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Doctors who are against abortion are expressing concerns about the potential dangers of taking abortion pills, particularly when they are not brought under the guidance of a medical professional. This is in response to a recent judgement by Food and Drug Administration to allow the drugs to be sold at pharmacies and through mail-order companies throughout the country. The report emphasizes the importance of medical supervision when using these drugs. In a recent article published in Christianity Daily, the FDA announced permanent changes to the rules for obtaining the abortion pill mifepristone. The previous requirement was to visit a doctor in person to get a prescription for the drug, but the new law eliminates the need for an in-person doctor's visit. The FDA has approved this drug for over 20 years, but previously it could only be obtained from certified clinics, and retail pharmacies were not permitted to dispense it. The recent FDA rule change allows doctors to prescribe the medication through telehealth appointments and make it available at local drugstores and pharmacy retailers. The medication can continue to be sent through the mail after telehealth appointments. Pharmacies are not required to carry the pills, but those who choose to dispense them must meet specific requirements and receive special certification from the FDA. It's important to note that patients will still need a prescription to obtain the medication, and it will not be available over the counter. A recent report, authored by Dr. Jane Anderson, Dr. Patricia Lee June, and Dr. Scott Field, criticizes the recent decision by the FDA to make the abortion pill mifepristone more widely available. The report argues that the decision disregards safety and human life and that chemical abortion pills are predetermined to cause the death of a human being and thus are against the practice of medicine. The American College of Pediatricians has conducted a study on the safety of chemical abortions; the study says that the chances of an adverse event after any method of abortion was low at 1.9%. Nonetheless, the study also confirmed that this risk was greater in the medical abortion group than in the surgical abortion group. The study also found a six-fold rise in the adverse events in the patients who performed chemical abortion. The study also warns that these aggravation may be expanded when women self-administer chemical abortion drugs without the supervision of an in-person evaluation by a healthcare provider. This is in line with a previous statement by Sue Turner in The Christian Post, director of Physicians for Life, who argued that the FDA's recent decision to expand the use of abortion-inducing drugs made them less effective and required abortionists also to perform surgical abortions which resulted in women being charged for both chemical and surgical procedures. Also, the report states that using chemical abortion pills poses significant risks to a woman's health and that it makes her complicit in the death of her child. The report draws information from Just The Pill and the warnings provided with the drugs used for abortion. It highlights that bleeding, cramping, and abdominal pain are common side effects of chemical abortions and that around 8% of women may experience prolonged bleeding. The report also acknowledges the potential complications that may arise after a chemical abortion such as bleeding, infection, allergic reactions, retention of fetal tissue, and incomplete abortion. The study concludes that induced abortions, whether chemical or surgical, can have serious complications that include bleeding, infection, and incomplete abortion.

https://www.christianitydaily.com/articles/16894/20230114/fda-changes-abortion-pill-dispensing-rules-doctors-raise-concerns-potential.htm

Football legend Pele is dead at 82 years old. He has been suffering health problems since November and unfortunately at his age has succumbed to the illness. He is three times world champion and has scored 77 goals for his national team. He played for Santos for most of his career, featuring in 636 games and scoring 618 goals! He is considered one of the best players of all time along with Maradona. RIP Pele.

https://www.clubvalenciacf.com/2022/12/football-legend-pele-dies.html

FileNet reported revenue of $72.6 million for the fourth quarter ending December 31, up from $67.7 million for the same quarter in 1995. Net income for the quarter was $3.2 million, or 20 cents per share, compared with net income of $5.2 million, or 32 cents per share, for the same quarter 1995. The year's revenue was $268.9 million, up from $229.4 million in 1995. FileNet's net loss for the year was $2.6 million, or 18 cents per share, compared with net income of $8.2 million, or 52 cents per share, for last year.

https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/short-take-filenet-reports-earnings/

A sign erected in the locality. RESIDENTS in Swinford have voiced concern about plans for an agricultural biogas renewable energy facility. Road access and safety, odours, emissions and the pollution risk to the Spaddagh River were among the issues raised at a public information meeting hosted by the Swinford Biogas Concern Group. They believe the proposed location is not suitable - the nearest home is less than 200 metres away. To-date, over 1,200 people have signed a petition against the plant, which is proposed to be constructed by local-based Moy Valley Biogas on a site adjacent to the old town dump at Lislackagh and Carrowbaun, just off the N5 outside Swinford. The Gateway Hotel was packed to capacity for Friday night's information meeting which heard from a number of locals who have formed the committee, as well as a representative from an action group in Gort who are opposing a planned development there - the largest biogas facility in the country. Action group spokespersons were clear that they are not against a biogas plant - it is the location that is unsuitable, they say, being in close proximity to people's homes and two kilometres from the town centre. They urged local people to get informed about the project - maps and drawings and information were available at the meeting - and if they have concerns, to make their submissions to Mayo County Council before August 16. An application for planning permission is currently before the council for consideration. On traffic hazard, the meeting was told the plant will involve 50 vehicle movements each day, 25 of which are HGVs, in addition to existing traffic, to be routed via the old Castlebar Road. The old bog road access to the N5 will not be used. Three-quarters of the traffic will come through the town and it was felt the impact on traffic in the town had not been adequately addressed. The old bog road is a narrow route, popular with runners, walkers and cyclists, and the committee questioned how it will accommodate 25 HGVs every day. There was concern that any arising odours could be carried by south-southwesterly winds into the town, with homes closer the plant - 250 metres away - also concerned about noise and air quality with flares, where toxins are burnt off when gas builds up. The point was also made that the adjacent dump site, which operated for 30 years from the 1960s, has never been decommissioned by the council. The proposed new development would put pressure on that site and the adjoining Spaddagh River.

https://www.con-telegraph.ie/2022/08/12/objections-to-east-mayo-biogas-facility-proposals/

The Lulu Carroll Award for the LGFA's Overall Volunteer of the Year. The list of winners in the 2022 LGFA Volunteer of the Year awards has been announced, and there's Mayo interest in it. The LGFA scheme, in its sixth year, recognises winners from 2022 across 10 categories, and emerging as joint winners in the School Coach of the Year category were Emma Galligan and Laura Brogan of Mount St. Michael Secondary School, Claremorris. Elsewhere the winners were: Young Volunteer of the Year – Erika Long (Milltown, Kildare); PRO of the Year – Seamus McGuire (Longford); Local Journalist of the Year – Tara Byrne (KFM, Kildare); Coach of the Year – Noel Treacy (RIP) (Kildress, Tyrone); Club Committee Officer of the Year – Aislinn Nugent Reid (Valleymount, Wicklow); County/Provincial Committee Officer of the Year – Monica Callinan (Clare LGFA); International Volunteer of the Year – Colin Dixon (Na Fianna, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam); Volunteer Hall of Fame – Mary Power O’Shea (Mullinahone, Tipperary); Overall Volunteer of the Year – Domo Murtagh (Navan O’Mahonys, Meath). The Overall Volunteer of the Year, Domo Murtagh, will receive the Lulu Carroll Award, named after the late Lulu Carroll, who was a 2001 All-Ireland senior medallist with Laois. Lulu, who passed away in 2007, was a committed servant to ladies football at club and county levels, and one of the game’s most popular and well-known figures. A former All-Star recipient, Lulu won eight Leinster titles with Laois along with six county senior titles and a provincial crown at club level with Timahoe. Domo has been involved with LGFA for 20 years and has served in almost every role possible. He has been a coach or selector with the Navan O’Mahonys adult team for two decades, winning numerous competitions, and been involved in the county board for a similar length of time, undertaking a number of roles – including club delegate, member of the fixtures committee and delegate to Leinster Council. He has also served Navan O’Mahonys in an administration role, serving first as vice-chairperson before progressing to chairperson, a role which he held in 2019 when they won the Leinster Junior club title. The LGFA’s Volunteer Hall of Fame winner is Mary Power O’Shea, a stalwart of the Mullinahone club in Co. Tipperary. She has been involved in ladies football with Mullinahone since its foundation in 1971 and before the LGFA was founded in 1974. Mary played corner forward on the Tipperary team that won the first ever All-Ireland senior final in 1974, and again in 1975. She contested All-Ireland finals in 1978 and 1979 and eventually won her third All-Ireland medal in 1980. During her playing career, Mary also served on club committees, volunteering her services at a young age. In later years she set up and coached Gaelic 4 Mothers & Others in both Mullinahone and in the neighbouring Ballingarry parish. Mary was a selector on the Mullinahone team that won the county and Munster titles in 2021 before contesting a currentaccount.ie All-Ireland junior final. Before Christmas, Mary was manager of the Mullinahone intermediate team that appeared in the 2022 currentaccount.ie All-Ireland club final. At county level, Mary has served as a selector for Under 14, Under 16 and minor teams, winning several titles along the way. She was also a selector on the Tipperary intermediate team that contested the 2013 TG4 All-Ireland final against Cavan. Mary has served as cultural and language officer on the Tipperary County Board, as well as serving the Tipperary appeals committee. LGFA president Mícheál Naughton commented: “We are delighted once again to honour our annual Volunteer of the Year award winners. Volunteers, and the sterling and unselfish work that they undertake, are the lifeblood of our association and I salute all of our winners.

https://www.con-telegraph.ie/2023/01/23/mayo-winners-in-the-2022-lgfa-volunteer-of-the-year-awards/

Founded on 1874-02-10, Hinsdale County is one of 64 counties in the state of Colorado. Historically, Hinsdale County was split from Lake, Conejos, and Costilla counties. The city of Lake City is the county seat. With FIPS code of 53, Hinsdale County has a population of 781 and area of 1,123.35 square miles (2,909 km2).

