Study finds Alabama among friendliest states, southern region lackingPublished 7:31pm Sunday, June 3, 2012
A recently released study found Alabama as one of the top ten friendliest states in relation to small businesses, but determined south Alabama to be the least friendly region of the state.
Thumbtack.com, a California based web site, recently partnered with the Kauffman Foundation, a non-profit organization focusing on the economic impact of entrepreneurship, in order to determine the ten most friendly states towards small businesses.
Sander Daniels, co-founder of Thumbtack.com, said the survey included 6,000 of the small businesses featured on the site, which caters to those looking to hire help from local small businesses.
“We’ve ranked the friendliness of states and cities towards small business, and we have just released the rankings for Alabama,” Daniels said. “While the state ranked highly within the nation, southern Alabama scored slightly lower than other regions of the state.
There are a lot of ‘business climate rankings,’ but there aren’t any that draw upon considerable data from small business owners themselves. The Thumbtack.com Small Business Survey is the only survey to draw data from an extensive, nationwide universe of job creators and entrepreneurs themselves in order to investigate the best places in the country to do business. After a two-month survey of over 6,000 small business owners nationwide, Alabama comes out on top as one of the nation’s friendliest states for small business, but the state is being dragged down – and small businesses are feeling squeezed – by Southern Alabama’s unfriendly policies”
Some of the key findings for the region include:
* Central Alabama is the highest-ranking region in the state along 11 of the 17 categories rated by small businesses. Southern Alabama fails along multiple categories, including the cost of hiring a new employee and the current economic health of small businesses. Northern Alabama small businesses rated the state as having the friendliest health and safety and labor regulations, but were the most pessimistic about the state’s health, the nation’s health, and their future economic prospects.
* Here’s how Alabama’s regions ranked, from friendliest to least friendly for small business: 1. Central Alabama, 2. Northern Alabama, and 3. Southern Alabama.
* Alabama excels in the friendliness of its licensing regulations – the state has the number four friendliest licensing regulations in the United States, earning the state an A+ in that category. And Alabama’s small businesses are among the top five fastest growing small businesses in the nation.
* Surprisingly, women-owned small businesses in Alabama felt significantly more supported by the state than their male counterparts. Female entrepreneurs were 33 percent more likely than male entrepreneurs to rate Alabama as “supportive” or “very supportive” of small business.
* Alabama has the second most business-friendly tax system in the South.
The full survey results can be seen on the site and includes full sets of rankings, dozens of easily searchable quotes from Alabama small businesses, regional comparisons within states and census data comparing Alabama’s key demographics against those of other states.
Thumbtack.com surveyed 6,022 small businesses across the United States. The survey asked questions about the friendliness of states towards small business and about small business finances, such as:
* In general, how would you rate your state’s support of small business owners?
* Would you discourage or encourage someone from starting a new business in your state?
* “How would you rate your company’s financial situation today?”
The rankings are based on a survey of real small business owners, like wedding photographers, auto mechanics, and yoga instructors.


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The beginning of Wessex may be traced to the baptism by St Birinus of King Cunegils and the creation of the diocese of Dorchester. This diocese was superceded by those of Winchester and Sherborne. The core of the kingdom lay in Hampshire, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Dorset and Somerset. The kingdom expanded with control over Devon and Cornwall, and later, in 825, over Surrey, Sussex, Kent and Essex. The story of the battles with the Danes is a complex one; the king to arise from it was Alfred and his son Edward the Elder. The Danes were banished from Mercia and East Anglia. King Athelstan recovered Northumbria which gave Wessex control of the whole country. The Kingdom of Wessex gave way to that of England.
The 16 Saints of Wessex in approximate historical order
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In a Sunday afternoon video posted to her Instagram Stories, the 26-year-old Ariana Grande revealed what we had all feared after Saturday’s updates.
Ariana Grande’s sickness actually got “ten times worse” overnight, far more seriously affecting her than it had in the days leading up to Kentucky. She was forced to cancel her Kentucky performance because she is in so much pain. Read on to learn more why Ariana Grande Too Sick and what she said today about her illness…
it sucks feeling like absolute shit but it sucks way more to not be with u all. u mean the world. i hope u truly know. love u.
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) November 17, 2019
CelebNHealth247.com got word that Ariana told her fans speaking directly to the camera in a video that she was too ill to perform and that she was devastated.
On Saturday, Ariana Grande let her fans know:
Hi, my loves. So I’m still very sick. I’ve been sick since the last London show. I don’t know how its possible but my throat and head are still in so much pain. I sound okay it’s just in a lot of pain and it’s difficult to breathe during the show. I am seeing my doctor and trying my v best to get better for tomorrow’s show.
The last thing I would ever want to do is cancel a show at this point with so few left,” she continued. “I’m truly cherishing every moment of this…I just really don’t know what’s happening with my body right now and need to figure it out. Please take this as a gentle heads up…I don’t want anyone to feel blindsided tomorrow if God forbid I can’t make the show happen.
On Sunday, the “Side to Side” singer revealed more about her sickness.
Ariana told her fans that she was devastated but she was too ill to perform and she’s sorry.
I woke up kind of 10 times worse and it hurts so bad to swallow. I’m not really sure what’s going on. But, I, unfortunately, don’t think I will be able to push through tonight. I am so sad and sorry. I’m so upset but of course obviously, you will be refunded. I’m just really devastated. Thank you for understanding and sending love. I will keep you posted as soon as I know what is going on with my body. Thank you for understanding and I am so sorry.
Grande’s next tour stop is Tuesday night in Atlanta, followed by a Friday night show in Raleigh, North Carolina. Let’s hope she’s all better by then!
We are sorry to hear that Ariana Grande is too sick – we wish her a speedy recovery.

