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Yet as family secrets come to light during her father’s presidency, Patsy must again decide how much she will sacrifice to protect his reputation, in the process defining not just Jefferson’s political legacy, but that of the nation he founded.
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President Obama on Friday caved in to pressure from the Catholic Church and the religious right, announcing that religiously affiliated employers would not be compelled to provide access to birth control as part of medical coverage for their women employees under his federal health care overhaul.
Obama said the coverage would instead be provided and funded by insurance companies.
This announcement, reversing an earlier decision to require employers, including church-affiliated universities, schools, hospitals and charities, to fund free access to contraceptives as part of their employee health insurance plans, represents a blow against the fundamental democratic principle of separation of church and state, laid down in the First Amendment to the US Constitution. Obama had already made a major concession to right-wing forces in the rule his administration announced January 20 by exempting churches from the requirement.
Obama and his allies tried to present the reversal as a small adjustment that would retain free access to birth control for women employees while addressing the concerns over “religious liberty” of his critics. But the climb-down has vast legal and social implications. It legitimizes the claim that religion can be used by employers to determine benefits available to their employees, opening the door to more aggressive attacks on workers’ rights on the pretext of religious belief.
It also casts a legal shadow over eight states that have existing laws requiring church-affiliated employers to fund free access to contraceptives for their employees. Friday’s reversal will encourage the religious right and the Catholic Church to mount legal challenges to those states’ laws.
It took exactly three weeks for Obama to capitulate to right-wing agitation, inflated by the media, from Catholic bishops and Republican presidential candidates and legislators. The rule his administration initially announced on January 20, to take effect in 2013, was met with charges by the Catholic Church and the religious right that Obama was attacking religious liberty and waging a “war on religion.” Some Obama allies and prominent Democrats joined the campaign against the rule.
The White House capitulated despite overwhelming popular support for free access to contraceptives, including among a substantial majority of Catholics. Under conditions of mass unemployment and a ruthless assault on wages, benefits and social programs, many working class families would be financially devastated if they had to pay for this basic form of health care, or faced with an unwanted pregnancy.
Announcing the exemption Friday afternoon, Obama sought to conciliate with the religious bigotry of his critics. After asserting that “no woman’s health should depend on who she is or where she works or how much money she makes,” the president said, “We’ve been mindful that there’s another principle at stake here—and that’s the principle of religious liberty, an inalienable right that is enshrined in our Constitution. As a citizen and as a Christian, I cherish this right.”
These statements turn reality on its head. Obama’s cave-in is an unconstitutional attack on the rights of women at these religious-linked institutions, who will face discrimination in the provision of health care based on the religious outlook of their employers. Denying women access to birth control, which is completely legal in the US, has nothing whatsoever to do with “religious freedom.”
Under the banner of “religious liberty,” the opponents of the health care rule as initially announced are attacking the secularist foundations of the American republic that are spelled out in the First Amendment. This is part of a broader, long-standing and escalating assault on the Bill of Rights, in which the Obama administration has played a central role—undermining habeas corpus and upholding indefinite military detention without trial, domestic spying and targeted assassinations.
The US Constitution’s framers viewed the injunction against government support of religion as a central tenet of the democracy they were creating, which established freedom from religion as well as freedom of religion. Obama’s abject capitulation is a demonstration of the lack of commitment to basic democratic principles of his administration, the Democratic Party and liberal establishment, and the ruling class as a whole.
His claim—“Under the [new] rule, women will still have access to free preventive care that includes contraceptive services, no matter where they work”—is by no means guaranteed.
The deal offered by Obama is based loosely on regulations in effect in Hawaii and three other states, which require insurers to provide birth control “riders” for women who work at religious-affiliated institutions. Presently in Hawaii, these women can still get coverage at the price their employer would pay, but neither the employer nor the insurer is required to pick up the tab. Under Obama’s plan the insurers would be required to pay for it.
However, questions remain about how the regulation would be implemented in practice. As religious-affiliated employers would not be required to inform their employees of the availability of the coverage, women might be unaware that it was being offered. It is also not a given that insurers will voluntarily provide the coverage, although the Obama administration claims to have the authority to compel them to do so. Nor is there a clear mechanism to prevent insurers from passing on costs in the form of higher premiums.
Despite Obama’s cave-in, opponents of the original rule were not immediately appeased. Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, commented, “While there may be an openness to respond to some of our concerns, we reserve judgment on the details until we have them.”
Brendan Buck, a spokesman for Republican House Speaker John Boehner, said, “The Catholic Church and others in our nation’s religious community are not yet convinced the president’s mandate doesn’t constitute an attack on religious freedom...”
The latest concession by Obama to the religious right will only encourage more aggressive attacks on democratic rights and the rights of workers in particular.

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Etihad reports 6 pct rise in 2016 passengers
Abu Dhabi-based airline had said in December it was cutting jobs, mostly through 'natural attrition'
Etihad Airways carried 18.5 million passengers in 2016, up six percent on the previous year, the Abu Dhabi-based airline said on Wednesday.
Etihad last month announced that it was conducting a “company-wide strategic review” and plans for Group President and Chief Executive James Hogan to step down in the second half of 2017.
“2016 saw sustained growth in a very tough business environment,” Hogan said in a statement.
The rapid expansion of Gulf carriers over the past few years has slowed. Etihad said in December it was cutting jobs, mostly through “natural attrition”. It has not said how many jobs would be affected.

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April 20, 2012
Fare increases and service cuts originally proposed by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to counter a projected $161 million deficit in 2012 would likely have costly consequences and threaten the health of Boston area residents, according to a health impact assessment released March 13, 2012 by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) of Massachusetts. The report was conducted by researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH).
On April 4, 2012 the MBTA board approved plans, effective July 1, to hold average fare increases at 23% for at least a year, to institute modest service cuts, and tap other one-time funding sources to address the budget deficit for one year. The increase was significantly less than the MBTA’s original proposal earlier this year, which had called for raising most fares an average of 35% to 43% while making deep service cuts.
The talk of possible significant fare hikes and service cuts captured the interest of researchers at HSPH and BUSPH. HSPH students Peter James, SD’12, and Mariana Arcaya, SD’13, co-authors of the report, described the findings of their two-month health impact assessment to students, faculty, and guests at a March 26 talk in the FXB building. The talk was sponsored by HealthRoots, an HSPH student group that encourages collaboration and student engagement on public health issues. Jonathan Buonocore, HSPH doctoral student in environmental health, and Jonathan Levy, adjunct professor of environmental health at HSPH and professor of environmental health at BUSPH, also were co-authors.
The researchers found that the MBTA’s original proposals for fare hikes and service cuts would have led to increased air pollution, decreased walking by commuters to transit services, and difficulty getting to medical care, contributing to an estimated 10 to 15 deaths annually, due to obesity, asthma and other conditions.
“Public transportation cuts are not traditionally seen as a health issue but they have a downstream health impact,” James told the audience. He described how the researchers gathered data for the assessment, which was funded by MAPC. The students presented their ideas to MBTA officials March 14.
“You lose a whole lot more than you gain with fare hikes and reduced service,” Arcaya, who is also public health manager at MAPC, told the group. “We need to restructure how we pay for transportation. We need a long term fix.”
The assessment was based on transportation models from the state’s Central Transportation Planning Staff and other scientific data. The researchers estimated the regional impacts of each proposal on vehicle miles traveled, time spent driving, ridership loss, and air quality.
HealthRoots member Jacob Bor, SD’14, an HSPH doctoral candidate in global health and population, said in his introduction how exciting it was to hear HSPH students describe their project. “It’s amazing work,” Bor said. “A lot of us aspire to work for change in policies. We want to become knowledgeable and better advocates,” he said, adding that the researchers’ assessment also is being used by community groups advocating on the MBTA budget issue.
On the April 4 MBTA board vote Arcaya said, “While we applaud the T for being responsive to public input and limiting service cuts, this hike will likely cut daily ridership by approximately 5.5% at a time when we should be encouraging more people to use public transit. MassDOT has done its part to find efficiencies and make other contributions towards a short-term solution; now the Legislature must do its part.”
Bor added, “While the MBTA’s revised proposal is less painful in the short run, it does not solve the longer run budget crisis. Legislative action is necessary to protect the MBTA from future cuts. Massive public outcry caused the MBTA to reduce the cuts this time. We need to keep the pressure on Governor Patrick and our state reps to commit fully to public transportation, for the health of our communities.”
The researchers urged the audience to check out the MAPC’s MBTA Budget Calculator where people can select options for fixing the MBTA’s deficit.