https://www.countryaah.com/cities-and-towns-in-hinsdale-county-colorado/

Coatesville officials and county commissioners have been working on a plan to bring economic revitalization back to the city. Drone shot of Coatesville at First Avenue and Lincoln Highway. Editor’s Note: This is the third article from a series about the Chester County’s Revitalization Program. COATESVILLE – Momentum here is growing through a number of local and state economic revitalization initiatives that will hopefully strengthen the city’s neighborhoods and downtown business district, with some saying it may be only a matter of time before Chester County’s “steel town” is seen as a thriving, bustling community. “We are at a tipping point in the revitalization of the City of Coatesville, where investors and developers are beginning to think differently about investing in the city,” said Coatesville Second Century Alliance Executive Director Sonia Huntzinger recently. In addition to all the progress that has been made with the city’s parks and downtown, numerous behind-the-scenes infrastructure projects are improving the city. This year, the city will receive a $500,000 Chester County Community Revitalization Program grant as seed money for the construction of a new parking garage on Fleetwood Street as part of the ongoing Amtrak Train Station project. Ultimately, the county will provide $1 million in funding for the planned garage. “We’re grateful for the grant and we appreciate the relationship with the county and the funds they are giving toward the parking garage,” said City Council President Linda Lavender-Norris. While Amtrak trains currently stop at Coatesville, county officials announced in March an agreement with SEPTA to bring back regional rail service to the city that ceased operations in 1996. The proposed new service will extend SEPTA train operations beyond the current terminus in Thorndale to a new station in Coatesville. The train station project will serve Coatesville residents and the western Chester County region by giving residents greater access to jobs, economic opportunities, and travel outside the city, while providing reliable transportation for commuters and visitors coming to the city. Huntzinger noted that one objective of this project is to reduce traffic congestion on Route 30, which will encourage more people to visit Coatesville and patronize its businesses. Assistant City Manager James Logan said the train station will also provide the city with more leverage to attract commercial developers. “We anticipate that the train station project will create a domino effect for other revitalization projects in the city, including enhancements to our streets and city parks, attraction of new businesses and workspaces, along with commercial and residential investors alike,” he said. The city advocates for user-friendly “green tape policies” to help streamline projects and support responsible development, he added. Logan noted that Landscapes3, the county’s comprehensive plan, has a goal of guiding growth to the county’s urban centers while also protecting open spaces. He said Coatesville wants to be part of that and embraces any funding opportunities that will improve the infrastructure and quality of life for its residents. “All of these moving parts may be occurring independently now but, by design, they all will come together to make the city economically prosperous again,” he said. Over the years, the city has received a total of $6.9 million in grants from thje county’s Department of Community development urban center revitalization program. Part of that funding included a total of $1.7 million for work on the First Avenue and Lincoln Highway intersection, which is often referred to as the city’s gateway. In addition, the city has been receiving help through the new federal Qualified Opportunity Zones program. “This new federal program has sparked increased interest in the city,” Huntzinger said. “The four census tracts that make up the better part of the city’s geographic boundaries have all been designated as Qualified Opportunity Zones, and they are the only ones in Chester County. We’ve already had one business move in, and a property that sat vacant and blighted for more than a decade is under agreement because of the incentive. “In addition to sparking developers’ interests, these Opportunity Zones will help disadvantaged people get ahead in life,” Logan added. City and county officials have been working with housing partner organizations to ensure there are various housing opportunities available. More than half of the city’s housing units are rented, according to Huntzinger. She said the goal is get renters to become homeowners because they will become more invested in the city, which will stabilize neighborhoods. Some organizations and programs that help people who want to buy homes in Coatesville include Habitat for Humanity of Chester County and the Housing Partnership of Chester County’s First Time Home Buyer Program. The county recently announced it will distribute $120,000 in federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to the Habitat for Humanity to assist with an affordable housing project in the city. The First Time Home Buyer Program “exists to help low-to-moderate income people in Chester County, improve their lives by giving them the financial knowledge, tools and guidance to balance a household budget, save their money and raise their credit scores with the final goal of owning a home of their own,” said Nancy Frame, executive director of the Housing Partnership. Jessica Thomas, a 36-year-old single mother of three, recently purchased a home in Coatesville with the help of the program. She had been struggling with student loan debt for years. Thomas, a bus driver, said she likes having a fenced yard for her children and dog to play in. “I like that it’s mine and I like the location,” she added. During ceremonies for the train station, the three county commissioners took note of the county’s efforts since 2003 to upgrade the city’s economic foundation.

https://www.dailylocal.com/2019/10/06/coatesville-primed-for-extensive-economic-revitalization/

What Are SaaS Tools? The SaaS market is extremely competitive. Globally, there are 30,000 SaaS companies, and 17,000 of those companies operate in the US. With a total market value expected to reach $307 billion by 2026, even more businesses are joining the fray. In fact, nearly 400 new SaaS organizations were founded in the last year. Marketing SaaS products requires strategies that are unique from every other industry. SaaS marketers don’t have the luxury of promoting a physical product that customers can hold in their hands. Instead, you have to prove the value of an intangible product to an audience that is often resistant to changing their technology. Your job also doesn’t end when a lead becomes a paying customer. SaaS products depend on a subscription model, in which customers can churn if they no longer find value in your product. This means you must continue to prove your product’s value month after month and year after year. With how difficult SaaS marketing can be, it’s easy to lose sight of the big picture. Sometimes, it’s better to get back to basics rather than trying to reinvent the wheel. And what’s more fundamental than focusing on your customers’ needs and how, exactly, your SaaS product meets and exceeds them? In this article, we’ll cover why both small and enterprise-level businesses rely on SaaS marketing tools. We’ll also show you tools for discovering exactly what challenges your ideal customers are facing, so you can present yourself as their solution. Let’s dive in! SaaS technology refers to ready-to-use application software that is hosted in the cloud. These software applications are also sold “as a service,” meaning they come with a subscription-based service level agreement. This agreement places the responsibility of upgrades and patches on the vendor. The vendor also provides the servers, storage, and networking required for the software to function. This is in direct contrast to how businesses have managed their IT needs in the past. If a company wanted new software, they would simply purchase it. They would then be responsible for implementing and troubleshooting that software and providing the server space to run it. If the developer released upgrades for that program, the company would be responsible for deciding to purchase and install them—or not. In short, SaaS products provide companies with the benefits of cutting-edge technology while adding the perk of taking a hands-off approach to software management. SaaS examples are all around you—at work and at home. Popular SaaS products include Google Docs, monday.com, Slack, and Canva. Closely related to SaaS are Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS). IaaS: Infrastructure as a Service gives your business the tools to control the backend IT infrastructure that runs cloud-based applications. This includes on-demand access to storage, networking, and cloud-based servers. PaaS: Platform as a Service provides the organizational tools needed for managing SaaS applications. PaaS also allows users to develop and host their own applications within the platform. Why Do Small Businesses Use SaaS, and Is SaaS Beneficial for Enterprise Companies? Scalability: As teams grow, they don’t have to worry about changing their technology to grow with them. Instead, they can simply pay their vendor for new seats and additional data space to accommodate more people. Flexibility: Employees just need a device that’s connected to the internet to work. This makes it a lot easier for businesses to adapt to hybrid and fully-remote models. Low Risk: Businesses can try most SaaS products with a free trial. And after signing up for a paid account, they can cancel their subscription when they’re ready to move on to a more comprehensive solution. SaaS applications' efficiency makes it easier for businesses to devote their time and resources to research and development, marketing, customer support, and sales, ultimately leading to more profits. Shows you what the most searched phrases and questions are for any given topic, so you know what your target market cares about and how they find answers. Tells you which topics are related and relevant to your audience, so you can create content clusters that boost each other’s search engine rankings instead of competing against one another. Provides detailed content briefs, so you can see which specific questions to answer in each piece of content. Ready to take the guesswork out of SaaS marketing? It’s as easy as signing up.

https://www.demandjump.com/blog/what-are-saas-tools

So, you’ve decided to pursue a graduate degree, congratulations! Advancing your education in any capacity requires determination, focus and hard work, but is a Master of Business Administration (MBA) or a Master of Science (MS) best? The answer is entirely up to you. Should I Earn an MBA or MS Degree? An MBA degree is a graduate-level degree that is designed to help you develop both management and business administration concepts in preparation to pursue management or higher-level positions within a company. While these degrees are usually intended to help you prepare to pursue a management path in a general sense, many people choose to earn an MBA coupled with a particular focus or specialization to help them prepare to pursue a leadership role in a specific industry. By choosing to add a particular focus to your MBA, you can work to gain additional knowledge about a specific industry, it’s individual challenges, and how to pursue a management career within a space that interests you. An MBA, in any form, is a versatile degree. So even if you earn an MBA that’s focused toward a particular field, you don’t have to feel locked in. You can still use it to change careers or industries down the road if you choose to. Customize your MBA with one of our 10 specializations. While an MS degree may seem similar to an MBA in that they’re both graduate-level degrees, there are some pretty important differences. Firstly, a master of science will include coursework that covers a far broader range of subjects relevant to the area of study you choose. This coursework will typically include core course material, electives, and may require you to conduct research or write a thesis. Many of the STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) will fall under the MS umbrella and will include coursework that fits that areas of study in-depth. An MBA will have a much more focused curriculum that is centered on teaching business concepts, strategy, people management, and leadership capabilities. In truth, both an MBA and an MS degree are valid options for anyone looking to earn a graduate degree. What will make one a better option than the other is an entirely personal choice, and should be based on your desired timeline, career goals, and personal interests. If you are more interested in building a career in one of the STEM fields or wish to work in an academic capacity, then an MS degree may be a good fit. Conversely, if you’re interested in learning how to apply various business skills either in general or to a specific industry, looking to get into management or wanting to pursue a career on a leadership team, then an MBA degree may be a better choice. If you’re interested in advancing your education toward earning an MBA degree, then DeVry is here to help. Our MBA program is designed to help you develop many important teamwork and leadership-centered skills as you prepare to pursue a career in management. Collaboration, problem-solving and a focus on how technology can help you navigate today’s business world will be foundational in your curriculum. Plus, we offer 10 industry-focused specializations meant to help you hone your skills in a particular field, along with your core MBA coursework. Classes start every 8 weeks. What is the Best MBA Concentration for You?

https://www.devry.edu/blog/mba-vs-ms.html

He’s more famous than Vincent van Gogh. His eccentric use of language is as legendary as his football skills. Johan Cruijff, the best Dutch footballer ever, is 60 today. The Dutch media is full stories about the Amsterdammer, who changed the face of football in the Netherlands and Spain, his second home. In terms of genius, there is no doubt that Cruijff matches Van Gogh. And as a player he was just as difficult and volatile a character. Cruijff is not particularly Dutch at all. As a player he was a big head. He disdained consensus, always spoke his mind and he was always right. Once, team-mates invented a Dutch word and Cruijff immediately claimed to know what it meant. The next day he said he had checked it in the dictionary and what he had said was correct. He was not afraid to break taboos and was ruthless in getting the best deal possible for himself. On the field he was consumed by his passion for the game, bossing everybody around and lighting up play with electrifying skill. He was equally impressive as manager of Barcelona. What he didn’t do is win the World Cup when he should have in 1974. And it’s a tragedy that he never managed the Dutch national team. Will he have any regrets? No way. Unlike Van Gogh’s work, Cruijff’s art was a game.

https://www.dutchnews.nl/features/2007/04/cruijff-2/

Hello, students today essay for students has come up with an essay on Navratri. In this essay we have given information about the Navratri festival, and we have told how this festival is celebrated with joy all over the country. Essay on Navratri. Navratri is a Hindu festival that is celebrated in India and Nepal. It is a nine-night festival that is dedicated to the worship of the goddess Durga and her different forms. The festival is celebrated in the month of Ashvin, according to the Hindu calendar, and typically falls in the months of September or October in the Gregorian calendar. Navratri is a time of fasting and devotion for many Hindus. During the festival, people abstain from eating certain foods, such as meat and alcohol, and instead focus on spiritual practices and worship. Each of the nine nights of Navratri is dedicated to a different form of the goddess Durga, and special prayers and rituals are performed to honor her. One of the most prominent features of Navratri is the Garba, a traditional dance that is performed during the festival. The dance is performed in a circular pattern, with participants moving around a central point, often a statue of the goddess Durga. The dance is accompanied by traditional music, and participants dress in colorful costumes and wear traditional jewelry. In addition to the Garba, Navratri is also marked by the display of colorful decorations and lights. Homes and temples are adorned with colorful rangoli designs, and special offerings, such as flowers and sweets, are made to the goddess. Overall, Navratri is a time of celebration and devotion for Hindus. It is a time to honor the goddess Durga and celebrate the triumph of good over evil. Students, how do you celebrate Navratri festival, and do you enjoy the Garba? Do tell us in the comment section below.

https://www.essayforstudents.com/2022/12/navratri-essay-in-english-essay-for.html

The Alumni Association Graduate Scholarship is available to full-time graduate students at California State University, Stanislaus. You must participate in CSU Stanislaus activities and have a minimum 3.0 GPA to be eligible for this award. Also considered are professional and academic achievements, contributions to the community, awards and special recognitions, leadership qualities and citizenship.

https://www.fastweb.com/college-scholarships/scholarships/61291-alumni-association-graduate-scholarship-csus

