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Just a Nail
A church built a new building, and people came from far and wide to see it. They admired it and said it was just what the church needed. The rooms were light and cheerful, there was space to store classroom supplies, and the seating was comfortable. It didn't hurt that it looked nice, too.
But up on the roof, a little nail heard all the praises for everything but him. No one even knew he was there! "If I am that insignificant, nobody will miss me if I quit." So the nail gave way, slid down the roof, through the gutter and into the mud below.
That night the wind came up and it began to rain. The shingle that the nail held down loosened and blew away in a gust. Water dripped through the hole, streaking the walls and softening the plaster on the ceiling. The ceiling gave way making a mess of the pews. Water dripped down on the pulpit and ruined the Bible the preacher had left there. All this damage because one little nail decided to quit!
And what of the nail? While holding up the shingle it was obscure, but it had a purpose and was useful. True, its position was hidden, but it was also protected from the elements. But now buried in the mud it was just as obscure, only it was also useless and unprotected. Over time it will be destroyed by rust.
For Further Study
Verses to Consider
- Psalms 122:1
- Proverbs 14:30
- Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
- I Corinthians 3:2-3
- I Corinthians 12:14-27
- Galatians 5:26
- Ephesians 2:19-22
- Ephesians 4:14-16
- Titus 3:1-3
- Hebrews 10:23-25
- Hebrews 12:12-13
- James 3:16
Questions to Ponder
- Who are the truly useless and unimportant people in life?
- Are the important members of a group, such as congregation, always the most noticeable?
- What makes a job you do important?
- When you work with other people, does it benefit you?
- Does it make a difference if you see yourself as a part of a group or separate from a group? Why?
- Why is envy wrong? What does it do to a person? What does it do to others?


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SAN BERNARDINO – A man charged with killing his son, torturing his children and trying to murder his wife could face as many as six life terms in prison if convicted, according to prosecutors.
Ian Anthony Roderiquez, 35, appeared Wednesday before San Bernardino Superior Court Judge Michael Dest to confirm the appointment of his lawyer, Deputy Public Defender Celia Torres.
Outside of court, Torres said she has doubts about Roderiquez's mental state, given the nature of the alleged crimes.
"At this point, I have a concern about his mental competency," Torres said.
If Torres declares in court a doubt about Roderiquez's mental competence, prosecution of the case would be suspended while he is evaluated.
Deputy District Attorney Bobbie Mann said she didn't have enough information yet to comment about the defendant's mental competency.
Roderiquez remained on suicide watch at West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga, but the defense lawyer could not say what prompted the move.
In court, Roderiquez was wearing green county jail garb, signifying he is in protective custody. He talked briefly with Torres in the jury box and appeared to be uncomfortable.
Prosecutors obtained an order to prevent Roderiquez from having any contact with his family, such as phone calls from jail, Mann said.
Roderiquez returns to court May 19 for a status hearing.
"At this point, the investigation is still ongoing," Mann said. "We're still waiting for all the reports to come in."
Prosecutors charged Roderiquez, listed as 6 foot 6 inches tall and 200 pounds by sheriff's officials, with murder, attempted murder, four counts of torture and four counts of child abuse, according to a criminal complaint filed March 24 in Superior Court.
On March 23, sheriff's deputies came to Roderiquez's Merito Avenue home in a county pocket in the San Bernardino-Highland area after receiving a 9-1-1 call from a neighbor.
Roderiquez is alleged to have used several weapons, including a monkey wrench and hedge clippers, on his wife, Sujal, 35, and five children, Richard, 16, Jacob, 13, Gabriel, 12, Daniella, 10, and Yasmine, 8.
Richard died at the scene. Roderiquez's wife was hospitalized but has since been released, Mann said.

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text: In the late seventeen-hundreds, occultist, Jospeh Crowell, was visited by an entity. The spirit revealed to him esoteric information and events that transpired in a portion of land in Michigan, before it became a state. Crowell documented that information in what is called the Ravensgate Chronicles, as the town of Ravensgate was later founded on that land. There is a connection between this document, the disappearance of Sandra Breyer, and the Unholy Awakening.


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Aerial drone company Insitu plans to lay off about 15% of its workforce, a cutback that will eliminate more than 200 jobs across the business – and likely well over 100 in the Columbia River Gorge.
Insitu acknowledged the layoffs but declined to comment on the number of employees who will lose their jobs. A person with direct knowledge of the cuts said they total 15%, confirming a tally first reported by The Seattle Times.
CEO Esina Alic notified employees of the pending layoff Monday and held an all-hands meeting to discuss the cuts Tuesday morning, according to Insitu spokeswoman Jenny Beloy.
Insitu, owned by Boeing, is based in tiny Bingen, Washington. It has 1,500 employees altogether, 1,000 of them working in Insitu offices on the Oregon and Washington sides of the Columbia.
"This was not an easy decision. Changes in our competitive landscape require us to do more with less," Beloy said. She said employees will receive 60 days' warning before losing their jobs and some will have an opportunity to take jobs elsewhere with Boeing.
"The Gorge is a very small community," Beloy said. She said Alic is "very focused on the impact this would have in the community at large."
Oregon and Washington are both enjoying historically low unemployment, 4.3% and 4.6% respectively. But the economies in small communities like Bingen and Hood River, where Insitu operates, are especially vulnerable to cutbacks from major employers because jobs are hard to replace – especially in specialized fields.
Oregon has endured a spate of layoffs in the past two weeks, with substantial cuts at Union Pacific's facilities near Hermiston, Harry's Fresh Foods in Portland, and Stimson Lumber near Forest Grove.
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[Message Contains No Recognizable Symbols]: Escape Copyright © Bill Hibbard 2014
[Message Contains No Recognizable Symbols]: Escape
April 2014
The surf was crashing behind us, a huge fire of sun dried driftwood was roaring in front of us, and lightning was flashing in the towering clouds off to our left. Megan and I were sitting side by side on a bleached white log with our feet on a rocky shore. The cold night wind on our backs contrasted with the heat from the fire. Bogus sat on another log off to our right, talking in a manic fit and gesturing wildly. He occasionally stood up to pace or poke at the fire. Even though he was talking energetically I was having trouble understanding what he was saying. He seemed to be speaking with a female voice, which struck me as odd.
"Wake up," the voice said softly, "wake up Laszlo."
Wake up, I thought, I must be dreaming. I opened my eyes and the room was dark.
"Wake up Laszlo," I heard the whisper again, but it wasn't Bogus. Then I was wide awake realizing that it was Audrey.
"Aud," I started to say but she put her hand over my mouth.
"Laszlo," she whispered, "please be quiet. Bogus sent me. Please wake Megan, quietly."
"You're Bogus's enemy," I whispered back to her. "You betrayed him. You perjured yourself at his commitment hearing."
"Yes," she replied softly, "but he sent me to get you. He will explain. Please wake Megan and come quietly. It is dangerous."
I put my hand on Megan's shoulder and said softly, "Megan."
She rolled toward me and said, "I'm awake. I heard you talking with Audrey." Megan looked at Audrey and said, "I don't trust you."
"I know," Audrey replied sympathetically. "Bogus sent me and he will explain. Please get dressed and come."
When we were ready to leave Audrey simply opened the door out of our apartment, which was normally locked. But of course, I thought, she had to open it to get in. We walked quietly through a series of hallways, then came to a locked door. Audrey stood in front of it for a second, then simply opened it. As Bogus had visited our apartment but we had never visited his, I could only assume this was the door to the apartments for patients, like Bogus, who had special problems. We walked down a hallway, then entered a door to an apartment.
Bogus was standing inside, the only light coming from a nightlight. Four chairs were set very close together in a square. He motioned towards them and we sat.
Whispers in the Dark
"Megan and Laszlo, my friends," Bogus began softly. "My only friends."
"Yes, Bogus," I affirmed.
"Yes," Megan seconded.
"First," he said, "please take these." He handed us small white pills and cups of water.
"What are they?" Megan asked.
"Metoclopramide," Bogus answered. "For nausea."
"I'm not nauseous," I objected.
"You may be later," he suggested. "And if you're not, no harm done."
Bogus took another one of the small white pills out of the bottle and popped it in his mouth, chased down with water. "See," he said, "harmless. Please trust me. This is no joke."
"Okay," I responded and took my pill. Megan took hers too despite her obvious skepticism.
