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Hello blogosphere, I am Nicole and I am a lot of things. I am a special education teacher, a photographer, a wife and daughter, an awesome aunt, a church Elder, a Sunday School teacher, a friend, a champion sleeper, a doctor (of philosophy, not a medical doctor) – but there is one thing I have always wanted to be that I am not. I was *that* girl – the one whose life ambition was to be a mommy. I subscribed to "Parents" magazine when I was twelve years old. I have always loved children and just assumed I'd have my own. When Chris and I became engaged (in 2002), I told my mom not to be upset if we ended up pregnant before the wedding. A few years later, since it hadn't happened yet, we started trying harder – charting, timing, etc. Finally we realized it wasn't meant to be so we began to look into adoption (around 2007). Our first agency experience wasn't all that wonderful (nothing specifically negative, we just never had a great feeling and it seemed to be very, very slow going). I finished my PhD, life went on, and lo and behold I got pregnant in July of 2012 – only to miscarry about a week after I found out.
January of 2015 we (my husband Chris and I) decided to try a different adoption route. We set up an appointment with a consulting group (not an actual agency – Adoption Information Services. I'm sure I'll post soon about the timeline from there, but let's jump to now – April of 2015. We are matched with an expectant mother in Kentucky who is scheduled to give birth to a little girl next week – a little girl who, if the way be clear, will be changing our lives forever and making my dreams come true. If everything goes to plan, next week I will be a mommy, at last!


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Barcelona president Joan Laporta has confirmed the club's previous board could face criminal charges for the misappropriation of funds and false accounting.
Laporta said a third-party forensic investigation into the club's finances revealed that the previous board, presided over by former president Josep Maria Bartomeu, made unjustified payments to journalists and lawyers as well as paying commission of over 30% to some agents when the industry standard is around 5%.
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Barca estimate the cost of all these payments to the club is around €30 million, with Laporta suggesting they "might also constitute cases of unjust [personal] enrichment that require further investigation."
The Catalan club filed a complaint with the prosecutor's office in Barcelona on Wednesday and have been looking into possible financial crimes since Friday.
"The members have the right to know the actions that have led the club to a ruinous situation," Laporta said in a news conference on Tuesday. "[A third-party investigation] has revealed a series of operations of considerable economic irrationality and, in short, unjustified payments, falsely justified payments or payments of disproportionate amounts.
"When the administration of a social entity presents such overwhelming suggestions of mismanagement, the criminal justice system is called upon to investigate and clarify any possible illicit diversions, abuses or enrichment."
Laporta did not detail specific cases but said there was one "dubious" payment made to a lawyer through a player as a way of disguising the transaction. Payments to third parties were also broken into smaller amounts to avoid detection.
Laporta returned for his second spell as Barca president in March 2021, succeeding Bartomeu. He encountered a club steeped in debt, although Barca were still able to sign Ferran Torres from Manchester City for €55m in January.
Sources have told ESPN that Borussia Dortmund's Erling Haaland remains a target for the summer, too, and Laporta was asked whether he would be willing to pay more than 5% in commission to the player's agent, Mino Raiola, to push a deal through.
"What we will not do is make unjustifiable payments," he said. "We will not make disproportionate payments. You are talking about a deal [for Haaland], and there are exaggerated reports of the commission.
"In the past, there have been times where, if you want a player, you have to pay a certain amount of commission. But if we do that, we won't dress it up. We will explain it with complete transparency. What we will not do is say that a transfer cost €17m [for Neymar] and later it turns out that €40m went to the father and the total deal was closer to €100m."
Speaking alongside Laporta, vice president Eduard Romeu confirmed that Bartomeu left the club in €1.35 billion of debt, with losses over the last years totaling €600m, of which only €135m is related to the pandemic. Barca took out a loan last year to restructure their short-term debt.
Romeu also explained that the new board of directors encountered "unsustainable player salaries" that were "40% higher" than that of Barca's rivals.
Barca have managed to knock €159m off their wage bill since Laporta took office 10 months ago, although they were unable to remove Ousmane Dembele's salary from their books in January.
Dembele, 24, is in the final six months of his contract at Camp Nou and has turned down the chance to extend his terms. He also rejected the opportunity to move to England on Monday, leaving Laporta complexed.
"We offered him a new deal, it was a good offer, he even said it was a good offer," Laporta said. "But, in the end, he wanted a bigger offer. We told him, per our criteria, that we thought the offer was good enough.
"His agent [Moussa Sissoko] has remained silent. We did all we could [to help him leave]. We proposed two offers to leave for six months which we thought were very good. We are surprised he did not accept them, especially the last one from an English club.
"But he preferred to stay. It makes no sense and is not good for him or the club. He is still in the squad but [coach] Xavi [Hernandez] must also have the future in mind and if Dembele is not going to be here.
"We believe he has an agreement with another club [for the summer], that is what his agent has insinuated."


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If the COVID-19 pandemic prevents you from visiting Science North next year, never fear – the science centre has big plans to visit you.
With the help of a $1.4-million investment made by the Ontario government, Science North will launch The Great Northern Ontario Roadshow starting in the second half of 2021.
The promotional tour will travel to more than 50 communities to highlight some of the tourist attractions and natural wonders located throughout the North.
Through a series of regionally tailored events, the roadshow hopes to generate revenue for tourist operations impacted by the pandemic.
"Before COVID-19, we had a vibrant tourism sector here in the North, so it is crucial that we look at innovative ways to support our local attractions as we plan for recovery and adjustment," said Greg Rickford, minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines, during a virtual funding announcement attended by 200 people in mid-December.