WEBSTER - Marian Breske 91 of Roslyn and formerly of Webster passed away Saturday May 20, 2017 at Strand Kjorsvig Living Center in Roslyn. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 A.M. Friday May 26, 2017 at Christ the King Catholic Church in Webster. Burial will be in St. Ottos Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be at Fiksdal Funeral Service Thursday 5-7 P.M. closing with a Rosary Service at 7P.M. In lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorials be made in memory of Marian to: Strand Kjorsvig Living Center 801 South Main Street Roslyn, SD 57261 Marian Gertrude Wagner was born on Thursday May 21, 1925 to Matt and Margaret (Monzel) Wagner at Webster, South Dakota. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Otto’s Catholic Church in Webster. The family made their home on a farm in Morton Township, southwest of Webster, South Dakota. She attended country school near her home and St. Otto’s Catholic School in Webster, graduating from Webster High School in 1943. After graduation, she worked at the Pacific Grain Elevator. On June 29, 1948, she married Theodore Joseph Breske at St. Otto’s Catholic Church in Webster. The couple made their home in Racine Township and farmed until 1963. The family then moved to Waubay for a short time, and then to Webster in 1971. Marian was a very hard worker, working outside the home most of her adult life. She worked for Pilgrim Cleaners until 1975, when the couple opened Breske’s Café on Main Street. Mr. Breske passed away in 1982. Marian continued to operate the café for 17 years, serving the community her renowned pancakes, caramel and cinnamon rolls, hash browns and other great food! She sold the business in 1992. (The cafe was recently transferred to its fourth owner and operates today as The Diner on Main.) Marian then worked part-time for the soil conservation office until she fully retired in 1999. Marian was a member at Christ the King Catholic Church where she was active in the Altar Society. She enjoyed time spent at her lake cabin on Enemy Swim Lake where she was known as “Grandma Jet Ski”! Marian also enjoyed fishing, swimming, bowling, playing cards and bingo, and especially time spent with her friends and family. Marian passed away one day shy of her 92nd birthday on Saturday May 20, 2017 at Roslyn, South Dakota at the age of 91 years, 11 months, and 29 days. She is survived by four children, Ronald (Stephanie Andersen) Breske, of Tea, SD; Mick (Cheryl) Breske, of Vermillion, SD; Calvin (Colleen) Breske, of Sioux Falls, SD; Dennis (Marie Hovland) Breske, of Sioux Falls, SD; five grandchildren, Ron’s daughter Tracy, Mick’s children, Matt and Amanda Breske, Dennis and Marie’s children Samuel and Benjamin Breske and; 4 great grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild, her brother Loren, and in-laws, Rosemary Breske, Judy Breske, and Andy Breske, as well as several step grandchildren and step great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Ted in 1982; one son, Thomas Paul Breske; one grandson, Thomas Hovland Breske, and two siblings, Duane Wagner and Arlene (Wagner) Trautner. To send flowers to the family in memory of Marian Breske, please visit our flower store.

https://www.fiksdalfuneral.com/obituaries/marian-breske

The 1980 Rink was buzzing Saturday night in anticipation of the women's ice hockey final of the Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games. Canada and Japan were squaring off after winning their respective semifinals against the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The Canadians went on to dominate the gold-medal affair by a score of 5-0. Canada sent a strong message right from the start, outshooting its rivals by a 15-3 margin in the first period, but the score remained 0-0. The winners took control of the scoreboard in the second with four goals, however, starting with Audrey-Anne Veillette and Maria Dominico less than five minutes apart, followed by Maggy Burbidge and Céline Frappier. Elizabeth Mar Mura rounded out the scoring in the third. Kendra Woodland earned a 12-save shutout. This was the seventh time women's ice hockey was played at the FISU Games. Canada has played in all seven gold-medal finals, winning four times. For Japan, the silver medal is their best-ever result. They had claimed bronze in 2019 and 2015. “It's definitely an honour to play in this final game and we've been focusing each and every game. Try not to get ahead of ourselves and to finally be here and playing this game and get the goal that we wanted is definitely surreal,” said Dominico. She added the team focused on its goals and not making mistakes. According to Dominico, teamwork was also key to Canada’s success. “I would say the players on this team are selfless, dedicated, and share the same passion of the game that I have myself. Leah Herrfort talked about the overall experience in Lake Placid. “Everyone individually was so excited to be here and then when we all came together it was like magic. It was amazing.

https://www.fisu.net/news/winter-fisu-world-university-games/canada-back-on-top-in-women-s-hockey

Developer Telltale has previously created games based on the Monkey Island, Sam and Max, Back to the Future, Wallace & Gromit and Homestar Runner IPs, and has a Jurassic Park game forthcoming. But on Friday it revealed plans to add comic/TV series The Walking Dead, DC comic Fables and a reboot of long-dead Sierra adventure franchise King's Quest to that roster. These appear to all be episodic releases, as have been the majority of Telltale's previous adventures. Also in the pipeline is a sequel to its own Puzzle Agent and a partnership/publishing deal for indie adventure Hector: Badge of Carnage. Meanwhile, the firm's marketing SVP Steve Allison revealed in a recent press event (as attended by Joystiq) that Back to the Future was "certainly our most successful franchise to date." This was based on just one episode of the series having been released (a second arrived last week), although the firm sold the entire run as a complete pack. Allison attributed the success to the license and the strong voice-acting in the game. The series is available on PC, Mac, iPad and PSN.

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/telltale-acquires-kings-quest-walking-dead-fables-licenses

Scott Simons, a Portland gay Mortgage Professional, is a proud member of Oregon’s LGBTQ community and he brings over 35 years of real estate banking experience to the closing table. Whether you are a first-time homebuyer or upgrading you can feel comfortable knowing Scott understands the needs and concerns of both traditional and non-traditional families. Through Simons & Leoni Home Loans, LLC., Scott can offer you a wide variety of residential home financing options backed by Fannie-Mae, Freddie-Mac, FHA, VA and USDA. To get Pre-Qualified call, email or apply online at our website. If you’re looking to finance a new home purchase or a refi, please give me a call. What’s the Most Gay Area of San Francisco? Looking for the Gay Area of San Francisco? San Francisco is known for being one of the most gay-friendly cities in the United States. As a result, there’s not just one gay area of San Francisco. There are several neighborhoods that have a large concentration of LGBTQ+ residents. The Castro District is known for its large LGBTQ+ population and its vibrant culture and nightlife. The neighborhood is named after José Castro, and is home to many popular restaurants, bars, and shops, as well as the GLBT Historical Society Museum. Visit the GLBT Historical Society Museum, which features exhibits on the history of the LGBTQ+ community in San Francisco and beyond. Go shopping on Castro Street, which is lined with independent boutiques, bookstores, and other interesting shops. Grab a bite to eat at one of the many popular restaurants in the area, like as Starbelly, Hotspot, or The Castro Fountain. Check out a movie at the Castro Theatre, a historic movie palace that features live organ music before every show. Attend a performance at the Swedish American Hall, a popular venue for concerts, comedy shows, and other events. Visit the Harvey Milk Plaza, which is named after the iconic gay rights activist who was assassinated in 1978. The plaza features a memorial to Milk and is a popular gathering spot for the LGBTQ+ community. These are just a few ideas – there are many other fun and interesting things to do in the Castro District. The Mission District is a neighborhood located in San Francisco, California. It is known for its vibrant culture, vibrant street art, and delicious food. The Mission District is home to a large Latino population, as well as many artists, musicians, and other creative types. The neighborhood is named after the Mission Dolores. Visit the Clarion Alley Mural Project, which features a collection of colorful and thought-provoking murals created by local artists. Go shopping on Valencia Street, which is home to many independent boutiques, bookstores, and other interesting shops. Grab a bite to eat at one of the many popular restaurants in the area, such as La Taqueria, Flour + Water, or Namu Gaji. Check out a show at the Brava Theater Center, a community-based performing arts venue that features a diverse range of performances. Visit the Mission Dolores Park, a popular green space that offers great views of the city and is a popular spot for picnics, sports, and other outdoor activities. Attend a performance at the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, a nonprofit organization that promotes Latino culture through art, music, dance, and other forms of expression. Or just walk around and take in the sights. Noe Valley is known for its small-town feel, its beautiful Victorian houses, and its family-friendly atmosphere. Noe Valley is located on the eastern side of the city, near the Mission District and the Castro District. The neighborhood is named after José de Jesús Noé, the last Mexican alcalde (mayor) of San Francisco. Visit the Noe Valley Farmers’ Market, which takes place every Saturday and features fresh produce, flowers, and other products from local farmers and vendors. Go shopping on 24th Street, which is home to many independent shops, boutiques, and bookstores. Grab a bite to eat at one of the many popular restaurants in the area, such as Noe Valley Bakery, The Liberty Cafe, or Noe Valley Pizza. Check out a show at the Noe Valley Ministry, a historic church that hosts concerts, plays, and other performances. Visit the Douglass Playground, a popular park that features a playground, a basketball court, and a community garden. Attend a performance at the Noe Valley Chamber Music series, which presents classical music concerts in a variety of venues throughout the neighborhood. San Francisco is known for being one of the most LGBTQ+-friendly cities in the United States. As a result, many LGBTQ+ people choose to live in San Francisco because they feel more accepted and supported there. The city has a large and active LGBTQ+ community, which can provide a sense of belonging and support. SF also has a long history of LGBTQ+ activism and advocacy, and there are many organizations and resources available to support the community. And it is known for its inclusive and progressive culture, and LGBTQ+ people may feel more comfortable and accepted there than in other cities. As a Portland gay mortgage broker, I enjoy explaining the real estate process and believe that keeping people informed and educated throughout the transaction can help lessen the anxiety of what is often a very stressful set of events. Being personally available to my clients is very important to me, including evenings and weekends. Life is always shifting and when it does, it’s comforting to have a person you can trust, someone you can call who doesn’t mind if you ask a question or two or three. If you’re looking for a mortgage professional in the greater Portland area, for a new purchase or a refinance, give James Komro a call. He would love to work with you. I welcome the opportunity to serve your needs with quick and accurate real estate financing advice. Over 19 years in mortgage banking, I offer the expertise and knowledge, and will make sure you understand the features associated with the loan program you choose and that it meets your unique financial situation. As a Rancho Cucamonga gay mortgage lender, I’m able to offer a large variety of home loan programs, including non-traditional financing, and always available to be reached including evenings and weekends. And I will extend the same professional service to your friends, family members, work colleagues or neighbors who need help. If you’re looking for someone friendly to help finance or refinance a home, give me a call!

