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Had a wonderful stay in the shepherds hut, cosy, warm and inviting.
Everything provided with a lot of attention to the small details, just turn up and relax.
Would definitely stay again and recommend.
We booked at short notice to find some peace and a break away from frenetic activity.
The weather was kind, the hospitality was stupendous, views were stunning, the basic nature of the hut was a Godsend. After only three nights we were restored and found inner peace.
The five star hospitality was entirely natural and effortless in its delivery.
We booked for one night on a warm weekend at the end of May. Check in was from 4pm and we decided to bring some food for the evening to make the most of our stay. We were lucky to be staying on the warmest night of the year so far and sat out with our food and a glass of wine until after dark looking at the stars. There was a selection of books in the hut and nice touches such as a stargazing chart, binoculars and some delicious homemade cake waiting for us. It was too warm to use the wood burning stove but it would be lovely on a cooler day.
The bed was incredibly comfortable with woollen mattress and duvet and very attractive soft furnishings. We had an amazing night's sleep which could have been down to all the fresh air we had that day or the lavender bags tucked under our pillows - another nice detail. We opted to have breakfast delivered to the hut and it didn't disappoint - a lovely fruit and yoghurt granola followed by croissants and pain-au-chocolate and a flask of tea. There was also tea and coffee in the cabin next door with fresh water provided.
Sadly we had to leave after one night, but would love to go back for a longer stay one day. The owners Maryline and Peter were helpful and friendly and lent us a wheelbarrow to get our belongings down to the hut. If you are looking to get away from it all this is the perfect place, the views are pretty amazing too.
My husband and I stayed in this lovely hut and we're utterly charmed by the whole experience.
The hut itself is tucked away in a secluded setting but with glorious views over the Welsh hills.
The hut and kitchenette are very well presented and a lot of consideration has been given to ensuring that nearly every need you have is covered. The owners have gone to the effort of adding in little touches that really add to the feeling of luxury - a little vase of flowers, some cake waiting for you to have with your tea, various teas and real coffee...
The owners are friendly and helpful without being intrusive. They catered for my strict diet with no fuss and careful consideration - a rarity! We opted to have breakfast delivered to the hut in the morning and what a treat! Scrummy, home made, and included something for every taste.
I am generally a real critic in reviews but honestly can say that this retreat is a hidden gem.
We had a lovely couple's weekend at the shepherds hut. A very cosy hut, situated with good privacy in a field, with a comfortable bed and many lovely details - we put on the woodburner at night which was very cosy. There's everything you need for a stay -seating outside to enjoy the amazing view, reading material on the area, and little useful details like binoculars and a torch. Given there is no running water I was very positively surprised that there was a composting toilet, wash basin to brush teeth and wash, and a little kitchenette to make tea & coffee or cook on the camping stove. The hut and amenities were so lovingly put together it had a rustic charm and sense of luxury for me. Loved the area too - Montgomery is so pretty and we had a delicious treat with a tasting meal at the Checkers.
Wish I could have stayed a couple more days just to hide away and read and enjoy the slow pace of the place. The owners Maryline &Peter were very welcoming and approachable, and made a really good cooked breakfast.

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Creepy children and poetry. Few things are more terrifying, and the Oculus teaser trailer makes full use of them, although the end result isn’t exactly scary. More off-putting. A mild irritation.
The movie from Mike Flanagan is a feature-length extension of his short of the same name. Both deal with a mystery mirror, but the new film seems to have dropped the clinical POV style for something that more resembles the Big Scary House of Insidious. That they share a producer won’t be a surprise.
So, same mirror, different story. In this one, Karen Gillan stars as a woman trying to get her brother off the hook for a crime by proving to the authorities that a demon mirror did it. A lot of potential here (particularly because critics at Sundance praised its originality and clever hooks), but it may not be revealed until we get a full trailer.
Oculus is in theaters April 11th.


text: Matt Cooke rose to fame as an actor, gracing the silver screen many times over the course of his Hollywood career. Cooke started his acting career landing roles in films, such as "Physical Evidence" (1989), the Stephen Shellen drama "April One" (1993) and the thriller "A Man in Uniform" (1994) with Tom McCamus. He also appeared in "Iron Eagle IV" (1995). He also appeared in the TV movie "Trial & Error" (USA, 1992-93). He also was featured in the miniseries "Glory! Glory!" (1989-1990). In the nineties and the early 2000s, Cooke devoted his time to various credits, such as "Up on the Roof" (1997), "The Land Girls" with Catherine McCormack (1998) and the Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci smash hit "Sleepy Hollow" (1999). He also worked on the Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson blockbuster "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" (2001). Cooke most recently acted in the Patrick Stewart smash hit action movie "X-Men: Days of Future Past" (2014).

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All students with diabetes have the right to be treated fairly, no matter their age. However, it is important to understand the differences between legal protections for students in K-12 education and post-secondary students. A few important differences include:
- In K-12 education, it is primarily the parent's responsibility to advocate for the needs of their child. In contrast, college is the time when students must take over this responsibility for themselves.
- K-12 public schools have an affirmative obligation to provide students with a "free appropriate public education" or FAPE. Colleges have no such obligation to provide an education to any particular person. However, they must not discriminate against otherwise qualified students.
- K-12 public schools also must identify children with disabilities. In contrast, it is the student's job to disclose their disability and request accommodations if needed.
- Finally, while many high schools create an Individualized Education Program (IEP) or Section 504 Plan for students with diabetes, colleges typically do not. While colleges should provide written documentation of any modifications agreed to, this documentation typically will not be called a "Section 504 Plan."
Below are resources to help ensure that post-secondary students—including community college students, liberal arts college students, and graduate and professional school students—with diabetes understand their rights and are treated fairly:
Going to College with Diabetes: A Self Advocacy Guide for Students
This guide includes chapters on admissions, working with your disability services office, tips for internships and jobs, resolving disagreements, and standardized exams. It also includes helpful sample accommodations request forms.
The Diabetes Link
The Diabetes Link is a national nonprofit organization that specializes in helping teens and young adults navigate their diabetes among an ever-changing and fast-paced world. They provide peer support, resources, and leadership opportunities designed specifically for young adults living with type 1 diabetes.

