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Dear Marylou,
We won!
On Friday, a federal appeals court sided with the League in our lawsuit against the state of North Carolina and overturned one of the worst voter-discrimination laws in the entire country. This is an overwhelming victory--not just for the League but, far more important, the hundreds of thousands of voters in North Carolina whose right to vote had been imperiled by the new law.
And it's a measure of the tremendous impact committed supporters like you are having in our ongoing campaign to protect voters' rights. Thank you for standing with us! The court barred North Carolina from requiring photo IDs and ordered the state to restore a week of early voting and pre-registration and maintain same-day registration and out-of-precinct voting.
In finding that the new law would disproportionately impact communities of color, the judges noted in their decision that "we can only conclude that the North Carolina General Assembly enacted the challenged provisions of the law with discriminatory intent."
Chris Carson, president of the League of Women Voters applauded that statement: "We are grateful to the Court of Appeals for seeing this bill for what it was: a race-based, chilling attempt to silence the voices of eligible voters."
The North Carolina law was one of many passed in states across the country shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the heart of the Voting Rights Act back in 2013.
Friday's decision was the third major victory for voters' rights in recent weeks, following similar decisions against anti-voter laws in Wisconsin and Texas.
I hope you are as heartened by this news as all of us here at the League were when we heard it on Friday--and I hope you feel a real sense of pride in contributing to this victory for democracy!
Thanks again for all that you do!
Sincerely, Jeanette Senecal Senior Director, Elections and e-Democracy
P.S. To learn more about elections in your state, please visit VOTE411.org.
League of Women Voters North Carolina, voter id, HB 589
by Jessica Jones
Politicians have no business standing in the way of our right to vote
Raleigh, NC: The League of Women Voters has just won a major federal voting rights case, reinstating significant rights for North Carolina voters in time for Election Day. The League has been fighting HB 589, an omnibus voter suppression bill designed to limit the rights of voters, especially communities of color, since 2013.
"Democracy wins today. Voters win today. This decision is the latest in a string of major federal rulings that send a clear message: Politicians have no business standing in the way of our right to vote," said Mary Klenz, co-president of the League of Women Voters of North Carolina, a plaintiff in the case.
"We are grateful to the Court of Appeals for seeing this bill for what it was: a race-based, chilling attempt to silence the voices of eligible voters," said Chris Carson, president of the League of Women Voters of the United States.
"As we've seen in Wisconsin and Texas, and now North Carolina, federal courts are calling foul on post-Shelby attempts to suppress voters' rights. Their rulings are loud and clear. Politicians do not control our democracy; voters do," Carson said.
"With this ruling, League volunteers will be able to get back to what we do best: equipping voters with the information they need to cast a vote this year," continued Klenz. "We have a lot of work to do to make sure North Carolinians understand how this ruling affects them, and we stand ready to help millions of North Carolinians exercise their most fundamental right to vote."
The League of Women Voters was represented by the Southern Coalition for Social Justice and the American Civil Liberties Union, and was joined by North Carolina A. Philip Randolph Institute, Onestop Unifour Collaborative, Common Cause North Carolina, and five individuals as plaintiffs on this lawsuit.
Contact: Maggie Bush, 202-429-1965
The League of Women Voters is joining with over 1,500 other organizations to #CelebrateNVRD on Tuesday, September 22nd. While supporters of the day come from many different places and backgrounds, we all agree that voting is something to celebrate, whether it's in one of the hundreds of local elections taking place this fall or in next year's pivotal presidential election.
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We are looking for volunteers to serve as moderators at candidate debates and other public forums. Paul Schwarz (of LWVW-WP), Moderator Coordinator for LWV of Westchester, will train volunteers in the time-proven guidelines established by the LWV. He will be holding one or more training sessions for persons who would like to explore becoming a moderator.
The moderators role is to conduct any debate in a manner that candidates and audience members are treated fairly and impartially. To avoid any appearance of conflict of interest, moderators are not assigned meetings within their own communities. Moderators are welcomed at events and treated with respect; it's also a great skill to have. Debates, or forums, are usually sponsored by a local League but sometimes by another group in a community. If you have interest or what to learn more, contact Paul at firstname.lastname@example.com
NY Times, August 5, 2015
For the first 48 years of its existence, the Voting Rights Act -- signed by President Lyndon Johnson 50 years ago this week -- was one of the most popular and effective civil rights laws in American history. Centuries of slavery, segregation and officially sanctioned discrimination had kept African-Americans from having any real voice in the nation's politics. Under the aggressive new law, black voter registration and turnout soared, as did the number of black elected officials.
Recognizing its success, Congress repeatedly reaffirmed the act and expanded its protections. The last time, in 2006, overwhelming majorities in both houses extended the law for another 25 years. But only seven years later, in 2013, five Supreme Court justices elbowed in and concluded, on scant evidence, that there was no longer a need for the law's most powerful tool; the Voting Rights Act, they claimed, had done its job.
In truth, the battle for voting rights has had to be unrelenting, and the act itself has been under constant assault from the start. As Ari Berman writes in his new history of the law, "Give Us the Ballot," the act's revolutionary success "spawned an equally committed group of counterrevolutionaries" who have aimed to dismantle the central achievements of the civil rights movement.
Today there are no poll taxes or literacy tests. Instead there are strict and unnecessary voter-identification requirements, or cutbacks to early voting and same-day registration -- all of which are known to disproportionately burden black voters.
The relative subtlety of the newer measures does not make them any less insidious. But it does make them more resistant to charges of illegality. A federal trial that ended last week in North Carolina provided the clearest example of the challenges faced by those who want to protect democracy's most fundamental right.
The case involves an appalling anti-voter law, H.B. 589, that North Carolina's Republican-controlled legislature passed in a duplicitous maneuver only weeks after the Supreme Court's 2013 ruling. The law rolled back 15 years of voting rights measures, including same-day registration, which 90,000 North Carolinians used in 2012; a week of early voting used by 900,000; out-of-precinct registration; and preregistration for 16- and 17-year-olds.
If North Carolina were under federal supervision, as much of the state had been before the Supreme Court's ruling, H.B. 589 would almost surely have been blocked for its disproportionate impact on black voters, who tend to vote Democratic. But because of the ruling, the state's legislators were free to impose a raft of restrictions based on bogus claims of electoral integrity and efficiency. The legislators refused to testify at trial.
Powerful voting-rights advocacy groups -- including the N.A.A.C.P., the A.C.L.U., the League of Women Voters and the Advancement Project -- sued immediately upon the law's passage, claiming that it intentionally targeted minority voters, and yet more than two years and one federal election later, it remains largely in place and may well survive the current challenge.
This demonstrates the need for the Voting Rights Act's supervision scheme, which the Supreme Court eliminated. If there was any question that the court had misjudged the reality on the ground, it was answered by the speed with which North Carolina, Texas and other states moved to impose discriminatory new voting laws.
State officials complain that it is not fair to keep punishing them for the sins of the past. But as the plaintiffs' lawyer argued during the North Carolina trial, "the fight for equal voting rights is not ancient history." Rather it "has been an arduous, slow effort to overcome one barrier placed in the path of African Americans after another."
In North Carolina, as in many places around the country that are determined to undermine the right to vote, the past is far from over.
If the Justices overturn the Voting Rights Act, it would be the single biggest setback for voting rights in history. Join with us in pledging to protect the Voting Rights Act and the right to vote.
The VRA is indispensable to the League's work. The League protects and defends voting rights across the country in order to ensure that our elections are fair, free and accessible to all eligible citizens. The VRA has helped the League work to defeat restrictive state voter photo identification laws, block such laws where they have already been passed, and fight laws designed to curb organizations like ours from registering voters.
The thought that the Supreme Court might take away voting rights should send a chill down the spine of every American. We're working with our partners to ensure that the justices of the Supreme Court understand what is truly at risk if the VRA is overturned + join us and take a stand to support the Voting Rights Act.
Rooted in the movement that secured the right to vote for women, the League of Women Voters has always been committed to registering and turning out voters, and we're not stopping now. The VRA remains critical to ensuring that every American can cast a ballot and have it count. Join us in defending the VRA and ensuring all Americans have the right to vote!
Thank you for helping make our democracy work.
Sincerely, Elisabeth MacNamara President, League of Women Voters
Laura Ladd Bierman and Barbara Bartoletti presenting
On Wednesday, March 13th the League of Women Voters of Westchester County, New Rochelle, and White Plains sponsored a forum on Campaign Finance in New York State at the White Plains Public Library. The lively Powerpoint presentation and discussion was presented by Laura Ladd Bierman, Executive Director, and Barbara Bartoletti, Legislative Director from the New York State League. This was their thirtieth presentation on the topic to raise awareness on this important topic, as well as to promote support for specific reforms, although they emphasized the reality that it is unlikely that all the reforms will be passed at once. However, they did say that this was a good time because Governor Cuomo has promoted reforms. In a recent phone conference in Syracuse, Cuomo even referred to the power of "small donors" in President Obama's successful campaign last year and then urged the various groups and individuals on the phone to engage in a big grassroots campaign to raise voter awareness and pressure the politicians into supporting campaign finance reforms. This mirrored the message from the NYS League.
The presentation illustrated how weak the current campaign finance laws are in New York State. The presenters noted that once third of the financing for the last election of state officials came from 127 people. They also pointed out that the State Board of Elections has no staff to carry out any investigations. The NYS campaign contribution limits are higher than any other state and there are many loopholes to allow corporations, businesses and special interests to contribute even more to candidates. One of the worst loopholes are the contributions to "housekeeping accounts' which are used to put on parties for donors, among other uses not exactly related to housekeeping. To learn more about these problems, take a look at this New York Public Research Group site(http://www.nypirg.org/goodgov/), a recommended source of research on this topic by the presenters.
The overall effect is a system in which wealthy individuals, corporations, unions, lobbyists, and other organizations can buy influence and access to elected officials. This leaves office holders spending too much time raising money to run again instead of working on constituent interests and leaves out many people who would like to run for public office but are prevented from doing so by lack of access to funds.
The NYS State League has put together a list of specific reforms. One of these includes enacting Fair Elections, which increase the impact of small donors. The League would also like to have a reduction in all contribution limits as well as a closing of loopholes. They would also like to see an increased and timelier reporting of contributions and expenditures, especially before an election. Finally they would like to see the State Board of Election actually have the staff to investigate campaign finance violations. State Senator George Latimer was in the audience. He noted all the changes made by the League over the last 20 years in response to member of the audience who doubted that much chance was really possible. White Plains mayor Tom Roach also showed up at the beginning of the program to offer his support to the League.
You can read more about this in a comprehensive report Preserving Our Democracy(download pdf) The NYS League encourages all members to become informed on this topic and to write a personal letter to your state Assemblyperson and state Senator to tell them that you support campaign finance reform and Fair Elections. They would also like you to encourage five friends to do the same as part of this grassroots campaign. The format for a letter is available at the end of the Preserving Our Democracy report.
The Supreme Court's Citizens United decision has allowed millions and millions of dollars to flow unfettered and unchecked into the election system in New York, eating away at the public's faith in government. To educate the public about the weight of special interests in elections and to advocate for campaign finance reform, members of the League of Women Voters of New York State have been holding a series of forums around the state for the past few months.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo himself has made overhauling the state's campaign finance laws a top priority once the state budget is completed this month.
So many of us have felt pessimistic about the state of politics in New York state, particularly when it comes to countering "big money" lobbyists. This is our opportunity for a breakthrough.
For the past 20 years, New York City's reforms have enabled candidates to finance successful campaigns through a system of publicly financed matching funds that essentially increases the value of a citizen's small donation at a 6-to-1 ratio. This means that a $125 donation turns into a $750 donation.
A publicly financed campaign system not only reduces the effect of money in politics, but has helped to level the playing field for qualified candidates who otherwise could not have afforded to run because big donors are not backing them. It also enables a diverse pool of candidates to run.
Encouraging small grassroots donors to participate in their government will make a significant difference. Candidates would not be beholden to "big money" donors. This is how democracy is supposed to work. Since publicly financed campaigns work in New York City, there is no reason why they can't work in the rest of the state.
Currently, legislators are forced to spend inordinate amounts of time raising money to finance their campaigns, taking them away from serving the public's needs.
In addition to setting up a system of public financing, loopholes must be closed, disclosure improved, and enforcement put in place.
Right now, campaign contribution limits are sky high.
Public trust for our state government is at an all-time low, for good reason.
Enforcement of present laws is lax and ineffective. More transparency is needed.
We need an independent, non-partisan, adequately financed enforcement body, separate from the Board of Elections. Personal use by elected officials of campaign funds needs to be banned.
Call, write, or email your state Assembly member and state senator and tell them to support campaign finance reform. We must not let this opportunity pass.
By Madeline Zevon, published in the Community View section of the Journal News of March 20, 2013
The writer is president, League of Women Voters of White Plains.
How does it feel to touch exuberant joy, to embrace pride? My recent experience is one I'd like to share with you.
Every few years it is my privilege to represent the League of Women voters at Naturalization Court, to watch as people from all corners of the globe magically become part of the diverse fabric which makes up the citizenry of the United States.
On December 7th, a wet and very windy day which was the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor I entered the ceremonial courtroom of the Westchester County courthouse in White Plains and were immediately engulfed by the excitement and anticipation of those occupying almost every seat -- people of all generations several who were about to become citizens, many of whom were about to become citizens, many of whom were accompanied by friends and family.
We We were joined in our reserved front row seats by representatives of the Daughters of the American Revolution. War
We all were struck by the impressive milestone which was to occur momentarily. And then the Court opened by proclamation and the ceremony began with Deputy County Clerk Susan Kiernan announcing to Supreme Court Justice Gerald Loehr, "Your Honor, I would like to introduce 121 new citizens who have been examined by the Immigration Services and have been found to comply with all the regulations."
We all stood and watched as County Clerk Timothy Idoni administered the Oath of Allegiance, and then we joined the new citizens in the Pledge of Allegiance to our flag -- now also their flag!
And it is at this moment that we felt the transcendent joy and pride surrounding everyone in the courtroom and, also, deep inside ourselves.
Both Tim Idoni and Judge Loehr spoke movingly to the audience, welcoming them to "our democracy." The Judge referred to the history of the day, and to the responsibility of those who enjoy liberty, freedom and equality and how "we must not take these privileges lightly."
The new citizens came to the podium and received their certification, and then we greeted and congratulated each of the 121 new Americans, giving them first Voters Guides, flag pins and small U.S. flags.
They could now go into the entrance hall and apply for passports and register to vote -- and most did so!
They came from every continent, and from so many countries: from Canada and Mexico; from Jamaica, Haiti, Guyana and Latin America; from eastern Europe, Belgium and the U.K.; from Morocco, Pakistan and India; and from the far East and the Philipines.
As Tim Idoni said, "America is the sum total of all her people and the object of our government is the well-being of all the people." An idealistic statement, perhaps, but one that we still believe after 235 years.
Representing the LWV at this ceremony was a wonderful experience and I urge you to go if you have a chance. It is here that one can feel the optimism for our future. How precious is this thing called "citizenship," and how special that each of us can use it to make our democracy strong
Susan Weisfeld
It is easy to get cynical or discouraged about the slow progress on issues like health care, education or economics. But a historic health care law eventually passed. Even more contentious has been the long struggle for women's rights. This year is the 90th anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution giving women the right to vote. That simple step took 72 years from the day that Elizabeth Cady Stanton stood before the first women's convention in Seneca Falls in 1848 and shocked many people by suggesting that women should have that right.
At the Seneca Falls gathering, Mrs. Stanton, speaking publicly for the first time, read her Declaration and Resolutions supporting basic women's rights. All were adopted unanimously except the final one calling for women's right to vote. Many thought it was too extreme and would endanger the success of achieving other rights.
Editors writing of the convention used terms such as "the most shocking and unnatural incident ever recorded in the history of womankind" and attacked women's rights as a "monstrous injury to all mankind" that would "demoralize and degrade" women. Women's rights would end in the destruction of home and family, some argued.
In the 1850s, Cady was joined by Susan B. Anthony, a Quaker, one of the few religious groups that supported women's rights. Anthony had cut her teeth in the temperance movement, aware of how drinking and gambling left mothers and children defenseless. Cady and Anthony effectively shared leadership of the women's movement for decades and complemented each other's skills.
Their immediate goal was to persuade the New York State Legislature to extend the Married Women's Property Act of 1848 so that women would have the right to keep their own earnings, to use or invest them in her own name, and to bargain, sell, and carry on any trade or perform any services on her own account. They argued that women should be able to enter into contracts, sue and have joint guardianship over their children. As a widow, she should have the same property rights as the husband would have at her death.
Against much opposition, these rights were extended in 1866, but suffrage, the right to vote, was still beyond reach. Cady proposed what was then considered radical steps to make it easier for women to dissolve unhappy marriages. This came from her broad vision of all the ways women's lives were hampered. Under the law of that time, she said, a wife who divorced would lose her home and children even if her husband had caused the breakup.
During the years that followed, women supported other causes, too. The 13th Amendment abolishing slavery was passed in 1865. The 14 Amendment in 1868 gave all men born or naturalized in the United States the right to vote. Women, who trusted the promises that they would be next, were bitterly disappointed as the male reformers became reluctant to press for women's right to vote.
Stanton and Anthony continued to give hundreds of speeches across the country. Anthony focusing on the suffrage movement -- the right to vote -- and Stanton on a broader vision that encompassed "the complete development of every individual."
Stanton died in 1902; Anthony in 1906. Carrie Chapman Catt took over the leadership, following a conservative path supporting women's suffrage state by state, and helping elect sympathetic representatives and senators.
But a younger generation led by Alice Paul started the more aggressive National Women's Party and wanted a constitutional amendment. When Paul and her organization picketed the White House, they were jailed for obstructing traffic and some were manhandled and force fed when they refused to eat (They were dramatized in the HBO movie "Iron Jawed Angels").
Both groups worked toward progress in their different ways. Women argued that several states had already granted women's suffrage. Both Houses of Congress passed the amendment in 1919. The final hurdle was getting 36 states to ratify the amendment. This was achieved on Aug. 18, 1920, when the Tennessee legislature, by one vote, became the 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment.
Getting the word "male" out of the Constitution took generations. Stanton had written, decades before, that "We little dreamed when we began this contest, optimistic with the hope and buoyancy of youth, that half a century later we would be compelled to leave the finish of the battle to another generation of women. ... There is an army of them where we were but a handful."
Catt, a New Rochelle resident at the time, founded the League of Women Voters in 1920 to help women become educated voters and to fight for equal rights. Many groups now share that goal.
The battle for equal rights is not over yet. While we measure the headlines in days, real change can take generations.
The writer, who lives in New Rochelle, is communications director of the League of Women Voters of Westchester. It was written with research assistance from Sydelle Herzberg, New Rochelle, LWV historian, and with assistance and support of Adelaide DiGiorgi, Tuckahoe, president of LWV of Westchester. For further information, a recommended resource is: "The Ladies of Seneca Falls. The Birth of the Women's Rights Movement," by Miriam Gurko.
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Essential Bedroom Tricks for a Better Night Sleep
Posted: Mika Brown
A good sleep is essential for our health. Unfortunately, many of us can't rest very good at night due to many reasons. The good news is that there are some easy solutions for those who deal with this issue. In order to find out what's best to do, have a look at the following essential bedroom tricks for a better night sleep.
Maybe it is time to replace your old mattress with the best memory foam mattress
You should seriously think about that because this can be the main reason why you don't rest at night. Therefore, you should consider getting a new mattress. A memory foam mattress is the best rated mattress due to the fact that it provides a great comfort, and it also reliefs pains, soreness, and body aches. The product will adjust itself to your body's weight and heat, and as the temperature start to increase, the mattress become softer and it will provide you without a doubt a good night's sleep. If you decide to invest in the best memory foam mattress, you will attain a correct sleeping posture, which is ideal especially for those who have spine problems. Due to the fact that this type of mattress is made of polyurethane foam which actually contains only inorganic fibers, all types of allergies will be prevented. Even if the best-rated mattress can be quite expensive, it is definitely worth the money as it offers lots of health benefits.
A sound machine could solve your issue
This type of devices have become extremely popular nowadays, and many people seem to be happy with the results. Therefore, in case you want to experience a deep sleep and rest very good at night, you should check out some sound machines ratings and choose a quality device. This unit will slow down the brain activity in order to help you relax, thus inducing sleep in a short time. Compare the best sound machines ratings and choose one that uses different sounds such as, white noise, rain, water, birds, etc. The more sounds the machine has, the better. If you decide to get a device like this, remember to get one that has a timer as well, so you can choose for how long you want to operate.
Place some lavender scented candles
Lavender is a well-known plant for its therapeutic effects. It can help you relax and make you fall asleep in a short time, and experience a deep and restful sleep as well. Therefore, you should get some scented lavender candles which can be found in a variety of sizes and models, and place them in your bedroom. Light them up for about an hour before you actually go to sleep.
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Ogunlowo announced the movement in a recent twitter post to put an end to weeks of speculations. "The rumours are true. Creative Director, Glo," he said.
Before joining Glo, Ogunlowo was founder, Creative Director & Principal Partner of Kwirkly. As Creative Director, his responsibility include leading the team's creative outputs from concepts to execution, making sure a creative standard is adhered to, ensuring deadlines are met, collaborating with external parties, managing the team, and maintaining a healthy morale of the team.
He worked briefly at James Rammal Advertising, a Dubai-based agency as Creative Director after leaving DDB Lagos where he worked on brands like MTN, Microsoft, Fidelity Bank, Tastee Fried Chicken, Unilever and Mouka Foam as Creativity Manager.
He attended Miami Ad School, Berlin and obtained his first degree Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Communication and Language Arts from University of Ibadan.


