced or imported into the
Environmental Defense’s 1997 report suggests that sufficient human health and environmental toxicity data exists for only a relatively small percentage of chemicals, (even those produced in high volume). More recently Environmental Defense points to recent progress by EPA and industry towards addressing data gaps.


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ERIN WEARS G-HAWK
1. Think Big: Share your dream in 50 words or less.
Ultimately I want to make a positive impact on the
world by using the arts, particularly dance, to show
everyone how beautiful the world can be, and how we
are all connected!
2. What did your mom think you would be?
My Mom thought I would be an artist because I had an
intense interest in it at a very young age; my coloring
books had a lot of detail and interpretation, and I
always made up stories to go with them. I came from a
family of engineers and scientists, and I always felt a
little guilty for not taking that path.Mom told me "Erin, it's
the engineers and the doctors and lawyers that keep the
world in order, but it's the artists that make life
worth living." My brother is an engineer, so she got one
of each. :)
3. When people say “you can’t do that”, how do you respond?
In an odd way, I'm driven by a challenge. I get down
on myself for about a day, and then it hits me that the only
person who has the right to say I'm not capable of
something.... is me!
4. Why do you do what you do?
There are many reasons I dance! It makes me
feel good about life. It's a very cathartic experience,
and an avenue of connectivity with others. It helps me
know who I am.
5. What has been the best moment and the worst moment so far?
The absolute best moment I have had dancing was
performing for the King of the Dogomba tribe in
Tamale. The absolute worst moment was waking up one
morning and not being able to move; I had a back injury
that progressed so far I got out of bed and just collapsed! I
thought I was paralyzed and it was terrifying.
6. Three trips I’d like to take.
Going back to Africa. I think of Ghana often and miss all of
my friends and wonderful people I met there.
Ireland. To be honest, I'm not sure what part of Ireland
my family is from.I'm mixed with a variety of Northern
European cultures, so when I asked I pretty much say that I
descended from Vikings and Druids and I was
raised by hippies. :)
Australia, I would love to go to Melbourne. That is where
the International Institute of Dance Therapy is, and I like
kangaroos! When I was a kid, I wanted to be a
kangaroo when I grew up. Guess dancing was
the closest I could get.

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Phillies C Jorge Alfaro, Triple-A Lehigh Valley: 3-for-5, HR, 2B, 2 RBI, R -- At the start of the season, Alfaro was looking like a Triple-A prospect demanding to be called up after hitting .333/.368/.528 in his first 18 games. However, he then hit .213/.242/.270 with a 35.9 percent strikeout rate
Phillies C Jorge Alfaro, Triple-A Lehigh Valley: 3-for-5, HR, 2B, 2 RBI, R -- At the start of the season, Alfaro was looking like a Triple-A prospect demanding to be called up after hitting .333/.368/.528 in his first 18 games. However, he then hit .213/.242/.270 with a 35.9 percent strikeout rate over 30 games after April ended. Perhaps Tuesday will be looked back on as the day he broke out of that funk and returned to his early form. His performance in a 9-7 win over Buffalo marked the first time this season he had collected multiple extra-base hits in a game, thanks to his fourth homer and ninth double through 49 contests. Alfaro also threw out two attempted baserunners and is now 11-for-31 (35.5 percent) on the year. MLB.com's No. 62 overall prospect will likely be able to show off that plus arm in the Majors at some point in 2017, but it'll take sustained improvements with the bat before the Phillies give him that chance.
Twins SS Nick Gordon, Double-A Chattanooga: 3-for-7, 2B, 2 RBI, R, 3 K, SB -- The Twins took shortstop/center fielder Royce Lewis with the first overall pick Monday, making this as good a time as any to check in on how Gordon, the system's top prospect who also happens to play short, is doing. As it turns out, he's handling himself quite well of late. The 21-year-old is riding an eight-game hitting streak and has multiple hits in six of those contests. He ranks among the top four in the Southern League with a .316 average (third), .500 slugging percentage (fourth) and .881 OPS (fourth) through 60 games. It's the power that's made the biggest leap in 2017 with Gordon's five homers already representing a career high, while his slugging percentage has jumped from .386 over 116 games in the pitcher-friendly Florida State League last season. Gordon has played some second base this season to help with his versatility, though he hasn't done so since May 14. The Twins obviously weren't going to disregard someone of Lewis' talents just because they already have a top shortstop prospect in Gordon, and the hope in the organization is that the pair creates the best type of positional logjam down the road.
Yankees LHP Justus Sheffield, Double-A Trenton: 6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K 1 HR, 87 pitches, 61 strikes -- The Yankees' No. 6 prospect delivered one of his best starts of 2017, striking out a season-high eight in an 8-1 win at Hartford. Sheffield's first full season with the Yankees has had its bumps in the road -- like a six-inning, five-run outing last time out on June 7 -- but for the most part, he's proven to be a reliable member of the Thunder rotation with a 3.29 ERA over 68 1/3 innings. He's had to rely on more contact with his 20.5 strikeout rate representing a career low, but the Yankees don't need to rush the southpaw, given that he only turned 21 last month. With a plus fastball and above-average slider from the left side, it's a decent bet that Sheffield will eclipse Tuesday's eight strikeouts at some point this summer as he continues to acclimate to the Double-A level.
White Sox C Zack Collins, Class A Advanced Winston-Salem: 2-for-3, HR, 2B, RBI, R, BB, K -- The No. 7 White Sox prospect showed the best parts of his offensive game Tuesday. He showed power with a homer and a double. He walked. He reached base three times. Collins is among the Carolina League leaders in walk rate (20.2 percent, first), home runs (10, fifth), OBP (.388, sixth) and isolated slugging percentage (.233, fifth). Unfortunately, he's also struck out 27.3 percent of the time, limiting his average to .228 and OPS to .854. The 2016 first-rounder has been the stereotypical three-true-outcome slugger in his first full season, and it's likely that the White Sox are looking for a little more offensive growth before seeing how his tools play at Double-A Birmingham.