"Today's investment in Science North is directly contributing to the sustainability of our northern tourism industry."
Before the pandemic, more than six million visitors traveled to Northern Ontario each year for recreation and tourism. Now, attractions and small businesses are experiencing a tremendous loss in terms of attendance.
This project will allow Science North to work with northern businesses, communities, and organizations to plan COVID-19 safe events that will allow tourist operators to connect with new audiences and promote their goods and services.
The roadshow is expected to engage 70,000 in-person visitors, hundreds of private sector businesses, and one million people through online engagement and impressions.
In partnership with Destination Northern Ontario, and other tourism marketing organizations, Science North will also develop a provincewide marketing strategy to encourage all Ontarians to visit the north once again.
The funding will also allow Science North to develop 25,000 take-home science kits for families.
Science North Board chair Dr. Stephen Kosar thanked the provincial government for its support and contribution toward this project during the virtual funding announcement on Dec. 16.
"The Great Northern Ontario Roadshow will involve private and public sector partners using their collective expertise to give local and regional audiences access to new and exciting experiences across the north," he said.
"Physically distanced Experience Northern Ontario events will take place in 10 large urban centres, and in 40 rural, remote and Indigenous communities. Tourist operators, regional attractions, and local businesses will connect directly with their audiences and customers through a stay-cation expo."
He hopes the roadshow will help boost mental health and morale as residents of Northern Ontario recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and begin to look toward the future.
"Science North has a mandate to deliver a program of science learning throughout Northern Ontario," said Norm Miller, MPP for Parry Sound – Muskoka, who also attended the online event.
"The NOHFC's investment in this project would generate immediate economic benefits for Northern Ontario, creating 140 employment opportunities and approximately $3.4 million in direct value-added economic benefits."
Since June 2018, the NOHFC has invested more than $249 million in 1,963 projects in Northern Ontario, leveraging more than $1.1 billion in investment and creating or sustaining 4,546 jobs.
Science North is Canada's second largest science centre and the largest tourism-based attraction in Northern Ontario.
In addition to the funding announced on Wednesday, the science centre is also looking into other funding opportunities to support The Great Northern Ontario Roadshow project.
Colleen Romaniuk is a Local Journalism Initiative reporter with The Sudbury Star. The Local Journalism Initiative is made possible through funding from the federal government.


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To view a comprehensive collection of restoration and post first flight images – please visit https://www.hurricane501.co.uk/galleries/
After an in-depth restoration completed by Hawker Restorations, Hurricane V7497 returned to the skies on 31st August 2018. A thorough test flying process followed and the Hurricane was delivered to its new home at the Imperial War Museum Duxford on 14th September 2018. V7497 will form part of the Battle of Britain exhibition at the museum. There now exists an opportunity to purchase a one quarter (1/4) share and fly this iconic Battle of Britain artefact, at what some would say is a very affordable price.
V7497 is a Hurricane Mk I, manufactured in August 1940 by Hawker Aircraft Ltd at Kingston. Flown operationally at the very height of the Battle of Britain from the famous fighter station, Kenley, in East London, the aircraft was lost during an operational patrol on 28th September 1940 over Sutton in Kent.
V7497 was part of the fourth Hawker production block by Hawker Aircraft Limited, constructed at Langley to Air Ministry Contract no.62305/39 and powered by a Rolls-Royce Merlin III. Deliveries from this block commenced on the 2nd July, 1940 and were completed on the 5th February, 1941. The average rate of production about two aircraft per day. Given the manufacturer's construction number 41H-136172 the aircraft was allocated RAF serial number V7497 on completion and initially delivered to 20 M.U. (20 Maintenance Unit) which was based at RAF Aston Down in Gloucestershire. Following the installation of service equipment V7497 was issued to 501 (County of Gloucester) Squadron at Kenley, on 19th September 1940, primarily to make up losses which had been inflicted on the squadron throughout the summer. Used operationally for the first time by Sgt. Sayward on the afternoon of 24th September, its service career was short lived and it was shot down by Bf 109's over Kent on 28th September after only six further operational sorties. The airframe came to earth in Sutton and the pilot, P/O E B Rogers survived the incident by taking to his parachute. P/O Everett B. Rogers had a long and distinguished RAF career during WWII and it is believed he survived the war. During his time with 501 Squadron in 1940 he flew V7497 more than any other pilot. Having been posted from 615 Squadron in early September, he distinguished himself on 15th September by destroying a Do.17 medium bomber on the day which has been remembered as the height of the Battle of Britain. This remained Rogers only victory as a fighter pilot and he stayed with 501 until October 1940.
The following record of the operational missions carried out by V7497 was derived from study of the Operations Record Book for 501 Squadron (September 1940) held in the UK National Archive at Kew:
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Starting a WordPress blog is such a tricky question. Learning how to start a WordPress blog can be beneficial for you in many ways. My recent information covers all the whirling questions in your mind relating to blog initiation. It is the most amazing and attention-seeking thing to know which website is guiding you thoroughly. As we already know, WordPress is a complete system of hosting and development as well. Though it has been affiliated with many other hosting companies, yet gives you full access to the network. Starting a blog can be terrifying for many of you. But with detailed information, it can be soothing and rejoiceful for you. WordPress has helped almost 400,000 users create influential blogs. Considering all the situations, I have just decided to write a step-by-step guide for a blog starting on WordPress. It is primarily for beginner prescribed. The process is easy to follow, yet it requires intense attention.