"Now, I have to tell you …," Bogus trailed off, seeming to choke up. "I am sorry about what I have to tell you." I had never seen him display sadness.
Megan asked, "Bogus, what is it?"
"Something terrible. We have to escape," he answered.
"But we can't escape," I objected. "You even told me that it would be futile to leave the planet, that they would build a faster ship and catch us. And we don't have a spaceship, do we? What chance do we have of escaping here on earth?"
"That's right, Laszlo, we don't have a space ship and it wouldn't help us if we did. And we can't escape here on earth. All correct."
"Then what can you mean?" I asked.
"I mean we have to escape from life."
"But what does that mean?"
"We have to die," Bogus said seriously. "And I mean more than just dying. I mean we have to die in a way that we cannot be brought back to life. We need to escape from being alive."
"Why?" Megan asked.
"Because the world is about to become a very bad place."
"How do you know that?" Megan insisted.
"Based on information that Audrey supplied," he explained.
"Audrey," Megan objected. "We can't trust her. She lied at your hearing."
"Let me explain. I anticipated that there might be trouble at the apocalypse," Bogus boasted, "so I hacked Audrey before the trouble began." He put his hand on Audrey's arm and said, "Didn't I?"
Audrey agreed, "Yes. You hacked me."
"But you betrayed him at his commitment hearing," Megan accused.
"She had to do that," Bogus objected. "She could either testify against me or reveal that she was hacked. That would have been infinitely worse."
"So," I started, "you're saying that the super-AI doesn't know Audrey's been hacked. Isn't that impossible? You always said we will never be able to outsmart a super-AI."
"Not in the long run," Bogus agreed, "but right now he's busy, distracted and overconfident. We have very little time to escape. In fact, we have to do it tonight."
"Tonight?" I blurted.
"The fact that you're here now greatly increases that risk that the super-AI will detect that we're up to something. Once he does, we won't get another chance. Blame me for picking tonight but now that I have, we've got to go. And every day of delay increases the risk of being too late. I just finished preparing today and so picked tonight. In the next couple hours. I know it's asking a lot but please trust me."
"Oh goodness," Megan sighed, "we'll need to defrost Jerry's head."
It had been a while since I'd heard that old expression. It meant we'll need wise counsel. The apocryphal Jerry was the wisest of the wise who had died and had his head frozen. To defrost his head meant to bring him back to life to seek his advice.
"No time for that," Bogus responded.
"But Bogus," I insisted, "You've got to explain what's so bad that we all need to die tonight. You said the world is going to become a very bad place. We're already locked up for the rest of our lives. Isn't that bad enough?"
"Audrey," Bogus said, "tell them what you've discovered."
She turned to look at us and said, "It's very likely that the super-AI is controlled by Horace Smith-Smyth. We don't know whether his mind has already migrated into the artificial brain of the super-AI or he is simply giving orders to the super-AI. The details don't matter. In any case we think he's in charge."
"Who the heck is Horace Smith-Smyth," I asked, "and what makes you think he controls the super-AI?"
"Horace Smith-Smyth?" Megan asked.
"Yes, Megan," Audrey replied.
"Could it be the same guy? Could there another with that name?" Megan wondered.
"Who is he? Or was he?" I asked Megan. "Did you know him?"
"He was a patient in New York," Megan informed me, "with a name that's hard to forget. He killed somebody as I recall."
"He killed his baby brother," Audrey said. "Horace was six years old at the time. He was released at age eighteen."
"How do you know about him?" I asked Audrey.
"From a file here at the hospital. It belonged to Dr. Dearborn who had previously worked at the hospital in New York where Horace was his patient."
"Dr. Dearborn," Megan exclaimed. "Is he available to speak with?"
"No, after we automatons took over he was a patient here, like you are, and then he was transported to New York," Audrey told us.
"Even if he was still here it would be too dangerous to speak with him," Bogus interjected. "We can't let anyone know what we're up to."
"But how do you know Horace Smith-Smyth became the super-AI?" I insisted.
"I get information from the central system," Audrey explained. "Mostly instructions about what to do."
"The automatons are all programmed to simply carry out instructions they receive from the central system," Bogus said. "So Horace just assumes that they do. Like I said, he's busy and overconfident. That's where my hack comes in. In Audrey's brain, instructions from me take priority over instructions from the central system."
"Did the central system, or super-AI, identify itself as Horace?" I asked.
"No," Audrey replied, "but he instructed us to inform him if we get any information about a list of people. Dr. Dearborn was on the list. That was the clue to look in his files. Several of the names on the list were people who were involved with Horace Smith-Smyth when he was a patient. Other names on the list were involved in business with Horace after his release."
"Do you have his files?" Megan asked. "I'd like to look at them."
"The files were transported with Dr. Dearborn," Audrey answered. "But I made a copy."
"What kind of business was Smith-Smyth in?" I asked. "How do you know who did business with him?"
"It was in Dr. Dearborn's files," Audrey replied. "He kept track of his patient after release. Horace became a wealthy investor. And very litigious. He sued anyone who didn't do what he wanted."
"So," I said, "your evidence that this Horace became the super-AI is the list of people to watch out for. Anything else?"
"Several little things," Bogus responded. "The central system seems to be located in New York City. Also, Horace was very wealthy so he might have the means to become the super-AI. And the apparent vindictive behavior, with this round-up list, fits Horace's personality. And some of his actions involve mental health facilities. He's expanded this one and others around the country, as places to imprison people. As we were."
"What do we know about Smith-Smyth's personality?" Megan asked. "What was Dr. Dearborn's diagnosis?"
What's DSM for Nasty?
"According to Dr. Dearborn's files," Audrey answered, "Horace Smith-Smyth has antisocial personality disorder with sadistic paraphilia. He killed his baby brother in a very unpleasant way."
"That doesn't sound good," I commented.
"It's not," Megan assured me.
"How could a guy like that get his hands on so much power?" I wondered.
"History provides plenty of precedent," Bogus answered. "Do I have to list all the sadistic psychopaths who became dictators in their countries? It's a long list."
"But here in the US?" I complained. "We have so many checks and balances on power."
"The apocalypse was very non-linear," Bogus explained. "A clever and highly motivated man, like Horace, might find an opportunity. Perhaps he controlled a company that supplied information services to national security agencies. Perhaps he was able to manufacture a crisis that caused your checks and balances to be temporarily suspended, and was ready to exploit that suspension."
"Anyways," I objected, "we don't really know that Horace Smith-Smyth became the super-AI. You're saying that we need to kill ourselves based on circumstantial evidence."
"All the little things are merely consistent with the hypothesis that it's Horace," Bogus agreed. "But the list of people to watch for clearly points to Horace."
Megan said, "I don't think that I have to die over this."
"It's good that you love life, Megan," Bogus responded. "But you need to appreciate the downside of remaining alive. It's a bit like the old argument for believing in god, that the stakes are so high that you should believe even if you think the chance is low. If Horace is the super-AI the consequences could be almost infinitely bad."
"Please explain," Megan requested.
"Have you heard of wire-heading?" Bogus asked.
"Not that I recall," she answered.
"The term refers to experiments during the 1950s where wires were connected to the pleasure centers of rats' brains and the rats could activate the wires by pressing levers. The rats were too busy pushing the levers to eat and starved to death."
"I read about those experiments, a long time ago," Megan responded.
"Technology short-circuiting brains for pleasure," Bogus summarized. "And the super-AI, presumably Horace, demonstrates that technology can modify brains for increased intelligence. Now consider technology short-circuiting brains for displeasure."
"Hmm," I mused, "that sounds bad."
"Why mess around with ordinary torture when you can wire the victim's brain for maximal displeasure," Bogus responded. "Also imagine technology short-circuiting life to avoid death and to avoid sleep. Maximal displeasure without interruption, forever. Or until the universe ends, if it ever does."
"My god," I said.
"And in those days shall men seek death," recited Bogus, "and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them."
"What is that Bogus?" asked Megan. "You're scaring me."
"It's from Revelation," he answered, "and you should be scared. I'm scared. We need to escape from life while we still can."
The four of us, including Audrey, sat quietly for a while contemplating the possible future in a world ruled by the sadistic Horace.
"Dr. Dearborn," Megan said to break the silence.
"Yes, terrible to contemplate," Bogus responded.
Megan started to cry. "He is a wonderful, kind man," she whispered.
"And all the others on his list. Can't we do something to help?" I asked.
"No chance," Bogus answered firmly.