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The Black Angels: chatting with Alex Maas
I'm convinced The Black Angels, a psychedelic indie rock band from Austin, Texas, will put on a couple of must-see shows this week. The band plays its first New Zealand shows - Wellington, tomorrow, Bodega and then Auckland, Thursday, June 20, The Studio (see how many you can squeeze in there this week, eh?)
The band has also released a fantastic new album, Indigo Meadow.
Last week I spoke with Alex Maas, head Angel.
"We're really excited about coming to New Zealand - not just for the music, I'm hoping to get a chance to look around at some of the fantastic plant life you have there. I'll be checking out what I can - we're really pumped about getting all the way down there - it's a long way".
So the usual sort of start to an interview...and I ask about the Austin scene - it seems the city has a lot to offer musically outside the cliché idea of bar-room blues-rockers.
"Well the music scene in Austin is a bit like the plant life in New Zealand", Maas says with just a slight laugh. "There are just so many different genres, it's a city that is full of creative people and some really great bands. Our goal, which I'm very proud to say we've achieved - thus far - is to just keep afloat, to keep going. I mean, to be financially successful you have to get out and about, around the city, around the state, you have to work up and down the country and - if you can - around the world. You certainly can't be financially successful and have any sort of assurance by just playing at the local bar. Not anymore anyway. That sort of assurance is long gone in this game - but fortunately for us we've never wanted to be pop stars, we're not trying to have a hit, the money we make just goes back into the band. It's reinvested so we've just been very lucky to keep going, to keep building. I mean it's a long way to New Zealand and Australia, it costs a lot - you know I could buy a car for what it's gonna cost me to get down there, probably! My credit card is max'd but we're excited. You have to try this. You have to do it if you can".
The leap of faith feels right too for Maas given the band aligns itself with groups like Wooden Shjips, Moon Duo and Black Lips, "and they've all been down to New Zealand, right? We hear stories - these bands return and tell us that they've played there, they loved it, the crowds loved them and it's heartening. It makes you want to go, you have to try this. You have to keep going and sometimes that means going a long, long way. Well, good."
"The other thing", he continues, well on a roll, "is that there's just no competition - no competitiveness - for us, for all those bands I mentioned. Well, I guess I shouldn't speak for them, but I feel that that's the case. We all want each other to succeed and we're really pleased for any little victory, there's no", a pause. Another pause. And then, with emphasis, "...there's no jealousy. That's what I've come to really appreciate from our little scene - if it is a scene - it's that idea of community, music as community. We are all pitching in, our fans are pitching in. It's a leap of faith to come to a show, it is very flattering to have people appreciate what you do and you can take that to heart and let it get in your head and blow you out or you can do something constructive with it, you can channel that energy and do the best you can; put on great shows, write the best songs you can and work really hard. We're a band that works hard; we've worked really hard to do what we do".
The Black Angels formed in 2004, taking their name from The Velvet Underground's tune, The Black Angel's Death Song. For Maas there hasn't so much been a focus on the 1960s ("we do reference the past, I guess, well, people say we do - but to us it's just the music we make") but he does, when ever-so-gently pushed, acknowledge an affinity for that era; or if not exactly a kinship still some form of fascination. "You know, I think what it is for me, what I come back to, there's great music across all decades but there was just so much soulfulness there and it was like a super-creative period, particularly those last few years of the 1960s".
I suggest that War On Holiday from the new album has something of the feel of Pink Floyd's Lucifer Sam to it.
"Wow, sure, yeah - I can hear that now. Yep. See that's what's great about talking to people who have listened to the record, they hear things in it that we maybe didn't - but I can see that sure. I don't know that the psychedelic tag we have around our music is quite so obvious now, not that I'm trying to hide from it or deny it but we've evolved, I think with each album there's a move - and I think we sound contemporary too and often people use psychedelic as a way to date bands; that doesn't always need to be the case".
Indigo Meadow builds, particularly, on the band's 2010 album, Phosphene Dream. That album, the band's third, saw their status elevated, Maas says they started to really "get noticed" on the back of that record and "there was a good momentum going on into this album from there". But that momentum also saw the band's bass player leave; Black Angels reduced now to a four-piece with Maas taking on the bass duties for the new album.
"Indigo is definitely a more collaborative album - we actually shared things around a lot, there was some instrument swapping and we'd approach the instruments differently, approaching songs from different angles too and talking more around how the parts might fit together but I think with Indigo it's really important to mention that we did have a fifth member in producer, John Congleton. His touch is all over this record and he is a really important part of the record, very much like fifth band member. And there was a sixth band member too - and that's the audience. Which might seem funny to say before they'd heard the record, but we thought - very much - about this record, or tried to think about it at least, from an audience perspective. Our audience has been very good to us and we don't want to let them down so we tried to make something that is what the audience would want. That might seem an obvious thing to say but it was really on our minds with this album".
The Black Angels have built up a solid reputation from gigging relentlessly, polishing each new record to improve on the last and sticking at it. "We've been here for nearly 10 years", Maas says, sounding very enthusiastic. "We're really grateful, I mean we just played the smallest bars and the smallest crowds and you never think you're going to get above and beyond that, but at the same time you're trying, you know. You're just working away and hoping you can do something else. You can't survive playing the same small bars all the time but you have to get better and offer the right stuff to play in bigger places, to bigger audiences, tour internationally.
A key moment in the band's career was working with Roky Erikson of The 13th Floor Elevators.
"Well that was a really special thing - but I'm not going to lie, that tour was tough. We were called in to work with Roky and in some cases we had to teach him his own songs, and Roky is great, he has something very special but it required a lot to get through that tour. But as far as a moment goes - yeah, you're on stage with a hero right there, someone whose music has meant so much so that was really amazing."
The new album fills up a lot of the band's current setlist but, Maas adds, "we'll be doing plenty of stuff from the other records too. We're playing a lot of this new album live, we like it, we think the songs sound good live, it's been getting good responses, but hey, we know that there are people in New Zealand more familiar with the material from the other records so we'll be playing plenty of that too. Absolutely".
Are you a Black Angels fan? Will you be going to one of the gigs? Are you tempted? I think they'll put on a great show - I love the band's music and am really settled in with the latest record particularly. (Click here to read my review of Indigo Meadow).
Do you have favourite songs from The Black Angels? Or a favourite album or EP? Do you rate the band? Or are you interested in checking them out now? Or have you not been impressed with their music at all?
You can also check out Off the Tracks for The Vinyl Countdown, reviews and other posts.

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Minister says KAS ruling does not threaten Cosco’s investment
Environment and Energy Minister Giorgos Stathakis sought to dispel fears over possible setbacks in the investment plan of Chinese giant Cosco in Piraeus on Wednesday, after Greece's top advisory body on the protection of antiquities voted to declare part of the area in question to be of archaeological interest.
Cosco's 580-million-euro master plan in majority-owned Piraeus Port Authority (OLP) comprises of mandatory and voluntary investments, including a new cruise ship terminal, a mall and four hotels in the port.
“KAS's decision does not cancel the investments…it only creates a framework in which the investor will have to operate,” the minister told Focus radio station.
“I live in Chania where the entire city is of archaeological interest and I assure you the characterization does not hinder [any investment].”
Following a marathon session that concluded around midnight on Tuesday, the Central Archaeological Council (KAS) voted unanimously against plans by the Chinese multinational to construct a mall next to a new cruise ship terminal.
It also called for restrictions on a five-star hotel set to be built in the Porto Leone area, in the southern section of the port where the cruise terminal is located.
Stathakis added that Cosco has submitted some additional projects for OLP which are being negotiated.


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Sequel to the dragon flying, hack and slash action adventure.
A new flying action-adventure and the next installment from the MySims franchise.
The story of three Beverly Hills college students, who unwittingly become spies for the international WOOHP.
Lament of Innocence is set in 1094, making it the first chronological installment of the Castlevania series.
Fractured Space puts players at the helm of gigantic ships in online, team-based space battles.
The game is an offshoot of the Resident Evil series and based on the Dino Crisis series of video games.
Utilize the Move controller to navigate through the crowded streets of Tokyo, Japan on a sliding office chair.
Gritty drug fuelled corrupt cop action game from Midway, using the name of the 80's arcade classic.
The game's premise sees a group of combat professionals, known as the Thunder Wolves, hire the player as their new crack helicopter pilot.

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I’ll walk and love your dog
I have a great experience with dogs and I would love to take care of yours. I have a big Golden Retriever in Brasil who is almost 5 yo, I used to walk to him twice a day and play with him. Here in US I live with 2 medium rescue dogs and I love them. I am really caring and I will take care of your dog with all my attention and ...
What Marcia would like to know about your dog
I would like to know him/her and you before, to see if we will get along together and make sure to know everything you want me doing to your dog.

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The full length interviews selected from Radio New Zealand National's feature programmes during the week.
Displaying audio 1 - 15 of 193 in total
Former Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard ( 34′ 10″ )
Julia Gillard tells us about her controversial ascent to the top, sexism and the enmity between her and Kevin Rudd. She became Australia's first woman Prime Minister in June 2010, after a brutal coup in which she unseated Kevin Rudd in his first term of government. Her subsequent three years in power were dogged by controversy, infighting and leadership tensions before she was finally dumped as leader and Kevin Rudd reinstated. Julia Gillard has written a memoir, called "My Story".
From Nine To Noon on 16 Oct 2014
Karen Armstrong: religion and violence ( 41′ 26″ )
Britain's foremost scholar of world religion, author of Fields of Blood: Religion and the History of Violence, and founder of the Charter for Compassion.
From Saturday Morning on 11 Oct 2014
Peter Williams - Life in the Law ( 22′ 1″ )
Peter Williams QC is a well-known name and face to New Zealanders. One of our greatest barristers, Peter Williams has defended some of New Zealand's most infamous criminal cases, including: Terry Clark (Mr. Asia) and Arthur Allan Thomas. He has been a constant advocate for change in the penal system and has campaigned to rehabilitate prisoners, rather than imprisoning them. He joins Wallace on Sunday Morning to talk about some of his more notorious cases and his life spent working in the law.
From Sunday Morning on 05 Oct 2014
David Ifill: black cab driver ( 30′ 43″ )
London taxi driver previously interviewed by Kim Hill in his black cab on a Saturday Morning programme in June 2006.
From Saturday Morning on 04 Oct 2014
Scottish actor (Top of the Lake, My Name is Joe) and director (The Magdalene Sisters, Neds), who is visiting New Zealand for the Big Screen Symposium.
From Saturday Morning on 27 Sep 2014
Novelist and short story writer, Elspeth Sandys has published eight novels and two collections of short stories, and has written extensively for the BBC and Radio New Zealand. Her novel River Lines was a finalist in the Orange Prize. She's just published a memoir called What Lies Beneath, which tells the story of her out-of-wedlock birth; her adoption, her difficult relationship with her adoptive mother, her exhaustive search for her birth family, and how all of this has impacted on her life.
From Nine To Noon on 24 Sep 2014
Gayle Souter-Brown: healing landscapes ( 37′ 26″ )
Landscape and urban design consultant, founder of Greenstone Design, and author of Landscape and Urban Design for Health and Well-Being: Using Healing, Sensory and Therapeutic Gardens
From Saturday Morning on 20 Sep 2014
Margaret Lock: dementia and aging ( 41′ 57″ )
Professor Emerita in Social Studies in Medicine at McGill University in Montreal and author of The Alzheimer Conundrum: Entanglements of Dementia and Aging.
From Saturday Morning on 13 Sep 2014
Alan Cooper: exploring human history ( 47′ 40″ )
Director of the Australian Centre for Ancient DNA at the University of Adelaide who has been awarded a Laureate Fellowship by the Australian Research Council, using ancient micro biomes and genomes to study human origins, disease and Aboriginal genetics.
From Saturday Morning on 06 Sep 2014
John Lanchester: speaking money ( 48′ 20″ )
British journalist and author whose new book is How to Speak Money: What the Money People Say - and What They Really Mean.
From Saturday Morning on 30 Aug 2014
Helen Garner: murder and men ( 44′ 25″ )
Australian author, screenwriter and journalist known for her novels and non-fiction works, the latest of which is This House of Grief: The Story of a Murder Trial.
From Saturday Morning on 23 Aug 2014
Michele Leggott, former New Zealand Poet Laureate (2007–2009), is a finalist in the poetry section of this year's New Zealand Post Book Awards for her collection, Heartland.
From Nine To Noon on 19 Aug 2014
Alex Monro: paper history ( 45′ 29″ )
Writer on historic and contemporary China whose first book is The Paper Trail: An Unexpected History of the World's Greatest Invention.
From Saturday Morning on 16 Aug 2014
NoViolet Bulawayo 'We Need New Names' ( 29′ 59″ )
Zimbabwean author NoViolet Bulawayo on her 2013 Man Booker prize short-listed debut novel 'We Need New Names', which also won the LA Times Book Award for First Fiction and the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award in 2014. NoViolet is the first ever black African woman to be nominated for the Man Booker prize. She was born and raised in Zimbabwe and is the current Stegner Fellow at Stanford University in California. She is a guest at the 2014 Christchurch Readers and Writers Festival: The Stars Are Out Tonight: Friday 29 August, 7.30pm and We Need New Names: Saturday 30 August, 2pm.
From Nine To Noon on 14 Aug 2014
Paul Roy: Filipino slum life ( 31′ 22″ )
New Zealand filmmaker whose latest six-part observational series, The Slum, follows the lives of slum dwellers over six months in Manila's Tondo district and will screen on the Al Jazeera English network.
From Saturday Morning on 09 Aug 2014