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IFD Technologies, a company specializing in safety devices for troubleshooting transformers, moved into a brand-new building for their new 16,700-square-foot head office and manufacturing space. The design concept for this office was built upon a foundation of curiosity, engagement, personality, and innovation. In establishing the direction of the design, the spaces would be collaborative, multi-functional, timeless, and flexible.
As this is a mixed-use space consisting of both office and lab zones, organized storage options and warm tones were prioritized to ensure a tidy look and feel, especially where the zones intersect. Natural light was a feature of the building design, with large feature windows illuminating the lunch room and vast space connecting the lower and upper floors. A sleek black open staircase allows for continuity when moving from one floor to the next.
The design aesthetic was developed based on the themes of transformations in energy, grounding points to release energy, and intense light dissipating to softer light. These abstract ideas that are focused on IFD’s business were translated visually into the design through light and pattern intensity, natural elements juxtaposed with industrial elements, and layered materials creating levels of connection and privacy. The IFD branded bright orange is incorporated throughout both floors, highlighting the industrial-esque features and framing the office reception area. The grandiose mass of open space connecting the lower level to the top is made to feel comfortable through the lowered frame structure encasing the lunch area.
Photographer: Upper Left Photography

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Ben has been keeping a secret for 10 WEEKS?! He's been brewing up his own beer in the studio. Does it work? Watch to find out! HUNGRY FOR MORE?
In homebrewing you can use software to make or store your homebrew recipes. One of the options you have is BeerSmith. In this video, we will use BeerSmith 3 ...
In this video I make a beer only using ingredients from the grocery store. I forgot to add the raw agave in the recipe updates in the video, but I will put it below.

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"Many folk are frighten to look out into the future because of the uncertainty they face or the many unwelcome changes in their lives that they find hard to readjust to. Such apprehension and doubt keeps deep within them a yearning for a return to the past when things were much different than today. As a person who grew up during the 1950's as a happy, contented and fulfilled child in a large family, I can easily understand their position, but as a life-long history student with an avid passion to read and learn about both the past and present, I know how easy it is to wear the wrong coloured spectacles when we examine memories and past feelings.
I often wonder about conventions and customs of the past and present, and in particular how so many of the old ways seem alien in today's 'progressive' world. In the final analysis, I am obliged to conclude that a large part of how we view things is governed by one's age and circumstance. Whereas, I wouldn't have minded being part of the 18th and 19th century gentry or aristocrats and enjoying their landed, wealth and titled position, I know that I would have hated to have been some down-trodden scullery maid, hard working/low paid field hand or 9-year-old boy up a factory chimney.
That was a time when to have a child outside wedlock would cast a mark of shame upon a maiden's brow that could never be erased; when to steal a loaf of bread for want of starvation could see some poor soul transported across the world or even hanged, when debtors who were unable to redeem their loan would find themselves in prison. These were the days when men never allowed women to forget that they were men while routinely forbidding them to do 'this' or 'that' as they were constantly reminded by court and custom that they were only women,and as such were the property of their husband who they'd been placed on earth to serve.
These were the days when a woman could be beaten with a stick, no longer than one foot in length by her husband; times when women remained trapped in unhappy marriages and when to leave their marriage partner against his will meant penury, the loss of all contact with one's children and a life of destitution as a social outcast. This was a time when divorce was unheard of and male hypocrisy ruled supreme; a time when wives were there to breed child after child until either their body gave up the ghost or their husbands gave up the drink and his unreasonable demands on them. It was only within the last century that woman got the vote and their right to have or not have children was established. It was not until the 1970's that forced sex by a husband upon an unwilling wife; an undoubted form of domestic violence and sexual abuse, became widely recognised by law and society as being wrong and a crime. It is hard to think that less than 50 years ago in England there was no such concept as 'marital rape.'
Of all the good changes that have occurred over the past century, the best changes in my view have seen the vast disappearance of discrimination practices by man against woman!
I do however sadly miss the absence and bond of a community spirit that once existed in my youth, along with an attitude of 'make do and mend' that was quickly overtaken during the past thirty years by one of 'get now and spend', whether or not the item was really needed or could be afforded! I also regret the change of pace that we tend to live at today as many men drive fast cars, eat fast food and seek out fast women for instant satisfaction.
Of all past customs though, one I sadly regret the passing of is the ability of all class of people of 'keeping one's word'. I grew up at a time when to break it meant instant loss of Office for any politician and the withdrawal of all community respect from the man or woman in the street. Not only was a person's word their bond, but to break it was nothing short of personal disgrace. I always remember my parents telling me, ' Billy, I would prefer you to break the law, break a leg or even break your neck before breaking your word. A poor person has nothing in this world that is worth keeping except their good name and they will forever hold on to that if they keep faith with their word.'
All in all, while my love of history will always enable me to place a favourable slant on times now long past, I prefer to read about the past these days than to have ever been obliged to live it." William Forde: August 9th, 2017.


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Author: Kadi, 21
We get told that communication is very important in relationships, but we are rarely taught how this plays out. It’s an essential part of the human experience but I’ve noticed that it's very critical in friendships. I have too many stories of friendships where communicating a situation has gone wrong, yet we’re left to our own devices to figure it out through trial and error.
I wish there was much earlier intervention in this area on how to begin a healthy conversation after a fallout out argument. People are coming into school from all walks of life, some have never seen what healthy communication looks like in their own homes and run from it or react to it in a way that can be detrimental. I want to share five tips on ways to navigate healthy communication in friendships from my own experience so far at 21.
1. Speak to someone you trust about the situation at hand: This can be a friend, family member or therapist. TIP: don't turn it into Chinese whispers, just one person should be enough.
2. Roleplay with a trusted person: 'Act out' the situation that you have at hand with a trusted person to ensure you're going into the situation the right way. No, you're not playing a character, I would see it as a smart way to ensure you're going into the situation with the right energy beforehand. TIP: If you can't come into the situation with your defences down and genuinely ready to talk it out, then I'd advise to leave it for another time or it could get messier. I've been in situations where discussions have gone completely wrong because the energy brought to the table was not helpful.
3. Take responsibility for your part: Be ready to admit when you're wrong. I know your ego and pride is hurting, let it hurt because sometimes we make mistakes and don't want to be seen as bad or wrong. Healthy communication also means admitting when you're wrong, you get much more respect when you can get to that place.
4. Quit the blame game and listen to each other: If we’re not careful, most of the time we’re playing a tug of war and not really listening to each other. Try to understand where the other person is coming from and vice versa, that way you're able to have more empathy for each other. We don't always have the same perspective, so quit the blame game and listen to each other.
5. Move Forward: Try and find the best way to reconnect and move the relationship forward. This helps so that you don’t end up in that place again, or at least you will know how to navigate the situation better and quicker next time. Most importantly, remember that this takes everyone involved. If this is one-sided, it's going to be very difficult to take these steps.
I’m no expert but this is something I’m learning and have noticed in my relationships currently, but I don’t always get it right. I’m hoping to get better at it and that these tips can be useful for others to improve their communication. This is something we’ll be perfecting for the rest of our lives. Don’t beat yourself up if you get it wrong. Sit with it, apologise and try again.