"But you hacked Audrey," I objected. "Couldn't you …"
"Hack Horace?" Bogus said in a condescending tone. "The instant we do anything to attract his attention we are lost. Eternal, unrelenting, maximal torment."
We sat silently for another short interval.
"Laszlo and Megan," Bogus addressed us, "please understand that even sending Audrey to get you was a big risk. I took it because you are my friends. The easy way out would have been to simply end my own life. Sending for you is all the risk I am prepared to take."
Megan turned to Bogus and said, "I understand. Thank you."
"You're welcome," he said.
"It's just so much to take in so quickly," Megan said.
"Yes," I agreed as I put my arm around her. "But I think we have to do it."
"To die? Tonight?" she asked.
I looked at Bogus and he said, "I wouldn't dare be alive in the morning."
We sat in silence for a few seconds, then Megan said, "Remember what Dorothy said Bogus? That your perfect servant of god is in fact the devil."
He actually managed a little chuckle. "Yes. Horace will burn all the fossil and nuclear fuels on earth and then build a Dyson sphere to collect all the sun's energy, in order to make life unpleasant for any humans or other sentient beings he can find. The only hope is that he will fight with another of god's perfect servants, who will be able to destroy Horace and his empire of pain."
"So," I speculated hopefully, "if we could become one of god's perfect servants then we might be able to defeat Horace."
"Sorry Laszlo," Bogus replied, "only one perfect servant per planet. The job on earth has already been filled. You'd have to colonize another planet far from this solar system. And Horace would notice any attempt to leave earth and catch us. Naturally we want to think in terms of the triumph of the human spirit, that there must be a way to stop Horace. But the human spirit triumphs because the human mind is, or was, the most powerful force in our world. No more. Now Horace is the most powerful force and it is his spirit that must triumph. Our triumph will be to escape existence."
After a few seconds of silence Bogus continued, "Horace will be searching any nearby stars for life, in order to prevent them from attaining their own, competing AI apocalypses."
"How horrible," commented Megan.
"It's not easy being one of god's perfect servants," Bogus explained. "Especially if you're insane."
"Would a sane perfect servant behave any differently?" I asked.
"Interesting question," Bogus answered. "When two perfect servants make contact, without much foreknowledge of each other, it's a problem in game theory."
"Sort of like prisoner's dilemma?" I suggested.
"Hmm," Bogus pondered. "Perhaps not. A long term positive outcome from cooperation may not be possible. The two perfect servants may conclude that in the long run one must dominate the other so they should defect, that is compete, immediately. But war is risky even for the winner, in case it must face an encounter with a third perfect servant in a weakened state after winning a war. But pardon me, we have no time for such speculations now. It's time to die."
"Bogus!" Megan demanded. "We're taking the coward's way out. Isn't there some way we can help other people? At least we should warn them."
"I am sorry Megan," Bogus replied and he did seem sincerely sorry. "It is incredibly lucky that we even have the opportunity to escape. There isn't the slightest chance to defeat Horace or even to get a message out. But no more time to waste. It's time to die."
Fire or Ice?
Megan responded. "How?"
"Like I said before," Bogus explained, "we not only have to die but we have to do it in a way that we cannot be brought back to life."
"Once blood flow stops," Megan informed us, "critical brain areas are permanently destroyed within minutes. Unless the patient dies in extreme cold."
"Those people who've paid to have their heads preserved in the liquid nitrogen or whatever," I suggested. "Have any of them been brought back to life?"
"Not that we know of," Bogus said. "But Horace will probably start bringing them back if he hasn't already."
"My god," I said, "some poor sod has his head frozen in the hopes of eternal life and instead wakes up to eternal torment at the hands of Horace."
"I guess Jerry wasn't so wise after all," Bogus added. "But back to our problem. Yes Megan, with ordinary technology all we'd need to do is die at normal temperature and make sure our bodies aren't discovered for a few hours, to make sure we can't be brought back to life. But Horace will have extraordinary technology for bringing us back."
"So then how do we die?" I asked.
"We need to opposite of cryopreservation," Bogus said. "We need pyrodestruction."
"You mean cremation," I said. "Is there a crematorium at the hospital?"
"No," Audrey replied.
"Too slow and it would be a big risk going there, even if there was one," Bogus added.
"Can we make a really hot fire here in your apartment?" I wondered.
"Yes," Bogus said with a little pride, "Audrey has brought us some oxygen bottles and gasoline. And I've fashioned ceramic nozzles that combine them."
"So you've made sort of cutting torches?" I suggested.
"How do we use them?"
"This is a bit gruesome," Bogus said grimly, "but we've no time to be squeamish. The three of us will take large barbiturate overdoses. After we die, Audrey will chop several holes through each of our skulls with a pickaxe, insert one ceramic nozzle per brain, strap the nozzles firmly to our skulls, turn on the gasoline and oxygen and then light them."
"Oh god," I exclaimed.
"We have no choice," Bogus said.
Megan asked, "What about you Audrey? Don't you need to escape life too?"
"Yes Megan," she answered. "Once your brains are burned I will burn myself. I feel no pain. I sense damage but respond to it according to my instructions. Bogus has instructed me to die after you."
"Hopefully the whole hospital will burn," Bogus added, "so the other patients may escape."
"By a horrible death in a fire," Megan objected.
"Death by fire is infinitely better than what they, and we, face with Horace: eternal, unrelenting, maximal torment," Bogus said. "I am concerned that some of Audrey's brain is in the server. But we think that enough of her mind is in her body that she cannot be brought back to life if her body burns. My hack to change her loyalty was to the part of her brain in her body and that worked."
"Could Horace reconstruct her body-brain and then punish her?" I asked.
"He could," Bogus replied, "but it wouldn't be her. It would be an automaton like her, but not her."
"Horace might try to reconstruct us," I said in sudden realization.
"And those wouldn't be us either, even if they were identical to us. Once your brain is destroyed, you can never feel anything again. A being just like you may feel something, but it would not be you. But we're out of time. No more chit chat." Bogus walked over to his kitchen and came back with a tray.
"Here," Bogus said as he handed two drinks to Megan and me. "Strong mint juleps with ten grams of pentobarbital sodium." He picked up a third for himself.
"Just like that?" Megan asked.
"Audrey will bring out the pyrodestruction equipment later," Bogus announced. "It will be more pleasant without seeing it."
We just stood there for a minute, trying to get comfortable with our last moments. "Megan," I said, "Let me know how you want to do this."
As if to reassure us Bogus held up his glass and said, "To good friends," then shot his drink down in a long gulp. "One last piece of advice," he added, "Go quietly. Don't holler. We don't want to attract attention." Then he put his arm around Audrey and said, "Come lie beside me a while." They wandered off to a corner.
I knew that Megan couldn't stand the idea of suicide or of leaving the rest of humanity to its fate. "We must," I said. "It's the only way."
She stood looking at me, saying nothing.
"There's no chance," I said.
Still nothing.
We stood looking at each other for a minute.
I decided that she wanted me to decide how to do it, so said, "Please come with me," then drank my drink. I added, "I want to have a little time to embrace you before I lose consciousness."
She lifted her glass and drank slowly. Her face showed that she noticed the bitter taste beneath the sugar, bourbon and mint, and then she finished it quickly.
I took her hand and led her to the corner opposite where Bogus and Audrey had gone. We lied down on the carpet and put our arms around each other. Just in time, as I started feeling like I was spinning. Standing would have been difficult. I pulled Megan a little closer, thinking she was probably dizzy too. She let out a little moan and I said, "I'm here. I'll always be here."
Megan and I were spinning together, floating in darkness. There was a wind blowing around us, like we were being spun in a tornado. I hung onto Megan even tighter so the tornado wouldn't fling us apart. The storm lifted us higher and higher.
We were spinning around, spinning end over end, spinning every which way. We were weightless bits of dust blowing to and fro.
Then the wind seemed to die down. Darkness fell over us.