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The return of The Calcium Kid! Topless Orlando Bloom channels his famous character as he gets caught up in Mayweather Vs McGregor hype
His greatest cinematic turn was arguably as a milkman-turned-boxer.
The English actor took great delight in showing off his honed physique as he waved around his arms and paraded around his gym topless in a Snapchat clip.
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Packing a punch: Orlando Bloom got caught up in the Mayweather Vs McGregor hype in a Snapchat video on Thursday
Orlando, 40, captioned his video: 'After all this hype imma take up boxing.'
Of course seasoned fans of the Lord Of The Rings actor will know only too well that he enjoyed perhaps his finest cinematic moment as the star of pugilistic comedy masterpiece The Calcium Kid.
He also infamously put his skills he learned to good use back in 2014 by getting involved in a brawl with Justin Bieber after the pop pixie supposedly taunted him by insisting he got intimate with his then wife Miranda Kerr.
Going by his latest video, there can be little doubt the Canterbury native has been getting pumped regularly in the gym, as he looks close to the physical peak he reached when he played pugilist Jimmy Connelly.
The return of the Calcium Kid: Orlando was looking close to his physical peak
Gotta be a macho man: He has been working out in the health spa to make his muscles grow
Greatest moment: Orlando aficionados surely love his 2004 turn as The Calcium Kid
While Orlando has starred in such high quality cinematic fare as Pirates Of The Caribbean, Kingdom Of Heaven, Main Street and The Three Musketeers, many still have a soft spot for his unforgettable turn in The Calcium Kid.
In the 2004 mockumentary, he plays milkman and amateur boxer Jimmy Connelly, who becomes famous overnight after a brutal fighter gets injured before he is due to fight for the world championship.
A canny boxing promoter decides to throw his everyman character in the ring with the the middleweight champion of the world, a rags to riches tale almost on a par with Rocky Balboa's.
In one of the film's most hilarious moments, Jimmy attempts to talk tough at the press conference before the bout, but his misguided antics lead to him being seen as a fascist and a disgrace to England.
Meanwhile Orlando is set to star in Amazon television series Carnival Row, a series about 'mythical creatures fleeing their war-torn home'.
The eight-episode drama is set to premiere in 2019, with filming beginning in September.
The joy of flex: He was tensing up his muscles to impress his viewers
Tat's a treat: He thrust his groin towards the camera as he showed off his navel tattoo
Real-life pugilist: He infamously got into a brawl with pop pixie Justin Bieber in 2014


