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Divergent is the first novel in veronica roths debut trilogy of the same name followed by insurgent and allegiant since its publication in april 2011 it has won numerous awards including favorite book of 2011 in the 2011 goodreads choice awards the sakura medal contest and was voted number . Welcome to the litcharts study guide on veronica roths divergent created by the original team behind sparknotes litcharts are the worlds best literature guides its hard to find many historical allusions in divergent since its a non speculative science fiction novel roth does however . Supersummary a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes offers high quality study guides for challenging works of literature this 104 page guide for divergent by veronica roth includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 39 chapters as well as several more in depth sections of expert written literary analysis. Divergent by veronica roth l summary study guide book read reviews from worlds largest community for readers this study guide includes the following. Divergent summary study guide veronica roth this study guide consists of approximately 38 pages of chapter summaries quotes character analysis themes and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of divergent
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Homo sapiens fucosyltransferase 2 (secretor status included) DNA.
The protein encoded by this gene is a Golgi stack membrane protein that is involved in the creation of a precursor of the H antigen, which is required for the final step in the soluble A and B antigen synthesis pathway. This gene is one of two encoding the galactoside 2-L-fucosyltransferase enzyme. Two transcript variants encoding the same protein have been found for this gene.
FUT2; fucosyltransferase 2 (secretor status included); SE; galactoside 2-alpha-L-fucosyltransferase 2; alpha (1; 2) fucosyltransferase; alpha(1; 2)FT2; galactoside 2 alpha L fucosyltransferase 2; GDP L fucose:beta D galactoside 2 alpha L fucosyltransferase 2; Se2; SEC2; secretor blood group alpha 2 fucosyltransferase; secretor factor; sej; Fucosyltransferase 2; alpha(1,2)FT2; alpha(1,2)FT 2; OTTHUMP00000226681; OTTHUMP00000226682; alpha (1,2) fucosyltransferase; secretor blood group alpha-2-fucosyltransferase; GDP-L-fucose:beta-D-galactoside 2-alpha-L-fucosylt; B12QTL1; GDP-L-fucose:beta-D-galactoside 2-alpha-L-fucosyltransferase 2

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Major UK Commons vote on abortion to take place on Wednesday
Major UK Commons vote on abortion to take place on WednesdayFollow @KnightsTempOrg
On Wednesday, MPs will vote on an amendment that proposes making the biggest change to English abortion legislation since 1967.
The amendment would make ‘DIY’ home abortion available permanently and overturn the Government’s decision to end home abortion schemes that were temporarily allowed during the pandemic.
Last month, the Government in Westminster announced that the temporary provision, which allows abortions to take place entirely outside of a clinical setting, would be coming to an end in August this year.
However, the Conservative Peer, Baroness Sugg, since launched a bid to make ‘DIY’ abortion a permanent feature of the law in England by amending the Government’s Health and Care Bill. Her amendment was passed by 75 votes to 35 in the House of Lords amid confusion among Liberal Democrat Peers about whether or not they had a free vote.
The amendment, arranged for debate on Wednesday this week, will remove essential safeguards designed to protect women by helping to prevent coerced abortion and reducing the risk of complications.
70% of submissions against ‘DIY’ abortion
Ahead of their decision to end the provision for ‘DIY’ abortions, the Government released the results of a consultation on whether ‘DIY’ at-home abortion provision should be ended, which showed that 70% of submissions to the consultation supported ending the temporary policy immediately.
A number of significant problems have arisen since ‘DIY’ home abortions were introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic, as the policy has left women and girls facing unplanned pregnancies to self-administer their own abortions at home without in-person medical supervision, reliable in-person safeguarding checks nor a routine in-person medical examination.
10,000 women had to receive hospital treatment following ‘DIY’ abortion
A study released in November 2021 suggested that more than 10,000 women had to receive hospital treatment following the use of medical abortion pills in England between April 2020 and September 2021.
In May 2020, UK police were investigating the death of an unborn baby after its mother took ‘DIY’ home abortion pills while 28 weeks pregnant.
A nationwide undercover investigation, undertaken by Kevin Duffy, a former Global Director of Clinics Development at MSI Reproductive Choices (formerly Marie Stopes International), found evidence of abortion providers putting women at significant risk by not carrying out basic checks before sending them ‘DIY’ home abortion pills. The investigation also discovered ‘DIY’ home abortion pills can easily be obtained and administered to others, potentially in a coercive manner.
A surge in 999 calls has also been documented in England and Wales in relation to women performing ‘DIY’ abortions.

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Validation of the English language Forgotten Joint Score-12 as an outcome measure for total hip and knee arthroplasty in a British population
D F Hamilton, F L Loth, J M Giesinger, Karlmeinrad Giesinger, D J MacDonald, J T Patton, A H R W Simpson & C R Howie
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The FJS-12 has strong measurement properties in terms of validity, internal consistency and sensitivity to change in TKA and THA patients. Low ceiling effects and good relative validity allow the monitoring of longer term outcomes, particularly in well-performing groups after total joint arthroplasty. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2017;99-B:218-24.
|citation||Hamilton D F, Loth F L, Giesinger J M, Giesinger K, MacDonald D J, Patton J T, Simpson A H R W, Howie C R. Validation of the English language Forgotten Joint Score-12 as an outcome measure for total hip and knee arthroplasty in a British population. Bone Joint J 2017; 99-B:218-224.|
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Washington DC (July 13, 2004) --- Today Councilmembers introduced the "Equitable Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2004," a bill that will extend full local voting rights to documented permanent residents of the District of Columbia. The bill was co-introduced by Ward 1 Councilmember Jim Graham, Ward 4 Councilmember Adrian Fenty and At-Large Councilmember Harold Brazil, and co-sponsored by Ward 6 Councilmember Sharon Ambrose and Ward 7 Councilmember Kevin Chavous. The Voting Rights for All DC Coalition is actively seeking other co-sponsors. READ MORE
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....While the federal government has been moving in one direction, DC government has been moving in another. Hoping to give some immigrants a greater voice in local decision-making, the Voting Rights For All DC Coalition has worked to extend voting rights to documented permanent residents in every District of Columbia local election. Legislation was introduced in 2004, but council member and mayoral contender Vincent Orange’s opposition killed it in committee. “Several municipalities throughout the nation have passed similar legislation in recent years, including neighboring Takoma Park, Maryland,” says Mario Cristaldo, general coordinator of the Coalition.... READ MORE
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What needs to be done to expand voting rights to all residents? We need to amend in our DC Code the definition of the term “qualified elector” is stated to say that a “qualified elector” is a resident of the District of Columbia, as opposed to a citizen of the United States.
Noncitizens Seek Ballot Box Access
By Audrey Singer
What does the European Union have in common with Takoma Park? Both allow noncitizen voting in local elections. Noncitizens in both places live with the understanding that they are part of their communities and that political participation is important.
Howard, Melanie. "Vote to Extend Voting Rights Seen as Likely to Start a Trend," Washington Times, Nov. 7, 1991, at B3
Stephanie Griffith, Hispanics Seek Wider Clout in D.C. and Va.: Takoma Park Referendum on Voting Eligibility Spurs Immigrants' Interest, The Washington Post, Nov. 7, 1991, at D06.
Jamin B. Raskin, Their Chance to Vote, The Washington Post, Oct. 13, 1991, at C8.
Shaun Sutner, Measures Designed to Enlarge Voter Rolls Stir Debate, The Washington Post, May 21, 1992, at J1.
Takoma Park Asks Whether to Give Noncitizens Say, Baltimore Sun, Oct. 27, 1991, at 5B
Vanessa Williams, "Another Chance to Adjust Lineup on D.C. Council; At-Large Seat at Stake in a City That's Weary of Special Elections," Washington Post, Nov. 27, 1997, at J1