Braves C Brett Cumberland, Class A Rome: 3-for-4, 2B, 4 RBI, 3 R, BB -- The Braves' No. 29 prospect broke an 0-for-15 stretch with his second three-hit effort of the season in a 17-3 rout of Augusta. Before going cold, Cumberland was one of the hottest hitters in the Minors at the end of May, and even after the skid, he still leads the South Atlantic League with a .437 OBP and .962 OPS through 50 games. He talked to MiLB.com last month about how working with hitting guru Craig Wallenbrock has helped him hit the ball more in the air both in college and the Minors. But the biggest questions about Cumberland relate to his work behind the plate. He's split catching duties with No. 28 prospect Lucas Herbert in Rome, playing only 19 of his 50 games behind the plate with the rest coming at DH.
Sam Dykstra is a reporter for MiLB.com. Follow and interact with him on Twitter, @SamDykstraMiLB.


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Oil price fell on Thursday after the U.S. announced the World Health Organization’s decision to announce an outbreak of coronavirus and accordingly Trump’s ban to suspend all trips from Europe for thirty days, except Britain.
The surprise means that even though it is difficult to quantify the move in an already shaken oil market, the demand for jet and other fuels drops further. So we are talking about a new supply shock, it would not be right to create another scenario.
The deadlock, caused by the excessive oil supply and interest with Saudi Arabia and Russia continues to reflect as a serious threat on oil prices.
Brent crude is trading at $ 34.14 at 0718 GMT, down $ 1.65 or 4.6%. The contract dropped about 4% on Wednesday.
US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil dropped 4% in the previous session to $ 31.60, down 1.38 or 4.2%.
Both criteria fell nearly 50% from the highest levels reached in January, and had a biggest daily drop on Monday since the Gulf War in 1991 after Saudi Arabia starting the price war.
The price gap between short-term and long-term Brent prices, which has reached the highest level in five years today, causes traders to stock up on higher volumes of oil.
OPEC + has lost its ability to regulate the global oil market, and now only market mechanisms can dictate the balance between supply and demand. The solution to reaching the balance is possible by providing an increase of $ 20.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) have stopped estimates for oil demand due to the coronavirus outbreak and are now awaiting a shrinking demand for this quarter.


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The list of people calling for the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) to be scrapped, continues to increase. Hundreds of thousands of social media users have voiced out their support for the campaign to end the operation of the group in the country. People of all walks of life have lent their voices to the cause and artistes are joining in the campaign.
Wizkid, Don Jazzy, 2Baba, Phyno, Falz, Di’Ja and many others have lent their voices to thhe cause.
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By Myckelle P. Williams
Mother’s Day is always bittersweet for me. For so many years, I couldn’t put my finger on it, but now I think looking back on my life, it all started with my relationship with my own mother.
Do all mothers really deserve celebration just because they gave birth? I know this may sound rude, and possibly controversial…but there are some of us that grew up without hugs, kisses, affection, love, feelings of worth and acceptance. Some of us who had mothers who were in the clubs and in the streets, and on drugs, and allowed all sorts of vile things to happen to their children. Some of us who were not protected by the ones who were supposed to protect, or held by the arms designed to hold. Some who never looked out into the audience at a play or game and saw their mother sitting there, proudly smiling and cheering them on.
…Some of us to whom Mother’s Day has a whole ‘nother meaning.
My feelings always conflict on Mother’s Day.
On one hand, I am happy because it gives me a chance to spend time with my children, feeling their love and appreciation for the time, energy and effort that I spent with them throughout their lives by making up for what wasn’t given in my own life. On the other hand, I struggle with hurt because it causes me to reflect on the fact that my mother chose to distance herself from me all of my life. As she continued to keep men and money the central focus, and left me on the sidelines. I don’t remember any hugs, kisses and sweet touches. I had to learn to do these things on my own children by practice, and by watching my husband with them. The last time I saw my mother, I asked her to make a choice between me and the boyfriend who wants me and my children out of her life. She told me that she chose him, hugged me and my children goodbye, and promptly dismissed me. After two years of caring for her day and night after her brain aneurysm, this was the final straw. I just have to face and accept the fact that the mother I always wanted, prayed, and wished her to be. She never will. It’s a fact a lot of us have to face as we hear and see commercials talking about loving mothers who shaped their children’s lives, and instilled love and morals and made them better people. We just have to make a decision to become better mothers for the next generation.
We have a chance to give our children what we weren’t given, so WE can be celebrated on those days.
And so, I have decided to make Mothers Day a celebration of the ‘Momma Two’s’. To celebrate the Fathers who raised us, the Grandmothers who hugged us, and dried our tears, the Aunts who showed up at the plays and cheered us on, and drove us to church when we needed it. Mentors who allowed us to stay at their homes, and treated us like their own kids. Best friends who took us in and comforted us when we ran away from home. Those are my chosen heroes this month.
They deserve celebration on this Mother’s Day, and always, because when our mothers could not be the mothers that we desperately needed, these ‘Momma Twos’ stepped in and shouldered the responsibilities. It saved us, and kept us from breaking…and partially healed our hurting hearts. It may have been a teacher, a mentor, a lady at church, but God sends people into your life to ‘replace’ those people who didn’t come through for you. These people seem to come out of nowhere and fill a void that is left by the ones who naturally should fill it, but for whatever reason couldn’t, or wouldn’t. To this day, all of my kids’ friends call me ‘Momma Two’ because I made it a priority to make sure that none of them felt like they were without the love and encouragement (or discipline) they needed while in my home. I love the result: watching the loving, responsible, funny young adults they are all becoming!
Who can just see a child who needs a family, and turn away?
The last time I saw my Grandmother, my ‘Momma Two’, she was laying in a hospital room, dead.