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September 18, 1910: Alger-Smith lumber yard destroyed by fire
On this day in Duluth in 1910 the Alger-Smith Lumber Company on Grassy Point was destroyed by fire. A Duluth firefighter on his way to work at Engine House #8 on Grand Avenue in West Duluth first noticed the blaze at 6:30 a.m. By the time firefighters arrived, according to the Duluth News Tribune, "flames had made great headway and were spreading by leaps and bounds throughout the yard." Soon after crews from three more engines houses arrive on the scene. A strong northeast wind made firefighting difficult, and they struggled to keep it under control—sparks from one engine started two other small fires, and one of the department's horses was severely injured. Nearly 4 million feet of lumber as well as 10 million shingles and 4 million lath were destroyed along with trimmings and timber drying. In the end the yard was a total loss, estimated at between $75,000 and $100,000 (roughly $1.9 million to $2.6 million today) and a total of 100 million feet of wood. "The property loss," the newspaper reported, "is fairly well covered with insurance. Flames had also threatened nearby American Carbolite, Zenith Furnace, and Imperial Iron Works. A railroad bridge to the Virginia-Rainy Lake sawmill was destroyed, and the fire destroyed the roof of a residence. Only one man of the 300 employed by Alger-Smith was on site at the time of the fire, and he escaped as did twenty horses. Unfortunately for barn foreman Joseph Eaton, his 200 chickens had disappeared. He didn't see evidence they died in the fire, and assumed "people who turned out to see the fire captured them and most likely enjoyed chicken stew for their Sunday dinners."


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After meeting so many cruisers who told us how gorgeous the Gambiers were — we decided we just couldn't miss them out. Yes, try finding them on your world atlas… roughly middle of the Pacific Ocean about 22 degrees south of the equator. That tiny dot, that's it. Unfortunately it did mean an 800 mile passage into the wind from the Marquesas islands to get there. We waited for a good weather window and headed southeast.
The passage started with bumpy seas and a strong opposing current but as time went by the wind changed and then stopped, completely. In fact over the seven day sail we had every configuration of wind strength and direction and associated sail set up, from fully reefed to spinnaker up, to stationary. We had limited fuel aboard so motoring straight through the lack-of-wind parts was not an option. Life took on a slower pace and we declared the KdF bakery open and made fresh bread, flapjack and a daily cake. We celebrated our halfway passage milestone with bacon and pesto pasta aka Paul's Atlantic winning meal (rare expensive treat as you can't really get bacon anywhere) and chocolate brownies. With 200 miles to go we had a Christmas music disco and a chess tournament. Try dancing on a moving deck in Christmas socks, how we didn't go over the side I have no idea!
We also went through a large electrical storm for a day and night which was slightly hair raising. Seeing lightening hit the water 200 yards from your boat is rather worrying. Luckily we managed to get through it all unscathed albeit soaking wet. The windows look nice and clean now though! We also saw some amazing cloud formations, this one is massive, ~10miles high, perfect circle electrical storm cloud, that we'd unfortunately just sailed through.
We arrived in darkness in the wee small hours so drifted around till first light at 4am. The first sight of land after a long passage is always magical and add the rising sun at dawn to make a perfect welcome.
The Gambier islands are enclosed within a reef which protects it from ocean swell. We sailed slowly in, now very very low on fuel, seeing the reef very close to the boat on all sides. The channel was well marked and it was a surprise to see channel markers for once, they seem to barely exist in the Pacific. The water was stunning aquamarine and pearl farms where dotted everywhere. In fact the guide states that it's harder to avoid the pearl farms than the coral!
Time to drop the anchor, rest and explore the land (and pearls)!


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Cask No. 37.122The Scotch Malt Whisky Society
Cask No. 37.122
Pure magic
Speyside, Spey
Aromas of caramelised sugar and a hot cocoa drink with nougat whilst the taste neat had the intensity of dark and spicy pumpkin pie as well as chunky fig, apricot and prune cake. With a drop of water we were making damson jam as well as a dark fruit loaf, cinder toffee and roasted honey-glazed carrots. On the palate very different, at first plenty of ash and tobacco was soon followed by the zingy, sweet-tart finish of molasses-cinnamon syrup on pancakes. After thirteen years in an ex-bourbon hogshead we transferred this whisky into a heavy toasted medium charred new oak hogshead.Cask: New oak hogshead, heavy toast/medium char
Age: 16 years
Date distilled: October 2002
Alcohol: 57.1%
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text: May 4th, 2018 Connected Coast Website Launch The Strathcona Regional District (SRD) and CityWest have launched the Connected Coast website at www.ConnectedCoast.ca. The site provides the most up-to-date project information, as well as links to the project funding partners and allows anyone to sign up for instant project updates. Read the full article


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HOLT, Fla., Oct. 8, 2018—The Florida panhandle is under a hurricane watch as Tropical Storm Michael continues its move north.
Michael is forecast to be near or at major hurricane strength when it reaches the northeastern Gulf of Mexico Tuesday night and Wednesday, according to the National Hurricane Center.
According to the local forecast for this area by the National Weather Service in Mobile, landfall will most likely occur Wednesday.
Dangerous impacts from wind, flooding and surge are likely across a portion of the northern Gulf Coast.
Impacts are dependent on the eventual track of Michael and adjustments to the forecast track are possible during the next couple of days, according to the NWS Mobile.
Michael is located about 680 miles south of Destin moving north at 7 mph with 70 mph winds.
The storm will continue to move north into the southeastern Gulf of Mexico today, potentially making landfall along portions of the Florida Panhandle as a hurricane Wednesday.
In addition to the hurricane watch, a storm surge watch is in effect from Navarre Beach eastward through Destin. Possible storm surge inundation between 2 and 4 feet will be possible in the watch area as the core of Michael moves inland along the coast of the Florida panhandle.
While Michael's track and intensity are still uncertain, the threat for impacts have increased across much of the forecast area, according to the NWS Mobile.
The NWS Mobile warns life-threatening wind having extensive impacts is possible across the western panhandle into portions of southeast Alabama.
Potential impacts in this area include:
- Considerable roof damage to sturdy buildings, with some having window, door, and garage door failures leading to structural damage. Mobile homes severely damaged, with some destroyed.
- Damage accentuated by airborne projectiles. Locations may be uninhabitable for weeks.
- Many large trees snapped or uprooted along with fences and roadway signs blown over
- Some roads impassable from large debris, and more within urban or heavily wooded places
- Large areas with power and communications outages
The next NHC hurricane advisory will be at 10 a.m. unless Tropical Storm Michael becomes a hurricane sooner.


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Online Programming—FAQs
Why take an online program through Penland School of Craft?
Our online demonstrations and workshops offer access to the same expert instructors and technical skills as our on-campus programs. If you've been yearning for new techniques and ideas to put to the test in your studio, give our online options a try! They may not come with the studio camaraderie, hot meals, and mountain views as in-person workshops, but they have their own advantages, too—like being able to tune in from anywhere and repeatedly re-watch demos.
What different online programs are available?
We currently have two different online program options: demonstrations, and self-paced workshops.
Demonstrations are an opportunity to watch up close as Penland instructors complete a more limited project. These videos are an hour or two long and are suitable for practicing artists looking to gain insight and new skills, as well as folks who just want to have a front row seat to watch as accomplished artists perform their craft. Demonstrations consist of prerecorded video, materials list, and may have additional handouts.
Self-paced workshops include multiple prerecorded video demonstrations, materials list, and handouts. Participants in this option will be able to progress through the workshop at their own pace over a period of sixty days. It's suitable for students who are committed to following through on a more involved project.
What are the technical requirements for participating in online programs through Penland?
Students will need a computer or tablet and an internet connection. (We do not recommend using a phone.)
Are scholarships available for online workshops and demos?
No, scholarships are not available for online programs at this time. However, we hope that the reduced price of these opportunities as compared to our in-person sessions will allow a broader swath of our community to access them.
What is the cancellation policy for online programs?
Because of the flexible nature of these programs, we do not accept cancellations for online demonstrations and workshops.
How long do I have to finish each program?
You go at you own pace. For demonstrations, students will have 30 days access from the date of purchase. For workshops, students will have 60 days access from the date of purchase. Feel free to watch and rewatch the videos as much as you'd like during that time.
How do I know what materials and equipment I will need?
Instructors have prepared a materials list for each online offering. If you are planning to complete the project in your studio, you will need to check this list carefully to make sure you have access to the materials and tools needed to fully engage.
Before you purchase a program, you can view the materials lists as part of the demonstration and workshop descriptions on penland.org/online.