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An international conference on the future of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation treaty opened on Monday with demands from the US and its allies that Iran and North Korea give up and dismantle nuclear programmes that could be adapted to deliver weapons.
Accusing Iran and North Korea--which the US has accused of forming an “axis of evil” - of being in breach of the 1970 treaty, the US delegation reiterated proposals by George W. Bush, US president, for closing NPT “loopholes”.
Such states should be denied assistance in developing their civilian nuclear programmes, Stephen Rademaker, assistant secretary of state for arms control, told the NPT review conference, held every five years.
Kofi Annan, UN secretary-general, warned the 188 parties to the treaty that a nuclear catastrophe would have global consequences. But he also reminded the five nuclear-armed states that are signatories of their duty to make progress in reducing their arsenals.
Developments at the weekend reinforced concerns that the month-long conference will fail to reach any significant conclusions. North Korea tested a short-range missile and Iran threatened to pull out of an understanding with the International Atomic Energy Agency and partially resume its nuclear fuel programme.
Joschka Fischer, Germany's foreign minister, said he held “frank and open” discussions with his Iranian counterpart, Kamal Kharrazi, in New York, in an effort to prevent the Islamic republic from abandoning a freeze on its sensitive nuclear activities as agreed with European Union members France, Germany and the UK last year.
Iran insists on its right to develop nuclear technology and denies intending to make nuclear weapons. Mr Fischer said negotiations with Iran were difficult. Diplomats said earlier he would deliver a “stern warning” and tell Iran it risked referral to the UN Security Council.
“The breaches that have been identified with regard to Iran's Safeguards Agreement with the IAEA have shaken our confidence in the aims of its nuclear programme,” Mr Fischer said in his speech.
In Washington, Condoleezza Rice, US secretary of state, and Nobutaka Machimura, Japan's foreign minister, discussed the failure to bring North Korea back to the negotiating table over the past year and at what point that crisis should be referred back to the UN Security Council. North Korea pulled out of the NPT in 2003 and says it has produced nuclear weapons since then. It is not attending the conference.
Referring to North Korea's withdrawal, Mr Annan called for confidence in the treaty to be strengthened and violations addressed. He also warned that states wanting to develop peaceful nuclear technology “must not insist that they can only do so by developing capacities that might be used to create nuclear weapons”.


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text: Actress Kelly Preston was first seen on a national basis in the last-billed role of a general's daughter on the weekly 1983 TV drama For Love and Honor. She established herself as an agreeable comedienne in such films as Mischief (1985) and Secret Admirer (1985), then became lost in the turgid melodramatics of 52 Pick-Up (1986). Her big movie break was supposed to have been her co-starring stint with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny De Vito in Twins (1988), but the role was too nondescript to engender any enthusiasm. Nonetheless, Preston persevered, delivering great performances in such offbeat fare as the 1993 made-for-cable movie Arthur Miller's The American Clock. In the latter half of the 1990s, Preston's perseverance began to pay off, first with a substantial role in Cameron Crowe's widely acclaimed Jerry Maguire. She continued to do comedy, appearing in Nothing to Lose (1997), Addicted to Love (1997), and Holy Man (1998), before switching back to drama in 1999 as Kevin Costner's girlfriend in For Love of the Game. On April 3, 2000, Preston gave birth to a daughter, her second child while married to Travolta. Her career onscreen barely missing a beat after the bith, Preston appeared opposite husband Travolta in the notorious 2000 bomb Battlefield Earth before taking a turn back to comedy with roles in View from the Top and The Cat in the Hat. Though it had been quite some time since Preston had appeared on television with any frequency, a return to the small screen with roles in both Joey and Fat Actress provided semi-regular work in 2004 and 2005. In 2005 Preston could also be seen as a superpowered mother in the family oriented adventure comedy Sky High, with a role as a grieving sister who returns home to mourn the death of her brother in Broken Bridges serving well to remind audiences of her dramatic abilities after a series of more lighthearted roles. She continued to work steadily in projects such as The Possibility of Fireflies and The Tenth Circle. She appeared in her husband's hit comedy Old Dogs in 2009, and played the wife of a corrupt lobbyist in Casino Jack on year later.

