ST. JOSEPH — The defense finally came alive for Central Catholic High School's football team after giving up a 97-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter.
That's all Max Moews, Sa'mond Davis and the Saints' offense needed Friday night.
Moews threw for 292 yards and five touchdowns, while Davis rushed for 182 yards and two scores as Central Catholic downed St. Joseph Ogden, 59-39, in an Illini Prairie Conference football game.
Central Catholic (3-0, 3-0), rated No. 7 in the Class 3A state poll, fell behind 39-30 when Spartans quarterback Keanen Swanson hit Aiden Meyer in stride for a 97-yard TD pass with 7:36 left in the third quarter. It was Swanson's sixth touchdown pass of the game.
After that, St. Joseph-Ogden (2-1, 2-1) was held in check.
“I changed up our defense,” said Central coach Mike Moews. “We went to a 4-2 and brought a guy underneath. We were just bad fundamentally, I hate to say it. We were turning late and not recognizing routes early.”
The Saints' defense held on the next series before the offense and the running game got going.
Davis scored on a 12-yard run late in the third quarter, cutting the deficit to 39-37. After another defensive stop, the Saints took a 45-39 lead on a 57-yard, seven-play drive capped by Davis' 6-yard run with 9:38 left
Moews' 31-yard TD pass to Austyn Ellison on fourth-and-11 upped the lead to 52-39.
Braden Glowacki completed the scoring by taking a tipped pass and returning it 59 yards. Glowacki added another interception later.
“The character they showed in the second half to come back was great,” said Coach Moews. “We still hurt ourselves with penalties on the offensive side. But we ran the ball well and threw the ball well. It was a total team effort.”
There were 1,029 yards of total offense in the game. The Saints finished with 519 yards, including 288 in the second half, while the Spartans had 510 yards.
Central Catholic held St. Joseph-Ogden's Dwight Colvin, who rushed for 406 yards in the first two games, to 11 yards on 10 carries. So the Spartans turned to Swanson, who completed 19 of 34 attempts for 440 yards.
“I'm firing my defensive back coach, by the way,” said Mike Moews. “That's me.”
Max Moews connected on 12 of 20 attempts for 292 yards. James Morris had five receptions for 171 yards. Morris and Ellison both had two TD catches.
The Spartans led 14-7 after the first quarter before a wild second quarter erupted in which the Saints outscored St. Joseph-Ogden, 23-19.
Central Catholic took a 30-27 lead on Moews' 37-yard TD pass to sophomore Liam Brady with 1:35 left. But the Spartans took it right down the field and scored on the half's final play as Joel Orcutt outjumped a Central defender at the 3 and went into the end zone to complete a 40-yard scoring play.


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China and Malaysia promote the upgrading of cooperation between the two parks
- China will continue to support the introduction of investment incentive policies in the parks of both parties
International industrial park cooperation is a good cooperation model that promotes multilateral trade and benefits both parties. Officials of relevant parties in China and Malaysia stated on September 11 that they will work together to promote the construction of the upgraded version of the China-Malaysia Qinzhou Industrial Park and the Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park, injecting more into strengthening the economic and trade cooperation between the two countries and even the region in the post-epidemic era. Vitality.
The China-ASEAN Capacity and Investment Cooperation and China-Malaysia "Bilateral Parks" Cooperation and Upgrade Promotion Conference was held in Nanning, Guangxi on the same day. Wang Naixue, vice chairman of the Political Consultative Conference of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, who attended the meeting, said that the cooperation between China and Malaysia in the "two parks of the two countries" opened the first step for China and ASEAN countries to establish industrial parks in each other.
In his speech, he stated that the construction of the upgraded version of China-Malaysia "Two Countries Double Parks" will speed up the construction of a "1+2+3" characteristic industrial system, with shipping and other modern service industries as the lead, and processing trade and ASEAN characteristic products as the two major ones. Pillar industries, fostering three strategic emerging industries of electronics, biomedicine, and new materials, while accelerating the integrated development of Hong Kong, industry and city.
In the context of the deepening of cooperation between China and ASEAN, in order to further improve the cooperation mechanism of the "Double Parks of the Two Countries" and enhance its leading role in the all-round in-depth cooperation between China and Malaysia and even between China and ASEAN, the "Double Parks of the Two Countries" "The upgraded version of the construction research is included in the official agenda.
"China has always been Malaysia's main trading partner. With the full implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, Malaysia-China economic and trade is expected to have greater development prospects in the future." Malaysian Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Lin Wanfeng in the video Said in the speech. He pointed out that the “two parks” of Malaysia and China must seize this rare strategic opportunity, deepen pragmatic cooperation, explore new areas of cooperation, achieve mutual benefit and win-win results, and benefit the two peoples.
Lin Wanfeng suggested that the “two parks of the two countries” strengthen bilateral investment promotion and encourage more Chinese companies to enter the Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park to explore the ASEAN market; on the other hand, he also encourages more Malaysian companies to invest in the China-Malaysian Qinzhou Industrial Park. The window into China's vast market.
The President of Malaysia’s East Coast Special Economic Zone Development Council said in a video that the Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park has achieved rapid development since its establishment with the support of the government authorities. It is entering the ASEAN market, the Asia-Pacific market and other global markets. In this regard, there is great potential for growth. Berchaway hopes that the consensus reached by the Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) of the "Two Parks of Two Countries" can be implemented at an appropriate time. He said that the Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park can rely on the new international land-sea trade channel connecting Southeast Asia and Northwestern China as well as Europe to obtain greater development opportunities.
Currently, ASEAN has replaced the United States as China's largest trading partner. So far, the Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park has attracted 20 billion Malaysian ringgits of committed investment. We hope to attract another 10 billion Malaysian ringgit in investment by 2025. "Bachaway said. Editor/Xu Shengpeng

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26th June 2006
Regeneration Gathers Momentum in Leicester
Leicester’s Science and Innovation Park is a step closer, and progress on regeneration across central Leicester continues to gather momentum with more than ten projects now on site.
Tenders for the design and development of the Science and Innovation Park were received before Easter. Leicester City Council and Leicester Regeneration Company have been working together to choose a development partner. Outline planning permission has already been granted for 120,000 square feet of units on the former John Ellis School site, which will provide purpose-built research, development and production facilities to accommodate smaller hi-tech businesses, including those spun out of university research.
A planning application has been submitted for the joint development of two sites totalling 17-acres: the former Council depot, owned by East Midlands Development Agency (emda), and adjoining land fronting Abbey Lane, owned by developers Ingleby. The application includes a new access road to serve the Science and Innovation Park and the National Space Centre, seven acres of serviced science park plots ready for in-coming companies, a car showroom, a small office park and housing, including riverside apartments.
Elsewhere, work is continuing in four out of five of the key areas linked with Leicester Regeneration Company’s masterplan and sites are being made available for future development.
Developers H Group are close to completing site assembly for the New Community in the St George’s area of Leicester. They will be submitting a planning application for a phase one development of 150 studio, one, two and three-bed residential units, with construction planned to begin early next year.
In the New Business Quarter, Akeler is making headway with the foundations for the new Colton Square office development, creating 100,000 square feet of Grade A Offices. City and Thames Properties is also due to commence work in September on 40 apartments and a restaurant.
The Retail Core is advancing as Hammerson and Hermes continue the construction of the 60,000-square-metres scheme, which will more than double the size of the existing Shires shopping centre, creating a combined development over 100,000 square metres including a major John Lewis store. More than half of the scheme’s available retail space has already been let two years ahead of completion.
Leicester City Council is making headway with a £19 million programme to enhance the quality of the city centre’s streets and spaces. Work is now well underway on Gallowtree Gate, Horsefair Street and Halford Street.
The banks of the waterside are also taking shape and set to develop further as H Group is engaged in the Blackfriars area. The proposals are for a mixed-use scheme of 500 apartments comprising studio, one, two and three bed units. Also to be included is provision for Community Support Facilities and business start up units for small businesses and retail outlets.