https://www.gayrealtynetwork.com/category/type/mortgage-lender/

Sam Heisman is the Founding Head of School at Great Hearts Harveston, the first Great Hearts Academy to break ground in Louisiana. The newly constructed campus will be opening in Baton Rouge for the 2023-2024 school year. His last name may sound familiar to you and for good reason. The Heisman Trophy is the most prestigious award in college sports and named after John Heisman, the great great grand uncle of Sam Heisman. John Heisman was the athletic director of the Downtown Athletic Club, the organization that created the award in 1935 to recognize “the most valuable college football player east of the Mississippi.” The award was named in his honor after his death in 1936 and broadened to include players west of the Mississippi. John Heisman had a rich career in college athletics as a football player, a head coach, and an athletic director. He has a great love for poetry. Among his favorite poems are the Aeneid, Paradise Lost, and Sonnet 73. Heisman specified that it is not so much because of their content, but for the transformational experience he had while reading them, writing about them, or teaching them. Heisman graduated Hillsdale College and began his career in education as a teacher and coach at Veritas Prep in Phoenix, Ariz. He moved to Texas and expanded on his teaching portfolio with Great Hearts, leading young scholars in Poetry, Literature, Composition, and Humane Letters. Heisman served as an Assistant Headmaster before taking the helm at Great Hearts Northern Oaks as Headmaster. Without hesitation, Heisman agreed to move his family of 7 from San Antonio to Baton Rouge, the second largest city in Louisiana and considered one of the major educational hubs of the American South. You do not have to spend very much time with him to see his love for his family and his passion to make a classical education in liberal arts accessible to all students. Heisman and the Great Hearts Harveston Team will be hosting a breaking ground ceremony at the site of their soon-to-be newly built campus located in the master-planned community, The Preserve at Harveston, near Bluebonnet & Nicholson at 11801 Bluebonnet Blvd. You can view the event on a livestream through the Great Hearts America YouTube or the Great Hearts Harveston Facebook.

https://www.greatheartsamerica.org/heisman-brings-his-legacy-to-baton-rouge/

We can tell you spend a lot of time in your car, whether it be going to work or simply going out for the day, But, how well do you really know the car you love so much? No matter the type of car in terms of the model you drive, we are certain there are some features that you may have missed all these years. So, how can this be? Well, it turns out these features are literally hidden, and you have to directly search for them in order to know they are there. In other cases, a lot of these interesting features are right in front of you, and you are not even aware of them. Many of them are in place to help you stay safe, while there are others that are in place to aid in keeping your car clean. We will help you identify them and bring your knowledge up to speed. There is no rule in the book that says you must be a mechanic in order to at least know your way around the engine. These days, many cars have color-coded engines, which makes it easy for anyone to understand what needs to be done around it. Whether it be the coolant, dipstick, brake fluid, oil cap, or washer fluid, you will be able to identify and fix any issues that might be developed. With the color-codes, you will know exactly where it is safe for you to touch and where you need to leave for the experts to handle. However, a lot of the cars do have mainly yellow, red, green, or blue coloring, but it still gives an edge to some apprentice who desires to be independent should something happen.

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A living room can be the most comfortable space for us. It is the place where you spend most of your time. You must consider how to maximize your living room space using luxurious designs to make it more appealing. You should make sure that it has a design that reflects your personality and transform it into a space that brings joy to everyone who enters it. To maximize the space in your Living room, you need to be creative. A simple layout of furniture can have a big impact on the design and style of your room. When decorating your living room, it is important to remember that space is limited, and you may have a smaller room than needed. Even though you might be able to use different furniture pieces in your living area, it won’t make it look big enough. Instead, you should consider the furniture arrangement and make sure that the space is maximized. Use color and different materials to create a unique look that will make your guests feel at home. Don’t forget that a comfortable place to sit and watch TV is also important. If you have a sofa or two in the living room, they should be in the same style as the rest of the furniture, so they all look like one cohesive group. Wondering how to maximize space in your living room? Nailing the mirror trick is a smart way to do so, while still maintaining a living room feel. The most important thing when you want to maximize space in your living room is to use mirrors. Mirrors can provide the appearance of much more space than there is, by creating an illusion of longer spaces. Mirrors help to have a feeling of expansion especially when the light hits it because it creates a sense of openness and space. Window seats are a great way to maximize your living room space. The window seat offers an additional seating area and can be used to improve the appearance of your room. A window seat can be used as extra seating in addition to the traditional end tables and small ottomans. They also provide a wonderful place to put plants, books or other decor in small spaces between actual furniture pieces. Window seats can be used to add seating and/or storage, so you’re maximizing space by enhancing the ornamental value of your room. And also living room window seats create an additional seating area that can be used to improve the appearance of your living room. It also offers room for storage and display items in front of it. If you plan to emphasize the vertical as much as possible, it will make any space look wider with more height and depth. This can be a good idea if you have limited spaces for your furniture like I do. It also helps you get on top of keeping the clutter out of sight and cabinets or containers open in the living room to showcase anything that is inside. When it comes to maximized space, one of the easiest ways to feel more satisfied is to utilize vertical elements. By framing your walls with a stylish cabinet or large piece of furniture, you can maximize the size of your living room. Consider the vertical dimension because it is where everything happens. Because of this, there are several things that can help increase the visual impact of your space: use two different types of furniture; use large, solid surfaces in contrast with small or delicate ones; give a sense of volume by adding height through high shelves or hanging pots and mirrors. Statement pieces in the living room can draw attention away from the room itself and make it look more appealing. For the room to look cohesive, each piece must complement the others. Furnishing your living room with items that won’t detract from the atmosphere of the area is the best approach to make the most of the available space. Effective ways to create a cozy environment include using a sofa set, rug, and pillows. Consider buying inexpensive statement pieces of art or furniture that have a casual air. By giving your area a sense of proportion, adding dimension, and establishing a focal point, a statement piece may make your space look better. It goes beyond being merely decorative. The main reason why large area rugs are recommended to fit in your Living room is because they can help to maximize your space and give you the appearance of a larger area. Large area rugs come in many shapes and sizes, so they are the perfect selection if you have an open space. They also help to minimize traffic noise and create a comfortable atmosphere when sitting on the floor. In choosing a large area rug for your living room, think about the space and what you want the rug to accomplish for you. Be sure the rug complements the style and color scheme of your room. A well-placed large area oriental rug can help define a living room as it helps add interest, make it look full and also adds warmth to your interior decor. These different styles can be used together to create a luxurious look that is sure to impress guests and create the perfect setting for entertaining family and friends. Furniture and style all have an important role in creating a homelike atmosphere. As you plan to rearrange your living room, you must first ask yourself these questions: What are my current needs? What do I want to achieve with space? How can I narrow down my choices by eliminating options that you don’t really want or need? Asking yourself helps you to better maximize the living room.

https://www.homoq.com/maximize-space-in-your-living-room/

Beverly J. Fisher, age 79, of Chillicothe, passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at Heritage Manor in Chillicothe. Beverly was born on November 5, 1939 in Ottawa, IL to Ernest and Sarah (Hurst) Gedye. She married Ronald L. Fisher on October 5, 1956 in Ottawa. He preceded her in death on April 6, 2011. Also preceding her in death are her parents and 10 siblings. Surviving are her children, Patricia (Albert) Lewis of Chillicothe, Lance Fisher of Phoenix, AZ, Ronda Cook of Richview, IL, Darcy (Michael) Horn of Delevan, IL, Vicky (Russel) Garey of Metamora, IL and Adam (Stephanie) Fisher of El Paso, IL; 14 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren. Beverly was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Along with raising her children, she also worked for Peoria Plastics for 20 years. Beverly enjoyed painting, playing bingo, gardening, crafting and she could decorate a home like it was straight out of a magazine. She also loved animals, especially her birds. Cremation rites will be accorded and a private graveside service will be held at Chillicothe City Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, c/o Pancreatic Cancer Research. Arrangements were handled through Weber-Hurd Funeral Home in Chillicothe. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Beverly J. Fisher, please visit our floral store. To send flowers to the family in memory of Beverly Fisher, please visit our flower store.

https://www.hurdfamilyfunerals.com/obituaries/beverly-fisher

The sun has released three powerful solar flares in the past two days, the effects of which could hit Earth on Friday 13 June, according to a report by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). But, there is no cause of fear for people on Earth as the flare will have small or no effect on the planet, reports Space Weather. The solar flares disrupted high frequency communications on the Earth, when it hit twice in the morning hours of Tuesday 10 June and once on Wednesday 11 June between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. EDT or 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. IST. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captured the images of the flare. The flares were 10,000 times as intense as normal flares from the sun and erupted from an active region on the left side of the sun. All of the three activities were X-Class solar flares, which is the most powerful type of solar flare. On Wednesday, X1.0 flamed following two X-flares (X2.1 and X1.5) on Tuesday 10 June. The most recent blast was short-lived but intense and is not expected to have significant effects on Earth, said NASA officials in a statement. Solar flares are huge bursts of radiation from the sun that explode into the space. They can produce coronal mass ejections (CMEs) - shockwaves of plasma and charged particles. When these waves direct towards Earth, CMEs can activate geomagnetic storms and blackout power grids and communication on Earth. So far, scientists have not observed morning flares association with CME. But the flare that blasted on Tuesday produced a CME, which the scientists forecast to hit the Earth on Friday 13 June. It is expected that the CME could create polar geomagnetic storms – occurs when solar particles connects with Earth's magnetic field. The solar flares produced on Tuesday and Wednesday caused radio knock out that interrupted high-frequency communication for about an hour on the regions of the Earth facing sun, according to the U.S. Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC), which is based in Boulder, Colorado, as reported by Live Science. Though harmful radiation from a solar flare cannot pass through Earth's atmosphere to affect humans on the ground, intense flares are capable enough to disturb the atmosphere where GPS and other communications signals travel. It is predicted that the geomagnetic storm that will hit on Friday will produce a G1 storm, which is the least intense type of storm. In such a case, communication instruments are unlikely to get disrupted. Also, there is no strange aurora display forecasted by space weather experts. Moreover, as and when the sun rotates, it could burst out additional flares directly at Earth, according to Spaceweather.com. Powerful flares associated with CMEs can also be dangerous to astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) and could interrupt with satellites around the planet.

https://www.ibtimes.co.in/powerful-solar-flares-could-hit-earth-friday-13-june-video-602106

The President’s still trying to convince the American people that they should be happy that the legislation remaking the health care system (which the public overwhelming opposed) was rammed through Congress and signed into law. That’s a tough job when people are also hearing doctors’ complaints and concerns about what the law will do to their practice and medicine in general. Consider this article in Investor’s Business Daily, which tells the story of one woman, a primary care physician from New Jersey, who has decided to drop out of medicine, in part because Obamacare threatens to make existing problems with the medical system worse. Reimbursement issues were rated “most unsatisfying” by more than 54% of doctors surveyed in 2008 by the Physicians Foundation. Managed care issues and Medicare/gov’t regulations were not far behind, with 51.6% and 45.8%, respectively. Seventy-nine percent of doctors said ObamaCare makes them less optimistic about the practice of medicine, according to a survey by Sermo and AthenaHealth (ATHN). Two-thirds said they would consider dropping all government insurance programs. Two-thirds of doctors may stop serving Medicare and Medicaid patients? This is the kind of information that people are going to be getting about this new health care law, and it is only going to make them like it less.

https://www.iwv.org/2010/04/doctors-want-out-of-obama-care/

For a Q&A with Guardian Angels founder, Curtis Silwa, see here. David is President of Cinema 59 Productions. He is a writer/director based in New York City. Before his feature films (Evil Weed, The Stand Up, Anchors, Turtle Island, Last Supper and Vigilante), David created and produced the critically acclaimed show "College Life" for MTV. Brad is a Producer and Editor based in New York City. He has worked on such diverse projects as Mike Myer’s directorial debut, Supermensch, the Ugandan action movies of Isaac Nabwana, Death Row Stories for Alex Gibney’s Jigsaw Productions/CNN, and the upcoming documentary Madonna and the Breakfast Club. The process of making Vigilante started 30 years ago when I saw my first Guardian Angel in a red beret downtown in NYC. I understood they were crime fighters, true super heroes working to keep my hometown safe. Decades later I had the opportunity to take Curtis Sliwa out to dinner and so began the process of ten two-hour-plus meals wherein I filled legal pad after legal pad with the most amazing stories. From these stories, we narrowed down our favourites, and over the course of a few days shot Curtis in a two camera set-up. Then Bradford Coleman and I spent about a year in an office in Union Square putting this all together, with incredible home videos, and archival footage.