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Get the monthly weather forecast for Indiana Dunes State Park, IN, including daily high/low, historical averages, to help you plan ahead Water temperature in Indiana Dunes today is 70.7°F. Based on our historical data over a period of ten years, the warmest water in this day in Indiana Dunes was recorded in 2020 and was 75°F, and the coldest was recorded in 2010 at 51.3°F. Water temperature in Indiana Dunes is expected to drop to 66.4°F in the next 10 days
Closures & Weather. If dangerous rip currents or high E. coli levels are present, Indiana Dunes State Park will bar people from entering the water, although guests may still enjoy the beach. Signs alerting the public about closures are placed at the main gate at 11AM on the day of the closure Get today's most accurate Indiana Dunes surf report. With proprietary LOLA report on swell, wind and waves and 16-day surf forecasts, so you can know before you go
If you are out visiting the Indiana State Dunes National Park, make sure to include this hike in your itinerary. 9. Chesterton's European Market. 67. Farmers Markets. By gwenw184. Lots of options at this market from flowers to food to clothes to jewelry to art. 10. Indiana Dunes Visitor Center Weather. Indiana Dunes National Park's weather is greatly influenced by Lake Michigan and can change in the blink of an eye. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures ranging in the mid-80ºF's (30ºC) and low temperatures ranging in the mid-60ºF's (18ºC). There are about 2 weeks, per year above 90ºF (32ºC) . On average, the warmest month is July and the highest recorded temperature was 105F in 1934. The coolest month is January, with the lowest recorded temperature of -25F in 1985. June sees the most precipitation with an average rainfall of 4.66 Inches Indiana Dunes current temperature and weather. This data display current weather and forecast for the coming days in Indiana Dunes. In addition to temperature, wind, humidity and pressure, we include data on the probability of precipitation so you can have all the information about your destination before your trip. Sea temperature
The Indiana Dunes are a marvel year-round, she said. One popular activity is gazing at shelf ice. Shelf ice is frozen waves that attach to the shores of the beach and not the bottom of the lake Indiana Dunes Porter Beach remains open for normal recreation, according to Indiana Dunes officials. Published May 28, 2021 • Updated on May 28, 2021 at 7:39 p On February 15, 2019, the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore became the 61st national park. This is a much overdue and acclaimed honor for Indiana and the surrounding Chicagoland area. In 2019 the National Park saw over 161,00 visitors bringing tourists from 46 different states
We will definitely be back in nicer weather. Read more. Written June 27, 2021. This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Aaron. Fort Collins, CO 170 contributions. 1. Chill visit in Northern Indiana . Jun 2021 • Friends. Indiana Dunes is an unexpected gem in Northern Indiana. Parking was. The List of Webcams near Ogden Dunes, Indiana, USA: Webcam Michigan City, Indiana, USA - 16.4 miles from Ogden Dunes: Lake Michigan - A webcam in Michigan City, Indiana - camera location: Access LaPorte County Television Studios. Operator: WeatherBug. Webcam Phoenix, Illinois, USA - 22.9 miles from Ogden Dunes: Coolidge Middle School - A webcam.
The local weather conditions for the Town of Ogden Dunes can be found at the following websites: Ogden Dunes, IN - AccuWeather. Ogden Dunes, IN - The Weather Channel. Ogden Dunes, IN - Weather Underground. NOAA - Station BHRI3 - Burns Harbor, IN. Southern Lake Michigan Surface Water Temperatures. Annual Events. Beach GARY, Ind. (WLS) -- Part of Indiana Dunes National Park is closed because of a wildfire, according to park officials. The National Park Service (NPS) was notified of the wildfire in the Miller.
Are you planning a holiday with hopefully nice weather in Indiana Dunes National Park in November 2021? Here you can find all information about the weather in Indiana Dunes National Park in November: >>Overview: Indiana Dunes National Park Weather and Climate in November >>Indiana Dunes National Park weather by month // weather average
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CBS 2 News at 430am 09:17 - 37H AGO. PORTAGE, Ind. (CBS) — A swimmer's body was pulled from the water Tuesday afternoon at the Indiana Dunes. Witnesses reported seeing an 18-year-old man being. Indiana Dunes Vacation Rentals. The Indiana Dunes is a beautiful location for a vacation with beaches, hiking trails, special events, bird watching and more. Make your visit a private getaway by renting a cabin or vacation rental nearby. Below are a few places you can contact to plan your stay Ogden Dunes past weather with historical weather conditions for the last 30 days, including history of previous high and low temperatures, humidity, dew point, barometric pressure, wind speed, wind direction, wind gust, and rain fall totals for the Ogden Dunes area and overall Porter county, Indiana
Join Ranger Matt in the Dunes 101 Series to learn everything you need to know about the Indiana Dunes and how to best experience the Indiana Dunes area. Lear.. The Indiana Dunes National Park is comprised of more than 15,000 acres of dunes, oak savannas, swamps, bogs, marshes, prairies, rivers and forests, offering a wide variety of activities year-round. Visitors can take advantage of beautiful beaches, unique hiking trails and the historic sites of Bailly Homestead and Chellberg Farm. The national park is a beautiful spot for hiking, with 11 trails. The Indiana Dunes has 9 different beaches stretching for 15 miles with over 70 miles of trails. We have plenty of space for proper social distancing Northern Indiana claims this unique national treasure, all part of the Indiana Dunes National Park. LaPorte County serves as a gateway to this enclave, which encompasses 15 miles of sandy shoreline and an incredible 15,000 acres. Along with the sandy beaches and dunes, you'll discover peaceful woodlands, meandering rivers, sunny prairies and.
In March of 2020, CBS 2 ventured out to Portage Lakefront with Indiana Dunes National Park Supt. Paul Labovitz. He showed us areas that were once sandy beaches and are now underwater. At one site. Indiana Dunes Hiking is at Indiana Dunes Hiking. June 25 at 10:11 AM So last night the Indiana Dunes State Park cancelled their FULL MOON hike because of weather related issues Locality Weather presents the 2 Day weather forecast for Indiana Dunes National Park, starting Monday July 12, 2021, using predictions from the National Weat.. The pavilion at Indiana Dunes State Park has been completely remodeled and now boasts two restaurants, a general store, an ice cream store, a boardwalk with seating on the north side and rooftop bar
Explore the homes with Waterfront that are currently for sale in Dune Acres, IN. Visit realtor.com® to browse house photos, view details, check walk scores, and view other houses with special. Indiana Dunes State Park: As the name suggests, this is the state park area and the one state park beach at Indiana Dunes. You will have to pay a fee to enter but this is where most people camp as there are campgrounds, showers, a snack bar, camp store, and nature center, along with over 2,000 acres of dunes, swamps, and marshes
PARK IS NORTH OF I-94 AND TOLL ROAD I 80/90 AND US 12 ON SR 49. FROM CHICAGO TAKE I 94 EAST TO EXIT 26B AND FOLLOW SIGNS. NOTE THAT THERE IS A SOUTH SHORE RAIL STATION WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF THE PARK. Contact Information. Mailing Address: Indiana Dunes State Park Indiana Dunes National Park partially closed due to wildfire. A satellite picture showed smoke billowing over Lake Michigan. Indiana Dunes hoping for makeover as Secretary of Interior tours area. Save on popular hotels near Indiana Dunes State Park in : Browse Expedia's selection of 395 hotels and places to stay closest to Indiana Dunes State Park. Book now and pay later with Expedia 6118 Melton Rd. Portage, IN. 17.7 mi. (219) 762-8857. Sheridan Beach Weather & Climate. Northwest Indiana has a four-season climate typical of most of the Midwest, with a few exceptions due to its proximity to Lake Michigan. Cold air passing over the warmer lake water induces precipitation in the lee of Lake Michigan in autumn and winter Michigan City, Indiana | Live Local and Global Weather Cameras | WeatherBug. GroundTruth. For more than 20 years Earth Networks has operated the world's largest and most comprehensive weather observation, lightning detection, and climate networks. We are now leveraging our big data smarts to deliver on the promise of IoT
The tables below give yearly averages for rainfall plus snowfall at cities and towns in Indiana. Each place has a total for the amount of precipitation it usually receives in a year. The locations also have information on the number of days with wet weather. This includes the days when precipitation amounts to 0.01 inches (0.25 millimetres) or. Indiana Sand Dunes National Park is conveniently located about midway between Gary, Indiana and Elkhart, Indiana, and is accessible via I-90. By Car. You can use your GPS system to navigate to the visitor center at the following address: 1215 N. Indiana 49. Porter, Indiana 46304
Get In Touch With Us. 2605 Yeager Road West Lafayette, IN 47906 USA Main Phone: 765-463-180 Indiana Dunes Camping is permitted and beaches will be reopened starting Saturday, according to park officials By Chris Coffey • Published May 22, 2020 • Updated on May 22, 2020 at 6:31 p The Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore is so much more than just 15 miles of beaches with sand dunes to climb. While it is that, it is also an intricate ecological system -- a true wonder of nature -- with 15,000 acres of dunes, wetlands, prairies, savannas and forests, all teeming with wildlife For those seeking more luxurious accommodations, DunesWalk Inn - www.duneswalkinn.com - is located close to Indiana Dunes State Park and the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. The entrance fee at Indiana Dunes State Park is $7 per vehicle ($12 for out-of-state visitors), so if you plan to visit multiple times each year, consider buying a $50 annual pass ($70 non-resident)
INDIANA DUNES STATE PARK. INDIANA DUNES STATE PARK. 1600 N 25 E. Chesterton, Indiana 46304 The dunes rise from the beach and continue inland where they become covered by trees and foliage. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com. Lake Michigan: Beach goers enjoy the nice weather at Indiana Dunes National Park in June. Beautiful Lake Michigan stretches as far as the eye can see from the shores in northern Indiana
Average temperatures for September at cities and towns throughout Indiana are listed below in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius. You can jump to a separate table for each region of the state: Northern, Central and Southern Indiana. The tables give the normals for maximum and minimum temperatures based on weather data collected from 1981 to 2010 by the US National Climatic Data Center Technically edible, but I wouldn't eat anything from a public area. 2. level 1. Gragglerokk. · 47m. They look like 10 step berries. Poisonous enough that you take 10 steps and die....they were prevalent in Fort Wayne area. I would suggest a forager app if you're going to randomly pick and eat wild foods. 1 Plus summer brings warmer weather. Indiana Dunes. The Indiana Dunes, both the state and national parks, is considered one of the state's best year-round destinations for birders.. Savor summer with Indiana road trips. Road trip travel is booming and showing no signs of slowing down. And, Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Destination Development Corp. want to help Hoosiers plan their summer road trip. Whether by RV, van or car, the Visit Indiana road trips' website features 22 different trips throughout the state Better decisions start with better weather. Stay prepared with The Weather Channel. Live storm radar updates, local weather news, national weather maps. Free
What's the weather going to be like at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in Chesterton, Indiana - FamilyDaysOut.com Weather Forecast for Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in - Chesterton, Indiana on FamilyDaysOut.co Look at the Weather Webcams reported on Indiana Dunes in order to obtain a reliable Weather Forecast in real time. The Webcam distribution on the territory guarantees a detailed Weather Forecast The historic Indiana Dunes State Park Pavilion was constructed in 1929-30. It is an iconic representation of the park's early history and use. It once contained a fine-dining restaurant. Over the years, its functionality changed, and the DNR was unable to adequately fund interior restoration and maintenance. The facility's aging restrooms. EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) -Temperatures will heat up over the next several days. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will become more widespread on Thursday and Friday and will linger into the weekend The National Weather Service also issued a flash flood warning until 10:30 a.m. for southern Johnson County, northern Bartholomew County as well as Decatur County, Shelby County and southern Rush.
The Indiana Dunes State Park is located in Porter County at the north end of State Road 49. The park consists of 2,182 acres of beach, marshes, swamps, forest, and dunes. It is the perfect location for a picnic with the family, a weekend camping trip, or a chance to start your morning with a hike along the park's trails and become immersed in the diverse wildlife this region has to offer Back at Indiana Dunes State Park, 16 miles of trails lead through wetlands, woods and sand dunes. Fans of history will enjoy the Bailly Homestead and Chellberg Farm for a glimpse into 19th-century life in the dunes area or the 1930s-era modern Century of Progress Homes along Lake Front Drive GARY, Ind. (AP) — A wildfire has burned more than 300 acres at Indiana Dunes National Park in the northwestern part of the state. The National Park Service was notified of the wildfire Friday. Weather Forecast. 6159 Dune Harbor Dr. Portage, Indiana 46368. email@example.com. 219-850-4654 (Information and Property Management) 219-762-5700 (Harbor Office & Ship Store)). Situated atop one of the tallest dunes on the Indiana shore of Lake Michigan, the building has magnificant views of Chicago and our surrounding area. Dune Acres is located at the southern tip of Lake Michigan, an easy one hour commute to Chicago or South Bend and just minutes from Chesterton and Valparaiso
View the latest weather forecasts, maps, news and alerts on Yahoo Weather. Find local weather forecasts for Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, United States throughout the worl Locality Weather presents the 2 Day weather forecast for Indiana Dunes National Park, starting Sunday July 11, 2021, using predictions from the National Weather Service. Sunday Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 75. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore rainfall forecast issued today at 10:03 pm. Next forecast at approx. 12:03 pm. 1-Day 3-Day 5-Day Graph Plots Open in Graph Sunrise / Sunset times Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. With first light and last light times, and a graphical view of local daylight hour April 22, 2015. by. indianadunessp. , posted in. Uncategorized. If it seems there have been a lack of reports from the longshore tower this past week or so, it's for good reason. This weather stinks! Dominant north and west winds have locked out the Great Lakes (and much of the Ohio River Valley) from the benefits of a south wind for bird. Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore surf report updated daily. Surf forecast graph with detailed height, direction and period for swell wave
Indiana Dunes State Park | Indiana Dunes. Since 1925, Indiana Dunes State Park has been wowing visitors with its natural terrain, three-miles of dune-lined shores, and a diverse range of flora and fauna. www.indianadunes.com National Weather Service; Chicago, IL Weather Forecast Office; 333 West University Drive; Romeoville, IL 60446; 815-834-1435 8am-8pm; Page Author: LOT Webmaste Updated: 5:50 AM EDT May 30, 2021. PORTER, Ind — The National Park Service has ordered an alcoholic beverage restriction at part of Indiana Dunes. An announcement late Friday said the decision to ban such beverages from the Porter Beach area was made after multiple incidents of disorderly conduct. The message from the park superintendent. She says marijuana possession arrests in Indiana have gone from about 15,000/year, a decade ago, to close to 25,000 arrests a year. We're going in the wrong direction. There's just no need.
Indiana Dunes State Park is a natural wonderland located in the northwest portion of the state. It really is Indian's must-visit beach, and boasts more than 2,000 acres of rugged shorelines, white sand, dazzling vistas, and sweeping dunes for those looking for a little challenge Pet Friendly Indiana Dunes National Park. Located at the southern tip of Lake Michigan, Indiana Dunes has a lot to offer. The highlight, of course, is the 15-mile stretch of beach along the lakeshore. But that's only the beginning! Formed by retreating glaciers, the dynamic landscape also features dunes, ponds, marshes, creeks, prairie, and. The ban affects a section of Porter Beach at Indiana Dunes National Park. The beach remains open for normal recreation. The ban will remain in place through Sept. 7 Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, authorized by Congress in 1966, is located approximately 50 miles southeast of Chicago, Illinois in the counties of Lake, Porter, and LaPorte in Northwest Indiana. The national lakeshore runs for nearly 25 miles along southern Lake Michigan, bordered by Michigan City, Indiana on the east, and Gary on the west
Indiana. GARY, Ind. (AP) — Trails have reopened following a wildfire at Indiana Dunes National Park in the northwestern part of the state. The National Park Service says Monday that fire crews. Updated: May. 28, 2021 at 6:37 PM PDT. Ind. (WNDU) - The Porter Beach area of Indiana Dunes is under emergency closure of alcoholic beverages until September due to several incidents of disorderly. The Indiana Dunes. The Indiana Dunes region on the shore of Lake Michigan provides habitats for many unusual plants, including prickly pear cactus, lichen mosses, bearberry and more than 20 varieties of orchids. Mount Baldy, the largest of the sand dunes, is a living dune that moves away from shore a few feet each year For more information on Indiana's federally listed species, contact. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 620 S. Walker St., Bloomington, Indiana 47403-2121 or phone (812)334-4261. List Revised March 7, 2019

