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Shares in electricity and gas distributor Vector took another hit in early trading, the day after the company expressed dissatisfaction with a Commerce Commission proposal related to regulated pricing for monopoly network owners.
Vector (NZX: VCT ) shares were down 10c early today to $2.36, having lost 11c yesterday after the commission published a proposal to change the basis for the default price path used for electricity distribution businesses.
The proposal overturned the basis which most lines companies and market participants had been using to estimate the impact of the new regulatory regime for a considerable period of time, Vector said.
The broader market was flat early, with the NZX-50 index down 0.08 points to 3461.24 around 10.20am, having gained 16 points yesterday on the back of a 15c rise in the price of Fletcher Building shares.
Today, Fletcher (NZX: FBU ) gave up 2c early to $9.50, with other movements of key shares including a 0.5c lift by Telecom (NZX: TEL ) to $2.00, while Contact Energy (NZX: CEN ) was unchanged on $5.73.
Port of Tauranga (NZX: POT ) lost 10c early to $8.40, Sanford (NZX: SAN ) was down 3c to $5.52, Air NZ (NZX: AIR ) lost 2c to $1.10, Fisher & Paykel Healthcare (NZX: FPH ) was down 2c to $3.07, and Tower (NZX: TWR ) dropped 2c to $1.84. Nuplex (NZX: NPX ) gained 5c to $3.06.
In the US, stocks mostly fell as energy shares sold off on lower oil prices, and the onset of earnings season was clouded by concern that company outlooks may fall short of expectations.
Worries that increased raw material costs and the effects from Japan's earthquake may affect coming quarters would put companies' forward-looking statements under increased scrutiny.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 0.01% at 12,381.11, the Standard & Poor's 500 Index fell 0.3% at 1324.46, and the Nasdaq Composite Index lost 0.3% at 2771.51.
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Check here the most helpful information about bus services, time before departure, travel insurance and other formalities to prepare your next coach trip to Romford.
It's very important to come at the station early before travelling. the coach company demand their travelers to come at the station thirty minutes before the coach is due to leave. You need to be at the coach station in advance to have the time to load your luggage and get on board comfortably.
The majority of coach companies like for instance the coach company allow 2 medium sized suitcases and one small piece of hand bag per person on buses. In general the maximum weight authorized is 20kg for each suitcase. If you have to travel to Romford with extra luggage it's permitted but you have to pay.
To avoid any risk during your trip in bus to Romford, most bus companies as the coach company offer insurance for your trip. You will find all the information concerning insurance for your next journey on the website of the bus company you choose for your travel.
When you use a discount card to buy your coach ticket it's an obligation to bring with you the card. The bus driver requires to see your card to let you get on the coach.
Nowadays coach companies like the coach company are changing their services to offer high comfort for travelers. Indeed, buses become very comfortable, with wide seats, and they are equipped with toilets and air conditioning. The majority of companies propose on certain routes, coaches with free WiFi and plug sockets on board so you can utilize electronic devices during the travel.
Preparing an itinerary when visiting a new destination can take a lot of time. We would like to share with you some points of interests that you can go to, whether you are visiting for a weekend break or holidays. Depending on your areas of interest, you will then be able to make your own plan and decide whether you wish to visit all of these locations or only a few of them.
One of the most essential landmark of Romford is Valence House. If you can only visit one location, you may want to choose this one. We will also suggest you to go to Old Macdonald Farm or Brentwood Museum which are also well-known and interesting for travellers. If you have a lot of time, Romford is also a great starting point to discover London England.
You may also continue your itinerary with Upminster Tithe Barn which is another opportunity to discover the city.
If you still have spare time, you should visit the Upminster Windmill which is also appreciated by locals.
Our last tip if you would like to get a complete view of the city will be the Emerson Court. Remember to have a look at the events, festivals or concerts that you can attend during your visit as it can help you meet locals who will be able to share with you further advices.
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Remix Your Weekend: Bits and Pieces
In the heart of exam season again, this playlist is comprised of some great songs that have been overlooked. Its a calmer mix, but still a party. Maybe a day party, but a party nonetheless.
“Go Outside” by Cults is a great song, even a year after they hit it big with the indie scene. Asher Roth has definitely risen above his I Love College days and G.R.I.N.D. is a perfect example. The soulful “I Need a Dollar” is blended with a beat for an awesome remix. And finally, “Strobe” is the pinnacle of deadmau5 dominance.

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Crystal engineering : how molecules build solids / Jeffrey H. Williams.Material type: TextSeries: IOP (Series). Release 3. | IOP concise physicsPublisher: San Rafael [California] (40 Oak Drive, San Rafael, CA, 94903, USA) : Morgan & Claypool Publishers, Distributor: Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing, Description: 1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrations (some color)Content type: text Media type: electronic Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781681746258; 9781681746272Other title: How molecules build solidsSubject(s): Crystallography | Crystal growth | Molecular crystals | Materials / States of matter | TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Materials Science / GeneralAdditional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification: 548 LOC classification: QD905.2 | .W553 2017ebOnline resources: Click here to access online Also available in print.
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Preface -- Introduction : Crystal engineering -- 1. Holding things together -- 1.1. Covalent bonds -- 1.2. Ionic bonds -- 1.3. Comparison of ionic and covalent bonding -- 1.4. Non-bonding interactions -- 1.5. Hydrogen bonding -- 1.6. Hybrid atomic orbitals and the shape of molecules
2. Intermolecular electrostatics -- 2.1. Two interacting molecules -- 2.2. Self-assembly
3. The classification of crystals -- 3.1. The intimacy within solids -- 3.2. Crystallography -- 3.3. X-ray diffraction
4. Non-bonded solids -- 4.1. Dispersion interactions -- 5. Ionic materials
6. Materials with mixed bonding -- 6.1. Ruby -- 6.2. The crystal field in ruby -- 6.3. Calcite -- 6.4. Beryllium fluoride -- 6.5. Lithium niobate -- 6.6. Piezoelectricity
7. Covalent solids -- 7.1. Nitrogen and carbon monoxide -- 7.2. Fullerenes -- 7.3. Alkali-metal fullerides and superconductivity
8. Methane and other non-aromatic hydrocarbons : ethane, ethylene and acetylene -- 8.1. Disorder in organic crystals -- 8.2. Thermal diffuse scattering -- 8.3. Clathrates
9. Giant covalent structures : diamond and graphite -- 9.1. The electrical properties of 2-dimensional arrays of carbon atoms
10. Structural elements in covalent crystals -- 10.1. Packing aromatic molecules -- 10.2. Interacting bond dipole moments -- 10.3. Vibrational dynamics in organic crystals -- 10.4. Why crystals melt
11. Solids formed from aromatic molecules -- 11.1. Benzene and benzene:hexafluorobenzene -- 11.2. Thermal expansion -- 11.3. Mesitylene:hexafluorobenzene 11-10 -- 11.4. To dimerize, or not to dimerize ... -- 11.5. S-Triazine -- 11.6. Naphthalene
12. Supra-molecular chemistry -- 12.1. Metal-organic frameworks -- 12.2. Deoxyribonucleic acid -- 13. Final thoughts.
There are more than 20 million chemicals in the literature, with new materials being synthesized each week. Most of these molecules are stable, and the 3-dimensional arrangement of the atoms in the molecules, in the various solids may be determined by routine x-ray crystallography. When this is done, it is found that this vast range of molecules, with varying sizes and shapes can be accommodated by only a handful of solid structures. This limited number of architectures for the packing of molecules of all shapes and sizes, to maximize attractive intermolecular forces and minimizing repulsive intermolecular forces, allows us to develop simple models of what holds the molecules together in the solid. In this volume we look at the origin of the molecular architecture of crystals; a topic that is becoming increasingly important and is often termed, crystal engineering. Such studies are a means of predicting crystal structures, and of designing crystals with particular properties by manipulating the structure and interaction of large molecules. That is, creating new crystal architectures with desired physical characteristics in which the molecules pack together in particular architectures; a subject of particular interest to the pharmaceutical industry.
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Jeffrey Huw Williams was born in Swansea, Wales, on 13 April 1956, and gained a PhD in chemical physics from Cambridge University in 1981. Subsequently, his career as a research scientist was in the physical sciences. First, as a research scientist in the universities of Cambridge, Oxford, Harvard and Illinois, and subsequently as an experimental physicist at the Institute Laue-Langevin, Grenoble, which still remains one of the world's leading centres for research involving neutrons; particularly, neutron scattering. During this research career, he published more than sixty technical papers and invited review articles in the peer-reviewed literature. However, after much thought he left research in 1992 and moved to the world of science publishing and the communication of science by becoming the European editor for the physical sciences for the AAAS's Science. Subsequently, he was Assistant Executive Secretary of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; the agency responsible for the world-wide advancement of chemistry through international collaboration. Most recently, 2003-2008, he was the head of publications at the Bureau international des poids et mesures (BIPM), Sèvres. The BIPM is charged by the Metre Convention of 1875 with ensuring world-wide uniformity of measurements, and their traceability to the International System of Units (SI). It was during these years at the BIPM that he became interested in, and familiar with the origin of the Metric System, its subsequent evolution into the SI, and the coming transformation into the Quantum-SI. Since retiring, he has devoted himself to writing; in 2014, he published Defining and Measuring Nature: The make of all things in the IOP Concise Physics series. This publication outlined the coming changes to the definitions of several of the base units of the SI, and the evolution of the SI into the Quantum-SI. In 2015, he published Order from Force: A natural history of the vacuum in the IOP Concise Physics series. This title looks at intermolecular forces, but also explores how ordered structures, whether they are galaxies or crystalline solids, arise via the application of a force. Then in 2016, he published Quantifying Measurement: The tyranny of number, again the IOP Concise Physics series. This title is intended to explain the concepts essential in an understanding of the origins of measurement uncertainty. No matter how well an experiment is done, there is always an uncertainty associated with the final result--something that is often forgotten.
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It’s no secret that living in Fairfax County on less than $50,000 a year is difficult.
For those earning $8 or $9 an hour — approximately $16,500 annually — it’s virtually impossible.
With that in mind, Fairfax County’s Board of Supervisors is exploring options to increase its ever-shrinking inventory of housing for low-income residents. One of those options includes changing the county’s zoning ordinance to encourage the development of residential studio units (RSUs), a type of housing that is relatively rare in Fairfax.
Predictably, talk of adding affordable units has drawn its share of criticism, largely from those who say it would have a calamitous effect on many residential neighborhoods. Some of the opposition dates back a decade, when county officials created zoning enforcement “strike teams” to crack down on illegal boarding houses and overcrowded single-family homes.
To address those concerns, zoning administrators might want to reconsider where a portion of these units are permitted. At the moment, that includes areas zoned for industrial, commercial and multi-family housing uses.
The ordinance, as now written, also allows future RSUs to go up in low density residential areas that are located on a major thoroughfare. That probably covers about 40 percent of the neighborhoods in Fairfax County.
County officials are quick to point out that before any apartment buildings are constructed in any district, the landowner would need to obtain a special exception permit — one that requires a public hearing before the Planning Commission and the Board of Supervisors.
That’s all well and good, but the county could make a significant dent in the affordable housing problem without having to tread on low-density residential neighborhoods.
Every other aspect of the proposal appears sensible. Under the ordinance, each studio unit would be about 500 square feet and include a bathroom and kitchen. The ordinance would allow for buildings housing three to 75 apartments, of which at least 80 percent are reserved for people earning less than 60 percent of the area’s medium income. In Fairfax, that translates to $45,000 a year for a single occupant.
Nobody disputes the fact that Fairfax County doesn’t have enough reasonably priced housing. It’s an issue that has plagued residents, hiring managers and local officials for the better part of 20 years.
For every person living in a 7,000-square-foot home in Burke or Great Falls, there are likely two others struggling to pay the rent on a one-bedroom apartment in Annandale or Falls Church. According to a report conducted by Fairfax County’s Department of Neighborhood and Community Services, the average rent for an apartment in Fairfax was $1,433 in 2011. That ranged from $1,010 for efficiency units to a high of $1,817 for a three-bedroom apartment.
Not counting the 1,350 homeless discovered during Fairfax County’s annual “point in time” survey last winter, more than 60,000 people in Fairfax County are living in poverty. Some of those folks are bank tellers, hairdressers and grocery store clerks.
Thousands of others, including teachers, firefighters and police officers, live just above the poverty line and drive to Fairfax-based jobs each day from remote towns in West Virginia or western Maryland.
Adding a few thousand residential studio units may not solve the issue overnight, but the goal should be to meet some of our most critical needs without disrupting Fairfax County’s residential neighborhoods with out-of-scale development.