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A few years ago, people who thought liberals were too squeamish in public debate wondered how they could make it in the aggressive and strident forum of talk radio. [See Tom DeVries, "We'll Talk About That: Can Liberals Do Radio?" TAP, March-April 1996.] Today the same question has come up about another rough-and-tumble medium: political chat shows on television.
The world of the chat shows isn't just Crossfire and the McLaughlin Group anymore. Today there's a whole universe of shows with names like Rivera Live, Hardball, Internight, Equal Time, and the Capital Gang. These shows owe something to the talk radio format, and many -- like CNBC's Rivera Live -- first took off providing wall-to-wall coverage of the O. J. Simpson trial. But they're also an indirect product of the mad rush among telecommunications conglomerates to secure a foothold in key sectors of the entertainment and information industries, especially the market for 24-hour cable news channels. Chat shows are cheap to produce and generate a ready audience. And that's music to the ears of producers who have to fill 24 hours of airtime every day.
One of the biggest misconceptions about the political chat shows is the belief that their viewership is minute. While none of the shows come anywhere near the ratings of a prime-time network sitcom, their numbers are nevertheless substantial. Consider the following comparison. The nightly network evening news shows reach around eight million households apiece each evening. Geraldo Rivera's weekly show on CNBC about law and politics, Rivera Live, reaches just under three-quarters of a million households. CNN's Crossfire and CNBC's Hardball each comes in slightly lower at about half a million. But even ratings judged in these terms underestimate the chat shows' true significance. Just as the Sunday morning political talk shows help shape opinion far beyond those who actually view them, the evening chat shows play a key role in the new ecology of political news far out of proportion to their direct viewership. The chat shows provide the running commentary on the news -- the buzz behind the interweaving news cycles of television, newspapers, political weeklies, and the Internet. Though never decisive in themselves, they play a sometimes crucial role in shaping the unseen forces that create political momentum and damp it down.
It's a new medium and perhaps not always a pretty one. But it also recalls an earlier framework for civic debate and political communication. Instead of journalists presenting information from an ostensibly neutral standpoint, hawkers of opinion tendentiously clash in plain view. Many observers take a sour view of this confrontational format; some liberals, in particular, seem to believe that it inherently disadvantages liberal opinions. Many liberals are instinctively receptive to the crusade for "civility" in public life and the call for press reform that goes under the heading of "civic" or "public" journalism. To these liberal critics, the chat shows themselves reflect a deeper decay in the body politic that liberals should seek to cure rather than engage.
That's a mistake. Liberalism's estrangement from the world of the chat shows -- and from the world of popular politics more generally -- leaves the medium almost entirely to the political right. Of course, conservatives aren't the only ones on the political chat shows. Far from it: the format for most of the shows dictates some equivalent of Crossfire's division of guests "from the right" and "from the left." But too often the lineup includes a GOP partisan against a paid defender of the White House such as Anne Lewis or (the formerly paid) Lanny Davis. Or a show pits a GOP ideologue against a middle-of-the-road journalist.
Consider the following example. CNN's Inside Politics has on more than one occasion paired Tucker Carlson and Margaret Carlson (no relation) as if this were a right-left matchup to discuss the issues of the day. But Tucker Carlson is a staff writer at the conservative Weekly Standard who is ideological, partisan, and a reliable spokesman for the political interests of conservatism. Margaret Carlson is a reporter and columnist for Time magazine, whose political views -- to the extent that they are visible in her on-air commentary -- are vaguely liberal and inclined toward social tolerance. But the crucial difference is this: Margaret Carlson still holds to a standard of reportorial objectivity. It takes nothing away from her to say that this is simply not an equal match.
Or take another example, from CNN's Sunday morning chat show Late Edition, where the panel is most often made up of Steve Roberts, Susan Page, and Tony Blankley. Again, Roberts is a vaguely liberal reporter and columnist, Page is a middle-of-the-road columnist of indeterminate politics, and Blankley is the former press secretary for Newt Gingrich!
So what's going on here? Is there some sort of ingrained right-leaning bias at work? Not really. It's just that conservatives are more adept at using a medium that responds well to unabashed partisanship and an adversarial form of political rhetoric. I don't for a moment suggest that Margaret Carlson or Steve Roberts should slough off their role as working journalists to become Tucker Carlsons or Tony Blankleys. But liberals do need their own equivalents of these partisan, engaged writers and pundits. And today they're just too few and far between. The sad irony is that while liberal devotees of high-minded civic discourse have been blathering on about the awful shouting and frivolity of the chat show culture, they've left the field almost entirely to well-organized conservatives who have been taking liberalism for all its worth.
THE TALK TANKS
The success of organized conservatism in funding and distributing such policy intellectuals as Charles Murray and Dinesh D'Souza is a well-told story. But something similar has taken place in the world of the political chat shows. There are seemingly countless conservative centers, think tanks, and mailing list organizations that are self-consciously partisan and provide ready-made talking heads for the chat show circuit.
One particularly striking example is the Independent Women's Forum [see Wendy Kaminer, "Will Class Trump Gender," TAP, November-December 1996]. The IWF is a prototypical example of a new phenomenon on the Washington scene, the talk tank. While superficially designed to ape the trappings and apparatus of a think tank or an advocacy group, the IWF functions more like a speakers bureau and seems to exist solely to package pundits for the political chat shows on television and radio. And the IWF is very successful. It's hard to watch the political chat show circuit for any length of time without seeing at least one blonde and business-suited face sporting the institutional affiliation of the IWF.
One of the most recognizable faces on the chat show circuit is Barbara Olson, commonly identified as a "former federal prosecutor" or as "a member of the Independent Women's Forum." But her background and who she speaks for is a good deal more complicated. Whatever else you can say about Olson, she's in a position to know quite a lot about the various Clinton scandals, the subject she has been commenting on for the last six months. Her husband, Theodore Olson, is a close personal friend and colleague of Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr and a board member of the American Spectator.
Barbara Olson has also amassed an extensive, if less byzantine, resume as an anti-Clinton investigator. After serving as an assistant United States attorney, Olson moved on to work as an investigator for Dan Burton's House Reform and Oversight Committee's investigation of Travelgate and Filegate. From there she moved on to the Senate, where she served first as the general counsel for Senate Majority Whip Don Nickles, and then as Nickles's staffer in the Senate campaign finance investigation hearings. Olson started appearing regularly on the political chat shows shortly after the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal broke in late January and has been doing so ever since. On April 1 she took a leave of absence from Nickles's staff with a nominal Senate salary to work the political chat show circuit full-time, quickly climbing the chat show food chain from middle-level shows like Rivera Live to an appearance on the coveted This Week with Sam Donaldson and Cokie Roberts. To date, Olson has been most visible speaking up for Ken Starr and other Clinton adversaries. But she and other members of the IWF can be relied upon to provide the party line on topics like tax cutting and ending affirmative action just as easily.
An even more striking example of this revolving door between government service, activism, and punditry is the husband-and-wife tag team of Victoria Toensing and Joseph DiGenova. If you've watched even a few political chat shows, you've almost certainly seen one of them. Both lawyers and former Justice Department officials under the Reagan and Bush administrations, the Toensing-DiGenova team followed the customary path from government service to employment as high-priced Washington lawyer-lobbyists. They first became media celebrities as lawyer-commentators during the coverage of the O. J. Simpson case. But the duo only really came into their own when the same crop of chat shows turned their attention to the Clinton sex scandals and campaign finance investigations.
Though both are politically active Republicans, they are also, like Olson, customarily identified as "legal analysts" or "former Justice Department officials." And each is deeply tied into the Republican power network in Washington. While providing expert opinion on Rivera Live and other evening shows, for instance, the two were also serving as the paid cocounsels for the House subcommittee investigating the 1996 Teamsters election. And at the same time that DiGenova was commenting on Dan Burton's House investigation of the Chinese money connection, he was also Burton's personal attorney, defending him against -- of all things -- breaking campaign finance laws.
Of course, none of this is illegal. But it does show a keen appreciation on the part of organized conservatives of the key role of the political chat shows in the new ecology of political information. There are liberal analogues to these GOP chat-meisters. But they are not nearly as numerous or effective.
CHAT SHOW WACKOS
The chat shows now also increasingly launder beyond-the-pale allegations and theories, taking them from the fringe into the mainstream of political discourse. Consider Larry Klayman, the chairman of the conservative public-interest law firm Judicial Watch and a frequent guest on shows like Crossfire, Internight, Rivera Live, Talkback Live, Prime Time Live, Charles Grodin, Inside Politics, and Equal Time. Klayman's group is in the business of suing the Clinton administration for various misdeeds ranging from Travelgate and Filegate to the far-flung campaign finance investigations. Klayman's rapid rise to chat show stardom has in large part been due to the chat show producers' inveterate desire to book guests who are quotable and willing to talk.
What goes unmentioned on TV, though, is the fact that Klayman is also the purveyor of some of the most outlandish accusations against Bill Clinton. Take the case of Ron Brown, the late commerce secretary, who was killed in the crash of an Air Force jet in Croatia in April 1996. Klayman believes that Brown was murdered so he wouldn't spill the beans about the administration's campaign finance shenanigans.
When I interviewed Klayman late last April, he was more than willing to walk me through the whole thing. Klayman believes that Brown was supposed to have died in the plane crash but apparently survived. He was then dispatched with a revolver by an unknown assassin sent to finish the job before rescue crews arrived.
Chat show producers don't seem to think Klayman's proclivity for irresponsible charges is much of a problem. If we "made points or clarifications about every guest on the show," Rick Davis, senior executive producer of Crossfire, told me, "we'd get in the way of the 22 minutes of debate." It's an adversarial show, Davis reasons, and viewers can decide for themselves about a guest's credibility. In any case, Davis insisted, "Klayman has on any number of issues moved the ball forward -- on issues like John Huang, Filegate, and others." You'd think his credibility on these other issues would suffer, but apparently not enough to lose airtime.
There is, of course, an unspoken dilemma hiding behind every discussion of the political right's masterful use of the technological apparatus of the new media. If the right is populating the chat show circuit with loathsome shills, is this something liberals are supposed to decry or imitate? But the choice is hardly so stark. To counter the rightward tilt of the chat show culture, liberals don't need to ape right-wing extremism and irresponsibility. They need people who have the good sense to call the apologists for the right on their errors and lies and to articulate liberal ideas with potent language. The issue is mostly a matter of rhetoric and tone, the need to combine sound judgment and intelligence with partisan commitment. To survive in the world of partisan contention, liberals need to learn to adapt. And more than anything they must shed their often high-minded disdain for the rough-and-tumble of popular politics.
It's true that one can scarcely imagine a Walter Lippmann or a Joseph Alsop duking it out on Crossfire, or rating the State of the Union address on the McLaughlin Group's notorious scale of one to ten. But that's not the point. Popular politics has always been like a waterfall, graspable only in motion, always in descent, and yet never quite falling. Politics is not simply a matter of issues -- at least not as we generally understand the term today. In a democratic society, politics is not just a means to governance but a form of public spectacle and drama. It is filled with rooting for your side; the joys of partisanship; the camaraderie of shared beliefs; the reveling in political talk; the pleasure of invective.
To say that politics in a democratic society involves pomp and spectacle is not a concession. Nineteenth-century American politics, from Jefferson and Jackson to Bryan, was filled with the most scurrilous political attacks, vicious cartoons, a blatantly partisan press, torch-lit parades, and overt appeals to emotionalism of every kind. There is no such thing as an engaged politics that does not to some degree derive its vitality from antagonism. That's a reality high-minded liberals seem somehow to have forgotten. And it's one they ignore at their peril.

