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For Immediate Release, July 16, 2019
Tierra Curry, Center for Biological Diversity, (928) 522-3681, firstname.lastname@example.com
Petition Seeks to Remove Snail Darter From Endangered Species List, Marking Conservation Success
Famous Fish Now Recovered, Swimming in Four States
WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity, former federal biologist Jim Williams and law professor Zygmunt Plater petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today to lift Endangered Species Act protection from snail darters.
Thanks to government and citizen efforts, the little fish has now successfully achieved recovery and is no longer in danger of extinction.
The 3-inch-long fish gained fame in the 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case Tennessee Valley Authority vs. Hill. The court upheld the newly passed Endangered Species Act at the request of conservationists and others who sought to protect the fish and its free-flowing habitat, along with 300 family farms, from the construction of the Tennessee Valley Authority's highly controversial Tellico Dam on the Little Tennessee River.
When Congress later exempted the Tellico Dam from compliance with the conservation law, scientists introduced the doomed fish into other rivers. Because of the Act's habitat protections and improved dam management, which includes pulsing for minimum flow and measures to increase oxygen, populations of the fish have now expanded to waterways in Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi.
"The recovery of the snail darter marks another success for the Endangered Species Act, and it's a prod to the Tennessee Valley Authority to continue to strive to improve its dam operations or to even consider dam removal to restore the magnificent flowing waters of the Southeast," said Jim Williams, the former Fish and Wildlife Service biologist who wrote the original rule protecting the snail darter.
Named after its primary food source, small riverine mollusks, the snail darter was downlisted from "endangered" to "threatened" status in 1984 following the success of introductions. Recent surveys have detected reproducing darter populations that improved water management have helped spread to other locations in the main stem of the Tennessee River, and in previously unknown locations in Alabama, indicating that the goals in its recovery plan have been met.
"The uneconomical Tellico project was a boondoggle from the start," said Zygmunt Plater, who wrote the citizens' petition to save the darter in 1975 and represented the fish and the farmers all the way up through the Supreme Court victory. "The project wasn't built for hydro power, although that was the anti-environmental trope. The federal agency justified it for recreation and creating a pretend city that was never built. A special presidential panel unanimously found that the dam was an economic mistake, but politics won and TVA flooded 300 family farms, desecrated Cherokee sacred sites and condemned a world-class river as well as the darter's last significant natural population. Thanks to the Endangered Species Act, however, the extinction of the snail darter was ultimately avoided, and 40 years later we can celebrate its recovery."
Since 2010, 25 species have been recovered and removed from the endangered species list. These include three subspecies of foxes from California's Channel Islands, three humpback whale populations, eastern Steller sea lions, a species of songbird from Texas and Oklahoma, and a terrestrial Arkansas snail.
"The Endangered Species Act's strength is that decisions are based on the best available science, and science now shows that the snail darter is recovered and a conservation success," said Tierra Curry, a senior scientist at the Center. "The snail darter's not alone, as 85 percent of plants and animals protected by this critical law are on the road to recovery."
Despite constant political efforts to undercut the Act, which is being funded at only 3 percent of what is needed to recover species, the landmark law has saved roughly 99 percent of protected wildlife since its creation in 1973, demonstrating its overwhelming success.
The Center for Biological Diversity is a national, nonprofit conservation organization with more than 1.4 million members and online activists dedicated to the protection of endangered species and wild places.


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Inside the Making of the Flu Vaccine
An in-depth look at the CDC process. (It's basically a high-stakes game of biological matchmaking.)
Toward the end of last year's flu season — in about the middle of winter — flu experts noticed that the number of infections was not dropping, but picking up. A new virus seemed to be emerging, and it was making many Americans sick.

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We share with you Elisabeth Leriche's trends for this new season < / em>
Elizabeth Leriche has designed, for the "FASHION TRENDS" trend space, a scenography around four fashion themes in order to highlight the novelties of costume jewelry.
We draw your attention to the fact that all of our stones are natural stone and color (no tinted stones)
(except sea bamboo or gorgonian coral which are stained
1st prize in rose quartz which is heated for enhanced color (this is mentioned)
turquoise howlite which is tinted to approach the appearance of turquoise, on the other hand the white howlite is natural
and know that part of the agates are heated to obtain colors or effects. If you want completely natural agates look at the sections where the word NATURAL is indicated and we remain at your disposal.
Otherwise all our stones for lithotherapy are completely natural and we want to market only completely NATURAL.
The colors are spicy like saffron, sand, smoky pink, camel, khaki, baked red.
You will find these colors in our natural wood category with red sandalwood, arbovitae for the saffron tone and which gives off a scent ..., incense wood and in the horn category for camel and amber tones.
You will find these tones in the large family of natural jasper such as wood jasper, red jasper, leopard jasper, sky eye jasper but also stones like natural carnelian, unakite, ryolite, rhodonite ....
Brown seashells will bring an exceptional mix and midsummer.
This theme is perfect for a free and cultured woman.
The colors are refined with both fresh and muted tones such as bronze, emerald green, havana, nude, gray mauve, cumin.
We can imagine cultured pearl and baroque necklaces with medallions, chain and pearl necklaces, large earrings with emerald-colored agates , bronzite, natural wood beads, garnet, porcelain jasper, Chinese jade, sun stone ...
This is a range inspired by the seabed, blues, many different blue tones, aquamarine, light green and delicate like the new jade or green moonstone, hemimorphite for its mixtures of turquoise tones, natural blue jasper, sodalite or lapis lazuli for deep blue,
all mixed or not with white cultured pearls, shells or mother-of-pearl.
You will find all these blue or green tones in our range of glass beads, solid colors opaque or transparent.
This theme offers a range of primary tones contrasted by graphic black and white but also burgundy, bright red, Klein blue, azure blue, green, chrome yellow .
We imagine original and structured jewels with the colors of our glass category but also black and white agates or white shell pearls, the bright red of bamboo sea.
TECH-SPORT: A theme that diverts the codes of sport to dress an urban and dynamic woman.
A new modernity in pastel colors for the "Tech-sport" theme inspired by architecture and design, which appropriates the codes of sport for futuristic fashion
A clear and cold range, awakened with a neon touch. - Optical white - Citrine yellow - Sky blue - Rose Quartz - Grayish blue - Charcoal gray - Brushed silver
NIGHT CLUB: theme inspired by a nightlife aesthetic for a glamorous and sexy woman
Nocturnal and festive atmosphere for the "Night Club" theme which favors a glamorous and sexy style, tirelessly reinterpreting the spirit of the eighties. < / strong>
A range of colors with metallic accents. - Magenta - Bordeaux - Emerald - Sapphire - Night - Gold - Silver
ELEGANT FLOWER: inspiration for a cultivated and sophisticated woman
A Victorian inspiration for the theme "Elegant flower" which plebiscites a floral and vegetal ornamental repertoire.
A range of refined colors. - Blush - Mauve - Absinthe - Cooked orange - Raspberry - Purplish blue - Khaki green
BOHO CHIC: mixes seventies and gipset influences for a nomadic and hedonistic woman
Between hippie chic and nomadic luxury, the "Boho chic" theme illustrates a mixed style at the crossroads of cultures and craftsmanship.
A range of warm shades contrasted by a touch of Indigo blue. - Sand - Curry - Carmine - Laterite - Indian Rose - Plum - Indigo
City Rock: A free woman who claims a rock, post-punk spirit and asserts her allure with urban adornments. It mixes tartan, camouflage and leopard patterns in a very British spirit with chains, studs and rhinestones.
Poetic forets : Une femme sophistiquée et romantique à l'allure élégante qui aime la poésie de la nature. Elle se laisse envelopper par la magie de la forêt, des sous-bois et des feuillages, dont les couleurs et les textures l'inspirent. Elle se pare de matières nobles et de bijoux luxueux et raffinés.
Wild Country : Une femme curieuse, baroudeuse, aventurière qui aime parcourir le grand nord américain. Elle puise son énergie dans une nature sauvage et authentique. Elle se protège du grand froid en s'enroulant de matières chaleureuses et porte des bijoux talismans à la fois bruts et sophistiqués.
Découvrez les tendances dictées par le bureau de style de Elisabeth LERICHE à l'occasion du prochain salon Bijorhca de janvier 2018 :
Une mode libre et créative avec une saison Printemps-été 2018 incarnée par une femme aux multiples visages.
C'est une femme glamour qui n'hésite pas à se parer de mille éclats pour danser jusqu'au bout de la nuit !
du bleu électrique, du rouge rubis, du fushia, du noir, gris argent
Vous trouverez un grande sélection d'agates, le noir avec l'onyx et l'agate noire, l'hématite argentée.
Les couleurs sont très contrastées.
C'est une femme douce et sensuelle, qui dévoile sa féminité à travers une garde-robe aérienne, ornée de volants et de fleurs.
Des couleurs printanières et fraiches comme le jaune vanille, roses en camaïeu, mauve, bleu ciel et vert d'eau.
le quartz rose, l'angélite, la préhnite, la kunzite, l'aigue marine, toutes les pierres de couleurs douces sont à l'honneur mariées à des perles de cultures, à des perles en verre.