I have a vivid memory of her hands, because I stared at them for so long. I remember the nails, the color and the way they sat on her chest. She looked like she did when she took a nap, on the many times I stayed at her house to play. I was her only grandchild, so her house was set up with dolls, toys and art supplies. She encouraged my love of writing, and made me feel special each time I showed her a new project. She called me ‘Sweetheart’ and I called her “Honey”. When I looked at her hands, I thought of the cookies she baked with those hands, the times she sat up on her sewing machine, making me dresses with those hands. The times I watched her feed the birds outside every morning with those hands. I recall the times she showed me how to wash dishes, and cook, and fold, and make beds, and allowed me to comb her waist length hair, and showed me how to braid with those hands. I remember the way she even cleaned the entire apartment building steps on her hands and knees, and cut the roses outside the building to make the environment nice for everyone living there. She fed all of the neighborhood cats and I would watch her stay up late to take care of an injured one. The hands that held the steering wheel as she dropped me off at camp, helped me do crossword puzzles, and play dress up. She even showed me her art before she died. I never even knew she was an artist! She believed in speaking ‘Proper Kings English” and therefore made me speak with manners. I was not allowed to use slang, etc. She took me to restaurants to show me how to eat, and which fork to use. She held Christmas and Thanksgiving at her home, and brought the family together every year. That was until she died.
714-774-1685…was her phone number. Twenty-five years later, I still remember it. She loved cats and Koala Bears, and anytime one came on TV, I had to call her up, and we would excitedly talk about it.
After her death, her items were all sold in unpaid public storage auctions. All the 1950′s Barbie’s and accessories I played with. All the beautiful things she owned. Her antique car was given away, her cats destroyed. Her art went missing, her china split among her daughters. I was a child, and could do nothing but watch in horror. And last April, when my own mom’s home burned down, the last of my grandmother’s things was destroyed; Family pictures, mementos, and records that went back five generations.
Is Honey just a memory that I have? It feels like I have nothing left of her, but my memories of her hands. Who but me will know how she laughed, how she cracked jokes, her favorite TV shows?
That kind of stuff will all be forgotten two generations from now. I don’t want her to disappear completely… she was so much more than a distant memory! I want her life to matter.
In becoming the woman that I think she would have wanted me to be… I think it will have.
…And now it seems that
It was but a lovely distant dream
As time goes on and memories fade…
Your touch…your smell….your smile
The way you held me tenderly
All I have left of you now is what you left
Inside of me;
Laughter, hugs, thoughts, dreams,
And lessons taken time to teach
Are now (selfishly it seems)
Forever mine to keep.
Is it better to have Loved and Lost
Or never to have loved at all?
The question hangs in bitter irony
On my hearts internal wall
But even so, I’ll always have
The memory of our last night
With your arms gently wrapped around me
As we watched the day turn into night
Amazingly, even the sunset in all it’s splendor and golden light
Was nothing compared to the beauty
That reflected in your eyes.
And I didn’t know it then
That what I thought were sparkles in your eyes
Were tears that you were holding back
By what you hid inside
And I realize now that in my ‘ignorant bliss’
I never really thought you’d leave…
In painful retrospect of final hours
That I refused then to believe
Had I known it would be the last time that
You held me in your arms
…I would have told you
Just how many times you truly kept me safe and warm
…I would have clung to you for dear life
Till my hands began to bleed
And begged you not to leave my side
And kill the best in me
…I would have let you know
That no one ever loved me more in life
Never have, before you…and never since
The day you said goodbye.
They say that time will heal all wounds:
Erase the pain away
But time ain’t changed a thing for me
The agony remains.
And now all I have to hold onto
Is the Love you left with me.
So…till we meet again, my sweet
In Memory of Patricia Lyle Smith
My Momma Two
Myckelle P. Williams
B.L.O.G. Magazine Co-Founder
Myckelle P Williams, co-founder of B.L.O.G. Magazine™ and creator of the Heartwood Project™ for Women, lives in Tennesse with her husband of 20 years. She is the mother of 6 children and one grandchild. Once a teen mother who overcame the odds, Myckelle helps empower women to overcome the traumas of their past, and mentors young women over the country. Her upcoming book ‘The Road Less Traveled.” is due to be released in late 2012. For more information about her upcoming Heartwood Project™ Seminars, you can reach Myckelle at firstname.lastname@example.org

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Santa Clara County will soon launch a pilot program to bring financial support to unhoused high school seniors
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors this week unanimously approved a program that from April to August 2023 will send unconditional payments of $1,000 a month to homeless students in their final year of high school in an effort to ease their transition into higher education or work opportunities.
Introduced by Supervisor Susan Ellenberg, the proposal is a local version of a statewide bill proposed by Sen. Dave Cortese that failed to win legislative approval. Senate Bill 1341 would have financially supported homeless teenagers in their last five months of high school.
The hope was to prevent an estimated 15,000 unhoused seniors in California from slipping further into poverty without proper financial resources -- something Cortese refers to as the “summer melt.”
“This makes Santa Clara County the first county in the state to refuse to graduate high school seniors into homelessness,” Cortese said in a statement. “I am grateful to Supervisor Ellenberg for carrying this movement forward and our Board of Supervisors for leading with vision by supporting our students through this critical transition period.”
Cortese, a former Santa Clara County supervisor, had sponsored in June 2020 a basic income program for young people exiting foster care. The program was recently renewed by county supervisors to extend into 2023.
Roughly 2,500 students in the county faced homelessness in the 2020-21 school year, according to county data.
Ellenberg said this pilot program is an opportunity for the county to both provide more than just self-improvement programs for people in need, and to rewrite the “harmful and narrow personal responsibility narratives” that those in poverty cannot be trusted with unrestricted cash.
She believes guaranteed income is this generation's extension of protections, just as Social Security, child labor laws, 40-hour work weeks and collective bargaining helped prior generations.
“We will counter that narrative and provide a fully-flexible resource for Santa Clara's youth to use as they best see fit as they transition and develop into young adults,” Ellenberg said. “From housing to overall well being, guaranteed income reduces volatility and provides stability for residents.”