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Plan B Disaster Recovery has today released a new report on Software as a Service SaaS Adoption trends, cloud concerns over SaaS and SaaS resilience. This report digs deeper into the current state of play of SaaS resilience to identify what level of continuity assurance SaaS providers are offering, and whether buyers have thought about the risk of service interruption caused by financial insolvency or platform outages.
Some of the key highlights include:
- Saas Adoption is greatest within Operational, Sales and Marketing and Financial functions. The biggest growth is expected in the ERP/Business Information areas.
- 40% of people weren't sure whether they have copies of their runnable systems stored in secondary locations. A key factor influencing speed of recovery, decision makers should know the answer to this and report it in the business continuity plan of the business.
- Only 10% of people have contractual service continuity plans with their SaaS provider. On paper, it looks like buyers are well protected, with 43% of businesses having a service continuity plan. But if anything happens to the SaaS provider such as financial insolvency, or a platform failure, the provider is under no contractual obligation to provider continuation of service. This leaves users at risk of service interruption under extreme circumstances.
- Although data security comes out on top as the biggest concern over the cloud, there was a broad range of concerns, with a fairly even playing field. This demonstrates that what causes concern to one decision maker doesn't necessarily to another. SaaS providers therefore need to adapt to changing requirements.Download the full SaaS Report which analyses results from 100 decision makers interviewed at an industry event in April 2016.
Plan B Disaster Recovery is a specialist UK DRaaS (Disaster Recovery as a Service) provider who offers guaranteed recovery times of just a few minutes.