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What will become of the human race in the wake of a pandemic is not only topical, but something writers have been fascinated by for years and books like Station Eleven by Emily S.J. Mandel is some such novels that investigate these circumstances.
In Station Eleven, an actor suffers a heart attack on stage, and despite the intervention of an EMT, he dies – the novel then informs its reader that within three weeks, everyone else in the theatre will have died as well.
“Georgia flu” wreaks havoc on the globe, claiming the lives of most of civilisation, and this is only further depicted when the novel jumps ahead twenty years, portraying factions of the remaining people in their pursuit of survival.
The following novels each portray a dystopian world, one where civilisation has crumbled in one way or another, and just as in books like Station Eleven, the depths humanity is willing to go to in order to continue on.
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8 Books like Station Eleven
The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins
Becoming a widely successful series of films, this trilogy begins with The Hunger Games, named so after an event that takes place every year where twenty-four young people are put into an arena with the one goal of fighting to the death.
Panem, what is left of North America, has been divided up into districts, each specialising in an industry, and providing it for The Capital, where people live in luxury.
As a punishment for past rebellions, a boy and a girl from each district are chosen at random to participate in The Hunger Games, in an act to consolidate The Capital’s power, and that of their leader, President Snow.
When Katniss Everdeen volunteers herself in place of her younger sister, she must learn to fight if she has any hopes of returning home – but when it comes down to it, can she really kill someone else in order to survive herself? Just as in novels like Station Eleven, in the wake of global disaster, a new civilisation has risen in its place and a dangerous one at that.
Already familiar with this popular series? Check out our list of books like The Hunger Games!
The Road, by Cormac McCarthy
Just like in Station Eleven, The Road portrays a world that has been ruptured by some sort of pandemic, although it is less clear about what.
A man and his son walk The Road, only hoping to survive long enough to discover some solace. Like The Symphony in Mandel’s novel, they hope to avoid running into other gangs, as the world McCarthy has created is one where it is every person for themselves.
This novel doesn’t shy away from the darkest potentials of an anarchistic society, one that’s fallen into complete chaos – cannibalism and what you should do if you fall into the hands of a gang of cannibals is a huge part of the novel, but it is this brutality that makes McCarthy’s novel so brilliant, so glittering, so unafraid of telling it how it is.
The Road, like Station Eleven, stands apart from other novels in its genre.
Have you already read this haunting novel? Check out our list of more books like The Road.
The Wall, by John Lanchester
John Lancaster’s take on civilisation breaking down is very reminiscent of Trump’s ideals for America – in The Wall, a literal wall has been built around Britain, that must be watched at all times in order to stop invasions or refugees from coming into the country.
Everyone must serve a two-year sentence, after which they are free to live their lives; that is, of course, as long as you don’t get caught letting anyone in on your watch. As portrayed in books like Station Eleven, when faced with the collapse of civilisation as we know it, drastic and dramatic decisions are made, and often not for the better of society.
Joseph is the protagonist of this novel, serving his time on The Wall, and praying his time will pass quickly so he can return to a semi-normal life, even become a breeder with another watcher he becomes close to. But in a society such as this, it is never that simple.
The Passage, by Justin Cronin
Just as in Station Eleven, The Passage depicts a virus that is inflicted upon the world and wipes out much of civilisation. Unlike Station Eleven, this virus claims its victims by turning them into Virals, or what we perceive to be vampires, in a government experiment gone terribly wrong.
A hundred years later, what’s left of humanity has rebuilt, keeping within the safe walls of a compound, unable to find a way to kill off the Virals.
The novel is ultimately about survival, and the best way to achieve this, not unlike in novels like Station Eleven. It depicts the strength of human connection even in the darkest of places, and both novels succeed in drawing the reader into caring about the characters.
The television series of The Passage flopped massively, and largely missed the point of the novel – in this case, as is often, the book is much superior to its visual adaption, so if you have watched it, don’t let it put you off reading the series.
Oryx and Crake, by Margaret Atwood
Like the previous novels on this list, and other books similar to Station Eleven, something has wiped out human life as it was previously known, but what exactly has happened remains a mystery.
Snowman, a loner living out in the desert, and a survivor of this incident, journeys back in his memory to discover where it all went wrong, focusing in on Crake, his former best friend, and Oryx, the woman he loved.
What he remembers is Crake’s involvement in the pharmaceutical industry, as well as his work on genetic engineering, and slowly, the tale of the world’s demise comes to pass.
Much like Station Eleven, those left in the world are nomadic, trying to survive in the best way that they can, with the exception of Snowman, who seems to have given up on life, ready to pack it all in, consumed by his grief.
The Last Man, by Mary Shelley
By far the oldest novel on this list, Shelley introduces another radical idea about humans and survival in The Last Man. Following up from Frankenstein, which she boldly published eight years previously, The Last Man depicts maybe one of the first portrayals of human damnation in literature.
Like Station Eleven, Oryx and Crake, The Road, a flu is spreading throughout the continents, claiming the lives of millions, with the likely conclusion being complete human extinction. The novel follows Lionel primarily, who is anarchic and wild, and his friendship with Adrian, a member of the nobility.
The novel seemed to represent at the time an end to the Romanticism era in literature, with the death of Shelley’s husband, Percy Bysshe Shelley. Simply that it was written nearly two hundred years ago and reads as a modern-day dystopian novel makes it worth a read.
The Heart Goes Last, by Margaret Atwood
Another amazing dystopian novel by Atwood, The Heart Goes Last was written in 2015 and depicts America in ruins, where husband and wife Stan and Charmaine are struggling to survive, scavenging wherever they can.
When they are offered a new life at Positron, a kind of sanctuary/prison, they are at their wit’s end and take it without fully understanding what it might mean for their marriage.
Just as in novels like Station Eleven, Positron is a kind of faction that has been erected in the wake of chaos, in the hopes of bringing some order back to civilisation, but these attempts are not without sacrifices, and often those sacrifices are made by those most vulnerable.
Margaret Atwood always says her novels are not dystopian or science fiction, but merely speculative of what could happen, based on what she is already witnessing in the world – this only makes the ideas in her novels even more chilling.
The Children of Men, by P.D. James
The Children of Men is slightly different to Station Eleven in the pandemic it deals with – in P.D. James’ novel, the world is steadily coming to an end as there have been no children born in 25 years. England is now controlled by a totalitarian Warden, as they prepare for someone to eventually become the last person on Earth.
The novel is told through Theo, either in first-person narration or third-person omniscient narration – Theo is the cousin of the Warden and seems quite content to live out the last years of his lonely life without intervening. Until a rebellion group approaches him, looking for his unique connection to the Warden, in the hopes of changing some of the atrocities taking place with the older generations.
Just as in books like Station Eleven, there is a desire to create a new way of life, but it appears no one knows exactly what the right way of achieving this is. If you enjoyed Station Eleven for this reason, you’ll also enjoy The Children of Men.
These dystopian/speculative novels are so intriguing for the exact reason that we can only speculate as to what the end of the world would mean for the human race. Novels like Station Eleven, and the ones on this list, just depict one version of this, and that there are so many ways it could go is exactly what makes it so terrifying, and fascinating.
Are you searching for more books like Station Eleven? Have any recommendations that didn’t make the list? Let us know in the comments!

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Actress Mayra Rojas: In October we will start shooting Maldita Tentación for MundoMax
Vanessa Maldonado, Mexico City|08 de octubre de 2015
The actress Mayra Rojas, who had a special participation in the first episodes of the second season of Telemundo´s Señora Acero, announced that in October they will start shooting the new MundMax teleseries, Maldita Tentación (48x60), starring Ana Layevska and Valentino Lanus, produced by RCN and Estudios TeleMéxico.Maldita Tentación is a thriller teleseries, in which I play the role of Ana Layevska´s mother and when I read it I thought it was very well written and also, that it is hard to make a project with so many episodes in this genre. I´m happy with the series and looking forward to the launching date, she commented.The teleseries presents the story of Fernando Bonilla (Valentino Lanus), who has a successful career and a great family, but his life takes a dramatic turn after an encounter with Estefanía Braun (Ana Layevska) who becomes obsessed with him and starts stalking him. As the relationship grows, Fernando ends up murdering Estefanía (or so he thinks).The shooting will entirely take place in Mexico and other actors, such as Francisco Rubio, Ilse Salas, Julieta Grajales, Marcela Ruiz and Mario Loria, take part. To end, Rojas highlighted that for now he has no exclusive contract with anybody, since his relation with TV Azteca ended three years ago when he played a role in the telenovela Corazón en Condominio.

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Moon’s Rough ‘Wrinkles’ Reveal Clues to Its Past
Written on the Moon’s weary face are the damages it has endured for the past 4.5 billion years. From impact craters to the dark plains of maria left behind by volcanic eruptions, the scars are all that remain to tell the tale of what happened to the Moon. But they only hint at the processes that once acted — and act today — to shape the surface.
To get more insight into those processes, Meg Rosenburg and her colleagues at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif. put together the first comprehensive set of maps revealing the slopes and roughness of the Moon’s surface. These maps are based on detailed data collected by the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) on NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. LOLA and LRO were built at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.
Like wrinkles on skin, the roughness of craters and other features on the Moon’s surface can reveal their age. “The key is to look at the roughness at both long and short scales,” says Rosenburg, who is the first author on the paper describing the results, published in the Journal of Geophysical Research earlier this year.
The roughness depends on the subtle ups and downs of the landscape, a quality that the researchers get at by measuring the slope at locations all over the surface. To put together a complete picture, the researchers looked at roughness at a range of different scales — the distances between two points — from 17 meters (about 56 feet) to as much as 2.7 kilometers (about 1.6 miles).
“Old and young craters have different roughness properties — they are rougher on some scales and smoother on others,” says Rosenburg. That’s because the older craters have been pummeled for eons by meteorites that pit and mar the site of the original impact, changing the original shape of the crater.
“Because this softening of the terrain hasn’t happened at the new impact sites, the youngest craters immediately stand out,” says NASA Goddard’s Gregory Neumann, a co-investigator on LOLA.
“It is remarkable that the Moon exhibits a great range of topographic character: on the extremes, surfaces roughened by the accumulation of craters over billions of years can be near regions smoothed and resurfaced by more recent mare volcanism,” says Oded Aharonson, Rosenburg’s advisor at the California Institute of Technology.
By looking at where and how the roughness changes, the researchers can get important clues about the processes that shaped the Moon. A roughness map of the material surrounding Orientale basin, for example, reveals subtle differences in the ejecta, or debris, that was thrown out when the crater was formed by a giant object slamming into the Moon.
That information can be combined with a contour map that shows where the high and low points are. “By looking at both together, we can say that one part of Orientale is not just higher or lower, it’s also differently rough,” Rosenburg says. “That gives us some clues about the impact process that launched the ejecta and also about the surface processes that later acted to modify it.”
Likewise, the smooth plains of maria, which were created by volcanic activity, have a different roughness “signature” from the Moon’s highlands, reflecting the vastly different origins of the two terrains. Maria is Latin for “seas,” and they got that name from early astronomers who mistook them for actual seas.
Just as on the Moon, the same approach can be used to study surface processes on other bodies as well, Rosenburg says. “The processes at work are different on Mars than they are on an asteroid, but they each leave a signature in the topography for us to interpret. By studying roughness at different scales, we can begin to understand how our nearest neighbors came to look the way they do.”