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3. Texas A&M (10-2, 6-2) -- A 10-win regular season in their first year in the SEC West is a pretty big statement from the Aggies. They should only go up from here.
4. Florida (11-1, 7-1) -- Is this the quietest 11-1 season ever recorded?
5. LSU (10-2, 6-2) -- LSU is a really good team that somehow nearly lost to both Auburn and Arkansas this year. College football is weird sometimes.
6. South Carolina (10-2, 6-2) -- Without their starting quarterback or running back, the Gamecocks still beat Clemson in their version of Death Valley. #GoACC
7. Vanderbilt (8-4, 5-3) -- With a win in their bowl game, the Commodores can get to nine wins for the first time since 1915. Is James Franklin the best coach in the history of football?
8. Ole Miss (6-6, 3-5) -- Mr. Freeze has the Rebels back on top of the Egg Bowl rivalry. Are the winds changing in the Magnolia State?
9. Mississippi State (8-4, 4-4) -- Dan Mullen finally beat an SEC West team other than Ole Miss in 2012, and then he went and lost to the Rebels. This guy can't catch a break.
10. Arkansas (4-8, 2-6) -- Jonnelle, we hardly knew ye.
11. Missouri (5-7, 2-6) -- Mizzou has a ways to go before it's ready to compete in the SEC.
12. Tennessee (5-7, 1-7) -- Derek Dooley avoided a winless SEC season, but he couldn't avoid the chopping block.
13. Auburn (3-9, 0-8) -- Gene Chizik has the incredible distinction of being the man who led Auburn to its best and worst season in decades.
14. Kentucky (2-10, 0-8) -- Most Kentucky fans didn't even realize the Wildcats were still playing football last weekend.