What is required for a WordPress blog?
Three things you need initially for blog creation.
- Attention seeker domain name(this is the name of your blog)
- Web hosting account (where your website will dwell on the internet)
- Your intensive attention
What you got is almost right. Here, your first flight is about to take off in 30 minutes for creating this fantastic blog. We will walk through all the processes step by step. The given tutorial covers all these prerequisites. Let's get started.
Step 1. Picking a blog name and a platform
One common mistake bloggers usually make is choosing irrelevant or inappropriate platforms. It is blissful to choose WordPress as your self-hosted networking system. The truth behind that is that WordPress is a self-hosted system and is 100% free to use. You are getting the benefits of installing plugins, customizing your blog design, and, most importantly, making money online via blog without any interference or restriction. (The difference between wordpress.org and wordpress.com is discussed in my previous blog.)
It is enormously appreciated that most well-known blogs are being created on this platform.43% of websites on the internet preferably use wordpress.com. Here the question arises, why do we choose WordPress? Why is it free and what is the ultimate goal behind this? It is free because you want to start your blogging career and host it yourself. In simple words, I want to say you probably need a domain name and web hosting.
What is a domain name?
A domain name is your personal identity. It is a word that people write to get your website. It acts like your blog address on the internet. just like Google.com or wordpress.com etc.
How much does a new domain name cost?
A new domain usually costs about $14.99/year, and a web hosting plan typically costs $7.99/month. We are pleased to announce Bluehost. An official WordPress recommended hosting provider company is offering a free domain name and over 60% off on web hosting as well. However, you are not restricted to using only the recommended one. You have got the available choice of selecting which one best suits you. You can have access to a site ground or host and still be able to follow our blog. Is it not an amazing thing?
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The truth behind is we recommend BlueHost is due to many reasons. One of them is it is an old web hosting company and has built up a reputation among internet users. It has become a rapidly growing brand on the internet. when we talk about wordpress.com hosting. It has hosted millions of websites up to now. Ours is one of them.
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When it comes to Bluehost is also a well-known web hosting company, and it has been in collaboration with wordpress.com since 2005. They come with a commitment to giving back. That's y we have promised. If your blog is not online within 30 minutes of following this tutorial, then our expert team will complete the process for you for free. They will compensate you. Is it not a blissful opportunity that all the entire phenomena want to help you in setting up a blog freely.
How to purchase a Bluehost domain name and hosting?
- Open up Blue Host in a new window and follow the prescribed steps.
- Click on the new (GET STARTED NOW ) button to start a process.
- Next pop up screen will show different plans (select basic and plus are the most demanding )
- After all, enter the domain name you want for your website.
- The last one is adding your account information and finalizing the process
- We recommend going through the 12-month plan because that seems to be the best one to add value to your work.
In addition to that, on the screen, you will see the extra options that you can purchase. It entirely depends on you which plan bests suit your needs. Once you have completed the entire process, you will get an email showing all the details of your web hosting plan and how to log in to your control panel. This is actually the point where you can get control of the entire system by managing everything either through email or other supporting systems. The most vital thing is that you get access to the point where you can install WordPress.
Step 2. How to install WordPress blogging software?
If you are signing up via our provided blue host link, your WordPress will automatically be installed. You can start your blog the right way.
- The first thing you can do in this context is to log into your blue host account and then click the login to WordPress button to start the entire process.
- Here is another option of logging in to wordpress.com/wp-admin/ directly through your browser.
- It is also an enviable point to know most web hosting companies automatically install WordPress for helping their non-techy users.
- When WordPress set up is ready now, you can create your blog pages, do alterations in customized design, and start your blogging career.
Step 3. How to Select a WordPress Theme?
As being the most important part of the blog, it needs much attention. This is the visual appearance of the WordPress blog, which is controlled by blog themes. The screen will look like this when you first visit the blog. This needs alteration as customization and an appealing look do magic in your blog journey. One of the most amazing things about WordPress is, that it offers thousands of WordPress themes that you can install to make it attractive and eye-catching. Some of them are available free of charge, while the rest are paid premium. You can change your theme by following these steps.
- Click on appearance =themes
- Click on the "add new button"
On the next page, you will get in touch with 9,100 free WordPress themes that are available on the wordpress.org themes directory. You have the option of sorting them as per popularity, latest features, and filters as well. You can select a new theme by taking over your mouse. It will show you a preview button. You can click on it and it will show you what your selected theme will look like on your website. The preview might not look exactly as if it can be set by doing customization. The important things you need are design, color, and other elements. The best tip in this context is to keep the WordPress theme simple initially. That will increase the user experience. When you have selected the theme which you like, simply drag your mouse on it and it will lead toward the installation button. Click on it and wait until it gets installed. After that, the install button will be replaced with an action button. You just click on it and the theme will activate. Once it is installed, you can customize it by clicking the link in the Appearance menu. Built-in widgets and customization options entirely depend on the theme which you have selected previously. In addition to that, you can even get more design control with a WordPress page builder like Elementor or Divi which will let you create a custom header and footer, and sidebar respectively without adding any HTML coding. These plugins let you get access to more design control than what you get via Wix or Squarespace. Along with full control of the WordPress content management system.