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And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs…
1. As the moon, though widely separated from the earth, is attached to it by the invisible bonds of gravitation, and ordained to travel with it in its appointed course round the sun — so the Church militant, though distinct from the world, is connected with it by many ties, and appointed to pursue her pilgrimage along with it to eternity.
2. As the moon receives all her natural light from the sun, so the Church receives all her spiritual light from the Sun of Righteousness.
3. As the moon has been appointed to reflect the light she receives upon the earth to relieve her darkness, to guide the lone mariner on the deep, to lead the belated traveller in his path, and to cheer the shepherd keeping watch over his flock by night — so the Church has been ordained to reflect her heavenly light for the guidance of benighted and bewildered humanity around her. The design of her establishment, like that of the moon, is to give light upon the earth.
4. As the moon remains not stationary in the heavens over some favoured spot, but according to the law of her creation, pursues her career around the globe to cheer and enlighten its every habitable region — so the Church has been organized and commanded to carry the light of the gospel into all the world, and preach the unsearchable riches of Christ to every creature.
5. As the moon, while shining in her usual brightness, moves forward unnoticed, but when under an eclipse has the gaze and remarks of half the earth's population — so the Church while walking in light and love, enlists but little of the world's attention; but let her honour pass under a cloud, or her purity be tarnished by the misconduct of but a member, and the eyes of all are fixed upon her, and her failing repeated by every tongue. Let the Israel of God take heed to their ways.
(H. W. Morris, D. D.)
Parallel VersesKJV: And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:

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Some new screenshots for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate have popped up, showing off Bomberman in all his glory.
Now, Bomberman isn’t actually a playable character in the game; he’s an “Assist Trophy.” This means players can pick him up as an item and use him to their advantage in a match.
When activated, he dashes across the stage dropping bombs that explode in the classic cross shape, which will hit players above and below.
Look at the image at the top, and now look at the cheeky chap below:
He seems to be saying, “You think you know about bombs, Link? Have a bit of this!”
It is a bit of a shame that he isn’t available as a fully playable character, but he’s sure to cause equal measures of irritation and delight regardless.
The pictures surface on the Smash Bros. Ultimate blog, which is a handy resource for daily updates on the much-anticipated Nintendo Switch game.
You can also listen to some tracks from the game’s soundtrack on there as well.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is due out on the Nintendo Switch on the 8th December.
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Last summer I planted six Christmas ferns in my shade garden. The soil is sandy and there is only dappled light in the bed where they are. They looked lush and healthy all summer and stayed green well into the fall. I pruned them back (all the fronds were brown) to about one inch early in May. Now it is the third week of May and – although everything else nearby (Lilies of the Valley, Solomon’s Seal, etc.) has been up for weeks – the Christmas ferns are doing absolutely nothing. Shouldn’t little fiddleheads be appearing by now?? Did our particularly harsh winter kill them? I’ve been watering them for 10 minutes with the sprinkler hose once a week if there is no rain, and I added a bit of compost around each plant today. (Nb., I took the attached picture soon after adding compost and watering.)
I love the look of ferns and some are finicky, but most are relatively adaptable. The Christmas fern (Polystichum acrostichoides), is an evergreen fern with glossy dark green leaves that remain over winter. It is usually adaptable to most conditions. Most ferns prefer humusy and well drained soil and this fern is no different. It also prefers partial sun to shade conditions. Rarely, they can be susceptible to crown rot in poorly drained soils.
So, even though this fern is hardy to zone 3, the early freeze up and prolonged cold winter can kill them, especially if they hadn’t time to take up enough water to prepare for the harsh conditions we experienced this past year in Toronto & Southern Ontario. As newly planted ferns, this could be the issue. Even though your other spring plants are putting forth, give the ferns a bit more time to see if they recover. If they don’t, you may have to replace them, making sure you add plenty of compost or sheep manure when planting and then regular watering while they become established. It is often recommended to water new plants regularly over two years to allow them strong root establishment.
For more information about the Christmas fern: https://www.finegardening.com/christmas-fern-polystichum-acrostichoides