Living in the City is close to completing 126 apartments at Westbridge Wharf and Metropolitan Housing Partnership is well advanced with the construction of 350 new homes at Leicester Square.
Westbridge Living has submitted an application for No 1 Westbridge, a high quality residential scheme, designed by Ian Simpson Architects, which comprises 354 units made up of a mix of studio apartments and 1, 2 and 3 bed units.
On Wolsey Island, Metropolitan Housing Partnership has completed site clearance to build 727 low energy homes on the former First Bus Depot on Abbey Park Road and work has now started on First Bus’ new depot on Abbey Park Lane.
John Nicholls, chief executive of Leicester Regeneration Company, comments: “Leicester’s regeneration is making tremendous progress. There is a real buzz throughout the city as the opportunities for a better quality of life for all draw ever closer.”
Photo Caption Leicester’s Science and Innovation Park is a step closer as a planning application is submitted for the joint development of two cleared sites totalling 17-acres: the former Council depot, owned by East Midlands Development Agency (emda), and adjoining land fronting Abbey Lane, owned by developers Ingleby.
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Newborns often have temporary pimples or blotches that disappear soon after they are born. It’s also quite common to see birthmarks on their skin at birth or shortly after. Birthmarks range from hardly noticeable to disfiguring, but no matter how large or small they are, they can be upsetting.
Birthmarks can be flat or raised, have regular or irregular borders, and have different shades of coloring from brown, tan, black, or pale blue to pink, red, or purple.
They’re mostly harmless and many even go away on their own or shrink over time. Sometimes birthmarks are associated with other health problems, though, so talk to your doctor about whether this might be the case for your child.
Birthmarks can’t be prevented and they’re not caused by anything done or not done during pregnancy. There’s no truth to old wives’ tales about “stains” being caused by something the mother did or ate. The cause of most birthmarks is unknown. They can be inherited, but usually are not. They are typically not related to trauma to the skin during childbirth.
There are two main types of birthmarks, which have different causes. Vascular (blood vessel) birthmarks happen when blood vessels don’t form correctly — either there are too many of them or they’re wider than usual. Pigmented birthmarks are caused by an overgrowth of the cells that create pigment (color) in skin.
The most common vascular birthmarks are macular stains, hemangiomas, and port-wine stains:
Macular stains. Also called salmon patches, angel kisses, or stork bites, these faint red marks are the most common type of vascular birthmark. They’re often on the forehead or eyelids, the back of the neck, or on the nose, upper lip, or on the back of the head. They may be more noticeable when the baby cries. Most often they fade on their own by the time a child is 1 to 2 years old, although some last into adulthood.
Hemangiomas. Hemangiomas are classified as superficial when they appear on the surface of the skin (“strawberry marks”) and deep when found deeper below the skin’s surface. They can be slightly raised and bright red and sometimes aren’t visible until a few days or weeks after a baby is born. Deep hemangiomas may be bluish because they involve blood vessels in deeper layers of the skin.
Hemangiomas grow rapidly during the first 6 months or so of life, but usually shrink back and disappear by the time a child is 5 to 10 years old. Some, particularly larger ones, may leave a scar as they regress that can be corrected by minor plastic surgery. Most are on the head or neck, although they can be anywhere on the body, and can cause problems if their location interferes with sight, feeding, breathing, or other body functions.
Port-wine stains. These are discolorations that look like wine was spilled on an area of the body, most often on the face, neck, arms, or legs. Port-wine stains can be any size, but grow only as the child grows. They tend to darken over time and can thicken and feel like pebbles in midlife adulthood unless treated. They never go away on their own. Ones near the eye must be assessed for possible problems involving the eye.
The most common pigmented birthmarks are café-au-lait spots, Mongolian spots, and moles:
Café-au-lait spots. These very common spots are the color of coffee with milk, which explains the name. They can be anywhere on the body and sometimes increase in number as a child gets older. One alone is not a problem. However, it’s wise to have your child checked if there are six or more spots that are larger than a pencil eraser (for a younger child), or larger than a dime (for an older child). Many café-au-lait spots can be a sign of neurofibromatosis (a genetic disorder that causes abnormal cell growth of nerve tissues).
Mongolian spots. These flat, bluish-gray patches are often found on the lower back or buttocks. They are most common on darker skin, such as on children of Asian, American Indian, African, Hispanic, and Southern European descent. They usually fade — often completely — by school age without treatment.
Moles (congenital nevi, hairy nevus). Mole is a general term for brown nevi (one is called a “nevus”). Most people get moles at some point in life. One present at birth is called a congenital nevus and will last a lifetime. Large or giant congenital nevi are more likely to develop into skin cancer (melanoma) later in life, although risk is low in both. Smaller congenital nevi may have a slight increase in risk. Moles can be tan, brown, or black; flat or raised; and may have hair growing out of them.
A doctor should check a birthmark when it first appears to determine its type and what kind of monitoring and treatment it needs, if any. Call the doctor if a birthmark ever bleeds, hurts, itches, or becomes infected. Like any injury where there is bleeding, you should clean the wound with soap and water and, using a gauze bandage, place firm pressure on the area until the bleeding stops. If the bleeding doesn’t stop, call the doctor.
Open sores sometimes form with hemangiomas and can get infected. Pigmented birthmarks rarely cause other problems, although moles should be checked throughout life for changes in size, color, or texture, which may be normal or could be a sign of skin cancer.
Pigmented birthmarks are usually left alone, with the exception of congenital moles and, occasionally, café-au-lait spots. Moles — particularly large or giant congenital nevi — sometimes are surgically removed, though larger ones may be more difficult to remove. Café-au-lait spots can be removed with lasers (highly concentrated light energy) but often return.
Vascular birthmarks, on the other hand, can be treated. The exception is macular stains, which usually fade away on their own; ones at the back of the neck may be more persistent but are not very noticeable.
Port-wine stains and certain hemangiomas can be disfiguring and embarrassing for children. Hemangiomas are usually left alone, as they typically shrink back into themselves by age 10. Larger or more serious hemangiomas often are treated with medication.
Lasers are the treatment of choice for port-wine stains. Most lighten after several treatments with a “pulsed-dye” laser, although some return and need re-treatment. Laser treatment is often started in infancy when the stain and the blood vessels are smaller. Marks on the head and neck react well to laser treatment. Special opaque makeup also can hide a port-wine stain.
It can be a shock at first to see a birthmark on your newborn. Nobody is perfect, yet many people have an image of a perfect baby in their heads. If the birthmark is clearly visible, people might ask questions or stare, which can feel rude. It helps to have a simple explanation ready to handle intrusions like this. Most people mean no harm, but it’s also OK to let them know if they’ve gone too far.
Even at a young age, kids watch how their parents respond to situations like this. This is where they learn how to cope with others’ reactions. Talking simply and openly about a birthmark with kids makes them more likely to accept one as just another part of themselves, like hair color. And practice simple answers they can use when asked about it: “It’s just a birthmark. I was born with it.” It’s also important emotionally for kids to be around supportive family and friends who treat them normally.
Birthmarks, also known as hemangiomas, get their name for one reason: They are marks on the skin of a lot of newborn babies! Find out more about birthmarks in this article for kids.
When you first meet your newborn, you may be surprised by what you see. Here’s what to expect.
When Anna was born, she developed red spots that her parents learned were hemangiomas, benign birthmarks that she eventually outgrew. Her mother tells her story.
For most kids, these birthmarks are no big deal â they’re just part of who they are. Read about port-wine stains, how to care for them, and, if necessary, what treatments are available.
Our skin protects the network of tissues, muscles, bones, nerves, blood vessels, and everything else inside our bodies. Hair and nails are actually modified types of skin.
Note: All information is for educational purposes only. For specific medical advice, diagnoses, and treatment, consult your doctor.
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Me too! I really love all the pages I see where the photos or backgrounds are blended! I've dabbled with it, but I just can't seem to get it to look right...
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Some 470 businesspeople celebrated the top 100 women-led businesses in the region on Thursday, Dec. 6. The annual event, a joint effort of the Boston Business Journal and The Commonwealth Institute, highlights the impact women entrepreneurs are making in the local economy.