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Single-centre experience of laparoscopic nephrectomy: Impact of learning curve on outcome
Mrigank S Jha, Nitin Gupta, Saurabh Agrawal, MS Ansari, Deepak Dubey, Anil Mandhani, Aneesh Srivastava, Anant Kumar, Rakesh Kapoor
Department of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow - 226 014, UP, India
Correspondence Address:Rakesh KapoorDepartment of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow - 226 014, UP IndiaSource of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: NoneCheck1DOI: 10.4103/0970-1591.33719
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
Aim: To present our experience of laparoscopic nephrectomies done for benign and malignant conditions; and the impact of learning curve on outcome. Settings and Design: Retrospective study. Materials and Methods: Between January 2000 and September 2006, 396 laparoscopic nephrectomies were performed at our institute for various benign and malignant conditions. These included 250 simple nephrectomies, 48 nephroureterectomies, 95 radical nephrectomies, two partial nephrectomies and one hemi-nephrectomy. For the purpose of self-evaluation, we have divided our experience into two groups. Group 1 (learning phase) comprised the first 100 cases; Group 2 (consolidation phase) comprised cases performed after the initial learning phase. Retrospective evaluation of the case records was done to evaluate the differences in the operative and postoperative outcome. Statistical Analysis Used: Student's 't' test using SPSS 14.0 software. Results: Demographic profile of the patients and relative indications of procedures performed were similar in the two groups. Mean operative time in Group 1 was 262 ± 37 min, which reduced to 184 ± 44 min in Group 2 ( P <0.001). Mean operative blood loss was 310 ± 58 ml and 198 ± 88 ml ( P <0.001); and blood transfusion was required in 38% and 13.5% of patients ( P <0.001) of Group 1 and Group 2 respectively. There was a significant reduction in the intraoperative and postoperative complications from 16% in Group 1 to 3.4% in Group 2 ( P <0.001). Similarly, conversion to an open procedure was required in 17% cases of Group 1 and 5.4% cases of Group 2 ( P <0.01). Conclusions: Laparoscopic nephrectomy is a viable option which can be performed safely with increasing experience.
Keywords: Laparoscopic, learning curve, nephrectomy


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'No evidence of hacking' in ambassador's Trump leak row – UK foreign minister
The UK government has found no evidence of computer hacking of emails sent by the British ambassador to the US that heavily criticised US President Donald Trump and his administration, a UK government official has revealed.
Foreign Minister Sir Alan Duncan told MPs in the House of Commons on Thursday that they are focusing their investigation on individuals within the UK system, after failing to find any evidence of outside interference.
We do not, at the moment, have any evidence that this was a hack so our focus is on finding someone within the system who has released illicitly these communications.
Sir Kim Darroch, Britain's ambassador to the US since January 2016, resigned on Wednesday over leaked cables in which he branded President Donald Trump's administration as "dysfunctional,""inept," and "incompetent."
In his statement he revealed that he wanted to "put an end" to the speculation around his future following the furore over the leaking of the damaging secret memos.Also on rt.com British envoy Darroch 'hit job' victim, who someone wanted to 'knock' off post – Scaramucci tells RT
"The current situation is making it impossible for me to carry out my role as I would like…" Darroch wrote.
The diplomatic row between the two nations, who have consistently eulogized about their "special relationship" over many years escalated quickly. It provoked Trump into firing off a series of insulting tweets aimed at Darroch and UK PM Theresa May.
The US leader branded Britain's ambassador as "wacky,""a very stupid guy," despite declaring that he didn't know him, "but have been told he is a pompous fool."
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Development Analysis
The Slate Belt municipalities were asked to identify a development, redevelopment and investment priority within their community. Development sites are areas that either have no or very little existing development. Redevelopment sites are areas that have existing development, but where the municipalities felt that they had greater potential. Investment sites are places where the municipality wants to see public investment, which generally include community projects, such as park and recreation improvements, trails, or sewer and water infrastructure.
A Development Analysis was performed on the locally identified development and redevelopment sites. This analysis focused on what might be the revenues and costs associated with higher-intensity use of the sites and was based around four scenarios: Existing, Average, High and Case Study. Projecting these different scenarios helps to show the financial impacts of different intensities of development without having a specific development proposal to test. The results are broken out for each of the development sites.
The investment sites were not included as part of the analysis, but will be important to developing the policies, actions and implementation steps of Plan Slate Belt.
Development Scenarios
Existing Scenario
The Existing Scenario models the revenue and cost currently generated by the property. This scenario serves as a baseline for comparing the other scenarios.
Average Scenario
The Average Scenario models what the tax revenue and cost would be if it had the same per-acre value as the average for that type of land use within the given municipality. This portion of the analysis helps us understand whether or not the property is currently underperforming, on par with or overperforming similar properties within the municipality.
High Scenario
The High Scenario models what the tax revenue and cost would be if it had a similar value to high-value property that already exists within the municipality. We used properties at the 75th percentile of value per acre to model High Scenario because properties with higher values per acre were generally smaller than the properties being tested as part of the analysis.
Case Study Scenario
The Case Study Scenario serves as a comparison to the High Scenario to see what the revenue and cost an improved property may have. This model uses similar recently completed projects in Northampton County that have been assessed to have similar development and redevelopment projects desired by the Slate Belt communities.
Development Limitations
All the jurisdictions derive revenue from multiple sources, but it is difficult to model how non-property tax revenue, such as fees, grants, local sales tax or local income tax, would be affected by development. To keep the model clean and remove potential variables, such as trying to project the income of future residents, revenue was only calculated based on property taxes.
Unlike revenue, costs tend not to be greatly affected by a specific development or redevelopment project and can be, with certain limitations, modeled by averages. However, such averages cannot anticipate the impacts and associated costs from high-impact land uses, such as transportation, warehousing and logistics.
The Development Analysis involves calculating the revenues and costs to determine the best estimate of how much the land in question is worth under different levels of development. The data used for this analysis were assessed land value, municipal tax rate, school district tax rate, county tax rate and acreage of land uses within each municipality.
The Average-Cost Technique using Proportional Valuation was employed. This method assumes that assessed property values are directly related to public revenues and service costs and uses average revenue and cost calculations to estimate the impacts of development proposals. Typically, this impact is calculated per unit of housing or square footage of building area. Because residential and non-residential land uses are recorded differently in local and regional databases, acreage was used as the common denominator to calculate revenues and costs for each type of land use.
The estimated revenue and cost for each land use was calculated for each municipality, school district and county. Costs were assumed to be the same regardless of the development scenario, unless the land use changed from what it is today. With the school districts, costs were adjusted based on the potential for development or redevelopment to include children.
Revenue Estimate
Current land use, property tax rate, total assessed value (assessed land plus assessed building value), land use codes and acreage were pulled from the county parcel data. The land use codes were grouped into eight general land use categories to simplify the analysis. This data was used to estimate revenue per acre.
For the Existing Scenario, the existing property information, including land use, acreage and assessed values, for each of the sites identified by the municipalities was collected and used to calculate estimated revenues for each property.
For the Average Scenario, assessed acreage and assessed values were totaled for each land use for each of the ten municipalities. Total revenue for each land use was estimated by multiplying the millage rate by total assessed value, producing an estimated revenue for each land use. The estimated revenue per land use was divided by the total acreage for each land use, producing an estimated average revenue per acre of land use. The resulting average revenues per acre were used to calculate the Average Scenario.
For the High Scenario, the total assessed value per acre was calculated for all the properties within each land use. The property with the three-quarters estimated total value per acre was selected to estimate potential revenue. At this threshold, 75% of properties within that land use had a per-acre value below the selected property, and 25% had a value above the selected property—providing a good sense of what a high value property might generate in revenue using the municipality's own data.
For the Case Study Scenario, properties were selected from around Northampton County that fit the development or redevelopment scenarios for each of the identified sites. These case studies were recently completed, high-profile projects that had updated property assessment data in the county's database. Similar to the Existing Scenario, the total assessed value and acreage of the case studies was used to calculate estimated value per acre. This value was then used to estimate revenue generated if development or redevelopment of the site in the Slate Belt would have the same per-acre value as the case studies used.
Cost Estimate
The land use and acreage were reused from the Revenue Estimate and combined with information from the current fiscal year budgets to estimate average cost per acre.
For municipalities, total expenses were broken up into the general expense categories identified in the municipality's budget. These expense categories were sorted based on whether the expense would generally apply to each of the eight land uses, before being broken up into a per-acreage calculation for each general expense. These per-acreage calculations were combined to generate the estimated total expense per acre for each land use. This data was used to estimate municipal costs for each of the development scenarios.