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Everything Explained Through Flowcharts: All of Life's Mysteries Unraveled Including Tips for World Domination, Which Religion Offers the Best Afterlife, Alien Pickup Lines, and the Secret Recipe for Gettin' Laid Lemonade by Doogie Horner (Paperback, 2010)
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- Author BiographyDoogie Horner is a standup comic and book designer. He is the author of the First Timer's Kit (Quirk Books, 2008) and Dirty Jokes Every Man Should Know (Quirk Books, 2009). His short story The History of the Beloved Children's Series the Berenstain Bears is featured in The McSweeney's Joke Book of Book Jokes (Vintage, 2008). He designed the cover for the New York Times bestseller Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, and his design has been featured in Time, Newsweek, Print, How, Time Out New York, GQ, and many other publications. He lives in Philadelphia where he performs standup and hosts the monthly comedy show The Ministry of Secret Jokes.
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Tomorrow, August 5, the seventh anniversary of the mass shooting at the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, the Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee, together with the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, Forward Latino, Voces de la Frontera, JCRC-Milwaukee Jewish Federation, and the NAACP-Milwaukee Branch, will gather together in Milwaukee for a Vigil Against Hate: A Remembrance of Oak Creek, Gilroy, El Paso and Dayton.
The vigil will take place tomorrow at 7 pm, at Walker Square Park (across from the United Community Center), 1031 S 9th St, Milwaukee, WI 53204.
This is the 30th year (or so) of the Community Meal Program at our parish, St. Peter's, West Allis. Its success is a result of passionate leaders, an ecumenical group of neighborhood volunteers, support from Feeding America and Thrivent Financial, and contributions from St. Peter's laity and guests.
St. Peter's Community Meal and Food Program has increased in scope and frequency over the years, serving thousands in the process. We serve guests a sit-down meal upon arrival and offer them a chance to "shop" through food pantry items which they can take home in St. Peter's branded reusable grocery bags that are also provided.
St. Peter's is in the process of expanding on its outreach and hospitality model, piloting an informal derivative that will be hosted one Sunday a month, prior to the scheduled Eucharist. It's a work in progress, but isn't everything?
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
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FREDERICKSBURG, Va. -- Mary Washington junior Matt Miles was tabbed as the CAC Men's Tennis Player of the Week for the second time this year on April 10, 2018.
Player of the Week
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Mary Washington junior Matt Miles was tabbed as the CAC Player of the Week for the second time this year after registering a 2-1 singles mark and 2-0 doubles mark last week for the Eagles, with his only loss coming to the second-ranked singles player in the nation. In a victory over Southern Virginia, Miles notched wins at No. 1 singles (6-0, 6-1) and No. 1 doubles (8-4). In a victory against Salisbury, Miles won 7-6(7-4), 6-3 at No. 1 singles. He then secured a No. 2 doubles win along with Moses Hutchison against ninth-ranked Carnegie Mellon, improving to 17-7 on the year in doubles, including six straight victories. His only loss of the week came against CMU at No. 1 singles, falling 7-6, 6-7, 6-3 to Daniel Levine, the second-ranked singles player in Division III.
WEEKLY HONOR ROLL (4/10)
FROSTBURG STATE: Geoffrey Goldring, Fr., Waldorf, Md./Thomas Stone
SALISBURY: Patrick MacLean, So., Crownsville, Md./Mount Saint Joseph
SOUTHERN VIRGINIA: Paul Monson, Fr., Provo, Utah/Timpview
NOTES AROUND THE CONFERENCE
In the ITA National Team Rankings, Mary Washington is ranked No. 14 and Christopher Newport is No. 37 ... In the ITA Atlantic South Regional rankings, UMW is No. 3, CNU is No. 8 and Salisbury is No. 13 ... Three CAC players are ranked in the ITA Atlantic South Region singles rankings - UMW's Matt Miles is No. 7, CNU's David Reed is No. 10, and UMW's Patrick Hughes is No. 15 ... Four doubles teams are ranked in the ITA Atlantic South Region doubles rankings - UMW's Michael Fleming / Ryland Byrd are No. 4, CNU's Justin Cerny / David Reed are No. 5, UMW's Matt Miles / Moses Hutchison are No. 12, and UMW's Derek Hagino / Patrick Hughes are No. 15 ... Frostburg State first-year Geoffrey Goldring picked up a No. 5 singles win last week against nationally-ranked Mary Washington ... Salisbury sophomore Patrick MacLean went 5-1 in three CAC matches this past week ... Southern Virginia freshman Paul Monson went 2-1 last week in both doubles and singles.
2017-18 CAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
|9/19||Matt Miles, UMW|
|2/27||Ian Siew, SAL|
|3/6||Stefan Hein, SAL|
|3/13||Paul Monson, SVU|
|3/20||Justin Cerny, CNU|
|3/27||Joseph Brown, UMW|
|4/3||Patrick MacLean, SAL|
|4/10||Matt Miles, UMW|


In 1930, Congress passed the Smoot-Hawley Act, erecting a high and onerous tariff wall around the U.S. economy. The lawmakers thought they were helping American workers; instead, they greatly lengthened and deepened the Great Depression, here and worldwide.
What the Congress is considering this month doesn’t rise to the level of Smoot-Hawley but “Buy American” is protectionism and protectionist measures tend to feed on themselves. We enact them, our trading partners retaliate and on it goes in a downward spiral.
Just the prospect of protectionism has caused the European Union to complain to the White House and the Treasury and State departments that Congress was about to set “a very dangerous precedent.”
The U.S. House added a measure to the economic stimulus bill requiring that only U.S.-made iron and steel be used in federally funded public works projects. The Senate is contemplating an even more drastic step; that “manufactured goods” used in public works projects come from U.S. supplier.
This sounds simple but it could be a nightmare to administer in an era when U.S. and foreign companies own big chunks of each other and there’s a huge foreign manufacturing presence in the United States.
President Barack Obama is against it. He has said the U.S. should avoid doing anything that “signals protectionism,” which this clearly does, and he told ABC News last week, “I think that would be a mistake right now. That is a potential source of trade wars that we can’t afford at a time when trade is sinking all across the globe.”
It is more than just potential. EU officials have said if these provisions go into effect they very likely will complain to the World Trade Organization and one outcome might be the EU is allowed to retaliate against U.S. exports.
“Buy American” is a great political sound bite but bad economics. The president’s natural allies, the Democratic congressional leadership and unions, are strongly for these provisions. But Obama must stand firm and prevent this bad piece of history from repeating itself.