Step 4. Creating your first blog post
To create your first blog post, click on the "posts" Add NEW menu from your WordPress dashboard. It will show you the editor area where you can write your first blog post. WordPress uses a block-based editor that enables you to create beautiful content layouts for your blog posts. Once you have completed your writing task, go ahead and click on the publish button on the top right corner of the screen to make your blog publicly available. On the posts screen, you also get notice of many other options, such as categories and tags. All these are being used in organizing your blog posts into sections. If you want to do brainstorming in finding new blog post ideas, you can check my previous blog written on concerning topics.
- Blog post ideas can help you earn a handsome income.
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A large number of pro bloggers do keyword research before writing a blog for the sake of targeting the most relevant and organic traffic. Specific topics strategically helped them in ranking in the google search engine.
Step 5. How do you install plugins and do customization?
After completing your writing, you probably need to add other usual elements to your website such as a contact page, galleries, email list forums, sliders, etc. To add all these additional features to your blog, you need to use plugins. We have guided you step by step through how you install plugins. WordPress plugins are apps that let you add new features to your website. There are about 59,000 WordPress plugins available in the WordPress plugin directory. That means you do not need to bother with what you accomplished because there are already plugins for it.
Step 6. How to create a contact form in WordPress?
It is possible to create a contact form for every website that allows users to email or contact you directly. Although WordPress does not build contact forms yet, you need a WordPress form builder. plugin to add a contact form on your website. Here I am. recommend using the WP FORUMS LITE plugin. It is a free version of the popular WPForms plugin. which is considered the best contact form plugin for WordPress. 5 million websites all around the world use wp forms. Go to the plugins and add a new page and type wp forms in the search box. Next, you need to click on the install button and then "ACTIVATE" and then on activation click on WP FORM >>add new page for creating the first form. This will give you a WPForms builder interface. The first thing is to enter your name for the contact form and then click on the "simple contact form template. By performing all these functions WP FORM will create a form for you with all requisite criteria .you can fill, alter any detail or add a new field from the extreme left column. Once you have fulfilled all the criteria either it is editing or something in filling in you can save by clicking the button on the top corner and exit the builder. Here you get another facility for creating a page by going through WordPress PAGES>>add NEW and call it CONTACT on the edit screen. further, you need to enter forms into the editors. Then lastly, you can see an ad publish the pg and can open it in the browser to check is it in action or not. The best thing about contact form is it grows with you. stating from a simple contact form to it can be transformed into an advanced one by creating surveys, polls guest post submission forms, and much more respectively.
Step 7. How to set up google analytics tracking?
Google Analytics is a remarkable and wonderful feature for analyzing your blog's growth over time. It is being used to see how much your blog has caught the attention of readers and how it has grasped organic traffic. Furthermore, point out how much traffic is coming onto your website, where from, and how long they stay on it. All this you will come to know by installing this free tool. It is best practice to install Google Analytics when you have planned to start a blog. The following steps can help you install the tool.
- First, you need to visit the google analytics website and sign in via your email.
- After that, you can sign up for a free Google Analytics account.
- You will be asked to put your information and website URL this will direct you to the Google Analytics tracking code.
- You just stop here because you are using a plugin that will automatically fetch and add this code to your blog(along with setting up a proper WordPress tracking code)
- Here at this point, you need to switch to the WordPress admin area for installing and activating the MONSTERINSIGHT
- It is the easiest way of installing WordPress google analytics, and it is absolutely free of cost, having built the trust of 3 million websites.
- On activation, you need to visit the INSIGHT >>SETTING page to configure the plugin settings further.
- Click on the "CONNECT MONSTERINSIGHT" it will connect Google Analytics to your WordPress site.
- By following on-screen instructions s you will be able to complete the entire setup. Once done, you will get access to see the Google Analytics report from the WordPress dashboard under the MonsterInsights tab.
Step 8. SEO optimization of your WordPress blog
The basic purpose of writing a blog on the internet is to get organic traffic. Most users don't know how to optimize their blogs on SEO grounds. which enables users to find your blog in search engines. If you are intentionally writing blogs to get more traffic, then you must focus on SEO right away. The steps you take in this context are the followings ;
- Get started by installing and activating the "all in one SEO" plugin. It will help you productively optimize your blog.
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- It further helps in setting up a sitemap, writing proper keywords and meta descriptions, adding schema markup, and a whole lot more.
There you go with another plugin like YOAST SEO, etc., but we here recommend only AIO SEO as having more friendly features for beginners. Besides the WordPress SEO plugin, You can further optimize your content by doing proper keyword research via tools. These SEO tools give you an idea of what people are eager to know on the internet by writing specific words. The tools will enhance your capability of targeting your competitors' keywords by identifying exactly what they are. This will ultimately help you outrank them. Clear cache This will maximize traffic to your new blog and site right after publishing.
Step 9. Adding more WordPress plugins and customization
Fortunately, there are tons of other plugins that you can install, and don't get overwhelmed by using them timely. Here is given the list of the most beneficial WordPress plugins that you need to consider.
- The best WordPress backup plugin is Updraft Plus. There's always a need for backing up if something wrong happens to your website.
- Security; WordPress another excellent performing plugin is Suuri Security.
- Performance. The best plugins being used for speeding up websites are WP Rocket and WP Super Cache.
- Customization and design; we recommend Seedpord or Divi Page Builder for customization of your homepage design, and for creating custom landing pages. This is also beneficial in creating custom themes. (without any coding)
- Traffic and subscribers; the most effective action taken is creating push button notifications by PUSH ENGAGE. This will work as a bridge with a visitor who left your site after visiting.
Email marketing; the most appropriate plugin in this context is CONSTANT CONTACT and HUBSPOT, acting as powerful tools in creating email marketing.