Marc Albrighton interesting Leicester City as winger's contract talks at Aston Villa stall
Leicester City are keen on Aston Villa winger Marc Albrighton.
The England Under 21 international, 24, is out of contract at Villa Park this summer and has failed to agree new terms.
Albrighton has been in fine form during the final third of the campaign after returning from a mid-season loan spell at Wigan, clearly feeling he had a point to prove.
Fox hunt: Leicester are keen on Aston Villa winger Marc Albrighton, left, and could get him on a free transfer in the summer
Everton are also believed to also be monitoring his situation,
Leicester manager Nigel Pearson is also interested in Charlton’s 26-year-old goalkeeper Ben Hamer.
The stopper is out of contract at the end of the season and has yet to agree a new deal to stay at the Valley.
Safe hands: Leicester are interested in signing Charlton goalkeeper Ben Hamer
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Jet-Care International (Booth No. 3469), providing laboratory analysis of oil, fuel, hydraulic fluid and debris, has added Pratt & Whitney and Williams International to its Honeywell and General Electric engine trend monitoring program portfolio.
At a press conference here on Monday, Premier Aircraft, a joint venture between Premier Air Center and Yankee Pacific Aerospace, detailed its new Falcon 50-4 program. Premier worked with Honeywell on the upgrade, which replaces the Falcon 50’s TFE731-3-1C and TFE731-3D-1 engines with new TFE731-4-1C engines. The upgrade includes minor modifications to the nacelles and engine instruments.
Now that refurbishment of the Falcon 900 is finished and the jet is back in service, the experience for the owner and managers of the airplane can probably best be summed up thus: “The end result will be enjoyed long after the trials and tribulations of the journey have been forgotten.”
On September 1, Kelner Turbine of Neosho, Mo., changed its name to CD Aviation Services, while adding a new Canadian facility to be located in Calgary, Alberta. The re-branded CD Aviation Services is an approved station under FAA and EASA rules. The company provides maintenance and repair services for the Honeywell TPE331 and TFE731 series engines, and Honeywell/Sundstrand auxiliary power units.
In a bid to make airplanes more visible, Honeywell has introduced the Astreon LED (light-emitting diode) aft position light. TSO approval is expected from the FAA in time for a product release early next year. The light is a form-fit replacement for several current Honeywell parts. It complements the Astreon wingtip position lights that have been available since 2003.
Honeywell plans to introduce a new intelligent engine monitoring network for its engine remote diagnostic service called Zing. Designed for aircraft powered by the Honeywell TFE731 turbofan, the product creates a high-speed information network between operators and their aircraft and translates engine data into alerts and maintenance requirements.
Enflite, Inc. (LifePort Booth No. 4620) is at NBAA’06 with a new line of products and improvements for the business jet cabin.
The Georgetown, Texas company is especially well known for its cabin pocket doors, and is introducing a slide-rail system and counter-balance spring said to ensure smooth and consistent operation.
A partnership between S-Tec and Avidyne offers King Air 200 operators a large-display glass cockpit/autopilot upgrade, with FAA supplemental type certification expected shortly and deliveries to dealers beginning this quarter. The Alliant package should be the first large-display King Air system to receive an STC, although
Universal Avionics developed the first certified retrofit modern King Air LCD system.
Over the last month-and-a-half Honeywell has been giving the trade and general press firsthand demos of the most recent version of its developmental synthetic-vision system (SVS) about to start serious flight trials with Gulfstream in the G550. AIN was among the first group of journalists offered the chance to try out the technology, on a night flight in mid-September in the avionics maker’s Citation V test airplane.
On the eve of NBAA 2006, Honeywell made it official that it is developing technology and hardware toward launch of a 10,000-pound-thrust turbofan engine for super-midsize to large business jets.


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Iqaluit Humane Society eyes move as shelter is slated to be demolished
“We need to start thinking about some longer-term, more sustainable solutions for animal care in the North”
The Iqaluit Humane Society city-owned shelter sits quietly tucked away off Federal Road on Ulu Lane. But walk through the shelter’s front doors and you’ll set off a chorus of howls and yelps from its excited occupants.
The building, which has been occupied by the volunteer-run organization for over a decade, is now set to be demolished in 2021. The Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission condemned part of the facility earlier this year for safety reasons.
But the Iqaluit Humane Society hopes to turn that circumstance into an opportunity to rebuild the animal rescue service and broaden its mandate to include wellness and rehabilitation.
The city is looking for a new parcel of land for the IHS to build on, while the society is looking for a million dollars to pay for a new facility. But the organization doesn’t have long—the building is set to be demolished next spring or summer.
“It’s a very short time-line to construct anything in the Arctic,” admits Janelle Kennedy, president of the IHS board of directors.
“We’re not looking for marble countertops or chandeliers. We’re looking to build something that’s functional. “
Kennedy said the IHS takes in anywhere between 350 and 600 animals a year, mostly dogs and cats, from Iqaluit and around the Baffin region. The organization operates on between $80,000 and $100,000 a year that comes from private donations and grants.
That money goes to pay for supplies—pet food, kennels, and spay and neuter clinics in other communities. The organization also employs three full-time and five part-time staff, who help care for the animals and help to ship them to southern animal rescues if needed.
Currently, the IHS is caring for 23 dogs and two cats.
As the organization looks ahead to its future, Kennedy said they hope to expand their reach to be able to work with different community groups and help other Nunavut regions co-ordinate their own local animal rescue services.
The organization has also applied for an Arctic Inspiration Prize to help the IHS build wellness activities into its day-to-day operations. Kennedy said the organization would like to work more closely with inmates at the correctional centres in the city and train staff and animals to do therapeutic visits and suicide prevention with different groups.
“You cannot talk about dogs and not talk about people,” she said.
“And we need to start thinking about some longer-term, more sustainable solutions for animal care in the North.”
City hopes to lease IHS new land in 2021
During a meeting last August, Iqaluit city council passed a motion for the city to work with the humane society to develop a lease agreement.
That’s because the IHS has been operating on city land without a lease for as long as it has worked at the Ulu Lane facility.
That dates back to when the city took over the building in the late 2000s, which was then the city’s dog pound. As the IHS acquired the building, Kennedy said the organization slowly took over functions of the pound, for example, taking in dogs that city bylaw officers picked up.
The city told Nunatsiaq News that it’s looking for an appropriate piece of land for the organization to lease in 2021.
“Together, the City and the IHS advocate for the safety and well-being of dogs, and the City will continue to have an integral role in reuniting lost dogs,” the city said in a Nov. 2 email.
“The city is also looking for a new pound location and to update the animal act in order to reduce the need for IHS services.”
Kennedy said the city is a critical partner for the IHS moving forward.
“[The move] is no one’s fault. It’s just something we have to overcome and we have to keep a positive outlook,” she said. “Maybe this is [the] situation we need to push us to do something spectacular.
“What we’re striving for is a win-win-win. A win for the shelter, a win for the city and a win for the territory at large.”

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In recent decades, young, Third World women have emerged as transnational capital's paradigmatic workers. Managerial manifestos recast women's "natural" affinity for the home as a transferable set of skills and dispositions. These then crystallize into "docility" and "dexterity"—terms that go on to have autonomous effects as "labor force requirements" for assembly workers internationally. 1 In this process, men have been redefined as nonworkers—lazy, demanding, and unreliable. This public narrative of home-grown sex differences provides a backdrop to the constitution of localized gendered meanings in export factories throughout the Third World.
During the first decades of the boom in transnational production, managers and feminists were in substantive agreement about the utility of young women's preconstituted "femininity" for capitalist production, although their moral evaluations of the process were markedly divergent. 2 However, in recent years, poststructuralist feminist theorists of work have turned their attention to understanding the formation of "gendered categories," rather than uncritically narrating history within them. 3 This has enabled them to go beyond recounting the fate of "woman workers" to investigate the processes through which the gendered character of labor power itself is established. Focusing on public narratives, they have described the deployment of images of the "exploitable woman worker" from nineteenth-century France to the contemporary Third World. 4