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RUF has spent around two years organizing in West Oakland homeless encampments.This work has helped to develop militant resistance to local police and real estate developers attempts to harass and displace homeless people. Through our efforts outside activists and groups have begun to get involved in the struggle at the West Oakland encampment. There have been some new victories, but these also bring with them new contradictions and challenges.
Wood Street residents, RUF members, and local activists stand against the police and Oakland city workers to stop their efforts to evict the homeless from Wood Street.
The City of Oakland has launched a new series of attacks on the homeless. Oakland has almost 10,000 homeless people and over 90 homeless encampments. These people are forced into utter poverty in some of the most desperate conditions of people in this country. Over the past few months the city of Oakland, in collaboration with real estate developers, has ramped up evictions of larger encampments. This has been combined with a crackdown on people living in their cars and RVs. Through outright evictions at gunpoint, a series of new parking restrictions, and mass towings the City of Oakland has launched a coordinated assault on the homeless people in the City.
The Bay Area branch of RUF has worked to build resistance within encampments of homeless people in West Oakland. One such encampment is home to over a hundred people and was recently targeted for eviction by the city of Oakland. This encampment is located on an abandoned lot, between interstate 80 highway and Wood Street, an active big rig trucking line. People have informally lived on Wood Street for many years and the Oakland Police Department had an informal policy of directing vehicle dwellers there. So as people were pushed from other encampments and streets throughout the area, they congregated at Wood Street.
On October 8th, the City sent representatives to “tag” all the vehicles on the lot. These tags are notices that the vehicles will be towed if not moved by a certain date. The notices listed the vehicles as “abandoned or inoperable”, regardless of the vehicle’s condition. This designation helped to provide the city with a legal cover for the fact that it was aiming to illegally tow and destroy a number of vehicles that served as people’s shelters.
At that time there were over 130 vehicles on Wood Street and almost every single one was tagged for removal. Residents were also told by the city employees that they were going to be asked to leave the same day their vehicles were scheduled to be towed.
Members of RUF made sure to be present at each scheduled eviction date. The city is aware, at least to some extent, of our organizing efforts at Wood Street. In October 2018 RUF members worked with residents of the encampment to stop a prior eviction attempt. In part due to this, and in part to create a general sense of uncertainty for the folks living at Wood Street, the city repeatedly rescheduled the eviction date.
One of many community cookouts at Wood Street. These have been key in bringing folks together to talk about issues in the encampment and plan resistance.
However, given RUF’s well established links with the residents of the encampment, it was relatively easy to figure out the actual date and spread the word among the people living there. We have been organizing in the area for over a year, not only to fight back against eviction and displacement, but also to build up solidarity in the encampments and between them. Most importantly we have been spreading revolutionary theory and ideas among the people. This has been important to clarifying a wide range of topics from the way in which capitalism creates homelessness, to the capitalist control of city politics, and even the need for revolution to ultimately resolve issues like homelessness and poverty.
This organizing work has required prolonged and consistent effort. Through group meetings at the encampment, one-on-one conversations with residents, and regular cookouts, we have been able to clarify a lot to the residents, and build the basis for collective resistance.
We have also worked to develop links with activists and organizations outside the encampment to support the struggle there. This has included people from reformist social-democratic organizations, those disillusioned with the typical “left politics as usual” in the Bay Area, and even some ministers and members of religious communities. Not all of these people are revolutionaries, but they are committed to helping in the struggle against homelessness and displacement. In the lead up to the eviction date we coordinated with many of these folks to help in the effort to stop the displacement of the Wood Street residents.
In the weeks prior to the eviction, the city had been telling residents to move off of the lot and onto the curb outside the fence. This was less safe as the street offers less space and residents are at risk of being hit by the trucks and cars that regularly speed down the road. What’s more many residents have built up structures that cannot be easily transported to the curb.
However, some residents feared that disobeying city officials put them at risk of their shelters and belongings being seized and destroyed by the police. Many homeless people have experienced this time and time again in evictions. It is very rare for there to be coordinated collective resistance to an eviction which is capable of stopping it. Therefore, a number of residents had real doubts about our ability to work together to prevent the planned displacement.
In this atmosphere, many residents relocated to the curb the night before the eviction. However about 15 folks living in vehicles some others in tents and informal structures remained. On the actual day of the planned eviction, the city of Oakland marshaled police and other personnel in the area. This show of force included over 25 police vehicles, 50 personnel, and two towing companies.
Swarms of police and city workers decended on Wood Street in an effort to evict the residents and destroy their belongings.
The City of Oakland’s stated plan was to clear the lot of vehicles (and implicitly the residents) so that it could be cleaned and paved. The City also claimed that it would be used as a safe parking lot to be made available to the previous residents of the Wood Street encampment. In reality this plan was a smokescreen that served the interest of the capitalist who owns the lot. It is unclear if the City would even follow through with such a plan. The U.S. and City governments have a long history of cheating people of their land by means of false promises and phony contracts. In order to get rights to return to the lot after its paving, residents had to give their name and information to the police. Some speculated that this was a ploy, and the police only wanted people’s names so that they could target residents for retaliation.
However, even if they did carry out the planned creation of a “safe parking lot,” this would still not be in the residents’ interest. The official plan was for the lot to offer parking spots to around 60 people, but over 100 people live in the Wood Street encampment. What’s more the construction of the lot would take months, during which many Wood Street residents would have nowhere to go. And, the lot itself would be a temporary program, meaning that people would only be able to park there for a limited amount of time. If they did not find housing after a few months they would be evicted.
All of this shows that, even if the City did really construct a “safe parking lot”, residents at Wood Street who have lived at the encampment for years, would be getting a pretty bad deal in the process. Therefore, it’s in the interests of the residents for their community to remain intact and for them to not be pushed off a site that many have been inhabiting for years.
While some residents were not clear about all of this, others were. Therefore, when the City of Oakland tried to move towing equipment into the lot, activists rallied with residents and got between tow trucks and peoples vehicles. These collective actions caused the police to hesitate. They are not used to carrying out evictions in the face of united collective resistance. Generally folks at encampments are not organized, and many non-profit “homelessness advocacy” groups actually collaborate closely with the City to ultimately aid in evictions. So, the police and city workers were not prepared to face dozens of people standing up to their eviction efforts.
Instead of forcing people to move off the lot, the towing company instead removed the actually abandoned and burned out vehicles on the lot. The burned out husks had accumulated on the lot over a period of years and were a sign of the level of neglect seen in that area. After two days, the city had spent its budget on the use of the tow companies and had to conclude the operation; without completely clearing the lot. This was because they faced constant resistance and protest every time they tried to strong-arm residents into leaving the lot. So their entire eviction operation was slowed to a crawl, and they were only able to remove the burned out cars because they did not face resistance when doing so.
After two days of protests the City of Oakland ran out of money for the eviction. Other than towing the burned wrecks, they only had enough funds to tow some vehicles to the edge of the lot.
Bringing outside activists and local neighbors into the struggle has been a key way to build resistance against the City government’s plans. Given the incredibly high levels of homelessness in the Bay Area, and the absurd rents that landlords are charging, many progressive people throughout the Bay Area want to get involved in the struggle against homelessness, evictions, and displacement. However, many of the existing groups that organize around the issue have limited success. In the case of non-profits and social workers, it is worse. These people directly collaborate with the city governments to displace and evict homeless people from encampments. Much of this work is spun as progressive efforts to “create exits from homelessness” but it generally amounts to kicking people out of encampments and putting them into temporary housing programs like the “safe parking lots” or the Tuff Sheds. These lots and Tuff Sheds facilities generally have armed guards, are highly surveilled, and severely restrict the residents’ freedom of movement.
In a recent interview with a reporter, one resident of the Wood Street encampment said that he didn’t want to go to the Tuff Sheds because he had already been to prison and didn’t want to go back. He also described them as little better than a concentration camp. These remarks sum up how a lot of the residents feel about these “exits from homelessness.”
Given that the non-profits and social workers push the homeless into these terrible and oppressive living situations, many progressive people are disillusioned with these sorts of political organizations. Therefore, there is a real basis to get many of these progressive people involved in our efforts to fight back against gentrification, homelessness, and evictions. We have already had a lot of success in doing so, and will continue to expand these efforts going forward. We are currently working to coordinate with other encampments in the area, and to link up with the student struggles as well.
The importance of consistent work among the masses of people in the encampment cannot be overstated. None of this resistance would have been possible without the trust of the people built over many months of consistent conversations about the immediate situation and larger political topics. The swell in outside support and the summing up of many months of experiences played a decisive role in recent work to disrupt the planned evictions of homeless people by the City of Oakland.

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World News Desk!!! The Iranian Foreign Ministry has insisted on a diplomatic solution to the age-old crisis in Palestine. The ministry outlined the issues in a statement on Sunday on the occasion of Nakba Day, or Day of Extermination, which Palestinians observe on May 15 to commemorate the expulsion of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from villages and towns in 1948. The statement highlighted the need for a diplomatic solution to enable the displaced Palestinian people to return to their homeland and hold a referendum to decide on their political system, Xinhua news agency reported. The Iranian Foreign Ministry called for the unity of the Muslim world and the unwavering support of the entire world for the oppressed people of Palestine.
Tehran News Desk!!!

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The defense policy bill agreed to by the Senate Armed Services Committee late Wednesday night adds $2 billion to the Navy's shipbuilding budget -- funding that would double the number of Arleigh Burke-class destroyers requested by the service.
In a video call with reporters Thursday, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., said the committee agreed to increase the Pentagon's top-line budget by $25 billion, from roughly $715 billion to $740 billion, including an additional $2 billion for shipbuilding.
The extra money would fund another Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in addition to the one requested in President Joe Biden's budget. The bill also includes funding for an expeditionary fast transport, two Virginia-class fast-attack submarines, an FFG(X) guided missile frigate and other support ships requested by the Navy, Kaine said.
The legislation offers $12.5 billion for ship maintenance and repair, he added.
"We don't exactly know what top line the House will come out with,” Kaine said. “But that additional $25 billion means that $2 billion more will be spent in shipbuilding and ship repair, and that's going to have significant benefit for Hampton Roads," referring to the Tidewater region of Virginia, which hosts two of the country’s biggest shipyards.
The Navy's budget request included funds for eight ships: the two Virginia-class submarines, one destroyer, one guided missile frigate, one T-AO fleet replenishment oiler, one TAGOS(X) ocean surveillance ship and two T-ATS towing, salvage and rescue ships.
Navy officials told USNI News earlier this year the service planned to cut a destroyer in order to invest in other programs, such as the Columbia ballistic missile submarine program.
The deleted destroyer is the top item on the Navy's unfunded priority list -- a “wish list” of sorts that the military branches give Congress.
The House Appropriations Committee has proposed a $706 billion defense spending package that is closer to the White House's top line but includes funding for two Arleigh Burke-class destroyers -- a sign, when coupled with the Senate's current policy bill, that the Navy will get at least one more ship than it requested in the congressional budget process.
Lawmakers have raised concerns about the service's budget priorities, saying that planning to cut ships "sends the exact wrong message" to potential adversaries like China.
"Losing more Navy power relative to China would result in the loss of our ability to deter Chinese aggression against our regional partners and Beijing's disregard for maritime rule of law," wrote members of Mississippi's congressional delegation, including Republican Sens. Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith and Rep. Bennie Thompson, a Democrat.
Previous destroyers have been built at Bath Iron Works in Maine and Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi.
-- Patricia Kime can be reached at email@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @patriciakime.