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Every year, 21 September is dedicated to celebrating cooperation. That's when the European Cooperation Day (EC Day) takes place. The celebration often extends beyond the day itself with different events and activities organised around Europe throughout September.
Everyone is welcome to join the celebration!
The European Cooperation Day celebrates the work done by cooperation programmes and projects to bring together the mix of cultures and economies in Europe to address common challenges like climate adaptation, social inclusion and migration, among others. It is a celebration of increased cultural understanding and territorial cooperation. It reminds us all of the good things that come out of working together.
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The passing of Four
Reading books, writing stuffs, studying in the library, Soccer finals, Frisbee finals, misunderstandings, electric skateboarding, studying at the canteen, floorball, meeting new people, making new friends, sitting at the steps near the field under the floodlight-lit night sky watching people play frisbee, volleyball, soccer, cricket, studying at McDonalds, meeting new friend but not saying hi to new friend, attending a talk on "Singapore's Social and Political Landscape", Sunday morning soccer, more floorball, reading and writing notes, trying to do tutorials, interesting msn convos, and lots and lots of thinking.... and oh yes, the smiles too. And I also might decide to attend the upcoming Young Writers’ Seminar 2010.
This is a reflection of the passing of 4 weeks. For the first time, they hadn't been cyclic or routine. They'd been meaningful and eventful and somewhat fruitful and enjoyable. And Time flies when you're having fun. Hopefully the coming weeks will be better.

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June 5, 2014 page 7
by Ardalan "Ardy" Raghian, student reporter
Sowing the Seeds of Sisterhood
Santa Cruz looks to make Kasese, Uganda a Sister City
When Godfrey Kasozi flew from Kasese, Uganda to attend UC Santa Cruz in 1999 he hoped to return with information on sustainable agriculture, but the stories he shared moved community members who wanted to see him return with more.
Kasozi lived his whole life in Kasese and founded the Center for Environmental Technology and Rural Development (CETRUD) prior to being chosen for an internship at the UCSC Center for Agro-Ecology. CETRUD works to mitigate health and poverty issues through its nine different programs, which range from developing sustainable agriculture, to child sponsorship programs.
A group of friends Kasozi made during his first trip to Santa Cruz helped him connect with nonprofit organizations like the Firelight Foundation and the Santa Cruz Sunrise Rotary Club, inspiring him to take steps to make Kasese a Sister City.
“The idea of a Sister City is that you have an ongoing relationship that’s built up a lot of exchanges between the communities,” said Deb Abbott, director of the Cantú Queer Center at UCSC. “One of my desires is to bring it to the next level so it’s not just a group of close friends that when there is a flood we’re all sending him personal money. He needs a higher level of response.”
Abbott is also a member of Friends of CETRUD, a core group of six Santa Cruzans looking to help raise funding for Kasozi and make Kasese a Sister City.
During May 2013, a flood devastated Kasese, displacing over 25,000 people and destroying Kasozi’s Center. Fundraisers in Santa Cruz and help from the local government in Kasese has helped CETRUD get back on its feet, but Kasozi and community members are still working to rebuild the Center.
“We have more than fifty people giving us a hand for rebuilding the Center, we did fundraise in Santa Cruz during my stay last year and some good friends of CETRUD have continued supporting us,” Kasozi said.
In 2011, the Sister City Committee in Santa Cruz approved Kasese as a Friendship City, the first step toward becoming a Sister City. In June of last year, a delegation from Kasese, including the Mayor, Kasozi and three other leaders, visited Santa Cruz as a step toward becoming a Sister City. They met with local leaders, participated in local events and held a fundraiser for the recent flood.
“I try to come to Santa Cruz every year depending on what I’m doing and if funds allow, I have fundraised for projects in Uganda,” Kasozi said. “People have been so good to me, that is why I call it my second home.”
A Santa Cruz delegation is currently being set up for February 2015 by Peggy Pollard, Chair of the Kasese subcommittee of the Sister Cities Committee, an advisory body to the Santa Cruz City Council.
Pollard said former Mayor Hilary Bryant and current Vice Mayor Don Lane are on the list of 12 potential delegates planning to pay out of pocket to visit Kasese in February. She hopes the delegates’ experiences will give Santa Cruz the push it needs to upgrade Kasese from a Friendship City to a Sister City.
“Meeting in person is very powerful, there is a certain realness in seeing firsthand how much we can do to help,” Pollard said. “The memory of that can last a long time, even for many years and far away across the globe.”
The two cities will work to implement cooperative activities and exchanges in education, culture, technology, business and humanitarian fields.
Earlier this year, Uganda passed an anti-homosexuality law that further criminalizes same-sex relations with penalties including life in prison and execution. Pollard expressed that passing this law drove the Sister City Committee to be concerned about a future Sister City relationship. A potential delegate even dropped out because of the law.
“This kind of issue is exactly why we should become a Sister City with Kasese — the best way we can help protect the human rights of [people who identify as lesbian or gay] in Uganda is to have an ongoing relationship with the Kasese leaders so we can talk with them about it and they hear other voices rather than just the fearmongers,” Pollard said.
Pollard hopes the Santa Cruz delegation will solidify Kasese’s path toward becoming a Sister City.
“Santa Cruz should get more involved so we can exchange our programs, having Santa Cruz as a sister will help into developing Kasese,” said Kasozi. “The benefits are based on business, tourism, education and cultural exchanges. Personally, the relationship I have with the people of Santa Cruz will live on forever." [end]
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When a band puts out a double LP and a further album of outtakes, it’s prone to be an eclectic body of music — and sure enough, Deer Tick’s upcoming collection Mayonnaise appears to be just that, based on the evidence of the group’s full-throttle cover of the Pogues’ “White City.”
Intended as a companion piece to 2017’s Deer Tick Vol. 1 & 2, Mayonnaise has already offered up a cover of George Harrison’s “Run of the Mill,” and this latest track couldn’t be more different. Like their reading of the ex-Beatle’s song, “White City” is a faithful rendition of the original — pulled from the Celtic punk band’s 1989 album Peace and Love — but far from the former’s dreamy jangle, this one is two-and-a-half minute thrash that hurtles along on singer John J. McCauley’s croaking vocal and Dennis Ryan’s jackhammer drumming.
Accentuating the contrast is another new song to be from Mayonnaise, this time an original titled “Strange, Awful Feeling” — a surging lamentation with harmonies that could pass for the Avett Brothers. The rest of the 13-track album, which is due out February 1st, 2019, is split between originals and covers, including covers of songs by the Velvet Underground and Ben Vaughan.
Deer Tick kick off a European tour tonight with a gig at Dingwalls in London, United Kingdom.


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Fresh from a sell out season at the London Festival of Architecture, Tim Ross and Kit Warhurst return to one of Melbourne’s most iconic homes for the premiere of their brand new show.
For the last four years they have taken temporary possession of Architecturally significant buildings and skilfully blended storytelling, music and design in a mold breaking format that has seen them literally sell out houses across the globe.
For Tim and Kit, the house that Boyd built for his family in 1957 is the spiritual home for this show and they are proud to be returning here with the support of the Boyd Foundation for this strictly limited season.
Here Tim explains how they came about the title for the show.
“I was interviewing Architect Peter McIntyre who was a close friend and colleague of Boyd for my ABC series Streets of Your Town and when I told him about the show and how we had performed it in Walsh St his eyes lit up and he exclaimed ‘Robin would have loved that!’ Straight away I knew that was the name of the new show”
“Must see show of the Festival”
New York Times.
‘Had us in stitches.”
Sunday Times (UK)
This is a very short season and tickets are extremely limited, book now to avoid missing out.
The show runs for one hour and 35 minutes with a short interval.
Robin Boyd & Walsh Street
Robin Boyd CBE (1919-1971)
Boyd is arguably the most influential architect there has been in Australia. Through his writings Boyd inspired the general community and through his architecture he has become an acknowledged leader in the design and architectural professions. He was a renowned Victorian architect, author, critic, and public educator in the 50s and 60s, a leader in Melbourne’s Modern Architecture movement, a visionary in urban design, and outspoken on the ‘Australian Identity’.