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Starring: Himesh Patel (EastEnders), Lily James (Baby Driver), Kate McKinnon (Ghostbusters), Ed Sheeran (Games of Thrones), Joel Fry (Paddington 2)
Director: Danny Boyle (127 Hours)
Writer: Richard Curtis (Notting Hill)
Runtime: 1 hour 56 minutes
Release Date: 28th June (US, UK)
A movie directed by Danny Boyle, written by Richard Curtis, and featuring the music of The Beatles? If this film were any more British, you’d probably have to crown it king or something. Those credentials would be enough to sell many film fans sight unseen, but Yesterday’s premise of a musician who is the only one in the world who remembers the legendary Liverpudlian band that makes this team-up that much more special. Unfortunately, whilst there are individual elements of Yesterday that shine, the final product is a cinematic trifle with conflicting flavours.
Yesterday wastes no time in getting to its killer hook, but it’s in so much of a rush it forgets to satisfactorily establish its main players. It’s plainly obvious from even the opening scenes that the film has been heavily trimmed in the edit, with transitions between beats often feeling abrupt, along entire scenes and even characters featured in the marketing being nowhere to be seen. The individual pieces are fine enough, but it doesn’t help make the story flow in a natural and satisfactory way. Additionally, once you take away its unique selling point, this is a little more than a standard rags-to-riches music industry story. In a landscape currently overcrowded with films like Bohemian Rhapsody and Rocketman to name a few, there’s little other than its cute fantastical twist to set it apart.
Luckily, what the film lacks in storytelling it makes up for with humour and heart. There’s thankfully no attempt to explain how or why The Beatles (and several other mainstays of pop culture) have been suddenly wiped from existence, and it’s a gag that manages to keep evolving every time it about to get stale. It also takes its fair share of jabs at the music industry and British culture in general, some of which are expected whilst others are hilarious gag marathons. When the film decides to get sentimental, there’s a lot of the usual tugs at heartstrings Curtis is known for, and as tired as they are they’re still surprisingly effective. However, there is one reveal towards the end that I expect will floor certain people, which I won’t dare spoil here.
If nothing else, Yesterday should serve as a starmaking turn for lead Himesh Patel, who shines in the lead role of Jack Malik. His befuddled British everyman charm brings to mind the best parts of early Hugh Grant, but he gives them a modern cynical edge that works equally for both comedy and drama. Lily James is as charming as ever and has fantastic chemistry with Patel, though her character feels a little underwritten at points and their romance often comes off as contrived. Kate McKinnon also feels neglected as conniving manager Debra Hammer, delivering a performance that neither lets her be her usual unhinged self nor shows us a new dramatic side; she’s just the expected asshole music exec with little requirement for McKinnon’s idiosyncratic talents. Surprisingly, the two most enjoyable performances come from Joel Fry as Malik’s dimwitted roadie Rocky, and Ed Sheeran playing himself. Sheeran is by no means a great actor, but his reserved and matter-of fact performance often delivers quietly comedic gold, and his willingness to lampoon his own persona and career adds a needed layer of self-deprecation.
From a filmmaking perspective, Danny Boyle and Richard Curtis are actually very different when you think about it. Whilst Boyle loves to experiment with genre and technique, rarely delivering an expected product, Curtis is usually quite happy with the basics whilst letting the writing and actors take focus. These two styles sometimes blend brilliantly in Yesterday, whilst at other points they fail to mesh. There’s a lot of visual flair like gaudy scene transitions and constantly varying lighting and colour grading, which often clashes with the conventional content of most scenes and lacks motivation. For example: when Malik and Rocky first meet in the story, there’s a quick scene establishing their friendship whilst walking through a music festival. So far, so basic. But for some reason, this basic character exposition scene has been entirely shot at an extreme Dutch angle for no real reason. Nothing said is eerie or odd, nothing fantastic is going on screen. It’s just two guys walking and talking about their lives. Why does this scene need to be shot this way, other than to show off?
Now for a movie featuring extensive covers of classic Beatles tracks, you’d hope the filmmakers would do something really special with the material. The result is respectful and occasionally daring, but is mostly pretty unremarkable. There’s a few tracks that have been modernised in a cool way, but otherwise they don’t sound that distinct from any average bloke strumming them on their own guitar. None of them particularly ruin the song, but very few manage to stand out either, and for a movie about music that’s a big letdown. The film doesn’t do a great job of weaving them into the narrative either, settling to do either the expected (playing “Back to the USSR” when they go to Russia, for example) or just throwing in a song somewhere because it’s recognisable. The plot does make the point that Malik doesn’t fully understand the context of many of the songs, but it’s hardly an excuse to just throw songs in without proper motivation.
Yesterday shows so much potential to be fun and joyous when moments are taken in isolation, but as a whole the experience is jumbled hodgepodge. The humour is spot-on, the actors give it their all, and even if the covers aren’t spectacular it’s still The Beatles, but it just never adds up to something greater than the sum of its parts. Ultimately, the film feels like yet another victim of post-production meddling, yet from the final product it’s actually hard to pinpoint what was the source of the disruption. If I had to guess, I’d say it comes to down to Boyle and Curtis’ styles not meshing, and I think the film might have ended up feeling more cohesive if it fully belonged to one filmmaker or the other. If the premise has you sold or you’re a Boyle/Curtis completionist, I can’t say you’ll have a bad time. For everyone else, maybe it’s best to just let it be, at least until the home release.
FINAL VERDICT: 6.5/10
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The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Jude Ogbimi, winner of the Isoko North Constituency bye-election.
The State House of Assembly by-election was conducted on Saturday, April 10th, 2021, following the the death of former Majority Leader, Hon. Tim Owhefere.
According to INEC, eleven political parties contested in the Assembly bye-election.
Announcing the result on Sunday, the Returning Officer, Prof. Christopher Onosemuode of the Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun, said gbimi scored 29, 421 votes to defeat the candidate of All progressives congress, Mr. Emmanuel Tabuko, who polled 2,543 and others.