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The first time when dj Funspeed came across turntables was at age 11 in 2000 thanks to his brother dj Letix. His beginnings are linked with school discos, followed by first Drum & Bass. parties in music clubs. His first resident night took place together with his colleague DJ Godzi, called Music Paradise in Red Rock Club spinning mostly house music tunes, which he sticks to till today. Thanks to his talent, he became a resident of Prague club Pekelnej bar and got offers from other local clubs such as The Celnice, Lávka, Touster, Chapeau rouge, Cross club or Central Station. His technique skills got him to participate in events with abroad guests, such as Lurob, Freaky Behaviour, Soul de Marine, Soydan, The Phantoms Revenge, P.G., Flapjackers nebo Tommy Largo and of course Czech top djs. We can already announce that in 2013 we can look forward for dj Funspeed´s performances in prestigious events and outdoor festivals!


The flagship health-care center of one of the county’s largest community clinics is growing, thanks in part to a federal stimulus grant.
Vista Community Clinic, which operates five clinics in Oceanside and Vista, is expanding the footprint of its central Vista location on Vale Terrace Drive. The $21 million project includes a 31,000-square-foot facility that will house 24 patient rooms, three waiting areas, offices and support staff. The project also includes a 354-unit parking garage.
The Vista Planning Commission approved the project last month.
When completed in December 2011, the new digs will create 42 new jobs, including spots for eight doctors.
A private groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for Friday.
The expansion comes at a time where the demand for the services of community clinics is greater than ever, as the Great Recession has forced many people out of jobs and employer-based medical coverage. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, or stimulus bill, provided $2 billion dollars to such clinics, which provide a key safety net for the nation’s uninsured and indigent.
Locally, the importance of community clinics is heightened because San Diego County does not operate medical centers or hospitals as in other counties such as Los Angeles and Riverside.
Vista Community’s patient rolls, now at 238,000 patients a year, have grown at a 10 percent annual rate since 2006, clinic officials said. That year, officials completed a facilities plan that estimated the clinic would grow at a 5 percent clip.
They anticipate serving 12,000 additional patients as a result of the construction.
“And right now, you’re seeing people that have never visited a clinic coming in for service,” said Jenny Jones, the clinic’s spokeswoman.
One such patient is Shirley Hardt, who at 64 saw her financial situation drastically deteriorate in the recession. With no insurance and suffering from severe hand pain caused by osteoarthritis, she turned to Vista Community Clinic. Hardt praised everyone from the call center operator to the doctors who cared for her.
“I was sort of rescued,” she said. “I’m very excited to see that the clinic has the ability to grow during this time; I know there are many out there like me.”
More than half of the project is being paid for with an $11.4 million stimulus grant the clinic obtained in December 2009. Clinic officials said the grant is the only reason the expansion is possible. The balance of the project cost will be paid through a $9.6 million bank tax-exempt bank loan.
“We weren’t expecting to get the funds, but when we did get it, we would’ve been silly to let it go,” said Barbara Mannino, the clinic’s CEO.
In addition to the service, the clinic’s expansion provides Vista with an economic boost at a time when many employers have slashed payrolls. In addition to the 42 permanent jobs, Mannino estimates that the work will provide hundreds of construction jobs.
“We are an economic engine,” Mannino said.


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Do you fancy something different? Here is a unique opportunity to stay in the Davidson Cottage. Experience life as the Davidsons did in the 1850’s. Light a fire in the cosy parlour, or try using the 19th century kitchen range. Choose your bed for the night; you could curl up in the box bed in the kitchen or wake up to the stunning views of the Angus countryside from one of the two upstairs bedrooms. Life was tough for the Davidsons in the 1850’s but for your comfort we have provided a centrally heated amenity block with hot showers and a modern kitchen. Enjoy a relaxing breakfast here whilst taking in the panoramic views. Make your trip one to remember.
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The cottage is just 18 miles from Carnoustie.
The cottage sleeps a maximum of six and comprises:
~ Kitchen with range and single box bed.
~ Parlour with open fire.
~ Pantry (to keep your milk cool!!!)
~ 2 Bedrooms, each with double beds.
The amenity block comprises:
~ Large open plan lounge/dining area with fully fitted kitchen.
~ Male and female toilet and shower rooms with disabled access.
~ Boiler/drying room
*Sorry, no pets. We love animals but we are close to working farms and must respect local farmers concerns.
**Please be aware that, although the amenity block has full disabled access, the cottage has been faithfully restored to its 19th century condition and, in some circumstances, accessibility may be difficult. If you have any concerns, please contact us as we try very hard to accommodate everyone.
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No fewer than three persons have been confirmed killed while many others are still missing following Thursday night attack on Tsokwa village in Anyii, Logo Local Government Area by some armed men.
The Chairman of Logo local government, Nyajo Richard, told Channels Television on Friday morning that the attackers suspected to be herdsmen stormed the village around 8:00 pm in large number shooting at different directions and burning down houses in the village, in the process.
One of the villagers died at the scene of the attack while two victims who were rescued died in the process of reviving them.
Three other survivors are currently receiving treatment at the local NKST hospital in Anyii, Logo Local Government Area of the state.
The Local Government Chairman explained further that the Divisional Police Officer has mobilised policemen to the community for recovery operations and to search for those who are still missing since the attack.


A MAN has been charged with GBH with intent after allegedly slashing a man in the face outside the Home Office.
Dominic Hornberger, 29, was arrested with a pet ferret as the victim was left with blood pouring from his face in the broad daylight attack in central London.
The man, from Birmingham, was also charged with possession of a knife in a public place.
He appeared in custody at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, 17 August.
He was remanded in custody to appear at Southwark Crown Court on Friday, 13 September.
The attack threw Britain's knife crime epidemic into the spotlight as the civil servant was injured, while a top lawyer was knifed to death in Newcastle just days before.
A 17-year-old boy has since been charged with the murder of Peter Duncan, 52, after the dad tried to step in between a fight outside a Greggs.
Following the attack, Ms Patel ordered all staff to stop wearing ID outside the HQ.
She and Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick addressed all staff from their ministries together in the building’s large atrium to offer reassurance.
The victim was taken by ambulance to hospital following the 1pm attack. Police said his injuries were not life-threatening.