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BELIZE CITY, Fri. Jan. 21, 2022– This morning, the embattled Leader of the Opposition, Hon. Patrick Faber, appeared in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court, where two charges were read to him, one of domestic assault against his fiancée, Dr. Shanikka Arnold, and the other for damage to property for the alleged destruction of her laptop. In the presence of Hon. Faber’s two lawyers, Richard “Dickie” Bradley and OJ Elrington, those charges were dropped by Dr. Arnold in a short court proceeding. According to Bradley, the complainant, Arnold, took the witness stand and requested that the court not proceed with the matter. The magistrate overseeing the matter, Baja Shoman, reportedly asked the complainant directly if she was induced by means of either a threat or a bribe to withdraw the charges, and, according to Bradley, there was no indication of any coercion.
Bradley, when interviewed by reporters after the charges were dropped, went on to call the proceedings a farce that should never have happened, and Faber suggested that the manner in which Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams, handled the matter was likely the result of a political directive issued to him by the current administration in an effort to malign his character and put at risk his role as Leader of the Opposition. He said that at no time did the COMPOL reach out to him prior to or following the issuance of the warrant for his arrest, and he emphasized that he was never in hiding from the police. He said that, in fact, the COMPOL has his personal cell number and his WhatsApp number, and that he has oftentimes received messages from the COMPOL conveying good wishes on holidays. His attorneys further noted that there was no formal request for police action in the complaint given to police. In fact, Elrington told local media that the Police Commissioner’s public comments on the matter were both legally wrong and unbecoming of his office.
Elrington said that, in fact, there may be a case for a claim of malicious prosecution against the office of the Commissioner of Police for the statements that he made during the press conference on the matter last week Thursday. He said that the COMPOL’s decision to automatically charge Faber following the complaint without giving him a chance to answer to the allegations against him or without investigating the matter was utterly wrong and amounted to politically puppetry. In addition, Elrington claimed that Williams violated a key ethical principle when he disclosed the content of Arnold’s private statement to the public.
Elrington further argued that, while the COMPOL said his issuance of an arrest warrant was a precautionary measure geared at protecting the perceived victim from future harm, the comments made by Commissioner Williams actually amounted to a verbal attack against the complainant, since she had allegedly made multiple requests that the contents of her complaint be kept private.
In response to Elrington’s assertions, Commissioner Williams later told local media that there was no political intervention on the part of the PUP to steer his decision-making on the matter. He went on to state that the only way to stop the scourge of domestic violence in our society is to take a hardline approach and to speak out on behalf of victims and act in defense of those persons.
While the most recent allegations of domestic violence are legally behind Faber, he now stares down the barrel of a political rifle brandished by UDP chairman Michael Peyrefitte, who called for his immediate resignation this afternoon.
“Middle of last year, we were here. There was an incident, and I even told the media and the nation that from what we could see, the party leader hit a door, and maybe he was frustrated and angry and going through some issues that we all go through in our personal lives, but it was extreme, in a way, what he did. He said mea culpa, he said he was going to get some help and we all accepted that and said let’s move on. The condition that I had put on the situation was, this could not happen again. Well, it has happened again, and let me be very clear, whether he is guilty or innocent of what was said against him in a statement, that is for a court and a judge to decide. That’s not for me to decide, but my position is that there is too much smoke for there to be no fire,” Peyrefitte stated when interviewed by the press on the matter.
He went on to say that it is in the best interest of the UDP for Faber to resign in order to give the opposition an opportunity to rebuild. Ultimately, while this is Peyrefitte’s personal position, he said that the people of Belize will not tolerate a UDP whose leaders are constantly involved in domestic conflict. Peyrefitte said that he may very well be removed as the lead Opposition senator for his stance, and added that if the UDP chooses to remain under Faber’s leadership, he may have to rethink his allegiance to the party. It is highly unlikely, however, that Faber will retain the authority he had within the party just a week ago—and Peyrefitte is likely cognizant of that.
Peyrefitte said, “I can’t make the party leader resign; I can’t make him go. He has to resign of his own volition, and if he doesn’t resign, then I will encourage the national convention to make a move to remove him.”
The elected party leadership within the UDP can only be removed by a majority (two-thirds) of delegates who can trigger a special convention through which that removal can take place. The other option is for the embattled member to resign of his own free will, but a minority group within the party does not hold the power to remove the party leader.
Hon. Patrick Faber is expected to hold a press conference on Monday at the UDP headquarters in Belize City, according to a notice issued by the party late today. We will continue to follow.


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Dulverton is hosting an exciting new summer event on Saturday 9 July - Dulverton Artisan Food, Drink and Crafts Festival. If you love food and drink, and who doesn’t, it is a great opportunity to take a break in a stunning country cottage with Woodlands Holidays and enjoy some of the best food and drink Somerset and North Devon have to offer.
Staying at Woodlands House (sleeps up to 8 guests) or Woodleigh Cottage (sleeps up to 4 guests) means you are just a 5-minute walk to the artisan food and drink festival, as well as Dulverton’s fantastic Woods award-winning bar and restaurant and Tong Dam Thai restaurant.
Dulverton Artisan Food, Drink and Crafts Festival is being held on the Exmoor Lawns, alongside the River Barle, celebrating the many artisan producers we’re lucky to have in this beautiful part of the world.
You’ll discover over 30 stalls from local producers – a selection of gifts, clothing, homeware, leather goods and of course home-produced meat, beer, spirits, puddings, jams, pickles… and more!
Don’t miss the Selworthy Pantry stand selling ploughmans, teas and coffees, or the Exmoor Pizza Pod and their amazing hand-stretched pizzas – and a Dulverton favourite, Scrumdiddly Gelato’s delicious ice cream!
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How often do we read emails, texts and face book posts asking for healing? The common response is "Praying."
We may find ourselves running hard and fast in a quest for healing.
Most of us would confess to feeling a brokenness in some way.
Some would say that time is a healer but I think that time is the revealer of how God performs a healing.
Healing can occur in the middle of pain. If not so, I would still be curled up in my bed.
God doesn't wait until we are all the way through a situation to commence our healing.
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What a difference three years makes.
Nebraska wasn't aiming to start a revolution back in 2010, when it passed its landmark law. But it's arguably the place where this trend started. It's worth looking at how that law came into effect to understand where we are now — and why, in the span of three weeks, North Dakota and Arkansas have passed even more restrictive laws, ones that some hope will head to the Supreme Court.
At the time, the state was home to LeRoy Carhart, an abortion provider who had already become a frequent target of state-level abortion restrictions. He is the only abortion provider who has been party to multiple Supreme Court cases.
After Kansas late-term abortion provider George Tiller was murdered in the summer of 2009, Carhart decided he would begin performing abortions after 22 weeks of pregnancy. He wanted to fill the gap left by Tiller's practice in neighboring Kansas.
The legislature sprang into action on April 13, 2010. It passed the earliest abortion ban in the country, barring all procedures after 20 weeks. State legislators made clear that they meant to limit Carhart's ability to practice in the state.
“I didn’t find this bill,” Mike Flood, the Nebraska legislature's speaker, said at the time. “It found Nebraska.”
The legislation worked. Carhart no longer offers late-term abortions in Nebraska, instead opening a clinic in Maryland months later. But, perhaps more significantly, the Nebraska law set off a wave of similar regulations in other states. In the course of three years, nine states passed abortion bans at 20 weeks after conception.
"You kind of saw a one up-manship among state legislatures," says Elizabeth Nash, state policy manager at the Guttmacher Institute. "We started to see the 20-week bans, and a lot of them didn't get challenged. So now the momentum seems to be, let's try and push it earlier and earlier."
Prior to the Nebraska ban, states had already taken steps to limit late-term abortions. Twenty-one states had laws that banned abortions after viability, most with exceptions for the life or health of the woman. These laws are considered legal under Roe v. Wade, which found that states have a "compelling" interest in protecting a fetus that "presumably has the capability of meaningful life outside the mother's womb."
States had also passed laws that banned abortion later in the pregnancy, at specific week. These laws, as Nash explained to me, are thought to be a violation of standing abortion case law, which says that the point of viability must be determined by a physician not the state.
Since they often have little practical effect (98.7 percent of abortions happen prior to 21 weeks, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), states have left them on the books. New York, however, is currently trying to repeal a ban on abortions 24 weeks after the last period.
The 20-week bans looked different. For one, they moved up to an earlier point in pregnancy. Secondly, some in the anti-abortion movement saw them as a way to bring a new abortion case to the Supreme Court. Moving up earlier in the pregnancy would, the thinking went, likely bait a new challenge.
It didn't quite work: Most of the 20-week bans still stand as law, without any court challenge. Laws in Arizona, Idaho and Georgia have subsequently been challenged, after the Nebraska law spent a year on the books untouched.
State legislatures tend to shy away from controversial legislation in election years; 2012 saw a relative lull in activity. But in 2013, states began thinking about how they could go even further than Nebraska did. Arkansas passed a 20-week ban last month — and, within days, passed a 12-week ban over the veto of Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe. Not to be outdone, North Dakota passed a ban at six weeks, 21 days after the Arkansas decision.
"Truthfully you can’t get much earlier than six weeks," Nash says. "That is pretty much an abortion ban."
The motivations here seem to be twofold. First, and perhaps most obviously, abortion opponents want to see less abortion. A law that bans abortion at 12 weeks will outlaw more procedures than one that starts at 20 weeks. The Arkansas law at 12 weeks, for example, would have outlawed one in 10 abortions performed in 2010.
The second motivation though, is a bit of longer-term strategy: The desire to bring an abortion case to the Supreme Court. North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple pointed specifically to this when he signed off on the state's six-week ban.
"Although the likelihood of this measure surviving a court challenge remains in question, this bill is nevertheless a legitimate attempt by a state legislature to discover the boundaries of Roe v. Wade," he wrote. "Because the U.S. Supreme Court has allowed state restrictions on the performing of abortions....the constitutionality of this measure is an open question."
Abortion-rights supporters have pledged to challenge the Arkansas and North Dakota laws. Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards says she too now "assumes" that one challenge will wind its way up to the Supreme Court.
"I hope the Supreme Court will honor judicial precedent, that this is a right women and men have had for 40 years and won’t let it [be taken] away," she said in a recent interview.
In a way, Nebraska might end up getting more than it aimed for, three years ago, with its 20-week ban. It may have the Supreme Court weighing on the constitutionality of abortion altogether.