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A New York state commission says a joint investigation has resulted in recovering more than $153,000 in Medicaid funds overbilled for services to the disabled.
The Commission on Quality of Care and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities says Guest House Community Services, a Peekskill-based provider, has agreed to repay that amount.
Investigators say they also found that Guest House Executive Director Joseph Akumu diverted more than $132,000 from Medicaid checks and used another $168,000 in agency Medicaid funds for personal expenditures.[dmc-related-post-wp numitems=”3″ title=”Also read”]
Akumu was convicted in federal court last summer, sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to repay Guest House the money that he stole.
Under a settlement with the Office of Medicaid Inspector General, up to $300,000 in additional funds will be returned to the state from that recovery.
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Using the latest Runway Inspired Challenge, I created the taxi inspired gem below. It's not too frilly so I could use it for a guy or girl. :) How'd I create the stripes, you ask? Using the side of my Clear Block & ink. You ink up then run your block across your paper.
Supplies: All Stampin' Up!
Ink: Daffodil Delight, Basic Black
Cardstock: Whisper White, Daffodil Delight
Stamps: Itty Bitty Banners
DSP: Howlstooth & Scaringbone (retired)
Accessories: Vintage clear buttons, Create a Cupcake Punch, Shimmer Mist
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I have had my '12 Ti HB for a little over 6 months with no major complaints. Over the last few weeks the climate control has been acting a little strange. Whenever I start the car the fan on the climate control system blows full blast even if the system was off when I turned off the car the last time. I have not had any updates to MFT since I have had the car...
Give your dealership a call so they can take a look. Ford certified techs are your best bet when it comes to inspecting and repairing your vehicle. Additionally, I'm happy to get your case escalated to your regional Customer Service Manager; just send me a PM with your VIN, dealer, mileage, and daytime phone number. I'll get things started!
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Is the fan set to be on in MFT? If so it will over ride whatever you've set on the DZ-EATC control panel every single start up. That seems to be the issue for a lot of people when they have trouble with the climate control is that the settings are getting mixed messages from MFT vs what they said they wanted on the DZ-EATC.
Thanks for the good info, suss6052!
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Fans of classic adventure gaming can mark the date of the re-birth of the genre: October 17, 2006. That is when the first episode of all-new Sam & Max adventures was released on PC to critical and commercial success. It was followed up by five other episodes and two additional entire seasons, all from the original creators of the series and somehow living up to (or exceeding) the original series’s quality.
Back in 2007 Telltale Games released the critically acclaimed six-part Sam & Max series for the PC, with later editions bundling all episodes for releases on consoles. For myself and other fans of classic adventure games, this was a revelation – the original game creators back with new entries that reinvent the entire genre and modernize classic characters. Eventually, three full seasons of Sam & Max were released and they were all great – but that first season absolutely stunned the gaming world. And now they’re back looking better than ever!
The Outer Worlds from Obsidian Entertainment was my favorite game of 2019, and I already replayed it on PC in early 2020. It was an excellent role-playing game with tons of great shooter and melee combat, fantastic writing and characters, and storytelling. It has now arrived on the Nintendo Switch as an absolute hot mess of a full-priced port.
Nearly seven years ago, we reviewed the PC & PS3 release of Bioshock Infinite. While there were a few niggles with the game, we saw it as a great entry into an already classic series. Now the game (along with the entire Bioshock collection) has been ported to the Nintendo Switch, so let’s see how it looks and plays in 2020!
While I have been critical of a couple of releases (Star Wars Jedi Outcast and Wolfenstein Youngblood in particular), in general, last year was an excellent time for PC gamers who were looking to get in some modern portable console gaming.
Point and click adventure games had a heyday back in the 1990s with Monkey Island, Sam & Max, Grim Fandango, Broken Sword and more. Then about a decade ago we saw a resurgence as TellTale games brought us a renewed look at Sam & Max, and many other excellent adventures followed.
It has been nearly eighteen years since release and almost a decade since my ‘Netbook Gamer’ retro-reviews here, but my love for the Jedi Knight games from Raven Software has not waned and I replay them at least annually. Now I will have to make more time for these playthroughs because Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast and Jedi Academy are coming to the Nintendo Switch!
This week is QuakeCon, and aside from the usual huge sales at every PC game shop we got two big surprises! First, on the iOS store the classic DOOM has been updated for the first time in 6 years, released on Google Play for Android, and DOOM II has been released on both stores.
I have been a fan of Mahjong games since 1986 when I played Shanghai on the Apple Mac Plus, and so have been thrilled over the past several years to see many high-quality mahjong games released for smartphones, tablets and handheld game systems. Now the Nintendo Switch has been added to the list with the release of Pure Mahjong.
For the last month, we’ve been hearing rumors about the Nintendo Switch Lite, and now Nintendo has made it official! Releasing September 20th and costing $199 – a full hundred dollars less than the current price of the original Switch – the Switch Lite is the handheld-only gaming system fans have been clamoring for since the release of the Switch!
Bummed you missed out on Mar10 Day (March 10th)? Fear not, because Bumkins has you covered with their line of Nintendo themed children’s merchandise. They’ve got everything from throwback Mario teethers to NES controller bibs. Now your kids can grow up on Mario just like you did back in the 80s. Starting at $5.95, your baby can be indoctrinated early.
The best thing about the Nintendo Switch, in my mind, is its portability and versatility. You can play it on the couch with your HDTV or you can play it on the bus or on a plane. Snakebyte’s Nintendo Switch accessories help you keep your Switch safe while you’re on the go; their line of Switch accessories starts at $9.99.
Remember when people were sling-shotting Angry Birds, and we thought it was the best game in the world? Well, it was, then. But Pokémon Go is literally the best thing that’s happened to my smartphone since Instagram changed their icon.
Have you tried Pokemon Go yet? Players of this augmented reality game have almost taken over my town and judging by the numbers of people I see walking after dark the popularity isn’t subsiding. One of the questions I’ve heard players ask is if there is a way to get a map of the various Pokestops and Pokemon Gyms.
There are some parts of your childhood that you always remember. For me, it was Michael Jordan and Pokémon. So it was no surprise that I INSTANTLY installed Pokémon Go! on my iPhone as soon as it was available in the app store.
It’s never too early in the year to think about amusement parks. This year Six Flags Entertainment Corporation will partner with Capcom to theme their Magic Mountain park with elements from the Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate video game, exclusively available on Nintendo 3DS.
Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. owners the first public tournament titled “Medal March” today until end of Sunday, March 22. This action-packed, turn-based video game has already made a big impression for the historical, eclectic characters led by President Abraham Lincoln in a single-player campaign missions and challenge online battles in versus mode and is exclusive to the handheld Nintendo 3DS console.
The Dark Knight still has more downloadable content (DLC) for the popular all ages action video game LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham that’s full of famous DC Comic characters like Deadshot, Deathstroke, Harley Quinn, Captain Boomerang and others.
The arcade shooters Titan Attacks! and IronFall: Invasion invade the world in Nintendo eShop for hours of fun action-shooting gameplay on the Nintendo 3DS. The one-player action-adventure shooter Titan Attacks! has 5 unique worlds and 100 levels and costs $9.99. Previously released versions on PlayStation 3, PC, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. See description below from publisher Curve Digital and developer Carbon / Puppygames. As the last surviving tank commander on Earth, single-handedly turn back the evil invading alien army, drive back the Titans across the Solar System, and defeat them on their homeworld. Titan Attacks has the same easy-to-learn…
Go for the Gold on March 20 with the new Super Mario amiibo—Gold Edition and new Wii U game Mario Party 10.
SEGA (short for SErvice GAmes) recently encountered a setback in their continuing video game production, as their mainstay franchise didn’t make a big sales boom and instead lost some gold rings in the market.