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SCREAM TV Series Gets Greenlit
Let’s do this fast – a TV series based on the Scream movies is now officially in the works! Do we really need Scream pilot? I have a feeling that it will suck, but who cares, MTV apparently already has a potential director. Guess who? Wes Craven, of course, and you know what that means.
Yeah, my friends, they’re (un)fortunately quite serious about the whole thing…
When it comes to Wes Craven (man who stands behind all four Scream movies), I’m a little bt confused. A few months ago he tweeted “No news on “Scream 5” yet” and also added: “You guys really want another one?”
Well, “Scream 5” could (not) hurt. But what about this pilot-update? According to Deadline, MTV is working on Scream with the films’ producer, the Weinsteins’ Dimension Films and former top MTV execs Tony DiSanto and Liz Gateley’s DiGa Vision but there is still nothing about the “specific concept” or writer.
So, the pilot green light is surprising, but MTV obviously has big plans for the project – it has already been slated for a summer 2014 debut.
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Man shoots son in the leg during a family fight in Summit County
A man shot his son in the leg during a family fight at their home in eastern Summit County early Friday morning, according to the Summit County Sheriff’s Office.
Lt. Andrew Wright, with the Sheriff’s Office, said dispatch received a call just after 7 a.m. about a domestic violence situation between family members that involved a gun at a home on Hoytsville Road.
A 26-year-old man who lived in the home was allegedly intoxicated and had become combative with at least two younger siblings, Wright said. As the man continued to attack family members, his father unsuccessfully tried to intervene.
At some point, Wright said, the man’s father grabbed a hand gun and shot the man in the upper calf. He said the man’s father immediately ran across the street to a neighbor’s house and urged them to call 911.
The injured man was transported to Park City Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Wright said. He was released Friday afternoon and arrested under suspicion of: child abuse, a second-degree felony; aggravated assault, a third-degree felony; assault, a class B misdemeanor; two counts of domestic violence in the presence of a child, both third-degree felonies; criminal mischief, a class B misdemeanor; and intoxication, a class C misdemeanor.
The man’s father had not been arrested as of Friday at 3:30 p.m. Wright said the Sheriff’s Office is turning the case over to the county attorney for additional review.
Wright was unsure whether the gun was permitted. But, he said, it is not unlawful for someone to possess guns in their homes, unless they are a restricted person.
“At this point it is a matter of figuring out exactly what happened,” Wright said. “Deputies secured the weapon and are interviewing family members to determine if charges are appropriate or whether this was a case of self-defense.”
Meredith Reed was elected to a two-year term as chair of the Summit County Democratic Party and said she sees an opportunity to ride the so-called blue wave that saw a Democratic surge nationally and within the state.


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Alanco's StarTrak Bolsters Intellectual Property
With Key New Patent Applications
(Scottsdale, AZ – August 18, 2008) – Alanco Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALAN) today announced that subsidiary StarTrak Systems has added three key patent applications to its intellectual property portfolio, now totaling fourteen pending and issued patents covering a broad spectrum of functionality related to wireless refrigerated transport (“reefer”) monitoring, including:
• Sensing rapid reefer fuel loss and monitoring re-fueling events, allowing operators to detect leakage or theft and evaluate fuel consumption and costs
• Capability to remotely broadcast multiple reefer power on and off settings, eliminating operator involvement
• Remote temperature setting, allowing customers to assure reefer temperature is consistent with shipment documentation
• Monitoring wireless pre-cooling, loading and unloading notifications, allowing customers to evaluate idle time and excess fuel usage at loading and unloading facilities
• Remote geofenced inventory reporting of reefer trailers by customer location, and their associated service state, allowing customers to manage available trailers at drop off and pick up locations
• Capability to generate standard freight messages based on freight asset behavior
Tom Robinson, StarTrak Executive Vice President, commented, “Over the past decade StarTrak has pioneered innovative technical solutions for reefer wireless monitoring and logistical support services and has earned the dominant share of this emerging market. We believe that StarTrak’s unique, proprietary technology, including our patent portfolio, delivers to our customers industry-leading wireless reefer management solutions and provides the Company with formidable barriers to competition.”
Alanco Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALAN), headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, is a rapidly growing provider of wireless tracking and asset management solutions through its StarTrak Systems and Alanco/TSI PRISM subsidiaries. Corporate website: www.alanco.com
StarTrak Systems is a leading provider of GPS tracking and wireless asset management services to the transportation industry and the dominant provider of tracking, monitoring and two-way control services to the refrigerated or “Reefer” segment of the transportation marketplace. StarTrak products increase efficiency and reduce costs of the refrigerated supply chain through the wireless monitoring and control of critical Reefer data, including GPS location, cargo temperatures and Reefer fuel levels. StarTrak offers complete integrated solutions for refrigerated trailers, trucks, railcars, and containers. Additional information is available at www.StarTrak.com.
Alanco/TSI PRISM is the leading provider of RFID real-time tracking technologies for the corrections industry. TSI PRISM systems track and record the location and movement of inmates and officers, resulting in enhanced facility safety and security and significant staff productivity improvements. Utilizing proprietary RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tracking technology, TSI PRISM provides real-time inmate and officer identification, location and tracking both indoors and out, and is currently utilized in prisons in Michigan, California, Illinois, Ohio, Missouri, Virginia, Indiana, and Minnesota. Additional information is available at www.TSIPRISM.com.
The Company also participates in the data storage industry through its wholly owned subsidiary, Excel Meridian Data, Inc. (EMD), which specializes in providing unique data storage, backup and disaster recovery solutions. EMD Storage product lines include: direct attached storage (DAS), network attached storage (NAS) and storage area network (SAN) solutions for any size business. In addition, EMD features partnerships with: EqualLogic, VMware, Microsoft, DoubleTake and other industry leading hardware and software solution providers. For more information visit: www.emdstorage.com
Except for historical information, the statements contained in this press release are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All such forward-looking statements are subject to, and are qualified by, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by those statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, reduced demand for information technology equipment; competitive pricing and difficulty managing product costs; development of new technologies which make the Company’s products obsolete; rapid industry changes; failure of an acquired business to further the Company’s strategies; the ability to maintain satisfactory relationships with lenders and to remain in compliance with financial loan covenants and other requirements under current banking agreements; and the ability to secure and maintain key contracts and relationships.


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Thankfully, I have a week off work - it's been less bizzy lately, but somehow things keep piling up! Anyway, first this month of course is the scarf!
This time, a beautiful dark green one with an interesting pattern:
Furthermore, I cleaned my closet out on Sunday. The weather has been exceptionally beautiful and warm lately, so it was about time I did this. Have once again been surprised how much stuff I have! About two trash bags full of stuff was the net worth of both summer and winter wear of my cleaning action. One bag full is waiting to be taken to the Caritas shop around the corner. A great deal sadly was in no condition to go to next good home... talk about t-shirts with staining under the arm. It's a sad fact, no matter what deodorant you buy, it still happens! A few things though have already gone for sale. I love wild, bold poly garments from the 60s and 70s, but maxi dresses are not really my thing, and poly is definitely not my fabric of choice for hot summer days, which is why I'm parting with a few things that I have just put in my Etsy shop. Here's a little teaser:
Taking advantage of having a few days off, I also managed to visit the Giovanni Segantini exhibiton at the Fondation Beyeler in Riehen by Basel. He might not be everyone's kettle of fish, but I find his later style (though not that of his last paintings) extremely interesting. I'm not much a fan of those paintings that seem to have symbolist theme either, but their style is hypnotising. His huge landscapes have a 3D-quality to them that I know of no other painter. And somehow, these scenes of every day life in the mountains seem less kitsch than what other painters have brought to their canvases. His very early paintings, of which I have never seen any before, and some of which show scenes from Venice, are quite interesting too, though they clearly show the artist who hasn't yet found his unique style.


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I did this layout for one of my son's friends, for his 21st Birthday, I searched through all the photos I had of him taken at various places and chose the photos I liked best. Then using pieces of paper as templates, I juggled them around on a 12 x 12 sheet of paper till I was happy with the layout, then cut the photos down to the size of the templates. When all this was done, I found a 12 x 12 piece of paper out my collection to complement the photos, matted the photos onto plain card and stuck them down.
I decided to leave 3 of the 6 boxes blank at the bottom left, in case the mum wants to give me some photos of him when he was younger, I will be able to add them. (did add some bowling stickers, as it looked a little plain).
I then went through my embellishments to see what I could add, I remembered that the young lad in question loves balloons and bowling, so added them, a 3d 'friends' sticker on the prom photo and because of it being a 21st present, added a little wooded key, which I bought last year from here .
I then placed it in a boxed 12 x 12 frame bought from The Range, adding some confetti at the bottom.
(I've pixellated the name of the young lad, if you wondered why you couldn't read his name).