The colors are floral and vegetal: pink, fuchsia, raspberry, lilac, moss, emerald, night
you will find these colors in the wide choice of agates, moss agate, black agate, green agate, blue agate ... but also in others natural stones such as ruby fuschite, olivine, rhodocrosite ...
the flowers are represented on the site in many stones
The materials mix with cultured pearls, bohemian pearls, mother of pearl.
"This free and curious woman travels the world in search of forgotten treasures, from the steppes of Mongolia to the mountains of Tibet. 'inspires craftsmanship and traditional know-how to create an original wardrobe mixing materials and patterns in a modernized folk spirit "
The colors are warm and spicy: copper, peacock, red, mustard, brick, camel, china blue
and the materials to be combined are numerous amber, agates, leather, wood, copper and patinated gold that you will find in the range of metallic hematites.
You will find natural stones in the range of mustard jasper, wood, blue jasper, red jasper ... but also dumortierite or sodalite, bronzite. ..
"She is a daring and sensitive woman who favors innovative materials and technologies for an avant-garde wardrobe. She is inspired by the cosmic universe, stars, planets and galaxies for its adornments. It is an invitation to an intergalactic journey in zero gravity "
The colors are contrasted: black, white, silver, cloud, ultra violet, midnight blue
Silver hematite will be the essential interlayer, black or gray agate, Tibetan-style agate, but also the range of gray and black jasps matt, rock crystal, quartzite ... mixed with materials such as silver metal, plexiglass, mother-of-pearl, pearly bohemian pearls ...
Spring-summer 2017 trends
Here is a little summary of the trends dictated by Elisabeth LERICHE's style office at the next show Bijorhca from January 2017:
A cultivated and humorous woman who reinterprets the seventies, mixing geometric patterns to offer a vitamin and multicolored vision. She reinvents her wardrobe to give kitsch a new chic look.
The range of vintage colors: chick yellow, nasturtium, caramel, celadon blue, pistachio green, orange, red.
You can find these colors in the large family of jasper such as caramel, red jasper ...
red or orange sea bamboo but also agates for yellow, green without forgetting glass beads for orange.
A radiant, energetic woman who borrows all the eighties codes: XXL shoulders, shiny materials, toned colors ... to create a flashy festive silhouette and set the dance floors on fire.
The colors are strong, supported by brilliant effects: vermilion, purple, gold, silver, steel, electric blue and black. You will find on our site a whole range of glass beads in toned colors, also faceted glass in a thousand colors ... golden or silver hematite ....
A fulfilled and optimistic woman who knows no boundaries and mixes the locker rooms between East and West. She loves the natural and supple materials that she wraps around for a solar and elegant look.
You can use for this theme materials such as amber, stones, horn, wood, suede ... the colors are warm and spicy like sun, turmeric, orange, paprika, camel, khaki and emerald that you will find in many stones such as unakite, African turquoise, jasper ...
A daring and uninhibited woman who takes responsibility for and captures the energy of the city. It mixes the codes of the street and of sport to invent a graphic and dynamic silhouette.
For this theme, these are primary colors enhanced with fluorescent tones: black, hard blue, red, gray, acid yellow, purple and candy pink, colors that you will find in our range of agates and glass. For the metal side, we recommend silver hematite.
Trends for winter- fall 2016 2017
Here is a short summary of the trends dictated by Elisabeth LERICHE's style office at the next Bijorhca show in September 2016:
- PINK LADY : A woman full of humor who sees life in pink .....
A palette of shades of pink, from powder pink to fuchsia, champagne, vanilla ... which you will find in mother-of-pearl, glass beads, agates but also stones such as rose quartz, lepidolite, opal pink ...
- NIGHT LUXURY : this is an elegant, sensual and contemporary face that likes to tame dark nights and mysterious ... who loves luxurious adornments.
You will use in this theme rather dark and deep colors, pine green, Prussian blue, plum, copper, nude that you will find in stones such as amber, agates, jet, bronzite ... .
- FLOWER FANTASY : An eccentric, exuberant woman in love with lush gardens ... the colors are more vivid in this theme such as reds, oranges with touches of green .... the range of glass beads in shades of red, orange will strengthen stones such as carnelian, orange agate from Madagascar, unakite, apatite, green opal, onyx ....
- MILITARY ROCK : A conquering woman who appropriates and reinterprets military codes in a youthful register ... for the colors of khaki and more khaki! that you will find in African turquoise, unakite, ryolite attenuated with ivories such as river stone, beige jasper not to mention wood such as gray wood or ebony.
Trends for spring-summer 2016
The Bijorhca show in Paris where we exhibit twice a year, in January and September, presents a trendy space called "Fashion Trends" dedicated to costume jewelry.
For all the designers who can go there, it is a wonder, the opportunity to discover new trends, a source of inspiration; the mind can wander ....
For those who cannot go, here is a quick summary of the trends dictated by the manager of this space, Elisabeth Leriche:
- SENSUAL ROMANCE : "a sensual woman who plays with her femininity through effects of transparency by layering chiffon and veil. She wears retro jewelry. vintage and appropriates the codes of a new romanticism "
Powdery colors such as white, ivory, rosewood, powder pink, pearl gray: you will find what you are looking for in our collection of mother-of-pearl, wood ... glass beads but also fine stones such as rose quartz, beige jasper, river stone ... all mixed with trimmings, lace ...
- ESCALE EXOTIQUE : "an optimistic and creative woman who likes to combine luxurious materials and shimmering colors. She marvels at the opulence of the nature, its exotic flowers and lush foliage populated by birds of paradise "
The colors are shimmering inspired by tropical nature such as emerald, ocean, lagoon, kiwi .... but also red, orange ... You can make exotic flower and leaf necklaces in the Hawaiian style. .you will find in our range of stones a wide choice for all these tropical colors, without forgetting the glass beads.
- GEOMETRIE VARIABLE : "an elegant, daring and visionary woman who loves contemporary art and architecture. She dares a graphic silhouette that combines urban and sporty codes with arty chic codes "
A range of graphic colors, yellow, red, hard blue, black like onyx, silver like silvery hematite ... you will find the colors red, yellow and hard blue in the crystal beads ... < / p>
- TERRE DE SOLEIL : "an elegant and traveler who draws her inspiration from secular Africa. She wears sculptural adornments with ethnic and primitive accents mixing the raw and the sophisticated "
The colors in this theme are warm and spicy: saffron, gold, turquoise, khaki, sienna, ebony .... You can make multi-material long necklaces, wooden beads, crystal beads mixed with fine stones like carnelian, unakite, calcite, the whole family of jasper ....
The trends are given for information only but each one creates according to his style, his experience, his clients, his tastes and his emotions .... BeauMonde offers you a large choice of stones, pearls to give material for your inspiration !!!!
We wish you beautiful collections !!!
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If you've got a bright idea for how to solve the world's water crisis, US Secretary of Energy Rick Perry wants to hear about it.
Perry has announced the launch of a combined White House-Department of Energy initiative to advance "transformational technology and innovation" on water security, via a suite of prizes, competitions and funding opportunities for research and development.
Just a few years ago, Perry had his own solution for a water-related problem: Praying it away.
In 2011, when Perry was the Texas governor, the state suffered a prolonged drought with, as Perry wrote in a "proclamation," "some parts of the state receiving no significant rainfall for almost three months, matching rainfall deficit records dating back to the 1930s."
The appropriate response? A word with a higher authority.
Perry called for all Texans to spend the Easter weekend of April 22- 24 praying for "the healing of our land" and the end of the drought. He assured doubters that it had worked before: "Throughout our history, both as a state and as individuals, Texans have been strengthened, assured and lifted up through prayer."
The prayers didn't work—or, at least, not for a long time after the fact. The drought continued to worsen for the next four months. By the end of April, 50% of the state was undergoing "exceptional drought," rising to more than 70% by the end of June. The first major rainfall didn't come until October.
But the initiative did have one tangible effect: American science fiction writer Paolo Bacigalupi memorialized Perry's prayer for rain in his 2015 novel The Water Knife, about an America struggling with the effects of climate change.
"There are drought refugees, border controls between states, and an increasingly dysfunctional and fragmented United States," Bacigalupi wrote in a Facebook post last year. "I added in Merry Perrys, a group of religious fundamentalists who pray for rain, because Rick Perry did just that during the Texas drought of 2011. Now he's the Energy Secretary."


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We finally have been given a break from the heat (which compared to what some of you have gone through doesn't really count as all that bad) by a series of thunderstorms. We have had flash flooding on the freeway and some streets and everyone was woken up early by a loud boom and the house shaking followed by the gully washer of all gully washers. Needless to say, the dog is unhappy and the cat is complaining (which would happen irregardless of the weather). I have been a touch under the weather so have not been reading much other than Penelope Lively's How it All Began. I have started the third Cazalet Chronicle, Confusion, but have only been dipping in and out of it. Himself is almost done with his rereading of Stranger in a Strange Land, eldest is ensconced in the first book of The Game of Thrones series and youngest is still wading through his Nixon biography, Arrogance of Power although he took a brief break to read The New Yorker political issue sent to him by his grandma.