Step 10. Make money from your blog
From that time onwards, have we directed you on how to create a blog? It is the starting point of making money from your blog. What strategy you would likely use is worth mentioning here. there are numerous ways of getting in but I'll discuss a few well know and well-equipped. Here are some of the best ways of earning money through blogging.
1. Google Adsense
This is the most desirous way of getting approved for an informational blog through Adsense. If you have created a blog keeping monetization in mind, then this will definitely work out. This is the largest platform for bloggers and publishers to showcase their unique content. The Adsense Here acts like a middle man between you and the advertiser. Google works on the strategy of bidding for keywords that match your content. This in turn allows you to get the best rates for the ads.
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As the word represents itself by denoting affiliate, it is the strategic game of the referral commission. Basically, you recommend some product or service to the customer on Amazon or any other platform, and when that thing is purchased through your referral link, you will get a commission. The basic thing in this program is to recommend high-quality products and services that you have already used and trust. There are plenty of tools and plugins that can be fruitful for you. I recommend pretty links and thirsty affiliates that you must have.
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This idea is basic work on selling things directly from your blog. That may be including e-books, physical things, artwork, music, and more. There are some experts in different fields who sell their consultancy. We here recommend Woo Commerce as being one of the best eCommerce plugins for WordPress.
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COEUR d'ALENE - By most standards, the Diamond Cup Regatta in August was a success.
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"Even though we fell short this year, it really isn't a negative," said Doug Miller, board member of the Museum of North Idaho who helped bring the regatta back to life. "It's to be expected for the little time we had."
The cost to bring the Diamond Cup Regatta to Coeur d'Alene this summer was more than $57,000. Sponsorships, a banquet, live auction, golf tournament and hydroplane rides brought in just over $30,000.
Dorothy Dahlgren, museum director, said because the permit process for the event took longer than expected, they got a late start on signing up sponsors.
"It was difficult to get sponsors for an event you weren't sure was going to happen," she said. "We were caught under a timeline that didn't work for getting the sponsors."
"We had less than six weeks to pull it off," Miller said. "Plus the fact that it hadn't been done for 42 years made it a challenge."
Dahlgren said despite the financial loss, the event generated good publicity for the museum, which is trying to raise money for a new building.
"The response we got from the community was so positive, it was a program worth putting on," she said.
The deficit will not affect museum operations, as the red ink came out of museum's capital campaign.
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Miller said they reformed "Hydromaniacs" with a twofold goal of making up this year's shortfall, and planning for next year's to keep it in the black.
Hydromaniacs was originally formed in the late '50s.
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He said the sponsorship packages for next year will help cover this year's deficit, too.
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Rantz: As crimes surge, Seattle judge releases dangerous suspects without bail
As Seattle crimes surge, one district judge released a pair of dangerous suspects without even requiring bail. One is a repeat offender.
Judge Lisa Paglisotti is a proponent of giving criminals second chances. It seems that may extend to suspects accused of flooding our neighborhoods with deadly drugs or firing illegally obtained weapons.
And in Seattle, a "second chance" is usually code for endless opportunities to re-offend and victimize innocent Seattleites.
Seattle judge releases dangerous suspected drug dealer
Seattle has a serious drug problem, and Judge Paglisotti arguably made it worse.
Thanks to policies by Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes and King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg, the city and county have effectively legalized hard drugs. Neither office will prosecute drug possession, making it more difficult for police to track down drug dealers. Without the threat of jail time to hang over an addict, officers have little leverage to get information on who supplied them with their heroin or meth.
Still, Seattle police were able to track down a man they say was ready to sell a "significant amount of methamphetamine" and other drugs to vulnerable addicts.
After setting up a drug deal in Ballard, officers arrested Thorbjorn Lavern Thoresen. Seattle police say they found a ton of product in his backpack: 176 grams of meth, 66 doses of Suboxone (which is sometimes sold as a heroin substitute), 10 grams of heroin, and five grams of mushrooms. They also found over $1,300 in cash and a number of debit cards in other people's names.
After presenting details of their investigation, the prosecutor wanted Thoresen held. Instead, Paglisotti released him on his own personal recognizance. She did not respond to repeated requests for comment to explain her rationale.
Judge gives pass to repeat offender illegal weapon possession
Seattle officers were able to recover a stolen vehicle from Federal Way in the International District. In doing so, they also took an illegally manufactured firearm off the streets.
When officers questioned Eugenio Balmores leaning against the stolen vehicle, they say he admitted to holding a homemade firearm known as a slam gun.
Balmores also explained he fired test shots from the slam gun under the nearby overpass. Officers confiscated the weapon along with shotgun shells.
This isn't the first time Balmores got into legal trouble. The King County Prosecutor's Office confirms he was prosecuted in 2018 for a vehicle prowl case. He pleaded guilty.
Police objected to Balmores being released and the prosecutor asked for $10,000 bail. Again, Paglisotti released him on his own personal recognizance and did not respond to repeated requests for comment to explain her rationale.
Who is this judge?
Paglisotti is a former King County public defender of 22 years, which likely explains her eagerness to release criminals.
"Judges have discretion in therapeutic courts," she told For the Defense when she was appointed. "I feel I'll be able to help people."
Is she helping? Therapeutic courts allow suspects to avoid traditional criminal or civil trials so they can seek treatment services to tackle the underlying cause related to their crime.