The album title describes the new CLUTCH album perfect. This is pure groove laden Heavyrock, played very furious and fronted by the amazing and unique vocals of Neil Fallon. A lot has changed since the very early-90's, where CLUTCH started with a musical-style, that was more in the vein of bands like Helmet . Over the last ten years this band turned more more into a 70's influenced Heavyrock direction,without losing the roots and with this album they have created thirteen new powerful unique tunes, all wrapped up in a fantastic organic sound production. But the 70's influence, doesn't make CLUTCH to a simple retro sounding Rock band or something like a "stoner" act. But what's the difference? It's clear to see. . . they are from Maryland !! No, I'm just kidding. . .It's not only this special kind of strange humour , which belongs to CLUTCH since their beginning. Aside of the vocals, it's this dynamic and energetic drive, you can hear on "Pure Rock Fury".
The band plays absolutely tight and especially drummer Jean-Paul Gaster performs some ass kicking grooves. It's funky, but not in a cheesy way and it's Southern Blues, but not in the traditional way. And it's real heavy !! As guest-musicians you can hear Scott Weinrich aka Wino, playing guitar on two tracks and Leslie West shows us in "Immortal", why he's still one of the heaviest singer and guitarist who's still around. I think, this tune is one of the heaviest on "Pure Rock Fury", and the vocals of Leslie West are still awesome after thirty years of Rock 'n' Roll. If I would try to describe every song of this album, it would be to boring for you and there are a so much good ideas in each tune, that I can't describe. But one thing is sure, if you dig this album you won't get it out of your player. . .This is a highly recommandable album from one of the most underrated Rock bands today, and if you have the chance to see this band live then don't miss them. One question at least: Is CLUTCH the hardcore version of GOV`T MULE?