He said the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Emmanuel Tabuko, scored 2,543 votes to emerge second while the candidate of the ADP, Agose Ogagaoghene, came third with 66 votes.
“I, Prof. Christopher Onosemuode of the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, FUPRE, Effurun, Delta State, hereby declare that Mr Jude Ogbimi of the PDP having scored the highest number of valid votes is hereby declared winner of the Isoko North Constituency by-election,” he declared
Meanwhile, the APC Publicity Secretary (caretaker), Sylvester Imonina, had accused PDP of sabotagging the sanctity of ballots at the poll.
But in a swift reaction, the Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Dr. Ifeanyi Osuoza, dismissed the allegation, describing it as the usual and expected accusation of a party.
He said APC was never serious and completely lacked preparation for any election in the state.


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When I was 14 there was a terrible song called "I have been to Paradise but I've Never been to Me" about a woman who had an interesting life but after living it to the full claims she would have rather have been a housewife stayed at home and had a couple of kids. It was a song designed for parody and I wrote one which was my party song for a while. I can unfortunately remember the lyrics and they were rather rude and not particularly good Perigrine Wildoak reminded me of the song the other day and I had another go at the lyrics only this time with a Golden Dawn theme. Consider it channelled by a secret chief
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text: Dining Outside the Home: The Dolphin Restaurant, Fish Market and Sushi Lounge in Poipu, Kauai. We accidentally found a pleasant diversion on Kauai’s South Shore one afternoon while waiting for another restaurant to open their doors for dinner. The sunny lanai at The Dolphin Restaurant offered outdoor seating for a magnificent sunset and nostalgic ambience where people mingled in relaxed conversation. Fragrant tropical flowers soften the nautical theme splashed throughout. We wet our whistles on a tasty Ginger Rita infused with Grand Marnier. The shrimp appetizer, from local waters, was served with a homemade cocktail sauce to spice things up a bit. This place definitely deserves a double-take.

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Vanessa and Angela Simmons to launch accessories line
NEW YORK Vanessa and Angela Simmons have partnered with August Accessories, who will design, manufacture, and sell the Pastry Accessories line. The women will be a major part of the design and creation of the accessory line. Pastry Accessories will arrive in stores fall 2009 and will consist of watches, hats, and cold weather accessories.
“It makes perfect sense,” says Dan Maravilla, VP sales at August Accessories. “Pastry is young and all about moving forward, not looking back and we are geared in much the same way. We are excited to launch this new collection and believe the response will be tremendous.”
Pastry Accessories will be available at better department stores and specialty stores nationwide starting in late spring 2009 and will range in price from $15.00 to $150.00.
Staples expands ink, toner recycling program
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. Staples announced that beginning Feb. 1, it will expand its ink and toner recycling program to award $3 in Staples Rewards on any brand of type of ink toner to customers who recycle these products.
In 2008, the company recycled more than 22 million ink and toner cartridges. With this program expansion, Staples expects to recycle more than 30 million cartridges in 2009 and become the world’s largest ink and toner recycler.
This expanded recycling program will make it even easier for customers to recycle their ink and toner cartridges while providing new ways to save money and be more eco-friendly. Customers can simply bring empty cartridges to any Staples store, each of which will earn them $3 back in Staples Rewards or Staples Teacher Rewards, on up to 10 cartridges per calendar month. Ink and toner recycling Staples Rewards are sent monthly and can be used on any Staples purchase in store, online or over the phone.
“The emergence of user-friendly ink and toner recycling programs like the one Staples is offering is an important step in helping Americans make more environmentally-friendly choices in their daily lives by keeping valuable products and materials out of the waste stream,” said Matt Hale, director of the Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery of U.S. EPA.
New competition in Walmart’s backyard
Target competes with Walmart in virtually every market where its 1,684 stores are located. But this spring, one market of particular interest will be Rogers, Ark.
The rapidly growing community in the Northwest corner of the state is adjacent to the town of Bentonville, where Wal-Mart’s headquarters are located. Target’s new store set to open March 8 is the retailer’s first in Benton County, and the closest to its arch rival’s headquarters. Previously, if Wal-Mart’s home office employees or its suppliers wanted to conduct competitive store visits, they traveled south to Washington County and the town of Fayetteville, where Target has operated a discount store for the past 10 years.
Target’s newest unit at 2404 Promenade Boulevard is adjacent to the new Pinnacle Hills Promenade mall. The new mall was a godsend to area residents hungry for convenient alternatives to shopping at Walmart, and that is likely to be the case with Target as well.


Hemmed in by mountains, an international boundary, protected farmland and water, the Lower Mainland faces significant constraints on growth. It can’t grow out like Calgary; it has to grow up, and that often favours residential development, meaning industrial projects get pushed to the margins – south into farmland or farther up the Fraser River to New Westminster, Surrey and even Langley.
But the shortage of industrial land is also acute at the foot of Mount Cheam, where Chilliwack Mayor Sharon Gaetz sees opportunities to partner with Indigenous communities to boost the city’s industrial land base. A total of 11 bands comprise the area’s Sto:lo peoples. While none have received a formal proposal from the city yet, not all are closed to the prospect.
Chilliwack’s total industrial inventory is 1,295 acres and, of this, approximately 150 acres remain vacant. There’s even less in Sto:lo communities, where commercial and residential development predominates, but David Jimmie, chief of Squiala First Nation and the Sto:lo Nation Chiefs Council, sees opportunity.
“When we look at what’s left as far as industrially zoned properties, we’re maxed out,” he said of the eastern Fraser Valley. “So the logical next step is to look at First Nations land to see if there’s opportunities there.”
Squiala has approximately 300,000 square feet of retail space in the Eagle Landing development that’s home to a Wal-mart (NYSE:WMT) and Home Depot. The project was originally undertaken with League Assets Corp., but Squiala pursued the project on its own after League pulled out and later went bankrupt.
“We’ve been able to leverage the location and develop, and generate some revenue for it,” Jimmie said. “We’re always looking for opportunities, and if our interests are aligning then we’re always looking to explore what opportunities we can advance on our people’s behalf.”