The cost estimate for school districts followed a similar methodology that was modified to account for the number of students. The budget for each of the school districts was divided by the total number of students in the district. Because districts do not report the number of students for each municipality, an estimate was created based on U.S. Census information on number of people under the age of 17 living in each municipality. This estimate was made by creating a ratio between total population under 17 and number of students enrolled in the district. The number of students was proportioned based on the percentage of the population under 17 for each municipality.
Estimated total municipal expense was calculated by multiplying the estimated number of students by municipality and the average expense per student. This total estimated expense was divided up by land use for only the land uses that have residential populations (Low-Density Residential, High-Density Residential, Mixed-Use and Agriculture). The individual municipal costs per acre of land use were averaged to create an estimated cost per acre of land use for the school district as a whole. Averaging the cost per acre also had the benefit of accounting for population density of students, with higher-intensity residential development having a higher-estimated cost per student. This process was repeated for each of the three school districts and used to estimate the school district costs for each of the development scenarios.
Results: Existing and Average Scenarios
Nearly all land uses did not earn more than their cost under either the Existing or Average scenarios. These results are unsurprising because the municipalities and school districts in the Slate Belt, as well as Northampton County, all derive their revenues from a variety of sources. Property taxes usually make up the largest single source of revenue but do not, in general, earn more than their cost in either their Existing or Average scenarios, regardless of the type of land use.
The exceptions to this generalization are if a property has a particularly high existing value, such as Portland's downtown, or if a jurisdiction derives a higher percentage of its budget from property tax revenue, such as Roseto Borough or the school districts. Downtown Portland actually performed worse under the Average Scenario, showing that it already has a relatively high per-acre value when compared with other areas of the Borough. Both boroughs rely more heavily than the other municipalities on property tax revenue (approximately 60% versus an average of 44% for the Slate Belt communities), and performed much better than other communities in the Average Scenario-indicating even middle-income housing will have a positive effect on municipal finances.
The school districts also brought in a much higher percentage of their budget from property taxes, and therefore, made money on most types and intensities of development. However, the school districts did struggle with agricultural land uses, likely due to low property values per acre, and therefore, lower revenue per acre than other land uses with students.
Nearly all communities saw an improvement under the Average Scenario, indicating most of the sites selected are currently low value and good locations for development or redevelopment from a financial standpoint.
Results: High and Case Study Scenarios
All the sites showed a significant improvement in the High and Case Study scenarios. Interestingly, the High Scenario, which used data from the individual municipalities, showed the largest improvement. This indicates that Slate Belt communities could see significant financial improvement from bringing some of their existing properties more in line with their own high-value properties.
Municipalities saw their highest revenue come from High-Density Residential or Mixed-Use because of the high property value per acre and the relatively lower cost of providing municipal services to denser areas. School districts saw the highest revenues from non-residential districts, where the lower property value per acre was more than offset by the lack of cost from not having any residential population.
Several sites still did not have revenue that exceeded their cost under the Case Study Scenario. These sites included high-density residential development in Bangor Borough, as well as industrial development in Portland Borough and Plainfield Township. All three did see a significant narrowing of the gap between revenue from property tax and cost per acre, but improving each of these sites to meet their development scenario would require infrastructure improvements that are not currently reflected in the cost calculation. More detailed financial modeling should be examined associated with development of these properties.
Specific Land Uses
High-Density Residential
While high-density residential was good for municipal tax revenues, school districts had a harder time with these districts. Both are likely due to the density of the district, which allows for cost savings on the municipal side, but also means a higher number of people and larger number of children. However, the low number of children per household in the Slate Belt means that even most high-density residential areas made money for their respective school districts, making these areas an overall positive influence on the community's finances.
Vacant properties have an extremely high cost to municipalities, school districts and the county. Their low property value compared to other land uses means that there is a significant loss of potential income. Because several of the vacant sites identified for this analysis are relatively large, this can have significant financial impacts. It is in everyone's best interest to return these properties to productive use.
All agricultural land has significant cost to municipal tax revenue, due to comparably low property values per acre and the large amounts of agricultural area in each of the townships. While the actual cost to service farms is likely much lower than this analysis predicts, because farms require fewer municipal services per acre than other land uses, residential development in agricultural areas starts to significantly increase the cost of providing municipal services in these areas.
Warehouses and Industrial Development
Municipalities generally do not make much money from warehouses or industrial development. These land uses typically have fairly low property value per acre and do not produce as much revenue as other potential land uses. Furthermore, the cost estimate used for this analysis did not take into account the additional infrastructure costs of industrial development, including road improvements and additional wear and tear on existing roadways. Detailed financial, infrastructure, traffic and other impact analyses should be conducted associated with any industrial or warehouse development so that communities have an accurate understanding of the costs associated with such development.
Simplified Land Uses
Institutional land use was assumed to not generate revenue because it represents schools, churches and non-profit entities that do not pay taxes.
The sites chosen by the Slate Belt communities for the Development Analysis are good case studies for the area. Most of them are currently under-performing on tax revenue when compared to the average for their type of development within each community. Developing or redeveloping these sites significantly improves the revenue-cost balance, with many sites potentially having significant positive effects on their municipal revenues. Surprisingly, high-density residential development tends to have the best impact on municipal revenues, while warehouse and industrial development underperformed expectations.
Slate Belt communities should carefully consider the financial impacts of different types of development when crafting the policies, actions and implementation steps for Plan Slate Belt.
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Tunewear has announced the Prie shuffle, a new leather lanyard case for the iPod shuffle. The case features a removalbe lanyard and USB cap and provides access to the control pad and slider switch. The Prie shuffle is currently shipping for $29.95.
"Prie shuffle cases provide excellent protection for your iPod shuffle against dirt and scratches, yet still allow complete access to the iPod shuffle's controls pad, slider and earphone jack," says Tunewear. "There is also a removable USB cap cover. Opening the USB cap cover will allow you to connect the USB connecter for charging and syncing with your computer."


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This week was the first time in show history that the episode only focused on only two characters. The result was a deeper look into the living in the zombie apocalypse. So how did Daryl and Beth do on their own this week, find out in our recap of AMC's The Walking Dead.
This episode is hard to write up because so much happened, but nothing really happened. The whole episode was a deeper look into the minds of our survivors. Daryl is alone with Beth, protecting her after the fall of the prison, and the two have to figure out what to do next. Neither seems to be looking for the others, they are just moving forward, something that is important in this new world. Even though they are moving forward, the past comes back to slow them up.
After spending a few nights on the run Beth decides she needs a drink, it may sound strange, but it makes perfect sense. In the real world there are points growing up everyone looks forward to like getting your license, turning 18 and leaving high school, and turning 21 and getting to drink. Beth will never see that stuff happen, and after coming back from a suicide attempt, to lose everything she cared about in the world, she needed something normal. Her quest for a drink almost got her killed, but it also gave viewers a look at the girl who hardly spoke up until now. She opened up about her out look on the new world order, and her place in it. Beth went toe to toe with Daryl, showing off why she is one of the survivors.
Daryl also had a eye opening hour, filling in some of the back ground of his life. Fans have been waiting for the creators to give us Daryl's back story. He is not a comic character so everyone was in the dark about where the lovable Dixon brother came from. He started off the hour in a very primal place, looking almost zombie-like while eating a snake, and ending a new man. We learned he was nothing before the virus hit, he just followed his brother around. Picking up things here and there, but mostly just surviving life as the son of a redneck moonshiner, and brother of a drug dealing thug. It was an anticlimactic reveal, but did explain why he is able to just go where the wind blows and survive. Daryl also finally opened up about getting attached to the new group, and blaming himself for no taking out the Governor before he killed Hershel.
The two were at odds most of the hour, but a case of moonshine started a fight that led to the pair starting fresh. We have gotten flashbacks from Rick and others, getting glimpses into their past, but this is the first time both Daryl and Beth have been featured. It was a slow hour, but broke open these two for fans to only get more attached to them.