Seattle judges routinely punt on punishing criminals, instead pushing them to services they won't use. Instead, they return to breaking the law, victimizing innocent civilians, while the judges pretend they've done some good. All they've done is make the city more dangerous for its residents, while keeping the criminal on their dead end path.
Under a new proposal, Seattle City Council will change the criminal code to offer a "poverty defense" that effectively legalizes misdemeanors committed by the homeless or low-income. It'll lead to more crime. This is utter insanity. I made the case on @AmericaNewsroom. pic.twitter.com/iu0lYBZxd1
— (((Jason Rantz))) on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz) December 11, 2020
Judge Paglisotti holds blame in the area's growing crime rates
Often, I spend my time focused on politicians crafting dangerous policies that lead to increased crime. They should get called out. That won't change.
Too often, however, I don't focus on the judges releasing criminals. They should get called out. And they will.
We're seeing an increase in crime, and a decrease in both policing and prosecution. When we actually have police allowed to do their jobs and a prosecutor actually willing to prosecute, it seems outrageous for a judge to simply release suspects back into a community that they're accused of victimizing.
Had those drugs been distributed, how many lives would have been ruined? If the illegal gun was still in circulation being fired, could it have killed a child?
Paglisotti should publicly explain why she let both suspects out of jail with limited hurdles. Is there a good reason? Could we have some bogus COVID-related concern? Maybe this is just a judge who keeps releasing criminals to re-offend?
The public deserves answers. And until we get them, I'll highlight the judges making these decisions.
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From: Philippe Verdy (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Date: Sat Oct 13 2007 - 14:36:53 CDT
Hans Aberg [mailto:email@example.com]wrote:
> That operation is not very useful, because the language complement of
> say a single character c is the set of all other strings. So if one
> is finding the longest string in the language from a point on, and
> the string isn't c, all will be eaten.
No, such operation is typically used in association with a "&&" operator
that restricts the set of matchable strings. They are used also for matching
left and right contexts without including these contexts in the returned
But as you said, "all will be eaten" ONLY IF "the string is not c", so the
effect of negation is NOT producing the whole set of possible texts.
Even the negation of the empty string is not the whole set of possible
texts, but ONLY the set of NON-EMPTY strings. It has a very well-defined
meaning in set algebras.
The fact that the result set of an negated RE is infinite is not a problem
conceptually: in fact, even the RE "r*" is also matching an infinite set,
and despite this, it is productive, because we can build an engine to match
it using a finite number of tests (this number of tests and branches to
implement is also bounded, and only depends on the length of the regular
Really I should try to convince you by making a reusable and simplified
version of my regexp matcher that supports negations of any regexps
(including those with capturing groups and left or right contextual matches)
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On Monday (29) at 8.40am one crew from Dogsthorpe, one crew from Stanground and the north roaming fire engine were called to a house fire on Livermore Green, Werrington.
Crews arrived to find a fire on the ground floor. Wearing breathing apparatus, firefighters used one hose reel and one jet to extinguish the fire, before returning to their stations by 11am.
The cause of the fire was accidental.


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IRVING, Texas – The Cowboys' week off looks to have paid dividends for the relative health of their roster, according to owner/general manager Jerry Jones.
As the Cowboys gear up for this weekend's trip to New York, Jones was asked Tuesday on 105.3 The Fan about the availability of several injured players who weren't available during the team's Week 10 game against Jacksonville. Chief among those were Tyrone Crawford and Rolando McClain – both of whom Jones gave the green light this week.
"I think they're good to go. Both will practice, so I feel good about them," he said.
Crawford sat out of the Jaguars game with an MCL injury, while McClain was in uniform but was held out with a knee injury. Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said he was happy to get through the 31-17 win without having to use the hobbled linebacker.
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The loss of Patmon gives Dallas just three healthy cornerbacks on the active roster in Orlando Scandrick, Brandon Carr and Sterling Moore. The Cowboys may have to activate a defensive back, like Micah Pellerin, off the practice squad – or they could attempt to replace Patmon with Jakar Hamilton, already on the 53-man roster.
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"I think it's really beneficial, and he knows how to use it – and used it," Jones said. "I think by the time we kick off Sunday, he will have maximized this break for himself and for us."


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On August 16, 2022, Greg Vasil, CEO of the Greater Boston Real Estate Board, issued the following statement in response to Mayor Wu's move to seek to ban fossil fuels in the construction of new buildings in Boston:
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The European Central Bank underestimates cryptocurrencies. He recently stated that are not currently a threat to financial stability in the euro zone. But, although without showing enthusiasm, it does not close the door to its use.
All this he affirmed in your last document on the subject that was posted on Friday. In it, the ECB said that the combined value of crypto assets is small relative to that of the financial system. He further argued that financial sector ties to cryptocurrencies remain limited. There are banks in the EU that don't seem to have crypto assets worth considering.
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Cryptocurrencies are not money
The European Central Bank thinks that currently cryptocurrencies do not perform the functions of money. The number of traders who operate with them is low. The entity tneither has a tangible impact on the real economy or on monetary policy.
In the document's own words:
The high volatility of crypto asset prices, the absence of support from central banks, and the limited acceptance among traders prevent crypto assets from currently being used as substitutes for cash and deposits, and make it very difficult for crypto assets to meet the characteristics of a monetary asset.
He also reflects on the recent volatility of these types of securities. The ECB says they could become less volatile if they were guaranteed by central bank reserves. But the thing is not so easy. Doing this could pose new problems. According to the same document:
"This collateralization could lead to additional demand for central bank reserves, which could have implications for monetary policy and its implementation."