Robin Boyd was a public educator. He was passionate about good design and devoted his life to creating a wider public understanding of its benefits. Acting as the cultural conscience of the nation, Boyd encouraged people to extend their thinking and expectations beyond ‘the known’ and ‘the given’. He urged people to reassess and innovate and, most importantly, he led by example.
‘Walsh Street’, the house Boyd designed for his own family in 1957, is his most well-known work. It has been extensively published both nationally and internationally as an exemplar of modernist Australian architecture and a house that continues to influence architectural thinking. It is now the home of the Robin Boyd Foundation


the official ones
the official ones
To get an idea of the flashlight performance i needed a way to measure the Luminous intensity (cd). Having no professional tool for that i used the CT406 light sensor that is embedded in the Moto G first gen (XT1032) : the results won't be complying with the ANSI/NEMA FL1 standard but will be good enough to get our own idea of the flashlight performance.
Tools and Methods:
- Power source: 2*AAA Energizer Rechargeable NH12 (Brand New)
- Light sensor: CT406, giving results in illuminance in Lux(lx) turned into Luminous intensity via this formula:
Iv(cd) = Ev(lx) × (d(m))^2
- Calculated light output in Lumens (lm) :
lm = cd × ( 2π(1 - cos(apex angle in °/2)) )
- Calculated throw (beam distance in meters) :
throw (lm) = sqrt(candela/0.25)
As written above, the formula is the following : lm = cd × ( 2π(1 - cos(apex angle in °/2)) )
The measured apex angle is roughly 18° (result that we also can get using the advertised light output and the peak beam intensity [165lm, 2120cd ==> 18°])
EDIT: How to get the Surface temperature?
A simple crappy medical contact less thermometer (the Powerscan TH23F -that i recently got for 3€, and does not worth much more-) allows to measure the surface temperature of the flashlight body (with a maximum inaccuracy of about 1°C) , this does not give the real chip temp, but gives some interesting clues.
The experiment was carried out during 40 minutes. In three phases :
- MT06 set to high, as long as it can (meaning until it was too hot to even touch and hold... the ON/OFF switch!
- After a two minutes cool down (from really hot to warm), another period on high mode. untill it reaches the same heat trigger : human pain...
- Sixteen minutes in low mode to see how consistent the light output is when regulated.
EDIT: A second experiment is now added : full run from max to 1lm, to show both thermal throttling and runtime
Measured vs Advertised specs (high mode):
The FL1 standard asks to wait for 30 to 120 seconds before measuring the peak beam intensity
The first result (max) is obtained right after turning ON the flashlight, the second (FL1) complies with the FL1 standard and is compared to the official specs.
|Peak Beam Intensity (max)||2238 cd|
|Peak Beam Intensity (FL1)||2120 cd||2114-2135 cd|
|Light Output (max)||173 lm|
|Light Output (FL1)||165 lm||163-164 lm|
|Beam Distance (max)||94 m|
|Beam Distance (FL1)||92 m||92 m|
Measured vs Advertised specs (low mode):
|Peak Beam Intensity (FL1)||422 cd|
|Light Output (FL1)||32 lm||32.5 lm|
|Beam Distance (FL1)||41 m|
... and Thermal Throttling
Here is what Nitecore says on the MT06 user manual : "NOTE: The MT06 will begin adjusting output lumens automatically after 5 minutes of use, thus preventing overheating and extending battery life"
Let's see how much this is true and how long we can get the advertised 165lm!
Having nothing to measure the own flashlight temperature, an apparent temperature has been used instead (human felt temperature in a subjective range : room temp, warm, hot, and too hot)
- Phase One:
- for 5 minutes is at about 165lm (as advertised) but heat is increasing quickly until no one would like to hold the flashlight any more... (green circle)
- Then, Thermal throttling start and the driver limits the led to 145lm which is still acceptable, though temperature decrease, the flashlight is still to hot to be comfortable to hold for a long time! (red circle)
- Nitecore advertises 165lm, 45 minutes of life time with two 1.2V 750mAh batteries, this mean that roughly 1A of current is flooding through the flashlight. Considering that a LED turns about 20% of energy to light, it means that 80% is turned into heat... so here the flashlight needs to dissipate about 2W of pure heat with its small aluminum boddy.
- Short period of cool down (from minute 10 to 12)
- Phase Two: This time the flashlight starts throttling less than one minutes after lighting up (not cooled enough during the 2 minutes stop period)
- Longer period of cool down : about 4 minutes
- Phase Three : Low mode, not much to say about it... It works without thermal throttling -hey, the heat to dissipate is only about 0.25W!-
EDIT: I made another benchmark with Surface temperature measurements:
This time, i made a full run from full batteries -at max output (aka 165lm mode)- until getting as low as 1lm of output (after 41 minutes of runtime)
Here we can see 4 phases
- Phase 0, the flashlight is turned ON and gives maximum output until thermal throttling strikes (when reaching a surface temp of about 50°C)
- Phase 1, thermal throttling shows up, and reduces the max output to limit heat dissipation, light output is really stable, but temperature rises slowly until reaching about 58°C
- Phase 2, thermal throttling gets a little more aggressive, lowering output to stop heat from rising more than 58°C, temperature is maintained this way for about 2 more minutes
- Phase 3, End of game: Batteries are dying and simply cannot supply enough current to maintain the light output, so it decreases - and so does surface temperature-
Don't expect to get 165lm for more than 5 minutes when the flashlight is starting at room temperature (but before thermal throttling start your hand won't feel good with that little heater after 3 mins...)
Nevertheless, this little flashlight performs great at low mode (high enough for what it's made for) and provides 165lm if needed, for short times (thanks to thermal throttling you won't get heat burn...).
Keep in mind that the MT06 is not meant to be a tactical kubotan but more to "provide great assistance to engineers, mechanical and medical personnel" (quoting Nitecore). for the late group (medical personnel, this flashlight lacks a firefly/moonloght mode (0.3lm - 3lm) that could be used to perform Pupillary light reflex without blinding the patient...)
Note that although i couldn't see PWM in low mode, i could hear a very little noise (near to ultrasound) that appears both in low mode, and during thermal throttling. Don't worry this sound can only be heard with the pen light close to the hear -i never noticed anything like this on my Fenix LD12.


Rutledge: Conway Man, Keith Head, Arrested for Stealing Over $43,000 from Residents’ Trust Fund AccountsMon, Jul 27, 2020
LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge today announced the arrest of Keith Alan Head, the former owner of Prescott Manor Nursing Center in Prescott, by the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. Head is accused of emptying or severely depleting residents’ trust fund accounts totaling over $43,000 and charged with one count of theft of property valuing more than $25,000.
Head, 69, of Conway is the registered agent of H.O.P.E Healthcare, LLC, whose principle address is in Conway, and is the management company for KSJ, LLC doing business as Prescott Nursing Center and four other homes in Arkansas. The investigation began on September 27, 2019, when the Arkansas Department of Human Services discovered the residents’ trust fund accounts had been emptied or significantly depleted at several facilities by Head. Referrals were also received by the Prescott Police Department. This joint investigation involved agents from the Arkansas Attorney General's Office, and federal agents with the Offices of Investigation for the Social Security Administration and Health and Human Services. The case will be prosecuted in coordination with Prosecutor Christi McQueen of the 8th North Judicial District.
To report Medicaid fraud or abuse or neglect in residential care facilities, contact the Attorney General’s Medicaid fraud hotline at (866) 810-0016 or email@example.com.
Rutledge Testifies Before President Trump’s National Law Enforcement CommissionWed, Jul 22, 2020
Says, ‘to provide my expertise and recommendations on how we can better support our law enforcement officers by creating stronger community partnerships’
LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge today testified before President Donald J. Trump’s National Law Enforcement Commission’s hearing on the rule of law and respect for law enforcement. In October 2019, President Trump signed Executive Order No. 13896 authorizing U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr to establish the Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice. The Commission, appointed by Barr in January, will work directly with national experts to collect and study data to submit recommendations to the President that will focus on strengthening our American law enforcement officials and their ability to serve and protect our communities.