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ANJANI TRIVEDI: Ford-Rivian electric vehicle marriage on the rocks
Break-ups are tough — even amicable ones. But a reassessment usually lays bare the issues that inform the future. So it’s worth pondering the relationship between the century-old Ford Motor and recently floated electric vehicle (EV) company Rivian Automotive.
On paper, it was meant to work; a large, traditional manufacturer ties up with a new start-up that boasts all the right technology and specifications, to make an electric version of an American favourite, the SUV. They looked like the perfect couple. In November, though, the companies abandoned plans to jointly develop an EV.
It’s a shame. Investors loved it. For Ford, it was a big, bold bet on the future at a time when it didn’t know much better, and skittishness around the incessant rise of EV-maker Tesla made traditional carmakers splash out. They took big stakes in various futuristic technologies or forged partnerships that aligned them with the next-generation of vehicles and the technology that would power them. For Rivian, a hot start-up with all the ideas à la mode around sustainability and greener vehicles, the partnership with a manufacturing giant would ensure that production issues didn’t impede its rise.
Rivian went public on November 10 in one of the biggest offerings ever. The value of Ford’s stake stands at about $12bn. Just 10 days later, they called off jointly making an electric vehicle, mutually, they say. Ford still holds its 12%. Both companies seem to have come out fine, in theory. A subsidiary of the Detroit giant has a supply agreement with the EV-maker.
But the making-a-car bit was the premise of the relationship. So what about those lofty goals set at the time of the initial investment led to it falling apart? In April 2019, after the announcement, when Ford’s then-CEO James Hackett was asked how much his company thought it could save from its partnership versus “the $1bn to $2bn needed to bring a new vehicle to market”, he said: “We see significant opportunity” in terms of cost and speed to market, noting that the latter was important.
He added that the skateboard platform — Rivian’s chassis that packages together the systems, motor, batteries and other controls — had a lot of capability they could leverage. Rivian founder RJ Scaringe noted that just as important as its 100,000 electric van-Amazon.com relationship was bringing in a partner “that has manufacturing expertise, supply chain expertise and the ability to actually use our skateboard”. They didn’t get into details but investors liked the idea.
Just more than two years later, the reality couldn’t be further from those optimistic statements. Ford is coming out with its own vehicles, as is Rivian, while it scouts out manufacturing plants in Georgia.
Perhaps they just couldn’t see eye to eye on technology and manufacturing, and never would — their foundations are so different. Within a year of the tie-up, in early April 2020, Ford’s luxury brand Lincoln Motors cancelled plans to make an all new EV on Rivian’s platform. It maintained the partnership was still strong, noting that they were working on “an alternative vehicle”.
In the rush to pair up and give investors some hope in a cloak-and-dagger string of events, the Ford and Rivian decision, in retrospect, looks like it was just aesthetically pleasing. By the time Ford put in the $500m Rivian had already raised more than $1.5bn and was valued at close to $7bn.
In a way, it’s a sign of how both companies underestimated themselves, perhaps we’re still in for all sorts of great electric trucks and SUVs?
Ford CEO Jim Farley said his firm plans to double its EV production capacity. But the reality is, we’ll need to start seeing more of them first. In addition, there has to be further discussion and disclosure about what didn’t work for the two parties, because it sounded as if it should have been straightforward. That would do the vibrant electric vehicle conversation a big favour.
Many EV manufacturers are contracting out production and have often struggled to get it up and running (including Tesla in the early days). What issues are they running into? Is this a tech — hardware or software — issue or just philosophical? What seems like a good, synergistic partnership or tie-up may need a more considered look.
For investors, that’s a warning — especially as the rush to go electric and a slew of new technologies mushroom across the electric-vehicle value chain. A former Ford executive once told Rivian’s Scaringe: “Just because you got engaged to someone doesn’t mean you need to marry them.” In fact, you don’t even have to. That’s worth bearing in mind.
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Crypto wallet Phantom has announced a $109 million Series B funding round led by Paradigm, an investment firm focused on crypto- and Web3-related companies.
The funding round brings the project’s valuation to a whopping $1.2 billion.
“It’s amazing to see the expansive growth that has happened in just under a year since our beta launch,” said Brandon Millman, CEO of Phantom, in a prepared statement.
The Phantom wallet gives traders the ability to interact with decentralized finance ( ) protocols and non-fungible tokens ( ).
Phantom is to Solana what is to . Users can take out loans, earn interest on tokens and trade with other users.
Phantom enjoys funding, new functionality
In addition to the funding news, the wallet provider also announced today the public availability of its app for iOS devices. Through the wallet's iOS app, users can store, send and receive tokens and NFTs—as well as stake Solana (SOL).
“With the launch of our mobile application, we aim to create the cross-platform entry point for mainstream consumers to interact with blockchain apps,” Millman added.
Fred Ehrsam, co-founder and managing partner at Paradigm, is equally optimistic.
He described crypto wallets as “on a path to become the container for everything in your digital life” and believes wallets like Phantom are necessary to bring “billions more people into crypto.”
Previously, Chris Kalani—chief product officer and Phantom co-founder—said the wallet recently hit 1.2 million weekly users.
Last week, leaked images showed that NFT marketplace OpenSea may soon be adding support for Solana NFTs and Phantom—despite the marketplace being an Ethereum-focused ecosystem.
“Since Phantom’s launch in early 2021, the team has consistently raised the bar for wallet usability. Phantom is the most widely used wallet on Solana, and the team is one of the best at harnessing Solana’s unparalleled performance to deliver a world-class UX,” said Raj Gokal, Solana co-founder.


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Here are some icons I designed for a friend’s website. He asked me to make them at three sizes: 20 pixels wide, 80 pixels wide and 300 pixels wide.
There’s a real skill to designing icons. You have to make them simple enough to be understandable at small sizes but interesting enough to be beautiful when bigger.
I used a well-known aqua or jelly technique for the background. Basically it is a gradient with a series of superimposed arcs to give an impression of translucent 3d shape. The arcs are intersections of two circles, squeeze or stretched slightly where appropriate. I blurred the arcs at the top but at the bottom they remain sharp to give an ultra-modern feel.


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Today marks the first day that drivers across the country will have the opportunity to order their Nissan LEAF no matter where they are located; as Nissan North America expands availability of the LEAF to all U.S. markets, nationwide.
The Nissan LEAF is now the only electric car ever to be available across the country.
“More than 22,000 LEAFs are on the road globally, having driven more than 30 million miles,” said Brian Carolin, senior vice president, Sales & Marketing, NNA. “There is no longer any doubt that a 100-percent electric, zero-emissions vehicle fulfills the needs and desires of drivers from around the globe. Nationwide availability of the Nissan LEAF means that now, anyone in the country can opt for a transportation solution that does not harm the environment, provides a pathway to energy independence, and doesn’t use a single drop of gas.”
Any reservation holders of the Nissan LEAF will receive emails this week from Nissan inviting them to engage in the Nissan LEAF ordering process. Next week, anyone living in these new markets will have the opportunity to place a reservation and order a Nissan LEAF. Deliveries will start taking place in these new markets by summer.

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Treasures in Your Attic: Tiffany bowls are genuine
Treasures in Your Attic
Q: Here are photos of two bowls signed "Tiffany." The bowls were a wedding present to my parents in 1926. The smaller of the two is in excellent condition, but the larger has some damage to the interior finish. Any information would be appreciated. B.F., New Hampshire
A: Louis Comfort Tiffany was born in 1848, the son of Charles Louis Tiffany, who along with Charles Young founded a store to sell stationery and bric-a-brac in New York City in 1837. The firm initially sold such things as Chinese fans, desks, umbrellas and silverware, and was called Tiffany and Young.
When Louis Comfort was born it was hoped that he would follow in his father's footsteps, but the younger Tiffany had other ideas and little aptitude for his father's trade. Instead, Tiffany studied painting under American artist George Innes and others, and painted in Paris and Morocco.
Upon returning to the United States, Tiffany entered the field of applied arts and became an interior designer. In 1881, he redecorated part of the White House for President Chester Alan Arthur.
Over the years, Tiffany was involved with a number of companies, but in 1893 he became president of the Stourbridge Glass Co. in Corona, N.Y. In 1902, the name of the company was changed to Tiffany Furnaces and it was here that B.F.'s bowls were hand-blown - probably in the 1920s.
Tiffany was famous for his lustered glassware to which was attached the trade name Favrile, which some say is derived from a Latin word for "handmade," while others say it is from an Old English word meaning "belonging to a craftsman." The color of this glass depended on the color of the base glass - a luster finish over a yellowish/amber glass resembling olive oil produced what collectors call "gold Favrile," and luster over a cobalt-blue base glass produced a brilliant metallic blue.
There are many fraudulently signed pieces of Tiffany glass out there and buyers need to know what genuine Tiffany looks like before they make a purchase, but we have no doubt that the pieces in today's question are genuine. They are indeed gold Favrile and were probably made in the 1920s or slightly before.
This was a time when Tiffany glass production was on the decline. World War I and changing tastes had taken their toll and the great man retired from the company in 1918. In 1928, he severed all ties and no longer allowed his name to be used. Tiffany died in 1933.
It is hard for us to value these pieces with any accuracy because B.F. failed to tell us their sizes. Gold Favrile is the most commonly found of all the Tiffany art glasses and its value can be relatively modest in comparison to the more ambitious and innovative Tiffany glassware.
The value of the perfect piece probably does not exceed $800 and may in fact be significantly less. The value of the larger, less-perfect example probably does not exceed half that amount for insurance purposes.
Helaine Fendelman and Joe Rosson are the authors of "Price It Yourself" (HarperResource, $19.95). Contact them at Treasures in Your Attic, P.O. Box 27540, Knoxville, TN 37927 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.org.