Here is what caught my interest this week:
It is Read Canadian month on many blogs so there has been a wonderful number of Canadian books reviewed, listed, and discussed – many authors that I have not heard of including Quebec author Monique Proulx whose novel Wildlives is reviewed by Melwyk of The Indextrious Reader. The book follows a small group of people who are living around Goose Lake near a small town in the Laurentians. What caught my eye was how Melwyk spoke about the setting created by the author. I have a fondness for books where the setting is like a character from Justin Cronin's The Summer Guest (which deserves far more notice) to the works of Mary Lawson (Crow Lake and The Other Side of the Bridge). I read an excerpt from the novel at the publisher's website (Douglas & McIntyre) and truly the setting is the star as evidenced from the following quote:
The next morning she was on the dock, sprinkling herself with cool water, when the sun surprised her. It was June 10, and the June sun was a flaming arrow, and the forest had caught fire, along with the lake and every living thing around. In the light of the blaze it was impossible not to see. She saw yellow-tailed butterflies, symphonic birds, coupling fireflies, hovering dragonflies; she saw fresh spruce buds gleaming like jeweled rings, and so many colors, so much rustling in every direction, an orgy of triumphant lives. In the light of the blaze it was impossible to ignore that this bush-choked, elemental place was in fact a paradise, a sacred garden to which she had been mercifully granted the key. Moved by the sun, she stretched out on the dock on that June 10 and saw all that there was to see. She saw the track that, each morning, the moose followed to the shore to drink; the chanterelles and the boletuses mushrooming up through the moss, she saw the red rowboat that, each spring, they would surely patch up once more as if it were a part of themselves that leaked but stayed afloat, she saw all the cracks she might slip through to understand the world. She saw the old woman she would be one day, hopping light-footed from one slippery rock to another, surrounded by black flies that did not touch her.
Danielle of A Work in Progress mentioned that she had finished Hetty Dorval by Edith Wilson saying that it was "an outstanding read" and that she would be purchasing a copy since the library copy needed to be returned. I have never heard of Edith Wilson before and I found out that she is considered one of Canada's foremost writers and an award for the best work of fiction by a British Colombian author was established in her name. Hetty Dorval was her second novel (but the first to be published in 1947) and is set in British Colombia. Mrs. Dorval has recently moved to the city and has a mysterious past and possibly immoral character. She befriends young Francis who learns about her mentor through different encounters over the years. I will have to get this through inter-library loan but it sounds worth the effort.
Often times I am iffy on a book – not sure if I will read it or it I will pass – often after reading several reviews I still haven't made up my mind. And then you read just the right review or in this case, an interview. One of the books getting a lot of buzz out there on the different blogs is A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar by Suzanne Joinson. It is a book I was on the fence about until I read Cornflower Books' amazing interview with the author. The novel is set in two different times and two different narratives: 1923 with Eva, her sister, and a third missionary on a mission trip to the northwest corner of China. Eva isn't a true believer but she wanted to leave her small English town and has a contract to write a travel guide to the area. What follows are cultural clashes, deceptions, death, and at the center a baby. The second narrative takes place in present day London when Freida, a free-lance researcher who takes in a homeless man who has fled his home country of Yemen. She also finds out that she has inherited an estate from a dead woman she has never heard of. Eventually the author ties in two narratives together. I am thinking of making this my pick for book group. If you have read it, would it make for a good discussion?
I grew up in a Nancy Mitford family. Love in a Cold Climate and The Pursuit of Love were always lying around the house and I read those original paperback's of my mother (that have since so deteriorated she was forced to by a new edition). I have read her copies of Mitford letters, Mitford biographies, and works by other members of the Mitford family. So it was with some pleasure that I read about The Bolter by Francis Osbourne in a review by Mary of Seeing the World Through Books. The Bolter is the story of Osbourne's great-grandmother, Idina Sackville (cousin of Vita Sackville-West). Idina was famous for her many marriages, her many liaisons and sexual to-dos, and for doing what she wanted when she wanted including suing one of her many husband's for divorce and succeeding so that he could not longer have use of her money. Idina ended up in Kenya as part of the Happy Valley Set a group of well-to-do ex-patriots who seemed to drink, do drugs, and sleep with each other. Idina is said to be the inspiration for Mitford's character "the Bolter" and, while not condoning all of her choices, Idina sounds like a independent woman in a world that does not value that trait in women. This sounds absolutely fascinating.
Finally, I have spent the last few weeks cleaning up my eating habits and moving more in order to lose a few pounds and get healthier. All in a household where I have to feed three adult men who need lots of filling food and leftovers for lunches not to mention ice cream. My journey has not been helped by Cokes being opened (himself says I can hear a can of Coke being opened in my dead sleep – I love the stuff), or there are boxes of Sugar Pops in the cupboard (eldest decided he needed to buy them and they were my breakfast of choice in college), or that youngest brought home three cans of Pringles so that he could make a tennis ball mortar (oh those days of summer). I have solved the ice cream issue by buying kinds I don't like and I work around the filling food by watching my portions or having a salad on my own. But I can feel (and the family can attest to) a large martyr complex growing especially on days when everyone is home and I don't feel well. So I think I need to get the book reviewed on JoAnn's Blog Lakeside Musing – Drop Dead Healthy by A.J. Jacobs. Jacobs had a bad bout of pneumonia and, at the urging of his wife, decided to become healthier. His aim was not to just lose a few pounds or run a 5k; his aim was to reach maximum healthiness which meant he explored a variety of diet plans, training regimes, and consulted with a very large number of experts. JoAnn's daughter Carrie wrote in her review:
Overall, Drop Dead Healthy was an easy and entertaining read, great for a fitness and healthy living fiend (like me!). Not only did Jacobs employ a conversational tone, which helped him relay information in a lighthearted away, but he also let his voice and personality take center stage—there were several lines that had me laughing aloud!
Sounds just like what I need for a budding"woe is me" complex.
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The cultural hub of Pakistan, Lahore has no doubt become a real estate boom during the past few decades. The most prominent reason for it is the continuously changing political scenario and the rapid migration rate from rural areas and other cities towards Lahore. That is why it has become a hotspot for new housing societies and towns. You can locate numerous new housing societies and towns emerging all over Lahore. Elite Town Lahore is the most prominent one of such societies which is affordable in many aspects, one of which is that it offers affordable plots to all classes of life.
No doubt, Elite Town Lahore is an ideal place for those people who want to build their own house in Lahore. Even those who tend to buy a plot for investment purposes can also have many options open for them in that locality. The most beautiful aspect of this Elite Town Lahore is that is located on the most ideal and easily accessible Ferozpur Road. It is also one of the widest and modern roads of Lahore. You can reach any point of the city from that road with ease of access. Elite Town Lahore is situated only on 10 minutes' easy and rush free drive from Kalma Chowk.
The Developers
Elite Town Lahore is a project of the Rahim Group, a name to reckon with. This group has been playing a pivotal role in the development of Modern Lahore. According the CEO the Elite Town Housing Project was launched with the objective of affordable housing keeping in mind the economic class of Pakistan. The aim was to provide affordable residential plots to the economically weaker sections of population. At the moment Rahim Group is earning minimum profit from the ultimate sale of commercial Plots for Sale in Lahore and residential plots for Sale in Lahore.
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Due to the new rapid bus transit facility and the Metro bus service, the location of Elite Town Lahore has become the most ideal one. It is also a golden investment point as far as the prices are concerned which are not so high as compared to its ideal location. Furthermore, it is also a well-planned and modern housing society equipped with all the facilities which are considered must for everyday life. As far as security is concerned, Elite Town Lahore has well-guarded entry gates and latest CCTV monitoring system.
Elite Town Lahore project has the following salient features:
- Located on 200 feet wide newly-built modern Ferozpur Road.
From Elite Town Lahore one can reach the following spots with ease of access:
Lahore Air Port
Lahore High Court
Civil Secretariat
Bus Stand
Shah Allam Market
Akbari Mandi as well as famous universities, libraries and hospitals within 25 to 35 minutes traveling time.
- Our rates of residential and commercial plots are almost 50% less than many other top housing schemes and towns operating within the vicinity of Elite Town Lahore. while they are also not providing such facilities and amenities as being extended by us.
- The dedicated and knowledgeable staff is available at site and at main office located at 3-Aurangzeb Block, New Garden Town, Lahore, seven days a week where every client is treated like one of the family members.
Some of the major every day amenities being provided by Elite Town Lahore are:
- Play Ground & Park
- Restaurants / Commercial Areas
- Security System
- Library
- Community Centre
- Ladies Club
- Gym / Beauty & Fitness Center
- Sports Complex
- Filling Station (Patrol & CNG)
- Mosque
- Hospital
- Schools / Degree College
- Carpeted Road
- Street Lights
- Electricity
- Water Treatment Plant
- Sanitation
- Sui Gas
Elite Town Residential (Phase I) Payment Schedule
|Mode of Payment
|5 Marla
|10 Marla
|20 Marla (1 Kanal)
|Booking and Allotment
|48 monthly Installments
|2,40,000(5000 x 48)
|4,80,000(10,000 x 48)
|9,60,000(20,000 x 48)
|8 Half Yearly Installments
|1,60,000(20,000 x 8)
|3,20,000(40,000 x 16)
|6,40,000(80,000 x 8)
|Final Installment
Elite Town Residential (Phase II) Payment Schedule
|Mode of Payment
|5 Marla
|10 Marla
|20 Marla (1 Kanal)
|48 Monthly Installments
|2,40,000(5000 x 48)
|4,80,000(10,000 x 48)
|9,60,000(20,000 x 48)
|8 Half Yearly Installments
|400,000(50,000 x 8)
|800,000(100,000 x 8)
|16,00,000(200,000 x 8)
|On Possession
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Warren Buffett's enormous wealth is only matched by his incredibly valuable wisdom. So when the Oracle of Omaha says he has a simple rule to improve your life financially and personally, you should pay attention.