“As the chief law enforcement officer of Arkansas, I was honored to testify before President Trump’s Commission and provide recommendations on how we can better support our law enforcement officers by creating stronger community partnerships, increasing accessibility and funding for law enforcement training and by providing more resources for crisis intervention,” said Attorney General Rutledge. “This heated national debate is an opportunity for us to find common ground to resolve long-standing and divisive issues, while finding ways to improve the relationship between our law enforcement officers and the communities they serve.”
General Rutledge has long been a leading advocate for law enforcement and a vocal opponent to the “defund the police” movement. She provides supplemental funding and free training to law enforcement throughout the state and annually recognizes the achievements of officers from all 75 counties. Rutledge also utilizes her roundtables as a forum to pro-actively obtain feedback from local police officers and community leaders.
The full script of the testimony can be found here.
Rutledge Announces $300,000 Judgment Against Loan Shark Bailey’s SuperstoreMon, Jul 20, 2020
Says, ‘Bailey abused the criminal court system to take advantage of vulnerable Arkansans’
LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge today announced a judgment against Dennis Bailey and the businesses he controls: Bailey’s Superstore, Inc., Bailey’s Bottleshoppe, Brooks Bailey Enterprises, Inc., Bailey’s On Main, Bailey’s Pawn and Gun, and Newsmart Liquor. Rutledge filed a lawsuit against Bailey and his businesses under the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act for his illegal use of the criminal court system to collect debts. The judgment requires that Bailey pay $50,000 in restitution, $250,000 in suspended civil penalties and withdraw all outstanding affidavits previously submitted to the Hot Check Coordinator valued at approximately $125,000.
“Bailey abused the criminal court system to take advantage of vulnerable Arkansans who needed money to pay their bills or for emergencies—some even paying for a family member’s funeral,” said Attorney General Rutledge. “Anyone who has experienced these illegal business practices should call my office to let us do the fighting for you.”
The complaint filed in July 2019 showed Bailey often loaned large amounts of money to his customers, and as security for the loans, Bailey accepted a signed blank check. When the debt was due, consumers could buy the blank check back for the cost of the original loan plus interest that violates the Arkansas Constitution’s 17 percent usury cap. If the consumer were unable to pay the debt on time, Bailey would add the principal and interest together, enter it as the amount to be paid on the check, and deposit it into one of his business bank accounts. If the check returned unpaid by the bank, Bailey turned those checks over to the prosecuting attorney’s office for enforcement under Arkansas’s Hot Check Law despite the law’s clear prohibition against its use for the collection of pre-existing debts. In some instances, consumers who did not repay Bailey’s loans on time were arrested, jailed, and convicted of crimes they never committed.
Under the consent judgment in this case, Bailey and his businesses are permanently restrained and enjoined from offering or providing usurious loans, the deferred deposit of checks for usurious fees, or charging usurious check-cashing fees. He is also enjoined from holding any check, debit or credit card, driver’s license or identification, or EBT card as a promissory note or security for the payment of any money, loan, or debt. He and his businesses are barred from submitting any transaction to any prosecuting attorney’s office for collection or law enforcement action that violates Arkansas law. The judgment bars Bailey from retaliating against any person who reports that their debt to Bailey was wrongfully submitted to law enforcement for collection or who provided information or cooperated with the State in its investigation and prosecution of the case and from threatening consumers with taking any of the above actions. No person employed by or affiliated with Bailey can violate these provisions.
Bailey must cooperate and assist the State to resolve all wrongful arrests or convictions of affected consumers, reinstatement of victims’ wrongfully-suspended licenses, refunds of fees and fines, and expungement of any criminal records.
Victims of these or similar business practices should contact the Attorney General’s office to file a consumer complaint at (800) 482-8982 or go to ArkansasAG.gov.
Rutledge Announces 2020 Summer InternsFri, Jul 17, 2020
Says, ‘exclusive internship program that allows students to gain first-hand and unique experiences in public service’
LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge this week welcomed ten students from across the State to the Attorney General’s Office Annual Summer Internship program. Despite a brief delay in start dates due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Office has provided a variety of experience to students and future leaders in a safe environment.
“I am excited to offer this exclusive internship program that allows students to gain first-hand and unique experiences in public service,” said Attorney General Rutledge, “Each intern will work with the professionals in various areas of the Office where they learn the value of helping Arkansans.”
Rutledge is proud to welcome the following students into the Office:
Gifty Agana is a senior at Hendrix College where she is a Political Science major. She is from Fayetteville and a graduate of Fayetteville High School. Agana is working in the Public Affairs Department.
Deshawn Beard is a sophomore at Philander Smith College where she is a Philosophy major. She is from New Orleans and a graduate of Slidell High School. Beard is working in the Public Affairs Department.
Madison Beck graduated from the University of Arkansas Walton College of Business in May with a Bachelor of Science degree. She was a business administration major with an emphasis in marketing. Beck, of Center Ridge, is a graduate of St. Joseph High School and worked in the Northwest Arkansas Office. She will pursue her juris doctorate degree from University of Arkansas School of Law beginning this fall.
Jake James is a junior at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville where he is a Financial Management/Investment and Pre-Law major. He is a Little Rock native, and graduated from the Little Rock Catholic High School for Boys. James is working in the Public Affairs Department.
Kyle Lants is a senior at the University of South Carolina where he is Criminal Justice and Criminology major. He is a Little Rock native and graduated from Pulaski Academy. Lants is working in the Public Affairs Department.
David Lee is a senior at the University of Central Arkansas where he is a History major with a minor in Communications and Political Science. He is from Maumelle and graduated from Maumelle High School. Lee is working in the Communications Department.
Drew Martin is a graduate student at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock where he is currently seeking a master’s degree in public administration. He is from Bryant and graduated from Bryant High School and received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. Martin is working in the Public Affairs Department.
Mallory McClure is a junior at the University of Central Arkansas where she is a Political Science and Communication major. She is from Batesville and a graduate of Batesville High School. McClure is working in the Communications Department.
Kaitlyn McFarland is a junior at the University of Alabama where she is a Political Science major. She is from Hot Springs and a graduate of Lakeside High School. McFarland is working in the Administration Department.
Allyson Oliver is a junior at Ouachita Baptist University where she is a Psychology and Political Science major. She is from Conway, and a graduate of Conway High School. Oliver is working in the Public Affairs Department
Katie Strickland is a junior at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville where she is an International and Global Studies and Political Science major. She is from Little Rock and a graduate of Mount St. Mary Academy. Strickland is working in the Public Affairs Department.
Maddison Thomas is a senior at Hendrix College where she is a Sociology major. She is from North Little Rock and graduated from North Little Rock High School. Thomas is working in the Public Affairs Department.
College students interested in learning more about the Attorney General’s Internship program should contact the Office at (501) 682-2454 or by email at firstname.lastname@example.org.
Rutledge Issues Statement on Governor Hutchinson’s Executive Order on Statewide Mask MandateThu, Jul 16, 2020
LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge issued a statement following Governor Hutchinson’s Executive Order on a statewide mask mandate.
“I have long encouraged Arkansans to take personal responsibility of preventing the spread of COVID19 by wearing masks when not able to socially distance,” said Attorney General Rutledge. “It is imperative that we all take the exponential spread of this deadly disease seriously not only for the safety of family, friends and neighbors, but we must also reopen our schools and get our economy back to its full strength moving our country away from this virus and back to exercising our God given freedoms.”
Rutledge Issues Statement Following the Federal Execution of Daniel LeeTue, Jul 14, 2020
LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge released a statement following the federal execution of Daniel Lewis Lee, convicted of killing a Pope County family of three, including an eight-year-old girl, in 1999.