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Maria Popova is a Bulgarian-born writer living in New York City. Her blog, Brain Pickings, has a devout following, including well-known celebrities. Each week she sends out a digital missive about books, philosophy, art, science and children’s literature. She is the purveyor of culture in the digital world, a searcher for truth, beauty and meaning.
Her recent project, “A Velocity of Being, Letters to a Young Reader” (Enchanted Lion Books, Dec. 31, 2018) is a collection of letters to children about, according to Popova, why we read and what books do for the human spirit. At a time when literacy is demanded both on the digital plane and in the real world, this book melds the need for digital competency with book learning. At only 34, Popova has apprehended how to bridge the gap between online culture, books and intellect.
Letters from authors include Seth Godin, Jane Goodall, Ursula K. Le Guin, Shonda Rhimes, Neil Gaiman, Judy Blume, Ann Patchett, Anne Lamott, and hundreds of other well-known authors, scientists, philosophers, adventurers and artists whose lives were shaped by reading. Born of her concern for the future of books and her understanding of their place in a democratic society, Popova and her co-author, Claudia Bedrick, are donating all proceeds from the book’s sale to the New York Public Library. Beautifully illustrated, “A Velocity of Being” is a rare find for children and the adults who love them. Find Maria Popova at brainpickings.org.
Seth Godin, author of “This Is Marketing, You Can’t Be Seen Until You Learn to See,” our last review, sent a recipe to share for dal, his signature dish. Godin swears by his Instant Pot for cooking up this delicious vegetarian lentil soup. His advice to young readers is to discover something new through reading. This is a great segue into the new world of Instant Pot cooking and healthy eating for the New Year. Enjoy.
1 cup whole and split lentils (any combination of whole black lentils, red or green lentils, red kidney beans, etc.), soaked overnight
2 tablespoons neutral oil (such as avocado oil)
1 tablespoon cumin seeds
1 large onion, chopped
1 bay leaf
3 teaspoons minced garlic
1 1/2 teaspoons minced ginger
1 teaspoon garam masala, see below
1 teaspoon salt, adjust to taste
1 teaspoon turmeric
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2-1 teaspoon cayenne
2 tomatoes, chopped
3 cups water
2 tablespoons vegan ghee, adjust to taste
Soak the lentils in cold water overnight. Drain, rinse and set aside. Press the sauté button on the Instant Pot, add the oil and allow it to heat up for a minute. Add the cumin seeds and once they start to brown, add the onion and bay leaf. Stir-fry for 6-7 minutes or until the onion begins to brown.
Add the garlic, ginger, spices (see recipe for garam masala substitute below) and stir, then add the tomatoes. Cook for 5 minutes, or until the tomatoes break down. Add the lentils to the pot along with the 3 cups of water and mix well. Secure the lid, close the pressure valve and cook for 30 minutes at high pressure. Allow the pressure to release naturally. Stir in the ghee, which makes the dish really creamy. Seth is non-dairy and omits garnishes, but it can be topped with chopped cilantro and a drizzle of heavy cream. Serve with naan bread, if desired.
A substitute for garam masala, which is not readily available here, is 2 tablespoons coriander, 1 tablespoon cumin, 1 tablespoon cardamom, 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper, 1 teaspoon fennel seed, 1 teaspoon ground mustard, 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves, 2 tablespoons crushed red chili pepper and 2 tablespoons ground turmeric. Stir all together and use 1 teaspoon in this recipe. Store remainder in an airtight container.


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Improvements in your yard and garden don’t have to cost a lot. Tricks for having the yard you want on a budget…
Buy plants in the smallest size available. If the same variety of plant comes in a five-gallon pot and a one-gallon pot, buy the smaller pot. Mature plants are more expensive — you are exchanging money for growing time. Smaller plants look more sparse at the beginning, but they grow faster than large plants.
Negotiate a discount. Once you have determined which plants you want and how many, consider purchasing them all at the same nursery. You probably can negotiate a good price. The nursery also may be willing to hold your purchases for you until you are ready to plant them.
What to say: “Here is a list of the plants that I need. I would like to buy from you, but I also am shopping around for the best price. If I buy all the plants from you, what price would you be able to offer me?”
Shop roots, not top. Ask to see a nursery’s “hospital” — the place where plants that have cosmetic problems are kept. Droopy or scorched plants with healthy roots that form a cohesive ball should do fine once they are planted. You can get these ugly ducklings for next to nothing.
Nursery plants look best in spring and progressively worse through summer and fall, when you can find bargains.
Move low-performing plants. A shrub or small tree that is getting too much shade or sun may thrive in a different spot. Dig a hole in the new location. Then dig up the plant, getting as much of the roots as possible. After replanting, make sure that the new plant gets plenty of water for the first year or so. In mild winter areas, the winter is the best time to plant. In areas where the ground freezes, fall or spring is better. Summer is never ideal, but if you need to move a plant then, be extra vigilant that it does not dry out.
Start lawns from seed, not sod. A lawn grown from seed doesn’t provide the instant gratification of a sod lawn, but the preparation is nearly identical. If you have the patience and are willing to keep dogs and children off the lawn for several months, you can save by using seed (where I live, you can save up to 30 cents a square foot). Your lawn also will be deeper rooted and healthier.
On the other hand, if you already have a lawn and it’s not doing well, don’t waste time and money tearing it out. Instead, mow the lawn very short. Cover the area with sheets of newspaper, then a layer of topsoil or mulch, and plant on top of it — this works for seed, sod and other plantings.
Check online. Scan Craigslist.org for cast-off benches, decorative rocks, ceramics and plants. People sometimes offer these items at no cost just so that they don’t have to pay to have them hauled away.
Buy local. You may love the look of Arizona flagstone for a garden path, but if you live on the East Coast, you will pay a premium for it because of transportation costs.
Before setting your heart on a feature that you saw in a magazine or on a TV design show, spend a few hours walking around your local landscape supply store. Get a feel for the range of materials available and how much they cost. Keep an open mind. Rock from a nearby quarry may be just as elegant, and far less expensive, than the current fad.
Buy in bulk. Soil, mulch and gravel are cheaper in bulk from landscape stores than bagged from hardware or big-box stores.
Measure carefully. Ordering more material than you need is a waste of money. Ordering too little of what you need incurs extra charges to have the additional materials delivered. Landscape supply yards use cubic yards for bulk orders of mulch, soil and gravel. To calculate cubic yards, multiply the square footage to be covered by the thickness (in inches) of what you need, then divide that number by 324.
Example: You need to cover a 1,000-square-foot area with three inches of mulch. Multiply 1,000 by 3, then divide that amount (3,000) by 324. You will need to order 9.25 cubic yards of mulch.
LEARN FROM THE EXPERTS
The more you know, the more you can do yourself. Call on the expertise of Master Gardeners — volunteers who have received intensive training in horticulture from university extension agents. They offer affordable workshops and advice. To find Master Gardeners in your state, visit www.ahs.org/master_gardeners. Also, community colleges and adult-education programs may offer low-cost gardening courses. Check your newspaper’s home-and-garden section for talks and tours. In addition to sharing ideas about gardening, the speakers and attendees at these events often can recommend sources for cheap and sometimes even free materials.

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Eleni Mandell, a singer/songwriter from Los Angeles, California, often cites Tom Waits and X as her biggest influences. Mandell self-released her Jon Brion-produced debut album Wishbone in 1998. Thrill followed in 2000 on Zedtone Records - the label that has released all of her subsequent full-length albums: Snakebite, the all-country album Country for True Lovers, Afternoon, and Miracle of Five. Mandell also has several releases on the Minneapolis based Heart of a Champion record label: vinyl pressings of Snakebite and Country for True Lovers, two 7" singles, and a limited edition jazz vocal CD EP titled Maybe, Yes. Mandell's songs have appeared in several movies and television shows (including Six Feet Under), and she received much acclaim for her cover of the song "I Love Paris", which was used in a fast food commercial starring Paris Hilton. Mandell also sings, plays guitar, and writes for the L.A. pop supergroup The Grabs. She is also one-third of The Living Sisters.
Eleni Mandell (born October 1969 in Los Angeles) is an American singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles, California. She currently publishes albums through Zedtone in Toronto, Ontario. She is also a member of folk super group The Living Sisters with Inara George and Becky Stark.