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|Collector(s)||Vabbi Trade Officials|
As a quest reward:
Vabbi Trade Official (1)
|Identification Kit||Used to identify items. (25 uses)||50|
|Salvage Kit||Used to salvage common crafting materials from items. (25 uses)||50|
|Bottle of Vabbian Wine||Provides one level of intoxication.||100|
|Scroll of Adventurer's Insight||The whole party gains +50% XP from combat for 10 minutes.||100|
|Bag||Holds 5 Items.||50|
Vabbi Trade Official (2)
|Vabbian Key||Unlocks Vabbian chests.||300|
|Expert Salvage Kit||Used to salvage Rare crafting materials from items, Runes from armor, and Weapon upgrades. (25 uses)||200|
|Superior Identification Kit||Same functionality as a standard Identification Kit. (100 uses)||250|
|Rune of Holding||Double-click to increase the size of a bag from 5 to 10 slots.||250|
|Scroll of Rampager's Insight||The whole party gains double XP from combat. Rampager's Insight ends if the party fails to kill an enemy for 30 seconds.||125|
|Scroll of Hunter's Insight||The whole party gains 175% XP from combat. Hunter's Insight ends if the party fails to kill a boss for 5 minutes.||150|
Vabbi Trade Official (3)
|Superior Salvage Kit||Uses remaining: 100||1|
|Scroll of Hero's Insight||The whole party gains double XP from combat for 10 minutes.||400|
|Scroll of Berserker's Insight||The whole party gains triple XP from combat. Berserker's Insight ends if the party fails to kill an enemy for 30 seconds.||400|
|Scroll of Slayer's Insight||The whole party gains 250% XP from combat. Slayer's Insight ends if the party fails to kill a boss for 5 minutes.||400|
Vabbi Trade Official (4)
|Ruby||Rare crafting material||250|
|Sapphire||Rare crafting material||250|
|Diamond||Rare crafting material||250|
- Like most reward trophies, Trade Contracts can neither be sold to merchants nor salvaged, but they can be traded.
- Completing all the above quests, you can generate a maximum of 27 Trade Contracts per character.
Efficient order for gathering 27 contracts
Following the quest order below allows you to save time by completing prerequisite quests earlier, working on some quests concurrently, and by avoiding the need to backtrack.
- 1 The quests do not reward a trade contract, but are required to be eligible for other quests.
- 2 These quests reward two contracts.
Major quest arc
Half of these quests require Master of WhispersM and (unless you have completed Abaddon's Gate), one requires TahlkoraT; include both in the party if you do not want to stop along the way to swap heroes. Combined, these yield 16 contracts (17 if you decide to do Protect the Learned when already in the Halls).
- Take and Complete Data MiningM
- Take and CompleteTo the RescueM
- Take and Complete Coffer of JokoM
- Take Puzzling Parchment
- Take A Sound of Ancient Horns (requires completion of Dasha Vestibule1 or Dzagonur Bastion1) and do the first part in Kodash Bazaar
- Take Botanical ResearchT (from Librarian Kahnu) and take The Madness of Prophecy (from Kachok; required for Protect the Learned)
- While there do the second part of A Sound of Ancient Horns
- Go into Garden of Seborhin and head toward Horticulturist Hinon and continue/Take these quests:
- Botanical ResearchT (from Librarian Kahnu) (Leave for after you do Garden Chores and talk to Hedge Wizard Mabai)
- Which Way Did He Go? (Leave for after you do Garden Chores)
- Plague of Frogs (Do the first half on the way to turn in Puzzling Parchment and do the rest while taking the bags up the stairs for Garden Chores
- Turn in Puzzling ParchmentM and get Garden Chores
- Complete/Finish these quests and turn in the first two when you are done (recommended you do them in order):
- Complete the quest One Man's Dream in the Forum Highlands
- Complete the first part of The Madness of Prophecy that leads into Mirror of Lyss (Leave from Kodash Bazaar)
- Head into the Holdings of Chokhin and Complete The Madness of Prophecy
- Take The Search for Enlightenment1 (This will have you end up in the Halls of Chokhin) (from Hanbahd the Anchorite; required for Protect the Learned)
- Turn in One Man's Dream; it is optional if you want to take Protect the Learned and complete it now (but since you are there you might as well).
- Turn in Botanical Research
- Finish A Sound of Ancient Horns and turn it in; while in Vehtendi Valley you can do The Hanging Gardener as you are there already for the third part of A Sound of Ancient Horns
- Take and complete Old Friends1
- Take and complete For Your Ears Only1
- Take and complete Interception
- Take Population Control from Prince Ahmtur and complete
- Take Guard Rescue
- Take Extinction (requires completion of Dasha Vestibule1 or Dzagonur Bastion1)
Theatre minor quest arcs
Hero acquisition quests
- Abaddon's Gate1 (followed by acquiring Goren and/or Norgu) or
- Brains or Brawn1 followed by...
Required hero: Norgu Required hero: Goren
- Destroy the Harpies
- A Sound of Ancient Horns
- Gift of the Djinn2 (requires completion of Dasha Vestibule1)
- Protect the Learned (requires both The Madness of Prophecy1 and The Search for Enlightenment1) (If you did not do it in the main quest series)
This quest provides the final 2 contracts and will likely be completed by the time you begin to gather trade contracts.
- Rally The Princes2 (primary quest)
- You need 196 Trade Contracts to obtain 14 Rubies and 14 Sapphires, enough for a single, 4-piece set of Vabbian armor. If this is your only source for the gems, you need 7 characters to complete all the quests above and an eighth to gather at least 7 more contracts.

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And what exactly this cryptic error means
Don’t you just love cryptic Windows errors? In this post, I’ll be going through some steps you can take to fix the “Host process for windows services stopped working and was closed” error message in Windows.
I’ve already written about a few, such as the “there no active mixer devices available” error message and the “Internet Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close” message.
Sadly, most of these error messages give you no insight into what the problem actually is. When getting the Host process error, you might also notice that your Internet connection in Windows slows down considerably and you have to constantly restart the computer to fix it.
This error seems to occur due to an incompatibility between a program on your computer and the Windows OS. It could be a lot of different applications, so you first have to determine which program is actually causing the problem. You can do this by viewing the Event Logs on your Windows machine. Here’s how.
Fix Host Process Error in Windows
First go to Start and go to the Control Panel. In Windows 10, just type in control panel.
Now depending on the view, you can either click on Administrative Tools if you are in Classic view or click on System and Maintenance if you are in normal view.
In Classic view, you will see an icon for Event Logs or Event Viewer and in normal view you will see a link at the very bottom called “View event logs“.
Now browse through the Windows Logs folder and view the Application and System logs.
Look for events with red X’s next to them and that have the word Error. Look for them around the same time or before you got the “Host process for Windows stopped working” error message.
Some people have had this issue with ATI Catalyst Control Center and found numerous errors in their event log. You can then try to find an update for the program or uninstall it if it is not needed.
You might also have this problem with Windows Defender, so make sure to run Windows Update. Also, uninstall useless HP printer software, and check for other events from Nero, etc.
Another good troubleshooting technique is to perform a clean boot of your system, which will help you track down the exact third-party program or process that is causing problems.
An incompatible driver installed on Windows could also cause the error. This could be for any piece of hardware on your system. You can figure out if it’s a hardware issue by booting up in Safe Mode and seeing if you get the error.
If it’s not there, then it’s definitely some driver that’s being loaded when Windows starts up. Open up Device Manager to see if there are any devices that have errors or warnings.
If that didn’t do anything, you might be having an issue with the Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) Windows service.
If you starting getting this message after you did a Windows update, then BITS could be the culprit. You’ll need to follow the instructions in this Microsoft KB article on how to repair the corrupt BITS files.
That article mostly refers to Vista, but if you are running any other version of Windows, check out this KB article instead.
If you see an error in your Event logs that has EMDMgmt, then a thumb drive or some other external memory device, like a memory card reader, might be causing the issue. For some strange reason, you might have to connect the camera to your computer directly rather than using a card reader.
A faulty RAM memory stick in your computer could also cause this error. You might want to run a full diagnostic on your computer to make sure your RAM does not have errors on it.
If you find a memory chip with errors, take it out and see if you get the error message. You can download a free app called Memtest86 to test the memory on your computer for errors.
Hopefully one of the methods fixed the host process error for you. If not, post a comment and I’ll try to help. Enjoy!


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Transport Minister Martin Cullen will launch a new railway safety body today.
The Railway Safety Commission will be responsible for inspecting all Iarnód Éireann, Luas lines and even future Metro lines.
The commission, which was established on January 1, will also have the power to investigate any railway accident and to test train drivers for the use of alcohol or drugs at work.
It was originally due to be up and running by 2004 but it was delayed by concerns over the testing of drivers.
Like the Health and Safety Authority, the commission can issue improvement plans, improvement notices, prohibition notices and applications to the High Court to restrict unsafe activities.
Last year, a monument was erected at Buttevant Railway Station in Cork to commemorate one of the most serious accidents in Iarnód Eireann’s history. Eighteen people lost their lives when the Dublin-Cork express train crashed there on August 1, 1980.
Mr Cullen will perform the launch of the Railway Safety Commission at its new office in Blackrock, County Dublin at 9am.