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Be a part of the 8th Annual Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation at Montage Laguna Beach Culinary Event on May 17, 2015!
Montage Laguna Beach will host the 8th annual Share Our Strength Taste of the Nation Laguna Beach event on May 17, 2015 at the oceanfront resort where the nation's hottest chefs cook to fight childhood hunger.
My husband and I attended this event a few years ago, and let me tell you, it was one of the most memorable date nights, or rather date days, we have ever had.
First, it gives you a reason to get dressed up, which, for this mom is a real treat. Then, with one step onto the Montage Laguna Beach grounds you are immediately transported into a different world. Add in a glass of crisp Pinot Grigio or festive bubbly while gazing out to the Pacific and you might think life couldn't get better, but wait, the fun has just begun…
Imagine a number of celebrity chefs all in one place where you get to sample bites from each one (and make your husband go back to get you seconds.) Yes! You go from station to station and sample dishes from world renowned chefs who are cooking right in front of you. I was a little starstruck. So were my taste buds. It's a sensory soiree from start to finish.
But dreamy date day and delicacies aside – the best part of this event has nothing to do with skipping around Montage Laguna Beach on a gorgeous Sunday afternoon tasting gourmet food from celebrity chefs (okay, well maybe a little…) but truly the BEST part of this event is the cause.
Ending Childhood Hunger
Did you know one in five children in this country struggles with hunger, including more than 2,487,750 children in California? That statistic makes me want to cry. No child should have to go hungry.
The No Kid Hungry campaign is ending childhood hunger in this nation by ensuring all children get the healthy food they need, every day, by connecting them to nutrition programs like school breakfast and summer meals and by teaching families how to cook healthy, affordable meals at home.
In 2014, Taste of the Nation Laguna Beach raised over $200,000 which helped connect children in need with up to 2 million meals.
Ticket Information
As contributors to the charity, guests can choose between the following event packages:
Celebrity Chef Tasting | 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Tickets can be purchased in advance for $200 per person or at the door for $225 per person.
In addition to delicious food and drinks, the event will feature a silent and live auction and live entertainment by the local band The Kalama Brothers.
VIP "Meet the Chefs" Reception | 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Complete the night with VIP treatment and a sunset toast. Enjoy the Celebrity Chef Tasting followed by an after party to mingle with the chefs. Valet parking and post-event gifts are included. Tickets purchased in advance are $275 per person or $300 at the door.
To purchase tickets for Taste of the Nation Laguna Beach, visit www.ce.strength.org/events/taste-nation-laguna-beach.
Celebrity Chef Line-Up
Executive Chef Craig Strong of Studio, Montage Laguna Beach's signature restaurant, will be joined by the following talented celebrity chefs:
Chef Shirley Chung, Twenty Eight Restaurant and Lounge, Irvine, CA
Chef David Coleman, Chianina Steakhouse, Long Beach, CA
Chef Ben Ford, Fords Filling Station, Los Angeles, CA
Chef Waylynn Lucas, (fōnuts), Los Angeles, CA
Chef Lee Smith, Executive Pastry Chef, Montage Laguna Beach, CA
Chef Ari Taymor, Alma, Los Angeles, CA
Chef Marcel Vigneron, Beefsteak, Los Angeles, CA
One hundred percent of ticket proceeds from Taste of the Nation benefit No Kid Hungry thanks to generous support from national sponsors Citi and Sysco®. Taste of the Nation Laguna Beach for No Kid Hungry is also supported by national sponsors Food Network, and OpenTable. Local sponsors include Montage Laguna Beach, S.Pellegrino Natural Sparkling Water, Celebrity Cruises, and Wahoos. Local beneficiaries include Second Harvest Orange County Food Bank, and Community Action Partnership of OC.
Again, to purchase tickets for Taste of the Nation Laguna Beach, visit www.ce.strength.org/events/taste-nation-laguna-beach or send link to your husband to purchase as a Mother's Day Gift! Timing couldn't be better!