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There are a few questions here:
1) Do you have a recirculating pump on your water heater? If so, it could be sized wrong, too much turbulence in the water pipe system can wear out the pipes from the inside.
Turbulence is not caused by a circulator too big or too small BUT from improper installation such as lack of reaming or very short radius fittings like 90 degree bends
An over sized circulator will cause excessive “VELOCITY”
Also normally a copper tubing system ideally designed to be no more then 5-6 FPS BUT on a hot water line 180+ like hydronics should never exceed 2-3 FPS velocity
2) Do you know where the plumbing contracter bought the pipe?
This should have no bearing as the leaks are on the upper floor
If he got if from a reputable plumbing supply, then it’s probably ok, but if he got it from a home building store, such as home depot, or lowes, or menards, or something like that, not all of them use virgin copper.
Answer: Most copper tubing is recyclable and thus this is not normally a concern.
The real concern is the pH factor and the type of flux used during installation.
Imported copper is not always made to the more exacting standards of the ASTM specifications.
Sharp turns cause
3) Are there any connections in your water system, (in your basement) that could be causing electrolysis? Connections that are not copper to copper, or copper to brass can cause it
Mixing non ferrous and ferrous metals normally does not cause this kind of electrolysis conditions to occur FAR the juncture of the joint.
For example many piping systems have brass and steel/cast Iron joining without the typical corrosion you will see from joining brass (Red Brass not Yellow) or copper to a galvanized pipe
After all Red brass is 85% copper and 15% Zinc and yet this alloy doesn’t corrode even with this mixture.
I would check your piping for the ASTM number and or the manufacturers name.
Check your incoming water pressure and then post your piping size and IM sure one of these fine “experts” will be able to tell you your velocity.
Also check the pH as it cant hurt


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If you have diabetes, you will need a blood glucose meter that measures your blood glucose. How is it used?
This is an indispensable equipment for everyonediabetic . Regardless of the type ofdiabetes , also inGestational Diabetes , blood glucose measurement is an essential part of self-monitoring. Thanks to regular blood tests, irregularities can be detected early and react quickly. This is what the meter is for. You will probably use it several times a day: on an empty stomach and 2 hours after each meal. Therefore, it is best to buy it for your own use, some models cost 30-40 PLN. In some diabetes clinics, patients receive these devices for free - it is worth asking about it.
How does the meter work
The meter allows you to measure glucose at home. The device is usually small and portable (you can put it in your pocket), it runs on batteries. To perform the test, you need a meter with appropriate test strips, which are purchased separately.
The camera is activated - depending on the model - by inserting a test strip into it (automatically) or by pressing the power button. The measurement consists in taking a drop of blood (usually from the finger), putting it on the test strip placed in the device and reading the result. The glucose meters available on the market measure the glucose concentration using one of the two methods: photochemical and electrochemical.
The photochemical method, also called reflectometric, consists in registering the amount of reflected light, depending on the color change of the test field, while the electrochemical method measures the intensity of electric microcurrent flowing through the reactive field of the test strip (an enzymatic chemical reaction takes place there under the influence of glucose).
The meter reads the changes, determines their size and shows them in the form of a numerical result. The proper blood glucose concentration should be between 80 and 120 mg / dL.
Record the results along with the time and circumstances of measurement - by comparing the values obtained over a period of time, treatment can be properly assessed and modified.According to an expertprof. dr hab. Ewa Wender-Ożegowska, obstetrician gynecologist, obstetric diabetologist
At present the meters are so perfect that the management of diabetes is practically gonefrom measuring glucose in the laboratory (in addition to the glucose load test to detect diabetes, including gestational diabetes). Pregnant women with pre-gestational diabetes should measure blood glucose levels at least 4 times a day during pregnancy, and every 2-3 weeks should perform round-the-clock glycemic profiles, while pregnant women with gestational diabetes may perform slightly fewer measurements, especially if all the results are kept while on a diet. are correct. Currently available glucose meters are relatively cheap, and there are so-called banks of blood glucose meters that rent them free of charge, and the pregnant woman only has to cover the cost of buying the test strips.
To make the meter test reliable
For the measurement to be correct, you must learn to use a specific model of the meter and proceed with the test accordingly. Before using the device for the first time, familiarize yourself with your meter carefully, because in some of them you first insert a test strip, apply a drop of blood and then the device turns on, while in others the order of these steps is reversed.
The device checks whether the test strip is out of date or there is no more discoloration of the test field. You should also check that the test strip is from the same series to which the camera was coded. If you use a strap from a different series, the measurement may be burdened with considerable error.
The test strips are extremely sensitive devices, they are sterile and hermetically sealed in the package - after removing one strip, close the package. Before drawing blood, wash your hands thoroughly in warm water - so that you do not have traces of any sugars on your fingers (even a fruit in your hand can interfere with the result), and because warm water stimulates circulation in small vessels, making it easier to collect blood.
Do not wash your finger with alcohol or disinfectant. Then prick the side of the fingertip with a special lancing device and apply the blood drop to the strip. Try to fill in the test strip carefully - a drop of blood that is too small may disturb the correct reading.
After each measurement, wash the meter, because a dirty one may give a false result. Use an approved blood glucose meter that was bought in a reliable place. Note: it is important that the camera is not placed near strong sources of electromagnetic waves (mobile phone, microwave oven, TV set), as this may result in reading errors due to interference.
Some meters are protected against this - if they encounter such interference during operation, they will display an error message. Then you have to move to another place and againtake the measurement. You should be aware that not all meters are equally accurate, they will usually give you a result with some error. Most often, the error oscillates between 10-15%. in relation to the results of tests carried out in the laboratory.Important
What instead of a prick?
For years, scientists have been trying to develop such methods of testing the sugar level that would not require blood sampling. For example, a device was developed which determines blood glucose concentration on the basis of infrared radiation reflected from the forearm. Unfortunately, it is the size of a printer and calibrating it is very complicated. There is also a blood glucose meter that you wear on your wrist like a watch - it measures glucose almost continuously through your skin. But for it to function well, you need to enter the calibration data from the classical glucometer measurement at least twice a day. The most promising method is testing the glucose concentration in the exhaled air. Engineers at the University of Florida have developed a sensor that can measure this. For now, the device is at the trial stage, but perhaps soon traditional blood glucose meters will become a thing of the past and the test will be completely painless.
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Welcome to the Geek Alabama Pets segment! Each week here on Geek Alabama, Geek Alabama Pets will feature an interesting video or post about our wonderful pets and animals including dogs and cats. Any creature considered being an pet including dogs, cats, horses, birds, reptiles, or other animals brings smiles and comforts to us humans. And we here at Geek Alabama love pets content!
This was Jake’s story when he came to the farm about a year ago now. He started something in us. YoYo inspired us to bring all the shelter dogs to the farm, but Jake was that very first spark for Luke.
Luke just couldn’t take him back. So he had him stay over. We didn’t tell anyone back then. Honestly, we didn’t know where it was going.
Looking back now, we know where it lead us.
Thank you Jake.
Thank you to Jake’s incredibly amazing mum. Jake seriously hit the jack pot there. He is her world.
And special thanks to Luke’s brother Ben for making us this memory for Luke and I to remember where it all started.