In a lecture to USC Business School students, Warren Buffett's right-hand man, Charlie Munger, revealed a strategy that Buffett has used time and again to build success.
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Warren Buffet preaches that he could:
"Improve your ultimate financial welfare by giving you a ticket with only 20 slots in it so that you had 20 punches — representing all the investments that you got to make in a lifetime."
Once you punched through the card, you couldn't make any more investments at all
Buffett said that, "under those rules, you'd really think carefully about what you did and you'd be forced to load up on what you'd really thought about. So you'd do so much better."
In a nutshell: We're tempted to take advantage of every opportunity possible (especially when it comes to money), but our opportunities are actually incredibly finite. As I'll explain, by narrowing down these opportunities beforehand, you can focus on the successful ones with your limited resources, instead of jumping at every opportunity that presents itself.
This '20-Slot-Rule' is a concept that doesn't just speak to making smart investments, however. It also applies to all areas of life and business that require our decisions to be well informed and incredibly selective.
Without further ado, here are some simple tips for following Buffett's '20-Slot Rule' to improve your life:
Use the rule to find your true motivation
Warren Buffett may be the savviest investor on earth, but even he knows there are certain tasks beyond his realm. In 2013, he told talk show host Piers Morgan that he has sent exactly one email in his entire life, and the Berkshire Hathaway website itself makes Myspace.com look like the internet's Mona Lisa.
Does the Oracle of Omaha have the intelligence that it would take to learn how to update the web page and turn it into something snazzier? Of course. Is it worth his time? Definitely not.
If you have a finite amount of skills, goals, or business opportunities you can cash in on within your life, that means being incredibly choosy.
So focus on what you do best — your Genius Zone. If you don't have that yet, spend some time figuring out what you bring to the table better than anyone else. It's worth the investment to find what you do effortlessly and gravitate towards.
Use the rule to make yourself wealthier
Unlike Buffett, our wealth is relatively limited. But when you start thinking of your wealth in terms of "slots," you can direct it towards what really matters and stretch it a lot further. For instance, is your excess budget being punched in the "$4 latte" slot every day, or towards a future business or investment account?
The truly wealthy, like Buffett, got that way because they're able to think about each dollar and investment carefully through a long-term lens. They know that investing in future endeavors is the ultimate luxury in life, and they're able to see the long-term value of each dollar in their wallet (or purse).
You don't have to live the frugal life of a monk, but the next time you get a tax return or have some extra money because you just got a raise, carefully consider which "slot" to use.
Use the rule to become incredibly productive
Buffett's rule refers to much more than our money — for instance, one of the most frequently used phrases in job listings is "multitask." It's something most of us (including yours truly) wind up doing during a hectic workday.
But it's been scientifically proven that doing a million things at once trains our brain to become easily distracted, and it even takes up to four times longer to process new information that way.
Instead, you should treat your task list like a punch card. Realize you can only take on X number of tasks every day, and think carefully about which ones you want to give your full, laser-focused attention to. By prioritizing, you'll have intense focus on each project rather than sloppily attempting to tackle everything at once.
When you have a clear motivation, how you work and why you work will drastically transform, and — most importantly — you'll feel happy and passionate about what you do.
This piece originally appeared on Medium.
Elle Kaplan is the Founder and CEO of LexION Capital, a fiduciary wealth management firm in New York City serving high-net-worth individuals. She is also the Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager at LexION Alpha, her systematic hedge fund that will soon be open to new investments. It is one of the only women-owned and -run hedge funds in the nation.


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The spring of 1971 found me and Jimmy Frasier (Feline to his friends; not because he was a cat) in Austin one Friday afternoon. Probably for no other reason than hoping to find some excitement.
I had a new Chevrolet pickup and we decided a drive down to the Drag was in order. We got as far a 34th street on Guadalupe, heading south when we encountered a red light. A couple of pretty young UT types were in the right lane, with us in the left.
Paying more attention to the girls than to driving, when the light changed as they eased off so did we. The only obstacle was the old woman in a Chrysler New Yorker that was in my lane, stopped, waiting to turn left on 34th.
This beers we had sitting up on the dash (why were they sitting up there ?) dumped right back on both of us. We had a full case of beer sitting in the seat between us.
Things weren't looking too good for the Marble Falls boys about then. The old woman, very well dressed, got out, carrying her little poodle dog seemed more concerned about the pooch than anything else.
She said she needed to go get her husband (they owned a business just a couple of block north of there). So Jimmy and I were in charge of the scene. She ran down the sidewalk to get her husband. I can still see her running with those rather large hips swaying, tight knee length skirt with high heels on, carrying the dog.
I looked at Jimmy. I could tell we were of one mind. Everyone had gone on with there afternoon, it appeared, so we both headed for our respective seats in the pickup, waited for an all clear from the traffic and made a quick right turn across and down 35th.
I never realized how many back streets and roads there were getting the heck out of Austin. Somehow we weaved and dodged our way and came out on RM 1431 at Lime Creek Rd. We hadn't had the good sense to ditch the case of beer, not wanting to waste it I guess.
We made our way to Lago Vista. We both had worked up a real appetite by that time, so I pulled in. There was a nice steak at a restaurant that was next to the old country store. In typical Jimmy Frasier fashion he caused a bit too much confusion and they tossed us out of that place and threatened to call the law. Not wanting to take a chance of an encounter with the cops I got him loaded and we were soon back on our home turf.
Two or three weeks later I was passing the Circle Inn out on my way home from San Antonio in the late afternoon on a Friday and pulled in to see who all was out and about.
There was my buddy Frasier. We sit and told the whole bunch that was gathered around the table about our close call in Austin a few weeks earlier. Everyone seemed to get a leg slapping laugh out of our antics.
Afterwards I made my way on to Smithwick. When I came in my mother handed me a letter that had arrived a couple of days earlier. It was official looking, from the Austin Police Department.
It was a notice for me to come to the police department, no later than a date, the next Wednesday I believe and to have with me my drivers license, the insurance policy and the plates off of the 1971 Chevrolet Pickup. Nervously I didn't wait until Wednesday. On Monday I called and spoke to the Sargent that I was told to contact. I arraigned a time for later that day and went in for a visit.
He was really nice. He wanted to know why I had fled the scene that Friday afternoon. My best explanation was I thought it was such a light tap and didn't think it did any damage and I thought the old woman was just being hysterical. When she ran away, I thought maybe I needed to leave in case her husband was as crazy as she was.
He seemed to understand my point but just asked me to in the future to stay around until an officer arrives. I told him I certainly would if it ever happened again.
He went on to say that when his officer got there and I had left, he was called. He said he actually hadn't personally seen enough damage to warrant all the fuss. He took my insurance information and I was on my way.
When leaving there I knew he had picked the right line of work. I don't think he had the critical eye to have ever been an auto-body man. I remember the back quarter panels on that new New Yorker having a considerable amount of wrinkles.
A sure disaster avoided.


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Adsorption is a surface phenomenon. It is observed at the surface of the solution. Adsorption is a phenomenon of concentration of substance on the surface of a liquid or solid.
'The condition in which concentration of a substance in the interfacial layers between two phases is greater than in the bulk of either phase, then the substance is said to be adsorbed at the interface and the phenomenon is known as adsorption'.
The process of adsorption of gases by solids is a common phenomenon. The charcoal specially coconut charcoal has a great capacity of the adsorption of gases. Silica gel is also utilised for the adsorption of number of gases. The solid that takes up gas or vapour or solute from a given solution is called adsorbent and the solute or gas which is held to surface of solid is known as adsorbate.
Classification of adsorption of gases on solids
The adsorption of gases on solids has been divided in to two types based on the nature of forces holding the gas molecules to the solids.
i. Physical adsorption (or) Vander waal's adsorption
ii. Chemical adsorption (or) chemisorption.
1. Physical adsorption
This adsorption is due to the operation of forces between solid surface and the adsorbate molecules that are similar to vander waal's forces between molecules. These forces are generally undirected and relatively non specific. Physical adsorption can also be defined as that type of adsorption where physical forces hold the gas molecules to the solids.
2. Chemical adsorption
Chemical adsorption is defined as a type of adsorption in which chemical bonds serve the function of holding gas molecules to the surface. It occurs due to the stronger binding forces, comparable with those leading to formation of chemical compounds. It is generally an irreversible process.