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Northern Exposure is a New England Upsidedown house located near town center on Lower Orange Street, just beyond West Creek Road at 165 Orange Street. This fully furnished house is conveniently located near bike paths, grocery store, fish market, restaurants, banking/ATM, downtown Nantucket and beaches. Nantucket, Massachusetts located thirty miles off the coast of Cape Cod is the perfect place to relax on a beach, eat some seafood, and enjoy the North Atlantic surf. Nantucket was once the whaling capital of the world Moby Dick, Herman Melville's classic novel, used the island as his influence. Today, Nantucket is a vacation paradise that can include surf fishing, golfing, tennis, shopping, historical sightseeing, or touring the Colonial and Victorian homes. Nantucket has miles of secluded beaches with plenty of sand to go around. Children's Beach, just west of Steamship Wharf, is great for kids due to the calm waves and nearby park playground. Surfers flock to Cisco Beach, located about 4 miles south of Nantucket Town. For some great scenic views, take the Madaket bike path to Dionis Beach. Gentle waves and high bluffs make this a great beach for either swimming or sightseeing. Locals gush about the sunsets at beautiful Madaket Beach. Sugary white sand, vibrant, singing waves, and all amenities make this beach a mustsee. Nantucket is a great fishing destination with surf fishing, deep-sea fishing and fly fishing available. Tackle shops, surf fishing guides, fly fishing guides and charter boats can provide everything you need for a day on the sea. Bluefish and Striped Bass are the most frequently caught species. The Nantucket Whaling Museum chronicles the whaling industry that dominated the island's economy in the 19th century. One of the exhibits is the Essex, a whaling ship that was rammed and sunk by an 80ton sperm whale in the South Pacific.
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Additional Features: Cable TV, Non-Smoking, Lobster Pot, Fully Equipped Kitchen, Golf Course nearby, Shopping Areas, Parking, Outdoor Activities, Outside Shower, TV/VCR, Wireless Internet Available, TV, Deck Furniture, Beaches Nearby, DVD/VCR, Near Attractions
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On Monday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met for the first time with US President Donald Trump at the White House. Read the two leaders’ joint statement.
A new Nanos poll found that most Canadians expect Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to have the spine to defend Canada against Donald Trump’s aggressive America-first strategy.
A petition spreading like wildfire online demands that U.S. President Donald Trump be barred from entering Canada because his policies and actions promote hate propaganda.
U.S. President Barack Obama visited Ottawa this week for “The Three Amigos Summit” and addressed the Canadian Parliament. A pleasurable speech that had our legislators applauding again and again, it was.

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Tim Martinson’s wealth of knowledge and depth of perspective from leading the original VineBalance workbook project combined with his 9 years as an Area Extension Educator with the Finger Lakes Grape Program and 14 years as a Senior Extension Associate for the Statewide Viticulture Extension Program make him uniquely qualified for this project.
Chris King brings a valuable perspective of VineBalance as a grower who completed the first iteration while serving as the former Vineyard Manager of Knapp Winery. Chris’s knowledge of VineBalance is bolstered by his 24 years of experience managing sustainable, organic, biodynamic, and conventional vineyards in the Finger Lakes.
The goal of the Sustainability Pilot Program is to trial a system for third-party certification of sustainable vineyard practices in New York State. The basis for this certification will be VineBalance 2022: V2, a grower self-assessment workbook that addresses input reduction, soil health, water protection, energy efficiency, resources and waste, ecosystem health, climate resiliency, continuous improvement, and social equity. A group of 40 growers will participate in the Pilot Program from March to May 2022. Results from the Pilot Program will inform the launch of the New York Sustainable Winegrowing Certification Program in 2023. Growers who achieve certification will be permitted to use the certification logo for special labeling and direct-to-consumer marketing. This market-based approach will provide a continuous incentive for value-added producers to purchase sustainable grapes from growers and promote direct-to-consumer sales of sustainable wines in the marketplace.
To learn more about New York’s Sustainability Pilot Program visit newyorkwines.org/sustainability.

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Pioma-Odlewnia Sp.z o.o.
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On 28 July a group of exceptional guests visited Pioma-Foundry. This included 12-year old Oliwia Gotwald, for whom we ran in Laura’s team during the III Nocny Półmaraton Wielu Kultur [3rd Night Half Marathon of Many Cultures], her family as well as the volunteers and representatives of the “Nie ma czasu” foundation, as well as representatives of the organiser of the run.
Pioma-Foundry helped to spread the idea for combining a passion for sports with the readiness to help, and supported financially the whole charity campaign accompanying the half marathon. We transferred additional funds for each competitor who finished the run in Laura’s team; the funds will be devoted to the girl’s treatment and rehabilitation.
As an expression of gratitude for the commitment of Pioma Foundry and its employees to the campaign, Rafał Kania, president of the Management Board, received a gorgeous hand-made Frankie the Snail – the symbol of the “Nie ma czasu” foundation.
“Pioma-Foundry and its employees often work under difficult conditions. They are like our Frankie the Snail – tenacious, firm and persistent in pursuing their goals. We admire them for their sensibility, engagement and commitment to help a sick girl, for which we are sincerely thankful”, says Agnieszka Skalska, founder and president of the management board of the foundation.
The volunteers received heartfelt thanks from the foundation and our company; they were also invited to visit our foundry.
We are proud that our joint efforts brought about such a measurable outcome in the nature of financial resources, which will be used to help Oliwia fight her disease.
Oliwia, we’ve got your back!


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Time 2 Brush Mobile App
Mobile app that encourages kids to brush for two minutes, rewarding them with customizable avatars.
To help moms with their kids' oral care, we created a fun, kid-focused mobile app to teach healthy brushing habits. The Aquafresh Time To Brush app gives kids their own nurdle character (the three-striped icon of the Aquafresh brand) who demonstrates proper brushing technique, and then brushes and dances along with them to an original soundtrack. Each time a child brushes she receives points which can be redeemed for items to customize the nurdle character. This keeps kids engages and keeps them coming back - which keeps moms happy.
I led the concept, UX and visual design, and supervised development of the app, which has been translated to multiple languages and was named a 2012 Appy Award finalist for best Branded Content App.
Role: creative direction, creative strategy, UX, concept, production oversight
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Rosewood Hand Carved Real Tree Design Cremation Urn
This Beautiful Rosewood Urn is carefully hand-carved to provide a elegant look and to conserve your precious memories.
This urn comes with easy sliding bottom opening.
Color : Rosewood
Size :¬† 9.5" L 5.5" W 5.5" H ¬†
Volume: 200 cu inch


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Persistence of hemolysis and/or insufficient improvement of renal function after 3-5 times should lead someone to consider switching the individual to eculizumab (9 11 Eculizumab is certainly a recombinant humanized monoclonal immunoglobulin that binds to C5 and stops its cleavage to C5a and C5b. THE UNITED STATES Food and Medication Administration (FDA) originally accepted eculizumab to take care of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria and in 2011 accepted it to take care of aHUS. It’s been used in sufferers with aHUS and recurrence of aHUS after transplantation with stimulating results. Blockade from the go with terminal pathway escalates the risk of infections and “mening” vaccination is necessary before treatment with eculizumab. 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It really is hoped that latest progress in hereditary diagnosis and healing choices including early intense and extended plasma therapy and the usage of eculizumab will enhance the result (11). Transplantation in aHUS An aHUS individual who has already reached ESRD is certainly an applicant for kidney transplantation. Nevertheless the overall threat of recurrence of disease is certainly >50% and the chance of graft reduction after disease recurrence is certainly 80%-90%. The chance of aHUS recurrence is certainly 70%-90% in sufferers using a FH.

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Sony Pictures has hired Breck Eisner to helm The Karate Kid 2, which will once again star Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan. Despite being a pretty unenjoyable film and an unnecessary remake, the original brought in $343 million worldwide, guaranteeing that audiences would be subjected to a follow-up. Now, things look like they’re starting to pick up on the project and production should be getting underway shortly.
Personally, I hated The Karate Kid. I thought that Smith was quite charismatic and likeable in the lead role but the film itself was long, drawn-out and a bit of a bore. Obviously, I’m not at all looking forward to the sequel and bringing in someone like Eisner doesn’t change that. He hasn’t really done anything memorable, though The Crazies did have its moments, and I can’t really see how having him behind the camera will make for a better movie.
Then again, I may turn out to be wrong. Again, I think that Smith does have a lot of charisma on screen and if Eisner could deliver a leaner film with a script that isn’t as cliche-ridden as the original’s was, then there still might be hope.
Tell us, were you a fan of The Karate Kid remake and if so, are you looking forward to the sequel? Sound off below!