https://www.journeyman.tv/film/7412/vigilante

I graduated from the University of Southampton in 2000. I undertook my basic surgical training in East Anglia before moving to London. There I undertook research for my postgraduate Doctorate in Medicine from Imperial College London – my work sponsored by The Royal College of Surgeons of England and the Stroke Association. Thereafter I completed my higher surgical training at national and international centres of excellence, including The Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital in Queensland, Australia. It is a pleasure to be working in my native East Anglia where I live with my wife and two children.

https://www.jpaget.nhs.uk/departments-services/consultants-a-z/robert-brightwell/

The player's movie resume of today is about the Baltimore Orioles starter, Dean Kremer, who will be among Team Israel players at the 2023 World Baseball Classic. He played for Israel in the 2018 WBC. Dean Kremer was the first Israeli citizen drafted by an MLB team. Because Kremer chose to play baseball at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, he didn't sign a contract with the San Diego Padres, which selected him in the 38th round of the 2015 MLB draft. In 2016, he was again drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 14th round of the MLB draft and contracted with the club. After playing in the minor league, Kremer was traded to the Baltimore Orioles with four prospects for a notable slugger, Manny Machado. The right-handed pitcher started his big-league career as a starter in a game against the New York Yankees on September 6, 2020, giving up one run and one hit, fanning seven to pick up his first career victory. In 2022, the 26-year-old righty returned to the team from a left oblique strain on July 5 and marked 8-7 with a 3.23 ERA and 87 strikeouts over 22 contests. "Kremer is always calm on the mound, even at 26 years old. He can paint the strike zone's edges with his powerless pitching form. He is a pitcher who can keep his team in a game, just as all managers expect."

https://www.kaispobaseball.com/2022-season/the-2023-wbc-star-players-movie-resume-vol20-dean-kremer-major-candidate-for-team-israelbaltimores-cool-righty

Malav and Priya met on the sets of the sitcom and have been married for nearly ten years now. Taarak Mehta ka Ooltah Chashmah is one of the most popular sitcoms among the TV audience. The show is loved by many and it even gave us Priya Ahuja and Malav Rajda. While Priya plays the role of Rita Reporter, Malav is the director of the hit sitcom. Malav and Priya met on the sets of the sitcom and have been married for nearly ten years now. The two are quite active on social media and often shares some beautiful pictures on Instagram. For more than a decade, the two reveal their love story and their married life. Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah Defeats Anupamaa To Become Most Liked TV Show Followed By Bigg Boss 16 On Ormax Media Report – Check... When Ankita Lokhande Turned Into Kyunki Saas Bhi’s ‘Tulsi’ & Welcomed... “Michael Jackson’s Biopic Will Glorify A Man Who R*ped Children… How... Uorfi Javed Went Into Depression Because Of ‘Tuche Insaan’ Filing FIRs... Shehzada: Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo’s Hindi Dubbed Version Put On Hold, To Benefit...

https://www.koimoi.com/television/taarak-mehta-ka-ooltah-chashmah-director-malav-rajda-talks-about-his-marriage-to-priya-ahuja-we-avoid-getting-into-each-others-professional-lives/

In fact, I think the ACA makes expanding Medicare easier, simply demonstrating that large scale health care reform is possible. Compared with the status quo ante, passage of ACA is a very good thing! On the other hand, as we all know too well, there is a finite amount of political capital available, and limited windows in which major bills can be passed. So it’s important to think critically about the full range of ways we can use those limited opportunities. From your point of view, what can we learn from the ACA experience for the next time an expansion of the welfare state is on the table? On the most immediate point, while I wouldn’t have substituted lowering the Medicare eligibility age for the more comprehensive goals of the ACA, it remains a worthy goal in itself. Even the expansion of our single-payer models won’t get us closer to Medicare-for-all, they’re worth doing in themselves for the reasons that were well-stated by Corey in the original post. There are complex lessons about federalism to be learned from the passage and implementation of the ACA. The dark side of “states’ rights” was in stark evidence: the Supreme Court using ad hoc “reasoning” to make the Medicaid expansion less effective without creating any kind of clear standard going forward, state insurance commissions demanding autonomy to set up exchanges and then not setting up the exchanges, etc. But it’s the system we have, and to make a particularly unoriginal argument progressive states can move the ball forward by using the ACA as a basis to experiment: single payer, public options, etc. Showing that these policies can work is good for the state’s residents while also potentially building momentum for future federal reform. And, as always, the process should underscore why progressives should be cheering about the fact that the filibuster is probably on the road to oblivion, the bad things a unified Republican Congress can do notwithstanding. I don’t want to oversell what a majority rule Senate could have done: malapportionment means that Democrats are going to have a more ideologically heterogeneous caucus when they’re the majority party, and eliminating the filibuster wouldn’t have produced single payer and may not even have produced a high-quality public option. But the bill still could have been improved in any number of ways — with a Medicare buy-in if not a decrease in eligibility age one real possibility. The greater leeway provided by 50%+1 would have decreased the power of a genuinely mendacious actor like Lieberman. This lesson is, I think, perhaps imparted even more clearly by the process leading to the ARRA. Even if effectively cutting Snowe, Collins, and the very worst Democrats out of the process wouldn’t have greatly increased the bottom-line number, and it probably wouldn’t have, it certainly would have increased the bang for the buck. In addition, going forward, the threshold for major reforms might start in the mid-50s rather than the rare 60. 2) Your claims about how the only important part of the ACA is the Medicaid expansion is but another proud boast of ignorance from you. Please to be looking up the following terms: “Rescission” “Preexisting Condition” “Lifetime Cap” “Annual Cap” and “Community Rating”. 3) Because of all those terms I listed in (2), the simple fact is that before the ACA became law the only meaningful, reliable insurance in this country (outside of Government programs like Medicare, Medicaid, and the VA) was group insurance obtained through large employers. Individual insurance was a con job – people likely to need care couldn’t get insurance, and coulnd’t afford it if they could get it, and couldn’t rely on it if that had got it – and even group insurance had most of the same caveats except when obtained as part of a very, very large group indeed. 4) So, fnck you when you say that the ACA makes it possible for people to afford a shitty policy on the individual market. In fact, it means that for the first time a policy on the individual market will be worth having; on top of that, it will be available despite pre-existing conditions, it will actually cover the needed care, and, yes, it will be subsidized if necessary. 5) As should be obvious, a health insurance system that only works for you so long as you maintain employment with a large employer that opts to offer decent benefits both sucks and blows. It left 50 million Americans with no coverage at all, and perhaps a similar number with unreliable and inadequate coverage. And the ACA destroys that restriction, and opens the door to further erosion of the tie between your employer and your health care. 6) As has been pointed out many times, including by Aimai in the comments today: the system created by the ACA has been tested for the better part of a decade in Massachusetts. It works! People are insured, and the biggest problem I’ve seen reported is that there was an initial surge of people seeing doctors for checkups, a pent-up demand that for a time stretched the available supply of GPs. 7) And, oh, yeah, those people who are getting the Medicaid benefits might feel inclined to respond unkindly to your sneering dismissal of the importance of that advance. Again, health care is an area where relatively simple public solutions are generally preferable to more complex hybrids; no argument there. But our high-veto-point system is likely to produce a lot of complexity. So going forward — and this is why I wanted to emphasize just how different the ACA was from the Heritage Plan — it’s also important to remember that the existing private parts of the system can be made to be better or worse, and they can be regulated more of less effectively. And this isn’t just hypothetical: the Massachusetts experience shows that the basic framework can work much more effectively than the status quo ante. But the ACA isn’t the end of the struggle; in multiple ways, it’s the beginning of one.

https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2013/12/the-lessons-of-the-aca

Montgomery County Community College will kick off the new year with funding to support a pilot program to help students earn college credits while they are still in high school. The Montco Early College Academy recently received federal funding in the amount of $100,000 through U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean’s fiscal year 2023 request for community projects. The funding will sponsor 100 students in Title 1 eligible high schools in Montgomery County to participate in the pilot program during the 2022-2023 academic year. Participating students will take three online classes, a First-Year Experience course that focuses on strategies for college success, followed by an English course and a math course. The model creates customized pathways that can accommodate students who need academic support in preparation for college-level coursework as well as the advanced student who desires to take advanced-level college coursework. The funding covers the cost of the three courses, offered by MCCC at a discounted rate of $197 per course, as well as a small stipend designated for textbooks. Upon completion of the courses, the students will earn up to 12 college credits and gain experience and confidence in navigating the college environment. The pilot program is the initial phase of a comprehensive Montco Early College Academy. Starting with the College and Career Readiness Academy, high school students will complete gateway courses in English and math and additional course work to develop soft skills for employment, such as communication, problem-solving, technical and information literacies, critical and creative thinking, and respect for diverse perspectives, among others, and prepare for success in a post-secondary college experience without the need for developmental courses. The Montco Early College Academy will provide students with a head start on their college education and careers while saving substantial money on tuition costs. For more information, email |||EMAIL_ADDRESS||| or call |||PHONE_NUMBER||| .

https://www.mainlinemedianews.com/2023/01/13/mccc-receives-100000-to-help-launch-early-college-academy-pilot-program/

Nils Dolvik practices in Oslo, Norway. Dolvik is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Kohler Disease. He is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Osgood-Schlatter Disease, Kohler Disease, Osteochondritis Dissecans, and Thin Basement Membrane Nephropathy. His clinical research consists of co-authoring 21 peer reviewed articles in the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 11 articles in the study of Kohler Disease. Prevalence of osteochondral lesions in the fetlock and hock joints of Standardbred horses that survived bacterial infection before 6 months of age.

https://www.medifind.com/conditions/kohler-disease/2910/doctors/nils-i-dolvik/186438740

Members of the Davison V.F.W. Colorguard make their entrance in to the Veterans Day Memorial Service at the veterans memorial site next to the Davison Township Government Offices (2011). GENESEE COUNTY, MI - From parades and runs, to candlelight services and festivals, Genesee County residents will have a host of different ways to celebrate Memorial Day on Monday, May 25, as well as during the weekend leading up to it. What: "Freedom 4 Veterans" four-mile run and one-mile family walk will benefit the Clio Veterans Memorial Park and local veterans. All ages are welcome. $30 fee for the run includes a T-shirt; $15 fee for the family walk does not include shirt. When: Saturday, May 23, at 9 a.m. Where: Clio Veterans Memorial Park, off of Railway Street in Clio. When: Sunday, May 24, at 1 p.m. When: Monday, May 25, at 10 a.m. Where: The intersection of Saginaw Street and Maple Street in downtown Holly. When: 10 a.m. Monday, May 25. Where: Fenton Community Center, 150 S. Leroy St. What: Parade, candlelight service, music and fireworks. What: City of Burton Memorial Day 5k run and walk to commemorate the men and women who died while in military service. Early registration until May 23. $15 without T-shirt, $25 with T-shirt. When: Monday, May 25. Registration starts at 7:30 a.m. Run starts at 9 a.m. Where: Atherton High School, 3354 S. Genesee Road. What: Genesee County's official Veterans Memorial Park invites the public to its annual observance, which will include a wreath laying, rifle salute and Presentation of Colors by the Flint Northwestern High School Naval ROTC. In addition, there will be a special recognition honoring the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War and announcement of a new monument for the park. When: Monday, May 25, at 9:30 a.m. Where: McFarlan Veterans Memorial Park, located at the intersection of Saginaw Street and Martin Luther King Boulevard. When: Saturday, May 23, at 10 a.m. Where: Flint Indigent Cemetery, on Linden Road between Flushing Road and Pasadena Avenue. What: Fly City Field Day will include tug-of-war, a basketball tournament and kickball, as well as hot dogs and drinks. When: Sunday, May 24 from 2-6 p.m. When: Monday, May 25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. What: Unveiling of the "Patriot Wall" before the 68th annual parade. Where: LaFontaine Union Block in downtown Linden. What: Memorial Day festival and parade. Free event will include an inflatable carnival, petting zoo, face painting, cookie eating contest, dunk tank, car show, craft show, flea market, prize raffles, hay ride and food vendors. When: Monday, May 25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Where: Genesee Lion's Club Pavilion, at the end of Green Arbor Drive in Genesee Township. Those interested in joining the parade should meet at Genesee High School, 7347 N. Genesee Road. When: Monday, May 25 at 1 p.m. Where: Swartz Creek Veterans Memorial, located on Paul Fortino Drive.