The main differences can be summarised as follows:-
Physical adsorption
1. It is due to intermolecular Vander waal's force.
2. Depends on the nature of gas. Easily liquefiable gases are adsorbed readily.
3. Heat of adsorption is small.
4. Reversible.
5. If occurs rapidly at low temperature and decreases with increase of temperature.
6. Increase of pressure increases adsorption.
7. Forms multimolecular layers on adsorbent surface.
Chemical adsorption
1. It is due to chemical bond formation.
2. More specific than the physical adsorption.
3. Heat of adsorption is large.
4. Irreversible.
5. Increases with increase of temperature.
6. Change of pressure has no effect.
7. Forms unimolecular layer
Factors affecting adsorption
The magnitude of gaseous adsorption depends upon the following factors:
1. Temperature
2. Pressure
3. Nature of the gas and
4. Nature of the adsorbent.
Effect of temperature and pressure
Adsorption is invariably accompanied by evolution of heat. Therefore, in accordance with Le chatelier's principle, the magnitude of adsorption increases with decrease in temperature. Further, since adsorption of a gas leads to decrease of pressure, the magnitude of adsorption increases with increase in pressure. Thus, decrease of temperature and increase of pressure both tend to cause increase in the magnitude of adsorption of a gas on a solid.
Nature of the gas
It is observed that the more readily soluble and easily liquefiable gases such as ammonia, chlorine and sulphur dioxide are adsorbed more than the hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen. The reason is that Vander waal's or intermolecular forces which are involved in adsorption are more predominant in the former than in the latter.
Nature of the adsorbent
Adsorption is a surface phenomenon. Therefore, the greater the surface area per unit mass of the adsorbent, the greater is its capacity for adsorption under the given conditions of temperature and pressure.
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Hollywood movies can make anything look glamorous, from first kisses and heated arguments to painfully awkward encounters and getting the flu. But you know what? These things don't hold a candle to how Hollywood has handled sex in popular films.
Every single sex scene is carefully choreographed, performed in front of a live cast and crew that watches along intently, looking for little things that could be fixed or fine-tuned. And then we, the viewers, see the final product and we think that it all looks so natural. We gaze in awe and we get aroused, sometimes asking ourselves: "Why in the world don't I ever have steamy sex like that?!"
Well, if Hollywood has taught us anything, it's the fact that they don't aim to be authentic – they aim to entertain (or, in this case, to titillate). Most of us are already aware of this, but still, those over-the-top love scenes haven't stopped us from setting the bar ridiculously high when it comes to our own sex lives… And that can be quite problematic.
See some of the biggest lies that mainstream films have told us about sex:
1. Orgasms happen instantly after penetration.
We see it all the time. It doesn't matter if they're doing missionary, getting oral, getting fingered, or dry-humping. Within less than a minute, ladies will always start to climax or scream their partner's name. Not only is this unrealistic because a) it happens in too short of a time but b) achieving a female orgasm using doesn't happen solely with penetration… but that's a whole 'nother topic altogether.
You may have also noticed that the character's orgasm face always looks sexy. That couldn't be further from the truth. When you're in the middle of an orgasm, you just can't control how your face contorts.
2. And simultaneous orgasms are super easy to achieve.
Because it's so so easy to cum at the same time. …Not.
This isn't to say that it's impossible, but it's extremely hard to do. There are actual articles out there that give detailed instructions on how to increase your chances of climaxing at the same time as your partner. So by encouraging this false idea that they're oh so easy to master, they're only tricking people into thinking that they're doing something wrong or not doing enough. Shame on you, Hollywood.
3. Both partners always have enough stamina to go round after round (after round).
Yes, some couples actually do have the physical strength to endure several rounds. But let's be realistic here – not everyone is that strong. There are couples who can barely make it to three minutes without feeling utterly exhausted, and then there are those who struggle to keep up with a partner who's in much better shape than them. So while going for another round (whether it be the second or the tenth) sounds pretty easy on screen, it's quite the opposite in real life.
4. It always looks sexy when you get undressed.
Well, guess their fine bods explain why these characters can keep their engines running for so long. Whenever people get undressed for sex scenes, they look like airbrushed models who visit the gym twice a day. To be fair, some actors probably do hit the gym several times a day so there you have it. They've got perfectly toned bodies with glowy skin (no stretch-marks, hyperpigmentation, wrinkles, acne, or scars). But it would be so refreshing to see a variety of body types, shapes, and sizes that actually reflect what people look like. Especially because sometimes undressing is the least sexy part of the whole encounter.
Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal once said: "I am much more turned on when I see people's bodies that look like bodies I recognize." We couldn't agree more.
5. Getting undressed is quick and easy.
We've seen scenes like this hundreds of times. The clothes always fly off in the blink of an eye. There's no struggle to undo buttons or open broken zippers. And there's no awkward pause where guys fumble to unhook a bra. The process is supposed to be quick and simple… but apparently, the entire world didn't get the memo.
6. You and your partner only glisten lightly with sweat.
So apparently, you'll have glistening, dewy skin that glows perfectly in every kind of lighting. You won't sweat profusely. You won't ever experience having your partner's sweat drip directly onto your skin. And you don't have to worry about leaving giant sweat stains on the sheets. It all sounds too good to be true…
7. And you look amazing the whole time.
If a woman with a full face of makeup has sex, she somehow finishes with all of her makeup intact. And even if she wakes up first thing in the morning with no makeup on, she has glowing skin and perfectly tousled bed hair that never gets matted or knotted.
Like, who are they trying to kid here? Sex is wild and it's messy. You're bound to look at least a little disheveled when you're done.
8. Losing your virginity is a piece of cake.
According to Hollywood, you'll instantly develop the skill of someone who's sexually active and your first time will be mind-blowing. The pain will feel great and there will be no awkward or embarrassing moments whatsoever (…as if).
So for instance, remember how Bella gave up her V card in Breaking Dawn on her wedding night? Her first time with Edward was so steamy and intense that he actually broke a headboard. Yes, we're well aware that this is a fantasy series about a human falling for a vampire, but still… it's just way too over-the-top and it suggests that people having first-time sex can handle things like… that… effortlessly.
9. You can do the deed in broad daylight and in a busy setting without getting caught.
You can't always help when you feel aroused. And the risk of getting caught is exactly what makes the experience so much more thrilling, so we get it. But, doing it on a regular basis and not getting caught once? Failing to be quiet and discreet and still not managing to get any attention at all? That's just ridiculous.
10. Having sex in public places is never uncomfortable.
Jack and Rose made it look so perfect in Titanic when they had sex in the back seat of a car. Vivian and Edward screwed each other on that grand piano like it was a king-sized bed in Pretty Woman. Chuck and Blair went at it with ease in a public elevator on Gossip Girl. But what do all of these pairs have in common? Well, they didn't have to deal with the reality of, say, dust build-up, bugs, rug burns, cuts, and bruises.
Don't get us wrong – the idea of spontaneous sex in public places can sound awesome. But it's not always a breeze and it can be so, so uncomfortable.
11. Shower sex is all the rage and very easy to maneuver.
Shower sex is probably the worst kind of sex you can ever have (especially since people tend to assume that water is a substitute for lube). It can get cold and slippery, it's uncomfortable, and it could actually be dangerous. Not to mention, if you and your partner have a major height difference, then that can make things even more awkward.
Of course, Hollywood films won't show you those things. Because according to them, shower sex is hot, it's easy, and it'll come naturally to everyone who tries it.
12. …As is pool sex.
Underwater sex is like that one risky thing you try out for fun, just so you can show off and tell your friends that you actually did it. It's not at all pleasant and it's actually kind of gross. That water could be swirling with bacteria, bodily fluids, hair, sweat, and even more disgusting things that I don't even want to mention. But even if the water is completely clean, trying to have intercourse while you're in it is like trying to run full-speed in a giant puddle of mud. It's just not pretty.
13. Foreplay is not a 100% necessity.
You already know the deal. Step 1: The clothes come off. Step 2: It's on. (Well, in most films at least).
Rushing right into it all the time might sound like a sexy idea, but it's just not realistic. Of course, there are instances where couples feel way too horny to have the patience for foreplay, and that's fine. But usually, an engine needs some time to warm up before it's put into full throttle.
14. Women wear sexy lingerie 24/7.
They could be in a ratty old tank top and sweats to start with but if they're about to get it on, rest assured, they'll peel off those clothes to reveal some impressive looking lingerie.
That's not how it works in the real world, though. On a typical day, most ladies wear comfy bras and old, faded out underwear (and if we're lucky, we'll find pairs that actually match!). No one walks around every day in expensive lace bras and thongs.
15. Those complicated sex positions are not awkward to try at all.
You know those insane Cosmo sex positions that look way too complicated for human beings to do? Well, they actually are as tough as they look. And trying them out for the first time can be humiliating and awkward AF.
Don't believe us? Try a difficult one out with your partner and then get back to us.
16. Penises will glide right in with little-to-no effort or guidance.
According to Hollywood's logic, penises have an in-built guidance system that's designed to make them automatically glide right into vaginas with ease. So apparently, there's no need for lube and you don't need your hands to guide it. Makes total sense, right?
Wrong. Guys can't just penetrate from the get-go… which by now most of us probably know already.
17. All guys are strong enough to lift and hold you up for standing sex positions.
Um, no. It looks really easy on screen, but not all guys have the strength of muscular body builders. So we honestly can't expect to be held up the entire time during stand-up sex. And also, what's the deal with smashing ladies against the wall with full force? If guys tried that out in real life, they'd risk injury and probably kill the mood because they caused their poor partner so much pain.