“I appreciate the leadership of our federal partners to ensure justice was carried out this morning,” said Attorney General Leslie Rutledge. “Today reaffirms that we are a country of laws and the most heinous offenses, like Lee’s act of torturing and murdering this Arkansas family, must be punished to the fullest extent of the law.”


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Olajumoke Orisaguna, a bread seller turned model is a step away from achieving a lifetime dream as she is currently undergoing training to become an actress.
The model revealed this while speaking in Yoruba language during a Candid Conversation Segment at an event held in her honour by The NetNG.
It’s one year since her life transformed from bread selling to celebrity and now, the photobomber-turned-model wants to pursue a career in acting.
She also added that she looks up to the likes of Funke Akindele-Bello, Odunade Adekola, Femi Adebayo, Mercy Aigbe and Toyin Aimakhu as her role models in movie industry.
According to Jumoke’s new management, she’s presently undergoing training in acting and it’s been easy.
She also has English teachers and model experts helping her realise her aspiration.
By Tony Nwanne

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In late 2015, the Elgin City Council approved an ordinance that will prohibit smoking in all city parks and recreation facilities with the exception of the city's three golf courses, the lawn at Festival Park downtown during certain events and at the sports complex during certain events not involving youth games.
It is one of the new laws on the books for 2016.
Illinois police and sheriff's departments will have to abide by new laws beginning Friday, including guidelines on officers wearing body cameras and limiting their use of chokeholds.
The directives are among 237 new laws taking effect Jan. 1. Others crack down on drunken drivers, ban gay-conversion therapy for minors and allow terminally ill patients to try experimental drugs that are still years away from being sold.
The measures aimed at increasing police accountability passed in May in response to the deaths of two black men at the hands of white officers — the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., in which the officer was not wearing a camera, and the death of Eric Garner, who died after an officer placed him in a chokehold in New York City. Neither officer was charged.
Chicago's police department also faces intense scrutiny over fatal shootings, including another white officer shooting a black teenager in October 2014 and last weekend's deaths of 19-year-old Quintonio LeGrier and 55-year-old Bettie Jones, who was shot accidentally. Both LeGrier and Jones were black; the department has not provided the race of the officer or officers who fired the shots.
"I think one of the major things we hope to accomplish is to restore some confidence in law enforcement," said state Sen. Kwame Raoul (D-Chicago), who was among authors of the new laws for police. "I don't think it's a healthy situation for anybody that there's distrust in law enforcement. You have many law enforcement officers who do their job the right way and put their lives on the line, and those law enforcement (officers) deserve the public to have confidence in them."
Chokeholds will now only be allowed in cases of self-defense. And while police departments won't be required to use body cameras, officers in agencies that do must have them turned on when they're responding to calls or engaging with the public. A $5 increase in traffic tickets will fund a grant program to pay for cameras and officer training.
Another new law requires police, when they stop and search someone, to provide a "stop receipt" detailing why the person was approached, along with the officer's name and badge number.
Illinois is among dozens of states that have passed some type of police-reform legislation after the deaths involving officers. The package of law enforcement measures in Illinois had bipartisan support and the backing of police unions.
Other state laws taking effect Friday include:
Increasing the amount of time repeat drunken drivers have to use a device to test blood-alcohol content to operate their cars. A second DUI conviction will require people to have the device in their vehicle for five years instead of one.
Making mental health professionals open to discipline by their licensing authority if they try to change the sexual orientation of anyone under 18. The law will also allow people to pursue civil damages from mental health providers who practice gay-conversion therapy.
Giving terminally ill patients access to experimental drugs that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not approved. Illinois will join at least 12 states that have so-called right-to-try laws, in which patients will need to get a doctor's approval to use the experimental medication after they have exhausted all other approved treatments. "For somebody who is terminally ill and has only a couple of months to live, this is their last best chance," said state Rep. Greg Harris, D-Chicago, one of the sponsors of the bill.
Minors will no longer face mandatory life sentences without parole. Lifelong prison sentences can still happen for serious crimes, but judges will be allowed more discretion.
Illinois is among 27 states to ban powdered alcohol before it's sold in stores. The makers of the product, called Palcohol, have gotten federal approval to sell it, but say on their website they're not looking for distributors in the U.S.
Hunting bobcats will be legal from Nov. 1 through Feb. 15. The aim of the new law is to control the animal's population.
Intentionally calling 911 without a legitimate reason will come with a hefty price — up to $10,000 to reimburse local governments to recover associated costs.
Schools will be required to have carbon monoxide detectors. Lawmakers took action after more than 180 students and staff at a rural Illinois school were taken to a hospital after a carbon monoxide leak in 2014.
Pumpkin pie will be the official state pie, because 90 percent of the pumpkins in the country are produced in Illinois.
Courier-News reporter Mike Danahey and Associated Press reports contributed.

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The vice-president is a notorious homophobe and that is just one of his many awful qualities as John Oliver points out. But after documenting how awful Pence is, Oliver reveals that Pence is releasing a children’s book about their pet bunny named Marlon Bundo and then springs a surprise.
Kevin Fallow says that Oliver’s book is already outselling Pence’s book.
Literally overnight, the biggest star in the literary world has become a gay bunny named Marlon Bundo.
On Sunday night John Oliver announced on HBO’s Last Week Tonight that A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo , a children’s book about a gay bunny, named after a pet rabbit owned by the family of Vice President Mike Pence, would be available immediately. That meant it beat a rival children’s book, Marlon Bundo’s Day in the Life of the Vice President , written by Pence’s daughter, Charlotte, and illustrated by his wife, Karen, by mere hours to the digital shelves.
As of Monday afternoon, Last Week Tonight ’s book—which was written by Jill Twiss and illustrated by E.G. Keller, an artist from Pence’s home state of Indiana—was the No. 1 seller on Amazon, with the Pences’ book lagging noticeably behind at No. 6. With over 1,200 user reviews by that time, the Last Week Tonight book earned a rare five-star rating. The Pences’ effort had less than 50 reviews, and a woeful one-and-a-half-star rating.
Regnery Publishing, which released Pence’s book, blasted Oliver in a statement for bringing partisan politics into the release of a children’s story.
Oliver also stressed that this isn’t just some adult parody middle finger to Pence, but a legitimate children’s book meant to entertain, inspire, and be read by kids. We’ve read through a review copy of A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo , and while that’s 100 percent true—this is a sweet and vital story about love that children can and should read and enjoy—it’s also as political as it is touching.
What you can expect is to see a ratings war as supporters of each book try to raise their own book’s rating and downgrade the other.


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Explore Illinois' Snake Road through the eyes of an avid hiker
Closed for a snake migration? Yup!
The Heartland is home to a unique road that closes to vehicle traffic twice a year so that hundreds, if not thousands, of snakes and amphibians, can safely travel between their winter and summer habitats.
We’re talking about southern Illinois’ Snake Road, a gravel path tucked within the hills of the Shawnee National Forest.
Heartland Weekend’s Nichole Cartmell met up with Shawn Gossman, a Youtuber that goes by Hiking with Shawn online.
“This is THE place to see snakes,” Gossman said.
She went for a hike with Shawn to understand why Illinois’ Snake Road is a destination for herp encounters.
- EXPLORE: Guide to Snake Road migration
Slithering with snakes
Let’s be honest here: when you are out hiking, you might see a snake or two along the way. Typically, though, you have to be looking off the beaten path.
Along Illinois’ Snake Road it is a completely different story!
Gossman says on an average day during migration, it is not unusual to see upwards of 10 or more!
You might catch them crossing the road, sunbathing on the side, hanging in a tree, or swimming through the swamp.
This is their home, and you’re just walking through it!
“A lot of people come here to see specific snakes,” Gossman said. “… If you love cotton mouth, and you love water snakes this is the place to come see them.”
Copperheads and Timber rattlesnakes are among the many other prized snakes you might catch a glimpse of here.
Gossman said he got lucky one day and saw three Timber rattlesnakes. More recently, he came across a mud snake.
In fact, this natural area is home about 66 percent of the amphibians and 59 percent of the reptiles known to occur in Illinois.