Having a land code is key for native bands considering real estate development opportunities, because it reduces the federal government’s involvement when development starts. It also provides members certainty about what’s allowed on their land and terms of reference for partners.
The majority of Sto:lo communities have or are developing land codes, which makes them particularly attractive partners, said Brian Coombes, president of Chilliwack Economic Partners Corp., the city-owned entity that oversees economic development for the city.
“There’s a lot of them that have land codes, which is an exciting first step,” Coombes said. “[It] gives them more control in terms of their own planning of their communities.”
The codes are reviewed regularly and updated to reflect economic planning and community feedback.
“We are hopeful that in that planning process there are industrial opportunities that come out of it,” Coombes said. “The need for more employment lands is tremendous.”
There are currently no large industrial parks on First Nations land in Chilliwack. To make them a reality, various details such as land use, servicing agreements of water and sewer services and the like would need to be worked out.
Tzeachten First Nation is not a developer, said James Atebe, the community’s general manager. The majority of land is in members’ hands, and what development has occurred is largely residential and commercial.
However, Tzeachten is reviewing its land-use policies, and that could open the door to change.
“Right now we are engaged in our five-year review of our land [code],” he said. “Once it’s completed … we will share it with the city, and the city will be aware of what kind of development is occurring on our lands, and therefore we can co-ordinate and synchronize the servicing agreement so we can make sure there’s capacity for future growth.”
While the review may yield little or no change, it nevertheless underscores the close working relationship in place and is ultimately fundamental to any development on Tzeachten land.
An example of how things could play out already exists at Tsawwassen First Nation next door to Delta, which continues to have servicing agreements while functioning as a self-governing municipal entity within Metro Vancouver under the terms of its treaty.
TFN Economic Development Corp. has 300 acres of industrial land available for development, nearly 100 acres of which is under development. GWL Realty Advisors Inc. is developing the largest portion, 57 acres, on behalf of Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan. The site currently hosts a Chevron cardlock refuelling stop. A container inspection facility for the Canada Border Services Agency is nearing completion next to a 460,000-square-foot logistics facility that is scheduled to open next summer.
“There are opportunities for First Nations to work with private industry. The land just needs to be in locations that are desirable to the industrial tenants,” said Geoff Heu, vice-president of development for Western Canada with GWL. “First Nations have [land], and having them work with the private sector achieves a lot of benefits both economically for the industry as well as achieves objectives for the First Nations.” •


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JANEEVA PETTWAY IS ALWAYS PREPARED FOR THE NEXT STEP.
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For interdisciplinary artist Janeeva Pettway, no feeling compares to the joy of fulfilling one’s dreams. Since graduating from AMDA’s Dance Theatre Program in Los Angeles in 2017, Janeeva has accumulated a host of high-profile performance credits, appearing alongside prolific artists such as Kanye West, Justin Bieber, Megan Trainor, Quavo, Meek Mill and Tory Lanez. She has also performed as a main dancer for popular artists like Saweetie and fellow AMDA graduate Jason Derulo. With an ever-expanding résumé that reads like a who’s who of the contemporary music industry, Janeeva can only describe her situation as a blessing.
Janeeva’s star-studded credentials include several nationally televised performances on BET, NBC and ABC; popular music videos and world concert tours. As she tells it, developing the poise required to perform before masses of fans took time to develop. “I used to get nervous all the time. Now I thrive off that energy,” she says. “It’s so amazing to be able to give the audience an experience, not just a show.”
Janeeva’s AMDA education played a key role in her development, offering a creative outlet to refine her professional skills as a dancer. Her coursework provided extensive training in Contemporary, Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Tap, Broadway styles, and other forms of dance. “AMDA really got me together,” says Janeeva. “Doing the Black Box shows each semester helped me get used to a live audience. Dance for the Camera helped me understand and improve what I looked like on film, increasing my camera awareness.”
Janeeva’s passions extend into teaching, writing, singing and recording. “Music acts as my therapy,” Janeeva says. “Dance can be interpreted in so many ways and I wanted a clearer way to get out how I feel. To me, that was writing it down in words.” Recalling those first studio sessions, she says, “Those experiences were so scary. But it was the most vulnerable I had ever been in my life.” Janeeva adds, “I felt so much weight lifted off my shoulders when I was able to release, feel and heal through my music.” In the future, Janeeva sees herself venturing into more of a creative director role, developing concepts for live performances and music videos. “It stimulates me mentally. I’m so happy when I can tap into that creative side.”
What advice can Janeeva offer other aspiring dancers who dream of one day performing alongside their favorite artists? “The show is bigger than you,” she notes. “If you want to be successful in this industry, you need to be on it. Know your steps — left, right and backward. Work harder than everyone else and you’ll always be prepared — for any situation.”

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Physician Says He Can Cure What Ails Senate
Steve Sauerberg, a family physician from La Grange, announced Monday that he would seek the Republican nomination to take on Sen. Dick Durbin (D).
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He joins party activist Norm Hill and trucker Mike Psak in the race for the GOP nomination. Republicans are hoping to find a higher-profile challenger, but so far none has emerged.
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Manitoba flood: soldiers arrive to help
Planned breach of Hoop and Holler Bend angers farmers whose fields were flooded in 2011
Soldiers have begun setting up in southern Manitoba to help with the flood fight there, including the planned breach of the Hoop and Holler Bend along the Assiniboine River, which government officials say will go ahead only as a last resort.
About 100 soldiers from CFB Shilo, a military base in western Manitoba, were seen arriving near Portage la Prairie, Man., on Saturday morning.
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The soldiers, along with reservists from Portage la Prairie and Winnipeg, started filling sandbags at a provincial government yard in the afternoon.
"Right now it's 30-plus degrees out here and sunny, and our soldiers are going to be filling up sandbags," said Maj. Mike Lagace.
They're young, strong soldiers, and we've done it the past and we'll do it in the future.- Maj. Mike Lagace.
"We've got our stations and they're going to be working hard. But they're young, strong soldiers, and we've done it the past and we'll do it in the future."
Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger declared a province-wide state of emergency on Friday and asked the federal government to have Canadian Armed Forces soldiers in Manitoba to assist with flood relief efforts.
On Saturday, Selinger said upwards of about 400 troops could be on the ground, helping out with sandbagging and assisting homes in flooding hotspots.
The Canadian Forces personnel will work to reinforce the dikes along the Assiniboine River between Portage la Prairie and Winnipeg, where 200 homes are at risk.
They will also help raise the dikes along the Portage Diversion — a 29-kilometre channel that directs some of the flood water from the Assiniboine north to Lake Manitoba.
Heavy rainfall in southeast Saskatchwan and southwest Manitoba has led to overland flooding this past week, and provincial officials are expecting floodwaters from the Assiniboine to surge through the province in the coming days.
Breach made in same area in 2011
The province announced late Friday that it wanted to make a controlled cut in the Hoop and Holler Bend to ease the flood threat along the Assiniboine River.
On Saturday afternoon, officials said the Hoop and Holler breach will only be used as a last resort if high river flows pose a serious risk of uncontrolled breaches in other dikes along the river.
Hoop and Holler, which is a bend in the river, is the same location that was intentionally breached during the spring flood of 2011.
Back then, excavators cut through a roadway that had doubled as a dike, allowing floodwaters from the river to spill onto nearby farmland.
The deliberate breach was criticized in 2011 after less water had drained out than expected.
"At this point, I'm not sure that they're going to gain what they think they're going to gain. It didn't really do anything the last time," said Lorna Boschman, whose home is near the breach site.
Boschman said she is packing her belongings and preparing to leave at any time.
The 2011 cut at Hoop and Holler still flooded farm fields, and area farmers say they're angry that their land and crops are being sacrificed a second time.
"I'm not surprised that we're looking at this same thing all over again," Lourens Arendse, who grows specialty crops near the Hoop and Holler Bend, told CBC News Friday night.
"Basically gives you an idea about the incompetency of the organizations in charge here."
'It's happening again'
Jim Williams, another area farmer, said he learned of the breach when a friend texted him.
"Very upset," Williams said. "They told us the last time this was a one-time deal, and now all of a sudden it's happening again."
"We're being sacrificed for larger populated area — a lot of farmland and we feed a lot of people," he said.
As was the case in 2011, flood officials said they are concerned that if they don't create a controlled breach, other dikes along the river's path could collapse.
"This is what we now consider to be the threshold for us to start preparing the Hoop and Holler … for a controlled breach so that we don't have uncontrolled breaches in the system," Doug McMahon, the province's assistant deputy minister of water management, said Friday.
Nobody has the energy to go through this again. You just can't do it. So now I guess we're totally dependent on help from outside.- " Lourens Arendse, farmer
Selinger said breaching the dike at Hoop and Holler will relieve pressure on the river and the dikes along its path, protecting about 400 homes and farms.
Arendse said when Hoop and Holler was breached in 2011, his crops had not been planted yet. But this time around, his crops are already in the ground and in danger of being lost.
"Three years ago you got the energy, you put your shoulders onwards, you do what you have to do and there's the promise inside that things will change in the future," he said.
"Now, just from talking with all the neighbours here at this point, nobody has the energy to go through this again. You just can't do it. So now I guess we're totally dependent on help from outside."


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Distractions are seemingly everywhere. Have you ever tried to finish a project and somehow something distracted you from completion? The distraction may have been an emergency or something important, but far too often distractions keep us from focusing on the important and cause us to focus on the mundane. Focus is difficult. Focus requires commitment, energy and will. Focus does not come naturally to most of us. Focus requires seeing the big picture and the details. When focus comes, the picture is…Read more
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“Better” is defined as: “to improve; to increase the good qualities of.” Wow! What a goal! To improve or to increase the good qualities of. Now that’s something to think about. Is there anywhere in life where “better” should not be a goal we are reaching for? There are many things in life to attain and accomplishing better in a better way is always better. The desire to be and do better can be quite a driving force. It will cause a musician to practice hours on end. The desire for better will cause a…Read more
Most of us have heard the old axiom “practice makes perfect”. “Practice makes perfect” used as motivation to practice seems to be a good idea, but this statement simply is not true. One can practice, practice and practice more and yet continue to make the same mistakes.
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Being in front of others can make one feel quite bare. Exposed. Unprotected. Performing music, whether singing or playing an instrument, takes courage. There are so many variables and so many of those variables are simply out of the performer’s control. What will they think? How will they react? Am I good enough? Is this performance good enough? Do they like the music? Did they notice my mistake? These questions and others like them can torment the performer’s mind. Questioning one’s ability and comparing…Read more
The mind and its thoughts are powerful. Where we allow our minds to go, whether wandering or purposefully directed, affects us in a profound way. What we think about is vital. Paul writes to those at Philippi,
“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.”
While waiting for my car to be serviced I thought I would spend my time perusing a book I use regularly. Yes, a book. Not a screen with words on it, but one of those charmingly old-fashioned things with a cover and paper printed with ink. Books are delightful. Some seem like old friends: life is always more comfortable with them around and they are never boring. For me such is Richard Miller’s book The Structure of Singing. I acquired the book while in college and have used it ever since. I use the…Read more
THANK YOU for all the positive comments regarding the piano solos on Walk With Me. Now all four can be heard on one YouTube video! The original compositions range from a flowing, light-infused, contemplative commitment (“Devotion”), to warm enthusiasm (“Assurances”), to calm tranquility (“Serenity”) to a weeping encouragement (“Promise”). The more I listen to these pieces the more I sense differing interpretations and complexities of mood I did not realize were there. Give it a listen and let me know in…Read more
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I am thrilled to share the new picture video of my piano solo "Serenity" with you via YouTube. I trust you will enjoy viewing the video as much as I have enjoyed putting it together. The recording is from my album Walk With Me. All of the photographs were taken by myself or my wife at beautiful Jekyll Island, Georgia. Jekyll Island is one of our favorite places to visit and quite a beautiful and tranquil place. We enjoy walking along the beach, having picnics and strolling through the…Read more
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