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22/07/2013 § 6 Comments
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Paul Vinelli.
This summer I’m working as a reference/research librarian at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York. Specifically, I’m serving as part of The Frank and Peggy Steele Internship Program for Youth Leadership Development.
I was nervous before I began the internship for two reasons. First, I had never served as a librarian before, so I was uncertain what to expect on a day-to-day basis. Second, I’m what our coordinator calls a “non-traditional intern,” meaning someone who is going through a career change. At 35, I’m roughly a decade older than anyone else in my program, which I worried might make me a strange fit.
Halfway through my gig in Cooperstown, I feel that I’ve learned a tremendous amount about what librarianship entails, and have creatively employed my professional skill set to solve problems big and small. I’d like to reflect upon some of the insights I’ve gained as well as what makes the Hall of Fame a unique place to learn.
18/06/2013 § 11 Comments
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Matthew Gunby.
Recently an editorial was published in Library Journal titled “Can We Talk About the MLS?” As a recent graduate from Syracuse University, I wanted to reflect upon my education in an honest manner. On one hand, I have had some of the greatest experiences of my life while at Syracuse, but on the other hand I have been searching unsuccessfully for a job for over five months. I think the mistake of this article is that it assumes a zero sum game, as do many who have responded to it: either an MLIS is valuable or it is not.
If these are the options then I absolutely believe it has value, but at what cost? I recognize that the costs of a degree vary extensively from institution to institution, and while I know Syracuse ranks fairly high in its cost, it is sufficient to say that its cost is generally on the same per credit cost scale as degrees that generally lead to jobs that pay far more. It may ultimately also cost the same as a humanities focused degree that may lead to far less. The point is not that our degree is uniquely overpriced, but instead that it is a relevant question to ask if we should be paying so much.
28/05/2013 § 1 Comment
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Laura Damon-Moore.
The Library as Incubator Project was founded in spring 2011 and launched officially online in fall 2011. The LaIP began as an independent study by two students, myself (Laura Damon-Moore) and Christina Endres, at UW-Madison’s School of Library & Information Studies and grew to include a third classmate, Erinn Batykefer, over the summer of 2011.
The mission of the Library as Incubator Project is to promote and facilitate creative collaboration between libraries and artists of all types, and to advocate for libraries as incubators of the arts. We do this through artist interviews, feature articles about arts-incubating libraries, and essays about the librarian profession, the role of libraries in creative fields, and the shift toward libraries as places of community-created content and hands-on learning opportunities.
Since its conception in 2011, the LaIP has grown to include a lively website, with new posts about arts-incubating libraries 5 days/week; a robust social media presence; and several “offline” projects that include webinars, workshops for library systems, and a book that we have coming out in spring 2014 from Coffee House Press.
Even though the Library as Incubator Project is no longer associated directly with a specific university or institution, our development would not have been possible without the support and “incubation” on the part of UW-Madison SLIS. Based upon what we’ve learned through working on the LaIP, I’d like to share some ideas for using library school as an incubator for your own projects.
16/05/2013 § 1 Comment
This post is part of a new series called “So What Do You Do?” in which LIS students talk about their experiences as interns. We want to showcase the wide range of things people are doing in the world of library and information science.
Tell us a bit about yourself.
My name is Kayla Birt and I graduated from Indiana University’s School of Library and Information Science with my MLS at the beginning of May. I chose not to work toward a specialization nor a second masters while in SLIS for a few reasons: I wasn’t sure what exactly I wanted to do in the library, I did not want to pigeonhole myself in terms of coursework, and I knew I wanted my program to last approximately two years (I was worried about academic burnout going straight from undergrad to graduate school). Now I am grateful for the advice that led me to this decision and also for the opportunities it has led me to—including my internship!
I am currently working as the Assessment and Usability Graduate Intern at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana. DePauw is a small, private undergraduate liberal arts institution that includes a competitive music school and strong science presence. My position is shared between the Information Services and Library offices where I report directly to the Dean of Libraries as well as the Chief Information Officer.
My technical background is rather limited, as is my statistical background. I received a BA in English Literature from Taylor University (Upland, IN) and avoided science and math like the plague. I am slightly regretful. Slightly.
01/04/2013 § 7 Comments
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Sarah Alexander.
I recently went to the Music Library Association Conference in San Jose, California where I spent five days talking about music and books. And books about music. And organizing the music that is printed in books. While I was there, I spent a lot of time talking to other students in pursuit of music library careers. In light of that experience, I’d like to write about forging a path through library school for the budding music librarian.
What do music librarians do?
Mostly we think of music librarians working in universities and colleges doing reference/liaison/instruction work or making the square pegs of music materials fit into the round holes of MARC records, but there are other options as well. Music librarians work in archives and in public libraries. They work in radio and television shows and in music publishing companies. They also work for professional ensembles, preparing scores and parts for the musicians to play from. Ensemble librarians are required to have a unique skill set. They must know about different editions of the selected works, physically correct mistakes in the parts by the publishers, mark bowings and notes from the conductor and ensure everything is ready for every rehearsal and performance.


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Businesses worldwide will be prohibited from exporting or re-exporting any goods, technology, or software subject to the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to Huawei or any of its 68.
Huawei Hit by US Export Controls, Potential Import Ban The U.S. is embroiled in an escalating trade war with China By Frank Bajak and Tali Arbel
The proposed law, the Telecommunications Denial Order Enforcement Act, would ban the sale of US parts to any Chinese telecom firm that has violated US export control laws or sanctions.
Export Controlled or Sanctioned Countries, Entities and Persons. The US Department of the Treasury now requires export licenses for the export or import of ALL goods, services, or technology to or from the Crimea, with the exception of certain agricultural commodities, medicine, and medical supplies.
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US risks $56bn loss from export ban, think tank warns. Up to 74,000 jobs said to be threatened by missed opportunities
Border inspection delays starting to cost producers money A leader with the group that’s been raising funds to build a southern border wall on its own says they erected. Press Monday that they spent about 10 days moving dirt before starting construction.
Huawei hit by US export controls, potential import ban.. U.S. networks and said it was subjecting the Chinese company to strict export controls. Huawei would be the largest business ever.
Lance Armstrong: “Hicimos lo que tenamos que hacer para ganar. Lo volvera hacer” – Noticiclismo
The New York Jets have signed tight end Dedrick Epps to the practice squad. The announcement was made by general manager mike tannenbaum.

Epps (6’3", 250) was released from the Indianapolis practice squad Dec. 1 after being signed to the Colts practice squad on Oct. 6.
In a fateful swipe at telecommunications giant Huawei, the Trump administration issued an executive order Wednesday apparently aimed at banning its equipment from U.S. networks and said it was.
Huawei cuestiona ante los tribunales de EEUU la constitucionalidad del veto These Are the 20 Best Cities to Start a Business – MMO mastermind The War Room Mastermind is incredibly exclusive and gathers together 100 of the leading minds in business, marketing and technology for a life-changing summit. 3. Brendon Burchard’s High.En marzo, Huawei present su demanda contra la ley de los EEUU en Plano, Texas, la sede de sus operaciones en dicho pas. La peticin de juicio sumario busca acelerar el proceso legal para que los clientes de los EE. UU. Tengan acceso ms pronto al equipo de Huawei, segn un comunicado del mircoles de Huawei.
US Export Ban on Huawei Could Slow China’s 5G Push: Analyst China’s aggressive 5G push is likely to slow as the country’s telcos wait for Huawei after an executive order issued by the Trump Administration Wednesday.
The Trump administration has issued an executive order apparently aimed at banning Huawei’s equipment from US networks and said it was subjecting the Chinese company to strict export controls. the.
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President Trump has also previously called for investment restrictions and enhanced export controls as one of several remedies to address China’s unfair and discriminatory innovation-related practices, which the US Trade Representative had identified in its report pursuant to Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. 10 However, the White House.