18. Oral sex always goes smoothly for both parties involved.
This is hilariously inaccurate. When someone goes down on you, let's just say it's not always 100% enjoyable — there are things to navigate! And don't think for a second that the person on the receiving end has it easy either. Both guys and girls tend to get extremely self-conscious about being that exposed to someone, and it can get really uncomfortable if that person isn't very good at it. Wouldn't it be interesting (though albeit a tad cringe-worthy) if we saw more of these things reflected in films?
19. When it's over, you get all cuddly with your partner.
According to most films, couples will cuddle together and gaze lovingly into each other's eyes while gently stroking one another. If it's not that, then they'll just assume the perfect cuddle position and lay there until they quietly fall asleep.
It sounds like a fairy tale… And that's because it is. Here in the real world, after you've had great sex, both you and your partner are sweaty, out of breath, and way too exhausted to lift a single muscle. And besides, each couple is different. So after that exhaustion wears off, there's no guarantee that there will be cuddling.
20. There's no actual cleanup involved.
When sex scenes are over, we're always left with this one burning question: Does no one ever bother to clean themselves up afterward?
On screen, one person will carefully wrap themselves into a crisp sheet, go grab themselves a drink, and then settle back in. Or maybe they'll get up and start to dress without even bothering to grab a towel to clean up. Because it's totally normal to let bodily fluids and extra sweat linger for a long time. Right? Plus, word to the wise: all women are supposed to pee after sex to prevent UTIs… not that we'd learn that on-screen.
21. Women like to keep their bras on.
We can understand that some films are trying to keep things PG-13. But still — we just can't ignore how inaccurate this is. Unless you're having a quickie, no guy will let you get away with keeping your bra on the entire time. Okay fine, maybe some would… not all guys are the same. Also, you probably won't want to! When it comes time to undress, you'll notice that shirts and bras are usually the first things go.


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After a sneaky inhale on his vape, Henry Holland explained his muse backstage: "She's busy. She's got places to go. She's not even had time to dry her hair—she's got to be at work. She's that woman who does her makeup on the Tube in the morning." Hence the title of the collection—Pull In Emergency—plus the "Out of Order" graphics on some of the pieces here: little London Underground signifiers of stress in transit.
Holland said he and his team started working on the collection by observing women on the Tube, and considering fleeting moments of beauty in between point A and point B. Certainly, the from-this-season's-menswear adoption of harnesses worn over mismatched hemmed tailoring in Raf-at-Jil-esque supersaturated colorways would be a perfect look for any strap-hanging makeup-applier. The washed double-denim look featuring a back-the-front leg was another in-a-rush quirk. Bodysuits produced in collaboration with Speedo, plus silk separates, a tracksuit, and off-the-shoulder dresses in mint and brown, purple and orange, or blue and pink were gridded with kinetic go-faster graphics by Andrew Brischler, a pattern reflected in the Swarovski-sheathed minidresses. There were paper-bag pants in pistachio and a second double-denim look in ombre aubergine and orange. Perhaps the easiest pieces for any rushing commuter to jump into were two oversize parkas in black or pink ripstop. Less throw-on-able was a fitted athleisure-meets-wiggle dress in springily scrunched rolls of blue. The colorfully laced sandals produced in collaboration with Grenson were simultaneously expressive and orthopedically responsible.
This, then, was Holland's offering for anyone looking to beautify their Tube experience. But what was the absolute worst behavior he'd ever observed during his morning stint on the Central Line? "Someone vomiting. And people snogging—I find that really offensive . . . the wet sounds. If anyone ever tries to kiss me on the Tube, then we're done."


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Born: c1815, Amoy, China
Died: 1 December 1902, Tingha NSW Australia.
Married: Esther Rose McClure
William Tootong travelled from China to Australia, possibly during the 1850s gold rushes. He worked as a miner in Rocky River, NSW. In 1861 he is recorded as living in Bundarra. Later settling in Tingha around mid-1870 where he married Irish-born Hester Fuller (nee McClure).
Tootong may well have continued to mine tin well into later life – I discovered this reference to Tue Tong and party in a Mines and Miners article in the Worker (Wagga, NSW Sat 13 July 1901 … Ah Lui and Party and Tue Tong and party, working small reefs in the Butchart Gully, are also doing fairly well. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/145905067/16542267
William Tootong also used the English surname of Williamson and is often recorded as Too Tong Williamson or Too Tong Tootong.
It's possible Tootong was married once before Esther to Jane Anna Jones, there is a reference on BDM – Spouse Name: Hon Hong Williamson, Marriage Date: 1860, Marriage Place: New South Wales, Registration Place: Armidale, New South Wales, Registration Number: 1183
Hester Fuller (nee McClure) had travelled to Tingha sometime in the mid-1870s accompanying her was her child Mary Ann, Mary's father is English born William Fuller, it's not known if was married to Esther.
By 1878 William Tootong and Esther were married or living together and proceeded to have five children they include Ellen (Hyde) (1878- ), Francis William (1881-), Thomas Joseph (1883-), Sarah Jane (Kee) (1887-), Sidney (1889-). The children took the name Tootong and later Williamson.
Both William and Esther Tootong Williamson are buried in the Tingha cemetery as are two of their daughters, Ellen Hyde and Sarah Kee.
I was recently sent this photocopy of Too Tong by another descendant, I'm intrigued to find it's source so please let me know if you have any information on this image.
There are a few references to William Tootong on Trove, which I've listed below — my thoughts regarding the charges and general treatment of the Chinese — the charges seem somewhat trumped-up and while they don't necessarily portray his character in the best possible light they do provide an insight into what I imagine many Chinese experienced in everyday early colonial life, and their acceptance (or not) into the community. I'm still looking for the conclusion to the rape charge, he would have been acquitted, as he continued to father children with Hester. (please feel free to send me the Trove link if you can find it)
Trove references for William Tootong:
NSW Reports of Crime Thursday 22 Nov 1860 – Bundarrah
The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser: Sat 2 Mar 1861
William Tootong is accused of wounding a cow, and is apprehended on a warrant in Armidale for a number of days due to the absence of a witness, Tootong is described as a Christianised Chinaman. he pleaded not guilty.
The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser: Saturday Saturday 9 March 1861. read the full article on Trove – Armidale Express 1861
The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser: Saturday 6 July 1861
Tootong is acquitted of the charge of wounding his neighbour's cow. what's interesting to read about in this report is the living conditions within the hut. Read the article on Trove -The Armidale Express


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Namakkal is an district located in Tamil Nadu. Namakkal is one of the most popular tourist destinations of the southern part of India that is located in Tamil Nadu. Namakkal has wide range of attractions for people visiting this city. The city is known for its well-maintained infrastructure and environment. It is a famous historical, educational city.It officially became a district in 1997 after it was separated from district which was named as Salem.
Namakkal has many temples and for a tourist to visit.
The Namakkal was a part of Kongu Nadu which is one of the region of Tamil Nadu.
Namakkal has same weather as rest of the South India. Namakkal experiences summer climate, the best time to visit the city is after the monsoons that is during the months of October to March when the temperature is moderate.
About Engineering–
In today' many of the student has craze for doing Engineering. Engineering is all about applying your knowledge technically and practically.Engineering is behind everything from small work to large work. With engineering you can follow your interest. So, there are many engineering institutes given in this article which you can refer if you want to take admission in engineering. These colleges offer best education in the field which you will opt. The placement which these colleges offer is also very good and provides best faculties of training. The faculties have keen knowledge of their subject which helps the students in their studies and increase their knowledge.There are different branches available in engineering like-
Chemical engineering, computer sience and engineering, mechanical engineering, civil engineering and many more.
list of top engineering colleges in Namakkal Tamil Nadu–
1-Dr. Nagarathinam's College Of Engineering-
- It is a self-finanncing institution related to Anna University, Chennai.
- It was established within the year 2009. It is approved by AICTE.
- The college code is 2662.
Dr. Nagarathinam's College of Engineering Kosavam Pallikodu Anadhagoundam Palayam Minakkal Post Rasipuram, Namakkal
Pin Code-636 006
2- CMS College Of Engineering-
This college is approved by AICTE, New Delhi and affiliated to Anna University Coimbatore.
Courses of studies provided by this college are-
- Electronics and Communication Engineering.
- Computer Science And Engineering.
- Informaation Technology.
- Master of business administration.
3-Gnanami College Of Engineering-
- Affiliation is to Anna University, Chennai.
- approved by AICTE.
- The college code is- 2660
Gnanamani College of Engineering
NH-7, A K Samuthiram
Pachal Post
Pin Code
637 018
4- Mahendra Engineering College –Namakkal
It is the founding institution of Mahendra Educational Trust.
Programmes offered by this college are-
- B.E./ B.Tech degree of programmes
- M.E./ MCA/ MBA degree programmes.
ADDRESS- Mahendhirapu West.
Tiruchengode , Namakkal District.
Tellephone- +91 428823866, 238777,238888.
5-Muthayammal Technical Campus-
- established in 2011.
- affiliated to Anna University , Chennai.
- Approved by AICTE.
- The college code is-2314.
Muthayammal Technical Campus
Kakkaveri, Rasipuram
Pin Code
637 408
6-King College Of Technology-Namakkal
This college is appeoved by AICTE and related to anna university, Coimbatore.
Courses provide by this college are-
- B.E. Computer Science And Engineering.