https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2015/05/guide_to_2015_genesee_county_m.html

Artist Ferdinand Gueldry is well known in France and Europe, particularly for his Marne river scenes and industrial landscapes. In 1914, he was too old to be enrolled, but the next year, he was appointed a Musée de l’Armée (Army Museum) painter and authorized to visit the front, where he painted several scenes representing the First World War, including this one: a powerful evocation of the horror of the terrible fighting of the 2nd Battle of Champagne, which took place in the Marne area in September and October 1915. In this intense, complex work, various scenes demonstrate the engagement of the French troops, bogged down in a desolate landscape reduced to a deformed field, a mass grave and source of a heavy light. Dismembered enemy bodies and decomposed, rotting plants form the terrain on which men in limbo are reduced to groups of silhouettes difficult to count. Their shapes are difficult to pick out, while their profound distress is clear. Ferdinand Gueldry (1858-1945), Devant la ferme de Navarrin, offensive of Champagne, oil on canvas, undated, 100.5 x 64 x 2.8 cm. Inventory no.: 2006.1.10643.

https://www.museedelagrandeguerre.com/en/collections/devant-la-ferme-de-navarrin-2/

Trenton – In an effort to help find high-risk missing persons, the Senate today approved legislation sponsored by Senator Linda Greenstein and Senator Nicholas Sacco that would expand the authority of the State Police’s Missing Persons and Human Trafficking Unit. The bill, S-2081, would establish a rebuttable presumption of criminal activity if a missing person is determined by a county prosecutor to be a high risk missing person. This presumption would allow the Missing Persons Unit to seek or obtain legal process, including subpoenas, warrants, and court orders to investigate the missing person. Under existing law, there are various circumstances that may cause a missing person to be considered high risk, including; if the circumstances in which they are missing indicate to be involuntary, if they have been missing for more than 30 days and if the person is missing under known dangerous circumstances. The bill provides that if the Missing Persons Unit discovers evidence that indicates the missing person is not high risk, there would no longer be a presumption of criminal activity, and the unit would not be authorized to seek legal process.

https://www.njsendems.org/greenstein-sacco-bill-to-help-retrieve-high-risk-missing-persons-passes-senate/

A Northern California police officer who fatally shot an unarmed man driving a slow-moving car in 2018 was sentenced Friday to six years in prison. Andrew Hall of the Danville Police Department fatally shot Laudemer Arboleda, a 33-year-old Filipino-American man, while he was driving six miles per hour. Hall was convicted of assault with a firearm in October 2021, but the jury couldn’t reach a verdict on a manslaughter charge. He could’ve faced anything from probation to 17 years in prison. “The people of Contra Costa (County) put their trust in Deputy Hall to protect them, and he violated it on this occasion,” Judge Terri Mockler said while handing down the six-year sentence, according to the East Bay Times. Officers began interacting with Arboleda on Nov. 3, 2018, when they got a call about a man knocking on doors and loitering outside homes in Danville, about 15 miles east of Oakland in the East Bay. Weeks earlier, Arboleda had been involuntarily committed to a mental hospital and prescribed medicine for psychosis and schizophrenia, according to his family. His used to live in the neighborhood where he was door-knocking. Arboleda proceeded to lead police on a low speed, stop-and-start car chase through Danville. Hall was not involved for most of the chase, but he joined at the end, using his police vehicle to block Arboleda in an intersection. Hall then walked in front of Arboleda’s vehicle, as seen on body-camera and dashboard-camera videos. He opened fire while backing away; his shots traveled through the windshield and passenger’s seat window. Of the 10 shots that Hall fired, nine struck Arboleda. Arboleda’s car was moving six miles per hour when he was killed. Despite video evidence being available since 2018, Hall wasn’t charged until April 2021. Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton said the delay was caused by a backlog of investigations into police shootings. Arboleda’s case drew renewed attention in spring 2021 after Hall fatally shot Tyrell Wilson, a 32-year-old Black man, in March of that year. Wilson was carrying a knife when Hall killed him. Hall was not immediately charged in that case. Contra Costa County settled a federal civil rights lawsuit with Arboleda’s family for $4.9 million in October 2021.

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-laudemer-arboleda-shooting-andrew-hall-sentence-20220304-wiqpbrrmqneojehxlwwpxbdloe-story.html

Affordable housing broadly refers to units that were built with some form of government subsidy, and which are limited to households making below certain income thresholds. Yet just because a unit is deemed “affordable” doesn’t mean that it will be so for all families. This event will explore both on a city and a state level discussing issues of land use, lack of capacity and real housing options, good cause evictions and more. By registering for this event, you consent to receive emails from City & State/NYN Media and sponsors (e.g., daily newsletter), if any; and for us to share your contact information with the event sponsors who may contact you, about their related products and services. Tickets at link.

https://www.orangeugoing.com/calendar/event/8267

Pacificans embrace the spirit of Yoga by taking a pause to breathe, reflect, and be more aware. On 21st June 2022, the eighth International Day of Yoga was celebrated with great zeal at Pacific World School. Mr. Niraj Maheshwari, a trained yogi from the Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, was the facilitator for the event. Along with the yogic exercises, he also touched upon various evils plaguing the world today and the dire need for a peaceful mind. The program saw wonderful participation by parents in not only doing yoga but also engaging in meaningful discussions on topics related to this year’s theme, Yoga for Humanity.

https://www.pacificworldschool.com/image-gallery-detail.php?gal_id=148

We conducted an initial, rough, geographical division of license areas in Tenerife. For the time being there will be the following license four regions: the North license area to the centre of Puerto de la Cruz, South West at Adeje, South East at San Miguel de Abona and Metropolitan area with Santa Cruz de Tenerife. And applied independently, the islands of La Palma (Santa Cruz de la Palma), La Gomera (San Sebastián) and El Hierro (Valverde).

https://www.portatenerife.com/blog/divided-franchise-areas-of-tenerife-and-the-western-canary-islands/

How will Liz Truss becoming Prime Minister impact the economy and property market? Since the pandemic, property prices have, on average, risen in England by 22% and by 30% in Wales according to the Government’s Land Registry data. This rise was completely unexpected with most forecasters at the time believing that property prices would fall due to the economic disaster caused by the pandemic. In 2022, most forecasters predicted this unexpected price growth would run out of steam and rises would return to their more normal 3-4% per annum. However, although there are some signs of growth rates reducing, prices by June this year continued to rise. As a result of this continued property boom, some forecasters are now suggesting that with a cost of living crisis looming for both consumers and businesses and increases in interest rates which will affect some mortgages, it’s likely the gains made over the last few years will fall back, albeit slightly. For instance, Capital Economics suggest the price rise to date may fall back from the 23% growth to around 17% growth over the next couple of years, effectively seeing price falls of around 5% to 2024. Will Liz Truss becoming Prime Minister have a positive or negative impact on the property market? With Liz Truss being announced as the new Prime Minister, we consider below how this might impact on the property market. However, it is worth pointing out that just now, it isn’t easy to forecast what happens next, with or without new domestic policies. That’s because so much depends on things outside our control - such as how long the war between Russia and Ukraine lasts – especially with the direct impact this is having on the price of energy and food across the globe. But we do have some idea of the impact of changes that might occur in England when it comes to housing (Wales has its own housing policy). This is based on statements Liz Truss has made during media interviews as well as past comments. Help more renters on the property ladder by allowing their rental payments to be taken into consideration when assessing mortgage affordability. Will Liz Truss becoming Prime Minister have a positive or negative impact on the economy? So far, it looks like our new Prime Minister could have quite a positive impact. Tax cuts and a reduction in energy bills will help counter, for some, the cost of living crisis, while investment in infrastructure can support the building of more, much needed, new homes. Any reduction in red tape and regulation will be welcomed, especially if it could boost property supply in the future. The concern though is that although these policies may drive economic growth which would certainly support the property market, if they also raise inflation and borrowing costs, it might negate the growth. With Liz Truss announced as the new Prime Minister, what should tenants, sellers and buyers do now? Over the next few months we will see the impact on the financial markets and indeed whether the property market will continue to rise, albeit at a slightly lower level. However, even though the new Prime Minister will take office over the next few days, it’s unlikely any new policies will have much effect on the property market for the rest of the year. So if you are considering move this side of Christmas or in the New Year, what should you do? For tenants, the sooner you can find somewhere to rent, especially if you can find an energy efficient property that has an EPC rating of A-C, the better. For sellers, people tend to come back from the summer holidays deciding to move, so now is a great time to get your property on the market and secure a sale prior to Christmas, before any energy bill hikes kick in over the coming months. For buyers, if you can find the property of your dreams, now could still be a good time to buy while mortgage rates are still relatively low. This is because the current UK base rate is 1.75% and this is expected to further increase as the Bank of England tries to curb inflationary rises. Locking in a good rate now could save you money in the long term. If you are unsure what to do and want to secure expert advice for your personal circumstances, do get in touch with your local expert and they will be happy to help.

https://www.portico.com/blog/how-will-liz-truss-becoming-prime-minister-impact-economy-and-property-market