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IMF report solemn recommendations
The IMF country report was released late last week. It follows consultations conducted in August with Belizean officials on economic developments and policies. There are two issues that stand out in respect of social indicators. The report recognizes the high poverty rate of forty-one percent and says that despite a five point seven percent spending on GDP for social protection, it has not translated into results and that poor families remain vulnerable. One recommendation from the IMF mission that may not sit well with most Belizeans is to increase the general sales tax from twelve point five to fifteen percent to avoid a predicted twenty-two million dollar decrease in GST revenues in the coming year. The alternative, says the IMF team, is to phase out tax concessions that were implemented in 2010. In recent developments, the report notes that the nationalizations of B.E.L. and B.T.L. have affected an already weak investment climate.
The IMF projects that the economy will expand modestly for 2011 since inflation is up due to increased fuel and food prices and that the external current account deficit will remain at around three percent of GDP. It notes, however, that the current fiscal strategy is "insufficient to place the public debt ratio firmly on a downward trajectory and to address the large financing needs that are projected to emerge over the medium term." The findings reveal that contingent liabilities are estimated at seventeen percent of GDP, which is around a half-a-billion dollars, but only zero point seven percent of GDP is recorded in the official debt statistics. The four main sources that contribute to the contingencies include nationalized assets, pending court judgments mainly associated with foreign investors, cancelled contracts—including with foreign investors—and loan guarantees to the private sector. For an in depth look at the IMF report, you can view the complete findings at channel5belize.com.


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Politics and Baseball on Twitter: Who's on First?
As was expected, coverage of election campaigning in the U.S. at this point in time has reached a frenzied pinnacle. And we've paid a good share of attention to the race, as you may have gathered over the past several months.
Yet, there is now another event currently underway, albeit considerably less political, that is grabbing its fair bit of attention among the American populace. It goes by the name of baseball. World Series baseball, at that. So we ask you: Which of the two grabs your eye more often these days? What does your Twitter feed look like with these moments vying for camera time?
You might say there is no clear juxtaposition to make, no thinking that it's one or the other. Perhaps some rhetoric recently dealt on election campaign over the candidates' fleeting and wish-washy favoritism for the Phillies and Rays does go a little way in melding the two. But there's still the matter of where you and those you follow in the growing social media space stand insofar as sports talk; either on the diamond where RBIs and home runs are on the order, or in and around Washington, D.C.
Personally, I see a near equal mix, at least since the MLB final was near secured. And as both teams continue battle in Philadelphia in Game 3 of the series tonight, talk of that business will presumably take the lead.
Suffice it to say that Twitter is abuzz about both, however sandwiched they may consequently be. A simple Twitter search will prove as much. But who's on base more? That's a toughie, and can really only be your call. You might be free of jabber having to do with one newsmaker or the other. Or you might have your fill of each. Or neither. So tell us, what's your inbox look like these days? And what gets your microbloggerly juices flowing?


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HB 'Jagged' Porcelain Place Card with Gold Edge
Handmade locally in a small studio in Notting Hill, these stunning porcelain place cards with delicate hand painted gold edging add that final special touch to your table.
Write the name of your loved ones using a non permanent pen, then simply wipe off with a damp cloth to use again for your next party!
They look beautiful with any table setting, but add some real magic when paired with our hand painted linens.
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- 2 medium to large crisp apples (such as Granny Smith or Crispin)
- Grapeseed oil (for frying)
- 1/3 cup fresh sage leaves
- 4 ounces low-fat plain Greek-style yogurt
- 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Recipe Preparation
Peel apples and remove stems. Using a mandolin, thinly slice apples, discarding any seeds.
Pour oil into a large cast-iron skillet or other heavy skillet to a depth of 1/2" and heat over high heat. Working in batches, fry apple slices until golden brown and crisp at the edges, 1–2 minutes; turn and cook until other side is golden brown, 1–2 minutes longer. Add sage to pan with final batch of apple slices. Transfer fried apples and sage to paper towels to drain.
Mix yogurt, maple syrup, and vanilla in a small bowl to blend. Serve alongside apples.