STOCKHOLM (AP) — The coronavirus brought a yr of worry and nervousness, loneliness and lockdown, and health issues and demise, but an annual report on contentment close to the earth unveiled Friday suggests the pandemic has not crushed people’s spirits.
The editors of the 2021 Environment Happiness Report discovered that whilst feelings modified as the pandemic set in, more time-term satisfaction with lifestyle was significantly less affected.
“What we have uncovered is that when people today consider the extensive perspective, they’ve demonstrated a large amount of resilience in this earlier year,” Columbia College economist Jeffrey Sachs, one particular of the report’s co-writer, stated from New York.
The once-a-year report, manufactured by the U.N Sustainable Progress Solutions Network, ranks 149 nations around the world primarily based on gross domestic solution for each man or woman, healthier existence expectancy and the thoughts of people. Surveys check with respondents to point out on a 1-10 scale how much social guidance they truly feel they have if something goes incorrect, their flexibility to make their possess lifetime choices, their feeling of how corrupt their culture is and how generous they are.
Because of to the pandemic, the surveys had been performed in a bit fewer than 100 international locations for this year’s Planet Contentment Report, the ninth just one compiled because the challenge commenced. Index rankings for the other nations have been centered on estimates from earlier information.
The success from both solutions experienced European countries occupying 9 of the top rated 10 spots on the record of the world’s happiest places, with New Zealand rounding out the group. The prime 10 nations around the world are Finland, Denmark, Switzerland, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Luxembourg, New Zealand and Austria.
It was the fourth consecutive yr that Finland arrived out on best. The United States, which was at No. 13 five yrs in the past, slipped from 18th to 19th put. On a shortened list ranking only individuals international locations surveyed, the U.S. placed 14th.
“We locate year following 12 months that daily life fulfillment is noted to be happiest in the social democracies of northern Europe,” Sachs reported. “People truly feel safe in those people nations, so belief is high. The governing administration is found to be credible and straightforward, and believe in in each individual other is large.”
Finland’s comparative achievement in curbing COVID-19 may possibly have contributed to the enduring have confidence in the country’s people have in their govt. The state took rapid and considerable actions to quit the unfold of the virus and has just one of Europe’s most affordable COVID-19 mortality rates.
“In Finland as perfectly, of study course, men and women have been struggling,” Anu Partanen, author of “The Nordic Principle of Everything” stated on Friday in Helsinki. “But once more in Finland and the Nordic international locations, persons are genuinely blessed simply because society however supports a process buffering these types of shocks.”
General, the index confirmed little modify in happiness concentrations when compared to past year’s report, which was based mostly on information from just before the pandemic.
“We requested two forms of queries. A single is about the daily life in common, life analysis, we contact it. How is your everyday living likely? The other is about temper, thoughts, anxiety, anxiety,” Sachs explained. “Of training course, we’re continue to in the center of a deep crisis. But the responses about extensive-term daily life analysis did not change decisively, nevertheless the disruption in our lives was so profound.”
Troubles that have an effect on the perfectly-remaining of individuals residing in the United States incorporate racial tensions and developing cash flow inequality in between the richest and poorest citizens, happiness specialists say.
“As for why the U.S. ranks substantially lessen than other equally or even much less rich nations, the response is easy,” explained Carol Graham, an skilled at The Brookings Institution who was not included in the report. “The U.S. has much larger gaps in happiness rankings amongst the prosperous and the weak than do most other rich countries.”
Report co-creator Sonja Lyubormirsky, a professor of psychology at the University of California, Riverside, famous that American culture prizes indicators of wealth these types of as massive homes and various automobiles a lot more so than other international locations, “and material items never make us as pleased.”
Conversely, people’s notion that their region was managing the pandemic perfectly contributed to an in general increase in effectively-staying, Columbia’s Sachs stated. Many Asian nations fared superior than they experienced in final year’s rankings China moved to 84th location from 94th last calendar year.
“This has been a complicated period. Individuals are searching previous it when they glance for the long phrase. But there are also a lot of folks that are suffering in the short operate,” he mentioned.
Finnish thinker Esa Saarinen, who was not associated in the report, thinks the Finnish character alone might support reveal why the country keeps primary the index.
“I feel Finns are rather variety of written content on some degree at currently being just what we are,” he claimed. “We don’t definitely have to be additional.”
Here’s is the listing of the world’s 20 happiest international locations:
- New Zealand
- United States
- Czech Republic
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February 14th is for lovers only, but February 15th will be the chance for lovers to get all of that “you failed me on Valentine’s Day” angst out of their system at Toronto’s famed Comedy Bar. So if you’re looking for a less cliche way to celebrate with your sweetheart, head to Comedy Bar for something far more interesting. You don’t need to overpay at an overcrowded restaurant to watch amateur couples fight. Go see the professionals in this once in a lifetime show of insult comedy.
Who knows you better than your ex-girlfriend-ex-boyfriend? Nobody. The ultimate roast battle will take place when two ex-lovers enter, and one leaves victorious. Come watch some of the best comedians in the country roast the comedians they used to date. With comedians from Just For Laughs, JFL42, Comedy Network, CBC, and so much more. This show will never be replicated so do not miss a chance to laugh at their heartbreak, and feel better about your own lousy relationship or lack thereof.
Ticket link: https://comedybar.ca/show.php?Event_ID=14029
Courtney Gilmour vs Dan Curtis Thompson
Courtney Gilmour- an award winning comedian who has appeared at Just For Laughs, JFL42, Kevin Harts LOL Network, and so much more, taking on her ex-boyfriend Dan Curtis Thompson. Dan has appeared at JFL42 and tours all around Canada with Absolute Comedy.
Dan Curtis Thompson and Courtney have been best friends since 2016 and dated for a year in 2017. Courtney pressured Dan into a relationship for 3 years and managed to get herself out of the friend zone for one year – for someone without arms she sure knows how to twist ’em! Dan broke up with Courtney because he didn’t want to ride her coattails. Courtney was fine with this because that would be too much deadweight for her one leg to carry. Courtney has gone on to perform multiple times at the Just For Laughs Festival, had her own solo show at JFL42 and an award winning one woman show. Dan has gone on to headline a show that he books himself that all four of his friends really wanted to go to but had something else come up. Dan and Courtney don’t really remember meeting, but after they roast each other on the 15th they’ll never forget the last time they ever spoke.
Foad HP vs Sarah Ashby
Foad HP has appeared at Just For Laughs, on CBC, and has written for This Hour Has 22 Minutes. He will be roasting his former hookup Sarah Ashby. Sarah is one of the best roast comedians in the Country. She is a 4 times roast battle champion and has roasted in front of Jeff Ross and Joe Rogan.
Sarah Ashby was very thrilled to be asked to be on Battle Of The Exes and even MORE thrilled to find someone she’s slept with who still talks to her! Sarah first met Foad HP at the Brantford Rising Stars competition where they both advanced to the finals. Foad then went on to produce Comedy Fight Club, a Roast Battle Show in which Sarah became the 3 time reigning champ (they were NOT together during this time don’t you dare take this away from her!). This show they’ll finally answer the question “What really goes down in an Aqurius and Virgo relationship… besides each other?” Foad HP is a colleague, friend, and booty call of Sarah Ashby’s. They met back in 2013, and it took a whole 6 years before Foad asked Sarah out, because Foad is anything but premature. Foad’s work as been featured on Sarah, in Sarah, and on porn hub, with Sara.
Brendan D’Souza vs Karis Anderson
Brendan D’Souza has appeared at JFL42 and was nominated as the top upcoming male comedian in Toronto. He will be roasting his former boyfriend Karis Anderson. Karis was a finalist in this year’s Comedy Brawl and was also a finalist in the voting for Toronto’s Top Upcoming Male Comedian.
Everyone who met Brendan D’Souza and Karis Anderson told them that you should never date another comedian. Everyone was correct. Brendan and Karis met in the bathroom of a gay bar where Karis told Brendan he was funny and, because he’s easily impressed, Brendan decided he was in love. Brendan and Karis have made people uncomfortable with their PDAs at JFL42, NXNE, and at comedy shows all over the GTA like Good Morning Tonight and Cheers Govna’! After 2 years of never texting Brendan back, Karis decided he’d had enough and broke up with him on New Years Day. Brendan is still bitter about it.
Stephanie Neale vs Jimmer Lowe
Stephanie Neale is amazing comedian who has been played on Sirius XM and is a regular at the Corner Comedy Club. She will be roast battling her best friend Jimmer Lowe. Jimmer is a staple at Toronto’s Second City.
Contrary to popular belief, Jimmer Lowe and Stephanie Neale have not been dating for the past 15 years. After 4 years of high school together, 4 years of University in the same program and 7 years in the school of Life Jimmer and Steph spend most of their days trying to find each other a suitable mate so they don’t have to spend all their time together. Despite Hundreds of Sleepovers, Thousands of Phone Calls and Millions of shots of Jameson together they have only ever been in two fights. After this show it may be three. As best friends Jimmer has been there for Steph through two Devastating Breakups as well as the loss of her father while Steph has been there for Jimmer when his family’s pool heater broke. They are Comedy Life Partners who are going to show their love by annihilating each other on Valentine’s day.
Sebastian Fazio vs His Own Virginity
Sebastian Fazio works regularly at Absolute Comedy and was a finalist in their Prove Your A Comic Competition. He will be roasting his own virginity which is being played by Patrick Fishman. Patrick is a prolific roast battler. Patrick has appeared at Off-JFL and is the host of Tinder Tales.
Sebastian Fazio is the one person still with his roast partner. It’s been with him through his whole 25 years on this planet, and if recent social interactions are any indication, his virginity, played by Patrick Fishman, will be with him for many more years after that. But it doesn’t bother him. He’s just happy he can make it easier on everyone roasting their exes, because unlike him, they found love at one point. Happy Valentines Day!!
Sebastian Fazio’s Virginity is 25 human years old. In virginity years, that’s like 107. He is an old man with a beard. No one taught him how to shave because he was supposed to be long gone before it was an issue. All of the friends he made in Virginity School are dead. He longs to join them, but fears he never will. At this point, Sebastian Fazio’s Virginity is willing to put his pride aside and panhandle for money to pay for a prostitute, if it means he can finally rest easy. For spending every waking moment with Sebastian Fazio is truly a fate worse than death.
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Applied Catalysis A: General, Vol.559, 127-137, 2018
N-doped graphitic carbon-improved Co-MoO3 catalysts on ordered mesoporous SBA-15 for chemoselective reduction of nitroarenes
Metallic Co-MoO3 catalysts supported on ordered mesoporous SBA-15 were first prepared through in situ reaction of SBA-15-supported Co-Mo oxides with 1,10-phenanthroline. The resulting Co-MoO3/NC@SBA-15 catalysts with N-doped carbon (NC) exhibited high catalytic activity and chemoselectivity for selective reduction of various functionalized nitroarenes to the corresponding arylamines in ethanol with hydrazine hydrate at near room temperature (30 degrees C). For reduction of all tested substrates (28 examples), the catalyst could afford a conversion of > 99% and arylamine selectivity of > 99%. The excellent catalytic performance of the Co-MoO3/NC@SBA-15 was attributed to the Co-N-x(C)-Mo active sites generated through the interaction between the surface Co-N-x(C) and MoO3 species, promoting the dissociation of hydrazine molecule into the active H* species for the reduction of nitro groups. After the seventh cycle for reduction of 4-methoxylnitrobenzene, the 2%Co-MoO3/NC@SBA-15 showed little change in catalytic performance, textural properties, size and dispersion of metal species and valence states of elements, indicating high stability and recyclability.