Almost like conspirators themselves, the boys looked at one another as the voice and knock sounded together. Blake was the first to recover himself. "Oh, I forgot it was locked! Wait a moment!" A moment later he had swung the door open, and the man who, the boys believed, was a German spy confronted them, smiling. "You are locked in as if you feared another submarine," he said. "It is not the best way to do. You should be on deck!" "But not on deck as you were, with a flag to signal to the Huns," thought Joe; and he wished he dared make the accusation. Blake motioned to the caller to seat himself on a stool. "I came to see if I might borrow something," began the caller. "I find that mine is out of order for some reason," and he held out a small, but powerful, electric flash lamp, of the sort sold for the use of soldiers. "Have you, by any chance, one that you could spare me?" asked Mr. Labenstein. "I do not want it, if it is the only one you have, but they are a great convenience in one's berth, for the lights must be kept turned off, now that we are in the danger zone made by those terrible Germans. Ah, how I hate them!" and his anger seemed very real and earnest. "Did you say you wanted to borrow a pocket electric flash lamp?" asked Blake, wishing to make the caller repeat his request. As he asked this question Blake looked at his chums, as though to ask them to take particular note of the reply. "I should like to, yes, if you have one to spare. There are three of you, and, I presume, like most travelers, you each have one. I am alone in a single stateroom, and I may have need of a light. I will return it to you at the end of the voyage, or buy it of you at a good price. You see, I have a little Jew in me. I will make a bargain with you. And I will pay you well, something a Jew proverbially does not like to do. But I realize the value of what I want, and that the market is not well supplied, so you may take advantage of my situation. My battery is either worn out or the light is broken. It will not flash." He shoved down the little sliding catch, but there was no glow in the tiny tungsten bulb. "You have me at your mercy if you wish to sell me a lamp," he went on, with a smile and a shrug of his shoulders, not unlike that of Lieutenant Secor. "Hasn't your friend a spare light?" asked Joe quickly. "My friend?" repeated the German, as though surprised. "You mean----?" "I mean Lieutenant Secor." "Oh, him!" and again came the deprecatory shrug of the shoulders. "He is an acquaintance, not a friend. Besides, he has but one lamp, and he needs that. So, also, will you need yours. But as there are three of you together, I thought perhaps----" "We each have a light," said Blake, interrupting the rather rapid talk of Labenstein. "In fact, I have two, and I'll let you take one." "That is very kind of you. Ah, it is like mine!" The visitor was watching Blake eagerly as he brought forth one of the flat, three-cell nickel-plated holders of tiny batteries, with the white-backed and tungsten-filamented incandescent light set in a depressed socket. "Yes, this is the best type," Blake said. "You may have this." "And the price?" asked Labenstein, as his hand quickly went into his pocket. "Is nothing," answered Blake. "It is a gift." "Ah, but, my dear sir, that is too much! I could not think of taking it without pay!" insisted Mr. Labenstein, as he flashed on the light and then slipped the switch back in place again. "I protest that I must pay you." "Please don't insist on paying," begged Blake, "for I shall only have to refuse to take any money. Please consider the light a gift. I have a spare one." "You are very kind, I'm sure," said the other, bowing with some exaggeration, it seemed to the boys. "I appreciate it, I assure you, and I shall look for a chance to repay the favor." "That's all right," said Blake, and he tried to make his voice sound hearty. "You are welcome to the light." "A thousand thanks," murmured Mr. Labenstein, as he bowed himself out. "What in the world did you let him take it for, Blake Stewart? Don't you see what his game is?" "Yes," was Blake's quiet answer; "I think I do." "What is his game?" asked Charlie. "I presume he wants to use the flash lamp to give a signal at night to some German submarine," said Blake quietly--very quietly, under the circumstances, it might seem. "And you let him take a light for that?" cried Joe. "Wait a bit!" advised Blake, and he smiled at his chum. "Do you know anything about these flashlights, Joe?" "A little--yes. I know a powerful one, like that you gave Labenstein, can be seen a long way on a dark night." "Well, then maybe you know something else about them, or you may have forgotten it. Like the proverb which says 'blessings brighten as they vanish,' so the light of these lamps sometimes glows very strong just before the battery goes on the blink and douses the glim." Joe looked at his chum for a moment, uncomprehendingly, and then a smile came over his face. "Do you mean you gave him a light with a battery in it that was almost played out?" he asked. "Exactly," answered Blake, with another smile. "This is a light I have had for some time. I noticed, only last night, that it was brighter than usual. Just as a fountain pen--at least, the old-fashioned kind--used to flow more freely when there were only a few drops of ink left, so this battery seems to be strongest just before it gives out altogether. "I suspected this was going to happen, but I tested the battery with a galvanometer to-day and I found out it has about ten flashes left. After that the light will be dead." "Is that why you gave it to him?" asked Charlie. "The very reason. As soon as he asked for a light it occurred to me that he wanted to use it--or might use it--to give a signal at night to some watching submarine commander waiting for a chance to torpedo us. I thought if I let him do it with this failing light he might do the Huns more damage than he could us." "By not being able to give the proper signals. He'll need to flash a light for some little time to make sure to attract the attention of the submarine, won't he?" "Probably," agreed Joe. "Well, then, if, while he's in the midst of signaling, his light goes out, the submarine won't know what to make of it, and will come up closer to find out what's wrong. Then our own guns, or those of the destroyers, can bang away and catch the Germans napping." "Say, that's great!" cried Charlie, as soon as he understood the plan Blake had so quickly evolved. "If it works," conceded Joe. "But how are we going to know when that German spy signals the submarine and fails to convey his full meaning, Blake?" "We'll have to watch him, of course. Catch him in the act, as it were. The defective lamp will help." "So it will!" exclaimed Joe. "Blake, I take back all I thought of you. I imagined you were making a mistake to let that lamp go out of your possession; but now I see your game. It's a good one! But we've got to be on the watch for this spy!" "Oh, yes," agreed his chum. "And not only him but the Frenchman as well. I didn't believe it possible that Secor could be in with this German, but perhaps he is, and maybe he'll betray his own countrymen. Either one may give the signal, but if they do we'll be ready for them. No more moving pictures for us, boys, until we get to the war front. We've got to be on this other job!" "But hadn't we better tell Captain Merceau?" asked Charlie. "Yes, I think so," assented Blake. "We'll tell him what we think, and what we have done." But they did not get a chance that day, for there was a submarine scare toward evening--a lookout thinking he saw a periscope--and the consequent confusion made it impossible to have a talk with the commander. The boys did not want to report to any subordinate officer, and so concluded to wait until the next day. "But we'll keep watch to-night on our friend across the corridor," Blake said. "And on Lieutenant Secor as well. His stateroom is next to Labenstein's, and we can tell when either of them goes out after dark--that is, if we keep watch." "And we'll keep it, all right!" declared Joe "Now that we know something about what to look out for, we'll do it!" And so, as evening came on and the lights of the ship were darkened and as she sped along in company with her convoy, the three boys prepared to divide the night into watches, that they might be on guard against what they regarded as an attempt at black treachery.

https://www.readbookonline.net/read/17556/48676/

According to some legends, the Botanical Garden of Lucca is a bewitched place. The pond in this green oasis is linked to a well-known 17th-century legend from Lucca. According to this legend, the beautiful noblewoman Lucida Mansi, a spoiled person who loved excess and unbridled luxury, made a pact with the devil. One day, noticing the slight wrinkles on her face, she decided to exchange thirty years of her youth for her soul. The woman spent the next thirty years in pleasure and debauchery until the day the Devil came to collect his debt and dragged her on a fiery chariot across the whole city until she sank into the Orto lake. It is said that even today, on nights when there is a full moon, Lucida's face can be seen reflected in the water as she looks at herself in the mirror.

https://www.secretmaps.net/en/curiosita/botanical-garden-the-legend-of-the-beautiful-lucida/

Jessi Clark, 18, of Eatonton settles in for an orientation of Georgia Southern's Honors Program during Tuesday's SOAR program for incoming freshmen. During summer break, few students like to think about school. They relax or get a job and forget about academics. But things are different for Georgia Southern’s incoming freshmen. They aren't just thinking about college; they're experiencing it. Eight two-day sessions of Southern’s Orientation, Advisement and Registration (SOAR) began Monday and will run once weekly through the week of July 17. The orientation sessions allow incoming students to experience GSU up close and personal. The program, which is mandatory, allows students to speak with their advisors, register for classes and find out what student life is really like – or at least get a glimpse of how they will spend their time as a college student. “We really hope that students get a feel for GSU and feel like a part of the GSU family when they return in the fall,” said Vince Miller, assistant director of Admissions, Orientation, and Parent Programs. “SOAR has been a big help. All the sessions emphasize important things, and they answer all your questions,” said incoming freshman Stephanie Olive, a Virginia native planning on majoring in Sports Medicine. "It gives you a good look into the actual college experience." Making incoming students feel at home is a top priority for the SOAR program, Miller said. Students experience dorm life as they spend the night on campus in Oliff or Windburn Hall. They attend multiple presentations from various departments and student groups, and can ask current students acting as SOAR leaders any other questions they might have. SOAR leader Mike Sterling, a GSU sophomore majoring in International Trade, believes the program helps incoming students see things from a student’s perspective. Incoming students who participate in SOAR generally believe the program is informative and will ease their transition from high school to college. Although they don’t spend much time together during the program, parents are encouraged to attend SOAR along with their child. Various presentations intended for parents answer questions related to their child’s experience.

https://www.statesboroherald.com/local/incoming-gsu-students-get-a-glimpse-what-college-life-will-be-like-through-soar/

Having a knowledgeable Irvine family lawyer can be a very useful asset in a complicated legal case. An attorney can help you navigate all the complexities of the family court system, including divorce, adoption, and child custody disputes. They can also guide you through the process of filing a modification petition, securing protective orders, and dividing up your possessions. According to Irvine Family Lawyer, a family law case can alter the dynamics of a relationship for better or worse. Depending on the situation, a court order could impose strict financial obligations on either party, as well as penalties for non-compliance. If your spouse or child has defaulted on payments, the court can withhold income, wage garnishments, or even deny your passport application. Having an attorney on your side can make a huge difference in the outcome of your case. An Irvine family lawyer can help you get through the most difficult part of the divorce process – child custody. They can help you determine the best possible custody arrangement for your child, and help you hold the wrongful party accountable for any violations. They can also advise you on the best ways to make your child’s life as stress-free as possible. The best way to get through a divorce is to settle on a custody agreement that works for the whole family. Whether you decide to pursue mediation or not, a family law attorney in Irvine can advise you on the best ways to make a custody agreement work for your family. A court-ordered spousal support is also a viable option, if you are in a situation where you are unable to support yourself after the divorce. A qualified Irvine family lawyer can also help you find the best possible spousal support option for your situation. The most important part of the child support puzzle is the calculations involved in determining how much support you need to give your child. The law involves the weighing of a number of factors, including the cost of raising your child. An Irvine family lawyer can help you estimate your monthly child support costs and calculate which payment option is best for you. They can also help you navigate the legal complexities of child support in California. A good Irvine family lawyer can provide you with a slew of legal services, from securing protective orders to dividing up your possessions in a divorce. The best way to ensure that you have a leg up on the competition is to hire an experienced attorney to help you navigate your case. In addition to a family law attorney, you may also need to consult a child psychologist. The best possible outcome of any family law case is achieved when both parents are willing to work together and communicate openly. A good family law lawyer in Irvine can help you avoid making the blunders that plague many divorces. A family lawyer can also help you make the most of the money you spend on legal services.

https://www.stgeorges-academy.org/the-importance-of-having-a-family-lawyer-on-your-side/