The Blackberry Pearl's full stats have been disclosed on Pinstack's forums. Some highlights from the consumer smartphone:
•1.3 MPixel camera, with online storage of photos
•Officially can be used as a laptop modem
•Quad Band GSM, with EDGE data (even if it's the slow T-Mobile kind)
•A 240 by 260 resolution screen
•Thinner than a RAZR (But not smaller)
•MicroSD expansion, and MP3 ringtone support
So, it's pretty, but its still a blackberry. Boring to me, exciting to office drones. Maybe I'll think differently once I see the hardware for myself. Thanks Pinstack. Full specs after the jump.
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Full Specs for the Blackberry Pearl 8100 [Pinstack.com]
* Phone and SMS
* 1.3Mp Camera with "My Album" (an personal on-line album where you can store your photos)
* microSD memory expansion slot
* Extensive Voice recognition
* Corporate Data Access
* Wireless Internet
* quad-band GSM plus EDGE (CDMA version TBA)
* Tethered Modem
* BlackBerry Messenger
Display: Large, bright, high-resolution LCD color screen with light sensing technology 240 x 260 pixel 65k color display.
Size & Weight: TBA. So far it seems as thin or thiner than a Motorola RAZR.
Keyboard: SureType technology, combines phone and QWERTY layouts for quick and accurate dialing and typing Dedicated send, end, convenience, power and mute keys
Navigation: More durable and lefty-friendly' thumb operated Joystick with and return key.
* Integrated earpiece and microphone
* Hands-free speakerphone
* Hands-free headset capable
* Bluetooth v2.0 hands-free headset and car kit support
Notification: Polyphonic and MP3 ringtones, vibrate mode, on-screen or LED indicator and possible picture ID alerts.
User Interface: Intuitive icons and menus
Memory: 64MB of internal flash with microSD expansion
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The German DJ combines techno music with the operatic sounds of Giuseppe Verdi at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich as part of its "Opera For Everyone" series.
In our Euromaxx special today we're focussing on the creative scene in Germany: the award winning drone videos from "Behind the Mask". German DJs secrets of success, and Germany's chef of the year.
Felix Jaehn and Robin Schulz are two Germans who have been storming the international charts. They’re the prototype for what’s been called ‘bedroom producers’. But they’re in a long line of successful acts from Germany.
Paul van Dyk was born in communist East Germany. Shortly before the Berlin Wall fell he and his mother emigrated legally. When the border opened, he returned to the Berlin and started DJing.
In the 1970s Kraftwerk were at the vanguard of a wave of German electronic music. In the following decades acts such as Snap, Paul van Dyk, Cascada und Scooter stormed the dance floors.
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El’tee Interview – Live & Love Music
El’tee discusses musical influences, touring and new tunes…
Hi El’tee. So what are you up to these days?
Currently doing plenty of showcases in and around London and Essex, and always writing new music. (So if you want to see me live, get in touch with my management Avenoir). Also school tours have been a big thing this year, covering an anti bullying campaign up and down the UK thanks to my tour promoter Danielle at Live & Love Music.
Who have been your musical influences?
I’ve grown up on a lot of UK rap, but have always loved RnB and the American scene.
What gigs/festivals have you got coming up?
At present, we’re in discussions for a couple of festivals on the south coast, but gigwise I have a couple of shows in the West End and Brixton lined up for March. 21st March in Soho (The Coffee Music Project). The competition takes place annually in London and NYC. Proceeds from the live rounds directly support Project Waterfall, a charity initiative to deliver clean water and sanitation to coffee growing communities. And then March 27th at Brixton Ritzy’s venue for MOE Presents. Music Over Everything Presents is a live music platform for all rappers, grime MCs, singers and spoken word poets.
Any new music to be coming from you soon?
I’ve got my new EP No.1 Contender coming out in April that features some new unheard tracks. I co-wrote with producer Martin West aka BlackIce – I’ve just done a track with the Lost Focus lads recently. There’s also talks ongoing at the moment for a possible collaboration with DJ & Producer Louie Anderson who is getting huge acclaim on the music scene at the moment.
What influenced you to get into music?
Music and singing is in my blood. My dad, Tony, was quite a successful singer in the 90s, being a major influence and one of the reasons for me picking up a mic. I was introduced to professional recording at the age of 13.
If you hadn’t become a musician what do you think you would have gone on to do?
I’ve always wanted to be an interior designer; its sort of something I’ve always enjoyed, like picking out furniture to design the kitchen or living room and how it would look etc.
Any interesting stories whilst gigging/touring?
Nothing really that interesting, but I must say when I performed at an U16s gig at a theatre I experienced slapping all the kids hands – they had me running back and forth on the stage because they all had their hands out the whole time. Singing and running backwards and forwards along the stage took its toll on me and how I never fell over I don’t know!
Do you have any pre-gig rituals or superstitions before going on stage?
I like to have 1 drink, only as it soothes my throat and kind of relaxes me. I also always pray on my own before I go on stage.
What’s a stand out gig you’ve played?
My first school gig – all the kids wanted my autograph, and that meant a lot to me.
What venue has been your favourite to play?
I enjoyed the theatre gig as it was the biggest stage I’ve performed on so far.
What advice would you give to youngsters wanting to get into a music career?
Never think you can’t do it; if you truly believe you have something special you have to go for it. No one can stop you; you just can’t waste your time though, so you need to have a backup plan.
If you could go back in time, would you do anything differently?
No, definitely not, but if anything I wish my management found me earlier as things have developed at a phenomenal pace since they signed me in September.
What’s been your worst show to date?
Fortunately I haven’t had one yet, as they’ve all in their own way been special to me.
How would you describe your sound?
Unique, distinctive, spiritual.
How do you come up with lyric ideas?
Lyrically, I draw on personal life experiences of good and happy times with friends, mixed with stories of my musical journey to date and growing up as a youngster in modern society. Ultimately, I want to bring about positivity and be a role model for others who want to achieve their dreams.
What does music mean to you?
Cliché, but it’s everything to me. I’ve literally tried so many different hobbies and jobs, but nothing excites me besides putting on a beat and putting my own spin on it.
What’s coming up next for you this year?
More gigs, school tours, and a lot more new tunes!
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You have an important role to play in protecting your property and the entire dairy industry from biosecurity threats.
On this page, you will find the tools to implement the simple, everyday biosecurity practices to protect the health of your livestock, limit production losses and help maintain market access for Australia’s dairy producers.
The recommended on-farm biosecurity practices for dairy farmers are outlined in the dairy industry’s publication, Dairy Biosecurity: Healthy Farms. This booklet provides dairy farmers with a check list of on-farm practices that contribute to managing the risks associated with biosecurity. It covers risks associated with stock movements, herd health, farm inputs, visitors, effluent and waste, neighbours and dead animals.
Preventing emergency animal disease outbreaks
The single biggest threat to the dairy industry’s sustainability is an outbreak of an emergency animal disease. For this reason, Australian Dairy Farmers and Dairy Australia have put into place a series of animal health policies at both the state and national levels to guard against threats to the industry's biosecurity.
Australia’s National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) identifies animals so that we can trace them quickly if we need to. It applies to anyone with cattle, sheep, pigs or goats. If there is an outbreak of an emergency disease (for example foot and mouth disease), we can quickly trace back to identify animals that might already be infected, and trace forward to identify animals that are at the greatest risk of infection.
For more information see our Quick Guide to the National Livestock Identification System or read more about emergency animal diseases.
Dairy cattle health
Farm biosecurity is important in preventing many of the common, endemic diseases affecting Australia’s dairy herd. These include bovine Johne’s disease, mastitis and a number of conditions resulting in weight loss. Biosecurity arrangements for Enzootic Bovine Leucosis (EBL) are also important following the eradication of EBL from the Australian dairy herd. Not all beef herds are free of EBL, so dairy farmers should test each individual beef animal before introducing them to their properties (or only source beef animals from herds that have been tested negative for EBL).
For more information visit Dairy Australia’s animal health web pages.
"Thousands of Australian red meat producers have updated their Livestock Production Assurance accreditation as part of the changes that were implemented on October 1 to strengthen the program.
Since the updates were introduced, more than 4440 producers completed the new accreditation process. This includes 3816 who have renewed voluntarily, and an additional 624 who have become accredited for the first time."
Oh come on the Industry does as it pleases regardless of public opinion
Look what happened with transport and saleysrds S&Gs now we have legalised cruelty
this might interest you Kat Ryan
Rita Schembri Canning
I truly hope this has the outcome it should. Not before time.
Reading this is absolutely heart breaking. Animals don't deserve to be tortured like this - beak trimming was particularly difficult to read. Day old chicks are subjected to horrible cruelty! 😞
Followed by a life of imprisonment in cramped cages/sheds, not fair! 😞
Animals want to live just as much as you and me
I'm sorry 💔 absolutely heart breaking 💔
Chickens are food not friends. They harbour plenty of diseases and are intellectually stunted. I would have nothing to do with them if they weren’t beheaded, defeathered and butchered to form the backbone of my Indian curry dishes.
Kelly Hansen Andelko Jukic
It's about time.
Yes people, animals have more rights than children in Australia.
These standards will never be adhered to, if you read the last sentence under 'Guidelines' says 'Non compliance with guidelines will not be an offence,' derrrrr! Why have standards and guidelines if they are full of jelly water?
You can watch the torture right here. Be on the right side of history and #GoVegan Aussie Farms
Just another thing that will turn into a business, and to make a profit out of every one. Just like RSPCA.
Applications for the 2018 Australian Institute of Company Directors Course are now open. For more information visit our website https://t.co/DMEmwNPoUs #beef #leadership #agchatoz @meatandlivestockaustralia @AgForceQLD @QldCountryHour @Beef_Central @FairfaxMedia