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After viewing this summer's John Currin show at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, I walked away perplexed. Not because the artist received such high-level attention, but because I kept thinking about how much money his work has been bringing at auction.
Back in 2002, the Currin painting, Entertaining Mr. Acker Bilk, a 48 x 38 in. oil on canvas from 1995, brought an astounding $427,500 (Sotheby's evening sale, May 2002). For that price, the buyer could have bought a major Joseph Cornell "Bird" box or a significant John Chamberlain from the 1960s.
For a few bucks more, the purchaser could have bought a two-foot-square Andy Warhol Flowers, or a small Edward Ruscha canvas from the 1960s, or a modest Wayne Thiebaud painting of creamy pie. I could go on.
Now that Currin's prices are in the same league as the above artists, you have to ask yourself -- who is this painter and what is he doing selling for all this dough?
In terms of esthetics, John Currin has surprisingly received universal praise from the art world press. There has been all sorts of talk of how expertly his works are painted, coupled with a lot of psychological nonsense about the human condition.
To my eye, all we have here are intentional kitschy, thrift-store portraits of people with exaggeratedly wide eyes. Sure, they're skillfully painted, but why shouldn't they be? In this day and age, the art world considers being a good draughtsman and having a command of color and composition to be something remarkable.
This attitude, of course, is ridiculous. If an artist decides that what he or she wants to say is best said by painting in a realistic manner, one should assume that the artist has mastered the necessary craft. Yet, people can't help but be bowled over by Currin's technical abilities.
The next question with Currin's work is why collectors are inclined to pay so much money for his paintings and drawings at auction. There is no obvious answer. Recent results include the sale of Flag for $207,500 (Christie's day sale, Nov. 2002) and Architecture Student for $152,500 (Sotheby's evening sale, Nov. 2002).
Currin's drawings have also done well, as evidenced by the sale of Mrs. So-and-So for $28,680 (Christie's day sale, Nov. 2002) and Untitled for $17,925 (Christie's day sale, May 2002). However, there was also a sale where buyers were more cautious. During Christie's Post-War evening sale in November 2002, Red Faced Woman failed to hit the low end of its $200,000-$300,000 estimate and Untitled was left unsold with a $90,000-$120,000 estimate.
What it all comes down to is that we have a relatively young (41-year-old), living, steadily producing artist who is selling for more money than many artists who have stood the test of time. If a collector is truly turned on by the work and has the income to buy a Currin, then so be it.
But rather than pursue a work at auction, a better bet might be to buy one on the primary market. New paintings at the Andrea Rosen Gallery run $60,000-$200,000 and drawings are $14,000-$30,000. But collectors shouldn't think that they are buying the work of an artist who is destined to be a major historical figure. On that, the jury is still out. It is still way too early to say how things will shake out for John Currin.
RICHARD POLSKY is the author of the newly released book, I Bought Andy Warhol (Abrams). Questions or comments can be directed to Polskyart@aol.com.
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Huma Abedin, the political aide and “longtime companion” of Hillary Clinton, has welcomed her estranged husband, Anthony Weiner back into their home.
That’s right people, the big Dick is back!
The former Democratic congressman from New York, who recently completed a stint in prison for sexting with a 15-year-old girl, is getting another chance with his wifey Huma Abedin, a longtime aide of Hillary Clinton.
The Daily Mail first reported the news Monday that Weiner — a “disgraced politician” — was spotted moving back into the couple’s abode over the weekend.
Weiner left a halfway house in the Bronx where the registered Level 1 sex offender bided his time as a segue between prison and the real life. The twice-New York City mayoral failure was sentenced to 21 months for his crime. Authorities let him out of the jug early for good behavior.
Weiner was on good behavior because he wasn’t allowed to contact underage girls in prison. That said, I guarantee he’ll be sexting young girls before day’s end.
In a startling example of corruption, Huma Abedin – Hillary Clinton’s closest adviser – facilitated access to the former Secretary of State in exchange for “donations” to the Clinton Foundation.
Judicial Watch released 725 pages of new State Department documents, including previously unreleased email exchanges in which Hillary Clinton’s top aide Huma Abedin provided influential Clinton Foundation donors special, expedited access to the secretary of state. In many instances, the preferential treatment provided to donors was at the specific request of Clinton Foundation executive Douglas Band.
The Abedin emails reveal that the longtime Clinton aide apparently served as a conduit between Clinton Foundation donors and Hillary Clinton while Clinton served as secretary of state. In more than a dozen email exchanges, Abedin provided expedited, direct access to Clinton for donors who had contributed from $25,000 to $10 million to the Clinton Foundation.
Oh,, and speaking of Huma, it was just revealed she was assistant editor of the Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, a radical Muslim publication that opposed women’s rights and blamed the US for 9/11. But yes, let’s sweep this woman and her elderly lesbian girlfriend into the White House.
Huma Abedin told a FOIA commission Hillary Clinton routinely burned her State Department schedules; an admission, if true, would be yet another violation of federal law.
Hillary Clinton’s closest aide revealed in a deposition her boss destroyed at least some of her schedules as secretary of state — a revelation that could complicate matters for the presumptive Democratic nominee, who, along with the State Department she ran, is facing numerous lawsuits seeking those public records.
“If there was a schedule that was created that was her Secretary of State daily schedule, and a copy of that was then put in the burn bag, that . . . that certainly happened on . . . on more than one occasion,” Abedin told lawyers representing Judicial Watch, the conservative organization behind the emails lawsuit.
Alleged felony after alleged felony, and yet, not one Democratic politician has called on Clinton to drop out of the presidential race. Not one.


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There's another person trying to get this to work with AD LDS and LDAPMembershipProvider:
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At a London Stock Exchange Group General Meeting on 19th December 2017 a majority of shareholders voted with the Board against the proposed resolution to remove Donald Brydon.
79.07% of shareholders voted against the November resolution by the Children's Investment Master Fund to remove Donald Brydon as a director of the Company with immediate effect. 20.93% of shareholders voted in favor of the resolution.
Commenting on the result of the General Meeting, Donald Brydon, Chairman of LSEG, said: "The Board would like to thank shareholders for their support today. The Board and I welcome the stability that this gives the Group. The recruitment process for a new CEO is underway and we will update our shareholders in due course."


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Embroidered shirts, patchwork pants, beaded dresses galore fill the exhibit space for ‘Counter Couture’, a new exhibit at the Bellevue Arts Museum that is meant to capture the energy and character of the 1960s and 1970s through fashion.
For curator Michael Cepress, the exhibit has been about 15 years in the making. While in high school, the artist and designer discovered the book, ‘Native Funk and Flash’, from which much of the exhibit draws inspiration.
“That book completely changed me,” he said. “It made me realize that clothing isn’t just a simple thing, but an expression of so much more, and that we can have lots of creative fun with clothing.”
Over time, Cepress tracked down the designers featured in the book and exhibit, in some cases helping them dig through storage bins for the clothing items now on display at the Bellevue Arts Museum.
The pieces are often one of a kind, wildly colored, intricate and bold. The clothing articles embody a variety of cultural influences, from Middle Eastern to Native American to Japanese.
Although one museum-goer could be overheard comparing a handmade patchwork dress to something she had seen in Free People, the pieces in ‘Counter Couture’ stand in stark contrast to the hippie-inspired aesthetic that dominates many retail stores, said Cepress.
“In a big way, that bohemian manifestation is really bonded in retail nowadays. But, it’s all mass produced, and it doesn’t have the soulfullness that these pieces from the 60s have,” he said.
For the hippie generation, rejection of previously set standards bore a huge role in the fashion of the time. The generation also rejected the materialism and consumerism of the American Dream.
“What’s most relative to that culture today is that impulse of taking what you’re interested in, taking wherever you’re at sexually, spiritually, emotionally and finding a way to bring that into your wardrobe and show that in how you dress,” said Cepress.
In that way, ‘Counter-Couture’ is interesting to view through the modern lens, in which political correctness and fast fashion have changed the way Americans approach clothing. There is little daring, save perhaps sexually, about the clothing that fills Americans’ closets nowadays before getting thrown out next season. Hippie fashion embodied a movement, Cepress said.
‘Counter Couture’ is showing at the Bellevue Arts Museum through Jan. 10, 2016.