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I'm a journeyman developer and coach, currently with ThoughtWorks in the UK. I care about good software design.
This was brought home to me when I attended QCon London 2008. I printed the schedule for the day and highlighted the sessions that I would like to go to. I marked two or three from each slot, and when I had gone through the whole day, I tried to decide which ones I would attend.
To my surprise, I found an entire column of highlighting, the 'Effective Design' track. That made my decision for me, and made me aware of something important to me, that had previously only been subconscious
You can follow my thoughts on software on my blog. I hope that this conference will give me plenty more to think about


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The American College of Emergency Physicians and the CDC encourage travelers to pack a first-aid kit or a travel health kit for common medical emergencies. Pack the following items in your carry-on bag and keep it with you at all times:
Medicines you take on a regular basis at home. Take enough medicine for the planned trip plus extra in case your return home is delayed. Carry all medicine in their original containers with clear labels that identify your name and dosing schedule. If you have a chronic condition, such as diabetes, seizures, or allergies, consider wearing a medical alert bracelet.
Acetaminophen, ibuprofen, or aspirin to relieve headaches, pain, fever, and simple sprains or strains
Antihistamines to relieve allergies
Antacid medicine
Antinausea or motion sickness medicine. You may also want to include medicine for altitude sickness if traveling to high altitudes.
Antibacterial hand wipes or an alcohol-based hand cleaner (should contain 60% alcohol or more)
Bandages of assorted sizes to cover minor cuts and scrapes
Bandage closures, such as butterfly bandages, to tape edges of minor cuts together
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Elastic wraps to wrap wrist, ankle, knee, and elbow injuries
Gauze in rolls, as well as 2-inch and 4-inch pads to dress larger cuts and scrapes
Adhesive tape to keep gauze in place
Scissors with rounded tips to cut tape, gauze, or clothes, if necessary. Note that this may not be allowed in your carry-on bag if traveling by air.
Safety pins to fasten splints and bandages
Antiseptic wipes to disinfect wounds or clean hands, tweezers, scissors, or other utensils. Some of these items may not be allowed in your carry-on bag if traveling by air.
Antibiotic ointment to prevent infection in cuts, scrapes, and burns
Hydrogen peroxide to clean and disinfect wounds
Disposable, instant-activating cold packs to cool injuries and burns, as well as for use in strains and sprains
Tweezers to remove small splinters, foreign objects, bee stingers, and ticks from the skin. Note that this may not be allowed in your carry-on bag if traveling by air.
Disposable rubber gloves to protect hands and reduce risk for infection when treating wounds
Thermometer to take temperatures in case of illness
Calamine lotion to relieve itching and irritation from insect bites and poison ivy
Hydrocortisone cream to relieve irritation from rashes
Sunscreen of SPF 15 or higher
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Insect repellent. Those appropriate for use on children should contain 10% to 30% DEET, and 30% to 50% DEET or up to 20% of picaridin for adults. The chemical can cause harm when absorbed through the skin. Don't use insect repellant on infants 2 months of age or younger.
Over-the-counter medicine for diarrhea. Talk to your doctor about a prescription for an antibiotic you can take in case of diarrhea.
Cough and cold medicines
Epinephrine auto-injector for people with severe allergies
List of prescription medicines and generic names
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The Tibet Museum of the Department of Information and International Relations, Central Tibetan Administration, was established in 1998 with the purpose to document, preserve, research, exhibit and educate Tibetans and non-Tibetans on all matters related to Tibet's history, culture and present situation.
The Tibet Museum being located in the Main Temple complex in McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala, is visited by thousands of foreigners, Tibetans and Indians every year. The museum's beautiful building, location and the wealth of knowledge makes it a must-see for anyone living in or visiting Dharamsala.
The Tibet Museum is more than a space for exhibitions, installations and lectures. It also provides a platform for educational activities relating to Tibetan history – through in-house activities and special events, traveling museum kits, catalogs, and various other publications.
We believe that knowing the past gives strength and guidance for the future and hope our museum will be instrumental in both these aspects.


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The Makgadikgadi pans are roughly located between the Nata – Maun road and Francistown – Oraka- Rakops road, in line with Nata in the north eastern corner. They comprise an area of an estimated 12 000km2. It is extremely difficult to describe the magic and atmosphere enfolding this vast expanse of nothingness and mystique surrounding the Pans. The Makgadikgadi Pans is a relic of what used to be one of the biggest inland lakes of Africa, consisting of two main Pans, namely Ntwetwe and Sowa Pan. Both are surrounded by a myriad of smaller Pans.
The Pans were initially state land, but in 1970 it was declared a game reserve. In 1992 the boundaries were extended to cover its present 4 900km2 and was given National Park status. The complete reserve was possibly once submerged beneath the ancient Lake Makgadikgadi and the Boteti River forms the western boundary of the park.
The Makgadikgadi National Park has diverse vegetation habitats, namely riverine woodland, scrubland, pure grassland and salt pans supporting Palmtree woodland on its edges. Of the most beautiful parts of the park, is the eastern boundary, where thick Palmtree groves are interspersed by tall yellow grassland.
These same species are found in the Delta. Other species are succulents and prickly salt grass. The interior of the reserve comprises grassland and scrub with a few "islands" of trees in between. The scrub is mainly blueish- grey trumpet thorn. On the Boteti river side of the park very thick sand borders the river valley and the tree species are mainly Camelthorn, Black – thorn, small Sour plum and Silver terminalia as well as other sandveld species.
From April to November the game make a gradual move from the Pans area of the reserve to the Boteti River side of the park. The Boteti river borders the park on the western side, making up about three quarters of its border. This is a beautiful heavily-wooded area with bushbuck, duiker and other animals, and during November especially, numerous Zebra.
This is one of the remotest and most unspoilt , but also harsh parts of Africa. At certain times of the year, especially during the summer rainy season, the Central Kalahari Game Reserve is one of the prime game viewing areas of Botswana. The flat grasslands team with thousands of gemsbok and springbok, To be compared with the Serengeti in Tanzania. The Kalahari Game reserve is the largest reserve in Botswana, covering an area of 52, 8000km2. Its location is in the centre of Botswana. The Kuke fence run along its northern border, and the Khutse Game Reserve borders it in the south.
The Kalahari Game Reserve was initially set aside for the use of people who choose to continue their traditional hunting-gathering way of life. The San and the Bakgalagadi. The San have lived here for about 30 000 years. The reserve was established in 1961 to protect the resources on which these lifestyles depended.
Vegetation consist mainly of Acacia woodland, Acacia scrub and sandveld scrub. The two main Acacia species are Bastard umbrella , resembling the Umbrella thorn and Blackthorn. Around Piper Pans the succulent-like wild sesame bushes provide stunning scenery, especially when bearing the trumpet like flowers. Among the most notable shrubs are the Trumpet thorn and the yellow - flowered Western rhogozum. Also common during the rainy season is the yellow flowered ground creeper – Devil's thorn.
The Kalahari Game reserve is one of the prime game viewing areas of Botswana. This is where Mark and Della Owens conducted their research for their book on the Brown Hyaena "Cry of the Kalahari". During the rainy season, November to January, this desolute area is transformed into a green paradise, teeming with thousands of Gemsbok, Springbok and Wildebeest. Lion, cheetah and jackal are also plentiful.
The Northern area of the Central Kalahari Reserve – Deception Valley to Piper Pans is one of the most spectacular areas to visit. During the rains – November to January February, vast herds of gemsbok and springbok congregate in this area taking advantage of the sweet sprouting grass. This time there is also an abundance of predators, lion, cheetah, brown hyena, jackal, bat-eared fox and other species. Bird life is also spectacular, especially around piper Pans. Other interesting places in the Central Kalahari Reserve is Sunday Pan, Passage Pan an Motopi, the traditional Bushmen settlement at Molapo And the biggest Bushmen settlement in the Kalahari – at Xade.