Plan Your Visit To Illinois Snake Road
Looking to visit Illinois’ Snake Road on your next weekend adventure?
Here are a few tips from Shawn:
- Watch the weather. You will most likely have a better chance of seeing multiple snakes if the cooler nights and warmer days are in the forecast.
- Talk to others. Shawn says you’ll find some of the nicest folks along Snake Road. In fact, he’s met with people from as far as London. Be sure to ask other hikers about their herp encounters.
- Keep a safe distance. If you see a snake, you can get close, but let it be. Just enjoy the snakes in their natural habitat.
- Don’t break the law. Unauthorized collecting and handling of any of these species is prohibited under federal and state law.
“This is a special place to me and it’s a special place I’d like to protect,” Gossman said. “They’re in the wild, this is their natural habitat, and let it stay natural.”
Rewind to 2016. Shawn Gossman started a YouTube channel as a way to share some of his favorite places to hike with friends and family.
He called it “Hiking With Shawn.”
“To me, when you’re stressed at work or you’ve been having a bad day and you get outside, you get into nature, into something that’s older than you and bigger than you, it’s just instant stress relief,” Gossman said.
He really started getting into hiking because of his encounters with passionate folks along Illinois’ Snake Road.
Little did he know, the channel would grow into much much more.
Now with more than 1,000 subscribers, he hopes to continue sharing all the ways you can enjoy Mother Nature in southern Illinois.
His best advice: if you haven’t been to Snake Road, you’re missing out.
CLICK HERE to follow Hiking With Shawn on YouTube.

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Ever had a glance upon all the symbols in the MID of your car that glow up when you switch on the ignition? All these car dashboard warning lights indicate something or the other about what your car may be going through. The car dashboard warning lights are the communication source through which your car tells you about any possible faults, leakages, etc. Read ahead to know more about them.
- Engine Warning Light:
This is the most important among all the car dashboard warning lights. This light tells you about the soul that is the engine of your car. This yellow colored light should illuminate when you switch on the ignition but should go off as soon as the engine starts. If this light keeps glowing then you need to get your engine checked immediately to prevent stalling.
- Engine Temperature Warning Light:
Car dashboard warning lights like this one can also tell you about the temperature your car system is moving at. If this warning light glows up you need to immediately pull up to a corner and let your car cool down. Also if this symbol glows up repeatedly then you need to check the quality and level of your engine’s coolant.
- Oil Pressure Warning Light:
This is the only among all the dashboard warning lights that tell you about a possible leakage. The driver gets to know the engine oil pressure from this light. If this light glows continuously then you must check for the engine oil level in your car and topping it up doesn’t help then contact a garage to get it sorted.
- Battery Charging Warning Light:
This indicates you about the battery health of your car. If this light is glowing continuously then the battery system of your car will possibly be having an issue. The battery won’t be charged enough to run the self start in this situation. A faulty alternator can be a straight guess for the root of this cause. This is a serious warning light as your car won’t even start if this keeps glowing continuously. Get your battery and alternator checked as soon as you notice this warning light.
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John Fowles sometimes talked about literature as a game. As an author, he would pretend his characters have freedom, but he knew it was a game, and that he was playing God, in control of everything that happens. I find Fowles an admirable writer in part because he invites readers in on the game. In The French Lieutenant's Woman, he injects himself in to talk about the writing and reading process, he becomes a physical character in the novel, and he manipulates the "ending" while talking explicitly about it. But Fowles is not pulling one over on the reader--rather, he's inviting the reader to recognize fiction as fiction. In The Aristos Fowles writes about different types of games: games in which the play itself is what matters, and games in which there is a goal (to win). If fiction is a game for Fowles, it's a game that exists for its own sake, and a game in which the writer pulls the reader over to his side.
I sometimes think of Fowles as a Reader-response writer: he requires his readers to think about how they read. And perhaps this game metaphor is useful in thinking about how we read. For example, when I read, I know the characters are not real. They don't exist: the author made them up. Yet I'm willing to play the game: while reading, I will happily pretend that the characters are real. I'm willing to assess their actions and consider their desires and motivations. I'm willing to get to know them, try to understand them. I might like them or dislike them. I know the characters don't exist, but I'm willing to play the fiction writer's game. Fiction is pretend. But as children we find it's fun to pretend: we play pretend all the time. As we grow, we can still be willing to play pretend. I'm not giving up my reason or my critical faculties when I pretend that the series of letters I see on the page identify real characters or events: I'm agreeing to play the game. It's a game with conventions, and there is generally a set of rules that both author and reader have agreed to. You can experience literature without agreeing to the rules of the game or even treating it like it's a game. But fiction is, indeed, a game of pretend.


LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. -- Roll up your sleeves. A new battle is putting some local police against local firefighters, and it's up to you who wins!
FOX 4's Kerri Stowell is live at lee's summit city hall with more.
It's a battle for blood, literally.
The city of Lee's Summit is hosting a blood drive. Each person donating is deciding which department to help -- police or fire.
The community blood center says all the blood donated will stay in the metro, including here in Lee's Summit. The goal is to collect 40 units of blood during Monday's event.
"I've taken part in giving blood since I was 18 years old. The second I was able to give blood, I started giving," said Carmen Spaeth, with Lee's Summit Police Department. "It's just an important thing that people can do to help save lives on an everyday basis."
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Could the world get any crazier? We have a president who denies that ISIS, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, is Islamic, and such an insane act of denial is commonplace. Hillary Clinton has condemned Trump’s attacks on ISIS as helping to “create this clash of civilizations that is actually a recruiting tool for ISIS and other radical jihadists.”” We’re apparently supposed to believe we can’t criticize Islam or else it’ll turn Muslims into terrorists, but that terrorism has nothing to do with Islam.
Barack Obama bends over backwards to avoid using the phrase “radical Islamic terror,” even though the “radical” part is purposely put in there to acknowledge that it’s a fringe group of Muslims, not all Muslims, responsible for the atrocities that terrorists carry out. Now, following the NYC bombing, not only is “radical Islamic terror” not P.C., the word “terror” itself is triggering to some.
Far left activist Richard Fowler told the panel on Sunday Morning Futures the word “terror” is an offensive term because Muslims may have hurt feelings.
Richard Fowler: Here’s what de Blasio tried to do yesterday, right? Yes, it was an intentional act. Yes, it was an act of terror. The problem is when you say the word ‘terror’ because of word association it automatically assumes you are talking about people of the Muslim faith. And that is why he said an intentional act and not terrorism because we don’t know if it was Muslim. None of these organizations have taken credit for it. So before we go out and start to blame and shame a whole religion we ought to be very careful and get all the facts first.
The only person assuming that we all associate “terror” with Muslims is Fowler in this situation.
There have been 29,236 DEADLY Islamic terrorist attacks since 9-11 but please don’t use the word “terror” it might offend Muslims.
Are any Muslims offended by the fact that other Muslims are CHEERING the New York bombing? Twitter is awash with congratulations and praise.
What kind of newspeak will we be subject to next, and what are we supposed to call terrorists, if not terrorists?
[Note: This post was written by The Analytical Economist]


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Background The use of tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) inhibitors – or anti-TNFs – has considerably improved the treatment of spondyloarthritis (SpA). The first three of these available anti-TNFs (infliximab, adalimumab, and etanercept) are the most widely used in the treatment of SpA. Their efficacy and safety have been demonstrated in extensive randomised controlled trials (RCTs).Nevertheless, the randomized studies were of short duration and included a selected population that differed from patients treated in daily practice
Objectives To compare, in real-life settings, the retention rates of the initial anti-TNF treatment (etanercept [ETN], adalimumab [ADA],and infliximab [IFX]) used as first-line biotherapy for spondyloarthritis (SpA), and to evaluate treatment switches to another anti-TNF inhibitor in the event of treatment failure.
Methods Monocentric retrospective cohort including all SpA patients starting an initial anti-TNF therapy between 2001 and 2015.