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Gluten-Free Orange Cranberry Cake – This gluten-free orange cranberry loaf cake is full of bright citrus flavor and tangy fresh cranberries. We love the soft texture!
Back today with another cranberry recipe for the season, and it’s a GREAT one.
This gluten-free orange cranberry cake is exactly what you want it to be, and lovely for Thanksgiving or Christmas. Like most quick breads, it blurs the line between bread and cake–sweet, fluffy and soft, with vibrant orange flavor and plenty of sweet, tart cranberries in every slice. It took a few tries to get it just right, but I’m SO happy with the final recipe.
The big trick is layering the citrus flavor in the cake. We use an easy trick with the orange zest to infuse the orange quick bread with big flavor, then brush the warm cake with an orange syrup before finishing the cake with an easy orange glaze.
But don’t worry! Even with the three layers of flavor, it’s not fussy. Here’s what you need to make this delicious gluten-free orange cranberry loaf cake recipe…
Gluten-Free Orange Cranberry Bread Recipe, At A Glance:
Here’s What You Need To Make This Gluten-Free Orange Loaf Cake:
- Orange Zest. Fresh orange zest adds vibrant, fresh orange flavor to orange cranberry bread. Make sure you measure the zest so you’re sure to get enough.
- Sugar. Next, you’ll rub the orange zest into the sugar. It distributes the orange essential oils throughout all the granules of sugar, which means more flavor in every bite of this cake.
- Full-Fat Yogurt. This adds moisture and tanginess, which really plays up the fresh orange flavor and the brightness of the cranberries.
- Oil. Neutral-flavored oil (like canola, avocado, or sunflower) keeps this gluten-free orange cake ultra moist.
- Eggs. I love pasture-raised eggs, which have more orange yolks and give the cake a more orange color.
- Vanilla & Almond Extract. This combo gives major creamsicle vibes! Almond extract might sound out of place, but it’s a trick that makes a HUGE difference in the potency of the citrus flavor. (We use this same trick in our lemon poppy seed muffins!)
- Gluten-Free Flour. Keeping things simple with a measure-for-measure gluten-free flour blend. This one from King Arthur Baking is our ultimate fave. (Using another blend? Be sure it has xanthan gum!)
- Baking Powder. This helps neutralize the acidity of the citrus and helps the orange cranberry bread rise properly.
- Kosher Salt. To wake up and balance all the other flavors.
- Fresh Cranberries + Cornstarch. Coating the cranberries with cornstarch helps prevent them from all sinking to the bottom.
- Orange Syrup. Made from a little sugar and orange juice, this locks in moisture and infuses even more orange flavor into the cake.
- Orange Glaze. One final flourish of citrus! Our simple orange glaze has both orange zest and orange juice for extra flavor.
What’s A Standard-Sized Loaf Pan? In the United States, the standard-size loaf pan is 8.5″ x 4.5″ x 2.5″ inches. We love and recommend this loaf pan for most bakes!
How To Make Gluten-Free Cranberry Orange Bread, Step By Step
Start By Making The Cake
- Preheat The Oven & Prep Your Pan. Start by preheating the oven to 350 degrees. Line a standard-size loaf pan (8 1/4 x 3.5 inch loaf pan) with parchment paper. Set prepared loaf pan aside.
- Combine The Dry Ingredients. In a medium or small mixing bowl, combine gluten-free flour, baking powder, and salt. Whisk to combine and set aside.
- Rub Orange Zest Into The Sugar. In a large bowl, combine 3 Tablespoons fresh orange zest with granulated sugar. Use your fingertips to rub the zest into the sugar. This releases the essential oils in the zest and distributes them into the sugar, which gives a more vibrant citrus flavor.
- Stir In The Oil & Yogurt. Next, pour in the oil and stir to combine. Add the yogurt and mix until the mixture is cohesive and well-blended.
- Beat In The Eggs. Add in the eggs, one at a time, until fully incorporated.
- Add Vanilla And Almond Extract and stir to blend in.
- Stir In The Dry Ingredients. Add the dry ingredients and stir until just a few powdery sections are left.
- Coat The Cranberries. In the bowl you used for the dry ingredients, toss the cranberries with cornstarch and stir to coat.
- Fold In The Cranberries. Add the cornstarch-coated cranberries to the cake batter and fold in gently until just blended and the cranberries are well distributed. Try not to over-mix.
- Bake The Cake. Pour the cake into your prepared loaf pan and bake at 325 degrees for 70-75 minutes, or until deep golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean with perhaps just a few small moist crumbs. Cool 10 minutes in the pan and brush with the orange syrup before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely before glazing.
WHILE THE CAKE IS BAKING, Make The Orange Syrup
- Melt The Sugar & Orange Juice Together. When the cake is almost done, combine the sugar and orange juice in a microwave-safe bowl (I use a glass liquid measuring cup). Microwave 30-60 seconds, or until the sugar is dissolved. Alternatively, you can use a small saucepan on the stove)
- Brush Syrup On The Warm Cake. When the cake is cooling in the pan and still very warm, brush with the orange syrup. (It may feel like a lot, but it’ll keep the cake ultra-moist and play up the orange flavors in the cake.)
Finish With The Orange Glaze
- Cool The Cake & Mix Up The Glaze. When the cake has cooled completely, make the glaze. In a liquid measuring cup or small bowl, combine powdered sugar, orange juice, 1 Tablespoon cream, vanilla, and orange zest. Whisk until smooth, adding more cream, as needed (I usually need 2 Tablespoons).
- Glaze The Cake. Pour or drizzle the orange glaze over the cooled cake. (Do NOT try to glaze a warm cake, or the glaze will simply melt off of the cake.)
- Let The Glaze Set Before Slicing. Let the cake sit for 30 minutes or so, until the glaze has set before cutting into slices. Store cake covered at room temperature 2 days or in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.
FAQ + Tips And Tricks For The Best Gluten-Free Orange Cranberry Loaf Cake:
Can You Freeze Orange Loaf Cake? Yes! I recommend freezing the orange cranberry cake after brushing it with the syrup but WITHOUT glazing it. (The glaze can sometimes separate a bit when thawed, so it’s best to wait to glaze it until you’ve thawed it completely.) Bake the bread and brush with the orange syrup, then cool, wrap in plastic wrap or foil and store in a bag in the freezer
How Many Orange Do You Need For 1 Tablespoon Orange Zest? As a general rule, 1 large orange is enough for 1 Tablespoon of orange zest. 3 oranges is usually enough for us to get 3 Tablespoons of zest for the cake, but if your oranges are small, you may want to get another 1-2 to help you along!
Use A Light-Colored Metal Loaf Pan. For the most even bake, we highly recommend a light-colored metal loaf pan. Dark pans can scorch the outside of your loaf before the center is done, while glass will take longer and can impact the way the loaf rises.
Can I Bake This In Another Size Pan? Maybe! I recommend this guide for converting cake recipes to different sizes to guide you. If you use another loaf pan size, be aware that your cake will bake differently than directed. We recommend sticking with a standard loaf pan.
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Nonprofits feeling the pinch
An increase in the number of nonprofits and a steady decrease of state and federal funding has Tara Jenrich just a little on edge.
The director of Moffat County Partners is banking on two grants of $60,000 each to help keep the organization afloat — much-needed money for the nonprofit organization that has seen its budget slashed more than 50 percent from a few years ago.
“It’s a scary thing,” Jenrich said. “I was on the Internet today looking for more funding. We’re really starting to sweat.”
Partners has served Moffat County residents since 1998, but its head organization started 30 years earlier.
A few years ago, the organization that teams adults with youngsters to serve as positive role models operated on about $240,000 a year.
This year, Jenrich hopes to hear soon about the results of a total of $120,000 in grant applications. She’s not sure what will happen to the nonprofit if those requests aren’t filled.
“I don’t think anybody says we want to fold, but it’s in the back of everybody’s mind,” she said. “I’ve talked to affiliates across the state, and it’s a statewide and nationwide problem.”
According to the Colorado Association of Nonprofit Organi-zations, state budgetary cuts are having a rippling effect on the nonprofit sector.
Nonprofits that do not re–ceive state funding are facing an increase in competition from individual and corporate donors, according to the group’s Web site.
Cindy Biskup, former director of Grand Futures Prevention Coalition, said the Moffat Coun-ty nonprofit also is feeling the strain.
The group that was started locally in 1995 was given a $350,000-a-year grant for five years. Its primary focus is to provide substance abuse prevention through training for youth and adults.
But meeting those goals becomes more difficult when start-up dollars dry up.
This year, Biskup said, the group’s largest grant request is $100,000, but it requires a $120,000 match.
“There’s a lot more agencies vying for the same money,” Biskup said. “It’s a huge struggle.”
To cope with the funding shortfall, the group is making changes toward becoming a foundation, Biskup said, of which she’ll serve as a grant writer.
That means board members will hold off on hiring a new director until the group’s plans are finalized, she said.
Nonprofits also can run into trouble when a community doesn’t have a clear grasp of what a group does, Jenrich said.
That can be problematic as more granting agencies require proof of matching community financial support.
Still, after a seven-year history in the community offering one-on-one and group mentoring, Jenrich was asked recently why Partners is needed along with a Boys & Girls Club.
“I’m not sure if the community is aware of all the different services we provide,” she said. “I’m surprised at the misconceptions of people. I’m continuously explaining that the more support we have for our kids, the better.”
Partners clients often aren’t the same children served by the Boys & Girls Club of Craig, Jenrich said.
The group has offered one-on-one mentoring for 77 children and has group-mentored 277 children locally.
Those are substantial figures considering the program’s rural base, Jenrich said.
“For our size of volunteer poll, it’s a good number,” she said.
“We’ve realized that we’ve helped a lot of kids, and we’re doing our darnedest to survive.”
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Nebraska Wesleyan’s men’s basketball team will be without all-conference sophomore guard Nate Schimonitz until after Christmas, but the Prairie Wolves’ 4-0 start shows there still can be plenty of holiday cheer between now and then.
NWU followed up a 63-point win Friday night over Iowa Wesleyan with a 95-78 home victory Saturday against Bethany Lutheran in the second day of the Snyder Classic.
The 6-foot-4 Schimonitz went down with a knee injury in the last five seconds of the Wolves’ exhibition game against Peru State on Nov. 13. Schimonitz, who led NWU in scoring (19.1 points per game) and assists (four per game) last season, was backing up to get out of the way of a Peru State player driving for a basket in NWU’s 103-96 win when his knee buckled.
The former Super-Stater from Creighton Prep had surgery on his torn meniscus last week with an expected four- to six-week recovery period.
Schimonitz might be injured, but Cooper Cook is healthy. His game-high 29 points led four Wolves in double figures. The 6-5 junior, last season’s Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference player of the year, was 9-of-13 from the field overall, 7-of-10 from beyond the three-point line and 4-of-4 at the free-throw line.
“Having Nate out, that’s a huge loss,” said Cook, who was named the Snyder Classic MVP for the second straight year. “He’s an incredible point guard with the ability to penetrate and dish or score. It’s taking a team effort, all of us together, to replace what he brings to the court.”
Cook netted 12 points during a 16-1 run that opened up a 21-6 lead less than five minutes into the game. He ended the spree with his own personal nine-point run — a four-point play after being fouled on a three-point basket, followed by a pair of free throws and then another three-pointer.
“My shot felt good tonight,” Cook said. “I was able to spot up and my teammates found me.”
Bethany (1-4) cut the deficit to 45-43 with seven straight points to start the second half. A three-point play by Cook on NWU’s next possession stemmed the rally, and the Prairie Wolves eventually pulled away from there.
The Wolves made 13 of 35 three-pointers, but it was three straight backdoor layups off assists from Dylan Dirks, Deion Wells-Ross and Nate Bahe that pushed the lead to 84-71 with 4:23 left. Later, Cook found Ryan Garver for a basket inside with a pass from the high post.
Wells-Ross finished with a double-double, 15 points and a game-high 12 rebounds, while Dirks also scored 15 points off the bench. Garver, a junior from Lincoln Northeast, added 10.
NWU was 34-of-66 from the field (51 percent) and 21-of-31 from inside the three-point line.
“We have an experienced team and everyone is on the same page,” NWU coach Dale Wellman said. “They’re all good passers and they all can shoot, so when it comes to crunch time, I think we can get a good look.”
The Vikings also had four players in double figures, led by 20 points from 6-6 sophomore forward Trenton Krueger and 18 by 6-2 guard Brady Rose. They were just over 50 percent from the field (28-of-55) while outrebounding NWU 37-36, statistics that Wellman wasn’t pleased with.
“If we want to get to the next level, we have to improve defensively,” Wellman said. “Our defense has been up and down, particularly in the half-court. We can’t afford to just rely on our offense to outscore teams. We need to be able to defend and rebound.”
Wesleyan, the defending regular-season IIAC champions, begins conference play at home Saturday with a 4 p.m. tipoff against Simpson.