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Welcome to AMCOW Where Every Drop Counts
The African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW) was formed in 2002 in Abuja Nigeria, primarily to promote cooperation, security, social and economic development and poverty eradication among member states through the effective management of the continent's water resources and provision of water su...Read more
From the Executive Secretary
I have the pleasure to introduce myself to you as the new AMCOW Executive Secretary. I commenced my duties on the 1st of September 2016. I am eager to serve the continent in spearheading the AMCOW agenda and working towards the actualisation of the Sharm el-Sheikh commitments on Water and Sanitatio...Read more
Africa Water Sector and Sanitation Monitoring and Reporting
The Sharm el SheikhCommitments marked a step-change in the implementation and achievement of Africa Water Vision 2025 as well as MDG targets on Water and Sanitation in Africa. Sustainable Development Goal 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all by 2030Read more
Africa Water Week
The African Water Week represents a political commitment at the highest level where governments, regional institutions, international partners, the private sector, the scientific community, civil society, and the media from all over the world, and in particular Africa, meet to discuss and collective...Read more
AfricaSan is one of AMCOW's path-breaker initiatives borne out of the recognition that investment in sanitation has historically been seriously neglected on our continent and that addressing Africa's sanitation challenge involves mobilizing facts and arguments and helping agencies and governments ...Read more
African Water Facility
The African Water Facility (AWF) is an initiative of the African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW). It is hosted and managed by the African Development Bank (AfDB). The overall purpose of the Facility is to assist African countries to mobilise and apply resources for the Water and Sanitation sect...Read more


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You'll probably notice a sharp drop in your toddler's appetite after his first birthday. Suddenly he's picky about what he eats, turns his head away after just a few bites, or resists coming to the table at mealtimes. It may seem as if he should be eating more now that he's so active, but there's a good reason for the change. His growth rate has slowed, and he really doesn't require as much food now.
Feeding your child is an ongoing responsibility of parenthood that often becomes complicated by stage-specific needs — and that in addition to a mountain of well-intentioned advice and government recommendations.


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This article from the Toronto Sun talks about the government-run day care system in Quebec. (H/T Luis)
Quebec's $7-a-day daycare system is failing to improve children's educational outcomes, an economics professor from Montreal says.
In a new paper, Pierre Lefebvre of the Universite du Quebec a Montreal explains that when the system was created, Quebecers were told "it would promote children's development so they would perform better in school later."
"This never happened," he says.
The researcher studied children under the age of five from Quebec and children of the same age from the rest of Canada and compared their progress at various points between 1994 and 2006. He found Quebec's family policy did nothing to improve cognitive skills in children.
According to Lefebvre, it's because the Quebec government program is doing a lousy job.
"There is a serious quality problem. I would go as far as to say that daycare quality is very low, both in terms of educators' formation and in terms of the quality of interactions between educators and children."
The program receives taxpayer money from all working people. So working husbands with stay-at-home wives have to pay for a day care system that they will never use.
Here's a second article from the National Post about Sweden's government-run universal day care system. (H/T Luis)
True, parental leave in Sweden is a generous 16 months. There are no babies in daycare. But when parental leave ends, practically the reverse is true: A full 92% of all children aged 18 months to five years are in daycare. Parents pay only a symbolic amount for this; tax subsidies for daycare are $20,000 per child, annually. Swedish taxes are among the highest in the world, and the tax system was designed to make both parents seek employment in the work force.
[…]Then there are the questions about the social toll Sweden's childcare system is taking. Sweden has offered a comprehensive daycare system since 1975; since the early '90s, negative outcomes for children and adolescents are on the rise in areas of health and behaviour. While direct causation has been difficult to prove, many Swedish health-care professionals point to the lack of parent involvement beyond the first 16 months as a primary contributing factor. Psychosomatic disorders and mild psychological problems are escalating among Swedish youth at a faster rate than in any of 11 comparable European countries. Such disorders have tripled among girls over the last 25 years. Education outcomes in Swedish schools have fallen from the top position 30 years ago, to merely average amongst OECD nations today. Behaviour problems in Swedish classrooms are among the worst in Europe.
This isn't surprising. After a generation of inexperience, Swedish parenting abilities are deteriorating. A study sponsored by the European Union showed many middle-class parents lack the ability to set limits and sense their children's needs.
Recently, Swedish public service radio investigated the state of Swedish daycares. Parents, psychologists and daycare staff expressed deep concern. In spite of high funding levels, group size and the child-to-adult ratio continue to increase. An experienced pre-school teacher recalls that in 1980 the group size for small children was 10 kids with four adults. For older children, that ratio was five kids per adult. But after the Swedish financial crisis 20 years ago, this changed. Today younger children face ratios of up to 17 kids to three adults and older children face ratios of up to 10 to one. Staff on sick leave are not replaced. "We can't give quality care today," one teacher reported. Only one person interviewed contended that Swedish daycare is still top quality — the Swedish Deputy Minister of Education, Nyamko Sabuni.
Again, this program is taxpayer funded. Working husbands with stay-at-home wives will be paying for something that they don't even use.
I think parents need to consider what happens in other countries to see how good these universal day care programs really are.


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The Oakgrove Community Centre is an Incorporated Association. All participants involved in courses, programs or activities run by Oakgrove Community Centre are required to be members of the Centre.
Membership cost is $6.00 per annum.
Enrolments can be made:
By visiting the Centre
By mail, complete the enrolment form (available on the website) and together with payment forward to the Centre.
Eftpos facilities are available.
Full course fees for programs or activities are due when enrolling.
The Centre may at times cancel a short course if the minimum class numbers are not achieved. If this occurs, you will be contacted in advance and all fees paid will be refunded.
A full refund will be given if notification is received 5 working days prior to the commencement of the course.
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Unforgettable Romantic Movies
I love watching movies.. genre movie i like is romantic, comedy, musical.. something interesting to watch.. that can make me feel happy whole day… okay that include Bollywood movie of course..no doubt about that.
Well..i have seen so many movies that is so touching..and interesting.. such as.. Titanic.. kuch kuch Hota Hei..Pretty woman.. Just Like Heaven..oh..so many.. new.. or old movies…some i remember the story..but can't remember the tittle… But of all the movies.. especially romantic comedy.. i got stuck with this two movies….
My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) Julia Robert, Dermot Mulroney, Cameron Diaz, Rupert Everett, Philip Bosco, M. Emmet Walsh, Rachel Griffiths, Carrie Preston, D: P.J. Hogan.
I love Rupert Everett in this movie.. love him so much..such a nice friend..too bad he is a gay..in the movie. I also love the part where Julia try to make a fool of Cameron for asking her to sing… because she knows she can't sing.. but she have to crowd to cheer her.. lol.. Julia was so desperate to get her best friend's love and attention.. indeed sweet little angel.
This video will refresh your mind…
The other romantic movie i love is…
While You Were Sleeping (1995) A story about love at second sight.
It is a sweet, charming, hilarious, and heartwarming romantic comedy. If you ask me, the way that Lucy (Sandra Bullock) and Peter (Peter Gallagher) met was very romantic. Check out about the movie.. interesting. How i wish i was as lucky as Lucy.. don't we all..ladies?
These two movies are so interesting..funny..romantic..so classic..and so unforgettable.
I guess its so related to myself.. i mean ..those day..being young.. always checking with friends on diet pill comparison.. what best.. the price..etc.. and that was the time when we were searching for the Mr.Right..knocking on our door..wishing..awww.. feel so good.. thinking of those days.
Movies and Music..can really make me feel..like i am there..the time when i watched and listened to it long time ago.. bring the memories alive!
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My Best Friend Wedding…I can watch this many times in a day..haha..syiok bah kan..macam u can feel it too
iya bah.. i love that movie… i'm so related to that one.. but i don't dare to be that little devil…haha
Kuch kuch hota hei? heheheh saya masih lagi ingat ni movie. Saya pun suka ni movie.
Kuch kuch hota hei? heheheh saya masih lagi ingat ni movie. Saya pun suka ni movie.
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hi sue..n amy.. iya nice movie..hehe