Will there be a European Bitcoin?
The European Central Bank does not rule out issuing its own digital currency. Although, to tell the truth, he doesn't show much enthusiasm in doing it at the moment either. In principle, a European cryptocurrency could be designed as an easy-to-use and risk-free asset that meets the public demand for a secure and digitized economy, "says the central bank.
In fact, Mario Draghi, president of the entity, did dismiss it. At the time he said that the ECB does not see any "concrete need" to issue a digital version of the euro. He also voiced his impression that EU financial institutions do not appear to be as enthusiastic about cryptocurrencies as the public.
Outside the regulatory framework
Crypto assets too are outside the scope of the current regulation of payment services of the EU. Furthermore, under the current regulatory regime, crypto assets' can hardly enter the infrastructures of the financial markets of the EU (MFUE).
Let us quote the document again:
Crypto assets cannot be used to settle systemically important MFUEs, the problem is that they cannot be considered securities.
Central securities depositories (DCV) may not proceed to liquidate encrypted assets. Even if central banks were to clear crypto-asset-based products, they would have to be licensed and meet existing regulatory requirements. Although this would imply additional costs and without clear benefits for the economy of the European Union
However, it concludes that the risks or possible implications of the technology are "limited and / or manageable based on existing market needs ...".
regulatory and supervisory frameworks ".
Why do I say you underestimate cryptocurrencies?
It is true that bankers have to be conservative. Blockchain technology is relatively new, and security issues have been reported. But, in my opinion it is a political decision.
The use of cryptocurrencies as it is proposed means a loss of control. It would be an algorithm and not politicians that would decide the size of the monetary base.
However, there is a lot to do in terms of security. The great challenge is how to achieve an adequate degree of control without falling into the same defects of the current monetary system.


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Tales of Herding Gods
Tales Of Herding Gods | Chapter 36 - Great Thunderclap Monastery
"Mu'er, the temple fair is a good place to see the world."
Old Ma finished a pair of crutches and placed them in front of the furniture and spoke to Qin Mu, "There are many villages in Great Ruins and some of the villagers are experts that could no longer mingle around in the outside world. They stayed here after being forced into Great Ruins and have also taken in disciples of their own. Only during the temple fair would these people and their disciples gather here. Only at the temple fair would you be able to see all the various techniques and skills in the world!"
Qin Mu didn't really understand and gave it some thought, "I lack the experience of actual combat, therefore, it was hard for me to turn my cultivation into my actual prowess. Is that why Grandpa Ma wants me to grab this chance to spar with practitioners from various sects?"
Old Ma revealed an expression of affirmation, "That's the reason."
"But what about selling crutches?"
Qin Mu asked in puzzlement, "Why did Grandpa Blind set up a betting stall? Furthermore, the strange beast Grandpa Butcher is selling is clearly not a flood dragon, but why is he shouting that he is selling flood dragon's precious blood? Why had Grandpa Apothecary prepared his medicine in advance?"
Old gave a few coughs, "This is adult's business. You're a kid so don't ask so many questions. What are you waiting for?"
Qin Mu could only go up the arena and paste the words Blind had written onto the arena's pillars.
Not long later, more and more villagers gathered under the arena. A boiling cauldron of voices made Qin Mu feel that Blind's words were inappropriate as well but he was still stumped at the numbers of villagers those words had attracted.
"The unrivaled one that splits the river, sweeping away all eight hundred villages in Great Ruins! What a bold statement! You only look eleven or twelves year old and even if you had started cultivation in your mother's womb, your cultivation would also only be not more than so-so!"
A righteous voice rang out, "Are you trying to challenge the villages in our Great Ruins by putting up these words? Who gave you the guts to?"
Qin Mu's face turned red from embarrassment but he reacted and gave Blind an angry look. The voice was very familiar because wasn't it Blind who had shouted?
Blind's righteous voice had a hint of bewitchment as he continued, "Is there no real man in our Great Ruins? Are we letting this kid be arrogant up there? How could any of you hold yourself back listening to an eleven to twelve years old brat? Where's the unyielding spirit of the man of Great Ruins?"
Once this was said, it caused a great commotion as over a dozen young men immediately jumped onto the arena, turning Qin Mu's face green.
"However, our good men of Great Ruins shouldn't look down on him."
Blind's voice was like a huge bell ringing in everyone's eardrums, "Since he has set up his arena, we've to follow the rules. He has come here for a challenge and not a gang-fight. We have to take our turns. Since this youth is of the Spirit Embryo Realm, those that accept the challenge will have to be of the Spirit Embryo Realm as well so as not to lose faces of all the villages."
As his voice fell silent, the dozen over young men walked down the arena, leaving only a young man on top.
Qin Mu let out a sigh of relief and said, "How may I address senior brother…"
"If you want a fight so be it! Who's getting chummy with you?"
The young man suddenly fell on all fours and the vital qi in his body burst forth. Tiger stripes appeared on the back of his body, making him just like a fierce tiger!
Sharp claws made from vital qi appeared on his palms and feet. With a sudden jump, he pounced towards Qin Mu as fast as a fleeting shadow!
With this pounce, Qin Mu suddenly felt as if he was being targeted by an extremely savage strange beast. With the fierce wind in his face, it was like the roar of a tiger. This imposing aura was what he was lacking and could only be comprehended during a life and death experience!
"The martial arts practitioners in other villages all had their unique points!"