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Joseph finished 4th with a personal record for her multi-event score of 2490 earning her a Bronze Medal and All-American honors.
DPNR and Friends of the St. Croix East End Marine Park will host an educational snorkel tour to the Marine Park’s Demonstration Coral Nursery Site at Cramer Park on Friday, Aug. 6.
Caring is giving tender attention to the people and things that matter to us. It is being a compassionate witness, listening to another wholeheartedly and without judgment. We show that we care with thoughtful acts and kind words.
DPNR performed water quality analysis at 15 designated beaches throughout the territory during the week of July 26 – July 30, 2021. The following beaches meet water quality standards and are considered safe for swimming and fishing.
It is with great sadness that the family of Joseph Schulterbrandt announces his passing on Friday, July 9. He died peacefully in Pembroke Pines, Fla.
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing onto glory of Louis “Ray” Greaux Jr., who died July 21, peacefully, at home.
In loving memory of Denzil Nathaniel Silcott, who was born July 17, 1956; sunset on July 23, 2021.
Yonni Lyle Mathurin, also known as “Biggs,” of Frederiksted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, died on Wednesday, July 21.
Childcare and early childhood providers in the territory may apply and receive up to $30,000 in grant funding.
Human Services has closed both the Anna’s Hope Head Start Administrative Office on St. Croix and the Knud Hansen office on St. Thomas because a staff member has tested positive for COVID-19.
Anthony Gilbert, VI Chapter Tuskegee Airmen Inc. (VICTAI) member, was provided with an offer to join the RedTail Flight Academy inaugural class to begin on Sept. 8. The scholarship is worth $115,000.
Two University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) students, Shaynoah Bedford and Asil Abdalghani, are the recipients of a book scholarship in the amount of $750 through the AROC Scholarship.
Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m., Aug. 7, at the Highlanda Cemetery in rural Langford, S.D.
Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett released the following statement s regarding a letter she and other members of Congress sent to Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra regarding sickle cell disease.
The Town Hall is themed “Reimagine St. Croix: A Vision for Healthy People, Thriving Economies, and A Sustainable Environment.”


Bringing a dog into your life can be deeply rewarding; filling your home with cuddly, chaotic canine love.
However, this decision shouldn’t be taken on a whim. After all, no matter how cute its waggy tail may be, a new dog will always bring along plenty of responsibility, needs and poop.
Unfortunately, far too many people adopt a puppy as a surprise Christmas gift, only to lose interest by the time the shiny red bow has been chewed to pieces. In many sad cases, a gifted dog will even be abandoned after the Christmas season.
Germany is now addressing this potentially cruel aspect of gifting a puppy by placing a temporary ban on pet adoptions in the run up to the big day itself.
It’s hoped this initiative will help cut down the number of dogs who will be dumped once the tinsel is back up in the loft; curtailing those who pick up a puppy as an ‘impulse buy’.
As reported by the BBC, dozens of shelters across Germany have revealed there will be no animal adoptions over the Christmas season.
Many shelters will still be able to arrange viewings, however prospective owners should be prepared to come back in the new year to pick up their furry friend after they have given it some serious thought.
According to the BBC, Claudia Hämmerling, from Berlin’s animal protection association, said:
The decision to keep an animal must not be taken lightly – the whole family must be involved in the decision-making process.
— Dogs Trust Shoreham (@DT_Shoreham) November 26, 2018
It was once the norm for parents to surprise their kids with a new puppy under the tree. However, nowadays families would be expected to have prior conversations with youngsters about the responsibilities a new dog would entail.
As reported on the Pets4Homes website, the festive period can also be a stressful time for a dog to adjust to its new home:
Christmas and New Year are generally times of much celebration, rowdiness and excitement for families, with constant upheaval going on in the household and the normal routine of day-to-day life suspended.
This is not the appropriate environment into which to bring a new pet, and will almost certainly have a detrimental effect on how the animal settles into the household and gets on in his new home in the future.
It is a bad idea to buy or adopt a pet at any time when you know there is going to be a significant change made to the household routine before the animal has had a chance to settle in fully.
Buying or adopting a dog in the run up to Christmas or at Christmas itself is a particularly bad idea, due to the foreseen upheaval and change in the atmosphere within the home that your dog will be subjected to before he even has a chance to get used to being with you at all.
Sounds like Germany may well have the right idea. Will the UK be taking note for next year?
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Jules studied English Literature with Creative Writing at Lancaster University before earning her masters in International Relations at Leiden University in The Netherlands (Hoi!). She then trained as a journalist through News Associates in Manchester. Jules has previously worked as a mental health blogger, copywriter and freelancer for various publications.


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COPENHAGEN, DENMARK (PRWEB) OCTOBER 04, 2019
DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences has announced a new ingredient – HOLDBAC® YM VEGE – as the latest addition to the DuPont™ Danisco® HOLDBAC® line of protective cultures, known for their ability to extend shelf-life and secure the quality of products by holding off yeast and mold spoilage – all without use of synthetic preservatives. Now, HOLDBAC® YM VEGE brings this effective and label-friendly spoilage prevention to plant-based, fermented foods and beverages, at a time when customer demand in this space has never been higher.
“The industry has seen enormous growth for fermented plant-based products in recent years, driven by higher numbers of flexitarian, vegetarian or vegan consumers around the world. These shifts in diets are driven by a number of factors, including a search for improved health that comes with a plant-based diet, ethical choices toward foods with lower environmental impact and which are deemed better for animal welfare, and switching to dairy alternatives for lactose-intolerant consumers,” said Eve Martinet-Bareau, Global Product Manager, Cultures for plant-based fermented food and beverages.
“DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences has been working with customers for decades as consumer demands for plant-based options have increased, and we are constantly looking for ways to innovate in this space,” added Martinet-Bareau. “For example, in May 2018, we launched a new cultures line – Danisco® VEGE Cultures – especially designed for fermented plant-based products, helping customers attain desired taste and texture profiles in a wide variety of plant-based dairy alternatives and beverages.”
However, with that demand came certain challenges for producers of fermented goods, including the need to:
- Gain market share in the fast-growing plant-based food sector;
- consistently ensure high-quality products with the desired taste and texture, particularly across regions with differing consumer preferences;
- secure that quality throughout a product’s shelf-life;
- address the fast-growing demand for friendly labeled consumer products;
- make a substantial contribution to the sustainability of the food and beverage sector; and
- provide consumers with products that improve their health and wellbeing.
“As more consumers look for fermented food and drinks, our HOLDBAC® YM VEGE cultures will help our customers meet that demand.”
This innovative new ingredient also offers customers the ability to make a significant difference in terms of environmental and social impact through reduced food waste and plant-based alternatives. The potential impact is massive: DuPont has estimated that if just 5 percent of the global yogurt market is replaced with plant-based alternatives made with Danisco® VEGE and HOLDBAC® YM VEGE cultures, the carbon dioxide emission saving would theoretically be as high as 3,000,000 tons CO2 annually. This would be roughly equivalent to 1,700,000 EU-based cars off the roads.
“We are thrilled to add HOLDBAC® YM VEGE to our range of plant-based and sustainable offerings,” said Mikkel Thrane, Global Sustainability Lead for DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences. “We look at our environmental footprint through the lens of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and we are proud to say that this culture supports at least three – SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being), SDG 12 (Responsible Production and Consumption) and SDG 13 (Climate Action). HOLDBAC® YM VEGE is helping us facilitate the transition to a healthier and more environmental-friendly diet.”
This transition to a healthier diet for people and the planet is powered by DuPont’s expertise in microbiology, food protection and fermentation, as well its commitment to developing and offering more sustainable ingredients for customers. For more information, visit https://www.dupontnutritionandbiosciences.com/products/holdbac.html.
About DuPont™ Danisco®
DuPont™ Danisco® is the brand for a range of products that help provide enhanced bioprotection, an improved nutritional profile, and better taste and texture with greater cost efficiency and lower environmental impact, meeting the needs of manufacturers of food and beverages and dietary supplements. Through the work of the global network of food scientists and technologists in DuPont, the Danisco® range is supported by a uniquely broad spectrum of know-how across applications and processing.
About DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences
DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences applies expert science to advance market-driven, healthy and sustainable solutions for the food, beverage, dietary supplement and pharmaceutical industries. We also use cutting-edge biotechnology across a range of markets to advance bio-based solutions to meet the needs of a growing population, while protecting our environment for future generations. We are innovative solvers who help our customers turn challenges into high-value business opportunities. For more information: http://www.dupontnutritionandbiosciences.com or http://www.biosciences.dupont.com.
DuPont (NYSE: DD) is a global innovation leader with technology-based materials, ingredients and solutions that help transform industries and everyday life. Our employees apply diverse science and expertise to help customers advance their best ideas and deliver essential innovations in key markets including electronics, transportation, construction, water, health and wellness, food, and worker safety. More information can be found at http://www.dupont.com.
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DuPont N&B has worked with customers for decades as consumer demands for plant-based options have increased, and we are constantly looking for ways to innovate in this space. As more consumers look for fermented food and drinks, our HOLDBAC® YM VEGE cultures will help our customers meet that demand.

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