Results Of the 249 SpA patients analysed (135 radiographic cases, 114 non-radiographic), 102 were given ETN, 62 ADA, and 85 IFX. In total, 103 discontinued treatment. The median retention duration was 69.7 months (17–$∞)$ (ETN: 55.4 [17.6–94.6], ADA 57.6 [13.9–∞], and IFX: not reached). Retention was longer for IFX compared with ETN (HR=0.62 [0.39–0.99]) but non-significant compared with ADA (HR: 0.91 [0.56–1.48]). The percentage of patients continuing treatment after 5 years was 47% for ETN, 46% for ADA, and 62% for IFX. In multivariate analysis, the predictive factors for retention were a low BASDAI score (HR: 1.02 [1.01–1.04]), high CRP levels (HR 0.98 [0.97–0.99]), the concomitant use of disease-modifying therapy (HR: 0.4 [0.21–0.75]), and radiographic SpA (HR: 1.5 [1.0–2.52]). In total, 61 patients switched to another anti-TNF therapy. No difference was observed among the three anti-TNF therapies with regard to the median retention duration, but the retention rate was higher in the event of treatment switches from one monoclonal antibody to another.
Conclusions The retention rate in SpA patients proved high, and retention for IFX was superior to that of ETN.
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Most people dream of a better future. Pedro, an aspiring social worker, is no different. But as a blind, undocumented immigrant, Pedro faces political restrictions to obtain his college degree, secure a job as a health care provider, and support his family. As he finally graduates, uncertainty looms over Pedro. What starts as a journey to provide mental health for his community ultimately transforms into Pedro’s path towards his own healing.
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Directed by: Federico Muchnik
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Doc West Moves follows Cambridge, Massachusetts, resident Lewis “Doc” West—a blind, Black blues musician—as he moves out of his current apartment and into a new place across town. No matter where he goes, Doc lives with the power of Jesus and faith that the Lord will provide for him and see him through life’s challenges.
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Apr 13, 2024 | 4:00 pm
Suicide, mass shooting/gun violence, depression
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American Sign Language interpretation following the screening
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Q&A with filmmaker, community leaders and ASL interpretation following the screening.
- Federico Muchnik – Director, Doc West Moves
- Christopher Robinson – Founder, Vice President, Clerk, Think Outside the Vox
- Maria Hendricks, Multi-Lingual Interpreter, Artist & Activist
- Sabrina Aviles – Moderator; Director, CineFest Latino Boston
Set Hernandez, Director, unseen, is a filmmaker and community organizer whose roots come from Bicol, Philippines. As a queer, undocumented immigrant, they dedicate their filmmaking to expand the portrayal of their community on screen. Set’s past documentary work includes the award-winning short “COVER/AGE” (2019) and impact producing for “Call Her Ganda” (Tribeca, 2018)
Since 2010, Set has been organizing around migrant justice issues, from deportation defense to healthcare access. They co-founded the Undocumented Filmmakers Collective which promotes equity for undocumented immigrants in the film industry. Set’s work has been supported by the Sundance Institute, NBCUniversal, Ford Foundation, Open Society Foundations, among others.
Federico Muchnik, Director, Doc West Moves, was born in Rome, Italy, of Argentinian/Jewish parents. When he was five years old he immigrated to the states with his mother and step-father. Federico studied film at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and worked as a producer for PBS, producing a 52-episode Spanish language series. He played the lead role in “The Golden Boat”, by Chilean writer/director Raul Ruiz. The film was shown at Sundance, New York, Toronto, and was distributed by Strand Releasing. He is the author of The Strategic Producer (Routledge Press), a book on independent filmmaking. Federico is fluent in English, Italian, Spanish, and French. He has lived in Rome, Paris, Barcelona, New York City, Los Angeles, and considers Cambridge his home. He is part Sephardic and part Ashkenazi. His work increasingly centers around multiculturalism, diversity, and inclusion.
Founder, Vice President, Clerk, Think Outside the Vox
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He is a nationally recognized speaker and trainer for Disability Justice, Deaf Equity and Anti-Ableism Practices. He has served as the Coordinator for the Conference Interpreter Mentorship Program (CIMP), a collaborative project with the then Northeastern University Interpreter Education Project and Boston University Center for Interpreter Education (BUCIE), Co-lead training series for Gallaudet University Regional Interpreter Education Center (GUREIC) Interpreter Mentoring Project and served as Advisor Lead facilitator for the Community of Practice for ASL/English Interpreters for the College of St. Catherine’s Graduation to Certification (GtC). He is also a nationally renowned performance ASL interpreter.
(She, Her/s) is a multilingual language interpreter, artist & activist. You may have seen her recently at the BCA in a staged reading of Fresh Ink Theatres The More The Man and as Dr. Van Helsing in Dracula at the Umbrella Center for the Arts last season. She was also nominated for an Elliot Norton Award for her portrayal of Mother in the Musical Passing Strange. As an actor/singer, she has performed on stages throughout New England, down the East Coast and South Dakota. Maria has also done TV & Film and, as a voiceover artist, Multilingual Voiceover work for various Industrials & instructional videos as well as film over the years including The Arboretum Experience with A.R.T. Marias training in cultural competence in audio description has also led her to explore language access and serve as an English voice actor for the Spanish language voices in the documentaries When We Fight as well as the Spanish voices in Set Hernandezs documentary Unseen.
As an audio-describer, Maria has done AD work for the Brazilian film Êxtase. In theatre, Maria was part of the AD quality control team for A.R.T’s production of TWILIGHT: Los Angeles 1992 as well as doing audio-description for Life of Pi, Wife of Willesden, EVITA and Real Women Have Curves at the A.R.T.
This past Fall she also collaborated with her husband Teddy as an all Native audio description team for the unprecedented and sold out show We Are the Land at ArtsEmerson, which speaks to the history and people of the Wampanoag Tribe of which they are both members.
In her work to uplift & advocate for marginalized voices she served as a Resident Artistic Advisor for New Repertory Theatre for 2 seasons, and a collaborator with the founders of VoX to
provide arts access consulting and training that centers on anti-ableist, and anti-racist culture for arts institutions. She is slowly becoming a major voice for cultural competency in Audio-Description as well as language access. Proud Member of Actors Equity
in an award-winning independent filmmaker, educator and the Founder/Executive Director of CineFest Latino Boston and most recently was awarded a Brother Thomas Fellowship in 2023. Born in NYC, and as a first-generation daughter of Puerto Rican and Dominican immigrants, she sees her life reflected in the stories she documents about Latinx communities. A graduate of Boston University’s film program, her goal as a documentary filmmaker is to tell in-depth stories, documented over a period of time, that require longer substantive conversations with the community, and that move beyond the headlines. By drawing attention to the issues Latinx communities face, she hopes her films will shift perspectives and foster a deeper understanding of the human experience. She is currently working on a feature film about Chelsea, MA which explores the challenges and resiliency of the city.
Shared Stories is a spring film series that seeks to build community, shared conversation, and experiences through cinema. This series aspires to create a shared space to find commonality across experiences, and encourage the exchange of stories and ideas. Presented by ArtsEmerson in collaboration with the Boston Asian American Film Festival (BAAFF), CineFest Latino Boston, and the Roxbury International Film Festival (RoxFilm).
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The Boston Asian American Film Festival (BAAFF) empowers Asian Americans through film by showcasing Asian American experiences and serving as a resource to filmmakers and the Greater Boston Community. BAAFF is a co-production of Asian American Resource Workshop and ArtsEmerson.
The Roxbury International Film Festival (ROXFILM) is the largest festival in New England celebrating people of color around the world. Over nine days, the festival presents narrative and documentary features, shorts, animation, experimental, and youth films. The festival holds workshops, panel discussions, discussions with filmmakers, and networking opportunities. ROXFILM is a competitive festival.
CineFest Latino Boston LLC is an annual film festival conducted in Boston, highlighting stories by and about Latinos. The festival is committed to using the power of film to break stereotypes, bring cultures and communities together and reveal the complex issues affecting the Latinx community in the United States, as well as communities in Latin America and Spain.


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