UKCloud and its parent Virtual Infrastructure Group have been forced into liquidation, potentially bringing an end to the ailing business. As a British public-sector IT provider, UKCloud had central and local governments, the police, the Ministry of Defence, the NHS, Genomics England, the University of Manchester, and more as clients. A notice from the UK government's Insolvency Service on Tuesday states that "winding up orders were made against" both UKCloud and its parent, and that a court has appointed the Official Receiver, Gareth Jonathan Allen, as liquidator. Winding up orders are issued by the courts, at the request of one or more creditors, when it's clear an organization can't pay its debts and may need to be torn down and sold off to reimburse those owed money. Allen has asked for Alan Hudson and Joanne Robinson of Ernst & Young LLP to be brought in as special managers to oversee the next steps. "The Official Receiver will wind-down the affairs of Virtual Infrastructure Group Limited and UKCloud Limited in an orderly manner in accordance with statutory duties," the government notice reads. "The Official Receiver also has a duty to investigate the cause of the companies' insolvency and the conduct of current and former directors." Allen is said to be "maintaining operations whilst the liquidation strategy is being developed. The strategy will consider the provision of services, transition of contracts and whether a sale is viable." UKCloud, formerly known as Skyscape, posted a similar message on its own website. It had three trading brands: UKCloud Health, targeting central health organizations; UKCloudX, focused on Defense and National Security customers; and UKCloud for local and central government, as well as private organizations. Services included datacenter modernization, professional services, and a range of cloud services including Microsoft Azure, OpenStack, Red Hat OpenShift, VMware, disaster recovery as a service, security operations services, and private cloud for Oracle. Signs that not all was well with UKCloud were evident in January when the loss-making business was bought by chairman Jeff Thomas, with further investment from BGF Group and Digital Alpha. At the time, Thomas said funding would be provided to establish a "strong foundation on which to assemble a portfolio of innovative businesses promoting the ethical and sustainable use of data to drive positive change in our communities and economy." "Organizations and governments increasingly share a belief in these crucial outcomes and I am deeply excited to unveil more information about our growth plans and new direction in the very near future," he added. The purchase was said to mark a change in direction for the company towards working with global cloud providers, in addition to making investments in its own platforms and services. The UK government approved the buyout. UKCloud, incorporated in 2011, was one of the first SMEs to benefit from Britain's efforts to get its public sector into the cloud. The biz withered in recent years as the biggest hyperscalers – most notably Amazon and Microsoft – hoovered up government contracts. Reg readers may remember UKCloud filed its latest profit and loss accounts for the year ended March 31, 2020 in September last year. They showed a business that had swung to a loss of £17.4 million on revenues of £37.1 million following spending increases in sales, marketing, development, and platforms, coupled with a reduction in cloud usage by some clients. UKCloud sought inward investment of around £30 million in 2021 to "generate sufficient cash from trading to offset capital expenditure and debt service costs" as well as providing working capital. The fact that the business fell on hard times during the pandemic, when cloud providers and distributed services were thrust into the limelight, perhaps tells its own tale about UKCloud. This latest twist indicates that financial performance didn't pick up in the remainder of 2021. We have asked UKCloud CEO Simon Hansford to comment, and will update this story if we receive a substantive response. UKCloud was the only local provider to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the British government to provide agreed discounts to public sector buyers. The others included Google, Amazon, Microsoft, IBM, and HPE. A spokesperson for the Cabinet Office told The Register last night: "We regularly monitor the health of key suppliers and we have contingency plans in place to ensure the continuity of public services. "The vast majority of departments which used UKCloud have already moved onto alternative systems. "Those who remain on UKCloud will find alternative arrangements as soon as possible, while continuing to operate. We do not expect disruption to everyday public services." The Insolvency Service sent us a statement: "The companies are in liquidation following the directors' winding up petitions. The official receiver will investigate the cause of the companies' insolvency in accordance with his duties."

https://www.theregister.com/2022/10/26/insolveny_service_ukcloud_liquidate/?td=keepreading

WASHINGTON D.C.: The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that as producers are benefitting from high global grain and oilseed demand due to tight supplies, the subsequent surge in grain and livestock prices are predicted to drive U.S. farm incomes to historic highs this year. The agency forecasts net farm incomes, a broad measure of profits in the agricultural economy, to rise to $160.5 billion in 2022, from $141.0 billion last year, an increase of $19.5 billion. The agency said that a proportion of the growth in the crop sector was due to sales of corn, soybeans and wheat, while livestock cash sales receipts were also expected to jump nearly 31 percent to $256.0 billion. Adjusted for inflation, net farm incomes in 2022 would be at its highest level since 1973 and net cash farm incomes at its highest level on record, the agency added. However, the agency stressed that production costs are up considerably, with almost all categories of expenses predicted to be higher in 2022, most notably feed, fertilizers, lime and other soil-related inputs.

https://www.torontotelegraph.com/news/273142082/2022-will-see-historic-high-farm-incomes-in-us

Puerto Vallartas in Manchester NH has been around for quite some time, and has enjoyed a great following from their loyal customers. When they opened a second location, they realized they needed a website that represented their restaurant and grills, so hired the best web design company in New Hampshire, and Planet Earth!

https://www.trigwebdesign.com/customer-stories/vallartas-mexican-restaurants

Fans in the District have been bemoaning the state of their sports teams, depressed by this epidemic of losing. But when word came Tuesday that Abe Pollin had died, the D.C. sports community felt true loss. Pollin, 85, passed away after a long, hard fight against a rare brain disorder that impaired his movement and balance. He was a pioneer of D.C. sports. He brought the NBA and NHL to the city. He built two sports arenas - the Capital Centre in Landover and Verizon Center, the downtown arena that has become such an important part of the city’s identity. There were great seasons, and there were many frustrating ones. But win or lose, you always knew Pollin’s heart was with the city and its fans. He spoke several times in his final years about his dream of bringing another NBA title to the District. Pollin knew how great it was around here when the Bullets won the NBA championship in 1978, and he wanted to bring that feeling to a whole new generation of fans to enjoy in the new arena. Pollin sometimes was criticized for the so-called “mom and pop” way he ran the franchise. He sometimes was criticized for his devotion to his employees - he was loyal to a fault, they said. He bought the Baltimore Bullets in 1964, then moved them to the D.C. area in the arena he built in suburban Maryland in 1973. He got an expansion NHL franchise - the Washington Capitals - to play there the following season. Within a year, the nation’s capital went from a city that had recently lost its baseball team and had only the Redskins to a big-time sports town. Abe Pollin put the District back on the sports map. Pollin grew up here, went to school at George Washington, built his construction company here and created places where cherished memories were made. Because the Wizards have struggled for a generation, the greatest time in D.C. sports usually is considered the Super Bowl era of the Redskins, who appeared in four title games and won three championships from 1982 to 1991. But the glory days of the Bullets - the 1978 NBA championship and two other trips to the finals in 1975 and 1979 - were nearly as electric and exciting a time for D.C. fans. This may be a Redskins town, but at its heart, it also is a basketball town. Pollin was determined to the end to bring back those good days. He cared about the District. That’s why it was easy to choose sides in the fight between Michael Jordan and Pollin. Pollin had invested so much in the city. Jordan swooped in, pretended to be a team president, then used the club as a platform for his self-indulgent return. Abe Pollin had built something here. He deserved our loyalty. Pollin showed his heart when, in 1996, he decided to change the name of his team from the Bullets - with the undeniable violent symbolism - to the Wizards. And that heart always was on display when Pollin opened his pocketbook for the numerous educational and other charitable causes he supported. A generation of children grew up in this city touched by the generosity of Abe Pollin. Now he is gone. That is true loss.

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/nov/25/thom-loverro-for-dc-sports-a-true-loss/

The University of Winchester invites members of the public to explore the history of its campus and Winchester city as part of Winchester Heritage Open Days 2018. From 13-16 September, the University will host a number of free history-themed guided walks, talks, exhibitions, panels and workshops on campus and across the city. A guided tour of the University’s main campus on 13 September. The tour will take in will take in key buildings, including the RIBA award-winning Victorian Chapel, the main building (constructed in 1862), and more recent buildings such as the University Centre and St Alphege. A tour and talk about the University’s Victorian gothic revival Chapel, on 14 September, led by Winchester-based architects Design Engine, who renovated the chapel in 2015. During the tour, Design Engine will discuss how they returned the chapel to its former glory and added a modern extension to the north of the main chapel. A specially-curated exhibition uncovering the history of the University will be on display in the Link Gallery from 13-16 September. The exhibition will take visitors on a journey from the institution’s foundation in 1840 as the Winchester Diocesan Training School, through its years as King Alfred College to the modern day as University of Winchester. Other events include an exhibition on the contribution of female theology experts to environmental movements and a guided tour of the Cosmic Walk, a theology- and cosmology-themed arts garden at West Downs Student Village. Winchester academics will also present a number of events at venues across the city centre. The secrets of West Hill Cemetery will be revealed in a walking tour delivered by history experts from the University of Winchester on 14 September. The tour will unveil findings from an ongoing University research project, revealing the history of the site and telling the stories of some of the notable people buried there. Additional talks and workshops will be presented by Dr Katherine Weikert , Senior Lecturer in Early Medieval European History; Dr Ellie Woodacre, Senior Lecturer in Early Modern European History; and Gabrielle Storey, PhD expert in Angevin queenship, throughout the event period. Katherine Weikert said: “Winchester was a crucial place of political power in the earlier middle ages, and this history is etched in the city's streets and buildings. I'm excited to share my love for Winchester and its history through Heritage Open Days' wonderful programme of events." Winchester Heritage Open Days is a four-day festival celebrating Winchester’s history and cultural heritage. It is organised and run entirely by volunteers from Winchester City Trust. The festival offers a unique opportunity to discover the hidden places and history of Winchester through a diverse and local programme of events. The event is part of the wider national Heritage Open Days scheme, which runs over 5,000 free events across the country every September.

https://www.winchester.ac.uk/news-and-events/press-centre/media-articles/university-of-winchester-opens-its-doors-as-part-of-heritage-open-days.php

Each year we all plan out how we would like our year to go. We set our goals and we live with the expectations that things will more than likely go as we planned. We never plan for the unexpected, and typically that is how our lives operate. Personal Experience: In 2020 I set many goals. I planned to love my career, I planned to get closer to family and friends, I planned to get a new car, I planned to get a new place of my own, and I planned to go back to school. In the beginning I just knew that my plans and goals were gonna happen because I would do everything how I had imagined. As things were going great and on track, starting with the new job and attending Media School, I felt like the year was at a great start. THEN , the world was hit with a crazy pandemic that caused my "In-the-field" job to turn into a "Work-from-home" job. This is something I never prepared for, but it happened. Then media school became virtual and my passion no longer was there, again, something I never prepared for, but it happened. I fell in love, which was not expected at all, and eventually a baby came 5 months later, this was not a goal or a plan, but it happened. As time progressed, I spent more time with family, I still traveled despite the pandemic and my pregnancy and I started to realign my goals and plans because now I was preparing to be a parent. Things were going well and my goals began to get back on track. I found a new job that made me happy, I got my own place, I was denied school entry however I was able to pay off student loans.. Despite my goals not being reached, most of them, I was still happy. In October 2020, the unexpected occurred, I lost my father and a month later I lost my grandmother, all while pregnant. In addition, I lost my job, and things were just falling apart. The moral of this story is that I had it all planned out. I had expectations for a good year and ended up having a year full of unfortunate experiences. This is when I realized that I have to not make plans but plan for the unexpected. I know you're wondering how do I plan for the unexpected? How do I set goals with this mindset? Prepare for rejection: Rejection is not always a bad thing because sometimes things DON'T happen in our lives because either something is greater is in store, or that is not the path that we should be taking. Either way when we don't have expectations, we avoid disappointment. Read Devotionals: Devotionals are designed to provide daily motivation and inspiration. They allow you to become in sync with your emotions and also your spirituality. This helps to keep a peace over your life and allows you have an outlet. Cherish All Relationships: Relationships are very important, and despite what challenges life throws our way, we must value the people that we are blessed with. Relationships are important because they help us get through some of the tough times in life. Expect the Unexpected: Always understand that things can always take a turn in life and we must be prepared to endure whatever challenges life throws our way. STAY FOCUSED: Plan to stay focused!! Whether your life goes as planned or not, keep your eye on the prize and never lose sight of your vision. You've GOT THIS!!!!!!!!! This year we are going to stay strong and mentally prepared for whatever life throws our way :) Good luck ladies.

https://www.wonderwomannetworkllc.com/post/2021-goals-and-plans