- B.E. Electrical &Electronics Engineering.
- B.tech Information Technology.
- P g Courses.
7-Paavaai College Of Technology-
- This college of technology was established in 2009.
- approved by AICTE.
- It is related to Anna University, Chennai.
Pavai College of Technology
Salem-Namakkal Highways
Pin Code
637 408
9-Skandha School Of Architecture-
Related to Anna University, Chennai.
Established in 2012.college code is 2353.
Address- Skandha school of architecture.
8-Mahendra Institute OF technology-
Pin Code
637 503
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WASHINGTON – Apprenticeship Secretary Betsy DeVos planned a "Moms for Trump" assemblage in her home accompaniment of Michigan. The Department of Homeland Security's top official was in Texas to bless achievement of a breadth of the U.S.-Mexico bound wall. The arch of the Environmental Protection Agency headed to North Carolina afterwards visiting Georgia the day before.
That was aloof Thursday.
Members of Admiral Donald Trump's Cabinet are logging added afar as mostly actionable attack surrogates in acute states in the final canicule afore Tuesday's election, aggregate backroom and action in means that critics say brim accustomed norms and may alike breach the law.
It's continued been one of the allowances of incumbency that a admiral can admit his Cabinet to advance administering accomplishments. But abandoned to a point, with a law on the books back 1939 acute a analysis amid political and official activities for all federal advisers except the admiral and carnality president.
"The Trump administering has absolutely abandoned that line," said Austin Evers, controlling administrator of American Oversight, which describes itself as a detached babysitter organization. "The White House is now the bench of government, breadth the admiral lives, and one of his arch attack props. And that abrasion of norms has advance throughout the absolute administration."
This criticism isn't new, but it's agitated in contempo months. The administration, which came beneath blaze for application the White House as a accomplishments for the president's accepting accent at the Republican Civic Convention, insists it is adhering to the law accepted as the Hatch Act. "The Trump administering takes the Hatch Act actively and all contest are conducted in acquiescence with the law," White House agent Judd Deere said.
But already, at atomic one affiliate of the administering has run afield of the decades-old law in contempo weeks.
The Appointment of Special Counsel, led by a Trump appointee, assured this ages that Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue abandoned the law at a North Carolina accident in August breadth his animadversion in abutment of the admiral devolved into army chants of "four added years." Perdue was ordered to balance the government for costs associated with the trip.
"He angry an official accident into a attack one," by attached aid to farmers to reelecting Trump, said Jordan Libowitz, communications administrator for Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, which filed complaint with that federal appointment over Perdue's appearance.
Secretary of Accompaniment Mike Pompeo could be next.
Two New York Democrats, Reps. Eliot L. Engel and Rep. Nita Lowey, said this anniversary that the aforementioned appointment was investigating the accent that America's top agent fabricated to the GOP assemblage from Israel. The appointment beneath animadversion and the Accompaniment Department acclaimed that a antecedent Hatch Act complaint adjoin Pompeo was dismissed.
That Pompeo accent was amid a cardinal of appearances, including one in September in Wisconsin, that appeared to abounding assemblage to casting abreast a continued attitude of alienated accessory backroom by secretaries of state. But he's hardly alone, and the examples accept proliferated in contempo days. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette this anniversary was visiting southwestern Pennsylvania — a beat breadth in one of the best important battlefield states — for at atomic the third time back August. In an breadth carefully angry to fracking, Brouillette didn't acknowledgment Democratic presidential appointee Joe Biden by name but warned that efforts to advance renewable action to abode altitude change could abuse "every anatomy of action besides renewables."
Environmental Protection Agency arch Andrew Wheeler has fabricated again trips to carefully contested Michigan, including one to advertise $2 actor in admission funding, breadth he criticized the Obama administration's acknowledgment to the advance contagion crisis in Flint.
DeVos has fabricated common visits to cardinal states such as Florida, Texas and Wisconsin, for discussions of efforts to reopen schools bankrupt by the coronavirus communicable and to advance academy choice, an affair that Trump has focused on in hopes of ambrosial to Black voters. The advertisement of her actualization at Thursday's "Moms for Trump" assemblage in Detroit referred to her as the "Honorable Betsy DeVos," not as apprenticeship secretary for a acutely political event.
Acting Homeland Aegis Secretary Chad Wolf was in South Texas to mark achievement of 400 afar of bound wall, one of the axial capacity of the Trump 2016 campaign. Wolf additionally has fatigued analysis by captivation account conferences in Pennsylvania and abroad to advertise almost accessory clearing operations. American Oversight, in a letter Thursday, apprenticed the Appointment of Special Counsel to investigate Wolf and added DHS officials.
Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie has catholic to a host of presidential and Senate battlefield states in contempo months, bond in adherence ceremonies and added official business with a "fireside chat" and acclaim of accessible GOP incumbents. His action has accustomed criticism from aldermanic Democrats.
Other examples accommodate civic aegis adviser Robert O'Brien traveling to Minnesota and Wisconsin this ages to altercate trade; chief Trump adviser Stephen Miller captivation a appointment alarm Wednesday with reporters and speaking "in his claimed capacity" to altercate clearing policy; and Kayleigh McEnany accomplishing bifold assignment as White House columnist secretary and "Trump 2020 attack adviser," as she was declared in an actualization on "Fox & Friends" on Thursday.
Hatch Act violations can be referred to the Justice Department for a bent investigation, but added about aftereffect in authoritative penalties. Evers, a above litigator and government lawyer, said lower-level agents should be anxious about the accessible acknowledged after-effects of alive on almost buried political missions.
There could be balloter after-effects as well. "The political calculations that go into these decisions could be actual wrong," he said. "It should amount to the accessible that their apolitical government is actuality acclimated for absolutely accessory ends. So, it may not accept the adjustment they expect."
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Brian McCauley, aka gasp, discovered glass flameworking in 1998. Inspired by the autonomy and creativity of the pipe making scene he spent the next 5 years engrossed in glass. Part of the 2nd wave of pipemakers, his style pushed the boundaries of shaping and patterning, incorporating the influence of San Francisco's urban culture and street art. Later that year, gasp relocated to Portland, OR, where he began to explore more classic forms.
Gasp uses a variety of techniques to elicit an emotional response from the viewer. From subtle layering of gold and silver fume, to heavily saturated colored glass and vibrant transparents, the color and pattern create a body of work that maximizes light play within the glass. You can see more of his work on his Instagram at @gasp.one
This is the new style of fumed spoon by gasp. A classic pipe with his style of shaping and fume. A deep violet from gold fuming is really bright in the can. The face has a beautiful fumicello dot flower. The stem has a step down with some nice depth play in the fuming and fine cane both in the tube and in the sleeve. Great sense of depth to the color. The shaping and fuming is exceptional on this piece, and the color change should be interesting too. The fuming comes spiraling down to the mouthpiece with fine pulls of colored cane that has a retti feel. The colors in the stem flower out symmetrically in the maria of the mouthpiece. This is a nice touch, and there are quite a few nice details on this pipe.
There are two clear marbles on the can. In my hand they fall under the middle and index finger quite comfortably. It feels right in the hand and makes working the carb with your thumb feel more comfortable. A bit of Amber Purple in the carb is a nice touch and the generous carb makes control of your pull easy. 4.5 inches long, 2.3 inches wide with marble and carb included, and 1.8 inches high. This spoon leans to the small side. Beautiful work from gasp out of Portland, OR!
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"Life All Around" (April 5, 2015 - Easter) Life is all around us, and death never has the final say! (Mark 16:1-8; John 20:1-18) --- I was without my direct mic wire-- sorry for the poorer quality recording; I think the point comes across.
Tag: holidays
Sermon: Together in One Place
"Together in One Place" (June 8, 2014 - Pentecost Sunday) The story of Pentecost-- the church's "birthday" as the disciples received the Holy Spirit-- paints a picture of a diverse group all together in one place. In this gathering, differences are not erased or harmonized, but celebrated! Are we living as those who expect, celebrate,… Continue reading Sermon: Together in One Place
Sermon: Empty Tomb; So What?
"Empty Tomb; So What?" (April 20, 2014, Easter Sunday) Easter brings us to the the greatest miracle and mystery of the Christian faith, but what's it all about? What happens *after* the empty tomb to change our lives? God's salvation is still happening, not accomplished all at once. Instead, we are invited into the ongoing… Continue reading Sermon: Empty Tomb; So What?
Sermon: "King of Kings"
"King of Kings" (April 13, 2014) Jesus rides into Jerusalem as a king, but not the sort of king anyone was expecting. When we fail to live up to the expectations of others-- or when they fail to live up to ours-- can we cut one another a little slack? Are we willing to ask… Continue reading Sermon: "King of Kings"
Sermon: Love is Born, Ready or Not!
"Love is Born, Ready or Not!" (Dec 24, 2013 - Christmas Eve) Into our lives where sorrow and loneliness lurk, into the life of the world, where love was least expected, God's presence breaks in. Christmas is not about celebrating Jesus' birthday-- or at least not primarily about that. First and foremost it is a… Continue reading Sermon: Love is Born, Ready or Not!
Sermon: Christmas is Coming, Ebenezer Scrooge!