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Joe Biden looking to erase women in favor of trans folk, shocker, there is no compromise though, yet
#Biden #ExecutiveOrder #Pander #Intersectionality #Soule #Women #Men #Victimhood #Trump
President Biden has used his first days in office to announce an anti-discrimination executive order that some believe will force schools to include t********** athletes in girls' sports.
The order, titled Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or S***** Orientation, was signed just hours after the new POTUS assumed office on Wednesday evening.
It states that 'Children should be able to learn without worrying about whether they will be denied access to the restroom, the locker room, or school sports.'
The order adds: 'It is the policy of my administration to prevent and combat discrimination on the basis of gender identity or s***** orientation'.
Biden claims that such anti-discrimination policies are 'enshrined in the nation's anti-discrimination laws', and align with a Supreme Court ruling from 2020 that prohibits 'discrimination on the basis of someone's gender identity'.
There is now speculation that public schools will have funding pulled if they do not allow t********** female athletes to compete in girls' sports.
Biden's order is already dividing activists on the internet. While it has been cheered by proponents of t********** rights, others say the order could unintentionally discriminate against cis females.
Journalist Abigail Shrier wrote on Twitter: 'On day 1, Biden unilaterally eviscerates women's sports. Any educational institution that receives federal funding must admit biologically-male athletes to women's teams, women's scholarships, etc. A new glass ceiling was just placed over girls.'
Erielle Davidson of The Jewish Institute for National Security of America, wrote: 'Sad day for women's sports. Women must compete against biological males at the risk of injury and loss of title, thanks to a new Biden executive order. Don't ever tell me this is 'pro-woman.' It's not. It's destructive and malicious.'
Soon after, the hashtag #BidenErasedWomen began trending on Twitter.
However, LGBT activists hit back, saying the order was simply Biden's attempt at moving towards a more inclusive society - just as he pledged to do in his inaugural address.
'I see #BidenErasedWomen trending so seems like a good time to remind everyone that trans people have been around in every recorded culture. Biden has simply said that he's not going to allow people like me to be discriminated against for using female toilets, as we've always done,' t********** writer Paris Lees posted.
Others claimed that criticism of Biden's order was 'transphobic', and slammed the objectors as 'trans-exclusionary radical feminists' (otherwise known as 'TERFs').
The decision to allow t********** athletes to compete in sports alongside their cisgender peers has caused controversy in recent years.
Last year, 17 states introduced bills to restrict athletes' participation to sports of their gender assigned at birth - however, only Idaho, has passed a bill into law.
Last March, the law signed in Idaho became the nation's first to prohibit t********** students who identify as female from playing on female teams sponsored by public schools, colleges and universities.
The law was supported by President Donald Trump's administration.
'Allowing males to enter our sports isn't fair,' one cross-country runner at Idaho State told the Associated Press.
'It changes everything because it eliminates the connection between an athlete's effort and her success. Idaho's law helps make sure that, when women like me work hard, that hard work pays off, and we have a shot at winning.'
According to Transathlete, there are 16 states that' have friendly policies that help facilitate full inclusion of trans/non-binary/GNC (gender non-conforming) students in high school athletics.'
The include California, Oregon, Washington state, Minnesota, New York and Connecticut.
Last year, the Trump administration attempted to intervene in Connecticut, threatening to pull funding from three school districts if they did not cut ties with the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference'.
The Conference's policy caused controversy for allowing t********** athletes to compete in their girls' track meets.
The Trump administration claimed the policy violated Title IX - a 1972 federal law that prohibits s** discrimination in programs that receive funding from the federal government.
However, t********** Connecticut track star Andraya Yearwood has disagreed.
'Running has been so important for my identity, my growth as a person, and my ability to survive in a world that discriminates against me,' she stated last year.
'I am thankful that I live in Connecticut where I can be treated as a girl in all aspects of life and not face discrimination at school.'
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What happens when everyone’s favourite biscuit and chocolate come together? They form a melt-in-your-mouth, delicious treat you won’t be able to get enough of! Last year, Oreo Biscuits launched the delicious OREO covered in Cadbury Dairy Milk biscuit and this year they will be launching a bigger pack for fans who just can’t get enough!
“Since launching last year, OREO covered in Cadbury Dairy Milk, has grown massively in popularity and consumers just can’t get enough of it, says Thandi Ntuli, Category Lead for Biscuits. “It is currently sold in packs of two, but due to consumer demand, we have decided to launch the biscuit in a new 6-pack too!”
If you haven’t tried them before, Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate-coated Oreos are positively drool-worthy and now you will have enough to share the joy with those around you. Look out for the Oreo covered in Cadbury Dairy Milk 6-Pack in participating stores nationwide for R49.99. Priced at the retailer’s discretion.
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- What is Butterfly Woman? - August 24, 2015
- Are you Ready to Fly? - August 22, 2015
- Embody your Purpose - August 16, 2015
What is Butterfly Woman?
The path of beauty, grace, delight, transformation and fertilization
“Butterfly Woman mends the erroneous idea that transformation is only for the tortured, the saintly, or only for the fabulously strong. The Self need not carry mountains to transform. A little is enough. A little goes a long way. A little changes much. The fertilizing force replaces the moving of mountains. Butterfly Maiden pollinates the souls of the earth: It is easier that you think, she says. She is shaking her feather fan, and she’s hopping, for she is spilling spiritual pollen all over the people who are there, Native Americans, little children, visitors, everyone. This is the translator of the instinctual, the fertilizing force, the mender, the rememberer of old ideas.” Clarissa Pinkola Estes, “Women Who Run With The Wolves”

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Cat In The House
When a kitten appears in the house, the owners appreciate every minute when a small miracle wakes up to play with it. A small pet sleeps almost constantly. However, when he grows up, the situation will not fundamentally change. For many, it becomes unclear why cats sleep a lot.
Indeed, studies of zoologists conducted several decades ago were able to confirm that adults are able to sleep up to 20 hours a day. The rest of the time is enough for them for a modest break for eating and other natural needs. Kittens that are barely 2 months old are becoming more active compared to their younger counterparts. Fluffy newborn babies can oversleep all day, for them it is absolutely normal. And only a natural feeling of hunger can wake them up. Therefore, after eating plenty of mother’s milk, for them again comes the time of sleep.
At 2 months, the kitten begins to move more confidently, crawl around the cat’s mother, may even wake up in her absence, while the time elapsed after eating ceases to matter. Being full, kittens are ready to learn the world, become playful and funny.
After another 2-3 months, small pets become much more mobile. At this stage in the development of the animal, it is the mother who determines how many hours a day her baby will sleep. The kitten sleeps less, because now it is constantly interesting for him to play with other kids, mother or owners, if they managed to excommunicate him from the cat.
Of course, the number of hours of wakefulness and sleep is of great importance in the growth of the animal. At the same time, it is unlikely that at least one veterinarian can say for sure how much a kitten should sleep. The needs and temperament of the growing animal are especially important factors that determine the personality of a pet in a dream. Meanwhile, more attention should be paid if the kitten began to sleep very much, and sometimes all day. If, moreover, he lost his appetite and desire to frolic, it is urgent to go to the doctor.
It turns out that it is not surprising that an adult cat sleeps about as much as all healthy kittens in 2-3 months. It is difficult for a person to imagine how broken he will feel after such a long rest. However, for cats this is quite normal, and enough sleep, they will find time for naughty games, which will direct their accumulated energy.
Calculating how many cats sleep can seem like an easy and simple task. But in order to obtain objective data, it is necessary to constantly monitor the pet every day for a month. Having received an average indicator that will not depend on the weather, the well-being of the cat or the season, you can understand how much time per day a furry pet is in a dream. Kittens (like adult cats) are able to be in a dormant state from 12 to 20 hours.
In order to accurately calculate how much time and how often a kitten sleeps, it is necessary not to part with it even for a minute. The owners will have to be patient and become more attentive to the four-legged pets.
Since the cat sleeps, as a rule, with interruptions, it is important not to lose sight of it, since not only kittens, but also adult cats can relax in the most unexpected places: on the battery, on the window, basking in the warm sunshine or at the feet of the owner. If we put together all the “short dreams”, then in total we will get the very hours that the kitten sleeps throughout the day.
It turns out that the most prolonged sleep occurs in cats in different age groups. The first stage is associated with birth and development in the first 2 months. During this period, kittens sleep quite a lot, only occasionally waking up with the aim of refreshment. In the second age group are elderly pets. Old age is a direct reflection of the blind youth of cats, so their awakening is due to the same needs for food and toilet.
Healthy sound sleep can only be achieved by a well-fed animal. A cat that is hungry will not go to bed; it will restlessly search for something edible. Having eaten a good meal, well-fed kittens will instantly fall asleep, and if they think it’s not enough, they will squeak for a while.
The lack of full sleep in cats is a sign that the animal is undergoing stress. For example, when a cat is afraid of something or is afraid, he cannot sleep much. Because of this, the pet can lose body weight, becomes overly shy, begins to hurt. If the cat is equipped with a separate comfortable corner, without disturbing it once again, the animal will gradually return to its usual life rhythm, and will sleep as much time per day as the cat’s body needs.
An interesting fact is the cat’s choice of the place where he constantly sleeps. Judging by him and the pose in which the fluffy favorite of the whole family sleeps, you can find out how much he trusts his masters. If a cat, starting from the 6th month of life, often sleeps on its back, spreading its legs and bulging stomach, there should be no doubt – its trust in a person can be rated with a high score.
Also a confirmation of the friendship between man and cat is the choice of the last bed at the feet of the owner, at his head or just next to him. When falling asleep, the animal “purrs” loudly, which attempts to demonstrate its comfort and confidence in safety. If the cat has been tense lately, cannot lie down for a long time and tries to choose more secluded places, then she is worried and not sure that they will not be harmed. By building a trusting relationship with the animal, you can get rid of the problem of poor sleep of your pet.Tags: cats, much, sleep, time

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Ranvir and her dance partner Giovanni Pernice sailed through Sunday night’s result show after their stunning Viennese Waltz in Musicals week earned them another high score of 27.
In the build up to Saturday night’s show the Preston born, Good Morning Britain political editor, who is a real ambassador for the county, said this week’s performance was in dedication to the entertainments industry ‘which has been brought to its knees’ during the pandemic.
Ranvir, 43, and Giovanni, 30, who performed to She Used To Be Mine from Waitress, have been praised by judges and audiences alike for their connection during routines.
But it is the Preston star’s transformation in the weeks particularly around her body image and self-worth that have endeared her to nation, particularly women and single mums who have found her northern spirit so inspiring.
Speaking to the Lancashire Post, Ranvir says the journey of self-discovery wasn’t something she had really considered when agreeing to take part in the long-running family show.
She says: “I do feel different, week by week less afraid, saying to myself ‘stop, come on you don’t have to be afraid of everything all the time.’
“It’s taken a lot of an internal push because the thing I’ve found out, is that it is beyond the routine.
“Learning the steps I can do that in two hours as it turns out - it is everything else, the confidence, anxiety. Even Giovanni said early on you’ve got the steps, sometimes with me it’s like driving a car, he wants to put the accelerator down because he knows I can go better and faster but I block it because I doubt myself all the way through.
“So there is this element of really having to learn to trust your self more, stepping into your own power.
“It’s been a really interesting journey in that sense, it’s a lot more than learning a dance and I never anticipated that.”
Single mum-of-one, Ranvir, who grew up in Preston and attended Kirkham Grammar School before both Lancaster University and the University of Central Lancashire, where she trained in journalism, is a familiar face to many in the region after joining BBC North West tonight as co-presenter alongside retired host Gordan Burns in 2007.
Ranvir adds she has been overwhelmed by the response, from the county but also nationwide, thanks to her honesty over her vulnerabilities.
“I’ve had loads of lovely messages from people watching, other mum, single mums, women in general and I can’t tell you how nice it is to hear how they recognise something of themselves in my own doubts, in my own fears exposing myself in the ways I’m learning to push my body.
“We as women become organisers, using our brain, organisational skills, always for others, planning our own day to day, working hard.
“All of a sudden it was putting a stop to all of that and it really was just about ‘you’, a very, very strange and alien land for me. It’s never about ‘you.’ All I’m now “thinking about is how my body feels and what it can do, hour after hour.
“You get used to not caring about yourself, jogging bottoms, I’ll wear yesterday’s top..... It’s been quite a revelation.
“Allowing that space to reclaim a part of yourself and think ‘yes I do deserve this.’
The race for 2020’s coveted Glitterball trophy now heats up with the line-up for next weekend’s Strictly semi-final now known.
Ranvir and Giovanni will take to the dancelfloor alongside remaining couples Jamie Laing and his partner Karen Hauer, who survived the dance-off, Bill Bailey and Otsi Mabuse, HRVY and Janette Manrara and Maisie Smith and Gorka Marquez.
Strictly Come Dancing Saturday at 7pm with the results show on Sunday at 7.30pm on BBC One.
Good Morning Britain returns on ITV weekdays from 6am