On top of launching the new Gemera and Jesko Absolut at our Geneva Online Event, we also announced that 2020 will be the year of the Regera. And celebrate the Regera we did.
We let the feisty Regera loose yet again and capture its powerful yet controlled on-track acrobatics – a testament to the innovative engineering that tames this one-gear 1500 bhp beast.
Together with the Gemera and the Jesko Absolut that returned to the Koenigsegg headquarters, and the Jesko prototype, we took them all to our nearby track to bask in the glow of the Swedish Spring weather.
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Speaking of any random thing, it's possible I could mention that I'm Discordian, which might be of interest to people of some nature. But it's also possible I could skip mentioning it. The world may never know.
I do have a fetlife profile (I'm Fnordstrum on there as well), for those with Kink-type inclinations.
But, for an actual answer, I tend to be good when it comes to anything involving a computer, making things, and music games (DDR, Rock Band, etc.)
My favorite books... The Illuminatus! Trilogy, The Principia Discordia... and... The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Which obviously includes The Hobbit.. heh)
I don't tend to watch many movies, but I'd have to say Scott Pilgrim vs The World, as well as the Kevin Smith movies (Specifically Clerks, Mallrats, Dogma, and Jay and Silent Bob Strike back), UHF (Weird Al's movie), Office Space, and, of course, Monty Python's Quest for the Holy Grail.
I'm going to insert a category here, the favorite Anime category, because I like anime more than movies.. in fact, I rarely watch movies (not that I dislike watching movies, it just isn't something I do without pressure from other people pretty much)... But anyway, my favorite Anime series is The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.
Oh, and, worth mentioning is the fact that Metalocalypse is awesome.
My favorite music: Pretty much metal (in particular things along the lines of Nightwish and Amberian Dawn, although I do like most subgenres of metal), but also techno-y things, and music from various games and anime.
Favorite foods... I don't know, anything that tastes good.. heh... Things like Pizza, Tacos, Hamburgers, Bacon, Corned Beef Hash, Cookies, Ice Cream, Popcorn, Chicken Kiev... Calzones... all sorts of random stuff... I don't really have any particular favorites, and I'm very indecisive, but, at the same time, I'm also kind of picky about what I eat, although not as picky as some people can be, I guess.
Oh and I guess along with the 'being very into kink' thing, there's one detail I could mention since I'm aware there are many people who think "kink" and "sex" aren't things that can be separated: While I love doing a lot of Kink-type things, sex itself is not something I care about. It's not something I dislike, certainly, but generally I'm indifferent as to if it happens or doesn't. I also place zero importance on it as a thing --- Basically, I view it as an activity one can enjoy doing or that one can dislike doing, just like any other activity, and that someone has or hasn't been doing it or does or doesn't like/want it, has absolutely no bearing on my opinion of anyone.
If you read Homestuck
If you just want to be random.
If you are a fan of miscellaneous shenanigans.
If you are at all interested in discussion of BDSM/Kink (curious about it / have questions, or just like talking about it), or in actually doing BDSM/Kink-related activities.
Also, if the fnords attacked. I think this one is key.

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Former US President George HW Bush has died at the age of 94, his son George W Bush has announced.
Bush Sr served as the 41st US president between 1989 and 1993, his term defined by the end of the Cold War and the first Iraq war against Saddam Hussein.
While his health had been failing in recent years, he still managed to make public appearances.
The former president died at 22:10 local time on Friday (04:10 GMT Saturday), a family spokesperson said.
In April, he was admitted to hospital with a blood infection but had since been discharged. Bush was also being treated for a form of Parkinson’s disease.
He died seven months after his wife, Barbara.
“Jeb, Neil, Marvin, Doro, and I are saddened to announce that after 94 remarkable years, our dear Dad has died,” his son George Bush Jr, who went on to serve as the 43rd US president, said in a statement.
“[He] was a man of the highest character and the best dad a son or daughter could ask for.”
Tributes have poured in for the former Republican – current US President Donald Trump praised his “essential authenticity, disarming wit, and unwavering commitment to faith, family and country.”
The US flag has been lowered to half mast at the White House.
Who was George HW Bush?
Bush Sr’s single presidential term in office was dominated by foreign policy – the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait in 1990.
He was instrumental in building the international military coalition that forced Iraq’s Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait.
Bush became president after serving two terms as vice-president to Ronald Reagan, but he suffered the ignominy of becoming a single-term president – defeated by Bill Clinton in the 1992 election amid a weakening economy.
His famous 1988 campaign promise – “Read my lips. No new taxes” – came back to haunt him when he felt compelled to reverse policy.
Bush entered politics in 1964 after starting a Texan oil business and becoming a millionaire by the age of 40.
During World War Two, he was an aviator before being shot down by the Japanese in September 1944 while on a bombing raid.
Following his honourable discharge from the navy in 1945, Bush married then 18-year-old Barbara Pierce. Their marriage would last 73 years and they would have six children together.
In later life, his character came under scrutiny when he was accused of groping a number of women at public events.
A statement issued by his spokesman after a recent incident said he would never “intentionally cause anyone distress”.
How has the US media reported his death?
New York Times: “Some critics have said that Mr Hussein would not have been so bold as to invade Kuwait had Washington not shamelessly cultivated him over the years; others faulted Mr Bush for not pushing Mr Hussein all the way back to Baghdad and removing him from power. Such a course, Mr Bush said later, would have ‘incurred incalculable human and political costs … We would have been forced to occupy Baghdad and, in effect, rule Iraq.’ Which is exactly what his son, George W Bush, a less cautious man, set out to do 12 years later – with disastrous results.”
Fox News: “Although occasionally criticized for his lack of eloquence – such as referring to a focus on the larger picture as ‘the vision thing’ – Bush’s comments also could be endearingly frank. Referring to his dislike for a particular vegetable, he once said, ‘I do not like broccoli. And I haven’t liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. And I’m President of the United States and I’m not going to eat any more broccoli.'”
Who has been paying tribute?
Theresa May said that “in navigating a peaceful end to the Cold War he made the world a safer place for generations to come”.
“Today Britain remembers a great statesman and a true friend of our country. We send our deepest condolences to the American people and to the family he leaves behind,” the prime minister said.
Former UK PM John Major issued a statement saying he was “privileged to have worked” with George HW Bush.
Bill Clinton said he and Hillary gave “thanks for his great long life of service, love and friendship”.
“I am grateful for every minute I spent with him and will always hold our friendship as one of my life’s greatest gifts,” he tweeted.
Celebrities have also been messaging their reflections.
Comedian Ellen DeGeneres recalled Bush’s help after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
When will the funeral take place?
Funeral arrangements have yet to be announced, but family spokesman Jim McGrath said they would be made public “as soon as is practical”.
The last state funeral for a former president was that of Gerald Ford which began on 30 December 2006 with a lying in state and service at the US Capitol.
Further services were held at the Washington National Cathedral on 2 January 2007 and the following day in Grand Rapids, Michigan, his boyhood home.
The US flag was flown at half mast on official buildings for 30 days.


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Tense psychological mystery set in London
Lost Ottawa Book One
Era(s): 20th century
Remember the Chickulator at the Science and Tech Museum? What about the Britannia Drive-In? The Green Valley Restaurant? The malted milks once sold in the basement of Freiman’s Department Store? If you answered Yes to any of these questions, Lost Ottawa is a book you’ll treasure. This is the unwritten history of the Nation’s Capital and a loving tribute to the power and beauty of everyday life.
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In a new study published in Molecular Cancer Research, Mayo Clinic researchers identified critical genomic changes in response to abiraterone acetate/prednisone, a standard treatment option for men with progressive, incurable and castration-resistant prostate cancer.
A new Mayo Clinic study bolsters evidence that colorectal cancer is often imprinted in family genes and passed on from one generation to the next.
Low representation of minority groups in public genomic databases may affect therapy selection for Black patients with cancer, according to new Mayo Clinic research published in npj Precision Oncology.
The researchers investigated the use of genomic databases and found that tumor mutation burden was significantly inflated in Black patients compared to White patients.
As a result of the study, clinicians who are using public genomic databases need to be aware of the potential for inflated tumor mutation burden values and how that may affect therapy selection and outcomes, especially for patients from underrepresented groups.
What causes some people to develop chronic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, cancer and metabolic syndrome while others stay healthy? A major clue could be found in their gut microbiome — the trillions of microbes living inside the digestive system that regulate various bodily functions.

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