"Christmas is Coming, Ebenezer Scrooge!" (December 8, 2013) Bah Humbug! Ebenezer Scrooge's name is synonymous with being stingy and mean and hating Christmas. He seems quite happy with his life, but he has no peace, because he does not live with justice. That Christmas spirit can't be contained, however; Scrooge sees some glimpses of his… Continue reading Sermon: Christmas is Coming, Ebenezer Scrooge!
Sermon: Christmas is Coming, Mr. Grinch
"Christmas is Coming, Mr. Grinch!" (December 1, 2013) The Grinch, alone and angry, despised the whole Christmas season-- until love broke into his life and he found his heart growing three sizes. Can God really break in to our cold-hearted loneliness? (Isaiah 2:1-5) Before the sermon, I played a clip similar to this from the… Continue reading Sermon: Christmas is Coming, Mr. Grinch
Sermon: Against All Odds
"Against All Odds" (Christmas Eve, December 24, 2012) Jesus is born as the son of poor, unwed parents, as a Jewish man in the Roman Empire. Ours is a God accustomed to hope and love that transcend the odds stacked against us. May Christ be light to you in life's dark places this Christmas, and… Continue reading Sermon: Against All Odds
Resetting an Open Holiday Table
as posted on the Reconciling Ministries Network blog Family legend tells that the year after my parents separated, my mom faced the prospect of her first Thanksgiving alone. She accepted an invitation to the home of a friend, and my family and I have been spending alternating Thanksgiving holidays with them ever since, adding spouses… Continue reading Resetting an Open Holiday Table
Seeking Easter Inspiration
Here is my deep confession: It is hard for me to get inspired to lead worship on Easter. I face this every year. In part, I think the expectations I place on myself are too high-- I want to do something "cool" or "relevant" to get the attention of the visitors; I want to lift… Continue reading Seeking Easter Inspiration


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Villa Monoi
Villa Monoi is a dream getaway in Costa Rica right on the beach, perfect for a tropical escape with friends. Designed by Architect John Osborne, the luxury villa features four bedrooms and sprawling lounge areas both indoors and outdoors, in fact the spacious living areas can be opened completely towards the gorgeous landscape and swimming pool. A private beach access ensures that guests can reach the water in a couple of minutes where you´ll find the best surf spot in town and also some great beach clubs and restaurants.
The property is also available for rent at AirBnb
The property is also available for rent at AirBnb


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I am appalled to see that the VP debate is still on for tonight, happening in person, with wholly inadequate protections for Harris.
Look at those teeny, ridiculous partitions. They aren't stopping anything. My local grocery store has better protections than that, FFS.
Pence has been exposed to COVID-19 again and again in the last several days, and we already know that the Trump administration isn't following a proper testing protocol and lies through its teeth regarding medical matters. Considering that, and considering that we're in a pandemic in the first place, why on Earth are any of these debates happening in person? There's no reason for them to – we have the technology to do perfectly serviceable debates through video conferencing and whatnot.
It's completely irresponsible that we're risking people this way. Never mind the politicians – at least eleven of the debate set-up crew in Cleveland caught COVID-19 from the Trump/Biden debate last week.
Meanwhile, Trump's infectious, 'roidded-out ass is shambling around the White House, spewing virus on everything and everyone, and I guess we're all just going to act like that's fine because no one can stop him. And I mean, to hell with his flunkies and minions, but the poor White House service staff are all stuck dealing with this garbage. I guess he's in the Oval Office today, gasping aerosols into the air for everyone to enjoy.
Every day we hit rock bottom with this administration, and every day we discover that it wasn't rock bottom, just another limb we smacked into on the way down. Jesus.
Featured image: Right, Mike Pence's official White House photo, by D. Myles Cullen, public domain (link). Left, Kamala Harris speaking at an event in Las Vegas, Nevada, by Gage Skidmore (Link, CC BY-SA 3.0).


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By Tina Brown
In The Diana Chronicles by Tina Brown, I felt like I was getting the straight scoop. Or at least as straight as is possible. In addition, it was entertaining, seemingly agenda-free, balanced, eye-opening, and juicy. Alas, it relentlessly barreled towards the tragedy of Diana's death, which, to put it lightly, put a pall on my wholehearted enjoyment of reading the story. All of the above adjectives also apply to The Palace Papers which, in addition, is sometimes laugh-out-loud-funny. There is a neverending stream of revelations and "Who knew?" moments involving Camilla and her first husband, Thomas Markle, The Spencers, the Queen Mother, and too many more to mention. I approached this one with more enthusiasm because as I write this, the main characters' story isn't yet finished. There is hope that everything will turn out all right for this crazy family.
In Tina Brown's wry and clear-eyed analysis of the royal family's characters and actions, no one escapes unscathed. Of course, some are more scathed than others. There is entertainment to be found on almost every page. If you can't stand Prince Andrew and who does, you will take great pleasure in TB's recounting of his degrading fall from grace. He's even worse than you think he is. If you love the Queen, you will be discomfited to learn of the many times her habit of "ostriching", that is, stubbornly ignoring red flags in order to avoid confrontation, has caused embarrassment and disaster. If you like Kate you may be disappointed that, yes, it's probably true that she schemed and planned to catch William before she even knew him. And to keep him. And thank God she did. Catherine and William both as a unit and individually come off the best. As does her family, especially her mother. Also, Camilla. A lot of time is spent on Camilla and she emerges as somewhat of a heroine. And one you'd most like to be your dinner partner. Charles though mostly living up to his reputation as an "eccentric drip too needy, too vulnerable, too emotional, too complicated,[and] too self-centered," in the end comes off pretty well. Why isn't "Charles more celebrated for his strenuous progressivism, and for his demonstrably humane labors? Ironically, he cared about many of the things the liberal bible The Guardian espoused, and to which the [royalist and conservative] Murdoch press was instinctively hostile." Surprisingly, Harry's 2 most famous ex-girlfriends, Chelsy Davy and Cressida "Cringe de-la Cringe" Bonas, both come across as great girls that Harry would have been lucky to land. The despicable acts of the British tabloids drove Chelsy away. With Cressida, it was both the tabloids and Harry's inability to manage his hatred of them. It was she who got him into much-needed therapy. Who knew?
William and Harry can only be understood in the context of their mother, so there is a lot of still interesting analysis of Diana and rehashing of her adventures. Volatile Harry idolizes his mother. He has inherited a lot of her qualities, both good and bad. He is more Spencer than Windsor. But he doesn't understand her as well as sensible William. He was sadly privy to more of her unfortunate behavior and he is more Windsor than Spencer.
And what of Meghan and Harry? Whoo Boy. It is complicated. A lot of time is spent recounting Meghan's history and trying to understand and explain her. In many ways, it all comes down to her non-understanding of British and Royal ways.
Meghan's curious failure to prepare for a vocation that was the royal equivalent of taking the veil was a surprise to many of her former colleagues… Meghan as an actress had always been known for "doing her homework," exhaustively grilling anyone who could help her for "notes."
And the converse is true. Shouldn't the Royal household have made an effort to understand her and explain things to her? "She found it draining to traverse the chasms between her California effusiveness and British understatement. It was her earnestness versus their irony, her explicitness versus their words unsaid." It was a clash of cultures rather than personalities. "The British work ethic is a frustration for any alpha American hell-bent on "hitting the ground running." William advised Harry and Michelle Obama advised Meghan to "take time". Harry, to marry Meghan, and Meghan to make positive change. Neither of them listened. Maybe they would have, but time is something that Harry, wanting a family, and 38-year-old Meghan did not have a lot of. It's a darn shame. She started off so well.
As one former Palace adviser put it to [the author]: "Very impressive. Very strong, very motivated, brought up to think she can change the world. It's a very American type; we don't have them here." And she could have been just what the doctor ordered for the royal family. Now her platform is gone.
Meghan comes across as self-important, but, until her star aligned with Harry's, uncomfortably aware her that actual social and professional status (6th on the call sheet) was not keeping up with her (very) lofty ambitions. Harry and Meghan are both too much alike. They are both temperamental and combative. They fuel each other's distrust of everybody else and revel in their "us against the world" mentality. He did not want her to conform. That would not have suited his purpose. The other royal couples are successful because they balance and steady each other, not egg each other on. "My strength and stay."
…perhaps the most powerful survival element of the monarchy has turned out to be marital love. Without the caring resolve of the Queen Mother, George VI would have been a stammering introvert who could never have led the country in its hour of need. Without Philip's bracing loyalty, the Queen could have been a lonely conformist, run by her courtiers. Without finally being allowed to marry Camilla, Charles would have suffered a slow death of the soul instead of his late flowering into an unapologetically happy man. And without Kate's serene empathy, William might have collapsed under the pain of his childhood and the weight of his future. Diana's two boys have each found the sustaining love that eluded her, even though in Harry's case he chose to leave rather than allow his wife to be crushed by the media and the Palace machine."
Ever since Harry was forced out of his chosen military career, which suited him perfectly and would have been the making of him, he had been unmoored and desperately unhappy. His escape, thanks to Meghan, was probably for the best. But can he weather the challenges of his new life and the necessity of making his own way? Given his history? Can Meghan's ego be satisfied with her diminishing influence? And what about the rest of the Windsors? Can their institution survive the death of the Queen? It'll be interesting.
June 12, 2022