Quest Software, which is now part of Dell has released a paper titled: "Top Six Tips for Configuring vSphere Resource Pools". The paper which contains 7 pages is written by Greg Shields, a VMware vExpert. The Paper details six key tips to keep in mind when configuring resource pools in VMware vSphere.
Resource pools aren’t going anywhere. In fact, as our industry continues its slow embrace of cloud computing, we’re likely to see more of resource pools in the near to midterm future. No matter whether you’re cloud-bound or sticking with classic virtualization for now, keep an eye on your resource pools and remember these six key tips for using them wisely.
The paper can be downloaded after registration on the website of Dell.


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Calla Diamond Ring
Calla Diamond Ring
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from Oxbow’s finer // fewer collection. Every piece is designed to be a permanent staple in your jewelry collection. This collection is Extremely wearable, long lasting, and always handcrafted from recycled metals and conflict free diamonds.
2 X 1.5mm diamonds
bezel set in 14K gold
on a 10K gold open band.
wrap style ring
Size small fits US ring sizes 3-5, medium fits US ring size 5-7, large fits US ring sizes 7-9.
Please allow up to two weeks for your ring to be made. Every piece of jewelry is handmade for you in our Denver Studio.
- Tracked delivery to home or work, direct from the designer
- All customs fees, duties and taxes are included
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- If you find an item cheaper elsewhere we will match the price
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Meet The Designer
Oxbow is an independent jewelry line designed and fabricated in Denver, Colorado by Maggie Rogers Kyle.
An Oxbow is the U-shape bend in the course of a river and reflects the path that lead Maggie to Jewelry making. After studying geology and art in college, she was drawn out west by the grandeur of the Rocky Mountains. Shortly thereafter, she found a master wax carver and goldsmith to study metal smithing under. Jewelry became a way to translate her love of art, physical sciences, and nature into wearable objects. Oxbow's jewelry reflects the organic shapes, lines and curves of the southwest, her current home, and the sea, where her family resides. Like the river meanders, Oxbow continues to evolve into a line that both appreciates and challenges classic styles for bold everyday wear and fine jewelry.
As a restless person, Maggie finds great joy in the slow, methodical art of working with her hands, and learning new techniques of an old art form. Every piece of jewelry is dreamt, designed and fabricated in Oxbow's Denver studio. All jewelry is produced in small batches to both ensure meticulous quality control and limit waste.


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In Japan, mochi -- pounded sticky rice -- is a traditional New Year's food. And while 2013 is inching up sooner than you think, you don't have to wait for January to enjoy today's deal from The Mochi Store, where $5 gets you $10 worth of delicious mochi ice cream. Located on Crown Street in the midst of walkable downtown New Haven, this shop serves up creamy ice cream wrapped in bite-size sweetened rice confections -- in exotic flavors like azuki bean, sakura, lychee, and special seasonal varieties like pumpkin and mint. These sweets originate from a special Hawaiian ice cream shop called Bubbies, so you know you're getting a real Pacific treat. In these bite-sized portions, your new year's resolution should include the eating of more ice cream -- not less.
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These whole wings are tossed with herbs and spices then grilled to perfection. This is a quick and easy way to grill up some great chicken wings and can be as spicy or mild as you want them. The trick with grilling chicken wings is to keep a close eye on them to prevent burning. 02 of 12. Very Best Buffalo Wings. In this video recipe, we’ll share the secrets to grilling delicious crispy chicken wings. You don't need a fryer to make perfect crispy chicken wings. In this video recipe, we’ll share the secrets to grilling delicious crispy chicken wings. Can buy wings whole,. 04/04/2019 · If you’re a fan of crispy hot wings but you want to avoid frying them, then you’ll want to try this Crispy Grilled Wings technique. I started out with whole wings and separated the drumstick and the flat – and removed the flapper. I do this because the size of whole wings. We’ve all had chicken wings that were too dry, too soggy, too rubbery, the list goes on and on. Prepping and grilling wings properly — and especially using a wood pellet grill — will give you homemade wings that beat any you could get at the local bar. In a clean large bowl, toss the wings with the sauce. Turn the heat up on the grill to medium high. Use tongs to remove the wings from the sauce and put them back on the grill until the skins crisp, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Put the wings.
Sometimes you need a really simple no fuss meal. This method of how to grill wings with charcoal lets you stand around the grill and enjoy some beers with friends without stressing out. You’ll have a two-zone fire. An indirect heat area for “baking” the wings and then a medium-high or high direct heat area to crisp and char the wings. While fried chicken wings are great, grilled and smoked chicken wings are really where it’s at. Charcoal flavor and charring give them uniquely crispy skin and taste like the best of summertime. Here are the top tips you need for grilling and smoking chicken wings. 12/03/2019 · Years ago, chicken wings were not very desirable and were pretty inexpensive. Sometimes they were even discarded, or used to make stock or soups. At some point in the 1980’s, bars and restaurants started putting wings on their menu as appetizers, and. Perfect football food! It was pouring rain so we baked them at 400 degrees for 45 minutes instead of grilling and they were perfect. The soy sauce in the marinade caramelizes and makes these wings a gorgeous golden brown. They are mouthwatering-lick-the-bones-clean-and-fight-for-the-last wing. 08/01/2016 · Two stage cooking method on how to make AWESOME SMOKED BBQ chicken wings on the gas grill, then taken to a charcoal smoker. These were some of the best wings I have ever made. I personally am not a real fan of grilling with gas, so I agree with people who dislike it, however, this time the BBQ smoked chicken wings.
I didn’t really think wings got any better than the spicy grilled chicken wings. I love the taste that grilling gives the wings so much more than the deep fried variety. Then, Jeremiah threw wings on the Traeger and put some smoke on them, and STOP THE PRESSES. Wings just got better. Way better. I think most things are better on our Traeger. Chicken wings have become a mainstay of game day. These little morsels of heaven deserve to be treated right and that's not difficult if you have the right recipe. No matter how you plan to finish or cook your wings, starting them off with a great brine will only. This assures that no matter how you prepare the wings—broiling, roasting, grilling, or frying—they will stay moist and flavorful throughout the cooking process. And, considering the ratio of bone-to-meat-to-skin on chicken wings, this part of the bird can easily dry out—so creating a "juicy and flavorful guarantee" is a wise decision. How To Easily Grill a Whole Turkey or Chicken. This is how to easily grill a whole turkey or chicken on the BBQ. I love to make my Thanksgiving turkey on.
Before you get out the marinades and sauces, it’s important to get down the basics of grilling wings. You’ll need about five pounds of wings, either whole or separated, for this simple recipe from Char-Broil. Whether you’re getting ready for a summer cookout or a tailgate party, wings on the grill are a great dish for any occasion. Crispy, juicy chicken wings are a favorite for the big game or for any gathering. Chicken wings can be baked, deep-fried or grilled. The method you choose to prepare them depends on the flavor you wish to achieve, the texture of skin you desire and the amount of fat you are willing to introduce to the meal. This might be the easiest grilled chicken wings recipe you’ll find. We’re going to smother these wings in a wonderful wet rub and grill them to perfection. They’re so tasty you won’t need a dipping sauce. This grilled chicken wings recipe is Gluten Free,.
Wings: This white meat is the boniest part of a chicken made from three sections. The first is considered a "drummette." Wings will need to be rinsed under cold water, blotted dry, and coated in flour and seasonings. Wing tips should be cut off of whole chicken wings and then cut again between the joint. 20/05/2014 · The Grilled Chicken Wings with Seasoned Buffalo Sauce is easy and is always a hit with my friends and family when I make them. It’s easy to double or triple! this recipe for a crowd, but more often than not we make these wings on movie night.
29/03/2019 · Marinate the wings in sauce. If baking, broiling, or grilling the wings, marinate them in 1/2 cup 125 mL of your chosen sauce for at least 30 minutes. Do not use your entire batch of sauce since you may want to use some later for basting or dipping. It is not necessary to marinate the chicken wings if you plan on slow-cooking them. 04 Grill the wings over direct heat, with the lid closed, until browned on both sides, 10 to 15 minutes, turning once or twice. Then move the wings over indirect heat and cook, with the lid closed, until the meat is no longer pink at the bone and the skin is crispy, 15 to. Grilling a whole chicken or two for an outdoor party is one of the easiest ways to impress your family and friends with your cooking skills. Yes, going the route of grilling a whole chicken is more effort than the standard chicken legs that are served up at most BBQ parties but the final results are completely worth this little extra effort. 11/11/2018 · Lately, our grilling game has been focused on adding variety to our typical burger and brat rotation and experimenting with other main courses, like whole chickens, and we compiled all of our tips for you in this handy guide to How to Grill a Whole Chicken. A grilled whole chicken is pretty much the perfect summer outdoor meal. A whole bird on the grill is one of the best things you can hope to eat this summer. Juicy, smoky and crispy-skinned, it pleases a party of wing, breast and thigh lovers all in one go. Our six distinct methods — including the time-tested spatchcocking route and a genius Bundt pan hack — achieve evenly cooked results every time.
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Something fishy about space today. Drunken space pirate fish. 3d art sculpture fantasy art. Background is 3d art from theStrange Geometries Collection of Fine Fantasy Art Dabbles. Smelly Pirate Fish, "in space' is from theDimensions collection of 3d fine art dabbles.
Below: Industrial looking, steampunk like, metallic, drunken, dirty Pirate Fish! Very rustic, abstract, almost goth or ancient looking 3d sculpture of a fish is fine 3d fantasy art by Rybird of Dabble Bird. available as print, framed, art or canvas at Art Pal here.