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Galicia's David Cal has been beaten into second place in the C-1 1000m kayak final this morning by Hungary's Attila Sandor Vajda. Canada's Thomas Hall was third. Spain's most successful athlete at the Athens Games, where he won one gold (C-1 1000m) and one silver (C-1 500m), Cal goes again in the C-1 500m final tomorrow.
In the men's hockey semi-finals yesterday, two second half goals by Captain Freixa, who also created the third for Tubau, saw Spain turn the tables on Australia, who had been two-nil up at the break. Despite having reached the Olympic final on two previous occasions, Spain have yet to win hockey gold, and to do so this time around they will have to beat Germany, who came through a penalty shootout against Holland.
Spain's men's basketball and handball teams are both involved in semi-final action later today - against Lithuania (2pm) and Iceland (2.15pm) respectively.
And last, but by no means least, there has been further success for Spain's synchronised swim girls, who lie in second place behind Russia after a brilliant performance in this morning's first round of the team final.


35th anniversary edition of iconic Canadian film Lies My Father Told Me
On December 27th, VisionTV will present the world premiere television broadcast of the newly restored film Lies my Father Told Me followed by Lies, a behind-the-scenes, making of the Canadian classic.
“Three decades after it was filmed on location in Montreal, Lies My Father Told Me remains the quintessential Canadian film about a boy’s evolving view of the world, the vagaries of human nature and the Jewish immigrant experience in Canada.” – Sheldon Kirshner, Canadian Jewish News
“The film packs as much of a punch today – maybe more – as in 1975… a Canadian classic.” – Bill Brownstein, Montreal Gazette
Set in Montreal’s Jewish immigrant community in the 1920s, Lies My Father Told Me is told through the eyes of 7-year-old David (Jeffrey Lynas) who is caught between the traditional Jewish values of his grandfather and the material ambitions of his parents.
David lives with his social-climbing father (Len Birman), dutiful mother (Marilyn Lightstone), and his religious peddler grandfather, Zaida (Yossi Yadin). While David’s father rejects old traditions and dreams of striking it rich with cockamamie inventions, Zaida is concerned with teaching David about the world’s wonders through the eyes of Orthodox Judaism. Every Sunday, David and Zaida’s relationship grows stronger as they travel Montreal’s alleyways together selling their wares. One day, David wakes for their weekly excursion only to learn from his father that Zaida has gone, never to return …a “lie” the young boy can never forgive.”
One of Canada’s most respected actresses and multi-media artists, Marilyn Lightstone stars as Annie Herman in Lies my Father Told Me and won Best Film Actress from both ACTRA and the Canadian Film Awards (today’s’ Genies) for her portrayal of the quintessential Jewish wife and mother. It was her first film. Her next feature was In Praise of Older Women for which she won another Canadian Film Award for Best Supporting Actress. Marilyn is renowned for her iconic voice and moving performances on stage, screen, and television including her legendary role as Ms. Stacey in the mini-series Anne of Green Gables and Road to Avonlea. Marilyn also spends much of her time in her rooftop studio, working with paint and photography, producing several exhibitions a year. She has authored a novel, Rogues and Vagabonds, and written a collection of songs entitled Miss Lightstone Sings. Her universal song for the holiday season “The Light Shines All Over the World” can currently be heard on The New Classical 96.3 FM, English Canada’s only all-classical radio station where Marilyn is also the host of Nocturne which airs nightly from 11pm – 1am ET. marilynlightstone.com
Lies My Father Told Me was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, won the 1976 Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film and took six 1976 Canadian Film Awards.
The film was directed by Academy Award-winning Czech filmmaker Ján Kadár (The Shop on Main Street) and is based on the story by Ted Allan, who also was the screenwriter and appears in the film as a revolutionary tailor.
Lies My Father Told Me (1975)
Tuesday, December 27 at 9pm ET / 6pm PT
Lies (1975) – The Making of Lies My Father Told Me
Tuesday, December 27 at 11pm ET / 8pm PT
WHERE TO FIND VISIONTV:
Rogers 60 (GTA)
Rogers 237 (Digital)
Shaw Direct 394/72
or check your local listings