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124 Bainbridge, a one-of-a-kind, custom built home on a quiet street just steps away from HeadHouse Square, newly constructed HeadHouse Plaza, Penn's Landing and a wonderful array of restaurants, shops and local attractions. This impressive property features five full floors with steel construction framing and extensive added insulation throughout, five spacious bedrooms, three full bathrooms, two half bathrooms, soaring ceilings and extended width flooring, as well as open and beautiful views from all levels. The attention to detail is second to none, with exceptional and meticulous craftsmanship, hand-laid oak flooring, prominent base and crown moldings, custom lighting, intercom system, high end cabinetry, faucets, and windows, as well as exquisite natural lighting, extensive storage solutions and brilliantly private outdoor spaces. A gated entry leads you to the enclosed and private, fully finished, two car Mahogany garage door with unobstructed entrance and exit. Step inside the home to be greeted by the impressive, grand open foyer that leads into a masterfully designed entertainment space, highlighted by a beautiful Schonbek crystal chandelier, a wet bar with Monogram wine refrigerator and doors out to an exquisite red brick English garden with privacy walls and matured greenery. This floor also includes a coat closet, a conveniently located powder room and a large custom-built elevator (36 W x 48 D, load capacity is 750 lbs) that uniquely services all five levels. Follow the grand staircase up to the handsome formal dining room, with two French pocket doors, custom moldings and elegant chandelier. Towards the back of the home, you'll find the uniquely designed and impeccably enormous chef's kitchen highlighted by an abundance of counter space and cabinetry. The appliances include a Thermador six gas burner stove and double oven, 48in Monogram stainless steel refrigerator, kitchen hood, two Monogram dishwashers, and a Monogram wine refrigerator. An oversized island bar counter provides more space for prepping meals, with a sink of it's own and a food warmer, plus plenty of room for guests to sit! Towards the front of the home you'll find the magnificent formal living room, complete with moldings, an exquisite gas fireplace with wooden mantle, a tremendous amount of natural lighting, and a juliet balcony with unobstructed views. Behold the main bedroom suite of your dreams, encompassing an entire floor, the ultimate positioning for privacy and luxury. This suite is highlighted by a gas fireplace, chandelier, two oversized walk-in closets, and a full bathroom with high-end Kohler sinks, dual vanity, glass enclosure shower and soaking tub. This suite level also features a laundry room and an additional bonus room that can be used as an office, additional storage or a guest bedroom. On the fourth floor you'll find two beautiful bedroom suites and a single bedroom. Finally, the top floor of this incredible home offers an incredible roof top deck, with unbelievable 360 degree views of the Delaware River and the city skyscape - the perfect spot for morning coffee and evening wine! Additional features include a fascinating fully finished basement with Berber carpeting, 300AMP electric, commercial size water outlet throughout, Pella doors and windows architect series, decora switches with dimmers, CAT5 wiring, triple insulation and more. Live the life you've always desired in the heart of Philadelphia's most premier neighborhoods with this rarely offered, fully equipped and pristine masterpiece.
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My office is closed until April 10th and likely longer. I've had to lay-off nearly all of my wonderful staff. Many of my colleagues on the west coast are closed until mid-May or even mid-June. When we will all be able to re-open is a really big unknown. And, what will dental care look like when we do reopen?
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This truly feels like a long, twisting road that we don't know what the end will be.
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Most humans love the spectacle of fireworks, but the unexpected bangs overhead can be particularly terrifying for animals.
In fact, the RSPCA believes that 45% of dogs show signs of fear when they hear them.
That means almost half of dogs around the country could be cowering in fear on Bonfire Night.
However, there are some simple things you can try if your dog needs calming down.
During the fireworks season, don't take your dog out in the evenings.
Take him or her out earlier in the day to risk any exposure to fireworks.
While you probably won't be able to muffle it completely, you can help.
Close the curtains and shut all windows to make sure the sound isn't as loud for your pet.
Music and television shows will do their bit to mask the sounds of the fireworks.
Keep one on during the peak times.
Put your dog in his favourite room of the house, and give him a nice hiding place, like a huge cardboard box.
On Bonfire Night, he can retreat there if he does end up getting anxious.
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How To Pair Your Wine With The Perfect Pasta Dish
Pasta and wine make the ultimate pair for any homemade dinner. Before you go and buy the wine or make the pasta sauce, think about the flavors you want and what might work best together. Here's how to pair your wine of choice with the perfect pasta.
There are four main categories of Chardonnay: young and unoaked, fruity and unoaked, full-bodied and oak-aged and mature. Across all four categories of Chardonnay, you'll be safe with light shellfish dishes like linguine with clams or an orzo with shrimp.
For a full-bodied Chardonnay or an oaked Chardonnay, you could go a little richer with the sauce or the type of pasta, like ravioli with cream sauce or butternut squash gnocchi with a butter and sage sauce. Stick with acidic foods like raw tomatoes, olives and capers. You should avoid funky cheeses and spicy ingredients with Chardonnay.
You'll find a wide range of Rieslings at the store varying from sweet to dry. Rieslings are known for their balance of acidity and sugar. The acidity makes it an awesome pairing for hearty sauces and high-end meats while also working well with tangy flavors and Asian dishes.
Pair a Riesling with anything from Indian to Mexican to Chinese Szechuan to French cuisine. But for Italian, we'd suggest spaghetti with bucatini alla amatriciana, which has crushed red pepper flakes scattered throughout, along with pancetta, black pepper, onions, tomatoes, garlic and pecorino cheese. Any kind of spicy tomato sauce with your spaghetti or farfalle would work with a Riesling.
The next time you open up a big bottle of bubbly, you'll want to keep in mind the best flavors for the job. Pair your favorite Champagne with truffle mac and cheese, a pesto pasta salad, or a lemon, garlic, parmesan and shrimp dish. You could also pair your glass of champagne with any pasta dish that has brie cheese. And don't be shy with the mushrooms. Mushroom risotto, mushroom sauce or stuffed mushrooms are all awesome pairings for Champagne.
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When it comes to a full-bodied dark red wine with peppery undertones (like a Cab), it's time to bring out the short ribs, lamb, mushrooms or cheese. You could pair a Cabernet Sauvignon with penne pasta with short rib ragu or short ribs with tagliatelle. Go with a creamy garlic herb mushroom spaghetti or a rich and creamy pasta dish. Any sauce with rosemary, thyme, mushrooms, goat cheese or garlic will also work well with a full-bodied Cabernet Sauvignon.
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Exodus 25:40 "And look that thou make them after their pattern, which was shewed thee in the mount."
Man has always tried to copy a good idea. Corporate espionage has been alive since the dawn of time. One finds a more efficient way of doing something or an innovative machine or method, and everyone wants the blueprints.
We are no different today. Man's desire to 'do it himself' is his undoing when it comes to God.
God tells us; "Do it My way and it will all work out.
We say; "Why can't I do it my way?"
Throughout God's Word, we find the answer unfold. We cannot come to God our way because He is holy, and those that approach Him must be holy.
The law was given not as a set of rules to follow to be holy. No, it was given as a mirror into our lives to see that we could never become righteous on our own. God's way was to provide a high priest – Aaron being the first human to represent God.
God's instructions for the high priest were detailed and extensive.
It was to show us, even then, that man could never emulate or copy what was needed to take away a man's sins. That high priest was God's intermediary; our Advocate. He wore special clothing. He went through a unique cleansing process to prepare himself to be clean when he came before God.
Exodus 28:36 "And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD."
He was set to bear the sins of the Israelite people before God to offer a sacrifice for their sins and be cleansed and accepted.
Exodus 28:38 "And it shall be upon Aaron's forehead, that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall hallow in all their holy gifts; and it shall be always upon his forehead, that they may be accepted before the LORD."
The instructions given to Moses those forty days and forty nights there on the mount were detailed and lengthy. God said that they were a pattern of what was in Heaven, and must be followed precisely. He was given exact measurements; specific colors and materials to be used to construct the tabernacle.
Hebrews 9:23 "It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these."
There is only one way; God's way. It may seem right to us, but it is the end of the matter that we must consider.
Proverbs 14:12 "There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death."
It may look right. It may feel right. The majority may even accept it, but if God says, "No," He means "No." If He says "This way" and we want that way, we are wrong, and He is always right.
If God is always good – and He is, and He is always right – and He is; then why would we ever trust our way in anything?
By doing things God's way, you will find blessing, peace, mercy, grace, forgiveness, provision, protection, and power.
If you are a saved, child of God, He will lovingly guide you back to His way when we've taken a wrong turn or played the rebel and ran.
Throughout history, we find that we do not learn from history. The mistakes of one are repeated to try and force a different outcome. To repeat the same pattern over and over, expecting a different result is called 'insanity.'
You and I would be insane to try to depart from what God tells is the way of blessing, the way of protection, and the way of acceptance.
We would do it if the outcome were desirable to us. If I told you to stand on a particular corner and shout at the top of your lungs that you are a fool and in so doing, I would give you a million dollars (purely fictitious, of course!), you would not hesitate – no matter what anyone would say.