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The Lexus LS 600hL is a hybrid luxury sedan. One that offers both power and efficiency. Its advanced hybrid powertrain combines a 5.0-liter V8 engine combined with two electric motors. Delivering a combined output of 438 horsepower. Despite its impressive performance, the LS 600hL is also environmentally friendly, with low emissions and excellent fuel economy.
A High-Tech Hybrid System
The LS 600hL’s hybrid system is designed to optimize performance and efficiency. The electric motors work in tandem with the gasoline engine. Thereby providing extra power when needed. Also for recharging the battery during deceleration. The system also includes regenerative braking. One which captures energy that would otherwise be lost. Especially during braking and uses it to recharge the battery.
Luxurious and Comfortable Interior
Inside, the LS 600hL is a showcase of luxury and comfort. The cabin is also spacious and well-appointed. That’s with high-quality materials and advanced technology. The seats are plush and supportive. Moreover, the rear seats offer ample legroom and adjustable features. All intended solely for maximum comfort.
The dashboard and control panel are intuitive and user-friendly. That’s with a large central display screen for easy access to navigation, entertainment, and vehicle information.
Luxury with Eco
In addition to its eco-friendly features, the Lexus LS 600hL also boasts a luxurious and comfortable interior. The cabin is spacious and well-appointed. That’s with high-quality materials and advanced technology. The seats are plush and supportive. For the rear seats in particular offer ample legroom and a range of adjustable features. All for maximum comfort. The dashboard and control panel are intuitive and user-friendly. That’s with a large central display screen for easy access to navigation, entertainment. As well as vehicle information. Overall, the Lexus LS 600hL is a top-of-the-line hybrid luxury sedan that offers a clean and enjoyable driving experience
As of December 2010, there were only 37 LS 600 HLS vehicles sold, making it the rarest hybrid ever produced by Lexus and among the rarest vehicles in the world. The only other hybrid of any kind sold by any manufacturer which is more elusive is the Toyota James J. Woodruff, which is one of just six examples of a Toyota Crown Royal Saloon (that’s a convertible) produced.
In addition and in March 2013 was two years after its production ceased. Then a single example of the Lexus LS 600 HLS was sold at auction. Thereby making it the only Lexus hybrid ever sold at auction. I mean the only hybrid vehicle to be auctioned at all. The car was auctioned by Bonhams. It most noteworthy had a starting price of US$350,000.
Finally, the Lexus LS 600hL is a top-of-the-line hybrid luxury sedan. One that offers a clean and enjoyable driving experience. With its advanced hybrid system, luxurious interior and eco-friendly features. For the LS 600hL is a great choice for a certain type of driver. Those who want both serious power and efficiency in their vehicle.


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MEDICAL DEVICES AND ALL."
After being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 18 in a rural Idaho community, I felt completely alone. As a teenage girl, still finishing high school and dealing with enough body image issues already, I did not want to even think about wearing medical devices. When I heard about Nicole Johnson, Miss America 1999, who has type 1 diabetes and wears an insulin pump, it was an eye opening moment. I realized it had been ridiculous for me to think that wearing an insulin pump would make me any less beautiful,
I made it my mission to someday wear my insulin pump on the Miss America stage. Two years later, I did just that. I also launched the viral #showmeyourpump campaign, which encouraged people worldwide to post pictures of their medical devices proudly, decreasing stigma, increasing awareness, and greatly impacting the confidence of many who now wear their medical devices with pride. The hashtag has now been used almost 20K times on instagram alone.
Since finishing in the top 15 at Miss America in 2014, I have given over 100 speeches in 32 different states at various schools, conferences, and events. I rode my bike from New York City to San Francisco with a team of 18 fellow type 1 diabetics while followed by a documentary crew, and I wrote and published my book, Sugar Linings: Finding the Bright Side of Type 1 Diabetes.
If you had asked me 8 years ago what the most difficult thing about diabetes was for me, I wouldn't have hesitated about saying that the greatest challenge I faced was dealing with how diabetes, and medical devices specifically, made me feel even more different than I already felt as a teenage girl so desperately wanting to fit in. I am 26 now, and no longer able to be on my parents' insurance. For the first few years of diagnosis, I was privileged enough to be
sheltered from the high cost of medical devices, let alone insulin. As I grew up, and especially now on my own insurance, the price of insulin and medical devices really started kicking my butt. Expenses have now become the most difficult part of my diabetes, which is true for so many Americans living with this disease. The price for a vial of insulin in America has tripled over the past decade. We need this hormone to live. It is not optional, so the insulin companies know that they can continue price gouging and we have no other option but to keep draining our bank accounts at the pharmacy every month. Health care is the leading cause of bankruptcy in the U.S.. There is an insulin rationing crisis in our country, causing diabetics to die from what should be a very treatable chronic illness. This is not acceptable in the United States of America, while every other developed nation has placed price caps so that the same exact insulin companies are not permitted to charge their diabetic citizens unreasonable amounts and endlessly keep raising prices.
The past few years, I have stepped back a bit from my intense involvement in the diabetes community in order to focus on earning my degree in mechanical engineering, with which I will graduate in the spring of 2021. However, as the insulin pricing crisis becomes more and more difficult to ignore, I felt it was time to step back onto the battlefield. I will be competing for Miss Idaho USA and the chance to compete (and wear my insulin pump) on the Miss USA stage. Crown or no crown though, I plan to continue pushing for medical device/disability representation in pageants and the media, be a role model for girls in STEM, and of course, using my voice to bring change surrounding the insulin rationing crisis.

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Traveling with pets often proves to be a challenging and stressful experience for both humans and their companions. A number of U.S. airlines -- including American, Delta and United -- offer customers the option to check their pets on a plane, but in the interest of safety, there are a number of boxes the humans must check before booking their furry friends a spot in the cargo hold.
Flying animals on U.S. commercial airliners is generally safe. The U.S. Department of Transportation reported less than one incident per 10,000 animals transported via air in 2016. DOT defines an incident as the injury, death or loss of an animal during air transportation. For the purpose of these statistics, DOT defines an "animal" as any pet in a U.S. family household or any dog or cat shipped as part of a commercial shipment on a scheduled passenger flight.
The rabbit survived the trip, according to the airline, but died sometime after being unloaded from the plane. The airline offered to conduct a necropsy but the owner declined. The cause of death is unclear. United said in a statement that it was "saddened" by the news and is reviewing the incident.
The Animal Welfare Act, first signed into law in 1966 and amended at least eight times since, enforced by the Department of Agriculture, dictates the rules the owner and the airlines must respect.
Dogs and cats must be at least 8 weeks old, and those younger than 16 weeks traveling for more than 12 hours must be provided food and water. Older animals must be fed at least every 24 hours and water at least every 12 hours, and they must be accompanied by written instructions on how to do so. Rules from the Department of Agriculture also protect animals from being shipped in harmful temperatures.
Along with a veterinarian's stamp of approval for the pet's health, airlines generally require owners to give the pet a kennel large enough for it to stand, turn, sit and lie down in a natural position. Additionally, the kennel must have good ventilation and food and watering dishes.
The strength of the kennel is also critical, as an animal getting loose in the cargo hold could be dangerous, according to DOT.
Animals always fly in pressurized and climate-controlled sections of the cargo hold and are usually kept in designated animal care facilities at major airports, according to DOT.
Airlines typically employ or contract specialists to handle the animals on each end of the flight, including loading the animals last and removing them first from the airplane.
A spokesperson for DOT did not answer ABC News' request for more data prior to 2016 or whether the reporting method has changed since 2012.