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A lot of freedoms come with turning 18, but there are also downsides, like jury duty and the possibility of compulsory military service. Also, if you're one of the unfortunate chosen ones in the world of The Haunting Of Molly Hartley, you might get pressed into Satanic service, thanks to a Faustian bargain your parents cut years ago. (But, hey, at least you can buy cigarettes.)
That's the situation faced by the eponymous Molly Hartley (played by Haley Bennett as if the movie's real title was RoboWaif) in the days leading up to the big one-eight. Now committed to an asylum, her mother tried to warn her about it, shortly before stabbing her in the chest. After her father decides that moving away from the problem might help, Bennett is forced to figure out why she keeps hearing voices and seeing spooky images while adjusting to a new school in a new town.
This isn't a bad premise for a horror movie, really. Who doesn't feel anxious about leaving childhood behind? Unfortunately, the rote execution snuffs out the spark of inspiration. Director Mickey Liddell gets scares the cheapest way imaginable, creating a world where characters regularly fall victim to fake-out scares and loud noises, courtesy of prankster boyfriends, barking dogs, and, in one particularly silly moment, a roll of magazines falling through a mail slot. It's a horror film better suited for skittish cats than humans.


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Series: Eagle Elite #2
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Suspense
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Published by Hachette Digital, Inc.
Would you die for the one you love?
Nixon Abandonato made his choice. And now he has to pay the price. Tracey is the love of his life, but being with him has made her a target of his family's enemies. The only way to keep Trace alive is convince the world she means nothing to him.Trace Rooks has fallen irrevocably in love with the son of her family's sworn rival, and she knows in her bones nothing can tear them apart. Until Nix suddenly pushes her away and into the arms of his best friend... But Trace isn't ready to give up on a future with Nix--and if he won't fight for them, she will.In the end, a sacrifice must be made. A life for a life. For what better way to cover a multitude of sins than with the blood of a sinner . . .
Elect is the second novel in Rachel Van Dyken's Eagle Elite series. The story picks up after the end of the first book Elite. Thank heavens because I was so not done with Trace and Nixon or the rest of the Elect.
Trace found herself thrown into the complex and confounding world of the Elect in book one. Now she knows more about herself and the people she loves. She's also landed in quite a bit of hot water. It's a good thing she has two fine men to pull her out of it.
Nixon is forced to take drastic measures to protect the people he loves. He often alienates them in the process. As if he didn't have enough to worry about, the looks he sees his best friend and right-hand man giving his woman have him on the edge of one hell of a precipice.
Chase is in love with his best friend's girl. He's forced to stay by Trace's side 24/7. His honor and duty to Nixon are at war with the intense emotions Trace provokes. He must decide whether the love of his best friend or Trace is more important. And he must decide quick because it's likely both are going to get him killed.
A lot of readers are rolling their eyes right now because they hate triangles. Have no fear this is not your typical triangle. While both Nixon and Chase are in love with Trace it doesn't become an adolescent back and forth story. Trace is not the kind of woman to string men along. Elect is driven by emotion and circumstance. It's freaking hard to get my own feelings about Elect on the page because my heart was pulled in so many directions.
While Elite was told from Trace's point of view Elect is told from Nixon and Chase's. I truly enjoyed this creative format from Ms. Van Dyken. It gives the reader a clearer look into the psyche of these characters. It's easy to see and feel why the characters are so conflicted about their feelings. I highly recommend you read this series in order to enjoy and understand everything going on.
I don't want to give the major stuff away, but I will say these characters are thrust into some dangerous situations that will leave the reader breathless.
The Eagle Elite series has rapidly become one of my favorites. This is probably the first series I've read that has successfully gotten the feelings of the characters across without including detailed sex scenes. It's not a behind closed doors series entirely. There is sex and it's powerful without getting very graphic. Rachel Van Dyken gives the reader so much emotion it's not necessary for the sex to be a focal point. I was shocked that after two books I am so in love with these characters that I don't miss the sex. I know there are plenty of books out there that don't feature sex, but I was surprised because of the world the characters find themselves in. This genre is generally known to be rated R. Well, I can honestly say I never expected to have a detailed conversation about sex in one of my reviews.
Elect is a lust filled novel that will have your toes curling. Action and romance never looked this good! You will want to snuggle up with the Eagle Elite all night long. I know I did. I do think I will have to sleep before moving on to book 3, Entice.
Elect is a November Joyfully Recommended Read!


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Hello everyone, really in need of some help!!! I have only ever used the basics on excel, spreadsheets and formulae. Ive been issued the task of tracking changes in a sheet which by simple means shows parts in a system which need changing. The single sheet contains a column which identifies the part and there are three columns which will either be left blank or one of three choices inputted. The sheet contains upto 400 rows but at any one time only about 50 of the rows will have a defect inputted in one of the three columns. The results of the sheet require printing for distribution. Im hoping there is some way i could just transfer the rows which have had defects in one of the 3 columns onto a seperate sheet to minimize the report instead of printing reams of sheets off. I know you all deal with more complex and challenging issues but any help would be greatly appreciated and hopefully set me on my way to using Excel a little bit more for its capabilities
Thankyou again
Let's say I start with this in Sheet 1:A B C D 1 Part No Defect 1 Defect 2 Defect 3 2 281 3 275 4 376 A 5 254 6 263 B 7 377 8 264 C 9 322 D 10 379 E 11 321 12 345
This code will copy Rows 1, 4, 6, 8, 9 and 10 to Sheet 2:Sub CopyDefects() 'Clear data from Sheet 2 Sheets(2).Cells.ClearContents 'Copy Headings from Sheet 1 to Sheet 2 Sheets(1).Rows(1).Copy _ Destination:=Sheets(2).Rows(1) 'Determine last row with data in Sheet 1 Column A lastSrcRow = Sheets(1).Range("A" & Rows.Count).End(xlUp).Row 'Loop through rows in Sheet 11 For nxtSrcRw = 2 To lastSrcRow 'If Column B C or D contains data, find next empty row in Sheet 2 'row in Sheet 2 then copy Row from Sheet 1 If Sheets(1).Range("B" & nxtSrcRw) <> "" _ Or Sheets(1).Range("C" & nxtSrcRw) <> "" _ Or Sheets(1).Range("D" & nxtSrcRw) <> "" Then nxtDstRw = Sheets(2).Cells(Rows.Count, 1).End(xlUp).Row + 1 Sheets(1).Range("A" & nxtSrcRw).EntireRow.Copy _ Destination:=Sheets(2).Range("A" & nxtDstRw) End If Next End Sub
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Really appreciate the speedy reply and help.
Ive used the code and it does the job.
Is there anyway i can adjust the code ( I presume by adding or altering ) to only apply the code to a limit of rows ?
Sorry to be a pain
Thankyou one again
Been playingabout a bit, all good stuff thankyou.
Which is the best wayto apply such a macro to a button?
The code below does 2 things:
1 - Determines the length of data in Column A by starting at the bottom of the column and moving up until data is found. It saves that Row number in the variable lastSrcRow.
2 - Uses the Row number (lastSrcRow) found as the upper limit of the For - Next loop'Determine last row with data in Sheet 1 Column A lastSrcRow = Sheets(1).Range("A" & Rows.Count).End(xlUp).Row 'Loop through rows in Sheet 1 For nxtSrcRw = 2 To lastSrcRow
If you don't want to use all of Column A, just set your upper and lower limits "manually". This will loop through Row 5 - 20.'Loop through rows in Sheet 1 For nxtSrcRw = 5 To 20
As far as assigning the code to a button, a simple way is to insert a shape on your sheet. Then with the shape selected, Right Click and choose Assign Macro.
There are more elaborate methods which you could find via a Google search.
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Thats brilliant thankyou
Last but by no means least and I bet your fed up of me by now !!!
At the bottom of my sheet one I have a table which totals up the defects etc.
By the last help you gave me its isolated, but ideally i could do with transferring it to the sheet 2 with the list
Just say my list appeared on rows 120 to 125 inclusive
Really do appreciate your help
Thankyou once again
P.S Sorry
The tables carry over but because of the formula I get a href!
When i set the limits manually i get some of the dridlines showing even though theres no data in them on sheet 1
Without knowing more about your layout, I can't offer anything specific about transferring the table.
Generically, this code will Copy a range and PasteSpecial...Values to the designated location:Sheets(1).Range("A1:D6").Copy Sheets(2).Range("F2").PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteValues
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Thank youonce again for your help and im slowly getting a grasp of how the code works.
I substituted the manual limits as you advised but forsome reason its still going beyond and taking data over to sheet two
At the bottom of sheet one is a table showing results of the table from rows 2 to 470.
the table starts on row 475. Its a basic table with formula to total the defect. When it transfer over a ref comment appears on sheet 2, thats why i thought if i set the manual limits it would be best andjust paste the table to sheet 2.
Ive probably insertedthe limit in the wrong area in the code or not deleted something.
Onceagain im in need of expert help