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The Field of Dreams Drive-in Theater in Liberty Center, Ohio, opens for business in April Wright’s documentary “Back to the Drive-In.”Photo: Uncork’d Entertainment
There are sad things known to man, but there ain’t too much sadder than the sight of a guy standing hopefully in an empty drive-in theater, waiting for cars to show up. And then they don’t show up.
This scene is repeated again and again in “Back to the Drive-In,” a documentary about the drive-in movie business. Available Tuesday, March 14, on video on demand, it’s one of the most depressing films I’ve seen in a long time.
Yet, the fact that it’s depressing is not what’s interesting about it. Rather, what’s interesting is what makes it depressing, because it relates to the COVID pandemic and goes way beyond the movie.
The pandemic is over, sort of. The coronavirus disease that caused a pandemic is still around, of course, but the cultural entity that we called “the pandemic” — that is, everything we associated with those months-long lockdowns — is already receding into history.
People watch the final U.S. presidential debate between then-President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden on a video screen at Fort Mason in San Francisco on Oct. 22, 2020. The debate watch party was organized by businessman Manny Yekutiel.Photo: Scott Strazzante/The Chronicle
Remember presidential candidate Joe Biden making speeches in parking lots full of cars? Remember cars honking instead of people clapping? That seemed a little weird then, but today the memory seems positively bizarre.
"Back to the Drive-In" (not rated) available on video on demand starting Tuesday, March 14.
Likewise, the pop-up drive-in. All over the country, at a time when people needed to get out of the house, these pop-up drive-ins allowed at least some hint of togetherness and community. In San Francisco there was Fort Mason Flix, which ran movies in the Fort Mason parking lot from September 2020 through June 2021.
Lehia Franklin Acox, marketing and development manager of the Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, told me recently about that period when the waterfront lot turned into movie venue. “It was a moment we could offer something to our city,” she said.
And people responded. On a good night, a movie drew as many as 100 cars, she recalled.
“A personal highlight was watching the original ‘Hairspray’ with my husband and two girls,” recalled Acox. “Seeing the bay next to this giant movie screen — seeing my kids watching the movie. … It brought back a flood of emotions of going to drive-ins with my folks.”
Hannah Chung and Carrie Wise watched “CODA” as the movie played on opening night of the 2021 Sundance Film Festival at Fort Mason Flix in San Francisco on Jan. 28, 2021.Photo: Scott Strazzante/The Chronicle
You might remember that back in 2020 there were people predicting that the drive-in business, in decline for decades, was staging a comeback. Usually, they were the people who owned drive-in theaters — and not the pop-up kind, but the permanent kind — and they really believed it.
“Back to the Drive-In” was filmed in 2021 and early 2022, after the drive-in pandemic heyday, when reality was already settling in. Director April Wright interviews drive-in owners throughout the country, and they seem like the sweetest people — cheerful and hopeful, yet worried. They keep throwing a party every night, but most of the time there’s no crowd.
At times the documentary is so forlorn that it becomes unintentionally funny. On camera you’ll see drive-in owners talking about how they’re optimistic about the future, while the music that underscores their comments sounds like everybody went broke and died.
But when the owners talk about why they love drive-ins, it’s not funny at all. They talk about seeing families together, and about their own drive-in memories. Some even talk about their affection for the midcentury machinery, from the industrial strength popcorn makers to the enormous, 70-year-old movie projectors.
Greenville Drive-in owner Leigh Van Swall runs the concession stand at her theater located in New York’s Northern Catskills, as seen in April Wright’s documentary “Back to the Drive-In.”Photo: Uncork’d Entertainment
That’s when “Back to the Drive-In” starts to hit close to home. Wright may think she made a movie about drive-ins, but what she really made is a movie about something a lot of us have been doing without realizing — that is, loving a past that is not coming back. It’s one of the sad effects of the pandemic that we haven’t begun to talk about: It ended the 20th century.
Until the pandemic, I thought the 20th century had ended psychologically with the 9/11 attacks, just as someone 100 years earlier probably thought the 19th century had ended with the assassination of President William McKinley and the ascension of Theodore Roosevelt. But, no, the 19th century lingered and the 20th century didn’t really kick into gear until World War I and the Spanish flu were over.
The marquee for Bengies’ “All_American” Drive-in Theatre in Middle River, Md., as seen in April Wright's documentary “Back to the Drive-In.”Photo: Uncork’d Entertainment
We’re experiencing something like that now. As the pandemic fades, we are watching the last traces of the 20th century float away. As it fades, we realize that we have changed, too.
All those popcorn makers and projectors. All those gas-guzzling cars. All those wide screens on open fields. They look different to us than they did just three years ago. They look from another time. They look naive.
Most of all, they look gone.
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2020 RESTON MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL
CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19 (PDF)
The annual event brings thousands of people together to honor the community’s diversity and the vision that Reston founder Robert E. Simon had for Reston through performing arts, food, visual arts, a naturalization ceremony and much more.
“Regretfully, we must cancel the 2020 Reston Multicultural Festival,” said RCC Executive Director Leila Gordon. “After monitoring and reviewing the COVID-19 risks since the pandemic’s beginning, we have realized there is no safe way to present the Multicultural Festival in 2020. The health and safety of our performers, vendors, staff, volunteers and community have to take precedence in these unprecedented times.”
Gordon says she hopes the festival can return in 2021, pending public health conditions in our region. RCC Board Chair Bev Cosham, who typically both emcees and performs at the Festival’s signature Naturalization Ceremony noted, “It breaks our hearts to take this step. We know that this event is a cherished part of Reston’s calendar and has deep meaning for participants and festival-goers alike. We are hopeful that spring will bring greater safety and restoration of the public gatherings that mean so much to Reston.”
RCC will continue its multicultural programming this summer and fall through smaller, socially distanced events such as Take a Break Concerts (Thursdays at Lake Anne), Summerbration Fab Fridays (Fridays at Reston Station), Equity Matters movie screenings at the CenterStage, Professional Touring Artist Series performances, and robust performing and visual arts programming on RCC’s YouTube channel. These events will be of much shorter duration and have controlled seating, required safety measures and ongoing monitoring for safety to determine if they proceed or not.
“Like our colleagues, we are trying to balance our desire to support artists, bring valued content to audiences and do so safely at all times,” said Arts and Events Director Paul Douglas Michnewicz. “It’s a constantly evolving environment, so we depend on flexibility and people staying alert to sudden changes in programming.”
Please visit www.restoncommunitycenter.com for more information about all RCC events and performances throughout the coming months.
Reston Community Center has presented the Reston Multicultural Festival since 2000; it is co-sponsored by Lake Anne of Reston Condominium Association and Reston Association, with partners from a variety of Reston-based organizations and businesses.


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Kolkata, Nov 23: In yet another indication of growing bonhomie among politicians opposed to the Bharatuya Janata Party in the country, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has invited her Bihar and Delhi counterparts Nitish Kumar and Arvind Kejriwal for an forthcoming business summit.
“Both Kejriwal and Nitish Kumar have been invited for the Bengal Global Business Summit, beginning on January 7,” Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member and spokesperson Derek O’Brien said on Monday. Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay and industry captains from from the US, China and Japan are likely to attend the summit.
The move is seen as yet another effort by Banerjee to form a federal front she has been advocating. In September, Banerjee attended Kejriwal’s ambitious Chief Ministers’ Conclave on cooperative federalism in New Delhi.
Speaking at the conclave, Banerjee slammed the Narendra Modi government of “running a parellel government through the governors”. (IANS)


Dutch government votes to ban temporary rental contracts
After months of debate, on Thursday a majority in the House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) voiced support for a ban on temporary rental contracts in the Netherlands - although the initial bill has been amended in order to allow for some exceptions to the ban.
New ban for temporary lease agreements in the Netherlands
Instead, the government has found that the measure has only led to landlords raising rents every two years when new tenants move in. As a result of the severe shortage of housing, tenants were forced to accept unfair prices and rental contracts in order to secure somewhere to live. Furthermore, critics pointed out that moving every two years meant tenants never really got the chance to settle into a neighbourhood or connect with their neighbours.
The bill to ban temporary leases was put forward by the Dutch Labour Party (PvdA) and the Christian Union (CU), and while it is set to pass with majority support and will soon be sent to the Senate (Eerste Kamer) for approval, the initial motion has been amended slightly in order to allow for some exceptions to the ban.
Exceptions for small landlords and student housing
One exception was proposed by the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) and People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), and allows for small landlords (i.e. landlords with only one rental property) to sell their property after a temporary tenancy - but only if this was mentioned in the rental contract.
Proponents of this amendment argue that, without this exception, some landlords might opt not to rent out their property at all, and point out that homeowners who decide to move in together at a later stage in life should have the option to rent out their properties temporarily so that they have a backup in case their new living arrangements prove unsuccessful.
Other exceptions to the ban include student housing, and contracts for tenants who have had to temporarily leave their homes as a result of extensive renovations or construction work. Homeowners also retain the power to dissolve a lease if they want to rent their property out to a relative.
Thumb image credit: Marc Venema via Shutterstock.com.


Cessnock City Council is delighted to announce it will again support Kurri Kurri’s Nostalgia Festival, following a resolution at Wednesday night’s ordinary council meeting.
The festival organiser Towns With Heart will be provided with $10,400 in-kind support for the nationally famous festival, which celebrates all things rock’n’roll, automotive, musical and fashionable from yesteryear.
Cessnock City Council will provide waste management, park management, and amenity management over the weekend of March 26-27, 2022, when the festival is held.
Cessnock City Council Mayor Jay Suvaal said Council wanted to support community-based initiatives like the Nostalgia Festival because they contribute so much to the local government area.
“This festival is one of a kind and attracts people from across the entire region as well as from across the whole country,” Mayor Suvaal said.
“Not only is it a fun weekend, it provides an important boost for local businesses injecting as much as $3million into our local economy each year.”