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There's a difference between living and being alive. The question I want you to ask yourself daily is: "How alive are you?". How are you living your life? Are you just phasing through it, or are you really living? Are you going to that 0900/1700 job and just getting through the day. Or are you there to make a career, making your collegues feel good by making jokes. Are you coming home and just want to sit on the couch watching tv, hoping your kids or spouse is not to much of a nuisance. Or are you coming home and really want to know how your spouses day was and how ever tired you are, try to place yourself in the world of your kids at that moment. . . I've been just living my life for years. I know the feeling of just getting by. At work hoping the day would pass by quickly, not just one day. No I did this day's,weeks and even years. I did this untill I was numb and the worse thing is, I made myself feel that numb. It wasn't my job! It wasn't that I needed that job to pay the mortgage. I let myself believe that was the truth. I couldn't even ask myself the question: "How are you living?". Because in thruth, I was slowly dying. . . When you know the feeling how it is to not live, you don't want that anymore. You start chasing your happiness a bit more. You open your eyes and look at whatever makes you happy. When you've done that long enough, you maybe even dream to follow your goals! A life where you live fulfilled and where you're living happy, will impact not only yourself. It will impact your surroundings and you'll attract what you become. Being negative will attract just that, but truly living will attract the positive inside people. . . So ask yourself this question: "How are you living?". I hope; purposely, passionate, goal oriented and ofcourse happy🙏🏼 ________________________________________ #strong#motivation#progress#determination#lifestyle#quote#motivationalquote#realtalk#fitnessmotivation#lifelessons#quotes#wisdom#quoteoftheday
The opinions of others can shape who you are, but only if you let them. . . You could've been going through hell, because of what others have said. Being teased, being mentally abused, your parents said: "you aint shit". Maybe you have a spouse that says to you daily : "you're a good for nothing". Your teacher told you that you were stupid. That shit could've formed you who you are today. But listen to me closely, I said could've formed you. It's not a given that what you've been through, or the opinions of others IS who you really are. If you let the opinions of others effect the way you think about yourself in the worst way, you'll lose sight of who you really are. . . For me changing the way I thought about myself was a process. I was effected by the way people thought/said about me. Starting with my environment, growing up poor and being teased at school made me think I was that environment. I stood out, not only because of my height but also because of my ADHD. I was hyper, didn't listen to the teacher and was different then the other kids. Different than others is always a reason for kids to tease. All I wanted was to fit in, just be normal and not be 'so childish'. It took me untill far into my adult life, to fall in love with myself and who I was. Looking at my ADHD and who I was as a blessing. . . Loving yourself is a process and I'm a long way from loving myself completely. The more you love yourself, the more you look inside yourself and appreciate what you have. Loving yourself is the cure against looking at other people for validation. Loving yourself is also the antidote of opinions of others. You may think this of me, but I know who I am and no matter what you're going to say: "I love myself for who I am now". This takes away the power from them and gives it all back to you💪🏻You and only you can shape your destiny, if you believe it. Get inside your mind and start loving yourself and you will be in charge of your own life, your own destiny.

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One of the best ways to look at how perceptions of icons change over time is to look at how the media portrays the icon. In 1968, Esquire Magazine covered the story of Muhammad Ali refusing to go fight in Vietnam, and put Ali on the front cover impaled by arrows. The cover photo references a painting called “The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian” done by Antonio Pollaiuolo during the 1400’s, which depicts Sebastian tied to a post and shot with arrows because he clung to his Christian faith during the Roman Emperor Diocletian’s persecution of Christians.
Esquire’s decision to play off of the story of Saint Sebastian speaks to a majority of American’s view of Muhammad Ali in 1968–people resented him and marked him a traitor to the United States because he did not fight in the war after being drafted. There are religious undertones as well, as America in 1968 was strictly Christian, meaning a faction of the American public held Islamaphobic ideals. Muhammad Ali not only detested the thought of fighting for America because of his high levels of distrust for the country itself, but also because the war went against his Islamic values. Like Saint Sebastian, Ali stood by his faith. Needlessly to say, American’s reacted negatively to Ali’s decision, and shot him with proverbial arrows in the court of public opinion.
So, we shouldn’t be surprised that in the country of contradictions, this American traitor has become one of the most iconic and beloved figures in our history. As proof, I found a recent Sports Illustrated cover from 2012 that celebrates Ali’s 70th birthday. On the cover, Ali is posed in a fighting stance, fists ready to punch. He looks strong, brave, and courageous–all things that we as American’s value. It is vastly different than the picture from 1968 to say the least. What really caught my eye, though, was the text that accompanied the picture. It reads, “…the man with 38 cover appearances still inspires us, especially remembering the long road he traveled from denounced rebel to beloved icon.”
The quote plays on America’s love for the underdog–that we are so inspired by Ali because of all he had to overcome, the tough road he endured. What is so hypocritical though, and therefore unequivocally American, is that America was the alpha dog that created Ali’s circumstances as an underdog. America created the tough road, painted him a traitor, and then shot arrows at him. And yet, now, America rejoice’s in the survival story, calls Ali inspiring and celebrates his success. I can hear America itself saying, “Yay, awesome job Mr. Ali, you survived how horrible I was, lets be friends.” That’s America, always controlling the narrative, celebrating the underdog that it created by being bigoted and narrow-minded.
If Ali stepped into the ring against America, I wonder how mercilessly he’d beat it.

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Who said Egglo Eggs are only useful around Easter? Today’s post combines a fun Christmas activity and craft that will remind your children what they are waiting to celebrate on Christmas day!
The star of Bethlehem guided strangers to the celebration of baby Jesus, and is a great symbol to allow your children to recreate in honor of the real meaning of Christmas.
– Craft Popsicles
– Beads, Glitter, and Other Small Decorations
– Hot Glue
– School Glue
– Hole Punch
A fun activity to go with creating their own star of Bethlehem is having a star hunt for the materials. This can be done in the house or outside, whichever one the weather permits. Gather beads and small items that the children can use to decorate their stars, and place them in Egglo Eggs. Hide the eggs and let your children find them.
Once the children have gathered their eggs help them paste the craft popsicles with hot glue in the shape of stars shown above. (Photo via Pinterest)
Once the glue dries let the children decorate their stars, while you share the Christmas story with them. Once they are finished decorating and the glue is dried, place their stars over the nativity scene so they can always know to follow the light of truth towards God.
Every year you can keep the old stars on the Christmas Tree as ornaments and place new stars over your family’s nativity scene to celebrate the journey of Christmas.


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Henry Petroski is the Aleksandar S. Vesic Professor of Civil Engineering and a professor of history at Duke University. He is the author of seventeen previous books on engineering and design, including the classics To Engineer Is Human and The Pencil.
Books by Henry Petroski
Henry Petroski, Catherine Petroski
Hardback, 2014An architectural whodunit that unlocks the secrets of a hand-built home.


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A controversial bill is expected to be signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis soon that increases security in Florida’s elections. But the GOP-led bill is being criticized by Democrats as a partisan move to suppress the vote.
Senate Bill 90 passed Thursday in both the GOP-led House and Senate. The bill increases security on things like ballot drop boxes and limits the influence of donors from outside Florida on state elections.
But Democrats are saying this is being done intentionally because the GOP is losing in mail-in voting and they want to do this to close the gap. They say it disenfranchises minority voters.
News4Jax spoke with GOP state Rep. Cord Byrd, who said Senate Bill 90 prevents outside money from coming into state elections and adds security to drop boxes.
“It’s really not a disconnect,” Byrd said. “Every year, we look at what’s going on around the country, whether it’s elections or other areas of the law. We’re constantly looking at making improvements.”
But Democrats are fighting this, hard, like they have been in states, such as Georgia, where similar legislation was passed and it was referred to as a Jim Crow law, even by President Joe Biden.
Jacksonville state Sen. Audrey Gibson said the new legislation unfairly targets minority voters by making the voting process less inviting and making it more difficult to vote by mail.
“It absolutely is a concern in Florida that the idea of the bill is to suppress the Black vote and people of color,” Gibson said. “They’re impeding on our right to vote.”
Now, this will likely head to the courtroom. Both sides believe they have the stronger hand in what will inevitably be a legal fight.
“It’s absurd, it’s demagoguery, at worst, to compare anything we did to Jim Crow, and I reject it in its totality,” Byrd said.
“It’s a bill that’s not needed, so the contents therein are not necessary,” Gibson said. “There was no fraud. We had a very, very well run election in the state of Florida, and even the governor himself said we were a model.”
A big source of contention is that Democrats across the country led in voting by mail and this is a partisan move to wipe out that advantage. A record 4.8 million ballots were cast by mail in the most recent election.
“I absolutely anticipate legal action and I encourage people to call the governor’s office, email,” Gibson said. “I’m sure he can’t wait to sign it. But ask him to veto it. Do the right thing.”
“I absolutely do. Under Article 1, Section 4 of the United States Constitution, it’s the state legislatures that have the constitutional authority to set election law,” Byrd said. “And every year, we get these threats from Democrat lawyers, like Mark Elias, and Florida’s not going to be bullied.”
DeSantis has yet to sign the legislation into law, but he’s expected to in coming days.