Dragon markings appeared on Qin Mu's back and coiled around his limbs.His footsteps moved like the flowing river surging into the sea, with the waves sounding like thunder. He used water attributes from the Black Tortoise Vital Qi to execute the first form of Thunderclap Eight Strikes. Even though he still couldn't achieve thunder in palms, he still managed to unleash the grandeur of a river surging down into the sea without restraint!
As both of them clashed, Qin Mu used this punch to take on his opponent. The might of the water attributes in Black Tortoise Vital Qi burst forth and actually formed the shape of a dragon head on his fist, surging forward violently!
The young man immediately felt astonished. His opponent's strength was extremely powerful. His vital qi got destroyed and he flew back from Qin Mu's attack.
Just at the instant where he flew backward, both his feet actually kicked towards Qin Mu's chest. His feet were extremely sharp like tiger's claws and tore apart Qin Mu's shirt, nearly slicing apart his belly!
In a hurry, Qin Mu placed one foot on the ground as he fell backward while his other leg kicked as fast as lightning. The other person tumbled in the air from the kick and landed several yards away from the arena.
The person flipped himself up and wanted to stand properly but a crisp cracking sound suddenly came from his leg as his leg has been broken from Qin Mu's kick.
Apothecary's voice lingered, "Top quality medicine which can mend broken bones in a day so as not to hold up your hunting."
Old Ma shouted as well, "A pair of crutches made from Dragon's Eye Wood, extremely sturdy."
Blind continued with a clear voice, "If your luck is bad, you can come to me to change your fate."
"A pair of fortune rhyming couplets to bring fortune to your household," Deaf said in a loud voice.
Qin Mu's face turned black and he stabilized himself. It had been an extremely dangerous situation earlier and all they could think about was whether or not they could sell their goods!
"However Grandpa Ma and the rest were right, I lack life and death experiences. The guy just now didn't have a cultivation higher than mine yet he could almost slice apart my belly in that instant where he got hit backward, almost turning defeat into victory!"
Qin Mu took a deep breath as his eyes sparkled, "I have too little experience in this area and the temple fair is a rare chance for me to fight with practitioners from the villagers around here. This is my chance to absorb their battle experiences! I must defend this arena all the way to the end!"
More and more people crowded below the arena, creating quite a commotion. When fighting with the young man earlier, everyone could see Qin Mu had a dense cultivation but lacked in experience.
To be able to survive in Great Ruins, every village basically would have martial arts practitioners and even divine arts practitioners. This was because the Great Ruins was simply too dangerous. All the villagers revered martial skills, having to be brave and be good at fighting.
Very soon, there was another person that had jumped into the arena. It was a girl with a unique kind of Black Tortoise Vital Qi but her attacks were ruthless. The moment they clashed, her vital qi was like a huge snake coiling around both of Qin Mu's legs, binding him tightly.
After binding his legs, the girl was like a female snake slithering on his body as she went for the killing blow.
Her vital qi was very queer as she transformed it into a huge snake to coil around Qin Mu. This kind of vital qi was different from the pure Black Tortoise Vital Qi but was classified as part of it.
Tortoise and snakes were classified as Black Tortoise, however, her spirit embryo should be a snake and not a tortoise, belonging to a branch of Black Tortoise, therefore the motion of her body was also strange.
Qin Mu used Thousand-Armed Buddha to defend against her strange attack and despite her body motion being weird, Qin Mu seemed to have grown a thousand arms as there were hands all around him. In just a short while, she received hundreds of punches and fainted.
Old Ma successfully sold a stretcher.
This was the first time Qin Mu had met such a strange body technique and had suffered little injuries, however, it was good that it wasn't serious.
On the arena, the battles continued and there were also many people coming forward to Blind's fortune telling table to bet on who would win. There was no fixed currency in Great Ruins so tradings were all done using goods. If one thought that the value was almost equal, they would do the trade. It was the same with betting. Any pieces of jewelry, ores, jades, livestock were just used for betting.
A pile of goods had already piled up behind Blind. There were all kinds of items like a multicolor feathered old hen that was as tall as a human. Inside its beak was filled with razor sharp teeth and it looked very menacing as it flapped its wings and scattered the sand away like a rain of arrows.
This was a hen dragon and not an ordinary old hen. It's the offspring of a dragon and a hen. Even though the dragon blood in its body wasn't much, the eggs it laid were considered treasures.
"Next match, this poor monk would bet on my disciple's win."
Suddenly, one of the many names of Buddha sounded out as an old monk squeezed to the front of the fortune-telling stall and placed his monk staff on the table, pushing the feet of the tables deep into the ground. The old monk sat in front of Blind and put his hands together, "This is the stake! Who dares to come wager with poor monk?"
Blind asked sternly, "Great Thunderclap Monastery?"
The old monk replied, "Great Thunderclap Monastery."
Blind looked back at Old Ma and said, "Old Ma, you handle this."
Old Ma put down the crutch in his hand and sat in front of the old monk. The old monk raised his head and looked expressionlessly at Old Ma, "Junior brother."
Old Ma replied with a blank face, "Senior brother."
"You had imparted out our Great Thunderclap Monastery's divine arts to others, breaking the rules of our Great Thunderclap Monastery."
The old monk's white eyebrow was drooping as he said softly, "Back then you severed your own arm and sent it to the monastery saying that you had returned our Great Thunderclap Monastery's divine arts back to us. Your arm is still within the Thousand Buddha Pagoda. Now, you had imparted away our Great Thunderclap Monastery's divine arts to that youth, going back on your words."


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