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Indulge in the selection of tasty treats at Cake Creations — this bakery is located in Taylor's Taylor neighborhood.
You can also have Cake Creations cater your next event.
Parking by the bakery is a breeze, so feel free to bring your own set of wheels.
No matter what you choose off the menu at Cake Creations, you won't completely break the bank with prices averaging around $30.
So whether you are on the market for cookies or freshly baked bread, Cake Creations has you covered.
For an American goodie that everyone loves, head to Super Donut for donuts served fresh out of the oven.
Super Donut is a prime restaurant for those who dig vegan fare.
If parking is a concern, you'll be happy to hear that there are many convenient options in the area.
For fresh and ready donuts, look no further than Super Donut.
Serving a range of tasty food and drink, Cinnabon in Elgin will have you thinking about seconds (or thirds).
Cinnabon's patrons can find places to park in the area.
There's no need to spend a fortune on a delicious meal at Cinnabon — most prices are under $15.
The chefs at La Pâtisserie by Oven-Fresh Delights satisfy sweet and savory cravings with a menu of handcrafted French-style pastries, sandwiches, and desserts. The Paris-Brest is a traditional dessert inspired by the Tour de France that fills a ring of pastry dough with rich hazelnut cream to resemble the tire of a bicycle or the donuts on strings used to train cyclists. A thick crust bookends raspberries suspended in whipped cream in the framboisier, and long prisms of succès praliné embed sweetened nuts in buttercream sandwiches. Letting influences from French kitchens shine through all the while, cooks stir pots of rich béchamel sauce and assemble croquet-madames, open-faced stacks of brioche, black-forest ham, and three types of cheese. Butter twists into savory dough for croissants, and from the oven drift scents that hint at spinach and leek quiches.
Texas Pound Cakes and More's bakers specialize in large orders, deftly baking pound cakes, cupcakes, and cookies by the dozen from scratch. Their signature creation is the sour-cream pound cake—fluffy and moist—but they offer plenty of other flavors: 7 Up, red velvet, butternut, and chocolate, to name a few. They adapt their cake recipes for cupcakes such as the signature vanilla white cake cupcake and a signature decadent chocolate cupcake with a chocolate gauche and real chocolate pieces. They also offer a range of cookies, from classics such as oatmeal and chocolate chip to Texas tea cakes—fluffy biscuits without too much sugar that pair well with a hot cup of coffee, also called Texas cookie sauce.
Dunk your donut or eat it plain — you can't go wrong with Shipley Donuts' deep-fried dough.
Stay in the loop (and online!) by tapping into Shipley Donuts' free wifi hotspot.
Want to enjoy this restaurant without the wait? Get it to go.
Make use of the ample parking near Shipley Donuts.
At Shipley Donuts, bikers can lock their bikes safely outside.
The 21st-century is here at Shipley Donuts. Enjoy our emerging cashless society by paying with any major credit card!
So when it's your turn to bring donuts into the office, stop by Shipley Donuts and pick up some tasty choices.


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