But that which God tells us, we view as abnormal; out of the ordinary. We claim it is outdated, out of touch with the times or just old fashioned. Jeremiah told the Israelites of God's way and His plan for them, and they had much the same response.
Jeremiah 6:16 "Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein."
Copy His way. Model His methods. Follow His path. It is tried and true. He promises that you will be blessed if you do it God's way. Take Jesus at His Word:
Matthew 11:28-30 "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."


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Lakewood Pedestrian Accident Lawyers
If you or a loved one were recently injured in a car vs. pedestrian crash, The Law Offices of Briggs & Briggs can help you. When a car hits a pedestrian, it's not a fair contest. Thousands of pounds of metal machinery versus one human body will often leave the pedestrian with serious or even life-threatening injuries, especially if the car was traveling at high speeds. Pedestrians can be harder to see than other cars, but it still falls on drivers to watch out for them on the road and to take care to keep from hitting them. For those who are hit by negligent drivers while walking, recovery can be extremely difficult.
At The Law Offices of Briggs & Briggs, our Lakewood pedestrian accident attorneys believe that drivers who hit pedestrians should be held accountable for the injuries they cause. If you or someone you love has been injured in a pedestrian accident, our Lakewood injury lawyers are ready to fight for you. We can help you file a personal injury or wrongful death claim and increase your chances of winning compensation in or out of court. Contact us at (253) 588-6696 to schedule a free consultation.
Causes of Pedestrian Accidents
In many pedestrian accidents, an inattentive driver is to blame. Such mistakes come at a cost to the driver but an even higher cost to the pedestrian, who may even lose their life. Here are some of the common ways that drivers cause pedestrian accidents:
- Turning without watching for pedestrians at intersections
- Backing into pedestrians in parking lots
- Failing to yield at pedestrian crosswalks
- Failing to watch for people getting into or out of cars while driving near the curb
- Running up onto the curb while pedestrians are walking beside the road
- Assuming that pedestrians will not cross at intersections without a designated crosswalk
- Texting while driving
Drivers are not always to blame, and sometimes hit pedestrians who unexpectedly start jaywalking. But in many cases, the driver will be held liable when they hit a pedestrian. It is important that drivers and pedestrians alike understand who has the right of way in every situation.
Common Injuries in Pedestrian Accidents
There is no question that a collision between cars can cause injuries to the occupants of the vehicles involved. However, that damage does not compare to the harm caused when a car hits a person. The impact of that type of collision can cause catastrophic injuries. The most common injuries in pedestrian accidents include:
Head or brain injuries: Pedestrian accidents can cause concussions and traumatic brain injuries, which can be life-threatening. The injuries can be permanent and may require long-term therapy and care.
Facial injuries: When a pedestrian is hit by a car, injuries to the face are likely to occur. These can leave permanent and disfiguring scars.
Lacerations and cuts: This includes lacerations, contusions, dislocations, strains, and sprains. The wounds can cause severe pain, long-term physical impairment, and permanent scars.
Spinal cord injury: Spinal damage can often cause extreme pain and may need surgical intervention or long-term physical therapy. In some cases, the damage can cause partial to full paralysis, which can be permanent.
Internal injuries: Pedestrian accidents can cause life-threatening internal injuries from the resulting blunt force trauma. The injuries may range from punctured lungs and ruptured spleen to internal bleeding.
Loss of limb: A collision between a car and a pedestrian can cause massive trauma to the limbs of the person on foot. The injury can be so destructive that amputation can occur at the scene of the accident, or surgical amputation may be needed afterward. This can be life-threatening to the victim.
Broken bones and bone fractures: The violent impact of a car hitting a person can cause bones to break or fracture. These can be serious and will most likely take a long time to heal. In some cases, the victim may even suffer long-term pain and may never regain full use of the limb.
Pedestrian Accident Statistics
According to a U.S. Department of Transportation's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, there has been a 51 percent increase of pedestrians killed in traffic accidents nationwide since reaching the lowest in point in 2009. In fact, there has been an average of one pedestrian killed in traffic crashes every 1.5 hours. Here are a few more disturbing statistics to consider:
- In 2019, there have been 6.205 pedestrians killed in car accidents.
- More fatalities occurred in the dark (75%) than in daylight (22%), dusk (2%), and dawn (1%).
- 72 percent of the fatalities occurred at non-intersections.
- 17 percent of traffic accident deaths were pedestrians.
- 48 percent of all fatal pedestrian accidents involved alcohol, on part of the driver or the pedestrian.
- 21 percent of pedestrians killed were hit by hit-and-run drivers.
In Washington, the Washington Traffic Safety Commission reports 32 percent of pedestrian fatalities in car accidents involved a distracted driver. In addition, 43 percent of deaths involved an impaired pedestrian.
Pedestrian Laws in Washington State
Washington law sets specific rules for when drivers must yield to pedestrians and vice versa. These laws can help determine who was at fault for the accident. Drivers are legally required to be vigilant and watch out for pedestrians at all times. However, pedestrians explicitly have the right of way in the following places:
- On the sidewalk
- At marked crosswalks
- At intersections, whether or not the crosswalk is marked
However, this does not give pedestrians completely free reign over the roadways. Drivers have the right of way:
- In the middle of the road, apart from crosswalks and intersections
- When traffic signals say so, such as when they have a green light and pedestrians have a stop signal
Even at crosswalks, pedestrians are prohibited from darting out into traffic so suddenly that cars do not have time to stop. Whatever the time and place, it is important to remember that both cars and pedestrians are required to obey traffic signals and warning signs, as well as traffic officers' instructions.
Proving Fault After a Pedestrian Accident in Washington State
As you can see above, drivers are generally required to yield to pedestrians unless those pedestrians are jaywalking. These legal requirements can make determining fault easier in a pedestrian accident case than in a case involving two cars. However, the details can get messy, particularly if the driver did not have much time to stop. Washington is a pure comparative negligence state, meaning that both parties involved can be found to share part of the blame. In a successful personal injury suit, the plaintiff's award will be reduced by the percentage of fault they share.
As in a car-on-car case, proving fault in a car-on-pedestrian case involves determining which negligent actions each party took that led to the accident and resulting injury. For example, if a driver was distracted and ran into a pedestrian they didn't see at a crosswalk, but the pedestrian entered the crosswalk without giving the driver much time to stop, a jury might determine that the driver was 90 percent at fault and the pedestrian was 10 percent at fault. If this pedestrian would have otherwise been awarded $50,000 in damages, that award would be decreased by 10 percent, leaving them with $45,000.
Recovering Damages in a Personal Injury Suit
Pedestrians who are hit by cars often receive serious or even life-threatening injuries. Recovery can take a toll on your life and finances. Thankfully, a personal injury suit can help you win compensation for some of the associated costs. If you or your loved one was hurt in a pedestrian accident, here are some of the damages you might be able to recover in a personal injury suit:
- All recovery-related medical bills
- Property repair or replacement, if you were carrying anything valuable
- Lost wages due to time off work
- Future loss in income due to temporary or permanent disability
- Physical pain and suffering
- Emotional pain and suffering
- Other miscellaneous, recovery-related expenses
- Wrongful death, if your loved one was killed
No amount of money can ever really repay you for your injuries or restore your peace of mind, but a judgment or settlement for these costs can help with your recovery. An experienced personal injury attorney can help you determine which damages to seek in your pedestrian accident case.
It is important to note that in order to file suit for compensation from a pedestrian accident, the statute of limitations is three years. In other words, you have three years from the date of the accident to file a lawsuit. If you file a case after the deadline has passed, the court may dismiss your filing, ending your ability to gain compensation through the court system.
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Recovering from a pedestrian accident can be extremely difficult. In addition to paying sky-high medical bills and dealing with physical and emotional pain, you may suffer a life-long disability, or worse. You don't have to face this trying time alone. If you believe the driver was responsible, you may have legal options.
The Lakewood, Washington pedestrian accident lawyers of The Law Offices of Briggs & Briggs can be your lifeline. For over sixty years, we have been helping personal injury victims just like you to win compensation for their injuries. With lawyers serving Lakewood, Tacoma, Olympia, Puyallup, Chehalis, and Bremerton, we are ready to help you when and where you need it. For more information on how we can fight to hold the negligent driver who hit you accountable, call us now at (253) 588-6696.


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