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For a long time this story has troubled me. What kind of God tests the love of his creation by asking such a cruel thing of a father? And what kind of a father goes along willingly with the idea of sacrificing his child? Was it blind faith? Was it a symbolic request? Was it a religious delusion? Or did Abraham know something that the witnesses and story tellers didn't?
By the time this incident occurred, Abraham already had a longstanding relationship with God. He talked with God as naturally as a son to a human father. And when the Father spoke, Abraham was always ready with the response, "Here am I!" That is - Here I am, ready and willing to put full confidence in my God.
And we are told that "Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him."
Here is where the story gets interesting. "Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off." What did Abraham see afar off? A place of impending human sacrifice? The place where a murder would be committed in God's name? What was the "place afar off" that Abraham saw then and there?
One thing is for sure: He moved forward with confidence and no fear. He said to his companions, "Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you."
Abraham did go forward to the appointed place, exactly as God commanded. Laying wood on Isaac's back and taking his knife, father and son went together. And when Isaac questioned his father as to the whereabouts of the lamb for sacrifice, Abraham replied, "God will provide himself a lamb."
This leads me again to ask, was Abraham a liar? Was he hiding the truth from his son? or did he know his Father, his God, to be Life - the divine Life that gives and sustains life eternally, and could not, would not take it away?
The scene plays out quite dramatically. "And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood. And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son."
At this point an angel appeared and called to Abraham. He replied, "Here am I."
And the angel said, "Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me."
Abraham, again, lifted up his eyes. He saw a ram caught in a thicket, and this ram was offered for a burnt offering. And he named the place Jehovahjireh: which means, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.
Remember, Abraham told the companions, "I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you."
"I and my son will... come again to you." He said they would both come back. Did you catch that? I only recently did.
Abraham knew they would both come back. He told the truth.
What do you think Abraham saw when he lifted up his eyes? What was the it to be seen in Jehovahjireh?
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Firefighters rescued a woman from a fire in a garage at the rear of a property on Bowrons Avenue, Wembley, in the early hours of this morning.
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Fri., Dec. 23, 2011
The Boy Who Believed
My son, who has been working in Japan, is on his way home. We haven't seen him in several months and I'm hungry for some time with him. My son has grown up to be a wonderful man; an adventurer, a tinkerer and a master of creating complex machines from bits of metal.
He'll be home for Christmas Eve and wrapping his gifts and putting them under the tree, thought about the boy who loved contraptions and I was reminded of something he taught me one Christmas years ago.
(I had to do some digging to find a copy of this early column.)
The Spokesman Review
December 25, 2003 | Cheryl-Anne Millsap The Valley Voice
Early each Christmas morning, as I turn out the lights and make my way to my bed, knowing I will be pulled out of it again when the sun rises, I stop for a moment, overwhelmed by memories and the knowledge that time is flying past me.
The children, who have been the reason I wake each morning and fall into an exhausted sleep each night, are growing up so quickly. Already one has left the nest, and another is perched on the edge. Their Christmas lists are more sophisticated now, with high-tech gadgets replacing Easy-Bake ovens and G.I. Joe.
When my son was six, he fell under the spell of a miniature arcade game, the kind where you manipulate a giant claw to pick up prizes and stuffed animals and drop them down a chute. He wanted the game more than anything and put it at the top of his Christmas list.
He was thrilled when he found the game under the tree and played with it constantly. But it was a complicated toy that was never meant to go the distance. When it stopped working, he was disappointed and put it away in his closet.
I didn't think about it again until the next year on Christmas Eve when I was getting everyone ready for bed and another visit from Santa. He walked in and placed the broken game under the Christmas tree with a note asking Santa to please repair it.
I could only gape at him, speechless. It was already midnight and to paraphrase the poet, there were miles to go before we could sleep.
My little boy had no idea that his mother was staggering under the weight of postpartum depression or that his father, who was in graduate school and wearied by final exams, was scheduled to work a 24-hour shift on Christmas Day.
My son wasn't jumpy and distracted from listening for the cries of the colicky baby sister or thinking about the 2 a.m. feeding that would cut into the few productive hours of the night.
The way he saw it, Santa brought that game to him and he would want to know there was a problem. And since the big guy was going to be in the neighborhood, it wouldn't hurt to have him take a look at a broken toy. So he left it with a note asking that Santa "make it work again."
Somehow, the two elves-in-residence, Sleepy and Weepy, did everything that needed to be done. The baby got her 2 a.m. feeding and Santa placed the surprises, including the refurbished toy, under the tree before the children woke with the dawn.
I was watching my son the next morning when he found the game. He was pleased but he wasn't surprised. It was just where he expected it to be. His face shining with pleasure, he took it to the kitchen table, turned it this way and that to admire Santa's handiwork, and began to play contentedly while new presents waited under the tree.
Whenever I am confronted with the reality that life doesn't come with guarantees, I think about that Christmas morning. And when I think about it, I wish I could be seven years old again, with that much trust in everyone around me to do the right thing. I wish I hadn't learned that sometimes things break so completely that no one can fix them, not even Santa. Not even for a day.
Now, years have passed. Dad got through graduate school, Mom got over the blues, and the new baby stopped crying. The toy, which wasn't built to last, stopped working again and found its way back to the closet, to be eventually taken apart and its parts scavenged for a little boy's inventions.
For my son it was proof that Santa cared enough about him to take the time to try to make something work again. For the elves, it was an exercise in patience. For all of us it was a sweet reminder that love has responsibility.
Maybe this year under the tree I'll leave my heart, just to see what Santa can do.


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